st. patrick’s church and shrine merlin
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PASTORAL TEAM: Fr. Sebastin & Fr. Antony: Phone: 519-689-7760
Board President: Andrew Van Zelst Finance Committee Chair: Mike Buis
Cemetery Committee Chair: Randy Moynahan
CHURCH OFFICE: Phone: 519-689-7760 | E-mail:
[email protected] | Fax: 519-689-4788 Website: olrshrine.ca | Facebook:
facebook.com/stpatrick
ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH AND SHRINE MERLIN 5773 Tenth Line
Merlin, ON N0P 1W0
Hours of Operation
OFFICE: Closed until further notice
STORE: By appointment only.
Call the office.
SHRINE: The SHRINE area is now OPEN (social
distancing is still required).
In this issue:
Prayers of the Faithful ------------------- 2 Readings for the Week ------------------ 2 Financial Report -------------------------- 2
Mass Intentions --------------------------- 3 St. John Paul II ----------------------------- 3 Sacraments -------------------------------- 3
October Calendar ------------------------- 4 Our Lady of the Cape --------------------- 4
Humour ------------------------------------- 5 St. Vincent de Paul Information ------- 5 Live Web Cast Information ------------- 5 Thank You to Our Sponsors ------------- 5
The Bridge of Roses Film On Demand digital version was released on October 7th, 2021, the 450th Anniversary of Our Lady of the Rosary!
This dramatized docudrama will remain available for purchase for an indefinite time. If you would like a copy of the video, click on the following link. Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine | St. Patrick's Church & Shrine Merlin (olrshrine.ca)
When you order from this site, a portion of your purchase will support the Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine in Merlin.
CHURCH SERVICES
October 17-23, 2021
Sunday, October 17th – 10:00 am
Monday, October 18th – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 19th – 8:00 am
Wednesday, October 20th – 7:00 pm
Thursday, October 21st – 8:00 am
Friday, October 22nd – 7:00 pm
Saturday, October 23rd – 8:00 am
Please Note: 7:00 pm Mass
Doors open at 6:00 for prayer 8:00 am – Adoration after mass
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Financial Report
Offertory (Oct 10) $ 682.00
Shrine 50.00
Thanksgiving Appeal 935.00
TOTAL $1,667.00
Thanks to everyone who makes up for missed Sundays. We deeply appreciate your financial support, especially during this difficult time.
OUR SANCTUARY LAMP is always burning for the
sick & shut-ins of our church.
MEMORIAL MASS: To remember your loved ones in Masses once, or yearly, please call the office or
you can leave your request in the envelopes provided at the back of the church.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Date Sunday - Saturday
Sunday, October 17 1st Reading – Isaiah 53:10-11 Responsorial Psalm – Let your love be upon un us, Lord, even as we hope in you. 2nd Reading – Hebrews 4:14-16 Gospel – Mark 10:35-45
Monday, October 18 1st Reading – 2 Timothy 4:9-17a Responsorial Psalm – Your friends tell the glory of your kingship, Lord. Gospel – Luke 10:1-9
Tuesday, October 19 1st Reading – Romans 5:12, 15b, 17-21 Responsorial Psalm – Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will. Gospel – Luke 12:35-38
Wednesday, October 20 1st Reading – Romans 6:12-18 Responsorial Psalm – From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required. Gospel – Luke 12:39-48
Thursday, October 21 1st Reading –Romans 6:19-23 Responsorial Psalm – Happy are they who hope in the Lord. Gospel – Luke 12:49-53
Friday, October 22 1st Reading – Romans 7:18-25a Responsorial Psalm – Teach me your laws, O Lord. Gospel – Luke 12:54-49
Saturday, 1st Reading – Romans 8:1-11 Responsorial Psalm – Lord, this is the people that longs to see your face. Gospel – Luke 13:1-9
1. For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the pastor and teacher of God’s People, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
2. For a recovery of the values of duty, integrity, and service among government workers, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
3. For men and women who work in restaurants, hotels, and the entertainment industry, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
4. For gratitude to our eucharistic Lord who gives his life up as a ransom for many, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
5. For the repose of the souls of the faithful departed, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
6. For peace in the world, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, hear our prayer.
7. For the personal intentions we hold in our hearts, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL October 17-23, 2021
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SACRAMENTS Call the church office for information
regarding all sacraments.
Confessions are available by appointment, and will be heard while maintaining social distancing.
Pope’s Monthly Prayer Intentions Missionary disciples
We pray that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavour of the Gospel.
