St. Gertrude the Great Roman

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The Most Reverend Lent IV Daniel L. Dolan, Pastor (Laetare Sunday) The Rev. Anthony Cekada March 18, 2012 The Rev. Julian Larrabee The Rev. Charles McGuire The Introit of this day’s Mass begins with the word Laetare: Rejoice, O Jerusalem...rejoice with joy you that have been in sorrow....I rejoiced at the things Traditional that were said to me: We shall go Latin Mass into the house of the Lord.

Give me grace, O , that by prayer and Sunday Masses fasting, and patience in 7:30 AM Low Mass all adversities and 9:00 AM High Mass persecutions, I may be 11:30 AM Low Mass 5:45 PM Low Mass made less unworthy of Thy passion; that I may not, one day, be by cast Weekday Masses out by Thee, but become See THE CALENDAR inside worthy of Thy divine promise and Thy eternal consolation in the heavenly Jerusalem.

Baptisms: Saturday morning by New at St. Gertrude’s? Welcome! In Registration: Please complete a card at appointment. At least one parent as well the vestibule you’ll find a pamphlet the Gift Shop or phone the church. as the sponsor (only one sponsor is explaining the traditional rules for the Collection envelopes will be mailed. required) must be practicing Roman reception of Holy Communion. There is Catholics who do not belong to the Novus also a Visitor’s Card to fill out if you want Mass Intentions: Individual Mass Ordo religion. Novus Ordo and non- more information on St. Gertrude’s or on intentions as well as Purgatorial Society practicing Catholics may not serve as the traditional Catholic Faith and the enrollments are available in the vestibule, sponsors. The Church will provide a Latin Mass. A free information packet is and may be given in with the collection or sponsor in case of necessity. The available to newcomers; ask an Usher or at the church office. Churching of New Mothers follows the inquire in the Gift Shop. Stop by baptismal ceremony. Helfta Hall, our social hall, after Mass Votive Candles: You may light candles for refreshments. before the numerous shrines located throughout the main church as well as in Blessing of Religious Articles: First Sunday of the month after all Masses. Dress Code: Ladies & Girls—Please the baptistery. The suggested donation wear a modest dress and a head-covering. for a seven-day votive candle is $5.00. Blessing of Expectant Mothers: No tight fitting, low-cut, short, slit, or The suggested donation for six-hour Third Sunday of the month after all sleeveless dresses. No pants or shorts. votives is 50 cents. Masses. Men & Boys—Please wear a shirt and tie, with either suit coat, jacket or sweater, Confessions: Fridays at 10:55 AM, Rosary Chain: To request prayers for and dress shoes. No T-shirts, sweat Friday evenings and Saturday mornings special intentions, or to assist in the shirts, sweat pants, tennis shoes, (please consult THE CALENDAR inside for Rosary Chain, please call the office. sneakers, shorts, jeans or sports logo times); most Sundays before the morning jackets. Masses. ✠ ANNOUNCEMENTS ✠ POETRY CORNER

¶MARCH 18, 2012 • LENT IV • 11:30 AM Mass. The silent afternoon In the Workshop at Nazareth LAETARE SUNDAY • starts, appropriately enough, with a silent Whenever Joseph planed a board for Today is Laetare or Rose Sunday, the film, Joan of Arc, during lunch (catered making a new door Fourth Sunday of Lent. The Rose lunch available for purchase for only The curling, fluffy shavings tumbled vestments, flowers on the altar, and $6.00). A spiritual conference, Rosary, down upon the floor; organ are expressive of joy at the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and And Jesus–then a little Lad–would take nearness of Easter. It is also the third First Vespers of the Annunciation a broom and sweep Sunday of the month, with the Blessing complete the afternoon. (Have your Until He had the scattered shavings of Expectant Mothers at the lunch ticket validated after Vespers, and gathered in a heap. communion rail after all Masses. the Bishop will cheerfully refund your Catechism classes are at 10:40 AM. Part $6.00!) One day when he was busy planing in II of our March Movie gets underway Set Your Missal: Passion Sunday, second his little shop at 2:45 PM. First Vespers of great St. collect for God’s Holy Church, Preface of Nor heard nor saw the Carpenter a tiny Joseph are at 4:45 PM, followed by the Holy Cross. blue nail drop. Benediction. The twisted shavings spun in air like ¶IN YOUR CHARITY . . shooting stars at night, ¶ST. JOSEPH’S DAY ...please pray for all our sick and shut-in, And then like snow they strewed the Dear St. Joseph comes Monday, and and for Fr. Roberto Mardones and several floor and hid the nail from sight. we hope you will come to assist at his special intentions for priests. High Mass (11:20 AM), followed by the At sundown little Jesus scampered in blessing of the bread