1 Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—April 25th, 2021—-Fourth Sunday of Easter Most anyone familiar with the writings of Saint Louis de Montfort knows of his belief in: “total consecration to Jesus through Mary.” Saint Louis believed that “The Son of God became Man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary.” For him, Jesus and Mary are inseparable, given that “... of all creatures the one most conformed to Jesus Christ, it follows that among all devotions that which most consecrates and conforms a soul to our Lord is devotion to Mary, his Holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to her the more will it be consecrated to Jesus Christ." Yet, what may not be as well-known is Saint Louis’s devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Saint Louis was born in 1673 in Montfort-sur-Meu, the eldest surviving child of eighteen born to Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne Grignion. Listening to the stories of his local priest, the Abbé Julien Bellier, about his life as an itinerant missionary, Louis was inspired to preach missions among the very poor. Under Father Bellier’s influence, Saint Louis also began to develop his strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his understanding that the heart of Christian living is: “living in Christ, and letting Christ live in us.” At the age of 12, Saint Louis attended a Jesuit school. The Jesuits were great promoters of the devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and here Louis probably deepened his understand- ing of the Real Presence of Christ and nurtured his own desire to be closely united with Christ during Mass and in meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. The French school of theology was marked by its deep insight into the role of Mary at the Incarnation and, therefore, in all the mysteries of Christ. The Sacraments are essentially the actualization of the historical mysteries of Christ. Since Mary gave the Redeemer His flesh and blood, it follows that she would also be involved in these mysteries that are a unique memorial of the same flesh and blood, that is, the Eucharist. In June 1700, Saint Louis was ordained a priest and assigned to Nantes. Eventually, he left Nantes and was constantly occupied in preaching missions, always walking between one and another. Yet he also found time to write his True Devotion to Mary, The Secret of Mary and the Secret of the Rosary, as well as the rules for the Company of Mary and the Daughters of Wisdom (religious communities he helped to establish), and many hymns. His missions made a great impact wherever he preached. His fiery style of preaching was regarded by some people as a bit strange and at one point in time, he was poisoned. Although it did not prove fatal, it caused his health to deteriorate. Yet, he continued preaching throughout France and establishing free schools for the poor boys and girls. But eventually, worn out by hard work and sickness, he fell ill and died on April 28, 1717. He was 43 years old, and had been a priest for only 16 years. Thousands gathered for his burial in the parish church, and very quickly there were stories of miracles performed at his tomb. The Council of Trent had expressed the desire that the faith- ful nourish their souls every day, even as they nourish their bodies, with Blessed Sacrament but “to receive it frequently and with saintly dispositions, especially on the major feasts of the year.” In the time of Saint Louis, there was widespread interest in the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a means of expressing faith in the Real Presence and of venerating and serving the One who is King of heaven and earth. The French celebrated devotion to the Eucharist with great splendor in Benedictions, long periods of adoration, expositions, and processions. In some cases, Mass was celebrated in front of the Blessed Sacrament exposed, a custom that lasted up to the Second Vatican Council. Finally, much importance was attached to visits to the Blessed Sacrament, which renewed the feelings experienced at the time of Holy Communion: the sense of God’s sovereign majesty, the memory of the Incarnation, Passion, and death of Jesus, the feeling of being but one heart with the Heart of Jesus, the thought of one’s nothingness, and reparation for the outrages against the Sacrament of the altar. According to his biographer, Saint Louis “received Holy Communion four times a week; he did so with so much devotion that just looking at him inspired one with devotion. Although his whole life was a preparation for this holy action, he used to prepare himself for this with particular devotion the day before. . . . His thanksgiving lasted an hour, and in order to make it in a quiet atmosphere and enjoy the presence of his Beloved, he would retire to the hidden recesses in the Church…he continued in prayer for six to eight hours running . . . kneeling motionless as though in raptures.” Montfort gave three reasons to receive Holy Communion frequently: it is Christ’s desire (“My flesh is truly food.”); it is the desire of the Church (the Council of Trent); it is very profitable to us.” Jean-Baptiste Blain described a procession, organized by Montfort during a mission, in which the Blessed Sacrament was carried: “after a few moments’ of silent recollection in front of Jesus Christ enthroned on the altar . . . he addressed the crowd with so much force and persuasion that all those present burst into tears.” The Eucharistic mystery was central to the experience of Saint Louis. One witness to Saint Louis as he prayed the Mass wrote that: “he was like an angel when saying Mass, such was the impression of those who watched him…The greatness of the mysteries and the holiness of the celebrant struck the congregation forcibly. This reputation for holiness first spread in Poitiers Hospital (where he had served as a young priest); watching him recollected, motionless, lost in God in the chapel after Mass, the poor people said to one another, ‘Come and see a holy man. He is the one we need to guide us along the way to salvation.’ Saint Louis’ face sometimes changed out of recognition when saying Mass: it became suffused with an unusual shade of red and looked as if luminous. People flocked to hear him say Mass and contended for the honor of serving it. Finally, he handled the Blessed Sacrament so devotedly and fervently and with such dignity that the faith of those who watched him was increased. His faith inspired him with respect for Jesus Christ, God and Man, whose Body was present on the altar, and wherever he was, his faith made him keenly aware of the presence of God, whose immensity fills the universe. Hence the recollect- ed and devout countenance that he showed everywhere.” Saint Louis was canonized by Pope Pius XII on July 20, 1947.
