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 Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church Generosity, Humility, and Love for the Lord in the Holy Eucharist 504 So. Third Street + De Soto, MO 63020 + 636-337-2212 + www.stroseparish.info  The First Sunday of Lent FEBRUARY 21, 2021 

 PARISH STAFF Fr. Alex Anderson, Pastor Deacon Ed Boyer, Parish Deacon & PSR Principal Deacon Terry Baldwin, Parish Deacon, RCIA & Adoration Chapel Coordinator Kathey Compton, St. Rose School Principal Corie Boyer, Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper Natalie Woodrum, SRLS School Secretary Abby Huck, PSR Secretary Carol Flesher, Assistant Parish Secretary Mike Merseal, Maintenance Carol Emmett, Parish Music Director  RECTORY EMAIL [email protected]  SCHOOL INFO 523 S. 4th Street, DeSoto, MO 63020 636-337-7855 I www.stroseoflima.org  MASS SCHEDULE Monday thru Friday at 6:15 am I 8:00 am Mon, Wed & Fri during Lent when school is in session I Tues evening: 6:30 pm with Per- petual Help Devotions Sat: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm & Sun: 7 am, 9 am, & 11 am  CONFESSIONS Sat: 8:30 - 9:00 am & 4:00 - 4:45 pm  PERPETUAL ADORATION Perpetual Adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament in the lower level chapel on the Miller Street side of church  PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY . . .  to register as a member of St. Rose Parish  to have Holy Communion brought to the sick  to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick  to put someone on the sick list  to arrange for a Baptism or Marriage  to become a convert to the Catholic Church  CALVARY CEMETERY INFO - 636-337-2150

"Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven." St. Rose of Lima   Mass Readings for the Week LITURGICAL MINISTERS FEBRUARY 27TH & FEBRUARY 28TH Mon Feb 22 I Peter 5:1-4; Psalm 23:1-6; Matthew 16:13-19 LECTORS Tue Feb 23 Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 34:4-7,16-19; 5:00 PM Debbie Wilson Matthew 6:7-15 7:00 AM Karen Krodinger Wed Feb 24 Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 51:3-4,12-13, 9:00 AM Stephen Nichols 18-19; Luke 11:29-32 11:00 AM Larry Sansoucie Thu Feb 25 Esther C:12,14-16,23-25; Psalm 138: 1-3,7-8; Matthew 7:7-12 SERVERS Fri Feb 26 Ezekiel 18:21-28; Psalm 130:1-8; Matthew 5:20-26 5:00 PM Tyler Milton & Austin Milton Sat Feb 27 Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Psalm 119: 7:00 AM Keegun Huskey & Cooper Huskey 1-2,4-5,7-8; Matthew 5:43-48 9:00 AM Mason Boyer Sun Feb 28 Genesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18; Psalm 11:00 AM Tristan Duepner & Amelia Duepner 116:10,15-19; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10 EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS 5:00 PM Deacon Terry Baldwin 7:00 AM Deacon Terry Baldwin 9:00 AM Deacon Terry Baldwin MASS INTENTIONS 11:00 AM Deacon Terry Baldwin FOR THE WEEK USHERS MON - February 22 6:15 AM John Patrick 5:00 PM Charles Koch, Mike Merseal, Chair of St. Peter 8:00 AM Benita Coleman & Duck Reando, Josh Reando 7:00 AM Ken Merseal, J. R. Merseal, TUES - February 23 6:15 AM Donald Richardson & Harold Wickerham St. Polycarp 6:30 PM Mary Baisch 9:00 AM Jeff Draves, Robbie Winckel,

WED - February 24 6:15 AM Estella Schell Bob Winckel, & Lonnie Reando 8:00 AM Emanuel Boyer 11:00 AM Fred Carr, Glenn Jones, Larry Sansoucie Bruce Baisch & John Sampson THUR - February 25 6:15 AM Lucille Guenther

FRI - February 26 6:15 AM Purgatorial Society 8:00 AM Marvin Dubuque

SAT - February 27 8:00 AM Gus &Theresa Winckel WITHOUT PRIESTS 5:00 PM Paul Portell THERE CAN BE NO MASS!

