July 12th, 2015 - Holy Cross Catholic Church

CHRIST-CENTERED + APOSTOLIC + FAITHFUL + WELCOMING + SERVING + HISTORIC
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
THE MOTHER CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE
212 EAST BROAD STREET
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
PHONE: (614) 224-1295
FAX: (614) 224-1176
www.saintjosephcathedral.org
www.cathedralmusic.org
THE FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN COLUMBUS
204 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
PHONE: (614) 224-3416
FAX: (614) 224-9916
www.holycrosscatholic.com
Saint Lawrence Haven: (614) 228-0799
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ JULY 12, 2015
Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over
unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick—no food,
no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. He
said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave. Whatever place does not
welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against
them.” So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they
anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them. [Mark 6:7-13]
+ MOST REVEREND FREDERICK F. CAMPBELL, D.D., PH.D., BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS
+ MOST REVEREND JAMES A. GRIFFIN, J.C.L., J.D., BISHOP EMERITUS OF COLUMBUS
Very Reverend Michael J. Lumpe, Vicar for Priests, Diocese of Columbus;
Rector, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Pastor, Holy Cross Church
Reverend Hilary C. Ike, In Residence, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Defender of the Bond, Diocesan Tribunal
Reverend Anthony Lonzo, In Residence, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Associate Administrator, St. John the Baptist and Sacred Heart
Reverend Paul A. Noble, In Residence, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Diocesan Director of Vocations
Reverend B. Augustine Okpe, In Residence, Holy Cross Church; Doctoral Studies, Duquesne University
Reverend Ramon Owera, C.F.I.C., In Residence, Holy Cross Church; Hospital Chaplain: monowera@yahoo.com
Reverend Mr. James Gorski, Permanent Deacon; Assistant Director of Cathedral RCIA: jgorski@colsdioc.org
Reverend Mr. Jeremiah Guappone, Transitional Deacon: jguappone@pcj.edu
Reverend Mr. Thomas Johnston, Permanent Deacon Emeritus: thomjohnst@aol.com
Sr. Anne Keenan, O.P., Holy Cross Pastoral Associate; Director of RCIA: sranne@columbus.rr.com
Mr. Jake Neal, Director of Cathedral RCIA and Religious Education: jake.t.neal@gmail.com
Ms. Deborah Matthews, Coordinator of Religious Education: matthews9244@sbcglobal.net
Dr. Paul Thornock, Cathedral and Holy Cross Director of Music: pthornock@columbus.rr.com
Mr. Robert Wisniewski, Principal Organist and Assistant Director of Music: slw260@gmail.com
Dr. David Brattain, Director of Music, Holy Cross Church
Mrs. Nancy Thornock, Cathedral Wedding Coordinator: nthornock@msn.com
CATHEDRAL PARISH OFFICE
MONDAY-FRIDAY, 7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.
PHONE: (614) 224-1295 | FAX: (614) 224-1176
Mrs. Terri Scott, Business Manager
terriscott@columbus.rr.com
Ms. Carol Stollenwerk, Administrative Assistant
cathedral@columbus.rr.com
HOLY CROSS PARISH OFFICE
MONDAY-THURSDAY, 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
PHONE: (614) 224-3416 | FAX: (614) 224-9916
Mr. Michael Agriesti, Business Manager
admmike@columbus.rr.com
NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION
Welcome to the parishes of Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church. We are glad that you are here, and invite you to
become part of our parish families not only to be nourished by both Word and Sacrament, but also to become involved in one or
more of our parish ministries. To register you can pick up a form by the main entrances of our historic churches, stop by the
Sacristy after Mass, visit our web sites, or contact either parish office. Welcome!
THE SACRAMENTS
Baptism, Reconciliation/Confession, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders. Please
read the information provided in this bulletin about all seven Sacraments available at Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross
Church, including contact information, necessary preparations, and scheduling.
OUTREACH TO FEEDING THE POOR AND NEEDY
Saint Lawrence Haven (on the grounds of Holy Cross Church) ~ Heather Swiger ~ hswiger@colsdioc.org
Twice-Daily Food Distribution at Saint Joseph Cathedral ~ (614) 224-1295
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL MUSIC
The Saint Joseph Cathedral Choir Concert Season has come to an end for the 2014 – 2015 Season.
We all look forward to the 2015 – 2016 Concert Season. Look for upcoming information at the
Saint Joseph Cathedral Music website: www.cathedralmusic.org/
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEETINGS
The Saint Joseph Cathedral Pastoral Council meets monthly at 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month; the Holy Cross
Pastoral Council meets on a quarterly basis at 6:00 p.m. The Councils are advisory and assist Fr. Lumpe, as Rector and Pastor,
with parish issues, planning and coordination. Parishioners are welcome at Council meetings and can contact Council Chairs to
address the Council: Cathedral: Michael Elton, (614) 405-7770, melton@columbus.rr.com; Holy Cross: Tom Duncan,
(740) 881-3576, tdhusker@columbus.rr.com.
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL PASTORAL COUNCIL
Michael Elton, Chair; Nico Franano, Second Chair;
Ruth Holt, Secretary; Rev. Mr. James Gorski,
Rev. Mr. Thomas Johnston, Amanda Gilespie,
Chris Daly, Crystal Bensonhaver, Don Leonard,
Phil Renico, Eric Van Buskirk, Felicia Krakowa,
Carrie Boor, Marilyn Tomasi
HOLY CROSS CHURCH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Tom Duncan, Chair; Betty Morbitzer, Vice-Chair;
Jane Visocan, Secretary; Jack Kustron,
Don Laird, Ann Seren, Winston Swaby,
Ex Officio: Mike Agriesti, Deborah Matthews,
Sr. Anne Keenan, O.P.
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Mass, Liturgy and Devotion Schedule
The Lord’s Day
Vigil Mass: Saturdays, 5:15 p.m. (Cathedral); Sundays, 8:00 a.m. (Cathedral); 9:00 a.m. (Holy Cross);
10:30 a.m. (Cathedral); 11:00 a.m. (Holy Cross); 12:30 p.m. (Cathedral); 5:15 p.m. (Holy Cross)
Weekday Masses
7:30 a.m., Monday-Friday (Cathedral); 11:30 a.m., Tuesday-Saturday (Holy Cross);
12:05 p.m., Monday-Friday (Cathedral); 5:15 p.m., Wednesday (Cathedral)
Weekly Holy Hours with Confessions
Wednesday, following the 5:15 p.m. Mass, Confessions heard, Benediction 6:45 p.m. (Cathedral)
Thursday, 10:45 a.m., Confessions heard, Benediction 11:45 a.m. (Cathedral)
Confessions
Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Cathedral); Wednesday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. (Holy Cross);
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Cathedral); Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Holy Cross)
First Friday Devotions; First Saturday Mass
First Friday Sorrowful Mother Novena, following the 11:30 a.m. Mass (Holy Cross);
First Friday All-Evening Eucharistic Adoration and Devotional Prayers, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Mass,
followed by Confessions, Devotional Prayers, with Benediction at 11:30 p.m. (Holy Cross);
First Saturday Mass with Filipino Catholic Community, 7:30 p.m. (Holy Cross)
ON THIS FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME it would be prudent, I believe, to reflect on today’s second reading
from Sacred Scripture – Saint Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 1:3-14. Safe to say that most of us do not think often enough of
how precious and special each one of us is in the eyes of God. Our reading from Saint Paul to the Ephesians reminds us, folks,
that we were chosen in Christ before the world was made. Imagine, before the world was made each of us was in God’s plan!
Even before the world was made, we were chosen by God! Just think about it, you and I and every man, woman and child were
chosen by God! We were marked out for God as His sons and daughters. And it was when we were baptized that we became
sons and daughters of God. Since we are chosen by God it is only natural to want to live lives that reflect the love of God for
each of us, that God chose us. What a pity that most of what we see on TV does not reflect who we really are, chosen by God.
Watching TV and reading so many blogs, web pages and social media leaves one with the question: Have they any idea of
who we really are? Saint Paul to the Ephesians reminds us also that it is through the blood of Jesus that we gain our freedom,
our salvation. (Eph 1:7) Someone had to pay the price for our sins and Jesus paid that price. During every Mass we offer Jesus
once again to the Father to pay that price on behalf of us. Since we have been saved through the blood of Jesus, think of how
precious and valuable each of us is. You are worth the precious blood of Jesus. That is how much you cost because Jesus shed
his blood for you. You are worth the precious blood of Jesus because Jesus shed His blood for you. Sometimes we hear people
say, “It’s my body and I can do with it what I want.” Our bodies have been purchased for God by the precious blood of Jesus.
When we know our worth and value we cannot say “It’s my body and I can do with it what I want.” Instead, we recognize that
we have been chosen by God and that we are worth the price of Jesus’ blood and that our vocation is to be holy and faultless.
