April 2021

Holy Week Mass Times

Holy Thurs—7 pm The Word? Good Fri—7 pm A Newsletter for Catholic Youth Holy Sat/Vigil—8 pm St. Mary’s 31 Elm Street Easter—9 am & 12 pm Our Lady of the Lake Cooperstown, NY. The Paschal Triduum The Apostle’s Creed I believe in , the Father almighty, The Paschal Triduum remembrance of Triduum. This is a day Creator of heaven and is the three day peri- Christ’s washing of reflection on ’ earth, and in Jesus Christ, od, before Easter the Apostle’s feet at death and burial as we his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Sunday (Holy Thurs- the Last Supper. wait for the Easter Holy Spirit, born of the Vir- day, Good Friday and Good Friday is the day Vigil. The Vigil begins gin Mary, suffered under Holy Saturday), that Jesus died on the Holy Saturday evening Pontius Pilate, was crucified, marks the end of the with the lighting of the died and was buried; Cross. This is a day of he descended into ; season of Lent and fasting, prayer and Paschal candle and on the third day he rose the beginning of the mourning. Praying the lasts until Easter again from the dead; he as- season of Easter. morning. cended into heaven, and is Stations of the Cross seated at the right hand of Holy Thursday (of Ho- is common. The church God the Father almighty; ly Week) is the first liturgy usually includes from there he will come to day of the Triduum. paying our respects to judge the living and the dead. I It begins with the a cross in front of the believe in the Holy Spirit, Mass of the Lord’s church symbolizing the the holy catholic Church, Supper (which is also cross that Jesus died the communion of saints, the of sins, the First Eucharist.) on and the sacrifice he the resurrection of the This Mass usually in- made for us. body, and life everlasting. cludes a ritual washing Holy Saturday is the Amen. of the feet in high point of the Divine Image

Gospel - Easter Sunday

On the first day of the first; We began our Lenten week, he bent down and saw the journey with Jesus on Ash Mary of Magdala came to burial cloths there, but Wednesday. We followed the tomb early in the did not go in. Jesus as we accepted his morning, When Simon Peter arrived invitation to take up our while it was still dark, after him, cross and follow him. We and saw the stone re- he went into the tomb and were with Jesus as he en- moved from the tomb. saw the burial cloths tered Jerusalem on Palm So she ran and went to there, Sunday. On Holy Thursday Simon Peter and the cloth that had Jesus bent low and and to the other disciple covered his head, washed our feet. On Good “Jesus, I Trust in You” whom Jesus loved, and not with the burial cloths Friday Jesus gave his life told them, but rolled up in a separate for ours on the cross. Chaplet “They have taken the Lord place. Having sat at the table with him and having stood 1-Begin with making the sign of from the tomb, Then the other disciple the cross, one Our Father, one at the cross with him, we and we don’t know where also went in, Hail Mary and the Apostles they put him.” the one who had arrived can now stand at the emp- Creed. So Peter and the other at the tomb first, ty tomb and proclaim, with 2-Then on the Our Father disciple went out and came and he saw and believed. Mary Magdalene, Jesus is Beads (the big bead) say the to the tomb. For they did not yet un- risen! Death did not have following: They both ran, but the derstand the Scripture the final word. Light has Eternal Father, I offer you the other disciple ran faster that he had to rise from overcome darkness; new Body and Blood, and Divin- than Peter the dead. (John 20:1-9) and everlasting life is of- ity of your Dearly Beloved Son, and arrived at the tomb fered to all people. Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atone- -Michael Moore OMI - ment for our sins and those of the whole world. Part of celebrating the Easter 3-On the 10 Hail Mary Beads season is recognizing the gift that say the following: God gave us in the Death and Res- Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated For the sake of His sorrowful urrection of his Son. An important on the Second Sunday of Easter. It Passion, have mercy on us and way to celebrate Easter as a family is based on the private revelations on the whole world. Repeat is to go out together to be a gift to of Jesus to St. . Step 2 & 3 for all 5 decades others in the world. Your family Jesus asked her to promote a par- 4-Conclude with (3 times): members can make a plan to impact your communi- Holy God, Holy Mighty one, Holy ticular devotion to His Divine Mercy. Immortal one, have mercy on ty in a meaningful way as you share the Good News of Jesus Christ with neighbors in need. As The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a set us and on the whole world. a family, brainstorm ways that you could go out of prayers used as part of the Di- and bring the of the Resurrection to some- vine Mercy devotion. It is one or a group in need. Once you have considered usually said using a standard set of some options, decide on one and make a plan. Per- rosary beads, often at 3 p.m. (the haps you will volunteer together in a community time of Jesus' death), but with a garden and donate the produce that you helped different set of prayers than those grow to a homeless shelter. Whatever you choose used in the rosary. For a sim- to do, continue your commitment to serving ple way to pray, take a moment and others weekly until Pentecost. -Sadlier Religion- say, “Jesus, I Trust in You” Across Cross “WORD” Puzzle 3. Jesus died on ______. We Remember How He Loved Us 6. Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the ______Sunday of Easter. 9. "He is ______!" 1 10. For the sake of His ______, have mercy on us and 2 on the whole world. 3 11. On ______we celebration the Resurrection of Jesus. 4 5 12. The three day period before Easter Sunday is 6 7 known as the ______. Down 8 1. The ______of Divine Mercy is a set of prayers used as part of the Divine Mercy devotion. 9 2. ______discovered the rock had been moved from Jesus' tomb 10 4. a special day for reflection on Jesus’ death and burial (The high point of the Pas-

