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June 24th, 2018 - Nativity of St. John the Baptist

I Give You My Hands by Ashley Kaschl

Pope St. John Paul II on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist by Tom Perna

Parish Office Hours (June) Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Sunday Masses Times Saturday (Vigil) 4:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am 9:30 am 11:30 am 4:30 pm

Latin Mass (Novus Ordo) 7:00pm, First Sunday of Every Month (July Cancelled)

Daily Mass Schedule Monday - Saturday 8:00 am Rosary prayed after Mass in the Main Church

Perpetual Adoration The Blessed Sacrament is exposed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except during morning weekday Masses. A key card is required for access after parish office hours.

Confessions Monday - Friday 8:45 am - 9:15 am Saturday 8:45 am - 11:15 am

Clergy Fr. Chris Axline, Parochial Administrator: pastor@smarymag.org

Fr. Ishaya Samaila, Parochial Vicar: frsamaila@gmail.com

Deacon Craig Hintze, Deacon Kevin Knapp, Deacon Jerry O’Toole, and Deacon Larry St. Onge (winter visitor): Call Parish Office Deacon John Scott - deaconjohnscott@gmail.com Bulletin Submissions: Submissions for Upcoming Events (pg. 10) must be made by Wednesday, a week-and-a-half prior to that given Sunday. We reserve the right to edit, include or not include your submission. Submissions must be made using the forms on the parish website. If interested in submitting an article, or with any questions or suggestions regarding the bulletin, contact Lita@smarymag.org.

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Emergency Anointing of the Sick: Use only for emergencies 602-241-2603

Communion to the Sick: If you or someone you know is sick, hospital-ized or homebound, please call the parish office or e-mail trisha@smarymag.org to arrange a Minister of Care visit. Ministers of Care bring communion to those who cannot come to Mass.

Annulments: Contact John Lowery at nullity@smarymag.org

Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Saint Mary Magdalene Conference Serv-ing the needy of our community. Phone 480-209-9483

Letter Requests: When requesting letters of permission for Baptism or Confirmation sponsors or copies of replacement Sacrament Certificates, please allow for a FIVE business day turn around. Requests may be submitted to the Parish Office.

Offering Masses: If you’d like to offer a Special Intention Mass (living) or In Remembrance Mass (deceased), please come by the parish office. There is a stipend ($10). We are now scheduling Masses for June 2019.

Family Record Updates: If you have a change of address, phone, email, addition of children or if you are moving out of the parish please call the parish office to have your records updated. Evangelization: TV Mass: Mass is broadcast live at 9:00 am, Sunday mornings from Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral on KAZT-TV (AZ-TV7, Cable 13), Followed by “Catholics Matter”

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Staff Directory Athena Mota de Alcantara, Programs Administrative Assistant athena@smarymag.org, ext. 217

Chris Zajdzinski, Director of Marriage & Family Life chris@smarymag.org, ext. 212

Claire Halbur, Director of Sacred Music claire@smarymag.org, ext. 209

Clare Shakal, Sacred Music Assistant smmsacredmusic@gmail.com

Jackie Sullivan, Parish Receptionist admin@smarymag.org

Jake Stanley, Director of Youth Evangelization jake@smarymag.org, ext. 211

John Lowery, Nullity Minister nullity@smarymag.org

Kristi Hillier, Family Catechesis Registrar familyformation@smarymag.org, ext. 207

Lauren McParlane, Coordinator of Middle School Evangelization edge@smarymag.org, ext. 214

Lita Arroyo, Director of Parish Evangelization lita@smarymag.org, ext. 210

Mary Molina, Assistant to the Director of Family Catechesis familyformation@smarymag.org, ext. 207

Roger Molieri, Coordinator of Sacred Liturgy liturgy@smarymag.org, ext. 205

Shari Stenborg, Director of Finance shari@smarymag.org, ext. 206

Shelby Flood, Coordinator of High School Evangelization gs24@smarymag.org, ext. 218

Tom Perna, Director of Family Catechesis tom@smarymag.org, ext. 203

Trisha Engel, Coordinator of Pastoral Care pastoralcare@smarymag.org, ext. 201, or trisha@smarymag.org, ext. 215 Readings for the Week Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3; Ps 119:33-37, 40; Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8, 9; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20; Jn 21:15-19; Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:15-17 Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mk 5:21-43 [5:21-24, 35b-43]

To find out more about what’s going on at the parish, please visit our website: www.smarymag.org

4. I Give You My Hands Parishioner, Ashley Kaschl, shares about her devotion to the Infant of Prague and explains how devotion to Jesus’ Holy Infancy teaches us to have a bold confidence in the Father’s love and mercy.

