Dear Parishioners and Friends -
Happy Monday! We are now in Holy Week, and that means a very busy time for many, but a great time for prayer! As we journey through the most holy time of the year, the St. Gabriel family is excited to walk with you towards Easter. We have amazing opportunities to pray this week, and through the Triduum! Check out each day below for information about what is happening at St. Gabriel.
As always, a very special thanks to our wonderful choir! We have amazing music coming up during this most beautiful week of prayer. If you are interested in helping with music, feel free, as always, to reach out to Tim in the parish office!
Yours in prayer,
- Victor and the St. Gabriel Staff
Holy Week Weekdays
Tuesday and Wednesday will be Mass at 8:15. Please note that there will be NO Mass after Holy Hour tomorrow afternoon; please pray for Father Bob as he renews his priestly promises at the Chrism Mass with Bishop Ricken and all the priests of the Green Bay Diocese.
Father Bob will be hearing confessions on Tuesday from 11:30 to 1pm, and on Wednesday evening from 4:00-8:00 pm in the Church. There will be no Faith Formation classes this week.
On Monday and Tuesday, Xavier High School will host 'Shroud Encounter' - a holy week experience looking into the Shroud of Turin, and the real history of Jesus Christ, died and risen from the dead. Check out the poster below, or the linked video for more information.
Good Friday
The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
On Friday, we commemorate the Passion and Death of Christ on the Cross. Our Good Friday Liturgy will be held at 1:00pm in the Church
Stations of the Cross
The final Stations of the Cross for Lent will be Friday at 6:00pm. Please join us to pray with Jesus especially through his passion on this day.
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We hope you all have a wonderful Holy Week, and a Blessed Easter!
God Bless,
- The St. Gabriel Parish Staff
Closing Prayer
In the last Special Edition of the newsletter, I shared a poem from Christmas Time. For our Holy Week Edition, I wanted to also share a poem! This is a poem by Sister Mary Ada; written for the story of Holy Saturday
The ancient grayness shifted
Suddenly and thinned
Like mist upon the moors
Before a wind.
An old, old prophet lifted
A shining face and said:
“He will be coming soon.
The Son of God is dead;
He died this afternoon.”
A murmurous excitement stirred
All souls.
They wondered if they dreamed –
Save one old man who seemed
Not even to have heard.
And Moses, standing,
Hushed them all to ask
If any had a welcome song prepared.
If not, would David take the task?
And if they cared
Could not the three young children sing
The Benedicite, the canticle of praise
They made when God kept them from perishing
In the fiery blaze?
A breath of spring surprised them,
Stilling Moses’ words.
No one could speak, remembering
The first fresh flowers,
The little singing birds.
Still others thought of fields new ploughed
Or apple trees
All blossom-boughed.
Or some, the way a dried bed fills
With water
Laughing down green hills.
The fisherfolk dreamed of the foam
On bright blue seas.
The one old man who had not stirred
Remembered home.
And there He was
Splendid as the morning sun and fair
As only God is fair.
And they, confused with joy,
Knelt to adore
Seeing that He wore
Five crimson stars
He never had before.
No canticle at all was sung
None toned a psalm, or raised a greeting song,
A silent man alone
Of all that throng
Found tongue –
Not any other.
Close to His heart
When the embrace was done,
Old Joseph said,
“How is Your Mother,
How is Your Mother, Son?”