CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI

1919 North 2nd Street, Bismarck, ND 58501-1735 email: [email protected] website: www.corpuschristibismarck.com facebook: www.facebook.com/CorpusBismarck

Parish Office...... 255-4600 Parish Center ...... 255-3104 Parish Fax...... 255-4616

WEEKLY LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday (Vigil of Sunday)...... 4:00 p.m. Sunday...... 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Spanish Mass (3rd Sunday) ...... 1:00 p .m . Monday ...... 12:10 p.m. June 24, 2018 Tuesday ...... 12:10 & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday...... 7:00 a.m. & 12:10 p.m SACRAMENTS Reconciliation is offered: EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Saturdays: 3:00-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays (12:45-3:15 p.m.); Thursdays (7:00 p.m.) Mondays - Fridays: 11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesdays: 5:05-5:20 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays: 6:35-6:50 a.m. MISSION STATEMENT Two Priests available Saturday afternoon & Wednesday before As disciples of , we live our faith the 12:10 p.m. Mass. If you are unable to make these times, you through Word, Sacrament, and Service. can call the pastor at 701-255-4600 for an appointment. - The Baptism Preparation Program and Rev. Paul D. Becker, Pastor...... 255-4600 (ext. 203) Schedule are by arrangement. Please call the office at 255- Rev. Raphael Obotama, Parochial Vicar. 255-4600 (ext. 211) 4600 to register prior to your delivery date and the program Rev. Terry Wipf, Parochial Vicar...... 255-4600 (ext. 218) director will return your call. Parents must be registered at Tracy Kraft, Parish Manager...... 255-4600 (ext. 212) Corpus Christi or have permission from their parish. Marriage - Couples planning to be married should PASTORAL MINISTERS call the parish office at 255-4600 at least9 months in Cindy Anderst, Pastoral Care...... 255-4600 (ext. 205) advance. Completion of required paperwork and taking the Jennifer Braun, Music Ministry...... 255-4600 (ext. 209) FOCCUS premarital inventory is also needed this early. The Mariah Conner, Faith Formation. . . . 255-4600 (ext. 219) July FOCCUS will be July 26th. Mary Janusz, Pastoral Care ...... 255-4600 (ext. 220) Natural Family Planning Classes are offered by the Sr. Ivo Schoch, Outreach Ministry. . . .255-4600 (ext. 208) Bismarck Diocese. The methods offered are Billings Ovulation Method, Creighton Model Fertility Care System, Marquette DEACONS: Michael Fix, Lonnie Grabowska, Rex McDowall Model and Sympto-Thermal Methods. If you have questions about NFP please contact the Diocese of Bismarck at 222- PARISH SUPPORT STAFF 3035 or www.bismarckdiocese.com/nfp. Loretta Arntz, Bookkeeper ...... 255-4600 (ext. 201) Catholic Faith. Persons wishing to learn more about Jane Bosch, Kitchen Manager...... 255-4600 the Catholic faith may call Tracy Kraft at 255-4600. Viola Bullert, Janitress...... 255-4600 Niel Heinze, Maintenance Technician...... 255-4600 PARISH BULLETIN DEADLINE: Articles must be Bridget Johnson, Administrative Secretary ...... 255-4600 received by noon on Wednesdays (typed format). PRAYER TREE: 255-4600 THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST JUNE 24, 2018 little history of St. John the Baptist. John the CONTRIBUTIONS (GENERAL FUND) - (2,298 households) A Baptist, according to all four Gospels, was the Adult Envelopes (318)...... $15,294.93 precursor of Jesus Christ, was born in Judaea, the son Spanish Mass...... $ 222.00 of the priest Zechariah and Elizabeth, cousin of Mary, Youth Envelopes ...... $ 145.85 the mother of Jesus. John was a Nazarite from birth TOTAL RECEIVED (June 17)...... $15,662.78 1st Sunday...... $25,067 .92 and prepared for his mission by years of self-discipline Electronic Contributions (147)...... $14,267 .68 in the desert. At about the age of 30, he went into the 2nd Sunday ...... $18,161 .13 country around the River Jordan preaching penance 3rd Sunday ...... $15,662 .78 to prepare for the imminent coming of the Messiah. Electronic Contributions ...... $ 9,254 .68 He baptized penitents with water as a symbol of the Spanish Mass...... $ 222 .00 baptism of the Holy Spirit that was to come. With 4th Sunday ...... $ 0 the baptism of Jesus, his office as precursor was We appreciate your generosity which is part of being accomplished, and his ministry came to a close soon faithful stewards of Corpus Christi. afterwards. John angered Herod Antipas, the Judaean ruler, by denouncing him for marrying Herodias, the TUESDAY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - Fourteenth Year wife of his half-brother Herod, Anniversary! Thank you to all the Eucharistic Ministers and was imprisoned (see Luke and Adorers who have helped to make “Our Lady of 3:1-20). At the request of Salome, Perpetual Help’s” Tuesday 12:45-3:15 p.m. Eucharistic daughter of Herodias and Herod, Adoration available for the past fourteen years (began June John was beheaded (see Matthew 22, 2004). Our Lady’s Feast Day is June 27. All are welcome 14:3-11). In art, John the Baptist for this quiet, incense free, time spent in Jesus’ awesome is represented as wearing a Eucharistic presence! May Jesus and Mary bless you garment made of hair and often abundantly! Eucharistic Adoration (Benediction, the Holy carries a staff and scroll with the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy) is also available words "Ecc Agnus Dei", or "Behold Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 p.m. with Father Terry. the Lamb of God", a reference to John 1:29. Msgr. Patrick Schumacher, Pastor of St. Wenceslaus Stewardship Thoughts: How much you have has in Dickinson, ND invites you on an inspiring and nothing to do with generosity to God. If you don't give enriching Pilgrimage to Ireland. This will be September of your time, talent, and treasure with what you already 18-28, 2019 with travel from Bismarck, ND. For more have, you most likely won't do it if you have more. information and program details, visit http://www. Vocation Views: John was sent to prepare the world for travelillume.com/trc/zng or contact St. Wenceslaus the coming of the Messiah. At the end of every Mass, we Parish Office at 701-225-3972. too are sent to prepare his way. May our lives follow the example of John that we may always point to Jesus. Weekly Mass Intentions

