st. anne’s catholic church
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PARISH CLERGY
Fr. Brandon Ware, Pastor Fr. Hung Joseph Nguyen, Parochial Vicar
Fr. Rob Oswald, Parochial Vicar Fr. Ronnie Manango, Parochial Vicar
Deacon Porfi Cisneros Deacon Karl Welsbacher
Deacon Tom Driscoll
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
The Parish Office is Open to serve you! Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 5:00pm
Closed everyday: 11:45 am - 1:00 pm for Lunch
WEEKEND MASSES
SATURDAY: 5:30pm English & 7:30pm Spanish
SUNDAY: 7:00am Spanish, 8:30am English
10:30am English & 12:30pm Spanish
MARRIAGES
A six-month advance notice is required. By appointment only. Please contact the
Parish Office to begin the process. Ceremony times available on
Saturdays at 11:30am & 2:00pm
ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
200 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi, CA 95240
Principal: Mrs. Elizabeth Mar
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Rose Herold Phone: (209) 333-7580
www.stanneslodi.org/school
CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE Monday-Friday 6:00 pm -7:00 pm (in the Church)
(Other times available by appointment.)
CHAPEL OPEN FOR PRAYER
Monday—Friday from 8:30 am-5:00 pm (Enter through door in the parking lot)
DAILY MASSES
Monday-Saturday: 8:00 am
Monday-Friday: 5:30 pm (Wednesday 5:30 pm Mass in Spanish)
ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
Monday-Friday from 6:00 pm–7:00 pm (in the Church)
BAPTISMS
1st, 2nd & 3rd Saturdays in Spanish. 4th Saturday in English.
By appointment only. Baptismal classes required. Please call Parish Office to register.
Or visit www.stanneslodi.org/baptism
OUR MISSION CHURCH: Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church
26500 Sacramento Blvd., Thornton, CA | Sunday Mass: 9:00am -Spanish & 11:00am -English Church & Shrine Hours: Monday–Friday: 12:30pm-7:00pm & Saturday–Sunday: 9:30am-7:00pm | Adoration: Thursdays: 4:00pm-7:00pm
Monastery of Our Lady of La Vang - Cistercian Sisters
26952 N. Thornton Rd., Thornton, CA | Monastery: (209) 796-5009 | Fax: (209) 796-5098 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 475, Thornton, CA 95686-0475
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
215 W. Walnut St., Lodi, CA 95240 | P.O. Box 480, Lodi, CA 95241
Phone: (209) 369-1907 | Fax: (209) 369-1971
E-Mail: [email protected] | Parish Website: www.stanneslodi.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/stannesparish | Instagram: @stannesparish
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Prayer
Almighty and everlasting God, You have taken up body and soul into the heavenly glory the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
Mother of Your Son: Grant, we beseech You, that,
ever intent upon heavenly things, we may be worthy to be
partakers of her glory. Through Jesus Christ Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever.
Amen.
Oración de la Asunción de la Santa Virgen María
Dios todopoderoso y eterno, Has tomado cuerpo y alma en la
gloria celestial la Inmaculada Virgen María, Madre de tu hijo: Concede, te suplicamos, que, siempre atentos a las cosas
celestiales, podemos ser dignos de ser participantes de su gloria.
Por Jesucristo tu Hijo, nuestro Señor, que vive y reina
contigo y el Espíritu Santo, Un Dios, por los siglos de los
siglos. Amén.
Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
| AUGUST 15TH, 2021 SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Asunción de la
Santa Virgen María
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Mass Intentions & Readings To request a Mass Intention,
please contact the Parish Office at 369-1907.
Intenciones y Lecturas de la Misa Para reservar una Intención de Misa, llame a la Oficina Parroquial al 369-1907.
