Bulletin: Vol. 27 No. 22 June 2nd—June 8th, 2018

Sunday 8:30 A.M. English

11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese

Monday No Mass

Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English

Saturday 5:30 P.M. English

Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Eucharistic Adoration Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M.

Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Altar Boys: Joseph Marincel

817-491-0763 Adoration: Sheila Hughes

817-430-3066

Choir: 8:30 A.M. Helen Marincel

817-491-0763 Library: Sharon Wood

214-497-0783

Choir: 11:00 A.M. Roula Vasquez

972-832-8507 Respect Life: Maribel Harmjanz

940-255-2543

RCIA: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: Sean Widmer

469-323-5865

Lectors: 8:30 AM Mark Caputo

469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763

Lectors: 11 AM Trevor Rask

503-701-2236 Ushers Robert Kramer

214-488-5635

Parish Council Mouhib Helou

817-845-9953 Legion of Mary Rose Onoh

214-289-4300

Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me.

Within thy wounds hide me. Suffer me not to be separated from thee.

From the malicious enemy defend me. In the hour of my death

call me and bid me come unto thee That with thy saints I may praise thee forever and ever.

Join us for our Community Rosaries: Tuesday through Friday: 8:30AM in the Chapel

Saturday: 5:00PM in the Sanctuary Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:30AM in the Sanctuary

Respect Life Rosaries: are held on the Second Weekend of each Month prior to the Saturday & Sunday Masses.

THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, 6/2: + Andrew James Blaskewicz Sunday, 6/3: John Paul Nwaiwu, +Andrew James Blaskewicz Tuesday, 6/5: +Andrew James Blaskewicz, +Helen Koczwara Wednesday, 6/6: +Andrew James Blaskewicz Thursday, 6/7: Jason & Nikki Tsakonas, +Andrew James Blaskewicz Friday, 6/8: +Andrew James Blaskewicz, Jaqueline Gallegos, Ronette Olson + Repose of the Soul

Daily Scripture Readings June 3rd—June 8th, 2018

Sunday, 6/3: 1Cor 2:1-10 Jn 14:21-27 Monday, 6/4: Acts 5:34-42 Jn 16:5-11 Tuesday, 6/5: Acts 6:1-12 Jn 16:12-15 Wednesday 6/6: Acts 7:1-8 Jn 16:16-19 Thursday, 6/7: Acts 7:9-16 Jn 16:20-24 Friday, 6/8: Acts 7:17-29 Jn 16:25-28

Next Week’s Liturgical Roles

Saturday, June 9th @ 5:30 PM Lector: Dora Milam Altar Servers: Michael Marincel, Tarun Louis, Isaac Black Ushers: Antonio del Rincon, Mike Hanchette

Sunday, June 10th @ 11:00 AM Lector: Brian Shepherd Altar Servers: Gabriel Medina, Jack Shepherd, Eli Shults Ushers: Jim Ashmore, Mario Garza Sunday, June 10th @ 5:30 PM Lector: Nada ElGreichy Altar Servers: Harb Youseff, Chris Harb, Peter Elias Ushers: Ghattas Akl, Raphael Adam

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to "Body of Christ." This feast originated in France in the mid-thirteenth century and was extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrated on the Thursday following the Trinity Sunday or, as in the USA, on the Sunday following that feast. This feast calls us to focus on two manifestations of the Body of Christ, the Holy Eucharist and the Church. The primary purpose of this feast is to focus our attention on the Eucharist. The opening prayer at Mass calls our attention to Jesus' suffering and death and our worship of Him, especially in the Eucharist. At every Mass our attention is called to the Eucharist and the Real Presence of Christ in it. The secondary focus of this feast is upon the Body of Christ as it is present in the Church. The Church is called the Body of Christ because of the intimate communion which Jesus shares with his disciples. He expresses this in the gospels by using the metaphor of a body in which He is the head. This image helps keep in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church. The Feast of Corpus Christi is commonly used as an opportunity for public Eucharistic processions, which serves as a sign of common faith and adoration. Our worship of Jesus in His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God our Father a pledge of undivided love and an offering of ourselves to the service of others.

THE STORY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: In 1263 a German priest, Fr. Peter of Prague, made a pilgrimage to Rome. He stopped in Bolsena, Italy, to celebrate Mass at the Church of St. Christina. At the time he was having doubts about Jesus being truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. He was affected by the growing debate among certain theologians who, for the first time in the history of the Church, began introducing doubts about the Body and Blood of Christ being actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. In response to his doubt, when he recited the prayer of consecration as he celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, blood started seeping from the consecrated host and onto the altar and corporal. Fr. Peter reported this miracle to Pope Urban IV, who at the time was nearby in Orvieto. The pope sent delegates to investigate and ordered that host and blood-stained corporal be brought to Orvieto. The relics were then placed in the Cathedral of Orvieto, where they remain today. This Eucharistic Miracle confirmed the visions given to St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon in Belgium (1193-1258). St. Juliana was a nun and mystic who had a series of visions in which she was instructed by Our Lord to work to establish a liturgical feast for the Holy Eucharist, to which she had a great devotion. After many years of trying, she finally convinced the bishop, the future Pope Urban IV, to create this special feast in honor of the Blessed Sacrament, where none had existed before. Soon after her death, Pope Urban instituted Corpus Christi for the Universal Church and celebrated it for the first time in Orvieto in 1264, a year after the Eucharistic Miracle in Bolsena. Inspired by the miracle, Pope Urban commissioned a Dominican friar, St. Thomas Aquinas, to compose the Mass and Office for the feast of Corpus Christi. Aquinas’ hymns in honor of the Holy Eucharist, Pange Lingua, Tantum Ergo, Panis Angelicus, and O Salutaris Hostia are the beloved hymns the Church sings on the feast of Corpus Christi as well as throughout the year during Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

