Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 20, 2016
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Holy Rosary Cathedral RICHARDS & DUNSMUIR STREET, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 20, 2016 ARCHBISHOP: Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, CSB RECTOR: Very Rev. Stanley Galvon ASSISTANT PRIESTS: Rev. Federico Buttner • Rev. Anicet Pinto • Rev. Dennis Flores • Rev. Pablo Santa Maria Rev. Jijimon Vellakkada, HGN • DEACON: Mr. Alvin Rint IN RESIDENCE: Rev. John Eason (Seaports Chaplain) • Rev. Terry Larkin • Rev. Jude Iloghalu (VGH Chaplain) 646 Richards Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3A3 Tel.: 604-682-6774 / Fax: 604-331-8406 / Email: [email protected] / Web: www.holyrosarycathedral.org HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL PARISH | WWW.HOLYROSARYCATHEDRAL.ORG CONTACT INFORMATION Cathedral Parish Office Office Email [email protected] Office Address 646 Richards Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3A3 MASS SCHEDULE Rector Fr. Stanley Galvon Sunday Masses [email protected] Saturday 5:10 pm anticipated Mass Parish Secretary Angela Burghard Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am, Email [email protected] 12:30pm, 5:00pm, Phone 604-682-6774, ext. 5 6:30pm in Spanish; 8:00pm Fax 604-331-8406 Weekday Masses Pastoral Associate Bertilla Watanabe Monday to Friday 7:15am, 8:00am, Email [email protected] 12:10pm, 5:10pm Phone 604-682-6774, ext. 6 Saturday 7:15am, 8:00am, 12:10pm READINGS - PALM SUNDAY CONFESSIONS -Gospel - Luke 19.28-40: Monday to Friday 7:45am, 11:45am, Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 4:45pm -First Reading - Isaiah 50.4-7: Saturday 7:45am, 11:45am, 4:00 to 5:00pm I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. I know that I shall not be put to shame. DEVOTIONS & ADORATION -Responsorial Psalm - 22: R. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Sunday Vespers 4:00pm -Second Reading - Philippians 2.6-11: Morning Prayer Mon to Sat 8:30am Jesus humbled himself. Therefore God highly exalted him. Rosary Monday to Saturday -Gospel - Luke 22.14-23.56 The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. 11:40am, 4:40pm WEEKDAY READINGS - HOLY WEEK Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Fridays 3:00pm Monday March 21 # Holy Week Is 42.1-7 / Jn 12.1-11 Prayers to Tuesday March 22 # Holy Week Is 49.1-6 / Jn 13.21-38 God the Father Wednesday March 23 # Holy Week Tuesdays at 4:00pm Is 50.4-9 / Mt 26.14-25 Thursday March 24 2 # Holy Thursday Ex 12.1-14 / 1 Cor 11.23-26 / Jn 13.1-15 Adoration of the Friday March 25 # Good Friday Blessed Sacrament Is 52.13-53.12 / Heb 4.14-16; 5.7-9 / Jn 18.1-19.42 First Friday Saturday March 26 # Holy Saturday 12:45pm to 5:00pm Gn 1.1-2.2; Gn 22.1-18; Ex 14.15-15.1; Is 54.5-14; Is 55.1-11; Bar 3.9-4.4; Ez 36.16-28 / Rom 6.3-11 / Mk16.1-7 Sunday March 27 # Easter Sunday Acts 10.34-43 / Col 3.1-4 / Jn 20.1-9 -2- M ARCH 20, 2016 PASSION (PALM) SUNDAY DEAR PARISHIONERS and VISITORS: Prayer for Holy Week Jesus my Lord, Holy week is the week which precedes the great feast of the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday. The Canadian Bishops let me strengthen my courage write:” during Holy W eek the church celebrates the mysteries of by taking on the courage of all those salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his entrance as messiah into Jerusalem.” people who have been "centurions" for me. Every Mass on Passion Sunday begins with the blessings of Many have faced disasters the palms and the gospel of Jesus entering Jerusalem. Later in and hard times with great constancy. Mass the story of the passion of the Lord is read. Monday, Tuesday and W ednesday of Holy W eek are days that The upper hand of evil bring us the description of the growing opposition against Jesus. never turned them against you. He desires peace and unity and is willing to pay the price to bring about reconciliation. These three days present opportunities for us They kept going. to focus on the three virtues of faith, hope and love. Let me be like them, Lord. Holy Thursday has only the Mass of the Last Supper in which No matter what the cross, we celebrate the sacrament of the Priesthood and the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. let me never stop declaring you to be Good Friday has no Mass – rather there is the solemn "truly” the Son of God, celebration of the Passion of the Lord. Good Friday is a day of universal fast and abstinence for Catholics. Fasting means for the source of my hope, the reason why I will people between 18 and 59 that you have only one full meal, two never quit on life. Amen. smaller meals and no snacks in between. Abstinence