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The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 1st, 2021

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July 31 Sat. 4:00pm Callie Frances Sharp+ Adoration Aug 1 Sun. 7:30am The Harden Family+ M-F 8:00am –12m in Church Mo Wallace Aug 1 Sun. 9:00am Robin Srebot Ziesmer+ [email protected] 772-285-2688 Aug 1 Sun. 10:30am Manuel Higuera+ Saturday Vigil: 4:00pm Servants of the & Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30am Aug 2 Mon. 7:30am Robert Paul Bretherick+ Care of the Sick Monday-Friday 7:30am Kathleen Sullivan Holy Days: Vigil 4:00pm Aug 3 Tues. 7:30am Rita Zuendt+ 7:30am & 6:00pm Annulments Aug 4 Weds. 7:30am Thomas + & Phyllis Cote (Liv) John Ginnetti

Confession: Aug 5 Thurs. 7:30am Mary Towers+ Men of Saint Andrew Saturday: 2:30pm Dave Olio Those wishing to receive the Aug 6 Fri. 7:30am The Parrini Family (Liv & +) Monday evening 6:30-8pm sacrament [email protected] should be here at 2:30 Aug 7 Sat. 7:30am Colleen & Dick Venezia(Liv) Prayer Shawl Ministry First Friday Aug 7 Sat. 4:00pm Pauline Becker (Liv) Norma Olio 7:30am followed 1st Wednesday of each month by individual confessions Aug. 8 Sun. 7:30am Aaron Banasiewicz (Liv) 10:30 am

Aug. 8 Sun. 9:00am Melanie Gallagher (Liv) Pro-Life Ministry First Saturday Michele Williams 7:30 Mass followed by individual Aug. 8 Sun. 10:30am Jean Marie Gonyou+ confessions Bible Study Aug. 9 Mon. 7:30am Florence Oreiro (Liv) Tuesday 10:00am Tuesday 6:30pm Pastor Aug. 10 Tues. 7:30am Susan Sullivan (Liv) Reverend John Barrow Ignatian Spirituality Aug. 11 Weds. 7:30am Ann & Patrick Moore+ Prayer Group Retired Assisting Clergy Weds. 8:30am-10:00am Monsignor Blase Gintoli Aug. 12 Thurs. 7:30am Paul Tonra+ (Lenten Retreat Thurs. 8:30am) Monsignor James Moore Aug. 13 Fri. 7:30am Florence Gagliardi+ Disciples of Prayer Deacons Camille Lascari & Deacon Louis Romero Aug. 14 Sat. 4:00pm Cassie Bridges (Liv) Bob Greeson Deacon Matthew Bartlett Deacon Andre Boucher Aug. 15 Sun. 7:30am Concetta Martino+ Parish Website saintandrewcatholic.org Aug. 15 Sun. 9:00am Aurora Caruso+ Webmaster; Brennan Office Hours: Aug. 15 Sun. 10:30am Michael Magi+ Monday-Friday Community Outreach Aug. 16 Mon. 7:30am Fr. Maximo Sanchez (Liv) APOSTLES OF 9am-12Noon JOHN PAUL II Saturday 2-4pm Aug. 17 Tues. 7:30am Gintoli Family+ Please call for an Sunday Aug. 18 Weds. 7:30am Gloria Weis+ appointment 772-291-0002 9am-12Noon Aug. 19 Thurs. 7:30am Dennis Gallagher(Liv) Maker’s Ministry Kathleen Sullivan Youth Activities Aug. 20 Fri. 7:30am Maurice Reidy+ Wednesday 10:00am DRE: Mrs. Donna Hernandez Aug. 21 Sat. 4:00pm Robert M. Weber+ Ushers Aug. 22 Sun. 7:30am Robin Srebot Ziesmer+ Jane Engelbrecht [email protected] Aug. 22 Sun. 9:00am Mimi Porro+ Aug. 22 Sun. 10:30am Robert Nacamuli+ Friday 8:15am

Chaplet of Please join us in praying the after the daily 7:30am Mass. We pray for our Country, our Priests and for the Sanctity of Life.

0819-2 Prayers Before Mass

August 1st, 2021 The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

All of the information needed for today’s liturgy is found in this bulletin, including Readings, and Responses.

