Now it`s easy! Be a saint! - Institute of Christ the King

ST. JOSEPH ORATORY
Dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima
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ORATORY CLERGY
The Very Rev. Msgr. Michael R. Schmitz,
Provincial Superior, Vicar General
Rev. Canon Andreas Hellmann, Rector
INSTITUTE OF CHRIST THE KING SOVEREIGN PRIEST
Now it’s easy!
Be a saint!
NOW IT IS EASY! BE A SAINT!
Sunday, July 1, 2012 † Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Visitation of Our
Blessed Lady, July 2
Many great truths and events are called to mind by the Feast of
the Visitation: The Annunciation which initiated the visit of the
Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin, Elizabeth; the sanctification
of St. John the Baptist in the womb of his mother, Elizabeth, as
he leapt for joy at the sound of Mary’s voice; Elizabeth’s proclamation of Mary as the Mother of God; and Mary’s pronouncement of the “Magnificat,” the sublime canticle that is part of the
Church’s daily prayer.
Celebrated since the 5th century when the Greeks placed the
robe of the Blessed Virgin in the Basilica of Blachernae, the Latin
Church also commemorated the event on July 2; previously it
was celebrated on Ember Friday in Advent, kept mainly by the
Franciscans. The feast was instituted for the whole world in 1389
by Pope Urban VI to obtain the end of the great Western
Schism.
There is another aspect of the Visitation that must be noted.
When Zachary had doubted the promise of the Lord that Elizabeth would bear a child, he was struck speechless. By divine
providence, it was upon John’s birth that Zachary’s speech was
restored. While this is all that is known from the Scriptures, an
older tradition remains that states that Zachary was later murdered in the Temple when he refused to tell Herod where his son
John was to be found.
Frequently depicted in major artworks, the Visitation was the
central mystery of St. Francis de Sales’ devotion. In honor of this
mystery, St. Francis de Sales instituted the order of the Nuns of
the Visitation. He meant for the order to be less strict, seeing to
the needs of the sick, poor, and helpless in the community in
charity and gentleness, always keeping an interior asceticism in
complete humility. Eventually the group was transformed into
a cloistered religious community by the local Bishop. Today
there are still over 3,000 Visitation nuns in 150 convents, six of
them in the United States.
St. Francis de Sales saw in Mary the model of a young woman
totally conforming herself to God's will in her life; he may have
seen in “holy Elizabeth” – his phrase for her -- one who bore
“fruit in old age” (Ps. 92:14), a beautiful example of a mature,
faith-filled woman. In a 1618 sermon for the feast of the
Visitation he suggested several reasons that Mary went to visit
Elizabeth. She went, not only to be of help to her elderly cousin,
but also “to see that great wonder, or that great grace, which
God had worked in behalf of this good old and barren woman;”
she went “in order to tell her of the exalted mystery of the
Incarnation which had been worked in her;” and she went because “she knew that this visit would draw down an immense
number of blessings upon the house of Zachary.” The Evangelist says that the Virgin “proceeded in haste” and went up into the
hill country of Juda, to show “the promptitude with which we
should respond to divine inspirations; for when the Holy Spirit
touches a heart, He puts to flight all tepidity: He loves diligence
and promptitude, and is the enemy of procrastination and delays
in the performance of the divine will.”
“Oh, how delightful and profitable it is to be visited by this
holy Lady, for her visit always brings us many blessings.”
St. Francis de Sales
SAINT TARCISIUS (246-258)
Here is a piece for our First Communicants.
I meant to tell them about this brave knight of the Most
Blessed Sacrament during the retreat:
St. Tarcisius was an altar server
during the ferocious anti-Christian
persecution of the Roman emperor
Valerian. (In fact, the saint had
received one of the four minor
ordinations of Acolyte.) The
Christians would meet each morning
in a hidden part of the catacombs to
celebrate Mass and then normally a
deacon would take the Eucharist to
those Christians condemned to die
in prison. After the death of Pope St.
Sixtus and several of the deacons
with him, there were no deacons left
to transport the Eucharist as
viaticum to the Christians on death
row, so they entrusted the task to the
young altar boy who knew the
routine and had long shown a both fidelity and courage.
