502 2 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 9, 2015 Pastor’s Corner The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary’s Assumption has many meanings. For the American worker it comes along at a time when it’s too hot to work and too late for a vacation. For the school child, it’s one of the impossible Latin words he/she always gets mixed up with the Ascension and he/she can’t spell either one. Mary’s Assumption, however, means much more than that. We call it her crowning feast, you know, because it is the logical result of her dignity as the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God. The divinely privileged maiden made no attempt at explaining or trying to measure her dignity; she gave all the credit to God by saying simply; “From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed for He Who is mighty hath done great things to me and holy is His name.” What Mary was saying is that all credit goes to God and yet that her own participation in giving Christ His flesh was so marvelous a deed that people (all generations) to the end of time will not be able to exhaust the honor due her as His mother. Mary’s Assumption has two distinct aspects: One considers her bodily Assumption into Heaven. The other views her Coronation in Heaven with all the pomp and circumstance that only Heaven can lavish and which we poor mortals can scarcely imagine. Mary’s Assumption has a much more personal meaning for us. It is both a reminder and a rebuke. It comes along in the middle of August each year to remind us of the age-old fundamental Catholic truth of the existence of Heaven. It is a rebuke to our society which has lost the meaning and importance of Christian modesty! BLESSED BE THE BLESSED BE THE BLESSED BE THE BLESSED BE THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY ASSUMPTION OF MARY ASSUMPTION OF MARY ASSUMPTION OF MARY Blessed be Mary, spared the humiliation of death! Blessed be Mary, born into the glory of her Son! Blessed be Mary, glorified in the soul and in the body! Blessed be Mary, first fruit of humanity in Heaven! Blessed be Mary, protectress of the dying! Blessed be Mary, interceding for us! Blessed be Mary, Mother of tenderness for her children on earth! Blessed be Mary, image of the Church until the end of time! MASS SCHEDULE SOLEMNITY Vigil, Friday, August 14 th 7:00 PM Solemnity, Saturday, August 15 th 9:00 AM 12 Noon (Latin Mass)
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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 9, 2015
Pastor’s Corner
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mary’s Assumption has many meanings. For the American worker it comes along at a time when it’s too hot to work and too late for a vacation. For the school child, it’s one of the impossible Latin words he/she always gets mixed up with the Ascension and he/she
can’t spell either one. Mary’s Assumption, however, means much more than that. We call it her crowning feast, you know, because it is the logical result of her dignity as the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God.
The divinely privileged maiden made no attempt at explaining or trying to measure her dignity; she gave all the credit to God by saying simply; “From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed for He Who is mighty hath done great things to me and holy is His name.” What Mary was saying is that all credit goes to God and yet that her own participation in giving Christ His flesh was so marvelous a deed that people (all generations) to the end of time will not be able to exhaust the honor due her as His mother.
Mary’s Assumption has two distinct aspects:
� One considers her bodily Assumption into Heaven.
� The other views her Coronation in Heaven with all the pomp and circumstance that only Heaven can lavish and which we poor mortals can scarcely imagine.
Mary’s Assumption has a much more personal meaning for us. It is both a reminder and a rebuke.
It comes along in the middle of August each year to remind us of the age-old fundamental Catholic truth of the existence of Heaven. It is a rebuke to our society which has lost the meaning and importance of Christian modesty!
BLESSED BE THEBLESSED BE THEBLESSED BE THEBLESSED BE THE
ASSUMPTION OF MARYASSUMPTION OF MARYASSUMPTION OF MARYASSUMPTION OF MARY
Blessed be Mary, spared the humiliation of death!
Blessed be Mary, born into the glory of her Son!
Blessed be Mary, glorified in the soul and in the body!
Blessed be Mary, first fruit of humanity in Heaven!
Blessed be Mary, protectress of the dying!
Blessed be Mary, interceding for us!
Blessed be Mary, Mother of tenderness for her children on earth!
Blessed be Mary, image of the Church until the end of time!
