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Remember to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night!
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by George Yancy (Mr. Yancy is a professor of philosophy and an author)
George Yancy: I’d like to start with a personal question. What does it mean for you to embody the teachings of Roman Catholicism?
Karen Teel: I grew up Catholic, and I continue to practice Catholicism not out of obligation but because I claim it as my home. I try to live faithfully by what is highest and best in my church. This actually means that my allegiance is not first and foremost to the Roman Catholic Church, a human and imperfect institution, but to Jesus and to his God of love and justice. So, for me, embodying the teachings of my church means trying to love deeply, to live with integrity, to treat every person as beloved by God, and therefore to work passionately for justice in the world. READ MORE
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Funeral Blues By W.H Auden
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As we visit All Souls Day and All Saints Day and Remembering Our Beloved Dead Mass I thought to share a poem that is an expression of profound grief and despair upon the loss of a beloved. The speaker's world has been shattered, and they can no longer find meaning in anything. The hope we have in Christ is our resurrection with him and those whom we have loved in a glorious eternal future. | |
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A Great Hymn of Faith
I remember growing up in church singing the great anthem of the faith: For All the Saints, Who From Their Labors Rest. At the time I certainly did not comprehend all of the magnificent themes packed into this hymn...the "great cloud of witnesses" that have gone before us; the proclamation of the Gospel; the summation of the whole Christian life - the trials, tribulations, labors and struggles - all the way to the end and beyond - with the eschatological consummation of the Parousia - as Christ comes to establish His ultimate rule and reign. As I've anticipated the upcoming Remembrance of Our Beloved Dead Mass, the verses of this beautiful hymn have filled my mind and voice once more. I found a lovely article about it online, by Msgr. Charles Pope. Pope actually wrote it in 2015 for the All Saints Day celebration that falls on November 1st. I thought it fitting to share it in light of the upcoming remembrance of our own beloved 'saints' that have entered into that glorious eternal dimension with Jesus. I hope you enjoy reading it too.
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For All the Saints - Reflecting on a Great Hymn of the Church
By Msgr. Charles Pope
As we approach the Feast of All Saints, we do well to meditate on one of the great English hymns, "For All the Saints." It is a wide and sweeping vision of the Church Militant and the Church Triumphant. Its imagery is regal and joyful, its poetry majestic and masterful. A vivid picture is painted in the mind as the wondrous words move by. To me it is a masterpiece. Many people know the opening line, but most have never sung it all the way through and thus miss its wondrous portrait. A number of years ago I committed words of this hymn to memory, very much in the spirit of my father, who loved to memorize things that moved him.
Let's spend a few moments reflecting on this masterwork. It was written in 1864 by William Walsham How, an Anglican Bishop. Ralph Vaughan Williams set it to a stirring melody in 1906. I love to play this hymn at the organ since it has a challenging but exciting "walking base" played by the feet and big rich chords in the hands. In his recent outreach to the Anglicans the Pope speaks of the liturgical, spiritual, and pastoral traditions of the Anglican Communion as a "precious gift" and "treasure to be shared". This hymn from the Anglican tradition is surely one of those treasures. Permit me to set forth each verse and then comment. READ MORE
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Remembering Our Beloved Dead | |
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Place Their Names Now!
On Sunday, November 3, St. Ignatius will hold its Mass for our Beloved Dead. There will be special music selections. Prayers will be offered for all deceased parishioners and family members. Those who died between November 1, 2023 and October 30, 2024 will be remembered on a memorial board in our Narthex throughout November. Those who died before November 6, 2023 will be inscribed into our Book of Remembrance in the Narthex.
Submit your beloved’s name(s) and date(s) of death before October 30. You may submit this information in one of three ways. Complete the form below or email it to Barbara Dailey barbaradailey@st-ignatius.net. You may also mail it in via USPS but it must be received before October 30. May God bring the dead to His dwelling place and console you in your grief.
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Block Party a Huge Success | |
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BLOCK PARTY A HUGE SUCCESS
by Mary Maushard
Oh, what a Block Party! A beautiful October day, ice cream, music and dancing, a peek at the new elementary school and a true spirit of community.
