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ST. GERTRUDE THE GREAT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
4900 Rialto Road, West Chester, Ohio 45069 • (513) 645-4212 • www.sgg.org • www.SGGResources.org
Traditional Latin Mass: Sundays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM High, 11:30 AM, 5:45 PM
Most Reverend Daniel L. Dolan, Pastor
Rev. Anthony Cekada, Rev. Charles McGuire,
Rev. Vili Lehtoranta, Rev. Stephen McKenna
October 19, 2014
Pentecost XIX
St Peter of Alcantara, C
HOW CAMEST THOU IN HITHER WITHOUT
A WEDDING GARMENT?
¶ MISSION SUNDAY
Today, Mission Sunday, we pray
especially for the propagation of our
holy Faith. The blessing of expectant
mothers is available following each
Mass. Sunday Classes are at 10:40 AM.
The Autumn Bake Sale takes place in
Helfta Hall after the morning Masses.
Please support this important fundraiser
for our school. Vespers are at 4:30 PM,
followed by Rosary and Benediction.
“Go to see Jesus in His Sacrament; He is
your Friend, your Guide, your Father!
How kind has Jesus been to perpetuate
Himself in the Eucharist!”
– Bl. Peter Julian Eymard
¶FORTY HOURS
Our annual devotion of the Forty Hours
begins on Friday at 5:30 PM. (See the
full Forty Hours schedule elsewhere in the
bulletin.) Plan to be with us! A Harvest
Chili Supper follows Mass. Bring your
favorite chili (with meat or meatless) to
share. The church will provide
beverages, “fixin’s” and dessert. All those
who attend the opening Mass on Friday
evening may consider themselves
dispensed from the abstinence.
Meanwhile, in church, All Night
Adoration will continue, and lead into
Saturday’s morning Masses. Come to
adore our Lord often as you can, to give
your best and get the most out of this
wonderful Forty Hours Prayer. We need
adorers especially on Saturday afternoon
and Sunday afternoon.
Lumen Christi
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn before
the Blessed Sacrament for the next
fortnight for the following intention:
All Creation
(Patrick James Curry)
¶NEXT SUNDAY: CHRIST THE KING
Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King,
and closing of Forty Hours. Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament starts at 6:30
AM, and continues all day. Sunday
classes are at a special time of 10:50
AM. Solemn Vespers are sung at 4:45
PM. Please note the last Mass of the
day is at 5:30 PM and the closing
ceremonies of Forty Hours at 6:45 PM,
followed by light refreshments in
Helfta Hall.
Set Your Missal: Christ the King, with
collects of the Blessed Sacrament and
Pentecost XX. Preface of Christ the
King.
“Residing continually in our Tabernacles,
Jesus Christ is deserted, misunderstood by
ungrateful men; yet he continues to love us; to
serve us in the Sacrament of the Altar.”
– St. John Vianney
¶HELP NEEDED
Can you sew a straight line by machine
or by hand? We could use your help to
take an item home or sew at church.
Also Darlene needs visual help for spot
removal on linens (15 to 30 minutes a
week); helpers of any age are welcome!
¶ALL SOULS DAY REMEMBRANCES
Offering envelopes will be found in the
pews. Please fill them out with the
names of loved ones you wish
remembered in the Masses on All Souls
Day, and return to the office or to the
collection basket.
Servers:
FRI 10/24
OCTOBER 20 - 26, 2014
5:30 PM SOLEMN HIGH: MC:S R. Vande Ryt,
T. Simpson (& Torch MC as needed) THS:
B. Lotarski, J. Lacy ACS: J. Simpson, Nick
McClorey CROSS: A. Richesson BANNER: P.
Omlor UMBRELLA: L. Arlinghaus TORCH: P.
& N. McClorey, C. Richesson (Bells), A. Soli,
C. Arlinghaus
SAT 10/25 9:00 AM SOLEMN: MCS: B. Lotarski, T.
Simpson TH: J. Simpson ACS: J. Lacy, P.
Omlor CROSS: N. McClorey TORCH MC: N.
McClorey TORCH: School servers
1:45 PM VESPERS: MC: Fr. McGuire TH: B.
Lotarski ACS: J. Lacy, N. McClorey CROSS: P.
McClorey
SUN 10/26 7:30 AM LOW: Brueggeman Bros.
9:00 AM HIGH: MCS: R. Vande Ryt, T.
Simpson
CROSS: J. Simpson
TH: A. Richesson ACS: B. Lotarski, S.
