First Saturday
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Sept 6Every First Saturday at St. ThomasFollowing the 9:00am MassThe Enduring Legacy of Padre PioOn First Saturday, Sept. 6, Fr. Gordon will give a presentation on The Enduring Legacy of Padre Pio ahead of his feast date (Sept. 23). Come to Fr. Mac Hall after the 9am Saturday Mass at St. Thomas on Sept. 6. Refreshments will be served.Following the 9:00am Mass in Fr. Mac Hall, St. Thomas.All are InvitedRefreshments will be served.
September, Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary:
Why is September the Month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary? (article)
About the Seven Sorrows of Mary Devotion (PDF booklet)
September 7, Canonization of Youth Saints in Rome:
The Church will soon canonize its first Millennial saint – Blessed Carlo Acutis – as well as another young adult saint – Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati – on September 7. If you wish to learn about these holy young men, visit these websites for more information: www.carloacutis-en.org or www.frassatiusa.org.
Prophecy Revealed to Carlo Acutis’ Mother (YouTube video)
Bl. Carlo Acutis is known for promoting Eucharistic Miracles, visit the website he started: www.miracolieucaristici.org/
en/liste/list.html
About Padre Pio (St. Pio):
13 Facts about St. Pio (article)
50 Quotes from St. Pio (article)
Greatest Saint of Our Times? (video summary from Fr. Chris Alar)
Greatest Saint of Our Times? Full Talk (Fr. Chris Alar talk)
Novena to St. Pio (start on the Feast of the Holy Cross, Sept. 14)
Did You Know?
Catholic Healthcare International (CHI) has been singularly blessed with permission to replicate Padre Pio’s healing charism in the US. As such, CHI is proceeding forward expeditiously with the accreditation process and implementation plans, and it is our intention to locate this premier center of Catholic higher medical education, wholly owned and operated by Catholic Healthcare International, in Howell, Michigan, in the facility it has recently committed to acquire from Trinity Health in the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan.
Feast of St. Padre Pio – A Night of Faith, Vision, and Mission
Join Bishop Earl Boyea for Mass (5 PM), a program (6 PM), and dinner (7 PM) on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Holy Spirit Parish in Brighton. Hear inspiring updates on the Saint Padre Pio Institute for the Relief of Suffering Medical School, the Home for the Relief of Suffering Medical Center, and the Padre Pio Prayer Campus planned for two campuses in Howell. Be part of this faithful Catholic mission—the only one in collaboration with the Vatican-owned St. Pio Casa in Italy!
Please register: www.CHI-USA.com/feast
August, the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
www.ncregister.com/blog/who-
is-the-month-of-august- dedicated-to www.ncregister.com/blog/
sister-lucia-explains- devotion-to-the-immaculate- heart-of-mary-is-a-must https://americaneedsfatima.
org/prayers/the-five-first- saturdays-devotion
Summary Articles of the Four Catholic Marian Dogmas (so far):
www.catholicnewsagency.com/
resource/55423/the-four- marian-dogmas https://amazingcatechists.com/
2024/11/mary-in-the-catechism- the-four-marian-dogmas/ https://tandirection.com/
pursuit-of-perfection/the- four-marian-dogmas/ www.catholic.com/magazine/
print-edition/the-biblical- roots-of-the-marian-doctrines
(Catholic apologetics article - Marian doctrines)
Alleged Marian Apparition - Our Lady of All Nations (1945):
www.motherofallpeoples.com/
post/our-lady-of-all-nations- the-fifth-dogma www.motherofallpeoples.com/
the-fifth-marian-dogma (article about the 5th Marian Dogma)www.motherofallpeoples.com/
post/new-vatican-statement-on- (1945 Alleged Marian Apparition note)amsterdam-apparitions- obedience-theological-issues- and-distinctions
About a Potential 5th Marian Dogma:
www.markmiravalle.com/product-
page/contemporary-insights-on- (book)a-fifth-marian-dogma https://catholicexchange.com/
the-fifth-marian-dogma-the- churchs-unused-weapon/ www.ewtn.com/catholicism/
library/fifth-marian-dogma- (summary)5671 https://wherepeteris.com/pope-
francis-and-mary-co- (article)redemptrix/
Requests for the 5th Marian Dogma:
https://
militiaoftheimmaculata.com/ (support from the MI)fifth-dogma-of-mary/ www.motherofallpeoples.com/ (website)
www.catholicplanet.com/CMA/
contra-vox-populi.htm (a critique of this movement)
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First Saturday Schedule
August - The 5th Marian Dogma
September - The Enduring Legacy of Padre Pio
October - The Eastern Catholic & Orthodox Churches
November - All Saints / All Souls: Relics of the Saints & Indulgences for the Poor Souls
December - Guadalupe & the Tilma of St. Juan Diego
January - The Pro-Life Cause: Consistently Promoting the Sanctity of Life
February - Prayer Cenacles
March - The Station Churches of Rome
April - The Seven Cities of Revelation
May - Gifts of the Blessed Mother to the Church
June - About Heaven
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A CHECKLIST FOR A WELL-ROUNDED SPIRITUAL LIFE
INTRODUCTION TO SOME SPIRITUAL ROUTINES YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF
As we are baptized into Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, our whole journey as Christians is to pick up our cross and carry it faithfully–even through suffering and death–so as to reach the resurrection. Lent is an experience of dying to self that prepares us to meet our Maker, as each day we are one day closer to our Particular Judgement. Keeping the end in mind actually allows us to live each day more fully and intentionally as a gift from God to be treasured.
The Art of Dying Well is a popular subject of Catholic authors, and these books are written for the living so that we might always be prepared for the final accounting. The Scout motto is “Always Be Prepared.” How much more should we always be prepared as Christians knowing that we are on a journey and this is not our permanent home! And yet, out of fear and anxiety, it is very tempting to avoid the subject of eternity and cheat ourselves of the opportunity to use our time here on earth to the maximum eternal profit.
For those of us who are young and very healthy, the Art of Dying Well still applies to you...
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