Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

24th Sunday after Pentecost Within the Octave of All Saints

Our Lady of the Rosary

15 Pepper Street Monroe CT 06468

(203) 261-8290 Emergencies: (203) 268-9200

www.rosarychapel.net

Fr. Adan Rodriguez (Pastor)

frrodriguez@rosarychapel.net

HOLY MASS

Sundays: 7:00 & 10:00 am Weekdays: 7:00 & 8:00 am

CONFESSIONS

Sundays 6:40—6:55 am 9:15—9:55 am

Weekdays 6:40—6:55am

And by appointment

HOLY ROSARY

Sundays: 9:40 am First Saturdays: 8:45 am

November 3, 2013 Volume 1, Issue 9

King of Kings and Lord of Lords In spite of a litle wind our Christ the King procession was a splendid occasion, affording us the opportunity not only to worship our Eucharistic King on the altar of our church, but to bring forth his blessings into a world filled with sin and moral darkness. It provided us all with a timely remind-er that only the light of Christ can shine through that darkness, and only his grace can restore the world to order and unity under the one standard of Christ the King. This was the last of the year’s solemn processions, the last glimmer of light before we move on into the darker months that follow Halloween. November is the month of the dead, where we remember our faithful departed brethren of the Church Suffering, the Holy Souls in Purgatory. But before these somber days, here was one last op-portunity to experience the brightness of the golden vestments, the flags and banners and uniforms, all in honour of the King of kings whose holyday it was.

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DATE FEAST TIME INTENTION

Sun Nov 3 24th Sunday after Pentecost

Within the Octave of All Saints

G

7:00 am

10:00 am

Catholic Family Salvation Society

Missa pro Populo

Mon Nov 4 St. Charles Borromeo, C

Within the Octave of All Saints

Ss. Vitalis & Agricola, Mm

W

7:00 am

8:00 am

Ines Salamanca

Harry Hall, RIP

Tue Nov 5 Within the Octave of All Saints

W

7:00 am

8:00 pm

For the Heretics

Special Intention

Wed Nov 6 Within the Octave of All Saints

W

7:00 am

8:00 am

The Company of Jesus & Mary

Matthew Rossi

Thu Nov 7 Within the Octave of All Saints

W

7:00 am

8:00 am

Robert Di Cecco, RIP

Holy Souls in Purgatory

Fri Nov 8 Octave Day of All Saints

W

7:00 am

8:00 pm

Eugine Sacco, RIP

James Lehoe, RIP

Sat Nov 9 Dedication of Archbasilica of St.

Saviour

St. Theodore, M

W

7:00 am

8:00 am

For the Pagans

Maureen Dougherty, RIP

Sun Nov 10 25th Sunday after Pentecost

St. Andrew Avellino, C

St. Tryphon & Companions, Mm

G

7:00 am

10:00 am

James Dolan

Missa pro Populo

CALENDAR

MASS TODAY

24th Sunday after Pentecost (4th after Epiphany)

2nd Collect: Octave of All Saints

Preface: Trinity

MASS NEXT SUNDAY

25th Sunday after Pentecost (5th after Epiphany)

2nd Collect: St. Andrew Avellino, C

3rd Collect: St. Tryphon & Com-panions

Preface: Trinity

Please submit your Mass requests to

Father Rodriguez via e-mail or in per-

son, specifying the intention, whether

the person is living or deceased, and if

a specific date is required.

To pray for the living and the dead is a

spiritual work of mercy. Remember

your loved ones by having a Mass said

for their intentions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Schedule Changes

Weekday Masses are all at

their usual time of 7:00 and

8:00 am this week.

All Saints Party

The All Saints Party will be

held on Monday, November

4. As you parents dress up

your children in the cos-

tume of a saint, don’t forget

to take the opportunity to

teach them a little about

the life of their saint, and

what sacrifices and pen-

ances he or she went

through in life in order to be

classified by the Church as a

member of the Church Tri-

umphant.

Friday Night at the Movies

Get out your popcorn, it’s

Movie Night again! Our film

this month is Call Northside

777, the true story of a a

Chicago newspaper report-

er (Jimmy Stewart)

attempting to free an inno-

cent man from prison.

Save us, Lord, we perish!

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About a hundred years ago,

the great Pope St. Pius X went

to visit one of the colleges of

Rome, where men were being

trained for the holy priest-

hood. And as he passed

through the ranks of the semi-

narians, he stopped at one

point, and asked one of them:

“How many marks has the

true Church of Christ?” “Four,

Your Holiness,” the seminarian

replied. “She is one, holy,

catholic, and apostolic.” “Very

good,” said the elderly Pontiff.

