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Today’s Gospel John 20.19-23

The name and timing of the Feast of Pentecost has its and fruits of the Holy Spirit. This was a harvest far beyond roots deep in Jewish tradition. The Jewish Feast of Pente- their expectation, and one that we continue to reap. It is cost is the feast of the harvest of the first fruits, also the the gift of the Holy Spirit that united them in love with end of the feast of weeks. In Leviticus 23:11 we are told Christ and each other that filled them that day. It is the that Pentecost fell fifty days after the Sabbath following the presence of the Holy Spirit that blessed them with the var- Passover. It was a fifty day festival celebrating the harvest ious and particular gifts each needed to carry out the mis- and thanking for providing them with food. The Jewish sion Christ had given them. They found the boldness to Feast of Pentecost marked the end of the festival and was leave the upper room and to go out and proclaim the mes- a time of celebration in which crowds sage of , to heal the sick, cast would flock to Jerusalem and the out demons, stand up to the author- Temple to take part in the Feast. ities who tried to silence them, and It was on this Jewish Feast of Pen- many other mighty deed. tecost that God did something totally When we look at the readings that unexpected and new for the follow- describe Pentecost it is easy to view ers of Jesus. On the day of the As- this Feast as one of remembering cension Jesus instructed the Apos- something that occurred millenniums tles to go back to Jerusalem and ago, but are no longer present to- wait and pray. In Luke’s Gospel he day. This is a view that shortchanges tells them to go to Jerusalem where us in receiving what the Lord gives they will “be clothed with power from to us. He never recalled the Holy on high,” and in Acts, they are told Spirit from the Church, and that that they will receive the Holy Spirit. same Holy Spirit continues to be giv- In these instructions Jesus didn’t tell en to us, and present to us. The Ho- them how long they were to wait and ly Spirit that we celebrate at Baptism pray, just to do it. I wonder what and Confirmation is the same spirit. thoughts they had as they gathered Pentecost is a time for us to open each day in the upper room to pray, our hearts and to this great gift and nothing extraordinary seemed to to the church, and to how the Spirit happen. Most likely there was some desires to work in each one of our uncertainty, but their experience of lives. This Pentecost, pray with new being with the risen and glorified Lord that past forty days, fervor the Pentecost Sequence that is a part of the Pen- no doubt strengthened their faith and gave them a new tecost Mass. “Come, Holy Spirit, come! … O most confidence in listening to the Lord’s words. blessed Light divine, shine within these hearts of yours, And so it came to pass that on Pentecost when they and our inmost being fill!… In your sevenfold gift de- gathered for their tenth day of prayer, and as their fellow scend.” Jews were completing their celebration of the harvest, the apostles experienced something more powerful and last- ~Father Killian Loch, O.S.B. ing in that upper room. The Holy Spirit came to them just ~Do you know and experience in your own life the gift and power of the as Jesus had told them, and with tongues of fire they re- Holy Spirit? ceived “power from on high.” They celebrated the gifts

~2019 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and weekdays© 2018 Archdio- TODAY’S READINGS cese of Chicago, p 217.

