Friday April 8
Friday Stations of the Cross &
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 6:30 p.m.
followed by our Lenten Soup Supper.
The KofC Basilica Council is sponsoring the last Soup Supper of this
Lenten season after the Stations of the Cross on Friday, April 8.
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THE RHYTHM … from Fr. John
HERE WE ARE at the highpoint of the entire year for us Christians: Holy Week: the renewal of our Baptismal Life in Christ Crucified and Risen from the Dead!
OUR LENTEN JOURNEY began Ash Wednesday with a call to conversion, a time to include fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Our Basilica Parish has therefore engaged in celebrating the Sacrament of Penance, walking the way of Jesus’ Passion, worshipping Him in the Blessed Sacrament, enjoying simple meals made with great love, and reflecting on what it means to journey together as a people of faith. We’ve been mindful of the hungry at our door with a collection of food items for the neighborhood pantry, and as always providing with our own hands the lunches that feed those who would otherwise go without. Through it all we have prayed and acted upon the sentiments expressed in the 51st Psalm, allowing for God to “create in us a new heart!” I hope you’ve chosen to participate in some way
NOW, IN THIS HOLY WEEK we powerfully, dramatically journey with Jesus through his Passion - his suffering and dying in our stead, in obedience to the Father, that we may have perfect eternal union with God who alone is Perfect. Beginning with the Palm Sunday procession, together we will step across the threshold of our Basilica doors, and that from Lent into Holy Week. We then gather again on Holy Thursday night to begin the most intense time of our year of prayer together, remember Jesus’ Last Supper, when he instituted the ministerial Priesthood and highlighted the servant priesthood of all believers with the Washing of Feet, and then instituted the Holy Eucharist, wherein he attached his dying and rising to this Sacred Meal, which he commanded us all to forever repeat it so as to always remember Divine Love broken open and poured out on the Cross. Then we reconvene on Good Friday to recall his Passion, Pray for the Church and the World, and Venerate his Cross. Then we reconvene again on Holy Saturday Night, with the Great and Solemn Easter Vigil: the First Easter Mass, with a Service of Light, Recounting Salvation History, Renewal of Baptismal Promises, Sacraments of Initiation, and Easter Eucharist! I hope you will choose to participate in this One Liturgy spread across the Three Sacred Days.
AHHH, EASTER – not just a day – not just a holiday or holy day. Rather, Eastertide is 50 Days – a Holy Season – a time of feasting and basking in the outpouring of Divine Grace that cannot be held bound by anything, not even death! It’ll be 50 days of our Parish Community celebrating Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations, Weddings, Quinceañeras and of course, the Eucharist - the source and summit of it all for us as Christians!
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THE SACRED TRIDUUM & EASTER WEEK
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HOLY THURSDAY MASS OF THE LORD’S LAST SUPPER
7:00 p.m
GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
5:00 p.m. in Spanish
7:00 p.m. in English
HOLY SATURDAY SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL
8:30 p.m.
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION
8:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m. bilingual
5:00 p.m.
THE SOLEMN EASTER OCTAVE
12:10 p.m. each day, Monday thru Saturday
While neither part of the Sacred Triduum Liturgy,
nor a substitute in any way for the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion, nonetheless,
from 12pm-3pm on Good Friday there will be sacred music played for personal reflection,
and an opportunity for Confession until 2:45 p.m.
Then Stations of the Cross will be prayed at 3:00 p.m.
Free parking is available with ticket validation
on Thursday evening, all day Friday, and throughout the weekend.
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Join us Sunday afternoon!
Hosted by our new young adult group:
Cor Unum (One Heart).
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Reminders...
No youth group meeting on Palm Sunday (April 10).
The Parish Office will be closed on Holy Thursday (April 14), Good Friday (April 15) and Easter Monday (April 18).
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40 Cans for Lent-Annual Food Drive
The 40 Cans for Lent drive for the Midtown Assistance Center (MAC) continues through Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, April 10. Please remember to bring in your donations by this Sunday. Thank you for your support!
