Our Lady of Grace Parish

“The Evangelizing Community” 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, Florida 34465

Telephone (352) 746-2144 - FAX (352) 746-6892

CLERGY

Rev. Erwin Belgica Pastor

Rev. Msgr. Cesar Petilla

Parochial Vicar

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM & 6:00 PM

Sunday Masses:

8:00 AM & 10:30 AM

12:30 PM Spanish Mass

Weekday Masses: 9:00 AM Monday to Friday

Holy Days to be announced

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday: 2:30 to 3:15 PM __________________

PARISH OFFICE

Office Hours: Monday - Thursday

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Staff

Susan Salisbury Director of Faith

Formation

Vinny DeMaio Sacristan

Ed Putnam Director of Music

Michele Vermilyea Financial Secretary/

Office Manager

Karen Boynton Receptionist/Bulletin Editor

Moses Nunez Facility Manager

Website: www.ourladyofgracefl.org

Office email: parishoffice@ourladyofgracefl.org

Faith Formation: faithformation@ourladyofgracefl.org Music Director: musicdirector@ourladyofgracefl..org

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April 19, 2020 Page Two

Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday

PRAYER

“God of mercy, you wash away our sins in water, you give us new birth in the Spirit, and redeem us in the blood of Christ. In celebrating Christ’s resurrection, renew your gift of life within us. Amen.”

Baptism: Registered parishioners should contact the office to make arrangements. If possible, this should be done at least three months before the birth of your baby. Baptisms will be celebrated in April, August, and December.

Marriages: Registered parishioners should contact the office at least one year in advance of making marriage arrangements.

RCIA: This process is open to anyone interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Faith. Please contact the office.

Going into the Hospital: Please contact the office if you need a priest to come to your home to anoint you, or to be anointed at a weekday Mass.

St. John Paul II Catholic School 4341 W. Homosassa Trail, Lecanto, FL 34461 Phone (352) 746-2020 Web site: www.sjp2.us

Courageously Living the Gospel

April is a month of promise and hope. Let our prayer for April be an active prayer to spread love daily by sharing smiles. To a friend, family member, neighbor or stranger, please smile and pray in your heart "Jesus, bless us and keep us this day to do your will. Amen" No matter who we are, what we have, or what time of day or night, remember that all of us serve each other and the Lord by our constant prayer. Amen.

Our Lady of Grace

Family Ministry

Intro: Today marks the conclusion to the Octave of Easter. It is the eighth day, the day of new creation. This is the day on which Christ appeared to the fearful and disheartened disciples with a word of “Peace” Today is also known as Divine Mercy Sunday, established by Pope John Paul II to recognize the abundant mercy of God offered to us through Christ. First Reading: Act 2:42-47 The Act of the Apostles illustrates the spread of the Gospel and describes how people of the early Church lived in the light of the Resurrection. They lived a common life, gathered for prayer, and, led by the apostles’ instructions, cared for those in need. The community of which we hear in the Acts of the Apostles during Easter serves as the example of how we are to live. Second Reading: 1 Pet 1: 3-9 The Reading begins the semicontinuous reading the first letter of St Peter. This letter was written to a Christian community young in faith. It is filled with instruction and direction for living according to “the Way” – one of the earliest terms to be used to reference Christianity. Gospel: Jn 20: 19-31 The Gospel today is always proclaimed on the Second Sunday of Easter. It tells the story of two appearances of Christ to the disciples on the first day of the week. The account opens with Christ coming to them on the evening after his Resurrection. It continues with the record of the second appearance, a week later – that is, eight days after his Resurrection.

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MONDAY, April 20 9:00 AM MICHAEL LUPO

by Wife, Maria and Children TUESDAY, April 21

9:00 AM JIM TRACY by Wife

WEDNESDAY, April 22 9:00 AM JAKE HUNTER

by Mom and Dad

THURSDAY, April 23 9:00 AM GUILLERMO RUEDA

by Rose Rueda

FRIDAY, April 24 9:00 AM CATHERINE KAWULA

by Daughter, Sunny

SATURDAY, April 25 4:00 PM INTENTIONS FOR BOB AND PAT

D’SOUZA 6:00 PM MARIANITA MASELLI

by Husband, Nick Maselli

SUNDAY, April 26 8:00 AM TONY PEASE

by Sandra and Ernie Gomez 10:30 AM SALLY SANTOS

by Ben and Cora Santos 12:30 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER or DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY April 19, 2020

MASSES FOR THE WEEK

Jesus meets the need of each disciple. To the fearful in the upper room, He speaks words of peace. To doubting Thomas, He provides the tangible proof of His resurrection. What do I need to become His disciple? What do I have to share that might meet someone else's need?

