Yes, my brothers and sisters in Christ it's
that time!
We are entering into a period of great
meditation!
We are all called to place ourselves at the
foot of the Holy Cross...a call for repentance and a reminder
of our own mortality.
As Catholics we know who and where God is.
Because Jesus took on our weak and mortal
nature, we can receive what is his...we become the very righteousness of God.
"A clean heart create for me, O God."
For all our parish Lenten services please go to the Mater Dei website for a complete schedule.
materdeivermont.com
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First things first...
Continuing to remember all of our
priests and deacons in our prayers...
"Gracious and loving God,
we thank you for the gift of our priests and deacons. Through them, we experience your presence in the sacraments.
Help our priests and deacons to be strong in their vocations. Set their souls on fire with love of your people.
Grant them the wisdom, understanding, and strength they need to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Inspire them with the vision of your Kingdom.
Give them the words they need to spread the Gospel.
Allow them to experience joy in their ministry.
Help them to become instruments of your divine grace.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns as our Eternal Priest."
Amen..
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~~ADORATION ST. EDWARD'S~~
Jesus invites you to spend an hour (or a few minutes)in His presence
EachMonday from 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
at St. Edward the Confessor Church.
Join me in Morning Prayer (Liturgy of the Hours)
from the Shorter Christian Prayer,
and in the praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
....from 9:00 - 10:00.
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~~ADORATION ST. MARY'S~~
NOTE!
Holy Adoration on Friday Evening
has been suspended until after Easter
Holy Adoration
****FRIDAYS!****
"It is easier for the world to exist without a sun than to exist without the Eucharist."
(St. Padre Pio)
...Starting at 7:00 PM!
Come and join us (or online) for
Holy Adoration andHoly Rosary (Led by Fr. Rijo)
from St. Mary Star of the Sea Church
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Happy St. Valentine's Day!
What is love? Love is an act of the will...more accurately, the willing of the good of another.
To love is nothing less than wanting what is good for someone else and...here's the important part...then to act on that desire.
Real love is the crossing over of the confines of our own needs and desires, and embracing the other's good for the other's sake.
It's an escape from the black hole of the ego...which tends to draw everything around it into itself.
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Thomas Merton
For contemplation I offer you the spiritual writings of
Thomas Merton...monk, poet, spiritual writer and activist...
Spiritual lesson of the day...
"Keep your eyes clean and your ears quiet and your mind serene. Breathe God's air.
Work, if you can, under His sky.
But if you have to live in a city and work among machines and ride in the subways and eat in a place where the radio makes you deaf with spurious news and where the food destroys your life and the sentiments of those around you poison your heart with boredom, do not be impatient, but accept it as the love of God and a seed of solitude planted in your soul.
If you are appalled by those things, you will keep your appetite for the healing silence of recollection.
But meanwhile...keep your sense of compassion for the men who have forgotten the very concept of solitude.
You, at least, know that it exists and that it is the source of peace and joy.
You can still hope for such joy. They don't even hope for it any more."
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May your journey through the season of Lent, until the beauty of the Holy Resurrection, be filled with with His love and mercy!
Jesus * Mary * Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Thursday October 1, 2020 Memorial St. Terese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church "The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and put all our trust in Almighty God." 🌹🌹🌹 Please forgive me for my recent absence. The intent of this blog is/was to bring you announcements of our Mater Dei parish, and some selected reflective payers and thoughts. Because there have been so few "tuning in" ... I presume that most get our parish announcements/information directly from our Sunday bulletins and from the Mater Dei website. My intent and wish now is to bring you more of the "bread of life" ...true nourishment for our souls and spirit...with some occasional announcements sprinkled in. For now I will post once a week; I hope you will join me! 🌹🌹🌹 Solemn Mass of Ordination to the Order of Deacon I wa
St. Andre Bessette Parish Essentials and Expressions Deacon Ward Nolan St. Edward the Confessor St. Mary Star of the Sea St. Benedict Labre St. James the Greater 🌹🌹🌹🌹 J * M * J Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart, I give you my life. 🌹🌹🌹🌹 For the latest update of events, daily and Sunday Holy Masses, and hours of confession, Prayer List, Holy Adoration times, please go to the parish website: standrebessetteparish .com or give us a call at the St. Andre Bessette Parish office: 802-744-4066 🌹🌹🌹🌹 Pray for vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and the religious life....🙏 “Eternal Father, we lift up to you these and all the priests and deacons of the world. Sanctify them, heal and guide them. Mold them into the likeness and holiness of your Son, Jesus, the Eternal High Priest. May their lives be pleasing to you. In Jesus' name, we pray.&qu
~Mater Dei Parish~ St. Mary Star of the Sea St. Edward the Confessor St. James the Greater St. Benedict Labre Jesus * Mary * Joseph 🌹🌹🌹 Deacon Ward 's Essentials and Expressions Friday September 4, 2020 Hi everybody! I know it's been a while since I've posted, but there hasn't been a whole lot to bring to you regarding Church announcements. And, since this is an "Announcements" blog, I will only post when there is something significant to bring to you. You can stay up t o date with announcements by checking the weekly Church bulletin and by going to the Mater Dei website. I enjoy bringing to you reflections, prayers and such; and even though there is only a small handful of you that have been reading this blog, I will continue to do so. Mater Dei Parish Coming Soon! Fall of 2020 Why do Catholics do that? Come Join us, One and All! · Are you interests in learning more about your faith or about the Catholic Church? ·
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