La Chiesa del Santo Rosario Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

envenuto! Welcome to Holy Rosary Church! Whether you are a lifelong parishioner, a first-time visitor to our parish, or someone in Bbetween, we are grateful you have joined us today. Founded in 1909 as the Italian Parish of Indianapolis, we continue to serve as the parish home of people of Italian heritage and also embrace all faithful Catholics in union

February 14, 2021 Ordinary Form: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Extraordinary Form: Quinquagesima Sunday

with Rome, including those who are devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form). In the words of our founding pastor, Msgr. Marino Priori: “The church is the temple of the Lord, the gate of heaven. Come after a week of earthly cares, after so much toil, after so many sorrows, after so much pain. Rest your limbs. Regenerate your spirit at the sources of grace. Raise your mind to God; thank Him for the benefits received through His creation and in daily life; ask for strength so you can win all of life’s struggles, and be able to possess The Italian Parish of Indianapolis the fruits of redemption.”

Mailing address: 520 Stevens St. Parish Staff and Leadership: Indianapolis, IN 46203 The Rev. C. Ryan McCarthy, STD ...... Pastor Telephone number: 317-636-4478 Elizabeth Welch ...... Music Director Emergency number: 317-636-4478, ext. 3 David Walden ...... Director of Communications E-mail address: [email protected] Diane Fricker ...... Parish Council President Website: www.holyrosaryindy.org Marcus Shutta ...... Finance Council President Facebook: www.facebook.com/holyrosaryindy Twitter: https://twitter.com/holyrosaryindy 2 Liturgical schedule for the week

Saturday, February 13, 2021 4:30 p.m...... OF (Sung) ...... Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ...... Oliver Connor Sunday, February 14, 2021 Temporary: 8 a.m. (OF) ...... Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ...... Charis &  Martin Howser & family (The 8 a.m. Mass is a temporary addition to the schedule until attendance restrictions are sufficiently loosened.) 9:30 a.m...... OF (Sung) ...... Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ...... Caris Roller 2 11:30 a.m...... EF (Sung) ...... Quinquagesima Sunday ...... Pro populo

Monday, February 15, 2021 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Feria ...... Madison Settles 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Feria 4 ......  Deceased of Rolling Mills Inc. Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Feria ...... Angelica D’Souza 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Feria 4 ......  Geraldine Wahoske Wednesday, February 17, 2021 *** Ashes will be distributed at both Masses and at Morning Prayer *** 6:30 a.m. — Distribution of ashes and Morning Prayer (OF) 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Ash Wednesday ......  Jennie Wooster Afternoon Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been canceled this week 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Ash Wednesday 1 ...... Archbishop Thompson Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Thursday after Ash Wednesday ...... Archbishop Thompson Mother’s Holy Hour has been canceled this week 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Thursday after Ash Wednesday 3 ...... Thanksgiving for prayers answered

Friday, February 19, 2021 *** Stations of the Cross after both Masses *** 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Friday after Ash Wednesday ...... Archbishop Thompson 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Friday after Ash Wednesday 3 ......  David Bunte

Saturday, February 20, 2021 10 a.m...... OF ...... Saturday after Ash Wednesday ...... American citizens 4:30 p.m...... OF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent...... Pro populo Sunday, February 21, 2021 Temporary: 8 a.m. (EF) ...... First Sunday of Lent 1 ...... Michael Navarra Jr. (The 8 a.m. Mass is a temporary addition to the schedule until attendance restrictions are sufficiently loosened.) 9:30 a.m...... OF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent......  Holy Souls in Purgatory 1 11:30 a.m...... EF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent ...... Anthony Lane

OF: Ordinary Form EF: Extraordinary Form AU: Anglican Use (Ordinariate Form) 1: 1st-class feast 2: 2nd-class feast 3: 3rd-class feast Opt: Optional memorial M: Memorial F: Feast S: Solemnity

CONFESSIONS: Before Sunday Masses as time allows, about 30 minutes before each weekday Mass, or by appointment. RECITATION OF THE ROSARY: English — Saturday at 4:15 p.m.; Sunday at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.; Spanish — after 11:30 Sunday Mass. MASS INTENTIONS: The standard stipend for Masses in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis is $10. Requests should indicate whether people are living or deceased, and must be typed or written legibly. We will attempt to honor requested dates, but cannot guarantee they will be available. We recom- mend such requests be made at least eight months in advance. Except in the year of an individual’s death, no more than 12 Saturday evening/ Sunday Masses may be requested or offered for the repose of his/her soul in a calendar year. Intentions that cannot be offered here within a year of reception are, at the pastor’s discretion, subject to being sent to the archdiocesan Mission Office. Make checks payable to Holy Rosary Church. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us! 3 Please return your United Catholic Appeal pledge card. Our goal is to have 100 per- cent participation from our parishioners. Thus far, we have had only 21 percent of the cards returned. Spare pledge cards and envelopes are on the table near the back pews.

