Coffee & Donuts - Please join us after the 10am Mass for Coffee and Donuts in the Social Hall downstairs.
May Crowning—Next Sunday - Next Sunday, we will have May Crowning between the 8am & 10am Masses. Catechism children will
Mother’s Day Novena of Masses - The Mother’s Day cards are now available for the Mother’s Day Novena of Masses which will be offered May 13th – May 21st. Please fill and place your cards into the collection basket by May 6th.
St. Tarcisius Meeting - Our next St. Tarcisius Meeting is Saturday, May 5 at 5pm. The group is for children ages 5 – 12 and meets monthly in order to train the children to meditate. Each meeting includes a short, priest led meditation, the rosary, and a potluck dinner. Meetings are the 1st Saturday of the month from 5-7pm. We gather in a different host family’s home each month. For information concerning our February meeting please contact us at SaintTarcisiusGroup@MaterDeiPA.com
Modest Dress - As we enter the warmer months of the year, it is a good time for a reminder on modest attire. While at the church, please dress modestly. For both men and women:
These are the rules for dressing at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Please follow them when at St. Lawrence. Remember that we dress at church not for our own comfort, but to present ourselves to Our Lord. Finally: Please do not correct anyone on their attire. If you do not approve of someone’s attire, speak to a priest about it and he will approach the person if necessary.
Ascension Thursday - Sung Mass - For Ascension Thursday, May 10, Mass Times will be:
Easter Duty - Every Catholic has the obligation to receive Communion at least once per year during Eastertide which continues through Trinity Sunday. In addition, every Catholic is required to go to Confession at least once per year.
Ignation Retreat for Men - June 21-24, 2018. At OLG Seminary in Denton, Nebraska. Fr. James Buckley, F.S.S.P. retreatmaster. Silent retreat begins at 6:00 pm Thursday with dinner and concludes Sunday after Brunch. Private room and bath. Age 18 and over. Cost $195. Transportation from Lincoln airport provided upon request. Register at business@fsspolgs.org or phone 402-797-7700, ext. 116. Late registration until June 15.
Pilgrimage to Washington, DC - Join FSSP Seminarians on the Fr. Buckley Pilgrimage to Washington DC as they do penance for their sins, and the sins of the Nation. A group from Mater Dei will leave Wednesday, May 30 and return late on Saturday, June 2. Either fill out the registration form online or pick up a traditional paper form in the back of the Church. The deadline for registration is May 20. Email Fr. Franco if you have any questions: fr.franco@materdeipa.com
Avoiding Idle Talk
Shun the gossip of men as much as possible, for discussion of worldly affairs, even though sincere, is a great distraction inasmuch as we are quickly ensnared and captivated by vanity.
Many a time I wish that I had held my peace and had not associated with men. Why, indeed, do we converse and gossip among ourselves when we so seldom part without a troubled conscience? We do so because we seek comfort from one another’s conversation and wish to ease the mind wearied by diverse thoughts. Hence, we talk and think quite fondly of things we like very much or of things we dislike intensely. But, sad to say, we often talk vainly and to no purpose; for this external pleasure effectively bars inward and divine consolation.
Therefore we must watch and pray lest time pass idly. When the right and opportune moment comes for speaking, say something that will edify.
Bad habits and indifference to spiritual progress do much to remove the guard from the tongue. Devout conversation on spiritual matters, on the contrary, is a great aid to spiritual progress, especially when persons of the same mind and spirit associate together in God.
Imitation of Christ Book I, Chapter 10