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Telephone: 410-414-8304• Fax: 410-535-9057
Emergency Phone: 443-624-2692
Parish Website: www.jesusdivineword.org
Parish E-mail: [email protected]
Good News Preschool: www.jesusdivineword.org/preschool
January 3, 2021
The
Epi
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the
Lord
Out of Darkness Into Light
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Jesus the Divine Word Catholic Church January 3, 2021
Rev. John T. Dakes
Pastor
Rev. Michael Witczak Weekend Clergy
Deacon Ron Burns
Daily Mass Schedule Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM
Saturday 9:00 AM
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 PM
(Vigil Mass)
Sunday 8:00 AM
10:00 AM
Weekday Adoration Monday-Friday
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Weeknight Holy Hour Wednesday
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
First Friday
Adoration 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Tuesday & Thursday after 8:00 AM Mass
Wednesday
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR & WELCOME HOME TO JESUS THE DIVINE WORD
CHURCH!
As we interact responsibly with one another during this
pandemic, we at Jesus the Divine Word welcome all who are new to
our faith
community, returning to the Catholic Church, searching for a
spiritual home or simply visiting with us during this Christmas
season.
We are glad you are with us. We understand the difficulties
associated with these days and want you to feel welcome and at
home
whether you are with us physically or through live-stream. It is
a blessing to have you here.
If you are interested in learning more about our parish or
registering as a parishioner, we invite you to contact our pastor,
Fr. John Dakes at [email protected] or any member of our
parish staff at
410-414-8304. We also invite you to view other areas of our
website - www.jesusdivineword.org – and to download our
registration form, the link of
which is on the front page of the website. We look forward to
meeting and getting to know you. Welcome!
Dear Friends,
You may not have realized it on hearing today’s Gospel, but in
this account of
the magi coming to pay homage to Jesus we hear the first words
spoken by a person in Matthew. All other words are spoken by an
angel. In this passage one of the wise men, arriving in Jerusalem
and appearing before Herod, asked, “Where is the newborn king of
the Jews. We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him
homage” (2:2). With those words of a Gentile, we have the first
indication that this newborn Child is meant for all people; God’s
salvation is to unfold in every land and with every person. No one
is excluded. His saving power will be known among all the nations
(Ps. 67:3). Every nation on earth will adore Him (Ps. 72).
This truth is awe-inspiring. God - unlike those fashioned in His
image - desires a relationship with every member of the human race.
Jesus was born, suffered, and died for all people, freely offering
the gift of salvation. The magi represent this desire of God. What
we can say about today’s feast, then, is the same as what we can
say about Jesus’ birth at Christmas. It is always happening, must
always happen. As Bethlehem is everywhere, so, too, the Epiphany is
everywhere. For it to help us it must happen for us, in us and
through us. As we accept God’s gift, we must offer that gift to
others. The final verse of the hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem”
acknowledges this:
“O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us we pray; Cast out our
sin and enter in, be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell; O
come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel.”
As we celebrate Christ’s birth and His Epiphany to all peoples,
let us ask God to attune our hearts and minds to the many ways He
continues to be revealed to us, in us and through us. As we begin a
New Year - one filled with hope and promise as we approach healing
from a pandemic that has touched every land - may it find us ever
more attentive to God’s word in Scripture, God’s presence in the
sacraments, and God’s loving presence in all people.
Peace and blessings, Fr. John
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Next Week's Word Let us all prepare our hearts for next Sunday’s
Mass by reflecting
on the readings in advance. The readings for next Sunday,
January 10:
Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Acts 10:34-38 Mark 1:7-11
“And the Word was made flesh . . . ”
The month of January is dedicated to the
Most Holy Name of
Jesus
Poor Box
Designation January donations will go toward Safe Nights.
Thank you for your
generosity.
COMMUNITY SUNDAY
The poor box
donations on the third
Sunday of every month
will go to the
St. Vincent de Paul
Society in conjunction
with our parish’s
Community Sunday.
Thank you for your
continued generosity.
Donate your car, truck,
RV, boat, motorcycle,
farm equipment or
airplane to SVDP -
St. Katharine Drexel
Conference
800-322-8284 or
www.svdpusacars.com
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LIVING THE WORD Week of January 3
Theme: Hey Siri, Where is the Star?