Today’s second reading also said we were stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13). We first received the Holy
Spirit when we were baptized. It is as if God put a stamp, a mark, on us and said, “Now you belong to me. This stamp of the
Holy Spirit I put on you at baptism is to show that you belong to me.” That stamp of the Holy Spirit on us since baptism is to
remind us that, as sons and daughters of God, we are heirs of God and so we will inherit from God our Father. What will we
inherit? Eternal life with Christ. Isn’t that our ultimate goal? If it’s not, it should be!
WE BID FAREWELL TO NANCY AND DR. PAUL THORNOCK and their family, as they head back home to Seattle,
Washington, where Paul will take up duties as the new Director of Music at Saint James Cathedral. We pray for their well-being
and success, and thank them from our hearts for all that they contributed to the life of the Cathedral. Auditions and interviews
were held this past week for the new Director of Music; we hope to have an announcement next week.
WE WELCOME DR. DAVID BRATTAIN who begins this weekend his music ministry at Holy Cross Church as the Director
of Music. Dr. Brattain is an accomplished organist and choral leader and we look forward to his talents and contributions to
the liturgies at our parish.
WE WELCOME FR. MICHAEL HINTERSCHIED who moves in this Tuesday, July 14, and begins his new duties as our
new associate pastor. Fr. Hinterschied is a native of Granville, Ohio; his home parish is Saint Edward the Confessor. Since his
ordination in 2012, Fr. Hinterschied has served as the associate pastor at Saint Paul Church in Westerville.
THE “CHRISTMAS IN JULY” GIVING TREES still have a few ornaments left; please take one or two and help the needy
residents at Bryden Place and the clients of J.O.I.N.
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Holy Cross
11:30 a.m.
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Cathedral
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Wednesday
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Next Sunday’s Ministry Schedule ~ Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ July 18 & 19, 2015
Mass
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5:15 p.m.
Cathedral
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9:00 a.m.
Cathedral
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11:00 a.m.
Cathedral
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Rev.
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David
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Matthew
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Dan
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Marilyn
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David
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Mandy
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Jennifer
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Barbara
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A LIFE IN CHRIST THROUGH THE SACRAMENTS
AT SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL AND HOLY CROSS CHURCH
“Every encounter with Christ, who in the Sacraments gives us salvation, invites us to ‘go’ and communicate to others
the salvation that we have been able to see, to touch, to encounter and to receive, and which is truly credible because it
is love. In this way, the Sacraments spur us to be missionaries, and the Apostolic commitment to carry the Gospel into
every setting…” ~POPE FRANCIS, NOVEMBER 6, 2013
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Congratulations on the planned baptism of your child! Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church welcomes her
families to celebrate with great faith and joy the baptism of their children and are pleased to be the Church where this first
Sacrament will be celebrated. The Sacrament of Baptism is administered following the 12:30 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral,
and following the 11:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Cross.
Baptism is the first sacrament of Christian initiation. It is the sacrament that frees a person from original sin and makes
that person a member of Christ and His Church, thus beginning the way to a new life in Christ. It is administered by a
priest or deacon pouring Holy Water on the person’s head “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.” One must be baptized before receiving any other sacraments. Baptism is the foundation for all ministry and life in
the church, and confers a commitment to follow Christ and spread His message throughout the world. Furthermore, in
baptism, one is incorporated into the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, and thus participates in the gift of resurrection
and eternal life with Christ. Infants can be baptized soon after birth. At the time of baptism, parents vow to practice their
faith and provide a Catholic upbringing for the child. Adults who have never been baptized take part in the RCIA (Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults), and will typically be baptized during the Easter Vigil Mass.
Selecting a godparent or sponsor: The duties of godparents are more than ceremonial. The principal responsibility of a
godparent is to give witness to the Catholic faith by his or her words and actions, thus parents need to find practicing
Catholics to faithfully serve in the role as godparents. As noted in the Code of Canon Law, “Insofar as possible, one to be
baptized is to be given a sponsor who is to assist an adult in Christian initiation, or, together with the parents, to present an
infant at the baptism, and who will help the baptized to lead a Christian life in harmony with baptism, and to fulfill
faithfully the obligations connected with it” (Canon 872). In selecting godparents, the Catholic Church requires:
 A godparent must have received the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation;
 A godparent or sponsor must be at least 16 years of age;
 A godparent must be living a life consistent with faith and morals as taught by the Catholic Church;
 A godparent must be a registered, active Catholic in their parish church, and needs to provide a letter of suitability from
their pastor; a non-Catholic, baptized Christian must also be a registered, active member of their Christian faith
community, and also must provide a letter of suitability from their pastor;
 There must be one Catholic godparent; a non-Catholic, baptized Christian may be chosen as a Christian Witness.
If this is your first child, both parents must participate in our Baptism Workshop prior to the Baptism of your child. The
Workshop is also recommended for any godparent who has not previously taken a baptism workshop. Baptism
Workshops for both Saint Joseph Cathedral and for Holy Cross are offered through the Cathedral, and are held the second
Tuesday of every other month at 7:00 p.m. in the Cathedral Undercroft; please register in advance (no walk-ins) by calling
Carol at (614) 224-1295, or cathedral@columbus.rr.com. To inquire about possible dates for the actual Sacrament of
Baptism, for the Cathedral contact Carol, for Holy Cross please contact Sr. Anne at (614) 224-3416, or
sranne@columbus.rr.com. THE NEXT BI-MONTHLY WORKSHOP IS TUESDAY, JULY 14.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Confession is a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ in His love and mercy to offer sinners forgiveness for offenses
committed against God. At the same time, sinners reconcile with the Church, because it also is wounded by our sins. We
know this sacrament by various names: the Sacrament of Penance, Confession, or Reconciliation. This is good news for
all of us, because we all are sinners and in need of God’s mercy, compassion and forgiveness. In the Sacrament of
Penance, we meet Christ in the person of the priest, ready and eager to absolve us and restore us to new life. We confess
our sins to God through His minister, the priest, who absolves us in the name of Christ.
Why should we confess our sins? The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a sacrament of healing and a sacrament of
conversion, returning us to the Father after our sin. We are to confess serious sins at least once a year; those aware of
committing a mortal sin must receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation before receiving Holy Communion.
The Church also encourages us to go to confession more frequently, in order that we might deepen our relationship
with God, grow in humility and virtue, and help us to avoid future sin. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1458)
Please refer to the bulletin for the availability and locations of this grace-filled Sacrament.
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SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
Congratulations on your engagement! Your decision to enter into the relationship of married life is a sign of love, hope
and strength for the entire community. We support you in your commitment for a faithful and lifelong Christian marriage.
Because Matrimony is a sacrament, the Catholic Church wants couples to be well-prepared. Marriage preparation helps
couples develop a better understanding of the sacrament, to evaluate and deepen their readiness to a life-long married life,
and to gain insights into themselves as individuals and as a couple.
The Church has a rich tradition on sacramental marriage and covenantal union. The Old Testament authors write of God
making a covenant with the chosen people and promising them that they will never be forsaken. The New Testament
authors write of Jesus as the new covenant and compare the relationship of Jesus with the Church to the relationship of a
husband and wife. The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership
for the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of
offspring.
Couples wishing to marry at Saint Joseph Cathedral or Holy Cross Church may request setting a date to be married
ensuring that the following are completed:
 Couple contacts the Parish Office and schedules a meeting with one of the clergy in the parish;
 Couple meets with the clergy, completes an initial interview, and explore the couple’s freedom to marry;
 Clergy discusses any obstacles that may exist before the couple is free to marry and confirms a date;
 Couples agree to follow the established Marriage guidelines at Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church.
For initial marriage inquiries, the couple needs to contact Nancy Thornock (nthornock@msn.com) for marriages at the
Cathedral, or Sr. Anne (sranne@columbus.rr.com) for marriages at Holy Cross.
THE EUCHARIST ~ FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
The Eucharist is the most special sacrament, in which the Body and Blood of Christ Himself is contained, offered and
received, and by which the Church constantly lives and grows. The Eucharistic sacrifice, the memorial of the death and
resurrection of the Lord, in which the sacrifice of the cross is perpetuated over the centuries, is the summit, source, and
center of our Catholic faith, life and worship.
