Flocknote Friday!
"Jesus told her,
“I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord."
“I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?”
She said to him, “Yes, Lord."
5th Sunday of Lent
At the Catechetical Institute School of Discipleship, students have a weekly challenge to help them become activated disciples. This week's challenge is listed to the right. For more information on the Catechetical Institute, visit saintpaulseminary.org/ci
Week 6: Be Aware
Situational Awareness is knowing what is going on around you. Disciples look for opportunities to not only grow in virtue but to share Jesus with others.
Challenge:
Be aware of your surroundings throughout the day. Write down what you heard or observed or how you might have shared Jesus with another.
Saturday, March 25:
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.
What does that mean?
It is the announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus Christ.
What does the Bible say about this? Check it out
Luke 1: 27-32
The virgin’s name was Mary.
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored!
The Lord is with you.”
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered
what kind of greeting this might be.
Mary; you have found favor with God.
You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.
And, how about a prophecy from the Old Testament in Isaiah 7:14 (written about 800 years before the birth of Jesus)?
"Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son,
and she will call His name Immanuel"
Holy Thursday – Washing of the Feet
Your help is needed in identifying parishioners to take part in the Washing of the Feet as part of the Holy Thursday liturgy (April 6 at 7:00pm) – a demonstration of the “humility and charity of Christ towards his disciples.” Those chosen to take part in this ritual “represent the variety and the unity of each part of the people of God. Such small groups can be made up of men and women, and it is appropriate that they consist of people young and old, healthy and sick, clerics, consecrated men and women and laity.” (Taken from the 2016 decree In Missa In Cena Domini from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments)
Please send your nominations to lynn.sticha@npcatholic.org no later than Monday, April 3. Please include a note about why you are nominating each person.
Thank you!
Christian prayer is powerful. Christian prayer during this holiest time of the year is life and world-changing. Be an active participant in the change and reform that God desires for our world. Look ahead to Holy Week and plan how you can set it aside in a special way to honor Jesus’ sacrifice and to give Him the opening He needs to accomplish the good work He has started in us. ~ from this week's Padre's Pen.