Mass Schedule
Week of September 17, 2023
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 17
16th Sunday after Pentecost
Stigmata of St. Francis
8:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)
Server: Jake Sellers
9:35 am Holy Rosary
10:00 am High Mass (Pro Populo)
Server: Daniel Wright
Monday, September 18
St. Joseph of Cupertino, C
**NO MASS SCHEDULED** (RIP Ralph & Marcella Davis from Matt Davis)
Tuesday, September 19
Ss. Januarius & Comp., Mm
7:00 am Low Mass (Andres Meseguer from Kevin Hand)
Wednesday, September 20
Ss. Eustace & Comp., Mm
Ember Wednesday
7:00 am Low Mass (Andres Meseguer from Kevin Hand)
Thursday, September 21
St. Matthew, ApEv
7:00 am Low Mass (Andres Meseguer from Kevin Hand)
Friday, September 22
St. Thomas Villanova, BC
Ember Friday
Holy Theban Legion, Mm
8:00 am Low Mass (Andres Meseguer from Kevin Hand)
Saturday, September 23
Ember Saturday
St. Linus, PM
St. Thecla, VM
8:30 am Low Mass (Forgotten soul in purgatory)
Sunday, September 24
17th Sunday after Pentecost
Our Lady of Ransom
8:00 am Low Mass (Sr. Sophia Marie, CMRI from Daniel Peck)
Server: Issac Smith
9:35 am Holy Rosary
10:00 am Low Mass (Pro Populo)
Server: Xavier Wright
Announcements
1. Ember Days this week! Partial abstinence (meat only at main meal) and fast is to be observed on Ember Wednesday and Saturday. Friday is complete abstinence and fast. The law of abstinence obliges all who have completed their seventh year and up (C.1254). The law of fasting obliges all who have completed their twenty-first year and who have not yet begun their sixtieth year (C.1254).
2. The next Catechism Class with the Sisters for the children and teenagers will be September 24 after each Mass. Catechism Classes for October will be October 15 & 22.
3. Cleaning & Installing Plywood in Attic: On October 7th, if some boys and men can help volunteer to clean out the attic and put up some plywood, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
4. Adult Catechism is this Wednesday at 6 pm (9/20).
5. Father is accepting Mass Intentions for October.
6. Petition to St. Therese to help find a building for the school, convent, and rectory, and as always, gratitude and thanksgiving for what we have received. For the past few years, Bishop has asked the Sisters to keep an eye out for a building for the school and potentially a convent and rectory. So, I would like to begin a petition to St. Therese for these intentions. The Novena Prayer to St. Therese after each Low Mass will be for these intentions.
Weekly Reflection
Imitation of Christ, Book 3
Chapter 34 The Person Who Loves God Delights in Him above All Things: “DISCIPLE: My God and my all! What more can I have and what more can I desire than You? O sweet and delightful Word! Sweet to him who loves the Word and not the world, nor those things that are in the world. My God and my all! To the one who understands, enough is said, and yet it is pleasing to the one who loves to say it over again. When You are present, Lord, all things bring delight; but when You are absent, all things are dreary. When You come, You bring peace, joy and gladness, and the heart is at rest. You give us true judgment in all things and lead us to praise and glorify You in all things. There is no lasting pleasure without You, Lord; but if anything is to be agreeable or pleasant, it can only be with the help of Your grace and it must be seasoned with Your wisdom.