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Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

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Page 1: Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

Father Joseph

Walijewski

Father, Priest, Servant of

God

Page 2: Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

Born

Marc

h 1

5,

1924

He was born in Grand Rapids,

Michigan. His family was poor and

he began working at the age of 5.

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Boys To

wn

Father Edward

Flanagan .

As a boy, he saw

the movie Boys

Town, based on

an orphanage

founded by

Father Flanagan.

Since then, he

had the dream

of founding an

orphanage as

well.

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Franci

scan

Sem

inary

Father Joe entered into the

Franciscan Seminary but

was not accepted to be

ordained due to academic

difficulties.

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In S

earc

h o

f a

Hom

e

Joseph Walijewski started

to write letters to bishops

from various diocese

asking to be accepted as a

seminarian. He made a promise:

“God, if you help me to

become a priest, I will

dedicate five years serving

the needing in Latin America.”

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Dio

cese

of

La C

rosse

The bishop of the Diocese of La

Crosse accepted Father Joe and

he entered as a seminarian in

the Diocese.

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April 16, 1950

Ordination

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Firs

t Ye

ars

of

Prie

sthood

1950-1

956 –

U

nit

ed S

tate

s

Father Joe started his work as

an assistant priest in Thorp. .

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His

Dre

am

to b

e

a M

issi

onary

Father Joe spoke to the

bishop about his desire to be

a missionary. At first, he had

to wait a year. When he

came back to the bishop

with that same desire, the

bishop gave him permission

to go to Latin America.

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1956 – S

anta

Cru

z, Bolivia

Father Joe went to Bolivia and

started his work in the city of

Santa Cruz of the Sierra.

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Santa

Cru

zPa

rish

Father Joe built a church and a

school. He served in Santa Cruz

for 8 years, from 1956 to 1964.

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1964-1

966

Ecu

ador

Father Joe

left Bolivia in

1964 and

went to

Ecuador

where he

worked with

the Saint

James the

Apostle

Society.

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1966-1

971

Unit

ed S

tate

s

Father Joe returned to the Diocese where he was parish priest in Throp, Wisconsin.

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1971 – V

illa e

l

Salva

dor, Pe

ru

Father Joe was invited to Lima, Peru after

an earthquake in Huaraz to establish the

first parish in the city of Villa el Salvador.

The bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse

gave him permission.

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Vill

a e

l Salv

ador

Many, many people arrived to look

for a place to live. Father Joe helped

them in Villa el Salvador where they

started to build a city amidst the

hills of sand.

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Father Joe helped all of the people in

Villa el Salvador. He was parish priest,

builder, paramedic and teacher to all.

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Chri

st t

he S

avi

or

Pari

sh

Father Joe was the parish

priest of Christ the Savior in

Villa el Salvador since its

foundation in 1971 until

1985.

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Pope Jo

hn Pa

ul II

Father Joe spoke with Pope John Paul

II during his visit to Peru in 1985 and

the Pope gave him $50,000 to use

to build the orphanage Casa Hogar.

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Build

ing C

asa

H

ogar

The construction of Casa Hogar

started in 1985 in Lurin, Peru.

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Casa

Hogar

Juan Pa

blo

II

Casa Hogar opened its doors on

March 22, 1986. It started with very

few children but within the first

year it came to be home to 32

children.

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Card

inal R

atz

inger

– Po

pe B

enedic

t X

VI

Cardinal Ratzinger came to

Peru in 1986 and met Father

Joe in Villa el Salvador.

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Bish

op B

urke

Unite

d S

tate

sIn 1997 the

bishop of the

Diocese of La

Crosse,

Monsignor

Burke, visited

Casa Hogar and

officially

adopted Casa

Hogar as a

mission of the

Diocese.

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Bis

hop Jero

me

List

eck

i

In 2005 Bishop Jerome Listecki

of La Crosse came to visit Casa Hogar.

Page 24: Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

Mutu

al H

elpThrough the years, many groups of young

people have come to Casa to be able to

know the mission and connect with the

children. With that, Father Joe completed

his desire to establish this connection

between youth of Peru and of the U.S.

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Casa Hogar –

Oxapampa, Peru

In 1991, Father

founded an

orphanage in

Chontabamba

for the older

young children

of the

orphanage in

Lurin.

Page 26: Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

New

Dire

ctor o

f

Casa

Hogar

In 2000, Father Joe retired from

Casa Hogar and left it in the

hands of Father Sebastian.

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Boys

Tow

n

Progra

m

In 2000, the program based in

Boys Town, Nebraska was

implemented at Casa, making

8 families, each under the

care of a couple.

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Chontabamba,

PeruIn 2001, Father Joe moved to Oxapampa where he worked with young

people and helped at the chapel in Chontabamba and the surrounding

communities.

Page 29: Father Joseph Walijewski Father, Priest, Servant of God

Nurs

ing H

om

e

Closed in 2003, the orphanage in

Chontabamba was converted into a

home for the elderly under the care

of the Sisters of Josephine of Charity.

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His Last MassOn Holy Thursday of Holy Week in 2006, Father Joe returned to

Lima to visit. He celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at Casa Hogar.

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Fait

h in

the

Sto

rms

of

Life

Father Joe got sick that same

Sunday during the night and

was taken to the hospital.

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Fath

er Jo

e’s La

st

Word

sFather Joe

was always a

man with

great faith.

His last

words were

“Don’t worry,

everything is

going to turn

out well”.

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The D

eath

of

Fath

er

Joe W

alij

ew

ski- A

pri

l 11, 2006

Father Joe passed away

peacefully Monday during the night.

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Funera

l For

Fath

er Jo

e

At his funeral, 5 bishops, many

priests and many members of

religious communities attended

along with more than 1,000 people.

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Burial of Father Joe

Father Joe was buried in the Grotto at Casa

Hogar and remains there, watching over Casa from heaven.

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Cause

for B

eatifi

catio

n

and C

anoniza

tion

On March 19, 2013, Bishop Callahan of the Diocese of La

Crosse announced the inauguration of the Beatification

Cause of Father Joe.

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Serv

ant

of

God

Since the opening of his cause for

beatification, Father Joe holds the name of

Servant of God, which recognizes his life

of service and complete delivery to God.

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Servant of God

One becomes Servant of God when

the cause for beatification is opened

Venerable (Five year goal)

Diocesan Tribunal- Interviews

Historical Commission- His life

Theological Commission- His

writings

Approval by the Congress of

Causes of Saints

Blessed

Investigation of a miracle

attributed to the Servant of God

Saint Investigation of second miracle

Beatifi

catio

n

Proce

ss

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Praye

r fo

r th

e

Beati

fica

tion o

f Fa

ther

Joe

Holy and Good God,

your servant and priest, Father Joseph

Walijewski, through

priestly zeal and heroic

holiness, defended

innocence against the sadness of evil,

especially to broken

families and helpless children. Imaging the

Compassionate Christ,

he led others to the font

of sacramental life and

the knowledge of Jesus

Christ as their True and Only Savior…

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Praye

r fo

r th

e

Beati

fica

tion o

f Fa

ther

Joe

Heavenly Father, we

hubly pray You to raise

up Your servant, Father

Joseph Walijewski, whose joyful, priestly

heart was resolute in the Heart of Christ

Jesus, to the courts of

heaven; and, through

Your Holy Spirit, give

him to us as a saint and

hero of this generation…

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Praye

r fo

r th

e

Beati

fica

tion o

f Fa

ther

Joe

Through his example,

may there be a new urgency of souls for Christ. Through his

intercession, I humbly ask (make your

intention here) through Christ our Lord. Amen.