“Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for His mercy.”
Applying Ourselves to the Seed of the Word
Many questions appear very complicated when considered in theory, but on the practical plane everything becomes clear and simple. This is especially the case if we can reduce all to Jesus himself, not merely his doctrine, his Gospel, his Church, his public life, but his Person: that divine and human unity so completely full, perfect, and harmonious, in which all his perfections are so wonderfully merged that one no longer notices them; where his greatness is so simple and his simplicity so great; where there are so many perspectives and horizons that the more one contemplates them, the more one advances and the more one discovers to admire, to love, and to imitate; where in the end we find Someone who loves us, who gives himself to us, and becomes our father, our mother, our brother, sister, friend, and spouse-he himself has said it-and much more still, for our words remain at an infinite distance from that boundless Reality. March as long as you like, and as rapidly as you like, and you will still have far to go, and you will still want, more and more, to go…They that drink me shall yet thirst.
Continue, then, to apply yourself ever more deeply to the study of Our Lord, especially as you feel drawn that way. He himself is the great Source from whom everything flows. We know nothing truly, we comprehend nothing, unless we know him. He is the true Light that lightens and explains everything.
Dom Augustin Guillerand, O. Cart.
Dom Augustin Guillerand (1945) was a French Carthusian monk and a revered spiritual author.
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Prayer for Priests
Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry.
We pray that Mary will guide your priests to follow her own words, “Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary’s most chaste spouse.
May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot of the cross.
May your priests be holy filled with the fire of your love seeking nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of souls.
Amen
St John Vianney, pray for us.
July 5th Week Announced Masses:
Saturday, July 4th (Elizabeth of Portugal)
5:00PM Available for Intention
Sunday, July 5th (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am For the Intentions of the Father’s Day Donor Envelopes
11:15 AM Available for Intention
Monday, July 6th (Maria Goretti, virgin & martyr)
8:00AM Memorial for Helen Coleman and deceased family members in Ireland
Tuesday, July 7th
8:00AM For the Intentions of the Parishioners of St. Joseph’s
Thursday, July 9th (Augustine Zhao Rong priest & martyr & his companions, martyrs)
8:00AM Memorial William W. Rymer, req. Jim and Beverly Baar
Friday, July 10th
8:00AM Available for Intention
Saturday, July 11th (Benedict, abbot)
5:00PM Birthday Remb. Lawrence A. Roberge, Sr.
req. daughter Patricia and grandchildren
Sunday, July 12th
9:00AM Available for Intention
11:15AM Available for Intention
July 5th Sacrificial Giving Report
2008 2009
Envelopes (72) $1528.00 (61 $ 1247.00
Children $ 6.50 $ 4.00
Loose $ 955.50 $ 676.00
TOTALS: $ 2490.00 $ 1927.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY
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The Sanctuary Candle will burn this week
To the glory of God
And in memory of:
FRANK GRACIE, JR.
Req.
FLORENCE GRACIE
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Altar Servers
Sat: July 11th
5:00pm Milton MC, Savannah, Jenna
Sun: July12th
9:00am Benny MC, Alex, Ben
11:15am Lachelle SS., Jeffrey, Meaghan, Nicholas, MC
LECTOR
Sat: July 11th
5:00PM Patricia McWilliams
Sun: July 12th
9:00AM James Vandermillen
11:15AM Mary Lyons
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Sat July 11th
5:00PM Laura Samit/Patricia McWilliams/ Florence Gracie
Sun: July 12th
9:00 AM Carroll & Brian Medeiros/Al kelly
11:15 AM Mitch Robbins/Janet Jaquinto/ Lorraine Beaudoin
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PARISH /DIOCESE INFORMATION
BISHOP HENDRICKEN 2 WEEK SUMMER STAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA CAMP.JULY 6-17. CONTACT BRIAN CORDEIRO @ 401-739-3450X 147. OR
WWW.HENDRICKEN.COM
Emmaus Youth Center/Youth Ministry is sponsoring a Search for Maturity weekend during July 24-26th 2009, Rejoice in Hope Center Cranston. Grade 10+ or college is welcome. Contact 401-433-4327
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WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
MARRIED COUPLES: If Jesus can quiet the waters of the storm, He surely has the power to give us peace and love in our marriage if we but ask for it. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends in New England are July 17-19, September 25-27 and October 23-25. For more information call Ralph & Jane Becker at 1-800-710-WWME or visit the webpage at www.wwmeMA.org
Volunteer Appreciation Beach Day
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Any parishioner who has volunteered their time or talent to Saint Joseph’s throughout the past year is invited to join us for a volunteer appreciation beach day, to be held on Wednesday, July 29th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Galilee Beach Club in Narragansett. The use of the club is made possible through the generosity and kindness of Dr. Daniel Harrop, a parish trustee. Sun lovers will enjoy the sandy beach and ocean surf; others will enjoy the Atlantic breeze on the deck or under an umbrella! If you are a volunteer and would like to attend, please call the Rectory @ 421-9137 to reserve your place.
