Director of Music: Paul radkowski 740-587-3254 [email protected] Class: (Contact Parish Office) PatriCia Belhorn 740-587-3254Marriage Preparation Inventory Program dcN. JohN aNd ciNdY BarBour 740-587-3254
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MONDAY, JUNE 4 9:00 a.m. Living and Deceased Members of the John Ziegler Family by St. Edward ChurchTUESDAY, JUNE 5 – Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr 9:00 a.m. Elizabeth Strode (RIP) by Steve & Pat JohnsonWEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 – Saint Norbert, Bishop 9:00 a.m. Irene Duque (RIP) by Rosalie Duque THURSDAY, JUNE 7 – Mary 9:00 a.m. Lawrence Deardurff (RIP) by Sue DeardurffFRIDAY, JUNE 8 9:00 a.m. Neva Richardson (RIP) by Mary HowdenSATURDAY, JUNE 9 – The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus 5:00 p.m. Lawrence Deardurff (RIP) by Sue DeardurffSUNDAY, JUNE 10 – TENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:15 a.m. Deceased Members of the Fleming Family 10:45 a.m. Living and Deceased Members of the Stevenson, Oliver, and Diemoz Families by Roseann StevensonPray for all priests, seminarians and priestly vocations.
JUNE 9/JUNE 10LECTORS: 5:00 p.m. Steve Blubaugh, Cheryl Boggess 8:15 a.m. James Matesich, Bruce Vanderhoff 10:45 a.m. Richard Hoben, Catherine Burczak
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: 5:00 p.m. Paula Coleman, Dave Conway, Anna Hofer, Cliff Kirchner, Leann Kirchner 8:15 a.m. Chris Carter, Gary Carter, Martin Flautt, Marianne Lisska, Mary Maltry 10:45 a.m. Paul Gassman, Rebecca Gassman, P.J. Gassman, Lynn Harden, Mark Harden, Frances Hiebel, Charlie Hohman, Kathy Kiebel, Annie Lach
ALTAR SERVERS: 5:00 p.m. A.J. Paumier, Joey Paumier, Audrey Stankunas 8:15 a.m. Andrew Coffey, John Coffey, Augustus Wilson 10:45 a.m. Leah Moberg, Jason Reding, Emma Reding
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JUNE 3, 2018 – YEAR BPRELUDEINTRODUCTORY RITES ENTRANCE: Blessed by Your Sacrifice (#196) GLORIA: Mass in Honor of Saint BenedictLITURGY OF THE WORDRESPONSORIAL PSALM: Ps. 116: I will take the cup… (p. 174) SEQUENCE (cantor/choir): short form begins on p. 175 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. (p. 176)LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION OF GIFTS: “At That First Eucharist” – Use alternate starred verse 1. (#366)SANCTUS, MEM. ACC. A, AMEN, AGNUS DEI: Mass in Honor of St. Benedict COMMUNION: O Sacrament Most Holy (#334) COMMUNION 2: TBD CONCLUDING RITE SENDING FORTH: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (#192)POSTLUDECANTORS TBD
HOMEBOUND MINISTERS: Fran Morris, Mickey Smith
GIFT BEARERS: 5:00 p.m. Sue Deardurff 8:15 a.m. Robert & Mary-Ellen Fleming 10:45 a.m. Roseann Stevenson
SUNDAY NURSERYThe Nursery/Playroom for young children is open during the 10:45 a.m. Mass. New volunteers are needed. For more information and to be added to the Sunday schedule, contact our Nursery Coordinator, Lauren Alspach, at 330-760-0756 or [email protected].
OFFERTORY COLLECTIONBecause of early submission deadlines due to the holiday weekend, the Sunday offertory collection on May 27 could not be included in this week’s bulletin. It will be reported next week.
ONLINE GIVING Diocesan Collection this weekend is for the Catholic Communications Campaign.Please make any BAA contributions directly through the Diocesan website. See the “BAA 2018 Annual Appeal” link under the Online Giving section on our parish website, or go directly to https://columbuscatholic.org/, and follow link for Bishop’s 2018 Annual Appeal. Thank you.
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) JUNE 3, 2018
A WORD FROM YOUR PASTOR1. In your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of
retired priest of our diocese, Fr. Mario Serraglio and my brother, Kevin W. Enke, who died on Sunday in Florida. Plans for his return for burial at Resurrection Cemetery are not yet finalized. God rest their souls.
