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Sunday Bulletin

Prayers for Families
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God, our Heavenly Father, You have blessed each of us with the gift of family that through our family life we may learn to love and care for others.  Open our eyes to recognize in all people the bonds of kinship.  May we unselfishly serve them who with us have been made co‑heirs with Christ.  We ask this through the same Jesus Christ.  Amen.


Loving Father, we desire to live as Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in peace with You and with one another.  By their intercession, may we be strengthened to live like the Holy Family and to face the challenges of life.  This we ask through the same Christ our Lord.  Amen. 

January 2022 
Preparing to Receive
​our Lord in the Eucharist

As we begin this Year of our Lord 2022 our Holy Church for this Year of Discipleship will focus on Being Eucharistic People.  Reflecting on that most sacred moment each time when we encounter the Divine as we receive our Lord Jesus Christ in Holy Communion.  ​​
Reflection and Action Item:
Receiving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist is a sacred and important moment for which we should be prepared.  This is not something to take lightly as we are receiving Jesus to strengthen us on our earthly journey in the way that God has planned for our salvation. We must prepare to meet Jesus by fasting, prayer and participation in the Holy Sacrifice of Mass.  

From PNCC Prayer Book:
Fasting is an ancient religious tradition, helping one focus on the needs of the soul over the needs of the body; the need for Christ over the needs of self.  As Jesus said during His own forty-day fast, “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”  Fasting before communion helps us properly prepare for the solemn and reverent receiving of His sacred Body and Blood.  Fasting before Communion is not primarily an act of Penance, but one of homage to our Lord. The faithful are required to fast for two hours before receiving Holy Communion.  This means eating no food of any kind (except when necessary with medication) and drinking nothing except water.  Exceptions to this fast are when someone has a medical condition that requires eating or drinking, when someone has diabetes, when a woman is pregnant, when the Eucharist is taken to someone who is sick, homebound or dying.  This does not discourage the pious practice of fasting from midnight.


Action Items:  Remember to fast and offer the Prayer before Holy Communion prior to beginning of Holy Mass and then remember to offer the prayer after Holy Communion from the prayer book. 
Also consider a few minutes reading page 8 of the Mass Book prior to the beginning of Holy Mass.
When approaching the priest for Holy Communion make sure to do so reverently
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