Pastor: Msgr. James P. LisanteAssistants: Rev. Anthony John Heinlein

Rev. Edward SeagriffIn Residence: Rev. Cletus NwaogwugwuPermanent Deacon: Rev. Mr. Dominick Valdaro

Rev. Mr. Frank GariboldiParish Manager: John CarlsenBusiness Manager: John BrosnanOutreach Director: Corinne LokMusic Director: J.C. Laws

ollmpmusic@gmail.comReligious Ed. Director: Bernadette Schaefer

Telephone NumbersRectory: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-3270Religious Education: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799-5179Convent: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-1748R.C.I.A.: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799-5179Parish Outreach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .541-1260

Website: www.ollmp.orgThe Parish Office Schedule

Monday to Thursday 9AM to 9PMFriday 9AM to 5PMSaturday 9AM to 5PMSunday 9AM to 3PMThe office is Closed from 12/Noon to 1PM for Lunch

Mass TimesMonday through Friday: 6:45, 8:30am, 8:00pmSaturday: 6:45, 8:30am/5:00pm and

5:15pm ChapelSunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30am,

12:30pm

BaptismIt is advised that the parents schedule an interview with apriest one month before the preferred baptism date.Baptismal preparation classes are offered on the 2ndSunday of the month. Parents are encouraged to attend the10:30 AM mass on the 2nd Sunday and the preparationclass will follow the mass in the Rectory. All couplesseeking to baptize a child must attend the class. Baptismsare preformed on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every monthat 2PM. Please call the Rectory to schedule anappointment at (516) 541-3270.

ConfessionsSaturdays, Eves of Holy Days and Eves of First Fridays4:00 to 5:00pm.

MarriagesThe prospective bride and groom should discuss details ofthe marriage with one of the priests of the parish at leastsix months prior to the date of the wedding.

Third Sunday of AdventDecember 11, 2016

The Mission Statement ofOur Lady of Lourdes Parish

Our Lady of Lourdes is a welcoming parish familywhose purpose is to model Christ, as guided by Mary,in a life defined by faith and love. We seek to advanceGod's will through acts of Charity and Kindness.

“to Jesus through Mary”

Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchMassapequa Park, New York 11762

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Masses For The Week

Lector Schedule

The Bread and Wine has been

donated this week For a Special Intention

Pray for the repose of the souls of

Our Lady of Lourdes

Rest in peace

The Sanctuary Candle in the Chapel has been donated for a Special Intention

The Sanctuary Candle in the Church

has been donated for a Special Intention

SATURDAY, 12/17

- 5:00 PM – MARIE-LAETITIA WOOLLEY

SUNDAY, 12/18

- 7:30 AM – THERESA PINGHERA

- 9:00 AM – SUE BOUFFIER

- 10:30 AM – JIM DOLAN & BARRY CHAMPNEY

- 12:30 PM – ISIDORA BACANI

John M. Brosnan, Sr. Vincent A. Titone

Barbara Ann Donovan Margaret Browne

Monday, December 12th 6:45 Blessed Mother’s Intentions A & P 8:30 Leone & Marceline Maryse Midy 8 PM Blessed Mother’s Intentions A & P Tuesday, December 13th 6:45 Dora Gonzalez Melgar Rita & Sha 8:30 Nicholas Dagger Nan & Pop Conti 8PM Int. Fr. Tony Heinlein Alice & Ernie Hoffman Wednesday, December 14th 6:45 Filomena Zimmardi Diane & Michael Monteleone 8:30 Anthony Vanis Wife 8PM Int. Andrea & Patrick Thursday, December 15th 6:45 Mary Basile Netti Family 8:30 Int. Deo, Connie, Ayden & Bennett - Family 8PM Kate Strafford Susan & Tony Muller Friday, December 16th 6:45 Diko G. Sabino Family 8:30 Arlily G. Emperado Family 8PM Linda Macchio Husband & Family Saturday, December 17th 6:45 Stephanie L. & Ralph C. - Uncle Ronnie & Aunt Pat 8:30 Int. Jesus G. Dungca - Linda, Jess & Andrew Jupio 5PM James, Daniel & Theresa Castoria - Family 5:15 Susan & Peter Ennis Family Sunday, December 18th 7:30 Thank you to Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration - Elaine 9:00 Rose Valenti Family 10:30 Joseph Cino Family 12:30 Francois Clermont - Clermont & Desforges Families

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Dear Friends:

When I arrived as Pastor eight years ago, it became pretty clear to me quickly, that the John Brosnan family

was an integral part of parish life. John M. Brosnan was a Parish Trustee for many years, appointed by Father

Mason. His son John was and is still the Business Manager of our parish after twenty years of honorable ser-

vice as a New York City Police Officer.

