THE BARNABITE

MESSENGER
WINTER 2OO8-09 VOL.38 No. 1
Tsu YEnn oF Sr. Peul
TuB Pnnnr.s FROMHrs LE'r'I'ERS
Many time we hearquotationsandwc the Saints.what is thc brcathand
do not know whercthcy canbc fbund. lcngth anclhcight arid depth and
sttciras tVfutne), i,sthe Rrxtl o/ All Er,il t o k i r o wt h e l o v c o 1 ' C h r i s t(.E p h
( I Tim 6: l0). Theyarea sururnary of 3:IU)
spiritualwisdom. practicalthouglits - O u r c i t i z e n s h iips i n h c a v c n(.P h i l
and dircctionto holincss. Wc arc 3:20)
celebrating thc ycarof St. Pauland it - Lovc bcarsall things,believcsall
is obvior"rs that, thor.rgh wc hcar parts tliings, anclhopcs all things.(1
of the letterso1'St.Paulalmostcvery C o r4 :l 2 )
Sunday,the dcvotic'rn to St. Paul is - I t i s n o t I t h a tl i v e .b u t . l c s u lsi v c s
not as popularas to somcof thc other i n m c .( C o l3 : l )
Saints,like St. Anthony,St. Francis, - Do not lct the sun set on your
o r S t . R i t a . T h c r n a i nr c a s o ns c c l n s angcr and clo not leavcroorn fbr ( 2 C o r 5 :l 0 )
to bc theologicaland not devotional: the dcvil.(F.ph4:27) - Proclairrthc word. (2 Tin 4:2)
mostpcoplcaresimple,directandnot - lmmorality. . . rnustnot cvcn be - Thc love of Christirnpclsus. (2
dccp into r-r.reclitation. So hcrc is a list rncntioncd amongyou. (Eph5:3) C o r 5 :1 4 )
of rnost conlmolr,challenging,and - So faith,hopc,lovc rcmain,thcsc - All who wantsto livc religiously
usefLrlcluotations from the Lettersof three: But thc grcatcstof tlicsc is in ChristJcsLrs will be persecutcd.
St. Paul. You may havcfavoritcones. l o v c .( l C i o rl 3 : 1 3 ) ( 2 T i m 5 :l 2 )
Write them in your hcart.
ThcHolySpirit
SpiritualLil-c QurUf-c
Bccauseyoll arc chilcircn,God has - Wc havc this treasurcrn earthcn
- Fight thc good fight of the faith. scnt the spirit of His Son into our vessels. (2 Cor.4:7)
( 1T i m6 : 1 2 ) hearts,crying,"Abba! Fathcr!" Do - Nail everythingto the cross.(Col
- I fought thc good fight. I have not stiflethe Spirit.(Gal 4:6) 2:14)
finishedthc race,I kept the f-aith. Affliction produccs cndurancc,and Be gentlewith everyone.(2 Tirn
( 2 T t m4 : 7 ) 2:24)
endurancc,provides character,and
- Nothingwill separatcus from the proven character,hope; and hope Each has a particular gift fron't
lovc of God.(Rorn8:30) doesnot disappoint us because God.(lCor7:7)
ofthe
- We do not live for ourselves,and love of God pouredout into our hearts The day of the Lord will come
we do not die to ourselves.(Rom throughthe Holy Spirit.(Gal. 5:5) like a thief in the night. (1 Thes
l4:7) 5:2)
- Seek the things that are above. Evangelization Have no anxietyat all. (Phil 4:6)
( C o l3 :1 ) - I am not ashamedof the gospel. Do everything for the glory of
- I presson toward the goal for the ( R o m1 : 1 6 ) G o d .( 1 C o r l 0 : 3 1 )
prize.(Phil 3:14) - BecauseI believed,I spoke out. Rejoicealways.(1 Thes5:16)
- I pray that you may have the (2Cor.4:10) Be on guard.(2 Thes4:15)
power to comprehend,with all - We walk by faith and not by sight. Be rootedin Him. (Col 2:6)
 SoxsoF Sr. Peul
Excerptsof the homily given by V. Rev. GabrielM. Our Founder, St. Anthony M. Zaccaria, called his
Patil, CRSPat a recentintercommunityrneeting.at followers "sons of Paul." Before St. Anthony's time,
Our Lady of FatimaShrine. religious ordersdid not have a specifictitle, except for
o We Barnabiteshave a very specialreasonfor
honoringthe greatapostle. In fact, our first and true
nafire is not Barnabites,but "sons of Paul," which
in the official documentsof the Church is rendered
"ClericsRegularof SaintPaul."
