October 25th, 2020

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING Volume 8 Issue 43

CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY

WE MUST PERSEVERE IN THE 4. He delays because, by this means, he DEVOTION OF THE ROSARY wishes to unite himself more closely to us. "This continual recourse to God in prayer," When Holofernes was besieging the city says St. Alphonsus, "and this confident expec- of Bethulia, all men, women, and children be- tation of the graces which we wish to obtain gan to pray and to fast, crying to the lord, with from God-oh! how great a spur and chain of tears in their eyes: "Have thou mercy on us, love are they not to inflame us and to bind us because thou art good " (Judith 7:20). But as the more closely to God!" We must not, therefore, Lord deferred to come to their aid, they began imitate the Jews by appointing the time within to despair. Ozias, their leader, rising up all in which God is to hear our prayer, as otherwise tears, said: "Be of good courage, my brethren, we would deserve the above reproach of Ju- and let us wait these five days for mercy from dith; but let us humble ourselves before the Our Lady of the Rosary the Lord; but if, after five days be past, there Lord, and pray to him with tears, that, accord- comes no aid, we will do the things which you 15 Pepper Street ing to his will, so he would show his mercy to Monroe CT 06468 have spoken"; that is, deliver up the city into us. If we are patient, resigned, and deter- the hands of the enemy. Now, it came to pass mined to persevere in prayer until he will be Fr. Adan Rodriguez (Pastor) that when Judith heard of this she came and pleased to hear us, we shall not be disappoint- [email protected] said to them: "What is this word by which Ozi- ed in our hope and expectation to receive Assistant Priest: Fr. Santiago as hath consented to give up the city to the what we ask of him. Assyrians, if within five days, there come no Richards aid to us? And who are you that tempt the Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us this when Lord?.....And you have appointed him a day, he said: "Ask, and you shall receive; seek, and (203) 261-8290 you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to according to your pleasure" (Judith 8:10-13). Thus Emergencies: (203) 268-9200 you" (Lk. 11:9). It might seem that he would Judith reproaches the Jews and their leader www.rosarychapel.net for their rashness in having fixed upon the have said enough by simply saying "ask," and time within which God was to come to their that the words "seek" and "knock" would be HOLY MASS aid. This is not the way to obtain mercy from superfluous. " But no," says St. Alphonsus; "by Sundays: 7:00 & 10:00 A.M. them our Savior gave us to understand that God, but rather to excite his indignation. "This Saturdays: 7:00 A.M. we must imitate the poor when they ask for is not a word that may draw down mercy, but Weekdays: See Schedule rather that may stir up wrath and enkindle alms. If they do not receive the alms at once, they do not, on that account, cease asking; indignation " (Judith 8:12). CONFESSIONS they return to ask again; and if the master of Jesus Christ has, it is true, promised to the house does not show himself, they begin to Sundays give us everything we ask of him, but he has knock at the door, until they become so trou- 6:40—6:55 A.M. 9:15—9:55 A.M. not promised to hear our prayers immediate- blesome and importunate for him that he pre- Weekdays ly. The holy Fathers assign many reasons for fers to give them an alms rather than to suffer 6:40—6:55 A.M. which he often defers the grant of our peti- their impunity any longer." If we pray again and by appointment tions: and again in like manner, and do not give up, 1. That he may the better try our confi- God will at last open his hands and give us HOLY ROSARY dence in him. abundantly. “When thou openest thy hand Sundays: After 7:00 A.M. Mass and at 9:40 A.M. 2. That we may long more ardently for his they shall all be filled with good" (Ps. 103:28). gifts, and hold them in higher esteem. "He First Saturdays: after 7:00 A.M. If men sometimes give alms to poor beg- Mass defers the granting of them," says St. Augus- gars merely for the sake of ridding themselves tine, "in order to increase our desire and ap- of their importunity, “how much more," says preciation of them." St. Augustine, “will our dear Lord give, who 3. "That he may keep us near him," as both commands us to ask, and is angry if we Advisory Board St. Francis de Sales says, "and give us occasion do not ask!" Hence St. Jerome, commenting to pray with greater fervor and vehemence. on the parable of the man who would not give Meeting next He acted thus towards his two disciples at bread to his friend in the middle of the night, Emmaus, with whom he did not seem willing until he became importunate and annoying in week after the to stay, before they forced him, as it were, to his demands, says: "Not only once but twice, do so." yea, three times, must we knock, and we must 10:00 A.M. Mass OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHAPEL

MASS INTENTIONS: continue to do so until the door of God's mercy treated in like manner: she had to pray to God be opened." Perseverance is a great thing; if it for seventeen years before she could obtain of We have Mass intentions become importunate, it will prove a better him the grace of conversion for her son Augus- until November 19, 2020. friend to us than the friend mentioned in the tine. Had she become tired with pouring out And we are working on the parable. prayers and shedding tears before the face of next list for Bp. Morello. "Let us humbly wait for the consolations of the Lord, in all probability the name of Augus- THANK YOU FOR tine would not now he shining with so great a YOUR the Lord our God" (Judith 8:20), and imitate the perseverance of the servants of God in prayer. luster in the calendar of the saints. For twenty GENEROSITY. years did St. Philip Neri pray for a high degree Fr. Rodriguez. Moses was a very great servant of the Lord, who would not have granted him a complete of the love of God. After that time, this gift was victory over the Amalekites had it not been for granted him in such a measure as has seldom been granted to man. A Sure Peace Plan his perseverance in prayer. "By perseverance in prayer," says St. John Chrysostom (in his ser- Not only were the servants of God, but from Heaven mon on Moses), "he rendered the victory com- even Jesus Christ himself, was thus treated by plete." Isaac was very dear to the Lord, and his Heavenly Father. Prostrate on his face, he MARY'S PROMISE: "Russia will yet, in order to obtain a child, he had to pray prays to him, but receives neither relief nor be converted and there will be for twenty years. "Isaac persevered in praying comfort. He prays a second time in a most peace, if my requests are heeded." and sighing to the Lord for twenty years," says lamentable voice: "Father, if it be possible, let the same saint, "and finally he obtained what this chalice pass away from me"; neither is he MARY'S WARNING: There will he asked" (Hom. 94, in Gen.) heard this time. He prays a third time with be worldwide communistic war And how did the Lord treat the woman of greater intensity, and not till then did the an- gel come to comfort and console him. and oppression, unless her re- Chanaan? "And behold a woman of Chanaan, who came out of those coasts, crying out, and Poor miserable creatures, wretched sin- quests are heeded. said to him: Have mercy on me, 0 Lord! thou ners, that we are! How exalted an opinion REPENTANCE: Our Lady of the son of David, my daughter is grievously trou- have we not of ourselves! The Heavenly Father Rosary warns us to stop sinning, bled by a devil" (Mt. 15:22). And what does our lets his only-begotten, well-beloved, most in- Lord reply? He does not so much as even look nocent, and afflicted Son, like a poor beggar, ask pardon for our sins and offer at her, nor does he give her any answer- "Who knock three times at his door before he, for the conversion of all sinners all answered her not a word." Still, she continues opens; and we think we have done enough sacrifices connected with our daily to pray with great humility: "Lord, help me." when we have petitioned a few times at the duties. REPARATION: We must But our Lord seems not to hear her; so much gate of heaven! We complain so readily of be- so that even his disciples, being annoyed by ing unmercifully treated by God if he does not consecrate ourselves to the Im- her incessant supplication, "came and be- come at once to our aid, and, almost despair- maculate Heart of Mary. TM, can sought him, saying: Send her away, for she ing of being heard, we give up praying alto- be done daily by praying, crieth after us." Instead of hearing her, he re- gether. "Truly, this is not the right way to "Immaculate Heart of Mary, I con- jects her like a dog, saying: "It is not good to pray," says St. John Chrysostom. "Let us bewail take the bread of the children and to cast it to our indolence in praying; for thirty-eight years secrate myself to thee." Also, make the dogs." Who can discover, in this conduct of did the sick man spoken of in the Gospel (John 4) Holy Communions of Reparation our Lord, anything of his usual kindness and wait to be cured, and yet his desire was not on 5 consecutive First Saturdays, condescension which he deigned to show even fulfilled. Nor did it happen thus through his say the Rosary and spend 15 to the greatest sinners? Will he not by his negligence, yet, for all that, he did not despair; manner of acting, intimidate or discourage this but if we pray for ten days, perhaps, and are minutes thinking on its mysteries. woman so as to make her give up all hopes of not heard, we think it is of no use to pray any ROSARY: In all six apparitions being heard? But no; Jesus Christ had his wise longer" (Homil. 35, in Joan.) Mary asked for the daily recitation designs in thus treating her. He knew her faith, We must, then, follow the advice of St. and was much pleased with her confidence, of the Rosary, and the following Gregory: "Let us be assiduous in prayer and which he wished to make shine forth more importunate in asking; let us beware of grow- prayer after each decade: "0 my brilliantly. "But she said: Yea, Lord, for the ing remiss in it when it appears the Lord will Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from not hear us; let us be robbers, as it were, doing the table of their masters." True, indeed, she from the fires of hell and bring all violence to heaven. What robbery can be more wished to say, I am but a poor dog; but as such meritorious, what violence more glorious? souls to Heaven, especially those I beg you to help me, O Lord! And the liberal Happy violence, by which God is not offended who are in most need of Your mer- hand of Jesus opens and gives her what she but appeased; by which sin is not multiplied cy." wants. " Then Jesus answering, said to her: O but diminished" (Comments in Ps. 129.) woman! great is thy faith: be it done to thee as If we wish, then, to pray aright, we must With Ecclesiastical Approval thou wilt; and her daughter was cured from not only commence but must also continue Shrine of St. Jude Dominican that hour." Had this woman been discouraged our prayer; especially if we ask something con- Fathers by the first answer of our Lord, her daughter ducive to our own spiritual welfare or to that Memphis, Tennessee would never have been cured. of our neighbor. Most men fail in this point, St. Monica (mother of St. Augustine) was and this is the reason why their prayer is of so M A S S S C H E D U L E

