La Chiesa Del Santo Rosario Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church

La Chiesa del Santo Rosario Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church

envenuto! Welcome to Holy Rosary Church! Whether you are a lifelong parishioner, a first-time visitor to our parish, or someone in between, we Bare grateful you have joined us today. Founded in 1909 as the Italian Parish of Indianapolis, we continue to serve as the parish home of people of Italian heritage and also embrace all Catholics in union with Rome, including those

February 26, 2017 Ordinary Form: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Extraordinary Form: Quinquagesima Sunday Anglican Use: Quinquagesima Sunday

devoted to the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form) and the Anglican Usage of the Roman Rite. In the words of our founding pastor, Msgr. Marino Priori: “The church is the temple of the Lord, the gate of heaven. Come after a week of earthly cares, after so much toil, after so many sorrows, after so much pain. Rest your limbs. Regenerate your spirit at the sources of grace. Raise your mind to God; thank Him for the benefits received through His creation and in daily life; ask for strength so you can win all of life’s struggles, and be able to posses the The Italian Parish of Indianapolis fruits of redemption.”

Mailing address: 520 Stevens St. Parish Staff and Leadership: Indianapolis, IN 46203 The Rev. C. Ryan McCarthy, STD ...... Pastor Phone: 317-636-4478 • Fax: 317-636-2522 The Rev. Luke Reese ...... Parochial vicar Emergency number: 317-721-6520 Teresa Gorsage ...... Coordinator of Religious Education E-mail address: [email protected] Elizabeth Welch ...... Music Director Website: www.holyrosaryindy.org David Walden ...... Director of Communications Facebook: www.facebook.com/holyrosaryindy Joseph LeMark...... Parish Council President Twitter: https://twitter.com/holyrosaryindy Marcus Shutta ...... Finance Council President 2 Liturgical schedule for the week

Saturday, February 25, 2017 4:30 p.m...... OF (Sung) ...... 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time ......  John Maio Sunday, February 26, 2017 8 a.m...... AU (Sung) ...... Quinquagesima Sunday ......  Vaughn Howland 9:30 a.m...... OF (Sung) ...... 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time ...... Pro populo 11:30 a.m...... EF (Sung) ...... Quinquagesima Sunday 2 ......  Eugene D. O‟Mahony Monday, February 27, 2017 6:30 a.m...... AU ...... Feria ......  Richard H. Feltman 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Feria ......  David Bunte 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows 3 ...... Intentions of Michael Schott 6:30 p.m. — St. Monica Guild rosary and prayer for the return of fallen-away Catholics follows the preceding Mass Tuesday, February 28, 2017 6:30 a.m...... AU ...... Feria (Shrove Tuesday) ...... Intentions of Tony Navarra 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Feria ...... For priests and nuns 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Votive Mass of the Holy Angels 4 ...... Intentions of Michael Schott Wednesday, March 1, 2017 — Ash Wednesday ***Ashes will be distributed at every Mass*** 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Ash Wednesday ......  Richard H. Feltman Noon ...... OF ...... Ash Wednesday ......  Kevin P. McCarthy 12:30 p.m. — Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by Adoration, then Benediction at 5:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m...... EF (Sung) ...... Ash Wednesday 1 ...... Intentions of Zachariah Gudan 7:30 p.m...... AU ...... Ash Wednesday ...... Intentions of Ella Reese (birthday) 9 p.m. — Men’s Holy Hour Thursday, March 2, 2017 6:30 a.m...... AU ...... Thursday after Ash Wednesday ...... For military, policemen & firemen 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Thursday after Ash Wednesday ......  John Maio 9:30 a.m. — Mother’s Holy Hour 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Thursday after Ash Wednesday 3 .... Sanctification of FSSP priests and FSSP vocations Friday, March 3, 2017 — First Friday ***Stations of the Cross at noon and after both Masses*** 7:30 a.m...... OF ...... Friday after Ash Wednesday (St. Katharine Drexel) ......  Kevin P. McCarthy Noon — Stations of the Cross (No Mass) 5:45 p.m...... EF ...... Friday after Ash Wednesday 3 ......  Eugene D. O‟Mahony 6:30 p.m. — Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by overnight Adoration, then Benediction at 8:45 a.m. Saturday Saturday, March 4, 2017 — First Saturday 3 9 a.m...... EF ...... Saturday after Ash Wednesday (St. Casimir) ...... Intentions of Michael Schott 9:35 a.m. — First Saturday Devotion 10 a.m...... OF ...... Saturday after Ash Wednesday (St. Casimir) ......  Marsha Kuntz 4:30 p.m...... OF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent......  Santa Bayt Sunday, March 5, 2017 8 a.m...... AU (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent......  Alfred Joseph Carr 9:30 a.m...... OF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent......  Thomas Spahn 11:30 a.m...... EF (Sung) ...... First Sunday of Lent 1 ...... Pro populo