As he was heading up the Appian Way with the blessed
Sacrament concealed under his shirt, a group of pagan boys met
him. They asked them to join their games but he politely
declined. They noticed he was carrying something. They had
some sense that he was a forbidden Christian and they surmised
that he might be carrying the Christian “mysteries.” So the small
mob of boys started to gang up on him to get him to show them
what he was transporting. Tarcisius knew the boys and had no
doubt that they would treat the Eucharist sacrilegiously, so he
refused to allow them to get their hands on the Eucharist, even
as they beat, clubbed, kicked and stoned him until death.
The Christians took up the body of the martyr and buried it with
honor in the cemetery of Callistus.
His life points to the reality that all those who receive and give Holy
Communion are called to remember: the Eucharist is not something but
Someone, and St. Tarcisius indicates the true value of Jesus in the
Eucharist. Most times, thanks be to God, we will not be killed in order to
receive or protect Jesus in the Eucharist, but St. Tarcisius shows all of us
how we’re called to live and even die for the one who died out of love for us.
Oratory Brat Fry Fundraiser
This Saturday, July 7
Hungry for burgers & brats? Save your appetite for the
St. Joseph Oratory sponsored Brat Fry
This Saturday, July 7, at Festival Foods (East Green
Bay)
Stop By! Say Hello! Support your church!
Proceeds to help the needs of the Institute & St. Josephs
Oratory
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LITURGICAL CALENDAR: JULY 1 - JULY 8, 2012
Sun., July 1
8:00 a.m.
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
†Gerhard Hellmann
Daniel Simia
Matthew Hansen
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
For the Intentions of the
Institute Prior General
M.C. Willie Kanzenbach
Thurifer: Peter Kanzenbach
(1 Cl., W) Memory of the Pope
10:00 a.m.
High Mass
(1 Cl., W) Memory of the Pope
1:30 p.m.
High Mass
St. Boniface Church,
1001 Marshall St., Manitowoc, WI 54220
(corner of Marshall St. & 10th St.)
Acolytes: Peter Cisler & Jacob Mihalski
Navicular: Adam Mihalski
Candlebearers: Johnny Kanzenbach &
OPEN Cross bearer: OPEN
Daniel Reinbold
by Joseph & Margaret Reinbold
Next Traditional Latin Mass
Sunday, July 15, 2012
M.C.: Steve Kinjerski
Thurifer: David Kinsjerski
Navicular: OPEN
Acolytes: Francis Fameree & Nathan
Reif Candlebearers: Nicholas Reif &
OPEN Crucifer: Nicholas Reif
Mon., July 2
8:45 a.m.
Visitation of the Most Blessed
Virgin Mary, (2nd Cl, W)
Memory of the Pope
†Celia Westcott
Gabriel &Andrew Helfenberger
Tue., July 3
8:45 a.m.
St. Irenaeus, Martyr (3rd Cl, R)
Memory of the Pope
†Eileen Carney
Nathan Reif & Chris Danz
Wed., July 4
8:45 a.m.
Votive Mass of the 5th Sunday after
Pentecost,
(3rd Cl, G) Memory of the Pope
†Norman Resch
Thomas DePauw
Peter Cisler
Thur., July 5
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Fri., July 6
6:00 p.m.
First Friday
Sat., July 7
8:45 a.m.
First Saturday
by Orville & Caroline Frisuqe
by her children
by Tony Resch
EUCHARISTIC HOLY HOUR OF REPARATION
Jacob Mihalski & Francis Fameree
St. Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Confessor †Roseann Verboomen Jacob Mihalski & Francis Fameree
by Bill & Sue Vanenvenhoven
(3rd Cl, W) Memory of the Pope
Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of
Jesus (2 Cl., W) Memory of the Pope
†Ruth Ann Holland
by Daniel Fiala family
Jerry & Paul Jessel
Followed by Benediction of
the Most Blessed Sacrament
Votive Mass of the Immaculate
†Souls in Purgatory
Thomas De Pauw & OPEN
by
Tim
&
Rebecca
Ostermann
Heart of Mary (3rd Cl., R) Memory of
the Pope & Sts. Cyril & Methodius
Sun., July 8
8:00 a.m.
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
†Mary Jane DeGroote
Daniel Simia
OPEN
10:00 a.m.
