Psalm 65:965:9-10.1210.12-14
WHAT’S HAPPENING
You crown the year with your goodness;
Abundance flows everywhere.
The deserts have become pasture land,
The hills are clothed with gladness,
The meadows covered with flocks,
The valleys decked with grain,
They shout for joy.
Daily
6.30 a.m.
10.00 p.m.
Mass Times for the Season:
New Year’s Vigil: 11:00 p.m.
New Year’s Day : G/I & G/R-8:00 a.m
: G/I & Monchy-10:00 a.m.
New Year’s Holiday: 7:00 a.m.
AECYA 2015
!Calling All Youth!
Archbishop Rivas’ 25th Episcopal Anniversary
DATE: JULY 12-18, 2015
At a Concert on Thursday Jan 22, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
COUNTRY: ANTIGUA
At The Gaiety, Rodney Bay
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Under the Patronage of
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Come and Celebrate!
THE HOLY FAMILY- YEAR B - 28TH DECEMBER 2014
A model for our families.
First Reading
he first two readings for today narrate the
family story of Abraham and Sarah, of God's Gen.15:1-6.21:1-3
promise and of the fulfillment of that promise. Second Reading
The wonder of God's ways and the need to trust Heb.11:8.11-12.
in God are at the heart of their story.
17-19
In today’s gospel, Mary and Joseph are observant Jews
Gospel
bringing their child to the Temple in accordance with the
Lk.2::22-40
requirements of the Law. Two prophetic figures, Simeon and
Anna, recognize God’s saving and redemptive purpose at work
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in the presence of the child.
Growing up in Nazareth in the care of Mary and Joseph, the
GROS ISLET
child Jesus grows to maturity, is filled with wisdom, and God's
Morning Prayers:
5:45a.m.
favour is with Him. Luke’s summary introduces us to the world
of a grace filled family home. It invites us to ponder the
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wisdom that both Mary and Joseph had to share with their
child. They taught Him to pray and told Him the stories of His 6:00 a. m./12:30 p.m.
people. They filled Him with wonder at the goodness of God
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and of God’s creation. They mediated the grace and favour of
6:00 a.m.
God and watched Him grow and gain the strength He needed
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for life. They allowed Him to develop and to find His own
12:30 & 6:00 p.m.
Spirit filled way in the world. Finally, they had to let Him go so
G/Riviere: 6:00 p.m.
that He might follow a path that was beyond their imagining. In
other words, they did what so many parents want to do for their
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6:00 a.m./12:30 p.m.
children.
Monchy: 6:00 p.m.
God’s plan is to make all people live as one holy family in His
Church. We are to live as His children, “chosen ones, holy and
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beloved”.
6:00 a.m./12:30 p.m.
In our families we are to build up this household, this family,
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this living temple of God, until He reveals His new dwelling
6:30 a.m./7:00 p. m.
among us.
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Gros Islet, Grande Riviere & Monchy
You water the land and care for it,
Enriching it with natural resources.
God’s stream is filled with water:
So you prepare the earth
To give us its fruits.
Donations in cash and kind are being
solicited for the COR retreat Jan 9-11th
2015. These can be given to the Parish
Office, Ms. Welcome St. Rose or placed
in the food basket at the front of the
Church.
♦ Five men from our Parish, Gerald
Calderon, Anthony Louis, David Popo,
Madison Stanislas and Herald Wilson
will be among the candidates for the
Permanent Diaconate who will be
installed as Acolytes Jan 7th, 2015 at
the Bexon Church. Please remember
them in your prayers.
♦ During the observance of the Epiphany
of the Lord, the blessing of homes is
customary. Remember to bring a bottle
of water to the Masses of the weekend
of Jan. 4th, 2015 so that it can be
blessed for use in your home.
♦ There will be no midday Masses at Gros
Islet this week. Please be guided
accordingly.
♦
St. Joseph the Worker Parish
Those who dwell at the ends of the earth
Stand in awe of your marvelous deeds.
You make joyful the dawn
And the coming of dusk.
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(excerpt: catholicreligiousaustralia.org)
(excerpt: salvationhistory.com)
CONFESSIONS
Every Saturday
9.00 - 10.00a.m
6.00 - 6.45p.m.
&
by appointment
Parish Priests: Fr. Stephen Quinlan, Fr. Athanase Joseph
Deacons: Rev. Girard Glace, Rev. Winston Taylor, Rev. Jeremy Joseph
P.O. Box Choc 8192, Castries, Saint Lucia
Tel: (758) 450450-8325 / (758) 450450-9390
9390 Cell: (758) 285285-8831
Email: [email protected] Website: www.grosisletchurch.org
Face book: facebook.com/grosisletpasrish
SUNDAY
GROS ISLET/G.RIVIERE
7:30 A.M.
Gros Islet/Monchy
10:00 a.m.
HOLIDAY
7:00 a.m.
The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.
