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Saint Florian Staffed by the Discalced Carmelite Friars
July 5, 2020 ~ The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WEEKEND MASSES Saturday (Anticipated) ...................... 4:00 p.m. Sunday .............................................. 8:00 a.m.
DAILY MASS - PLEASE CHECK BULLETIN WEEKLY
(as the Masses are subject to change)
Tuesday, July 7 ............................... 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 .......................... 5:00 p.m. (celebrated in the Main Church)
Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) ...................................................... 7:00 p.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass)
Holy Day .......................................... 8:00 a.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass)
CONFESSIONS
Please contact the Parish Office or Fr. Fred if you are
interested in the Sacrament of Confession. Thank you.
HELPING HANDS
Outreach for the elderly and the homebound. Elaine Croft....................................... 615-7124
MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY
(Our Parish Cluster School)
1435 South 92 Street • West Allis, WI 53214 476-0751
PARISH STAFF Administrator: Fr. Fred Alexander, O.C.D. 383-3565, ext. 2 Email ......... [email protected] Secretary: Jacqueline Wick Maintenance: Joseph Rivest
ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE 1210 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3614 Phone ............................................... 383-3565, ext. 0 Fax ................................................... 383-2708 Email ............. [email protected] Website ............... www.stflorian.org
PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (The Parish Office is closed on Fridays.)
PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ............... 350-9217 Vice Chair: Sue Jens ....................... 328-4042 Trustee/Secretary: Russell Miller.... 671-2385 Trustee/Treasurer: Sandy Kania...... 672-0364
MUSIC DIRECTORS Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 p.m. Sat. choir…..430-3425 Diane Bersch - 8:00 a.m. Sun. choir……...541-8109
CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE Within St. Rita Parish, 2318 South 61 Street , West Allis, WI 53219 High School/Confirmation Program RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children Contact the DRE - Director of Religious Education, Barbara Krieger..................................... 541-7515, ext. 39
SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office.
Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required.
Anointing of the Sick — CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE (subject to change)
PARISH MEMBERSHIP Each family or single adult 18 years old or older
living at home or alone is invited and expected to be registered in our parish family at the parish office.
Please call the parish office to register.
“Please Remember St. Florian Parish in your Will.”
1233 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3615
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,
and I will give you rest.”
~ Matthew 11:28
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Florian Parish - July 5, 2020
July 4, 2020
through
July 12, 2020
CARMELITE QUOTE
“Love Him intensely, as He deserves to be loved.”
~ St. John of the Cross
Sun: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14 [cf. 1]/ Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30 Mon: Hos 2:16, 17b-18, 21-22/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [8a]/Mt 9:18-26 Tues: Hos 8:4-7, 11-13/Ps 115:3-4, 5-6, 7ab-8, 9-10 [9a]/ Mt 9:32-38 Wed: Hos 10:1-3, 7-8, 12/Ps 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [4b]/ Mt 10:1-7 Thurs: Hos 11:1-4, 8e-9/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16 [4b]/ Mt 10:7-15 Fri: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 51:3-4, 8-9, 12-13, 14 and 17 [17b]/ Mt 10:16-23 Sat: Is 6:1-8/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Mt 10:24-33 Next Sun: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 [Lk 8:8]/ Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9
Readings for the week of July 5, 2020
Sat., July 4 - Anticipated 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time † William Pranghofer
Sun., July 5 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish
Mon., July 6 - St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr
† Janet Berstein
Tues., July 7 - Weekday - in the Main Church at 5:00 p.m.
No Mass Intention
Wed., July 8 - Weekday - in the Main Church at 5:00 p.m.
† Kathi Amidzich
Thurs., July 9 - St. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest & Companians, Martyrs
No Mass Intention
Fri., July 10 - Weekday † Marita Driessen
Sat., July 11 - Anticipated 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish
Sun., July 12 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time † David Potter
ETERNAL FLAME
July 4 - July 10, 2020
In loving memory of:
† Evelyn & Melvin Pederson
We are all familiar with the refrain, “You have put on Christ. In him you have been baptized. Alleluia, alleluia!” In Baptism, we “put on” Christ. In put-ting on Christ, we put on all that Christ is and represents: hope, faith, and love. We are no longer bound to the sins and failures of the flesh, that part of us that resists God and relies exclusively on human means. It also means that we are not in debt to our past, complete with its sins, failures, regrets, fears, and unful-filled dreams. There is always hope. In putting on Christ, we put on God’s vi-sion for the world, for all of His chil-dren and for us. We have been given a road map to guide our paths and a blue-print to follow for our life’s journey. There is no need for regret, and we are not tethered to our past. Is there any-
thing in your past that you regret? Any decision or memory that continues to haunt you? We have all made mistakes, and we have this uncanny ability to con-tinue beating ourselves up over things we can no longer do anything about, ex-cept learn from them. To put on Christ means that I can now bring God’s un-conditional love to my hurtful memories and sinful choices. With each new mo-ment and every new choice, I can start clean and live in freedom. Imagine adults when the disciples were preaching and baptizing. They came to baptism not really knowing who they were, with pasts that were broken, seeking to live the joy of the Gospel they heard spoken to them and wanting the love they saw witnessed in the lives of those who believed. What
tremendous celebrations their baptisms must have been! They could now have the support of a community, full partic-ipation in the sacraments of the church, focus for their disordered lives, conso-lation, healing, and an understanding of what life is really all about. Our lives are meant to be celebrations of the Spirit we have received in Bap-tism. How does that joy get expressed in and through you? When we truly understand that we have put on Christ, our burdens can become much lighter. It is odd that so many Christians look like they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if those weights could be lifted and joy experienced!
