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1 St. Thérèse of Lisieux, R.C. Church 4402 Avenue D, Brooklyn, NY 11203 Telephone #: 718-451-1500 Fax #: 718-451-1502 Email: [email protected] Website: stthereseoflisieuxchurch.org Sunday June 9, 2019 PENTECOST SUNDAY Mass Schedule Administrator St. Catherine of Genoa ~ Rev. Fr. Rony Mendes Monday/Lundi St. Therese of Lisieux 9:00am and 7:00pm Catholic Academy Parochial Vicar 4410 Avenue D, Rev. Fr. Michel Pierre -Louis Tuesday-Saturday/Mardi-Samedi Brooklyn, NY 11203 9:00am Phone: 718-629-9330 Music Director Fax: 718-629-6854 Mr. Edsen-Samy Renaud Saturday/Samedi: Website: www.scgstl.org 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass for Sunday) Principal : Mrs. Jeannette Charles Office Staff The Academy offers a welcoming, Sunday/Dimanche: safe, faith-filled environment where Cassan Guerrier 9:00 am (English) children from grades Pre-K to 8th can 11:00 am (English) learn and grow to their potential. 1:00 pm (Creole) Financial aid is available. 1 2 Parish Office-Rectory Office Hours Monday/Lundi *Tuesday/Mardi *Thursday/ Jeudi: The Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm from 10:30AM –12:30 PM. Wednesday/Mercredi 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Friday/Vendredi: 9:00 am – 3:00pm Saturday/Samedi: If you would like to become a 10:00am --3:00pm registered parishioner, please fill out a parishioner registration form located at the Sunday/Dimanche: back of the church or stop by the 11:00am -1:00pm The Rectory Office is closed each day from 12:30PM-1:30PM. Monday, June 3rd Eng. Prayer Group Mtg. 7:45pm (Gym) Adoration Eucharistique Haitian Prayer Group 7:45pm (Convent Chapel) Friday (Vendredi) 9:30am – 12:00pm Tuesday, June 4th Liturgy & Spirituality Mtg (rectory) Wednesday, June 5th English Choir Practice (Church) Confession (Konfesyon) Men's Ministry Mtg (gym) Saturday (Samedi) 4:00 – 4:45PM Confessions may be scheduled by appointment . Saturday, June 8th Haitian Legion of Mary 10:00am (Auditorium) DEVOTIONS Catholic Daughters of America Mtg (acr) 10:00am The Little Flower Novena is prayed every Monday after the 9:00am and 7:00pm mass. St Don Bosco Youth Ministry Mtg 1:00pm Nou priye Nevènn St. Therèse Chak Lendi apre mès 9:00 nan (Auditorium Stage) aswè-a. Youth Choir 2:00pm The Miraculous Medal Novena is prayed after the 9:00am mass (Church) every Tuesday. Eng Prayer Grp. Core Mtg (acr) Nou priye Nevènn Meday Mirakilez-la chak jou apre mès 9:00 Saturday, June 15⋅7:00 – nan maten-a. 9:00pm 2 3 INTENTIONS DES MESSES DE LA SEMAINE Readings for this Week Sunday/Dimanche Lectures de la Semaine 9:00am : Miles Spencer Birthday / Thanksgiving Sunday/Dimanche: Pentecost Sunday In Memory of Norberto Lovell Acts 2: 1-11/ Ps 97: 1-2, 6-7, 9 / Ps 67:2-3, 5-6, 12:00pm : In Memory of Mr & Mrs Cineas 8104:1ab, 24ac, 29bc-30, 31, 34 / 1cor 12: Lagredelle 3b –7, 12-13 or Rom 8:8-17 / Jn 20:19-23 or Jn In Memory of Louis Durosier 14:14-16, 23b –26 Bread & Wine Monday/Lundi: The Blessed Virgin Mary, Charmaine Williams Birthday Thanksgiving Mother of the Church In Memory of Junelle Lagredelle +++ Gn 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14/ Ps 87: 1-3, 5-7 / Sanctuary Lights Jn 19: 25-34 Tuesday/ Mardi: Saint Barnabas, Apostle Monday/Lundi: Acts 11: 21b-26; 13:1-3 / Ps 98: 1-6 / 9:00am:Christian Donacien & Our Lady of Miracles Mt 5: 13-16 In Liberation 7:00pm: NO INTENTIONS Wednesday/Mercredi: Weekday 2 Cor 3: 4-11 / Ps 99: 5-9 / Mt 5:17-19 Tuesday/Mardi: 9:00am: Christian Donacien & Saint Claire Thursday/Jeudi: Saint Antony of Padua, In Thanksgiving for Paul, Alex, Philip Priest, Doctor of the Church Cantave & Family 2 Cor 3:15—4:1,3-6/ Ps 85: 9ab, 10-14 / Katly U lysse In Thanksgiving Mt 5 : 20-26 Wednesday/Mercredi: 9:00am: Christian Donacien & St Michel Arcange Friday/Vendredi: Weekday In Liberation 2 Cor 4:7-15 / Ps 116: 10-11, 15-18 / Mt 5:27-32 Thursday/ Jeudi: 9:00am: : St Anthony In Thanksgiving In Memory of Holy Jean Baptiste Saturday/Samedi: Weekday 2 Cor 5: 14-21 / Ps 103: 1-4, 9-12 / Mt 5 : 33-37 Friday/Vendredi: 9:00am: NO INTENTIONS Next Sunday’s Readings/ Saturday/Samedi: Lectures du Dimanche Prochain 9:00am: NO INTENTIONS Sunday/Dimanche: Most Holy Trinity 5: 00pm: In Thanksgiving to The Blessed First Reading/1ere Lecture: Prv 8: 