MASS INTENTIONS October 18-23, 2021
Monday, October 18
Martin & Julie Gazarek by Fran Gazarek Ernest & Mary Sherman by Fran Gazarek Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad
Tuesday, October 19 All Souls in Purgatory Especially Deceased Members of F.O.S.S. Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad Souls of Francis & Beatrice Dorschell
Special Intention for daughter & husband & family by Elma
Wednesday, October 20
All Souls in Purgatory Especially Deceased Members of F.O.S.S. Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad
Special Intention of M. & K. Robinson by Eva Tourangeau
Thursday, October 21 Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad Mario Devito
Special Intention for Special Graces for Christian Quirion & Family by C. & P. Quirion
Friday, October 22 Soul of Angie Rupert by D. Dupuis Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad
Saturday, October 23 Mario Devito Susan Cabral by Cabral-McKeand Family Bill Broad by Pierrette Broad
It is traditional to celebrate Saints' feast days on the anniversary of their deaths, but that of John Paul II (22 October) is celebrated on the anniversary of his papal inauguration. Posthumously, he has been referred to by some Catholics as "St. John Paul the Great", although the title has no official recognition.
Papal inauguration is a liturgical service of the Catholic Church within Mass for the ecclesiastical investiture of a pope.
Born Karol Józef Wojtyla on May 18, 1920, in Wadowice, Poland, Pope John Paul II's early life was marked by great loss. His mother died when he was nine years old, and his older
brother Edmund died when he was 12.
Wanting to become a priest, John Paul began studying at a secret seminary run by the Archbishop of Krakow in 1938. After World War II ended, he finished his religious studies at a Krakow seminary and was ordained in 1946.
He was made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1967, and in 1978 became the first non-Italian pope in more than 400 years. A charismatic figure, John Paul used his influence to bring about political change and is credited with the fall of communism in his native Poland.
Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at the age of 84, at his Vatican City residence. More than 3 million people waited in line to say good-bye to their beloved religious leader at St. Peter's Basilica before his funeral on April 8.
On September 30, 2013, Pope Francis announced that the canonization of Pope John Paul II would occur on April 27, 2014. The announcement of Pope John Paul II's canonization came after the Vatican revealed that two miracles were attributed to the late pope.
St. John Paul II Feast Day October 22
May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005
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October 2021
*Refer to the second attachment for the Prayer of the Day.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
17 Sunday, October 17 - To Protect Life
18 Monday, October 18 - Prayer for Success in Work
19 Tuesday, October 19 - Prayer for God's Guidance
20 Wednesday, October 20 - Apostle's Creed (A Prayer of Faith)
21 Thursday, October 21 - Prayer to Holy Michael the Archangel
22 St. John Paul II Feast Day Friday, October 22 - Prayer to St. John Paul II
23 Saturday, October 23 - Blood of Christ, Inebriate Me!
OUR LADY OF THE CAPE
Our Lady of the Cape (Notre-Dame-du-Cap) is a title given to Mary the Mother of God in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec Canada. The title refers specifically to a statue of the Blessed Mother which is currently located in the Old Shrine.
In 1854 Our Lady inspired Zephirin Dorval, a generous parishioner of Cap-de-la-Madeleine , to donate to the shrine a statue of the Madonna as She appeared to Catherine Laboure in 1830. This event is known as the Miraculous Medal Apparition. It shows Mary without the Child Jesus, Her arms outstretched toward the people, standing on a half-globe, Her foot/heal crushing the head of the snake.
The other characteristic element of the statue of Our Lady of the Cape is Her crown. It was added in 1904.
The symbolic worth of this crown, made of gold, platinum, and diamonds from thousands of jewels offered by the Canadians, is infinitely superior to its material worth. The coats of arms of the ten Canadian provinces are displayed around the base, and proclaim Our Lady of the Cape as the patron saint and Protectress of all Canadians.
The history of Our Lady of the Cape Shrine is a tale of faith, miracles, and perseverance which culminated in a small chapel becoming a draw for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world.
1694 - The original small wooden structure was built.
1720 - The wooden building was replaced by a fieldstone church in 1720. This was the first church of Cap-de-la-Madeleine.
1747 - A second parish church was built to replace the first church. This building still stands and is considered the oldest church in Canada in which Mass is celebrated daily.
1867 - More and more parishioners started coming to church; eventually, the church was too small, and a larger church was required. The stones and building material were purchased and were to be brought over in the winter across the frozen Saint Lawrence River.