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION FROM STORMS Prayer to God, our Father, Creator of the Universe and Lord over St. Michael all creation, we humbly stand before you as your children in thanksgiving for your loving care and protection. We ask that Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our you keep us safe from all hurricanes which may threaten us. Protect us from all fear and anxiety of storms and give us an protection against the wickedness and the snares of the devil; ardent trust and hope in Your love and mercy. You alone have may God rebuke him, we humbly pray and do thou, O Prince of the power to command the sea, the wind and the rain. You the heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan alone bring peace, calm, and safety. Father, we thank you in and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of advance, for you are our only Refuge. We ask this through souls. Amen. Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. O , through Mary, Queen of the Apostles, and Patron- the immaculate ess of Our Diocese, pray for us. Heart of Mary, I offer you my Penitential Act: A prayers, works, joys, and suffer- The ings of this day for all the inten- I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, tions of your , In union with the Holy that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and what I have failed to do, through my Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; there- salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reun- fore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, ion of all Christians, and in particular for the inten- and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our tions of the Holy Father this month. Amen God.

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks, for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father, Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Nicene I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, All bow at the words that follow, up to and including and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was cruci- fied under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church, I confess one Baptism for the for- giveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

819-3 Gathering Hymn RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 78:3-4,23-24,25,54

R. (24b) The Lord gave them bread from heaven. What we have heard and know, and what our fathers have declared to us, we will declare to the generation to come the glorious deeds of the LORD and his strength and the wonders that he wrought. R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven. He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven; he rained manna upon them for food and gave them heavenly bread. R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven. Man ate the bread of angels, food he sent them in abundance. And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountains his right hand had won. R. The Lord gave them bread from heaven.

SECOND READING

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians Ephesians 4:17,20-24

Brothers and sisters: I declare and testify in the Lord that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds; that is not how you learned Christ, assuming that you have heard of him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus, that you should put away the old self of your former way of FIRST READING life, corrupted through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new self, created in God’s A reading from the second Book of Exodus way in righteousness and holiness of truth. Exodus 16:2-4,12-15 The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

The whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aa- ron. The Israelites said to them, “Would that we had died at the R. Alleluia, alleluia. LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt, as we sat by our fleshpots and One does not live on bread alone, ate our fill of bread! But you had to lead us into this desert to but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. make the whole community die of famine!” R. Alleluia, alleluia. Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will now rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather their The month of August is daily portion; thus will I test them, dedicated to Immaculate to see whether they follow my instructions or not. Heart of Mary “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them: In the evening twilight you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread, Since the 16th century Catholic Piety so that you may know that I, the LORD, am your God.” has assigned entire months to special devotions. The month of August is In the evening quail came up and covered the camp. traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate In the morning a dew lay all about the camp, Heart of Mary. The physical heart of and when the dew evaporated, there on the surface of the desert were fine flakes like hoarfrost on the ground. Mary is venerated (and not adored as the Sacred Hart of Jesus On seeing it, the Israelites asked one another, “What is this?” for is) because it is united to her person and is the seat of her love they did not know what it was. But Moses told them, “This is the ( especially for her divine Son), virtue, and inner life. Such de- bread that the LORD has given you to eat.” votion is an incentive to a similar love and virtue. Reverend John P. O’Connell

Hail, O , Queen of my heart, my The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. mother, my life, my sweetness, and my love. Be my salvation.!

819-4 Closing Hymn Gospel John 6:24-35

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. A reading from the holy gospel according to John Glory to you, O Lord.

When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not be- cause you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.” So they said to him, “What can we do to accom- plish the works of God?” Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.” So they said to him, “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? Our an- cestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.” So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heav- en and gives life to the world.” So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Hearing the Knock

In his June 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate, Benedict XVI reminds the world that poverty will not be eradicated unless we rediscover and protect the sanctity of life at every level. Dismiss- ing the unborn as less than human and allowing abortion impedes the work of social justice. He points out with urgency, “While the poor of the world continue knocking on the doors of the rich, the world of affluence runs the risk of no longer hearing those knocks, on account of a conscience that can no longer distinguish what is human” (n. 75).

"O Lord, do not withhold your mercy from me...my sins have so engulfed me that I cannot see...and my heart sinks within me" (Psalm 40:12-13).

Reflection: A woman who had an abortion wrote, "I was deceived by all I had read or heard ... It was a rough procedure. I knew as soon as my uterus was violated that I had participated in a mur- der. My spirit fragmented and the evil that was in that clinic came in all around me. I lost my mind."

