in Pennsylvania's First Congressional District
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania's_1st_congressional_district http://archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/Arch.pdf
and the Central Garden State

Thursday, September 2, 2021

EPHPHATA! (9/5/21)

 Join a public Rosary for our nation
Osborne & Pennsylvania Ave in Morrisville
October 16, 12 noon

"He put His finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then He looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, 'Ephphatha!' — that is, 'Be opened!'”
(9/5/21, 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

(signed homily and unofficial translation)
As per canonist Dr. Edward Peters (the father of a congenitally deaf daughter): "Fewer than 5% of Deaf Americans regularly attend a church (let alone a Catholic church) primarily because language barriers inhibit evangelization, catechesis, and liturgical participation." (10/3/08).  
The Philadelphia Archdiocese is blessed to have an ASL fluent priest.  Philadelphia and the Trenton Diocese also utilize sign language interpreters.  

  • Fr. Mitch Pacwa: "Bishops NEED to speak to power NOW!!!" (Fr. Richard Heilman, 8/30/21)
    • This article links to Father Pacwa's MAGNIFICENT video, which reviews the failure of some American bishops to follow the papal lead on condemnation of slavery!
    • Email Bishop O'Connell and Archbishop Perez to ask that James Martin, SJ, NOT be allowed to mislead & scatter their flocks. 
    • Email Bishop Callahan about Fr Altman, Msgr Burrill, and the USCCB.

    • Email all Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, & Ocean delegations in Trenton 
      Action Needed to Oppose the NJ Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848) (NJ Right to Life)  

    Stop Harmful Marijuana Legalization in Pennsylvania (Pa Family Institute, 3/15/21)
    Pass the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (Pa Family, 4/7/21) 
    "The PA Catholic Conference (PCC)... called on the University of Pittsburgh to stop all experiments with aborted babies & for Pennsylvania lawmakers to open a full investigation into the extent of this practice.  'We are horrified by reports that researchers at the school used scalps from aborted babies to create so-called ‘humanized mice’ for research,' said PCC Executive Director Eric Failing" (Pa Catholic Conference, 5/7/21)
     
    • EMAIL TO REQUEST ENFORCEMENT OF CANON 915 TO PROTECT THE EUCHARIST FROM SACRILEGE AND THE FAITHFUL FROM SCANDAL.

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