PARISH FINANCE UPDATE Last Sunday s collection: $3, Many thanks to all.

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1 WORLD MISSION SUNDAY: St. Kateri Tekakwitha Pope Benedict XVI, will canonize Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha at St. Peter s Basilica on October 21, World Mission Sunday. She will be the first North American native to be declared a saint. Blessed Kateri, known as the Lily of the Mohawks, was born in 1656 in what is now New York State. Persecuted for the Catholic faith she held so tenaciously, she moved to a Christian Mohawk village in what is now Kahnawake, within the current diocese of Saint-Jean- Longueuil, Quebec, where she died of TB at the age of 24. For this reason, she is rightly claimed by the Church both in the U.S. and in Canada. Kateri Tekakwitha was beatified in 1980 as the first Native American by Pope John Paul II. Her feast is celebrated on April 17 th in Canada. She speaks to the suffering, the persecuted, and the afflicted. Her roots stretch from the United States to Canada, to both the French and the English communities. Kateri represents best Ecclesia in America. She is a wonderful bridge of healing and reconciliation for our contemporary world and Church a true symbol of the enduring links between Catholicism and our native brothers and sisters, the indigenous people of our lands. As a model of chastity and purity, Kateri is a sure guide, teaching us how to live our sexuality with delight and respect for God s loving plan. Kateri s example teaches us that the body is our doorway to salvation, and so how we treat it matters. If we cannot say no, then our yes will mean nothing. The more we accept chastity and make it our way of life, the more those around us will sense that the Holy Spirit dwells within us. When we live our sexuality in the proper way, according to our state in life, others will be able to find God through us. Finally, as patron of ecology and the environment, Kateri teaches us how to love and respect the created world and care for it. Her earthly life was hidden in the 17 th century, yet her message continues to resound through time, reminding us of all that is good, beautiful, holy and enduring about the Christian life and message. St. Kateri Tekakwitha was an instrument in her own lifetime of the First Evangelization. Through her death and membership in the Communion of Saints, she is an enduring model of the New Evangelization for the Church. For Fr. Thomas Rosica s complete article, see CHILDREN S CLASSES AT HOLY NAME Saturday, October 27: please arrive a few minutes early! Level 6: 1:45-3:00 Level 3: 3:15-4:30 Please be sure to bring your workbook, missal, pencil and eraser. PARISH FINANCE UPDATE Last Sunday s collection: $3, Many thanks to all. AUXILIARY OF ST MARY S HOSPITAL Jingle Bell Fair, Thursday, November 8, from 9:30-4 in the hospital auditorium, basement floor, 3830 Lacombe. Country kitchen, handicrafts, gifts, lunch, raffle & more. For info, contact the Gift Shop at (514) , ext

2 GOING TO MASS DURING THE YEAR OF FAITH We need to approach the celebration of the Mass with a lively faith in Our Lord, according to Irish Bishop Philip Boyce. Each Mass should be an experience of God and of faith, and a prayer. Our different postures during Mass, such as sitting, standing, genuflecting, should reflect what is present in our mind, heart and soul. What the soul experiences, the body expresses in visible actions and postures, he noted. Our prayer gets us in contact with Christ, and our faith assures us that at Mass we are in his presence, even though we do not physically see him. We should pray at Mass that we have a personal and living experience of Christ and to do all we can to enter into the presence of God. He warned, however, that if Christ has little place in our daily life that we can t expect to have some kind of revelation when we go to Mass. We are the same people kneeling in the pew as we were before we entered the church. A good faith-inspired life prepares us to get a lot out of the Holy Eucharist. Bishop Boyce also warned against falling into routine. We need to maintain an attitude of wonder and awe, he recommended. It needs a spirit of prayer and lively faith to counteract the listlessness of weekly or daily custom. If we are to break the monotony of repetition we must make the Mass a living prayer that is sustained by an ardent faith. Then we have that full and authentic participation by all who are present at the Eucharistic Sacrifice, something eagerly desired by the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council. The Eucharistic celebration is a time of sublime prayer he explained. There we find ourselves in the presence of the Crucified and Risen Saviour.... He speaks to us through the proclamation of his inspired word; he invites us to offer ourselves with him, the Immaculate Victim, to the Father; he feeds us and changes us into himself in Holy Communion; he sends us forth to announce the gospel by our lives, he continued. Our prayer at Mass is a profession of faith and no other prayer equals this great prayer of the Mass which is the celebration of the Eucharist. As we look forward to Christ s second coming we offer the Father in thanksgiving the holy and living sacrifice of the Eucharist. The Holy Eucharist is the Church s greatest prayer and greatest treasure. We are not so much obliged as privileged to go to Mass on the Lord s day. HERE S A QUESTION: How do I deal with an overwhelming fear of death and the sense of guilt, knowing that I shouldn t fear death if I have trust in God? St. Thomas Aquinas describes four types of fear: (1) fear we may lose material things that make life pleasant; (2) fear of a God of anger rather than the loving God revealed in the Scripture; (3) an initial fear, enabling us to cooperate with grace and see beyond the limits placed by other fears: and (4) holy fear, which is a growing sensitivity and awareness of sin, and a desire to embrace God s will in love and not because we dread punishment. We cringe before the unknown, especially death. St. Augustine says fear of death is natural because it is so foreign. As we age, and death becomes a greater reality, we may find the prospect of dying consoling. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us our physical death can transform death into an act of love and obedience towards the Father (No. 1011). Our challenge is to remember always God is a God of love; our fear notwithstanding, death is an invitation to share everlasting life in his loving company. Fr. Reginald Martin

