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Annual Advent Party

Holy Day – The Fest of the Immaculate Conception

Rosary for Life

Mass at Holy Rosary for College Students

Inter-Religious Council’s Holiday Fest

Patristic Quote of the Week

Prayer Requests

Saint of the Day for 11/21/03

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Hello Newman,

 

Congratulations on getting through another semester of classes!  Please read on for the events we have coming during the next week:

 

·         This weekend, we will be praying the 3rd Joyful Mystery of the Rosary which is The Birth of our Lord, a few minutes before Mass begins.

·         Also, after Mass this weekend we will be having our annual Advent Party so please stay afterwards for food and fellowship.

·         The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary is this coming Monday, December 8th, and is a holy day of obligation.  Hallinan will not be having Mass, but you can go to Holy Rosary at 12:15 or 8pm or to St. Ann’s which is at Coventry and Cedar at 9am or 7:30pm.

·         Rosary for Life will be this Saturday, December 6th, which includes Confession at 8:30am, Mass at 9:15, and praying the Rosary outside two abortion clinics in Shaker Heights afterwards.  Please contact Jonathan (mjr23@cwru.edu) if you are interested in going.

·         There a couple things coming up next Tuesday, December 9th.  The first is a special Mass for college students at Holy Rosary at 12:15pm.  Three volunteers are needed to read the first reading, the psalm, and the petitions.

·         Also, the Inter-Religious Council’s Holiday Fest on Tuesday evening from 7-8:30pm in the Guilford Dining Parlor.  Members of the various religious traditions will give a brief presentation on how they celebrate their respective holiday, then there will be desserts and beverages and time to relax and mingle before heading into exams. 

·         And, as always:

    • Sunday Mass, 6pm, Hallinan Center
    • Daily Mass, 12:15pm, Weekdays at Holy Rosary
    • Confession, 4-5pm, Saturdays at Holy Rosary
    • Nightly Rosary, 9:45pm Mondays on Northside, 9:30pm all other days on Southside
    • Spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament, 8am-5pm (ish) M-F, Hallinan.
    • Check out our website at http://home.cwru.edu/ncsa
    • Submit a Prayer Request at http://home.cwru.edu/ncsa/request.html
    • E-mail us at catholic@cwru.edu

 

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Patristic Quote of the Week

 

Irenaeus of Lyons: “That is why it is surely necessary to avoid them [heretics], while cherishing with the utmost diligence the things pertaining to the Church, and to lay hold of the Tradition of truth…  What if the Apostles had not in fact left writings to us?  Would it not be necessary to follow the order of Tradition, which was handed down to those to whom they entrusted the Churches?” (Against Heresies 3:4:1 [A.D. 189]).

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Prayer Requests

 

Please pray for

·         Those who have died and their families, for comfort

·         Those in the armed forces, for their safety, and their families as well

·         All marriages, especially those facing difficulty

·         Those experiencing depression, guilt, and sadness, for renewal of hope

·         Unborn children, for their health and safe deliveries

·         For those trying to conceive, that the Lord would bless them according to His will

·         And for peace in the world and in our own hearts.

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Saint of the Day for 12/9/03 (from AmericanCatholic.org)

 

St. Juan Diego

(1474-1548)

Thousands of people gathered in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe July 31, 2002, for the canonziation of Juan Diego, to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in the 16th century. Pope John Paul II celebrated the ceremony at which the poor Indian peasant became the Church's first indigenous saint.

The Holy Father called the new saint “a simple, humble Indian” who accepted Christianity without giving up his identity as an Indian. “In praising the Indian Juan Diego, I want to express to all of you the closeness of the church and the pope, embracing you with love and encouraging you to overcome with hope the difficult times you are going through,” John Paul said. Among the thousands present for the event were members of Mexico’s 64 indigenous groups.

First called Cuauhtlatohuac (“The eagle who speaks”), Juan Diego’s name is forever linked with Our Lady of Guadalupe because it was to him that she first appeared at Tepeyac hill on December 9, 1531. The most famous part of his story is told in connection with the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December 12). After the roses gathered in his tilma were transformed into the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, however, little more is said about Juan Diego.

In time he lived near the shrine constructed at Tepeyac, revered as a holy, unselfish and compassionate catechist who taught by word and especially by example.

During his 1990 pastoral visit to Mexico, Pope John Paul II confirmed the long-standing liturgical cult in honor of Juan Diego, beatifying him. Twelve years later he was proclaimed a saint.

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I hope your finals go well.  Have a relaxing weekend!

 

In Him,

Cheryl

 

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Phillippians 4:13