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The Roman Catholic community of

Vor Frue Kirke and Sakramentskirken

June | July | August 2015

English Ministry – Fr. Fredrick A. Thevaraj, OMI

Herlevgårdsvej 14 | 2730 Herlev

Tel: 4494 7694 | Email: [email protected]

www.vorfrueogsktantoni.dk | http://englishministryvfkandsakdk.wordpress.com/

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Caring for the soul during summer

My Dear Friends!

As we continue to celebrate our Easter season, we

rejoice in the goodness God has shown by sending

His Son, Jesus Christ, to be our Savior and Redeemer.

His passion, death, and resurrection have destroyed

sin and death, and allow us to share in the very life

and love of God.

The Lord’s grace is very much active in the life of our

parishes. In April, we witnessed our children receiv-

ing First Holy Communion, and we continue to celebrate baptisms and marriag-

es.

On 7 June, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of

Christ, also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. This celebration enables

us to reflect on Jesus and the gift of Himself in the Eucharist, and as the source

and summit of our lives. He feeds and nourishes us as we make our journey

through this world with our hearts set on our true and eternal home, the kingdom

of heaven. As we believe with all our hearts that Jesus is present in the Eucha-

rist, we ask Him to help us to recognize Him in the faces of those around us, es-

pecially our family members, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and even strangers

– for in serving them, we love and serve Him.

I was surprised to learn that my application for a visa had been refused by the

immigration authority. After a two-week wait, I was informed that my visa has

been extended. Thank you for your prayers, encouragement, and moral support,

which showed me how much you appreciate my ministry. It increases my

strength to work for God’s people.

Once again, thank you for all you do for our parish by sharing your time, talent,

and treasure. Be assured of my daily prayers for you and have a blessed and safe

summer. May it be a time of renewal not only of mind and body, but also for

your soul. In addition to attending Mass on the weekend, set aside some time for

prayer, spiritual reading, and visits to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Jesus is inviting you to deepen your relationship with Him and to reflect on the

many blessings He has given to you. For as we read in Proverbs 17:22, “A

cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

–Fredrick Anton Thevaraj, OMI

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Our parish family

Baptism

Leo Martin Greene, born 8 September 2014, son of Therese Marie Lovisa

Greene (Sweden) and Eoin Martin Greene (Ireland), was baptized 21 March

2015 at Vor Frue Kirke.

Amelia Anthony Alookkaren, born 11 April 2011, daughter of Naina Anand

Puthran (India) and Anthony Joseph Alookkaren (India), was baptized 9 May

2015 at Sakramentskirken.

Mahamarakkala Kurukulasuriya Patabendige Divon Silvester Perera, born 22

May 2014, son of Diana Sudharshanie Perera (Sri Lanka) and Dilip Silvester

Perera (Sri Lanka), was baptized 9 May 2015 at Vor Frue Kirke, Herlev.

Daniel Efemena Ogbokor, born 14 June 2012, Daniella Emozino Ogbokor, born

14 June 2012, Annette Oghenefejiro Ogbokor, born 30 December 2014, Kenneth

Oghenemaro Ogbokor, born 30 December 2014, children of Ogheneovo Emily

Ogbokor (Nigeria) and Roland Ajirioghene Ogbokor (Nigeria), were baptized 6

June 2015 at Vor Frue Kirke, Herlev.

Marriage

The Sacrament of Marriage of Agne Bucyte (Lithuania) and Audrius Ciunka

(Lithuania) will take place at Annuntiationis B Mariae Virgini Kretingae, Lithu-

ania, on 17 July 2015.

We extend to them our congratulations!

Liturgical reminders

Remember our First Friday Devotions at VFK on June 5, July 3, and August 7.

These devotions especially recognize the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and through it

offer reparations for sins. In the visions of Christ reported by St. Margaret Mary

Alacoque in the 17th century, several promises were made to those who prac-

ticed the devotions for nine consecutive months, one of which included the grace

of final penitence. Jesus said, “They shall not die in My disgrace nor without

receiving their sacraments.” For more about the devotion to the Sacred Heart of

Jesus, see page 4.

Visit our parish website at https://englishministryvfkandsakdk.wordpress.com/.

Please note that office hours for the English ministry are Tuesday to Friday,

10:00–12:00 at the telephone number (+45) 4494 7694, Ext. 3.

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Three great feasts in June

During the month of June, we celebrate three great feasts. On Sunday, June 7,

we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus

Christi); on Friday, June 12, we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus;

and on Saturday, June 13, we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of

Mary (along with Saint Anthony of Padua).

