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Parish Staff
Nancy Caro
Sacristan
Laura Bell
Head of School
703-759-4129
Maggie Radzik
Head of Pedagogy
703-759-4129
Anson Groves
Dir of Catholic Youth Org
703-759-3530
Anson Groves
Dir. of Religious Ed.
703-759-3530
Sharon O’Donnell
Religious Ed Secretary
703-759-3530
Rick Webb
Gen. Mgr. Financial Dir
703-759-4350
Dr. Kimberly Hess
Director of Music
703-759-4350
Judy Wood
Parish Secretary
703-759-4350
Jackie Fox
Bulletin Editor
703-759-4350
Guillermo DeLeon
Director of Facilities
703-638-4301
Email address
deleonscs@gmail.com
Emiro Soto
Maintenance
Rosa Hernandez
Support Staff
Stephen Dolenc
Web Master
stephendolenc
@gmail.com
Mass Intentions
Sunday, June 6
8:00 a.m.
Victoria and Jeffrey Stark
10:00 a.m.
Pro Populo
12:00 noon
Bryan Cox
Monday, June 7
9:00 a.m.
Katie Hale
Tuesday, June 8
9:00 a.m.
Michelle Briggs, Baby & Family
Wednesday, June 9
9:00 a.m.
Josephine Baker
Thursday, June 10
9:00 a.m.
Barbara Gorlinsky
Friday, June 11
9:00 a.m.
Pauline Hughes
Saturday, June 12
9:00 a.m.
James Hale
5:30 p.m.
Donald Lamoote Hathway
READINGS AND CELEBRATIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday, Corpus Christi
Gm 14: 18-20, Ps 110, 1 Cor 11: 23-26, Lk 9: 11b-17
Monday, Weekday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 17: 1-6, Ps 121. Mt 5: 1-12
Tuesday, Weekday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 17: 7-16, Ps 4, Mt 5: 13-16
Wednesday, Weekday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 18: 20-39, Ps 16, Mt 5: 17-19
Thursday, Weekday in Ordinary Time
1 Kgs 18: 41-46, Ps 65, Mt 5: 20-26
Friday, The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Ez 34: 11-16, Ps 23, Rom 5: 5b-11, Lk 15: 3-7
Saturday, The Immaculate Heart of Mary
1 Kgs 19: 19-21, Ps 16, Lk 2: 41-51
There are many dates in the upcoming weeks and months
that are available for Mass Intentions. Please contact the
office to arrange for an intention and to get a Mass card.
Corpus Christi Sunday
Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ) is a
Eucharistic solemnity, the solemn commemoration of the
institution of that Sacrament. It is the Church's official act
of homage and gratitude to Christ, Who by instituting the
Holy Eucharist gave to the Church her greatest treasure.
Holy Thursday marks the anniversary of the institution,
but the commemoration of the Lord's Passion that very
night suppresses the rejoicing proper to the occasion.
Today's observance, therefore, accents the joyous
aspect of Holy Thursday.
The Mass and the Office for the feast was edited or
composed by St. Thomas Aquinas upon the request of
Pope Urban IV in the year 1264. It is unquestionably a
classic piece of liturgical work, wholly in accord with the
best liturgical traditions. . . It is a perfect work of art.
— Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch.
In the words of St. Thomas:
"How inestimable a dignity, beloved brethren, divine
bounty has bestowed upon us Christians from the
treasury of its infinite goodness! For there neither is nor
ever has been a people to whom the gods were so nigh
as our Lord and God is nigh unto us.
"Desirous that we be made partakers of His divinity, the
only-begotten Son of God has taken to Himself our
nature so that having become man; He would be
enabled to make men gods. Whatever He assumed of
our nature He wrought unto our salvation. For on the
altar of the Cross He immolated to the Father His own
Body as victim for our reconciliation and shed His blood
both for our ransom and for our regeneration. Moreover,
in order that a remembrance of so great benefits may
always be with us, He has left us His Body as food and
His Blood as drink under appearances of bread and
wine.
