Fr. Gurnick uses high technology to evangelize the Ohio City neighborhood, crisscrossing the geographic territories of St. Malachi and St. Patrick parishes on Easter Sunday morning from 9:30AM to Noon. Happy Easter, He is Risen!
Easter Blessing Videogram from Fr. Gurnick, 4/12/2020
Fr. Gurnick offers his Easter Blessings to his parishioners at St. Patrick and St. Malachi parishes in Cleveland, Ohio.
Easter Vigil Videogram to St. Malachi Parishioners, 2020
On this night of the Easter Vigil, The Exsultet, the proclamation hymn of Easter, is sung before the Pascal Candle.
It is a proclamation of praise and thanksgiving celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord.
We pray for Easter Blessings for the parishioners of St. Malachi and St. Patrick parishes on this Easter Vigil, 2020.
The Exsultet is sung by cantors Brian Marshall and Victoria McBride.
Prior to COVID-19, the plan for St. Malachi and St. Patrick was for both parishes to celebrate Holy Thursday at St. Malachi, and for both parishes to celebrate the Easter Vigil at St. Patrick. So, here is the celebration:
Images from the Easter Vigil from previous years:
Good Friday Videogram to St. Malachi Parishioners, 2020
During this time when we cannot be together, join us for a brief visit to our church on this solemn occasion of Good Friday, 2020.
Parishioners may venerate the cross outside the church today at St. Malachi:
Or, at the rectory front porch at St. Patrick Church:
Pie Jesu, sung by Brian Williams, Holy Thursday, 2020
We thank Brian Williams, St. Malachi cantor, and Director of Liturgy Charlene McElwee for creating this beautiful video.
Triduum, a pilgrimage to the Holy Land
In light of our inability to attend Triduum Liturgies during these sacred “Three Days,” from sundown Thursday to sundown Sunday, here is a beautiful option. As a gift from The Augustine Institute, this prayerful, 30 minute video takes us to the Holy Land, to the sacred sites where Jesus lived, celebrated Passover, suffered, died, and rose in these three days.
After three years of active ministry, Jesus’ life on earth culminated in these three days, which fulfilled all that the prophets, and indeed all of the Old Testament, had said of Him.
Please take advantage of this opportunity to enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery, which is the heart of our Christian Faith!
(If the video doesn’t open when you click on the image, click here: https://watch.formed.org/videos/triduum.
Holy Thursday Gospel Proclamation from Fr. Gurnick, 4/9/2020
On this Holy Thursday, 2020, Fr. Michael Gurnick offers this videogram to the parishioners of St. Malachi and St. Patrick churches. He proclaims the Gospel from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, John 13: 1-15.
Eucharistic Adoration was outside on the St. Patrick rectory porch:
The churches of the Near West Parish Partners on Holy Thursday evening:
St Patrick Church
St Malachi Church
St. Wendelin Parish
Can You Send a Card to one of our Shut-Ins?
Our elderly shut-ins are especially impacted by the isolation imposed by COVID-19. Can you send one or more cards to let them know that St. Malachi is keeping them in our thoughts and prayers? If so, please send an email to the St. Malachi Pastoral Minister/Parish Catechetical Leader, Stephanie Pritts at Stephanie.P@StMalachi.org. Thank you!
Holy Week at Home, 4/4/2020
Courtesy of Liturgical Press, please download and print Holy Week at Home, a beautiful resource for celebrating Holy Week at home during this COVID-19 crisis.
This short, 15-page booklet provides adaptations of the Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday Rituals for family and household prayer.
Also, take advantage of other opportunities both at the church and online. See the website for details.
Holy Week Message from Fr. Gurnick, 4/4/2020
Friends,
During this most sacred time of Holy Week, when we cannot be together, I will be sharing brief videograms with you. Please visit the website frequently, and especially at times when we would otherwise be together during the Easter Triduum, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil. And of course, on Easter Sunday.
You remain in my prayers,
Fr. Michael Gurnick,
Administrator, St. Malachi
