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CHURCHoftheRESURRECTIONNEWSNr.10(3274)March10th,2019
1st SUNDAY OF LENT - C
Sunday’s Mass intentions are for :
9 a.m. †Danute Zakarevicius (L.Sukauskas) 11 a.m. For living and deceased parishioners †Jeronimas Pleinys (R.Pleinys) †Ksaveras Ratavicius (3rd anniv.) and Laimute Ratavicius (family) †Dr.Ona Gustainis (Prakapas family) †Antanas Bumbulis (9th anniv.) (family) †Bronius Matusevicius (33rd anniv.) (family) †Kastantas Peciulis (Senda family) †Terese Simoneit (18th anniv.) (family) †Algirdas Stuopis (wife) †Tomas Pranaitis (5th anniv.) (mother) †Anicetas and Elena Prialgauskas (by bequest)
In each of the three Synoptic Gospels, after his baptism, Jesus is reported to have spent forty days in the desert, fasting and praying. In Luke and in Matthew, the devil presents three temptations to Jesus. The devil tempts Jesus to use his power to appease his hunger, he offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus will worship him, and he tempts Jesus to put God's promise of protection to the test. In each case, Jesus resists, citing words from Scripture to rebuke the devil's temptation. Each temptation that Jesus faces offers insight into the spirituality we hope to develop as we keep the forty days of the Season of Lent. We can trust God to provide for our material needs. We worship God because God alone has dominion over us and our world. We can trust God to be
faithful to his promises. Jesus' rejection of the devil's temptations shows that he will not put God to the test. Grounding himself on the Word and authority of Scripture, Jesus rebukes the devil by his confidence in God's protection and faithfulness. This Gospel highlights for us one of the central themes of the Season of Lent. We are dependent upon God for all that we have and all that we are. Anything that leads us to reject this dependency or to distrust its sufficiency, is a temptation from the devil. Luke ends his report of Jesus' temptation in the desert by noting that the devil departs for a time. The implication is that the devil will return. Jesus knows that he will be tempted again in the Garden of Gethsemane. The depth of Jesus' trust in God is shown most fully when Jesus rejects the temptation to turn away from the task God has given to him. Jesus' final rebuke of the devil is his sacrifice on the Cross. Jesus' responses to the temptations of the devil teach us how we can respond to temptation. As we start our journey through Lent, this Sunday's Gospel calls us to adopt the same confidence that Jesus had in the face of temptation: God's word alone will suffice, God's promise of protection can be trusted, and God alone is God. (loyolapress.com)
“Lord Jesus, your word is life and joy for me. Fill me with your Holy Spirit that I may have the strength and courage to embrace your will in all things and to renounce whatever is contrary to it.” (dailyscripture.net) R.R.
Bewithme,Lord,whenIamintrouble,bewithme,Lord,Ipray.
(CBWp.46)
2019CALENDAR
March29-31LentenRetreat(inLithuanian)
April7ParishAnnualGeneral
MeetingApril12-13
SpringRummageSale
April19GoodFridayApril21EasterMay6
FirstCommunion
May26Confirmation
June8RunforHope
June23Parishpicnic
CampKretingaJuly7-20(English)
July21–August3(Lithuanian)CampRomuvaAugust10-17
October25-26FallRummageSale
November9AnnualParishDinner
December(dateTBD)AdventRetreat(inLithuanian)December1Scouts’Kucios
December834thAnnual
ChristmasConcertDecember24ChristmasEve
December25Christmas
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THIS WEEK’S HOLY MASSES: MONDAY (March 11): 7 p.m. †Elena Bersenas (Bersenas family); TUESDAY (March 12): 7 p.m. living and deceased benefactors; WEDNESDAY (March 13): 7 p.m. †Eugenijus Cuplinskas (T.A.Kazlauskas); THURSDAY (March 14): 7 p.m. †Donatas Kriauciunas and Jonas Kulda (Balaisis family); special intention (N.N.); †Jurgis Ramanauskas (R.J.Kuliesius); †Adam Benetis (18th annv.) (family); FRIDAY (March 15): 7 p.m. †Aldona Gudavicius (V.Neverauskas); SATURDAY (March 16): 9 a.m. †Onute and Stasys Kirsinas (J.R.Balaisis); 5 p.m. “Vilnius Manor” †Oleka and deceased family members (E.Shishkus); SUNDAY (March 17): 9 a.m. †Jura Businskas (S.Brough and D.Pranaitis); 11 a.m. for living and deceased parishioners; †Ona and Juozapas Vydmantas (G.J.); †Rimantas Anskis (Stanevicius family); †Juozas Maciulis (wife); †Saulius Masionis and Silvija Freimanas (R.Masionis); †Valteris Dauginis (“Kretinga”); †Regina and Jonas Genutis (Prakapas family); †Liudvikas and Mykolas Kuncius (daughter); †Regina Antanaitis (daughter and grandson); †Anicetas and Elena Prialgauskas (by bequest).
