On Friday, October 13th, MSOS will be celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima with a Special Mass at 5:30 pm, followed by recitation of the Holy Rosary. Snacks will be served in the Cafeteria, and a video will be shown recounting the events of the miracle that took place a hundred years ago in Portugal. This worldwide celebration will be taking place across the world on that day. PLEASE JOIN US on Friday, October 13th, at our Special Mass at 5:30 pm honoring Our Lady of Fatima. The video will be a special treat as we learn: What were the apparitions seen in Fatima? Who were the children that witnessed these events? What was the message of Fatima?
There will be a second collection on September 23rd and 24th. The funds will be distributed either through Catholic Charities USA for humanitarian relief, or through the affected dioceses for help in rebuilding churches, schools, and other buildings used as infrastructure for evangelization. You may also use our eGiving for your convenience. Let us open our hearts to our suffering brothers and sisters in their time of need.
It must have stung Peter to have Jesus call him Satan, especially because Jesus had already chosen him to be the foundation rock of his community of believers. Peter, in his bullheadedness, seems a good stand-in for many of us, taking the heat for what we ourselves might have done or said (“What’s in it for us, Lord?”). Here he is merely expressing his care for Jesus by saying, as any of us would to someone we love, “God forbid that any tragedy should fall upon you.” Yet Jesus reprimands him because Peter cannot see beyond his desire to protect his Lord (and perhaps himself) from the terrible fate Jesus foresees. Peter does not yet see how great a cost a “wondrous love” will pay to accomplish good. Remember, by God’s standard no price is too high. “Get behind me, Satan! You are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.”