Sunday, July 31, 2011

Bulletin 61

SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

July 31st, 2011 7th Sunday after Pentecost

Epistle: Rom. 6:19-23
Gospel: Mt. 7:15-21

Mass schedule August 1st through August 5th

THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH.

If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.

The website for the Latin Mass Community has been upgraded to include a mobile version for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smart phones. Information, bulletins and updates for the Latin Mass Community will now be easily accessible and easily readable on these devices. The website remains the same.

Christ warns His disciples to beware of false prophets. What is the difference between a genuine prophet and a false prophet? Christ says you will know them by the fruits they produce. A person who genuinely speaks the things of God sows faith, hope, charity, peace and understanding. A false prophet, on the other hand, sows division, hatred, resentment, pride and sensuality. A false prophet separates the people of God from the Magisterium of the Church.

We know that Christ’s teaching is declared to the world through the teaching body of the Church. When we pray we must have a spirit that desires to unite our will to the will of God. We can be sure of the will of God when we adhere to the Magisterium of the Church. Christ speaks to us through our Holy Father, the Vicar of Christ on earth. We owe our Pope our prayers. We must beg God that our minds and hearts will always be in conformity with his.

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

Friday, July 22, 2011

Bulletin 60

SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

July 24th, 2011 6th Sunday after Pentecost

Epistle: Rom. 6:3-11
Gospel: Matth. 8:1-9

Mass schedule July 25th through July 29th

Monday-Saint James the Greater; Apostle-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Saint Anne; Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wednesday-Feria
Thursday-SS. Nazarius & Celsus, Martyrs; Saint Victor I, Pope & Martyr; & Saint Innocent I, Pope & Confessor
Friday-Saint Martha; Virgin

If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.

The website for the Latin Mass Community has been upgraded to include a mobile version for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smart phones. Information, bulletins and updates for the Latin Mass Community will now be easily accessible and easily readable on these devices. The website remains the same.

THERE WILL BE NO LATIN MASS FROM MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH.

Through Baptism we are freed from the control of sin. We die to sin and are born into a new life of grace in Jesus Christ. We are newly created. Through baptism God removes every trace of sin and He also remits the penalties that these sins incur. Baptism unites a person to Christ and the Church by way of grace, thus making us children of God.

Jesus Christ bore all the consequences of sin on the Cross even though He was sinless. His death on the Cross and His glorious resurrection freed us from the dominion of death. All who have been baptized have had their past sins wiped out by the action of grace. We must now remain dead to sin by our own personal effort in cooperation with God’s grace.


Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Bulletin 59

SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

July 17th, 2011 5th Sunday after Pentecost

Epistle: I Petri 3, 8-15
Gospel: Matth. 5, 20-24

Mass schedule July 18th through July 22nd

Monday-Saint Camillus de Lellis; Confessor-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Saint Vincent de Paul; Confessor
Wednesday-Saint Jerome Emiliani; Confessor
Thursday-Saint Laurence of Brindisi; Confessor & Doctor
Friday-Saint Mary Magdalene; Penitent

If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.

The website for the Latin Mass Community has been upgraded to include a mobile version for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smart phones. Information, bulletins and updates for the Latin Mass Community will now be easily accessible and easily readable on these devices. The website remains the same.

Every baptized Christian is called to share in the paschal mystery of Christ. This includes both suffering and glory. Trials in our lives should therefore not come as a surprise. We should expect them. They are meant to fill us with joy when we unite them with the sufferings of Jesus Christ. The only way we can share in Christ’s glory is by first embracing suffering when it happens to come our way.

Suffering can be a tremendous opportunity for us to grow closer to Jesus Christ. Since Christ was a suffering servant He expects us, in turn, to learn patience through our trials in life. Many Christians claim allegiance to Christ, but only do so by lip service. They are not true friends of Christ because they are not willing to embrace suffering.

If, as Saint Paul says, we must rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep, we must in our own lives always be prepared to take the good with the bad. Furthermore, we must learn to always remain on an even keel. We should never allow ourselves to be over joyful in times of prosperity or too dejected in times of adversity.


Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Bulletin 58

SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

July 10th, 2011 4th Sunday after Pentecost

Epistle: Rom. 8:18-23
Gospel: Lk. 5:1-11

Mass schedule July 11th through July 15th:

Monday-Feria-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Saint John Gualbert; Abbot
Wednesday-Feria
Thursday-Saint Bonaventure; Bishop, Confessor & Doctor
Friday-Saint Henry; Emperor & Confessor

The Gospel passage for Mass has very much to do with the life of the Church. The bishop of Rome is the vicar of Christ on earth because he represents Christ on earth and acts for Christ in the government of the Church. Jesus Christ asks all of us to search for souls. The harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few. We must constantly ask the Lord to send out laborers!

It takes courage to respond the the call of discipleship from Christ. We cannot make excuses. We cannot say we are not qualified. We must stop saying the job belongs to someone else. We must all respond to Christ's apostolic mission. We must respond to His call to the priesthood.

Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Bulletin 57

SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806 EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS: Celebrant Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching

July 3rd, 2011 External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Epistle: Eph. 3:8-12, 14-19
Gospel: Jn. 19: 31-37

Mass schedule July 4th through July 8th

Monday-Feria-NO LATIN MASS
Tuesday-Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Confessor
Wednesday-Requiem Mass + Rosamma Xavier
Thursday-SS. Cyril & Methodius, Bishops & Confessors
Friday-Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, Queen & Widow

If you wish to have a Mass offered for a particular intention or person you must see me first.

The website for the Latin Mass Community has been upgraded to include a mobile version for iPhones, BlackBerrys and other smart phones. Information, bulletins and updates for the Latin Mass Community will now be easily accessible and easily readable on these devices. The website remains the same.

Saint Paul was the epitome of humble abandonment to the action of God in his life. For this Saint Paul was able to label himself as the very lowest of all Christians. He only takes credit for the grace that God has given him! What a great example Saint Paul is for the Christian today. He was able to mirror his life precisely after Jesus his master. We should do the same!

“I bow my knees” says Saint Paul. In doing so Saint Paul expresses the intensity of prayer and the humility which inspires it. Bodily gestures such as genuflexions, bowing of the head and beating the breast should always be sincere expressions of devotion. They all allow the entire person, body and soul, to express his love for God. Ideally, our outward actions should always match our interior dispositions. We must be genuine and sincere, particularly when it comes to prayer.

Christ’s love for us is infinite. For all He has done and continues to do for us we owe Him our prayer and adoration. We owe Him our lives.



Sincerely in Christ,

Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching