Ad Limina Apostolorum*

My brothers and sisters in Christ, our beloved Archbishop Gustavo is Rome, the eternal city, on a visit ad Limina with the Holy Father and other bishops. Let us raise our hearts in prayer for them both -Archbishop Garcia and Bishop Cantú- and their intentions:

Heavenly Father, we pray for your guidance, wisdom and support as our shepherd, Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller and Bishop Oscar Cantu conduct their Quinquennial Meetings in Rome. May they engage in meaningful discussion, united in God’s will. Fill their meetings with your grace as they pursue the path to your greater honor and Glory. May they return to us safely and renewed by your Holy Spirit. We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior. Amen

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Nuestro querido Señor Arzopbispo y Mons. Cantú, obispo auxiliar de nuestra Arquidiócesis de San Antonio, se encuentran Roma, la ciudad eterna, en visita ad Limina con el Santo Padre. Elevemos nuestro corazón en oración por los dos, y por sus intenciones:

Padre Celestial, te pedimos Tu sabiduría y apoyo a nuestro pastor, Mons.Gustavo García Siller, y a Mons. Oscar Cantu al llevar a cabo sus reuniones quinquenales en Roma. Llena sus reuniones con tu gracia, ya que seguir Tu camino es su mayor honra y gloria. Que vuelvan a nosotros con seguridad y renovados por el Espíritu Santo. Te lo pedimos en el nombre de Jesucristo, Nuestro Señor y Salvador. amén


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*In the Roman Catholic Church, a quinquennial visit ad limina or more properly, quinquennial visit ad limina apostolorum or simply an ad limina visit means the obligation of residential diocesan bishops and certain prelates with territorial jurisdiction (such as territorial abbots), of visiting the thresholds of the [tombs of the] Apostles, Saints Peter and Paul, and of meeting the Pope to report on the state of their dioceses or prelatures. In 1585 Pope Sixtus V issued the Constitution Romanus Pontifex, which set forth the norm for visits ad limina. On December 31, 1909, Pope Pius X stated in a Decree for the Consistorial Congregation that a bishop needs to report to the pope an account of the state of his diocese once every five years, starting in 1911. The first documented visita ad limina is contained in Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians (1:18): "Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days."