GOSPEL MEDITATION — ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
Pastoral Council Election Results
Through the vote that occurred last
weekend, there are two new Pastoral
Council members. They are:
Mary Costello
&
Barbara Pedersen Tittelfitz
Sandy Kania is renewed for
another term as
Treasurer/Trustee.
Thank you for voting.
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Florian Parish - July 5, 2020
In July,
Please Pray For . . .
Saturday, July 4 - Anticipated 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time No Confessions in Church 4:00 pm Mass in Church
Sunday, July 5 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Mass in Church
* Daily Masses will resume slowly. Please check below. Private Masses will continue to be celebrated without
an assembly for unscheduled Daily Masses.
Monday, July 6 5:00 pm Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel CANCELLED
Tuesday, July 7 5:00 pm Mass in the Main Church
Wednesday, July 8 5:00 pm Mass in the Main Church
Thursday, July 9 5:00 pm Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel CANCELLED
Friday, July 10 5:00 pm Mass in Our Lady’s Chapel CANCELLED
Saturday, July 11 - Anticipated 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time No Confessions in Church 4:00 pm Mass in Church w/Birthday Blessings
Sunday, July 12 - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Mass in Church w/Birthday Blessings
Catherine Becker Sylvia Brazeau
Beth Cesar Gregg & Susan
Dufek Patrick Goesch
Helen Guszkowski Joyce Johnson
Ruth Kressl Helen Markowski Bernie & James
McGivern Betty Michalowski Candy Netterfield
family Katherine Papa
Mary Priewe Elizabeth Reineck
Patrick & Rose Redmond
Carolyn Toby Edie Wurcer
Gloria Zelazek Bernie Zimney
Faith Like a Child
If you Google Search recommendations on how to raise generous children, almost every list of ideas begins with — or at least contains — the directive for adults to be good models of generosity themselves. Our children learn from our actions
much more than from our words. Of course, when I think back over the years while my children were growing up, I think I may have learned as much from them as they learned from me. There is a time between early childhood and middle school
where a child seems to be freer to give and share than at any other time in life. It is around the age of First Communion when the cries of “mine” turn to laughter and smiles, and the urge to be a part of something bigger than oneself leads to
sharing. Before you know it, the child hits the pre-teen years, and once again, he or she becomes the center of the universe.
I believe that the previous paragraph is all true, however, the stages described seem to repeat themselves throughout adulthood. Don’t you agree? Sometimes we fall into seeing ourselves as the center of the universe, or we become consumed by our state in life or with what we have acquired. Also, we at times are generous and loving people.
It is sin that draws us back into ourselves and away from any meaningful life of stewardship and generosity. In order to be freed for love, we need role models to help us see what really matters. We need to reflect on the example
of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. And, yes, we need to look to children who may be at the point in their lives where sharing is fun, and love is something in abundance.
~ Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP — RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
LIVE THE LITURGY — INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
The flesh is our old self of yesterday and the one we left behind in baptism. It is the self of doubts and fears, sin and error, reluctance, untamed passion, and errors in judgment.
It is also the self of missed opportunities and roads untraveled. Although we were baptized many years ago, every day is another day to live, not according to the flesh of yesterday with its regrets and misgivings, but rather to
live the life of the spirit of today and tomorrow. The burdens of our personal baggage and of life itself can
weigh us down. The love of Jesus Christ and the life of the spirit can pick us up, refresh us, and provide us with the hope for new opportunities and discoveries. Because we
have been baptized in Christ, we need not be anxious about what we did or did not do yesterday or anxious about what will come tomorrow. We need only to seek out the love
that is before us, around us, and in us and learn.
