Pastor: Rev. Fr. Kenneth Fryar, FSSP Deacon: Rev. Mr. Brian T. Austin, FSSP Phone: 480-231-0573 Mail: 2312 E. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85016 Email: [email protected] Website: www.phoenixlatinmass.org Notitiæ February 1st 2009

Sunday Masses Propers: 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Class II, Green Readings: Romans 13:8-10; St. Matthew 8:23-27 10:00 am Mass at St. Cecilia (Clarkdale, AZ) Intention: Pro Populo 1:00 pm Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle (24th St. & Campbell Ave, Phoenix) Intention: Pro Populo

Weekday Masses At St. Thomas the Apostle at 6:30 am (ending 7:15 am) and 7:00 pm on Holy Days of Obligation Monday, February 2 Thursday, February 5 Propers: Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Propers: St. Agatha Virgin and Martyr Class II White Class III Red

Readings: Malachias 3:1-4; St. Luke 2:22-32 Readings: I Corinthians 1:26-31; St. Matthew 19:3-12

Intention: +Leo A. Brudnicki Sr.+ Intention: Matthew Mahar Tuesday, February 3 Friday, February 6 Propers: Requiem Mass (Daily Mass for the Dead) Propers: Sacred Heart of Jesus Class IV, Black Class III White

Readings: Apoc.14:13; John 6:51-55 Readings: Ephesians 3:8-12,14-19; St. John 19:31-37

Intention: +Bill Smith+ Intention: Kenneth Lashutka Wednesday, February 4 Saturday, February 7 Propers: St. Andrew Corsini, Bishop and Propers: Immaculate Heart of Mary Confessor, Class III White Class III White

Readings: Wisdom 4:16-17,45, 3-20; Matthew 25:14-23 Readings: Ecclesiastes 24:23-31; St. John 19:25-27

Intention: Lillian Ploegsma Intention: Dr. Loren E Nelson

Confessions Friday 5-5:30 pm and Saturday 3:30-4:30 pm at St. Thomas the Apostle. Sunday before Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, and at St. Cecilia’s, if possible. Other times by arrangement.

Sunday Collect  Adult polyphonic choir rehearses Wednes- days at 6:30 pm in Room 13 of the school. O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of Now is a great time for new members to join dangers so great that, by reason of the frailty of the choir as we are learning new music for our nature, we cannot always withstand; grant to Lent and Easter. Open to high school age and us health of mind and body, that being helped by older. Questions? Call Dr. Haefer at 480-968- Thee, we may overcome the things which we 5817 or email [email protected] suffer for our sins. Through our Lord. Sunday Epistle  Children's Choir will rehearse as usual fol- ROMANS 13:8-10 lowing Mass on Sunday (Rm. 13). The chil- dren's choir is open to boys and girls in grades Brethren: Owe no man any thing, but to love one two through six. Young ladies in grades seven another: for he that loveth his neighbour hath and eight are encouraged to add their mature fulfilled the law. For Thou shalt not commit voices to the group to help the younger chil- adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal: dren. It is hoped that the mothers will organize Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not themselves to help with discipline and home covet: and if there be any other commandment, training. it is comprised in this word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy-self. The love of our neighbour  The Spirit of the Liturgy: The next Adult Ed- worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of ucation class will meet on Thursday, 4 Febru- the law. ary, at 6:45 pm. Topic: Liturgical Rites of the Sunday Gospel Church. ST. MATTHEW 8:23-27  2008 Tax Letters: Letters of Acknowledge- At that time, when Jesus entered into the boat, ment of your Contributions for your 2008 Tax His disciples followed Him: and behold a great purposes are available for you to pick up at the tempest arose in the sea, so that the boat was back of church. Letters have been prepared for covered with waves, but He was asleep. And His those who are registered Members i.e.: those disciples came to Him and awaked Him, saying: who receive their envelopes each month. If Lord, save us, we perish. And Jesus saith to you need a letter and cannot find it with the them: Why are you fearful, O ye of little faith? others or if there are mistakes on your letter Then rising up, He commanded the winds and the please inform Fr. Fryar. sea, and there came a great calm. But the men wondered, saying: What manner of man is this,  Next Sunday, please bring a favorite dish to for the winds and the sea obey him. share with the community at the Potluck Din- ______ner after Mass. Your help in cleaning up after- wards is greatly appreciated! Parish Announcements and Prayer Requests ______ Candlemas is tomorrow! Please make sure all candles to be Holy Father’s Intentions for February blessed are brought to the sac- risty before the 6:30 am Mass General: That the Pastors of the tomorrow. Church may always be docile to the action of the Holy Spirit in their  Blessing of Throats after Mass on the Feast teaching and in their service to God's of St. Blase (Tuesday, 3 February). people. Mission: That the Church in Africa may  We have not yet received any Confirmation find adequate ways and means to promote Photos. Anyone having digital photos is asked reconciliation, justice and peace efficaciously, to give a copy of them on a CD to Fr. Fryar, or according to the indications of the Synod of the email them to [email protected]. Bishops’ Special Assembly for Africa. These are needed for the official archive of the Mission. May God reward you! ______

FSSP Prayer Requests  Artes Liberales will meet next month on Sat- urday, 14 February, and will discuss Flannery Sun.– Fr. Edwin Neufeld O’Connor’s novella The Violent Bear it Away Mon. – Fr. Joseph Lee (150 pages). Please RSVP to Kenny Lashutka Tue. – Fr. William Lawrence at [email protected] or 602-920- Wed. – Fr. S. William Allen 3971. Thu. – Fr. Joseph Orlowski Fri. – Fr. Mark Wojdelski Sat. – Fr. Federico Masutti The annual Charity and From Jerusalem the feast of the fortieth day

