ST. GERTRUDE THE GREAT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

¶Dress Code: Ladies—Pleasewear a modest dress and ahead-covering. No tightfitting, low-cut, short, slit, orsleeveless dresses. No pants orshorts. Men & Boys—Pleasewear a shirt and tie, with eithersuit coat, jacket or sweater, anddress shoes. No T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweat pants, tennisshoes, sneakers, shorts, jeans orSports logo jackets.

¶New at St. Gertrude’s?Welcome! In the vestibuleyou’ll find a pamphletexplaining the traditional rulesobserved here for the receptionof Holy Communion. There isalso a Visitor’s Card to fill outif you want more informationon St. Gertrude’s or on thetraditional Latin Mass. A freeinformation packet on thetraditional Latin Mass isavailable to newcomers. Stopby the Social Hall after Massfor refreshments.

¶Catholic Books & ReligiousArticles: A fine selection isavailable in the Gift Shop afterthe Masses on Sunday.

¶Registration: Please completea card at the Gift Shop orphone the church. Collectionenvelopes will be mailed.

¶Blessing of ReligiousArticles: First Sunday of themonth after all Masses, atcommunion rail.

¶Blessing of ExpectantMothers: Third Sunday of themonth after all Masses.

¶Rosary Chain: To requestprayers for your specialintentions or needs, or to assistin the Rosary Chain, pleasecall the office.

¶Baptisms: Saturday morningby appointment. At least oneparent as well as the sponsor(only one sponsor is required)must be practicing RomanCatholics who do not belongto the Novus Ordo Religion.Novus Ordo and non-practicing Catholics may notserve as sponsors. The Churchwill provide a sponsor in caseof necessity. The Churching ofNew Mothers follows thebaptismal ceremony. Pleasemake arrangements throughthe church office.

¶Mass Intent ions :Individual Mass intentions aswell as Purgatorian Societyenrollments are available in thevestibule, and may be given inwith the collection or at theoffice.

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THE MOST REV. DANIEL L. DOLAN, PASTOR, THE REV. ANTHONY CEKADATHE REV. JULIAN LARRABEE, THE REV. CHARLES MCGUIRE

JUNE 19, 2011•TRINITY SUNDAY • PENTECOST I •

• FATHER’S DAY •

God is wrapped in holy Mystery: the reality of the BlessedTrinity, one God in three Persons, eludes our comprehension,spills over our limited words, and commands our awe,expressed in reverent worship.

✠ ANNOUNCEMENTS ✠ POETRY CORNER

JUNE 19, 2011 • TRINITY SUNDAY • PENTECOST I ••FATHER’S DAY •

Happy Father’s Day! Our fathers are remembered at allof our Masses, especially at the High Mass, offered for allfathers whose names are on the altar.

THIS WEEK:

¶MONDAY

We resume the first green Mass of the Summer,Pentecost I.

¶TUESDAY

The second week of our summer Novena, to Our Ladyof Perpetual Help and St. Anthony, follows the Masses.Please note the final choir practice this evening at 6:30 PM.

¶WEDNESDAY

In addition to the daily Masses, the great feast ofCorpus Christi opens at 7:00 PM as we expose the BlessedSacrament for the Divine Office of Vespers, Compline andanticipated Matins and Lauds. You are welcome for somequiet adoration, or even to help us chant the psalms.Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament concludes thisevening of adoration.

¶THURSDAY

The great feast of Corpus Christi is observed withHigh Mass before the Blessed Sacrament Exposed at 5:45PM, and Benediction. After services, we hope you’ll stay fora picnic barbeque in the cloister, and the Blessing of St.John’s Bonfire, campfire music and entertainment.

¶FRIDAY

Let us not forget great St. John the Baptist. Expositionof the Blessed Sacrament at 5:00 PM, followed by theRosary. His High Mass is sung at 5:45 PM, and concludedwith Novena and Benediction.

