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St. Joseph Church!129 Edwards St.!
New Haven, CT 06511!
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Sunday Mass Schedule:!4:15 �5:00 PM Confessions! ! St. Joseph Church5:00 PM Vigil Mass!! ! ! St. Joseph Church!
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9:00 AM Mass! ! ! ! St. Joseph Church!! 10:00 AM Mass! ! ! ! St. Mary Church!
12:00 PM Mass! ! ! ! St. Mary Church!5:00 PM Mass! ! ! ! St. Mary Church!
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Daily Mass Schedule:!11:15�12:00 PM Confessions!! St. Mary Church!12:00 PM Mass! ! ! ! St. Mary Church!5:00 PM Mass! St. Joseph Church5:00 PM Mass! St. Mary Church !8:00 AM Mass! ! St. Mary Church!
www.stmarysnewhaven.org !!
August 5, 2018!Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time !
St. Mary Church!5 Hillhouse Ave.!
New Haven, CT 06511!
Mass & Confession Schedule!
Parish Office !(located in the adjacent St. Mary Priory)!
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Phone: 203!562!6193�Fax: 203!562!1273�
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Office Hours�Monday!Friday, 8:30am!4pm�
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Daily Mass!! !Noon! ! Deceased Members of the Knights of !! ! Columbus, their wives and Columbian !! ! Squires †!
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Sunday, AUGUST 5: !EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME !5:00PM Vigil (Sat. 8/4): No Intention!
9:00 AM For the people of St. Mary Parish !10:00 AM Katherine Keegan † !Noon Deceased Members of the Knights of !! ! Columbus, their wives & Columbian
Squires †!5:00 PM James Doherty † !!
Monday, AUGUST 6!The Transfiguration of the Lord!5:00 PM Vanessa Vysosias!!
Tuesday, AUGUST 7!5:00 PM Deceased Dominicans † !!
Wednesday, AUGUST 8!Holy Father Dominic, Priest!5:00 PM ! ! Rosely Thekkiniath † !!
Thursday, AUGUST 9!5:00 PM Mary Azurin † !!
Friday, AUGUST 10!St. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr!5:00 PM No Intention!!
Saturday, AUGUST 11!St. Clare, Virgin!8am ! ! Shrine Intentions ! !!
5:00 PM Vigil No Intention !!
Sunday, AUGUST 12: !NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME !9:00 AM James, Ellen, Caillin & Caitlin McHugh †!
10:00 AM Fr. Michael J. McGivney † !Noon Deceased Members of the Knights of !! ! Columbus, their wives & Columbian
Squires †!5:00 PM Gonzalo Fernandez de la Mora & Isabela !! ! Varela † !
CHURCH SUPPORT !Your contribution to St. Mary’s regular offertory collection this past week amounted to $6,929. Households that used envelopes (155) con-tributed $3,384, loose income was $2,765 and online giving amounted to $780.!!
Contributions to our Capital Improvement projects amounted to $172. !!
As always, we express our gratitude & appreciation for your continued financial support of our parish. !!
Our second collection this weekend will be the monthly collection. !
MUSIC: ST. MARY CHURCH!
MUSIC: ST. JOSEPH CHURCH!
Pastor: ! Fr. John Paul Walker, O.P. ! Ext. 247 (Office)!!
Associate Pastors: ! Fr. Elias Henritzy, O.P.! Ext. 110 (Office)!! Fr. Joachim Kenney, O.P. ! Ext 150 (Office)!!
Prior of Dominican Community: ! Fr. Jonathan Kalisch, O.P. ! [email protected]!!
Dominican Community: ! Fr. Angelo H. Camacho, O.P. ! Ext. 112!! Fr. Carleton P. Jones, O.P. ! Ext. 123!!
Parish Secretary: ! Eliza Sayward ! Ext. 101!!
Deacon: ! Martin J. O’Connor ! [email protected]!!
Music Director, St. Mary: ! Nicholas Renouf ! 203�675�3256!Music Director, St. Joseph: ! Jim DeLucia ! 203�640�0985!!
Knights of Columbus: ! David St. Hilaire ! [email protected]!
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Shrine Director:! Fr. Jonathan Kalisch, O.P. ! ! !
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Parish Staff !(Extensions apply to the St. Mary Church Phone Number)!
Processional ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 551 !Praise the Lord of Heaven!
