ماذا قال البابا عن انتقال الطوباوية مريم العذراء

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1 PARISH DIRECTORY Bishop Francis Kalabat Bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Fr. Pierre Konja Administrator Fr. Patrick Setto Associate Pastor Fr. Emanuel Rayes Retired in residence Linda Arabo Office Administrator Nancy Beba Pastoral Associate Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tel: Fax: Ourladyofchaldeans@gmail.com ONLINE GIVING Mother of God Parish offers online giving a web based electronic contribution application that is safe and secure. you can manage contributions online or continue having your offering envelopes mailed to you. To sign up for online giving please visit our website at Stay in touch with your parish on FACEBOOK Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church August 20 th, 2017 FATHER PATRICK S MESSAGE TO THE PARISH As most of you know, we celebrated the feast of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15 th. This is the feast where we celebrate Mary being taken into heaven body and soul. Hundreds of faithful were there singing hymns to Mary, while lighting candles and bringing flowers to the statue of Mary. 5th of Summer LEV. 23: COR. 12:14-21 LK. 16:19-17:10 From the outside, it can be tempting to think what we as Catholics do for Mary is a little extreme. Some might ask if loving Mary too much can take away from our love and attention for Christ? Absolutely not! Mary has her own specific role in our faith journey that is completely centered on loving Christ. Does loving your Dad cancel out your love for your friend? You love both but specifically different according to their role in your life. (continued on page 2) ماذا قال البابا عن انتقال الطوباوية مريم العذراء تال قداسة البابا فرنسيس ظهر الثالثاء الخامس عشر من آب أغسطس صالة التبشير المالئكي مع وفود من المؤمنين احتشدوا في ساحة القديس بطرس ووجه كلمة استهلها مشير ا إلى االحتفال هذا اليوم بعيد انتقال الطوباوية مريم العذراء وأضاف أن إنجيل اليوم يحدثنا عن فتاة الناصرة التي وبعد بشارة المالك مضت مسرعة كي تكون بقرب أليصابات في األشهر األخيرة من حبلها وتوقف من ثم عند كلمات أليصابات لمريم مباركة أنت بين النساء! ومباركة ثمرة بطنك! )لوقا 24(. 1 وقال األب األقدس إن يسوع هو العطية األعظم التي تحملها مريم إلى أليصابات وإلى العالم أجمع وأشار إلى أنه في بيت أليصابات وزوجها زكريا حيث كان بداية يعم الحزن لغياب األبناء هناك اليوم فرح انتظار طفل: طفل سيصبح يوحنا المعمدان. وأضاف البابا فرنسيس أنه عندما وصلت مريم فاض الفرح من القلوب ألن الحضور غير المنظور وإنما الحقيقي ليسوع يمأل كل شيء بالمعنى! وأشار بعدها إلى أن هذا الفرح الكامل ي عب ر عنه بصوت مريم في الصالة الرائعة التي نقلها إلينا إنجيل لوقا تعظ م نفسي الرب! إنه نشيد تسبيح هلل الذي يصنع أمور ا عظيمة من خالل األشخاص المتواضعين مثل مريم ويوسف خطيبها وأيض ا المكان الذي يعيشان فيه الناصرة. )التتمة في الصفحة 4( 1 Mother of God Church Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48033

