Please download the worship aid to participate in tonight’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
The Watermark: Open House Weekend
The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights invites us to tour its new spaces and learn more about independent living, assisted living and memory care.
To arrange a tour during open house weekend, please contact Ann Murtagh at 347-343-4900 or [email protected]. Tours will be offered between 10 AM and 6 PM on June 12 and 13.
The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights is located at 21 Clark Street.
About the Watermark at Brooklyn Heights
The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights is a historic landmark. Our modernized 1920s-era building features an art studio and gallery on the mezzanine, showcasing work from local artists; you’ll also find a theater, programs and activities from our award-winning Watermark University, a heated indoor pool; as well as a range of mind/body wellness programs at the fitness and wellness center.
Corpus Christi – Homily (Fr. Smith)
Today’s Gospel is a perfect choice for today’s feast: The Body and Blood of Christ, popularly called “Corpus Christi”. It is especially important for this year. To understand why, we will need to look at what Jesus was doing and why he was doing it at the Passover.
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The Last Supper, Juan de Juanes, c. 1562, Museo del Prado
Fr. Smith’s Commentary on the First Reading
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Exodus: 24 3-8
June 6, 2021
Today’s reading narrates the LORD’s first attempt to make a covenant with the Israelites after freeing them from captivity in Egypt. We have seen covenants many times before and no passage can exhaust its meaning and importance. A covenant forms a relationship between persons. It is more than a contract. Although it can have stipulations, as we will see today, it is ultimately a sharing of life and thus will always include a meal. Today, this will be emphasized using blood, the primordial sign of life. There are many kinds of convents, but they are all invitations to become part of a family. We can only understand these passages in general, and today’s in particular, if we are awestruck at what the LORD is offering the Israelites.
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Please join us to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ on Sunday, June 6th.
Our current Mass times are:
- 9 AM EDT – Morning Mass – in person, not streamed
- 11:15 AM EDT – Community Mass – in person and streamed online
- 7 PM EDT – Evening Mass – in person, not streamed
Instructions to view the Mass are available here. You can also watch the video via YouTube Live in the window above.
Today’s readings and hymns are available to download below.
- Please follow the instructions of the ushers, and observe all of the posted health precautions so that we can continue to worship together safely.
- Support our Parish – Please contribute to our General Collection online here.
- Help us support Catholic Charities Food Pantries in Brooklyn and Queens online
Evening Prayer at 5 PM
Please download the worship aid to participate in tonight’s evening prayer, which will begin at 5 PM.
Instructions on how to join are available here.
7 PM Evening Mass resumes Sunday
Have a busy weekend, coming back home from out of town, or just want to start your week right? Brooklyn’s Last Chance Mass at 7 PM on Sundays is for you. It returns to St. Charles this Sunday on Corpus Christi, 6/6.