¶SATURDAY

The Blessed Sacrament is exposed at 7:20 AM, andLow Mass is offered before the Blessed Sacrament,concluding with Benediction.

FATHER

Used to wonder just why fatherNever had much time for play,

Used to wonder why he’d ratherWork each minute of the day.

Used to wonder why he neverLoafed along the road an’ shirked

Can’t recall a time wheneverFather played while others worked.

Father didn’t dress in fashion,Sort of hated clothing new;

Style with him was not a passion;He had other things in view.

Boys are blind to much that’s goingOn about ‘em day by day,

And I had no way of knowingWhat became of father’s play.

All I knew was when I neededShoes I got ‘em on the spot;

Everything for which I pleaded,Somehow, father always got.

Wondered, season after season,Why he never took a rest,

And that I might be the reasonThen I never even guessed.

Father set a store on knowledge;If he’d lived to have his way

He’d have sent me off to collegeAnd the bills been glad to pay.

That, I know, was his ambition:Now and then he used to say

He’d have done his earthly missionOn my graduation day.

Saw his cheeks were getting paler,Didn’t understand just why;

Saw his body growing frailer,Then at last I saw him die.

Rest had come! His tasks were ended,Calm was written on his brow;

Father’s life was big and splendid,And I understand it now.

–Edgar A. Guest

You can always count on a fine American poet, Edgar A. Guest,who hails from Michigan, for a fitting sentiment for our holidays.

Glory be to You, O Trinity in Unity, one God,before all ages, now and forever!

✠ THE CALENDAR ✠ ANNOUNCEMENTS CONTINUED:WEBCAST MASSES ARE MARKED WITH A “W”

MON 6/20/11 RESUMED MASS OF SUNDAY

ST SILVERIUS, PMW 8:00 AM Low Mass Nadine’s Intentions (C. Henry)

5:00 PM Low Mass Poor Souls (Mrs. Mattingly)

TUE 6/21/11 ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, CW 8:00 AM Low Mass †Alfred Martin - Month’s Mind

(Mike Briggs Family) Summer Novena9:00 AM Low Mass †Tom Kamphaus (Kamphaus Children)

Summer Novena4:00 PM Low Mass †Robert Niehaus (S.&C. Niehaus)

Summer Novena 6:30 PM Choir Practice

WED 6/22/11 ST PAULINUS OF NOLA, BPC8:00 AM Low Mass Poor Souls - Gratitude - To God for His

Blessings in life and His Mercy

W 9:00 AM Low Mass †John Bischak Jr. (Katie Bischak)

4:00 PM Low Mass †Rosemary Heckenkamp 1st anniversary (Steven Heckenkamp)

7:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed SacramentFirst Vespers of Corpus Christi, Compline,Anticipated Matins and Lauds, Benediction

THUR 6/23/11 CORPUS CHRISTI

8:00 AM Low Mass In Honor of our Mother of Perpetual Helpand for Poor Souls (Patrick Omlor)

9:00 AM Low Mass Special Intention (Karen Puglielli)5:00 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

W 5:45 PM High Mass †Alfred Martin (M/M Mark Lotarski &

family) Benediction followed by Parish Picnicand St. John’s Bonfire, Rosary

FRI 6/24/11 NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST

5:00 PM Exposition of Blessed Sacrament5:15 PM Rosary and Confessions

W 5:45 PM High Mass In Honor of our Mother of PerpetualHelp and for Poor Souls (Patrick Omlor)Novena and Benediction, Confessions

SAT 6/25/11 WITHIN THE OCTAVE ST WILLIAM, AB

7:00 AM ConfessionsW 7:20 AM Exposition and Low Mass Those praying for Stella

(Tom & Stella Simpson) Benediction8:30 AM Low Mass Bishop Dolan’s Intentions (Simpson Family)

SUN 6/26/11 SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI

7:00 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Rosary7:30 AM Low Mass Poor Souls (Regina Gilliam)9:00 AM High Mass Intentions of the Lawrence Family

