Please Note: No Mass on Wednesdays
Monday March
24th
7:00 PM Theresa Chesty r/o Bob & Joan McArdle
Tuesday March
25th
Wednesday March 26th
No Mass on Wednesday
Thursday March
27th
8:00 AM Intentions of the
Parishioners
Friday March
28th
Saturday March 29th
8:00 AM Intentions of the Parishioners
5:30 PM Mary Auerbach r/o Loving Husband
Sunday March 30th Divine Mercy Sunday
&
Family
EASTER SUNDAY
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
HOURS Seasonal Prop of day OR: replaced by Vigil;
otherwise: 4 rdgs. With cantt, pss and prayers
from Vigil At
MP and EP: ant in place of resp
dismissal: alleluia, alleluia
MASS Prop Gl Seq
Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Pf of Easter I Roman Canon inserts Sol Bl
dismissal: alleluia, alleluia
RDGS 42:Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Ps
118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
41:
Mt 28:1-10 or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, 46: Lk 24:12-35
On this day of days (Ps) we offer a joyful sacrifice
of praise (Seq) to the Father who raised his Son from the dead (1,3). Let us be
intent upon the life Christ offers us (2a), Christ our Passover who has been
sacrificed. (2b).
Stewardship
Very early in the morning after the Sabbath, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body with precious oils. The reward of this good and conscientious steward was to be among the first to know that Jesus had been raised from the dead! Alleluia!
PLEASE
PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR PARISHIONERS
Patricia Ryan, Al & Ruth Schraeder, Elizabeth
Connelly, Genevieve Casey, Josephine Sarnoski, Josephine Martens, Peter Yazgier
and Christine Dyke.
Collections
Counters
March 23rd, Team #4
March 30th, Team #1
April 6th, Team #2
April 13th, Team #3
MOUNT
(908) 753-2091 msmhope@msmhope.org
Please register for
all events
Weekend Retreat
April 4-6. Begins 7 p.m. on opening day; concludes
at 2 p.m. ($110/weekend; non-refundable deposit $25) Registration
required. An experience of personal prayer based on Scripture. Daily
spiritual direction. Atmosphere of prayerful quiet. Adaptable to the needs of
each individual.
ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS AND THE
HUMAN JOURNEY
Wed - Apr 2 and 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. OR Fri -
Apr 18 and 25, 9:30-11:30 a.m. ($30/series)
A two-part series that will focus on the experience of darkness and
how it can lead us to light in our journey of faith.
GRIEF RECOVERY
Learning a process to deal with grief
Sun- Apr 13, 1:00-5:30 p.m. ($45) Gentle 4-step experiential
process for resolving the grief caused by loss.
You Are Invited!
Please join us on
Pines Manor,
6 PM Cocktails; 7 PM Dinner
Proceeds to Benefit
Immaculate
And
The Foundation for
Catholic Education
in the Diocese of
Metuchen
Dinner Tickets:
$200.00
50/50 Raffle Tickets: $50.00
732-562-2429 or visit
www.diometuchen.org/development/charityevents.htm
DIOCESAN
NEWS
Diocesan Youth Day
For all
teens from 8th to 12th grades
March
29th 11am-9pm at Immaculata H.S. Somerville: Join
hundreds of teens throughout the diocese and enjoy a day created just for you
filled with Catholic faith, fun, music, skits, service projects, workshops, games,
food, Sat. evening Mass with Bishop Paul Bootkoski, confession, Adoration,
procession and Catholic devotions with Contemporary Catholic Music and bands.
It’s the DIOCESAN YOUTH. The day will end with a concert by
internationally renown Ceili Rain and Greg Walton, musician, Catholic H.S.
religion teacher and international youth rally speaker.
See
your parish Youth Ministry Coordinator/parish office for required
pre-registration forms or go to www.yandyam.com,
or contact Diocesan Youth Ministry Office at 732-562-1990 ext 1631.
Pre-registration required!
Trip to
Diocesan Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office and
CRS Metuchen’s trip to
Dealing with
Divorce…
Someone in your family facing it? A self-help support
group is being offered for those who are in the early stages of a
separation/divorce experience. The group will meet at St. Bernard Church,
Diocesan
Pilgrimage to
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary
of the
Apparitions
at
Under the
Spiritual Direction of
The Most Reverend Paul G. Bootkoski
Bishop of Metuchen.
Visiting
$4850 per Person
Based on Double Occupancy
Including Airfare
from
For further
information, please call (732) 562-1990 x1634
Perillo Tours
OUR
LADY OF MERCY NEWS
From The Pastor’s
Desk
Ever since Ash Wednesday we
have been preparing for today, as have Christians the world over. Today, we
have finally arrived at that day. We are in awe at the miracle of Resurrection.
When death seems so final, we are reminded that Jesus Christ broke that chain
once and for all. That death has no more power over us. Is it not fitting then,
to extend the blessings of Easter Day to all our friends and strangers too? May
the Easter joy be always in your hearts and homes.
God bless you,
Father Dan
Feast of the Divine Mercy
March 30th
Divine Mercy Sunday falls on the Sunday
immediately following Easter. It is dedicated to the devotion of the Divine
Mercy promoted by St. Faustina and is based upon an entry in St. Faustina's
diary stating that anyone who participates in Mass and receives the sacraments
of confession and Eucharist on this day
is assured by Jesus of full remission of sins. (The Church allows
for one to go to Confession for up to about 20 days before or after Divine
Mercy Sunday)
According to the notebooks of Saint Faustina, Jesus made
the following statements about this day: "On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a
whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The
soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain
complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine
floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near
to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind,
be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity."
(Diary of Saint Faustina, 699)
Children Grow Best In Families
Catholic Charities, Diocese
of Metuchen is in need of Foster Parents for the 11,000 children in