Okay, I know I'm horrible at keeping this updated...There's such a thing as a MID-year resolution right? ;)
BLOG UPDATING! MUST BE BETTER!
This isn't even really much of an update...sooo...just watch this video...and then desire to be a Saint. Take the next step. Seriously. What else is there?
Step messing around - Be Holy.
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Happy Birthday, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati! ...Yesterday! ;)
Called "The Man of the Eight Beatitudes" by Blessed John Paul II, Pier Giorgio was a young man who truly lived out his love for Jesus Christ. Born on April 6th, 1901 in Turin, Italy, Pier Giorgio went on to live a life full of adventure, prayer, and service to the poor. He was born into a quite wealthy family, but as he grew and learned about the world around him, he started to use that wealth to help those without it:
- He would often give his bus money to the poor, and then have to run home to make it for meals
- He would give his shoes/coat to people without them
- He got a job so that he could support numerous homeless people by buying them medications needed to keep them healthy.
- When asked if he wanted a car or money after graduation, he said money, which he then promptly gave to the poor.
But his life was not just about this service. He was also quite the adventurer! He and his friends, a young group of guys, would often play practical jokes on each other, and go hiking up into the mountains.They would often play pool together...if his friends won, they would ask for money. If Pier Giorgio won, they all would have to go to Eucharistic Adoration for an hour with him! :)
Pier Giorgio saw the Eucharist, prayer, and devotion to the Blessed Mother as the main pillars of his life. As a youth, he would often get up very early, run a few miles to Mass, then back home before breakfast. He did this without his parents knowing since he thought that they wouldn't approve. Family life was sometimes difficult for him because he felt that his parents didn't understand him very well. While he would be joyful, active, and loud outside of the home, when it came to supper time he was often more subdued.
There is so much more to Pier Giorgio's life, and I encourage you to learn more! Try HERE! Or HERE!! He packed a lot into a short few years. In the mid 1920s, he contracted polio, most likely from one of the poor he was taking care of, and died at the age of 24 - July 4th, 1925. Since came from a wealthy family, his funeral was a big deal. Many well known, similarly wealthy figures were present. A surprise came to his parents, though, when thousands of poor and others from throughout the city showed up! They received a surprise to, as they found that this anonymous young man who was serving them turned out to come from such a wealthy family!
He was beatitufed by Blessed John Paul II on May 20th, 1990. Truly a man to look to for a model of Christian living. He most definitely put others before himself, but above all, God.
Called "The Man of the Eight Beatitudes" by Blessed John Paul II, Pier Giorgio was a young man who truly lived out his love for Jesus Christ. Born on April 6th, 1901 in Turin, Italy, Pier Giorgio went on to live a life full of adventure, prayer, and service to the poor. He was born into a quite wealthy family, but as he grew and learned about the world around him, he started to use that wealth to help those without it:
- He would often give his bus money to the poor, and then have to run home to make it for meals
- He would give his shoes/coat to people without them
- He got a job so that he could support numerous homeless people by buying them medications needed to keep them healthy.
- When asked if he wanted a car or money after graduation, he said money, which he then promptly gave to the poor.
But his life was not just about this service. He was also quite the adventurer! He and his friends, a young group of guys, would often play practical jokes on each other, and go hiking up into the mountains.They would often play pool together...if his friends won, they would ask for money. If Pier Giorgio won, they all would have to go to Eucharistic Adoration for an hour with him! :)
Pier Giorgio saw the Eucharist, prayer, and devotion to the Blessed Mother as the main pillars of his life. As a youth, he would often get up very early, run a few miles to Mass, then back home before breakfast. He did this without his parents knowing since he thought that they wouldn't approve. Family life was sometimes difficult for him because he felt that his parents didn't understand him very well. While he would be joyful, active, and loud outside of the home, when it came to supper time he was often more subdued.
There is so much more to Pier Giorgio's life, and I encourage you to learn more! Try HERE! Or HERE!! He packed a lot into a short few years. In the mid 1920s, he contracted polio, most likely from one of the poor he was taking care of, and died at the age of 24 - July 4th, 1925. Since came from a wealthy family, his funeral was a big deal. Many well known, similarly wealthy figures were present. A surprise came to his parents, though, when thousands of poor and others from throughout the city showed up! They received a surprise to, as they found that this anonymous young man who was serving them turned out to come from such a wealthy family!
He was beatitufed by Blessed John Paul II on May 20th, 1990. Truly a man to look to for a model of Christian living. He most definitely put others before himself, but above all, God.
"Verso l'alto," he would often say: "Toward the top."
Be Holy.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Boredom Buster Week
Boredom Buster Week 2013!! It's here!
As we progress through Holy Week and the Lord's Passion and Death, let us drawn closer to Him, sharing in His suffering through our sacrifices. Because as we share in the sufferings of His death...we also share in the JOYS of His Resurrection!!
Sunday is EASTER! And we, as Catholics, know how to party. :) Easter isn't just one day, but a whole week of intense celebration! Following that week, the party doesn't stop, either, but continues for the next 50 days until Pentecost. :) Praise the Lord!
Since it is also Spring Break next week, join in the party at St. Francis with our Boredom Busters! Here are the activities we'll be having throughout the week:
*For Permission forms Click HERE!*
*For a printable version of what is below, go HERE!*
*And for just a neat flyer about the week...try this one - HERE!* :)
Come
once or come each day---it’s up to you!
Monday, April
1 – Friday, April 5
Open to all students in grades 6-12. Friends welcome!
Cost is: $3
per day or $12 for four or more events (Family max of $20)
If you’re around for spring break, there is no room for boredom here!