Announcements BY THE NUMBERS  Please pray for the repose of the soul of Cleo K. “Bud” Butterfield, who died Feb. 11. We extend Sunday Collections (includes Online Giving) our condolences to his family, especially parishioner Regular collection, February 6-7 $ 9,842.33 Scott (Sara) Butterfield and to Jeff Butterfield, who The Criterion 682.92 narrates our annual Indulgence Walk. May his soul Society of St. Vincent de Paul 480.00 and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Church in Latin America 30.00  We will take up a second collection next weekend Building and maintenance 770.60 to assist the Church in Eastern and Central Europe. Additional funds 205.90 Parish operating expenses/week 12,460.17  Ash Wednesday is this week. It is a mandatory Collection budgeted/week 9,230.77 day of fasting and abstinence. Also, remember that Weekly collection surplus 611.56 Fridays of Lent are mandatory days of abstinence. Please see Page 9 for the rules pertaining to this. Fiscal Year (began July 1, 2020) Regular/holy day collections $ 317,209.61  We will pray the Way of the Cross on Fridays of Parish operating expenses 398,725.44 Lent after the 7:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Masses. Collections budgeted 295,384.64  We are hoping to have our annual Trivia Night on Total collections surplus 21,824.97 Friday, March 19. Much will depend on local COVID-19 restrictions. In the meantime, keep that Approximately 30% of the operating budget comes from Italian Street Festival revenue and other fundraisers. date open and watch the bulletin for updates.  Archbishop Thompson has dispensed the faithful from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and holy Oliver, David Page, Lena Peoni, Maria Peterson, days of obligation until further notice. Suzie Pietro, Jennifer Rivera, Clara Roth, Bert San-  High School Youth Group meets today (Sunday) sone, Gus Sansone, Mike Schott, Simeon Scull, John from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Priori Hall. Thomas, Phil Vierneisel, Kay Waterloo, Larry Web- ber, Laura Wilburn and Jenifer Zehner.  Sr. Francis Gabriel, superior of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Indianapolis, sent us the following note  Congratulations to parishioners who earned high following our special collection for their needs last honors at Cathedral High School: Gabriella DeLuca, month: ―It is only through the goodness of our Roch Egan, Maximilian Egan and Joseph Egan. friends and benefactors that we are able to carry on  Did you lose a backpack? We found one in our mission of caring for the neediest elderly. May church. Call the parish office and identify to claim it. God reward your most kind thought of us. Thank you  The Young Adult Group will watch the final half of, again for this wonderful gift and helping us make St. ―Bakhita: From Slave to Saint,‖ at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. Augustine Home an active and joyful place to live.‖ 20, in Priori Hall. Free pizza and soda will be available.  Please pray for our sick and shut-in friends: Sign up online at https://www.signupgenius.com/ Daniel Adler, Debbie Barry, Brenden Bayer, Pam go/10c0d44adac2da4fdc25-movie1. To learn more, Berry, Marguerite Bova, John Buckley, Linda Buck- contact [email protected]. ley, Helen Bury, Steve Bussell, John Caito, Verna  The sixth annual E6 Catholic Men’s Conference Carr, Son Hui Christensen, Sharon Conrad, Danielle will be Saturday, Feb. 27, hosted by All Saints Parish Dillon, Nancy Duffy, Annette Dybas, Paquita Fallas, in southeastern Indiana. Live-stream tickets are Isaac Garcia, José Garcia, Margaret Hanaway, Robert available for $10. Speakers include Deacon Harold Hanaway, Judy Hartley, Fr. John Hollowell, Matthew Burke-Sivers, Jason Evert and Patrick Coffin. To Iaria II, Andra Ignas, Brian Joseph, George Lehner, Josephine Lombardo, Amy Mauck, Sidia Mora, Mi- Continued on Page 11 chael Navarra Jr., Tony Navarra, Jill Olecki, Nathan 4 Appunti del Parroco: a Message from the Pastor Dom Gueranger’s Lenten reflection

