CANONIZATION OFBLESSEDS JOHN PAUL II AND JOHN XXIII

Bl. John Paul II and Bl. John XXIII were canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27 in Rome.
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NEW AUXILIARY BISHOP FOR PORTLAND
Fr. Peter Smith will be ordained as auxiliarybishop on April 29 at 2PM in St. Mary’s Cathedral.
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FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH

May 2ALL DAY ADORATION OF THE BLESSEDSACRAMENT from 8:30AM until 6:45PM. HolyMasses at 8AM (Eng.) and 7PM (Pol.).
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REST IN PEACE

In your prayers, please remember Krystyna Kruger,mother of our parishioner, Krzysztof Kruger, whoentered Eternal Life in Poland on April 17th. Ourcondolences are offered to her family.
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LET US PRAY FOR THE SIC K –

W. Górecki, J.Mazur, A. Bąk, M. Galash, R. Prentice, T. Moran, T.Ludwig, Joe Pham, W. Mączka, G. Zychla, H.Pomykała, A. Zielony, A. Frankowska, M. Glavin, T.Dymowski, M.Pustkowska, K. Karlović
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PASCHAL CANDLE
The Paschal Candle is the large candle blessed at the service on Holy Saturday. Inserted into thecandle, in the form of a cross, are five grains, orparticles, of incense. The candle should be ofbeeswax for the greater part, about 75 percent oraccording to the percentage determined by theOrdinary. The paschal candle is to be lighted atthe Mass or the parochial Mass and at vespers onEaster Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday; onSaturday after Easter and on all Sundays, untilthe Gospel of the Mass on Ascension Day. It mayalso be lighted on the major feasts of the Easter time.The paschal candle is used at the ceremony ofblessing baptismal water when it, or part of it, isimmersed in the water. The paschal candle isremoved from its prominent place in the sanctuary, tobe placed near the baptismal font at the recessionalof the last Mass of Pentecost. It is used to light the candles of the newly baptized; it may be used at funerals, near the casket, in place of lighted candles.
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DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE MERCY
Through St. Faustina, Our Lord gave us specialmeans of drawing on His mercy.The Image of the Divine Mercy – Jesus asked St.Faustina to have this vision painted along with thewords, “Jesus, I trust in You!”The Chaplet of Divine Mercy – Jesus told her that, ifshe prayed The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, her prayerswould have great power for the conversion of sinners,for peace for the dying, and even for controllingnature.Divine Mercy Sunday – Our Lord asked St. Faustinato pray and work towards establishing a Feast ofDivine Mercy on the Sunday after Easter. He told herthat “The soul that will go to Confession and receiveHoly Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness ofsins and punishment.”The Novena Before Divine Mercy Sunday – Inpreparation for Divine Mercy Sunday, the Lord askedSt. Faustina to make a novena of prayer from GoodFriday to the following Saturday. For each of the ninedays, our Lord gave St. Faustina a different intention.The Three O’Clock Hour – In His revelations to St.Faustina, Jesus asked for a special, dailyremembrance at three o’clock, the very hour He diedfor us on the cross