OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Mater Misericordiæ (Mother of Mercy) Mission glorifies God, uniting its members in faith, hope and charity through confession of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith and through participation in

the Sacraments and Traditional Rites of the Missale Romanum of 1962, under the governance of the

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.

St. Joseph, Husband of Our Lady and Patron of the Universal Church

Now the generation of Christ was in this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came

together, she was found with child, of the Holy Ghost. Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not

willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. But while he thought on these things, behold

the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his

name JESUS. For he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the

Lord spoke by the prophet, saying: Behold a virgin shall be with child, and bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the

Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife. And he knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn son:

and he called his name JESUS. (Matthew 1:18-25)

Guido Reni, St. Joseph with the Infant Jesus (1620)

Pastor: Rev. Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP Associate: Rev. Fr. Kenneth Walker, FSSP

Office: 602-253-6090 Cell: 480-231-0573 (for urgent messages) Fax: 602-253-8013

Church: 1537 W. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mail: same as church address

Email: contact@phoenixlatinmass.org Website: www.phoenixlatinmass.org

Notitiæ March 16, 2014

Sunday Masses

Propers: Readings:

Second Sunday of Lent, Class I, Violet

I Thessalonians 4:1-7; Matthew 17:1-9

Intentions:

7:00am Low Mass; 9:00am Low Mass; 11:00am High Mass at Mater Misericordiae Mission

7:00am: Ron and Anne Spiotta; 9:00am: Pro Populo; 11:00am: Patrick Welsh

Intention:

9:00 am Low Mass at Saint Cecilia’s Mission, Clarkdale 9:00 am: Pro Populo

Weekday Masses

At Mater Misericordiae Mission, Monroe St. Church

Monday-Friday: 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, Saturday: 6:30 am and 8:00 am

Monday, March 17 Thursday, March 20

Propers:

Readings:

Intentions:

Feria of Lent

Class III, Violet

Daniel 9:15-19

John 8:21-29

6:30am: Joseph Casey

6:30pm: Souls in Purgatory

Propers:

Readings:

Intentions:

Feria of Lent

Class III, Violet

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Luke 16:19-31

6:30am: Chris Waters

6:30pm: Zachary King

Tuesday, March 18 Friday, March 21

Propers:

Readings:

Intentions:

Feria of Lent

Class III, Violet

III Kings 17:8-16

Matthew 23:1-12

6:30am: August and Mary Girsch+

6:30pm: James Baumer

Propers:

Readings: Intentions:

Feria of Lent

Class III, Violet

Genesis 37:6-22

Matthew 21:33-46

6:30am: Noah Xavier

6:30pm: Joseph Casey

Wednesday, March 19 Saturday, March 22

Propers:

Readings:

Intentions:

St. Joseph, Spouse of Our Lady

Class I, White

Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6

Matthew 1:18-21

6:30am: William De Nault+

6:30pm: (High Mass) In Thanksgiving

Propers:

Readings:

Intentions:

Feria of Lent

Class III, Violet

Genesis 27:6-40

Luke 15:11-32

6:30am: Samantha Vadlamudi

8:00am: Claire Haley

Confessions At MMM Church in Phoenix: Mon-Sat: 30 minutes before each Mass. Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 pm.

Sundays: Between 7am & 9am Masses, between 9am & 11am Masses, and after the 11am Mass.

At St. Cecilia’s: Saturdays: 3-4 pm. Sundays: Before the 9am Mass. Other times by arrangement.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Stations of the Cross will be

following the Friday evening Mass

during Lent.

The annual Radio Family Ro-

sary Benefit Dinner will take place this Saturday, March 22, 6:30pm, at St. Paul’s Parish Social

Hall (330 W. Coral Gables Dr., Phoenix). The evening includes catered dinner, auctions, book sale, entertainment, and guest speaker. Your donation of $22 per plate will help keep Our La-dy’s Rosary on the air. For info and early reser-vations, call Peggy at (602) 840-8185 or Maria at (602) 574-6534. Tune in Monday—Friday to KXXT 1010 AM from 6:30-7:00pm for the Holy Rosary followed by informative and inspirational talks on the Catholic Faith.