As children reach the age of reason, at age seven, the Church extends to them an invitation to celebrate the Sacrament of
Eucharist by making their First Holy Communion; adults receiving the Eucharist for the first time generally takes place at
the Easter Vigil Mass. Preparation for children is made through the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program, for adults
preparation is through the RCIA program. For information about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd contact Deborah
Matthews at matthews9244@sbcglobal.net; for Adult catechesis and RCIA please contact at the Cathedral Jake Neal at
jake.t.neal@gmail.com, and at Holy Cross Sr. Anne at sranne@columbus.rr.com.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Confirmation is one of the sacraments of initiation, along with Baptism and Eucharist. While Baptism is the sacrament of
rebirth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity and coming of age. It is conferred by the
anointing of Chrism oil and the laying on of hands by Bishop Campbell. Through this sacrament, we confirm the presence
of the baptismal gifts we have already received and are sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Preparation for children is
made through the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program, for adults preparation is through the RCIA program. For
information about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd contact Deborah Matthews at matthews9244@sbcglobal.net; for
Adult catechesis and RCIA please contact at the Cathedral Jake Neal at jake.t.neal@gmail.com, and at Holy Cross Sr.
Anne Keenan, O.P., at sranne@columbus.rr.com.
SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK; PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK
The priests will administer the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick to any Catholic who is facing serious illness, is
preparing for surgery, is elderly, is chronically ill, or who is nearing death, by calling the parish offices. In addition to
Anointing, those desiring to receive the Eucharist at home, at a hospital or nursing facility can contact Deacon Thom
Johnston at (614) 267-1903 or thomjohnst@aol.com, or Sr. Anne at (614) 224-3416 or sranne@columbus.rr.com.
SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS ~ RELIGIOUS AND CONSECRATED LIFE
“Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to His apostles continues to be exercised in
the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate,
Presbyterate, and diaconate” (Catechism 1536). “The state of life which is constituted by the profession of the evangelical
counsels, which while not entering into the hierarchical structure of the Church, belongs undeniably to the Church,
belongs undeniably to her life and holiness” (Catechism 914). This consists of eremitic life, consecrated virgins and
widows, religious life, secular institutes, societies of apostolic life and consecration and mission. For information about
vocations please contact Fr. Paul Noble, Director of Vocations, at (614) 221-5565, or noble@seekholiness.com.
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THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISHES OF SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL AND HOLY CROSS CHURCH • COLUMBUS, OHIO
Leveling Lust
By Dr. Kevin Vost
“Do not imagine that you will overwhelm the demon of fornication by entering into an argument with him.
Nature is on his side and he has the best of the argument. So the man who decides to struggle against his flesh
and to overcome it by his own efforts is fighting in vain. The truth is that unless the Lord overturns the house
of the flesh and builds the house of the soul, the man wishing to overcome it has watched and fasted for
nothing. Offer up to the Lord the weakness of your nature. Admit your incapacity and, without your knowing
it, you will win for yourself the gift of chastity.” ~ST. JOHN CLIMACUS
Are You Ready to Admit That You Can’t Conquer Lust on Your Own?
Lust is that vehement desire for inordinate pleasures of the flesh. This sin threatens to hit us all where
we live, since we all obtain life through the act of sexual union, and our powerful, species-preserving impulses
toward sexual behaviors are under nearly constant assault from temptations
to sins of lust in thoughts, desires, words, and deeds. To combat this
powerful sin of the flesh will require far more than ordinary weapons. As St.
John Climacus makes clear, we will have no chance of winning this battle if
we plan to rely on our own strength. Rather, the first step we must take and
never step away from is to admit that we cannot do it alone and to ask God
to strengthen us with supernatural, spiritual weaponry.
Examining the Conscience for Corrupted Concupiscence
The most obvious, direct, and pernicious enticements to lust, such as
those of Internet pornography, have grown exponentially in recent years,
and many men (and women), even
those with informed consciences who
know the dangers, struggle against their
lustful addictions. Perhaps the most
deadly consequence of lust in our modern world is the mind-boggling
number of abortions performed in this nation today. Sex itself has become
a god like Moloch, with innocent babes plucked from their mothers’ wombs
for sacrifice upon its altar.
Still, even for those who would never consider seeking out
pornographic materials or supporting abortion, our modern popular
entertainment culture and media still surround us at every turn and
threaten to engulf us in body and soul with blatant incitements to lust.
They have become so highly sexualized for profit that our consciences may
become numb, leaving us insensitive to the extent that we have become
entangled within the countless tentacles of this deadly vice. We need to
wake ourselves up and root out the lustful habits that may lurk within our souls with questions such as these:
 Do I thoughtlessly read modern books or watch modern movies that glamorize and glorify sinful sexual
behaviors or listen to popular songs that promote illicit sexuality and besmirch the potential beauty and
goodness of human sexuality?
 If so, do I tell myself that I ignore those bad parts and am not influenced by them? (That is not likely true,
and even if it is, if I have paid money for such products, have I considered how I have helped the producers
create more of such products potentially leading countless others toward sin?)
 Are there other ways that I put myself in the path of lustful thoughts and behaviors by the media I consume,
the products I purchase, or the places I go?
 When I find myself entertaining lustful thoughts triggered by a person or an image I see or by a memory, do
I enjoy and embellish the thought, or do I seek to dismiss it? Have I trained myself to see how such
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thoughts damage and dishonor the dignity of my state in life, whether single, married, widowed, or in the
religious life?
As for the precursors of lust, have I failed to fight the battles for self-control against gluttony or
drunkenness that may fuel my tendencies toward lust?
As for lust’s eight daughters, have I searched my conscience for instances of blindness of mind,
thoughtlessness, inconstancy, rashness, self-love, hatred of God, love of this world, and abhorrence of a
future world? Even if I haven’t committed fornication, adultery, or other blatant sexual sins, have I done so
in my heart? Have I dishonored my spouse by giving excessive attention to others of the opposite sex? Have
I dishonored my single or religious state by similar thoughts, if not deeds? Have I rationalized sexual sins,
substituted my own judgment for God’s? Have I thanked God for human sexuality, and shown gratitude
and love for him by seeking to purify my thoughts?
Sacramental Healing of Body and Soul
Having examined our conscience for potential sins of lustful thoughts, desires, words, and deeds, it is
time to seek out the sacrament of Reconciliation. God’s grace can forgive all manner of sexual sins if our
repentance is genuine. We should remember that sins of lust can be very embarrassing and shameful because
in them we allow ourselves to operate at the animal level, guided by the pleasures of sensation, rather than the
restraint of our human reason. This is no reason not to confess them, however. Through confessing these sins,
we acknowledge our weakness and ask for God’s strength. We should not worry much about shocking our
priestly confessor either, for the priest is also a man, and throughout the history of the Church countless
sinners have struggled with sexual sins and laid their hearts bare to Christ’s ministers. In fact, in addition to
absolution, we are likely to receive wise counsel in dealing with the particular desires or deeds of lust that are
weighing on our soul.
Other sacraments can help us battle lust as well. We need to recall that through Baptism we have
become members of the Body of Christ, and our bodies have become temples of the Holy Spirit, temples we
must honor. Through Confirmation we have been made strong to fight the good fight against all manner of
vices. If we are married, we need to recall and employ the grace that God has given us through the sacrament of
Matrimony to employ our sexuality as befits our marital state, in loving self-giving to our spouse with openness
to new life. Those who have received Holy Orders need to recall that special graces that God will give them to
prevail in a celibate state, both in exterior acts and in interior thoughts.
How to Keep Lust from Doing the Quickstep
As we have analyzed the various steps through which the first inklings of a temptation toward sin may
mature into full-blown sin itself, we have tended to emphasize that stage after the first initial reaction, the stage
we have called reflection (most akin to Climacus’s stage of coupling), in which we debate within our souls
whether we will yield to the temptation and produce the response of sin. So powerful and quick-acting are the
sensory stimuli (sights, sounds, smells) that lead to thoughts of lust that we might say that they do the
quickstep, although theirs is a deadly dance.
St. John Climacus tells us clearly that we are not going to overwhelm “the demon of fornication,” by
challenging him in an argument. Our reason alone is too limited. How many otherwise great wise men and
women have been brought low through succumbing to the stirrings of lust without calling upon the grace of
God? So, perhaps having just emerged from the sacrament of Confession, or having completed our prayers or
devotional reading, we must not be overconfident that we will have the wherewithal to conquer the stirrings of
lust the next time they knock on the door of our concupiscence. We need to trust in God, rather than in our
rational powers alone.
So then, when we are first aware of the initial stirrings of lust, we had better immediately seek God’s
help, perhaps by a prayer that is very swift and powerful, such as the ancient Jesus Prayer that the Desert
Fathers were so fond of: “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, a sinner.” Hereby, we immediately call out for
Christ’s help to cast out the demon of fornication, even though the demon might lie within our own
concupiscence. Christ can cast out all demons and sins, regardless of their nature or origin.
But before the initial reaction, we would do well to remove ourselves, as much as is possible, even from
those initial stirrings, by avoiding the near occasions of sins of lust, wherever they may lurk in our lives. Are
there activities or places we would be wise to avoid altogether in order to withdraw ourselves from lust’s
battlefield?
