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SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY LITURGICAL CALENDAR: JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Sun., Jan., 31 †Orville Frisque Scott Lalonde 6:30 A.M PATRICK’S O RATORY EDICATED TO UR ADY OF ATIMA D O L F SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE CHURCH & RECTORY ADDRESS 6:30 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. High Mass 211 N. Maple Ave. DAILY MASS SCHEDULE Green Bay, WI 54303 Monday 6:30 a.m. Phone (920) 437-9660 Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Fax (920) 437-5154 Wednesday 8:00 a.m. [email protected] Thursday 8:00 a.m. www.institute-christ-king.org/greenbay-home Friday 6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m. HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE ORATORY CLERGY 6:00 p.m. High Mass The Very Reverend Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz Vicar General CONFESSION SCHEDULE Sunday 9:30a.m. - 9:55a.m. Daily - See Page 2 - Confession Schedule The Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico Provincial Superior EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday-Holy Hour 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Reverend Canon Antoine Boucheron Friday-Adoration 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. R e c t o r “Many are called, but few are chosen.” This beautiful page of the Gospel is full of hope but it also gives us a serious statement. For each one of us, the important question is, or should be, not how many will be saved, but rather, shall each of us be saved. The Council of Trent, quoting Saint Augustine, says: “God never commands the impossible. But he warns us to do what we can, and to ask of Him the grace to accomplish what we of ourselves cannot do, and He aids us to fulfill what He commands.” What we know for sure is that God gives us what we need to go to Heaven. What would be the point of arguing about the number of the elect while we are not even working to become one of them? One day we will know the number. We had better know it, being in heaven rather than in hell. May Our Lady, acting always as a vigilant mother, help us to keep the Grace of God and to arrive safely in Heaven. Amen Canon Antoine Boucheron Sunday, January 31, 2021 - SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY LITURGICAL CALENDAR: JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 7, 2021 Sun., Jan., 31 †Orville Frisque Scott LaLonde 6:30 a.m. SEPTUAGESIMA by family Monsignor Wach Gibbon Lexow 8:00 a.m. Daniel Lexow Low Mass SUNDAY by David Secora 10:00 a.m. (2nd Cl., V) Poor souls in Purgatory CONFIRMATION MC: Adam Mihalski High Mass Commemoration for the Pope by Bonny Hansen Thurifer: Nathan Reif Confirmation Acolyte 1: John Kanzenbach 10:00 a.m. - Mass of St. Francis de Sales Acolyte 2: Nicholas Reif Church is reserved Candle: James, Michael, for confirmandi and Anthony Kanzenbach, Jean- ( External Solemnity ) their families only. Marie Helfenberger, Joshua Mass offered by the Provincial Superior Mihalski, Bobby Geck Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico Crucifer: Michael Simia David Gienger Scott LaLonde Mon., Feb., 1 Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr, Jean-Marie Helfenberger 6:30 a.m. (3rd Cl., R), Commemoration for the Pope by Paul Kessler HOLY HOUR 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Tues., Feb., 2 Cate Zeuske MC: Michael Simia PURIFICATION OF THE MOST BLESSED Thurifer: Paul Mihalski 6:00 p.m. by Alexander Peoples Acolytes: Henry Geck VIRGIN MARY & Thomas Simia High Mass Candle: Bobby Geck, Anthony (2nd Cl., W) Commemoration for the Pope Kanzenbach, Jean-Marie Helfenberger, Sebastian Ellis (Blessing of the Candles) Crucifer: Joshua Mihalskh †John Gwidt David Stillwell Wed., Feb., 3 St. Blaise, Bishop, & Martyr (4th Cl., R) Elijah Lasee 8:00 a.m. Commemoration for the Pope by anonymous Blessing of throats after Holy Mass Cathy Bonno Raphael Cary Thurs., Feb., 4 Votive Mass of Jesus Christ Eternal High Priest Chris Cary 8:00 a.m. (3rd Cl., W) Commemoration for the Pope & St. by Gina Blahnik Andrew Corsini, Bishop & Confessor Fri., Feb., 5 DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET 3:00 p.m. | EUCHARISTIC ADORATION 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Canon Boucheron Vic Neumann First Friday Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, John Neumann (3rd Cl., W) Commemoration for the Pope & St. by Bill & Bridgett Mihalski Agatha, Virgin & Martyr †Beverly Fonferek Elijah Lasee Sat, Feb., 6 Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Scott LaLonde 9:00 a.m. (3rd Cl., W) Commemoration for the Pope & St. Titus, by Jay & Lori Fameree First Saturday Bishop & Confessor Sun., Feb., 7 Gibbon Lexow Scott LaLonde 6:30 a.m. SEXAGESIMA by Dane & Teresa Thorsen Immaculate Heart of Mary Michael Simia 8:00 a.m. Aaron Rasmussen Low Mass SUNDAY by anonymous (2nd Cl., V) Lisa Zignego & family MC: Nathan Reif 10:00 a.m. Thurifer: Nicholas Reif High Mass Commemoration for the Pope by Joe & Carrie Chabot Acolytes: J.M. Helfenberger & Vic Neumann Blessing of throats after all Holy Masses Candle: Elijah Guevara, Elijah Lasee, Anthony Kanzenbach, Damian Bartolazzi Crucifer: John Neumann CONFESSION SCHEDULE: JANUARY 31 – FEBRUARY 7 PUBLIC DEVOTION SCHEDULE Sunday, January 31 ........................................... 9:30 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. Prayers to St Joseph Monday ................................................................ 