SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
May 1st, 2011 LOW SUNDAY; The Octave Day of Easter
Epistle: I Jn. 5:4-10
Gospel: Jn. 20: 19-31
Mass schedule May 2 through May 6
Monday-Saint Joseph the Worker-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Feria in Paschaltide
Wednesday-Saint Monica, Widow
Thursday-Saint Pius V, Pope & Confessor
Friday-Sacred Heart of Jesus
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
Pot luck dinner next Sunday May 8 immediately following Mass.
May 1, 2011, Divine Mercy Sunday; A plenary indulgence is granted to those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or in the tabernacle, recite one Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. Those who for a just cause cannot get to church can gain the same indulgence by reciting one Our Father, the Creed, and a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus before an image of the Divine Mercy.
Immediately following Mass on May 1st the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed and we will join together in reciting the Divine Mercy Chaplet with benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Church has always understood and has defined that Jesus Christ in today's Gospel conferred on the Apostles authority to forgive sins. This power is exercised in the Sacrament of Penance. The Sacrament of Penance is the most sublime expression of God's love and mercy towards men. The Lord is always waiting for us to repent. He will always forgive us and restore to us our dignity.
The Popes have consistently recommended Christians to have regular recourse to the Sacrament of Penance. Penance helps us to grow in a true knowledge of ourselves and in Christian humility. We root out bad habits and keep from neglecting our spiritual life through penance. Our conscience is strengthened and purified through the Sacrament of Penance.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Bulletin 47
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 24, 2011 Easter Sunday
Epistle: I Cor. 5: 7-8
Gospel: Mk. 16: 1-7
Mass schedule April 25 through April 29
Monday-Easter Monday-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Easter Tuesday
Wednesday-Easter Wednesday
Thursday-Easter Thursday
Friday-Easter Friday
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
May 1, 2011, Divine Mercy Sunday; A plenary indulgence is granted to those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or in the tabernacle, recite one Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. Those who for a just cause cannot get to church can gain the same indulgence by reciting one Our Father, the Creed, and a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus before an image of the Divine Mercy.
Mary of Magdala and Mary of Cleophas and Salome all are urged by their sensitive love to go and anoint the dead body of our Lord Jesus Christ. They do so without giving thought to all the difficulties involved. As a result, they were the first to hear the news of Christ’s resurrection. The fact is that in the terrifying moments of Christ’s passion and death these women proved to be stronger than the men. We must learn to love as they did.
The glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ is of course the central mystery of our faith. “If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Col 3: 1-2). Saint Pius X writes: “Rising with Christ through grace means that just as Jesus Christ through His resurrection began a new immortal and heavenly life, so we must begin a new life according to the Sprit, once and for all renouncing sin and everything that leads us to sin, loving only God and everything that leads to God."
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 24, 2011 Easter Sunday
Epistle: I Cor. 5: 7-8
Gospel: Mk. 16: 1-7
Mass schedule April 25 through April 29
Monday-Easter Monday-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Easter Tuesday
Wednesday-Easter Wednesday
Thursday-Easter Thursday
Friday-Easter Friday
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
May 1, 2011, Divine Mercy Sunday; A plenary indulgence is granted to those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or in the tabernacle, recite one Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. Those who for a just cause cannot get to church can gain the same indulgence by reciting one Our Father, the Creed, and a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus before an image of the Divine Mercy.
Mary of Magdala and Mary of Cleophas and Salome all are urged by their sensitive love to go and anoint the dead body of our Lord Jesus Christ. They do so without giving thought to all the difficulties involved. As a result, they were the first to hear the news of Christ’s resurrection. The fact is that in the terrifying moments of Christ’s passion and death these women proved to be stronger than the men. We must learn to love as they did.
The glorious resurrection of Jesus Christ is of course the central mystery of our faith. “If you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Col 3: 1-2). Saint Pius X writes: “Rising with Christ through grace means that just as Jesus Christ through His resurrection began a new immortal and heavenly life, so we must begin a new life according to the Sprit, once and for all renouncing sin and everything that leads us to sin, loving only God and everything that leads to God."
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Friday, April 15, 2011
Bulletin 46
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 17, 2011 Palm Sunday
Epistle: Phil. 2: 5-11
Gospel: Mt. 26: 36-75; 27: 1-60
Mass schedule April 18 through April 22
Monday-Monday of Holy Week-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Tuesday of Holy Week
Wednesday-Wednesday of Holy Week
Thursday-Holy Thursday-NO LATIN MASS
Friday-Good Friday-NO LATIN LITURGY OF THE PASSION
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
May 1, 2011, Divine Mercy Sunday; A plenary indulgence is granted to those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or in the tabernacle, recite one Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. Those who for a just cause cannot get to church can gain the same indulgence by reciting one Our Father, the Creed, and a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus before an image of the Divine Mercy.