chal Triduum) ______. 11 5. The Mass of the Lord's Supper is cele- brated on ______. 7. St. is the 12 ______of Italy and Europe. 8. Jesus washed the feet of the ______. Saint of the Month — Catherine of Siena “WORD” Search Feast Day—April 29th She later became a Domini- can nun. She devoted her Patron Saint of Italy (with life to improving the ) and Catholic church, helping the p a s c h a l t r i d u u m h l o Europe. ill, poor, and spiritually a r c g o o d f r i d a y c d e p underprivileged. St. Catherine is a Doctor n o i l p r f w n p s d d a n a o of the church. At a very young age she pledged her- "You must believe in truth h t n s h f r t w h h h y o o s h self to Christ and had- that whatever God gives or o e l r e r a r a o o t s g c t u visions of Christ. At the age permits is for your of 18, she entered the Third salvation." l l r h g n a p o s t l e s e e t Order of St. Catherine of Siena y p y l h c h h h a a f p l s r e s a m a m c i o a f f m w t n s w a h m l i g p d u f e p u y r u u t c e n e l a d g a m y r a m n m u o m c a g p i f n i p h i d d m r d u m o c g c f y n l m f i a n d l l g w d e d w l l y h i e y h a d y a d s r u h t y l o h g s d y g a d h u p a t r o n s a i n t s o r r o w f u l p a s s i o n a f s h o o u u s r i h w s n o i m Mary Magdalene Sorrowful Passion Chaplet Patron Saint Apostles Good Friday Holy Thursday Holy Saturday Risen I Remember When... Paschal Triduum Easter Sunday

Holy Week she asked me. “Of course”, I re- opened for us to enter and be with sponded, “that’s when we color God forever,...if you do your Easter It was Wednesday of eggs”! Mom explained that Easter Duty.” Holy week, around is when we all go to Confession 1955. My brothers ( reconciliation) on Holy Saturday. -Patricia Hatch- Johnny Boy, Robert Sometimes grownups work on Satur- and myself were sit- days or if they are in the army and ting at the dinner table with Mom. can't go during the year. It is their Mom tells us that Its going to be a duty to go at least once a year and it busy few days. Tomorrow is Holy is called our Easter Duty. My Thursday, after the Mass of the brother, Robert, asked why we have last supper, we will visit churches to to go to confession once a week if remember the early Christians doing other people only have to go once a so as a penance. On Good Friday we year? With a great big smile my If you would like to see a family do not eat meat or eat in between mother said, “ Because, Robert, you member’s childhood memory in meals and we will attend The are such saintly little children. And our newsletter, please have them Stations of the Cross at 3 O’clock. remember, Easter Sunday is so submit a written copy to the St. Saturday, we have Easter Duty, “Do special because Jesus rose from the Mary’s Faith Formation Office. you know what Easter duty is, Pat?” dead and the doors of heaven