Mon 8/16 Jgs 2:11-19; Ps 106:34-37, 39-40, 43ab, 44; Mt 19:16-22
8:00 AM Stacy Martinelli; Richard Evans; Jorge Gonzalez Sr.+ & Jorge Gonzalez Jr.+; Raymond A. Boege+
5:30 PM Andre Lomeli; Teresa Armstrong; Anna Cronin
Tue 8/17 Jgs 6:11-24a; Ps 85:9, 11-14; Mt 19:23-30
8:00 AM Clyde A. Martinelli; Lydia VanSteyn; Mike Porter+; Emilio Macasinag+
5:30 PM Michael Sikich; Christian De Trinidad; Guadalupe Teran+ & Josefina Nuñez+
Wed 8/18 Jgs 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16
8:00 AM Mila & PJ Murdaca; Alex Martinelli; Tony Moreno; Maribel Huante
9:15 AM Living & Deceased Benefactors of St. Anne's School; Thomas Starks+
5:30 PM Lorenzo Gutierrez Carreon; Eva Ordaz; Juan Gallardo+
Thu 8/19 Jgs 11:29-39a; Ps 40:5, 7-10; Mt 22:1-14
8:00 AM Happy Birthday Cletus Roth; Colombo & Luca Vaccarezza; Margaret Aldama+
5:30 PM Happy Birthday Cletus Roth; Rebecca Hardison; Patrick Bennett
Fri 8/20 Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Ps 146:5-10; Mt 22:34-40
8:00 AM Isabella Ward; The Souls in Purgatory
5:30 PM Suzanne Newton; Heather Pinasco
Sat 8/21 Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Ps 128:1b-5; Mt 23:1-12
8:00 AM James Brown; Tonya Brown; Mary Moso
5:30 PM Abran Avila Ruiz+; Marge Degenstein+; Christopher Parry+; Juan Domingo Gutierrez+
7:30 PM Feliz Cumpleaños Luis Teran; Refugio Estrada Samano+; Mario Oregel Oregel+; Francisco Medina Hernandez+
Sun 8/22 Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32; Jn 6:60-69
7:00 AM Francisco Medina Hernandez+; Matilde Gauna+
8:30 AM Ginnie Savko; Justin Diego Avalos+; Olivia Ibarra Lopez+; Ramon & Socorro Ibarra+
10:30 AM Parishioners; Zeferino, Maria & Rafael Mendoza+; Victor Aldana+; Marie & Alexander Romanski+
12:30 PM Jose Antonio Herrera Diaz+; Jorge S. Suarez+; Jose Luis Bocardo+; Eleodoro Oregel Madrigal+
Mater Ecclesiae Church—Thornton
9:00 AM Antonio Salcedo; Happy Birthday Jose Antonio Salcedo
11:00 AM Fr. Richard Morse
MATER ECCLESIAE 26500 Sacramento Blvd., Thornton, CA
Church & Shrine Hours
MONDAY-FRIDAY 12:30pm-7:00pm | SATURDAY-SUNDAY 9:30am-7:00pm Adoration: Thursdays from 4:00pm-7:00pm
Sunday Mass Schedule No registration required | All will be held inside the Church
SUNDAY 9:00am - Spanish & 11:00am - English
ST. ANNE’S Parish Office Hours & Info
215 W. Walnut St., Lodi, CA 95240 | Office #: 209-369-1907 Fax #: 209-369-1971 | Email: [email protected]
The Parish Office is Open to serve you! Monday-Friday—9:00am-5:00pm | Closed from 11:45am-1:00pm
St. Anne’s Chapel is open for prayer MONDAY-FRIDAY from 8:30am—5:00pm (Enter through door in the parking lot)
Adoration inside St. Anne’s Church MONDAY-THURSDAY from 6:00pm—7:00pm
Confessions inside St. Anne’s Church There will be 1 priest available for Confession in the Cry Room.