and of St. Joseph’s ¶THE PASCHAL SACRAMENTS from Mary's room Table, and lunch in Helfta Hall. Bring • First Confessions & Testing: Saturday, And skipped across the littered floor to some non-perishable food for the poor April 21st. (Baptismal certificate must be fetch His little broom, to place on St. Joseph’s Table. (The fast already presented, and form completed.) While Joseph kept on working ’til he is dispensed for those who attend Mass.) • Day of Recollection for First Communion heard a stifled cry, After lunch, we conclude with Second Children: Thursday, May 24th. And turned to see his Jesus limp,–a tear Vespers of St. Joseph and Benediction. • Confirmation: Saturday, May 26th. in each brown Eye. • First Communion: Sunday, June 10th. ¶STATIONS IN LENT Parents, please note: the Baptismal He dropped his plane and took the Lad At 3:00 PM on Wednesdays, we offer the certificates of children not baptized at St. in his strong, tawny arms traditional Children’s Stations of the Cross Gertrude the Great must be submitted to That years ago had shielded Him from and Holy Communion. the church office by March 26th. If your Herod's wild alarms; child is not enrolled in the school or in Then with a tenderness men never ¶LENTEN FRIDAY EVENINGS Sunday catechism, please let us know if you dreamed that he possessed Friday’s Mass and sermon are at 5:45 are planning on bringing him to be tested He plucked the nail from Jesus’ Foot, PM, followed by Potluck Supper, and a in April. If you are not sure if your child is and hugged Him to his breast. Lenten Holy Hour beginning with ready, please consult a priest. The Church Stations at 7:30 PM. earnestly desires all children to receive Our Ah, Joseph, gentlest Saint! I strike my Lord as soon as possible. guilty breast with shame, ¶SATURDAY Servers: MARCH 19-25, 2012 Entreating thee this sinful heart with We honor St. Gabriel, the great Angel •FRI 3/23 5:45 PM LOW: Regular Friday Servers 7:30 PM STATIONS: Regular Servers, A.D. Kinnett sorrow’s spark inflame. of the Annunciation at two morning •SAT 3/24 7:30 AM LOW: Simpsons Thou didst pluck out the tiny nail 8:10 AM LOW: M. Briggs Masses (7:30 and 8:10 AM). •SUN 3/25 7:30 AM LOW: Brueggemann Bros. beneath His tender Skin, 9:00 AM HIGH: MC: R. Vande Ryt MASS MC: B. Lotarski ACS: S. & L. Arlinghaus Where I (sweet Jesus, mercy!) have a AN YOU HELP TH: A. Lawrence TORCH: J. Lacy, M. Simpson, P. Omlor, ¶C ? T. Lawrence, N. Kuebler, J. Morgan thousand driven in! Volunteers will be most welcome to help 11:30 AM LOW: F. & N. Puglielli -Hyacinth Blocker, O.F.M.. 4:45 PM VESPERS & BENEDICTION: J. Soli, J. Lacy, cover the statues on Saturday morning G. Miller 5:45 PM LOW: G. Miller after the 8:10 AM Mass, as we prepare ¶SORROWFUL MOTHER NOVENA Ushers: MARCH 25, 2012 ...with blessing of the sick continues for Passiontide. 7:30 AM Scott Pepiot, Kent Maki, Volunteer 9:00 AM Mike Briggs, Mark Lotarski, Steve Weigand, Paul Arlinghaus this Friday evening. Contact the church 11:30 AM Bob Uhlenbrock, Dennis Hille, Kirby Bischel, Volunteer office with the names of sick friends or ¶NEXT SUNDAY 5:45 PM John Seyfried family members, or anyone else you Our Annunciation Afternoon of Collection Report wish mentioned during the novena. Recollection commences following the Sunday, March 11th ...... $3,110.00 ✠ THE SUCCESSOR OF ST. PETER ✠ ARE YOU WITH THE POPE? who avoids doctrinal controversy. The practices, even pagan ones, into the by Rev. Fr. Francisco Radecki, CMRI world is enamored by the image of the "Mass"). They allow radical liturgies (from The Reign of Mary, Fall 2011) white cassock and the Vatican. Many and practices worldwide to continue People often ask: ''Are you with the people don't realize the facts relating unabated. They give tacit acceptance pope? We are with the popes, all 260 to the last five claimants to the Chair to moral abuses by not effectively of them. Name any pope from St. of Peter. They simply take things at condemning artificial birth control, Peter to Pope Pius XII, and they will face value. abortion, divorce and homosexuality. claim us as their faithful children. If Anti-popes Statistics verify this. there were a legitimate pope right The confusing situation in the The universal loss of faith now, we would definitely be with him! Church today is nothing new. Most especially among the young, declining Papal Primacy and Infallibility Catholics are unaware that there have Mass attendance, loss of vocations and Popes are the successors of St. been 41 anti-popes in the history of the closing of churches, schools, Peter and the Vicars of Christ on the Catholic Church and that during convents and seminaries worldwide is earth. They preserve the unchangeable the 40-year period from 1378-1418 a direct result of Vatican II and its new teachings of Christ, the Mass and the most people did not know who the beliefs. Popes since Vatican II may Sacraments handed down by Him. true pope was. There were three occasionally reprimand a radical The essential elements of these are claimants to the papacy from 1410- theologian or liturgist, but they ignore unchangeable by their very nature. 