FIRST READING (Acts 2.1-11): This reading is the same each yeaer: the account of Pentecost formt he Acts of KNOW THE SAINTS theApostles. It begins with unity: “they were all together in TO BE CHRIST-LIKE IN FAITH… one place” (Acts 2.1). The Holy Spirit comes in powerful Blessed Virgin Mary, , June 10… signs—”a soud like the rush of a violent wind,” tongues, as of This year is this feast day’s second anniversary and will be fire.” Immediately, amazing thins happen: filled with the Holy celebrated every year on the day after Pentecost. spirit, they begin to speak in different languages. Jews from Francis approved this celebration because it might encour- every nation, gathered in Jerusalem for the feast, are age the growth of the maternal sense of the Church in the astounded–not by the my rushing wind, or the tongues of fire pastors, religious and faithful, as well as a growth of genuine –but by the simple fact that they understand each other. Marian piety. Pope Francis recognizes the importance of the RESPONSORIAL PSALM (104.1ab, 24ac, 29b-31, 34): This Blessed Virgin Mary, her association with the Apostles and Psalm is sung every year on Pentecost. It is a song of praise Christ, and the feast of Pentecost. to God, who created all things, but who continually renews Canada has had a long tradition honouring Mary. The his creation. “When you take away their breath, they die / … country was first consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of When you send forth your spirit, they are created.” God is Mary at the 1947 Marian Congress in Ottawa. In September actively engaged in the world he has made; he is not fin- 2017, to mark Canada’s 150th birthday, the nation was re- ished yet. consecrated to Mary by Canada’s bishops and its three car- SECOND READING (1 Corinthians 12.3b-7, 12-13): Paul is con- dinals — Marc Ouellet, Gerald Lacroix and Thomas Collins. cerned about his congregation in Corinth. In it, a charismatic In his speech at the end of the Second Vatican Council in group has originated and practiced. Its 1964, Blessed Pope Paul VI declared Mary the “most holy effect on the congregation has not been good. Those who Mother of the Church.” And in 1981, the title “Mother of the have failed to participate are looked upon as second class Church” was given another boost when St. John Paul II had Christians and divisiveness has ensued. Paul does not con- a mosaic commissioned for the outside wall of his papal demn the movement. He sees in it the Spirit at work. But on apartment called Mater Ecclesiae (“Mother of the Church”) in the other hand he stresses that the outpouring of the Spirit gratitude for his recovery after being shot in St. Peter’s must build up the community (the body of Christ), not tear it Square. Then, and other times, the pope spoke of Mary as a apart. To have the Spirit means, first of all, to confess: “Jesus mediator, or someone who intercedes for us, is Lord.” This is done in various ways, not just by speaking in That idea of Mary interceding for the Church, as a mother tongues. Each gift, even the least spectacular one, must be does for her children, is important for we Catholics to consid- used for the common good! This could be a reminder to con- er. At the time of the original Pentecost, Mary “did what a temporary movements and counter-movements in the Church. mother would do — she prayed with and for her children in ~2019 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons, and weekdays © 2018 Archdio- the upper room.” cese of Chicago, p 217-218.

At His crucifixion — when Jesus announced to the disciple

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION John, “behold your mother” about Mary — John symbolizes

Each one of us, young and old alike, is person- all of us, the Church. ~https://www.catholicregister.org ally called today by the Holy Spirit into the same St. Barnabas, Apostle (c.75) June 11… Saint Barnabas is mission as that of the first Apostles — to ad- the patron saint of Cyprus. vance the Kingdom of God in our corner of the Reflection: Barnabas is spoken of simply as one who dedi- world. Just as He did on that Pentecost day, the cated his life to the Lord. He was a man “filled with the Holy Holy Spirit speaks to us in our “own language” to give us the Spirit and faith. Thereby, large numbers were added to the Good News of the Gospel and urge us to share it. Lord.” Even when he and Paul were expelled from Antioch in [email protected] Pisidia—modern-day Turkey—they were “filled with joy and

