EXPERIENCING THE DESERT
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Living the Desert
A Lesson from John the Baptist

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June 24, Nativity of St. John the Baptist

St. John the Baptist walked the desert for many years as a sign to all of what fidelity to the Lord entails. As a sign of the barrenness that absolute obedience brings about before the Offering pierces the Heavens and the torrents of Grace pour down upon parched souls.

Today many of you are living this desert in your spirits. The desert is painful. Seemingly interminable. Aging. Stripping.
Leaving nothing but the absolute essential.

But take courage. When God gives you a mission, He gives you the Grace to fulfill it...
...To allow God to fulfill it in us.

The Path may be hard…sometimes very hard.
BUT HE WILL ALWAYS HELP YOU.

Jesus, we trust in You


June 23, 2023
Mission of Divine Mercy

No Mass Today, June 23

due to last day of Community's annual retreat
 MDM RETREAT SCHEDULE

Fall 2023
Sept. 7-10 - EWJ - Women/English 
Oct. 12-15 - EWJ - Women/Spanish
Nov. 9-12 - EWJ - Men/English
Dec. 8-10 - COR JESU - Women

Winter- Spring 2024
Jan. 11-14 - EWJ - Women/English
Feb. 8-11 - EWJ - Women/Spanish
March 7-10 - EWJ - Men/English
March 28-31 - PASCHAL TRIDUUM RETREAT
MAY 3-5 - COR JESU - Men
June 6-9 - EWJ - Men/Spanish

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  • Registration will open on our website,  two months prior to each retreat.
  • If a retreat is full, call 830-302-9707 and ask to be put on the waiting list. There are always last minute cancellations.
  • Each person must register individually, not as a group, so that we have contact information.
  • We cannot reserve spaces in advance of the opening date for reservation.
  • Due to limited space, we will give priority to those who have not made an EWJ. 
  • Prior retreatants wishing to make another retreat should call 830-302-9707 to be placed on the waiting list. 
  • For more information about the EWJ retreat, please go to our webpage: www.missionofdivinemercy.org

MISSION CLOSED IN JULY

No public Mass at the Mission during July.  The Mission will be closed for the month  so that the Community can take vacation and make family visits, and the maintenance crew and staff can accomplish certain needed repairs and upgrades.

Eschatology and Antichrist in Matthew 24.

Reflections from Patristics, St. Bellarmine, and Modern Saints and Mystics

This presentation by Br. Mikael is now available online using the link below.

 

NO CONFESSION IN JULY

Confession is heard Saturday mornings by appointment, and on Sunday mornings from 8:00-8:45 on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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A NETWORK OF TRUST 

"This is what MDM is called to be: a growing communion of trust in His Mercy for our needy world." ~ Fr. John Mary

MDM started encouraging people to pray "Jesus, I trust in You"  ten times a day back in 2011. Recently we felt it was important to remind people to turn to Jesus with this simple, powerful prayer in a world that feels more and more out of control. We are suggesting 20 times, but some people find themselves repeating it hundreds of times. It reminds our troubled souls that GOD IS IN CONTROL. 

Many of you have put your name on our growing list and have also left a prayer intention or testimony:

Attended Mass on 6/16/23 and I felt so much peace. ~Maricruz

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Oh my Jesus. Trusting you has empowered me in ways I didn’t know possible. Daily I face spiritual battles that wear me out. Only by surrendering to Divine Assistance is my soul at rest. Jesus, my Jesus I trust you to order my steps in accordance with God’s amazing plan. ~Jill

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If you can’t trust Jesus, who can you trust? Jesus I Trust in You, 20 times is easy now. I say it many times when I’m driving instead of saying what I used say! !~ Ronnie

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Jesus, I trust in You! ~ Lourdes

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"Jesus I Trust In You!" I will continue to claim God's Promise - Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 .  I believe I did the best I could as a mom. I need prayers now for me. May our Lord Jesus Christ, place in my heart, Soul and mind to just trust Him and to be able to learn to "Live and Let Live" and to "Let go and let God" handle the rest of my journey now that they are adults. Praying in the name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen! ~Guadalupe

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Pray for my mother Rosie who just had surgery for stage four colon cancer , my father Armando and my sister Iris for strength and healing. Pray for my husband Charley who has severe depression, anxiety and has no will to do anything even live…pray for Gods grace to fill him. ~Ronda
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Thank you for your loving tribute to Mike Norris who introduced me to 33 Days of Morning Glory!!~Cindy
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The Mission is a retreat for the wounded, weary soul! Jesus I trust in You! Praying this for Tim, Blakelynn, and all my family. ~Anthony

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Father John Mary's Sunday Homily

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Mission of Divine Mercy
PO Box 1759
New Braunfels, TX 78133
(830) 302-2238
missionofdivinemercy.org
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