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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY Year CJUNE 12, 2022DIVINE INFANT PARISH6658 Bilberry Drive, Orleans, Ontario K1C 2S9Web site: www.divineinfant.on.caTel: 613 824-6822(for emergencies only 613-804-6822)Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00am - Noon & 1:00pm - 4:00pmOUR MISSION STATEMENTWe, the people of Divine Infant Parish, are called through Baptismto celebrate the presence of Jesus Christ in Word and Sacrament. Inthe spirit of faith, service, and community, we strive to bring everyone closer together and closer to God.This we accomplish by: Shaping our lives in the image of Christ throughworship and prayer.Contributing to the growth of our parish by beingfaithful stewards of the Gospel by word, witness, actionand evangelization.Lending support to the parish leadership and workingtogether to fulfill the mission.Agape Bible Study GroupAltar Servers (ages 7-18)Bereavement GroupCatholic Women’s LeagueLucille Surettelsurette81@gmail.comBlessilda Donoghue702-5842Diane Jemus830-5612Martine ildren’s LiturgyDebbie Olsheskie590-2338Communion MinistersDiane LeBlanc837-0115Cursillo Parish RepRob Chamberlain620-3430Divine Mercy CenacleStan Siok841-1637& Cindy xsite.com/divinemercyGreeters/UshersStéphane Therrien590-0769Knights of ColumbusPaul Bourke830-4011LibraryNina Regimbald830-7482Liturgy Chair824-6822Madonna Tuesday TeaDolores Cyr830-5571Mom’s Morning OutAndrea Heeringa834-9968Music - Adult ChoirMusic - Children’s ChoirMusicGarth Pereiragarth@netcanada.caPastoral CareDI.PastoralCare@gmail.comPerpetual AdorationLyse Charron830-7721Prayer Shawl MinistryParish Office824-6822, ext. 221Pro-Life ActivitiesReadersKres Jadankres.jadan@gmail.comRefugee CommitteeGuy Savard824-9715Sale of Religious ArticlesMonique Sutherland824-3365& Mary Michel841-1867Shepherds of Good HopeAllan Harvey824-8632Spiritual DirectionJoyce Rogersspiritualdirectionottawa@gmail.comSt. Vincent De PaulDan Therrien424-6134Unbound MinistryMarjolaine Messierdivineinfantunbound@gmail.comPastor: Fr. Waldemar Podlasz SDS (dipastor@rogers.com)Associate Pastor: Fr. Steven Gaudet (fr.stevengaudet@gmail.com)Priest in Residence: Fr. John (Yongli) Chen(yongli79@gmail.com)Deacons: Stephen Donoghue, Jeffrey Le Bane, Gerardo Panes,William Reggler, Philip Richards and Jim SchultzPastoral Council Chair: dipastoralcouncil@gmail.comFinance Council Chair: Susan Galarneau613-830-7111Parish Secretary: Margaret Heuthorstext 3(di office@rogers.com)Parish Manager: Deacon Jeff Le Baneext 235(parishadministrator@rogers.com)Sacramental Coordinator: Victoria Pusiakext 229(victoriapusiak@rogers.com)Youth Ministry: Pia Ocenar(diyouthministries@gmail.com)Parish Caretaker: Jeff Johnsonext 228Infant Baptisms Please call the parish office to set up a meeting with oneof our priests to begin the process for baptisms.Marriage PreparationDeacon Mike and Josiane Seguin613-824-6822 ext 221At least six months notice required. No date can be set until a meeting withthe couple has taken place.Adult Sacramental Preparation (RCIA)Deacon Jeff Le BaneDeacon Jim Schultz613-834-5039613-845-0027For adults seeking baptism or full communion with the Roman CatholicChurch or adult Catholics seeking Confirmation. Meetings are weekly onWednesday nights. We are always open to new inquiries.School Age Sacramental PreparationVictoria Pusiak613-824-6822 x229For ALL (both Catholic school and public school) baptized Catholicchildren. The parish registration for reception of the Sacraments of FirstCommunion (grade 2) and Confirmation (grade 6 ) is available on our parish website (http://www.divineinfant.on.ca/).Anointing of the SickAre you or someone you know in need of this sacrament of healing? Anyonewho has been diagnosed with a severe illness, is going for surgery or hasreached old age is eligible to receive this sacrament. Please call the parishoffice or speak to a priest.St. Matthew High SchoolSt. Peter High SchoolConvent Glen Catholic SchoolDivine Infant SchoolOur Lady of Wisdom SchoolSt. Clare SchoolSt. Francis of Assisi SchoolSt. Theresa 6334830-3215837-4114

