INTERACTIVE BULLETIN APRIL 5, 2020 ST JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH HOLY WEEK GUIDE WHAT CAN OUR FAMILY DO TO CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK IN OUR HOME? This year, with the need for “social distancing”, every family will observe Holy Week in their own homes, connected to their parish and the Catholic community through watching Holy Week liturgies on television or through social media. This year, more than ever, we are exploring new ways to expand and deepen our observance and celebration of the mysteries of the Triduum in our domestic churches – our homes. A LETTER FROM FATHER HENEHAN This resource is intended to help you and your family journey through Holy Week. We hope that you will find some new traditions for your family, learn a few things, and grow ever closer to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When I was newly ordained, I was assigned to St. Vincent de Paul Parish and lived A first step in preparing for Holy Week is to create a prominent prayer space if with Monsignor Hettinger, our former pastor. He was retired at the time and became you have none. If your home is full of religious articles, you may want to consider a mentor of mine, and I admired him greatly. I remember once, when his brother covering your icons, statues and paintings, to create a more somber or “Lenten” (who was also a priest) celebrated his 50th anniversary of priestly ordination, atmosphere as we do in our churches. Flip through this book ahead of time to begin Monsignor was unable to attend. He was weaker and in frail health. Instead of to select the things you wish to do as a family. Some of them require preparation going to his brother’s celebration, he stated that he would go and say Mass in the and basic materials. parish church. He said, “from the altar we are very close to each other, even if we IDEAS FOR EACH DAY OF HOLY WEEK aren’t together physically. I would love to be with my brother and celebrate, but the (adapted from Fr Dan McShane at IHM in Monmouth, IL) Eucharist unites us regardless.” I think of those words as we begin this Holy Week. This is a different Holy Week for Palm Sunday Good Friday sure, but the mysteries we celebrate are the same, and their meaning may be more • Watch the livestream Mass, and respond as • Today is a day of fasting and abstinence from meat - but needed now than ever. Whereas we won’t be able to celebrate together physically, you would have at Church you could also commit to a technology-free day. Decide the terms of this as a family, before you turn off. know that these Christian mysteries are central to our faith and unite us spiritually. Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday of Holy Week Be assured that Fr. O’Brien and I will bring your prayers, struggles, and desires to the Holy Saturday • These days are a traditional time of cleaning. By altar, especially during these days. Consider using this worship guide as you pray Wednesday night, the house could be spotless, just • While watching the Easter Vigil Mass, enter into the with us from home throughout this week and know of our prayers for you during this in time to celebrate the Lord’s Passion. solemnity of the Light that shines in the darkness - turn time. I pray that these mysteries unite us and remind us that “from the altar we are off the lights in your room until the GLORIA is sung/ Holy Thursday very close to each other, even if we aren’t together physically.” recited for the first time since Lent began! • Pray for priests, seminarians and for an increase in God bless and Happy Holy Week. Easter Sunday vocations to the priesthood. • Cook up a brunch, make a fancy dinner! Whatever you do, • Eat the nicest family meal you can prepare, as if it were CELEBRATE! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen!! your “last supper” together. Fr. Henehan • Fathers of Families: after the meal, in imitation of Jesus who is the “head of His Body the Church”, wash the feet of your wife and children. Tell them you love them and renew your commitment to serve them, as Christ did for His Bride, the Church. 2 3 SCHEDULE OVERVIEW CONTENTS Details for each of these events, as well as liturgical 5 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE materials can be found on the following pages. 6 PALM SUNDAY 21 EASTER TRIDUUM GUIDE Palm Sunday The Bishop has 23 HOLY THURSDAY requested that we - 9 AM Livestream Mass not hold gatherings 31 GOOD FRIDAY Holy Thursday in our cars at the church, therefore 43 HOLY SATURDAY - 7 PM Mass all events of this - 9 PM Eucharistic procession among vehicles nature have been 55 EASTER SUNDAY Please ariveCANCELLED early so we can begin on time. cancelled. Good Friday 62 KIDS FUN PAGES - 2 PM Stations of the Cross broadcast 81 PRINTER FRIENDLY GUIDE - 3 PM Liturgy Holy Saturday - 8 PM Easter Vigil Easter Sunday - 9 AM Mass Livestream -Easter Blessing in Cars at 6:45 AM, 7:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:15 AM, or Noon CANCELLED 4 5 CELEBRATING PALM SUNDAY IN THE DOMESTIC CHURCH Palm Sunday is going to be different this Try these ideas to bring Palm Sunday year than any other you have celebrated activities into your home: it. There will be no triumphant entries • Do your own procession at home or into churches with palm fronds waving or wave home-made fronds as the priests priests sprinkling them with holy water. enter the church as you are watching the That does not mean that it has to be a Mass at home. Instructions can be found day like any other day. Churches aren’t in the kids fun pages. going to be passing out palm fronds this year but look around your home, your • Those viewing the mass can follow neighborhood. Do you have palms from along and participate as “the crowd.” last year? If so use those. If you have The Gospel for Palm Sunday to be read children consider making some out of in parts is on the following pages. paper as a craft activity. If you don’t have anything, do not despair. While the use Link to more kids’ activites on the next page! of palm fronds is a beautiful and historic custom, it is not necessary for your observance of this Holy Day. 6 7 PALM SUNDAY WITH KIDS! Palm Sunday GO TO PAGE 66 COLORING PAGES, CRAFTS & PUZZLES of the Passion of the Lord When Jesus and the disciples drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, say- ing to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, ‘The master has need of them.’ Then he will send them at once.” This happened so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: Say to daughter Zion, “Behold, your king comes to you, meek and riding on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.” The disciples went and did as Jesus had ordered them. They brought the ass and the colt and laid their cloaks over them, and he sat upon them. The very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is the he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the high- est.” And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, “Who is this?” And the crowds replied, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.” 8 9 A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah | MUSICAL SELECTIONS Isaiah 50:4-7 For Sunday, April 5, Palm Sunday of the Passion of our Lord The Lord GOD has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back. Entrance I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord GOD is my Antiphon: Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is he who comes in the help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I name of the Lord, the King of Israel Hosanna in the highest. shall not be put to shame. L: The Word of the Lord. All Glory, Laud, and Honor R: Thanks be to God. Verse One Verse Three Verse Five All glory, laud, and honor All glory, laud, and honor All glory, laud, and honor Responsorial Psalm | PS 22:8-9,17-20, 23-24 To you, Redeemer King! To you, Redeemer King! To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children To whom the lips of children To whom the lips of children R. (2a) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Made sweet hosannas ring. Made sweet hosannas ring. Made sweet hosannas ring. All who see me scoff at me; they mock me with parted lips, they wag their Reading First You are the King of Israel, The people of the Hebrews Their praises you accepted, heads: “He relied on the LORD; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, if And David’s royal Son, With palms before you went; Accept the prayers we bring, he loves him.” R.