Today Pope Francis published his third Apostolic Exhortation, Guadete et Exsultate "Rejoice and Be Glad," that is subtitled "On the call to holiness in today's world." Take a few minutes to listen to Father James Martin's reflection on Pope Francis' teaching on holiness.

Today we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord. On this feast, we honor Mary for her "yes" to God. In the Angelus we pray: The Angel of the Lord, declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit." Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us. March 25th, the usual date for the Annunciation was Palm Sunday this year. Therefore, the celebration was transferred to today, April 9th. #Annunication #BlessedVirginMary

The prayer intention from Pope Francis for April is “For Those who have Responsibility in Economic matters”. Pope Francis said: “Let us raise our voices together, asking that economists may have the courage to reject an economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths”. Here is the link to the video version of the Pope’s April Prayer Intention https://youtu.be/fiBhmV6yev0

On the Second Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy Sunday (April 8), we are reminded that we all must be apostles of mercy if we are to witness to the Resurrection of Jesus. “Being apostles of mercy means touching and soothing the wounds that today afflict the bodies and souls of many of our brothers and sisters. Curing these wounds, we profess Jesus, we make him present and alive; we allow others, who touch his mercy with their own hands, to recognize him as “Lord and God” (Jn 20:28), as did the Apostle Thomas. This is the mission that he entrusts to us.” Pope Francis, March 4, 2016. The readings for this day can be found here: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040818.cfm #DivineMercySunday #JesusITrustinYou

Happy Easter Thursday! This is the day the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Alleluia! (Psalm 118:24)

Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.#peace #equality #justice

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! The joy of Easter extends for 8 days beginning with Easter Sunday and ending on the following Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday. During this week, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus every day with profound gratitude to God. #OctaveofEaster #HeisRisen

Pray for the eternal repose of Mafalda "Muffy" Bone, and for the comfort and consolation of her family. Her Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, April 4th at 10:00 am at Saint John Bosco.

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Happy Easter! May you know the joy and peace of our Risen Savior in a special way this Easter Sunday and throughout this Easter Season! #StJohnBosco #ParmaHeights #HappyEaster

You know it must be time for Easter when families bring their Easter Food baskets to be blessed. Deacon Roger leads the prayers, incensing and blessing the baskets with holy water. The he gives a special blessing to the children. Each basket has its own family story, some going back generations. Here are some samples of the more than 80 baskets that were blessed and a few of the individuals and families who came. Happy Easter to all! #EasterFoodBlessing #ParmaHeights

Come to Saint John Bosco Catholic Church on Holy Saturday, March 31st for the Blessing of Easter Food at 1:00PM and the Solemn Easter Vigil at 7:30PM. All are welcome! #EasterVigil #BlessingofFood #ParmaHeights