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—April 25th, 2021—-Fourth Sunday of Easter
Most anyone familiar with the writings of Saint Louis de Montfort knows of his belief in: “total consecration to Jesus through Mary.” Saint Louis believed that “The Son of God became Man for our salvation but only in Mary and through Mary.” For him, Jesus and Mary are inseparable, given that “... of all creatures the one most conformed to Jesus Christ, it follows that among all devotions that which most consecrates and conforms a soul to our Lord is devotion to Mary, his Holy Mother, and that the more a soul is consecrated to her the more will it be consecrated to Jesus Christ." Yet, what may not be as well-known is Saint Louis’s devotion to the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Saint Louis was born in 1673 in Montfort-sur-Meu, the eldest surviving child of eighteen born to Jean-Baptiste and Jeanne Grignion. Listening to the stories of his local priest, the Abbé Julien Bellier, about his life as an itinerant missionary, Louis was inspired to preach missions among the very poor. Under Father Bellier’s influence, Saint Louis also began to develop his strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and his understanding that the heart of Christian living is: “living in Christ, and letting Christ live in us.” At the age of 12, Saint Louis attended a Jesuit school. The Jesuits were great promoters of the devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and here Louis probably deepened his understand-ing of the Real Presence of Christ and nurtured his own desire to be closely united with Christ during Mass and in meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. The French school of theology was marked by its deep insight into the role of Mary at the Incarnation and, therefore, in all the mysteries of Christ. The Sacraments are essentially the actualization of the historical mysteries of Christ. Since Mary gave the Redeemer His flesh and blood, it follows that she would also be involved in these mysteries that are a unique memorial of the same flesh and blood, that is, the Eucharist. In June 1700, Saint Louis was ordained a priest and assigned to Nantes. Eventually, he left Nantes and was constantly occupied in preaching missions, always walking between one and another. Yet he also found time to write his True Devotion to Mary, The Secret of Mary and the Secret of the Rosary, as well as the rules for the Company of Mary and the Daughters of Wisdom (religious communities he helped to establish), and many hymns. His missions made a great impact wherever he preached. His fiery style of preaching was regarded by some people as a bit strange and at one point in time, he was poisoned. Although it did not prove fatal, it caused his health to deteriorate. Yet, he continued preaching throughout France and establishing free schools for the poor boys and girls. But eventually, worn out by hard work and sickness, he fell ill and died on April 28, 1717. He was 43 years old, and had been a priest for only 16 years. Thousands gathered for his burial in the parish church, and very quickly there were stories of miracles performed at his tomb. The Council of Trent had expressed the desire that the faith-ful nourish their souls every day, even as they nourish their bodies, with Blessed Sacrament but “to receive it frequently and with saintly dispositions, especially on the major feasts of
the year.” In the time of Saint Louis, there was widespread interest in the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament as a means of expressing faith in the Real Presence and of venerating and serving the One who is King of heaven and earth. The French celebrated devotion to the Eucharist with great splendor in Benedictions, long periods of adoration, expositions, and processions. In some cases, Mass was celebrated in front of the Blessed Sacrament exposed, a custom that lasted up to the Second Vatican Council. Finally, much importance was attached to visits to the Blessed Sacrament, which renewed the feelings experienced at the time of Holy Communion: the sense of God’s sovereign majesty, the memory of the Incarnation, Passion, and death of Jesus, the feeling of being but one heart with the Heart of Jesus, the thought of one’s nothingness, and reparation for the outrages against the Sacrament of the altar. According to his biographer, Saint Louis “received Holy Communion four times a week; he did so with so much devotion that just looking at him inspired one with devotion. Although his whole life was a preparation for this holy action, he used to prepare himself for this with particular devotion the day before. . . . His thanksgiving lasted an hour, and in order to make it in a quiet atmosphere and enjoy the presence of his Beloved, he would retire to the hidden recesses in the Church…he continued in prayer for six to eight hours running . . . kneeling motionless as though in