Church guide

Yesterday, we celebrated the feast day of St. Joseph. . St. Joseph (1st c.) was born in Bethlehem in Judea and later settled in Nazareth. By Divine command he became the husband of the Virgin Mary and adoptive father to God Incarnate. We know from Scripture and Tradition that St. Joseph was a virtuous man and a carpenter by trade. It was he who was entrusted with the great mission to guard, protect, and provide for the temporal needs of God's most precious gifts, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus, in the role of husband and father within the Holy Family. . St. Joseph's mission continues from heaven as the patron saint of the Catholic Church. He is also the patron of many causes including fathers, laborers, and families. . His feast days are: St. Joseph the Husband of Mary on March 19th, and St. Joseph the Worker on May 1st. Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the Worker in 1955 to emphasize the dignity, meaning, and value of human work in the eyes of God, and to give all laborers a model of virtue as well as a heavenly intercessor and protector.

Totus Tuus is coming to a Parish near us! Here are the dates for Totus Tuus for Summer, 2019, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois : Epiphany: June 16-21st https://www.epiphanyparish.com/events/totus-tuus-summer-camp-2019 St Mary: July 14-19th St Pats, Merna: July 21-26th Totus Tuus is a Latin phrase that means “totally yours,” a motto given to us by the Pope Saint John Paul II in describing his dedication to Jesus through Mary. For one week during the summer, we provide Catholic children in grades 1-12 a prayer-filled environment that will help them come closer to Christ through His Mother, Mary. In 2019, Totus Tuus will dive deep into The Sacraments. Our creative and enthusiastic team will also help youth come to know and devote themselves to Mary, Our Mother, as they study and pray the Sorrowful Mysteries. For more information, follow the link below: https://www.epiphanyparish.com/events/totus-tuus-summer-camp-2019

Daily Meditation: “The soul, who is lifted by a very great and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins by exercising herself, for a certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, in order to know better the goodness of God towards her. This she does because knowledge must precede love, and only when she has attained love, can she strive to follow and to clothe herself with the truth. But, in no way, does the creature receive such a taste of the truth, or so brilliant a light therefrom, as by means of humble and continuous prayer, founded on knowledge of herself and of God; because prayer, exercising her in the above way, unites with God the soul that follows the footprints of Christ Crucified, and thus, by desire and affection, and union of love, makes her another Himself." (St. Catherine of Siena, p.1. AN EXCERPT FROM Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena)

Happy belated Divine Mercy Sunday!

Graduating this Mayl? Holy Trinity and Historic St. Patrick would love to recognize all of our parishioners from both parishes who will be graduating this May. Please submit your names to Donna or Susie at the Parish offices. We’ll list all graduates’ names in the bulletin. Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors. We are proud of all of you and wish you the best in your life endeavors.

With Easter officially being a 50 day celebration, I don't feel too bad for posting this on Easter Monday instead of yesterday. 😉

"In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent His only Son into the world so that we might have life through Him. In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as expiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another..." [1 John 4:9-11] . . . If you can, join us today for any of the following: At Historic Saint Patrick: Good Friday Service: 5 PM At Holy Trinity: Confessions: 2-3 PM AND again at 4:30 PM Good Friday Service: 3 PM ... Today is the last opportunity at our parishes for the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Easter, so if you've been wanting to go, today is a wonderful opportunity to come & receive our Lord's mercy and forgiveness just in time for Easter! He is always awaiting us with open arms!

“On Thursday of Holy Week (Maundy Thursday) the Church celebrates the three pillars of the Catholic Church instituted by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper: the priesthood, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and the Holy Eucharist. This is the traditional day for priests to gather with their bishop at the Chrism Mass, to receive oils blessed by the bishop and to publicly renew their priestly promises. In the evening the Church celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper. After this Mass the altar is stripped bare and the Blessed Sacrament is removed from the Tabernacle and processed to a separate altar of repose. Here the Blessed Sacrament is adored until late in the night to commemorate the time Jesus spent in Garden of Gethsemane in agonizing prayer, the start of his Passion. The Blessed Sacrament is then taken away and hidden until the Easter Vigil in memory of Our Lord's death and burial.” (from The Catholic Company)

Entrust yourself to Him today!

Showings for this movie here in town have been extended for the 2nd time, and showings have also been added all over the country! . I found this movie to be SO very powerful, but don't just take my word for it; 😉 go check it out for yourself!

Here it is the Triduum Schedule for 2019! You can also view this schedule and other important information at http://www.historicsaintpatrick.org/

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#FeastDay The Solemnity of the Annunciation, celebrated on March 25th, honors the profound meeting between the Archangel Gabriel and the Virgin Mary, as recorded in St. Luke's Gospel. On this day St. Gabriel announced to Mary Immaculate that she would miraculously conceive a Child by the Holy Spirit, the long-awaited Messiah who would save mankind from their sins. This is the moment of the Blessed Virgin Mary's great fiat of perfect submission to the Divine will. This day on which the Church celebrates the Incarnation of Jesus Christ in the womb of His Blessed Mother is exactly nine months before the Feast of the Nativity on December 25th.

Credit: Lysa TerKeurst [NY Times best-selling author, a national speaker, & the president of Proverbs 31 Ministry]