SUN - February 28 7:00 AM Francis Juliette The Second Sunday of 9:00 AM Shirley Reando Lent 11:00 AM Brittany Emerson Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood, especially among the young men of our Parish and of our Archdiocese! Please remember Saint Rose of Lima Parish in your will ARE YOU NEW TO THE PARISH ? If you are new to St. Rose, we extend to you a warm and heartfelt welcome. Please call the rectory to register, or fill out the following information and drop it into the mail or the Sunday collection. We‟ll be in touch with you right away.

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THIS WEEK'S "THANK YOU!" This week's Thank You's come from Hillcrest and the Rural Parish Workers, thanking our Parishioners for their gifts from our Giving Tree at Christmas time. From Hillcrest: We at Hillcrest Care Center would like to extend our sincere gratitude to St. Rose of Lima. Every year the church goes out of their way to help our residents. So many heartfelt smiles were had by all of our residents due to your kindness. A "Thank You!" is just truly not enough for all of the things that you do for our facility throughout the year. Thank you to Father Anderson, Deacon Ed, and all of the wonderful volun- Now that Lent is here, and with the pandemic disrupting teers. Have a very happy holiday and a wonderful new year. so many Lenten opportunities, we may have to get a little more Sincerely - Hillcrest Administration. creative in our efforts to become more holy during this Lenten From the Rural Parish Workers: As I greeted families at the season. We may have to individualize these efforts rather than door of St. Michael House, masked and at a distance earlier in have some sort of community program. the week, I thought of times past and of you who have made all As we heard from the Gospel of St. Matthew on Ash this possible through the years. Many expressed gratitude for Wednesday, the 3 traditional components of Lenten penance the food and gifts of gift cards they received, leaving lovely are 1) prayer, 2) fasting, and 3) almsgiving. We'll take these 1- Christmas cards in the basket we had there. It helped me to by-1 and we'll start with "prayer". enlarge my understanding of what Christmas is all about. May In the main vestibule of church you'll find copies of "The you and your endeavors be blessed as we enter the New Year. Catholic Devotional" which is filled with all sorts of prayers and [NOTE - These messages were received soon after Christmas but only now are novenas and devotions. Set aside 5-10 minutes a day to read making it into our Sunday bulletin.] through this prayer book. When you get to the end, start over again. Make it part of your daily Lenten pattern. Find a time of The Daughters of Isabella will not be hav- day that works best for you and keep at your prayers every day. If you miss a day, start again. ing their fish fry's this Lent. Hopefully next Also, perhaps you can find a religious book of some sort to year we will all be able to get together & read. If you haven't already done so, take out your Christmas have them once again. Stay healthy & book "I Heard God Laugh". If you've already finished it, read it thank you for understanding. again or maybe pull out something you've read before that you can read again. Someone recently gave me a copy of Dr. J.Schuster's Illustrated Bible History and I recommend it highly. Or take out the Bible and begin an everyday routine of reading through the whole Bible. You probably can't finish the whole Bible during the days of Lent, but it's something you can contin- St. Rose Lenten Activities ue once Lent is over. LENTEN WEEKDAY MASSES follow our regular schedule with Don't let Lent drift by without your doing something extra. an added Mass at 8:00 am on Monday mornings. The full Now is the time to make sure your pandemic Lent is not wast- schedule is: 6:15 am Mass each morning from Monday through ed. Next week - we'll discuss fasting. Friday; 8:00 am Mass each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 6:30 pm Mass Tuesday evening. STATIONS of the CROSS will be held in church each Friday at 2:15 pm. The school children will attend. A T T E N T I O N : CONFESSIONS will be held according to our regular schedule HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS of Saturday mornings from 8:30 am until 9:00 am and Saturday This summer, a group of teens from St. afternoons from 4:00 pm until 4:45 pm. In addition, Confessions Rose of Lima Parish will attend the Steuben- will be heard each