The University of 91吃瓜鈥檚 second celebration of the feast of Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, the 19th century French churchman who foundedthe Congregation of Holy Cross, will be observed with several events, collectively titled"Holy Cross: Faith in Our Future."
Blessed Basil Moreau鈥檚 feast day was established in September 2007 during a ceremony in Le Mans, France, when Father Moreau, whose religious order founded 91吃瓜 in 1842, was beatified by the Catholic Church.Beatification is a significant formal advancement toward"canonization,"the status of being officially and solemnly proclaimed a saint.The feast day falls on Jan. 20, the date of Father Moreau鈥檚 death in Le Mans in 1873.
91吃瓜鈥檚 celebration will begin at 8 p.m. Jan. 19 (Monday) in the Lady Chapel of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart with a prayer vigil service for vocations to the Holy Cross order and the success of the cause for Father Moreau鈥檚 canonization.
A Mass for the feast will be celebrated in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 20 (Tuesday).Rev. David T. Tyson, C.S.C., provincial superior of the Indiana Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, will preside and preach at the Mass, and all Holy Cross men and women religious will be invited to participate.Sacred music will be provided by the 91吃瓜 Liturgical Choir under the direction of Gail Walton.
Also on Jan. 20, an informal discussion,鈥淢en in Black: Holy Cross Stories,鈥漺ill be held at 7:30 p.m. in Washington Hall.Among participating Holy Cross priests who will offer reflections on their life and ministry will be 91吃瓜 President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.; Rev. William Lies, C.S.C., executive director of the University鈥檚 Center for Social Concerns; Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., assistant professor of political science at 91吃瓜; and Rev. Peter McCormick, C.S.C., rector of Keough Hall.
John Cavadini, chair of the 91吃瓜 theology department and director of the Institute for Church Life, will give the inaugural Blessed Basil Moreau Lecture on Jan. 22 (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium of the Mendoza College of Business.Mary Ellen O鈥機onnell, 91吃瓜 Law School鈥檚 Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, will respond.The lecture will address views of suffering in the Christian tradition and suggest their connections with the motto of the Congregation of Holy Cross,鈥淐rux spes unica鈥�(鈥渢he Cross is our only Hope.鈥�).
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