MASS SCHEDULE SOLEMNITY
Vigil, Friday, August 14th 7:00 PM
Solemnity, Saturday, August 15th 9:00 AM
12 Noon (Latin Mass)
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August – Month of Great Saints Part 2 of 4
Each month we celebrate the Feast Days of Saints. We learn of their great heroism, charity, love of God and love of others. Some were scholars, some were Priests, some were Religious Sisters, some were husbands and wives. Some were even children. The month of August provides us a plethora of Great Saints to celebrate. Following are a few during the middle of the month. Next weekend’s Bulletin will have more Saints with August Feast Days!
August 11th St. Clare of Assisi (1193/4 – 1253)
Patron of those Suffering with Sore Eyes
The life of St. Clare, written by Thomas of Celano, was recently recovered, after being lost since the sixteenth century. St. Clare died on this date in 1253 at the age of 61 and was canonized by Pope Alexander IV in 1255. He had visited Clare
during her last illness while he was still cardinal protector. Clare was of an aristocratic family and she had met Francis numerous times during her adolescence. She fled from her home on Palm Sunday, 1212 and went to the Portiuncula, outside Assisi, where Francis lived with his small community. He cut her hair, clothed her in a rough habit and for the time being, placed her in a Benedictine convent. Later she was joined by her sister Agnes, who was only 15 years old, and still later by her own mother and several women of illustrious families. Francis then placed them in a house adjacent to the Church of San Damiano and named Clare the superior. She was to hold the office of abbess for 40 years, 29 of which were years of sickness. That was the beginning of the cloistered Franciscan nuns known as the Poor Clares. They practiced such severe austerities that Francis and the Bishop of Assisi found it necessary to mitigate their ascetical practices somewhat. Pope Gregory IX composed the first Rule for the “Poor Ladies of San Damiano” but in 1247 Pope Innocent IV promulgated another Rule permitting the ownership of community property, which Clare did not wish to accept, so she wrote yet another Rule. When Pope Urban IV promulgated another mitigated Rule in 1263, it resulted in two different observances among the Poor Clares.
August 14th St. Maximilian Kolbe (1894 – 1941)
Patron of Prisoners and the Pro-life Movement This heroic Franciscan died at Auschwitz in Poland at the hands of the Nazis on August 14, 1941 and was canonized as a martyr by Pope John Paul II in 1982. Born in the little town of Zdunska Wola in Poland and given the name Raymond at baptism, he entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1907
and received the name of Maximilian. He studied philosophy and theology in Rome and received academic degrees; he was ordained a Priest in 1919. Because of his great devotion to the Blessed Virgin, he added the name Mary to Maximilian when he made solemn profession in 1914. He was convinced that the Church was entering upon a Marian era and he founded the Militia of the Immaculate, whose members were called Knights of the Immaculate. He constructed an entire city which he called City of the Immaculate. As a missionary in Japan he constructed a similar city near Nagasaki in 1930. When he returned to Poland in 1936 the Gestapo took over his City of the Immaculate and turned it into a concentration camp. Arrested in 1941, he was sentenced to the labor camp at Auschwitz. When, as a punishment for the escape of a prisoner, a group of nine prisoners were condemned to death, Maximilian voluntarily stepped forward and offered to take the place of a married man who had a family. He died of starvation on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption at the age of 47. His body was cremated together with the other eight corpses.
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In the July 26, 2015 Bulletin, it was reported that “The three Catholic Nursing Homes in our
Diocese have been sold.”
It should have read “The three Catholic Nursing
Homes in our Diocese are in the process of being
sold.”
Sorry for the confusion!
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Parish Sick List Please call the Rectory @ 856-663-1373 to add a loved one to the list. You are kindly
asked to inform the person that their name
will appear in the Bulletin.
