Saturday September 26, some of the Bradley Council 'Prayer Warriers" took action by praying a Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet to end abortions at the Statue of Rachel weeping in Lancaster.Left to right are Mark Considine, John Eddy, Mike Meehan and Joe Orzech. In back are Larry Brady and Mark Frank. Not Pictured are Debbie Frank and Cheryl Meehan.

SOME OF OUR PARISHIONERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED VIA TEXT AND EMAIL BY SOMEONE POSING AS FR. SCHULTZ REQUESTING GIFT CARDS. PLEASE DO NOT CORRESPOND. THIS IS A SCAM!!!!!

MARIAN CONSECRATION
If you have not yet consecrated yourself to Mary what are you waiting for?!  Or if you have and would like to renew…..
Gate of Heaven Parish will be hosting the study of Marian consecration by Fr. Michael Gaitley adapted from the Consecration by St. Louis de Monfort (True Devotion to Mary).
The small groups will meet once a week for 6 weeks.
Group one will meet at All Saints Church, beginning Saturday, October 3, at 10:30 am. (space is limited to 20 persons)
A second group will meet at St. Matthews Rectory, beginning September 28,  at 6:30 pm. (space is limited to 10 people)
Reservation is required. For more info please contact:
Patti Coutermarsh– 603 837 9445 smith.coutermarsh35@gmail.com
Diane Caruso-603 991 4096 DC64LIFE@hotmail.com
[Mary] is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus and will surrender themselves to her, body and soul, without reserve in order to belong entirely to Jesus.

From Our Seminarians______________________________
My home parish family,
God is good! I hope you are all trusting in our Lord, especially during these testing times. There are many graces yet to be given! Seminary studies are off to a great start. I'm taking Latin, Philosophy of Knowledge, 17th Century Literature, Theology of Marriage, and a study on Plato. Though there is a lot of reading, the seminary schedule still permits us much (needed) time for prayer. We are also blessed this year to have a house of 21 seminarians (from various dioceses, but 5 of us are from NH!). Despite covid, our house is very unified, healthy, and at peace. I pray it remains so! Know that I keep all of my home parish family in prayer daily. Please continue to pray for us seminarians, and an increase of vocations. I will see you all again this December! Peace of Christ, 
Andre Nadeau 


To everyone at Gate of Heaven Parish, 
My junior year of college seminary is off to a very good start. I want to thank everyone so much as I have been receiving so much support from many different parishioners of Gate of Heaven.  To all of you, I hope that you all know that I am thinking of you every day at Mass and Adoration.
Most of my classes this semester are philosophy. However, I am also taking a theology class on the Catholic Church's view of marriage. These classes are very helpful to me and are currently going very well. I'm very blessed to be going to a very great school that has many teachers who are incredibly strong in our faith. And I am very blessed to have them as well as the faculty of the seminary guiding me through my discernment. 
I hope all of you are doing as well as I am. I will continue to pray for me as I will for you.
 
Guillaume Temkkit
 
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If you cannot  attend mass for a serious reason ask your Guardian Angel to go to mass for you at the specified time.  This way, even though you cannot be in mass in person, your very own Guardian Angel will be in attendance as "your representative".  (Too bad you can't ask them to put something in the collection basket for you!) Here is a charming prayer you and your children can say: 
 

O HOLY ANGEL at my side,
Go to Church for me,
Kneel in my place, at Holy Mass,
Where I desire to be.

At Offertory, in my stead,
Take all I am and own,
And place it as a sacrifice
Upon the Altar Throne.

At Holy Consecration’s bell,
Adore with Seraph’s love,
My Jesus hidden in the Host,
Come down from Heaven above.

Then pray for those I dearly love,
And those who cause me grief,
That Jesus’ Blood may cleanse all hearts,
And suff’ring souls relieve.

And when the priest Communion takes,
Oh, bring my Lord to me,
That His sweet Heart may rest on mine,
And I His temple be.

Pray that this Sacrifice Divine,
May mankind’s sins efface;
Then bring me Jesus’ blessing home,
The pledge of every grace. Amen

Let us not doubt the power nor goodness of God--He can do all things even giving us the power to command our Guardian Angels to go to mass for us when we cannot go.  "For, amen I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you."

Prayer to make a Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if your were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen

May God bless you and Our Lady keep you,

Fr. Schultz

"If we are deprived of sacramental communion, let us replace it, as far as we can, with spiritual communion, which we can make every moment:  for we aught to have always a burning desire to receive the Good God."
--St. Jean-Marie Baptiste Vianney, parish priest of Ars, France; Patron Saint of all parish priests.

Almighty Father, you have firmly established your love for Gate of Heaven Parish and for each of us.  We praise and thank you for placing us amid the deep beauty of the North Country, a beauty that speaks eloquently of your glory and calls us to acknowledge your greatness and love.

O Lord, you have given our parish the opportunity and challenge of coming together as family, to be ambassadors of your grace to one another and to our farthest neighbor.  Grant us to respond lovingly and obediently to your call to seek justice in all our actions, to serve the poor in body and soul, and to share the good news of your Son, Jesus.

O Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, inflame our hearts with your love.  Broaden our vision and open our hearts to what you are bringing about.  Set our parish and the whole North Country on fire with your Holy Spirit, to bring about a renewed flourishing of our Catholic faith.  Amen.

Memorare 

REMEMBER, O most compassionate Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I kneel, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.