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St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church 12001 69Th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219 4Th Sunday of Lent [email protected] 941.776.9097

St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church 12001 69Th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219 4Th Sunday of Lent Home@Sfxcparrish.Com 941.776.9097

St. Frances Cabrini 12001 69th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219 4th Sunday of WWW.SfxcParrish.com [email protected] 941.776.9097

OFFICE HOURS M, T, Th, F 9:00am-3:00pm Closed Wednesday

SCHEDULE OF MASSES STAFF Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM Administrator: Fr. Joseph Gates Sunday: 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Operations Manager: Richard Lind Coordinator: Chris Malone Daily : M, T, TH, F 8:30 AM Liturgy Coordinator: Lydia Herrera Wednesday 6:00 PM Maintenance & IT: Ernie Nolder Music Director and Rel. Ed. Coordinator: Maintenance: Roger Rodriguez David Collins Data Entry: Tom Moline March 22 2020

Monday March 23 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READINGS 8:30am +Joan Finn First Reading: Sm16:1b,6-7,10-13a Req. By: Jack & Judy Donovan Tuesday March 24 Psalms: 23:1-6 8:30am +Norman Gamache Second Reading: Eph 5:8-14 Req. By: Bea Frambe Reading: Jn 9:1-41 Wednesday March 25 Devotions: 6:00 pm +Barbara Vizzari Tuesday 9:00am Blessed Virgin Mary

Req. By: Linda Vera Thursday 9:00am St. Frances Cabrini Novena

Thursday March 26 8:30am Deceased members of Adoration of the Blessed : Peiras& Rubendall Families After Mass M, T, Th, F with the

Req, By: Bea Friday 9:00am—2:30pm Friday March 27 8:30am +Theresa Dumais Req. By: Son, Eric Saturday March 28 4:00pm +Rose & Vincent DeLuca Req. By: Loving Family Parish Membership: Through we Sunday March 29 become ’s sons and daughters, and 8:00am Parishioners brothers and sisters to each other in Christ. 10:30 am +Jeanne Rusek Every family in the parish is encouraged to Req. By: Loving Family properly register and receive numbered envelopes. Baptism: For registered and active parishioners: Please contact the Church Office. Baptism instruction is required for Registration forms for permanent members Parents. can be obtained by visiting the Parish Reconciliation (Confessions) Office during office hours. We appreciate Saturdays 3:00-3:45 PM you taking the time to update your parishioner Or by Appointment information.

Weddings: For registered and active parishioners: be arranged with the pastor Please email us [email protected] or call at least 6 months before the date desired. the office at 941-776 -9097 with any updates. Please contact the Church Office for more details.

4th Sunday of Lent Readings for the Week Monday St. Is65:17-21 Ps30:2,4-6,11-12a,13b,Jn4:43-54 Tuesday St. Patrick Ez47:1-0,12 Ps46:2-3,5-6,8-9 Jn5:1-16 Wednesday The Annunciation of the Lord Is7:10-14;8:10 Ps40:7-11 Heb 10:4-10 Every Friday Thursday During Lent Ex32:7-14 Ps 106:19-23 Jn5:31-47 After Daily Mass Friday Every Wednesday Wis 2:1a,12-22 Ps34:17-21,23 Before 6:00pm Mass Handicap Seating Reminder To our brothers and sisters who might be limited in their walking to .

Beginning March 8th — in order to receive Holy Communion, please take your seats on the St. Joseph side inclusion of the Church. The front row of chairs will be removed for wheel chairs and other medically sanctioned traveling devices. And the Parking Lot has been repainted for Handicap parking.

This will allow our Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to give you Our Lord in the with care. The reasoning for this is the protection of Our Lord who should never be “travelling” to the back of the Church and protect the EM from any harm.

