Sts. Peter & Paul Parish

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"All difficulties in prayer have just one cause: praying as though God were not there." (St. Teresa of Avila)

2011 in our Parish

Sacrament of Baptism - 3
First Holy Communion - 0
Sacrament of Confirmation - 0
Holy Matrimony - 1
Christian Funerals - 6
Priest's visits to the sick & elderly - 128
Deacon's visits at Rapelje Lodge and Sunset of Woodlands - 1,500

Our deceased in 2011:

Eryk Jesionek
Wayne Stephen Anderson
Wladyslawa Blaszczyk
Michael Peter Sikorski
Kazimierz Dymek
Mary Ivancovich (Mislan)
Mieczyslaw (Mike) Witlib
Joseph Sobiesiak

Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that Archbishop Thomas Collins of Toronto will be elevated to the College of Cardinals in a consistory that will take place in Rome on Feb. 18th of this year. Please keep the Archbishop in your prayers.

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“Rejoice I tell you again, rejoice because the Lord is near” (Phil.4:4-5).  He is knocking at the door; He is close to us, hence, true joy is close to us, which is more powerful than all the sorrows of the world or of our lives.  He became flesh with our flesh, blood with our blood.  He is a man with us and embraces the whole human being.” (Pope Benedict XVI.)

EUROPE/ITALY - Human rights belong to everyone, the aspiration to freedom and human dignity is universal. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Every day around the world, human rights are violated, and every year during the week from December 10 to 18 the Week of Global Action for Human Rights is celebrated. Every day men and women fight for justice, freedom or dignity, discrimination and denial of their rights. They face various forms of violence and repression. There are many initiatives around the Arab world for their protection and promotion, in Egypt, Libya and other countries claiming equal rights and change. In Chile, Greece, and in cities like Madrid, Jerusalem and New York, young activists or ordinary citizens are equally committed to demand more freedom and social equality. These days, through the media, offer the opportunity to give voice and support their message. Respect for human rights requires a daily commitment, especially to women who no longer have to be submissive. It is based on quality education, spreading the values of tolerance and understanding. Cornerstone of this struggle is the freedom of expression. Human rights belong to each and every one of us and bring us closer in spite of differences. The aspiration to freedom and human dignity is universal, and no one should invoke cultural diversity to undermine or restrict the scope. This is the clear message that UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity focuses on. On December 10 we celebrate the International Day for Human Rights, and on the 18 Global Action Day against racism and for the rights of migrants, refugees and displaced persons. (AP) (Agenzia Fides 09/12/2011)

Holy Spirit Continues to Build Church

ROME, SEPT. 15, 2011 (Zenit.org) - As the Holy Spirit continues to build the Church and inspire new charisms, it is the role of the bishop to accept the gifts with gratitude, but also to discern and judge their validity, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this today to a group of some 100 newly ordained bishops upon receiVing them in audience this morning in the apostolic palace in Castel Gandolfo. The bishops are taking part in an annual course organized jointly by the Congregation for Bishops and Congregation for Eastern Churches.

In his address, the Holy Father reflected on the role of the bishop with regard to lithe charisms that the Spirit arouses for the edification of the Church."

Reminding the bishops that "episcopal consecration has conferred on you the plenitude of the sacrament of holy orders, "he noted that they are "placed at the service of the common priesthood of the faithful, of their spiritual growth and their sanctity."

Because of this," the Pontiff  continued, "bishops have the task of watching and working to ensure that the baptized increase in grace, in accordance with the charisms the Holy Spirit causes to arise in their hearts and communities."

He mentioned the recent World Youth Day as a sign of the "fecundity of the charisms of the Church," and said that this is a demonstration of "a vitality that reinforces the work of evangelization and the presence of Christ in the world."

"We are able to see - and we can almost touch -- that the Holy Spirit is still present in the Church today, and that He creates charisms and unity," the Pope added.

"Always bear in mind the fact that the gifts of the Spirit -- be they extraordinary or simple and humble - are always given freely for the edification of all," the Holy Father continued. "The bishop, as a visible sign of the unity of his particular Church, has the duty of unifying and harmonizing charismatic diversity, favouring reciprocity between the hierarchical and the baptismal priesthood."

