PARISH DIRECTORY Bishop Francis Kalabat Bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Fr. Sanharib Youkhanna Rector Fr. Patrick Setto Par

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1 PARISH DIRECTORY Bishop Francis Kalabat Bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit Fr. Sanharib Youkhanna Rector Fr. Patrick Setto Parochial Vicar Fr. Emanuel Rayes Retired in residence Linda Arabo Office Administrator Aiser Shammami Pastoral Associate Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Tel: Fax: ONLINE GIVING Mother of God Parish offers online giving a web based electronic contribution application that is safe and secure. you can manage contributions online or continue having your offering envelopes mailed to you. To sign up for online giving please visit our website at Stay in touch with your parish on FACEBOOK Mother of God Chaldean Catholic Church JUNE 23RD Mother of God Church Berg Road, Southfield, MI RD OF APOSTLES How the octave of Corpus Christi led to the feast of the Sacred Heart The feast of Corpus Christi historically had a much longer celebration that naturally led to the feast of the Sacred Heart. In the 13th century, a Belgian nun named Juliana of Liege urged the Church leadership to institute a feast in honor of the Most Blessed Sacrament on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday. The feast of Corpus Christi was eventually established as a universal feast by 1264, and soon after the feast was given an octave, meaning that the spiritual themes celebrated on Corpus Christi would remain the primary focus of the Church s liturgy for a total of eight days. This was the case for many centuries, and during the 17th century, St. Margaret Mary Alocque had a private vision in which Jesus revealed his heart to her and said, I ask thee that the first Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi be set apart as a special feast to honor My Heart. It is recorded that she had this vision during Eucharistic adoration, with the Blessed Sacrament exposed on the altar. (Continued in page 2) الثالث من الرسل: الر أس م ريض والق لب س قيم عاش اشعيا النبي في الفترة التي كانت مملكة إسرائيل المتحدة )٠١٠١ ٠٣١ ق. م.( قد انشقت لمملكتين إسرائيل شماال ومركزها السامرة )٠٣١ ٢٧٧ ق. م. سقطت على يد األشوريين( ويهوذا جنوبا ومركزها أورشليم )٠٣١ ٠٨٥ ق. م. سقطت على يد الكلدانيين(. هذا االنشقاق كان بمثابة كارثة للشعب اإلسرائيلي. فالشعب ابتعد عن هللا ووقع مرارا في خطيئة عبادة األوثان. كما أتكل على الدعم العسكري اآلتي من الشعوب الوثنية عوضا عن اتكاله على هللا. وقد غابت العدالة من قاموسه اليومي فاستفحل الظلم وزاد عدد الفقراء والمظلومين والمتألمين بسبب ظلم وجشع األشرار والظالمين. تلك الحالة المأسوية وصفها الكتاب المقدس بهذه الكلمات: الر أس ك ل ه م ريض والق لب ك ل ه س قيم )اش ٠( ٠ وعلى أثرها أرسل هللا اشعيا النبي ليعلن النبوءة التي تبدأ بأقوال قاسية يدين فيه هللا شعبه على تمرده وقساوة قلبه وخيانته للعهد مع خالقه ومحرره من عبودية مصر )قارن: تث.) ٧٨ التتمة في صفحة )2 )