Arlinghaus TORCH MC: J. Simpson TORCH:
T. Lawrence, C. Richesson, P. Omlor, A. Soli,
C. Arlinghaus
11:30 AM LOW: N. & N. McClorey
4:45 PM VESPERS: G. Miller
5:30 PM LOW: G. Miller
6:45 PM CLOSING CEREMONIES: MC: R.
Vande Ryt THS: A. Richesson, N. McClorey
ACS: J. Simpson, J. LAcy MITRE: A. Soli
STAFF: P. Omlor TRAIN: C. Richesson
CROSS: P. McClorey BANNER: P. Omlor
UMBRELLA & 2ND MC: B. Lotarski
TORCH: Rest of servers
Collection Report
Sunday, October 12th .............................. $3,115.00
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SUNDAY SEVEN: Seven ways to honor your Guardian Angel
1. Greet him upon awakening each morning and thank him
for his protection throughout the past night.
2. In all your actions, remember that you are in your Angel’s
presence, and you will do all with modesty, patience and peace.
3. Invoke your Angel each time you look at the clock, to beg
his assistance and light.
4. Ask your Angel to bless all your words that day; invoke him before speaking
and you will always say the right thing.
5. In difficulties, temptations or sorrows, fly without delay to your Angel
Guardian for light and strength.
6. Speak to others of the Guardian Angels; make them known and loved.
7. Ask pardon of your Angel each night for having neglected him or for letting
his inspirations go unheeded. Ask him to shield you from harm, and send him to
comfort all those you love.
✠ CATECHISM CORNER:
I BELIEVE that there is a HELL of everlasting fire, because Christ has said so. I
believe that if I die in the state of mortal
sin, I shall be lost for ever; that out of
Hell there is no redemption; that the
chief punishment of Hell consists in the
pain of losing the vision of and union
with God Who is the source of all joy, peace
and happiness.
I believe that my Catholic Faith is
my most precious inheritance, my proudest boast, my "pearl of great price,"
something more precious to me than all
the honors and riches of this world.
I believe that by living up to the
dictates of my Catholic Faith I will obtain
peace and contentment of soul in this life
and eternal happiness in the life to come.
¶OCTOBER DEVOTIONS
The month of the Most Holy Rosary is
more than half over already. Have you
been to October Devotions yet?
The Holy Rosary, Litany of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and Prayer to St.
Joseph are recited every school day at
3:10 PM, and on Saturday mornings
and Sundays as scheduled.
Every Wednesday the Devotions
take place before the Blessed Sacrament
Exposed at 3:00 PM, followed by
Benediction and Holy Communion at
approximately 3:20 PM.
UPCOMING! Mark your calendars:
★All Saints Day (Holy Day of obligation):
THE POETRY CORNER
O CTOBER D AYS
There is aching sadness
In October days,
As I walk the woodlands
And the garden ways;
For in wind-blown blossom,
And in withered leaf,
Lo, my heart is seeing
Beauty torn by grief!
There is healing gladness
In the ways I go,
As October breezes
Wander to and fro;
For my heart is hearing
Flowers and strewn leaves sigh,
"Spring will be returning –
Beauty cannot die!"
– Edgar Daniel Kramer
Saturday, November 1st
★All Saints Sunday, with children’s All
Saints Procession and party
Sunday, November 2nd
Parents, bring your children to the High
Mass in costume of a saint – and help
them to know something about their
saint!
★All Souls Day:
Monday, November 3rd
★Feast of St. Gertrude the Great:
Sunday, November 16th
St. Raphael the Archangel
(feast day, October 24th)
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
OUR FORTY HOURS PATRON
ACT OF ADORATION
We adore Thee, most holy Lord Jesus
Christ, here and in all Thy churches
that are in the whole world, and we
bless Thee; because by Thy holy
Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
(Testament of St. Francis of Assisi, Conf.)
(An indulgence of seven years, if the act of adoration is
recited on bended knees, when entering or leaving a
church.)
Vouchsafe, O Lord God, to send unto
our assistance Saint Raphael the
Archangel: and may he, who, we
believe, evermore standing before the
throne of Thy Majesty, offer unto
Thee our humble petitions to be
blessed by Thee. Through Christ our
Lord, Amen.
(An indulgence of three years – Raccolta No. 451)
¶SUNDAY VESPERS HELP NEEDED
When Fr. Cekada is away at the
seminary, Bishop Dolan would really
appreciate some assistance with the
singing and serving of Sunday Vespers.
Could you possibly make it today?
Other upcoming days of need are
Sunday 11/9 and 12/7. Thank you!
