Mass Schedule
Week of May 12th, 2024
Sunday after Ascension
Sunday, May 12
Sunday after Ascension
Ss. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla & Pancras, Mm
8:00 am Low Mass (RIP Tommy Williamitis from The Williamitis Family)
Server: Andrew Smith
9:35 am Holy Rosary
10:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)
Server: Clayton Wright
Monday, May 13
St. Robert Bellarmine, BCD
Our Lady of The Blessed Sacrament
**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (RIP Tommy Williamitis from The Williamitis Family)
Tuesday, May 14
Feria
St. Boniface, M
7:00 am Low Mass (Private Intention from Norma Soria)
Wednesday, May 15
St. John Baptist de la Salle, C
St. Dymphna, VM
7:00 am Low Mass (Private Intention from Norma Soria)
Thursday, May 16
St. Ubaldus, BC
St. John Nepomucene, M
7:00 am Low Mass (Private Intention from Norma Soria)
Friday, May 17
St. Paschal Baylon, C
8:00 am Low Mass (Poor Souls in Purgatory from Jamie Kennedy)
Saturday, May 18
Vigil of Pentecost
8:30 am Low Mass (Special Intention from Cleo Speckert)
Sunday, May 19
Pentecost Sunday
St. Peter Celestine, PC
St. Pudentiana, V
8:00 am Low Mass (Mike Williamitis from The Williamitis Family)
Server: Jake Sellers
9:35 am Holy Rosary
10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)
Server: Paddy Omlor & Peter Creighton
Announcements
1. Wishing all the mothers a happy Mothers Day!
2. The next Catechism classes with the Sisters will be May 19.
3. Adult Catechism this Wednesday (5/15) at 6 pm
4. May 23, 24, & 25 we will repaint the vestibule. If you would like to help with any of those days, please contact Father. Lunch will be provided.
5. NOTE: The dates for the Adult Catechism & Children’s Catechism with the Bishop and CMD Sisters will be July 22 - 26.
6. SUMMER CAMPS for BOYS & GIRLS:
St. John Bosco Boys’ Camp August 4 - 10. Please contact Fr. Gabriel frgabriellavery@gmail.com Cost: $125 per youth, $75 per additional child. Dads $50. Registration deadline: July 1st. Location: Hiram, Ohio.
Milites Christi Boys’ Camp August 4 - 9. Please contact Fr. Sellners at 507-276-3476 for the forms to fill out and more information. Cost: $100. Location: Wauzeka, Wisconsin.
Mary Immaculate Catholic Church Girls’ Camp July 15 - 20. To register please call 402-290-5478 or email materdei431@aol.com. Cost: $100. Location: Mater Dei Convent 3715 286th St. Persia, Iowa 51563.
7. St. Therese Academy Graduation/End of the Year School Programs will be on Tuesday, May 21st at 6 pm. The location will be at the Camp Lebanon Retreat Center. The address is 4464 Emma’s Rd., Oregonia, OH 45054.
8. Petition to St. Therese to help find a building for the school, convent, and rectory. The Novena Prayer to St. Therese after each Low Mass will be said for these intentions.
Weekly Reflection
The Imitation of Christ
Book 4 Chapter 4 On the Many Benefits Bestowed on Those Who Communicate Devoutly: “DISCIPLE: O Lord, my God, grant Your servant the blessing of Your kindness, that I may be worthy to approach Your sublime Sacrament with true devotion. Rouse me from the sloth and idleness which have gripped me, that my heart may more readily be lifted up to You. Come to me with Your saving presence, and let me in spirit taste Your sweetness, which lies hidden in the most Blessed Sacrament as in a plentiful fountain. Give light to my eyes, too, that I may gaze upon this great mystery, and strengthen me to believe it with persevering faith. It is You Who effect this work; no human being has such power. It is Your holy institution and not human invention. No human beings are able to grasp and understand these things of themselves, for they are far above even the keen intelligence of the Angels. And shall I, a wretched sinner, mere dust and ashes, be able to probe and grasp so sacred and incomprehensible a mystery?
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Dear Lord, with simplicity of heart, in good and stable faith, and at Your command, I approach You—full of confidence and adoration—truly believing that You are present in this Sacrament, God and Man. It is Your will that I receive You and bind myself to You in love. Most merciful Lord, I beg of You that special grace, that my soul may melt and overflow with Your love, never concerning myself again with any other comfort but Your own. This most exalted and worthy Sacrament is the health of both soul and body, the remedy for every spiritual sickness. By it all vices are cured, passions restrained, temptations overcome or diminished; by it grace is poured forth, confirming faith, strengthening hope, inflaming and enlarging charity.
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O my God, the support of my soul, the repairer of human infirmity, and the giver of all spiritual consolation, You have given—and frequently still give—many blessings in this Sacrament to those beloved souls who receive You with devotion. Many are the comforts You give them to sustain them in all their troubles; from the depths of their own misery You lift them up, giving Your elect the hope of Your protection. You renew them and enlighten them interiorly—and with a kind of new grace—so that those who felt anxiety and abandoned without love before Communion were changed for the better after receiving this heavenly food and drink. You are pleased to deal with Your chosen ones in this way, that they may more fully realize and admit their own weakness; and how much they gain in goodness and grace from You. Of themselves they are cold, dry and lacking in devotion; but after receiving You, they become fervent, cheerful and devout. Who can come humbly to the fountain of sweetness without carrying away with them some of its sweetness? Or who can stand by a blazing fire and not feel some of its heat? You, O Lord, are a fountain, ever full and overflowing, a fire always burning and never dying out.
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Therefore, although I may not draw from the fullness of this fountain, nor drink till my thirst is quenched, I will at least sip in a few drops of these heavenly waters, that I may not be utterly parched. If I cannot be entirely spiritual and, like the Cherubim and Seraphim, be on fire with charity, I will try at least to be sincere in my devotion and to prepare my heart, so that through the humble reception of this life-giving Sacrament, I may catch some small spark of the divine fire. O Jesus, my holy Savior, from Your gracious kindness, supply what is wanting in me, for You did not refuse to call all to Yourself, saying: “Come to Me, all you who are weary and overburdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28).
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I labor, indeed, in the sweat of my brow; I am tormented by a sorrowful heart, burdened by my sins, troubled with temptations, and caught up in and oppressed by many evil passions, but there is no one to help me. For who can deliver me and save me, and to whom can I commit myself and all that is mine, except You, Lord God, my Savior? You, Who have prepared Your Body and Blood for my food and drink, save me, receive me, for the praise and glory of Your Name, and bring me to everlasting life. Grant me, O Lord, my Savior, a daily increase in devotion, through the frequent reception of Your Sacred mystery.”