s we approach Ash Wednesday and the begin- Prophet Ezechiel to lie forty days on his right side, A ning of Lent this week, let us review the words as a figure of the siege, which was to bring de- of Dom Prosper Gueranger from his work, The Litur- struction on Jerusalem [Ezech. iv. 6]. gical Year: There are two, in the Old Testament, who repre- We may be sure, that a season, so sacred as this sent, in their own persons, the two manifestations of Lent, is rich in mysteries. The Church has made of God: Moses, who typifies the Law; and Elias, it a time of recollection and penance, in prepara- who is the figure of the Prophets. Both of these tion for the greatest of all her Feasts; she would, are permitted to approach God — the first on Si- therefore, bring into it everything that could excite nai [Exod. xxiv. 18], the second on Horeb [3 Kings, the faith of her children, and encourage them to go xix. 8] — but both of them have to prepare for the through the arduous work of atonement for their great favor by an expiatory fast of forty days. sins. During Septuagesima, we had the number With these mysterious facts before us, we can understand why it was, that the Son of God, hav- Seventy, which reminded us of those seventy years’ captivity in Babylon, after which, God’s ing become Man for our salvation, and wishing to chosen people, being purified from idolatry, was subject Himself to the pain of fasting, chose the to return to Jerusalem and celebrate the Pasch. It number of Forty Days. The institution of Lent is is the number Forty that the Church now brings thus brought before us with everything that can before us: a number, as Saint Jerome observes, impress the mind with its solemn character, and with its power of appeasing God and purifying our which denotes punishment and affliction [In souls. Let us, therefore, look beyond the little Ezechiel, cap. xxix]. Let us remember the forty days and forty nights world which surrounds us, and see how the whole Christian universe is, at this very time, offering of the Deluge (Gen. vii. 12), sent by God in His an- ger, when He repented that He had made man, and this Forty Days’ penance as a sacrifice of propitia- destroyed the whole human race, with the excep- tion to the offended Majesty of God; and let us tion of one family. Let us consider how the He- hope, that, as in the case of the Ninivites, He will mercifully accept this year’s offering of our atone- brew people, in punishment for their ingratitude, wandered forty years in the desert, before they ment, and pardon us our sins. were permitted to enter the Promised Land [Num. — Fr. C. Ryan McCarthy xiv. 33]. Let us listen to our God commanding the Pastor

This week’s offerings of interest from the Internet: A subtle but important change to Mass begins Ash Wednesday https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/on-ash-wednesday-the-words-you-hear Fr. Kappes discusses his new book in EWTN interview (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6j9cEvx_co&feature=youtu.be Valentine’s Day tradition from St. Francis de Sales https://aleteia.org/2020/02/10/a-valentines-day-tradition-from-st-francis-de-sales Nun recovers from mild bout with COVID-19 in time to celebrate 117th birthday https://www.wpri.com/dont-miss/worlds-second-oldest-person-turning-117-this-week-after-surviving-covid-19/ Facebook, Aquinas and the sins of free speech https://www.ncregister.com/blog/facebook-aquinas-sins-of-free-speech — Find links to other articles and more on the parish Facebook page, www.facebook.com/holyrosaryindy — Views and opinions expressed in the linked articles are strictly the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the pastor and staff of Holy Rosary Church, Archbishop Charles C. Thompson or anyone else connected to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. 5 How can a Christian not be Pro-Life? Archbishop Naumann doesn’t shy from criticizing President Biden in homily during National Prayer Vigil for Life in Washington, D.C.

