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Shrine Herald Royal Oak, MI

www.shrinechurch.com

We proclaim Jesus as Lord and ourselves as servants for His sake.

September 15, 2013 Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Feast of Saint Thrse

On Monday, September 30, there will be a

wonderful program in church for the vigil of the

feast of Saint Thrse. Beginning at 7:00 pm,

some of our most loved musicians and soloists

will present a concert of song and music

interspersed with enlightening talks about Saint

Thrse given by Elizabeth Ficocelli, author of

Shower of Heavenly Roses inspiring stories of

the powerful intercession of Saint Thrse.

During the evening there will be veneration

of relics of Saint Thrse and other saints from

the vast collection of relics held by the

National Shrine of the Little Flower.

What are relics?

The word relic comes from the Latin

relinquo, literally meaning I leave, or I

abandon. A relic is a piece of the body of a

saint, an item owned or used by the saint, or

an object which has been touched to the

tomb of a saint.

There are three classes of sacred relics. The

first-class is a part of the saints body. (It is this

type which is placed in an altar stone.) The

second-class is a piece of the saints clothing

or something used by the saint, while the third-

class is an object which has been touched to

a first-class relic.

The veneration of relics of the saints is a

profession of belief in several teachings of the

Catholic faith: (1) the belief in everlasting life

for those who have witnessed to Christ and His

Holy Gospel; (2) the truth of the resurrection of

the body for all persons on the last day; (3) the

doctrine of the splendor of the human body

and the respect which all should show toward

the bodies of both the living and the

deceased; (4) the belief in the special

intercessory power which the saints enjoy in

heaven; and (5) the truth of our closeness to

Bearings

Notes from Monsignor Easton

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Christian Service

Please pray for

the sick of our

parish

Please pray for

the sick of our

parish

Eugenia Baczkowski

Dan Cavanaugh

Kathy Cobbledick

Deanna Conway

Joann Cook

Lisa Marie Coutinho

Selma Coutinho

Carl Culver

Mari Anne Dayton

Dora Dlima

David Fix

Linda Gergosian

Randy Hartman

Patricia Hoemke

Donald Holden

Michael Ingram

Joylene Alena Jabboori

William F. Janelle III

Dorothy M. Kail

Yeong Kim

Bob Maybee

Cleone Menezes

Delphine O'Brien

Brian Hicks ONeill

Patricia O'Rourke

Patricia Putansu

Jim Shirk

Deanna Swincicki

Mary Tobin

Dennis Van Stednas

Grace Weidman

Kathy Wigmosta

Karl Wolfe

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Divine Life

John Joseph son of John

and Jill (Garrisi) Pizzuti

John Timothy son of

Anthony and Jennifer

(Frazzita) Messina

Pedro Josue son of Pedro

and Rosalinda (Pertuz

Borja) Porto

Baptized in

Christ

Baptized in

Christ

Banns of Marriage Banns of Marriage

Second Bann

Amanda Misuraca and

Guy Rizo

Crystal VanBrabanc and

Steven Schnieber

Third Bann

Missy Steadman and

Jorge Bermeo

Tene Kaduma and

Paul Logan

the saints because of our connection in the communion of saints. Gods family

goes beyond the limits of time and space.

The relics of the saints and their veneration is just another in the long line of

treasures which Jesus Christ has given to His Church. These relics summon us to

appreciate more profoundly not only the heroes, who have served the Lord so

selflessly and generously, but especially the love and mercy of the Almighty who

called these His followers to the bliss of unending life in His eternal kingdom.

Taken from an article by Rev. William Saunders. "Church Teaching on Relics." Arlington Catholic Herald

Priests Convocation

From the afternoon of Sunday, September 22 to Thursday September 26, the

priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit will gather in convocation with the

Archbishop in northern Michigan. All of the priests of the National Shrine will be

attending. Monday through Thursday that week, our Deacon, Rev. Mr. Thomas

Avery, will conduct a Communion Service at 6:30 am. On those mornings when

we cannot find a priest for the 8:30 am Mass, Sister Noreen will conduct a

communion service at 8:30 am. The schedule for that week will be in next weeks

Shrine Herald. Any Mass intentions assigned to those Masses will be reassigned.

