St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church (gilbert, Az) Podcasts

Who is the saint in our altar? Get to know some fascinating facts about St. John Marie Vianney, whose memorial is Aug 4th, and even a story about Claire's visit to Ars, France. Top quotes from this saint: "There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us." "Do not try to please everybody. Try to please God, the angels, and the saints – they are your public." "As for ourselves, how often do we come to church without thinking what we are going to do or for what we are going to ask. And yet, when we go to call upon someone, we have no difficulty in remembering why it was we came. Some appear as if they were about to say to God: ‘I am just going to say a couple of words, so I can get away quickly.’ I often think that when we come to adore our Lord we should get all we ask if we asked for it with a lively faith and a pure heart." Remember to offer an extra prayer for all our priests through the intercession of St. John Vianney! Visit us: https://www.smary

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - Eccl 1: 2; 2: 21-23 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 95 Reading II - Col 3: 1-5, 9-11 Gospel - Lk 12: 13-21

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - Eccl 1: 2; 2: 21-23 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 95 Reading II - Col 3: 1-5, 9-11 Gospel - Lk 12: 13-21

Memorial of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus of Bethany Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Happy feast day of Marth, Mary, and Lazarus Bethany. The Church celebrates these three friends of Jesus who offered him hospitality and were also important witnesses to Christ's divinity! Lazarus we know was raised from the dead, Mary sat at Jesus' feet and listened, and Martha served Jesus and attested to His status as the Messiah. It's also a great day to give thanks, in honor of these friends of Jesus, for the gift of friends in our own life.  God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - Gn 18: 20-32 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 138 Reading II - Col 2: 12-14 Gospel - Lk 11: 1-13

Happy Feast of St. Mary Magdalene! Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Last week I communicated that we’ve had a two week delay on our re-opening date, today I’m confirming that we’re on track to meet that deadline and confirm that we are planning on re-opening on August 13th and 14th at all Sunday Masses that day. Daily Masses will resume in the full space on August 15th. Thank you again for your patience. To that end, I wanted to share with you all too, in this Flocknote and on our website you’ll find a wish list of items for our new sanctuary space. We’re asking for these new items in order to ensure consistency, coordination, and coherence of our liturgical items so that they match thematically. It’s similar to doing a remodel in your home and needing new furnishings so that the décor matches. Our old liturgical furnishings will be donated to another parish. I have some ideas in mind and am coordinating that in the weeks to come. Also, today, July 22nd is our patronal feast day, St. Mary Magdalene, so I’d be remis

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - Gn 18: 1-10a Responsorial Psalm - Ps 15 Reading II - Col 1: 24-28 Gospel - Lk 10: 38-42

Our New Tabernacle! Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  I hope you enjoyed last week's sneak peek of the sanctuary. It's coming together beautifully and I'm so eager to have us all together again in the new space. However, the detailed installation of the marble is taking longer than the crew predicted, which means that our move in date is now delayed by two weeks to August 13/14th. I imaging you're disappointed to hear this, know that I am too, but this is the home stretch and the finish line is near! Thank you for your continued patience.  In the meantime, enjoy the sneak peek of our new tabernacle!  God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - Dt 30: 10-14 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 69 Reading II - Col 1: 15-20 Gospel - Lk 10: 25-37 

July Sanctuary Update Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Thanks for tuning in to this week’s video. Today is my last sneak peek preview video because we’re going to be able to move back into the full space and celebrate Mass in this sanctuary the last weekend of July. Beginning with the Saturday vigil Mass on July 30th, and Sunday Masses on the 31st we’ll be back in our full worship space for all weekend and weekday liturgies.  When we move back in you’ll see the architectural renovations and the walls primed for our mural work. Our murals are currently being made, they are custom painted and should be installed before Christmas 2022. We’re going to continue to use our current altar furnishings in this space for the next several months until our custom altar and furnishings are ready.   Looking around now you can see that they’re installing marble in our sanctuary, so enjoy this glimpse of the marble tile. What happens between now and re-opening is the finishing of the marble, installation of carpet and the top of ou

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - 1 Is 66: 10-14c Responsorial Psalm - Ps 100 Reading II - Gal 6: 14-18 Gospel - Lk 10: 1-12, 17-20

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - 1 Kgs 19: 16b, 19-21 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 16 Reading II - Gal 5: 1, 13-18 Gospel - Lk 9: 51-62

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time  Reading I - 1 Kgs 19: 16b, 19-21 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 16 Reading II - Gal 5: 1, 13-18 Gospel - Lk 9: 51-62

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Thanks for tuning in to this week's video. A big shoutout to my brother priests, Fr. Chad King, pastor of St. Gabriel's in Cave Creek and Fr. Kevin Penkalski, parochial vicar of St. Henry's in Buckeye.  Happy Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. Today's a beautiful day to reflect on the intimate, particular love that Jesus has for each of us. The Love He manifests from the Cross as His heart is pierced for us.  May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be our refuge now and forever!    God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ  Reading I - Gn 14: 18-20 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 110 Reading II - Rom 5: 1-5 Gospel - Lk 9: 11b-17

Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Today I'm joined by two brother priests, Fr. Chad King and Fr. Kevin Penkalski. We're up near Show Low in Lakeside on a short vacation together. This weekend we celebrate Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Jesus. To celebrate we each share some thoughts on the Eucharist and how it's had an impact on our lives and our priestly ministry. May this weekend rejuvenate us all in our love for Christ present in the Eucharist and lead to deeper faith and love of Christ. As you can tell, I'm excited to share this update with you! Thank you all for your patience and flexibility during this construction process.   God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

The Most Holy Trinity Reading I - Prv 8: 22-31 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 8 Reading II - Rom 5: 1-5 Gospel - Jn 16: 12-15

Sanctuary Update Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  The marble and decorative millwork have arrived! Enjoy the tour of the current work on the other side of the wall! To recap here are the main points:  1. We're anticipating moving back into the full church after construction finishes in early August!  2. Our custom mural work and altar furnishings will be ready over the next several months. In the meantime we'll continue to use what we already have.  3. We still have construction to finish up including the installation of the millwork and tile, installing carpet, cleaning up and resetting the Church.  As you can tell, I'm excited to share this update with you! Thank you all for your patience and flexibility during this construction process.   God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Pentecost Sunday Reading I - Acts 2: 1-11 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 104 Reading II - Rom 8: 8-17 Gospel - Jn 20: 19-23

Pentecost, the Holy Spirit, and You! Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  This weekend is Pentecost Sunday, the birth of the Church and her missionary efforts. This is a fantastic chance to renew the gift of the Holy Spirit in our own lives and in the life of the Church.  Like the Apostles went out emboldened by the Holy Spirit, how is the Holy Spirit asking you to proclaim the name of Jesus and to share the faith with others?   God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754