CATHOLIC QUOTE
WHY DO WE DO THAT? — CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED
CHURCH DONATIONS
With the Church open again, many may still choose to stay at home due to health reasons.
For those interested, the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is dispensed from the Archbishop through Sunday, August 2.
Please know that donations can be mailed to the office or dropped in the mail slot of the Parish Office door
to maintain social distancing.
Many of you have continued to do this and it has been greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Please contact the Parish Office or Fr. Fred to request a Confession at this time.
CONFESSIONS IN CHURCH CANCELLED
Kissing the Altar at Mass
Question: Why do priests kiss the altar at the start of Mass?
Answer: Our churches and chapels are filled with symbols. We might think of the more common symbols (like the
crucifix, statues, stained-glass windows, vestment color and altar cloths) as well as major symbols (such as the paschal candle and the baptismal font). But there are some things that we can take for granted in our sacred spaces, because
unfortunately, they seem to just be part of the building, including three of the main symbols of our liturgy:
the ambo (lectern), the chair for the priest celebrant, and the altar.
These three objects are placed in a specially designated area called the sanctuary. They are the places where the Word
of God is proclaimed, where the priest prays and presides at the celebration, and where the bread and wine are offered
by the priest during the Eucharistic Prayer. Although each of these objects is sacred because of the role they play in
our worship, the altar holds a special place. In a document containing the rules and instructions for the Mass — the “General Instruction of the Roman Missal” — we read: “The altar on which the Sacrifice of the Cross is made
present under sacramental signs is also the table of the Lord to which the People of God is called together to participate in the Mass, as well as the center of the thanksgiving that is
accomplished throughout the Eucharist” (no. 296).
One of the ways that we recognize the importance of the altar is when the priest and deacon kiss the altar at the
beginning of Mass. Kissing is an ancient act of devotion. Remember, we also kiss the cross on Good Friday, and the deacon or priest kisses the “Book of the Gospels” after the Gospel is proclaimed. This act of devotion reminds us that the altar is a symbol of Jesus, the “living stone” (see 1 Peter
2:4), the foundation stone of our faith. It is a symbol gesture, but it is a powerful reminder of the One on whom
our faith is built and in whose name we gather as the “household of faith” (see Galatians 6:10).
To learn more, see the “Catechism of the Catholic Church” (no. 1382-1383).
CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNER
June 30, 2020
$25 - Allen Bultman
All other Parish Events continue to be cancelled except the:
Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m.
and two Daily Masses per week. They will be:
Tuesday, July 7, Wednesday, July 8,
Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday July 15
at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Church.
Daily Masses will not occur the last two weeks of July due to
scheduling conflicts.
Daily Masses will then again resume every
Tuesday & Wednesday in August at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Church.
No Confessions in Church yet.
Please call the Parish Office with any questions.
There are several changes for the safe celebration of Mass.
Read “The Catholic Comeback” guidelines from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
at the link below for more information.
The Catholic Comeback | Returning to Sunday Mass
Archbishop Listecki has released specific
guidelines for returning to Mass. If you have
not yet had a chance to review these, we
encourage you to do so.
You can find the guide HERE.
COMMUNITY AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS
HERC's Upcoming Virtual Programs
Wednesday, July 22 • 7:00 p.m. • The Woman in Gold' w/ Attorney E. Randol Schoenberg
Tuesday, August 18 • 7:00 p.m. • From the Holocaust to Civil Rights
Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education
Resource Center (HERC) 1360 North Prospect Avenue,
Milwaukee, WI 53202 414-963-2710
HolocaustCenterMilwaukee.org
Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/
Saint Maria Goretti’s Story — Saint of the Day for July 6
One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria Goretti. She was the daughter of a poor Italian tenant farmer, had no chance to go to school, never learned to read or write. When Maria made her First Communion not long before her death at age 12, she was one of the
larger and somewhat backward members of the class.
On a hot afternoon in July, Maria was sitting at the top of the stairs of her house, mending a shirt. She was not quite 12 years old, but physically mature. A cart stopped outside, and a
neighbor, 18-year-old Alessandro, ran up the stairs. He seized her and pulled her into abed-room. She struggled and tried to call for help. “No, God does not wish it,” she cried out. “It is a sin. You would go to hell for it.” Alessandro began striking at her blindly with a long dagger.
Maria was taken to a hospital. Her last hours were marked by the usual simple compassion of the good—concern about where her mother would sleep, forgiveness of her murderer (she
had been in fear of him, but did not say anything lest she cause trouble to his family), and her devout welcoming of Viaticum, her last Holy Communion. She died about 24 hours after the attack.
