PATRICK’S ORATORY
DEDICATED TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA CHURCH & R ECTORY ADDRESS 211 N. Maple Ave. Green Bay, WI 54303 Phone (920) 437-9660 Fax (920) 437-5154 [email protected] www.institute-christ-king.org/greenbay ORATORY CLERGY
The Very Reverend Msgr. R. Michael Schmitz
Vicar General
The Reverend Canon Matthew Talarico
Provincial Superior
The Reverend Canon Antoine Boucheron R e c t o r
Why does He allow this to go on?
St. Paul gives us the key in the Epistle for today: “Put on a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, meekness and patience. Bear with one another and forgive one another… But above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection… And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts… Show yourselves thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly. Whatever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, giving thanks to God the Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
If we strive to live like that, we will be able to deal with and triumph over all the evil and suffering that comes our way. Christ did it and He assures us that we also can do it with His grace – if we follow Him and imitate Him.
Canon Antoine Boucheron NOVEMBER SAINT FELIX of VALOIS, Nov. 20 MONTH OF THE POOR SOULS Saint Felix was the son of the Count of Valois. His mother carried him to Saint Bernard at his monastery in Clairvaux, to offer him there to God when he was P ease C ti ue t Pray f r the three years old; she kept him, however, under her own care. She permitted him, P r S u s i Purgat ry thr ugh ut still young, to distribute the alms she was pleased to give to the poor. When the exiled Pope Innocent II sought refuge in France, the Count of Valois, father of the th f ve ber Felix, offered his castle of Crepy to the Pontiff, who often blessed the young child. One day when Felix gave away his own habits to a poor beggar, he found Indulgences for the Poor Souls them that evening neatly laid on his bed; and he thanked God for this sign of His By the practice of Indulgences, the Church divine goodness, proving that one loses nothing when one gives to the poor. places at the charitable disposal of the faithful The unfortunate divorce of the parents of Felix, and the excommunication of the inexhaustible treasure accumulated, from his father who remarried and whose condemnation raised serious troubles in his age to age, by the superabundant satisfactions domains caused the young man to mature; he then formed a resolution to leave of the saints, added to those of the martyrs, the world. Confiding his mother to her pious brother, Thibault, Count of and united to those of our Blessed Lady and Champagne, Felix took the Cistercian habit at Clairvaux. His rare virtues drew so much admiration that, with Saint Bernard’s consent, he fled from it to Italy the infinite residue of our Lord's sufferings. where he began to live an austere life with an aged hermit in the Alps. The old These remissions of punishment she grants to hermit was able to procure the ordination of his disciple as a priest. the living by her own direct power; but she After his elderly counselor died in his arms, Saint Felix returned to France. He nearly always approves of and permits their built a cell in the diocese of Meaux in an uninhabited forest, later named application to the dead by way of suffrage, Cerfroid. There he led an angelic life of perpetual fasting. God inspired him with that is to say, in the manner in which, as we the desire of founding an Order for the redemption of Christian captives from have seen, each of the faithful may offer to the Moors. The Lord also moved Saint John of Matha, a young nobleman of God who accepts it, for another, the suffrage Provence, to seek out the hermit and join him. The two applied themselves to or succor of his own satisfactions. the practice of all virtues. It was John who proposed to Saint Felix the project of an Order for the redemption of captives when Felix was already seventy years — The Liturgical Year , Abbot Gueranger O.S.B. old. The latter gladly offered himself to God for that purpose, and after praying for three days the two made a pilgrimage to Rome in the middle of winter. They A partial indulgence, applicable only to the were kindly received by the Pope after he read the recommendation which the souls in purgatory, can be obtained when the Bishop of Paris had given them. He too prayed and became convinced that the Eternal Rest ( Requiem aeternam ) is prayed. This two Saints were inspired by the Holy Spirit, and he gave his approbation to the is a good prayer to recite especially during the Trinitarian Order month of November: Within forty years the Order would have six hundred monasteries. St. Felix founded St. Mathburn Convent in Paris in his seventies. Saint John, who was Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual Superior General, left to Saint Felix the direction of the convents in France, light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful exercised from the monastery which the founders had built at Cerfroid. There departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Saint Felix died in November of 1212, at the age of eighty-five, only about six Amen. weeks before his younger co-founder. It is a constant tradition in the Trinitarian Order that Saint Felix and Saint John were canonized by Urban IV in 1260,
