Our Lady of Mount Carmel Building a Christian Community through Gospel Values

The Most Holy Trinity Sunday June 15, 2014

A Catholic parish community served by the Carmelite Order

P.O. Box 1097, 425 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida 34229

Phone: 941-966-0807 Fax: 941-966-3909 Website: www.olmc-osprey.org

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily Monday through Saturday 8:00 AM Saturday Vigil: 4:30 PM Sunday: 7:30 AM & 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM All Holy Days: 8:00 AM & 5:30 PM

CONFESSIONS Saturday 3:30-4:00 PM May through November PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Thursday: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

PASTORAL MINISTRY TEAM Rev. Frederick J. Tillotson, O. Carm. Pastor Rev. Niles Gillen, O. Carm. Assisting Priest Rev. William O’Malley, O. Carm. Assisting Priest Rev. Roger Bonneau, O. Carm. Assisting Priest Deacon Thomas Grant Pastoral Associate

Fr. Fred Tillotson Pastor: ftillotson@olmc-osprey.org Nina Liwski Director for Youth and Sacramental Catechesis: nliwski@olmc-osprey.org Linda Jefferson Business Manager: ljefferson@olmc-osprey.org David VanCampen Music Director: dvancampen@olmc-osprey.org Donna Pierson Pastoral Assistant: dpierson@olmc-osprey.org

LIVING OUR FAITH

05/26/2013 15:23 VATICAN Pope: the Trinity, "the face with which God revealed himself" as "love"

Today," the pope said before the Angelus, "is the Sunday of the Holy Trinity. Every year, the light of Easter and Pentecost renew in us the joy and wonder of faith: we recognize that God is not something vague, abstract, that he has a name: 'God is love.' It is not a sentimental, emotional love, but the love of the Father who is at the origin of every life, the love of the Son who died on the cross and rose again, the love of the Spirit that renews man and the world."

Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

Excerpt from Handbook of Christian Feasts and Customs by Francis X. Weiser, S.J.,

HISTORY AND LITURGY

ORIGIN — The greatest dogma of the Christian faith is the mystery of the Holy Trinity. (Mystery, in this connection, means a supernatural fact revealed by God which in itself transcends the natural power of human reasoning.) During the first thousand years of Christianity there was no special feast celebrated in honor of this mystery, but, as Pope Alexander II (1073) declared, every day of the liturgical year was devoted to the honor and adoration of the Sacred Trinity.

However, to counteract the Arian heresy, which denied the fullness of divinity to the Son, a special Mass text in honor of the Holy Trinity was introduced and incorporated in the Roman liturgical books. This Mass was not assigned for a definite day but could be used on certain Sundays according to the private devotion of each priest. (Such Mass texts which are not prescribed but open to choice on certain days are now known as "votive Masses.") From the ninth century on, various bishops of the Frankish kingdoms promoted in their own dioceses a special feast of the Holy Trinity, usually on the Sunday after Pentecost. They used a Mass text that Abbot Alcuin (804) is said to have composed.

Thus the custom of observing a special feast in honor of the Trinity became increasingly popular in the northern countries of Europe. Several synods prescribed it for their respective territories in France, Germany, England, and The Netherlands. In the thirteenth century the orders of the Benedictines and Cistercians adopted the annual celebration of the

feast. It was kept on different Sundays in different places, until in 1334 Pope John XXII accepted the festival into the official calendar of the Western Church and ordered that henceforth it should be held everywhere on the Sunday after Pentecost.

A new Mass text was written and published. It is interesting to note that the beautiful Preface of the Trinity as read today is the same one that appeared in the first text of the Sacramentary of Saint Gregory the Great. Most of the other prayers are of later origin. The Divine Office in its present form was arranged under Pope Saint Pius V (1572). It is one of the most sublime offices of the breviary.

The Feast of the Holy Trinity now belongs among the great annual festivals of Christianity. Although it is not observed with additional liturgical services outside the Mass, its celebration quickly took root in the hearts and minds of the faithful, and in all countries of Europe popular traditions are closely associated with this feast.

SIGN OF THE CROSS — The making of the sign of the cross, which professes faith both in the redemption of Christ and in the Trinity, was practiced from the earliest centuries. Saint Augustine (431) mentioned and described it many times in his sermons and letters. In those days Christians made the sign of the cross (Redemption) with three fingers (Trinity) on their foreheads. The words ("In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost") were added later. Almost two hundred years before Augustine, in the third century, Tertullian had already reported this touching and beautiful early Christian practice:

In all our undertakings — when we enter a place or leave it; before we dress; before we bathe; when we take our meals; when we light the lamps in the evening; before we retire at night; when we sit down to read; before each new task — we trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads.

LOOKING AHEAD WITH FAITH AND PRAYER

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE June 7th & June 8th, 2014

Offertory: $7,668.00

Offertory May 2014 $40,485.15

Offertory May 2013 $35,356.77

CFA Goal 2014: $166,000.00

CFA Pledge: $190,983.63

CFA Collected: $172,098.63

Parish Pay is available at our website; www.olmc-osprey.org or you can call the Business Manager, Monday through Thursday, between 8:00AM-2:00PM and Friday between 8:00AM-12:00PM and we can set everything up for you over the phone.

