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From the Homily
Of Father Jose

“Jesus is the Resurrection and Life”

 

Jesus came to give us grace and life.  Because of sin all people were spiritually dead.  Through his death and resurrection, Jesus defeated Satan and eternal damnation.  He came to promise eternal life to every human being, who believes and trusts in him.  Just as He wept before the tomb of Lazarus, Jesus weeps over all those who are either unaware or unwilling to believe in the eternal life.  Jesus grieved because of people’s distrust in Him, not listening to Him.  Even Martha and Mary, his close friends had failed to listen to Jesus.  They did not understand who He was, but they knew that Jesus had a special relationship with God.  Martha said to Jesus:  “I know that whatever you ask of God, He will give you” (John 11: 22).

In this gospel, Jesus took the death of Lazarus as an opportunity to make very clear that He was more than a miracle worker with special access to God.  Jesus demonstrated that by raising Lazarus from the dead, He was indeed the resurrection and life. We all need resurrection.  We all need a new life, for we are dead spiritually.  Jesus gives us that new life through the sacraments, especially Baptism, Confession and Holy Eucharist.  Today, Jesus is challenging each one of us to come out from our graves by confessing our sins! Let us use this time of Lent to cleanse our hearts and minds.

“Jesus, you are the resurrection and life.  Give us a new life so that we can be your true disciples.”             

                                            Amen

Eucharistic Ministers

March 9th  – Anna Bolduc
                       Ken Cochran

March 16th – Lois Nelson 
                        Anna Bolduc

Greeters

March 9th  – Ken Cochran

March 16th  – Angela Boyette

 
Lectors

March 8th – Bert Kramer

March 9th – Lisa Stuhr

March 15th  – Richard Dolan

March 16th  – Maria Allen

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  

Mass and Stations of the Cross

Every Friday during Lent we will have Mass followed by Stations of the Cross  at 7:00 p.m.

              Generational Healing Mass -  Saturday, April 5th  

The next healing Mass will be a Generational Healing Mass, Saturday, April 5^th at  5:00 p.m.  Prior to attending the Healing Mass pray and ask God to heal all the wounds in your family and try to receive confession before attending the Mass.  Bring a list of all your family members and indicate any addictions and/or illness to be healed next to their names.  Place these requests in the “Prayer Petitions” box before Mass.

Spring  Fest Meeting

Our Spring Fest is April 11^th and April 12^th. We will have a weekly meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the church hall every Wednesday until the Spring Fest. This is one of the largest fund raising projects for the parish.  Everyone’s support and prayers are needed for a successful event.

Bishop’s Lenten Appeal

Once a year, Catholics in the Diocese of Saint Augustine come together as "One Family of Faith" and reach out to those who need help in the spirit of love. The Bishop's Lenten Appeal is conducted annually during the season of Lent. The appeal gathers individual sacrificial gifts to help the greater church provide a lifeline to more than 100 agencies and programs that work to make God visible to those in need.  Each Catholic home received a letter from    Bishop Galeone asking them to participate in this year's Lenten Appeal. Please read the materials and consider sending your gift by Easter.

Generational Healing of the Family Tree

In Lamentations 5:7 it states: “Our forefathers have sinned and are now dead, and we bear their punishment.”  The Healing of the Family Tree is directed to lifting this punishment or bondage of body, mind or spirit; and this is done by applying The Healing Power of the Eucharist.

The core of the Healing Service is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated for the intention of healing these bondages that are transgenerational in one’s family tree.

Nothing in the liturgy is changed in the Mass.  At the close of the Mass a post-Communion prayer is recited by the priest with the congregation, praying for the healing of all family members of the congregants, living, deceased, and even for those who don’t yet exist for their preventative healing.

There is a distinction between sin and the effects of sin. Only original sin –  not personal sin – inherited, as Paul teaches in Romans 5:12.  But the Bible teaches that sin’s counterpart, the effects of sin – punishment – in the form of suffering, illness; inclination toward sinful habits, addictions, etc. can be inherited.

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with Communion, in both its personal and communitarian dimensions is the most powerful means of healing any disorder especially the family’s transgenerational bondages that Scripture refers to.

The Generational Healing Mass can heal our present physical, emotional, and spiritual problems.  It can prevent our family’s future generational suffering. The Generational Healing Mass is a prayerful and sacramental appeal to God for his infinite mercy.

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