7:05 a.m. - 7:35 a.m. Wednesday & the 19th of each Month .................. Following Mass Tuesday ............................................................... 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesday .......................................................... 7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. Friday ..................................................................................... 3:00 p.m. Thursday .............................................................. 7:30 a.m. - 7:55 a.m. Friday ................................................................. .5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. CHURCH OPEN FOR PRAYER - SCHEDULE: FEB. 1 - FEB. 6 Saturday ............................................................. 8:30 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Monday ................................................................ 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Sunday, February 7 ........................................... 9:30 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. Tuesday ............................................................... 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Upon appointment ..................................................... Call the rectory Wednesday ......................................................... 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Adoration Schedule Thursday ............................................................. 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Tuesday - Holy Hour ....................................... 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday ................................................................... 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday - Adoration ............................................ 3:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Saturday ..................................................................... 8:00 a.m. - Noon Our weekly Catechism classes are held on Tuesdays in O’Brien Hall Lower grade levels @ 4:00 - 4:50 p.m. | High School @ 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. 2 PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE PRIESTHOOD Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ-Priest, Mother of all the priests of the whole world, you have a particular love for priests, because they are the living Images of your unique Son. You helped Jesus throughout your life on earth, and you help him still in Heaven. We implore you: Pray for priests! “Pray to the Father that he send laborers to the harvest” Pray that we always have priests, who will give us the Sacraments, explain to us Christ’s Gospel, and teach The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary us to become true children of God! CANDLEMAS DAY Virgin Mary, ask God yourself for the priests of whom we have TUESDAY, FEBRURAY 2 - 6:00 P.M. HIGH MASS such need; and since your Heart as such power over him, This feast, celebrated on February 2, commemorates both Obtain for us, O Mary, priests that are saints! Amen! the Purification of our Lady, forty days after the birth of our BLESSING OF THROATS Savior, and the Presentation of Jesus in the temple. Simeon, IN HONOR OF SAINT BLAISE a very old man and the embodiment of Israel’s expectancy, Wednesday, February 3rd and Anna, were granted the privilege of seeing the Christ Saint Blaise wrought many miracles and is invoked in dangerous Child: Simeon received an answer from the Holy Spirit. That he diseases of the throat. The Church sanctions a special blessing of should not see death, until he had seen the Christ of the Lord. throats on his day, February 3. Throats will be blessed following Holy The Blessed Virgin went to the temple like every other Mass on Wednesday, February 3 and again following all Holy Masses mother, in profound humility, to fulfill the letter of the law on Sunday, February 7. for her purification, although she needed none. And being Holding the blessed candles near the throat, in the form of a cross, desirous to offer everything to God, she offers the most pre- the priest says: cious thing she has, her divine Son. "Through the merits and intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, God The celebration was begun in Fourth Century Jerusalem. In deliver thee from all diseases of the throat, and preserve thee from every other evil. the East, it was regarded as more of a feast of Our Lord, but In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen." Pope Sergius I decreed that it should be preceded by a Stay Informed with Oratory News penitential procession to St. Mary Major in Rome. Thus it Would you like to stay informed and receive alerts, messages, became predominantly a feast of the Blessed Virgin. Mass time changes and news regarding the Oratory via email? If the answer is yes, you can make that happen with just one email. The Purification is now a festival of light. The blessing and Simply send an email to [email protected] and type distribution of candles dates from the Tenth Century. The “ORATORY NEWS” in the subject line. That’s it...you’re included. blessed candles are carried by the clergy and faithful in the Questions? Please see Sue V. at the Scrip table between Sunday Masses procession and recall to mind the manifestation of Christ, DONATION ENVELOPE ERROR the Light of the world: “A light to the revelation of the Gen- Due to a printing error there is NO DONATION ENVELOPE tiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.” It is the oldest of for next Sunday, February 7.
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