Dear Friends,
Today is Trinity Sunday
We might pray in a special way on this the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity that the community of love which is theTrinity might be reflected in the hearts and minds of world leaders, bringing about a true and lasting peace.
Saint of the Week – Saint Boniface –Friday, 5th June
Born in Crediton, Devon, England around 675 AD. Until he was about forty, he was a monk, first at Exeter and then at Nursling, near Southampton; his chief concern in those days was study, teaching and preaching. He expounded the Bible, and compiled the first Latin grammar in England. In 718, Boniface went to take the Gospel to the heathen tribes in Germany. Three times he journeyed to Rome to report on progress to the pope, and on a second visit, he was made a bishop, eventually establishing his episcopal see at Mainz. To help him in his work, he enlisted other English missionaries from Wessex, women as well as men. In 732, AD, Pope Gregory III made him an archbishop. When Boniface was seventy, he still had no thought of rest, and turned his attention to Holland. There he was martyred in Frieslandin about 754 AD. Boniface is much better remembered in Germany than among his fellow countrymen. His tomb at Fulda (central Germany), where he founded a monastery, is revered as a sacred place.
Novena to the Sacred Heart
The Novena begins next Thursday, 4th June, with Masses at 11.00am and 7.30pm. Please note that the 1.00pm Mass is not a Novena Mass, and the Saturday evening Mass will be at 6.00pm rather than 7.30pm.
Fr. Robin, my Indian Jesuitconfrère, will celebrate the 11.00am Mass on Thursday 4th June.
I will preach at all the subsequent Masses and celebrate some. Please keep the intentions of each other in prayer during these days of the Novena.
Volunteers to read at Mass and forthe Choir
Margaret (our soloist) and Seamus(our organist) always welcome new members to join the choir. Rehearsals are on a Sunday morningat 10.15am in the John Sullivan Room, before the 11.00am Mass.
Reading Club
We are the taking a break for thesummer months and will return on Monday, 21st September.
Fr. Brendan
CHURCH COLLECTIONS
For Church: € 876. Share: € 153
IDonate: € 75
All contributions are gratefully accepted, and the donors are rememberedin our prayers.
RECORDINGS OF THE NOVENA MASSES
The 11.00 am Mass of the Novena to the Sacred Heart will be recorded and posted on our website, gardinerstchurch.ie. You can also submit prayer requests online using the link that you will find on the website.
ENCYCLICAL LETTER MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS on safeguarding human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.
Pope Leo presented his first social encyclical on the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum. At the presentation, PopeLeo XIV urged that artificial intelligence remain at the service of humanity, cautioning against technologies that promote domination, exclusion, and war.
“Let us remain faithful to the truth! Living amid incessant flows of information, opinions and images, we know how easy it can be to influence decisions and preferences through increasingly sophisticated algorithms…Fidelity to the truth requires integrating the possibilities offered by technology within a frameworkmarked by wisdom, which is capable of safeguarding both the dignity of each person and the future of our common home.”.
Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas,#237
Findthe Encyclical Letter on www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en
THE LITTLE 11- TODAY
Special activities for children every second Sunday at 11 am Mass. Children are led in special faith formation activities, such as guided prayer, storytelling, drawing, etc. by a group of safeguarded volunteers These activities take 15-20 minutes in the Coffee Room, opposite the door leading to Pope Francis corridor. Parents are also welcome.
POPE LEO XIV’s PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE
For the values of sports.
Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.