Prayer for Peace between Body and Soul
So great is our need for grace beyond nature in conquering lust that we have already touched just a bit
upon prayer in our earlier battle-plan sections. The prayer that Christ gave us is also a powerful weapon against
lust and her lusty daughters Christ bids us to pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
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Because of lust’s powerful “quickstep” action, this petition is especially relevant to temptations toward lust.
When we ask God to help us stay clear of temptations, we must be mindful of what we ask and willing to do our
part to walk our prayer talk, to line up the actions of our feet with those of our lips and literally to walk away
from evils that will tempt us.
Temperance Tames Lust
Temperance is the cardinal virtue that controls our desires for concupiscible pleasures, and chastity is
its specific allied virtue that takes on the battles of lust. The very mention of chastity may call to the minds of
some an age-old weapon in the war against lust, that of “chastity of the eyes.” This idea again gets at lust’s swift
movements within the soul and seeks to nip them in the bud. We are all called to the chastity consistent with
our state in life, whether we are married or not, and by practicing chastity of the eyes we will help God help
“deliver us from evil.”
First, we must train ourselves not to seek out images that will entice us to lust, be they virtual images on
the computer screen, on the television, or on the movie screen, or real-live images on the beach, at the gym,
walking down the street, or indeed, even in church.
Second, when we do encounter the image of a beautiful body, whether or not the person’s clothing is
inappropriate for the setting, we need to recall that that person’s body is indeed the body of a person. Saint
Thomas himself advised that “the most effective remedy against intemperance is not to dwell on the
consideration of singulars.” No God-fearing person wants to be intemperate, unchaste, or lustful in general, but
is drawn down that path by particular, individual lures to pleasure.
St. Thomas would suggest that we focus on the opposite of those “singulars,” namely, “universals.” For
instance, a man, instead of turning his eyes and imagination on this or that particular woman, can try focusing
on “woman.” Instead of lusting after a particular woman, he can try focusing on her identity as a daughter or a
sister, and perhaps as someone else’s current or future wife or mother. Instead of emulating the Don Juan-like
“lover” who lusts after women but does not really love them at all, he can emulate the man who shows true love
for women by honoring and respecting them.
Spouses blessed with the sacrament of marriage can treat each other with special loving attention as
singulars.
Passionate Pursuit of Pure Pleasure
St. Thomas was especially adept at practicing temperance because of his focus on the very highest of
universals, the divine things of God Spiritual sloth, as we saw earlier, paves the way for lust and intemperance
because “those who find no joy in spiritual things have recourse to pleasures of the body.” To curb lust then, let
us focus most on the highest things of God, from which love, not lust, will flow Spiritual pleasures then are the
“pure” pleasures of which we speak. When we are pure of heart we are in the best position to see God. When we
strive to see God and to guide our lives by His light, we are in the best position to keep our hearts and bodies
pure.
Christ Embodies Love over Lust
“‘Woman, behold, your son! Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’” (John 19:26–27)
These are last words of Christ that Archbishop Fulton Sheen said served as reparation for the world’s sins of
lust In His death on the Cross, “in reparation for all the sins of the flesh, He is almost disposed of His flesh, for
according to Sacred Scripture the very bones of his body could be numbered.” Christ, who had no sin, gave up
all worldly attachments, including His own mother and His own flesh, for our sake.
Christ was made incarnate through the Virgin Mary and received no taint of Original Sin. Blessed Mary
herself was graced by God with an immaculate conception and bore no stain of original or acquired sin, and yet
both willingly suffered greatly from and for the sins of others. Neither of them sinned with lust, although their
hearts went out to those who suffered from the vice of lust Christ dined with prostitutes and forgave the
adulteress, although he bid them to forgo their sinful ways in order to follow him who is the true way. Unlike
the others, including Judas Iscariot, He did not chide the sinful woman Mary of Bethany, who anointed his feet
with her precious perfume Instead He said she had done a beautiful thing, and He blessed and praised her (cf
John 12:1–8).
When we are tempted by those first stirrings of lust, we must admit our weakness and call out to God
for help, and let us specifically call out as well for the help of His Son and for His Holy Mother. They will help
us conquer lust, and if we should turn from their help and be conquered instead, they will ever stand ready to
return us to our feet, dust us off, and re-arm us with temperance and chastity to reenter the fray.
This article is made available courtesy of The Catholic Exchange and is adapted from a chapter in Dr. Vost’s
book THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, which is available from Sophia Institute Press.
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General Audience of Pope Saint John Paul II ~ November 22, 1978
When we speak of virtues — not only these cardinal ones, but all of them, every virtue — we
must always have in mind the real man, the actual man. Virtue is not something abstract, detached
from life, but, on the contrary, it has deep roots in life itself, it springs from the latter and forms it.
Virtue has an impact on man's life, on his actions and behavior. It follows that, in all these reflections
of ours, we are speaking not so much of the virtue as of man living and acting virtuously; we are
speaking of the prudent, just and courageous man, and finally, precisely today, we are speaking of
the “temperate” (or “sober”) man.
Let us add at once that all these attributes, or rather attitudes of man, coming from the single
cardinal virtues, are connected with one another. So it is not possible to be a really prudent, man, or
an authentically just one, or a truly strong one, unless one also has the virtue of temperance. It can
be said that this virtue indirectly conditions all other virtues, but it must also be said that all the
other virtues are indispensable for man to be “temperate” (or “sober”).
The term “temperance” itself seems in a certain way to refer to what is “outside man.” We
say, in fact, that a temperate man is one who does not abuse food, drinks, pleasures, who does not
drink alcohol to excess, who does not deprive himself of consciousness by the use of drugs, etc. This
reference to elements external to man has its basis, however, within man. It is as if there existed in
each of us a “higher self” and a “lower self.” In our “lower self,” our “body” and everything that
belongs to it is expressed: its needs, its desires, its passions of a sensual nature particularly. The
virtue of temperance guarantees every man mastery of the “lower self” by the “higher self.” Is this a
humiliation of our body? Or a disability? On the contrary, this mastery gives higher value to the body.
As a result of the virtue of temperance, the body and our senses find the right place, which pertains
to them in our human condition.
A temperate man is one who is master of himself. One in whom passions do not prevail over
reason, will, and even the “heart.” A man who can control himself! If this is so, we can easily realize
what a fundamental and radical value the virtue of temperance has. It is even indispensable, in order
that man may be fully a man. It is enough to look at someone who, carried away by his passions,
becomes a “victim” of them — renouncing of his own accord the use of reason (such as, for example,
an alcoholic, a drug addict) — to see clearly that “to be a man” means respecting one's own dignity,
and therefore, among other things, letting oneself by guided by the virtue of temperance.
This virtue is also called “sobriety.” And rightly so! In fact, to be able to control our passions,
the lust of the flesh, the explosions of sensuality, etc., we must not go beyond the rightful limit with
regard to ourselves and our “lower self.” If we do not respect this rightful limit, we will not be able to
control ourselves. This does not mean that the virtuous, sober man cannot be “spontaneous,” cannot
enjoy, cannot weep, cannot express his feelings; that is, it does not mean that he must become
insensitive, “indifferent,” as if he were made of ice or stone. No, not at all! It is enough to look at
Jesus to be convinced of this. Christian morality has never been identified with Stoic morality. On the
contrary, considering all the riches of affections and emotivity with which every man is endowed —
each in a different way, moreover: man in one way, woman in another owing to her own sensitivity
— it must be recognized that man cannot reach this mature spontaneity unless by means of
continuous work on himself and special “vigilance” over his whole behavior. The virtue of
“temperance,” of “sobriety” consists, in fact, in this.
I think, too, that this virtue demands from each of us a specific humility with regard to the
gifts that God has put in our human nature. I would say “humility of the body” and that “of the
heart.” This humility is a necessary condition for man's interior “harmony,” for man's “interior”
beauty. Let everyone think it over carefully; and in particular young men, and even more young
women, at the age when one is so anxious to be handsome or beautiful in order to please others! Let
us remember that man must above all be beautiful interiorly. Without this beauty, all efforts aimed at
the body alone will not make — either him or her — a really beautiful person.
Is it not just the body, moreover, that undergoes considerable and often even serious damage
to health, if man lacks the virtue of temperance, of sobriety? In this connection, the statistics and
files of hospitals all over the world, could say a great deal. Also doctors who work on the advisory
bureaus to which married couples, fiancés and young people apply, have great experience of this. It
is true that we cannot judge virtue on the exclusive basis of the criterion of psychophysical health;
there are many proofs, however, that the lack of temperance, sobriety, damages health.
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“Come and See” Vocation Weekend
4 September to 6 September 2015
Experience life in the monastery for a weekend and see
whether the Lord may be calling you to follow Him into this
beautiful vocation called “the monastic life!”
