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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.
Reflecting back on almost 70 years of Catholic faith and tradition in my life, I still think of “Ascension Thursday,” even though this weekend we celebrate this moment in the ministry of Jesus now on this 7th Sunday after Easter. This miracle of Jesus ascending to the glory of Heaven, will always be a declaration of His trust in humanity. We know that “God so loved the world that He sent His Only Son” for our salvation (John 3:16).
And Jesus did exactly what the Father intended, completely: He came into human history, and experienced human suffering so that we would “know” that God understands our suffering; He taught His followers, especially the Apostles, in first-person words and examples what God wanted all humanity to know.
When Jesus then ascended to His Father 40 days after his Resurrection on Easter morning, that final act said to them, and today says to us: “I trust you to grow the Church, to carry my words and teaching to every corner and every person. I believe in you!”
The revelation of God to humanity was complete, because God both loved us into being, and loved us into salvation. Every child born in this world after Jesus’ Ascension is the beneficiary of His trust, and the love which He told us to model in our lives. God’s creation story continues to unfold for us, in our time because of His trust and love.
Those Apostles could not realize their full potential if Jesus had stayed with them; their spreading of the Gospel would have seemed impossible and incomplete to them if Jesus was still teaching them more. They would not fully commit to being fishers of men if Jesus was in the next town over gathering new disciples to Himself. Jesus needed them to “graduate.”
Then, and now, Jesus invites our personal commitment to be the Church, to be the living, dynamic presence of the Body of Christ in the world. This weekend we have His promise to never leave us alone, while His actions invite us to truly, deeply and every day be His followers, and ambassadors. Will you accept His invitation?
- Father Jim
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Hospice Care Information
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. Click this link to visit the SVdP website: www.SVDPmoorestown.org
Local food pantries include:
St. Matthew's Church, 318 Chester Ave.
First Baptist Church, 19 West Main St., Moorestown
Bethel AME, 512 N. Church St., Moorestown
Prince of Peace 61 E Rte 70, Marlton, NJ 08053
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.
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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