Michael the The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ June 3, 2018 Rev. Fr. Dale Branson, Pastor
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION The origins of today's solemnity lie in thirteenth- century Belgium. In those days, people seldom received Holy Communion, and never from the “For if this endeavor or this chalice. A nun in activity is of human origin, it will a troubled destroy itself. But if it comes from convent, Juliana God, you will not be able to of Liège, devoted destroy it; you may even find her life to stirring yourselves fighting against God.” up love for the Eucharist, Weekend Mass Schedule lobbying for a Saturday Vigil - 4pm feast day to Sunday - 8 am & 10:00 am honor the Parish Center Blessed 26035 N Apollo Dr. Sacrament with Masses and processions. Juliana may have San Tan Valley, AZ 85132 been inspired by the Ascension Day processions in nearby Bruges. Crusaders brought a treasure home to Bruges from Daily Mass Schedule Constantinople in 1204: a reliquary said to contain a cloth Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, from Joseph of Arimathea with which he had helped prepare Friday & Saturday - 8:30am the body of Jesus for burial. The stain on the cloth was said to at the Parish Center be the holy blood itself, and so the people of Bruges built a
great basilica to house the relic. Bruges became a great center of pilgrimage because of this treasure, and the procession of the Holy Blood is still one of the greatest festivals in Belgium today. The bishop carries the relic through the narrow streets, Parish Office and the people wear medieval costumes and act out scenes 25394 N. Poseidon Rd. from the Bible. --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch San Tan Valley, AZ 85132 Phone: (520)723-6570 Fax: (520)723-7116 www.stmichaels77.org Are you new to
Parish Office Hours St. Michael the Archangel Church? 9:00 am - 4:30 pm We welcome you and we ask that you please Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday take a few moments to register. Registra on forms are located at the Confessions before Mass Greeters Table or can now be found and submi ed online. Visit our or upon request website and click on the link, Parish Registra on Form, found at the Adora on at 9:00am on Saturdays bo om of the home page and follow the instruc ons. ST. MICHAEL THE MINISTRIES &
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Darrell Stonerook, and Mary Teese HOMEBOUND MINISTRY RCIA Pastoral Council meetings are held on the 2nd Patricia DeStefano [email protected] Bob Butchko, [email protected] Tuesday of each month & all are welcome to attend. 480-243-1055 (480) 703-7212 Sacramental Policies Mass Intentions ANOINTING OF THE SICK At the 8:30am Mass on the first Friday of each month or by appt. June 8 8:30am Gunnar Isberg
BAPTISM Parents will need to provide a copy of the child’s birth certificate and June 10 10:00am Boyd Sizemore participate in a class. Baptismal Classes are held on the 2nd Saturday of the month at 11 am in the Church office. Parents must call the June 15 8:30amAdelaide Yetzer church office to register for the class. Godparents must be practicing Catholics who are confirmed and married in the Church, if married. June 16 4:00pm Brian & Alysha Edwards
CONFESSION Pro Populo - Latin: “for the people” Confessions are offered one-half hour before all Masses, or anytime upon request. - Deceased
CONFIRMATION To request a mass, please call the rectory Confirmation will be given students in 8th grade or above. They must have completed the 8th grade religious education class and optimally the 7th as well. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics who are already confirmed and married in the Church, if married. Parents should not BAPTISM CLASS be sponsors for their own children. For information on Confirmation preparation for adults please contact the pastor. The next
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Baptism Class for First Holy Communion will be offered to children in Grade 2. Children must attend CCD regularly throughout Grade 2 in order to receive the Sacrament in May of that year. Students will also be Parents and God prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation in Grade 2. Parents will be held MARRIAGE Both parties are expected to participate in the preparation program. June 9th, at 11am in Parties must notify the pastor at least one year prior to their proposed marriage date. Please meet with the pastor for a fuller explanation and to make arrangements. the Parish Center. Please call the church QUINCEANERAS office to register for the class. The class St. Michael the Archangel Parish does not have Quinceaneras at this time. will not be held if no one has registered. The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Today, we are careful never to come into contact with blood unless protected by gloves, masks, and goggles. In the reading from Exodus, however, Moses dramatically splashes blood all over the altar and the people assembled for worship. Blood is the sign of God's covenant with the Israelites, a powerful bond between Creator and creature. Sprinkling blood on God's people connects them with the life force of the Lord. The reading from Hebrews shows how God remains faithful to the ancient covenant of blood, perfecting it in the bloody death of Jesus. Mercifully, Jesus' sacrifice on the cross put an end to the bloodshed. Our Eucharistic celebration is an unbloody sacrifice. As we participate in the liturgy, we share in the new covenant Jesus gives us, recorded in our reading from Mark's Gospel: "Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it."