Monday, April
1st: Just Show Up – A Fieldtrip to La Crosse, WI – 1:00pm –
10/10:30pm
Meet in the Activity Room at
1:00pm to carpool over to La Crosse, WI! We will visit the Shrine of Our Lady
of Guadalupe, exploring the beautiful outdoors! For supper, we’ll be hanging
out with the brief time of prayer in a crypt chapel, and then ice cream! We’ll
return to Rochester around 10/10:30pm. Note:
An extra permission slip is required for this trip (found on the back of the
normal one. Limited spaces available!
Tuesday, April
2nd: Photo Scavenger Hunt! – 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Join us in the activity Room
to begin the HUNT! Sign up in teams of 2-4 people. Each team should dress in a team color and
will be asked to come up with a team name.
Clues will be given to help teams in their search and one team will be
awarded the grand prize. After the hunt
we will spend the rest of the time playing games in the Activity Room. Cheese pizza will be provided after the
scavenger hunt, please eat lunch before you come.
Wednesday,
April 3rd: Resurrection Party – 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Christ is Risen! Praise the
Lord! Come celebrate Easter with games, music, Resurrection rolls, and more!
This is a celebration you don’t want to miss! Easter is celebrated for weeks
after the day of, so let’s join in the party! We’ll start in the Activity Room
Thursday, April
4th: Movie and Game Night 5:00- 9:00 pm
This night will be all about
fun and games. Bring a cozy blanket to
watch a fun movie! Before the movie
we’ll play board and card games, have some pizza and get to know each
other! Participants should bring a
blanket to watch the movie and a board game to share with the group. Again, in the Activity Room!
Friday,
April 5th: Service Day - 2:00-5:00 pm
Come join us in the Activity
Room for a day of service. We will learn
a little bit about the different ways we can serve, and then participate in
some of these works of mercy. It is always good to help our fellow neighbors!
Permission
Forms for Boredom Buster Week can be found on the Kiosk or at the links above!
Checks can
be made out to St. Francis of Assisi Church
Questions?
Please Contact:
Matthew Edens • Youth Ministry Coordinator • 289-2427 • youthminister@stfrancis-church.org
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Friday, February 1, 2013
March for Life!
March for Life - 2013
...what an amazing experience! Next year, if you're able to go...go! It is amazing to see that many people (that many youth!) courageously defending life.
Of course, once again this year as in years past, the mass media chose not to really give the March all that much coverage. There were 650,000 people peacefully walking past the capital building and supreme court to demonstrate that abortion is wrong...the only news story that I saw said "A few thousand anti-abortion..." Hmm. No mention of Pro-Life, no mention that there were more than half a million people there! Sad indeed.
The experience though, was very neat. Mass and Youth Rally with 17,000 high school and college students, seeing the Sisters of Life and other faithful religious orders running around, taking a 20 hr bus ride across the country, touring the largest Catholic Church in North America! So great! I promised pictures...so...here you go :) You can find them HERE!
Some highlights:
- Lunch with the Sisters of Life!
- Rosary, Mass, and Youth Rally with 17,000 students!
...what an amazing experience! Next year, if you're able to go...go! It is amazing to see that many people (that many youth!) courageously defending life.
Of course, once again this year as in years past, the mass media chose not to really give the March all that much coverage. There were 650,000 people peacefully walking past the capital building and supreme court to demonstrate that abortion is wrong...the only news story that I saw said "A few thousand anti-abortion..." Hmm. No mention of Pro-Life, no mention that there were more than half a million people there! Sad indeed.
The experience though, was very neat. Mass and Youth Rally with 17,000 high school and college students, seeing the Sisters of Life and other faithful religious orders running around, taking a 20 hr bus ride across the country, touring the largest Catholic Church in North America! So great! I promised pictures...so...here you go :) You can find them HERE!
Some highlights:
- Lunch with the Sisters of Life!
- Rosary, Mass, and Youth Rally with 17,000 students!
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| This is just before Mass! All the empty seats are for priests. :) |
- Praying at St. Matthew's Cathedral, in the St. Anthony Chapel, infront of a mosaic of St. Francis of Assisi! A candle is lit there for all of the St. Francis parishoniers in Rochester. :)
- The March with 650,000 other defenders of LIFE
- Uniting our sufferings of fatigue, discomfort on the bus, freezing weather, hunger, and pain to the Cross of Christ, in order that He might use our suffering to help those who are unborn.
Praise the Lord!
Be Holy.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
March for Life
My goodness! I haven't posted on here all year! *sigh*
Well...better start it off right...Happy New Year! ;)
Well...better start it off right...Happy New Year! ;)
Now, onto the good stuff...kind of...
Today is an interesting day in the history of our country. Forty years ago, abortion became legal. What a tragedy...Blessed Teresa of Calcutta pretty much sums up my thoughts about that:
"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters"
"And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign." (Mother Theresa -- "Notable and Quotable," Wall Street Journal, 2/25/94, p. A14)
"And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign." (Mother Theresa -- "Notable and Quotable," Wall Street Journal, 2/25/94, p. A14)
"Any country that accepts abortion, is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what it wants." - Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
It's pretty ridiculous...Since that day 40 years ago, at least 55 million abortions have taken place in America. This is why myself and a few students from St. Francis of Assisi Parish will be joining the close to 500,000 others in Washington DC this week for the National March for Life. It's really time that we stepped it up as a society...took responsibility for our own actions regarding sex...and realize where we are. Even the woman who fought for her abortion in Roe vs Wade, the case that started this, is now pro-life! Praise the Lord.
Check it out HERE!
Also, watch this video!! We'll be there!
Check it out HERE!
Also, watch this video!! We'll be there!
Also...Be Holy.
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