In the case of Augustus Tolton it is the long period of black slavery in this country and the nations Civil War foisting a resolution to uncompensated black servitude and the tumultuous period of Reconstruction of a nation torn to shreds over this issue. He loved his Catholic faith. For years he persevered; eventually promoted by his employers, it proved a small consolation. The cross of Christ is a gift from God and an outward sign that His will is being followed. Some were surprised that he had chosen to be buried in the town that had shunned him. He knew the human heart was weak; he knew too that the Church was unimpeachable in its treatment of all as brothers and sisters in Christ but that she was made up of sinners, and so human frailty was never far away. He receives special instruction because he was far advanced over other students. On 35th Street near South Lake Park Avenue, across from the Archdioceses, At 9th and Wabash Streets, the site of Toltons first Chicago assignment in the lower level of St. Mary Parish, On South Michigan Avenue, across from Mercy Hospital, where Father Tolton died on July 9, 1897, On South Cornell Avenue, across from Catholic Theological Union, home of the Augustus Tolton Ministry Program. Many others thought so: Following the required six years of study, Augustus was ordained a priest with his class Easter Vigil 24 April 1886 at St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome. A religious figure like Tolton arises with unique inspiration amidst the chasms that remain apparent between black and white races in this country. The world is filled with suffering peoples. Tolton reminds us of the courage we have within our hearts to continue to work for racial and ethnic solidarity while eradicating all forms of hesitancy and intolerances. Fr. It brings a message of hope and healing for the wounds that plague our culture. 19th century America placed dark skin at the bottom of the color pyramid. Augustus and his mother both worked at the Harris Cigar Factory. Cardinal Giovanni Simeoni announcing to the committee deciding where Tolton would be sent in the world after ordination. hbbd```b``f3@$R"5A$K>V&$DX&pEMAd2L`IF/]L@iLS5@ vh We have seen over the many years a variety of ways to confront the evil of racism, social protest violent and non-violent, academically through oratory, literature, prose and story-telling. Father Tolton is a good priest, but he wants to create a kind of society which is not feasible in this place, was the bishops explanation. Refused seminary training in this country because of his race, these same sympathetic priests and nuns helped him to receive a proper education and eventually seminary formation in Rome. That was not an unusual sight; however, that day there was a change. The story starts there at Calvary. 0000003050 00000 n New York Times, November 11, 1889, The Catholic Church deplores a double slavery that of the mind and that of the body. Hopefully that includes Ignatius. Finally, a second appeal to the Urban College through the Franciscans lead to Augustus acceptance. WebTop Augustus Tolton Quotes I've always tried to do the smartest and best thing. His idealism was not political though; it was religious. Racial prejudice was not confined to the South. endstream endobj 263 0 obj <. The cross of Christ is the Fathers will and was present even at His miraculous birth.No one can earn or has a right to the priesthood because it is not career but rather a vocation,consequently a calling from God Himself. The Church is broad and liberal. But, there are no clear answers at this time. Toltons sanctity emerges from an experience of the cross. WebTop Augustus Tolton Quotes I've always tried to do the smartest and best thing. 0000059992 00000 n Now his canonization cause needs one miraculous healing worked through his intercession to be approved by Rome in order that he might be beatified. The holy family fled at night into Eygpt to spare His life from Heord so our Blessed Lord was born in a cave which no one would expect for the King of kings. He built the first Catholic church in a Black neighborhood and wore himself out ministering throughout the city. 1863: At the age of 9, Augustus Tolton begins working in a Quincy tobacco factory and his brother Charles dies at age 10. He refused to be discouraged or to blame anyone. Augustus Tolton, who labored among us in times of contradiction, times that were both beautiful Nonetheless, as detected in his handwritten letters to personages and church authority figures, he felt keenly the humiliations inflicted by others, that underneath he felt deeply the sting of verbal assaults and impatience others threw at him, the harshness and humiliations inflicted upon him, and he felt deeply the indignities and insults his people suffered. On the other hand, Christians worship a suffering Messiah and so have theologized about this conundrum over the course of two thousand years and counting. Although the Venerable Augustus Tolton lived over a hundred years ago his spirituality still speaks to us with incredible clarity and inspirational vitality for our times. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. EWTN News, Inc. is the worlds largest Catholic news organization, comprised of television, radio, We stand in the shadow of his ministry. The truth is He is not only a priest in the order of Melchizedek order but a victim and this is united as one reality of His identity. He thrived. We shall see whether it deserves that honor. 0000000756 00000 n This same year, the Census of 1880 showed the U.S. population at 50 million with a Black population of 6.5 million (13%). Our Lady Of Sorrows help us i. 1897: Father Tolton dies at Mercy Hospital in Chicago on July 9. Take a second to support us on Patreon! We desperately need more priests from the US. He showed himself a priest-servant to both black and white at a time when it was not socially appropriate or lawful to do so. Toltons homecoming caused a stir. Augustine Tolton: Americas First BlackPriest [], [] (. He was first and foremost a priest. Father Tolton was demeaned for reasons of his race and background. The priests who knew him also saw a future priest in the dedicated, pious young man. She endeavors to free us of both. The Catholic Church deplores a double slavery that of the mind and that of the body. WebThis is the Official Website for the Novena to Father Augustus Tolton. Among the best known of these six is Father Augustus Tolton (1854-1897), the first recognized American Black priest. But, racial prejudice was also found there. %PDF-1.4 % With his bishops approval, the young priest set about raising funds for a church. We need good priests. 0000004240 00000 n 0000003727 00000 n Just outside the train station he had been seen to stumble and then collapse on the city street. He tackled it head on with sermons reminding all listening that as children of God there was but one Father and whatever you do to the least you do to Him. Jesus experienced the worse that a man could deal out to another and, therefore, leaves us an example. Saints arise from the exigencies of the eras within which they live. But a Cardinal, Giovanni Simeoni in Rome said, America His ministry helped lay the foundation for a truly Catholic gathering in faith in our time. My advice is praying the holy rosary because our Blessed Mother is powerful in obtaining graces from God so that we may be faithful in doing our Fathers will in Christ through the Holy Spirit. Peter talked to his wife, Martha, of his desire to escape and enlist in the Union army. %%EOF %PDF-1.5 % Toltons earliest schooling was interrupted by the protests of his peers and adults or while having to work as a laborer in bottling and saddle making factories and as a church janitor to help his mother support their family. Also, what a blessing as it sounds as if your grandson and a fellow young parishioner are BOTH considering vocations to the priesthoodthere is certainly room for both of them! PRAYERS CARDS, NEWLETTERS, AND BROCHURES: For prayer cards, newsletters, and brochures, call 312.534.8376 or write Bishop Joseph N. Perry at the Archdiocese of Chicago: 3525 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60653. https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/from-slave-to-priest-1#, http://www.dio.org/tolton/tolton/videos-about-father-tolton.html, https://www.ltp.org/p-2539-father-augustus-tolton-a brief-biography-of-a-faithful-priest-and-former-slave.aspx, Call 312.534.8376 or writeBishop Joseph N Perry, Archdiocese of Chicago, 3525 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60653. Michael ONeill Michael ONeill is a radio and television host, author, and creator of the website MiracleHunter.com, the top online resource on miracles. Jesus saved the world precisely as a victim not as a celebrity or military general. 1872: Augustus Tolton graduated from St. Peter School at age 18. That day he did. People were unable to see the evangelical side to this novel situation of a black priest and the advantages it afforded church and society. The Faith is more than bricks and mortar, however, and, in 2011, after an initial investigation at the behest of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Fr. Mass is celebrated there until 1889. When she landed on the northern bank of the river she pulled her children to their knees and prayed: Now, you are free; never forget the goodness of the Lord. He was 43. Sign up for 6 Free IssuesTry us out with a free trial subscription. 1871: The Chicago Fire burned from Sunday, October 8 to Tuesday, October 10. In todays Catholic Church the same problems exist. No one understood how impossible that was. Learn about six holy lives in an upcoming EWTN documentary. But Father McGirr and the sisters who ran the school knew they needed to prepare both parents and students for the schools first black student. The world is saved ultimately by our being victims. 