Gulf Pine Catholic

8 Gulf Pine Catholic • March 23, 2018 THANKSGIVING NOVENA TO ST. JUDE O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us and all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This Novena has never been known to fail. I have had my request granted. Publication promised. RFG SVDP student gathers national honors in StockMarket competition St. Vincent de Paul sixth grader Matthew Simpson recently won first place in the state Middle School (sixth -eighth grade) essay contest for InvestWrite ; and placed third in the entire country. According to Selena Swartzfager, with the Mississippi Council on Economic Education, Simmons was part of a team that played the Stock Market game (back in the Fall) and wrote essays on their experience. Simpson’s essay was submitted to the national compe- tition. Not only did he win first place on the state level, he also finished third in the middle school division on the national level. Any school in Mississippi is invited to participate in the competition, which is organized by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education. On March 7, Simpson received a variety of prizes from the Prize Patrol, including a laptop computer, a trophy, a $100 check, gift certificates and awards. At left, from l-r, are Swartzfager, SVdP principal Carol Church, Simpson’s grandmother Nancy Farmer Simpson, his mother Janet and his teacher Tara Meleones. At right, Swartzfager congratulates Simpson. Photo/Juliana Skelton Las Misas Celebradas en Español / Masses Celebrated in Spanish Sábado/Saturday Pascagoula: Sacred Heart Parish, 6 pm Domingo/Sunday Laurel: Immaculate Conception Parish, 4 pm Hattiesburg: Sacred Heart Parish, 1:30 pm Picayune: St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 7 pm Gulfport: St. John the Evangelist Parish, 2 pm Ocean Springs: St. Alphonsus Parish, 2 pm Lunes/Monday Biloxi: Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 6 pm Heavenly Father, bless Your Church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those You have called to the married state and those You have chosen to live as single persons in the world the special graces that their lives require. Form us all in the likeness of Your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him we may love You more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Prayer for Vocations