SAINT ISAAC JOGUES PARISH

8149 Golf Road ~ Niles, IL 60714 847/967-1060 ~ Fax # 847/967-1070

Website: http://sij-parish.com

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"MAY PILGRIMAGE"

The Shrine of Our Lady of , ,

The Virgin of Covadonga The Sanctuary in the Cave of Covadonga

In 1986 the dollar was "strong" and deluxe vacations sixteenth century costume ready to serenade us for a for Americans in Europe were still affordable. Spain few pesetas. Our hotel was the Inn of the Catholic and Portugal were outstanding destinations and real Kings. It was across the plaza from the great shrine values. A priest friend and I had made reservations church. As I glanced back at the shrine, a rose- months before with our travel agent to stay at colored cloud ascended from the pilgrim portal to the pousadas and paradors. Pousadas and paradors are lofty bell towers. It was a "touch" worthy of Franco historic inns, castles, and "four star" hotels in Zeffirelli or C.B. DeMille. Portugal, and Spain. They are always well-located, picturesque, and more than comfortable. In Leaving Santiago for Oviedo and then Asturias, we Estremos, there was actually a bronze plaque that found ourselves in the foothills of the Picos de announced that Vasco da Gama had payed his Europa. High mountain peaks and misty, verdant respects to the Queen of Portugal where we were valleys made it seem more like Switzerland than about to dine and spend the night! Spain. We were stopped more than once by fog and stray mountain sheep! Despite a few anxious The drive from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela moments on narrow mountain roads, we were was remarkably rich in history, natural charm and delighted with the beauty of northwestern Spain. Our local color. Santiago itself was breathtaking. It was trusty Fromer and Fodor guidebooks had all I expected and more. It was a great privilege to recommended points of local interest. For people as celebrate Mass at the tomb of St. James the Apostle. interested in History and Religion as we were, the Outside, in the streets of Santiago, there were Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga was definitely Galician bagpipers and student-choristers in worth a short detour. It was a “must.” Page Three The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

Covadonga, literally, means “deep cave.” I have Pelayo: always been impressed by the natural settings of Lourdes and LaSallette, but when I saw Covadonga, "If you pardon the culprit now, I found it even more impossibly beautiful and you will find a safe haven on this very romantic! Viewing the image of the Virgin in her spot and thus regain the kingdom." grotto-chapel high above a rocky pool with a water waterfall beside it was a “natural revelation”- -a The hermit's advice proved prophetic. In 718, Pelayo veritable threshold experience. In Historic Shrines began a rebellion against the Moors. The of Spain, Isabel Allardyce offers a “rhapsodic” surprised their adversaries with their courage and description of the setting. fierce resistance. In 722, a well-trained army under General Alkamar, marched against Pelayo's vastly The upper part of the rocky outnumbered men, vowing to destroy them. mass, from whose center springs the source of the river Deva which, Pelayo stationed his men strategically along the cliffs rushing underneath the cave, with of Covadonga. He entered the cave where an image a loud roar that is answered by of Our Lady had been enshrined. He prayed for Our a thousand echoes from the surrounding Lady's protection and aid in the coming conflict. hollows and rocks, dashes over precipices and falls with Accounts of the emphasize the tremendous noise into a basin unexpected and suggest the miraculous. Though ninety feet below. arrows "darkened the sky" and darts and lances were hurled, somehow they never hit their mark. Arrows Upon experiencing all that, one can rightly ask: seemed to bounce off the rocks and were deflected "Why is this shrine here… here in the wilderness of back upon the Moors. In the pell-mell of battle, the Asturias?" Moors fled. Pursued by the small Christian army ,the Moors sought safety on the plains near Mount Was it history? Was it a miracle? The answer to both Auceva. Then a great rainstorm broke. The river questions is “yes!” Deva overflowed. A landslide crushed those who had not been drowned in the flood. An estimated 124,000 In 711, Arabs and Berbers from North Africa Moors perished that day! invaded Spain. The "Moors" swept over the weak and divided kingdoms of the Iberian peninsula with The unexpected victory at Covadonga was popularly little real resistance. At the decisive Battle of reckoned to be a miraculous intervention of Our Guadalete, Visigothic King Rodrigo was defeated Lady. Even though the Moors remained in Spain and killed. Don Pelayo, a valiant kinsman, then until the sixteenth century, Covadonga was a turning gathered a courageous remnant of knights and point. Professor Plinio Correa de Oliveira concludes retreated to mountainous Asturias. that Covadonga can teach a holy "lesson.”