Prayer: I lift up to you, Lord, all those enduring mental anguish from their abortion. Send your Spirit to heal them. Amen. Fr. Frank Pavone https://www.priestsforlife.org/

819-5 Weekend Marriage Builders

WORK

The Sanctuary It’s true that work eats up great amounts of our time Candles are for and energy. But there are clear benefits to working, the intention of as well. To help pinpoint those benefits, discuss Augie Carnevale your responses to the following statements. 1. My work provides opportunities for personal growth. The Candles at the of Our 2. I have learned something beneficial about my- Lady of Perpetual Help are for the self through my work. intention of 3. I have learned something beneficial about my Claudia Spinelli mate through his or her work. 4. I would turn down a promotion if accepting it would be detrimental to my marriage. 5. I would be willing to change jobs for my The Candles are burning during spouse’s and/or children’s benefit. Adoration in the Church of the Discuss your responses. Pray together that God will Two Hearts is for the intention show both of you ways to make your jobs a force of for good in your marriage. Rita Zuendt Revive

Saturday: Colossians 3:18-4:1 Sunday: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 The Most Holy Eucharist So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” John 6:34–35 They were hungry, and they wanted Jesus to perform a like He had recently done. They wanted Him to multiply loaves and fishes for the crowds. Perhaps they were curious or perhaps they were hungry. But Jesus directs them to so much more. This passage begins Jesus’ discourse on the Bread of Life, which will be read at Sunday Mass for the next few weeks. We will see in this discourse Jesus giving His followers so much more than mere bread and fish. We listen to Him speak of Himself as the true Bread from Heaven. Sadly, many reject this precious teaching and gift and go their own way. But what about you? How often have you truly pondered these words of Jesus? “I am the Bread of Life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst!” Do you believe this? Deep within every human heart is a hunger and thirst that longs to be satis- fied. We all have this longing and desire. We try to fill it with so many things, but in the end only one thing satisfies. Jesus alone can satiate the deepest longings of our souls. Again, do you believe this? And if you do believe it in your head, do you believe it with your actions? Do you turn to Him as the source of your daily fulfillment and satisfaction? When you go to Mass, do you long to receive Him and love Him and enter into Communion with Him? Perhaps, but perhaps not. Most likely we all need to redirect our desires toward our glorious Savior, especially as He comes to us in the Most Holy Eucharist. Reflect, today, upon how deeply you believe in these words of Jesus. Do you regularly meet Him in the Eucharist? Do you allow His presence to con- sume you as you consume Him? If you cannot say “Yes” to this in a complete and definitive way, resolve today to renew your love for our Lord in this glorious Sacrament. Lord, I do love You, and I desire You to come and consume me as I consume You in the Most Holy Eucharist. Help me to believe in You and Your presence in this Most Holy Sacrament. May Your divine presence meet my deepest need and fulfill my deepest longings in life. Jesus, I trust in You. https://mycatholic.life Meditation on Eucharistic Adoration If you so desire, you may use this meditation, or kneel for the Lord does not look at the is in the Church M-F position of you body, but rather, the disposition of your heart. He wants us to be relaxed 8:00am –12pm and comfortable in His presence.

819-6 The Prayer Shawl Ministry To Parents of Young Children: is now also making Lap Robes, red, white and blue for our May we suggest … RELAX! Veterans. God put the wiggle in children - don’t feel you have to suppress it The Veterans Clinic on in God’s house. All are Willoughby is giving them to welcome! Sit toward the front any veteran who would like to where it is easier for your little receive one. A tag is put on ones to see and hear what is each item thanking veterans for their service and St. Andrew going on at the altar. They tire of Catholic Church on the back. We continue to make Prayer seeing the backs of others! Qui- Shawls for our parishioners, family and friends. We are also etly explain the parts of the Mass making shawls available for any family who has a funeral at St. and actions of the priest, choir, and other ministries. Help them find the hymns and prayers in your Andrew. hymnals, missals, or the bulletin. Sing the hymns, participate in the liturgy and pray. Children learn about and liturgical behav- This Ministry is available to anyone who would kike to join us in ior by copying you. Please realize you have a responsibility to teach this giving ministry. We meet the first Wednesday of the month your little ones how to behave at Mass. Understandably, it’s not at 10:30 am in the church Room A. May God bless all who con- always possible to keep them on their best behavior, and sometimes tribute in any way. “ One of the secrets of life is that all that is you may have to leave Mass to prevent disturbing your fellow pa- really worth doing is what we do for others’. Lewis Carroll rishioners. However, if you have to leave Mass with your child, feel free to do so, but please come back! As Jesus said, “Let the chil- dren come to me…”. Remember the way we welcome children in For further information or to receive a shawl contact: church directly affects the way they respond to the church, God, and Norma 772-919-5963 or [email protected] to one another. Let them know they are at home in His house of worship.

