SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeffery Fasching
March 30, 2014
Fourth Sunday of Lent (Leatare Sunday)
Epistle: Gal. 4: 22-31
Gospel: Jn. 6: 1-15
Mon 31 No Latin Mass
Tue 1 Feria of Lent
Wed 2 Feria of Lent
Thu 3 Feria of Lent
Fri 4 Feria of Lent
Mass on Friday, April 4 will be followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, stations of the cross and benediction.
Jesus Christ is the good pastor and the good shepherd. He always has tender compassion for sinners. Christ says: “I am come that they may life and may have it more abundantly.” Christ came to us upon this earth not just to restore the life of grace that we lost through sin, but to give us an even better life than what we had before the fall! Remember the words of Saint Paul: “where sin abounded, grace did more abound.”
Jesus Christ could have redeemed the world simply by willing it, but He suffered such a painful death in order to show us His immense love for mankind. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep…I lay down my life for my sheep.” God could give us no greater proof of His love! No one, says Jesus Christ, can show greater love to his friends, than to give his life for them. Remember Christ did not only die for His friends, but also for us who were His enemies by sin. Christ’s death satisfies God’s justice for the sins we have committed!
In Christ,
Father Jeff Fasching
Monday, March 24, 2014
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Bulletin 196
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeffery Fasching
March 23, 2014
Third Sunday of Lent
Epistle: Eph. 5: 1-9
Gospel: Lk. 11: 14-28
Mon 24 No Latin Mass
Tue 25 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wed 26 Feria of Lent
Thu 27 Feria of Lent
Fri 28 Feria of Lent
Pot-luck dinner March 23 in the school cafeteria immediately following the 2:30pm Mass
A good confession will always drive the devil from our hearts. However, we must constantly watch that we do not commit the same sins over and over. The Lenten season is penitential in nature to remind us how to guard against repeated offenses. We do penance for two reasons: first, to give satisfaction to God for our sins; and, second, to keep us from committing the same sins again. We must suffer either in this life or in the next to atone for our sins. In early Church times, penances were much harsher than what we experience today. We should always strive to do much more that what the priest imposes upon us during our confession because our penances do not begin to compare with the gravity of our sins. We should also make use of indulgences whenever possible. An indulgence will alleviate or grant complete remission of penances incurred by the sinner. A plenary indulgence is granted on each Friday of Lent to the faithful who, after Communion, recite the “Prayer Before a Crucifix.”
In Christ,
Father Jeffery Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeffery Fasching
March 23, 2014
Third Sunday of Lent
Epistle: Eph. 5: 1-9
Gospel: Lk. 11: 14-28
Mon 24 No Latin Mass
Tue 25 Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Wed 26 Feria of Lent
Thu 27 Feria of Lent
Fri 28 Feria of Lent
Pot-luck dinner March 23 in the school cafeteria immediately following the 2:30pm Mass
A good confession will always drive the devil from our hearts. However, we must constantly watch that we do not commit the same sins over and over. The Lenten season is penitential in nature to remind us how to guard against repeated offenses. We do penance for two reasons: first, to give satisfaction to God for our sins; and, second, to keep us from committing the same sins again. We must suffer either in this life or in the next to atone for our sins. In early Church times, penances were much harsher than what we experience today. We should always strive to do much more that what the priest imposes upon us during our confession because our penances do not begin to compare with the gravity of our sins. We should also make use of indulgences whenever possible. An indulgence will alleviate or grant complete remission of penances incurred by the sinner. A plenary indulgence is granted on each Friday of Lent to the faithful who, after Communion, recite the “Prayer Before a Crucifix.”
In Christ,
Father Jeffery Fasching
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Bulletin 195
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeff Fasching
March 16, 2014
Second Sunday of Lent (NO LATIN MASS)
THERE WILL BE NOT LATIN MASS SUNDAY, MARCH 16 DUE TO THE DIOCESAN RITE OF ELECTION CEREMONIES
Epistle: I Thess. 4: 1-7
Gospel: Mt. 17: 1-9
Mon 17 No Latin Mass
Tue 18 Feria of Lent
Wed 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thu 20 Feria of Lent
Fri 21 Feria of Lent
Jesus Christ said to the Jews: “What have I not done for you, you ungrateful people! But there will come a day when you will seek me, and you will not find me, because I will flee, and you will die in your sins.” God offers us every means of conversion from sin, but we must desire to be converted. We must pray for conversion each day. We must pray that we amend our lives.
Those who choose to remain in sin play a dangerous game. The death of a sinner is certainly fearful, yet many choose to die that death! We must respond to God’s call now while we are able, otherwise we could very well perish in our sin. Now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation!
