St. Margaret Mary Church04:30 PM, 24 The ashes are blessed at least during the first Mass of the day, but they may also be imposed during all the Masses of the day, after the homily, and even outside the time of Mass to meet the needs of the faithful. We, the Catholic parish of the Infant Jesus, are called to be a vibrant community of Gods people through worship, teaching, service, and evangelization.

9:15 AM (Children's: August to May) We will strive to foster reverence for the sacraments, prayers for religious vocations, and devotion to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jul, Saturday Masses (6:30 PM in Polish) O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. Job 37:14. (1:00 PM in Polish), RECONCILIATION: Jul, Sunday Masses First Friday: 7:00 PM in Polish, WEEKEND MASSES: For a complete list of ministries, click here: http://www.theinfantjesusparish.org/about/ministries. Saturday: 8:30 AM, 4:30 PM, 6:30 PM Polish Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM,1:00 PM Polish. Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year, Msgr. Far from being a merely external act, the Church has retained the use of ashes to symbolize that attitude of internal penance to which all the baptized are called during Lent. ****Infant Jesus Parish wishes everyone a safe and blessed summer********, Father Joseph Phams Installation Mass & Reception, Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. 1st Fridays: After 8:30 AM Mass to 5:30 PM (Chapel with Benediction) Sign up to receive important Parish Updates!.. In the Middle Ages (at least by the time of the eighth century), those who were about to die were laid on the ground on top of sackcloth sprinkled with ashes. We will meet in the Doyle Center from 10 AM - 11 AM on the following Tuesday's: September 6, 13, 20, 37, October 4 & 11. We ask that you please embrace the spiritual commitment of investing in your faith and focus on the responsibility we have, not only to protect our institution of faith but also advance our community-based, religious and cathecatical programs, while building and securing a community rich with devotion for our church and for one another.. The ashes are made from the palms used at the previous Passion Sunday ceremonies. The priest blesses the ashes and imposes them on the foreheads of the faithful, making the sign of the cross and saying, "Remember, you are dust and to dust you shall return," or "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." Monday - Thursday: 6:45 AM & 8:30 AM Saturdays 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, WEEKLY DEVOTIONS: 07:00 PM, facebook_account twitter youtube_accountemail_to, WEEKDAY MASSES: Just as the Blessed Mother nurtured the Infant Jesus, our parish will nurture all people to answer Gods universal call to holiness. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Prayer and Mass Tuesdays at 7:30 PM (Chapel), ADORATION: Copyright St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church 2021. About the year 1000, an Anglo-Saxon priest named Aelfric preached: "We read in the books, both in the Old Law and in the New, that the men who repented of their sins bestrewed themselves with ashes and clothed their bodies with sackcloth. Job (whose story was written between the 7th and 5th centuries B.C.) repented in sackcloth and ashes (Job 42:6). Parish Center: 845-735-4746 Office Hours: Mon - Thurs 9AM - 4PM& Fri 9AM - 12PM Rectory:845-735-4238 Religious Education: 845-735-5489. Like the Apostles, we teach and proclaim the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ and, through our ministries, we serve the needs of the community in Sacrament, Word, and Deed. PLEASE BE AWARE OF A SCAM / POR FAVOR, SEA CONSCIENTE DE UNA ESTAFA Encuesta de Inters Para la Adoracin Perpetua, Religious Education Registration (Child/Teen), Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA), Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, 2022-2023 Religious Education Registration, Inscripcin de Educacin Religiosa 2022-2023, /religious-education-registration-child-teen, https://www.austindiocese.org/eucharistic-revival, Bishop Vasquez Responds to Supreme Court's Decision on Roe v. Wade, https://www.austindiocese.org/news/catholic-bishop-of-austin-responds-to-supreme-courts-decision-on-roe-vs-wade, SpringFest Raffle Winners / Ganadores de la Rifa de SpringFest. Heavenly Father, Let us enter the season of Lent in the spirit of joy giving ourselves to spiritual strife, cleansing our soul and body, controlling our passions, as we limit our food, living on the virtues of the Holy Spirit; Let us persevere in our longing for Christ so as to be worthy to behold His most solemn Passion and the most holy Passover, rejoicing the while with spiritual joy. Friday: 6:45 AM Infant Jesus Parish is part of the Diocese of Camden.

