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St. Timothy Trenton MI Bulletin 1-18-15 EASTER SUNDAY THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD APRIL 12, 2020 ALLELUIA WHY HAVE YOU THIS IS Abandoned THE DAY THELord HAS MADE; LET US rejoice AND BE GLAD. PSALM 118 Resurrection of the Lord, © shutterstock.com/Zvonimir Athletic St. Timothy’s Guide, Trenton Page 2 GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord When we awoke this morning, we found ourselves blessed with another day. It is Easter Sunday. As that thought crossed our minds, did we find ourselves saying “so what” or “alleluia”? For many, today is truly a day of alleluia. For others, it is just another day of “so what.” Faith makes a huge difference. It not only makes a differ- ence in how we understand today and the significance of what we celebrate, it also makes a huge difference in terms of how we understand ourselves. Succeed, live well, be productive, find your niche, fol- low your dreams, make money, protect your social status, be politically correct, and keep your preferences to yourself are pretty good examples of the messages our secular life wants us to hear. In and of themselves, they don’t sound all that harmful. But when really examined, they are. The life of resurrection embodied in the Gospel tells us a much different story. Life keeps us busy. We are always connected, distracted, occupied, and working. For many of us, an agen- da awaits us before we even start our day, and unfinished stuff is brought with us when we retire at night. Make the best of life and “find your own road to happiness are messages we all too easily believe. The “so what” response to the new life of resurrection is often the result of believing that life is only what I make it. What God has to say isn’t important to me securing my next raise. Sadly, we live as if the grave is the end. While we may give the wonder of heaven a blink now and then, its glory really doesn’t impress us or matter all that much. It’s all about the here and now and what I need to do today to get where I want to be tomorrow. We tend to put off considering the one significant “tomorrow” that will come the millisecond after we take our last breath. When that happens, will we want to be thinking “so what?” or “alleluia”? There is only one Jesus, one mission, and one resurrection. There is also only one of us. Have you ever pondered what one solitary, humble human life can do? Faith, not our world, tells us how special we are. We are not robots. We are not replaceable. We have one shot. There are no do-overs. Love is at our core and unites us together as one with the God of love who so desperately wants us to be with Him forever. This may not match our secular agenda, but it ought to make our true inner agenda leap for joy. There doesn’t need to be an end. I can live forever. Alleluia! ©LPi Easter Sunday He has risen! Happy Easter! In the Gospel from St. John, the evangelist retells the story of Easter morning. Although Peter enters our risen Lord’s tomb first, another disciple, whom Jesus loved, goes in after, sees the burial cloths, and believes. Still, neither fully comprehends that Christ has risen from the dead. Later, in the Acts of the Apostles, Peter and others acknowledge Jesus’ Resurrection. As stewards on a journey, do we strive to make Jesus personal in our lives? We draw closer to Christ when we attend Mass regularly and par- take of Holy Communion, make quiet time for daily prayer and Scripture reading, educate our families in the Lord’s Truth, share our God-given talents gratefully, and sacrifice to Him the first fruits of our labors. From Archbishop Vigneron: “In these challenging times of the coronavirus pandemic, we turn to our spiritual mother, Mary, for intercession and strength,” a statement from the archdiocese said. “Although we are physically distant, we are blessed to be able to come together through social media to continue to pray and live out our faith.” The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, des- pise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen. St. Timothy’s Guide, Trenton Page 3 Message for the Holiest Week of the Year on APR 05, 2020 MASS SCHEDULE by +Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke (Mass intentions will be offered privately by the In the Church herself, we have witnessed a fail- Pastor in accord with the Archbishop’s directive.) ure to teach first Christ as Lord. How many today are suffering profoundly from a useless fear be- Holy Saturday, Apr. 11 Easter Vigil cause they have forgotten or even rejected the Living & Deceased Parishioners Kingship of the Heart of Jesus in their hearts and Easter Sunday, Apr. 12 homes. Remember the words of Our Lord to Jairus Living & Deceased Parishioners who sought His help for his dying daughter: “Do Monday, Apr. 13 Easter Octave not fear, only believe” (Mk 5, 36). + Bruce Stanley by Rick & Penny Ramirez How many today are without hope because they Tuesday, Apr. 14 Easter Octave think that the victory over the evil of the corona- No intention offered virus COVID-19 depends totally on us, because Wednesday, Apr. 15 Easter Octave they have forgotten that, while we must do all that Int. of Martha Burks (healing) by family we can humanly do to fight a great evil, God alone Thursday, Apr. 16 Easter Octave can bless our efforts and give us the victory over +Irene Kin by Gail Appleby loss and death. It is so sad to read documents – Friday, Apr. 17 Easter Octave even documents of the Church – which purport to +Bruce Stanley by Larry & Kristin Okray address the most important difficulties which we Saturday, Apr. 18 Easter Octave face and to find in them no acknowledgment of the People of the Parish Lordship of Christ, of the truth that we depend Sunday, Apr. 19 Divine Mercy Sunday completely upon God for our being, for all that we +Sheila Bazner by family are and all that we have, and that, therefore, prayer and worship are our first and most important means of combating any evil. Easter Sunday Alleluia! The exclamation rings out across the Some days ago, a young adult Catholic said to land, and we who are disciples of Jesus Christ pause me, as if it were a matter of logical fact, that he to reflect on the reality that he rose from the grave would not be celebrating Easter this year because and, in turn, conquered of the coronavirus. If the joy of our Easter celebra- death. In today's colleg- tion were simply a matter of good feelings, then I es and universities, in understand his sentiment. But the joy of Easter is pulpits of every denomi- rooted in eternal truth, the victory of Christ nation, and in books and over what clearly looked like his annihilation, journals, there are those the victory won in His human nature for the who say it is unim- sake of the same victory in our human nature, portant whether or not no matter what hardships we may be suffering. he really rose from the If we believe in Christ, if we trust in His promis- dead. They say that the es, then we must celebrate with joy His great facts do not impact the work of the Redemption. moral of the story. Of To celebrate the mysteries of Christ’s Passion, course, two thousand years of Christianity give evi- Death and Resurrection is not to lack respect for dence that they are incorrect. What the faithful of the suffering of so many during the present time many generations have experienced and given testi- but to recognize that Christ is with us to overcome mony to is not something built on an idea. It is not a our sufferings with His love. Our celebration is a philosophy or a self-help psychology. beacon of hope for those whose lives are severely The church is a direct result of real events in the tried and invites them to place their trust in Our course of human history. Without those real events, Lord. we simply follow a man who showed us a different way to live. Instead, we follow a God who emptied himself into a human form, suffered the pain of torture and death at the hands of those he had created, and then shattered the chains of death so that we in our human form may follow suit. Today, humanity is re- deemed. It is time to face the facts! St. Timothy’s Guide, Trenton Page 4 SAINTS WHO LIVED THROUGH GREAT SUFFERING AND TURMOIL Written by: Unleash the Gospel Team of the Archdiocese of Detroit, Published April 3, 2020 We turn to the saints as models of holiness, perseverance and virtue. Their love for God guided every action. In times of suffering and turmoil, they found strength in him. Now, in the midst of unprece- dented pandemic, we can pray for the intercession of saints who ex- perienced severe trials in their own lifetime such as these and con- tinued to live as joyful missionary disciples.
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