Father Richard J. Rego, Chaplain
Fr. Isaac Fynn, Weekend Associate
PO Box 14257 Tucson, AZ 85732-4257
Office Hours 10:00-12:00 Mon-Fri
Phone: (520) 205-4096 * Fax: (520) 205-4097
Email: frrichardrego@comcast.net
Website:  www.saintgianna.net
Bulletin May 13, 2007

“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 12:15 pm                        Sun 6:30 Guillermina Torres
Saturday 8:30 am                            Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
Sunday Masses                            
6:30 am, 1:45 pm                                    Mon 12:15 Bernice Freeman
Rosary                                Tues Irene Knudson
Sundays 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm                        Wed  Mary Babiarz
                                     Thurs JoAnn Ellert
Confessions Schedule                        Friday: Ryan Gauger
Mon-Fri 11:00am to 12:00 Noon                    Saturday: As in St. Ambrose Bulletin
Saturday 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm                    
Sunday 4:15 pm to 4:45 pm                     Readings for 5th Sunday after Easter
Devotions Schedule                        Introit - - - Is 48: 20; Ps 65: 1-2
Fatima Devotions every                     Epistle - - Jas 1: 22-27
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm                                 Paschal Alleluia Jn 16: 28
Saint Joseph Devotions                 Gospel - - Jn 16: 23-30
Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                            
                                    

Sancta Gianna!  Ora Pro Nobis!

May 13th, 2007  - - - 5th Sunday After Easter
Mon, May 14 - - - Feria or Rogation Day
Tues, May 15 - - - Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Confessor
Wed, May 16- - - - Vigil of Ascension
Thurs, May 17 - - -Ascension of Our Lord
Fri, May 18 - - - - Saint Venantius, Martyr
Sat, May 19 - - - - Saint Peter Celestine, Pope & Martyr

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul? 37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For he that shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation: the Son of man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. 39 And he said to them: Amen I say to you, that there are some of them that stand here, who shall not taste death, till they see the kingdom of God coming in power. (Mark 8: 36-39)

From the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
1 Brethren, the will of my heart, indeed, and my prayer to God, is for them unto salvation. 2 For I bear them witness, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they, not knowing the justice of God, and seeking to establish their own, have not submitted themselves to the justice of God. 4 For the end of the law is Christ, unto justice to every one that believeth. 5 For Moses wrote, that the justice which is of the law, the man that shall do it, shall live by it. (Rom 10: 1-5)

Spiritual Thought Of The Week
From Blessed Are The Pure In Heart by Bishop Robert W. Finn: “This dignity of the human person includes our sexuality. Our sexuality is more than our gender. It is part of our person. It gives us the ability to connect and give ourselves in love to another person. Our human sexuality is an important means by which we can share in the love and creativity of God. In marriage, a man and a woman are invited to establish a complete, exclusive and life-long union of two individuals as one. This union is the proper relationship by which it is possible for them to become co-creators with God and to let their love for one another become fruitful in bringing another human life into the world.  In the misuse of our sexuality human weakness and selfishness can manifest themselves, sometimes in terrible ways. Human sexuality is a gift but not a toy. It is a gift to be respected and directed toward its proper end: loving and personal communion with others.”

From The Imitation Of Christ By Thomas A Kempis
Book Three The Thirty-Fifth Chapter - - - THE VOICE OF CHRIST: “Do you think that you will always have spiritual consolations as you desire? My saints did not always have them. Instead, they had many afflictions, temptations of various kinds, and great desolation. Yet they bore them all patiently. They placed their confidence in God rather than in themselves, knowing that the sufferings of this life are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to come. And you -- do you wish to have at once that which others have scarcely obtained after many tears and great labors?  Wait for the Lord, act bravely, and have courage. Do not lose trust. Do not turn back but devote your body and soul constantly to God's glory. I will reward you most plentifully. I will be with you in every tribulation.”

