MASS TIMES Saturday Vigil - 5 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Monday - Wednesday 9 a.m. Thursday - 9 a.m. Communion Service Friday - 5 p.m. HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION As noted NOVENAS Following Weekday Masses St. Joseph - Tues. Miraculous Medal - Wed. St. Jude - Thurs. Sacred Heart & St. Jude - Fri. Every 3 rd Friday - Divine Mercy Novena ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT & VENERATION OF ST. CHARBEL’S RELIC Every 22nd of the month from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Wednesday & Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Thursday - Closed 5555 Dr. Phillips Blvd. Orlando, FL 32819 407-363-7405 phone • 407-363-7793 fax [email protected]www.saintjudechurch.org https://www.facebook.com/stjudemaronitecatholicchurch BAPTISM Call the Parish Office for information. MATRIMONY Arrangements with Fr. Bassam must be made at least six months in advance. One of the parties must be registered in the Parish & attending mass for at least 3 months. MARONITE CHRISTIAN FORMATION (Religious Education) Communion - Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. Confirmation - Call the Parish Office. RCIA Every 2nd & 4th Tuesday at 7 p.m. RECONCILIATION Saturdays before the 5 p.m. mass or by appointment. COMMUNION FOR THE SICK Please call the Parish Office. St. Jude Maronite Catholic Church Fr. Bassam Parish Council President - Amine Harb Women’s League President - Paula Harb Music Director - Jasmin Vilca Organist - Sharon Luhrs Office Manager/Secretary - Barbara Fidler Bulletin Editor - Diane Manhire Parish Council & Finance Committee Members Jean Abi-Aoun • Gail Bell • Stanley Chlastawa Myrla Cromer • Telma Domingues • Michael Hazzourie Bill Hinshaw • Diane Homsi • Sheila Love • Elias Maroun Imad Nasnas • John Shaheen • Leo Shalhoub FR. BASSAM M. SAADE, D.MIN., PASTOR DEACON JACK MANHIRE, PH.D. May 20-21, 2017 6th Sunday of the Resurrection
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MASS TIMESSaturday Vigil - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.Monday - Wednesday 9 a.m.
Thursday - 9 a.m. Communion Service Friday - 5 p.m.
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATIONAs noted
NOVENAS Following Weekday Masses
St. Joseph - Tues.Miraculous Medal - Wed.
St. Jude - Thurs. Sacred Heart & St. Jude - Fri.
Every 3rd Friday - Divine Mercy NovenaADORATION OF THE
Christians in AfricaThat Christians in Africa, in imitation of the Merciful Jesus, may give
prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace.
May is known within the Church as the month of Mary. Our faith is rich in her theology as it relates to Mary. Thus it is an appropriate time to take a look ( though very limited) at Mary as seen through the eyes of the Catechism
of the Catholic Church (CCC). Mary’s Divine Motherhood. - Called in the Gospels “the mother of Jesus”, Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as “the mother of my Lord”. In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father’s eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly “Mother of God” (CCC 495) Mary – “ever virgin” - The deepening of faith in the virginal motherhood led the Church to confess Mary’s real and perpetual virginity even in the act of giving birth to the Son of God made man. In fact, Christ’s birth “did not diminish his mother’s virginal integrity but sanctified it.” And so the liturgy of the Church celebrates Mary as Aeiparthenos, the “Ever-virgin”. (CCC 499) Against this doctrine the objection is sometimes raised that the Bible mentions brothers and sisters of Jesus. The Church has always understood these passages as not referring to other children of the Virgin Mary. In fact James and Joseph, “brothers of Jesus”, are the sons of another Mary, a disciple of Christ, whom St. Matthew significantly calls “the other Mary”. They are close relations of Jesus, according to an Old Testament expression. (CCC 500) Jesus is Mary’s only son, but her spiritual motherhood extends to all men whom indeed he came to save: “The Son whom she brought forth is he whom God placed as the first-born among many brethren, that is, the faithful in whose generation and formation she co-operates with a mother’s love.” (CCC501)Rejoice, you who are full of grace Mary, the all-holy ever-virgin Mother of God, is the masterwork of the mission of the Son and the Spirit in the fullness of time. For the first time in the plan of salvation and because his Spirit had prepared her, the Father found the dwelling place where his Son and his Spirit could dwell among men. In this sense the Church’s Tradition has often read the most beautiful texts on wisdom in relation to Mary. Mary is acclaimed and represented in the liturgy as the “Seat of Wisdom.” (CCC 721) cont'd on p5
