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September 02, 2012

MON - SAT 8:30 am Holy Mass (Malayalam) FRIDAY 6:00 pm Adoration 7:00 pm - Holy Mass
FIRST FRIDAY 7:00 pm - Holy Mass

Vicar Rev. Fr. Joy Alappatt Assistant Vicar Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Madukkakuzhy Trustees: Roy Thachil, Jomom Chirayil, Cyriac Thattarettu, Jibu Joseph Secretary: Thomas Purathur

SATURDAY 9:30 am - 10:30 am Confession SUNDAY 8:00 am - Holy Mass (Malayalam) 9:30 am - Holy Mass (English) 11:00 am - Holy Mass (Malayalam) 5:30 pm - Holy Mass (Malayalam)

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Sunday September 9, 2012
8.00 am Holy Qurbana-Malayalam Baby Malamundackal, Thomas Alumparampil Santi Thomas 9.30 am Holy Qurbana-English George Parayil, Kevin Kuncheria, Jay Kolath, Joe Vallikalam, Joe Parayil, Joel Chamakala Justin Kadavil, Brian Kuncheria, Kurian Joy, David Peter 11.00 am Holy Qurbana-Malayalam Jose Kadavil, John Thayilpeedika Lector: Lilly Thachil Scriptures: Due 6:20-7:6 (1st Reading) 2 Thes 2:15-33 (2nd Reading) Gospel: Mathew 13:1-9, 18-23 5.30 pm Holy Qurbana-Malayalam Davi Peter Pilgrimage to Fathima There will be a meeting for those who have registered for pilgrimage to Europe in September on Friday September 7th at 8.00 PM in the conference room.

CCD News
CCD Open house: School open house is on September 09, 2012.Parensts are encouraged to visit class rooms (at 8.00 AM for rst session and 11.15AM for the second session.) and interact with teachers. This is an excellent opportunity to meet your childs teacher and know more about the curriculum. Please make sure to attend the event. First 15 minutes of every class is scheduled to present activities for the school year.

Malayalam School News

No class Today 9/2/2012. "Ezuthinuruthu" for interested students will be conducted Today after each Mass in the Pre-KG class room (206).

Cultural Academy Cultural Academy classes will start on September 8th. Please contact Cultural Academy for details. smcacademy@gmail.com Cultural Academy/Malayalam School 2012 Cultural Academy and Malayalam School Inauguration for this year will be help on Sept 15th at 6.00 PM 10.00 PM Special event of the evening: Classical Muisc Concert by REV. DR. John Poovathinkal. please come and this special evening. Food Will be served. Ward Prayer: SOUTHWEST WARD (ST.JOHN) On September 14 th, Friday At the residence of Johny and Minnie Thottaplackil, 1949 Concord Dr,Downers Grove (Phone : 630-663-9686)
National Basketball Tournament Congratulations to Chicago Cathedral Syro Malabar Basketball Team (Kevin George, Alvin Augustine, Aneesh Karimkutty, Saijo Mullappally,Tobin mathew,Chris Chacko,Jovin Philip) who won the National Basketball Tournament played at at New York on August 4th. They defeated Syro Malabar Catholic Mission of Rockland.

Community Helpline Contact Info:

Family Focus con dential helpline ( 1-888-417-5222) familyfocus10@gmail.com

Womens Forum
Telephone rosary prayer every Monday and Thursday at 9 pm led by Womens Forum. Phone: 712-432-1438 Access Code #422133

Blessed Mary, Mother of God, intercede for us with your Son. We long to say yes, but we are afraid of what that means. Lord, guide us with your Mother's hand so that we may know that all will be well ! every minute of my day, and an every person I meet !.

