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JUNE 23 AND 30, 2011 Volume LXXXV • Number 32 www.evangelist.org $1.00 FATHER’S DAY/PARENTING THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DIOCESE OF ALBANY A three-page special section discusses advice from dads, praying with chil- dren, parenting triplets, “cry rooms” and getting teens to Mass: Pages 9-11 THERESA LAPOINT GETS A HUG from Rev. Joseph Manerowski for her help during renovations to St. Mary’s Church in Glens Falls, which was rededicat- ed last weekend. For more photos of the ceremony, see page 3. (Nate Whitchurch photo) SHOW OF GRATITUDE NO ISSUE NEXT WEEK The Evangelist will not be published next week. It will resume with the July 7 issue. LOCAL MIRACLE ‘Rosary priest’ steps toward sainthood Mass to honor Father Peyton BY JAMES BREIG CORRESPONDENT The sainthood cause of Rev. Patrick Peyton, the Holy Cross priest whose worldwide Family Rosary ministry was based in Albany, will take a major step forward during a June 28 Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Albany. At the Mass, Bishop Howard J. Hubbard will formally receive the results of an investigation into a possible miracle attrib- uted to Father Peyton’s interces- sion. While some details of the mir- acle are kept confidential, such as the identity of the person receiving the possibly miracu- lous cure, it is known that the case involved someone who was being treated at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. “He was suffering from life- threatening multiple organ fail- ure,” said Rev. John Phalen, CSC, president of Holy Cross Family Ministries in North Easton, Mass. After the family prayed the Rosary, asking for Father Peyton’s help, the man recov- ered — something medical per- sonnel did not think was possi- ble. Grateful recipient “I have met the man,” Father Phalen said. “He is very grateful. He has been given a reprieve. He’s thrilled about that. I get the impression that he’s much more religious now. He feels he’s liv- ing his life out of gratitude.” The priest added that the man is also “excited” about the possi- bility of being the miracle need- ed to move Father Peyton through the process to saint- hood. Currently, Father Peyton — who coined the phrase “the fam- ily that prays together stays together” — is in the first stages of the process of canonization. “A saint needs one miracle to be declared blessed and one for sainthood,” Father Phalen explained. “Before that, Father Peyton needs to be declared venerable. “The witness interviews need- ed for that step are finished, and 16,000 pages of information have been sent to Rome. When they have been digested by the Congregation of Saints at the Vatican, we hope he will be declared venerable.” Father Phalen does not know how long that process might HOLY CROSS FATHER Patrick Peyton spent the 51 years of his priesthood (from his 1941 ordination to his 1992 death) serving the spiritual needs of families, encouraging them to pray together daily, especially the Rosary. He was known worldwide as “the Rosary Priest.” After immigrating to the United States from Ireland in 1928 at age 19, he sur- vived tuberculosis as a result of what he believed was the intercession of the Blessed Mother. Father Peyton founded Family Rosary in Albany soon after being ordained. From there, he conducted Rosary crusades in 40 countries that drew 28 million people, including two million each at events in Brazil and the Philippines. Through Family Theater Productions, which he created in Hollywood in 1947, he also produced 600 radio and TV programs that featured hun- dreds of celebrities. (For information, see www.familyrosary.org and www.fatherpeyton.org.) (CNS photo) ‘ROSARY PRIEST’ STEPS TOWARD SAINT- HOOD, SEE PAGE 13 BY CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Vatican City — The Vatican and some Catholic thinkers are urging businesses to not only employ ethical policies within their companies, but to become dedicated to bringing economic justice to the wider world. In fact, people should be wary of superficial ethical practices that “are adopted primarily as a marketing device, without any effect on relationships inside and outside the business itself ” and without promoting justice and the common good, said Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s secretary of state. Cardinal Bertone was one of a number of speakers invited to the Executive Summit on Ethics for the Business World, spon- sored by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the Legionaries of Christ’s Fidelis International Institute, which pro- motes ethics in business. The June 16-17 conference brought high-profile leaders from the manufacturing, indus- ECONOMIC JUSTICE Vatican to businesses: Please be ethical! VATICAN TO BUSINESSES: PLEASE BE ETHI- CAL!, SEE PAGE 28 For another story on peace and justice issues, turn to page 8.

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JUNE 23 AND 30, 2011Volume LXXXV • Number 32

www.evangelist.org

$1.00

FATHER’S DAY/PARENTING

T H E O F F I C I A L P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E D I O C E S E O F A L B A N Y

A three-page special section discusses advice from dads, praying with chil-dren, parenting triplets, “cry rooms” and getting teens to Mass: Pages 9-11

THERESA LAPOINT GETS A HUG from Rev. Joseph Manerowski for her helpduring renovations to St. Mary’s Church in Glens Falls, which was rededicat-ed last weekend. For more photos of the ceremony, see page 3. (NateWhitchurch photo)

SHOW OF GRATITUDE

NO ISSUE NEXT WEEKThe Evangelist will not be published next week. It will resume with the July 7 issue.

LOCAL MIRACLE

‘Rosary priest’steps toward sainthoodMass to honorFather Peyton

BY JAMES BREIGC O R R E S P O N D E N T

The sainthood cause of Rev.Patrick Peyton, the Holy Crosspriest whose worldwide FamilyRosary ministry was based inAlbany, will take a major stepforward during a June 28 Massat St. Vincent de Paul Church inAlbany.

