On Fox 2 News last night, a story ran expressing the concern that parishioners have because their parish is due to be suppressed this summer. Some of the notes I jotted down, include:
A petition with about 2100 signatures has been sent to Archbishop Burke. Some are demanding a meeting with the Archbishop. Numerous phone calls have been made to the Archdiocese and many letters have been written.
Some have said that if the Archbishop would come and visit, his heart would be changed. We can be certain that these closings throughout the Archdiocese are painful for Archbishop Burke.
The news report stated that some parishioners were demanding to meet with the Archbishop. They are being misguided - being demanding is certainly no way to behave. A more reasonable and Catholic approach would seem to be that of prayer - praying for God's miraculous intercession in some way, while asking the Archbishop to reconsider, if that is an option.
Fr. Valleroy, the pastor, in a recent bulletin, commended everyone for their zeal and committment over the past months, but he also asked everyone to accept the decision in all humility and obedience.
I'm not certain what the reason for the news report was about...it didn't seem to do much except to insinuate or suggest that Archbishop Burke would not meet with the parishioners. Perhaps, my perspective was blurred?
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