RESPONSORIAL PSALM: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
TODAY’S MASS INTENTION: Kamila Szabó, by Éva Szabó
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK:
| May | 27 | Saturday | 9:00 AM | Traditional Latin Mass |
| May | 28 | Sunday | 9:15 AM | Kati Szabó, by Éva Szabó |
FROM THE DESK OF FR. BONA: (1) Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension. As explained in the previous issue of the bulletin, in countries where the Ascension is not a holy day of obligation, it is moved to the following Sunday. This feast asks us not to forget the principal direction of our lives. While living here on Earth, we must always look up, that is, realize that our lives are always about God: about bringing glory to Him through our deeds. This vertical dimension (heavenly orientation) takes precedence and gives meaning then to the horizontal dimension of our lives (earthly matters). To keep this principal direction strong, we must nourish our relationship with the Lord through the Sacraments of Confession and Eucharist. Also, we must be choosing to live and keep the commandments of the Lord every day. We cannot be just accidental Catholics, we must deliberately choose to follow the Catholic Faith. In other words, being intentional Catholic.
(2) I will be away from the parish and will be back on 26th. There will not be weekday Masses at St. Emeric until the 29th and substitute priests will be covering the weekend Masses. If there is an emergency, please call your closest, neighboring parish. If there are funerals, please email me at rbona@dioceseofcleveland.org and I will try to arrange for a priest. I keep you all in my prayers.
NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS: Below is a sample version:
Come, Spirit of Wisdom, dispose our hearts to know and value the things of heaven above the things of earth and show us the way to salvation.
Come, Spirit of Understanding, enlighten our minds to the mysteries of salvation and grant that we may come to a fuller knowledge of you.
Come, Spirit of Counsel, guide us in the way of your commandments. Incline us to do good. Keep us from evil and bring us to everlasting life.
Come, Spirit of Fortitude, strengthen us in every trial and help us in our struggle against evil. Never let us be parted from you.
Come, Spirit of Knowledge, help us to see beyond the passing joys of this world to the glories you have prepared for us.
Come, Spirit of Piety, stir up our hearts to true holiness and love of you. May we always seek you in spirit and in truth.
Come, Spirit of the Fear of the Lord, teach us ever to set the Lord before us and to avoid whatever is displeasing to you. Bring us all one day to the fullness of your love.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY in supporting our parish. Weekend totals will be in the future bulletin. Thank you for sending in your offertory donation through the mail, or through the PayPal option found on the website: https://www.stelizabethcleveland.org/donations/
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK, especially, Kathy Szabó, Kamilla Szabó, Anna Melega, Dorothy Fromhercz, Alex Szaday, and Virginia Kachmar.
NO ONLINE STREAMING FOR THIS SUNDAY and NEXT SUNDAY. I am away from the parish and there are no Hungarian Masses at St. Emeric or St. Elizabeth parishes. Livestreaming will return on May 28th.
LET US PRAY THREE HAIL MARYS FOR OUR PARISH EVERY DAY!
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