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Responsorial Psalm! ! ! ! 922!The Lord gave them Bread from Heaven!!
Recessional ! ! ! ! ! 728!Shepherd of Souls!
Gathering Song ! ! ! ! ! !At That First Eucharist! ! ! ! ! 653!
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Responsorial Psalm! ! ! ! ! ! !The Lord gave them bread from heaven! ! ! 45! ! !
Offertory Song!! ! ! ! ! 663!Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless! ! ! !!
Communion Song! ! ! ! 659!This is my body!!!
Closing Song! ! ! ! ! 985!Now thank we all our God!
TODAY’S READINGS !!
ST. MARY CHURCH: RED WORSHIP HYMNAL #922!ST. JOSEPH CHURCH: WE CELEBRATE MISSALETTE PAGE 44!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION!!
Every Tuesday evening from 8!9 PM at St. Joseph Church there is a Holy Hour with music and readings conducted by “Sacred Beauty,” a Catholic association based in the Dio-cese of Bridgeport dedicated to Eucharistic contemplation and creative artistic and spiritual renewal.�!
Every Thursday afternoon we have Exposition at St. Mary Church immediately following the noon daily Mass. The Eucharist remains on the altar for silent Adoration all after-noon until Benediction at 4:30 PM.�!
Every Thursday evening at St. Mary Church there is Eu-charistic Adoration from 8:00!8:30 PM. �There will be si-lent adoration at the beginning and the praying of Com-pline will begin at 8:15pm. Compline is the Night Prayer of the Church. It is the last time of the day that� the Church gathers to pray the Psalms in the Liturgy of the Hours. Our prayer will close with Benediction at 8:30pm.�Refreshments to follow in the hall.� Compline is continuing throughout the summer.�
SANCTUARY LAMP!We burn the sanctuary lamp at St. Mary this week for the glory of God and for the repose of the souls of DECEASED PARISHIONERS OF ST. MARY PARISH. In your charity, please remember them in your prayers. !!
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We burn the sanctuary lamp at St. Joseph this week for the glory of God and for the repose of the souls of DECEASED PARISHIONERS OF ST. MARY PARISH. In your char -ity, please remember them in your prayers. !!
The sanctuary lamp is a candle that burns in the sanctuary indicating the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Those who wish to have the candle burning for a specific intention can contact the parish secretary for more information. !
REMINDER: PLEASE TURN IN BABY BOTTLES!for IN OUR BLESSED MOTHER'S ARMS BOTTLE DRIVE!
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Please remember to return your filled Baby Bottles. Col-lection of the bottles has been extended to this weekend as many bottles were not returned last weekend. Repre-sentatives from the Pregnancy Center will be here before!and!after all Masses this weekend to collect your dona-tions and thank everyone for helping New Haven mothers and their new born babies. God Bless you all and thank you for your support and generosity!�
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For Information Call Center Director Ivana Solsbery �24/7 @ (203) 886!6736�
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 15TH THE BANK
WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT CHECKS
WRITTEN OUT TO ST. JOSEPH CHURCH.
ALL CHECKS WRITTEN OUT TO ST. JOP-
SEH CHURCH AFTER AUGUST 15TH
WILL BE RETURNED. PLEASE MAKE AN
EXTRA EFFORT TO WRITE ALL CHECKS
OUT TO ST. MARY PARISH. THANK YOU!!
SAVE THE DATE: FALL FUNDRAISER 2018!Our Annual Fall Fundraiser will be Sunday, October 14 at the Elm City Social Club (Q Club), which will include an after-noon social and dinner, silent auction, raffle and souvenir ad book.!!
We are looking for volunteers for the committee to assist with any or all aspects of this event. A planning meeting will be held on Saturday, July 28 at St. Mary's Church Hall at 9:00 am. If you are unable to attend and would like to assist, please contact the!parish secretary.!
"BE WHO YOU WERE CREATED TO BE AND YOU WILL
SET THE WORLD ON FIRE!" !Catherine of Siena��!
Live out your calling to be a woman of God! The Angelus Women's Fellowship is seeking women of all ages and states of life to join us in our journey to become the women God made us to be. We gather weekly to pray, make rosaries for the missions, and encourage one another in the faith. Through August, we will meet every!Thursday!from 7�8pm in the pri-ory (followed by Compline in the church).!!!