 You will attend the “hours” of prayer in choir with the monks, tour the work
places of the monks, walk our extensive lands, and enjoy the scenic Kentucky
knobs.
 On Sunday evening you will file into Chapter with the monks and listen to the
Abbot give his weekly spiritual talk to the community.
 There will be sessions for listening to others and see how God has worked in their
lives.
Come and experience a few days in a monastery that
has not stopped praising and worshipping God in
the heart of the Church daily for 165 years.
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ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE
 Friday, September 4 – arrival in the afternoon fore 3:00 p.m.
 Sunday, September 6th – departure in the afternoon.
Travel details (airport pickup of needed) will be supplied by Brother Aaron.
If you are driving, the "Abbey of Gethsemani" is a destination in Google maps and
most GPS devices.
Our “Come and See” weekend is open to all single men between the ages of 18 and
35. Participants must be Roman Catholic and enjoy good health of mind and body.
Space is limited so an early response assures a place in the weekend experience. A
detailed schedule of the weekend will be given upon arrival.
If you are interested, please contact Brother Aaron at vocation@monks.org, or call
(502) 529-4116. Please tag the subject line in your e-mail “come and see.”
We are Trappist monks who have lived, prayed, and worked in this house of the Lord for over 165
years. Our monastery is a school of the Lord's service, a training ground of love. The monk expresses
this love by his desire to share life together at the heart of the Church and to grow into Christ every
day. Following Christ under a rule and an abbot, we Trappist monks lead lives of prayer, work, and
sacred reading, steeped in the heart and mystery of the Church. The Abbey is a monastery in the
Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), part of the body of the Roman Catholic
Church. Our mission is praise of God's mercy and proclamation of the Kingdom's approach. We walk in
the light of the Gospel and strive to become fully human, fully immersed in the work and power of the
Spirit. The vows of obedience, stability, and conversion of manners provide our structure, support, and
encouragement to persevere in the journey, in the work, in the search. Intently and joyfully, we live
the mystery of Christ-among-us.
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Prayer for Monastic Vocations
Gracious and loving God,
in every generation You call men and women
to leave everything,
following Christ into the desert,
being of one mind in peace, humility and simplicity.
We come before You now asking for the grace
to be faithful to our vocation
striving to live in the communion of Love which surpasses all other gifts.
May men and women of our time
hear the call to live the Gospel in the monastic way,
in service of the Church’s mission,
by constantly seeking Your face in prayer, work and community life.
Remember our Cistercian communities,
those aging and those newly born,
throughout the world, north and south, east and west.
As You have done from the days of our founders
bless us once again.
May our brotherhood grow in numbers, in grace and in wisdom,
so that we might continue to live for Your glory with greater vigor
and with joy never ending.
Amen.
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The Wonders of the Brown Scapular
By Fr. James McGilloway, CMRI
One of the Catholic practices often criticized by non-Catholics and misunderstood even by many of the
faithful is the wearing of the Brown Scapular. At first glance it might seem that this practice is presumptuous,
and perhaps to some non-Catholics, even superstitious. So, especially for the sake of those who are not familiar
with this sacramental, and to refresh the memories of those who are, I will speak briefly today about the origin,
purpose and privileges of the Brown Scapular.
First of all, what is the origin of the Brown Scapular? In 1251 Simon Stock was the superior general of
the Carmelites. This religious order had been undergoing persecution, and he had been praying for some time
to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Patroness of the order, for help and protection. In answer to his prayer, Our
Lady appeared to him on July 16, 1251, holding in her hand a garment called a scapular, a word which comes
from the Latin word scapula, for shoulder. To Simon Stock, who is now a canonized saint, the Blessed Virgin
said: “Take, beloved son, this scapular of thy Order as a badge of my
confraternity, and for thee and for all Carmelites, a sign of grace.
Whoever dies in this garment will not suffer everlasting fire. It is a
sign of salvation, a safeguard in dangers, a pledge of peace and of
the covenant.”
The garment Our Lady gave St. Simon Stock was the size
that the members of our religious congregation wear as part of our
habit, reaching from the shoulders down nearly to the feet. The
Catholic Church has since reduced the size of the scapular, as most
of you know, to a very small size so that everyone can easily wear it
over their shoulders under their clothing. But, as this promise was
made only to the members of St. Simon Stock’s order, how can we,
who are not Carmelites, receive the fulfillment of this promise? We
can have a priest enroll us in the Confraternity of the Brown
Scapular. This is done in a short ceremony in which any baptized
Catholic who wishes to wear the Brown Scapular can become
associated with the Carmelite Order, and thereby qualify to receive
the fulfillment of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s promise.
As I mentioned already, this promise — namely, that
whoever dies wearing this garment will not suffer eternal fire —
may sound rather presumptuous. It may even seem to contradict what Jesus says: “Not everyone who says to
Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven shall enter
the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 7:21). Does the scapular promise mean that we can do our own will rather than
God’s will? That we can live a sinful and worldly life and trust that we will go to heaven when we die because we
wear the Brown Scapular? No, not at all.
First of all, if a Catholic chooses to wear the Brown Scapular, day in and day out, it should be an
outward sign of his or her trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary. Such a one should be confident that Our Lady will
use her powerful intercession with her Divine Son Jesus to obtain for him special graces to live a good Catholic
life and remain in the state of grace. In fact, Pope Pius XII said that wearing the Brown Scapular should be an
outward sign of one’s consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary, indicating that the one wearing the Scapular has
a childlike dependence upon the Blessed Virgin as a model of virtue and as an intercessor, trusting that she will
obtain special graces for him to live a virtuous life and especially to avoid mortal sin.
Secondly, this promise means that at the hour of death, if we are wearing the Brown Scapular, our
Blessed Mother will intercede with God to obtain the graces we need to remain in the state of grace in God’s
friendship so that we can save our souls. Or, if we have the misfortune of being in the state of sin, she will
intercede for us that we might receive the Holy Ghost and sanctifying grace back into our soul before we die.
Perhaps she will obtain for us the grace to make a perfect act of contrition, or she may obtain from God’s
Providence an arrangement such that a priest will come to hear our confession and perhaps even administer
the sacrament of Extreme Unction before we die.
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A critical or skeptical person might say, “Well, that sounds fine in theory, but what proof is there that it
actually works that way in practice?” Actually, there are many stories that have been recorded and approved by
the Church as worthy of belief that verify the truth of this promise. I will tell you about a few of these cases.
Back in the 1950’s in Ashtabula, Ohio (not far from my parish in Akron), a Catholic wearing the Brown
Scapular was run over by a train and was cut in two. Yet somehow this man did not die right away, and a priest
who was summoned came and heard his confession. The man then died. Apparently this happened because the
man, who was wearing the Brown Scapular, needed to be absolved that he might save his soul according to Our
Lady’s promise.
There is also a story of a young lady who made it a practice to wear the Brown Scapular, but began
living a life of sin. Eventually she despaired of God’s mercy, and decided to kill herself. She threw herself into a
river, hoping to drown. God in His Providence, however, because she was still wearing the Brown Scapular,
arranged for a fisherman to see her. The man came quickly and tried to help her, but in her despair she refused
his help. In the struggle she tore off the scapular and, throwing it away from herself, she then drowned.
In France, a fallen-away Catholic, an officer in the armed forces, had lived a sinful life and lay dying in a
hospital. When he became unconscious, one of the attendants placed a Brown Scapular on him. When he
regained consciousness and found the scapular around his neck, he cried out, “Why have you put fire on me?
It’s burning me! Take it away! Take it away!” At that point he tore it off and soon died. These last two stories
from the book Purgatory by Fr. Shouppe show us that if someone wearing the Brown Scapular at the hour of
death is not repentant of mortal sin and not willing to cooperate with grace to be truly sorry for mortal sin,
God, through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, will make sure that somehow the scapular is removed
before that person dies.
Many Catholics, even among those who wear the Brown Scapular, are not aware of the second part of
the Blessed Virgin Mary’s promise, namely that the scapular will be “a safeguard in danger.” Apparently the
dangers referred to are not only those of a spiritual nature, but temporal or physical as well. Again, let us look
at a few examples that illustrate this.
In the 1950’s in Germany a fire broke out in a residential neighborhood. One house after another caught
on fire, to the point that within five hours 22 homes had burned to the ground. Only one remained untouched.
Why? Because when the fire was approaching a member of that household took a Brown Scapular and fastened
it to the front door of the house. The fire literally went around this house. People were amazed to see this one
house standing untouched while 22 others around it were reduced to smoking rubble.
In 1845 an English ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean was on the point of being sunk by a hurricane. A
young Irishman on board, upon seeing the danger the ship was in, took off his Brown Scapular and threw it
into the huge waves. Immediately the wind ceased and the waves became calm. Another wave washed the
Brown Scapular back onto the deck. A Protestant minister and his wife who were present asked the young man
what it was that he threw into the ocean. This was the beginning of their conversion to the Catholic Faith.
