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 CONFRATERNITY
OF OUR MOTHER
OF PERPETUAL HELP
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INDEX
TO MINISTRIES
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Foundation
Scripture:
Luke 2:15-16
"When the
angels went away from them to heaven,
the shepherds said to one another,
"Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to
see this thing that has taken place,
which the Lord has made known to
us." "So they went in haste
and found Mary and Joseph, and the
infant lying in the manger."
"When they saw this, they made
known the message that had been told
them about this child." "All
who heard it were amazed by what had
been told them by the shepherds."
"And Mary kept all these things,
reflecting on them in her heart."
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Mission
Statement: To help others know and love
the Mother
of God, and her Divine Son, Jesus. Motto- "To Jesus, Through
Mary."
The Confraternity spreads devotion to
our Mother of Perpetual
Help through
distributing prayer cards, participating in
weekly
novenas and conducting special events.
The blending of all our voices in prayer to
Jesus through Mary.
Group Prayer is offered which honors the Mother of GOD
through the parishioner's petitions and
intercessions of
thanksgiving.
Expectations: Join us in Prayer.
Meeting Times:
St Ailbe Church,
9015 South Harper,
Chicago Il
Every Tuesday
Rosary: 6:30 P.M.
Novena: 7:00 P.M.
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Special
Events - The Feast of Our Mother Of Perpetual
Help.
Mother
Of Perpetual Help
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Please
call Rectory (773-374-2345)
for assistance in contacting
Ministry Leader. Louise Marchman
Click
here for Printable Volunteer Form
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This Picture is in the Church on the East
Wall pays respect to Mary the Mother of God.
The frame was designed by Jerzy Kenar. Willie and Anne
Wilbert Co-founded The Confraternity of Our Mother
of Help and Benediction of the most
Blessed Sacrament Celebration of Novena at St. Ailbe. Anne and Willie were devoted to the
Blessed Mother.
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Chicago (August 7, 2003)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in
Christ,
In his apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis
Mariae [On the Most Holy Rosary], Pope John
Paul II declared October 2002-October 2003
“The Year of the Rosary.” His intent in
that letter was to offer encouragement and an
exhortation to all the Catholic faithful “to
contemplate the face of Christ in union with,
and at the school of, his Most Holy Mother.”
The Holy Father envisions the Rosary and
the person of the Blessed Virgin Mary as
indispensable elements of a contemplative
renewal in the Church. From this contemplative
renewal, he expects a revitalized spirit of
mission in the Church.
In the Archdiocese of Chicago, we join the
Holy Father and the universal Church in
celebrating the Year of the Rosary through a
series of prayer services in the months of
September and October. We will also have
catechetical and instructional materials
available for those who wish them. Finally, we
encourage each other to pray the Rosary and so
to join ourselves more closely to the
mysteries of Jesus Christ in the company and
with the guidance of his Mother. I urge you
and invite you to be a part of this holy
moment.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
Archbishop of Chicago
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HOW
TO PRAY THE ROSARY
MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP
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ST.
AILBE
MINISTRIES
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Our
Lady of the
New Millennium
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Photograph
by Joan Singleton
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Blessed
by Pope John Paul II
during his January
1999 visit to St.
Louis and by Francis
Cardinal George, O.M.I.,
on Mother’s Day 1999
at Holy Name
Cathedral.
Owned and commissioned
by Carl Demma of Oak
Lawn, IL, who has
asked that the statue
of Our Lady of the New
Millennium be publicly
displayed throughout
this Jubilee Year and
beyond.
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Sculpted
by Charles Cooper
Parks, Wilmington, DE
Materials:
Stainless steel
Measurements:
33 ft., 8 in. high,
weighing 8,400 lbs.
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Photograph
by Leona Johnson
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Travels
on flatbed truck
retrofitted with
hydraulic lifts and
leather straps for
positioning. The
statue remains on the
truck for viewing;
overall displayed
height is more than 38
ft.
"When we say
the Rosaries,
especially
in families, we are
with Mary gazing with
Love upon her Son,
looking at him with
her eyes, meditating
on the events of his
life through Mary's
memory of them.
Habitually praying the
rosary helps us each
day refresh our
personal intimacy with
Jesus Christ, 'the way
and the truth and the
life" for us (Jn
14:6)."
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THE
YEAR OF THE
ROSARY
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OnOctober
16th, 2002
Pope John
Paul II
proclaimed October
2002
to be "The year
of the
Rosary." In
doing so the
Holy
Father added
five
mysteries to
the
traditional
fifteen.
"The
history of
the
rosary shows
how
this prayer
was used...
at a
difficult
time for
the
Church...
today
we are
facing new
challenges.
Why
should we
not once
more have
recourse
to the
rosary, with
the same
faith as
those
who have
gone before
us? The
rosary
retains
all its
power and
continues to
be a
valuable
pastoral
resource for
every
good
evangelizer."
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