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Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

CHAPEL OF THE CATHEDRAL

Monday through Friday, following 7 a.m. Mass, until 3 p.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena on Tuesdays before 7 a.m. Mass at

the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Augustine ”O MARY, CONCEIVED WITHOUT SIN, PRAY FOR US

WHO HAVE RECOURSE TO YOU!”

Liturgy of the word Monday, July 10 Gn 28:10-22a Ps 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15ab Mt 9:18-26

Tuesday, July 11 SAINT BENEDICT, ABBOT Gn 32:23-33 Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b and 15 Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday, July 12 Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a Ps 33:2-3, 10-11, 18-19 Mt 10:1-7

Thursday, July 13 Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 Ps 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 Mt 10:7-15

Friday, July 14 SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA, VIRGIN Gn 46:1-7, 28-30 Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40 Mt 10:16-23

Saturday, July 15 SAINT BONAVENTURE, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7 Mt 10:24-33

Sunday, July 16 THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 55:10-11 Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 Rom 8:18-23 Mt 13:1-23

Above: Jacob Wrestling with the Angel (detail), Rembrandt, c. 1659

THE CATHEDRAL PARISH AND CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINT AUGUSTINE ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 9, 2017

RECTORY: 35 TREASURY STREET 824-2806 OFFICE HOURS: 9 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.

MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: thefirstparish.org

Pastor: Very Rev. Thomas Willis [email protected] Parochial Vicar: Rev. D. Terrence Morgan ext. 312 [email protected]

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Bartholomew “Bart” Gadaj, CSsR Rev. Jeffrey Johnston [email protected]

Pastoral Associate: Deacon Charles Kanaszka, Jr. ext. 301 [email protected] Deacon John Sollee [email protected]

Parish Manager: John Garofalo ext. 304 [email protected] Director of Music: Dr. Bernie Sans ext. 331 [email protected]

Director of Religious Education: Barbara Eretto ext. 315 [email protected] Youth Minister: Ryan Poticny ext. 326 [email protected]

Finance Office: Diane Clark ext. 311 [email protected] Bookkeeper: Patti Schiavo ext. 311 [email protected]

Receptionist: Diane Cowart ext. 335 [email protected] Secretary: Debbie Yelton ext. 310 [email protected]

Church Records: June Moran ext. 306 [email protected]

Bell Tower Gift Shop: 829-0620 [email protected]

Cathedral Parish School: Kathy Boice, Principal 824-2861 [email protected]

Cathedral Parish Early Education Center: Jill Valley, Director 829-2933 [email protected]

CATHEDRAL PARISH COUNCIL Joel Beason David Gauronskas Mary Kelley Kryzwick Anne Marie LaVista (Chair)

Bill Mullen Mary Petrone Joe Riffe (Secretary) Bob Wagner (Vice-Chair)

CATHEDRAL FINANCE COUNCIL Richard LaVista, Chair Tom Albano Marilyn Beach Tom Dolan Zack Smith

cathedral

7/9 Sunday 9 a.m. James Ryan

7/10 Monday 7 a.m. Sr. Marangela “L”

7/11 Tuesday 7 a.m. Don Ralph

7/12 Wednesday 7 a.m. Roy Robinson

7/13 Thursday 7 a.m. Dale Rondeau “L”

7/14 Friday 7 a.m. Dolores Bentkowski

7/15 Saturday 7 a.m. Adrian Ybanez “L”

7/15 Saturday 5 p.m. Frank Clark

7/16 Sunday 9 a.m. Fran and Ernie Meyers

saint benedict the moor

7/9 Sunday 8 a.m. May and Frank Conway

7/16 Sunday 8 a.m. May and Frank Conway

This week’s Mass intentions

This Week in Our Parish SUNDAY, JULY 9 9:30 a.m. – RCIA, Verot Room 6:30 p.m. – Senior Youth Group, Bosco House

MONDAY, JULY 10

TUESDAY, JULY 11 9:30 a.m. & 4:45 p.m. – Legion of Mary meeting, St. Benedict the Moor Rectory 6 p.m. – Respect Life meeting, Bracken Room 7 p.m. – RCIA, St. Benedict the Moor Rectory

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 5:30 p.m. – St. Benedict School Restoration meeting, St. Benedict Rectory

THURSDAY, JULY 13 7:45 a.m. – Altar Guild, St. Benedict the Moor Church 10 a.m. – Living the Eucharist, St. Benedict the Moor Rectory

FRIDAY, JULY 14

SATURDAY, JULY 15 7:30-8:30 a.m. – Confessions, Cathedral 9 a.m. – Mass (Infant of Prague coronation), Blessed Sacrament Chapel 10 a.m. – Cathedral Ushers meeting, Cathedral

The deadline for submissions to the Cathedral bulletin is

noon on Monday, six days prior to bulletin distribution.

