THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. PHILOMENA THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X November 24th, 2019 A.D. – Last Sunday after Pentecost Welcome Visitors! The National Shrine of St. Philomena is part of the apostolate of The Society of Saint Pius X. The Shrine is maintained by an Association of Catholics known as “The Friends of St. Philo- mena, Inc.” (Code of Canon Law, N. 215). We teach the full Christian Faith and Morality. We adhere to the Traditional Roman Rites and follow the 1962 Roman Missal. The National Shrine of St. Philomena was founded in 1988 by Father Timothy Hopkins, R.I.P. He was a priest of the Diocese of Marsi, Italy, ordained by Mgr. Biaggio Terrinoni, O.F.M. (Cap.), R.I.P, on December 8th, 1984. Father Hopkins was privileged to have been Gregorian Latin liturgy associated with the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X for more than 23 years. Until 1969, the various Catholic liturgies were While obedient to the One True Church, and all of apostolic origin. The Gregorian Latin acknowledging and praying at each Mass for liturgy, celebrated in this church, follows the His Holiness Pope Francis, and the Most Rever- tradition of Saint Peter, the first Pope, and has end Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of Miami, the never undergone any essential change till the Shrine is not affiliated with the Archdiocese of present time. Every gesture, every word has Miami and receives no financial or other sup- been weighed and measured with the assis- port from it. tance of the Holy Ghost for the greatest glory of God and the salvation of souls. 1621 SW 6th St. Miami, FL 33135 - (305) 758-7724 Websites: shrineofstphilomena.com E-mail: [email protected] Founder: The Reverend Father Timothy Hopkins, R.I.P. Prior: The Reverend Father Marc Vernoy, F.S.S.P.X. Chaplain: The Reverend Father Samuel Fabula, F.S.S.P.X. Mailing Addr: P.O. Box 530157, Miami Shores, FL 33153-0157 News and Announcements Today is the Last Sunday after Pentecost and the liturgy features the following warning: “He Who came in Mercy shall return in Justice." Our Lord came in humility, but He will return in glory; the object of His first coming being to prepare for the second. Those who receive Him gladly in time will be welcomed by him when eternity begins; while those who refused to acknowledge Him will be rejected. (Dom Gaspar Lefebvre, OSB, 1945) **** The New Shrine Fundraising pledge cards should be returned by December 8th . Those who are interested in setting up automatic bill pay, please speak to Mrs. Myrna Seda-Mendez. **** Foreign Mission Collection. Next Sunday’s second collection will be taken up for our Foreign Trust and will help all the various missions of Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa in their apostolates. May St. Francis Xavier whose feast is approaching inspire your generosity. **** St. John of the Cross (1542-1591) was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a founder of the Discalced Carmelites. He is also known for his writings. Both his poetry and his studies on the growth of the soul are considered the summit of mystical Spanish literature and one of the peaks of all Spanish literature. He was canonized in 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. He is one of the thirty-five Doctors of the Church. **** November 30th is the Feast of St. Andrew, apostle and martyr. A fisherman from Bethsaida and brother of Simon Peter, St. Andrew is said to have spread Christianity in Russia and Asia Minor after Pentecost in the first century. He was crucified by the Romans in Greece on an X-shaped cross, which is now his distinctive symbol as well as the symbol of Scotland, of which he is the patron. St. Andrew demonstrated his love for his brother as well as his apostolic zeal when, convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, he sought out St. Peter. “Andrew was one of the two who heard John and followed Jesus. He first found his own brother Simon and told him, ‘we have found the Messiah.’ Then he brought him to Jesus” (Jn. 1:40-42). **** St. Sylvester Guzzolini. Born of a noble family at Osimo, St. Sylvester was remarkable even as a boy for his scholarship and his good character. Having duly studied the sacred sciences and been made a canon, he benefited the people by his example and his preaching. From a desire for greater perfection, he withdrew into solitude and devoted himself to vigils, prayers and fasting. In Monte Fano he built a church in honor of St. Benedict and laid the foundation of the Congregation of the Sylvestrines. He was famous for the spirit of prophecy, for power over demons and for other gifts, which in his deep humility he always kept hidden. He died on November 26th, 1267, was beatified soon after by Pope Clement IV, and canonized in 1598 by Pope Clement VIII. “The LORD is in his Holy Temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.” (Hab. 2, 20) St. Ambrose: Concerning repentance (Number 11) But if He brings not down every sinner with His whole heart, how much less does He bring down him with His whole heart who has not sinned with his whole heart! For as He said of the Jews: "This people honoureth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me," so perhaps He may say of some of the fallen: "They denied Me with their lips, but in heart they are with Me. It was pain which overcame them, not unfaithfulness which turned them aside." But some without cause refuse pardon to those whose faith the persecutor himself confessed up to the point of striving to overcome it by torture. They denied the Lord once, but confess Him daily; they denied Him in word, but con- fess Him with groans, with cries, and with tears; they confess Him with willing words, not under compulsion. They yielded, indeed, for a moment to the temptation of the dev- il, but even the devil afterwards departed from those whom he was unable to claim as his own. He yielded to their weeping, he yielded to their repentance, and after making them his own lost those whom he attached when they belonged to another. Is not the case such as when any one carries away captive the peo- ple of a conquered city? The captive is led away, but against his will. He must of necessity go to foreign lands, does not willingly make the journey; he takes his native land with him in his heart, and seeks an opportunity to return. What then? When any such re- turn, does anyone urge that they should not be received; with less honour indeed, but with readier will, that the enemy may have nothing with which to reproach them? If you pardon an armed man who was able to fight, do you not pardon him in whom faith alone waged the battle?

OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY FOR: Pope Francis, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Fr. Davide Pagliarani and the Society of St. Pius X, vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The Sick: William Muir, Gordon Pennington, Geraldine Wilson, Nelly Pérez, Melba Pérez, Maura Laguna, Santos Chong, Adilia Varela, Toña Villamizar, Beatriz Contreras, Dulce Mª Soler, Lenore Crewe -Jones, Zoila Arroyo, Ruth Martínez, Néstor & Blanca Seda, María del Carmen Alvarado, Daniel Robles- Smithson, Sheila Tiernan, Deirde Tiernan The Faithful Departed: Fr. Timothy A. Hopkins, Fr. Enrique Rueda, Fr. Sergio Heredia, Fr. Alejandro Roque, Barbara Fabula, Lorenzo Valdivia, Hugo Pérez Morales, Luz Marina López, Francisco Pérez, Mariana Lam-Leo, Ada Velazquez, Eva Velazquez, Nancy Zaldivar, Estela Guilarte, Josefa Leon, Gladys Marín, Santiago Miranda, Asdrubal Alvarez, Marianne Eubanks, Lazaro Gonzalez, Carlos Suárez, Peter Steeger, Ralph Ledesma, Carlos Vázquez, Carlos Valdes, Guillermo Alonso, Orestes Isa, Henry Pérez, Rita Marvez, Nilda Padrón, Elsa Albuerne, Joe Katz, Arthur Neri, Edward & Doris Schepis, Isabel Delgado, Edward Orlowski, Margaret Doswell, Antolín Reyes, Geraldine Graves, Gerardo Guzmán Alvergue, Charles Mauro, Margarita Force, Lucille & Dorothy Tremblay, Joseph H. Tiernan III, Sor Catherine Doyle, Maryrose Dewey, Sue Sorensen, Anne St. Laurent, Maria Altamirano, Gerard Mehr, Pilarcita, Fanny & Luis Baquerizo, Luis Baquerizo Jr., Eladio Armesto-García and all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, especially those with no-one here on earth to pray for them.

“I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.” Rm 12:1 Out of respect for Our Lord Jesus Christ and for For gentlemen and lads: Neither shorts, T-shirts the edification of our neighbor, we beg all to ap- nor sneakers meet the norms of modesty. pear in Church decent in deportment and modest For ladies and girls: Neither shorts, slacks, in dress. sleeveless, short nor low-cut dresses meet the norms of modesty. However, no one has the right to question others, Furthermore, according to apostolic custom or especially visitors. It belongs to the parish priest Church law, gentlemen are bareheaded in church; alone to instruct the laity when they repeatedly and ladies are requested to cover their heads. dress or deport below expectation. Thank you for your charity.

Mass Times and Feasts from November 24th to December 2nd

Date Time Devotion Chapel Feast Day

7:30 am Holy Mass Davie LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Sunday, 24th 10:30 am Holy Mass Miami St. John of the Cross, Conf. & doctor 12:30 pm Holy Mass W Palm Bch

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Monday, 25th ——— ——— ——— martyr

ST. Sylvester, Abbot Tuesday, 26th ——— ——— ——— St. Peter of Alexandria, Bp., martyr (C.)

Wednesday, 27th ——— ——— ——— FERIA

Thursday, 28th ——— ——— ——— FERIA

FERIA Friday, 29th 7:00 pm Holy Mass Miami St. Saturninus, Martyr (Comm.)

Saturday, 30th 10:00 am Holy Mass Miami St. Andrew, Apostle

7:30 am Holy Mass Davie Sunday, 1st 10:30 am Holy Mass Miami FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 12:30 pm Holy Mass W Palm Bch

St. Bibiana, Virgin & martyr Monday, 2nd ——— ——— ——— FERIA (Comm.)