OF: Ordinary Form EF: Extraordinary Form AU: Anglican Use (Ordinariate Form) 1: 1st-class feast 2: 2nd-class feast 3: 3rd-class feast Opt: Optional memorial M: Memorial F: Feast S: Solemnity 3 Announcements BY THE NUMBERS  Ash Wednesday is this week. It is a mandatory day of fasting and abstinence. Also, remember that Sunday Collections (includes Online Giving) all Fridays of Lent are mandatory days of abstinence. Regular collection, February 18-19 $ 8,954.50 Please see Page 7 for the rules pertaining to this. Criterion 30.00  We will pray the Way of the Cross on Fridays of Parish operating expenses/week 12,312.61 Lent after the 7:30 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Masses, and at Collection budgeted/week 8,658.65 noon (no Mass at noon). Weekly collection surplus 295.85

 During Lent, beginning March 8, the Wednesday Fiscal Year (began July 1) Mass schedule will change slightly. The Extraordi- Regular collections $ 303,039.63 nary Form will be offered at 7:30 a.m., and the Ordi- Parish operating expenses 418,631.74 nary Form will be at 5:45 p.m. The Anglican Use Collections budgeted 294,394.10 will remain at its noon timeslot. Total collections surplus 8,645.53  We will take up a second collection next weekend Confessions for the Black and Indian Missions. Week of February 12 40  We need volunteers to assist with this year’s Spaghetti & Spirituality dinners; the schedule is on Attendance Page 8. If you wish to help out, see Katie Willen in Daily Masses, week of February 12 614 our first-floor classroom today (Sunday) at about 1 Sunday Masses, February 18-19 573 p.m., or call her at 317-432-9174.  Antonino Vincent Traina was baptized here Feb. 4. We congratulate his parents, Rob and Christine ORDINARY FORM LECTORS Traina. 4:30 Saturday 9:30 Sunday  High School Youth Group meets today (Sunday) Feb. 25: Kurt Hostettler Feb. 26: Tim Rushenberg from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for Mardi Gras in Priori Hall. Mar. 4: Bob Collins Mar. 5: Joseph Lehner Please bring to share any snacks or treats that you plan to give up for Lent.  Spirituality for Children and the adult apologet- Robert Hanaway, Ralph Hartley, Alysha Jones and ics class will meet today (Sunday) after the 11:30 Twins, William Kuenzel, Josephine Lombardo, Geor- a.m. Mass. gia McAllister, Fernando Mora, Sidia Mora, Tony Navarra, Toni Nealy, John Paul Reinsch, Rachel  First Friday and First Saturday are this week. Sevem, Jan Short, Theresa Siefker, Mike Swogger, Overnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will Lynn Trott, Sister Rita Vukovic, Dorothy Ward, Jon begin after the 5:45 p.m. Mass on Friday and end Weinschrott, Mitchell Weust, Fr. James Wilmoth and with Benediction about 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Jenifer Zehner.  We need a volunteer to help us count the offer-  The spring campaign for 40 Days for Life will run tory collection once a month on Sundays after 11:30 March 1 to April 9. To sign up to pray outside the Mass. This person must be a registered parishioner. Planned Parenthood at 86th Street and Georgetown To volunteer or learn more, contact the parish office. Road, visit www.40daysforlife.com/indianapolis. Holy  Maureen O‟Hara Riner of the Catholic Cemeteries Rosary parishioners are especially asked to participate Association will be here to discuss advance plan- on Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ning for your burial on Sunday, March 5, at 10:45  Now is the time to sign up for Cursillo spring a.m. and 1 p.m. in our first-floor classroom. RSVP to weekends: March 9-12 for men, and March 16-19 David at 317-636-4478 or [email protected]. for women. Applications and information can be For details, call Maureen at 317-784-4439. found on in the back of church or at www.cursillo-  Please pray for our sick and shut-in friends: Eliza- cicc.org, or call Teresa at 317-531-0655. beth and Baby Brown, Archbishop-emeritus Daniel  Right to Life of Indianapolis invites students in Buechlein, Steve Bussell, John Caito, Verna Carr, Ka- grades 7-12 to participate in its annual essay con- tie Cecil, Son Hui Christensen, Sharon Conrad, Carol Continued on page 11 Craig, Lacy Dewsbury, Jody Gassert, Sam Gorsage, 4 Appunti del Parroco: a Message from the Pastor Dom Gueranger’s Lenten reflection

