January 10th, 2021 A.D. – St. ’s Birthday Welcome Visitors! The National of St. Philomena is part of the apostolate of The Society of Pius X. The Shrine is maintained by an Association of Catholics known as “The Friends of St. Philomena, Inc.” (Code of Canon Law, N. 215). We teach the full Christian Faith and Morali- ty. We adhere to the Traditional Roman Rites and follow the 1962 Roman Missal. The National Shrine of St. Philomena was founded in 1988 by Father Timothy Hop- kins, R.I.P. He was a priest of the Diocese of Marsi, Ita- ly, ordained by Mgr. Biaggio Terrinoni, O.F.M. (Cap.), R.I.P, on December 8th, 1984. Father Hopkins was privileged to have been Gregorian Latin liturgy associated with the Priestly Society of Saint Until 1969, the various Catholic liturgies were Pius X for more than 23 years. all of apostolic origin. The Gregorian Latin While obedient to the One True Church, and liturgy, celebrated in this church, follows the acknowledging and praying at each Mass for tradition of , the first Pope, and has His Holiness Pope Francis, and the Most never undergone any essential change till the Reverend Thomas Wenski, Archbishop of present time. Every gesture, every word has Miami, the Shrine is not affiliated with the been weighed and measured with the assis- Archdiocese of Miami and receives no finan- tance of the Holy Ghost for the greatest glory cial or other support from it. of God and the salvation of souls.

1621 SW 6th St. Miami, FL 33135 - (305) 758-7724 Websites: shrineofstphilomena.com E-mail: [email protected] Founder: The Reverend Father Timothy Hopkins, R.I.P. Prior: The Reverend Father Marc Vernoy, F.S.S.P.X. Chaplain: The Reverend Father Fabula, F.S.S.P.X. Mailing Addr: P.O. Box 530157, Miami Shores, FL 33153-0157 The Birth of St. Philomena. On December 21st, 1833, the Holy Office declared that there was nothing contrary to the Catholic faith in the revelations that Sister Maria Luisa di Gesù (1799– 1875), a Dominican tertiary from Naples, claimed to have received from the St. Philomena herself. In the Neapolitan 's account, Saint Philomena also revealed that her birthday was January 10th, that her martyrdom occurred on August 10th (the date also of the arrival of her relics in Mugnano del Cardinale), and that her name "Filumena" meant "daughter of light. **** The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in honor of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint , as a family. The primary purpose of this feast is to present the Holy Family as a model for Christian families. The feast was instituted by Pope Leo XIII in 1893. **** Today’s second collection will be taken up for the building fund. **** Pope St. Hyginus was a Greek by birth. He was the of Rome from 138 to his death in 142. He was the successor to Pope St. Telesphorus. During his papacy St. Hyginus determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. He also decreed that all churches be consecrated. He had to confront the Gnostic heresy and Valentinus and Cerdo, leaders of the heresy, who were in Rome at the time. He died a under the persecution of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. **** St. Hilary was born in Poitiers, from a prestigious family. He converted to the Christian faith by reading the Sacred Scriptures. He had the glory of having the great St. Martin as his , whom he conveyed his extraordinary doctrine and burning zeal. St. Hilary defended the faith against heretics and was exiled because of his orthodoxy. St. Agustin called him "the illustrious doctor of the churches." He died in 368 and was proclaimed a doctor of the Church in 1851. **** St. Paul of Thebes, commonly known as St. Paul, the First or St. Paul the , is the first Christian hermit, who lived alone in the desert from the age of 16 to 113 years of age. He lived in a cave near a clear spring and a palm tree, the leaves of which provided him with clothing and the fruit of which provided him with his only source of food until he was 43 years old, when a raven started bringing him half a loaf of bread daily. He remained in that cave for the rest of his life, almost a hundred years. His feast day is January 15th. **** Operation Lepanto is the effort to raise $1 million for a new to offer the traditional Latin Mass in South Florida. Despite COVID-19, the current church, Our Lady of Victory, remained open and the sacraments continued to be offered to the faithful. That resulted in a big increase of the number of Mass attendees, and our current space no longer supports the needs of the community. Be part of a new miracle, join Operation Lepanto and help tradition grow in South Florida. Donate at http://www.sspxdavie.com “The LORD is in his Holy Temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.” (Hab. 2, 20) ON OUR OBLIGATIONS TO LOVE JESUS CHRIST by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1) First Point. On the great love which Jesus Christ has shown to us. St. Augustine says: “Christ came on Earth that men might know how much God loves them.” He has come, and to show the immense love which this God bears us, he has giv- en himself entirely to us, by abandoning himself to all the pains of this life, and after- wards to the scourges, to the thorns, and to all the sorrows and insults which he suffered in his passion, and by offering himself to die, abandoned by all, on the infamous tree of the cross. “Who loved me, and delivered himself for me.” (Gal 2: 20) Jesus Christ could save us without dying on the cross, and without suffering. One drop of his blood would be sufficient for our redemption. Even a prayer offered to his Eternal Father would be sufficient; because, on account of his divinity, his prayer would be of infinite value, and would therefore be sufficient for the salvation of the world, and of a thousand worlds. St. Chrysostom, or another ancient author, says: “But what was suffi- cient for redemption was not sufficient for love.” To show how much he loved us, he wished to shed not only a part of his blood, but the entire of it, by dint of torments. This may be inferred from the words which he used on the night be- fore his death: “This is my blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many.” (Matt 26:28) The words ‘shall be shed’ show that, in his passion, the blood of Jesus Christ was poured forth even to the last drop. Hence, when after death his side was opened with a spear, blood and water came forth, as if what then flowed was all that remained of his blood. Jesus Christ, then, though he could save us without suffering, wished to embrace a life of continual pain, and to suffer the cruel and ignominious death of the cross. “He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Phil 2:8)