The Brosnan clan has been, for decades, a great help to the life of our parish. So it's with sadness that we cele-

brated the funeral Mass for John M. Brosnan on Friday. John with his dear wife Maryrose raised their family

here at Our Lady of Lourdes. These children included Maryellen, Terrence, Anne, Alice, Kathleen and

John. John Sr. was also the grandfather to 14 and the greatgrandfather of two.

On behalf of all of the family of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, I want to extend our condolences to the Brosnan

family, with thanks to John Brosnan's many contributions to our parish community.

John M. Brosnan, RIP.

With Christmas quickly approaching, I want to encourage everyone to use these holy days of preparation in a

special way. That may come in an act of generosity for someone in need. An act in which you even surprise

yourself! It may also come in some action wherein you attempt to be a peacemaker. And bring together peo-

ple in families that have been long estranged.

It might also come through more time in prayer. Remember, unlike many parishes on Long Island, we have

Eucharistic Chapel devotion available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until the 8 p.m. Mass.

Why not drop in and pay our Lord a visit. That peaceful time before the Blessed Sacrament may well be the

oasis of calm you need in these crazy/busy times.

Maybe Advent will draw it's fullest meaning if you determine to personally reach out to someone you've

grown apart from. I find that very often we decide to end relationships that should really be saved.

It's not that hard to breach the divide. Pick up the phone or drop a card or email to that person with whom

you've parted. They may ignore your entreaty or not. But you will still have been doing something

that the Prince of Peace will be mightily pleased by.

Enjoy a prayerful and peaceful third week of Advent.

In the Love of Christ,

Msgr. Jim Lisante

Pastor

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TODAY

Our Parish depends solely on your generosity to meet each week’s expenses. Our regular Sunday collections account for more than 60% of our operating budget. Your continued support, especially during these difficult economic times, is both needed and appreciated.

Prayers for the Sick

Let us continue to pray for

peace. Let us also pray for all

those serving in the military.

With special care we pray especially for: Sgt. Connor Barcus- US Army, Sgt. Kevin L. Blieka U.S.

Army, Sgt. Brian Andrew Dayman US Army, PFC Joseph

DiCicco Army, Commander Christopher DeMay - Navy ,

Nicholas R. DoLieto - Marine Corps, A1C Timothy Erkens

USAF, Army, Capt. Michael Ferrari, USMC, Spencer

French, 1st Lieutenant, SRA Senior Airman Robert J.

Gerry - Air Force,Spec. Steven Gianatiempo - US Army,

Brandon Goodwin, Petty Off., 2nd Class, USCG, Stefanie

Goodwin, Petty Off., 3rd Class, USN, Kenny Greening -

PFC-Army, Sean Hendrickson -Master of Arms, US Navy,

Chaplain Major Timothy Hirten, USAF, Maj. Luke Holian

USMC, SPC Justin Lansford -US Army, Sgt. Todd J. Lo-

braico USAF, Major Michael Edward Loconsolo, US

Army, Pvt Matthew Macario - US Army, Garrett Macchio

A1C, Air force, Pvt. Ryan McCann Army, Pvt. Matthew

McQuade-Army, Jason Moritz - Sgt. USAF, Pvt 1st Class

Joshua Nichols - US Army, Lt. Col. Thomas O’Connor, US

Army, Spc. Manuel E. Palmer US Army, Cpt. David

Paolillo USAF, Cpt. Kathleen Paolillo USAF, L. CPL Mi-

chael E. Porfidio - USMC, PFC Dominique R. Quiban,

USMC Capt. Joseph Shultz, Spec. Matthew Sirianni, US

Arme,

L CPL Eric Vazquez USMC, US Army, Spec. Zachary

Small - US Army, US Army Sgt. Michael Stephney

If you know a Service Member that you would like to

add to this list please contact the rectory 516-541-3270

Please include name, rank and branch of service.

