St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

06/04/2026

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06/03/2026

Cycle Prep Workshop (by Pearl and Thistle)
By Diocese of Tyler

A parent-daughter workshop that introduces girls to menstrual cycles, periods, and the language of their bodies in a positive environment

What is Cycle Prep?
This 90-minute parent-daughter workshop introduces girls (ages 9-12) to menstrual cycles, periods, and the language of their bodies in a positive, adult-supported environment. Cycle Prep encourages girls to respect their bodies and equips them to navigate the natural changes which come with menstrual cycles.

What is covered in Cycle Prep?
An overview of internal female reproductive anatomy and introduction the the “star” of the menstrual cycle: the egg cell.

The Analogy of the Kingdom – teaches girls how to tell the story of the menstrual cycle by learning the key roles and functions of four basic hormones: FSH, estrogen, LH, and progesterone.

All about Periods – what is it like to have a period? Covers personal care and hygiene around menstruation, and criteria to help girls determine if their cycles fall into a healthy range of presentation or if they should seek help from a trusted adult.

Creating a Culture of Care – Focus on personal care throughout the cycle, how to put together a period kit, and our role in creating a positive culture of girls – supporting – girls around menstruation.

Plus: additional print resources for girls and parents to help you feel confident and keep the conversations going!

To learn more about Cycle Prep & to see other resources from Christina Valenzuela at Pearl & Thistle please visit www.cycleprep.com. You can also listen to our interview with Christina on teaching body literacy to our girls by clicking on the video below!
https://youtu.be/HOgHcCbV7lU?si=JyN5DJFQCYi4hPRW

06/03/2026

The Catholic Week
Wednesdays - Devotion to Saint Joseph

To you, O blessed Joseph,
do we come in our tribulation,
and having implored the help of your most holy spouse,
we confidently invoke your patronage also.

Through that charity which bound you to the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which you embraced the Child Jesus,
we humbly beg you graciously to regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood,
and with your power and strength to aid us in our necessities.

O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ;
O most loving father,
ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence;
O our most mighty protector,
be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness;
and, as once you rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity;
shield, too, each one of us by your constant protection,
so that, supported by your example and your aid, we may be able to live piously, to die holily, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen

06/03/2026

June — Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

06/03/2026

JUNE 3 — ST. CLOTILDA, QUEEN

St. Clotilda was daughter of Chilperic, younger brother to Gondebald, the tyrannical King of Burgundy, who put him and his wife, and his other brothers, except one, to death, in order to usurp their dominions. Clotilda was brought up in her uncle’s court, and, by a singular providence, was instructed in the Catholic religion, though she was educated in the midst of Arians.

Her wit, beauty, meekness, modesty, and piety made her the adoration of all the neighboring kingdoms, and Clovis I., surnamed the Great, the victorious king of the Franks, demanded and obtained her in marriage. She honored her royal husband, studied to sweeten his warlike temper by Christian meekness, conformed herself to his humor in things that were indifferent, and, the better to gain his affections, made those things the subject of her discourse and praises in which she knew him to take the greatest delight.

When she saw herself mistress of his heart she did not defer the great work of endeavoring to win him to God, but the fear of giving offence to his people made him delay his conversion. His miraculous victory over the Alemanni, and his entire conversion in 496, were at length the fruit of our Saint’s prayers. Clotilda, having gained to God this great monarch, never ceased to excite him to glorious actions for the divine honor; among other religious foundations, he built in Paris, at her request, about the year 511, the great church of Sts. Peter and Paul, now called St. Genevieve’s.

This great prince died on the 27th of November, in the year 511, at the age of forty-five, having reigned thirty years. His eldest son, Theodoric, reigned at Rheims over the eastern parts of France, Clodomir reigned at Orleans, Childebert at Paris, and Clotaire I. at Soissons. This division produced wars and mutual jealousies, till in 560 the whole monarchy was reunited under Clotaire, the youngest of these brothers.

The dissension in her family contributed more perfectly to wean Clotilda’s heart from the world. She spent the remaining part of her life in exercises of prayer, almsdeeds, watching, fasting, and penance, seeming totally to forget that she had been queen or that her sons sat on the throne. Eternity filled her heart and employed all her thoughts. She foretold her death thirty days before it happened. On the thirtieth day of her illness, she received the sacraments, made a public confession of her faith, and departed to the Lord on the 3d of June, in 545.

Reflection: St. Peter defines the mission of the Christian woman—to win the heart of those who believe not the word.

06/03/2026

My Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the salvation of souls, the reparation of sins, the reunion of all Christians, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father this month. Amen.