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St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 24, 2021 An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though Thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee. Amen. - St. Alphonsus Liguori St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church “The things that we love tell us what we are” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Schedule - Live Stream Mass Schedule Join us on the front page of our website Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. for our new Streamspot Livestream Thursday: 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Latin) 4th Sunday of Easter Saturday:May 10:00 7, 2017a.m. & 5:30 p.m. (Anticipated Vigil) Personal Church Prayer First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) M,T,W,F: 9:00a.m.—7:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Latin) & 5:00 p.m. Thursday: 1:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Thursdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday—Friday, except Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. First Fridays: Divine Mercy Holy Hour—7:00 p.m. No Confessions on Tuesdays First Saturday: Holy Hour of Reparation: 8:30 a.m. Contact Information The Parish Office is open Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For Father Matthew Codd: [email protected] For Father Matthew Bean: [email protected] Please Take Me Home! For sacramental needs & documents: Marie Aymar Watkinson - [email protected] For general inquiries, scheduling & Mass intentions: Valerie Gebhardt - [email protected] There are plenty of bulletins For financial questions: Gina Schafer— [email protected] and worship aids for For general parish functions and operations: Tim Flynn— [email protected] everyone. To minimize For newsletter, web, communications & inquiries: Monica Bailey - [email protected] contact with individuals, we For liturgical and sacred music inquiries: Tom Savoy—[email protected] ask that you dispose of this bulletin once Mass is For emergencies, call the parish office at (704) 549-1607 and follow the prompt to be directed to the completed. Thank you! emergency line. Phone number: (704) 549-1607 Fax Number: (704) 549-1614 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church THE 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Processional: Lift High the Cross Penitential Rite: Simple Gradual - Adam Bartlett (Please repeat each Lord, have mercy or Christ, have mercy after the cantor sings it.) (© 2011 by Adam Bartlett. All rights reserved.) 2 Gloria: Mass of Our Lady of Guadalupe (© 2011 by Aristotle A. Esguerra. All rights reserved. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Unported 3.0 License.) 3 Liturgy of the Word First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 539 Responsorial Psalm: Ps. 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 – setting by Jeffrey Ostrowski Refrain: (Copyright © 2010 by Creative Commons. All rights reserved. Used with permission.) Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 539 Gospel Acclamation: plainchant Refrain: Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 540 Homily Profession of Faith: VII Hymnal, pg. 8 4 Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory: [Cantor] Dextera Domini - Liber Usualis* or (Proper of the Mass) – Samuel Weber, OSB Dextera Domini fecit virtutem, dextera Domini exaltavit me: non moriar, sed vivam, et narrabo opera Domini. The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord has struck with power. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.Psalm 118:16-17 * Compendium (lit. Common Book) of Gregorian chant (© 2014 by St. Meinrad Archabbey. All rights reserved.) Holy, Holy: (Simple Gradual) – edit. Adam Bartlett Memorial Acclamation: ICEL Adaptation (Option B) – VII Hymnal, pg. 114 When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again. Lamb of God: Vatican Kyriale Communion Proper: (From Simple Gradual) – Adam Bartlett Antiphon: (© 2014 by Adam Bartlett. All rights reserved.) Recessional: (Organ) Fugue on the Kyrie – François Couperin (1668-1733) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Campus Ministry Rev. Matthew Codd Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Pastor Parochial Vicar [email protected] (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 (980) 785-2763 [email protected] [email protected] St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Parish Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Rev. Joseph Matlak Rev. Deacon Matthew Hanes Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. Administrator [email protected] Religious Education (704) 549-1607 ext. 203 (704) 549-0199 [email protected] [email protected] Deacons Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Youth Ministry Rev. Mr. James Witulski Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 (704) 960-3704 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz Rev. Mr. Paul. Sparrow (704) 804-2415 (704) 507 2821 [email protected] [email protected] Readings for the Week The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2;Mk 16:15-18 We invite you to a special evening Vigil Mass on Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10;Mk 3:31-35 Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 p.m. to honor our Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 4:1-20 patron. We are hoping to arrange a way to venerate Thursday: Heb 10:19-25; Ps 24:1-6; Mk 4:21-25 a relic of the Angelic Doctor following Mass, so we Friday: Heb 10:32-39; Ps 37:3-6, 23-24, 39-40;Mk 4:26-34 will update you if that is planned. Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19; Lk 1:69-75; Mk 4:35-41 Sunday: Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Cor 7:32-35;Mk1:21-28 Saints & Special Observances Sunday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday: Third Sunday after Epiphany Monday: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Monday: The Conversion of St. Paul Tuesday: Ss. Timothy and Titus/St. Polycarp Tuesday: St. Polycarp Wednesday: St. Angela Merici; Wednesday: St. John Chrysostom Thursday: St. Thomas Aquinas Thursday: St. Peter Nolasco Friday: St. Francis De Sales Saturday: St. Martina www.stacharlotte.com The Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 24, 2021 Parish Book Drive We are hosting a duel book drive to support Read Charlotte, Promising Pages and the Forsyth Prison Ministry Children’s Books We are accepting new or gently used baby board books and books that are aged to 5th grade readers. We ask that you carefully inspect your books and make any necessary repairs. We also ask that books are cleaned out (prayer cards, bookmarks, etc.) and wiped down. Adult Books All of our adult aged reading material will be donated to the Forsyth Prison. There are a few items that are restricted: No hardback covered books No subscribed materials that are aged (magazines, prayer book subscriptions such as Magnificat) Both non-fiction and fiction are welcome! Books in foreign languages are also welcomed. There are many inmates that speak Spanish and French. The prison ministry is also collecting funds to purchase multiple copies of “A Father Who Keeps His Promises” by Scott Hahn. You may consider purchasing a copy and donating it to the drive, or making a donation to the prison ministry program at Forsyth Prison. Please place your donations in the appropriate bin in the Narthex, keeping the adult and children’s books separate. Collections will run through February 7. If you are homebound, call the parish office to arrange a pick up. COVID-19 has greatly affected the way we can reach out to the community, so we appreciate this small gesture of letting our brothers and sisters know we care. Thank you for your contribution! First Saturday Sacramentals Blessing Each First Saturday of the month following the Latin Mass, one of our priests will be available to bless any religious items you may have. You can also have items blessed that require a unique ritual (such as salt). Do not be discouraged if you have an item that needs to be blessed prior to or after this designated time. This is simply a convenient and guaranteed way for you to be able to avail yourself of a priest for a blessing. Please visit our website for Father Matthew’s announcement regarding the validity of Baptisms that took place at our parish from 1996 to 2004 by Deacon Macero. There is a FAQ document that may be able to answer any concerns or questions that you may have in this situation. If you have any other questions, or need to confirm anything regarding your sacraments, please call the parish office. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC +Coming This Week AH = Aquinas Hall BLR = Brother Leo Room K = Kitchen in AH OCR = Office Conference Room CY = Court Yard CH =Church PC= Parish Center chp = Chapel BR = Bridal Room Date Time Event / Activity 9:00a.m. Sandwich Drop Off [AH] 10:00a.m Sandwich Making for Women’s Shelter [AH] Mon. 6:00p.m.
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