Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July is is dedicated to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
"The Sower" (Vincent van Gogh, 1888)
Dear Friends in Christ,
There are a few sins out there that seem to be awfully prevalent in our culture, and even many Catholics engage in them mindlessly without realizing how serious they are. And they are extraordinarily destructive of human relationships as well as our relationship with God.
Gossip
Detraction is when we talk about another person’s faults or imperfections that may be true, but in a way which is totally unnecessary, motivated by unhelpful curiosity or a lack of charity, and with people who have no right to know. Calumny is when that speech is also untrue, whether the person sharing about it knows it is untrue or not. Public figures are often the target of gossip. Whether gossip takes the form of detraction or calumny, it carries the potential to break people apart. It also comes from a place of pride, as if the person sharing it is the judge and jury of people and situations, which often cannot be known in their totality.
Rash judgment
Rash judgment is when we jump to conclusions about another person’s motives, intentions, or think we know the whole story behind even actions that we are eyewitnesses of. Social media now gives a platform for rash judgment in the most appalling way, and can destroy people’s reputations and lives.
Being an accessory to another’s sin
When you actively help another person to sin, when you cowardly remain silent when your silence is knowingly interpreted as consent to avoid conflict, or when you congratulate or celebrate people when they commit a sin or place themselves in a state of impaired communion with the Church, these are all varying degrees of being an accessory to another’s sin. I routinely see Catholics who act as if the teaching of Christ and his Church on marriage and family life is irrelevant, and act as if a Catholic who marries outside of the Church is not a grave sin. The Church actually automatically excommunicates a person who assists another in procuring an abortion, she takes it so seriously. The reality is, you are your brother’s keeper. Mortal sin is mortal sin and kills the soul, and unrepentant sin leads to hell. Even if you have not committed the sin yourself, being an accessory is scandalous to the Cross of Christ and imperils your own soul.
In Galatians 6.1, St Paul writes: "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted." As soon as the name of another person crosses your lips, you could pour your heart out in prayer and intercession for that person, and if you are able, gently challenge them. Anything else is to risk your own soul.
Fr. Justin
There are a few sins out there that seem to be awfully prevalent in our culture, and even many Catholics engage in them mindlessly without realizing how serious they are. And they are extraordinarily destructive of human relationships as well as our relationship with God.
Gossip
Detraction is when we talk about another person’s faults or imperfections that may be true, but in a way which is totally unnecessary, motivated by unhelpful curiosity or a lack of charity, and with people who have no right to know. Calumny is when that speech is also untrue, whether the person sharing about it knows it is untrue or not. Public figures are often the target of gossip. Whether gossip takes the form of detraction or calumny, it carries the potential to break people apart. It also comes from a place of pride, as if the person sharing it is the judge and jury of people and situations, which often cannot be known in their totality.
Rash judgment
Rash judgment is when we jump to conclusions about another person’s motives, intentions, or think we know the whole story behind even actions that we are eyewitnesses of. Social media now gives a platform for rash judgment in the most appalling way, and can destroy people’s reputations and lives.
Being an accessory to another’s sin
When you actively help another person to sin, when you cowardly remain silent when your silence is knowingly interpreted as consent to avoid conflict, or when you congratulate or celebrate people when they commit a sin or place themselves in a state of impaired communion with the Church, these are all varying degrees of being an accessory to another’s sin. I routinely see Catholics who act as if the teaching of Christ and his Church on marriage and family life is irrelevant, and act as if a Catholic who marries outside of the Church is not a grave sin. The Church actually automatically excommunicates a person who assists another in procuring an abortion, she takes it so seriously. The reality is, you are your brother’s keeper. Mortal sin is mortal sin and kills the soul, and unrepentant sin leads to hell. Even if you have not committed the sin yourself, being an accessory is scandalous to the Cross of Christ and imperils your own soul.
In Galatians 6.1, St Paul writes: "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted." As soon as the name of another person crosses your lips, you could pour your heart out in prayer and intercession for that person, and if you are able, gently challenge them. Anything else is to risk your own soul.
Fr. Justin
Mark your Calendars!
