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The Traditional Latin Mass Society of San Francisco Immaculate The Traditional Latin Mass Society of San Francisco TLM Society Website: http://sanctatrinitasunusdeus.com/ TLM Society email: [email protected] The Traditional Latin Mass Society is an association of Roman Catholic faithful dedicated to the preservation of the “Ancient form of the Roman Rite” or the “Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite”, as a legitimate use of Holy Mother Church’s Great Liturgical Patrimony. The Society includes lay faithful drawn from every age, group and walks of life as well as clergy and religious members who “continue to adhere with great love and affection to the earlier liturgical forms.” (Pope Benedict XVI, Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of 2007) Immaculate Conception / 2nd Sunday of Advent December 8, 2013 Traditional Latin Masses in the Archdiocese of San Francisco Star of the Sea Church St. Monica Parish 4420 Geary Blvd., San Francisco 94118 Geary Blvd & 23rd Ave., San Francisco 94121 (415) 751-0450 ext.16 (415) 751-5275 Sunday: 11 a.m. & Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. Monday - Saturday: 12:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception Chapel Most Holy Rosary Chapel St. Francis of Assisi 3255 Folsom St., San Francisco 94110 One Vincent Dr., San Rafael 94903 1425 Bay Rd. East Palo Alto 94303 (415) 824-1762 (415) 479-3331 (650) 322-2152 Sunday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 12:15 p.m. First Friday: 6 p.m. ***The Rorate Mass at Star of the Sea will be celebrated on December 18 (Wednesday, 6:30PM) by Fr. Anselm Ramelow in the Dominican Rite. Volunteers are needed to help light hundreds of candles! Please contact us by email: [email protected] *** *** Christmas Midnight Mass will be celebrated on December 24 (Tuesday) at 11PM. There will be Christmas Carols before Mass *** Christmas Party Today! After today’s 11:00 A.M. Traditional Latin Mass, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Traditional Latin Mass Society of San Francisco invites all to the First Annual Christmas Party in the school auditorium. Donation of any amount will be accepted. 1 | Page Mass Schedule at Star of the Sea for December 2013 2nd Sunday of Advent / Immaculate 8-Dec-13 Sunday 11:00 AM Conception Fr. Anselm Ramelow 15-Dec-13 Sunday 11:00 AM 3rd Sunday of Advent Fr. Mark Mazza 17-Dec-13 Tuesday 6:30 PM “O” Mass O Sapienta Fr. Anselm Ramelow ***18-Dec-13 Wednesday 6:30 PM “O” Mass – O Adonai (Rorate Mass) Fr. Anselm Ramelow 19-Dec-13 Thursday 6:30 PM “O” Mass – O Radix Jesse Canon Olivier Meney 20-Dec-13 Friday 6:30 PM “O” Mass – O Clavis David Fr. Mark Mazza 21-Dec-13 Saturday 10:00 AM “O” Mass – O Oriens Fr. Mark Mazza 4th Sunday of Advent – O Rex 22-Dec-13 Sunday 11:00 AM Gentium Fr. Mark Mazza 23-Dec-13 Monday 6:30 PM “O” Mass – O Emmanuel Fr. Mark Mazza Nativity of Our Lord 24-Dec-13 Tuesday 11:00 PM Midnight Mass (*Holy Day) Fr. Mark Mazza Christmas Carols before Mass 25-Dec-13 Wednesday 11:00 AM Nativity of Our Lord (*Holy Day) Fr. Mark Mazza 29-Dec-13 Sunday 11:00 AM Sunday Octave of Christmas Fr. Mark Mazza From the Prefect of the Traditional Latin Mass Society of San Francisco Dearest Friends, Mary, who is virtually the only venerated feminine image of the divine to be found in the monotheistic religions, ought to be of particular interest in our era as we struggle to modify or enrich patriarchal traditions. Within the tradition of Holy Mother Church itself, it is striking to realize how early, how complete, and how warmly loving is the picture of Mary and her role in salvation history. Mary has been always been seen by the Saints as Regina Caeli - Queen of Heaven and Corde Ecclesiae – Heart of the Church. The Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once pointed to the fact: “that if one could make his own mother, wouldn’t he make her perfect, wouldn’t he love her so much that he would protect her from any harm, from any fall, from any blemish? Well, the Son of God did create His own mother!” To add to this, Blessed John Duns Scotus, a son of St. Francis - a member of the greatest defenders of Our Lady’s singular privilege - stated: “Potuit, decuit, ergo fecit… roughly translated - God could do it, He should do it, and by golly God did do it!” Our Blessed Mother was saved by God in an extraordinary way for she was preserved form mortal sin. Whereas we are picked up after the fall and cleansed, Mary was prevented from falling and thus was stainless. When we celebrate the feast of the Immaculate Conception, we should be more