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Readings of the Week
Year B - Cycle II
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Monday,
14th |
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26;
Psalms 113:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8;
John 15:9-17 |
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Tuesday, 15th
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Acts 16:22-34;
Psalms 138:1-2, 2-3, 7-8;
John 16:5-11 |
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Wednesday,
16th |
Acts 17:15, 22--18:1;
Psalms 148:1-2, 11-12, 13, 14;
John 16:12-15 |
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Thursday,
17th |
Acts 1:1-11;
Psalms 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9;
Ephesians 1:17-23;
Mark 16:15-20 |
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Friday, 18th |
Acts 18:9-18;
Psalms 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7;
John 16:20-23 |
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Saturday,
19th |
Acts 18:23-28;
Psalms 47:2-3, 8-9, 10;
John 16:23-28 |
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Sunday, 20th |
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26;
Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20;
First John 4:11-16;
John 17:11-19 |
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Monday, 21st |
Acts 19:1-8;
Psalms 68:2-3, 4-5, 6-7;
John 16:29-33 |
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Tuesday, 22nd |
Acts 20:17-27;
Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21;
John 17:1-11 |
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Wednesday, 23rd |
Acts 20:28-38;
Psalms 68:29-30, 33-35, 35-36;
John 17:11-19 |
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Thursday, 24th |
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11;
Psalms 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11;
John 17:20-26 |
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Friday, 25th |
Acts 25:13-21;
Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20;
John 21:15-19 |
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Saturday, 26th |
Genesis 11:1-9,
or
Exodus 19:3-8, 16-20,
or
Ezekiel 37:1-14,
or
Joel 3:1-5;
Psalms 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30;
Romans 8:22-27;
John 7:37-39 |
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Sunday, 27th |
Acts 2:1-11;
Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34;
First Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13;
John 20:19-23 |
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Monday, 28th |
First Peter 1:3-9;
Psalms 111:1-2, 5-6, 9, 10;
Mark 10:17-27 |
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Tuesday, 29th |
First Peter 1:10-16;
Psalms 98:1, 2-3, 3-4;
Mark 10:28-31 |
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Wednesday, 30th |
First Peter 1:18-25;
Psalms 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20;
Mark 10:32-45 |
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Thursday, 31st |
Zephaniah 3:14-18,
or
Romans 12:9-16;
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6;
Luke 1:39-56 |
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Friday, 1st |
First Peter 4:7-13;
Psalms 96:10, 11-12, 13;
Mark 11:11-26 |
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Saturday, 2nd |
Jude 1:17, 20-25;
Psalms 63:2, 3-4, 5-6;
Mark 11:27-33 |
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Sunday, 3rd |
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40;
Psalms 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22;
Romans 8:14-17;
Matthew 28:16-20 |
Personnel of St. Bernard Catholic Church
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Pastor |
Rev. John Arnone |
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Church Administrator |
Mary |
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Deacon |
Norbert Billiot, Jr. |
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Coordinator of
Outreach Ministry,
267-4763 |
Sr. Mary Keefe |
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Cemetery Administrator |
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School of Religion/RCIA |
Rhonda |
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Coordinator of Lectors |
Pat |
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Coordinator of
Extraordinary Ministries |
Joan |
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Youth Ministry |
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Special Activities
Please
remember our Military and their families in your prayers.
Spanish Mass at
O.L.P.S.
Every Sunday @ 2
p.m.
Fr. Sal Galvez, Parochial Vicar, is
now celebrating Spanish Masses every Sunday at O.L.P.S. at 2.
Deceased Veterans
We want
to make sure that the names of our deceased Veterans buried in St. Bernard
Catholic Cemetery are correct and up to date before All Saints’ Day this
year. Please think of your deceased family/friends that have served at any
time in any branch of the military and drop their full names and branch of
service in the collection basket. We have over 300 names but unfortunately
feel we have missed a few especially since Katrina. We are working on having
all the names embroidered so that their names on the Altar will stand out more
than printed on a piece of paper. Thank you for your help.
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FR. CHARLES CALUDA
Fr. Charley was ordained a
Priest on June 2, 1962 at the St. Louis Cathedral, and celebrated a Mass
of Thanksgiving at his home parish, Our Lady of Lourdes, Violet on June
3rd. He served in many parishes throughout his 50 years of active
ministry, but ‘retired’ from administrative parish duties on July 29, 2005
and returned home to St. Bernard. He so generously offers Sacramental
assistance at both St. Bernard Catholic and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Churches; for that we are grateful. All are invited to a Golden Jubilee
Anniversary Mass and celebration on Sunday, June 3rd, 11:00 a.m. at Our
Lady of Lourdes Church, with a reception to follow in Iverson Hall at St.
Bernard Catholic Church.
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ADORATION CHAPEL: NEW SCHEDULE
(Effective: July 18, 2011)
Exposition Hours:
Monday
through Friday
6:00 A.M. -
10:00 P.M.
NO
EXPOSITION:
Saturday
and Sunday
6:00 A.M. -
6:00 P.M.
(Chapel is
still open for visitation)
We are still
in need of additional Adorers - we need to have 2 people for each hour -
please sign up if you can.