"O banquet most precious! O banquet most admirable!
O banquet overflowing with every spiritual delicacy! Can
anything be more excellent than this repast, in which not
the flesh of goats and heifers, as of old, but Christ the
true God is given us for nourishment? What more
wondrous than this Holy Sacrament! In it bread and wine
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are changed substantially, and under the appearance of
a little bread and wine is had Christ Jesus, God and
perfect Man. In this Sacrament sins are purged away,
virtues are increased, the soul is satiated with an
abundance of every spiritual gift. No other Sacrament is
so beneficial. Since it was instituted unto the salvation of
all, it is offered by Holy Church for the living and for the
dead, that all may share in its treasures.
"My dearly beloved, is it not beyond human power to
express the ineffable delicacy of this Sacrament in which
spiritual sweetness is tasted in its very source, in which
is brought to mind the remembrance of that all-excelling
charity which Christ showed in His Sacred Passion?
Surely it was to impress more profoundly upon the hearts
of the faithful the immensity of this charity that our loving
Savior instituted this Sacrament at the last supper when,
having celebrated the Pasch with His disciples. He was
about to leave the world and return to the Father. It was
to serve as an unending remembrance of His Passion,
as the fulfillment of ancient types — this the greatest of
His miracles. To those who sorrow over His departure
He has given a unique solace.
Pray for the Sick and Homebound of our Parish
Joshua Basile, Dianne Burrell, Tom Case,
Bernadette Choo, Bernadette Hong Choo,
Catherine Choo, Jonathan Choo, Bryan Cox,
Dona Curry, Flora DeLeon, Betsabe deSoto,
Marjorie Dolak, Eileen Drennan, Christa Drummond,
Marilyn Flynn, Gerald Green, Brian Hack, Ed Kondracki,
John Larounis, Carol McCarty, Susan McQuade,
Peter Michalski, John Spencer, K.L. Sypal,
Chick Wilson, Jan Wouters, Anthony Yantiss
Pray for Those Who have Fallen Asleep in Christ
James Anthony, Maryann Barron, Philip Calanchini,
Joe Cassella, Peter Choo, John Connor, Moira Connor,
Bill Corr, Jean Driggers, Br. David Eddy, George Gibson,
Bill Hale, Carol Jones, Mary Elizabeth Jones,
Joan Keller, Rector Craig Merkel, Gloria Ross
Pray for our Armed Forces Personnel
Patrick Bouchoux, Jordan Bowren, Brendan Dunne,
Mark Falcon, Christopher Frediani, Michael Holtz,
Brian Horn, Kathleen Mahoney, Josh Moore,
Matthew O’Neil, Mathew Rowell, Justin Smallwood
St. Catherine of Siena Website
For everything you ever wanted to know about
St. Catherine of Siena Parish, but forgot to ask during
office hours, you may visit the parish Website at
www.saintcatherineschurch.org,
The
Blessed Sacrament
THIS IS MY BODY – THIS IS MY BLOOD
Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Hour
A Holy Hour is simply an hour set-aside totally for the
Lord; an hour consecrated to God. It is a time to
recollect our mind, heart and spirit in order to focus them
on God and more specifically our Eucharistic Lord.
The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic
worship. Jesus waits for us in this sacrament of love. Let
us be generous with our time in going to meet Him in
adoration and in contemplation that is full of faith, and
ready to make reparation for the great faults and crimes of
the world. May our adoration never cease.
24 hour Eucharistic Adoration begins after the 9:00 a.m.
Mass on Wednesday and ends with reposition of the
Blessed Sacrament at 8:55 a.m. on Thursday.
24 hour Eucharistic Adoration also begins after the 9:00
a.m. Mass on every First Friday of the month and ends with
reposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 8:55 a.m. on
Saturday.
Holy Hour is every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
An Open Invitation From the Lord - We Need You!