2. A great big thank-you to all who made Fr. Chris Tuttle’s First Mass and luncheon reception a smashing success. I especially want to acknowledge our altar servers, the Choir and musicians and their Director, Paul Radkowski. They did a magnificent job! Kudos, as well, to Jan Shea and her helpers, for their wonderful service at the luncheon. I know Fr. Tuttle is most grateful.
2018 Bishop’s Annual Appeal 2018
2018 CAMPAÑA ANUAL DEL OBISPO 2018
BIShOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL 2018
Sharing His Love, Encouraging Hope
CAMPAÑA ANUAL DEL OBISPO 2018
Compartiendo Su Amor, Formentando la Esperanza
3. Bishop’s Annual Appeal update: as of Tuesday, May 29, we have a total of $178,000.00 pledged. At this point, we are about $1,000.00 behind last year. Keep up the good work and thank you.
WELCOME!You may have come as a stranger to us, yet you are known to Our Lord, Jesus Christ. In His name, we pray you will find peace, hospitality and friendship with us.
FLOCKNOTE ~ THANK YOU! Thank you to everyone who has joined our St. Edward’s Flocknote. If you aren’t in the “Flock” you can join via the church website at www.saintedwards.org, or text: confessor to 84576. Keep up to date with special announcements and events at church. You can choose specific ministries that you would like to join and receive the latest news. This is an easy way for the Parish Office and ministry leaders to communicate to St. Edward groups! You can unsubscribe at any time.
STEUBENVILLE CONFERENCE 2018 ~ REVEALED It is time to register for Steubenville Conference, June 22nd-24th, at Franciscan University! This year, our parish wants to pay the fee for students to attend. Over 50,000 Catholic teens across North America will participate in 25 Steubenville Youth Conferences this summer, and we want you to be one of them! Come experience the love of God in a new and more profound way. He has so much in store for you.
St. Ed’s IGNITE will attend the conference. Please register with [email protected], or pick up more information from the Youth Office.
SCHEDULING ALTAR FLOWERSAltar flowers can be requested in memory of a loved one or to commemorate a special occasion. Call the Parish Office at 740-587-3254 to inquire about available dates. The suggested donation is $50.00. There are no
Altar Flowers during Lent. On wedding weekends, flowers from the wedding are used. During the Christmas/Easter seasons, we use poinsettias/lilies to decorate the church.
NOTES FROM THE LOFT This weekend, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and
Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. The music today invites us to a deeper reflection on the Eucharist – the source and summit of our lives as individuals and as the Church. Our cantors and choir traditionally sing the short form of the sequence before the Gospel, but the entire text is a beautiful meditation on Christ present in the Eucharist. Attributed to St. Thomas Aquinas, the English translation of the text can be found on pages 175-176 of the hymnal.
This Sunday’s 10:45 a.m. Mass is the final Mass before the Choir’s summer break, so I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude to all of our musicians: the Choir, the Bell Choir and director Steve Schlicher, our Funeral Choir, our Cantors, our organists/pianists, all who sang in Children’s Choir at Christmas, and our instrumentalists. Thank you also to their families and to the many parishioners who have offered kind words, prayers, and support throughout this academic year. Our music ministry has been richly blessed, and I am truly grateful for the hard work and commitment of our musicians. May God continue to lead and guide our parish!
EVENTS/MEETINGS THIS WEEKSunday, June 3Welcome SundayVacation Bible School T-shirt Pick-up – 2:00 p.m. – HallMonday, June 4Vacation Bible SchoolSummer Scripture – 7:00 p.m. – LoungeTuesday, June 5Vacation Bible School Men’s Group for Rediscovery – 7:30 p.m. – LoungeWednesday, June 6Vacation Bible SchoolMen’s Faith Sharing Group – 7:00 p.m. – LoungeThursday, June 7 Vacation Bible SchoolWomen’s Summer Book Group – 9:30 a.m. – LoungeFriday, June 8 Vacation Bible SchoolSaturday, June 9WSE Morning of Reflection – 8:30 a.m. – Hall
CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL Support the Catholic Home Missions Appeal today! Right now, over 40 percent of dioceses in the United States are considered home mission territory because they are unable to fund the essential pastoral work needed in their communities. Your support funds programs, such as religious education, seminary formation, and lay ministry training, to build vibrant faith communities right here in the United States. Please be generous. More information can be found at www.usccb.org/home-missions.
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR CHURCH GRANVILLE, OHIO
WOMEN’S MORNING OF REFLECTION Holy and Healthy Catholic is a morning of reflection for all women presented by the Women of St.
