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Mass Honors Archbishop Sheen's Legacy of Love and Outreach
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In Short: At a Mass marking the anniversary of Archbishop Fulton Sheen's priestly ordination before his beatification on Sept. 24, the homilist highlighted Sheen's profound understanding of the Gospel's call to outreach.
Father Alindogan also reflected on Sheen's television sign-off, which encapsulated his spirit of service and love for others.
Before Sheen spoke to millions, he sat silently before our blessed Lord,' Father Alindogan said, emphasizing Sheen's deep personal devotion.
Mary of the Immaculate Conception, where Archbishop Sheen’s remains are entombed, was the site of the Mass.
The cathedral is rector and executive director Archbishop Fulton J. Gray, who oversees the site where Sheen's legacy is preserved.
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- Sheen “knew Jesus Christ, our Lord” and understood that “the Gospel always sends us outward” to share God’s love with the world, said the homilist at Mass marking the anniversary of Archbishop Sheen’s priestly ordination before his beatification Sept. 24.
- “Preaching about Fulton Sheen is one thing,” said Father Alindogan, a native of the Philippines who along with his parish duties serves as director of the Diocese of Trenton’s Office of Missions.
- “The Christ we adore before the tabernacle sends us through the church doors” to “the wounded, to the forgotten, to the lonely, to the poor, to the searching,” he said.
- They sense that he was not merely speaking about Christ.