**************************************************** DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT? In the words of Pope Francis

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1 . Pastor: Rev. Father Hamish Currie Assistant Pastor: Rev. Father Arulkumar Parish Secretary: Sue St. Jules Office hours: 8:30AM-12:30PM Sunday Masses: 5aturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 AM, & 8:30 PM Weekday Masses: No Mass on Wednesdays Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 P.M. Baptism: Usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Please make arrangements one month in advance by contacting the Parish Office. Marriages: Please make marriage arrangements six months in advance by contacting the Parish office. Papal Blessing: Please allow at least 6 months for Papal Blessing to arrive after the request has been made. Knights of Columbus: Ed Corelli CWL President: Maureen Gooderham Liturgical Music/Choir: Bruce Douville bruce.douville@gmail.com Bulletin Announcements yours to pbcathedral@on.aibn.com before 11:00 A.M. Wednesday Prayer Line Corona McNally Precious Blood Cathedral 778 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario P6A 2B1 Tel: / Fax: / pbcathedral@on.aibn.com Journey jointhejourney@shaw.ca Sixth Week of Ordinary Time Feb 11, 2018 LENTEN PROGRAM Parish Lenten Program beginning February 20. St. Anne s room and Church Lent is a time to reflect on our relationship with God. Are we living the will of the Father? Is my life centred in Christ? Do I live in the Spirit? This could be your best Lent ever. Join us Tuesday s (10:00 am or 7:00 pm) for Reflection on Scripture for the coming Sunday. You can attend some or all, morning one week, evening the next. Your choice to fit your life. Materials provided. Sessions will include: Background information of the Scriptures of the following Sunday ( by Fr Hamish, Fr. Kumar) Time for reflection and prayer Refreshment and fellowship **************************************************** DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT? In the words of Pope Francis Fast from hurting words and say kind words. Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude. Fast from anger and be filled with patience. Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope. Fast from worries and have trust in God. Fast from complaints and contemplate simplicity. Fast from pressures and be prayerful. Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with joy. Fast from selfishness and be compassionate to others, Fast from grudges and be reconciled. Fast from words and be silent so you can listen.

2 Page 2 Precious Blood Cathedral Scripture Readings: February 12 to February 17, 2018 Monday James ; Mark Tuesday James ; Mark Wednesday Joel ; Matthew 6.1-6, Thursday Deuteronomy ; Luke Friday Isaiah a; Matthew Saturday Isaiah 58.9b-14; Luke Monday, Feb 12 No Intention requested The Stations of the Cross are a powerful way to reflect on the Passion and Death of Christ. Friday mornings in Lent after 8:00 AM Mass Tuesday, Feb 13 No Intention requested Wednesday, Feb 14 No Intention requested Thursday, Feb 15 łbarb Hanus by Deb & Gord Hanus 7:00 P.M. Friday, Feb 16 łermelinda Melchionna by Marie Bruno & Family Saturday, Feb 17 łgene Rebellato by Ada Della Penta łjim McIntyre by The Family 5:00 P.M. Sunday, Feb 18 9:00 A.M. łtheresa Armstrong by Marilyn & Lou Quinlan łsangestini Family by Barbara Klesh łjerry Theriault by The Family 11:00 A.M. Intention of Parishioners 8:30 P.M. No Intention requested MADE FOR MORE: DIOCESAN CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE 2018 All high school aged youth are invited to participate in the Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference 2018 Made for More on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at St. Mary s College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Join high school students from across Northern Ontario for a day of faith, music, sharing, talks and powerful witness featuring popular Catholic Speaker Ken Yasinski. Registration fee is only $20! Register online at or pick up a Registration Form at your church or by visiting your high school Chaplain. This event is presented by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, the Huron Superior Catholic District School Board and the Knights of Columbus Council 932 Sunday Collections February 4, 2018 $3, Thank you for your continued generosity!

3 Precious Blood Cathedral Page 3 Feb 17/18 Lectors Eucharistic Minister Ushers Greeters Ash Wednesday 8:00 AM Anne Marie Dupuis Evelyn Theriault Louise McGuire Alfredo Bruni Paula Smith Ash Wednesday 7:00 PM Terry Bos Joanne Dumanski Jean Scott Terry Lou Legros Maureen Gooderham Saturday 5:00 PM Anne Marie Dupuis Kathy Hamilton Terry Colizza Paola Giuliacci Monique Staruck Denis Chateau Richard Bubinas John Slobodecki Jean Luc Coudert Sunday 9:00 AM Terry Bos Donna Bos Louise McGuire Barbara Klesh Denise Colizza Rudy Wheatley Brian Lidstone Evelyn Theriault Edna Miskiw Sunday 11:00 AM Sonya Masotti Fil Lettieri John Bruno Maureen Gooderham Bambi Alexander Ted & Norma Wall Phil Bellerose Tony Pino Kathleen Carlson Gertrud Wurzer Sunday 8:30 PM Ivan McCaig Maria Pasqua Gino Filice Terry Zuccato ASH WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2018 MASS TIMES 8:00 AM 7:00 PM THIS WEEK AT PRECIOUS BLOOD The Craft Group Will meet on Tues Feb 13th from 12 pm-3pm. The Rosary is recited after each weekday Mass The Choir Rehearsal on Thursday February 15th at 7:30 PM

