Bulletin: Vol. 27 No. 22 June 2nd—June 8th, 2018

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. , save me. , inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee. From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death call me and bid me come unto thee That with thy saints I may praise thee forever and ever.

Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Boys: 817-491-0763 Adoration: 817-430-3066 Schedule Joseph Marincel Sheila Hughes

Sunday 8:30 A.M. English Choir: 8:30 A.M. 817-491-0763 Library: 214-497-0783 Helen Marincel Sharon Wood 11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese Choir: 11:00 A.M. 972-832-8507 Respect Life: 940-255-2543 Monday No Mass Roula Vasquez Maribel Harmjanz Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English RCIA: 817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: 469-323-5865 Sue Marincel Sean Widmer Saturday 5:30 P.M. English Lectors: 8:30 AM 469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: 817-491-0763 Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Mark Caputo Sue Marincel Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M. Lectors: 11 AM 503-701-2236 Ushers 214-488-5635 Trevor Rask Robert Kramer Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. Parish Council 817-845-9953 Legion of Mary 214-289-4300 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Mouhib Helou Rose Onoh SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to "Body of Christ." This feast originated in France in the mid-thirteenth century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the Trinity Sunday or, as in the USA, on the Sunday following that feast.

This feast calls us to focus on two manifestations of the Body of Christ, the Holy Eucharist and the Church. The primary purpose of this feast is to focus our attention on the Eucharist. The opening prayer at Mass calls our attention to Jesus' suffering and death and our worship of Him, especially in the Eucharist.

At every Mass our attention is called to the Eucharist and the Real Presence of Christ in it. The secondary focus of this feast is upon the Body of Christ as it is present in the Church. The Church is called the Body of Christ because of the intimate which Jesus shares with his disciples. He expresses this in the gospels by using the metaphor of a body in which He is the head. This image helps keep in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church.

The Feast of Corpus Christi is commonly used as an opportunity for public Eucharistic processions, which serves as a sign of common faith and adoration. Our worship of Jesus in His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God our Father a pledge of undivided love and an offering of ourselves to the service of others.

THE STORY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: In 1263 a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Christina. At the time he was having doubts about Jesus being truly present in the . He was affected by the growing debate among certain theologians who, for the first time in the history of the Church, began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and . Fr. Peter reported this miracle to Pope Urban IV, who at the time was nearby in Orvieto. The pope sent delegates to investigate and ordered that host and blood-stained corporal be brought to Orvieto. The relics were then placed in the Cathedral of Orvieto, where they remain today. This Eucharistic Miracle confirmed the visions given to St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon in Belgium (1193-1258). St. Juliana was a nun and mystic who had a series of visions in which she was instructed by Our Lord to work to establish a liturgical feast for the Holy Eucharist, to which she had a great devotion. After many years of trying, she finally convinced the bishop, the future Pope Urban IV, to create this special feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, where none had existed before. Soon after her death, Pope Urban instituted Corpus Christi for the Universal Church and celebrated it for the first time in Orvieto in 1264, a year after the Eucharistic Miracle in Bolsena. Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Office for the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas’ hymns in honor of the Holy Eucharist, Pange Lingua, , Panis Angelicus, and are the beloved hymns the Church sings on the feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS Join us for our Community : Tuesday through Friday: 8:30AM in the Chapel Saturday, 6/2: + Andrew James Blaskewicz Saturday: 5:00PM in the Sanctuary Sunday, 6/3: John Paul Nwaiwu, +Andrew James Blaskewicz Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:30AM in the Sanctuary Tuesday, 6/5: +Andrew James Blaskewicz, +Helen Koczwara Wednesday, 6/6: +Andrew James Blaskewicz Respect Life Rosaries: Thursday, 6/7: Jason & Nikki Tsakonas, +Andrew James are held on the Second Weekend of each Month prior Blaskewicz to the Saturday & Sunday Masses. Friday, 6/8: +Andrew James Blaskewicz, Jaqueline Gallegos, Ronette Olson Next Week’s Liturgical Roles + Repose of the Soul Saturday, June 9th @ 5:30 PM Lector: Dora Milam Daily Scripture Readings June 3rd—June 8th, 2018 Altar Servers: Michael Marincel, Tarun Louis, Isaac Black Ushers: Antonio del Rincon, Mike Hanchette

