Topic: Joy, the Fruit of Love
(Healing Service is after Holy Mass on Saturday evening.)
Fr. Theodore Lange is a priest in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, and is currently serving as Pastor of Shepherd of the Valley in Central Point, Oregon. He was appointed a Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis in 2016 and is State Chaplain for the Knights of Columbus. He also serves the Church through being a member of the Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulcher. Past service includes: Pastor of St. Catherine of Siena in Veneta and Chaplain/teacher at Marist Catholic High School in Eugene. Formation Direction/Adjunct Professor/Assistant to Director of Spiritual Formation at Mt. Angel Seminary, Prison Chaplain, Parochial Vicar at Shepherd of the Valley and Our Lady of Fatima. Fr. Theo has preached numerous retreats, days of reflections, and led pilgrimages through his time serving as a priest in many states and countries in Spanish and English and has served in priestly duties in French and Italian as well. In 2010, he completed his Sacred Theological Licentiate in Patristics and the History of Dogma at the Gregorian University in Rome.