FSSP PRAYER REQUESTS

March 16: Fr. James Jackson March 17: Fr. Simon Harkins March 18: Fr. David Kemna March 19: Fr. Robert Fromageot March 20: Fr. Joseph Lee March 21: Michael Magiera March 22: Fr. Michael Irwin

Commentary of Cornelius a Lapide on To-day’s Gospel

Why Christ was transfigured? I answer: 1. That

by means of this glory and brightness, and by the testi-mony of Elias and Moses He might prove His Divinity to

His Apostles. 2. That he might forewarn His disciples not to lose confidence, when they should behold Him nailed

to the cross. 3. That He might indicate that He shall come after this manner with great power and majesty to

judge the world. So S. Ephrem, Cyril, and Damascene, S. Basil (in Psalm 45), and others. Wherefore also Elias

appeared, who will be the precursor of Christ when He comes to judgment. 4. That He might animate the faith

and hope and courage and zeal of the Apostles and the rest of the faithful bravely to undergo all crosses for the sake of the Gospel through the hope of obtaining the

like glory at the resurrection. In a spiritual sense, prayer is the transfiguration

of the soul. 1. Because in it the soul receives light from God, that she may know Him and herself and all things

more clearly. 2. By it the soul seeks and obtains grace to blot out the stains and vices by which she is de-

formed. In it she receives consolation for desolation; out of weakness she is made strong; from slothful she be-

comes fervent; for perplexity, she hath understanding, for sadness, gladness; and for cowardice, courage.

3. She is raised above herself, and is lifted up to God in heaven, where she learns and sees that all the things of

earth are fragile and worthless, so that from her lofty height she looks down upon them as fit only for children.

She perceives that the true riches, honours and pleas-ures are nowhere but in heaven. 4. In prayer she unites

herself to God. Hence S. Francis, when he prayed, was lifted up on high, and could speak, think of and love

nothing else save God. “My God and all,” he was wont to say, “Grant me, O Lord, to die for love of Thy love, Thou who didst deign to die for love of my love!”

SUNDAY COLLECT.

O God, Who seest that we are wholly destitute of

strength, keep us within and without: that we may

be defended in body from all adversity: and cleansed in mind from evil thoughts. Through our

Lord...

SUNDAY EPISTLE: I Thessalonians 4:1-7

Brethren: We pray and beseech you in the Lord Je-sus that, as you have received from us, how you

ought to walk and to please God, so also you would

walk, that you may abound the more. For you know

what precepts I have given to you by the Lord Je-

sus. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: That you should abstain from fornication: That eve-

ry one of you should know how to possess his ves-

sel in sanctification and honour, Not in the passion

of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God: And that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother

in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all

these things, as we have told you before and have

testified. For God hath not called us unto unclean-ness, but unto sanctification, in Christ Jesus our

Lord.

SUNDAY GOSPEL: Matthew 17:1-9

At that time, Jesus took Peter and James, and John

his brother, and bringeth them up into a high

mountain apart: And he was transfigured before

them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow. And behold there

appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.

And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good

for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses,

and one for Elias. And as he was yet speaking, be-

hold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a

voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved

Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. And the disciples hearing fell upon their face, and were

very much afraid. And Jesus came and touched

them: and said to them: Arise, and fear not. And

they lifting up their eyes, saw no one, but only Je-sus. And as they came down from the mountain,

Jesus charged them, saying: Tell the vision to no

man, till the Son of man be risen from the dead.