Edna Bach, Erica Bach, Marilyn Ballotta, Bernadette Bierbach, Louise Bonifacio, Theresa Brown, Eva Burgess, Lawrence Burns, John
Campbell, Norman Cunningham, Dolores Caputi, Mary Cornely, Matt Curley, Millie D’Amico, Peter Esposito, Hugh Fingerhut, James Foster, Jim Genzano, Anita Glick, Janet Greaves, Shirley Harvey, John Heljenek, Hailey Hunt, Maryann Kearney, Thomas Kenney, Jean Kisiel, Marie Kuehne, Irving Lamb, Jr., Joseph Lesniak, Nick Mangano, Joseph L. Manghan, IV, Richard McDowell, Joanne Meyers, Phyllis Mignogna, Mary Moran, Marie Morrone, Karen Mullin, Carmel Naples, Zachary Nichols, Frank Pedano, Mary Peled, Maureen Pomante, Deacon Emil Ralbusky, Frances Rittenhouse, Peggy Romero, Salvatore Russo, John Shinn, Betsey Smetona, Mark Stevens, Dia Stolen, Thomas L. Taylor, Jr., Joe Teti, Cesar Unzueta, Anthony Visco, Bonnie Walker, Andrea Young.
May God heal them in mind, body and spirit! Thank you for
your prayers for our sick and shut-ins.
PLEASE NOTE: You are asked to call the Rectory when your loved one has recovered!
A Special Invitation just for youA Special Invitation just for youA Special Invitation just for youA Special Invitation just for you to spend time with Jesus!to spend time with Jesus!to spend time with Jesus!to spend time with Jesus!
You are cordially invited to come and spend
an hour a week in adoration of Our Lord in the Adoration Chapel!
24 hours a day! Pick your hour! Jesus asked His Apostles,
“Could you not watch one hour with Me?” He is asking all of us the same question today. Jesus waits for us in His Sacrament of Love.
Won’t you say “Yes” to Him? All hours are available most especially:
Wednesdays – 10:00 AM ~ 11:00 AM Wednesdays – 9:00 PM ~ 10:00 PM
Call Flora @ 665-4833 or Ben @ 662-4338 to schedule your hour.
2016 Mass Book OPENS TOMORROW - MONDAY ~ AUGUST 10, 2015
10:00 AM
Due to the size of our Parish and the number of requests for Masses, it has become necessary that we continue with a limit on Announced Masses (i.e., Masses celebrated here at St. Peter Church where you know the date and time of the Mass) requested at the time of book opening.
This limit is 10 Masses. In fairness to all Parishioners,
you may request five (5) of those 10 Masses for the
same time, e.g. Saturdays at 5:00 PM, Sundays at 9:00
AM, etc. We also offer a multiple Mass intention at the principal Mass on Sunday at 10:30 AM. The donation for an announced Mass is $15.00.
There is no limit on the number of unannounced Masses (Masses offered for our loved ones, but without a specific date or time). The donation for an unannounced Mass is $10.00.
This policy is necessitated as a result of people who might request 30 to 40 Masses at the opening of the Mass Book each year. We are fortunate to have so many Masses celebrated here each year, but 30 to 40 Masses requested per individual quickly fills the Book. Hence, by mid-Spring to early-Summer our book is almost full. Thus, if Parishioners die during mid-year to year-end, there are no announced Masses available for two years from their death and this is greatly upsetting to the surviving members of the family.
You are kindly asked to remember the Holy Souls in Purgatory with unannounced Masses or if you wish you may consider the Purgatorial Society Enrollment which offers a monthly Mass for their happy repose. You may also enroll your loved ones by name in the Purgatorial Society. The donation is $25.00 per enrollment.
We are doing all that is humanly possible to accommodate everyone. Thank you for your kind cooperation in this matter!
Please Note:
Father Michael Goyette will be hearing Confessions periodically at 7:30 PM on Saturday evenings. If you would like to be notified, in advance, when Father will be here at St. Peter Church, please email Father Goyette @ [email protected].
