• THE PARISH PROJECTS COLLECTION: will be taken up now. Please be generous.

• READERS - CORPUS CHRIST - Alvina Richard & Algitha Richelieu, TENTH SUNDAY in ordinary time

year B - Brandon Jolie & Joyce Destang; Stephen Montrope & Ansley Fontenelle; Arlene Rene & Joan

Johnson.

• CORPUS CHRISTI TRIDUUM: The Cathedral Parish invites everyone to a Triduum in preparation for the

celebration of the solemnity of Corpus Christi (A Holy Day of Obligation) from Monday 4th to

Wednesday 6th June from 6.00 p.m.

• SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: Holy

Mass will be celebrated at 3.00 p.m. at the

St. Joseph the Worker Church. All Children

who Made their First Communion on June 3

must attend in their First Communion

outfits; all confraternities, Missionary

Childhood Association, choirs, parish

groups, etc. must attend in uniform and

carry their banners for the procession.

• FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART: June 15 is

the feast of the Sacred Heart. On June 9, all

Sacred Heart members and interested

persons are invited to a day of recollection

at the Pastoral Centre, Marisule from 9:30

a.m. Please call the Parish Office or Mrs.

Ashlyn Philip at 485-3620 for more

information and registration.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

DID YOU KNOW?

When we come to church, we are not coming to just an ordinary building. We are

entering a sacred place. Yes, the church is, first of all, the People of God “made one

as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are one and … the temple of God built

with living stones, in which the Father is worshiped in spirit and in truth” (Order of

the Dedication of a Church, ch. II, 1). Nonetheless, the church building is made

holy not simply by the worshiping community, but by the very Presence of God. We

are participating in liturgy, the very worship of God. In church, we are most visi-

bly before God. Even our dress should acknowledge this. As St. Cyprian once said,

“The dress of the body should not discredit the good of the soul.”

All youth are encouraged to participate in

the song competition for AECYA and

submit it to the Chancery Office by Monday

July 2.

MINUTE

MEDITATIONS CONSTANT CONVERSION

Holy Spirit, renew our

hearts. Let our actions

preach eloquent ser-

mons that draw people

to Christ far better

than our poor words

can.

CORPUS CHRISTI

The Feast of Corpus Christi, or the Feast of the Body and

Blood of Christ (as it is often called today), goes back to the

13th century, but it celebrates something far older: the

institution of the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the Last

Supper. While Holy Thursday is also a celebration of this

mystery, the solemn nature of Holy Week, and the focus on

Christ's Passion on Good Friday, overshadows that aspect

of Holy Thursday.

Thus, in 1246, Bishop Robert de Thorete of the Belgina

diocese of Liège, at the suggestion of St. Juliana of Mont

Cornillon (also in Belgium), convened a synod and

instituted the celebration of the feast. From Liège, the

celebration began to spread, and, on September 8, 1264,

Pope Urban IV issued the papal bull "Transiturus," which

established the Feast of Corpus Christi as a universal feast

of the Church, to be celebrated on the Thursday following

Trinity Sunday.

For centuries after the celebration was extended to the

universal Church, the feast was also celebrated with a

eucharistic procession, in which the Sacred Host was

carried throughout the town, accompanied by hymns and

litanies. The faithful would venerate the Body of Christ as

Congratulations to the eighty four

children who are prepared and will

be receiving the sacrament of the

Holy Eucharist. May we continue

to pray for them on their spiritual journey.

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G od so loved the world that

He sent his only Son, so

that anyone who believes

in Him may not perish but

have eternal life.

I came into the world to

give my testimony as the Word of God. This

word is the emanation of the spirit that brings

the clarity of truth; the light that dispels the

darkness, the purity that takes away sins, the

life of God given to men so that they can

obtain everlasting life.

I did not come to condemn but to save. You

condemn yourselves to eternal death when

you live in sin, but I offer eternal life to you

if you believe in me and follow me.

I am the truth, and I came to witness the truth

about God. Those who acknowledge me

acknowledge God the Father, and those who

live in the truth live in me and in my Father.

I came to the world to awaken everyone to

the realities of the spiritual connection

between God and men. Being created in the

image of God you are His children, but

sharing the spirit of God you must live a

godly life.

When evil enters man, the Holy Spirit of God

has to leave. Then the evil spirit reigns in that

soul until repentance comes and the door is

opened back to God for Him to enter and

purify.

If men don’t repent and change their evil

ways, they are despising the truth that

calls them to live the way God has

disposed, in fact, they are condemning

themselves.

I suffered and died in order to pay for the

sins of the whole world, to manifest the

mercy of God that desires everyone to be

saved.

As a token of reconciliation between God

and men, the Father and I have sent the

Holy Spirit into the world to accompany

and to advise, to purify, to heal and to

sanctify.

The Holy Spirit is the third testimony of

God in the world since creation; it is the

fire of our love, which enters the soul to

give witness to our presence.

Blessed are those who yearn for the Holy

Spirit, they will be rewarded for their

good desire.

Fire will cleanse the world, the Holy Spirit

will purify with holiness, and the fallen

creation will rise in the presence of the

Lord.

Taken from the workofgod.org

As a welcoming faith community, centered in the Eucharist and guided by the Holy

Spirit to do God’s will, we seek to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ by being

good stewards of God’s gifts and blessings, thus giving glory and praise to Him.

