2823 S. Princeton Ave. Cardinal Stepinac Way Chicago, IL 60616 Croatian Franciscan Friars Fr. Ivica Majstorovi, OFM - Fr. Antonio Musa, OFM Mass schedule Raspored misa Saturday Subota 5:30 p.m. English Sunday Nedjelja 7:30 a.m. & 9:30 a.m. English 11 a.m. Hrvatski Weekdays Kroz tjedan 7:30 a.m. English Posjeti bolesnicima uvijek Sick calls at any time Krštenja po dogovoru Baptisms by appointment Ispovijedi pola sata prije mise Confessions before Masses Vjenanja najaviti 6 mjeseci ranije Weddings arrange 6 months in i advance TELEPHONES Rectory Ured... 312-842-1871 Fax... 312-842-6427 Sr. Krešimira Pandža... 773-285-8526 Parish Council President Jure Kutleša... 708-442-7068 School Principal Ravnatelj Thomas Smyth... 312-842-7668 Liturgical Coordinator Matthew Pesce... 773-847-6914 CCD Director Annamaria Babich... 312-479-4004 Hrvatski katoliki radio Chicago subotom od podne do 12:30 poslije podne na 750 AM Croatian Catholic Radio Chicago Saturday: noon - 12:30 p.m. on 750 AM
From Fr. Antonio's desk HEAVEN IS OUR HOMELAND The Liturgy of the Christian funeral puts before us the reflection from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians, St. Paul writes: Our citizenship is from Heaven (Phil 3:20). Truly, it should be that way for the faithful. Even though we are tied to the love we have for this earthly homeland, we should never lose our faithful awareness that we have come from God and that we are going to return to God. The love we have for our Heavenly homeland is then infused with our love of our earthly homeland. Heaven is our home because that is how the Lord wanted it. After the Resurrection, when He left His disciples, he Ascended into heaven to show us where we would go after we depart the earth. Don t let our daily worries, commotion and everyday life turn us away from the goal of our journey. Let us look to the heavens today where our Lord has gone, to the heavens from which He will come again and to the heavens where we are called to join Him. The creator of the heavens obeys a carpenter; the God of eternal glory listens to a poor virgin. Has anyone ever witnessed anything comparable to this? Let the philosopher no longer disdain from listening to the common laborer; the wise, to the simple; the educated, to the illiterate; a child of a prince, to a peasant. -St. Anthony of Padua NEBO JE NAŠA DOMOVINA Liturgija kršanskoga sprovoda pred nas stavlja misao iz Poslanice svetoga Pavla Apostola upuene Filipljanima, kada Pavao piše da je Domovina naša na nebesima (Fil 3:20). I uistinu, za sve bi nas vjernike trebalo biti tako. Iako nas ljubav prema ovozemaljskoj domovini veže, nipošto ne bismo smjeli izgubiti iz vjernike svijesti da smo mi od Boga došli i da k Bogu natrag idemo. Ta ljubav prema nebeskoj Domovini tako onda prožima i ljubav prema zema-ljskoj. Nebo je naš dom jer je Gospodin tako htio. Kada je, nakon svojega Uskrsnua, odlazio od svojih uen-ika, uzašao je na nebo kako bi nama pokazao kamo nam je poi kada se sa zemljom budemo rastajali. Neka nam životne brige, užurbanost i svakodnevnica ne skrenu pogled sa cilja našega putovanja. Pogleda-jmo zato danas u nebo gdje je pošao naš Gospodin, odakle e doi, gdje i nas zove da mu se pridružimo. Prayer to St. Anthony O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love for God and Charity for His creatures, made you worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen.