Bulletin editor: [email protected]


FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK Coronation of the Image of the Infant of Prague,

July 15 at 9 a.m.

This coming Saturday, July 15, you are invited to come to a special Mass at 9:00 a.m. at which we will place a

new crown on the image of the Infant of Prague that graces our Blessed Sacra-ment Chapel. The new crown is a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Connor in memory of the McCarter and Connor Families.

I chose this particular Satur-day to perform the corona-tion because devotion to the

Infant of Prague has been supported by the members of the Carmelite community since the 16th century, when the original image was placed in the Church of Our Lady of Victory at Prague in what is now the Czech Republic. July 16 is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, so our cele-brations on the day prior will allow us to be connected spiritually to the Carmelite family.

While the original image dates from the mid-16th cen-tury, universal devotion to the Infant of Prague did not come about until 1896 when Pope Leo XIII first approved the devotion for the Catholic faithful and then instituted a sodality in its favor. Pope Saint Pius X raised the sodali-ty to a Confraternity in 1913 that, in turn, gave its mem-bers canonical status in the Church – meaning their devo-tion and works of mercy were now protected by Church law. Many churches have images of the Infant of Prague in them, and devotion to the Infant became popular among the people of Poland, Spain, Portugal, the Philip-pines and throughout Latin America and the nations of the Caribbean.

The devotion primarily is meant to recall that Jesus, the Son of God, came to share our human nature. The feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus on January 3 is tied to the Infant of Prague, too. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (Jn 1:14) is the oft-repeated scripture that ties this devotion to our Catholic-Christian faith. I hope that those of you who are able will join us this com-ing Saturday.

Love, Father Tom

Mission Statement of the Cathedral Parish St. Augustine, Florida

We are Christ’s eyes, ears, mouth, hands, and feet -

sent out to do justice, especially for the poor and oppressed,

to minister to the needs of the community, to be faithful stewards of God’s creation -

awakening faith among the hopeless, and promoting life even within the culture

of death.

NEED PRAYERS? If you or someone you

know is in need of prayers, call 599-9455 or 824-2806 to be added to our prayer list.

Reminders: If you would like a hearing-assistance device that will help you

in hearing the Mass, please come to the sacristy before Mass and see one of the sacristans. We have six devices that can be loaned at each Mass.

If you need a low-gluten host so you can receive our Lord in His Most Precious Body at Holy Communion, please come to the sacristy before Mass and let the sacristan know.

Cathedral Gift Shop

NOW HIRING The Cathedral Bell Tower Gift Shop is seeking a part time cash-ier. Prior retail experience is preferred. Proficiency/comfort with computers required. The position requires working a minimum of two weekdays per week, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Please email resume or interest to the Parish Manager at [email protected].

From Father Lawrence:

“Thank you” always sounds so bland, and is much abused. We seem to easily drop a “thanks for everything,” so I wish there was another word I could give you all right now, but it has be to THANK YOU. I have so many things to be grateful

for, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your prayers, kind words of encouragement, and for the beautiful vestments. I have offered Mass for all the donors and parishion-ers of the Cathedral. I have learned so much from working with and for you. Please continue to remember me in all your prayers as I move to the home of

the baseball National Champion Florida Gators! As I look forward to this new chapter in my life at St. Pat-

rick Catholic Church in Gainesville, I will take with me the love and lessons I have learned here. I have enjoyed my time here both as a parishioner and now as a priest, and this place will always be home. Leaving the Cathedral Basilica is not easy, but it is time to go. Since everyone has to leave home at some point, why not now?

Saying hello to new people – be they tourists, new to our town, or even new priests, is not necessarily easy either. But keep your hearts open and offer that hospitality that marks a Christian community, and God will continue to do great and wonderful things here.

