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JUNE 22 , 2018 THE CATHOLIC WEEK PAGE 3 Wed., Jun 27 11:30 a.m. Diamond Lunch for All Priests 75 years Old and Older Sat., Jun 30 11:30 a.m. EDT,St. Patrick Parish, Phenix City, Mass and Confirmation 5:00 p.m. St. Bede the Venerable Parish, Montgomery, Mass Sun., July 1 9:30 a.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Wetumpka, Mass Sat., July 7 4:30 p.m. Cathedral-Basilica of the ImmaculateConception, Mass with Supper for the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre to Follow Sun., July 8 10:00 a.m. St. John the Baptist Parish, Grand Bay, Mass and Installation of Pastor Archbishop’s Schedule June 27 - July 8 Deacons serve the hungers of the heart, body FROM THE ARCHBISHOP Most Reverend Thomas J. Rodi T WJTC-Mobile/Pensacola/Ft. Walton/Wiregrass 11 am Sundays PROGRAM SCHEDULE www.catholicinamerica.com Check local listings June 24 .................................... Martin Luther King was Pro-Life July 1............................................... Rediscovering Catholicism / ........................................................... World’s Biggest Bible Study 1 Reverend Monsignor John R. O’Donoghue, V.G. ..................1962 3 Deacon Wallace R. McKinney, III ..........................................2002 Deacon Donald Canonica .......................................................2011 5 Reverend Charles J. Brown ....................................................1967 6 Reverend B. Duff ....................................................................1904 Reverend Monsignor Malcolm J. Rafferty .............................1968 Deacon Leo McMeans ............................................................2005 7 Reverend A. Lima ...................................................................1858 10 Reverend Monsignor William F. Culhane ..............................1964 13 Reverend Hugh O’Brien .........................................................1911 16 Reverend Adam Heibel...........................................................1917 17 Reverend Monsignor Malachi Kitrick ....................................1939 21 Reverend Monsignor Oliver E. Adams...................................1997 Reverend Joseph A. Royer......................................................1954 24 Reverend Ricardo Gerard Gourrier, S.S.J...............................2010 Reverend Francis Alfred Messing...........................................2010 28 Reverend Patrick A. O’Reilly .................................................1904 Reverend Michael Hourican ...................................................1946 29 Reverend Michael J. Keyes ....................................................1941 31 Reverend Andrew Poujade......................................................1832 Reverend Andrew L. Sweeney................................................1941 Archdiocesan Clergy Deceased in July DAILY READINGS JUNE 24 - JUNE 30 Sun., June 24 Is 49:1-6 Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15 Acts 13:22-26 Lk 1:57-66, 80 Mon., June 25 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18 Ps 60: 3, 4-5, 12-13 Mt 7:1-5 Tue., June 26 2 KGS 19:9B-11, 14-21, 31-35A, 36 Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wed., June 27 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 223:1-3 Ps 119:, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 Mt 7:15-20 Thurs., June 28 2 Kgs 24:8-17 Ps 70:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 Mt 7:21-29 Fri., June 29 Acts 12:1-11 Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 2Tm4:6-8, 17-18 Mt 16:13-19 Sat., June 30 Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19 Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 Mt 8:5-17 Sun., July 1 Wis1:13-15; 2:23-24 Ps30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 2Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15 Mk5:21-43or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Mon., July 2 Am 2:6-10, 13-16 Ps 50:16bc-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23 Mt 8:18-22 Tue., July 3 Eph 2:19022 Ps 117:1bc, 2 Jn 20:24-29 Wed., July 4 Am 5:14-15, 21-24 Ps 50:7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 16bc-17 Mt 8:28-34 Thurs., July 5 Am 7:10-17 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Mt 9:1-8 Fri., July 6 Am 8:4-6, 9-12 Ps 119:2, 10, 20, 30, 40, 131 Mt 9:9-13 Sat., July 7 Am 9:11-15 Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 JULY 1 - JULY 7 The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist June 24 he Acts of the Apostles contains the description of the selection of the first deacons. The Apostles are concerned that some of the poor in the early Church are going hungry. The Apostles do not have the time to attend to all these needs and therefore associate with them- selves servants or, to use the Greek word for servants, “dea- cons,” for this ministry of feed- ing the hungry. Deacons through their or- dination are entrusted by the Church in a special way with the acts of charity to feed the hungry. Hunger takes many forms. Dea- cons are to take God’s love to those who experience the hun- gers of the body and the spirit. There is an old Church ex- pression: lex orandi, lex credendi, or loosely translated: the way we pray is the way we believe. Often when a deacon is asked “what can you do as a deacon?” the reply is “I can marry, baptize, conduct funerals, and bless in certain circumstances.” But the primary role of the deacon is not liturgical but rather to wait on tables — to attend to the hun- gers of body and spirit. A deacon has a legitimate presence in the Mass and other times of worship, but the dea- con’s liturgical roles at Mass ex- presses what the deacon is pri- marily ordained to do. In other words, the prayer of the Church (lex orandi) expresses its under- standing of the ministry of the deacon (lex credendi). At Mass the deacon pro- claims the Gospel, because this reminds us that the deacon is to feed the spiritual hungers of neighbor by bringing them the Good News of Jesus Christ. The deacon is the preferred minister of the Prayers of the Faithful. He leads us in pray- ing for the needs of the People of God since he is dedicated by ordination to serve the needs of the People of God. At the offertory, the deacon joins the celebrant in receiving the gifts of the people because the deacon is called to use these gifts for the needs of neighbor. The deacon calls upon the congregation to offer one an- other the Sign of Peace — invit- ing us to express our communion of faith and charity before we receive Communion — because the deacon is to lead us in foster- ing communion through a con- cern for the needs of one another. At Communion, the deacon distributes the Lord’s Blood while the celebrant distributes the Lord’s Body. This is a sign of the collaboration of the dea- con with those ordained for priestly ministry. The celebrant may have others assist him with the distribution of the Lord’s Body, and the deacon may have others assist him with the dis- tribution of the Lord’s Blood, but their roles, though distinct, are complementary, just as were the roles of the Apostles and the first deacons. The deacon’s min- istry is exercised under the au- thority of the bishop and pastor, never alone.The deacon’s minis- try is never his ministry but the ministry of the Lord, entrusted to the Church and which the Church authorizes the deacon to exercise. Finally, at Mass, the deacon dismisses the congregation at the end of Mass. As one who is sent to serve neighbor, the dea- con reminds all of us that the Mass empowers us to go forth and live our faith as each one of us is called to feed the spiritual and physical hungers of other. In short, the deacon’s liturgi- cal role reminds us of what the church primarily calls the dea- con to do, namely, to wait on table, to serve the hungers of the human heart and body. Deacons do this in a number of ways:  Through involvement with Catholic Social Services caring for those, desperately hungry for hope, who have too little to eat, who need emergency financial help, or who are in distress due to a problem pregnancy.  Through involvement in prison ministry, caring for those who hunger for belief in a for- giving God who never gives up on us and offers us new begin- nings, realizing as the old saying goes: every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.  Through involvement with those who have suffered through divorce and who hunger for a new beginning, assisting and guiding them in requesting help from the tribunal.  Through involvement with marriage preparation helping couples who hunger for a mutu- al commitment to a faithful life- long commitment of marriage.  Through visits to the sick and home bound being present to those who hunger for both the Eucharist and for a kind heart who will listen and share time with them.  Through ministry to those who have lost a loved one, or who suffer from illnesses, or who struggle in relationships, accompanying God’s people in the painful times of life.  Through involvement in adult religious education or youth ministry, helping those who hunger to know both the Lord and His message entrusted to the Church. In short, deacons, just as the first deacons, minister to the hungers and the deepest long- ings of the People of God.They are ordained by the Church to model themselves, in a par- ticular fashion, after our Master who came not to be served but to serve.