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.

Feast of the Holy Rosary (October 7)

Apart from the signal defeat of the Albigensian heretics at the battle of Muret in 1213 which was attributed to

the recitation of the Rosary by St. Dominic, it is believed that Heaven has on many occasions rewarded the faith of those who had recourse to this devotion in times of special danger. More particularly, the naval victory of Lepanto gained by Don John of Austria over the Turkish fleet on the first Sunday of October in 1571 re-sponded wonderfully to the processions made at Rome on that same day by the members of the Rosary con-fraternity. St. Pius V thereupon ordered that a commemoration of the Rosary should be made upon that day, and at the request of the Dominican Order Gregory XIII in 1573 allowed this feast to be kept in all churches which possessed an altar dedicated to the Holy Rosary. In 1671 the observance of this festival was extended by Clement X to the whole of Spain, and somewhat later Clement XI after the important victory over the Turks gained by Prince Eugene on 6 August, 1716 (the feast of our Lady of the Snows), at Peterwardein in Hungary,

commanded the feast of the Rosary to be celebrated by the universal Church. A set of "proper" lessons in the second nocturn were conceded by Benedict XIII. Leo XIII has since raised the feast to the rank of a double of the second class and has added to the Litany of Loreto the invocation "Queen of the Most Holy Rosary". -Source: The Catholic Encyclopedia—www.newadvent.org

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 October 7, 2012

Sunday Masses

Propers: Readings:

Our Lady of the Rosary, Class II, White Proverbs 8:22-24, 32-35; Luke 1:26-38

Intentions:

9:00 am Low Mass; 11:00 am High Mass at Mater Misericordiae Mission, Phoenix 9:00 am: Pro Populo; 11:00 am: Marylyn Malawski+

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, October 8 Thursday, October 11

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

St. Bridget of Sweden, Widow Class III, White I Timothy 5:3-10 Matthew 13:44-52 6:30am: George Nemeth 6:30pm: George Nemeth

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary Class II, White Ecclesiasticus 24:23-31 Luke 2:43-51 6:30am: Martha Villa+ 6:30pm: James Baumer

Tuesday, October 9 Friday, October 12

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

St. John Leonardi, Confessor Class III, White II Corinthians 4:1-6, 15-18 Luke 10:1-9 6:30am: Dr. Gary Copen+ 6:30pm: Dr. Gary Copen+

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Class IV, Green Ephesians 4:23-28 Matthew 22:1-14 6:30am: James Baumer 6:30pm: Mary McCartney

Wednesday, October 10 Saturday, October 13

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

St. Francis Borgia, Confessor Class III, White Ecclesiasticus 45:1-6 Matthew 19:27-29 6:30am: Mary McCartney 6:30pm: Robert J. Cheaney+

Propers: Readings: Intentions:

St. Edward, King and Confessor Class III, White Ecclesiasticus 31:8-11 Luke 12:35-40 6:30am: Arthur Mudd 8:00am: Remi and Alma Ruiz

Confessions

At MMM Monroe St. Church: Mon-Sat: 15 minutes before each Mass. Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 pm. Sundays: 8am, before the 9am Mass, between the 9am and 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

Next Sunday (October 14) the

Komen Race will have a lot of the Phoenix Capital area blocked off, so it will be difficult to have ac-cess to the Church. We will still have the usually scheduled Masses (9am and 11am), but we

will have an additional Mass at 5:00pm for those who could not make it to the earlier Masses.

Arizona Rosary Celebration:

The Arizona Rosary Celebration for Phoenix is on Sun-day, October 21 at the Phoenix Convention Center, and will go from 2:00pm to 4:15pm. Please attend if you can.

Pilgrim Virgin Visitation:

The Pilgrim Virgin is a statue of Our Lady of Fatima

meant specifically to travel around to different homes

to encourage devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and

the Holy Rosary. The Pilgrim Virgin stays with a family

for one week at a time. Our Lady will obtain many

graces and blessings for

those who invite her into

their home in this way.

We are now making these

visits at Mater Miseri-

cordiae Mission. Fr.

Walker comes with the

Pilgrim Virgin on Sunday

afternoon or evening de-

pending on the conven-

ience of the family, but

no earlier than 3pm.

There is first a reading

from Scripture about Our

Lady, then a brief expla-

nation of the purpose of Our Lady’s visit, and finally a

five-decade Rosary recited in front of the Pilgrim Virgin.