Thank you for your understanding in this regard.—Fr. Joseph

The Prayer against Pestilence V: Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. R: That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. The town of Coimbra (Portugal) having been visited by a violent pestilence, the of St Clare offered Let us pray their prayers in the following form, whereupon the O God of mercy, God of pity, contagion instantly ceased. This holy prayer, left to God of benign clemency, Thou the above-named monastery, has preserved many Who hast had compassion on places from contagion where it is recited daily with the affliction of Thy people, confidence in God and the intercession of the and hast said to the angel Blessed Virgin Mary. It has arrested this scourge in striking them, “Stop thy hand;” many places. for the love of this glorious Star, whose breasts Stella Caeli Thou didst sweetly drink as antidote for our crimes, grant The Star of Heaven that nourished the Lord the assistance of Thy grace, drove away the plague of death which the first that we may be safely freed parents of man brought into the world. May from all pestilence, this bright Star now vouchsafe to extinguish and from unprovided death; that foul constellation whose battles have and mercifully save us from slain the people with the wound of death. the gulf of eternal perdition: O most pious Star of the Sea, preserve us from through Thee, Lord pestilence; hear us, O Lady, for Thy Son honours Christ, King of Glory, who Thee by denying Thee nothing. Save us, O Jesus, livest and reignest, world with- for whom Thy Virgin Mother supplicates Thee. out end. Learning and Understanding Our Faith

Rebuilding The Church: Fr. Roger J. Landry If you go to St. Peter’s basilica in , you’ll notice some very important symbolism. Outside the basilica, in St. Peter’s Square, you find the beautiful arms of Bernini’s colonnades. 140 are there, mainly from the early Church and from the time of the Counter-. They’re all standing directly on top of the columns. When you look at the façade of the basilica, you’ll find the apostles standing directly on top of the façade’s pillars and pilasters. When you go inside the basilica, you find the saints of the religious orders that were crucial in the counter-Reformation in huge niches standing inside the pillars that are holding up the vault of the basilica. Why in those places? Because the architectural design was intentionally meant to teach a central truth of how the Church of God is built, a fundamental truth in response to the scan- dals of the era. The Church is ultimately made of men, not marble, specifically of saints, living stones, built on the cornerstone who is Christ, into a spiritual house. The saints are the foundations, they are the pillars that hold up the Church. All authentic reform involves a radical return to Christ, the cornerstone. All authentic reform goes to the soundness of these living pillars. St. In the history of the Church, one of the greatest reformers who ever lived was St. Charles Borromeo. He was made a Cardinal by his uncle, Pius IV, in his early 20s, but, at least in his case, this nepotism was a great gift of God. He was the crucial figure in the last session of the and in the implementation of the Council at a universal level, supervising the compilation of the of the Council of Trent as well as the reform of liturgical books and Church music. He was named administrator of the huge archdiocese of Milan in his 20s and in his early 30s. While the Pope wished to have him by his side, St. Charles Borromeo begged to be allowed to go to his see to effect the needed reform. Eventually his wish was granted. Milan was in a deplorable state. The sheer magnitude of the task facing him was enough to paralyze an average man, but he had trust in the Lord and trust in the Holy Spirit’s guiding the Church. When he arrived in 1566, he preached his first on Jesus’ words, “I have earnestly desired to eat the passover with you,” a symbol of his great love for his people already and his desire for communion with them, but also an indication that, like the Lord who said those words to the apostles at the beginning of the , he knew he was likewise going to suffer. His first action was to call a provincial council of his ten suffragan , to implement the decreees of Council of Trent for the discipline and training of the , the celebration of divine service, the administration of the sacraments, and the giving of catechism. He regulated his household, which had a staff of about 100 clergy, opposed all ostentation and luxury and sold most of his effects for the relief of the poor and needy. He arranged for retreats for his clergy and himself went twice annually on retreat. He confessed every morning before Mass. Despite the fact that he was very short and spoke with a speech impediment, he preached constantly and gave catechesis to the people. He was the inaugurator of Sunday schools, teaching many of the lessons himself in the various of the Archdiocese. He confronted the lax religious orders and forced them to reform, with the help of the Pope on some occasions, with the help of the civil arm on others. He displaced unworthy clergy and replaced them with who were capable of restoring faith and morals. He founded three seminaries for the training of holy and zealous clergy. When there was a famine, he himself fed 3000 daily for three months. When the plague hit in 1575, he exhausted his resources to feed 60,000 people daily, personally ministering to the dying for three years. And he was willing to suffer and die for his flock. One of the religious orders that didn’t want to be reformed got one of its young priests to swear an oath to kill Charles. The man snuck in on Charles while he was praying — as he often did — and shot him, point blank, in the back. Charles thought that he was about to die, but the bullet which struck him, miraculously didn’t penetrate his skin or clothes and simply fell to the ground. He died at the young age of 46, but he had accomplished so much. His work shows that for him the reform began with a zealous , who got other bishops on the same page, reformed his clergy and eliminated those who would not lead their people to holi- ness, who focused very much on the for- mation of new priests, who realized that it was crucial to catechize and teach the with the solid nutrition of the faith, and to care for all those in need, washing others’ feet, loving others with the same self-sacrificing love Christ himself showed. (CatholicPreaching.com) March 22, 2020