Devotion to the Sacred Heart, as we know it, began in 1672. On repeated

occasions, Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun, in

France, and during these apparitions He explained to her the devotion to His Sa-

cred Heart as He wanted people to practice it. He asked to be honored in the

symbol of His Heart of flesh; he asked for acts of reparation, for frequent Com-

munion, Communion on the First Friday of the month, and the keeping of the

Holy Hour.

The Daily Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

My God, I offer You all my prayers,

works, joys, and sufferings in union

with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the

intentions for which He pleads and

offers Himself in the Holy Sacrifice of

the Mass, in thanksgiving for Your fa-

vors, in reparation for my sins, and in

humble supplication for my temporal

and eternal welfare, for the needs of

our holy Mother the Church, for the

conversion of sinners, and for the re-

lief of the poor souls in purgatory.

Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary grew up in parallel but more

slowly than that of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It became prominent

through the work of St John Eudes, who was born in 1601 in Normandy, France.

It did not become really well known until after the Apparitions at Rue du Bac

concerning the “Miraculous Medal” made to Catherine Labouré in 1830, and the

establishment of a society dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, at the

Church of Our Lady of Victories in Paris in 1836. Since then, devotion to the

Immaculate Heart of Mary, has gradually grown more widespread in the Church,

particularly since the apparitions at Fatima.

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The main difference between the devotions to the hearts of Jesus and Mary is

that the one concerned with Jesus emphasizes his divine heart as being full of

love for mankind, but with this love for the most part being ignored or rejected,

while devotion to Mary's heart is essentially concerned with the love that her

heart has for Jesus, for God.

The Daily Offering to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart

of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works,

joys, and suffering of this day in union

with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

throughout the world. I offer them for all

the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the

salvation of souls, reparation for sins,

the reunion of all Christians; I offer

them for the intentions of our Bishops

and of all Apostles of Prayer and in par-

ticular for those recommended by our

Holy Father this month.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the

Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to “Body of

Christ.” This feast originated in France in the mid-thirteenth century and was

extended to the whole Church by Pope Urban IV in 1264. This feast is celebrat-

ed on the Thursday following the Trinity Sunday or, as in our parish, on the Sun-

day following that feast.

This feast calls us to focus on two manifestations of the Body of Christ, the Holy

Eucharist and the Church. The primary purpose is to devote our attention to the

Eucharist. The opening prayer at Mass calls our attention to Jesus' suffering and

death and our worship of Him, especially in the Eucharist.

The secondary emphasis is upon the Body of Christ as it is present in the

Church. The Church is called the Body of Christ because of the intimate com-

munion which Jesus shares with his disciples. He expresses this in the gospels

by using the metaphor of a body in which He is the head. This image helps keep

in focus both the unity and the diversity of the Church.

Our worship of Jesus in His Body and Blood calls us to offer to God our Father

a pledge of undivided love and an offering of ourselves to the service of others.

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Schedule of summer Mass celebrants

I am happy to say that I will spend my summer holiday in the land of my birth,

Sri Lanka. While I am away, my fellow Oblates of Mary Immaculate will take

care of your spiritual needs. Below is the Mass schedule.

PM = Fr. Paul Marx, OMI

CP = Fr. Carroll Parker, OMI

AC = Fr. Allen Courteau, OMI

MB = Fr. Michael Bradley, OMI

July–August 2015

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2

3

VFK: PM

19:00

(First Friday)

4

5

VFK: AC

11:30

SAK: CP

17:30

6

7

8

SAK: CP

17:00

9

VFK: CP

9:30

10

11

12

VFK: MB

11:30

SAK: CP

17:30

13

14

15

SAK: CP

17:00

16

VFK: CP

9:30

17

18

19

VFK: AC

11:30

SAK: CP

17:30

20

21

22

SAK: CP

17:00

23

VFK: CP

9:30

24

25

26

VFK: CP

11:30

SAK: CP

17:30

27

28 29

SAK: CP

17:00

30

VFK: CP

9:30

31

1

2

VFK: PM

11:30

SAK: CP

17:30

3 4 5 6 7 8

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Rejoice in the joy of the Eucharist

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi or the Body

and Blood of Christ will be celebrated on Sun-

day 7 June.

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi commemorates

the institution of the Holy Eucharist, paralleling

Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday), when Our

Lord instituted the Eucharist. The official title of

this Solemnity was changed in 1970 to the Body

and Blood of Christ.

The principal founder of the Solemnity of Corpus

Christi was an Augustinian nun, Saint Juliana of

Mont Cornillion, in Belgium. Saint Juliana looked

upon the Holy Eucharist with great reverence, and desired to have a feast within

the Church devoted specifically to its honor. From the earliest days within the

Church, the custom for the celebration of the Eucharist fell specifically on

Maundy Thursday. However, Holy Week was often seen as a time of great sor-

row and repentance, and Juliana felt that the celebration of the Eucharist should

be a time of rejoicing.

