Solemnity of Christ the King November 22, 2015
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Holy Rosary Cathedral RICHARDS & DUNSMUIR STREET, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA Solemnity of Christ the King November 22, 2015 ARCHBISHOP: Most Rev. J. Michael Miller, CSB RECTOR: Very Rev. Stanley Galvon ASSISTANT PRIESTS: Rev. Federico Buttner • Rev. Anicet Pinto • Rev. Denis Flores • Rev. Pablo Santa Maria IN RESIDENCE: Rev. John Eason (Seaports Chaplain) • Rev. Terry Larkin 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, Office 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 READINGS - CHRIST THE KING Saturday 7:15am, 8:00am, 12:10pm -First Reading: Daniel 7.13-14 CONFESSIONS His dominion is an everlasting dominion. Monday to Friday 7:45am, 11:45am, -Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 93 4:45pm R. The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty. Saturday 7:45am, 11:45am, 4:00 to 5:00pm -Second Reading: Revelation 1.5-8 The ruler of the kings of the earth has made us DEVOTIONS & ADORATION to be a kingdom, priests serving his God. -Gospel: John 18.33- 37 Sunday Vespers 4:00pm You say that I am a king. Morning Prayer Mon to Sat 8:30am Rosary Monday to Saturday WEEKDAY READINGS - ORDINARY TIME 11:40am, 4:40pm Monday November 23 # Weekday Dn 1.1-20 / Lk 21.1-4 Tuesday November 24 # Chaplet of the Divine Mercy St. Andrew Dung-Lac Fridays 3:00pm Dn 2.31-45 / Lk 21.5-11 Wednesday November 25 # Prayers to Weekday God the Father Dn 5.1-6, 13-17, 23-28 / Lk 21.12-19 Tuesdays at 4:00pm Thursday November 26 # Weekday Dn 6.12-28 / Lk 21.20-28 Friday November 27 # Weekday Adoration of the Dn 7.2-14 / Lk.21.29-33 Blessed Sacrament Saturday November 28 # First Friday Weekday 12:45pm to 5:00pm Dn 7.15-27 / Lk 21.34-36 Sunday November 29 # First Sunday of Advent Jer 33.14-16 / 1 Thes 3.12-1.2 / Lk 21.25-36 -2- NOVEMBER 22, 2015 SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING DEAR PARISHIONERS and VISITORS: Prayer for the Week Like many people, when I hear the words “king and “queen”, I have an image formed by fairy tales and historical novels. The Jesus, You are truly a King because rulers of countries live in castles. They wear crowns and long You have come into the world to institute capes and sit on thrones while their loyal subjects pay them homage. W hile I am aware that modern kings and queens wear among men the rule of God. Every man who “regular” clothes unless tradition dictates otherwise and that is of the truth, every man who believes in castles have become more contemporary, I still watch royal God and recognizes His authority in human weddings for a glimpse of the pageantry that fed my childhood affairs, owes You a loyal and undivided fantasies. allegiance and “hears Your voice.” Pilate had an idea of what kings were like, too. In the first century, kings made laws and led people into battle. They had great armies and were a danger to another country’s way of life. You are humble and submissive as You The Jews kept talking about a messiah who would become king speak of Your kingdom. You declare that and destroy Israel’s enemies. Pilate wasn’t taking any chances. Your kingdom is upon earth, but not of the For Rome’s sake, he would get rid of anyone who seemed a earth; it is a spiritual, supernatural kingdom, threat. the kingdom of truth. It does not fight with W hat Pilate failed to realized was that Israel’s king had a very specific function, and it was not to make laws or lead armies. weapons of metal, but with the power of Instead, the king was to study and obey the Law of God and conviction, and conquers by this means the become himself the example of obedience (see Dt 17:18-20). hearts that by right belong to it. You W hen Pilate called Jesus “the King of the Jews”, his words were Yourself are witness to this truth, and You truer than he knew, for Jesus was obedient to his Father, even Yourself are the Truth. unto accepting death for our sake. But Pilate had no idea why he was right because he was thinking in human terms. Today we honor Christ, the king of the Jews, of all of us, and Reign supremely in my heart and in my of the whole universe. Let us see him as he is and do as he does. life. Your reign is heavenly peace; Your law Mary Katharine Deeley is love. Help me to pray and work that Your [email protected] kingdom may come into every soul, every family, every