s we approach Ash Wednesday and the begin- as a figure of the siege, which was to bring de- A ning of Lent this week, let us review the words struction on Jerusalem [Ezech. iv. 6]. of Dom Prosper Gueranger from his work, The Litur- There are two, in the Old Testament, who repre- gical Year: sent, in their own persons, the two manifestations We may be sure, that a season, so sacred as this of God: Moses, who typifies the Law; and Elias, of Lent, is rich in mysteries. The Church has made who is the figure of the Prophets. Both of these it a time of recollection and penance, in prepara- are permitted to approach God — the first on Si- tion for the greatest of all her Feasts; she would, nai [Exod. xxiv. 18], the second on Horeb [3 Kings, therefore, bring into it everything that could excite xix. 8] — but both of them have to prepare for the the faith of her children, and encourage them to go great favor by an expiatory fast of forty days. through the arduous work of atonement for their With these mysterious facts before us, we can sins. During Septuagesima, we had the number understand why it was, that the Son of God, hav- ing become Man for our salvation, and wishing to Seventy, which reminded us of those seventy years‟ captivity in Babylon, after which, God‟s subject Himself to the pain of fasting, chose the chosen people, being purified from idolatry, was number of Forty Days. The institution of Lent is to return to Jerusalem and celebrate the Pasch. It thus brought before us with everything that can is the number Forty that the Church now brings impress the mind with its solemn character, and before us: a number, as Saint Jerome observes, with its power of appeasing God and purifying our souls. Let us, therefore, look beyond the little which denotes punishment and affliction [In world which surrounds us, and see how the whole Ezechiel, cap. xxix]. Let us remember the forty days and forty nights Christian universe is, at this very time, offering this Forty Days‟ penance as a sacrifice of propitia- of the Deluge (Gen. vii. 12), sent by God in His an- ger, when He repented that He had made man, and tion to the offended Majesty of God; and let us destroyed the whole human race, with the excep- hope, that, as in the case of the Ninivites, He will tion of one family. Let us consider how the He- mercifully accept this year‟s offering of our atonement, and pardon us our sins. brew people, in punishment for their ingratitude, wandered forty years in the desert, before they were permitted to enter the Promised Land [Num. xiv. 33]. Let us listen to our God commanding the Prophet Ezechiel to lie forty days on his right side,

This week’s offerings of interest from the Internet: Contraception’s ecological threat http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=1189 Boy born without brain can now speak, count and go to school http://aleteia.org/2017/02/19/little-boy-born-without-a-brain-can-now-speak-count-and-attend-school How we got the Bible https://catholicozarks.blogspot.com/2017/01/how-we-got-bible.html Seeking signs during the times http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/5321/Seeking_Signs_During_The_Times.aspx

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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2017 ‘The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift.’