With much love and gratitude, Fr. Lawrence


CATHEDRAL GIFT BEARERS If you are assigned to bring up the gifts, please check in with the ushers 15 minutes before the start of Mass. If you do not check in, the ushers will find a replacement for you. For July 15 and 16 the Gift Bearers are: Saturday, July 15, 5 p.m. — Patricia and John Danahy Sunday, July 16, 7 a.m. — Aurora and Filomeno Arellano Sunday, July 16, 9 a.m.— Gail and Bill Mullen Sunday, July 16, 11 a.m.— Donna and Dan Rearick Sunday, July 16, 5 p.m.— Janet Koch Families and individuals are welcome to have the honor of presenting the people’s offerings to the priest at Mass. Anyone interested in being a Gift Bearer at Mass is invited to do so. Please contact Nancy and Don Davis at [email protected] or (904) 692-4174.

From the St. Augustine Legion of Mary: join us! The Legion of Mary is a Lay Apostolate of men and women who

wish to be spiritually nourished, give glory to God through Mary, and spread the Gospel, thus assisting our Priests in the work of evangelization through our words and actions. The Legion of Mary was started in Dublin, Ireland in 1921, and has spread to the United States and all countries throughout the world.

The St. Augustine Legion of Mary meets on Tuesdays, both at 9:30 a.m. and at 4:45 p.m., at the St. Benedict the Moor Rectory on MLK Avenue. Meetings last an hour and a half. We pray the Rosary, study the New Testament, recite prayers and perform active works in our community. Please come and join us! Call Ginger Grant, (904) 654-3386, for more information.

From the Fifth Annual Blues Fest: call for volunteers The Fifth Annual Blues Fest, proceeds to benefit the St. Benedict Rectory, is October 20-21… and we’re calling for volunteers. Join us for one of our meetings and see how you can help! Meetings will be held on July 9 and 23 in the St. Benedict Rectory after the 8 a.m. Mass. For those who can’t make Sundays, meetings will be held on Wednesdays, July 12 and 26, at 30 ML King Avenue (parking next door at 34 ML King and driveway behind 30 ML King on Cedar Street side). For more information: [email protected].

THE WHOLE MASS...NOTHING LESS.

Catholic young adult Bible study with Deacon John Sollee, Wednesdays at 7 p.m. During the summer months, Deacon John Sollee is leading a Bible study for young adults in their 20’s-30’s. The group meets at the Bosco house, 10 Sebastian Avenue, Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. For more information,

email Deacon John, [email protected].

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN THE BLESSED SACRAMENT CHAPEL

“Could you not watch one hour with me?” Mt 26:40

Eucharistic Adorers are needed for the following hours: Wednesday 8-9 and 1-2 Thursday 9-10 Friday 9-10

Please call Susan Partel, 829-5508 or 669-9351, to commit to an hour.

Cathedral Parish Early

Education Center 10 Sebastian Ave. St. Augustine, FL 32084

(904) 829-2933 Cathedral Parish Early Education Center (CPEEC) is in the process of registration for the 2017-2018 school year. Limited spaces in

the two-year-old, three-year-old, and Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) classes are available. The VPK program is designed to pre-pare children for kindergarten and build the foundation for their educational success. Care beyond the VPK hours is additional. Please telephone CPEEC at (904) 829-2933 to secure your spot!

Do you love to cook for a crowd? Are your weekends free and flexible? The retired Sisters of St. Joseph need a weekend cook and are look-ing for a friendly personality, with cooking and kitchen clean up skills. The hours are 9:30-1:30 every Saturday and Sunday. If inter-ested, please contact Pat Poticny, Administrator of Lourdes Convent, at (904) 824-1725.

ANNOUNCING WALKING WITH PURPOSE Are you interested in getting together with a group of women to

explore your faith? You don’t have much Scripture knowledge, but you would like to see how the Scriptures apply to your everyday life? If so, we invite you to consider joining Walking with Purpose at St. Anastasia Catholic Church. Weekly group sessions are starting mid-September on Wednesday mornings. Our 22-week foundation-al Bible study is designed for both women new to WWP as well as those with more Bible study experience.

Walking with Purpose is a Catholic Bible study for women that aims to bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Christ. Through personal study and small group discussions, the group helps to link our everyday challenges with solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church.

