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By JIM VAN NOSTRAND; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Monday, November 22, 1993 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A QUICK WORDS: 1994 TO BE YEAR OF THE
FAMILY 





PITTSTON -- Pope John Paul II and the United Nations have declared 1994 the
International Year of the Family, a high-ranking Vatican official told Roman
Catholic worshipers Sunday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The world's families are under severe stress today and desperately need to
rediscover fundamental values of faith and obedience to God, respect and
fidelity among members, generous life-giving and life-supporting love, said
Archbishop Renato Martino. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The family is the center of society and the church, he said. Christians
have the duty to show to the whole world what a family really is: the faithful
and selfless love of two spouses and their children. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "Without the family, the church would not exist," Martino said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Martino, the Vatican's ambassador to the United Nations for the past seven
years, was in Pittston for a Mass of Thanksgiving at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church celebrating the recent beatification of Bishop Joseph Marello. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Marello, who died in Italy in 1895, founded the Oblates of St. Joseph in
1878. The religious order pledges to live a life dedicated to the Lord in
imitation of St. Joseph, husband of Mary the mother of Jesus. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Beatification is the last step before elevation to sainthood. Pope John
Paul II traveled to Asti, Italy, in September of this year for Marello's
beatification ceremony. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Marello's life's work and writings reveal a clear vision that the Lord
promised to the pure of heart, Martino said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "In his priestly and episcopal ministry, in his charisma as founder of a
religious community, in his untiring charity toward the young, the workers,
the elderly and the sick, Blessed Joseph Marello is both a shining light that
guides all of us in our pilgrimage and an intercessor on our behalf before the
throne of God," Martino said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Because St. Joseph is the father of the Christian family, Martino said, the
pope's yearlong emphasis on families is particularly timely. The church will
begin the celebration with a Feast of the Family on Dec. 26. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jan. 1, normally a Day of Peace for the church, will be dedicated to the
family as well, Martino said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sunday's Mass was followed by a dinner banquet at the Woodlands Inn &amp;
Resort. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Archbishop &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Renato Martino &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Vatican's U.N. ambassador

1994 To Be Year Of The Family, Vatican Ambassador Says 
In Pittston To Celebrate 
The Beatification Of Bishop 
Joseph Marello, Archbishop 
Renato Martino Said The 
World Needs To Rediscover Faith And Love

1994 To Be Year Of The Family, Vatican Ambassador Says In Pittston To Celebrate The Beatification Of Bishop Joseph Marello, Archbishop Renato Martino Said The World Needs To Rediscover Faith And Love