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ST. GERTRUDE THE GREAT ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH4900 RIALTO ROAD : WEST CHESTER, OHIO 45069PH: 513-645-4212 FAX: 513-645-4214www.traditionalmass.org www.sgg.orgTHE MOST REV. DANIEL L. DOLAN, PASTOR, THE REV. ANTHONY CEKADATHE REV. JULIAN LARRABEE, THE REV. CHARLES MCGUIREMay 22, 2011 EASTER IV ST RITA OF CASCIA ¶BlessingofReligiousArticles: First Sunday of themonth after all Masses, atcommunion rail.¶Dress Code: Ladies—Pleasewear a modest dress and ahead-covering. No tightfitting, low-cut, short, slit, orsleeveless dresses. No pants orshorts. Men & Boys—Pleasewear a shirt and tie, with eithersuit coat, jacket or sweater, anddress shoes. No T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweat pants, tennisshoes, sneakers, shorts, jeans orSports logo jackets.¶BlessingofExpectantMothers: Third Sunday of themonth after all Masses.¶Rosary Chain: To requestprayers for your specialintentions or needs, or to assistin the Rosary Chain, pleasecall the office.¶New at St. Gertrude’s?Welcome! In the vestibuleyou’ll find a pamphletexplaining the traditional rulesobserved here for the receptionof Holy Communion. There isalso a Visitor’s Card to fill outif you want more informationon St. Gertrude’s or on thetraditional Latin Mass. A freeinformation packet on thetraditional Latin Mass isavailable to newcomers. Stopby the Social Hall after Massfor refreshments.¶Baptisms: Saturday morningby appointment. At least oneparent as well as the sponsor(only one sponsor is required)must be practicing RomanCatholics who do not belongto the Novus Ordo Religion.Novus Ordo and nonpracticing Catholics may notserve as sponsors. The Churchwill provide a sponsor in caseof necessity. The Churching ofNew Mothers follows thebaptismal ceremony. Pleasemake arrangements throughthe church office.¶Catholic Books & ReligiousArticles: A fine selection isavailable in the Gift Shop afterthe Masses on Sunday.¶MassI n t e n t i o ns :Individual Mass intentions aswell as Purgatorian Societyenrollments are available in thevestibule, and may be given inwith the collection or at theoffice.¶Registration: Please completea card at the Gift Shop orphone the church. Collectionenvelopes will be mailed.If I go not, the Paraclete will not come to you;but if I go, I will send Him to you.
POETRY CORNERANNOUNCEMENTSMAY 22, 2011 EASTER IV ST RITA OFCASCIA Our morning classes are as usualat 10:40 AM. There are no Vespers, butMay Devotions with Simple Benedictionare at 5:30 PM.¶THIS WEEKWeather permitting, the Knights ofthe Sacred Heart meet at 4:00 PM onMonday. On Tuesday we keep the feastof Our Lady Help of Christians. FromMonday through Thursday MayDevotions are at 3:10 PM. On Fridaywe have our May Devotions after the11:20 AM Low Mass of St. Bede theVenerable. Rosary is at 5:15 and the5:45 Friday Evening Mass is followedby Novena and Benediction. OnSaturday we honor the Apostle ofEngland, St. Augustine of Canterbury.May Devotions are between the Masses,at about 8:10 A.M.¶NEXT SUNDAYRogation Sunday prepares us for aweek of prayer, starting with the LesserLitanies on Monday, Memorial Day.Set your missal: Easter V,commemoration of St. Mary MagdalenDe Pazzi, and Our Lady, Paschal Preface.¶OUR SICKPlease remember to pray for all ofour sick and shut in, including DianePowell, who is scheduled to have surgeryon 5/26 Also remember to pray for Fr.McGilloway as well Debbie Ellis, andJmaes Cooley.¶REST IN PEACEPlease remember to pray for therepose of the soul of Jeanne Harpen, PatHarpen’s mother, who died this pastweek and also pray for the repose of thesoul of Andy Debrosse who also died thisweek.¶BANNS OF MARRIAGE IIAndrew Beaver and Audrey Moeller.UPCOMING EVENTS:¶JUNE 2 - ASCENSION THURSDAYHoly Day of Obligation¶JUNE 3 - FIRST FRIDAYAll Night Adoration¶JUNE 5 - GRADUATION MASSSt. Gertrude the Great Schoolgraduation Mass 9:00 AM, Sunday June5th, followed by a reception.¶JUNE 11 - VIGIL OF PENTECOSTDay of Fast and Partial Abstinence.The sacrament of Confirmation followsthe 8:00 AM Pontifical Vigil Mass.