raptures.” Montfort gave three reasons to receive Holy Communion frequently: it is Christ’s desire (“My flesh is truly food.”); it is the desire of the Church (the Council of Trent); it is very profitable to us.” Jean-Baptiste Blain described a procession, organized by Montfort during a mission, in which the Blessed Sacrament was carried: “after a few moments’ of silent recollection in front of Jesus Christ enthroned on the altar . . . he addressed the crowd with so much force and persuasion that all those present burst into tears.” The Eucharistic mystery was central to the experience of Saint Louis. One witness to Saint Louis as he prayed the Mass wrote that: “he was like an angel when saying Mass, such was the impression of those who watched him…The greatness of the mysteries and the holiness of the celebrant struck the congregation forcibly. This reputation for holiness first spread in Poitiers Hospital (where he had served as a young priest); watching him recollected, motionless, lost in God in the chapel after Mass, the poor people said to one another, ‘Come and see a holy man. He is the one we need to guide us along the way to salvation.’ Saint Louis’ face sometimes changed out of recognition when saying Mass: it became suffused with an unusual shade of red and looked as if luminous. People flocked to hear him say Mass and contended for the honor of serving it. Finally, he handled the Blessed Sacrament so devotedly and fervently and with such dignity that the faith of those who watched him was increased. His faith inspired him with respect for Jesus Christ, God and Man, whose Body was present on the altar, and wherever he was, his faith made him keenly aware of the presence of God, whose immensity fills the universe. Hence the recollect-ed and devout countenance that he showed everywhere.” Saint Louis was canonized by Pope Pius XII on July 20, 1947.
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—April 25th, 2021—-Fourth Sunday of Easter This Year of the Eucharist in Boston was first announced in response to a Pew Study, entitled, “What Americans Know About Religion,” published on August 5, 2019. The survey asserted that: “69% of all self-identified Catholics said they believed the bread and wine used at Mass are not Jesus, but instead ‘symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.’ The other 31% believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, known as transubstantia-tion…Overall, 43% of Catholics believe that the bread and wine are symbolic and also that this reflects the position of the church…still, one in five Catholics — 22% — reject the idea of transub-stantiation, even though they know about the church's teaching." This is not the first time that the Church has had to respond to beliefs and practices concerning the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament among the faithful. Between 1545 and 1563, the Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. It was the 19th ecumenical council of the Church. The Council issued key statements and clarifications of the Church's doctrine on topics like Scripture, the Biblical canon, original sin, the sacraments, the Mass, and the veneration of saints. The Council decrees had far-reaching consequences, especially to the Church's liturgy and practices. In 1565, Pius IV issued the Tridentine Creed and his successor Pius IV issued the Roman Catechism. The codification of the Tridentine Mass, remained the Church's primary form of the Mass for the next four hundred years. The greatest weight in the Council' of Trent’s decrees is given to the sacraments. The seven sacraments were reaffirmed and the Eucharist pronounced to be a true sacrifice and a sacrament. The term transubstantiation was used by the Council, and the decree states that Christ is "really, truly, substantially present" in the consecrated forms. The teachings on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist became the hallmark of the Council and influenced the practices of the Church for hundreds of years. In direct adherence to the Council’s decrees, this week’s Eucharistic saint, Louis de Montfort, throughout his missionary work, became committed to the celebration of the Mass. Saint Louis wanted it to be dignified (reverence and good order inside the church, sanctification of Sundays and feast-days, interior and exterior dispositions for worthy reception of the Sacraments). In every town he visited, Saint Louis promoted fervent as well as frequent Communion. Although he laid stress on receiving Communion worthily, he encouraged people to receive it frequently. During his missions, he stressed the importance of the act of reparation to the Blessed Sacrament and also the importance of the procession for those who go to Communion in a body. He also stressed that the one important ingredient of a visit to the Blessed Sacrament is reparation, reparation for the outrages committed by Christians—priests and laypeople—against