In Christ,
Father Jeffery Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeff Fasching
March 16, 2014
Second Sunday of Lent (NO LATIN MASS)
THERE WILL BE NOT LATIN MASS SUNDAY, MARCH 16 DUE TO THE DIOCESAN RITE OF ELECTION CEREMONIES
Epistle: I Thess. 4: 1-7
Gospel: Mt. 17: 1-9
Mon 17 No Latin Mass
Tue 18 Feria of Lent
Wed 19 Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thu 20 Feria of Lent
Fri 21 Feria of Lent
Jesus Christ said to the Jews: “What have I not done for you, you ungrateful people! But there will come a day when you will seek me, and you will not find me, because I will flee, and you will die in your sins.” God offers us every means of conversion from sin, but we must desire to be converted. We must pray for conversion each day. We must pray that we amend our lives.
Those who choose to remain in sin play a dangerous game. The death of a sinner is certainly fearful, yet many choose to die that death! We must respond to God’s call now while we are able, otherwise we could very well perish in our sin. Now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation!
In Christ,
Father Jeffery Fasching
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Bulletin 194
SAINT AGNES CATHEDRAL 533 South Jefferson Springfield, MO 65806
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeff Fasching
March 9, 2014
First Sunday of Lent
Epistle: II Cor. 6: 1-10
Gospel: Mt. 4: 1-11
Mon 10 No Latin Mass
Tue 11 Feria of Lent
Wed 12 Ember Wednesday
Thu 13 Feria of Lent
Fri 14 Ember Friday of Lent
If we consent to temptation it is always sinful. All the most important people throughout salvation history were tempted-from Adam to Jesus Christ Himself. But Christ rejected the temptations of Satan. Christ is an example to show how we can always overcome evil through Him who holds all power over evil. However, we must adopt Christ’s attitude during times of trial. Christ never sought the glory that was rightfully His; rather He took the form of a servant. We must remember that glory belongs to God alone. We can always overcome temptation through humility and trust in God!
Laws of Days of Abstinence: The Discipline of 1962
• Applies on one’s 7th birthday.
• Complete Abstinence: all Fridays of the year, Ash Wednesday, Holy Saturday, and the Vigil of Christmas.
• Partial Abstinence (meat and soup or gravy made from meat permitted once a day at the principle meal): all the days of Lent, the Ember Days of Wednesday and Saturday, and the Vigils of Pentecost and the Assumption.
• Abstinence from meat is dispensed on Holy Days of Obligation
Laws of Fast: The Discipline of 1962
• Applies for those aged 21 to 59, inclusive.
• Days of Lent from Ash Wednesday inclusive, Ember Days, and Vigils of Christmas, Pentecost, and the Assumption.
• One full meal permitted and two other meals may be taken which, when combined, are less than a full meal.
The Law of the Eucharistic Fast: The Discipline of 1962
• The complete fast from all food and drink (except for water or medicine) for three hours before the reception of Holy Communion. In the document reducing the fast to three hours, the Pope still encouraged those who were able to maintain the midnight fast which was the previous discipline.
Mass on Ash Wednesday will be at 10:00am
Mass on March 7 will be followed by exposition and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
The next scheduled pot-luck dinner is March 23
In Christ,
Fr. Jeffery Fasching
EXTRAORDINARY FORM OF THE MASS (LATIN)
CELEBRANT: Father Jeff Fasching
March 9, 2014
First Sunday of Lent
Epistle: II Cor. 6: 1-10
Gospel: Mt. 4: 1-11
Mon 10 No Latin Mass
Tue 11 Feria of Lent
Wed 12 Ember Wednesday
Thu 13 Feria of Lent
Fri 14 Ember Friday of Lent
If we consent to temptation it is always sinful. All the most important people throughout salvation history were tempted-from Adam to Jesus Christ Himself. But Christ rejected the temptations of Satan. Christ is an example to show how we can always overcome evil through Him who holds all power over evil. However, we must adopt Christ’s attitude during times of trial. Christ never sought the glory that was rightfully His; rather He took the form of a servant. We must remember that glory belongs to God alone. We can always overcome temptation through humility and trust in God!
Laws of Days of Abstinence: The Discipline of 1962
• Applies on one’s 7th birthday.
• Complete Abstinence: all Fridays of the year, Ash Wednesday, Holy Saturday, and the Vigil of Christmas.
• Partial Abstinence (meat and soup or gravy made from meat permitted once a day at the principle meal): all the days of Lent, the Ember Days of Wednesday and Saturday, and the Vigils of Pentecost and the Assumption.
• Abstinence from meat is dispensed on Holy Days of Obligation
Laws of Fast: The Discipline of 1962
• Applies for those aged 21 to 59, inclusive.
• Days of Lent from Ash Wednesday inclusive, Ember Days, and Vigils of Christmas, Pentecost, and the Assumption.
• One full meal permitted and two other meals may be taken which, when combined, are less than a full meal.
The Law of the Eucharistic Fast: The Discipline of 1962
• The complete fast from all food and drink (except for water or medicine) for three hours before the reception of Holy Communion. In the document reducing the fast to three hours, the Pope still encouraged those who were able to maintain the midnight fast which was the previous discipline.
Mass on Ash Wednesday will be at 10:00am
Mass on March 7 will be followed by exposition and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
The next scheduled pot-luck dinner is March 23
In Christ,
Fr. Jeffery Fasching
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