Keeping Us Connected Newsletter
June 10, Issue XXXVI
Dear Saint Mary’s Friends,

Mass in the Hall this Sunday, June 14 at 10:00 A.M.

How appropriate and wonderful that we will have our first indoor public Mass on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of the Lord, traditionally known as the Feast of Corpus Christi! Please watch the two videos in the bullet section below related to the Feast, and importantly for those who will be attending Mass, please watch my video (above) for details on how that Mass will be set up and details below. For the purposes of this column please note the following:

  • At noon today (Wednesday) sign up will go live (link below).
  • Those who sign up must state the number of people attending with them.
  • Chairs will be arranged for those groups and individuals with right social distancing.
  • Attendants will direct Parishioners to their designated seats.
  • Masks must be worn from getting out of the car until returning after Mass.
  • Those with compromised health should not attend.
  • Those of a vulnerable age (according to the State of CT) should not attend.
  • Bishop Caggiano continues to dispense everyone from the obligation to attend Mass.

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi
 
The way the Feast of Corpus Christi came about, highlights the providential work of the Holy Spirit in the Church. In 1193, St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon , was born near Liège in Belgium. She became an Augustinian nun and eventually Superior of the order. From her childhood she had a great love for the Blessed Sacrament . This love increased when she had a vision of the Church under a full moon. The moon had one dark spot on it. The Lord told her that this dark spot signified the absence of an annual feast specifically in honor of the Eucharist. She made known her ideas to among others, Jacques Pantaléon , at that time Archdeacon of Liège . By God’s providence, Pantaleon, the one person Julian confided in years earlier, was elected pope, taking the name Urban IV . It was he who designated the feast of Corpus Christi be celebrated universally. For our part here at St. Mary’s, please prayerfully reflect on the two videos (below).

Peace and Blessings,
Monsignor Royal
Praised be Jesus Christ!
Now and Forever. Amen
Also in today’s Newsletter:
A written reflection by Fr. Damian Pielesz:

  • Video on a contemporary Eucharistic Miracle: The Miracle of Buenos Aires  

  • Video on a piece of Catholic history related to the Feast of Corpus Christi
FAITH & FAMILY
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PRAYER AND SACRAMENTS

Our First Indoor Mass Sunday June 14, 10 AM
Parish Hall


Mass will be livestreamed
Watch LIVE and afterwards (anytime) on our  Facebook page  and  website



Sacrament of Confession

Tuesdays - 12:30 to 1:30 PM
Saturdays - 3:30 to 4:30 PM

Church Bells Ring Noon Each Day for the Angelus

Whether you can hear them or not, let’s try as one community in the Lord to pray the Angelus together at that time, wherever we are. If you don’t know the Angelus, you can pray 3 Hail Mary's (or take this opportunity to learn it  here ).

Adoration 2:00 to 6:00 PM
Please note the change in time

Please remember to wear a face mask and sit at a safe distance.
for all the sick, deceased, health care workers, pharmacists, and first responders

Church Open Hours
Monday - Saturday, 8 AM - 6 PM
Sunday, 11 AM - 6 PM

The Church is sanitized daily at 7 AM 
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