To the members of our parish: The presence of children is a gift to the church and reminds us our parish is growing. Please welcome our children and give a smile of encouragement to their parents.

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Disciples of Prayer APOSTLES OF JOHN PAUL II 2100 SE Cove Road, Stuart, FL 34997 St. Andrew’s Church has established a ministry of prayer, “St. Andrew’s Disciples of Prayer”. If you or a loved one, friend or neighbor, has a need of prayer or, if you have a generous spirit and can spend 5 to 10 minutes a day praying for special intentions, 0PEN Friday 9-12Noon please contact ; Please call for an appointment Camille at [email protected] 772-291-0002 WE ARE HERE TO HELP or Bob at [email protected] Let the children come to Me. Do not hinder them. The to place someone on the prayer list, or if you are called by Kingdom of Gog belongs to such as these. MT 19:14 the Holy Spirit to pray.

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Your can still enroll until the end of August. Who Can Be Anointed? Application Packets may be picked up at the church front reception desk or printed from the saintandrewcatholic.org website. A look at the purpose of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick tells us who the Church envisions to receive it.

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has a dual character, expressed by St. James in his New Testament letter: “Is anyone among you sick? He should As a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church it summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will save is important that we know how to communi- the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, cate and minister to each of you. he will be forgiven” (Jas 5:14-15).

We need your help. If any of your The sacrament is intended to strengthen as well as to forgive sins. Because it family information, names, involves forgiveness of sins, its celebration is reserved to priests and bishops. This is also why the Code of Canon Law says it is celebrated for persons addresses, phone numbers, email “having reached the use of reason” (Canon 1004.1). The age of reason is addresses have changed please generally considered to be about 7 years old. Commentators and theologians suggest that the recipient of the sacrament contact the parish office. must have the use of reason in order to profit from the two ends of this sacra- ment: to understand and benefit spiritually and psychologically from its STRUGGLING AFTER AN strengthening grace, and to receive forgiveness of sins. ABORTION OR A MIS- Children under the age of reason are not capable of sin and not capable of CARRIAGE? understanding the grace of this sacrament and receiving its consolation. Even though the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick cannot be offered, in such YOU ARE NOT ALONE! cases it is certainly appropriate to gather family and friends of the child for

RACHEL’S VINEYARD HEAL- shared prayer. ING RETREAT A non-Catholic can receive the anointing of the sick, in special situations.

HOPE AFTER ABORTION and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died to save all people. He won superabun- MISCARRIAGE: Experience the healing love of Jesus Christ dant grace for us by His death on the Cross. The Church teaches that a person during a Rachel’s Vineyard healing retreat. This retreat offers must be in the state of grace when he or she dies in order to get to heaven. an opportunity to deeply enter into the grieving process and One of the most effective means for grace is the sacraments, so we want to do identify the ways your abortion or miscarriage may have affect- whatever we can to provide the sacraments to all of the baptized, Catholic or ed you or a loved one. Discussions, spiritual exercises, prayer not. For that reason, the Church allows baptized non-Catholic Christians to and reflection combined with the Sacrament of Reconciliation, receive not only the anointing of the sick, but also the Sacrament of Reconcilia- a Memorial Service honoring your child and a beautiful Mass tion and the Holy Eucharist in special circumstances. Chief among those cir- will help to heal the wounds of your past. Participation is strict- cumstances is when a person is in danger of death. ly confidential and offers a unique opportunity to experience God’s love, forgiveness and tender compassion. Both men and In these cases, there is only one requirement: the person must ask for the women are invited to experience this healing for their soul. sacrament, and if the attending priest explains things clearly and has some pastoral skill and grace on his side, the gravely ill person usually wants to Retreats are planned for this year 2021 receive such sacraments. This case is provided for in the Code of Canon Law: “If there is a danger of For more information, call Donna Gardner, at death . . . Catholic ministers may lawfully administer these same sacraments 561-602-4778 or Emily Babylonia-Gonzalez at [penance, Eucharist, anointing of the sick] to other Christians not in full com- munion with the Catholic Church, who cannot approach a minister of their own 561-254-1728 for a retreat in Spanish. community and who spontaneously ask for them, provided that they demon- strate the Catholic faith in respect of these sacraments and are properly dis- All calls are CONFFIDENTIAL. For more information on posed” (Canon 844.4) Father Francis Hoffman and Msgr. William J. King Rachel’s Vineyard, Check their website: www.rachelsvineyard.org