2 THE GOOD NEWS (Continued in page 2) This wasn t completely fulfilled until 1856 when Pope Pius IX established the feast of the Sacred Heart on the universal Roman calendar, fixing it on the day following the octave of Corpus Christi. The feast of the Sacred Heart remains on this day, even though the octave of Corpus Christi is no longer celebrated, and the Solemnity of Corpus Christi is transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday in the United States. It is fitting that the Church would have meditated on the gift of the Blessed Sacrament for eight days, spiritually preparing oneself to honor the Heart of Jesus. The two are intimately linked, as an article on Catholic Exchangepoints out. The two devotions to the Sacred Heart and to the Eucharist are closely connected. They call upon one another and, we may even say, they require each other. The Sacred Heart explains the mystery of the love of Jesus by which He becomes bread in order to nourish us with His substance, while in the Eucharist we have the real presence of this same Heart, living in our midst. It is wonderful to contemplate the Heart of Jesus as the symbol of His infinite love, but it is even more wonderful to find Him always near us in the Sacrament of the altar. Jesus himself asked St. Margaret Mary to promote both the feast of the Sacred Heart and Eucharistic adoration, making the connection very clear. It is in the Eucharistic host that we can find the Heart of Jesus, beating and pouring itself out upon us. It is not a coincidence that the feast of the Sacred Heart falls so near to the feast of Corpus Christi, as the celebration of one naturally leads to the other. By: Philip Kosloski التتمة من الصفحة )1 ) إ ست م عي أ ي ت ها الس موات وأ نص تي أ ي ت ها األ رض فإن الر ب قد ت ك ل م. إ ن ي ر ب يت ب نين وك ب رت هم لك ن هم ت مر دوا عل ي )اش ٧ ( ٠ بهذه الكلمات يستهل اشعيا نبوءته داعيا السماء واألرض أي الكون برمته لتشهدا على تمرد الشعب على إلهه وخيانته له. قساوة الكلمات النبوية هذه تظهر بشكل خاص حينما يقوم النبي بمقارنة هؤالء الناس بالحيوانات المنزلية األقل منزلة وذكاء ليقدمها على انها أفضل من شعب تمرد على ربه ونكر جميله ولم يعد يفهمه وال يعرفه قائال : ع ر ف الثور مال ك ه والح مار م عل ف صاح ب ه لك ن إ س رائيل لم ي عر ف وش ع بي لم ي فه م )اش (. ٣ ٠ لو قارنا واقع حالنا مع الحالة التي كان يعيشها شعب هللا المختار في زمن النبي اشعيا لوجدنا بأن واقعنا ليس بأفضل. فاالنقسامات واالنشقاقات والصراعات تضرب الجماعات سواء كانت على مستوى العائلة أو الخورنة أو الكنيسة بشتى تجمعاتها وتسمياتها وتوجهاتها. وكذلك بالنسبة للعالقات بين مختلف المكونات والطوائف في البلد الواحد أو العالقات بين البلدان واألمم والشعوب. كما أن تمرد اإلنسان على هللا في عصرنا قد وصل ألخطر مراحله. وبسبب غياب اإليمان القويم والضمير الحي غابت العدالة والمساواة وكثرت الحروب والصراعات والفقر والظلم والدمار. فما احوجنا لكلمات اشعيا النبي التي يدعونا فيها لمراجعة ذواتنا واعالن توبتنا: ٦١ فأغت س لوا وت ط ه روا وأ زيلوا ش ر أ ع مال كم م ن أ مام ع ين ي وك ف وا عن اإل ساء ة ٦١ ت ع ل موا اإل حسان وآلت م سوا الح ق ق و موا الظ ال م وأ نص فوا الي تيم وحاموا عن األ رم ل ة. ٦١ ت عال وا ن ت ناق ش ي قول الر ب ل و كان ت خ طاياكم كالق رم ز ت بي ض كال ثلج ولو كان ت ح م راء كاأل رج وان ت صير كالص وف )اش ٠٥ ٠ ٠٠( ووضع ثقتنا باهلل خالقنا ومخلصنا والعمل على بناء عالم أفضل وذلك ببناء الجسور بدال من الحيطان وزرع الوفاق والتناغم والمصالحة والسالم والمحبة والفرح بدال من الصراعات والحروب والكره والموت والدمار. األب ريبوار عوديش باسه 2

3 PARISH SCHEDULE AND WEEKLY INFORMATION BAPTISM: We celebrate Baptism at 2:00 pm on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month. Please call the parish office at least two weeks in advance to see if a date is available. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office to make arrangements for Anointing or to receive the Eucharist. MARRIAGE: Please schedule at least six months before you plan to be married and before you make arrangements for the reception, please call the parish office to make an appointment with the priest to begin the necessary preparations. LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 PM English Sunday Masses 8:30 AM عربي/ Arabic 10:00AM English 11:30 AM Morning Prayer 12:00 PM سورث/ Chaldean 7:00 PM English Weekday Masses 8:00 AM English at ECRC 9:30 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM سورث/ Chaldean NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES First and third Wednesday of every even month from 7:30-9:30 pm. MARRIAGE CLASSES First four Thursdays of every even month from 7:00-10:00 pm For more information please visit: Wednesday 5:00 PM Adoration 6:00 PM English Mass Confession 5-6 pm Wednesday 6-7 pm Sunday (or by appointment) YOU CAN LISTEN TO OUR CHALDEAN PARISHES SUNDAY HOMILIES BY DOWNLOADING PODCASTS APP ON YOUR PHONES AND SUBSCRIBING TO ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN DIOCESE FINANCIAL STATUS Sunday Goal: $8,000 Sunday Collection (June 16): $6,043 Over/(Under): $(1,957) Monthly Online Donation Goal: $4,000 Monthly Online Collection (May): $1,400 Over/(Under): $(2,600) *Sign up for online donation at 3