0000002471 00000 n Father Tolton was declared venerable in 2019. His employers liked him; he worked hard and was reliable. Gratitude to a few priests and religious who tutored him and advocated to have him recognized for his goodness; gratitude that moved him to declare the Catholic Church the principle instrument of improvement of the plight of the black race. There is a German priest here who is jealous and contemptuous, Augustus wrote in his second report to the Propaganda. This same year, President Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation legally frees all slaves in the Confederacy. The Saintly Life of Father Augustus Tolton - Catholic Exchange Just remember that even though many people dont know his name, many people are praying for an increase in vocations to the priesthood. Augustus Tolton is a pioneer African American Catholic who was not only the first priest of acknowledged African descent to serve anywhere in the United States but one who navigated the choppy waters of racial acceptance endemic to 19th century America and modeled for us how to be Christians amidst the social inconsistencies of that former time with his faith, hope and love found in the end to be intact. So its important to pray for Ignatius, as well as for those who may be against him. Rome wrote to Bishop Ryan for an explanation. And, with that, one of her children, Augustine Tolton, later to become the first African-American to be ordained priest, was freed. The Production Nevertheless, Mrs Tolton soon found work and, thereafter, supported her children as best she could. While not yet canonized, Ven. Augustus Tolton is on the path towards sainthood. He was the first-known black Catholic priest in the United States after his ordination in 1886. Born into slavery and baptized Catholic in the United States Ven. Tolton studied for the priesthood and was ordained in Rome. It seemed the Mill Hill Fathers in England might accept him at their seminary, but it later became clear they thought he should stay in America. Forces attempted to derail his priestly service in a creeping milieu of diversity that cried out for social and legal recognition but for which society and church could not respond at that time. 1882: The lower level of St. Marys Church in Chicago becomes Chicagos first Negro parish. He attended out of-the-way classes taught by friendly priests and nuns who saw in his eyes the bright spark of the love of God, a tender devotion to the Church and a determination to serve people whether black or white. I am praying for the smooth cause of his sainthood. or school. He was called some pretty nasty names. Y.1+Xr-S*2iQ`e Augustus superiors at the Propagation told him to accept Archbishop Feehans invitation and to go to Chicago at once. In Chicago, Father Gus was made pastor of all Black Catholics in the city. Augustine Tolton: Americas First Black Priest March 7, 2016 At night the river looked deeper than ever as the woman rowed across it with her three small children. Augustus was born into slavery. Exorcist Responds to Sensationalized Russell Crowe Exorcism Film on Father Amorth, Ash Wednesday Breaks All the Rules of Modern ChurchThink, and More Great Links! 1857: In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decides that African Americans are not U.S. citizens, and that Congress has no power to restrict slavery in any federal territory. " vXp/n*%kPD\CDkAA43J~]*+a$/ :J\]cN$8NOdp4vE. The Augustus Tolton cause for canonization is announced by Cardinal Francis George. As he did so he gazed at the three children sleeping and began to talk of his hopes for their future, one in which they would be free. She endeavors to free us of both. This same year, Fr. WebIt was said that I would be the only priest of my race in America and would not likely succeed, Tolton once wrote. But bitterness was alien to Toltons soul. Our Lady teaches us to place our faith and trust Jesus. Will These African Americans Be Canonized? Born in Brush Creek, Ralls County, Missouri Yet, essentially, the results of this struggled reasoning are pretty much the same for us as they are for anyone else regardless of faith perspective or lack thereof. Even certain scripture passages were manipulated to justify people of African descent as preordained by God for perpetual servitude and haphazard treatment, thereupon, blackness dismissed as a universal symbol of inferiority. A visiting priest met Fr. That was dangerous enough but they were being pursued. It shocked Gus because it was on that very subject he had been praying namely, a possible vocation to the priesthood. With help from an Irish Franciscan priest, Peter McGirr, he was accepted to study in Rome. The record of his life is absent any show of retaliation toward anyone or anything. We also find inspiration in the lives of those who live that gospel with heroic seriousness and who model for us Christ like disposition and behavior. 1896: Plessy vs. FergusonThe US Supreme Court, in a vote of seven to one, upholds the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation under the doctrine of separate but equal.. Just as with his father before him, Gus was an idealist. The word no was spat in Toltons face more often than not because of his skin color. At the end of the evening, when dinner had finished, the visitor observed how the younger priest took a set of Rosary beads hanging from a nail on a wall nearby and, with his mother beside him, knelt on the stone floor to recite that ancient prayer just as they always had done, not least when they had arrived frightened and anxious having fled slavery those years previously. It was the same church where he had served Mass and given catechism classes after he had finished his work at the local factory. The young priest worked tirelessly to minister to them, reminding them of the one thing no human power could remove or