7. Pope St. John Paul II on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist Drawing from the words of his favorite saint, Tom Perna shares how the one who prepared the way of the Lord is a model of evangelization for us. 9. Parish Programs / Parish Life Communities

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We extend our prayers and sympathy to the families of Danielle Longo, Joseph Snyder, Lynn Mader, Geraldine Schaefer, and Frank Mulligan, who have recently passed away. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace.

Collections (All totals include contributions made via Faith Direct) Gen Fund: $40,046.40; Capital Campaign: $16,687.34

Upcoming Special Collections: June 24: Capital Campaign July 8: Peter’s Pence

This Week - Saints & Special Observances; Mass Intentions Sunday - Nativity of St. John the Baptist; 7:30 SI Shawn Byrnes; 9:30 Pro Populo; 11:30 + Anthony Marquez; 4:30 + Mary Zugar Monday - 8:00 SI Greg, Jeff, Kaci, and Zachary Brown Tuesday - 8:00 SI Fr. Oliver Wednesday - St. Cyril of Alexandria; 8:00 + Mary Zugar Thursday - St. Irenaeus; 8:00 + Elizabeth Frazier Friday - Ss. Peter & Paul; 8:00 SI Marissa Mayor Saturday - The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church; 8:00 SI Fr. Matthew Jacob; 4:30 + Mary Zugar

On the Cover: The Naming of John the Baptist by Fra Angelico, 1434-35, Museo di San Marco in Florence, Italy 3

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When I was little, I spent a lot of time praying while staring at my hands. They would be in my lap, palms up, and I would have this compulsion to offer them to God. Granted, I was mostly dumbfounded while doing this, and there was a small insecurity at-tached to the gesture, because I could-n’t explain why this inclination seemed so fundamental to my prayer. My hands? Why would I give God my hands? But still, the desire to give them to Him persisted over the years. Fast forward to when I was in high school, I happened upon an old devo-tional prayer in my mom’s bedside ta-ble to honor the Miraculous Infant Je-sus of Prague. I remember that mo-ment so clearly because the first sen-

tence brought me into a kind of in-tense focus. “Divine Infant Jesus, I want to give you my hands today.” As I continued to read the prayer, the words changed from that passive ac-tion “want”, which had been a desire all my life, to the active “Divine Infant, I give You my hands…” I give You my hands. The prayer settled a deep peace within me, gifting to me a satisfaction I didn’t know I was missing in this small but necessary part of my prayer life. And while I certainly would have been happy to only have discovered this more precise focus on how I should offer the Lord my hands, He wasn’t done with me that day.

The Infant Jesus of Prague had always been familiar to me. My parents had an abundance of the Infant Jesus statues around the house that I always associ-ated with their prayer life and us kids, but I had forgotten the reason behind them. So, that day, I went to my mom and showed her the prayer, told her how it had affected me, and she then proceeded to tell me that there is an intimate reason why that prayer reso-nates with me. A Powerful Novena in Urgent Need In November 1990, my mom was preg-nant for the third time when she started spotting. She thought she was miscarrying again. After suffering two already, she was desperate to keep this third pregnancy. Medicine being what it was then, her doctor told her there wasn’t much she or they could do at that point, and told her to lie down and put her feet up. That day, she pled

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with God, begging to let her and my dad keep this child. Sometime before that, my grand-mother had given my parents a statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague along with a pamphlet with the history of the devotion and some prayers for the protection and well-being of their new family. That day, my mom felt drawn to the Infant Jesus, and while lying down, she picked up the pamphlet. Flipping through it, my mom landed on what's titled the Powerful Novena in Urgent Need, and immediately, she knew that she and my dad needed to pray this.

For the next nine, consecutive hours my mom and dad would find a phone (a payphone in my dad's case) and they would say the prayers together for the success of the pregnancy. While recounting the story, my mom said that the moment she read the prayer for the first time, she was overcome with a sense of calm that rid her of every anxiety and worry, and she knew that it would be okay. Within the next few days, all symptoms of a miscar-riage ceased, and seven months later, on June 21, 1991, I was born.

