Dear Friends,
As we begin this month of June, we pray A Family Blessing.
Lord of all,
Bless our families. May we find you in our relationships, in our families, in our households, in our communities. In our global humanity. May we look across all that divides us and see family. And embrace as a family does. And Love as a family ought to. For where two or three gather in your name, There are you. Amen
During this month of June the Church celebrates many saints and martyrs. Here are just a few to remember:
June 3- Saint Charles Luwanga and Companions, martyrs
June 4- Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
June 5- Saint Boniface- Bishop & Martyr
June 13- St.Anthony of Padua- Priest & Doctor of the Church
June 16- Sacred Heart of Jesus (Solemnity)
June 17- Immaculate Heart of Mary (Memorial
June 21- St. Aloysius Gonzaga-Religious
June 24- The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
June 28- St. Irenaeus- Bishop & Martyr
June 29- Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles (Solemnity)
June 30-The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
Saint Padre Pio, as a boy he saw and talked with Jesus and the angels. He wanted to be a religious at a very young age. He had multiple health problems. Pio believed in God’s plan for his life and thought worrying was useless. He experienced the stigmata, where the wounds of Christ appeared on his hands. Pio was canonized a saint on June 16, 2002,
“PRAY, HOPE AND DON’T WORRY.” (St. Padre Pio)