Celebrated every year on August 15th, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay – a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time.  Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin’s passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts and a Holy Day of Obligation.  (It is considered a Holy Day of Obligation, but if it falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, it is not obligatory by the church to attend Mass.  This was amended in the church calendar by the United States bishops in 1991.)
 
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life is a defined dogma of the Catholic Church. As an official teaching,  the Assumption is a required belief of all Catholics;  anyone who publicly dissents from the dogma, Pope Pius declared, “has fallen away completely from the divine and Catholic Faith.
 
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII, exercising papal infallibility, declared “that the  Immaculate  Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory”, (supported in scripture in the Book of Genesis 3:15,  and reflected in 1 Corinthians 15:54).  
 
Please join in celebration of the
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary for Mass on:
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 @ 5:00PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 @ 6:30AM, 9:00AM, 7:00PM
 

Rev. Malak Samy Zaky Saadalla will celebrate Mass, which is in full communion with the Catholic
Church, every Sunday at 9:00AM in the St. Anthony Room in the Parish Office, beginning on August 4th
All are welcome to join in this Mass and fellowship immediately following. Please take a moment to
welcome Fr. Saadalla and Deacon Sabry Abdelmalak to St. Ambrose!

Novena for the Protection of all Human Life

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s announcement that he will retire hascatapulted Roe v Wade (the Supreme Court’s landmark abortion case) into the news. Pro-abortion groups are pulling out all the stops to urge the U.S. Senate to reject any nominee who does not promise to publicly endorse Roe . In addition, they are misrepresenting the legal and social reality of Roe and what would happen if it is overturned.

The upcoming Supreme Court vacancy provides us with yet another occasion requiring focused prayer. Given this historic moment, the U.S. bishops are urging all people of good will to pray that a change in the U.S. Supreme Court may move our nation closer to the day when every human being is protected in law and welcomed in life.

The U.S. bishops urge our participation each Friday in a nationwide
Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life, August 3 – September 28. In addition to the current invitation to fast on Fridays, participants are encouraged to pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be for the intention of the Novena. Participants will receive weekly email or text reminders to pray and fast, along with little-known facts about Roe v Wade to share with others. Sign up at www.usccb.org/pray
 

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The Diocese of Metuchen’s Office of Family Life
 is pleased to announce the beginning of an exciting and new ministry for men and women who are suffering from the pain and loneliness of divorce.  “The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide” is a 12-week program, featuring a thirty-minute DVD session each week, which covers the topics of: shock, denial, anger, grief, guilt, forgiveness, money, children, the courts, the ex-spouse, annulment, dating, sexuality, spirituality, re-marriage or staying single, and much more.  This program, while based on the teaching of the Catholic Church, is open to anyone who needs comfort, counsel and clarity after a divorce. 
pre-registration is required ($25.00 fee)
contact Ro Bersch @ (908) 313-5947 or (909) 470-0678
 

Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage?

 •   Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse?

 •   Are you constantly fighting?  Or, do you simply shut down?

 •   Have you thought about separation or divorce?

•   Does talking about it only make it worse?

RETROUVAILLE is a Lifeline to Help Couples Heal and Renew their Marriages sponsored by the Office of Family Life, Secretariat of Pastoral and Family Life, Diocese of Metuchen, NJ.

RETROUVAILLE consists of a weekend experience for married couples (no group discussions) with six follow-up sessions.  The upcoming weekend is August 24-26, 2018.  All inquiries are confidential.  For further facts, kindly contact the Family Life Office 732-243-4573, Rich & Annette Colasuonno 732-236-0671.

The word Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vie) is a French word meaning rediscovery.  The program is intended for couples with marital problems in including those who are considering marriage separation and those who are already separated or divorced but want to try again to save their marriage. 
 
Some couples come to Retrouvaille during the initial signs of a marriage problem.  Other couples are in a state of despair and hopelessness when they attend the program.  These latter couples often consider the Retrouvaille program their final option. 
 
The Retrouvaille  Program consists of a weekend experience combined with a series of six post-weekend sessions over 2 months.  The Diocese of Metuchen offers two such programs a year.  The program provides the tools to help put a marriage in order again.  The main emphasis of the program is on communication in marriage between husband and wife.  It will give a couple the opportunity to rediscover each other and examine their lives together in a new and positive way.
 
The program offers tools needed to rediscover a loving marriage relationship.  Thousands of couples headed for cold, unloving relationships or divorce have successfully overcome their marriage problems by attending the program.
For more information please contact:
amatos@diometuchen.org

Prayed after 9:00 AM Daily Mass

12 Noon, 2nd & 4th Sunday

2:00PM - 3rd Sunday of the Month