Alessandro was sentenced to 30 years in prison. For a long time he was unrepentant and surly. One night he had a dream or vision of Maria gathering flowers and offering them to him. His life changed. When he was released after 27 years,
his first act was to beg the forgiveness of Maria’s mother.
Devotion to the young martyr grew, miracles were worked, and in less than half a century she was canonized. At her beatifi-cation in 1947, her 82-year-old mother, two sisters, and her brother appeared with Pope Pius XII on the balcony of
St. Peter’s. Three years later, at Maria’s canonization, a 66-year-old Alessandro Serenelli knelt among the quarter-million people and cried tears of joy.
Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and Companions’ Story — Saint of the Day for July 9
Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China’s relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was free to grow or was forced to operate secretly.
The 120 martyrs in this group died between 1648 and 1930. Eighty-seven of them were born in China, and were children, parents, catechists, or laborers, ranging in age from nine years to 72. This group includes four Chinese diocesan priests. The 33 foreign-born martyrs were mostly priests or women
religious, especially from the Order of Preachers, the Paris Foreign Mission Society, the Friars Minor, Society of Jesus, Society of St. Francis de Sales (Salesians), and Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese soldier who accompanied Bishop John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse of the Paris Foreign Mission Society to his martyrdom in Beijing. Not long after his baptism,
Augustine was ordained as a diocesan priest. He was martyred in 1815.
Beatified in groups at various times, these 120 martyrs were canonized together in Rome on October 1, 2000. Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/
Guided Contemplative Silent Retreat Monday, July 27 - Sunday, August 2, 2020
1800 North Timber Trail Lane, Oconomowoc
Presented by: Brother Daniel Korn, C.Ss.R. Retreat Schedule: Arrival-Check in July 27 at 3:00 p.m.,
Orientation at 5:00 p.m., Evening Meal at 5:30 p.m., Departure August 2 at 1:00 p.m.
Retreat Fee: The fee for this retreat is $495.00.
To register by phone call 1-262-567-6900 or to register by email [email protected]
Early registration is advised.
This retreat will be a reflection on the mystery of the Trinity living in us through the effects of our baptism. Through contemplative
reflection using Rublev’s beautiful written image of the Holy Trinity, we will accept the invitation of Jesus to dwell in the hours
of “Abba.” As Jesus says to us in the gospel of John, “in my Abba’s house there are many dwelling places.” (John 14:2)
The icon of the Trinity is not just three Angels sitting around a table. The symbolism, color, shapes of the elements in the icon invite us into the circling energy of mystical love present to us.
There is even a place for you at this table. Accept the invitation through this retreat to experience the depths of mystical love.
Elder Concierge Services — Do you have a question or need information about caregiver resources, home care, hospice, housing, meals,
housekeeping, companionship, errand services or transportation?
— Do you need information about the Power of Attorney for Healthcare or guardianship?
— Do you need Social Service assistance or support?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to
Clement Manor’s Director of Social Work and Concierge Services, Jeanne Aliota at
(414) 546-7319 or [email protected].
This service is being offered to the community at this time due to recognizing the many
needs that are currently prevalent.
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
As you all know, we decided to cancel our Casino Nite for this year due to COVID-19. We had received quite a few donations and we
decided that the right thing to do was to send the donations back. So that’s what I did. Well, after I had sent all the donations back, I was contacted by Lauren Johnson from the Wisconsin State Fair.
She explained to me that even though we cancelled and sent the donation back, the Fair wanted to send back the packet that was donated and to give it to a family in need. She also said that if the Fair cancelled this year; which it did, that everything would still be
good next year. So we have the packet; which includes 4 admission tickets, 4 SpinCity ride tickets, 4 cream puff vouchers, and
a bargain book voucher. I am asking all of you to help me with finding a family that you think would like to go to the Fair and by giving them this packet would greatly help them enjoy spending
a day at the Fair. Please contact me (414-801-7700) or the parish office if you know of someone.
If we get more than one family, we will draw a name.
We also have Milwaukee County Zoo Passes available. Each pass is good for an adult or child admission and includes parking. If you are interested in this, you can pick them up at the parish office
during regular business hours. The Zoo is partially open now, so please call the Zoo for more information.
The tickets are good till 11/8/2020.
If you have any questions concerning any of this, please don’t hesitate to give me a call at the above number.
Have a great summer everyone!!!!