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THE NEWMAN FELLOWSHIP
Celebrating a thriving faith in Jesus through communion with the Roman Catholic Church
- Are you new to the Catholic Church and desire to find community, prayer and support as you grow in your faith?- Are you a “cradle Catholic” looking to deepen or rediscover your relationship with Christ and build relationships within the Catholic Church?
You may be interested in the NEWMAN FELLOWSHIP, an informal association of “new” and “old” Catholic alike, from across New England, seeking to grow in their faith and support one another in community, education, and prayer.
Meetings are held are regular intervals at local parishes and consist of a Holy Hour followed by a presentation, discussion, food and fellowship. Families with children are most welcome. Our next gathering will be held at 6:30PM on August 12th at Saint Margaret’s Church in Rumford, Rhode Island. Please visit http://newmanfellowship.org for more information.
Rev. Mr. Joseph R. Upton, Coordinator & Chaplain
Douglas & Mary Bonneville, Lay Coordinators
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (June 28th 2009)
“I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.” Psalm 30
SAINTS PETER and PAUL
Paul fed others; but nonetheless he himself was fed among those whom he fed. He fed them with his words; he was fed by their works. His own stomach, and indeed those of others, he fed with his own hands; but his mind he fed not so much with his own good things as with those of others, since he sought what was useful not to himself but to others. “Now we live.” He said, “If you stand firm in the Lord. For what is my glory or my joy or my crown? Is it not yourselves before God?” Therefore the day of eternal light often breathed for him and the gentle breeze of the Holy spirit blew upon him, by the force of which he was taken up to the interior pastures, sometimes of paradise, sometimes of the third heaven, “whether in the body or outside the body I know not,” he says, “God knows.” It was fitting indeed that he who was faithfully fed should be fed happily, and who outside rejoiced in the good things of the Lord’s family should be bidden to enter into the joy of his Lord and be filed with the good things of God’s house, not only of this visible house for which he toiled but also of that invisible house after which he sighed and from which the day breathed upon him.
Nothing less is to be thought of blessed Peter, in my opinion, since it is Paul’s greatest glory to be ranked on a par with the merits of him whom the judgment of Truth placed over all in power and primacy. For when the Father who is in heaven revealed the truth about the Only-begotten to Peter, what else was it but the eternal day breathing upon him and day pouring forth speech to day? To whom is it to be believed that heaven was more accessible than to the doorkeeper himself, whose tongue was made the key of heaven?
Blessed Guerric of Igny
Blessed Guerric of Igny (1157) was an abbot and a close friend of Saint Bernard.