Every Thursday during Lent, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 6 p.m. will take
place before the evening Holy Mass. Please come and spend an hour with the Lord.
Reflections on the Stations of the Cross Fridays during Lent at 6:15 p.m. before the evening Holy Mass.
Let us in prayer accompany Jesus on his sorrowful journey.
CardinalDanneels,ArchbishopofBrusselsTeneasyLentenpracticesforthefaithful:
1. Pray. Each morning and evening say a prayer, forexample,„OurFather“orHailMary“.2. Pick one sentence or one idea from each Sunday‘sGospelandreflectonitallweek.3. Each time thatyoupurchase something that is notabsolutely essential – donate something to the poor.Oneneedstoshareoutofabundance.4.Eachdaydoakinddeed(withoutbeingasked).5. When you hear unkind words spoken about you,resistthetemptationtopaybackinkind.Itisbettertoremainsilentandtobreakthecycleofmockery.6. If you have spent 15minuteswith the TV channelchangerandhavenotfoundanythingofvalue,turnofftheTVandspendtimewiththoseyoulivewithorreadagoodbook.7.DuringLent, finishyourmealswithaslight feelingof hunger. Show solidaritywith those starving in theworld.8. Remember that forgiveness is associated with asinceredesiretoforgive.9.Youhavepromisedsomeoneaphonecalloravisit?Doitnow.10.Begenerouswithyourtimeandpossessions.
HAPPYMARCH11th-INDEPENDENCE
RESTORATIONDAY!
During Lent, parishioners are invited to take advantage of Bishop Robert Barron's "Word on Fire" video talks. This year's series, entitled "Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues (or antidotes)", offers us an opportunity to reflect on our relationships with God and others, as we move toward Easter. A total of eight 10 minute talks will be sent by e-mail. To register to receive these video talks, please send an e-mail to [email protected], with "Word on Fire" in the subject line.
Pope at Mass: Preserve the memory of what the Lord has done
Pope Francis’ homily focused on three key expressions from the day’s first Reading, taken from the book of Deuteronomy. To prepare them to enter the Promised Land, Moses places before them a challenge, which is also a choice between life and death. “It is an appeal to our liberty”, Pope Francis explained, as he focused on three key expressions used by Moses: “if you turn away your hearts”; if you “will not listen”; and “are led astray and adore and serve other gods”: When your heart is turned away, when you take the road that is not right – either going the wrong way or taking a different road, but not going along the right road – you lose your sense of direction, you lose your compass, with which you should go forward. And a heart without a compass is a public danger: it’s a danger for the person himself, and for others. And a heart takes this wrong path when it does not listen, when it allows itself to go astray, carried away by [other] gods, when it becomes an idolater. Often, though, we are not capable of listening, the Pope said. Many people are “deaf in the soul” – and “we, too, at various times become deaf in the soul, we do not hear the Lord.” Pope Francis warned against the “fireworks” that call us back, “the false gods” that call us to idolatry. This is the danger we face along the path “towards the land that was promised to us: the land of the encounter with the risen Christ”. Lent “helps us to go along this path”, the Pope said. The second word, “not listening to the Lord” – and the promises He has made us – means losing our memory. The Pope said that when we lose memory “of the great things the Lord has done in our lives, that He has done in the Church, in His people”, we then get used to going on alone, with our own strength, with our self-sufficiency. For this reason, Pope Francis calls on us to begin Lent by asking for “the grace of memory”. This, he says, is what Moses exhorted the Israelites to do in the first reading, to remember all that the Lord had done for them along the way. On the other hand, when all is well, when we are doing spiritually well, there is the danger of losing “the memory of the journey”: Well-being, even spiritual well-being, has this danger: the danger of a certain amnesia, a lack of memory. I feel good like that, and I forget what the Lord has done in my life, all the graces He has given us, and I believe that it is my own merit, and I go on like that. And then the heart begins to turn away, because it doesn’t listen to the voice of the heart itself: memory. The grace of memory. Pope Francis recalls a similar passage, from the Letter to the Hebrews, which exhorts us to remember “the former days”. “Losing memory is very common”, the Pope said; “even the people of Israel lost their memory”. This kind of memory loss is selective, he explained: “I remember what is convenient to me now, and I don’t remember something that threatens me. The Pope notes that this is a selective memory, because they forgot that the good things they had in Egypt were eaten at “the table of slavery”. In order to go forward, we must remember, we must not “lose history: the history of salvation, the history of my life, the history of Jesus with me”. The Pope said we must not stop, we must not turn back, we must not let ourselves be carried away by idols”. Pope Francis insisted that idolatry does not just mean “going to a pagan temple and worshipping a statue”: Idolatry is an attitude of the heart, when you prefer to do something because it is more comfortable for me, instead of the Lord – precisely because we have forgotten the Lord. At the beginning of Lent, it would be good for all of us to ask for the grace to preserve memory, to preserve the memory of everything the Lord has done in my life: how he loved me so much, how he loved me. I repeat: “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead”. Remember Jesus, Jesus who has accompanied me up to now, and will accompany me until the moment when I must appear before Him in glory. May the Lord give us the grace to preserve memory”.