MONDAY-FRIDAY from 6:00pm—7:00pm
Weekday Mass Schedule –St. Anne’s No registration required | All will be held inside the Church
MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:00am –English MONDAY-FRIDAY 5:30PM -English *Wednesdays Mass will be in Spanish
Sunday Mass Schedule –St. Anne’s No registration required | All will be held inside the Church
SATURDAY 5:30pm –English (livestreamed) & 7:30pm –Spanish (livestreamed) SUNDAY 8:30am & 10:30am –English & 7:00am & 12:30pm -Spanish
STAY CONNECTED! www.stanneslodi.org | www.facebook.com/stannesparish
Instagram: @stannesparish | Flocknote: text stanneslodi to 84576
Confessions & Adoration Change
Join us in the Church for Confessions &some
special time with our Lord in the Eucharist.
Confessions
Monday–Friday
from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
(1 priest will be available for Confessions.)
Adoration
Monday–Thursday
from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
*Please note the change to our Adoration days.
St. Anne’s
Live Stream Masses
Daily Mass Monday-Friday via Zoom at 8:00am in English
ID: 823 9194 6526 Password: mass
Saturday Vigil Masses 5:30 pm Sunday Mass in English ID: 858 345 263 Password: sunday
7:30 pm Sunday Mass in Spanish ID: 879 0548 7890 Password: domingo
Would you like to become an Altar Server?
Altar servers are being chosen from among the faithful who display a desire to participate in an intimate way during the Holy sacrifice of the Mass.
If you are in 4th through 8th grade and have received 1st Communion, you are invited to join in this rewarding ministry. High School students who have been confirmed are also invited and encouraged to serve.
Applications can be found on the website at www.stanneslodi.org/altar-servers
Come! Share your faith at St. Anne’s
As a… Catechist, Catechist Aide
Faith Formation
Children: Grades 1st-5th grade attending ongoing faith formation or preparing for a sacrament
Teens: (Middle School & High School): Grades 6th-11th preparing for Confirmation
Adults: Join the RCIA team and help adults seeking to join the Church.
Special Needs: We need generous people to provide sacramental prep for those with special needs.
Contact Sister Azucena or Clarisa at (209)369-1907 or [email protected]
to know about our upcoming formation date.
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AUGUST 15, 2021
THE WOMAN
In the Gospels we hear Jesus refer to his mother Mary as "Woman." This reference should draw our attention to both Genesis and Revelation. But who is this "Woman”,
and why is she so central to salvation history? This powerful film presents the Catholic teaching
about Mary and her important role in the life of the Church today. On this Solemnity of the Assumption,
let us ponder Mary's role in our own lives!
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LITURGY
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS
Join the RCIA Inquiry Classes on
August 18th , 25th & September 1st
from 7:00-8:00 pm in St. Anne’s Plaza
If you, or someone you know, has expressed an interest in learning about the Catholic faith, or being baptized or confirmed, invite them to our meetings.
For more information, visit the Parish website here: www.stanneslodi.org/rcia
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15 DE AGOSTO, 2021
SELECCIÓN DE LA SEMANA
La Biblia y la Virgen María
INSCRIBASE GRATIS EN WWW.FORMED.ORG/SIGNUP
El Camino a Través de las Escrituras es el programa dinámico de estudio de Biblia de St. Paul Center diseñado para ayudar
Católicos ordinarios a crecer en su conocimiento de las Escrituras al mismo tiempo que profundizan su entendimiento de las riquezas de nuestra fe. Distintivamente Católico, lee la Biblia desde el corazón de la Iglesia, usando tanto el Antiguo como el Nuevo Testamento y relacionándolos entre sí. Tiene su raíz en
la historia, aunque de una manera activa utiliza temas que enfrentan los Católicos hoy en día. Más que simplemente un
estudio ordinario de Biblia, es una catequesis bíblica.
Misas transmitidas
en vivo de Santa Ana
Misas Diarias Lunes a Viernes por Zoom a las 8:00am en Ingles
ID: 823 9194 6526 Contraseña: mass
Sábado- Misa de Vigilia 5:30 pm Misa Dominical en Ingles ID: 858 345 263 Contraseña: sunday
7:30 pm Misa Dominical en Español ID: 879 0548 7890 Contraseña: domingo
¡Vengan! Comparte tu Fe en Santa Ana
Como… Catequista, Asistente, y Asistente en el Salón
Hable con la Hermana Azucena o Clarisa al (209)369-1907 o [email protected] para saber más sobre la fecha de formación.