From The Teachings Of The Second Vatican Council
Dei Verbum - - - On the Word of God #25: “Therefore, all the clergy must hold fast to the Sacred Scriptures through diligent sacred reading and careful study, especially the priests of Christ and others, such as deacons and catechists who are legitimately active in the ministry of the word. This is to be done so that none of them will become "an empty preacher of the word of God outwardly, who is not a listener to it inwardly" since they must share the abundant wealth of the divine word with the faithful committed to them, especially in the sacred liturgy. The sacred synod also earnestly and especially urges all the Christian faithful, especially Religious, to learn by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures the "excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 3:8). "For ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ." Therefore, they should gladly put themselves in touch with the sacred text itself, whether it be through the liturgy, rich in the divine word, or through devotional reading, or through instructions suitable for the purpose and other aids which, in our time, with approval and active support of the shepherds of the Church, are commendably spread everywhere. And let them remember that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that God and man may talk together; for "we speak to Him when we pray; we hear Him when we read the divine saying."

From The Code Of Canon Law Canon 331 The bishop of the Roman Church, in whom continues the office given by the Lord uniquely to Peter, the first of the Apostles, and to be transmitted to his successors, is the head of the college of bishops, the Vicar of Christ, and the pastor of the universal Church on earth. By virtue of his office he possesses supreme, full, immediate, and universal ordinary power in the Church, which he is always able to exercise freely.
Catechism Of The Catholic  Church  2327 Because of the evils and injustices that all war brings with it, we must do everything reasonably possible to avoid it. The Church prays: "From famine, pestilence, and war, O Lord, deliver us."  2328 The Church and human reason assert the permanent validity of the moral law during armed conflicts. Practices deliberately contrary to the law of nations and to its universal principles are crimes. 2329 "The arms race is one of the greatest curses on the human race and the harm it inflicts on the poor is more than can be endured" (Second Vatican Council, GS 81 # 3).

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Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Intention For May
General - - - - That every Christian, following the example of the Virgin Mary, always heed the signs of the Lord in their lives and let themselves be guided by the Word of God.
Mission - - - - That the lands of Mission never be found lacking in good and enlightened teachers in the major seminaries and institutes of consecrated life.

    The most honored word in any vocabulary is that wonderful word, Mother.  How fitting it is that we honor mothers during May, the month of the most wonderful of mothers, Mary, the Mother of God.  MOTHER OF GOD!  What an awesome thought!  Mary is the Mother of God!    
    God has a tremendous esteem for motherhood. Mothers are so special that even God wanted one!  In the Gospels we see the tender love that the Lord had for His, holy mother.  Yet, the Lord loved us to the extent that He wanted her to be our own mother in an individual way.  In His love, the Lord would not keep her only for Himself.  "There stood at the foot of the cross, Mary, the mother of Jesus!  Son, behold your mother!  Woman, behold your son.  And John took her into his home.”  From that moment, followers of the Lord have taken her into the home of their hearts.  Every Christian can now say: "Behold my mother!"
    We live in an era when family and motherhood are under attack.  This wicked attack stems from, Satan, the Father of Lies.  He hates Our Lady and motherhood because they stand for life.  The Lord taught us that Satan is a "liar and a murderer from the beginning."  The pagan world tells us that women can find true fulfillment only when they are liberated from motherhood.  MOTHERHOOD IS OUT!  CAREERS ARE IN!  Thus, the family is being destroyed as the evils of abortion and contraception abound in our society.  My dear friends let us not be deceived by the false values of the pagan world.  Let us remember always that mothers are a great gift from God.  There is nothing on earth as wonderful as a mother.      
    Several years ago, I attended a seminar in Willow Grove, Pa. and one of the speakers was Dr. Wanda Poltawaska, a renowned philosopher.  The Master of Ceremonies told of her life in a concentration camp during World War II.  He then spoke of how she went on to become a doctor and of her many titles.  Yet, when Dr. Poltawaska began her talk she insisted to the audience: "My most important and wonderful title is the title of MOTHER.  Seated in the front row are my children and my grandchildren.  Above all else, I am a mother."
    Our Blessed Mother has many titles.  She is Gate of Heaven, Refuge of Sinner, Seat Of Wisdom, Mary Most chaste, Mary Most Pure, etc.  But the title that she likes the best is, Mother.  She is the Mother of God!  She is the Mother of each and every human person, especially the members of Christ’s Mystical Body, the Church.  For this reason, we address her as Our Blessed Mother!

Fr. Richard J. Rego, S.T.L.