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Sunday September 17th, 2006
First Sunday after the Holy Cross
Gospel: Mark 10: 35 – 45
Readings: 2 Timothy 2: 1 – 10 In the First Sunday after the Holy Cross, the Church chose this Gospel according to St. Mark. On his journey to Jerusalem, Jesus hinted to the cup he was about to drink and the baptism of blood he was about to drink and the baptism of blood he was about to endure. He also talked clearly about the death that was waiting for him in Jerusalem.
Jesus’ answer to the request of John and James to sit on his left and right side stirred the feelings of jealousy in the rest of the apostles according to this world’s thinking. Jesus explained that the spiritual kinship is far more important that that of the blood. When asked about his mother and brothers, he said: “My mother and brothers are those who live according to the will of God.”
The disciples did not know the glory that Jesus was about to receive or the baptism that he was about to accept. The two disciples agreed to drink from the same cup he was drinking. Jesus entered James and John and all the other disciples in the mysterious destiny that await them crashing all their earthly dreams by inviting them to drink the cup of passion and to consecrate themselves to him and to their mission.
“Prepared by Fr. Paul Oneid.”
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Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for Calvary Baptist Church Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sun. September 17th, 2006
First Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد الأوّل بعد عيد الصليب
Ø 9:30AM: Elias Obeid (Family)
Ø 11:00AM: Milani Abraham (Family)
Mon. September 18th, 2006
Ø 9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
Ø 5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
Ø 6:00PM: Louie Elias (Mr. Edward Boutros)
Tue. September 19th, 2006
Ø 5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony.
Ø 6:00PM: Bakhos Jacobs (Mr. & Mrs. Tom Raffoul)
Wed. September 20th, 2006
Ø 5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
Ø 6:00PM: Wajih Nohra & Parents & Son-in-law Antoune Nohra (Maria Nohra)
Thu. September 21st, 2006
Ø 5:30PM: St. Charbel’s Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Elias Obeid (Marie Obeid & Family)
Fri. September 22nd, 2006
Ø 5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
Ø 6:00PM: Souad Haifa (Mr. & Mrs. Ricardo Kantati)
Sun. September 24th, 2006
Second Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد الثاني بعد عيد الصليب
Ø 9:30AM: Hanna Raffoul (6 Mths. Mem. Mass) (Family)
Ø 11:00AM: Tony Badaoui (Family)
Ø 1:30PM: Joe Achille Jraige.
Community News & Events During This Week
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Ø Bulletin Ad: Space is available to advertise in our Church Bulletin: 6 Months: $70.00, 1 Year $ 120.00. Please call the Church at 519-322-2282 to post an ad.
Ø Masses in Memory: We received the Masses in Memory of Hiyam Laba Campagna. We thank you for your generosity. May God rest her soul in peace and grant consolation for her family and relatives.
Ø First Banns Between: Mouris Nohra & Alice Saba
Scott Randall Vachon & Rita Sarkis.
Ø Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe will visit our Parish starting October 7th, 2006. If you are interested in having Mother Mary visit your home for one day, please sign up your name on the sheet provided at the Church entrance.
Ø Our deepest sympathies to the Azar Family for the loss of John Azar who passed on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the age of 38. The Funeral was held in St. Anthony’s Parish on Friday, September 15th, 2006. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives.
Ø Bingo Sessions: Thursday, October 5th, 2006 at 1:00PM.
Ø Erie Memorial Gardens: Introducing our new Baby Butterfly with a special dedication of the Chrysalis Corner, September 17th, 2006 at Erie Memorial Gardens at 2:00PM. A service of Remembrance and Reception to follow. This service is for anyone who was affected by the grief of miscarriage, stillbirth, or death of a newborn. For further information, please call: Liz Chaplain @ 519-326-2373, ext. 4443 or Donna White @ 519-326-2373, ext. 4131.
Ø Tony Kiwan: Haddad Entertainment proudly presents: Tony Kiwan in Windsor, Friday September 22, 2006 with Belly Dancer Performance at the Fogolar Club, North Service Rd., 1800 EC Row Ave. East, (519) 966-2300. Tickets start at $ 70.00 with dinner. VIP available. For Tickets and reservations, call: Karim: (519)971-9075, George: (519) 250-5506.
Ø Join Life Chain: All you do is hold a sign that reads “Abortion kills children” for one hour from 2:30 to 3:30PM on International Life Chain Sunday held October 1st, 2006 along Erie & Talbot St. Life Chain is a peaceful public witness to the truth. We need to give public witness that we protest the deliberate killing of unborn babies. If you have never participated in a life chain, please consider giving it a try. Will you invest one hour to save a lifetime! For more info, please call: 519-325-0929.
Ø Knights of Columbus News:
- General Meeting: Tuesday, September 19th, 2006 at 7:30PM at Church Hall.
- First Degree Initiation: Sunday October 29th, 2006 in Kingsville. Candidates be there at 1:00PM and degree starts at 2:00PM.
- First and 2nd Degree: September 24th, 2006 Father Paul Watson, Council 8918, 1:00PM and November 22nd, 2006, St. Peter’s Maronite Council 13335 at 6:00PM.
- K O C Bingo Sessions: Monday October 30, 2006 at 7:00PM and Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 1:00PM.
St. Matthew, September 21st
The cal of St. Matthew, the tax collector, to be one of the twelve apostles of Jesus is described in the Gospel which bears his name. “Jesus saw a man named Matthew at his post where taxes were collected. He said to him, ‘Follow me!’ And Matthew got up and followed him.”
It is hard to imagine a more unlikely person for Jesus to call as a companion than Matthew. Tax collectors, as agents of a hated Roman Government and members of a profession known for unfairness and greed, were despised by the Jewish people. They were excluded from the synagogue and the temple. No good Jew would have anything to do with them.
When Jesus invited Matthew to follow him and then ate at his house where Matthew’s friends, outsiders like himself, were gathered, he heard the outraged comments of Capernaum’s local leaders. “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answered simply, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor; sick people do.” By calling Matthew, Jesus invited an outcast to enjoy the healing friendship of God.
In a lesson of love, he showed that God wants all, no matter who they are, to share his life. According to tradition, Matthew wrote down the stories and words of Jesus in Aramaic, the ancient language of Palestine.
The first Gospel had its origin in him. Among the evangelists he is symbolized by the figure of a man, because Matthew’s Gospel begins with the human origins of Jesus. There are reports that Matthew left Judea and preached in the East, where he was martyred in Ethiopia.
Act of Consecration to the Holy Spirit
O Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to You my understanding, heart and will, my whole being for time and eternity.
May my understanding be always submissive to your heavenly inspirations, and to the teaching of the Catholic Church, of which you are the infallible guide.
May my heart be ever inflamed with love of God and of my neighbor.
May my will be ever conformed to the divine will, and may my whole life be a faithful imitation of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to whom with the Father and You be honor and glory forever. Amen.
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