“But there is another mark,

the Church’s most conspicu-

ous mark, the clearest of all

the ways by which men may

know the Church of Christ.

Does anyone know what it is?” And no one answered. “Well,” said the

Pope, “I will tell you. It is persecution. We read in the Gospel: ‘If they

have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.’ Persecution is for us

Catholics our daily bread, it is the surest sign that we are the disciples of

Christ.”

And so it is, and so it has always been. Through all the centuries of the

past, Holy Mother Church has been able to say, in the words of St. Paul, “I

bear the wounds of Christ in my body.” She was always persecuted, al-

ways hated, because “the disciple is not above the master.” And confi-

dently she says

with St. Paul: “In all

these things we are

victorious, because

of Him that hath

loved us.”

In today’s Gospel,

we see Our Lord

and his disciples

crossing the stormy

Sea of Galilee in a

little fishing boat or

barque belonging

to St. Peter. The

Sanctuary Lamp

The sanctuary lamp this

week is lit for Rachel

Mendes.

Fundraising Committee

Per the decision of the re-

cent ORCM annual meeting,

a fundraising committee has

been formed to investigate

the options of increasing

the chapel’s income. The

first meeting of the com-

mittee will take place after

the 10:00 am Mass on Sun-

day, November 10, and we

hope all those who volun-

teered will be able to attend

the launch of this important

project. If you volunteered

to be a member of the

Fundraising Committee,

please contact Fr. Hall to

make sure he has your tele-

phone number and e-mail

address, so that an agenda

can be sent to you in time

for the meeting.

barque of Peter is a picture of the

Catholic Church. “The barque of

Peter may be swept by the waves of

persecution,” says St. Anselm, “but

it can never sink, because Christ is

there.” This has always been the

proud boast of the Church, that she

is sustained and supported by God

alone. “Behold I am with you until

the end of time!” “The gates of hell

shall not prevail against her”, Christ

has promised. “When the storm is

at its height,” St. Jerome adds,

“Jesus wakes from his sleep, and

commands peace.” The Church is

indestructible. The barque of Peter

can never sink.

“The Church is like the moon,” says

St. Ambrose, “it may wane at times,

but never be destroyed; it may be

darkened, but it can never disap-

pear.” What we see today is the

Church in almost total eclipse, with

the slimmest of crescent light shin-

ing from its remnant faithful. But it

is still the Church, Christ’s mystical

body, and Christ is with us.

The day before yesterday

was the Feast of All Saints

and yesterday was All Souls

Day. First we celebrated

the Church Triumphant,

and then the Church Suffer-

ing. But as we all remem-

ber from our catechism

there is another branch of

the Church, the Church Mil-

itant, and it is this we re-

member today. This

Church Militant has four

marks: she is one, holy,

catholic, and apostolic, as we have

seen. But let’s not forget that little

reminder from St. Pius X that we

may also know the true Church by

the clearest mark of all, that of per-

secution. Turn on your TVs and

what church do you see constantly

mocked? Do the late night comedi-

ans dare to tell Jewish jokes? Do

they mock the Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Or the Presbyterians? And of

course you’ll never ever hear any

attempt whatsoever to poke fun at

the false prophet Mohammed. But

we are subjected to a constant bar-

rage of blasphemies, vile mockery of

our holy religion in all its aspects.

And this is only the tip of the ice-

berg when it comes to the persecu-

tion today of the one true Church.

Alas, the worst persecution comes

from within the Church itself. From

her apparent priests and bishops

and even pope. They allow any

loathsome heresy to be preached

from their pulpits. They don’t just

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ANNOUNCEMENTS (cont.) Save Us, Lord, We Perish! (continued)

tolerate, but even actively support all false reli-

gions, both in their beliefs and worship, claiming

that they are just as beneficial for salvation as the

Catholic Church. They claim that anyone can go to

heaven, even atheists. Where will they draw the

line? I’ll tell you where: right at our front door.

When it comes to the true Church of Christ, they

will do everything in their power to silence us, to

root us out from the face of the earth. Just like Ne-

ro and Diocletian, they might accept every false

pagan god imaginable, but true Christians they will

burn at the stake, feed to the lions, torture and

murder with impunity. This Pope Francis claims he

wants to take the Church back to its apostolic roots.

He might be succeeding, but it is he who has be-

come the persecutor, not the leader of the faithful

Christians. But fear not, as our Holy Father Pope St.

Pius X reminded us, “persecution for us Christians is

our daily bread, the surest sign that we are the dis-

ciples of Christ.”

