“In this Constitution, I am challenging all members of the Diocese of Tyler to be like the deacon and evangelist Philip: go and join up with all of the people of East Texas and instruct them in the richness of the Catholic Church, founded and instituted by Jesus Christ. We look to encounter, accompany, and offer each and every person the beautiful truths of the Catholic Faith. This is an audacious goal, but with God all things are possible, and we entrust our mission to Him through the intercession of Saint Philip the Evangelist.”