OF YOUR CHARITY, PLEASE PRAY FOR: Pope Francis, Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Fr. Davide Pagliarani and the Society of St. Pius X, vocations to the priesthood and religious life. The Sick: Varela, William Muir, Gordon Pennington, Nelly Pérez, Melba Pérez, Maura , Santos Chong, Adilia Varela, Mirta Fernández, Beatriz Contreras, Dulce Mª Soler, Lenore Crewe -Jones, Zoila Arroyo, Ruth Martínez, Néstor Seda, María del Carmen Alvarado, Robles-Smithson, Sheila Tiernan, Deirde Tiernan The Faithful Departed: Fr. Timothy A. Hopkins, Fr. Enrique Rueda, Fr. Sergio Heredia, Blanca Seda, Geraldine Wilson, Marcos A. Alvarez, Shirley Sillan, Lydia E. Guethon, Toña Villamizar, Barbara Fabula, Lorenzo Valdivia, Hugo Pérez, Luz Marina López, Francisco Pérez, Ana Celia Pérez, Orlando Pérez, Mariana Lam-Leo, Oscar Velázquez, Ada Velazquez, Eva Velazquez, Nancy Zaldivar, Estela Guilarte, Josefa Leon, Gladys Marín, Santiago Miranda, Marianne Eubanks, Lazaro Gonzalez, Carlos Suárez, Peter Steeger, Ralph Ledesma, Carlos Vázquez, Carlos Valdes, Orestes Isa, Henry Pérez, Rita Marvez, Nilda Padrón, Elsa Albuerne, Joe Katz, Arthur Neri, Edward & Doris Schepis, Isabel Delgado, Edward Orlowski, Margaret Doswell, Antolín Reyes, Geraldine Graves, Gerardo Guzmán Alvergue, Charles Mauro, Margarita Force, Lucille & Dorothy Tremblay, Joseph H. Tiernan III, Sor Catherine Doyle, Maryrose Dewey, Sue Sorensen, Anne St. Laurent, Maria Altamirano, Gerard Mehr, Pilarcita, Fanny & Luis Baquerizo, Luis Baquerizo Jr., Eladio Armesto-García and all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, especially those with no-one here on earth to pray for them.

“I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, your spiritual worship.” Rm 12:1 Out of respect for Our Lord Jesus Christ and for For gentlemen and lads: Neither shorts, T- the edification of our neighbor, we beg all to ap- shirts nor sneakers meet the norms of modesty. pear in Church decent in deportment and modest For ladies and girls: Neither shorts, slacks, in dress. sleeveless, short nor low-cut dresses meet the norms of modesty. However, no one has the right to question others, Furthermore, according to apostolic custom or especially visitors. It belongs to the parish priest Church law, gentlemen are bareheaded in church; alone to instruct the laity when they repeatedly and ladies are requested to cover their heads. dress or deport below expectation. Thank you for your charity.

Mass Times and Feasts from January 10th to January 18th

Date Time Devotion Chapel Feast Day

7:00 am Holy Mass Davie 9:00 am Holy Mass Davie FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY Sunday, 10th 11:00 am Holy Mass Davie St. Philomena’s Birthday 12:00 pm Holy Mass W Palm Bch

FERIA Monday, 11th ——— ——— ——— St. Hyginus, Pope & martyr

Tuesday, 12th ——— ——— ——— FERIA Commemoration of the Baptism of Wednesday, 13th ——— ——— ——— Our Lord

St. Hilary, Bp., conf. & doctor Thursday, 14th ——— ——— ——— St. Felix, Priest & martyr (Comm.)

St. Paul the Hermit, Confessor Friday, 15th 6:30 pm Holy Mass Davie St. Maurus, Abbot (Comm.)

9:30 am Holy Mass W Palm Bch Saturday, 16th St. Marcellus I, Pope & martyr 10:00 am Holy Mass Davie 7:00 am Holy Mass Davie SECOND SUNDAY AFTER 9:00 am Holy Mass Davie Sunday, 17th EPIPHANY 11:00 am Holy Mass Davie St. Anthony the Hermit, Abbot 12:00 pm Holy Mass W Palm Bch FERIA Monday, 18th ——— ——— ——— St. Prisca, Virgin & martyr (Comm.)