ABOUT TODAY’S SOLEMNITY The Greek word for Pente- the Holy Spirit.” ~www.franciscanmedia.org cost (pentekoste) means “fiftieth,” and in early Christianity it THE FIVE as Requested referred to the entire fifty days of . The roots of Pente- by Our Lady of Fatima… The Five First Saturdays Devotion cost can be found in the Jewish festival of Weeks (Shavuot) is intended as a means of reparation to the Immaculate the fifty-day celebration following Passover (Exodus 23.16). It Heart of Mary for the sins and outrages committed against it, was a harvest festival in which the first fruits of the harvest by an indifferent and ungrateful world. were offered to God in gratitude. It eventually became associ- "Whether the world has war or peace depends on the prac- ated with the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Early Chris- tice of this devotion, along with the consecration to the Im- tians reinterpreted the Jewish festival as a commemoration of maculate Heart of Mary. This is why I desire its propagation the coming of the Holy Spirit, since Acts records that the Holy so ardently, especially because this is also the will of our Spirit came to the disciples when the festival of Pentecost was dear Mother in Heaven." -Sr. Lucy (March 19, 1939) fulfilled (See Acts 2.1-11). The celebration of Pentecost a may During her July apparition at Fatima, Our Lady said to Lu- begin on Saturday afternoon or evening with the Vigil. By the cia, “I shall come to ask... that on the First Saturday of every end of the fourth century in the West, Pentecost became a month, Communions of reparation be made in atonement for time for the initiation of thosenot baptized at Easter. Thus, a the sins of the world.” Although she made no further mention night vigil was added like the Easter Vigil for this purpose. With of this devotion at Fatima, on December 10, 1925, our this early history in mind, this is a most appropriate time to Blessed Mother again appeared to Lucia at Pentevedra, initiate those who were not ready at the Easter Vigiil, or (not Spain, where the seer had been sent to the Dorothean Sis- and) to celebrate the Reception of Baptized Christians into the ters to learn to read and write. It was there Our Lady com- Full Communion of the (see RCIA, 473). pleted her request for the Five First Saturdays and gave her

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great promise. DAILY READINGS JUNE 10 – JUNE 16, 2019 Appearing with the in that apparition was the Infant Jesus, Who said to Lucia: “Have pity on the Heart DATE / DAY READINGS of your Most Holy Mother. It is covered with thorns with 10 Monday 2 Corinthians 1.1-7

which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment, and there is Psalm 34.1-8 no one to remove them with an act of reparation.” BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTH- Matthew 5.1-12 ER OF THE CHURCH Our Lady then spoke: “See, my daughter, my Heart encir- cled by thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every 11 Tuesday Acts 11.21b-26; 13.1-3

moment by their and ingratitude. Do you, at Psalm 98.1-6 ST. BARMABAS, APOSTLE least, strive to console me. Tell them that I promise to assist Matthew 10.7-13 at the hour of death with the graces necessary for 12 Wednesday 2 Corinthians 3.4-11 all those who, in order to make reparation to me, on the First Psalm 99.5-9 Saturday of five successive months, go to confession, re- Matthew 5.17-19 ceive Holy Communion, say five decades of the , and 13 Thursday 2 Corinthians 3.15–4.1, 3-6

keep me company for a quarter of an hour, meditating on the

Psalm 85.8ab-13 fifteen mysteries of the Rosary.” ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, Matthew 5.20-26 The elements of this devotion, therefore, consist in the fol- PRIEST, DOCTOR lowing four points, all of which must be offered in reparation to the . One should make this in- 14 Friday 2 Corinthians 4.7-15 tention before carrying out Our Lady’s requests. A renewal of Psalm 116.10-11, 15-18 the actual intention at the time is best; however, if such an Matthew 5.27-32 intention is made now, it will fulfill the requirements if, for instance, the actual intention is forgotten at the time of con- 15 Saturday 2 Corinthians 5.14-21

fession. Psalm 103.1-4, 8-9, 11-12 OUR LADY’S SATURDAY Confession: This confession can be made before the First Matthew 5.33-37 Saturday or afterward, provided that Holy Communion be 16 Sunday Proverbs 8.22-31

received in the state of grace. In 1926, Christ in a Psalm 8.3-8 explained to Lucia that this confession could be made a THE SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST Romans 5.1-5 week before or even more, and that it should be offered in HOLY TRINITY John 16.12-15 reparation. Liturgy of the Hours: Week 2 Holy Communion: Before receiving Holy Communion, it is likewise necessary to offer it in reparation to Our Lady. Our Lord told Lucia in 1930, “This Communion will be accepted After completing the Five First Saturdays, one may contin- on the following Sunday for just reasons, if my priests allow ue the devotion simply to console the Immaculate Heart of it so.” So if work or school, sickness, or another just reason Our Lady. A tender love of our Blessed Mother will lead one prevents the Communion on a First Saturday, with this per- to do all he can to make reparation for the sins which pierce mission it may be received the following Sunday. If Com- her Immaculate Heart. Let us remember, too, that although munion is transferred, any or all of the other acts of the de- Our Lady made this promise to those who would observe votion may also be performed on Sunday if the person so five such First Saturdays in succession, in her July apparition desires. she asked simply that Communions of reparation be made Rosary: The Rosary is a vocal prayer said while meditating on every First Saturday to atone for the sins of the world. ~http://www.themostholyrosary.com upon the mysteries of Our Lord’s life and Passion and Our

