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FEBRUARY 2020
SAINT VALENTINE FEATURE: THE TACUYOGS SHROVE TUESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Saint Valentine was a Catholic priest who had also worked as a doctor. He lived in Italy during the third century AD and served as a priest in Rome.
Historians don’t know much about Valentine’s early life. They pick up Valentine’s story after he began working as a priest. Valentine became famous for marrying couples who were in love but couldn’t get legally married in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II, who outlawed weddings. Claudius wanted to recruit lots of men to be soldiers in his army and thought that marriage would be an obstacle to recruiting new soldiers. He also wanted to prevent his existing soldiers from getting married because he thought that marriage would distract them from their work.
When Emperor Claudius discovered that Valentine was performing weddings, he sent Valentine to jail. Valentine used his time in jail to continue to reach out to people with the love that he said Jesus Christ gave him for others.
He befriended his jailer, Asterious, who became so impressed with Valentine’s wisdom that he asked Valentine to help his daughter, Julia, with her lessons. Julia was blind and needed someone to read material for her to learn it. Valentine became friends with Julia through his work with her when she came to visit him in jail.
Emperor Claudius also came to like Valentine. He offered to pardon Valentine and set him free if Valentine would renounce his Christian faith and agree to worship the Roman gods. Not only did Valentine refuse to leave his faith, he also encouraged Emperor Claudius to place his trust in Christ. Valentine’s faithful choices cost him his life. Emperor Claudius was so enraged at Valentine’s response that he sentenced Valentine to die.
The First ValentineBefore he was killed, Valentine wrote a last note to encourage Julia to stay close to Jesus and to thank her for being his friend. He signed the note: “From your Valentine.” That note inspired people to begin writing their own loving messages to people on Valentine’s Feast Day, February 14th, which is celebrated on the same day on which Valentine was martyred.
Valentine was beaten, stoned, and beheaded on February 14, 270. People who remembered his loving service to many young couples began celebrating his life, and he came to be regarded as a saint through whom God had worked to help people in miraculous ways. By 496, Pope Gelasius designated February 14th as Valentine’s official feast day.
Famous Miracles of Saint ValentineThe most famous miracle attributed to Saint Valentine involved the farewell note that he sent to Julia. Believers say that God miraculously cured Julia of her blindness so that she could personally read Valentine’s note, rather than just have someone else read it to her.
Throughout the years since Valentine died, people have prayed for him to intercede for them before God about their romantic lives. Numerous couples have reported experiencing miraculous improvements in their relationships with boyfriends, girlfriends, and spouses after praying for help from Saint Valentine.Hopler, Whitney. "Saint Valentine's Story." Learn Religions, Aug. 22, 2019 learnreligions.com/st-valentine-patron-saint-of-love-124544.
Saint Valentine
Feastday: February 14Patron Saint of: Love, marriages, engagements, young people, greetings, travelers, bee keepers, people with epilepsy, and numerous churches
Hi, we're the Tacuyogs! Our family feels the guidance and inspiration of the Holy Spirit drawing us closer to God and a life of grace. It started when the principal at our children’s school connected us with members of the Saint Alphonsus Liguori Church. Our first time attending Mass here left a deep impact we cannot explain; we were emotional and had a feeling of peace and serenity. From the moment we were greeted at the church doors, the welcoming smiles of other parishioners, listening to Father Jerry’s message (it always applies to our daily life), and the music and songs of praise to God -- all draws us to this church full of life.
I (Maryam) am now going through Vantage Point to become Catholic, and two of our daughters will also be preparing to receive their sacraments. This is truly a life-changing season for our family as we celebrate the sacraments being bestowed upon us. We are pleased to be members of St. Alphonsus Liguori Church as we continue our faith journey to our merciful Lord Jesus Christ!
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ST. CATHERINE’S SCHOOL MASS A special day for the Grade 4 students as they received their Bibles at a ceremony after Mass
February 25th – two parish traditions
Let’s feast before the fast!
Shrove TuesdayBurning of the palms that will be used to mark our foreheads on Ash Wednesday. This will take place at 4PM in the main parking lot.
Followed by Pancake Supper – 5 - 6:30PM in the Parish Hall
The Knights of Columbus will be serving up delicious pancakes, sausages, beans, beverages and dessert!Family $15 • Single $5 • ages 3-12 $3 • under 2 free Pay at the door.
On January 21st we had our celebration for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at St. Anne’s Church. This prayer service is held at a different church each year, and calls Christians from around the area to pray for unity – echoing the Lord’s prayer that we might all be one.
This year’s theme was “They showed us unusual kindness” taken from Acts 28:2. The world will know we are followers of Christ, by our love and our actions – may we show unusual kindness to all our brothers and sisters.
(Photo credit: Diocese of Peterborough)
AshFebruary 26th
Join us – Fridays in Lent6PM:
Soup in the hall7PM:
Stations in the church followed by confessions
STAT ONSOF THE
CROSS
Mass with the Imposition of Ashes at St. Alphonsus Liguori
8:00AM 9:30AM 12:10PM 7:00PM with St. Catherine with St. Alphonsus School School
&SOUP STATIONS
collection of palms
Palms handed out last Palm Sunday are collected to make ashes
for Ash Wednesday this year.
If you have palms at home, please drop them off in the basket in the Narthex
during the next couple of weeks.
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February 13, 2020 is the 20th Anniversary of the
opening of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration Chapel.
Many of our faithful have been spending an hour or more weekly
since its opening.It is a place of peace, quietness and face-to-face time with our
Lord, Jesus Christ.If you haven’t yet, take a few minutes to step inside and feel the tranquility.
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