However, he cautioned that acceptance of charisms is "inseparable from the discernment that is proper to the mission of the bishop": "Vatican Council II said as much when it gave pastoral ministry the task of judging the genuineness of charisms and their proper use, not extinguishing the Spirit but testing and retaining what is good."                              

By accepting, judging and ordering the different gifts and charisms," the Pope said, lithe bishop carries out a great and valuable service to the priesthood of the faithful and to the vitality of the Church, which will shine as the Lord's Bride clothed in the sanctity of her children."

Inside Story Of Marian Mosaic Told On Blessed John Paul II's Birthday

VATICAN CITY, May 18 (CNAlEWTN News) - Blessed Pope John Paul II was born on May 18, 1920. Today, one of his closest colleagues revealed the true story behind the mosaic of Our Lady the late Pope had installed in S1. Peter's Square.

"After the assassination attempt on May 13, 1981, Vatican officials were evaluating the possibility of placing a plaque, or some visible sign, in S1. Peter's Square in the area where the Pope had been shot, in remembrance of a painful page in the history of the Church but also as testimony of divine protection," Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re wrote in the May 18 edition of the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano.

Cardinal Re was a senior figure in the Congregation for Bishops and the Vatican Secretariat of State during the pontificate of Pope John Paul.

"John Paul II, convinced that theVirgin Mary had protected him on that day, immediately expressed the desire that an image of the Madonna be placed in the square." Cardinal Re added that Pope John Paul had also become aware that there was something "missing" from the St. Peter's Square up until that time - an image of Our Lady.

So in the summer of 1981, then Bishop Re was asked to join a small group charged with devising solutions. Their deliberations didn't take long.

"Two hours later, we were standing in St. Peter's Square and Monsignor Fallani (who was in charge of conservation in the Vatican) pointed to a window of the Apostolic Palace where the mosaic is now placed and said, 'For me, a solution which works well for the setting of this square is a mosaic placed in the travertine frame of that window up there.' He then asked what was behind that particular window."

Cardinal Re said he explained that it was the room "where two sisters did some typing for the Secretariat of State, but that it was a large room and had another side window,"

So the group had decided upon a location and the use of a mosaic, but which image of Our Lady to use?

"Once again, the Pope offered his opinion that he would like a representation of Mary as Mother of the Church, because, he explained, 'the Mother of God has always been united with the Church and has been particularly close during difficult moments in its history.' He added that he ""as personally convinced that the Virgin Mary was in St Peter's Square on May 13, to save the life of the Pope," Cardinal Re wrote.

The exact image was taken from an ancient painting of the Madonna and child that had a long history. It was housed in the old St. Peter's Basilica, built in the 4th century by the Emperor Constantine, and then later in the present St. Peter's, built in the 16th century under the guidance of Michelangelo. Finally, in 1964, the image was restored and renamed "Mater Ecclesiae" to mark the Second Vatican Council's proclamation of Mary as "Mother of the Church," Cardinal Re explained. "On December 8th, 1981, John Paul II, before the recitation of the Angelus, blessed the Marian image, a sign of heavenly protection on the Pontiff, on the Church and on all who come to St. Peter's Square."

