Dear Friends in Christ,
Welcome to our weekly Sunday update. This Sunday (June 16, 2024) is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading for this Sunday features Luke’s account of the miraculous catch of fishes and the summoning of the first Apostles by Our Lord. What is most notable in the story is Simon’s reaction to the miracle. Falling down before Jesus, the fisherman proclaims, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” The man whom Jesus would later rename Peter, to be the rock upon which he would build His Church, acknowledges from the beginning both the majesty of Our Lord and his own unworthiness to be in His presence. If he then follows Him without hesitation, we should also remember that this self-condemned sinful man abandoned Jesus and thrice denied any association with Him on the night He was betrayed. Even after he became head of the Church at Rome, he was subject to the weakness and inconstancy of all human flesh, a vulnerability highlighted in the apocryphal story of his flight from Nero’s persecution. From the beginning, the Bishop of Rome has always been a man worthy of our reverence but desperately in need of our prayers.
Calendar of Saints and Special Observances
Celebrations are those listed in the Roman Missal of 1962 or on the liturgical calendar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary.
DAY, DATE – FEAST (CLASS)
Sunday, June 16 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (II)
Monday, June 17 – St. Gregory Barbarigo, Bishop (III)
Tuesday, June 18 – St. Ephrem the Syrian, Confessor & Doctor of the Church (III) [SS. Marcus and Marcellianus, Martyrs]
Wednesday, June 19 – St. Juliana Falconieri, Virgin (III) [SS. Gervasius and Protasisus, Martyrs]
Thursday, June 20 – Feria (IV) [St. Silverius, Pope and Martyr]
Friday, June 21 – St. Aloysius Gonzaga (III)
Saturday, June 22 – St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop & Confessor (III)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
The links provided below can be used to download printable copies of the Proper Prayers for Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost with either English or Spanish translation. The English version includes a commentary on the Gospel reading for the day taken from The Sunday Epistles and Gospels of Monsignor Patrick Boylan (1879-1974). We also offer a link to an essay by Dr. Michael P. Foley on “Rebel Wills: The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Secret” from New Liturgical Movement.
Latin Mass Schedule: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (June 16th)
Charlotte Area Latin Masses
Other Diocese of Charlotte Latin Masses
Diocese of Charleston Latin Masses
Latin Mass Schedule: Weekdays
Charlotte Area Latin Masses
Other Diocese of Charlotte Latin Masses
Diocese of Charleston Latin Masses
Note: Travelers are advised to contact parish offices to confirm weekday and Saturday Mass times, since local schedules are sometimes subject to change without notice, especially on or around holidays, holy days of obligation and other special feast days.
Announcements
Ordination of Diocesan Priests and Transitional Deacons: Seven transitional deacons were ordained to the sacred priesthood for service in the Diocese of Charlotte on Saturday, June 15th, at Saint Mark in Huntersville. The seven are graduates of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati; five attended St. Joseph College Seminary in Mount Holly before completing their studies at the major seminary in Cincinnati.
Those ordained included young men from six different parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte:
Matthew Wayne Dimock, Jr. (Saint Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte); Christian Joseph Goduti (Saint Mark, Huntersville); Matthew Philip Harrison II (Sacred Heart, Salisbury); Kevin Ruben Martinez and José Alfredo Palma Torres (Saint Joseph, Asheboro); Elliot Cade Suttle (Saint Mary Help of Christians, Shelby); and Kevin Michael Tran (Saint John Neumann, Charlotte).
Please keep them in your prayers as they begin their priestly vocations.
Please pray also for the six future priests, from six different home parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte, recently ordained to the transitional diaconate:
Christopher William Angermeyer (Saint Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte); Anthony Del Cid Lucero (Saint Joseph, Newton); Nicholas James Kramer (Saint Margaret Mary, Swannanoa); Kolbe Raymond Murrey (Saint John the Baptist, Tryon); Andrew Jeffery Templeton (Saint Michael the Archangel, Gastonia); and Joseph Gerard Yellico (Saint Mark, Huntersville).
They will need our support as they go on to complete their studies for the sacred priesthood.
Traditional Silent Retreat With Fr. Lawrence Carney: From Friday July 19 - Sunday July 21, the Legion of Mary in Raleigh is organizing a silent retreat at the Catholic Conference Center in nearby Hickory, NC, for both men and women (ages 18 and up). The retreat will be led by Fr. Lawrence Carney of the Diocese of Wichita, who visited St. Thomas Aquinas parish in 2023 and wrote a two books on the Holy Face devotion published through TAN Books.
The theme of the retreat is Total Consecration to the Holy Face & Growth in the Interior Life. A Traditional Latin Mass will be offered during the retreat. The cost is $300 per participant (double occupancy) or $330 (single occupancy). To register contact Tammy Huffman at Luvr1mary@gmail.com or (919) 744 6998. Please review the flyer and registration form at this link.
