June 14, 2020
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
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Very bread, good shepherd, tend us, Jesu, of your love befriend us,
You refresh us, you defend us, Your eternal goodness send us
In the land of life to see.
” (Sequence)
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Livestream Masses for the
Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, June 14
11:30am Mass (English)
Msgr. Jameson, celebrant
Fr. Jack Hurley, concelebrant
1:00pm Mass (español)
Fr. John Benson, celebrant
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E
njoy our Schola Cantorum singing "Ego Sum Panis Vivum” by Juan Esquivel, at a 2019 rehearsal.
The Schola would have concluded its season this Sunday
with music of W.A. Mozart, American composers Randall Thompson and Leo Nestor, Spanish composer Juan Esquivel, and French composer César Franck in his most famous motet, “Panis Angelicus,” accompanied by our newly completed French-Romantic organ.
Listen to and read about more of the works that the Schola had planned for Sunday's Masses.
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The Disease of Racism
Cardinal Seán O'Malley, OFM, Cap., Archbishop of Boston
, recently wrote a letter on the disease of racism that Msgr. Jameson wants to share with you. "Seán and I were both here in DC during the riots following Dr. Martin Luther King's, Jr.'s death in 1968. We both remember those days so very well. This is an excellent statement - people need to hear what he says."
Read the June 5, 2020 letter.
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Readings this Week
“Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.”
“Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
“Take care not to perform righteous deeds in order that people may see them.”
Friday, June 19 (The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus):
Saturday, June 20 (The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
:
“His mother kept all these things in her heart.”
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Parish News
Reopening of the Cathedral
In light of guidelines given by the Archdiocese of Washington for reopening of its churches, Msgr. Jameson and the staff continue work on a reopening plan for the Cathedral.
Look for another Rector's letter with updates next week.
Baptism Preparation
Daily Reflection
Do you have 5 minutes in your day for a reflection? Take Five for Faith is a bit of daily inspiration based on the saint or celebration of the day, or the Scripture readings. Find the
reflections for the week beginning Sunday, June 14.
Special celebrations this week include Friday's Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Saturday's Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Parish Events
Enjoy Fr. Hurley's occasional Saint of the Day messages, and join in any of the following activities. All are by phone or video conference except Monday's Sidewalk Bagged Lunch Ministry.
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Offertory
While public Masses are suspended, we ask that you please continue to make an offertory gift
to support our parish. If you haven’t yet enrolled in FaithDirect, our electronic giving program, you may do so at
St. Matthew's Faith Direct page
(Church code DC284). To make an online gift now using PayPal or your credit or debit card,
click here.
For those who have used the QR code in our music leaflet to make a donation, the PayPal and debit/credit options are the same payment options offered via the QR code.
Thank you for your continued support. Let us remain united in Christ, one in the Spirit. Let us help and pray for one another until we gather again.
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