• READERS - ELEVENTH SUNDAY year B: Norma Maynard & Celestine

Emanus; Sacred Heart Confraternity & Arthusa Simei; Trisanne Frederick &

Vitus Frederick.

• COMMUNICATIONS COLLECTION: will be taken up on Sunday, June 17.

Please be generous.

• HOSPITAL VISITATION: next Sunday, 17 June from 2:30 p.m.

• FREEDOM VOICES IN CONCERT: repeat performance of “Salvation: God’s

Redeeming Love” on Saturday, June 16 at the Castries Comprehensive School

from 8:00 p.m.

WHAT’S HAPPENING

THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS

The first feast of the Sacred Heart was cele-

brated on August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France,

through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes

(1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion

spread, but it took the visions of St. Margaret

Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion

to become universal.

In all of these visions, in which Jesus appeared to St. Margaret

Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus played a central role. The

"great apparition," which took place on June 16, 1675, during

the octave of the Feast of Corpus Christi, is the source of the

modern Feast of the Sacred Heart. In that vision, Christ asked

St. Margaret Mary to request that the Feast of the Sacred Heart

be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (or eighth day) of

the Feast of Corpus Christi, in reparation for the ingratitude of

men for the sacrifice that Christ had made for them. The Sacred

Heart of Jesus represents not simply His physical heart but His

love for all mankind.

THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

The Immaculate Heart of Mary (formerly

known as The Sacred Heart of Mary) is a devo-

tional name used to refer to the interior life of the

Blessed Virgin Mary, her joys and sorrows, her

virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her

virginal love for God, her maternal love for her Son, Jesus, and

her compassionate love for all people. The consideration of

Mary's interior life and the beauties of her soul, without any

thought of her physical heart, does not constitute the traditional

devotion; still less does it consist in the consideration of the

Heart of Mary merely as a part of her virginal body. In 1855

the Mass of the Most Pure Heart formally became a part of

Catholic practice. The two elements are essential to the devo-

tion, just as, according to Roman Catholic theology, soul and

body are necessary to the constitution of man.

A.E.C.Y.A. PRAYER

Father of mercy and love, We, the youth of the

Caribbean, Give thanks and praise to you for the gift

of life. We declare our commitment always to defend

and protect the sacredness of human life. Teach us to

celebrate the gift of life each day. Grant us the grace

to be faithful stewards of the gifts we have received

and to follow Christ as true disciples of life.

Father, may your Word be a lamp for our steps and a

light for our paths. Pour out your Spirit upon us that

we may witness to the truth, be steadfast in our com-

mitment to Christ, respect the dignity of each person

and work for reconciliation in all our relationships.

Father, give us strength when we are weak, hope when

we despair, joy when we are sad courage when we are

afraid, and be a light for us when we lose our way.

Draw us closer to you and to Jesus your Son. Then,

united in faith, hope and love under the care of Mary

our Mother may we ponder your word deep in our

hearts and spread the Gospel by the witness and exam-

ple of our lives. Amen.

PRAYER DURINGTHE HURRICANE SEASON

O Lord our God and Father, who gives rain and sunshine to

your children, we ask you, in this rainy season to uphold

us and provide for our needs.

You try our patience and test our faith and reliance on you;

forgive our sin of ingratitude. So often have we forgotten to

thank you for your goodness and acts of mercy.

Teach us to look up to you each day , appreciative of rain

and sunshine as you, in your wisdom, through any kind of

weather do feed us all.

In your mercy, protect us against hurricanes and tropical

storms. Pour out your blessings upon our nation and our

people, and make us grateful for weather we receive from

your bountiful hand.

We make this prayer through Christ our lord.

Amen

JUNE

CHILD AWARENESS MONTH

“Enabling the Success of our

children- taking responsibility for

a more child friendly society.”

