Bulletin: Vol. 30 No. 19 June 13th— June 19th, 2020

Altar Boys: Joseph Marincel

817-491-0763 Adoration: Sheila Hughes

817-430-3066

Choir: 8:30 A.M. Helen Marincel

817-491-0763 Library: Sharon Wood

214-497-0783

Choir: 11:00 A.M. Roula Vasquez

972-832-8507 Respect Life: Sheri Josefsberg

940-566-0585

RCIA: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763

Lectors: 8:30 AM Mark Caputo

469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763

Lectors: 11 AM Trevor Rask

503-701-2236 Ushers Robert Kramer

214-488-5635

Parish Council Mouhib Helou

817-845-9953 Legion of Mary Rose Onoh

214-289-4300

Sunday 8:30 A.M. English

11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese

Monday No Mass

Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English

Saturday 5:30 P.M. English

Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Eucharistic Adoration Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M.

Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Deacon George Elandary

Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me.

Within thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee.

From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death

call me and bid me come unto thee That with thy saints I may praise thee forever and ever.

Daily Scripture Readings Jun 14th thru Jun 20th

Sunday, 6/14: 1Cor 2:1-10 Jn 14:21-27 Monday, 6/15: Acts 5:34-42 Jn 16:5-11 Tuesday, 6/16: Acts 6:1-12 Jn 16:12-15 Wednesday 6/17: Acts 7:1-8 Jn 16:16-19 Thursday, 6/18: Acts 9-16 Jn 16:20-24 Friday, 6/19: Acts 7:17-29 Jn 16:25-28 Saturday, 6/20: Acts 7:30-38 Jn 16:29-33

Corpus Christi Prayer Let us pray for the willingness to make present in our world the love of Christ shown to us in the Eucharist, Lord Jesus Christ, we worship you living among us in the sacrament of your body and blood. May we offer to our Father in heaven a solemn pledge of undivided love. May we offer to our brothers and sisters a life poured out in loving service of that kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit one God for ever and ever. Amen.

THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, 6/13: Rose Marie Amendola, Valerie Amendola

Tuesday, 6/16: Sr. Maria Bernadette, Michael Marincel, Anna Marincel, Daniza Aguillon, +Josephine Zmuda

Wednesday, 6/17: Teresa Marincel, Daniza Aguillon, +Eswari Panchal

Thursday, 6/18: Michael Marincel, +Mildred Cvetovich

Friday, 6/19: President Trump, Ken Marincel, Bill Amendola

+Repose of the Soul

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to "Body of Christ." This feast originated in France in the mid-thirteenth century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the Trinity Sunday or, as in the USA, on the Sunday following that feast.

This feast calls us to focus on two manifestations of the Body of Christ, the Holy Eucharist and the Church. The primary purpose of this feast is to focus our attention on the Eucharist. The opening prayer at Mass calls our attention to Jesus' suffering and death and our worship of Him, especially in the Eucharist.

At every Mass our attention is called to the Eucharist and the Real Presence of Christ in it. The secondary focus of this feast is upon the Body of Christ as it is present in the Church. The Church is called the Body of Christ because of the intimate communion which Jesus shares with his disciples. He expresses this in the gospels by using the metaphor of a body in which He is the head. This image helps keep in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church.

The Feast of Corpus Christi is commonly used as an opportunity for public Eucharistic

processions, which serves as a sign of common faith and adoration. Our worship of Jesus in

His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God our Father a pledge of undivided love and an

offering of ourselves to the service of others

THE STORY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: In 1263 a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Christina. At the time he was having doubts about Jesus being truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. He was affected by the growing debate among certain theologians who, for the first time in the history of the Church, began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and corporal. Fr. Peter reported this miracle to Pope Urban IV, who at the time was nearby in Orvieto. The pope sent delegates to investigate and ordered that host and blood-stained corporal be brought to Orvieto. The relics were then placed in the Cathedral of Orvieto, where they remain today. This Eucharistic Miracle confirmed the visions given to St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon in Belgium (1193-1258). St. Juliana was a nun and mystic who had a series of visions in which she was instructed by Our Lord to work to establish a liturgical feast for the Holy Eucharist, to which she had a great devotion. After many years of trying, she finally convinced the bishop, the future Pope Urban IV, to create this special feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, where none had existed before. Soon after her death, Pope Urban instituted Corpus Christi for the Universal Church and celebrated it for the first time in Orvieto in 1264, a year after the Eucharistic Miracle in Bolsena. Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Office for the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas’ hymns in honor of the Holy Eucharist, Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, and O Salutaris Hostia are the beloved hymns the Church sings on the feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA: JUNE 13TH Alas, alas! He who is the liberty of captives is made a prisoner. He who is the Glory of the angels is mocked. The God of all is scourged. The spotless mirror of the eternal Light is spat upon. The Life of mortals is killed. What is there left for us poor wretch-es to do but go and die with him? Draw us forth from the mire, Lord Jesus, with the hook of your Cross; so that we may run, not to your sweetness, but to the bitter-ness of your Passion.

First Communions will be celebrated on Sunday, August 16th at 11:00 AM.

God commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

he rained down on them manna to eat, and gave them the grain of heaven.

Mortals ate of the bread of angels; he sent them food in abundance.

-- Psalm 78:23-25

Please dress modestly when you come to Church.

We are here to worship the Lord.

Keeping your Parish in mind…. Please remember to keep Our Lady of Lebanon

in your minds and hearts as you travel or go on vacations for the Summer.

The expenses of the Parish are constant; they do not go on vacation.

Please kindly send in your donations while you are away.

"This is a real presence which includes every dimension of who Jesus is: body and blood, human soul and divine person. The consecrated Eucharistic species are the Lord and therefore command our adoration. We do not adore ourselves, nor the ordained priest, nor the Bible, even though these are vehicles for Christ's spiritual presence; we do adore the Eucharist, this blessed sacrifice made really present sacramentally." Francis Cardinal George of Chicago ADORATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE

TO YOU EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT

OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH:

Monday thru Friday 9:00am—7:00pm Saturday 9:00am—5:30pm Sunday 1:00pm—7:00pm

Requesting a Mass Intention at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

The practice of offering the holy Mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased originates in the early church. The catechism teaches, “From the beginning the church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God.” Therefore, just as we pray for each other and share each other’s burdens now, the faithful on earth can offer prayers and sacrifices to help the departed souls undergoing purification, and no better prayer could be offered than that of the holy sacrifice of the Mass. PLEASE schedule your Mass Intentions by contacting Sara in the Church Office (NOT Father because he does not have the datebook) at: 972-436-7617, or via email at LadyofL719@gmail.com

Congratulations to our Catechumens on their

Confirmations!

Lesly Eulalia Acavedo Julio Cesar Arredondo, Jr.

Brenda Chihuahua Michael David Henke

Thank YOU to their faithful Teacher:

Joseph Marincel