Bulletin Announcement
FIAT (4/19)
Have you ever wondered if God is calling you to be a religious sister? If so, Fiat is for you. Fiat is a discernment group for single women considering a vocation to religious life in the Catholic Church.
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 19, from
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Sisters of Saint Joseph, 637 Cambridge Street, Brighton.
Father David Barnes will offer an Easter Evening of Recollection.
If you are interested in attending, please respond to Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, Delegate for Religious, or call 617-746-5637.
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April 16 ~ EasterSunday ~ the Resurrection of the Lord
It changes everything. Every second, every minute, every hour of every day, we are changed by the Resurrection. Hear Peter’s words: “He commissioned us to preach to the people … To him all the prophets bear witness,” There are options for the Gospel today but in Matthew’s account, Jesus says, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me." Put it all together: these readings are meant for each of us. Every baptized person is “commissioned” to preach and bear witness. Yes, everyone – even you, eating that Cadbury egg. Take heart, Jesus Himself assures us, “Do not be afraid...” Easter changes everything. Believe it. Live it. Share it.
April 23 ~ Second Sunday of Easter ~ Divine Mercy Sunday
On this Divine Mercy Sunday, we read of Jesus’ gift to us and his commission: "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." He was speaking to his apostles, fearfully gathered behind a locked door, but his message extends to us, here, now. We are to be his instruments of mercy and peace. We are called to be leaven – transforming our corner of the world – family, neighborhood, school and workplace – for the better. We are the ones Jesus spoke of: “Blessed are those who have not seen but believe.” My Lord and my God!
April 30 ~ Third Sunday of Easter
The Road to Emmaus is a long Gospel passage but well worth reading again – and again: “.he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them….their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us…?’” Put yourself in their place. Feel how their sadness and fear turned to joy in the breaking of the bread. Jesus is with us at every Mass in the breaking of the bread: Eucharist. Our hearts should always be burning within us.
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