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Holy Rosary Edmonds Holy Rosary Edmonds 30 SUNDAY, ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 25, 2020 A Letter from Fr. Vincent Dear Parishioners, As if Covid and the non-stop protesting wasn’t enough, add to that the death of a Supreme Court Justice and the prospect of a very contentious presidential election. There is a lot of anxiety and dread over the upcoming elections. The results may be drawn out and contested. Add to that the prospect of civil unrest and violence regardless of who wins. Our country is that polarized. We are in an unprecedented and unstable place in our country’s history. Mass Mon-Sat 8am What does the Christian, the disciple and believer in Jesus Christ, do? Three things come to mind: Tues 5:30pm Scripture, the Saints, and the Rosary. Scripture, especially the words of Jesus, provides wisdom and direction. The lives of the Saints provide examples, and the Rosary is a prayer for peace. Vigil Sat 5pm Sunday: A Scripture passage that comes to mind is Luke 10: 38-42, it is the story of Martha and Mary. 8am (indoor) Martha is anxious and worried about many things. It is what happens when our minds see the 9:30am (indoor) problems and run with fear over uncertainties. Jesus responds to Martha, whose mind is upset 9:30am (gym) with many things, “There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part…” What is 11:15am (indoor) the “one necessary thing’ and the “better part”? It is Jesus, being focused on him and him alone, making him our cornerstone and foundation. Mass Livestream The lives of the saints are instructive. They were real people who lived also through very difficult (See website) times and circumstances. With Jesus as their cornerstone, they weather the storms and keep Sunday Vigil, Sat 5pm their eyes on heaven. One saint that comes to mind is St. Bruno. He lived in the 11th Century. He Recording may be was a brilliant administrator and was the councilor to the Pope. Twice he was asked to be a watched at any time. bishop, but he declined, preferring not to get involved in the politics and divisions of the time. St. Bruno had had enough when an anti-Pope came to power and everyone was choosing sides. It Confession was a very confusing time with two popes. St. Bruno decided he could not help the situation any Mon-Sat 7:30-50am longer, so he went away to find solitude and became a hermit and monk. Sat 4:15-4:50pm Eventually St. Bruno was instrumental in founding the Carthusians. The Carthusians live a very Parish Office strict monastic life of solitude and silence. St. Bruno, like Mary in Scripture, wanted to sit at the 630 7th Ave. North, feet of Jesus. He did his part to serve the church and felt it was time to serve the church in a Edmonds, WA 98020 different way, a way of silence, prayer, and sacrifice. There are many ways to serve the church, Phone (425)778-3122 as St. Bruno discovered, and some ways can be hidden and silent as the Collect (Prayer at Mass) Office hours posted of the memorial of St. Bruno suggests: “O God, who called St. Bruno to serve you in solitude, on the bulletin board grant, through his intercession, that amid the changes of this world we may constantly look to and website! you alone”. Parish Website And finally the Rosary, we all want to “do” something to help bring about conversion, change, HolyRosaryEdmonds.org and peace. What better way to do something than to pray the Rosary for our country at this time. Asking for heavenly intercession in the events unfolding before us that the powers of evil Parish School and darkness will be thwarted and peace restored through the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Phone (425)778-3197 Sacred Heart of Jesus. hrsedmonds.org In Christ, P A G E 2 Mass Intentions Faithful Departed Oct 25 — Nov 2 Irma Sutherland All Soul’s Day Novena Carolyn Priestley Saint Spotlight: St. Raymond Nonnatus Born in 1204, his name literally means “not born,” because his mother died in child birth, and he was delivered by caesarean section after her death. Raymond’s father had high hopes that Raymond would have a shining career at court, but from an early age, he wanted to live a religious life. After trying to turn Raymond’s mind to a more worldly bent, he finally gave in Upcoming Events and allowed Raymond to join the Mercedarians. October is Respect Life The Mercedarians were founded in a time when Muslim Month — Look for ways raiders would capture and enslave Christians. Over the to get involved! course of several centuries 3 to 4 million Christians were enslaved and sold in Africa and the Middle East. The Oct 25: All Souls Novena Mercedarians were founded for the purpose of ransoming Begins those slaves; they even took