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JUNE: A MONTH OF SOLEMNITIESAs the Easter season comes to an end during the first week of June, we pray, “Come, Holy Spirit!” Come this Pentecost with your Gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord that we may bear the Fruits of charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity.
The next Sunday we celebrate the mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. Our Foundress, Bl Celeste said, “To the Blessed Trinity God unites you in a way that God lives in a human person and a human person lives in God with the life itself of God.” In this saying, we join in the Dance of the Trinity: we are invited to join hands with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in their continuous dance of eternal love. This day we also honor all our earthly fathers, living and deceased, who loved us.
Sunday, June 22, we celebrate the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. Listen to what Jesus says to Celeste, “Yes, just as you were created my own image and likeness, so I wish to be received anew into yourself in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.” Mid-way between the Annunciation and Christmas, we celebrate on June 24 the Nativity of John the Baptist. It is fitting to celebrate this a few days after the beginning of summer and the shortening of days because, as John himself said, “He must increase, I must decrease.” John 3:30
A few days later we celebrate the abundant love and mercy for humanity in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus revealed a secret to Celeste: “I AM THE HEART OF THE FATHER sent into the world by His Infinite Love to redeem humankind in such a noble manner.”
The last Sunday of June we honor Saints Peter and Paul, founder and greatest evangelist of the Church, respectively, were often in conflict with one another. poor Peter was always on the learning curve. But that is what makes him so endearing to us. Peter and Paul esteemed the other and learned from one another. Those are gifts we could all use.
And finally, on June 30, we will be celebrating Our Mother of Perpetual Help. She is the one who makes room for us next to Jesus in her lap, holding us close to her heart and ever ready to help us.
These are the important celebrations in our life as Church, but let us be aware this summer of the millions of little everyday celebrations that come our way and give thanks.
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"Life for me is Christ." Phil1:21
Redemptoristine Nuns are a worldwide monastic contemplative Order who strive to be a living memorial, an active participant of Jesus' life in today’s Church for the salvation of the world. The Sisters celebrate this life of prayer, praise and intercession in the name of all, and in support of the missionary activity of the Redemptorist priests and brothers.
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With Redemptorist Provincial
John Collins with our Associates