CV NEWS FEED // A group of U.S. military chaplains renewed their ministerial commitment at the chrism Mass celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Broglio in Washington, D.C. earlier this week.
Dozens of military chaplains renewed their commitment to service during the Archdiocese for Military Services’ (AMS) annual Chrism Mass on March 18, according to a recent news release.
The celebration took place at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, where Archbishop Broglio consecrated the sacred oils for sacramental use over the next year across the nation’s military sites and Veterans’ Affairs Medical Centers.
Over two hundred faithful, including active duty service members, attended the liturgy in the Basilica’s Crypt Church.
The Archbishop’s homily called on military chaplains to remember their dependence on God while “serving those who serve.”
“We recognize that as a Church on this night when we gather in prayer to renew the oils that will be used throughout the world to anoint the sick, strengthen the unbaptized against the devil, and consecrate babies, youth, priests, bishops, altars, and more,” Broglio said:
We renew the promises of ordination to obey, to be more united with Jesus Christ, and to be faithful stewards of His mysteries. We recognize that we cannot accomplish the task entrusted to us by ourselves.
We depend on divine assistance, the support of the community of faith, and an assiduous attention to our spiritual life.
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Broglio emphasized the unique role of the military chaplain as one who is capable of providing the sacraments, noting that bishops and religious superiors release priests to act as chaplains in order to bring the sacraments to those who seek them.
“You do not need ordination to be a social worker, a counselor, a drill instructor, a promoter of morale,” the Archbishop said. “The uniqueness of your role is what brings our beloved faithful here this evening. They know what you bring and it is what they crave.”
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