Monday, June 25- VRosemary Schmaltz (12:10 p .m .) PETER'S PENCE COLLECTION Tuesday, June 26- VMary Margaret & Leo Pudwill Be a Witness of Charity (12:10 p .m .) VBernie Axtman (5:30 p .m .) Wednesday, June 27- Brianna Vetter (7:00 a .m .) Next week, we will take the Peter's Pence Colllection, VMarkus & Elizabeth Wald (12:10 p .m .) which provides Pope Francis with the funds he Thursday, June 28- VRoger Frohlich (7:00 a .m .) needs to carry out his charitable works around the VDale & Marie Granrud (12:10 p .m .) world. The proceeds benefit our brothers and sisters Friday, June 29- VGiles Jantzer (7:00 a .m .) on the margins of society, including victims of war, Phyllis Lentz (12:10 p .m .) oppression, and disasters. Please be generous. We Saturday, June 30- VJake Loeb (4:00 p .m .) have placed envelopes at all the entrances for your Sunday, July 1- VAJ Klein (8:30 a .m .) convenience. VMary Brendel (10:45 a .m .) CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI BISMARCK, ND Marriage Moments: "But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren..."(Luke 1:7) God said to What’s Going on Here This Week Zechariah, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son." Tues. 6/26 Quilting, 9:00 a.m., Community Room (Luke 1:13) Perhaps you long for a child. Eucharistic Adoration, 12:45-3:15 p.m., Chapel Parenting Pointers: Discipline does not mean punishment. The purpose of discipline is to help your Thurs. 6/28 Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Community Room child learn to become responsible. Allow your child Eucharistic Adoration, 7:00-8:00 p.m., Chapel to experience the consequences of their actions. If Sat. 6/30 Spanish Rosary, 6:00 p.m., Chapel a child chooses not to study for a test, she will get a poor grade. If he leaves his bicycle out in the yard, it may get rusty or stolen. If she does not set her alarm, Address/Phone Changes she may miss the school bus. These may seem like If you have moved and changed hard lessons, but better to learn them when the stakes your mailing address or phone are low than when losing a job or having an untimely number, please contact the pregnancy might be the consequence. (Susan Vogt.... office so we can update our www.SusanVogt.net) records.

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS Please remember to make your Steubenville in Rochester, MN God’s Share Contribution. July 12th-15th Goal: Week 7 1 100% ELECTRONIC GIVING Week 1 1 Participation Corpus Christi offers the option of Electronic Contributions as % of participation 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% a simple way to contribute. This would allow you the freedom 34.0% (770 out of 2,298 Households) from worry or concern whether you are out of town, on vacation or wondering how to budget your contributions. Thank you to those that have Please stop by the office to fill contributed to this year’s appeal! out the form.

