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E-Newsletter for
July 21, 2023
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Message from Fr. John Chrysostom, Parish Administrator
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The First Reading for today’s Liturgy poses tension between God's being just and being tolerant . The Book of Wisdom is a long teaching about the complexity of God's personality. We hear today that God cares for all things. God's might is the source of justice and God's mastery is the source of being considerate towards all.
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So we reformulate the question, are we consciously aware that God will move us to appreciate the ineffable acts He does for us daily? There is comfort in the answer which completes this Reading. In the instruction about God's personal dealings with Israel there are grave misdeeds and disbelief but God has taken them back, lifting their burden of guilt.
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Is God just when God is understanding the struggles we go through as human beings? The scales of Justice need balancing, the ways of God need believing. The challenge for us who are hearing these Readings today is whether or not we can allow our weeds and wheat to grow together peacefully and whether or not we are small enough to become magnified by the Lord.
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News & Events
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Please watch here for news and events, and join our events for good Catholic community!
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Welcome to Fr. Alexander Asamoah
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who will be our parochial vicar beginning August 1, 2023.
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Eucharistic Adoration
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is on Tuesdays, 1-5p.m. Chaplet prayed at 3p.m., Rosary at 4:30p.m. followed by Benediction.
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Summer Rectory Hours
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For the remainder of the summer (July & August), the rectory will be closing at 1:00p.m. (We will still have the Friday prayer line, just earlier to coincide with the summer hours.)
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Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles
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The Vatican International Exhibit of Eucharistic Miracles is a compilation of Miracles approved by the Church dating back to the first century. This massive amount of information was cataloged by Blessed Carlo Acutis. Read the many stories of how the Living Presence of the Eucharist was revealed to people all over the world. Historical reports as well as scientific data and photographs have been documented. See for yourself as you read the posters in this amazing presentation. Thursday, September 7- Sunday September 10 at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Center Gym, 1023 Parker Street in Springfield. Flyers are available in the church.
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