PARISH OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON JANUARY 17, 2021 Preparation for Edited by Father John Boyle

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The season of Septuagesima The traditional season of Septuagesima comprises the three weeks immediately preceding Lent. It was abolished with the reforms of the liturgy promulgated in 1969 but, since Pope Benedict XVI made the traditional liturgy more widely available, more and more communities have rediscovered the Septuagesima offers us three weeks during which good sense that our Holy we might already Mother Church had in withdraw, insofar as we preparing us for the season “Lent is a holy season are able, from the noisy of Lent by a kind of three ordered towards the distractions of the world week countdown. renewal of the in order that our hearts may be more readily The Sundays of this season spiritual life.” impressed by the solemn are known as Septuagesima warning she is to give us Sunday, Sexagesima Sunday at the commencement of and Sunday, Lent by marking our referring to the numbers foreheads with ashes. seventy, sixty and fifty respectively, leading to Quadragesima referring to forty, the number of days in Lent. The observation of these Sundays keeps us The Traditional Latin in mind of the great solemnity of that looms Mass in the distance, the great object towards which the On January 31st, February 7th, February Church would have us now begin to turn all our 14th, the 10:30am Mass will be a Sung thoughts, desires and devotion. Mass (Missa Cantata) in Latin. Lent itself is a holy season ordered towards the The vestments will be violet, the Alleluia and Gloria renewal of the whole spiritual life. The season of suppressed.

SEPTUAGESIMA, SEXAGESIMA, QUINQUAGESIMA HIGHLIGHTS January 31st: Septuagesima Sunday February 2nd: Presentation of the Lord/Purifcation of Our Lady) February 7th: Sexagesima Sunday February 14th: Quinquagesima Sunday February 15th: commencement of 33 days of preparation for the consecration to St. Joseph February 17th:

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Missalettes and Latin Mass booklets will be provided You can find Pope but do not worry if you get lost. The important Francis’ letter at https:// thing is to be present with a heart desiring to tinyurl.com/y3lzztcj. worship and mind set on God. There are many ways of observing this year. One Please note that Holy Communion is way would be to join received kneeling (unless one is impeded together and spend from doing so) and on the tongue. Holy thirty three days in Communion will not be administered to preparation for consecration to St. the hand. Joseph on the Solemnity Already many parishioners, particularly those who of this great saint on became Catholics last year, those who are preparing March 19. Preparation would begin on February 15. for baptism or reception into the Church this coming Father Calloway’s book Consecration to St. Joseph Easter, new parishioners and families, have provides a daily program. Even if you decide not to expressed their appreciation for the traditional do the consecration, the book will help you know liturgy as experienced in the Rorate Mass in more about this great saint. and the Midnight Mass. I invite everyone As consecration to Mary helps one become “another to be open to conversion towards the traditional Mary” for Jesus, so consecration to St. Joseph helps Mass or at least, as Pope Benedict XVI wished, to be us become “another Joseph” for Jesus and Mary. By once again reconciled with the Church’s venerable entrusting ourselves to St. Joseph, we become traditions. faithful, loving and trusting companions of Jesus Consecration to St. and Mary. As Jesus embraced St. Joseph as his foster Joseph or legal father, we wish to embrace St. Joseph as our spiritual father. Pope Francis recently declared a Year of St. Joseph from December 8, 2020, through December 8, 2021.

SERVERS NEEDED Boys and men: let Father Boyle know if you would like to join the team of altar servers. SINGERS NEEDED If you would like to join the special choirs for these Masses, contact Teresa Padilla either directly or via the parish offce. NEED HELP GETTING THE ST. JOSEPH BOOK? Ask Father or at the parish offce. We will order it for you.

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Pick Your Battles Now is a good time to begin planning the spiritual combat you will undertake during Lent. The principal ascetical practices to undertake or increase are prayer, fasting and almsgiving.

Prayer Saying your morning and night prayers; the Angelus at morning, noon, evening; reading the bible and/or good spiritual book; visiting the Blessed Sacrament; praying the Rosary; attendance at weekday Mass; more frequent confession; adoration; seeking silence…

Fasting & Abstinence The minimum required by the Church in Lent is as follows.

For all who are 14 years old and over, on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent, abstinence from all flesh meat. What is this journey in between the event we For all who are aged 18 to 59 inclusive, fasting (i.e. call “birth” and the one we call “death”? Is the one full meal, and two other meals which, when journey taking you somewhere, or are you combined, are less than a full meal) on Ash leading yourself to some kind of destination – a Wednesday and . destination that could extend beyond your last breath? What do you want from your life during That’s not too difficult, is it? Maybe you could: cut the in between? The questions are there. And, out one of your daily cups of coffee; reduce or cut the answers are too. View "The Search" in out TV (cable, streaming) and radio; cut out all English (watch.formed.org/the-search) or in “noise”; try a cold shower; kneel for your prayers Spanish(watch.formed.org/la-busqueda) instead of sitting; get over that “I’m not a morning person” excuse for laziness, … Some great spiritual Almsgiving reading Give of your time, your talent and your treasure The Imitation of Christ (Thomas a Kempis); Divine (money) in service of your parish; Intimacy (Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen); or to the poor, lonely, homeless; to Introduction to the Devout Life (St. Francis de the persecuted Church (e.g. Aid to Sales); Love Unveiled (Edward Sri); The Bible in a the Church in Need or Year (Augustine Institute). nasarean.org); to a religious community that needs our support.

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