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Mass on Vacation
Vacations are a great gift from God! They allow us to take a break from work or school and get away from the everyday tasks at hand. One thing we never want to drop from our weekends/days: Sunday Mass, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15), Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8). Quoted from old Spanish liturgy, “Sunday is a day of light and of life. On that day, Christ, the life of the faithful, rose from the dead. Let us celebrate it with solemnity in order to deserve a blissful peace.”
Go to masstimes.org or Google search “Mass near me” when on vacation or be proactive and find Catholic churches near your destination before you leave for vacation. As Saint Pio of Pietrelcina said best, “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do without Holy Mass.”
Here are a couple links to help explain why we shouldn't miss Mass while on vacation:
Vacations are a great gift from God! They allow us to take a break from work or school and get away from the everyday tasks at hand. One thing we never want to drop from our weekends/days: Sunday Mass, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15), Solemnity of All Saints (November 1), and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8). Quoted from old Spanish liturgy, “Sunday is a day of light and of life. On that day, Christ, the life of the faithful, rose from the dead. Let us celebrate it with solemnity in order to deserve a blissful peace.”
Go to masstimes.org or Google search “Mass near me” when on vacation or be proactive and find Catholic churches near your destination before you leave for vacation. As Saint Pio of Pietrelcina said best, “It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do without Holy Mass.”
Here are a couple links to help explain why we shouldn't miss Mass while on vacation:
Pilgrimage
Have you ever been on a pilgrimage? A pilgrimage is a journey, physically or spiritually taken by anyone seeking out holy places or places of religious significance. Oftentimes, people think you can only go on a pilgrimage if you go abroad, but there are many places to visit here in the United States! Check out these pilgrimage sites here in the states.
Have you ever been on a pilgrimage? A pilgrimage is a journey, physically or spiritually taken by anyone seeking out holy places or places of religious significance. Oftentimes, people think you can only go on a pilgrimage if you go abroad, but there are many places to visit here in the United States! Check out these pilgrimage sites here in the states.
Summer Reading
Hopefully, summer will bring some additional leisure time for exercise, family, and recreation. One of my favorite things to do with downtime is to read. Whether you're spending time on the beach, in a vehicle, or on your back porch, find a couple of good books to enjoy this summer. Share your reading list with a friend or small group so you can all discuss the book's ideas together. Some ideas for good Catholic reading are below. The third one contains books for all ages, including adults.
Hopefully, summer will bring some additional leisure time for exercise, family, and recreation. One of my favorite things to do with downtime is to read. Whether you're spending time on the beach, in a vehicle, or on your back porch, find a couple of good books to enjoy this summer. Share your reading list with a friend or small group so you can all discuss the book's ideas together. Some ideas for good Catholic reading are below. The third one contains books for all ages, including adults.
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PRAYER FOR SUMMERTIME
Loving God, Creator of all times and places, we thank you for the gift of summertime, the days of light, warmth and leisure.
Thank you for the beauty that surrounds us everywhere we look: the multi-colored flowers, the deep blue of the sky, the tranquil surface of lakes, the laughter of children at play, people strolling in parks, families gathered around picnic tables and the more time to spend with family and friends.
As we open our eyes and ears to the landscape of nature and people, open our hearts to receive all as gift. Give us that insight to see you as the Divine Artist. Help us to realize and appreciate that you are laboring to keep all in existence. Warm our souls with the awareness of your presence.
Let all the gifts we enjoy this summer deepen our awareness of your love so that we may share this with others and enjoy a summertime of re-creation.
AMEN
(From the University of Marquette website)
Loving God, Creator of all times and places, we thank you for the gift of summertime, the days of light, warmth and leisure.
Thank you for the beauty that surrounds us everywhere we look: the multi-colored flowers, the deep blue of the sky, the tranquil surface of lakes, the laughter of children at play, people strolling in parks, families gathered around picnic tables and the more time to spend with family and friends.
As we open our eyes and ears to the landscape of nature and people, open our hearts to receive all as gift. Give us that insight to see you as the Divine Artist. Help us to realize and appreciate that you are laboring to keep all in existence. Warm our souls with the awareness of your presence.
Let all the gifts we enjoy this summer deepen our awareness of your love so that we may share this with others and enjoy a summertime of re-creation.
AMEN
(From the University of Marquette website)