Dear Brothers and Sisters, ENT IS A NEW BEGINNING, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ‟s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to L return to God “with all their hearts” (Joel 2:12), to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, He patiently awaits our return; by that patient expectation, He shows us His readiness to forgive (cf. Homily, 8 January 2016). Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiri- is not anonymous. His features are clearly delineated tual life through the means of sanctification offered and he appears as an individual with his own story. us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At While practically invisible to the rich man, we see the basis of everything is the word of God, which and know him as someone familiar. He becomes a during this season we are invited to hear and ponder face, and as such, a gift, a priceless treasure, a human more deeply. I would now like to consider the par- being whom God loves and cares for, despite his able of the rich man and Lazarus (cf. Lk 16:19-31). Let concrete condition as an outcast (cf. Homily, 8 January us find inspiration in this meaningful story, for it pro- 2016). vides a key to understanding what we need to do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life. It ex- LAZARUS TEACHES US that other persons are a horts us to sincere conversion. gift. A right relationship with people consists in gratefully recognizing their value. Even the poor per- 1. The other person is a gift son at the door of the rich is not a nuisance, but a The parable begins by presenting its two main char- summons to conversion and to change. The parable acters. The poor man is described in greater detail: he first invites us to open the doors of our heart to others is wretched and lacks the strength even to stand. Ly- because each person is a gift, whether it be our ing before the door of the rich man, he fed on the neighbor or an anonymous pauper. Lent is a favor- crumbs falling from his table. His body is full of able season for opening the doors to all those in need sores and dogs come to lick his wounds (cf. vv. 20-21). and recognizing in them the face of Christ. Each of The picture is one of great misery; it portrays a man us meets people like this every day. Each life that we disgraced and pitiful. encounter is a gift deserving acceptance, respect and The scene is even more dramatic if we consider that love. The word of God helps us to open our eyes to the poor man is called Lazarus: a name full of prom- welcome and love life, especially when it is weak ise, which literally means God helps. This character and vulnerable. But in order to do this, we have to 6 take seriously what the Gospel tells us about the rich own ego. Those around them do not come into their man. line of sight. The result of attachment to money is a 2. Sin blinds us sort of blindness. The rich man does not see the poor man who is starving, hurting, lying at his door. The parable is unsparing in its description of the Looking at this character, we can understand why contradictions associated with the rich man (cf. v. 19). the Gospel so bluntly condemns the love of money: Unlike poor Lazarus, he does not have a name; he is “No one can be the slave of two masters: he will ei- simply called “a rich man.” His opulence was seen in ther hate the first and love the second, or be attached his extravagant and expensive robes. Purple cloth to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the was even more precious than silver and gold, and slave both of God and of money” (Mt 6:24). was thus reserved to divinities (cf. Jer 10:9) and kings (cf. Jg 8:26), while fine linen gave one an almost sa- 3. The Word is a gift cred character. The man was clearly ostentatious The Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus helps us to about his wealth, and in the habit of displaying it make a good preparation for the approach of Easter. daily: “He feasted sumptuously every day” (v. 19). In The liturgy of Ash Wednesday invites us to an ex- him we can catch a dramatic glimpse of the corrup- perience quite similar to that of the rich man. When the priest imposes the ashes on our heads, he repeats the words: “Remember that you The word of God is alive and powerful, are dust, and to dust you shall return.” As it turned capable of converting hearts and leading them out, the rich man and the back to God. When we close our heart poor man both died, and the greater part of the parable to the gift of God’s word, we end up closing takes place in the afterlife. The two characters suddenly our heart to the gift of our brothers and sisters. discover that “we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of tion of sin, which progresses in three successive it” (1 Tim 6:7). stages: love of money, vanity and pride (cf. Homily, 20 We, too, see what happens in the afterlife. There September 2013). the rich man speaks at length with Abraham, whom THE APOSTLE PAUL TELLS US that “the love he calls “father” (Lk 16:24.27), as a sign that he be- longs to God‟s people. This detail makes his life ap- of money is the root of all evils” (1 Tim 6:10). It is the main cause of corruption and a source of envy, strife pear all the more contradictory, for until this moment and suspicion. Money can come to dominate