But, what is impossible to men is possible with God. He has allowed us to share in His life in two great ways, thus making it possible for all of us to attain a measure of peace and happiness that we cannot find in the world around us. In Baptism, God comes and lives in our souls through sanctifying grace. He takes up His abode with us in a manner nothing else created could ever experience. But, this is not enough. God wants to unite Himself to us even more. As a sign of His great love for us, God gave us Himself to receive as the food and life of our souls, and to remain on our altars for us to adore. The Real Presence of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, on our altars is called by us the Blessed Sacrament, or the Holy Eucharist. No matter what title by which this special sign of God's love may be called, we honor and adore the presence of God around us in a manner no creature could dare have asked of his Creator.

To honor this great mystery of God's love for us, and to make reparation for the many sacrilegious profanations against the Blessed Sacrament through heresy and indifference, the feast of Corpus Christi was introduced into the Church, in 1264, with all due solemnity. In 1429, Pope Martin V added to this feast the observance of a public procession with the Blessed Sacrament, and he richly indulgenced this practice. God lives and walks among His creatures, and He will continue to do so until the end of time.Do all you can to honor and adore this great Gift of God. Make visits to the Blessed Sacrament often. Most especially, take part in the Procession on Sunday, June 22. There is no better means of proving our love and devotion.

*June 6 & 7
are the First Friday and First Saturday of the month. Special prayers to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary will be prayed after Mass on those days. There will be a Eucharistic Holy Hour following Mass Friday evening. Confessions will also be heard for the first half hour of the Holy Hour.

* Catholic Action Study Group: Meets on Saturday, June 7, at 9:15 am. All are invited to attend. Topics for discussion: Continuing the review of Pope Pius XI's encyclical on The Kingship of Christ, and continue our discussion on It Cannot Compare . . . , reviewing the glaring differences between the Roman (Latin) Mass and the Novus Ordo Missae.

*First Communion Sunday: June 1. Students of our parish school will make their First Holy Communion at the 8:30 am Mass.

*Novena to the Holy Ghost:Continues June 1- 7 inclusively.

*Catechism Classes: None until September.

*Vigil of Pentecost: Saturday, June 7. This is a day of fast and partial abstinence as we prepare for the feast of Pentecost.

*Ember Days of Pentecost: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, June 11, 13 & 14. These are special days fast and abstinence, as indicated on the back of your church calendar. Our intentions during these days are to pray for an increase of vocations to the Priesthood and the Religious Life, and the perseverance of all clergy and religious in the holy vocations and their Holy Faith.

*Easter Duty: The last day to fulfill one's annual duty to worthily receive Holy Communion is Saturday June 14.

*Feast of Corpus Christi: Thursday, June 19. The traditional outdoor procession to honor the Blessed Sacrament will take place on Sunday, June 22, after the 8:30 am Mass. All are asked to attend and give due honor to this special Sacrament of God's love for us.

*Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Friday, June 27. The annual recitation of the Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus will take place after the 6:00 p.m. Mass.

*Volunteers are needed NOW: Sign up for help in cleaning the church and the Parish Hall. Sign up lists are in the Parish Hall.

*New to the parish? Please fill in the Paeish Census card and return it to Father.

*Mission Sunday is the third Sunday of each month. The 10:30 am Mass is offered for those who are enrolled in the Mass Guild of the Missionaries of the Holy Ghost. The Mass Guild is a wonderful gift opportunuty for family and friends and an important means of support for the Sisters. The fee is $12.00 per yer and those enroled will have their names and intentions remembered at one Holy Mass each month, for an entire year.

*Please remember in your prayers the sick of the parish and our continuing effort to work and pray for the Restoration of the Tridentune Larin Mass. One method is by participating in our on-going fund-raiser using the plastic church banks. To date we have collected nearly $1,680.00.

Most methods for combatting abortion explain that when a woman chooses to have an abortion, she makes an immoral choice. The moral judgments against this choice begin with the understanding that an abortion is feticide, all the while reminding the mother-to-be (and the mother-in-fact) that she should not listen to the tales of modern sophistry: her body is not her own, but is a part of God’s creation. Therefore, she has no right to take her child’s life. Besides that, the child’s life in her womb is not her own life, so she has no power over life and death over that life either.

Since the “legalization” of abortion in the United States through the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, the battle to end abortion has been quite intense. Those who count themselves as “pro-life” know that for every argument we come up with to battle the crime of abortion, the “pro-choice” side develops a sophistic answer that all too many are ready to hear. Where is our “silver bullet” that will end this scourge once and for all? While there may be no instant answer to this question (for we are dealing with the fickleness and selfishness of human nature), there are two new avenues of approach that are worthy of our consideration.Reverse The Decision

Many pro-lifers are praying for the day that a more conservative Supreme Court will sit in Washington D.C. It is believed that when this day happens, such a Court will reverse the Roe v. Wade decision, and once more make abortion illegal in our land. Is this just wishful thinking? Perhaps. But, as we wait for this day, how about working to remove one of the main foundations of that immoral Court decision: that abortion is legal because it is protected by the U.S. Constitution. The Court said, in the 1973 decision, that having an abortion is a part of a woman’s “freedom of choice.” This “right,” the Court said, is based on the Fourteenth Amendment. It was a landmark decision, and the first time this Amendment was invoked in such a way. But, what if the Amendment itself is illegal? What if it can be proven that it was never ratified? Wouldn’t that change things? Yes it would, for the most important prop on which abortion stands as a legal entity in this country would be taken away. To find out more on the illegality of the Fourteenth Amendment, read The Phantom Fourteenth, a study authored by Patrick Henry Omlor. Long known for his research accuracy, Mr. Omlor’s work is a convincing proof that the Fourteenth Amendment was never ratified, and is therefore illegal. When this is known, and understood by Americans, then all of the false “liberties” in our country will fall like a house of cards. You can obtain The Phantom Fourteenth through CRI, or at http://www.thephantom14th.com for US$10.95, including domestic postage.

“Pro Choice” Is Really “Poor Choice”.

There is an ugly reality to abortion that is remaining untold: abortion is not a liberating, healthy choice. In most cases, women who submit to abortions only do so in response to the pressures of circumstances (or other people). Often, they simply feel that they have “no choice”: they have to end a human life. Such an action is not “pro choice,” but a “poor choice,” and this change in words does make a difference.

In the words of David C. Reardon, PhD., an advocate of the “Poor Choice” campaign: “The simple truth is that for most women, abortion costs more than the $400 collected by their abortionists. Millions of women are paying for their abortions each day in the form of intractable heartache, clinical depression, substance abuse, self-destructive behavior, impacted guilt, increased difficulties with marriage and parenting, infertility, miscarriage and premature births — to name just a few of the many complications commonly linked to abortion.” To get involved in the campaign to educate women about the “poor choice” made through abortion, go to http://www.PoorChoice.org. Help women see the emotional cost of an abortion.

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