o Obviously,we arenot sonsof Paulin thescnsc
that we are relatedto hint. or descendfrom him. or
wercfoundedby hintasa religiouscongre_qation (that
wor-rldindeedmakeus the very first congregation in
the historyof Christianity!).We are, how-cvcr'. tlrc
first religiousordcr nantedaficr the Apostle Paul.
those dedicatedto the Mother of God. Our Founder
was the first to nafflehis first companionsafter a saint,
namely, the Apostle Paul.
o ln his writings our Foundernot only calledhis
followers "sons of Paul," he called hrmself "priest
of Paul the Apostle" (fr 5). And he refers to Paul
with thc titles "divine Palll," "father" (Lt 5): "divine
father." "sweet fathcr," "saint father" (Lt 7\, "chaste
Parrl.""lcarneclPaul" (Lt 9): "true fiiend of God" (Sr
I I I ) ; " o u r n - r o sht o l y l e a d e ra n d p a t r o n . "" n t o s t w i s e
doctor of thc Gentiles.""icader and fathcr" (Si,VII).
o Ncedlessto say.Anthony M. Zaccartaadruired
St. PaLra l n d w a s f a s c i n a t c db y h i s p e r s o n a l i t y h, i s
t e a c h i n g sh. i s w a y o f l i f c a n d a p o s t o l i cm i n i s t r y .
o Our historianspoint or-rtthc llany character
sirnilaritiesbetween any fbrm of compromise,fight
against lukewannncss. giving of oneself without
reservc.a mixture of tcndernessand firn-tness.
o This close connectionbetween Anthony and
Paul is reflectcdalso in thc Rontan litLrrgy.whcre the
narnesof thc two saints.Anthonv ancl Paul. appear
irr tlre sal-ncprayer: "Lrtrtl, t'rtuhfa tt\ [() tt'd,\:l)in
lht' .;ltiril d St. Puul, rhe .suhlintav i.ytlotttol'Chri,sl
t't'ttt'it'ied. Richlv endotred .r'itlt .sttt'hv,isdom, St.
.1ttIlttttt.t'l\1un' Zucc'ariupreuchad i rtc'e.s,suntIv i n wntr
C'lturr'lttlte mcssugeo/ the c'll)^r^r. " This ur.ricluc caseof
idcntificationof saintsin ar"rofficial liturgical prayer
of the Church is l'ery ditficult to find clsovhe.,-
o A n i n s c r i p t i o n .c l a t e ctlo t h e c n d o f t h e l 8 r r '
c e l t t u r \ .r i c ' s c r i b e : , \ n t h r r nar > P t r t r I i s t r it ' i J t , I i s . ; i r u u , s
. \ ; p L ' ( t u t o t ' ( n t ol sati t h t i r l t b l l o r i e r o f h i s P a u l ) . H e r e
the utiique relationshipbc-trieenAnthor-ryand Paul is
thrcc-dimensional. First of all. the inscription says
thatAnthony was a follower of Paul (Pcrulispec:tatrtr).
Then a quality was addedto this qualification: since
the simple 'faithful' was deemed to be somehow
lacking, the superlative 'most laithful' (/bdelissimus)
was used. Finally, the most beautiful element in the
whole inscription was inserted: 'his,' 'his Paul' (Pauli
seri),as if the Apostle Paul belonged in a very special
and unique way to our Founder.
o One of Anthony's first eight companions, Fr.
