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Second Sunday of the Easter Season March 30th, 2008
Gospel: John 20: 26 – 31
Readings: 2 Corinthians 5: 11 – 21This Sunday was called “Sunday of Thomas”, because Jesus appeared to his disciples and Thomas was with them. It was also called the New Sunday, due to the fact that the saving Resurrection happened on the eighth day, the beginning of a new week.
It is a new era in the disciples’ lives and that of the Church faithful to Jesus the Risen Lord. In today’s epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, he invites them to understand the secret of Jesus who loved us and died for us. God created everything.
God renewed his creation after it was spoiled by sin. Jesus became the median of all creations. St. John’s main focus today is the truth of Jesus’ apparition to his disciples after his death on the Cross.He triumphed over death and sat at the right hand of the Father. This is a faith built on the testimony of the disciples, which is not less significant than that of the apostles. The Body of the Risen Lord became the heart of the new worship.
Collection
Last week’s Collection: $ 7,691.00
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 7,127.23: Total Received (After loan payment)
For the next phase of our plan.
Please Remember St. Anthony's Church In Your Will.
Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for St. Michael’s Parish Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sunday. March 30th, 2008
Second Sunday of the Easter Season
الأحد الجديد9:30AM: Boula Tannous (2 Yrs. Mem. Mass) (Family)
11:00AM: Sarkis Boula Boutros (6 Yrs. Mem. Mass) (Family)
Monday, March 31st, 2008
5:30PM: St. Joseph Rosary & Prayers.
6:00PM: Najiyi Eid & Husband Youssef & Brother-in-Law Hanna
(Asaad Eid & Family)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
6:00PM: Boutros Yacoub Boutros (Annie Boutros & Family )
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Elias & Claude Obeid (Antoune Obeid)
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Blessed Sacrament Adoration Day.9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
10:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
10:45AM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
11:00AM: Blessed Sacrament Adoration Hour.
12:00PM: Blessing & Conclusion of the Day.
6:00PM: John Eid (Mr. & Mrs. Joseph & Noel Youssef)
Friday, April 4th, 2008
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet.
6:00PM: Hanna Nehmetallah & Wife Pauline & Najib Nehmetallah & Wife Madam & Daughter Hind & Deceased Family Members (Nehmetallah Nehmetallah & Family)
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
12:00PM: Baptism: Anthony Saba.
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Third Sunday of the Easter Seasonالأحد الثالث من زمن القيامة
9:30AM: Available. Call 322-2282 to book.
11:00AM: Available. Call 322-2282 to book.
This Weeks News & Events
Once again we express our most sincere thanks to all of you who made the Easter Season a very blessed one: all the volunteers, readers, ushers, decorators, Eucharist Ministers… May God bless you all with your families.
Divine Mercy Feast: Today we celebrate the Feast of the Divine Mercy. We ask everyone to join us in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet every Friday at 3:00PM.
Financial Committee Meeting: today at 5PM. Please be there on time. Thank you.
New Projects: We are planning on refinishing the Cross and the Altar Candle Holders. Your help and generous support will be gratefully appreciated. Thank you and God bless you.
Bingo: Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 12:00PM.
Knights of Columbus News:
- April 6th, 2008: 1st & 2nd Degrees, 1PM, District 21, Council 2110 Amherstburg Hall.
- April 12th, 2008: General Meeting, Church Hall at 7PM.
- April 16th, 2008: Euchre Amherstburg Council. Dinner at 7PM, Euchre Game at 8PM.
- April 18th, 2008: Bingo Session at 7PM.
- April 20th, 2008: 3rd Degree. 1PM, District 76, Council 4375 Fr. Nicholas Point.
- April 23rd, 2008: District Meeting hosted by St. Anthony’s 13797 at 7PM at Church Hall.
The Feast of the Divine Mercy, First Sunday after Easter
عيد الرحمة الإلهية، الأحد الأوّل بعد القيامة
Saint Faustina was born on April 25th, 1905, in Poland. At the age of 19 she entered a convent near Krakow and joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. Her name was Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament. In 1934, at the request of her spiritual director, Faustina began keeping a diary of her mystical experiences and visions. She died of tuberculosis on October 5, 1938.
Subsequently the diary was published and translated into numerous languages. The Church elevated Faustina to sainthood on April 30, 2000, making her the first saint of the new Millennium. Pope John Paul II conducted the ceremony of canonization. The Divine Mercy chaplet is based on the spirituality of Saint Faustina.
It is associated with a holy image and the motto, “Jesus, I trust in you.” The feast day of the Divine Mercy is the Sunday after Easter. The Key revelation to Saint Faustina was that God’s mercy is infinite and unfailing. The Divine Mercy message for the entire world, to be merciful and forgiving towards others, and to trust in God completely. At the time of Faustina’s death in 1938, the Divine Mercy message was little known outside Poland.
During the Second World War, 1939 – 1945, the chaplet gained popularity in both Poland and Lithuania. It also reached the United States. There was a temporary ban on the devotion from 1958 to 1978 while Vatican officials reviewed Faustina’s writings in light of Church doctrine. The ban was lifted in April 1978 with the help of the Archbishop of Krakow, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla. He become Pope John Paul II later that same year.