4 Page 4 Precious Blood Cathedral DEVELOPMENT & PEACE CARITAS CANADA TOGETHER FOR PEACE For Lent this year, let us join Development and Peace,the international solidarity organization of our church here in Canada, and commit to being "Together for Peace." Let us support this campaign that touches each and every one of us, as well as our global community at the very core of our being. Let us learn about the impact of actions for peace being carried out by courageous groups in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Let us pray, taking inspiration from the liturgical resources available this Lent and by using the campaign prayer, The Prayer of St. Francis of Asissi, "Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace" Peace is being built today and every day, in every community, village, and country, all together and inside each and every one of us. And thanks to your solidarity and generosity, we have been building peace for over 50 years. Together peace is possible!! Most Rev. Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. For more information about Development and Peace Caritas Canada visit the web site at: or contact your parish rep Jan Poulin-Zurawinski at or e mail at jezurawinski@shaw.ca Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 SHROVE TUESDAY February 13th :00 PM to 7:00 PM Pancake Supper Central United Church Pancake & Sausage Supper February 13, :30 to 6:30 ALL-U-CAN-EAT-BREAKFAST-BRUNCH St. Mary s Ukrainian Catholic Church Sunday, February 18, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM in the Parish Hall Pilgrimage to Poland, Czechia, Austria & Germany Under spiritual leadership of Fr. Hamish Currie. September 22 to October 4, days $3,

5 Precious Blood Cathedral Page 5 YOUTH MINISTRY IN SAULT STE. MARIE See what's happening for young people in Sault Ste. Marie! The following programs are open to all young people in the city: Students in Grade 6, 7, and 8: All students in this age range regardless of school or parish are invited to take part in EDGE - a Catholic Youth Night, every Thursday Night at 7:00pm at St. Jerome's Church (26 Carmel Road). Every evening is full of games, Catholic teachings, socials and food! High school Students: Registration is now open for "Made for More" the Diocesan Catholic Youth Conference happening February 24, 2018 at St. Mary's College in Sault Ste. Marie. Register online at or through the parish or your high school chaplain. Young Adults age 18-25: All Young Adults aged are invited to take part in Elevate - our Catholic Young Adults Group - that meets every Friday night at 6:30pm beginning January 26 at St. Jerome's Church (26 Carmel Road). January 26 begins with a free home-cooked meal at 6:30pm, followed by a presentation/discussion on how to talk about or share your faith with your peers when it seems so difficult. Catholic Women s League Spiritual Reflection Saturday February 24th. It will be held at Holy Family Church from 2-3 pm Please join us and bring a friend Executive Meeting Tuesday February 27th at 12 noon. It will be held in St. Anne`s Room World Day of Prayer Please join us on Friday March 2nd at 2 pm as we come together and celebrate the country of Suriname. The host church this year will be St. Jerome`s and nine churches from all denominations will take part. A small social will follow. What a wonderful way to make new friends and come together as one.

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8 Sixth Week of OT and First Four Days of Lent The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time offers a dramatic look at leprosy. The first reading from Leviticus has clear instructions: A leper has to live away from the community, cover his head and call out, Unclean, unclean! as people go near him. It emphasizes even more what it means that Jesus speaks with and touches someone who was such a pariah as he heals the leper in Mark's Gospel. The first reading for the next two weeks is from James. It begins with instruction for living our lives in Christ. Consider it all joy when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? In Mark's Gospel the Pharisees are asking for a sign of Jesus' authenticity. Jesus warns his disciples not to be as unbelieving as the Pharisees in the face of the signs he has given them. The Season of Lent begins with four days that serve as an introduction to the four Lenten practices of Prayer, Fasting, Repentance and Almsgiving. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. We wear ashes on our foreheads to remember who we are and express our desire to turn away from sin and to believe the Good News. The Prophet Joel helps us begin our journey: return to me with your whole heart. Rend your hearts, not your garments, reminds us that this is an interior journey. The Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 51, has the antiphon: Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. Paul, in his First Letter to the Corinthians says, be reconciled to God... we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain... Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. In Matthew's Gospel Jesus gives us a guide for our Lenten practices, Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them. On Thursday we read in Deuteronomy how Moses urges his people to turn away from sin. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. Friday and Saturday: It is the long tradition of Lent to prepare us for our journey by having us reflect on Isaiah, Chapter 58, as we begin. This is the fasting that I wish gives us the true picture of fasting: letting God's Spirit transform us. It is a call to conversion. Jesus confirms his desire to help us, I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners. On the First Sunday of Lent, as we begin our Lenten journey, remembering how God re-established the covenant, after the flood, and we reflect on how Jesus began his public ministry with a retreat of forty days - driven to the desert by the Spirit.