Saint Lucy Parish The Most Holy Trinity Methuen, MA May 31, 2015 Lucy Parish Methuen, Massachusetts From Your Pastor Join Us next Sunday, June 7, for Our Eucharistic on the The Solemnity of Corpus Christi consecrated host. One day when he was celebrating Next Sunday, June 7, we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord. The Eucharist is the “Sacrament of sacraments,” , Peter spoke the words of consecration and because in it Christ himself is contained (CCC, 1324). immediately Blood started to seep from the In the Eucharist Christ the Lord is truly present – body consecrated Host and trickle over his hands and onto and blood, soul and divinity – in the visible signs of the the linen cloth covering the altar. At first, the priest consecrated bread and wine. tried to hide the Blood, but eventually he interrupted The great Solemnity of Corpus Christi has a very beautiful and interesting history. The Feast owes its origin to a woman named Juliana of Liège, Belgium (1193-1258). As a young nun, Juliana had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and desired to have a feast established in its honor. She wrote about her desire to Robert de the Mass and asked to be taken to the neighboring city Thorete, the Bishop of of Orvieto, where Urban IV resided. Liège, to the Dominican The Bishop of Bolsena & the Bloodstained Corporal with P. Urban IV Hugh of St. Cher who later became the cardinal Once Pope Urban heard Peter’s story, he sent St. Juliana of Liège emissaries to investigate. When the facts were legate in the Netherlands, ascertained, he ordered the bishop of the diocese and to Jacques Panaléon, the Archdeacon of Liège, to bring the Host and the linen cloth bearing the stains who later became Pope Urban IV. In 1246, Bishop of Blood to him. The linen bearing the spots of Blood Robert de Thorete ordered that the Feast of Corpus is still reverently enshrined and exhibited in the Christi be celebrated in Liège. Juliana of Liège Cathedral of Orvieto. was canonized a saint by Pope Pius IX in 1869. According to tradition, Pope Urban IV commissioned In 1263, an interesting miracle took place in the city St. (1225-1274) to compose prayers of Bolsena, .* The artist made this and hymns, including the Pange Lingua, to celebrate miracle famous in a well-known fresco that decorates the the Most Holy Body of the Lord (Corpus Christi). In Vatican Palace. A German priest named Peter of Prague 1264, the pope established the Feast of Corpus Christi was on pilgrimage to Rome when he stopped by means of the papal bull Transiturus. It became a at Bolsena. Though a pious man, Peter struggled to mandatory feast in the Roman Church in 1312 under Pope Clement V. accept that Christ could actually be present in the

God bless each of you.

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* Cf., http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/english_pdf/Bolsena1.pdf

May 31, 2015 2 The Most Holy Trinity Saint Lucy Parish Methuen, Massachusetts Saint Lucy Parish

254 Merrimack Street Methuen, MA 01844 978-686-3311 Fax 978-686-0249 www.methuencatholic.org [email protected] Office Hours 9AM-4:30PM ++++++++++++++ Pastoral Staff Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Monsignor William Fay 4pm Pastor

Father William Lohan Sundays Parochial Vicar 8, 9:30, 11 AM

Father John Cassani Daily Parochial Vicar 8 AM

Ms. Rachel Voiland Vice Chair Parish Council

Mr. Al DeLuca Vice Chair Finance Council

Mr. Kevin Fitzgerald Sacrament of Reconciliation Director of Religious Education Monday from 4:30 -5:30 pm, Facilities Manager and Saturday from 3:15 - 3:45 pm Sr. Rina Brunetti, p.m. or by appointment

Hospital & Home Care

Mr. Brett Iannazzo Sacrament of Baptism Weekend Assistant Second and Fourth Sundays of the month at 12:30PM

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS ~ Sacrament of Matrimony Lord Christ, Savior of the world, show forth, we beseech Thee, in Thy Contact the Pastor at least 6 months Church the Holy Spirit with whose power prior to the celebration

the apostles were so abundantly filled. We Pastoral Care of the Sick, thank Thee for the blessings bestowed upon the work of priests and religious; and we pray that Thou wilt add Homebound, or Elderly to the number of those who now pray, labor, and Contact Sr. Rina at rectory offices sacrifice themselves for Thy glory and the salvation of 978-794-0383 souls. Give them unselfish zeal for Thy glory. O good Jesus, give us more priests and religious after Thine own Heart! Amen.