“They were overjoyed at seeing the star.” Matthew 2:10
Challenge:
I resolve this New Year to follow the only true Star, the Light
of the World.
WELCOME HOME - COVID UPDATE With the rise of COVID cases in the
state Governor Hogan has changed the guidelines for churches and
all religious establishments. Church capacity has been reduced
to
50%. Since we have not reached 50% capacity due to our faithful
following of CDC, State and local guidelines requiring social
distancing of 6 feet between
individuals/households and the use of facecloths/masks for
everyone at Mass there are no changes at JDW at this time. We
continue to take seriously the physical and
spiritual health of our parishioners and want to be sure that at
no time is someone at risk while in our church. Everyone’s
participation in following all the guidelines as well as the
instruction of the ushers is essential for this to occur. This
includes keeping
facemasks on when approaching the minister for Communion. DO NOT
lower your masks until having stepped away from the minister. After
placing the Eucharist in your mouth, then please put your mask on
again. For further
information regarding participation please see the parish
website. Until further notice the dispensation from the obligation
to attend Mass on Sundays and
Holy Days of Obligation is still in effect. As a reminder,
weekday Masses are celebrated Tuesday through Friday at 8:00 AM
with Saturday Morning Mass at 9:00 AM. Sunday Masses are
celebrated at 5:00 PM on Saturday and 8:00 and 10:00 AM on Sunday.
Doors open 30 minutes before
Mass. Parishioners may choose to sit in the church (as long as
there is room) or go directly to Doran Hall. Both the 5 PM and the
10 AM Masses are live streamed. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is
celebrated on Wednesday evenings from
7:00 – 8:00 PM and Saturday afternoons from 3:30 – 4:30 PM
between the priest vesting sacristy and Fr. John’s office.
Confessions are celebrated either face-to-face or
with anonymity, all depending on the desire of the penitent.
Appointments are also welcomed.
Parish offices are open, though all depending on the day of the
week since some staff are working remotely. Office hours are Monday
through Friday 9 AM – 3:00 PM.
The best way to reach staff is still through e-mail. All
appointments need to be set up in advance through a phone call or
e-mail that proper safety procedures can be
guaranteed. Thank you for your continued cooperation and
understanding.
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SCHEDULES & STEWARDSHIP MOVED OR
CHANGED YOUR
PHONE NUMBER OR E-MAIL
RECENTLY?
If so, would you please
contact the Parish Office at 410-414-8304 with
your name, new address, new e-mail address
and/or telephone number (ask for Bobbie).
Thank you for helping to keep our membership
records updated.
Mass Intentions for January 2 - 10 Saturday, January 2 Sunday,
January 3 Tuesday, January 5 Wednesday, January 6 Thursday, January
7 Friday, January 8 Saturday, January 9 Sunday, January 10
YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR PARISH
As we continue our celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ our
Savior, all while still enduring this pandemic, we thank all our
parishioners who have
generously supported our parish home this past year. Your
kindness and support are humbling.
Thank you for recognizing our continued need for your financial
support.
If you have set up a recurring Sunday gift online, thank you. If
you have not, please consider doing so while keeping in mind the
need to maintain to the best
of our ability the parish ministries and facility.
Setting up a recurring gift online involves only a few simple
steps. Please visit our website at www.jesusdivineword.org and
click on the button
"Donate - Thank You" to learn more about this important
service.
You can also continue to mail your gifts and envelopes to the
parish at: Jesus the Divine Word, 885 Cox Road, Huntingtown, MD
20639.
Thank you for your continued support and for your prayers. God
bless you.
5:00 PM Parishioners of JDW 8:00 AM Sandy Feldman (D) 10:00 AM
Cardinal Wilton Gregory (L) 8:00 AM Robert Hirschberg (D) 8:00 AM
Charles Repeta (D) 8:00 AM Joanne Uhrie (D) 8:00 AM Peggy Carter
(D) 9:00 AM Elizabeth Hazlitt (D) 5:00 PM Parishioners of JDW 8:00
AM Sharon Naumann (L) 10:00 AM Janet Reing (D)
Stewardship
December 19 & 20
Offertory $8,315.00
Maintenance $3,782.50
Donations $1,910.00
Total: $14,007.50
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LITURGY & PRAYER
In the words of St. Francis de Sales, “The bed of the sick
is an altar of sacrifice.”
