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Come and Dine. The Master is Calling
There will be a Memorial Day Prayer Vigil at Our Holy Redeemer on Sunday May 24 at 7pm. All are invited to attend. Please come and join the families who have lost a loved one, our Veterans and our Active Duty and Reserve as we pay tribute to those who gave their all for freedoms cause.
The celebration of the Eucharist is central to the life of a Catholic. The word "Eucharist" means "Giving Thanks". I hope to, from time to time. give brief overviews of the parts of the mass . It is so important to note that the Eucharist is a gift of God to us and that it is mysterious as God is. I am reminded of the story of the Curé d'ars (Fr John Vianney) who noticed that everyday this man came to the church to pray. He spent a few hours staring at the Tabernacle. The priest noticed that the man never seem to say anything because his lips never moved. So he asked him one day what prayers did he say as he sat in the church. The man replied "I just sit there, God loving me, and I loving him". Come home and experience God's love.
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COME AND VISIT
WE ARE LOCATED AT 37 S. OCEAN AVE. FREEPORT, NY. THE PARISH OFFICE IS LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH AND CAN BE REACHED AT 516-378-0665. THE OFFICE HOURS ARE 9AM TO 4PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FR. DOUGLAS ARCOLEO IS OUR PASTOR.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO ONE OF OUR PRIESTS OR DEACONS PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT 516-378-0665 AND WE WILL ARRANGE TO SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY. THERE IS NO PROBLEM SO GREAT THAT GOD CANNOT SOLVE IT.
KNOW THAT GOD LOVES YOU
A BROTHER LIKE THAT
The Blind Girl
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her, 'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.
Life Is a Gift
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before whining about the distance you drive - Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet..
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think,: you're alive and still around.
From the Church of Our Savior
FROM THE PASTOR
by Fr. George W. Rutler
February 22, 2009
The discovery of penicillin as an antibiotic has been called the most important medical discovery of the last thousand years. The extraction from mold of the genus Penicillium has saved at least two hundred million lives so far. Penicillin has been around for millions of years but its antibacterial properties were noticed for the first time on September 28, 1928, when Alexander Fleming saw bacteria-free mold in a laboratory dish which he had retrieved from a pile of rubbish in St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London. He paid attention. No one until then had.
Fleming was the son of a Scottish farmer and, learning Latin as a Catholic student, he knew the meaning of "age quod agis." As a maxim, "do what you are doing" means to pay attention to ordinary things and extraordinary things may result. When Jesus walked among men, most did not pay much attention to him precisely because he seemed ordinary. "He sighed from the depth of his spirit" and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation" (Mark 8:12). The truth behind miracles is in the often unnoticed details. For instance, the miraculous feedings of the five thousand and four thousand were not as important as the twelve and seven baskets of fragments left over, which represent the Apostles and the sacraments. "Do you not yet understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?" (Mark 8:17-18).
Lent is a time to increase the power of perception. Small acts of penance and good confessions in this season are meant to increase that power. Instead of attempting extraordinary things, it is better to do more intensely the ordinary practices of Christian life: prayer, almsgiving, study, and evangelism. "Age quod agis."
Jesus asked, "Have I been so long with you, Philip, and do you still not understand?" (John 14:9). Shortly before Cardinal Dulles died last December, he reflected on how "doing what you are doing" with love in the normal process of living can lead to the most remarkable discoveries of God's power in human weakness. It is simply a matter of paying attention:
"Suffering and diminishment are not the greatest of evils but are normal ingredients in life, especially in old age. They are to be accepted as elements of a full human existence. Well into my ninetieth year I have been able to work productively. As I become increasingly paralyzed and unable to speak, I can identify with the many paralytics and mute persons in the Gospels, grateful for the loving and skillful care I receive and for the hope of everlasting life in Christ. If the Lord now calls me to a period of weakness, I know well that his power can be made perfect in infirmity. 'Blessed be the name of the Lord.'"
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