✠ THE BISHOP’S CORNER ✠
Last week Fr. McKenna and I traveled
over 2,000 miles to bring the Mass and
the Holy Ghost to Catholics in
Rochester, Minnesota, and Grand
Forks, North Dakota. It was quite the
trip, but Fr. McKenna makes it every
three weeks. Our Lord favored us with
almost perfect Fall weather, sunny and cool, which was
the idea of scheduling it in October. Soon the snows
will come, and the North Dakota thermometer
plummet to -50. Meanwhile in River City, you seem to
have had lots of rain, but little sun.
Twenty-three new soldiers of Christ were
confirmed on this trip, and it is encouraging to see the
Faith being passed on to the next generation. When I
was the age of an average McFather, I traveled this way
for a number of years. Back in those years of the late
70s and early 80s, we had rather a monopoly on the
“Latin Mass.” Anyone who missed he old Mass, or
didn’t like the new and all of the changes, was a likely
candidate for our Masses, even if a little wobbly on the
Conciliar Church, false apparitions, or the pope. We
could draw 200 souls to a rented hall on a weekday
evening at times. The Mass was pretty much gone, and
we alone provided it. While this is still true in many
places, many of the stalwart old-time Catholics of the
past are gone as well. “Demand is down,” as they say.
Beginning in 1982, the enemy has provided limited
“legal Latin Masses,” a clever bait to get Catholics to
swallow the hook of the new Vatican II religion. Since
then as well, our groups have divided and subdivided,
and Vatican II “traditionalists” of varying stripes have
multiplied. It is quite a different world, but there are
still zealous Catholic families who reject the new
religion and are grateful for the visits and guidance of
a Catholic priest. This is how St. Gertrude the Great
began, with the LaJoye family in Milford, Ohio, in
1978.
May God bless the work of our young priests in the
missions, and our own work here at “the motherhouse”
of St. Gertrude the Great! Fr. Cekada was working
last week on his latest “Work of Human Hands” video.
The first edition of his book is now just about sold out,
and he will have to work on funding for a second
edition. In the meantime, he’s working on training
future priests at the seminary this week. Fr. Nkamuke,
whose talk at the Rosary Confraternity breakfast really
was most interesting, is working on preparing for his
return to Nigeria. As much as can be gathered and
shipped (shipping is very expensive, though) to furnish
the altars at his three chapels takes the priority in his
planning.
Fr. Larrabee took a little break from his labors in
Southern California to pay us a welcome visit last
week, along with his father. It was good to see him
again, and catch up on his news.
Our closing Fatima Rosary procession for peace,
on the evening of the 13th, drew more than 55 souls,
on a cool but dry evening, to pray and process publicly
one final time for 2014 with flickering candles aglow in
one hand, beads in the other, and Our Lady’s beautiful
illuminated image borne once again along Union
Centre Boulevard.
The great work that occupies all of us Gertrudians,
each in his own way, is our annual Forty Hours
Devotion, which opens with a Solemn High Mass
Friday evening (stay for the chili supper afterwards!)
and continues through All Night Adoration, and the
day on Saturday (adorers needed, especially from 3:00
to 5:00 PM). The Adoration resumes at 6:30 Sunday
morning and continues all day until the closing
ceremonies at 6:45 PM. We especially need adorers
Sunday afternoon, and faithful for the two processions.
Rosarians, this is a cherished tradition for the
Confraternity. Come and process together in a body
(there is strength in numbers) wearing your medal.
Parents, it is a special privilege for the little ones to
walk before the Blessed Sacrament, casting rose petals
before Our Lord.
The façade of the Conciliar Church is cracking in
Rome, showing the new religion, which originally
drove us from our parishes, in all of its ugliness. Let us
worship Our Lord in “the beauty of holiness” these
days, praying for the conversion of the modernists,
making reparation for their sins, and giving a good
example of what true Catholicism is all about.
May God bless our church, our faithful and clergy,
and bless us with a truly devout Forty Hours!
