At Holy Family Catholic Church: 338 W. University Blvd., Tucson February 28th, A.D. 2021 - Second Sunday of Lent VERITATEM FACIENTES IN CARITATE - LIVING THE TRUTH IN CHARITY Holy Family Parish Mass & Confession Schedule
Saturday— 4:00pm Vigil Mass (in English) Confessions: 3:30-3:55pm
Sunday—7:00am Mass (English)
Please check the weekly Liturgical Schedule on Page 2 of the bulletin for Holy Days, etc.
St. Gianna Oratory Mass & Confession Schedule
Sunday: 8:45am Low Mass with organ 11:00am High Mass 1:00pm Low Mass Confessions: 8:15-8:35am & 10:30-10:50am
Monday: 5:30-5:50pm Confessions 6:00pm Low Mass
Tuesday & Thursday: 7:30-7:50am Confessions 8:00am Low Mass On Christ’s Transfiguration from The Summa Theologiæ of St. Thomas Aquinas
Our Lord, after foretelling His Passion to His disciples, had exhorted them to follow Wednesday: 5:00pm Low Mass the path of His sufferings (Mt 16:21-24). Now in order that anyone go straight along a followed by Eucharistic Adoration & road, he must have some knowledge of the end: thus an archer will not shoot the arrow straight unless he first see the target. Hence Thomas said: “Lord, we know not Devotions to St. Joseph whither Thou goest; and how can we know the way?” (Jn 14:5) Above all is this nec- 6:00-6:45pm Confessions 6:55pm Eucharistic Benediction essary when hard and rough is the road, heavy the going, but delightful the end. Now by His Passion Christ achieved glory, not only of His soul, which He had from the first moment of His conception, but also of His body; according to Luke (24:26): Ought not Devotions for Lent Friday: Christ to have suffered these things, and so to enter into His glory.” To which glory, 3:00pm Way of the Cross He brings those who follow the footsteps of His Passion according to Acts 14:21: 3:45-5:50pm Eucharistic Adoration Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God.” Therefore it was 5:00-5:45pm Confessions fitting that He should show His disciples the glory of His clarity (which is to be trans- 6:00pm Low Mass figured), to which He will configure those who are His; according to Phil 3:21: “(Who) will reform the body of our lowness configured to the body of His glory.” Hence Bede Saturday: 8:00am Low Mass says on Mk 8:39: “By His loving foresight He allowed them to taste for a short time Confessions: 7:30-7:50am the contemplation of eternal joy so that they might bear persecution bravely.” & 3:30-3:55pm with Visiting Priest
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Liturgical Schedule on Page 2 of the Please write checks to “Institute of Christ the King”. bulletin for changes to these times for Holy Days, Feast Days, etc. Thank you for your generous support! May Christ our King reward you eternally. Holy Family Parish Parish Staff Canon Jonathon Fehrenbacher, Parish Administrator Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Mrs. Sylvia Cordova, Office Mgr & SEP Compliance Officer “English Mass” [email protected] Mail: 338 W. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85705 FOR DONATIONS, please make check out to Tel: (520)623-6773 Holy Family Parish and mail or drop into the collection Email: [email protected] Or donate securely online through the Diocese of Tucson: Office closed to Public (per Diocesan Protocol) www.cathfnd.org/hope
Sat 2/27 2nd Sunday of Lent 4:00 p.m. Parishioners Rev. Jim Shea, C.Ss.R. Sun 2/28 7:00 a.m. † Joseph Castillo Rev. Abram Dono, S.T. Sat 3/6 3rd Sunday of Lent 4:00 p.m. Parishioners Rev. Jim Shea, C.Ss.R. Sun 3/7 7:00 a.m. † Armando Castillo Rev. Abram Dono, S.T. Saint Gianna Oratory Oratory Staff Canon Jonathon Fehrenbacher, Rector Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, Mrs. Teri Gauger, Oratory Secretary “Traditional Latin Mass” Mr. Matthew Lancaster, Music Director Mailing Address: Saint Gianna Oratory Website & Online Bulletin: saintgianna.net P.O. Box 87350, Tucson, AZ 85754
