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| TUESDAY NIGHT MEETINGS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY 6/16/09 -- dinner provided as always. THURSDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY ADORATION IS 6-8 PM. BRING YOUR ROSARY, ADORE BOOKLET AND CHRISTIAN PRAYER BOOK (IF YOU HAVE ONE, OTHERWISE WE'LL PROVIDE) YOUTH GROUP WILL BEGIN EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT DURING SUMMER BREAK AT 7 PM. STAY TUNE FOR DETAILS. FATHER SAL'S FAREWELL PARTY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH--SAVE THE DATE! YOUTH INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE SKIT SHOULD CONTACT RACHEL. INTERESTED IN ATTENDING STEUBENVILLE-ATLANTA JULY 17-19 WITH ST JOHN'S YG? CONTACT MS. TES A.S.A.P. YOUTH INTERESTED IN ATTENDING DIOCESAN YOUTH CONVENTION MUST CONTACT MS. TES A.S.A.P. ON JUNE 19TH, THE YEAR OF THE PRIEST BEGINS. ST. JOHN VIANNEY INTERCEDE FOR OUR PASTOR, FR. SAL AS HE MOVES ON TO HIS NEW ASSIGNMENT AND FOR OUR NEW PASTOR, FR. SILVIO. | | |
| Saint of the DayThis very popular saint was born in Portugal in 1195. He was baptized "Ferdinand." He received an excellent education from the Augustinian friars and joined the order. When he was twenty-five, his life took an exciting turn. He heard about some Franciscans who had been martyred by the Moors in Morocco. These friars were St. Berard and companions. We celebrate their feast on January 16. From then on, Ferdinand felt a strong desire to die for Christ. He joined the Franciscans. This order was very new. St. Francis himself was still alive. Ferdinand took the name "Anthony." He went off to Africa to preach to the Moors. But he soon became so sick that he had to return to Italy. No one in his new religious order realized how brilliant and talented he was. They were not aware of how much education he had received. He never spoke about himself. So the Franciscan superiors assigned him to a quiet friary in Italy. There he washed pots and pans. One day, at a large gathering of priests, Anthony preached a marvelous sermon. From then on, until he died nine years later, St. Anthony preached all over Italy. He was so popular that people even closed their stores to go to hear him. St. Anthony is frequently called on in times of physical as well as spiritual needs. Many miracles have taken place through the intercession of St. Anthony. Large numbers of people have obtained favors by praying to him. That is why he is called the "wonder-worker." The statue of St. Anthony shows him with Baby Jesus because Baby Jesus appeared to him. Other pictures show St. Anthony holding a bible. This is because he knew, loved and preached the Word of God so well. In fact, St. Anthony was so well educated especially in Sacred Scripture that Pope Pius XII proclaimed him the "Evangelical Doctor," or Doctor of Sacred Scripture. St. Anthony died at Arcella, near Padua, Italy, on June 13, 1231. He was thirty-six. He was proclaimed a saint by Pope Gregory IX one year later. "The man who is filled with the Holy Spirit speaks in different languages. These different languages are different ways of witnessing to Christ, such as humility, poverty, patience, and obedience; we speak in those languages when we reveal in ourselves these virtues to others." -sermon by St. Anthony TUESDAY NIGHT MEETINGS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY 6/23/09 -- dinner provided as always. THURSDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY ADORATION IS 6-8 PM. BRING YOUR ROSARY, ADORE BOOKLET AND CHRISTIAN PRAYER BOOK (IF YOU HAVE ONE, OTHERWISE WE'LL PROVIDE) TONIGHT: 2nd SATURDAY YOUTH MASS SATURDAY 6/13/09 AT 5 PM. CHOIR ARRIVE AT 4 PM. YOUTH GROUP WILL BEGIN EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT DURING SUMMER BREAK AT 7 PM. STAY TUNE FOR DETAILS. FATHER SAL'S FAREWELL PARTY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH--SAVE THE DATE! YOUTH INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE SKIT SHOULD CONTACT RACHEL. YOUTH INTERESTED IN ATTENDING DIOCESAN YOUTH CONVENTION MUST CONTACT MS. TES A.S.A.P. | | |
| Today's Saint
St. John was born at Sahagun, Spain, in the fifteenth century. He received his education from the Benedictine monks of his town. Then John became a parish priest. He could have lived a very comfortable life in the cathedral parish or in other wealthy parishes. However, John felt attracted to the poverty and simple lifestyle that Jesus had lived. Father John chose to keep charge only of a small chapel. There he celebrated Mass, preached and taught catechism. Father John realized that he needed to know theology better. He enrolled in classes at the great Catholic University of Salamanca. After four years of hard study, he became famous as a preacher. Nine years later, he joined a community of Augustinian friars. They were very impressed by the way he practiced the Christian virtues. He was obedient to his superiors and humble, too. He also continued his preaching. His beautiful homilies or sermons brought about a change in the people of Salamanca. They had been quarreling violently among themselves. Often young noblemen fought each other in revenge. St. John succeeded in ending many of these bitter fights. He even persuaded people to forgive one another. He was not afraid to correct evils, even when the evildoers were powerful people who could take revenge. Once he corrected a duke for the way he was making the poor people suffer. What the priest said was true! In anger, the duke sent two of his men to kill St. John. The two men found the priest and approached him. Father John was so calm and kind. Both men were overcome with sorrow and asked his pardon. Then the duke became sick. Through the prayers of St. John, he repented of his sins and recovered. It was the graces he received from prayer and from the Mass that gave St. John his special power as a preacher. He celebrated the Mass with great devotion. St. John of Sahagun died on June 11, 1479. He was proclaimed a saint by Pope Alexander VIII in 1690. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us become effective Christians. May our whole manner of speaking and acting bring others to Christ. | | |
| ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CC PARISH MISSION ALL THIS WEEK UNTIL THURSDAY. COME HEAR FROM THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL. IF YOU NEED A RIDE, CALL MS. TES. TUESDAY NIGHT MEETINGS WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY 6/23/09 -- dinner provided as always. THURSDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY ADORATION IS 6-8 PM. BRING YOUR ROSARY, ADORE BOOKLET AND BREVIARY (IF YOU HAVE ONE, OTHERWISE WE'LL PROVIDE) 2nd SATURDAY YOUTH MASS SATURDAY 6/13/09 AT 5 PM. CHOIR ARRIVE AT 4 PM. YOUTH GROUP WILL BEGIN EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT DURING SUMMER BREAK AT 7 PM. STAY TUNE FOR DETAILS. FATHER SAL'S FAREWELL PARTY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH--SAVE THE DATE! YOUTH INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE SKIT SHOULD CONTACT RACHEL. YOUTH INTERESTED IN ATTENDING DIOCESAN YOUTH CONVENTION MUST CONTACT MS. TES A.S.A.P. | | |
| REGISTRATION FOR ADORE-NJ IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE 24 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTATING MHCC-VA..BEACH FROM THE ALLIANCE OF THE TWO HEARTS MINISTRY. TUESDAY NIGHT MEETINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW "ROMANCE WITHOUT REGRETS" VIDEO PROMOTING PURITY IN HONOR OF OUR LADY MOST PURE IN THIS SPECIAL MONTH OF HERS. LAST SHOWING IS NEXT TUESDAY 7 PM AT "THE K" -- dinner provided as always. YOUTH GROUP WILL RESUME EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT DURING SUMMER BREAK AT 7 PM. FATHER SAL'S FAREWELL PARTY IS SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH--SAVE THE DATE! | | |
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