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June 20, 2025

ST ANTONINUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

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337 S. ORANGE ST, NEWARK NJ 07103

SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com ~ 973-623-0258

www.saintantoninuschurch.org

Pastor: Rev. Joseph A. Meagher

St Antoninus is a Catholic Charismatic parish in Newark NJ.

Boldly Catholic, Sprit-filled & ethnically diverse.

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What's happening at St Antoninus?

This Sunday, June 22:

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)

8 am Mass

Rectory Chapel

10 am Mass

Church

9 am Holy Hour (Confessions available)

1:30 pm Mass in Spanish (begins at 10am this Sunday in rectory chapel due to Corpus Christi procession at 12noon)

Rectory Chapel

Entrances from S. Orange Ave

For those who truly cannot come to Mass on Sunday, livestream of the 10am Mass is available. Livestream does not fulfill one’s obligation, but when a person is truly unable to come to Mass, it does provide spiritual benefits.

To watch the 10am livestream on our YouTube Channel: go to https://www.youtube.com/c/SaintAntoninusChurch

Or go directly here

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi ) is this Sunday.

Following the 10am Mass, we will hold a Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession which will start from St Antoninus Church, all the way to Sacred Heart Cathedral with 3 station stops.

Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

More important detailed instructions from Fr Joseph below the flyer.

Instructions for St Antoninus Jubilee Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession

FOR THOSE WHO CAN WALK – PLEASE DO SO:

For the Love of Our Eucharistic Lord please make the sacrifice by fully participating in our Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession this Sunday, June 22.

Immediately after the 10am Mass we will have bottled water and a little snack for everyone directly outside of the Church just before we begin the procession. (Please throw any empty containers or wrappers into the garbage can - not on the ground).

As soon as you get a drink and snack , immediately proceed across S. Orange Ave to the opposite side of the street and initially line up on the side walk to be ready for the start of the Procession. Once most of the people, including the music ministry, have assembled on the sidewalk directly across the street from St A’s main entrance, the Most Blessed Sacrament will be brought out of the church under the canopy. We ask everyone to welcome and announce Our Lord presence with joyful loud praise as He comes out of the church. Please follow the directions of the ushers throughout the procession.

TRANSPORTATION BACK TO ST A’s FROM THE CATHEDRAL AFTER THE PROCESSION:

We want as many drivers as possible to bring their cars to the cathedral before the 10am Mass, so they can drive parishioners back to St A’s after the procession. We suggest that by 9am, all drivers come to St A’s in order to be sure to recognize each other at the Cathedral, and then proceed directly in your car (with no passengers) to the Cathedral parking lot, where you will leave your car. One of every 5 or 6 drivers with then transport the other drivers back to St A’s for the 10am Mass. All this needs to happen early enough so as not to cause each other to be late for Mass - leaving St A's by 9am will ensure this.

THOSE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO WALK IN THE PROCESSION BUT CAN DRIVE CARS:

If you arrive early enough, (close to 9am) It would be very helpful if before Mass, you offered to transport back to St A’s some of the drives who took their cars to the Cathedral before Mass. 

STAY IN YOUR CAR AND HELP WITH AND “JOIN IN THE PROCESSION”:

-      If you cannot walk in the procession, you may meet up with the procession at each of the stations. However, you may NOT follow directly behind or in front of the procession. You must proceed some distance from the Procession itself. You may use the procession map included here, in order to know where to meet the procession for each of the benedictions along the way (at St Rose of Lima, in Branch Brook Park at the Fountain / lions, and on the front steps of the Cathedral).

-      You may also be an official transport person to give a ride to anyone who is having some difficulty along the way and also to transport water bottles for those in the procession. Please let us know if you are available for this.



(Paper copies of directions below will be handed out at the procession)

Directions:

CORPUS CHRISTI JUBILEE PROCESSION

from ST ANTONINUS CATHOLIC CHURCH

To THE CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART

(7^th St & Roseville Ave Route)

Begin in front of St Antoninus Church (337 S Orange Ave)

Proceed East on S Orange Ave.

Turn Left onto S 7^th St

Bear Left onto W. Market St

Turn Right onto Roseville Ave.

Turn Left onto Orange St

1^st Station:

n the front steps of St Rose of Lima Church

Then travel North onto Bathgate Pl

Turn Right at the light onto 7^th Ave

Turn Left at the light onto Roseville Ave

Turn Right onto Park Ave

Turn Right into Branch Brook Park

Bear Left as you enter the park on Branch Brook Park Dr

Proceed 200 feet to foot path on the right to the 2nd Station

2nd Station: 

Proceed on foot to the water’s edge where there is a fountain and 2 lions

Gather with Sacred Heart Cathedral Parishioners for prayer and Benediction

Proceed South on the foot path

(Branch Brook Park Dr will be on your right and the lake will be on your left)

Then return onto Branch Brook Dr and follow this road as it bears left onto the bridge over the lake

Stay straight slightly to the left to remain on Branch Brook Dr.

