September 16, 2012 (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

September 16, 2012 (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
At Holy Family Catholic Church: 338 W. University Blvd., Tucson
NE Corner of University Blvd. and Main, I-10 exit Speedway Blvd.
Contact information see below. Daily Mass & Confession times see inside.
Visit our website with the extended version of our weekly bulletin.
Reverend Canon Richard P. von Menshengen,
Veritatem Facientes in
Caritate
Live the Truth in Charity
Parish Administrator and Rector
September 16 A.D. 2012
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest is a Society of Apostolic Life in Canonical
Form and of Pontifical Right. Founded in Gabon, Africa in 1990, the Institute has its Motherhouse
and International Seminary in Florence, Italy and works currently in over fifty dioceses worldwide.
In the United States it comprises thirteen apostolates and has its U.S. Headquarters in Chicago.
Having been invited to Tucson in 2008 by His Excellency The Most Reverend Gerald F. Kicanas,
Bishop of Tucson, the Institute celebrates the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Liturgy at
St. Gianna Oratory according to the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum of Pope Benedict XVI.
Effective August 6, 2010 Bishop Kicanas has entrusted the Parish Administration of Holy Family
Parish to the Institute which conducts the Religious Education Program and provides parish
management, while priests from within the Diocese are charged with the celebration of the Ordinary
Form of the Roman Liturgy at Holy Family Parish.
Holy Family Catholic Church
Institute of Christ the King
is one of Tucson’s historic landmarks.
Canon Richard von Menshengen,
Built in the Mission style in 1913 in the Hispanic
Dunbar Springs neighborhood and close to the
University of Arizona, it was consecrated on
Jan. 14, 1915 by Msgr. Henry R. Granjon,
third Bishop of Tucson (1900-1922).
Administrator of Holy Family Parish and
Rector of St. Gianna Oratory
Holy Family Parish is Tucson’s oldest Catholic
church. Its first pastor Fr. Lucas of St. Joseph
O.C.D. and his successor Fr. Eduardo of the Child
Jesus O.C.D. were beatified by Pope Benedict XVI
on Sun. Oct. 28, 2007, the Feast of Christ the King.
www.institute-christ-king.org
Cell: (520) 303-8859
[email protected]
Holy Family Parish:
338. W. Univ. Blvd, Tucson, Az 85705
Tel: (520) 623-6773 Fax: (520) 623-3578
[email protected]
Office hours: Mon & Fri. 11a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Wed. from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.holyfamilychurchtucson.org
St. Gianna Oratory:
Mail: Priory of Our Lady of Guadalupe
P.O. Box 87350, Tucson, AZ 85754
Tel: (520) 883-4360 Fax: (520) 578-6076
[email protected]
www.saintgianna.net
The Liturgical Calendar for St. Gianna Oratory (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
Sun. 09/16
Mon. 09/17
Sixteenth Sunday after Low Mass w/organ at 8:30 a.m.
Pentecost
Special Intention
Thomas Teich and
Mac Copeland
II Class, Green
High Mass with organ and
Gregorian Chant at 1:00 p.m.
For Bishop Gerald Kicanas
from St. Gianna Oratory
Alan, Chris, Raul,
Joshua, Frank and
Thomas
Comm. of the Imprinting of
the Holy Stigmata of St.
Francis of Assisi, Confessor
Low Mass at 8:00 a.m.
Special Intention
Alan Aversa and
Frank de la Ossa
Low Mass at 8:00 a.m.
Alan Aversa and
Frank de la Ossa
IV Class, White
Tue. 09/18
St. Joseph of Cupertino,
III Class, White
For Canon Richard von
Menshengen (birthday)
Wed. 09/19
Wednesday in Ember Week Low Mass at 8:00 a.m.
in September
For Jacob Joseph Voshefsky Alan Aversa and
Thomas Yee
II Class, Violet
Comm. of St. Januarius, Bishop
and his Companions, Martyrs
Thur. 09/20
Votive Mass of St. Gabriel
the Archangel
IV Class, White
Comm. of St. Eustace and his
Companions, Martyrs
Fri.
