Gulf Pine Catholic

6 Gulf Pine Catholic • December 27, 2019 My St. Expedite of urgent and just causes, please intercede for me with Our Lord Jesus Christ. Succor me in this hour of affliction and despair, my St. Expedite. You who are a Holy warrior, You who are the Saint of the desperate, you who are the Saint of urgent causes, Protect me, Help me, Give me Strength, Courage and Serenity. Hear my plea. _________________ (Clearly express what you want, ask him to find a way to get it to you.) My St. Expedite, help me to prevail through these difficult hours, protect me from all those who want to harm me, respond to my plea with urgency. Bring me back to the state of peace and tranquility, My St. Expedite. I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life and I will speak your name to all those who have faith. (Now promise to give St. Expedite a specific offering when your desire is granted.) (Say one Our Father, one Holy Mary, and make the sign of the cross.) (Be sure to provide the offering you promised if St. Expedite grants your petition.) JB Thank you, St. Jude, for prayers answered. LCL In thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit, Blessed Mother and St. Jude, for prayers answered. BAB St. Rose de Lima, Bay St. Louis On the first Friday of every month at St. Rose de Lima Catholic Church parishioners observe Adoration from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. On December 6, the youth of the parish were asked to come with parents or friends to experience and learn about Adoration. When the youth arrived, each was instructed on the proper way to enter the Church when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed. Michael Brewer, a kindergarten student at Holy Trinity Catholic School, immediately upon entering the sanctuary stated “that’s the Monstrance, we have one on the second floor of our school in the Chapel.” That made the evening even more important that we start with our young ones, teaching them about Adoration and its importance. Gwen Lawyer, Director of Generations of Faith at St. Rose, provided the youth with a very interjected discussion on the reasons why weAdore. She explained that we were created to praise the Lord, that Our Lord abides in the praise of his people and that they should find ful- fillment as His peo- ple when we loving- ly Adore Him. Lawyer ended our discussion with this message to the youth: “I jump start my Adoration with Psalms 103 ‘Bless the Lord oh my soul and all that is within me. Bless His Holy Name.’” Derick Taylor, Jr., a student from West Harrison High School led the youth in song, along with his mother and father. Derick, Jr., a very accomplished musician, stated that he enjoyed playing for the group. Darlene Lee directed the students through the musical selections. St. Rose and Our Mother Mercy lifted Our Lord in song and praise. We were encouraged to see, on a Friday night, that we had over twenty-five youth and parents present to learn and experience the Lord. Nativity BVM, Blessed Seelos, Our Mother of Sorrows and St. Michael Parishes, Biloxi Children from Nativity, Blessed Seelos, Our Mother of Sorrows and St. Michael Parishes in Biloxi who recently received the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time were Laila Adams, Caleb Anderson, Charlotte Baker, Ava Bersabe, Anna Blake, Nathan Cloud, Harper Corley, Kenzlee Cvitanovich, Banks Ellis, Emma Gnapp, Flynn Hargrove, Easton Johnson, Art Jordan, Ryder Ladnier, Riley Ramsay, Jayden Scott, Kay Stagner, Ava Thornton, James Watts, Caroline Wilson, Chloe Wood and Emma Wood. For updates on news around the diocese, and from the Vatican and Catholic News Service , as well as previous issues of the Gulf Pine Catholic in full color, visit www.biloxidiocese.org .