Please pray for our sick: Nancy Agarwal, Cathy Ashby, Joe &
Gionanna Barbaro, Greg Boden-horn , Gus Boehlert, Wally Bowles,
Steven Bowling, Marianne Boyle,
Beverly Brooks, Lill Caplins, Peggy Carter, Joann Case-Collins,
Bonnie
Chaney, Edward Colgan, Jean Corcoran, Denise Foss,
Robert Gaither, Jr., Ferris George, Jimmie Gorski, Jeff Gott,
Scarlett Griffin, Thomas Hanson, Nancv
Harvey, Fran Heflin, Marsha Higgs, Al & Ann
Hoernschemeyer,
Jenean Jones, Roy Kaiser, Jamie Kearney, Dave Kemeza,
Samantha
Key, Ruth King, Earle Kirkley, Patricia Lee, Susan Lees, Brian
McAllister Jr., Cristina Miranda, Audrey Mona, Steve Mondorff,
Martha Montana, Maggie Murphy, Pat Nahas, Maria Olga, Laura
Peck, Jeanne Prochownik, Charlotte Rank, Noel Reading, Ron Rice,
Steve Rogers, Betty
Russell, Anthony Sefcik, Matthew Skube, Laurie
Smith, Bev Sopp, Bonnie Stauffer, Brian Stevens, Barbara
Sullivan,
Burl Thompson, Alfred Titus-Glover, Anna Vavra,
Dave Verona, Sarah Villa, Grayson Voytek, Joanne Watkins,
Barbara Weaver, Gary Williams
Heal them, O Lord.
I lift my eyes to you, oh God,
enthroned in heaven.
Have mercy on us, Lord,
have mercy.
~ Psalm 123
MAKING a SPIRITUAL ACT of COMMUNION 1. If you are not ready to
return to the parish for Mass, we invite you to join us for our
live streamed Mass at either 5:00 PM on Saturday or 10:00 AM Sunday
(rebroadcast at Noon Sunday) or 2. Gather with others in your home
and begin your prayer with the Sign of the Cross 3. Take time to
read and reflect upon the readings for the Epiphany of the Lord –
Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; and Matthew 2:1-12 4. Share
your prayers intentions aloud or offer them quietly in your hearts
5. Pray the Lord's Prayer (Our Father) 6. Offer the following
Prayer of Spiritual Communion:
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the
Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist.
I love you above all things, and desire to receive you
into my soul.
Since I am unable to receive you
sacramentally at this time,
come spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there and
unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you.
Amen. (An Act of Spiritual Communion by St. Alphonsus
Liguori)
7. Close with the Sign of the Cross
CRITICALLY ILL or HOSPITALIZED during the CORONAVIRUS?
Caring for the sick is an important ministry of the Church. In
this ministry the Church prays for the sick, visits the
sick, provides the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick and
Viaticum (one’s last Communion), if a person is dying.
Though we are living in very unusual times at the present due to
the coronavirus, we are still committed to ensuring that no one who
is sick will be neglected.
If a person is critically ill or dying we are asking that a
family member notify the parish office as soon as possible by
calling 410-414-8304 and speaking with
either Fr. John (ext. 11) or Bobbie Woollen (ext. 10).
A reminder, too, that the parish emergency phone number (to be
used only when someone is critically ill or dying) is
443-624-2692.
Please call only, do not text (it’s a flip phone). Please note,
too, that clergy are required to follow certain directives at the
hospital and nursing home at this time
and that those directives could change. Thank you.
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2021 CALENDARS AVAILABLE
Church Calendars for
the Year 2021 are available
in the narthex of the church.
SUNDAY AND DAILY MASS READINGS
Interested in finding the texts for the Sunday and weekday Mass
online?
