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Bishop Alphonse Gallegos,
O.A.R
Welcome to this special page dedicated
to
Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR!
The purpose of this page is to help
you get to know Bishop Gallegos, who was a member of the Order
of Augustinian Recollects and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese
of Sacramento, California, and whose cause for beatification and
canonization was introduced to the Vatican in Rome in November,
2006.
Here you will be able to read the latest
news concerning activities related to the Cause of Bishop Gallegos,
learn more about his extraordinary life and works, and have the
opportunity to share experiences you may have had with the Bishop
or relate any special favors you may have received through his
intercession. At this point in the process of beatification and
canonization we are praying for miracles on behalf of Bishop Gallegos,
which are God's way of confirming the reputation of holiness and
heroic charity of one of his sons or daughters in the Catholic
Church.
We invite you, then, to pray
with us for the advancement of the Cause of Bishop Gallegos and
that the good work he has begun-especially his concern for youth,
immigrants, the poor, the unborn, and the physically and mentally
challenged-may continue to be remembered and imitated by all of
God's people.
The background is formed by white
shield, suggesting the snow-covered Sierra Mountains, prominent
in the Sacramento Diocese; a triple-branched nettle tree harkens
back to the original coat of arms of the Gallegos family, while
the seven leaves budding from the tree symbolize the seven sacraments;
a carpenterÕs square gives recognition to St. Joseph, patron of
the family, and a golden rose honors Our Lady of Guadalupe; the
two Aztec wings recall San Miguel, patron of the family church in
Watts (Los Angeles), California.
 Bishop Gallegos’ Cause goes to Rome
“All roads lead to Rome.” Last November 5, 2006,
with God´s help, we successfully closed the diocesan process of beatification
and canonization for Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR. More on this story |
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 One
Year Later
Celebration of the conclusion
of the diocesan phase of the cause of Beatification and Canonization
of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR
It was a relief to
get away from New York just as the cold weather was setting in,
and to get a mini-reprieve by a visit to sunny California. My thoughts,
however, were on more than just the weather on that Friday, November
3, as the plane lifted off from Newark Liberty Airport and headed
west. The purpose of my trip was to take part, along with my Recollect
brothers, in the formal closing of the diocesan phase of the cause
for the beatification and canonization of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos,
OAR, which was set to take place at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
in Sacramento on Sunday, November 5, 2006. After a five-and-a-half
hour flight, it was good to see the familiar face of Br. Jorge Valdivia
at the baggage carousel in LAX, waiting to take me up the coast
to Oxnard. We arrived at St. Augustine Priory around mid-afternoon,
and were scheduled to leave for Sacramento the following day. It
was definitely déjà vu. Less than one year earlier
on December 4, 2005, I had made an almost identical trip to attend
the opening
of the Gallegos cause.
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Fr .Eliseo Gonzalez,
Secretary/Notary, summarizes the work that has been accomplished
on the Cause of Bishop Gallegos. |
Summary
Remarks
On
Cause of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR
By
Fr. Eliseo González, OAR
Before Bishop Garcia proceeds
w ith the homily, allow me to give an
insight of the important ceremony that is to take place immediately
after this mass, the closing ceremony of the diocesan process of
the causes of beatification and canonization of the Servant of God,
Bishop Alphonse Gallegos.
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 Richard
Garcia, Auxiliary Bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Garcia delivers
the homily, extolling the life and virtues of Bishop Gallegos Homily Mass to close the diocesan
process for canonization
for Bishop Alphonse Gallegos Sunday, November 5, 2006
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
It is with great joy that we all gather today to
remember, to renew, and to rejoice in God’s love for us, Bishop
Gallegos’ family, Religious community, the Diocese of Sacramento
and us all.
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Closing
of the Diocesan Process of the Canonization of the Servant
of God
Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Sacramento,
California November 5, 2006
Presided by Most Rev. William
Weigand
Bishop of Sacrmento
(When all the members
of the Tribunal are assembled in the designated place the closing
begins with the presentation and explanation of the ceremony)
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A Look Back... Earlier Stories
About Bishop Gallegos. |
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A Saint in the Family?
Opening of the Cause for Beatification of
Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR
Yes,
we were pushing it: we had decided to travel the same day as the
big event. I had set my alarm clock for 5:00 AM. We were leaving
for Sacramento at 6:30 AM, which gave me plenty of time to get ready
for the seven-hour trip from Oxnard to California’s state
capital. The sun was just coming up when I walked over to the dining
room, where I was greeted by many of the other friars, students,
and visitors who would be making the journey to attend the opening
of the cause of beatification of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, OAR.
Everyone was having his wake-up coffee and a bite to eat before
starting out. We had decided to pile ourselves and our overnight
bags into three vans and to get an early start so that we would
be ready to attend the 5:30 PM concelebrated liturgy at Blessed
Sacrament Cathedral, presided by Bishop William Weigand.
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 Update
on Bishop Alphonse Gallegos
The
closing of the initial phase for the process of beatification and
canonization of Bishop Alphonse Gallegos is scheduled to take place
on November 5, 2006, and will be celebrated with a 1:00 PM Mass, presided
by Bishop William Weigand of Sacramento, California, in Sacred Heart
Cathedral. This date coincides with what would have been the 25th anniversary of the Bishop’s ordination to the episcopacy—November
4, 1981—in the same cathedral.
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