RESP. PSALM: I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.
TODAY’S MASS INTENTION: Emil & Reneé Dömötörffy, by Éva Dömötörffy
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK:
| July | 10 | Monday | 9:00 AM | Parishioners of St. Elizabeth and St. Emeric Parishes |
| July | 11 | Tuesday | 9:00 AM | Dr. Andrew D. Balunek, by George Balunek |
| July | 12 | Wednesday | 9:00 AM | Borbála Karácsony, by the Karácsony Family |
| July | 13 | Thursday | 9:00 AM | Linda Kolisz |
| July | 14 | Friday | 9:00 AM | Celebrant’s Intention |
| July | 15 | Saturday | 5:00 PM | Holy Souls in Purgatory |
| July | 16 | Sunday | 11:15 AM | Parishioners of St. Elizabeth and St. Emeric Parishes |
FROM THE DESK OF FR. BONA: On July 11, we celebrate the memorial of St. Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictine order and the co-patron of Europe. The Benedictines celebrate his feastday on March 21. Associated with him is a medal (pictured on the cover of this bulletin). Originally, it had a simpler design, but in 1880 monk Desiderius Lenz, of the Beuron Art School designed a jubilee version (commemorating the 1400th anniversary of the birth of St. Benedict) and it became the most popular design. There is a lot of symbolism present in the medal.
On the back of the medal is Saint Benedict holding a cross in his right hand, the Christian symbol of salvation, and in the left his Rule for Monasteries. To Benedict’s right, below the cross, is a poisoned cup, a reference to the legend that hostile monks attempted to poison him, and the cup containing poisoned wine shattered when the saint made the sign of the cross over it. To his left, below the rule, the raven that carried off a loaf of poisoned bread. From this is derived the tradition that the medal protects against poisoning.
Above the cup and raven are the words Crux sancti patris Benedicti (‘The Cross of [our] Holy Father Benedict’). Surrounding the figure of Saint Benedict are the words Eius in obitu nostro praesentia muniamur! (‘May we be strengthened by his presence in the hour of our death’), since Benedictines regarded him as a particular patron of a happy death. Below the icon of St. Benedict, it is written ‘EX SM Casino, MDCCCLXXX’ and it means ‘Found out from the holy Casino mountain in 1880.’
On the front is a cross, containing the letters C S S M L – N D S M D, initials of the words Crux sacra sit mihi lux! Nunquam draco sit mihi dux! (‘May the holy cross be my light! May the dragon never be my overlord!’). The large C S P B stand for Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti (‘The Cross of [our] Holy Father Benedict’). Surrounding the back of the medal are the letters V R S N S M V – S M Q L I V B, in reference to Vade retro satana: Vade retro Satana! Numquam suade mihi vana! Sunt mala quae libas. Ipse venena bibas! (‘Begone Satan! Never tempt me with your vanities! What you offer me is evil. Drink the poison yourself!’) and finally, located at the top is the word PAX which means ‘peace.’
PLANNING MEETING – ST. STEPHEN DAY PARISH PICNIC: On Sunday, August 20 we will hold our St. Stephen Day Parish Picnic. The format will closely follow what we did last year. I would like to invite everyone who was involved in the last year’s planning meeting, or who would like to be involved in this year’s, to come on Tuesday, July 11 at 6PM to St. Emeric Hall to meet and plan. Thank you very much to all of you who so devotedly volunteer for the events and work at St. Emeric parish.
A UNIQUE PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN AND HEAL YOUR MARRIAGE – SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2023: The Retrouvaille program is designed to help married couples develop improved ways of communicating and relating to each other in order to overcome challenges which have left them feeling frustrated, hurt, distant, or even hopeless. Retrouvaille, which means rediscovery, is supported by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, but is open to couples of all faiths. This program consists of a weekend experience and six follow up sessions. For more information concerning the program, or to register, visit www.helpourmarriage.org or call Shelly or Rob at 216.509.0301 or 440.836.4810.
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION: the amounts will be published in the future bulletin. May God reward your generosity in supporting the church. Thank you for sending in your donations by mail or using our website https://stemeric.com/donations/.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially for Bev Kimar, Rose Dudevszky, Teréz Kalász, Lajos Boday, Julius Skerlan, Márta Takács, Zsuzsanna Hunyadi, Albert Kovács, Viola Kocskár.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE DECEASED, especially for Jim Molnár, a parishioner from long time ago. He lived in Seattle, WA and passed away on May 20. A memorial Mass for him was celebrated here this past Friday.
THIS SUNDAY the 11:15 AM Mass from St. Emeric church will be livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/saintemeric/ and https://stemeric.com/
LET US PRAY THREE HAIL MARYS FOR OUR PARISH EVERY DAY!
Ez a bejegyzés olvasható Magyar (Hungarian) nyelven is.
No comments yet.