Edward. Please join us in the Parish Hall June 9th for a beautiful morning of faith, friendship and food with Lori Crock. Arrival is between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and concluding between 11:30 a.m. and noon. The morning will include continental breakfast, a presentation about spiritual and physical strength followed by SoulCore Rosary prayer and exercise. Please dress in comfortable clothing that you can move in and bring a journal and be ready to rest, refresh and renew in Jesus Christ. Space is limited, so please register for this event by contacting Peggy Behrman at [email protected] or 614-937-4865, after 7:00 p.m. This is a free event. A freewill offering will be accepted. Lori Crock is a Catholic Times columnist, blogger, speaker, strength coach and SoulCore leader in the Columbus area. She is a wife, mother and St. Joseph, Plain City parishioner who is passionate about sharing how spiritual and physical strength help us to be strong servants for Christ. She is online at www.holyandhealthycatholic.com.
RCIAIf you know of anyone who is interested in learning more about Catholicism and the Church’s process for becoming Catholic, please encourage them to contact Mike Millisor in the Religious Education Office (587-4160 or [email protected]) for information concerning the next period of Inquiry.
LITURGICAL MINISTERSIf you are interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister or have never been a Lector and would like to learn, please call 740-587-4160 or e-mail [email protected]. Please provide your name, phone number, e-mail address and Mass time(s) you are willing to serve. Eucharistic Minister training is scheduled for Sunday, June 10, at 1:00 p.m., in the Church. Lector training will be scheduled after sign-ups.
PRAYER CHAINIf you, a family member or someone close to you, would like to be added to the St. Edward Prayer Chain, please call Cindy Kendrick at 740-366-2871 or 740-404-3591. If you would like to volunteer to be a member of this ministry, please call Cindy.
ST. EDWARD PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION St. Edward Preschool is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 preschool year and currently has spaces available in our Tuesday/Thursday (T/TH) 3-year-old morning classes, as well as our Pre-K 4/5-year-old afternoon classes. The T/TH morning classes are from 9:00-11:30 a.m., and are open to children who will be three years of age by September 30, 2018. The Pre-K afternoon classes are from 12:15-3:15 p.m., Monday-Thursday, and open to four- and five-year-olds. Packets of registration information are downloadable from https://www.saintedwards.org/preschool, and are also available on a table outside St. Edward’s Preschool office and at St. Edward Church in the Gathering Space. We welcome families to visit our preschool and ask that you call/email ahead, so we can arrange a tour. For more information, contact Mrs. Adrienne Evans, St. Edward’s Preschool Director, at (740) 587-3275 or at [email protected]. Thank you and Blessings!
CLOSER TO HOME... STEWARDSHIP AT ST. EDWARD
A focus on ministry opportunities at St. Edward…
An invitation to you to be involved with theMemorial Garden
The Memorial Garden Committee oversees the development and maintenance
of the Parish Memorial (Rosary) Garden. If you are interested in joining this important ministry, please
contact Annie Lach at 502-541-1715.
2018 The Edwardians!A Senior Social Group for Men and Women age 50 and up
JUNE 10-16, 2018 – SUNDAY TO SATURDAY – THE EDWARDIANS TOUR THE BEAUTIFUL STATE OF MAINE – Cost of trip $639.00 per
person sharing a double. Single supplement $320.00 additional. Event has closed, but you may sign up for wait list in event of a cancellation.
JUNE 20, 2018 WEDNESDAY – WELCOME SUMMER DINNER – STS. PETER AND PAUL RETREAT CENTER, SEMINARY ROAD – Arrive
at 6:00 p.m., and a great savory Welcome Summer Dinner will served at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $13.00 per person. Program to be announced. Transportation available from church parking lot. PAID RESERVATIONS DUE BY JUNE 15, 2018.
SAVE THE DATE! JULY 20, 2018 FRIDAY – ANNUAL WHOLE HOG ROAST WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS – Sts. Peter and Paul
Retreat Center, Seminary Road off of Thornwood Drive. Arrive at 6:00 p.m.; eat at 6:30 p.m. Event will be held inside of Retreat Center. Cost is $13.00 per person. Full details at a later date. Transportation available from church parking lot. PAID RESERVATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018.
AUGUST 7 AND 8, 2018 – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY – ST. ANTHONY CHAPEL, PITTSBURGH AND OHIO AMISH COUNTRY.