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Thank you to all who have Collection for W/E 5/24/15 participated in the 2015

Catholic Appeal campaign. Offertory: $6,182.00 Your support is the most Communications: $1,375.00

effective way our parish community can join together in the Church’s universal work to care for our neigh- Thank you for your continued generosity. bors. If you have yet to participate in the 2015 Catho- lic Appeal, please visit www.bostoncatholicappeal.org or pick up a pledge form available in the back of the church. Thank you for your prayers and support. CFC Annual Pilgrimage to Canada (5 days, 4 nights) Cost: $510.00 July 27 - July 31, 2015

Reception for Msgr. Fay *Passports are required for all who enter Canada by Bus **Itinerary may be subject to change** We will have a reception to honor and thank Monsignor Fay for his years of ministry at St Depart: St. Monica’s Parking Lot - July 27 @ 7:15am Lucy Parish and to wish him well as he begins Return: July 31st Approximately 6:30 pm

his new ministry. All are invited to gather in Stay at the Madonna House @ Cape de la Madeleine- the Church Hall after the 11:00am Mass on Quebec

Sunday, June, 14th. Coffee and pastries will Visit the of: be served. If you can't make it that day, know Sacred Heart Beauvoir - Sherbrooke, Canada that St Monica Parish will have a similar good Notre Dame dup Cap @ Cap-la-Madeleine bye the prior Sunday, June 7th, at St. Monica St. ’s Oratory & Notre Dame, School Hall after the 11:30am mass. St. Anne DeBeaupre, Blessed Frederick, St. , Visit to Old Quebec City St. Benoit Du-Luc

The Price of $510.00 includes: Accommodations based upon Double, Triple occupancy (2) Meals per day, breakfast and dinner "CPR Deluxe Coach Bus Transportation to Shrines Training will be conducted in the Saint Monica Daily Mass, rosary, religious movies, taxes/some tips school hall on Tuesday Evening, June 9, *(Minimum 35 people required to make trip run) from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. The session *Single rooms add on an additional $150.00 includes Training, a CPR handbook, and a 2 Year Certification. Contact Bob Beaudry at 978 Please contact Linda Kramer -685-4746 or email him at [email protected] to learn more about the course and the 978-685-2974 registration fee"

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May 31, 2015 4 The Most Holy Trinity Saint Lucy Parish Methuen, Massachusetts

BLESSED MARY SODALITY NEWS

CORPUS CHRISTI CELEBRATION This year, the Methuen Catholic Collaborative will celebrate The Feast of Corpus Christi Saturday, May 30, 2015 - on Sunday, June 7th, with Mass followed by 8:00AM Margaret and Leo Beaudoin Memorial a Procession at 11:30am at ST. MONICA'S CHURCH. The Sodality has been asked to donate some baked 4:00PM Matthew Chiara Memorial goods for the reception following the Mass and the Sunday, May 31, 2015 Procession. If you can help with this, please drop off 8:00 AM Augusto & Giovanni Pelliccione Memorial your donations at the St. Monica School cafeteria prior

9:30 AM Anthony Piazza Memorial to the 11:30 Mass. Thank you for your generosity. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11:00 AM Community Intentions Mass: Kristen McLaughlin Memorial RECOMMITMENT CEREMONY AND JUNE BRUNCH Fred Leocata Memorial On Sunday, June 14th, at the 9:30 Mass, the members of Maria Caserta and Pietro Galizia Memorial the Sodality will recommit to the Blessed Virgin Giuseppe Sangiorgio Birthday Memorial Mary. After the Mass there will be a short meeting followed by Brunch at Jules by the Water in Monday, June 1, 2015 Methuen. The total cost is $25 and will be collected at 8:00 AM Robert M. Mullin III Memorial the short June meeting.

