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June 7, 2024
ST ANTONINUS CATHOLIC CHURCH
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337 S. ORANGE ST, NEWARK NJ 07103
SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com ~ 973-623-0258
www.saintantoninuschurch.org
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What's happening at St Antoninus?
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This Sunday, June 9, 2024
10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- 8 am Mass- in the Rectory Chapel
- 10 am Mass- in Church
Holy Hour with Confessions at 9am
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√ Today, Friday, June 7
The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
This Feast happens to fall on First Friday this year!
12 Noon- FIRST FRIDAY MASS IN HONOR OF THE SACRED HEART in the rectory chapel.
1:15 pm- fellowship & simple lunch
2-5pm -Alliance of Two Hearts (Communion of Reparation)
Confessions available from 2-4pm.
ALL ABOUT THE FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART
This is a moveable feast that honors the Sacred Heart. In 1675, Jesus told St. Margaret Mary that He wanted the Feast of the Sacred Heart to be celebrated on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave. In 1856, the Feast of the Sacred Heart became a universal feast.
READ MORE ABOUT THIS GREAT FEAST BELOW.
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√ Tomorrow. Saturday, June 8th
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Holy Mass is at 12 Noon in Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel.
The feast day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary falls on the day after the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus because devotion to these two hearts was promoted together as a means of entering more deeply into the mystery of God’s love.
In 1944, in the midst of World War II, Pope Pius XII dedicated the entire world to the patronage and protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary—the intention expressed in his decree was "peace among nations, freedom for the Church, the conversion of sinners, the love of purity and the practice of virtue.”
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10th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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June 9, 2024
8 am- Holy Mass in the Rectory Chapel
10 am- Holy Mass in Main Church
9 am- Holy Hour
Confessions available
For those who truly cannot come to Mass on Sunday, livestream of the 10am Mass is available. Livestream does not fulfill one’s obligation, but when a person is truly unable to come to Mass, it does provide spiritual benefits.
Or go directly to the links below:
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This Sunday's Mass readings.
Read and download by clicking on image
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This week's bulletin.
Read and download by clicking on image.
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TODAY IS THE SOLEMNITY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS.
Mass is at 12 noon today in the rectory chapel.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a devotional with long and historic provenance within Christianity, and in modern times has been established as a Solemnity for the universal Church.
The Solemnity was first celebrated in France. The liturgy was approved by the local bishop at the behest of St. John Eudes, who celebrated the Mass on August 31, 1670. The celebration was quickly adopted in other places in France. In 1856, Pope Pius IX established the Feast of the Sacred Heart as obligatory for the whole Church.
But the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is much older. The beginnings of a devotion of the love of God symbolized by the heart of Jesus are found in the fathers of the Church, including Origen, St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Hippolytus of Rome, St. Irenaeus, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Cyprian. In the 11th century this devotion found a renewal in the writings of Benedictine and Cistercian monasteries. In the 13th century, the Franciscan St. Bonaventure’s work “With You is the Source of Life” (which is the reading for the Divine Office on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart) began to point to the heart as the fountain from which God’s love poured into our lives. Also in the 13th century, there was the “Vitis Mystica” (the mystical vine) a lengthy devotional to Jesus, which vividly describes the “Sacred Heart” of Jesus as the font and fullness of love poured into the world. This work is anonymous, but most often attributed to St. Bonaventure.
At the end of the 13th century, St. Gertrude, on the feast of St. John the Evangelist, had a vision in which she was allowed to rest her head near the wound in the Savior’s side. She heard the beating of the Divine Heart and asked John if, on the night of the Last Supper, he too had felt this beating heart, why then had he never spoken of the fact. John replied that this revelation had been reserved for subsequent ages when the world, having grown cold, would have need to rekindle its love.
In the late 17th century the devotion was renewed and adopted elsewhere, especially following the revelations to St. Marguerite Marie Alacoque. The saint, a cloistered nun of the Visitation Order, received several private revelations of the Sacred Heart, the first on December 27, 1673, and the final one 18 months later. The stained glass window centered in the sanctuary dome recalls the Saint and her vision.
Initially discouraged in her efforts to follow the instruction she had received in her visions, Alacoque was eventually able to convince her superior of the authenticity of her visions. She was unable, however, to convince a group of theologians of the validity of her apparitions, nor was she any more successful with many of the members of her own community. She eventually received the support of the community’s confessor who declared that the visions were genuine. Alacoque’s short devotional writing, “La Devotion au Sacré-Coeur de Jesus” (Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus), was published posthumously in 1698. The devotion was fostered by the Jesuits and Franciscans, but it was not until the 1928 encyclical “Miserentissimus Redemptor” by Pope Pius XI that the Church validated the credibility of Alacoque’s visions of Jesus Christ in having “promised her [Alacoque] that all those who rendered this honor to His Heart would be endowed with an abundance of heavenly graces.”
