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Roman Catholic Church OUR LADY OF FATIMA Traditional Latin Mass Roman Catholic Church SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X St. Ignatius of Loyola Rev. Fr. Dominique Bourmaud Pastor Our Lady of Fatima: St. Vincent de Paul Priory: Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Third and Peach (Fr. Bourmaud’s Residence) 3900 Scruggs Drive PO Box 141 3110 Flora Avenue N. Richland Hills, TX 76180 Sanger, TX 76266 Kansas City, MO 64109 www.olmcnrh.com www.sangercatholic.com (816) 923-0202 (ext. 515) (817) 284-4809 (940) 458-7344 E-mail: [email protected] Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 30th, 2017 Fr. Dominique Bourmaud, Pastor Mass Schedule Sanger – Our Lady of Fatima ~ August ~ Saturday, 5th: Mass……………………………………..…..…….5 PM —Followed by the rosary and benediction Sunday, 6th: Mass…..………………………..………………….8 AM Sunday, 13th: Mass*…..…………………………...………..……8 AM Monday, 14th: Mass*…..……………………………..…………...8 AM Tuesday, 15th: Mass* – Feast of the Assumption………………..8 AM —Holy Day of Obligation Saturday, 19th: Mass……………..………………………….……..5 PM Sunday, 20th: Mass…...…………..…...………………………….8 AM Sunday, 27th: Mass………………..………..…………………….8 AM North Richland Hills – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ~ July ~ Sunday, 30th: Mass………………………..…………………………………….12 PM ~ August ~ Friday, 4th: Mass…………………..……..…………………………………….7 PM —Followed by the rosary and benediction Sunday, 6th: Mass…………………………..….………………………………12 PM Saturday, 12th: Mass……………………………..……………...…………………5 PM Sunday, 13th: Mass*…………………….………..…………………………..…12 PM Tuesday, 15th: Mass* - Feast of the Assumption…..……….…………………....12 PM —Holy Day of Obligation Sunday, 20th: Mass…………………………………..………………………….12 PM Saturday, 26th: Mass…………………………..………..………………………….5 PM Sunday, 27th: Mass……………………………………..………….……………12 PM *Mass celebrated by Fr. Cooper. SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS CONFESSIONS BEGIN 1 HOUR BEFORE MASS UNLESS OTHERWISE LISTED COVENANT EYES: As mentioned previously, here is an interesting website which can prove helpful to families or individuals on the use of internet. The web address is covenanteyes.com. It is based on accountability as a monthly report of suspicious activities are sent to the parents or friends. It is especially meant to help families whose children access the internet. MASS STIPENDS: Father will be glad to take any Masses you request. The usual donation is $20 per Mass through cash or check payable to the priest himself. Second Collections for the Month of August August 6th.………………………………………………………St. Vincent de Paul Priory August 20th…………………………………………………………….………..Alms Fund Eucharistic Crusade Intention for the Month of July: For Religious Vocations HYMNS FOR TODAY: PROCESSIONAL – O God of Loveliness RECESSIONAL – 93 Collections Report Sunday General Collection 7/23 $966.00 Mass Attendance 7/23 177 Pastor’s Corner Words of a Silenced Man There is little doubt that the existence of a pope emeritus brings up problems which were unknown until this happened four years ago. Benedict XVI may well have clarified that his function was to be a purely spiritual one, yet, his every action can have broad repercussions in the age of multi-media. Lately, he has broken the silence with a couple of statements which deserve our attention. Card. Sarah, who wrote a book not long ago, was nominated Prefect of liturgy by Pope Francis. In the afterword of this book, soon to be issued, the pope emeritus wrote something rather mellow, indicating that, with Cardinal Sarah, the liturgy was in good hands. Yet, these words are a scandal to the layman Andrea Grillo, prominent member of the unofficial commission set up to study if and how to create a Mass in which Catholics and Protestants can participate together (!?!). Here is his reaction to the Pope's statement: “If he not only speaks, but even praises a Prefect who has created continuous embarrassment to the Church and his successor, a perilous conflict opens up, which would require more prudent behavior and more responsible words. In future, norms which regulate the predecessor’s 'institutional death' in a clearer and more certain way should be envisaged and the full authority of the successor, in the case of resignations.” But, a rather more interesting piece of news was broken 10 days ago (July 15, 2017), in LifeSiteNews: Pope Benedict XVI sent a sobering message at the funeral of Cardinal Joachim Meisner today, saying he was moved at the dubia cardinal's ability to "live out of a deep conviction that the Lord does not abandon His Church, even when the boat has taken on so much water as to be on the verge of capsizing." Meisner had been one of the four retired Cardinals who wrote the dubia against Amoris Laetitia, which have received no clear Papal answer. On the eve of his death, Card. Müller had phoned him and told him of his own sudden removal from the Congregation of the Faith, and this too greatly affected the aged man. Yet, certainly, the most staggering statement comes from the third German prelate, the pope emeritus, who certainly has had for a long time a clear, if sober, understanding of the Church situation. Just think of the Ratzinger report written in the mid-80's and his attempt to put the brakes on the liturgical nonsense in the aftermath of Vatican II. It is not that we wish to exonerate one of the last living periti of his responsibility in the post-Vatican disasters. But we deem it right to greet his objective diagnostic, praying that God will inspire the authorities to quickly apply the proper remedy, the defense of Tradition starting from the head by the promotion of a sturdy clergy. God dwells in this Church. Modest and appropriate attire at Mass is a sign of respect for Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and of fraternal charity toward our neighbor. Please observe the following rules for clothing: • Women and girls must have their heads covered. • Women and girls must wear dresses or skirts that cover the knees. Abstain from sleeveless tops, revealing or tight-fitting clothing. • Suggested dress for men: coat and tie, shirttail tucked in. .
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