St. Julie Billiart Parish

19th Sunday In Ordinary Time 8 August 2021 St. Julie Billiart, Dartmouth M Diocese of Fall River Sunday and Daily Mass Schedule Tȸȵ PȱɃɄȿɂ’Ƀ CȿȼɅȽȾ

August 7th M August 15th Speaking to God, Face to Face Sat. Aug 07 19th Sunday (Vigil) (Gr) For both last Sunday and this Sunday, the Gospel pas- 4:30pm Pro Populo sage for Mass is part of the “Bread of Life Discourse” in Sun. Aug 08 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time (Gr) St. John’s Gospel. In the Gospel for last Sunday, Jesus 7:30am Anna Trovato said, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, 9:00am Adelino Antonio and whoever believes in me will never thirst” (Jn 6:35). And in the 11:00am Patrick J. Taffe Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus says, “I am the living bread that Mon. Aug 09 St. Teresa Benedicta; Virgin (Rd) 9:00am Jaime Horta came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and Tues. Aug 10 St. Lawrence; Deacon (Rd) the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world” (Jn 6:51). 9:00am Roger Cadieux In the Bread of Life Discourse, Jesus was revealing and Wed. Aug 11 St. Clare; Virgin (Wh) explaining the truth of His Real Presence in the Eucharist. 9:00am Donna Kiely The Eucharist is how Jesus remained present here on Thurs. Aug 12 St. Jane de Chantal; Religious (Wh) earth, even after He ascended into Heaven. “It is highly 9:00am Ruth DiMarzio Fri. Aug 13 Ss. Pontian & Hippolytus (Rd) fitting that Christ should have wanted to remain present to 9:00am Izaura Pimentel his Church in this unique way. Since Christ was about to Sat. Aug 14 St. Maximillian Kolbe; Priest (Rd) take his departure from his own in his visible form, he 9:00am William E. & David W. Travers wanted to give us his sacramental presence; since he was Sat. Aug 14 The Assumption of Mary (Vigil) (Wh) about to offer himself on the cross to save us, he wanted 4:30pm Marie Sullivan us to have the memorial of the love with which he loved Sun. Aug 15 The Assumption of Mary (Wh) 7:30am John & Margaret Healy us ‘to the end,’ even to the giving of his life. In his Eucha- 9:00am Pro Populo ristic presence he remains mysteriously in our midst as the 11:00am Antonio Nunes da Cunha one who loved us and gave himself up for us” (Catechism, 1380). Note: Feria designates a weekday which does not celebrate a feast or memorial for a saint or other dedication. Since we have this great gift of Christ’s Presence in the Eucharist, we are encouraged by the Church to develop a Pro Populo means a Holy Mass “for the people”. It indi- deep devotion to the Eucharist. And this is why we offer cates the obligation for priests to celebrate one Sunday or time for Adoration of the Eucharist here at St. Julie’s on Holy Day Mass for their parishioners. Wednesday and Saturday each week. Adoration gives us the peaceful and quiet opportunity to focus our souls on Please Pray For: Christ and to speak to Him “face to face” and from the heart about our lives and our need for His grace and help. All the Souls in Purgatory and for parishioners who Whenever we speak to someone face to face, we usually are ill at home or in nursing home or hospital and feel more of an obligation to be honest and truthful. And especially also for: Jenna D., Steven Medeiros., this is what happens in Adoration, when we discuss with Connie Bernado, Jackie & Robert Lavoie, Jasmine Christ the truth about our lives. Adoration lets us tell Maya Andrade, Nick, Grace Gonsalves, Leonard & Christ about whatever thoughts and emotions we’re expe- Connie Parenteau, Jaime Pimentel, Joaquina riencing – all the things that are happening in our souls –, Robinson, Robert & Betsy Peckham, Lucille and then we can “rinse” those thoughts and emotions with Dussault, Bill H., Delmar C. Ezriah B., Diane T., and the truth of Christ’s teachings so that they are purified and Jane & Chauncey G., Kathy & Marianna M., Eric Eastman, David G., Laurtetta R., and Stephen sanctified. As a result, we come away being more faithful Fernandes. to Christ, more true to ourselves, and better able to relate to others in truth and charity. In Adoration of Christ in the Eucharist, we have the CONFESSION blessed privilege and opportunity to speak to God face