Sunday, 6/3: 1Cor 2:1-10 Jn 14:21-27 Sunday, June 10th @ 11:00 AM Monday, 6/4: Acts 5:34-42 Jn 16:5-11 Lector: Brian Shepherd Tuesday, 6/5: Acts 6:1-12 Jn 16:12-15 Altar Servers: Gabriel Medina, Jack Shepherd, Eli Shults Wednesday 6/6: Acts 7:1-8 Jn 16:16-19 Ushers: Jim Ashmore, Mario Garza

Thursday, 6/7: Acts 7:9-16 Jn 16:20-24 Sunday, June 10th @ 5:30 PM Friday, 6/8: Acts 7:17-29 Jn 16:25-28 Lector: Nada ElGreichy Altar Servers: Harb Youseff, Chris Harb, Peter Elias Ushers: Ghattas Akl, Raphael Adam This week Our church offered as a gift to our Bishop a Our Lady of Fatima will be visiting the home of new red and a new mitre. He Agnes Uzoma was so happy to receive this gift!

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our new Sub-deacon and to our Parish! Last Sunday was indeed a spiritual Congratulations to Andre Nicholas and Tony Elandary wedding! Thank you to all of our for being accepted into the Order of St. Sharbel Volunteers, Kitchen Helpers & Servers, The Order of St. Sharbel is an organization of lay Decorators , Altar Servers, Ushers, Choir Members, people and clergy who have pledged their spiritual strength and financial support for Our Lady of Lectors, St. George Troops, Eucharistic Adorers, Library Lebanon Seminary and the retired Maronite clergy of Committee, Religious Education Teachers, and the Maronite Eparchies in the USA. Legionnaires for helping to make our Bishop’s Pastoral For more information about the Order, ask your Visit So Special & Beautiful! Pastor, or visit www.orderstsharbel.org. Respect Life Announcements NORTH TEXAS KATH 910 AM 10th Annual Summer Speaker Series Rachel Vineyard will have two retreats for women

suffering under the burden of abortion: “Living Contagiously Catholic” • June 1-3 in Weatherfort. (Catholic and non- By Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers Catholic) [email protected] Betsy Kopor Tel. 817 -923-5747 Thursday, July 19th • June 8-10 in Dallas (Catholic, Spanish) Contact: Hors D’Oeuvres & Wine @ 6 PM/Talk @ 7 PM [email protected] Eileen Kuhlmann Tel. 972-679-4760 At The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas

Joseph ‘s Project retreat for men suffering under the burden of abortion will be held on June 30. Purchase Tickets @ GRNONLIN.COM or Call 972-757-2990 (English) [email protected] Tel. 469-416-2101 The Presentation of the Gifts to the Altar is an honor and a Ora and Labora meets every Monday to knit and crochet baby blessing. If you & your loved ones would like to present the items. Contact Maribel: 940-255-2653. gifts at on Sundays at 8:30 AM, please call/email the Church "This is a real presence which includes every dimension of who Jesus is: body Office at 972-436-7617 / [email protected] and blood, human soul and divine person. The consecrated Eucharistic species are the Lord and therefore command our adoration. We do not adore ourselves, Requesting a Mass Intention at nor the ordained priest, nor the Bible, even though these are vehicles for Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church PLEASE schedule your Mass Intentions by contacting Sara in the Christ's spiritual presence; we do adore the Eucharist, this blessed sacrifice Church Office (NOT Father because he does not have the datebook) made really present sacramentally." Francis Cardinal George of Chicago at: 972-436-7617, or via email at [email protected] ADORATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE TO YOU EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT 55th Annual NAM Convention Houston, TX OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH: July 11-15, 2018 Monday thru Friday 9:00am—7:00pm Hosted by Our Lady of the Cedars Parish

Saturday 9:00am—5:30pm Featuring Faith-Filled Workshops by Cardinal Leonardo Sunday 1:00pm—7:00pm Dandri, Archbishop Boulos Matar, and Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio The Legion of Mary is open to all Catholics who faithfully practice their religion and are animated by a desire to Live Entertainment by Nader Khoury, Ghada Chbeir, Nemr fulfill their role in the Catholic Church’s apostolate through Abou Nassar, and Jabbour

the Legion. Join us! We meet every Tuesday at 7 PM in To register, go to NAMConvention2018.com, NAMnews.org, or call 914-964-3070. Pre-registration deadline: Monday, June 18th.

Our parish NAM Representatives are Ronald & Rania Adam. For more info, contact [email protected] or

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OUR 22ND ANNUAL LEBANESE FOOD FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 5,6 & 7!!! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO BEGIN IN JULY!

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church #989776 719 University Place Lewisville, TX 75067

TELEPHONE 972 436-7617

CONTACT PERSON Mattye Thompson

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