us, even there had been no mention of his relation to God. In fact, there was no place for God in his life. His only to the point of becoming a tyrannical idol (cf. Evangelii god was himself. Gaudium, 55). Instead of being an instrument at our service for doing good and showing solidarity to- The rich man recognizes Lazarus only amid the tor- wards others, money can chain us and the entire ments of the afterlife. He wants the poor man to alle- world to a selfish logic that leaves no room for love viate his suffering with a drop of water. What he asks and hinders peace. of Lazarus is similar to what he could have done but never did. Abraham tells him: “During your life you The parable then shows that the rich man‟s greed makes him vain. His personality finds expression in had your fill of good things, just as Lazarus had his appearances, in showing others what he can do. But fill of bad. Now he is being comforted here while his appearance masks an interior emptiness. His life you are in agony” (v. 25). In the afterlife, a kind of is a prisoner to outward appearances, to the most su- fairness is restored and life‟s evils are balanced by good. perficial and fleeting aspects of existence (cf. ibid., 62). The lowest rung of this moral degradation is pride. THE PARABLE GOES ON TO OFFER a mes- The rich man dresses like a king and acts like a god, sage for all Christians. The rich man asks Abraham forgetting that he is merely mortal. For those cor- to send Lazarus to warn his brothers, who are still rupted by love of riches, nothing exists beyond their alive. But Abraham answers: “They have Moses and 7 the prophets, let them listen to them” (v. 29). Countering the rich man‟s objections, he adds: LENTEN SECOND COLLECTIONS “If they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even March 5: Black and Indian Missions if someone should rise from the dead” (v. 31). Exists to help local African-American and Native American dioce- san communities throughout the United States, spreading the Good The rich man‟s real problem thus comes to News of Jesus Christ and responding to real and pressing needs on the fore. At the root of all his ills was the fail- the ground. ure to heed God’s word. As a result, he no longer loved God and grew to despise his March 12: Aid to Church in Eastern Europe neighbor. The word of God is alive and pow- The USCCB Subcommittee on the Church in Central and Eastern erful, capable of converting hearts and leading Europe funds projects in 28 countries to build the pastoral capacity of the Church and to rebuild and restore the Faith in these countries. them back to God. When we close our heart to The funds collected are used to grant monies to support seminaries, the gift of God‟s word, we end up closing our social service programs, youth ministry, pastoral centers, church heart to the gift of our brothers and sisters. constructions and renovation, and Catholic communications pro- Dear friends, Lent is the favorable season for jects. renewing our encounter with Christ, living in March 19: Holy Family Shelter His Word, in the sacraments and in our A program of Catholic Charities Indianapolis, this emergency shel- neighbor. The Lord, who overcame the decep- ter for homeless families houses up to 22 families on any given tions of the Tempter during the forty days in night. It provides food, shelter, basic material needs and a safe place the desert, shows us the path we must take. for families in crisis to begin to heal. It also provides comprehensive May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey services to assist them in setting goals and priorities, obtaining life skills such as budgeting, communications, parenting, stress manage- of conversion, so that we can rediscover the ment and more as families begin their journey to permanent housing. gift of God‟s Word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our March 26: Catholic Relief Services brothers and sisters in need. I encourage all Supports Catholic Church organizations that carry out international the faithful to express this spiritual renewal relief and solidarity efforts. Programs include relief and resettlement also by sharing in the Lenten campaigns pro- for victims of persecution, war and natural disasters; development projects to improve living conditions for the poor, legal and support moted by many Church organizations in dif- services for the poor immigrants; peace and reconciliation work for ferent parts of the world, and thus to favor the people suffering from violence and advocacy on behalf of the pow- culture of encounter in our one human family. erless. Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing April 2: Spaghetti & Spirituality in the victory of Christ, we may open our This collection helps underwrite the ever-growing costs of speak- doors to the weak and poor. Then we will be ers‟ fees, including their lodging and transportation, for the parish‟s able to experience and share to the full the joy annual Lenten speaker series. of Easter. April 9: Holy Places From the Vatican, 18 October 2016 Collects funds for support of the Holy Places in the Middle East, but above all for those pastoral, charitable, educational and social works which the Church supports in the Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian brethren and the local communities.

