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PRAYER & WORSHIP

Reflection By Father James ~ May 3, 2020

What do you do when you are in trouble? The exact troubles vary, of course, and I am not asking you to think about

how you solve particular problems. I am suggesting that you take a look at how you get into the frame of mind in

which it becomes possible to solve problems. In the sense of settling the soul and focusing the mind, what do you

do when you are in trouble?

When I am disturbed or agitated, I like to do three things: violent exercise, historical reading, and singing Psalms. Of

these three, violent exercise has the most potential to cause problems in its own right (like something in your arm

going “pop”) On the other hand, of these three, singing Psalms is by far the most useful, praying to God in words

that God Himself gave us. Let’s focus today on singing (or reading - but possibly reading aloud) the Psalms.

The Psalms are the ancient hymns of Israel. They were written to be sung. The music has not come down to us, of

course (musical notation was basically invented by the 11th century Monk Guido of Arezzo), but the words have. The

People of Israel and the People of the Church affirm that these words are inspired by God Himself, words of prayer

given by the One to Whom we pray. As such, they are uniquely privileged words of prayer, and treated with the

greatest reverence by the Church. At very nearly every celebration of the holy Mass we have some verses from a

Psalm (very rarely, the “Responsorial Psalm” is taken from a canticle elsewhere in Scripture), and the Church’s official

daily prayer, the “Liturgy of the Hours” or “Divine Office” (from the Latin “Officium”, meaning “Duty”), is mainly

singing or reciting the Psalms.

Of the 150 Psalms, Psalms 3 through 72 were written nearly three thousand years ago by King David. In Psalms 42-

72, David sings to God in thanksgiving for his victories. In Psalms 3-41, however, David sings to God asking for help in

time of trouble. When I am in trouble (and recovering from violent exercise), I sing through Psalms 3-41.

In Psalms 3-41, King David expresses many emotions. There is, appropriately, thanksgiving for past benefits. There is

more lamentation about present troubles. Above all, there is trust that God will eventually do something to help

him with those troubles. It is in this section that we find this Sunday’s Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 23.

“The Lord is my Shepherd” is probably the best known of all the Psalms, and fittingly so. Aware of what the Lord has

done for him in the past, David sings “The Lord is my Shepherd! I shall not want; He makes me to lie down in the

green pastures” King David’s current situation is bad, but not hopeless. “Even though I walk through the valley of

the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me” With God,

declares David, he will walk through these troubles, and when the troubles are past the Lord will prepare a royal

banquet for him. “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil, my

cup overflows”

Three thousand years ago, this Psalm was about David, raised from being shepherd boy to King, being shepherded

by the Lord God Himself. Today this Psalm, particularly with its image of God providing a feast, is about us together,

as God’s holy Church. It can, and for now ought, be left to future scholars to sort through and evaluate the problems

caused by today’s famous Virus, and by the various responses to the Virus. For now it is enough simply to note that

we’ve got a mess on our hands, but in the midst of this mess the Lord is our Shepherd, and when this mess is over,

we will have a feast. The feast I speak of is the most Holy Eucharist. St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan in the last years of

the 4th Century, told his congregation “How often you have heard Psalm 23 and not understood it! See how it is

applicable to the Heavenly Sacraments!” I say the same to you. Soon you will be able to gather, even in the middle

of the mess, for the Banquet of the Holy Eucharist. At this banquet, the Lord will anoint you with His Spirit, and your

cup will be the Chalice of Salvation, the all sufficient and overflowing Blood of Christ.

On that day, and even today, in anticipation, we sing “Surely good and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever”

Holy Rosary Church

is open for visits

Monday-Saturday

from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

On Sunday from

11:30 a.m.-8 p.m.

Parish Council Minutes

The minutes of the last parish

council meeting are posted up in

Boeseke Hall for those interested.

Online Giving

As you know, our Parish expenses

will continue even though there will

be no Sunday basket collection for

the next several weeks. We

understand these are difficult times

especially financially, but if you

would like to still make your Sunday

donation you may sign up for on-

line giving by visiting our website

(www.holyrosarylander.org).

You may also give electronically

with your phone or texting.

Instructions for all three ways are on

a card in the pews or on the bulletin

board. You can also simply mail

your donation to our office at Holy

Rosary Church, PO Box 1047,

Lander, WY 82520. We would be

most grateful.

Bulletin online

You can view our bulletin online

on our parish website and at

ParishesOnline.com.

Young Adults Group

All HR Young Adult events will be

put on hold until further notice. In

the meantime, if you're interested in

either running errands or making

phone calls to those isolated due to

social distancing measures, please

call or text Sarah at 349-2446.

We hope to hold a late Easter season

or Pentecost celebration event, if

possible. Stay tuned or join our FB

group ("Holy Rosary Young Adults")

for more information!