Lady’s life. To comply with the request of our Blessed Moth- PAPAL INTENTION FOR JUNE er, it must be offered in reparation and said properly while Evangelization That priests, through the modesty and humility meditating. of their lives, commit themselves actively to a solidarity with 15-minute meditation: Also offered in reparation, the medita- those who are most poor.

tion may embrace one or more mysteries; it may include all, PENTACOST SUNDAY taken together or separately. This Let us pray for….. “The Advocate, the Holy Spirit whom meditation should be the richest of the Father will send in my name, will any meditation, because Our Lady teach you everything and remind you THOSE IN NEED OF WELL-BEING promised to be present when she of all that I told you.” (John 14:26) said “...those who keep me compa- Karin Lee Lissel Ryan Gallagher The materialism of our society lures ny....” Sophie Young Jan Toogood us to concentrate more on what we To those who faithfully follow Our La- want than on what God wants for us. dy’s requests for the Five First Satur- Ed & Rose Fries Angela Pangan The relativism of our world tells us that days, she has made a wonderful Joanne Steiner we should be tolerant of all things, that promise which she, as of All OUR BELOVED DEPARTED Graces, will certainly fulfill: “I promise there is no absolute truth. Pray to the Richard Bast Albertine Ferraton to assist at the hour of death with the Holy Spirit to transform our lives and to graces necessary for salvation.” This Meryl Wanner Irene Miller guide our thoughts, words and actions. means that our Blessed Mother will be James Enright Ben Kotyk May We Spend Our Week present at the hour of death with the George Fefchuck Maddox Polasek In the Heart of Jesus actual grace of final perseverance, May God’s grace and blessings Let us all hear His voice calling (which after the gift/grace of Faith), is comfort and console those who each of us to fulfill our mission. the most important grace. we love and are in need!

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… from the Archdiocese • The EDGE ‘Middle School Ministry’ is taking place Monday, June 10 from 6:30- 8:00 p.m. † THE ARCHDIOCESE OF REGINA LAY FORMATION PROGRAM This will be the last meeting until the Fall. We FORMING CATHOLIC LEADERS FOR SERVICE AND EVANGELIZA- would like to invite all families of the Edge

TION kids for a night of outdoor games, weather permitting. "Learning about apologetics has been a highlight for • VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL me because it involves the defense of the faith. When it is Come ROAR with us! Holy Family Parish is done in a kind and gentle way, conversations with all sorts hosting a VBS for students who will be enter- of people open up." - Dean Vey, Resurrection Parish, Regi- ing grades 1 thru 5 in the fall! It will take place na. July 15-19, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. Email by One weekend a month from October to June, Catholics June 30th to register: holyfamilykidspro- just like you are gathering at Campion College in Regina to [email protected] Check out the promo video: receive the tools and the guidance they need to speak con- https://vimeo.com/326195975 fidently about the church, their faith, and Jesus Christ in Parents, Grandparents and teachers are encouraged to their homes, parishes and the world. Why not make their volunteer. As a thank you, your child’s registration fee is story, your story? We are currently accepting applications lower!! Check out the website: holyfamilyregina.com/ for the Fall intake of this three-year program. vacation-bible-school for more info about where we need For more information or to register, please contact our Pro- your help. gram Coordinator, Eric Gurash at 306.352.1651 ext 211 or A training meeting for volunteers will take place on Monday email him at [email protected] June 17th at 7:00 pm at the Church. † ARCHDIOCESE OF REGINA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To register, volunteer or for more information email: The Annual General Meeting for the Archdiocese of Regina [email protected] will be held Saturday, June 22nd at Our Lady Of Peace Parish. 3:00 p.m. More From HFP

