The Body and Blood of Christ

ST. BRIDE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIO CESE OF CHICAGO WWW.ST-BRIDE.ORG Founded 1893 7811 SOUTH COLES AVENUE – CHICAGO, IL 60649

Parish Office: 773-731-8822 Our Parish Staff Church Hall: 773-734-9125 Reverend Robert J. Roll, Pastor Fax: 773-721-0673 Ms. Laura L. Zbella, Email: [email protected] Administrative Manager Mr. Terry Rose, Youth Minister Mr. Tommy Slay, Facilities Manager The Body and Blood of Liturgy Schedule Sunday at 10 AM Christ Monday thru Friday as scheduled 8 AM in the House Chapel Corpus Christi The Sacrament of Reconciliation Father’s Day Before Mass and anytime by appointment! The Sacrament of the Sick June 18, 2017 Please make arrangements with the Parish House to have the Sacraments brought to the sick and homebound. The Anointing of the Sick should take place early in any illness and as often as necessary. Please note: Hospitals are not allowed, by law, to contact the parish. Please have someone contact the Parish House for a hospital visit. New Parishioners Please consider registering after Mass at the Activity Table in the Church or call the Parish House at your convenience! Welcome Visitors to St. Bride We are honored to have you with us! Please be sure to sign our guest book. June! Food can be brought on Sundays to the MASSES THIS WEEK Church! Gift cards for groceries are also Daily Mass is celebrated at 8 AM welcome! In the Parish House Chapel as scheduled Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; Corpus Christi Father’s Day Corpus Christi - Benediction after Mass For the Intention of Dr. Sam Attoh July 2nd and 9th For the intention of Chester Wilk Fr. John Cunningham, SJ, of Fordham For the Intention of William James Clavey University, New York, will be our For the Intention of the Grande Family celebrant with Fr. Jim, these two For the Intention of Gloria Tepavchevich Sundays! For the Intention of Marge Machay September 10th – Remembrance of Monday: Eleventh Week in 9/11/01 - Parish Picnic after Mass Ordinary Time; St. Romuald Tuesday: Weekday in the Parish Yard Wednesday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga October 15th – Oktoberfest after Mass Summer begins in the Church Hall Thursday: St. Paulinus of Nola; November 18th – Thanksgiving Outreach Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Luncheon to the South Shore Saturday: The Nativity of Community Each year we serve a Turkey St. John the Baptist Luncheon to the community of South Shore! The Twelfth Sunday of the We have between 150 and 200 guests each Church Year: year. We also distribute Winter Clothing at For the Intention of Delaine Kennedy this event! Help us if you can by For the Intention Joanne Dedowicz contributing canned foods, frozen turkey For the Intention of Joe Golab Breasts or Gift Cards. Gift cards from For the Intention of Mary Rios ALDI’S and SAV-A-LOT work the best for For the Intention of Matthew Skaro us! For the Intention of Nanette Campbell ‘48 Thanksgiving -Morning Mass at 9AM in For the Intention of Ron Durbin ‘51 the Church December 3rd – First Sunday of Advent Mass Intentions Available th If you have a special anniversary or family December 8 – The Immaculate member or celebration that you want to Conception - Mass at 8 AM in the remember at Mass, now is the time to arrange Church to reserve that date. Please be sure to include December 10th – Breakfast with Santa your intention as well as your phone number immediately following Mass when submitting the request. The traditional December 24th – Christmas Family Mass stipend per Mass is ten dollars. at 4 PM – Support Our Food Pantry: The St. Bride th December 25 – Christmas Morning Food Pantry is open. We will welcome your donations of NON-PERISHABLE food items to Mass at 10 AM stock our shelves and prepare bags for those Spring Luncheon 2018 who utilize our outreach program when you bring them to Church each week, September to May 20, 2018 - Dynasty Banquets

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! —Lydia M. Child TRUST IN JESUS Today’s feast celebrates another central mystery of our faith—the mystery of the Eucharist. Like the mystery of the Trinity, the real presence of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist can never be fully understood, but can only be believed. Just as the Israelites in the desert were invited to put their trust in God’s word to them, we are invited to trust wholly in the word of Jesus. In today’s Gospel Jesus promises to give us a share in his very own flesh and blood, and a share in eternal life besides. We are called to take him at his word and open our hearts to receive true nourishment and life from our participation in the Eucharist.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION At the heart of today’s solemnity is a eucharistic procession, held in many parishes, that calls to mind the procession of Holy Thursday, yet has a purpose different from the somber adoration in the night watch. In the late Middle Ages, a procession through the city with the Blessed Sacrament was an occasion of heartfelt joy and great emotion. In a time when people seldom approached the altar to receive Holy Communion, the procession through the streets, past homes and workplaces, was a vibrant reminder that Christ was with them as a dear companion and guide. Every year on this day, a joyful procession winds through the streets of Rome from the Lateran cathedral. A few years ago, Pope John Paul II, deeply moved at the sight of the throng accompanying the sacred host, said that we ought to feel profoundly united with the faithful everywhere in the world at such a moment. “Before our mind’s eye all the Churches of the world, from East to West, from North to South, are present.” Originally this feast was on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but after the calendar reform of 1970, its title was expanded from “Corpus Christi” to “The Body and Blood of Christ” and in the United States it was moved to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Even though Easter season ended two weeks ago, this beautiful feast is aglow with Easter light.

Pray for Peace in the World, Our City and Our Neighborhood! June 18, 2017 – St. Bride Church – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago