Church of SAINT JOSEPH

Mission Statement We, the Church of Saint Joseph, are a Catholic, Benedictine faith community. Through our liturgy and faith formation, we build on a solid foundation as active witnesses of Christ, and we eagerly respond to the needs of the Parish and the global community.

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New Parishioners To register, stop by the parish office or mail your completed registration form found on the home page of the parish website. Prayer Corner If you know someone in need of prayers, please call the parish office at ext. 100 and ask that their name be added to the Prayer Corner of the bulletin. In addition, you may call one of the chairpersons of the Prayer Network: Mary at 363-4244 or Joan at 363-4358. Infant Baptism Attendance at a baptism class is required for all baptisms, even for parents who have had other children baptized. Please call the parish office at ext. 100 to register for the baptism class (held the first Monday of each month at 6:00 pm). The date of baptism will be scheduled upon completion of the class. Marriage Please call the parish office at ext. 100 to set a wedding date and to register for a parish preliminary marriage session. A minimum of six months is needed for preparation. Pastoral Care If any parishioner or family member is in need of a pastoral care visit, please call Fr. Jerome at ext. 122. Today’s privacy laws do not permit hospitals to contact churches when a patient is in need of a pastoral visit. We are made aware of it only when the individual or their friends and family contact us. Sacrament Of Anointing Please call Fr. Jerome at ext. 122.

12 WEST MINNESOTA STREET • ST. JOSEPH, MN 56374

Phone: 320-363-7505 Parish Website: www.churchstjoseph.org Email Address: parish@churchstjoseph.org Mass Schedule Tuesday: 12 pm Wednesday – Friday: 8 am Saturday: 5 pm Sunday: 8 am and 10 am

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From the Pastor’s Desk Dear Parishioners: I am happy to share this wonderful document from the Catholic Herald in London, England. It speaks of Amy Kuebelbeck, who was chosen as the moderator at an international conference at the Vatican.

Amy grew up here in St. Joseph and her parents are members of our parish. Pope Francis met with her and the other participants. This is a great honor to be recognized internationally for her book Waiting for Gabriel and to be chosen as a moderator. We can be proud to have such women as Amy, to call one of our own. The document, written by Courtney Grogan/CNA, follows: Pope Francis: “Abortion is Never the Answer” Pope Francis said Saturday that abortion is never the answer to difficult prenatal diagnoses, calling selective abortion of the disabled the “expression of an inhuman eugenics mentality.” “Fear and hostility towards disability often lead to the choice of abortion, configuring it as a practice of ‘prevention,’” Pope Francis said May 25. “But the Church’s teaching on this point is clear: human life is sacred and inviolable and the use of prenatal diagnosis for selective purposes must be strongly discouraged because it is the expression of an inhuman eugenics mentality, which removes the possibility for families to accept, embrace and love their weakest children,” he said. The pope addressed a Vatican conference on perinatal hospice highlighting medical care and ministries that support families who have received a prenatal diagnosis indicating that their baby will likely die before or just after birth. “Yes to Life: Caring for the Precious Gift of Life in its Frailness,” a conference organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life May 23–25 brought together medical professionals, bioethicists, ministry providers, and families from 70 countries to discuss how best to provide medical, psychological, and emotional support for parents expecting a child with a life-limiting illness. “Sometimes people ask me, what does perinatal hospice look like? And I answer, ‘It looks like love,’” author and mother Amy Kuebelbeck shared at the conference. Kuebelbeck was 25 weeks pregnant when she received the diagnosis that her unborn son had an incurable heart defect. She carried her pregnancy to term and had a little more than 2 hours with her son, Gabriel, before he died after birth. “It was one of the most profound experiences of my life,” Kuebelbeck said. She wrote a memoir of her experience of grief, loss, and love called “Waiting with Gabriel: A Story of Cherishing a Baby’s Brief Life.” “I know that some people assume that continuing a pregnancy with a baby who will die is all for nothing. But it isn’t all for nothing. Parents can wait with their baby, protect their baby, and love their baby for as long as that baby is able to live. They can give (continued in next column)

