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2012-05-23 ㅣ No.2123
Born to a poor working class family, one of eight children. Came to the United States when her parents emigrated in 1840, and she grew up in the Utica, New York area. Left school after the eight grade to work in a factory for nine years and help raise her younger siblings. Joined the Sisters of Saint Francis in Syracuse, New York in 1862, taking the name Sister Marianne, and making her vows in 1863. Teacher. Superior of a convent. Member of the council that governed her community. Supervisor of Saint Joseph’s Hospital in 1870; it was the only hospital in Syracuse, and cared for the sick regardless of race or religion, a rarity in the day. Directress of novices. Provincial Superior of her community in 1877. In November 1883 she and six of her sister Franciscans went to Honolulu, Hawaii to care for lepers. Mother Marianne had planned to stay a few weeks, help establish the facilities, and then return to Syracuse; she spent 35 years there and only returned when her remains were moved in 2005 as part of her beatification preparations. They completely revamped the conditions of the patients, vastly improving their housing and care. In 1885 she founded a home for the daughters of patients who lived in the colony. In November 1888 she and two sisters founded a home and school for girls on Molokai. In 1895 she took over the boy‘s home that had been founded by Blessed Damien de Veuster. In her later years she was confined to a wheelchair due to chronic kidney disease. Born
“Saint Marianne Cope”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}.
Bl. MARIANNE COPE (1838-1918) Barbara Koob (now officially "Cope") was born on 23 January 1838 in SE Hessen, West Germany. She was one of 10 children born to Peter Koob, a farmer, and Barbara Witzenbacher Koob. The year after Barbara's birth, the family moved to the United States. The Koob family found a home in Utica, in the State of New York, where they became members of St Joseph's Parish and where the children attended the parish school. Sisters of St Francis Although Barbara felt called to Religious life at an early age, her vocation was delayed for nine years because of family obligations. As the oldest child at home, she went to work in a factory after completing eighth grade in order to support her family when her father became ill. Finally, in the summer of 1862 at age 24, Barbara entered the Sisters of St Francis in Syracuse, N.Y. On 19 November 1862 she received the religious habit and the name "Sr Marianne", and the following year she made her religious profession and began serving as a teacher and principal in several elementary schools in New York State. She joined the Order in Syracuse with the intention of teaching, but her life soon became a series of administrative appointments. God had other plans As a member of the governing boards of her Religious Community in the 1860s, she participated in the establishment of two of the first hospitals in the central New York area. In 1870, she began a new ministry as a nurse-administrator at St Joseph's in Syracuse, N.Y., where she served as head administrator for six years. During this time she put her gifts of intelligence and people skills to good use as a facilitator, demonstrating the energy of a woman motivated by God alone. Although Mother Marianne was often criticized for accepting for treatment "outcast" patients such as alcoholics, she became well-known and loved in the central New York area for her kindness, wisdom and down-to-earth practicality. In 1883, Mother Marianne, now the Provincial Mother in Syracuse, received a letter from a Catholic priest asking for help in managing hospitals and schools in the Hawaiian Islands, and mainly to work with leprosy patients. The letter touched Mother Marianne's heart and she enthusiastically responded: "I am hungry for the work and I wish with all my heart to be one of the chosen ones, whose privilege it will be to sacrifice themselves for the salvation of the souls of the poor Islanders.... I am not afraid of any disease, hence, it would be my greatest delight even to minister to the abandoned "lepers'". A mother to the lepers She and six other Sisters of St Francis arrived in Honolulu in November 1883. With Mother Marianne as supervisor, their main task was to manage the Kaka'ako Branch Hospital on Oahu, which served as a receiving station for patients with Hansen's disease gathered from all over the islands. The Sisters quickly set to work cleaning the hospital and tending to its 200 patients. By 1885, they had made major improvements to the living conditions and treatment of the patients. In November of that year, they also founded the Kapi'olani Home inside the hospital compound, established to care for the healthy daughters of Hansen's disease patients at Kaka'ako and Kalawao. The unusual decision to open a home for healthy children on leprosy hospital premises was made because only the Sisters would care for those so closely related to people with the dreaded disease. Bl. Damien and Mother Marianne Mother Marianne met Fr Damien de Veuster (today Blessed Damien is known as the "Apostle to Lepers") for the first time in January 1884, when he was in apparent good health. Two years later, in 1886, after he had been diagnosed with Hansen's disease, Mother Marianne alone gave hospitality to the outcast priest upon hearing that his illness made him an unwelcome visitor to Church and Government leaders in Honolulu. In 1887, when a new Government took charge in Hawaii, its officials decided