nation. Amen. PARISH NEWS & EVENTS SUNDAY SOCIAL: Please join us at Holy Rosary Hall for coffee, tea and light refreshments after the 9:30am & 11:00am Mass. Come and visit with fellow parishioners and visitors 40 HOURS ADORATION - Wednesday - to the Cathedral. Friday, December 2 - 4, 2015, 8:30am - 5pm. Come and spend a quiet time to “BOOK of LIFE” for the month of November will be at the foot of cultivate a deeper relationship with the the altar, so that our deceased loved ones’ names will be Lord. Volunteers are needed hourly on all remembered at all the Masses. Thank you for placing their names 3 days. Sign-up sheets are at the church in our special binders. entrance. VOLUNTEERS FOR THE GIFT SHOP: We need dedicated “WALKING in the FOOTSTEPS of JESUS” - Join the volunteers to help with the sale of religious articles at the cathedral pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Pablo Santa Maria gift shop. If you are interested, please contact Anne at from January 16 - 28, 2016. For more info, please [email protected]. contact John/Natalie at [email protected] or 778-655- 0387 Interested pilgrims welcome. The NEW 2016 MISSALS are available now at the Gift Shop and at the Parish Office @ $3.50 each. We start using the new CHORISTERS NEEDED! missals next weekend, First Sunday of Advent, Nov 29th. Can you read music? Do you have some experience singing in a choir? Would you like to sing master-pieces -Weekly Programs for Adults 50+: of sacred music (Gregorian Chant, Palestrina, Victoria, •Tuesday Bible Sharing 10:30 to 11:30am. Byrd, Mozart, Gounod, Willan, etc.)? •Thursday Gentle Chair Yoga 10:30-11:30am. The Cathedral Choir sings on Sundays at the 11am For more info please call Shirley 604-879-8295. Mass and we are looking for more singers (SATB), especially men. We are a friendly and welcoming group CWL RETREAT - Please come and join us in our Advent Retreat who also strives for excellence. Interested? For more on Saturday, November 28, 8:30am to 1pm. Our speaker, Fr. information and to arrange an audition please contact Denis Flores, will talk about the “Year of Mercy” - on the Catholic Music Director Denis Bedard at [email protected] Church’s “ mission to be a witness of mercy”. $10 Fee. To register, or 604-322-5995, or speak with Denis after the 11am please contact the parish office, 604-682-6774, ext. 5. Mass. See Poster on page 4. - 3 - HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL PARISH | WWW.HOLYROSARYCATHEDRAL.ORG PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Fr. Peter Chiang, Joan Pan, Diana Marcela Ulloa Ramirez, Antonie Gabriel, Donna Hossack, Emilsen Calderon, Wendy Vazquez, Ruth Leon Solana, Maria Rosa Lopez, Julio Esponda Solana, Yvette Simon, Melvyn Thomas Lee, Julie Sanderson, and all who are ill, recovering from surgery, and are in need of our prayers. WHAT’S ON AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE 3-DAY ADVENT PILGRIMAGE to the Shrine of the Most Sorrowful Mother in Portland, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, led by Fr. Horgan. For more information contact Priscilla at Sampaguita Travel, 604-874-9533, ext. 105. HEALING THE WOUNDED HEART: The Synod, a Prescription for the Family in Crisis Two important events in the life of the Catholic Church took place this fall: the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) in Philadelphia and the Synod on the Family in Rome. Join Archbishop Miller for an encore of his talk on The School of the Heart: Parents as Primary Catechists presented at the WMOF. There will also be an opportunity to hear sound bytes from the keynote speakers of WMOF, such as Bishop Baron and Cardinal Tagle. If you have questions about the Synod, please email them to [email protected] before the event and we will present answers. Thursday, Nov. 26 at 7pm at John Paul II Pastoral Centre. No cost but pre-registration is required. rcav.org/healing-the-wounded-heart Free Urn Burial offer from Catholic Cemeteries - Catholic Cemeteries is offering to lay to rest any urns containing final VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR AGAPE STREET remains of loved ones during the month of November, the MINISTRY - a Street Outreach for women struggling with month of Holy Souls. Urns containing loved ones’ cremated drug and alcohol addiction and for those working in remains will be placed in a communal grave at Gardens of prostitution.