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E-Mail Address: parish@saintlawrence.org Website: www.saintlawrence.org
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June 6, 2021 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
On the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, we give special honor
to Jesus, truly present in the most Blessed Sacrament of the altar. As
Catholics, we worship the presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist,
both during Mass and outside of Mass. We are encouraged to spend
time in prayer before the Lord in the Eucharist. Many parishes offer regular
exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance. We may also
choose to visit the church at other times to adore the Blessed Sacrament
reserved in the tabernacle.
Why does Jesus give himself to us as food and drink?
Jesus gives himself to us in the Eucharist as spiritual nourishment because
he loves us. God’s whole plan for our salvation is directed to our participation
in the life of the Trinity, the communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Our sharing in this life begins with our Baptism, when by the power of the Holy Spirit we are joined to Christ, thus becoming adopted sons and
daughters of the Father. It is strengthened and increased in Confirmation. It is nourished and deepened through our participation in the Eucharist.
By eating the Body and drinking the Blood of Christ in the Eucharist we become united to the person of Christ through his humanity. . . . In being
united to the humanity of Christ we are at the same time united to his divinity. Our mortal and corruptible natures are transformed by being joined
to the source of life. . . .
By being united to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, we are drawn up into the eternal relationship of love among the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit. As Jesus is the eternal Son of God by nature, so we become sons and daughters of God by adoption through the
sacrament of Baptism. Through the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation (Chrismation), we are temples of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in us,
and by his in dwelling we are made holy by the gift of sanctifying grace. The ultimate promise of the Gospel is that we will share in the life of the
Holy Trinity. The Fathers of the Church called this participation in the divine life “divinization” (theosis). In this we see that God does not merely
send us good things from on high; instead, we are brought up into the inner life of God, the communion among the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit. In the celebration of the Eucharist (which means “thanksgiving”) we give praise and glory to God for this sublime gift.
When the bread and wine become the Body of Christ, why do they still look and taste like bread and wine?
In the celebration of the Eucharist, the glorified Christ becomes present under the appearances of bread and wine in a way that is unique, a way
that is uniquely suited to the Eucharist. In the Church’s traditional theological language, in the act of consecration during the Eucharist the
“substance” of the bread and wine is changed by the power of the Holy Spirit into the “substance” of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. At the
same time, the “accidents” or appearances of bread and wine remain. “Substance” and “accident” are here used as philosophical terms that have
been adapted by great medieval theologians such as St. Thomas Aquinas in their efforts to understand and explain the faith. Such terms are used
to convey the fact that what appears to be bread and wine in every way (at the level of “accidents” or physical attributes––that is, what can be
seen, touched, tasted, or measured) in fact is now the Body and Blood of Christ (at the level of “substance” or deepest reality). This change at the
level of substance from bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is called “transubstantiation.” According to Catholic faith, we can speak
of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist because this transubstantiation has occurred (cf. Catechism, no. 1376).
Anima Christi Prayer
Soul of Christ, be my sanctification.
Body of Christ, be my salvation.
Blood of Christ, fill all my veins.
Water of Christ’s side, wash out
my stains.
Passion of Christ, my comfort be.
O good Jesus, listen to me.
In Thy wounds I fain would hide,
Ne’er to be parted from Thy side,
Guard me, should the foe
assail me.
Call me when my life shall
fail me.
Bid me come to Thee above,
With Thy saints to sing Thy love,
World without end.
Amen.
Copyright © 2021, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. The introduction of this article is taken from the Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers, Revised Edition (Washington, DC: USCCB,
2007) 146. The articles “Why does Jesus give himself to us as food and drink?” and “When the bread and wine become the Body of Christ, why do they still look and taste like bread and wine?” are excerpts from The Real Presence of Jesus
Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers, which was produced by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and was approved by the full body of bishops at their June 2001
General Meeting.
The Anima Christi prayer is taken from United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, copyright © 2006, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC
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June 6 - June 13, 2021 Year B for the
A Note from Fr. Ernesto, Our
Pastor:
As public masses resumed on June
15th, your daily Mass Intentions will
begin to be prayed for at the date
requested. If you are interested in
requesting Mass Intentions during
this period, our process has
changed due to the closing of the
Parish Office.
Please send an email to:
parish@saintlawence.org
or
gbarragan@saintlawrence.org
or call and leave a message for
Giuliana at
(408) 296-3000 ext. 431,
with the information
needed below:
Their name and contact number
Requested date for Mass Intention
Info for Mass Intention
Requested donation is $10 per Mass.
Make checks payable to:
St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish.