COST $85.00 PER PERSON (SHARING A DOUBLE ROOM). TRIP IS LIMITED TO 40 PEOPLE. Early reservations recommended. Paid reservation gives you a seat and sharing a double room. See Linda for full details on all-inclusive price. Catholic Foundation Grant Money contributed to this event.
Note: You may pay for one or multiple events in one check. Transportation available from St. Edward Church to Sts. Peter and Paul. Let Linda know. FOR ALL EVENTS, make check payable to “THE EDWARDIANS.”
Email and phone number remain the same: E-mail [email protected] or phone 740-323-3105.
PLEASE NOTE – LINDA HAS A NEW MAILING ADDRESS.
Linda Woolard, 636 Fox Run Circle South, Newark, OH 43055.
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KNOX/LICKING VOCATIONS CLUBThe Knox/Licking Vocations Club will be having their lunch/meeting on Tuesday, June 12th, at noon, at St. Leonard Church in Heath. The speaker will be Deacon Patrick Wilson from Blessed Sacrament. The cost of the lunch is $5.00. The money we collect helps and encourages our seminarians, priests and religious life. Bring a friend. Hope you can join us. If you have questions, call Debby at (740) 366-6924.
WELCOME SUNDAYThis Sunday is Welcome Sunday after both Masses. The Knights of Columbus will be providing the coffee and donuts. Sponsors this month are Ginny and Joe Prusaczyk in honor of Bob Csubak for all his service to St. Edward. If your family or business would like to be a sponsor for Welcome Sunday, please contact Scott Scholten at 740-258-3287. All money collected in the jug on the donut tables is for our “Pennies For Heaven” campaign. Your generous donations go directly to support our Seminarians as well as to promote vocations. We thank you for your contributions!
COMMUNITY FORUM ON PREDATORY LENDING The Diocesan Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sponsoring a Community Forum on Predatory Lending on Thursday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m., at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westerville (Lower Level of the Church, Room 3). At this forum, we will discuss the scope of the problem of payday lending in our Central Ohio communities, across the state of Ohio and our country. Many of those hurt by the payday lenders are the most vulnerable people in our community who can least afford interest rates and fees approaching 600%.During this forum, we will learn about the problem of payday and car title loans in Ohio, learn about pending legislation to fix the problem of paralyzing interest rates and fees faced by our neighbors, and we will learn what we can do to make a difference. We have an excellent panel of speakers from Central Ohio who will help us understand the issue in more depth. And those who have suffered from high fees and interest rates by taking out payday loans are also invited to ask questions and share their stories.We will also be available to answer questions about our Microloan program which is our attempt to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.• Jeff Loeser, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney for the OH
Attorney General’s Office in the Consumer Protection Division• Dr. Carl Ruby, Pastor at Central Christian Church in Springfield,
OH and member of Ohioans for Payday Loan Reform• Nate Coffman, Executive Director for Ohio CDC Association• Dr. Fadhel Kaboub, Associate Professor of Economics at
Denison University• Experts who have been hurt by the payday loan industry.• Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Microloan Program
County Boards in Delaware, Franklin, Licking, Fairfield and Ross Counties will be in attendance.
WARMER DAYS ARE COMING!That’s what you and your spouse will have after a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! The next two weekends are July 13-15 and September 14-16, both in Central Ohio. Marriage Encounter is where married couples can get away from jobs,
kids, chores, and phones and focus only on each other. For more information or to apply, contact Paul and Marilou Clouse at 614-834-6880, or visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org.
BETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY“Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you.” (Psalm 86:5) Bethesda Healing Ministry invites and welcomes all men and women burdened with the pain of abortion. You are welcome to join Bethesda Healing Ministry on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month to share in the healing experience. Confidential Ministry lines are 614-309-2651 or 614-309-0157, or visit our website at www.bethesdahealing.org.
DIOCESAN SENIOR CITIZENS DAY CELEBRATIONDiocesan Senior Citizens Day Celebration is Tuesday, June 19. The Diocesan Senior Citizens Day Celebration will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 3730 Broadway, Grove City. Bishop Campbell will celebrate Mass at 10:30 a.m. Mass is followed by a luncheon. This annual event is a great opportunity for seniors to meet with other seniors from around the diocese. Registration for the celebration is $15.00. To register, send a check payable to the Office for Social Concerns, Catholic Diocese of Columbus, 197 E. Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. For questions, call 614-241-2540 or email at [email protected]. Registrations are requested by June 14.