This week Our Lady of Fatima

will be visiting the home of

Agnes Uzoma

55th Annual NAM Convention Houston, TX July 11-15, 2018

Hosted by Our Lady of the Cedars Parish

Featuring Faith-Filled Workshops by Cardinal Leonardo Dandri, Archbishop Boulos Matar, and Dr. Marcellino

D’Ambrosio

Live Entertainment by Nader Khoury, Ghada Chbeir, Nemr Abou Nassar, and Jabbour

To register, go to NAMConvention2018.com, NAMnews.org, or call 914-964-3070.

Pre-registration deadline: Monday, June 18th.

Our parish NAM Representatives are Ronald & Rania Adam. For more info, contact rania.mary.adam@gmail.com or

NORTH TEXAS KATH 910 AM 10th Annual Summer Speaker Series

“Living Contagiously Catholic” By Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers

Thursday, July 19th

Hors D’Oeuvres & Wine @ 6 PM/Talk @ 7 PM At The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas

Purchase Tickets @ GRNONLIN.COM or Call 972-757-2990

Congratulations to Andre Nicholas and Tony Elandary for being accepted into the Order of St. Sharbel

The Order of St. Sharbel is an organization of lay people and clergy who have pledged their spiritual strength and financial support for Our Lady of Lebanon Seminary and the retired Maronite clergy of the Maronite Eparchies in the USA.

For more information about the Order, ask your Pastor, or visit www.orderstsharbel.org.

MANY HANDS MAKE FOR LIGHT WORK!!!

OUR 22ND ANNUAL LEBANESE FOOD FESTIVAL

WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 5,6 & 7!!! VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO BEGIN IN JULY!

The Presentation of the Gifts to the Altar is an honor and a blessing. If you & your loved ones would like to present the gifts at on Sundays at 8:30 AM, please call/email the Church Office at 972-436-7617 / ladyofl719@gmail.com

The Legion of Mary is open to all Catholics who faithfully practice their religion and are animated by a desire to fulfill their role in the Catholic Church’s apostolate through the Legion. Join us! We meet every Tuesday at 7 PM in

Respect Life Announcements

Rachel Vineyard will have two retreats for women suffering under the burden of abortion: • June 1-3 in Weatherfort. (Catholic and non-Catholic) forgiven@racheltx.org Betsy Kopor Tel. 817-923-5747

• June 8-10 in Dallas (Catholic, Spanish) Contact: sanacion@racheldallas.org Eileen Kuhlmann Tel. 972-679-4760

Joseph ‘s Project retreat for men suffering under the burden of abortion will be held on June 30. (English) healing@projectjosephdallas.org Tel. 469-416-2101

Ora and Labora meets every Monday to knit and crochet baby items. Contact Maribel: 940-255-2653.

A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to

our new Sub-deacon and to our Parish! Last Sunday was indeed a spiritual wedding! Thank you to all of our

Volunteers, Kitchen Helpers & Servers, Decorators , Altar Servers, Ushers, Choir Members,

Lectors, St. George Troops, Eucharistic Adorers, Library Committee, Religious Education Teachers, and

Legionnaires for helping to make our Bishop’s Pastoral Visit So Special & Beautiful!

Requesting a Mass Intention at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church PLEASE schedule your Mass Intentions by contacting Sara in the Church Office (NOT Father because he does not have the datebook) at: 972-436-7617, or via email at LadyofL719@gmail.com

"This is a real presence which includes every dimension of who Jesus is: body and blood, human soul and divine person. The consecrated Eucharistic species are the Lord and therefore command our adoration. We do not adore ourselves, nor the ordained priest, nor the Bible, even though these are vehicles for Christ's spiritual presence; we do adore the Eucharist, this blessed sacrifice made really present sacramentally." Francis Cardinal George of Chicago ADORATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE

TO YOU EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT

OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH:

Monday thru Friday 9:00am—7:00pm Saturday 9:00am—5:30pm Sunday 1:00pm—7:00pm

Our church offered as a gift to our Bishop a new red vestment and a new mitre. He

was so happy to receive this gift!

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church #989776 719 University Place Lewisville, TX 75067 TELEPHONE 972 436-7617 CONTACT PERSON Mattye Thompson SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Laserjet CP1215 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 31, 2010 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS