First Day of Divine Mercy Novena (Good Friday)

Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.

Divine Mercy Chaplet

Here's how to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (Prayed on regular Rosary Beads): 1. Make the Sign of the Cross 2. Pray the Opening Prayer: "You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us." 3. Pray three times: "O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!" 4. Pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostles' Creed 5. On the Our Father bead before each decade, pray: "Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. Amen." 6. On each of the Hail Mary beads in each decade, pray: "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."Repeat Steps 5 and 6 for each decade. 7.After you have prayed all five decades of the Chaplet, pray three times: "Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world." 8. Pray the following final prayer: "Eternal God, in Whom mercy is endless, and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us, and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments, we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy Itself. Amen." 9. End With the Sign of the Cross

Mass of the Lord's Supper '18 - Memory to Service

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Mass of the Lord's Supper '18 - Memory to Service Posted: 29 Mar 2018 07:17 PM PDT At the Last Supper, Jesus establishes a new memorial, one that is His very presence and that inspires us to service. Readings are found at http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032918-lords-supper.cfm https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Memorial

Twenty years ago, this community was different. The March 29, 1998, tornado that stuck our city destroyed or damaged trees, businesses and public buildings, and homes. It changed the landscape and city. The storm system claimed two lives and changed countless others. Those who were here before and immediately after have a multitude of stories to share. As we mark this anniversary, we will share those stories, some untold for years. This is an effort to remember. It is a human trait.

Memory was important for the Jewish people, and therefore important for the early Christians, too. The Jewish people shared the story of the Exodus – their slavery in Egypt and how God powerfully saved them and lead them into freedom. The Passover meal that they gathered to share was not a quaint ritual or a play-acting. Instead, it was a solemn ‘remembering’ where the events of the past were brought into the present, and the partakers of the present meal were immersed into the events of the past. This type of memory is where the bounds of time and space breakdown. When they remembered, they allowed the actions to be new to them, and they drew strength from the memory.

At His last Passover before offering His life to the Father on the cross for our salvation, Jesus Christ initiated a new covenant and a new memorial, not marked with the blood of a lamb, but with His own blood. He instructed and ordained the Apostles, (and they in turn their successors) to offer the new sacrifice of bread and wine in His memory, and in doing so, He would be present. The act of remembering draws us to Calvary and we stand at the foot of the cross. The act of remembering give us strength and direction to move forward. So important for us as Catholics is that we take Jesus at His word - the bread and wine cease to be, and they are Jesus Christ’s body and blood, changed for our life and nourishment. This memory changes everything.

While certainly not as universal as the Passover or the Crucifixion or their commemorations, we make another kind of memorial as we commemorate the tornado. As we share the stories of before, during, and aftermath, we might in some way be drawn in time to that tragic day when all was changed. The question is whether we going to be bitter, holding on to anger and frustration for what was lost, or that we will be better by challenging ourselves to continue to seek to expand the good things that have occurred because the tornado? In the end, that is the challenge of our lives. We are challenged to do more than hold on to the memories of past events, but to allow them to instruct our future, calling to mind the good that the Lord has done even in our day.

Passion Sunday '18 - The king who rides donkeys

As we celebrate Palm Sunday, we hear of the donkey - Why does Mark share so much of the donkey? Because it is carrying the King who comes to save us. Readings are found at http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032518.cfm https://goo.gl/forms/iG1Tvk4cHTGhdOWz2 This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

5th Sunday Lent B '18 - Passion and Passover

My homily for the 5th Sunday Lent B '18 - Passion and Passover https://soundcloud.com/fr-todd-petersen/5th-sunday-lent-b-18-passion-and-passover?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email

4th Sunday Lent B '18 - Evangelization 101

My revised homily for the LifeTeen Mass on 4th Sunday Lent B '18 - Evangelization 101 https://soundcloud.com/fr-todd-petersen/4th-sunday-lent-b-18-evangelization-101?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=email