1415 and most of the world followed countless others and allow abuses to Papal primacy and papal infallibility a pirate and murderer–anti-pope John continue. were both proclaimed dogmas of the XXIII–during those years. Catholics Those who have researched the Faith at the Vatican Council (1869- are taught to obey the pope, but topic can readily see that Benedict 1870); therefore, individuals must sometimes it is not easy to know who XVI belongs to an entirely different adhere to both beliefs to remain the pope is. Today nearly a dozen men religion than that taught by the Catholic. Papal primacy means that claim to be pope. Catholic Church. He believes, the pope possesses jurisdiction over all Conditions Today practices and teaches a false religion. the bishops and Catholic faithful Benedict XVI, like his four His heretical beliefs– modernism, throughout the world. He is head of predecessors, believes in the Vatican ecumenism, indifferentism and the Church on earth. Papal concept of collegiality. It is a heretical collegiality–his acceptance of an infallibility means that the Holy belief held by the schismatic Orthodox invalid liturgy and doubtfully valid or Ghost preserves the Church from that the pope is not the head of the definitely invalid sacraments, make error and preserves the pope from ever Church on earth, but rather "one him pope and head of a different leading the Church astray when he among equals." Collegiality denies religion than the Catholic religion. He teaches the universal Church on papal primacy. "Popes" since Vatican does not act as guardian of the Faith matters of faith and morals. This is II let most bishops do what they please and flock, but rather preaches a new, essential since the Catholic Church is and do not use their authority to humanist religion. spread throughout the world and is effectively dispel error and correct An occasional reference to the for all peoples at all times. abuses. Rosary, Fatima or the Latin Mass does Benedict XVI A further manifestation of this not make him Catholic. The new Benedict XVI's concept of the mentality is their use of the bishop's religion of the Modern Church is papacy seems to be that of a world miter and archbishop's pallium in based on the heresies of modernism, ambassador who is friendly with place of the papal tiara which signifies ecumenism, humanism and everyone and who accepts all religions the pope's threefold office: to teach, to indifferentism that have been as being equally good. He rule and to sanctify. Benedict XVI has previously condemned by Popes Pius demonstrates this by attending never taken the papal oath and has IX, St. Pius X, Pius XI and Pius XII. religious ceremonies of other religions never been crowned pope. This religion of the Modern Church is and promoting dialogue with false "Popes" since Vatican II have a dramatic departure from the religions (ecumenism). Today, many allowed their clergy to engage in blood Catholic Faith as taught by the popes people don't know and don't seem to sacrifice (in South Africa), joint through the centuries. care what the pope believes or teaches. worship with other religions True popes defend the Gospel and They simply see him as a celebrity (following their own example) and Jesus’ teachings. The first 31 popes who wants to be everyone's friend and inculturation (incorporating local died rather than (continued, next page) ✠ THE INFORMED CATHOLIC ✠ (The Pope? continued) worship false and dictio (speaking). To speak well gods. "Popes" since Vatican II have over something. In English, we Clearly, the hands of the priest are formally organized ecumenical translate benedictio as "blessing." not unworthy to touch the Body of gatherings and feel at home in any (By the way, a malediction is a "bad Christ or even the golden church, mosque, synagogue or speaking" or a curse.) monstrance which bears Him. The temple. In the Catholic Church, there is venerable hands of the priest, after Benedict XVI claims to "like" a tradition that Christ made the all, hold the consecrated Body of traditional practices and moral blessing of the sign of the cross over Christ during the Holy Sacrifice of standards, yet he continues to the Immaculate Mary and the Holy the Mass. undermine Catholic teaching with Apostles just before He ascended I once was confused about the heretical doctrines and false worship into Heaven. (St. Gertrude has a use of the humeral veil in and re-worked sacraments. He's beautiful Benediction prayer to this Benediction of the Blessed doing two different things at the effect.) After the Ascension, the Holy Sacrament. I had assumed that the same time, talking