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@Contra Mundum@ Volume XXI, Issue 1 August 2018 The Congregation of St. Athanasius A Parish of the Archdiocese of Boston Serving the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter https://congregationstathanasius.com TECUM Where they make a desert, Two kinds of peace, two very dif- they call it peace. ferent meanings. The Roman Tacitus Agricola c.98 concept of peace did not entail The First World War began raging an absence of war but rather with the ‘guns of August’ in 1914, the elimination of all potential and August of 1939 saw the Ger- threats to the security of its bor- man Third Reich building up to ders. 1 its invasion of Poland in the first Concerning the Pax Augusta the Christ- trigger to the Second World War. mas proclamation in the Roman Yet for two reasons, one sacred, martyrology proclaims: the other semi-secular, we can still look at August as the month In the forty-second year of the em- pire of Octavian Augustus, when of peace: ly used and abused term peace. the whole world was at peace, in In the very middle of the month the sixth age of the world, sits the major feast of the Assump- For a prime characterization, Our Christ, eternal God, and Son of tion into Heaven of the Blessed Blessed Lord, in John 14.27, the eternal Father, desirous to Virgin Mary2, the Queen of Peace. proclaims at a key point in His sanctify the world by His most merciful coming, having been And the month of August itself eucharistic discourse at the : conceived of the Holy Ghost, takes its name from Gaius Octa- and nine months having elapsed vius Cæsar, entitled Augustus, ‘il- Peace I leave with you, My peace since His conception, is born in lustrious’ (< ‘increaser’), by the I give unto you: Not as the world Bethlehem of Juda, having be- giveth, give I unto you.4 5 Roman Senate in 27 BC. come Man of the Virgin Mary. Augustus changed his policies And the Roman historian Tacitus This indicates the temporal aspect of from terrorism to peace and inau- puts the following famous quo- peace, a period of time relatively gurated the so-called Pax Roma- tation into the mouth of a Brit- free of internal strife, and a spatial na or Pax Augusta3, which lasted ish chieftain who is deploring aspect follows from it by metony- until the time of Marcus Aurelius. the plundering and slaughtering my, a set of borders within which So, as we consider August the that the Romans falsely call “em- a state of peace prevails, here the month of peace, we may fairly ask pire”: what we mean with this common- ubi solitudinem faciunt, pa- 5 anno Imperii Octaviani Augusti cem appellant quadragesimo secundo; toto orbe in 1 Originally set for 26 August but where they make a desert, pace composito, sexta mundi ætate, delayed until 01 September they call it ‘peace’ Jesus Christus, æternus Deus æternique 2 In Churches of the East, the Dormition Patris Filius, mundum volens adventu suo of the Mother of God, her ‘falling asleep’ piissimo consecrare, de Spiritu Sancto and resurrection before being taken up 4 Pacem relinquo vobis, pacem meam conceptus, novemque post conceptionem into Heaven. do vobis; non quomodo mundus dat ego decursis mensibus, in Bethlehem Judæ 3 alternatively Pax Augusti do vobis. nascitur ex Maria Virgine factus Homo Page 2 Contra Mundum boundaries of the Roman Empire. This run of occurrences of the word Our Blessed Lord speaks, however, for ‘peace’ in the Sacrifice of the of His peace which differs from gives us an opportunity to that of the world. come to a helpful understanding of How can we come to an under- peace/pax in a Christian liturgical standing of God’s peace? context. For this, let us look at the word First of all, peace in a Christian as it occurs in the Sacrifice of the context takes on a function it did Mass. not have in the strict classical tra- dition, where Latin pax referred The Gloria of the Mass seizes upon primarily to a state of political The chanted threefold the proclamation to the shepherds rest as in the Pax Augusta or Pax which follows concludes “…grant by the angelic choir at the birth Romana, the opposite of war, also us peace”10 of Christ: in terra pax ‘peace on referring to favorable relations be- earth’, juxtaposed with glory in the The immediately following silent tween persons. highest, the first, glory, to God, the prayer for peace by the At the root of pax lies a Latin root second, peace, by a standard read- brings us back to our first quote: /pak-/ as in the verb paciscor ‘ne- 6 ing , applying to men. O Lord, Jesus Christ, who hast said gotiate, agree’, whose participle In the Roman the to Thine apostles ‘My peace I pactus we can still see in the Eng- for the deceased leave with you, my peace I give lish word pact. unto you.’ : Look not on my sins From the metonymic peace of the asks for them “a place of refresh- but on the faith of Thy Church : ment, of light, and of peace.”7 and vouchsafe to put her at peace grave (pax sepulchri), the stillness and unify her in keeping with Thy of waters (pax fluminis), serenity The which follows im- 11 will… of mind (pax animi) we see one us- mediately upon the Our Father af- age from the Canon of the Mass ‘a ter the Canon picks up as a refrain Followed immediately by the :12 place of refreshment, of light and to the “…deliver us from evil” of of peace’. R the Lord’s Prayer (…libera nos a Peace be with Thee And with Thy Here peace means ‘rest, tranquil- spirit. malo): lity’. Pax tecum. R Et cum spiritu tuo Deliver us, we beseech Thee, o But that and ‘May they rest in Lord, from all evils…[and] kindly Finally, Masses for the deceased peace’ covers only one usage, and grant peace in our days.8 have as the formula: a very ‘Roman’ one at that. And to conclude the , as he May they . To understand the other uses of makes the over Requiescant in pace. the with a broken particle peace, we need to consider that it translates the Greek eirēnē, which which he will mingle with the Pre- 10 …dona nobis pacem. cious Blood, he proclaims aloud: Masses for the deceased replace “…have normally also means an absence of mercy upon us/…miserere nobis” with “… fear and conflict, again much like The peace of the Lord be always grant them rest/…dona eis ” its classical Latin counterpart in with you.9 and the “…grant us peace/…dona nobis pacem” with “…grant them the Pax Romana. rest everlasting/…dona eis requiem But the translators of the Hebrew 6 Two differing scriptural traditions read sempiternam.” Bible into Greek, the Septuagint, “on earth peace to men of good will” vs 11 Domine Jesu Christe, qui dixisti “on earth peace, good will towards men”, apostolis tuis : Pacem relinquo vobis, gave eirēnē a much expanded but in either case glory applies in heaven, pacem meam do vobis : ne respicias meaning when they chose it as peace on earth. peccata mea, sed fidem Ecclesiæ tuæ 7 locum refrigerii, lucis, et pacis one way to render Hebrew šālōm, : eadem secundum voluntatem tuam which we might translate as 8 Libera nos, quæsumus, Domine, ab pacificare et coadunare digneris… omnibus malis…[et] da propitius pacem 12 Masses for the deceased omit the ‘peace’ but which means and im- in diebus nostris. Prayer for Peace and the Kiss of Peace. plies far more than that. 9 Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum. Contra Mundum Page 3

This imparts to pax and eirēnē a respond to a transforming of the very specific set of Judaeo-Chris- Semitic concept behind šālōm, tian meanings i.e. spiritual well-being, or, for The word šālōm and its various us, salvation directly put. Semitic cognates, including Ara- A turn back to the embolism of bic ’Islām, refers to health, well the Mass, which follows the being and is thus used as a greet- Our Father, now helps us to see ing, wishing health (salus) to the a ‘new’ meaning of peace if we recipient. look at the concluding purpose So we find a prime biblical use in clause, i.e. what we may expect numerous passages such as the Christ’s very different, sav- And as they thus spake, Jesus ing, peace to bring us: Himself stood in the midst of them …grant peace in our days, so that, and saith unto them, Peace be unto aided by the abundance of Thy you. (Luc 24.36) mercy, we may both be ever free And from this the greeting at the from sin and safe from all distur- bance.13 THE Kiss of Peace. Christ has become our peace, our TRANSFIGURATION Some take this also as the primary salvation, our security. OF OUR LORD meaning of peace in Jhn 24.13 When he says these words, the which we saw earlier, i.e. making priest kisses the on which JESUS CHRIST Pacem relinquo vobis something the Sacred will Monday, August 6, 2018 like “Here is my farewell greet- rest. ing to you”. Masses in St Theresa Parish Dcn Michael J. Connolly But our Blessed Lord makes at 6:45 AM and 4:00 PM clear in the same passage that His ¶ The Revd Michael J. Connolly peace is not the usual ”peace” of is incardinated as Archdeacon in the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our ON SALVATION the world, neither the Pax Au- Lady of Nareg in the United States gusta nor the simple greeting, and Canada. He teaches linguistics in “If it is true that the followers of whether a sincere inquiry after Boston College and assists frequently other religions can receive divine one’s health or a simply “cool” in the . His most recent grace, it is also certain that objec- way to say “Hi!” or “Bye!”. contribution to Contra Mundum was in tively speaking they are in a grave- March. Jesus has raised Pax to a messian- ly deficient situation in comparison ic level, with a meaning of ‘sal- with those who, in the Church, vation’. have the fullness of the means of Even when Latin Christian au- salvation.” thors were trying to find a word Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger that could convey the notion of Dominus Iesus ‘salvation’ they struck on sa- June 16, 2000 lus and salutare but also kept in mind the Hebraism present in ¶ The Declaration Dominus Iesus on the unicity and salvific universal- Greek eirēnē and transferred to ity of Jesus Christ and the Church was Latin pax. ratified and confirmed by Pope St John So when we encounter peace in Paul on June 16, 2000 and published a Christian context, especially a 13 ...da propitius pacem in diebus by the Congregation for the Doctrine liturgical or biblical one, we will nostris : ut ope misericordiæ tuæ adjuti, of the Faith on August 6, 2000. et a peccato simus semper liberi et ab find that many of its senses cor- omni perturbatione securi. Page 4 Contra Mundum SHORT NOTES Ñ We continue using the Fifth tary about the international Catholic Ñ On August 7th parishioners will Service (Hymnal L’Arche Community whose core watch the Lowell Spinners take 1940 #747-749) with the Old Scot- members are adult men and women on the Vermont Lake Monsters at tish Chant Gloria (#739) during the with and without intellectual dis- Lelacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. summer months. The composer of abilities. Game time is 6:35 PM and estimat- the Fifth Communion Service was Ñ A year’s mind Mass was of- ed ticket price is $10. If interested, Leo Sowerby, longtime director of fered for parishioner Helen Smith please contact Corrine Paige. music in St James Cathedral, Chi- on Friday, July 27th in St Theresa’s Ñ On August 22nd parishioners will cago. His concert overture “Comes Church, and attended by members be going to the Methuen Memorial Autumn Time” turns up occasion- of her family. May she rest in peace. Music Hall to hear Dong-ill Shin ally on symphony programs. Ñ We begin the 21st year of the perform. If you enjoy listening to Ñ Father Bradford solemnized the monthly publication of our parish the organ, then you won’t want to Marriage of Dillon Knackstedt paper Contra Mundum. Previous miss this recital performance on the and Amanda Kenney in St Patrick editors have been David Burt and house pipe organ initially built for Church, Jaffrey, N.H. on Friday, Stephen Cavanaugh. The current the Boston Music Hall. Doors open June 22nd, the service celebrated editor is Susan Russo. Back issues at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 per adult in the Ordinariate form. Other par- are always available upon request and can be purchased at the door. If ticipants included Deacon Brian and the entire collection is on our interested, please contact Corrine O’Hanlon, Steven Hardy, Ryan website under “News & Events.” Paige. Hawkes, Rick Piwoworski, and Ñ A new book by parishioner Pe- Ñ The Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Kevin McDermott as . The ter Kreeft, Doors in the Walls of the Apostle and Martyr, is Friday, Au- couple will reside in Kalamazoo, World: Signs of Transcendence in gust 24th. Michigan. the Human Story, was recently pub- Ñ In September we will have our Ñ Many thanks to Father Jürgen lished by Ignatius Press. annual joint evensong with St Liias who was our celebrant and Ñ Saint John’s Seminary hosts a Paul’s Anglican Church, Brockton, preacher on Sundays, July 1 and 8. gala concert of Sacred Choral Mu- to be held in the Chapel of Mary at Fr Liias was the founding of sic from the Spanish Renaissance Stonehill College, Easton. The date the St Gregory the Great Catholic rd on Friday, August 3rd at 7:30 PM is Sunday, September 23 with the Community in the Ordinariate of in the seminary chapel at 127 Lake service time at 4:00 PM. the Chair of . Street in Brighton. The concert is Ñ Are you interested in going deep- th Ñ On July 10 eight parishioners presented by the 43-voice choir of er into learning about the teachings met at Fenway Park to watch the Early Music Academy Boston, who of the and your Boston Red Sox take on the Texas are wrapping up a week of intensive faith? Would you like to take a Rangers for Catholic Night at Fen- study and rehearsal with guest tu- closer look at the Catechism of the way. It was a fun evening as they tors Andrew Carwood, Janet Cox- Catholic Church? The Archdiocese cheered for their beloved “Boys well, and David Woodcock. Fea- of Boston offers a Catechetical Cer- of Summer” while hoping for the tured works include Requiem by tificate Program for those who are slightest breeze on a hot, humid Victoria, and motets by Guerrero, interested. Instructors are from St. Tuesday evening. Padilla, and Vivanco. The concert John’s Seminary as well as spiri- Ñ On July 12th seven parishioners is open to the public and free, al- tuality talks given by and attended a screening of Summer though donations are appreciated. seminarians of the Archdiocese. If in the Forest at the AMC theater Seminary music director Janet Hunt you are interested in learning more in Methuen. The film, narrated by is the administrator for the course, about this certificate, please contact founder Jean Vanier, is a documen- as well as a member of the choir. Corrine Paige for further details. Contra Mundum Page 5 HOW THINGS WORK IN THE KINGDOM the building. His plan was to first make a visit to the Blessed Sacra- HE LAWS OF THE it was in deference to the older man ment. When his wishes were made TKingdom of Heaven are not as leader of the apostles, or because known, security