Cardinal Dolan invites Nationwide Participation in 9 Days for Life Prayer, Action Campaign

On this Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, we recall the sad moment when the Supreme Court of the United States declared abortion legal in the case, Roe v. Wade. Since then, 57 million lives have been lost to the great tragedy of abortion. Our Archbishop, Timothy Cardinal Dolan has called upon Catholics to pray 9 Days for life, which culminates with this year's 44th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C on Friday.

March for Life Website:
http://marchforlife.org/mfl-2017/rally-march-info/
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Source: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/news/2017/17-015.cfm

January 19, 2017

WASHINGTON—Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, invited Catholics and others to join the nationwide "9 Days for Life" campaign.

"We're praying for a lot of things this month, including racial harmony, Christian unity, and the protection of all human life," Cardinal Dolan said. "As we pray for that unity, I invite our brothers and sisters in Christ to join in the '9 Days for Life' prayer campaign. Together, our prayers and actions can witness to the dignity of the human person."

9 Days for Life is the U.S. bishops' annual prayer and action campaign around the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion throughout the nine months of pregnancy. It occurs this year from Saturday, January 21 to Sunday, January 29.

Each day treats a different aspect of respecting the dignity of the human person—from the beginning of life to its natural end. At a time when many are attending demonstrations and marches in person, novena participants are encouraged make a kind of "virtual pilgrimage." In solidarity with tens of thousands, they can pray daily, gather for fellowship and discussion, and share their experiences on social media with the hashtag, #9daysforlife.

The website, www.9daysforlife.com, features a video with Cardinal Dolan calling the campaign "a great way to put our faith into action." The site offers four ways to receive the daily prayers, suggested reflections, and practical actions, including links to the free "9 Days for Life" smartphone app. The campaign will be featured on the People of Life Facebook page, on Twitter @USCCBprolife, and in the bishops' Instagram feed.

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Virgin of Guadalupe,
Patroness of unborn children,
we implore your intercession
for every child at risk of abortion.
Help expectant parents to welcome from God
the priceless gift of their child’s life.

Console parents who have lost that gift
through abortion,
and lead them to forgiveness and healing
through the Divine Mercy of your Son.

Teach us to cherish
and to care for family and friends
until God calls them home.
Help us never to see others as burdens.

Guide our public officials
to defend each and every human life
through just laws.
Inspire us all to bring our faith into public life,
to speak for those who have no voice.

We ask this in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ, who is Love and Mercy itself.
Amen.

--- 2010 Respect Life Liturgy Guide, USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities.

Prayer to Saint Vincent Pallotti

Source: The Pallottines, Irish Province in Dublin, Ireland

http://pallottines.ie/st-vincent-pallotti-novena/

St. Vincent Pallotti, you were formed and called by God, the Infinite Love.

You answered God’s call to serve.

You were there:

for those seeking forgiveness and counsel,

for the sick,

for the youth and the aging,

for the rich and the poor,

for the people of every profession and walk of life.

Every person is important to you.

You inspire us to seek God in all things, Reminding us of our call to be apostles In the Church and in the world.

Now we call upon you to intercede for us.

Help us to pray. Help us to pray only for what we truly need;

Help us to grow in holiness, to live for the honour of God and for the salvation of our neighbour. You received many graces from God and we ask you to bless us now by presenting our petitions to God (Pause to mention your intentions)

With you we give thanks to God as if He had already granted us what we have asked in the name of Jesus who lives and reigns with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen!

St. Vincent Pallotti, pray for us

Our Lady Queen of Apostles, pray for us

Our Father…Hail Mary…Glory be…

Upcoming: Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti this Sunday

On Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 10:30 AM, we will celebrate the Feast of Saint Vincent Pallotti, Confessor and Founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (SAC), the Pallottine Fathers who have administered and served at the Shrine since it's founding in 1884. Following Mass, the faithful will be invited to venerate the Relic of Saint Vincent Pallotti. Bring the whole family, invite your friends, All are Welcome!