out of both sides Apostles as priests of the New Law priest wore the humeral veil so as not of his mouth. would also make the sign of the cross to touch the monstrance on account Summary over the faithful in imitation of the of its sanctity in connection with the It is uncomfortable for most Divine Savior. The hands of the Holy Eucharist. However, this Catholics to entertain the thought Apostles, and thus the hands of all assumption caused me confusion that Benedict XVI might not bishops and priests are consecrated since the priest clearly touches the actually be the pope. A false sense of so that they might bless and sanctify monstrance with his bare hands at obedience can lead people to follow people and things. For example, at the beginning and end of the men who are not legitimate the end of every Holy Mass, the Benediction service. Rather, the successors of St. Peter, but who are priest makes the sign of the cross priest has veiled his hands with the rather anti-popes. Jesus Christ is with his hand over the people to humeral veil in order to reveal that it head of the Catholic Church. The bless them in the name of the Triune is Christ alone giving the blessing to pope, as Christ's vicar, must preserve God. A priest does the same when he the people assembled. what Jesus entrusted to the Church. gives absolution in the name of the The humeral veil is also used in He cannot create new beliefs, new Triune God. Solemn High Mass by the liturgies and new sacraments. Now the Benediction of the subdeacon in order to hide the Consequently, we must conclude Blessed Sacrament is different from a paten. The humeral veil has its that Benedict XVI and his normal priestly blessing. The priest origins in the Old Testament prayer predecessors since Vatican II are not, in Benediction does not bless the veil used by men and undoubtedly in fact, true popes. people. Rather the priest holds the worn by Christ our High Priest and Blessed Sacrament Who is the Lord His Holy Apostles. Jesus Christ, and Christ Himself –Dr. Taylor Marshall directly blesses the people. Again, it is not the priest who blesses in the Prayer of St. Gertrude Why Does the Priest Veil His person of Christ, but Christ Himself During Benediction Hands during Benediction? that blesses. In order to signify that Benediction of the Blessed he is not blessing the people, the Vouchsafe, O Jesus, to give me Sacrament is one of the most priest covers his hands with a Thy blessing, that blessing which beautiful devotions of the Catholic humeral veil which drapes over his Thou didst give to Thy Apostles Church. I wish that this devotion shoulders and covers his hands while ascending to heaven; so that would become popular again on (humerus means "shoulder" so a by the Divine virtue it contains, I Sunday evenings. What a beautiful humeral veil is a "shoulder veil"). may be able to persevere in virtue, way to complete the Lord's Day. (I The old Cæremoniale Romanum and ever to serve Thee with do too.–Ed. note) prescribes that the humeral veil fidelity. The Latin word benedictio is should be fashioned from silk. formed by two words: bene (well) ✠ FOOD FOR THOUGHT ✠ “You know not what you what you ask–O blind of heart, your Catechism Corner ignorance saddens me. Let me ask” What Every Christian Must Believe manage your affairs and look after Let us imagine our confusion when (continued) your interests. I know what you we appear before God and 6. We must believe that Jesus need better than you do yourselves. understand the reasons why He sent Christ, after He died and was If I paid heed to what you think you us the crosses we accept so buried, arose on the third day from need you would have been unwillingly. The death of a child death to life, never to die again; and will then be seen as its rescue from hopelessly ruined long ago. –Blessed Claude de la Colombière that, for the space of forty days, He some great evil had it lived; (Bl. Claude de la Colombière was a French Jesuit priest was pleased, at different times, to separation from the woman you love and the spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary) manifest Himself to His disciples, the means of saving you from an This meditation, in a way, is the heart of all and then ascended into heaven In unhappy marriage; a severe illness sanctity, and the key for peace of heart. their sight; where, as God-man, He the reason for many years of life –Bishop Dolan continually intercedes for us. afterwards; loss of money the means Thence He sent down the Holy In what degree, of saving your soul from eternal loss. Ghost upon His disciples, to abide think you, did So what are we worried about? with them for ever, as He had Saint Joseph God is looking after us and yet we promised, and to guide them and possess that are full of anxiety! We trust their successors into all truth. virtue which ourselves to a doctor because we 7. We