Go to
www.usccb.org/bible/readings/
LITURGY & PRAYER THE EPIPHANY PROCLAMATION
Below is The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts. The
proclamation originated in a time when most people did not have
access to a calendar. It served a very important practical purpose
in an age when the date of Easter not only determined religious
observances, but also shaped the calendar of
civil life and even the legal system. The Epiphany Proclamation,
however, is about more than just dates. During Christmas Time, as
we mark the birth of
Christ, we also celebrate the beginning of the Paschal Mystery
of Christ’s saving Passion, Death and Resurrection. It is a
reminder that we are “involved” in
Christmas. “Know,” it begins, “that, as we have rejoiced at the
Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God’s mercy we
announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection . . .” On
Epiphany, the good news of the Savior’s birth gets out
to the nations, represented by the Magi. We, too, hear the Good
News in the Proclamation of the continuous unfolding of the Paschal
Mystery in our lives
through the liturgy of the Church. And so we make known this
Epiphany day:
The Announcement of Easter
and the Moveable Feasts Know, dear brothers and sisters, that as
we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by
leave of God’s mercy we
announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our
Savior. On the 17th day of February will fall Ash Wednesday,
and
the beginning of the fast of the most sacred Lenten season. On
the 4th day of April you will celebrate with joy Easter Day,
the Paschal feast of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the 16th day of
May will be the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. On the 23rd day
of
May, the feast of Pentecost. On the 6th day of June, the feast
of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. On the 28th day of
November, the First Sunday of the Advent of our Lord Jesus
Christ, to whom is honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
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these gifts, we pray, by sending
In this Christmas season now
drawing to its close, let us not
miss the opportunity to offer a precious gift to our King, who
came to us not in worldly
pomp, but in the luminous poverty
of Bethlehem. If we can do this, his light will shine
upon us.
Pope Francis Epiphany Mass Homily
2019
WELCOME HOME
RETURNING CATHOLICS
If you are a Catholic who for any reason has been away from the
Church, know
that we are praying for you and have been thinking about you. We
are glad you’re
here with us today and invite you to be an active member of the
Church once again.
If you have questions, wish to simply talk or would like
information on the sacraments or on our parish programs and
ways
you can become involved, please contact Fr. John Dakes –
[email protected] or 410-414-8304, x11 at the parish
office.
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN!
Next Sunday, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we end the
Christmas season and return to winter Ordinary Time. With the onset
of
Ordinary Time the church environment changes, returning to
green. We will need help to take down all the beautiful Christmas
décor
next Sunday, January 10th immediately following the 10 AM Mass.
Please plan to join us in the taking down festivities. Thank
you.
OUR PARISH & COMMUNITY
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“Epiphany” means manifestation. And the “Epiphany of the Lord”
is Jesus’ manifestation not only to these three
Magi from the East, but it’s also a symbolic but real
manifestation of the
Christ to the whole world. These Magi,
traveling from a foreign and non-Jewish nation, reveal that
Jesus came
for all people and all are called to adore Him. . .
God used what they were familiar with to call them to adore the
Christ. He
used a star. They understood the stars and when they saw this
new
and unique star over Bethlehem they realized that something
special was happening. So the
first lesson we take from this for our own lives is that God
will use what is familiar to us to call us
to Himself. Look for the “star” that God is using to call you.
It’s closer than you may think. . .
Reflect, today, upon
these Magi and see them as a symbol of what you are called to
do. You are called from the foreign place of this world to seek out
the Messiah.
What is God using to call you to Himself? When
you discover Him, do not hesitate to acknowledge the full truth
of who He is, lying prostrate before
Him in complete and humble submission.
Catholic Daily Reflections 1-4-2020
OUR PARISH & COMMUNITY
THIS YEAR
ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTRY/ GREEN TEAM
There will be a virtual meeting of the parish’s
Green Team this Thursday evening, January 7th at 7 PM.
Members will receive an e-mail during the week with a link to
the meeting.
MARCH FOR LIFE 2021
Friday, January 29th Washington, D.C.
The March for Life is still planned to be held this year on the
29th of January 2021 even though we are in the midst of a
pandemic. Jesus the Good Shepard is getting a 48 passenger
sanitized school bus for the trip. However, due to social
distancing they can only accommodate 30 people on the bus.
Parishioners of Jesus the Good Shepard have until 17 January 2021
to
sign up for the bus and Jesus the Divine Word Church would be
allowed to claim any remaining seats after that date. Since there
will be a limited number of seats for the Jesus the Divine Word
parishioners it will be on a first come first served
basis this year and all others would need to find their own
transportation.
If interested, please contact Kathy Town at [email protected] or
call 410-414-3048.
Thank you to our 8th and 9th grade youth who created over
260
“thank you” cards for grocery workers in the County. These
cards were delivered on December 23rd to grocery stores (Giant,
Safeway, Bowens, Weis) thanking the grocery workers for working so
hard during this last
year with all of the guidelines that were put in place. The
cards
certainly created many smiles and much joy.
