Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish

OLMM Parish is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. OLMM Sunday 9AM Mass Time: Jan 31, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94947010426 Meeting ID: 949 4701 0426 Passcode: 12401 You tube link will be available Sunday by noon. Blessings.

Here is the YouTube link for today’s mass for you to watch at your convenience. God bless https://youtu.be/6qiUqzDipOg

Lenten Faith Journey 2020 This Lent there will be an opportunity to use a parish Lenten guide called, Growing in Grace - Stories and Reflections for Lent; this resource will help you pray and reflect each day of Lent on a piece of scripture and an uplifting story. Once a week on Thursday evenings during Lent, a group will meet by Zoom to discuss and share reflections from the readings for that week. If you are interested in being part of this Lenten faith journey group, then please contact Dn Allan at [email protected] by Wednesday, February 10th, 2021 to register.

Here is the you tube link for today’s mass. To watch at your convenience. God Bless https://youtu.be/vBsnA53GThg

OLMM Parish Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: January 24, 21OLMM Sunday 9AM Mass Time: Jan 24, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94109187739 Meeting ID: 941 0918 7739 Passcode: 12401 YouTube link will be posted on Sunday so you can watch at your convenience. Blessings

Here is the YouTube link for today’s mass. A very very special thank you to Robert Fortier for always being there to record the mass, to Sarah and Marc Andre Pion for suppling the music, to Ken Doyle for reading and to Fr Robert for supporting us in doing the weekly online mass. Blessings to all https://youtu.be/IrbLKaiHfxI

OLMM Parish Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: 20210117 OLMM Sunday 9AM Mass Time: Jan 17, 2021 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99277108059 Meeting ID: 992 7710 8059 Passcode: 12401 YouTube Link to follow on Sunday for you to view at your convenience. Blessings.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD? Inherit the kingdom. (Matthew 25:34) Today, on the feast of Christ the King, we celebrate Jesus’ sovereignty over all creation. We celebrate the fact that all things were created through him, all things are redeemed through him, and all people will be judged by him.... It’s this last pointJesus as judgethat today’s Gospel focuses on. It tells us that as our King, Jesus has the right to set the standard by which we will be judged. Other judges exercise their office based on the existing laws of the land. But Jesus is the law of the kingdom. His life, his way, is the standard by which we will be judged. If you want to be a judge in this world, you have to know the law intimately. Just one word in one statute can affect the entire outcome of a case. Not so with Jesus. His law is simple. We will inherit the kingdom based on this guiding principle: Whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:34, 40). That’s the standard: mercy, generosity, and self-giving love. It’s often said that you can’t take it with you, and there is a lot of truth to that. All our money, all our honors, all our possessions are temporary. They won’t follow us to heaven, and they can’t help us get in. But there is something we can take with us: our acts of charity. In fact, they are the very things that will open the gates of heaven to us! Jesus will not be impressed if we have many possessions, and he will not be disappointed if we have just a few. What matters is whether we have let him soften our hearts so that we feed the hungry, forgive those who have sinned against us, and reach out to the lonely. Because his kingdom is not a kingdom of wealth and power; it is a kingdom of humility, love, and service. Jesus, my King and my Judge, teach me to love as you love.

A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue. Proverbs 11:12 Thought: Wise folks don't have to prove their wisdom by disrespecting others and putting them down. Instead, they hold their tongues and let their lives speak what is good, honorable, righteous, and true. In a world of sarcasm and in a culture that is attracted to the person who can put down others with quick and razor-sharp "put downs," we are called to bring a blessing with our words (Ephesians 4:29). Prayer: Holy Father, give me wisdom in the way I use my speech. May it be a blessing to others and a source of praise to you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face. Psalm 11:7 Thought: Can you think of any greater promise for those who seek to be righteous and just? We will see God face to face! Incredible. What a blessing! What a future! What an incredible Father! So let's seek our Abba Father, the LORD God, with all heart and soul and mind and strength until that day that we get to see him as he is, face-to-face with God in all his glory (1 John 3:1-3). Prayer: Dear Father, Almighty King of the ages, thank you for your great and precious promises. I truly look forward to the day that I get to see you face to face and share in your eternal presence! In Jesus' name. Amen.