How blind men are to make so little account of time, having one day to render account of how uselessly they employed it – this time which, however short, may merit an eternity, but which, once passed, can never be regained. – Saint Catherine of Bologna
Faith in Him
May 14, 2019
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Just keep an open heart to Jesus. He is the way, te tuth and the life. His very being is associated with the “way”, how we are to live our life. Sometimes we don’t like His way. Just be open to Him and trust in Him.
Symbolism in the Church # 13
How good it is to have the protection and patronage of St Joseph as our namesake. He is always at our side as community and individually. Thank God He gave us such a wonderful friend in Christ Jesus. If that were not enough, at his side is his wife Mary. So between Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we have the entire Holy family in our parish family, this building, and in our homes. Imagine that, God Himself in Jesus, and then Joseph and Mary as our family. We truly do belong. This is Home. Continue reading “Symbolism in the Church # 13”
IV Domingo de Pascua ciclo C 2019
Jesús, el Buen Pastor. Jesús no se refugió en el templo, o en la sinagoga, sino que recorrió los caminos de Galilea, predicando el reino de Dios, curando enfermos, acercándose con amor a las personas más marginadas y desprotegidas. Así lo indican sus parábolas sobre la oveja perdida, el hijo pródigo, su actitud ante la mujer pecadora, o, sin ir más lejos, las palabras que leemos hoy en este bello relato evangélico de san Juan, referido a Jesús como el Buen pastor. Continue reading “IV Domingo de Pascua ciclo C 2019”
Divine Mercy Sunday
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Thought For the Day
Happy he who receives reproaches with gentleness, listens respectfully to all that is said to him, confesses his fault humbly, and hastens to make satisfaction for it. – Saint Francis of Assisi
Aquin Registration 2019
Iraq’s Christians Grapple With New Threat From Iran-Backed Militias
After surviving the genocidal campaign of Islamic State militants, Iraq’s Christians are facing new challenges as they attempt to rebuild their lives in their ancestral homeland.
Carl Anderson, the supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, returned from a recent visit to the Nineveh province in northern Iraq, warning that Iranian-backed militias, or Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), have “made life nearly unbearable for Christians attempting to return to towns” where they “have stripped Christian family homes of plumbing, wiring and other metal” and are also credibly accused of violent crimes. …
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/iraqs-christians-grapple-with-new-threat-from-iran-backed-militias
Blue Mass
Please join the Freeport Knights of Columbus and our Parish communities in honoring our Freeport/Stephenson County and surrounding area first responders on Tuesday night, May 14, for our 5th Annual Blue Mass.
Mass will begin at 5:30pm at St Joseph Church in Freeport. Afterwards, there will be refreshments where you can meet those who put their lives on the line every day to protect all of us! We hope to see all of you there to say thanks to all our local first responders!
Quote for the Day
“Guard against anger. But if it cannot be averted, let it be kept within bounds. For indignation is a terrible incentive to sin. It disorders the mind to such an extent as to leave no room for reason.” -St. Ambrose