flew into action. wrapped up in parables but plain- at this point St Peter simply had a They swept the building, paying ly set down, as in the Ten Com- greater courage because he had a close attention to the chapel where mandments and the on the more desperate need to know, he the Pope would be praying. For Mount. But the mysteries of the was first to enter the empty tomb. this purpose, highly trained dogs Kingdom are taught by Our Lord Many times the first wind up last. were used to detect any person who in parables, and conveyed in the There are many who start slow might be present. sacraments. in religion, but by the blessing of The dogs are trained to locate sur- It is more necessary to know the God arrive at greater attainment in vivors in collapsed buildings after duties of our Catholic Faith than insight, grace, and usefulness, than earthquakes and other disasters. the methods of it, and yet it is the those who begin earlier and with These highly intelligent and ea- ways and methods of the such great initial promise. That is ger dogs quickly went through the dispensation of Christ that need to the way it can happen in the King- ha1ls, offices and classrooms and be illustrated rather than the du- dom of Heaven, and we should not were then sent to the chapel. They ties. The parables are designed to be surprised when it does happen went up and down the aisles, past do just that: to teach us about the just that way. the pews and finally into the side methods, the mindset, and the ap- Father Bradford chapel where the Blessed Sacra- proach, to what will be our faith- ¶ This sermon was preached in St Theresa ment is reserved. Upon reaching ful duty. And the parable of the la- of Ávila Church on Wednesday, August 17, the tabernacle, the dogs sniffed, 2011. borers in the vineyard is a case in whined, pointed, and refused to point. [Matthew 20:1-16] TRAINED TO leave, their attention riveted on Concerning the Kingdom of DETECT A PERSON the tabernacle, until called by their Heaven we are to expect “many handlers. They were convinced that that are first shall be last, and the N THE EVENING OF THE they discovered someone there. last day of his October 1995 last first.” This isn’t a duty of our O The Revd Albert J. Byrne faith; it is one of the mysteries of visit to the United States, John Paul II was scheduled to greet the semi- ¶ This article originally appeared in the how things work in God’s King- parish bulletin of The Cathedral of St dom. It is a mystery that seems to narians at Saint Mary’s Seminary in Catherine of Siena, Allentown, Penn. the uninitiated a contradiction, and Baltimore. It had been a very full so it deserves a fuller explanation. day that began with a Mass at Ori- And that is the reason Our Blessed ole Park in Camden Yards; a parade Lord gives this parable we have as through downtown streets; a visit to today’s gospel. the Basilica of the Assumption, the first cathedral in the country; lunch Jesus is showing us God is no at a local soup kitchen run by Cath- debtor to man, or to man’s values. olic Charities; a prayer service at Just because one person begins the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in first it does not follow he ends first. North Baltimore; and finally a quick The messenger Cushi started out stop at Saint Mary’s Seminary. ahead of Ahimaaz to bring news of the war to King David. But Ahi- The schedule was tight so the plan The feast day of St Augustine of maaz chose “the way of the plain” was simply to greet the seminar- Hippo is Tuesday, August 28th. He and got there first! The younger St ians while they stood outside on is one of the four great Latin Doc- John outran St Peter and arrived at the steps. But the Pope made his tors of the Church. the Easter tomb first, but whether way through their ranks and into Page 6 Contra Mundum DWELLING IN THE LOFTIEST CITADEL OF VIRTUE BSERVE HOW FITTING and spirit from death she bestowed O it was that even before her as- health-giving salve on bodies and sumption the name of Mary shone souls. Has anyone ever come away forth wondrously throughout the from her troubled or saddened or world. Her fame spread every- ignorant of the heavenly mysteries? where even before she was raised Who has not returned to everyday above the heavens in her magnifi- life gladdened and joyful because cence. Because of the honor due his request had been granted by the her Son, it was indeed fitting for the Mother of God? Virgin Mother to have first ruled She is a bride, so gentle and affec- upon earth and then be raised up to tionate, and the mother of the only heaven in glory. It was fitting that true bridegroom. In her abundant THE ASSUMPTION OF her fame be spread in this world goodness she has channeled the below, so that she might enter the THE BLESSED VIRGIN spring of reason’s garden, the well MARY heights of heaven in overwhelming of living and life-giving waters that blessedness. Just as she was borne pour forth in a rushing stream from VIGIL MASS from virtue to virtue by the Spirit of divine Lebanon and flow