Phoenix, Ariz., Aug 7, 2009 / 21:15 pm
Nearly 1,500 people gathered this morning in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate a Votive Mass of St. Juan Diego for the second day of the International Marian Congress. Bishop Thomas Olmsted, the principal celebrant of the Mass, spoke to the participants about the Mexican saint, stressing his deep humility in accepting the will of the Father.
The Phoenix bishop reflected on Friday’s Gospel from the Book of Matthew in which Jesus says, ‘Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy and my burden light.’