High Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle
“The Holy Mass is a prayer itself, even the highest prayer that exists. It is the Sacrifice dedicated by our Redeemer at the Cross, and repeated every day on the Altar. If you wish to hear Mass as it should be heard, you must follow with eye, heart and mouth all that happens at the Altar. Further, you must pray with the Priest the holy words said by him in the Name of Christ and which Christ says by him. You have to associate your heart with the holy feelings which are contained in these words and in this manner you ought to follow all that happens on the Altar. When acting in this way you have prayed Holy Mass.”
“Don’t pray at Holy Mass, but pray the Holy Mass.” – His Holiness, Pope Saint Pius X.
FSSP: The Liturgy of 1962
A team from Villanove University has completed virtual tours of major churches in Rome. (Click for links to the online photographic tours).
The last Sunday for Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle will be August 1st. Sunday Masses at the new church building will be at 9:00 am and 11:00 am, starting August 8th. The last weekday Mass at St. Thomas is August 7th. Weekday Masses at the new church will be at 6:30 am and 6:30 pm, starting August 9th. The schedule for Confessions will be updated soon.
The new church building is located at: 1537 W MONROE ST Phoenix, AZ 85007.
Google Map (click “street view” to see the church)
There is a sign up sheet today in the vestibule of the church asking for volunteers to help with cleaning and moving items into the new parish. We will also be needing cleaning supplies. So if anyone is able to donate supplies, this would be most appreciated.
The Ordination Mass of Bishop-elect Eduardo Alanis Nevares will be at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Avondale on July 19 at 2:00 p.m. It will be live streamed on the internet at www.catholictvmass.com and can be heard on Immaculate Heart Radio 1310 AM.
EASTER TRIDUUM SCHEDULE: Holy Thursday, April 1st: Mass of the Lord’s Supper, St. Thomas the Apostle at 4 p.m. Good Friday, April 2nd: Solemn Liturgical Service, St. Thomas the Apostle at 3 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 3rd: Easter Vigil at St. Thomas the Apostle at 10:30 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 4th: Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle at 1 p.m.
PRAYER BEFORE A CRUCIFIX: On the Fridays of Lent, the faithful receive a plenary indulgence, under the usual conditions, if they recite the prayer before a crucifix. The indulgence is a partial indulgence any other time.
Behold, O good and sweetest Jesus, I cast myself upon my knees in Thy sight, and with the most fervent desire of my soul I pray and beseech Thee to impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true repentance for my sins and a most firm desire of amendment. Whilst with deep affection and grief of soul I consider within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five most precious wounds, having before mine eyes that which David, the prophet, long ago spoke concerning Thee, “They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all My bones.”
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary is pleased to announce the consecration of our new seminary chapel on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 . . .
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Charity and Development Appeal (CDA), the one diocesan wide appeal that provides support for more than 70 charitable, educational and spiritual programs and organizations, will begin in a couple of weeks. For information on the CDA visit www.diocesephoenix.org/cda. The website contains more information about all those that the CDA funds as well as offers the opportunity to make your gift online.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will meet this Saturday, February 19th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. We will not be meeting in our usual classroom, but instead at the home of Amy O’Meara. The address is 1919 East Claremont, Phoenix 85016. Please call Christina at 602-920-1937 if you have any questions. All ladies of the parish are encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Fr. Terra will preach a one-day Mission on Saturday, February 27th at St. Thomas the Apostle Church from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Please bring a sack lunch.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christmas Eve – Midnight at St. Catherine of Siena (click for map and address);
Christmas Day – 6:30am and 1:00pm at St. Thomas
Monday, November 23, 2009
There are a number of items that have been left unclaimed in the lost and found box. Among them are some missals. If you’ve lost or misplaced anything, please have a look in the vestibule of the church.
1) The Mater Misericordiae Mission polyphonic choir will resume rehearsals this Wednesday, September 9th at 6:30 PM in Room 13 of the school. The choir is open to high school juniors and seniors, young adults, and older adults who wish to sing to Our Lord at the Mass. Now is a great time to join the returning choir members as we prepare for the next great feast of the church year, Christ the King. New members are invited for all voice parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass. Come and join in singing the sacred mass settings and motets from the heritage of our church.
2) The Mater Misericordiae Mission children’s choir will resume rehearsals following Mass on Sunday, September 13th. Boys and girls from grades two through six are invited to participate and students in the seventh and eighth grades are again encouraged to come and help the younger singers.