Behold, children are a heritage

from the Lord, the fruit of the

womb a reward. Psalm 127:3

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St. Joseph the Worker

STANDARD MASS TIMES

� � � � Monday - Friday: 5:45 a.m. Prayers 6:00 a.m. Mass �

� � � � Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. Mass � [[

� � � � Saturday: 6:30 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Mass

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� � � � Sunday:

7:30 a.m. Mass (G.I/ G.R) 10:00 a.m. Mass (G.I. / Monchy) �

� � � � Holiday: 7:00 a.m. Mass

A Christian, a new man, is someone who maintains a healthy balance

between dependence on God and human freedom. Dependence on God

is not slavery, because God wants us free, and only if we are free can we

live dependence as God desires. Human freedom is not licentiousness,

because it is the freedom to be fully human, not to lower their humanity

or to aspire to a superior condition like God´s. Man: Be a man!

Christian: Be a Christian! God is

not a rival or enemy of man, but

his father and Dependence on

God is dependence on a loving

father who wants the best for his

children. A free man is not God’s

enemy, because it is God who has

given him the gift of freedom so

that he might make correct and

just use of it. Man is free when he

is freed from every interior or

external conditioning that

prevents him from exercising his

free will in perfect accord with

what God wants. This kind of

man is the truly new man, one

who follows in the footsteps of

Christ, who came not to do his

will, but that of his Father in

heaven. The new man, truly free,

is at the same time a happy man.

Blessed, happy, are those who

hear the Word of God and put it

into practice! Taken from www.sacerdos.org

Tenth Sunday in

Ordinary Time Year B

ONE MINUTE MEDITATION A FIRM FOUNDATION

Take some time to relax and be still. Pay attention to

your breathing. Be aware of the presence of God in

the depth of your being.

Isaiah 28:16

Therefore, Thus says the Lord God: See I am laying

a stone in Zion, a stone that has been tested, a

precious cornerstone as a sure foundation; who puts

its faith in it shall not be shaken.

Jesus is our cornerstone, a foundation that leads to our

salvation. Those who believe and live their lives on

and around this cornerstone will stand firm through

the trials of life.

REALITY CHECK POINTS:

⇒ What does it mean to build my life on Jesus?

⇒ How does the cornerstone help me through life’s

trials?

Jesus, foundation of my life, help me to rest secure in

your embrace. With you at my side I can withstand

anything that life brings.

In Mary, we see the

fullness of redemption.

Today we celebrate

with her, who did the

will of God throughout

her life and who was

the first whom God

raised with Jesus and

put by His side.

HAPPY ARE THEY WHO FULFILL GOD’S WILL

� 1st Reading

Genesis 3:9-15

� 2nd Reading 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

� Gospel: Mark 3:20-35

� MISSAL PAGES

Old : 478

New: 612

Newest: 226

MONDAY 1 Kings 17:1-6

Matthew 5:1-12

TUESDAY

1 Kings 17:7-16

Matthew 5:13-16

WEDNESDAY

1 Kings 18:20-39

Matthew 5:17-19

THURSDAY

1 Kings 18:41-46

Matthew 5:20-26

FRIDAY

Hosea 11:3-4.8-9

Ephesians 3:8-12.14-19

Matthew 11:25-30

SATURDAY

Isaiah 61:9-11

Luke 2:41-51

1 Kings 19:19-23

Matthew 5:33-37

MASS INTENTIONS

GROS

ISLET CLERGY / RELIGIOUS INTENTIONS

TENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B

Sat.

June 9

B’day: Rafel Louis

Terilyn Matheson

Eaden Matheson-Louis

Sun 10

Fr. Joseph Raj

Rev. Bertrand Clauzel

Sr. Mary Philip Weekes O’Carm MISSA PRO POPULO

10:00 a.m.

IHO St. Anthony:

Fay-Sascha, Sanny & Cecilia

George

Deighton Kendal Prospere

G. RIVIERE EUCHARISTIC SERVICE

MONCHY EUCHARISTIC SERVICE

WEEKDAY MASSES

Mon.

June 11 St. Barnabas

Fr. Andrew Sule

Fr. Michel Francis

Rev. John Bonaparte

Sr. Rufina Donat SJC

Thanks: Perlin Verdant & Family

Tues.