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THE WEEK AHEAD AT JDW
The Epiphany of the Lord Jesus the Divine Word Catholic
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Sunday January 3
Monday January 4
Tuesday January 5
Wednesday January 6
St. Andre Bessette
Thursday January 7
St. Raymond of Penafort
Friday January 8
Saturday January 9
8:00a Mass 10:00a Mass -
livestreamed on JDW website -
rebroadcasted at Noon
6:00-7:00p Grades K-5 Faith
Formation
8:00a Mass 8:30a Confessions
4:30-5:30p Grades K-5 Faith
Formation
8:00a Mass
4:30-5:30p & 6:30-7:30p
Grades 6 & 7 Faith Formation
7:00p - 8:00p
Adoration in the church and
confessions in the sacristy
8:00a Mass 8:30a Confessions
8:00a Mass
9:00a Mass 3:30p - 4:30p Confessions
5:00p Vigil Mass -
livestreamed
Lord, I love You and adore You. I lay my life before
You and surrender all. You are my Divine King and Savior. My
life is
Yours.
(Pray three times and then prostrate yourself
before the Lord)
Jesus,
I trust in You.
PARISH HAPPENINGS
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PARISH MINISTRY & SUPPORT STAFF
Jesus the Divine Word Catholic Church January 3, 2021
Please pray for our Military:
Brian Abercrombie, Nolan Baker, Meghan Barrett,
Jordon Clark, Julia Croft, Ryan Croft, Dakota Cross,
Nicholas Dakes, Robert Owen Danford, Joshua
Daniels, Rebecca & Kevin Danis, James Devine,
Tracy Farr, Jacob Floyd, James E. Francis, Thomas
George, AJ Gerdes, Dennis Lloyd Hager II, Ben Hammett, Brian
Haynes, Tanner Haynes, Justin
Hickman, Lucas Hornick, Rachel Hornick, Matt Johnson, Dale
Lewis,
Taylor Luskey, Mark Matthews, Molly
McCracken, Alex & Erich Muehleisen, Benjamin,
Jacob & Christian Naumann,
Chance Pratt, Joshua Shandy, Austin Spaulding, Jimmy & Shane
Tittinger,
Stephen Woollen and for all servicemen & women protecting
our
freedom. Protect them, O Lord.
If you know of any names that should be
added or removed from our sick or
military prayer list, please email
[email protected]
Thank you for helping
to keep these lists updated!
410-414-8304 Pastor Rev. John Dakes
.................................. Extension 11
[email protected] Permanent Deacon Deacon Ron Burns
............................... Extension 20
[email protected] Director of Liturgy Cecilia Cortes-Peck
.............................. Extension 14
[email protected] Director of Music Ministry Cara
Tiffin-Johnson……[email protected] Director of Religious
Education Karen Burns .........................................
Extension 22 [email protected] Youth Minister Tracey
Smith ....................................... Extension 21
[email protected] Parish Accountant Marcia Chaney
.................................... Extension 13
[email protected] Parish Administrative Assistant Barbara
Woollen ................................... Extension 10
[email protected] Good News Preschool
...................... Extension 15 Patty O'Toole
[email protected]
Bulletin Editor Patty O’Toole
........................................ Extension 15
[email protected] Coordinator of Parish Hospitality
Sharon Coulson………………………..410-257-9319 Angels in the Kitchen Angela
Banyasz ................................. 410-535-9646
Baptism………………………………...410-414-8304 Bereavement Group Renee
Bouchard……………[email protected] Bereavement Receptions Sharon
Coulson .................................. 410-257-9319 Fran Heflin
.......................................... 410-414-3154 Child
Protection Karen Burns .......................................
410-414-2546 Doran Hall Coordinator Bobbie Woollen…………..
.................. 410-414-8304 [email protected]
Everyone Belongs Parish Office…………………………….410-414-8304 Garments of
Grace Sue Stavely ........................................
