The First Sunday of Lent February 21, 2021 An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that Thou art present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love Thee above all things and I desire Thee in my soul. Since I cannot now receive Thee sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though Thou wert already there, I embrace Thee and unite myself wholly to Thee; permit not that I should ever be separated from Thee. Amen. - St. Alphonsus Liguori St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church “The things that we love tell us what we are” ~ St. Thomas Aquinas Mass Schedule - Live Stream Mass Schedule Join us on the front page of our website Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m. for our new Streamspot Livestream Thursday: 12:15 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. (Latin) 4th Sunday of Easter Saturday:May 10:00 7, 2017a.m. & 5:30 p.m. (Anticipated Vigil) Personal Church Prayer First Saturday: 10:00 a.m. (Extraordinary Form) - February 6 M,T,W,F: 9:00a.m.—7:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Latin) & 5:00 p.m. Thursday: 1:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction Thursdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Confessions Saturdays: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Monday—Friday, except Tuesdays: 6:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. Saturday: 4:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m. First Fridays: Divine Mercy Holy Hour—7:00 p.m. No Confessions on Tuesdays First Saturday: Holy Hour of Reparation: 8:30 a.m. Contact Information The Parish Office is open Monday—Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For Father Matthew Codd: [email protected] For Father Matthew Bean: [email protected] Please Take Me Home! 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Phone number: (704) 549-1607 Fax Number: (704) 549-1614 1400 Suther Road, Charlotte, NC 28213 Liturgy at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church The FIRST SUNDAY in LENT Lenten Introit: Hear Us, Almighty Lord (Attende Domine) Antiphon: Penitential Rite: Kyrie – adapted by Richard Proulx (Copyright © 1986 by G.I.A. Publications., Inc.. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-722818.) 2 Liturgy of the Word First Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 414 Responsorial psalm: Psalm 25:4-5 / 6-7 / 8-9 (Please sing the response after the cantor and then chant the verses as indicated. After verses, repeat response.) Response: Roy Bradleigh (© 2018 by Roy Bradleigh. All rights reserved. Used with permission.) C = Cantor // ALL = Congregation Repeat Response – “Your Second Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 414 words...) Gospel Acclamation: Andrew O’Connor Refrain: (Copyright © 2021 by Andrew O’Connor. All rights reserved. Used with permission.) Gospel Reading: VII Hymnal, pg. 415 Homily Profession of Faith: VII Hymnal, pg. 8 3 Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory Proper: [Cantor] Proper of the Mass – Samuel Weber, OSB With his pinions the Lord will cover you,and under his wings you shall take refuge; his faithfulness is a buckler and a shield. [Psalm 91:4-5] Holy, Holy: Sanctus (From Mass XVIII) Memorial Acclamation: ICEL Adaptation [Form A] Lamb of God: Belmont Mass – Christopher Walker 4 (Music: Belmont Mass; Christopher Walker, © 2007, 2010, Christopher Walker. Published by OCP. All rights reserved. Text ICEL.) Communion Antiphon: [Simple Choral Gradual] – Richard Rice Refrain: Musical settings copyright © 1996, 2011 by Richard Rice. All rights reserved. Antiphon texts from The Sacramentary (1985); English translation prepared by the International Commission on English in the Liturgy. Psalm verses copyright © 1963 by The Grail, England. Recessional: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (NB: The use of the organ is minimized during Lent, preludes and postludes are omitted.) St. Thomas Aquinas Charlotte, NC Welcome to St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Church Priests Campus Ministry Rev. Matthew Codd Rev. Matthew Bean Rev. Innocent Amasiorah Pastor Parochial Vicar [email protected] (704) 549-1607 ext. 201 (704) 549-1607 ext. 208 (980) 785-2763 [email protected] [email protected] St. Basil the Great Eastern Catholic Parish Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Rev. Joseph Matlak Rev. Deacon Matthew Hanes Sr. Zeny Mofada, O. P. Administrator [email protected] Religious Education (704) 549-1607 ext. 203 (704) 549-0199 [email protected] [email protected] Deacons Sr. Edeva Jover, O. P Youth Ministry Rev. Mr. James Witulski Rev. Mr. Martin Ricart (704) 549-1607 ext. 305 (704) 960-3704 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Rev. Mr. Joseph Diaz Rev. Mr. Paul. Sparrow (704) 804-2415 (704) 507 2821 [email protected] [email protected] Readings for the Week New Offertory Collection Procedures Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Beginning this week, we will be using long-handled collection Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19;Lk 11:29-32 baskets to assist with offertory collections in the pews. Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8;Mt 7:7-12 We could use your help. Please reach out if you can assist with Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 offertory collection during your preferred Mass. Call Monica at: Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 704-549-1607, ext. 207 or [email protected] Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10,15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Saints & Special Observances Sunday: First Sunday of Lent Sunday: First Sunday of Lent Monday: The Chair of St. Peter Monday: Chair of St. Peter Tuesday: St. Polycarp Wednesday: St. Matthias Friday: Abstinence Friday: Ember Friday in Lent Saturday: St. Gregory of Narek Saturday: Ember Saturday in Lent www.stacharlotte.com The First Sunday of Lent February 21, 2021 Community Outreach for February: GATE Pregnancy Center We are happy to partner with our local crisis pregnancy center, GATE. They have been supporting mothers and fathers in need with counseling, supplies, education, and emotional support as their clients navigate their unplanned pregnancy. This Lent, our Religious Education classes are supporting GATE as a part of the Lenten practice of almsgiving. We invite you to do the same. GATE has informed us that they are expanding their Concord offices and will be offering ultrasounds for their clients! Your financial support will help with updating their new space and covering the cost of purchasing the new medical equipment. There are many ways to give: 1. We had 400 bottles passed out last spring, but less than 100 returned. If you still have a baby bottle from last spring, you can fill it with coins, bills, or checks, and you can return it to the parish office or the Narthex on Palm Sunday, March 28. 2. You may take a small envelope from the Narthex beginning the First Sunday of Lent on February 21, fill it with coins, cash, checks, or gift cards, and return it to the parish office or the Narthex on Palm Sunday, March 28. 3. You may donate directly online through their website: https://friendsofgate.org/donate 4. You may donate gift cards to Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart so they can continuously purchase supplies for their clients. 5. You may purchase an unused breast pump to donate to the facility. THANK YOU for making a difference in these families’ lives! Any amount of support saves lives! Your Favorite Lenten Tradition is Back! Lenten Reflections Lenten Dinners are back to offer meatless meals Each Friday at 7:00 p.m. prior to the Stations of the every Friday of Lent at St Thomas Aquinas. This Cross, the deacons and Sister Edeva will lead us in a more than 25 year tradition is held in Aquinas Hall reflection of a station of the Cross. from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Dine in or Takeout is February 26: available for the wide variety of meatless options. Reflection on The 12th Station - Jesus Dies on the Cross Current safety protocols will be followed. Contact Greg Kent at (704) 458-2510, if you wish to volunteer to During this Lenten season, as in assist in this effort. years past, we ask that you consider in your almsgiving a donation to Friday night Lenten Dinners in addition to the normal wide the Priests’ Retirement Fund. We variety of meatless options will offer homemade Fried Rice will be taking a 2nd collection for and Italian vegetable soup this Friday, February 26. this fund each weekend of Lent, as we have fallen short of our 2020 assessment. Thank you for your support of the Bishop’s annual appeal.