(Simpson Family)10:40 AM Procession with outdoor Benediction 11:30 AM Low Mass †James B. Duff (Robert Duff)

Closing Benediction5:00 PM Recitation of Vespers 5:45 PM Low Mass For the People of St. Gertrude

¶NEXT SUNDAY -SOLEMNITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI

The Blessed Sacrament is exposed at 7:00 AM to permitadoration of the Blessed Sacrament all morning long. Ourannual outdoor Procession of the Blessed Sacrament withoutdoor Benediction, is at 10:40 AM, following the High Mass.Parents, please bring your children, especially our FirstCommunicants, to walk in the Procession. The SolemnAdoration concludes after the 11:30 Mass with the third andfinal Benediction of the day. Set your missal:

Low Masses: Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi,Commemoration of Corpus Christi, Ss John and Paul, and St.John the Baptist, Preface of the Nativity. High Mass - CorpusChristi Commemoration and last Gospel of the Sunday withinthe Octave.

¶OUR SICKPlease remember to keep in your prayers our our sick and

shut in, especially the mother of Patrick Omlor, Paulina Strauss,Connie Kamphaus and Diane Powell.

¶HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Dear Bea Lutkehaus turned 92 last Friday, and is still goingstrong. Happy Birthday Bea!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

¶JUNE 28 - ST. ANTHONY BLESSING OF ANIMALS

Cats mark your calendars!Important change: the traditional St. Anthony Blessing of

Animals will take place one week later than announced, dueto scheduling conflicts. Pack up your pooch and meet at thechurch cloister at 7:30 PM on Tuesday evening, June 28th forthis wonderful sacramental.

¶JULY 25 - 27 - BOYS’ CAMP

This year’s Boys’ Camp is scheduled for Monday, July25th to Wednesday, July 27th. Boys ages 7 and up are invitedto come.

Thank you for your generosity!Remember St. Gertrude’s in your will!

Collection ReportSunday June 12th .............................$3,336.50

UshersJUNE 26, 2011

7:30 AM Scott Pepiot, Kent Maki, Volunteer9:00 AM Mike Briggs, Mark Lotarski, Steve Weigand, Paul Puglielli

11:30 AM Bob Uhlenbrock, Dennis Hille, Kirby Bischel, Volunteer5:45 PM John Seyfried

✠ SPECIAL FEAST DAYS

TRINITY SUNDAY

The New Testament teaches usthat “God is Love” and today wecelebrate the glories of divine charity(or love). The Father, contemplatingHimself begets the Son; the HolyGhost proceeds from the eternalmutual love of the Father and the Son;the loving, all-powerful activity of theHoly Spirit is the enduring bonduniting man with God. Today’s feastof the Holy Trinity sums up themysteries of Christmas, Easter andPentecost. Love became incarnate inour Lord’s Nativity, triumphed overhate in His Resurrection andpossessed the souls of the faithful atthe Descent of the Holy Ghost.

The charity of the Father wasdemonstrated at Christmas, when“God so loved the world”; Eastermanifested the charity of Christ, Who“laid down His life for us”; Pentecostis the love-feast of the Holy Ghost;Trinity Sunday glorifies Triune Love,as Holy Church sings: “Blessed be theHoly and Undivided Trinity”.

Our Lord devoted thirty-threeearthly years to outpourings of divinecharity; His Mystical Body lives by theexercise of charity, that we may benurtured in the paths of love. Themystery of the Blessed Trinity inspiresus constantly to cry: “Glory be to theFather, and to the Son, and to theHoly Ghost.”

Mary Jean(On Her First Communion Day)

The angels envy you today,Mary Jean.

And certainly the angels may,Mary Jean.

For in your white Communion dressYou seem far lovelier than they,

More fortunate than they.How fervently your fingers press

Your God, Whom all the angels bless,To your young happy heart

today,Mary Jean!

