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Nurtured - Sent Parochial Vicar Fr Pastor Fr. Matthew Bedard x.23 Catholic Parishes of St. Michael and Sacred Heart [email protected] Called - Nurtured - Sent Parochial Vicar Fr. Raymond Masse x.27 To carry on the Mission of Christ [email protected] May 3, 2020 Deacons Deacon David Robertson x.41 Fourth Sunday of Easter [email protected] Deacon Christopher Stoesser x.24 A Reflection from Deacon Christopher [email protected] Our Lady of Sorrows Pastoral Minister “ – and a sword will pierce your own soul too. “ Luke 2:35 Leanne Moran x.25 Sometimes know as Candlemas, forty days following Christmas, we cele- [email protected] brate the Feast of the Presentation in early February. In the gospel reading we hear of Mary and Joseph, no doubt filled with joy and expectation, bringing Sacramental Secretary their infant child Jesus to Jerusalem to the temple to fulfill the law of Moses by Michelle Christie x.21 presenting their firstborn to the Lord and to offer sacrifice. [email protected] On entering the temple, Mary and Joseph encounter Simeon, devout and righteous, who having been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die Financial Secretary until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah, takes the child Jesus into his arms and Cathy Cimetta x.22 begins to praise God announcing among other wondrous things “for my eyes [email protected] have seen your salvation.” (Luke 2: 29-32) To the words that Simeon speaks about Jesus, we are told, “the child’s fa- Custodians ther and mother were amazed at what was being said about him.” Then Simeon blesses this Ana Maria Moniz x.31 - SH young family and we can only imagine what wonderment must have been stirring in their hearts during these happenings. Ray DiBrita x.30 - SM Then turning to Mary, Simeon speaks to her and the last of his declarations is the line that appears above. In the swirl of all the events and the emotions Mary hears these profound words St. Michael that she too will be closely linked to the passion of her son. And what must she have been pon- 1920 Wildwood Drive, dering in the depths of her heart, her soul. Bright’s Grove, N0N 1C0 In the month of May, for Catholics the month of Mary, we pray in a particular way to Our (519) 869-2845 Blessed Mother that she intercede for us. The scene above serves as the backdrop to the first of Sacred Heart her ‘seven sorrows’. These can be anxious times but I invite you to turn to her who is full of 1465 Lecaron Avenue, grace. I invite you to pray in the depths of your heart to Our Lady of Sorrows. Sarnia, N7V 3J4 For the month of May we have learned that our churches will remain closed and while our (519) 344-2992 separation from the sacraments, from the joys of our communal public worship, and from the continuation of our Eucharistic fast may cause sorrow, I offer three consolations: Office Hours: I Our Fledgling Church - throughout the entire Easter season readings are taken from the Although our parish offices are Act of the Apostles, the period during which the church was emerging, beginning to establish now closed to the public, your itself. There were no plans, there were no blueprints, but there was joy and there was hope. parish team and staff are working None of us is prepared for the universal closure of our church buildings but all of us are church! diligently to find ways to serve the All of us finding our ways in dealing with this situation, but I implore you in these fledgling spiritual needs of the community. times to continue to pray, to grow in your faith, and to make spiritual communion during the We encourage you to reach out to mass – how I have been so moved in ‘attending mass’ on-line from so many places around the any of us at any time. world! We are and remain a people of joy and hope! II Our Lord’s Promise – in our gospel reading today, John 10:1-10, Jesus says to us that “I In Case of a Pastoral am the gate for the sheep.” Though we may feel like a fledgling church our path is certain: “I am Emergency, please call the the gate.” says Jesus. I implore you to continue to pray and to listen for the voice (especially, parish office at 519-344- where possible, at holy mass) of him who “calls his own sheep by name” so “they may have life, 2992 x.9 and leave a and have it abundantly.” message. Voice messages III Our Lady’s Intercession –I believe these times though troubling can be an opportunity to will go to the parish email grow in grace and so we turn to her who is full of grace and in a particular way I invite and en- and will be checked. courage your devotions to Our Lady of Sorrows – see the meditation and prayer that follow. The version that I offer is my own by way of introduction but there are many more detailed versions, General Inquiries extension 0 including that of the Servite rosary, on-line. Parish Email [email protected] Peace. Parish Website www.smshsarnia.ca Prayers. Like us on Facebook Deacon Christopher (stmichaelandsacredheartcatholicparishes) Our Lady of Sorrows Meditation and prayer on the Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Mother I Prophecy of Simeon Amidst the joyful proclamation at the presentation of Jesus in the temple, Simeon adds the ominous prophecy to Mary that one day a sword shall pierce her soul. These days the news today can be filled with ominous announcements and though we lament, we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such heaviness of heart. Hail Mary, full of grace … II Flight into Egypt Mary and Joseph and the infant child Jesus left abruptly, their home, their security, their community for a for- eign land. Joseph would have had no job; this young family would not have had a home; they were refugees. These days we find ourselves isolated from community and though we lament, we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such separation. Hail Mary, full of grace … III Loss of the Jesus Mary and Joseph on returning home from Jerusalem thinking that Jesus, barely a youth, was with relatives now realize he has gone missing. For three days he is lost to them before they find him in the temple. These days we find ourselves separated from our churches, especially in encountering Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, though we la- ment, we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such loss. Hail Mary, full of grace … IV Meeting Jesus on the Way to Calvary Mary encounters her son carrying his cross to his place of death. Her heart is full of grief as her compassionate gaze falls on her son. These days we see the anguish of others as they carry the load of their distress mental, emotional, physical, though we lament, we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such grief. Hail Mary, full of grace … V Crucifixion Mary watches as her innocent son is nailed to a cross. How tormented her heart must have been to gaze helplessly but to feel Jesus’ excruciating pain forcefully. These days we pray for those who have died, especially those who have died alone, in our lament we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such pain. Hail Mary, full of grace … VI Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross What agony there must have been in the heart of Mary to see her now still son being taken down from the cross and placed into her loving arms. These days there are so many who take into their care the suffering and the dying and though in those burdens we lament, we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who knew such wounds. Hail Mary, full of grace … VII Jesus is Placed in the Tomb Mary experiences bitter loss as Jesus is placed in the tomb. Yet what grace-filled longing did she have in the certain hope of Jesus’ resurrection. These days we lament for those experiencing despair in their lives; we pray for her intercession to Our Lady of Sorrows who trusted in the hope of the Resurrection. Hail Mary, full of grace … Our Lady of Sorrows, Pray for us. Our Lady of Mercy, Pray for us. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pray for us. O Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us who have recourse to thee. Compendium OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 196. In what sense is the Blessed Virgin Mary the Mother of the Church? (963-964, 973) The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of the Church in the order of grace because she gave birth to Jesus, the Son of God, the Head of the body which is the Church. When he was dying on the cross Jesus gave his mother to his disciple with the words, “Behold your mother” (John 19:27). 197. How does the Virgin Mary help the Church? (965-970 974-975) After the Ascension of her Son, the Virgin Mary aided the beginnings of the Church with her prayers. Even after her Assumption into heaven, she continues to intercede for her children, to be a model of faith and charity for all, and to exercise over them a salutary influence deriving from the superabundant merits of Christ.
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