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6 Gulf Pine Catholic • May 18, 2018 In thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit, Blessed Mother and St. Jude, for prayers answered. BAB Thank you, Jesus and Mary, for prayers answered. CS Thank you, St. Jude and St. Anthony, for prayers answered. CS Thank you, St. Jude, for prayers answered. BH Thank you, My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, through the intercession of St. Jude and St. Anthony for prayers answered. JP Thank you, St. Expedite and St. Jude, for prayers answered. HP When you are in urgent need...pray to St. Expedite. Our dear martyr and protector, St. Expedite, you who know what is necessary and what is urgently needed. I beg you to intercede before the Holy Trinity, that by your grace my request will be granted. __________ (Clearly express what you want, and ask him to find a way to get it to you.) May I receive your blessings and favor. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. If St. Expedite grants your request, place an ad in the newspaper thanking St. Expedite, so that his name and fame will grow. HP Through Baptism, you and I have had a divine encounter with empowerment to renew the face of the earth. Beginning with ourselves and continuing with one person at a time. Do you know anyone who needs to encounter Jesus? Deacon Ralph Torrelli lives in Hat- tiesburg and is assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Visit his website: www. homilypearls.com. Sunday Scripture Commentaries From page 5 ROME, ITALY ( CNA/EWTN News ) -- Love is not empty words or what is depicted in romantic films -- it is action and service toward oth- ers, Pope Francis said in a homily at a Roman parish. “Love is not what they say in movies...Love is not playing violins, all romantic. No, love is work. Love shows itself in works, not in words,” he said at Santissimo Sacramento parish May 6. Sometimes people might think that love is what they see between a couple in a film, but love is actually found in “always working for others,” Francis said. Referencing the day’s Gospel, he invited Catholics to strive to remain in God’s love, looking into the heart and asking themselves: “Do I remain in the love of the Lord or [do I] go out to look for other amusements and conduct of life?” For example, if you speak badly of others, then you do not have love, the pope said, inviting Catholics to pray to the Lord for help to remain in his love and to serve others well. Follow the example of Jesus, who gave his life as a servant, he said. Because the Lord always loves first, “love is always first.” Pope Francis’ homily was given during a Mass which was part of a pastoral visit to a parish in the Tor de’ Schiavi neighborhood of Rome. Before Mass, Fran- cis inaugurated the new “House of Joy,” a day center for people with disabilities on the parish property, run by Caritas International. “I was at the ‘House of Joy,’” the pope commented during his homily, “but for me it is also the House of Love.” At Mass, Pope Francis administered the sacrament of Confirmation to Maia, a little girl with a mitochon- drial disease, and to her mother, Paola. Beforehand, Francis met the managers of the local Caritas and spoke with people with disabilities and their families. He also visited a new family home, blessing the rooms and speaking with the seven boys who will live there with two women religious and a lay person. He also heard the confessions of several parishio- ners. Meeting parishioners and neighborhood residents gathered outside the church before Mass, Francis also listened to and answered four questions, one each from a parent, a young adult, a teenager, and a child. Responding to a little boy, he told children to pray for their parents, because it is what Christians do: pray for each other. He noted that it does not have to be a long prayer, but that chil- dren should pray every day. Love is not just what we see in movies -- it takes work, Pope Francis says Pope Francis The Holy Father Speaks Waveland American Legion Post 77 2018 Educator of the Year Holy Trinity sixth grade teacher, Maria Crosby, was named the 2018 Educator of the Year for the Waveland American Legion Post 77. Crosby has taught at Holy Trinity for the last 20 years. She was recognized for not only her classroom teaching methods, but also her ability to incorporate hands-on activities that promote learning outside of the classroom. She uses her military career, her own personal life lessons, and her faith to form a loving and caring learning environment. Crosby received a plaque and a check for $250 and will advance to the state-wide competition. Crosby St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Moss Point, and St. Ann Mission, Hurley. Five people joined the St. Joseph the Worker Parish family at the Easter Vigil, one person joined St. Ann Mission in Hurley. Gavin and Alexandra Renot, members of St. Ann Mission, received First Holy Communion at the Vigil. Pictured from left to right: Gavin Renot, Mike Daniels, Chuck and Sonja Redmond with their granddaughter, Khloe Byrd, Searcy Kay, Alexandra Renot, Pat Walley and Rev. Peter Varghese CMI. Not pictured: Michael Suon.