OME CHRISTIANS claim that the Bible is silent on the morality of . They ques- tion the validity of the application to the circumstances of today of the treatment of S abortion found in Exodus. What these Christians ignore is how frequently the Scriptures speak about the wonder, awe and beauty of life in the womb. The Bible speaks of children as a blessing. If fact, fruitfulness is recognized as a great gift from God. Our readings for Mass to- night reveal this great Biblical respect for human life before birth. The Very Rev. Joseph F. Naumann, archbishop of Kan- Being from Kansas, from the Heartland of the sas City in Kansas and the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ United States, about as far as one can get from any Committee on Pro-Life Activities, delivered the homily at coast, I must note in our first reading from Isaiah, the the Opening Mass for the 2021 National Prayer Vigil for Prophet declares: ―Hear me, O coastlands, listen O Life. We publish here an extensive excerpt from that Jan. distant peoples.‖ Now as in the time of Isaiah, the 28 homily at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Im- maculate Conception in Washington, D.C. people of the East and West coasts could learn a lot of wisdom from those of us coming from fly over We encourage you to read the remainder of the homily country. What does Isaiah say in his time to those on at https://www.usccb.org/prolife/archbishop-joseph-f- the coasts? ―The Lord called me from birth, from my naumann-opening-mass-2021-national-prayer-vigil-life, mother’s womb he gave me my name.‖ A few verses which includes a beautiful story about Archbishop later the Prophet observes: ―For now the Lord has Naumann’s mother who recently passed away. spoken who formed me as his servant from the womb, that Jacob may be brought back to Him and leaped in her womb. Under the inspiration of the Israel gathered to Him.‖ Isaiah goes on to say that he Holy Spirit, Elizabeth cries out: ―Most Blessed are is being called to be a light for the nations. you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your In tonight’s Psalm, we hear the Psalmist declare to womb.‖ Elizabeth, still under the influence of the God: ―Truly you have formed my inmost being; you Holy Spirit, is the first one in the Bible to acknowl- knit me in my mother’s womb. I give you thanks that edge Jesus as Lord as she wonders: ―And how does I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are this happen to me, that the Mother of my Lord should your works. My soul you also knew full well; nor come to me.‖ Elizabeth calls Jesus her Lord while he was my frame unknown to you.‖ is an unborn child in the womb of Mary. Elizabeth Tonight’s Gospel passage from Luke is both fasci- goes on to marvel: ―For at the moment the sound of nating and instructive. The pregnant Mary makes the your greeting reached my ears, the infant of my arduous journey to the hill country of Judah to visit womb leaped for joy.‖ her pregnant cousin Elizabeth. The Archangel Of course for the Jew well versed in the scriptures, Gabriel told Mary that the formerly barren Elizabeth all of the phrases that Luke employs to describe the conceiving in her old age was a sign for Our Lady of encounter between the pregnant Mary and the preg- the truth of the miraculous conception of the child nant Elizabeth with the leaping unborn John the Bap- conceived in her womb. Elizabeth’s pregnancy was a tist are reminiscent of David leaping before the Ark sign that nothing is impossible for God. of the Covenant as he brings it from the hill country When Elizabeth heard Mary’s voice the infant of Judah to Jerusalem. 6 The allusion is clear. Mary is the New Ark of the body but is a new and unique human being that is Covenant. Why? Because she carries in her uterus merely a temporary resident in the womb. something even more precious than the Torah, she This in no way minimizes the important role of carries the very life of God within the tabernacle of mothers. The relationship between a mother and her womb. child is unlike any other human bond. Each of us How could the Bible be more explicit about the spent our first months of existence residing in the sanctity of life in utero? The life of Jesus did not be- sanctuary of our mother’s womb. gin with his birth in Bethlehem, but at His concep- Recently, I had the opportunity to preview a new tion by the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary. In the feature length movie entitled simply, ―Roe v. Wade.