Meanwhile, the triumphant "Moors" marched north Our Lady is par excellence the to the frontiers of the Frankish Kingdom. Pelayo and Mother of the Impossible. She asks us his knights remained a concern for the invaders. to do the impossible--she has the right to ask this of us-- and she will come When Pelayo arrived in Covadonga, he had a to achieve the victory after we do discipline problem. One of his knights was unruly everything we can. and eventually deserted. Pelayo pursued him, and was about to take him prisoner when a holy hermit - - Fr. Luczak appeared. The hermit told Pelayo that the cave was a sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin. He admonished Page Four The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

SPIRITUAL LIFE

MEMORIAL DAY MASS

There will be a 9:00 a.m. Mass on Memorial Day. Please note it will be the only Mass for that day.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process of prayer, reflection, study and discussion for individuals who have never been baptized; who are baptized Christians but who seek to learn more about the ; or who are baptized Catholics but have not received First Communion and Confirmation. During the summer we will meet every other Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the Religious Education Office. For more information about the RCIA process, please call Dee Stanton or Joyce Mills at 847/966-1180.

PENTECOST WEEKEND

All are invited to wear traditional garments of their culture or colors associated with their ethnic background when you come for Pentecost Mass next weekend. As we celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church, let us also give praise and thanks to God for our rich diversity as well as our Catholic identity and unity in Christ.

LITANY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

As we prepare to celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter Season and calls us forth into deeper Christian living, all are encouraged to pray as did Mary, our Blessed Mother, and the Apostles, for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit Jesus promised. May God give each of us gifts by which we will glorify Him until our journey brings us to eternity.

Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Christ, hear us! Christ, graciously hear us!

God, our heavenly Father, have mercy on us! God the Son, Savior of the world, have mercy on us! God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us! Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us!

Spirit of the Father and the Son, come into our hearts!

Spirit of wisdom and knowledge, come into our hearts! Spirit of counsel and strength, come into our hearts! Spirit of intellect and strength, come into our hearts! Spirit of holy fear, come into our hearts! Spirit o faith, hope and charity, come into our hearts! Spirit of humility and meekness, come into our hearts! Spirit of patience and modesty, come into our hearts! Spirit of purity and innocence, come into our hearts! Spirit of loyalty and transparency, come into our hearts! Spirit of holiness and justice, come into our hearts! Spirit of perfection, come into our hearts! Spirit of the elect children of God, come into our hearts! Page Five The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

Holy Spirit, teacher and protector of the Church, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, explorer of the human hearts, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, dispenser of heavenly graces, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, counselor of the afflicted, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, eternal light, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, consuming fire, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, fount of life, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, spiritual union, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, joy of the angels, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, illumination of the patriarchs, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, inspiration of the prophets, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, courage of the martyrs, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, counsel of confessors, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, purity of virgins, come into our hearts! Holy Spirit, beatitude of the saints, come into our hearts!

Be merciful, protect us O Lord! Be merciful, graciously hear us O Lord!

From every evil, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of deceit and lies, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of superstition, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of pride and envy, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of insult and injury, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of immorality, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of concupiscence and laziness, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of materialism and consumerism, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of opposition to the revealed truth, deliver us O Lord! From the spirit of hardness of heart, deliver us O Lord! From eternal death, deliver us O Lord!

We are sinners, hear our prayer. Renew and sanctify all members of Your Church, hear our prayer. Guide and sustain Your Church, hear our prayer. Illuminate and sustain our Holy Father, Benedict XVI, hear our prayer. Protect us from doctrinal error, hear our prayer. Reconcile all peoples and nations and grant them Your Peace, hear our prayer. Bring all nations to unity of faith in love, hear our prayer. Enflame the hearts of our young people with the fire of Your Love, hear our prayer. Visit and deliver the souls in Purgatory, hear our prayer. Be our everlasting reward, hear our prayer. Forgive us, O Lord! Hear our prayer. Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth and the Life, illuminate us with your Holy Spirit!

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us O Lord! Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us!

