Everything you need to celebrate the
5th Sunday of Lent at Home
Join Us and Grow Closer
to Our Lord during this Crisis
Dear Friend,
We endure in faith through it all.
As you know, for the foreseeable future, the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass has been suspended in Dioceses all around the world due to the
Coronavirus pandemic.
In the Holy City of Rome, there will be NO public celebration of
the Easter Triduum. This fact should fill every Catholic with great
sorrow!
Ever since the end of Christian persecution by the Roman
Empire in the 4th century, the Easter Triduum has always been publicly
celebrated in Rome by the for more than 1700 years in spite of war,
invasion, famine, and plagues... that is, until this coming
Easter.
In addition to Rome, other dioceses have also officially suspended
public Masses. This is truly heartbreaking to many Faithful Catholics
such as you and me.
But this crisis is not a reason to lose hope; the grace of
the Holy Mass has not been cancelled! In addition, times like
this present opportunities that can when embraced, forge us into Great
Saints filled with unconquerable hope!
Just because we are not able to physically attend Holy
Mass, it doesn't mean that our devotion to the Holy Sacrifice should
become lukewarm.
Even though we may not be assembling together, we remain united
across our homes and communities as one Body of Christ in communion
with each other and with God.
We endure in faith through it all.
What can you do while this crisis lasts in order to stay strong in
your Faith and continue on the path to holiness?
Step 1: Livestreams of the Sacred
Liturgy: Please tune in to any and all efforts from your
pastor including online broadcasts of the Holy Mass. Let’s strive for
“fully conscious, and active participation” in the Sacred Liturgy.
Step 2: Bring Back Spiritual
Communion: In times of crisis and persecution when Holy
Communion is not available, Catholics would receive Our Lord through
the ancient practice of Spiritual Communion.
This beautiful custom which has
strengthened the hearts of ailing Catholics for generations has
unfortunately been forgotten in recent decades.
But you can bring it back and be
empowered by Our Savior's loving protection by taking advantage of our
ready-made "Spiritual Communion Service at Home" designed by our team
of Faithful Priests.
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This is great way to strengthen your
personal domestic church, a term that refers to the family, the
smallest body of gathered believers in Christ.
During this time of crisis and as the world shifts from being in
the physical presence of the church community to a feeling of being
alone, our prayers for society and strong family bonds are more needed
than ever.
We endure in faith through it all.
Let’s all come together and unite in prayer and embrace the silver
lining of rediscovering the joy of family and building the Domestic
Church.
The Spiritual Communion Service at
Home is designed to be distributed electronically on a weekly
basis and printed out at home. It has the proper USCCB permissions
through April 15 at which time reapplication will be made should there
be a continued need.
May Our Lady of the Rosary bless you and your loved ones now and
always!
Your fellow Rosary Warrior in Christ,
Thomas J.
McKenna Founder and President Catholic Action for Faith
Family http://www.catholicaction.org/
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