– Bishop Dolan
“FRANCIS, REBUILD MY CHURCH”
THE FORTY HOURS ADORATION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014
PATRON SAINT: ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Friday, October 24th
5:30 PM Opening Solemn High Mass and Procession
OUR HARVEST CHILI SUPPER TAKES PLACE AFTER MASS
Bring your favorite chili to share - with or without meat - we will provide beverages, fixin’s and dessert
(The abstinence is dispensed for those who attend the opening Mass)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues all Friday night
Forty Hours Special All Night Adoration Guard of Honor
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM:
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM:
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM:
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM:
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM:
12:00 AM - 1:00 AM:
Richard Zbilicki, Doby Curran
Ken Gilliam, Matt Schneider
Peter Gebel, Mike Briggs
Joe & Andrew Prell, A.D. Kinnett
James Kolenich, Paul Puglielli
Joe Soli, Steven Shaver, Brett Kirkpatrick
1:00 AM 2:00 AM 3:00 AM 4:00 AM 5:00 AM 6:00 AM -
2:00 AM:
3:00 AM:
4:00 AM:
5:00 AM:
6:00 AM:
7:00 AM:
Dominic O’Donnell, Volunteer
Daniel Hille, John Boyd
Steve Weigand, Rob Brockman
Bob Uhlenbrock, Bobby Uhlenbrock
Patrick Omlor, Volunteer
Jim Soli, Joe Andreotta
Saturday, October 25th – Our Lady’s Saturday
6:00 AM, 7:30 AM & 8:15 AM Low Masses – 9:00 AM Solemn Mass
Adoration continues all day Saturday
1:45 PM Vespers
4:30 PM Compline and Benediction,
Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament until Sunday morning
Sunday, October 26th – Feast of Christ the King
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament continues all day
6:30 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7:30 AM Low Mass
9:00 AM Solemn High Mass of Reposition
11:30 AM Low Mass
4:45 PM Solemn Vespers
5:30 PM Low Mass (note special time)
6:45 PM Closing Ceremonies with Procession and Benediction
7:45 PM Light refreshments in Helfta Hall
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THE CALENDAR
All Sunday Masses, school day Masses, Friday evening and
Saturday morning Masses are webcast at SGGResources.org
MON 10/20/14 ST JOHN CANTIUS, C
MATER ADMIRABILIS
8:00 AM Low Mass †Lucille & †Danny Delawder (Wilker family)
11:20 AM High Mass Happy Birthday, Mom (Samantha)
3:10 PM October Devotions
TUE
¶ST CLARE CORNER
News from and for our Chillicothe parishioners
Please pray for the repose of the soul of the mother of
Geraldine Ucci. She died recently in Ireland.
There will be a special Mass time next Sunday,
October 26 (Feast of Christ the King) due to Forty
Hours: Sunday Mass is at 1:30 PM.
10/21/14 ST HILARION, AB
ST URSULA & COMPANIONS, VVMM
7:00 AM Low Mass †Joseph & †Freida Moss (Leonard & Sonia
Indulgenced Invocations
Moss)
8:00 AM Low Mass Theresa & Peter Bucheli Anniv. and Holy
Souls (Chuck & Val Bellavia)
11:20 AM Votive High Mass of the Angels †Karl J. Weissing
(M/M Mark Lotarski & family)
3:10 PM October Devotions
5:00 PM Low Mass †Marie Dimiduk (Marge)
WED 10/22/14 FERIAL DAY
7:00 AM Low Mass Timothy Bischel-surgery success (Kirby &
Jean Bischel)
8:00 AM Low Mass Timothy & Julianna Zelek Anniv. and Holy
O
O
S
Mary, Queen of the clergy, pray for us; obtain for
us many and holy priests.
(300 days indulgence)
Lord, grant unto Thy Church saintly priests and
fervent religious.
(300 days indulgence)
END
Souls (Chuck & Val Bellavia)
(500 days indulgence)
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11:20 AM Votive High Mass of St. Joseph Chuck & Val
3:00 PM Exposition, Rosary, October Devotions
3:20 PM Benediction, Holy Communion
5:00 PM Low Mass †Helen Roxbury Morris (Carol Morris Niehaus)
Bischel)
8:30 AM Confessions
8:45 AM October Devotions
9:00 AM Solemn Votive Mass of the B.V.M. In
THU 10/23/14 FERIAL DAY
THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER
honor of Our Lady, for the Church
6:00 AM Low Mass MaryAnn Evans (Samantha)
8:00 AM Low Mass M/M D. Weissing & family (Chuck & Val
1:45 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Bellavia)
11:20 AM Votive High Mass of the Propagation of the
Faith Our 15th wedding anniversary (M/M Mark Smith)
3:10 PM October Devotions
5:00 PM Low Mass †Marie Bellavia (Chuck & Val Bellavia)
6:30 PM Choir Practice
FRI
SUN
PENTECOST XX
6:30 AM
7:05 AM
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
Simpson)
N.B. Rosary and October Devotions will be
prayed after the Chili Supper
SAT
10/25/14 OUR LADY ’S SATURDAY
SS CHRYSANTHUS & DARIA, MM
6:00 AM Low Mass Poor Souls
Adoration continues all day
Vespers
Holy Hour
Compline
Benediction and Reposition
10/26/14 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING
10/24/14 ST RAPHAEL, ARCHANGEL
NO SCHOOL TODAY
8:00 AM Low Mass †Esther B. Simpson-47th anniv. (Tom & Karen
5:00 PM Confessions
5:20 PM Sacred Heart Novena
5:30 PM Opening of Forty Hours: Solemn High Mass
“Francis, Rebuild My Church” (Bp. Dolan) Procession,
followed by Harvest Chili Supper
All Night Adoration
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7:15 AM Confessions
7:30 AM Low Mass John Vande Ryt (Mom, Doloris Ritze)
8:15 AM Low Mass †William & †Marcella Hable (Jean
Bellavia-Anniversary-through Poor Souls
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forth, O Lord, laborers into Thy harvest.