¶JUNE 23 - CORPUS CHRISTI5:00 PM Mass and Processionfollowed by Barbeque Picnic and St.John’s Bonfire.¶JUNE 26 - SOLEMNITY OF CORPUSCHRISTIHigh Mass and Procession at 9:00AM.¶JULY 5 - 7 - GIRLS’ CAMPThis year’s Girls’ Camp is scheduledfor Tuesday, July 5th to Thursday July7th. Girls ages 5 and up are invited toattend.¶JULY 25 - 27 - BOYS’ CAMPThis year’s Boys’ Camp is scheduledfor Monday, July 25th to Wednesday,July 27th. Boys ages 7 and up are invitedto come.The GiftSaint Felix Cantalicio,For so it is said,Went forth one morningSeeking alms and bread.Loud blew the wind,Fast fell the chilling snow;“Bless thee, St. Felix, wheresoe’er thougo!”A Child’s sweet voice,Who held him forth His bread:“I bless thee, Brother Felix,In God’s name!” He said.Bowed low the Brother.In his heart the thought:“Thrice-blessed the BreadThese holy hands have brought!Dear Lord, I thank Thee!But for bread I sued–Lo! in Thy hands are blessingAnd eternal Food.My Lord has spoken: by this holy tokenI know for me foreverWhat is sent, is good.”Back to his cell the saintly Felix went,And all his days he lived in sweetcontent.Blessed the gift, when dark earth’sshadows grow,In storm or sunshine, God’s own handsto know.–Gertrude E. HeathSt. Felix of Cantalice, another grand Franciscan,has his feast day on May 18th.MAYOur Beloved DeceasedNameJeffrey P. TilfordArthur F. MoserJean BoehmAnna M. AtanasoffFrank W. WolfRose Mary JacobsLena GoodmanHonore E. GerrardJeffrey Robert BeckerJohn J. BischakTheresa C. AlbertDate of 1990Mother of love, of sorrow, and ofmercy, pray for us.
THE CALENDARMON5/23/11 FERIAL DAY11:20 AM Low Mass Connie Kamphaus Happy Birthday 5/16(Beckie Mattingly)3:10 PM May Devotions4:00 PM Knights of the Sacred HeartTUE5/24/11 OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANSFERIAL DAY8:00 AM Low Mass †Bernie and Rita Brueggemann11:20 AM High Mass of Our Lady Help of theChristians †Charles & Elinor Richardson (M/M MarkLotarski & Family)3:10 PM May Devotions5:00 PM Low Mass In honor of Our Mother of Perpetual Helpand for Poor Souls (Patrick Omlor)WED 5/25/11 ST GREGORY VII, PC ST URBAN I, PM8:00 AM Low Mass Our Children, Godchildren, Godparents(M/M P. Arlinghaus)11:20 AM High Mass †Jeanne Harpen(S.G.G. Rosary Confraternity)3:10 PM May Devotions4:00 PM Low Mass †Teresa Childers (Joanne Franklin)6:30 PM Choir PracticeTHUR 5/26/11 ST PHILIP NERI, C ST ELEUTHERIUS, PM8:00 AM Low Mass Diane Powell - successful surgery(Bishop Dolan)11:20 AM High Mass Poor Souls (Mrs. Mattingly)3:10 PM May Devotions5:00 PM Low Mass Poor Souls - GratitudeFRI5/27/11 ST BEDE THE VENERABLE, CDST JOHN I, PM8:00 AM Low Mass Kitten Short (Britton Foshee)10:55 AM Confessions11:20 AM Low Mass Fr. Larrabee (ACC)May Devotions5:15 PM Confessions and Rosary5:45 PM Low Mass †Carolyn Preston (Simpson Family)Novena and BenedictionSAT5/28/117:15 AM7:30 AM8:05 AM8:15 AMST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, CConfessionsLow Mass Michael & Mary DiSalvo (Simpson Family)May DevotionsLow Mass Bishop Dolan (ACC)SUN5/29/11 EASTER V ST MARY MAGDALEN DE PAZZI, V7:30 AM Low Mass The Poor Souls (Regina Gilliam)9:00 AM High Mass Catherine T. Meyers(M/M Keith Lawrence)10:40 AM11:30 AM4:45 PM5:45 PMSunday ClassesLow Mass Margo Donadio (Jane Donadio)Vespers, May Devotions and BenedictionLow Mass For the people of St. Gertrude’s BISHOP’S CORNERWithout moving from our humid rainySpring, we have passed in a few days time fromhazy hot August, back to cool March. What hasbecome of the sweet days of May? The KnockoutRoses don’t seem to mind the wet, so let us gatherthem and adorn Mary’s May altars, not forgetting theunfading roses of our rosaries. Make a little garden of yourfamily altar for Our Lady, and there you will find again thefresh sweet promise of Spring.Last Wednesday morning, the last of St. Joseph’s days thisMay, was brightened by our grade schoolers going about,ladder in hand, and crowning each statue of Our Lady in ourchurch accompanied by the lilting refrain of the hymn “ OMary, we crown thee with blossoms today”. As you canimagine, this is quite a job, as we honor the Mother of God,at