Battista Soresina, gives this eyewitness testimony
 VocATroNSronrES
and was nuftured by the loving hands
of Divine Providence. I am indebted
to my family, especiallymy two aunts
who supporledmy desire to become a
religiousbrother.
On March 3. 2008 I had the
privilege to begin my postulancy at
the National Shrine of Our Lady of
Fatima in Lcwiston. New York. Thcse
past several rnonths with the local
Barnabitccornrnunityhavebeenone of
thc grcatcstjoys in rny lif'e.
Undcr thc astutc ancl charitable
guidancc of Fathers Gabriel, Julio,
Paul, Pctcr and Cjariolo,I atn slowly
bcing introduccdand adaptingto the
The story o1-thc journcy which custor.r-rs
of-BarnabitcrcIigioLrsIif-e.
led mc to scck entrancc to thc My confl'cres of the local
Barnabitc Fathcrsancl Brothcrs bcgan cornnrunityhcrc at the Shrinc arc true
in rny homc statc clf Massachusctts fathersand rrentors to lnc. Thcir decn
love and humor have helped me to
both meet and face challensesof dailv
living.
Here at the Shrine,I assistpilgrims
in the religious goods store and in the
office. At the seminary,I help out in
both the dining roorn and in the library
and servein the capacityof lcctor at the
Shnnc.
I am blessedby thc rnanypilgrirns
who colneto visit the Shrineand in rny
c o r t l l ' c r cisn t h c l t r c a cl o r n r r r u n i t y .
Onc could not havc a bettcr and
morc caring rcligious fantily than thc
Barnabrtcs.
I thank .lesusOur Lord who has
r-nacler.nc I Iis servant. I commend
n-rysclfto the praycrsof all rny conficrcs
o l - t h cN o r t hA r r r e r i c l nn r o v i n c c .

GiuseppeQuaronta
I am the son of Antonio and
Rita Qr-raranta
, born in Carbonaradi
Bari and I u'as christened Giuseppe
Quaranta.
I sreu up in a r-nodest
hor"rsehold
of
hardn'orkinsparentsand four siblings.
VI1' brother and I developed a
stomach disorder in our early years
and rn July. l99l my parentstook me
on a pilgrirnageto Lourdes where we
prayed fbr a cure. Shortly thereafter
our pain subsidecland we clid not sufler ycars. I was told upon lny reenlistrncnt
anylnorc. by a Chaplain,F. Galinac,that I had a
I participatcdat our parislichurch vocation,of which I f-eltLrnworthy1o
as an altarboy anclalso was engagedin b c l i e v e .
sportsand Boy Scouts. However. aftcr rvhat I belicvc to
In 1995 | had thc goocl fortunc be a rniraculousevent at Mcdjugorje,
o 1 - v i s i t i n gt h c U n i t c d S t a t c sw i t h m y where I bclicvc the Most Blesscd
nrothcr rvho hacl prer,'ioLrslyrcsidccl Virgin Mary revcalcdto ntc rny future
i n H i s h l a n cP l a r k . I l l i n o i s . I l - e l l i n vocalion.I hcardin prayerthe wordsof
l o r c u ' i t h t h c U n i t c cS l t a t c sa n c la l l t l t c thc BlcsscdMother. I sinccrclybclievc
cliffbrcntactivitics.andthrou_qh anotlter shc spoketo nrc rvith thc rvorcls,"My
miracle vn'asable to return and llnish soll yoll will bc consecratedto My Son
nry'highschoolcducationin N,lonrovia. JcsusanclyoLrrviil savcntauvsouls."
