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  • The Blessed Virgin Mary

    My dear family of Holy Trinity Church.

    As I said to you in my last weekend bulletin, October is the month of the Rosary. Our mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary is very special for all of us because Jesus gave her to us when he was on the Cross, “When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple there whom He loved, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then He said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home” (John 19:26-27). We pray the rosary because we believe that Mary, our mother, always is showing us Jesus and, at the same time, she is leading us to Jesus.

    Our Lady of Rosary is not the only advocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There are more than 30,000 Marian advocations of Mary. Some of them are: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Our Lady of Rosary, Our Lady of las Lajas, Our Lady of Coromoto, Our Lady of Chinquiquirá, Our Lady of the Snow, Our Lady of the Milk, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and so on. Depending on the place of the apparition of our mother, she receives a different name. One of these places is Medjugorje. Probably, some of you have heard this place before, and even some of you have been there.

    On September 19, 2024, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued “The Queen of Peace,” a note about the spiritual experience connected with Medjugorje. According to Bishop Matano, “The Dicastery, with the approval of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, grants approval for devotion linked to Medjugorje, but at the same time withheld making any declaration on the supernatural character of the Marian apparitions.” That means that having a pilgrimage, a spiritual experience in Medjugorje is an act of devotion which will help us in our relationship with the Lord by the hand of our mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary. I am always available to explain what the Church says about Medjugorje in case that you have questions.

    Some of you know that I will go to Medjugorje this coming May 2025. I am very excited for this wonderful opportunity to travel and have a closer relationship with the Lord in this place. Some of you will go with me! I hope we have a delightful pilgrimage. If you are also interested to join me in this fantastic adventure, you can contact me to know more about it. Moreover, in the parish boards you can find information about this pilgrimage.

    The Blessed Virgin Mary helps us always to be closer to the Lord. Regardless of what is your favorite advocation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through her intercession, let us always worship the Lord. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave His mother to be with us, so let us love and honor her always.

    Remember, The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build.

    God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!

    Fr. Jorge Ramirez

    Pilgrimage to Medjugorje

    May 22-31, 2025

    with spiritual leaders:
    Fr. Jorge Ramirez & Dcn. Leo Flynn

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This Week’s Mass Intentions

Saturday, October 12, 2024

4:30 pm (Vigil) For the people of Holy Trinity, living & deceased.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:30 am Special intentions, req. by Frank and MaryAnn Spinelli.

10:30 am Frank & Dolores Serafine, req. by Karen Serafine.

Monday, October 14, 2024

Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr

9:00 am Joseph LaTempa, req. by Ralph & Rochelle Grotto.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church

9:00 am Charles Nagel, req. by family.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Saint Hedwig, Religious, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin

9:00 am Katie Haas, 5th anniversary, req. by mom & dad.

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

9:00 am Mr. & Mrs. Alfred French, Sr., req. by Mr. & Mrs. Herman French.

Friday, October 18, 2024

Saint Luke, Evangelist

9:00 am Sam Colombo, req. by Annette Colombo.

Saturday, October 19, 2024

4:30 pm (Vigil) Raymond & Bernice Wilbert, req. by family.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:30 am For the people of Holy Trinity, living and deceased.

10:30 am Dr. & Mrs. Ruisi, req. by Mary & Jim Klee.

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National Eucharistic Revival

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time


Reading I
Wisdom 7:7-11

I prayed, and prudence was given me;
I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.
I preferred her to scepter and throne,
and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her,
nor did I liken any priceless gem to her;
because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand,
and before her, silver is to be accounted mire.
Beyond health and comeliness I loved her,
and I chose to have her rather than the light,
because the splendor of her never yields to sleep.
Yet all good things together came to me in her company,
and countless riches at her hands.


Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17

R. (14)    Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Teach us to number our days aright,
    that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long?
    Have pity on your servants!
R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Fill us at daybreak with your kindness,
    that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
Make us glad, for the days when you afflicted us,
    for the years when we saw evil.
R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
Let your work be seen by your servants
    and your glory by their children;
and may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours;
    prosper the work of our hands for us!
    Prosper the work of our hands!
R. Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!


Reading II
Hebrews 4:12-13

Brothers and sisters:
Indeed the word of God is living and effective,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow,
and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
No creature is concealed from him,
but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him
to whom we must render an account.


Gospel
Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27

As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,
knelt down before him, and asked him,
“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? 
No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
you shall not defraud;
honor your father and your mother
.” 
He replied and said to him,
“Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.”
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him,
“You are lacking in one thing.
Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor
and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” 
At that statement his face fell,
and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,
“How hard it is for those who have wealth
to enter the kingdom of God!” 
The disciples were amazed at his words.
So Jesus again said to them in reply,
“Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” 
They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves,
“Then who can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
“For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. 
All things are possible for God.” 

28 Peter began to say to him,
“We have given up everything and followed you.” 
Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you,
there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters
or mother or father or children or lands
for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age:
houses and brothers and sisters
and mothers and children and lands,
with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.”

source



Pope Francis

Vatican News



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From the Bishop

Catholic Courier articles by Bishop Matano


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