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Sun. 2/28 Second Sunday of Lent/ 1st class / Violet Donna Thornes 8:45 am Low Mass by Nancy Thornes † Alejandra Paola 11 am High Mass Mass (Reminiscere): Comm. pro Papa, Credo, Pref. Of Lent by Michael Linley 1 pm Low Mass Litany of St. Joseph Jim Yee By Greg Schneider Mon. 3/1 Lenten Feria / 3rd class / Violet 6:00 pm Low Mass Proper Mass (Redime me): Comm. pro Papa, Pref of Lent Litany of St. Joseph † Julie Van Dran by Lisa Yappel Tue. 3/2 Lenten Feria / 3rd class / Violet Antonio & Janet Alvarez 8:00 am Low Mass Proper Mass (Tibi dixit): Comm. pro Papa, Pref of Lent Litany of St. Joseph by Janet Alvarez Wed. 3/3 Lenten Feria / 3rd class / Violet † Leslie Allchorne 5:00 pm Low Mass by Angela Jamison 6:00 pm Adoration Proper Mass (Ne derelinquas): Comm. pro Papa, Pref of Lent Litany of St. Jos. and Confessions
Thur. 3/4 1st Thursday of O.L.J.C. Sovereign and Eternal Priest / 3rd class / White † Dwan Dwan 8:00 am Low Mass Mass (Iuravit) : Gloria, Comm. Lenten feria, pro Papa, Preface of the Holy by the Jurcic family Cross Litany of St. Joseph Fri. 3/5 First Friday of the Sacred Heart / 3rd class / White Anita R. Bates 6:00 pm Low Mass by Nancy Evers *Abstinence Mass (Cogitationes): Gloria, Comm. Lenten feria & pro Papa, Pref. of the Sacred Heart Litany of St. Joseph Sat. 3/6 First Saturday of the Immaculate Heart / 3rd class / White Bill Mossburg 8:00 am Low Mass by the Mossburg Family Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Aug.22 - Adeamus): Gloria, Comm. Lenten feria & pro Papa, Preface of B.V.M. Litany of St. Joseph
Sun. 3/7 Third Sunday of Lent/ 1st class / Violet John O. Gauger 8:45 am Low Mass by the Gauger Family Monsignor Gilles Wach 11 am High Mass Mass (Oculi mei): Comm. pro Papa, Credo, Pref. Of Lent by SGO 1 pm Low Mass Litany of St. Joseph Health for all of the families By Lourdes Orozco TODAY: Many Apostolates, One Mission Annual Collection for the US Province of the From the Rector’s Desk Institute of Christ the King
Has the Institute of Christ the King helped you as a Dear Faithful, Catholic? Do you value what the Institute is doing From the beginning of Septuagesima we sought to “run that in the Church today? race that we may win.” These are just a few resolutions of
This Lent, consider making a sacrifice of $80, just many that you can do but they’re the most important. As we two dollars a day during these 40 days of Lent to help the begin this holy season of Lent, I recommend a few good daily Institute continue our work for the salvation of souls. spiritual exercises that can be adapted to almost any schedule: 1) If possible, attend Daily Mass or make a short visit to the Please use the special envelope available at the back of the Blessed Sacrament every day of Lent. church or in your boxed set of donation envelopes, or do- 2) Say the Holy Rosary as a family and conclude with the Litany nate securely online—just scan the QR code with your of St. Joseph. smart phone app. 3) Attend Stations of the Cross on Fridays or do it privately if you cannot make the scheduled time. 4) Do at least 10 minutes of silent prayer and meditation. 5) Go to Confession regularly. 6) Make time to do one of the 7 Corporal Works of Mercy and one of the 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy when it presents itself. 7) Study the Faith and do Spiritual Reading. 8) Limit and silence technology to a minimum to aid interior THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT! prayer from the noise of daily life. 9) Abstinence and fasting - these can be highly adapted to your health, age, and strength 10) Almsgiving
