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February 13, 2024Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
With the beginning of Lenten season, we enter the desert with Jesus. In this Sundays reading, Jesus grapples with he most basic state of humanity : Temptation during his forty days in the desert. In the gospel, Jesus directly interfaces with evil one and overcomes. We all will face temptations in this life, and we must realize that with every temptation, there is a way out of the temptation. We are able to overcome our temptations because of Jesus , through his suffering dying and rising again, gives us the strength to do so.
For 2024, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $81,200. DSF supports more than 64 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. Thank you in your generosity in supporting DSF 2024.
My Job as Pastor is to encourage you to enter a deeper relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Today, for the beginning of Lent until Easter, I will encourage you to use FORMED.org in which we have provided the password to every parishioner. Our parish Password to FORMED.org is 77GVZ3.
There are two studies on FORMED.org for Lent, that I am challenging everyone to be a part of:
The first study is called: Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession. This series explores the grace and healing offered in Confession and shows how this sacrament of mercy reveals the depth and bounty of God’s love. By looking at God’s revelation of his mercy in Scripture and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite itself, Forgiven communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to come experience his indescribable love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
The next offering is: A Lent to Remember, a Lenten encounter with Mercy. This series explores the ways God reaches out to each of us with his mercy. Through Christ’s suffering on the cross in the Paschal Mystery and his perpetual reception of his people in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, God makes his love, his very self, present to us in the world. By reflecting on the Paschal Mystery and making a step-by-step examination of the Rite of Confession, A Lent to Remember communicates God’s invitation to each one of us to come experience his indescribable love this Lent.
With the season of lent, we welcome our Friday Fish Fry sponsored by our Knights of Columbus. Those of you who have attended in the past know that this dinner is not to be missed. Every Friday during Lent, from 5-7:30 p.m., the K of Cs will be serving a delicious fish dinner in the Parish Hall. The K of Cs serve a lot of dinners a night, and the line moves quickly so come early and bring your family and friends. You can also get your meal to go if you’d like. Be sure and thank the Knights for their hard work on the dinners. It’s a great testament to stewardship in action, so thank you brother Knights!
Also following the Lent Fish dinners, every Friday we will have Stations of the Cross in the church beginning at 7:00 p.m. I hope many of you will want to spend 30-45 minutes on Friday nights with this popular Lenten devotion. It’s a great way to spend a Friday evening and come for dinner and stay for Stations.
Finally, please check the St Hyacinth Facebook for construction updates.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