2 THE GOOD NEWS (continued from page 1) Mary s whole life was consecrated to God, and her primary role in our lives is to help us to Do whatever He tells you (Jn 2:5) as she said at the wedding of Cana. The most important distinction that must be made is that Mary is not God or a deity, and we do not worship her. However, we do honor her because she is the Mother of God. Mary is not simply the incubator for Christ, but she is the mother who humbly accepted the role to give birth, and raise the Son of God. How many of us would feel comfortable treating our mothers simply as incubators who gave birth to us without giving her the love and honor that is due to her for all of her sacrifices? Think for a moment how much you love your own mother. Remember her now and allow yourself to feel that love you have for her. If we who are sinful love, honor and respect our own mothers, then how much more did Christ love and honor His mother. If Mary is the Mother of Christ who is the head of the Church, then she is our mother as well since we make up the different parts of the body of Christ, the Church. If we are to imitate Christ as St Paul says (1 Cor. 11:1), then we too are to love and honor her in the same way as Christ did. Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin Mary too much, you can never love her more than Jesus did St Maximilian Kolbe. When we look at the Old Testament it can help us understand how important Mary is. A unique fact about the throne from the line of David is the relationship of the king and queen. Instead of the king s wife being the queen, it is actually the mother who is queen. Christ is our king and it would only make sense that He makes His mother queen. If Christ is your king, do you consider Mary as your queen? It is so important for us to spend time getting to know who Mary was and wants to be in our lives. We can come to know Mary by meditating on the different events of her life, praying the rosary, or reading a good book about her such as, Hail Holy Queen by Dr Scott Hahn. Christ gave her to us from the cross and to the disciple, behold your mother. So, from that hour the disciple took her into his home (Jn 19:27), and so we as His disciples must also take her into our homes and into our hearts. Invite Mary into your life. Ask her to be your mother and just like any good mother, you will find her right by your side, leading you and guiding you to her son Jesus. Fr. Patrick Setto )التكملة من الصفحة 1( وتابع البابا فرنسيس كلمته قبل صالة التبشير المالئكي مشير ا إلى أن في ذاك البيت إن مجيء يسوع من خالل مريم قد خلق ليس فقط جو فرح وشركة أخوية وإنما أيض ا جو إيمان يقود إلى الرجاء والصالة والتسبيح. وأضاف األب األقدس نرجو أن يحصل كل ذلك اليوم أيض ا في بيوتنا. وأشار من ثم إلى أنه من خالل حمل يسوع تحمل العذراء إلينا أيض ا فر حا جديد ا مفعم ا بالمعنى تحمل لنا قدرة جديدة كي نجتاز بإيمان اللحظات األكثر ألم ا وصعوبة تحمل لنا قدرة الرحمة كي نغفر ونفهم ونعضد بعضنا البعض. وأضاف البابا فرنسيس أن مريم هي مثال الفضيلة واإليمان. ومن خالل التأمل اليوم بانتقالها إلى السماء نسألها أن تحفظنا وتعضدنا وأن يكون لنا إيمان قوي فر ح ورحيم وأن تساعدنا كي نكون قديسين. وبعد صالة التبشير المالئكي وجه قداسة البابا فرنسيس تحية إلى المؤمنين الحاضرين وقال إلى مريم سلطانة السالم أود أن أوكل مرة جديدة هموم وآالم الشعوب التي وفي أنحاء عديدة من العالم تتألم جراء الكوارث الطبيعية والتوترات االجتماعية أو النزاعات. لتنل أم نا السماوية للجميع العزاء ومستقبل هدوء ووئام. الفاتيكان/أليتيا) aleteia.org/ar ( 2

3 PARISH SCHEDULE AND WEEKLY INFORMATION BAPTISM: We celebrate Baptism at 2:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Please call the parish office at least two weeks in advance to see if a date is available. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office to make arrangements for Anointing or to receive the Eucharist. MARRIAGE: Please schedule at least six months before you plan to be married and before you make arrangements for the reception, please call the parish office to make an appointment with the priest to begin the necessary preparations. LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM English Sunday Masses 8:30 AM عربي/ Arabic 01:11AM English 11:30 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 PM سورث/ Chaldean 7:00 PM English Weekday Masses 8:00 AM English at ECRC 9:30 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM سورث/ Chaldean NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES First and third Wednesday of every even month from 7:30-9:30 pm. MARRIAGE CLASSES First, second and third Thursday of every odd month from 8:00-10:00 pm. Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration 6:00 PM English Mass Confession 5-6 pm Wednesday 6-7 pm Sunday (or by appointment) YOU CAN LISTEN TO MOG SUNDAY HOMILIY BY VISITING OUR CHURCH WEBSITE AT: FINANCIAL STATUS Sunday Goal: $7,000 Sunday Collection (August 13 th ): $4,867 Over/(Under): ($2,133) Monthly Online Donation Goal: $4,000 Monthly Online Collection (July): $1,354 Over/(Under): ($2,646) *Sign up for online donation at 3