Do not fall into the extreme of 1) doing too much and then failing to do those resolutions causing you to despair, nor 2) the extreme of doing too little out of laziness. Make an extra effort this Lent to do well and joyfully the duties of your state of life and then see what you're able to do. Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Monday, March 8th, 6:00pm Latin High Mass Please be assured of my prayers for you all from the altar as I wish you a holy and grace-filled Lent! Patronal Feast of the Institute of Christ the King, Plenary indulgence for attending Mass at the Oratory In Christ the King and His Blessed Mother, possible under the usual conditions. Canon Jonathon Fehrenbacher
Deceased: Blanca Zapata; Marion Ethridge; Alice Gallar- do; Alice Aversa; George Thurman; Clare Soto; Janice Hackert; John Moorehouse; Doug Brunner; Josie Rivera; William Brown; Esther Vargas; Rebecca Felix; Yvonne Sturm; Marie Yappel; Liz Rafferty; Connie Urschel; Healing: Maria Acosta; Dr. Winston Ryan; Berne & Jim Yee, Anne Forrestl, Sylvia Cordova, Barbara Mayerle, Mike & Debbie Silva; Albert Chambers; Nan Arena; Rich- ard Jamison; Arlene Gallardo; Kellee Smith; Rene’ Locke; George Hoge; Sue Williams; Ray Grillo; Michael Burdi; Thought from St. Francis de Sales
Sadie & Greg Schuller; Kenneth Snyder; Guadalupe de The means necessary to build a spiritual edifice Vega; Noranita Arms; Patti Hill; Mickie Roudebush & and acquire the precious pearl of perfection is the entire family; Frankie Verdugo; Carol Wray; James Larson; ; renunciation of ourselves and our own will - nothing else. Nancy Gorman; Bill Halstead; Josie Castillo; Nick Lepore; This involves breaking away from all our evil inclina- Beverly Bolton; Margaret Bradbury; Thaddeus Stypa; tions and aversions. In fact, it is absolutely certain that Colleen Gallegos; Joseph Hann; Rosario Archer; Nancy perfection can be attained in no other way. Olson; John Deckert; Jeff Bennett; Jack Wells; Susan & Jeff Page (Sermons II; O. IX, p. 82) GRADUAL: Ps. 24: 17, 18 The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities, O Lord. See my abjection and my labor, and forgive me all my sins.
TRACT: Ps. 105: 1-4 Give glory to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Who shall de- clare the powers of the Lord: who shall set forth all His praises? Blessed are they that keep judgment and do justice at all times. Remember us, O Lord, in the favor of Thy people: visit us with Thy salvation.
GOSPEL: Mt. 17: 1-9 +Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Matthew At that time Jesus took Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT apart: and He was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and His garments became white as
INTROIT: Ps. 24; 6, 3,22, 1,2 Remember, O Lord, Thy snow. And behold there appeared to them Moses and bowels of compassion, and Thy mercies that are from Elias talking with Him. And Peter answering, said to Je- the beginning of the world, lest at any time our ene- sus: Lord, it is good for us to be here: if Thou wilt, let us mies rule over us: deliver us, O God of Israel, from all make here three tabernacles, one for Thee, and one for our tribulations. (Ps) To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up Moses, and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, my soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a be ashamed. Glory be. Remember, O Lord, Thy bowels voice out of the cloud, saying: This is My beloved Son, in of compassion… Whom I am well pleased: hear ye Him. And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face and were very much afraid. COLLECT O God, Who seest that we are wholly desti- And Jesus came and touched them, and said to them: tute of strength, keep us within and without: that we Arise, and fear not. And they lifting up their eyes saw no may be defended in body from all adversity: and one, but only Jesus. And as they came down from the cleansed in mind from evil thoughts. Through our mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to Lord. no man till the Son of Man be risen from the dead.
