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13TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 28, 2020 A Higher Love – Fr. Bosco Padamatummal – ook with me at a verse from today’s Gospel: “Whoever does not take up his cross L and follow Me is not worthy of Me. Whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it” (Mt 10:38). Now, that is the heart of the That’s a very, very provocative, message. This is a text all about insightful statement. “All Israel is not commitment, and all about dedication, Israel.” In other words, all who are self-denial, self-sacrifice. It is about outwardly Jews as not inwardly Jews. genuine discipleship. All who are outwardly identified as the In Matthew’s Gospel alone, it is a people of God are not inwardly the constant teaching. For example, if you people of God. go back with me to chapter 5, verse 20, The first characteristic of a true the first message our Lord gave, He said disciple is that he is like his Lord. He this: bears the character of Christ. That’s why “For I say unto you, if your in Acts 11:26 they were called righteousness does not exceed the Christians. They were little christs. They righteousness of the scribes and belonged to Christ. They manifested His Pharisees, you shall in no case character. They bore the marks of His enter into the kingdom of heaven.” pattern of life. Chapter 7, verses 13-14 say: So, what does it mean to be genuine? “Enter through the narrow gate; for It means to manifest the character of the gate is wide and the road broad Christ. Last Sunday we saw that a true that leads to destruction, and those disciple, a true believer is one who fears who enter through it are many. How not the world. He is so committed to the narrow the gate and constricted the lordship of Christ that he is not afraid of road that leads to life. And those what men might do to him. When he who find it are few.” comes to the point of having to confess, And here He says there is a genuine he will confess and not deny Jesus righteousness, and there is a false Christ, no matter what it costs him. righteousness. There is true discipleship And being a Christian and follower and false discipleship. of Jesus Christ may mean that you have St. Paul in Romans 9:6 says: “For created a division in your own home. not all who are of Israel are Israel.” But that’s the mark — continued on p. 2 S See bottom of p. 2 for list of names p. 2 • June 28, 2020 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mary Catholic Church, Manchester, MI St. Mary’s Parish Weekly Calendar ◆ June 27-July 5, 2020 FR. BOSCO’S ARTICLE FROM PAGE 1, continued: Mass Intention [requested by], & parish activities A Higher Love SAT. JUNE 27 Weekday of a true disciple. There are wives that will not come to Christ (opt mem. St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church ) for fear of separation from their husbands. There may be (opt mem. Blessed Virgin Mary) Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 • Mt 8:5-17 husbands who will not come to Christ for fear of separation 3:30-4:30pm Confessions [on the rectory front from their wives. There are children who will not come to porch] Christ for fear of their fathers or mothers. There is one priest in h 5:00pm Vigil MASS for the Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Gerald Damian, our diocese in India whose whole family became the Jehovah anniversary of death [Claudia Damian] Witnesses, and they tried to compel him to leave the seminary. SUN. JUNE 28 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time But he became a priest and is doing It is like a true 2 Kgs 4:8-11, h 8:30am MASS: For the people wonderful work in the diocese. It is like a 14-16a h 10:30am MASS: In loving memory of true disciple who says, “I love You more disciple who says, Rom 6:3-4, 8-11 Leocadia Wallison [Inge & Peter Roncoli] “I love You more Mt 10:37-42 than I love the people that are closest to than I love the MON. JUNE 29 Solemnity: Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles me in this world. And if it comes to that, I’ll choose You over them.” people that are Acts 12:1-11 h NO MASS in Manchester during the summer 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18 7:00pm Evangelization Team meeting/FFH A true Christian who reads the first closest to me in Mt 16:13-19 this world. And if words of today’s Gospel will say, “I love TUES. JUNE 30 Weekday death for Your sake better than life for my it comes to that, (opt