Adoration has two openings that need to be filled
immediately: one from 11:00 a.m. – Noon and one from
11: p.m. – 12:00 a.m. on Wednesdays. In addition, most
of the hours of First Fridays have only one adorer. We
would like at least two people. If you have considered
attending adoration, consider this God’s personal
invitation. If you cannot commit to an hour every week,
share the time with friends or family. For question and/or
to sign up please contact Diane Cieslak 703-678-3919.
Father’s Day Triduum
The Father’s’ Day Triduum begins at the Vigil Mass on
June 19
th
.If you wish to include your father, living or
deceased in the Triduum of Masses, envelopes are
available in the Narthex of the Church and may be placed
in the regular collection basket or taken directly to the
Parish Office during the week. Cards for the living are also
available at the Parish Office for those wishing to send one.
Please remember to submit an envelope with the name(s)
of your loved one(s) so that they may be remembered at
the Masses.
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Men’s Prayer Group
Gentlemen, feeling pulled to
"pick up the pace" in your
prayer life? Come join your
silent prayers with ours in
Adoration before the Blessed
Sacrament in support of our
pastor, parish and school. Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:00
a.m. For further information: ksypal@yahoo.com.
Are You Graduating This Year?
We are looking for the names and schools of all our high
school and college graduates. All graduating students
are encouraged to submit their names and school for a
special (June 20
th
) bulletin insert to recognize their
accomplishments. Please forward your information to
the Bulletin Editor, Jackie Fox (enter the word
“BULLETIN” in the subject line) via
st.catherineofsiena@priest.com no later than June 6
th
.
Siena Academy News
Mission Statement
Siena Academy is the parish school at St. Catherine of
Siena. Its mission is to give glory to God and to assist
parents in the role as primary educators of their children
by offering specially prepared environments founded
upon the principles and discoveries made by Dr. Maria
Montessori in regard to the unique spiritual and
developmental needs of the child from birth to adulthood.
Open Registration
Siena Academy is now accepting applications for new
students for the 2010-2011 school years. Our Toddler
Program is for children ages 18 months to 3 years of
age. Our Children’s House environment is for children
ages 3-6 years old. Our Elementary environment is for
children ages 6-12. For more information, please call the
Siena Academy office at 703-759-4129.
The Women’s Association News
All women of the parish are cordially invited to
join and participate in our monthly activities
and fellowship. We have great camaraderie and
encourage you to come and be a part of our community.
The Women’s Association is looking for new members to
enjoy the company of like-minded women by serving St.
Catherine’s of Siena Church in various ways. So, give it
some thought and if you are interested in a break from
your everyday routine or would like more information
please contact Lynn at lhanlon@cox.net.
The Knights of Columbus News
Consider This Opportunity to Serve!
The Knights of Columbus are the largest Catholic Men’s
fraternal organization – are you a Knight?
For information please contact Kevin Trissell at 703-464-
8393 or trissellkofc@verizon.net.
Office of Religious Education
Please Note: The Office of Religious Education is closed
on Thursdays and Fridays. Email the office at
reoffice@SaintCatherinesChurch.org for any information.
Catechist Corner
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
CCD Class Calendar
September
8,15,22,29 Final Confirmation classes
October
TBA
Confirmation
We Need Your Help!
The Week of Graces is scheduled for the week of July 12
th
.
Children between the ages of 5-11 are welcome to
participate. We are in need of volunteers to:
People to purchase, assemble and make crafts before
July 12
th
.
People (adults & teenagers) to teach in the classrooms
Someone in charge of purchasing and snacks daily
If you can help, please call the Office of Religious
Education at 703-759-3530.
Book Corner News
For Catholics, confession is a most important part of our
faith and our lives. But some of still might have some
questions about confession. In Russell Shaw’s book,
Why We Need Confession, we learn that the fallen
nature of man and tendency toward sin is a reality that
has lost credibility of late. But for John Henry Cardinal
Newman “Original sin became to me almost as certain
as that the world exists, as the existence of God.” Far
from being the breaking of arbitrary and external laws,
the author shows us that sin damages not only our
relationship with God, but affects the deep bonds of
charity and grace linking us with others. Because of this,
sin prevents us from developing our full humanity and
living as true daughters and sons of God. Only through
the sacrament of reconciliation can one retain the
harmony of life and grace lost by sin. For happiness can
be found solely in the struggle against sin. The rewards
of true repentance and sorrow are life, but, as St. Paul
tells us, “the wages of sin are death.” Why We Need
Confession is available on the bookshelf for $9.00.