THINKING ABOUT GODPARENTS FOR YOUR BABY?If you’re expecting a baby, you may already be thinking about Baptism and who your child’s godparents will be. Godparents are models of faith for their godchildren, so they must be Catholics who are at least sixteen years old, who have received Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist, and who are actively living a life of faith. Children may have one male godparent, one female godparent, or one of each. A baptized person who is not Catholic may serve as a “Christian witness” at Baptism, but that person is not formally recognized as a godparent by the Church. For more information about godparents and Baptismal Preparation, contact Cheryl Boggess in the Parish Office.
SAINT MARY OF THE SPRINGSThe year 2018 marks the 150th Anniversary of the founding of St. Mary of the Springs Academy (SMA) in 1868. A committee of St. Mary of the Springs Academy graduates are searching diligently for memorabilia including photos, yearbooks, diplomas, etc., for a permanent display at The Jubilee Museum in Columbus. The academy was a school for girls first founded by the Dominican Sisters in 1830 in Somerset, Ohio, to respond to the educational needs of frontier Catholics. The school operated in Somerset until 1866 when a devastating fire destroyed the buildings. The Sisters occupied borrowed space until Theodore Leonard, a Columbus businessman, offered them land and bricks to rebuild in Columbus. The Sisters accepted, and Leonard built St. Mary’s Academy in Columbus in 1868. To reflect the natural springs on the property, “of the Springs” was added to the name. The Academy closed in 1966. Contact 614-237-1379 for further information.
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR CHURCH GRANVILLE, OHIO
On this Corpus Christi Sunday (The Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ), we read in our Catechisms paragraphs 1406-1419, the summary paragraphs of the section entitled “The Sacrament of the Eucharist.” 1406 – Jesus said: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever;…he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and…abides in me and I in him” (Jn.6:51,54,56). 1407 – The Eucharist is the heart and summit of the Church’s life. 1408 – The Eucharistic celebration always includes: the proclamation of the Word of God; thanksgiving to God the Father for all His benefits; the consecration of bread and wine; and participation in the liturgical banquet by receiving the Lord’s body and blood – these constitute one single act of worship. 1409 – The Eucharist is the memorial of Christ’s Passover. 1410 – It is Christ Himself, the eternal high priest of the New Covenant who, acting through the ministry of the priests – offers the Eucharistic sacrifice. 1411 – Only validly ordained priests can preside at the Eucharist and consecrate the bread and the wine so that they become the Body and Blood of the Lord. 1412 – The essential signs of the Eucharistic sacrament are wheat bread and grape wine, on which the blessing of the Holy Spirit is invoked and the priest announces the words of consecration spoken by Jesus during the Last Supper: “This is my body which will be given up for you…This is the cup of my blood…” 1413 – By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. 1414 – As sacrifice, the Eucharist is also offered in reparation for the sins of the living and the dead to obtain spiritual or temporal benefits from God. 1415 - Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. 1416 – Communion with Body and Blood of Christ increases the communicant’s union with the Lord, forgives His venial sins and preserves Him from grave sins. 1417 – The Church warmly recommends that the faithful receive Holy Communion each time they participate in the celebration of the Eucharist. 1418 – Because Christ Himself is present in the sacrament of the altar, He is to be honored with the worship of Adoration. “To visit the Blessed Sacrament is…a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward Christ our Lord” (Paul VI). 1419 – Having passed from this world to the Father, Christ gives us in the Eucharist the pledge of glory with Him. Participation in the Holy Sacrifice identifies us with His Heart, sustains our strength along the pilgrimage of this life, makes us long for eternal life and unites us even now to the Church in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the saints.
GREATER COLUMBUS RIGHT TO LIFERegistration is now open for an Evening with Obianuju Ekeocha, benefiting the work of Greater Columbus Right to Life. You’ve probably heard or seen Uju on EWTN, Fox News, Catholic radio, or the 2018 Catholic Women’s Conference. She is an African woman and founder of Culture of Life Africa, working to protect and promote her country’s inherent respect for life, family, and the beauty of womanhood and marriage. She is returning to Columbus to talk about these issues with information and insight you’ve never heard before. Tickets to attend are complimentary. Attendees will be invited to make a donation in support of GCRTL following dinner. The banquet will be held on Monday, June 11, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at Villa Milano. Register online at gcrtl.org/banquet, by email at [email protected], or by calling 614-445-8508.
