The Friday Flocknote
This Week at Saint Andrew
*Note: Due to roof repair, Adoration will take place in main church Monday through Friday until further notice.
Sat Mar 18
2:30pm: Confessions
4:00pm: Vigil Mass - Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sun Mar 19 - Fourth Sunday of Lent
7:30am: Mass
Mon Mar 20
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass - Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass - Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass - Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tue Mar 21
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
10:00am: Bible Study - Classroom C
12:00pm: Mass
6:30pm: Bible Study - Main Church - Letters to the Hebrews
Wed Mar 22
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
10:00am: Rosary Ministry - Classroom C
12:00pm: Mass
Thu Mar 23
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass
Fri Mar 24
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Main Church
12:00pm: Mass
12:30pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
6:00pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
Bible Study is Back!
A new bible study has begun and meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm. The topic is Letters to the Hebrews. This will be an Ascension Publishing DVD, 8-week presentation at no cost to you. All are invited. For questions, please contact Bob at 772-283-0342 or cobra12220@aol.com.
Good Friday Stations of the Cross
with Musical Accompaniment
Join us Friday April 7, 2023 at 6pm by the lake for a special gathering to pray the Way of the Cross with song! CALLED, St. Andrew's own music ministry, will be performing as part of the event. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your devotion to our Lord's sacrifice.
2023 Lenten Schedule
Every Monday through Thursday, up until and including Thu Mar 30
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
12:00pm: Mass
Every Friday, up until and including Fri Mar 31
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
12:00pm: Mass
12:30pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
6:00pm: Stations of the Cross - by the lake
Every Saturday up until and including Sat Apr 1
7:30am: Mass
Wed Mar 29
6:00pm: Lenten Penance Service
* There are no confessions during Holy Week. This is the last opportunity for confession until Sat Apr 15
Thu Apr 6 - Holy Thursday
6:00pm: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
There is no morning Mass or Noon Mass on Th Apr 6
Fri Apr 7 - Holy Friday
12:00pm: Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy Chaplet
3:00pm: Veneration of the Cross, Communion Service, Stations of the Cross and Divine Mercy Chaplet
* The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Fri, Apr 7
* There are no Masses on Holy Friday
Sat Apr 8 - Holy Saturday
7:45pm: Holy Saturday Mass
* There are no confessions until Sat Apr 15
* There is no morning Mass on Sat Apr 8
Video of the Week
When the Best Decision is to "Stay the Course"
Saint of the Week
Saint Joseph,
spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Feast Day – Mar 20
(c. ? – ?)
The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man. The quality meant a lot more than faithfulness in paying debts.
When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means that God, the all-holy or “righteous” one, so transforms a person that the individual shares somehow in God’s own holiness, and hence it is really “right” for God to love him or her. In other words, God is not playing games, acting as if we were lovable when we are not.
By saying Joseph was “just,” the Bible means that he was one who was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. He became holy by opening himself totally to God.
The rest we can easily surmise. Think of the kind of love with which he wooed and won Mary, and the depth of the love they shared during their marriage.
It is no contradiction of Joseph’s manly holiness that he decided to divorce Mary when she was found to be with child. The important words of the Bible are that he planned to do this “quietly” because he was “a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame” (Matthew 1:19).
The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God—in marrying Mary, in naming Jesus, in shepherding the precious pair to Egypt, in bringing them to Nazareth, in the undetermined number of years of quiet faith and courage.
When the Bible speaks of God “justifying” someone, it means that God, the all-holy or “righteous” one, so transforms a person that the individual shares somehow in God’s own holiness, and hence it is really “right” for God to love him or her. In other words, God is not playing games, acting as if we were lovable when we are not.
By saying Joseph was “just,” the Bible means that he was one who was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. He became holy by opening himself totally to God.
The rest we can easily surmise. Think of the kind of love with which he wooed and won Mary, and the depth of the love they shared during their marriage.
It is no contradiction of Joseph’s manly holiness that he decided to divorce Mary when she was found to be with child. The important words of the Bible are that he planned to do this “quietly” because he was “a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame” (Matthew 1:19).
The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God—in marrying Mary, in naming Jesus, in shepherding the precious pair to Egypt, in bringing them to Nazareth, in the undetermined number of years of quiet faith and courage.
A kind of meditation is all the rage in secular circles, but the Catholic faith offers something far better. "In meditation, the goal is to attain an emptying of the self. During the hour of Adoration we quiet the mind, empty ourselves, but only so that we can become filled with the Holy Spirit. We do not remain empty." Read the whole thing here!
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