Diocese Job Opening The Diocese of Bismarck has an opening for a full-time Donor and Planned Giving Assistant. Responsibilities of the position include donor cultivation, scheduling and event planning. Please submit cover letter, resume, and three references to Denise Jordan, PO Box 1575, Bismarck, ND MUSIC MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 58502, or email [email protected]. Pianists Needed - Do you play the piano? Corpus Christi is looking for pianists to play PLEASE CHECK OUT YOUR WEBSITE for mass. Mentoring from other pianists will be www.corpuschristibismarck.com available. Play as little or as often as you want. You can listen to the homilies under the If you are interested, please email Jennifer at “Homily Podcast” tab. [email protected] or You can check out our Parish Bulletin, call her at 701-255-4600. Mass Schedule, etc. The Holy Father Speaks...The mystery of Christian life is loving our enemies and praying for our persecutors. He drew inspiration from the day's Gospel (Mt 5:43-48), in which Jesus invites his followers to a higher standard of human relations, so as to be "perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect." Forgiveness, prayer, and love for those who seek to destroy us is the path Jesus has laid out for us. The challenge of Christian life is asking the Lord for the grace to bless our enemies and to love them. To pray for those who want to destroy me, my enemies, so that God may bless them. This is truly difficult to understand. We can recall events of the last century, like the poor Russian Christians who, simply for being Christians, were sent to Siberia to die of cold. And they should pray for the executing government that sent them there? How can that be? Yet many did, so they prayed. We think of Auschwitz and other concentration camps. Should they pray for the dictator who sought a pure race? Jesus had a difficult logic to pray for those who put him to death on the Cross. There is an infinite distance between us - we who frequently refuse to forgive even small things - and what the Lord asks of us, which he has exemplified for us. To forgive those who seek to destroy us. It is often very difficult within families, for example, when spouses need to forgive one another after an argument, or when one needs to forgive their mother-in-law. It's not easy .... rather, we are invited to forgive those who are killing us, who want us out of the way. Not only forgive, but even pray that God may watch over them. Even more, to love them. Only Jesus' words can explain this. It is a grace to understand this Christian mystery and be perfect like the Father, who gives good things to the good and the bad.

Welcome! Thank you for choosing to worship with us today and we hope you will return often. If you do not belong to a parish, please consider choosing Corpus Christi as your church home. You may call the parish office at 255-4600 to register.

Date: Jun 30-Jul 1 June 30, 2018 July 1, 2018 July 1, 2018 July 1, 2018 4:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:45 AM 6:30 PM Hospitality 1 1 Linda Heil 1 Kathy Howe 1 2 2 Brian Steffl 2 Beverly Larson 2 3 3 Heather Steffl 3 Rita Mastel 3 4 4 Catherine Williams 4 4 5 5 Francis Williams 5 6 6 6

Ushers 1 1 Kenneth Heil* 1 Anthony Silvernagel Jr.* 1 Gene Rivinius* 2 2 Mike Hilbert 2 Dan Sauter 2 Bev Rivinius 3 3 Ron Torkelson 3 Lonnie Zahn 3 4 4 Virginia Torkelson 4 4 5 5 Dave Schmitz 5 6 6 Linda Schmitz 6 7 7 7

Lectors 1 Lisa Frank 1 John Kambeitz 1 Jo Kralicek 1 Todd VanOrman 2 Imelda Long 2 John Saiki 2 Christopher Knudson 2 Emma Konieczka

Servers 1 Meghan Friese 1 Jessica Keller 1 Emmy Miller 1 Eliza Konieczka 2 2 Paige Keller 2 Trevor Zainhofsky 2 Edriana Konieczka

Eucharistic Min BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRIST 1-R Carol Thompson 1-R Dean Anagnost R-1 Pamela Vetter R-1 Jim Luptak 2 Clyde Thompson 2 Shawn Anagnost 2 Elizabeth Schatz 2 3 Elaine Thompson 3 Debbie Best 3 Cathy Schatz 3 4 Jerome Volk 4 Lynn Best 4 Janet Spooner 4 5 Phyllis Lentz 5 Karen daSilva 5 Sydney Wild 5 6 6 Lynn Megal 6 Kyle Schatz 6 7 7 Galen Bren 7 Makayla Schatz 7 Father Terry 8 8 8 Jo Kralicek 8 9 Father Raphael 9 Father Terry 9 Father Paul 10 10 10 Phyllis Lentz 11 11 12 12 LG LG LG LG