tarnish: their Catholic Faith. Tolton is a model of virtue for all Catholics. I will end with three quotes: America has been called the most enlightened nation in the world. He also found a cultured and holy priest, one who complained of nothing and prayed for everything. WebVenerable Fr. 0 %%EOF Banners announcing the Servant of God Father Augustus Tolton as the first African American diocesan priest were displayed in locations around the City of Chicago that had special significance for Father Tolton's life and legacy. This same year, the last ship to bring slaves to the United States, the Clothildre, arrived in Mobile Bay, Alabama. I am so glad that I now belong to the diocese where Father Tolton was ordained and where he is buried. Nevertheless, the visiting priest found a hearty welcome. It was the priests of the Church who taught me to pray and to forgive my persecutors it was through the direction of a Sister of Notre Dame, Sister Herlinde, that I learned to interpret the Ten Commandments; and then I also beheld for the first time the glimmering light of truth and the majesty of the Church. Here they joined the closest Catholic church, the German parish of St. Boniface. In the beginning was the Word and words are the way that the Word can be better understood and communicated. The Church is broad and liberal. In the meantime, we look to the scriptures to find inspiration for our Christian lifestyle in the choices we make, solutions to problems and to simply live each days challenges. Augustine Tolton was born 1 April, 1854. He died at the age of 43 on July 9, 1897 after collapsing the previous day upon returning from a priests retreat during heat wave that swept the city that year. Standing at the altar the priest talks to God in conversation about his only begotten Sons victimization so that sins may be forgiven. document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The building was later razed to the ground, unless it was in a pit! The Tolton family had remained regular worshippers at St. Peters. 1868: Augustus Tolton enrolled in St. Peter School, Quincy, Illinois. 0000009119 00000 n Renew or manage your subscription here. Tolton felt unwell. The young man looked embarrassed. McGirr knew the frustration and sadness that clung to the outwardly smiling Gus Tolton. Tolton had asked to be buried in Quincy. Fr. 1878: Augustus Tolton enrolls in St. Francis College, now Quincy University. His temperament allowed him to rejoice in the Lord while under trial. A year later, the diocese got a new bishop and the neighboring parish, St. Boniface, a new pastor who was jealous of the success of the black priest next door. I appealed to Bishop Ryan and he also advises me to go elsewhere.. They ran through several nights to the Mississippi River and Hannibal, Missouri, where they were about to be apprehended by Confederate soldiers before two Union soldiers stepped in to defend them. His modeling shows us how to witness to the Gospel in midst of racial tension and instances of racial hatred that erupt still from time to time. What Tolton experienced in that time of social ambivalence is stuff we read about in history books or view in certain documentaries. endstream endobj 349 0 obj <. He is 14 years old. His time in Quincy, though, was short-lived. Augustus Tolton, in full John Augustine Tolton, also called Augustine John Tolton or Father Gus, (born April 1, 1854, Brush Creek, Ralls county, Missouri, It was the priests of the Church who taught me to pray and to forgive my persecutors it was through the direction of a Sister of Notre Dame, Sister Herlinde, that I learned to interpret the Ten Commandments; and then I also beheld for the first time the glimmering light of truth and the majesty of the Church. His mom and dad were Catholic. And somehow and in some way our historic suffering must benefit or have benefited some body, some cause, only God knows. What message is God sending through repeated instances of human agony and crucifixion? The young white boy the same age group gets all the attention because he wants to be a priest. This same year, Jane Addams establishes Hull House in Chicago. Toltons life story inserts a dialectic into a begrudging situation of intransigence to social and moral change. He wrote to every seminary in the country and all gave him the same answer: We arent ready to accept a Negro. His parents were slaves, so he too became one. That day, however, there was one who stood apart from the crowd and quietly watched with tears in her eyes as her son returned to her a priest. He was a bright light in a dark time. The touching story of Augustus Tolton reminds us of the glaring social deficits of a former time. Much has improved since that time but much still remains to be done to build on a society that can be an emblem of interracial peace. It is precisely this point where Easter faith begins. The Cause is registered with the Congregation under the case-file number: Prot. For the first time in his life he lived in an environment free from racial discrimination. 0000056751 00000 n He faced opposition notably from within the Christian community, the one institution he should have been able to rely upon for compassion and support. 