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 AGAIN, WE ASK ALL SODALITY MEMBERS TO MEET AT 8:00 AM Robert M. Mullin III Memorial THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE CHURCH BEFORE MASS SO THAT WE MAY PROCESS IN TOGETHER. Wednesday, June 3, 2015 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8:00 AM Robert M. Mullin III Memorial SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH: ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR, Thursday, June 4, 2015 ANGELA MEDICI, CHAIRPERSON...... 8:00 AM ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Friday, June 5, 2015 NEXT SODALITY MEETING, SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH, AFTER 8:00AM THE 9:30 MASS AND RECOMMITMENT CEREMONY.

Saturday, June 6, 2015 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ We are a Sodality dedicated to the Blessed Mother in 8:00AM Stephen & Josephine Catalano Memorial service to our parish and to our community. 4:00PM Filippo (Phil) J. Chiara Memorial

Sunday, June 7, 2015 We’re Going Back to the 8:00 AM Parishioners of St. Lucy & St. Monica Parishes 9:30 AM Salvatore Boragine Jr. 1st Anniversary Beautiful

11:00 AM Community Intentions Mass: Holy Land Dec’d. Members of the Kopec and Sarna Families November 6th-17th, 2015 Memorial Via Deloroso—Way of the Cross

Cecilia DelliColli Anniversary Total Cost $3,095.00 per person, double occupancy Our Spiritual Director will be Father Thomas Keyes, former Pastor at St. Lucy Parish and currently Pastor at Our Lady of Hope in Ipswich. “It is good and holy to pray for the dead.” This will be the 3rd year in a row visiting the Birthplace of Our Lord and Our Blessed Mother; standing on the very grounds May their souls and those of all our beloved Our Lord lived and walking the actual Way of the Cross. dead rest in peace. Amen. For more details contact Claude Langlois at 978-682-6012.

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50's Sock Hop- Save the date! Guest DJ's Fr. Bill Tickets for the SVdP " Fifties Dance into Lohan and Larry Giordano will Summer" to be held in the St. Monica spin tunes (if you can still say school hall on June 13 th will be available after Masses on the weekend of June 6-

spin in 2015!) at 50's sock hop 7th, or to request tickets Email mrgshar- on the evening of [email protected]. $25 includes a picnic Saturday, June 20th buffet supper and lots of fun dancing to our favorite at the St. Lucy Parish Hall. DJ Father Bill. We will also have raffle prizes, root Tickets cost $10, and everyone should bring beer floats and lots of the 50's candies we loved as their own munchies and soda. kids! Get ready for the hulahoop contest! All proceeds Proceeds will benefit our will benefit those we serve in our Community. We had Youth Ministry Program. a blast last year and raised $3300 ....please help us beat that!! To order tickets, please contact Larry Giordano at 978-360-9256 St. Lucy/St. Monica Adoration located at St. Monica’s Church Chapel Steubenville East Retreat Adoration is held every Friday at St. Monica Parish in the church chapel from 7:30am (after 7am Mass) until 7:30pm with benediction. There is a great need for more committed adorers. Please prayerfully consider and call me! Contact

Join teens from around the country for information: Bonnie Doherty, 978-270-3366 or [email protected] . music, talks, and prayer. July 17-19 at UMass Lowell. The conference is open to Also see our website, www.methuencatholic.org/ teens who are presently in 9th-12th grade. adoration, for information about adoration in other (Rising freshmen and graduating seniors are parishes. eligible to attend!) It is going to be a great experience! You don’t want to miss it. Contact Sammie Moore to sign up or for Vacation Bible School more Information at... [email protected]. Sponsored by St. Lucy and St. Monica Parishes

Join us this summer for a week of PRAYER FOR OUR SOLDIERS fun, friends, and faith at our VBS. We will meet in St. Lucy’s Church. During these difficult July 13-17th from 9:00am-12:00pm. times, we remember Ages 4-11 those family members $20/child, $30/two children, $40 max/family and friends in far away There are registration forms in the back of both places. Let us lift in St. Lucy’s and St. Monica’s church. Please mail them to prayer the many women the offices at: and men serving overseas in our Armed Attn: VBS Forces. May they know of our respect 254 Merrimack Street, Methuen, MA 01844 and gratitude and be kept safe in the Lord’s love.

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