to face and to let our souls be sanctified by the Real Presence Saturday: 8:00 am to 9:00 am of God here on earth. So, please consider coming to spend Saturday: 3:30 to 4:30 pm some quiet time with Christ, the Bread of Life, as we adore Wednesday 5:00 to 6:00 pm Him here on the altar during the day on Wednesday and And By Appointment Saturday each week. ON THE COVER - BY STEVEN N. GUILLOTTE PARISH INFORMATION The Jews murmured about Jesus because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven ...” (Jn 6:41) PARISH OFFICE HOURS When Jesus told the Jews (after the multiplication of the loaves and fishes) that He was the “bread of life” come In Person: Mon - Fri 9:45am – 4:00pm down from heaven they immediately missed the part about Otherwise staff are in the office and available the living bread and murmured against the part about com- by telephone or email between these same hours ing from heaven. Some present claimed an acquaintance Monday through Friday to assist you. with Jesus and with Mary and Joseph; so how could this HANDY CONTACTS man, born of flesh, have come down from heaven? Religious Education: 508-990-0287 Remarkably, the crowd’s muttering did not move Jesus to Facilities Management:: 508-441-1145 explain how He came from heaven. Jesus continued on as he began by declaring Himself the bread from heaven, St. Vincent de Paul Society: [email protected] even as the Jews did not accept that He was from heaven. Bulletin Editor: [email protected] Further, if the crowd failed to believe the revelation that Jesus was from heaven so that they saw him as a mere man would they not also see His body as mere flesh; St. Julie Billiart Parish would they not need further instruction in order to believe 494 Slocum Road that His “flesh is true food and [His] blood true drink”? Dartmouth, MA 02747 Any reader of Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse might pose Main Tel: (508)9932351 Fax: (508) 9932473 the question: “Why did Jesus not pause at the people’s mur- website: www.saintjulies.org muring and offer instruction about His heavenly origin, i.e. about His Incarnation?” After all, how could the people Fr. David Pignato, Pastor come to believe that Jesus was the “bread” from heaven, [[email protected]] when they were still stuck on the “from heaven” part? Fr. Steven Booth The Incarnation of Jesus Christ is a wonderfully amazing [[email protected]] mystery that we Catholics do not reflect upon deeply or Mr. Joe Martino. Rel. Education: Grades 6-9 daily enough. Belief in the Incarnation means that we believe that the Son of God, therefore God himself, became [[email protected]] man, conceived and born in the flesh. Kathy & Gene Kosinski, Rel. Education: Grades 1-5 We would be aghast at the notion of God becoming man [[email protected]] if we had not been instructed in the beauty and love of this Mrs. Rhonda Senra, Parish Office Assistant divine act and if we did not know that it ends in the greater [[email protected].] glory of God (Phil 2:11). Many of the Jews were aghast (Jn Mr. Joe Martino, Parish Maintenance 5:18). But at least they were honest. For only the one who is naturally dismayed at the prospect of God becoming man [[email protected]] can be thoroughly (supernaturally) elated over the reality of Mr. Steven Guillotte, Business Manager & Pastoral God becoming man. Only the one who truly appreciates Assistant [[email protected]] what God did in the Incarnation can grasp the transformative mystery of God and hence fully embrace the Bread from Heaven. Thus, the one who desires a greater love for the Holy Eucharist ought to reflect more deeply upon the HOLY MASS Incarnation, while the one who believes in the latter but not in the former has not reflected deeply enough. Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am & 11:00am We place on our bulletin cover for this 19th Sunday in Saturday Vigil 4:30pm Ordinary Time a detail of a work by the Flemish painter, Monday-Saturday 9:00am Peter Paul Rubens, entitled The Last Supper (1632 Holy Days 9:00am & 6:00pm wikiart). As a Catholic artist responding to Protestantism, Rubens is eager to offer a thoughtful Eucharistic reflection. We see Christ consecrating bread and wine into His Body CONFESSIONS

