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 6, 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 Doreen Thornes
Saturday 8:30 am                            Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
Sunday Masses                            
6:30 am, 1:45 pm                                    Mon 12:15 Robert Elbert, RIP
Rosary                                Tues Joseph Paul Angel, RIP
Sundays 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm                        Wed Ted Mankowski, RIP
                                     Thurs Val Freeman
Confessions Schedule                        Friday: Charlene 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 4th Sunday after Easter
Devotions Schedule                        Introit - - - Ps, 97: 1,2
Fatima Devotions every                     Epistle - -  Jas 1: 17-21
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm                                  Paschal Alleluia Ps 117: 16, Rom 6:9
Saint Joseph Devotions                 Gospel - - Jn 16: 5-14
Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                            
                                    


Mon, April 30 - - - Saint Catherine of Siena
Tues, May 1 - - - - Saint Joseph the Worker
Wed, May 2 - - - - Saint Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor
Thurs, May 3 - - - Jesus Christ the High Priest
Fri, May 4 - - - Saint Monica, Widow
Sat, May - - - - Saint Pius V

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior
31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests, and the scribes, and be killed: and after three days rise again. 32 And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him. 33 Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savorest not the things that are of God, but that are of men. 34 And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel, shall save it. (Mark 8: 31-35)

From the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
1 I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost: 2 That I have great sadness, and continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I wished myself to be an anathema from Christ, for my brethren, who are my kinsmen according to the flesh, 4 Who are Israelites, to whom belongeth the adoption as of children, and the glory, and the testament, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises: 5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all things, God blessed for ever. Amen. (Rom 9: 1-5)

Spiritual Thought Of The Week
From Blessed Are The Pure In Heart by Bishop Robert W. Finn: “As human beings we are created in the image and likeness of God. The dignity and respect due to every human person is not assigned by any group of people, nor granted by a government. Our dignity is not contingent on what we own, or even on what we do. We cannot buy it or sell it. This dignity and worth comes from God as a complete and inestimable gift.  How are we like God? We have an immortal soul, and we are meant to live forever with God in heaven. We are called to be holy as God is holy, and through Jesus Christ and His Church we may receive the means to attain holiness. Like God, we have a rational nature, the ability to reason. However, it is not just in reason that we find the divine image within us. We are like God because we are able to love. We can make a gift of our self to another person. For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6: 20) New Life in Christ.”


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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Fatima Devotions   We will resume Fatima Devotions on Monday, May 7th at 7:00PM beginning with Confessions at 6:30.


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 that "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 told us this clearly at Guadalupe.  
    On this glorious day when we honor all mothers, may I dedicate the poem, The Child On Her Knees, written of Our Blessed Mother by MARY DIXON THAYER:  

LOVELY LADY DRESSED IN BLUE
TEACH ME HOW TO PRAY
GOD WAS JUST YOUR LITTLE BOY
TELL ME WHAT TO SAY!
DID YOU LIFT HIM UP, SOMETIMES
GENTLY ON YOUR KNEE?
DID YOU SING TO HIM THE WAY
MOTHER DOES TO ME?
DID YOU HOLD HIS HAND AT NIGHT
AND, DID YOU EVER TRY
TELLING HIM STORIES OF THE WORLD?
AND OH! DID HE CRY?
DO YOU REALLY THINK HE CARES
IF I TELL HIM THINGS
LITTLE THINGS THAT HAPPEN?  AND
DO ANGEL'S WINGS MAKE A NOISE?
CAN HE HEAR ME IF I SPEAK LOW?
DOES HE UNDERSTAND ME NOW?
TELL ME, FOR YOU KNOW!
LOVELY LADY DRESSED IN BLUE
TEACH ME HOW TO PRAY!
GOD WAS JUST YOUR LITTLE BOY
AND YOU KNOW THE WAY!

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