Development Appeal (CDA) spread over the entire Church, and later on was begins this weekend. The kept on 2nd February, since within the last twen- organizations and programs of ty-five years of the fourth century the Roman the CDA help families feast of Christ's nativity (25 December) was in- throughout the cycle of their troduced. In Antioch it is attested in 526; in the lives, from infants in the womb entire Eastern Empire it was introduced by the to those in later life who need Emperor Justinian I (542) in thanksgiving for the our care and support. Our parish cessation of the great pestilence which had de- goal is 100% participation and populated the city of Constantinople. In the $10,000.00 Please take some time this week Greek Church it was called Hypapante tou Kyriou, prayerfully to discern your gift to our One Family the meeting (occursus) of the Lord and His moth- in Christ. Donor Cards may be found inside your er with Simeon and Anna. The Armenians call it: Notitiae, and will be collected at Mass next "The Coming of the Son of God into the Temple" Sunday. For more information or to make your and still keep it on the 14th of February 48); the gift online, please visit: Copts term it "presentation of the Lord in the www.diocesephoenix.org/cda. Thank you for your Temple". The feast appears in the Gelasianum support of our One Family in Christ. (manuscript tradition of the seventh century) un- der the new title of Purification of the Blessed Vir- ______gin Mary. Pope Sergius I (687-701) introduced a procession for this day. History of Candlemas In the East it was celebrated as a feast of the Also called the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Lord; in the West as a feast of Mary; although (Greek Hypapante) or the Feast of the Presenta- the "Invitatorium" (Gaude et lætare, Jerusalem, tion of Christ in the Temple. occurrens Deo tuo), the antiphons and respon- sories remind us of its original conception as a According to the Mosaic law a mother who had feast of the Lord. The blessing of the candles did given birth to a man-child was considered un- not enter into common use before the eleventh clean for seven days; moreover she was to re- century main three and thirty days "in the blood of her ______purification"; for a maid-child the time which ex- cluded the mother from sanctuary was even dou- Blessing of Candles and Procession bled. When the time (forty or eighty days) was over the mother was to "bring to the temple a According to the Roman Missal the celebrant after lamb for a holocaust and a young pigeon or turtle Terce, in stole and cope of purple colour, stand- dove for sin"; if she was not able to offer a lamb, ing at the epistle side of the altar, blesses the she was to take two turtle doves or two pigeons; candles (which must be of beeswax). Having the priest prayed for her and so she was sung or recited the five orations prescribed, he cleansed. (Leviticus 12:2-8) sprinkles and incenses the candles. Then he dis- tributes them to the clergy and laity, whilst the Forty days after the birth of Christ Mary complied choir sings the canticle of Simeon, "Nunc with this precept of the law; she redeemed her dimittis". The antiphon "Lumen ad revelationem first-born from the temple (Numbers 18:15), and gentium et gloriam plebis tuæ Israel" is repeated was purified by the prayer of Simeon the Just, in after every verse, according to the medieval cus- the presence of Anna the prophetess (Luke tom of singing the antiphons. During the proces- 2:22). No doubt this event, the first solemn intro- sion which now follows, and at which all the par- duction of Christ into the house of God, was in takers carry lighted candles in their hands, the the earliest times celebrated in the Church of choir sings the antiphon "Adorna thalamum Jerusalem. We find it attested for the first half of tuum, Sion", composed by St. John of Damascus, the fourth century by the pilgrim of Bordeaux, one of the few pieces which, text and music, Egeria or Silvia. The day (14 February) was have been borrowed by the Roman Church from solemnly kept by a procession to the Constantini- the Greeks. The other antiphons are of Roman an Basilica of the Resurrection, a homily on Luke origin. The solemn procession represents the en- 2, and the Holy Sacrifice. But the feast then had try of Christ, who is the Light of the World, into no proper name; it was simply called the fortieth the Temple of Jerusalem. day after Epiphany. This latter circumstance sug- gests that in Jerusalem Epiphany was then the feast of Christ's birth. during the Middle Ages the clergy left the church and vis- ited the ceme- tery sur- round- ing it. Upon the re- turn of the proces- sion a priest, carrying an image of the Holy Child, met it at the door and en- tered the church with the clergy, who sang the canticle of Zachary, "Benedic- tus Dominus Deus Israel". At the con- clusion, entering the sanctuary, the choir sang the responsory, "Gaude Maria Virgo" or the prose, "Inviolata" or some other antiphon in honour of the Blessed Virgin. ______

Antiphon I (Adorna)

Sion, adorn your nuptial bower for the mystic marriage with Christ the King! Greet in loving embrace, the Virgin Mary, heaven's portal, Who bears in her arms the King of glory, Christ, the new Light of the world. The Virgin's footsteps halt as she presents her Son, Begotten before the morning-star. Simeon takes the Child into his cradled arms, And proclaims to the people that He is the Lord, Lord over life and death, Savior of the world. ______

Canticle of Simeon Luke 2:29-32 Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace: Because my eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples: A light to the revelation of the Rogier van der Weyden (1400?-1464) Gentiles and the glory of thy people The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple Israel.

Mission Statement Mater Misericordiæ (Mother of Mercy) Mission glorifies God, uniting its members in faith, hope and charity through confession of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith and through participation in the Sacraments and Traditional Rites of the Missale Romanum of 1962, under the governance of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.