Daily Rosary
We welcome all to join us after each 9:00 AM Daily Mass to pray the rosary. We especially need prayer during these troubling times!
Pray the Miraculous Medal Novena with us following the 9:00 AM Mass in the Main Church from Friday, November 29th through Sunday, December 8th (Excluding Sunday, December 1st).
We will continue this devotion every Monday throughout the year following Morning Mass. Please join us in praying this powerful Novena. You may find the Novena prayer as well as further information about the Miraculous Medal by visiting the Miraculous Medal Shrine website: click here for the website.
An “Escape Plan,” that’s what we need! When we look at the darkness of the readings this weekend, they make us imagine that we need to have an escape plan from the darkness predicted in the Book of Daniel, and in the Gospel of Mark. Daniel wrote: “… it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape …”, while Mark states: “… In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky …”
Why these words of foreboding and fear? It is because we are coming to the end of time, in a way; we are rapidly coming to the end of our Liturgical Year, between this Sunday and next, and then Advent will be upon us! In this cycle of ending one and entering a new Liturgical Year, we are now waiting for Advent, which is a time of waiting for Jesus’ Incarnation and Birth.
The wildly Good News to draw from these readings remains forever the Cross of Jesus. Yes, in a few weeks we will celebrate His Birth, but we know that He already came, and He already took our human brokenness to Calvary, and as the words of the Sacrament of Reconciliation declare, through the death and resurrection of The Father’s Son, Jesus, the world is once again reconciled with God.
We already have an escape plan, and it could not be more radical or more secure: Jesus, our Messiah, died for our sins. As we wait for Advent, we know that we are already in the Kingdom of God. Let these stark readings be a reminder not of destruction but of forgiveness and mercy. Forgiveness already offered, and mercy into which you and I are invited by Jesus as His disciples. Now is the time to get ready, to begin preparing our hearts to accept at this moment the forgiveness already offered to us.
Are you ready to escape the chains of how the world measures success, and to see the Glory of God through the eyes of a Chosen Disciple? Even before Jesus’ birth, God promised: “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me” (Jeremiah 29:11-14).
- Father Jim
Please click here to visit the website for the 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage.
To learn more about the 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal and to donate online, please click here.
Hospice Care Information
On Sunday, October 16th, OLGC offered an information program on Hospice Care and Spirituality at the end of our lives. We had a good turnout of about 35-40 parishioners in attendance. For those who may have missed the information session, below are links to the documents which were shared with the attendees.
Please always remember: if your loved one needs the Sacrament of the Sick, do not hesitate to call us at (856) 425-0181, our parish Emergency Number, and Father Jim or Father Jack will respond immediately to your request.
Faith at Home
These links provides you with the latest one-page resource for families, Faith At Home; it connects to the theme of the upcoming Sunday Liturgy. This resource is updated each week and can be found on the diocesan webpage at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/faith-at-home and en Español at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/fe-en-casa.
May God continue to bless us and keep us close to Him.
Please support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can help local families in need. Those needing help should call the SVDP helpline at 856-291-7313.
Local food pantries include:
Live Civilly: St. Matthew's Church, 318 Chester Ave.
First Baptist Church, 19 West Main St., Moorestown
Bethel AME, 512 N. Church St., Moorestown
SVDP also has Thinking of You cards available. A gift can be given to the poor in the name of someone special at your
request. You will be remembered in the prayers and works of the Moorestown Vincentians. We are so very grateful for your
generous ongoing donations.
Respect Life Homily
Deacon Tom Kolon shared a wonderful and informative Catholic perspective on Respect Life, encompassing current events and statistics that spanned from end of life through the very beginning in the womb. You can re-watch his homily on the live streaming or may click here for a written copy to share.
Our Promise to Protect
The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in regard to the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors. The Diocese has in place a Victim’s Assistance Coordinator, who is available to obtain support for your needs and help you make a formal complaint of abuse.
If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know someone who was, you can report that abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline: 1-888-296-2965 or via email at abuseline@dioceseoftrenton.org.
The Diocese encourages anyone with an allegation to also report that abuse to their local law enforcement agency. The Diocese reports all allegations received to the appropriate county prosecutor’s office.
ONLINE GIVING OPTIONS
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