When Branch Brook Dr takes a 90% turn to the right, proceed (on foot) straight onto the restricted road directly in front of you.

Proceed into an area with a few benches and pass under a Gazebo and go down steps and then turn left down more steps toward the Cathedral for the 3rd Station.

3^rd Station:

Cross Victoria Ave and proceed up the front steps of the Cathedral Basilica

 Due to preparations for another event in the Cathedral, the Solemn Benediction will take place on the front steps of the Cathedral.

You may then quietly enter the Cathedral for quiet personal prayer.

St. John Paul II said:, “The devout participation of the faithful in the Eucharistic procession on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ is a grace from the Lord which yearly brings joy to those who take part in it” (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 10).

He continues: “In the humble signs of bread and wine, changed into the body and blood, Christ walks beside us as our strength and our food for the journey, and he enables us to become, for everyone, witnesses of hope” (62).



Corpus Christi Procession: Q&A

Corpus Christi is celebrated each year on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday (which is the second Sunday following Pentecost). In many places the annual procession with the Blessed Sacrament will be held. But why?

Q: What does “Corpus Christi” mean?

A: The words “Corpus Christi” mean “Body of Christ” and are another name for the “Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ” celebrated on the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. This solemnity marks with particular emphasis the doctrine of Christ’s real presence—body, blood, soul, and divinity—in the Eucharist.

Q: What is a Corpus Christi procession?

A: The Corpus Christi procession, most often held on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, is a “public witness of faith and devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament” (Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass [HCWEMOM], 101). Founded upon the Church’s belief that Jesus becomes substantially present to us in the Eucharist at Mass, the Corpus Christi procession is one of the ways that we express our devotion to Christ (Eucharistic adoration, 40 Hours devotions, and visits to the Blessed Sacrament are other forms).

A Corpus Christi procession usually begins after the celebration of Mass, at which the host for the procession is consecrated. Placed in a monstrance (a sacred vessel that displays the sacred host to the faithful), the Blessed Sacrament is then carried out of the church and through the streets of the city or neighborhood accompanied by the songs and prayers of the people. Often there are altars decorated along the route where the monstrance is placed and the people are blessed. In this way the Church shows that Christ, here among us, walks with us on our pilgrimage to heaven.

Q: What are the origins of the Corpus Christi procession?

A: The Corpus Christi procession and many of the other Eucharistic devotions seem to have begun in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. These devotions responded to a multitude of factors, among which were a greater appreciation and understanding of Christ’s Eucharistic presence and a desire to express this truth outwardly.

Influencing the rise in Eucharistic devotions were the visions of an Augustinian nun, Juliana of Liège, in 1209 that indicated an annual celebration devoted to the Body of Christ should be added to the Church’s calendar. In 1264, Pope Urban IV, who had resided in Liège prior to his becoming Pope and was familiar with Juliana’s visions, established the feast of the Body of Christ for the entire Church. St. Thomas Aquinas (d.1274) is said to have composed the liturgical texts for this new feast, as well as the hymns O Salutaris Hostia and Tantum Ergo (which are the last two stanzas of the hymn Pange Lingua) which are still sung today.

Q: What is the relationship of the Corpus Christi procession to the Mass?

A: The Magisterium today is adamant that the Corpus Christi procession and all other Eucharistic devotions be understood as being rooted in the celebration of the Mass. One basic principle for every Eucharistic devotion is that they “must have an intrinsic reference to the Eucharistic Sacrifice, or dispose the faithful for its celebration, or prolong the worship which is essential to that Sacrifice” (Directory on Popular Piety, 161). The celebration of the Eucharist, in the words of Pope Benedict XVI, “is itself the Church’s supreme act of adoration” (Sacramentum Caritatis, 66). Seen in this way, Eucharistic devotions and the Mass complement one another and are not in competition with each other.

Q: Why should we participate in the Corpus Christi procession?

A: The annual procession on the feast of Corpus Christi “holds particular importance and significance in the pastoral life of the parish or city…. In processions in which the Eucharist is carried through the streets in a solemn rite with singing, the Christian people bear public witness of faith and devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament” (HCWEMOM, 101, 102).

FROM:

https://adoremus.org/2023/05/rite-questions-whats-involved-in-a-corpus-christi-procession/



COMING UP!

The Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is on Friday, June 27.

Holy Mass will be at 12 Noon in the Rectory Chapel.

Following Mass, from 2pm to 5:30pm, after a potluck lunch, we wiill proceed to the Alliance of Two Hearts devotion ( Communion of Reparation).

Confessions will be available at this time.

