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Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS AND READINGS INFANT BAPTISMS: Parents are required to Monday September 23rd/Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest contact the Parish Office for baptismal prepara- NO DAILY MASS tion classes. Classes are held on the 1st Monday ———————————————–- of every month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Library of Tuesday September 24th the Family Life Center. Baptisms performed 12:00 PM DAILY MASS/ † Luis Fernandez During Mass will only be on the third weekend of ————————————————- the month. Outside of Mass, baptisms will be Wednesday September 25th performed by a Deacon on all the other weekends. 9:00 AM DAILY MASS/ † Bill Corrales by Dennis and Parents must be registered for at least three Florence Hergenrether months prior to the baptism request. ADORATION BA UTISMOS: Los Clases en Español serán los —————————–——————- Thursday September 26th/ Saints Cosmas and Damian, Mar- primeros Lunes de cada mes. Los padres nececitan tyrs contactar la ofícina de la parroquia para tomar las clases de preparación. Bautismos en Espanol du- 12:00 PM DAILY MASS/ ††† Giovanni Walter Cimolin by Lupe Campos rante la Misa de Español serán coda tercer Do- ———————————————- mingo de cada mes. Bautismos en Español fuera de Friday September 27th/Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest Misa serán el segundo fin de semana de cada mes. 12:00 PM DAILY MASS/ For the Benefactors of St. Los Bautismos en ingles serán en los otros fines de Vincent de Paul by SVDP semana. ————————— QUINCEANERA CLASSES: Saturday September28th/ Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr; Saint Please contact the Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs office six months prior for the Quinceañera CONFESSIONS 4:00—5:00 PM Preparation Classes. ————————— QUINCEANERA CLASES: Por favor contacte la Sunday September 29th/ TWENTY SIXTH SUNDAY IN oficina con seis meses de anticipacion. ORDINARY TIME 5:30 PM / † Regina Boucher by Dennis and Florence SACRAMENT OF THE SICK: Please call the Par- Hergenrether ish Office if someone is seriously ill or in the hos- 8:30 AM/ People of the Parish pital. 10:30 AM/ Rosary in The Chapel MARRIAGE: Please contact the priest six 11:00 AM/ † Anni and † Andy Burgis by Michelle Tuttle months prior to your wedding date. Date or facil- 1:00 AM Spanish Mass/ † Maria Y. Fedrico by ity will not be scheduled until after couples have Andrea Chaves met with clergy. PRAYER CHAIN: For a Circle of Prayers for you or a loved one, call Vicki Gable, 536-6355 or 355- WEEKLY READINGS 5886 or Email [email protected] or Fran September 23—September 29 LaSorsa at 536-6838 or Email [email protected]. NEWCOMERS: We welcome you! Please regis- Mon: Ezr 1:1-6 Ps 126:1-6 Lk 8:16-18 ter in the Parish by calling or coming by the Parish Tues: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20 Ps 122:1-5 Lk 8:19-21 Office. Forms are also available in the vestibule Wed: Ezr 9:5-9 Ps Tb 13:2-4, 7-8 Lk 9:1-6 Thurs: Hg 1:1-8 Ps 149: 1-6a, 9b Lk 9:7-9 of the church. Fri: Hg 2:1-9 Ps 43:1-4 Lk 9:18-22 Sat: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a Jer 31:10-13 Lk 9:43b-45 BOOK AND GIFT STORE, located near Kirk Hall, Sun: Am 6:1a, 4-7 Ps 146:7-10 1 Tm 6:11-16 Lk 16:19-31 is open before and after Mass and during Faith Formation hours on Wednesday evening. Main- tained by Dr. Anne Williams. HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 DO YOU KNOW ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH Meetings for those interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith are each Tuesday night beginning at 6:30 in Kirk Hall. Share the CATHOLIC FAITH, invite a family member or friend, come with them! For more information, please call the Par- ish Office at 536-6351. PRAY FOR PEACE IN SYRIA “Will they make us breath the toxic gases of the depots they hit, tomorrow, so as to punish us for the gases we have already breathed in? The people are straining their eyes and ears in front of the television; all they’re waiting for is a word from a foreign powpower!er!er!er! To those who truly have a heart for Syria (for mankind, for truth …) we ask for prayer...abounding, heartfelt, courageous prayer.” The Nuns of the Monastery of Azeir, Lebanon Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to pray for peace in Syria and the surrounding regions. Here is a prayer that is prayed by the Syrian Christians themselves asking the Mother of God for her prayers for peace. Prayer To The Mother of God for Peace O Holy Virgin Mother, pray to your only Son for us that He may grant mercy and bestow peace among us. By your prayers, may wars be dispelled and rulers reign in peace so that the children of the Church may praise the invisible and great power and celebrate the feast of life. Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Lord have mercy upon us, Lord be kind and have mercy, Lord answer us and have mercy upon us. Glory be to you, our Lord; glory be to you, our Lord; glory be to you, our hope for ever. Lord bless us! -Syriac Liturgy THE 800 MARTYRS OF OTRANTO ... These 800 men suffered for Christ in the city of Otranto, Italy in the year 1480. “Mehmed II was one of the most powerful and successful emperors in Ottoman Turkish history. He had taken the impregnable City of Constantinople in 1453, and the Balkan regions. By the 1470’s, Meh- med ’The Conqueror’ was preparing a death blow to Europe. His fleet sailed the Mediterranean without challenge. Having taken ‘New Rome’ he set his sights on ‘Old Rome.’ In order to test the resolve of Christian Europe he sent an exploratory raiding party in 1480. Its target was the small maritime town of Otranto in far south Italy. During this expedition thousands of people were massacred, in what was really an attempt to instill terror into the inhabitants of the peninsula. After the city fell, its bishop and religious and civil leaders were either be- headed or sawn into pieces.. Eight hundred men of the town were offered the choice between denial of Christ and conversion to Islam or death. Led by the aged tailor Antonio Primaldi, acting as spokesman for the group, they were beheaded, one by one, on a hill outside town while their families watched. “The significance of their sacrifice was clear. Antonio and his townsmen had, in reality, saved Europe— their bravery gave the Christian people time both to regroup, and to realize the gravity of the threat. Mehmed II died the next year, at the age of only 49, frustrating Ottoman plans for expansion. “The Martyrs of Otranto are an exceptional testimony of fidelity to Christ, even in the midst of terrible sufferings. Simple lay Christians, defeated, leaderless, yet bound by their profession of faith in Christ in a hostile world, the Martyrs received the greatest honor bestowed by the Church, canonization as saints on May 12, 2013. Text from the Vatican Radio website TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 11909 will be holding a Fundraiser FEAST OF PADRE PIO Dinner on September 28th at 6:30 PM in Kirk Hall. A 4- A procession and Mass Course dinner will be served for the celebration of consisting of a Soup, Salad, the Feast of Padre Pio Main Entrée and Dessert. will be offered on Mon- Cost will be $8.00 per Adult and 5:00 per child day, September 23rd at 11-17. Children 10 and under are served at no 6:30 PM at Holy Family Church in Lawton. charge. A Silent Auction will be held for sev- A blessing with the relic and reception will eral nice items. Proceeds will go to the New take place after the Mass. For more in- Building Fund. For additional information, con- tact Steve Rose, Grand Knight at (580) 595- formation, please call (580) 536-6351. 1347. Holy Family Catholic Church 1010 NW 82nd The Knights of Columbus Council 1287 will be presenting a pancake Lawton, Oklahoma 73505 breakfast for everyone at their coun- cil hall at 911 Hilltop Drive, today the 22nd of September from 9-11 AM. CATHOLIC CHARITIES The menu will be scrambled eggs, pancakes, French ANNUAL APPEAL Toast, bacon, Sausage, hot links, biscuits and gravy and drinks. We will also have a few special treats in store Thanks to your generosity, Catholic Charities of for you. The cost is $7.00 for adults with children un- the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City was a witness to der 10 are served at no cost. A special treat at 11:00 Christ’s love and compassion to more than 15,000 AM will be the start of a fishing derby for the children, people in Central and Western Oklahoma. You em- 2-14. We will meet at the hall and depart for Ft. Sill. powered Catholic Charities to: strengthen families The children must be accompanied by a through emergency assistance; provide the tools parent or guardian. Prizes will be necessary to address life’s challenges through coun- awarded and hot dogs and chips will be seling; aid refugees who were seeking a life of per- served free of charge after the derby. secution; and, help homeless women achieve stable Bring your poles. We will provide bait housing. and transportation. Please join thousands of Oklahomans in supporting your Catholic Charities.
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