Carol Abrams, Kay Abugel, Matthew Alaimo, Vincent

Alaimo, Miriam Americo, Joe Amorin, Jean Bahadur,

Mary Baker, Joseph Beltrani, Clara Bernal, Adrienne

Berndlmaier, Thomas Boffardi, Scarlette Boune, Ed Burch,

Kevin Burch, Timothy Burns, Kenny Burns, Cosimo, Joe

Coyne, Caffarella, John Cappa, Michael Caselli, Carol

Castellano, Mildred Castellano, Alfred Cavelli, Mary

Conklin, Mike Conlin, Billy Coyne, Siham Denho, Jane

Depraida, Patrick DiGennaro, Maryann DiGilio, Barbara

Donovan, John Dorrer, Eugene F. Drury, Jose Dungca,

Billy Dwyer, Bob Ellis, Michelle Epstein, Chiara Eskew,

Peggy Fabrizio, Louis Fasano, Richard Fasano, Santina

Figliola, Maureen Flood, Charles Focarazzo, Marie Ga-

tea, Gloria Gilvey, Jeannie Glessing, Agnes Hans, Al

Hans, Terry Hargrave, Jack Hasley, Carol Hayward, Mi-

chael Heinlein, Peggy Helm, Mary Burns Hennelly, Gas-

par Ingui, Jean Ippolito, George Jelinek, Joan Johnson,

Jesus Jupio, Jeannette Kaval, Peter Kearns III, Janet

Kelly, Basilio Klonis, Kathy Koster, Richard Kmitis, Terry

Labbate, Philip Leifer, Dotti Leto, Irene Lundin, Frank

Macchio, Olivia Macchio, Christopher Madden, Marie

Maglione, Sophia Mary Maglione, Thomas Malloy, Mal-

tese Family, Ryan Mancini, Theresa Mariano, Terry Mat-

tera, Diana McCarthy, Jerry McGinnis, Christine Michael,

Marie Molloy, Kitch Mooney, Connor Morgan, Linda

Mullin, Maryann Mulloy, Blanche & Herman Navon,

Sherri Neft, Dominic Netti, Angela Patruno, Berta & Bozo

Pesa, Kenrich Phill, Vincent Pinto, Anna Probert, Russell

Pulzino, Baby Quinn, Aimee Reyes, Kathleen Reyes, Jack

Rice, Helga Richert, Jean Marie Roncallo, Richard Ros-

marin, Ellen Ryan, Ayden W. Sabino, William C. Salo-

mone, Jan Santacapita, Derek Sears, Karen Senia, Rhea

Sherwin, Mike Siegler, Cynthia Simpson, Samuel Singer,

Charles Sinisi, Patricia Slezak, Phillip Spatella, Eric

Spring, Cliff Stevko, Jackie Thorez, Paul Thompson, Ann

Stella Thomson, Ann Marie Tine, Michelle Tine, Larry To-

manelli, Patti Toner, Jean Trier, Katherine Viola, Donna

Vollaro, Kurt Wagonhauser, Joy Wendel, Kerry

Wheeler,John J. Wilson, Jr., Mary Woods, Carol

Zucaro,

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Thank you!

Our Lady of Lourdes December 11, 2016

Parish Outreach

“We Care Blankets”

As our wonderful group of “Care Blanket” volunteers con-

tinue to meet on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 -

11:30am at Parish Outreach, the gifts of their love, time and

talent in crocheting and knitting beautiful blankets for seri-

ously ill children is nothing less than a beautiful thing!

Since our group began in November 2009, the completed

blanket count stands at 2,157 I’m sure in no time at all we

will be adding to this amazing number. Thank you to our

lovely group of ladies for all the good work you do to bring

love and comfort to many children undergoing cancer care.

Outreach is happy to accept donations of yarns, crochet

hooks or knitting needles in support of this effort.

If you are interested in joining our group please contact

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“Paper Goods” Drive

On occasion, the folks who come to us for food assistance

will ask if we can provide paper products such as toilet

paper or paper towels. Food donations, as you know, re-

main our first priority! However, it would be a helpful ad-

dition to the folks we serve if we could offer some assis-

tance with paper goods. If you would consider a donation

of toilet paper or paper towels that would be a wonderful

thing! Thank you for all the good you do!

“Ministry of Consolation”

Our parish is richly blessed to have gathered a wonderful group of volunteers who make up Our Lady of Lourdes “Ministry of Consolation” team. The most valuable gifts we can give are the gifts that come from the heart. The precious gifts of our time, love and compassion are espe-cially needed during the time of the loss of a loved one.