Mail your donation to:
1971 St. Lawrence Drive, Santa
Clara, CA 95051
Office for the Protection Office of Financial Services CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF THE DIOCESE
of Children and Vulnerable Adults If you suspect financial OF SAN JOSE
Diocese of San Jose mismanagement or misconduct
Anthony Gonzalez in your parish, school, or in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery Calvary Cemetery
Phone:1-408-983-0113 22555 Cristo Rey Drive, 2655 Madden Avenue,
Diocese of San Jose,
Fax:1-408-983-0147 Los Altos, CA 94024 San Jose, CA 95116
Emergency line: 1-408-983-0141 please contact: EthicsPoint
dsj.ethicspoint.com (650) 428-3730 (408) 258-2940
E-mail: protection@dsj.org
or hotline 888-325-7863
Has someone you know and love lost the faith?
On the last Sunday of each month a Mass is offered for
them. Please join our Saint Monica Sodality. There are no
dues and no meetings, only your prayers are required. Send
your names of loved ones to be remembered to Mary Ann Mil-
ler c/o The Saint Lawrence Parish Office. She will add these
names to our special album and a prayer card will be given to
you.
Please pray each day that
all of our loved ones will return to God.
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Liturgy Corner by: Deborah Ferry
Feast of Corpus Christi - Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
(this article ran previously)
The Feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) honors the Eucharist. It is
held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday or on the following Sunday. Its cele-
bration on a Thursday is meant to associate it with Jesus' institution of the
Eucharist during the Last Supper, commemorated on Holy Thursday. The feast
is officially known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.
The appearance of the Feast of Corpus Christi was primarily due to the petitions
of the thirteenth-century Augustinian nun Juliana of Liège. From her early youth
Juliana had devotion for the Blessed Sacrament, and always longed for a special
feast. This desire is said to have been increased by a vision of the Church under
the appearance of the full moon having one dark spot, which signified the absence
of such a solemnity. In 1208 she reported her first vision of Christ in which she
was instructed to plead for the institution of the Feast of Corpus Christi. The
vision was repeated for the next 20 years but she kept it a secret. When she
eventually relayed it to her confessor, he relayed it to the bishop.
In 1264, Pope Urban IV declared Corpus Christi to be a feast celebrated
throughout the church.
A new liturgy for the feast was composed by St. Thomas Aquinas. This liturgy
has come to be used not only on the Feast of Corpus Christi itself but also
throughout the liturgical year at events related to the Blessed Sacrament. The
hymn Aquinas composed for Vespers of Corpus Christi, Pange Lingua, is also
used on Holy Thursday during the procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the
altar of repose. The last two verses of Pange Lingua are also used as a separate
hymn, Tantum Ergo, which is sung at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Until the two feasts were combined in 1970, separate feasts existed for the
Body of Christ and the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with a
feast on July 1.
Palabra Que Da La Vida
AMAR A QUIEN TANTO NOS HA AMADO.
“Mientras comían, Jesús tomó un pan, pronunció la bendición, lo partió y se lo dio diciendo: Tomad,
esto es mi cuerpo. Cogiendo una copa, pronunció la acción de gracias, se la dio y todos bebieron. Y
les dijo: Esta es mi sangre, sangre de la alianza, derramada por todos.” (Mc 14, 22-25)
Cristo, llegado el momento de la despedida, quiso dejarnos un extraordinario regalo: se entregó a sí mismo de
una manera –en la Eucaristía- poco antes de entregarse de otra –en la Cruz-. Todo era amor. Por la Eucaristía
se quedaba para salvarnos en la cotidianeidad de la comunión. Por la Cruz se iba para lavar nuestros pecados con su sangre redentora. Eucaristía
y Cruz son dos manifestaciones de la misma realidad: el amor de Cristo a los hombres, una auténtica “locura de amor”.
Pero, decimos en español, que “amor con amor se paga”. A tanto amor le debe corresponder el máximo amor que nosotros podamos dar y que
nunca alcanzará la medida que hemos recibido. Por eso debemos plantearnos la fiesta del Corpus Christi desde la perspectiva de devolver lo
recibido. Si Cristo se ha quedado para consolarnos, acudamos nosotros a comulgar y a orar ante el Sagrario para consolarle. Si Él es nuestro
apoyo, nuestro alimento, seamos nosotros su alegría. No debería pasar un solo día –si pudiéramos hacerlo- sin ir a misa o sin ir a hacer una
visita ante el Santísimo. ¿Por qué acudir sólo cuando tenemos una enfermedad o un problema? ¿Por qué no ir sólo para dar las gracias? ¿Por
qué no ir a visitar al Señor por el mero hecho de hacerle compañía? ¿Por qué no ser para los demás el pan de la caridad como Cristo lo es para
nosotros? ¿No será que, en el fondo, no creemos que Cristo no está en la Eucaristía? O eso o es que somos unos egoístas incorregibles.
Recordemos, “amor con amor se paga”.
Propósito: Ir a comulgar, bien preparados, siempre que sea posible. Ir a visitar al Santísimo para agradecer y acompañar. Convertirnos en pan
que se da a los demás a través de la caridad.
Pbro. Santiago Martin (FM)
Responsable MARC.