Thursday, August 13th @ 7pm*
Summer Speaker Series
*we'll be renting a bus to attend one of the talks
Friday, August 14th @ 7pm
Taize Prayer with Cardinal Francis Leo
Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto
Saturday, August 15 @ 10:30am
Diocesan wide Solemn Celebration of the Assumption
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Weekly Schedule
"The Sower" (Jean-François Millet, 1850)
Litany of the Precious Blood @ 4:55pm
15th Sunday in OT
Sat, July 11 @ 5pmPro Populo
Litany of the Precious Blood @ 10:55am
15th Sunday in OT
Sun, July 12 @ 11amMary & Harold Chard †
[req. Teresa Chard]
Lectors
5pm: Chris Swart
11am: Susan McCauley
Mon, July 13 @ 9am
Family Intentions
[req. Ann Marie McGregor]
Mon, July 13 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Tues, July 14 @ 9am
Richard Kuttschrutter †
[req. Neville & Louise Rodricks]
Rescue the Children
[req. Gord & Louise Simons]
Wed, July 15 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Family Intentions
[req. Ann Marie McGregor]
Mon, July 13 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Tues, July 14 @ 9am
Richard Kuttschrutter †
[req. Neville & Louise Rodricks]
St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor (M)
Wed, July 15 @ 9amRescue the Children
[req. Gord & Louise Simons]
Wed, July 15 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OM)
Thur, July 16 @ 9amJack Price †
[req. Fr. Brian Price]
Fri, July 17 @ 9am
Valeriano & Venanca Valledor
[req. Clarita Zantua]
Fri, July 17 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Valeriano & Venanca Valledor
[req. Clarita Zantua]
Fri, July 17 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Sacred Heart of Mary
Weekly Schedule
"The Sower" (James Tissot, 1886-1894)
Litany of the Precious Blood @ 8:55am
15th Sunday in OT
Sun, July 12 @ 9am
Intentions of Fr. Justin
[req. SHM CWL]
Lector: Susan Hallam
Greeters: Carol Ann Kramp & Family
"St. Bonaventure receiving the Habit from St. Francis"(Francisco de Herrera the Elder, 1628)
St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor (M)
Wed, July 15 @ 9am
For the Protection of All Canadians & Countries
[req. SHM CWL]
Wed, July 15 @ 9:30-10:30am
** Holy Hour! **
Wed, July 15 @ 2pm
Liturgy of the Word, Anointing & Holy Communion
Timber Trails Retirement Residence, Madoc
7-Day Votive Candle Offerings
SHJ CHURCH
OUR BLESSED MOTHER
[available]
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
[available]
ST. JOSEPH
[available]
ST. ANNE & OUR LADY
[available]
SHM CHURCH
SACRED HEART OF JESUS
For the Holy Souls in Purgatory †
[req. SHM CWL]
OUR BLESSED MOTHER
For peace in the world and an end to war
[req. SHM CWL]
You can put your $10 7-Day Votive Offering in the filled-in pink envelope.
Any questions? Contact the parish office @ 613.472.2220 or sacredheart.mm@archkingston.ca
Requesting Mass Intentions
"The Elevation" (Lucas Velázquez, before 1870)
Remember, the best gift we can give anyone is to have Holy Mass offered for them. When we face the death of someone, even a person who is not Catholic, to have a Mass offered for the repose of his or her soul and to offer our prayers are more beneficial and comforting than any other sympathy card or bouquet of flowers or donation to some charity. Most importantly, we should always remember our own dearly departed loved ones in the Holy Mass and through our own prayers and sacrifices to help in their gaining eternal rest. We can also have Masses offered for persons who are living who need prayers for a particular reason, such as those undergoing surgery, those meeting a particular milestone in their life, those suffering with serious illness, or those who want to give thanks to God for a particular blessing, etc.
Requesting a Mass Intention is easy! Just contact our parish office (613.472.2220 or SacredHeart.MM@archkingston.ca) or better yet, use the mass intention envelopes found in the vestibule, fill it out and put in the $20 offering and place it in the collection basket at Mass. We will do our best to have the Mass offered on the date requested.
Don't Forget the Parish This Summer!
Summer vacations have begun and many will enjoy their cottages and vacations away. Please remember our Church expenses don’t take a vacation. Giving to the offertory is convenient and easy with e-transfers. Keep supporting your parish home when you are on vacation with this convenience! As you know, supporting the work of the Church with one’s financial resources is an essential and intrinsic part of Christian discipleship and stewardship. Two of the simplest ways of doing this are e-transfers of your offertory contributions or sending your weekly envelopes to us through the mail or dropped off in our secure mailboxes. In either case, thank you for your commitment to SHJ & SHM.
shjpayments@gmail.com (SHJ)
shmpayments@gmail.com (SHM)
Of course we gratefully accept donations by cash or cheque mailed or dropped off into our secure mailboxes, or in the plate during the offertory collection.