Copies of the 2018 Archdiocese Annual Report will be ☺ SEMINAR-WORKSHOPS for the different liturgical ministries will available at the meeting and will be posted on the website be offered in June. There is a sign up sheet in the foyer. The soon. schedule is as follows:

† On Friday, June 14, 2019, The Roman Catholic Archdio- • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion cese of Regina will gather in joy and thanksgiving for the (Eucharistic Ministers) — Wed., June 12 @ 7pm, Ordination of Deacon Parker Love, Deacon Anthony • Altar Servers — Thurs., June 13 @ 6:30pm, Tran Phung, and Deacon Van Chinh Vu to the Sacred • Lectors (Readers) — Wed., June 19 @ 7pm

Order of Priesthood. Diaconate Ordination begins at 7:00 ☺ Holy Family Parish Presents a series of Health and Wellness pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral with a reception to follow. Events! We will welcome 3 speakers to lead a 45 minute in- We ask that you please pray for Anthony, Chinh & Parker, formative session followed by a 15 minute Q&A period. Our last and for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. session is on June 9 at 2:00pm, we welcome Dan Ince &

Michelle Espino. Pre-registrations can be emailed or phoned in † DYING HEALED WORKSHOP Learn more about end of life to Natalie LeBlanc at: [email protected] or 306-530-9975. issues, the power of human presence and the meaning of Charitable donations graciously accepted. human suffering. Wednesday June 26 and Thursday • Holy Family Parish wishes to extend her deepest sympathies to June 27. Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m and Thursday 9:30 the families of Irene Miller, Albertine Ferraton, and Richard Bast a.m.-3:30 p.m. At Santa Maria Senior Citizens Home, 4215 at this time of loss. Our prayers and thoughts are with you and Regina Ave, Regina. To register, please contact Amanda your families during this difficult time. Trainor at 306-352-1651 or [email protected]. ☺Holy Family is introducing The Parish Book of Intentions. This Cost $25 (includes lunch on Thursday and a participant is meant to be accessible to everyone to write their personal workbook). For more information on this workshop or the prayer for family or community. This is in concurrence with The Dying Healed Program, please visit: www. lifecollective.io/ Prayer Tree. You will find our Parish Book of Intentions in the foyer. Please stick to a 2 line maximum to allow room for all. mtfl/events/dying-healed-regina-sk

DAILY QUOTE FROM THE EARLY CHURCH FATHERS: The Holy Spirit at Parish Announcements Pentecost, by Leo the Great, 400-461 A.D. "To the Hebrew people, now freed from Egypt, the law was given on CWL NEWS Mount Sinai fifty days after the immolation of the paschal lamb. Sim-

ilarly, after the passion of Christ in which the true Lamb of God was ☼ SCHOLARSHIP AWARD HOLY FAMILY CWL is ac- killed, just fifty days after his resurrection, the Holy Spirit fell upon cepting applications to award a $500 scholar- the apostles and the whole group of believers. Thus the earnest ship to a Grade 12 graduate who will be enter- Christian may easily perceive that the beginnings of the Old Cove- ing an approved post-secondary institution. See nant were at the service of the beginnings of the gospel and that the the CWL bulletin board for applications and require- same Spirit who instituted the first established the Second Cove- ments. Completed applications must be received by the nant." (excerpt from Sermon 75.1) –copyright (c) 2018 Servants of the Word, source: www.dailyscripture.net,

parish office no later than June 30, 2019.

author Don Schwager. Used with permission. YOUTH NEWS • The next “Source” retreat will be at Resurrection Parish A PERSONAL MISSION

on June 9th starting at 6:00pm. Open to Grades 9– Uni- Each one of us has a personal mission to fulfill through the versity, join us for food, fellowship, spiritual insights, adora- use of our personal gifts and talents in grateful service of tion, praise & worship and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. the Kingdom of God. –The Catholic Steward 4

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