I'm alive today because of the Infant Jesus. The History of the Infant Jesus of Prague The Infant Jesus of Prague is originally of Spanish origin; brought to Bohemia by the Spanish Princess Maria Manri-quez de Lara who, after marrying a Czech nobleman, presented it to her daughter, Princess Polyxena Lobkowicz. In 1628, after having discovered that the Discalced Carmelites in Prague had fallen into such poverty that they could hardly feed themselves at times, the princess gifted her beloved statue to the religious with these prophetic words: As long as you venerate this image you will not be in want. Unfortunately, the devotion to the Di-vine Infant didn’t last long. Two years later, during the Thirty Years’ War, the novitiate was moved to Munich, Ger-many. Many inhabitants fled Prague during that time, and the devotion fell into obscurity. In November of 1631, Sweden invaded the city and took possession of all the churches. It was at that time that the Carmelite monastery was plundered, and the image of the Infant was thrown into a pile of garbage behind the high altar. Both of its hands were broken off in the process, but despite being made of wax, the rest of it was undamaged. For the next seven years, the Miraculous Infant lay forgotten by all.

Prague was in dire straits. The commu-nity was poor and suffering from the presence of the hostile armies that had overrun the city. It wasn’t until 1637, on the feast of Pentecost that the In-fant was found once more, thanks to the return and efforts of the Venerable Father Cyril of the Mother of God; known for his fervent worship of the Infant of Prague as a novice. After finding the Infant Jesus in a pile of dust and rubble, Father Cyril was so overwhelmed by joy that he didn’t no-tice that the hands of the Infant had broken off. One day, while kneeling in prayer for hours before the statue, Fa-ther Cyril heard these words: “Have pity on Me and I will have pity on you. Give Me My hands, and I will give you peace. The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you.” Ashamed that he hadn’t noticed the broken hands of the Infant before then, largely because of the mantel in which the figure was adorned, he rushed to the Prior and begged him to have the hands replaced. But because the Prior didn’t have a deep under-standing of the statue, Father Cyril’s request was dismissed due to the se-vere poverty of the monastery. Father Cyril didn’t give up. Through the Virgin Mary, he begged the Heavenly Father to send them the necessary funds to restore the Infant’s hands. Three days later, a devout and wealthy man fell ill, and Father Cyril was called to the dying man’s bedside. There the man offered the funds to pay for

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the restoration of the statue. But the Prior decided to purchase an entirely new statue instead of restoring the original. Soon after the purchase, a candlestick fell and shattered the new statue, and Father Cyril was able to renew his pursuit of what the Infant had asked of him. After the candlestick incident, Father Cyril carried the damaged Infant Jesus to his cell and there pled to the Blessed Mother for assistance. Having just fin-ished his prayer, he was called into the church, and there he found a noble woman waiting for him. Greeting him, the lady proceeded to hand Father Cyril a considerable amount of money, and when he turned to thank her, the lady had disappeared. Joyfully thanking Our Lady of Carmel, he sought out the Prior, and Father Cyril was given permission to have the hands re-sculpted barring that the commission didn’t exceed the amount the Prior had granted him of the sum donated. Unfortunately, the sum of the repair exceeded the amount, and he was again denied his desire to repair the statue. In desperation, Father Cyril appealed to the image itself, and deep within his soul, he heard: “Place Me at the en-trance of the sacristy and you will re-ceive aid.” Obediently, he did, and soon after, a stranger arrived, noticed the state of the statue and offered to repair it. It was at that moment that the Prior arrived. He accepted the stranger’s generosity and the Infant of Prague was finally restored, and the Infant richly repaid the stranger and the community. In 1651, after years of devotion, and some controversy within the order, the Carmelite general, Father Francis of the Blessed Sacrament, made a canonical visitation to the monastery to examine matters regarding the devotion. He issued a special decree promoting the

devotion and made it clear that the devotion is providential to the spiritual benefit of all the devotees. On April 4th, 1655 the Infant of Prague was sol-emnly crowned and proclaimed as a King. And though the devotion suffered dur-ing the Enlightenment due to anti-religious trends, Pope Leo XIII restored splendor to the Infant by confirming the Sodality of the Infant of Prague in 1896 and granted many indulgences to the devotion to the Infant. And the Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us Throughout His ministry, Jesus calls our attention back to the virtues of childhood, and shows us how great is the love of the Father through the Son. By the image of His sovereignty and majesty, contrasted with a child’s hu-mility and weakness, devotion to Jesus’ Holy Infancy teaches us to have a bold confidence in the Father’s love and mercy. Like a child with complete trust in its parents, this confidence, once recognized, will enable us to be more docile to the Holy Spirit within us, and help us to discern and act out the will of God in our lives. St. Theresa of Avila, who was known for her great devotion to the Infant Jesus of Prague, once wrote that

“Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to look out; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good; and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now.”

