The Introit expresses our confidence in God to overcome enemies that oppose us. The Collect is a prayer that the course of the world may be ordered by the Lord and “joyfully serve Thee to quiet devotion.”
In the Epistle we ask for “deliverance” from corruption into the “liberty” enjoyed by a child of God. The Gradual continues the theme of asking for help from God lest the “Gentiles” ridicule our religion.
The Gospel teaches that Christ is the great Fisher of Men who relies upon the Apostles, priests and Bishops, for success. We are the fish drawn out of the water by the teaching of Christ from the sea of the world. In the Offertory we ask Jesus to “enlighten my eyes” and in the Secret entreat Him to “draw our rebellious wills” to Him.
The Communion reflects the sentiment thatthe Lord is my “firmament...and ...refuge,” while the Postcommunion tells us that the Mass and Holy Sacrament of the Altar will “purify” our hearts and protect us.
Father’s Day Appeal to St. Joseph
O Blessed St. Joseph,
tenderhearted Father, faithful
guardian of Jesus, chaste
spouse of the Mother of God, I
pray and beseech thee to offer
to God the Father, His Divine
Son, bathed in Blood on the
Cross for sinners, and through
the thrice Holy Name of Jesus,
obtain for us from the Eternal
Father , the favour we
implore... Amen.
Pray today to the Holy Family
that our own families may be
modelled after the Holy Family,
headed by the Father, working
together in pure love with the
Mother, to bring children into
the world who know, love and
serve God.