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Feast of St. Blaise – February 3rd
St. Blaise was the Bishop of Sebaste in Armenia during the fourth century. According to various accounts, he was a physician before becoming a bishop. He was reported to have miraculously cured a little boy who nearly died because of a fishbone in his throat. From the eighth century, he has been invoked on behalf of the sick, especially those affected with illnesses of the throat.
Please note: Blessing of the Throats will take place at Mass on St. Blaise’s Feast Day,
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Mass Times
Tuesday-Friday: 7:30 AM (MFLC)
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30 AM & 10:00 AM
First Saturday of the Month at
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena
Wednesday after 7:30 AM MassRosaryWednesdays: 10:00 AM (MFLC)Confession
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Perpetual Adoration
24/7 (MFLC) Spiritual reading materials, rosaries, etc., have been placed in the cabinet in the Chapel for your use during Adoration. Please feel free to use them to enrich your prayerful time with the Lord. The Chapel is open Monday - Thursday 8 AM to 3 PM and Friday 8 AM to 10 AM -
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Scripture Reflection for January 29, 2023
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Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
He began to teach them saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
“Blessed are the meek.” (Matthew 5:5)
If someone called you meek, would you consider it a compliment or an insult? Are you being described as humble and patient or overly submissive and weak?
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus called the meek “blessed,” so clearly, he thought it was something worth striving for. He also called himself “meek and humble of heart” (Matthew 11:29). And he was: he was submissive, but only to the will of his heavenly Father.
This is what it means to be meek: to bend our will to God’s. This kind of meekness requires strength, not weakness, and a willingness to trust and obey the Lord.
In today’s first reading from the prophet Zephaniah, it seems that meekness was exactly what the people of Jerusalem were lacking. The northern kingdom of Israel had already been overrun by the Assyrians just a generation or two before Zephaniah wrote these words. A similar fate awaited the southern kingdom because they were worshipping other gods and breaking the Lord’s commandments.
And who would survive the “day of the Lord’s anger” (Zephaniah 2:3)? Only a “remnant” of people “humble and lowly,” who would observe God’s laws and seek “justice” and “humility” (2:3; 3:12). They would be blessed for their willingness to be meek before the Lord.
And so will we. When we follow God’s commandments, even when our passions and desires push us in the opposite direction, we will enjoy freedom from sin. When we seek the Lord’s will in all that we do—especially when we are faced with an important decision—we will feel peaceful and secure that we are following the right path.
Is there an area in your life that you are struggling to submit to the Lord? If so, repent and ask for the grace to give it to him. And even if you don’t see the blessings right away, believe that they will come, just as Jesus promised.“Lord, help me to be like you, meek and humble of heart.”The Word Among Us Daily Meditation (January 29, 2023) -
Scripture Reflection for January 22, 2022
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“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
(Matthew 4:19)