The Toronto Lithuanian House is hosting a youth talent program to support Camp Kretinga of the Resurrection Parish. We invite everyone- children and students, all who perform music, sing, dance, can tell a funny story, recite poetry, portray a funny event, to participate. We invite everyone- grandparents, parents, family, friends to come and support the performance; remember your camping days! Kretinga has served our community many decades and needs our support. We look forward to seeing you at the Lithuanian House on March 31st at 2 pm.
LABDARA FOUNDATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) will take place on April 9th, 2019 at Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home 5 Resurrection Rd.
Registration starts at 6PM. The following have completed their terms serving on the Board of Directors: R.Dickinson, V.Peciulis, J.Simonelis and R.Smolskis. Between two and four members will be elected to serve on the Board of Directors. Foundation members wishing to stand as candidates for election to the Board of Directors, must submit their application to stand as nominees in writing to the Board Secretary, Victoria Paulionis-Charko, by leaving the application at the reception desk at Labdara Lithuanian N u r s i n g H o m e o r b y s e n d i n g i t b y e m a i l : [email protected]. Deadline is March 25th, 2019. Application forms to become a Foundation member or to stand for election to the Board of Directors can be obtained from the Board Secretary or from the reception desk at the nursing home. Re Proxies: Foundation members wishing to be represented at the AGM by another Labdara Foundation member, must present their proxies in writing addressed to Board Secretary, Victoria Paulionis-Charko no later than 7PM April 5th to the reception desk at Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home. All proxies must be notarized. For more information on conflicts of interest and becoming a Labdara Foundation member or a Board Director, please go to our website: labdara.ca and click on LABDARA FOUNDATION then click HOW TO JOIN. Labdara Foundation Board of Directors
In memoriam ZIGMANTAS DOBILAS, 100
wasburiedonMarch7thHeissurvivedbyhissisterSofijaDilkusandniecesMarijaBiruteBatraks,LuciDilkus,JenniferCary,WendyHeslop,VilijaBilous,DaliaDobilas,Violeta
Wytiuk,andnephewsKestutisDilkus,GeoffreyDobilasandtheirfamilies.
Sincere condolences to his family. Please remember her in your prayers.
THE LITHUANIAN CANADIAN CATHOLIC CENTRE's donation envelopes are attached to this Sunday’s bulletin. Donations support Lithuania's Spiritual Renewal and
other projects of the Catholic Church in Lithuania.
YOU ARE INVITED to meet Rimvydas Baltaduonis, who leads the campaign #MūsųMetasDABAR to discuss the
importance of voter registration for the upcoming May referendum to allow dual citizenship for Lithuanians
living abroad. Sunday March 17th 4pm Anapilis. Organizer Lithuanian Canadian Community
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Pastor: Fr. Jonas Sileika, OFM Associate Pastor: Fr. Aurelijus Kazimieras Kasparavicius, OFM
Parish economist: Fr. Raimundas Bukauskas, OFM Serving Priests: Fr. Augustinas Simanavicius, OFM
Msgr. Edmundas Putrimas Emeritus Rev. Kazimieras Kaknevicius
Deacon: Dr. Kazimieras Ambrozaitis Parish office administrator: Gitana Judvytyte
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