reflection: i tell you, you should forgive not seven times
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 ~ YEAR A
24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Reflection: “I Tell You, You Should Forgive
Not Seven Times, But Seventy-Seven Times.”
24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Forgiveness from the heart
The mercy we practise in family life takes many forms. We encourage, we support, we carry one another. But the most necessary form of mercy is the ability to forgive. It’s not always easy to forgive, but it is necessary. If there is no forgiveness among family members, problems start to multiply. Sufferings of all kinds develop and create walls that separate us from each other. On the other hand, if day after day we forgive, ordinary relations remain possible and love can always be reborn. Forgiveness is not always easy; it is one of the most unselfish acts of love. Forgiveness can also be one of the greatest acts of freedom - the freedom to love even the one who has done you wrong.
When it is hard to forgive, this is a grace we must ask for. Sometimes our human strength is not enough and we must ask God in humility and prayer. Sometimes it takes time to receive this grace, and this is normal. When we’re very deeply wounded, receiving this grace can take time and a lot of prayer, patience, and humility … It is difficult to say, “I forgive you.” It is easier to forgive the way Jesus does. When Jesus forgave his enemies on the cross, he turned to the Father and said, Father, forgive them. They know not what they do. When we find it too hard to say, “I forgive you,” we too must turn to the Father, because in the end only God can really forgive. We have to turn to the Father and say those words of Jesus, “Father, forgive him - or forgive her – because he (or she) doesn’t know what he (or she) is doing”…. To forgive, we have to go through the heart of the Father. This is the source of forgiveness. It is not in me; it’s the heart of God, and that’s where I have to go looking for forgiveness. … Magnificat/Fr. Jacques Philippe
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PERPETUAL HELP PARISH
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Pastor: Fr. Vijay Martin, OCD
Office Staff: Jackie Ulrich
Phone: 250-376-5541
email: [email protected]
Website: www.olphkamloops.ca
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Wednesday 5 - 6 pm
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The faithful in the Diocese of Kamloops remain dispensed from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass as of present. Some of our Diocesan priests still have online Masses that they are celebrating available through social media. Please check the Diocesan website at https://www.rcdk.org/pages/covid-19-streaming-masses
Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops Mass will be live streamed from Sacred Heart Cathedral - Sunday at 11:30 am Roman Catholic Diocese of Kamloops
Links to Diocesan Priests Our Lady of the Mountains, Whistler – Father Andrew 9:00 am Daily Mass, 3:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy and 6:00 pm Holy Rosary https://www.facebook.com/OLOMWhistler Post Masses (not livestreamed) are available on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9OsOht57AEGb6L5MVDjKsQ/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1
Holy Family, Kamloops – Fr. Fred Sunday Mass (not livestreamed) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVWchpCVHkjksqcwTtT_tw
Sacred Heart Parish, Williams Lake – Fr. Paul 11:00 am Sunday Mass https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartwl/
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SERRA CLUB of KAMLOOPS DIOCESE Benefits of Eucharistic Adoration!
#83. As we would expect, an outstanding spiritual growth and impetus tend to spring from Perpetual Adoration of the Most
Blessed Sacrament. (Pope Paul VI)
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PLEASE PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE. If you are not feeling well, stay home. No one is obligated to attend Mass at this time by special dispensation of the Bishop until further notice. Our occupancy capacity is 50 people in the
Church. Please follow directions from the ushers;
abide by any posted signs or blocked off areas of the church.
Observe six feet of social distancing between you and others at all times.
Holy Communion may be received only in the hand.
Because of the effort to keep such spaces sanitized safely, the Church bathrooms will be reserved for emergency use only.
Please Note that with adding the second
Mass on Saturday the Confession time has
changed. Saturday Confessions will now be
from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
Pope’s Prayer Intentions for the Month of September
Universal: Respect for the Planet’s Resources ~ We pray that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner.
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Catholic Independent School Kamloops Diocese Current Job Post-ings can be found at www.CISKD.ca under the CAREERS tab: https://
ciskd.ca/current-postings/
Choose Life Kamloops (40 Days for Life) September 23 - November 1.
We will begin with a prayer vigil on Tuesday September 22nd at 7 pm at the Cathedral. This is an invitation for every parish to participate in prayer and fasting so that the entire Body of Christ can unite around a common focus especially in these uncertain times of
COVID to protect the inherent dignity of all life.
Kamloops parishes will continue to hold their public presence outside Sacred Heart Cathedral on 3rd Avenue from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm daily and this year we invite all parishes to join us wherever you are and whenever you are able to pray to an end to the culture of death in our country and world.
We will unveil the Facebook page September 1 to encourage everyone to start preparing for the 40 days for Life time of prayer. Please email [email protected] for further information or any questions you may have. We pray that everyone across our Diocese will come together this fall and turn our hearts and minds to a culture of life.
SPECIAL COLLECTION SUNDAY - Due to COVID-19 a number of the second collections were missed during this year.
