Holy Cross Catholic Church St Martin’s Catholic Church St Mary’s Catholic Church DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY—APRIL 11, 2021 Catholic Parishes of Lake Vermilion and Pelican Lake www.stmmhc.com Pastor: Father Nick Nelson [email protected] 218-666-5334 Holy Cross Catholic Church 10696 Shady Grove Lane PO Box 609 Cook MN 55723 218-666-5334 [email protected] Jennifer Herdman—Secretary/Bookkeeper St Martin’s Catholic Church 108 N 2nd Street PO Box 757 Tower MN 55790 218-753-4310 [email protected] Maryann Rot—Secretary/Bookkeeper St Mary’s Catholic Church 124 5th St SE/PO Box 609 Cook MN 55723 218-666-5334 [email protected] Jennifer Herdman—Secretary/Bookkeeper ```````````````````````` Baptisms, Marriages, Communion, and Anointing for the sick and homebound, please contact the ap- propriate parish office. Mass Schedules Saturday, April 10— MONDAY Holy Cross Acts of the Apostles 4:23-31 8:00 pm Mass—Gerald Gabrielson Psalm 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 Sunday, April 11— John 3:1-8 St Mary’s 8:00 am Mass– Elmer & Julie Schweitzer TUESDAY Acts of the Apostles 4:32-37 St Martin’s Psalm 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 10:30 am Mass—Parish Family John 3:7b-15 Monday, April 12 WEDNESDAY St Martin’s Acts of the Apostles 5:17-26 2:00—8:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Tuesday, April 13 John 3:16-21 St Mary’s No Adoration or Mass THURSDAY 9:45 am Book Study Acts of the Apostles 5:27-33 Wednesday, April 14 Psalm 34:2 & 9, 17-18, 19-20 John 3:31-36 St Martin’s 8:00am Adoration FRIDAY 9:00 am Mass— Catherine Berglund Acts of the Apostles 5:34-42 Coffee an’ follows Mass (Upper Room) Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 Thursday, April 15 John 6:1-15 St Mary’s 7:00 am Adoration SATURDAY 8:00 am Mass –Robert Dobosenski Acts of the Apostles 6:1-7 2:00—8:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Eucharist Psalm 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Holy Cross John 6:16-21 4:30 pm Adoration SUNDAY 5:00 pm Confessions Acts of the Apostles 3:13-15, 17-19 5:30 pm Mass—Special Intention Psalm 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 Friday, April 16 1 John 2:1-5a St Martin’s Luke 24:35-48 7:00 am Adoration 8:00 am Mass—Joe & Inkie Stafanich Sunday, April 10 & 11 and deceased sons St Mary’s Servers: Addison & Zoey Burckhardt Saturday, April 17 Incense: Alex Burckhardt Holy Cross Lector: Michael Talberg 5:00 pm Mass—Madeline Udovich Ushers: Tim Johnson, Aaron Twite, Don Doroff, Bob Fox Sunday, April 18 St Martin’s St Mary’s Servers: Jack Simon, Bennett Simon, Alex Lanari 8:00 am Mass—Parish Family Lector: Erin Peitso St Martin’s Ushers: Rick Athmann, Dave Ferrian, George Stefanich, 10:30 am Mass—Ed & Roberta Stepan Tony Luczak From the Desk of Father Nick: In three places in her Diary, St. Faustina records our Lord's prom- ises of specific, extraordinary graces: Divine Mercy Sunday, Today, April 11 “I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that Since the death to the last Apostle there is no new revelation to will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on be had. All that we are to hold and believe was given by Christ the Feast of My mercy” (1109). and passed on [tradere, latin for ‘to hand on’ where we get the word ‘tradition’ from] down through the ages. The faith “Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day ‘develops’ but never changes. Blessed John Henry Cardinal New- will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and pun- man is well known for developing the principle of The Develop- ishment” (300). ment of Christian Dogma. He likened it to an acorn. In the acorn the whole tree is present, it has only not fully blossomed, devel- “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy oped into its fullness. Even new infallible pronouncements such Communion will obtain complete forgiveness of sins as the Assumption of Mary in the year 1950 are only a confirma- and punishment” (699). tion of a truth which has been revealed through Christ. Now con- sidering every approved Marian Apparition or approved vision of ***To receive these graces, the only condition is to receive Holy Christ, they are only a re-emphasis of a truth already revealed by Communion worthily on Divine Mercy Sunday (or the Vigil cele- Christ. And as Catholics, these are considered approved ‘private’ bration) by making a good confession beforehand and staying in revelations, and a Catholic need not believe or hold to each spe- the state of grace and trusting in His Divine Mercy. cific private revelation. Again, we are only bound to believe and In other words… assent to the public revelation as it has been handed down to us and proposed by the Magisterium. 