Mass times update

Thanks to a friend for notifying us that there is also a 6:30pm mass for All Souls at Immaculate Conception on Nov 2.

All Souls Mass, Our Lady of Lebanon

Chorbishop Anthony Spinosa, rector of Our Lady of Lebanon Basilica and National Shrine, would like for the TLM faithful to be aware of the following.

All Souls Day TLM Missa Cantata

with prayers at the catafalque

will be celebrated Wednesday, November 2 at 7pm

Music will be provided by the Basilica Schola and Choir

Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

2759 North Lipkey Road

North Jackson, Ohio 44451

PH: 330.538.3351

Masses for All Saints and All Souls

All Saints Day
Tuesday, Nov 1

7am low Mass
St Stephen

6:30pm high Mass
Immaculate Conception


All Souls Day
Wed, Nov 2

7am low Mass
Immaculate Conception

6:30pm high Mass
St Stephen

Christ the King

Tomorrow, Oct 30, the last Sunday of October, is the traditional observation of the great feast of Christ the King. The regular Sunday schedule of Masses is there, but the beautiful annual custom which has developed over the years at St Stephen, of the German choir assisting the Latin schola, is magnificent to behold, particularly on such a glorious feast.

We are reminded that this feast was instituted in 1925 by Pope Pius XI in Quas Primas. The pontiff specifically chose the last Sunday of October with an intended purpose.

28. Therefore by Our Apostolic Authority We institute the Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ to be observed yearly throughout the whole world on the last Sunday of the month of October -- the Sunday, that is, which immediately precedes the Feast of All Saints. We further ordain that the dedication of mankind to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which Our predecessor of saintly memory, Pope Pius X, commanded to be renewed yearly, be made annually on that day. This year, however, We desire that it be observed on the thirty-first day of the month on which day We Ourselves shall celebrate pontifically in honor of the kingship of Christ, and shall command that the same dedication be performed in Our presence. It seems to Us that We cannot in a more fitting manner close this Holy Year, nor better signify Our gratitude and that of the whole of the Catholic world to Christ the immortal King of ages, for the blessings showered upon Us, upon the Church, and upon the Catholic world during this holy period.
29. It is not necessary, Venerable Brethren, that We should explain to you at any length why We have decreed that this feast of the Kingship of Christ should be observed in addition to those other feasts in which his kingly dignity is already signified and celebrated. It will suffhice to remark that although in all the feasts of our Lord the material object of worship is Christ, nevertheless their formal object is something quite distinct from his royal title and dignity. We have commanded its observance on a Sunday in order that not only the clergy may perform their duty by saying Mass and reciting the Office, but that the laity too, free from their daily tasks, may in a spirit of holy joy give ample testimony of their obedience and subjection to Christ. The last Sunday of October seemed the most convenient of all for this purpose, because it is at the end of the liturgical year, and thus the feast of the Kingship of Christ sets the crowning glory upon the mysteries of the life of Christ already commemorated during the year, and, before celebrating the triumph of all the Saints, we proclaim and extol the glory of him who triumphs in all the Saints and in all the Elect. Make it your duty and your task, Venerable Brethren, to see that sermons are preached to the people in every parish to teach them the meaning and the importance of this feast, that they may so order their lives as to be worthy of faithful and obedient subjects of the Divine King.

The conclusion seems obvious. The culmination of the crowning glory of Christ's earthly life and mission is proclaimed and commemorated in this feast. Before the triumph of the saints on Nov 1, we celebrate Christ's.

The pontiff  encourages all of us to make this day special and to order our lives to being Our Lord's faithful and obedient subjects.

Furthermore, take the opportunity to pray to the Sacred Heart.

Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Most Sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly prostrate before Thine altar. We are Thine, and Thine we wish to be; but to be more surely united to Thee, behold each one of us freely consecrates ourselves today to Thy Most Sacred Heart.

Many indeed have never known Thee; Many too, despising Thy precepts, have rejected Thee. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and draw them to Thy Sacred Heart. Be Thou King, O Lord, not only of the faithful children, who have never forsaken Thee, but also of the prodigal children, who have abandoned Thee; Grant that they may quickly return to their Father’s house lest they die of wretchedness and hunger.

Be Thou King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions, or whom discord keeps aloof, and call them back to the harbor of truth and unity of faith, so that there may be but one flock and one Shepherd. 

Be Thou King of all those who are still involved in the darkness of idolatry or of Islamism, and refuse not to draw them into the light and kingdom of God. Turn Thine eyes of mercy towards the children of the race, once Thy chosen people: of old they called down upon themselves the Blood of the Savior; may it now descend upon them a laver of redemption and of life.

Grant, O Lord, to Thy Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give peace and order to all nations, and make the earth resound  from pole to pole with one cry; praise to the Divine Heart that wrought our salvation; To it be glory and honor forever. R. Amen.

