EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM. Northern Lieutenancy of the United States. Insights from Our Grand Prior

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1 EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Northern Lieutenancy of the United States The Squire Vol. 24 No. 3 Fall 2012 Most Rev. Joseph F. Naumann, KC*HS This past March, I was in Rome with the Bishops of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska for our Ad Limina Apostolorum (To the Threshold of the Apostles) Visit. During our days in Rome we were invited to a reception at the American Embassy to the Holy See. The United States Ambassador took the occasion to inform us about all our State Department is doing to protect Religious Liberty throughout the world. The Ambassador, as a representative of an Administration that has attempted to undercut and to diminish religious liberty and conscience rights domestically, seemed oblivious to the irony of his comments. We live in perilous times for our nation. I wish to share with you some excerpts from a speech that I gave during the Fortnight for Freedom to a crowd of more than 4,000 gathered at the Kansas State Capitol on June 29th, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul. Quo Vadis These Latin words translate into English: Where are you going? This phrase, made famous from a scene described in the apocryphal Acts of St. Peter, has become part of popular Christian legend in which Peter, fleeing Rome at the time of Nero s persecution encounters the Risen Jesus. Peter asks Jesus: Quo Vadis? Where are you going? Jesus replies: I am going to Rome to be crucified again. This encounter reminds Peter of his cowardly denial of Jesus during His passion and crucifixion. Peter realizes that he is committing the same mistake again by abandoning the living Jesus in His Church at the hour of crisis. Peter turns around and returns to Rome where he is martyred. Today in the Catholic Church s calendar, we celebrate the Feast of the Great Apostles, Peter and Paul. I imagine Our Lord is asking the question, of us and our country, that Peter posed to him: Quo Vadis? Where are you going America? Where are you going America, when our own federal government attempts to limit severely religious freedom, the first constitutional right in our nation s Bill of Rights?. Where are your going America, when our government considers women s fertility as a disease to be suppressed and pregnancy as a disease to be prevented? Quo Vadis America, when this Administration defines a reli- Insights from Our Grand Prior By Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, Grand Prior, Northern Lieutenancy 1 gious entity so narrowly that Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity would not qualify? Americans have always understood the free exercise of religion to be the first and most precious right. Religious liberty for Americans always included, not only the right to worship, but also the right to live according to our conscience. This Administration has deceptively attempted to portray the HHS Mandates as an essential measure in the provision of health care for women, feigning the existence of a crisis regarding the availability of contraception and abortion inducing drugs. They have attempted to demonize anyone who objects to this encroachment on religious liberty and conscience rights as waging a war against women. Does anyone really think there is a crisis regarding the availability of contraception? For Americans, who desire contraception as a lifestyle choice, it is readily available and inexpensive. The federal government already spends hundreds of millions of dollars annually to give away free contraceptives to the poor. The HHS Mandates are not about access to contraceptives. They are about the federal government saying to people of Faith that it is not enough that you live in a culture where contraceptives are readily available, where tax dollars are already used to provide them, where they are given out in some public schools to minors without parental permission. Now we your government are going to force you (the Catholic Church or any Church or individual Christian or person of Faith who finds contraception and abortion morally offensive) to participate in the provision of them. We are so blest as Americans. The United States historically has been a beacon of hope for the entire world on matters of religious freedom and conscience protection. Many individuals in our nation s history have made heroic sacrifices in order to defend these precious liberties. Where is America going? Perhaps, the more important question is: Where, as Americans, are we going to permit it to go? I hope that every member of our Lieutenancy will do everything they can to pray and advocate for the Administration to rescind the HHS coercive mandates against religious liberty and conscience rights. This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. It is an American issue. Let not these most precious freedoms and rights be lost and/or diminished during our watch. Quo Vadis, America?