TRINITY SUNDAY

� 1st Reading

Deut.4:32-34.39-40

� 2nd Reading Rom 8:14-17 � Gospel: Mt 28:16-20

� MISSAL PAGES

Old : 444

New: 573

Newest: 670

MONDAY

2 Peter 1:2-7

Mark 12:1-12

TUESDAY

2 Peter 3:11-15.17-18

Mark 12:13-17

WEDNESDAY

2 Timothy 1:1-3.6-12

Mark 12:18-27

THURSDAY

Exodus 24:3-8

Hebrews 9:11-15

John 6:51-58

FRIDAY

2 Timothy 3:10-17

Mark 12:35-37

SATURDAY

2 Timothy 4:1-8

Mark 12:-38-44

MASS INTENTIONS

GROS

ISLET CLERGY / RELIGIOUS INTENTIONS

TRINITY SUNDAY

Sat.

June 2

Thanks: Herald Wilson

Shanta King & Family

Severin Family

Sun 3

Msgr. Patrick Anthony

Rev. Winston Taylor

Sr. Scholastica Felician OSB MISSA PRO POPULO

10:00 a.m.

FIRST COMMUNION CANDIDATES

G. RIVIERE B’day: Madeline Octalien

MONCHY 100th b’day: Richard Emilien

WEEKDAY MASSES - NINTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B

Mon.

June 4

Mgsr. Bonifacio Burlaza

Rev. Jeremy Joseph

Sr. Christine Alphonse

B’day: Sylvie Gaspard

Eric Phillip

Isaac Sidione

Tues.

June 5

St. Boniface

Msgr. Theophilus Joseph

Rev. Errol Frederick

Sr. Margaret Mary Maynard

Thanks: Niana Chassang

Stennet Benit & Family

Jana Philip

Wed.

June 6

Msgr. Thomas Glasgow

Rev. Thomas Alexander

Sr. Emmanuela Joseph

D’cd: Coretta Augustin

Victor Joseph

Ivy & Christian Mathurin

Madge Edmunds

Thurs.

June 7

7:00 a.m.

Fri.

June 8

Fr. Linus Clovis

Rev. Arnold Clouden

Sr. Mercedes

B’day: Ruth M. Wiggins

Deliv: Bianca Alicide

Sat.

June 9

Fr. Stephen Quinlan

Rev. Andrew Edward

Sr. Anne Therese O’Carm

D’cd: Leon Jn Baptiste

Leo Bruneau

Augustine Innocent

Rosanna Jn. Baptiste Bruneau

CORPUS CHRISTI - THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

MISSA PRO POPULO

WEEKDAY

READINGS

Keep in your PrayersKeep in your PrayersKeep in your PrayersKeep in your Prayers

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Bianca Alicide

Marie Cenot

Virgina Howell

Bernadette Eugene

Adeleine Chubb

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Mary Agatha Ambrose

Leon Jan Baptiste Innocent

Cyril Eugene

SUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAYSUNDAY READINGS

1.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of _____: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

(a) understanding (b) riches (c) knowledge (d) long life

2. A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool _____.

(a) hath not regard for the Lord (b) rageth, and is confident

(c) is full of mischievous madness (d) is a man of prattling lips

3. The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honor is _____.

(a) love (b) much wisdom (c) effort (d) humility

4. Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be _____.

(a) health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones (b) as a rod and a staff unto thee

(c) wealth to thee, as gold and silver (d) a lamp to thy feet and a light to thy path

5. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD _____.

(a) are men spared from the wrath of God (b) the humble is blessed

(c) men depart from evil (d) mercy and truth are seen

6. The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to _____.

(a) long life and good days (b) depart from the snares of death

(c) depart from the wiles of the evil (d) bless thee in all that thou doest

7. By humility and the fear of the LORD are _____. (a) riches (b) honour (c) life (d) All of the above.

8. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, _____.

(a) she is a joy and a crown to her family (b) she shall be praised

(c) she doth not follow hard after these things (d) she departeth evil and is blessed

Celebrating Our Catholic Faith THE FEAR OF THE LORD

AECYA

The LOGO EXPLAINED

The two peaks are landmarked in St. Lucia. The Petit and Gros Piton are designated

Heritage of Human sites. Including them in the logo identifies the HOST country of

AECYA 2012. Their awesome majesty represents strength and a challenge to youth and

young adults, to be firm in faith and rooted in Christ.

The flame represents the fire the Word of God ignites in the hearts of Youth and young

adults called to be disciples and missionaries. It is also the glow from the lamp that

lights the way for disciples and pilgrims on their journey of faith.

The footprints on the path symbolize discipleship. The disciple is one who heard the word of God and follows the voice

of the shepherd, who knows his sheep and calls each one by name. The flame and the footprints combine to interpret Ps.

119:105: “Your word is a lamp for my steps and a light for my path”.

Blue represents the Caribbean Sea. Most of our AEC youth and young adults come from islands that are surrounded by

water. The Colour blue is also associated with Mary, the first disciple of Jesus and the Model of all disciples. Therefore,

encircling the logo with blue puts the AECYA 2012 and all youth and young adults under Mary’s protection.

The sunset in the background represents the preferential option of our local Churches for youth and young adults.

AECYA 2012 is a great investment in our Youth: Our Hope and Our Future!