to close the Oahu Hospital and receiving station and to reinforce the former alienation policy. The unanswered question: Who would care for the sick, who once again would be sent to a settlement for exiles on the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the island of Molokai? In 1888, Mother Marianne again responded to the plea for help and said: "We will cheerfully accept the work...". She arrived in Kalaupapa several months before Fr Damien's death together with Sr Leopoldina Burns and Sr Vincentia McCormick, and was able to console the ailing priest by assuring him that she would provide care for the patients at the Boys' Home at Kalawao that he had founded. Optimism, serenity, trust in God Together the three Sisters ran the Bishop Home for 103 Girls and the Home for Boys. The workload was extreme and the burden at times seemed overwhelming. In moments of despair, Sr Leopoldina reflected: "How long, O Lord, must I see only those who are sick and covered with leprosy?". Mother Marianne's invaluable example of never-failing optimism, serenity and trust in God inspired hope in those around her and allayed the Sisters' fear of catching leprosy. She taught her Sisters that their primary duty was "to make life as pleasant and as comfortable as possible for those of our fellow creatures whom God has chosen to afflict with this terrible disease...". Mother Marianne never returned to Syracuse. She died in Hawaii on 9 August 1918 of natural causes and was buried on the grounds of Bishop Home. Homily of Card. José Saraiva Martins
MASS OF BEATIFICATION FOR THE SERVANTS OF GOD HOMILY OF CARD. JOSÉ SARAIVA MARTINS Pentecost Vigil
Eminent Cardinals, The new-born Church prepared for the first Christian Pentecost by following an itinerary of faith in the Risen Lord. It is he, in fact, who gives his Spirit to the people of the New Covenant. After Jesus' Ascension to heaven, the community of disciples was gathered in the Upper Room prior to being "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1: 5), and this event caused them to have an intense experience of fraternity and prayer: "Together they devoted themselves to constant prayer... with Mary, the mother of Jesus (cf. Acts 1: 14). Tonight, we too find ourselves truly gathered together in the Upper Room. We feel the maternal presence of Mary and the closeness of the Apostle Peter, over whose tomb this Basilica arises. We are now a liturgical assembly that proclaims the same faith in the Risen Christ; that feeds on the same Eucharistic Bread; that raises to heaven with persistent faithfulness the same intercession: "Come, Holy Spirit, send us from heaven a ray of your light. Come, Father of the poor; come, Giver of gifts; come, Light of hearts (Sequence). I therefore greet the many who have left their cities and homes, and those who, travelling across oceans and continents, are here in order to share with us the grace of Pentecost and the joy of the Beatification of Mother Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus and of Mother Marianne Cope. A cordial greeting to the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary and to the Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis of Syracuse, and to the many pilgrims coming from the birthplaces and apostolates of the new Blesseds. Dear brothers and sisters, the Word of God that was just proclaimed helps us to recall the great mystery of Pentecost, which signalled the solemn beginning of the Church's mission in the world. People of every time and culture are thirsty for life, truth, peace and happiness. They are thirsty for eternity; they are thirsty for God. Jesus can extinguish this thirst. He said to the Samaritan woman: "But whoever drinks the water I give him will never be thirsty" (Jn 4: 14). The water of Jesus is the Holy Spirit, the Creator and Consoler Spirit, who transforms the person's heart, emptying it of darkness and filling it with divine life, wisdom, love, good will and joy, thus realizing the prophecy of Ezekiel: "I will put my spirit within you and make you live by my statutes" (Ez 36: 27). The Holy Spirit's presence in the Church and in individual hearts is a permanent "inhabitation", dynamic and creative. The one who has drunk the Water of Jesus will have within himself "rivers of living water" (Jn 7: 38), "a fountain of water that leaps up to provide eternal life" (cf. Jn 4: 14). The Holy Spirit changes the life of the one who welcomes him, renews the face of the earth and transforms all of creation which - as St Paul affirms in the Second Reading - "groans and is in agony even until now" (Rom 8: 22), in anticipation of returning to being the garden of God and of man. The Holy Spirit is the inner teacher and, at the same time, the hardy wind that blows the sails of the barque of Peter to lead it to the shore. Duc in altum! This is the exhortation that the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II presented to the Church of the third millennium (cf. Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, n. 58). The Apostles experienced the Holy Spirit and became witnesses of Christ who died and rose, missionaries for the ways of the world. The same experience is repeated in all those who, accepting Christ, open themselves up to God and to humanity; it is above all repeated in the saints, those who are anonymous as well as those who are raised to the honours of the altar. The saints are the masterpieces of the Spirit, who carves out the face of Christ and transplants the charity of God in their hearts. Our two Blesseds have opened wide their lives to God's Spirit and have been led by him in their service to the Church, the poor, the sick and the young. Bl. Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus is one of the great missionaries of the last century. From her youth, she viewed life as a gift for the Lord and for her neighbour, and she wanted to marry no one except God, to whom she consecrated herself as a Dominican Missionary Sister at the monastery of St Rose in Huesca, Spain. She lived unreservedly the dynamism of charity which the Holy Spirit generates in those who are open to him in their hearts. The first part of her apostolate consisted of being a teacher in the school connected to the monastery. Testimonials recall her as an excellent educator, amiable and strong, understanding and exacting. But the Lord had different plans in store for her. At age 45, he called her to become a missionary in Peru. With youthful enthusiasm and total trust in Providence, she left her Country and dedicated herself to the evangelization of the world, beginning on the American Continent. Her work was so generous, vast and efficacious that it left a profound mark on the missionary history of the Church. She collaborated with the Dominican Bishop, Ramon Zubieta, in founding the Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Rosary, of which she was the first Superior General. Her missionary life was rich in sacrifices, hardships and apostolic fruits. She made many apostolic trips to Peru, to Europe, and she even went to China. She had the temperament of an intrepid and tireless fighter, together with a maternal tenderness that was capable of conquering hearts. Driven by charity for Christ, she showed to all the charisms of spiritual motherhood. Sustained by a living faith and by a fervent devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and to Our Lady of the Rosary, she dedicated herself to the salvation of souls, even to the sacrifice of her very self. And she frequently urged her Daughters to do the same, saying that souls are not saved without sacrificing themselves. She inspired an ever more pure and intense charity, and for this, she offered herself as a victim to the Merciful Love of God. The life of Bl. Marianne Cope is a wonderful work of divine grace. She demonstrated the beauty of the life of a true Franciscan. The encounter of Mother Marianne with those suffering from leprosy took place when she was far along on her journey to Christ. For 20 years she had been a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis of Syracuse in New York. She was already a woman of vast experience and was spiritually mature. But suddenly God called her to a more radical giving, to a more difficult missionary service. Bl. Marianne, who was Provincial Superior at the time, heard the voice of Christ in the invitation of the Bishop of Honolulu. He was looking for Sisters to assist those suffering from leprosy on the Island of Molokai. Like Isaiah, she did not hesitate to answer: "Here I am. Send me!" (Is 6: 8). She left everything, and abandoned herself completely to the will of God, to the call of the Church and to the demands of her new brothers and sisters. She put her own health and life at risk. For 35 years she lived, to the full, the command to love God and neighbour. She willingly worked with Bl. Damian de Veuster, who was at the end of his extraordinary apostolate. Bl. Marianne loved those suffering from leprosy more than she loved her very self. She served them, educated them and guided them with wisdom, love and strength. She saw in them the suffering face of Jesus. Like the Good Samaritan, she became their mother. She drew strength from her faith, the Eucharist, her devotion to our Blessed Mother, and from prayer. She did not seek earthly honours or approval. She wrote: "I do not expect a high place in heaven. I will be very grateful to have a little corner where I can love God for all eternity". "Rivers of living water will gush forth from the heart" of the one who believes in Christ. The signs of his presence are summarized in the Letter to the Galatians: They are: "love, joy, peace, patient endurance, kindness, generosity, faith, mildness and chastity" (5: 22). Our two Blesseds brought to the world the fruits and signs of the Holy Spirit and spoke the language of truth and love, which alone is capable of breaking down the barriers of culture and race and of building the unity of the human family, scattered by pride, the desire for power, the refusal of God's sovereignty, as was explained to us in the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel (cf. First Reading). The Holy Father Benedict XVI has confirmed, in inaugurating his Petrine ministry, that "it is not power, but love that redeems us! This is God's sign: he himself is love.... God, who became a lamb, tells us that the world is saved by the Crucified One, not by those who crucified him" (L'Osservatore Romano English edition, 27 April 2005, pp. 6-7). St Irenaeus, commenting on Pentecost, offered this reflection: "The Holy Spirit has cancelled separations, has eliminated falsity and has transformed the assembly of peoples as first fruits to the Lord.... Indeed, just as flour does not mix into dough or become bread without water, in the same way, neither are we, a scattered multitude, able to become the one Church in Christ without the "Water' that comes down from heaven" (Adversus Haereses, 3, 17). We therefore place our prayer in the hands of Bl. Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus and Bl. Marianne Cope: "Lord, give us this water" (Jn 4: 15). Amen.
