2nd Annual Faith Formation Retreat

"Rediscovering Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus"

on the Feast of Saint Faustina Kowalska

A lively introduction to devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus—showing clearly how the Heart of Christ can be a source of joyful transformation for contemporary Catholics.

From Raymond Cardinal Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura:

"Father Kubicki helps [Catholics] place their hearts into the glorious Heart of Jesus through Eucharistic worship and its extension, devotion to the Sacred Heart."

Keynote Speaker: Father James Kubicki, S.J.
In addition to being a frequent guest on radio (Relevant Radio's Morning Air, & The Inner Life) and television, Fr. Kubicki is also a popular conference speaker, retreat director, and parish mission speaker. His areas of expertise include the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Spiritual Exercises, and the practical spirituality of the Apostleship of Prayer.

Fr. Kubicki's involvement with the Apostleship of Prayer goes back to his high school days when he first encountered the monthly leaflets with the Holy Father's intentions. In 1995 he became the Wisconsin Province Director of the Apostleship of Prayer, and in 1997 he became a member of the Apostleship's national board of directors. He became National Director on July 31, 2003.

Fr. Kubicki was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He entered the Jesuits in 1971 and was ordained in 1983. From 1984-88 he served as the Vocation Director and from 1995-99 as the Director of Formation for the Jesuits of the Wisconsin Province, a seven-state region in the upper Midwest. From 1989-95 he worked at the Sioux Spiritual Center, a retreat house for Native Americans in western South Dakota. During that time he was also the Assistant Director of the Diocese of Rapid City's deacon and lay ministry formation program. From 2000-03 he was the Assistant Director of Demontreville, the Jesuit Retreat House in Lake Elmo, Minnesota.

Stained Glass Window in Saints Peter and Paul Church
of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
Promoter of Devotion to the Sacred Heart

Where: SS Peter and Paul Church, 1110 1st Street North, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Schedule: Saturday, October 5th, 2013 

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

7:00 AM: Registration/Coffee & Donuts
7:45 AM: Retreat Introduction
8:00 AM: Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
9:15 AM: Talk I
10:15 AM: Break/Snacks
10:30 AM: Talk 2
11:30 AM: Break/Snacks
11:45 AM: Talk 3
1:00 PM: Dismissal

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In this weekend's upcoming bulletin there will be a page devoted to all the exciting events in the month of June at Saints Peter and Paul Parish. I have reproduced this page here for a quick reference guide.

You can click on the image for the full size.

Photo: 2008© dimitre.com

As we meditate both on the great Sacrament of the Eucharist as well as the Feast of the Visitation, let us remember that Mary is the New Ark of the Covenant where literally God dwelt within her womb.

A beautiful exterior manifestation of this sublime mystery can be seen at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Chicago. There resides a large monstrance made in the image of Mary, Ark of the Covenant.

Here is a brief history:

The iconic monstrance, Our Lady of the Sign – Ark of Mercy, was unveiled and blessed by Cardinal Francis George, May 31, 2008, on the Feast of the Visitation. The idea of the iconic monstrance was conceived nine years prior to its unveiling. At that time a call was heard which resulted in the entrustment and consecration of the parish of St. Stanislaus Kostka to the Blessed Virgin Mary. A discernment led by Fr. Anthony Bus C.R. inspired a parish wide response to establish in the heart of Chicago, a Sanctuary to The Divine Mercy. The doors of the parish were opened and eyes were turned to Mary, Holy Queen and Mother of Mercy, that the “cacophony of the world not shout into silence the voice of the living God.” It was accepted that the Blessed Virgin Mary had asked for and created space for sacred silence that the voice of her Son would be heard anew and that He would be adored in the Blessed Sacrament. At the request of Fr. Anthony, Stefan Niedorezo was commissioned to sculpt the image of the iconic monstrance according to the design conveyed in the Book of Revelation. Malgorzata Sawczuk was commissioned to apply the paint and gold gilding to the iconic monstrance. (Sanctuary of Divine Mercy)

It is by no mistake that this monstrance was unveiled on the Feast of the Visitation for as "Blessed John Paul II in his encyclical, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, chapter 6, [says of the] “Woman of the Eucharist”:

Mary anticipated, in the mystery of the Incarnation, the Church’s Eucharistic faith. When, at the Visitation, she bore in her womb the Word made Flesh, she became in some way a ‘tabernacle’ – the first ‘tabernacle’ in history – in which the Son of God, still invisible to our human gaze, allowed Himself to be adored by Elizabeth, radiating His light as it were through the eyes and voice of Mary.(Sanctuary of Divine Mercy)

 O what beautiful a Sacrament!