‖ Gospel, we see the pregnant Elizabeth and unborn It will be in theatres and available on DVD sometime John the Baptist are the first to recognize Jesus as this year. I encourage you to see this film. With some Lord, even though he is only in the first trimester, the of the artistic liberties of the movie industry, the film first three months of His bodily existence in this provides insight into the cultural circumstances that world. resulted in the Court decision that led to more than How can a Christian not be Pro-Life? How can 62 million American children killed by abortion over someone who ponders the Bible with an open heart the past 48 years. The film is narrated by the actor por- We must not yield to discouragement, traying Dr. Bernard Nathanson, who with journalist and author Larry Lader much less despair. We must also and feminist activist not indulge in anger or attacking founded NARAL (National Abortion those who disagree with us. We speak Rights Action League). Dr. Nathanson the truth with firm resolve earned the unofficial title, the Abortion King, because he served as Medical but also with compassionate love. Director of ’s Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health. Dr. not recognize its affirmation of the humanity of chil- Nathanson performed or presided over more than dren in utero. The Biblical picture is clearer than the 60,000 . highest definition ultra-sound about the reality of life A key component of Lader and Nathanson’s plan to in the womb. gain public support for legalized abortion was what they termed the Catholic strategy. It had four basic Science and the unborn components: What about those who are not Christian, who do not believe in biblical revelation? Does one need 1) Blame and Accuse the Catholic Hierarchy for revelation to recognize the humanity of life within social ills and the oppression of women, the womb? 2) Support and Campaign for Catholic Pro- Sadly, in 1973, the Supreme Court claimed that sci- Abortion Candidates, ence had no idea when human life began. It was not 3) Foster division amongst Catholics, and true then and the evidence is even stronger today. 4) Execute ―The Straddle‖ – the separation of reli- Science and reason are not on the side of abortion gious conviction from legislative judgment. advocates. The discovery of DNA, the unique genetic code Only a couple years after the Roe v. Wade decision, that each and every human being possesses, was a Dr. Nathanson began to have scientific doubts about dark day for the Culture of Death. Medical texts, the ethics of abortion. He was profoundly influenced even in 1973, taught that human life begins at fertili- by the ultrasound images that made the humanity of zation, at the time of conception. They affirmed this, the unborn undeniable. not based on theology, but observable fact. Nathanson eventually produced ―The Silent Science continues to affirm that at the moment of Scream,‖ a documentary film showing an actual ul- fertilization a unique, new human life has begun. trasound abortion narrated by Dr. Nathanson. Na- This new life has a unique DNA genetic code, dis- thanson was convinced that ―The Silent Scream‖ tinct from her Mother. The zygote, the embryo, the would slay the monster of legalized abortion that he fetus, the unborn child is not a part of the Mother’s helped to create. He was confident that Public Tele- 7 vision stations would telecast ―The Silent Scream.‖ of Life was the value that Jesus placed upon each and Once large numbers of Americans actually viewed every human life on Calvary. Jesus allowed Himself the brutality of abortion and saw the humanity of the to be crucified so that each of us could receive mercy unborn child, Nathanson believed America would and share in His abundant and eternal life. reject abortion. To his astonishment, Public Televi- Our weapons to defeat the Culture of Death are not sion Stations generally refused to telecast ―The Silent bricks, guns or, Molotov cocktails, but prayer, fasting Scream.‖ and almsgiving. We need to pray and fast for our Bernard Nathanson, who had described himself for President that the Holy Spirit will touch and change decades as a Jewish Atheist and had helped to create his Heart and enlighten his mind just as He did for and implement the so-called Catholic Strategy, on Bernard Nathanson. December 8, 1996, was baptized in St. Patrick’s Ca- We must pray and fast that the President will have thedral in New York. For the remainder of his life, he the integrity to acknowledge that his actions in seek- worked tirelessly to end legalized abortion. ing to codify Roe v. Wade and impose tax funded Many of us, as we observe this somber anniversary abortion violate the most fundamental of all human of a true American tragedy — the legalization of rights. We must pray and fast that the President will abortion in 1973 resulting in the deaths of millions of cease attempting to confuse people about Catholic American children and the scarring of the lives of millions of mothers and We must pray and fast that the President fathers, may feel dispirited and discour- aged. will cease attempting to confuse people The Catholic Strategy appears to have about Catholic teaching by trampling succeeded with the election of a Presi- on the sanctity of human life while dent who proudly professes to be a de- vout Catholic even as he promises: presenting himself as a devout Catholic.

