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

“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 Susanne Heying, RIP
Saturday 8:30 am                            Sun 1:45 Pro Populo
Sunday Masses                            
6:30 am, 1:45 pm                                    Mon 12:15 Margaret Davis
Rosary                                Tues Margaret Allchonne
Sundays 1:30 pm, 4:40 pm                        Wed Guillermina Torres, RIP
                                     Thurs Brian & Jackie Nellis
Confessions Schedule                        Friday: Gauger Family, 29th Anniversary
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 2nd Sunday after Easter
Devotions Schedule                        Introit - - - Ps., 32: 5, 6,1
Fatima Devotions every                     Epistle - - 1Pet 2: 21-25
1st Monday of Month 7:00 pm            Paschal Alleluia Lk 24: 35; Jn 10:14
Saint Joseph Devotions                 Gospel - -  Jn 10: 11-16
Wednesday after 12:15 Mass                            
                                    

Sancta Gianna!  Ora Pro Nobis!


April 22, 2007

Gospel Words of Jesus Christ Our Divine Savior
6 And taking the seven loaves, giving thanks, he broke, and gave to his disciples for to set before them; and they set them before the people. 7 And they had a few little fishes; and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before them. 8 And they did eat and were filled; and they took up that which was left of the fragments, seven baskets. 9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand; and he sent them away. 10 And immediately going up into a ship with his disciples, he came into the parts of Dalmanutha. (Mark 8: 6-10)

From the Epistle of Saint Paul to the Romans
36 As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the daylong. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor might, 39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom 8: 31-35)

Spiritual Thought Of The Week
From Blessed Are The Pure In Heart, Bishop Robert W. Finn: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. This one line from the Beatitudes offers a most sublime beginning point to our reflection. It tells us about God, ourselves and our ultimate goal. A pure heart is “blessed” or “happy.” Seeing God and being with Him forever in heaven is God’s plan for our eternal well-being. The Old Testament teaches that this purity is required if we are to approach God. “Who shall ascend the mountain of the Lord? And who shall stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false” (Psalm 24, 3-4).  To be pure in heart implies that our love is wholly directed toward the good of the other person. We are “single-hearted,” and not divided in our love. Israel ’s first and most important commandment is to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind and strength (Deut 6: 4-5). Jesus added definitively that we must also love our neighbor as our self (Mk 12: 29 -31). This pure love – as demanding as it may be – is the high destiny to which we are called as children of the Father. Is it possible to fulfill such a love? Yes. It is possible because God has first loved us (1Jn 4:10). As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to the happiness that comes from a clean and undivided heart.”

From The Imitation Of Christ By Thomas A Kempis
Book Three The Thirty-Fourth Chapter: O Light eternal, surpassing all created brightness, flash forth the lightning from above and enlighten the inmost recesses of my heart. Cleanse, cheer, enlighten, and vivify my spirit with all its powers, that it may cleave to You in ecstasies of joy. Oh, when will that happy and wished-for hour come, that You may fill me with Your presence and become all in all to me? So long as this is not given me, my joy will not be complete.

From The Teachings Of The Second Vatican Council
Dei Verbum (On the Word of God) #21: The Church has always venerated the divine Scriptures just as she venerates the body of the Lord, since, especially in the sacred liturgy, she unceasingly receives and offers to the faithful the bread of life from the table both of God's word and of Christ's body. She has always maintained them, and continues to do so, together with sacred tradition, as the supreme rule of faith, since, as inspired by God and committed once and for all to writing, they impart the word of God Himself without change, and make the voice of the Holy Spirit resound in the words of the prophets and Apostles. Therefore, like the Christian religion itself, all the preaching of the Church must be nourished and regulated by Sacred Scripture. For in the sacred books, the Father who is in heaven meets His children with great love and speaks with them; and the force and power in the word of God is so great that it stands as the support and energy of the Church, the strength of faith for her sons, the food of the soul, the pure and everlasting source of spiritual life. Consequently these words are perfectly applicable to Sacred Scripture: "For the word of God is living and active" (Heb. 4:12) and "it has power to build you up and give you your heritage among all those who are sanctified" (Acts 20:32; see 1 Thess. 2:13).

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   2326 Scandal is a grave offense when by deed or omission it deliberately leads others to sin.

Special Notice
Please be advised that donations to Saint Gianna’s can be made through our website: www.saintgianna.net.  By so doing, one can contribute using their credit card.  We appreciate your financial support and also ask your prayers for our continued success.  Also, please note that we are now set up with PayPal so that our parishioners and friends can automatically contribute a designated amount each month toward your support of Saint Gianna’s.  Check our website for details: www.saintgianna.net.

Forty Hours Devotions
We are delighted to have with us, Father Glenn Gardner of the Institute Of Christ the Sovereign King to preach our Forty Hours Devotions.  Devotions begin with the 12:15 Mass on Wednesday, April 25.  Please make every effort to sign up for a Holy Hour and to attend our evening devotions.  We will close with the Eucharistic Procession and closing Benediction on Friday evening, April 27th.

Pope Benedict XVI Prayer Intention For April
General - - - - That every Christian, letting themselves be enlightened and guided by the Holy Spirit, respond with enthusiasm and fidelity to the universal call to holiness.
Mission - - - - That the number of priestly and religious vocations grow in North America and in the countries of the Pacific Ocean so as to adequately respond to the pastoral and missionary needs of their populations.

    
    Saint Gianna’s Latin Mass Community looks forward to the arrival of Father Glenn Gardner of the Institute of Christ the King, who will preach our First Annual Forty-Hours Devotions.  Father is currently the Associate pastor of Saint Mary’s parish in Wausau, Wis., where our own Adrian Vega is beginning his seminary training.  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, S.T.L.