Lenten/Holy Schedule 2012 (Bulletin Insert) printer friendly
"I thirst," Jesus said on the cross
(John 19:28). He was physically thirsty, but He was willing to endure this, for
He refused the wine offered Him. His real thirst was spiritual; He thirsted for
souls.
In the world today Jesus continues to thirst
for souls. However, since He now no longer walks in the world as He once did,
He needs our help. When He lived in Palestine He spent His days reaching out
and touching and healing people in body and soul. But since His return to
heaven, this is our mission, to carry on His work. This indeed was His last
command to us, to go out and tell others about Him, so that He could then come
to them and bless them with His graces.
We are His apostles today. We are to tell
people about Him and His love. But do we? Haven't many Christians turned into
selfish individuals, praying only for themselves and their loved ones and
ignoring all those others who do not know of the love of Jesus? This
unfortunately is the present Christian posture in our world. We have to get back
on the right road; we have to once more walk with Christ and love Him by doing
what He has told us to do.
It is the saints who can show us the way. The
saints never just talked about love — they did something as well. They, like
Jesus, gave love away by helping the needy. The saints shared with others the
most precious gift they had —Jesus. They told others about Jesus. The Christian
cannot be a spiritual miser and keep the tremendous gift of Christ all to
himself. We must do what Jesus told us to do, if we are to please Him. And He
told us to share His divine message with others. "Go out," He said,
"and tell everyone about me" (Mark16: 15).
NEW SECRETARY - As we bid Fiona Pereira adieu, we welcome
Mrs. Gloria Noronha, our new parish secretary. Gloria will be in the office
Monday to Friday from 9:30 – 4:30. The office will be closed every day from 12
noon to 1 pm for lunch. Please take the opportunity to say hello to Gloria and
welcome her to the parish. Also, please
be patient, as she acclimatizes herself to her new surroundings here at St.
Dominic – thank-you!
PALM SUNDAY-
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. Please remember that the Palms will be
blessed at the back of the church before each liturgy and distributed after
Mass, on your way out.
