tvc.dsj.org | March 5, 2019
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Diocese of San Jose Celebrates Mass for Consecrated Life
By Liz Sullivan
School, run by the Jesuits. Determined
to attend there Cobb said he traveled
to the school, spoke with the principal
and when asked why he wanted so
badly to attend Loyola, Cobb said he
told the biggest lie of his life, “I want to
be a priest.” The response caught even
Cobb off guard, but it worked and he
was accepted.
“Very few of us know the plan the
Lord has for us,” said Father Cobb. “We
must be ready to respond to his call.
Vocations are mysterious calls and we
are challenged to never be comfortable.
I ask God to give me the strength to feel
comfortable in your word.”
Bishop McGrath also spoke at the
Mass. First, he addressed Sister Rosa-
lie Pizzo, SNDdeN, Bishop’s Delegate
to Religious life who is also retiring
this year.
“I want to thank Sister Rosalie
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On February 23, Coadjutor Bishop
Oscar Cantú presided over the Dio-
cese’s Annual Wedding Anniversary
Mass celebration at the Cathedral of
Saint Joseph. More than 150 couples
celebrated, including Gabriel and Gua-
dalupe Gonzales (pictured at right),
who are marking 75 years of marriage
this year.
Photos from the Wedding Anniver-
sary Mass can be viewed at www.dsj.
org/evangelization/liturgy/photos.
Photos courtesy of Oliver Tapia.
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Combined, t he honorees have
served about 2,230 years of religious
life ministry to the Church.
February 16 provided an oppor-
tunity to celebrate that service with
the annual Mass for Consecrated Life
at Bellarmine College Preparatory’s
Leontyne Chapel.
The Mass was celebrated by Dio-
cese of San Jose Coadjutor Bishop
Oscar Cantú, with Bishop Patrick J.
McGrath, Bishop Carlos Sevilla, S.J.,
Father Richard Cobb, S.J. and Vicar
General Monsignor Francis Cilia
concelebrants.
“What a wonderful thing to cel-
ebrate,” said Bishop Cantú. “Thank
you for your service to the Church in
so many invaluable ways.”
Father Richard Cobb, S.J., celebrat-
ing 70 years as a Jesuit, and a long-time
teacher at Bellarmine, gave the homily.
He shared the story of his own calling
to religious life.
As an eighth grader in Los Angeles
he failed to be admitted to the high
school of his choice, Loyola High
for her years of service,” said Bishop
McGrath, who presented her with a
bouquet of flowers. “You have been
endowed with a great sense of humor.
You made sure that I heard you, I lis-
tened to you and I understood you and
you did it with great grace. Again thank
you for your service to the Diocese and
to me personally.”
Then Bishop McGrath turned his
attention to the jubilarians celebrating
their service to the Church.
“I offer my thanks to all of you,
especially the women religious here
today,” he said as his voice cracked. “As
Bishop, I thank you for your leadership
in the church during these very chal-
lenging times. You not only survived,
but you thrived. To all of you it has been
a great blessing to share my ministry
with you. Thank you from the bottom
of my heart.”
Sister Rosalie added: “Thank you
Bishop McGrath for your wonderful
pastoral ministry. You listened with
not only with your mind, but with
your heart.”
To learn more about vocations in
the Diocese of San Jose, please visit
www.dsj.org/vocations.
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