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SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI JUNE 23, 2019
Saint Anthony of Padua Parish
With the Eucharist at the centre, we are a community desiring to be saints, sent out to love like Jesus and proclaim Him in every circumstance.
Today’s Gospel is referred to as the miracle of the ‘multiplication of loaves,’ and shows us a healthy spiritual culture! For the early Christians, this event, full of details, mirrored their own celebration of Mass. 1) It says, “When the crowds found out about [Jesus withdrawing to Bethsaida], they followed him; and he welcomed them” (Lk 9:11). Scholars note that the Greek word here is the same used when Jesus was welcomed by people (Lk 8:40) and when the early Church welcomed people in the Acts of the Apostles, pointing to the virtue of hospitality at Mass (Luke Timothy Johnston, Sacra Pagina). 2) Jesus “spoke to the crowds about the kingdom of God” (Lk 9:11), then fed them. For the early Christians, this meant the Mass starting with the Liturgy of the Word and then the Liturgy of the Eucharist (Daniel Mueggenborg, Come Follow Me). 3) Who’s the source of the miraculous food for the crowd? Jesus. But who distributes it? The 12 apostles. So, during Mass, Jesus is the source of the Eucharist but uses priests to distribute it. 4) When Jesus says, “Make the people sit down in groups of about fifty each” (Lk 9:14), scholars believe this is a reference to the early Church which would celebrate Mass in their homes, because fifty was about the number they could fit in these homes (Mueggenborg, 110). 5) It says, “And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd” (Lk 9:16). All theologians recognize that these four verbs are important, because Jesus uses them at the Last Supper; whenever we see these four verbs we know we’re talking about the Eucharist. This is also what happens at Mass: the priest takes the bread and wine from the faithful who offer it, then blesses them, breaks the Eucharist, and gives it back to the people. 6) “What was left over was gathered up, twelve baskets of broken pieces” (Lk 9:17). “Broken pieces” means “fragments,” which is what the early Christians called the crumbs of the Eucharist, towards which they were very careful, unlike my German friend. “The Mass was the centre of life” for the early Church (Scott Hahn, Signs of Life). Christians would meet every Sunday to celebrate Mass, and I remember hearing that they’d meet before dawn because they had to go to work afterwards; there was no weekend in the Roman world. In 304, a group of Catholics in Northern Africa were rounded up and tortured due to Emperor Diocletian’s persecution. “Interrogated about why he disobeyed the Emperor’s decree, a young lector named Felix said this: ‘As if one could be a Christian without the Mass or the Mass could be celebrated without a Christian! . . . The Christian exists through the Mass and the Mass in Christians! Neither can exist without the other. . . . We
celebrated the glorious assembly. We gathered to read the Scriptures of the Lord at the Mass’.” Their culture, centered on the Eucharist, was so healthy that the Church grew by 40% per decade (Mike Aquilina, The Mass of the Early Christians, 23). Culture is the habits, norms, beliefs, and underlying assumptions of any group. How many of you would eat rice for breakfast? But, in Canada, that’s not part of our culture. Do you know how people in Italy answer the phone? They say, “Pronto,” meaning, “Ready.” Strange, right? At the famous Zappos online company, if you’re a new employee and wear a tie to work, they’ll stop you at the front door and take away your tie, unless it’s fashionable, because they have a culture of fun! We Catholics have our own culture too. How do we start prayers? With the Sign of the Cross—Protestants don’t do that. In our diocese, do most Catholics talk in church or not? That’s not a healthy culture. Do most Catholics get bored during the homily? That’s who we are. Most of us naturally go along with the culture unless we’re thinking and acting intentionally. Are you aware that I, as your priest, am actively trying to change the culture here? We’ve seen some amazing changes in culture here: It’s part of our culture here to learn, with over 540 people taking the first level of Faith Studies. Alpha is part of our culture now. What’s the term that’s become centre of our efforts to build our parish centre? It’s not fundraising. It’s sacrificial giving. Because we’ve talked about Devout Conversations for three weeks now, the culture is changing! Now I need your help with two cultural habits: 1) Every year on Corpus Christi Sunday, meaning the ‘Body of
Creating a Eucharistic Culture
Our new adoration chapel officially opens on Sunday, June 30, 2019
Address: 8891 Montcalm St., Vancouver BC V6P 4R4 Mailing Address: 1345 West 73rd Ave., Van., BC V6P 3E9 Tel 604.266.6131 Hours Tuesday—Friday 9:00 am—12:00 noon 1:00 pm—3:00 pm In case of emergencies, please call the office anytime. Web: stanthonyvan.com Email: [email protected]
St. Anthony of Padua School Kindergarten to Grade 7
1370 West 73rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6P 3E9
Principal: Mr. Michael Perry
Telephone: 604.261.4043 Website: stanthonyofpaduaschool.ca School Email: [email protected]
Sunday Masses Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm Weekdays Masses Confessions Monday 8:15 am 8:00 to 8:10 am Tuesday 7:30 pm Wednesday & Thursday 8:15 am 8:00 to 8:10 am Friday 8:00 am 7:45 to 7:55 am Saturday 9:00 am 9:45 am Confession Saturday afternoon 3:45 pm to 4:45 pm 1st Saturday each month 9:45 am to 1:00 pm; 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm; 7:00 pm to 9:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration enter at 1365 West 73rd Avenue Tuesday to Friday: 9:00 am to 10:00 pm First Saturday of each month: 9:30 am to 9:30 pm in the church during all-day confessions. First Friday of each month: 8:45 am to 10:00 am in the church followed by Benediction.
TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME JUNE 23, 2019
Weekday Masses & Intentions
Par ish Regis trat ion
Our parish family warmly welcomes new parishioners. Please register by filling out a registration form located in the vestibule or the Parish Office. If you are registered and moving, please advise the parish office.
Day Feast or Memorial Missal Page
Intention
Mon., June 24
Solemnity
Nativity of John the
Baptist
1555 Paul Yeung
Tues., June 25 Ferial 575 Stephen Choy †
Wed., June 26 Ferial 577 Peter Watts †
Thurs., June 27 Ferial 579 Edwin & Virginia
Lasiste
Fri., June 28
Solemnity
Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus
- Aida & Marcelo
Lescano †
Sat., June 29 Solemnity
St. Peter & St. Paul 1567 Fr. Garrick Huang
Prayers for the Sick At Holy Mass we remember the sick including: Nita Carvajal, Nung Chum, Isobel Clancy, Nick De Vos, Tamara Dixon, Elaine dos Remedios, Kathleen Francis, Teresa Gaio, Feli Hempl, Cecile Hernandez, Yvonne Kharoubeh, Molly Loui-Ying, Susan Panlican, Huguette Piché, Barney Rousseau, Therese Rozario, Christina Sayo, Liliana Taylor, Fernando Tiago, Cynthia Wing.
Pastor: Fr. Justin Huang Blog: thejustmeasure.ca Deacon: Andrew Kung [email protected]
Priest in Residence: Fr. Pierre Leblond [email protected]
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) Please call the parish office for more information on RCIA classes and other Sacraments.
Upcoming Homily Themes
June 29 & 30: Are You Free? Free to Do What? July 6 &7: We Become What We Celebrate
July 13 & 14 A Summer of Healing & Recreation
July 20 & 21 A Plan for Daily Spiritual Renewal
July 27 & 28 Do You Pray Like Jesus? Here’s How.
August 3 & 4 Tips to a Simpler Life
August 10 & 11 The Sin of Laziness
August 17 & 18 Making Life-Changing & Life Giving Decisions
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Christ’ in Latin, we always remind ourselves to receive the Eucharist with the utmost care, because we’re centered on the Eucharist. Now it’s already part of our culture that we know that only Catholics can receive because Communion is a sign that we’re baptized and in union with the Church. It’s already part of our culture that sometimes we choose not to receive, and it’s no one else’s business why. It may be because we’re not ready, we haven’t prepared well, we’ve eaten within one hour of Communion, or we’ve committed a mortal sin. But there’s one area we need to improve: our reception of Communion. Our hearts need to be better prepared. During Mass, we need to focus and remember that we’re receiving Jesus. And we express this love externally: by never taking the Eucharist with one hand, by not eating the Eucharist while moving, and by creating a throne for Jesus. […] As I mention every year, I personally favour receiving Communion on the tongue, not because it’s better, but because it’s a clearer sign that something special is happening. We don’t take any other food this way, so the fact that we receive the Eucharist differently reminds us this is no ordinary food; and it’s a powerful example for our children. One thing I’ve noticed among almost all the young Catholics who choose to practice their faith during high school,
college and afterwards is that they all have a sense of the preciousness of the Eucharist—that’s something we want to make a part of our culture. 2) We’re opening our new chapel next Sunday, and last week I invited everyone to sign up to commit to 15 minutes of adoration a week. We’ve been talking about this for six months, going over all the spiritual benefits… and only 24 people signed up. I know many are thinking: “Fr. Justin, I’m with you on this, I already go every week, so what’s the point in signing up? The point is it’s about changing the culture. It’s one thing to say we love Jesus in the Eucharist; it’s another thing commit to it and make it public. Our community only grows when the culture grows. I need to see, as your shepherd, if we’re able to make it normal to drop by during the week to visit Jesus. There’s no pressure! I just need to see who supports making the Eucharist the centre of our culture. So this is what I’m asking: If you support this, then please take two minutes on your phone to go to this website stanthonyvan.weadorehim.com and sign up.
- excerpt from Fr. Justin’s homily, June 23, 2019
Contributions for Chapel Opening reception gratefully appreciated!
Immediately following the blessing of our newly renovated chapel Archbishop Miller, everyone is invited to visit the chapel and proceed to the church hall to view a Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit. There will be a light reception attended by His Grace and we will be serving refreshments, finger food and snacks. As we are expecting a large crowd of people on this day, we are appealing to parishioners to contribute to the reception. A sign-up sheet is in the foyer of the church with suggestions on what’s needed. For more information, please email [email protected].
Save the date! The Knights of Columbus are hosting their annual Summer Barbecue on Sunday, July 7th after the 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM
Masses. Stay-tuned for more details on pre-orders for this event.
The next live-in weekend at Seminary of Christ the King in Mission will take place July 5-7. The weekend is for young men and boys who are interested in the priesthood or consecrated life. For more information call 604.826.8975, visit www.sck.ca or speak to our seminarian Raffaele Salvino.
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