must believe the Catholic or makes us like suppose he knows his business. He Universal Church of Christ, of the angels, the orders an operation which involves which He is the perpetual Head, virtue of vir- cutting away part of our body and and His Spirit the perpetual Guide; ginity? If the Blessed Virgin was not we accept it. We are grateful to him which is founded upon a rock, and only a virgin all-pure and all- and pay him a large fee because we is ever victorious over all the powers spotless, but even virginity judge he would not act as he does of earth and hell. The Church is itself...how great and supereminent unless the remedy were necessary, always One, in all its members in this virtue must not he have been and we must rely on his skill. Yet we professing one faith, In one who was appointed by the Eternal are unwilling to treat God in the communion, under one chief Father to be the guardian ... of her same way! It looks as if we do not pastor called the Pope, succeeding virginity? –Saint trust His wisdom and are afraid He St. Peter to whom Christ cannot do His job properly. We Mary is the heart of the church. This committed His whole flock. The allow ourselves to be operated on by is why all works of charity spring from Church is always Holy, in teaching a man who may easily make a her. As the heart has two movements, a holy doctrine, in inviting all to a mistake–a mistake which may cost so Mary is always performing two holy life, and in the eminent us our life–and protest when God movements: absorbing grace for her holiness of many of its children. It sets to work on us. Son, and pouring it forth on sinners. is Catholic or Universal, for it If we could see all He sees we –Saint Anthony Mary Claret subsists in all ages and teaches all. would unhesitatingly wish all He nations, and maintains .all truth: It wishes. We would beg Him on The thorn produces the rose ... is Apostolic, for it derives its During this time bended knees for those afflictions we doctrine, its communion, its now ask Him to spare us. To all of of fasting, therefore, we also orders, and its mission, by an us He addresses the words spoken to produce roses from uninterrupted succession, from the the sons of Zebedee: You know not our thorns, that is Apostles of Christ. to say, Mortification must be constant and righteousness from Listen to God’s voice at the steady, not intermittent, and it sins, gentleness foot of the crucifix. must last for one’s whole life. from severity, and generosity from –St. Gaspar del Bufalo – avarice. –Saint Maximus of Turin ✠ BISHOP’S CORNER ✠ Last Thursday’s sweet Spring rain gave us a break from the warm sunny days and hastened nature’s greening in time for St. Patrick. That morning’s thunder and lightning reminded me of Wednesday’s Mass Lesson with its dramatic scene of the giving of the commandments on Mt. Sinai. Thus was marked, in the midst of such summery weather, Midlent Day, whose celebration comes today, Laetare Sunday, sandwiched between St. Patrick and St. Joseph. Only if you’ve been fasting is some way or another, and praying and giving, do these rejoicing days lift your spirit even as they relieve the flesh a bit, encouraging us for the last half of Lent. Generosity, my soul! This year then we have three feasts in a row, St. Patrick, Laetare Sunday, and St. Joseph on the morrow. The very act of celebrating them is Catholic of course, as well as comforting. Let us keep these days, though, with an eye on the saints, and never forgetting our Easter goal. You’re invited to more of the movie this afternoon, and St. Joseph’s First Vespers. Come tomorrow for his Solemn Mass, and stay for lunch. (Funny, isn’t it, how we do more eating during Let at St. Gertrude than at any other season?) See to it that the poor eat too by giving something to St. Joseph, leaving non-perishables at his altar in Helfta Hall. (Thank you to the Maidens of the Immaculate Heart for a fine job.) Next Sunday we’re offering the Afternoon (you could easily make a day of it, if you’d like) of Recollection some of you requested. Sign up today for the lunch ($6.00) if you’d like, but do plan to spend a little quiet time with us before your Lent runs away. The day is most fitting, March 25th, the most sacred date on the calendar: Creation, Incarnation, Redemption. Forty-some (a fitting number for Lent) children had their day last Wednesday. Our new priest not only spoke to them, confessed them, provided everything else in church, but also entertained them in the sunny parking lot afterwards with some St. John Bosco-like juggling. Everybody’s been a little–or a lot–sick with cold or ’flu symptoms, coughs and fatigue. God sends these penances to perfect our own at Lent. How edifying it is to see so many soldiering on despite. Some, of course, had to stay home, but this, too, is a Lenten sacrifice for devout souls. Attendance was understandably a