day during Holy Week: Mon Mar 29/1:00- ville Mid-America weekend retreat. The weekend is held in JU- 1:45 pm; Tue Mar 30/5:30-6:15 pm; Wed Mar 31/8:30 - 9:15 LY at Missouri State University in Springfield, and we will be am; in-between the various devotions during Tre Ore (noon - housed in the dorms. An information meeting will be held in St. 3:00 pm) on Good Friday, April 2. NOTE: There are no Confes- Rose Hall towards the beginning of March. Stay tuned for more sions scheduled for Holy Saturday morning or afternoon. information! HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE will follow our regular pre-COVID schedule: PALM SUNDAY & the distribution of blessed palms on Saturday/Sunday, March 27/28 regular Mass times . . . . HOLY THURSDAY (April 1) Mass of the Lord's Supper, THIS WEEK'S QUOTE Holy Thursday, April 1 at 6:30 pm; adoration of the These are the quotes from last weekend's sermon: Blessed Sacrament until 9 pm "Many would be willing to make whatever sacrifices the GOOD FRIDAY (April 2) Tre Ore: noon through 3 pm*; Lord may send, provided that they not be inconven- Liturgy of the Lord's Passion 6:30 pm ienced by them." St. Francis deSales HOLY SATURDAY (April 3) Easter Vigil, 6:30 pm "Apart from the Cross there is no other ladder by which we EASTER SUNDAY (April 4) regular Mass schedule - 7:00 may reach heaven." St. Rose of Lima am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am "If this is how you treat your friends, O Lord, no wonder NOTE: there will be no Baptisms of Professions of Faith at the you have so few." St. Teresa of Avila Easter Vigil this year; there are no scheduled Confessions or 5 "How small will the present moment appear when we enter pm Mass on Holy Saturday; *Tre Ore's schedule is 12:30 pm that great ocean of eternity." St. Elizabeth Ann Seton The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary; 1:30 pm The Passion according to St. John; 2:30 pm The Stations of the Cross At any time, feel free to add to our bulletin list of those in the military. The whole Parish will keep them in our prayers. Maj. Lucas Frank; Col. Seth Frank; John W. Long - Then to all, Christ said, “Whoever wishes to be my follower U.S. Navy; Katie Boyer - Air Force; Tommy Fambrough - Air must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow Force; Janetta Zehrbach - Air Force; Craig Zehrbach - Air in my steps.” (Luke 9:23) Force; Airmen Dalton Miller - Air Force; Alex Haverstick; Cpt. The Church has always helped us fulfill these words of Je- Neal Grossheider - Air Force; Cpt. Garrett Huck - Air Force; sus by prescribing very definite penance for all Catholics. Ac- Hanna Jackson - Navy, Cpt. Dennis Boyer - Navy, Lt. Mike cordingly, the Pope and the American Bishops have outlined Boyer - Navy; James O‟Harver - National Guard; Sergeant obligatory fast and abstinence as follows: Ashley Johnson - National Guard; Sgt. First Class - Jacob Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of abstinence for Coleman; Sgt. Whiteny Brauch; CTTC Jon Cox - Navy; Maj. all Catholics over the age of 14. On these two days, fast, as Dan Thebeau - Army; LCPL Cole Franklin‟; LCPL Sebastian well as abstinence, is also obligatory for those from the ages of Michaels; Noah Boyer - Army; Christian King - Navy; Ryan 18-59. Abstinence means refraining from meat. Fast means Cook - Navy; SSG Kenneth Kleinschrodt - National Guard; one full meal a day, with two smaller meals and nothing be- Daniel Schumer - Army; Emily Faulkner - Air Force; Connor tween meals (liquids are permitted). No Catholic will lightly ex- Biermann - Marine; Dakota McKinney - Army; Cpt. Joe Winck- cuse himself or herself from this obligation. el - Army.; Dalton Daugherty - U.S. Marine; Ryan Tillman - All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence from meat. Here National Guard; Colby Davis - Marines; Tyler Daugherty - Ar- again Catholics will not hold themselves lightly excused, but if my. there is a serious health problem, this obligation would not ap- ply. We should strive to make all days of Lent a time of prayer and penance. [Archdiocese of St. Louis] HOW 'BOUT THIS? CAN'T BE PART OF THE AUCTION THIS YEAR? ATTENTION PARENTS!!! WHY NOT BUY RAFFLE TICKETS? PARENT MEETING for CONFIRMATION: WHATEVER YOU WOULD HAVE SPENT AT THE TODAY - Sunday, February 21st at 11:45 AUCTION, SPEND THAT AMOUNT (after the 11 am Mass; meet in church); Currently ON RAFFLE TICKETS! CONFIRMATION is scheduled for Sunday, April 18 at THAT MAKES BOTH YOU & 2:30 at the Cathedral Basilica. THE AUCTION A SUCCESS!