(continued from previous column) that baby a peaceful life – and a peaceful goodbye. That’s not nothing. That is a gift,” Kuebelbeck wrote in “Waiting with Gabriel.” Dr. Byron Calhoun, a medical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, who first coined the term “perinatal hospice” spoke at the conference. His research has found that allowing parents of newborns with a terminal prenatal diagnosis the chance to be parents can result in less distress for the mother than pregnancy termination. Many families facing these diagnoses have to decide if they will seek extraordinary or disproportionate medical care for their child after birth. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Discontinuing medical procedures that are burdensome, dangerous, extraordinary, or disproportionate to the expected outcome can be legitimate; it is the refusal of ‘over-zealous’ treatment. Here one does not will to cause death; one’s inability to impede it is merely accepted.” Ministries like Alexandra’s House, a perinatal hospice in Kansas City, provide counsel and grief support to parents as they face these difficult medical decisions. They also connect families with a network of other parents who have had a terminal prenatal diagnosis. “Most of the families stay in contact indefinitely,” said MaryCarroll Sullivan, nurse and bioethics advisor for the ministry. There are now more than 300 hospitals, hospices, and ministries providing perinatal palliative care around the world. Sister Giustina Olha Holubets, a geneticist at the University of Lviv, helped to found “Imprint of Life” a perinatal palliative care center in Ukraine that offers grief accompaniment, individualized birth plans, the sacrament of baptism, and burial, as well as respectful photos, footprints, and memory books to help families cherish their brief moments with their child. The motto of Imprint of Life is “I cannot give more days to your life, but I can give more life to your days.” Pope Francis met with Sister Giustina and other perinatal hospice providers in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on the last day of the conference. The pope thanked them for creating “networks of love” to which couples can turn to receive accompaniment with the undeniable practical, human, and spiritual difficulties they face. “Your testimony of love is a gift to the world,” he said. “Taking care of these children helps parents to mourn and to think of this not only as a loss, but as a step in a journey together. That child will stay in their life forever, and they will have been able to love him,” Pope Francis said. “Those few hours in which a mother can lull her child can leave a mark on the heart of that woman that she will never forget,” he said.

Fr. Jerome Tupa, OSB, Pastor

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Stewardship of Treasure Treasure received week of May 26, 2019

Sunday Offering Budget $12,552.00 Adult & loose offering $6,164.45 Average weekly automated offering $4,364.57 Weekly difference -$2,022.98

Youth offering received $24.62

Budget through May 26 $602,496.00 Actual through May 26 $560,215.15 Difference -$42,280.86

Giving of our time, talent and treasure is not about giving until it hurts. Rather, it is about giving until you feel good about what you have given. - Grateful Caretakers of God’s Many Gifts by Joseph M. Champlin

Consider automated giving. Sign up online at https://churchstjoseph.weshareonline.org

or call Amber at 363-7505, ext. 120.

Gospel Reflection for June 2 What is the most common image you’ve seen of the Ascension? It’s typically Jesus hovering above the earth surrounded by brilliant light. The Ascension is a beautiful feast, but it’s about more than the distant glory of God. It’s about the blessing of God

and the transformative power of trust. “You are witnesses to these things.” Before he ascends, Jesus reminds the disciples of the basic message of the Gospel and of the disciples’ own important role. They are to proclaim the Gospel message by their personal witness to the saving power of God. “I am sending the promise of my Father upon you...clothed with power from on high.” Jesus promises to equip the disciples for this important mission. Not only are they receiving a command, but they’re receiving the empowerment they need to move. “He...raised his hands, and blessed them.” Even now, though the fulfillment of Pentecost is still to come, Jesus gives them a parting gift before he ascends into heaven. Finally, “They … returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God.” The disciples faced an unknown future. Their teacher had left them, and the political and religious authorities weren’t exactly thrilled about Jesus and his growing movement. But the memory of our Father’s redemptive love, the promise of the Holy Spirit, and the blessing of Christ sustained them. Jesus trusted them to act in his name. They could trust him in return. Do you face uncertainty in your own life? Remember, we are all called to be disciples and witnesses. We have received the indwelling of the Holy Spirit at our baptism. We are blessed by Christ beyond imagining in the sacraments. This Ascension feast, we too can trust in God! With this firm trust, we too can return to our daily lives, praising God with great joy! Gospel Reflection for June 9

