Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon. Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com. Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary. Music Director: Mr.

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1 Proverbs 22:6 Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it. Rectory: 8148 N Karlov Ave. Skokie, IL Phone: (847) saintlambert@aol.com St. Lambert Parish - Skokie, IL Website: Pastor: Rev. Richard Simon Rev. Know-it-all: reverendknow-it-all.blogspot.com Deacon: Mr. Chick O Leary Music Director: Mr. Steven Folkers St. Lambert Parish Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord June 18, 2017 Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ Sunday Masses: (5 pm Sat) 8am, 10am, 12pm Weekday Masses: 7:15 am (Mon-Fri) 8am on Sat. Confessions: Saturday at 8:30am Religious Education : saintlambertsyouthchurch@gmail.com

2 Page 2 St. Lambert Parish Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 18, 2017 Not by bread alone does one live, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of the LORD. Deuteronomy 8:3b Masses for the Week Saturday, June 17 5:00 Monica Liu Sunday, June 18 8:00 Frank Niewiadomski 10:00 People of St Lambert 12:00 Anna Hoffmann Monday, June 19 7:15 Arthur F. Bichl Tuesday, June 20 7:15 Dennis Wills Wednesday, June 21 7:15 Tillie Corona Thursday, June 22 7:15 M/M Jose F. Perez Friday, June 23 7:15 Mariene & Richart Siegel Saturday, June 24 8:00 Jerome & Mary Ann Cascino Wedding Anv. 5:00 Ducanor Cadet, In Thanksgiving Sunday, June 25 8:00 People of St Lambert 10:00 Marian Pelc 12:00 Kevin & Beth Patterson Sunday Offertory Collection: June 3/4, 2017 Envelopes: $5, Loose: 2, Total: $7, For Online Giving: Thank you for your continued support Latin Mass: $ Parishioners of St. Lambert Celebrate The Feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Date: Saturday, June 24th Time 5:00 pm For more information contact Mrs. Irma and/or Mrs. Rita Reception will follow immediately after the Mass in Trainor Hall A li le mercy makes the world less cold and more just. Pope Francis, Angelus, March 17, 2013 How You Can Help PRAY: Pray for the Holy Father as he reaches out compassionately to make the world less cold and more just, and for those around the world who are suffering and will benefit from this collec on. SHARE: As a way to spread the message of mercy and peace, share this flier with someone who might be interested and tell others how Pope Francis supports the marginalized. GIVE: Please give generously to this collec on, as a witness of charity, and give hope to those who suffer around the globe.

3 Saturday August 19th, 2pm-10pm Join Us with the whole Family for Fun, Food, and Dance! For the kids. Niagara Falls Waterslide, 60' long Vertical Rush Inflatable Obstacle Course and a Huge Jump House with a giant Wrecking Ball! St. Lambert Vintage Car Show! With the Sama Sama Project! Raffle Tickets are $5 a piece or a book of 12 for $50 with A Grand Prize of $ !!

4 Page 4 St. Lambert Parish Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ The Reverend Know-it-all What I don t know I can always make up! Continued from last week In last week s thrilling episode of The Rev. Know it all s Young Christian s Guide to Halakhic Law. I shared the Jewish concept of the Noachite laws to which non-jews are bound. Jews, at least as far Jewish orthodoxy is concerned, are bound by all six hundred and thirteen laws found in the Torah, the books of Moses as Jesus called them. If you are wondering about all these 613 laws they are easy to find at 613 commandments - Wikipedia. A commandment in Hebrew is called a Mitzvah, plural mitzvoth. There are 248 Positive Commandments (do's) called ta ase and 365 Negative Commandments (do not's) called lo ta aseh. The mitzvoth are further divided into what are call Khukkim and Mishpatim that is decrees and judgments. To these are added eidoth or testimonials. The decrees are easy. They are extensions of the Ten Commandments. The Torah expands on the prohibition against idolatry unjust violence, dishonesty and interestingly enough, sterile sexuality. The many laws regarding sexual conduct and sexual availability indicate a profound respect for the creative role of women and the primarily reproductive role of human intimacy. The first hundred laws (give or take) are prohibitions against idolatry, and the sacredness of the Sabbath. The mishpatim, (judgments) all make sense just as extensions of the Ten Commandments and the Noahite laws. Then there are the testimonials, the eidoth. They are bit more of a stretch. The eidoth are rules such as the observance of Sabbath and the Holy Days, or the wearing of tzitzit (tassels on you garments) the wearing of tefilin (little boxes containing the Shema Hear O Israel fastened on arm and head by leather straps.) These are things which mark a person publically and visibly as part of Israel. Jesus of Nazareth fulfils the laws prohibiting idolatry as summed up in the verse of Christian scripture found in St. Paul s letter to the Colossians. He is the visible image of the invisible God. Since the dawn of time, men have tried to imagine the creator of all things and the powers that control his life. They have invariably gotten it wrong and have created gods in their own image and not God as He is. We believe that God has sent us His own visible image in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. If you want to know what God looks like, just look at Jesus, the Messiah. God looks like a Jewish day laborer who was born in a barn, had to flee from the authorities on numerous occasions, beginning in his childhood, He finally died after a night in jail, executed for treason and blasphemy. That s what God looks like. Heck of a religion, not one that anybody in his right mind would invent. If Jesus of Nazareth is in fact the visible image of the invisible God, all the laws against idolatry are fulfilled in Him. To worship an idol when a divine person, the actual image of the divine, is available would be ridiculous. It would be like the man who has a treasured photo of his beloved at which he stares in her absence. Were she to suddenly appear at his door, would he say, Go away! I m looking at your picture? Nonsense! Go ahead and make all the images you want. Not one of them, be it marble or plaster, a painting, a photo or the finest gold and silver, can compare to the beauty of the Lord himself made available to us in the Spirit and in the Holy Sacrament. Speaking about Jesus human origins there are two interesting laws, one that He fulfills, and perhaps even one fulfilled by his Blessed Mother. I warn you that the following may be disturbing. We have to forget, for just a moment, our understanding of the innocence and the moral perfection owned by our Lord and His Blessed Mother. We have to look at them the way a harsh and cynical world would have looked at them at the time. Do not to let a mamzer (a child born due to an illegal relationship, a bastard) marry into the people of Israel. (Deut. 23:3) We know the truth that Jesus was conceived miraculously, but do you think His neighbors and relatives believed

