Rev. Gene Delmore S.J. – The World is Quiet Here

Saint Rita the Wounded

22 May 2012 Francine my love, Rants, Rev. Carmine Sacco S.J., Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., Saints

Saint Rita, whose feast is today, is sometimes known as the patron saint of lost and impossible causes. Married at a young age against her will to a terrible, abusive husband, by her prayers she gradually reformed him into a proper Christian husband. After his murder, she entered the convent. This wounded saint received the marks of Christ’s thorny wounds […]

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Crossroads

11 March 2012 Camino, community, Francine my love, Meditations, Moments in Time, Rev. Bryan Dolejsi, Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., Vocation

There is something magical and compelling about a doorway, about a crossroads. It is a time and place in between the old and the new, between past and future; the liminal space where for a moment time stands still and new possibilities, undreamt of mere moments before, now come sharply into focus. Thus says the LORD: “Stand by the roads, […]

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Today at Mass

27 November 2011 Moments in Time, Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., The Sacred Liturgy, Vocation

Wow. Today we used the new translation of the Mass for the first time. There were the expected little confusions in the responses, but over all everybody dove right into it with enthusiasm. The most difficult bit was, as expected, the reflexive “and also with you”. Francine even messed this up once while she was looking directly at the worship […]

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Six Days and Counting

21 November 2011 Moments in Time, Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., The Sacred Liturgy

The Roman Missal, Third Edition, will be implemented in the United States of America on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. That’s less than a week away, now. The entire Church in the United States has been blessed with this opportunity to deepen its understanding of the Sacred Liturgy, and to appreciate its meaning and importance in our […]

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Reflections on an Installation Mass

11 October 2011 Bishop Eusebio Elizondo MSpS, inside baseball, Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., The Sacred Liturgy

This past Sunday, Reverend Eugene Delmore SJ was installed as the fifth pastor of our little parish church of Saint Rita of Cascia in Tacoma. The Most Reverend Eusebio Elizondo MSpS, Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, was the principal Celebrant. He was joined at the altar by Fr Delmore and his Jesuit Superior, Reverend John Fuchs SJ. It was my second […]

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Hopes and Prayers for a New Pastor

08 May 2011 Prayer, Rants, Rev. Carmine Sacco S.J., Rev. Gene Delmore S.J., The Sacred Liturgy

We learned at Mass today that our parish priest, Rev. Carmine Sacco, S.J. is retiring some time this year. We also learned that the Jesuits have appointed Rev. Gene Delmore, S.J. to succeed him. A quick search revealed that Fr. Delmore is currently serving as associate pastor of Saint Joseph’s in Yakima, and that he is scheduled to leave there […]

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