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Papal Encyclical Letter - Fratelli Tutti
ENCYCLICAL LETTER
FRATELLI TUTTI
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP
1. "Fratelli tutti" With these words, Saint Francis of Assisi addressed his brothers and sisters and proposed to them a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. Of the counsels Francis offered, I would like to select the one in which he calls for a love that transcends the barriers of geography and distance, and declares blessed all those who love their brother “as much when he is far away from him as when he is with him” In his simple and direct way, Saint Francis expressed the essence of a fraternal openness that allows us to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, regardless of where he or she was born or lives.
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New Document from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Letter “Samaritanus bonus” of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life, 22.09.2020
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Letter
Samaritanus bonus
on the care of persons in the critical and terminal phases of life
To access the complete document, click HERE. -
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Temporary Schedule During COVID-19
RESERVATION CHAPEL
Open for private prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament from 6:30 am to 9:00 pm every day.
Everyone is required to maintain proper social/physical distancing while using the Chapel. Proper distancing is measured by leaving 2 empty seats between you (or your group) and the next person. Rows will be spaced at 6 Feet. Masks must be worn in the Chapel.
WEEKDAY MASSES
Mondays through Fridays: 9:00am
Wednesdays: 6:45 pmAnyone coming to a public Mass must wear a mask and sanitize your hands upon entry. Your temperature will also be taken.
All entry will be through the front doors of the church which will be unlocked 20 minutes before each service.
WEEKEND MASSES
Because of the requirement to sanitize the facility between every service, we will maintain a modified Mass schedule as follows.- Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:15pm
- Sunday Masses will be at 7:30 am, 10:00 am, 12:30 pm in Spanish, and 5:15pm LifeTeen..
OFFICE HOURSMondays and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.
Fridays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Saturdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Closed Sundays.
Anyone coming to the office for any reason must wear a mask and sanitize your hands upon entry. This is for the safety of our employees and the visitors to the office.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 PHIL 1:18B-26Responsorial Psalm PS 42:2, 3, 5CDEFGospel LK 14:1, 7-11
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Open Wide Our Hearts:
The Enduring Call to Love
A pastoral letter against racism was issued by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November, 2018. In 1 John 3:1 we read, "See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are." The document defines racism as when a person holds that his or her own race or ethnicity is superior, and therefore judges persons of other races or ethnicities as inferior and unworthy of equal regard....Racists acts are sinful because they violate justice ...."
You are invited to take some time to read and pray with this pastoral letter, especially in this time of racial tensions in our country. To download the document, please click HERE.
For information about parish programs related to this document please click HERE.
FROM POPE FRANCIS
June 3, 2020 Weekly Audience at the VaticanDear brothers and sisters in the United States,
I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these past days, following the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd. My friends, we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life. At the same time, we have to recognize that “the violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost.”
Today I join the Church in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, and in the entire United States, in praying for the repose of the soul of George Floyd and of all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of racism. Let us pray for the consolation of their grieving families and friends and let us implore the national reconciliation and peace forwhich we yearn.
May Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of America, intercede for all those who work for peace and justice in your land and throughout the world. May God bless all of you and your families.
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