means that www.catholic.org for people over 14 you don’t eat meat. The intention of fasting and abstinence is to be closer to Jesus in His ways of sacrifice out of -SUNDAY SOCIAL : take time to meet visitors and love for sinners. fellow parishioners. Coffee, tea and light refreshments Holy Saturday only has one Mass – the Easter vigil. At this after served after the 9:30am & 11:00am Masses at Mass we have readings that cover salvation history and the special Holy Rosary Hall, 650 Richards Street. baptism and profession of faith of those who wish to join our faith community. Easter Sunday brings us the solemn celebration of the HOLY WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL Resurrection of the Lord – God’s love is stronger than sin, fear and death itself! GOOD FRIDAY - March 25: Try to take in as many of these liturgies as possible in Holy - Church opens at 10:00 am W eek – in them you’ll find the answer to all your joys, sorrows - No Mass on Good Friday! passions and pains, thanks to God’s loving mercy brought to us in - Universal day of FAST & ABSTINENCE Jesus Christ. - Confessions: 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Fr. Galvon - Stations of the Cross: 12:00 noon (English) - SOLEMN LITURGY (English): 3:00 pm HOLY WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL - SOLEMN LITURGY (Spanish): 7:00 pm HOLY SATURDAY - March 26: Monday & Tuesday: Masses & Confessions as usual - Church opens at 10:00 am - No Mass during the day! Wed. March 23: Masses & Confessions as usual - Confessions: - CHRISM MASS at 5:00 pm 11:00am to 12:00 noon, and 3:00 to 5:00 pm HOLY THURSDAY - March 24: - EASTER VIGIL MASS: 9:00 pm - Church opens at 10:00 am - followed by reception in the Hall - No morning, noon or 5:10pm Masses - Confessions: 11:30am to 12:30 pm EASTER SUNDAY - March 27: and 4:30 to 5:30 pm - Regular Sunday Mass Schedule 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00am; 12:30, 5:00 & 8:00pm - MASS of the LORD’S LAST SUPPER 7:30 pm 6:30pm in Spanish - SOLEMN EXPOSITION until MIDNIGHT - Confessions: from 9 to 10 pm - 3 - HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL PARISH | WWW.HOLYROSARYCATHEDRAL.ORG -Devotional Prayers to God the Father: Tues. 4:00pm AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE -Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: Friday at 3:00 pm. -BAPTISM PREPARATION: The next session for parents and godparents who have a child to present for Baptism, HOLY WEEK and EASTER at or who are expecting a child in the next several months ST. GERARD’S MISSION on will be on Saturday, April 9, 10:00 to 11:00 am at Holy BOWEN ISLAND Rosary Hall. Please call or email the office to register. Good Friday Solemn Liturgy - March 25, 3:00pm -Weekly Programs for Adults 50+ at Rosary Hall: •Bible Sharing every Tuesday, 10:30 to 11:30am. Easter Sunday Holy Mass - •Seniors Gentle Chair Yoga March 27, 10:30am stretching exercises every Thursday, 10:30-11:30am. For more information call Shirley 604-879-8295. LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICES: -Prayers for the Sick: Please remember in your prayers: - Regular Confession times at Holy Rosary Cathedral: George Lovett, Fr. Peter Chiang, Joan Pan, Diana Monday to Friday 7:45 & 11:45 am, & 4:45 pm Marcela Ulloa Ramirez, Antonie Gabriel, Donna Hossack, - Penitential services Emilsen Calderon, W endy Vasquez, Ruth Leon Solana, Maria Rosa Lopez, Julio Esponda Solana, Yvette Simon, Sun. March 20 - O.L. of Perpetual Help - 2:00pm Melvyn Thomas Lee, Julie Sanderson, Vittorio Temporale, Sun. March 20 - St. Anthony’s Parish - 7:00 pm and all who are ill, recovering from surgery, and are in Tues. March 22 - St. Patrick’s Parish - 7:00 pm need of our prayers. “Do not be afraid of Confession! Jesus is there... and He receives you with so much love.” Pope Francis -CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM at the Cathedral, starting on Sunday, April 12, 2 - 5 pm. Sponsored by the Domestic Abuse Services – Our Lady of Good Counsel Handmaids of the Lord. For information contact Sally at Society Helpline Volunteer Training Saturdays, April 2, 604-365-2955 or email [email protected] th 9, 16, 23 and 30 , from 9:00am - 3:30pm. For information and to register call 604-585-6688 or email us GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR at [email protected] THE HOLY LAND this annual Pontifical collection Life in the Spirit Seminar - Tuesday evenings at 7:30 supports Christian communities in pm, Mar 29 - May 17, 2016 at St. Mary’s Parish (church the Holy Land, the upkeep of the bsmnt, Euclid Ave. entrance). To register, call 778-689- Holy Sites, and the formation of 7775, 604-435-7561, 604-782-8094 or em ail future priests.