fully aware of the battle that rages between good and evil. “I will put enmities between thee and the woman (Genesis 3:15)” – it was with these Words that God declared the Immaculate Conception to our first parents. Mary was conceived without Original sin so as to cut off her relationship with the Serpent! The Roman Missal directly states the reason: “it was to be the reversal of the friendship with the serpent contracted by Eve, when she listened to his voice and fell under his power.” It is for this reason that we understand that for if Mary was without grace, she would be in Satan’s camp. No, it would not be right that she who was to crush and conquer Satan would first be crushed by him. A prophecy pointing to Our Lady in the Song of Songs states the following about the fair bride of the Bridegroom: “You are all beautiful my love, and there is no blemish in you (Song of Songs 4:7.)” We can also site St. Luke’s Gospel where Mary is spoken of as being Gratia Plena – Full of Grace. True fullness of grace would be lacking if she came into this world in sin. Dear friends, let us not give in to the illusion that sin does not exist. It has existed since the Creation and it exists now. Sin will always be present whenever man tries to separate himself from God, ceases to acknowledge his own dependence on God, and refuses God’s gifts. Pride is the primal, fundamental, original sin, which denies the faithfulness of God and leads to disobedience to the Divine Will. Our Blessed Mother broke that mold! Her Humility broke pride! Her Yes was the no to evil and Satan! This Advent Season let us remember this great aspect of the life of the Blessed Virgin. For without her yes, we would not have the crib on Christmas nor the Cross on Calvary on the Friday that changed the world! God raised Mary as a beacon of hope for us. Let us look up to that beacon and follow her as our guide! O Maria, sine labe concepta, Ora pro nobis qui ad te confugimus! O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee! AJ Garcia Prefect TLM Society of San Francisco 2 | Page Chaplain’s Corner: Romans 15:5-6 Deus autem patientiae, et solatii, det vobis idipsum sapere in alterutrum secundum Jesum Christum: ut unanimes, uno ore honorificetis Deum at patrem Domini nostri Jesu Christi. (Douay-Rheims translation) Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind one towards another, according to Jesus Christ: that with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify God and the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (New American Bible translation) May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to think in harmony with one another, in keeping with Christ Jesus, that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Dear Parishioners and Friends, As was mentioned in the bulletin last week the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is being celebrated on two different days in our parish. In the Traditional Latin Mass it is celebrated on Sunday, December 8th, that is today, at 11:00 A.M. ; whereas, in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite because of the Second Sunday of Advent, it is moved to Monday, December 9th and the obligation to assist at Mass is suspended this year. I hope that those who do not participate in the Traditional Latin Mass will attend the noon Mass on Monday, December 9th in honor of the Immaculate Conception. Those who have been attending the Traditional Latin Mass have noticed that on most Sundays the Scripture passages are different from those selected for the Ordinary Form. On some days even the feast celebrated differs, because the Traditional Latin Mass follows the calendar and the altar missal in use in 1962. These are legitimate variations which the Church prudently permits. Actually there are many different rites authorized for celebration of the Holy Eucharist, some quite ancient and others new. For example, Anglicans (Episcopalians) who have recently come into full union with us have been granted their own particular rite, which reflects English Catholic liturgical sensitivities. However, in spite of these legitimate variations we are obliged to see ourselves as members of the one, true, Catholic, and Apostolic, Church. The Lord wills that we work for unity among ourselves. Since Jesus did not envision a divided Christianity, we are also encouraged to do our best to lead others to the fullness of the Truth. This is the work of Ecumenism, which is the mind of Christ Himself. It does not mean compromising the Truth or underplaying our differences just to get along.
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