The Weekly Rundown: April 13-19
If you don't receive our Morning Memo or missed one of our parish updates, here is a quick snapshot of resources and links we shared last week.
Scripture to Ponder from Last Week's Liturgies
Mass Recordings from April 13-19
Father Izen and Father Powers offered a Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction via Facebook Live in celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus, I Trust in You!
Our Favorites this Week
WATCH: Finding Deep Peace with Jesus in Prayer (from Ascension Presents): Why pray for four hours a day? Because once you experience the gaze of the Father, and the peace that comes with it, it becomes clearer and clearer that nothing in this life compares. The world needs the peace of Christ more than anything else, and nothing enhances our relationship with Christ better than prayer. So, for these friars, four hours of prayer every day makes perfect sense.
WATCH: Run to the Risen Jesus This Easter! (with Jackie and Bobby Angel from Ascension Presents): The disciples ran to the empty tomb when they heard about the risen Jesus on the first Easter. Even Peter, who ran away from him and then denied him three times, ran to Jesus. Do we have that kind of excitement when it comes to embracing our risen Lord?
READ: The Lord Rising in the 'Strangeness' by Archbishop Bernard Hebda from The Catholic Spirit: “Something strange is happening — there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness.” Those words, from an ancient homily on Holy Saturday, first intended to describe the world on the cusp of the first Easter, seem eerily all-too-applicable to our own situation in 2020. Our almost empty churches, our deserted streets, our attempts at social distancing, all suggest that “something strange” is indeed happening. Read more.
Online Daily Mass & Drive-Thru Confessions
Join us in prayer for Daily Mass every morning (Monday-Saturday) at 8:00 a.m. on Facebook Live. Drive-Thru Confessions are available every week day 5:00-5:30 p.m. (Monday-Friday) in addition to 8:00-8:30 a.m. and 3:00-4:30 p.m. (Saturday).