This reminds us that in all things, the Son was obedient to the Father, even unto death on a cross, for He is “meek and humble of heart.” St. Paul reminds us to “have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 2:5) In order for us to orient ourselves in proper response to the love and will of God, we must first become like little children, so that we might have hearts full of trusting adoration and devotion. The Infant Jesus cultivates that trust, teaching us to conform our lives to Christ in all ways. In order that we aspire to live holier lives let us pray, “O dear sweet Infant Jesus, I offer you my will, that you may strengthen it, my mind that you inspire it; my memory that you fill it; my wishes and desires, that you cleanse them; my intentions that you guide them, all my inner and outer activities, that you make them sacred. All I am and all I have is yours. Your love for me is my hope and trust. Hear me and grant that I may never leave you. Amen.” (Morning Offering to the Infant Jesus of Prague) The Photos on the previous two pages were taken in our St. Michael the Archangel Adoration Chapel, where a statue of the Infant of Prague was recently given a new home. You can find him in the corner to the right of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome to come and venerate when you come to adore.

Ashley Kaschl is from Scottsdale. She is an avid wearer of plaid and jeans, is a serial reader, and probably drinks more cof-fee than is healthy. She

has been serving as a core member for GS24, the high school youth group at St. Mary Magdalene, for the past six years.

Today (Sunday), we celebrate the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, or as it is titled in the East – Nativ-ity of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John. St. John the Baptist is the son of Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth and the last great Old Testament prophet. He is the harbinger of Jesus Christ. Saint John the Baptist is an example of one who preached with passion, strength, humility and courage. He was not afraid, even in the face of grave danger, to speak the truth and prepare the way for Jesus Christ. As John the Baptist preached, so must we also speak in the ways associated with our God-given gifts, the same dynamic message in our current culture – a culture that stays anything and every-thing is okay as long as it makes you feel good, a motto frequently professed by King Herod. And as if St. John the Baptist wasn’t enough of an example for us, many of us remember that the papacy of Pope St.

John Paul II, who in the face of grave danger from the Na-zis, and even more so, the Socialists, stood toe-to-toe with them and defeated them by preaching the Truth of Jesus Christ. Now a saint counted among the greats of the Catho-lic Church, John Paul II stands for us as the pope of the New Evangelization and an example of what it means to preach the Gospel message in a world hostile to Jesus Christ. So with this all being said, I give you 7 quotes from Pope St. John Paul II’s Latin Rite Mass Homily given at Kyiv in the Ukraine on June 24, 2001 about Saint John the Baptist and his relations to Jesus Christ…

1. “His name is John” (Lk 1:63)…which in Hebrew means “God is benevolent”. God is benevolent to human beings: he wants them to live; he wants them to be saved. God is benevolent to his people: he wants to make of them a blessing for all the

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Pope St. John Paul II on the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist by Tom Perna

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nations of the earth. God is benevolent to human-ity: he guides its pilgrim way towards the land where peace and justice reign. All this is contained in that name: John!”

2. “Look today to John the Baptist, an enduring model of fidelity to God and his Law. John prepared the way for Christ by the testimony of his word and his life. Imitate him with docile and trusting generos-ity.”

3. “Saint John the Baptist is above all a model of faith. Following the example of the great Prophet Elijah, in order to listen more attentively to the word of the one Lord of his life, he leaves everything and

withdraws to the desert, from which he would issue the resounding call to prepare the way of the Lord (cf. Mt 3:3 and parallels).”

4. “He is a model of humility, because to those who saw in him not only a Prophet, but the Messiah himself, he replied: “Who do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but after me one is coming, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie” (Acts 13:25).”

5. “He is a model of uprightness and cour-age in defending the truth, for which he was prepared to pay in his person, even to the point of imprisonment and death.”

6. “You, dear young people, be brave and free! Do not let yourselves be taken in by the deceptive mirages of an easy happiness. Fol-low the way of Christ: he is demanding, cer-tainly, but he alone can help you to savour the full meaning of life and enjoy peace of heart.”

7. “You, dear parents, prepare the way of the Lord before your children. Bring them up with love, and set a good example by living the principles you teach. And you, teachers and leaders of society, deepen your commit-ment to promoting the complete develop-ment of the human person, fostering in the young a deep sense of justice and of solidar-ity with the less fortunate.”

