St. William Catholic Church 4932 Easley Street Millington, TN 38053 (901)872-4099 October 2017 History of the Scapular Part 2 of 3 The Different Colors and Promises Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Brown Scapular) The brown scapular is most likely the oldest of all the scapulars and has served as a model for all others. It was on July 15, 1251 that the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock in Cambridge, England, in response to his prayers for his oppressed order, the Carmelites. The Blessed Mother appeared to him with a scapular in her hand and said, “Take, beloved son this scapular of thy order as a badge of my confraternity and for thee and all Carmelites a special sign of grace; whoever dies in this garment, will not suffer everlasting fire. It is the sign of salvation, a safeguard in dangers, a pledge of peace and of the covenant.” Mary also promised to grant special aid, especially at the hour of death, to all those who wore the scapular with fidelity and honor throughout life. Also associated with the brown scapular is the Sabbatine privilege. This states that Mary will intercede and pray for those in Purgatory who in earthly life wear the brown scapular in good faith, are chaste according to their position in life, depart earthly life in charity and daily recite the Divine Office or the Little Office (with permission of your confessor, as it is a shorter version of the Divine Office) or pray the rosary. The general appearance of the scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel consists of two brown pieces of wool, black is also acceptable, along with the image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Those who wish to become invested in the Confraternity of Mount Carmel need only have their scapular blessed by a priest. Scapular of Conversion (Green Scapular) The green scapular, or the scapular of Conversion, was created in 1840 when Mary appeared to Sister Justine Bisqueyburu of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. The green scapular has become known as the scapular of conversion and carries promises of strengthening faith, protection against Satan, a happy death for Catholics and especially for the conversion of those outside of the church. The green scapular can be worn or carried by the faithful or given to an unbeliever in hopes of their conver- sion. Those who wear the scapular of Conversion are to say the following prayer daily, “Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now and at the hour of our death.” If you decide to give the green scapular to an unbeliever you may pray the prayer on their behalf and hide the scapular somewhere near them if they do not wish to accept it. There is no need to enroll in any confraternity to wear the green scapular, however it should be blessed by a priest. With many blessings and prayers from our staff! Rev. Michael Werkhoven (Fr. Mike) QR Code Deacon Jimmy Schmall St. William Website: www.stwilliamcc.org Debi Yetman Lisa Schmidt St. William Facebook Page:www.facebook.com/St-William-Catholic-Church-Millington Debbie Breckenridge -TN-167434053305186/ ! YOUTH NEWS ! PRE News PRE is back in full swing. Thanks to all the teachers for their commitment to teaching our youth this year! Every third Sunday will be a Children’s Mass at the 11:00. In September, our 7th grade class handled business and did a wonderful job greeting, lecturing, doing the offering and taking up the gifts! October will be our Confirmation class. Please keep these young people in your prayers and help build the excitement up for them to be a part of our wonderful celebration! They are our future…and we need them to take an active and attentive role in the church! That being said…we are not moving forward with the Children’s Liturgy during the 11:00 Mass. Father Mike wants all kids present in Mass to hear him and Deacon Jimmy proclaim the good news! All eyes upfront kids! Lexi Nolan also made her First Communion! It was Head Start will be completely moving out of the old school building behind a wonderful day! the church within the next few months. Currently they are only in one of the class rooms. Previously we were using the furnished rooms for some of our PRE classes. Now, we have six (6) classes with nothing but a few tables and chairs in them (large adult sized tables and chairs) Now, the classes are working on decorating their rooms and the hallways but we sure could use some furniture to fill the classes up. If you have any tables, chairs, bookshelves, cubby holders area rugs or anything else that you think a class room could us, that you don’t need any more, we have a place for them. Call Debbie Breckenridge to make arrangements for drop off or pickup at 901-359-7063. Confirmation Class Joseph Carris, Angelina Noneaker, Juliana Perez, Jeremiah Hatcher, Chloe Knighton, Ben Keen and Jesus Najera. Teachers: Mary Heburn and Marlena Hunter 7th Grade Nic Barraza, Andrew Lechner, Lexi Nolan, Christina Cook, and Kevin Teodoro. Teachers: Susan Martinez and Janelle Martinez from the Deacon’s corner… October—Month Devoted to the Holy Rosary On October 7 the Catholic Church celebrates the annual feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Previously known as Our Lady of Victory, the feast celebrates a 16th century naval victory crushing a Turkish invasion against Europe. This battle is known as the Battle of Lepanto. Pope St. Pius V attributed this victory to the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was invoked on the day of the battle through a campaign to pray the rosary throughout Europe. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Pope Leo XIII produced no less than eleven papal encyclicals on this subject of the rosary due to his deep devotion to it. In his first encyclical devoted to the Holy Rosary entitled “Supremi Apostolatus Officio” he exclaimed “It has always been the habit of Catholics in danger and in troubled times to fly for refuge to Mary.” “This devotion, so great and so confident, to the august Queen of Heaven,” Pope Leo continued, “has never shone forth with such brilliancy as when the militant Church of God has seemed to be endangered by the violence of heresy … or by an intolerable moral corruption, or by the attacks of powerful enemies.” The Battle of Lepanto was an immense victory for Europe as well as world history. The story goes like this… Troops of the Turkish Ottoman Empire had invaded and occupied the Byzantine Empire by 1453, bringing a large portion of the increasingly divided Christian world under a version of Islamic law. For the next hundred years, the Turks expanded their empire westward on land, and asserted their naval power in the Mediterranean. In 1565 they attacked Malta, envisioning an eventual invasion of Rome. Though repelled at Malta, the Turks captured Cyprus in the fall of 1570. The next year, three Catholic powers on the continent – Genoa, Spain, and the Papal States - formed an alliance called the Holy League, to defend their Christian civilization against Turkish invasion. Its fleets sailed to confront the Turks near the west coast of Greece on October 7, 1571. Crew members on more than 200 ships prayed the Rosary in preparation for the battle - as did Christians throughout Europe, encouraged by the Pope to gather in their churches to invoke the Virgin Mary against the daunting Turkish forces. Some accounts say that Pope Pius V was granted a miraculous vision of the Holy League's stunning victory. Without a doubt, the Pope understood the significance of the day's events, when he was eventually informed that all but 13 of the nearly 300 Turkish ships had been captured or sunk. He was moved to institute the feast now celebrated universally as Our Lady of the Rosary. Many historians feel that a Turkish victory at Lepanto would have had catastrophic results not only for Europe but for all of Western Christendom! To read more about this little known but most important victory go to: (https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/the-battle- that-saved-the-christian-west) As the Month of the Holy Rosary, October is the perfect month to get started with the daily Rosary devotion. There are many great websites to help you in this devotion. And for those of you who already partake in this beautiful habit, it is the perfect month for you to share this devotion with others. Peace, Deacon Jimmy From the Catechism: The Necessity of Baptism 1257 The Lord himself affirms that Baptism is necessary for salvation. He also commands his disciples to proclaim the Gospel to all nations and to baptize them. Baptism is necessary for sal- vation for those to whom the Gospel has been proclaimed and who have had the possibility of asking for this sacrament. The Church does not know of any means other than Baptism that as- sures entry into eternal beatitude; this is why she takes care not to neglect the mission she has received from the Lord to see that all who can be baptized are "reborn of water and the Spir- it." God has bound salvation to the sacrament of Baptism, but he himself is not bound by his sac- raments. 1258 The Church has always held the firm conviction that those who suffer death for the sake of the faith without having received Baptism are baptized by their death for and with Christ.