The living heart...

 "Authentic evangelization is not about 

imposing our beliefs on others, 

but about sharing the joy of the Gospel 

and inviting others to encounter Christ."

St Paul VI

"Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament 

is the Living Heart of 

each of our parishes."

St Paul VI
Italy: 1897-1978

Doctorate in Canon Law

Pope: 1963-1978
First Pope to visit USA
Had 2 Papal mottos:

"With Him on the holy mountain"

and "In the name of the Lord"
Patron: Vatican Council II
Feast Day - May 29

"Modern man listens more willingly 

to witnesses than to teachers, 

if he does listen to teachers, 

it is because they are witnesses."
St Paul VI

St Paul VI, pray for us!

Sweet fact: Real Presence...

    Then you will know the truth, 

and the truth will set you free. - John 8:32

"The Blessed Sacrament is God.

Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament 
is simply divine worship.

Turn it which way we will, 
throw the light of love and knowledge

now on one side of it, now on another, 
still the result is the same,

the one inexhaustible sweet fact 
of the Real Presence. 

In the hands of the priest, 
behind the crystal of the monstrance,

on the tongue of the communicant, 
now, and for a thousand times, and 

almost at our will and pleasure, there are 

the Hands and Feet, the Eyes and Mouth, 

the swift Blood and living Heart of Him whom 

Thomas touched and Magdalen was fain to touch,

the Soul that ... set the prisoners free."

Fr Frederick W Faber
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O, Come let us adore Him...

Christ the Lord!

Thou, O Lord, are my portion...

 The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; 

surely I have a delightful inheritance. - Psalm 16:6

"God, in His promises to hear our prayers, 

is desirous to bestow Himself upon us;

if you find anything better than Him, ask it; 

but if you ask anything beneath Him,

you put an affront upon Him, and hurt yourself 
by preferring to Him a creature which He framed.

Pray in the spirit and sentiment of love, 

in which the royal prophet said to Him,

'Thou, O Lord, are my portion.'

Let others choose to themselves portions among 

creatures, for my part, You are my portion,You 

alone I have chosen for my whole inheritance."

St Augustine of Canterbury*

*Not to be confused with St Augustine of Hippo

+605

Italian Benedictine monk

sent by Pope Gregory the Great 
as missionary to England

His passionate preaching and witness 

to the Faith converted the king

Established monastery in Canterbury

First Archbishop of Canterbury

Patron of England

Feast Day: May 27

Click here: St. Augustine of Canterbury - YouTube (2 mins)

Click here: Life of St Augustine of Canterbury - YouTube (6mins)
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Augustine of Canterbury – The American Catholic

In a letter to Augustine, Pope Gregory the Great wrote:

"He who would climb to a lofty height 
must go by steps, not leaps."

St Augustine of Canterbury, pray for us!

The fragrance of Paradise...

"God makes all His own the soul 

that is wholly given to Him." - St Philip Neri

“Can you feel the fragrance of Paradise 
which diffuses Itself from the Tabernacle?"

St Philip Neri

Italy ~ 1515 - 1595

Priest, bears title "Second Apostle of Rome"
Founder - Congregation of the Oratory 

(Oratorians)

Known for his great JOY

Counter-reformer

Advice regarding prayer:  "Be humble 

and obedient and the 

Holy Spirit will teach you."

Feast Day - May 26

 

"The true servant of God acknowledges

no other country but heaven." - St Philip Neri

"Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us 

persevere in a good life.  Therefore the servant of God 

ought always to be in good spirits." - St Philip Neri

Click here: Maxims of St Philip Neri (excellent!) 
Click here: St. Philip Neri - YouTube (2 mins)

 St Philip Neri, pray for us!

Mary, we have recourse to thee...

 The Blessed Virgin Mary, 

Mother of the Church

Memorial

Instituted in 2018 for celebration on Pentecost Monday

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"The veneration of the Virgin Mary has accompanied 

the path of the Church from the beginning; 

Marian feast days began to appear already 

in the fourth century: in some the role of the Virgin

in the history of salvation is exalted; in others the 

principal moments of her earthly life are celebrated." 

Pope Benedict XVI

Prayer After Communion (Today's Liturgy)

Having received the pledge of redemption and of life, 

we humbly pray, O Lord, 

that, with the Blessed Virgin's motherly help,

your Church may teach all nations

by proclaiming the Gospel and, 

through the grace of the outpouring of the Spirit, 

fill the whole earth.

Through Christ our Lord. 

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"May the mother of Jesus and our mother, 

always smile on your spirit, 

obtaining for it, 

from her most holy son, 

every heavenly blessing."

St Padre Pio

(Today is the birthday anniversary of St Pio)

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“In an instant the Holy Spirit overshadows her, 

making her a living ciborium privileged 

to bear within herself for nine months 

the Guest who is the Host of the world.” 

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Mary, Mother of the Church, and two popes – Catholic World Report

How can Mary be “Mother of the Church”?

Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us!

 MEMORIAL DAY - 25 May 2026
Let us HONOR and REMEMBER

Eternal remembrance and gratitude for the innumerable, 

generous, courageous, self-sacrificing and heroic 

acts of service – seen and unseen.

We don't know them all, but we owe them all.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May their souls and the souls of all of the faithful departed 
through the mercy of God rest in peace. AMEN