If you would like to sponsor one of the religious gifts in memory of your loved ones, in honor of someone, or for a special intention, please call the parish office at 407-363-7405. (Memorials/Special
+ May - Saade family SI by Fr. Bassam + June - For health of Janet by the Chlastawa family + July - available
SANCTUARY LAMP SPONSORS + May - Winterling & Glinowiecki Families SI &
RIP by Barbara Fidler + June - available + July - available
ALTAR BREAD & WINE SPONSORS + May - Waheeb Karadsheh RIP by daughter Rania Chater + June - Reinhardt Family RIP by Barbara Torten + July - Torten Family RIP by Barbara Torten
CHARCOAL & INCENSE SPONSORS + May - Waheeb Karadsheh RIP by daughter Rania Chater + June - available + July - available
SPECIAL INTENTIONS + May - Esther & Nick Caruso Happy Birthday RIP by Theresa &
Bob Cuomo + June - available + July - available
MEMORIALSCALENDAR OF EVENTS
Lector-Usher Schedule - May
ST. JUDE PRAYER CHAIN Your request should be sent to
[email protected]. Please let us know your prayer intention and we will send it
to the prayer chain. Whenever two or three of you come together in My name,
I am there with you. Matt 18:20
1st Tuesday of each month Parish Council Mtg 7 p.m.2nd & 4th Sunday of each month Portuguese Mass 6 p.m.
22nd of each month Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament &
St. Charbel Relic Veneration 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
May 20-21 6th Sunday of the ResurrectionRom 10:1-13 & Luke 24:36-485 p.m. Lector: Leo Black (E)Ushers: John Shaheen & Kathy Morrell9 a.m. Lector: Maria Clark (E&S)Ushers: Larry & Deborah Mancuso11 a.m. Lectors: Jezebelle Kenealy (E) & Lilliane Farran (A)Ushers: Tony & Michael Hazzourie
May 27-28 7th Sunday of the ResurrectionEph 1:15-23 & Jn 13:31-355 p.m. Lector: Mike Mangan (E)Ushers: Mike & Donna Harrison9 a.m. Lectors: Bob Rodgers (E) & Luis Martell (S)Ushers: Pat Nichols & Carlos Fernandez11 a.m. Lectors: Nour Zikra (E) & Nader Zikra (A)Ushers: Tony Rouhana & Michael Hazzourie
THE ASCENSION OF OUR LORD MASSES
Holy Day of ObligationThursday, 5/25 - 9 a.m.
Men of Galilee, they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This
same Jesus, who has been taken from you
into heaven, will come back in the same way
you have seen him go into heaven.”
Acts 1:11
Save the Date!
To honor Fr. Bassamfor his
25th Anniversaryto the Priesthood,
there will be a dinner at theRosen Centre Hotel
onSaturday, October 21, 2017
7 p.m.Tickets will be available soon.
DAILY READINGS
In our gift shop, we have different items from the
Holy Land for sale, made from olive wood.
Items are limited.
Don't miss this special opportunity.
Holy Land Religious Items
6th SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION
Please pray for all those who are being persecuted for their faith.
Each 22nd of the month, we will have the
St. Sharbel Relic for your prayerful venerationfrom 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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ROMANS 10:1-13 RIGHTEOUSNESS BASED ON FAITH Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by
them.”But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,”that is, the message concerning faith that we proclaim: If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”LUKE 24:36-48 APPEARANCE TO THE DISCIPLES IN JERUSALEM While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see;
a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in their presence. He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.
Next Week’s Readings: Eph 1:15-23 & Jn 13:31-35
Mon 5/22: Phil 3:1-12 & Jn 11:1-16Tues 5/23: Phil 3:13-21 & Jn 11:17-31Wed 5/24: Phil 4:1-7 & Jn 11:32-44Thurs 5/25:Ascension of our Lord Acts 1:1-14 & Mk 16:15-20Friday 5/26: Phil 4:8-14 & Jn 3:12-15Sat 5/27: Phil 4:15-23 & Jn 14:1-16
FATHER’S DAY REMEMBRANCEIf you would like to remember your father, grandfather,
godfather, etc. - living or deceased, please write their names on an envelope & drop it in the collection basket with your donation
or mail to the parish. Their names will be put on the altar during the masses the
weekend of Father’s Day, June 18-19.