4th Sunday of Lent Annunciation of the Blessed Mother Novena (Begins March 17; Ends March 25) O Mary, Blessed Mother of God, when the angel greeted you you were surprised and fearful; yet, in wonder you listened and opened your heart to the divine message. Your life had been , like so many of Adam's children, but your "yes" changed your life and led to the of us all, because you invited Christ Our Lord to grow inside of you. Mother of Our Savior, help me to open my heart to the Father's will in my life. Prayer for me to the Lord God as I pray to Him, O God, prepare my heart for it is hard for me to trust in your will. Give me clarity of vision, that I may see your way. Open my ears, Prayer to St. Joseph that I may hear your words. Place your hand on my shoulder, that I may feel your guidance. Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so Enlighten the darkness of my soul, strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I that I may be filled with your light. place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, St. Grant me wisdom as I ask (mention your requests here). Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Generous and loving God, Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, like your daughter Mary, help me to know and do your will our Lord. So that, having engaged here below in this life and in the next. your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Grant me a grateful heart and help me to always pray as Mary prayed: Fathers. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating my spirit rejoices in God my Savior you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not for He has looked with favor on his lowly servant. approach while He reposes near your heart. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me, Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for and holy is His Name. me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw He has mercy on those who fear Him my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing in every generation. souls - Pray for me. He has shown the strength of his arm, he has scattered the proud in their conceit. This prayer was found in the fifteenth year of Our He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In 1505 it was sent and has lifted up the lowly. from the Pope to Emperor Charles when he was He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty. going into battle. Whoever shall read this prayer He has come to the help of his servant Israel or hear it or keep it about themselves, shall for he has remembered his promise of mercy, never die a sudden death, or be drowned, not the promise he made to our fathers, shall poison take effect of them; neither shall to Abraham and his children for ever. they fall into the hands of the enemy; or shall be Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir- burned in any fire, or shall be overpowered in it: battle. as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Out and About the Parish ARIMATHEAN MINISTRY

Our parish's Arimathea Ministry is named for Joseph of Arimathea who took Jesus' body from the cross and buried it in his own tomb. Members of this ministry attend funeral Masses of St. Frances Cabrini parishioners and help with Luncheons, but they also represent the parish and to give support to the family of the deceased through their presence.

If you feel so moved to become a member of the Arimathean Ministry here at St. Frances Cabrini Church, please contact Anna at 727-510-3390 or [email protected]. There are many committees within Arimathean ministry, see where you can help us to serve.

Stay Healthy During Flu Season In January, Bishop Dewane encouraged Parishes to temporarily discontinue the distribution of Communion under both species (Precious Blood not distributed) during the Mass and discouraged Parishioners from holding hands during the Our Father, and shaking of hands during the Sign of Peace, in order to minimize spreading the flu.

Please follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for hand washing, covering of the mouth when sneezing or coughing, and of course if you are not well, remain at home. The of Venice in Florida produces a televised Catholic Mass to fulfill your Sunday Obligation. The Mass airs on the CW at 9:30 a.m. in the Northern (Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice) and on Fox 4 at 10:30 a.m. in the Southern Deanery (Fort Myers and Naples). To check the channel for a specific cable network please visit: https://dioceseofvenice.org/offices/officesdepartments/communications/tvmass/guide/. DAVID M. BRACCIANO, D.O. Dermatology & Facial Plastic Surgery 8430 Cooper Creek Blvd., Suite 102 University Park, FL 34201 Tel 941.360.2255 Web www.braccianodermatology.com

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