From the desk of Monsignor Bride

We celebrate today the great Solemnity
of the Most Holy Trinity.  This is the foundation of our Faith. It is the mystery around which our religion is rooted. Why?
Because this is God’s revelation to us about Himself! He has revealed Himself to us. He has made known his essence, his being, his life, his person, his nature.  We would never be able to understand “Trinity” if the Lord himself had not made himself known to us.
So often we meet people, we hear discussed, we even state our own opinion about God.  We try to understand  what He is,  who He is?  We think He is removed from us.  We think he doesn’t care  about us.  Or we think we are on our own.
Yet, when we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we are celebrating the life, the essence, the Revelation that God had made known to us.
Sometimes we feel abandoned. Sometimes we feel we are alone.  Sometimes we feel that God has forgotten us or perhaps never remembered us.  But when we come to the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, we realize that that cannot be true.
God has loved us so much, God has thought so much about us, and God thinks so highly of us that He chooses to make himself known to us.  God teaches us that there are three persons in God.  Each is co-equal, co-eternal. Yet, each is distinct. Each one is separate and yet united: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Because each of us as human beings is separate, alone, individual, we think of God as being like us.  Yet, that is not true.
The Father has sent the Son into the world to redeem the world.  The Father and the Son send the Holy Spirit into the world to empower the world, to assist the world, to help the world recall and to function according to the will of God.
We are united with God through his grace, through his life, through his spirit, through all that He is.
This is the life of God.  It is our life and we celebrate it, we proclaim it, we rejoice in it every time we recall Trinity, every time we make the sign of the cross every time we invoke the blessing of God.
Here God speaks to us, God reveals himself to us, and God unites himself with us.  He is not a far off being in the sky. He is here, he is present, he is with us. He loves us.
                                                              Monsignor Bride 
  
                   

Easter Duty Time
Church Law states that every Catholic should God to Mass, receive Holy Communion during the Easter Season.  The Easter Season begins on Easter Sunday and according to the law of the Church, it ends today.
                     
2007 Annual Bishop’s Appeal
“The gift you have been given, give as a gift”
If you have not made a gift or a pledge to the 2007 Annual Bishop’s Appeal, please make one today. Please assist the works of Vocations, Catholic Charities, Pastoral Care, Family Life and all the other services implemented by our Diocese.  Each gift is important to the mission of our Diocese; it takes many people to form the Body of Christ.  Every gift is important to the success of this Appeal. 
We need your help to make our parish goal which is, as of yet, far removed. Thank you.

CRUSADE OF PRAYER ON fRIDAYS
                7:30A.M.   Morning Mass
8:00A.M.   Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                 followed by Morning Prayer             
8:15 A.M.  to 4:45 P.M. Individual Adoration and
                  Praying for Vocations all day in Church
4:45 P.M.   Evening Prayer /Benediction/Closing

PLEASE MAKE A PLEDGE TO THE
2007 ABA,
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO!

June is the month set aside for devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus knew and loved each of us and all of us during his earthly life, during his agony, and during his passion and death.  He gave his life for us. He has also loved us all with a divine love. The Heart of Christ is the chief sign and symbol of that love. Our divine redeemer continually loves his Father and continually loves all humanity. We rejoice in and honor that love the rest of June. The Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is Friday, June 15th.  Come to Mass that day.  Renew your devotion to the Sacred Heart.  Pray at the Crusade of Prayer for Vocations.  This is very special.

Important Upcoming Dates
Sunday, June 3rd  Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity!   Monsignor Bride’s Annual Retreat begins today in San Alfonso Retreat House, New Jersey.  Monsignor will return to Rectory on Sunday, June 10th.
Sunday, June 10th  The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).
Friday, June 15th The Solemnity of the sacred Heart of Jesus.  This will be the last Crusade of Prayer for Vocations until Friday, September 14th.
Saturday, June 16th   Ladies Guild Tag Sale and Bread Sale in our Hall. (Bring items for Sale to the Hall anytime now.)
June 19-20-21-22  Monsignor Bride will attend the Graduation from High School of Thomas O. Bride in San Diego.
Thomas O.  has been accepted at
Northeastern U. in Boston for September of 2007

APPRECIATION DAY
This is a wonderful day for all altar servers.  TUESDAY, JUNE  26, 2006.  All our servers have received a brochure in the mail inviting their participation.  Drop them in basket OR  at the rectory.
Deacon Tomasz is going to deliver
 the homily at this Mass..

Banns of Marriage

Announced Masses

Monday, June 4th      weekday of  9th  week of Ordinary Time
7:30 A.M.  Josephine Finnegan & James Ribaudo
                                                  (Family) 
Tuesday, June 5th   Saint Boniface
7:30 A.M.  Intention of the Celebrant
Wednesday, June 6th       weekday of  9th week of Ordinary Time
7:30 A.M.  Philip B. & Frances E. Pasquale  (Estate)
Thursday, June 7th   weekday of  9th  week of Ordinary Time        
7:30 A.M.  Parishioners of OLPH
Friday, June 8th    weekday of  9th  week of Ordinary Time 
7:30 A.M.   Isabel Rosa  (Friend)