Several church documents stipulates that the exposed blessed sacrament can
NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED FOR ANY REASON. Additionally, the United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops received a directive from the Vatican
congregation for divine worship stipulation that “EVERY EFFORT SHOULD
BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT THERE SHOULD BE AT LEAST TWO (2) PEOPLE PRESENT.”
There must NEVER be periods when the Blessed Sacrament is
exposed and there is no-one present for adoration. Please remember the
Chapel holds 15 people so if you go in and there are more than 2 people
please stay - there will never be too many adorers at any one
time.
Unfortunately, there have been hours that were “uncommitted”
during the weekend and the number of hours that were not being attended to
on a regular basis during the week.
Knowing this, the Adoration Chapel Committee voted to change the hours, with
the approval of Fr. Danny, making effort to get at least two adorers
committed for each hour before expanding the hours for adoration.
We
ask everyone to pray and consider to commit, at least one hour a week to be
in the company of Jesus. TIME WITH THE LORD IS OF ETERNAL VALUE. May
God bless you more ABUNDANTLY! |
Mass Book 2012
The 2012 Mass Intention Book is now open for requests.
-Weekday Masses can only have 1 intention per Mass.
-Mass for the ‘Intention of Parishioners’ will alternate between the Vigil &
11:00 Mass.
That is the
only intention allowed for that Mass.
The other weekend Mass can have multiple intentions.
Suggested donation is $5 per Intention
You can also reserve your special dates for the Sanctuary Lamp and
Marian Candle
to burn in memory of or in honor of someone.
The suggested donation is $10.
Please
plan in advance and call early for your special dates.
The Joyful Mysteries are usually said on
Mondays and Saturdays.
The Sorrowful Mysteries are usually said on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The Glorious Mysteries are usually said on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The Luminous Mysteries are usually said on Thursdays.
The Mystery for Sunday may optionally
vary depending upon the seasons of the liturgical year.
The Joyful Mysteries may be said on
Sundays during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.
During the season of Lent, the Sorrowful
Mysteries may be said on Sundays.
Mission Statement
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St. Bernard Catholic Church is
united in faith and worship God through the celebration of the sacrament of the
Eucharist. Through prayer and the grace of the Holy Spirit we are inspired
to live our lives based on Scriptural teaching, sacred tradition, and Catholic
principles. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we are motivated to serve
the community by being a witness for Jesus Christ and His unconditional love for
us all. As Christ loved His spouse, the Church, so do we, through our
examples of worship, prayer, and service, strive to pass along our faith in the
Holy Trinity to our families, and to all in our community, for the continuance and
growth of our Church.
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Who was St. Bernard of Clairvaux
"High and Holy God, give me this day a word of truth to silence the lies
that would devour my soul
and kind encouragements to strengthen me when I fall. Gracious One, I
come quietly to your door
needing to receive from your hands the nourishment that gives life.
Amen and Amen."
St. Bernard, Abbot and Doctor of the Church St. Bernard was born of noble
parentage in Burgundy, France, in the castle of Fontaines near Dijon.
Under the care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a
college at Chatillon, where he was conspicuous for his remarkable piety
and spirit of recollection. At the same place he entered upon the studies
of theology and Holy Scripture. After the death of his mother, fearing the
snares and temptations of the world, he resolved to embrace the newly
established and very austere institute of the Cistercian Order, of which
he was destined to become the greatest ornament. He also persuaded his
brothers and several of his friends to follow his example. In 1113, St.
Bernard, with thirty young noblemen, presented himself to the holy Abbot,
St. Stephen, at Citeaux. After a novitiate spent in great fervor, he made
his profession in the following year. His superior soon after, seeing the
great progress he had made in the spiritual life, sent him with twelve
monks to found a new monastery, which afterward became known as the
celebrated Abbey of Clairvaux. St. Bernard was at once appointed Abbot and
began that active life which has rendered him the most conspicuous figure
in the history of the 12th century. He founded numerous other monasteries,
composed a number of works and undertook many journeys for the honor of
God. Several Bishoprics were offered him, but he refused them all. The
reputation of St. Bernard spread far and wide; even the Popes were
governed by his advice. He was commissioned by Pope Eugene III to preach
the second Crusade. In obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff he traveled
through France and Germany, and aroused the greatest enthusiasm for the
holy war among the masses of the population. The failure of the expedition
raised a great storm against the saint, but he attributed it to the sins
of the Crusaders. St. Bernard was eminently endowed with the gift of
miracles. He died on August 20, 1153. His feast day is August 20.
According to St. Bernard, he asked Jesus which was His greatest unrecorded
suffering and the wound that inflicted the most pain on Him in Calvary and
Jesus answered:
"I had on My Shoulder, while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a
grievous Wound which was more painful than the others and which is not
recorded by men. Honor this Wound with thy devotion and I will grant thee
whatsoever thou dost ask through its virtue and merit and in regard to all
those who shall venerate this Wound, I will remit to them all their venial
sins and will no longer remember their mortal sins."
In the twelfth century Pope Eugenius III approved of the promises with
regards to this prayer. The modern version of the prayer bears the
imprimatur of Bishop Thomas D. Bevan.
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