For more information about the MMM choirs, call Dr. Haefer.
The Mission welcomes Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP as its new pastor and sends many thanks and prayers to Fr. Ken Fryar, FSSP, who is now ministering in Mexico.
The Confraternity of Christian Mothers will begin June’s meeting by attending the 6:30 a.m. Mass on Saturday, June 20th. Following Mass we will all commute to the Eggery for breakfast and then we will return to St. Thomas room 17 to continue our normal meeting at 9 a.m. We are hoping all members will attend and if you are new or just want to join the group for the first time we are anxious to meet you so please do come! If all ladies who will be attending would please contact Lori via email lorigoto@yahoo.com by Wednesday, June 17 so she can make reservations at the Eggery that would be helpful. Hope to see you all there!
As mentioned at the Parish Meeting last Sunday, Father Fryar has been transferred to the Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter in the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico. He is to arrive there by July 11th. Reverend Father Joseph Terra, FSSP, has been assigned to Mater Misericordiae Mission. He is presently the Pastor of Mater Dei Latin Mass Community in Dallas, Texas. He is due to arrive in Phoenix by July 6th. He was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in 1989.
On Sunday, May 17th there will be a meeting for the whole Mater Misericordiae Mission regarding the church building project. Please plan to be there!
Men’s Barbeque! Come and share in a relaxed barbeque hosted by the Society of Saint Joseph (formerly the Men’s Group) at the home of Dr. James Doris on Saturday, April 25, at 6 PM. All men are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by April 22 to Dr. Doris at seamus23@cox.net or (602) 956-3548.
CCD Classes Suspended: There will be no Catechism classes on April 16th, but they will resume on Thursday April 23rd. Due to Holy Week Ceremonies et al., the Adult Education Class on the Holy Father’s Spirit of the Liturgy will not meet again until April 23rd.
Holy Thursday: 4:00 pm Mass with washing of feet at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Good Friday: 12:00 noon Stations of the Cross; 3:00 pm Solemn Liturgy at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Holy Saturday Easter Vigil: 10:30 pm Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle;
Easter Sunday: 1:00 pm Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle.
NOTE: Mass in Nativity Church of Flagstaff this month will not be on the second Sunday but on the Third: April 19th.
Confessions: Confessions will not be available at Saint Thomas the Apostle on Holy Saturday; however, they will be available on Wednesday April 8th during the Holy Hour from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
See the April 5 Notitiae for more information.
“(94-1) Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. (94-2) Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms. (94-3) For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. (94-4) For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his. (94-5) For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (94-6) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us. (94-7) For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. (94-8) To day if you shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts: (94-9) As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works. (94-10) Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. (94-11) And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.” (Ps 95:1-11 Douay)
Dom Gueranger’s reflection on hardness of heart:
“The sweet voice of your suffering Jesus now speaks to you, poor sinners! be not your own enemies by indifference and hardness of heart. The Son of God is about to give you the last and greatest proof of the love that brought Him down from heaven; His death is nigh at hand: men are preparing the wood for the immolation of the new Isaac: enter into yourselves, and let not your hearts, after being touched with grace, return to their former obduracy; for nothing could be more dangerous. The great anniversaries we are to celebrate have a renovating power for those souls that faithfully correspond with the grace which is offered them; but they increase insensibility in those who let them pass without working their conversion. Today, therefore, it you hear the voice of the Lord, harden not your hearts!”
Lamp of the Cross:
“Thou, [O Christ], by the human nature thou hast assumed, art the lamp set on the stand of the cross: we beseech thee, therefore, that thou enkindle us by thy flame, lest we become a prey to punishment. Behold us now entering, with devout hearts, upon the feast of thy Passion; oh! grant that we may partake of the merits of thy Passion: that thus, being delivered from the error of our darkness, we may be fortified by the help of thy light.” (Mozarabic Breviary)
The Society of Saint Joseph, formerly the Men’s Group, will meet Saturday, 14 March at 9am at the rectory, to discuss Holiness for Men, an article taken from the September 1948 issue of Integrity Magazine. The article is available by following this link: ed-willock-holiness-for-men.
All men of MMM are encouraged to come and participate.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
“The illustrious day whereon the blessed Martyr Valentine conquered, doth this day come round to us again : and as the Church doth rejoice with him in his glory, so doth she set before us his footsteps to be followed. For if we suffer, we shall also reign with him.”
