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“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).

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007   20th  Sunday after Pentecost
6:30 am  Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic
1:45 pm  Pro Populo

Monday, Oct. 15th   St. Theresa of Avila
7:00am  Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic

Tuesday, October 16th  St. Hedwig
7:00am   Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic

Wednesday, Oct.17th  St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
7:00 am  Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic

Thursday, October 18th  St. Luke the Evangelist
6:00 pm  Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
6:45 pm  Benediction of Blessed Sacrament
7:00 pm  Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic                    

Friday, October 19th  St. Peter of Alcontera
7:00 am  Rev. Father Timothy Jenejcic                    

Saturday, October 20th 
See St. Ambrose Schedule

Confession Schedule:

MTWF:  6:15-6:45 am/Thurs:  6:00 pm
Sunday:  1:15-1:45 pm

For the Sacraments of Baptism and First Holy Communion, or in case of a Sacramental emergency, please contact Fr. Reinders at 240-9537. For all other matters, please call 741-2387.

Readings October 14, 2007
Introit------Dan 3: 31, 29, 35; Ps 118:1
Epistle-----Eph 5:15-21
Gradual----Ps 144:15, 16
Alleluia----Ps 107:2
Gospel-----Jn 4:46-53

Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sundays:  1:30 pm

Announcements:  


Please remember to listen to The Culture of Life Radio Hour.  Our own Rev. Father Robert Rankin is a regular on the show. It airs from 4-5 pm Sundays on KVOI 690.

40 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR LIFE, a time set aside for Tucson to fast, pray, and sacrifice for an End to Abortion and to make reparation for the sin of abortion, runs through November 4th.  Volunteers are also needed to pray peacefully at a local abortuary on weekday and Saturday mornings.  All participants in 40 Days of Prayer for Life are asked to sign a Statement of Peace and a Schedule Confirmation.   If you would like more information, e-mail Sunny at AZRTLSUNNYT@aol.com or leave your name and number on the Right to Life Message Line 326-1542 and your call will be returned.  

St. Gianna's Needs Your Help:  As St. Gianna's continues to grow there is a need for volunteers to assist in the various activities of the community. If you would like to help out or have a special talent you think we could use please contact David Wilson (720-989-6672, the.david.wilson@gmail) or visit the welcome table at the back of the church.  Some examples of areas that we could use your assistance are marketing, community recruitment, fundraising, social event planning, and youth activities.

St. Gianna Dinner Club
The Dinner Club offers fellowship and the opportunity to get to know other members of St. Gianna’s in a small group setting at a local Tucson restaurant.  The Dinner Club especially wants to welcome newcomers to the parish and will act as a forum for questions on the Latin Mass and St. Gianna. The St. Gianna Dinner Club will meet on November 4th at 6pm at Fio Rito's Italian Restaurant, 2702 E. Grant Road.  Ask the waitress for the St. Gianna table or look for the 1962 Missal on the table.  If you know you are coming, please RSVP to David Wilson (720-989-6672, the.david.wilson@gmail.com ),` so we can get an initial head count.
 
Please remember that our Second Collection is paying for our new program which will enable us to keep parish records up-to-date.  I very much appreciate your help in this matter since the key to keeping our Parish moving forward is good organization.
 
Please keep the rosaries and medals coming.  Just place them in the offertory basket. I so very much appreciate your thoughtfulness for our Veterans.  Let us keep in our prayers all who are suffering from severe head trauma, multiple amputations and shock.
 
Remember that on Feria Days, the priest has the option to celebrate either the previous Sunday's Mass, a Votive Mass, or a Requiem Mass.  All Feria Day options will be announced before Mass so that you may adjust your ribbons for the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy.
 
On Thursdays, St. Gianna Latin Mass Community sponsors a Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Confessions at 6 PM, followed by Benediction at 6:45 and Latin Mass at 7 PM at St. Ambrose Church, 300 S. Tucson Blvd.  ALL ARE WELCOME!


Please note:  If you would like to have a record of your donations to St. Gianna's for tax purposes, you must use your envelopes AND record your name and the dollar amount on the envelope each week.  If you need envelopes or registration forms, please contact one of the ushers. 






“My God, I want to be a saint!” thought a 24-year-old Carmelite Nun. Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, now confined to her bed due to an unusual case of tuberculosis, was writing her memoirs at the request of her monastic superior and older sister, Mother Mary Agnes. Aware of her mortality, Therese began to wonder about heaven. With complete faith in God, she begged Him to allow her to become a saint because her hopes of reaching heaven were dwindling.

On January 2, 1873, Marie-Françoise Therese Martin was born to pious parents, Louis and Zelie Martin, in the quiet town of Alençon, France. As a small child, Therese discovered a deep desire to please God within herself.  “I began to refuse nothing of what God asked of me,” she later recalled. Her first test from God came in 1877, when Therese’s mother returned home to heaven. Later, in 1881, Therese’s beloved older sister, Pauline, suddenly entered the Carmelite Monastery in Lisieux. After Pauline’s sudden entrance, Therese was left to carry on alone because, in ‘loosing’ her sister, Therese lost her identity. Consequently, Therese began suffering from hallucinations and continuous attacks from the devil upon her soul. One night, as Therese tossed violently in bed, her sister Marie fell to her knees in tears. “Holy Mother…don’t let Therese die!” she cried. Suddenly, Therese looked up at the statue of Our Lady in her bedroom and exclaimed: “Mother in Heaven! Have pity on me!” Suddenly, Our Lady herself, surrounded by an all-encompassing light, was smiling upon a healthy and peaceful Therese!

After her separation from her mother and sister, grief humanized Therese and she began to identify, not with herself, but with others who, like herself, were casualties in life’s drama. On Christmas Morning of that year, as Therese knelt before the crucifix in her room, she realized that she could only accept her crosses with Jesus’ strength. It was after this miracle that the famous saint we know and love today threw caution to the wind. Indeed, Therese Martin became reckless in her quest to save souls and to become a Carmelite nun. Finally, after receiving permission from the bishop of Bayeux and Pope Leo XIII, Therese entered Carmel at age fifteen. While in Carmel, Therese discovered her ‘little way’ to holiness by realizing that “for simple souls there must be no complicated ways.” When Therese was twenty-two-years-old, her superiors assigned her to pray for two priests who were sent to China. She was overjoyed, but at the same time Therese wished that she could be a missionary as well. Through prayer, Therese realized that not everyone is called to be a missionary or a priest, but each person is called to the vocation of love! And so, Therese decided that her dream to become “everything” could become reality “in the heart of the Church” where she would be loved.

At the tender age of twenty-four, Sister Therese was diagnosed with fatal tuberculosis. Through the spirit of obedience and at the request of her superiors, Therese devoted the last months of her life to writing an autobiography that explained her ‘Little Way.’ When Our Lord and Blessed Mother came to bring her to her eternal reward, Therese joyfully rose from her bed saying “My God! I love You!” The earthly life of “the little flower” had ended, but her desired life in heaven was only beginning. Some believe that the young French girl has only impacted history through her actions on earth, but her enduring promise to “send down from Heaven a shower of roses” is how Therese spends her heaven “doing good on earth.” During her twenty-four years on earth, Saint Therese of Lisieux developed a safe way to reach heaven by being “everything” and stopped a short step away from being nothing.