Jóvenes: (Middle y High School): del 6to-11vo grado en preparación para la Confirmación.
Adultos: Sea parte del equipo de RICA que ayuda a los adultos que necesitan sus sacramentos.
Educación Especial: Necesitamos ayuda para las clases a los niños con necesidades especiales.
Niños: del 1er-5to grado en preparación para su Primera Comunión.
Formación de Fe
¿Te gustaría ser monaguillo? Los monaguillos están siendo elegidos entre los fieles que muestran el deseo de participar de manera íntima durante el Santo Sacrificio de la Misa.
Si está en el cuarto al octavo grado y ha recibido la Primera Comunión, está invitado a unirse a este gratificante ministerio. Los estudiantes de secundaria que han sido confirmados también están invitados y animados a servir.
Las aplicaciones se pueden encontrar en el sitio web:
www.stanneslodi.org/altar-servers
RITO DE INICIACION CRISTIANA PARA ADULTOS
Únete a nosotros para las clases de RCIA el
18 y 25 de Agosto y 1 de Septiembre de 7:00 a 8:00 pm
en la Plaza
Si usted, o alguien que conoce, ha expresado su interés en aprender más acerca de la fe Católica, o en ser bautizado o confirmado, los invitamos a nuestras reuniones.
Para más información, visite el sitio web de la Parroquia: www.stanneslodi.org/rcia
LITURGY
Confesiones y Cambio al Horario de Adoración
Únete a nosotros en la Iglesia para
Confesiones y un tiempo especial con nuestro
Señor en la Eucaristía.
Confesiones
Lunes a Viernes
de 6:00 pm a 7:00 pm
(Habrá un Sacerdote disponible para Confesiones.)
Adoración
Lunes a Jueves
de 6:00 pm a 7:00 pm
*Favor de notar el cambio a los días de Adoración.
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Next Week’s Second Collection
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THE DESTINY OF ALL MORTAL FLESH The celebration of today’s feast on a Sunday is unusual on our Roman Catholic calendar. Our observance of the Lord’s Day is held in such high esteem that few other feasts replace it. Occasionally there is a feast—usually of one of the saints—in which the saving power of God in Christ is so uniquely focused that the Roman rite deems it worthy of celebration on the Lord’s Day. Today is such a feast. Yet some are surprised at the brevity of the dogma in its entirety: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever
Virgin Mary having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul to heavenly glory.” The Roman Catholic Church never defined any specifics or particulars about the event itself. It is not in the scriptures. There are no verifiable eyewitness accounts. At its core, the dogma reveals in Mary the destiny of all mortal flesh, and reinforces our creedal belief in resurrection of the body. This feast strengthens our faith, defined last week in Hebrews as the realization of things hoped for. We find, in Mary, that realization of what we all hope for, what Paul today affirms: “In Christ shall all be brought to life” (1 Corinthians 15:22).