1) to codify Roe v. Wade, teaching by trampling on the sanctity of human life 2) seeks to force American taxpayers to fund abor- while presenting himself as a devout Catholic. tions, and The people of the United States have entrusted 3) desires to force The Little Sisters of the Poor to enormous power and responsibility to President Bi- provide contraceptives and abortifacients in den. However, the Presidency does not empower him their employee health plans. to define Catholic doctrine and moral teaching. Sadly, President Biden is the perfect example of the Prayer and action religiously and ethically incoherent straddle: claim- I ask all in the Basilica and the thousands more ing to believe that human life begins at conception joining us through EWTN to join me in an urgent and personally opposing abortion, while doing every- and renewed effort of prayer and action with many thing within his power to promote and institutional- other Catholics across the country as we work to- ize abortion not only in the U.S.A. but also around gether and seek God’s assistance to end abortion and the world. all attacks on human life and the sacred dignity of the We must not yield to discouragement, much less human person. despair. We must also not indulge in anger or attack- I urge you to join Respect Life: Prayer and Ac- ing those who disagree with us. We speak the truth tion by signing up for our prayer and action alerts with firm resolve but also with compassionate love. at respectlife.org. I look forward to praying with you Just as Elizabeth’s pregnancy was for Mary a sign, so and working with you to advance the dignity and Bernard Nathanson’s conversion is for us the sign protection of every human life, from conception to that ―All Things are possible with God.‖ natural death. We must reject violence in action and in speech. Similarly, I urge each of you, if you have not al- Archbishop José Gomez’s Statement on the day of ready, to become involved in your parish and diocese the Inauguration of President Biden was a great ex- with Walking With Moms in Need that was officially ample for all of us. Violence and disrespect for oth- launched last March 25. Walking With Moms in ers are not consistent with the Gospel of Life. Need is an initiative for Dioceses and Parishes to be- Pope St. John Paul taught the essence of the Gospel come knowledgeable about all of the resources that 8 are available to women facing a difficult or untimely not receive the Eucharist while acting in a manner pregnancy. We are asking our Dioceses and Parishes incoherent with fundamental Catholic teaching. to promote and expand existing resources. Jesus never promised His Disciples that following Mothers and Children that we cannot protect by Him would be easy. In fact, Our Lord told them, if law, we can surround and rescue with love. We want they wanted to be His Disciple that they had to be no Mother, no Child left behind because there was no willing to take up the cross. Jesus did promise His one to encourage and assist them. Disciples that He would be with us until the end of In a few moments, those assembled in the Basilica time. will come forward to receive Our Lord in the Eucha- We heard in the Letter of St. John tonight the Disci- rist. Sometimes, Catholics are accused of being in- ple of Jesus should not be amazed if the world hates hospitable because we do not invite non-Catholics to us. He also reminds us that to hate another is equiva- join us in receiving Holy Communion. lent to being a murderer. While rejecting actions that We do this, not to be exclusive, but out of respect are evil, we can never hate those who do evil to us or for those who do not share our Catholic Faith. When others. Jesus gave His life for us, despite our sins and a baptized Christian, after prayer and reflection, is betrayals. It is the call of His disciples to lay down received into Full Communion with the Catholic our lives in love for others, even those who speak ill Church, they make the following profession: ―I be- of us and seek to harm us. lieve and profess all that the holy Catholic Church Jesus tells us that He is the Way and the Truth and believes, teaches and proclaims to be revealed by Life. Jesus, who is Life itself, has already won the God.‖ victory over sin and death. We know, therefore, with Each time we come to receive Our Lord in Holy complete and utter confidence that Life Will Be Vic- Communion, the priest says: ―The Body of torious. Adversity only makes our love purer and Christ.‖ The recipient replies: ―Amen.‖ Our Amen more powerful. expresses not only our belief in the Real Presence of We say with St. Paul: ―We know that all things Jesus in the Eucharist but also our belief in the work for good for those who love God …‖ [Rom Church that Our Lord empowered to make Himself 8:28] ―If God is for us, who can be against present through the Blessed Sacrament. us?‖ [Rom 8:31] We are ―…convinced that neither In effect, our Amen when receiving Our Lord is an death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor pre- affirmation that we believe and profess all that the sent things, nor future things, nor powers, nor height, Holy Catholic Church believes, teaches and pro- nor depth, nor any other creature will be able to sepa- claims to be revealed by God. We do not want a non- rate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Catholic Christian to profess something that they do Lord.‖ [Rom 8: 38-39] not believe. Similarly, integrity requires a Catholic Amen.

Holy Rosary Parish has a FORMED subscription To set up your free account visit formed.org/signup and select our parish (search by ZIP Code 46203) 9 Rules for fasting and abstinence during Lent Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence for Catholics. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday also are days of fasting. Here are the rules governing these obligations: Abstinence: In the United States, all who have reached their 14th birthday are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting: On the days of fast, only one full meal may be taken. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken but together may not add up to a second full meal. The obligation to fast binds all between their 18th and 59th years.

LIFE IS WORTH LIVING Documentary with local connection explores adoption he Pro-Life Film Series resumes on Friday, town Road. The keynote speaker will be Dr. T Feb. 26 with the film ―I Lived on Parker Ave- Haywood Robinson, who was an abortionist before nue‖ at St. John Catholic Church, 126 W. Georgia his conversion. You can learn St. more about Dr. Robinson and see This month’s film is a short documentary about a videos about his story at https:// mother’s agony in choosing what’s best, the joy of a www.ambassadorspeakers.com/ couple starting a family, and a young man’s search speakers/unique/dr.-haywood- for where his life began. It centers around David robinson. Scotton, who was adopted at birth and raised in Holy Rosary parishioners have Louisiana. He is on a journey to Indiana to meet the been asked to cover the prayer birth parents he has never known. His birth mother vigil every Saturday from 3 p.m. and birth father anxiously wait for him, concerned to 6 p.m. Please, if you can, sacri- Dr. Robinson David will reject them for decisions they made be- fice just one hour of your time for mothers, babies fore he was born. and for Our Lord. Learn more and register at https:// David’s birth mother, Melissa Coles, will be at St. www.40daysforlife.com/indianapolis. John’s for the film series showing, and will be part Pro-Life Ministry to meet Feb. 21 of the panel discussion afterward. All advocates for life are invited to the next Pro- Doors open at 6 p.m. with the film starting at 6:30 Life Ministry meeting on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. p.m. Free admission. Space is limited to 40 people; in our first-floor classroom. For more information, attendees MUST pre-register. Masks will be worn contact [email protected]. at the event. Packaged snacks and drinks will be In response to the Gospel of Life, the Pro-Life provided. Ministry at Holy Rosary facilitates our community’s To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pro desire to become instruments of the Hands of God -life-film-series-tickets-137677562295. who told us, ―I have come so that they may have 40 Days for Life spring campaign begins this week life and have it to the full‖ (Jn 10:10). “Could you not watch one hour with me?” We advocate for all life from the preborn to the aged. We work to create a Culture of Life through — Matt 26:40 active programs and events, regular participation in Once again, the spring campaign of 40 Day for Respect Life activities, political action to promote Life coincides with life and liberty and, most importantly, through Lent: Feb. 17- prayer. March 28. For the Healing after abortion liturgically minded, that’s Ash Wednesday through Palm Sunday. If you or someone you know is suffering after The kickoff for this peaceful, prayerful vigil will abortion, confidential, compassionate help is avail- be on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at noon outside the able. Visit HopeAFterAbortion.org. Planned Parenthood abortion facility, 8590 George- — Holy Rosary Pro-Life Ministry 10

LENTEN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS PANDEMIC PROTOCOL Here is a brief explanation of the second col- AT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH lections we will take up during Lent:

February 21: e ask that greater charity be exercised in our Aid to Church in Central and Eastern Europe W church during the ongoing pandemic. The fol- The USCCB Subcommittee on the Church in Central and lowing guidelines are in place to help ease fears and Eastern Europe funds projects in 28 countries to build the prevent the spread of the coronavirus among our con- pastoral capacity of the Church and to rebuild and restore gregation: the Faith in these countries. The funds collected are used to grant monies to support seminaries, social service programs, Overflow seating, livestream video in Priori Hall youth ministry, pastoral centers, church constructions and renovation, and Catholic communications projects. When necessary on Saturday evening and Sunday, the church basement will be used for overflow seating. February 28: Masses will streamed live on a large screen, and the Black and Indian Missions faithful may go upstairs to the church for Holy Com- Exists to help local African-American and Native munion. American diocesan communities throughout the United States, spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ and re- Social distancing necessary indoors, outdoors sponding to real and pressing needs on the ground. Please maintain a distance of at least six feet between

March 7: your household and others at all times. This applies not Easter Flowers only to when you are sitting in pews or chairs, but also A collection will be taken up at every Mass to help to when you are standing in line for Holy Communion cover the expense of decorating Holy Rosary for Easter. or kneeling at the altar rail.