In the late 19th century, Sr. Mary of the Divine Heart received a message from Christ. This eventually led the 1899 encyclical letter Annum Sacrum in which Leo XIII decreed that the consecration of the entire human race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus should take place on June 11, 1899.
On the 100th anniversary of the Feast of the Sacred Heart in a landmark encyclical, Haurietis aquas (Latin: “You will draw waters”; written May 15, 1956), Pope Pius XII began his reflection by drawing from Isaiah 12:3, a verse which alludes to the abundance of the supernatural graces which flow from the heart of Christ. Haurietis aquas called the whole Church to recognize the Sacred Heart as an important dimension of Christian spirituality. Pius XII gave two reasons why the Church gives the highest form of worship to the Heart of Jesus. The first rests on the principle whereby the believers recognize that Jesus’ Heart is hypostatically united to the “Person of the Incarnate Son of God Himself.” The second reason is derived from the fact that the Heart is the natural sign and symbol of Jesus’ boundless love for humans. The encyclical recalls that for human souls the wound in Christ’s side and the marks left by the nails have been “the chief sign and symbol of that love” that ever more incisively shaped their life from within.
In a letter on May 15, 2006, Benedict XVI wrote: “By encouraging devotion to the Heart of Jesus, [we exhort] believers to open themselves to the mystery of God and of his love and to allow themselves to be transformed by it. After 50 years, it is still a fitting task for Christians to continue to deepen their relationship with the Heart of Jesus, in such a way as to revive their faith in the saving love of God and to welcome Him ever better into their lives.
As the encyclical states, from this source, the Heart of Jesus, originates the true knowledge of Jesus Christ and a deeper experience of His love. Thus, according to Benedict XVI, we will be able to understand better what it means to know God’s love in Jesus Christ, to experience Him, keeping our gaze fixed on Him to the point that we live entirely on the experience of His love, so that we can subsequently witness to it to others.
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In just 5 weeks !
Eucharistic Congress
July 17–21, 2024
Join a car contingent from St Antoninus going to Indianapolis for the Eucharistic Congress.
Fr Joseph is inviting especially the young adults to join him on this pilgrimage.
Call the office if you are interested to join.
COME IN FAITH. LEAVE WITH HOPE
God hears our prayers for the renewal of our Church. He will answer them through a life-changing transformation of our own hearts. The 10th National Eucharistic Congress is an invitation to experience profound personal revival so we can be sent out to share Christ’s love with a world that so desperately needs it.
Whether you can come for one day or all five, join us for this generational moment.
The First National Eucharistic Congress in 83 Years
This is a pivotal moment in both American history and the legacy of the Catholic Church. We are expecting tens of thousands of pilgrims—but space is limited. Jesus Christ will be there. Will you?
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Mark your calendar!
A summer for feasting the soul!
The annual Divine Adoration Prayer Conference is on July 12-14, 2024:
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Mark your calendar!
Sunday, Oct 6, 2024
This year, we will celebrate our Thanksgiving Harvest early in the fall- on Sunday Oct 6!
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St Antoninus Church
THANKSGIVING HARVEST
Sunday,October 6, 2024
Holy Mass @ 10am
followed by a festive multi-cultural lunch and Thanksgiving Bazaar
This is a major fundraising for the much needed continuing repairs of our church buildings, especially as we prepare for the 150th Anniversary of St Antoninus Church next year (June 2025).
More information on how our Thanksgiving Harvest connects with next year's celebration
of our 150th Church Anniversary will be
given next time.
In the meantime,
our Family Harvest Offering is now open to all families and individuals.
All Sundays leading to our big event on October 6 are open for your Family Harvest Offering, which takes place during our 10am Mass .
This is the time when a family or individual comes before the altar of God to thank the Lord for all His bountiful gifts and blessings.
Choose your offering date below by clicking "Tickets" on Eventbrite or call 973-623-0258.
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Sun, Apr 21, 2024 10:00 AM EST
St Antoninus FAMILY HARVEST OFFERING - choose your date for your offering!
337 S Orange Ave,
Newark
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At this time too, the Harvest Committee, headed by Dr. Christina Ikwuegbu, is inviting everyone to make our Thanksgiving Harvest your own celebration. Come and help us in planning every aspect of this joyful festival of thanksgiving.
CONTACT
Dr. Christina Ikwuegbu @ 908-436-7042
Dr. Adaora Madubuko @ 973-609-6884
Sr Mary Genevieve Okoro, DMMM @ 862-215-2198
More info: www.saintantoninuschurch.org
Thank you for your generosity in supporting the mission and the maintenance of our parish!
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Video Lessons for the Heart & Mind
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What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Bishop Robert Barron
Friends, if there’s one thing I can encourage you to do—Catholic or not—it is to spend time before the Blessed Sacrament. That little red light is always on, beckoning us toward Christ. So many of the spiritual giants of the twentieth century—Fulton Sheen, Edith Stein, Mother Teresa, and John Paul II, to name a few—were often found praying before the Eucharistic Lord.
