Emmaus Catholic Young Adult Ministry: Emmaus this Thurs., 3/14 and Mission at Assumption

Welcome to Emmaus!

We are an awesome Catholic Young Adult Group ages 20-39, single or married, located in Jacksonville, FL. Keep an eye on the announcements below for meeting times and events! Examples of events are Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, monthly confession and Mass, Theology on Tap, outdoor activities, bible studies, guest speakers, and much much more. If you join the Emmaus Yahoo! Group, find us on Facebook or check this website regularly, you will be able to receive the latest news on what is happening with Emmaus. So if you are looking to grow in your faith, find friendships, and get involved in something that helps spread the Gospel, then get involved with “Emmaus”!

About Us

The Emmaus Catholic Young Adult Group was started in 1996 by Fr. Ducci in Orange Park, FL. The group first met in the Wilcox house, moved to St. Catherine’s, and then due to the group’s growth and mission ultimately to Assumption Catholic Church. We chose the name “Emmaus” because of the passage in the book of Luke 24:13-35. We love this passage because it deals with the Lord opening the eyes of those who are blind to the truth. The two men’s minds are opened to the Truth when Jesus teaches them about Himself starting from the Old Testament to His death on the Cross to His Resurrection. Afterwards the two men recognize who Jesus is when He gives them the Eucharist i.e. His very Body and Blood in Communion. Our group’s mission is to open the hearts and minds of young adults to Jesus in order to live a holy life. We seek to proclaim the Gospel, which includes all of the Church’s Teachings. We do this by having guest speaker’s talk about the faith, Bible studies, Mass and Adoration, worship music, retreats, sports, and more. We believe in building a strong community of Catholic young adults whose goal is to change lives and live lives of holiness for Christ.

"Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" Luke 24:32.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Emmaus this Thurs., 3/14 and Mission at Assumption

Hello brothers and sisters,

For Emmaus this Thurs. we will be attending the parish mission at Assumption in the church. The speaker is Fr. Wade Menezes (from EWTN) and the talk starts at 7pm. Thurs. is the final night of the mission and so the format will be Mass with the homily being the mission talk.

The mission is from Mon.-Thurs. night, 3/11-3/14, with the following schedule:

5:30-6:30pm: Confession
7-8pm: Mission Talk and Benediction
8:15pm: Confession

Topics are:

Mon., 3/11 -- Be Faithful to Daily Duty
Tues., 3/12 -- Be Other-Centered
Wed., 3/13 -- Understand the Reality of Vice and Virtue
Thurs., 3/14 -- Practice and Live the Sacraments

We encourage you to attend the entire mission. There is a plenary indulgence associated with attending the entire mission, provided the usual requirements are fulfilled. They are:

How to Gain an Indulgence (from http://www.catholic.com/tracts/myths-about-indulgences, (near bottom)

To gain any indulgence you must be a Catholic in a state of grace. You must be a Catholic in order to be under the Church’s jurisdiction, and you must be in a state of grace because apart from God’s grace none of your actions are fundamentally pleasing to God (meritorious). You also must have at least the habitual intention of gaining an indulgence by the act performed.

To gain a partial indulgence, you must perform with a contrite heart the act to which the indulgence is attached.

To gain a plenary indulgence you must perform the act with a contrite heart, plus you must go to confession (one confession may suffice for several plenary indulgences), receive Holy Communion, and pray for the pope’s intentions. (An Our Father and a Hail Mary said for the pope’s intentions are sufficient, although you are free to substitute other prayers of your own choice.) The final condition is that you must be free from all attachment to sin, including venial sin.

We hope to see you there!

In JMJ,

The Emmaus Core Team