"In the sight of angels I will sing your praises, Lord" (Psalm 138)
January 21
Hello, Guardian Angels Family,
Friday, January 22, is a day of prayer and fasting for our Catholic pro-life cause. Consider skipping a meal that day and praying an extra Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet—as a minimum.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Longmont will offer a special Respect Life Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23. Please attend and pray for the repose of the souls of the aborted babies and for the conversion and healing of the mothers, fathers, nurses, doctors, staff, and escorts involved in abortions.
Weekend Masses
To give people peace of mind, wear a mask
Saturday, January 23 5:00 p.m.
3:00-4:30 p.m Confession/Adoration in Bakhita Hall
Sunday, January 24 7:30 a.m. The “safest” Mass-fewest people; all are wearing masks
Sunday, January 24 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 24 10:30 a.m.
Weekday Mass Schedule this week
Tuesday, January 26 8:00 a.m. followed by a Holy Hour/Confession
Wednesday, January 27 4:00 p.m. Holy Hour/Confession, followed by a 5:15 p.m. Mass
Thursday, January 28 8:00 a.m. followed by a Holy Hour/Confession
Novena
The St. Josephine Bakhita novena will begin on January 31 (Click Here). We will place it on the bulletin cart on the last two weekends of January.
Second Collection This Weekend
Guardian Angels Debt Reduction
Lent
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17. For all of Lent we will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet before Masses. Begin to learn this simple prayer.
Stations of the Cross will be on Friday evenings. Different groups will lead the prayers. The prayer format will be within Eucharistic Adoration. For example, the format would look like this:
7:00 Priest or deacon exposes the Eucharist in the monstrance and leads the singing
7:05 Youth Group, Women’s Group or _______ begin the prayers for the stations
7:30 After the prayers are completed, the lights are turned out for 10 minutes of silence in the dark (to listen to our Lord)
7:40 The Divine Mercy Chaplet prayed in the dark
7:48 Priest or deacon leads Benediction prayers
Total time is usually less than an hour
The Knights of Columbus will have take-out fish fry food available. Please support the Knights
Thanks For Your Prayers
Laugh with me—there is no HIPAA privacy for priests. Everybody wants to know what a priest has when he is sick. I had a bad sore throat from Friday afternoon until Tuesday afternoon. It finally began to diminish. It is 95% gone. [No COVID, no strep, no fever, no chills at all.] It will take a little longer for my energy and voice to return. I probably won’t sing this weekend. I am directing everyone to St. John Church on Saturday in Longmont for the pro-life Mass at 10:00 a.m. I canceled it here to pace myself for the weekend.
Peace of Christ,
Fr. Michael