2 Come to the Water Annual Meeting and Investiture Recap Over 600 Knights and Ladies gathered at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, MO for the annual meeting and investiture. What a wonderful weekend it was! Thanks to the leadership of Sir Larry and Lady Judy Lewis and their committee for their efforts to provide a great experience for all. Attendees were treated with beautiful liturgies and social events. In addition, the planning committee brought speakers who inspired and educated. In this Annual Meeting and Investiture insert we will feature excerpts from the talks. Most Rev. John R. Gaydos, KC*HS, Bishop of Jefferson City Every Catholic is a missionary. The heart of what Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI defined as a new evangelization. No more taking our catholic faith for granted. No more relaxing in the great things the church has accomplished in the past. Cynicism is replaced with confidence. Hand wringing is replaced by hand folding, dullness by dare. Most Rev. John R. Gaydos, KC*HS, Bishop of Jefferson City We should consider 3 important factors: Discipleship It can t happen unless disciples do it. Me as a disciple? It is only when we consider ourselves as disciples can we get a handle on the gifts that we have been given. When we start to live as the disciples then the walls of caution with which we surround ourselves will start to disintegrate. We can begin to see faith in the everyday encounters. Encounter - flows from the human adventure of being. No true change happens completely alone. When our life changes in the presence and influence of others they become a part of our story our history. Evangelization is a spiritual encounter in the adventure of faith. It begins in the human encounter. Peer dimension - The gospel spread person to person. Jesus told the disciples to greet people, wish them peace. There is a relationship built on an exchange of peace, association and friendship. In order to participate in the great work to transform our culture, we must grow in our own faith, knowledge and love of Jesus through deep encounters with Jesus in scripture, prayer and sacraments. Remember he is speaking to each of us with his great commission. Make disciples of all. Baptize them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Most Rev. Joseph Naumann, KC*HS, Archbishop of Kansas City, KS, Grand Prior My desire to do something energetic for our archdiocese was confirmed when I was in the Holy Land this past January.Part of the team that was leading the pilgrimage, when we were near the Sea of Galilee we did talk about the year of faith. The team came up with this phrase: Faith; Love it, Learn it, Live it. Particularly Love it. Experience the love the Lord has for each of us and in turn respond with our love for Him and His bride the Church. Archbishop Naumann quoted the Holy Father from World Youth Day when Benedict the XVI said: My dear friends, God loves us. This is the great truth of life. It is what makes everything meaningful. We are not the product of blind chance or absurdity. Instead, our life originates as part of a loving plan of God. To abide in His love that means living a life rooted in faith since faith is more than mere acceptance of certain abstract truths. It is an intimate relationship with Christ who enables us to open our hearts to the mystery of love and to live as men and women conscious of being loved by God. Most Rev. Joseph Naumann, KC*HS, Archbishop of Kansas City, KS, Grand Prior HE Sir Patrick Powers, KGCHS, Vice Gov. General Sir Patrick reviewed the mission of the Order to strengthen the practice of Christian life, sustain and aid the charitable, social works, institutions of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, particularly those of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and to support the preservation and propagation of the faith in the Holy Land. He went to provide some updates about the Order. The Order is in the process of renovating the Columbus Hotel. It will be ready in 2015 and revenue from operations will more than cover the operational expenses of the Grand Magisterium. Best news is that members of the Order will get a discount at the hotel. 2

3 HE Sir Patrick Powers, KGCHS, Vice Gov. General Sir Patrick relayed details including that the Order has assets over 20 million euro. Assets have been accumulating for the needed renovations of the hotel. Overall, the Order funds 79.4% of the institutional and operating expenses of the Latin Patriarchate, 66% of the cost of educating and boarding at the archdiocesan seminary, 15% of the cost of running the 43 schools of the Latin Patriarchate which educates 20,000 students. He said that I can t imagine what would happen to the Church in the Holy Land without you. With the ongoing needs of the Church in the Holy Land he encouraged members to send in their annual contributions now. There are other projects that the Order is working on including internships for Bethlehem University students to come to the U. S. for internships over the summer. Other projects include pilgrimage programs for seminarians and legacy programs like the Legacy Society of the Northern Lieutenancy. Prof Thomas Madden, PhD, Director of St. Louis University s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Professor Madden provided an insightful talk that covered the Crusades. He dispelled some common misunderstandings about the Crusades. In addition, he brought the Crusades forward in the modern world. In the Middle Ages there was no question about the purpose of the Crusades. They were an attempt to protect Christians, Christian holy sites from Muslim attacks and to turn back Muslim conquests for Christian territories. They were defensive wars. Christians in the 11th Century were not paranoid fanatics. Muslims really were gunning for them. From the time of Mohammed, the Muslims had expanded by the sword. Traditional Muslim thought divided the world into two spheres: Islam and War. When Mohammed was born in the 7th century Christianity was the dominate religion of power and wealth. The Roman