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August 2015
AUGUST 2015
isitation
of Our Lady Parish Newsletter
3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 504.347.2203
Website:
vol.org
Inside
2 - And Then There Was Light
3 - VOL School 50th Anniversary
4 - Power of Forgiveness
5 - Parish Mission: Surge of the Spirit
6 - Youth Corner, Our Lady of Sorrows
Novena, Throw Away Culture
7 - Online Giving App, Calendar Raffle
8 - Coffee and Donut Social
Good Stewards Know What
Goes Around Should Not
Always Come Around
Does forgiving others sometimes bother you? It does me.
Our emotions get in the way. It is common for me to hear in the
Confessional, “I can’t do it, Father. I can’t stand him. Just thinking
about him makes my blood boil. I can’t forgive.” Well, Jesus says
we can. He says more. He says we must forgive. Everyone. As
often as there is a need. So, let’s explore this seeming dilemma.
Remember Joseph in the Old Testament? Joseph started life
as a nobody. He was the youngest of a gaggle of brothers. Back
then, that meant he had no rights. Nonetheless, Joseph’s brothers
were jealous of him. He was Daddy’s favorite. So, they tried to kill
Joseph. That didn’t work, and they sold him into slavery.
Joseph wound up in Egypt. Resourceful, Joseph became the
Governor of Egypt, the second most powerful official in the country.
Famine struck Joseph’s homeland. His brothers travelled to
Egypt to get welfare, free food. As Governor, Joseph was in charge
of welfare. When his brothers arrived, they didn’t recognize him, but
he recognized them. What did he do? Did he yell and scream at
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