EL DESTINO DE TODA CARNE MORTAL La celebración de la fiesta de hoy en domingo es inusual en nuestro calendario católico. Nuestra observancia del Día del Señor es de tan alta estima que pocas otras fiestas la reemplazan. Ocasionalmente hay una fiesta –usualmente de uno de los santos– en que el poder salvador de Dios en Cristo está tan singularmente manifiesto que el
rito romano la considera digna de celebrarse en el Día del Señor. Hoy es tal fiesta. Sin embargo, algunos se sorprenden por la brevedad del dogma en su totalidad: Pronunciamos, declaramos y definimos ser dogma de revelación divina que la inmaculada madre de Dios, siempre Virgen María, cumplido el curso de su vida fue asunta en cuerpo y alma a la gloria celeste”. La Iglesia Católica nunca definió nada específico ni los particulares sobre el hecho. No existen relatos verificables de testigos. En su esencia, el dogma revela en María el destino de toda carne mortal, y refuerza nuestro credo y fe en la resurrección del cuerpo. Esta fiesta fortalece nuestra fe, definida la semana pasada en la carta a los hebreos como la realización de aquello que esperamos. Encontramos en María la realización de lo que todos esperamos, y que Pablo afirma hoy: “en Cristo todos volverán a la vida” (1 Corintios 15:22). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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August 7 & 8, 2021
First Collection: St. Anne's: $ 20,169.24 Mater Ecclesiae: $ 1,221.00 St. Anne’s School: St. Anne's: $ 2,314.00 Mater Ecclesiae: $ 25.00 Priest Retirement Fund: St. Anne's: $ 3,797.00
$13,000 10%
$27,000 20%
$40,000 30%
$54,000 40%
$67,000 50%
$80,000 60%
$94,000 70%
$106,000 80%
$120,000 90%
$133,419 100%
WE’VE MET OUR GOAL WITH PLEDGES & ONE-TIME GIFTS.
Thank You To Our 288 Families
If You Have Not Given To The BMA For 2021, It Is Not Too Late!
Every Dollar Over Our Goal Comes Back To The Parish.
Thank You For Your Continued Support & Prayers!
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LLEGAMOS A NUESTRO OBJETIVO CON PROMESAS
Y DONACIONES DE UNA VEZ.
Gracias A Nuestras 288 Familias
Si No Ha Dado A La BMA Para 2021, No Es Muy Tarde Para Donar.
Cada Dólar Por Encima De Nuestra Meta Vuelve A La Parroquia.
Gracias por su apoyo continuo y oraciones!
www.stanneslodi.org/bma2021
As of August 11, 2021 $139,715 100%
Del 11 de Agosto, 2021
Updated CDC Mask Recommendations
7/29/2021
The CDC has revised its guidelines regarding when fully vaccinated people should wear a face covering.1 While infections with COVID-19 remain rare in those who have been fully vaccinated, preliminary evidence suggests that those fully vaccinated persons who do become infected with the more contagious Delta variant can also spread the virus to others.
Therefore, the CDC now recommends that fully vaccinated people wear a mask in indoor public places, when in areas that have substantial or high levels of community transmission of COVID. At present, Calaveras, San Joaquin, and Tuolumne counties are at the substantial level, while Stanislaus County is at the high level.2
Further, even in areas with low or moderate transmission, fully vaccinated people may want to wear a mask if they or someone in their household is immunocompromised or at increased risk for severe disease, or if someone in their household is unvaccinated.
California Public Health recommends that fully vaccinated people mask in indoor settings across California, “as an extra precautionary measure for all to reduce the transmission of COVID-19.”3 In light of this new guidance, it is strongly recommended that those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 wear a mask when participating in indoor worship. Those who are not fully vaccinated are still required to wear a mask.
By each doing our part to slow the transmission of COVID in our communities, we work to protect the common good. We continue to encourage everyone who is able to get vaccinated against COVID-19, which remains the best way to hinder the transmission of the virus. Parishes should continue to have masks available for those who desire them, as well as providing hand sanitizer.
Recomendaciones de mascarillas del CDC 7/29/2021
El CDC han revisado pautas con respeto a cuándo las personas completamente vacunadas deben usar una mascarilla.1 Mientras que las infecciones con COVID-19 siguen siendo raras en aquellos que han sido completamente vacunados, la evidencia preliminar sugiere que las personas completamente vacunadas que se infectan con la variante Delta, que es más contagiosa, también pueden transmitir el virus a otros.
Por lo tanto, el CDC ahora recomiendan que las personas completamente vacunadas usen una mascarilla en lugares públicos interiores, cuando se encuentran en áreas que tienen niveles sustanciales o altos de transmisión comunitaria de COVID. Actualmente, los condados de Calaveras, San Joaquín y Tuolumne están en el nivel sustancial, mientras que el condado de Stanislaus está en el nivel alto.2
Además, incluso en áreas con transmisión baja o moderada, las personas completamente vacunadas pueden querer usar una mascarilla si ellos o alguien en su hogar está inmunodeprimido o con mayor riesgo de enfermedad grave, o si alguien en su hogar no está vacunado.