“God is always more.” Have you ever heard that? If we truly believe that he is infinite, then this statement is worth exploring. Today, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit in power upon the early

Church. But Pentecost wasn’t the first time the disciples received the Holy Spirit. The Gospel actually occurs chronologically before Pentecost. Soon after the Resurrection, Jesus already “came and stood in their [the disciples’] midst... he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit.’” God is always more. Sometimes we might think the grace of God as one and done. God might break through in people’s lives, but it’s a one-time event on a retreat or preceding a dramatic conversion of life. But there’s always more to come. Even today’s Gospel isn’t the first time the breath of God stirred. In Genesis, it’s God’s breath that stirs life into Adam in the garden. Jesus breathes on the Apostles, giving them the Holy Spirit in the quiet and silence. Later, that breath will stir into a “driving wind,” and the Spirit will descend with flame...not unlike Moses on Mount Sinai. God is always more. He has spoken throughout salvation history, and continues to speak into our lives through his Church and through the Holy Spirit alive in our hearts. This Pentecost Sunday, let us come before him with expectant hearts! Like the disciples in the Gospel and first reading, let us await what “more” God will do.

Mass Schedule June 3 – 6 There will be no daily Mass in the parish June 3 – 6. You are welcome to join the Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery for Mass at 4:00 pm on June 3 (a funeral) and at 5:00 pm Tuesday – Thursday in the Sacred Heart Chapel.

A Free Presentation on June 10 John Freer works with a program called “Behavior Wizards” that proactively promotes an environment for individuals of all ages with mental health issues and disabilities to stay living in their home as well as be active in the community. John will be speaking on at 7:00 pm on Monday June 10 in the school. Plan to attend this free presentation, sponsored by the St. Joseph Knights of Columbus. All are welcome!

Annual Parish Meeting on June 12 All parishioners are invited to the Annual Parish Meeting on Wednesday June 12. It will be held at 7:00 pm in Heritage Hall. Pie and ice cream will be served.

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In Loving Memory Please remember in your prayers those who have died: Marie Krebsbach, wife of John Krebsbach, and sister of Dick (& Joyce) Stock, Arlene (& Art) Brinker & Doris (& Jerry) Johnson; Bruce Ostendorf, brother of Lori (& Dan) Felix; and Philip Heymans, father of Amy (& Kevin) Kluesner and Steve (& Susan

Sink) Heymans. Please also remember their families in your prayers.

Upcoming Wedding

Please keep Daniel Walz & McKayla Beard in your prayers as they prepare for their June 15 wedding.

Partnership with the Diocese of Vijayapuram Please keep Bishop Sebastian Thekkethecheril and the people of the Diocese of Vijayapuram in your daily prayers.

Joetown Rocks Parish Festival News For detailed information about our parish festival, including the concert schedule and preview of quilts that will be sold at the Quilt Auction, visit www.joetownrocks.org.

Please remember to pick up your chancebook from the table in the Gathering Space. Each household is assigned one book, but additional books are available in the parish office. Books with payment can be returned to the parish office at any time. We ask all able-bodied parishioners to help with our annual festival on July 3–4. To volunteer, you may do one of the following: 1. Sign up at the table in the Gathering Space 2. Contact Amber Walling at 363-7505, ext 120 or

awalling@churchstjoseph.org. 3. Select the link on the homepage of the parish website:

www.churchstjoseph.org.

Care Partner Support GroupAll caregivers are invited to the Care Partner Support Group on Monday, June 3. The group will meet 12:30 – 2:00 pm in the Parish House Meeting Room.

First Communion Photos Ordered photos from First Communion can be picked up from the entrance to the Parish Office. Please pick up your order as soon as possible.

Area Catholic Community News The following are notes from the May 21 meeting of representatives from our parish and Saint John the Baptist parish.

· In reference to the ACC process: we discussed the importance of recognizing what is ending, allowing time for research, listening and implementing and then moving toward a new beginning. We need to understand the hope and vision for each parish individually and together as an Area Catholic Community.

