How it got started for Boys Town, Omaha, Nebraska, USA by Father Edward Flanagan
Father Flanagan Visitor Centre的点评
点评:If you know anything about Father Edward Flanagan and Boys Town in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, this is MUST SEE place to experience the beginnings of Father Flanagan. We were on a pilgrimage from Omaha, and this was a MUST SEE place to visit. We had Father Ryan Lewis, our sponsor, who worked with others to gather the documentation to submit to the Vatican to show why Father Flanagan should become a Saint. His status of Sainthood was changed to Venerable by Pope Leo XIV on March 23, 2026, and is in the Roman Phase for Canonization Process which we pray to take him to Beautification and then onto Canonization to become a Saint. For his beautification, a miracle attributed to his intercession must be confirmed.
We all that see the work that Father Flanagan started and continues to move with all the students who have the opportunity to live and grow and Boys Town.
The Father Flanagan Visitor Center was exceptional as it had a strong sense of what Father Flanagan started when he made it to Omaha and started in Boys Town. Documentation, sayings and artifacts plus an exceptional team that believes that Father Flanagan will make it to sainthood. We were able to see and hear stores about him as a young boy, his family and his desire to start a home for boys when these individuals were left behind. So much to see and hear.
We were able to celebrate mass in the church adjacent to the Center with Father Lewis as presider along with the staff from the Father Flangan Visitor Center and the 34 members from Omaha who know a lot about Father Flanagan and Boys Town. It made us proud to have this included in our journey and share our stories of Boys Town with the staff from the center. This was a wonderful place to visit and so much history in this building. You need to add this to your journey to help a great man become a Saint!
翻译:如果你对美国的内布拉斯加州奥马哈市的爱德华·弗拉纳根神父以及“男孩镇”有所了解,那么这里绝对是一个不容错过的地方——它见证了弗拉纳根神父事业的开端。我们当时正从奥马哈出发进行朝圣之旅,这里自然也是必去之地。我们的赞助人瑞安·刘易斯神父与其他人共同努力,收集了各类资料并呈递给梵蒂冈,以证明弗拉纳根神父理应被列为圣人。2026年3月23日,教皇利奥十四世将他的圣人地位提升为“可敬者”。目前他正处于封圣流程的罗马阶段,我们祈愿他能获得宣福,继而正式被封为圣人。为能实现宣福,必须有一项经证实的、归因于他代祷而产生的奇迹。
我们所有人都目睹了弗拉纳根神父所开创的事业,如今在有机会在“男孩镇”生活与成长的众多学生们的共同努力下,这项事业仍在持续发扬光大。弗拉纳根神父游客中心非常出色,它很好地展现了弗拉纳根神父初到奥马哈并创办“男孩镇”时的初心与愿景。中心内陈列着各类文献资料、语录以及历史文物,还有一群坚信弗拉纳根神父终将成为圣人的优秀工作人员。我们得以看到并听到许多关于他幼年时期的故事、他的家庭背景,以及他立志为那些被遗弃的男孩们创建一个家园的心愿。实在有太多值得参观与聆听的内容了。我们得以在中心旁的教堂里举行弥撒,刘易斯神父担任主礼人。参加仪式的还有弗拉纳根神父游客中心的工作人员,以及34位来自奥马哈、对弗拉纳根神父和男孩镇极为了解的朋友们。能将这一环节纳入我们的行程,并借此机会向游客中心的工作人员讲述男孩镇的故事,我们感到无比自豪。那确实是一个值得参观的绝佳之地,这座建筑承载着深厚的历史底蕴。你需要把这个加入到你的旅程中,以帮助这位伟人成为圣人!