St. Mary Catholic Church 140 W. Hector St; Conshohocken, PA 19428 1st Sunday of December 1, 2019

Mass Schedule Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.—Low 11:00 a.m.—High (Low Mass in summer) Daily Mass: Monday 7:15 a.m. Tuesday 7:15 a.m. Wednesday 7:15 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. Thursday 7:15 a.m. Friday 12:05 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Saturday 7:15 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. Simple Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Monday-Thursday 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Friday 5:30-6:20 p.m. Saturday 8:00-9:00 a.m. Confessions Mon-Thurs and Sat 6:45a.m– 7:05a.m. Friday 6:00-6:15 p.m. Sunday 30 min. before Mass Devotions to Our Lady of Czestochowa Fridays after the 6:30 pm Mass

Fr. Gismondi, FSSP, Pastor Mass Intentions st.marylatinmass@ gmail.com Sun. Dec 1 1st Sunday of Advent, I Class 8:30 A.M. Rita Gross Fr. Kick, FSSP, Parochial Vicar 11:00 A.M. Pro populo [email protected] Mon. Dec 2 St. Vivian, III Class

7:15 A.M. +Marjorie Tranascio Lisa Knutson, Music Director [email protected] Tues. Dec 3 St. Francis Xavier, III Class 7:15 A.M. +Alexandra Williams St. Mary Rectory Office Hours: Monday: 9am-2pm Wed. Dec 4 St. Peter Chrysologus, III Class Tuesday: 9am-2pm 7:15 A.M +Godffied Danneels Wednesday: 9am-2pm 12:05 P.M. +Dr. Luis Antonio Fraguada Perez Thursday: CLOSED Thur. Dec 5 Feria, III Class Friday: 9am-2pm 7:15 A.M +Grace Packer

Fri. Dec 6 St. Nicholas, III Class St Mary Catholic Church is non-territorial quasi-parish estab- 12:05 P.M. +Dr. Luis Antonio Fraguada Perez lished by Archbishop Chaput for the pastoral care of the 6:30 P.M. +Mandi Ehler faithful of the Archdiocese who are attached to the Extraordi- Sat. Dec 7 St. Ambrose, III Class 5:30 A.M. +Dana Scatton St. Mary Catholic Church is staffed by the Priestly Fraternity 9:00 A.M. +Dr. Luis Antonio Fraguada Perez of St. Peter (FSSP), a Society of Apostolic Life approved by Sun. Dec 8 Immaculate Conception of BVM, I Class Pope John Paul II in 1988 to offer Extraordinary Form of the 8:30 A.M. +Joan Boyd Frankenberger Latin Rite of the Mass and the Sacraments according to the 11:00 A.M. Pro populo 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT PAGE 2 1 ST S UNDAY OF A DVENT "Come, Thou Long-Expected " Joy of ev'ry longing heart.

1. Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us; 3. Born thy people to deliver, Let us find our rest in thee. Born a child, and yet a king, Born to reign in us forever, 2. Israel's strength and consolation, Now thy gracious kingdom bring. Hope of all the earth thou art: Dear desire of ev'ry nation, 4. By thine own eternal Spirit

INTROIT (Psalms 24: 1-3.)To Thee have I lifted up my pectation of what shall come upon the whole world. For soul: in Thee, O my God, I put my trust, let me not be the powers of heaven shall be moved. And then they ashamed: neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none shall see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded. – power and majesty. But when these things begin to come (Psalms 24: 4). Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me: and to pass, look up and lift up your heads, because your re- teach me Thy paths. V. Glory be to… – To Thee have I demption is at hand. And He spoke to them a similitude: lifted be … See the fig tree and all the trees: when they now shoot forth their fruit, you know that summer is nigh. So you also, when you shall see these things come to pass, know COLLECT Stir up Thy power, we beseech Thee, O that the kingdom of God is at hand. Amen, I say to you, Lord, and come: that from the threatening dangers of our this generation shall not pass away till all things be ful- sins we may deserve to be rescued by Thy protection, filled. Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words and to be saved by Thy deliverance. Who livest and reig- shall not pass away. nest, …