Pope Benedict Invites Catholics To Bring Light To The World

            ROME, ITALY, December 12 (CNA/EWTN News) - The "silent light of the truth, of the goodness of God" leads to true change in the world, said the Pope at Mass on Dec. 12.
            Benedict XVI traveled outside Vatican walls for Mass at St. Maximilian Kolbe parish in an outer suburb of Rome.
            In his homily the Pope recalled John the Baptist's expectation that the Son of God would bring about dramatic change in the world. The Baptist sent disciples to ask Christ if he is the one who came to bring about radical change or if they should continue to wait for another.
            Benedict XVI said Christ gives a response to John the Baptist's question by saying, "Look at what I have done. I have not made a bloody revolution, I have not changed the world with force, but I have lit many lights that make a great path of light in the millennia." …"So many" false prophets, ideologues and dictators have said that it was they themselves and not Christ who have brought change to the world, the Pope explained. He admitted that they have succeeded in changing the world through empires, dictatorships and totalitarian rule. But, he added, "today we know that all that has remained of these great promises is great emptiness and great destruction."
St.  Maximilian Kolbe, the parish's patron saint, showed this "light" in his life, said the Pope. He offered his life to guards in the place of a father of a family who was to be killed in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
            In doing so, he "encouraged others to give themselves, to be close to the suffering, to the oppressed," said Pope Benedict XVI.
            St. Kolbe was declared a martyr of charity when he was recognized as a saint in 1982 by Pope John Paul II.
Pope Benedict added that other Christians such as St. Damian of Molokai who worked with lepers and Mother Teresa of Calcutta who assisted the poor lived in a similar way.
In looking to these figures, it continues to be seen that it is not "violent revolutions or "great promises" that change the world, rather it is "the silent light of the truth, of the goodness of God" that does so," he continued.
            The Pope then invited everyone to bring light to the world, to pray to become a light for others. He asked that Christians live Advent daily in all aspects of life by being ever more open to God in order to "have light amidst so many shadows, so many daily fatigues. "The Pope closed by urging fidelity in marriage, communion in parishes between families of all backgrounds, and greater involvement of young people in the life of parishes.

Message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for the celebration of the World Day of Peace 1 January 2011, “Religious Freedom, the Path to Peace” is available on the Vatican website http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/peace/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20101208_xliv-world-day-peace_en.html

ROME, JAN. 6, 2011 (Zenit.org) - Benedict XVI says he wants children suffering illness to feel the closeness and affection of the Pope. He visited Rome's Polyclinic on the vigil of the feast of the Epiphany, bearing gifts for the children being treated there.

"Why have I come here amid you today, day in which we begin to celebrate the Solemnity of the Epiphany?" the Pope asked them. "First of all to say thank you. Thank you, children, who have received me: I want to tell you that I love you and that I am close to you with my prayer and my affection, also to give you strength to face your sickness."

The Holy Father said his visit made him "somewhat like the Magi [… who] took gifts to Jesus -- gold, incense and myrrh -- to manifest to him their adoration and affection. Today, I have also brought some gifts, precisely so that you would feel, through a small sign, the sympathy, closeness and affection of the Pope."

Still, the Pontiff said, the "greatest gift was made by God to each one of us."

"Let us look in the cave of Bethlehem, in the crib, what do we see? Whom do we meet?" he said. "There is Mary, there is Joseph, but above all there is a small child, in need of attention, of care, of love: That child is Jesus, that child is God himself who willed to come on earth to show us how much he loves us; it is God who made himself a child like you to tell you that he is always beside you and to tell each one of us that every child bears his face."

During his visit, Benedict XVI visited the pediatric department on the fifth floor, the centre for children with spina bifida, and the neonatal intensive care unit. He also stopped on the seventh floor for a visit to the Paul VI International Scientific Institute, whose objective is the promotion of responsible procreation. He expressed a special word of encouragement to this initiative, saying it is at the "service of life." "Thank you again to all!," he concluded. "The Pope loves you!"

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity

“In order for Mary to be able to give the free assent of her faith to the announcement of her vocation, it was necessary that she be wholly borne by God’s grace. Through the centuries the Church has become ever more aware that Mary, ‘full of grace’ through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception. That is what the dogma of the Immaculate Conception confesses, as Pope Pius IX proclaimed in 1854.  The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Saviour of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #490-491). The Church teaches that because Mary was chosen to bear the Son of God within her womb, she herself was free from the stain of sin from the moment of her conception.  Mary is the perfect Advent model for us.  Let us pray that, in imitation of her faithfulness, we too may say “yes” to God’s invitation to bring Christ to the world.

Mary's Life Shows God's Mercy Is More Powerful Than Evil, Pope Says On Feast Day. VATICAN CITY, Dec. 8 (CNA/EWTN News)

Pope Benedict said on this Feast of the Immaculate Conception that the day honouring Mary should give Christians "comfort" and remind them that God's mercy "is more powerful than evil."