NEW FOR THE FALL: Starting in September, we will meet on Wednesdays from!4:30 to 6:30pm, allowing us to increase our ministry by being available to help the Siena Girls' Club with their various works of mercy. Contact the Parish Secretary for information.! !
LISTENING SESSION & ICE CREAM SOCIAL!!
On Sunday, August 19 at 3:00 PM in the St. Joseph Church hall we will be hosting an all�parish listening session in preparation for the Archdiocesan Synod, which will take place in the spring of 2020. The listening session, which will be moderated by a member of the parish, is meant to garner feed-back from parishioners on three ques-
tions as they pertain to the archdiocese as a whole:!!
What are we doing well?!What are we doing that needs improvement?!What are we not doing at all, that we should be doing?!!
In preparation for this meeting, I am asking everyone in the parish to reflect on these three questions�again, as they per-tain to the archdiocese as a whole, NOT to our parish specifi-cally. The responses will be compiled and sent to the archdi-ocesan synod planning committee.!!
After the listening session is concluded, we will celebrate with a parish ice cream social. !!!
Please save the date and plan to attend this important meeting, and then enjoy the company of your fellow parishioners at the social afterwards.!
BISHOP BARRON’S CATHOLICISM SERIES!Bishop Barron’s Catholicism series shows us the Truth, Goodness, and Beauty of our Catholic Faith!!!
From August 7�16th, you can watch all 10 episodes for FREE at https://CatholicismSeries.com !
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED AT ST. MARY PARISH!
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION!The!traditional CCD program at St. Mary's offers instruction for children from Grade 1 through 8. Our curriculum draws upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible as well as supplemental materials. Classes! are held Tuesday evenings from 6:00�7:00pm from September to May at St. Joseph Church. For information contact the Parish secretary or [email protected].!!
SIENA GIRLS’ CLUB!We invite all girls ages 9�13 to join the!Siena!Girls' Club at St. Mary's in New Haven. We meet Wednesdays at 4:30 to grow in our faith and friendship, perform the Works of Mercy, and devel-op authentic feminine leadership.! For more information, please!contact Faith Hough [email protected]!
CATHECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD!This!highly acclaimed approach to the religious formation of children is rooted in the Bible, the liturgy of the Church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. The Atrium at St. Mary's meets for two hours on Monday afternoons, Wednesday mornings or Wednesday afternoons, October through May, and serves children in two mixed�age groups, ages 3 to 6, and 6 to 9.!!
For more information, [email protected].!
COMMUNION AND LIBERATION!An ecclesial movement in the Catholic Church whose purpose is to educate the faithful to be mature Christians. Week-ly!meetings are held in the St. Mary Priory on Fridays at!7:00 p.m. All are welcome! !For information contact Cristina at 203�245�7307, [email protected]!or!visit!http://us.clonline.org!
FRASSATI NEW HAVEN!Frassati New Haven is a gathering of Catholic young adults in their 20’s and 30’s, married or single, students or working, who desire to grow in holiness together through prayer, ser-vice to those in need, and social opportunities together. !For more information email [email protected] or contact Fr. John Paul.!
ANGELUS WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP!Angelus is open to women of all ages and stages in life seek-ing to grow closer to Christ as a community. Meetings are every Thursday! evening from! 7:00�8:00pm in the St. Mary priory parlor. Join us for weekly rosary making and fellow-ship with other women of the parish. Contact the Parish Sec-retary for information. !
10AM MASS CHOIR!The 10am Mass choir provides music for the 10:00 a.m. Sun-day Mass at St. Mary and regularly rehearses at 9am on Sun-day in the Choir loft at St. Mary. Membership is open to all who enjoy singing, no prior experience or audition required. The choir is seeking additional singers in all vocal ranges. Contact: Nicholas Renouf, Director of Music at St. Mary at [email protected] or 203�675�3256. !
THE CHILDREN’S CHOIR OF ST. MARY’S!The children’s choir is open to all the children of the parish and welcomes new members. Currently there are about 20 singers ranging from age 3�11. Through the practice of music they are given the opportunity to grow in faith, artistry and fellowship. See the bulletin for rehearsal details. Please con-tact Muriel Maharidge if you are interested in registering your child(ren): [email protected] !