CHRIST THE KING 7:00 A.M. SUNDAY W Superior’s Intentions OCTOBER 25 21st SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 10:00 A.M. Missa pro populo.

8:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Special Intention MONDAY St. Evaristus, PM R Requiem Mass, followed by Rosary and OCTOBER 26 5:00 P.M. St. Joseph’s Litany

TUESDAY Vigil of Ss. Simon and Jude V 8:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Aurora & Angelina OCTOBER 27

WEDNESDAY SS. SIMON AND JUDE, App R 8:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Grace Ann Berry, OCTOBER 28

FERIAL DAY THURSDAY G 8:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Special Intention OCTOBER 29 Resume Mass of Sunday

FERIAL DAY FRIDAY W 8:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Charles Mendes, R.I.P. OCTOBER 30 St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

SATURDAY Vigil of All Saints’ V 7:00 A.M. Fr. Rodriguez–Mrs. Acker intention OCTOBER 31

ALL SAINTS’ DAY 7:00 A.M. Superior’s Intentions SUNDAY W NOVRMBER 1 22nd SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 10:00 A.M. Missa pro Populo.

For those wishing to have Masses said, an expected stipend of at least $20.00 must be paid at the time of the request. (more may be offered) If this is to be paid by check, make the check payable to Fr. Rodriguez or Company of Jesus and Mary

Modesty is strictly required in the House of God. Please see the dress code regulations posted in the back of the Chapel. Those who flaunt these rules sin by contempt. Women’s slacks for first-timers are overlooked except for Communion.

OCTOBER 25 NO MASS NOVEMBER 1 5:00 PM Fr. Rodriguez NOVEMBER 8 NO MASS NOVEMBER 15 5:00 PM Fr. Rodriguez MASS TIMES AT ST. MARY THE VIRGIN 1520 Delaware St, Paulsboro, New Jersey 08066 *Mass may be cancelled in the event of inclement weather. For information: Call Mary at 856-228-4450 or Linda 267-994-4895 www.stmarychapel.org

Angel of Fatima’s Prayer O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg the conversion of poor sinners. OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CHAPEL