CASINO NITE NEWS
Saint Benedict’s Story— Saint of the Day for July 11
It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised the greatest influence on monasticism in the West. Benedict is well recognized in the later Dialogues of Saint Gregory, but these are sketches to illustrate miraculous elements of his career. Benedict was born into a distinguished family in central Italy, studied at Rome, and early in life was drawn to monasticism. At first he became a hermit, leaving a depressing world—pagan armies on the march, the Church torn by schism, people suffering from war, morality at a low ebb. He soon realized that he could not live a hidden life in a small town any better than in a large city, so he withdrew to a cave high in the mountains for three years. Some monks chose Benedict as their leader for a while, but found his strictness not to their taste. Still the shift from hermit to community life had begun for him. He had an idea of gathering various families of monks into one “Grand Monastery” to give them the benefit of unity, fraternity, and permanent worship in one house. Finally he began to build what was to become one of the most famous monasteries in the world—Monte Cassino, commanding three narrow valleys running toward the mountains north of Naples. The Rule that gradually developed prescribed a life of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor, and living together in community under a common abbot. Benedictine asceticism is known for its moderation, and Benedictine charity has always shown concern for the people in the surrounding countryside. In the course of the Middle Ages, all monasticism in the West was gradually brought under the Rule of St. Benedict. Today the Benedictine family is represented by two branches: the Benedictine Federation encompassing the men and women of the Order of St. Benedict, and the Cistercians, men and women of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance. Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/
The following are live-stream options for the celebration of Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours, the official prayer of the Church. This list is in no way exhaustive; it is merely
an attempt to help the Faithful pray together.
Daily Mass with Pope Francis (Vatican News) —
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7E- LYc1wivk33iyt5bR5zQ
Celebrate an In-Home Celebration of the Word — https://edwardsri.com/2020/03/13/17088/
How to Make a Spiritual Communion — https://www.ncregister.com/blog/armstrong/if-you-cant -receive-communion-make-a-spiritual-communion
Liturgy of the Hours - The Benedictine Monks of Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN: https://saintjohnsabbey.org/live - The Benedictine Monks of Conception Abbey in Conception, MO: https://www.conceptionabbey.org/monastery/live/
For more resources during this time of quarantined living, please visit:
Courageous Communion webpage — https://www.archmil.org/Courageous-Communion
Each day the Archbishop has a daily video reflection, which can be found at:
https://www.archmil.org/Daily-Reflection
Pope Francis' special Urbi et Orbi blessing on Friday, March 27, 2020 with full text and video of his meditation from St. Peter’s Basilica imploring our Lord to end the Coronavirus pandemic:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/urbi-et-orbi-pope-coronavirus-prayer-blessing.html
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRAYER
During this time of social distancing as together we all do our part to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. This
leaves us with a deep longing for Christ in the Eucharist. While nothing can replace the Eucharist, this list of online
resources may help you remain spiritually nourished.
WEBSITES, BLOGS & PODCASTS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH & FORMATION
The following are some excellent websites that may be helpful to your spiritual growth.
Integrated Catholic Life is a website and blog for people of all ages. The articles and blogs contained here range from scriptural reflections to Catholic apologetics. http://www.integratedcatholiclife.org/
LIFE TEEN blog is an excellent blog for teens and college students as they navigate what it means to be Catholic in today’s society. https://lifeteen.com/blog/
CatholicMom.com is a collection of articles, reflections, and activity ideas for today’s busy mom. There is also a podcast and a “hangout” for online discussion. http://catholicmom.com/
Ministry Monday is a weekly podcast for liturgical musicians and is a service of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. Each podcast provides liturgical musicians with the opportunities to learn, engage, grow and be renewed in their faith. https://www.ministrymonday.org/
Busted Halo is a media resource that helps people of all ages understand the Catholic faith, put it into practice in their everyday lives, and share it with others. https://bustedhalo.com/about
Echoes from the Bell Tower Blog & Podcast is a ministry of the Monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. It is devoted to observations on Christian faith, spirituality, and everyday events by contributors who have a deep connection to the Benedictine values lived out at Saint Meinrad Archabbey.
Blog: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/seminary-blog/echoes-from-the-bell-tower/?blogtype=s
Podcast: https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/echoes
The Magnificat is offering their liturgical resources free during this pandemic at:
https://us.magnificat.net/free
The Magnificat suggests a prayer of spiritual Communion:
Jesus, really present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the altar, since I cannot now receive thee under the
sacramental veil, I beseech thee, with a heart full of love and longing, to come spiritually into my soul through the Immaculate Heart
of thy most Holy Mother, and to abide with me, thou in me, and I in thee, in time and in eternity. Amen.
SPIRITUAL RESOURCES
The Opportunities for Prayer listing and Spiritual Resources information will remain in the bulletin for those choosing to not attend Mass yet for various health reasons.
* The obligation to attend Sunday Mass is now dispensed from the Archbishop through Sunday, August 2.
