St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church (gilbert, Az) Podcasts

Pentecost Sunday 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 Gal 5:16-25 Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

Seventh Sunday of Easter Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26 Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20 1 Jn 4:11-16 Jn 17:11b-19

Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Today I'm joined by our very own Director of Sacred Music, Claire Halbur to talk about about our Pentecost concert: "O Blessed Light" (O Lux Beatissima)! Themed after Pentecost this concert is a prayerful way to reflect and pray through music on the Holy Spirit and how He's active in our life! Come and support the ~90 choristers and musicians from our parish in this hour long event. We have plenty of seats so make sure to bring guests! Concert details: May 21, 2021 6pm @ St. Mary Magdalene. God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 1 Jn 4:7-10 Jn 15:9-17

Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Happy Mother's day! A big shout out to all of our mother's, spiritual, biological, and/or otherwise. We're so grateful for all that you do! Your constant witness to the tender and nurturing love of Jesus is much appreciated. God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-31 Ps 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 1 Jn 3:18-24 Jn 15:1-8

Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Did you know that the whole month of May is dedicated to our Blessed Mother? Well, now you do! It's a beautiful month to seek Mary's help to foster and nurture our relationship with Christ. We'll celebrate this on May 1, 2021 with a crowning of our Marian statue with Marian devotions to follow. Come join us! Also, it's sacrament season! I'm so excited to celebrate all of our children who'll be receiving sacraments throughout May and June. Congratulations and I'm so proud of you all for the work you've done in preparing yourselves for these privileged encounters with Christ. St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us! Our Lady, queen of Heaven and Earth, pray for us! God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 4:8-12 Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 1 Jn 3:1-2 Jn 10:11-18

Bishop Olmsted's New Exhortation Hello St. Mary Magdalene, On April 1, 2021 our own Bishop Olmsted wrote an exhortation on the Eucharist as a way of inviting us to a deeper love and devotion to True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It's definitely worth reading and I share my thoughts about two questions that particularly struck me. Read Bishop's Exhortation: https://dphx.org/veneremur-cernui/​ Download Bishop's Exhortation (PDF): https://dphx.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/VENEREMUR-CERNUI-APOSTOLIC-EXHORTATION.pdf God bless, Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Third Sunday of Easter Acts 3:13-15, 17-19 Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 1 Jn 2:1-5a Lk 24:35-48

Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Happy Easter! The glorious Easter season lasts 8 weeks, longer than the 7 weeks of Lent so that we can celebrate the good things God has done and His victory over sin, suffering, evil, and death! Next, I want to say a huge thank you to our Knights of Columbus and all of our volunteers who helped with last week's pancake breakfast and grill out. It was an amazing time and a gift to be able to enjoy some fellowship together! Thank you sir knights for making that possible! Finally, you'll notice a few modifications to some of our Communion protocols. These are done in accord with new guidelines and recommendations from the Diocese of Phoenix which works in collaboration with the state and with health officials. We are still be safe, prudent, and responsible, but also working on slowly restoring some of our normal procedures. Have a blessed Easter, I know I've said this many times but it is truly a joy to be able to celebrate with you again, especially passing these weeks that we were un

Second Sunday of Easter - Sunday of Divine Mercy Acts 4:32-35 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 1 Jn 5:1-6 Jn 20:19-31

Sanctuary Renovation Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Happy Divine Mercy Sunday! Today I'm so excited and blessed to be able to share with you the design for our sanctuary renovation! The picture will be on display at all Masses this weekend. Also, you'll hear from Geoff and Ruth Stricklin from New Jerusalem Studios who've been helping with the sanctuary design. Just to give a summary here of the main points in this video: 1. This is the fruit of our fundraising endeavors as a parish over the past 3.5 to 4 years. 2. This is fully funded and will NOT incur additional debt to St. Mary Magdalene. 3. Two campaigns and an anonymous donor have made this project possible. 4. This will enhance our current space by gifting us with some beautiful sacred art to help us further enter into the liturgy. 5. I am continuing efforts to build a parish hall and am re-evaluating our options. 6. This sanctuary project is slated to begin sometime late this summer and will take ~120 days to complete once we start. 7. As new information be

Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord The Mass of Easter Day Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Col 3:1-4 Jn 20:1-9

Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter Reading I - Gn 1:1—2:2 Resp Psalm - Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 Reading II - Gn 22:1-18 Resp Psalm - Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 Reading III - Ex 14:15—15:1 Resp Psalm - Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 Reading IV - Is 54:5-14 Resp Psalm - Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 Reading V - Is 55:1-11 Resp Psalm - Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 Reading VI - Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4 Resp Psalm - Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Reading VII - Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28 Resp Psalm - Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 Epistle - Rom 6:3-11 Resp Psalm - Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Gospel - Mark 16:1-7

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Is 52:13—53:12 Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 Jn 18:1—19:42

Holy Thursday - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Ex 12:1-8, 11-14 Ps 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 1 Cor 11:23-26 Jn 13:1-15

Triduum 2021 Hello St. Mary Magdalene, A blessed Triduum and a happy Easter to you all! God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org

Holy Week 2021 Hello St. Mary Magdalene, Welcome to Holy Week! This a truly beautiful and contemplative week and I'm so glad we can celebrate together in person this year! I pray that this week will be a time of grace, joy, and repentance for us all so that we might offer to Christ our wounds, our sins, and our joys so that He can take them to the Cross and lead us to new life! Have a blessed Holy Week and I look forward to seeing you! God bless, Fr. Chris Visit us: www.smarymag.org Donate online: https://membership.faithdirect.net/AZ754

Fifth Sunday of Lent Jer 31:31-34 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 Heb 5:7-9 Jn 12:20-33