C'alifbrnia. I criccl. My Molher askcd rne
Ilar ing t0 return to ltall l what happencd. I could not sharemy
p r a yc d a g a i n t o r i s i t t h c U . S . a n d enrotionsat lhat tinrc. Wc had come
beconrea permanentresicient.u,hich to Medjugorc to celebrate the 25th
throLrghf-ervcntpra.vcr I successfirlly Wedding Anniversary of rny parents
nret the clualilicationsand joined the and thc BlessedMothcr had given thcm
United StatesNavy, of which I am still a b c a u t i f ugl i l t . n r y v o c a t i o n .
enlisted and have attainedthe rank of This is my story, unworthy as
Petty Officer. I am, and each day I ask the Blessed
While stationedIn SanDiego,Ca. Mother to lead me to be a Barnabite.
I prornptly found a Catholic Church to imitating the exarnplesof St. Paul and
attend where I was assistedzealously St.Anthony M. Zaccaria,founderof the
by Fr. Louis Solcia to find a place to BarnabiteFathersand Angelic Sisters.
reside. In May I will be dischargedfrom
In 2007 after many prayers the the United States Navy, and start my
Blessed Mother answered me and I studiesas a postulantat St.Anthony M.
reenlisted in the Naw for two more Seminary.
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aboutAnthony's admirationof Paul: "He was a great moment to the next" (Letter X), until the statureof
devoteeand a greatimitator of St. Paul the Apostle. the perfectman in Christ is attained,by constantly
Consequently, he would always have the Apostle's laying asidethe old man and putting on the new, in
lettersat handand greatlydelightedin readingthem, justiceandin holiness(cf. Eph 4,22-24).
which is why hewould readthemasif heweresinging o A few yearsbeforehis elevationto thepontifical
them. And in writing his own letters,he would imitate chair,in the introductionto a biographyof our Saint,
St. Paul's style. His sermonswere steepedin and CardinalRatzingerwrote: "His life coincideswith
interlacedwith the doctrineof, and quotationsfrom, a turbulentperiod in which Luther,in his own way,
thatApostle. That'swhy,just beforehis death.. . St. atternptedto reform the Church, an attemptthat...
Paulappeared to hirn in a vision,and invitedhim, if ended in thc tragic division of Christianity. In
he sowished,to go with hirn. As he willingly agreed, dealingwith the problemsof his personallif-eand
theFatherdied." (Attestatiorzs, 68). Anthony'svision of his times,Luthcrhad discovered the personof St.
of St. Paul on his deathbed, reportedby more than Paul.andwith theintcntionof fbllowingthe apostlc's
one witness,canbe seenas theApostlc'ssanctionof messagc, beganhisjourney. Unfbrtunately, he placed
Anthony'slife lived in the fbotstepsand imitationof St. Paul in contrastto thc hierarchicalChurch.the
h ir n. law againstthe Gospel,and in doingso,eventhough
. Vcry beautiful is also the testirnorrygivcn hc rediscovcred hirn, he detachcdthc saintfiorn thc
by Fr. Chiesa: "ln his senlons he had handy the totalityof theChurch,fiont thc message of the Sacred
most beautifuland irnporlantscntcncesof St. PaLrl, Scripture.AnthonyMary ZaccariaalsodiscoveredSt.
whose cpistleswcrc for him a continuouslesson, Paul;he wantedto fbllow his evangelical dynarnism
and hc pronouncedthcir words in such a way so as and he saw him in the totalityof the divinemessagc,
to rendcrwhathe imagincdhadto be in theApostlc's in the cornmunityof the Holy Church.
nrind whcn he was writing them" (De.spositio, 77). It seemsto mc that St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria
o Fr. GiovanniRizzi hasanalyzedthe f'ewextant is a saintof greatcurrentrelevancc.an ecumenical
writings of our Founder and discovcredPaLrlineand rnissionary ligr"rrc,
who invitesus to displayand
ref-ercnccs (Lettersand Acts). Fr. Rizzi concludes to live the Paulincmessage withrn the Churchitsclf.
that Anthony's languageis first of all Paulineand He showsscparated brethrenthat St. Paulhashis truc
thcnevangelical. placcin the CatholicChurch,and it is not necessary
. From Pope Paul lll in the 16'r'century to to placehis message in contrastwith the hierarchical
BencdictXVI in our clays. all thcpontificalclocumcntsChur ch."