We have had three consecutive weeks of significant Solemnities – Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and now the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, better known by the name of Corpus Christi, which translates from the Latin as the “Body of Christ.”
Clearly this is a celebration which brings our focus on the Eucharist, which is at the absolute center of our liturgy, and at the core of our Catholic faith. We have mentioned many times that all revolves around the Eucharist when we receive the real Body and Blood of the Lord.
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (#1324), “The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’ The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself.”
The Eucharist should be the high point of our week, or even of our day. The author J.R.R. Tolkien (author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy), who was a devout Catholic, once stated, “The only cure for sagging or fainting faith is Communion. Though always Itself, perfect and complete and inviolate, the Blessed Sacrament does not operate completely and once for all in any of us. Like the act of Faith it must be continuous and grow by exercise. Frequency is of the highest effect. Seven times a week is more nourishing than seven times at intervals.”
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“What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments is not the truest of guides for human life?” ~Saint Benedict, from the Rule of Saint Benedict (73:3)
“Behold this Heart, which has so loved men that It has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to testify Its love. In return, I receive from
the greater part [of humanity] only ingratitude, by their irreverence and sacrilege, and by the coldness and contempt they have for Me in this Sacrament of Love” [Holy
Communion]. It is for this reason I ask thee that the first Friday after the octave of the Blessed Sacrament, be appropriated to a special feast to honor My Heart by receiving Communion on that day, and making reparation for the indignity that It [My Heart]
has received. And I promise that My Heart shall dilate to pour out abundantly the influences of My Love on all who will render It this honor or will obtain My Heart being
given this honor.” ~APPARITION: JESUS SPEAKING TO SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE
Monday, June 4 ~ Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Holy Gospel: Mark 12:1-12 Jesus began to speak to the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders in
parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower. Then he
leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey. At the proper time he sent a servant to the tenants to
obtain from them some of the produce of the vineyard. But they seized him, beat him, and sent him away
empty-handed. Again he sent them another servant. And that one they beat over the head and treated
shamefully. He sent yet another whom they killed. So, too, many others; some they beat, others they
killed. He had one other to send, a beloved son. He sent him to them last of all, thinking, ‘They will
respect my son.’ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the
inheritance will be ours.’ So they seized him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. What then
will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come, put the tenants to death, and give the vineyard to others.
Have you not read this Scripture passage: The stone that the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?” They were seeking to arrest
him, but they feared the crowd, for they realized that he had addressed the parable to them. So they left
him and went away.
Meditation: This parable speaks to each of us today as well. For it conveys important truths about God
and the way he deals with his people. First, it tells us of God's generosity and trust. The vineyard is well
equipped with everything the tenants need. The owner went away and left the vineyard in the hands of
the tenants. God likewise trusts us enough to give us freedom to run life as we choose. This parable also
tells us of God's patience and justice. Not once, but many times he forgives the tenants their debts. But
while the tenants take advantage of the owner's patience, his judgment and justice prevail in the end.
Jesus foretold both his death and his ultimate triumph. He knew he would be rejected and be killed, but he
also knew that would not be the end. After rejection would come glory – the glory of resurrection and
ascension to the right hand of the Father. How do we share in this glory? By submitting to Jesus' kingly
rule in our lives. Jesus promises that we will bear much fruit (certainly the fruit of peace, righteousness,
and joy, and much more besides) if we abide in him (see John 15:1-11). The Lord also entrusts his gifts to
each of us and he gives us work to do in his vineyard – the body of Christ. He promises that our labor will
not be in vain if we persevere with faith to the end (ref. 1 Corinthians 15:58). We can expect trials and
even persecution. But in the end we will see triumph. Do you labor for the Lord with joyful hope and with
confidence in his triumph?
Prayer: O God, whose providence never fails in its design, keep from us, we humbly beseech you, all that
might harm us and grant all that works for our good. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: What does Jesus' parable about an absentee landlord and his tenants say to us? The hills
of Galilee were lined with numerous vineyards, and it was quite normal for the owners to let out their
estates to tenants. Many did it for the sole purpose of collecting rent. Why did Jesus' story about wicked
tenants cause offense to the scribes and Pharisees? It contained both a prophetic message and a warning.
Isaiah had spoken of the house of Israel as "the vineyard of the Lord" (ref. Isaiah 5:7). Jesus' listeners
would likely understand this parable as referring to God's dealing with a stubborn and rebellious people.
