Saint Casimir Parish
 

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MINISTRY OF PRAISE 
 St. Casimir Parish
November, 2024


   Be filled with the Spirit,…giving thanks always
and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus.  
(Ephesians 5: 18, 20)

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING INTENTIONS

  • That all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community and receive peace of heart from Spirit of Consolation.      (Papal Intention)
  • That God raise up worthy ministers for our altars and ardent, but gentle servants of the Gospel. (Magnificat, p. 36, Sept., 2010)
  • That God bless Father Bacevice as he strives to build a Christlike community at St. Casimir Parish.
  • That the Holy Spirit will guide parishioners involved in:
    •  developing our Parish Pastoral Council, new ministries, and religious education programs,
    •  enhancing existing programs, and
    •  raising the necessary funds to operate and grow our parish.

  • That all parishioners join in a spirit of giving as stewards who share their gifts of time, talent, and treasure in the building of the community of St. Casimir Parish.
     
  • That those suffering from illness of any kind and those who care for them experience God’s love through the support of family and friends.

  • That God bless those who risk their lives in order to help others in our own country and around the world.

  • That our deceased parishioners and loved ones rest in the peace of Christ.

  • That you, our Ministers of Praise, be validated in their belief in the power of prayer.

WHAT’S HAPPNING   kryžius  AT ST. CASIMIR PARISH


Novembe   1: All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation

  1: First Friday Holy Hour 8-9am Church

  2: All Souls Day (Mass 8:00am)

  5: Election Day

12: Second Tuesday Holy Hour 5-6pm (Church)

28: Thanksgiving Day

29: Raffle Drawing (Church)

Bishop

SAINT FOR NOVEMBER


St. Josaphat, bishop (1580-1623)
November 12th

 
    St. Josaphat was born John Kuncevic in Ukraine.  He worked as a merchant until1604, when he became a monk of the Ukrainian Order of St. Basil.  As a monk he took the name Josaphat.  Five years later he was ordained a priest in the Byzantine Rite.  He soon became known as a man of holiness.  People came to him for advice and were moved by his preaching and his faithfulness to the prayers, traditions, and customs of the people.  He was only in his thirties when he was made bishop of Vitebsk and then archbishop of Polotsk.
 
   Although Josaphat had been raised in the Byzantine culture, he was faithful to the rule of the Church of Rome.  As bishop he initiated reforms and tried to work for unity in the Church.  Those who opposed him brought charges that he was interested in Latinizing the Ukrainian Church.  One of  these quarrels led to Josaphat’s martyrdom, when an angry mob broke through barriers and beat him and shot him to death on November 12, 1623.

   We honor him for his courage in laying down his life in his efforts of working toward unity.

(Sources:  IN HIS LIKENESS by Rev. Charles Yost, SCJ, STL
                  SAINTS AND FEAST DAYS SUPPLEMENT, CHRIST OUR LIFE SERIES, Loyola University Press, Chicago)

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A THOUGHT OF UNITY FROM THE CATECHISM

OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

#822  Concern for achieving unity “involves the whole Church, faithful and clergy alike.”  But we must realize “that this holy objective—the reconciliation of all Christians in the unity of the one and only Church of Christ—transcends human powers and gifts.”  That is why we place all our hope “in the prayer of Christ for the Church, in the love of the Father for us, and in the power of the Holy Spirit.”

 

  THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME
     
                                          On November 9th we celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Saint John Lateran Basilica in BazilikaRome, “we” being every member of the Church throughout the world.  Most Catholics never visit the basilica, so why is it a celebration for all of us? The reason is  because this church is the Cathedral of the Diocese of Rome where the Bishop of Rome, the Pope, is the pastor of the entire Church. Therefore, Saint John Lateral Basilica is the “parish” church for the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church throughout the world. 
 
The Church is visible and tangible today because of the initiative of Christ and the response of those who accept his love.  When a continual and dynamic unity of Jesus the Head with his beloved members happens, every church stands as a visible and tangible herald of the Word that dwells among us.
 
(Source: “Visible and Tangible Unity” by Father Richard Veras in MAGNIFICAT,  November, 2010, Vol 12, No. 9, pp.120-123)