June 12

Fr. Jason Biscette

Sr. Paula Andrew SJC

Sr. Lourdes OSB

D’cd: Mr. & Mrs. St. Hill,

Members of the Joseph family

Bertill Joseph & Ernest Lewis

Helena, Lionel, Peter & Leotine

Popo & Antoine Bretney

Wed.

June 13 St. Anthony

of Padua

Fr. Benjamin Shima Ukpanya

Rev. Gabriel Geoffrey

Sr. Clare Joseph SJC

IHO All Saints: Mary Camille

Wed Ann: Gail & Davis Jahwair

IHO St. Anthony:

Mr. & Mrs. Florius & family

Thurs.

June 14

Fri.

June 15 The Sacred

Heart of

Jesus

Fr. Joseph Akande

Fr. Athanase Joseph

Sr. Hazel Ann Alphonse SJC

Sr. Frances Nosbisch OSF

SACRED HEART CONFRATERNITY

Thanks: Shanta King & family

B’day: Thelma Joseph

Sat.

June 16 Immaculate

Heart of

Mary

Fr. Kenneth Haakyav

Fr. William Howard

Sr. Mary Lee Cox OSF

Sr. Margaret Mary Fontallio OP

Thanks: Alvina George & family

B’day: Alisha Pretto

Anthony Robinson

Fr. Ignatius Cetoute

Sr. Rose Leon SJC

Sr. Christine Henry SSM

D’cd: Eddie Suffren

Camille Moise

Mary Anna Hyacinthe & Regis

WEEKDAY

READINGS

Keep in your Prayers

SICK:

Bianca Alicide

Marie Cenot

Virgina Howell

Bernadette Eugene

Adeleine Chubb

DECEASED:

Mary Agatha Ambrose

Leon J Innocent

Cyril Eugene

SUNDAY READINGS

1. The ________________leads the procession to the sanctuary at the beginning of Mass.

(a) Priest (b) Lector (c) Processional Cross

2. After the priest welcomes everyone to Mass, how do we respond to the priest’s greeting

(example: Peace be with you)?

3. We say the ___________________during Mass to help us to confess our sorrow for any wrongdoing.

(a) Our Father (b) Penitential Rite (c) Act of Contrition

4. What does Kyrie Eleison mean?............................................................

5. What does Christe Eleison mean?..........................................................

6. What do we say after “Glory to God in the highest”?

(a)“And peace to his people on earth.” (b) “Hosanna in the highest.” (c) “The Lord be with you.”

7. Put the Liturgy of the Word in proper sequence.

(Alleluia, Reading II, Responsorial Psalm, The Gospel, Reading I).

8. Where do we cross ourselves three times when we prepare for the Gospel?.........................................

9. What do you pray when you cross yourself three times?.......................................................................

10. After the Gospel, we sit and the priest shares with us his thoughts. What is this called?.............................

11. What is the Profession of Faith?

(a) When we say Glory to God.

(b) It is our affirmation of our Catholic beliefs.

(c) We praise the Lord and ask for mercy.

12. What is this prayer called? (a) Nicene Creed (b) Our Father (c) Glory to God

"There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the

same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone."

WISDOM: The comprehension of God and all things divine insofar as is humanly possible, allowing us to love as

God loves.

UNDERSTANDING: Knowledge beyond the surface of things in order to grasp their spiritual significance.

COUNSEL: Helps us to know what to do in specific situations so that we might act as God would act.

FORTITUDE: Like courage, helping us to draw nearer to God and do what is right in spite of fears and

difficulties.

KNOWLEDGE: The gift which enables us to discern what we ought and ought not to believe.

REVERENCE: Willingness to worship God and respond to his divine Presence in our lives.

FEAR OF THE LORD: Sometimes called "awe" - a healthy respect for the power and the majesty of God, who

is not a source of fear, but our loving Father.

Celebrating Our Catholic Faith

Mass Review

QUESTION OF THE WEEK - WHERE IS THE SPIRIT SENDING ME ?