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For the Week
Intentions: Requested by:
Monday, August 10th 6:45 AM James & Anne Flynn Estate
9:00 AM Eugene Fluder, Sr. His Wife, Mary
Tuesday, August 11th 6:45 AM Christian Dumlao Sister & Family
9:00 AM Sr. Irma Dinorah Salazar MDPVM
Wednesday, August 12th 6:45 AM John Dworanczyk Rosemary, Deborah & David 9:00 AM Bernadette M. Stridick Family
Thursday, August 13th 6:45 AM Joe O’Brien His Wife, Eileen 9:00 AM Anthony DeFranco, Jr. Joyce Schmidt
Friday, August 14th
6:45 AM Ints. of Jeannie Shanahan Dot Rock
9:00 AM Dec/Mbrs. Albosta Family Bobbie & Lexie 7:00 PM Raymond & Eleanor Dick Their Son, Raymond
Saturday, August 15th 9:00 AM Patsy Flaherty Dominic & Diane Coccio 12:00 Noon Elizabeth Howard Theresa Chapman 5:00 PM James & Marguerite Starrett Margaret DeSimone
Sunday, August 16th
7:30 AM Edward Zubrzycki Centifonti Family
9:00 AM Parishioners of St. Peter Parish
10:30 AM Bernadine Penton Riley Family Alfred & Rosa Scandurra Family Paul E. Darlington, Jr. Pat, Dawn & Family Lawrence Rooney Bobbie
Victor Capcino Butler Family 12 Noon Dec/Mbrs Mastroni Family Lori Kauffmann 7:00 PM Charlotte M. Croci Estate
Sanctuary Lamp in the Church The Sanctuary Lamp will burn in Memory of John Dworanczyk the week of August 9th – August 15th requested by Rosemary, Deborah and David.
Sanctuary Lamp in the Adoration Chapel The Sanctuary Lamp will burn in Memory of Susan Quaranto the week of August 9th – August 15th requested by her Son.
Sanctuary Lamp in the Convent Chapel The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for the Holy Souls in Purgatory the week of August 9th – August 15th requested by A Parishioner.
Parish Weekly
First Collection for the weekend of July 18th – 19th was $15,770.40. Second Collection was $2,719.50 for a total of $18,489.90.
First Collection for the weekend of July 25th – 26th was $16,545.50. Second Collection was $2,626.00 for a total of $19,171.50.
First Collection for the August 1st – 2nd was $18,425.47. Second Collection was $3,277.31 for a total of $21,702.78.
Thank you for keeping up with your Increased Giving Pledge and for building up
God’s Kingdom in our Parish!
Sunday, August 9th
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First: 1 Kings 19:4-8 Second: Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Gospel: John 6:41-51
Monday, August 10th St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr - Feast
First: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Gospel: John 12:24-26
Tuesday, August 11th St. Clare, Virgin
First: Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Wednesday, August 12th St. Jane Frances deChantal, Religious
First: Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20
Thursday, August 13th St. Pontian, Pope & St. Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs
First: Joshua 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17 Gospel: Matthew 18:21-19:1
Friday, August 14th St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr
First: Joshua 24:1-13 Gospel: Matthew 19:3-12
Saturday, August 15th The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity
Tuesday Religious Education Classes. The Camden Diocese requires fingerprinting and a 90 minute C.A.P. (Child Protection Program) training of everyone who works with children. Please call 856-663-4490 for information.
The following volunteer positions are needed for the 2015 - 2016 C.C.D. year: Teacher Assistants for Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 5 and Grade 7; 4 Parking Lot Helpers; Teacher Substitutes.
Office supply donations especially white poster paper, 2 pocket folders, manila file folders, reams of copy paper in white and colors, scotch tape, markers and pens are needed and always appreciated!
Thank You. The Parish is grateful to those who donated scholarship funds for Religious Education Children.
Community News
Monday, August 10th
Super Stretch with Rossana Tuesday, August 11th
Senior Exchange Trivia with Rocky
Wednesday, August 12th Fit and Focused with Rossana
Intercessory Rosary led by the Legion of Mary Thursday, August 13th
Senior Showcase Friday, August 14th
Fast Forward with Rossana
The Church Ministry Institute of the Camden Diocese (CMIC)
“Introduction to Lay Ministry/Catechetical Skills; Level II”
Beginning August 19, 2015 ~ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM St. Peter Senior Center
Course topics: Church History; Prayer; Catholic Morality;
Eucharist; Leadership & Planning for Mission. Cost is $60.00 for one course. Cost for ALL 5 courses is 250.00 (payable at registration).
Registration forms are available at the Rectory. Make checks payable to: Diocese of Camden
For additional information, contact JoLynn Krempecki @ [email protected] or 856-583-6116 or Faith Seserko-Gaffney @ [email protected] or call @ 609-682-0826.
