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Saint Casimir Parish
MINISTRY OF PRAISE
OCTOBER, 2019
St. Casimir Parish
Almighty God,
grant that with the help of St. Casimir’s intercession
we may serve you in holiness and justice.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING INTENTIONS
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That the breath of the Holy
Spirit engender a new missionary “spring” in the church. (Papal
September intention)
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That during this Respect for Life month, we will not shrink from the
obligations to assert the values and principles essential to the common
good, especially the right to life of every human being.
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That our parish will be renewed in faith, hope, and love through a deeper
devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the holy rosary.
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That our parish community will live for God, grow in his love, and reach out
in compassion to others.
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That lawmakers will have the wisdom and courage to uphold conscience rights
and to protect all people from being forced to violate their moral and
religious convictions.
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That God bless
Father Bacevice and the Pastoral and Finance Councils in their efforts to
secure the future of St. Casimir Parish.
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That all parishioners recognize their responsibility to St. Casimir
Parish’s future through financial support, commitment to parish activities,
sharing ideas, and most importantly prayer.
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That the Lord will stand by those facing difficult decisions and
enlighten their minds and hearts.
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That those charged with responsibility in the business world will work
for the spread of solidarity and the elimination of the scourge of poverty.
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That those who pray be validated in their belief of its power.
WHAT’S HAPPENING 
AT ST. CASIMIR PARISH?
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Oct. 4th
First Friday Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament,
8:00 - 9:00am
in Church
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Oct. 9th
Second Wednesday Holy Hour,
6:00-7:00pm in
Church
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Oct. 26th Annual Clambake and
Autumn Raffle, beginning after 5:30pm Mass
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SAINT FOR OCTOBER
SAINT HEDWIG
Religious
(1174?-1243)
October
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Just as her devotion
made her always seek after God, so her generous piety turned her
toward her neighbor and she bountifully bestowed alms on the needy.
She gave aid to widows and orphans, to the weak and feeble, to
lepers and those bound in chains or imprisoned, to travelers and
needy women nursing infants. She allowed no one who came to her for
help to go away uncomforted.
(a
contemporary of St. Hedwig )
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Hedwig was born in Bavaria.
She was married at the age of 12 to Duke Henry of Silesia who was
eighteen. During the 1200’s this was the usual age for marriage.
Henry and Hedwig had seven children.
These were troubled time of
power struggles. Henry depended on Hedwig to help him with the
administration of the country. He valued her fortitude, prudence,
and insight. Although Hedwig was a force in establishing peace in
the surrounding areas, she was unable to prevent a pitched battle
between the forces of two of her sons, one of whom was dissatisfied
with the partition of estates that Henry had made between them.
After Henry's death Hedwig
retired to a monastery that she had built for women. She did not
formally join the community, but she observed religious practices
and spiritual exercises. Hedwig continued the administration of her
property and goods in order to assist the poor. She founded a
hospital for lepers, and welcomed travelers, the homeless, the sick,
and the dying. Hedwig invited Franciscans, Dominicans, and a convent
of Cistercian nuns to build monasteries in the kingdom. Hedwig died
in 1243 and was buried in Trebnitz.
Sources: SAINT OF THE DAY, Leonard Foley, O.F.M., Editor; IN HIS
LIKENESS,
Rev. Charles E. Yost, SCJ, STL; SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS, Loyola
University Press.
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THOUGHTS FROM THE CATECHISM OF THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH |
Respect for Bodily Integrity
#2297
Kidnapping
and hostage taking bring on a reign of terror; by means of threats they
subject their victims to intolerable pressures. They are morally wrong.
Terrorism which threatens, wounds, and kills indiscriminately is gravely against
justice and charity. Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract
confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is
contrary to respect for the person and for human dignity. Except when performed
for strictly therapeutic medical reasons, directly intended amputations,
mutilations, and sterilizations performed on innocent persons are
against the moral law.
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REFLECTION |
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A PEOPLE WHO
PRODUCE FRUIT
Pope Francis
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The current global situation engenders a feeling of
instability and uncertainty, which in turn becomes “a seedbed for collective
selfishness.” When people become self-centered and self-enclosed, their greed
increases. The emptier a person’s heart is, the more he or she needs things to
buy, own, and consume. It becomes almost impossible to accept the limits imposed
by reality. In this horizon, a genuine sense of the common good also disappears.
As these attitudes become more widespread, social norms are respected only to
the extent that they do not clash with personal needs. So our concern cannot be
limited merely to the threat of extreme weather events, but must also extend to
the catastrophic consequences of social unrest. Obsession with a consumerist
lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only
lead to violence and mutual destruction.
Yet all is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the
worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good,
and making a new start, despite their mental and social conditioning. We are
able to take an honest look at ourselves, to acknowledge our deep
dissatisfaction, and to embark on new paths to authentic freedom. No system can
completely suppress our openness to what is good, true, and beautiful, or our
God-given ability to respond to his grace at work deep in our hearts. I appeal
to everyone throughout the world not to forget this dignity which is ours. No
one has the right to take it from us.
Source: MAGNIFICAT (Oct. 2017), Vol. 19, No. 8, p. 122 (From:
Laudato Si’,
#204-205)
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