As I’ve mentioned already, the Mass of Thanksgiving for Archbishop Fulton Sheen being named Venerable held here in Peoria on Sunday was truly amazing.
First, there was a lot of media interest in the Mass. Here is Bishop Jenky being interviewed by local newscaster Anna Yee (here’s the link to her story):
You can read all about the Order on the Vatican website, and no, I don’t understand it very well, either. Generally, people who have a long history of service to the Church are named to the Order. Joseph received the honor at a relatively young age, and it’s my theory ( but keep in mind here I’m a lay person and not an expert here, even though I’m his wife and biased), some of it had to do with his working prayerfully and diligently as a theologian and lawyer in Catholic health care ethics and mission, a challenging field.
Marie says
These are great! Your explanations are helpful. 🙂 I have a two and half minute video of the processional if you would like it. It is actually the second half of the processional, starting with the altar servers and ending with the Bishop. You and Joseph are in it.