Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3-4 p.m. Thursday Leading Into First Friday 8-9 p.m.
Holy Mass: Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 8 a.m.(streamed online) & 10:30 a.m.
THE DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
In 1935, St. Faustina received a vision of an angel sent by God to chastise a certain city. She began to pray for mercy, but her prayers were powerless. Suddenly she saw the Holy Trinity and felt the power of Jesus’ grace within her. At the same time she found herself pleading with God for mercy with words she heard interiorly:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world; for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us. (Diary, 475)
As she continued praying this, the angel became helpless and could not carry out the deserved punishment. The next day, as she was entering the chapel, she again heard this interior voice, instructing her how to recite the prayer that our Lord later called “the Chaplet.” This time, after “have mercy on us” were added the words “and on the whole world”.
Pope St. John Paul II established the 2nd Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and continues until the Sunday after Easter.
For those making the nine-day novena, you may say it privately wherever you are, or attend the prayer with us daily at 3:00 p.m. in the church. The novena begins on Good Friday and ends at the closing on Divine Mercy Sunday.
The closing will be held at St. Elizabeth Church on Sunday, April 7, from 2-3:30 p.m. Confessions and Adoration will be available during the Holy Hour from 2-3. The blessing and veneration of the image will conclude with the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction starting at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
“At three o’clock implore My mercy especially for sinners; and if only for a brief moment immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the Hour of Great Mercy for the whole world. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.” – St. Faustina’s Diary, 1320.
Pick up a pamphlet for the Divine Mercy Chaplet available in the gathering space.
JOIN US ON MONDAY NIGHTS!
Watch The Chosen with fellow parishioners! Please join us on Mondays starting Monday, April 1, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the Harmony Room as we journey through the life of Christ and his disciples, in the series, The Chosen. Enjoy light snacks, fellowship, and seasons 1-2.
ORDINATIONS!
Seminarian Ryan Kehoe will be ordained a Deacon on Friday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Ryan was with us the 2022-23 school year. Please pray for him and for his classmates, and if you are able to, please join him for the Mass of Ordination that evening.
If you would like to be present at the ordination it will be at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. Please contact the parish office immediately if you are interested in carpooling options.
We are awaiting word of Deacon Daniel McGrath’s official call to priestly ordination, but that would be on Saturday, May 25 (day). Save the date, and if you would like to car pool to that, also call the parish office.
Pray for these men and for vocations!
PARISH APPRECIATION DINNER
Save the date! The Annual St. Elizabeth Parish Appreciation Dinner and Get Togeth-er will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in the school cafeteria. Choose between a ribeye steak or chicken breast dinner. The cost is $15 per person. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. and entertainment will follow dinner. Tickets will be sold in the Gathering Space the weekends of April 7 and April 14. Tickets can also be purchased at the parish or school office or by contacting Rob Hutson at 618-973-5459 or Andy Yurko at 618-931-4669.
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