St. Gertrude under many titles. This sweet devotion of ourstudents sprung up spontaneously a few years ago with MissPatton’s class, and is now yet another cherished custom at ourchurch.Today we honor a patroness of wives, mothers, andimpossible causes, St. Rita of Cascia. Her statue came to usfrom Louisville a number of years ago, and is the first on theEpistle side of the sanctuary. Salute her lovingly as the“Stigmatic of the Crown of Thorns, who despises no one, andneglects no one,” and ask for her help by praying a Pater inhonor of the Crown of Thorns.Back to Mary. We honor her as Help of Christians onTuesday. This is the title of our main statue of Our Ladywhich is over her altar, now richly decorated for May. Hereour children gather each school day at its close, to sing hymns,pray her litany, and hear a short sermon.Our missioner Fr. McGuire is with us today, as I havegone off to confirm. Fr. Cekada is freshly back from theseminary, and reports a good teaching week, and reallybeautiful weather.Nature seems to be reclaiming us. Not only is the grass sothick and high and green, but God’s creatures are multiplying.Senex has been gathered to his fathers, but the ground hogclan lives on in Phanuel and Anna and little Filia Phanuel.The cats were supposed to drive them off, but Caravaggio andPuccini are maintaining a prudent distance. Filia Phanuel washissing at Puccini the other day. We also have a deer familynearby, and the doe was out at dusk, and pretty bold as well.They always go for the bird seed anymore, or choice flowers.Gino and James McMahon are repairing the cloister’sceiling, and other damage of the winter storms. For a change,our insurance is covering this nice work.May Mary cover you and yours with her motherly mantlethis May, and always!–Bishop Dolan
ST RITA OF CASCIA AND OUR LADYST RITA OF CASCIAIhaveahusband with aviolenttemper.Sometimes he abusesme. But, what isworse,heisunfaithful. Is theresome particular saintto whom I might pray to help me bearthis burden or find relief from thesefrightful conditions? Mrs. G.R.A., N.Y.It is as difficult to exterminate thetraits of an alley cat as it is to remove theproverbial spots of a leopard, and yet it ismarvelous what grace can do in changinga human being given over to theproclivities of such a cat. So why not askthe aid of St. Rita of Cascia. Her marriedlife had much in common with yourown. As a girl of twelve she was forcedinto marriage by her parents. And what ascoundrel they picked! His culture wasthat of the inmates of a menagerie. Thewhole town feared his violent temper,but his poor wife, the future St. Rita, hadto bear the brunt of it. But she stood upfor her man with unswerving patience,and even his frequent infidelities did notcause her to forget that he was herhusband. She always remembered that awife must help her partner save his soul.And so she took her case to God.Through eighteen years of turbulentconjugal life she prayed continuously forhim. Only then did relief come. Herhusband finally realized how badly hehad been treating his spouse. He beggedher forgiveness and vowed to lead abetter life. And just when things hadtaken a turn for the better, her husbandwas murdered. In the case of St. Ritathese eighteen years of marital conflicthad laid the foundations for the makingof a great saint. So why do you notbecome a saint? You need but emulatethe patience of St. Rita and continue topray for your husband and you will haveinserted the first rungs in the ladderleading to sainthood.