a fourth vow to give their lives for the faithful as Christ gave his and to “surrender one’s Oct 28 7pm: Koinonia life as hostage in Saracen Territory” if necessary. (school gym) Raymond’s zeal was such that he became the chief Online Bible Study ransomer of the order. He ransomed 140 slaves from the Moors in Valencia, 250 in Algiers, and then in Tunis, his Oct 31 2pm: 40 Days for money ran out and he offered himself in replacement. While in captivity, Raymond preached to Life, Everett those around him, and because he was converting the Muslims around him, a hole was bored through his lips and they were padlocked. Raymond was not killed, because of the ransom he Nov 7/8: KofC Matt would bring, and eventually he was ransomed. He returned to Catalonia, Spain broken in body, Talbot Collection but not in spirit. He died surrounded by his brothers within the year. Envelopes for the All Souls Day Novena of Masses Oct 25-Nov 2 are available in the Narthex. Join Fr. Vincent and fellow parishioners in prayer Saturdays 2pm 1509 32nd St. Everett, WA 30 SUNDAY, ORDINARY P A G E 3 SEVEN CONSIDERATIONS WHILE NAVIGATING INFERTILITY We often assume parenthood happens easily after "I do," but for many married couples, it does not. For some, the joy of conception never happens. Others suffer repeated miscarriages. Still others experience secondary infertility: after giving birth to one or more children, they are unable to have another. The pain can(206) become 920-6413 overwhelming. Social media posts of Interventions:* Applying the Church's teaching means that, pregnancies, baby announcements, or pictures of in short, procedures that introduce a third party into the newborns may intensify feelings of being alone in the ache process (such as surrogates or sperm/egg donors) are not for a child. Attending baby showers and being around morally acceptable. Additionally, substituting a laboratory children or pregnant women can be excruciating. action or anything else for intercourse, such as artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF), is also morally If you experience difficulty bringing a child into your family, know that you are not alone. God is with you, and his unacceptable. However, treatments that help facilitate Church desires to walk with you. The following suggestions conception through marital intercourse are morally ethical.* may be helpful to you on this journey. (Further information in listed resources.) 5. Be Aware of "Treatments" That Destroy Life: Some 1. Start with Prayer: God has a beautiful plan for your life as a procedures are problematic for multiple reasons. For married couple. Seek his guidance, and let the healing power example, beyond its unethical nature (as per the previous of prayer, a conversation in which "heart speaks unto section), in vitro fertilization (IVF) often involves the tragic heart,"1 strengthen you. Pope Francis encourages us to pray loss of human life. Children in the embryonic stage are not only with commonly known prayers, "but also to pray in frequently discarded—or frozen—without ever being our own words."2 implanted into their mother's womb. And if multiple babies are implanted, doctors may suggest performing a "fetal 2. Connect with Others: A mentorship, a faith-based support reduction" by killing one or more to increase the survival group, or spiritual direction can offer comfort and provide chances of the strongest child in utero. While a baby might new perspectives. Sharing your struggles with family, friends, eventually be born, his or her tiny siblings may be destroyed or a therapist can also help ease the pain. Ask the saints for in the process.5 their intercession, and reflect upon the biblical stories of Sarah and Abraham, Hannah and Elkanah, and Elizabeth and 6. Make a Plan: Do you know there are medical options Zechariah.3 consistent with Church teaching that have statistically significantly higher rates of achieving pregnancy than IVF? 3. Seek to Understand the Church's Teaching:* The sexual act 6 Learn about these, fertility awareness practices, and other expresses the marital covenant, repeating over and over treatments that also respect your marriage and any children again, "I give myself to you entirely, unreservedly, holding who may be conceived. If you have sought to bring a child nothing back." In this mutual gift of self, so all-encompassing into your family through ways not in keeping with God's plan that it includes their potential for procreation, a husband for life and married love, have hope. The Lord welcomes us and wife are united as one, giving full expression to their in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, where we can receive the love.
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