& Blood. Huddled about by the Apostles, light from heaven Wednesday 5:00-6:00pm descends upon Christ as He offers thanks to His Father. The gold chalice rests upon a marble structure reminding us Saturday 8:00-9:00am of Holy Mass. While Christ is the focus, our eyes are also Saturday 3:30-4:30pm drawn to Judas who looks away from Jesus, doubtful and Any Time by Appointment deceitful. It seems as if Rubens “cut and pasted” Judas from another painting or superimposed him from another dimen- EUCHARISTIC ADORATION sion; for Judas seems out of place in emotion and perspective. Here, Judas represents the worldly dimension, the Wednesday 10:00am-6:00pm merely human perspective, as one refusing to commit to the Saturday 10:00am-3:00pm Eucharistic celebration and its unity with the Incarnation. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 8, 2021

Tǉǆ KǏǊǈǉǕǔ ǐǇ CǐǍǖǎǃǖǔ HǐǈǂǏ CǐǖǏǄǊǍ CǍǂǎ BǐǊǍ: Please call Tony to purchase tickets of $30 for the ATTENTION PARENTS: Annual Clam Boil on Sunday 22 August at Lepage’s Seafood at 439 Martine St., Fall Fiver. Tickets are being Faith Formation Registration sold outside of church after the Masses for two weekends. Registration is now live and active on our parish Proceeds go to support local faithbased charities. website homepage. You will see a faith formation im- age on which parents of CCD students can click, linking New Diocesan COVID Guidelines them to the registration/payment form. Those who use e giving can use their present login to access the process Consistent with new CDC guidelines for re- and others may create a profile before beginning. gions with increased transmission of COVID19, Once the online form is completed by parents making the Diocese of Fall River now "strongly encour- or setting up payments and recording their contact, emergency contact, and student information etc., this ages" all parishioners, whether vaccinated or un- will trigger an email to the parish office for tracking reg- vaccinated, to wear masks when attending Mass or istrants and verifying students in their new classes which other indoor liturgical events. In addition, masks have already been “promoted” from last year within our will be worn by those who distribute Holy Com- parish data system. munion. We pray for a quick and final end to the Please note that any parent wishing to pay the faith COVID19 pandemic. formation registration fee with cash or check may contact the parish office at 508 9932351. PǂǔǕǐǓ’ǔ EǎǂǊǍǔ: It has come to our attention that some parishioners have not been receiving the parish AǏǏǖǂǍ FǊǏǂǏǄǊǂǍ RǆǑǐǓǕ: Please note that the An- emails. These emails are sent occasionallywith announce- nual Financial Report with an accompanying letter ments, updates, and helpful reminders of parish events. If from Father Pignato is now posted on our parish web- you would like to receive these emails, please contact the site homepage for a period of time. Thank you all for Parish Office. your support of the parish and it’s work for Christ.

Mǂǔǔ IǏǕǆǏǕǊǐǏǔ: Just last week we opened the Mass RCIA: is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, or the Book for the period of January through June 2022 . There- process whereby nonbaptized adults, through a period of fore, at this time, parishioners are able to schedule 3 Mass instruction and interior conversion, are initiated into the intentions. Once a few weeks have passed you will be able Catholic Church. We should always be on the look out to to book two more Masses making the maximum of 5 bring others to Christ, especially when we find people Masses for this time period. We will of course let you that are questioning and inquiring. If you know of any- know if there is more availability of Masses going for- one asking sincere questions about the Church, please ward. speak with Father Steven Booth who prepares these seek- ers to enter into our beloved faith. UǑǄǐǎǊǏǈ SǆǄǐǏǅ ʧ SǑǆǄǊǂǍ CǐǍǍǆǄǕǊǐǏǔ

All of August Parish Maintenance Fund Parish Ladies Guild

August 8 Parish Assessment Tǉǆ SǖǏǔǉǊǏǆ VǐǍǖǏǕǆǆǓ: through August 14th is Sharon August 15 Feast of Assumption (for SVdP) McDonald whom you can contact at 7742711483 if you would like us to send a note or card of encouragement to RǆǂǅǊǏǈǔ ǇǐǓ Ǖǉǆ Wǆǆǌ ǐǇ AǖǈǖǔǕ 8, 2021 someone who has lost a loved one.

LǂǅǊǆǔ GǖǊǍǅ MǆǎǃǆǓǔǉǊǑ Dǖǆǔ for 20212022 are Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:48/Ps 34:23, 45, 67, 89 [9a]/Eph $15.Please place cash or check made payable to St. Julie's 4:30N5:2/Jn 6:4151 Ladies Guild in an envelope and place in the collection bas- Monday: Dt 10:1222/Ps 147:1213, 1415, 1920 [12a]/Mt ket. Include your name, address and phone number. Mark 17:2227 the outside of the envelope: attn. Ladies Guild due Tuesday: 2 Cor 9:610/Ps 112:12, 56, 78, 9 [5]/Jn 12:2426 Wednesday: Dt 34:112/Ps 66:13a, 5 and 8, 1617 [cf. 20a and 10b]/Mt 18:1520 St. Vincent de Paul Society Thursday: Jos 3:710a, 11, 1317/Ps 114:12, 34, 56/Mt 18:21N19:1 Tǉǆ Fǐǐǅ DǐǏǂǕǊǐǏ BǊǏ: is back outside near the en- Friday:Jos 24:113/Ps 136:13, 1618, 2122 and 24/Mt trance of the church. Your generous donations are very 19:312 much needed and appreciated by the Solanus Casey Food Saturday: Jos 24:1429/Ps 16:12a, and 5, 78, 11 [cf. 5a]/ Pantry which is operated by Catholic Social Services in Mt 19:1315 the Diocese of Fall River. 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 8, 2021

