La Fiesta de San Juan Bautista
New York City, Central Park, 1982
HOMILIA 50 Aniversario
Sept 26, 1971 “Ven, Espíritu Santo, llena los corazones de tu fieles y enciende en ellos el fuego de tu amor. Envía tu Espíritu y todo será creado y renovaras la faz de la tierra.” Su Eminencia Revma. Cuando se comenzó a planear la celebración del 50 Aniversario de la fundación de la Legión de…
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Lamp Missionaries
Bishop Garmendia helped to facilitate the efforts of Tom and Lyn Scheurings with the beginnings of the Lamp Missionaries. The LAMP (Lay Apostolic Ministries with the Poor) Ministries is a lay missionary association that provides training and support for those seeking to serve in the pregnancy crisis ministry, with homeless families, street ministry, hospital ministry,…
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Pro Life Mission
On Saturday Oct 3rd 2009, we returned to the Redemptorist-run Immaculate Conception Church in the South Bronx where many years ago, the late holy and courageous Bishop Garmendia led the first Helpers Vigil in the New York Archdiocese from that Church to Bronx Women and Planned Parenthood abortion mills. Read more in Helpers of God’s…
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An Unsung Pro-Life Hero
by John Burger Human Life Review, Winter 2006 When Bishop Francisco Garmendia was laid to rest last November, eulogists and obituary writers focused on the fact that he was the first Hispanic bishop in the Catholic Archdiocese of New York. They described his social concern – he had founded a social-services agency- and noted his…
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Rosary Procession Planned for Crotona Park
This Catholic New York article from May 16, 1991 tells about Bishop Francisco Garmendia’s Annual South Bronx Rosary Rally.
Los inicios de la Línea de la Esperanza
[1997] EN MUCHAS PARTES del sur del Bronx, los residentes inner city son dejados a su propia defensa. Los presupuestos estatales y locales restringen las ayudas continuas a los focos de pobreza. Para empeorar la situación, está probado que gran número de residentes consideran que ciertos programas de algunas agencias son intrusión del oficialismo, por…
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Betty Cleary’s Remarks on June 29, 2011
Dear Friends: Isn’t it a beautiful day and how appropriate to celebrate and honor our dear friend Bishop Francisco Garmendia who has a special place in heaven as in our hearts. A warm welcome to Bishop’s nephew and his wife representing the family members in Spain. Bishop entered so many lives in a casual way.…
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The Passing of a Dear and Blessed Friend
A small group of close friends, gathered around the bedside of our dear friend Bishop Francisco Garmendia knowing it would not be long before he would leave us. What can you do or what can you say? He had already passed into that area of what is often referred to as the “Vestibule of Heaven.” …
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Divine Mercy Conference Draws 2,000
This article from Catholic New York celebrates Bishop Garmendia’s 1998 Divine Mercy Conference.