An Apology

Some loving people have asked me to explain the situation at St. Mary's because I have kept
people in the dark. I apologize for that and truly want to make amends for that sin.

Have No Doubt
Most importantly, St. Mary's will remain open. I have never doubted that because of the special blessings we have received from our Blessed Mother. This privilege has been given to her by Our Lord's Sacred Heart.*

It is With Fr. Romanowski's Spiritual Support and the Intercession of the Saints that we Fight On!

I am going to leave St. Mary's on April 30, 2009 A.D., the feast of St. Pius V, the great pope of the rosary and the Council of Trent. Prior to that day we celebrate significant saints' feasts. We celebrate St. Catherine of Siena, the illiterate Dominican tertiary who changed history by impressing upon the Holy Father [Pope Gregory XI, see picture at left] to leave Avignon and return to Rome. We also celebrate the feast of St. Louis Marie de Montfort, the saint whose spirituality has guided St. Mary's parish life for decades beginning with Msgr. McCaffrey. (Not insignificant is the fact that Bishop Galante was officially installed on the 30th of April, 2004 A.D.)**

All Our Lives May Be Consecrated to and Illuminated by Him

I ask everyone who reads this article to read it prayerfully. Remember: You only have to pray the aspiration: Through Mary, with Mary, in Mary, for Mary--Through Jesus, with Jesus, in Jesus, for Jesus.*** If you pray this prayer and meditate on events at St. Mary's, the Diocese, and throughout your life, you will see the light and not remain in the dark.**** Certain parishioners see this clearly now and continue to see all the events of their lives with the foundation of a spirituality which Servant of God John Paul the Great lived and recommended to all. As he said in his native language: "Niech bedzie pochawalony Jezus Chrystus," which translated means, "Praised be Jesus Christ!"

...Now and Forever,
Fr. Jerome C. Romanowski
Pastor Emeritus

N.B. Remember to be athletic and wholesome!


Editor's Notes

* Please note we are working as vigilantly as ever to save our church through the "Save St. Mary's" organization. The battle is far from over. To get involved or if you'd like to know how you can help save your own parish, please call Kevin: 856-694-2748 or Leah: 856-692-0222.

** What we suspect Father means here is that it is ironic that the bishop's installation anniversary coincides with his "leaving" St. Mary's. We are certain that Fr. Romanowski would have loved the opportunity to stay at St. Mary's, if it were not for the "situation" our Diocese currently faces, what with the current oppressive "Administration." Father remains eager to say the mass, help the laity receive the sacraments, and perform other priestly functions. It is a shame that he and so many other priests are being pressured to retire, become military chaplains outside the diocese, or otherwise go away. With so many priests out of the way, it paves the way for the "lay ministry" programs Galante so wishes to implement that seek to undermine functions traditionally and rightly relegated to holy priests trained and consecrated to perform those functions.

*** This formula has as its origin the spirituality of St. Louis de Montfort.

****John 1:9, "That was the true light, which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world."