Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sunday, August 30, 2020 22Nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday, August 30, 2020 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Sacred Heart's Temporary Schedule: WEEKENDS Saturday – 4:00pm Sunday – 10:00am WEEKDAYS Monday – 9:00am Tuesday – No Mass Wednesday – 9:00am Thursday – No Mass Friday – 9:00am TV and Livestream Mass Schedules Watch Sunday, Saturday, or Daily Mass from home. For a complete listing of online and TV Mass Schedules go to aod.org/livemasses THE KNIGHT’S 5TH SUNDAY ROSARY TODAY! SUNDAY, AUGUST 30TH AT 2:00 P.M. REFLECT Join the Knights of Columbus today, Sunday, Aug. 30th at 2:00 PM First Reading at Sacred Heart church for our In a prayer of lamentation, Jeremiah speaks of the tradition of the 5th Sunday Rosary. loneliness and isolation of answering his prophetic Our Blessed Mother has asked again and call. What words of comfort would you offer Jeremiah? again, throughout the centuries of the Second Reading Church’s history, for us to pray the rosary to gain her powerful intercession in times Paul urges fellow believers in Rome to remain of turmoil. Today especially, during all the focused on pleasing God. What do you find most confusion and uncertainty of our times, challenging in this spiritual discipline? we need Mary’s guidance to discover the Gospel Reading power and presence of Her Son, and our Peter and Jesus have an intense exchange of words Lord. We also always pray the Chaplet of over Jesus’ revelation that as the Messiah, he will Divine Mercy. suffer and die. How often do you think there was Do not miss this chance to discover tension between Jesus and his 12 apostles? this gift of the rosary. Join us! All ages are invited! Page 2 Sacred Heart Catholic Church HEARTS ON FIRE at Sacred Heart Where Faith is Known, Lived, & Shared AUGUST 31 | SAINT RAYMOND NONNATUS I have come to set the earth on fire, and how On August 31, it is the feast day of St. Raymund Nonnatus. Peter I wish it were already blazing. (Luke 12:49) Nolasco, a native of Languedoc, founded in the early thirteenth century a society known as the Mercedarians, devoted to ran- LISTEN to the Archbishop: PROPOSITION ON soming Christians captured by the Moors. PARISHES—Vision: Parishes are to be founded upon prayer and a culture of encounter with Amongst those he received Jesus. This will lead to parishes that are ready into the society was a Cat- to welcome others and mobilized to evange- alonian named Raymond. lize: invite, connect, mentor and send families This Raymond's mother had and individuals into mission. Every activity and died giving birth to her son, resource of the parish must be in alignment and he was delivered by a with the fundamental commitment to evan- caesarian section — hence gelization. Parish leadership should manifest his nickname Nonnatus, a healthy teamwork that is oriented to equip which is Latin for 'not born'. parishioners with the necessary training, forma- So determined was Saint tion, planning and resources to initiate and real- Raymond Nonnatus that ize meaningful endeavors to extend the Gospel when Peter Nolasco retired to every corner of the parish territory. as chief ransomer, the saint UNLEASH THE GOSPEL, pg 54 succeeded him in this office. He set off for Algiers with PRAY: Tear or cut off this prayer and keep a great sum of money, and it where you’ll remember to pray it throughout there ransomed many. the week When his money ran out, Come, Holy Spirit, to your people at Sacred Heart Saint Raymond Nonnatus Church. Open our minds and hearts to receive could have made his own You as you work in us to change the culture of escape. But this would have involved leaving several slaves behind. our parish to one of encounter with Jesus. Form He gave himself up in exchange for their liberty. us into an inviting and welcoming parish which prepares and sends families and individuals into His own life was now in great danger. The Moors of Algiers were mission. Create in us a desire and will for healthy enraged that he had managed to convert some of their number. teamwork, especially as we move into Families of The governor would have put him to death by impaling the saint Parishes initiative so that all parishioners will be on a stake. What saved him were others who realized that a rich equipped to extend the Gospel to every corner of ransom would be paid for this particular Christian. Even so, he the “Family.” Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of was still whipped publicly in the streets — partly to discourage your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your those who might be tempted to learn from him the Christian love so as to become a parish that prepares each faith. Reports of his tortures probably exaggerated the cruelty member for mission. Amen! of his Moorish captors but after eight months of torture, Peter Nolasco arrived with Raymond Nonnatus's ransom. Even then ACT: What is this letter saying to you? What can YOU he wanted to stay behind, hoping to convert still more men and do to be more inviting and welcoming at Sacred women to Christianity; but Peter Nolasco forbade it. Heart? Speak to someone you don’t know this On his return, Pope Gregory IX made him a cardinal. The pope next week at Mass (even while maintaining social wished to see Raymond Nonnatus in Rome, but on his way there distancing). In the meantime, this week, pray in the year 1240 he reached only Cardona near Barcelona, where the above prayer that you will become that “joy- he died at the age of thirty-six. He is the patron saint of child- ful missionary disciple” we’re all called to be. birth, children, expectant mothers, falsely accused people, and To read the entire letter, “Unleash the Gospel” go to newborn babies. unleashethegospel.org www.esacredheart.org Page 3 Calling All Golfers! SIGN-UP NOW FOR Sacred Heart’s Knights of Columbus Council #8659 14th Annual Golf Outing! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD THE CATHOLIC BIBLICAL THE FOUNTAINS SCHOOL OF MICHIGAN GOLF & BANQUET Bringing the Bible to Life Ever wonder about the Biblical – Helps support our parish & local charities – roots of our faith? Or what the – Great new location - Fountains Golf & Banquet in Clarkston – ancient wisdom of Scriptures has – Scramble format, four person teams - $100 per person – to say about living as a disciple – Men and women welcome – in our world? – Shotgun start @ 9:00 a.m. on October 3rd – – Contests, handicapped skins, & prize raffle – Start a journey through the entire – Hot dogs at the turn & a delicious lunch included – Bible, guided by expert live teachers with the Catholic Biblical School of To sign up your foursome, Contact Jerry Rowland @ 248-830-6416 Michigan’s new classes starting this To see our sponsors and get a brochure, go to our website: KofC8659.com September. CLASS LOCATIONS/TIMES GOSPEL MEDITATION St. Isidore ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE in Macomb (Thu 7-9 pm), Secular pursuits only bring a temporary Modern day comforts and possibilities Our Lady Queen of Martyrs amount of satisfaction and fulfillment. are backing us out of our relationship As much as we may think that achiev- with God. The fire burning in every in Beverly Hills (Tue 7-9 pm), ing worldly success, economic security, human heart is trying to find its satis- Shrine of the Little Flower personal well-being, and self-fulfillment faction in the things that humans have are worthy goals to obtain, they all are in Royal Oak (Wed 1-3 pm) created and not God. Being altruistic and dependent on external variables and offering compassion for those most in can lead to emptiness. We are trained need becomes a political responsibility Online to be very pragmatic and productive. (any day/time). or responsible gesture. We realize that Unless we are able to check off all of the our hearts need to be centered on some- boxes or comply with specific measur- thing and someone who calls us out of Through donations, CBSM is able requirements, our value and worth accessible to all with 100% of becomes questionable. Corporations, ourselves, but we struggle and battle with naming the source of that call. God requests for financial aid granted. educational institutions, systems, structures, and secular ideology rarely places the desire to seek, find, and love Find out more with an on-site or consider deeper, more spiritual, and Him in the core of every soul. We are not virtual Open House Info Night human contributions a person can and abandoned and left to fend for ourselves. needs to make. But we can easily get confused. We know or register for a class by Sept 14th. that when we extend ourselves to anoth- To the secular mind, the wisdom and Visit cbsmich.org/join. er self-sacrificially, we are doing what is ideals of the Gospel are making less and just and right. We know that we can work Or, contact us at [email protected] less sense. Consider for a moment this through suffering and loss and come out or 586-438-3085. question: “What profit would there be for better and more whole on the other side. one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” While Jesus is asking this very Our minds need to be renewed so that challenging question to people who they can begin to understand that there are considering his message, many in is much more to who we are, and that our world are in a quite different place.