Created to provide warmth, caring and personal attention to assist families in preparation for the funeral mass, this par-ticular ministry can never have too many helping hands. Whether your interest be that of a Greeter, Lector or EM, please give some thought as to sharing your time and tal-ents and being a part of this ministry’s call to love and care for one another.

Thank you so much to our coordinator, Deacon Frank Gari-boldi and all our volunteers for embracing this beautiful ministry. Please call Parish Outreach at 516-541-1260 if you would like to volunteer. Thank you for your consid-eration.

Parish Outreach Food Pantry

The kindness and generosity of our faith community is

nothing short of a beautiful thing! As you know, Parish

Outreach assists families every day with the basic human

need of good foods. Because you care we can extend a

helping hand to many of our neighbors in need. Please con-

tinue to be as generous as your means allow during this

Christmas season and throughout the winter months. Each

and every donation is greatly appreciated.

The following basic food items are most in need on an eve-

ryday basis. May God Bless you and your families for all

the good you do in kindness to others!

Canned Tuna Cereal Coffee or Tea

Canned Fruit Pancake Mix Powdered Milk

Pasta Pancake Syrup Juices

Pasta Sauce Can Vegetables Soup

Peanut Butter Instant Potatoes Macaroni & Cheese

Jelly Rice Cookies/Crackers

Oatmeal Beans Jell-O/ Pudding

Parish Outreach hours are Mon.-Thurs., 9:00am-4:00pm.

Christmas “Giving Tree”

As we look forward to the Christmas season, the Christmas

“Giving Tree” will again be displayed in the entrance of the

Church as of the first weekend of Advent, until Sunday,

Dec.18th for your consideration.

Please consider taking an ornament and purchasing the sug-

gested gift card in an amount of your choosing. We will

begin distribution of the “Giving Tree” Gift Cards the

week of Dec.12th, to allow our neighbors in need time to

shop for their families.

Gift Cards should be returned to Parish Outreach the week

of December 12th . Outreach hours are Monday through

Thursday 9:00am – 4:00pm. Thank you for all you do in

kindness to others!

December 11, 2016

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2nd THURSDAY EVENINGS, 7:30 PM IN THE PARISH CENTER ROOM 16

We have changed our MOSJ meeting days to ONLY ONE Thursday each month.

Next Meetings: January 12th February 9th

NEXT COFFEE SOCIAL

March 12th

8 am to 12:30 pm

Everyone welcome!

(Helpers needed…..phone rectory)

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NEXT WEEKEND MASS CELEBRANTS

If you know of anyone who, because of age or infir-mity, can’t come to Church for sacraments, please phone the Rectory and leave their name, address & tele-phone number, so a Priest or Eucharistic Minister can visit them.

We NEED Eucharistic Ministers to take communion to shut-ins. If you are a

Eucharistic Minister and are willing to bring commun-ion to shut-ins, please call the rectory.

Our Lady of Lourdes

CYO NEWS….. Help is needed… We NEED….

CYO Workers, Coaches and Athletes

Please Phone Rectory @ 516-541-3270

Catholic Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

March 21 – 31, 2017, $3,599.00 per person including air from JFK, Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily. Mass daily at the Holy Sites. For a Flyer or more detailed information please call Cathie or Michael Milano at 631-569-2620

December 11, 2016

Saturday, December 17th 5:00 p.m. Fr. Cletus 5:15 p.m. Fr. Manny / Chapel Sunday, December 18th 7:30 a.m. Fr. Cletus 900 a.m. Fr. Marty 10:30 a.m. Msgr. Lisante 12:30 p.m. Fr. Ed

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Bus Leaving from Our Lady of Lourdes at 4PM $35 per person round trip. Tickets prices: Prime Orch: $125, Orchestra, $100, Rear Orch $75, 3rd Tier, $45

December 11, 2016

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RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

Never were Confirmed? Need to make your First Communion? Want to be Bap-

tized? It's not too late to join!

Let us help you get it done.

Are you interested in learning more about Catholicism? Do you have friends or acquaintances who are questioning what

Catholicism is all about? Do you have Catholic family members or friends who have fallen away from the Faith? Invite

them to investigate the truth about Catholicism by joining the RCIA group here at Our Lady of Lourdes. Our group meets

once a week, beginning in September. Practicing Catholics are encouraged to join as well – you are guaranteed to learn

things about the Church you never knew! We have room for all age groups.