Tuesday, June 5 ~ Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr ~ the “Apostle of Germany”
Holy Gospel: Mark 12:13-17 Some Pharisees and Herodians were sent to Jesus to ensnare him in his
speech. They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not
concerned with anyone’s opinion. You do not regard a person’s status but teach the way of God in
accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we
not pay?” Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look
at.” They brought one to him and he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They replied to
him, “Caesar’s.” So Jesus said to them, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what
belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him.
Meditation: What do we owe God and what’s our obligation towards others? Paul the Apostle tells us that
we must give each what is their due (ref. Romans 13:6-8). The Jewish authorities sought to trap Jesus in
a religious-state dispute over the issue of taxes. The Jews resented their foreign rulers and despised
paying taxes to Cesar. They posed a dilemma to test Jesus to see if he would make a statement they
could use against him. If Jesus answered that it was lawful to pay taxes to a pagan ruler, then he would
lose credibility with the Jewish populace who would regard him as a coward and a friend of Cesar. If he
said it was not lawful, then the Pharisees would have grounds to report him to the Roman authorities as a
political trouble-maker and have him arrested. Jesus avoided their trap by confronting them with the
image of a coin. Coinage in the ancient world had significant political power. Rulers issued coins with their
own image and inscription on them. In a certain sense the coin was regarded as the personal property of
the ruler. Where the coin was valid the ruler held political sway over the people. Since the Jews used the
Roman currency, Jesus explained that what belonged to Caesar must be given to Caesar.
Prayer: May the Martyr Saint Boniface be our advocate, O Lord, that we may firmly hold the faith he
taught with his lips and sealed in his blood and confidently profess it by our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Contemplation: This passage has another deeper meaning as well. We, too, have been stamped with
God’s image since we are created in his own likeness (ref. Genesis 1:26-27). We rightfully belong, not to
ourselves, but to God who created us and redeemed us in the precious blood of his Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ (ref. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Paul the Apostle says that we are to present our bodies as a living
sacrifice to God (ref. Romans 12:1). Do you acknowledge that your life belongs to God and not to
yourself? And do you give to God what rightfully belongs to Him?
Wednesday, June 6 ~ Ninth Week in Ordinary Time Saint Norbert, Bishop
Founder of the Order of Premonstretensions (the Norbertines)
Holy Gospel: Mark 12:18-27 Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and put
this question to him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If someone’s brother dies, leaving a wife but
no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother. Now there were seven
brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no descendants. So the second brother married her
and died, leaving no descendants, and the third likewise. And the seven left no descendants. Last of all
the woman also died. At the resurrection when they arise whose wife will she be? For all seven had been
married to her.” Jesus said to them, “Are you not misled because you do not know the Scriptures or the
power of God? When they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but they are
like the angels in heaven. As for the dead being raised, have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the
passage about the bush, how God told him, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob? He is not God of the dead but of the living. You are greatly misled.”
Meditation: Among the many problems of the Sadducees, they could not conceive of heaven beyond
what they could see with their own eyes. Are we not often like them? We often don’t recognize spiritual
realities because we try to make heaven into an earthly image. The Sadducees came to Jesus with a test
question to make the resurrection look ridiculous. The Sadducees, unlike the Pharisees, did not believe in
immortality, nor in angels or evil spirits. Their religion was literally grounded in an earthly image of
heaven. Jesus retorts by dealing with the fact of the resurrection. The scriptures give proof of it. In
Exodus 3:6, God calls himself the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He defeats
their arguments by showing that God is a living God of a living people. God was the friend of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob when they lived. That friendship could not cease with death.
Prayer: O God, who made the Bishop Saint Norbert a servant of your Church outstanding in his prayer
and pastoral zeal, grant, we ask, that by the help of his intercession, the flock of the faithful may always
find shepherds after your own heart and be fed in the pastures of salvation. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Contemplation: As Psalm 73:23-24 states: “I am continually with you; you hold my right hand. You
guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.” The Holy Spirit reveals to us the
eternal truths of God’s unending love and the life he desires to share with us for all eternity. Paul the
Apostle, quoting from the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 64:4; 65:17) states: “What no eye has seen, nor ear
heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him,” God has revealed
to us through the Spirit (ref. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10). The promise of paradise – heavenly bliss and
unending life with an all-loving God – is beyond human reckoning. We have only begun to taste the first-
fruits! Do you believe the scriptures? If so, do you know the power of the Holy Spirit?