09/21
St. Matthew, Apostle and
Evangelist
Low Mass w/organ at 7:00 p.m. Special Intention
followed by Benediction
(Confession from 5:00-6:50 p.m.)
Low Mass at 8:00 a.m.
Thomas Teich and
Mac Copeland
For Chris Gauger (14th
Birthday)
Alan Aversa and
Frank de la Ossa
For Richard Pedersen
Chris Gauger and
Frank de la Ossa
For Raymond Cardinal
Burke from St. Gianna
Oratory
For St. Gianna Oratory
Vincent Teich and
George Stypa
II Class, Red
Comm. of Friday of Ember
Week in September
Sat.
09/22
Saturday in Ember Week in Low Mass at 8:00 a.m.
September
II Class, Violet
Comm. of St. Thomas of
Villanova, Bishop and Confessor
Sun. 09/23
Seventeenth Sunday
after Pentecost
II Class, Green
Low Mass w/organ at 8:30 a.m.
High Mass with organ and
Gregorian Chant at 1:00 p.m.
Alan, Chris, Raul,
Joshua, Frank and
Thomas
Clergy, volunteer staff and lay apostolates at St. Gianna Oratory:
Canon Richard von Menshengen, Rector of St. Gianna Oratory, cell: (520) 303-8859,
e-mail: [email protected]
Fr. David Reinders, Chaplain at the V. A. Hospital, Tucson, assistant priest,
cell: (520)240-9537, e-mail: [email protected].
Don Perkins and Richard Karasch, Sacristans; Marie Hackert, Choir Director (520) 298-8451;
Jesus Vega, Head Usher; Teri Gauger and Deborah Brunner, Office Management .(520) 883-4360.
Saint Gianna Oratory Choir: Please contact our Choir Director Ms. Marie Hackert for more
information at (520) 298-8451.
Lay apostolates: Society of the Sacred Heart, Seminary Society, Holy Name Society, Altar & Rosary
Society, Marian Catechism, Saint Gianna Oratory Choir, Altar Server Guild.
St. Gianna Beretta Molla
pray for us!
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
INTROIT: Ps. 85: 3,5,1 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I have cried to Thee all the day; for Thou, O Lord,
are sweet and mild, and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon Thee. (Psalm) Incline Thine ear to me, O
Lord, and hear me; for I am needy and poor. Glory be to the Father. Have mercy...
COLLECT: May Thy grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord, ever go before us and follow us: and make us
continually intent upon good works. Through Our Lord.
EPISTLE: Eph. 3: 13-21
Brethren: I pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which are your glory. For this cause I bow my
knees to the Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, of Whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named, that He
would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened by His Spirit with might unto the
inward man. That Christ may dwell by faith in your hearts; that being rooted and founded in charity, you
may be able to comprehend with all the saints, what is the breadth and length, and height, and depth. To
know also the charity of Christ, which surpasseth all knowledge; that you may be filled unto all the fullness
of God. Now to Him Who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire of understand, according
to the power that worketh in us: to Him be glory in the Church, and in Christ Jesus, unto all generations,
world without end. Amen. Deo Gratias.
GRADUAL: Ps. 101: 16-17 The Gentiles shall fear Thy name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth Thy
glory. For the Lord hath built up Sion, and He shall be seen in His majesty.
ALLELUIA: Ps. 97: 1 Alleluia, alleluia. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle, because the Lord hath done
wonderful things. Alleluia.
GOSPEL: Lk. 14: 1-11
† Continuation of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke
At that time, when Jesus went into the house of one of the chief of the Pharisees on the Sabbath day to
eat bread, they watched Him. And behold, there was a certain man before Him that had the dropsy:
and Jesus answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath
day? But they held their peace: but He taking him, healed him, and sent him away. And answering
them, He said: Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit, and will not immediately draw
him out on the Sabbath day? And they could not answer Him to these things. And He spoke a parable
also to them that were invited, marking how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:
When thou art invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place, lest perhaps one more honorable
than thou be invited by him; and he that invited thee and him, come and say to thee: Give this man
place: and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place. But when thou art invited, go, sit
down in the lowest place: that when he who invited thee, cometh, he may say to thee: Friend, go up
higher. Then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee: because every one that
exalteth himself, shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. Laus tibi Christe.
