Papa Stronsay Calendar 2013

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Assistant Deacon at Benediction

Br. Yousef Marie, F.SS.R. assisting at Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

 

At the beginning of Benediction, the deacon places the Sacred Host into the monstrance.

 

When the time comes to give the benediction, he hands the monstrance to the priest.

Solemn-High Mass

Fr. Michael Mary, F.SS.R. celebrated the community Solemn-High Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary on Sunday morning, with his two new Deacons, Br. Yousef Marie, F.SS.R. and Br. Magdala Maria, F.SS.R.  Below are some photos:

Thanks be to God for this great day!

Ordinations.

 The Ordinands process to the chapel.

Br Yousef Marie, F.SS.R. and Br Magdala Maria, F.SS.R.

Br. Martin Mary, F.SS.R. 

 They carry their vestments on the left arm.

Fr. Michael Mary, as Archdeacon at the Throne. 

 The Minor Order of Porter.

They touch the key.

 He opens and closes the church door.

 He tolls the church bell.

 The Minor Order of Lector.

He touches the Epistles.

 The Ordination of Deacons.

 They prostrate during the Litany of the Saints.

 Br Yousef Marie is ordained a Deacon 

when the Bishop imposes his right hand.

 Br. Magdala Maria is ordained Deacon.

Reverend Brother Yousef Marie receives the deacon's stole. 

Reverend Brother Magdala Maria receives the deacon's stole.

Over the stole is worn the dalmatic.

 The dalmatic completes the Deacon's vestments.

 Reverend Brother Yousef Marie as the Deacon

chants the Gospel of the Mass.

 The Porters, Lectors and Deacons

after the Pontifical High Mass

celebrated by His Lordship 

Bishop Fabian  W. Bruskewitz,

Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Lincoln

Nebraska.

The ordinations were held at the seminary

of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter,

Denton, Nebraska.

Вечная память! Vechnaya Pamyat! Eternal memory!

Today a Good Shepherd passed into eternity.

Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R., R.I.P.

In a blessed falling asleep,

grant, O Lord, eternal rest
unto Thy departed servant
Bishop Michael

and make his memory to be eternal!

Вечная память! Вечная память! Вечная память!

Vechnaya Pamyat! Vechnaya Pamyat! Vechnaya Pamyat!

Memory eternal! Memory eternal! Memory eternal!

Give rest, O Christ, to thy servant with thy saints:

where sorrow and pain are no more;

neither sighing but life everlasting.

Thou only art immortal, the Creator and Maker of man:

and we are mortal formed from the dust of the earth,

and unto earth shall we return:

for so Thou didst ordain,

when Thou created me saying:

“Dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return.”

All we go down to the dust;

and weeping o’er the grave we make our song:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, C.SS.R.

Born 18 February, 1929.

Ordained Priest 

25 May, 1952.

Josyf Cardinal Slipyj.

Bishop Michael was consecrated Bishop 

by Josyf Cardinal Slipyj, 30 January, 1983.

He was appointed Apostolic Exarch for Ukrainians in France 

27 November, 1982 - 21 July 2012.

and Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain 

29 sept 1987 - 24 June 1989.

He was Postulator for the Cause for the Beatification of

the Servant of God Metropolitan Andrei Szeptychy; 

and

Advisor to the Congregation of Oriental Churches.

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He was a spiritual father and faithful friend for over 30 years.

Requiescat in Pace.

Fr. Michael Mary, F.SS.R.

Flight to Nebraska

I remember this song on the radio when I was a boy.

If you hear that I was seen playing cards on the flight to Nebraska,

I was probably praying my Breviary!

Don't forget the Dead!

Br. Martin Mary, F.SS.R. offering prayers for the poor souls in Purgatory at the small cemetery in Denton, just a mile from the FSSP Seminary where he is studying. Prayers are offered there by the seminarians ever day of the month of November, which is dedicated to the holy souls.

Don't forget what we said in the last post about writing out the names of your dead and emailing them to us so that we can place them upon the altar and remember their souls during the Holy Sacrifice.  Make a list of those departed members of your family, or a list of your friends who have died, and even including your enemies, since Our Lord has told us to pray for them as well, and email it to us at:chapel@the-sons.org

“Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me.” (Job 19:21)

Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me.

Month of the Holy Souls

Holy Souls' Mass

Transalpine Redemptorist Monastery,

 Christchurch, New Zealand.

Dear Readers, during this month 

we pray especially for the Faithful Departed. 

We encourage the old custom of writing out the names of our dead 

and having them placed upon the altar to be remembered during Mass.

Memento etiam, Domine, famulorum famularumque

tuarum N. et N. ...

Be mindful also, O Lord, of Thy servants and handmaids

N. and N. ...

 Therefore I warmly invite you 

to make a list of those departed members of your family, 

or a list of your friends who have died, 

and even including your enemies; 

since Our Lord has told us 

to pray for them as well. 

...who have gone before us with the sign of faith

and sleep in the sleep of peace.

... qui nos praecesserunt cum signo fidei

et dormiunt in somno pacis.

Having made the list email it to us. 

We will print it out and place it on the altar 

near the tabernacle. 

Every day during Holy Mass at the Memento of the Dead 

the priest will include those souls in the Mass he is offering. 

What you could so easily do for your dead relatives, friends and enemies
is to make a list of their names and have them included too.

By this act you will be doing something useful for these souls

if they are in Purgatory. 

The Church applies the following words of Holy Scripture

to the dead who,

from the other world, cry to you

pleading for the charitable assistance

that you could easily lend them:

 Have pity on me, have pity on me, 

at least you my friends, 

because the hand of the Lord hath touched me. 

(Job 19:21) 

Address your List of the Dead 

to:

chapel@the-sons.org