There is another account of a priest who was offering Mass when a maniac with a gun came into the
church and shot at him. The priest continued offering Mass, and everyone assumed the man had missed. After
Mass, when the priest took off his vestments, he found the bullet embedded in his Brown Scapular. Finally, in
the area of spiritual dangers, a holy Frenchman named Francis Ypes — in fact he is called Venerable by the
Church — one day dropped his scapular. The devil appeared to him howling, saying “Take it off! Take off the
habit which snatches so many souls from us!” The devil then admitted that there were three things he feared:
the Holy Name of Jesus, the Holy Name of Mary, and the Brown Scapular.
I hope that this information and these examples will motivate you to wear the Brown Scapular if you do
not already do so. And if you do wear it, I hope that it will motivate you to wear it with greater trust and
confidence and dependence upon the Blessed Virgin Mary, your spiritual Mother. If you faithfully wear the
Brown Scapular throughout life and at the hour of death, you will understand more clearly why we address the
Blessed Virgin in the Salve Regina with these words: “Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Hail our life, our
sweetness, and our hope! Turn then thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile show unto us the
fruit of thy womb, Jesus.”
This article is made available courtesy of the Religious Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (CMRI).
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“What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments
is not the truest of guides for human life?” ~Saint Benedict, from the Rule of Saint Benedict (73:3)
"The outcome or the fruit of reading holy scripture is by no means negligible: it is the
fullness of eternal happiness. For these are the books which tell us of eternal life,
which were written not only that we might believe but also that we might have
everlasting life. When we do live that life we shall understand fully, we shall love
completely, and our desires will be totally satisfied. Then, with all our needs fulfilled
we shall truly know the love that surpasses all understanding and so be filled with the
fullness of God. The purpose of scriptures, which comes to us from God, is to lead us to
this fullness according to the truths contained in those sayings of the apostles to
which I have referred. In order to achieve this, we must study holy scripture carefully,
teach it and listen to it in the same way." ~ Saint Bonaventure
Monday, July 13 ~ Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Henry
Holy Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1 Jesus said to his Apostles: “Do not think that I have come to bring
peace upon the earth. I have come to bring not peace but the sword. For I have come to set a man
against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and
one’s enemies will be those of his household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy
of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take
up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses
his life for my sake will find it. Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the
one who sent me. Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward,
and whoever receives a righteous man because he is righteous will receive a righteous man’s reward. And
whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple – amen,
I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.” When Jesus finished giving these commands to his Twelve
disciples, he went away from that place to teach and to preach in their towns.
Meditation: The battle Jesus speaks of is not an earthly conflict between nations, but spiritual warfare
between the forces of Satan and the armies of heaven. The scriptures make clear that there are ultimately
only two kingdoms — God's kingdom of truth light, and Satan’s kingdom of deceit and darkness. Satan
has only one aim — the complete domination of our hearts, minds, and will for his kingdom. And he will
use any means possible to draw us from good to evil, from truth to deception, from light to darkness, and
from life to death. There are no neutral parties in this spiritual battle. We are either for or against the
kingdom of God – there can be no middle ground, compromise, secular redefinition or “political
correctness.” The choices we make and the actions we take in living out our daily lives reveal whose
kingdom we choose to follow. Always remember that God sent Jesus to overthrow Satan's power and to
set us free from everything that would keep us from the love of God and his wise rule in our lives —
freedom from slavery to sin and our unruly desires, freedom from fear, greed, and selfishness.
Prayer: O God, whose abundant grace prepared Saint Henry to be raised by you in a wonderful way from
the cares of earthly rule to heavenly realms, grant, we pray, through his intercession, that amid the
uncertainties of this world we may hasten towards you with minds made pure. Through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Contemplation: When Jesus spoke about “division” the Old Testament prophecy of Micah unfolds: “a
man's enemies are the men of his own household” (ref. Micah 7:6). The love of God compels us to choose
who will be first in our lives. To place any relationship or anything else above the laws of God and the
teachings of Jesus Christ becomes a form of idolatry. Jesus challenges his disciples to examine who and
what they love first and foremost. A true disciple loves God above all else and is willing to forsake all for
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Jesus Christ. Jesus insists that his disciples give him the loyalty which is only due to God. It is possible
that family, friends, colleagues and neighbors can become our enemies by leading us astray, by
embracing a lifestyle that is contrary to the truth and God’s will. Who in your life who leads you away from
God? Who distances you from God’s love?
Tuesday, July 14 ~ Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin
Holy Gospel: Matthew 11:20-24 Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds
had been done, since they had not repented. “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the
mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in
sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment
than for you. And as for you, Capernaum: Will you be exalted to heaven? You will go down to the
netherworld. For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Sodom, it would have remained
until this day. But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom on the day of judgment than
for you.”
Meditation: Wherever Jesus traveled he did mighty works to show the people how much God had for
them. Chorazin and Bethsaida were areas that had been blessed with the visitation of God. The people
there heard with their own ears the good news and experienced with their own eyes the wonderful works
which Jesus did for them. Why was Jesus upset with these communities? The word “woe” means
calamity, distress, sorrow, misfortune, misery, grief, or wretchedness. It is as much an expression of
sorrowful pity and grief as it is of dismay over the calamity and destruction which comes as a result of
human folly, sin, and ignorance. Why does Jesus lament and issue a stern warning? The people who
heard the gospel here apparently responded with indifference. Jesus rebukes them for hearing the truth
and yet doing nothing about it – they were called to conversion of mind and heart, and yet they let the
teachings of Christ go in one ear and other the other!
Prayer: O God, who desired the Virgin St. Kateri Tekakwitha to flower among Native Americans in a life of
innocence, grant, through her intercession, that when all are gathered into your Church from every nation,
tribe and tongue, they may magnify you in a single canticle of praise. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your
Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: If Jesus were to visit our cities, towns and neighborhoods today, what would he say?
Would he issue a warning like the one he gave to Chorazin and Bethsaida? How would you respond to
such a warning? Would you convert from your way of life? Or would you discount his teachings and, thus,
his warning? Without question a conversion of mind and heart demands change — a change of heart and
way of life. God's word is life-giving and it saves us from destruction — the destruction of soul as well as
body. Jesus' anger is directed toward sin and everything which hinders us from doing the will of God. In
love he calls us to walk in his way of truth and freedom, grace and loving-kindness, justice and holiness.
Do you receive his word with faith and obedience? Or do you discount the laws of God and the teachings
of Jesus Christ because some call them “old fashioned” and not part of our “modern” lifestyle and culture?
God’s laws and the teachings of Christ are timeless, and should never be met with doubt and indifference.
Think about it – do you respond to Jesus’ call to conversion? If not, why not?
Wednesday, July 15 ~ Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Holy Gospel: Matthew 11:25-27 At that time Jesus exclaimed: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of
heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have
revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed
over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except
the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Meditation: It is a safe presumption that all of us want to know the mind and thoughts of God. Jesus
thanks the Father in heaven for revealing to his disciples the wisdom and knowledge of God. What does
Jesus' prayer tell us about God and about ourselves? First, it tells us that God is both Father and Lord of
earth as well as heaven. He is both Creator and Author of all that he has made, the first origin of
everything and transcendent authority, and at the same time, goodness and loving care for all his
children. All fatherhood and motherhood is derived from him (ref. Ephesians 3:14-15). Jesus' prayer also
contains a warning that pride can keep us from the love and knowledge of God. Pride is Satan’s favorite
sin, for all sin has its roots in pride.
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Prayer: Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, just as we celebrate the heavenly birthday of the Bishop
Saint Bonaventure, we may benefit from his great learning and constantly imitate the ardor of his charity.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: What makes us ignorant and blind to the things of God? Certainly intellectual pride,
coldness of heart, and stubbornness of our human will shut out God and his kingdom. Pride is the root of
all vice and the strongest influence propelling us to sin. It first overpowers the human heart, making it
cold and indifferent towards God. It also closes the mind to God's truth and wisdom for our lives. What is
pride? It is the inordinate love of oneself at the expense of others and the exaggerated estimation of one's
own learning and importance. Jesus contrasts intellectual pride with child-like simplicity and humility. The
simple of heart are like "babes" in the sense that they see purely without pretense and acknowledge their
dependence and trust in the one who is greater, wiser, and more trustworthy. They seek one thing — the
"summum bonum" or "greatest good" who is God himself. Simplicity of heart is wedded with humility.
Humility is the queen of virtues, because humility inclines the heart towards grace and truth. Just as pride
is the root of every sin and evil, the grace of humility takes the right attitude before God and allows him
as God to do all. Remember that God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble (ref. Proverbs
3:34, James 4:6). Only the humble in heart can receive true wisdom and understanding of God and his
ways. Do you submit to God's word with simple trust and humility?