OFFERTORY: Ps. 39: 14,15 Look down, O Lord, to help me; let them be confounded and ashamed that
seek after my soul to take it away; look down, O Lord, to help me.
SECRET: Complete the purifying effect of this Sacrifice, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by mercifully making
us worthy partakers thereof. Through Our Lord.
COMMUNION: Ps. 70: 16,17,18 O Lord, I will be mindful of Thy justice alone: Thou hast taught me, O
God, from my youth, and unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not.
POSTCOMMUNION: In Thy goodness, we beseech Thee, O Lord, purify and renew our minds by these
heavenly Sacraments: and as a result, may we also receive help for our bodies, both now and in time to
come. Through Our Lord.
The Liturgical Calendar for Holy Family Parish (Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
Vigil Mass at 4:00 p.m.
In Honor of St. Michael
the Archangel
Celebrant:
Rev. John Coady
Sun. Sept. 16
7:00 a.m.
Holy Mass in English
For Santo Nino de
Atocha Special
Intention;
Celebrant:
Rev. Abram Dono
Sun. Sept. 16
10:00 a.m.
Holy Mass in English
For the repose of the
soul of Raymond E.
Holguin;
Celebrant:
Rev. Msgr. Gerald Walsh
Vigésimo Cuarto
Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
11:30 a.m.
For Parishioners of Holy Celebrant:
Family Church
Rev. Henry Dauphinais
Twenty-Fifth Sunday
in Ordinary Time/
Vigésimo Quinto
Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
Vigil Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Sat. Sept. 15
Sun. Sept. 16
Sat. Sept. 22 and
Sunday Sept. 23
Twenty-Fourth
Sunday in Ordinary
Time
Santa Misa en Español
For the repose of the
soul of Rene Castillo;
Celebrant:
Rev. John Coady
Sunday Masses at 7:00 a.m. & For Parishioners of Holy Rev. Abram Dono
Family Church
Rev. Msgr. Gerald Walsh
10:00 a.m. (English);
For the repose of the
soul of Petra Palafox
Morelos
For the repose of the
Rev. Henry Dauphinais
at 11:30 a.m. (en Español)
soul of Lee Benton
Weekend collection September 8/9, 2012: $1,630.53
HOLY FAMILY PARISH STAFF:
LAY APOSTOLATES at Holy Family Church:
Mrs. Sylvia Cordova, Office Manager and SEP
Compliance Officer
[email protected]
KNIGHT S OF COLUMBUS Council 12737
Mrs. Jackie Case, Finance Officer
[email protected]
bi-weekly. Monthly meetings for continued formation for all graduates of this program
on the First Thursday of each Month. Please contact Mrs. Sylvia Cordova (DRI).
Mrs. Irene García, Secretary
[email protected]
parish territory. Mr. Stewart Smith, President. [email protected]; Food donations
and volunteers are always welcome. For more information please contact the Parish
Office at (520) 623-6773 or visit our website.
BAPTISMS:
Please call the Parish Office for more details.
MARRIAGES: Please call the Parish Office six
months prior to any arrangements.
Call us @ (520) 623-6773
Mon., Wed., Fri.
from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meets on First and Third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in church.
MARIAN CATECHISM for beginners and advanced on Wednesday evenings
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: Helping the needy and poor in our
TIMON DE FE, our Hispanic outreach committee, meets every Thursday
at 6:30 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Hall in the church basement.
Charismatic Prayer Group in English and Spanish: Please call the Parish
Office for more information: (520) 623-6773.
SAN MARTIN DE PORRES MEAL PROGRAM at Holy
Family Church to serve the needy and poor in Tucson. Free sack lunches on
Sun. 3 pm, and Mon. to Wed. at 4:00 pm. Volunteers to help are very welcome!
Please call the Parish Office to sign up to help: (520) 623-6773.