Rules for fasting and abstinence during Lent Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence for Catholics. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday also are days of fasting. Here are the rules governing these obligations: Abstinence: In the United States, all who have reached their 14th birthday are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting: On the days of fast, only one full meal may be taken. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken but together may not add up to a second full meal. The obligation to fast binds all between their 18th and 59th years. 8 Spaghetti Spirituality & 2017 17th Annual Holy Rosary Catholic Church LENTEN SPEAKER SERIES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Four Wednesdays during Lent SUGGESTED DONATION $7 RESERVATIONS REQUESTED  Mass: 5:45 p.m. Call no later than 5 p.m. Monday  Light, meatless pasta dinner: 6:30 p.m. prior to each session: 317-636-4478  Featured presentation: 7:15 p.m. or register online at www.holyrosaryindy.org  Questions & answers ending at 8:30 p.m.

MARCH Patty MARCH Fr. Joseph 15 Schneier 22 Newton

One Step Away Is There Really Catholic Divorce? During Lent, we focus on Christ’s Cross. But when we face our The Current Canonical Status of Marriage own, can we embrace them? In this talk, Patty shares the true Fr. Newton is the vicar judicial of the Metropolitan Tribunal of story of a time she found herself “one step away” from eternity. the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and assists with the formation A lifelong Catholic, she is an award-winning speaker and writer of seminarians at Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary. as well as housewife and mother of three.

APRIL MARCH Dr. Scott 29 Sullivan 5 A Bullet Train through Western Music What do Frank Sinatra, Beethoven and a major scale all Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead? have in common? They all happened because of the Catholic How to Use Reason & Evidence to Make Church! The monks and musicians of the Church created the a Case for the Resurrection of Jesus foundations of Western music: scales, harmony and notation. Music as we know it today is “a Catholic thing.” Led by direc- A former Holy Rosary parishioner, Scott now lives in Texas and tor Edward Atkinson, the St. Ambrose Schola Cantorum pre- heads Classical Theist, a company which educates and encour- sents a narrated concert spanning 20 centuries of music from ages fellow Christians on their journey to Christ by making the the earliest Christians to today. great intellectual patrimony of Catholic tradition easily accessi- Note: This will be an hour-long, narrated concert ble through modern media. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from presented in the church after the usual dinner. the University of St. Thomas in Houston. 9 It’s right to make reparations for the sins of others “Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” The

— President George Washington Vicar’s By the Rev. Luke Reese Corner Parochial Vicar, Holy Rosary Church was reading this true statement and my thoughts I turned to the moral duty of making reparation — complete reparation and atonement for our sins; and and not just making reparation for my own sins, but by His grace we can cooperate with Him in the work making reparation for the shirked, maligned and un- of reparation. This is both true as it applies to our done moral duties of others. Undone moral duties are own sins, and as it applies to the sins of others. We sins. We all know that each of us is guilty “in can have a share in His work of redemption and sal- thought, word and deed; in what I have done, and in vation. what I have failed to do.” Of this, Our Lord is very Saint Paul wrote to the Colossians; “I rejoice in my clear in the Sermon on the Mount in St. Matthew‟s sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh, I complete Gospel (5:21-37). what is lacking in Christ‟s afflictions for the sake of For our own sins, therefore, we have a moral duty his body, the church” (Col 1:24). Now it‟s not that the to make reparation — to heal both the spiritual and Lord Jesus didn‟t suffer enough — He did — but temporal wounds they cause. And while we don‟t rather by His grace, His Mystical Body, the Church, have an obligation to make reparation for other‟s is able to share in His work. sins, we nevertheless can choose to do so, and in do- The preacher warns, “Fools mock at the guilt offering so, we imitate Christ and fulfill the mandate of ing, but the upright enjoy God‟s favor” (Pr 14:9). His vicar St. Peter that, “Love covers a multitude of God‟s favor extends to us, in this life, the privilege of sins” (1 Pt 4:8). making reparation for other‟s wrongs whether or not Furthermore, while I am not personally responsible they appreciate our actions and prayers. We know for the sins of others, I am still able to suffer priva- that “the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of tion because of another‟s sins. The poet John Donne God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom wrote: 6:23). Thus, John Donne finishes his poem: No man is an island, Any man’s death diminishes me, Entire of itself, Because I am involved in mankind, Every man is a piece of the continent, And therefore never send to know for whom A part of the main. the bell tolls; This truth is simply and horrifyingly illustrated It tolls for thee. through the man-induced plague of abortion. How many people have we been denied the basic right to know because they were murdered in the womb? Through His suffering and death, Our Lord made

PRAYER FOR A NEW ARCHBISHOP God, You are our eternal shepherd and guide. In Your mercy, grant to the Arch- O diocese of Indianapolis a shepherd who will walk in Your ways and whose watch- ful care will bring us Your blessing. In Your love for us, give us the joy of receiving an archbishop who will be an example of goodness to Your people and who will fill our hearts and minds with the truth of the Gos- pel. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. 10 Parishioners, Families & Friends are invited to attend: Santo Rosario Night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

PACERS vs. 76ers at 6 pm

TICKETS: $21.30/EACH To purchase tickets, go online and click link at www.kofcsantorosario.org A portion of each sale benefits Pro-Life charities

Fans purchasing tickets by Feb. 27th will be seated together in same block of stands. Those purchasing tickets after that date may be seated elsewhere in stadium.