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Scientific Evidence of Eucharistic Miracles - Inspired By Carlo Acutis
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The Year of Parish Revival began on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, June 11, 2023 . As we have entered this new season of grace, Bishop Cozzens has composed a beautiful prayer for the Revival and the Church. We pray in particular for our beloved St Antoninus Church....
Prayer for the Eucharistic Revival of the Church
Lord Jesus Christ, you give us your flesh and blood for the life of the world, and you desire that all people come to the Supper of the Sacrifice of the Lamb.
Renew in your Church the truth, beauty, and goodness contained in the Most Blessed Eucharist.
Jesus living in the Eucharist, come and live in me.
Jesus healing in the Eucharist, come and heal me.
Jesus sacrificing yourself in the Eucharist, come and suffer in me.
Jesus rising in the Eucharist, come and rise to new life in me.
Jesus loving in the Eucharist, come and love in me.
Lord Jesus Christ, through the paschal mystery of your death and resurrection made present in every Holy Mass, pour out your healing love on your Church and on our world.
Grant that as we lift you up during this time of Eucharistic Revival, your Holy Spirit may draw all people to join us at this Banquet of Life. You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Eucharist, Pray for us.
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Interested in becoming Catholic ?
Or maybe you still need to receive any or all of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation or Holy Communion)?
Classes are on Tuesdays .
Call the rectory to sign up ( Tues- Fri, 9am- 3pm)
This class part of what is called RCIA. RCIA stands for: “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.”
This program is for:
- Those adults 17 years old and older who are not baptized and want to inquire about becoming Catholic OR
- Those who are baptized non-Catholic Christians who want to consider becoming Catholic. OR
- Adult Catholics (17 years or older) who have not received Confirmation or Holy Communion.
Extend this invitation to your family and friends.
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Sacramental Preparations at St. Antoninus
To register, call the church office 973-623-0258
Tuesday - Fridays 9-3pm
or email us at
WEDDINGS. Contact the parish office one year in advance of the proposed marriage date.
INFANT BAPTISM. Expectant parents should call the office to register for the baptism of your baby. and for baptism classes with Fr Joseph. Baptisms at St Antoninus Church are celebrated during Sunday 10am Mass..
CATECHISM CLASSES FOR CHILDREN - take place on Sundays, from 8:15am to 9:15am.
ADULT BAPTISM & other Sacraments of Initiation – call to register.
RCIA Class is every Tuesday. Call to register.
SEE OUR LITURGY & EVENT SCHEDULE below.
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Join our Rosary on Zoom
- every night
@ 7pm
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For those who can only join via Zoom, here is the link:
(Same link for Rosary & Prayer Meeting)
Passcode: Rosary
One tap mobile
For audio only - phones +1 929 205 6099 US
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Especially this Lent!
Visit JESUS in the Most Blessed Sacrament!
Tuesday thru Saturday
9am to 8pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel.
Could you not watch with me one hour?
Mark 14: 40b
Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel is open for personal visits with our Eucharistic Lord. Spend precious time alone with Jesus!
Register
To obtain the chapel door code, you will need to register simply by emailing us at:
Give your full name, tel #, and your address.
Then we will email you back to arrange a time to show you around and give you a simple orientation on making use of the chapel.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
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REGULAR EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Daily Mass at 12 Noon in Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel - Tuesday to Saturday.
Petitions for Daily Mass are available. Note: One petition offering per Mass. Call or email to schedule petition offering. Please provide the name of the person and reason for petition and indicate if living or deceased.
Monthly Charismatic Healing Mass at 3pm every First Saturday of the Month. Come earlier at 2pm for Eucharistic Adoration and the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Confessions from 2pm- 3pm.
Daily Rosary at 7 pm on Zoom.
Men's Praise & Fellowship every Saturday in the rectory at 8am. Praise & Worship, men-to-men sharing and breakfast.
Come to our two weekly Prayer Meetings:
- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting at 8pm in the Rectory Chapel
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Divine Adoration Prayer Meeting at 3pm every Saturday.
Monthly Prayer Meeting with Real Love Ministries every last Saturday of the month. In person & Zoom. Enjoy inspirational preaching & fellowship.
Young Adults of St Antoninus meet every last Wednesday of the Month at pm.
See more below:
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Please consider making an offering to the Lord on behalf of St Antoninus, that we may continue our mission. Thank you and God bless you!
We are accepting Zelle for online contributions.
All you need to do is enter on the Zelle info:
Name: St. Antoninus Catholic Church
Email: saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com
This means that you can open a Zelle account and put St Antoninus as a recipient.
When you sign up, please include your email or phone number. Thank you.
Other options for Offering:
You can click below to choose other convenient online options.
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You also have the option to mail in your tithe:
St Antoninus Church
337 S. Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
Thank you and God bless you!
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973-623-0258
337 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103
Rev. Joseph A. Meagher (Pastor)
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