EPISTLE: I Thess. 4: 1-7 Lesson from the Epistle of OFFERTORY: Ps. 118: 47, 48 I will meditate on Thy Blessed Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians commandments, which I have loved exceedingly: and I Brethren: We pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus will lift up my hands to Thy commandments, which I that, as you have received from us, how you ought to have loved. walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. For you know what pre- SECRET: Look favorably upon these present Sacrifices, cepts I have given to you by the Lord Jesus. For this is we beseech Thee, O Lord, that they may profit us unto the will of God, your sanctification: that you should both devotion and salvation. Through Our Lord. abstain from fornication, that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and COMMUNION: Ps. 5: 2-4 Understand my cry: hearken honor; not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that to the voice of my prayer, O my King and my God: for to know not God: and that no man overreach nor circum- Thee will I pray, O Lord. vent his brother in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as we have told you before POSTCOMMUNION: We humbly beseech Thee, almighty and have testified. For God hath not called us unto un- God, that we whom Thou dost refresh by Thy sacraments cleanness, but unto sanctification: in Christ Jesus our may worthily serve Thee by lives well-pleasing to Thee. Lord. Through Our Lord.
Fasting is an aid to prayer, as the pangs of hunger remind us of our hunger for God.
Fasting: Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to FAST on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Fasting has been defined as the partaking of only one full meal and of two smaller meals which if added together would not exceed the main meal in quantity. It is gravely forbidden to eat any- thing between these three meals! No snacks are allowed.
Abstinence: In addition, all Catholics 14 years and older are obliged by Canon Law to ABSTAIN from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent. On these days in Lent it is NOT allowed to substitute the obligation to abstain from meat by a different sacrifice. The sacrifice of abstain- ing from meat on the above mentioned days reminds us of the bloody sacrifice of Christ on the cross. [From USCCB website: Abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from animals such as chickens, cows, sheep or pigs, all of which live on land. Birds are also considered meat. Abstinence does not include meat juices and liquid foods made from meat. Thus, such foods as chicken broth, consomme, soups cooked or flavored with meat, meat gravies or sauces, as well as seasonings or condiments made from animal fat are technically not forbidden. However, moral theologians have traditionally taught that we should abstain from all animal-derived products (except foods such as gelatin, butter, cheese and eggs, which do not have any meat taste). Fish are a different category of animal. Salt and freshwater species of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and shellfish are permitted.]
Children: Children, however, can and even should be invited to voluntarily abstain from meat on those days as an expression of self denial & as an act of penance. Before the new regulations concerning fasting & abstinence were promulgated by Pope Paul VI (Apostolic Constitution Poenitemini Feb.17, 1966), the age, from which Catholics were obliged to abstain from meat on those mentioned days in Lent, was the age of reason, namely the age of 7. Encouragements: Aside from these minimum penitential requirements, Catholics are encouraged to impose some personal penance on themselves at other times, like prayers, time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, almsgiv- ing, fasting, spiritual or corporal works of mercy, etc. Before all else we are obliged to perform the duties of our state in life. When considering further mortifications, it is prudent to discuss the matter with one's confessor or spir- itual director. Any deprivation that would seriously hinder us in carrying out our work, as students, employees, or parents would be contrary to the will of God and thus should not be undertaken. Mortifications, being corporal or spir- itual, need to be accomplished with prudence and serve our purification of weaknesses, imperfections, attachment to sin, vices and thus our growth in all four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance as well as in the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity. The USCCB in its letter of Nov. 18, 1966, “strongly recommends” to us the practice of penance on all weekdays of Lent (Sundays of Lent and Solemnities/Feasts of First Class like the Feast of St. Joseph or the Feast of the Annuncia- tion, even if they fall on a Friday in Lent, are exempt from Fasting and Abstinence). Let us do with the grace of God what is possible for us and our spiritual life will be rejuvenated. Exceptions for Fasting and Abstinence: Besides those outside the age limits, those of unsound mind, the sick, the frail, pregnant or nursing mothers according to need for meat or nourishment, are excused from the law of fast and abstinence. The same holds true for the poor who have nothing else to eat that day. Fasting Prayer: Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that Thy servants who discipline the body by fasting from food, may strive after righteousness by abstaining from sin. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.