Who has not heard of the attacks against our beloved Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, that have made this past Lent a true Pilgrimage in the Desert for him? The Lord has called him to the most difficult “job” in the world, that of showing His face, His love and His mercy to the whole world, and to shepherd His flock. Just as they attacked Jesus, the world is attacking the Pope, we should not be surprised. Our job, as the flock, is to pray for the Holy Father, because only with God’s help can he bear the great cross that he is carrying on his shoulders. Here is a novena that the Knights of Columbus are asking all Catholics to pray, beginning today, Divine Mercy Sunday. I encourage everyone to pray it faithfully, for the full nine days, until April 19, which is the 5th anniversary of his election to the pontificate.

PRAYER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI

Opening Prayer: Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give to Your shepherd, Pope Benedict, a spirit of courage and right judgment, a spirit of knowledge and love. By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care, may he, as successor to the Apostle Peter and Vicar of Christ, build Your Church into a sacrament of unity, love and peace for all the world. Amen

Intercession: Let us pray for Benedict, the Pope
Response: May the Lord preserve him, give him long life, make him blessed upon the earth, and not hand him over to the power of his enemies.

Intercession: May Your hand be upon Your holy servant.
Response: And upon your son, Pope Benedict, whom You have anointed.

Conclusion: Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…

Only Five more Weeks until the Masses of Thanksgiving in our Newly Renovated Church on May 15 & 16! Have you signed up to be a bell ringer or to help run the new sound booth during Mass? Sign up forms to be a bell ringer are in the vestibule of the Fr. Puhl Center. If you wish to help run the sound booth, give the parish office a call for more information.

Butter Braid Success

Thank you to all parishioners who participated in this year’s butter braid sale. It was a huge success and brought in over $3,500 in profit. If you ordered butter braids from a Holy Trinity student or just directly from the school, thank you. A few school families deserve special recognition this year as they played a huge part in this year’s success. A huge thank you to Alexis Garcia and her family for selling 95 butter braids! Other mega-sellers were Meghan & Shannon Walker (42), Giannah Barela (42), Giselle & Vanessa Zamora (38), and Mia Lobato (33).

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A few weeks ago, we read the Gospel of the woman caught in adultery. The leaders, wishing to “kill two birds with one stone,” (Jesus and the woman) tried to trick Jesus into condemning the adulteress, almost taking pleasure in “catching” someone in wrongdoing, enjoying the sense of power that their “superiority” gave them. We all know what our Lord did. He let them speak and then shamed them all with the words: “Let the one who is without sin cast the first stone.” Everyone left, probably with a red face. Probably quite a few of them had committed adultery, but had never been caught. If anyone had the right to cast the first stone it was certainly Jesus: He had no sin! But He simply looked at the woman with His kind eyes and said: “Did no one condemn you? Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

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When we make use of the Sacrament of Confession we bring to Jesus our sorrow for sin, and He brings to us the Father’s forgiveness. There is no greater sign of God’s love for us. During Holy Week we’ve added these extra Confession times to our regular schedule:

• Monday, March 29, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 30, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Holy Thursday, April 1, beginning at 8:30 pm (at the conclusion of the 7:00 pm Mass)

The Divine Mercy Novena is a beautiful devotion which rejoices in the salvation which Jesus Christ won for mankind through His saving death upon the cross. It is a confident cry for God’s Mercy: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world!” We have pamphlets available at the church entrances that explain the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I encourage you to pray the Novena of Divine Mercy as a family. The nine day Novena to the Divine Mercy begins on Good Friday, and ends on April 10, the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday.

Faith in Every Student

Registration for new families for the 2010-2011 school year is ongoing. We have approximately 217 students enrolled for next year. Here is the latest update on class availability:

• Preschool: 9 spaces remaining
• Kindergarten: 1 space remaining
• Grade 1: 2 spaces remaining
• Grade 2: 2 spaces remaining
• Grade 3: Closed – Waiting List
• Grade 4: Closed – Waiting List
• Grade 5: 5 spaces remaining
• Grade 6: Closed – Waiting List
• Grade 7: 8 spaces remaining
• Grade 8: 4 spaces remaining

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This coming week is Holy Week, the high point of Lent, the final preparation for Easter. Some things have changed during Lent: daily Mass attendance has increased; many went to Confession more frequently; we have cut back on food and given the savings to charity; we have attended the Stations of the Cross and visited the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel more often. But everything around us goes on as usual, which makes it harder for us to keep focused on the crucial 40 days before Christ’s supreme sacrifice, His death on the Cross followed by His triumph over death, His glorious Resurrection.

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The Sacrament of Confession is one of the greatest tools in God’s arsenal to make saints out of us! We bring to Jesus our sorrow for sin, and He brings to us the Father’s forgiveness. There is no greater sign of God’s love for us. For The last two weeks of Lent we’ve added these extra Confession times to our regular schedule:

• Monday, March 22, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Monday, March 29, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Tuesday, March 30, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
• Holy Thursday, April 1, beginning at 8:30 pm (at the conclusion of the 7:00 pm Mass)