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SMKCP Voice Sunday, March 6, 2022 St Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Parish 46  Conklin Ave, Haverstraw, NY -1092 Pastor : Rev. Dr. Bipy Tharayil ������ 773-943-229 ✉ [email protected] Rectory ☎ 845-786-261 Trustees : Joseph Keezhangattu ✆ 845‐671‐6677 Jose Chamakala ✆ 845‐270‐3001 Alex Kidarathil ✆ 845-664-4336 Church Secretary: Siby Manalel ✆ 845‐825‐7883 Liturgy Coordinator: Sanju Kollaeratu ✆ 914-336-1779 DRE : Sabu Mekkatil ✆ 845-300-3508 Holy Mass Timings : Sunday 11.00 am (Live via Youtube), Tuesday 7.00 pm, Saturday 5.00 pm Vigil Mass (Westchester mission), Daily Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3.00 pm and Wednesday Rosary at 9.00 pm on our teleconference line. Our teleconference number is 16467699900, conference ID 10927#. Gospel Message Luke 19:1-10 Zacheus This passage wraps up Luke’s section on answer who is in the kingdom of God. Luke ends by showing us who is receiving salvation from the Lord. (1) Those who receive Jesus gladly. This should be obvious, and yet it needs to be said. If you do not want a relationship with Jesus and want to get to know Jesus, then you will not be part of his kingdom and receive salvation. You must want to see Jesus. You must want to spend time with Jesus. You must want to have your life hidden in him (2) Those who will give up everything to be with Jesus. A relationship with Jesus is a call to sacri ce our desires and pursuits. Those who are receiving salvation are those who joyfully receive Jesus and then give all they have to remain with him. Luke has taught us to count the cost of discipleship, to give up our pride, to give up our wealth, to not think we can serve two masters, to come to him with thanksgiving and joy, crying out, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” (3) Those who desire and actively seek to right previous wrongs. When our heart is changed by the Lord, it shows. We will try to restore relationship and make restitution for our sins. We will have a radical change of life, molding ourselves to the image of Christ because of the o er of forgiveness he has extended to us Fr. Bipy Tharayi Pasto St. Marys Knanaya Catholic Churc Weekly Bulletin 1 h r l .ff if . 
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SMKCP Voice Sunday, March 6, 2022 Season of Lent Genesis 13:1-13 1 Timothy 6:3-10 Luke 19:1-10 Bible verses Romans 12:1 “I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacri ce, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.” Wisdom 7:7 “Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me” Psalms 24.1 “The earth is the LORD’s and all it holds, the world and those who dwell in it.” Weekly Church collections Rockland Rockland Westchester Westchester Feb/19 Feb/20 Feb/27 Feb/26 $100 $320 Regular Offering $164 $222 $155 Church Dues $420 Special Contribution $85 $635 $20 Pledge Total $450 $20 $20 $3100 $600 $3779 $1477 $195 Announcements 2 1. March 19 Saturday at 8.00 pm Parish Council Zoom meeting 2. March 20 Sunday at 2.00 pm Virtus Training for volunteers and CCD Teachers. 3. March 27 General Body & New Executive & Parish Council members take charge 4. April 8th ,9th &10th Lenten Retrea 5. June 24,25&26 Youth Meet at Pallotine Centre, Monroe, N 6. Koodaarayogams Saturdays & Sundays I. March 5 St Thoma II. March 6 St Stephe III. March 13 St Jude 7. Fridays 7.00 pm Mass & Way of the Cross I. March 4 St Stephe II. March 11 St Jud III.March 18 St Alphonsa IV.March 25 St Antony V. April 1 St Thomas VI.April 8 All the Ministrie VII.April 15 Good Friday Appointed peoples Weekly Bulletin s e n n s Y t . if

SMKCP Voice Sunday, March 6, 2022 Saint John of God Saint John of God’s Story Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided to give the rest of his life to God’s service, and headed at once for Africa where he hoped to free captive Christians and, possibly, be martyred He was soon advised that his desire for martyrdom was not spiritually well based, and returned to Spain and the relatively prosaic activity of a religious goods store. Yet he was still not settled. Moved initially by a sermon of Saint John of Avila, he one day engaged in a public beating of himself, begging mercy and wildly repenting for his past life Committed to a mental hospital for these actions, John was visited by Saint John, who advised him to be more actively involved in tending to the needs of others rather than in enduring personal hardships. John gained peace of heart, and shortly after left the hospital to begin work among the poor He established a house where he wisely tended to the needs of the sick poor, at rst doing his own begging. But, excited by the saint’s great work and inspired by his devotion, many people began to back him up with money and provisions. Among them were the archbishop and marquis of Tarifa Behind John’s outward acts of total concern and love for Christ’s sick poor was a deep interior prayer life which was re ected in his spirit of humility. These qualities attracted helpers who, 20 years after John’s death, formed the Brothers Hospitallers, now a worldwide religious order John became ill after 10 years of service, but tried to disguise his ill health. He began to put the hospital’s administrative work into order and appointed a leader for his helpers. He died under the care of a spiritual friend and admirer, Lady Ana Ossorio Re ection The utter humility of John of God, which led to a totally sel ess dedication to others, is most impressive. Here is a man who realized his nothingness in the face of God. The Lord blessed him with the gifts of prudence, patience, courage, enthusiasm, and the ability to in uence and inspire others. He saw that in his early life he had turned away from the Lord, and, moved to receive his mercy, John began his new commitment to love others in openness to God’s love https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-of-god Weekly Bulletin 3 .lflf lf . .lf .if . . .