The marvelous growth of the
Christian Church from the first Pentecost day was nothing less than
a miracle of reciprocal love. The infinite love of God, seen in the
incarnation, life, death and resurrection of his own divine Son,
together with the visible presence of the Holy Spirit sent by the
Father and the Son, moved the hearts of those who witnessed these
marvels and those who heard of them from witnesses, to give their
all in order to become sharers in this divine banquet of love.
Christianity, however, had what no
other religion ever had or could have, it was based on the infinite
love of God for man, a love manifested through the Son of God
becoming man, so that men could become children of God. As St. Paul
puts it: “God loved us with so much love that he was generous with
his mercy… he brought us life with Christ… and raised us up with him
and gave us a place with him in heaven” (Eph. 2:4-6). St. John
says: “Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us by
letting us be called God’s children, and that is what we are” (1 Jn.
3:1). It was this infinite love of God for us manifested in the
incarnation that attracted followers to Christ. It was the desire
of all generous hearts to make some return to God for all he had
done and continued to do for them, that prompted the first
Christians to abandon kith and kin where necessary, and their own
human inclinations, and dedicated themselves to the following of
Christ. It was the same spirit of generosity, aroused by the
evidence of God’s love, that made the thousands of martyrs go
singing joyfully to their execution and made millions of saints live
a life of self-mortification and penance, in order to say thanks in
the best way they could.
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
Mon Feb 27
9:00 a.m. - +Genara
Santos by the Family
Tue Feb 28
9:00 a.m. - For the good of the
parish.
Wed Mar 01 Ash Wednesday
9:00 a.m. - +Lindsay Len Milton by wife Janina
7:00 p.m. - For the good of the parish.
Thu Mar 02
9:00 a.m. - For the good of the parish.
Fri Mar 03
9:00 a.m. - For the good of the parish.
7:00 p.m. +Caetano +Clara Baretto by
Belina Pereira
Sat Mar 04
9:00 a.m. - For the good of the parish.
4:30 p.m +Milan Kirin (50th Wedding Anniversay) by
Schembri Fam.
Sun Mar 05 9th Sunday of
Ordinary Time
8:30 a.m. For the people of the Parish
10:00 a.m. +Ginnario Colangelo by Colangelo Fam.
11:30 a.m. +Angela Cerenzia by Antoniette Colangelo and Maria
Larocea
+Milan Kirn by Zlomislic Fam.
Pray for
the sick of the parish:
Deacon Bob Geisel,
Patricia Kennedy, Levi Romero, David Re, Maria Dimatteo, Joe O’Hearn,
Rita Zarb, Tasha Bishop, John Mifsud, Joe Muscat, Nada Dancy,
Michael Manzo, Catherina Donato, Bill Tuplin, Mary Jane
Lafleur, Rose & Henry Castelino, Karl Zakss, Tina Fiore, Toni &
Violete Matar, Pat Goulding, Lucy Vairo, Bosco Chan, Barney
Gallant, Helen Briers, Alfred Vella, Bill Kinch, Edward Glanc,
Wanda Glanc.
Confirmation Preparation:
Girls – Mar 12th
after 11:30 a.m. Mass
Girls – Apr 23rd
after 11:30 a.m. Mass
Boys – Apr 9th
after 11:30 a.m. Mass
Boys - Apr 29th
Sat. at 10:00 a.m.
Marriage
Preparation Course:
Sts. Martha and Mary Parish offers this course on
seven Wednesdays beginning on April 19 and ending May 31st,
2006. Please call the office.
Sacramental Preparation
First Communion
Our next Sunday Celebration will be on
Feb 26th, at 12:30 p.m. Please prepare your child
by completing Lessons One to Five in the Red Book, “We Share
in the Eucharist”, by doing one lesson a week.
Youth Group:
We thank all those who donated baking goods to the bake sale. We
appreciated very much all you help. It was a great success. Thank
you again.
Crusillo
Do you want to deepen your spiritual
life? To know more about your faith? To find support
through likeminded friends? Try Cursillo!
Weekend for men: June 8th
Weekend for women: June 15th
For more information please call Jennie McRae
at 905-206-1321 or Fr. Edwin at the parish office.
Opus Dei – recollection
Recollections aim to assist the
individual to relate their family life, professional work
and social commitments more fully to their relationship with
God.
The meditations are preached by a priest of
Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Roman Catholic Church.
Retreats are being held at Sts. Martha & Mary Church.
Men’s Retreat: Tuesday, Mar 14 – 7:00 p.m.
Marriage Encounter:
Married couples, you deserve a
weekend to celebrate being together, to rediscover each
other and focus on ways to make your relationship even
better.
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers this
opportunity from the April 28-30 2006
For further information please contact :
David and Lucy Adams @ 905 470 9590
March 1st is Ash
Wednesday
Legion of Mary
If you like to
have the statue of Mary in your house for a week please
E-Mail us and we will make sure you are on the list. Legion
of Mary meets every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. New members always
welcome.
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