OFFERTORY (Psalm 24: 1-3) To Thee have I lifted up EPISTLE (Romans 13: 11-14) Brethren, knowing that it my soul: in Thee, O Lord, I put my trust, let me not be is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For now our ashamed: neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none salvation is nearer than when we believed. The night is of them that wait for Thee shall be confounded. past and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day: not in rioting and drunken- SECRET May these holy mysteries, O Lord, cleanse us ness, not in chambering and impurities, not in contention by their powerful virtue and make us to come with and envy: but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. greater purity to Him who is their source. Through our Lord… GRADUAL (Psalms 24: 3-4) All they that wait on Thee shall not be confounded, O Lord. V. Show, O Lord, Thy COMMUNION (Psalms 84: 13) The Lord will give ways to me: and teach me Thy paths. goodness: and our earth shall yield her fruit.

Alleluia, alleluia. V. (Psalms 84: 8) Show us, O Lord, POSTCOMMUNION May we receive, O Lord, Thy Thy mercy; and grant us Thy salvation. Alleluia. mercy in the midst of Thy temple, that we may prepare with due honor for the approaching feast of our redemp- tion. Through our Lord… GOSPEL (Luke 21: 25-33) At that time Jesus said to His disciples: There shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of na- tions, by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves: men withering away for fear and ex- 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT PAGE 3

"Maiden, Yet a Mother"

1. . Maiden, yet a Mother, daughter of thy Son, High beyond all other, Lowlier is none; 3. Nor alone thou hearest When thy name we hail; Thou the consummation Planned by God's decree, Often thou art nearest When our voices fail; When our lost creation, Nobler rose in thee! Mirrored in thy fashion All creation's good Mercy might, compassion Grace thy womanhood. 2. Noon on Zion's mountain Is thy charity; Hope its living fountain Finds on earth in thee. 4. Lady, lest our vision, Striving heav'n ward, fail, Lady, such thy power, He who grace would buy Still let thy petition With thy Son prevail, Not as of thy dower, Without wings would fly. Unto Whom all merit, Pow'r and majesty

THIS WEEK AT ST. MARY CHURCH UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS Mon Dec 2: Home School Co-op Sunday, Dec 15th Wigilia Celebration Sunday, Jan 5th Parish Party Tues Dec 3: Adult Continuing Ed. (ACE) 7 PM in Rectory Classroom Parish Nativity Play Friday Jan 24th Bus to March for Life in DC Wed Dec 4: Adult Conversion & Catechism Class: 7 PM in Rectory Classroom Fri Dec 6: 4 PM Rosary Rally for Reparation Sat Dec 7: 5:30 AM Rorate Mass ST MARY PARISH BUS TO MARCH FOR LIFE IN RORATE MASS—SATURDAY DEC 7 AT 5:30 AM WASHING DC ON FRIDAY JAN 24 A beautiful tradition in Advent is the pre-dawn candlelit St. Mary’s Parish will be renting a bus to the March for sung mass in honor of Our Lady. St. Mary’s will be Life in Washington DC on Friday March 24. We will having a Rorate mass on Saturday, Dec 7th at 5:30AM. have Mass at the parish and go straight to the Mall for It is truly one of the most beautiful Masses of the year. the March. We will return to the bus for departure at Please plan to attend and honor Our Lady in Advent as about 4PM. More details to come. If anyone is inter- we await the birth of Our Savior. ested in sponsoring the bus please contact Fr. Gis- mondi.

ROSARY RALLY FOR REPARATION—DEC 6 AT 4 PM CATECHISM CLASSES UPDATE On Friday December 6th @ 4:00pm - A Special First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Classes will resume today for Catechism, but will be cancelled next week due to the Wigilia set-up. Then the Catholics around the world are called to join a day of following three weeks will be cancelled for Christmas reparations to drive out “any diabolic influence within Break. Classes will resume Jan 12th. the Church”. Let us make First Friday, Dec 6th, a spe- cial day of reparation by praying the Rosary, offering prayers, and by taking on some form of penance, such as GAUDATE SUNDAY: WIGILIA CELEBRATION —DEC fasting, abstinence and other forms of mortification. 15 All are asked to join us at St. Mary Parish to participate All are invited to the Wigilia Advent Social in St. in a day of Prayer and Penance on Friday Dec 6th start- Mary’s Hall at 12:30 pm (following the 11 am Mass) on ing at 4:00pm. Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacra- Sunday December 15th. This event is co-sponsored by ment and Rosary will be at 4:00pm. Benediction will be St. Mary’s Quasi-Parish and St. Mary Polish American at 6:20pm. The regularly scheduled Confessions start at Society, with the proceeds being used to support the res- 6:00pm with Mass at 6:30 pm. toration of St. Mary's Church . Featured will be some of the traditional foods found at a 1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT PAGE 4