BLOOD OF CHRIST BLOOD OF CHRIST BLOOD OF CHRIST BLOOD OF CHRIST 1 Terry Fugere 1 Vernon Welder 1 Shirley Bachmeier 1 Jane Greer 2 Mary Ann Metcalf 2 Irene Goetz 2 Kathy Howe 2 Doug Kostuck 3 Derek Theurer 3 Donna Schauer 3 Carolyn Heintz 3 4 Larry Thelen 4 Gerry Teevens 4 Jeff Heintz 4 5 Galen Bren 5 Mike Teevens 5 Doretta Bornemann 5 6 6 Joyce Welder 6 Nancy Christensen 6 7 Deacon 7 Deacon 7 Deacon 7 Deacon 8 8 8 Cindy Wetzel 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 12 12

Can you help? The blank spaces mean we need more help in that ministry. Please come to the ushers room and sign in on the schedule to help. Thank You. FAITH COMMUNITY NURSE A Faith Community Nurse is the newer term for a Parish Nurse! We are licensed registered nurses in the state of North Dakota and our goal is to minister to the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of the congregation. Faith Community Nursing is a specialty practice of community/public health nursing. As your Parish Nurses, some of the complimentary services we have offered and will continue to offer include: Home Visits Health Education Sessions held at the Church Health Tips in Bulletin Referrals to Community Services Blood Pressure Screenings Communicating with Client’s Physician Outreach and Follow-up Calls

You can contact Laura or Linda by calling the church at 701-255-4600 or by email at [email protected].

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Your stepping stones back into life... SOS (Sounds of Silence) is a suicide support group which provides compassionate support and grief education with the hope that family members and friends will find guidance on the path of healing. SOS meets on the 3rd Tuesday every month at 7:00 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway. LOTUS (Looking Onward to Understanding and Serenity) is a group for men, women and young adults who have experienced a death. June Combined (LOTUS Men and Women) Meeting will be June 26th at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway. The topic will be - Sea Glass - "The Sharpness of Grief". SEA GLASS, a support group for youth and teens. Sea Glass meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway.