mem. The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church) sake.” When Jesus said, “Take up your I’ll choose You Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12 h 8:30am MASS: Dick Krzyzaniak over them.” Mt 8:23-27 [His Family] cross and follow me,” these Galilean WED. JULY 1 Weekday disciples knew exactly what He was talking about: Be ready (opt mem. St. Junípero Serra, Priest) for painful, tortuous death (the most excruciating death man Am 5:14-15, 21-24 h 8:30am MASS: Bob Laskowski [Jean Riley] has ever invented is the slow death of crucifixion) rather than Mt 8:28-34 deny Me. These Galileans had seen that sort of punishment in THUR. JULY 2 Weekday their country. Am 7:10-17 h 8:30am MASS: Ron Sangster [Pat Fitzgerald] Mt 9:1-8 At the end of today’s Gospel He is telling the world, “When these go out to preach and to present Me, if you receive FRI. JULY 3 Feast: St. Thomas, Apostle Eph 2:19-22 h 8:30am FIRST FRIDAY MASS: Leona Udell, them, and you can demonstrate and respond to that by giving Jn 20:24-29 anniv. of death [Alice Kidd] them just a cup of cold water because they’re My disciples” – 9:15am Intercessory Prayer Group / FFH in other words, you’re helping them in the simplest way, SAT. JULY 4 Weekday (opt mem. Blessed Virgin Mary) responding to them in the simplest way – “you in no way will Am 9:11-15 • Mt 9:14-17 lose your reward.” h 8:30am FIRST SATURDAY: Dick Krzyzaniak [The Krzyzaniak Family] Dear brothers and sisters, in being a disciple of Jesus 3:30-4:30pm Confessions [on the rectory front Christ you become the source of conflict for half the world, porch] and for the other half the source of blessing. Everything – my h 5:00pm Vigil MASS for the Fourteenth Sunday possessions, my dreams, my family, my life – has to come in Ordinary Time: Cora Tournier, anniv. of death [Alice Kidd] under the lordship of Christ. He, and He alone, must determine all that I do. Anything that gets in the way of my total SUN. JULY 5 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Zec 9:9-10 h 8:30am MASS: Douglas Muldoon surrender to Christ must go. Rom 8:9, 11-13 [John and Tina Doyle & Family] Does that mean I stop loving my family? Of course not! It Mt 11:25-30 h 10:30am MASS: For the people does mean that there is a higher love, a higher calling, that must take precedence. Love for Jesus must be even greater 2020 DSA Prayer than our love for family. oving and gracious God, we praise you and we thank L you for the bountiful gifts that you have bestowed OUR BROTHERS & SISTERS IN CHRIST WHO SURRENDERED TOTALLY TO GOD (pictured on page 1 and listed here from top to bottom): Annalena upon us. Tonelli; Bl. Jose Sánchez del Rio; Andrea Santoro; St. Oscar Romero; Clement Help us to understand that it is only in You that we find Shahbaz Bhatti; St. Maximilian Kolbe; Mary Stachowicz; St. Josephine Bakhita; the truth and happiness we seek – the happiness we are Fr. Alfred Delp; St. Edith Stein; Sr. Anselm, Missionary of Charity, martyr in made for. Yemen; St. Maria Goretti; Fr. Joseph Tien, martyr of Laos; Bl. Miguel Pro. Help us to understand and embrace the Diocesan Services All you Holy Saints of God , pray for us. Appeal as a way to faithfully participate in the good works of Your Holy Catholic Church. Adoremus in Aeternum, Please bless our united efforts and help us to see Jesus in all whom we encounter. Sanctissimum Sacramentum Amen. (Let us adore forever, the Most Blessed Sacrament) St. Mary Catholic Church, Manchester, MI 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time June 28, 2020 • p. 3 EVENTS & ACTIVITIES, IN THE PARISH PARISH NEWS AND IN THE AREA The Re-Launch: “Happy the one The SANCTUARY LAMPS Happy the who trusts in the Lord” are burning this week for Our Diocesan Services Appeal is an opportunity to the following intentions: PLEASE PRAY THIS WEEK… participate personally in the service and care provided one who trusts 1) + Bob Laskowski through the many good works of the Catholic Church. (John & Beth Ball) in the Lord! DSA contributions are put to work, right away, in a 2) For Mary Francis Cox Proverbs 16:20 multitude of ministries and spiritual activities to offer (Jim & Marja Warner) ST. MARY’S SUPPORT direct assistance to individuals and families, to our OF THE 2020 DSA parishes and schools. Our parish goal is: You may recall that this year’s DSA kicked off just Birthday Blessings! $27,30600, before the coronavirus set in.
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