May 13th
May – Month of Mary
May welcomes the season of new life for us. Life in many forms such as the blooming flowers, return of many creatures and our continuing celebration of Easter joy birthed through Mary’s eyes.
Our beautiful school children celebrated a “May Crowning” ceremony in their courtyard following their Wednesday morning Mass.
The children, teachers and guests filled the courtyard with singing and praising in gratitude to God for our Blessed Mother. While two young ladies placed a floral crown on our lovely statue of Mary, our little children placed long stem red roses at her feet.
Join us as we celebrate our Blessed Mother throughout this month of May! Pray the Rosary as a family, sing hymns or play music dedicated to her. Try meditating on parts of her life that possibly relate to your own family issue. She lost sight of her child. Mary witnessed her Son’s suffering. She labored in all ways. She was judged by others. Mary was just like us in every way but sin. Keep her continued love and patience before you.
Happy Mother’s Day
Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, wanted her community to know about the poor health conditions surrounding people nearly 150 years ago. She felt that women would be able to relate to this issue best and so she called it “Mother’s Work Day.” Legend has it that her daughter, Anna, heard her mother say during a Sunday school lesson, “I hope and pray that someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother’s day…” Anna Jarvis died in 1905. In 1914 Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother’s Day as a national holiday.
Anna Jarvis’ favorite flower was the white carnation, which lasts a long time even after being cut into bouquets. There is a Christian legend that the tears of our Blessed Mother, Mary, caused white carnations to grow at the place where Mary shed tears while watching her Son die on the cross. We celebrate this legend at the Easter Vigil in the tall vases at the foot of our Crucifix during the “Gloria”. Thank you God!!
Training for Lectors and Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist on May 22nd at 7 PM in the Church
Lectors Proclaim not Read
Becoming a Lector is a Sacred Ministry. We are not just reading but proclaiming the inspired Word of God that is “living and effective” (Heb.4:12). We each receive a Workbook for Lectors that will provide the tools required to convey the full content of a passage. Our Lectors are responsible for expressing the intellectual/theological, emotional, and aesthetic content of each reading. We practice over and over because our pace, use of the microphone, gestures, posture, pronunciation, eye contact and expression need to be done with reverence and prayerful study of what our Lord would want all of us to hear. God loves us and will guide us to do our best. Thank you God!!
Lisa Marie Blanek
Rev: 05/17/12