For questions or to be added to the contact list to receive more information, contact Allison DuBrow, [email protected] or (407) 924-7965, or Evette Nowicki, [email protected] or (303) 905-0030. For more information, you can also visit www.walkingwithpurpose.com. We hope to see you at Walking with Purpose this fall!

OUR parish family Mourns the passing of

Sr. mary Christine Zimorski, ssj

May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace

OFFERTORY FIGURES FOR JULY 2, 2017

WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT ISSUE

OF THE BULLETIN.

Stewardship reflection for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Does the Holy Spirit dwell within you? If you are a baptized and confirmed Catholic the answer is a resounding “yes.” However, a better question might be “Is the Holy Spirit alive with-in you?” We are all gifted with the Holy Spirit, but how we respond to that gift varies immensely from one person to another. St. Paul says as much in the Second

Reading from his letter to the Romans. Paul says, “Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, (He) will give life to your mortal bodies also.” This produces a number of other questions for us as Catholics.

Given that the Spirit is within us, but does the Spirit guide us to Jesus? Are we prepared to be more like Jesus? Are we willing to be His disciple? And especially, Is the Spirit working in our hearts? It is there for each of us, to strengthen us and fortify us and to be with us always. However, we have to accept and embrace that fact. Liv-ing a life of stewardship is one of the ways we can do that. As our Bishops have told us in their pastoral letter on stewardship, “Stewardship is how you respond to Jesus’ call to discipleship and holiness.”

It is a challenge for sure, but it is within the grasp and the capa-bility of each of us. We may have to work at it, but if we trust in God it is most definitely possible.

St. Vincent de Paul needs your help The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is dedicated to helping the poor-est of the poor and these folks are the ones most impacted by disas-ters. Our client outreach has doubled since the hurricane and so many are still waiting for help. Please consider donating a few hours a week or a month to help make a huge difference in these people's lives. We are looking for warm, compassionate individuals or cou-ples able to show Christ's love to our neighbors. Our Vincentians visit clients two by two, in the client's homes, being present to offer comfort during their stressful situation, helping to assess the needs and provide information for additional opportunities of assis-tance. Our volunteer needs also include helping in our office to handle phones, compiling information, setting up client visits and verifying that areas of help have been completed. The SVDP thrift store is the major funding source for this outreach and volunteers are vital for the continued success of this work. Our store is in con-stant need of folks able to act as cashiers, handle our merchandise and/or stock shelves. All volunteers are screened and trained to assure success of this worthy project. Please contact Cheryle at our client services office at (904) 217-8097 or Barbara at our thrift store (904) 824-3333, and let the folks know you would like to volunteer. You will be welcomed warmly into our family of Vincentians.


Love of neighbor is an absolute demand for justice, because charity must manifest itself in actions and structures which respect human dignity, protect human rights, and facilitate

human development. To promote justice is to transform structures which block love.

1971 Synod of Bishops, Justice in the World

Cathedral Social Justice Ministry 501-2632

Cathedral Parish Parking: TRUE OR FALSE? Parishioners can park at the Cathedral Parish School

for weekend Masses.

TRUE. Those with a Cathedral Parish parking permit may park

at CPS for any of the weekend Masses.

Men’s Discernment Retreat, July 29-30 at Marywood Retreat

Center Have you ever felt that you were made for more? Do you want to learn to recognize the call of the Lord in your life? Come to “Into the Deep,” a discernment retreat

for men led by the seminarians of the Diocese of St. Augustine. This two-day retreat includes Mass, talks, small group discussions, and time for recreation, prayer, adoration and confession. Is the Lord calling you to go deeper? Contact the Diocesan Office of Vocations at [email protected] or call (904) 262-3200, ext. 101 for more information.

Secular Franciscans meeting, July 15 at Sacred Heart Church, Fleming Island The St. Bonaventure Secular Franciscan Fraternity is now meeting at Sacred Heart Church in Fleming Island. We meet the 3rd Satur-day of the month in Bldg. A Classrooms at 12:30 p.m. We invite visi-tors to "Come, Look ... See". You may be a Secular Franciscan and not know it yet! www.stbonaventureofs.org. Linda @ 904-704-7282, Nani @ 904-673-7250 or Joe @ 904-657-7860.

