The Friday Flocknote
This Week at Saint Andrew
Sat May 15, 2:30pm: Confession
Sat May 15, 4:00pm: Vigil Mass (Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord)
Sun May 16, 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am: Mass (Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord)
Mon May 17, 7:30am: Mass
Tue May 18, 7:30am: Mass
Tue May 18, 10:00am: Bible Study
Tue May 18, 10:00am: Bible Study
Tue May 18, 6:30pm: Bible Study
Wed May 19, 7:30am: Mass
Wed May 19, 6pm - 8pm: Exposition, Adoration, Benediction, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
Thur May 20, 7:30am: Daily Mass
Thur May 20, 6:00pm: Cursillo Information Event (see below)
Thur May 20, 6:00pm: Cursillo Information Event (see below)
Fri May 21, 7:30am: Daily Mass
God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
"Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You"
On May 1, Archbishop Sal Cordileone published a pastoral letter on abortion, which weighed in on the ongoing discussion of the U.S. bishops regarding the reception of the Eucharist by pro-abortion politicians. The question has been a live, controversial, and much discussed issue for Catholic bishops since the inauguration of Joe Biden as the second Catholic US president in January. But for Cordileone, whose archdiocese is the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Catholic, the question has been in play for much longer. Pelosi, a very public Catholic, has long helped set a legislative agenda that includes federal funding for abortion and expanded legal protection for abortion.
Cordileone’s letter also comes ahead of an expected vote at the June USCCB meeting, on whether the US bishops should proceed to draft a statement on “Eucharistic coherence,” the term they’ve chosen to describe the fact that those who set themselves in opposition to Catholic doctrine — a foundation of ecclesial communion — should not be receiving Holy Communion — the sign and symbol of that very communion. The letter is direct on abortion, clear about the incongruence of abortion advocacy with living the Catholic faith, and exhortative that advocates for legal protection for abortion should change their tune.
The exhortation is straightforward:
To my fellow Catholics who openly advocate for the legitimacy of abortion, I beg you to heed the perennial call to conversion God Himself addresses to His people down through the ages…A compassionate, inclusive society must make room at the table for the most defenseless, and it should help a woman to keep her unborn child, not kill her or him.
If you find that you are unwilling or unable to abandon your advocacy for abortion, you should not come forward to receive Holy Communion. To publicly affirm the Catholic faith while at the same time publicly rejecting one of its most fundamental teachings is simply dishonest. Heeding this perennial call to conversion is the only way to live the Catholic faith with integrity.
If you find that you are unwilling or unable to abandon your advocacy for abortion, you should not come forward to receive Holy Communion. To publicly affirm the Catholic faith while at the same time publicly rejecting one of its most fundamental teachings is simply dishonest. Heeding this perennial call to conversion is the only way to live the Catholic faith with integrity.
To read Archbishop Cordileone's full pastoral letter, visit the Archbishop's new website on the topic: https://inthewomb.org
The Cursillo Movement – Diocese of Palm Beach
Cursillo - a “short” course that lasts a lifetime….
Cursillo enriches and deepens your relationship with Christ. Cursillo gives you confidence to live as a Catholic Christian in our everyday life and helps you to attract others to a relationship with Christ. Saint John Paul II said, “Cursillo is an instrument raised up by God for the Proclamation of the Gospel in our time.”
If you are interested in learning more about the Cursillo Movement, Please join us on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM at St. Andrew Catholic Church – Meeting Room – North Side of the Church 2100 SE Cove Road, Stuart Florida 34997
If you have any questions, please contact Steve Walsh at 772-486-7742.
Video of the Week:
Is Church Really that Important?
Saint of the Week:
Saint Paschal Baylon
Feast Day - May 17
c. 1540 -1592
Born to a Spanish shepherd family, Paschal was said to have taught himself to read while tending sheep. At age 21 he joined an austere group of Franciscans, devoting himself to prayer and charity. He was sent on a dangerous mission to French Franciscans, and a shoulder wound he received caused him pain for the rest of his life. Long hours of prayer on his knees before the Eucharist earned this lay brother the honor of being patron of Catholic Eucharistic congresses. His emblem in art is a monstrance.
What is The Ascension and why do we celebrate it?
The Ascension is a great feast to remind us to keep our focus on our heavenly home, writes Constance T. Hull. “We are called to raise our hearts, minds, and our gaze towards heaven, which is where our ultimate destiny lies. In the busyness of our daily lives we can easily forget to do so, but the Ascension reminds us to look up and to seek spiritual realities so that we may one day reside in communion with the Most Holy Trinity once our brief sojourn on this earth comes to an end,” she writes.