little off last Sunday morning, but we broke the sacred forty, numbering closer to fifty, as we “made the steps” at Mt. Adams on a perfect sunny Spring afternoon. Some had never visited this Cincinnati landmark and others remembered this tradition from the Good Fridays of their long-ago youth. It’s good to maintain those customs and pass them on to the next generation. It’s wonderful to be united in prayer with our fellow Gertrudians, strengthening the bond of charity by piety. I wish you a blessed last half of your Lent. These days most of all we are grateful for our Church, unchanged, one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic; and our church, offering so much to so many year after year, St. Gertrude the Great, an island of spirituality and stability in spite of everything. We’re glad you’re with us. May God and good St. Joseph bless you with perseverance! –Bishop Dolan

I told you that I want you to be a lamb, a follower of the true lamb. Now I'm telling you that I want you to be a lion, roaring loudly in holy Church, your virtue and your voice so strong that you help bring back to life the children lying dead within her. Perhaps you are asking: “Where can I get such a strong roaring voice?” From the lamb, who in his humanity remains meek and does not cry out, but whose divinity lends power to the Son's cry with the voice of Let us prepare ourselves most its immeasurable charity. And so, by the strength and power of divine being profitably by the fast of forty and of the love that joined God with humanity, the lamb becomes a lion. From days...let us use the revered the chair of the cross he roared so loudly over the dead child, the human race, institutions of this health-giving that he freed us from death and gave us life. It is from him, then, that we will time and cleanse the mirror of our receive strength, for the love we will drink from the gentle Jesus will give us a heart with greater care. share in the Father's power. –St. Leo the Great –Saint ✠ THE CALENDAR

Weekday webcast Masses are marked with a SAT 3/24/12 ST GABRIEL, ARCHANGEL 7:15 AM Confessions MON 3/19/12 ST JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF OUR LADY FAST 7:30 AM Low Mass †Stella Simpson (Tom Simpson) 8:00 AM Low Mass In honor of St. Joseph (Christopher 8:10 AM Sermon, Low Mass †Stella Simpson (Mike Browne) Briggs Family) 11:20 AM Solemn High Mass Honor of St. Joseph (Tom Simpson), followed by Blessing of Bread & St. SUN 3/25/12 PASSION SUNDAY Joseph’s Table, and Lunch 7:30 AM Low Mass Agnes & John Brockman (Jane & Vespers & Benediction follow Lunch Rob Brockman) 5:00 PM Low Mass Poor Souls, for St. Joseph 9:00 AM High Mass †Stella Simpson (Gary Amyx) 10:40 AM Sunday Classes TUE 3/20/12 FERIAL DAY FAST 11:10 AM Lenten Rosary ST PHOTINA & COMPANIONS, MM 11:30 AM Low Mass The return of fallen-away family 8:00 AM Low Mass In Honor of the Infant of Prague for to the true Faith (Joseph M. Prell family)) †Grandma & Grandpa (A.M.O.) 12:45 PM Quiet Lunch/Silent Movie, Spiritual 11:20 AM High Mass Theo’s Safe Delivery-Thanksgiving (John Conference & Rhonda Lynch) 3:30 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, 12:20 PM Vespers Annunciation Holy Hour 5:00 PM Low Mass Poor Souls (Chris & Paige McClorey) 4:45 PM First Vespers of the Annunciation before the Blessed Sacrament WED 3/21/12 ST BENEDICT, AB FAST Exposed, Benediction 8:00 AM Low Mass Ida Youngworth (Happy Birthday) (Karen 5:45 PM Low Mass For the People of St. Gertrude & Paul Puglielli) 11:20 AM High Mass †Stella Simpson (M/M Mark Lotarski & THE FOLLOWING MASSES WERE SAID IN THE MISSIONS: family) † Estrella Simpson (Ed & MaryLou Weis) 12:20 PM Vespers † Stella Simpson (Joe & Barbara Rettig) 3:00 PM Children’s Stations and Holy Communion Private Intention (Cecilia Omlor) 5:00 PM Low Mass In honor of & thanksgiving to St. Joseph Bishop Sanborn & his priests (Alter Christus Confraternity) (Patrick & Anne Marie Omlor) Fr. Roger & his priests (Alter Christus Confraternity) 6:30 PM Choir Practice ¶LENTEN WORK OF CHARITY . . “I was sick and you visited me, or wrote me a note...” THUR 3/22/12 ST ISIDORE THE FARMER, C FAST Shirle Downing Althea LeBlanc ST , W 47 East Charlotte Avenue Loveland Health Care 8:00 AM Low Mass †Joseph Mantello (Paul & Karen Puglielli) Cincinnati, OH 45215 501 N. Second Street 11:20 AM High Mass Poor Souls in Purgatory (Alfonso & Emily Loveland, OH 45140 Capetillo) “I was in prison, and you wrote to me...” 12:20 PM Vespers Joseph D. Murphy Kenneth McCracken 5:00 PM Low Mass †Irvin Grill (Kirby & Jean Bischel) #199-042 #215317 2001 East Central Avenue Yuma - La Paz 5-B-3 FRI 3/23/12 FERIAL DAY FAST Toledo, OH 43608 PO Box 8819 THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD San Luis, AZ 85349 8:00 AM Low Mass †Mary Mantello (Paul & Karen Puglielli) 10:55 AM Confessions Sure and we hope a blessed Saint 11:20 AM High Mass Stanley & Wilma Schappacher (The Patton Family) Patrick’s Day was had by all! 12:20 PM Vespers Long live the Irish! Long live their 5:15 PM Rosary and Confessions cheer! 