Every month, we are exceedingly blessed at St Antoninus to have a back- to- back weekend dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This is every First Friday & First Saturday of the month.

This coming month of July however, there is a need to reschedule of our First Friday Devotion and our newly instituted 2000 Hail Marys as they both fall on the July 4 holiday.

Our First Friday devotion prayers will be held the week before, incorporated into the celebration of the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, which will be on Friday, June 27, beginning with the 12 Noon Mass. (see above)

The all-night vigil of 2000 Hail Marys, normally every First Friday thru First Saturday, will be moved to Friday, July 11 from 10 pm to 5am.

Our First Saturday Devotion to the Immaculate Heart, followed by the Healing Mass remain on schedule in July.

Normally, there are 5 Liturgies/Devotions on the First Friday/ First Saturday weekend. See below

June 28-29, 2025

July 11-13, 2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025

OUR TRIPLE JUBILEE CONTINUES THROUGHOUT 2025!

• 150th Anniversary of our founding as a church
• the 50th Anniversary as a Catholic Charismatic parish
• and the Universal Church's 25th Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee.

Read this Sunday's Bulletin.

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SOUL NURTURING

VIDEOS

Watch these uplifting videos!

"The Origins of the Feast of the Corpus Christi"

EWTN Jubilee

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung said, “At bottom all psychological problems are spiritual problems.”

During this week’s episode of the Word on Fire Show, we discuss anxiety and depression, starting at understanding the secular perspective of these maladies and journeying through five various ways faith can help alleviate our suffering.

Listener question: How can I help my kids return to the Church?

Interested in becoming Catholic ?

Or maybe you still need to receive any or all of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation or Holy Communion)?

Call the rectory for more details and to sign up

This class is part of what is called RCIA (now caled OCIA) .   RCIA stands for: “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.”

This program is for:

- Those adults 17 years old and older who are not baptized and want to inquire about becoming Catholic OR

- Those who are baptized non-Catholic Christians who want to consider becoming Catholic. OR

- Adult Catholics (17 years or older) who have not received Confirmation or Holy Communion.

Please call the parish for more information.



Extend this invitation to your family and friends.



Sacramental Preparations at St. Antoninus

To register, call the church office 973-623-0258 

Tuesday - Fridays 9-3pm

or email us at 

saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com:

WEDDINGS. Contact the parish office one year in advance of the proposed marriage date.

INFANT BAPTISM. Expectant parents should call the office to register for the baptism of your baby. and for baptism classes with Fr Joseph. Baptisms at St Antoninus Church are celebrated during Sunday 10am Mass.. DOWNLOAD form needed before scheduling any meetings with the pastor.

CATECHISM CLASSES FOR CHILDREN - take place on Sundays, from 8:00am to 9:45am. (new hours)

ADULT BAPTISM & other Sacraments of Initiation – call to register.



RCIA (OCIA) . Call to register.

SEE OUR LITURGY & EVENT SCHEDULE below.



REGULAR EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Sunday Masses:

8 am Mass in the Rectory Chapel

10 am Mass in the Main Church

9 am Holy Hour (Confessions available)

1:30 pm - Spanish Mass in the Rectory Chapel

Daily Mass at 12 Noon in Our Lady of Guadalupe chapel - Tuesday to Saturday.

Petitions for Daily Mass are available. Note: One petition offering per Mass. Call or email to schedule petition offering. Please provide the name of the person and reason for petition and indicate if living or deceased.

Monthly Charismatic Healing Mass at 3pm every First Saturday of the Month. Come earlier at 2pm for Eucharistic Adoration and the Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Confessions from 2pm- 3pm.

Monthly Charismatic Healing Mass in Spanish at 7:30pm every 2nd Friday of the Month.



Daily Rosary at 7 pm on Zoom. 

Zoom link: Click here

Men's Praise & Fellowship every Saturday in the rectory at 8am. Praise & Worship, men-to-men sharing and breakfast.

Come to our two weekly Prayer Meetings:

• Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting at 8pm in the Rectory Chapel

• Divine Adoration Prayer Meeting at 3pm every Saturday.

Monthly Prayer Meeting with Real Love Ministries every last Saturday of the month. In person & Zoom. Enjoy inspirational preaching & fellowship.

Young Adults of St Antoninus meet every last Wednesday of the Month at pm.

See more below:

Please consider making an offering to the Lord on behalf of St Antoninus, that we may continue God's mission for St Antoninus. Thank you and God bless you!

We are accepting Zelle for online contributions. 

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Email: saintantoninuschurch@gmail.com

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St Antoninus Church

337 S. Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103

Thank you and God bless you!

973-623-0258

Email: SaintAntoninusChurch@gmail.com

337 South Orange Ave, Newark NJ 07103 

Rev. Joseph A. Meagher (Pastor)

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