In His agony in the garden Christ saw all the sins committed by mankind. We should express sorrow for our own sins and for those of all men because they are responsible for Jesus’ death. Christ’s life and death should be our motivation for our own life and self-sacrifice.
Christ “yielded up His Ghost.” This is a way of saying that Christ really died. His soul was then separated from His body. Christ surrendered His will to the will of His Father for the salvation of mankind. Christ’s fidelity to the point of dying should encourage us to realize that only when we are true until death will we receive the crown of life.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 17, 2011 Palm Sunday
Epistle: Phil. 2: 5-11
Gospel: Mt. 26: 36-75; 27: 1-60
Mass schedule April 18 through April 22
Monday-Monday of Holy Week-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Tuesday of Holy Week
Wednesday-Wednesday of Holy Week
Thursday-Holy Thursday-NO LATIN MASS
Friday-Good Friday-NO LATIN LITURGY OF THE PASSION
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
May 1, 2011, Divine Mercy Sunday; A plenary indulgence is granted to those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or in the tabernacle, recite one Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. Those who for a just cause cannot get to church can gain the same indulgence by reciting one Our Father, the Creed, and a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus before an image of the Divine Mercy.
In His agony in the garden Christ saw all the sins committed by mankind. We should express sorrow for our own sins and for those of all men because they are responsible for Jesus’ death. Christ’s life and death should be our motivation for our own life and self-sacrifice.
Christ “yielded up His Ghost.” This is a way of saying that Christ really died. His soul was then separated from His body. Christ surrendered His will to the will of His Father for the salvation of mankind. Christ’s fidelity to the point of dying should encourage us to realize that only when we are true until death will we receive the crown of life.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Bulletin 45
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 10, 2011 Passion Sunday
Epistle: Heb. 9: 11-15
Gospel: Jn. 8: 46-59
Mass schedule April 11 through April 15
Monday-Feria of Passiontide-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Feria of Passiontide-NO LATIN MASS
Wednesday-Feria of Passiontide
Thursday-Feria of Passiontide
Friday-Feria of Passiontide
Pot Luck Dinner Sunday, April 10 immediately following Mass in the cafeteria.
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12th.
Pope John Paul II has emphasized the presence of the Holy Spirit in the sacrifice that Christ offered on Calvary: “In the sacrifice of the Son of Man the Holy Spirit is present and active just as He acted in Jesus’ conception, in His coming into the world, in His hidden life and in His public ministry. According to the Letter to the Hebrews, on the way to His departure through Gethsemani and Golgotha, the same Jesus Christ in His own humanity opened Himself totally to this action of the Spirit-Paraclete, who from suffering enables eternal salvific love to spring forth” (Dominum et Vivificantem, 40).
In other words, Christ desired that the Holy Spirit should turn His death into a perfect sacrifice. Christ’s sacrifice purifies us completely. This is the only way we are made fit to worship the living God. As we approach the celebration of the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must call upon the Holy Spirit to strengthen our own will to suffer for Christ. Suffering is the only way we can expect to share in Christ’s glorious resurrection.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
April 10, 2011 Passion Sunday
Epistle: Heb. 9: 11-15
Gospel: Jn. 8: 46-59
Mass schedule April 11 through April 15
Monday-Feria of Passiontide-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Feria of Passiontide-NO LATIN MASS
Wednesday-Feria of Passiontide
Thursday-Feria of Passiontide
Friday-Feria of Passiontide
Pot Luck Dinner Sunday, April 10 immediately following Mass in the cafeteria.
If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.
NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12th.
Pope John Paul II has emphasized the presence of the Holy Spirit in the sacrifice that Christ offered on Calvary: “In the sacrifice of the Son of Man the Holy Spirit is present and active just as He acted in Jesus’ conception, in His coming into the world, in His hidden life and in His public ministry. According to the Letter to the Hebrews, on the way to His departure through Gethsemani and Golgotha, the same Jesus Christ in His own humanity opened Himself totally to this action of the Spirit-Paraclete, who from suffering enables eternal salvific love to spring forth” (Dominum et Vivificantem, 40).
In other words, Christ desired that the Holy Spirit should turn His death into a perfect sacrifice. Christ’s sacrifice purifies us completely. This is the only way we are made fit to worship the living God. As we approach the celebration of the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must call upon the Holy Spirit to strengthen our own will to suffer for Christ. Suffering is the only way we can expect to share in Christ’s glorious resurrection.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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