301-675-3413 [email protected] Good Samaritans Teresa
Chambers…[email protected] Holy Sweepers Parish Office
....................................... 410-414-8304
Knights of Columbus Ed Spicka…...……………………………..585-309-6590
[email protected] Men's Group Jeff Knight………………………………….301-717-1981
[email protected] Natural Family Planning Tiffany
Grimes…………………[email protected] Our Lady of the Divine Word
Sodality Linda Rhodes……………………………..410-257-5119 Parish Legislative
Ambassador Dave Suhosky………………[email protected] Parking
Ministry Alex Frederick..…………………………….410-610-0308
[email protected] Prayer Emails Traci
Peters………………[email protected] Raphael Ministry Mary
Jaensch…[email protected] RCIA Fr. John or
Deacon Ron………………….410-414-8304 [email protected]
[email protected] Respect Life Ministry Kathy
Town….……………………[email protected] Safety & Security Tim
Cordero….…………...…[email protected] Seniors Group Harry &
Joan Lotis………………………...443-550-3367 St. Vincent de Paul Society
Renee O’Neill……………………………...443-684-9261 Technology Ministry Dan
Stay……………………………………202-256-2439 [email protected]
Walking with Purpose Torie McGirr……………………………….719-659-6849
[email protected] Liturgy Coordinators: Altar Guild Cecilia
Cortes-Peck……………………….410-414-8304 [email protected] Altar
Servers Father John………………[email protected] Art and
Environment Rob and Virginia Soboleski……[email protected]
Communion for the Sick………………..410-414-8304 (Raphael Ministry)
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Cecilia
Cortes-Peck……………………….410-414-8304 [email protected]
Readers Paul Rhodes……………………………….410-257-5119 [email protected]
Sacristans John Morhiser…………………[email protected] Ushers Bob
Boettinger…………………………….301-412-0228 [email protected] Wedding
Coordinator Merry Ellen McGown………[email protected]
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SAINT OF THE WEEK
Alfred Bessette was born in Quebec on August 9, 1845, and he was
orphaned by the time he was 12. He worked to support himself and
had little formal education, but from an early age he had a lively
faith and a
strong devotion to St. Joseph. After a few years trying to find
work in the United States, he returned to Quebec. There, his
childhood pastor
encouraged him to consider a vocation to religious life. He sent
Alfred to the Congregation with a note that said, “I am sending you
a saint.”
Initially, Holy Cross did not accept him due to poor health.
Alfred, however, was not discouraged, with the assistance of the
Archbishop of
Montreal, received entrance into the Holy Cross Novitiate on
December 27, 1870.
Entering the Novitiate, Alfred took the name André, which was
the name of his childhood pastor. Given his frail health and lack
of a formal education, Brother André was assigned as doorkeeper of
Notre Dame College in Montreal. He continued this assignment as a
professed brother. Among his many duties, he greeted visitors
and tended to their needs.
Many people began to experience physical healings after praying
with Brother André, and his reputation as a healer began to spread.
So many people flocked to see him that the Congregation allowed him
to see sick people at a trolley station across the street. Through
it all, Brother André remained humble, often seeming
confused that people would lavish such praise on him. He knew
that the real source of these miraculous cures was St. Joseph’s
intercession.
His desire to increase devotion to St. Joseph inspired him to
found a shrine to his favorite saint across the street from Notre
Dame College. He saved the money he earned from giving haircuts at
five cents apiece, eventually
earning the $200 he needed to construct a simple structure. This
shrine opened on October 19, 1904, and in 1909, Brother André was
released from his duties as doorkeeper and assigned full-time as
the caretaker of
the Oratory of St. Joseph.
The Oratory attracted large numbers of pilgrims, and plans were
made to construct a large basilica. Brother André’s full-time
ministry for the rest of his life was to receive the long lines of
sick visitors who flocked to the Oratory to see him. He became
known as the “Miracle Man of Montreal,” and thousands of
miraculous
healings were attributed to his intercession over the following
decades.
Brother André died on January 6, 1937 at the age of 91. During
the week that his body lay in state outside of St. Joseph’s
Oratory, an estimated one million people braved the bitter Montreal
winter to pay their respects.
The basilica was eventually completed and remains a major
pilgrimage site, attracting over two million visitors a year. The
side chapels are filled with the crutches of people healed through
St. André’s prayers.
On October 17, 2010, St. André Bessette became first saint of
the Congregation of Holy Cross when he was canonized by Pope
Benedict XVI. On this day, the
Church recognized that God chose a very simple man for a
remarkable life of service to the Church.
He had previously been beatified by Blessed John Paul II on May
23, 1982.
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