asting, to which the Church invites us in this particular season, certainly is not motivated F by the physical or aesthetical order, but stems from the need that man has for an interior purification that detoxifies him from the pollution of sin and evil; it educates him to that healthy renunciation which releases the believer from the slavery to self; that renders him more attentive and open to listen to God and to be at the service of the brethren. For this reason fasting and the other Lenten practices [of almsgiving and prayer] are considered the traditional Christian spiritual „arms‟ used to fight evil, unhealthy passions and vice. — Pope Benedict XVI, homily, Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007

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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW ALTAR MEMORIAL CANDLES ABOUT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH This week, the candles on either side of our high altar burn for: Weddings: +Joseph Luzar Weddings can be scheduled only after meeting +Mary Luzar with the pastor at least six months in advance of To have the deceased remembered for a week, send the ceremony. $5 and his or her name to the parish office. Baptisms: Please contact Teresa Gorsage at the parish office Announcements or [email protected] to schedule baptisms Continued from Page 3 and required baptismal instruction. test. Those wishing to participate through Holy Joining the parish: Rosary must submit their essays to Teresa Gorsage Parish Registration Forms can be found in the rotat- in the parish office by March 27. For details and ing rack in the vestibule. Completed forms can be contest rules, visit www.rtlindy.org or pick up an placed in the collection basket or mailed to the of- application in the vestibule information rack. fice.  Congratulations to Jessalyn Friederick for achieving the honor roll last semester at Bishop Electronic donations: Chatard High School. Online Giving, a convenient way to donate electronically, makes it easy for you to fulfill your fi-  The Indiana Catholic Women’s Conference nancial commitments to the par- will be Saturday, March 25, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 ish even when you are unable to p.m. at the Marriott Hotel Downtown, 350 W. attend Mass. You do not need to Maryland St. Speakers include Fr. James Blount, write a check or have cash available at church. Giv- SOLT, Fr. Ronan Murphy, Dr. Carrie Gress and Fr. ing electronically also helps the parish staff budget Michael Keucher. To learn more, call 317-888- more effectively. You can make one-time or ongo- 0873 or visit www.indianacatholicwomen.com. ing contributions, the timing and amount of which can be changed at any time. Learn more by visiting Basic acting class to be offered holyrosaryindy.org and clicking on the “Online at Holy Rosary next month Giving” icon. Apps are available for your phone; go to OLGapp.com and register with the parish. A Catholic-focused, basic acting class for youths in grades 6-12 will be offered at Holy Rosary from Schools: Sunday, March 12, through Thursday, March 16. It Lumen Christi Catholic School (PreK-12) will meet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. the first four days, 317-632-3174 then from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the final day to 580 Stevens St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 accommodate a mini-performance. Catholic Schoolhouse South Indy With St. Genesius and St. Maria Goretti as patron 317-201-5815 saints, the class will learn beginning acting tech- 717 S. East St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 niques, including vocal/body work, character de- Lumen Christi and Catholic Schoolhouse use facilities that are either owned velopment and textual and scenic analysis. Stu- by or adjacent to our church. Although their students often attend Mass here, dents will work on ensemble-based performance, they are independent academic institutions which have no formal relationship with our parish or the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. and will grow in confidence, flex their creative muscles and have fun. Central Catholic School Instructors will also challenge the students to 317-783-7759 1155 E. Cameron St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 think critically about the art and media they absorb daily, and to identify their true objects and focus. Roncalli High School Each session will include a story of a saint who 317-787-8277 was an artist or connected to the arts. 3300 Prague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46227 Tuition will be $50 per student with a maximum Central Catholic and Roncalli are the officially designated archdiocesan schools supported by Holy Rosary Parish. of $75 per family. For more information, contact instructor Julie Lehner at 317-501-4110. Whole Life • Term • Retirement • Annuities • Long Term Care • IRA SHELBYVILLE ROAD VETERINARY HOSPITAL Knights of Columbus Timothy J. Thunell, D.V.M. INSURANCE 5120 Shelbyville Road 317-784-ARRF (2773) DON R. MURPHY corner of Shelbyville Rd & Emerson Ave 317-532-7330 1 mi. south of I-465 Emerson Ave exit 317-784-MEOW www.shelbyvilleroadvet.com (6369)

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