California Public Health recomienda que las personas totalmente vacunadas usen mascarillas en ambientes interiores en toda California, “como una medida adicional de precaución para todos para reducir la transmisión de COVID-19”3 En vista de esta nueva guía, se recomienda fuertemente que las personas que están completamente vacunadas contra COVID-19 usen una mascarilla cuando participen en la adoración en interiores. Las personas que no están completamente vacunadas todavía se requiere usar una mascarilla.
Con cada uno haciendo nuestra parte para reducir la transmisión del COVID en nuestras comunidades, trabajamos para proteger el bien común. Seguimos animando a todos los que pueden vacunarse contra el COVID-19, que sigue siendo la mejor manera de obstruir la transmisión del virus. Las parroquias deben seguir teniendo mascarillas disponibles para quienes las deseen, además de proporcionar desinfectante de manos.
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Part 3 – Sacramentality The Liturgy “is carried out by means of perceptible signs by which the faith is nourished, strengthened, and expressed.” (GIRM, 20) “In the liturgy the sanctification of persons is signified by signs perceptible to the senses, and is effected in a way which corresponds with each of these signs.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC), 7)
“In the earthly liturgy we take part in a foretaste of that heavenly liturgy which is celebrated in the holy city of Jerusalem toward which we journey as pilgrims, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, a minister of the holies and of the true tabernacle…” (SC 8)
God has made human beings as creatures with both a material and spiritual reality- we have a body and a soul. The body, we can say, is a symbol, of the person. As Pope St. John Paul II taught, “…only the body is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a sign of it.” (Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body, 203). Similarly, we believe that God uses the rest of creation as well in revealing spiritual and divine realities. This is the basis of the sacraments, what we call the principle of sacramentality. A basic definition of sacrament is often “a sacred sign, instituted by Christ, to give grace.” Expanding on that definition, some further explain the sign as “a sign which effects what it signifies.” Often we think of the central symbols of the sacraments – water in baptism, bread and wine in the Eucharist, oil at Confirmation. And while these are the most important, in fact the whole of our ritual is sacramental: where it takes place, the art, the music, the words of the prayers, the gestures, posture, who leads the celebration, when it takes place, all of these elements signify and testify to the invisible reality of God’s activity.
Things go wrong when the outward symbolism fails to point to the invisible reality, or distracts from it. An overly casual approach to ritual on the part of the priest, for instance, signifies that what is going on really isn’t all that important, distracting from the fact that this is the most important thing anyone could be doing. Sometimes, however, there can be too much emphasis on the external symbols themselves, such that they call attention to themselves more than to the underlying reality. An example might be a situation where a cantor sings a solo piece during the Mass presented in such a way that people feel inclined to applaud afterwards, as though it were a mere performance rather than worship.
In the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, which is the ‘how-to guide’ for Mass in the Roman Rite, it says that in the celebration of the Eucharist “the greatest care is to be taken that those forms and elements proposed by the Church are chosen and arranged, which, given the circumstances of persons and places, more effectively foster active and full participation and more aptly respond to the spiritual needs of the faithful.” (GIRM, 20). This is why certain adaptations are permitted in the Mass, such as the choice of readings and prayers, the chants (songs), explanations, and so on. However, they are only permitted to a certain degree; otherwise changes risk shaping the external signs into something other than what the Church desires them to be. Thus, the Priest is reminded “that he is the servant of the Sacred Liturgy and that he himself is not permitted, on his own initiative, to add, to remove, or to change anything in the celebration of Mass” (GIRM, 24).
If you ever wonder why so much time and effort go into the translation of the Mass into the vernacular, or why the Church insists on worthy materials and beautiful churches, a large part of the answer is sacramentality!
