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How well do you know Advent?

Day 16 of 30 - Bible Gratitude Verse But the LORD said to Samuel: Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as a mortal, who sees the appearance. The LORD looks into the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7

Today's Holy Day Explained: The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Gospel Reflection from Bishop Robert Barron Monday, November 9, 2020 Today’s Readings: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/110920.cfm... FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME JOHN 2:13-22 Friends, in our Gospel, Jesus performs the dramatic gesture of cleansing the temple. His prophetic vocation will manifest itself in all of his speech, gestures, and actions. Jesus’ confrontation with fallen powers and dysfunctional traditions will be highly focused, intense, and disruptive. Standing at the heart of the holy city of Jerusalem, the temple was the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of the nation. Turning over the tables of the money-changers, driving out the merchants, shouting in high dudgeon, and upsetting the order of that place was striking at the most sacred institution of the culture, the unassailable embodiment of the tradition. It was to show oneself as a critic in the most radical and surprising sense possible. That this act of Jesus the warrior flowed from the depth of his prophetic identity is witnessed to by the author of John’s Gospel: His disciples recalled the words of Scripture, ‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’ Many of the historical critics of the New Testament hold that this eventshocking, unprecedented, perverseis what finally persuaded the leaders that Jesus merited execution.

Mass - November 8, 2020 Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time An Act of Spiritual Communion ... My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now 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.

Day 15 of 30 - Bible Gratitude Verse that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, 1 Corinthians 1:5

CHANGE FOR THIS WEEK ONLY : Because of family circumstances, our volunteers will record weekly Mass on Sunday 11/8 at 9:30am.CHANGE FOR THIS WEEK ONLY : Because of family circumstances, our volunteers will record weekly Mass on Sunday 11/8 at 9:30am.

Best Advent Ever Let Your Soul Shine - with Matthew Kelly Reflections from the first week of Advent

NOVEMBER - MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of November to praying in a special way for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. The Holy Souls (also called the Faithful Departed) are members of the Church who await the purification of their souls before joining the saints in heaven for all eternity. Specifically, they are referred to as the Church Suffering (the saints in heaven are the Church Triumphant, and the faithful on earth are the Church Militant).The poor souls in purgatory cannot pray for themselves or do anything to hasten their entrance into heaven, but we can and ought to pray for them as an act of charity.

Holy Father’s Monthly Prayer Intention Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to answer the Holy Father's request and to join with many people worldwide in praying for this intention each month. From time to time, the Holy Father may add a second prayer intention related to current events or urgent needs, like disaster relief. The second prayer request will help mobilize prayer and action related to the urgent situ...ation. The Holy Father has entrusted these intentions in a particular way to the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network (also known as the Apostleship of Prayer), an organization that works to encourage Christians to respond to the Pope's appeal and to deepen their daily prayer. You can find more information about the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network on their website. http://popesprayerusa.net/popes-intentions/(The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network will also publish any urgent prayer intentions of the Holy Father as soon as they are received from the Holy See.) November Artificial Intelligence We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may always serve humankind.

The Saints were not superhuman. They were people who loved God in their hearts, and who shared this joy with others. ~ Pope Francis We are all called to be great saints. Don’t miss the opportunity. ~ Mother Angelica #AllSaintsDay

Vigil Mass - October 31, 2020 Solemnity of All Saints An Act of Spiritual Communion ... My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now 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.

The Beatification Mass of Fr. Michael J McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus can be watched live, today, October 31, starting at 11:00 AM, through the Knights of Columbus website. See link below.

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