Polish Wigilia. There will also be a bas- attendance at the socials, but a decrease in both mone- ket raffle, a 50/50 drawing, blessed opłatki wafers avail- tary and food/potluck donations. Please consider bring- able to take home, and pre-ordered items will be avail- ing a dish to share. If everyone pitches in, we will be able for pick-up. Admission is $15 and $6 for children able to continue serving hot and tasty meals each Sun- aged 6-12, and free for children six or younger. Special day. There is link to the Sunday Socials Sign-Up Gen- pricing for large families (parents and children only), ius on the parish website. Please note that you don’t will be capped at $45. Please order tickets and place have to sign up to bring a dish and you don’t have to and orders by Wednesday December 4th bring a dish to enjoy the potluck (it just helps us to so we can purchase and prepare the correct amount of know what dishes to expect). If you have any questions food. Contact Dorothy Swedkowski at 610-630-0861 or would like to help out in any way please speak to Jan for tickets and to place orders for , kielbasa and or Diana Jelski. They can be reached at (610) 858- . Tickets are available for purchase after both 0417. Masses this Sunday in the parish hall. Volunteers are needed to bring desserts to Wigilia as well as to help with set-up on Saturday and clean-up on Sunday. Sign- ONLINE DONATIONS up sheets for these are also available in the parish hall St. Mary Church is now accepting online donations for after Mass both the General and Building Funds. To donate, go to www.stmarylatinmass.com and click the DONATE but-

ton. Visa, Mastercard accepted; checking and saving CONFRATERNITY OF CHRISTIAN MOTHERS accounts preferred. Donations can be one-time or INTRODUCTORY MEETING DECEMBER 14TH monthly. St. Mary’s Parish will be starting a chapter of the Con- CHURCH CLEANING fraternity of Christian Mothers. Under the special pa- tronage of Mary, the Mother of Sorrows, Christian We have a beautiful church, one in which it’s a great Mothers are encouraged joyously to undertake the im- joy to come to praise & thank God. We all must do our portant task of training and sanctifying the young souls part to make it so. I’s been said it’s all about time, tal- entrusted to their care. They are instructed with ways to ent and treasure to make a vibrant parish. If you’re able, edify one another by word and deed, to support one an- please spend some time after the Friday12:05 Mass to other by fervent prayer and in this way become the help clean St Mary Church. Heavenly blessings en- mainstay of the spiritual life within their own family, sue. We usually finish by 2:30. and a fruitful source of blessing to the community in which they live. This group is open to all ladies of the PARISH REGISTRATION FORMS parish over 21 years of age. Members can be married or Orange parish registration forms can be found on the single, and need not have children. Father Gismondi table in the vestibule of the church. The completed reg- will be holding an introductory meeting on Saturday istration form can be placed in the donation box by the December 14th in the Parish Hall after the 9:00 Mass. candles or by mailing it in to the office.

PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY & NATIVITY PLAY—JAN Courtesy Announcements 5 PRESENTATION ON SHROUD AND TILMA The parish Christmas Party will be on Sunday Jan 5th after the 11 am Mass. Nativity play will during the par- Thursday December 12 at 7 PM at BVM ish Christmas party. All children under 13 who would Parish. 401 Brookline Blvd. Havertown, PA 19083. like to participate are welcome! We hope to have a re- Mr. Massimo Paris will lecture on the Shroud of Turin hearsal in between Masses on December 29th . If you and the Tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Displayed have any questions on the play, please contact Sue Zima will be a life size replica of the Shroud as well as the at (215) 362-1027 or [email protected] Tilma. All are welcome. Free will donations will be appreciated.

SUNDAY SOCIAL & POTLUCK ANNUAL CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SS PETER & All are invited to the parish hall each Sunday following the 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Masses for coffee, donuts and PAUL potluck. In recent weeks we have seen as increase in CHRISTMAS CONCERT & PRAYER SERVICE