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

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 1 Cor 12:12-30 Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Fr. Chris's Prayer Intentions Hello St. Mary Magdalene,  Join me this week in praying for some intentions that are most intensely on my heart this week: St. Agnes (and the witness of all the saints), March for Life, the satanic cult in Scottsdale, and for our ongoing sanctuary project.  A big thank you too to all those witnessing to the dignity of the unborn and the evils of abortion publicly! Let us storm Heaven with prayers that our hearts and minds might seek and yearn for God alone!  God bless,  Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Is 62:1-5 Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 7-8, 9-10 1 Cor 12:4-11 Jn 2:1-11

The Baptism of the Lord Is 40:1-5, 9-11 Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 Lk 3:15-16, 21-22

Baptism of the Lord Hello St. Mary Magdalene, This weekend we celebrate the baptism of the Lord, the inauguration of Jesus' public ministry and a chance for us to renew the graces of our own baptism and our adoption as God's sons and daughters! Also, Patrick Madrid will be coming to St. Mary Magdalene on February 11, 2022 from 7-9pm! He'll be giving a talk on "Mary at the Foot of the Cross" helping us to prepare for Lent. Admission is free and open to the public so bring a friend or three. God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

The Epiphany of the Lord Is 60:1-6 Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 Mt 2:1-12

Happy New Year! Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Today's video is a quick one but I wanted to give a cool update on our sanctuary. March 14, 2022 is our projected start date. This means we'll finish by June 1, 2022! Thank you for all of your prayers and support in getting to this point. I am excited for what this will do for our parish and am grateful for your support and for my team that's helped us get here. Also I pray that the Blessed and Holy Mother of God may watch over all of us and lead us closer to Jesus in this upcoming year. January 1, 2022 is the celebration of Mary the Mother of God, Mass will be at 9am that day, come and join us! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

The Nativity of the Lord Is 9:1-6 Ps 96: 1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 Ti 2:11-14 Lk 2:1-14

Merry Christmas! Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Merry Christmas from all of the priests and staff of St. Mary Magdalene parish. I pray that this is a time of great joy and fulfillment through Christ who comes into our world and into our lives to be Emmanuel, God With Us. May His birth give us sight in our joys and struggles to see that He is present to us and with us in all things. Fr. Sylvester is with me too and we share a bit about what we love most about this time of year and the celebration of Christmas! God bless you all and Merry Christmas! Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fourth Sunday of Advent Mi 5:1-4a Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 Heb 10:5-10 Lk 3:10-18

Happy Advent Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Thank you for your prayers during my quarantine. I'm back and feeling great. I've been cleared of all symptoms and have negative tests. Today marks a special shift in our liturgy and Advent preparations with what's called the "O Antiphons" found in the 7 verses of the hymn "O Come, O Come Emmanuel." These 7 antiphons speak to 7 prophecies fulfilled in Christ from the Old Testament and the Church focuses on these specifically by using them in the liturgy to further build our expectant joy at the coming of the Messiah! "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" is one of my favorite hymns, I pray with it regularly throughout Advent as a beautiful reminder that God is here with us and that He has not (nor will He ever) leave us! Have a happy and blessed remainder of the Advent season. God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Third Sunday of Advent Zep 3:14-18a Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Phil 4:4-7 Jn 18:33b-37

First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16 Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thes 3:12—4:2 Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16 Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thes 3:12—4:2 Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

First Sunday of Advent Jer 33:14-16 Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14 1 Thes 3:12—4:2 Lk 21:25-28, 34-36

Sanctuary Update! Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Great news, we've received our notice to proceed on our sanctuary renovations! This does mean though that our construction start date has been pushed out to mid-March 2022. Also, you can see a sample of the marble that will be installed during our renovations! Enjoy the sneak peek. As you can see I'm excited and delighted to share today's update. I pray that this Thanksgiving weekend is a good one, an opportunity to give thanks to God for all His abundant blessings! God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Dn 7:13-14 Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 Rv 1:5-8 Jn 18:33b-37

Meet Mary the Mystic Rose apostolate Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Have you noticed the flowers in our church? Meet the group that makes that happen! Today I'm joined by Ann Marie Sabbs the coordinator of Mary the Mystic Rose group at St. Mary Magdalene. They arrange, maintain, and replace the flowers in our sanctuary, adoration chapel, and votive statues and they need help! If you'd like to volunteer with them contact liturgy@smarymag.org or call the parish office. Additionally, you can also donate online or in person by noting "flowers" in the memo/note section. Finally, have a blessed feast of Christ the King and a happy Thanksgiving! For those traveling, may you go with the peace and protection of Christ and your guardian angels. God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Dn 12:1-3 Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 Heb 10:11-14, 18 Mk 13:24-32

Welcome Fr. Arthur Nave to St. Mary Magdalene! Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Today Fr. Arthur, our new priest in residence, joins me to say hello and to share about his vocation story and his continuing work with DPS. He'll be rotating through the various Masses in the weeks to come so make sure to come and say hello when you see him. Thank you too, to all of our law enforcement officers and support staff! God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754