4 SAINT OF THE WEEK Saint Cyril of Alexandria Saints are not born with halos around their heads. Cyril, recognized as a great teacher of the Church, began his career as archbishop of Alexandria, Egypt, with impulsive, often violent, actions. He pillaged and closed the churches of the Novatian heretics who required those who denied the faith to be rebaptized participated in the deposing of Saint John Chrysostom, and confiscated Jewish property, expelling the Jews from Alexandria in retaliation for their attacks on Christians. Cyril s importance for theology and Church history lies in his championing the cause of orthodoxy against the heresy of Nestorius, who taught that in Christ there were two persons, one human and one divine. The controversy centered around the two natures in Christ. Nestorius would not agree to the title Godbearer for Mary. He preferred Christ-bearer, saying there are two distinct persons in Christ divine and human joined only by a moral union. He said Mary was not the mother of God but only of the man Christ, whose humanity was only a temple of God. Nestorianism implied that the humanity of Christ was a mere disguise. Presiding as the pope s representative at the Council of Ephesus in 431, Cyril condemned Nestorianism and proclaimed Mary truly the God-bearer the mother of the one Person who is truly God and truly human. In the confusion that followed, Cyril was deposed and imprisoned for three months, after which he was welcomed back to Alexandria. Besides needing to soften some of his opposition to those who had sided with Nestorius, Cyril had difficulties with some of his own allies, who thought he had gone too far, sacrificing not only language but orthodoxy. Until his death, his policy of moderation kept his extreme partisans under control. On his deathbed, despite pressure, he refused to condemn the teacher of Nestorius. Reflection Lives of the saints are valuable not only for the virtue they reveal but also for the less admirable qualities that also appear. Holiness is a gift of God to us as human beings. Life is a process. We respond to God s gift, but sometimes with a lot of zigzagging. If Cyril had been more patient and diplomatic, the Nestorian church might not have risen and maintained power so long. But even saints must grow out of immaturity, narrowness, and selfishness. It is because they and we do grow, that we are truly saints, persons who live the life of God. 4

5 PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH CHAPTER ONE THE SACRAMENTS OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION Article 2 THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation Article 2 THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. 88 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed." 89 I. Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation 1286 In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission. 90 The descent of the Holy Spirit on Jesus at his baptism by John was the sign that this was he who was to come, the Messiah, the Son of God. 91 He was conceived of the Holy Spirit; his whole life and his whole mission are carried out in total communion with the Holy Spirit whom the Father gives him "without measure." This fullness of the Spirit was not to remain uniquely the Messiah's, but was to be communicated to the whole messianic people. 93 On several occasions Christ promised this outpouring of the Spirit, 94 a promise which he fulfilled first on Easter Sunday and then more strikingly at Pentecost. 95 Filled with the Holy Spirit the apostles began to proclaim "the mighty works of God," and Peter declared this outpouring of the Spirit to be the sign of the messianic age. 96 Those who believed in the apostolic preaching and were baptized received the gift of the Holy Spirit in their turn "From that time on the apostles, in fulfillment of Christ's will, imparted to the newly baptized by the laying on of hands the gift of the Spirit that completes the grace of Baptism. For this reason in the Letter to the Hebrews the doctrine concerning Baptism and the laying on of hands is listed among the first elements of Christian instruction. the imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." Very early, the better to signify the gift of the Holy Spirit, an anointing with perfumed oil )chrism) was added to the laying on of hands. This anointing highlights the name "Christian," which means "anointed" and derives from that of Christ himself whom God "anointed with the Holy Spirit." 99 This rite of anointing has continued ever since, in both East and West. For this reason the Eastern Churches call this sacrament Chrismation, anointing with chrism, or myron which means "chrism." In the West, Confirmation suggests both the ratification of Baptism, thus completing Christian initiation, and the strengthening of baptismal grace - both fruits of the Holy Spirit. Two traditions: East and West 1290 In the first centuries Confirmation generally comprised one single celebration with Baptism, forming with it a "double sacrament," according to the expression of St. Cyprian. Among other reasons, the multiplication of infant baptisms all through the year, the increase of rural parishes, and the growth of dioceses often prevented the bishop from being present at all baptismal celebrations. In the West the desire to reserve the completion of Baptism to the bishop caused the temporal separation of the two sacraments. the East has kept them united, so that Confirmation is conferred by the priest who baptizes. But he can do so only with the "myron" consecrated by a bishop

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8 ANNOUNCEMENTS On behalf of the Mother of God parish, we welcome the new members of the parish council, Ayad Abrou, Nancy Beba, Lourd Dawood, Sarab Jamil, Linda Gumma, Patrick Jabero, Eva Babbie Jajjo, Antonia Kassab, and Alexa Salmu, and also returning members Vince Saad, Jumhoria Kaskorkis, Ikram Kashat, Azhar Semma, Martin Sallan and Vanessa and Ken Acho Deacons Perrin Atisha and Rodney Abasso will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, July 6, 11:00 a.m. at Mother of God Cathedral. Seating is limited and is on a first come first serve basis. Mass will be live streamed on our Facebook page and our website at Mother of God s 8th Annual Golf Outing will be on Saturday, August 3 at Shenandoah Country Club. The outing is open to men and women, for registration and sponsorship opportunities, please visit or contact our church office. Registration is open for the 6 th Annual Stride for Seminarians on September 22, 2019, at the Detroit Zoo. All proceeds will benefit the Alexander and Gabrielle Mansour Memorial Fund, which helps cover the tuition costs of our Chaldean seminarians. Register before June 30 at alexandgabby.com, to take advantage of early bird discounted pricing! Honor the LORD with your wealth, with first fruits of all your produce Proverbs 3:9 Easy * Fast * Secure 8

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