Thursday, June 7 ~ Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Holy Gospel: Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all
the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your
strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment
greater than these.” The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, He is One and
there is no other than he. And to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your
strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” And
when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the Kingdom
of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Meditation: What is the purpose of God's law or commandments? The Pharisees prided themselves in the
knowledge of the law and their ritual requirements. They made it a life-time practice to study the 613
precepts of the Old Testament along with the numerous rabbinic commentaries. They tested Jesus to see
if he correctly understood the law as they did. Jesus startled them with his profound simplicity and
mastery of the law of God and its purpose. What does God require of us? Simply that we love as he loves!
God is love and everything he does flows from his love for us. God loved us first and our love for him is a
response to his exceeding grace and kindness towards us. The love of God comes first and the love of
neighbor is firmly grounded in the love of God. The more we know of God's love and truth the more we
love what he loves and reject what is hateful and contrary to his will.
Prayer: O God, whose providence never fails in its design, keep from us, we humbly beseech you, all that
might harm us and grant all that works for our good. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: What makes our love for God and his commands grow in us? Faith in God and hope in
his promises strengthens us in the love of God. They are essential for a good relationship with God, for
being united with him. The more we know of God the more we love him and the more we love him the
greater we believe and hope in his promises. The Lord, through the gift of the Holy Spirit, gives us a new
freedom to love as he loves. So ask yourself: Do you allow anything to keep you from the love of God and
the joy of serving others with a generous heart? Paul the Apostle says: hope does not disappoint us,
because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us
(ref. Romans 5:5). Do you know the love which conquers all?
Friday, June 8 ~ Ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Holy Gospel: John 19:31-37 Since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on
the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that
their legs be broken and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and
then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was
already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately
blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is
speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage
might be fulfilled: Not a bone of it will be broken. And again another passage says: They will look upon
him whom they have pierced.
Meditation: True love does not count the cost, but gives everything for the beloved. Jesus withheld
nothing, but gave everything he had for our sake. Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD) says that “God
loves each of us as if there were only one of us to love.” In the cross of Christ we see the love of God
broken and pierced for our sake. Jesus reigns triumphant at the right hand of the Father. He has risen in
glory for our sake and he intercedes for us in heaven. He stands before the throne of heaven with his
marks of victory – his pierced side, hands, and feet. Who can fathom the love of God? For all eternity we
will gaze upon him who was crucified and who rose for our sake. The Lord Jesus calls us to lay down our
lives in sacrificial love for one another. Only a broken and contrite heart can fathom the mercy of God
revealed in Jesus Christ.
Prayer: Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son and recall the
wonders of his love for us, may be made worthy to receive an overflowing measure of grace from that
fount of heavenly gifts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Do you know the heart of Jesus – a heart that was pierced for your sake and mine? Of
all the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death, John mentions that the soldiers pierced his heart with a lance.
This was a fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah 12:10: “when they look on him whom they have
pierced, they shall mourn for him”. The heart of Jesus was pierced for our sake. He willingly went to the
cross and laid down his life as the atoning sacrifice for our sins. If we want to understand the depth and
breadth of God’s love for each of us, then look upon the heart that was pierced for you and for me. That is
the reason Jesus went to the cross, to redeem us from slavery to sin and death.
About the Sacred Heart of Jesus: The devotion is made known to the world when our Lord had Saint
Margaret ask that a Feast in honor of His Heart be offered Him by the Church on the Friday after the
Solemnity of His Body and Blood (Corpus Christi), that such homage be paid to Himself by the King of
France, and that the mission of propagating this devotion was to be entrusted to the Order of the
Visitation Sisters and to the priests of the Society of Jesus. After Saint Margaret made this known to her
spiritual director, the future Saint Claude de la Colombiere. He consecrated himself to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus and began to spread the devotion. From Paray-le-Monial, her convent, this devotion spread rapidly,
under the care of the Jesuits, to the entire Church. Today, just outside of Paris, France, you can visit the
Basilica built as an Act of National Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which commemorates the
Apparitions of the Sacred Heart to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque. She is buried at Paray-le-Monial, which
is between Lyons and Paris, France. Her feast day is October 16.
For Prayers, Prayer Intentions, Mass Intentions at Paray-le-Monial, please visit http://www.sacrecoeur-paray.org/en/pray/
Click on the red “At the Heart” icon for English, though some information is available only in French.
Scripture passages (NAB translation) courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops; prayers are from The Roman Missal, Catholic Book Publishing, 2011;
information about saints, solemnities, feasts and memorials courtesy of the Catholic Culture web site. frlumpe:2018
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