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Eucharistic Adoration
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Friday at 1p.m. and
6p.m., ASL interpreted with
LAST
Soup Supper for this Lent.
FORGIVENESS
Lent is a great time to seek and receive forgiveness.
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God is looking forward to you seeing Him more clearly this Lent. May you continue to seek Him deeply through this season.
God Bless!
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA BEGINS MARCH 29TH
THE FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Our Lord asked Sister Faustina to pray and work towards establishing a Feast of The Divine Mercy on the Sunday after Easter, He told her: On that day, the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to confession (eight days before or after) and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment (Diary 699).
See attached for more about the message of Divine Mercy: Trust and Mercy
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024
MINISTRY CALL FOR SACRISTANS
Parents find ‘conspirators for the good’ at Wellspring Catholic Academy of St. Bernadette
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REVIVAL CORNER
THIS Weekend at St. Bernadette
Palm Sunday
Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord
(Lk: 19:38, Mk: 11:1-10, Jn: 12:12-16)!
Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest! (Mk 11:1-10).
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Jesus begins this Holy Week to help prepare all of us for what is to come. He takes the initiative in ordering preparation for His entry into Jerusalem on a “colt” and rides this animal into the city. Many people put their cloaks on the ground before Him as many do for the red carpet for royalty. Though this King was not a king of this world, but the great King of all the nations, sent to remedy a multitude of sins for all the nations. Many greeted Him simply as a prophet on His journey. Jesus took the initiative at His last supper, and eventually took the initiative to carry all our crosses at Calvary.
Jesus is the great servant of all, by taking the initiative in “His passion and death for the sins of the human race” (Mk: 10:45). Imagine all the servants we have had opportunities to work with and be helped by in our lives. Many have brought great joy to us and healed us. Though this is no comparison to the love, the servitude, and the great gift of love Jesus gives each of us on this Palm Sunday.
One thing that reminds me so clearly of Palm Sunday is the palm branches/fronds we receive. The palms in ancient times were symbols of victory, peace, and eternal life. Perhaps many of us still have the palm branches somewhere in our homes from last year in the crosses we made out of them. Jesus is here for us, even on that long, glorious entry into Jerusalem. But not in the way many may have imagined. Not in a fancy limousine, or in a fancy jet, or horse drawn carriage. He rode into town on a non-glorious back of a donkey for some to question how this could be the Messiah, the savior of the world.
As we reflect on these final days of Lent perhaps, we remember those times in the past several weeks of how we may have been astonished at some of the smallest things we learned about ourselves that made us better and gave us strength. We may have further examples over this week to embrace Jesus' love, to embrace the symbol of His love for us with palm branches, and His ultimate gift of service to us with His death on the cross. May almighty God bless each of you and may you open your hearts to the love of Jesus symbolized with palms you receive this week.
In Christ,
Deacon Patrick
FRIDAY - March 22, 2024
8:30 a.m. - Adoration
1:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross
6:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross, ASL interpreted with LAST Soup Supper
SATURDAY - March 23, 2024
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Confessions
4:00 p.m. Mass
SUNDAY - March 24, 2024
8:15 a.m. Confessions
9:00 a.m. Mass,, Third Scrutiny
11:30 a.m. Confessions
12:00 p.m. Mass
12:00 p.m. Mass
March 24| The Palm Sunday
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Pope from July 30, 657 - January 27, 672 A.D.
Died: January 27, 672 A.D.
Pronounced: vee-TAHL-ee-ahn
Give me the scoop on Vitalian.
Little is known about St. Vitalian’s life prior to his election on July 30, 657. Once in the Chair of Peter, Vitalian did quite a bit in his decade and a half as pope. He reconciled a dispute over the date of Easter with the Church in England and also appointed a new archbishop of Canterbury – the well-educated monk (now saint) Theodore of Tarsus – after the death of Archbishop Deusdedit in 664. All done (probably) over tea, with two sugars.
Vitalian also exercised his judicial power over the Eastern Church in 667. When Bishop John of Lappa (Greece) had been illegally deposed by his archbishop, Paulus, John appealed to the pope. He was promptly thrown in jail for doing so, but escaped to Rome, where Vitalian held a synod to hear his case. Finding John innocent, Vitalian wrote Paulus commanding him to reinstate John, and to quit deposing good bishops thank you very much. Recognized as a saint by the Roman Church, Vitalian’s feast day is the date of his death, January 27. He was buried in St. Peter’s Basilica.
What was he known for?
This pope, in his 15 years in office, helped to reconcile the bad blood between the West and the East. Soon after his election, Vitalian sent word to the emperor, Constans II and Patriarch Peter of Constantinople. Both were still keeping the orthodox faith at arm’s length, but the letter from Vitalian seemed to soften the now-unpopular emperor, who was getting heat from citizens for his treatment of Pope St. Martin I and St. Maximus, not to mention for the killing of his own brother.
Perhaps the friendless Constans II was looking for refuge in the saintly pope, because he responded by confirming the pope’s position as head of the Catholic Church, and also sent to Rome a set of Gospels covered in gold and adorned with precious stones. Vitalian also hosted Constans II in Rome for a few days in 663. When the emperor was assassinated in 668, Vitalian helped his son, Constantine IV, succeed to the throne over a usurper, Mezezius. All of this strengthened what had been tenuous relations between the West and the East for many decades.
Fun Fact...
It’s believed that the use of pipe organs for church music dates back to the 7th Century, specifically during St. Vitalian’s papacy.
What else was going on in the world at the time?
St. Colman, a great Irish missionary, sailed to Ireland with 30 disciples in 668, settling at Inishbofin in County Galway and founding a monastery there. The monastery’s ruins are able to be seen today, photos of which can be found here.
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