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Over 50 Club
September 8
Atlantic City
Overnight at the Tropicana Casino. Include a buffet
dinner, breakfast and a bonus package, plus a show if
one is scheduled. The 9
th
is the Resorts Casino with
another bonus. The date might be changed to fit the
show schedule. $149/dbl - 199/single.
September 11
The Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
In Lancaster. PA. The show is GEORGE M. with
wonderful music and a professional cast. $98.
September 20-24
Fall Foliage Rocking Horse Ranch
In the Catskill Mountains. Staying at the Rocking Horse
Ranch with all sit-down meals from the menu. Day and
evening activities including side trips.. Everything is
located on one floor (great for seniors). $623.
September 27-39
Wildwood Seafood Feast
Includes: 3 nights accommodations, 3 full breakfasts and
dinners that include a deluxe seafood buffet with an
assortment of seafood and roast beef, a trip to Cape
May, one day at the Tropicana Casino with bonus
package, a visit to the Smithville Village, Washington
Street Mall and more.$329.
October 3
Riverside Theatre
In Fredericksburg, VA. This beautiful theatre will
present the show CHICAGO. A sit-down luncheon is
included. $89.
October 16 – 20
Cruise to Bermuda
Leaving from the Baltimore Harbor, on The Enchantment
of the Sea. Motor coach from St. Thomas à Becket
Catholic Church. Only a few openings left. $697.
December 1
Voices of Christmas
At the Living Water Theatre in Lancaster, PA. This is the
final performance for this wonderful show, an exhilarating
journey through the treasured traditions of Christmas.
$76.
December 7-9
Christmas in New York
This trip is filled, sign-up for backup. $545.
December
White House Tour
No date set yet.
Membership in the Club is not required to travel with us!
Please call the following for more information and/or
registration. Mary Ann at 703-404-8677 or Connie at
703-759-2939.
In the Diocese & Other Events
Website: www.arlingtondiocese.org
Some white-collar jobs are more challenging than others
Vigil of Priesthood Ordination Holy Hour
June 11th
Please join us in prayer at 7:30 p.m. for a holy hour at
Blessed Sacrament Parish, Alexandria.
Priesthood Ordination
June 12th
You are invited to attend the Priesthood Ordination at
11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More,
Arlington.
Mass to Pray for Healing for
Victims/Survivors of Sexual Abuse
The Victim Assistance Ministry invites victims/survivors
of sexual abuse and the entire Catholic community to
join us at a Mass to pray for healing for those who have
been sexually abused. The Mass will be held on June 8
at 7:30 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 21371 St.
Theresa Lane, Ashburn. Bishop Paul S. Loverde will
preside. For more information, please visit our website
www.arlingtondiocese.org, or contact the Victim
Assistance Coordinators, Pat Mudd at 703-841-2530 or
Kathryn Kramer at 703-841-2759. All calls are
confidential.
Employment Opportunities
The Catholic Diocese of Arlington is currently recruiting
for the following positions located in their Administrative
Office in Arlington: Director of Major Gifts – Office of
Development and Risk Analyst – Office of Risk
Management. For more information please go to:
www.arlingtondiocese.org.
Pro-Life Movie – “BloodMoney”
BloodMoney is a documentary film that exposes the truth
behind the Abortion Industry from the Pro-Life
perspective. This film will examine the history of abortion
in America, from the inception of Planned Parenthood
and the profitability of abortion clinics, to Roe v. Wade, to
the denial of when life begins, to the fight to save the
lives of innocent babies, and the devastating effects it
has had on the women that have had them.