A Prayer f r the S u s i Purgat ry though no bull has ever been found. In 1219 already the feast of Saint Felix was
O Most compassionate Jesus, have mercy on kept in the entire diocese of Meaux. In 1666 Alexander VI declared that the souls detained in Purgatory, for whose veneration of the servant of God was “immemorial”. redemption Thou didst take upon Thyself our Ca e dar f Upc i g Eve ts nature and endure a bitter death. Mercifully Sunday, November 26 - Canon Fehrenbacher & Abbe’ Kevin Visit hear their sighs, look with pity upon the tears 10:00am First Mass followed by First Blessing - Welcome Social in O’Brien which they now shed before Thee, and by Saturday, December 2 - Meetings virtue of Thy Passion, release them from the Company of the Immaculate & St. Michaels Patrol pains due to their sins. O most merciful Jesus, Confraternity of Christian Mothers let Thy Precious Blood reach down into Following the 9:00am Mass
Purgatory and refresh and revive the captive First Sunday of Advent, Dec. 3 - St. Nicholas Party souls who suffer there. Stretch out to them Following the 10:00am Mass in O’Brien Hall Thy strong right hand, and bring them forth Monday, Dec. 4 - St. Jerome Book Club into the place of refreshment, light and peace. Rectory 6:00pm Amen. Friday, Dec. 8 - Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Eucharistic Adoration ~Holy Day of Obligation ~ Continues Friday, Nov. 24 Sat., December 16 - Christmas Cookie Walk & Craft Sale 2 Mass 8:00am/Adoration 8:45am - Noon 10:00am - 4:00pm O’Brien Hall LITURGICAL CALENDAR : N OVEMBER 19 - NOVEMBER 26, 2017 Sun., Nov. 19 Jim DeGroote Julius Fonferek 8:00 a.m. TWENTY -FOURTH by John DeGroote OPEN Low Mass/organ 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY AFTER †William Davis Sacristan: Jerry Jessel High Mass by Bill & Bridgett Mihalski MC: Peter Cisler Youth Choir PENTECOST Thurifer: Jerry Jessel (2nd Cl., G ) Acolytes: Michael Simia Commemoration for the Pope & John Neumann Candle: Thomas Simia, Nicholas Reif, Aaron Ras- 6th Sunday after the Epiphany-Collects, Epistle and Gospel mussen, Paul Mihalski
Crucifer: Nathan Reif Mon., Nov. 20 St. Felix de Valois, Confessor (3rd Cl., W) Com- †Arvilla Duquaine Tyler Reif 8:00 a.m. memoration for the Pope by John & Mary DePauw Nicholas Reif
Tues., Nov. 21 Presentation of the Most Blessed Virgin †Jennifer Rasmussen John Kanzenbach 6:00 p.m. Mary (3rd Cl., R) Commemoration for the Pope by Conf. of Christian Mothers James Kanzenbach HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - following Holy Mass Wed., Nov. 22 St. Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr (3rd Cl., R) Com- †Norbert & Delores Traeger Andreas Kempen 8:00 a.m. memoration for the Pope by family OPEN Thurs., Nov.23 St. Clement I, Pope & Martyr (3rd Cl., R) Com- Orville & Carol Frisque Julius Fonferek 8:00 a.m. memoration for the Pope & St. Felicity, Martyr by Orville & Carol Frisque OPEN
Fri., Nov. 24 St. John of the Cross, Confessor & Doctor of †Aaron & Mary Claflin Bart Stillwell 8:00 a.m. the Church (3rd Cl., W) Commemoration for the by Rick & Patty LeMere OPEN Pope & St. Chrysogonus, Martyr Eucharistic Adoration 8:45 - Noon Sat., Nov. 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin & Martyr Mary Alice Oettinger John Neumann 9:00 a.m. (3rd Cl., R) Commemoration for the Pope by her daughter Vic Neumann Sun., Nov. 26 †John Petkus Michael Simia 8:00 a.m. TWENTY -FIFTH by Tom & Mary Roehrig Aaron Rasmussen Low Mass/organ 10:00 a.m. SUNDAY AFTER †Cecelia Westcott Sacristan & MC Paul Jessel High Mass by Orville & Carol Frisque Thurifer: John Kanzenbach Chorale PENTECOST Acolytes: Peter Cisler (2nd Cl., G ) & Jacob Mihalski Commemoration for the Pope Candle: James Kanzen- bach, Vic & John Neu- mann, Paul Mihalski
Crucifer: Andreas Kempen
CONFESSION SCHEDULE DEVOTION SCHEDULE
Sunday ...... 7:15 - 7:45 a.m. & 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. Tuesday ...... Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration Daily ...... 30 minutes before every Holy Mass Wednesday ...... St. Joseph Novena after Holy Mass Upon appointment ...... Call the rectory Friday . Sorrowful Mother Novena after Holy Mass Monthly ...... Infant Jesus Novena (17th to 25th)
CATECHISM CLASSES are held on Tuesdays from 5:00-5:50 p.m. in O’Brien Hall. Please meet at 4:55 p.m. in the Church for prayers. To sign up please contact Canon Boucheron. November - The month of the poor souls I will be able to bless the graves of your family or friends during the month of November, in Wisconsin of course.