Finally, young adults of the parish

will be running one of the beer

stands at the Lander 4th of July ro-

deo. More information to come!

Holy Land Olive Wood

Due to the coronavirus, Shepherds

of the Good Shepherd are unable to

be in parishes to sell our Olive Wood

carvings that support Palestinian

Christians in the Holy Land. Please

consider visiting the following

website to purchase a gift for an

upcoming First Communion,

Confirmation, or other special

event. Thank you.

www.shepherdsofthegoodshepher

d.org

Spiritual Communion

Even if one cannot sacramentally

receive the Eucharist, everyone

should be aware of the practice of

making a spiritual communion.

Here is one traditional prayer:

O my Jesus, I believe that You are

in the Blessed Sacrament. I love

you above all things, and I desire

to receive you into my soul. Since

I cannot at this moment receive

you sacramentally, come at least

spiritually into my heart. I

embrace you as if you were

already there and unite myself

wholly to you. Never permit me to

be separated from you. Amen

Beth Shalom Bookstore

The bookstore has been restocked

with Bibles, crucifixes and a LARGE

selection of rosaries and new items.

First Communion and

Confirmation items are 50% off! If

you would like to shop in the

bookstore, please call Susie Miller at

332-7752. Delivery can be arranged,

if desired. Thank you for your

patronage!

Safeway Cards

If you would like to purchase Safeway

cards from the Knights of Columbus,

contact Joseph Susanka at 349-6150.

This supports the Knights of Columbus.

5% of sales is profit for the Knights.

Church of the

Ascension

To those parishioners who attend

Church of the Ascension, please know

that bills are still coming in. Please

send any donations to:

Church of the Ascension

PO Box 130

Hudson, WY 82515

Thank you so much for your

donations!!!

Contact Information

Phone: 307-332-4952 | Fax: 307-332-6141

Email: [email protected]

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1047, Lander, WY 82520

Office Hours: M-F | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Website: holyrosarylander.org

Online Parish Directory: holyrosarylander.ctrn.co

Facebook: facebook.com/HolyRosaryLander

FORMED - Custom URL: holyrosarylander.formed.org

Pastor Rev. James Schumacher

Deacon Rich Miller | 332-7752

Trustees Steve Sawtelle & Katelyn Hiett

Parish Administrator Eliner Shields | 209-484-1565

Religious Education Director Sarah Susanka | 438-9550

Maintenance Director Stan Grove | 349-5355

Music Director Sarah Susanka | 438-9550

Youth Ministry Coordinator Renee Stong | 912-675-5189

WCC Contact April Pendleton | 332-4174

Finance Council Chairman Bill Sniffin | 332-2881

Parish Council President John Schumacher | 307-330-

6946

Prayers & Squares Ministry Kae Concannon | 360-701-

8782 or Eliner Shields | 209-484-1565

Shut In Ministry Deacon Rich Miller

Parish Ministries Information

CCD Schedule

Grades K-6: Wednesday | 3:00-4:00 PM

Confirmation Classes: Wednesday | 3:00-4:30 PM

(Sept.-May)

Youth Group

Wednesday | 7:30-9 PM | TBD

Knights of Columbus

Ray Malek, Grand Knight | 307-332-3590

Meets 1st & 3rd Monday | 7:30 PM

St. Anne’s CCW

Peggy Whiteplume, President | 332-7586

Meets last Tuesday (quarterly) | 6:30 PM

Stewardship

For where your treasure is, there will your heart also be.

Luke 12:34

Holy Rosary’s Weekly Collection for April 26:

Envelopes………………………………………………….………….$640.00

Electronic giving ……………………………………………….$982.00

PARISH INFORMATION

Knights of Columbus

Knights of Columbus Scholarship

The Knights of Columbus Council #5447 will award up to

two scholarships this year in the amount of $500 per

scholarship. All applications and forms for the

scholarship must be completed and submitted no later

than May 15, 2020. Please call the office at 332-4952 and

leave a message on the answering machine or contact

Eliner at [email protected] as she is working from

home. An application will either be mailed to you or set

up a time to meet at the office.

Inspirational Resources

Other links that you may also view for spiritual inspiration

throughout these challenging times:

Holy Father www.popesprayerusa.net

Diocesan Website www.dioceseofcheyenne.org

Word on Fire www.wordonfire.org (Bishop Barron)

EWTN www.ewtn.com

Ascension Press www.ascensionpress.com (Jeff

Cavins and Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Augustine Institute www.augustineinstitute.org

FORMED www.formed.org

St. Paul Center www.stpaulcenter.com - Scott Hahn

On the Diocesan website,

www.dioceseofcheyenne.org, there are policies

and procedures regarding the COVID-19 virus.

There is also theological reasons for procedures

during this time. They are updating their website

often.

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