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MARCH 6th On Saturday, March 6th from 5:00 pm through 8:00 pm, DEANERY CONFESSION SCHEDULE the CLUB ROOM at the KC HALL will be open The Parishes in the Festus Deanery have combined efforts to with live music, food, drinks, and a pork steak dinner provide the Sacrament of Penance to Catholics every day will be available while the "JURASSIC PARK" Auction during the week. This schedule begins in Lent but will contin- items are on display and bidding is open ue even after Lent and Easter are past. MONDAYS: St. David/Arnold - 5:00 - 6:30 pm (from 5 - 7 pm) in the main hall. TUESDAY: St. John/Imperial - 5:00 - 6:00 pm WEDNESDAY: St. John/Imperial - 5:00 - 6:00 pm WEEK OF FEBRUARY 14 2021 THURSDAY: St. Joseph/Imperial - 5:30 - 7:00 pm REGULAR ENVELOPES $7,735.00 SATURDAY: St. Rose/Desoto - 8:30 - 9:00 am ON-LINE GIVING $ 505.00 *St. Rose also has Confessions each Saturday afternoon from ADOPT AN ANGEL $ 500.00 4:00 - 4:45 pm. BLACK & INDIAN MISSIONS $ 25.00 EASTERN & CENTRAL EUROPE $ 110.00 MISSION SUNDAY $ 10.00 ST. LOUIS REVIEW $ 35.00 VOTIVE CANDLES $ 66.00 PARISH COUNCIL TOTAL $8,346.00 St. Rose's Parish Council will hold its monthly meeting this coming Tuesday, February 23 at 7:15 at the rectory. Thank you” so much for your generosity to St. Rose!” Please Pray for the Sick 5 CHANCES TO WIN! + Dalton Benoist + Rita Boeving + Dianna Boyer + + Scott Boyer + Msgr. Jerome Buchheit + + Cheryl Campagna + Clare Coleman + Adam Culley + + Yvonne Davis + Bill DeClue + Jonie DeClue + + Nancy DuBuue + Joyce Eisenhauer + Rita Fechner + + Jerry Flesher + Bekah Houston + Dorothy Koch + + Ginny McMurry + Connie Merseal + Sudie Missey + + Brandon O'Harver + Jackson Patterson + Don Patton + PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN + Carol Peterson + Ken Peterson + Melissa Politte + TO BUY/SELL THE RAFFLE TICKETS + Marilyn Redfield + Donna Reynolds + YOU RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. + Keegan Reynolds + Andy Rice + Theresa Rodrigue + ADDITIONAL TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE + Frankie Ruch + Dennis Sampson + Tim Selsor + IN THE MAIN VESTIBULE OF CHURCH + Bev Seyfarth + Barret “Bear” Tiefenauer + OR AT THE RECTORY. + Erin Trombly + Robert Vilmer + Barbara Williams + WINNERS DRAWN on SATURDAY, + Jordan Winckel + Amanda Woodring + MARCH 6th at 7:00 pm at the KC HALL. Our policy is to remove a name after 6 weeks. Please call the Rectory (337-2212) to add a name to our sick list. THIS WEEK'S POINT Parents object to lesbian „marriage‟ in latest „American Girl‟ kids‟ book American Girl, a doll and storybook brand beloved by young girls since the 1980s, has released a “2021 Girl of the Year” named Kira whose story featuring aunts in a same-sex “marriage”. The release has taken parents and children by sur- prise. “Kira's aunts are married lesbians, and that needs to be known by every adult who hands the book to a child or who allows a child to check it out from the library,” said one book reviewer on Amazon. The character Kira, along with her doll avatar, was revealed as “2021 Girl of the Year” on Good Morning Ameri- ca on Dec. 31, 2020."Kira" was described on the show as caring “deeply about animals and the environment, and important eco- logical issues like wildlife protection and climate change.” Launched in 2001, “Girl of the Year” is a line of American Girl characters “who experience modern-day issues and give voice to a diverse range of personalities and backgrounds,” as the Ameri- can Girl website explains. Numerous reviewers explained their distress after they and their children were caught off-guard by the references to the same-sex relationship. “Shocked to see a lesbian couple in a children‟s book from American Girl. Very disappointing because I have always trusted American Girl until now,” commented one reviewer. Another noted, “Homosexuality is an inappropriate topic for a children‟s book and I am very disappointed that it was woven so blatantly into the story line for Kira. This type of content should have been made clear in the advertising so that I as a parent could make an informed choice for my child. Before now, I have never had to worry about American Girl reading material being wholesome for my child. My daughter had no idea what a lesbian couple is and American Girl has cruelly taken away part of her innocence now that I‟ve had to explain about that lifestyle. It goes against what I believe as a Christian and was not something I wanted my daughter to be exposed to at this early age.” Kira is not the brand‟s first dive into LGBT content. A Smart If you want to help rescue this year's SRLS ANNUAL AUC- Girl’s Guide to Boys, published in 2002, was updated in 2020 “to TION but aren't into buying baskets or donating in other ways, include same-sex relationships,” and is now titled A Smart Girl’s use your "ADOPT-AN-ANGEL" envelope which will be includ- Guide: Crushes. As far back as 2005, American Girl partnered ed in the March packet of contribution envelopes. All the pro- with Girls, Inc., a group that “advocates for LGBT-inclusive sex ceeds from this special once-a-year collection benefit the education” and “reproductive freedom,” a euphemism for abor- Auction. Your generosity - as always - will be VERY MUCH tion. In 2015, American Girl magazine profiled a girl adopted by appreciated! two men. [Emily Mangiaracina for LifeSiteNews] REFRAIN: Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant. 2) Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. In your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. REFRAIN: Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant. 3) Good and upright is the LORD, thus he shows sin- ners the way. He guides the humble to justice, and he teaches the humble his way. REFRAIN: Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to ENTRANCE HYMN - Forty Days and Forty Nights those who keep your covenant. 