22-31 Trinity & the Holy Spirit Psalm/Psaume: Ps 8:4-9 In Memory of Audrey Shield Second Reading/2eme Lecture: Rom 5:1-5 Gospel / Evangile Jn 16:12-15 3 4 Dear brothers and sisters Jesus keeps his promises and he accomplishes his smart goal. He saves the world. He is the best model to follow. Last week was his ascension, he prayed for unity and peace among us. “We are one in the Sprit, we are one in the Lord, and they will know that we are Christians by our love.” Let us follow his wills. Symbols of the Holy Spirit In our liturgical prayers and art, we use several symbols to represent the Holy Spirit, all of them with biblical backgrounds. The fire that appeared on Pentecost was reminiscent of the fire in the burning bush on Mount Sinai from which God spoke to Moses. Fire calls attention to the strength and force of the Holy Spirit. The wind that appeared on Pentecost was remi- niscent of the wind that blew over the waters at the beginning of Creation. The wind calls attention to the Holy Spirit breathing life into the Church. Water represents the cleansing and life-giving action of the Holy Spirit at Baptism. The cloud is used as a symbol of the Holy Spirit because clouds provide life-giving water. Anointing with oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit's uniting us with Jesus, the Messiah, the Anointed One The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. They belong in their fullness to Christ, Son of David. They complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them. They make the faithful docile in readily obeying divine inspirations” (n. 1831). These gifts are rooted in Isaiah 11:1-3: “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear”. In the Hebrew, the term “fear of the Lord” is repeated twice but in later transla- tion into Greek (Septuagint) and Latin (Vulgate) a distinction was made between “piety” and “fear of the Lord”. Christians understand these verses as describing the Messiah, and the gifts of the Spirit are perfectly present in him. These gifts are offered every Christian by the action of the Spirit that is begun in baptism, affirmed in confirmation and renewed especially on the feast of Pentecost. These seven gifts can be differentiated in the following way: – Wisdom: The capacity to perceive the creation as the work of God who is at work in our lives and in the world. This is particularly important in finding God in all things, particularly in all that happens to us and in all whom we meet. – Understanding: The capacity to analyze and reason, resolve problems and decide to follow Christ in our day to day lives. – Counsel: The capacity to discern between right and wrong and thus to choose right over wrong and act accordingly. – Fortitude: The capacity to overcome fear and be willing to walk with Christ and thus actively resist temptation to give in to pressure and follow the masses when they do wrong. The primitive Christian community is described as being full of courage to live according to Christ’s teaching and proclaim it even if threatened with death. – Knowledge: The capacity to know God and love Him. – Piety: The capacity to live humbly and walk with God in total respect of all God’s children. Piety draws us to pray and worship. – Fear of God: The capacity to be aware that we are always in God’s presence. According to the Book of Proverbs: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 1:7). He or she who fears the Lord knows his or her place as a beloved child of a loving Father. Let us pray for the gifts of the Spirit! Fruits of the Holy Spirit The passage in Matthew 7:17-20) helps us to understand the Fruits of the Holy Spirit, which are the observable behaviors of people who have allowed the grace of the Holy Spirit to be effective in them. The tradition of the Church lists 12 fruits: charity generosity joy gentleness peace faithfulness patience modesty kindness self-control goodness chastity 4 5 FRENCH LES DONS DU SAINT PRIT l’approche de la Pentecôte (récit dans Les Actes des Apôtres 2, 1-11), interrogeons-nous sur les dons et les fruits du Saint Esprit, en référence au texte d’Isaïe (11, 1-3) Prière de Saint Josémaria : Viens, Esprit Saint ! ... 1) La sagesse (sapientia) Elle nous fait goûter (sapere) les choses divines. ... 2) L'intelligence (intelligentia) ..