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Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service
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All rights reserved.
This year’s Eucharistic Congress will begin in Gainesville on June 4 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, beginning at 5 p.m. On June 5, the Eucharistic Congress begins at 8 a.m. with a procession of banners at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jacksonville. Both days include Mass with Bishop Robert Baker as the main celebrant and Bishop Felipe Estévez as the homilist. There are also break‐out sessions for adults, Spanish‐speaking adults, teens, and children. To learn more, visit www.floridaeucharist.org.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
In the 1930s, Jesus chose a humble Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, to receive private revelations concerning His Divine Mercy that were recorded in her Diary. St. Faustina’s Diary records 14 occasions when Jesus requested that a Feast of Mercy be observed. On May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of St. Faustina, the Vatican decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as the Sunday of Divine Mercy.
The Image: Jesus appeared to St. Faustina in a vision, with his right hand raised in a blessing and his left touching his garment above his heart. Red and white rays emanate from his heart, symbolizing the blood and water that was poured out for our salvation and our sanctification. The Lord requested that “Jesus, I trust in You” be inscribed under his image. Jesus asked that his image be painted and venerated throughout the world: “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish” (Diary, no. 48) and “By means of this image I will grant many graces to souls” (Diary, no. 742).
St. Paul’s is now part of a world-wide organization called The Men of St. Joseph – an association of Christian men, united under the Catholic Church, who meet weekly to pray together and encourage each other to be the spiritual leaders of their families. All men of the parish are called to join this organization. Each week an email with the prayers and readings for the week is sent for review and reflection. Men are asked to be open to the Gospel message and practically apply it to their everyday lives. Meetings are being held “in-person” in the Kelly Room of the Fr. Kelly Athletic Center (the gym), every Thursday at 5:30 PM. For those men who are still not comfortable meeting in person, a zoom link will be provided for virtual participation. Contact Deacon Chip Magner at 205-799-2172 or lrmagner@gmail.com for more information and check out their website at www.menofstjoseph.com .