Rosie, Carlito & Lord Stanley and Step by Step

With Rosie approaching her 13th birthday (Fr. Anthony said that is 91 in human

years) she has retired from long walks. She still enjoys a short walk now and then

as well as a short swim when she can get one. The Step by Step next weekend will

be a little too much for her. However she is supporting Stachu (Lord Stanley) in his

walk and donated 10 milk bones in his name. If you would like to join Rosie you

can put your donation in an envelope with Lord Stanleys name on it and put it in

the collection or drop it at the office. All donations will go to the Step by Step

fund.

Pray for Vocations!

Blessed Monstrance for Vocations coming to the Archdiocese of Detroit

The Blessed Monstrance for Vocations will travel throughout the Archdiocese of

Detroit from Thursday, September 5 Tuesday, September 17, 2013. Every region

will have one or more parishes host the monstrance. Visit the AOD website for

locations and times at www.aod.org. Or for more information visit our

website: www.detroitpriest.com. Follow us on Facebook: Office of Priestly

Vocations or Twitter @DetroitPriest.

Vocations, one of the seven mission priorities for the Archdiocese of Detroit!

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Mass Information

Monday, September 16

6:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton

Servers Eli Thummel, Cal Liggett

8:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri

Servers Marty Massucci, Billy Norris

Tuesday, September 17

6:30 am Mass Fr. Gonyeau

Servers Maria Ruhle, Regan Smith

8:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton

Servers Ethan Cwiek, Phillip Fogle

Wednesday, September 18

6:30 am Mass Msgr. Easton

Servers Kate Laqui, Gina Schmidt

8:30 am Mass Fr. Lang

Servers Clara North, Maggie Piazzon

Thursday, September 19

6:30 am Mass Fr. Lang

Servers Isabel Panyard, Kira Jenkins

8:30 am Mass Fr. Gonyeau

Servers Lucy Breda, Gabi Lilly

Friday, September 20

6:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri

Servers Carter Buchanan, Anthony Massucci

8:30 am Mass Fr. Lang

Servers Jake Vogelheim, PetrMehall

Saturday, September 21

8:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri

Servers Trevor Piazzon, Ethan Cwiek

Sunday, September 22

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Vigil Masses (on Saturday)

4:30 pm Fr. Gonyeau

Lectors Bill Mitchell, Ginny Gamber

Servers Michael Grace, Jack Grace

Joe Romano, Dan Romano, Luke Cerone

Hospitality Margie Suchyta, Team

6:30 pm Mass Msgr. Easton

Lectors Laura Salgado, Will Dickinson

Servers Matt Abell, Josef Mehall

Peter Mehall, Patrick Pullis

Hospitality Gerald Schaffran, Team

Sunday Masses

7:30 am Mass Fr. Camilleri

Lectors Henry Swift, Marge Chouinard

Servers Brandon Whitmore, Hayden Haran

Stephen Klimushyn, Erik Faris, Evan Faris

Hospitality MaryAnn Skaggs, Team

9:00 am Mass Msgr. Easton

Lectors Anne O'Donnell, Cassia Burley

Emily Turner

Servers Andrew Jaeger, Brian Palmer

Anthony Turner, Adam Goller

Hospitality Tony Recchia, Team

10:45 am Mass Fr. Lang

Lectors Jim Wilson, Lloyd West

Servers Irene Peaslee, Madeline Rozanski

Catherine Warner, Elizabeth Warner

Maria Ruhle

M.C. Alex Bain

Hospitality Wayne Friedman, Team

12:30 pm Mass Fr. Gonyeau

Lectors Marge Caram, Janie Lynch

Servers William Arce, Joe Arce

John Ginotti, Marty Massucci

Hospitality Hugh Brennan, Team

4:00 pmSpanish Mass Msgr. Easton

6:00 pm Mass Msgr. Easton

Lectors Lauren Battle, Brendan Battle

Carlos Carpenter

Servers Anthony Fisher, Jack Ploucha

Ian Grimes, Isaiah Thummel, Eli Thummel

Hospitality Tom Torma, Team

Monday, September 16

1 Tm 2:1-8/Lk 7:1-10

Tuesday, September 17

1 Tm 3:1-13/Lk 7:11-17

Wednesday, September 18

1 Tm 3:14-16/Lk 7:31-35

Thursday, September 19

1 Tm 4:12-16/Lk 7:36-50

Readings of The Week

Friday, September 20

1 Tm 6:2c-12/Lk 8:1-3

Saturday, September 21

Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13

Sunday, September 22

Am 8:4-7/1 Tm 2:1-8/

Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 10

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