Our Lady of Lourdes Diocese of Covington’s Latin Mass Parish

1101 AMSTERDAM ROAD PARK HILLS KY 41011

“I do not promise you happiness in this life, only in the next”

Pentecost Sunday May 31st, 2020

Mass Calendar & Intentions SUNDAY May 31: Pentecost Sunday

7:00 AM 9:00 AM

11:30 AM

Fr Shannon Collins, msjb Cristie Houston Pro Populo

MONDAY June 1: Pentecost Monday 6:30 AM

12:10 PM Austin James Gruen Susan Lambert

TUESDAY June 2: Pentecost Tuesday 6:30 AM

12:10 PM Angela McDonald (+) Josephine Locurto

WEDNESDAY June 3: Ember Wednesday of Pentecost 6:30 AM

12:10 PM Edward James Gruen (+) Anthony Locurto

THURSDAY June 4: Pentecost Thursday 6:30 AM

12:10 PM (+) Vin & Joyce LeBlanc The Smith Family

FRIDAY June 5: Ember Friday of Pentecost 6:30 AM

12:10 PM (+) Dolores O’Dea Peter Shannon

SATURDAY June 6: Ember Saturday of Pentecost 8:00 AM (+) Fr. Thomas Hickey

N THIS GREAT SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST, let us consider the Third Person of the Most Blessed Trinity: Why did the Holy Ghost come upon the apostles in the form of fiery tongues? The appearance of fiery tongues indicated the gift of language

imparted to the apostles by the Holy Ghost, and inflamed their hearts and the hearts of the faithful with the love of God and their neighbor. Why did a mighty wind accompany the descent? To direct the attention of the people to the descent of the Holy Ghost, and to assemble them to hear the sermon of the Apostle Peter. What special effects did the Holy Ghost produce in the apostles? He freed them from all doubt and fear; gave them His light for the perfect knowledge of truth; inflamed their hearts with the most ardent love, and incited in them the fiery zeal for the propagation of the kingdom of God, strengthened them to bear all sufferings and persecutions, (Acts V. 41.) and gave them the gift of speaking in various languages, and of discerning spirits. Why is the Holy Ghost expressly called “Holy,” since this attribute is due to each of the divine persons? Because He is the Author of inward sanctity and of all supernatural gifts and graces, and therefore to Him is especially ascribed the work of man’s sanctification.

Pastor Fr. Shannon Collins, MSJB pastor@ourladyoflourdes.info Associate Pastor Fr. Sean Kopczynski, MSJB assistant@ourladyoflourdes.info

Parish Office 859.291.1854

Parish Council parish.council@ourladyoflourdes.info

Sacramental Emergency 859.468.8828 Confessions Sunday: 45 minutes before Masses Monday—Saturday: 30 minutes before Masses Saturday afternoon: 3:00-4:30 pm

Holy Day Masses 6:30 am, 12:10 pm, 7:00 pm

Compline & Devotions 7:30 pm daily Baptism and Marriages All Sacraments at Our Lady of Lourdes are performed according to the usus antiquior of the Roman Rite, with the 1962 liturgical books being normative.

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To dress becomingly for God and neighbor, and in keeping with the reverence due to the Blessed Sacrament, kindly refrain from wearing shorts, tee-shirts, tank-tops, revealing blouses, sleeveless or backless dresses, or form-fitting clothing of any sort. Please wear dresses and skirts that fall below the knee when sitting even with leggings. With due regard to time and circumstance, all are encouraged to wear decorous attire befitting sacred and divine worship.

Weekly Financial Report Week of Sunday May 24, 2020

Sunday Collection: Checks

Cash & Coin

$2480.00 $896.00

Ascension Thursday Online & Other Donations

Candles

$120.00 $350.00

$74.35

TOTAL $3920.35

Weekly Budgetary Needs $3,357

Special Parish Project $1035.00

What does the Holy Ghost effect in man? He enlightens him that he may know the truths of religion and salvation, and the beauty of virtue; He moves him to desire, to aim after and to love these things; He renews his heart by cleansing it from sin, and imparts to him the supernatural gifts and graces by which he can become sanctified, and He brings forth in him wonderful fruits of holiness. What are the gifts of the Holy Ghost? According to the Prophet Isaias they are seven: 1. The gift of wisdom, which enables us to know God, to esteem spiritual more than temporal advantages, and to delight only in divine things. 2. The gift of understanding, by which we know and understand that which our faith proposes to our belief; children and adults should pray fervently for this gift, especially before sermons and instructions in the catechism. 3. The gift of counsel, which gives us the knowledge necessary to direct ourselves and others when in doubt, a gift particularly necessary for superiors, for those about choosing their state of life, and for married people who live unhappily, and do not know how to help themselves. 4. The gift of fortitude, which strengthens us to endure and courageously overcome all adversities and persecutions for virtue’s sake. 5. The gift of knowledge, by which we know ourselves, our duties, and how to discharge them in a manner pleasing to God. 6. The gift of piety, which induces us to have God in view in all our actions, and infuses love in our hearts for His service. 7. The gift of the fear of the Lord, by which we not only fear the just punishment, but even His displeasure at every sin, more than all other things in the world. Which are the fruits of the Holy Ghost? As St. Paul (Gal. V.. 22-23.) enumerates them, they are twelve: 1. Charity. 2. Joy. 3. Peace. 4. Patience. 5. Benignity. 6. Goodness. 7. Longanimity. 8. Mildness. 9. Faith. 10. Modesty. 11. Continency. 12. Chastity. To obtain these fruits as well as the gifts of the Holy Ghost, we should daily say the prayer: “Come, O Holy Ghost, etc.”—Fr. Shannon, msjb, Pastor.

! The Sunday obligation is still suspended at this time. ! The pews are marked where people may attend Mass in the upper church as well as where to wait in line for confession. Families can sit together. ! Overflow will be provided in the Undercroft. We are able to hold as much as 33% of our capacity in the upper church and the same percentage in the lower social hall. This should allow us to accommodate 60-65 persons in each location for a total of 120-130 for each Sunday Mass. ! The School of Virtue is open this Sunday via Zoom at 1:30 pm. Fr. Shannon will also give a weekly meditation and update, with Q&A every Wednesday at 8 PM until the full re-opening. This weeks update will be covering vaccinations. ! Friday Holy Hour of Reparation 6:30-7:30pm. ! We are continuing the restoration of the Undercroft. Any donations would be greatly appreciated.

When St. Joan of Arc was asked: “Do you know if you are in the grace of God?” she replied: “If I am not, may God so place me; if I am, may God so keep me. I should be the saddest in all the world if I knew that I were not in the grace of God.” St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi speaking to His Majesty: “Behold, my Love, that Thou has turned Thyself into an Ark, where I may be sheltered from the waters of the Deluge in this great and tempestuous sea of the world. Noah was in the Ark with eight souls; the Paternal Love was enclosed in this divinest Ark with the eight Beatitudes. Noah sent out the dove as soon as the Deluge ceased; when the pains and the torments of the Word ceased, He sent out the Spirit.”

AJESTIC QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND MISTRESS OF THE ANGELS, thou didst receive from God the power and commission to crush the head of Satan; wherefore we humbly beseech thee,

send forth the legions of Heaven, that, under thy command, they may seek out all evil spirits, engage them everywhere in battle, curb their insolence, and hurl them back into the pit of Hell. “Who is like unto God?” O good and tender Mother, thou shalt ever be our hope and the object of our love. O Mother of God, send forth the holy Angels to defend us and drive far from us the cruel foe. Holy Angels and Archangels, defend us and keep us. Amen.