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful. Enkindle in them the fire of Your Love. Send forth Your Spirit and they shall be created and You, O Lord, shall renew the face of the earth. O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the Apostles, grant that by that same Holy Spirit, all may become truly wise and ever enjoy Thy consolation through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son and our Lord. Amen. Page Six The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION

Our annual Corpus Christi Procession with Stational Benediction will be held (outside weather permitting) on Sunday, June 14th, beginning with the Noon Mass. Members of our Sharing Parish, Maternity BVM, will also be joining us that day. Refreshments will follow in the Holy Family Room. Please mark your calendars and plan now to be part of this special time of prayer.

READINGS FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 I Galatians 5:16-25 John 15:26-27 16:12-15

ABOUT NEXT WEEK’S READINGS

ACTS: “Pentecost was a Jewish feast that celebrated the beginning of the harvest. It took place 50 days after the feast of Passover. Jewish pilgrims came to Jerusalem from all over the ancient world for the celebration. Today we hear how Pentecost became a Christian feast.”

GALATIANS: “In concluding his letters, St. Paul always had a section instructing his converts about the cor- rect way to live as Christians. Today’s passage comes near the end of his letter to the Galatians. Paul offers a sharp contrast between life in the flesh (meaning: life prone to sin) and life in the Spirit.”

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EDUCATION

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

*The Religious Education Office will be closed on Memorial Day.

*Registration for the 2009-2010 Religious Education Program has begun! See next week’s bulletin for details.

YEAR OF ST. PAUL SERIES FINALE

We will conclude our Year of St. Paul Series with a Pot Luck Dinner and presentation on “Images of Church in St. Paul” by Carol Kloss this Saturday, May 30 (Pentecost weekend), at 6:00 p.m. in the Holy Family Room. RSVP to the RE Office, 847/966-1180, by Wednesday, May 27th for meal planning purposes. Please let us know how many are coming and what you’ll bring—main dish, salad, vegetable, dessert. All are welcome!

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HUMAN CONCERNS PARISH LIFE

Project Body & Soul: Registration Continues

Project Body & Soul is scheduled to take place Sat. June 20 from 8-10AM in the Holy Family Room. Registration for the event – our periodic health screening – continues the next two weekends, May 30 from 4-6PM, May 31 from 8:30AM-1:30PM & June 6 from 4-6PM & June 7 from 11AM-1:30PM in the Holy Family Room.

Health Maintenance Institute (HMI), providers of this service, offers a basic package & other screening to the tests at affordable prices. Available are: The Basic – complete blood count/ chemistry & lipid Religious Education Staff, profiles (27 readings) – $38 Women’s Club, Men’s Club, PSA – prostate test – $40 St. Vincent DePaul Society, Thyroid Profile – $40 Ministers of Care, Parish Staff, Cardiac CRP – $40 Liturgy Board, Filipino Prayer Group, ColoCare – $6 and the many, many parishioners who Bone Density (at the heel) – $30 (for women only & 8 women minimum) donated appetizers and desserts.

Participants also may complete a wellness inventory Thank you especially for the beautiful & receive a complementary lifestyle analysis. Pay- Music and Cantoring. ment for the basic package & additional tests is due the day of service. In order to make Project Body & We are grateful to the Ushers, Lectors, Souls possible, we need to guarantee HMI a mini- mum of 25 registrants. Plenty of appointments re- Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers. main. Just come to the Holy Family Room on one of the above dates & reserve your place. Questions? You deeply honored us and our family Contact Pat Kellen at 967-1094. by making our 25th Anniversary of our Ordination as a Permanent Deacon a time we shall never forget!

God bless you And your families.

Love, Joanie and Bob O’Keefe

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Stewardship…………………………………………...Sunday Collection

Weekly (this year) 5/17/09—$9, 284.37 (last year) 05/18/08—$10,099.70

Jesus is the perfect steward—watching carefully over all who had been entrusted to Him by the Father and then sending them all out into the world in service. May I similarly protect and wisely use the gifts entrusted to me!

