Sunday, June 18, 2017

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2 MEDITATION Sunday, June 18, 2017 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ See Worship Book 862 I am the living bread. (John 6:51) Every time Mass is celebrated, a miracle is performed right before our eyes. The host is transformed into real flesh and the wine into real blood. While faith in what we do not see is essential, sometimes we need a little help. So here are some stories that might do just that. One Sunday in 1263, a German priest, Peter of Prague, was celebrating Mass above the tomb of St. Christina in the town of Bolsena, Italy. When he raised the host, blood started to trickle over his hands and onto the altar. A year later, after investigation and authentication, the miracle was confirmed, and it moved Pope Urban IV to institute the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. The white, blood-stained linen corporal cloth can still be seen in the Orvieto Cathedral north of Rome. Five hundred years earlier, while a priest was celebrating Mass in Lanciano, Italy, the host changed shape and began to look like real flesh, and the wine took on the attributes of real blood. After repeated and thorough investigations, the Church concluded that the transformed substances were indeed human flesh and human blood. Later scientific studies have revealed that the flesh consists of muscular tissue from a human heart, and the blood has the same type AB as the blood on the Shroud of Turin. What s more, the blood contains proteins in the same normal proportions that are found in fresh human blood. Even though this miracle occurred 1300 years ago, you can still see the flesh in a monstrance and the blood in a glass chalice every day at the Sanctuary of the Eucharistic Miracle in Lanciano. Today, as we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, let s thank Jesus for this great and wonderful gift his Body and his Blood. Let s keep our eyes and our hearts open as we witness the Eucharistic miracle take place on the altar of our own churches! Thank you, Jesus, for the gift of your Body and Blood! Reprinted with permission from The Word Among Us TODAY S MUSIC ENTRANCE HYMN 489 God with hidden majesty RESPONSORIAL PSALM 864 You are a priest for ever in the line of Melchizedek. POSTCOMMUNION HYMN 488 Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All CHORAL MUSIC AT THE 11:00AM MASS Let all mortal flesh Edward C. Bairstow ( ) Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and stand with fear and trembling, and lift itself above all earthly thought. For the King of kings and lord of lords, Christ our God, cometh forth to be our oblation, and to be given for Food to the faithful. Before Him come the choirs of angels, with every principality and power; the Cherubim with many eyes, and winged Seraphim, who veil their faces as they shout exultingly the hymn: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Liturgy of Saint James. Communion Qui manducat Graduale Romanum, Mode VI He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood, abides in me, and I in him, says the Lord. John 6:57. O quam suavis Peter Philips ( ) O how sweet, O Lord, is thy spirit! Who, that thou might show thy sweetness to thy sons, gave us the sweetest bread from heaven, filling the hungry with good things, and sending away empty the rich and fastidious. Antiphon for the Feast of Corpus Christi. SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, June 19 Second Corinthians 6:1-10; Psalm 98:1-4; Matthew 5:38-42 Tuesday, June 20 Second Corinthians 8:1-9; Psalm 146:2,5-9; Matthew 5:43-48 Wednesday, June 21 Second Corinthians 9:6-11; Psalm 112:1-4,9; Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 Thursday, June 22 Second Corinthians 11:1-11; Psalm 111:1-4,7-8; Matthew 6:7-15 Friday, June 23 Deuteronomy 7:6-11; Psalm 103: 1-4,6-8,10; First John 4:7-16 Matthew 11:25-30 Saturday, June 24 Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 139: 1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66,80 Sunday, June 25 Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69:8-10,14,17,33-35; Romans 5:12-15; Matthew 10:26-33 Father s Day Novena begins Saturday, June 17, and goes through Monday, June 26. To include someone in this Novena, please use the cards and envelopes available at the back of the church. The cards are for your use and the envelopes marked Father s Day Spiritual Bouquet should be filled out and either placed in the collection basket or mailed to the parish office. Save the Date! St. Louis Church will host its first Parish Picnic on Sunday, August 27th. Details to follow

3 RING OUT, O BELLS DATE REQUEST FOR INTENTION REQUESTED BY June 19 Hugh Samuel In Memoriam Your Family June 22 Father Philip J. McArdle, S.M. 30th Anniversary of Death Anonymous June 25 Art Nasseff Anniversary of Death John Nasseff and Helene Houle OPEN BELL DATES: The following dates are still open in June and July for anyone wishing to have the bells rung in memory or in honor of a loved one: June 26th, 28th-30th. July 1st, 3rd-4th, 8th-9th, 19th-20th, 22nd-28th, 30th-31st. Please call the rectory during office hours to make arrangements. MASS INTENTIONS Monday, June 19 St. Romuald Tuesday, June 20 Wednesday, June 21 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Thursday, June 22 St. Thomas More, St. John Fisher, St. Paulinus of Nola Friday, June 23 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday, June 24 The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 5:00 Father s Day Novena Sunday, June 25 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 Living and Deceased Parishioners of St. Louis Church 9:15 Father s Day Novena 11:00 Father s Day Novena 12:30 Father s Day Novena PARISH CALENDAR Monday, June 19 Rosary in the Church at 11:40 am Wednesday, June 14 Eucharistic Exposition 12:35pm-2:00pm Please visit St. Louis Church s new website to view photos of recent parish activities Wedding Banns Third Announcement KATHERINE TRUSO AND BENJAMIN NELSON Air Conditioning Collection This Sunday Just a reminder, that this weekend, June 17th and 18th, there will be a second collection to help defray the high cost of cooling the church, chapel, and parish hall during the summer months. Theology on Tap A 6-week speaker series held twice a year, once during the winter and once during the summer. Topics focus on faith and contemporary issues that directly affect the lives of young adults. The talk is free, but all are encouraged to support O'Gara's, who generously hosts this event. All young adults ages are welcome to come join in mixing good beer with better knowledge! 6:00pm Social, 7:00pm Speaker/Discussion, End Time 9:30pm June 14: Grill the Priest, Father's Day Special June 21: Chesterton's Holy Hilarity with Dale Ahlquist, The American Chesterton Society June 28: An Unexpected Miracle with Nicki Wood Weinhagen, local parishioner July 5: Love and the Divine Plan with Jen Messing, Into the Deep July 12: July 19: Acoustic Concert with Connor Flanagan A Direct Line to the Vatican with Jean Stolpestad, Archdiocese Director of Marriage, Family and Life Restoration Collection Next Weekend We ask your help with the expenses incurred by the extraordinary maintenance and repair projects recently completed and currently underway. Expenses to date $102, Monies Collected to Date $ 52, Amount Yet Needed $ 50, The Marists will be on retreat from Sunday, June 25 through Friday, June 30. The Marists of the USA Province will be on retreat at Bergamo Retreat Center in Dayton Ohio. Father Hurtuk will be away on the Marist retreat. He will certainly remember you in his prayers. Thinking of placing an ad in our church bulletin? Here is something to consider: As the St. Louis Church Bulletin is now online, our advertisers can be viewed by people around the world. Parish Office Hours: 9am 3pm Monday through Friday Enrich the harvest of your charity. PLEASE REMEMBER SAINT LOUIS IN YOUR WILL

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