HELPERS OF GOD’S PRECIOUS INFANTS!This group is committed to maintaining a loving and prayerful presence outside of the abortion businesses. Vigils are held on the second Saturday of each month, starting with 8am Mass, fol-lowed by Eucharistic Adoration, then a procession to one of two abortion clinics in town, while reciting the Rosary. Please contact Bill Dobbins for information at [email protected].!
ST. MARY’S MOM’S GROUP!Find support and fellowship among other moms in the parish! Weekly playdates!on Thursday!mornings from !10�noon.! In winter months we meet in the St. Mary church hall (accessed by elevator) & once it gets warmer we tend to meet at differ-ent parks around town. For more information please contact [email protected] !
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS!Interested in becoming Catholic? Or interested in receiving adult level instruction in the Catholic faith? Contact Fr. Elias (ext. 110); leave a message, please, if you don’t get through immediately. !
9AM MASS CHOIR!The 9am Mass choir sings at the 9am Sunday Mass at St. Jo-seph and all special holidays. Rehearsals take place every Thursday night from 7:30�9pm in the Choir loft at St. Joseph. All new members welcome, no experience necessary, feel free to show up. We are always looking for musicians. Any ques-tions contact Jim DeLucia, Music Director at St. Joseph, at 203�640�0985. !
MEN’S SHELTER MEAL PREPARATION AND !FELLOWSHIP MINISTRY!
On the first three Sundays! and fourth Wednesday! of each month, various groups in our Parish coordinate the prepara-tion, delivery and serving of supper to the men at the Emer-gency Shelter Management Service on Grand Avenue. !There are two groups that coordinate this. !One has volunteers pre-paring meals in their own homes, and the other group organiz-es the meal preparation in the kitchen of St. Mary Church. For more information on this ministry, please contact Molly West at 972.978.6755 or [email protected]!
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES!
We are always looking for parishioners interested in serving as Lectors, Altar Servers, and Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist at our Masses. !If interested in any of these minis-tries, please contact the parish office.!
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL!The Father Michael McGivney Council #10705 is a group of men who through acts of faith, charity, and fraternity strive to become better men, husbands, and fathers and to support the parish of St. Mary’s. All Catholic men age 18 or older, mar-ried or single, are encouraged to join the McGivney Council. Contact David St. Hilaire, [email protected] or 913�426�2186.!
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED AT ST. MARY PARISH!
THOMISTIC STUDY CIRCLE!Every Saturday at 7pm in the priory basement at St. Mary in the parish library room. (Enter by the side door between the church and priory). No background needed. Texts will be provided. Fr. Elias is the presenter. The sessions last one hour. **Note: Thomistic Study Circle is on a break and will resume on Saturday September 8th.**!
AFTERNOON BIBLE STUDY!
Every Tuesday at 1pm at St. Joseph Church in the church basement. No background needed. Come as frequently as you can. Fr. Elias is the moderator and the sessions last one hour. You are welcome to bring your own bible. **Note: Bible Study will not meet during the month of August .**!
SPIRITUAL TOPICS CIRCLE!
1st and 3rd Sundays of each month from 4�4:45pm in the St. Mary Church basement in the stage room. Adult discussion and exploration of topics in Catholic spirituality. Fr. Elias is the moderator. **Note: The Spiritual Topics Circle is on a break and will resume on Sunday September 16th.**!
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COLUMBIAN SQUIRES!Columbian Squires are the youth organization of the Knights of Columbus for Catholic young men ages 10�18.! They are part of a larger organization of more than 20,000 young men worldwide who have fun and share their Catholic faith, help people in need, and enjoy the company of friends in social, family, athletic, cultural, civic and spiritual activities. For information, contact Chris Neumann at (203) 393�2924. !
LAY FRATERNITY OF ST. DOMINIC!Open to men and women, single or married, who desire to manifest God’s love in the world today. Dominican Laity are members of “chapters” which meet once a month for prayer and study of events and issues regarding the Church today. The Chapter meets on the second Sunday of each month at Noon in the St. Mary church hall.!For information contact the parish secretary.!
DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET!
All parishioners are invited to join in praying the Divine Mercy chaplet every Thursday at 4:45pm in St. Mary’s Church. !
Mass Stipends are now the same for an-nounced Masses at St. Mary Church and St. Joseph Church: $15. The Sanctuary Lamp sti-pend is also the same for each parish church which is $15 per week. Please contact the !Parish Secretary for scheduling/further details. !
St. Mary Parish Prayer Circle!!!!!