Oh, may your heart remain as gayAnd sweet and clean

As your white shining dress today,Mary Jean!

I do not know what you may be,What fate or fortune shall convey–A nun? A nurse? Or wife or queen?I do not know what you shall be.

I only know I’d like to seeYou stay forever as today,

Mary Jean!

–Hyacinth Blocker, O.F.M.

Dedicated to Pentecost’s “Sweet Seven” ourFirst Communicants: “I’d like to see you stayforever as today!”

CORPUS CHRISTI

This feast of the Sacramental Bodyof Christ was instituted in the thirteenthcentury to emphasize Eucharistic truthagainst false and heretical teaching. TheHoly Eucharist is the heart and center ofCatholic worship and life. In theEucharistic sacrifice, we, who were mademembers of Christ’s Mystical Body inBaptism, offer and plead before theFather the eternal and all sufficientSacrifice of Christ. And in union withthat adorable Sacrifice, we offer to Godthe oblation of ourselves, our souls andminds and bodies, our prayers, works,joys and sufferings, imploring Him tosee us only as mirroring Jesus Christ.

In the Eucharistic feast, we then willbe so permeated by the SacramentalChrist that “ we become partakers of thedivinity of Him Who deigned to becomepartaker of our humanity.” The BlessedSacrament is the supreme proof of God’slove for us. In Holy Communion Jesusgives us a pledge of eternal life and aforetaste of the Beatific Vision.

The prayer that is faithful, andhumble, and devout shall certainlypierce the clouds and enter Heaven,whence, with equal certainty, it shallnot return empty-handed.

- Saint Bernard

My Jesus, I do not know how muchmore of life remains to me, but suchyears as are to come to me, whetherfew or many, I consecrate them to You.

ServersJUNE 23 - JUNE 26, 2011

•THUR 6/23 5:45 PM HIGH: J. & B. Lotarski, T. & J. Simpson, P. Omlor, J . Lacy, S. & L. Arlinghaus, J. Morgan

•FRI 6/24 5:45 PM HIGH: MC: J. Soli,TH: J. Gunsher (Exposition) T. SimpsonACS: J. Simpson, J. Lacy TORCH: P. Omlor

•SAT 6/25 8:30 AM LOW: M. Briggs•SUN 6/26 7:30 AM LOW: S. & A. Brueggemann

9:00 AM HIGH: MC: R. VandeRytCHAPLAINS: J. Lotarski, T. SimpsonTH: s. Lawrence, B. Lotarski CROSS: R. HillACs: A. Richesson, R. Hill, J. SimpsonTORCH: J. Lacy, P. Omlor, S. & L. Arlinghaus, N. Kuebler, J. Morgan BANNER: P. LawrenceBELLS: J. Lacy UMBELLINA: A. Lawrence11:30 AM LOW: A.D. Kinnett, J. GunsherBenediction: P.Lotarski5:45 PM LOW: G. Miller

A Father’s Prayer to God the Father

O God, our Father in Heaven, Imarvel to think that You have called meto be a father, too.

For in Your presence I am but achild. You are strong, I am weak, You areholy, I am a sinner, You are perfect inwisdom and love, I am often blind andprone to selfishness.

In spite of all this, You have calledme to be a father here on earth. I askfrom You the grace to lead my familyalong Your paths, by my words, butespecially by my example and my prayer.Help me to put my wife and childrenahead of my own ambitions andrecreations, to be attentive to theirneeds, just as You show Your providentcare to all of us.

And when firmness or discipline arerequired, help me to be motivated not byfrustration or impatience, but - like You- by a heart of love. Amen.