At the Mass, Bishop Howard J.Hubbard will formally receivethe results of an investigationinto a possible miracle attrib-uted to Father Peyton’s interces-sion.

While some details of the mir-acle are kept confidential, suchas the identity of the personreceiving the possibly miracu-lous cure, it is known that thecase involved someone who wasbeing treated at St. Peter’sHospital in Albany.

“He was suffering from life-threatening multiple organ fail-ure,” said Rev. John Phalen, CSC,president of Holy Cross FamilyMinistries in North Easton,Mass.

After the family prayed theRosary, asking for FatherPeyton’s help, the man recov-

ered — something medical per-sonnel did not think was possi-ble.

Grateful recipient“I have met the man,” Father

Phalen said. “He is very grateful.He has been given a reprieve.He’s thrilled about that. I get theimpression that he’s much morereligious now. He feels he’s liv-ing his life out of gratitude.”

The priest added that the manis also “excited” about the possi-bility of being the miracle need-ed to move Father Peytonthrough the process to saint-hood.

Currently, Father Peyton —who coined the phrase “the fam-ily that prays together stays

together” — is in the first stagesof the process of canonization.

“A saint needs one miracle tobe declared blessed and one forsainthood,” Father Phalenexplained. “Before that, FatherPeyton needs to be declaredvenerable.

“The witness interviews need-ed for that step are finished, and16,000 pages of informationhave been sent to Rome. Whenthey have been digested by theCongregation of Saints at theVatican, we hope he will bedeclared venerable.”

Father Phalen does not knowhow long that process might

HOLY CROSS FATHER Patrick Peyton spent the 51 years of his priesthood(from his 1941 ordination to his 1992 death) serving the spiritual needs offamilies, encouraging them to pray together daily, especially the Rosary. Hewas known worldwide as “the Rosary Priest.” After immigrating to the United States from Ireland in 1928 at age 19, he sur-vived tuberculosis as a result of what he believed was the intercession of theBlessed Mother.Father Peyton founded Family Rosary in Albany soon after being ordained.From there, he conducted Rosary crusades in 40 countries that drew 28million people, including two million each at events in Brazil and thePhilippines.Through Family Theater Productions, which he created in Hollywood in1947, he also produced 600 radio and TV programs that featured hun-dreds of celebrities. (For information, see www.familyrosary.org andwww.fatherpeyton.org.) (CNS photo)

‘ROSARY PRIEST’ STEPS TOWARD SAINT-HOOD, SEE PAGE 13

BY CAROL GLATZC A T H O L I C N E W S S E R V I C E

Vatican City — The Vaticanand some Catholic thinkers areurging businesses to not onlyemploy ethical policies withintheir companies, but to becomededicated to bringing economicjustice to the wider world.

In fact, people should be waryof superficial ethical practicesthat “are adopted primarily as amarketing device, without anyeffect on relationships insideand outside the business itself ”and without promoting justiceand the common good, saidCardinal Tarcisio Bertone, theVatican’s secretary of state.

Cardinal Bertone was one of anumber of speakers invited tothe Executive Summit on Ethicsfor the Business World, spon-sored by the Pontifical Councilfor Justice and Peace and theLegionaries ofChrist’s FidelisInternationalI n s t i t u t e ,which pro-motes ethicsin business.

The June 16-17 conferencebrought high-profile leadersfrom the manufacturing, indus-

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Vatican to businesses:Please be ethical!

VATICAN TO BUSINESSES: PLEASE BE ETHI-CAL!, SEE PAGE 28

For anotherstory on peaceand justiceissues, turn topage 8.

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take. Meanwhile, the miracle inAlbany will be on hold for pres-entation to the Vatican when thetime is right.

Another miracleThat case is not the first one

attributed to Father Peyton’sintercession. An earlier cure inUganda has also been studiedand is ready to be submitted toRome.

The investigation into theAlbany miracle, which oc-curred about three years ago,was done by the Albany dioce-san Tribunal. An independentand objective examination bydoctors is a key part in theprocess.

A natural recovery from an ill-ness, even a severe one, is notconsidered a miracle.

“It’s difficult to have a miracleaccepted by the Vatican,” FatherPhalen noted. “But this cure hadto be by divine intercession. It’snot explainable medically.”

Albany connectionsHe expressed his apprecia-

tion to the Tribunal and theBishop for “all of the hard workput into this investigation. Itrequired a lot of time and effort.”

Attesting to the importance ofthe Mass will be the presence ofRevs. Hugh Cleary and TomLooney, former superior general

and current provincial, respec-tively, of the Holy CrossCongregation.

Asked to estimate whenFather Peyton would bedeclared venerable, opening theway to the submission of themiracle to the Vatican, FatherPhalen replied, “It depends onGod’s timing, not ours. A num-ber of sainthood causes wait along time.

“I am encouraged that we havetwo miracles to offer,” he added.“The Vatican knows aboutthem.”

He said that “it’s significantthat the miracle happened inAlbany because Father Peytonworked for so many years out ofAlbany. It’s a wonderful, provi-dential reality that the man whowas cured was in a hospital inthe city where Father Peyton’sministry began.”

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The stages of canonizationare:

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2. Venerable: The declarationof a person’s heroic virtues, afterwhich his/her title is Venerable,

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3. Blessed: The candidate isdeclared Blessed once a miracleis attributed to the intercessionof the candidate.

4. Saint: The Holy Fatherdeclares the candidate to be asaint after a second miracle isattributed to their intercession.(JB)

SAINTHOOD PROCESS

HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A SAINT?

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