AǖǈǖǔǕ DǆǗǐǕǊǐǏ: Catholic devotion gives itself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in the month of August. This devotion is not offered toward some “idea” about Mary, but actually to her living, pumping heart serving as a symbol of her sinlessness and charity toward the world and sinners. Mary’s Immaculate Heart was constituted by the one who created her and who was born of her with a Sacred Heart, Jesus Christ. Thus, Mary’s Immaculate Heart is always joined to the heart of Jesus. Devotion to Mary’s Immaculate Heart came to the fore- front during the apparitions of Fatima in Portugal. Some Catholics consecrate their own hearts to Mary. In this way they are able to approach Jesus as Mary does and to spread a devotion to her while they themselves dedicate themselves to the conversion of others for Christ through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

IǏǄǂǓǏǂǕǊǐǏ EǙǑǍǂǏǂǕǊǐǏ: In our On the Cover piece (page 3) we speak about the Incarnation, so we want to be sure that our readers understand it more fully. This is the Christian belief that at the Annunciation, when the angel The Gathering of the Manna Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would con- James Tissot (1902) ceive through the Holy Spirit and when Mary consented, the Son of God, the Eternal Word, united his divine nature to “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in our human nature in the person of Jesus Christ in the womb the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes of the Virgin. Incarnation comes from the Latin incarnare down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die.” (Jn meaning “to make flesh”. In the Incarnation the divine na- 6:48-50) ture is united with human nature. In human flesh, united to a human mind and will, Christ remains forever a divine person. The Incarnation is one of the great transformative mys- Next Theological Presentation: by Father David Pig- teries which God himself reveals and renders to the world. nato will be on Monday 30 August at 7 pm in the Another, Transubstantiation (at the Eucharistic consecra- church hall. Theme to be announced... tion), entirely changes bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. The Eucharist is a gift of the incarnate God. 40 HǐǖǓ DǆǗǐǕǊǐǏ: On Friday 13 August, St. Julie Billiart Church will once again participate in a di- SJB Daily Mass Watch ocesanwide Eucharistic Adoration devotion which be- gins Thursday 12 August at 8 am at St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Taunton and concludes Saturday 14 August at 12 am at Corpus Christi Church in East Sand- wich. We will hold Eucharistic Adoration for 3 of the 40 hours on Friday 13 August from 6 am to 9 am. We have these hours covered, but all are welcome to join us. Bishop da Cunha’s intention for this diocesan wide event is: Unity among all Catholics.

PǂǓǊǔǉ PǓǂǚǆǓ LǊǔǕ: We would like to draw your attention to the Prayer List on page 2 of this bulletin (the cover page being page 1). We ask that you pray for all these individuals for whom prayers have been requested. We generally keep the names in the bulletin for 4 weeks if we are able to manage the space with the number of requests. Parishioners submit these names based on their confidence that those reading the bulletin will be saying St. Clare of Assisi prayers for them. So thank you for your continuing attention to that section of the bulletin and for your inter- Holy Mass - Wed 11 Aug - 9:00 am cessory prayers. New England Sanitation Rene A. Lachapelle, Jr.. Pres. SAFE-GUARD Quality Septic System Service TRANSMISSIONS BOB’S SUNOCO Air Conditioning • Heating • Refrigeration Vacuum Pumping Service Be Safe with SAFE-GUARD • Repairs • Maintenance Septic Tanks, Cesspools Service & Installation • 508-999-3882 47 Dartmouth St. Commercial / Residential • Radio Dispatched 3 • Tires • Alignments www.dgservicecompany.com New Bedford, MA Kevin Kirby • Exhaust • Brakes Route 6 • Mattapoisett, MA Electrical Contractor & Tel (508) 993-1733 488 Drift Road Office: 508-636-0807 Generator Sales/Service State Inspections KOHLER • GENERAC CUMMINS • BRIGGS & STRATTON 1069 KEMPTON ST. 101 State Road, Westport, MA 02790 NEW BEDFORD 465 N. Front St. • New Bedford, MA 508.679.3363 BOB & DONNA BOLDUC (508) 999-1226 www.ralcoelectric.com 508-993-8551 [email protected] MA A13502 • RI AC00138 bobssunoco.mechanicnet.com Waring-Sullivan 508-999-5100 HOMES OF MEMORIAL TRIBUTE www.waring-sullivan.com 96 Rockdale Avenue Call now to request your Fairlawn ◆ Dartmouth LET US PLACE New Bedford, MA FREE Personal Planning Guide 02740 YOUR AD HERE. 508-999-1236 Celebrating Lives with Dignity Rosemary Neto Hazzard, CIC Stephen M. Neto, LIA A Service Affiliate of AFFS/Service Corp. Int’l, 206 Winter Street, Fall River, Ma. 02720 508-676-2454

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