Empire spanned the entire Mediterranean including the Middle East where it was born. The Christian world, therefore, was a prime target. It remained so for Muslim leaders for the next thousand years. With enormous energy the warriors of Islam struck out against the Christians shortly after Mohammed s death in 632. They were extremely successful. Palestine, Egypt, Syria these were the most Christian areas in the world. They quickly succumbed. By the 8th century Muslim armies had conquered all of Christian Africa and Spain. By the 11th century, the Turks conquered Asia Minor which had been Christian since the days of St. Paul. The old Christian empire was reduced to little more than Greece. In desperation, the emperor Constantine sent word to the Christians of western Europe asking them to aid their brothers and sisters in the east. That is what gave birth to the Crusades. They (Crusades) were a response to more than four centuries of conquests in which Muslims had conquered two-thirds of the Christian world. At some point, Christianity as a faith and culture either defended itself or was overtaken by Islam. The Crusades were that defense. Prof Thomas Madden, PhD, Director of St. Louis University s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Pope Urban II gave the Crusaders two goals: redeem the Christians in the east and the liberation of Jerusalem and the other places made holy by the life of Christ. Crusaders saw themselves as Pilgrims. The indulgence that they received was canonically related to the pilgrims indulgence. Crusaders were sinners and they undertook to defend their world and atone for their sins. Commonly said in the Middle East is that memories are long. Crusades were virtually unknown in the Muslim world a century ago. The term for Crusades was introduced in the Arab language in the middle of the 19th century. The first Arabic history of the crusades was not written until Simple truth is that crusades were a medieval phenomenon. Part of a world different than today. Crusades have become an icon for modern agendas that medieval Christians and Muslims could scarcely understand let alone condemn. 3

4 Brother David Carroll, FSC, PhD, KGCHS Brother Carroll provided an update on the Middle East. He mentioned that for Christians living in the Middle East it has become a horrendously hot summer. He encouraged all to continue their prayers for the Christians in the Middle East. During his presentation he reviewed each of the countries in the Middle East and provided details on the Christian presence of each of them. The countries of the Middle East: Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Arabian Peninsula. In future issues of The Squire we will share details from his presentation broken out by county. Brother David Carroll, FSC, PhD, KGCHS His complete presentation can be viewed on the Northern Lieutenancy website eohsjnorthern.com under 2012 Meeting Materials. Added feature: Interview with His Eminence Edwin Cardinal O Brien, Grand Master By Sir James Broski, LCHS and Suzanne Broski, KCHS Co Editors of The Squire We had the opportunity to meet with our Grand Master during the weekend. We were thankful that he provided us with the chance to ask him a few questions. Q. Our Holy Father has designated this coming year as the Year of Faith. What is your challenge to the Knights and Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre related to the Year of Faith? It is very important for the Knights and Ladies to be very much involved in their parishes and their dioceses. That is where the rubber meets the road, where programs are developed, that is where the need is. We all need re-evangelization. Our members are head above the average Catholic on the street. That is why the expertise that we find so widespread in the Order is best put to use. That is the parishes, professionals, strong believers, convincing voices to put to service at their parish and diocesan level. Then I think that the pilgrimages that could be run this year of faith, to Rome, to the Holy Land and to local shrines. Q. With the recent unrest in the Middle East, what does the Church or the Order do to encourage peace? Knights and Ladies have a lot of clout. Let your politicians and one of your representatives in Congress know of the facts. They may not be aware of them. We are aware and many more Catholics will be unless something is done about it. We have to do it politically. As the pope said, we are a religious Order and prayer is the first step. Q. What is your vision for the Order? What hallmarks would you like to be remembered for in your time as Grand Master? Time is fleeting and so is reputation. I just hope day by day, year by year how much time god gives me, to listen to His voice and echo that voice in my travels and in my associations. Cardinal Foley said his four years with the Order were like a four year retreat. I think I am finding that already. I have much to learn and to gain during my time here. As I do so I hope I gain insight into how I can be of service to members of the Order. Q. Is there anything else that you would like to convey to members of the Northern Lieutenancy? I have been very impressed with the Lieutenancy. The enthusiasm of the Knights and Ladies..to come to a place like this for a few days very encouraging. Photographs courtesy of: Adventure Photos, phone: His Eminence Edwin Cardinal O Brien, Grand Master His Eminence Edwin Cardinal O Brien, Grand Master Excerpt from his homily at the investiture mass: You have an obligation to promote the faith in the Holy Land. Your first obligation is personal holiness and sanctification. You have a special charism as members of this historic holy order. A charism that should announce, pronounce and insist by your way of life as you figuratively stand before that holy sepulchre that the tomb is empty. And more. Christ has risen and even more, Christ is alive. He is living not just 2000 years ago but he is living today for he had poured out His life into his Church and into our sacraments. That gives us new life, His very life. Eternal Life begun here and now.