ENEDICT OF NURSIA (MARCH 21) Forty days after the white dove of casino headmounted to heaven, Benedict, her glorious broth-er, ascended by a bright path to the blissful abode, where they were to be united forever. Both of them reached the heavenly country during that portion of the year which corresponds with the holy season of Lent. It frequently happens, however, that St. Scholastica's feast is kept be-fore Lent has begun; whereas St. Benedict's day, the twenty-first of March, always comes during the season of penance. God, who is the sovereign master of time, willed that the faithful, while

practicing their exercises of penitence, should always have before their eyes a saint who is example and inter-cession would inspire them with courage. With what profound veneration are we to celebrate the festival of this wonderful saint, who, as St. Gregory says, was filled with the spirit of all the just! If we consider his virtues, we find nothing superior in the annals of perfection presented to our admiration by the Church. Love of God and man, humility, the gift of prayer, dominion over the passions; form him into a masterpiece of the grace of the Holy Ghost. Miracles seem to constitute his life: he cures the sick, commands the elements, cast out devils, and raises the dead to life. The spirit of prophecy unfolds futurity to him; and the most intimate thoughts of men are not too distant for the eye of his mind scan. These superhuman qualifications are heightened by a sweet Majesty, a serene gravity, and a tender charity, which shine and every page of his wonderful life; and it is one of his holi-est children who wrote it, St. Gregory the great. It is this holy Pope and Doctor, who had the honor of telling posterity all the wonders which God granted to work in his servant Benedict. Posterity had a right to know the life and virtues of a man, who salu-tary influence upon the Church and society has been so observable during the ages of the Christian era. To describe the influence exer-cised by the spirit of St. Benedict, we should have to transcribe the annals of all the nations of the Western Church, from the seventh cen-tury down to our own times. Benedict is the father of Europe. By his Benedictines, numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sands of the seashore, he rescued the last remnants of Roman vigor from the total annihilation threatened by the invasion of barbarians; he presid-ed over the establishment of the public and private laws of those na-tions, which grew out of the ruins of the Roman Empire; he carried the gospel and civilization into England, Germany, and the northern countries, including Slavonia; he taught agriculture; he put an end to slavery; and to conclude, he saved the precious deposit of the arts and sciences from the tempest which would have swept them from the world, and would have left mankind of prey to a gloomy fatal ig-norance. And Benedict did all this by that little book which we call his Rule. This admirable code of Christian perfection and prudence disciplines the countless legions of religious, by whom the holy patriarch achieved all these prodigies. During the ages which preceded the promulgation of this rule, so wonderful in its simple eloquence, the monastic life in the Western Church had produced some few saintly man; but there was nothing to justify the hope that this kind of life would become, even more than it had been in the east, the principal means of the Christian regeneration and civilization of so many nations. Once this rule was written, all others gradually give place to it, as the stars are eclipsed when the sun has risen. The West was overspread with monasteries; and from these monasteries) your all those blessings which have made it the privileged quarter of the globe. An incredible number of Saints, both men and women, who looked up to Benedict as their father, purify and sanctify the world, which had not yet emerged from the state of semi-barbarism. A long series of popes who had once been novices in the Benedictine cloister, preside over the destinies of this new world, and form for it a new legislation, which, being based exclusively on the moral law, is to avert the threatening prevalence of brutal despotism. Bishops innumerable, trained in the same school Benedict, consolidate this moral legislation in the provinces and cities over which they are appointed. The apostles of twenty barbarous nations confront their fierce and savage tribes, and, with the gospel in one hand and the rule of their holy father in the other, lead them into the fold of Christ. For many centuries, the learned men, the doctors of the Church, and the in-structors of youth, belong, almost exclusively, to the order of the great patriarch, who, by the labors of his children, pours forth on the people the purest beauty of light and truth. This choir of heroes in every virtue, of popes, of bishops, of apostles, both holy doctors, proclaiming themselves as his disciples, and joining with the universal Church in glorifying that God, who is holiness and power shine forth so brightly in the life and actions of Benedict. What a corona, what an aureola of glory for one saint to have! -From Gueranger’s The Liturgical Year