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

The Ascension of the Lord Reading I - Acts 1: 1-11 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 47 Reading II - Heb 9: 24-28; 10: 19-23 Gospel - Lk 24: 46-53

The Ascension of the Lord Reading I - Acts 1: 1-11 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 47 Reading II - Heb 9: 24-28; 10: 19-23 Gospel - Lk 24: 46-53

Ascension of Christ Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Happy Solemnity of the Ascension. This weekend we celebrate with joy as Christ returns to Heaven in glory. His Ascension is a reminder for us of our call to holiness, to seek Christ in all things so that we may be with Him one day in Heaven.  Knowing that our true home is in Heaven with Christ, how will we cultivate that desire in our thoughts, words, and actions this week?  God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Sixth Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 145 Reading II - Rev 21: 10-14, 22-23 Gospel - Jn 14: 23-29 

Announcements and shout outs Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Thank you for tuning in to this week's video. Come join us for our Eucharistic concert on May 20, 2022 at the Higley Stake Center. They've generously offered to host us while we're under renovation.  Congratulations and welcome to Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. John Vianney Court 2779! Catholic Daughters is a group dedicated to Christian service, prayer, and community and I'm delighted to welcome them to St. Mary Magdalene.  To all of our graduates, congratulations! May the Lord use your talents and abilities to build up His Church and may He always draw you closer to yourself.  Thank you as well to all of our volunteers and catechists in religious education. We can't do it without you and your efforts are appreciated.  Lastly, Miguel Solis, a seminarian that was with us last summer is being ordained a deacon on May 29th @ 9am at St. Simon and Jude Cathedral. Please keep him in your prayers.  God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag

Fifth Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 14: 21-27 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 145 Reading II - Rev 21: 1-5a Gospel - Jn 13: 31-33a, 34-35

Sanctuary Update May 2022 Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  I’m here in our church amidst the renovations to give an update on our progress. As you can see we’ve laid our concrete foundation for the new sanctuary and they’ve laid the posts for our altar rail. We’ve also had the ceiling and back wall painted to match the theme of the artwork that will be installed in our sanctuary. Construction should be completed late this summer. We’re running into supply chain issues affecting the delivery of our marble and other materials. These setbacks have a cascading effect into other areas of the project which is delaying the completion of this project. What remains is the delivery and installation of the marble for the sanctuary, carpeting, the decorative woodwork, the altar rail, and final cleanup.  In order to help expedite the full use of our building again, once these items have been completed we’ll be able move back into our full church. Final elements (such as our artwork and our new altars) will be installed later. T

Fourth Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 13: 14, 43-52 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 100 Reading II - Rev 7: 9, 14b-17 Gospel - Jn 10: 27-30

Mother's Day 2022 Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  To all of our mothers, thank you for all you do, especially for the tender, compassionate love you show for us.  Also, what great news coming from the supreme court! However, the work's not done, now the battle moves to the state level so we need to continue to encourage our leaders to enact pro-life policies. God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Third Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 5: 27-32, 40b-41 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 30 Reading II - Rev 5: 11-14 Gospel - Jn 21: 1-19

Greetings from Salt Lake City Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Today's video comes from the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City where our Schola Justitiae teens will be teaming up with other teens from the Madeleine Choir School to sing Vivaldi's Gloria. Here's a snapshot of the cathedral where they'll be singing.  We'll have lots of photos and stories to share when we get back. In the meantime please keep us in your prayers during our pilgrimage.   God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Second Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 5: 12-16 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 118 Reading II - Rev 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Gospel - Jn 20: 19-31 

Second Sunday of Easter Reading I - Acts 5: 12-16 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 118 Reading II - Rev 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 Gospel - Jn 20: 19-31

Divine Mercy Sunday Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Happy Divine Mercy Sunday. What a beautiful devotion we celebrate this weekend. Our English word "mercy" comes from the Latin word "misericors" which means "to pity the heart." Practically this term refers to when another person enters into the brokenness of another and thus share their burden. Christ therefore does just that, He enters our brokenness in order to set us free.  So, on this weekend let us recall Our Lord's desire to enter our brokenness and show us His grace in a particular way. Lord may your mercy be on us as we place our trust in you!  God bless,   Fr. Chris Visit us: https://www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Easter Sunday Reading I - Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 Responsorial Psalm - Ps 126 Reading II - Col 3: 1-4 Gospel - Jn 20: 1-9 

Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter Reading I Gn 1:1—2:2 or Gn 1:1, 26-31a Responsorial Psalm Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20 and 22 Reading II Gn 22:1-18 or Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Responsorial Psalm Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 Reading III Ex 14:15—15:1 Responsorial Psalm Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 Reading IV Is 54:5-14 Responsorial Psalm Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 Reading V Is 55:1-11 Responsorial Psalm Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Reading VI Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4 Responsorial Psalm Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Reading VII Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28 Responsorial Psalm  42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19 Epistle Rom 6:3-11 Responsorial Psalm Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Gospel Lk 24:1-12

Have a blessed Good Friday! Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Have a beautiful and prayerful Good Friday. Today we look to the Cross and rejoice as God's Love is made manifest for us and His victory over sin, death, and human weakness. He yearns for us and gives His life for us so that we might be with Him forever. Let us pray therefore for the grace to see God at work in all aspects of our life and that we may see our daily Crosses as God suffering with us in order to lead us to new life. God bless,  Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Holy Week Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Happy Holy Week! We're entering into one of the most beautiful weeks of the year. As we approach with faith and love for Jesus, we have a beautiful opportunity to provide Him some consolation and receptive hearts as He gives His life for us! May we see in Christ's Cross the great symbol of the God's Love poured out for us! We adore you O Christ and we praise you, for by Your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.  God bless,  Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fifth Sunday of Lent Is 43: 16-21 or Ezek 37: 12-14 Ps 126 or Ps 130 Phil 3: 8-14 or Rom 8: 8-11 Jn 8: 1-11  or Jn 11: 1-45

Sanctuary Progress Report Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  First, shout-outs to our Knights of Columbus, they have raffle tickets available in the parish office. Second, shout-out to St. Monica's Montessori School for their donation to our capital campaign. Third, check out this week's bulletin for a full description of our backdrop from Geoff and Ruth Stricklin of New Jerusalem Studios.  Finally, enjoy the shots of our sanctuary under construction! Currently it's being prepared for concrete God bless,  Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754