From newest to oldest this year:
| Subject: | Pope Francis Trip to Iraq |
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| Date: | Tue, 2 Mar 2021 22:18:35 +0000 (UTC) |
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
As many of you know, our Holy Father will be visiting Iraq this coming weekend, March 5-8. Although there are concerns regarding the virus and terrorism, Pope Francis
has confirmed his plans in an effort to show pastoral care to Christians in that region. Among them, are our Dominican brothers and sisters that have experienced terrible sufferings and displacement since the 2014 attacks from Isis.
In support of our Pope, several Dominican communities throughout the world have pledged to pray for him throughout the duration of his trip. Each participating community has been assigned a specific day to offer prayers. We, of course, agreed to participate and our assigned day is Friday, the 5th. Please offer prayers and sacrifices for the safety and success of Pope Francis’ trip, throughout that day. Also, please keep our Dominican brethren, in your prayers as well.
May Our Lord use this trip – and our prayers – for a renewal of the faith in that region.
Thank you for your support.
May God bless and protect you, Denise
P.S. Please forward this to your chapter members so they can participate
Subject: Fwd: A Modern Day Miracle
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:42:14 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you’re all doing well and having a holy start to Lent.
Studying the lives of the Saints is always a great practice, especially during Lent. On Saturday, the 27th, the St. Dominic’s chapter in San Francisco is hosting a Zoom presentation with guest speaker Kevin Becker. Many of you know Kevin from our 2016 LPC Jubilee. He is a wonderful young man who experienced a miraculous healing through the intercession of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati – a third order Dominican. Kevin has also spoken with a few of our chapters throughout the province, inspiring us with his incredible testimony. Kevin’s story is one of hope that continues to bear fruit to this day. Details on the event are in the attached flyer.
Please participate in the event, if you can, and invite your chapter members and friends.
Stand firm in the faith, high in hope and childlike in trust.
May God continue to bless and protect you,
Denise
Subject: Fwd: Hope as an Emotion Versus Hope as a Virtue by Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 19:18:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I hope you had a blessed Ash Wednesday, and a good beginning to Lent.
Below is a link to a talk, tonight with Fr. Thomas Aquinas Pickett, OP, on the virtue of Hope. We always need our hope to be strong, but it is especially true today.
Please send this to your chapter members so they can participate as well.
May your hope be high, your faith be strong and your charity Divine,
God bless you,
Denise
Subject: Happy Feast Day!
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 23:40:10 +0000 (UTC)
From: dj.harvey@verizon.net
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Happy Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes!
I hope you are all doing well during these challenging times. May Our Lady of Lourdes intercede for us all in a special way today.
Just a couple of items to share with you:
First, our Treasurer, Kathy, recently sent out the annual request for assessments. Please remember that those who are prayer members do not have to pay assessments, even if they just moved to prayer status. Also exempt are those who are not financially able to contribute. This has always been the policy, but is now even more the case. So, if you typically pay 15 assessments, and this year pay 5 or 7, that’s fine. And, if your chapter can’t pay any, that’s fine too. We are only asking those who are active – and able – to contribute.
The reason for asking those active and able to contribute this year is that our retreat center, for the foreseeable future, is Vallombrosa, which is almost double the cost of St. Albert’s. This was approved by the Reps who attended our November 7 LPC Zoom meeting. That meeting served as our 2020 LPC, since we were not able to meet in person. We also anticipate reimbursing everyone for airfares- and covering the Covid testing cost (required to fly).
Since cases have gone up since early November, we will be monitoring the situation. We are currently booked for May 28-30/31. If necessary, we will postpone to next fall. There is no penalty to us for postponing. Our main concern is the safety of our members. We will keep you posted.
Second, as you know, Lent begins next week. Our world and Church needs your prayers and sacrifices. Please be generous with them.
Prayer is powerful and praying as a community is even more powerful. Together let’s commit to praying the “Jesus Prayer” every day:
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me"Please also spend time in Adoration through livestream. There is a link on our website. Abundance of grace is given during Adoration.
Finally, if you know of any member that is seriously ill, or severely impacted financially, please contact me. We will have Masses said, and look into other ways to help.
Stay in touch, stay well and stay holy,
In the love of Christ, and the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Denise
PS; Please share this email with your chapter members.