In order to give parishioners an opportunity to contribute to the various needs of the Universal Church, “Special Collection Sunday” is designated in our Diocese as the weekend of October 17 & 18, 2020.
Parishioners who wish to contribute to the “Church in the Holy Land” (originally scheduled for Good Friday), the “Needs of the Church in Canada”, the “Pope’s Pastoral Works” (originally scheduled for the Second Sunday of Easter) and “World Mission Sunday” (originally scheduled for October 25) are encouraged to bring their enve-lopes for these important works of the Church on the weekend of October 17 or 18, 2020.
REGISTERING FOR WEEKEND MASSES. As the limit of 50 people, including the clergy, is still in force, we thank everyone who has signed up for a weekend Mass. Please note that you can only sign up for ONE Mass. Also, if you have signed up for a Mass and know you will be away, please let the office know BEFORE noon on Friday, so that we can give the spot (s) to someone on the wait-ing list.
Thank you also to those who have agreed to attend Mass every other Sunday so that those on waiting lists have the opportunity to attend Mass too!
And remember, if you are not feeling well, or have a compromised immune system, or are living with someone who has, please stay home. The dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass during the pandemic has not been lifted.
Knights of Columbus (BC) Charity Foundation
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and get your tickets early! The Draw will be on January 30, 2021.
AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL
COMMUNION My Jesus, I believe that
You are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive
You sacramentally, come at least
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.
SEPTEMBER 12 - SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
SATURDAY 4:00 PM 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Gary Beveridge
SATURDAY 5:30 PM 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
SUNDAY 8:30 AM 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
SUNDAY 10:30 AM 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
MONDAY 7:30 AM The Exaltation of the Holy
Cross
Said Privately by Fr. Vijay
+ Italina Feudi
TUESDAY 7:30 AM Our Lady of Sorrows
+ Carmela, Giuseppina &
Giuseppe Vetere
WEDNESDAY 7:30 AM St. Cornelius, Pope & St. Cyprian, Bishop
+ Tom Sherbo
WEDNESDAY 5:00 PM Adoration & Confession
THURSDAY 7:30 AM St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Doctor
+ Rosa Spirito
FRIDAY 7:30 AM
+ Rosa & Tommaso Masi
SATURDAY 9:00 AM St. Januarius, Bishop, Martyr
NO MORNING MASS
SATURDAY 4:00 PM 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
+ Jean Duguay
SATURDAY 5:30 PM 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
SUNDAY 8:30 AM 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
SUNDAY 10:30 AM 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Intentions of OLPH Parishioners
MASS INTENTIONS There is one scheduled mass per week day. The Sunday masses and Holy Days of Obligation are for parishioners, We try to accommodate all masses on the day they are requested but this is not always possible. All others are sent to the Missions. Mass for souls of the deceased is indicated by the + symbol.
COMMITTEES Finance Committee: Regena Cameron; Brent MacLeod, Yvonne Pereira, Rafael Santos, Ralph Sherbo
Leadership Committee: Shirley Beveridge, Tony Bradwell, Catherine Garay, Jeanette Melnychuk, Danielle Sykes, Greg Sykes
OLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Principal: Mr. Christopher Yuen
Website: www.olphschool.ca
Phone: 250-376-2343 Fax: 250-376-2361
Please continue to pray … for all the sick of our parish: those
homebound, in the hospital, and nursing facilities; and for all the souls in purgatory. May the Lord grant them patient endurance.
Mary’s Pantry - The September drive will be this weekend 12/13. Thank you for your support, and stay safe.
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[YouTube A Sunday Mass September 13, 2020
OLPH Kamloops.]
“Peter approached Jesus and asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I for-give? As many as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times." (Mt 18:21-22)
Wrath and anger are hate-ful things, yet the sinner hugs them tight. The vengeful will suffer the LORD’s vengeance, for he
remembers their sins in detail. (Sir 27:30 - 28:1)
Vengeance in the human heart is the angry portion of justice. Vengeance, or the infliction of punish-ment upon one who has done moral wrong, is not a bad thing in itself as it is certainly a part of justice. The only thing is – vengeance belongs entirely to God (Dt 32:35).
If vengeance belongs to God alone (in the sense that God’s anger is always perfect and justifiable) then we should avoid acting like it falls to us to dispense it.
Vengeance itself results in a succession of injury and suffering. Thus the need to forgive “seventy-seven times” if one is to truly imitate God.
COLLECTION September 06: Envelopes $2,422.00 Loose $265.00; Other (School Tuition Assistance) $500.00
THE KAMLOOPS PRO-LIFE SOCIETY is once again sell-ing the Great Little Coupon Book for $10.00. The book offers 2-for-1 coupons that can be used at restau-rants and entertainment establishments throughout Kamloops. To buy a book, visit St. Joseph's Bookstore at 256 Nicola Street, Downtown. Call 778-471-6100
A WARM WELCOME TO GUESTS AND VISITORS! Whether you’re visiting,
looking for a new home parish, or returning to your faith, we’re happy you’re here!!