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Sunday Collection
August 26, 2012 - $7,954.00

Rev. Fr. Joy Alappatt Fr. Immanuel Madukkakuzhy

Thomas Purathur

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Bl. Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1877-1952) Sister of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel The daughter of Anthony and Kunjethy of Eluvathingal Cherpukaran, Rose Eluvathingal was born on 17 October 1877 in the village of Kattoor, in the Diocese of Trichur, India. Her mother's deep piety and great devotion to the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, had a strong in uence on little Rose from her childhood. From the stories that her mother told her, especially about St Rose of Lima, she grew with a strong desire to practice the virtues, to su er for Jesus and to be holy, and to do all this in a quiet, hidden manner. During her developing years Rose began to detach herself from earthly possessions and pleasure and took a great interest in spiritual matters. This was all the more rooted in her at the age of 9 by means of an apparition of the Blessed Mother, after which the young girl o ered herself totally to the Lord. Notwithstanding the strong opposition of her father, who wanted Rose to marry into a rich family, she wanted to become a religious Sister. Her intense prayer life, which included the rosary, fasting and abstinence, as well as the rathersudden death of her younger sister, brought about a change of heart in her father, Anthony, who granted Rose permission to enter the convent. In fact, her father accompanied her personally to the convent of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel at Koonammavu, the rst indigenous congregation of Syro-Malabars. But even with her desire to be a Religious, Rose was often a icted with various illnesses which caused her intense su ering. Once, during a particularly painful attack, the Sisters were resolved to send her awayfor ever, but through an apparition of the Holy Family she received a miraculous healing that permitted her to continue following God's call. Model of prayer, abandonment On 10 May 1897 Rose became a postulant and took the name Sr Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and on 10 January 1898 she received the holy habit of Carmel. She practised the virtues of humility, charity and renunciation and grew in holiness with the help of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For the periods of grave illness and the trials of the powers of darkness that she endured, she was rewarded by intense spiritual joys. On 24 May 1900 St Mary's Convent was founded in the current Archdiocese of Trichur, and on the same day Sr Euphrasia made her perpetual vows to God, a day of unspeakable joy, since now she belonged for ever to her Heavenly Spouse. From 1904 to 1913 Sr Euphrasia was entrusted with the duty of novice mistress and, sustained by the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit, she formed the future members of her Congregation. In their Mother Mistress the novices saw the heroic virtues of humility, poverty, penance, obedience and abandonment to God's will. Although Sr Euphrasia wanted to live a hidden life, she was chosen as Superior of the Convent of St Mary at Ollur. Due to her profound humility she found it di cult to accept this new duty. But after an interior inspiration she acquired a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, placed it in the centre of the convent and entrusted the duty of Mother Superior to his Sacred Heart. She held the post from 1913 to 1916. For almost 48 years the convent of St Mary was home to Mother Euphrasia. Observing her life of prayer and holiness, the local people called her "Praying Mother", and her Sisters in community referred to her as the "Mobile Tabernacle", because the divine presence she kept within her radiated to all she encountered. From the rst years of her Religious life, Mother Euphrasia had the blessing of the spiritual guidance of Bishop John Menacherry. He ordered her to reveal to him every aspect of her spiritual life, and he wisely kept all of her letters. When his successor, Mar George Alappatt, retired, he entrusted the letters to the Superior of the Congregation of the Carmelites of Trichur with the prophetic words: "You will need them". In fact, they are a precious treasure and an authentic mirror of the spiritual life of this holy, humble Religious. Loving Church and neighbour Mother Euphrasia spent much of her day in the convent chapel before the Blessed Sacrament and she also nourished a great love and devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary; as a result, she was naturally an apostle of the Eucharist and of the Rosary. She was totally dedicated to love and was continually consoled by the Cruci ed Lord. She was the rst to humble herself and to accept su ering, misunderstandings and rejection for love of Christ. Her strength came from Jesus, who had become her betrothed in spiritual matrimony as her letters testify. From her profound union with the Lord Jesus came her capacity to give of herself to others, and so shefully incarnated the motto of her Congregation: "Remain united to me in contemplation and consecrated to me in action" (cf. Jn 15: 5). Thus, with a pure heart Mother Euphrasia gave her maternal love and tenderness to those who sought her help. She gave them the comforting words of Jesus' Gospel and interceded for them. For each littlekindness bestowed upon her she would reply, "I will not forget it, not even after death". Mother Euphrasia had a profound sense of Church and she personally felt the sorrows and problems of the Church of her day. She o ered her morti cations and penances for the conversion of schismatics and asked the novices and children to pray for them. She prayed ardently before the Blessed Sacrament for the Holy Father, for Bishops, priests and Religious. Mother Euphrasia o ered her life in sacri ce for love of God. She abandoned herself to his will and nally joined him in the heavenly embrace with her holy death on 29 August 1952. After Mother Euphrasia's death many of those who had obtained her help during her lifetime now continued to beseech her help at her tomb. In 1990 her tomb was opened, and her mortal remains were moved to the convent chapel. Pope John Paul II approved the Decree of the heroic virtues of the Servant of God in 2002, proclaiming her Venerable. On Sunday, 3 December 2006, she became the fth Blessed of Kerala, India, and the sixth of the Nation of India.
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Marriage Bann
The Marriage between Devina daughter of Dhiren Roy and Kamalabti devi Laiphangbam of this parish and Winnis Joseph son of K.J Joseph and Leelamma Joseph of St Maria Goretti parish Kollamula, Kanjirappally, has been arranged. If there is any imediments for this marriage please inform the parish. Marriage between Antone Dante Long son of Mr Landry Glen long and Mrs Patricia Ann of this parish and Merlin daughter of Mr Lawarence and Mrs Aisha Manadapthikunnel of this parish has been arranged. If there is any impediments for this marriage please inform the parish. Marriage between Vinod son of Mr and Mrs Mathew and Marykutty Madathirampil of this parish and Tisha daughter of Mr and Mrs Shaju and Mary Maliekal Koonan of this parish has been arranged. If there is any impediments for this marriage please inform. Marriage between Nisha Mathew daughter of Mr and Mrs Mathew and Gracemma Nangachiveetil of this parish and Subash son of Georgekutty and Gracey Chemputhara of Houston St Joseph Syro Malabar parish houston has been arranged. If there is any impediments for this marriage please inform.

