Sunday Obligation Resumes June 5-6
Archbishop Naumann has chosen the weekend of June 5-6 as the occasion on which the dispensation from the obligation by the faithful to attend Mass shall be lifted. Beginning with Masses for that weekend, all the Catholic faithful residing within the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas must return to observing the precept of the Church to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation. Those who suffer from underlying health concerns or compromised immunity, or who have genuinely serious concerns about the risk of contracting disease are not bound by the obligation to attend Mass.
Additionally, and as has always been the case whether one is obligated to attend Mass or not, we are nonetheless obliged to observe the Third Commandment. The faithful who are unable to attend Mass, like all the faithful, should refrain from unnecessary work and avoid unnecessary shopping, and should spend time in leisure, rest and prayer.
WE ARE OFFICIALLY A PARISH
We thank Archbishop Nauman for establishing our community as a personal parish of his archdiocese. This is the fruit of and a testament to the decades of prayer and labor of our clergy and laity. Thanks are due to all the priests who led and labored for this community over the years, perhaps most especially Fr. Fongemie who led the community to obtain its own church and began the process of becoming a parish. Thanks also to the lay members of our parish, especially those who have supported us from the beginning, sticking it out through the long period when we were sharing churches with other parishes. While we look forward to what the future holds for our parish, we should all be profoundly grateful for all the labor which has made this possible.
Fr. DeGuzman was formally installed as the first pastor of our parish by Archbishop Naumann in a small ceremony on September 17.
40 Days for Life
40 Days for Life has begun and St. Philippine Duchesne has agreed to provide coverage for the whole day on Friday, March 13th. Please see the sign up sheet in the vestibule of the church for the hours needed for coverage.
Stations of the Cross during Lent
On the Fridays of Lent, the Way of the Cross will be prayed after each Mass.
Confessions during Lent
On the Wednesdays of Lent, Confessions will be available from 6:00-7:00pm, in addition to the normally scheduled times.
Octave of Church Unity (Jan. 18-25)
The eight days from January 18, the feast of the Chair of St. Peter in Rome, to January 25, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, are kept as the devotional Octave of Church Unity,
Prayer
ANT. That they all may be one, as Thou, Father, in me and I in Thee; that they also may be one in Us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me.
V. I say unto thee, thou art Peter.
R. And upon this rock I will build my Church.
Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, who didst say to Thine Apostles: Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; consider not my sins, but the faith of Thy Church, and deign to keep it in peace and unity according to Thy will; Who livest and reignest, God, through all eternity. Amen.
Suggested Daily Intentions:
January 18: The return of the “other sheep” to the one fold of St. Peter.
January 19: The return of all Oriental Separatists to communion with the Holy See.
January 20: The submission of Anglicans to the authority of the Vicar of Christ.
January 21: That the Lutherans and all other Protestants of Continental Europe may find their way back to Holy Church.
January 22: That American Christians may become one in communion with the Chair of St. Peter.
January 23: The return to the Sacraments of lapsed Catholics.
January 24: The conversion of the Jews.
January 25: The missionary conquest of the world for Christ.
Epiphany Blessings
Epiphany Water
On Sunday, January 5, the Blessing of Water on the Vigil of the Epiphany of the Lord will take place after the 11:30am High Mass. Each family may bring one secure, easily-opened container of water to be blessed.
Epiphany Chalk
Chalk will be blessed after the 6:30am Mass on Monday, January 6.
Blessing of Homes
The homes of all registered parishioners will be blessed from the sanctuary of the church following the 7:00pm High Mass on January 6. You may sprinkle your homes with the newly blessed water and inscribe the door-way of your home with the blessed chalk in honor of the 3 Magi, Caspar, Melichior, and Balthasar, thusly: 20 C+M+B 20
January 6th (Epiphany) Mass Schedule
6:30am Low Mass (followed by blessing of chalk)
9:00am Low Mass
7:00pm High Mass (followed by blessing of homes)
January 1st Mass Schedule
8:00am Low Mass
10:00am High Mass
12 noon Low Mass
*January 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation
Christmas Mass Schedule
CHRISTMAS EVE
6:30am Low Mass
9:00am Low Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY
12:00am Midnight Mass. Carols begin at 11:30pm.
6:30am Low Mass
8:00am High Mass
10:00am High Mass
*Christmas is a Holy Day of Obligation.