Diocese of Grand Rapids
Diocese of Grand Rapids
Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley Sunday, May 31, 2015
Mass of Thanksgiving
on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary to the Ordination of Priesthood of
His Excellency
Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley Eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids
Sunday, May 31, 2015 10am Cathedral of Saint Andrew Grand Rapids, Michigan 3
Biography of Bishop Walter A. Hurley Bishop Hurley was born Walter Allison Hurley on May 30, 1937 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is the son of Charles R. Hurley and Anne Elizabeth Ball (both deceased). He has four sisters and a brother: Elizabeth Deal, Gerald Hurley (deceased), Eileen Godin, Charlene Soleau and Annette Burt.
served as moderator of the curia for the archdiocese from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, he was designated a prelate of honor with the title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II. In 1994, he became a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. In 1990, Bishop Hurley was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Farmington, where he served until November 2003. From 1988 to 1995, and again from 2002 to 2005, he served as delegate of the cardinal for clergy misconduct issues. From 1995 to 2001, he was the cardinal’s delegate and project manager for the construction of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.
Bishop Hurley attended St. Dunstan Grade School in Fredericton, and St. Anne High School in Church Point, Nova Scotia. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1955. He graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, in 1961 (B.A.) and St. John’s Father Hurley, 1965 Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, in 1965 (M.Div.).
Bishop Hurley was ordained the 22nd auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on August 12, 2003. He was named the bishop of the Titular See of Cunavia. Bishop Hurley had responsibility for the northwest region of the archdiocese encompassing Oakland and Lapeer Counties.
Following his ordination to the priesthood June 5, 1965 by Archbishop (later Cardinal) John F. Dearden, he was assigned as associate pastor of St. Dorothy Parish, Warren. He served as vicar for the Warren -Centerline Vicariate. In 1972, he was appointed pastor of St. Cyprian’s Parish, Riverview (1972-76), then Sacred Heart Parish, Roseville (1976-1979), and St. Lucy Parish, St. Clair Shores (1979-1982). At the invitation of Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edmund Szoka, he began graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. earning a license in canon law (J.C.L) in 1984. Upon returning to Detroit, he served as judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal from 1984 to 1989. In addition, he
Exiting the cathedral following ordination: Taking his first steps in priestly service to the Church, the newly ordained Father Hurley leaves Blessed Sacrament Cathedral following his ordination ceremony. There were 16 priests ordained for service in the Archdiocese of Detroit that year.
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diocese and establish a well-defined course for the years to come, in 2009 Bishop Hurley launched the “Our Faith, Our Future” pastoral planning process. The three-year initiative proceeded through input from pastors, principals and parish leaders and resulted in reallocation of resources within the diocese to allow the Church in West Michigan to be better prepared for future challenges.
With his family: Father Hurley's family on his ordination day. (from left to right) Sisters Charlene and Annette; his mother, Anna; Father Hurley; his dad, Charles; and his sister Eileen
During Bishop Hurley’s nearly eight year-long appointment as bishop of Grand Rapids, the diocese also saw increasing success in its priestly vocations Bishop Hurley, 2013 program, which expanded to 21 men enrolled in seminary in 2012.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Grand Rapids on June 21, 2005. Bishop Hurley was installed as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids on August 4, 2005 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. In 2007, Bishop Hurley initiated the process that consolidated three separate social service organizations into Catholic Charities West Michigan and established FAITH Grand Rapids magazine to evangelize, connect and inform the faithful of West Michigan. Also in that year, Bishop Hurley, along with the assistance of many supporters, orchestrated the development and construction of Cathedral Square, the 11.5 -acre campus in Grand Rapids which brings together all diocesan services, along with Catholic Charities West Michigan, into one facility. Cathedral Square has become a central location for diocesan meetings and events, helping to unite Catholics across the diocese.
As required by canon law, Bishop Hurley submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict on the occasion of his 75th birthday in May 2012. On April 18, 2013, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop-elect David J. Walkowiak, a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, to succeed Bishop Hurley. Bishop Hurley served as apostolic administrator of the diocese, functioning as bishop through June 18, 2013. After that date he officially retired and became bishop emeritus.
Recognizing the need to assure a strong and vibrant Church in the 11-county
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PRELUDE
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NTRODUCTORY RITES Introit: Blessed Be the Holy Trinity
OPENING HYMN (please stand)
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God All Mighty
GREETING
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PENITENTIAL ACT GLORIA
OPENING PRAYER
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ITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING (please be seated)
Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40
Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the sky to the other: Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live? Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great terrors, all of which the LORD, your
God, did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other. You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever." Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 33
1.
Your words, O God, are truth indeed, and all your works are ever faithful; you love justice and right, your compassion fills all creation.
3.
Exult, you just, in the Lord, for praise is the song of the righteous! How happy the people of God, the ones whom God has chosen!
2.
See how the eye of God is watching, ever guarding all who wait in hope, to deliver them from death and sustain them in time of famine.
4.
Our soul is waiting for God, for God is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O God, be upon us who place our hope in you.
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SECOND READING
Romans 8:14-17
Brothers and sisters: For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, "Abba, Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our
spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (please stand)
GOSPEL
Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." Lector: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY (please be seated)
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PROFESSION OF FAITH (please stand) I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, (bow) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
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ITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PREPARATION OF ALTAR (please be seated) PRESENTATION OF GIFTS
O God, Almighty Father
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER (please stand) Bishop: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. Bishop: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Bishop: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right and just. 12
Sanctus
Mass of the Resurrection
please kneel
Memorial Acclamation
Great Amen
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OMMUNION RITE
LORD’S PRAYER (please stand) SIGN OF PEACE Lamb of God
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
please kneel
INVITATION TO COMMUNION Bishop: Behold, the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. All:
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
HYMNS FOR HOLY COMMUNION
The Lord is My Shepherd Rutter
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Center of My Life
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ONCLUDING RITES please be seated
HYMN OF THANKSGIVING
You Are God: We Praise You—Te Deum
CLOSING HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
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A reception will immediately follow on the Piazza Secchia
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Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley Sunday, May 31, 2015
Mass of Thanksgiving
on the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary to the Ordination of Priesthood of
His Excellency
Most Reverend Walter A. Hurley Eleventh Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids
Sunday, May 31, 2015 10am Cathedral of Saint Andrew Grand Rapids, Michigan 3
Biography of Bishop Walter A. Hurley Bishop Hurley was born Walter Allison Hurley on May 30, 1937 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He is the son of Charles R. Hurley and Anne Elizabeth Ball (both deceased). He has four sisters and a brother: Elizabeth Deal, Gerald Hurley (deceased), Eileen Godin, Charlene Soleau and Annette Burt.
served as moderator of the curia for the archdiocese from 1986 to 1990. In 1990, he was designated a prelate of honor with the title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II. In 1994, he became a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher. In 1990, Bishop Hurley was appointed pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Farmington, where he served until November 2003. From 1988 to 1995, and again from 2002 to 2005, he served as delegate of the cardinal for clergy misconduct issues. From 1995 to 2001, he was the cardinal’s delegate and project manager for the construction of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C.
Bishop Hurley attended St. Dunstan Grade School in Fredericton, and St. Anne High School in Church Point, Nova Scotia. He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1955. He graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, in 1961 (B.A.) and St. John’s Father Hurley, 1965 Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, in 1965 (M.Div.).
Bishop Hurley was ordained the 22nd auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on August 12, 2003. He was named the bishop of the Titular See of Cunavia. Bishop Hurley had responsibility for the northwest region of the archdiocese encompassing Oakland and Lapeer Counties.
Following his ordination to the priesthood June 5, 1965 by Archbishop (later Cardinal) John F. Dearden, he was assigned as associate pastor of St. Dorothy Parish, Warren. He served as vicar for the Warren -Centerline Vicariate. In 1972, he was appointed pastor of St. Cyprian’s Parish, Riverview (1972-76), then Sacred Heart Parish, Roseville (1976-1979), and St. Lucy Parish, St. Clair Shores (1979-1982). At the invitation of Archbishop (later Cardinal) Edmund Szoka, he began graduate studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. earning a license in canon law (J.C.L) in 1984. Upon returning to Detroit, he served as judicial vicar of the Metropolitan Tribunal from 1984 to 1989. In addition, he
Exiting the cathedral following ordination: Taking his first steps in priestly service to the Church, the newly ordained Father Hurley leaves Blessed Sacrament Cathedral following his ordination ceremony. There were 16 priests ordained for service in the Archdiocese of Detroit that year.
