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WISHING YOU
AND YOUR LOVED ONES
A BLESSED YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH!
WE ARE FULLY OPEN!
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Masks not required if vaccinated.
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SUMMER PARISH OFFICE HOURS
(July 4 - September 6)
Tuesday & Wednesday: 9 am to 3 pm
Friday: 9 am to 1 pm
Closed on Mondays and Thursdays
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Corpus Christi needs your support. God bless you.
Fr. Mark Jurzyk, Pastor 1415 W. Lies Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188 630-483-4673
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Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 25
Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him, because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, “Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?” He said this to test him, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, “Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” Jesus said, “Have the people recline.” Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had had their fill, he said to his disciples, “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Since Jesus knew that they were going to come and carry him off to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain alone.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS WEEK
1. Religious Education registration is ongoing. Please be sure to register your children. Class space is first come, first served so be sure to get your registration in as soon as possible.
2. The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Blood Drive on Sunday, August 1, from 8 am to 2 pm in Marian Hall, and also “Feed My Starving Children” family events on August 7th or 14th. Additional information on all of these events can be found in the parish bulletin.
FROM the PASTOR CORNER
The Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced this liturgical year a Year of St. Joseph in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the universal Church. It is a special gift since it is inviting us to place special attention on St. Joseph’s life and to invoke his help. Following his example, we could strengthen our life of faith daily in the complete fulfillment of God’s will.
In this Year of St. Joseph Catholics have the opportunity to obtain a special plenary indulgence. It is a great gift since plenary indulgence remit all temporal punishment due to sin. It must be accompanied by full detachment from sin. Until December 8, 2021, there are many new ways that Catholics can receive an indulgence, including entrusting their daily work to the protection of St. Joseph the Worker or reciting the Rosary with their families or betrothed.
It is important to remember that these acts must be accompanied by (1) sacramental confession, (2) Eucharistic Communion, and (3) prayer for the pope’s intentions - the usual conditions to obtain any plenary indulgence.
The decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary enumerates the following ways to receive an indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph (while the usual conditions for indulgence are fulfilled):
1) Participate in a spiritual retreat for at least one day that includes a meditation on St. Joseph.
2) Pray for St. Joseph’s intercession for the unemployed that they might find dignifying work.
3) Recite the Litany of St. Joseph for persecuted Christians.
4) Entrust one’s daily work and activity to the protection of St. Joseph the Worker.
5) Follow St. Joseph’s example in performing a corporal work of mercy. These include feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, sheltering the homeless, visiting the imprisoned, visiting the sick, and burying the dead.
6) Perform one of the spiritual works of mercy, such as comforting the sorrowful, counseling the doubtful, instructing the ignorant, admonishing the sinner, bearing wrongs patiently, forgiving injuries, and praying for the living and the dead.
7) Pray the Rosary together with one’s family in order that “all Christian families may be stimulated to recreate the same atmosphere of intimate communion, love and prayer that was in the Holy Family.”
8) Engaged couples can also receive an indulgence from praying the Rosary together.
9) Meditate for at least 30 minutes on the Lord’s Prayer, because St. Joseph “invites us to rediscover our filial relationship with the Father, to renew fidelity to prayer, to listen and correspond with profound discernment to God’s will.”
10) Celebrate the feast of St. Joseph on March 19 or the feast of St. Joseph the Worker on May 1 with an act of piety in honor of St. Joseph.
11) Pray an approved prayer to St. Joseph on the 19th of any month.
12) Honor Joseph with an act of piety or approved prayer on a Wednesday, the day traditionally dedicated to St. Joseph.
The elderly, the sick, and the dying who are unable to leave their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic also have special permission to receive an indulgence by “offering with trust in God the pains and discomforts” of their lives with a prayer to St. Joseph, hope of the sick and patron of a happy death. In this instance the person must have the intention of fulfilling, as soon as possible, the three usual conditions for an indulgence, as well as detachment from sin.
May we thus use this opportunity to commit ourselves, with prayers and good works, to obtain with the help of St. Joseph comfort and relief from the serious human and social tribulations that today afflict the contemporary world.
Fr. Mark Jurzyk
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A special note about your Sunday offertory:
As always, we depend on your weekly offertory to make these essential ministries and activities happen. We still need your continued donations. Further, if you are blessed to be able to offer more than normal, your help is needed now. We urge all parishioners to move to online giving to sustain our Church. It allows you to make your donations via your smart device or computer. You can contribute using direct withdrawal (ACH) or credit cards. There is no need to contact your bank or the parish office. The payments are flexible; you can start, stop, and change your contributions at any time. The web site adheres to banking security standards.
To give online, visit our church web site at www.corpuschristicarolstream.org, and on the homepage, click on “E-Contribution” at the top of the page for a one-time donation, or click on “Set Up Regular Contributions” for recurring donations. Signing up for recurring donations will ensure that the parish can continue its ministry efforts during this difficult time.
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To view the live streaming of our daily Mass (9 am) and Sunday Mass (8:30 am): go to https://www.facebook.com/corpuschristicarolstream.
Spiritual Communion An act of Spiritual Communion can help in our current situation. It can be prayed at Communion time while watching Mass on an electronic device, or any time during the day when you especially want to be united with the Lord. All that is required is an expression of contrition/sorrow for sin made before inviting the Lord into your heart through this prayer of spiritual communion:My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen
Resources for Sunday Mass and prayer:
https://www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-liveHoly Masses live online
Daily MassOther resources:
Welcome to Relevant Radiohttp://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-presents/fr-mike-schmitz Our parish bulletin at https://www.corpuschristicarolstream.org will also list various resources.
Weekend Masses
Saturday Vigil -- 5:00pm
Sunday -- 8:30am & 11:00am, 12:30pm (Polish Mass)
Weekday Masses
Monday - Friday at 9:00am (also live-streaming Mass) First Saturday of month at 9:00am
Holy Days
Masses at 9:00am & 7:00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays 4:00pm - 4:45pm in St. Francis Room (Confession also available after every morning Mass) and by appointment Seasonal Reconciliation Services during Advent & Lent
