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"Whenever you have the invitation or impulse to go to confession, this is God Himself inviting you. And God is inviting you to the sacrament of reconciliation for one reason: because He loves you and wants you to know real joy and the fullness of His love." —Father Mike Schmitz
Answer God's invitation and experience His mercy in the Sacrament of Confession at the following remaining Reconciliation opportunities before Christmas!
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Why the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
Like cinnamon, or fragrant balm, or precious myrrh, I give forth perfume; like galbanum and onycha and sweet spices, like the odor of incense in the holy place. (Sirach 24:15)
Bearing roses in December as a sign, Our Lady of Guadalupe “carries out God’s wondrous plan.” She brings to all the humble of the world the Advent message of hope: arise, winter is over and gone; the spring of new life comes to your land.
Fifty-five-year-old Saint Juan Diego met the Blessed Virgin Mary on the morning of December 9, 1531, as he hurried to Mass near Mexico City. She wished to have a church built and to be acknowledged as the Mother of the True God.
After the local bishop deflected the Virgin’s request, Juan brought Castilian roses (which were neither in season nor native to the region) in his rough cloak as a sign. Unfurling his cloak (the tilma), Juan revealed a miraculous image of the Virgin wearing a black maternity belt and bearing the jasmine flower over her womb. The Aztec symbolism clearly showed Mary’s unborn child to be the divine center of the cosmos. In 1999 Pope John Paul II declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the Patroness of the Unborn.
"By her “yes” to God’s call, the Virgin Mary manifested divine love among men. In this sense she, with her simplicity and maternal heart, continues to indicate the one Light and the one Truth: her Son, Jesus Christ, who is “the definitive answer to the question of the meaning of life, and to those fundamental questions which still trouble so many men and women on the American continent” (Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia in America, n. 10).
Similarly, “by her manifold intercession (she) continues to bring us the gifts of eternal salvation. By her maternal charity, she cares for the brethren of her Son, who still journey on earth surrounded by dangers and difficulties, until they are led into their blessed home” (Lumen Gentium, n. 62)." Pope Benedict XVI Homily on Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe 12/12/2011
The beautiful image of Our Lady of Guadalupe reminds us of her motherly love and compassion. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for us!
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𝗗𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟮
Come to the PLC after the 8am, 10am & Noon Masses on Sunday, December 22nd for Donuts, Coffee, Hot Chocolate....and a visit from Santa! Grab your phones and snap a photo of your kids with Santa!
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