William Penn Life, 2012 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-06-01 / 6. szám
Magyar Matters Mass honors Blessed Karl, Apostolic King of Hungary A. Todd Wilson, past Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161, presents a check from William Penn Association in the amount of $150 to the Rev. Paul Householder, pastor of St. Titus Parish. ALIQUIPPA, PA -- A traditional Latin High Mass in honor of Blessed Emperor Karl of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, was celebrated on Sunday, April 29, at St. Titus Roman Catholic Church, Aliquippa Pa. The special Mass was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 Traditional Latin Mass Guild. Canon Jean-Marie Moreau of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest served as celebrant. Representing WPA at the Mass was Kathy Novak, a member of the Association's Board of Directors. Ms. Novak said she and her father, Steve, were pleased to attend, noting relatives of theirs had been members of St. Titus Parish. Karl, also known as Charles IV of Hungary, was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His reign lasted only from 1916 to 1918, but, from the beginning, Karl conceived of his office as a holy service to his people. His chief concern was to base his political actions on Christian ideals, thus earning a reputation as a peacemaker and campaigner for social justice. The campaign for his canonization began in 1949, when testimony of his holiness was collected in the Archdiocese of Vienna. In 1954, the cause was opened and he was declared "servant of God," the first step in the process. The League of Prayers established for the promotion of his cause has set up a website (www.emperor-charles. org), and Cardinal Christoph Schön born of Vienna has sponsored the cause. Karl was beatified by Pope John Paul 11 in October 2004. The Pope also declared Oct. 21, the date of Charles' marriage in 1911 to Princess Zita, as Karl's feast day. In January 2008, a Church tribunal, after a 16-month investigation, formally recognized a second miracle attributed to Karl, required for his Canonization as a Saint in the Catholic Church. □ Hungarian American posthumously awarded Medal of Honor WASHINGTON — Forty-two years after he sacrificed his own life to save those of his fellow soldiers, Leslie Sabo Jr. was honored by President Barack Obama with the nation's highest award for gallantry, the Medal of Honor. Army Specialist Sabo was just 22 when he died on May 10, 1970. That day, his patrol was ambushed in Cambodia by North Vietnamese troops. When an enemy grenade landed near a wounded comrade, Sabo used his body to shield the soldier from the blast as he tossed the grenade out of the way. Even though he had been wounded by automatic weapons fire, Sabo crawled to the enemy bunker, pulled the pin on his own grenade, but did not throw it until the last possible moment, knowing it would kill him but also destroy the bunker. Sabo’s commanders nominated him for the Medal of Honor, but the request was somehow lost. A campaign to correct the oversight began in 1999 when a researcher for the 101 st Airborne Division Association’s magazine came across a thick file of Sabo’s paperwork in the National Archives. Members of Congress worked to extend the statute of limitations for nominations for the Medal of Honor so Sabo’s case could be reviewed. Nominations for the medal usually had to be made within three years of the incident. After legislation was passed in 2008 that eliminated that hurdle, the Army’s recommendation that Sabo should receive the Medal of Honor was forwarded to the White House in 2010. The White House announced in April that President Obama would posthumously award Sabo the medal. Sabo emigrated with his family from Austria as a toddler. He met Rose Mary Brown at a high school football game. They dated for two years and were married in 1969, after he received his draft notice. The 30 days of Army leave he took before being deployed overseas were the only time he and his wife would spend together as a married couple before he was killed in action the following May. LJ Willi.wn Penn Life " lune 2012 " 11