✠ BISHOP’S CORNER

Wonderful weather greeted the great days of Pentecost this year. The Vigil dawned dark and cool, as we resumedsome of the spirit and text of Holy Saturday, awaiting now the light and warmth of the Holy Ghost. But the sunshone out as the altar was finally flooded with light and sound, the melody of many chimes and bells, to mark theGloria, which anticipates the Holy Ghost’s descent at nine o’clock Pentecost morning. Eight new Soldiers of Christwere confirmed after the Pontifical Mass, and enrolled in the Scapular. Finally, they were feted at the head table inHelfta Hall at a charming reception, which refreshed all of us after so long a vigil.

Pentecost morning started overcast and humid, but blue skies and cool dry air soon arrived to save the day, making our joycomplete. At nine o’clock, our newly confirmed little Soldiers of Christ marched into church with their symbolic Baptismal candlesfor the High Mass and First Holy Communion. The sweetly moving music of the choir and organ, spiritual and joyful, helped usto lift our hearts to God as we brought our children to be fed with the Bread of Life. Pentecost Vespers closed this splendid day ofGod’s own Holy Spirit.

Pentecost Monday’s afternoon High Mass marked St. Anthony as well and led to our Fatima Rosary Procession. The goodweather continued, making the nicely attended procession a delight. We could hardly believe it when Tuesday was yet another perfectday, as we met to sing the final (alas!) of our High Mass of the Octave, and open the Summer Novena to Our Mother of PerpetualHelp and St. Anthony. By now we were all showing a little wear and tear, but it was worth it. Fr. McGuire and I had some sinus orsomething, and all of our devoted regulars (how good God is!) needed a little rest, that “dulce refrigerium” the Sequence promises.

Still, our daily Masses continued, and young chaplain Thomas Simpson managed an altar practice for Paddy Omlor, who’ssteadily working on his Low Mass. Do your boys need training? Every boy should be an altar boy. Let us know, and we’ll worksomething out.

Ember Wednesday saw the cool dark return, but we didn’t mind since the thunder made us think of Sinai, and it was a day ofpenance and prayer, especially for candidates for Holy Orders. Please pray for our Reverend Mr. Vili Lehtoranta, to be ordained adeacon in Florida on SS Peter and Paul. One day he hopes to bring Christ’s light back to his native Finland.

The cats kept Pentecost in fine feline fashion. When they sit sphinx-like and silent in the high grass I know they’re up tosomething. Sure enough, Puccini bagged a baby bunny, and couldn’t resist conducting his own victorious procession Sundaymorning. I watched with wonder. I hope, however, Ohio has a one bunny limit for the season. Now, if only the cats wouldconcentrate on mice.

Fr. Larrabee was to Milwaukee for Pentecost, and I am happy to visit St. Hugh today. Fr. McGuire is up at Chillicothe,working on the new St. Clare chapel. Fr. Cekada has been continuing his internet apostolate with a series of postings on Fisheaters’Forum as well as the National Catholic Register site, always seeking to explain sedevacantism, the only answer to the mysteriouseclipse of the Church in our day.

We’re all preparing a wonderful Corpus Christi/St. John’s Eve for Thursday evening. Come, keep the feast with us! Mark theSacrament of Sacraments by hearing Mass and receiving Holy Communion on the very day Our Lord requested. Afterwards, bringa dish to share for our potluck picnic as we await summer’s shortest night with a barbeque and blessed bonfire, St. John’s Fire. Therewill be a bit of singing and entertainment to round out the evening.

Be sure to visit our website sgg.org for the most delightful slideshow of this year’s Holy Week. You will be amazed at the colorand the composition of the fine fotos, and so proud and grateful for St. Gertrude the Great, which still gets God such glory in themidst of the eclipse.

God bless our fathers! Silent, strong leaders in our homes, we thank you for all of your sacrifices, and pray for you especiallytoday. We really need you and do appreciate you. May St. Joseph walk and work with you, and the Sacred Heart sustain you.

–Bishop Dolan

Although we put words around the inexpressible mystery of the Trinity, the reality lies forever hiddenfrom our understanding and glimpsed most profoundly in our prayers.