CV NEWS FEED // The diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana, welcomed Cardinal Raymond Burke for a week, where he served as the retreat master for the Diocesan Priests Retreat from October 21-25.
The Diocese of Lake Charles reports that Bishop Glen John Provost of the Louisiana diocese invited his longtime friend Cardinal Burke to serve as retreat master.
The Cardinal also celebrated a prelatial Low Mass at St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 28, the Feast of Christ the King. Following the Mass, there was a Eucharistic Procession and Adoration and Benediction. The faithful also recited the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, written by Cardinal Burke.
Cardinal Burke told the faithful, “the Kingship of Christ clearly extends to the individual human heart, calling forth the obedience which frees each of us to become all that God has created us to be.”
He also told them, “It is a source of joy for me to offer in your church a Mass according to the more ancient usage of the Roman Rite on the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” adding that he thanked Bishop Provost for inviting him to the diocese.
At the reception following Mas, people waited for two hours in line to greet Cardinal Burke.
The diocese reports, “The 76-year-old cardinal blessed couples, families, children and individuals. He autographed prayer cards and books. He graciously posed for photographs — with a gentle smile — as countless keepsake images were snapped one after another with smartphones.”
The Cardinal encouraged those present at the reception, telling them, “remember what happened in your church today and don’t get discouraged. Our Lord is our King, and He is leading us forward to bring us to victory over all of the trials that we face.”
“Please continue to pray for me as I know you have been doing and pray for your good bishop here in the Diocese of Lake Charles,” he said. “I promise to remember you in my prayers. God bless you all.”
The rector of St. Francis de Sales oratory, Fr. Canon Jean-Marie Moreau, said, “I told His Eminence he is like a magnet, attracting many today from Dallas, Houston, Lafayette, and locally in Southwest Louisiana.”
Canon Moreau also stated that Cardinal Burke is an excellent example of the cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance.
“As His Eminence once said, ‘Being a cardinal is not a piece of cake; it is not easy.’ We assure you of all our prayers,” said Canon Moreau. “It is a great honor to have you with us.”
Canon Moreau then thanked Bishop Provost for inviting the Cardinal, saying, “It is because of your friendship with His Eminence that Cardinal Burke is here.”
Bishop Provost was a seminary classmate of Cardinal Burke, and the two have been friends for 53 years.
Bishop Provost said that Cardinal Burke had last visited in 2010 for the diocesan New Life Counseling Banquet.
He continued, “Now he visits us again primarily to direct the annual spiritual exercises for the priests of the Diocese in retreat. These are two subjects close to his heart: respect for human life and the holiness of priests.”
“I have known Cardinal Burke since 1971, when we entered the Pontifical North American College together with our class,” the bishop said. “His spiritual and intellectual strengths were respected then as they are now. His fidelity and love for Christ and His Church has never wavered.”
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