· Together we completed the Essential Elements Grid, as directed by the Diocese. This exercise allowed us to think about and openly dialogue about the Seven Areas of a Vibrant Parish as they pertain to both parishes. This completed grid also highlights areas that are challenging or offer room for improvement. Overall, the discussion proved that both parishes together can offer a wide variety of faith and community strengthening opportunities.

· A brief discussion about staffing and sharing resources took place. Further conversations will happen in the future.

· The next meeting will be held on Friday, June 7.

Spend a Day at Saint Benedict’s Monastery If you are a single, Catholic woman under the age of 45 who would like to learn what life is like at like at Saint Benedict’s Monastery, you are invited to spend a day with the Sisters on either Saturday, June 22, July 20 or August 10. The day will begin at 10:00 am with a tour, followed by celebrating the Eucharist, experiencing a meal in their dining room, and an opportunity to ask questions; the day will end at 3:00 pm. To register, please contact Sister Lisa Rose at lrose@csbsju.edu or 363-7180.

KC Parish Breakfast The Knights of Columbus Council #7057 will serve breakfast 8:30 am – 12:00 pm on Sunday, June 2, in the school dining room. Take the family out for a delicious homemade breakfast that includes St. Joseph Meat Market sausage, Pep’s pork

sausage, pancakes, hash browns, scrambled eggs, caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls and fruit. The cost, which includes beverages, is $8 for adults, $4 for ages 6–12, and free for preschoolers.

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Please pray for... Roman & Gertie Bach, Duffy Barton, Herb Bechtold, Mary Botz, Laken Court, Joan Cremers, Audrey Elfering, Nancy Evans, Jennifer Frank, Cliff Hilsgen, Blake Hogenson, Ashley Holmes, Amy Klaphake, Becky Klaphake, Laura Kutzera-Gaarder, Jane Peterson, Nettie Pfannenstein, Mary Ann Poepping, Cindy Schmitz, a Special Intention, John Steichen, Rosie Taufen, Emmy Torborg, Bob Valek, Eileen Walz, Bill Wasner, John Zipp, military men and women and their families, people of the Diocese of Vijayapuram, India, and workers & volunteers in foreign lands. (If you would like to add or remove a name for the Prayer Corner, call the parish office, ext. 100. Names remain in the Prayer Corner for about two months.)

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for June 8/9 Saturday June 8, 5 pm Sunday June 9, 8 am Sunday June 9, 10 am

Sacristans Mary Jo Lemke Julia Reber Lori Lygre Gift Bearers Rosemary Lodermeier Family Feld Family Judith Thelen & Grace Loso

Greeters Marie Przybilla, Kelly Meier, Nelda Dehn, Rose Reischl

Jean & Ray Weyer, Becky Staneart, Jean Stock

Jay & Stephanie Nix Family, Bonnie Weisser

Ushers Carol & Marvin Mastey, Tom & Ruth Schleper

Alan Glatzel, Riley Glatzel, Andy Loso, Peter Hoffmann

Jake Ethen, Bernie Imholte, Eric Johannes, Tom Ethen

Servers Lance Harren Sam Harren

Cory Lex Nathan Lex

Mary Watry, Teresa Ethen, Will Ethen

Lectors Tom Stock Jami Nordmann Vincent DeVargas Eucharistic Ministers

Jane Bierschbach, Lori Stock, Sandy Scholz, Betty Schloemer, Janelle Notsch, Kathy Lyon, Margaret Molus

Lloyd Bruemmer, Nancy Walz, Delores Giroux, Linda Theisen, Joan Skroch, Carol Fries, Othmar Schmitz

Merle & Claire Bauer, Bruce Bechtold, Karen Backes, John Stang, Ken Schreiber, Lori Lygre

Music Ministry Contemporary Choir Waletzko Family Adult Choir

Liturgical Ministry Schedule for June 15/16 Saturday June 15, 5 pm Sunday June 16, 8 am Sunday June 16, 10 am

Sacristans Michael & Rachel Holmstrom Judy Meemken Judy Meemken Gift Bearers Ken & Beatrice Schmidt Mark & Diane Plantenberg Nierengarten Family