the Blessed Sacrament or the places of worship. For Saint Louis, the sacraments, most especially the Eucharist and Penance, were instituted by Jesus to fulfill the longings of His Sacred Heart to love us. The Blessed Sacrament is not there just to be visited and adored; Jesus gave us the gift of his body and blood with his soul and his divinity to transform us. In Holy Communion, he wrote: “Jesus and the soul are one...They have everything in common” (de Montfort’s Hymn 132). In his conviction that sacramental Communion necessarily involves the presence of Mary, Saint Louis concludes his greatest work, True Devotion to Mary, with an exhortation to receive Holy Communion in union with Mary. In the last few pages of Total Devotion to Mary, Saint Louis tells us why and how we should unite ourselves with Mary before, during, and after Holy Communion. For him, the union between Christ and Mary, which took place at a definite time and place, is repeated in a sacramental
way when the faithful united with Mary receive Holy Communion. The following excerpts are taken from Saint Louis’s True Devotion to Mary handbook for Holy Communion:
Before Holy Communion # 266. 1) Place yourself humbly
in the presence of God. 2) Renounce your corrupt nature and dispositions, no matter how good self-love makes them appear to you. 3) Renew your consecration saying, “I belong entirely to you, dear Mother, and all that I have is yours.” [Note: this is where Pope Saint John Paul II got his motto—“Totus Tuus” (All Yours)]. 4) Implore Mary to lend you her heart so that you may receive her Son with her dispositions…Tell her that Jesus…still wishes to take his delight and his repose in her even in your soul, even though it is poorer and less clean than the stable which he readily entered because she was there. Beg her to lend you her heart, saying, “O Mary, I take you for my all; give me your heart.”
During Holy Communion: #267. After the Our Father , when you are about to receive our Lord, say to him three times the prayer, “Lord, I am not worthy.”…the first time as if you were telling the eternal Father that because of your evil thoughts and your ingratitude to such a good Father, you are unworthy to receive his only-begotten Son, but that here is Mary, who acts for you and whose presence gives you a special confidence and hope in him. #268. Say to God the Son, “Lord, I am not worthy”, mean-ing that you are not worthy to receive him because of your useless and evil words and your carelessness in his service, but neverthe-less you ask him to have pity on you because you are going to usher him into the house of his Mother and yours…Tell him that you have no faith in your own merits, strength and preparedness…but only in Mary, your Mother and his…#269. Say to the Holy Spirit, “Lord, I am not worthy.” Tell him that you are not worthy to receive the masterpiece of his love because of your lukewarm-ness, wickedness and resistance to his inspirations. But you put all your confidence in Mary, his faithful Spouse, and say with Saint Bernard, “She is my greatest safeguard, the whole foundation of my hope.”
After Holy Communion: #270. After Holy Communion, close your eyes and recollect yourself. Then usher Jesus into the heart of Mary: you are giving him to his Mother who will receive him with great love and give him the place of honor, adore him profoundly, show him perfect love, embrace him intimately in spirit and in truth…#272. Ask Jesus for divine Wisdom, divine love, the forgiveness of your sins, or any other grace, but always through Mary and in Mary…Or again, “Dear Jesus, you must increase in my soul and I must decrease.” “Mary, you must increase in me and I must always go on decreasing.” “O Jesus and Mary, increase in me and increase in others around me.” #273. There are innumerable other thoughts with which the Holy Spirit will inspire you, which he will make yours if you are thoroughly recollected and mortified, and constantly faithful to the great and sublime devotion which I have been teaching you. But remember, the more you let Mary act in your Communion the more Jesus will be glorified. The more you humble yourself and listen to Jesus and Mary in peace and silence—with no desire to see, taste or feel. Saint Louis rejoiced that Jesus “does not conceal himself under a sparkling diamond or some other precious stone, because he does not want to abide with man in an ostentatious manner. But he hides himself under the appearance of a small piece of bread—man’s ordinary nourishment—so that when received he might enter the heart of man and there take his delight.” This week, let us reflect on Saint Louis’s guidelines so that, like him, we can, through the Eucharist, achieve “total consecration to Jesus through Mary.”
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—April 25th, 2021—-Fourth Sunday of Easter
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) encouraged the recitation of this prayer after the rosary.