Discipleship through Stewardship and

Sacrificial Giving

Pray for our sick…

Gene Heldman, Prudence Rodriguez, Catherine Ludlum, Mary Coleman, Nancy Mancuso, Vince Wojteczko, Mary Gruss, Helena Bertagna, Dolores Salaman, Clementina Torres-Rivero, Dorothy Dunbar, Alma Eberle, Allan Goss, Dolores Hoover, Marge Henry, Ken Goss, Andrea Gumaskas, Chad Cook, Kriss Hornaday , Robert Myal, Kim Malave, Joseph Grivois, John Hinrichs, Marline Hinds, Maryann Handein, Joanie Hayward, Alberto Sitchon, James Smith & Vince Cloonan.

Month of April

Sanctuary Candle

In Memory of Rosemarie Cinch

by Walter Rukrigl

Altar Candles

In Memory of Kenneth and Carol Barrnett

by John and Christine Mekovetz

Bread & Wine Month of April

In Memory of Jack Bagdassarian

by Sandy Sharpe

Although public Masses have

been suspended, Fr. Erwin and Msgr. Cesar

continue to celebrate Masses privately for all of your

intentions and the health and well being of everyone.

Please visit the Diocese website for a list of Masses that are currently broadcast or livestreamed.

www.dosp.org/chancellor/directory/radio-and-tv-broadcast-masses

April 2020

2020 Annual Pastoral Appeal (As of 4/13/20)

Goal: $100,858.00

Pledged: $29,503.06

Paid: $20,456.06

# of Pledges: 186

% of Goal Pledged: 20.28%

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Dear Faithful of God,

Jesus Christ is risen today! Halleluiah!

Easter is when we celebrate LIFE with God and our identity as Christians. Because of Christs’ resurrection, we have risen also into life by His grace and mercy. It has come to our understanding that Christ has done everything for our salvation. He suffered and died and gave us life and we will continue to share this life with him. We have embraced this beautiful reality in our Christian faith.

As faithful people of God, we carry on the Good News of the risen Lord and we are urged to proclaim this great and powerful news to the world. The great experience of Easter must linger in our hearts and minds, and through the help of the Holy Spirit we are empowered in the performance of our duties and responsibilities to our fellow pilgrims in this world of uncertainty. The Joy of Easter is a great gift to us in addition to the great gift of life that God has already given us. Truly, what God has given us in the wholeness of event and the fullness of time is always worth sharing.

Our journey during the past five weeks with the observance of Lent, plus the reality of COVID -19, would seem so hard in totality considering the harsh nature of this pandemic. However, bearing our Christian identity, we always look beyond the difficulties and continue to believe that God is always in charge. Thus, any obstacle and challenges in life are part of the great paschal mystery that we share with Christ.

The empty tomb is a powerful symbol of our Faith. The promise of the risen Lord came into perfection in the resurrection. The open grave has given as a new life with God, and what remain are burial cloths that would represent the temporal things in our human world.

The passage of Jesus in this world; ministry and his paschal mystery, is a strong testament that God has the power over this world and its principalities. The glorious resurrection is the prize at stake for us believers through concrete manifestation of our Faith, hope and love with each other in our present reality.

We are the Easter people, the people brought from darkness to light, enlightened through the forgiveness of sin in order to be a light of every shadow, and thus be partakers of a life eternal in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Jesus Christ is indeed the God of the living and not of the dead, “the God of our Father Abraham, God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” Ex. 3:6

May we continue share the Easter Spirit with one another through the intercession of Our Lady of Grace.

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

FR. Erwin

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Stay in touch...

Here are some ways to stay in touch with us at Our Lady of Grace:

Monitor our parish website at ourladyofgracefl.org for updates and/or changes in parish procedures and events. You may also check the diocesan webpage for

updates at www.dosp.org/coronavirus Call the parish office at 352-746-2144 with any

questions or for assistance. After hours, our parish office answering machine will have the most up-to-date information.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31 -36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1- 15 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

Divine Mercy Prayer

Divine Mercy Prayer You expired, O Jesus,

but the source of life gushed forth for souls

and an ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world.

O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy,

envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus

as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.

Amen.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

It has long been a Catholic understanding that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an Act of Spiritual Communion, which is a source of grace. Spiritual Communion is an ardent desire to receive Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament and lovingly embrace him at a time or in circumstances when one cannot receive Him in sacramental Communion. The most common reason for making an Act of Spiritual Communion is when a person cannot attend Mass.

Spiritual Communion Prayer

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.

I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace you as if you were already there And unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you.

Amen.

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Thank you for all you have done in the past to support our parish. Thanks to your generosity, our parish and ministries operate and function even when public

Masses are not possible. Thank you for all you have done in the past and all future contributions to our parish.