which dealwith our Holy Founderare unanimousul We know that rt lnay Deorfficultlbr us to iuilill
underliningthe intimaterelationshipwhich bound our holy Founder'swish: "You are my crown and
togethertheApostleof the Gentileswith the Apostle my glory, so much so that solneday I will make our
of Lon-rbardy duringthc pre-Tridentine years. holy ApostlePaulfecl enviousof me on accountof
. On July 5. 2002. the 51r'centenaryof St. you. In fact you are not inferiorto his fdisciples]in
Anthony'sbirth.JolinPaulII said,"ln pursuing[his] your great desireto sufler for Christ, in your total
objective,St. Anthony Mary Zaccarrawas inspired contemptof worldlinessand self-denial, and in your
by the Apostle of the Gentiles. He thereforeliked striving to lead peopleto a spiritualrenewaland to
to call himself "Priest of the Apostle Paul." This JesusCrucifiedwho is despisedso much." (L Q May
was the model he held up to the religious families this holy yearbe for us a stimulusto act asbestaswe
and the lay movementthat he founded. He liked to can on the Founder'sappeal,"I entreatyou, children
recommendto his followers: "So be sureand certain and offspringof Paul,to openwide your hearls.. .and
that you will build on the foundationsof Paul,not on be no lessworlhy of the vocationto which you have
hay or wood, but on gold and pearls..." (LetterYI). beencalled! If you really meanit, you will be here
At the schoolof St. Paul,he learnedthe fundamental and now heirs and leeitimatechildren of our Holv
rule of spiritual life, understoodas "growth from one Father."(Z VII)
 RpxovATroNoF Or-rn
Lerv oFFArrve Sunrup
-BestrrcA-
The Shrinewas built over fifty-four years ago, and
thushasbeenin needof renovations,which arecurently
underway.
The Very ReverendFr. Julio M. Ciavaglia,C.R.S.P. is
theRectorandtheartisticspiritbehind theworkundertaken
last year. He just placed the last stone of the facade
enclosure of thc "Dome". The costof the renovationand
expanslon fbr thethreephases of constructionwill costsix
million dollars- the augmcntation includesa new chapel
with a seatingcapacityof one hundrcd an ambulatory
pathwayaroundthe "dome" includingncw restrooms.
With the Shrine'spopularitygrowing,thc new building
will accornrnodate thc incrcasingnurnbcrof visitorsfrom
a r o u n dt h c w o r l d .
Many ethnicgroupsmadc the Shrinethcir location
for the SpecialFcaststhat they annuallycclebrate,i.e.
F i l i p i n oC c l e b r a t i o n .
Thc latestadditionto the ovcr one hundredlife-size
statucsin thc open-airshrineis BlessedKatcri,the Lily
of thc Mohawk.
 TnE 50'" AxxrvERsARyoF OnuNATroN- oF
FR.Peur M. MencoNr,CRSP
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Our Lad of the Rosa Parish
1629Columbia Strdet San Diego, Ca
Return Service Requested
Fr. Paul M. Marconi retumed to San
Diego,CA, to celebratehis 50'r'Anniversaryof
Ordinationin the church where he was Pastor
from 197| to 1985.He waspopularin theItalian
community,as well as with his altar boys and
Boccefriends.
Fr. Marconiwas ordainedin 1958,attended
the Buffalo University, taught at Bishop
GibbonsHigh School.and for 5 -vearsri orkccl
at St. Jamesin Oakville,Canada. In 1971he
carreto Our Lady of the Rosaryin San Dicgo,
CA. After 10 ycarsat thc Our Lady of Fatirna
Shrine,Youngstown,NY, he was sent back to
California,to the PalaIndianMissionwhcrehc
wasinstrumentalin constructiona multi-purpose
building. In 2006,he wastransferrcd
to Carnpo,
CA. wherchc ministcrcdto 2 churches.
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