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his feast is a celebration of Mary's motherhood of Jesus. The title was
dogmatically adopted to assert that Jesus is God, and that his mother
can therefore be called Mother of God. This was the first specifically Marian
doctrine to be formally defined by the Church early in the fifth century soon
after the Church Fathers had confirmed the fact of Mary's virginity before,
during and after giving birth.
In the fourth and fifth centuries, debates about the relationship of Christ's
divine and human natures raged in the Church. At the center of this debate
was one of the titles of Mary. Since at least the third century, Christians had
referred to Mary as theotokos, meaning “God-bearer”. The term “Mother of
God” appears within the oldest known prayer to Mary, the Sub tuum
praesidium, which dates to around 250 AD and states: "Under thy protection
we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God". This is reflected in the following
statement in the Catechism of the Catholic Church:
PLEASE PRAY FOR
THE SICK
Tracy Mondesir
Celestine Emanus
Theresa Cox
Annie Etienne
Pearl St. Helene
Peter Felicien
Euralis Flermont
Priscillia Henry
DECEASED
Francis Darius
Benedicte Habran
Anthony Herbert
Cyprian Henry
Angelic Polieus
"From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with
the title of 'Mother of God,' to whose protection the faithful fly in all their
dangers and needs."
WEEKDAY READINGS
Objection to the title was raised, among others, by Patriarch Nestorius of
Constantinople, who suggested that Mary was only the mother of Jesus'
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human nature, but not his divine nature. This was rejected by the Church and
1Jn. 2:3-11
the definition Mother of God was formally affirmed at the Third Ecumenical
Lk.2:22-35
Council held at Ephesus in 431 AD. The Church affirmed that Christ was fully
God and fully human, and these natures were united in one divine person,
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Jesus Christ. Thus Mary could be called "Mother of God" since she gave birth
1Jn. 2:12:17
to Jesus who was fully divine as well as human.
Lk.2:36-40
Scriptural basis for the dogma is found in John 1:14 which states "And the
Word became flesh, and dwelt among us" and Galatians 4:4, "God sent forth
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his Son, born of a woman, born under the law". Luke 1:35 further affirms
1Jn.20:28.38
divine maternity by stating: "The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee ...
Jn.2:18-21
wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of
God."
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The dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium at the Second Vatican
Council affirmed Mary as the Mother of God by stating:
"The Virgin Mary, who at the message of the angel received the Word of
God in her heart and in her body and gave Life to the world, is
acknowledged and honored as being truly the Mother of God and Mother
of the Redeemer."
Thus, when we celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God we are not
only honoring Mary, who was chosen among all women throughout history to
bear God incarnate, but we are also honoring our Lord, who is fully God and
fully human.
(excerpt: wikipedia.org )
Num.6:22-27
Gal. 4:4-7
Jn.2:16-21
FRIDAY
1Jn.2:22-28
Jn.1:19-28
SATURDAY
1Jn.2:29-3: 6-4: 6
Jn.1:29-34
MASS INTENTIONS
GROS ISLET
CLERGY / RELIGIOUS
INTENTIONS
THE HOLY FAMILY: JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
Thks: Perlin Verdant & family
Stanislas family
Sat. Dec 27 - 7:00 p.m.
B’day: Yolande Etienne
Sun. Dec 28 - 7:30 a.m.
MISSA PRO POPULO
The Holy Family
Thks: Bibiana Jules & family
B’day: Leah Gaspard
Wedd Ann: St.Torrens & Rebecca Merius
10:00 a.m.
GRANDE RIVIERE
Int: Cathelina & Nelian Darius
Thks: The Gaspard family
The Jn. Baptiste Neree family
MONCHY
WEEKDAY MASS INTENTIONS
Mon Dec 29- 6:00 a.m.
St Thomas Becket
Bishop & Doctor
Tues Dec 30 - 6:00 a.m.
All Clergy & Religious
Rev. Winston Taylor
Sr. Margaret Maynard OSB
Wed Dec 31 - 6.00 a.m.
Sr. Mary Mumba OSB
11.00 p.m.
Dc’d: Felicite Clery
Milford Alexander
Holy Souls
B’day: Robert Baptiste
Kadish Charles
For the Conversion of Sinners
Thks: Shanta King & family
Claude & Mary Severin & family
The Huntley & Wells families
MISSA PRO POPULO
Vigil
B’day: Merlyn Raymond
Thks: Shanta King & family
Thu Jan 1 - 8:00 a.m.
Mary, Mother of God
10:00 a.m.
B’day: Ruth Louis
Parishioners
Grande Riviere - 8.00 a.m.
Parishioners
Monchy- 10.00 a.m.
Fri Jan 2 - 7:00 a.m.
Fr. Celestine Nwakwuo OP
Fr. Athanase Joseph
Fr. Stephen Quinlan
Sat Jan 3- 6:30 a.m.
Mass at the Shrine
Fr. Raymond Laurent
Fr. Michel Francis
Sacred Heart Confraternity
Int: Mount Carmel Confraternity
Thks: Shanta King & family