1) The special graces that our Lord promised for Mercy Sunday come solely through the reception of 1) Holy Communion on With that said, there is great wisdom and fruit that can be gained that day, 2) in a state of grace, 3) with trust in The Divine by taking note of approved ‘private’ revelations such as the Devo- Mercy. tion of Divine Mercy of Saint Faustina, the Polish nun from the 2) The special graces promised by our Lord for Mercy Sunday twentieth century. I’d like to point out that the visions of St. can be received by a soul in a state of grace, but with imper- Faustina isn’t anything new, but a re-emphasis, an elaboration on fect love for God, and imperfect contrition for sin-as long as the mercy of God. “God desires that all are saved and come to the soul merely trusts in the Mercy of God, and clings to Him the full knowledge of truth” 1 Tm 2:4. because of His promised benefits. 3) The most special grace promised by our Lord for Mercy Sun- God loves us so much and desires our salvation that he continues day is nothing less than the equivalent of a complete renew- to reveal in extraordinary ways how available his mercy is to us. al of baptismal grace in the soul: "complete forgiveness We only need to turn to him, to repent of our sins and submit (remission) of sins and punishment." Such a measure of totally to him. grace can only be received otherwise through baptism itself, or through making a sacramental confession as an act of What ‘Divine Mercy’ graces are available and how do we re- perfect contrition for sin, out of pure love for God. ceive them? By these conditions, our Lord is emphasizing the value of confes- In her Diary, St. Faustina records a special promise given to her sion and Holy Communion as miracles of mercy. The Eucharist is by Jesus. He told her to communicate it to the whole world: Jesus, Himself, the Living God, longing to pour Himself as Mercy into our hearts. “My daughter, tell the whole world about My incon- ceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a Why wouldn’t we admit our sins, repent, reject sin, and choose to refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor follow Christ faithful and receive the mercy he wants to give us!?! sinners. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those “Give Thanks to the Lord for He is good; His Mercy endures forev- souls who approach the fount of My mercy” (699). er!” PRAYER CHAIN: REL ED CONTACTS CONFESSIONS: All Elementary: Holy Cross: Mary (757-0191) Emily Koch (218-235-9113) Holy Cross: 1/2 hour before Mass Judy (757-3170) [email protected] St Mary’s: 1/2 hour before Mass St Martin’s: Bette (753-4111) St Martin’s: 1/2 hour before Mass Helen (753-6220) All High School: St Mary’s: Mary (666-5771) Debbie Nelson (218-393-9153) Please note: If these times do not Cleo (666-2715) [email protected] work for you—please contact Father! General: Divine Mercy Sunday is April 11—the second Sun- FORMED : Enjoy listening to and watching the many day of Easter. The Divine Mercy Novena is prayed excellent teachings, reflections and full feature films nine days before (beginning on Good Friday). To about Divine Mercy and St Faustina simply by typ- observe the Feast of Divine Mercy, we should: ing “Divine Mercy” in the search box. • Sincerely repent all of our sins • Place our complete trust in Jesus • Go to Confession—preferably before Sunday Book Study: Live Not By Lies by Rod Dreher • Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast April 27—St Mary’s—5:30 pm • Venerate the image of the Divine Mercy May 4—St Martin’s—5:30 pm • Be merciful to others, through our actions, May 11—St Mary’s—5:30 pm word and prayers on their behalf ***Read Part 1 before the first class St Anthony’s Catholic Church in Ely invites you to a Devotion to the Divine Mercy today from 1:00 to Holy Cross: 3:00 pm.: Please note that we have changed our mailing ad- Readings from St Faustina’s Diary dress to: Holy Cross Catholic Church, PO Box 609, Veneration of the 1st Class Relic Cook MN 55723 Praying the Chaplet Confessions will also be available An addition to the Easter Lily Memorials: Ernie and Fran Stellmach; and Jim Sanborn Holy Spirit invites you to a Holy Hour Devotion to Divine Mercy from 3:00 to 4:00 pm with music.