St. Patrick Catholic Church the Assumption of the Jerusalem Near the Site of Her Death
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15, 2021 St. Patrick Catholic Church The Assumption of the Jerusalem near the site of her death. That dogma of the Catholic Church in these Blessed Virgin Mary location also soon became a place of words: "The Immaculate Mother of God, pilgrimage. (Today, the Benedictine the ever-virgin Mary, having completed Abbey of the Dormition of Mary stands on the course of her earthly life, was assumed ow toward the end of the the spot.) body and soul into heaven." summer season, at a time when At the Council of Chalcedon in 451, With that, an ancient belief became fruits are ripe in the gardens when bishops from throughout the Catholic doctrine and the Assumption was N and fields, the Church Mediterranean world gathered in declared a truth revealed by God. celebrates the most glorious "harvest Constantinople, Emperor Marcian asked --Excerpted from Fr. Clifford Stevens in festival" in the Communion of Saints. the Patriarch of Jerusalem to bring the Catholic Heritage Mary, the supremely blessed one among relics of Mary to Constantinople to be women, Mary, the most precious fruit enshrined in the capitol. The patriarch which has ripened in the fields of God's explained to the emperor that there were Adopt A Classroom and kingdom, is today taken into the granary no relics of Mary in Jerusalem, that "Mary Maintenance Updates of heaven. — Pius Parsch, The Church's had died in the presence of the apostles; Year of Grace but her tomb, when opened later . was Thank you to everyone who has The Assumption is the oldest feast day found empty and so the apostles concluded donated to our Adopt a Classroom of Our Lady, but we don't know how it that the body was taken up into heaven." project. We have received $2,310 to go first came to be celebrated. In the eighth century, St. John towards these projects and another Its origin is lost in those days when Damascene was known for giving sermons $1,281 promised. Jerusalem was restored as a sacred city, at at the holy places in Jerusalem. At the With the success of the Adopt a the time of the Roman Emperor Tomb of Mary, he expressed the belief of Classroom project, we wanted to Constantine (c. 285-337). By then it had the Church on the meaning of the feast: update you on the estimates we have been a pagan city for two centuries, ever "Although the body was duly buried, it did received for some of the maintenance since Emperor Hadrian (76-138) had not remain in the state of death, neither and repair projects needed on the leveled it around the year 135 and rebuilt was it dissolved by decay. You were church office building and our campus. it as Aelia Capitolina in honor of Jupiter. transferred to your heavenly home, O The cost for materials and labor to For 200 years, every memory of Jesus Lady, Queen and Mother of God in truth." replace the meeting room floor is was obliterated from the city, and the sites All the feast days of Mary mark the $2360. made holy by His life, death and great mysteries of her life and her part in The landscaping estimate for the Resurrection became pagan temples. the work of redemption. The central pre-school and the parking lot next to it After the building of the Church of the mystery of her life and person is her divine is $3,938.55. This includes the Holy Sepulchre in 336, the sacred sites motherhood, celebrated both at Christmas replacement, removal and disposal fee began to be restored and memories of the and a week later (Jan. 1) on the feast of the of plants and bushes that are not viable life of Our Lord began to be celebrated by Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. The and for pruning the Japanese Maple on the people of Jerusalem. One of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8) marks the side of the building and the burning memories about his mother centered the preparation for that motherhood, so bush hedge at the parking lot entrance. around the "Tomb of Mary," close to that she had the fullness of grace from the Both of these projects will begin Mount Zion, where the early Christian first moment of her existence, completely the first of the week. community had lived. untouched by sin. Her whole being The first estimate we have On the hill itself was the "Place of throbbed with divine life from the very received for repairing, paving, and Dormition," the spot of Mary's "falling beginning, readying her for the exalted striping the parking lots is $20,000 per asleep," where she had died. The "Tomb role of mother of the Savior. lot. We are waiting on an estimate of Mary" was where she was buried. The Assumption completes God's from another company. At this time, the "Memory of Mary" work in her since it was not fitting that the On Bishop Brennan’s recent visit was being celebrated. Later it was to flesh that had given life to God himself to our church, he and Fr. Ondeck become our feast of the Assumption. should ever undergo corruption. The viewed and discussed the maintenance For a time, the "Memory of Mary" Assumption is God's crowning of His issues we are facing. Fr. Ondeck has was marked only in Palestine, but then it work as Mary ends her earthly life and since sent a letter to Bishop Brennan was extended by the emperor to all the enters eternity. The feast turns our eyes in requesting permission for a churches of the East. In the seventh that direction, where we will follow when maintenance/building fund for our century, it began to be celebrated in Rome our earthly life is over. church that would be free of the under the title of the "Falling The feast days of the Church are not cathedraticum and PHRA diocesan Asleep" ("Dormitio") of the Mother of just the commemoration of historical assessments. We have received 650 for God. events; they do not look only to the past. maintenance/building repairs since the Soon the name was changed to the They look to the present and to the future we shared the needs in the bulletin on "Assumption of Mary," since there was and give us an insight into our own July 25. Thank you to those who have more to the feast than her dying. It also relationship with God. The Assumption contributed so far. proclaimed that she had been taken up, looks to eternity and gives us hope that We will include a monthly body and soul, into heaven. we, too, will follow Our Lady when our maintenance/building fund envelope in That belief was ancient, dating back to life is ended. the envelope packets to make it easier the apostles themselves. What was clear In 1950, in the Apostolic Constitution for you to donate. We will also add a from the beginning was that there were no Munificentissimus Deus, Pope Pius XII maintenance/building option for all of relics of Mary to be venerated, and that an proclaimed the Assumption of Mary a you who give electronically. empty tomb stood on the edge of St. Patrick Catholic Church 210 Center Avenue Weston, West Virginia 26452 www.spchurchweston.org 304-269-3048, 304-269-1244 (fax) Pastor: Mass Schedule Eucharistic Adoration: Rev. Douglas A. Ondeck Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, 5:00 to 5:45p.m. [email protected] Sunday, 10:30 a.m. 304-269-3048 St. Patrick Catholic School Weekday Masses: Pre-School – 8th Grade Secretary: Mon., 8:15 a.m. 224 Center Ave. Sandra Mick, Parish Secretary Wed., Immediately following Weston, WV 26452 [email protected] benediction at 5:45 p.m. www.stpatswv.org Fri., 8:15 a.m. 304-269-5547 Parish Office Hours: (See Weekly Schedule for any changes to times or location!) Lindsey Clevenger, Interim Principal Monday, 9 - 4 [email protected] Tuesday, 9 - 4 Wednesday, 12 - 5 Reconciliation: Regina Frazier, Secretary Thursday, 9 - 1 Wednesday, 5:00—5:40 p.m. Friday, Immediately following Mass [email protected] Friday, 9 - 1 Saturday, 5:00—5:20 p.m. Sunday, 10:00—10:20 a.m. For last rites and anointing of the sick, please Prayer Chain: call 304-691-0537 to speak to Fr. Ondeck. Or by appointment. Micki Snyder, 304 269-3688 Prayer List Mass Intentions & Sanctuary Lamp Of your charity, please offer prayers for… Having the Holy Sacrifice of Mass offered is • Those who are sick: Nick Bakas, Junior Brumley. Jean Scott Chase, Courtney Clevenger, more effective than flowers or memorial John Collins, Rose Determan, Sheila Folio, Lynne Fultineer, Marsha Garton, Robert gifts for your deceased loved ones or as a Hamilton, Mary Jo Hull, Coretta Jefferson, Emyle Johnston, Ellen Ketron, Bernadette special intention for a living person or Law, Julia Marsh, Philomena Martin, Louise Mehr, Ed and Mary Ann Murray, Sarah special occasion. Mass Intentions can be Murray, Susan Murray, Heather Haddix Nicholas, Delores Paugh, Raylee Rahming, placed in a “Mass Intention” envelope and Brenda Riley, John Riley, Mike Riley, Sheila Sayre, Dale Snyder, Mary Taylor, Scott placed in the collection basket or mailed to Walker the parish office. Please indicate if the • Those who have died: Mary Ann Murray, Tim Collins, May the souls of all the faithful person is living or deceased and the date you departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.