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Msgr. Routhier will celebrate the daily Mass at Mt. Calvary Cemetery Tuesday, July 4 at 9:00 AM. If it rains, the Mass will move to the Cathedral downstairs chapel. There is no 12:05 PM Mass at the chapel on July 4.

The parish of the Cathedral of St. Joseph will celebrate the anniversary Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25. At weekend Masses on those dates, there will be special Scripture readings. The festivities continue with a parish picnic after the Saturday 4:00 PM Mass, and a Coffee Hour after the Sunday, 10:00 AM Mass.

The Cathedral now offers both the Sacred Body and the Precious Blood of Christ at Holy Communion. Monsignor Routhier reminds us that laity must drink from the cup; we are forbidden to dip the Host into the Precious Blood and consume it in this manner, also called intinction.

The Vermont Right to Life Committee will celebrate the first anniversary of the overturning of the Supreme Court decision making abortion legal with a party on the Vermont Statehouse lawn Saturday, June 24 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Please bring your own picnic and chairs. VRLC promises speakers, prizes, exhibits, games, and music.

Eucharistic Adoration will take place in the downstairs chapel after the midday Mass. We will recite the Rosary and the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Please join Msgr. John McDermott, Vicar General, for the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary at 11:30 AM at the Cathedral, as our local part in the annual Worldwide Rosary Rally. This yearly prayer time is offered for priests. We will receive the Rosary from the Rosary Shrine in Haverstock Hill, London, England, and pass it on to St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix, Arizona. The rally will be livestreamed from the Cathedral at 11:30 AM, and broadcast over Our Lady of Perpetual Help Radio, WRXJ, 105.5 FM in Winooski. You may also pray on your own, alone or with a group. After the Rosary Rally, Msgr. Routhier will celebrate the 12:95 PM Mass in the lower chapel, followed by Eucharistic Adoration with the Rosary and the Litany of the Sacred Heart.

God our Father, you will all men and women to be saved and come to the knowledge of your Truth, Send workers into your great harvest that the Gospel may be preached to every creature and your people, gathered together by the word of life and strengthened by the power of the sacraments, may advance in the way of salvation and love. I ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.

Material is in the pews for pledging and making other donations. Please give generously to pay for diocesan programs including Catholic Charities' various services for helping poor neighbors, prison ministry, elder care homes, and counseling. The Appeal also helps our parish religious education, marriage, family, and respect life, and vocations. Our parish goal this year will be $42,750. Last year, the Cathedral surpassed its goal. You may receive Appeal materials by mail, and are welcome to give online through the diocesan website: www.vermontcatholic.org