If you are interested in having a visit from the Pilgrim

Virgin, please contact Fr. Walker at (602) 253-6090.

Any family may ask for a visit that has not received

one this year. When you are to receive a visit, prepare

a place for Our Lady in a prominent place in your

home. Pray the Rosary each day in front of Our Lady,

asking her intercession to receive many blessings for

your home and also for our country.

FSSP PRAYER REQUESTS October 7: Fr. Charles Van Vliet October 8: Fr. Chris Pelster October 9: Very Rev. John Berg October 10: Fr. Gregory Pendergraft October 11: Fr. Brian McDonnell October 12: Fr. Kevin O’Neill October 13: Fr. Jared McCambridge

SUNDAY COLLECT.

O God, Whose Only-Begotten Son, by His Life, Death, and Resurrection, purchased for us the re-wards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that, meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise. Through Our Lord...

SUNDAY EPISTLE: Proverbs 8:22-24, 32-35

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he made any thing from the beginning. I was

set up from eternity, and of old, before the earth was made. The depths were not as yet, and I was already conceived. Now, therefore, ye children, hear me: blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear in-struction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have sal-vation from the Lord.

SUNDAY GOSPEL: Luke 1:26-38

At that time, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail,

full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Je-sus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give unto him

the throne of David his father: and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this be done, because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age: and

this is the sixth month with her that is called barren. Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word.

St. Edward the Confessor—From the Catholic Encyclopedia

King of England, born in 1003; died 5 January, 1066. He was the son of Ethelred II and Emma, daughter of Duke Richard of Normandy, being thus half-brother to King Edmund Ironside, Ethel-red's son by his first wife, and to King Hardicanute, Emma's son by her second marriage with Canute. When hardly ten years old he was sent with his brother Alfred into Normandy to be brought up at the court of the duke his uncle, the Danes having gained the mastery in England. Thus he spent the best years of his life in exile, the crown having been settled by Canute, with Emma's con-sent, upon his own offspring by her. Early misfortune thus taught Edward the folly of ambition, and he grew up in innocence, delighting chiefly in assisting at Mass and the church offices, and in association with religious, whilst not dis-daining the pleasures of the chase, or recreations suited to his station. Upon Canute's death in 1035 his illegitimate son, Harold, seized the throne, Hardicanute being then in Denmark, and Edward and his brother Alfred were persuaded to make an attempt to gain the crown, which resulted in the cruel death of Alfred who had fallen into Harold's hands, whilst Edward was obliged to return to

Normandy. On Hardicanute's sudden death in 1042, Edward was called by acclamation to the throne at the age of about forty, being welcomed even by the Danish settlers owing to his gentle saintly character. His reign was one of almost unbroken peace, the threatened invasion of Canute's son, Sweyn of Norway, being averted by the opportune attack on him by Sweyn of Denmark; and the internal dif-

ficulties occasioned by the ambition of Earl Godwin and his sons being settled without bloodshed by Edward's own gentleness and prudence. He undertook no wars except to repel an inroad of the Welsh, and to assist Malcolm III of Scotland against Macbeth, the usurper of his throne. Being devoid of personal ambition, Ed-ward's one aim was the welfare of his people. He re-mitted the odious "Danegelt", which had needlessly

continued to be levied; and though profuse in alms to the poor and for religious purposes, he made his own royal patrimony suffice without imposing taxes. Such was the contentment caused by "the good St. Ed-ward's laws", that their enactment was repeatedly de-manded by later generations, when they felt them-selves oppressed. Yielding to the entreaty of his nobles, he accepted as his consort the virtuous Editha, Earl Godwin's daugh-ter. Having, however, made a vow of chastity, he first required her agreement to live with him only as a sis-ter. As he could not leave his kingdom without injury to his people, the making of a pilgrimage to St. Peter's

tomb, to which he had bound himself, was commuted by the pope into the rebuilding at Westminster of St. Peter's abbey, the dedication of which took place but a

week before his death, and in which he was buried. St. Edward was the first King of England to touch for the "king's evil", many sufferers from the disease were cured by him. He was canonized by Alexander III in 1161. His feast is kept on the 13th of October, his incorrupt body having been solemnly translated on that day in 1163 by St. Thomas of Canterbury in the presence of King Henry II.