The Prayer of Saint Bonaventure: Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most
joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, and with true, calm and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul
may ever languish and melt with entire love and longing for Thee, may yearn for Thee and for thy courts,
may long to be dissolved and to be with Thee. Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the Bread of
Angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and super substantial bread, having all sweetness and
savor and every delightful taste. May my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, Whom the angels
desire to look upon, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst
for Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the
torrent of pleasure, the fullness of the house of God; may it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run
to Thee, come up to Thee, meditate on Thee, speak of Thee, and do all for the praise and glory of Thy
name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, with perseverance to
the end; and be Thou alone ever my hope, my entire confidence, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my
joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my
wisdom, my portion, my possession, my treasure; in Whom may my mind and my heart be ever fixed and
firm and rooted immovably. Amen.
Thursday, July 16 ~ Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Holy Gospel: Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus said: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and
you will find rest for yourselves. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
Meditation: What is this “yoke” which Jesus refer to in the gospel? The Jews used the image of a yoke to
express submission to God. They spoke of the yoke of the law, the yoke of the commandments, the yoke
of the kingdom, the yoke of God. Jesus says his yoke is "easy". The Greek word for "easy" can also mean
"well-fitting". Yokes were tailor-made to fit the oxen well. We are commanded to put on the "sweet yoke
of Jesus" and to live the "heavenly way of life and happiness". Jesus also says his "burden is light".
There's a story of a man who once met a boy carrying a smaller crippled lad on his back. "That's a heavy
load you are carrying there," exclaimed the man. "He ain't heavy; he's my brother!" responded the boy.
No burden is too heavy when it's given in love and carried in love.
Prayer: May the venerable intercession of the glorious Virgin Mary come to our aid, we pray, O Lord, so
that, fortified by her protection, we may reach the mountain which is Christ. Who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: By embracing the way and the truth and the life of Christ, Jesus offers us the kingdom of
righteousness, peace, happiness and joy. This is not a political kingdom, but a spiritual one. The yoke of
Christ's kingdom, his kingly rule and way of life, liberates us from the chains of sin, the burden of guilt
and from the oppression of sin and hurtful desires. Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation the priest –
acting in the person of Christ – lifts the burden of sin and the weight of hopelessness from us. Jesus used
the analogy of a yoke to explain how we can exchange the burden of sin and despair for a weight of glory
and victory from sin. The yoke which Jesus invites us to embrace is his way of grace and freedom from
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the power and the weight of sin. Do you want to begin with a fresh start in life – a life of Christ? Get to
confession, you’re your sins absolved by the priest, then start anew by trusting in God's love and by
submitting to his will and his plan for your life.
Friday, July 17 ~ Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Holy Gospel: Matthew 12:1-8 Jesus was going through a field of grain on the Sabbath. His disciples
were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said
to him, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the Sabbath.” He said to them, “Have you
not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry, how he went into the house of God
and ate the bread of offering, which neither he nor his companions but only the priests could lawfully eat?
Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath the priests serving in the temple violate the Sabbath
and are innocent? I say to you, something greater than the temple is here. If you knew what this meant, I
desire mercy, not sacrifice, you would not have condemned these innocent men. For the Son of Man is
Lord of the Sabbath.”
Meditation: What does the commandment "keep holy the Sabbath" require of us? What is the primary
intention behind this command? The religious leaders of the time confronted Jesus on this issue. The
"Sabbath rest" was meant to be a time to remember and celebrate God's goodness and the goodness of
his work, both in creation and redemption. It was a day set apart for the praise of God, his work of
creation, and his saving actions on our behalf. It was intended to bring everyday work to a halt and to
provide needed rest and refreshment. Jesus' disciples are scolded by the scribes and Pharisees, not for
plucking and eating corn from the fields, but for doing so on the Sabbath. In defending his disciples, Jesus
argues from the scriptures that human need has precedence over ritual custom. In their hunger, David
and his men ate of the holy bread offered in the Temple. Jesus also quoted of the Sabbath work involved
in worship in the Temple. This kind of work was usually double the work of worship on weekdays. Jesus
then quotes from the prophet Hosea (6:6): I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. While the claims of ritual
sacrifice are important to God, mercy and kindness in response to human need are even more important.
Prayer: O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the
right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is
contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ,
your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: What a difference Sunday makes when it truly is a day of rest, a day to stop our labors
and other unnecessary “busy-ness.” For centuries, Christian citizens have sought recognition in their
respective nations of Sunday as a legal holiday, a day of rest from labor. This has been done, in part, by a
concern for the rights of workers and their need for leisure. The Church lifts up the value of human work,
seeing in it an imitation of God in His work of creation. At the same time, she insists on the need and the
right to rest and on the right to have time for family and for worship. In our present age, a new social
phenomenon has emerged: the weekend, which has altered the very character of Sunday. The weekend’s
impact on society has not been bad in all aspects, for it has brought opportunities for cultural and social
events that, to some extent, can meet our human need for rest. But all too often our Sunday gets lost in
the weekend. It gets left out of the planned activities or gets tucked in almost as an afterthought. In
regard to this problem, Pope John Paul II once wrote: “Unfortunately, when Sunday loses its fundamental
meaning and becomes merely part of a ‘weekend,’ it can happen that people stay locked within a horizon
so limited that they can no longer see ‘the heavens.’ Hence, though ready to celebrate, they are really
incapable of doing so.” When Sunday is forgotten, and we are left only with a weekend, events become
strictly entertaining or just an extension of work. How do you spend your Sundays? Is it a day of worship
and thanksgiving to God by first attending Mass? A day of rest? Or just another day of the week?
Scripture passages (NAB translation) courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops;
prayers are from The Roman Missal, Catholic Book Publishing, 2011;
information about saints, solemnities, feasts and memorials courtesy of Catholic Culture.
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~ ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR PARISHES ~
LAST UPDATED: July 2015
Members of parish communities have a wealth of ways to serve and feel a part of the parish family. Committees are formed to educate,
enrich our faith, strengthen our parish and support Outreach organizations. We welcome you to join us in the committee(s) of your choice!
SAINT LAWRENCE HAVEN OUTREACH COMMITTEE: Members of Holy Cross Church meet monthly to prepare sandwiches
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CATHEDRAL EVENTS COMMITTEE: The Events Committee plans social and fund-raising events throughout the year to foster
a sense of community within the Cathedral Community. Meetings are scheduled as needed for any particular event. Contact Ed
Wojewodka at (614) 547-0055 or edsgot2much@yahoo.com.
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communities. Meetings are held on a regular basis as needed. Contact Chris Daly at chris@tbgmarketin.net.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: The K of C is a fraternal organization of Catholic men engaged in charitable works. The Council
400 meets at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month, September through May and the 2nd Monday of the month, June
through August. The Chapter meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the 1st Thursdays of the month year-round. All meetings are in the
Cathedral Undercroft. Contact Phil Renico at (614) 864-0223 or prrenico@yahoo.com.
LITURGICAL MINISTERS: Members of the Holy Cross and Cathedral communities take part in the celebration of the Sacred
Liturgy as Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Hospitality Ministers/Greeters and Altar Servers. Review and training
sessions are scheduled routinely with advance notification. At Holy Cross, please contact Sister Anne Keenan, O.P., at sranne@
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RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA): Interested in coming into the Catholic faith? RCIA sessions have
already begun for this year. For more information about RCIA and the process of becoming a fully-initiated member of the Catholic
Church, at Holy Cross please contact Sr. Anne at sranne@columbus.rr.com or (614) 224-3416; at the Cathedral please contact Mr.
Jake Neal at jake.t.neal@gmail.com or (614) 224-1295 or Carol Keene at keene9@gmail.com or (614) 657-9528.
PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR) ~ CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: As parents you are the primary religious
educators of your children. Our catechetical classes are here to support you. It is our goal to partner with you and your family along
your faith journey. Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church provide a joint program using the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
model for students enrolled in Grades 1-8 who do not attend a Catholic School. Classes this year are held in the Cathedral Undercroft.
For more information, please contact Deborah Matthews, Coordinator of Religious Education, at matthews9244@sbcglobal.net.
SAINT VINCENT De PAUL SOCIETY: For as little as 60 minutes a month, you can grow spiritually by offering service to those
who are needy and suffering. Participate in outreach programs for Saint Lawrence Haven, Bryden House Apartments and Joint
Organization for Inner-city Needs (JOIN). If interested, please contact Kevin Dunleavy at kdunleav@columbus.rr.com or come to
our monthly meeting at 9:00 a.m. on the First Sunday of the month, year-round, in the Undercroft.
