THE CATHOLIC PARISHES OF FREDONIA, NY ST. JOSEPH ST. ANTHONY of PADUA 145 E. Main Street 66 Cushing Street Fredonia, NY 14063 Fredonia, NY 14063 716-679-4116 716-679-4096 FAX 672-1352 / [email protected] FAX: 672-8576 / [email protected] 19th SUNDAY of the YEAR + AUGUST 9, 2020 + ORDER of WORSHIP ENTRANCE ANTIPHON PRIEST: Lord, have mercy. ALL: Lord, have mercy. (Recited after the bell during the procession to the altar.) PRIEST: Christ, have mercy. ALL: Christ, have mercy. PEOPLE: Look to your covenant, O Lord, / PRIEST: Lord, have mercy. ALL: Lord, have mercy. and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, / GLORIA And forget not the cries of those who seek you. Glory to God in the highest, PENITENTIAL ACT and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, I confess to almighty God we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, and to you, my brothers and sisters, Lord God, heavenly King, that I have greatly sinned O God, almighty Father. in my thoughts and in my words, Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son, in what I have done // and in what I have failed to do, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, (we strike our breasts three times during the next line:) you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; thru my fault, thru my fault, thru my most grievous fault; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, you are seated at the right hand of the Father, all the Angels and Saints, have mercy on us. and you, my brothers and sisters, For you alone are the Holy One, to pray for me to the Lord our God. you alone are the Lord, PRIEST: May Almighty God have mercy on us, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. with the Holy Spirit, ALL: Amen. in the glory of God the Father. Amen. PSALM RESPONSE THE MYSTERY OF FAITH Lord, let us see your kindness; PRIEST: The mystery of faith: and grant us your salvation.. ALL: (The people pray aloud one of the following options) GOSPEL ACCLAMATION A We proclaim your death, O Lord, LEADER: Alleluia, Alleluia. ALL: Alleluia, Alleluia. and profess your Resurrection LEADER: I wait for the Lord; / until you come again. or … my soul waits for his word. B When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, ALL: Alleluia, Alleluia. we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again. or ... APOSTLES’ CREED C Save us, Savior of the world, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, for by your Cross and Resurrection, Creator of heaven and earth, you have set us free. and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, GREAT AMEN (ALL BOW...) who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, PRIEST: Through him, with him, and in him, born of the Virgin Mary, O God, almighty Father, (ALL STAND ERECT...) in the unity of the Holy Spirit, suffered under Pontius Pilate, all glory and honor is yours, for ever and ever. was crucified, died and was buried; PEOPLE: Amen. He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; LAMB OF GOD He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God ALL: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, the Father Almighty; have mercy on us. from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, have mercy on us. the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. grant us peace. UNIVERSAL PRAYER COMMUNION ANTIPHON RESPONSE TO THE PETITIONS: Lord, hear our prayer. (Recited when the Priest receives the Body of Christ.) AFTER CONCLUDING PRAYER OF THE PRESIDER: Amen. PEOPLE: O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord, PRAYERS DURING the OFFERTORY who gives you your fill of finest wheat. PRIEST: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for thru your goodness we have received the bread we offer you: PARISH PRAYER LIST fruit of the earth and work of human hands, it will become Please pray for: Maria B., Anthony & Sally Battaglia, Anita Byrne, Alan for us the bread of life. ALL: Blessed be God forever. Cave, Claire Connelly, Dorothy & her family, Pete & Mary Ellen Epolito, Gordon Fenton, John Galley, Henry Grosel Sr., Barb Kulig, PRIEST: Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for thru Georgiann & Jim Leone, Dave Lewandowski, Ray Lewandowski, your goodness we have received the wine we offer you: Caroline Ludwig, Sue Maggio, Helen Merrill, Mary Ann Nordstrom, Bill fruit of the vine and work of human hands, it will become Norris, Mary Notaro, Fr. Jim O’Connor, Tammy Rettig, Marilyn Richmond, Larry Sasso, Boo & Carter Rowland, Norma St. George, our spiritual drink. ALL: Blessed be God forever. Chuck Schibetta, Pat Schwertfager, Mario Serio, Jeanne Seybold, Linda PRIEST: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and Seybold, Wally Sobilo, Ray Szymczak, Doris Till, Addison Volk, Sydni Winters, Richard Daniel Wollaston, Katie Yates, Fr. Charles Zadora, yours may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father. missionaries and military personnel who serve away from home, and all who suffer or are in special need. ALL: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, Names remain on the list for a period of three months. If one desires to renew that request for subsequent three-month periods, please phone or for our good, email the office staff. Requests for sacraments for persons who are sick and the good of all his holy Church. or homebound may also be referred to the office staff. SANCTUS ALL: Holy, Holy, Holy / Lord God of hosts. COLLECTION TOTAL Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. August 2 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. St. Joseph: $1,702.00 + St. Anthony: $3,061.00 Hosanna in the highest. THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE In light of all this, perhaps it is less surprising that the Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Faith, Church has learned to use silence in her liturgy to great There I go, dating myself again! I’ve used a song title benefit—or, at least it can be of great benefit if we (the which, while it may have been new in my youth, has all Church) avail ourselves of it. It is often said that music but disappeared from the popular recollection. I don’t can take us beyond what words can express. Similarly, like to give bulletin articles generic, all-purpose titles silence can render us open to mysteries that are beyond such as the woefully stodgy From the Pastor’s Desk—as sound or may require an atmosphere of quiet in order to if that’s going to entice someone to read an article. I fig- be heard. ured that a song title might inspire a bit more inquisition. At the same time, an appreciation of silence isn’t always The truth is that I’ve wanted to write this article (or, what automatic, especially in a culture that is a busy and senso- may be a series of articles) for quite some time—months, ry-driven as ours. Silence isn’t merely the absence of years even. So, I didn’t want to give it a title that makes sound. For example, we can be on our computers or people yawn and move on. At the same time, my topic phones and our minds can be going a mile a minute. Such has something to do with silence, as those who keep read- a climate does nothing to plumb the riches that silence ing will discover in greater depth. Specifically, I am not can afford us. going to write so much about generic silence; rather, I It has been my experience that people can be terrified of shall write about three specific times of silence that occur silence. When I worked in retreat ministry and we were (or should occur) at Mass, and how they can be used to offering a “silent retreat,” I never had an opening night predispose our hearts to enter more profoundly into the when I didn’t have to meet with at least one person to experience of God’s love. calm their fears of spending some time in silence. I also Good stuff, eh? However, silence isn’t a very provocative do not know of anyone who regretted having come to a topic. It may even sound like something of a snooze. Yet, silent retreat. Of course, one must be open-minded to- I was rather stunned when I began to think about how of- ward silence. If one comes to silence with an attitude that ten “silence” is mentioned in song titles. There are old is expecting no challenges, but an easy passage, it is like- chestnuts like I Loved You Once in Silence from the musi- ly that silence’s treasures will go unmined. Like any dis- cal, Camelot, and the more well-known The Sounds of cipline—a word which comes from the same root as dis- Silence from the duo of Simon and Garfunkel in the cipleship—it takes time to grow, and is often appreciated 1960s, to offerings that came years later, for example Feel only after the discipline is mastered.