The Sacred Heart for the world, the world for the Sacred Heart was the theme of last Friday’s Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
 
Today, the Mass illustrates the mutual search between His Divine Heart and our heart. The Introit voices the sinner’s sense of being “alone” due to his inner struggles, usually beyond all human aid. The Prayer, a synopsis of Christian life, recognizes the right use of “the good things of this life” and asks God in His Mercy to “guide” us against their abuse. This life, therefore, becomes a warfare against the anti-Christ (Epistle), but “humbled” by afflictions, nevertheless be “strong in faith” since ultimate victory is “in Christ Jesus.”
 
Who of us could ever doubt the Love of the Sacred Heart after reading the Gospel? Who of us would refrain from doing “penance” to make His “find” complete? Who of us on earth would not add to His joy in Heaven (Communion) by leading some soul back to the Sacred Heart?

Prior to 1960 the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus was commemorated in the Mass for the edification of those unable to go to Mass on the Feast day. The new rubrics of 1960 provided that the External Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart may be celebrated today as on the Feast by right.
 
The Act of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, with tabernacle open, should be made by priest and people at the end of Holy Mass.
 
On Sunday, the feast of SS John and Paul Mm. falls, mentioned in the Canon of the Mass, at whose names the priest makes a slight bow toward the Crucifix, buried on the Coelian Hill in Rome, who fell for the Faith about 400. Pray to the Saints today for strength of the martyrs. Under the new rubrics of the Mass the Saints are not commemorated.

My Flesh is food indeed...He who eats My Flesh...abides in Me and I in him...He who eats this Bread shall live forever” (Gospel)

Jesus offers Himself as a Victim for us on the altar in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Unbloody Representation of Calvary. Jesus comes to us as Food in His Sacrament of Union when the priest distributes Holy Communion. Jesus stays with us as a Divine Guest in the Tabernacle for Benediction or visits to Him.

The 19th June is the Feast of St. Juliani Falconieri V., Foundress of the Servite Sisters, especially devoted to the Holy Eucharist. On her deathbed in 1341 she was unable to receive the Host, requested It be placed on her heart where by a miracle, It was taken into her body. Although not commemorated in Sunday Masses in the 1962 Missal, we would do well to seek the intercession of St. Juliani Falconieri to improve our own devotion to the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
 
Today is Father’s Day wherein we honour our Fathers who gave us life. Where family life is under constant attack from secular forces, pray to the Holy Family, especially St. Joseph, to turn back the evil which threatens to encompass us.

The Most Adorable Trinity! "All things" good in nature or grace flow from and re-turn to the Trinity; "from Him," God the Father, our Creator; "by Him," God the Son, our Redeemer; "in Him," God the Holy Spirit, our Sanctifier (Epistle).

At our Baptism the entire Trinity took possession of our entire being (Gospel); hence our lifelong necessity of practical true faith in the presence of the Trinity in our souls, as our defence against "all misfortunes" (Prayer); the necessity of being ever conscious in our prayers that we are the adopted "sons of the Father," "co-heirs with Christ," and "temples of the Holy Ghost"; the necessity of shunning mortal sin, which automatically exiles the Trinity from our souls.

The offering of the Mass to the Trinity (Introit, Offertory) makes the offering of our lives (Secret, Communion) acceptable and pleasing. This offering of the Mass and of ourselves brings Divine help to body and soul (Postcommunion).

On this feast we should renew our Baptismal vows: "I renew my Baptismal vows. I renounce Satan and all his works and all his pomps. I take Jesus Christ for my Model and my Guide, and I promise to be faithful to Him unto the end of my life. (Pater, Ave, Gloria).

Today is Feast Day of St. John of San Facundo C., a Spaniard, known as a peacemaker even as a child, who gave up all his goods to help the poor, and subsequently became an Augustinian priest, known for his devotion to the Holy Mass and Holy Ghost, passing away in 1479. St John is not commemorated per the rubrics of Rubricarum instructum.

By the descent of the Holy Ghost, the Christian Church is born today.

As a little group making its first public appearance (Epistle) amongst circumstances more fully described in the Acts of the Apostles, all were preparing “in prayer” with Mary.

Secondly, they were “all of one mind” under the leadership of Peter, thereby indicating the true marks of the Christian Church: Holiness in Jesus through Mary; unity, catholicity, apostolicity through reverence for the Pope, successor of Peter and Vicar of Christ.

The Gospel reveals how “We,” the Trinity, “will come” to the individual soul. The Omnipotence of God the Father is made manifest in our creation. The Wisdom of God the Son is made manifest in our redemption. The Love of God the Spirit is made manifest in our sanctification.

In the Offertory we ask God to confirm this work done in our soul on the day of our Baptism and Confirmation. We pray also to “relish” things of the Spirit (Prayer) and to benefit by His “consolation’ in the struggle of Church and soul against the “spirit” or the “prince of this world.”