Greeters Pam, Lance & Reid Nydeen, Sandra Stocker

Dale & Barb Wick, Maureen Blank, Carol Fries

Lynn & Bob Valek, Ben Warnert, Karyn Warnert

Ushers Bob & Bernadette Ethen, Leonard Vossen, Ray Rueckert

Sandy & Philip Maus, Lloyd Bruemmer, Pete Giroux

Bob & Mary Klein, Marvin Schmitz, Gerald Schreifels

Servers Christopher Holmstrom Jacob Holmstrom

Andrew Moneypenny Reese Moneypenny

James Hanauska Sophia Waletzko

Lectors Chuck Kern Dean Budde Jane Scepaniak Eucharistic Ministers

Deacon Matthew Ludick, Rachel & Michael Holmstrom, Harold & Marilyn Brinkman, Del Brown, Joann Rueckert

Deacon Matthew Ludick, Alan & Caroline Glatzel, Carol Fries, Peter Hoffmann, Ann Reischl, Connie Horsch

Deacon Matthew Ludick, Dee Dee & John Blattner, Sheri Cunningham, Shirley Miller, Eric Johannes, Gary Dietman

Music Ministry Cantors Cantors Cantors

Page 6 June 2 & 9, 2019 This Week’s Scheduled Activities Key: CH = Church, DR = School Dining Room, FF = Faith Formation Office, GS = Gathering Space,

HH = Heritage Hall, LL = School Lower Level, MR = Parish Meeting Room, MUS = School Music Room,

OS = Off-Site, SCH = School, UL = School Upper Level

Sunday, June 2 8:30 am KC Breakfast, DR Monday, June 3 12:30 pm Care Partners, MR 2:30 pm Enhance Fitness, HH 6:00 pm Baptism Preparation Session, MR 6:30 pm Parish Festival Meeting, HH Tuesday, June 4 2:00 pm Parish Staff Meeting, MR Wednesday, June 5

6:30 am Yoga Class, UL 9:00 am Enrichment Class, HH

Thursday, June 6 2:30 pm Enhance Fitness, HH 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal, MUS

Friday, June 7 8:30 am Refreshments after Mass, HH 4:30 pm Place of Hope Meal, OS 5:30 pm Marriage Blessing, Mueller/Hickman

Saturday, June 8 8:00 am Mom’s Group, MR 10:00 am Preliminary Marriage Session, MR

Monday, June 10 2:30 pm Enhance Fitness, HH 5:30 pm Word CAB Meeting, HH 6:30 pm Building & Maintenance Meeting, HH 7:00 pm Presentation by John Freer, SCH

Tuesday, June 11 6:00 pm Concert Committee Meeting, HH Wednesday, June 12

6:30 am Yoga Class, UL 9:00 am Enrichment Class, HH

10:00 am Willing Hands, HH 6:00 pm Cemetery Meeting, HH 7:00 pm Annual Parish Meeting, HH

Thursday, June 13 2:30 pm Enhance Fitness, HH 6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal, CH

Friday, June 14 8:30 am Refreshments after Mass, HH 4:30 pm Wedding, Stich/Schiffler, CH 6:00 pm Wedding Rehearsal, CH Saturday, June 15 8:00 am Mom’s Group, MR 2:00 pm Wedding, Walz/Bear, CH

Mass/Reconciliation Schedule Sunday, June 2 The Ascension of the Lord 8:00 am Mass for our Parish 10:00 am Mass †Dolores Meyer Ray & Jean Weyer 60th Wedding Anniversary Monday, June 3 4:00 pm Mass at Saint Benedict’s Monastery Tuesday, June 4 5:00 pm Mass at Saint Benedict’s Monastery Wednesday, June 5 5:00 pm Mass at Saint Benedict’s Monastery Thursday, June 6 5:00 pm Mass at Saint Benedict’s Monastery Friday, June 7 8:00 am Mass †Al Pflipsen

Saturday, June 8 Baptism Weekend 4:00 pm Confession 5:00 pm Mass ††Jerome & Mike Lodermeier Sunday, June 9 Pentecost Sunday Baptism Sunday 8:00 am Mass ††Jerry & Isabel Feld 10:00 am Mass for our Parish Monday, June 10 5:00 pm Mass at Saint Benedict’s Monastery Tuesday, June 11 9:30 am Mass at Arlington Place ††Mike & Florence Loso 12:00 pm Mass * Kerrigan Skelly

