Apostle of the Sacred Heart Sister Mary Ellen's thoughtful response to Bishop Slattery's recent letter moved me to invite readers of Vultus Christi to read his Pastoral Letter on Immigration of last November 25th: "The Suffering Faces of the Poor are the Suffering Face of Christ." The text is available in both Spanish and English on the Tulsa Diocesan Website.
His Excellency, Bishop Edward J. Slattery of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma has given
Father Mark a special mandate to live in adoration before the Eucharistic Face of Jesus, offering thanksgiving, intercession,and reparation for all his
brothers in Holy Orders. Father is available to the
priests and deacons of the Diocese for spiritual and sacramental
support in their pursuit of holiness. He is also charged with the spiritual formation of women who desire to dedicate themselves to spiritual motherhood in favour of priests.
Fr. Mark,
Thank you for directing us to this powerful and impassioned letter! Bishop Slattery has adopted the mission of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, all in light of the Gospel and his mission to preach that Gospel "in season and out of season."
I join him and the Diocese of Tulsa in prayer that our hearts may be opened to Christ in the "distressing disguise" of the poor, and that those who live in fear in our country may be comforted by Jesus and His Mother.