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Please join us at our Easter fish fry on Saturday, April 16th, at 3:30 p.m.: https://mealtrain.com/nq33r6. If you have any problems using this Meal Train, please do not hesitate to contact us, and we'll see that you get included. Jim and Myra: jimkucera@yahoo.com
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2022 Good Friday Pilgrimage
(Urban Stations of the Cross)
“Love Your Neighbor”
The 40th annual Ecumenical Good Friday Pilgrimage (Urban Way of the Cross) sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s Justice and Peace Ministries returns in-person, for the first time since 2019, on Friday, April 15, 9:00 a.m. to noon.
The pilgrimage will begin at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, located at 48 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. We will gather at 8:45 a.m. and begin our journey with an opening prayer and reflection at 9 a.m. by Bishop Bernard E. Shlesinger, III. We will conclude at approximately noon with a reflection and closing prayer. Buses will be available to return participants to our start point.
Participants are encouraged to carpool or use public transportation as parking is limited. The two-mile route is considered wheel chair accessible, but please keep in mind that not all of the sidewalks along the route are smooth or wide.
Please contact Kat Doyle, Director of Justice and Peace Ministries, at kdoyle@archatl.com All are welcome!
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Mass Intentions
Apr 10: Palm Sunday
8:00 am: Niceta P. Brown
10:00 am: Peggy & Marvin Becker (D)
12:30 pm: Raul Castillo Vasquez (D)
5:00 pm: Dorothy Schechterle
Apr 11: Monday of Holy Week
12:10 pm: Norma LaJoie (D)
Apr 12: Tuesday of Holy Week
12:10 pm: Margaret Lewis
Apr 13: Wednesday of Holy Week
12:10 pm: Nelson Jair Suastegin Morales (D)
Apr 14: Holy Thursday
7:00 pm
Apr 15: Good Friday
7:00 pm
Apr 16: Holy Saturday
4:00 pm: All People of the Parish
Apr 17: Easter Sunday
8:00 am: Benjamin Lewis (D)
10:00 am: Bob Young (D)
12:30 pm: Raul Castillo Vasquez (D)
5:00 pm: Howell Lewis
Candle Intentions of Henry Erbeck, Bobby Overton, and Philip Edwin Phelps Sr. (D).
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Mass and Candle/Flower Intentions
Offering Mass for a special Intention is a long standing tradition in the Catholic Church. In addition, our celebration of the Eucharist is enhanced with fresh flowers in the Sanctuary. If you would like the opportunity to make a memorial offering in the name of a loved one or for a special occasion, please visit our parish website. Intentions are made available 3-4 months in advance. There will be one arrangement in front of the Mary statue which will be available as an intention every weekend.
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How can we pray for you?
Your online prayer request is received by members of our clergy, prayer teams, and pastoral ministers who will pray on your behalf. Please know that you are held in prayer by your parish family. Submit prayer requests here.
Let us pray...
For our faithful departed especially: the 982,000+ Americans who have died from complications of Covid-19. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.
For the sick of our parish, especially: Longtime parishioner and choir member Hugh Odendahl, Anna Chambers, Chris Chambers, Edward Dieser, Gina Manarin, Pat Principe, Bob Schorr, Joanne Smalley, Aidan Wendler, Calvin Williams, those affected by the coronavirus, and Gift of Grace House residents.
For our men and women in uniform, especially: Christofer Arguedas, Madison Bips, Paul Brieske, Rafael Duralde, and Devin Thomas.
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Stewardship
The Stewardship of our Treasure reminds us that everything we have is a gift from God. Our electronic Online Giving Program through Our Sunday Visitor is fast and easy and less risky than cash or checks, as donations cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed. You will not incur any additional fees through online giving.
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Thank you for your generosity!
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We look forward to seeing you!
Saturday Vigil: 4:00
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish), 5:00 p.m.
M-T-W-F: 12:10 Daily Mass
TH: 12:10 Scripture & Communion
Confessions: Friday 11:30 a.m., Saturday 3:30 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m.
Office Hours: M-F 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m &. Sunday 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
ENCOUNTER Christ & LEARN to LIVE as Disciples.
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