Two Lungs, Two Events

A message from a friend of the TLM....

The Church breathes through two lungs, the East and the West.  A Catholic exchange - two events .

ONE

The Byzantine Catholic Community has been invited to come and experience the Traditional Latin Mass at St. Stephen Church on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30pm.  Come see the ancient liturgy and hear the Gregorian chant of the Roman Catholics as we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of Christ into Heaven.

St. Stephen Catholic Church
1930 W 54th St (parking lot on W.57th)

Cleveland, OH 44102
(216) 631-5633

TWO

Fr. Richard J. Plishka, of the Byzantine Cultural Center, has invited the St. Stephen Roman Catholic Community to experience the Byzantine Liturgy and share in the celebration of the translation of the relics of two "beati" - two men declared "blessed" in the process of canonization.  Bl. Paul Goidic and Bl. Basil Hopko.  This will be an outstanding event led by the Bishop John Kudrick of the Eparchy of Parma and accompanied by a very skillful choir.  Don't miss this learning experience.

Saturday May 11 at 10am

Byzantine Catholic Cultural Center (Tremont)
2420 West 14th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Please consider attending both events.  Forward this on.

May: Our Blessed Mother

Let us dedicate the month of May to Our Blessed Mother.

Hail, Mary, Mother of God, 

venerable treasure of the whole universe, 

lamp that is never extinguished, 

crown of virginity, 

support of the true faith, 

indestructible temple, 

dwelling of Him whom no place can contain, 

O Mother and Virgin! 

Through you all the holy Gospels 

call blessed the One whom comes 

in the name of the Lord. 

Hail, Mother of God. 

You enclosed under your heart 

the infinite God whom no space can contain. 

Through you the Most Holy Trinity is adored and glorified, 

the priceless cross is venerated throughout the universe. 

Through you the heavens rejoice, 

and the angels and archangels are filled with gladness. 

Through you the demons are banished, 

and the tempter fell from heaven. 

Through you the fallen human race is admitted to heaven. 

Hail, Mother of God. 

Through you kings rule, 

and the only-begotten Son of God has become a star of light 

to those who were sitting in darkness 

and in the shadow of death.

Rogation Days

These three days before Ascension Thursday are traditionally known as Rogation Days. Incidentally, April 25 is also a Rogation day.

Rogationtide is the time appointed by the Church to remember and reflect upon the wrath of Almighty God. These are days of particular prayer, and, formerly, of fasting. Christians would ask for God's protection in calamities, and also for a bountiful harvest. Some rural communities still piously observe Rogation Days.

A few practical things we can do for the Rogation Days:

• Pray the Litany of the Saints
• Spend time reflecting on the power of Nature
• Review accounts of natural disasters, e.g., the stories of Pompeii and the Black Death

In times past, during Rogationtide there would have been processions with the chanting of the Litany of the Saints.

After the 9:30am Mass, Sunday, April 14

This Sunday, April 14th, after the 9:30am Latin Mass at St. Stephen Church, Professor Myron Shibley will speak on the topic of John Paul II.

Also, his audio CDs will also be available for purchase.  Most of them are on saints (Therese, Benedict, Catherine of Sienna, Vincent Ferrer, etc.)

The presentation will be in the club room, up the metal stair case in the building adjacent to the church.

Myron Shibley

April: The Holy Eucharist

Let us dedicate the month of April to The Holy Eucharist.

 

As the hart panteth after the fountains of water,

 so my soul panteth after Thee, O God!

"My soul hath thirsted after the strong, living God;

when shall I come and appear before the face of God?"

"For what have I in heaven?

And besides Thee, what do I desire on earth?"

Let blind and infatuated worldlings intoxicate themselves

with the false, transient, and fading happiness of this life;

for my part, nothing besides Thyself can content me,

either in heaven or on earth.

Come then, O Thou Lamb of God,

Who takest away the sins of the world!

Come, Thou beloved of my heart!

Adorable Flesh and precious Blood of my Saviour!

Come, to nourish, comfort, and enliven my sickly soul.

O God of my heart!

Let me neither love, seek, nor think

of any other object but Thyself alone;

for Thou alone art my consolation,

my treasure, my joy, my life, my all!

"My heart and my flesh have rejoiced in the living God...

Thou art, O Lord of hosts! My King and my God!"

"Who will give me wings like a dove and I will fly and be at rest!"

Divine Mercy Novena

A message from a friend of the TLM....

Dear Friends,

This is a reminder to start your novena to the Divine Mercy on GOOD FRIDAY.