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Please note that the Stewardship Data for the
Weekend of 5/30/2021 will be published
in the next bulletin.
Thank you.
Swimming Lessons:
Certified swim instructors
Beginner, advanced beginner and intermediate levels
Small class sizes
1-week session
$125.00 for each week session
If you have any questions, please contact :
Trinidad.Martinez@dsj.org or Laure.Vierra@dsj.org
(669) 777- 5600
Father’s Day Novena Masses
June 21– 28, 2021
Father’s Day Cards and Offering Envelopes
are now available in the Church
and the Parish Office.
Please remember to return your inten ons
and offerings by Friday, June 18, 2021
Blessed Jolenta of Poland Beata Yolanda de Polonia
Feast Day – June 12 Día de Fiesta – 12 de Junio
1235-1298 1235-1298
The daughter of King Bela IV of Hungary and granddaughter of the Yolanda era hija del rey Bela IV de Hungría y nieta del emperador de
emperor of Constantinople, this medieval princess was raised by her Constantinopla. Esta princesa medieval fue criada por su hermana
elder sister, St. Kunigunde, queen of Poland. Their family tree includ- mayor, santa Cunegunda, reina de Polonia. Su árbol familiar incluye
ed other saints: Hedwig, Elizabeth of Hungary and Margaret of a tres otros santos: Eduviges, Isabel de Hungría, y Margarita de
Hungary. Jolenta married a Polish duke whose charitable works earned him the Hungría. Yolanda se casó con un duque polaco, a quien llamaban “Boleslao, el
popular name “Boleslaus the Pious.” After his death in 1279 and the marriage of two Piadoso”, ya que éste realizaba obras de caridad. En 1279, luego de fallecer su
daughters, Jolenta, Kunigunde, also now widowed, and Jolenta’s youngest daughter esposo y del matrimonio de dos de sus hijas, Yolanda así como Cunegunda,
entered a Poor Clares convent. Jolenta later became abbess of a convent she had también viuda, y la hija menor de Yolanda, ingresaron al Convento de las Hermanas
founded with aher husband. Also known as Helen of Poland and Yolanda of Poland, Pobres de Santa Clara. Yolanda luego se convirtió en abadesa de un convento que
Jolenta was beatified in 1827. ella había fundado junto con su esposo. A ella se le conoce como Elena de Hungría
y como Yolanda de Hungría y fue beatificada en 1827.
Copyright © 2021, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved.
2021 As of 6/05/21
Will be used to help offset the effects
that Covid-19
is having on the annual
parish operating budget
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The Pope's Monthly Intentions Ann Ayala Evalyn J. Lewis
Erika S. Barragan Ann Lizotte
June Fatima Brazil Joseph Nardini
The Beauty of Marriage Tim Brown Please Pray For... Patricia Martinez
Let us pray for young people who are preparing for marriage Jerry Campisi Our Parishioners, Friends, and Family Berna Muñoz
Sue Collins Stan Mussynski
with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, Lee Colby Lina Pirotta
with generosity, faithfulness and patience. Patricia H. Curteman Moses Pirotta
https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/prayers-and-devotions/the-popes-monthly-intention Louise Dale Karen Pizzo
Linda Daily Lupe Ramirez
Mary Gardner Margarito Razon
Graduation Mass for Class of 2021: Raymond Gutierrez Joseph Riolo
Joseph Handal
On June 12th, Bishop Cantú will celebrate a graduation Margaret Haselden
Tiburcia Rodríguez
Jan Snyder
Mass for High School and College Graduates! Registration is Alexa Hechema Hortensia Valadez
coming soon to
bit.ly/dsjya21
Misa de Graduación para la Clase del 2021:
¡El 12 de Junio, el Obispo Cantú celebrara una misa de gradu-
ación para todos los graduados de la Escuela Secundaria y
Universidad! La página de inscripción pronto estará dis-
ponible en
bit.ly/dsjya21
Thinking about Separation or Divorce? – Is your marriage or
that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know
how to save that marriage? Or do you feel helpless?
Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) is designed to
help troubled marriages regain their health. It helps spouses
uncover or re-awaken the love, trust and commitment that origi-
nally brought them together. The program is highly successful in
saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples
who have already separated or divorced. For confidential infor-
mation about or to register for the June Virtual Marriage Pro-
gram beginning with a weekend on June 24-27, 2021 call 408-
605-4998, email: SanJose@RetroCA.com or visit our website
at: www.HelpOurMarriage.org
The Year of St. Joseph continues! Check out testimonials from bishops named Joseph to hear about their
devotion to their namesake and what this year means to them.
https://www.usccb.org/saint-joseph#tab–archbishop-joseph-kurtz
¡El Año de san José continúa! Dale una mirada a estos testimonios de los obispos que se llaman José para
que conozcas su devoción a su homónimo y lo que este año significa para ellos.
https://www.usccb.org/saint-joseph#tab–archbishop-joseph-kurtz
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