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Saint Cecilia Church 2021 June 27 We invite and welcome everyone to come back to Saint Cecilia Church Church and worship at Mass. All our pews are 535 Rhawn Street open. Those who are fully vaccinated no longer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111 need to wear a facemask, but we strongly encourage those not fully vaccinated to wear a facemask while in Church. For the reception of the Body of Christ at Communion, please remove your facemask back before receiving Jesus. Sunday Vigil 5:00pm (Saturday) 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am PASTOR Reverend Charles E. Bonner Monday through Friday PASTOR EMERITUS Reverend Msgr. Francis X. Dreger 6:30 and 8:30 am PAROCHIAL VICAR Reverend Robert Lucas Saturday PERMANENT DEACON Deacon Patrick Diamond 8:30 am PRINCIPAL Sister Catherine Irene Masino , IHM VICE PRINCIPAL Sister Carolyn Elizabeth Braun, IHM We continue to livestream Mass on Sunday at 9:30am. 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time OFFICES June 27, 2021 Rectory 215.725.1240 Eleanor Kerwick Generosity and love come from God, and are Business 215.725.1240 Susan Wagner FOCUS: PREP 215.725.2821 Eileen Litka at the heart of being a disciple. School 215.725.8588 Bobbie Mitchell In the second reading, Saint Paul encourages the Church Tuition 215.725.2201 Lisa Hnat Fax 215.725.2130 at Corinth to be generous in their giving. With the knowledge that our God loves us unconditionally and Website: www.stceciliafc.org generously, we can, in turn, model generosity of love and School: scsfoxchase.org service to others with the grace given to us at our bap- CYO Facebook: Saint Cecilia Catholic Youth Organization tism. Rectory Office Hours 8:30am—4:30pm (closed 12:00-1:00pm) LITURGY OF THE WORD: The author of Wisdom rejects the idea that death was God’s creation; rather, it was brought into the world by the envy of the devil. Paul exhorts the community at Corinth to be generous, and to share out of their abundance with those less fortunate. In SACRAMENTS the Gospel, Jesus heals Jairus’ daughter and a woman who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years. Baptism First three Sundays of the month at 12:15pm. Arrangements must be made at least two weeks prior to the Baptism. Attendance at a Pre-Jordan class is required for first time parents. Please register SUNDAY COLLECTIONS ~ June 20, 2021 for class by contacting the Rectory at 215-725-1240. Church $13,609.05 Peter’s Pence $3,260 Marriage Envelopes 410 Envelopes 201 Couples must contact a priest six months prior to the wedding. Reconciliation Thank you for your continued support of the parish and Saturdays from 4:00 to 4:45pm all the special collections. I especially thank everyone who supported St. Cecilia Church throughout 2020 and Homebound Visitation especially while we were not in church. May God bless Please contact the Rectory. you and keep you safe. Father Bonner 2 #179 First Reading ~ Book of Wisdom 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Second Reading God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the 2nd Letter of St. Paul to Corinthians 8: 7, 9, 13-15 living. For he fashioned all things that they might have being; and Brothers and sisters: As you excel in every respect, in faith, the creatures of the world are wholesome, and there is not a destruc- discourse, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love we have tive drug among them nor any domain of the netherworld on earth, for you, may you excel in this gracious act also. for justice is undying. For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, poverty you might become rich. Not that others should have and they who belong to his company experience it. relief while you are burdened, but that as a matter of equality The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. your abundance at the present time should supply their needs, so that their abundance may also supply your needs, that there may be equality. As it is written: Whoever had much did not have more, and whoever had little Responsorial Psalm did not have less. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. ¡ I will extol you, O LORD, for you drew me clear and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. O LORD, you brought me up from the netherworld; you preserved me from among those going down into the pit. ¡ Sing praise to the LORD, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime, his good will. At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing. Gospel ~ Mark 5:21-43 ¡ Hear, O LORD, and have pity on me; When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, O LORD, be my helper. a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of You changed my mourning into dancing; the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at O LORD, my God, forever will I give you thanks. his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live.” He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him. GOSPEL REFLECTION: Jesus' stop to address the wom- There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had an shows he considered her and her need as important and as suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she pressing as that of the prominent religious leader Jairus. Once had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. She had heard about again Jesus shows that the marginated have an important Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. She place in his ministry and his invitation to the reign of God. said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in So we ask ourselves: the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?” But his disciples x Are there people we think who are more important to said to Jesus, “You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you Jesus than we are? ask, ‘Who touched me?’” And he looked around to see who had done it. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and x Are there people whose voices we tend to ignore be- trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. He cause they have a lower place in our society? said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.” While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house Mass Schedule Next Weekend arrived and said, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any July 3 ~ 4 longer?” Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” He did not allow Saturday (Vigil) Celebrant: Fr. Lucas anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the broth- 5:00pm Lector: Eileen Litka er of James. When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. So he 6:30am Celebrant: Fr. Bonner went in and said to them, “Why this commotion and weeping? The child Lector: Patrick Gleason is not dead but asleep.” And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child’s father and mother and those who were with him 8:00am Celebrant: Fr. Bonner and entered the room where the child was. He took the child by the hand Lector: Theresa Kuhar and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. 9:30am Celebrant: Fr. Lucas At that they were utterly astounded. He gave strict orders that no one Guitar Group Lector: Fran Diamond should know this and said that she should be given something to eat. 11:00am Celebrant: Fr. Lucas The Gospel of the Lord. Lector: Rita Malfara Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. 3 #179 Saint Cecilia School Outstanding Achievements for the Graduation Class x Father Bonner Highest General Average Award (for consistent academic excellence throughout the year) - Tom Nguyen Casey Roberts x Father Bonner Effort Award (for continuous perseverance in academics as well as various aspects of school life) - Katherine Lafferty Gianna Marzullo x Principal’s Religion Award (for academic achievement in religion as well as the integration of these values into their daily living) - Casey Roberts (Room 81) Kiersten Stockdale (Room 82) Campbell McCluskey (Room 83) x Knights of Columbus Father Ryan Council—Richard Merrick Award (for good Christian life and outstanding academics - Gabriel Silva and Isabella Vu x American Legion School Award (sponsored by Corp. John Laudenslager Post No.