Battle of Lepanto Dinner and Mass, Oct 18

Courtesy of the Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council.....


http://knightsofcolumbuslatinmass.blogspot.com/2016/08/ninth-annual-battle-of-lepanto-mass.html

The Knights of Columbus Woodlawn Council 2161 is honored to host Bishop Athanasius Schneider who will offer a Pontifical Low Mass and be the featured speaker at the Ninth Annual Battle of Lepanto Dinner on Tuesday, 18 October 2016, at St. Titus Church in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.

Don't miss this special evening.  Please join us for this historic Mass & dinner.

Complete details, including how to make dinner reservations, are available at the link above.  Please pass this invitation to the members of your organization and anyone else who may be interested.

Bishops Schneider's complete schedule of events for October is available at the link below.

Please spread the word.

Knights of Columbus

Woodlawn Council 2161

http://guildofblessedtitus.blogspot.com/2016/09/bishop-athanasius-schneider-events-in.html

Feast of the Nativity of the BVM

Masses for the feast of Our Lady's birth on Thursday, September 8, are as follow.

6pm Low Mass
Immaculate Conception

6:30pm High Mass
St Stephen

Vouchsafe that I may praise thee, O sacred Virgin; give me strength against thine enemies, and against the enemy of the whole human race. Give me strength humbly to pray to thee. Give me strength to praise thee in prayer with all my powers, through the merits of thy most sacred nativity, which for the entire Christian world was a birth of joy, the hope and solace of its life. 

When thou wast born, O most holy Virgin, then was the world made light. 

Happy is thy stock, holy thy root, and blessed thy fruit, for thou alone as a virgin, filled with the Holy Spirit, didst merit to conceive thy God, as a virgin to bear Thy God, as a virgin to bring Him forth, and after His birth to remain a virgin. 

Have mercy therefore upon me a sinner, and give me aid, O Lady, so that just as thy nativity, glorious from the seed of Abraham, sprung from the tribe of Juda, illustrious from the stock of David, didst announce joy to the entire world, so may it fill me with true joy and cleanse me from every sin. 

Pray for me, O Virgin most prudent, that the gladsome joys of thy most helpful nativity may put a cloak over all my sins. 

O holy Mother of God, flowering as the lily, pray to thy sweet Son for me, a wretched sinner. Amen.

Feast of St Pius X

This coming First Saturday, September 3, happens to be the feast of Pope St Pius X.

St Stephen will offer High Mass at 9:30am. Refreshments will be available in the Club Room after mass.

Immaculate Heart Solemn Mass

Fr David Ireland, pastor of Sacred Heart in South Euclid, would like for you all to know the following. 

In response to the most recent blasphemies during a "Black Mass" conducted in Oklahoma City this past August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, there will be a Solemn High Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Monday, August 22 at 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, 1545 South Green Rd. South Euclid, Ohio.  This Holy Mass will be offered as a special act of reparation for these most serious sins of sacrilege against the Sacred Heart Jesus and against our Blessed Mother Mary.  Holy Mass will be preceded by the recitation of the Most Holy Rosary at 6:30 pm and will conclude with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.  For the honor of your Mother, show your filial love for our Most Blessed Lady, and join us Monday in consoling her Immaculate Heart!

And, courtesy of a Friend...

MORE INFORMATION:

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City has called for fervent prayers from the global Catholic community in reparation for the blasphemous acts of a "Black Mass" conducted by a organized satanist group on the Feast of the Assumption, Monday, August 15, 2016.

The ceremony took place at the Civic Center in Oklahoma City and was deliberately timed to mock the Marian feast day.  In addition to the public desecration of the Most Holy Eucharist, the satanic ritual included the grotesque desecration of a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

Archbishop Coakley told the Catholic News Agency: “I am encouraging the faithful and people of good will to pray together for healing and peace, and for the Lord to watch over our community and protect us from evil and its many destructive and violent manifestations.  I also ask that we pray for the conversion of these men and for all who have not yet come to know the Lord of Life. 

The Archbishop went on to express his disappointment in the local government for not preventing the “abhorrent act” from taking place, despite the 150,000+ signatures petitioning local authorities to intervene. 

The satanic ceremony was led by registered sex-offender Dastur Adam Daniels who told Oklahoma City News that the Catholic Church was infringing on his religious liberty by attempting to block the ceremony from taking place 

Prominent American canonist and Vatican prelate Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke is among Catholic leaders who have expressed their shock and sadness about the event. His Eminence has encouraged the faithful to pray the Rosary in reparation for the event and to pray for the conversion of the perpetrators of this sacrilege.

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Addition to Assumption Masses

Thanks to another Friend for notifying us that St Sebastian in Akron will have a TLM for the feast of the Assumption at 5pm.