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Holy Week Liturgy Schedule

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  As Lent comes to a conclusion and we stand on the threshold of the Sacred Triduum, we prepare to celebrate the deepest mysteries of our faith, the mysteries that make us a community of Catholic Christians: the priesthood and the Eucharist.

 

 April 10, 2017 – Monday of Holy Week, Mass at 8:30 am.

  April 11, 2017 – Tuesday of Holy Week, Mass at 8:30 am.

Holy Thursday – April 13

Chrism Mass, Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 11:00 am.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7 pm – That evening, we will celebrate the source and summit of our faith — the Eucharist — and be reminded of the “mandatum,” Jesus’ call for us to serve others in His name. The holy oils blessed at the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be presented during this Mass. At the end of Mass there will be a procession from the Church to the School Chapel ending with silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. All leave in silence as the community stays in prayer from that Liturgy on through the celebration of Good Friday.

Good Friday – April 14

A day of fasting & abstinence – NO Mass this day…We will have the Stations of the Cross at 1:30 pm followed by the Passion Play and liturgy of the Lord’s passion at 2:30 pm where we will have the  reading of the Passion of Jesus Christ, Veneration of the Cross and distribution of communion.

All enter and leave in Silence.

Holy Saturday – April 15

Fasting and/or abstinence encouraged

Blessing of Easter Baskets (Church) – 11 am – so feel free to bring your traditional foods, home baked goods and wine for a short service and a blessing.

Easter Vigil Mass – 8:30 pm – On this night we will also welcome our RCIA candidates and the Elect. We have 6 Elect’s who will receive the sacraments of initiation, 5 candidates will enter into full communion in the Catholic Church and 5 children will receive the Sacrament of Baptism. Let us continue to pray for them that they may keep walking faithfully in the ways of the Lord.

Easter Sunday – April 16

9:00 am Mass and 12:00 noon Mass

At the Easter Vigil and on Easter Day we renew our baptismal vows. We declare ourselves once more to be disciples and resolve to walk in the light of Christ, to walk in newness of life. These liturgies – which are very unique but not excessively long – contain everything we need to know, everything we need to do to be re-centered and renewed in our faith. If you know and love the liturgy you already know what I mean. If you have never experienced this, come and see. Come and feel the love of God for you.

 

Come, let us go and be with Jesus the Son of Mary on this Journey.

Pallottine Mission Appeal

Kathy Weekly message

 Next Sunday our second collection will be towards the Pallottine Missions – whatever way you can help the Pallottines continue our work and missions back in India we will be ever grateful. In the past years you have always been very generous and we thank you for that. Know for sure that your sacrifices will go a long way. If you are not able to help financially do not be disheartened, just offer a prayer for our works and mission and you will receive your blessings in return. The very fact that we as Pallottines are allowed to ministry in this country is already a great help for our Society. As I have mentioned in the past, through our ministry here we are obliged to contribute to our Society through our salary and also through mission appeals so that our work as Pallottines can be enhanced. You have been very generous and gracious towards us by accepting and supporting us in our ministry. Your words of encouragement and support help us to continue our ministry more joyfully. My sincere thanks to each one for your support. May our Founder St. Vincent Pallotti and our Patroness Mary Queen of the Apostles, continue to intercede for us as we all strive to make God’s kingdom come on earth through our lives and activities.

God Bless you all.
Fr. Socorro Fernandes

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Kathy Weekly message

The poinsettias are gone, the crib and the lights are down and the Christmas season is over and now we begin the Ordinary Time of the Year with the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry.

 Just a few thoughts on the Gospel passage for this weekend.

 1)      We come upon John the Baptist seeing Jesus and pointing to him: “This is the Lamb of God.” And with His baptism, Jesus the Lamb of God begins his ministry. Our call, through baptism, is to become involved in a Christ-centered ministry. We must give up any thoughts of using our ministry to achieve power, to lord over others, and instead, like Jesus, embrace prayer and forgiveness.

2)      John the Baptist saw Jesus and proclaimed, “Look, there is the Lamb of God. He is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit”. Jesus’ disciples would be given the same power, to transform the world. They would be given the power to create a new world, a world with a new way of living, the way of sacrificial love. When we sing the “Lamb of God,” we are remembering what Jesus did for us and what he is empowering us to do.

3)      John the Baptist found his reason for existence. He was to point out the Lamb of God to the world. His mission is not different from the mission of every Christian. We are to point out the Lamb of God to the world. There is nothing greater that any of us can do in our lives than point out Christ to others. John looked to Jesus and said: “There is the Lamb of God.” We have been called to do the same.