PARISH CALENDAR

06-16 Mon 8:00 AM Communion Service

06-17 Tues 8:00 AM Communion Service

06-18 Wed 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Praise and Prayer 4:15 PM Couples Bible Sharing

06-19 Thurs 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Christian Meditation 10:00 AM Spanish Class

06-20 Fri 8:00 AM Communion Service 9:00 AM Friday Scripture Sharing

06-21 Sat 8:00 AM Mass - Fr. Fred 3:30 PM Confessions 4:30 PM Mass - Fr. Fred

06-22 Sun 7:30 AM Mass - Fr. Fred 9:00 AM Mass - Fr. Fred 10:30 AM Mass - Fr. Niles

MASS INTENTIONS

06-21 8:00 AM The People of the Parish 4:30 PM The People of the Parish 06-22 7:30 AM The People of the Parish 9:00 AM †Victor Rybarczyk Mary Veronica Keane 10:30 AM †Edward Foster †Mary DeCarlo

HURRICANE PRAYER

O God, Master of this passing world,

Hear the humble voices of your children. The Sea of Galilee obeyed Your order And returned

to its former tranquility. You are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over

Which we have no control: The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant,

Can awake from its seeming calm, Overstep its conventional boundaries,

Invade our land, and spread chaos and disaster.

During this hurricane season we turn to You, O loving God. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem

to refuse to heal with the passing of time

O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our beloved Mother, We ask you to plead with your Son on our behalf,

So that spared from the calamities common to this area

And animated with a true spirit of gratitude, We will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son

To reach the heavenly Jerusalem Where a stormless eternity awaits us.

Amen.

The Homebound Mass filmed at OLMC will be broadcast Sunday, June 22nd, on Ion television network at 10 AM. It will also be available for viewing at dioceseofvenice.org/tvmass.

Knights of Columbus QUIZ Night

June 24, 2014 6:30 PM

Teams of 4-6 Limited to 16 Teams

$5/person

Advance Reservations Suggested

Contact Dave Tschanz at editor.koc15821@gmail.com or 941-488-4794 for more information/rules and/or to

reserve a space. You can also complete the sign-up sheet at the front desk to make your reservation.

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 15821

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

A Praise and Prayer Ministry Reminder…. We will not be meeting during the months of June, July and August. Our next meeting will take place in September.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!

We packed the bus for the May 25th game! Sign up

now for the June 25th ball game. Deadline is June

6th to sign up for Wednesday, June 25th, 2014

game to see the Rays vs. the Pirates. $50.00 pp

includes the bus and ticket. Bus leaves OLMC at

10:00 AM. Make check payable to Bill King.

Sign up sheet at the front desk.

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Knights of Columbus Council 1581 meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. For more information, please contact Larry Kocen at 941-496-9142.

ADVOCACY FOR LIFE

BE AN ADVOCATE FOR LIFE!

Please join us for a vigil to pray for the victims, the convicted and the families of both, as well as an end to Capital Punishment in the United States. The vigil will be on the patio, weather permitting, at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 18th in anticipation of the execution scheduled for that evening.

In the event of a stay of execution, the vigil may be postponed, so please contact the front desk during parish business office hours to make sure the vigil will still take place.

This advocacy for life issue may be the most difficult for Catholics to understand since it is government supported, Florida being one of 32 states that does support it. Clearly, acts of violent crime qualifying for the death penalty create a temptation to respond with anger and vengeance. But this is not the reaction that the Gospel calls for. The Gospel teaches us to respect the dignity of all human beings, even those guilty of committing horrendous crimes. Life in prison satisifies both the need to keep society safe along with the Gospels call to respect the dignity of all human beings.

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO, HMMMM….. Check out this sign that was carried at the Washington, DC March for Life in January.

WISDOM OF OUR FAITH

Witnesses for Our Time Thomas More Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) Tempera on wood, 1527, Frick Collec-tion, New York

St. Thomas More

Martyr (1478-1535) His feast day is June 22. “Little as I meddle in the conscience of others, I am certain that my conscience belongs to me alone. It is the last thing that a man can do for his salvation: to be at one with himself.”

Thomas More, successful barrister, hon-est judge, famous scholar, rose to the highest status of any commoner in Eng-land, appointed by Henry VIII to the post of Lord Chancellor. More maintained a large household and took special delight

in his children. His role in overseeing the education of his daughters, especially Margaret, was considered remarkable for the time. After the death of his beloved first wife, Jane, he quickly married an older widow, Alice, who proved a loyal wife and a good stepmother. In all matters of his office, More served with loyalty and distinction. But circumstances were to evolve to the point that King Henry required a more absolute loyalty than More could offer. Henry was moving on a collision course with the authority of the Catholic Church. The issue was his desire to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn. Rather than oppose the king, More resigned his position. When he re-fused to take the oath breaking with the authority of the pope, he was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he remained for fifteen months.

