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St. Genevieve-St. Maurice Catholic Parish Page MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5 pm ● Sunday: 9 am & 11 am ● Monday: 9 am Tuesday Evening: 7 pm Wednesday: 9 am ● Thursday: 9 am Friday: 9 am Mass with Adoration following until 11 am HOLY DAY MASSES: 9 am & 7 pm OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONFESSION: Monday - Friday: In the chapel 30 minutes before Mass Saturdays from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 29015 JAMISON STREET, LIVONIA, MI 48154-4021 ● TELEPHONE: 734.427.5220 ● FAX: 734.422.1763 EMAIL: [email protected] ● WEBSITE: www.stgenevieve-stmaurice.org PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday–Thursday 9:30 am–5:30 pm & Friday 9:30 am–4 pm MISSION STATEMENT We, the Catholic Community of St. Genevieve - St. Maurice Parish, an active and caring family, strive to understand and share Christ's teaching with others. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ through worship, education, service, and fellowship to all. Page 2 F_ F. T_! I pray that you are doing well and staying safe. Some Christmas but had never used them. The eyes of my heart time ago, I found this story on the internet: were opened that day.” “A friend injured his back and was unable to work for We are all part of the mysterious working of many months. Trying to be part of God’s mercy, I decided to God. Sometimes, most of the time, we never know how God anonymously give him a few hundred dollars by placing the will use our small acts of kindness and love to reach that one money in an unmarked envelope. I was shocked, and angry person who is struggling with life. the next day when I saw the children in front of their home Today’s Liturgy of the Word is an invitation for all of us eating their McDonald’s Happy Meals. Not only that, but the to be in communion with the covenant of the Lord in the Body oldest daughter had a new bike. I could not believe how they of Christ. God is inviting us to be an integral part of his mercy had spent the money so foolishly. In my conscience, a voice and love. We are in Christ, caretakers of our brothers and said to me: ‘Why do you give?’ I thought: I was moved to sisters, especially those effected by COVID 19 and their family give from the blessings I had received. The voice again said, members. We are one body in Christ, and nothing can ‘Then why do you want to control? Let me multiply what separate us from God. Nothing can separate us from His you have given away. Do not give with control but give Love. Let us offer the little we have to Jesus, and be freely trusting in my blessings.’ convinced that what we share will be blessed and many other A few days later, while speaking with my friend, he people will be filled with the knowledge of God’s faithfulness, shared with me how someone had given money to the family in mercy, and love. their time of need. He said a couple of people heard of the gift God is generous to us—be generous to others. and were moved to help as well. One had just won a new Have a blessed week! bicycle in a church auction and gave it to the oldest Fr. Tom daughter. The other had received McDonald’s gift card at TG7 A_J` A G7 BY773 VJBJ` M1 Saturday, August 15th is a solemnity, not a holy day of obligation Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass 9 am DJY1 M R73J`B A G7 +77W A AB 2`3 Sunday: Is 55:1-3/Ps 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD [cf. 16]/Rom 8:35, 37-39/Mt 14:13-21 Thursday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 Monday: Jer 28:1-17/Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, [1a, 9a]/2 Pt 1:16-19/Mt 17:1-9 102 [68b]/Mt 14:22-36 Friday: Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Dt 32:35cd-36ab, Tuesday: Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Ps 102:16-18, 39abcd, 41 [39c]/Mt 16:24-28 19-21, 29 and 22-23 [17]/Mt 14:22-36 Saturday: Hb 1:12—2:4/Ps 9:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 [11b]/Mt 17:14-20 Wednesday: Jer 31:1-7/Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 15:21-28 A-J*JJ7 CY7`3 Saturday, August 1: Tuesday, August 4: Friday, August 7: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Confession 6:30 pm Confession 8:30 am Confession 7 pm Mass 9 am Mass / Adoration until 11 am 5 pm Mass Sunday, August 2: Wednesday, August 5: Saturday, August 8: 9 am Mass 8:30 am Confession 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Confession 11 am Mass 9 am Mass 5 pm Mass Monday, August 3: Thursday, August 6: Sunday, August 9: 8:30 am Confession 8:30 am Confession 9 am Mass 9 am Mass 9 am Mass 11 am Mass Confessions will be heard in the chapel! Page 3 18G S`31 J` O3J`1 TJ_7 / AB 2, 2020 INTRODUCTORY RITES GOSPEL READING Matthew 14:13-21 ENTRANCE Psalm 70 (69) 2,6 A reading from the holy Gospel O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste according to Matthew Glory to you, O Lord. to help me! You are my rescuer, my help; O Lord, do When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, not delay. he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. Greeting The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot Penitential Act from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the Kyrie vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, Glory to God …. and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the LJB1 A G7 W3 disciples approached him and said, “This is a deserted place and it is already late; dismiss the FIRST READING Isiah 55:1-3 (112A) crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah food for themselves.” Jesus said to them, “There is This says the Lord: All you who are thirsty, come to no need for them to go away; give them some food the water! You who have no money, come, receive yourselves.” But they said to him, “Five loaves and grain and eat; Come, without paying and without cost, two fish are all we have here.” Then he said, “Bring drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what them here to me,” and he ordered the crowds to sit is not bread; your wages for what fails to satisfy? down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the have life. I will renew with you the everlasting disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They covenant, the benefits assured to David. all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the The word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD. fragments left over-twelve wicker baskets full. Those RESPONSORIAL PSALM who ate were about five thousand men, not counting Refrain women and children. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our The Gospel of the Lord. needs. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ. SECOND READING Romans 8:35,37-39 A reading from the Letter of SPIRITUAL COMMUNION Saint Paul to the Romans My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Brothers and sisters: What will separate us from the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all love of Christ? Will anguish, or distress, or things and I desire to receive you in my soul. persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the Since I cannot at this moment receive you sword? No, in all these things we conquer sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my overwhelmingly through him who loved us. For I am heart. I embrace you as if you were already convinced that neither death, or life, nor angels, nor there And unite myself wholly to your. Never principalities, nor present things, nor future things, permit me to be separated from you. Amen. nor powers, nor height, nor depth nor any other creature will be able to separate us from the love of Prayer to St. Michael God in Christ Jesus our Lord. St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our The word of the Lord. THANKS BE TO GOD protection against the wickedness and snares of the GOSPEL ACCLAMATION devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do Alleluia! thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls. Amen Page 4 S. G7`7*J7*7RS. MJ-7 FJG F_J` G37 KR8 HJBG S-GY YG MJ`J1 734.261.5920 EXT. 11 734.261.5920 ext. 13 On August 6th we celebrate the Feast of The We had a great time at Transfiguration of The Lord.