SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE
SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
OCTOBER 16, 2022
SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
Saturday, Oct. 15 4:00 PM
Barnett Kurtz, for conversion, God’s blessings, good health,
and salvation. By Rita Kurtz
Sunday, October 16 8:30AM
SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS OF THE 7TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
Saturday, Oct. 22
4:00 PM ✞Carole Mergo Sampson – Bonnie Dwyer
Sunday, Oct. 23 TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:30 AM God’s Blessings and Good Health for all Parishioners
TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Saturday 6:00 PM : Sunday 10:30 AM
Pray the Rosary
THE DAILY ROSARY
The Rosary is an easy form of prayer, at the same time a most excellent prayer because it is composed of the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Glory be to the Father. Besides these beautiful and sublime prayers, which compose the Rosary, a short meditation – which constitutes the soul of the Rosary – is added before or during each decade. The Rosary is a most beautiful flower that, in the course of the centuries, sprang forth from the devotion to the great Mother of Our Savior. This prayer is now the most popular among the Children of Mary. In the past it has proved a powerful weapon against heresies, as instrument of social reform, and a form of petition most acceptable to God.
The doctrinal content of the mysteries contemplated in the recital of the Rosary is very important. Jesus and Mary dominate the chain of events. They are central persons in each mystery. They were united in the Incarnation, and now are together in eternal life.
By contemplating the mysteries of our faith, we are incited to imitate Jesus and Mary, and the Rosary becomes an important school of Christian perfection because it focuses our lives on the two who are most worthy of true imitation – the Son of God and His Most Pure Mother.
The Rosary is essentially a prayer of intercession to Our Lady. It is not Mariolatry because Jesus is not forgotten in its recital. Mary speaks to her Children when they say the Rosary. She speaks a language all can understand, for the Rosary is, outside the official Liturgy and other church services, the most widely used public prayer. It is not reserved to any class of people. Illiterate as well as learned men equally recite it. The Pope, Bishops, priests, religious and nuns say it.
Our Blessed Lady encouraged the recital of the Rosary on several occasions, especially during her apparitions at Lourdes, LaSalette, and Fatima. The Rosary is a powerful means of subjugating evil, salvation, a source of consolation, a guarantee of forgiveness of our sins, a powerful defense against temptations, a spiritual mine of innumerable blessings and supernatural benefits and a great means of honoring the Mother of Perpetual Help. The Saints say that we place a beautiful crown on the forehead of our heavenly Queen when we recite the Rosary. It is, therefore, no wonder, that the Blessed Virgin Mary is so generous to those who honor her with the daily Rosary.
The Church granted a five-year indulgence for the recitation of the Rosary; if said with others, ten years. The Church enriched the Rosary with so many indulgences to encourage the faithful to recite it and to make it their daily prayer in honor of the Mother of God.
SANCTUARY LIGHT:
WOMEN’S SOCIETY: Our thanks to all those who helped in any way with the Rummage Sale. We appreciate the items donated, the baked goods and your patronage. All was well handled and the sales were very good. The Sale will continue on Friday, October 21st 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM – Saturday, October 22nd 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and Sunday, October 23, bag day 12 noon to 3:00 PM. The Basket Raffle will still be available until Sunday the 23rd. If you did not take any chances on the Raffle, please come and purchase of few tickets for the Ukrainian Humanitarian Fund. The Baskets are all filled with great things, so please try to contribute to this fund. Also a bake sale will be held if we get enough baked and dessert goods. If you could, we would appreciate you help in this matter. Hope to see you all at the sale….
SOUP & HOAGIE SALE: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 153 E. Main St., Glen Lyon, PA will sponsor a Vegetable Soup and Turkey, Ham & Cheese and Italian Hoagie sale with bake sale on Thursday, October 27, 2022 from 11 am to 4 pm in the church hall. The hoagies and a quart of soup is $8.00. Place your order by calling Debbie at 570-736-6908 by Sunday October 23rd. A basket raffle is also available to benefit Ukraine.
SYMPATHY: We extend our sincere sympathy to the family of Annetta Rudeski who was called to her eternal rest. May her memory be eternal. Calling hours will be Sunday at Gontkowski Funeral home with the Parastas at 4 pm, the funeral liturgy will be Monday at 10 am at Saints Peter and Paul, Plymouth.
SS Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church 