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Holy Cross Finance Committee meets quarterly on the Second Tuesday of November, February, May
and August. For more information contact Terry Creedon at terry.creedon@sbcglobal.net.
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CONCERNS COMMITTEE: This committee dedicates its efforts to those who are in need due to hunger
and poverty, domestic and family violence, capital punishment, health and bioethics issues. If you are interested in joining this group
please contact Michael Elton at (614) 405-7770 or melton@columbus.rr.com.
VOCATIONS COMMITTEE: The Vocations Committee prays for vocations of Priests and Religious from our parishes and for
the Holy Catholic Church throughout the world. Through programs, prayer, discussion, and the encouragement of young people,
parishioners can make the whole community more “vocation conscious.” The committee meets at 9:00 a.m. on the Third Sunday of
the month in the Fulcher Room. Contact Barbara Garick at (614) 877-0168 or barbaragarick@gmail.com.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP – (TRIPLE V) – VIA, VERITAS ET VITA: Young adults between the ages of 18 and 40 gather to
foster community among fellow parishioners. Meetings are held at least once a month. Contact us via: Facebook – St. Joseph Cathedral
Young Adult Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.phpgid=194497085915). E-mail yagroup.stjosephcathedral@gmail.com if you
would like to be included in the email distribution list. Web: http://stjosephcathedraltriplev.weebly.com.
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~ Taking Place in our Parishes ~
THIS WEEK IS “FELLOWSHIP SUNDAY” IN THE UNDERCROFT AT 11:30 A.M.: The Pastoral Council will serve refreshments
this Sunday between the 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses in the Undercroft (use elevator at the back of the church by the Reconciliation
Room). All new Parishioners are cordially invited to attend and meet other parishioners, Priests, Deacons, Liturgical Ministers,
Pastoral Council Members & visitors. Everyone is encouraged to come enjoy the refreshments, fellowship with others & learn more
about the Cathedral Pastoral Council.
HEALING MASS, HEALING SERVICE SCHEDULED: A Mass of Healing and Healing Service will be held on Monday, July
20, 6:30 p.m., at St. Joseph Cathedral. Cathedral Rector Fr. Michael Lumpe will celebrate the Mass; Msgr. Frank Lane will provide
the homily. Following the Mass of Healing, a Healing Service will take place beginning with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
Veneration of relics of the True Cross, with each person having the opportunity to speak individually with one of several priests present
to discuss their particular situation and receive a prayer of healing; the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will also be available.
The Healing Service will conclude with Benediction. All persons who seek healing – all physical illnesses and infirmities, mental
anxieties, spiritual – are invited, as are family members, caregivers, and medical professionals. For questions, please call St. Joseph
Cathedral at (614) 224-1295.
HOLY CROSS SUPPORT TO ST. LAWRENCE HAVEN – JULY 26, 2015: Attention, all our “Lil Larry” sandwich makers. The
next opportunity to support St. Lawrence Haven is Sunday, July 26th.
~ In, Around and Near the Diocese of Columbus ~
BETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY: “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare,
not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you
look for me with all your heart, you will find me, says the Lord” (Jer. 29:11-13) Bethesda invites and welcomes all who have been
burdened with the pain of abortion. Call 614-309-0157/614-309-2651. Un ministerio de sanación para los que sufren despues de un
aborto: Si quieres hablar con alguien en espanol, favor de llamar 614-309-0810.
WHAT’S YOUR MARRIAGE’S MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE? Learn about some tools for strengthening your relationship at a
Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! The next two opportunities are a special in-parish weekend on July 31-August 2, followed
by a traditional-format weekend on September 18-20. For more information or to register, contact Paul & Marilou Clouse at 614834-6880 or visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? TAKING BACK MARRIAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: Wednesday,
July 15th, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Pontifical College Josephinum, Jessing Center. There is much confusion in today’s culture about the
reality of marriage. We are left wondering: How do we protect our children from adopting distorted concepts of love and marriage?
How do we promote the truth about marriage between man and woman in our society? William B. May, author of Getting the Marriage
Conversation Right, and frequent guest on EWTN and Catholic Radio, will discuss the need for a new Marriage Reality Movement
and provide a roadmap for reclaiming the truth about love and marriage. All are welcome to this free presentation sponsored by St.
Gabriel Radio and the Diocesan Marriage & Family Life Office.
MARIAN CONFERENCE: The 5th annual “Columbus Marian Conference” will be held at Ohio Dominican University, July 24th26th. Please join us as we honor Our Lady and deepen our devotion to Her. Through the Rosary, the holy sacrifice of the Mass, holy
Adoration and a full schedule of presentations on Marian devotions, apparitions, and piety, we pray to be closer to Mary and ever
closer to Her Son. Visit our website columbusmarianconference.org or contact Nancy at (614) 929-5838.
A SPECIAL “OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SILVER ROSE – One Life, One Rose” prayer service, honoring the Blessed
Virgin under her title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, and reaffirming the sanctity of human life, will be held
on Saturday, July 18, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Avenue, Columbus. Sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus, six “Silver Roses” have been uniting the faithful in prayer throughout North America since April 2015. The pilgrimage
will conclude on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey, Mexico.
Join with Knights and their families from throughout the Diocese to honor Our Lady and pray to support a culture of life!
Remember, the needs of the poor are year-round. Help those in need at
at Bryden Place and at J.O.I.N. by participating in the “Christmas in July”
Giving Tree program, which continues this weekend at the Cathedral.
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our enhanced goal! Remember, every dollar now goes to support
maintenance and repairs of our beautiful, historic church!
And Thank You, Cathedral parishioners – we’re just
under $7,000 from the Diocesan goal. Just 12% of
parishioners have pledged...we need the remaining 88%!
No gift is too small...everyone has something to contribute!
Pulling together as a community we can do it!
BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL UPDATE
Saint Joseph Cathedral
Holy Cross Church
Diocesan Goal
$57,300.00
Diocesan Goal
$15,926.89
Enhanced Goal
to meet needs of the parish
(Cathedral electrical wiring)
$114,600.00
Enhanced Goal
to meet needs of the parish
(Capital improvement projects)
$26,926.89
Total pledges to-date
$50,464.50
Total pledges to date
$27,525.00
Amount still needed
$64,135.50
Amount over Enhanced Goal
$598.11
Percent of parishioner participation
12%
Percent of parishioner participation
27%
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FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 12, 2015
Most scholars are of the opinion that St. Paul wrote his letter to the Ephesians while he was imprisoned in Rome. Those who
study Sacred Scripture find this letter different from most of Paul’s letters, as rather than addressing particular problems which
may have arisen in a Christian community established by Paul, it develops a theology, an explanation of what it means to be a
Christian. At the end of this particular reading, Paul makes reference to two important aspects of our faith and of our beliefs.
St. Paul tells us that we have “believed in him (Jesus)” and that we are “sealed” with the promised Holy Spirit. Believing in
Jesus, in His promises, in His redemption of us, is at the core of everything we do. This trust, this belief, is what allows us to take
the steps needed to follow Him, to be His disciple, and to practice a stewardship way of living. (www.thecatholicsteward.com)
DONATE TO SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL by scanning the QR code with your Smartphone or mobile device QR code
reader to donate via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to donate. Visit www.saintjosephcathedral.org to learn more
about contributing to the Cathedral in this manner. Note: We are in the process of obtaining a QR code for Holy Cross Church.
YOUR OFFERTORY IS A GIFT TO GOD: If your Offertory is not made electronically, please use your parish Offertory envelope to
thoughtfully, prayerfully choose your gift and present it eagerly to Our Lord. Many times families will ask for a letter stating that they are
registered, participating members of our parishes in order to become a Godparent, Confirmation Sponsor or simply to enroll in one of our Catholic
schools. Using our electronic giving or envelope system makes our job easier and allows us to honestly say, “Yes! This family is registered and
actively participating here in our parish!”
YOUR OFFERING TO GOD ~ July 4 & 5, 2015 ~ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Saint Joseph Cathedral
Envelopes
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$ 568.00
($ 189.96)
$ 2,976.04
My Discipleship at Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church ~ It’s as simple as 1-2-3:
1. Participate at least 1 hour per week in community prayer (Sunday Mass).
2. Devote at least 1 hour per week volunteering in a parish ministry.
3. Contribute at least 1 hour of weekly income (2.5%) for financial support.
ADVERTISE IN OUR BULLETIN! Through the generosity of our advertisers, we are able to offer an expanded bulletin format,
while eliminating the expense of printing our weekly bulletin for the Cathedral and Holy Cross Parishes. As a way of saying thank you,
please contact our bulletin advertisers when you are in need of the goods and services they offer. It’s not too late for you to place an ad in our
bulletin for your business or to promote your favorite charity. Please contact Dee Printing at (614) 777-8700. Thank you to our advertisers.
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