Deacon Ward's Message of the Day 5/25/2020

~Mater Dei Parish~
St. Mary Star of the Sea / St. Edward the Confessor   
St. James the Greater   
St. Benedict Labre

J *  M  *  J

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Jesus, Mary and Joseph,
I give you my heart, I give you my life.

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 Deacon Ward's Almost Daily Message 
Monday May 25, 2020

Happy Memorial Day!

Today we honor and pray for all who served

"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.
It means a strong desire to live taking the 
form of a readiness to die."
(G.K. Chesterton)

and...

Happy Easter, my brothers and sisters in Christ!
Alleluia!  Alleluia!

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~Announcements for Today~

Holy Sunday Masses will resume !
Mater Dei parish will again be celebrating Sunday and Holy Day masses beginning the weekend of June 6 and 7.
There will be  protocols regarding the number of people who can attend and covid-19 precautions will be in place for everyone's safety.

Stay tuned for more information over the next several days; you may go to our parish website for updates...materdeivermont.com.
    
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Something to contemplate, to think about...

“The manger and the Cross thus stand at the two extremities of the Savior’s life. 
He accepted the manger because there was no room at the inn; He accepted the Cross because men said, ‘We will not have this Man for our King. 
Disowned upon entering, rejected upon leaving, He was laid in a stranger’s stable at the beginning, and a stranger’s grave at the end. 
An ox and an ass surround His crib at Bethlehem; two thieves were to surround His Cross on Calvary.  
He was wrapped in swaddling bands in His birthplace, He was again laid in swaddling clothes in His tomb…”
(Fulton J Sheen)

Enjoy the sunshine and the love of God!
😊
Until next time...In His Peace.   Deacon Ward
  

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