More than 250 children and adults filled Madison Street between Calvert and St. Paul streets for the Oct. 20 Community Block Party, co-sponsored by The Loyola School and St. Ignatius Catholic Community.
The school’s students, families and staff danced, sang, played ball and mingled with parish members and Mount Vernon neighbors. The photo booth was a big hit, as was the Taharka Brothers ice cream truck.
“This is SO MUCH fun,” said TLS third grader Azariah. READ MORE
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Environmental Justice Reflection for Election Week 2024 | |
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Reflections When You Vote
From Pope Francis:
The world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point. In addition to this possibility, it is indubitable that the impact of climate change will increasingly prejudice the lives and families of many persons. We will feel its effects in the areas of healthcare, sources of employment, access to resources, housing, forced migrations, etc. This is a global social issue and one intimately related to the dignity of human life. From Laudate Deum, 2023
We cannot fail to praise the commitment of international agencies and civil society organizations which draw public attention to these issues and offer critical cooperation, employing legitimate means of pressure, to ensure that each government carries out its proper and inalienable responsibility to preserve its country’s environment and natural resources, without capitulating to spurious local or international interests. From Laudato Si, 2015
The myopia of power politics delays the inclusion of a far-sighted environmental agenda within the overall agenda of governments. Thus we forget that “time is greater than space”, that we are always more effective when we generate processes rather than holding on to positions of power. True statecraft is manifest when, in difficult times, we uphold high principles and think of the long-term common good. Political powers do not find it easy to assume this duty in the work of nation-building. From Laudato Si, 2015.
From the Environmental Justice Committee:
Pope Francis in his encyclical, Laudate Si’, seeks us to appreciate the interconnectedness of a healthy environment and a healthy society, when he states, “the human environment and the natural environment deteriorate together; we cannot adequately combat environmental degradation unless we attend to the causes related to human and social degradation” (LS 48). Further Pope Francis says, “We have to realize that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor” (LS 49). I believe the Pope’s message is particularly relevant when considering all of the candidates for the Tuesday, November 5 election. Regardless of who one votes for, I ask that you consider the teachings of Pope Francis when you vote. Unless we work together toward addressing the needs of the poor and immigrants and those in need of social services, we will never realize significant movement in our care for the Earth. We need leaders who show empathy, courage, humility and discipline when serving humankind. It is not the time to cast the needs of people aside but to respond to their needs. In doing so, we will be helping all of God’s creations.
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Would you like to donate to beautify the church for the Christmas Season?
It’s time to get ready to deck the halls! Every Christmas season St. Ignatius Church decorates the church and altars as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Our already beautiful church turns glorious!
This year is particularly difficult and suppliers are asking us to order Christmas Altar Flowers Early (Due to supply chain issues, our poinsettia supplier has asked that we order Christmas Altar flowers by early November.)
Please consider contributing to the Flower Fund to help beautify the church by clicking on button below.
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Friday, November 1
@ 7:25 AM and 6:00 PM
All Saints Day
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Sunday, November 3
@ 10:00 AM Mass
Remembering Our Beloved Dead Mass
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Sunday, November 3
@ 11:15 AM
Fall Litter Pilgimage
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Wednesday, November 6
@ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Environmental Justice Committee
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Sunday, November 10
@ 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Embracing God's Gifts
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Tuesday, November 12
@ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Reading & Discussion Group
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The Reading & Discussion Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30 PM via Zoom. For more information and a list of books/suggestions click here. | |
We are setting the Poor Box for the last two weeks of October to go to the Lebanon campaign with Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS).The situation in Lebanon is worrying us deeply. Over the last two weeks, JRS teams have reached more than 5,500 refugees, migrants and internally displaced people through emergency assistance. Please see the attached update for an overview of the situation and of activities planned for the next six months. | |
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Parish: 'the thought' is a publication of St. Ignatius Catholic Community—Baltimore. Each edition contains articles and news feeds that are included for awareness of current topics in our world today. The positions expressed by outside authors and news feeds are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or positions of St. Ignatius Catholic Community or its staff.
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