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 27, 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 Mrs. Gloria McCormick
Saturday 8:30 am                            Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
Sunday Masses                            
6:30 am, 1:45 pm                            Mon 12:15 Frederick G. Thornes, RIP
Rosary                                              Tues Frs. O’Callahan, Healy, Meager
Sundays 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm               Wed  Thornes Family
                                                          Thurs  Gauger Family
Confessions Schedule                        Friday: Lou Feldhake, RIP
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 Pentecost Sunday  

Devotions Schedule                        Introit - - -Wis. 1:7, Ps 67:2
Fatima Devotions every                     Epistle - - Acts 2:1-11
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm                                 Paschal Alleluia Ps 103:30
Saint Joseph Devotions                 Gospel - - Jn 14: 23-31
Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                            
                                    


Mon, May 28- - - Pentecost Monday
Tues, May 29 - - Pentecost Tuesday
Wed, May 30- - - Pentecost Wednesday (Ember Day)
Thurs, May 31- - Pentecost Thursday
Fri, June 1 - - - - Pentecost Friday (Ember Day)
Sat, June 2 - - - - Pentecost Saturday (Ember Day)

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior
 41 And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me; it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 42 And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire: 43 Where there worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. 44 And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting, than having two feet, to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire: 45 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished. (Mark 9: 41-45)

From the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good. 10 Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another. 11 In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord. 12 Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer. 13 Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality. 14 Bless them that persecute you: bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. (Rom 12: 9-15)

Spiritual Thought Of The Week
From Blessed Are The Pure In Heart by Bishop Robert W. Finn: “Sin separates us from God while virtue seeks to unite us to God. When we have discovered God’s love for us and the high destiny which is ours, we strive again and again to attain all that God has in store for us. For this purpose the virtues are a vitally important part of the Christian life. By a virtue we mean “. . . a habitual and firm disposition to do the good.”[5] As we grow in virtue, we seek to become more like God, more holy. Sin can produce a kind of atrophy that weakens and can even paralyze our moral muscle. Virtue is a conditioning of our moral muscle that strengthens us and helps us to maximize our potential. In the moral life there is an entire constellation of virtues regarding different situations in life. There is a virtue that calls us to respect and care for our human sexuality. We call it chastity.”

From The Imitation Of Christ By Thomas A Kempis
Book Three The Thirty-Sixth Chapter - - - THE VAIN JUDGMENTS OF MEN THE VOICE OF CHRIST: Who are you, then, that you should be afraid of mortal man? Today he is here, tomorrow he is not seen. Fear God and you will not be afraid of the terrors of men. What can anyone do to you by word or injury? He hurts himself rather than you, and no matter who he may be he cannot escape the judgment of God. Keep God before your eyes, therefore, and do not quarrel with peevish words.
From The Teachings Of The Second Vatican Council

SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM  (On the Sacred Liturgy) - - -  #2. For the liturgy, "through which the work of our redemption is accomplished," most of all in the divine sacrifice of the Eucharist, is the outstanding means whereby the faithful may express in their lives, and manifest to others, the mystery of Christ and the real nature of the true Church. It is of the essence of the Church that she be both human and divine, visible and yet invisibly equipped, eager to act and yet intent on contemplation, present in this world and yet not at home in it; and she is all these things in such wise that in her the human is directed and subordinated to the divine, the visible likewise to the invisible, action to contemplation, and this present world to that city yet to come, which we seek. While the liturgy daily builds up those who are within into a holy temple of the Lord, into a dwelling place for God in the Spirit, to the mature measure of the fullness of Christ , at the same time it marvelously strengthens their power to preach Christ, and thus shows forth the Church to those who are outside as a sign lifted up among the nations  under which the scattered children of God may be gathered together, until there is one sheepfold and one shepherd .

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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Corpus Christi Sunday, June 10th - - - On this glorious Solemnity, we will celebrate a High Mass followed by Benediction & a short Procession with the Blessed Sacrament.

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.

    Far too often we hear folks claiming to be “devout Catholics” and nonetheless, dissent from the Church’s teachings. Can a person be pro-abortion or pro-choice and still be a Catholic in good standing?  Under such circumstances, is one really practicing Catholic at all?  The answer is obvious.    
    
    What about politicians who claim to be Catholic, yet, are pro-abortion or pro-choice and vote in that way?  Often justification from this dissenting attitude is sought in situations such as the Church's condemnation of Galileo in 1633. In other words, if the Church was wrong then, it could be wrong now.  My friends, this is pure nonsense.  A study of the Galileo case, which we cannot detail here, reveals that the Church did not err doctrinally.  Yes, Galileo was condemned.  Yes, a few churchmen acted imprudently, as did Galileo himself.  Yes, the Congregation of the Index, which made a judgment in this matter, entered the scientific field where it had no competence.  But, there was no doctrinal error involved here at all.  The Church’s Magisterium did not teach doctrinal error.  Neither did Popes Paul V nor Urban VIII enter the discussion in any way.
    
    Can the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church teach falsehoods in doctrine or morals?  Absolutely not!  Such a claim is utterly blasphemous.  Why?  The Teaching Church consists of the Holy Father, teaching the Universal Church in faith or morals.  The bishops, teaching in union with the Holy Father, are also part of the Church’s Magisterium.  As Vatican II put it, they teach with infallibility when they teach, “with Peter and under Peter.”
    
    When the Church proclaims and defends the Sacred Deposit of Faith, which includes the Natural Law, she teaches in the Name of Jesus Christ and under the guide of the Holy Spirit.  Therefore, the Catholic Church cannot teach error.
    
    This is precisely the point of today's Solemnity of Pentecost.  At the Last Supper Our Savior promised that He would send the Holy Spirit.  "I tell you the sober truth.  It is much better for you that I go. If I fail to go, the Paraclete will not come to you, whereas if I go, I will send him to you - - - When he comes, being the Spirit of Truth, he will maintain you in all truth" (John 16: 7, 13).
    
    Our Blessed Lord founded the Catholic Church to carry on His work of Redemption until He comes again in glory.  The Church's mission is the salvation and the sanctification of souls.  Saint Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, insists that disciples of Jesus must have the "obedience of faith"(Romans 1:5).  The recently published Compendium of the Catechism, question 25, affirms this very idea: “Sustained by divine grace, we (Christ’s Faithful) respond to God (His Divine Revelation) with the obedience of faith, which means the full surrender of ourselves to God and the acceptance of His truth, as it is guaranteed by the One who is Truth itself.”
    
    If we render this "obedience of faith" to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church we have the "sure hope" of eternal life. How can God demand that we obey false teachings?  Thus we know we follow the truth when we render the “obedience of faith,” to the Teaching Church.
    
    Jesus Christ is the Way, the Life and the Truth.  He is the Son of God and therefore He cannot teach error.  The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Blessed Trinity and cannot teach error.  As the First Vatican Council taught, God can neither deceive nor be deceived.  To claim that the Holy Spirit would allow the Church to fall into error as it unfolds the Deposit of Faith is nothing short of blasphemy.  One is not free to make God a liar!  
    
    Do not be deceived by those that would lead us astray from the teachings of the Catholic Church.  Saint Paul denounced these deceivers to Saint Timothy: “They oppose the truth (and) with perverted minds (they) falsify the faith - - - Stay away from them" (2 Timothy 3: 5, 8).
    
                    Father Richard J. Rego, S.T.L .