Below is an excerpt of his prayer that Pope Francis has made the “official” prayer of the Year of Saint Joseph
“To You, O Blessed Joseph (Ad te, beate Joseph)
To you, O Blessed Joseph do we come in our afflictions, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke your patronage also. Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by His blood, and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O most mighty protector, be kind to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness.
As you once rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God’s Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven.
Amen.
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In your kindness, please pray for: Peter Aitken Joan Anderson Linda Antoniou Marianne Bagley Mary Baker Darren Best Paul Boback Joyce Brancaccio Jill Burton Ruth Campbell Alberto Canas Bob Clifford Betty Clifford Pat Coleman Pat Creighton Denise Cremins Tracey Cronin Raeanna Cronin Marianne Crooks Rose Curry Noreen Curtis Gregory DiBella Paul Donohoe Lee Doyle Bridget Dunn Bill Earle Colman Feeney Francis Finnegan Mary Fleming Jackie Fuller Mary Gallegos Joseph Gavin John Gifford Leo Gibbons Herbert Gillis Lauren Gray Irene Griffin Cara Holbrook Rosemary Haley Robert Harrington John Hastie Roseanne Hood
Paul Hughes Tom Itri Dan Jansen Amber Johnson Mary Anne K. Esther Keeley John & Mary Keeley Anita King James Larson Patricia Lee Katie Lee Doreen Lehane Patricia Lochiatto Theresa MacMillian Michael Mahon James Macozek Carole Mahoney Maura Marino Christine Marshall John Mastrangelo Elizabeth Mastropole Michelle Matrone Richard F. Maurano Bill McCaffrey Chris McCarthy Robert McDermott The McIntyre Family Theresa McIsaac Paul McNamara Elizabeth Meola Margaret Micele William Morales Daniel Morin Meaghan Morneau Michelle M. Mullen Francis Murphy Jack Murphy Marjorie Murphy Bob Murray Ellie Nyland Dan O’Brien Jean O’Loughlin Bob O’Loughlin Marie O’Neil Laura O’Neill Joseph O’Reilly Donna O’Reilly Robindra Panalal Gina Pappas Richard Pattison Joanne Plahn Barbara Pugliese
Claire Rice Kenneth Rice Jr. James Roche Dorothy Rocks Bill Romanoff Carole Ross Carolyn Ryan Ginny Salvaggio Antoinetta Sheehan Janet Shiels Robert Shiels Pat Smith Karen Stachelek Sean Sullivan Donna Tocchio Stacey Thompkinson Ray Tucker William Twohig Carmella Varraso Michael Varraso Leone Walls William Walsh Genevive Ward Julie Williams
Our young people: Amelia Driscoll Carly Silva Maeve Wilson Isabella & Arianna Gill Dolan Dylan McClorey TJ Genzale Keegan Dinge Our little ones: Mark Mondello Ethan Mondello Wil Rooney Quinn Waters Caleb Delgardo Baby Emma Baby Jacob Baby Lincoln Baby Lucas Baby Owen Baby Roland Baby William Baby Liam Baby Thomas Baby Kinsley Baby Elijah John
The gifts of hosts, bread and wine
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Sacred Heart and Saint Thomas More—April 25th, 2021—-Fourth Sunday of Easter
““Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for Me.” (Mt25)
Matthew 25_Ministries for assistance, including our collaborative food pantry, please contact Maureen at the collaborative office. Because of the overwhelm-ing generosity of our parishioners, we are able to meet a great many of the corporal and spiritual needs of the many persons who call on us for help each week. However, we are still in need of: Juice, Pink Goya Beans, Pancake Mix & Maple Syrup, SPAM, Vienna Sausage, Cooking Oil, Brown Sugar, All purpose flour, Sugar, Brown sugar, Vanilla extract, Boxed Milk and Grocery, Gasoline, and CVS gift cards (transportation for treatments and other essentials). Thank you!
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confession by appointment or during our monthly Holy Hours. For your benefit, see
additional opportunities in the area:
Weymouth: Immaculate Conception : Saturdays 3:00-3:45p or Saint Jerome only by appointment; St. Francis Xavier and St. Albert, only by appointment; Sacred Heart: by appointment or at Holy Hours Braintree: St Francis of Assisi, Saturdays Noon-2 pm and St. Clare, Saturdays 8:30-9:00am Hingham: St Paul and Resurrection from 3-3:45 pm on Saturdays at Resurrection, only. Quincy: St John - St. Joseph at St. John Church: Wednesdays 6:45-7:45PM (drive thru), Saturdays 12-2:00pm.
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