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Bible Study: ACTS: The Spread of the Kingdom Learn how the early Church relates to our Church today and about your role in the Kingdom by studying Acts of the Apostles from renowned Bible Teacher and Catholic Evangelist Jeff Cavins. This bible study will be facilitated by Paul and Cheryl Foti on Monday evenings from 7 PM to 8:30 PM in the St. Peter Senior Center. No registration fee is required. Call Kevin Bailey @ 856-596-0337 if you have any questions.
The dates for the first 5 sessions of the 20-part DVD series are:
Sept. 28, Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 9, Nov. 16
St. Peter’s Youth Group is open to all youth who will be entering 7th through 12th grade in September. For more info, call Holly McWilliams at (856) 287-2560 or email
[email protected]. If you are 21 or older and interested in helping with the
Youth Group, please contact Holly ASAP!
August 9th Summer Saints Night: Martyrs of the 20th Century - St. Edith Stein and St. Maximillian Kolbe. Meet in Pastors’ Hall after 7:00 PM Mass to learn more about some amazing Saints!
August 14th Youth Group Trip! Join us as we travel to the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, PA for the Choral High Mass of Thanksgiving, The Feast of the Assumption, at 7:00 PM with the Rev. Robert C. Pasley, Celebrant and Preacher from Mater Ecclesiae. We will caravan together at 6:00 PM or meet there to sit together. All family members are invited. We will go out for water ice and ice cream afterwards! Contact Holly to arrange transportation.
Don’t forget….
Nationwide Mass Times
Visit the website @ www.Masstimes.org
for location and Mass times.
Wednesday Evenings in Pastors’ Hall
Doors open at 5:30 PM. BINGO starts at 7:00 PM. Food available for purchase beginning at 5:30 PM.
NO admission allowed after 7:05 PM. Admission is $3 & includes cards for 7 regular games.
Service Dates for Bingo Teams Aug. 12th – Team C; Aug. 19th – Team D; Aug. 26th – Team A
BINGO VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The work is not difficult and it’s ONCE a month! We have several positions that need to be filled before September. 5 PM – 7 PM Shift - Five volunteers needed to assist with sales as players arrive. 5 PM – 9 PM Shift - Three volunteers needed to work the food counter, includes setup, sales and cleanup. 7 PM - 10:30 PM - Four volunteers are needed to work the entire night, can arrive anytime before 7 PM, assist with sales, verification and clean up.
Please call Pat Leone @ 856-486-4357 to sign up!
July 2015
Our newest Parish Family Members are:
Daxton Frank Joseph Canales, Jr. Deanna Kaylee Canales, Elise Ava Canales Valentina Coppola, Mya Martin Cosello
Benjamin Anthony Fratto, Jr., Violet Anna Kelly Abigail Grace Lipich, Carmen Lopez Joamalys Lopez, Jason Lopez
Xavier Lopez, Wyatt Rudy McHose Orlando Alexander Rivera
July 2015
Please remember in prayer those who have been
buried from our Parish:
Doris Burns, Carmela Dinoto Eugene G. Fitzgerald, Bernadette Heljenek
Frederick H. Krall, Diane C. Panto Godfrey W. Sullivan, Elaine Truran
July 2015
Let us all welcome our new Parishioners who have registered
at St. Peter Parish this month:
Mr. Mark G. Anderson, Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Cole Mr. & Mrs. Nicolas R. Diamanti
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Myers, Mr. & Mrs. John C. Niessner Mr. & Mrs. John F. Strazzullo Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Webb
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Your Help is Most Needed and Most Appreciated!
If you would like to make a donation to the Scholarship Fund, please complete the form below and give it to Father Anthony, drop it in the Collection Basket or bring it to the Rectory.
St. Peter Scholarships
Yes, Father, I would like to donate a scholarship so that a needy child may receive a Catholic education.