If you are interested in having this done, please send me an e-mail or a note with the name of the deceased person and the location of the grave.
Canon Antoine Boucheron
3 First Mass and First Blessing of COMPANY OF THE IMMACULATE Canon Jonathon Fehrenbacher PCOMING IRLS ROUP EETING U G ’ G M We are pleased to welcome Rev. Canon SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
Jonathon Fehrenbacher - Vicar of St. Joseph 9:00am When: Saturday, December 2, after the Mass. Oratory in Detroit, MI. who will be visiting
St. Patrick’s Oratory Sunday, November 26 . Where: O’Brien Hall
Canon Fehrenbacher was Ordained last July Who: All girls ages 5 and up. Younger girls are also welcome if and will offer a First Mass at 10:00am and will an older sibling or parent is present.
impart his First Blessings after the Mass. Join What: The girls will make ornaments for the saints' feast days that us as we welcome Canon with a social and occur during the Advent season. Please bring a bag of chips Light Reception following the 10:00am Mass or other snack to share with the group for a little party. Beverages
in O’Brien Hall. All are encouraged to attend. will be provided. See you there!
Please see the sign up sheets on the bulletin boards ~Please email [email protected] to attend or with questions~
Congratulations Abbe’ Kevin Kerscher Come and join us for a day of faith and fun with friends! Celebrating his 20th anniversary of ST. MICHAEL ’S PATROL Brotherhood in the Institute of Christ the King UPCOMING BOYS ’ G ROUP MEETING We are pleased to welcome Abbe’ Kevin Kerscher to SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2 St. Patrick’s Oratory on Sunday, November 26 . Join 9:00 a.m. us as we congratulate Abbe’ Kevin after the 10:00am When: Saturday, December 2, after the Mass. Where: Meet after Mass Mass during the social with Canon Fehrenbacher. Who: All boys ages 5 and up. Parents are encouraged to attend. May our Lord continue to Bless his service! Younger boys are welcome if an older sibling or parent is present. Fatima Pilgrim Virgin Statue **Please bring your own lunches & beverages** Its not to late to take advantage of this 100 th anniversary year of the We will conclude at approximately 12:15pm apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima to have the Pilgrim Virgin statue visit Free will donations will be accepted. your home. Details are on the bulletin board at the church side entrance. Please RSVP to [email protected] if you are planning to attend PRO -LIFE WISCONSIN Want Stress Free Holiday Shopping… MARCH FOR LIFE 2018 - CHICAGO - Give Gift cards from Scrip Join the Bus from Green Bay to the annual Christmas Gift Cards are Now available “March for Life” in Chicago on Sunday, Jan. 14. Stop by the scrip table located in the church side entrance REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN-SIGN UP TODAY!
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A Very Different First Thanksgiving
In 1539, Francisco Coronado organized an expedition from Mexico. Bringing with him 300 soldiers and settlers, 100 native Mexican Christians and five Franciscan missionaries, plus hundreds of horses, mules, sheep, cows, pigs and goats, he set out to explore what is now the great southwest of the United States.
He first established a base in Arizona, discovering the pueblos. He crossed what is now the Rio Grande, naming it Rio de Nuestra Senora Children's Collection (the River of Our Lady), and headed east to establish a mission near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Spreading the true faith was his primary This Advent, both the girls' and boys' group of St. purpose in undertaking the expeditions, and he found fertile ground to Patrick's Oratory are going to have their first ever plant the seeds of faith among the pagan native Indians. "Children's Collection" for the children in the Institute's
In April, 1541, Coronado and a small group including the missionaries, African apostolate. Canon Fragelli's parish, the Mission of left Albuquerque, New Mexico heading even further east-northeast, Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, is in the process of crossing the Texas Panhandle. The natives they encountered were building a Catholic school for 500 children. While they immediately open to the reception of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And, with have started construction earlier this year, they are unable only a few weeks of instruction converted and were baptized. Father Juan to continue building due to a lack of funding. This is Padilla, O.F.M., celebrated Mass followed by a thanksgiving feast to God where our children can help. for his blessings in the face of dangers, and for the converts.
