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Litany of Humility by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Kathy From our Pastor
There have been quite a few requests for the Humility Prayer Father Socorro used in his homily on the weekend of August 27th and 28th. Below is the requested prayer.

Litany of Humility by Rafael Cardinal Merry del Val

Response: O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me.

From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being honored, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being praised, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being preferred to others, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being consulted, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the desire of being approved, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)

From the fear of being humiliated, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being despised, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of suffering rebukes, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being calumniated, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being forgotten, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being ridiculed, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being wronged, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)
From the fear of being suspected, Deliver me, Jesus. (R)

Response: Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it
That others may be loved more than I, (R).
That others may be esteemed more than I, (R)
That others may be chosen and I set aside, (R)
That others may be praised and I unnoticed, (R)
That others may be preferred to me in everything, (R)
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should, (R)
Amen.

Pallottine Mission Collection

Kathy From our Pastor
Next Sunday (Palm Sunday) we will have a second collection, which will be for the mission works of the Pallottines back in India. In the past years you have always been very generous, and we are grateful for that. Know for sure that your sacrifices will go a long way.
 have been appointed as the Mission Secretary for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (ABVM) Province here in this Country. A little extra work for me besides all that I am called to do but I took up this responsibility for the good of the Society. As I am in charge of this office, I have to collect funds so whatever we get is collected and sent to our Provincialate in Bangalore, India. From there they make the decision to help where it is most needed, and we know there is always a need.
As I have mentioned before, our ministry and all the funds that we collect from here helps our Province in India to continue and to support our missionary works including the formation of seminarians. Besides that here is a glimpse of some of the activities we are now engaging ourselves in:
Home for the destitute and the aged
Tuition Center’s in our missions
Educational scholarship
Educational outreach,
House construction for the less privileged as well as constructions of presbyteries in mission areas.
We as Pallottines of the ABVM Province are very blessed to have this opportunity to serve here in this Archdiocese and especially here at St. Valentine Parish for the past 15 years. Your prayers, words of encouragement and your support keep us going stronger. Thank you for all the sacrifices you make for the good of the parish.
My sincere thanks to each one of you for your generosity. May Mary Queen of the Apostles, our Patroness and St. Vincent Pallotti our Founder, continue to intercede for us as we all strive to make God’s Kingdom come on earth through our lives, prayers, faith and activities.
God Bless you all.

Fr. Socorro Fernandes

Advent Penance Service

Kathy From our Pastor, Prayer Opportunities
This coming week we have a wonderful opportunity to take part in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, as we will have the Advent Penance Service on December 15th at St. Valentine Church.  This service will begin at 7 p.m. with a little preparation followed by individual confession.  This year besides myself I have arranged for four visiting priests,  Fr. Rick Hartmann and Fr. John Kaul from the Clergy Village, and Fr. Greg Piatt from St. John XXIII, Fr. Paulo Dias, Associate at St. John Neumann, Canton.   I have arranged one extra priest this year hoping that more people will make use of this opportunity. Advent is a good time to heal all that keeps us from experiencing divine love and mercy.