Today on the Liturgical Calendar
A Living Rosary by Candlelight
The Living Rosary by Candlelight
Come be part of a unique and beautiful gathering
This Thursday ~ May 24 ~ 8:15 PM
We are gathering in the Memorial Garden of Our Lady of Peace to recite the Rosary in Honor of Our Lady. We will have lit luminary candles in color coordinated bags placed along the walkway in a circular pattern to represent the beads of the rosary. We will have a chair at each luminary bead for those who need to sit during the recitation. We will ask that one or two persons be positioned at each “bead” of the garden rosary and hold a candle. As we approach a bead of the rosary in prayer, that person will light their held candle. At the end of the Rosary, all the candles should be lit and flicker throughout the garden leaving a glow in the air and in our hearts. This will be a beautiful way to teach the rosary to your children, refresh us to pray the rosary, and honor Mary, Our Lady of Peace. We will need at least 60 people to build the prayer chain, so come and enjoy the power of praying together. No experience needed. All ages are welcomed and encouraged to attend! Please call the Parish Office at 487-6832 if you have any questions or have transportation needs. Watchers are also welcome.
New Mass Schedule Starting June 3rd
Beginning Saturday, June 2/Sunday, June 3 for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity the Mass Schedule will be
Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 PM – St. Cecilia
6:00 PM – Our Lady of Peace
Sunday Masses
8:30 AM – Our Lady of Peace
10:30 AM – St. Cecilia
Read the full text of Father Guida’s presentation regarding the Mass changes
First Communion
Please extend your prayers for Taylor, Sydney, Rylee, Antoinette and Joseph, our second graders who made their First Communion at 9:00 am Mass Sunday ~ May 6
May they always remember God’s love through the Eucharist.
Church Pictorial Directory – change
The Church Pictorial Directory sittings have been rescheduled to
May 17 – 19
We are hoping the new dates will increase the number of families being included in the new directory. Parishioners who signed up will have their sitting time transferred to the new dates.
There is NO cost. You will receive a free directory and need not make any purchase to have your photo appear in the directory. You will find the sign up sheets at all entrances before and after Mass. You may also call the Parish Office at 487-6832 for a convenient time.
Human Development Committee
The Human Development Committee would like to say “thank you” to those of you who donated items for our Easter collection. Thanks to you we provided Easter dinner for 18 households with a total of 63 people.
Food Pantry Needs
Our Lady of Peace Food Pantry welcomes your donations. At this time we are in particular need of the following:
- Tuna
- canned tomatoes
- peas
- carrots
- baked beans
- soup (no chicken noodle, please)
- canned meats (hash, Spam, etc.)
- elbow macaroni
- pancake syrup
Donations can be left at any church entrance.
Fall Faith Formation Registration
Registration for Fall Faith Formation classes will be held in Nazareth Hall following 9:00 am Mass.
New Registrants: Any new registrant who was not baptized at Our Lady of Peace is required to provide a copy of their Baptism Certificate.
Any parishioner who has a student who has not attended Faith Formation and needs to receive the sacrament of First Penance and/or First Eucharist, or needs to begin the two year Confirmation Preparation Program, please contact Mrs. Lucio in the Parish Office by June 1.
Choir Notes
Choir rehearsals resume Monday ~ April 16 ~ 6:30 pm
Rehearsals will be held Monday evenings only thereafter.
New Daily Mass Schedule
Monday - St Cecilia
8:00 AM – Communion Service
Tuesday - Our Lady of Peace Chapel
5:15 PM – Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
5:30 PM – Mass
6:00-6:30 PM – Confessions
Wednesday & Friday – St Cecilia Chapel
7:45 AM – Morning Prayer
8:00 AM – Mass
8:30-9:00 AM Confessions
9:30 – 11:30 AM – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday 7:45 AM – Morning Prayer
8:00 AM – Mass
8:30-9:00 AM – Confessions
A Mystic vision of the Holy Mass – Pt III
The following is taken from the writings of the Bolivian mystic Catalina Rivas. The visions described below are the product of divinely inspired mystical experiences. Through these moving images, God seeks to underscore the importance of the Sacrament of the Eucharist and tell the whole truth about what transpires during every Holy Mass.
Soon it was time for the Offertory, and the Blessed Virgin said: “Pray in this manner: ‘Lord, I offer You all that I am, all that I have, all that I am able to do. I entrust everything to Your Hands…Almighty God, transform me by the merits of Your Son. I beg You on behalf of my family, my benefactors… all those who struggle against us, and those who have commended themselves to my poor prayers.’”
Suddenly, figures I had not noticed before began rising out of the pews. It was as if another person were coming out of the side of each person sitting in the Cathedral. Before long, the building was full of beautiful young beings clad in snow-white robes. They moved to the center aisle and processed toward the altar.
Our Blessed Mother said: “Observe. They are the Guardian Angels of everyone present here. This is the moment when your Guardian Angel brings your offerings and petitions before the Lord’s Altar.”
I was utterly astonished. These beings had beautiful faces, radiant beyond imagining. Despite the feminine-like beauty of their faces, their bodies, hands, and stature were clearly masculine. Their bare feet seemed to glide over the floor. Some of them carried golden, bowl-like objects that gleamed with a golden-white light. The Virgin Mary said to me: “These are the Guardian Angels of those who are offering up this Holy Mass for many intentions. They know what the Divine Liturgy means. They have something to offer to the Lord… Avail yourself of this moment to make an offering of yourself. Offer your sorrows, your pains, your hopes, your sadness, your joys, and your petitions. Remember the Mass has infinite value. Therefore, be generous with your offerings and petitions.”
Behind the first group of angels came others who had nothing in their hands…The Virgin Mary said: “These are the angels of those present here who never have anything to offer. They have no interest in experiencing each liturgical moment of the Mass. They have no gifts to bring to the Lord’s Altar.”
I was utterly astonished. These beings had beautiful faces, radiant beyond imagining. Despite the feminine-like beauty of their faces, their bodies, hands, and stature were clearly masculine. Their bare feet seemed to glide over the floor. Some of them carried golden, bowl-like objects that gleamed with a golden-white light. The Virgin Mary said to me: “These are the Guardian Angels of those who are offering up this Holy Mass for many intentions. They know what the Divine Liturgy means. They have something to offer to the Lord… Avail yourself of this moment to make an offering of yourself. Offer your sorrows, your pains, your hopes, your sadness, your joys, and your petitions. Remember the Mass has infinite value. Therefore, be generous with your offerings and petitions.”
Behind the first group of angels came others who had nothing in their hands…The Virgin Mary said: “These are the angels of those present here who never have anything to offer. They have no interest in experiencing each liturgical moment of the Mass. They have no gifts to bring to the Lord’s Altar.”
At the end of the procession came other angels with sorrowful-looking expressions. They walked with their hands joined in prayer, their eyes downcast. “These are the Guardian Angels of those who are present here but who do not wish to be; that is, those who have been forced to come, who come out of a sense of obligation but without any real desire to take part in the Holy Mass. The angels walk sadly because they have nothing to bring to the Altar, except their own prayers… Do not sadden your Guardian Angel. Ask for much; ask for the conversion of sinners, for peace in the world, for your families, your neighbors, for those who ask for your prayers. Ask; ask for much, not only for yourselves, but for others as well. Remember the offering that most pleases the Lord is the one in which you offer yourself as a holocaust, so that upon His descent Jesus may transform you by His own merits. What do we have to offer the Father on our own? Nothing but sin. But the offering of ourselves united to the merits of Jesus, that offering is pleasing to the Father.” (to be continued)