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A Note From The PastorA New Academic Year Is Gearing Up!
A new academic year is gearing up!
A new academic year is gearing up. (Not my fault kids, just stating the fact.) This might be a great time to start a new habit for strengthening family faith life. Here are some ideas:
· Pray as a family regularly! Perhaps a family rosary.
· Read the upcoming week's Mass readings together and see what the people of the family learn from them.
· Perhaps have placemats that match the liturgical colors and begin learning and discussing why they are what they are.
· Reading bible stories for younger children.
· Their own bible for older students.
· Perhaps find a family charitable venture to do together in the community.
· Put reminders to yourself on your calendar now for planning for the big liturgical seasons, to make sure to add emphasis to the Christ-centered reasons. (Nativity sets etc.)
· Find some places for day trips for the weekend. A fall drive through the Berkshires to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy is normally beautiful.
Make a family commitment, when we eat, we pray grace together.
Praise be Christ Jesus now and forever.
Fr. Dawson
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Given the theme of the Eucharist, here are some quote from saints on our Lord as Eucharist:
St. Teresa of Avila
Here on earth it’s impossible to perform a more meritorious act than visiting Jesus often in the
Eucharist. If you took all of the good works done by all of the humans who have ever lived in all of history and stacked them all up and multiplied them by a million, they wouldn’t equal the merit, the virtue and the worth of one Mass. The Eucharistic sacrifice is Christ’s infinite merit, infinite value.
Saint Peter Julian Eymard
“Have a great love for Jesus in his divine
Sacrament of Love; that is the divine oasis of the
desert. It is the heavenly manna of the traveler. It is the Holy Ark. It is the life and Paradise of love on earth.”
“Live on the divine Eucharist, like the Hebrews did on the Manna. Your soul can be entirely dedicated to the divine Eucharist and very holy in the midst of your work and contacts with the world.”
St. Maximilian Kolbe
“God dwells in our midst, in the Blessed
Sacrament of the altar.” “He remains among us until the end of the world. He dwells on so many altars, though so often offended and profaned.”
St. Therese of Lisieux
“Do you realize that Jesus is there in the
tabernacle expressly for you – for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart…don’t listen to the demon, laugh at him, and go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love.”
“Receive Communion often, very often. There you have the sole remedy, if you want to be cured.
Jesus has not put this attraction in your heart for nothing.”
Taken from: https://catholicstand.com/saints-quotes-on-jesus-in-the-eucharist/
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Registration has begun for Religious Education.
Please click the tab on the home page that says
"New Here" (even if you are not new) to register your children for this years program. For more info: email religiouseducation@olmct.org or call Joseph Savidge at 860-306-8788.
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Kids' Bulletin
Attached is the kids' bulletin for the week of August 25, 2024. Please print it and share with your children and grandchildren. Enjoy!
Click on this link to open: Kids' Bulletin
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Jesus Loves Us This Much Through the Eucharist!
Find out how much Jesus loves us when we go to Mass and receive the Eucharist in this inspiring video!
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Parish Mission
We, the people of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Plainville, Connecticut are committed to journey together as a community of faith, hope, and love within the Catholic tradition. We are called to witness to the presence of Jesus Christ in our lives through sharing and celebration of faith and a life of Christian Service.
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Am I Already "Saved"?
Dear Padre,
My neighbor is a fundamentalist Christian. He said I won't be "saved" unless I accept Jesus as my personal savior. Didn't Jesus become my savior when I was baptized?
Your neighbor is probably referring to John 3:7, when Jesus told Nicodemus, "You must be born anew." Jesus is talking about a spiritual rebirth; we must have a spiritual birth in order to be saved.
As you have correctly noted, Catholics believe this happens at baptism. In John 3:5, Jesus says, "No one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit."
We are saved by the waters of baptism. But for Catholics, it's not merely a one-time event. We continue to accept or reject the salvation offered us by the decisions we make every day.
Your neighbor used the words "personal savior." Catholic Christians go even deeper through the sacraments. We develop and nurture a very personal relationship with Jesus by regularly receiving the Eucharist. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we admit we have sinned and ask Jesus to forgive us. And in the Sacrament of Confirmation, our relationship is "sealed" with the gifts of the Spirit.
Many Catholics also celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage. The couple's personal relationship with Jesus is deepened through the love the couple shares.
So tell your neighbor you are indeed saved by Jesus. And because you are saved, you deepen that relationship with Jesus by living a sacramental life.
Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSSR
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Schedule of Masses, Confession, and Adoration
Weekend Masses
Weekday Masses
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m., Liturgy of the Word for Children is celebrated at the 10:30 a.m. MassMonday - Saturday 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday:
NO Mass
Friday: 8:30 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Adoration & Benediction
************************* CONFESSIONSConfession are celebrated this week at 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays
For an Examination of Conscience go here.
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Parish/Cemetery Office Hours & Location
The Office is Located at:
19 South Canal Street,
Plainville, CT 06062
Office Hours are
Monday - Thursday:
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., afternoons by appointment only
Phone: 860-747-6825
Fax: 860-747-5407
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Where to findOur Lady Mercy Church
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Where to find Parish/Cemetery Office