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MASS INTENTIONS
for the WEEK
Saturday, December 11th
4:30 PM Gene Schall
6:00 Albert Fennell
Sunday, December 12th
6:30 AM Dennis Kerns, Sr.
8:00 Harry and Lena Coraluzzi
9:30 Rose DiSiro
11:00 Donato Family
12:30 PM Eleanor and Bernard Bendsen
6:00 Mary Gumpper
Monday, December 13th
6:30 AM Thomas McGowan
8:00 Kevin McDevitt
Tuesday, December 14th
6:30 AM Mary Ann Hagelin
8:00 Anna Evans
Wednesday, December 15th
6:30 AM Nicholas Kochick
8:00 Patricia Britt
Thursday, December 16th
6:30 AM Margaret Rosko
8:00 Edward Glica
Friday, December 17th
6:30 AM Margaret Rosko
8:00 Mary Dixon
Saturday, December 18th
8:00 AM Harry Pomrink
4:30 PM Barbara Pellechio
6:00 Deceased Members
of the Rafferty and Bradley Families
Sunday, December 19th
6:30 AM Bridget T. McCrory
8:00 Special Intention of Lillian Scheetz
9:30 Gerri O’Donnell
11:00 David Craver
12:30 PM Mary K. Duff
6:00 Intentions of the Lewis Family
We pray for the deceased members, relatives and friends of
our parish family, especially Michael Falco, father of
Madelyn, son of John and Kathleen; Ernest Nwanonenyi,
father of Fr. Benjamin.
Prayer For Those
Who Have Died
Father, hear our prayer and welcome our loved
ones into paradise with You and all of Your
saints. Help us as we comfort one another in the
faith that one day we will all meet together again in
Christ. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
+Amen
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Gospel: Matthew 11:2-11 While in prison, John sends a
messenger to Jesus to ask, “Are you He who is to come or do
we look for another?” Jesus replies by citing the miracles He
has performed for the blind, the deaf, and the crippled. He
concludes by identifying John as the messenger He has sent
to prepare the way.
“They will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our
God. Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the
knees that are weak. Say to those whose hearts are
frightened: Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, He
comes with vindication; with divine recompense He comes
to save you… They will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow
and mourning will flee.”
Our time of waiting may be spent in several ways. We can
simply acknowledge that something is happening. We can
passively spend time doing nothing like waiting for a bus or
plane. We might recall advents and Christmases of the past.
None of these forms of waiting fit the year 2010. We live
advent with eagerness, great joy and expectation, so that we
may see the glory and splendor of God. With enthusiasm we
‘get ourselves in shape’ to be strong and look forward to the
Lord’s appearance in our lives.
His coming is as a Savior. He has a purpose in mind, to offer
us the gift of salvation. It is a reward because of our
goodness. How we spend our time in preparation might
determine how filled with joy and gladness we shall be when
this season of preparation ends. Treat yourself with a time
out. Decide if He is the one who is to come, or whether to
look for another. If He is the One, prepare His way.