SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 29th, 2010 14th Sunday of Pentecost
Epistle: Gal: 5, 16-24
Gospel: Matth. 6, 24-33
Mass Schedule August 30th through September 3rd:
Monday: Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin No Latin Mass
Tuesday: Saint Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor
Wednesday: Feria
Thursday: Saint Stephen of Hungary, King and Confessor
Friday: Saint Pius X, Pope and Confessor
Important
Visit MoLatinMass.com for the weekly bulletin.
Bulletins are also available on Sundays at the entrance to the Cathedral.
Your prayers are asked for Michael Farrow. Michael has been under instruction in the Catholic faith and will be baptized and confirmed on Friday, August 27th after the daily Mass.
There will be no Pot-Luck Dinner following Mass on September 5, 2010.
All are invited to join my private blog. If you are interested send your e-mail address to jafashing@yahoo.com
It has been brought to my attention that there has been unnecessary traffic in the sanctuary of the Cathedral before and after the Sunday Mass. Remember that the sanctuary is a sacred space. In the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, only the ordained minister and servers need be in the sanctuary. There will be absolutely no traffic in the sacristy before or after Mass on Sunday unless you have my permission. Thank you for following this directive.
Our ultimate goal is God. If we want to realize this goal we must commit ourselves entirely. Many people do not have God as their ultimate goal. There is no way we can have two absolute and contrary goals. The righteousness of the Kingdom of God means living the life of grace God offers each one of us. This involves adhering to certain spiritual and moral values. Answering the call to holiness should be our primary purpose in life. Pope Paul VI says: “Why poverty? It is to give God, the Kingdom of God, the first place in the scale of values which are the object of human aspirations. Jesus says: ’Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness’. And he says this with regard to all other temporal goods, even necessary and legitimate ones, with which human desires are usually concerned. Christ’s poverty make possible that detachment from earthly things which allows us to place the relationship with God at the peak of human aspirations” (General Audience, 5 January 1977).
In Christ, Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Bulletin 12
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 22nd 2010 Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Gal: 3, 16-22 Gospel: Luc. 17, 11-19
Mass Schedule August 23th through August 27th
Monday: Saint Philip Benizi, Confessor No Latin Mass.
Tuesday: Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Wednesday: Saint Louis IX, King
Thursday: Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr
Friday: Saint Joseph Calasance, Confessor
Important
Visit MoLatinMass.com for the weekly bulletin.
Bulletins are also available on Sundays at the entrance to the Cathedral.
Your prayers are asked for Michael Farrow. Michael has been under instruction in the Catholic faith and will be baptized and confirmed on Friday, August 27th after the daily Mass.
Saint Paul reminds us that God Himself is the “efficient cause” of our salvation. It is only by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross that our salvation is merited. Faith is the instrument by which this redemption becomes effective in each individual person. God makes us righteous. Righteousness in now made manifest in the person of Christ and in the Gospel.
We should remember that salvation does not depend upon fulfillment of the law, but only faith in the Son of God merits our salvation. It is not the law which saves, but “faith in Jesus Christ.”
Faith in God and in His Church is therefore among our greatest gifts. We must always pray for an increase in faith. We must continue to nourish our faith, grow in it, and cherish it as one of our most prized possessions.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 22nd 2010 Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost
Gal: 3, 16-22 Gospel: Luc. 17, 11-19
Mass Schedule August 23th through August 27th
Monday: Saint Philip Benizi, Confessor No Latin Mass.
Tuesday: Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
Wednesday: Saint Louis IX, King
Thursday: Saint Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr
Friday: Saint Joseph Calasance, Confessor
Important
Visit MoLatinMass.com for the weekly bulletin.
Bulletins are also available on Sundays at the entrance to the Cathedral.
Your prayers are asked for Michael Farrow. Michael has been under instruction in the Catholic faith and will be baptized and confirmed on Friday, August 27th after the daily Mass.
Saint Paul reminds us that God Himself is the “efficient cause” of our salvation. It is only by the shedding of the blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross that our salvation is merited. Faith is the instrument by which this redemption becomes effective in each individual person. God makes us righteous. Righteousness in now made manifest in the person of Christ and in the Gospel.
We should remember that salvation does not depend upon fulfillment of the law, but only faith in the Son of God merits our salvation. It is not the law which saves, but “faith in Jesus Christ.”
Faith in God and in His Church is therefore among our greatest gifts. We must always pray for an increase in faith. We must continue to nourish our faith, grow in it, and cherish it as one of our most prized possessions.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Friday, August 13, 2010
Bulletin 11
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 15th, 2010 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
EPISTLE
Judith 13, 22-25; 15, 10
GOSPEL
Luke 1, 41-50
Mass schedule August 16th through August 20th
Monday: Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; No Latin Mass
Tuesday: Saint Hyacinth, Confessor
Wednesday: Saint Agapitus, Martyr
Thursday: Saint John Eudes, Confessor
Friday: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor
Important:
Visit MoLatinMass.com to view the weekly bulletin.
From Father Fasching
The first fruits of the Holy Spirit are peace and joy. The Blessed Virgin Mary received within herself from God the fullness of the grace of the Holy Ghost. When God looks with favor upon Mary, her humble soul feels extreme joy and gratitude. Mary received more grace than any other human being. She was filled with peace and joy while she proclaimed her Magnificat.
Saint Bede writes: “It was fitting, then, that just as death entered the world through the pride of our first parents, the entry of Life should be manifested by the humility of Mary.” We should recognize once again the importance of humility in our own lives! It is not Mary’s faith, charity, or her immaculate purity that she speaks of in her hymn, but rather she sings: “Since He has looked on my humility, all generations will call me blessed.”
God rewards the Blessed Virgin Mary’s humility by all mankind’s recognition of her greatness: “All generations will call me blessed.” Herein we should see the infinite value of the Hail Mary. Every time someone says the Hail Mary the above prophecy is fulfilled. Mary is praised on earth continually and without interruption. Listen to the words of Lumen gentium: “From the earliest times the Blessed Virgin is honoured under the title of Mother of God, under whose protection the faithful take refuge together in prayer in all their perils and needs. Accordingly, following the Council of Ephesus, there was a remarkable growth in the cult of the people of God towards Mary, in veneration and love, in invocation and imitation, according to her own prophetic words: ‘all generations will call me blessed, for he who is mighty has done great things for me’”
In Christ, Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 15th, 2010 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
EPISTLE
Judith 13, 22-25; 15, 10
GOSPEL
Luke 1, 41-50
Mass schedule August 16th through August 20th
Monday: Saint Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary; No Latin Mass
Tuesday: Saint Hyacinth, Confessor
Wednesday: Saint Agapitus, Martyr
Thursday: Saint John Eudes, Confessor
Friday: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor
Important:
Visit MoLatinMass.com to view the weekly bulletin.
From Father Fasching
The first fruits of the Holy Spirit are peace and joy. The Blessed Virgin Mary received within herself from God the fullness of the grace of the Holy Ghost. When God looks with favor upon Mary, her humble soul feels extreme joy and gratitude. Mary received more grace than any other human being. She was filled with peace and joy while she proclaimed her Magnificat.
Saint Bede writes: “It was fitting, then, that just as death entered the world through the pride of our first parents, the entry of Life should be manifested by the humility of Mary.” We should recognize once again the importance of humility in our own lives! It is not Mary’s faith, charity, or her immaculate purity that she speaks of in her hymn, but rather she sings: “Since He has looked on my humility, all generations will call me blessed.”
God rewards the Blessed Virgin Mary’s humility by all mankind’s recognition of her greatness: “All generations will call me blessed.” Herein we should see the infinite value of the Hail Mary. Every time someone says the Hail Mary the above prophecy is fulfilled. Mary is praised on earth continually and without interruption. Listen to the words of Lumen gentium: “From the earliest times the Blessed Virgin is honoured under the title of Mother of God, under whose protection the faithful take refuge together in prayer in all their perils and needs. Accordingly, following the Council of Ephesus, there was a remarkable growth in the cult of the people of God towards Mary, in veneration and love, in invocation and imitation, according to her own prophetic words: ‘all generations will call me blessed, for he who is mighty has done great things for me’”
In Christ, Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Friday, August 6, 2010
Bulletin 10
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 8th, 2010; 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: I Cor. 15, 1-10 Gospel: Mark. 7, 31-37
Mass Schedule August 9th through August 13th
Monday: Vigil of Saint Laurence. No Latin Mass.
Tuesday: Saint Laurence, Deacon & Martyr
Wednesday: Feria, NO LATIN MASS
Thursday: Saint Clare, Virgin; NO LATIN MASS
Friday: Feria, NO LATIN MASS
Important
Visit MoLatinMass.com for the weekly bulletin.
