The Blessing of the “Bambinelli”

Dear Parish Family,

Next weekend, the Third Sunday of Advent, we will bless Baby Jesus figurines at all Masses.  You may bring your own baby Jesus figurines if you would like to have them blessed.  We will also have baby Jesus figurines available to be blessed and distributed.

The blessing of the “Bambinelli” [Baby Jesus figurines] as they are called in Rome, reminds us that the crib is a school of life where we can learn the secret of true joy. This does not consist in having many things but in feeling loved by the Lord, in giving oneself as a gift for others and in loving one another. Let us look at the crib. Our Lady and St Joseph do not seem to be a very fortunate family; their first child was born in the midst of great hardship; yet they are full of deep joy, because they love each other, they help each other and, especially, they are certain that God, who made himself present in the little Jesus, is at work in their story. And the shepherds? What did they have to rejoice about? That Newborn Infant was not to change their condition of poverty and marginalization. But faith helped them recognize the “babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” as a “sign” of the fulfilment of God’s promises for all human beings, “with whom he is pleased” (Lk 2: 12, 14).     -National Catholic Register

God Bless,  Fr. Dan

Monday, December 18^th from 4-7pm

St. Francis Xavier Church will be open for quiet prayer and Confession.

2nd Annual St. Francis Xavier Church Father Mike Donovan Scholarship Golf Tournament

Where: Sunset Ridge Golf Club
Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Golf Application

12:00 PM Registration! Golf will follow with a 1:00 p.m. shotgun.

The day will include 18 holes of golf with cart, contests, lunch and drinks at the turn as well as on the course and dinner back at the church hall.
All proceeds to benefit the Father Mike Donovan Scholarship.
The cost of the day will be $90 per golfer/$360 per team
Not a golfer? Join us for dinner back at the Church Hall @ 5:00 p.m. for $25

Hole sponsorships are available for $100 per hole.
For more information, please call Jay Austin @ 315-530-0978 or email: jaustin@lyncourtschool.org

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Holy Hour 3:00pm 4/16/23

In 1931, Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina in Poland and expressed his desire for a feast celebrating his mercy. The Feast of Mercy was to be on the Sunday after Easter and was to include a public blessing and liturgical veneration of His image with the inscription “Jesus, I trust in You.” This promise of mercy has been affirmed by the Church, which has made Divine Mercy Sunday an occasion for receiving a plenary indulgence, “the remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already been forgiven” (CCC, no. 1471). The plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful under the usual conditions (Confession, Eucharist, prayer for the intentions of the pope, and complete detachment from sin, even venial sin). The faithful may either take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy in any church or chapel or recite the Our Father and Creed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. There are many aspects of the Divine Mercy devotion, including the Chaplet, the Divine Mercy image, and the “hour of great mercy” (3:00 p.m.). The popularity of these devotions, focused on the Lord’s infinite mercy, has grown rapidly in recent decades. Regarding the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus said to her, “At the hour of their death, I defend as My own glory every soul that will say this chaplet; or when others say it for a dying person” (Divine Mercy in My Soul, no. 811). Source: usccb.org.

A Prayer for Easter

O Risen Jesus,

may I always seek and find you,

think about you, speak to you

and do everything

for your honor and glory.

Be always my hope, my peace,

my refuge and my help

in whom my heart is rooted,

so that I may never

be separated from you.  Amen.

―St. Bonaventure

Saturday, April 8 – Holy Saturday

No 4:30pm Mass

Easter Vigil Mass- Church- 8:00pm

Sunday, April 9 – Easter Sunday

Easter Mass- Church- 8:30am and 10:45am

Dear parish family,
Last Sunday evening I had the privilege of being part of the Master Touch Ecumenical Service. First, I would like to thank the Marcellus United Methodist for being the host and the Marcellus Ecumenical committee for doing the planning and preparation. The event was much more than a concert; although the music was wonderful and the singing spectacular; it was a prayer experience. interspersed with the music were readings from Scripture, secular readings and shared prayer responses focused on Our Lord’s Passion. Afterwards there was a time of shared fellowship with soup and sandwiches. I would highly encourage and strongly recommend that when the Ecumenical committee presents similar events; we would all make an effort to participate; you will be greatly enriched.
The Ecumenical committee and the events they plan and sponsor remind us that, although there are some differences (and some are significant) in the way the different Christian Denominations pray and celebrate the Faith; there is a great deal that we have in common. Most significantly we share a common Baptism. Baptized in water in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, we become brothers and sisters in Christ and share in His Mission to spread the Good News of the Gospel; to be a Light to the nations and truly offer care, aid and support to those who are in need; without regard to ethnicity, creed or social condition.
Together, we can help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a society and world that desperately needs to receive the Good News of Salvation, Hope, Peace, Fraternity and Joy.
God Bless, Fr. Dan

Click here to read the letter from Bishop Lucia dated March 8, 2023

Diaper Drive – March 18 & 19
The diaper drive helps to support Birthright of Syracuse, a resource center for pregnant women & new mothers.
Needed: Diaper size – NB, #1, #4, #5, #6, #7 as well as wipes. Collection boxes will be available at both entrances. Thank you!