down from Tuesday, August 14, 2018 the Lord, she was transported from Mount Zion until they surround the 7:30 PM earthly renown to heavenly bright- shores of every far-flung nation. Procession, ness. With divine assistance she has redi- & Sermon So it was that she began to taste rected these waters and made them Fulfills the Holy Day Obligation the fruits of her future reign while into streams of peace and pools of still in the flesh. At one moment she grace. Therefore, when the Virgin RECOGNIZING JESUS withdrew to God in ecstasy; at the of virgins was led forth by God and O YOU WORSHIP next she would bend down to her her Son, the King of kings, amid the “D what you know or what neighbors with indescribable love. company of exulting angels and re- you do not know?” If we answer In heaven angels served her, while joicing archangels, with the heavens “We worship something that we here on earth she was venerated by ringing with praise, the prophecy of know,” they retort immediately, the service of men. Gabriel and the the psalmist was fulfilled, in which “What is the essence of what you angels waited upon her in heaven. he said to the Lord: At your right worship?” Then, if we admit that we The virgin John, rejoicing that the hand stands the queen, clothed in do not know its essence, they turn Virgin Mother was entrusted to him gold of Ophir. around and say, “Then you worship at the cross, cared for her with the St Amadeus of Lausanne what you do not know.” Our answer ¶ St Amadeus (1110-59) was an abbot, pa- other apostles here below. The an- to this is that the word “to know” gels rejoiced to see their queen; the pal legate and imperial counsellor. He was of Lausanne, and is best known for has a variety of meanings. For what apostles rejoiced to see their lady, his on the Blessed Virgin Mary, of we say we know is God’s greatness, and both obeyed her with loving which this is an excerpt. his power, his wisdom, his good- devotion. ness, his providential care for us, Dwelling in the loftiest citadel of and the justice of his judgment; but virtue, like a sea of divine grace not his actual essence. Their ques- or an unfathomable source of love tion is thus captious. To deny that that has everywhere overflowed its one knows the essence of God is not banks, she poured forth her bounti- to admit that one has no knowledge ful waters on trusting and thirsting The Feast of Saint Lawrence is Fri- of him. The many attributes that we th souls. Able to preserve both flesh day, August 10 . have just enumerated provide a ba- Contra Mundum Page 7 sis on which we form our concep- tion of God... The Congregation That God exists, I do know. But of Saint Athanasius what his essence is, I regard as be- The Revd. yond my understanding. How then Richard Sterling Bradford, am I saved? By faith. Faith is suf- Chaplain ficient for the knowledge that God is, not what he is – and of the fact SUMMER FLOWERS Saint Lawrence Church that he rewards those who seek him UR SUMMER ALTAR FLOWER 774 Boylston Ave. (see Heb 11: 6). So knowledge of Ochart is available for sign up and Chestnut Hill, Mass. the divine essence consists in the may be found on Sundays at the cof- (Parking lot behind church) perception of his incomprehensibil- fee hour. Choose any dates appropri- ity. What we worship is not that of ate for family anniversaries, etc. Two Sundays 11:30 AM which we comprehend the essence, arrangements of a substantial size are Sung Mass but that of which we comprehend needed for the high altar. If you prefer, Fellowship and Coffee in the the essence exists... sign up for one smaller arrangement for the Marian altar. Or both! 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He is one “A Chief I take pleasure of the Four Greek Doctors of the Church. in commending the reading of A PRAYER the Bible to all who serve in the armed forces of the United States. GOD, MAKE THE DOOR Throughout the centuries men of of this house wide enough to O many faiths and diverse origins receive all who need human love have found in the Sacred Book and fellowship, narrow enough to words of wisdom, counsel, and shut out all envy, pride, and strife. inspiration. It is a foundation of Make its threshold smooth enough SATURDAY MASS IN strength and now, as always, an aid to be no stumbling block to chil- THE ORDINARIATE FORM in attaining the highest aspirations dren, nor to straying feet, but rug- is celebrated each week at of the human soul.” ged and strong enough to turn back 8:00 AM at the Marian altar the tempter’s power. God, make the Franklin Delano Roosevelt in St Theresa of Ávila Church, door of this house the gateway to President of the United States 2078 Centre Street, West Roxbury. thine eternal kingdom. Amen. ¶ This is a portion of a “Letter to the Edi- Enter the main church via the tor” in an early May 2018 edition of The ¶ Inscription over the door, St Stephen’s pavilion or the St. Theresa Avenue Boston Globe. Church, Gloucester Rd London side doors. Page 8 Contra Mundum

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