Here's how:
http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/novena.htm

If you are new to Divine Mercy, please take a few minutes to explore the above website link.

The Octave of Easter culminates on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 7th.  Confessions, recitation of the chaplet, and veneration of the image will be available at St. Stephen Church before and after the 9:30am Latin Mass.  Powerful Graces await!

Holy Week Schedule

The schedule of Latin liturgies for Holy Week is below.

Palm Sunday
8am Low Mass, Immaculate Conception
9:15am* High Mass, St. Stephen  (*Note: Mass begins at 9:15am because of time constraints. Procession with palms in church.)
12pm High Mass, Immaculate Conception
1pm High Mass, St. Sebastian
6pm Low Mass, St. Rocco

Monday
6pm Low Mass, Immaculate Conception

Tuesday
7am Low Mass, St. Stephen
6pm Low Mass, Immaculate Conception

Wednesday
7am Low Mass, Immaculate Conception
6pm Low Mass, Immaculate Conception
6:30pm Low Mass, St. Stephen
8:15pm Office of Tenebrae, St. Stephen

Holy Thursday
8pm Solemn Mass, Immaculate Conception

Good Friday
6pm Mass of the Presanctified, Immaculate Conception

Holy Saturday
11:30pm Solemn Vigil Mass, Immaculate Conception

Easter Sunday
8am Low Mass, Immaculate Conception
9:30am High Mass, St. Stephen
12pm High Mass, Immaculate Conception
1pm High Mass, St. Sebastian
6pm Low Mass, St. Rocco

Feast of St. Joseph, Mar 19

The wonderful feast of St. Joseph is Tuesday, Mar 19. In honor of that day, Immaculate Conception Cleveland will have a low Mass at 6pm and St. Stephen will have high Mass at 6:30pm.

O GUARDIAN of Virgins and holy Father St. Joseph, into 

whose faithful keeping were entrusted Christ Jesus, Innocence 

Itself, and Mary, Virgin of virgins, I pray and beseech thee by these 

dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that, being preserved from all uncleanness, 

I may with spotless mind, pure heart and chaste body, ever serve Jesus and Mary most chastely all the days of my life. Amen. 

A Sermon by St. Bernardine of Siena
This is the general rule that applies to all individual graces given to a rational creature. Whenever divine grace selects someone to receive a particular grace, or some especially favoured position, all the gifts for his state are given to that person, and. enrich him abundantly. 

This is especially true of that holy man Joseph, the supposed father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and true husband of the queen of the world and of the angels. He was chosen by the eternal Father to be the faithful foster-parent and guardian of the most precious treasures of God, his Son and his spouse. This was the task which he so faithfully carried out. For this, the Lord said to him, "Good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord." 

A comparison can be made between Joseph and the whole Church of Christ. Joseph was the specially chosen man through whom and under whom Christ entered the world fittingly and in an appropriate way. So, if the whole Church is in the debt of the Virgin Mary, since, through her, it was able to receive the Christ, surely after her, it also owes to Joseph special thanks and veneration. 

For he it is who marks the closing of the old testament. In him the dignity of the prophets and patriarchs achieves its promised fulfilment. Moreover; he alone possessed in the flesh what God in his goodness promised to them over and again. 

It is beyond doubt that Christ did not deny to Joseph in heaven that intimacy, respect, and high honour which he showed to him as to a father during his own human life, but rather completed and perfected it. Justifiably the words of the Lord should be applied to him, "Enter into the joy of your Lord." Although it is the joy of eternal happiness that comes into the heart of man, the Lord prefers to say to him "enter into joy". The mystical implication is that this joy is not just inside man, but surrounds him everywhere and absorbs him, as if he were plunged in an infinite abyss. 

Therefore be mindful of us, blessed Joseph, and intercede for us with Him Whom men thought to be your Son. Win for us the favour of the most Blessed Virgin your spouse, the mother of Him Who lives and reigns with the Holy Spirit through ages unending. Amen.

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March: St. Joseph

Let us dedicate the month of March to St. Joseph.

O guardian of Virgins and holy Father St. Joseph, into
whose faithful keeping were entrusted Christ Jesus, Innocence
Itself, and Mary, Virgin of virgins, I pray and beseech thee by these
dear pledges, Jesus and Mary, that, being preserved from all uncleanness,
I may with spotless mind, pure heart and chaste body,

 ever serve Jesus and Mary most chastely all the days of my life.

 Amen.