NOTICE TO NEWCOMERS Founded in 1973 in the wake of the disastrous Second Vatican Council, the mission of Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel is to maintain and restore as far as possible the traditional faith, values and liturgical practice of the Roman Catholic Church, and to provide a haven of sanc- tity where men and women of good will may grow in love for God and their neighbor. Please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself and ask questions. After Mass come to the Social Hall, and join us for coffee and refreshments. We hope your visit with us is a pleasant one, and we look forward to seeing you again and welcoming you as a member of Our Lady of the Rosary. We welcome Spanish-speaking guests, and confessions are heard in Spanish and English every Sunday and by appointment with the pastor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: ADVISORY BOARD MEETING: There will be an Advisory Board meeting next Sunday, November 1st, after the 10 A.M. Mass. little efficacy. Never allow yourself to be- house, and walked upstairs into the room the priest did not go that way to help the come guilty of voluntary despondency. " where the old man was. The priest looked dying man, for he knew nothing about the Keep firm to the promise of Jesus Christ," at him, and saw that he was certainly dying, dying man; but God put it into the mind of says St. John Chrysostom; "never cease so he spoke to him. "My good man," he the priest to go that way, and to go past praying until you have received. If you pre- said, "you had better get yourself ready for that house just at that moment when the sent yourself before the Lord with this firm death; you are certainly dying." "Oh! no," old man was dying. God has said, "Ask, and determination, saying, I will not leave thee answered the old man, " I am sure I shall it shall be given to you: for every one that till thou hast granted my prayer, you will not die now." "But," said the priest, "many asketh receiveth" (Mt. 7.) For thirty years the receive most assuredly" (Horn. 24, in Mt. 7.) deceive themselves about death. They die old man had asked of God to receive the Let us say with the Apostle: "Why when they do not think that they are dying. sacraments at his death. So he who gives to should I not be able to do what others have Believe me, for I have seen many die." "No," every one who asks took care that the sac- done?" What so many could obtain by their he answered; "I am quite sure that I shall raments should be given to him before he perseverance in prayer, why should we not not die now." "Tell me," said the priest, died. be able, by our perseverance, to obtain "what makes you think so?" "I will tell you So let us say the Rosary every day for a likewise? What a shame will it not be for us the truth," said the old man; "I do not know happy death. "If we pray for a happy death to see, on the judgment day, how the saints who you are, but I am a Catholic. For thirty till the end of our lives, we shall die a happy of heaven, by their perseverance in prayer, years I have prayed every day to God that death" (Bellarmine). "You must pray every have become what they are; whilst we, for before I died a priest might come to hear day for a happy death, and God will grant our want of perseverance in prayer, shall my confession; but there is no priest in this your prayer every day" (Suarez). Now, we appear so very unlike unto them! Most as- part of the country. After praying to God for pray particularly for a happy death whenev- suredly Almighty God will manifest his pow- thirty years not to die without a priest, God er we say: "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray er, goodness, and mercy in us as much as makes me feel sure that I shall not die till a for us sinners, now and at the hour of our he has done in all the saints, provided we priest comes here." "What you say," said death." the priest "is true. If you have prayed to pray for it with the perseverance of the We repeat this prayer fifty-three times God every day for thirty years not to die saints. every day if we say but five decades of the without a priest, it is not likely that God will A priest was once travelling in Scotland. Rosary. To say five decades every day for a let you die without a priest. I am happy to No one could tell that he was a priest. It whole year is to repeat this prayer, "Holy be able to tell you that a priest is here now: happened one day that as he was on his Mary, Mother of God," etc., nineteen thou- I am a priest." Great was the joy of the old journey he passed by a house that stood sand and eighty times. If you, then, perse- man, and many tears did he shed. Well alone in the country. At the moment when vere in saying the beads every day of your might he say with the good old Simeon (Lk. he was passing the door a person came out life, behold what an immense number of 2): "Now, 0 Lord! thou dost dismiss thy serv- of the house and asked him if he would cries for mercy ascend from your lips to ant, according to thy word, in peace: be- come in. The priest did not wish to stop, so heaven in the course of your earthly career- cause my eves have seen thy salvation." The he asked what was the matter; why did cries for mercy that, in the hour of death, old man then made his confession, received they wish him to come in? The person at will carry your soul to the gates of heaven the holy Sacraments, and died a very happy the door answered that the old man of the and obtain admission into the joys of the death. house was dying; but the old man would heavenly kingdom. not believe that he was dying, although the Perhaps you might say that it was only Taken from: The Devotion of the Holy Ro- by chance that the priest passed the house sary and the Five Scapulars, by Michael Muller, C.SS.R, doctor and every one had told him that he 1878 was dying. The priest then went into the just when the old man was dying. It is true

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