Spiritual Bouquet for Bishop Martin Update
We thank everyone who generously contributed to our spiritual bouquet for Bishop Martin which was sent to him this past week. Please continue to pray for him as he leads and serves the Diocese of Charlotte.
Holy Face Devotions
Prayers of Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus are offered each week at the following churches on the indicated days:
Latin Mass and Liturgical News
Saints and Special Observances
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, one of the more prominent saints produced by the Society of Jesus, died on June 21, 1591, at the age of 23, while caring for the sick during an outbreak of pestilence in Italy. A brilliant scholar, he had professed his vows as a Jesuit on November 25, 1587, when he was not yet 20 years old. He was still in the process of completing his theological studies when illness overtook him. Beatified by Pope Gregory XV thirty years after his death, he was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. He was proclaimed the Patron of All Students three years later, a patronage that has led to the naming of many schools and colleges in his honor. His feast is celebrated annually on the 21st of June. For more about Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, see the articles linked below.
[St. Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ (1568-1591)]
Closing Commentary
In closing, we return again to a commentary from The Liturgical Year of Dom Prosper Guéranger, OSB, “On Holy Communion, During the Time After Pentecost.” The first part of the commentary (Before Communion) was presented in this space in a previous issue; a portion of the second part (After Communion) appeared in our last issue. The balance of the second part is provided here along with a link to the complete text below.
On Holy Communion, During the Time After Pentecost
After Communion
Act of Love
Now will I rest me in thee, O my Sovereign Good, that hast come down to me, and entered into me, in order to content the desires of my heart by thy presence. A few moments ago, I was longing after thee; and now that longing has been satisfied. What is there on this earth that I could now desire? The very happiness of heaven, is it not the possessing thee? and thou, my Lord, assurest me, that he, who eats my sacred Flesh, abideth in thee, and thou in him. The union, then, to which love aspires, is now consummated. This happy moment of thy presence within me unites thy sovereign majesty to my lowliness; thou livest in me, and I live in thee. Divine charity has conquered every difficulty; and the life, which now circulates through my being, is not the life of time, but of eternity. I at once profit of it, to assure thee, O Lord, that thou hast my love. Thy presence within me lasts but a short time; in a few moments, there will be but the grace left by the visit thou art now paying me. At present, I can say in all truth: I have found Him, whom my soul loveth. Accept, then, O Lord, the homage of my heart, and all its affections. Make this heart faithful and ardent in the love of thee; for love is the end of the whole Law; and when thou vouchsafest to incorporate thyself with us by means of the Bread of Life, thine aim is to strengthen and increase Charity within us. May this contact with thee, O Lord, destroy that love myself, which, hitherto, has so often stifled, or at least, retarded, the love which is due to thee. Let my heart become more and more purified; may its affections be set free from, and raised above, created objects, and center in the unity of thy love, which includes all, and is enough for all.
Act of Oblation
When I thus assure thee of my love, O my God, I hear within me a voice telling me, that, henceforth, the rule of my conduct must be—thy good-pleasure. Then only shall I know that my protestations are sincere, when I give up mine own will, to follow thine in all things. Thou wilt not only require me to keep from all sin, but thou wouldst have me resolutely walk in the path of humility,—humility which repels pride, thy chief enemy. Thou commandest me to keep my senses under restraint, lest the weakness of the flesh should get the mastery over my spirit, which is prompt, but fickle. In order to make surer of a soul that is dear to thee, thou often sendest it trials; for thou hast said, that whosoever ambitions to follow thee, must make up his mind to carry the Cross. Thou hast warned thy disciples, that they must be on their guard against the world and its maxims, or that they would perish together with the world. These are the conditions which thou layest on them that would enlist under thy banner, dear Jesus! Renovated as I have been by thy precious visit, I offer myself to thee as one quite resolved to fulfill every duty of thy service. Give me thine aid, O my Lord, and King! Thy sacramental presence, which is soon to quit me, will leave me an increase of thy grace. Increase my faith, and my docility to the teachings of thy holy Church, from whose hands I have just received thee. Give me to use this world, as though I did not use it; give me to live, at once, by desire, in that abode where I hope to enjoy thee, and without shadow or veil, for all eternity.
O Mary, Queen of heaven! watch over me thy humble servant, whom the blessed Son of thy chaste womb has vouchsafed to nourish with his adorable Flesh, and which he received from thee. Present him the oblation I now make him of myself, in return for the unspeakable gift he has just been bestowing upon me.—Holy Angels! bless and protect this poor child of earth, who has been feasting on that very Bread, whereon you feed in heaven.—All ye Saints of God! who, when in this world, did eat of the heavenly Bread of the Christian pilgrim, pray and obtain for me, that It may keep with me to the end of my journey through this life, and may lead me to Him, who ceases not to be the nourishments of his elect, when in glory. Amen.
[On Holy Communion during the Time after Pentecost]
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