Pope Urban IV published the Bull Transiturus (8 September 1264), in which,

after having praised the love of Our Savior as expressed in the Holy Eucharist,

ordered the annual celebration of Corpus Christi on the Thursday after Trinity

Sunday. Today, in countries where it is not a holy day of obligation, it is cele-

brated on the following Sunday.

The Church views the Eucharist as unique, even among the sacraments, since the

earliest times. Thus, it is fitting that a feast exists to specifically commemorate

the Eucharist. The Catholic Catechism summarizes this teaching on the im-

portance of the Eucharist:

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The other

sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the

apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it.

For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the

Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.

John 6:48–51: “I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the

desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one

may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; who-

ever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for

the life of the world.”

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First Holy Communion and Confirmation

Of all seven sacraments, the Holy

Eucharist is the most central and

important to Catholicism. The day

on which we receive Holy Com-

munion for the first time is a mile-

stone in our spiritual lives. We

joyfully celebrated First Holy

Communion at Vor Frue Kirke on

12 April 2015.

In the photo to the right, Aza

Sindy Che and Kiara Sirri Che

are seen receiving their First Com-

munion at the English Mass.

At the Danish Mass, the following

also received First Holy Commun-

ion: Katharina Emilie Beyer Hansen, Lawrence Mendy, Catharina Khanh Do

Nguyen, Nicolai Khoi Do Nguyen, Marko Pavlovic, Matteo Pavlovic, and

Alina Maria Wroblewski Procopio.

Special thanks to Miriam Garde for carefully preparing the children for this great

event.

On 15 May, six

young parishioners

were confirmed in

their Catholic faith

by our bishop

Czeslaw Kozon.

They included,

from left to right,

Thorkild, Pam-

phile, Joél P., Joel

A., Rebecca, and

Rita.

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The Oblates celebrate

Father Terry Figel, OMI, has a long

history in Denmark. He served in

Denmark for eight years almost fifty

years ago. His last posting was as

pastor in Viborg. Father Terry visited

Denmark recently at the invitation of

the former leader of the youth group

that he shepherded during his time

here to celebrate his fiftieth anniver-

sary as a priest.

After leaving Denmark, he spent 27

years as a chaplain in the US Air

Force and currently is pastor of the 500

-family Holy Family parish in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

He concelebrated several Masses during his visit, and he thanked his fellow Ob-

late priests for generously taking care of him during his visit. He said, “I feel so

graciously accepted here, and so I continue to return. For me, my stay in Den-

mark was the best time of my life.”

In his remarks during Mass at Vor Frue Kirke on 26 April, he said, “Remember,

you are children of God. And God only creates what is good. Say, ‘I’m a son or

daughter of God, and I’ve got something good to give the people.’”

In February, our Oblates

celebrated the anniver-

sary of the Papal ap-

proval of the Missionary

Oblates of Mary Immac-

ulate and their constitu-

tion. Approval was

granted on 17 February

1826 by Pope Leo XII.

Our Danish Oblates

were joined by two Sri

Lankan priests serving

in Norway. From left to

right, Fathers Alren,

Jeyanthan, Reginold,

Allan, Paul, Theva, Car-

roll, Michael, and Leo.

Photo by Romano Scavo

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Sakramentskirken

Date Reader Offertory Collection Eucharistic Ministers

07/06 Vivencio Valasquez

Lanz

Fe Christensen & L. Vergara

G. Victorino & Niels

Emmanuel Manny & Leonie

C: Ben

14/06 Daliana

Chetachi

Niels & P. Vazquez

L. & B. Alcaraz

L. Vergara & Greg Victorino

C: Joan

21/06 Perlita Vasquez

Niels


G. Victorino & Vivencio Valasquez

Lydia Perez & Ben Alcaraz

C: Manny

28/06 Alden Vasquez

Bellen Quinto

Niels & P. Vazquez

L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Ben

05/07 Anna Alcaraz

Lydia Perez




C: Joan

12/07 Reshmi Machadoc

Ruth Ebert

Emmanuel Manny & P. Vazquez

L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Manny

19/07 Clarice Scott

Yvonne Jensen




C: Ben


Daliana

Emmanuel Manny& P. Vazquez

L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Joan

02/08 Vivencio Valasquez

Lanz




C: Manny

09/08 Niels

Chetachi

Niels & P. Vazquez

L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Ben


Niels




C: Joan

23/08 Alden Vasquez

Bellen Quinto




C: Manny

30/08 Anna Alcaraz

Lydia Perez


L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Ben

06/09

Reshmi Machadoc

Ruth Ebert



L.Vergara & Greg Victorino

C: Joan

13/09 Clarice Scott

Yvonne Jensen


L. & B. Alcaraz


C: Manny

While visiting Copenhagen, Father Anthony Chukwuebuka

Ohaekwusi assisted at Holy Week services at Sakramentskirken.

