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With sincere appreciation and gratitude for the

wonderful work of St. Paul the Apostle Church

From Sam & Grace Carbonaro & Family

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Messina Bakery, Solero Bakery, Eataly Foods;

Molisana Bakery; Atlantic Bakery; Malta

Band Club; Paisley Fine Foods; Lisboa

Bakery; Coppa’s Fine Foods; Highland

Farms; Mama Malta Pastizzi & various No

Frills (please call for a location near you).

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St. Paul the Apostle Church

Maltese Canadian

Community Parish 3224 Dundas Street West,

Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3

416-767-7054

Administrator:

Fr. Emanuel Parnis MSSP

Associate:

Fr. Dominic Cachia MSSP

OFFICE HOURS

Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.

9:45 am to 12 Noon

1:00 pm to 5:45 pm.

CLOSED THRS. & SAT.

(Priests are always available

by appointment)

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily morning Mass

In Maltese at 9:15 am:

Mon., Wed & Friday

In English at 9:15 am:

Tues., Thurs., & Saturday

Evening Mass:

First Fridays only: 7:00 pm

Weekend Masses;

Saturday 5:30 pm (English)

Sunday: 9:00 am (English)

10:30 am (Maltese)

12 Noon (English

SACRAMENTS

Baptism: Please contact the priests. Bap-

tisms are generally held on the second and

fourth Sundays of the month. Pre-baptism

instructions for parents and godparents are

given on the first Sunday of every month at

1:00 pm.

Marriages: Contact the priest one year in

advance of the wedding. A marriage prepara-

tion course is mandatory.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays:

between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Sundays: 30

minutes before each Mass.

Anointing of the Sick:

Contact the priests. Parishioners are re-

minded that this is not a sacrament that

should be left for the last possible minute. It

is a Sacrament for the sick, not just for the

dying.

Sunday March 20 (Palm Sunday): For the people of the Parish - Charlie & Christina Cini - Deceased members of the Camilleri Family

Monday March 21 (Holy Week): - Mary Bartolo - Vincenza Caramazza - Mary Felice

Tuesday March 22 (Holy Week, Chrism Mass): - Emanuel Cutajar - Theresa Hanh Le, Tha Tran & Chau Huynh

Wednesday March 23 (Holy Week): Our Lady of the Immigrant Perpetual Mass - Paul Cauchi - Teresa Borg

Thursday March 24 (Lord’s Supper): Paul Delicata - Mary Grech

Friday March 25:

Saturday March 26: - Holy Saturday

E-mail: stpaulmssp@rogers.com

Website: www.saint-paul-maltese.com

March 20,

2016

LET US PRAY FOR

OUR PARISHIONERS

We have been asked to pray for two of our parishioners,

Ted Xerri and Wagiena Araugo as, at this time, are both quite ill.

Mission Statement

We as a missionary community of faith, reflect

upon the gospel values of Christ according to the

teaching and tradition of the Roman Catholic

Church.

Our mission is to follow Christ by sharing our gifts

of time, talent and dedication to one another by

imitating Him, St. Paul and our founder

Mgr. Joseph De Piro, giving Christian witness to

our faith through our everyday lives in community.

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Hail Him! Nail Him! “Behold the World’s gone after Him. (Jn. 12:19)

Jesus is making his triumphal entry into the city of

Jerusalem. It’s a remarkable event recorded by all four

Gospels. It’s quite unlike anything else recorded in

the New Testament.

When we talk about Jesus, there’s always something

that can amaze us, grip our attention and takes us by

surprise too. According to the letter of St. Paul to the

Philippians (2:8) He “humbled himself”, “took the

form of a slave.” (Ph. 2:7), “Emptying oneself.” This is

real proof that Jesus could not humble himself

completely unless being humiliated. Humility is based

on emptying oneself; and that is humiliation. Opposite

to Christ’s way of degrading himself, hiding himself

away from being the star of attraction – by being in

the limelight, we find the way of the world always

interested in vanity, pride and success.

This difference in thinking and acting besides

witnessing, has many times created a dissettlement, a

vacuum, or utopia. People are being hypnotized by the

naivety, euphoria, and the unimaginable, perhaps im-

possible way of presenting things, and that creates

emptiness, hollowness and illusion. Jesus rejected this

way completely. He shunned everything that was

going to keep Him away from the agony and ecstasy

of His people. Thanks to the oneness of Jesus with

this community of love, many people today, in their

silence and hiddenness, sacrifice themselves daily to

serve others, such as a sick relative, an elderly person

living alone, or a disabled person. These are the

martyrs of our time who refuse to deny Jesus, endure

insult and injury with dignity.