The Holy Spirit prepared Mary by His grace. It was fitting that the mother of Him in whom “the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily” should herself be “full of grace.” She was, by sheer grace, conceived without sin as the most humble of creatures, the most capable of welcoming the inexpressible gift of the Almighty. (CCC722) At the end of this mission of the Spirit, Mary became the Woman, the new Eve (“mother of the living”), the mother of the “whole Christ.” As such, she was present with the Twelve, who “with one accord devoted themselves to prayer,” at the dawn of the “end time” which the Spirit was to inaugurate on the morning of Pentecost with the manifestation of the Church. (CCC726)
Devotion to the Blessed Virgin “All generations will call me blessed”: “The Church’s devotion to the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship.” The Church rightly honors “the Blessed Virgin with special devotion. From the most ancient times the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of ‘Mother of God,’ to whose protection the faithful fly in all their dangers and needs. . . . This very special devotion . . . differs essentially from the adoration which is given to the incarnate Word and equally to the Father and the Holy Spirit, and greatly fosters this adoration.” The liturgical feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and Marian prayer, such as the rosary, an “epitome of the whole Gospel,” express this devotion to the Virgin Mary. (CCC 971) And so the Church reminds us during the month of May, Mary’s role in the plan of our salvation. We are reminded of her total obedience to the will of the Father and her deepest of love for her son, our savior, the Lord Jesus. What a perfect time to renew (or begin) to add devotion to the Blessed Virgin in our prayer life.
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God Bless You, Deacon Jack
FIVE MARKS OF AUTHENTIC DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
First: True devotion to our Lady is interior, that is, it comes from within the mind and the heart and follows from the esteem in which we hold her, the high regard we have for her greatness, and the love we bear her.Second: It is trustful, that is to say, it fills us with confidence in the Blessed Virgin, the confidence that a child has for its loving Mother. It prompts us to go to her in every need of body and soul with great simplicity, trust and affection. We implore our Mother's help always, everywhere, and for everything. We pray to her to be enlightened in our doubts, to be put back on the right path when we go astray, to be protected when we are tempted, to be strengthened when we are weakening, to be lifted up when we fall into sin, to be encouraged when we are losing heart, to be rid of our scruples, to be consoled in the trials, crosses and disappointments of life. Finally, in all our afflictions of body and soul, we naturally turn to Mary for help, with never a fear of importuning her or displeasing our Lord.Third: True devotion to our Lady is holy, that is, it leads us to avoid sin and to imitate the virtues of Mary. Her ten principal virtues are: deep humility, lively faith, blind obedience, unceasing prayer, constant self-denial, surpassing purity, ardent love, heroic patience, angelic kindness, and heavenly wisdom.Fourth: True devotion to our Lady is constant. It strengthens us in our desire to do good and prevents us from giving up our devotional practices too easily. It gives us the courage to oppose the fashions and maxims of the world, the vexations and unruly inclinations of the flesh and the temptations of the devil. Thus a person truly devoted to our Blessed Lady is not changeable, fretful, scrupulous or timid. We do not say however that such a person never sins or that his sensible feelings of devotion never change. When he has fallen, he stretches out his hand to his Blessed Mother and rises again. If he loses all taste and feeling for devotion, he is not at all upset because a good and faithful servant of Mary is guided in his life by faith in Jesus and Mary, and not by feelings.Fifth: True devotion to Mary is disinterested. It inspires us to seek God alone in his Blessed Mother and not ourselves. The true subject of Mary does not serve his illustrious Queen for selfish gain. He does not serve her for temporal or eternal well-being but simply and solely because she has the right to be served and God alone in her. He loves her not so much because she is good to him or because he expects something from her, but simply because she is lovable. That is why he loves and serves her just as faithfully in weariness and dryness of soul as in sweet and sensible fervor. He loves her as much on Calvary as at Cana. How pleasing and precious in the sight of God and his holy Mother must these servants of Mary be, who serve her without any self-seeking. How rare they are nowadays! It is to increase their number that I have taken up my pen to write down what I have been teaching with success both publicly and in private in my missions for many years.