Where is Christ? Do we see him anymore in this

world of ours? Do we feel his presence at all? Is

he again sleeping, as he did that night in the barque

of Peter? Where is he? I’ll tell

you where. He is where he

said he would be: “Where two

or three are gathered together

in my Name, there am I in the

midst of them.” Yes, Christ is

still with us, whether we see

him, whether we feel his pres-

ence or not.

The truth is, that Christ does

not always make his presence

felt. It is as though he were

truly sleeping. And isn’t this one of our unspoken

complaints at times? When we look around at the

immorality of the world, with its open perversions,

its thriving industry of infanticide, its moral, finan-

cial, political corruption, all somehow geared to-

wards the destruction of the Church and the hatred

of God? Don’t we often wonder to ourselves when

is God going to wake up, and put a stop to all this?

Is God truly sleeping? Is he just so depressed, so

tired of his creatures and their iniquities, that he

has decided to just go to bed? No. That is not how

it is. “Behold,” says Psalm 120, “he that keepeth

Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”

The truth is that this idea of God sleeping is a pic-

ture, an allegory for what is truly happening. Ironi-

cally it was an evangelical Christian who explained

it very well a few years ago. Billy Graham's daugh-

ter, of all people, was being interviewed on the Ear-

ly Show in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. She

was asked: “How could God let something like this

happen?' And Anne Graham gave a very good an-

swer. She said, “I believe God is deeply saddened

by this, just as we are, but for years we've been

telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of

our government and to get out of our lives. And

being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly

backed out. How can we expect God to give us His

blessing and His protection if we demand He leave

us alone?”

The world doesn’t want God. The world has NEVER

wanted God. On the contrary, the world has always

persecuted the true Church of Christ. And in the

1960s, when John XXIII and his Second Vatican

Council “opened the windows of the Church to the

world”, they let the world into the Church, and

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Save Us, Lord, We Perish! (continued)

ALTAR SERVERS

Saturday, November 9

Christopher Mendes

Sunday, November 10

10:00 High Mass

Celebrant: Fr. Rodriguez

MC: David Bouton

Th: Michael Mendes

Ac1: Paul Richardson

Ac2: Christopher Mendes

Save Us, Lord, We Perish! (continued)

drove Christ out. Since then, our good and patient Lord has been waiting.

Call it sleeping if you like, but ever watchful, ever vigilant nevertheless. And

what is he waiting for? He is waiting like he did on the barque of Peter, for

us to come to our senses, to see that we are in peril, and call upon his Name

like the Apostles did: “Save us, Lord: we perish.”

And Our Lord called those apostles that night “men of little faith.” Don’t be

like them in that sense, but pray these same words, not because ye are men

of little faith, but with the full trust, knowledge and confidence that he that

keepeth Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps, and that he who created the

wind and the waves can calm them and restore them to their normal state.

Many believe that when God “wakes up”, he will come and destroy cities,

and nations, as he once did Sodom and Gomorrah, for having defied his

laws. Perhaps he will. But in today’s Gospel, the disciples called upon him,

and he awoke, “and he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there

was a great calm.” There are those who will be rebuked, it is certain, but let

us pray God also that we are not among that number.

And after all this darkness, all this turmoil, all this division and arguing and

fighting and persecution, as we struggle to do what is right, to keep afloat in

this sea of iniquity, for the sake of our immortal souls, let us continue, with

our rosary beads in our hands, to cry out to the God who hath made heaven

and earth: “Save us Lord, we perish.” And may he arise and rebuke the

winds and the sea, and all the other dark forces of this world, which collabo-

rate together to drag us beneath the storm-tossed waves of confusion,

down into the depths of despair. O Lamb of God, grant us thy peace.

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Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel operates a thriving parish,

complete with full-time Catholic school for grades K through

12. Two Masses are offered daily, and various devotions

and other ceremonies are provided during the course of the

liturgical year. Our parish guilds offer wonderful opportuni-

ties to become more involved as your time and interests

permit. We are always looking for volunteers to serve

Mass, sing in the choir, or work in the church and on the

property and grounds. The enthusiastic participation of our

parishioners is one of the hallmarks of Our Lady of the Ro-

sary Chapel, and we welcome your support and talents.

Newcomers are particularly welcome, and we invite you to

introduce yourself to one of our priests. He will be able to

answer your questions concerning the traditional Latin Mass

and the crisis in the Catholic Church since Vatican II, and

guide you towards a fuller understanding of what your own

role should be in these difficult times in which we live.