4 THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH PART ONE THE PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION TWO THE PROFESSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT ARTICLE 9 "I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH" Paragraph 1. The Church in God's Plan III. THE MYSTERY OF THE CHURCH God, and who themselves, nourished with the Body of Christ, become the Body of Christ. 778 The Church is both the means and the goal of God's plan: prefigured in creation, prepared for in the Old Covenant, founded by the words and actions of Jesus Christ, fulfilled by his redeeming cross and his Resurrection, the Church has been manifested as the mystery of salvation by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. She will be perfected in the glory of heaven as the assembly of all the redeemed of the earth (cf. Rev 14:4). The universal Sacrament of Salvation 775 "The Church, in Christ, is like a sacrament - a sign and instrument, that is, of communion with God and of unity among all men." 197 The Church's first purpose is to be the sacrament of the inner union of men with God. Because men's communion with one another is rooted in that union with God, the Church is also the sacrament of the unity of the human race. In her, this unity is already begun, since she gathers men "from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues"; 198 at the same time, the Church is the "sign and instrument" of the full realization of the unity yet to come. 779 The Church is both visible and spiritual, a hierarchical society and the Mystical Body of Christ. She is one, yet formed of two components, human and divine. That is her mystery, which only faith can accept. 780 The Church in this world is the sacrament of salvation, the sign and the instrument of the communion of God and men. Paragraph 2. The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit I. THE CHURCH - PEOPLE OF GOD 776 As sacrament, the Church is Christ's instrument. "She is taken up by him also as the instrument for the salvation of all," "the universal sacrament of salvation," by which Christ is "at once manifesting and actualizing the mystery of God's love for men." 199 The Church "is the visible plan of God's love for humanity," because God desires "that the whole human race may become one People of God, form one Body of Christ, and be built up into one temple of the Holy Spirit." 200 IN BRIEF 777 The word "Church" means "convocation." It designates the assembly of those whom God's Word "convokes," i.e., gathers together to form the People of 781 "At all times and in every race, anyone who fears God and does what is right has been acceptable to him. He has, however, willed to make men holy and save them, not as individuals without any bond or link between them, but rather to make them into a people who might acknowledge him and serve him in holiness. He therefore chose the Israelite race to be his own people and established a covenant with it. He gradually instructed this people. All these things, however, happened as a preparation for and figure of that new and perfect covenant which was to be ratified in Christ... the New Covenant in his blood; he called together a race made up of Jews and Gentiles which would be one, not according to the flesh, but in the Spirit." 201 4

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6 ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration for Catechism and Communion is now open, including Special Assisted Learners. You can register during office hours, after 01:11 am Sunday Mass, or online at: If you are interested in teaching or volunteering for Catechism, we are looking for volunteers who feel called to teaching the faith. Please contact the church office by phone or at: The 4th Annual Stride for Seminarians is on Sunday September 24 registration is available at Student To Student will be hosting Deacons Fadie and John, who recently visited Iraq this summer, they will be speaking about their experience at ECRC this Tuesday at 7:31 pm. Come to hear about their experience and how you can help our brothers and sisters in Iraq PROTECTING GOD S CHILDREN Awareness Training All volunteers that come into contact with children & elderly are required to take a 3 hour workshop in order for them to continue volunteering. Next PGC workshop is at ECRC Thursday August 30, :31 pm - 9:31 pm 6

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