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On the Second Sunday of Easter in the Year 2000, at the Mass for the Canonization of St. Faustina Kowalska, Pope John Paul II declared the Sunday after Easter be called “Divine Mercy Sunday.”
St. Faustina was a Polish nun who received visions from Jesus, including one of Jesus wearing a white garment with beams of red and white coming from His heart, which came to be known as the image of Divine Mercy. In her diary, she wrote that He said: “I want the Image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it…My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy.” Divine Mercy Sunday focuses on the gift of mercy and love given through Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. As Pope John Paul II stated, “Divine Mercy reaches human Beings through the heart of Christ crucified.”
Our migrant family is now living in Pilsen for seven weeks. Both Children attend the local public school. Jose goes to Home Depot daily in the South Loop looking for a day job or at least a couple of hours of work each day. Unfortunately, there are at least 25 other migrants looking for work at Home Depot each day. Jose worked for one contractor for three days. The contractor asked him to come back the fourth day for the final day of work. The contractor never showed up and never paid Jose his wages. Andreina is working with a local health clinic to start as a volunteer in order for her to familiarize herself with the medical system here. In Venezuela Andreina was a licensed certified nurse. The clinic will work with her in the revalidation of her license once she gets enough English. The kids have adapted well to the school and have made many new friends. They are grateful for all the help they have received and want to be work and pay their own bilss but they don’t have their work permits yet. It is very frustrating for them. Jose worries regularly about how this is all going to work out but he and his wife trust in God who helped them walk 3,000 miles to make a better life for themselves and their kids. Jose and Andreina have applied for their Temporary Protected Status and work permits. Catholic Charities immigration staff completed the applications with them. Immigration received the applications two weeks ago. One hopes that the process would not take so long but no one really knows if their papers will be processed in weeks or months. The donations to assist Jose and family have decreased substantially. We need your help. As a part of your Lenten journey would you and your family consider donating to feed our migrant family for one week. On an average the family spends approximately $175 per week for groceries and household items. The little money that Jose makes at Home Depot helps the family cover day to day expenses. If the Lord moves your heart to help feed this family during Lent and beyond please use the link or the QR code for this corporal work of mercy. Make an online donation by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code. You can also drop off cash, a check, or gift cards at the parish office labeled Migrant Ministry. https://giving.parishsoft.com/App/Form/cd784709-33c7-42e0-b450-292ab66952ea If you have any questions as to how you can help Jose and Andreina and family, please contact Matt Brophy at mbrophy@archchicago.org or at the parish office at 708.447.1020
FEAST OF ST, HUGH - APRIL 1ST
Regular Daily Mass Schedule; Monday April 1 8:00am Mater Christi Church 8:30am St. Mary Church Story of St. Hugh of Grenoble St. Hugh was born in 1053 in southeastern France at Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, near Grenoble in the western foothills of the Alps. Such was his reputation for piety and theological knowledge that, although only in his mid-twenties, Hugh was elected bishop of Grenoble even though he had not yet been ordained. He was selected to carry out reforms of abuses within the Church which had been instituted under Pope Gregory VII, who ordained Hugh in Rome after he was elected bishop. After two years of successfully battling abuses in Grenoble such as simony (the selling of church positions) and enforcing rules about clerical celibacy, Hugh wanted to retire to the great Benedictine monastery at Cluny. However, Pope Gregory ordered him to remain in his position as bishop. He was well-known for his inspired preaching and his generosity to the poor. In 1084, Hugh helped St. Bruno of Cologne and six of his companions found the great Carthusian monastery "La Grande Chartreuse" high in the Alps. They devoted their monastic life to prayer and study and were visited by Hugh often. It was reported that, as much as he could in his role as bishop, Hugh adopted the monastic way of life practiced by the monks at Chartreuse. The 2005 film, Into Great Silence, documented the daily life at La Grande Chartreuse. After many years of illness which he endured in patient silence, St. Hugh died on April 1, 1132 and was canonized only two years later by Pope Innocent II.
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