The week after Easter, he was the main celebrant at Vor Frue Kirke

and Sakramentskirken. Father Anthony, who was ordained in his

native Nigeria, is studying for a Master’s degree in philosophy at

John Paul II Catholic University, Lublin, Poland. Reflecting on his

visit to Denmark, Father Anthony said, “I learned a lot from my

short experience with the Catholic family in Copenhagen.”

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Vor Frue Kirke

Date Reader Eucharistic Ministers

07/06 Ngo Lydienne Fenlia

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

Jimmy Mackey

Roshanie Andersen

14/06 Bill Anthony

Roshanie Andersen

Julie Nielsen

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

21/06 Casmir Odinukaeze

Julie Nielsen

Bill Anthony

Birgit Sørensen

28/06

Bill G.

Alice Christensen

Jimmy Mackey

Roshanie Andersen

05/07 Renu Vijay

Phaedria St. Hilaire

Julie Nielsen

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

12/07 Jennifer Strøh

Mary Fries

Bill Anthony

Birgit Sørensen

19/07 Steffny

Issacc

Julie Nielsen

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

26/07 Ngo Lydienne Fenlia

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

Jimmy Mackey

Roshanie Andersen

02/08 Bill Anthony

Roshanie Andersen

Bill Anthony

Birgit Sørensen

09/08 Casmir Odinukaeze

Julie Nielsen

Jimmy Mackey

Roshanie Andersen

16/08 Bill G.

Jennifer Strøh

Julie Nielsen

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

23/08 Renu Vijay

Phaedria St. Hilaire

Bill Anthony

Birgit Sørensen

30/08 Damien Zigo

Mary Fries

Jimmy Mackey

Roshanie Andersen

06/09 Steffny

Issacc

Julie Nielsen

N. Polycarp Ngarsi

Recently, Pope Francis explained how to remain in Jesus: “To do the same

that he did. To do good, to help others, to pray to the Father, to care for the sick,

to help the poor, the have the joy of the Holy Spirit.

“When we expel others, for example, when we gossip, we don’t remain in Jesus.

Jesus never did this. When we are liars, we don’t remain in Jesus. He never did

it. When we cheat others with these dirty affairs, which are the work of every-

one, we find ourselves dead. We don’t remain in Jesus.”

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WELCOME! If you would like to become a member of our parish commu-

nity at Vor Frue Kirke or Sakramentskirken, pick up a registration form

from the bulletin board, fill it out, and give it to your priest.

Sakramentskirken (SAK) Vor Frue Kirke (VFK)

Nørrebrogade 27C, 2200 København N

Pastor: Fr. Daniel Norgaard

Tel: 33133762; Mobil:41413789

Email: [email protected]

www.sakramentskirken.dk

English: Fr. Fredrick A. Thevaraj, OMI

Tel: 4494 7694

Giro: 804-6638

Herlevgårdsvej 14, 2730 Herlev

English: Fr. Fredrick A. Thevaraj, OMI

Tel: 4494 7694

Email: [email protected]

www.vorfrueogsktantoni.dk

Danish: Fr. Allen Coueteau, OMI

Nordea Reg Nr. 2229-0716655849

englishministryvfkandsakdk.com

Reconciliation. VFK – One half hour before Mass or by appointment with the

priest. SAK – Before Mass 5:00–5:20 PM every Sunday in the confessional or by

appointment with the priest.

Baptism. By appointment with the pr iest. Parents are required to meet with

the priest to receive instructions with regard to this sacrament. No date or place for

the baptism can be set before talking with your priest.

Marriage. The Diocese r equires that the couple meet with the pr iest to receive

the necessary instructions and preparations for the forthcoming marriage. Please,

do not set a date, time, and place for the marriage until after your meeting with the

priest. The first meeting should be no later than six months before the date you

desire.

Pastoral visit. By law, hospitals do not disclose patient information. Your

priest may not know that you or a member of your family has been admitted to the

hospital. It is important that you or a member of your family notify your priest, if

you would like him to visit and bring the Sacraments.

Church coffee. VFK – First Sunday of the month.

Rosary Prayer Group. Last Saturday of the month, 6:00 PM. Contact Rosemary

Magno, Tel: 3250 2412.

Mass Times

Sunday VFK – 11:30 AM – Mass

SAK – 5:00–5:20 PM – Sacrament of Reconciliation

5:00–5:20 PM – Recitation of the Holy Rosary

5:30 PM – Mass

Wednesday SAK – 5:00 PM – Mass followed by a Novena to Our Lady

Thursday VFK – 9:30 AM – Mass

Friday VFK – 7:00 PM – Mass and Adoration – First Friday

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