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Congratulations CONGRATULATIONS to Newly Confirmed Adults: Lawrence Pete ARCHDIOCESE of DETROIT Stephen Casinelli SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday, June 28, 2020 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time SACRED HEART'S TV and REOPENING SCHEDULE: Livestream WEEKENDS Mass Saturday – 4:00pm Schedules Sunday – 10:00am Watch Sunday, WEEKDAYS Saturday, or Daily Monday – 9:00am Mass from home. Tuesday – No Mass Wednesday – 9:00am For a complete listing of online Thursday – No Mass and TV Mass Schedules go to Friday – 9:00am aod.org/livemasses Congratulations CONGRATULATIONS to Newly Confirmed Adults: Lawrence Pete ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT Stephen Casinelli May the Holy Spirit guide your way in Faith and Holiness and May God be with you and bless you watch on our facebook page as you continue to grow in Him. or visit aod.social/weekly-rosary Page 2 Sacred Heart Catholic Church June 26 HEARTS ON FIRE St. Oliver Plunket at Sacred Heart On June 26, it is Where Faith is Known, the feast day of Lived, & Shared St. Oliver Plunket. Oliver Plunket was born on November I have come to set the earth on fire, and how 1, 1625 into an influential Anglo-Norman fam- I wish it were already blazing. (Luke 12:49) ily at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co Meath. In LISTEN to the Archbishop: PROPOSITIONS & ACTION 1647, he went to the Irish College in Rome to study for the priesthood and was ordained a STEPS—“Be doers of the word and not hearers only” James priest in 1654. The arrival of Cromwell in 1:22. The propositions and action steps which follow are the Ireland in 1649 initiated the massacre and culmination of an intense effort to discern the promptings persecution of Catholics. Cromwell left in 1650 of the Holy Spirit… Subsequent to the Synod, I consulted but his legacy was enacted in anti-Catholic with my Unleash the Gospel Leadership Team, a group of legislation. During the 1650s, Catholics were key advisors who have been prayerfully involved in plan- expelled from Dublin and landowners were ning for the Synod and assisting me in helping to transform dispossessed. Catholic priests were outlawed our culture to embrace the New Evangelization. With their and those who continued to administer the sacraments were hanged or transported to the West Indies. To avoid persecution, support, I commissioned a small working group to evaluate Plunket petitioned to remain in Rome, and in 1657 became a and once again synthesize, what was revealed by the Syn- professor of theology. od discussion, not just the voting. Upon their review, which included evaluation of over 400 comments from the Synod When anti-Catholicism eased, Plunket returned to Ireland. In 1657 he became archbishop of Armagh. He set about reorganizing the members and a review of the reports from 46 expert advi- ravaged Church and built schools both for the young and for clergy sors, as well as a review of the actual video account of the whom he found 'ignorant in moral theology and controversies'. He Synod members reporting, they provided a detailed report tackled drunkenness among the clergy, writing 'Let us remove this regarding what was heard and what was re-vealed at the defect from an Irish priest, and he will be a saint.' Synod, ever vigilant to hear the possible “prophet” among In 1670, he summoned an episcopal conference in Dublin, and all the discussion. later held numerous synods in his own arch diocese. However, UNLEASH THE GOSPEL, pg 51 he had a long-standing difference with the archbishop of Dublin, Peter Talbot, over their rival claims to be primate of Ireland. He PRAY: Tear or cut off this prayer and keep it where also antagonized the Franciscans, particularly when he favored you’ll remember to pray it throughout the week the Dominicans in a property dispute. Come, Holy Spirit, to your people at Sacred Heart Church. Lead With the onset of new persecution in 1673, Plunket went into hid- ing, refusing a government edict to register at a seaport and await us on this journey to becoming part of a “missionary Archdi- passage into exile. In 1678, the so-called Popish Plot concocted in ocese.” Keep our minds and hearts open to receive Your guid- England by Titus Oates led to further anti-Catholicism. Archbishop ance as we seek to grow closer to You, and then give us the will Talbot was arrested, and Plunket again went into hiding. The privy to implement what you are revealing to Archbishop Vigneron council in London was told he had plotted a French invasion. and his advisors as the way to each become the joyful mission- ary disciples you are calling us to be. Inspire Fr. Cavellier and In December 1679, Plunket was imprisoned in Dublin Castle, where all