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diocese and establish a well-defined course for the years to come, in 2009 Bishop Hurley launched the “Our Faith, Our Future” pastoral planning process. The three-year initiative proceeded through input from pastors, principals and parish leaders and resulted in reallocation of resources within the diocese to allow the Church in West Michigan to be better prepared for future challenges.
With his family: Father Hurley's family on his ordination day. (from left to right) Sisters Charlene and Annette; his mother, Anna; Father Hurley; his dad, Charles; and his sister Eileen
During Bishop Hurley’s nearly eight year-long appointment as bishop of Grand Rapids, the diocese also saw increasing success in its priestly vocations Bishop Hurley, 2013 program, which expanded to 21 men enrolled in seminary in 2012.
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Grand Rapids on June 21, 2005. Bishop Hurley was installed as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids on August 4, 2005 at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew. In 2007, Bishop Hurley initiated the process that consolidated three separate social service organizations into Catholic Charities West Michigan and established FAITH Grand Rapids magazine to evangelize, connect and inform the faithful of West Michigan. Also in that year, Bishop Hurley, along with the assistance of many supporters, orchestrated the development and construction of Cathedral Square, the 11.5 -acre campus in Grand Rapids which brings together all diocesan services, along with Catholic Charities West Michigan, into one facility. Cathedral Square has become a central location for diocesan meetings and events, helping to unite Catholics across the diocese.
As required by canon law, Bishop Hurley submitted his letter of resignation to Pope Benedict on the occasion of his 75th birthday in May 2012. On April 18, 2013, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop-elect David J. Walkowiak, a priest of the Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, to succeed Bishop Hurley. Bishop Hurley served as apostolic administrator of the diocese, functioning as bishop through June 18, 2013. After that date he officially retired and became bishop emeritus.
Recognizing the need to assure a strong and vibrant Church in the 11-county
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PRELUDE
I
NTRODUCTORY RITES Introit: Blessed Be the Holy Trinity
OPENING HYMN (please stand)
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God All Mighty
GREETING
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PENITENTIAL ACT GLORIA
OPENING PRAYER
8
L
ITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING (please be seated)
Deuteronomy 4:32-34,39-40
Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the sky to the other: Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live? Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great terrors, all of which the LORD, your
God, did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other. You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever." Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 33
1.
Your words, O God, are truth indeed, and all your works are ever faithful; you love justice and right, your compassion fills all creation.
3.
Exult, you just, in the Lord, for praise is the song of the righteous! How happy the people of God, the ones whom God has chosen!
2.
See how the eye of God is watching, ever guarding all who wait in hope, to deliver them from death and sustain them in time of famine.
4.
Our soul is waiting for God, for God is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O God, be upon us who place our hope in you.
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SECOND READING
Romans 8:14-17
Brothers and sisters: For those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, "Abba, Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our
spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. Lector: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (please stand)
GOSPEL
Matthew 28:16-20
The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age." Lector: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY (please be seated)
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PROFESSION OF FAITH (please stand) I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, (bow) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.
INTERCESSIONS
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ITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PREPARATION OF ALTAR (please be seated) PRESENTATION OF GIFTS
O God, Almighty Father
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER (please stand) Bishop: The Lord be with you. All: And with your spirit. Bishop: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Bishop: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right and just. 12
Sanctus
Mass of the Resurrection
please kneel
Memorial Acclamation
Great Amen
13
C
OMMUNION RITE
LORD’S PRAYER (please stand) SIGN OF PEACE Lamb of God
BREAKING OF THE BREAD
please kneel
INVITATION TO COMMUNION Bishop: Behold, the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. All:
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
HYMNS FOR HOLY COMMUNION
The Lord is My Shepherd Rutter
14
Center of My Life
15
C
ONCLUDING RITES please be seated
HYMN OF THANKSGIVING
You Are God: We Praise You—Te Deum
CLOSING HYMN
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You
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A reception will immediately follow on the Piazza Secchia
OCP Publications, reproduced with permission under license #U3762 LicenSingOnline, GIA. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-703296 World Library Publications license #AL120603
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