The Face of Our Lady

The ramblings of a newly minted Catholic parish secretary.

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Bonus of working in the parish office: getting to attend daily mass while on the clock. 😍

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One of the biggest downsides I've found to working in the parish are volunteers assuming I know how to do everything and have more than enough time to do the things they actually volunteered to do.

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Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Barcelona.

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Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven.

St. Ephraim of Syria (via twocrowns)

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Say a prayer for fathers who have lost their children and children who have lost their fathers. Say a prayer for children whose fathers abused, neglected, or abandoned them. Say a prayer for fathers who never met their children because they died in the womb. Say a prayer for suffering fathers and children today.

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Catholics in America.

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Please pray for the newly ordain priests preparing to take up their assignments.

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Hazards of spending too much time in church

Lighting all the candles because people need prayers Fighting the urge to put in just one more Mass Intention Smelling of incense when you get home

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If you are married and signing up for utilities, make sure both names are put on the account.

I recently had a wonderful woman come in to my office, broken, defeated…

Her husband had left the family supposedly on a short trip to help his family, but failed to return. He had recently stopped sending money home. Her electric bill was quite behind and disconnection notices were sent. The company was working with her, but with minor children and a minimum wage job, she still could not come up with the amount they needed.

The trustee’s office refused to offer aid as the bill was only in her husband’s name. The local charities could only offer a third due to the name issue as well. It took a full afternoon for me to coordinate with her church, and two charities to get it covered. But we still only could cover the amount to avoid disconnection.

Please pray for Ms Linda, for her husband, and the children.

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St Joachim & St Anne; patron saints of parents, Mary’s parents and Jesus’ grandparents #lent2017 #40for40 #day30 #stjoachim #stanne #catholic #backtothedrawingboard

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Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière.

Lyon, France.

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Pray a Hail Mary for Parish Priests, religious sisters and brothers, your Bishop, and discerning religious