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Reading 1 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12Responsorial 123:1b-2ab, 2cdefGospel Mk 12:18-27
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Virtual Prayer & Reflection
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June 7, 2020- The Holy Trinity
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We dedicate June to hope & love in The Sacred Heart of Jesus.
We begin to feel the warmth of summer nearer, we celebrate the feasts of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 19) & the
Immaculate Heart of Mary ( June 20) . God is Love & the Sacred Heart of Jesus, present on earth in the Blessed Sacrament, is the human manifestation of God's Love for us. June is often the month for weddings where human hearts join & cooperate with the Creator in bringing forth new life. The family created is a human reflection of the Blessed Trinity. (
Trinity Sunday June 7)
Ordi nary Time, is represented by the liturgical color green, symbol of hope, color of the sprouting seed it arouses the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, & a glorious resurrection.
The Holy Father's Intentions for June 2020
The Way of the Heart
We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus.
Feasts for June
3. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Memorial
5. Boniface, Memorial
6. Norbert, Opt. Mem.
7. Trinity Sunday, Solemnity
9. St. Ephrem, Memorial
11. Barnabas, Memorial
13. Anthony of Padua, Memorial
14. Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Solemnity
19. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Solemnity
20. Immaculate Heart of
Mary,
Memorial
21. Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday
22. Paulinus of Nola; John Fisher and Thomas More, Opt. Mem.
24. Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity
26. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, Opt. Mem.
27. Cyril of Alexandria, Opt. Mem.
28. Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday
29. Peter and Paul, Solemnity
30. First Martyrs of the Church of Rome, Opt. Mem.
Focus of the Liturgy
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June 7th - Trinity Sunday
Everything in Christianity is based on the fundamental dogma of the Blessed Trinity in whose name all Christians are baptized. This dogma of faith which is the object of this feast is:
T
here is one God;
in this one God there are three Divine Persons; the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. Yet there are not three Gods, but one, eternal, incomprehensible God! The Father is not more God than the Son, neither is the Son more God than the Holy Spirit. The Father is the first Divine Person; the Son is the second Divine Person, begotten from the nature of the Father from eternity; the Holy Spirit is the third Divine Person, proceeding from the Father & the Son.
No mortal can fully fathom this sublime truth. So we can but submit humbly & we are able to honestly pray: "Lord, I believe, help my weak faith."
This feast celebrated at this particular time perhaps as a finale to all the preceding feasts. All three Persons contributed to & shared in the serious work of redemption. The Father sent His Son to earth, for "God so loved the world as to give His only-begotten Son." The Father called us to the faith. The Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, became man & died for us, redeemed us & made us children of God. He ever remains the liturgist par excellence to whom we are united in all sacred functions. After Christ's ascension, the Holy Spirit, became our Teacher, our Leader, our Guide, our Consoler. On solemn occasions a thanksgiving Te Deum (praise to God) rises spontaneously from our Christian hearts.
The feast of the Most Holy Trinity may be the Church's Te Deum of gratitude for all the blessings of the Christmas and the Easter seasons; for this mystery (the Holy Trinity) is a synthesis of Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension & Pentecost.
It follows that on the first Sunday after Pentecost, this feast should remind us, that actually, every Sunday is devoted to the honor of the Most Holy Trinity, that every Sunday is sanctified & consecrated to the triune God. Sunday after Sunday, we should recall to heart, in a spirit of gratitude, the gifts the Blessed Trinity has been continually bestowing upon us. The Father created & predestined us; on the first day of the week, He began the work of creation. The Son redeemed us; Sunday is the "Day of the Lord," the day of His resurrection. The Holy Spirit sanctified us, & made us His temple; on Sunday the Holy Spirit descended upon the infant Church at Pentecost. Sunday, therefore, is the day of the Most Holy Trinity. -
Ministry to Sanitize
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A Prayer in Time of Pandemic
O God, whose Only Begotten Son bore the weight of human suffering for our salvation, hear the prayers of your Church for our sick brothers & sisters
& deliver us from this time of trial.
Open our ears & our hearts to the voice of your Son:
"Be not afraid, for I am with you always."
Bless all doctors & nurses, researchers &
public servants; give us the wisdom to do what is right & the faith to endure this hour, that we might gather once again to praise your name in the heart of your church, delivered from all distress &
confident in your mercy. Through Christ our Lord. Amen