Dear Friends in Christ, Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely Christmas with your loved ones, and I pray that God will bless us with health, peace and happiness in this Year 2025. As I mentioned in my last
newsletter, we have started the 2025 Jubilee Year's theme, the "Pilgrims of Hope.” Help me pray this prayer for all of us, Pilgrims of Hope,
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of
charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your
Kingdom. May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of Evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally. May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you, our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise forever. Amen
We are called to share hope with others. Let us commit to attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days to
constantly be fed with the Bread of Heaven, to pray for peace in the world and to remember those in need,
homebound and lonely. Together we can bring hope to those around us. I will attend the National Catholic Office for the Deaf Pastoral Week in Birmingham, Alabama, from January 20 to 24. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will be present in all participants and presenters at this conference so that we can better serve Deaf Catholics across the United States. Lastly, consider attending the Deaf Eucharistic Congress in Maryland in April, with Fr. Mike, Jeanine Adkins and Deacon Pat Graybill as guest speakers. This will be an excellent opportunity to fall in love again with Jesus present in the Eucharist.
Again, may God’s blessings be with you in 2025!
St. John’s Deaf Center Veronica :)