Diocesan Marriage Renewal weekend, August 18-20 Love, Marriage and Faith go together, and we are inviting you to enrich your relationship with God and each

other during our next Diocesan Marriage Renewal weekend. Come and join us the weekend of August 18-20 at the Marywood Retreat Center located on State Road 13 in Switzerland, Florida. Let’s cele-brate the gift of marriage together in Christ. For more information contact Ann and Jerry Webster, (904) 268-3758, or visit us on the web at www.dmrjax.org.

First Annual Diocese of St. Augustine Young Men’s Retreat, August 26-27 Join us for our DOSA Annual Young Men’s Retreat on August 26-27! The retreat will give our high school young men an environment and a vision of Church 100% tailored to them. It is important that they gather together as a diocese so that they see the Church is more than their one parish or school. If they are the generation to take the Church into the future then it is vital they take ownership. We need their hearts to be in it. This retreat is open to all rising 9-12 grade students. We encourage you to invite your young men to attend! Cost is $75. Scholarships are available. To register or for more information, contact Robin Shipley, [email protected].

“Anyone who enters the Church enters an atmosphere of love.

Let no one say, “I am a stranger here.” Let everyone say:

“This is my home. I am in the Church. I am in charity. Here I am loved.”

-- Blessed Pope Paul VI


LET US REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS THOSE WHO ARE SICK…

Eileen Cunning Parry, Joe Merritt, Thelma Fazio, John Fazio, Elizabeth Fazio, Ellie Flanagan, Walter Swesky, Joe Pietropola, Kevin Hollington,

Sr. Mary Christine Zimorski SSJ, William “Pierre” Pierce, Shawn Hinkle, Maria Pineda, Sam DiMuzio, Pat DiMuzio, Ann Algreen, Allyson Turner, Donald Wehking, Nancy Totino, Kristeen Beebe, Irvine Morrison, Ryan Olschewske, Margaret McCutcheon, Mary Tinto,

Guy Tinto, Kathleen Green, Victor Agruso, Jr., John McBryde, JoAnne Esposito, Julie Dopp Koziel, Pricilla DeLaCruz, Jill Burger, Betty Latino, Judy Mills, Robert Kramer,

Adolfo Sepulveda

Please pray for our military Will Soffera, Daniel Soffera, Lt. Col. Dr. Eric J. Colon, Kathryn Emery,

CPT Derrick Hoxie IV, LCDR Sean Morrison, Robert Moran, Pamela Kassandra DeVoto, Ryan Olschewske, Patrick Connaway, Nick Brooky, Brandon McFall,

Benedetto M. Santorelli, Jr.

Weekly opportunity for special occasions and

memorials Anyone celebrating a special day, or wishing

to honor someone’s memory, is invited to do so by covering the cost of altar flowers, the Divine

Mercy Icon candle, and/or

the Blessed Sacrament Chapel sanctuary lamp. Deadline will be noon on Monday for the

following week. Please contact the Rectory office at

(904) 824-2806 for further information.

Caring Choices is a program of Catholic Charities which reaches out to those in an unplanned pregnancy. Counsel-ing, education, support and resources are made available to those facing a crisis pregnancy. This is one decision not to face alone! Call 1-866-901-9647.

Struggling with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion? Rachel’s Vineyard, a post-abortion healing ministry, will help transform your pain into love and hope. To find out more, call 904-221-3232.

If at any time you wish to add a name to, or remove a name from, the prayer lists, please email Shannon McKay, bulletin editor,

[email protected], to let me know. Or, you may call the Rectory, 824-2806, and convey your message

to one of our staff; the information will be passed on to me. Many thanks! SMcK

PRAYER TO AVERT STORMS Father, all the elements of

nature obey your command. Calm

the storms that threaten us and

turn our fear of your power into

praise of your goodness. Grant

this through our Lord Jesus Christ,

your Son, who lives and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit, one

God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Left: “The Hurricane Lady,”

Father Miguel O’Reilly House

Museum, 32 Aviles Street,

St. Augustine, Florida

Coming in

September!

The Diocese of Saint Augustine

treats all allegations of

sexual misconduct seriously

and deals with the allegations

in a prompt, confidential and

thorough manner.

To Report Abuse Call: Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator

1-800-775-4659, ext. 129 or

Department of Children and Families

1-800-96Abuse

1-800-962-2873

A T T E N T I O N

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for July 2017

That our brothers and sisters who have strayed from the faith, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, may rediscover

the merciful closeness of the Lord and the beauty of the Christian life.

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