SIJ Woman's Club Golf Outing

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th

Starting Time 3:00 o'clock 9 Holes

WEBER PARK GOLF CLUB 9300 Weber Park PI. Skokie

(Church St. - Grosse Pt. Rd.) Father Ron Kalas invites you to join him in a Dinner & Prizes following at Edwardo's Eucharistic Liturgy of Thanksgiving 9300 Skokie Boulevard- Skokie on the occasion of his Fiftieth Anniversary of ordination to Cost per person- $27.00 the priesthood—May 7, 1959 Reservations by June 2nd, 2008

Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Names ______Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church Cumberland at Granville Park Ridge, Illinois Number of Golfers ____

A reception follows immediately in the Kalas Center Amount enclosed ______

Your presence is your present! Send to Ann Livorsi 324 Warren Rd. Glenview, 60025 or Phone 847-729-1766 Page Nine The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

ALTAR FLOWERS

CAN BE A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE

From the weekend of June 7th through Thanksgiving Day, November 26th, 2009, pa- rishioners are invited to decorate the altar with Today we celebrate Christ's ascension into flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. heaven and his commissioning of the There will be two arrangements each week. disciples to carry on his mission in the Your name and intention will be listed in the world. First we hear Luke's description of Bulletin. those events in the opening verses of the

Acts of the Apostles. Next we hear words of The cost of a flower arrangement will be encouragement and guidance from the $50.00. Letter to the Ephesians. Finally we hear

Dates fill up quickly, so please book well in ad- Mark's account of the Ascension, foretelling vance. Please call the Rectory at 847-967-1060 the mighty words and acts the Christian to arrange the date to make your remembrance community would do in Jesus' name. special! Together these scriptures give us a vision of The Church is like a great ship being pounded the mission of the church of Jesus Christ-a mission statement of sorts. Like mission by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our statements in our parishes and duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on corporations, this mission statement can her course. - St. Boniface help us set priorities and focus our activities. It can guide and support us as we strive to continue Christ's messianic MASS INTENTIONS FOR 2010 mission on earth.

The 2010 Mass Book is now open. Anyone wishing ****************************************** to reserve Masses for loved ones or special inten- tions may do so. Please note: we will take only one intention for each liturgy. We suggest a $10.00 stipend for each Mass. St. John Brebeuf's annual Super Flea Market According to the Code of Canon Law 948: Separate sponsored by SJB's Youth Ministry and Boy Scout Masses must be applied for the intentions of those Troop #175 will be held on the school parking lot, for whom an individual offering, even if small, has been made and accepted. 8307N. Harlem. Saturday, June 6 What is normative in the practice of the Church from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. is that there be separate individual Masses of- fered for individual intentions. Therefore, the There are various size vendor spaces still available. For practice of combining individual intentions on a information, call 847.966.9815 or 847.470.1434. regular basis has ceased at St. Isaac Jogues. Page Ten The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

Sunday, May 24 Liturgies next weekend 7:30 am For the Living & Deceased Members of May 30 — 31 St. Isaac Jogues & their Families; Presider Anthony J. Angello Family 9:00 am Ed Puisis 5:00 pm Fr. Kalas/Deacon Paul 10:30 am Rose Svacina 7:30 am Fr. Kennedy/Deacon Rod 12:00 pm Daniel Stevens 9:00 am Fr. McGlynn/Deacon Rod 10:30 am Fr Janas/Deacon Paul Monday, May 25—Memorial Day 12:00 pm Fr. Luczak/Deacon Paul 8:00 am Virginia Lutsch

Tuesday, May 26 Altar Servers 8:00 am Purgatorial Society; Michael Gutsell 5:00 pm Mercedez Gallegos, Christian Manaois, Wednesday, May 27 Christina Jimmychan, Christy Manaois 8:00 am Leo Meyers & Kathy Meyers Grabemann 7:30 am Roshan Muringothu, Rino Muringothu, Cassie Baloue, Anna Koziol Thursday, May 28 9:00 am Kathy Janik, Samuel Ratner, 8:00 am Hal Yamanaka Adam Ratner, Bryan Roque 10:30 am Pamela Lerias, Alexander Kniazuk, Friday, May 29 Joana Hidalgo, John Hidalgo 8:00 am Eleanor Truty 12:00 pm Sabin Thomas, Kevin Thomas, Princeton John, Kiran Jose Saturday, May 30 8:00 am Communion Service—No Intentions Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 5:00 pm Mary Walsh 9:00 am Edrienne Yap, Althea Yap, Samantha Lopez Sunday, May 31 7:30 am Helen L. Wilson 9:00 am For the Living & Deceased Members of Relatives & Friends St. Isaac Jogues & their Families; Please remember the sick and hospitalized: Ed Puisis Wilma Anapa, Bob Arns, Shirley Arns, John Arns, Jr., 10:30 am Lorenza Dahan Andre Baros, Noah Baros, Linda Bennett, Shawn Bong, 12:00 pm Giuseppe Vincenti & Filomena Caruso Genevieve Conway, Heidi DeMeo, Marian DeMeo, Ed Estipona, Evelyn Fedderson, Stanley Jezior, Shirley Klein, Mark Koz, Maria Ladd, Megan Lawler, Sacristy Committee Gailmarie Mattison, Laura Maya, Lillian McCloud, Diane Bauer, Kathy Zacharia Bob Meyers, Marilyn Michaels, Pat Olech, Michael Vincent Porrata, Tammy Heffernan Propst, Tony Romito, Clariza Saint George, Linda Bong Sanchez, Irene Seifert, Paul Sitkowski, Clariza St. George, Julia Stich, John Terzakis, Pat Terzakis, Pat Walter, Reconciliation Chuck Watson, Mary Zimniewicz, Alec Upshaw, Fr. Luczak Megan Zimniewicz Upshaw.