1879 –One of those rare mild winters where the river did not freeze over. Parishioners prayed the Rosary, asking for the Blessed Mother‘s intercession for solid ice to form on the river. Miraculously, in the middle of March, thin pieces of ice floated down the river from Lake St-Pierre, creating a narrow mile-and-a-half-long ice path. The stones were carried across the river on the “ice bridge”. Just after the last load had been safely brought across, the ice bridge collapsed
1880 – With these stones, the third church was built.
1888 - June 22, 1888 the small church is officially consecrated to Mary, and thus becomes the “Shrine”. The statue which was donated by Zephirin Dorval in 1854 was taken from the side altar and placed on the high altar, where it has remained ever since.
1955 - With more parishioners, the construction of the new basilica began.
1964 – The basilica is inaugurated.
Today, between 200,000 and 400,000 pilgrims visit Our Lady of the Cape Shrine annually. Many come to celebrate the Festival of the Assumption on August 15th.
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Humour
The farmer’s son was returning from the market with the crate of chickens his father had entrusted to him, when all of a suddenly the box fell and broke open. Chickens scurried off in different directions, but the determined boy walked all over the neighbourhood scoping up the wayward birds and returning them to the repaired crate. Hoping he had found them all, the boy reluctantly returned home, expecting the worst. “Pa, the chickens got loose,” the boy confessed sadly. “But I managed to find all 12 of them.” “Well, you did real good, son,” the farmer beamed. “You left with seven.”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY October 17-23, 2021
Sunday, October 17 - To Protect Life
Loving God, I thank you for the gift of life you gave and continue to give to me and to all of us. Merciful God, I ask your pardon and forgiveness for my own failure and the failure of all people to respect and foster all forms of life in our universe. Gracious God, I pray that with your grace, I and all people will reverence, protect, and promote all life and that we will be especially sensitive to the life of the unborn, the abused, neglected, disabled, and the elderly. I pray, too, that all who make decisions about life in any form will do so with wisdom, love, and courage. Living God, I praise and glorify you as Father, Source of all life, as Son, Savior of our lives, and as Spirit, Sanctifier of our lives. Amen.
Monday, October 18 - Prayer for Success in Work
Glorious St. Joseph, model of all those who are devoted to labor, obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously, putting the call of duty above my many sins; to work with thankfulness and joy, considering it an honor to employ and develop, by means of labor, the gifts received from God; to work with order, peace, prudence and patience, never surrendering to weariness or difficulties; to work, above all, with purity of intention, and with detachment from self, having always death before my eyes and the account which I must render of time lost, of talents wasted, of good omitted, of vain complacency in success so fatal to the work of God. All for Jesus, all for Mary, all after thy example, O Patriarch Joseph. Such shall be my motto in life and death. Amen.
Tuesday, October 19 - Prayer for God's Guidance
Father in Heaven, You made me Your child and called me to walk in the Light of Christ. Free me from darkness and keep me in the Light of Your Truth. The Light of Jesus has scattered the darkness of hatred and sin. Called to that Light, I ask for Your guidance. Form my life in Your Truth, my heart in Your Love. Through the Holy Eucharist, give me the power of Your Grace that I may walk in the Light of Jesus and serve Him faithfully.
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Page Two Prayer of the Day October 17-23, 2021
Wednesday, October 20 - Apostle's Creed (A Prayer of Faith)
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again.
He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
Thursday, October 21 - Prayer to Holy Michael the Archangel
Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Friday, October 22 - Prayer to St. John Paul II
Oh, St. John Paul, from the window of heaven, grant us your blessing! Bless the church that you loved and served and guided, courageously leading it along the paths of the world in order to bring Jesus to everyone and everyone to Jesus. Bless the young, who were your great passion. Help them dream again, help them look up high again to find the light that illuminates the paths of life here on earth.
May you bless families, bless each family! You warned of Satan�s assault against this precious and indispensable divine spark that God lit on earth. St. John Paul, with your prayer, may you protect the family and every life that blossoms from the family. Pray for the whole world, which is still marked by tensions, wars and injustice. You tackled war by invoking dialogue and planting the seeds of love: pray for us so that we may be tireless sowers of peace.
Oh St. John Paul, from heaven�s window, where we see you next to Mary, send God�s blessing down upon us all. Amen.
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Page Three Prayer of the Day October 17-23, 2021
Saturday, October 23 - Blood of Christ, Inebriate Me!
Blood of Christ, inebriate me! Inebriate me with Your Love, that I may be absorbed in Your interests and Your Will. Absorbed so as to be unmindful of my ills and petty cares. Unmindful of weariness and pain, heartache, and disappointment. Heedless of the lash of cruel words, and patient under wrongs. Amen.