N.B.
Special Time
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Rosary
Low Mass Doris Ritze (Joseph Kunkel family)
Solemn High Mass of Reposition For
the people of St. Gertrude the Great
10:50 AM Sunday Catechism Classes
11:05 AM Rosary
11:30 AM Low Mass Francis Puglielli (Paul & Karen
Puglielli)
N.B.
Special Time
4:45 PM Solemn Vespers
5:30 PM Low Mass Special Intention (S. & C. Niehaus)
6:45 PM Closing of Forty Hours: Procession
with Litany of the Saints, Benediction
7:45 PM Refreshments in Helfta Hall
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PROVIDENCE, PRAYER, POETRY
LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED
Let us face the present trials to which divine Providence
subjects us, but let us not lose heart or become discouraged.
Let us fight valiantly and we will obtain the prize of strong
souls. Remember... the words the divine Master one day
said to the Apostles and which He says to you today: "Let
not your heart be troubled." Yes... let not your hearts be
troubled in the hour of trial, because Jesus promised His real
assistance to those who follow Him ....
Live tranquilly,... follow the path on which the Lord has
placed you, and, in a holy manner, diligently try to keep
Jesus satisfied and pleased; this Jesus who suffers the
abandonment of His Father for love of us, and by whom
this heavenly Father wanted you to be accompanied. So just
like a bee who is carefully making the honey of holy devout
practices, also make the wax of domestic affairs, because if
the former brings with it a sweetness pleasing to Christ,
who while He lived in the world nourished Himself with
butter and honey, as Scripture tells us, the latter
superabounds with glory for Him, because it serves to make
lighted candles for the edification of one's neighbor. God
who has taken you by the hand with special care is guiding
you to the port of eternal salvation: let us confide in Him
and have no fear.
May Jesus make your hearts more and more His.
– Padre Pio
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S ONNET IV
(Feast of St. Edward the King, 2014)
Edward, the Cross no more on England's shores
Thy people blesses. The light of faith is gone.
From dime-store thrones the foes of Christ wage wars
Against thy sons, and not one sword is drawn.
Your Westminster, by pagan rites profaned,
Where thy pure corpse awaits the day of days,
No more receives thy monks, but slaves enchained
By petty masters and their taxing ways.
Fair Prince, restore thy reign of truth and peace,
The Merry England of your own dear times;
On thy debasèd people send increase
Of holy faith from Heaven's golden climes,
That foul apostasy from England's sod
Be extirpated by the sons of God.
– Joseph Charles McKenzie
A V ISIT
(Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, 2014 – First Friday)
’Tis the middle of the night
And all about me are asleep
As I head out to church
An important appointment for to keep.
Prayer in Honor of Bl. Peter Julian Eymard
Lord Jesus, Thou who didst give to Thy faithful servant, the
blessed Peter Julian Eymard, the privilege of so perfectly
knowing the ineffable treasures of Thy Eucharist, of being
inflamed with Its love, of devoting himself to Its adoration,
and of causing It to be perpetually glorified all over the
world, grant us by his merits and intercession, the graces we
now earnestly ask of Thee...(here make request). Grant us
especially to become like him faithful adorers in spirit and
truth of Thy Divine Sacrament and while aiming at the
acquisition of Christian virtues and especially of true
humility, to live the life of union with Thee, which is the
principal effect of Communion in our souls. We place our
prayer under the protection of the Immaculate Virgin, Our
Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, and of St. Joseph, the first
of Thy adorers.
“Praised and blessed forever be the Most Holy
and Divine Sacrament!”
The church is quite empty
Except for the Sanctuary’s honor guard
I’ve been looking forward to this visit
Reigning in the excitement is very hard
As I kneel before my Jesus
Such peace and calm do settle in
And in the stillness and the quiet
’Tis my heart He swiftly wins
For He knows how much I love H im
And why thus I chose my time
Alone with Jesus all this hour
Now, would that be such a crime?
Thank you sweet Jesus for loving us so!
– John Seyfried