Dear Friends in Christ,This Sunday we celebrate another great Solemnity, The Most Holy Trinity. Well knownand understood today, it has an amazing origin and very vibrant history. Let me introduce you tothe great process of the historical development of this celebration.ORIGIN — The greatest dogma of the Christian faith isthe mystery of the Holy Trinity. During the first thousandyears of Christianity there was no special feast celebratedin honor of this mystery, but, as Pope Alexander II (1073)declared, every day of the liturgical year was devoted tothe honor and adoration of the Sacred Trinity.However, to counteract the Arian heresy, which denied thefullness of divinity to the Son, a special Mass text in honorof the Holy Trinity was introduced and incorporated in theRoman liturgical books. This Mass was not assigned for adefinite day but could be used on certain Sundays according to the private devotion of eachpriest. From the ninth century on, various bishops of the Frankish kingdoms promoted in theirown dioceses a special feast of the Holy Trinity, usually on the Sunday after Pentecost. Theyused a Mass text that Abbot Alcuin (804) is said to have composed.Thus the custom of observing a special feast in honor of the Trinity became increasingly popularin the northern countries of Europe. Several synods prescribed it for their respective territories inFrance, Germany, England, and The Netherlands. In the thirteenth century the orders of theBenedictines and Cistercians adopted the annual celebration of the feast. It was kept on differentSundays in different places, until in 1334 Pope John XXII accepted the festival into the officialcalendar of the Western Church and ordered that henceforth it should be held everywhere on theSunday after Pentecost.A new Mass text was written and published. It is interesting to note that the beautiful Preface ofthe Trinity as read today is the same one that appeared in the first text of the Sacramentary ofSaint Gregory the Great. Most of the other prayers are of later origin. The Divine Office in itspresent form was arranged under Pope Saint Pius V (1572). It is one of the most sublime officesof the breviary.The Feast of the Holy Trinity now belongs among the great annual festivals of Christianity.Although it is not observed with additional liturgical services outside the Mass, its celebrationquickly took root in the hearts and minds of the faithful, and in all countries of Europe populartraditions are closely associated with this feast.SIGN OF THE CROSS — The making of the sign of the cross, which professes faith both inthe redemption of Christ and in the Trinity, was practiced from the earliest centuries. SaintAugustine (431) mentioned and described it many times in his sermons and letters. In those daysChristians made the sign of the cross (Redemption) with three fingers (Trinity) on theirforeheads. The words ("In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost") were added

later. Almost two hundred years before Augustine, in the third century, Tertullian had alreadyreported this touching and beautiful early Christian practice: “In all our undertakings — whenwe enter a place or leave it; before we dress; before we bathe;when we take our meals; when we light the lamps in the evening;before we retire at night; when we sit down to read; before eachnew task — we trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads.”DOXOLOGY — The ancient Christian doxology (prayer ofpraise) "Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the HolyGhost" was used in the Oriental Church. The second part ("as itwas in the beginning.") seems to have been added at the time ofEmperor Constantine. During the fifth century this beautiful shortprayer came into the Western Church and spread very quickly. Since then it has been in constantuse in both liturgical and private devotions. Finally, the Council of Narbonne (589) prescribedthat it should be added after every psalm and hymn in the Divine Office. It is an ancient traditionthat in poetical hymns of the liturgy the Gloria Patri is rendered in a paraphrase (free version)within the last stanza.In Christ,THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS (RCIA)The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults ( RCIA) will begin its fall session on Wednesday,September 14 in the parish hall. Over the summer, if you know someone who is interested inbecoming a Catholic or is a baptized Catholic and seeks to receive the other Sacraments ofInitiation, please reach out to them and encourage them to contact Deacon Jeff Le Bane in theparish office for more information ((613) 824-6822, ext. 235). All RCIA Journey of Faithmaterials will be provided free of charge. Thank you for your attention and your support.“SING of MARY”There will be a musical tribute of hymns and songs to honour Mary, theMother of God and our Blessed Mother, after the 5:00pm Mass onSaturday, June 25. Experience the beauty of music and lyrics written indevotion to Our Lady from throughout the ages, including hymns "HailMary, Gentle Woman", "Immaculate Mary", "Ave Maria" and others. Allare invited to come and pray with us to Mary, through this offering ofmusic. Come and listen, or join in and “Sing of Mary”.Saturday, June 25 after the 5:00pm Mass.