Vigésimo Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (B)
Lecturas:
Isaías 50: 5-9a
Salmo 116: 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9
Santiago 2: 14-18
Evangelio: Marcos 8: 27-35
Jesús les preguntó a sus discípulos quién creían ellos que Él era. San Pedro, inspirado por Dios,
exclamó: “Tú eres el Mesías” (Marcos 8,29). Pero cuando el Señor explicó que su misión mesiánica
significaba sufrimiento y muerte, Pedro trató de disuadirlo de seguir adelante. Así, a pesar del
tiempo que había convivido con el Señor y de que su confesión anterior había sido inspirada por
Dios, Pedro y los demás apóstoles no tenían realmente un entendimiento claro de la misión de
Cristo.
La confesión de Pedro marca un punto crucial en el Evangelio de San Marcos. Anteriormente, Jesús
aparecía como predicador popular y sanador compasivo, pero a partir de este momento, la sombra
de la cruz empezó a proyectarse sobre todos los acontecimientos. Tres veces predijo Jesús que lo
apresarían y le darían muerte y en cada una se identificó como el Hijo del hombre (haciendo
referencia a la figura celestial descrita en Daniel 7,13).
El Hijo del hombre, en el libro de Daniel, es a la vez un hombre celestial y una figura que representa
al pueblo de Dios (Daniel 7,18.27). Jesús usó este título no solo para indicar que debía sufrir, sino
también que esta era la senda que todos los fieles debemos seguir.
El Hijo del hombre es también una figura del Antiguo Testamento, la del Siervo Sufriente de Isaías.
Este siervo se mantuvo firme como una roca (Isaías 50,7), ofreció sus espaldas para que lo azotaran
(Isaías 50,6) y cargó con la maldad de todos nosotros (Isaías 53,6). Jesús es el verdadero Siervo de
Dios, pero nosotros también somos siervos, si aceptamos y seguimos su senda de sufrimiento. Pero,
el mensaje de Jesús no habla solamente de pasión y muerte, ya que, si seguimos sus pasos hasta la
cruz, también tendremos parte en su gloriosa resurrección.
“Amado Señor, fortalece nuestra fe para que seamos capaces de seguirte hasta las
últimas consecuencias, de manera que, siendo fieles y obedientes, tengamos también
parte en tu recompensa junto al Padre.”
Source: http://la-palabra.com/meditations/2012/09/16
WELCOME TO
ST. GIANNA ORATORY!
WELCOME TO HOLY
FAMILY PARISH!
We celebrate Holy Mass in Latin daily.
Confessions 30 minutes prior to each Mass.
We celebrate Masses in English and
Spanish on weekends and Holy Days
of Obligation.
Missals in both English/Latin and Spanish/Latin
may be borrowed for Mass attendance.
Our Religious Education Program offers
First Holy Communion and Confirmation
Classes as well as RCIA.
Canon Richard von Menshengen also holds a
monthly Conference Program on the Liturgy.
Please have a look on our credenzas in the back
of the church. Our weekly bulletins
and religious materials may be taken for free.
Registration forms, Mass donation and collection
envelopes are also available on the credenzas.
Send us your e-mail address to receive our
weekly online-bulletin.
Write us at [email protected].
All are welcome! Todos son bienvenidos¡
Our Religious Education Program offers
sacramental preparation for children and adults.
We also offer ongoing education in our Catholic
Faith. Classes are offered in English and Spanish.
Marriage and Baptism classes are
offered by Canon Richard von Menshengen
for both Holy Family Parish and
St. Gianna Oratory.
Send us your e-mail address to receive our
weekly online-bulletin. Write us at
[email protected].
The Knights of Columbus Council at Holy
Family Church offers a Pancake Breakfast in the
church basement hall usually on the third Sunday of
the month.
TIMON, our Hispanic outreach committee,
offers Hispanic cuisine usually on the
first Sunday of the month.
All are welcome! Todos son bienvenidos¡
Holy Family Catholic Church is one of Tucson’s historic landmarks.
Built in the Mission style in 1913 in the Hispanic Dunbar Springs neighborhood and close to the
University of Arizona, it was consecrated on Jan. 14, 1915 by Msgr. Henry R. Granjon, third Bishop of
Tucson (1900-1922).
