Saturday, February 27, 2010

Bulletin for 2/28

 

St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield, MO

NEWS FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY FORM MASS
Feb.28th- Second Sunday in Lent
--Epistle: 1 Thess. 4:1-7 --Gospel: Matt. 17: 1-9

Weekday Latin Mass Schedule & Martyrology:
Tuesday-Friday: 12:15 PM - Confession available from 11:30-12:00 noon

Mar 1: Monday of the Second Week in Lent

Mar 2: Tuesday of the Second Week in Lent

Mar. 3: Wednesday of the Second Week in Lent

Mar. 4: Thursday of the Second Week in Lent

Mar. 5: Friday of the Second Week in Lent

Mar.6: Saturday of the Second Week in Lent

REVISED SCHEDULE OF SUNDAY LITURGY

1:00-2:00- Confessions/2:30- Holy Mass

*Important Notices:
-Anyone wishing to update the Contact List for our members can contact Fr. Orthel.  The current list is becoming dated and might be expanded to include physical address locations. Anyone knowing of a good Name/Address program please let Fr. Orthel know.

-To find out more information on the Latin mass in Springfield, please visit

www.molatinmass.com

On Slander

By Saint Francis de Sales

 

From rash judgments proceed mistrust, contempt for others, pride, and self-sufficiency, and numberless other pernicious results, among which stands forth prominently the sin of slander, which is a veritable pest of society. Oh, wherefore can I not take a live coal from God’s Altar, and touch the lips of men, so that their iniquity may be taken away and their sin purged, even as the Seraphim purged the lips of Isaiah.   He who could purge the world of slander would cleanse it from a great part of its sinfulness!

He who unjustly takes away his neighbour’s good name is guilty of sin, and is bound to make reparation, according to the nature of his evil speaking; since no man can enter into Heaven cumbered with stolen goods, and of all worldly possessions the most precious is a good name. Slander is a kind of murder; for we all have three lives—a spiritual life, which depends upon the Grace of God; a bodily life, depending on the soul; and a civil life, consisting in a good reputation. Sin deprives us of the first, death of the second, and slander of the third. But the slanderer commits three several murders with his idle tongue: he destroys his own soul and that of him who hearkens, as well as causing civil death to the object of his slander; for, as S. Bernard says, the Devil has possession both of the slanderer and of those who listen to him, of the tongue of the one, the ear of the other. And David says of slanderers, “They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips.”

Practice of Christian Perfection

By Saint Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort

 

Nothing is so necessary

 

Friends of the Cross, do you not flatter yourselves that you are, or desire to become, the friends of God? Well then, resolve to drink the cup that you must drink in order to become his friends: "They drank the cup of the Lord and became the friends of God." Benjamin, the beloved son of Jacob, was given the cup, while his other brothers received nothing but wheat. The beloved disciple of Christ, so dear to his Master's heart, went up to Calvary and drank of his cup. "Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?" To desire God's glory is excellent, but to desire and pray for it without resolving to suffer all things is both foolish and extravagant: "You do not know what you are asking..." "We must experience many hardships before we enter the kingdom of heaven." To enter this kingdom you must suffer many crosses and tribulations.

Friday, February 12, 2010

The Traditional Latin Mass on February 14th and 21st

The Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) will be offered at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at 2:30 on Feb. 14th and 21st. There will be no TLM on these days at St. Agnes Cathedral. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is located at 2200 W Republic Rd. Springfield, MO.

Servers and choir members and those that set up are asked to please come on time, even a little earlier than usual as these will be new surroundings to us.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Ash Wednesday

The Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17) this year in will be at 7 PM in the main Church of St. Agnes. There will be no 12:15 Extraordinary Form Mass on this day.

No Mass

Unfortunately, there will be no Extraordinary Form Mass offered on February 14th or 21st at St. Agnes Cathedral. The weekday Masses will continue on during this time on their normal schedule.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Choir Blog

The Choir will also be receiving a special section on this blog, although the entire community is encouraged to view its contents. Much of the music will be for "choir only" but on occasion a congregational hymn or Mass setting will be posted.

Bulletins Online!

Beginning this Sunday, February 7th, the bulletins from the Traditional Latin Mass at the Cathedral will be available on this blog. Please continue to take a "hard copy" every Sunday. They will be available online for convenience and reference.