High Mass
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
†Edward Duquaine
M.C. Andrew Helfenberger
Thurifer: Gabriel Helfenberger
Navicular: Adam Mihalski
Acolytes: Nathan & Tyler Reif
Candlebearers: Jacob Mihalski &
Nicholas Reif Crucifer: Thomas De
Pauw
(2 Cl., G) Memory of the Pope
(2 Cl., G) Memory of the Pope
by Tom & Mary Roehrig
By Arvilla Duquaine
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Sunday, July 1, 2012 † Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
CONFIRMATION CLASS
TUESDAYS - ON THE DIOCESAN GROUNDS
(BY ST. JOSEPH’S ORATORY)
ROOM 13, MELANIA HALL
4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
(If you are late call 920-883-2671)
*****
IMPORTANT MEETING
FOR PARENTS OF OUR
CATECHISM STUDENTS
THIS TUESDAY, JULY 3, 6:00-7:00 P.M.
Canon Hellmann and the catechism teachers will meet with
the parents of our catechism students.
OUR SEMINARY IN GRICIGLIANO
July 2: Reception of cassocks
July 3: Minor Ordinations
July 4: Ordinations of Subdeacons & Deacons
July 5: Priestly Ordinations
Please pray for
the newly-to-be vested & ordinandi.
UPCOMING ORATORY EVENTS
Saint Joseph’s Oratory Parish Picnic
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Green Isle Park
ORATORY PICNIC NEWS
Important points concerning the children’s religious formation and
specifically this year’s catechism classes will be discussed. You will SIGN UP SHEETS: For food and help can be found in the vestibule
of the Oratory. Fill out before July 15.
also be able to pre-register for the next year.
PLEASE BE PRESENT
FOR THIS IMPORTANT EVENT.
TRADITIONAL
LATIN MASS AT ST. BONIFACE,
MANITOWOC
Holy Masses on the first, third and fifth Sunday of each
month at the beautiful, historic St. Boniface church.
Confessions at 1:00 p.m.
Holy Mass begins at 1:30 p.m.
St. Boniface church
1001 Marshall St.
Manitowoc, WI. 54220
(Corner of Marshall St. & 10th St.)
(Next Traditional Latin Mass Sunday, July 15, 2012 )
DICE GAME: Need prizes for the dice game. Wrap with simple paper and mark for "adult" or "youth". The drop-off dates are Sunday,
July 8th & Sunday, July 15th in the vestibule, or hand directly to
Patty LeMere / Cheryl Danz.
ST. JOSEPH ORATORY’S FALL CRAFT BAZAAR
Donate your time and talents by sharing your crafty creations to
sell at the bazaar. This will be an opportunity to get together and have
fun crafting with friends and a chance for many to let their God-given
talents shine.
Sign up before July 22 to let us know how you will be helping. This
proposed event has great potential to be a worthy fundraiser if everyone participates.
More information will be forthcoming.
To sign up online go to http://tinyurl.com/6muqerh
or on the paper form located in the back of church.
For questions call Shari Reif (920) 362-4171 or Colleen Jessel (920) 846-2017
TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS
CONFRATERNITY OF CHRISTIAN MOTHERS
IN SHEBOYGAN
Biweekly on the 2nd & 4th Sundays
NO meeting will be held in July! Although, there will be another Brown Scapular assembly & Brunch in the Chancery
building (former Bosco Hall) on Saturday, July 14 immediately
after Holy Mass. All CCM members, Moms and wives are welcome to come to this enjoyable social event.
Confessions: 2:30 p.m. - Rosary at 2:40 p.m.
Holy Mass: 3:00 p.m.
Holy Name of Jesus Church
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Sunday .......................... 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. & 9:20 - 9:50 a.m.
Thursday ........................................................ 5:20 - 5:50 p.m.
Friday .................................................... 5:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Saturday ......................................................... 8:00 - 8:40 a.m.
& upon appointment
(Next Sunday, July 8d, 2012)
807 Superior Ave. Sheboygan, WI
Consult the Institute’s Milwaukee website for further details.
DEVOTION SCHEDULE
Wednesday ......... St. Joseph Novena after Holy Mass
Thursday ........... Holy Hour of Reparation at 6:00 p.m.
First Friday Benediction & Devotions to the Sacred Heart