Holy Family Parish is Tucson’s oldest Catholic church. Its first pastor Fr. Lucas of St. Joseph O.C.D.
and his successor Fr. Eduardo of the Child Jesus O.C.D. were beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on October 28, 2007, the Feast of Christ the King.
Since September 2008, Holy Family Catholic Church is the home of both Holy Family Parish and
St. Gianna Oratory with the Traditional Latin Liturgy. Both communities are under the care of
the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. Blessed Lucas and Blessed Eduardo, pray for us!
DAILY CONFESSIONS at Holy Family Catholic Church
 On Sunday before the 8:30 a.m. Latin Low Mass and during the 1:00 p.m. Latin High Mass.
 On weekdays Mon. through Sat. 1/2 hour before the 8:00 a.m. Latin Mass
except Thursday 1 hour before the 7:00 p.m. Latin Mass.
 On First Fridays of the Month 1/2 hour before and also after the 8:00 a.m. Latin Mass.
 On First Saturdays of the Month 1 hour before and also after the 8:00 a.m. Latin Mass.
 On Saturday after the Parish 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass (English).
 By appointment: Please call Canon R. von Menshengen on his cell: (520)-303-8859.
¡BIENVENIDOS AL ORATORIO DE
SANTA GIANNA!
¡ BIENVENIDOS A LA PARROQUIA
DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA!
Celebramos Santa Misa en Latin diariamente.
Ofrecemos confesiones diariamente 30 minutos
antes de la Misa.
Celebramos Misas en inglés y español los fines de
semana y días de precepto.
Misales en inglés /latin y espanol/latin están
disponibles para su uso en nuestras misas.
Nuestra programa de educación religiosa ofrece
preparación para los sacramentos para niños y adultos
(CCD y RCIA). Tambien ofrecemos educación
continua en la fe católica. Ofrecemos clases
en ingles y en espanol.
Por favor visite las credenzas en la parte posterior
de la iglesia. Allí encontrará nuestros boletines
semanales y material religioso disponibles para su
uso. Todos los materiales son gratis.
Clases de matrimonio y bautizo para Santa Gianna y
Sagrada Familia son ofrecidas por
Canon Richard von Menshengen.
Envíenos su dirección de correo electrónico para
recibir nuestro boletín en linea.
Envíenos su dirección de correo electrónico para
recibir nuestro boletín en linea. Escríbanos a
[email protected].
Los domingos, nuestros acomodadores esperan
ayudarle con sus preguntas y necesitades.
Escríbanos a [email protected].
Tenemos reuniones sociales mensuales. Clases de
catecismo para niños y adultos (CCD y RCIA) son
ofrecidas por Canon Richard von Menshengen.
Canon von Menshengen también ofrece una
conferencia mensual sobre la liturgia.
¡Todos son bienvenidos! All are welcome!
Los Caballeros de Colón de la Parroquia Sagrada
Familia ofrecen un desayuno de panqueques en el
salón por lo general el tercer domingo del mes.
TIMÓN, nuestra comisión hispano, ofrece comida
mexicana por lo general el primer domingo del mes.
¡Todos son bienvenidos! All are welcome!
La Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia es una de los lugares de interés histórico de Tucson.
En el ano 1913, la iglesia fue construida en el estilo de las misiones en el barrio hispano Dunbar Springs cerca
a la universidad de Arizona. Fue consagrada el 14 de enero 1915 por Monseñor Henry R. Granjon, tercer
obispo de Tucson (1900-1922).
Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia es la más antigua parroquia de Tucson. Su primer párroco, el Padre Lucas de
San José O.C.D., y su socio Fr. Eduardo del Niño Jesús O.C.D., fueron beatificados por el Papa Benedicto
XVI el 28 de octubre, 2007 - la Fiesta de Cristo Rey.
Hoy la iglesia católica de Sagrada Familia es el hogar de ambos Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia y Santa
Gianna Oratorio que ofrece la liturgia latina tradicional.Ambas comunidades están bajo el cuidado del
Instituto de Cristo Rey Soberano Sacerdote. Bl. Lucas y Bl. Eduardo, ruega por nosotros!
CONFESIONES DIARIOS EN LA IGLESIA CATOLICA DE LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
Domingos - 1/2 hora antes de la misa en latin de las 8:30 a.m.