On a cloudy morning in St. Peter's Square, pilgrims came to pray the Angelus with the Pope and to hear his remarks on the significance of the Marian feast day. The reality of sin in the world, he explained, can be traced to disobedience to God's will, adding that now evil has its root in the human heart, which is "sick and wounded," and "unable to heal itself." But the life of Mary, Mother of Christ, shows us that tells us that God's mercy is more powerful than evil and that grace is greater than sin, the Pope taught. He added that God has prepared a new and everlasting covenant, sealed by the blood of Jesus Christ who was "born of a woman." Pope Benedict then explained the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, saying that the Virgin Mary experienced in advance the redeeming death of her Son, since she was conceived without sin.

After his remarks in St. Peter's Square, Pope Benedict greeted pilgrims in several different languages. Speaking in English, he said that Church "joyfully" celebrates the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. "By her prayers, may our hearts and minds be kept free from sin, so that like Mary we may be spiritually prepared to welcome Christ," he said. "Let us turn to her, the Immaculate, who brought Christ to us, and ask her now to bring us to Him. Upon each of you and your loved ones at home, I invoke God's abundant blessings!" Later in the afternoon, Pope Benedict also led a traditional procession to crown a statue of Mary at the Piazza di Spagna - one of Rome's most prestigious shopping districts. Leading the way in his pope-mobile, the pontiff and procession solicited curious stares from busy onlookers doing their holiday shopping. He emphasized to the crowds gathered in the piazza that the message of the Virgin Mary is for everyone, even those not aware of the feast day, and especially for those who may feel alone or abandoned.

The Corporal Works of Mercy
+          Feed the hungry
+          Give drink to the thirsty
+          Clothe the naked
+          Shelter the homeless
+          Visit the sick
+          Visit the imprisoned
+          Bury the dead

The Spiritual Works of Mercy
+          Counsel the doubtful
+          Instruct the ignorant
+          Admonish the sinner
+          Comfort the sorrowful
+          Forgive injuries
+          Bear wrongs patiently
+          Pray for the living and the dead

The obelisk

There is a wonderful story about the obelisk in St. Peter’s Square. The obelisk, a granite Egyptian monolith standing eighty-four feet tall and  weighing 350 tons, was brought to Rome from North Africa by the mad emperor Caligula, who terrorized Rome from A.D. 37 to 41, before he was assassinated by the Pretorian Guard, Caligula’s nephew, Nero, made the obelisk part of the spina, or spine”, of his “circus,” an elongated oval in which races were held, mock battles staged, exotic animals exhibited - and the condemned executed, often with unimaginable viciousness, for the amusement of the spectators. Tradition tells us that St. Peter died during one of Nero’s spasms of persecution, and if so, he likely died in Nero’s circus. If he did, then it’s quite possible that the last thing St. Peter saw on this earth was the obelisk.

The obelisk remained in place, to the left of the current St. Peter’s for centuries. When Pope Sixtus V ordered his architect, Domenico Fontana, to move the obelisk to the centre of the square, Fontana had a problem: no one knew how to do this. Nine hundred men, 150 horses, and 47 cranes were in the square on September 18, 1586, to try to move and then re-erect the obelisk without damaging it. Sixtus ordered that the procedure be carried out in complete silence to avoid spooking the horses - and to underscore the point, he had a gallows erected in the square, on which anyone who made a noise would be summarily hung. As the ropes began to pull the obelisk upright they became so taunt that they began to smolder; yet no one dared to breathe a word until finally a sailor cried, Acqua alle funi! (“Water in the ropes!”), thus saving the day and the obelisk. Pope Sixtus was so grateful to have been disobeyed that he gave the sailor’s hometown, Bordighera, the privilege of providing palms for the Palm Sunday service at St. Peter’s a tradition which continues to this day.

Mother Teresa - (by Emily Pobratyn - „Niedziela„ - Sunday).