The following link is to this new independent film which
needs our support. In order for the producers to get it
into the theaters they need to show that millions of
interested people have visited their website. You need
only visit the website; there is no need to sign-up as a
supporter unless you want to. Please help get this
important film into theaters by visiting the website, and
then forward this email to your family and friends.
http://www.bloodmoneyfilm.com.
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a religious devotion to
Jesus’ physical heart as the representation of His divine
love for humanity.
It stresses the central Christian concept of loving and
adoring Jesus. The origin of this devotion in its modern
form is derived from a French Roman Catholic nun,
Marguerite Marie Alacogue, who said she learned the
devotion from Jesus in visions.. Predecessors to the
modern devotion existed to some extent in the Middle
Ages.
In the Roman Catholic tradition, the Sacred Heart of
Jesus has been closely associated with Acts of
Reparation to Jesus Christ.. In his encyclical
Miserentissimus, Pope Pius XI stated: "the spirit of
expiation or reparation has always had the first and
foremost place in the worship given to the Most Sacred
Heart of Jesus.”
The Sacred Heart is often depicted in Christian art as a
flaming heart shining with divine light, pierced by the
lance-wound, surrounded by a crown of thorns,
surmounted by a cross and bleeding. Sometimes the
image is over Jesus' body with his wounded hands
pointing at the heart. The wounds and crown of thorns
allude to the manner of Jesus’ death, while the fire
represents the transformative power of love.
The Feast of the Sacred Heart has been a Solemnity in
the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar since 1856.
The Roman Catholic acts of consecration, reparation
and devotion were introduced when the feast of the
Sacred Heart was declared. In his Papal Bull, Auctorem
Fidei, Pope Pius VI praised devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Finally, by order of Leo XIII, in his encyclical Annum
Sacrum (May 25, 1899), as well as on June 11, he
consecrated every human to the Sacred Heart.
Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite love,
broken by my ingratitude, pierced by my sins,
yet loving me still; accept the consecration
that I make to You of all that I am and all that I have.
Take every faculty of my soul and body and draw me,
day by day, nearer and nearer to Your Sacred Heart,
and there, as I can understand the lesson, teach me Your
blessed ways
.
Amen.
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
The devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary should
reflect all that the human heart of Mary suggests; all of
which it is, the expressive symbol and the living
reminder: Mary's interior life, her joys and sorrows, her
virtues and hidden perfections, and, above all, her
virginal love for God, her maternal love for her Divine
Son, and her motherly and compassionate love for us.
.
It was at the foot of the Cross that the Christian heart
first made the acquaintance of the Heart of the Virgin
Mother. Simeon's prophecy paved the way and
furnished the devotion with one of its favorite formulae:
the heart pierced with a sword. But Mary was not merely
passive at the foot of the Cross; "she cooperated through
charity", as St. Augustine says, "In the work of our
redemption".
Another Scriptural passage was the twice-repeated
saying of St. Luke that Mary kept all the sayings and
doings of Jesus in her heart, that there she might ponder
over them and live by them. A few of the Virgin's sayings,
are recorded in the Gospel, particularly the Magnificat.
Little by little, in consequence of the application of the
Canticle of the loving relations between God and the
Blessed Virgin, the Heart of Mary came to be for the
Christian Church the Heart of the Spouse of the
Canticles as well as the Heart of the Virgin Mother.
In the New Testament Elizabeth proclaims Mary
blessed because she has believed the words of the
angel; the Magnificat is an expression of her humility;
who in order to exalt the Son proclaimed the Mother
blessed.
It is in the twelfth, or towards the end of the eleventh
century, that indications of a regular devotion are
perceived in a sermon by St. Bernard (De duodecim
stellis), from which an extract has been taken by the
Church and used in the Offices of the Compassion and
of the Seven Dolours. Stronger evidences are discernible
in the pious meditations on the Ave Maria and the Salve
Regina, usually attributed either to St. Anselm of Lucca
or St. Bernard..
On 21 July, 1855, the Congregation of Rites approved
the Office and Mass of the Most Pure Heart of Mary
without, however, imposing them upon the Universal
Church.