AS REAL AS IT GETS
The "new covenant" described in Hebrews is every bit as real as the dramatic blood-splashed covenant of Exodus. Jesus transformed the covenantal experience for us, putting an end to bloody animal sacrifices. The author of Hebrews explains: "he entered once for all into the sanctuary, not with the blood of goats and calves but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption." Jesus died, once for all, offering his own blood in atonement for our sins. On the last night of his life, Jesus commanded us to offer bread and wine--which he transforms into his own Body and Blood--in rem embrance of his perfect sacrifice. Although pouring wine from a bottle is in a different category from killing a bull and sprinkling its blood, we must never forget that the wine we offer truly becomes the actual Blood of Christ.
ROYAL PRIESTHOOD
Jesus' free choice to die for us on the cross perfected the long tradition of priests offering bloody sacrifices on the altar. As our reading from Hebrews tells us, "Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come to be." In his death, Jesus served as both the priest and the victim, "once for all." Jesus died for us. For all of us. He knows us each by name and raises us all to undivided, unprejudiced dignity. In doing this, Jesus makes us part of a "royal priesthood." Under the new covenant, we are baptized into the common priesthood of Jesus and invited to make a sacrifice of our very selves. God still calls ordained priests to offer the sacrifice of Jesus' Body and Blood every day on our altars. This is a great gift, and the focus of our solemn feast today. Our common baptismal priesthood also reminds us that each one of us participates in the great sacrifice of Jesus when we offer our love and deeds on the altar of our hearts.
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Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs to the kingdom? - James 2:5
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Coming Soon! Project Backpack: School Supplies Christ the Victor Food Bank and St. Michael the Archangel need school supplies to fill 240 Backpacks. Last year we filled over 175 backpacks and the need has grown. All backpacks go to students in San Tan Valley. We will be handing out paper bags a er Mass at the end of May. If you want to start early, pick up a paper bag from the dona on box now! All dona ons must be returned to the church by June 30th. Items Needed!
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Highlighters Red Ink Pens Crayons Scissors Spiral Notebooks Blue Ink Pens Glue S cks Markers Hardback Notebooks Colored Pencils Ruler Notebook Paper Discovering hope and joy in the Catholic faith. June 2018 St. Michael the Archangel Parish - San Tan Valley Rev. Fr. Dale A. Branson Spring cleaning for the soul
When a home is closed up during a life? Make an honest spiritual long, stuffy winter, Spring is a time to assessment and get busy cleaning. St. Germaine Cousin open it up, air it out, and give it a Clear out cluttered closets. Is there Born to poor parents brisk, thorough cleaning. The last few something stuck in near Pibrac, France, weeks of Spring offer us the the corners of your St. Germaine opportunity for a brisk, thorough conscience that needs had a cleansing of our souls, too. to be cleaned out and deformed Let in the sunlight. Raise the shades thrown away so you can right hand, and illuminate the dark and dusty put God rst in your life? suffered from places of your life to reveal Do you harbor unconfessed sores on her whatever sin or an old grudge or neck and was sickly from is unresolved disagreement? neglect and abuse. Despite her keeping Seek forgiveness in the sufferings, she found comfort you Sacrament of Penance and in God’s presence, and prayed from a Reconciliation (Confession), the Rosary while she tended the close perform your penance, make family sheep. She was generous relationship amends, and let it go. with the poor, despite her own with God. Is Freshen up. What spiritual poverty. She even forgave her accumulating change have you been stepmother, who badly money or meaning to make? Do you mistreated her. She is the possessions your top need to make weekly Mass more patroness of abuse victims, priority? Are you trying harder of a priority? Does your prayer life people with disabilities, and to impress others than working to need refreshing? Have you wanted to shepherdesses. please God? Do bad habits (excessive learn more about your faith? Now is food, alcohol, drugs) dominate your the time. Mindfulness When we make efforts to be fully aware and awake to everything we do and all that surrounds us, we become mindful of God’s gifts and the Why do Catholic Bibles have grace available to us. “Set your more books than Protestant Bibles? minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2). This takes When Martin Luther However, the Catholic Church, practice, joyful effort, translated the Bible into under the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and discipline. German, he chose to leave con rmed that the books Luther out the Old Testament removed are divinely inspired “The heavens declare books that weren’t and chose to keep them the glory of God; the originally written in (Catechism of the Catholic rmament proclaims the Hebrew: Tobit, Judith, Church, #120). The Council works of his hands. Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, of Trent (1545-1563) af rmed Psalm 19:3 1 and 2 Maccabees, and parts the current composition of the of Esther and Daniel. Bible.
© Copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC June 2018 Page 2 Take a new look at the Mass “Mass is the same every week. I don’t always get Help others without leaving your seat. We all something out of going.” Sound familiar? A ritual know people near and far we would like to help. we know so well can seem predictable or even Distances and barriers disappear at Mass. When routine. Consider these gifts you get from Jesus becomes present in the Eucharist, the attending Mass: entire Body of Christ is present. So you can Open your mind to something new. Within pray for anyone you would like to support and the Mass are lots of intriguing, mysterious, or just the entire Body prays with you. plain interesting ideas. Listen during the Scripture Make a change. Find at least one idea within readings, the homily, or the Eucharistic prayer for the Mass that makes sense and seems possible something that strikes you and talk with God and put it into practice. One new idea can about it. He’ll help open your mind to something new. change your life.
Luke 1:57-66, 80, My prayer life God means what he says. is dull. How can I spice it up? Sometimes God has to take drastic to make it easier for him to hear and action to get our attention. Before see the truth. One of the struggles of many Catholics John the Baptist was born, When the baby was is “praying more.” More than an item on Zechariah was visited by an angel born, Zechariah our to-do lists, prayer is meant to be a and told that his prayers for a demonstrated his conversation between us son would be answered in a obedience in deciding to and the One who miraculous way. He also name the child John, just as loves us. Here are said Zechariah’s son would the angel had said, and his some tips to prepare Israel for the long mouth was opened. “spice” it up: hoped-for Savior. Zechariah’s rst words When: Pick a One might think that the showered praise on God and time of the day to appearance of an angel should have told the people around him pray when you been enough to convince Zechariah of God’s faithfulness and are alert and can of the truth of the message, but he was awesome love. He reminded us that we do your best thinking. 15-20 minutes is still skeptical that what the angel said can always trust God’s love and care. recommended for best results. Pick a was possible. He wasn’t listening with all Listen for God’s voice and remember time and protect it. his heart, so God shut Zechariah’s mouth that all things are possible for God. What: With so many devotions to choose from, it can be hard to pray well in 20 minutes. Choose one devotion and set a number of days for it – two image of Jesus with his heart exposed weeks, a month, two months. If the in unquenchable ame – the Sacred quality of your prayer didn’t improve Heart – is a reminder of his intense afterwards, pick a different devotion. and eternal love for us. Why: Many times, we go to God June 1 – St. Justin Martyr (165). June 29 – Saints Peter and Paul looking for answers, which is good. Justin was a Christian convert who (1st Century). Peter was the apostle However, prayer’s purpose isn’t about searched for Truth. After his chosen by Jesus to lead the Church. getting information from God, but conversion, he held debates with The Gospels include some un attering developing a relationship with him. The pagans. When ordered by a judge to stories of Peter, showing that he was best thing we can do is be present to the renounce his faith or die, St. Justin ordinary, made one who loves us and wants to be with responded, “Nobody in his senses extraordinary by us. would give up truth for falsehood.” God’s grace. An He was martyred for his undying faith. early persecutor To provide practical ideas that promote June 8 – Solemnity of the Sacred of the Church, faithful Catholic living. Heart (1765). At the end of the Paul became the Success Publishing & Media, LLC seventeenth century, St. Margaret Mary Great Apostle, Publishers of Growing in Faith™ and Partners in Faith™ (540)662-7844 (540)662-7847 fax Alacoque began receiving visions of also http://www.growinginfaith.com Jesus, who urged her to spread transformed (Unless noted Bible quotes and references are from the Revised Standard Version and the New American Bible) devotion to the Sacred Heart. The by grace. © Copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC CCD Weekly Announce- Altar Server Schedule June 9 –Saturday 4 pm June 2, 2018 Jayne Jaicks Isabella Simeone CCD is on summer break. June 10 –Sunday Please stay tuned for CCD 8 am Tobee Dunlap Vinny Bradeen Registration dates and times. 10 am Tessa Robert The Sign of the Cross Christian Wadsworth In the name of the Father, Have your child/children begin to learn their and of the Son, basic prayers at and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. home. These prayers can be said before Our Father going to bed, while Our Father, who art in heaven, driving to the grocery store, walking to the hallowed be thy name; park or taking an our thy kingdom come, thy will be done, each day to gather on earth as it is in heaven. together and pray Give us this day our daily bread these prayers togeth- and forgive us our trespasses, er as a family. Pray- as we forgive those who trespass ing together as a family is a blessing. against us and lead us not into temptation, Glory be but deliver us from evil. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, Hail Mary is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Hail Mary, full of grace, Amen the Lord is with thee. Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel Blessed art thou among women Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, be our protection against the wickedness and Jesus. snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we hum- bly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly Holy Mary, mother of God, host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan pray for us sinners now and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world and at the hour of our death. Amen. seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.