Durante de la semana - lunes, martes, miercoles, viernes, y sabado - 1/2 hora antes de la misa en latin
de las 8:00 a.m. Jueves una hora antes de la misa en latin de las 7:00 p.m.
El primer viernes del mes - 1/2 hora antes y despues de la misa de latin de las 8:00 a.m.
El primer sabado del mes - una hora antes y despues de la misa de latin de las 8:00 a.m.
Sabados - inmidiamente despues de la misa en ingles de las 4:00 p.m.
Con cita previa: Por favor llame a Canon R. von Menshengen en su celular: (520) 303-8859.
INVITATION TO THE LATIN MASS
With the Church document “Summorum Pontificum” (2007) Pope Benedict XVI invites us all to discover
the treasure of the Latin Mass, of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Liturgy, which is the Liturgy of
Rome, of the Popes and subsequently the Liturgy of most of Christendom. Over the centuries the Holy Ghost,
Who is the Spirit of Jesus Christ and Who is the Soul of the Catholic Church and the Sanctifier, has
created the marvelous Catholic Liturgy, and especially the Roman Rite which is considered the Mother of all
Catholic liturgical rites.
The Liturgy is like the most beautiful artwork and setting for the gem of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and of the
sacraments. All theological depth of expression, all beauty of art, all devotion and sense for the sacred has been
gathered by the Holy Spirit in the elaboration of the Catholic Liturgy in which our Lord and High Priest Jesus
Christ gathers us in the spirit of adoration, praise, thanksgiving, petition and atonement before God the Father.
The Latin language is a bond of unity that unites us to the Chair of St. Peter and lets us pray in the same words as
our parents, grandparents, and ancestors worshipped. Jesus spoke Latin, St. Peter and St. Paul lived in Rome and
spoke Latin, the Popes speak and write in Latin; Latin is not the language of a foreign nation but the first language
of our Holy Mother the Church.
Latin is used both in the Novus Ordo/ Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite as well as in the Extraordinary Form of
the Roman Rite. Latin is an integral part of the papal Liturgy. From Pope John XXIII and the Second
Vatican Council (1962-1965) to Pope Benedict XVI the Magisterium of the Church has insisted on the importance of Latin for the daily celebration of the Liturgy.
We invite you to discover the Latin Mass and to start a spiritual journey into the heart of the Church’s
Liturgy. Booklets in English/Latin and Spanish/Latin are available on the credenzas in the back of the church.
Latin is a language without borders; the Liturgy of the Latin Mass goes back to the first centuries of
Christianity. Latin is an open language that belongs to you and to me, to our ancestors and to future generations.
It is the same Mass, it is the first language of the Church, it brings you through its depth of faith and
beauty of expression enumerable blessings! It lets you breath the living faith of twenty centuries to conquer
the twenty-first century for Christ!
Participation at the Latin Mass is very easy:
Just come and let the Liturgy of the Church charm, nourish, and edify your heart:
At the Low Mass the servers answer for the congregation so that the faithful do not even need to know any
answers and may follow the Liturgy either in the Missal, or by watching it prayerfully, or by meditating upon the
Mysteries of Christ.
At the High Mass the choir sings the answers and the faithful in the congregation may join in if they wish to do
so. In order to attend a Latin Mass you don’t need to have any pre-knowledge. Your knowledge will deepen at
each Latin Mass that you attend. In addition, you will learn more about the theological meaning of its rites and
prayers in catechism classes, conferences and sermons which we have been offering.
Just come and see and everything else will follow. Missals for the faithful are available. We also have books
about the Latin Mass for sale if you wish to deepen your knowledge about the most beautiful thing this side of
Heaven.
In the Sacrament of Baptism we receive an indelible mark on our soul, the so-called character– which enables
us to spiritually participate in the Catholic Liturgy in the celebration of the Divine Mysteries.. Our vocal prayer
and our exterior expressions of kneeling, sitting, standing, folding of hands, singing etc. are an outward expression of our interior faith which is the Faith of the Holy Catholic Church.
Come and see and let the Holy Spirit pray in your heart!