To contribute online: go to dosp.org (this is the website for the

Diocese of St. Petersburg) Donate (top right corner of the page) Click on “Supporting your Parish” Scroll down to “Our Lady of Grace” and click

on it. Complete the form

If you encounter any problems, please contact our Campaign Processing Office at 727-341-6841 and they will facilitate gift acceptance on your parish’s behalf and make sure Our Lady of Grace receives the contribution.

FIRE

Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire. —St. Catherine of Siena

Bulletins...Bulletins...Bulletins…

If you would like to pick up a bulletin, they will be located on the bench at the back door of the church (by the handicapped door).

Thank You to the parish staff for making phone calls reaching out to our parishioners. Thanks also to Lori Cleaver who was a part of the phone call outreach. She went over and above helping us.

Online Masses

from Our Lady of Grace

As our Coronavirus social distancing/self-isolation continues, Our Lady of Grace Parish is offering our parishioners and guests the opportunity to join us for the private Mass celebrations of our clergy in the upcoming Sundays. These will be live-streamed from our parish on our Facebook page and posted for later viewing on our website www.ourladyofgracefl.org.

Sunday Masses will air at 12:30 PM

We would like to assure everyone that we are following all CDC guidelines with 6 ft. minimum distances, a minimum number of people to serve for liturgy present in the church and sanitizing surfaces touched during the Mass.

Please note that we are offering online giving. There is a link on our website. “Donate” can be found on the top tab. Click on donate and it will take you to a secure and safe site. You may also mail your contributions in as well or you can call the office and a staff member will be at the door for any drop off contributions.

Stay safe and God Bless.

A heartfelt Thank You

to our wonderful parishioners for their continuous support of our church.

A Prayer for Healing

Almighty ever-living God, eternal health of believers, hear our prayers for your servants who are sick with coronavirus: grant them, we implore you, your merciful help, so that, with their health restored, they may give you thanks in the midst of your Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. – Adapted from the Roman Missal, Collect for Masses for the Sick, #45.”

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Segundo Domingo de Pascua (o de la Divina Misericordia) 19 de osabril de 2020

“Dichos los que creen sin haber visto”. — Juan 20:29b

¡BÁJENSE DE LAS NUBES!

Los que nos felicitamos por ser “realistas” en este mundo podemos escuchar la primera lectura de hoy y decir, “¡bájense de las nubes!” cuando oímos el relato de Lucas sobre los primeros días ideales del movimiento cristiano. Todo parece color de rosa, se obran muchos prodigios, todos comparten sin egoísmo, comen juntos “con alegría” y el Señor aumentaba el número de creyentes. ¿Cómo no sentirse atraído a un grupo semejante? Desde el viento que llenó el cuarto en la planta alta durante Pentecostés así como el Espíritu de Dios sobre las aguas en Génesis, y el fuego que apareció sobre cada discípulo, como la luz que apareció en el albor de la Creación, la intensión de Lucas en Hechos es mostrar una nueva creación, una restauración de la bondad original de la Creación por la obra del Espíritu Santo. Es el Espíritu quien continúa formándonos en el Cuerpo de Cristo. En ciertas ocasiones, así como Tomás en el Evangelio, decimos ¡bájense de las nubes!” pero la última realidad es que el Espíritu obra continuamente para hacer que nuestras comunidad cristiana sea una nueva creación, una en que los demás encontrarán el gozo y la belleza de Dios. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Abril es un mes de promesa y esperanza. Dejemos que nestra oración para Abril sea una activa oración de repartir amor diario compartiendo sonrisas. A un amigo, a un miembro familiar, vecino o extraño, por favor sonría y ore en su corazón “Jesús bendícenos y has que este día hagamos tu voluntad. Amén.” No importa quién seamos, lo que tengamos o la hora del día o la noche, recuerde que todos nosotros nos servimos unos a otros y a nuestro Señor por nuestra constante oración. Amén.

Nuestra Señora de Gracia

Ministerio de Familia

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Todos los creyentes vivían unidos y compartían todo cuanto tenían (Hechos 2:42-47). Salmo — Den gracias a Dios porque es bueno, su amor es eterno (Salmo 118 [117]). Segunda lectura — Dios nos concedió renacer a la vida que esperamos por la resurrección de Jesucristo de entre los muertos (1 Pedro 1:3-9). Evangelio — Felices los que creen sin haber visto (Juan 20:19-31).Salmo responsorial: Leccionario

Oración de la Misericordia Divina

Expiraste, Jesús, pero Tu muerte hizo brotar

un manantial de vida para las almas y el océano de Tu misericordia inundó todo

el mundo. Oh, Fuente de Vida,

insondable misericordia divina, anega el mundo entero derraman-

do sobre nosotros hasta Tu última

gota de sangre. Oh, Sangre y Agua

que brotaste del Corazón de Jesús,

manantial de misericordia para nosotros, en Ti confío.

Amén.

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