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From the Homily
Of Father Jose

“The Ten Commandments”

 

Are they outdated?  A great majority of people even Catholics, those who are by name only, think that the Ten Commandments are a thing of the past.  Some people think that the State should forbid to teach about the Ten Commandments. For many, the commandments are out of fashion because they are against our culture (the culture of death); while for others God’s commandments do not include all ten of them.  They take some of them out for their convenience in order to follow their own lifestyle.  This is why many Catholics have left the Church to join other denominations, which do not talk about the commandments, sin, judgment or hell.

My dear people, the Ten Commandments are loving directions to attain the heavenly kingdom, where we can see God face to face, the Beatific vision.  In today’s Gospel, Jesus says:  “If you love me, you will keep my commandments” (John 14, 15).  If we love God, we do our best to please Him.  These commandments tell us how to love God and our neighbors.  The first three commandments teach us how to love God, and the next seven teach us how to love our neighbors.

The Ten Commandments make it perfectly clear that we should not fall in love with idolatry, impiety, disobedience, sensuality, stealing, dishonesty, covetousness, etc.  So we need to follow the commandments to love God.  As the late Pope John Paul II has written:  “the Ten Commandments save man from the destructive force of egoism, hatred and falsehood.  They point out all false gods that draw him into slavery”.  “Almighty God, thank you for giving us your laws which are your loving directions to attain the eternal happiness.“                    

                                             Amen

Eucharistic Ministers

April 27th – Anna Bolduc 
                     Bonnie Palleschi

May 4th  –  Carol Tharpe
                    Bonnie Palleschi  

Greeters

April 27th - Vikki Griffin

May 4th -    Stephanie Carter

 
Lectors

April 26th - Bonnie Palleschi

April 27th - Angela Boyette

May 3rd -    Ken Cochran

May 4th -    Richard Dolan

Prayer List 

Gloria Cantrall
Lorraine DeYorio
Saneep Lalit
Sanjo Lalit
Rajamma Lalit
Teresa Maniyangat
Cibin Mathew
Trudy Montouri
Hong Nguyen
Jo Ann Sanchez
Barbara Stiveder
Claire Tillis
Lois Tobin
Louise Whitt
and all the sick and
travelers of the Parish

Mass Intentions for the Week  

Congratulations

Congratulations to Jacquelyn Donker, Bradley Fennell, Zackary Horne, and James Johnson who will receive their First Holy Communion on Sunday, April 27th.

                                         First Friday – May 2^nd

Holy Mass will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. followed by an hour of Eucharistic Adoration.  All are welcome to spend one hour with our Lord Jesus Christ who is present in the Most Holy Eucharist.

                                       Healing Mass May 3^rd  

The next healing Mass will be Saturday,   May 3^rd at 5:00 p.m. Those who want to experience the power of the Holy Spirit and receive healing of mind, body, and soul are welcome to attend this Eucharistic Healing Ministry. There will be a May Crowning of Our Mother Mary and a Eucharistic and Marian Procession during the Holy Hour.

A Prayer

Lord, everything I have is a gift from you.  Help me to make a generous offering of all that    I am, and all that I have back to You.  Give me the grace to say “yes” to You, whatever you may ask.  May I discover joy in sacrificial giving and look at each moment of the day as a gift from You that opens up many opportunities to be generous in return. Let Your river of generous love flow through me to others. I ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord.

Amen

 Magnificat

If you are interested in renewing or receiving the Magnificat, which is a monthly publication providing an excellent guide to daily Mass, Sunday Mass, daily meditations and prayers Contact Linda Chattaway at 904-607-8090  Email: rchattaway@hotmail.com or Anna Bolduc.  We receive a reduced rate for the publication. The normal price is $40.00 per year but our reduced rate is $19.95.  

Religious Education Party

We will have our Religious Education end of the year party on Sunday, May 18th beginning after Mass and concluding at           1:00 p.m.  We will have food, games and prizes.  A special thank you to our teachers, substitutes and directors for the year: Clare Tillis, Stacie Adams, Felicia Larson, Sandra Esterling, Angela Burch, Lilly Hobbs, Jennifer Carbajal. Paulette Bourgon, Judy Palmeri, Richard Dolan, Mike Hardin, Karen Dougherty, Ken Cochran, Stacie Brassart and Joann Sanchez.

Spring Fest

The members of the "Spring Fest" committee and the CCW would like to express their appreciation to all the parishioners who committed their time and talents to make our Spring Fest a success! Everyone had a great time!

What can I do to find time to pray?

Schedule your time for prayer - Take advantage of early rising, driving to and from work, running errands, etc.
 

Less is more – Rethink the activities you and your family are involved in. Decrease the number.
 

Decrease outside distractions — Television, movies, computer games, etc.
 

Eucharistic Adoration - A visit to the Blessed Sacrament. 
 

Start your daily prayer life simply - One decade of the rosary a day to start, working up to a whole rosary.