Recent Music Lists

Sunday, January 15, 2017 10:30 A.M.
Second Sunday after Epiphany

Organist and Director of Music: Eva Grabo
Cantor: William Xucla
Chorus: Cecilia Castelino Pinto

Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise, Salzburg
Propers:
Ordinary: Mass VIII, de Angelis
Credo III
Hymn at the Offertory: Crudelis Herodes Deum
Hymn at the Communion: O sola magnarum urbium
Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Father, we thank Thee who hast planted, Rendez a Dieu

Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:30 A.M.
Sung Mass - Feast of the Most Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Organist and Director of Music: Eva Grabo
Chorus: Kathy Faes

Hymn at the Procession: As with gladness men of Old, Dix
Propers: Exultet gaudio
Ordinary: Mass IX, Cum Jubilo
Credo III
Hymn at the Offertory: Sacra iam splendent decorata lychnis
Hymn at the Communion: O gente felix hospita
Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Good Christian men Rejoice, In dulce jubilo

Saturday, January 7, 2017 9:00 A.M.
Votive Sung Mass in Honor of Our Lady during Christmastide

Cantor: William Xucla

Gregorian Propers: Vultum tuum
Ordinary: Mass IX, Cum Jubilo
Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater

Friday, January 6, 2017 7:00 P.M.
Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Solemn Blessing of Epiphany Water at 6:20 P.M.

Celebrant: The Reverend Christopher Salvatori SAC
Acolyte: Brian Hilley

Cantor: William Xucla

Litany of the Saints
Psalmody: Psalms 28, 45, 146
The Exorcism against Satan and the Apostate Angels
Antiphon: Hodie, caelesti sponso
Magnificat: Tone 8 G
The Exorcism of Salt and Water
Te Deum: Solemn Tone

Solemn Mass and Procession with the Christ Child

Celebrant and Homilist: The Reverend Marian Wierzchowski SAC
Deacon of the Mass: The Reverend Christopher Salvatori SAC
Subdeacon of the Mass: Mr. Roberto Barrientos

Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Lorenzo Tinio

Organist and Director of Music: Eva Grabo
Cantor: William Xucla

Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise, Salzburg

Gregorian Propers: Ecce advenit

Ordinary: Mass IX, Cum Jubilo

Credo III

Hymn at the Offertory: Corde Natus ex Parentis, Divinum Mysterium

Hymn at the Communion: Adeste fideles

Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater

Hymn during the Procession with the Christ Child: Tu scendi dalle Stelle, St. Alphonsus Liguori

Veneration of the Christ Child

Blessing of Gold, Frankincense, Myrhh and Chalk

Distribution of Blessed Frankincense and Chalk

Hymn at the Retiring Procession: We Three Kings of Orient Are/Del Oriente Somos los tres, Kings of Orient

Sunday, January 1, 2017 10:30 A.M.
Sung Mass - Octave Day of Christmas

Organist and Director of Music: Eva Grabo
Cantor: William Xucla

Hymn at the Procession: Once in royal, David's City, Irby

Propers: Ecce advenit

Ordinary: Mass IX, Cum Jubilo

Credo III

Hymn at the Offertory: O lux beata caelitum

Hymn at the Communion: Iesu dulcis memoria

Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater

Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Angels we have heard on high

Solemn High Mass and Procession for the Feast of the Epiphany - Report and Photographs

Photograph courtesy of NY Scugnizzo

 Photograph courtesy of NY Scugnizzo

Epiphany Feast this Friday at 7 PM

On Friday, January 6, 2017, we will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany with a Tridentine Low Mass at 11 AM. Following Mass, there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament All Day, with Benediction at 5:15 PM. At 5:30 PM, there will be the Solemn Blessing of Epiphany Water. At 7 PM, there will be a Solemn High Mass for the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.Following Mass, there will be an indoor Procession with the Christ Child. The Sacred Liturgical Rites conclude with the Blessing of God, Frankincense, Myrhh and Chalk. Chalk and Frankincense will be distributed to the Faithful.

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Saint Vincent Pallotti and the Feast of the Epiphany

St Vincent Pallotti and the celebration of the Octave of the Epiphany Reflecting on the Epiphany brings a deep appreciation of what the Church commemorates as "the first manifestation our Lord Jesus Christ made of himself to the Gentiles, the first proclamation of the Catholic faith". These are the words of St Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850), a Roman saint who spent his entire life ministering in the City. St Vincent saw two central aspects of the Epiphany, firstly a recognition of Jesus, Son of God, and a response to him as Saviour with personal growth in love, trust and holiness; secondly, awareness of the invitation extended to all people to proclaim Jesus, that all Christians might feel responsible for making Christ known and for accompanying others in discovering a living relationship with Jesus. The Roman saint was particularly struck by the mystery of the Incarnation; he wondered and marvelled at the essential goodness, love and mercy of God in sending Jesus Christ into our world to render concrete his infinite love and mercy. He pondered on Jesus' "spirit of sacrifice" in assuming human form and living in this spirit throughout his life. This became a tenet of the fundamental Rule he composed for his foundation: "We are to build within us a spiritual edifice with the virtues as exercised by Jesus Christ... who entered the world with a spirit of sacrifice, he lived with a spirit of sacrifice, he died on the Cross in a spirit of sacrifice". Fr Vincent's life was centred on Jesus Christ; he felt himself drawn progressively towards transformation in Christ Jesus. Thus he chose the "Life of our Lord Jesus Christ, to imitate it with humility, trust and with the greatest perfection possible, in imitating the works of his hidden life and of his public evangelical mission" as the fundamental rule. He reflected on all aspects of the life of Jesus, he urged his followers to reflect on the events of the life of Jesus merely alluded to in the Gospels. With this desire he instituted the annual celebration of the Octave of the Epiphany in December 1835. Perhaps we can see in the timing a desire to give thanks to God for the inspiration to found the Union of Catholic Apostolate, received on 9 January during the celebration of the Octave of the Epiphany. At the time he was Rector of the Church of Spirito Santo dei Napoletani in Via Giulia, where he served from 1834-1846. It was here that he founded the Union of Catholic Apostolate in 1835. He organized the first Octave celebration to take place in January 1836 in the Church of Spirito Santo dei Napoletani. This first celebration was successful so he looked for a larger church to accommodate the persons expected the following year and celebrated the Octave in the Church of San Carlo al Corso in 1837 and 1838; in the Church of San Silvestro in Capite in 1839, then back to San Carlo al Corso in 1841 and, in 1842, it found a permanent home in the majestic Church of Sant'Andrea della Valle, Corso Vittorio Emmanuele. He celebrated his final Octave in January 1850, days before his untimely death on the 22nd. Hundreds of persons gathered yearly for the Octave in the largest religious manifestation in Rome at the time, invited by St Vincent and his companions to contemplate the mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ, to adore him, meditate on his manifestation to the nations and imitate the Three Wise Men and offer gifts to the Lord to be used in the service of his mission. Pallotti had further motives in animating the Octave, one of which was his inner conviction that all people are called to salvation, to know Christ and his saving message and to respond to it. He, a man of his time in most respects, felt a keen urgency to further Christian unity, he referred to Christ's desire expressed as "May they all be one. Father, may they be one in us, as you are in me and I am in you, so that the world may believe" (Jn 17:21); this desire he transmitted as missionary zeal and charity in apostolic prayers based on Jesus' affirmation "They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one flock and one shepherd" (Jn 10:16). He encouraged his followers to work tirelessly for this reality. Fr Vincent was spiritual director to the students at the Propaganda Fide College, then located in Piazza di Spagna, where there were students from many countries, cultures, languages and Christian Rites. It was customary on the Feast of the Epiphany to celebrate in the College the "Feast of languages" and the Eucharist was celebrated in one of the Catholic Oriental Rites. This surely influenced him in proposing the celebration of the Octave. St Vincent was referred to as "the saint of Rome", however he was an organized one, as evidenced in his attention to detail in animating the Octave. He had posters prepared and displayed in public places. They presented the objectives: "The Holy Mother Church, assisted always by the Holy Spirit, in celebrating the Solemnity of the Epiphany... reminds her children of the first epiphany... our Lord Jesus Christ gave of himself to the Gentiles, of the first propagation of the Catholic Faith... [in order that] benefit be drawn from it.... [She] has disposed that with the celebration of Mass and of the Divine Rites on eight successive days the memory of it be revived and the spiritual trust and confidence of people be enkindled for the good of their souls". The Octave was intended to "increase, defend, and spread holiness and the Catholic faith", contributing to the missionary dimension of the Church. The programme followed was ambitious, intensive and organized with a view to facilitating the broadest participation possible of laity, members of the hierarchy, of different congregations, nationalities, cultures, languages. The day started with Mass, the recital of the Rosary, a short sermon and blessing; later Mass celebrated in the Latin Rite; followed by Mass celebrated in one of the Oriental Rites, a homily in one of the main European languages; in the evening a session of spiritual reading in one of the main European languages; the recital of the glorious mysteries of the Rosary, the sung "Salve Regina"; followed by a more solemn sermon on the mystery of the Epiphany; a collection for works of charity and zeal; Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the sung Marian Litany, prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father and a solemn blessing. St Vincent invited the different Religious Orders in Rome to alternate and preside at one or other of the daily celebrations; he would ask the students of the Colleges or Seminaries to be present and sent preachers into the squares to specially encourage the male population to come to the celebrations. It is recorded that Pope Pius IX, elected Pope in 1846, was present at the final day of the Octave, 13 January 1847, and imparted his Apostolic Blessing. St Vincent hoped this his spiritual and apostolic heritage would be continued by his followers; he wrote: "It is proper to our Institute to celebrate this holy Octave... not only in the church of the Procura of the Society... but if possible in the entire world, in all communities and in all Catholic families". The post-conciliar liturgical reform removed all Octave celebrations from the liturgical calendar except the Octave of Christmas and Easter. However the Epiphany Octave is celebrated by many Pallottine communities as "a popular mission" or "renewal week"; while the format may not be St Vincent's, the objectives remain the same: to deepen wonder at the mystery of the Incarnation, to strengthen faith, to grow in awareness of our apostolic mission of bringing Christ and his saving love and mercy to all and of furthering Christ's desire to bring all to unity. In the Church of SS. Salvatore in Onda, spiritual centre of the Union of Catholic Apostolate and resting place of the human remains of St Vincent, the Feast of the Epiphany is solemnly celebrated and the image of the Child Jesus, commissioned by St Vincent and preserved in the Church, is venerated by the faithful. The Saint's foundation has grown into what is now a Public International Association of the Faithful composed of the Pallottine Communities, other communities specifically characterized by the Pallottine charism and numerous individual members and is present in 45 countries. The Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated in the Church of SS. Salvatore in Onda each year from 18-25 January and within this Octave the Triduum of preparation and the Feast of St Vincent celebrated on 22 January. In this manner we carry on something of the spirit of St Vincent in Rome and pray fervently for our own continued conversion and the union of all believers in Christ Jesus, our Lord and Saviour.

Taken from: L'Osservatore Romano Weekly Edition in English 6 January 2010, page 15 L'Osservatore Romano is the newspaper of the Holy See. The Weekly Edition in English is published for the US by: The Cathedral Foundation L'Osservatore Romano English Edition 320 Cathedral St. Baltimore, MD 21201 Subscriptions: (410) 547-5315 Fax: (410) 332-1069 lormail@catholicreview.org Provided Courtesy of: Eternal Word Television Network 5817 Old Leeds Road Irondale, AL 35210 www.ewtn.com