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oday’s Readings: THE LOVE OF CHRISTSome of the most comforting words in scripture
come to us today in these readings. The passage
from Romans is particularly comforting when we
are worried about our spiritual life and fretting about it.
“What will separate us from the love of Christ?” (Romans
8:35) Of course, nothing can! Christ’s love, manifested in
his life, death, and resurrection, was wholly for God and
us, and he will not permit anything, great or small, to
separate us from him. Our longing, our hunger for him is
sustained by the Eucharist, and even in the darkest of times, when God seems absent and
it is difficult to pray, we know by faith that God is with us. God’s fidelity to us is
absolute, especially when we are in darkness and confusion .
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Prolongement eucharistique: Dieu notre Père, nous nous sommes approcheés de
table, nous avons répondu à ton appel en nous rassemblant en ce jour. Nous avons ouvert
nos oreilles et notre cœur à ta voix. Noux avons osé tendre les mains. Tu nous as
nourris de ta parole. Tu nous as offert ton Fils, pain descendu du ciel pour la vie du
monde. Fortifiés par cette nourriture d’éternité, nous allons retourner dans nos milieux,
rassasiés de ta présence. Reste avec nous, accompamgne-nous , pour que, fidèles à la
mission que tu nous a confièe, nous rèpandions dans le monde la bonne nouvelle de ton
amour et de ta générosité pour chacun et chacune de nous.
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oday’s Readings: NOTHING TO FEAR - A rabbi
was asked why God sends trials and troubles into human
lives. “Because God gets lonely for his people” was the
reply. There is some resonance with this wisdom in
today’s Gospel, as Jesus makes his disciples get into a boat
without him and goes off alone while they venture into stormy
waters. Of course, neither Jews nor Christians believe that the
Almighty plays this sort of whimsical game with them, but there
is some truth in the statement that we don’t turn to God for saving
help until we’re in a bind. Peter’s role today, as it is throughout
the New Testament, is to be a sign or to represent each member
of the church and the whole church. Our story is the tale told
about Peter’s faith today. What can bolster our faith is that even when Christ calls us to face
bravely the tempests of life, if we are walking through them with our eyes fixed on him in faith,
we have nothing to fear. Even when we falter or sink, simply crying “Lord, save me!” is enough
to help us know the steady grasp of God’s hand. Then, sheltered inside the walls of faith, the
storms we endure lose their power over us.
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Prolongement eucharistique: Dieu du murmure et du silence, nous te rendons
grâce aujourd’hui pour ton passage dans notre vie. Quand nos cœurs sont
troublés, passe encore et donne-nous ta paix. Dieu du murmure et du silence,
nous te rendons grâce pour ta présence qui redonne confiance. Quand se lève
la tempête, tends-nous encore la main. Dieu du murmure et du silence, nous te
redons grâce pour les bienfaits que tu nous accordes. Quand la tristesse nous
envahit, donne-nous d’espérer encore. Amen.
Mass Intentions Week of August 3rd
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7:00pm ~ Tuesday ~ August 5 :
_Marcella J. Thibert - Jim Thibert and Family
_Wilfred Arnel - Aline Owens
_Alice Gaudreau - Ray/Doris Rivard and Family
8:00am ~ Wednesday ~ August 6th:
_Laura/Dylan Chapleau - David/AnneMaie Fleury
_Alicia Winkworth 3A - Katherine Zurczak
_Eva Thibeault - Kevin/Wilma Cartier
8:00am ~ Thursday ~ August 7th:
_Therese Balsam - Veronica/Peter Andary
_Greta Masse - Michael Murphy
God the Father of All Mankind
2:00pm ~ Hudson Manor
_Alice Gaudreau - Blanche Gaudreau
_Elaira Dupuis - Mark/Anita Tourangeau
_Fr. Meloche - Stella VandeWynchel
8:00am ~ Friday ~ August 8th:
_Edna Thibert - Emerence Trepanier
_Sylvie Chauvin - Emerence Trepanier
_Maurice/Denis Quenneville - The Family
2:00pm ~ Tilbury Manor
_Vannie Chauvin - M/M Paul Sylvestre
_Evelyn Jubenville - The Estate
_Camille St. Pierre - Don/Patti Skipper
Saturday ~ August 9th:
11:00am ~ Confessions
5:00pm ~(E) for the Parish Community
Sunday ~ August 10th: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00am ~ (Bilingual) for the Parish Community
10:00am~ (E) for the Parish Community
Financial Stewardship
Our Gifts to God
July 20
$3,734.16
July 27
$3,983.95
Cemetery
$ 50.00
Building Fund
$ 219.00
Thank you and God Bless
Bishop Fabbro C.S.B. Celebrates the
Feast of the Assumption at the Diocesan
Shrine
Friday August 15, 2008 is the Feast of the
Assum ption of the Blessed Virgin Mary which is
also Bishop Fabbro’s sixth anniversary of his
ordination as our Bishop. He will be celebrating
Mass at 11:00 am and dedicating Church Bells,
Stations of the Cross and Our Lady of Fatim a
Grotto. These were gifts of St. Matthew Parish of
Alvinston which closed June 2007.