To conclude, let us always remember the words of Pope St. John Paul II – “Be Not Afraid.” Even in the face of our current cul-ture, who sees Christianity, specifically Ca-tholicism as a threat, we have the actions and words of St. John the Baptist, the Cross

of Jesus Christ, and the chivalrous witness of the great saints and martyrs of the Church who support us and inter-cede for us at all times. Saint John the Baptist…Pray for Us.

Pope St. John Paul II…Pray for Us. Tom Perna is the Director of Family Catechesis at St. Mary Magdalene. He also writes at tomperna.org.

Pictured above: St John the Baptist in the Desert by Titian, circa 1542.

Parish Programs Parish Programs

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Parish Programs Liturgical Ministries: Altar Servers, Lectors, Ushers, Greeters

and Eucharistic Ministers, Adoration Volun-teers are wanted - this is a great way to serve the Lord in the most important functions of the Church

Contact: liturgy@smarymag.org

Porta Fidei - Adult Faith Formation Opportunities such as the Saturday Morning Speaker Series and Bi-ble/Book Studies. Learn more about your faith and grow in your understanding of the Catholic Church & its teachings

Contact: tom@smarymag.org

GS24 - High School Youth Group & Sacrament Prep. Meets Sun nights + activities throughout the year. Text GS24 to the number 84576 for text updates! Check out our weekly Vlog on Youtube at “SMM YM”

Contact: gs24@smarymag.org, jake@smarymag.org

Edge - Middle School (6th-8th grade) Youth Group & Sacrament Prep. Meets Thurs nights + activities throughout the year

Contact: edge@smarymag.org, jake@smarymag.org

Pastoral Care: Volunteers are needed to bring Communion to the sick and homebound. This Ministry also coordinates Anointing of the Sick, Funerals, and other end of life needs

Contact: trisha@smarymag.org; pastoralcare@smarymag.org

Marriage & Family Life - Coordinates Ministries involving Engaged and Married Couples, Parents with Young Children and Weddings

Contact: chris@smarymag.org

Family Catechesis - Religious Education for Children (pre-school - 5th grade) & their parents & Sacrament Prepa-ration Classes meet at the parish on Tues & Wed nights. Lil’ Lambs (preschool) meets Wed & Thurs morning

Contacts: familyformation@smarymag.org

Infant Baptism - Coordinates all Infant Baptisms and Baptism Preparation. Must be registered with the Parish for 3 months prior to baptism. Please visit our website for more information and to register your child for baptism.

Nullity - Ministry for those seeking Annulments Contact: nullity@smarymag.org Safe Environment - Coordinates Training Opportunities and

Obligations for all volunteers Contact: setsmm@smarymag.org

Music Ministry: Liturgical choirs for adults & children, strengthening vocal ability & contribut-ing to the beauty of the sacred liturgy, according to the rich tradition of sacred music as understood

and shown forth by the mind of the Church

Contact: claire@smarymag.org

Men’s Fellowship: Fraternity & Prayer Fran Forcione: 843-263-3228, fforcione@yahoo.com

WINGS (Women In God's Service) Rita Kucharski: 480-279-0445, Janice White: smomjan43@yahoo.com

Knights of Columbus: Fraternity, Service & Outreach Paul Teeple: ptteeple@gmail.com

St. Vincent de Paul: Service & Outreach to the Poor Stacy Hartman: 480- 209-9483, smmceh@yahoo.com

Prayer/Scripture Study: magiswomen.com Kathy Lucas: 480-241-3986; nofish49@yahoo.com

Veterans Outreach: Fellowship, Prayer & Support Deacon John Scott: deaconjohnscott@gmail.com, 850-516-5053 Parents With Young Children: Community & Prayer

Brandon & Lisa Esparza: pwyc@smarymag.org

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner: Community/Fellowship Irene Meyers: 213-725-1009

Adopt a Seminarian: Service & Support for Vocations SMMAdoptaSeminarian@gmail.com

Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts: Vincent Andreshak: Troop522GilbertAz@gmail.com

Benedictine Oblates: Spirituality Frank Young: 480-219-1505

World Wide Marriage Encounter Gene & Maggie Tokraks: tokraks@cox.net

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Prayer & Activism Deb Abel: respectlife@smarymag.org

RCIA & Adult Confirmation: Formation for adults inter-ested in learning more about the Catholic faith and preparation for adults interested in becoming Catholic, or Catholic adults desiring Confirmation and/or First Communion.