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3ª Parte – Sacramentalidad La liturgia “se realiza mediante signos perceptibles mediante los cuales la fe se nutre, fortalece y expresa”. (IGMR, 20) “En la liturgia la santificación de las personas se significa mediante signos perceptibles a los sentidos, y se efectúa de una manera que corresponde con cada uno de estos signos ". (Sacrosanctum Concilium (SC), 7)
“En la liturgia terrena participamos en un anticipo de esa liturgia celestial que se celebra en la ciudad santa de Jerusalén hacia la que caminamos como peregrinos, donde Cristo está sentado a la diestra de Dios , un ministro del santuario y del verdadero tabernáculo… ”(SC 8)
Dios ha hecho a los seres humanos como criaturas con una realidad tanto material como espiritual: tenemos un cuerpo y un alma. El cuerpo, podemos decir, es un símbolo de la persona. Como enseñó el Papa San Juan Pablo II, “… sólo el cuerpo es capaz de hacer visible lo invisible: lo espiritual y lo divino. Ha sido creado para trasladar a la realidad visible del mundo el misterio escondido desde la eternidad en Dios, y ser así un signo de ello ". (El hombre y la mujer los creó: una teología del cuerpo, 203). De manera similar, creemos que Dios también usa el resto de la creación para revelar realidades espirituales y divinas. Esta es la base de los sacramentos, lo que llamamos el principio de sacramentalidad. Una definición básica de sacramento es a menudo "un signo sagrado, instituido por Cristo, para dar gracia". Ampliando esa definición, algunos explican más el signo como "un signo que afecta lo que significa". A menudo pensamos en los símbolos centrales de los sacramentos: agua en el bautismo, pan y vino en la Eucaristía, aceite en la Confirmación. Y si bien estos son los más importantes, de hecho todo nuestro ritual es sacramental: donde tiene lugar, el arte, la música, las palabras de las oraciones, los gestos, la postura, quién conduce la celebración, cuando tiene lugar, todos estos elementos significan y atestiguan la realidad invisible de la actividad de Dios. Las
cosas salen mal cuando el simbolismo externo no apunta a la realidad invisible o la distrae. Un enfoque demasiado informal del ritual por parte del sacerdote, por ejemplo, significa que lo que está sucediendo realmente no es tan importante, lo que nos distrae del hecho de que esto es lo más importante que cualquiera podría estar haciendo. A veces, sin embargo, puede haber demasiado énfasis en los símbolos externos en sí mismos, de modo que llamen la atención sobre sí mismos más que sobre la realidad subyacente. Un ejemplo podría ser una situación en la que un cantor canta una pieza solista durante la misa presentada de tal manera que la gente se sienta inclinada a aplaudir después, como aunque se trataba de una mera actuación en lugar de adoración.
En la Instrucción General del Misal Romano, que es la 'guía práctica' para la Misa en el Rito Romano, se dice que en la celebración de la Eucaristía “se debe tener el mayor cuidado de que esas formas y elementos propuestos por la Iglesia son elegidos y organizados, que, dadas las circunstancias de las personas y los lugares, fomentan más eficazmente la participación activa y plena y responden más adecuadamente a las necesidades espirituales de los fieles ”. (IGMR, 20). Por eso se permiten ciertas adaptaciones en la Misa, como la elección de lecturas y oraciones, los cánticos (canciones), explicaciones, etc. Sin embargo, solo se permiten hasta cierto punto; de lo contrario, los cambios corren el riesgo de transformar los signos externos en algo diferente de lo que la Iglesia desea que sean. Así, se recuerda al sacerdote “que él es el servidor de la Sagrada Liturgia y que él mismo no puede, por iniciativa propia, añadir, quitar o cambiar nada en la celebración de la Misa” (IGMR, 24). . Si alguna vez se pregunta por qué se dedica tanto tiempo y esfuerzo a la traducción de la Misa a la lengua vernácula, o por qué la Iglesia insiste en materiales valiosos y hermosos iglesias, una gran parte de la respuesta es la sacramentalidad.
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