Protecting Gods Children Mar Thoma Sleeha Cathedral parish requires anyone working with or around children in our parish to attend a Protecting Gods Children session. The following sessions will be held in our parish: Friday, September 14, 2012: 5:00 8:00 pm Saturday, September 15, 2012: 10:30 am 1:30 pm Visit www.virtus.org and register for either session by following the registration process. Find session listed under Archdiocese of Chicagoand Mar Thoma Shleeha Cathedral, Bellwood. If you cannot attend any of the above sessions, you will nd additional sessions being held in near by parishes listed on virtus website. If you have any questions, please contact Director of Religious Education,Sr. Jeslin, CMC.

Pre-Cana course
Pre-Cana course hosted by our parish will be held from October 26 - 28,2012 (Friday 3:00 pm thru Sunday 4:00 pm) at Dominican Retreat Center, 9000 West 81st Street, Justice Illinois. This is a mandatory course for all Catholic faithful preparing for the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Advance registration is required. Please contact Thomas Moolayil at 630-779-0140 or at Tmoolayil@gmail.com for more details and registration.

SYRO MALABAR HOLY FIRE DVD LIBRARY

Syro Malabar Holy fire DVD Library will reopen on 26th Aug. after summer vacation. The Library carries a huge selection of Christian inspirational videos about the lives of saints and bible stories for wholesome family and Christian entertainment. Please take advantage of the opportunity to teach Christian values to our children and grow in faith together. For more information , contact Thomas Alumparambil: 3126365904 Reethu George: 6305485606 Dr. Manju Tennyson: Elsa Nambiaparambil: 8473750658

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