819-8 How to Observe First Fridays and First Saturdays

In the thirteenth century, a devotion to Jesus and Mary began under the titles of the “Sacred Heart of Jesus” and the “Immaculate Heart of Mary.” The heart is the source and center of life, and life flows out to the faithful from the hearts of Jesus and Mary. St. Bonaventure focused in particular on the wound to the heart that Jesus received from the spear of the Roman centurion. From that wound, blood and water flowed — a sign that Jesus gave everything for us (see Jn 19:34). Devotion to the heart of Mary draws from the Gospel of Luke (2:35), in which tells Mary,“A sword will pierce through your own soul.” Simeon prophesied that Mary would share in the sufferings of her Son and Redeemer, Jesus. In the seventeenth century, St. John Eudes promoted these devotions. He also developed Mass texts and daily readings focused on the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Admirable Heart of Mary. He proposed that both be made into feasts in the Church’s liturgical calendar.

As the devotion to the Sacred Heart spread, a cloistered nun, Sister , received a series of visions. Christ himself directed St. Margaret Mary to foster devotion to His Sacred Heart. One of these devotions was to make the first Friday of each month a special day of observance. Specifically, the devotion involved receiving Holy Communion on nine consecutive first Fridays with the intention of making reparation to “the Heart that has loved men so and is loved so little in return.” Jesus told St. Margaret Mary of His great love for souls and His desire to shower His mercy on those who were devoted to Him. He revealed several promises for those who lovingly practiced the . Among the promises were: final perseverance in the Catholic faith, reception of the sacraments before death, and death in the state of grace, as well as the consolation of Christ’s love at the time of death.

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary developed alongside devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The heart of Mary mirrors the heart of Jesus both in great love and in sharing His suffering. This devotion increased after the appearances of the Blessed Mother to three children of Fátima, Portugal, early in the twentieth century. The Blessed Mother told the eldest of the children that she would “assist at the hour of death with all the graces necessary for the salvation of their souls” all who, for five months, on the first Saturday of each month: · confess their sins, receive Holy Communion, recite the Rosary, · and keep Mary company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary, · all offered in a spirit of reparation.

Of course, all of this assumes the context of a prayerful life and the struggle for holiness. It would be to approach the hearts of Jesus and Mary in supplication while fully intending to continue a life of sin. Our Hearts We want to mirror the heart and mind of God. We want to see people, the world, and every situation with God’s eyes. We want to love as He loves. We want a heart like His. If we have such a heart, we will begin to love as God loves; yet we will also begin to know how much God is of- fended by the sins of the world. Then, with such love joined to such a horror of sin, we will want to make reparation for our sins and the sins of others. This is the way that Jesus and Mary loved: by offering their lives to atone for the failings of others. As we meditate on the hearts of Jesus and Mary, we see the great love they have, even for sinners, and we see how God continues to reach out in love and forgiveness. But we also see how poorly people respond to this loving invitation to life and relationship with God. Some go so far as to actively reject God. We begin to obtain a glimpse of the injustice of habitual sin, which rejects God and abuses His mercy. The suffering and rejection of the cross continues, but the mercy and grace of God continue to flow to men and women in our time. Jesus and Mary, make our hearts like yours!

PRAYERS To Be United with the Heart of Jesus O Heart all lovable and all loving of my Savior, be the Heart of my heart, the soul of my soul, the spirit of my spirit, the life of my life and the sole principle of all my thoughts, words, and actions, of all the faculties of my soul, and of all my senses, both interior and exterior. Amen. — St. John Eudes A Prayer of Adoration From the depth of my nothingness, I prostrate myself before You, O Most Sacred, Divine, and Adorable Heart of Jesus, to pay to You all the hom- age of love, praise, and adoration in my power. Amen. — St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Collect for the Feast of the Sacred Heart Clothe us, Lord God, with the virtues of the Heart of your Son and set us aflame with his love, that, conformed to his image, we may merit a share in eternal redemption. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. To the Immaculate Heart of Mary O Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, and Queen of the World, rule over us, to- gather with the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, Our King. Save us from the spreading flood of modern paganism; kindle in our hearts and homes the love of purity, the practice of a virtuous life, an ardent zeal for souls, and a desire to pray the Rosary more faithfully. Taken from “The How-To-Book of ” by Mike Aquilina and Regis J. Flaherty. (First Fri & Sat. is August 2 & 3, 2021 hope to see you ) 819-9