1861: Civil War begins with firing on Fort Sumter in South Carolina on April 14. The Civil War had just begun. Just over three years after his triumphal return, Fr. Not least by a fellow priest, part inspired by jealousy and part by racial prejudice, that, in the end, caused the young priests removal. St. Monicas, the church for which her son had expended so much energy and time, was abandoned in 1924 and later raised to the ground. document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Liked this post? On 9 July 1897, he died as a priest should worn out in the care of his flock. Jim Justice to become law. They started with the Franciscans who had a monastery in a nearby town, but they were the first to reject Augustus. In the end, to his surprise, he was sent back to where he had come from. She endeavors to Rev. At the time Bishop Healy was ordained a priest, he identified as an Irish-American; it was not obvious from his appearance that he had any African-American ancestry, and no one outside of his mentors in the seminary knew that, legally, he was black. You need patience to do Gods will and receive what he has promised. [10, 32-33; 35-36]. Father Tolton modeled all this in its fullness and this is why he is remembered to this day especially in the black Catholic community. We shall see whether it deserves that honor. In July 1886, Fr. His journey of deliverance from slavery and discrimination offers potent imagery for anyone who finds inspiration from his life when suffering persecution because of ones faith or ones race. 0000005284 00000 n Next, the Irish priest wrote to the bishop of the diocese in Alton about Augustus becoming a diocesan priest. With all this said and for the fact that this apostolate was started on April 1, 2018, the 132nd anniversary of his birth, it is only right that Fr. Bishop Baltes then appealed to the Urban College in Rome, but this international seminary also suggested that Augustus attend seminary in the United States. His fellow students loved him too, and his professors held him in high regard. 1862: Martha Jane escapes withher children to Quincy, Illinois. Instead, gratitude moved him through to victory. McGirr. As long as I was at the school, I was safe. 1880: Augustus Tolton departs for Rome on February 15 to enter the seminary at the Collegium Urbanum de Propaganda Fide. We presented to the Church Tolton as a model Christian and priest during a time of paradox, an era of social deficits that attempted to derail his priestly ministry. One account, in Wikipedia, says Stephen Elliot freed his slaves at the outbreak of the Civil War. Northern congregations resented the recent influx of blacks from the South. The authorities in Rome could see no reason why he could not minister to his co-religionists there, not least those of his own race. Augustine Tolton: Americas First BlackPriest | Solutio Problematis Omnes (aka "The Catholic Linker"), . : | .. Ordained in Rome, Italy, April 24, 1886 The woman and her children were slaves. His solemn Requiem Mass was attended by more than 100 brother priests and a crowd that overflowed the church. I must now give praise to that son of the Emerald Isle, Father Peter McGirr, pastor of St. Peters Church in Quincy, who promised me that I would be educated and who kept his word. Lesley Jones I'm not mad. He wanted nothing less than for Father Gus to leave. And we each participate in this unfortunate victimization in varying degrees. Blacks were considered inferior and were begrudgingly accepted, if at all, in the social groupings and institutions that made up America. HLN1y Augustus Tolton. Tolton, a man of deep feeling, viewed himself a priest for anyone and everyone who approached the Church for the grace and mercy of God. WebAugustus Tolton: the Church is the True Liberator, by Joyce Duriga, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 2018; Audio Book (From Slave to Priest) by Lighthouse Catholic Media: Mrs Henderson, please know that your grandson will be in my prayers. Father Augustine Tolton Patron of Black Priests and Seminarians, Pray for us! But a Cardinal, Giovanni Simeoni in Rome said, America has been called the most enlightened nation; we'll see if it deserves that honor. in the Us. 0000001964 00000 n America has been called the most enlightened nation in the world. In that social inequities remain apparent in our times Tolton offers strident Christians a model of deportment that is useful in what it can mean for the reconciliation of the races. Martha readily agreed that her husband must go and that some day they would all be together again, and free. Order Bulk SubscriptionsGet a discount on 6 or more copies sent to your parish, organization Father Augustus Tolton was the first identified black American ordained to the priesthood in the United States. His parents were both slaves of Catholic families and had been married in the Catholic Church the same St. Peters where Augustus and his two siblings were baptized. Theme: Head Blog, Black (And Catholic) Like Me: Stories and Reflections on the Churchs Black Saints, Let em Speak On It: Reflections on Notable Quotes From Black Catholics, Prod. Around his bedside were the hospital chaplain who had administered the Last Rites, some nuns praying, and his mother. 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