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers please submit their name(s) to the following coordinators of the St. Mary prayer circle group. You may also contact them if you are interested in joining the circle or have general questions. !
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Nina Sanseverino: [email protected]!Al Kronberg: [email protected]!
CONFIRMATION PREPARATION!Students entering 9th grade are invited to join St. Mary’s two�year Confirmation preparation program. Classes meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month (September � May) 6:15pm�
8:00pm in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Students meet with cate-chists for study, discussion, (and games) and follow the!CHOSEN!Program by Ascension Press. To register, please visit:!!
http://www. stmarysnewhaven.org/religious� education.html!!
To learn more about the program, please contact Sharon Chris-tie, Confirmation Coordinator, [email protected].!
WEDDING BANNS!
Michael Christensen & Bridgette Silva August 11! 3rd Bann!
A SUMMER EVENING AT MONTFORT HOUSE!This fund�raising event to benefit the Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, will be held on the terrace and grounds of Mont-fort House, Rte. 118, 83 Montfort Rd., (top of the hill), Litch-field, CT 06759 on Saturday, August 18, 2018. !!
This delightful evening will feature cocktails and select wines and fine hors d'oeuvres from local products. Delectable des-serts will also be served. This event will be held with live music from!6pm until 9pm!with food being served throughout the evening. Guests may arrive anytime between! 6pm and 8pm. The price for this fundraiser is $50 per person; reserva-tions should be made and payment received by Saturday, Au-gust 11th. For details or to purchase tickets, call 860�485�0279 or e�mail: [email protected].!
SECOND SATURDAY OF AUGUST !Please join the Helpers of God’s Precious Infants at a peace-ful and prayerful pro�life vigil in front of Planned Parenthood at 345 Whitney Avenue in New Haven until noon. Immedi-ately following 8am Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and 9am closing benediction at St. Mary’s Church, vigil attendees as-semble in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Church at 129 Ed-wards Street for procession and prayer. Refreshments are served after the vigil.!
KofC EXHIBIT MARKS 100th ANNIVERSARY OF WWI!
Marking the 100th anniversary of the United States’ participation in the war, the K of C Museum’s exhibition,!World War I: Be-yond the Front Lines! runs for the duration of America’s time in the conflict (April 6, 2017�December 30, 2018). The show pro-vides a historical retrospective of the war and includes interac-tives, visuals and artifacts from the Knights of Columbus Muse-um collection and its Supreme Council Archives as well as many borrowed items from private lenders and organizations.!A series of WWI�related lectures and presentations will be offered throughout the duration of the exhibition. The Knights of Colum-bus Museum, located at 1 State Street in New Haven, is open from 10am to 5pm daily with free admission and parking. More information:!203�865�0400!or!kofcmuseum.org!
2019 Riverboat Cruise through Europe with !His Excellency Archbishop DiNoia, O.P.!
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You are invited on a riverboat cruise through Europe from May 30th � June 9th, 2019! His Excellency Archbishop Joseph Augustine DiNoia of the Dominican Order is the special guest on this trip and he will celebrate daily Mass throughout the course of the journey. !!
The itinerary actually begins in Budapest, undoubtedly one of Europe’s most beautiful cities. On May 31st the group will rendezvous at the Danubius Hotel Gellért, an exquisite four�star hotel on the banks of the Danube known for its thermal baths. There they will enjoy two days before embarking on a seven�day river cruise through Europe’s most beautiful cities: Bratislava, Vienna, Salzburg, Dürnstein, Melk, Passua and Regensburg. The final destination is Nuremburg, where a farewell dinner will be enjoyed on June 8th before returning home the next day. !!
The trip starts at $3695.00/person and is filling up fast. If you would like the trip brochure, contact the tour director Joseph Long directly at [email protected] or at (570) 309 1346. !
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We welcome into our Parish Family through the saving waters of Baptism: Norbert Joseph Heise, Claudia Jean Hewitt, Gianni Vincenzo Bosco & Kristian Ostvik. May God’s graces and blessings be with them as they grow in wisdom & understanding. We congratulate their parents.�
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POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR AUGUST!
The Treasure of Families: That any far!reaching de-cisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treas-ures of humanity.!
CONVENIENT WAY TO RECEIVE OUR BULLETIN!
