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Tomorrow, Saturday, March 25th Mother Magdalene offers apologies for mistakenly announcing at Mass that the Feast was on Friday, but invites everyone to 8 am Mass on Saturday to celebrate Mary's "world-changing obedience to the Eternal Father." |
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The Limitless Power
of Prayer |
|  | We humans live under the dominion and limits of time.
BUT GOD DOES NOT.
And neither do our spirits or our prayers,
when they are united to God. When united with God,
our prayer is not limited by the normal human limitations of distance, language or knowledge.
We know that we can’t save all abused children.
Can’t fight all injustice.
Can’t visit all the sick and dying.
Can’t hug every suffering person.
Can’t physically go to the brink of hell and snatch someone back.
BUT OUR PRAYER CAN.
BY BEING UNITED TO GOD.
God is outside of time.
And when we are united to Him,
we share in this being outside of time—at least in part.
Through prayer we can join in the eternal Adoration offered to God in Heaven.
In that moment we are united to Eternity.
Just as at every Mass, at the moment of Consecration,
we are joined to Eternity,
And to that LIMITLESS work. We live in a world that seems increasingly under the control of the Enemy.
And we may feel limited by what we can control or accomplish.
For this reason we need to look to Heaven more and more.
We need to remember the reality and hope of Heaven--
And change tactics!
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE LIMITLESS POWER OF PRAYER.
Mission of Divine Mercy
March 24, 2023 |
| | HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
AT THE MISSION OF DIVINE MERCY Palm Sunday (April 2) 10:00 am - Mass - Palm Sunday begins at the tomb below St. Joseph Chapel for the Blessing of the Palms. Holy Thursday (April 6) 7:30 pm - Mass of the Institution of the Eucharist followed by Eucharistic Vigil 10 pm -Vigil Ends and Mission closes Good Friday (April 7) 9:00 am - Walking Way of the Cross 11:30 am - Confessions (First come first serve - until 2pm) Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross at St. Joseph Chapel 2:00 pm - Service of the Passion Followed by Novena of Divine Mercy 4:00 pm - Mission closes Holy Saturday (April 8) 9:00 am - Rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows and Divine Mercy Novena 9- 11:00 am - Confessions – first come first serve 12:00 pm - Mission closes to public Easter Sunday (April 9) 6:00 am - Solemn Easter Vigil Light breakfast and fellowship after Mass 10:00am Mission closes.
Please Note : NO 10 AM MASS ON EASTER SUNDAY |
| | Registration Opens for Triduum Retreat This is a very simple retreat that begins the evening of Holy Thursday and concludes after Mass on Easter Sunday morning. There are no meals and no talks. The retreat consists in each individual living with us the liturgical services of these days, and making use of the Mission grounds for prayer and quiet reflection during special extended hours for
retreatants. The Mission does not provide overnight accommodations.
All services during these days are also open to the public. |
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| | NEW DATE - NEW TOPIC SATURDAY REFLECTION
April 1, 9:15 AM As we prepare for Holy Week Brother Mikael Will Offer "My God, My God,
Why Have You Abandoned Me?" Reflections on the interior sufferings of Jesus from St. Jeremiah, St. Teresa of Calcutta, Fr. Jean Pierre de Caussade S.J., and others. NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED [Brother Mikael will offer his Personal Spiritual History and Theological Perspective talk at a later date. ] |
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| | Celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday
at the Mission of Divine Mercy
April 16th 10 am Mass
Celebrated at outdoor Sanctuary
on Tepeyac Hill.
Followed by Divine Mercy Chaplet and
Veneration of Image of Divine Mercy. People are asked to bring their own chairs or blankets for seating. (No confession available that day as we could not find additional priests. Pray for vocations.)
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| | Encounter With Jesus Retreat | 2023 May 4-7 –WOMEN/SPANISH Register for Retreat - Registration will open on our website, two months prior to each retreat.
- If a retreat is full, call 830-302-9707 and ask to be put on the waiting list. There are always last minute cancellations.
- Each person must register individually, not as a group, so that we have contact information.
- We cannot reserve spaces in advance of the opening date for reservation.
- Due to limited space, we will give priority to those who have not made an EWJ.
- Prior retreatants wishing to make another retreat should call 830-302-9707 to be placed on the waiting list.
- For more information about the EWJ retreat, please go to our webpage: www.missionofdivinemercy.org
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| | Confession is heard Saturday mornings by appointment, and on Sunday mornings from 9:00-9:45 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign up to receive weekly email notifications for Saturday Confession appointment. |
| | | A NETWORK OF TRUST "This is what MDM is called to be: a growing communion of trust in His Mercy
for our needy world." ~ Fr. John Mary MDM started encouraging people to pray "Jesus, I trust in You" ten times a day back in 2011. Recently we felt it was important to remind people to turn to Jesus with this simple, powerful prayer in a world that feels more and more out of control. We are suggesting 20 times, but some people find themselves repeating it hundreds of times. It reminds our troubled souls that GOD IS IN CONTROL. Many of you have put your name on our growing list and have also left a prayer intention or testimony: Thank you! ~Kelly
**** My husband, Dale and I had a wonderful time visiting your breathtaking place. ~Joy ****
Please pray for my father who is 93 days old, for my husband that his faith in God grows stronger every day. For my daughter that she returns to the Catholic faith and for Noel, that God opens his eyes towards him, let everything he does be for the glory of God and help to others. JESUS I TRUST IN YOU. ~Clara
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Please pray for me, for my fast recovery ~Amado **** For my children that do not practice our Catholic faith, Give them faith and Catholic spouses. For all my friends who are suffering from illness, give them healing. ~Anonymous
**** The Mission is ours to embrace. ~Steve
**** Please pray for my children. My son needs God in his life. My daughter has lupus and lymphoma. For my other daughter's education and a Catholic husband. Please pray for me and my husband, we care for my 93 year old mother.~Elvira *** For my son who has lost his faith. May he return to the Catholic Church and may he find a Catholic wife. ~Stephanie ***
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| Fr. John Mary's Sunday Homily March 19, 2023 Father was finally well and back in the pulpit to give a homily last Sunday! Unfortunately, though it gave every indication of recording, the homily did not record. Serious warfare going on here. We are battling back. Tune in next week. |
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| | | Contact Us Mission of Divine Mercy
P.O. Box 1759
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
830-302-2238
mercy@mdm.faith |
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