5 June 18, 2017 Proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord Page 5 that? Small villages and small minds count the days from the wedding to the birth with great precision. They knew Joseph and Mary had not been married when Jesus was conceived, and I imagine they thought that Joseph was not the father, just an older relative to whom Our Blessed Mother was married to protect her and the child of her womb. If the first command was to be fruitful and multiply, do you ever wonder that Jesus seems not to have married? Perhaps Jesus bore the stigma of a suspicious birth and so doing cancelled the law that forbad a mamzer marrying into Israel. He was the Bridegroom of Israel, and being innocent Himself legitimizes all the outcasts of the world who turn to Him and ask for the grace. But what of our Blessed Mother? Israelites must fulfill the laws of the Sotah. (Num. 5:30) The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel and the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle... the priest shall cause her (the suspected adulteress) to swear, and shall say unto the woman: If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness. be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse.he shall write down these curses and blot their ink into the water of bitterness And when he hath made her drink the water, then if she have acted unfaithfully against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away; and the woman shall be a curse among her people!!! (I have left this in King James English. It sounds so much more cursey that way.) What has this to do with the Blessed Mother? The name Mary, in Hebrew Mariam, means bitterness. She was the sorrowful mother, made to drink the water of bitterness as she stood at the foot of Her Son s cross. She was proved innocent and faithful despite the bitterness of her life and is today honored in all the world. To be continued... The Coffee Hour will be hosted by The St Lambert Senior Club and the contact is Marilyn Sala. She can be reached at Your baked goods and contributions are appreciated! RAFFLE Name Amount Book# Name Sun, Jun 04, 2017 $ Melecio, Victor Mon, Jun 05, 2017 $ Fernandes, Josephine Tues, Jun 06, 2017 $ St. Lambert Parish Wed, Jun 07, 2017 $ Claveria, Tess Thurs, Jun 08, 2017 $50.00 Name Amount Book# Name Sun, Jun 11, 2017 $ Monteclaro, Josefina Mon, Jun 12, 2017 $ Cruz, Radley Tues, Jun 13, 2017 $ Bolando, Lowella Wed, Jun 14, 2017 $ Areno, Pauline Josette Thurs, Jun 15, 2017 $ Saturnino, Florecita Fri, Jun 09, 2017 $ Bolusan, Nellie Sat, Jun 10, 2017 $ Dela Vega, Teresita 5050 Ducduc, Emer Fri, Jun 16, 2017 $ Ham, Lena Sat, Jun 17, 2017 $ Bayani, Gloria WINNERS Winning raffle booklet numbers are put back in the hopper. Giving you more opportunities to win throughout the year! PRIZES: $50 Monday-Saturday $100 Weekly Sunday (except 1st Sunday) $500 Every 1 st Sunday of the Month

6 Page 6 St. Lambert Parish Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ TRUST IN JESUS Today s feast celebrates another central mystery of our faith the mystery of the Eucharist. Like the mystery of the Trinity, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist can never be fully understood, but can only be believed. Just as the Israelites in the desert were invited to put their trust in God s word to them, we are invited to trust wholly in the word of Jesus. In today s Gospel Jesus promises to give us a share in his very own flesh and blood, and a share in eternal life besides. We are called to take him at his word and open our hearts to receive true nourishment and life from our participation in the Eucharist. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

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