Dear Parishioners,
As we continue in this Lenten season, I want to take this opportunity to call to mind the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. Mercy, as it is contemplated here, is said to be a virtue that influences one's will to have compassion for, and, if possible, to alleviate another's misfortune.
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that although mercy is the spontaneous product of charity, it is also a special virtue distinct from charity. The Scholastics consider mercy preferable to justice because, like justice, it governs relations between distinct persons. Hence, both corporal and spiritual works of mercy are traditionally enumerated.
To feed the hungry
To give drink to the thirsty
To clothe the naked
To shelter the homeless
To visit the sick
To ransom the captive
To bury the dead
To instruct the ignorant
To counsel the doubtful
To admonish sinners
To bear wrongs patiently
To forgive offenses willingly
To comfort the afflicted
To pray for the living and the dead
The performance of works of mercy is not merely a matter of exalted counsel; it is also a strict precept imposed by both natural and Divine law. The natural law enjoins works of mercy based on the principle of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Lenten Blessings! Msgr. John Shamleffer
Held at 2:30 PM each Friday during Lent (except on Good Friday)
Saturdays at 3:30 PM
Every Sunday during Lent after Masses
Good Friday following Noon Stations & the 7 PM service
Lenten Reconciliation Service: Tuesday, April 8 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM
March 29-30 at all Masses
Chrism Mass: 10 AM at Cathedral Basilica
Mass of the Last Supper: 7 PM (Followed by Adoration)
Stations of the Cross: Noon (Confessions following service)
Good Friday Service: 7 PM (Confessions following service)
Easter Vigil: 8 PM (Held at Ste. Genevieve du Bois Church)
Masses: 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
May this Lenten season be a time of reflection, renewal, and growth in faith.
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