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6 IT ALL BEGAN WITH A PILGRIMAGE. Left to Right: Sir Randy Weber, Lady Margot Kyd, Lady Marsha Stocker, Sir Tom Kyd, Lady Nettie Weber By Lady Rita L. Deiss, LGCHS In 1999, Marie Antoinette (Nettie) Weber, was invited to join her cousin, Cardinal William Keeler, on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome. It was a moving and spiritual experience. Nettie was so happy that she had invited her daughter, Margot, and her son William Randolph (Randy) Weber. Margot s husband, Tom Kyd of San Diego and Randy s daughter, Stacey also joined the pilgrimage. They visited the Old City of Jerusalem, the Church of the Ascension and the Garden of Gethsemane. The walk along the Via Dolorosa and visits to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre proved especially moving. Their trip included stops in Bethlehem and Galilee with a visit to the Basilica of the Nativity. Renewal of Baptismal vows was a highlight of the trip to the River Jordan. There was an opportunity to renew marriage vows at Cana. The group visited and had lunch at Bethlehem University. The tour ended in Rome with a general audience in St. Peter s Square with Pope John Paul II. This began the family s interest in and dedication to the Holy Land. In 2004, Nettie and her son, William Randolph Weber, were invested in the Northern Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. Nettie s daughter, Margot, and her husband Tom were invested in the Western Lieutenancy in the same year. In 2006, Margot s twin sister, Marsha Weber Stocker, received special permission to be invested in the Western Lieutenancy so that her sister and brother-in-law could be present at her investiture in San Diego. Marsha was residing in the North Central Lieutenancy at the time of her investiture and served as Section Representative for the dioceses of Kentucky. She transferred to the Northern Lieutenancy when she and her husband returned to the St. Louis area. All of the family worked diligently to promote and support the cause of Order. In 2008, Margot Twin Co-Councillors and Tom Kyd answered the request of their Lieutenant, Sir Patrick Powers of the Western Lieutenancy (now Vice Governor General and a member of the Presidency of the Grand Magisterium) to serve as Area Co-Councillors for the Diocese of San Diego. In 2012, Lieutenant Donald Drake of the Northern Lieutenancy asked Marsha Stocker (Margot Kyd s twin sister) and brother, Randy Weber to serve as Area Co-Councillors for Saint Louis, Missouri. Cardinal Keeler with his family The expression the Lord works in mysterious ways certainly seems appropriate here as we find a brother and his twin sisters all contributing to the Order in the role of Co-Councillors at the same time. Margot and Tom have just agreed to continue to serve for another four year term at the request of Lieutenant William Davidson. The Order is truly blessed with the Weber family! 6

7 News from Area Councillors South Dakota The Knights & Ladies of the South Dakota EOHSJ Council were active in several Diocesan ceremonies in the past months. March 21st, the Knights and Ladies were invited to vest for the Chrism Mass. There were 18 Knights and Ladies in attendance. May 24, we were invited to vest and process for the Diaconate Ordination. Bishop Paul J. Swain of the Diocese of Sioux Falls ordained 6 men as Deacons. There were 5 men ordained as Permanent Deacons and 1 man ordained as a Transitional Deacon and will continue his Seminarian studies with his Priestly Ordination next summer. June 29, Knights and Ladies were invited to vest and process for the Diocesan Priest Ordinations. Bishop Paul J. Swain of the Diocese of Sioux Falls ordained 3 Deacons to the Priesthood. Over 20 Knights & Ladies vested for both the Diaconate and Priests Ordinations. In response to a call from U.S. Bishops that began on June 21st, Bishop Swain invited the Knights and Ladies to join him and faithful Catholics throughout the Diocese of Sioux Falls to stand up for God s Faithful Servants First at the Fortnight for Freedom. A summer potluck at the home of Bishop Swain occured in August. This has become a traditional meeting time to prepare for the upcoming annual meeting in September. Colorado The Colorado Council has been active this year with several events both in Colorado Springs and in Denver. February 15th over 30 knights, ladies and candidates gathered at St. Paul Parish in Colorado Springs. Our Celebrant was Most Rev. Michael J. Sheridan, KC*HS, Bishop of Colorado Springs. Msgr. Robert Jaeger, KCHS, served as our host for the event at St. Paul Parish. The topic of pilgrimage was presented at the dinner event. Members of the Order were honored to be part of the