Make plans for Jubilee 2025, as many events are planned in the summer at various churches. Below is the link to explore.
On May 5th a few of us attended the Our Lady of Laus Pilgrimage and were blessed with the oils from Laus, France in Powerview Pine Falls. Worth the drive- a wonderful experience!
What was life like for women in the Christian Church during the first century C.E.? When the books of the New Testament were being written, how did women contribute to and participate in the Church? I love history- here is an interesting article from Biblical Archeology:
Stop, Look and Wonder
And God said, “… Let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” So God created … every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. (Gen 1:20–22)
Let’s learn The Jubillee Song- first practised at our last meeting.
Pilgrims of Hope
Original text: Pierangelo Sequeri
English translation: Andrew Wadsworth
Like a flame my hope is burning,
may my song arise to you:
Source of life that has no ending,
on life’s path I trust in you.
Ev’ry nation, tongue, and people
find a light within your Word.
Scattered fragile sons and daughters
find a home in your dear Son.
Like a flame my hope is burning,
may my song arise to you:
Source of life that has no ending,
on life’s path I trust in you.
God, so tender and so patient,
dawn of hope, you care for all.
Heav’n and earth are recreated
by the Spirit of Life set free.
Like a flame my hope is burning,
may my song arise to you:
Source of life that has no ending,
on life’s path I trust in you.
Raise your eyes, the wind is blowing,
for our God is born in time.
Son made man for you and many
who will find the way in him.
Like a flame my hope is burning,
may my song arise to you:
Source of life that has no ending,
on life’s path I trust in you.
Oftentimes, while walking along, a song will come to mind which really seems to express how we are feeling. This is also true for the life of faith, which is a pilgrimage toward the light of the Risen Lord. The Sacred Scriptures are steeped in song, and the Psalms are a striking example: the prayers of the people of Israel were written to be sung, and it was in song that the most human events were presented before the Lord. The tradition of the Church has continued this, making music and song one of the lungs of its liturgy. The Jubilee, which in itself is expressed as an event of people on pilgrimage to the Holy Door, also uses song as one of the ways of expressing its motto, “Pilgrims of Hope”.
Congratulations to our new priest, Fr. Rajan Thomas who had his 8th Anniversary of Ordination a week ago. I don’t think Saint Mary ever had so many for a Monday Mass! A joyful time.
Man was created for a certain end. This end is to praise, to reverence and to serve the Lord his God and by this means to arrive at eternal salvation. All other beings and objects that surround us on the earth were created for the benefit of man and to be useful to him, as means to his final end; hence his obligation to use, or to abstain from the use of, these creatures, according as they bring him nearer to that end, or tend to separate him from it." —St. Ignatius of Loyola, p. 18
St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in the family home within the Santuario de Loyola (Sanctuary of Loyola) in Azpeitia, Spain. This complex, located in the Basque Country, includes the Holy House, where St. Ignatius was born in 1491, (see pic above) and a basilica built in the Baroque style. The Chapel of the Conversion, preserved within the Holy House, marks the place where St. Ignatius made his decision to dedicate his life to God. The Sanctuary of Loyola, which houses these significant sites, is a place of pilgrimage and a testament to the founder of the Society of Jesus.
Next year, St Paul’s High School- founded by this Jesuit order- celebrates 100 years!
Looking forward to see you all at the June wind-up! I hope you can make it.