These are humble people, mature enough to remain

committed and, in the face of indifference, injustice,

persecution, and exploitation to resume with their

PALM SUNDAY - Year C

work and duty; never afraid of

losing their job, being treated as

rubbish, or ignored. Why? They

know what Christ Himself

taught and witnessed to them. They know that He is

the real truth, the way and the life, and so they are

always prepared for the unexpected.

What about us in the parish, and the Church in

general? We have so many devoted people who

through their good Christian witnessing are not only

helping themselves spiritually, but also helping others

to wake up to Christ’s call and walk along, walk the

talk, listen, and with good observance of what they

learn every day, they proceed with their daily spiritual

progress to recognize Christ in others. These people

know the signs of the times and so, they are not con-

fused when everything looks gloomy. They remain

always alert because they know that the One that

they follow everyday, is their Rock of Salvation and

their Anchor of Hope.

You who feel that you don’t need anyone to support

you, feeling so self-sufficient in life, pray and be hum-

ble, come to the House of the Lord and reconcile

yourself, cleanse yourself from the inside, unmask

yourself, be always ready to be a good associate of

Christ’s mission on earth by being a real and good

Samaritan, and a willing Cyrene to shoulder your

cross with Christ to Golgotha, where you will be res-

urrected with the Him.

Fr. Manuel

CALLING ALL TEACHERS

We are trying to organize a group for teach-ers to meet together and discuss teaching tactics and possibly support each other in ex-periences and daily routine. For more infor-mation please contact the Parish Office at 416-767-7054.

SEEKING CHOIR MEMBERS FOR 9AM SUNDAY MASS

The 9am choir is looking for more choir members.

All ages are welcome!

For more information please come and see Ivy after the 9am mass or email: ivybuttigieg@gmail.com.

POPE FRANCIS’ VISION

Why, in your opinion, is humanity so in need of mercy?

Because humanity is wounded, deeply wounded. Either it does not know how to cure, its wounds or it be-

lieves that it’s not possible to cure them. And it’s not just a question of social ills or people wounded by pov-

erty, social exclusion, or one of the many slaveries of the third millennium. Relativism wounds people too: all

things seem equal, all things appear the same. Humanity needs mercy and compassion. Pius XII, more than

half a century ago, said that the tragedy of out age was that it had lost its sense of sin, the awareness of sin.

Today we add further to the tragedy by considering our illness, our sins, to be incurable, things that cannot

be healed or forgiven. We lack the actual concrete experience of mercy. The fragility of our era is this, too:

we don’t believe that there is a chance for redemption; for a hand to raise you up; for an embrace to save you,

forgive you, pick you up, flood you with infinite, patient, indulgent love, to out you back on your feet. We

need mercy. We need to ask ourselves why today so many people, men and women, young and old, of every

social class, go to psychics and fortune-tellers. Cardinal Giacomo Biffi used to quote these words by the Eng-

lish writer G.K. Chesterton: “When Man ceases to worship God he does not worship nothing, but worships

everything.” Once I heard a person say: In my grandmother’s time a confessor was enough, but today lots of

people go to fortune-tellers. Today people try to find salvation wherever they can.

Mostly people are looking for someone to listen to them, someone willing to grant them time, to listen to

their dramas and difficulties. This is what I call the “apostolate of the ear,” and it is important. Very im-

portant. I feel compelled to say to confessors: talk, listen with patience, and above all tell people that God

loves them. And if the confessor cannot absolve a person, he needs to explain why, he needs to give them a

blessing, even without the holy sacrament. The love of God exists even for those who are not disposed to

receive it: that man, that woman, that boy, or that girl - they are all loved by God, they are sought out by

God, they are in need of blessing. Be tender with these people. Do not push them away. People are suffering.

It is a huge responsibility to be a confessor. Confessors have before them the lost sheep that God loves so

much; if we don’t show them the love and mercy of God, we push them away and perhaps they will never

come back.

Choir Rehearsal Schedule for Easter Vigil (Saturday March 26th)

Sunday March 20th - 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Please arrive 10 minutes early so that rehearsals may begin on time.

WIN A ROUND-TRIP TICKET

TO BEAUTIFUL MALTA!!

Buy your raffle tickets today!!

This is a great opportunity

to help with our

Roof Renovation Fund-Raising

Program as well.

Tickets are 1 for $10.00

& 3 for $25.00

Winning ticket will be drawn on

Sunday June 26th after the 12 noon Mass.

For more information contact

the Parish Office at 416-767-7054

CHILDREN’S CORNER

We are in the midst of putting together a library for children. Children will be able to bor-row books from our library and will be encour-aged to prepare a write-up on the book they’ve read. For more information please contact the Parish Office at 416-767-7054.

Your usual generous

donations of Easter Lilies

to decorate the

Altar of Repose,

are greatly appreciated.