March 14: Sanitize your pew immediately before leaving Catholic Relief Services Sanitize your pew or chairs immediately before leav- Supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out inter- ing. This will require you to bring disinfectant wipes or national relief and solidarity efforts. Programs include relief a disinfectant spray and paper towels. and resettlement for victims of persecution, war and natural disasters; development projects to improve living conditions Mayor, county health department mandate masks for the poor, legal and support services for the poor immi- Mayor Hogsett and the Marion County Public Health grants; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering Dept. continue to require all persons over age 2 to wear from violence and advocacy on behalf of the powerless. a mask or face shield when indoors, including at March 21: churches. These face coverings are required even when Church in Africa social-distancing is being maintained. The USCCB Subcommittee funds a wide range of pastoral Leave nothing in the church or vestibule services. However, it principally focuses on evangelization activities; religious education; ministry training for priests, Do not leave any items in our vestibule or church — deacons, religious sisters, religious brothers and laypeople; no books, no pamphlets, no holy cards, or anything else. and support of poor parishes across the continent. This has been our policy for quite some time, and is es-

March 28: pecially to be followed during this time of pandemic Holy Places when these items may become another source of conta- Collects funds for support of the Holy Places in the Mid- gion. dle East, but above all for those pastoral, charitable, edu- Also, please dispose of any single-usage, parish-provided cational and social works which the Church supports in worship aids that you use during Mass, such as music the Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian brethren sheets and Latin Mass prayer sheets. A trash can is located and the local communities. near the front doors of the church just for this purpose.

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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ALTAR MEMORIAL CANDLES This week, the candles on either ABOUT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH side of our altar burn for: Weddings: Weddings can be scheduled only after meeting with +Alice DeLaCruz the pastor at least six months in advance of the cere- +Billy DeLaCruz mony. To have the deceased remembered for a week, Baptisms: send $5 and his or her name to the parish office. Please contact Sally Kaufman at the parish office or No more than 12 candles may be requested per [email protected] to schedule baptisms and calendar year by any family or person. required baptismal instruction. Joining the parish: Announcements Parish Registration Forms can be found in the rotating Continued from Page 3 rack in the vestibule. They also are available online at holyrosaryindy.org; click on the ―Join the Parish‖ link learn more or register, visit https:// at the bottom of the page. Completed forms can be www.e6catholicmensconference.com/. placed in the collection basket or mailed to the office.  St. Mary’s Child Center serves children living Electronic donations: in poverty ages 3-5 through a preschool program as well as providing continuing education for educa- Online Giving, a convenient way tors. The center is looking for individuals inter- to donate electronically, makes it easy for you to fulfill your finan- ested in learning more and volunteering on a com- cial commitments to the parish even when you are mittee; options range from event planning to pro- unable to attend Mass. You do not need to write a gram oversight. For more information or to take a check or have cash available at church. Giving elec- one-hour virtual tour, contact Shannon Mason at tronically also helps the parish staff budget more ef- [email protected] or 317-361-4882. fectively. You can make one-time or ongoing contri-  Sophia Institute Press is introducing Benedictus, butions, the timing and amount of which can be a monthly printed resource for Catholics interested changed at any time. Learn more by visiting holy- in the Traditional Latin Mass and breviary. To rosaryindy.org and clicking on the ―Online Giving‖ learn more, visit https://praybenedictus.com/. icon, or visit the site directly at https://osvhub.com/ holyrosaryindy/funds .  The Souls of the Christian Apostolate is hiring single men and women, 18-30, to join them in Den- Schools: ver, Colo., and dedicate two years to serious forma- Lumen Christi Catholic School (PreK-12) tion in the interior life, Catholic tradition, evangeli- 317-632-3174 zation and apostolic leadership. SOCA is endorsed 580 Stevens St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 by five bishops, including Bishop Joseph Strick- Catholic Schoolhouse South Indy land of Tyler, Texas, and Bishop Athanasius 317-201-5815 Schneider. To learn more, visit https:// 717 S. East St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 www.souloftheapostolate.com/missionaries/. Lumen Christi and Catholic Schoolhouse are independent academic institu- tions which use facilities on our parish campus. Lumen Christi is recognized as a private Catholic school by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis; it has a special complementary relationship with the parish offering opportunities for shared support and enrichment, including discounted tuition for our parishioners. Central Catholic School 317-783-7759 1155 E. Cameron St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 Roncalli High School 317-787-8277 3300 Prague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46227 Central Catholic and Roncalli are the officially designated archdiocesan schools supported by Holy Rosary Parish. SHELBYVILLE ROAD VETERINARY HOSPITAL Timothy J. Thunell, D.V.M.

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