Happy Mother's Day
This weekend, on our CHURCH calendar, it is the Fourth Sunday of Easter and we continue to celebrate that great event of God’s love for us manifested in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On our SECULAR calendar, we celebrate a different manifestation of God’s love in the beautiful vocation of MOTHERHOOD!
The family, as God established it, is where we as human beings get our first experience of God’s love. In the wisdom of God’s plan, human beings come into the world as the result of love between a husband and wife — God wanted us to be born into a loving communion of persons. In the ideals of family life, there is a mutual exchange of love. Now granted, as human beings, we unfortunately often fall short of the ideals, but the annual celebration of Mother’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on the beauty of motherhood in God’s loving plan, and to thank God for the gift of that special vocation! None of us would be here if it weren’t for our mother! So, below are two prayers: the first we can pray as children, for our own mothers and for all mothers; the second is for mothers themselves to pray, aware of the challenges their vocation entails, and also aware of the special graces available from God to be effective in their beautiful and unique role in God’s loving plan.
The family, as God established it, is where we as human beings get our first experience of God’s love. In the wisdom of God’s plan, human beings come into the world as the result of love between a husband and wife — God wanted us to be born into a loving communion of persons. In the ideals of family life, there is a mutual exchange of love. Now granted, as human beings, we unfortunately often fall short of the ideals, but the annual celebration of Mother’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on the beauty of motherhood in God’s loving plan, and to thank God for the gift of that special vocation! None of us would be here if it weren’t for our mother! So, below are two prayers: the first we can pray as children, for our own mothers and for all mothers; the second is for mothers themselves to pray, aware of the challenges their vocation entails, and also aware of the special graces available from God to be effective in their beautiful and unique role in God’s loving plan.
PRAYER FOR MOTHERS
God our creator,
we come before You
and lift up in prayer all mothers,
grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers to be
who gave the gift of life.
We give you thanks
for their presence, talents and gifts
which they share
in our church, society and world.
May all mothers know
of Your loving and gentle presence
and may they always turn toward You
in times of joy, sorrow and glory.
We ask this in Your Name. Amen.
PRAYER OF MOTHERS
Father in heaven,
grant me the grace to appreciate
the dignity which you have conferred on me.
Let me realize that not even the Angels
have been blessed with such a privilege —
to share in your creative miracle
and bring new saints to heaven.
Make me a good mother to all my children
after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son.
God our creator,
we come before You
and lift up in prayer all mothers,
grandmothers, stepmothers and mothers to be
who gave the gift of life.
We give you thanks
for their presence, talents and gifts
which they share
in our church, society and world.
May all mothers know
of Your loving and gentle presence
and may they always turn toward You
in times of joy, sorrow and glory.
We ask this in Your Name. Amen.
PRAYER OF MOTHERS
Father in heaven,
grant me the grace to appreciate
the dignity which you have conferred on me.
Let me realize that not even the Angels
have been blessed with such a privilege —
to share in your creative miracle
and bring new saints to heaven.
Make me a good mother to all my children
after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son.
Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary
I ask your continued blessings on my family.
Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth
and attain the eternal happiness
of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
I ask your continued blessings on my family.
Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth
and attain the eternal happiness
of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
First Holy Communion
Over the past two weekends, 130 children from our parish received Jesus for the first time in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. This is always a very special time for our young people and our entire parish community. Please keep these children and their families in your prayers.
Vacation Bible School
Corpus Christi
Mass and Procession
Save the Date
Join us on Sunday, June 19, 2022
St. Louise de Marillac Church site
12:00 Noon Mass
St. Louise de Marillac Church site
12:00 Noon Mass
As St. Catherine Labouré Parish celebrates the Feast of Corpus Christi. Mass and Outdoor Eucharistic Procession followed by Ice Cream Social.
Our First Communicants are specially invited to wear their Communion dress clothes and join the procession.
Recertification for Existing Employees and Volunteers
Protecting God’s Children Maltreatment 3.2 and Vulnerable Adults Combined. This training is required for all clergy, staff, and volunteers as a follow-up to the Protecting God’s Children course. This new online training will take just over an hour to complete and will be recertified every three years.
To complete the video training, log in at www.virtusonline.org. If you don’t know your login information, click the “need login information” link under the password box. All volunteers have an account, regardless of whether they have accessed the system in the past.
While your volunteer help is greatly appreciated and much needed, this training is a requirement in order to continue.
Please contact mlantzman@sja-stl.org if you have any questions regarding your Virtus account.
Bereavement Support Group
Do you need some support in your grief journey?
St. Catherine Labouré Parish is sponsoring a TUESDAY AFTERNOON EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETING from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. in the Conference Center (upper level) of LeGras Hall, 320 McMurray Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15241. Sister M. Faith Balawejder, pastoral associate, will facilitate the gathering which will begin on Tuesday, May 17 and run through Tuesday, June 21. If you are interested or would like to register, call Sr. Faith, 412-833-1240 or email, sfaith@sja-stl.org
Parish Mission Statement
As members of St. Catherine Labouré Parish, our Mission is to Learn Jesus, Love Jesus, and Live Jesus and to invite others to share in the Sacramental Life of the Catholic faith.