funeral service on April 4th for Lady Julianne Haefeli, LGCHS, of Greeley, CO. She was a Catholic leader in her community for many years and joins her husband, Sir Dr. John Haefeli, KGCHS in eternal life. This summer members of the Order were invited to participate in the installation events for Most Rev. Samuel Aquila, KC*HS, newly appointed Archbishop of Denver. Vested knights and ladies were participants in vespers service on July 17th as well as the installation mass the following day. These were very special occasions indeed. We were pleased to be reunited with other members of the Order who had travelled to Denver from Fargo for the special events. Prayer life and spiritual growth of members has been fostered by the Colorado newsletter columns written by our chaplain Rev. Fr. Fred Gaglia, PhD, KCHS. In addition, members of the Order and several new investee candidates attended a holy hour for justice and peace on August 3rd, presided by Most Rev. James Conley, KC*HS, Auxilary Bishop of Denver. 7 Reservation Change for the 2013 Annual Meeting in Des Moines To provide a more successful reservation process in Des Moines, we are announcing a CHANGE in the procedures. Reservations will now be accepted beginning March 1, 2013 instead of the previously announced date. Please disregard the October date that was announced at the 2012 Meeting. If members call before March 1, 2013, they will be informed that our reservations are not open until that date. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause. The meeting will be held on September 20th -23rd, Requiescant in Pace With respect and affection, we call the attention of our fellow Knights and Ladies to those members of the Northern Lieutenancy who have died recently. In accordance with the privileges of the Order, His Beatitude Fouad Twal and the Grand Prior, Archbishop Naumann, will provide individual Masses for each of these recently departed: Sir Thomas R. Burke, KGCHS Lady Eileen Dowd, LGCHS Lady Dorothy Jean Heon, LHS Lady Mildred Frances Huber, LHS Lady Ellen J. Magers, LGCHS Sir Richard T. Murphy, KHS Lady Geraldine H. Murray, LGCHS Sir John A. Murray, KGCHS Sir Robert D. O Byrne, KHS Sir Maurice James O Connell, KHS Sir Charles M. Podrebarac, KGCHS Websites of Interest Virtual Tour of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Virtual Tours and Great Photos of Jerusalem

8 EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM Northern Lieutenancy Squire Editors: Sir James Broski, KCHS Lady Suzanne Broski, LCHS 9299 S. Lark Sparrow Trail Highlands Ranch, CO PRESORTED FIRST-CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID ST.LOUIS, MO PERMIT # 4400 Peace and Justice By Sir Bernie Fechtel, KCHS, Vice President, Peace and Justice As we continue to work toward a meaningful benefit for young people in the Holy Land care must be taken to make sure that whatever opportunities are presented, the incentive is always to get them to want to stay in or return to the Holy Land and not create a sense of a better opportunity somewhere else. Work could be done between the University and the Order to key in on very marketable degrees that would be attractive to businesses operating in the Holy Land. Once this information is complete, skill sets could be matched to like fields here in the United States, taking advantage of the vast number of contacts enjoyed by our membership to detail the opportunities here. The University could award these opportunities to students meeting a certain criteria of academic excellence and viable fields of interest. The true beauty of a program like this is that so much of it is already in place! It s really just a matter of connecting the dots to make it an ongoing program between our Lieutenancy and the University. A student abroad program is already established and several of our members have taken the opportunity to host students. Our good friend, Brother Jack Curran, Vice President for Development at Bethlehem University, has a program in place that could help to identify worthy candidates. We would have to work with some of our new friends and alliances that have knowledge and time on the ground in the Holy Land to help us to identify businesses that are controlled by and friendly to Christians in the Holy Land that would entertain offering job opportunities and internships to students upon graduation. An additional perk is that many of our members already serve Bethlehem University in some way. They could serve as mentors and provide encouragement to the students returning home from their studies here in the states. I would truly be interested in your thoughts on a program like this and would welcome your comments. You can contact me at bernie.fechtel@fechtelbeverage.com. 8