3 THIS WEEK S MASS INTENTIONS Sanctuary lamp for the week of October 21, 2012 Dimitra Rassias by the Rassias & Danis families Saturday, October 20 5:00 Johannes van Doorn by the family Sunday, October 21 (Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30 Frank Pfundner by Regina & family 11:00 Parishioners Monday, October 22 9:00 Elena Robesco by Robert & Ann Robesco 7:30 Antonio Viscardi by his wife Tuesday, October 23 9:00 Deceased members of the Sloan & Pelletier families 5:00 Carolina Falcone by Deirdre Rochefort Wednesday, October 24 9:00 Rena Harris by the Raizenne family 4:00 Mass at Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital 5:00 Chekrallah El-Hajal by Danielle & Rony Thursday, October 25 9:00 Kaufman family by Beverly Ann Wilson 5:00 Enzo Bianco by Silvana Sandrin & family Friday, October 26 9:00 Maria De Simone by Robert & Ann Robesco 5:00 Chekrallah El-Hajal by Danielle & Rony Saturday, October 27 12:00 Luigi & Carolina Falcone by the family 5:00 Frank & Anne Malick by the family CALLED HOME TO THE FATHER Johannes Van Doorn, husband of Ann. Our deepest sympathies to the family. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

4 Holy Name of Jesus Parish tel: (450) fax: (450) Facebook: HNOJ Parish CLERGY AT YOUR SERVICE Father Peter Sabbath, Pastor Father Herbert Schulz, Associate Deacon Thomas Graney RELIGIOUS ED (Faith First) Elyse Malick, Parish Catechetical Leader (450) WARDENS Ms. Anna Di Nunzio Mr. Dino Fontes Mr. Nick Furfaro Mr. Robert Robesco Mr. Salvatore Santangelo Ms. Sara Vinci CONFESSIONS Before all Masses or by request. YOUTH MINISTER Chris Borrelli: (450) MUSIC DIRECTOR Maria Ondrechak: (450) Children s choir Dan Rossiter (450) rosd2004@yahoo.ca BAPTISMS Last Sunday of the month at 12:30. Please register well ahead at the office.

5 WEDDINGS Contact the parish office at least six months before your expected wedding. SICK & SHUT-INS VISITS To receive Holy Communion or Anointing of the Sick, please contact one of our priests at the parish office. SOCIAL COMMITTEE Parish social/fundraising activities. Contact Sal Santangelo: (450) SUNDAY MASSES Saturday :00 pm Sunday :30 & 11:00 WEEKDAY MASSES Monday am & 7:30 pm Tuesday to Friday... 9 am & 5 pm Saturday noon First Friday am & 7:00 pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday to Friday :30 am to 5 pm First Friday :30 am to 7 pm PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Friday 9-12:00, 1:00-4:30 or call anytime to contact a priest Tina Pilato, secretary holyname@sympatico.ca Deirdre Rochefort, treasurer accountant@bell.net MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP Devotions on Tuesday after 9:00 Mass. PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS Mass, Rosary and more. First Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS An international fraternal service organization for Catholic men. Contact John Poot (450) epoot@videotron.ca MEN S SHARING GROUP

6 7:30 Saturday mornings at church. Prayer, intercession, adoration, discussion. Contact Fr. Peter Sabbath (450) LEGION OF MARY An apostolate of prayer and service. Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Library. PRAYER MEETING Mondays following 7:30 p.m. Mass. SEPARATED & DIVORCED GROUP 3 rd Friday evening of the month. Contact: Giuseppe: (450) or Sara (450) KNIT ONE, PRAY TWO Every 2 nd Wednesday. Contact Claire Bishop (450) or hotmail.com CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB Contact Joan Longo (514)