WHY DO CATHOLICS DO THAT? Why do Catholics attend Mass on Holy Days of Obligation? Busy lives can distract us from God or cause us to become numb to his presence. Holy days of Obligation help us to remember that we belong first and foremost to God. These holy days give us time to meditate, mark and celebrate special holy events through the celebration of the Mass. Holy days of obligation include , the Ascension of Our Lord, Mary's Immaculate Conception, the Assumption, All Saints Day, and each Sunday. Sunday, Jun 24, 2018 done,” you honor her most by responding in the same way to SOLEMNITY OF THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST God’s invitation in your life. Discovering the mystery of you TODAY'S READINGS: 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Matthew 7:15-20 (373). Each newborn child is a mystery about to unfold in the world. “Every good tree bears good fruit.” Always there is the potential for joy and pain, great good or tremendous misery. A good bit of what the child becomes is Thursday, Jun 28, 2018 MEMORIAL OF IRENAEUS, BISHOP, MARTYR contained in the context of the family: its resources, stability, and Think before you act capacity to nurture. Parents and children together become what The church calendar identifies the second-century saint Irenaeus they would never have been without the challenge and the as a “bishop and martyr.” He was certainly a bishop (of Lyons in privilege of their relationship. John might never have become the France), but his martyrdom may be more legendary. He is Baptist without Elizabeth and Zechariah. What parts of yourself remembered primarily, though, not for his death but for what he do you owe to those who took that journey of trust with you? did in life. His era was a time when Christian doctrine was a TODAY'S READINGS: Day: Isaiah 49:1-6; Acts 13:22-26; Luke 1:57-66, 80 (587). “All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, boiling cauldron of sometimes wildly conflicting ideas, and it was ‘What, then, will this child be?’ ” not clear what would rise to the top. As a theologian, Irenaeus’ efforts to defend what was emerging as orthodox dogma made Monday, Jun 25, 2018 him one of the first people to think about Judge not systematically. Irenaeus teaches us that before we condemn a It’s a well-known part of Christian faith that you shouldn’t judge position we should seek to understand it. (though of course that hasn’t stopped many Christians from doing TODAY'S READINGS: 2 Kings 24:8-17; Matthew 7:21-29 (374). “The just that!). Most people understand the command not to judge crowds were astonished at Jesus’ teaching, for he taught them as others as a moral issue: Unless you’ve never done anything one having authority.” deserving of judgment, don’t dole it out to others. But it’s also a Friday, Jun 29, 2018 theological issue—about God. Judgment belongs to God, so not SOLEMNITY OF PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES judging becomes a matter of faith: If you believe in and respect Rock of ages God, then don’t judge. The pallium is an ancient liturgical vestment worn only by the TODAY'S READINGS: 2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Matthew 7:1-5 (371). pope and a very few other high church officials on whom the “Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see pope bestows it as a symbol of the jurisdiction delegated to them. clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.” In honor of Saints Peter and Paul, today is the day of the liturgical Tuesday, Jun 26, 2018 year on which these officials receive this symbol of their office. In Show yourself the door its current form it is a narrow band of white lamb’s wool from During a tour of San Francesco Basilica in Assisi, Italy, a friar sheep raised by Trappist monks, looped and draped over other took a group of pilgrims through the upper and lower churches liturgical vestments. The pallium is a reminder of the serious duty and to the crypt where Saint Francis and his companions were placed on the shoulders of the highest church leaders. Pray today buried. Throughout the tour he talked about the life of Francis that they may fulfill their offices wisely, faithfully, and with and the architecture, art, and history connected to him. At the compassion. end the friar brought the group back to the upper church and TODAY'S READINGS: Day: Acts 12:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18; Matthew 16:13-19 (591). “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will showed them the stunning frescoes attributed to Giotto illustrating build my church.” scenes from scripture and Francis’ life. As he guided the group to the exit he explained that on this wall was the most important Saturday, Jun 30, 2018 scene yet: the door! The exit, he said, is a reminder to go through MEMORIAL OF THE FIRST MARTYRS OF THE CHURCH IN ROME the doors and spread the Good News to the whole world. Don’t fan the flames Something to think about next time you exit a church! In the summer of A.D. 64 a terrible fire swept through the city of TODAY'S READINGS: 2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Matthew Rome. Emperor Nero found himself both praised for his efforts to 7:6, 12-14 (372). “Enter through the narrow gate.” help the victims and also accused of setting the fire. To deflect the criticism, he blamed the city’s Christian community, whom many Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018 Romans disliked already because they felt Christians set MEMORIAL OF CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA, BISHOP, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH The mother of all role models themselves apart from the rest of society. But Nero’s move backfired, so to speak. The hideous executions he inflicted on Bishop Cyril (c. 374-444) was a scholar and writer who Christians actually aroused the pity of many Romans. The victims promoted the use of the title Theotokos (“God-bearer”) for Mary, continue to witness (martyr in Greek) both to the power of faith the mother of Jesus. The Council of Ephesus in 431 approved the and to the dangers of prejudice and hate. name, which is used to this day in the Eastern and Orthodox TODAY'S READINGS: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Matthew 8:5-17 Catholic traditions. In the West, “Mother of God” is more (376). “They faint away like the wounded in the streets of the city.” common, but religious historian Jaroslav Pelikan offered a translation that comes closer to the original meaning: “The one who gives birth to the one who is God.” However you choose to address the courageous woman who dared to say, “Thy will be

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Forgiveness can be a gift we easily Clarify morals. The reason most of us offer to others but deny ourselves. Yet, feel ashamed of our wrongdoings is Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati learning to forgive ourselves is a because they are out of line with our Pier Giorgio was critical ingredient in the ability to faith and morals. born in 1901, in forgive others. Consider offering Fortunately, examining Turin, Italy. yourself the loving gift of our actions can actually From a forgiveness: clue us into what we young age, Release the emotion. really feel is important. he had a A well-formed Bringing our actions in line deep love for conscience feels guilt with our beliefs is a positive the Holy for sin. A mistake outcome from transgressions. Eucharist and the Blessed triggers sadness and Growth makes forgiveness Virgin and had a rich spiritual regret. Holding on possible. life. Pier used what resources to these negative Give yourself a do over. he had to help the poor. He feelings Refusing to forgive ourselves was devoted to serving the makes means we are locked in the sick, caring for orphans and them patterns past. Instead, the goal is to helping the servicemen that become part learn from the experience to returning from war. He studied of who we are. avoid repetition. To help, engineering to better serve Instead, attack the write down how you would Christ among the miners, but emotion associated with the act differently if you had the died before completing his transgression and release it. Go to chance to do it again. You will see the degree. Confession, perform acts of kindness, skills you have acquired as a result make amends to change the way you and be able to move on to a better Discipleship look at yourself. future. Disciples aren’t just 12 men chosen by Christ long ago. A is one who makes Christ the center of his or her life. “Make room therefore for Christ, and refuse entrance to Why do Catholics pray? all others. When you have Christ, you are rich and have need of (nothing) else.” We pray to bond with God, Our prayer is always a Thomas À Kempis whether to praise him, to ask response to God’s “Much will be required forgiveness for our sins, to invitation: “Whether we of the person entrusted thank him, or to ask him for realize it or not, prayer with much, and still help. Prayer is our is the encounter of more will be demanded connection to God’s thirst with of the person entrusted God, who ours. God thirsts with more” (Luke created us and that we may thirst 12:48) wants to have a for him” (Catechism of relationship with us. the , #2560).

© Copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC July 2018 Page 2 Use the Bible well There’s an old saying, "Bibles that are falling apart usually Focus on passages. The Bible will make more sense if you belong to people who aren't." Try these tips to get the most read the sections that are grouped together rather than out of your reading: sentence by sentence. Choose a Catholic version. The New American Mark it up. Underline and make notes in the Bible is read during Mass but there are other margins as you read to make your book more Catholic translations. Most important is useful. having an edition you enjoy that contains Read aloud. The Bible began as an oral all the Catholic books. (Here is a list: tradition. Hearing the passages read may help usccb.org/bible/approved-translations/index.cfm.) them become clearer. Use the aids. The Bible contains customs and terms that Live it. What you read in the Bible will help you nd are foreign to us. Read the introductions and footnotes for strength to meet the challenges of life. Don’t just read it. helpful explanations. Live it.

John 6:1-15; What is Loaves and shes. expected of Catholics? This Gospel passage records the when Jesus fed the ve thousand “as miracle of the multiplication of the much...as they wanted.” Even after Successful families have guidelines that loaves and the shes. The crowds they’d had their ll of bread, help each member grow in love and following Jesus were hungry, so Jesus there were still twelve wicker virtue. Also a family, the Catholic Church asked Philip where they could get baskets left over. God can’t recommends basic guidelines so that her enough food. Dismayed, Philip be outdone in generosity. children, too, can grow in gured that two hundred days’ wages Being faced with love and virtue: still wouldn’t buy enough food for problems that appear Come home every them. Like Philip, we can beyond our ability to weekend: “You shall face problems that seem solve can feel attend Mass on Sundays too big for us and get overwhelming. It’s easy and on Holy days of dismayed. to react like Philip and Obligation and rest from The apostle Andrew was more give up hope. On our own, servile labor.” God wants to see us – often! industrious; he found a boy with ve we may not have much to offer. By Take responsibility: “You shall confess loaves of barley bread and two sh. The offering what we have to God, meager your sins at least once a year.” Since we boy willingly offered to Jesus all he had, though it may be, he can accomplish are prone to sin, it’s important to repair meager though it was. What a surprise amazing feats through us. our relationship with Our Lord. Proper nourishment: “You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.” In the visions of Christ’s Passion and, by a Eucharist, Jesus nourishes us with his special grace, received the marks of Body and Blood – at every Mass! Christ’s wounds on her body. Make room for love: “You shall observe July 25 – St. James (1st Century). the days of fasting and abstinence July 3 – St. Thomas (1st Century). When Jesus called St. James and his established by the Church.” Fasting helps Known as “doubting Thomas” for brother, John, to become apostles, us free our hearts for God’s love. requesting proof of the Resurrection, they left their father in a shing boat Contribute to the family: “You shall he made a beautiful profession of faith on the Sea of Galilee. St. James was help to provide for the needs of the when he received proof, “My Lord and one of three apostles to Church.” Whether we donate money, My God” (John 20:28). Tradition says witness Jesus' time or resources, our help matters that Thomas evangelized the Parthians, trans guration, the (CCC #2042-2043). Medes, and Persians, and ultimately raising of Jairus' reached India. He was martyred near daughter, and To provide practical ideas that promote Mylapore. the agony in faithful Catholic living. July 9 – St. Veronica Giuliani Gethsemane. St. Success Publishing & Media, LLC (1727). Born in Italy, in 1660, St. James was the Publishers of Growing in Faith™ and Partners in Faith™ (540)662-7844 (540)662-7847 fax Veronica entered the Capuchin order rst of the http://www.growinginfaith.com as soon as she was old enough to apostles to be (Unless noted Bible quotes and references are from the Revised Standard Version and the New American Bible) marry. Soon after, she began receiving martyred. © Copyright 2018 Success Publishing & Media, LLC