June 2019 - Overview for the Month
St. Anthony
Called
the Wonder Worker because of the numerous miracles attributed to
him while he was living and since his death. He is one of the most
popular saints in the Catholic Church and is implored as the patron
of lost things and a hundred other causes. He was a preacher and
theologian and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius
XII.
The month of June is dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus. The beginning of the month falls within the liturgical season of Easter, which is represented by the liturgical color white — the color of light, a symbol of joy, purity and innocence (absolute or restored). The remainder of the month falls within the liturgical season of Ordinary Time, which is represented by the liturgical color green. This symbol of hope is the color of the sprouting seed and arouses in the faithful the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection. It is used in the offices and Masses of Ordinary Time. The last portion of the liturgical year represents the time of our pilgrimage to heaven during which we hope for reward.
The Mode of Life of Priests
That priests, through the modesty and humility of their lives, commit themselves actively to a solidarity with those who are most poor.
(See also Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network)
The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of June are:
1. Justin, Memorial
2. Ascension or the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Sunday
3. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Memorial
5. Boniface, Memorial
6. Norbert, Opt. Mem.
9. Pentecost; Whitsunday, Solemnity
11. Barnabas, Memorial
13. Anthony of Padua, Memorial
16. Trinity Sunday, Solemnity
19. Romuald, Opt. Mem.
21. Aloysius Gonzaga, Memorial
22. Paulinus of Nola; John Fisher and Thomas More, Opt. Mem.
23. Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Solemnity
24. Solemnity of St. John the Baptist, Solemnity
26. JosemarĂa Escrivá de Balaguer, Opt. Mem.
27. Cyril of Alexandria, Opt. Mem.
28. Sacred Heart of Jesus, Solemnity
29. Peter and Paul, Solemnity
30. Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday
The readings for the Sundays in June 2019, are taken from St. Luke and St. John and are from Year C, Cycle 1.
June 2nd - Ascension or the 7th Sunday |
Jesus blessed His disciples and was taken up to heaven. |
June 9th - Pentecost Sunday |
In this Gospel Jesus gives the disciples the power to forgive sins. |
June 16th - Trinity Sunday |
Jesus said to his disciples: "I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth." |
June 23rd - Corpus Christi |
The Gospel relates Jesus feeding the multitude with five loaves and two fish. |
June 30th - 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
"Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head." |
As we begin to feel the warmth of summer, we can reflect that we celebrate the feasts of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (June 28) . God is Love and the Sacred Heart of Jesus — present on earth in the Blessed Sacrament — is the human manifestation of God's Love for men. Appropriately June is considered the month for weddings where human hearts join and cooperate with the Creator in bringing forth new life. The family they create is a human reflection of the Blessed Trinity.
Other principle feasts of this month are St. Justin (June 1), St. Norbert (June 6), St. Boniface (June 5), St. Barnabas (June 11), St. Anthony of Padua (June 13), St. Romuald (June 19), St. Aloysius Gonzaga (June 21), Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More (June 22), the Birth of St. John the Baptist (June 24), St. Josemaria Escriva (June 26), St. Cyril of Alexandria (June 27), St. Irenaeus (June 28) and the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29).
The feasts of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter (June 2), St. Ephrem (June 9) and the First Martyrs of the Church (June 30) are superseded by the Sunday liturgy. The feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is superseded by the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.
Following
Pentecost, the Church begins her slow descent from the great peaks
of the Easter Season to the verdant pastures of Ordinary Time, the
longest of the liturgical seasons. Like the lush June
growth all around us, the green of the liturgical season points
to the new life won for us by the Redemption of Jesus Christ, the
new life of Charity. For Our Lord came to cast the fire of His love
on the earth, and to that end, sent His Holy Spirit at Pentecost
in the form of tongues of fire.
Ordinary Time is the hour to “go out to all the world and tell the good news.” The feasts of June highlight this expansion of the Church. At least ten times, the Church vests in the red of the martyrs whose blood is the very seed of her growth. She also celebrates the feasts of the apostles Peter and Paul, and the birth of St. John the Baptist, proto-disciple and prophet.
We too are called to be witnesses like the apostles and martyrs. May the Heart of Jesus inflame our hearts so that we may be worthy of our Baptismal call to holiness. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
