Nativity of the Blessed 

Virgin Mary Cathedral

ANTIQUE CAR RAFFLE – Who wouldn't like to cruise around the coast in a beautiful, original 1969 Buick Electra 225 Convertible?  Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral is raffling off just that!  Some time ago, with the help of several generous donors, our parish purchased this beauty from its original owner.  The car has been babied for almost 50 years. Other than a paint job (in the original colors) she has never been restored, yet she runs like a sewing machine!  The cost of a single chance is $25.00 or five chances can be purchased for $100.00.  All proceeds will benefit o ur ongoing maintenance needs and to assist our beloved Nativity B.V.M. Elementary School.  The drawing will be held in tandem with this year's  Cruisin' the Coast and will take place on Sunday, October 9, 2016 after the 11:00 a.m. Mass!  To purchase a ticket, please contact the Rectory at 228-374-1717 during regular office hours.  The car can be viewed in front of the Cathedral during fair weather days!

YOUTH MINISTRY – We have embarked on a new journey with our youth at Nativity B.V.M. Cathedral!  We have adopted Life Teen and Edge as our Catechetical and Youth Ministry models.  The mission of these middle school and high school programs is a Eucharist-centered movement designed to lead teenagers into a deeper relationship with Jesus and His Church.  We invite you to volunteer your gifts to our youth!  Our Youth Ministry team—Kim Audo and Kristy Arguelles—will oversee the program, but they need and welcome involvement from members of our parish that wish to impact the lives of our youth.   Please contact one of our Youth Ministers or send an email to nativityyouthministrybiloxi@gmail.com for more information.

GOLF "FORE" THE KIDS – Nativity School Foundation is holding its annual golf tournament benefiting Nativity B.V.M. Elementary School on October 8th at the Grand Bear Golf Course.  This year's tournament is on tap to be the best yet! Please consider supporting our kids and this worthy cause while enjoying a great round of golf on one of the Coast's most beautiful courses!   For more information download the tournament flyer or contact Michael Bruffey or Peter Abide at 228-385-1010.

58TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL – Nativity B.V.M. Elementary School's annual Halloween carnival will be held Saturday, October 15th from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m. on the school grounds.  Support our elementary school and join us for good food, great fun, and spooky surprises!

   
 

Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and you have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.  Show us your face and we will be saved.  Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.  Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman:  "If you knew the gift of God!"

You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests His power above all by forgiveness and mercy; let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.  You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error; let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God.

Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.

We ask this of you, Lord Jesus, through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy; you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

Amen.

Pope Francis