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July 12, 2020 Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time N July 12, 2020 PENITENTIAL ACT (Confiteor) LITURGY OF THE WORD I confess to Almighty God and to you, my brothers and First Reading: Isaiah 55:10R11 sisters that I have greatly sinned Responsorial Psalm in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done R. The seed that falls on good ground, and in what I have failed to do, Will yield a fruiul harvest. through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; Second Reading: Romans 8:18R23 Therefore I ask blessed Mary everRVirgin, Alleluia Verse all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, Gospel: Mahew 13:1R23 to pray for me to the Lord our God. NICENE CREED GLORIA I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. people of good will. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begoen Son We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, of God, born of the Father before all ages. we glorify you, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, we give you thanks for your great glory, begoen, not made, consubstanal with the Father; Lord God, heavenly King, God, Almighty Father. Through him all things were made. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begoen Son, For us men and for our salvaon (bow) He came down Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the you take away the sins of the world, Virgin Mary, and became man. have mercy on us; For our sake he was crucified under Ponus Pilate, you take away the sins of the world, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on receive our prayer; the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. you are seated at the right hand of the Father, He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand have mercy on us. of the Father. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, He will come again in glory to judge the living and the you alone are the Most High, dead and his kingdom will have no end. Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Continued on Next Page OOO> I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, ANIMA CHRISTI (Prayer A er Communion) who proceeds from the Father and the Son, Soul of Christ, sancfy me. Body of Christ, save me. who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, Blood of Christ, inebriate me. who has spoken through the prophets. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. I confess one bapsm for the forgiveness of sins and I O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. look forward to the resurrecon of the dead and the life Separated from you, let me never be. of the world to come. Amen. From the evil one protect me. UNIVERSAL PRAYER At the hour of my death, call me, And close to you bid me that with your saints LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST I may be praising you for ever and ever. Amen. INVITATION TO PRAYER Priest: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH FOR THE WORLD DURING THE God, the Almighty Father. OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the To you, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulaon, praise and glory of his name, and having implored the help of your most holy Spouse, for our good and the good of all his holy Church. we confidently invoke your patronage also. PREFACE ACCLAMATION (Sanctus) Through that charity which bound you to the Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the are full of your glory. paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with LORD’S PRAYER your power and strength to aid us in our necessies. LAMB OF GOD (Agnus Dei) O most watchful guardian of the Holy Family, defend the Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving Father, mercy on us. ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupng Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have influence; O our most mighty protector, be kind to us mercy on us. and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant of darkness. us peace. As once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, INVITATION TO COMMUNION so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the Priest: Behold the Lamb of God; behold him who takes away the sins of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb. by your constant protecon, so that, supported by your Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed. die in holiness, and to obtain eternal happiness in COMMUNION heaven. Amen. FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK —JULY 12, 2020 RETREAT TIME The Spiritual Testament of Alessandro Serenelli I will be leaving after Masses on Sunday for Written May 5, 1961 my annual Canonical Retreat. Fr. Phil will “I’m almost 80 years old and near the end of my days. Looking back at my past, I can see that in my early youth, I offer Mass at HG on MWF at 7 a.m. and at chose a bad path which led me to ruin myself. My behavior St. Stan’s on TTh. at 8 a.m. There will be was influenced by print, massmedia and bad examples Communion Services at the parish not hav- which are followed by the majority of young people ing Mass at the scheduled time. I will return without even thinking. And I did the same. I was not in time for Masses on Sat., July 18. worried. There were a lot of generous and devoted people who surrounded me, but I paid no attention to them because a violent force blinded me and pushed me toward a A MARTYR FOR CHASTITY wrong way of life. Every year the Church honors St. Maria Goretti with a When I was 20 years old, I committed a crime of feast day on July 6. She was born on October 16 1890 in passion. Now that memory represents something horrible Corinaldo, Italy. When she was 9 years old her farmworker for me. Maria Goretti, now a Saint, was my good Angel, father died of malaria; Maria's mother had to struggle to sent to me through Providence to guide and save me. I still feed her children. have impressed upon my heart her words of rebuke and Maria's mother, brothers, and sisters worked in the fields of pardon. She prayed for me, interceded for her while she cooked, sewed, kept the house clean, and watched murderer. Thirty years of prison followed. If I had been her youngest sister Teresa. Though the family's of age, I would have spent all my life in prison. I accepted circumstances were extremely difficult, they were very to be condemned because it was my own fault. close and loved God. Little Maria was really my light, my protectress; with her On July 5, 1902, Maria, not yet 12 years old, was sitting help, I behaved well during the 27 years of prison and tried outside the steps of her home sewing. Their neighbor, to live honestly when I was again accepted among the Alessandro Serenelli was threshing beans in the barnyard. members of society. The Brothers of St. Francis, Capuchins As she concentrated on her sewing, Alessandro surprised from Marche, welcomed me with angelic charity into their her and grabbed her. When he tried to rape her, Maria cried monastery as a brother, not as a servant. I’ve been living that it was a mortal sin and warned he would go to hell. with their community for 24 years, and now I am serenely When Alessandro persisted, she fought him and waiting to witness the vision of God, of embracing my screamed, "No! It is a sin! God does not want it!" At her loved ones again, and of being near to my Guardian Angel words, Alessandro began to choke her and she said she [Maria] and her dear mother, Assunta. would rather die than submit. Upon hearing her words, May those who will read this letter of mine learn the Alessandro pulled out a knife and stabbed her eleven times. happy lesson of fleeing from evil and always following When she attempted to reach the door, he stabbed her three what is good, right from their childhood. I know that more times then fled.
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