The Risen Jesus First Appears to His Mother

THE RISEN JESUS FIRST APPEARS TO HIS MOTHER. (Pius tradition promoted by St. Ignatius of Loyola.)

St. Ignatius of Loyola, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), of- fers us a meditation on Jesus’ appearance to his Mother just after his resurrection.

His meditation on this appearance is found in his “The Spiritual Exercis- es”, a focused series of meditations done under a trained director for persons making a silent retreat for an ex- tended period of days. In this specific exercise Ignatius directs the person making the exercise, let’s say that includes us this Easter weekend, to see with our imagination the house of our Lady, noting its different parts, and our Lady’s room in particular. Next we are to consider how Christ appears to console Our Lady, not unlike the way friends console one another. Finally, we are to ask God for the grace to rejoice and be glad because of the great joy and glory that is the Risen Christ’s. Depending on each person's pat- tern of praying, parishioners are invited to allot a half hour to an hour meditat- ing privately on this unrecorded but believable Easter scene.

May all attending the parish of St. Catherine of Siena and the Mission of St. Michael the Archangel receive the grace of the joy of the Risen Christ throughout this Easter Season. QUESTIONS ABOUT CATHOLICISM? At this blessed time of Easter, a family member or friend might cross your mind, someone who has expressed interest in Catholicism or someone who has been away from the church and seeks to rejoin. Perhaps they are unbaptized, or if baptized, have not received, for whatever reason, the sac- raments of Holy Communion or Confirmation. If so, please do your part by putting them in contact with Mary Barry who coordinates our parish program, called the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) to discern their way (803-285-6783) or by email at: [email protected]. Pope’s Prayer Intentions for May As part of the worldwide Juntas y Eventos Parroquiales Apostleship of Prayer and in union Abril 20 - Abril 26 with Pope Francis, please remember prayerfully the following intention Sábado — Abril 20, 2019 this month. Domingo — Abril 21, 2019 That the Church in Africa, through the commitment of its members, may Lunes — Abril 22, 2019 be the seed of unity among her peo- Salón/Oficina- 6:30pm Doctrina/CFP ples and a sign of hope for this continent. Iglesia — 6:30pm coro Hispano Martes — Abril 23, 2019 ¿Cuál Es La Importancia Iglesia — 6pm Coro Hispano De Escoger Un Nombre Salón– 7PM Escuela de la FE Para El Sacramento de Miércoles – Abril 24, 2019 Salón/Oficina- 6:30pm Doctrina/CFP Confirmación? Jueves — Abril 25, 2019 Aunque no es indispensable Viernes — Abril 26, 2019 adquirir un nombre en el sacra- Oficina— 7PM Apóstoles mento de la Confirmación, y se podría quedarse con su nombre bautismal, muchos escogen un nombre de un santo para que este sea su modelo en su caminar en el Señor. Además, con la Confirmación estamos llamados a ser testigos del Señor y a defender nuestra fe, pues este santo o santa viene a ser como nuestro Santo patrón que nos inspira y sostiene con su intercesión en nuestras luchas, y nos ayuda a salir victorio- sos por el poder del Espíritu Santo.

Scholarship Applications. Our parish’s Ladies Guild will be taking applications for our 2019 college scholarship. Applications Mission Statement for St. Cathe- rine of Siena: Being committed to can be picked up in the Parish Office April 23. All registered pa- Christ through faith, and desiring al- rishioners accepted to an accredited college or university are en- ways to reflect God's presence among couraged to apply. For questions or more information please con- us, we, the members of St. Catherine, tact Bridget Mulcahy at (910) 526-8576. pledge: to support and encourage our communal faith in God. to provide spiritual support and direction to CORRESPONSABILIDAD: Domingo de our youth. to value the senior mem- Pascua de Resurrección bers of our parish, affirming their presence and drawing on their gift of En la segunda lectura de hoy San Pablo recuerda life experience for direction; to en- a los Colosenses que ellos han resucitado con Cristo, exhortándolos a que “estén atentos a las cosas del cielo y courage in each other the discovery, no a las cosas de la tierra.” Nosotros también tenemos que resuci- exploration and development of all tar con Cristo. ¡Regocijémonos y alegrémonos! gifts of the spirit which God has given us; to be good stewards of these STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: Easter Sunday of the Resurrec- gifts, using them to answer the needs tion of the Lord of our parish and community, to fur- ther God's kingdom on earth; to show “What shall I return to the Lord for all the Lord has given to by example God's love for us and His me?” (Psalms 116:12) presence among us.