of us at Sacred Heart to accept and become the “doers of he gave absolution to the dying Talbot. Taken to London, he was the Word” we are called and learning to be. Come Holy Spirit, found guilty in June 1681 of high treason on perjured evidence fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your from two disaffected Franciscans. On 1 July 1681, Plunket became love to become “doers” of Your Word. Amen! the last Catholic martyr in England when he was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. He was beatified in 1920 and canonized in 1975, the first new Irish saint for almost seven hundred years. ACT: What is this letter saying to you? What do you think is necessary to become a“doer” of the Word? We just heard from the archbishop a few weeks ago at Pentecost that SACRED HEART the next step for the archdiocese is to become “Families of MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Parishes.” What do you think (hope) that might look like? Spend some time this week praying the above prayer to be The new membership directory for Sacred Heart Catholic Church open to participating fully in this new way of being Church. should be ready for publishing in August, 2020. Anyone interest- Make a commitment now to participate in one of the ac- ed in placing an advertisement or personal message in our new tion steps we will learn about in the coming weeks. directory should call Jill Garner at (800) 544-6903 ext. 109 toll free or email her at [email protected]. Your current To read the entire letter, “Unleash the Gospel” go to ad or business card could be used or help in making up a new ad unleashethegospel.org could be arranged. Please feel free to pass this information on to others. Advertisers do not need to be members of our church. www.esacredheart.org Page 3 SAFELY RETURNING TO MASS Please Continue To attend Mass the following precautions must be taken by everyone: to Pray for the 1. You MUST not have a fever following (please take your temperature prior to coming to Mass) Religious 2. If you are ill please stay home! (watch a live stream Mass) Education students 3. You MUST wear a mask to enter the church and at all times while in church who are still 4. Please wash your hands thoroughly before coming to Mass preparing 5. Entrance will be through the main doors only (north entrance only) to receive their 6. We are limited to the number of people we can have in the church and sacraments we MUST maintain social distancing so please follow directions. Once the this year. church is filled, we will not be able to let additional people enter. Please review the Archbishop's newest guidance on aod.org or at esacredheart.org. FIRST COMMUNION All of these precautions are for everyone's safety and to prevent spreading of FIRST COMMUNIONthe coronavirus. Please respect each other and take proper safety precautions. Max Mondro God Bless - Keep Safe and Keep Praying! Eduardo Rodriguez- Gabriel Elias Rodriguez- Gabriel GOSPEL MEDITATION ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE When we were baptized, we were CONFIRMATION CONFIRMATIONbaptized into Christ’s death. Take a moment to ponder these profound Marisa Jewell words. We were baptized into death. Derek Omeara In every sense of the word, we are asked to die. This is not just about our Ruben Palacio-Arrendondo final death but about daily deaths Jacquelyn Rodriguez due to inconvenience, discomfort, pain, loss, or others’ needs. This is an incredible epiphany given the way we very often approach our lives. We do everything to avoid John Tulda death, let alone encounter it! Many avoid pain, discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, change, interference, and suffering of any kind. We put a lot of energy into finding the easiest and least inconvenient way through many things. Even holding the door open Prayer During A Health Crisis for a stranger or saying hello to someone in the store can be major undertakings. We are called to die. One of the biggest wake-up calls we can have is realizing that Compassionate and Loving Father, life is not about us! There are millions of other people sharing life on this planet with In the face of confusion and concern whom I have a relationship. Does my life celebrate those relationships? The most dis- impart to us the calm of your presence. tracting question we can ask is, “What do I want to do?” The more focused, faith-filled In You allow us to find hope and healing. question is, “What do I need to do?” What I need to do may not be what I want to do. Be with those who serve the sick and However, asking this question more frequently will teach us how to more purpose- give them Your caring hands. fully and intentionally live so we can be a life giving vessel for others.
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