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Begin by taking a moment to calm yourself, focus on your breathing Mass Intentions for the Week and become aware of the life force that flows through your veins. MONDAY - May 24 ~ The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church Center yourself in the words and 8:30 AM Ed Stankus, Sue Meinke affections of St. Augustine’s Prayer TUESDAY - May 25 ~ St. Gregory VII to the Holy Spirit, “Breath in me, O 8:30 AM Mass for Parishioners Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may Live Stream of Rosary, 7:30pm all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. WEDNESDAY - May 26 ~ St. Philip Neri Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. 8:30 AM Theresa Buzecan, Family Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. THURSDAY - May 27 ~ St. Augustine of Canterbury Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit, that I may always be 8:30 AM David A. Pecjak, Sue Meinke holy.” FRIDAY– May 28 ~ Weekend Sanctifying, bringing things to wholeness, blessing, 8:30 AM Father Dan Redmond restoring and creating are just some of the fruits of the Live Stream of Evening Prayer, 7:30pm presence of the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy SATURDAY - May 29 ~ St. Paul VI Spirit is not always about proclaiming loud cries of 5:00 PM William & Vern Goga, Mary Ellyn Wilson praise or singing alleluia from a roof top. It is about Live Stream of Mass, 5:00pm unfolding and encountering the ordinary in an extraordinary way. Being filled with the Holy Spirit SUNDAY – May 30 ~ The Most Holy Trinity means being filled with the fullness of God’s life and in 8:00 AM Marty & Marie Zinner, Zinner family touch with the power and wonder of God’s presence. It’ s 10:30 AM Jim Lucci, Jablonski Family about becoming holy. It is not just for saints or people who have a religious vocation. Holiness is for the ordinary, simple run- of-the- mill person who desires to love God, others, and all of creation. When an ordinary, humble person becomes connected with life and the wondrous power of God’s love, they begin to live life more deeply, a bit more reverently, desire a simple fare and find themselves relishing in ordinary beauty. Their senses become attuned to the Author of life and they realize that they Monday, May 31 is Memorial Day. are not alone. The Holy Spirit connects all of the dots of human experience and existence, bringing everyone to Join us for Mass at 9:00 AM center on the Divine Presence. Meet at the flagpole. The Church and Office will be closed. We live in a world where it is hard to discover truth. Real truth is veiled by so many imposters that it is hard to find, especially for those who are young. It is easy to get Readings for the week of May 23, 2021 fooled and duped and often, without full conscious Sunday: Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 awareness of doing so, we choose to walk down a path [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19- of self-absorption and destruction. It is only the Holy 23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Spirit, through the ministry of the church most especially, Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14/Ps 87:1-2, 3 who guides us to truth and shows us the way to be the and 5, 6-7/Jn 19:25-34 graced and holy human beings God made us to be. Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23 [23b]/ Mk 10:28-31 The wonders and inspirations of today’s Feast of Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and Pentecost are necessary to share with both those we 13 [Sir 36:1b]/Mk 10:32-45 love and those who only casually cross our paths. The Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [6a]/Mk first disciples, touched by the Holy Spirit, brought the 10:46-52 Gospel to the ends of the earth one step at a time. Is it Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. unrealistic to ask that we assist in that same mission by 4a]/Mk 11:11-26 helping people understand who they are and who God is Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Ps 19:8, 9, 19, 11 [9ab]/Mk one at a time? Ask the Holy Spirit to alleviate the fear in 11:27-33 your heart that prevents you from doing so. From Father Kevin... Please Pray… Please pray for all of our parishioners who are Dear Parishioners, sick or hospitalized: Margaret Abel, June Barr, Jeff & Sue Beam, Kathy Boey, Emily Brown, Pentecost! The Holy Spirit comes down on the disciples Frank Brown, John Brown, Marc Christovich, and the Church moves out into the world by the power of Iris Clarke, Virginia Cognati, Bob Cozza, John that same Holy Spirit. The Spirit brings unity and holiness Cutler, Angela Draghija, Billy Foley, Mary Gliha, to our prayers and actions as we follow Jesus today. How Donna Good, Rob Gorgon, Kathy & Ed Hurayt, does He do that? The Catechism of the Catholic Church John Kelly, George Kistner, Katherine Kirsch, describes this succinctly: Brian Lloyd, Bud Martello, Isabelle Meyers, Charlie Moss, Jenny Pannella, Cindy Pike, Kate “God is love” and love is his first gift, containing all others. Pilotti, Joyce Russo, Dorothy Strand, Phil “God’s love has poured into our hearts through the Holy Wolfson, Michael Wrayno, Tom Zelazney, Spirit who has been given to us.” (CCC #733) Audrey Zupan, the shut-ins, those in nursing homes, those needing prayers, those affected By this power of the Spirit God’s children can bear much by the Coronavirus and all of the intentions written in our Book of Prayers located in the fruit. He who has grafted us onto the true vine will make gallery. Many prayers help. us bear “the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self- Prayer Line control.” “We live by the Spirit”; the more we renounce Please call Theresa Davison, 942-5761, to ourselves, the more “we walk by the Spirit.” (CCC #736) add your request to the Prayer Chain. You can reach the Sisters of Notre Dame prayer These fruits of the Spirit should guide our actions as we line at 440-279-1163. look forward to welcoming more people to Sunday Mass on the weekend of June 5-6. As I am writing this on May Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 18, Lake County still is on Red Alert, meaning high is Monday through Friday from 9:00am- exposure and spread of the COVID-19 virus with 140.78 2:00pm. All are welcome. You can also come cases per 100K persons, far above the hoped for 50 per and pray in the chapel on Sunday from 100K. I will be very joyful when we get to 50/100K; now I 9:00am to noon. am trying to be patient. Let us continue to care for one another, especially for those who cannot be vaccinated. Mass Count These are the number of people at Mass for The diocese is working on guidance for Mass and other the last 3 weeks: parish activities once the health orders are ended on 5:00PM 8:00AM 10:30AM Total June 2. Patience is a gift of the Spirit leading to a virtue in our lives. May 2 80 74 134 288 Come Holy Spirit. Enlighten the hearts of your faithful. May 9 91 82 124 297 Kindle in them the fire of your love! May 16 85 95 175 355 Peace, Father Kevin Family Perspective Jesus, the risen Lord, enters the room in which the disciples had barricaded themselves out of fear and offers them two Thanks to the generosity of many parishioners, gifts: his peace and the breath of the Holy as of May 11, we have received pledges of Spirit. This scene and these words are $155,800, 69% of our campaign goal of familiar to us, having pondered them only a $224,359. This will support a better future for few weeks ago on the Second Sunday of our seminaries and our parish. Please prayerfully Easter. Today, on the feast of Pentecost, consider making a pledge for this important cause. we focus on the sharing of the Holy Spirit. Today’s psalm lifts up another aspect of You can easily make your gift by returning the Holy Spirit as an agent of renewal in your pledge card to the parish office, by the world. Commissioning the disciples to going online at www.catholiccommunity.org/ carry on his ministry, Jesus says, “As the shepherd or by using the QR code to the father has send me, so I send you.” How right. do these words reverberate with your own For more information, please see the Heart of the faith journey in your family life? Shepherd tab on our website. St. Justin Martyr Annual Festival Welcome Child of God is back Catalina Rae Severino for 2021! Beginning this year we are changing the format to a one day festival off site at the Wickliffe Italian- American Club on: Sunday, August 22 from Noon until 10:00 P.M.