Our aim is to preserve the truth and beauty of our Catholic

heritage. We invite all of you to participate in this our apos-

tolate, and in particular by becoming shining examples of

our true Faith by your everyday life, both spiritual and mor-

al. God calls us all to perfection, and our role is to answer

that call with all our love and enthusiasm. Come and be a

part of this work, which was founded not so much by good

Father Fenton in 1972, but by Our Lord Jesus Christ himself,

when he gave the keys of his kingdom to St. Peter. This is

none other than the Roman Catholic Church, and at Our

Lady of the Rosary Chapel we are proud to be an instrument

for its continuation, and the preservation of its Faith and

Liturgy.

Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel

Someone recently expressed the opinion that the

American flag should be displayed to the right of

the altar, as that is the position of superior prom-

inence. We asked a liturgical expert from out of

state, and while he was unable to find specific

instructions in any of his liturgical books or sacris-

ty manuals, he did come across a quotation in the

1911 Collectio Rerum Liturgicarum which ad-

dresses the question of whether the US flag may

be displayed at all. It found that, providing there

is no disrespect towards the Church or the Sacred

Liturgy, nothing prevents the flag being dis-

played. The 1956 edition of Matters Liturgical at

31. i repeats the teaching: "In regard to the na-

tional flag, its presence in the church during reli-

gious ceremonies and its use in funeral proces-

sions are allowed for the U.S.A."

Since the Holy Office did not prescribe the posi-

tion of the flag and in the absence of any coun-

tervailing authoritative text, we are obliged,

therefore, to follow the rules laid down by the

United States Code, §7 (k):

When displayed from a staff in

a church or public auditorium,

the flag of the United States of

America should hold the posi-

tion of superior prominence, in

advance of the audience, and

in the position of honor at the

clergyman’s or speaker’s right

as he faces the audience.

Hence, the U.S. flag is properly

displayed in church on the

Gospel side, the "position of

superior prominence" both

civilly and liturgically and to

the priest's right as he faces

the faithful. By permitting the

display of the American flag in the church with-

out adding any instruction, it could be argued

that the Holy Office tacitly allowed the operation

of civil law with regard to the flag's display in a

Catholic church. And of course, common sense

tells us that the Holy Office at the time would

never have issued instructions contrary to civil

law and U.S. custom. A little historical imagina-

tion reveals that the nuncio at the time obviously

asked for a U.S. exception to S.R.C. decree 3679

that allowed only religious banners in churches,

probably at the behest of U.S. bishops. They cer-

tainly understood the American enthusiasm in

that era for the display of Old Glory virtually eve-

rywhere, the palpable symbol of the Union that

less than 50 years before the ruling's issuance

had been saved from dissolution at great cost of

blood, treasure, and national unity. Furthermore,

in an aggressively hostile anti-Catholic time when

Protestants composed the majority, they knew

that prohibiting the display of the U.S. flag would

be very bad public relations and only aggravate

the already dangerous bias against Rome and her

adherents in the U.S., most of whom were des-

pised immigrants. The Novus Ordo, that tradition

-hating creature of the flag-burning '60s, has no

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The US Flag in the Sanctuary

As you read this I shall

be concluding three days

of Masses here in Pauls-

boro, New Jersey, where I

came on Friday to provide

Mass for All Saints Day.

It has given me the op-

portunity also to spend a

little more time than

usual at our Mission cen-

ter down here, allowing

me to get to know the

faithful here and ena-

bling them to take ad-

vantage of the three Re-

quiems on All Souls. Please keep these faithful

Catholics in your prayers. God bless you.

VISIT US ON THE WEB

For up-to-date information,

such as last-minute changes

to the Mass schedule, spe-

cial prayer requests, and

other breaking news, please

refer to our website at:

www.rosarychapel.net

You will also find a wealth

of information about Our

Lady of the Rosary Chapel,

including our history, mis-

sion statement, guild activi-

ties, and school curriculum.

We hope you will find our

site a valuable resource,

and will help us by sending

your stories and photos of

life at our chapel.

A Message from the Pastor

Fr. Adan Rodriguez

NOTICE TO NEWCOMERS Founded in 1973 in the wake of the disastrous Second Vatican Council, the mission of Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel is to

maintain and restore as far as possible the traditional faith, values and liturgical practice of the Roman Catholic Church,

and to provide a haven of sanctity

where men and women of good

will may grow in love for God and

their neighbor.

Please don’t hesitate to introduce

yourself and ask questions. After

Mass come to the Social Hall, and

join us for coffee and refresh-

ments.

We welcome Spanish-speakers,

and confessions are heard in Span-

ish and English every Sunday and by appointment with the pastor.

We hope your visit with us is a pleasant one, and we look forward to seeing you again and welcoming you as a member of

Our Lady of the Rosary.