Posted on 11/14/2017 7:38:03 PM PST by marshmallow
Look at the life of Father Casey. Imitate him. Open the door to others. Be a porter to anyone who knocks.
Editor's Note: EWTN will air a documentary on Father Casey Nov. 17 and show the beatification live Nov. 18. See times here and watch NCRegister.com for continuing coverage.
St. Francis of Assisi initially took the admonition of Christ to “Rebuild my Church” literally, and ever since that time, the order he founded has sought to rebuild — churches, families and lives — with whatever materials they possessed.
St. Francis sold all he had and collected stones to rebuild the Portiuncula. Father Solanus Casey, a Franciscan in Detroit, collected thousands of tales of woe from a suffering city and helped God to rebuild lives. Time and time again, God blesses poverty, devotion and unfettered faith and builds something beautiful.
Venerable Solanus Casey will be beatified Nov. 18 in his beloved city of Detroit. The event confirms that we are in a time of rebuilding as a Church and society.
In the year we celebrate the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima — which, amid Mary’s dire warnings, shared a clear message of hope for a better world — we have the beatification of a simple Franciscan priest who made the world better by exemplifying Christlike simplicity, humility and love for humanity. This man, in a patched brown habit, with a long white beard and a broad Irish smile, possessed a childlike faith that, while often misunderstood, resulted in his being an effective spiritual director to those to whom he ministered. Gone 60 years July 31, Father Casey’s simplicity and compassion are sorely needed in a society riven by political and social polarization.
Bernard Francis Casey was born into a hardworking Irish-American family who struggled and suffered to build..........
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