My friends in Christ,
This week, we will celebrate the installation of our new Archbishop at the Cathedral. Though it has to be a private ceremony, I hope you will join us by live stream or television broadcast:
Vespers
Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 PM.
Tuesday, May 5, 7:00 PM.
Live-streamed at livestream.com/archatl/hartmayer
Installation Mass
Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM.
Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM.
Livestreamed at livestream.com/archatl/hartmayer
Broadcast on ETWN and the Catholic Television Network
Broadcast on ETWN and the Catholic Television Network
Changes to our Mass schedule this week
On Tuesday, May 5, Fr. Mark will celebrate the 12:10 Mass and Rosary from the d'Youville Chapel. It will be live-streamed on the Cathedral's Facebook page. There will be no live-streamed adoration.
Because the installation Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, May 6, there will be no 12:10 PM Mass, rosary, or adoration on Wednesday.
We will return to our regular live-stream schedule of daily Mass, rosary, and adoration on Thursday.
On Tuesday, May 5, Fr. Mark will celebrate the 12:10 Mass and Rosary from the d'Youville Chapel. It will be live-streamed on the Cathedral's Facebook page. There will be no live-streamed adoration.
Because the installation Mass will be celebrated at 12:30 PM on Wednesday, May 6, there will be no 12:10 PM Mass, rosary, or adoration on Wednesday.
We will return to our regular live-stream schedule of daily Mass, rosary, and adoration on Thursday.
Yours in Christ,
Monsignor Mc
P.S. The Holy Father issued a letter to the faithful as we enter the month of May. He offers us two prayers to pray this month. Read his letter here.
P.S. The Holy Father issued a letter to the faithful as we enter the month of May. He offers us two prayers to pray this month. Read his letter here.
UPDATE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION
Our pastoral care team and other ministers have been making a lot of phone calls to parishioners - checking in on how you’re doing and what needs you may have. We can’t reach you if we don’t have the right information! Please email Laura at lsejud-mcconnell@ctking.com to verify your contact information is up to date.
UPCOMING CLASSES
Adult Confirmation Class
It takes the Holy Spirit to power through social distancing and stay-at-home orders. If you are an adult who has received Baptism and First Communion in the Catholic Church, the Sacrament of Confirmation will give you the power you need. First step: fill out our form online. You’ll meet with Bernadette Flowers, Associate Director of Faith Formation, via Google Duo to determine the best path for you to receive the power of the Holy Spirit.
Online Journeying Through Grief Class
Mondays, starting May 18 at 6:30 pm via Zoom.
If you are in need of consolation after losing a loved one, this Christ-centered series may be for you. Through a series of spiritual reflections combined with writing and sharing activities, “The New Day Journal” course supports you as you work through the reality of your loss. For information on accessing class materials on Amazon and to register, contact Linda Dyson at 404-233-2145 (ext.440) ldyson@ctking.org. Class size is limited! Internet or smartphone access is required to attend this class online. In-person classes are anticipated in Fall 2020 for those without internet access.
COMMUNION PRAYERS
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
Stay with Me, by Padre Pio
Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me Lord, because I am weak, and I need Your strength, so that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me Lord, for You are my life, and without You, I am without fervor.
Stay with me Lord, for You are my light, and without you, I am in darkness.
Stay with me Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me Lord, for I desire to love you very much, and always be in Your Company.
Stay with me Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
Stay with me Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love.
Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late, and the day is coming to a close, and life passes, death, judgment, eternity approach. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches. I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile.
Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You.
Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.
Stay with me Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to you, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love.
Stay with me Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation because I do not merit it, but the gift of Your presence, oh yes, I ask this of You.
Stay with me Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.
With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen.
