Sts. Martha and Mary Parish, 1870 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada


    


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Weekly Bulletin - October 11, 2009

 

 

Twenty-eighth Sunday -  Year  “B”  Starting Oct there will be mass every Friday 7:00 p.m. followed by the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

Sts. Martha & Mary Parish Website – www.stsmarthaandmary.org
               

Every Wednesday  -  Mass, Adoration & Benediction at 7:00 p.m. – Novena to “Our Lady of Perpetual Help”


  

 

 

Eternal Questions

What should I do to gain eternal life? Will I reach heaven?  What will happen to the rich?  These are eternal questions people keep asking again and again.  Today’s Gospel gives us some answers to these questions.

Follow me

Jesus said to the rich: “Come and follow me.”  We can follow Jesus in many ways.  What Jesus told the one need not be the ideal for the other.  If everybody were to renounce everything, land, factory, office, house, etc., the whole of life will break down.  We should rather listen to the Word of God and ask ourselves: “Lord, what should I do to inherit eternal life?’ And the reply will always be: “Come and follow me.”  At the same time no following of Jesus is possible without renunciation.  It is true that he who amasses his “treasure” on this earth will have no “treasure” on in heaven, “treasure” that cannot be destroyed by moths and rust.

We must rather have the feeling that everything comes from God. (1 Cor. 15:10) It is the way of God, not our own ways that lead to true happiness.  The case of the young man in the Gospel is a good lesson for us.

 

A continual looking forward to the eternal word is not a form of escapism or wishful  thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do.  It does not mean that we are to leave the present world as it is.  If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were just those who thought most of the next.                           (C.S. Lewis)

 

Give thanks frequently to God for all the benefits he has conferred on you, that you may be worthy to receive more. (St. Louis IX of France)


                               

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival.  Traditionally it is a time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude to God. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving Day.

 

  

Pray for the sick of the parish, especially for

Levi Romero, David Re, Maria Dimatteo, Joe O’Hearn, Rita Zarb, Tasha Bishop, Nada Dancy, Catherina Donato, Mary Jane Lafleur,   Tina Fiore, Lucy Vairo, Edward Glanc, Michael Manzo. Tony Micieli, Deolinda Pereira,  Linda Trefler, Melba D’Souza, Tom Fitzsimmons, Eva MacMillan,   Sandra Abrey,  Rene Coles, Lorna Monteith, Annita Di Bacco,   Wilhemina Cisterna, Kenneth Harris, Msgr. Foy, Larry Beck, Frances Cappuccitti. Julie Portelli, Barbara Pennell.

 

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MASSES FOR THE WEEK

 

 

Masses for the Week

Mon  Oct 12

   9:00 a.m. 

Tue   Oct 13

  9:00 a.m.  

Wed  Oct 14 St. Callistus, Pope & Martyr

   9:00 a.m.  +Barney Gallant                Pat Poulo

   7:00 p.m.  +Clorinda & Giuseppe Bruno

Thu  Oct 15 St. Theresa of Jesus, virgin & doctor

   9:00 a.m. 

Fri   Oct 16 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin

    9:00 p.m.

    7:00 p.m.  +Lulnikja & Pashk Kolja     

Sat   Oct 17 St Ignatius of Antioch bishop & martyr

   9:00 p.m. 

   4:30 p.m. +Ruth Said  

Sun  Oct 18  Twenty-ninth Sunday

    8:30 a. m   Pro Populo

                      +Barney Gallant        Family

  10:00 a.m.   +Michael O’Brien     Anne O’Brien

                      +Berardino Pede     Maria Pede & Fam

  11:30 a.m.  +Domenico & Luigi Piccioni    

                                                            Elisa Latini

   

                                                         

  

 

 

 

  

 
Oct is a Marian Month - 
 

Oct is the month of the Rosary.

Let us appreciate the power of the Holy Rosary in the daily practice of our faith.
 

  



Vocation –

If we really believe in something, it does not seem to be a sacrifice to give up everything else to pursue that new dream.  Jesus asks the same as any great leader… total dedication; but He promises rewards no one else can promise: “You will have treasure in Heaven, then come, follow Me.” Come, follow the call of Christ as a priest, sister, brother or deacon. If you feel God is calling you to a Church vocation,   call Fr. Liborio 416-968-0997

www.vocationstoronto.ca  
 

  

  

 

               

     

World Mission Sunday
Oct 18th, 2009

Every parish across the world will celebrate World Mission Sunday next week.  It is a global sign of the Universal Church and mission.  Your prayers and donations will help support churches, hospitals, schools and vocations in countries where the Church is beginning, where it is new.  World Mission Sunday is our chance to assist Catholic Communities throughout the world become self sufficient and flourish.  By sharing the gift of faith we can bring hope and love tothose who need it most.

 

  

  

  

 

   

  
 De La Salle College

a Catholic co-educational, private school for students in grades 5 to 12, will be hosting an Open House on Wednesday, Oct 28th from 7:00 p.m.  to 9:00 p.m. for prospective students and their families for the academic year 2010-11.   For more information please contact the office 416-969-8771 ext 228 or www.delasalleoaklands.org

 
   

 

  

   

      

   

 

Society for the Propagation of the Faith
 

The society for the Propagation of the Faith was founded in France in 1822 by a young laywoman, Pauline Marie Jaricot.  The story of her life is one of prayer and sacrifice for the missions.

From the humble beginnings in Lyons, France it has spread to 115 countries and supports more than 1000 dioceses or territories.  No mission church exists today which has not been helped by the Society and its partners.

 

In May 1922 it was transferred to Rome and granted the title “Pontifical”. The Society is the Pope’s official “missionary arm”.

www.missionsocieties.ca
 

 

   

 
  

  

 

 

 

 

                       Edited: - Wemamammm