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Worship Aid for Feb. 20 & Feb. 21
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This Week's Parish Bulletin
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Lectio Divine Feb. 21 through Feb. 27
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Q&A about Lent and Lenten Practices
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Lenten Calendar
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You may go to the parish web page www.divinemercynorthshore.org to see the live-stream Masses as they happen on Saturday, 5 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m.

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE TO RECEIVE NOTICES FOR LIVE STREAMED MASSES.
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/DIVINEMERCYNORTHSORE
THANKS!

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Prayers and Reflections for the Year of St. Joseph
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If you are attending Mass in person, use your QR Code APP and click on the image at the church entrances to safely view the worship aid on your phone, tablet, or iPad.
Don't forget to make a reservation at www.divinemercynorthshore.org/make-a-reservation-for-mass.html
Apps are available from Google or Apple.
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You may click on the Download File to access the worship aid and this week's parish bulletin www.divinemercynorthshore.org/bulletins.

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Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-704470." Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass for
​Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America, second typical edition © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC. Used with permission. All rights reserved. No portion of this text may be reproduced by any means without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

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In our Catholic tradition, Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is a monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God's word.
You may download this week's file at the top of this page for your personal devotion.

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Wear your mask properly at all times when in the church for prayer and worship.

Why are we listening to only a cantor during the pandemic?
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DAILY MASS READINGS (AUDIO)

DAILY REFLECTIONS (VIDEO)

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Divine Mercy

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

“Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world”.

A Prayer in Time of Pandemic
O God, whose Only Begotten Son bore the weight of human suffering for our salvation, hear the prayers of your Church for our sick brothers and sisters and deliver us from this time of trial. Open our ears and our hearts to the voice of your Son: Be not afraid, for I am with you always. Bless all doctors and nurses, researchers and public servants; give us the wisdom to do what is right and the faith to endure this hour, that we might gather once again to praise your name in the heart of your Church, delivered from all distress and confident in your mercy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

“Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging.
Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God: God alone is sufficient.”
St. Teresa of Ávila

A Prayer to Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic
Most Merciful and Triune God,
We come to You in our weakness.
We come to You in our fear.
We come to You with trust.
For You alone are our hope.
We place before You the disease present in our world.
We turn to You in our time of need.
Bring wisdom to doctors.
Give understanding to scientists.
Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are ill.
Protect those who are most at risk.
Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one.
Welcome those who have died into Your Eternal Home.
Stabilize our communities.
Unite us in our compassion.
Remove all fear from our hearts.
Fill us with confidence in Your care.
(mention your particular concerns and prayers now)
Jesus, I trust in You.
Jesus, I trust in You.
Jesus, I trust in You.
Amen.

First Friday Devotion - March 5, 2021

Prayer of St. Thomas Acquinas before a Crucifix (adapted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus)
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Why do we pray to the Sacred Heart of Jesus?

The devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Catholic devotions, taking Jesus Christ's physical heart as the representation of his divine love for humanity.

Hail! O Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and quickening source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity, and burning furnace of divine love. Thou art my refuge and my sanctuary, O my amiable Savior. Consume my heart with that burning fire with which Thine is ever inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Thy love, and let my heart be so united with Thine, that our wills may be one, and mine in all things, be conformed to Thine. May Thy divine will be equally the standard and rule of all my desires and of all my actions. Amen.

                               St. Gertrude the Great (1256-1302), Benedictine nun and mystic

Novena Prayer
to the Sacred Heart

O Divine Jesus, who said, “Ask and you shall receive”,
I kneel at your feet. From whom shall I ask if not from you, whose heart is the source of all blessings. With a lively faith in you, I come to ask…

Share your petitions silently with the Sacred Heart.

I admit I am most unworthy of your favors, Jesus, but this is not a reason for me to be discouraged. You are the God of mercies and you will not refuse a contrite heart. Look with pity on me, I beg you, and your compassionate Heart will find in my weakness a motive for granting my request.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me. Amen.

Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Registered Charity No. (RCN) 20006402, Charity (Revenue) No. CHY 4783 © 2020