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“I am Sending You a Saint”
Blessed Brother André to Be Canonized
A great cause for joy within the Congregation of Holy Cross and throughout the Church is coming up on October 17, 2010, when Brother André Bessette, C.S.C. will be canonized a saint.
He will be the first saint in the history of the Congregation. Given the title “Blessed” in 1982, this “miracle man of Montreal” has already inspired millions by offering hope, hospitality, and healing during his lifetime (1845-1937) and by his profound faith and humble service, enlivened by a special devotion to Saint Joseph.
The decision to canonize Blessed Brother André was announced by Pope Benedict XVI in February. It was a moving reminder of the early steps of discernment for a young Quebec native who had lost both his parents by the age of 12. This young man, born Alfred Bessette, expressed an interest in a religious vocation, and his local parish priest sent him to nearby community of Holy Cross brothers with a letter telling its superior, “I am sending you a saint.”
Brother André, who was largely illiterate, served primarily as a porter, or doorman, at Montreal’s College of Notre Dame for the next 40 years. He received visitors, most of them poor and sick, with great kindness, moral advice, and spiritual assistance. Many visitors attributed miraculous cures to him, but he would insist that any such cures were attributable to prayer and the intercession of Saint Joseph.
His affection for Saint Joseph, whom Congregation of Holy Cross founder Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., set forth as the patron for the Holy Cross brothers, made Brother André instrumental in the founding of Saint Joseph’s Oratory on Mount Royal in Montreal, a construction job first undertaken with funds from many small donations. Today’s massive basilica attracts 2 million pilgrims every year. Blessed André is entombed there.
“We are honored and moved beyond words at Brother André’s formal recognition as a saint”. “It seems wonderfully apt and instructive that the first Holy Cross saint was a man who insisted, sometimes testily, that ‘to serve is sweeter than to be served.’”
Welcome to Holy Name Thank you for worshipping with us today. Please visit our website www.holynametoronto.com for more detailed information on the parish and our faith.
For those who would like to offer Masses on weekdays, we have a few days every week where there are no intentions.
Mass Intentions & Daily Readings
Tues. June 15th: ferial
12:05 pm: Emma, Francesco and Maria Sacco +
1 Kings 21.17-29, Matthew 5.43-48
Wed. June 16th: ferial
12:05 pm:
2 Kings 2.1, 6-14, Matthew 6.1-6, 16-18
Thurs. June 17th: ferial
12:05 pm: Domenico Bruno & Francesco Sacco +
Sirach 48.1-14, Matthew 6.7-15
Fri. June 18th: ferial
9 am – School Mass
No 12:05 p.m. Mass today in the chapel
2 Kings 11.1-4, 9-18, 20, Matthew 6.19-23
Sat. June 19th: ferial
5:15 pm: Constancio Gonsalves +
2 Chronicles 24.17-25, Matthew 6.24-34
Readings for
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday, June 20th
1st Reading: Zechariah 12.10-11
2nd Reading: Galatians 3.26-29
Gospel: Luke 9.18-24
Please pray for all who are ill, especially Fr. John Campbell, David Christopher, Lorraine Hygaard, Hazel Armstrong, Edith Estrella, Isabel Aguiar, Bill Bremetsicas, Evelyn Singgen, Helen McGrath, Ann Vince McGrady, Peggy Gilligan, Margaret Landry, Catherine Leithwood, Patricia Cull, Madeleine Corrigan and Maria Jose Bouey.
Schedule of Meetings/Events
Tuesday, June 15th
6:30 pm – Scouts (hall, small hall and various rooms)
Wednesday, June 16th
6:00 pm – Scouts (in one of the rooms)
7:00 pm – Choir (church)
Thursday, June 17th
6:30 pm – A.A. (small hall)
6:30 pm – Legion of Mary (St. Kateri Room)
Sunday, June 20th
10 am – Children’s Program (various rooms)
For next weekend – June 19th & 20th
Eucharistic Ministers
5:15 pm - Kathleen Wilkinson, Joy Akien-Prohaska
10:00 am – Linda Nicol, Dena Hamid, Megan Jeffrey, Joan Melanson
Lector`s
5:15 pm – Reader 1 – Fernando Curcione
Reader 2 – Fernando Curcione
Reader 3 – David Royle
10:00 am – Reader 1 – Debbie Parsons
Reader 2 – Joyce Whelton
Reader 3 – Kaz Flinn
HOLY NAME SCHOOL MASS AND GRADUATION MASS End of the Year - School Mass – Friday, June 18th – 9 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no 12:05 p.m. Mass in the chapel.
Graduation Mass – Monday, June 28th – 7 p.m.
Parishioners are all welcome to attend these Masses.
CALLING ALL STUDENTS
Calling all students who are in need of volunteer hours. We are looking for students to assist with maintaining the church flower and vegetable garden. Please contact us at the rectory at 416-466-8281, if you are available to help on any of the following days, Monday, Wednesday or Friday between the hours of 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Parish Membership
Welcome new parishioners! To be a registered member of our parish is to have a sense of belonging to a Community of Faith. Please introduce yourself/family to the pastor and register as soon as possible. All parishioners especially those who live outside our parish boundaries are expected to complete a Parish Registration form and use Sunday Offertory Envelopes. This will greatly assist the Parish Team when parishioners request sacraments, funerals or letters of reference. N.B. Please notify the parish office if you change your address or family information.
If you would like to have the “Sanctuary Candle” dedicated to a loved one; please call the rectory during office hours. The usual donation is $10. The dedication will be placed in the bulletin. |  | ||||||||||||
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