She was born on August 26, 1910. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu lived in an environment that continually taught her to love and care for her neighbours. Agnes's parents influenced her by setting tangible examples of their faith. The young girl grew up in a loving home surrounded by prayer, singing, and God.  The lessons that she learned in early childhood would ensue in her adult life, and change the world. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa decides to join the Sisters of Our Lady of Loreto, who are very dynamic in India, the country in which Mother Teresa wants to serve God. She is taught how to speak English, and begins to teach in a female secondary school in Calcutta. The Mother is adored by her students because of her consistent concern for them in and out of school.  Despite her love for teaching, Mother Teresa knows that God has a different plan for her. He has given her affinity to the poor, suffering, and forgotten. Her heart weeps for the dieing, who are not given a chance to meet the creator in dignity.

On September 10, the Mother decides to relocate and live with the poor. This bold decision will transform the lives of many, and her message of love will reach the hearts of millions. This little sister contained so much holiness and intellect, which was present in all her words and actions.

In her 1979 Nobel Prize acceptance speech, she explains that the contradiction between ones love for God and neighbour has to be extinguished because, "It is not enough for us to say: 'I love God, but I do not love my neighbour'.

Saint John says that you are a liar if you say you love God and you don't love your neighbour. How can you love God whom you do not see, if you do not love your neighbour whom you see, whom you touch, with whom you live? And so this is very important for us to realize that love, to be true, has to hurt".  The pure love that one possesses towards ones neighbour can only be granted to humans by God. For who else gave humans the ability to love? This emotion can shake the hearts of people and destroy evil. Because of its might, love is constantly fought off with tactical arguments and dilutions.

One of the many battles the mother took action against was abortion. She explained that, "this is what is the greatest destroyer of peace today. Because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill me". Love is a complex emotion, and can truly become visible and understandable through people's good actions. Mother Teresa said that, "good works are links that form a chain of love". Is humanity forming links of good works? If they are, how come there are wars, abortion, and hate in the world? What does society need to repair its tribulations?

Blessed Mother Theresa:
“The fruit of SILENCE is Prayer,
  The fruit of PRAYER is Faith,
  The fruit of FAITH is Love,
  The fruit of LOVE is service,
  The fruit of SERVICE is Peace.”

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, we fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother! To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer us.

The Holy Father Benedict XVI's apostolic trip to Poland, the homeland of his predecessor John Paul II: "I have come to follow in the footsteps of John Paul II, along the path of his life," Benedict said in Polish. "I want to drink at the abundant spring of your faith, which has flowed incessantly for more than a millennium," he added.

His itinerary after Warsaw has taken him south to key sites in the life and papacy of John Paul II, culminating Sunday at the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. "I hope to meet there survivors, the victims of Nazi terror, from the many nations which suffered this tragic oppression," Benedict said. "We will pray together that the wounds of the past century are healed by the medicine of God, who calls on us to forgive each other and offers us the mystery of the Divine Mercy." On the flight to Poland, Benedict had told reporters that he was going to Auschwitz "first and foremost as a Catholic," not as a German. "It is very important to understand that we are Catholics and Catholicism embraces all nationalities," he said.

Awaiting the beatification of Servant of God, John Paul II, we present this fascinating book describing the life of John Paul II as seen by individuals who experienced healings. Miracles of John Paul II is the first-ever book published in English describing the life of Pope John Paul II as seen by individuals who experienced healings through his prayerful intercession. The book will be available at the end of May, 2006. The original book, written in Polish by Pawel Zuchniewicz, was released in Poland in early 2006 and became a religious bestseller within two weeks.

Pawel Zuchniewicz remarks that Miracles of John Paul II has encouraged people to share their personal experiences of meeting Pope John Paul II. The book contains testimonies by people of all ages and cultures whose lives were radically altered. One such example is Heron Badillo, who met the Holy Father during his visit to Zacatecas, Mexico, in May, 1990. At the time, Heron was five years old and dying of leukemia. Today at twenty-one years of age, Heron Badillo is a healthy, active and athletic young man. Seeing him today, no one would ever guess that sixteen years earlier he was fighting for his life and suffering terribly with no apparent hope that he would ever be well. Heron's parents view his healing as a twofold miracle: first, because the Holy Father approached them personally, and second, because Heron was made well.