1) Forty days and forty nights you were fasting in the wld; forty days and forty nights, tempted and yet undefiled. SECOND READING: I Peter 3:18-22 2) Shall not we your sorrows share and from worldly joys A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter abstain, fasting with unceasing prayer, strong with you to Beloved: Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous suffer pain? for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you 3) Then if Satan on us press, flesh or spirit to assail, victor to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the wilderness, grant we may not faint or fail. in the Spirit. In it he also went to preach to the spirits 4) Keep, O keep us, Savior dear, ever constant by you in prison, who had once been disobedient while God side; that with you we may appear at th'eternal Eastertide. patiently waited in the days of Noah during the building of the ark, in which a few persons, eight in all, were CONFITEOR saved through water. This prefigured baptism, which I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone do, [striking your breast say] through my fault, through my into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with an- fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore I ask gels, authorities, and powers subject to him. blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God. GOSPEL - Mark 1:12-15 A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Mark FIRST READING - Genesis 9:8-15 The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he re- A Reading from the Book of Genesis mained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “See, I am He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered now establishing my covenant with you and your de- to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to scendants after you and with every living creature that Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the was with you: all the birds, and the various tame and time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Re- wild animals that were with you and came out of the pent, and believe in the gospel.” ark. I will establish my covenant with you, that never The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus again shall all bodily creatures be destroyed by the Christ. waters of a flood; there shall not be another flood to devastate the earth.” God added: “This is the sign that NICENE CREED I am giving for all ages to come, of the covenant be- I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heav- tween me and you and every living creature with you: I en and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the cov- one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, enant between me and the earth. When I bring clouds born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light over the earth, and the bow appears in the clouds, I from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, will recall the covenant I have made between me and consubstantial with the Father; through Him all things you and all living beings, so that the waters shall never were made. For us men and for our salvation He came again become a flood to destroy all mortal beings.” down from heaven, (bow) and by the Holy Spirit was in- The word of the Lord Thanks be to God. carnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake He was crucified under Pontius Pilate, He suffered RESPONSORIAL PSALM - Psalm 25:4-9 death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in REFRAIN: Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven those who keep your covenant. and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come 1) Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me again in glory to judge the living and the dead and His your paths, Guide me in your truth and teach me, For kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the you are God my savior. Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and stumblings, give direction, our visions wider view, an of- the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and fering of ashes, an offering to you. glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe 3) Then raise us up from ashes, your healing ease our in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one pain. Though spring has turned to winter, and sunshine Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to turned to rain. Your rain will nurture growing and create the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to our world anew - an offering of ashes, and offering to you. come. Amen.

