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An Important Letter from Your Pastor
Dear Parishioners and Friends:
Because we are a ProLife Parish and believe in the sanctity of all life, from
conception to natural death, we have procured a bus to the Rally for Life on
Friday, January 22. We have done this so as not to cause anyone who’d like to go
a hardship, and to provide a free and safe mode of transportation at no cost to
you. We have a large senior population and we
are giving you the opportunity to have your voice ~ our voice ~ be heard. ... We
need your support in Trenton. And so my dear people, I ask you please to
consider joining us on Friday ~ January 22 so we can make our feelings and
beliefs know at the State Capital in Trenton. Please do join us ~ there is no
cost to you and you can save so many lives
Father Bob's New Year's Message 2010 Father Bob's Christmas Message 2009 THE YEAR OF THE PRIEST Often it is forgotten that the parish Priest is Jesus Christ's representative on earth. The Pope opened the special year of the Priest with a Vespers Service at the Vatican on June 19 - the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the day for the sanctification of priests, He will close the celebrations during a world meeting of Priests in St Peter's Square June 19, 2010. During this Jubilee year, the Pope will also proclaim St. John Vianney to be patron saint of all the world's priests. At present he is considered the patron saint of parish priests. This years markes the 150th anniversary of the death of this 19th Century saint who represents a "true example of a priest at the service of the flock of Christ," the Pope said. St John Vianney is widely know to Catholics as the Cure (parish priest) of Ars who won over the hearts of his villagers in France by visiting with them, teaching them about God and reconciling the people to the Lord in the confessional. In his address Pope Benedict said the priestly ministry consists of total adherence to the ecclesial tradition of participating "In a spiritually intense new life and a new lifestyle which was inaugurated by the Lord Jesus and which the apostles made their own." Priestly ordination creates new men who are bestowed with the gift and office of sanctifying, teaching, and governing, he said. The Pope underlined the necessary and indispensable struggle for moral perfection which must dwell in every authentically priestly heart. The awareness of the radical social changes over the past decades must stir the best ecclesial energies to look after the formation of priestly candidates," the Pope said. We ask that everyone please take a moment during your prayer time to recite the prayer for our priests and for new vocations. Thank you and God Bless You! ICON OF SAINT JOHN VIANNEY An icon of Saint John Vianney was donated to each parish of the Diocese in honor of the year of the Priest. Our icon is located in the St Joseph Alcove along with prayer cards. Please pray for vocations! A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL WHO PLANNED AND COORDINATED AND SERVED AT THE PARTY HONORING FR BOB. ©2009 St. Mary of Mount Virgin Church.org Prepared by Digital Pro Quo LLC
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