Father Richard J. Rego, Chaplain
Fr. Isaac Fynn and Fr. David Reinders, Weekend Clergy


“Put on then, as God’s holy and beloved people, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, and patience.  Forgive one another; and if one has a complaint against another, as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also forgive.  And above all these things put on charity, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.  And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body.  And always be thankful - - - And whatever you do in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Colossians 3: 12-15,17).


Latin Mass Schedule                        MASS INTENTIONS       
Daily Mass                                                 
Saturday 8:30 am                                  Sun 6:30 Deceased Kelly, Karish, Fam
Sunday Masses                                                                       Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
6:30 am, 1:45 pm, 5:00 pm                                                          Sun 5:00 Fred Zivnuska
Rosary                           
Sundays 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm                                                          Monday In Honor of St. Joseph
                                                        Tuesday: Joe David Haley, RIP
Confessions Schedule                                      Wednesday: Robert & Catherine Karish
Mon-Fri 11:am to 12:00 Noon                                                  Thursday: Pamela Sauls
Saturday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm                                                   Friday: Anthony & Corine Grell
Sunday 4:15 pm to 4:45 pm                                                     Saturday:  As in St. Ambrose Bulletin
Devotions Schedule                   
Fatima Devotions every
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm                                         Readings for January 28,  2007
                                                                                     Introit    Ps. 96: 7, 8, 1
Saint Joseph’s Devotions                            Epistle Rom 13: 8-10   
Every Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                                          Gradual Ps. 101: 16-17
                                                                                                  Alleluia   Ps.  96:1
                                                                                                  Gospel   Matt 8: 23-27
         
                                                                                                

Saints of the Week
Mon, Jan 29 - - Saint Francis de Sales
Tues, Jan 30 - -Saint Martina, Virgin & Martyr
Wed, Jan 31- - Saint John Bosco Confessor
Thurs, Feb 1 - -Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr
Fri, Fed 2 - - - - Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Sat, Jan 27 - - - Saint Blasé Bishop & Martyr

Special Saint of the Week Saint  

Saint Blasé was beheaded after terrible torments in 317.  He is the Patron Saint of Throats and on his feast we have the annual Blessing of throats.

 

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior    22 And the scribes who were come down from Jerusalem, said: He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of devils he casts out devils. 23 And after he had called them together, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 And if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. (Mark 3: 22-25)

 

From the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans  

11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For whosoever has sinned without the law shall perish without the law; and whosoever have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law. 13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to themselves: 15 Who saw the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another, 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. (2: 11-16)

 

Spiritual Thought Of The Week  

Taken from the Introduction to the Devout Life, by Saint Francis De Sales, written in the year 1609, Part One, CHAPTER V. The First Step (toward holiness) must be purifying the Soul. “The work of the soul’s purification neither may nor can end save with life itself.  Do not then let us be disheartened by our imperfections for our very perfection lies in diligently contending against them.  It is impossible so to contend without seeing them, or to overcome without meeting them face toe face. Our victory does not consist in being insensible to them, but in not consenting to them. Now to be afflicted by our imperfections is certainly not to consent thereto, and for the furtherance of humility it is needful that we sometimes find ourselves worsted in this spiritual battle, wherein, however, we shall never be conquered until we lose either life or courage. Moreover, imperfections and venial sins cannot destroy our spiritual life, which is only to be lost through mortal sin; consequently we have only need to watch well that they do not imperil our courage. David continually asks the Lord to strengthen his heart against cowardice and discouragement; and it is our privilege in this war that we are certain to vanquish so long as we are willing to fight.”

From The Imitation Of Christ

By Thomas A Kempis Book Three The Twenty-Third Chapter: A PRAYER AGAINST BAD THOUGHTS   O Lord my God, be not far from me. O my God, hasten to help me, for varied thoughts and great fears have risen up within me, afflicting my soul. How shall I escape them unharmed? How shall I dispel them? "I will go before you," says the Lord, "and will humble the great ones of earth. I will open the doors of the prison, and will reveal to you hidden secrets." Do as You say, Lord, and let all evil thoughts fly from Your face. This is my hope and my only comfort -- to fly to You in all tribulation, to confide in You, and to call on You from the depths of my heart and to await patiently for Your consolation.

