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32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, November 08, 2020 Intentions - 07 Nov. - in loving memory of Nicholas Dupuis, “I have found heaven on earth, since heaven is requested by Linda Cassidy. God, and God is in my soul .” 08 Nov. - for the parishioners of St. Gabriel, and St. - St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Michael Parishes. Intentions are $15.00 In our gospel this week Jesus shares the par- Homemade Christmas Tourtieres and Fruit Pies able of the bridesmaids waiting for the bride- Offertory Collection Check our website for order form: groom. Some are ready to meet him and www.stgabrielparish.ca November 01 $895.45 Thank You some are not prepared and are rejected. Order early before we sell out Sometimes our readings of the scriptures will November 08 make us feel rejected in order to see that we still have work to do. Our relationship with St. Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa: Paula Frances Mary di Rosa was born on November 6, 1813, at Brescia, Italy. Educated by the Visitandine No orders accepted after December 12th. God is never going to be one of constant bliss and affirmation, nuns, she left school at the age of seventeen to manage her widowed we will feel rejected and alone at times, despite our best efforts. father's household. Mary was not interested in marriage since she was Being rejected means that we were not prepared for what we Coming Soon attracted to the convent. She took care of the spiritual needs of young had hoped for, this is usually experienced in human terms as girls working in her father's mills, and she volunteered to work in St. Gabriel’s Lottery something done to us that seems arbitrary and unfair, but with the Brescia hospital during the 1836 cholera epidemic. Later, she You could win one of 3 $1,000.00 prizes. God it is always for the good, helping us to know that we lack founded a home for girls and a school for deaf mutes. In 1840, her something that is needed and that we have more preparation to spiritual director made her Superior of a group of religious who cared do to accept it. for the sick. She took the religious name Mary Crucifixa because of her devotion to the Cruficied Christ. Called the HANDMAIDS OF Being prepared to meet Jesus in our lives begins with finding peace in our hearts, not being exhausted by our efforts. A peace CHARITY OF BRESCIA, her group was approved by the bishop of Save your empty bottles for our continuing Brescia in 1843, and Papal approval was granted in 1850. Mary died from which we can draw strength to do the things that we ought BOTTLE DRIVE. at Brescia in 1855 and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1954 to do for others, rather than the things we want to do for our- Please drop off at Church Hall. selves. Before we can meet Jesus in others, we need to prepare Elizabeth of the Trinity: born Élisabeth Catez (18 July 1880 – 9 205 Bayview Drive a place of meeting in ourselves. A place where the connection November 1906), was a French Discalced Carmelite professed 10:00 am - thru 12:00 pm on to God’s goodness is ever present and ever giving us a place of religious in addition to being a mystic and a spiritual writer. She was Nov. 14th, Dec 12th. refuge and rest that will provide us with the courage and known for the depth of her spiritual growth as a Carmelite as well as strength to do what is best for everyone - for now and for al- bleak periods in which her religious calling was perceived to be Prayers for the Sick. Please pray for the sick among ways. unsure according to those around her; she however was acknowledged our families and friends, especially Jean Cassidy, May you always be prepared to meet Christ in yourselves and for her persistence in pursuing the will of God and in devoting herself to the charism of the Carmelites. Patricia Cassidy, Diane Goddard, Carter Lalonde, Guy in others, Lauzon, Don Pajot, Father Michael Ruddick and Elizabeth was a gifted pianist and had strong feelings for the Lorraine Stafford. The names will remain on the list Carmelite charism. Of that experience as a professed religious she Fr John wrote in a letter: "I can't find words to express my happiness. Here until we are otherwise advised. there is no longer anything but God. He is All; He suffices and we live [1] Pope’s Intentions for the Month of November by Him alone" (Letter 91). Pope John Paul II celebrated her beatification in Paris on 25 Universal prayer intention - Artificial Intelligence November 1984; Pope Francis approved her canonization on 3 March We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence may 2016. The date was decided at a gathering of cardinals on 20 June always serve humankind. 2016 and she was canonized as a saint on 16 October 2016. .