Wednesday, June 12 8:00 am Mass †Ila Beste Thursday, June 13 8:00 am Mass †Darol Studer Friday, June 14 8:00 am Mass †Bernie Schloemer

Saturday, June 15 4:00 pm Confession 5:00 pm Mass †Eugene Schmidt Sunday, June 16 The Most Holy Trinity Father’s Day 8:00 am Mass for our Parish 10:00 am Mass †Daniel Nierengarten

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Parish Staff 363-7505

PASTOR Fr. Jerome Tupa, OSB Office … …………ext. 122 Email … … pastorosb@churchstjoseph.org

P!"#$%!& '(&) Fr. Nick Kleespie, OSB D(!*$+ Matthew Ludick .………… …… 320-428-6139 Email … …… … dcnmrl07@gmail.com

BUSINESS OFFICE B-"/+("" A89/+/"#%!#$% Amber Walling……ext. 120 Email ………awalling@churchstjoseph.org

A89/+/"#%!#/;( A""/"#!+# Joann Rueckert … ext. 100 Email … ………parish@churchstjoseph.org

FAITH FORMATION Marian Bach ………………ext. 152 Email… … ffdirector@churchstjoseph.org

HEALTH & WELLNESS Marjorie Henkemeyer … 363-4588 Email ……………mhenk2929@aol.com

LITURGY & MUSIC David Orzechowski ………… ext. 123 Email ………liturgy@churchstjoseph.org

FACILITY MANAGER Andy Loso ….……..… ext. 121 Email ………… aloso@churchstjoseph.org

Mass Time Schedule ……… … …363-7505, ext. 200

Saint Joseph Catholic School 363-7505

P%/+*/)!& Karl Terhaar . … …………………………ext. 151 Email………karl.terhaar@allsaintsmn.org

A89/+/"#%!#/;( A""/"#!+# Linda Heinen ………ext. 150 Email……… linda.heinen@allsaintsmn.org

Pastoral Council

Elaine Anderson, Chair ………… … …. 320-363-7571 Deb Baron … …………………………..… 320-363-8772 Peggy Boettcher ……………….………… 320-266-2797 Rich Gallus ………………………………320-363-0565 Eric Johannes … …………………………. 320-271-0124 Jane Rennie … …… …… ……………..… 320-363-4767 Lori Stock … …… …… ……………..…… 320-241-4528 Cole Thoma … ………………………………………………

Finance Council Chair

Chuck Kern … … …………………………….320-363-4207 Trustees

DeAnne Budde ……………………………320-363-8671 Gary Renick ……………………………….320-363-4422

Cemetery Andy Loso …………………………………320-293-1953

We Want to Hear from You! When you have a question or concern regarding some aspect of parish life, please contact us. We will do our best to provide an answer for you. Contact information for parish and school staff, council members and trustees, is provided below.

Then he led them out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and they were continually in the temple praising God. - Lk 24:50-53

Readings for the Week of June 2 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3, 6-9/Eph 1:17-23 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53 Monday: Acts 19:1-8/Ps 68:2-7/Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11, 20-21/Jn 17:1-11 Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30, 33-36/Jn 17:11-19 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11/ Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13-21/Ps 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20/ Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Ps 11:4, 5, 7/Jn 21:20-25

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” - Jn 20:21-23

Readings for the Week of June 9 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34/ 1 Cor 12:3-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-23 Monday: Gen 3:9-15 or Acts 1:12-14/Ps 87:1-2, 3, 5-7/ Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3/Ps 98:1-6/Mt 5:13-16 Wednesday: 2 Cor 3:4-11/Ps 99:5-9/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Cor 3:15-4:1, 3-6/Ps 85:9-14/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 116:10-11, 15-18/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 2 Cor 5:14-21/Ps 103:1-4, 9-12/Mt 5:33-37 Next Sunday: Prv 8:22-31/Ps 8:4-9/Rom 5:1-5/Jn 16:12-15 or Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:46-53