5:45 PM Low Mass The Poor Souls in Purgatory (Regina Long live our friendship, Year Gilliam) with Homily, Novena after year! (An old Irish toast) 6:45 PM Lenten Potluck Supper 7:30 PM Stations, Sermonette, Sorrowful Mother May you have the joy that’s due you, Novena VIII & Blessing of the Sick, May the years be gracious to you, Benediction, Holy Communion May a blue sky smile above you, And through all your days–God love you! (An Irish blessing) been done it, or which its enemies wish to do it; and WEDNESDAY IN LENT IV FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT far from considering it as an injury or calling down Thought: Charity and cheerfulness, or charity and LAETARE SUNDAY vengeance upon it, it dissimulates it, excuses and for- gives it. Now we may expect all these dispositions humility, should be our motto. Thought: The fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, from humility, but not from pride. (St. ) patience, benignity, goodness... Prayer: Most dearly beloved Saviour, according to Meditation: Humility is the charm of charity. Nothing (Gal. v:22,23) Your holy Will and teaching, I pray for those who are is more amiable than the society of the man who is real- Meditation: Kind words produce happiness. How my enemies, all who cherish ill will against me or do ly humble. As he esteems himself to be the last of all, he often have we ourselves been made happy by kind me wrong. Have mercy on them, my God, with spe- is full of consideration and attention toward everyone. words, in a manner and to an extent which we are cial and pitying love. It may, alas! have been my own Convinced that no one owes him anything and that he quite unable to explain? No analysis enables us to wrongful actions or my unhappy omissions which owes everything to others, he treats every one with honor detect the secret of the power of kind words; even self- have made them think ill of me. But even though I and respect; he suffers contradiction, want of considera- love is found inadequate as a cause. Now, as I have have been in no way at fault, I still forgive them for tion, even contempt and reproaches, as things which are said before, happiness is a great power of holiness. Your sake, because You wish it, and I pray for them. due to him; he seems not to perceive any want of atten- Thus, kind words, by their power of producing hap- Amen. tion, any criticizing words, or any ridicule; and he meets piness, have also a power of producing holiness, and them with nothing but amiable manners, gracious so winning men to God. (Father Faber) words, and all the good offices which he can render. In TUESDAY IN LENT IV him there is never any sign of haughtiness; he never Prayer: Loving and merciful Heart of Jesus, most ten- shows by his tone in speaking any attachment to his own der and kind, eternal Friend of all men, hear me, I beg Thought: Charity...envieth not, dealeth not perversely. ideas and his own will; on the contrary, everything in of You, while I pray for my friends. You have given (1 Cor. xiii:4-7) him is modest, simple, and amiable. He is never offend- them to me, my God, to love them and to be loved by Meditation: Charity is neither jealous, envious, nor ed, and does not know anything about the susceptibili- them. You have made them as they are, loyal, true, ambitious; far from envying the happiness of others or ties of self-love. Now who is there who does not under- and kind, and You have put into my heart the pure being annoyed at their success, it wishes it for them as stand how full of pleasantness must be the society of such desire to do much good to them by praying for them much as it would for itself; it has so little ambition a man? It is the fruit of humility. to You. Bless them, merciful Lord, one and all, and that there is nothing, however vile and low it may be, multiply upon them Your choicest and holiest gifts. which it does not embrace with all its heart from love Prayer: O God, Who withstandest the proud and Be their shield in adversity, their joy in peace and toward its neighbor. Now humility does all these giveth Thy grace to the humble, clothe us with that prosperity. Fill them with Your holy grace and love. things in simplicity, but pride will not hear of it. true virtue of humility, the pattern of which Thine Forgive their sins. Lead them safe through all the dan- only-begotten Son did show in Himself to the faith- gers of life to Your eternal home. Amen. Prayer: Lord Jesus, out of the abundance of the fires of Thy Sacred Heart, enkindle in my poor heart the ful, so that we may never by our pride provoke Thee to anger, but rather in our lowliness accept from Thy MONDAY IN LENT IV flames of charity, so that it may burn and glow with hands