REST IN PEACE

Roman Walczynski

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. - Mark 16:16 Page Eleven The Ascension of the Lord May 24, 2009

PASTOR: Rev. Andrew Luczak Sacrament of Matrimony: Must be registered for six months prior to setting the wedding date with an addi- ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. Camillus Janas, O.F.M tional six months for necessary preparation. Note: The following wedding times can be scheduled: PASTORAL STAFF: Friday at 5:00 p.m.; Deacon Bob Kerls, Parish Business Administrator Saturday at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.; Mrs. Dolores Stanton,Director of Religious Education Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Ceremony only) Mrs. Patricia Kellen, Parish Nurse Mrs. Lisa Hall, Music Director Sacrament of Baptism: Second and fourth Sunday of each month at 1:30 PM. Baptism Preparation Session DEACON COMMUNITY: must be completed before Baptism. Contact the Parish Deacon & Mrs. Robert C. O’Keefe Office as soon as possible for details. Deacon Rod Ranola Deacon & Mrs. Paul M. Stanton Parish Office Website: http://sij-parish.com E-mail: [email protected] WEEKEND LITURGY PRESIDERS: 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL. 60714...... 967-1060 Rev. Ron Kalas Mrs. Janet Piovosi (Parish Secretary) Rev. Bernard Kennedy, O.F.M. Mrs. Emilie Casacchia (Data Processor) Rev. Philip McGlynn, O.S.M. Mrs. Marlene Garber (Data Processor) Rev. David Stagaman, S.J. Mrs. Jane Piper (Bulletin Editor) Religious Education...... 966-1180 Staff Secretary Eucharistic Celebrations: Parish Nurse...... 967-1094 Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, 10:30, & 12:00 Noon Music Ministry...... 967-1091 Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM Parish Hall...... 965-1091 Saturday: 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM Ministry Center...... 965-6911 Parish School: Sacrament of Reconciliation: St. John Brebeuf School...... 966-3266 Saturday, 11:00 - 12:00 Noon or anytime by request. Principal: Mrs. Margaret Whitman

ADDING NAMES TO THE PARISH SICK LIST

It has always been the policy of St. Isaac Jogues to offer our parish community an opportunity to pray for those parish- ioners who are ill and in need of our prayers. We have tried to keep close track of these names for our Bulletin as they are made available to us.

However, now we face an important privacy issue, very much like the issues faced by hospitals, health institutions, and certainly by other parishes.

We cannot (by law) publicly let our parish community know the health status of any of our members without their permission.

We appreciate the fact that often friends, neighbors, and acquaintances wish to do something special for a person who is ill, and ask to place their name on the list to be prayed for. While their intentions are surely good, we simply can no longer accept names in this manner.

We will institute a new process regarding calling in names for the Bulletin list.

Names for the sick list placed in the Bulletin have to be called in by the person who is ill, or by a member of their family. At the time they call in the name, they will be asked whether they are the sick person him/ herself, or a member of their family, and if they give permission for the name to be placed on the list. They will be asked for the cor- rect spelling of the sick person's name. If a family member, they will be required to give their name for our records.

Thank you for your patience regarding this new process. We wish to do all we can to offer our parish community the opportunity to offer prayers for those who are ill — but we must also be cognizant of the fact that all members of our con- gregation are entitled to their privacy in this regard.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES #512032 8149 Golf Road Niles, IL 60714

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