Ave Maria

04-30-2023Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates many months of the year to certain devotions. The entire month of May is devoted to honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Catholic custom of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin arose at the end of the 13th century.

The great prayer to Our Lady is called the Hail Mary. It is sometimes called the Angelical Salutation and is considered to be the most important prayer addressed to the Blessed Virgin. There are five expressions of prayer offered in each Hail Mary – the salutation or greeting, praise, congratulations, thanksgiving, and petition.

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Downcast

04-23-2023Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The pain and sorrow we feel when someone close to us dies can be overwhelming to say the least. Anyone who has suffered and grieved the death of someone close to them may be able to relate to the two disciples in today’s Gospel. Today we hear that they have left Jerusalem and are heading to the village of Emmaus. They are grieving the death of Jesus whom they just saw crucified and buried in Jerusalem. Sacred Scripture tells us that they are “downcast,” because not only did they experience a tragedy, they were also hoping that Jesus would be the one to free them from all their misery. But now Jesus is dead and their dreams are shattered. As they walk down the road, they are putting distance between themselves and the city in which their lives fell apart and their hope was crushed. In the midst of their loss and grief, Jesus greets them and walks with them even they don’t recognize Him.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

04-16-2023Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

"But he was pierced for our sins, crushed for our iniquity. He bore the punishment that makes us whole, by his wounds we were healed." —Eph 2:4-5

On Divine Mercy Sunday, the focus is on the healing power of Our Lord's Mercy. Through Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Confessions, praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the celebration of the Eucharistic Liturgy, we focus our attention to God's Divine Mercy. Along with the regular Mass schedule, we will have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the main church and Confessions beginning at 2:00pm.

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Easter and God's Mercy

04-09-2023Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Happy Easter to you and a special welcome to you if you are visiting our wonderful parish family! As we are able to come together as God’s family, I pray you may come to know the peace of God in your hearts now and always. Our Lord is our strength in good times and in bad.

Many people have come to know God’s love especially in difficult times. This year is no exception. Coming to Holy Mass to receive Our Lord in Holy Communion and giving thanks to God for His many blessings is good and pleasing to God.

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Holy Week

04-02-2023Letter from the PastorFr. Don Kline, V.F.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Welcome to Holy Week! Today, we begin the holiest week of the year for the Catholic Church. This week the Church commemorates Christ’s death and burial. Ancient writers called this the Great or Holy Week of Our Lord’s Passion. The custom of keeping the Holy Week goes all the way back to the time of the Apostles. When the early Christians spoke about Jesus to others, they started with the Passion of Our Lord. Scholars believe that the Passion of Our Lord spread before the other parts of the Gospel were even written down. The Passion of Our Lord is really the starting point for building our relationship with Jesus.

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