the gifts of Thy grace. Amen. ST. JOSEPH’S DAY love for Thee and for my fellow men. Suffer not, gra- cious Lord, this heart, which Thou hast created to THURSDAY IN LENT IV Thought: Charity...is not provoked to anger; charity love Thee above all things, and to love my neighbor as thinketh no evil. myself for love of Thee, to be entangled with other Thought: “I pass through this world but once. If, there- (1 Cor. xiii:4-7) loves and desires. Extinguish in my heart all excessive fore, there is any good that I can do, any kindness that I and ill-ordered love of self. Teach me to know Thee Meditation: Charity does not allow itself to be irritat- can show to any human being, let me do it now; let me better and better, that I may love Thee more and ed; it is never embittered against or annoyed with any- not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way more. Amen. one, no matter what cause for displeasure it may again.” receive. Humility is capable of this moderation, but Meditation: Kindness is the overflowing of self upon not pride. Charity does not think of the evil that has others. We put others in the place of self. We treat them as we would wish to be treated ourselves. We change God. Love often knows no measure, but is inflamed places with them. For the time self is another, and others above measure. When weary is not tired, when strength- Lent 2012 are self. Our self-love takes the shape of complacence in ened is not constrained; when frighted is not disturbed; unselfishness. Kindness adds sweetness to everything. but like a lively flame and a torch all on fire, it mounts upwards and seemly passes through all opposition. Kindness is infectious. One kind action leads to another. Whoso loveth knoweth the cry of this voice. (Thomas à CChhaarriittyy Our example is followed. This is the greatest work which Kempis) kindness does to others–that it makes them kind them- Prayer: Lord, merge my will in Yours. May it accept selves. Of great consequence is the immense power of with love the bitter and sweet of life. No matter how kindness in bringing out the good points of the charac- long the years may be, let no murmur escape my lips, ters of others. no unkind thought take shelter in my heart, no self- seeking lurk within my soul. With a smile upon my Let us think that there are multitudes in heaven to-day lips and a song of joy within my heart, may I walk who are there because of kind actions; many are there for courageously with You, my hidden Lord and Saviour doing them, many for having had them done to them. Jesus Christ. Amen. Prayer of St. : Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace. SATURDAY IN LENT IV Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Thought: If we loved God truly, we should have much where there is injury, let me sow pardon; love for all our neighbors, who are all sons of God, and where there is doubt, faith; resemble Him much. (St. Francis de Sales) where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; Meditation: Ah! when shall we see ourselves steeped in where there is sadness, joy. sweetness and suavity towards our neighbors! When O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek shall we see their souls in the sacred bosom of Jesus! to be consoled, as to console; Whoever looks upon his neighbor in any other posi- to be understood, as to understand; tion, runs a risk of loving him neither purely nor per- to be loved, as to love. severingly, nor impartially; but in such a place, who The Sacred Heart: pen-and-ink drawing For it is in giving that we receive. would not love him? Who would not bear with him? by Saint Margaret Mary or one of her novices (1685) It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, Who would not be patient with his imperfections? and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Who would consider him an object of dislike? Now, Amen. our neighbor is truly there in the bosom and within “The measure of love is to love without the heart of the Divine Saviour. He is there as one measure.” FRIDAY IN LENT IV most beloved, so that the loving Lord dies from pure love of him. (St. Francis de Sales) -St. Francis de Sales THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD Prayer: O God, we pray that the grace of the Holy Thought: The love of God inspires the love of our neigh- Ghost may enlighten our hearts and fill them with the bor, and the love of our neighbor serves to keep alive the sweet cordial of perfect charity. Through Christ our Daily Considerations love of God.” (St. Gregory the Great) Lord, Amen. Meditation: Nothing is sweeter than love; nothing and stronger, nothing higher, nothing more generous, noth- St. Gertrude the Great Church ing more pleasant, nothing fuller or better in heaven or 4900 Rialto Rd., West Chester, OH 45069 earth; for love proceeds from God and cannot rest but in (513) 645-4212 Prayers for Lent