The people whose testimonies appear in the book attribute their healings to the zealous prayer and deep faith of John Paul II. The majority of healings described in the book took place during the Pope's lifetime.

In an interview with Dr. Patrick Theillier, the twelfth director of the Medical Bureau of Our Lady of Lourdes, we are presented with a detailed analysis of what is to be understood as a miracle.

Miracles of John Paul II also takes us behind the scenes of the May 13, 1981 attempt on the Pope's life in St. Peter's Square. Pawel Zuchniewicz shines new light on this event by presenting it in the context of the Third Secret of Fatima: There was a third secret which had not been disclosed... The Polish Pope acquainted himself with the text only in 1981, two and a half years after he was elected to the chair of St. Peter... What did John Paul II read?

“Loving Father, listen to our prayers as we remember Pope John II the Great on the anniversary of his death. We thank you for many good things you have done among us by his life and example. Grant that he may be with you in heaven. Give us the grace to follow Jesus with love. We ask this blessing through Christ our Lord. Amen”

The Pope leaves “Hopes and Anxieties” with the Mary. On the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Benedict XVI figuratively placed the “hopes and anxieties of the humanity” with the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In an emotive homage to the Immaculate Conception Piazza de Spagna, in the heart of Rome, the Pope entrusted to the Blessed Virgin the future of the Church. The day also marked the 40th anniversary of the close of the Second Vatican Council.

“In bringing the anxieties and hopes of humanity of our time and place them at the feet of the heavenly Mother of the Redeemer,” he began, in his tribute to the Mother of God. More than 10,000 people from Rome and abroad attended the floral homage that Benedict XVI dedicated to Mary, following the tradition of his predecessors on this public holiday.

“Yes, we wish to thank you, Virgin Mother of God and our most beloved Mother, for your intercession for the Church,” the Pope said. He prayed in particular to the Mother of God “that we might feel her closeness in every instant of life, above all in moments of darkness and trail.”

How to make your earth light shine in the world.

Your Earth Light is a place through which love flows and wisdom shines. We often light candles to create an atmosphere of romance, reverence or mystery. The message that comes with your Earth Light is one of creating an atmosphere of peace and goodwill that can be created when we are more willing to trust and be ourselves, letting our energy flow and our light shine.

We can each do our part to create world peace by letting our light shine; the more we shine, the more we will inspire others to shine. As our world lights up, the healing warmth will rejuvenate our life on the planet earth.

The more progress you make toward letting the energy flow within your world the more love, understanding, joy and compassion will shine through you. Many who are near your world will be drawn to the light and will be inspired by your illuminating nature.

The very solemn Mass for the 90th Annniversary of our Parish was celebrated on Saturday, June 28, 2003 by His Excellency Bishop James Wingle of St. Catharines, Msgr. Vincent O’Donohue, Very Rev. Chris Pulchny, OMI, Provincial, Fr. Bruce Baker, O.Carm., Fr. Stuart MacDonald, Fr. Ben Vanco, Fr. Francois Dyjak, OMI and Fr. Stan Bijak, OMI.

"I would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to the Parish Council,  parishioners and friends, for taking  part in preparing and solemnly celebrating our 90th Anniversary!!!"Fr. Stan Bijak, Pastor.

“I would like to thank all the people who helped to make our 90TH ANNIVERSARY celebration a success -  the Anniversary committee, the men and women who cleaned the church and prepared the church grounds. Especially I want to thank the Canadian Polish Society and Alice Stempien and Lottie Grabowski who worked in the kitchen with the wonderful cooks preparing the meal. I am proud to have worked with you. THANK YOU!” Bill Sydor, co-chairman.

We are very grateful to Mrs. Laurette Stgelais for donating Divine Mercy picture to our Parish. The Divine Mercy picture has been placed in the reconciliation room.

Thank you very much for total donations of $220 towards framing of this picture and also the papal blessing for our 90th Anniversary!

Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Sign of the Cross. “Our Father…,” “Hail Mary…,” “I believe in God…”

On the “Our Father” bead before each decade: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

On the “Hail Mary” beads of each decade: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

(Three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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