Attention!
This year at the pilgrimage, the salads and desserts will be provided by the Knights of Columbus! Thank you to all the volunteers who usually provided all this! This year, the men will take care of this, pray for them! As well, we are seeking volunteers for set up of the tables and chairs on Saturday morning, August 18th and for take down, August 19th. Please sign-up on the volunteer sheet that will be in the church entrance, or, contact the Parish Office to give your name, 204-347-5518. Thank you!
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"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
— St. Thomas More Hence the true Christian is the supernatural man who thinks, judges and acts constantly and consistently in accordance with right reason illumined by the supernatural light of the example and teaching of Christ; in other words, to use the current term, the true and finished man of character. DIVINI ILLIUS MAGISTRI, POPE PIUS XI
"When a person commits a fault, God certainly wishes him to humble himself, to be sorry for his sin, and to purpose never to fall into it again; but he does not wish him to be indignant with himself, and give way to trouble and agitation of mind; for, while the soul is agitated, a man is incapable of doing good."
— St. Alphonsus De Liguori, Taken from Sermons, p. 259 Click on Download File to view report
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Call the Paroisse St-Malo at 204-347-5518 for the code. https://formed.org July 6, 201825 years of bringing the Good News of the Gospel to our youth.
25 years of lifelong friendships being created. 25 years of creating leaders amongst our youth. 25 years of God providing for our camp needs. This is a reason to celebrate! We want to invite you, your family and your friends to join us in celebrating the 25th year anniversary of the Saint-Malo Catholic Camps! Mass will be celebrated by our very own, Archbishop Albert LeGatt at the St-Malo Catholic Church at 4pm. Afterwards, you are all invited in the backyard of the Catholic School of Evangelization for a BBQ supper! If you have any questions or comments please contact: [email protected] or (204) 347-5396 Hope to see you there! > "Joseph, meanwhile, in the midst of his labors and his poverty esteemed himself superlatively rich, because in Mary he possessed the rarest and most precious treasure on earth. Her presence was paradise to him."
> — Edward Healy Thompson, p. 182 > An Excerpt From > The Life & Glories of St. Joseph "If we but paused for a moment to consider attentively what takes place in this Sacrament of the Eucharist, I am sure that the thought of Christ's love for us would transform the coldness of our hearts into a fire of love and gratitude."
> — St. Angela of Foligno "Be faithful to the time spent in prayer and make sure that at least half of your prayer is spent in silence. This will bring you closer to Jesus. If you deepen your prayer life you will grow in holiness and obtain many graces for the souls entrusted to your care. Deepen your love for one another by praying for each other and by sharing thoughts and graces you have received in prayer and reading."
— Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, p. 56, taken from Thirsting for God "It is suffering, more than anything else, which clears the way for the grace which transforms human souls. Suffering, more than anything else makes present in the history of humanity the powers of the Redemption."
— Pope St. John Paul II St. Germaine Cousin (1579–1601) was born in a remote French village to a peasant farmer. She was born with a deformed right arm and a disease that causes abscesses in her neck. Her mother died when she was an infant, and her father remarried. Due to Germaine's deformities, her stepmother was thoroughly disgusted with her. She severely neglected and physically abused the child, and taught others to do the same. Starving, sick, and dressed in rags with no shoes, Germaine was forced to sleep in the barn. Her stepmother even attempted to kill her off, once by sending her to tend sheep near a wolf-infested forest. St. Germaine was a simple and pious child, and through her extreme hardships she developed a deep interior life. She prayed the rosary and went to Mass daily, leaving her sheep to the care of her guardian angel. Even though she was emaciated, she shared the little food she had with beggars. Her piety was admired by the village children, and adults gradually became aware of her holiness, especially when news of her miracles began to circulate. St. Germaine died at the age of 22, succumbing to her poor living conditions. Many years later her body was found incorrupt. Villagers began praying for her intercession and receiving miraculous cures, resulting in her canonization in 1867. St. Germaine is the patron saint of unattractive people, peasant girls, abuse victims, handicapped people, and abandoned people. Her feast day is June 15th.
"What is honey made of? Of the juice of many flowers. What is perfection made of? Of the fruit of a thousand sacrifices.
A bee that wanted to nourish itself on just one flower would make only a little honey which is nauseating. Another that mixes the juice of very sweet flowers with that of other bitterish ones, the juice of flowers with a delicate savor with that of flowers with a pungent aroma, produces abundant and healthy honey. So it happens with the soul. You must get used to seeing in all things your Jesus, who preordains them or your good, and you must make use of them all to progress. "The patient and humble endurance of the cross—whatever nature it may be—is the highest work we have to do."
— St. Katharine Drexel "While St. Teresa was well acquainted with methods of meditation and wished her young nuns to be instructed in them, she emphatically insisted that the primary need for beginners is not to find the ideal method but to do God’s will from moment to moment throughout the day—which is probably the last thing the beginner thinks is primary. Her thought is strong and unambiguous: ‘The whole aim of any person who is beginning prayer—and don’t forget this, because it is very important—should be that he work and prepare himself with determination and every effort to bring his will in conformity with God’s will’. She then adds that ‘it is the person who lives in more perfect conformity who will receive more from the Lord and be more advanced on this road of prayer.’"
— Fr. Thomas Dubay, p. 112, Taken from The Fire Within The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is celebrated on the octave day of the feast of Corpus Christi. In the 17th century Jesus appeared in a vision to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque asking her to request that this feast be celebrated in honor of his Sacred Heart in reparation for the ingratitude of mankind toward the sacrifice of his love on the Cross. Pope Pius IX extended the feast of the Sacred Heart to the universal Church in 1856. The imagery of Christ pointing to his heart, on fire with love, signifies his immense and infinite love for humanity which took Him to the Cross to die for our salvation. The Sacred Heart of Jesus desires that all mankind draw close to Him in love and trust. Today this devotion, given to the faithful by Our Lord himself, is among the most popular of the Catholic Church.
Yes, there is more than one Saint honored per day...June 6th is the Saint of the universal calendar, while regions may celebrate more regional saints known more to that country and culture...
"As St. Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary. He told us to be not only ‘as harmless as doves’, but also ‘as wise as serpents’. He wants a child’s heart, but a grown-up’s head. He wants us to be simple, single-minded, affectionate, and teachable, as good children are; but He also wants every bit of intelligence we have to be alert at its job, and in first-class fighting trim."
—C.S. Lewis, p. 77, taken from Mere Christianity "Do not be anxious: go straight on, forgetful of self, letting the spirit of God act instead of your own."
— St. Julie Billiart St. Marcellin Champagnat (1789–1840) was born to a peasant family near Lyons, France, in the same year the French Revolution erupted. He grew up amid the havoc and instability it left in every area of life. Like many other children, St. Marcellin was poor and illiterate due to the collapse of education. Yet a visiting priest encouraged him to enter the seminary, which he did at the age of sixteen despite his poverty. Because of his lack of education he struggled academically, which inspired him to combat the illiteracy and spiritual poverty resulting from the violence and chaos of the French Revolution. With hard work, prayer, and the support of his family, he was ordained in 1816. The following year he bought a simple house, opened a school, and recruited other peasant men to join him in a new community devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary and committed to giving young people a proper Christian education. He made his school year flexible with the farming seasons, and the fees were affordable to the poor. His congregation became The Little Brothers of Mary, now called The Marist Brothers. They were dedicated to the education of youth, especially the most neglected. When Marcellin died his order had 48 establishments in France with 278 Brothers. Today there are 5,100 Brothers working in over 80 countries. St. Marcellin Champagant's feast day is June 6th.
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