In recent years there has been a great increase in the number of adults who are joining the Catholic Church. RCIA

(which stands for Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is a program designed to help non-Catholics and non-practicing

Catholics learn more about Catholicism through a series of classes, discussions, prayer times and ceremonies. This

program helps people grow in faith and knowledge of God as they consider becoming Catholic. There is no obligation to

join the Catholic Church.

Our Lady of Lourdes RCIA program is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith. If you

are not yet sure whether you want to become Catholic, you are still welcome to participate as you make your decision.

People from all sorts of religious backgrounds join the RCIA. Some have been baptized in another Christian religion and

some have not. Some have been practicing members of a Christian religion for years and some have had little or no reli-

gious instruction or support. Some are already Catholic but are seeking a greater understanding of our Faith.

The RCIA is a mix of praying, learning facts, discussing how these apply to our lives, participating in prayerful ceremo-

nies (called “rites”) and most importantly, using all of these experiences to build and grow in a relationship with God.

If you're interested in attending, please call the rectory to get started on your journey...

What is RCIA?

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Wednesday, March 1st

December 11, 2016

Third Sunday of Advent

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December 11, 2016

This year, as in the past, our Church and Chapel will once again be beautifully decorated for the Christmas season. If you wish, you may share in this holy season with a poinsettia plant or another memorial of your choice for someone you love. Simply print your name and the name of your loved one on an envelope or use the Christmas Memorial envelopes found in the Church lobby or rectory. For the poinsettia plants insert your donation as listed below and return it to the Rectory or place it in the collec-tion basket. All other memorials must be obtained at the Rectory due to the limited quantities.

The deadline is December 18th.

All names will be published in our Sunday/Christmas bulletin on December 25th

( Anything received after the deadline will be published the following week.) Poinsettia plants $30.00 each

1 60”Lit Wreaths for Church (Carmans Road side) $50.00 each

4 Large Poinsettia plants by Church Statues $50.00 each

1 60” Wreaths for Chapel (outside) $50.00 each

1 28” Wreaths for Chapel (inside) $35.00 each

8 Luminaria (Candles) for the steps of the altar $25.00 each

CHRISTMAS MEMORIALS

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VISIBILITY MATTERS: Weekly prayerful presence at the Planned Parenthood facility in Massapequa Saturday

mornings, 10:30am-12pm, 35 Carmans Rd, Massapequa (across from the mall parking lot). For info: 516-541-

8056.

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION: Make a personal commitment to pray daily for one unborn child who is in danger of

being aborted. You are asked to ‘spiritually adopt’ one unknown baby and pray that this child be carried to term

and experience the fullness of life as God intended. Daily prayer: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I

beg you to spare the life of the unborn baby that I have spiritually adopted who is in danger of abortion.” (Archbishop Fulton J.

Sheen)

HOPE AND HEALING AFTER ABORTION: The Sisters of Life host monthly Days of Prayer & Healing, Gatherings, and

Hope & Healing Weekend Retreats. They include witnesses of mercy, Scripture sharing, personal prayer, opportunity for Sacra-

mental Confession, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Call 866-575-0075 or email: hopeandhealing@sistersoflife.org

ROSARY AND ADORATION FOR LIFE: Please continue to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament and pray the Rosary for

the conversion of hearts and minds so that all might have reverence and respect for the God-given gift of life, from the moment of

conception until natural death. Please pray for an end to violence in all its forms.

15th ANNUAL YOUTH RESPECT LIFE CONTEST: For students in grades 7-12. The theme is "Moved by Mercy". All stu-

dents in the diocese, including those with special needs, are encouraged to enter this contest. For guidelines, entry forms, etc:

www.drvc.org, click on Ministries, then Respect Life Office and select Respect Life Contest. All entries must be postmarked by

December 16th, and mailed to the Respect Life Office. The registration form must be signed by a parent or guardian.

MARCH FOR LIFE 2017 – The March for Life in Washington, DC will be held on Friday, January 27, 2017 due to the Inaugu-

ration. Please consider attending the March for Life. Information regarding buses to Washington will be in future bulletins.

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE MEMORIAL MASS FOR CHRISTMAS to honor the memory of the unborn, sponsored by

Knights for Life: Tuesday, December 27th at 7:30pm, Msgr. Delaney K of C, 110 Merrits Rd, Farmingdale. Mass will be celebrated

by Revs. Paul Driscoll and Aaron Vellaramparampil. Refreshments will be served after Mass. For information call Keith Wilson,

516-633-1435.