 

From The Teachings Of The Second Vatican Council 

Dei Verbum (On the Word of God): #7 “In His gracious goodness, God has seen to it that what He had revealed for the salvation of all nations would abide perpetually in its full integrity and be handed on to all generations. Therefore Christ the Lord in whom the full revelation of the supreme God is brought to completion (see Cor. 1:20; 3:13; 4:6), commissioned the Apostles to preach to all men that Gospel which is the source of all saving truth and moral teaching, and to impart to them heavenly gifts. This Gospel had been promised in former times through the prophets, and Christ Himself had fulfilled it and promulgated it with His lips.”

 

From The Code Of Canon Law

Canon 227 The lay Christian faithful have the right to have recognized that freedom which all citizens have in the affairs of the earthly city. When using that same freedom, however, they are to take care that their actions are imbued with the spirit of the gospel and are to heed the doctrine set forth by the Magisterium of the Church. In matters of opinion, moreover, they are to avoid setting forth their own opinion as the doctrine of the Church.

 

Catechism Of The Catholic Church 

#2322 “From its conception, the child has the right to life.  Direct abortion, that is, abortion willed as an end or as a means, is a "criminal" practice (GS 27 # 3), gravely contrary to the moral law. The Church imposes the canonical penalty of excommunication for this crime against human life.”

 

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CONGRADULATIONS God’s blesses to all of our Confirmandi and their families and sponsors.   May you be true soldiers in the Army of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!  May God bless our good Bishop Gerald who has graced us with his presence to confer this holy Sacrament.

 

MASS INTENTIONS   Saint Gianna’s has openings for Mass intentions beginning in February 2007.




Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Intention For January
 


General - - - - That in our times, sadly marked by quite a few episodes of violence, the Pastors of the Church continue to show the way of peace and understanding to every person’s heart.

Mission - - - - That the Church in Africa become ever more the true witness of the Good Word of Christ and promote reconciliation and peace in every nation.

     
   
    Saint Gianna’s Latin Mass Community looks forward to the arrival of Father Carl Lenhardt of the Institute of Christ the King, who will preach our First Annual Forty-Hours Devotions.  This is a time when Our Blessed Lord will shower us with a superabundance of divine graces.  In addition to Eucharistic adoration, we will encourage all to receive the holy Sacrament of Confession.  Look for the schedule of devotions in our bulletin next week.
    It is difficult to pinpoint the exact origins of Forty-Hours Devotions.  Pope Clement VIII issued the Constitution Graves et Diuturnae on November 25, 1592.  He ordered each parish of the Diocese of Rome to conduct a Quarant' Ore - - - forty hours of continuous adoration and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.  The main intentions were for the peace of the Universal Church and to combat the evils of the times.  There is also evidence that Forty-Hours Devotions existed in Milan, Italy in the twelfth century.  After the Council of Trent, St. Charles Borromeo mandated that every parish of the Diocese of Milan was to conduct Forty-Hours Devotions each year.  The devotion spread throughout Europe and eventually to America where it soon became an annual event at practically every parish.  As a result of Forty-Hours Devotions, love and respect for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament was without parallel in the United States.
    One of the primary purposes for Forty-Hours Devotions is to make reparation for the desecrations and indifference toward Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.  It is interesting to note, however, that, with the practical disappearance of these marvelous devotions, love and respect for the Blessed Sacrament has declined alarmingly. This is a very sad, indeed.
    The Eucharist is the Divine Gift that Our Blessed Lord has given us from the depths of His Sacred Heart.  It is His Gift Beyond Compare.  May we always treasure the Sacred Presence of Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar!  I invite all of our members and visitors to join us for daily adoration and our evening devotions.  Sign up for an hour of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.  Attend the evening devotions for the Rosary, stirring homilies and an outpouring of divine graces.  Many graces and blessing will flow from the Sacred Heart of our Eucharistic Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. O Sacrament most Holy!  O Sacrament Divine!  All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment, thine.
                             
                                                      Father Richard J. Rego