Another Thanksgiving celebration occurred in 1598 when Juan de We are asking for "child size" donations to help Canon Onate, a Catholic explorer, accompanied by over 200 soldiers, colonists, Fragelli build this school for their children. They are and their families and eight Franciscan friars, two priests and six brothers, naming it "St. Francis de Sales School," and with our help headed into New Mexico from Mexico City, experiencing many hardships we can assist them in completing this worthwhile project. and hostile Indians along the way. Just over Rio de Nuestra Senora the Franciscans erected a large cross near present-day El Paso, Texas, on the This collection is primarily for all the children of our Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord. High Mass commenced immediately parish; however, adults are also welcome to donate to this afterward, offered in thanksgiving to Almighty God for many blessings. cause as well. It is not the amount that we collect that is Then they gathered for a banquet of fish, game, fruits, and vegetables. The important, but rather to teach our children compassion feast was commemorated by the Spanish in successive years and is still cele- towards our fellow brothers and sisters who are less brated in San Juan on April 30. fortunate in other parts of the world. As Saint Teresa of The puritanical Pilgrims, who are credited with the first and famous Calcutta said, "If we worry too much about ourselves, we thanksgiving of 1621 did not make theirs a yearly event. George won't have time for others." Washington called for a day of Thanksgiving when president, but it wasn’t a national holiday until the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The Spanish This collection will begin on Sunday, December 3 and will Catholics thanked the true God for bringing them safely through dangers, continue periodically throughout the coming year in which and for the spreading of the faith and kept their day of thanksgiving we hope to provide updates on the school's progress. annually. On Thanksgiving we should more than pause to recollect and Thank you for your support and generosity! contemplate the blessings we experience spiritually and materially. Happy Thanksgiving! P ease he p us " ive the truth i charity " DEAR GUESTS & V ISITORS , WELCOME ! CANON ANTOINE BOUCHERON AND THE LAY FAITHFUL WELCOME YOU TO ST. P ATRICK ’S ORATORY .
WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FULLY APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF THE CLASSICAL ROMAN CATHOLIC LITURGY .
According to our liturgical tradition, and the norms in effect: • Holy Communion is received on the tongue and (if possible for you) kneeling. • All visitors who are not practicing Catholics in full communion with the Church are kindly asked Not to receive Holy Communion. Holy Communion is a sign of unity and communion of heart and mind with Jesus and with the Church He founded. To communicate, it is essential to have been baptized into the Roman Catholic Church, to embrace all the teachings of the Faith, and to live them without any serious attachment to sin. Thus the soul is in the state of grace, fully alive, and able to receive Jesus truly present in the Sacred Host with His precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.
To receive more information about the Extraordinary Form of the Classic Roman Catholic Liturgy, St. Patrick’s Oratory, the Institute of Christ the King, or if you desire to become a member of the Roman Catholic Church, please contact Canon Antoine Boucheron, Rector.
St. Patrick’s Oratory is an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in the Diocese of Green Bay
Saint Nicholas’ Day Celebration SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 O'Brien Hall immediately following the 10:00am Mass
Please come and celebrate this holy feast together!
Please sign-up to celebrate the feast of Saint Nicholas with a Taco Bar Potluck. Sign-up sheets available at both entrances but it is preferred using the online form.
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Everyone is invited to eat, visit, mingle and get to know your fellow Oratory members and visitors. Saint Nicholas will be visiting as well with treats for the children. MEMBERS OF ST. PATRICK’S ORATORY Please let me know if you have moved in the last two years. Our secretary needs your new mailing address to update our database. Thank you for your understanding.
If you are not yet a Member… 3rd Annual Christmas Cookie Walk and Craft Fundraiser Please Register as a Member of Saturday, December 16: 10am - 4pm ST. PATRICK’S ORATORY Sunday, December 17: After 8am & 10am Masses Contact Canon Boucheron for a “Membership Form.” O’Brien Hall St. Patrick’s Oratory is an apostolate of the Institute of Christ the King Please Help the “Friends of St. Patrick’s Oratory” raise funds for Canon Boucheron future Oratory social events such as our Christmas Party, all BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS Saints, St. Nicholas, Easter, Annual Picnic, Sweet Socials, etc.
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You can also support this annual event by Please have all APPROVED announcements sent to purchasing tasty homemade Cookies, candies and Phil White at [email protected] no later handmade crafts on Saturday, December 16 from than 3:00pm Wednesday prior to the upcoming week’s 10am-4pm for the best selections and again on Bulletin. Any approved announcements sent after that Sunday, December 17 after the 8am & 10am Masses time are not guaranteed to be inserted. in O’Brien Hall.
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