Name: _________________________________
Address: _________________________________
Phone: _________________________________
Please check one: ( ) I wish to donate a full scholarship of $4,500.00. ( ) I intend to donate $450.00 per month for 10 months. ( ) I wish to donate a partial scholarship in the amount of $_____________. This scholarship has been donated in memory of: _________________________________________
Upcoming Baptismal Classes
Monday, August 24th
Monday, September 28th All classes begin at 7:00 PM in the Senior Center.
Both parents are encouraged to attend the class and it is requested that children not attend with the parents. You may schedule your Baptismal date that evening. If you have any questions, please call the Rectory @ 663-1373.
Wedding Banns
Please pray for all who are entering into the Holy State of Matrimony most especially:
Michael Bamonti & Marielle Casanova Joseph Arleth & Lauren Kipphut
Andrew Werkheiser & Cara Cimochowski William Monks & Amanda Pezzella
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RCIA – 2015 ~ 2016 RCIA classes begin on Thursday, October 15th.
They will take place every Thursday night for one hour from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM until Easter when the candidates will be received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Pass the word around. Cut out the section below and pass it out. Copy it. Place it around where people can see it. Return the completed form to the Rectory or
give it to one of the Priests. Remember…. Most people are just waiting to be ASKED!!
Classes begin Thursday, October 15, 2015
7:30 PM in Pastors’ Hall Name
___________________________________ Address
___________________________________ Phone
___________________________________
I am a non-Catholic ( ) I am a baptized Catholic, but need the following sacraments: Holy Eucharist ( ) Confirmation ( )
Service ScheduleService ScheduleService ScheduleService Schedule
Extraordinary Ministers for August 15th – 16th 5:00 PM E. Kradzinski, K. Burns, W. Hess, D. Doyle 7:30 AM E. Arroyo, J. Foster, N. Perry 9:00 AM J. Dymond, A. Presenza, M. Campbell 10:30 AM B. DeFranco, J. O’Neill, M. DiPiero, J. Szczepanski 12:00 Noon TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 7:00 PM K. Bailey, T. Crymes, J. Clarke, C. Aghaji, M. D’Amico
Lectors for August 15th – 16th 5:00 PM C. Zia-Sass & A. Schiavo 7:30 AM P. Leone & C. Leone 9:00 AM J. Chevere & D. Mannella 10:30 AM A. Lipenta & M. Pascale 12:00 Noon TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 7:00 PM K. Podlinski & K. Diaz
Altar Servers for August 15th – 16th 5:00 PM M. Wabs, L. O’Neill, C. Pascal, B. Pascal 7:30 AM R. Brodie, T. Cornely, J. Rooney, B. Faiola 9:00 AM R. Conti, M. Deluhery, T. Deluhery 10:30 AM D. Kursman, J. Martinez, J. Martin, P. Gurecki 12:00 Noon TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS 7:00 PM V. Manfredonia, J. McDermott, V. Profitt, J. Rath
Altar Servers for the Week of August 17th Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday
6:45 AM J. Martinez, A. Rogers, R. O’Callaghan 9:00 AM N. Scheets & N. Scheets
Monday Night Novena A. Marinelli & G. Marinelli
Thursday – Friday – Saturday* 6:45 AM L. O’Neill & M. Wabs 9:00 AM R. Lorenz & N. Hernandez * No 6:45 AM Mass
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Readings for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – August 9, 2015
TLM – Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Reading I – 1 Kings 19:4-8 Elijah went a day's journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death saying: "This is enough, O LORD! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers." He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but then an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat. Elijah looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. After he ate and drank, he lay down again, but the angel of the LORD came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, "Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!" He got up, ate, and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.
Responsorial Psalm - Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Glorify the LORD with me, Let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me And delivered me from all my fears.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy. And your faces may not blush with shame. When the afflicted man called out, the LORD heard, And from all his distress he saved him.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him and delivers them. Taste and see how good the LORD is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
R. Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
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Reading II - Ephesians 4:30-5:2 Brothers and sisters: Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were sealed for the day of redemption. All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ. So be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma.
Gospel - John 6:41-51
The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, "I am the bread that came down from heaven," and they said, "Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph? Do we not know his father and mother? Then how can he say, 'I have come down from heaven?'" Jesus answered and said to them, "Stop murmuring among yourselves. No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world."