ELECTION 2016: We pray that Donald Trump’s pro-life campaign promises can be fulfilled:

*Passage of legislation defunding Planned Parenthood, which has performed over 7 million abortions since 1973

*Passage of legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks’ gestation (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act)

*Repeal and replace Obamacare abortion/abortifacient mandates

*Mexico City Policy made into permanent law (NGO’s that receive federal money must certify that they will not perform, promote

or lobby for the legalization of abortion in other countries.)

*Permanently defund the UN Population Fund – a ‘cheerleader’ for China’s forced abortion and sterilization programs

*Pro-life nominees for Supreme Court and federal judgeships

*Pro-life cabinet members and advisors

DID YOU KNOW? * Planned Parenthood operates 88% of the medical abortion (RU486 abortion pill) facilities in the US.

* 64% of PP's abortion business in Iowa involves "telemedicine" video conferencing.

* Reuters reported that in 2014, abortion pills made up 43% of the of abortions at PP.

* PP performs almost 1/3 of all abortions in the US - over 320,000 per year.

* PP aborts 160 children for every one adoption referral.

* PP performed less than 2% of all breast exams in the US in FY 2014/15 - physical breast exams, not mammograms. PP does not

perform mammograms.

*PP performed less than 1% of all Pap tests in the US in FY 2014/15.

PROTECTING LIFE, NOT PUNISHING WOMEN: Some abortion advocates claim that pro-lifers want to punish women seek-

ing abortion. They argue that women were punished prior to Roe v Wade, and that if Roe is repealed, women will once again be

punished. Clarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life notes that there were zero prosecutions of pregnant women under any law

in the US between 1922 and 1973. Even Justice Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion in Roe acknowledged the absence of

punishment for women procuring abortion under prevailing laws. If Roe is overturned, abortion will not be made illegal nationwide

or restore state abortion laws to what they were prior to 1973. Most state laws prohibiting abortion have either been repealed or

overturned since 1973. Therefore, most states would have to enact new laws to prohibit abortion. Abortion law prior to Roe showed

a high level of sympathy for the pregnant woman. Saving babies, not punishing women, has been, and will continue to be, the goal

of the pro-life movement. (Tim Bradley, Charlotte Lozier Institute blog, 10/6/16)

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REMEMBER TO STOP BY THE CD DISPLAY IN THE CHIRCH LOBBY BY LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA FOR OUR FEATUREED CD BELOW AND MANY OTHERS TO PURCHASE FOR ONLY $5.

THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL AND SPIRITUAL CD’S TO CHOOSE ONE, WHY NOT TAKE ONE HOME TODAY?

December 11, 2016

Week #7 - Praying the Rosary Like Never Before

Dr. Edward Sri is a nationally sought Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN, and is a found-

ing leader of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). In this discussion of his book "The

New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights on Praying the Twenty Mysteries" (Servant Books), Dr. Sri

shares John Paul II's practical strategies for praying the Rosary better, so that you can encounter Jesus

more deeply in prayer.

Parishioner Comments

Awesome! Dr. Sri covers this subject in depth. I’ll need to listen to it two or three times to find all the

golden nuggets hidden in this talk.

Richard - Simi Valley, CA

The rosary is all about Jesus... from now on, ‘praying’ the rosary will be much more than ‘reciting’ the

rosary!

Jane, Kansas City, MO

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PRAYER FOR THE ADVENT WREATH—3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Lord, our God, we praise You for Your Son, Jesus Christ, for He is Emmanuel, the Hope of all people. He is the Wisdom that teaches and guides us. He is the Savior of us all. O Lord, let your blessing come upon us as we light two (purple) advent candles and the third (pink) of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ's promise of salvation. May He come quickly and not delay. We ask this in His holy name. Amen. Rejoicing

"(The desert) will bloom with abundant flowers and rejoice with joyful song." "Rejoice in the Lord always!" "Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!"

The Scriptures for the Third Sunday of Advent proclaim their message in no uncertain terms: Rejoice! Joy is all around us and our celebration of Advent calls us to discover it. The joy that the Scripture passages speak about is not a joy that equates with hilarious laughter. It is a joy that comes from a security with our God, those around us, and our place in the world. It is the joy Isaiah describes when he writes, "I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul." It is a joy that cannot be bought or obtained from artificial highs. It is a joy that comes from our living faith in a living God.

It is the joy we feel as we approach the birth of our Savior and remember the awesome beauty of what happened on that cold Bethlehem night.

Rejoice!

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