The
parishioners of St. Matthew’s donated these
treasurers which have been refurbished and
installed at the Shrine for the glory of Mary and the
devotion of all the people of our Diocese.
The Shrine Days always
begin with Mass at 11:00
am and in the afternoon
Rosary
Procession,
Exposition of the Blessed
Sacram ent, Hom ily and
Benediction.
W ednesday,
Aug. 13
11 am
Fr. Brian Klooster
Thursday,
August 14
11 am
Fr. Mike Dwyer
Thursday,
August 14
9 pm
Fr. Mike Dwyer
Friday,
August 15
11 am
Bishop Ronald Fabbro
C.S.B.
Saturday,
August 16
11 am
Fr. Vincent Gleeson
Sunday,
August 17
11 am
Fr. Michael O’Brien
M onday,
August 18
11 am
Fr. Chris Gevaert (Sacram ent of the Sick)
Tuesday,
August 19
11 am
Fr. John Jasica (Sacrament of Reconciliation)
W ednesday,
August 20
11 am
Fr. Michael Michon
Thursday,
August 21
11 am
Fr. Dan Vere
Thursday,
August 21 9 pm
Fr. Michael O’Brien
Friday,
August 22
11 am
Fr. Sam Johnston
For further inform ation
phone St. Patrick Church
519-689-7760.
Divine Mercy Devotion
Friday, August 15th at
5:30 p.m. at Our Lady
of Victory Parish in
Chatham. Prayer,
Reflection and Song.
Adoration of Blessed
Sacrament followed by
Mass at 7 p.m.
Mass Intentions Week of August 10th
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7:00pm ~ Tuesday ~ August 12 :
_Clarence Benoit 9A - Lorette and Family
_Rose Reaume - Dora Quenneville
_Courtney Montpetit - Jeff/Tian Thibert and Family
8:00am ~ Wednesday ~ August 13th:
_Edgar Bourdeau 33A - The Estate
_Seraphine Quigg - Bob and Sue Emery
_Richard Moynahan 6A -K athleen(S ister)D ouglas
8:00am ~ Thursday ~ August 14th:
_Albert/Josephine 9A Authier
& Fam ily
- The Family
_Leo Marchand - Donat/Agathe Chretien
_Albert Breault - Wife Alma and Family
2:00pm ~ Hudson Manor
_Clarence Blain - Felix/Monique Rivard
_Aurrillien Parent - Jeannette Parent
_Janet McKeon - Jim/Lucy VandeWynckel
8:00am ~Friday ~ August 15th:
_Joseph VanderPryt - The Family
_Alice Gaudreau - The Leonard Gaudreau Family
_Clifford Frankfurth 43A - Earla/George Zemmicky
2:00pm ~ Tilbury Manor NO MASS
Saturday ~ August 16th:
11:00am ~ Confessions
5:00pm ~(E) for the Parish Community
Sunday ~ August 17th : 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00am ~ (Bilingual) for the Parish Community
10:00am~ (E) for the Parish Community
The London Diocesan
Shrine of Our Lady of
the Rosary Shrine Days
August 13th-22nd
inclusive,at The London
Diocesan Shrine of Our
Lady of the Rosary located
at St. Patrick’s Church Merlin. Each day begins at
11:00 am with the
celebration of Mass
followed by prayers for the
sick, lunch, Rosary
Procession with the statue of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
followed by Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament. It
ends around 3:00 pm. Two
Vigil Masses are celebrated
on August 14th - Feast of
the Assumption and 21st
beginning at 9:00pm. Please
bring a lawn chair and your
own lunch as nothing is sold
at the Shrine. For further
info information contact
Deacon Paul Giroux,
Director of the Shrine 519682-2172 or the Parish
office 519-689-7760
www.olshrine.ca
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