Prepare for Next Week’s Aug. 1-2 Scripture Readings
- 1st Reading/Primera Lectura: Isaiah (Isaías) 55:1-3
- Psalm/Salmo: 145(144):8-9,15-16,17-18
- 2nd Rdg/Segunda Lectura: Romans (Romanos) 8:35,37-39
- Gospel/Evangelio: Matthew (Mateo) 14:13-21
Faith Formation News
Check out the Kids’ Bulletin in English and Spanish
The Kids’ Bulletin is a great resource for kids who would like to have some fun while learning about the readings from the Sunday Mass each week. Bulletins are in English and Spanish and can be found in the kiosks or online at www.thekidsbulletin.com.
Faith Formation Classes
Classes will begin again in September.
Faith Formation Is a Lifelong Journey:
REMINDER to parents:
Even after receiving First Communion and Confirmation, children continue to grow in their understanding of God’s love and their role in the Church. Faith Formation classes help to nurture that growth through prayer, learning, and community. We encourage you to bring your children to Sunday Mass as well as Faith Formation and Youth Ministry classes so they may continue their spiritual journey!
Children’s Rosary July 26
Join us at the grotto after the 9am Mass on Sunday, July 26th as our children lead one decade of the Rosary in prayerful devotion.
To Our Parish Members & Parents of Small Keiki:
The presence of children is a gift to the Church and they are a reminder that our parish is growing. Please welcome our children and give a warm, supportive smile of encouragement to their parents.
PARENTS RELAX: God put the wiggles in your little ones. No need to suppress it! SIT Close and Explain: Sit towards the front where it’s easier to see and hear. Quietly explain the parts of the Mass to keiki. Participate: Your child will follow your lead! Wander: If you need to leave Mass, feel free to step outside, but please be sure to come back! Your St. Michael’s Parish Ohana is happy you are here!
Men Grow in Faith Every Wednesday
Would you like to increase your spirituality with fellow men of our parish? Well, that opportunity is available to you every Wednesday! Our meetings focus on reflections on the prior weekend readings as we strive to grow closer to our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ and His church. We meet on the St. Michael’s South Lanai from 5:30-6:30PM. Join us!
Rosary Prayer Group Meets After Mass Every Weekday
Everyone is welcome to join! The Rosary is prayed after each weekday Mass at St. Michael’s. We pray for the needs of the parish and special intentions. If you’d like to add someone to the prayer list, please call the office.
Traveling Neighborhood Rosary Inspires Community Prayer
“The Holy Rosary not only serves admirably to overcome the enemies of God and religion but is also a stimulus and spur to the practice of evangelical virtues which it injects and cultivates in our souls. Above all, it nourishes the Catholic Faith, which flourishes again precisely in opportune meditation on the sacred mysteries, and raises minds to the truths revealed to us by God”. – Pius XI
Display the statue of the Blessed Mother in your home and invite your Catholic neighbors to pray the Rosary with your family. For more information, call Beth Smith at (760) 212-4533.
Five Steps for a Good Confession
1. Examine your conscience.
2. Be sincerely sorry for your sins.
3. Confess your sins to a Priest.
4. Resolve to amend your life.
5. After your confession, do the penance the Priest assigns.
Procedure in the Confessional
You say: “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been—(State the length of time) – since my last confession. These are my sins.
Then tell your sins and the number of times committed. When you have finished telling your sins, you should say:
“For these and all the sins of my past, I am truly sorry.”
The Priest now gives the necessary advise, assigns your penance and asks you to say the Act of Contrition. Then wait and listen as the Priest give the absolution. Say “Thank you, Father”, then leave the confessional and perform the penance assigned by the Priest.
Act of Contrition
“O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because of Your just punishments, but most of all because they offend You, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