If you wish to receive our bulletin automatically to your email inbox each week please visit our seek and find page to sign up for this free & convenient service. !!
http://seekandfind.com/directory/st.�mary�church_1691.html!
FUNDRAISER FOR VETERANS!The Knights of Columbus, Hon. W. Patrick Donlin Assembly #2459 is sponsoring a golf tournament to benefit “Veteran and Military Programs and other charitable causes” on Tues-day, September 11, 2018 at The Tradition Golf Club at Wall-ingford. We need golfers, sponsors and contributors. Please contact Chris Neumann at [email protected] or (203) 393�2924 to participate or donate to this worthy cause. Or log on to: www.assembly2459.org to download the brochure.!
Wednesday August 15th, the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Holy Day
of Obligation.
The Mass Schedule is as follows: Tuesday
August 14th: 5pm Vigil at St. Mary.
Wednesday August 15th: 12noon & 5pm
Masses at St. Joseph & 7pm Mass at St.
Mary.
RECEPTION FOR FR. AQUINAS & FIRST BLESSINGS!!
The 10AM Mass on Sunday, August 19th will be a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Fr. Aquinas Beale, OP. There will be a reception in the St. Mary Church Hall to congratulate Fr. Aquinas on his recent ordination. Fr. Aquinas will also be be-stowing first priestly blessings during the recep-tion. All are warmly invited. !
THE GIFT OF THE PRIESTHOOD!!
“What has surprised you most about the priesthood?” I’ve been asked this question more than once in the few months since my priestly ordination this past May. It’s actually not an easy question to answer, I suppose because I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect upon ordination. Though I looked forward to cele-brating the sacraments, especially the Mass, I hadn’t reflected on what the day�to�day life of a priest � more specifically, of my priesthood � might look like. The first time someone asked me the question, what first occurred to me was the automatic deference and respect that people give to a new priest, simp-ly because of his priesthood. Although such deference can present a temptation to pride, so far, by the grace of God, I have found it to be humbling. The fact that people who have just met me and know that I have been a priest for less than a year offer me such respect serves as a reminder that the priesthood is not about me. People turn to the priest not because of his personality or his gifts, but rather because by his ordination he has been made into “another Christ,” an instrument of God’s mercy and love. This is an indescribable gift and privilege, but it is also a weighty responsibility.!!
The weight of the priesthood regularly comes into sharp focus for me at two particular points in the Mass. The first is at the words of institution, “This is my body,” “This is the chalice of my blood.” At my first Mass of Thanksgiving in Washington the day after the ordination, a friar of our province preached a homily emphasizing the importance of these words for the priestly vocation. He reminded me that the priest must make Christ’s words his own. He must hand over his own body for the Church, he must pour out his blood � in our current cultural climate, figuratively, but in other circumstances, per-haps literally � for the sake of Christ’s Bride. More often than not, I meditate on this exhortation as I say the words of consecration, and I thank the Lord for his mercy, because I know that already in my brief time as a priest I have fulfilled this call at best very imperfectly.!!
The other moment in the Mass that reminds me of the weight of this call is the Lord’s Prayer. It’s a blessing that at this parish the altar is set up in “Benedictine” fashion. That is, a crucifix sits on the altar facing the priest. And so, as we pray the words, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” I look upon what that means, our Lord handing himself over on the cross, as I mirror this im-age with my hands extended in prayer. As we pray, “Give us this day our daily bread,” I look upon the newly consecrated elements and give thanks to God that he continues to feed us with the Bread of Life, the glorified flesh and blood of his own Son. As we ask for forgiveness, I look upon the act that made that forgiveness possible, and I am reminded that I have been called to offer that same act of love on be-half of God’s people.!!
Other aspects of priestly ministry have also moved me. The depth of devotion and repentance that I reg-ularly witness in the confessional inspires me to strive for greater holiness. The privilege of giving out first blessings to people so eager to receive them fills me with gratitude for my participation in the priesthood of Christ, the source of all blessings. The priesthood truly is a gift.!!
Though my time at St. Mary’s has been short and interrupted by various travels, I am so grateful to have
begun my priestly ministry here, and for the warmth and the kindness with which you have welcomed
me. I will think of you fondly and remember you in my prayers. Please remember me in yours as I con-
tinue to learn and to grow as a priest, striving to make my own those beautiful words of our Lord, “This is my body, this is my blood.”!
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In Christ,!!
Fr. Isaac !
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