August 5th, 8 PM - 11 PM, St. Aedan's Church, world day for grandparents & elderly: july 24. Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday which is a day of fast and abstinence. Now let us do this little at the beginning of our Lent that we strew ashes upon our heads to signify that we ought to repent of our sins during the Lenten fast." Monday: 8-9:00 PM (Chapel with Benediction) Your commitment to stewardship at Infant Jesus Parish is an investment in your family as well the future generations of our parish; it will directly affect the Infant Jesus Parish that our children enjoy and our childrens children will enjoy. We offer a variety of ministries for our parishioners including: Baptism Ministry, Comforting Ministry, Faith on Fire Youth Ministry, Liturgy Committee, the Kings Men, Womens Club, and more. Since this time, the Church has used ashes to mark the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, when we remember our mortality and mourn for our sins. http://www.theinfantjesusparish.org/about/ministries. The ritual for the "Day of Ashes" is found in the earliest editions of the Gregorian Sacramentary, which dates at least to the eighth century. In the fifth century B.C., after Jonah's preaching of conversion and repentance, the town of Ninevah proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth, and the king covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the ashes (Jon 3:5-6). Holy Rosary: Tues. & Thurs. Tuesday evenings 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM; To which the dying person replied, "I am content." Referring to towns that refused to repent of sin although they had witnessed the miracles and heard the good news, our Lord said, "If the miracles worked in you had taken place in Tyre and Sidon, they would have reformed in sackcloth and ashes long ago" (Mt 11:21).

These Old Testament examples evidence both a recognized practice of using ashes and a common understanding of their symbolism. wrote, "I turned to the Lord God, pleading in earnest prayer, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes" (Dn 9:3). July 20th Saint Margaret of Antioch, pray for us! Eventually, the use of ashes was adapted to mark the beginning of Lent, the 40-day preparation period (not including Sundays) for Easter. Video credit: Jeff Phillips.

Jesus Himself also made reference to ashes.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday 9:00 AM to Thursday 7:00 AM. Saint Margaret of Antioch Parish, Pearl River, New York 10965. MASSES: Monday Friday: 6:45 AM & 8:30 AM In all of these examples, the symbolism of mourning, mortality and penance is clear. Please call the Parish Center to register in advance: 845 735-4746. At the beginning of Lent, on Ash Wednesday, ashes are blessed during Mass, after the homily. Click Here for a More Detailed Explanation of Our Schedule & Devotions including Holy Days, Religious Education (RE) GATHER Family Formation. The liturgical use of ashes originates in Old Testament times. Saturday: 8:30 AM, 4:30 PM of Persia to kill all of the Jewish people in the Persian Empire (Est 4:1). 23 We welcome everyone to visit our parish, attend one of our daily or weekend Mass celebrations, and experience our long, Christ-centered history of Catholic fellowship. For instance, in the Book of Esther, Mordecai put on sackcloth and ashes when he heard of the decree of King Ahasuerus (or Xerxes, 485-464 B.C.) St. Margaret Mary Church07:00 AM, 26

Peter J. Elliott, The act of putting on ashes symbolizes fragility and mortality, and the need to be redeemed by the mercy of God. After the sprinkling, the priest asked, "Art thou content with sackcloth and ashes in testimony of thy penance before the Lord in the day of judgment?" Our parish encompasses two churches: St. John Vianney in Deptford, New Jersey, and St. Margaret Church in Woodbury Hts., New Jersey. Amen. 8:30 AM (June to August) A safe place for the bereaved to share, to learn about grief and to receive support, empathy and acceptance. St. Margaret Mary is a warm and diverse family, unified by our Roman Catholic faith through the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Jul, EME Training The priest would bless the dying person with holy water, saying, "Remember that thou art dust and to dust thou shalt return."

Priests or deacons normally impart this sacramental, but instituted acolytes, other extraordinary ministers or designated lay people may be delegated to impart ashes, if the bishop judges that this is necessary.

The blessed ashes are then "imposed" on the faithful as a sign of conversion, penance, fasting and human mortality. Prophesying the Babylonian captivity of Jerusalem, Daniel (c. 550 B.C.) after 8:30 AM Mass

If you want to find the nearest Roman Catholic Church and its Mass schedule, visit www.masstimes.org or call 858 207-6277. Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality and penance. Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM