2-11-15
Kasumi-cho,
Schedule of Services for the month of June 2005
June 3, Friday First
Friday, Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
10:00 AM Mass
7:00-8:00
PM Holy Hour (every
Friday as well)
June 4, Saturday Feast
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
06:00 PM Mass
June 5, Sunday 10:00 AM Mi-kokoro
Festival at the old folks’ home
02:00 PM Mass
(English)
June 11, Saturday 06:00
PM Mass
in Shinjo
June 12, Sunday 02:00
PM Mass
(English)
June 19, Sunday Father’s Day
08:30 AM Mass
(Japanese)
02:00 PM Mass
(English)
June 21, Tuesday 11:00
AM Mass at the old folks’ home
June 24, Friday Feast of
06:30 AM Mass
June 25, Saturday 04:30
PM Mass
June 26, Sunday 09:30
AM Mass
(Japanese) in
02:00 PM Bible
Sharing in
02:00 PM Mass
in Shinjo
July 1, Friday First Friday
10:00 AM Mass
Prayer to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary
Most Sacred Heart of
Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I consecrate myself and my whole family to
you. We consecrate to you: our very being and all our life. All that we are, all
that we have and all that we love. To you we give our bodies, our hearts and
our souls. To you we dedicate our home and our country. Mindful of this consecration,
we now promise you to live the Christian way by the practice of Christian
virtues, without regard for human respect. O most Sacred Heart of Jesus and
Immaculate Heart of Mary, accept our humble confidence and this act of
consecration by which we entrust ourselves and all our family to you. In you,
we put all our hope and we shall never be confounded. Amen.
Prayer for all Fathers
Most gracious
Heavenly Father, we thank You for our earthly fathers, those to whom You have entrusted the responsibility to
provide loving protection of their families and guidance of their children. We
thank You also, for our priests
and bishops, whose spiritual fatherhood is so vital to the faith of Your people. May our earthly fathers imitate the manly courage of
Abraham, Jesse and Joseph, and all the holy fathers of the past in providing
wise counsel to the children You
have given to their care. And may our spiritual fathers be guided by the
examples of Saints Peter and Paul, all the Apostles and their saintly
successors. Give them valiant faith in the face of confusion and conflict, hope
in time of trouble and sorrow, and steadfast love for You, for their families, and for all Your people throughout the world. Assist all fathers of families, all
spiritual fathers, and all Christian men, that through Your grace they may steadily grow in holiness and in knowledge and
understanding of Your truth. May they generously impart this
knowledge to those who rely on them. As You, our Heavenly Father,
so loved the world, sending Your
only Son to be our Savior and Redeemer, we ask You to help all men to imitate His fatherly gentleness and
mercy toward those who are weak; His humility, perfect obedience to Your Will, and fearless witness to Your
truth. May their lives be examples to all
of heroic faithfulness to You. We ask Your blessing on all those to whom you have entrusted fatherhood. May the Holy Spirit constantly inspire them with
justice and mercy, wisdom and strength, fidelity and self-giving love. May they
receive Your grace abundantly in this earthly life, and
may they look forward to eternal joy in Your presence in
the life to come. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son and Our Lord, Amen.
Messages/Announcements:
1.
Father Pearse has some copies of our picture taken during
Bishop Kikuchi’s visit. Everyone in
the picture may receive a copy.
Father will bring them next Sunday, June 5.
2.
Please get a copy of the special edition of our
newsletter featuring Bishop Kikuchi’s visit to
