Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This coming week we have many intentions to include in our prayers.
On Monday we begin the week of Prayer for Unity among Christians. Let us ask our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to guide us all in recognizing the gift of Christian faith and baptism that all Christians share, and to aid us in our efforts to bring the principles of Christ’s Gospel to bear in our society: especially after the violence, mayhem, and brutal killings that occurred over the summer and most recently at the US Capitol in Washington a week and a half ago. May we work together with our Christian brothers and sisters and other people of good will to uphold the innate dignity of every human being as a child of God, created in God’s own image and likeness, and vigorously oppose the variety of threats to human life on so many levels, particularly among the most innocent and vulnerable. May we beg God for the grace we need to work together and come to the aid of those in our midst who are in greatest need and those who suffer the injustice of being discriminated against because of their race or ethnicity.
Monday is also the observance of the birth of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Milton Interfaith Clergy Association is having its annual celebration commemorating the work and legacy of Dr. King. This year, because of COVID-19, the celebration will be a virtual, online event beginning at 6:30pm. The theme is: “We Must Learn to Live Together as Brothers and Sisters or Perish as Fools.” The keynote speaker is Rev. Irene Monroe who is an ordained minister and motivational speaker. All parishioners are warmly invited to this service. Just click the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6GSK1JwgR_SU3JkQFZA3jA. The link will allow you to register, and you will then receive an email with the information needed to join this event on the 18th.
On Wednesday our nation will inaugurate a new President and Vice-President: Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris. Let us pray for them as they assume the burdens of these positions in these troubled times. May God help them to bring healing and unity to a nation that is very divided and hurting. May God also help them to see the innate dignity of those considered the least of our brothers and sisters, and inspire them to protect these least ones, including the most vulnerable, the children in the womb waiting to come to birth, and assist their mothers to have the medical and financial resources they need to choose life for their unborn children.
On Friday January 22nd we mark the 48th Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized abortion in our country. The 9am Mass that day will be “For Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life.” All dioceses in the US are to observe on January 22 each year “a day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion.” Our Mass that day and the period of Eucharistic Adoration after that Mass are blessed opportunities for us to engage in prayer on such a solemn day.
Have a blessed week!
Fr. Palardy
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