“Your life must be woven around the Eucharist. Direct your eyes to Him, who is the Light; bring your hearts very close to His Divine Heart; ask Him for the grace to know Him, for the charity to love Him, for the courage to serve Him. Seek Him longingly.” St Teresa of Calcutta (YouCat)
This week at Chosen we learned about “the Sacrament of Sacraments”, the “source and summit” of our faith – the Holy Eucharist! We learned that in Holy Communion we are privileged to receive the body and blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. That He is truly and substantially present to us – body, blood, soul and divinity! As St John Chrysostom says, “It is not man that causes the things offered to become the Body and Blood of Christ, but He who was crucified for us, Christ Himself. The priest, in the role of Christ, pronounces these words, but their power and grace are God’s. This is my body, he says. This word transforms the things offered.” CCC1375 We also learned that we should do all we can to properly and reverently prepare our hearts to receive Him worthily and that we should ask God to grant us an increase in faith and belief in His presence in the Eucharist. We then closed our meeting with a visit before the Blessed Sacrament in quiet prayer. Our final Chosen meeting will take place next week Tuesday June 18th when we will conclude for our summer break with an evening of fun at the Strike Point Bowling Alley beginning at 7pm.
Steubenville Toronto Conference – July 13th-15th There is a group of five students who will be attending Steubenville this year. Please pray for these young people as they seek to deepen their faith at this conference.
Martyrs’ Shrine Walking Pilgrimage – July 21st – 27th A physically demanding and spiritually rewarding experience! We’ll set out walking from our church to reach Martyrs’ Shrine in 7 days – a total of 150 kms! This year participation can be in one of the following ways… 1) as an Ordinary Pilgrim- mostly youth- walk the entire pilgrimage or 2) as a Worker Pilgrim- attend but either are unable to walk long distances or wish to assist with various tasks rather than walk or finally 3) the Family Chapter- generally walking as much as the little legs can. Two families or so can “team up” together and one family can be walking while the other is driving. Otherwise, one parent can walk as the other drives.
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Contact Us: Email: youth@stmaryslindsay.ca Youth Office Location: 40 Russell St. E, Lindsay, ON K9V 2A4 (Inside St. Mary’s Church Rectory) Phone Number: youth office (705) 324-4828
Other Weblinks: Diocese of Peterborough Youth Office webpage: http://www.veyopeterboro.org/veyo/