Thomas More was executed on July 6, 1535. He was canonized four hun-dred years later by Pope Pius XI. His feast is celebrated with that of his fellow martyr, Bishop John Fisher, on June 22. -- Robert Ellsberg

Books of Interest

The Triune God of Christian Faith Mary Ann Fatula (Liturgical Press, 1990, $15 paper)

Part of a very good series [edited by Monika Hellwig], designed for college students and non-specialist adult study groups, this book covers the major doctrines of Christian faith on an introductory level. Its purpose is not critical. Rather, the author seeks to present and explain the traditional doctrine of the Trinity and to show how it is rooted both in the biblical witness and in the experience of believers today. Historical development and technical concepts are presented as intelligently as this very problematic doctrine can be, in a way appropriate for the

intended audience. Inspired especially by Rahner, Kasper, and William Kill, Fatula defends the traditional doctrine and terminology of three divine ‘persons’ and makes it the basis and model for human community. She draws on the writings of the late medieval mystic Julian of Norwich to move Trinitarian language and imagery beyond its present androcentrism.

Review by John R. Sachs, Weston School of Theology Mary Ann Fatula, OP, a Dominican Sister of Peace, received her doctorate in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America. She teaches theology and chairs the Religious Studies Department at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus.

Websites Worth Browsing Busted Halo an online magazine for spiritual seekers http://bustedhalo.com

Busted Halo is a website ministry for young adult spiritual seekers and a place where 20- and 30-year olds discuss the intersection of faith, culture, politics, and life. In addition to regular columns, the site features blogs (online diaries from a specific person), podcasts (simple talk shows of about 5 to 30 minutes), a radio show, videos, and comments from readers.

Busted Halo® Cast The Busted Halo Cast® is a weekly podcast that answers questions of faith ranging from the simple basics of the Catholic faith to complex dilemmas of everyday life. It also highlights a church to visit that other young adults have found welcoming and vital and previews the next week's Scripture readings. Fr. Dave Dwyer, Fr. Steven Bell, and Barbara Wheeler-Bride co-host every week, offering faith-filled answers to listener’s questions. You can call-in your questions to (917) 591 8476 or send an e-mail to questionbox@bustedhalo.com. The podcasts are then posted on the website.

WISDOM OF OUR FAITH

Sacred Art

Trinity Andrei Rublev (ca. 1360 – ca. 1428), Russian Tempera, 1411 or 1425-27, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Trinity depicts the three angels who visited Abraham at the Oak of Mamre (Genesis 18:1-15), but the painting is full of symbolism and often interpreted as an icon of the Holy Trinity. Seated around a table set for a meal, the three angelic figures show the differentiation and at the same time the identity and interrelationship between the persons of the Trinity. Icons were not intended as realistic portraits but rather as windows linking earthly and heavenly realities. Rublev brought the icon to a new level of artistic and spiritual depth. His work is characterized by a lightness and delicacy of style and an unusually creative representation of theological mystery. Andrei Rublev is considered to be the greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons and frescoes. He was canonized a saint in 1988 by the Russian Orthodox Church.

Gift of piety fosters fraternal solidarity Vatican City, Jun 4, 2014 / 05:23 am (CNA/EWTN News).-In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the gift of piety, explaining that it is not just a superficial feeling, but rather a religious reality that leads us closer to God and to our neighbor. “In this sense, piety includes the ability of rejoicing with those who are cheerful and of crying with those who cry, of reaching out to those who are alone or anxious, to correct those who err, to console the afflicted, to care for and help those who happen to be in need,” the Pope told those gathered in St. Peter’s Square June 4. Continuing his catechesis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Pope Francis began his weekly address stating that “we now turn to the gift of piety.” “Through this spiritual gift we experience ever anew, with joy and gratitude, the loving relationship with God our Father which has been granted us in Jesus his Son,” the pontiff noted, adding that “It is this loving relationship which grounds and

perfects our authentic worship of God.” Reflecting on the meaning of the word piety, the Bishop of Rome stated that it “does not have here the superficial sense that we sometimes use: to pity someone. No, it does not have this meaning.” “Piety, as a gift of the Holy Spirit, relates more to our relationship with God,” he observed, and “to the authentic religious spirit of filial trust which allows us to pray and worship him with love and simplicity, as a son that speaks with their father.” “It's synonymous for friendship with God; that friendship into which Jesus introduces us, and that changes our lives and fills our soul with joy and peace.” Going on, Pope Francis explained that the love “poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit” helps us “to perceive the Lord’s presence and love in our lives, and moves us to respond joyfully in prayer and adoration.” “This gift of the Holy Spirit,” he said, “makes us live as true sons of God, and also leads us to love our neighbor and to recognize him as a brother.”

Explaining how this sense of being a child of God allows us to truly care for others in both joy and sorrow, the Roman Pontiff prayed that “we may always be ready to offer a helping hand to others.” He expressed hope that we be able to do this “in the joyful awareness of that solidarity which is born of our communion with God in the unity of Christ’s body, the Church.” “We ask the Lord that this gift of his Spirit overcome our fears and doubts, and helps us to become courageous witnesses of the Gospel,” he said, praying that the Heart of Jesus, “which the month of June is particularly dedicated to, teach us to love God as children and our neighbors as brothers.”