June 28th Week Announced Masses:
Saturday June 27th
5:00PM Available for Intention
Sunday, June 28th (Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00AM Anniv. Remb. Edward and Harriet Rinaldi, req.,
Harriette and Carrolle Rinaldi
11:15AM Mem. George and Matilda Reilly, req., family
Monday, June 29th (Peter & Paul Apostles)
8:00AM 16th Anniv. Margaret Gracie, req., Florence Gracie
Tuesday, June 30th (First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church)
8:00AM For the intentions of the Parishioners of St. Joseph’s
Thursday, July 2nd
8:00AM For the Intentions of the Father’s Day Donor Envelopes
Friday, July 3rd FIRST FRIDAY (Thomas, apostle)
8:00AM Available for Intention
8:30AM-12:30PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday, July 4th (Elizabeth of Portugal)
5:00PM Available for Intention
Sunday, July 5th (Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
9:00am For the intentions of the Father’s Day Donor Envelopes
11:15 AM Available for Intention
June 21st Sacrificial Giving Report
2008 2009
Envelopes (67) $2426.00 (68) $2057.00
Children 5.50 1.75
Loose $864.50 $ 796.25
TOTALS: $3596.00 $2855.00
HAITI MISSION PROJECT: TOTAL: $869.00
FATHER’S DAY COLLECTION $319.00
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Altar Servers
Sat: July 4th
5:00pm Milton, MC, Savannah, Makayla
Sun: July 5th
9:00am Benny, MC, Catherine, Thomas
11:15am Lachelle, SS, Jeffrey, Alex, Ben
Lectors
Sat: July 4th
5:00PM Janet Bonaminio
Sun: July 5th
9:00AM Arthur Sears
11:15AM Beverly Baar
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS
Sat Julyh4th
5:00PM Florence Gracie/Jonathan & Laura Samit
Sun: July 5th
9:00 AM Shirley & Arthur Sears/ Jenny Peek
11:15 AM Brian & Carroll Medeiros/ Jane Carey
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ALTAR SERVERS: THERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL OUTING ON JULY 15TH. PLEASE RETURN FORMS THAT YOU RECEIVED TO MSGR. BASTIA OR TO THE OFFICE SO WE CAN PLAN HOW MANY WILL BE ATTENDING. THANK YOU!
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PARISH /DIOCESE INFORMATION
St. Michael the Archangel Church 150th Anniversary Concert on Saturday, June 28th at 4:00 PM . Pre-concert activities include a tour of St. Michael the Archangel Church led by Father Raymond Malm. Call 401-781-7210 or visit www.stmichaelsprov.org
A celebration will be held in memory of George M. Cohan on July 3, 2009 at 6:30pm.on Wickenden St. Ceremony and Dedication of Sculpture, Entertainment. All are invited to attend.
Saturday, July 4, 2009 Walking Tour of Fox Point 11:00AM
More info. Call Judi & Sy Dill 351-9944
BISHOP HENDRICKEN 2 WEEK SUMMER STAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA CAMP.JULY 6-17. CONTACT BRIAN CORDEIRO @ 401-739-3450X 147. OR
WWW.HENDRICKEN.COM
LaSalle Boys Basketball Camp, at LaSalle Academy, Athleetic Complez, Aug. 3rd-Aug 7th from 8:15am-4 pm $150. per week for more information call Bill Black, Coach,
@401-575-8849 or bblack@lasalle-academy.org
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Monday, June 29th is the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. It is also the last day of the year of St. Paul, inaugurated by Pope Benedict XVI, in 2008. St Margaret Church, Rumford will be hosting a celebration of Solemn Evening Prayer with Eucharist Exposition and Benediction at 7:00pm in the main church. Deacon Joseph Upton will be the presider and homilist. The theme is ‘TO LIVE IS CHRIST.’ Please make an effort to attend this service of prayer, song, and reflection as the year of St. Paul officially closes.
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Volunteer Appreciation Beach Day
Any parishioner who has volunteered their time or talent to Saint Joseph’s throughout the past year is invited to join us for a volunteer appreciation beach day, to be held on Wednesday, July 29th from 10:00AM to 3:00PM, at the Galilee Beach Club in Narragansett. The use of the club is made possible through the generosity and kindness of Dr. Daniel Harrop, a parish trustee. Sun lovers will enjoy the sandy beach and ocean surf; others will enjoy the Atlantic breeze on the deck or under an umbrella! If you are a volunteer and would like to attend, please call the Rectory @ 421-9137 to reserve your place.