Catholic Medical Guild Meeting this Saturday

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Upcoming activities

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, May 20, 2023, AFTER the 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul, Spiritual Center Room C: use door #3

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, June 17, 2023, AFTER the 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul, Spiritual Center Room C: use door #3

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, July 15, 2023, AFTER the 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul, Spiritual Center Room C: use door #3

Guild monthly meeting on Saturday, August 19, 2023, AFTER the 8:15 Mass at St Vincent de Paul, Spiritual Center Room C: use door #3

Annual CMA Conference September 7-9, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ

Annual White Mass at Mother Guerin Chapel at Fort Wayne Cathedral October 18, 6:30 pm with dinner following at Cathedral Center Hall

Monthly Guild Meetings for 2023

The Catholic Medical Guild of Fort Wayne is open to anyone in healthcare and has started monthly meetings for fellowship, prayer, and discussions. We will be meeting at St Vincent de Paul the third Saturday of each month following the 8:15 Mass which will be approximately 9:00 am. Most meetings will be in the Spiritual Center Room C.

In 2021 we began a short course called "The Purpose and Meaning of Suffering: a Discussion-Based Course for Health Care Professionals". This covers Pope John Paul II's Apostolic letter "Salvifici Doloris--On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering". Basically the course is designed to help health care workers understand Catholic vision of the purpose and meaning of suffering, which we see every day at work, and learn how to practically provide compassion to our suffering patients. This was written by Dr. McGovern in 2013 for this guild.

Each month one lesson will be discussed. No reading beforehand is required but reading the short segment of the Apostolic Letter found within the lesson will give you more reflection time than if you wait to read it at the meeting. Again, this is optional.

For May 20th we will be reading lesson 12. This is the final lesson--new plan to be discussed. Please join and give your input! We will provide the handout.

Click HERE or click the image below to find the lessons.

The Guild encourages all healthcare workers to pray a daily Memorare for the work of the Guild and its members. See prayer to the right.

Father Matthew Gutowski's* Covid-19 Prayer

Lord Jesus, our Divine Physician, we place in the protection of your Sacred Heart all physicians, nurses, and health care professionals, as well as all priests, deacons, and chaplains who minister to the sick, asking you to strengthen them during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. By the power of your Precious Blood, may they all be shielded from contracting the virus and, if they do, from experiencing any serious symptoms or death. As they care for patients on the frontline of the medical community’s battle with this virus, we ask that they will know the grace and power of your presence invigorating them with your zeal and courage when they grow weary or fearful. May all the sick whom they serve receive your healing and know your loving care through their selfless dedication to them. May they have all the medical resources that they need to keep them safe and to bring healing to their patients. In particular, we pray this for all the members of the Catholic Medical Association and we especially offer this through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and St. Joseph. Amen.

*Penned by Father Gutowski, the former chaplain for the CMA.

In April of 2020, Father Gutowski composed this beautiful prayer for all dealing with COVID-19, whether they be health care professionals or patients. We encourage you to revisit this prayer as we ask God to heal all those suffering in this ongoing health crisis.

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God, who created man in Your image and intended him to share Your Glory, we thank You for having granted to Your Church the gift of Professor Jerome Lejeune, a distinguished Servant of Life.

He knew how to place his immense intelligence and deep faith at the service of the defense of human life, especially unborn life, always seeking to treat and to cure. A passionate witness to truth and charity, he knew how to reconcile faith and reason in the sight of todays's world.

By his intercession, and according to Your will, we ask You to grant us the graces we implore, hoping that he will soon become one of Your saints.

MEMORARE

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided.

Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee I come, before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful.

O Mother of the Word Incarnate! despise not my petitions, but, in thy mercy, hear and answer me.

Amen.