ST. ANTHONY NOVENA Join us for Novena every day at 7 p.m. starting Tuesday, June 4. Our Novena will conclude on Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m. On the feast day of St. Anthony, Thu-rsday, June 13, come and celebrate with an evening Mass at the Croatian Franciscan Fr-iary on 4848 S. Ellis Ave. The outdoor Mass in Croatian begins at 7 p.m., followed by the blessing of children with relics of St. Anthony. PARISH COUNCIL MEETING Our Parish Council will held its monthy meeting on Wednesday, June 5th at 7:45 p.m. at the Rectory. ROSARY EVENINGS IN GERARD S GARDEN Prayer of Rosary for the Souls in Purgatory in Gerard Fratto s garden (located at 2716 S. Princeton Ave.) will begin on Wednesday, June 19, at 7 p.m. and will continue every We-dnesday during summer. Let us join our inte-ntions and pray rosary together for those who are in great need of our solidarity and prayer! CORPUS CHRIST PROCESSION On Sunday, June 23, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Join us for the Eucharistic procession at 10:30 a.m. (right after 9:30 a.m. Mass) through the streets of our neighborhood. We need Jesus on our streets. ARE YOU A REGISTERED PARISHIONER? If you attend Mass here regularly, we encourage you to register as a member of St. Jerome. Registering is important because: If a parish doesn t know who is out there how can we serve your needs Registering in the parish also makes the process much easier when it is time for sacraments Registered parishioners receive all mailings sent throughout the year, as well as helpful info about our many parish ministries and activities. We welcome anyone who wants to share in the life of St. Jerome Parish regardless of where they live. MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE Effective on Saturday, June 29 we will start doing 4:30 p.m. mass at St. Jerome Church, instead of 5:30 p.m. mass. Our Sunday schedule will remain same (English masses at 7:30 & 9:30 a.m.; Croatian mass at 11:00 a.m.) After June 22nd we will not be saying masses at Santa Lucia on Saturday anymore. 8th GRADE GRADUATION We congratulate our 8th graders, class od 2019 who graduated from St. Jerome Catholic School this weekend, We are very proud of your achievement, and we pray that you may stay good as you were while here at St. Jerome. Class of 2019 - St. Jerome School - Maxwell T. Anderson - Salvatore Tony Cianflone - Kaitlyn DeFoe - Lourdes Filipovi - Charlie J. Lazo - Alyssa A. Lunn - Victoria Luna - Yesenia Koki Murray - Marie A. Platt - William Ruich - Dario Toti Cogratulations! PRESCHOOL KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION On Wednesday, June 5, graduation ceremony for our Kindergarten and Preschool graders will be held. Kindergarten graduation ceremony is at 9:00 a.m., and Preschool graduation ceremony starts at 2:00 p.m Our Preschool Class with Mrs. Hundertmark
ZRNCA MUDROSTI fra Svetozar Kraljevi Ja osobno vidim nedolazak ovjeka na misu kao najveu ljudsku nesreu. To je nepopravljiva šteta i tragedija. ovjek odmie sebe od izvora života. ovjek uklanja life-support-system, uklanja život od kojega živi. Sakrament se dogaa kad se susretnu Bog i ovjek i kad se u Božje ime susretne ovjek s ovjekom. U tome život-dajnom susretu dogaa se Božja stvoriteljska milost. Kad ovjek ne doe na svetu misu, on praktino ini nasilje nad sobom. ovjek, koji u Bogu i od Boga živi, biva istrgnut iz Božjega bia. Kad se izgubi ta osnovna prirodna veza Boga i ovjeka, onda poinje grijeh, jer ovjek bez Boga nije sposoban za dobro. Istina, jedno vrijeme izgleda da se bez sakramentalne veze s Bogom može. Ali moramo znati ovo: Sve oružje što ga je ovjek ikada napravio, svi ratovi, sav kriminal, sva prijevara rezultat su stanja ovjeka koje je nastalo zbog odijeljenosti ovjeka od Boga, zbog prekida života u svetim sakramentima. Zato kultura koja je neprijateljska prema Bogu je totalno okrenuta protiv sakramenata. Takva kultura može tolerirati vjeru u Božje postojanje, ali vjeru u sakramente ne može. Neki nevažni Bog može gore na nebu postojati, ali ovjekov odnos s Bogom u svetim sakramentima ne smije se dozvoliti. U sakramentima Bog je živ i istinit i zato neprihvatljiv. Nevjernik sakramente mrzi, odbac-uje ih i nemilosrdno im se ruga. Crkva e dobro uiniti ako pomogne ovjeku shvatiti koji su njegovi interesi. Kad otkrije i shvati da je u njegovu interesu, da je dobro za njega živjeti po svetim sakramentima onda e ovjek povjerovati i krenuti na hodoaše, u potragu za njima. WEDDING BANNS NAJAVA VJENANJA I) Anthony Sabbia and Hannah Shackleton
SECOND COLLECTION DRUGA MILOSTINJA FOR RENT - IZNAJMLJUJE SE 3OTH ST. & PRINCETON AVE. 2 bedroom apartment (3009 S. Princeton), For more info call: 708-306-0480. 31ST. & EMERALD 4 Rooms, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, Central Heat and Air Conditioning Refrigerator-stove-dishwasher Call 312-842-1234 for more info SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, June 4 St. Anthony Novena starts Thursday, June 13 Feast of St. Anthony - Sveti Ante na Drexelu Sunday, June 16 Blessed Stepinac Church Picnic Sunday, June 23 Sacred Heart Croatian School Parish Picnic Saturday, June 29 New Saturday Mass Schedule starts Tuesday, August 6 Velika Gospa Novena starts Saturday, September 28 Croatian Woman 90th Anniversary Weekend, September 27-29 Mladifest in Montreal