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A different Lenten path…

 1.  Daily Mass…in addition to Sunday Mass
 Resolve to go to weekday Mass during Lent…we celebrate daily  Mass 8:30am (Mon-Sat) at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church and 12 Noon (Mon –Fri) at Transfiguration Church

2.  Add an element of specific intercession
When you attend Mass… pick someone in your life to offer your Mass up for each time you go. Afterwards send them a simple, but personalized note, email or text letting them know about it. Invite your child or grandchild to do the same.

3.  Sign up For the Best Lent Ever…it’s free and offer daily emails with inspirations, reflections and videos.

4.  Staycation Pilgrimage
Maybe you can’t get to the Holy Land or to a major shrine during Lent, but consider walking over to St. Stans and say a prayer at our Grotto, or walk over to Transfiguration and say a prayer before the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. …have a friend, your child or grandchild join you on the pilgrimage.

5.  Pray It Forward
Pray the Rosary every day (or on specific set days) for the intentions of someone in your life and give the person you prayed for the Rosary that you used. Invite them to do the same. You can follow the Rosary on our Facebook page or our YouTube Channel.

6. Pray Like a Monk
Pray the Liturgy of the Hours, which is the official prayer of the Church and is actually not just for monks and nuns at all. Perhaps you can start with either morning, evening, or night prayer. Maybe you want to go big and dive into all three. Don’t have a breviary? No problem. There’s an app for that.

7.  Get on Your Knees
If you don’t already, consider praying by your bedside on your knees before you go to bed and when you wake up…make it a family experience!  St. John Paul II reported that it was very impactful to observe that his father carried out this practice.

8.  A Chaplet a Day
Incorporate the chaplet of Divine Mercy into your daily prayer. The chaplet is a powerful prayer that can take place in the span of ten minutes or so on a commute, during a lunch break, or whenever the opportunity arises. (You could also offer chaplets for specific people and give them the beads as in number three).

9.  Stations of the Cross
Join us for Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7pm  during Lent at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church (English, Spanish & Polish)

10.  Desert Journal
Keep a Lenten journal to catalogue your journey with Christ into the desert.

11. Lectio Divina
Read the Bible daily during Lent.

1.) Pick a short passage to read

2.) meditate on it

3.) pray about it

4.) listen to what God speaks to your heart

5.) enact God’s Word in your life.

(Jesus’ time in the desert was a journey of silence and solitude. Take time to spend time alone with God in silence. Put your phone on silent or even turn your phone off while you pray)

Do you ever think about heaven?

As we head into November, the feasts of All Saints and All Souls are a great reminder that we are just passing through this life…and we have a heavenly destination! On your journey, God has a specific mission for you and he wants you to experience joy, love, and peace every step of the way.

Here are 10 inspirations to help you to keep your eyes on Heaven:

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Inspiration from Mother Teresa!

“Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”

God wants you to dream!

Remembering that we are just passing through this world brings clarity to our lives. If you only had one year left to live, what would you spend the next year doing? What would you stop doing?

Virtue in focus…

Charity is seeing people as God does and treating them with the love and respect they deserve. How does it make you feel when you treat someone with charity? Who in your life is God calling you to be more charitable to?

A burst of wisdom.

What’s the best way to live?

Did you know……

There are 8 easy ways to give your favorite charity without spending any money.

For the young and young at heart…

What would you do if Jesus came to visit your house?

For those who want to make a legendary impact…

“The Good Samaritan is legendary. He is a world-wide icon of goodness…His heart was gently inclined toward the needs of others. Is your heart inclined toward the needs of others? Or is it leaning away from others?” –Matthew Kelly, Holy Moments 

We become the books we read…

Celebrate All Saints’ Day like never before! Get multiple titles for 40% off: Can You Find the Saints, Seven Saints for Seven Virtues, Saint Who?  39 New Saints You Should Know,

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Feed Your Soul

Get even more out of Mass this week with this 5 minute Gospel Reflection!

Let’s Pray!

“Jesus, teach me to never stop seeking you. Help me to seek you in every relationship, place, and situation.” –from Rediscover Jesus.

For more information on this email and our partnership with Dynamic Catholic, check out this video.

The December 10, 2022 issue of the Tablet included a  lovely two-page article  highlighting  two of our very talented parishioners:  Maria Guadagno, who prepares delicious meals for our priests in our Rectory  and Michael Edmonds who brings his professional cooking talents to the kitchen of  the Brothers of the Sacred Heart who reside in St. Stanislaus former convent.

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Watch Michael’s interview
on NetTv’s Currents News Program

Look for recipes from Michael by clicking here

The month of May is a time when we express with particular intensity our love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is a wonderful time to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary.

     Please click here to read the article by Fr. Wilson :  That We May Imitate What They Contain,  And Obtain What They Promise: A consideration of the Holy Rosary.

Join us after 8:30 am Mass every  Monday—Saturday as we pray the Rosary together.

Click here to pray the Rosary with these helpful videos.

Chicken wrapped Prosciutto
Hors d’oeuvres