–From The St. Anthony Messenger March 1958.A MOM’S PRAYERImmaculate Virgin, thou who artthe Mother of Jesus, and my mother too,I ask the protection of thy mercy andlove, for I feel today more than ever thesweet and serious responsibility of beinga mother. I confide to thee, O Mother,my children whom I love so, for whom Ihave so suffered and of whom I must oneday render a strict account to thy divineSon.Teach me to guide them as St. Ritaguided her own sons, with a sure hand inthe way that leads to God. Make me tobe tender without being weak, andstrong with out being harsh. Obtain forme that patience which tirelessly enduresall things, for there is but one goal, theeternal salvation of my children.Help me in this arduous task, OHoly Virgin. Form my heart to thineimage and make my children see in methe reflection of thy virtues so thathaving learned from me to love and servethee in this life, they may one day rejoicewith me, praising and blessing thee inHeaven. Amen.May this request ascend to thee, OQueen of All Saints, by the protection ofSt. Rita of Cascia. Amen.A CHILD’S PRAYER TO MARY FROM ST.FELIX OF CANTALICE,WHOSE FEAST WAS MAY 18TH.August Mother of God, I desire to lovethee as a good son. Do thou, as a goodMother, never withdraw from me thyhelping hand, for I am like one ofthose little children who can’t eventake one step by themselves and whofall if the help of their mother shouldfail.Bless me, August Queen, BlessedVirgin, Good Bye.The resurrection is the mystery ofthe triumph of life over death, of theheavenly over the earthly, of the divineover the human.–Columba MarmionServersMAY 27 - MAY 29, 2011 FRI SAT5/275/28 SUN 5/29This good Mother and powerfulPrincess of the heavens would ratherdispatch battalions of millions ofangels to assist one of her servantsthan that is should ever be said that afaithful servant of Mary, who trustedin her, had had to succumb to themalice, the number, and thevehemence of his enemies.–Saint Louis de Montfort5:45 PM LOW: J. Gunsher, T.& J. Simpson7:30 AM Low: Simpsons8:00 AM LOW: Briggs7:30 AM LOW: A. & D. Brueggemann9:00 AM HIGH: CHAPLAINS: R. VandeRyt, R. Hill(Training T. Simpson)TH: F. Puglielli ACs: S. Richesson, L. Arlinghaus(Training P. Lawrence)TORCH: J. Morgan, J. Lacy, P. Omlor, S. Arlinghaus,N. Kuebler, J. Simpson,11:30 AM LOW: A.D. Kinnett, N. McClorey4:45 PM: VESPERS AND BENEDICTION: G. Miller,J. Gunsher5:45 PM LOW: G. MillerUshers7:30 AM9:00 AM11:30 AM5:45 PMMAY 29, 2011Scott Pepiot, Kent Maki, VolunteerMike Briggs, Mark Lotarski, Steve Weigand, Paul PuglielliBob Uhlenbrock, Dennis Hille, Kirby Bischel, VolunteerJohn SeyfriedCollection ReportSunday May 15th . 4,418.00Thank you for your generosity!Remember St. Gertrude’s in your will!
POETRY WITH A PURPOSETo Saint PaschalPaschal Baylon,Paschal, the gentle,Paschal, the shepherd boy of Aragón!Where drowsy torrents, waking on the rocks,Lean from their dizzy beds against the sky,And, combing on the crags their crystal locks,Like fairies spread them on the grass to dry,The shepherd keeps his flock upon the vale.Beyond the rocks a distant warning peals,Then, as the rising Phoebus shows the Grail,The little Galahad in worship kneels.The Vision calls: “Come to a sweeter meade–Come, feed my sheep and with your little rodThe Lamb of Heaven keep–”And down the valley where the torrents leadThe shepherd finds the pasturelanes of God!PriesthoodGod drew me out of nothingAnd held me in His Hand;He draws me out of nothingI hold Him in my hand!We dedicate these two poems, written by the FranciscanFray Angelico Chavez, in honor of our FranciscanJubiliarian, Fr. Martin Stepanich, who last Wednesdaycelebrated his Seventieth Anniversary of priestly ordination.Like St. Paschal. Fr. Martin is a loving shepherd of the Lambof Heaven.HERE WE GO AGAINIt’s funny how quickly May comes aroundeach year.As we made ready for Our Lady’s statue,her processional bier,And on the 13th day of her month we assembledin procession to publicly pray.For world peace, Holy Mother Church,and other needs of the day.It’s heartwarming, when we get together, tosee individuals and families alike.The clergy and laity, on a most holy hike.With the recitation of the Most Holy Rosaryby all ages, young and old.Stirring up memories of years past,not so very long ago.The weather co-operated, even with rainthreatening from all sides.It was overcast, yet not gloomy, with acool breeze besides.Our Lady of Fatima looked out for us,that you could tell.As we publicly prayed in processionto stay the advances from hell.–John Seyfried1-14-11John Seyfried presents a nice report on our first FatimaRosary Procession, in poetic form.
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