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Saturday              Matt 14: 1-12
Sunday                 Matt 14: 13-21
Monday                Matt 14: 22-36
Tuesday               Matt 15: 1-2, 10-14
Wednesday          Matt 15: 21-28
Thursday              Matt 17: 1-9
Friday                   Matt 16: 24-28
Saturday              Matt 17: 14-20
Sunday                Matt 14: 22-33

                 "Do This In Remembrance of Me"    1 Corinthians 11:24

Due to the CoronaVirus restrictions,
please contact the office @794-6333
for seating availability at masses

St Mary of Lourdes - Lincoln                   St Leo the Great - Howland
142 Main St.                                                         18 River Road                                 
PO Box 310                                                          PO Box 22
Lincoln, ME 04457                                               Howland, ME 04448
Business Office:  207-794-6333                           Rectory:  207-732-3495
 

                                                      MISSIONS

Sacred Heart - Winn                                  St. Anne's - Danforth
5 Route 168                                                           75 Houlton Road
Winn, ME 04495                                                    Danforth, ME 04424
(No masses held at present)                                 Masses in Summer Only
                                                                              (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
                                                                              Mass - 1st Sunday at 1:00 pm
                                                                              SC - 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sunday at 9:00 am

           St. Matthew Cemetery
Jack Neel  (Superintendent) 290-4490

     Visits from missionaries are a summer staple in Maine parishes. Each year, they share stories of the wonderful work they're doing to serve our brothers and sisters in need: providing medical care, schooling, job development, basic resources, and more. We hear how the faith is alive in countries around the world, despite the hardships many face, is now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the missionaries who rely on your support to continue their ministry can't travel here, but we can still reach out to them, through our prayers and our financial support. Please prayerfully consider how you can support this appeal in the 2^nd collection, Aug 8-9.
     If you aren’t attending Mass at church, you can still contribute to the Appeal by sending a check to Our Lady of the Eucharist, PO Box 310, Lincoln, ME 04457. You can also contribute with a one-time donation through WeShare. There is a link to WeShare at the top right of this webpage.

There will be a Bean Supper at the Knights of Columbus Hall in South Lincoln on Saturday, Aug 8 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Take out will be available.
The menu is: Patty Pratt's Baked Beans, Hot Dogs, Assorted Salads, Rolls & Pies.

Aldo Ferari                  Allen LaPointe          Ashley Ferguson          Ashley
Betty McGinn              Betty Tash                Calvin Ham                   Carla French
Carol Clark                 Cecil Paradis            Chris                             Donny & Janet Marin
Daniel Noble               Dianne                     Dicker Family                 Doris Carney
Dominic                      Ed Plourde               Helen Keith                     Joe Farinaro
Jake Hummel             Jennie Leighton        Joel                                 Jake & Marilyn Noble
Jean Neel                   Jimmy Corro             John Henderson             Joanne & Phil McIntyre
Karl McGillvray           Kathy Lawrence        Lionel Rodrigue             Louise & Clarence McIntyre
Marie Kilbride              Mariea Tricarico       Matthew                         Norma Cottle
Penny Allen                 Ray Voisine             Ricky Weatherbee          Robin Barker              
Ryan Barker                Sandra Barker         Stephen Cottle               Stuart & Nancy           
Stuart Smith                Tyler Harriet             Tim & Shirley Crocker     Vincent Rush
Dwight & Pam Osgood & family                    
James, Wayne, Jeannine, Cindy, Robert    

If you would like to add a name to the Prayer Corner for the Living,
please call the office at 794-6333

     The Lord can make saints anywhere, even amid the brutality and license of Renaissance life. Florence was the “mother of piety” for Aloysius Gonzaga despite his exposure to a “society of fraud, dagger, poison, and lust.” As a son of a princely family, he grew up in royal courts and army camps. His father wanted Aloysius to be a military hero.
     At age 7 Aloysius experienced a profound spiritual quickening. His prayers included the Office of Mary, the psalms, and other devotions. At age 9 he came from his hometown of Castiglione to Florence to be educated; by age 11 he was teaching catechism to poor children, fasting three days a week, and practicing great austerities. When he was 13 years old, he traveled with his parents and the Empress of Austria to Spain, and acted as a page in the court of Philip II. The more Aloysius saw of court life, the more disillusioned he became, seeking relief in learning about the lives of saints.
     A book about the experience of Jesuit missionaries in India suggested to him the idea of entering the Society of Jesus, and in Spain his decision became final. Now began a four-year contest with his father. Eminent churchmen and laypeople were pressed into service to persuade Aloysius to remain in his “normal” vocation. Finally he prevailed, was allowed to renounce his right to succession, and was received into the Jesuit novitiate.
      Like other seminarians, Aloysius was faced with a new kind of penance—that of accepting different ideas about the exact nature of penance. He was obliged to eat more, and to take recreation with the other students. He was forbidden to pray except at stated times. He spent four years in the study of philosophy and had Saint Robert Bellarmine as his spiritual adviser.
      In 1591, a plague struck Rome. The Jesuits opened a hospital of their own. The superior general himself and many other Jesuits rendered personal service. Because he nursed patients, washing them and making their beds, Aloysius caught the disease. A fever persisted after his recovery and he was so weak he could scarcely rise from bed. Yet, he maintained his great discipline of prayer, knowing that he would die within the octave of Corpus Christi, three months later, at the age of 23.
     He is the patron saint of Catholic youth and teenagers.
 
Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-aloysius-gonzaga/

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The Church, knowing there is no conflict between authentic science and authentic faith, has always combined the best of both to combat deadly diseases. An example from the 20th century would be the extraordinary medical aid the Church provided during the Spanish Influenza (1918-1920), even as ardent prayers were simultaneously made to saints chosen by God to combat epidemics.

Today, more than ever, we need all the resources the Church can marshal to fight the coronavirus, which attacks both bodies and souls. The sight of Pope Francis, in his live-streamed homilies and addresses, commending all those attending to the physical and spiritual needs of the afflicted, and then walking the deserted streets of Rome to pray at two shrines, highlights the hope and serenity the Church can always convey during moments of human crisis.
  from https://catholicherald.co.uk/the-best-saints-to-pray-to-during-a-pandemic/