You may have heard of FORMED before. It is a Catholic streaming service that has lots of Catholic movies, documentaries, talks, resources to better understand the faith, children’s shows, lives of the saints, etc. There is no cost. All you need to do is create an account to log in to start watching lots of great content.
Go to https://signup.formed.org
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Enter your name and your email address
Confession Times This Week
Sat: 4-4:45pm
Sun: 8-8:45am & 10-10:45am
Mon: 8-8:45am & 9:45am-10:15
Tues: 8-8:45am
Wed: 8-8:45am & 9:45-10:15am
Thurs: 8-8:45am
Fri: 8-8:45am & 9:45-10:15am
Anointing of the Sick
Pastoral Care of the Sick: Is one of your loved ones struggling with illness or homebound? Or are they at the hospital or retirement/nursing home and would like to have a visit from one of our Pastoral Care team members or by Fr. Justin? Does your homebound or hospitalized loved one wish to receive Holy Communion? Would you like prayers for your loved one? Do you wish to have the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick? Remember that the Sacrament of Anointing is for the sick, not just a sacrament for those who are actively dying. Those Catholics confronted with serious illness, chronic illness, or surgery are invited to request the Sacrament of Anointing by calling Fr. Justin for an appointment. We also have a wonderful Pastoral Care team made up of generous parishioners who can bring Holy Communion to the sick and those confined to their own homes. Again, if you are someone or know of someone who would like to receive Sacraments at their home, please contact the office @ 613.472.2220 more information.
By using the white Flower Sponsor envelopes (located in the narthex), a one time donation of $40 will provide flowers for the sanctuary and shrines, and you'll also get a Mass intention included in that. So a great deal if you think about it! The churches are beautifully decorated in large part to your flower donations. And when you see in the Flocknotes Masses being offered "For the X Family Intentions" - usually those are from the Family flower sponsor. Thanks to Shirley Gauvreau, Brenda Poirier, Iris Doyle & Joanne Forestell for always doing such a splendid arrangement of the flowers! Thank you for your support!
Recommendations, Random Thoughts & Links
We had a wonderful SHM Cemetery Mass last (First) Saturday with perfect weather. Looking forward to the next on at the Old SHM Cemetery next to the LCBO. Stay tuned for details. Thank you to Debbie & Denis Wood who helped with the setup.
- St. Bernadette's in Ormsby is looking pretty again inside and out thanks to Denis & Debbie Wood who cut the lawn & vacuumed, just before the sweat flies arrived
- Thanks to Cathy Mouck & Charlotte Lahey for preparing SHM's new lector & greeter schedule
- Many thanks to John Maloney for tending and watering the flower beds at SHJ. They look fanastic!
A Message from SHJ's Cemetery Board
Dear Parishioners,
Your cemetery stone wall is in dire need of repair. A request for volunteers is required to remove thirty feet of this wall that’s water damaged and replace it with fresh mortar and stone along with the installation of a drainage pipe to prevent this from happening again.
Work will commence Mon, Aug 10 @ 9am.
God willing it will be completed by Fri, Aug 21.
God willing it will be completed by Fri, Aug 21.
Those with experience with mortar and stone are desperately needed!
Kindly contact Bob Vesterfelt (613.472.3515) or Dale Clemens (705.760.3320) to volunteer.
- The Special Joint Committee on MAiD has released its final report in June. They do recommend that Parliament indefinitely halt the expansion of MAiD to those with solely mental illness. Some (senators and lobbyists) are claiming the witness list was biased. However, the selection of experts was proportional, so the Senate itself picked a third of the experts, and now some are upset because most experts, presumably some even of their own choosing, were not supportive of expansion. A response from the federal government should come mid-July, with new MAiD legislation to be proposed when Parliament resumes after the summer. It is important to note that Tamara Jansen's Bill C-218 already calls for the repeal of MAID for mental illness as a sole criterion, which would fulfill the recommendation of the committee. It is worth supporting her efforts. My friend Dr. Ramona Coelho had a great piece about this in the G&M last week, tying the recommendations to the Thomas Dillon MAiD case (the 45-year-old gentleman assessed for MAiD outside a Tim Hortons) and to other cases from Ontario's MAID Death Review Committee.
"The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid."