Emigrata tedesca, morì tra i malati di lebbra nell’isola di Molokai (Hawaii). Madre Maria Anna Cope (1838 - 1918) apparteneva alle suore del Terz’ordine francescano di Syracuse (Usa), di cui fu anche superiora generale. Dichiarata venerabile il 19 aprile 2004 da papa Giovanni Paolo II, è stata beatificata il 14 maggio 2005 dal Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefetto della Congregazione per le Cause dei Santi.
Autore: Antonio Borrelli
Barbara Cope was born on January 23, 1838, in Heppenheim, Germany. In search of a better life, her family emigrated to Utica, New York, in 1840, where Barbara's father was able to support his family as a laborer. After eighth grade, Barbara's education was considered complete and she went to work in a factory to help support her family. For the next nine years, Barbara worked twelve hours a day in the factory and helped care for her ailing father and younger siblings. In 1862, Barbara was able to enter the new order of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Syracuse. In 1863, the young woman took her religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, received the name Sister Marianne, and began teaching. Although young to the religious life, Sister Marianne's natural intelligence and administrative abilities were recognized and appreciated by the new order which made full use of their new Sister's gifts. Over the next several years, Sister Marianne was given a wide variety of duties; as well as teaching, she was assigned to be the superior of a convent and was elected a member of the council that governed the community. In 1869, the community opened the only hospital in Syracuse, St. Joseph's, and shortly after opening, Sister Marianne was put in charge. For the next eight years, Sister Marianne paid off much of the debt of the hospital, saw to its expansion and took on the added responsibility of directress of novices. St. Joseph's Hospital was unique, not only for its high quality medical care but also for its treatment of any person in need, regardless of religious belief, nationality or color. In 1877, she was elected Provincial Superior of her community. Now she was responsible for the entire community's well-being. In 1883, a missionary in Hawaii wrote asking for Sisters to come to Hawaii to help "procure the salvation of souls and to promote the glory of God." These true daughters of St. Francis (he who had actually kissed a leper), volunteered to go on the mission. "...I am hungry for the work and I wish with all my heart to be one of the chosen Ones, whose privilege it will be to sacrifice themselves for the salvation of the souls of the poor Islanders...Waking and sleeping, I am on the Islands. Do not laugh at me, for being so wholly absorbed in that one wish, one thought, to be a worker in that large field." As Mother Marianne continued to lead her sisters in their work, she also had to deal with government officials who often seemed to cause more hindrance than help. With tact and determination, she was able to overcome the obstacles put in her way. In time, the leading authorities in Hawaii concluded that she had to remain on the Islands or the mission would fail. Eventually, the Sisters in Syracuse elected a new Superior and Mother Marianne remained in Hawaii. The few weeks she had planned to stay would stretch out to thirty-five years. Meanwhile, the Sisters' desire to go to Molokai only increased. They encountered strong opposition from people who thought it a "crime to allow those Sisters to live in that filthy place." In true Franciscan spirit Mother Marianne's response was that they were "not only willing, but anxious to go and care for the poor outcasts." On November 13, 1888, Mother Marianne, accompanied by two of her Sisters, set out for Molokai, arriving early the following morning. The main focus of Mother Marianne's work was the well-being of the women and girls at the Molokai colony who were often taken advantage of. Now, the female leprosy patients were able to live in cottages near the Sisters who cared for them. The Sisters went to work, tending the sick and maimed and planting trees to make the area beautiful. Mother Marianne often made dresses for the girls, insisting that they have the latest fashions. In the midst of this busy life, Mother still spent many hours in prayer. Beauty and love bloomed on Molokai as Mother Marianne and her Sisters cared for Christ in his suffering children. The girls were educated, there was music and sports. On Molokai, "Life was to be lived, even in the face of death. And when death came, it was the gateway to eternal life." And so the years passed and the island continued to develop under Mother's guiding hand. In spite of her continued cheerfulness and peacefulness, Mother Marianne also knew grief. Some of the sisters who came to work on Molokai with her were unable to cope with the situation and had to leave. There were criticisms from government officials and even fellow religious. In the face of all this, Mother continued her work and was able to write, "'Take up thy cross and follow me' — not on path of roses. No, no not on an easy road, but one that is full of thorns and rocks. We follow the call of Jesus to come to Him as His Spouse, and since we are numbered among His chosen ones, it behooves us to take up our cross and follow Him." The last summer of her life was 1918. Worn out from her years of hard labor, Mother died on August 9, of a combination of kidney disease and heart failure. She left a legacy of schools, orphanages and hospitals on four islands. Mother Marianne was beatified on May 14, 2005. Reflection Prayer
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