PRAYERS BEFORE & AFTER MASS OFFERTORY HYMN - Lord, Who Throughout These For- The Divine Praises ty Days Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be 1) Lord, who throughout these forty days, for us did fast Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the and pray, teach us with you to mourn our sins, and close Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. by you to stay. Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in 2) As you with Satan did contend, and did the vict'try win, the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Ho- O give us strength in you to fight, in you to conquer sin. ly Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of 3) As you did hunger bear and thirst, so teach us, gra- God,. Mary most Holy. Blessed be her holy and Immacu- cious Lord, to die to self and always live by your most late Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. holy word. Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. 4) And through these days of penitence and through your Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed Passion, Lord, to die to self, and always live by your most be God in His Angels and in His Saints. holy word. 5) Abide with us that when this life of suffering is past, an Easter of unending joy we may attain at last. Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O COMMUNION HYMN - O Sacred Head, Surrounded good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Sepa- 1) O Sacred Head surrounded by crown of piercing thorn! rated from Thee let me never be. From the malignant en- O bleeding Head so wounded, reviled and put to scorn! emy defend me. In the hour of my death call me and bid The pow'r of death comes o'er you, the glow of life de- me come unto Thee, that with Thy Saints I may be, prais- cays, yet angel hosts adore you, and tremble as they ing Thee forever and ever. Amen. gaze. 2) In this your bitter passion, Good Shepherd think of me with your most kind compassion, unworthy though I be. St. Michael Prayer Beneath your cross abiding, forever would I rest, in your Saint Michael Archangel, defend us in battle, be our pro- dear love confiding, and with your presence blest. tection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; 3) What language shall I borrow to thank you, dearest may God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Friend, for this, your dying sorrow, your mercy without Prince of the heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast end? Lord, make me yours forever, a loyal servant true, into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl through and let me never, never outlive my love for you. the world seeking the destruction of souls. Amen. 4) O Sacred Head surrounded by crown of piercing thorn! O bleeding Head so wounded, reviled and put to scorn! Hail, Holy Queen No comeliness or beauty Thy wounded face betrays, yet Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweet- Angel hosts adore Thee and tremble as they gaze. ness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished 5) O Love all love transcending, O Wisdom from on high! children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourn- O Truth, unchanged, unchanging, surrendered up to die! ing and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most Was e'er a love so wondrous, that from His heavn'ly gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and throne, God should descend among us to suffer for His after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy own! womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! 6) O Jesus, we adore Thee upon the cross, our King! We Amen. humbly bow before Thee, and of Thy vict'ry sing! Thy cross is our salvation, our hope from day to day. Our peace and consolation when life shall fade away. St. Rose of Lima, Pray for us!

RECESSIONAL HYMN - Ashes 1) We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed The CALVARY CORNER Families of Calvary Cemetery's mission is to provide a rest- to do, we rise again from ashes, redeemed, O Lord, by ing place for our families past, present, and future. The you. Our penance, Lord, our sorrow, our grieving hearts grass cutting alone is a tremendous expense but necessary renew, an offering of ashes, an offering to you. to keep the sacred ground beautiful. Remember Families of Calvary 2) We offer you our failures, we offer you attempts, the Cemetery in your prayers and donations through our annual appeal, gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt. Our wills and trusts. Call Larry or Connie at 636-586-2150 for more information on grave space and mausoleum crypt availability.