Bulletins are also available on Sundays at the entrance to the Cathedral.
I will be on retreat from Tuesday, August 10th through Saturday, August 14th. NOTE THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
The Latin Mass Community will be having a pot-luck picnic after Mass on Sunday, August 15th at Nathanael Greene Park. The park is located at 2400 South Scenic Avenue. The pavilion we have reserved seats about sixty-four people, so feel free to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets. There are no facilities available to heat food, so plan accordingly.
From Father Fasching:
All four evangelists expressly mention that the body of Christ was buried. Saint Paul also reiterates this fact in his letter to the Corinthians, which was written very soon after the time, thereby confirming a tradition which had come down from the beginning. The fact that Christ’s body was buried eliminates any doubt about His death, hence the miracle of the Resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the essential doctrines of the Catholic faith. Jesus Christ rose by His own power, re-joining His soul with his body, and leaving the tomb with His same human body. This body was not merely the appearance of a body, but the same as it was when it was dead and buried, although after the resurrection Christ’s body was glorified and now had certain special properties. The Resurrection is therefore an objective, physical event as evidenced by the empty tomb. Our entire faith is based upon it.
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
August 8th, 2010; 11th Sunday after Pentecost
Epistle: I Cor. 15, 1-10 Gospel: Mark. 7, 31-37
Mass Schedule August 9th through August 13th
Monday: Vigil of Saint Laurence. No Latin Mass.
Tuesday: Saint Laurence, Deacon & Martyr
Wednesday: Feria, NO LATIN MASS
Thursday: Saint Clare, Virgin; NO LATIN MASS
Friday: Feria, NO LATIN MASS
Important
Visit MoLatinMass.com for the weekly bulletin.
Bulletins are also available on Sundays at the entrance to the Cathedral.
I will be on retreat from Tuesday, August 10th through Saturday, August 14th. NOTE THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
The Latin Mass Community will be having a pot-luck picnic after Mass on Sunday, August 15th at Nathanael Greene Park. The park is located at 2400 South Scenic Avenue. The pavilion we have reserved seats about sixty-four people, so feel free to bring lawn chairs or picnic blankets. There are no facilities available to heat food, so plan accordingly.
From Father Fasching:
All four evangelists expressly mention that the body of Christ was buried. Saint Paul also reiterates this fact in his letter to the Corinthians, which was written very soon after the time, thereby confirming a tradition which had come down from the beginning. The fact that Christ’s body was buried eliminates any doubt about His death, hence the miracle of the Resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the essential doctrines of the Catholic faith. Jesus Christ rose by His own power, re-joining His soul with his body, and leaving the tomb with His same human body. This body was not merely the appearance of a body, but the same as it was when it was dead and buried, although after the resurrection Christ’s body was glorified and now had certain special properties. The Resurrection is therefore an objective, physical event as evidenced by the empty tomb. Our entire faith is based upon it.
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Humility
In the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, the Gospel for today depicts the pride of the Pharisee and the humility of the publican. We must keep our hearts contrite and humble before Almighty God. We cannot attribute to ourselves any talent, any success, any good work, any gift of God. We must clearly distinguish within ourselves what is ours and what is God’s.
We must learn to love the hidden life and seek it. It is not brilliant talent, nor natural virtue, nor making much ado, that brings souls to God. Be humble in the presence of your neighbor. Bear his weaknesses, understand his infirmities, excuse his faults. Attract souls by patience, meekness and kindness in all that you do. Carry willingly another’s burden. Make yourself the servant of all. Christ came to serve, and not be served. We must learn to be humble in our own opinion, recognize our sins and accept the humiliations which are brought upon us by our incompetence, our lack of success, and our mistakes. Follow Christ on the road to Calvary.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
We must learn to love the hidden life and seek it. It is not brilliant talent, nor natural virtue, nor making much ado, that brings souls to God. Be humble in the presence of your neighbor. Bear his weaknesses, understand his infirmities, excuse his faults. Attract souls by patience, meekness and kindness in all that you do. Carry willingly another’s burden. Make yourself the servant of all. Christ came to serve, and not be served. We must learn to be humble in our own opinion, recognize our sins and accept the humiliations which are brought upon us by our incompetence, our lack of success, and our mistakes. Follow Christ on the road to Calvary.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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