Contact: lita@smarymag.org

Text smarymag to 84576 OR visit flocknote.com/smarymag for text and/or e-mail updates from the parish, and any groups or ministries with a below!

Financial Peace University: Total Money Makeover Juan Paredes: juan.paredes7508@gmail.com

Celebrate the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene! “There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part

and it will not be taken from her. - Luke 10:42 Join us for a Parish Holy Hour celebrating the Solemnity of our Patroness who teaches us how to pray at the feet of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Sunday, July 22nd from 6:00pm-7:00pm in the Church. All are welcome!

Interested in Becoming Catholic? Do you know someone that has questions about the Catholic Church, or may be interested in becoming Catholic? Invite them to a Catholic Q & A on Sunday, July 1st or Sunday, July 29th at 10:30am (after the 9:30am Mass) in the Frassati Room. Contact Lita@smarymag.org with questions.

Grow in Faith and Music this Summer The following FREE opportunities are open to all parishioners! Reserve your spot by emailing claire@smarymag.org. For children grades K-4 and parents: Learn music theory by play-ing early childhood Music Mind Games! Mondays from 3-4pm in the hall. For youth grades 4-8: Gain music literacy (whether or not you already read music) through intermediate level Music Mind Games! Mondays from 4:30-5:30pm in hall. For adults 21+ : How comfortable do you feel responding to the chants of the Mass? Come to our Summer Chant Café for free iced coffee and wine while learning how to embrace your congregational role in the sung Mass in a more relaxed, prayerful, full, active, and conscious way! Mon-days from 6:00-8:00pm in the hall. For adults & teens: Do you like to sing and wish you understood the basics of reading notes and rhythms? Come for a fun and interac-tive Reading Music 101 class! Thursdays from 5:30-6:45pm.

Will You Spend an Hour with the Lord? Did you know that you can sign up for a weekly hour of adora-tion with family or friends? Consider committing to one of the hours that is in most need of adorers: Thursdays - 12:00am |Friday - 2:00am | Saturday - 8:00pm | Sundays - 3:00am Contact Liturgy@smarymag.org to sign up for your Holy Hour! See smarymag.org/adoration-invitation for a list of needs.

Youth Evangelization All 6th-12th grade students are invited to Summer Mass Nights! GS24 and Edge will gather for Mass, snacks, hangout time, and Bible Study on Wednesday evenings this summer from 6:30-8:30pm on the following dates: June 27, July 11, July 18, and July 25. Bring a friend!

Parish Life Communities

Worldwide Marriage Encounter “My God is now my strength!” Let God strengthen your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend with your spouse. To apply, and for weekend dates, visit www.wwmearizona.com.

Respect Life Initiative Holy Hour for Life sponsored by Men's Fellowship this week. All are welcome to join us for meditation and prayer every Thurs-day, 5:30 - 6:30pm in the Adoration Chapel. Info: Deb Abel re-spectlife@smarymag.org.

Around the Diocese

Home School Open House Sacred Heart Home Educators (SHHE) invites you to an “adults only” evening of answers to home school questions, covering Kin-dergarten through High School. Five seasoned home schoolers will offer tips and tidbits for those considering joining the home schooling journey as well as those already en route. All are wel-come! Tuesday, June 26th, 7:00pm-9:00pm at 4714 South Star Canyon Dr, Gilbert, AZ 85297. To RSVP, or to ask questions, contact Leslee at (602) 361-4413 (voice/text).

4th of July Mass and Rosary Start your holiday as a family united in prayer for God's healing and grace for our nation and its leaders by joining Bishop Nevares for Mass, followed by a rosary. Wednesday, July 4th at 8:30am at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Phoenix.

Restore Dignity Summer Seminar Discover the spiritual relationship between Shame and Goodness according to Pope St. John Paul II at “From Degradation to Res-toration: Understanding Trauma and Shame and the Path to Healing Through Personal Dignity,” on Friday, July 6th, at 7:00pm OR Saturday, July 7th, at 9:00am at Mt. Claret Retreat Center in Phoenix. Presented by Restore Dignity Founder, Aryn Sylvester, this rich seminar will help you to understand trauma, shame, pathways to healing, and resolving self-destructive beliefs. Details and registration at restoredignity.org or (480) 215-6762.

For more information, and for other events happening around the Diocese, visit: dphx.org/events/

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