The Month of Mary

May is the "month which the piety of the faithful has especially dedicated to Our Blessed Lady," and it is the occasion for a "moving tribute of faith and love which Catholics in every part of the world [pay] to the Queen of Heaven. During this month Christians. . . offer up to Mary from their hearts an especially fervent and loving homage of prayer and veneration. In this month, too, the benefits of God's mercy come down to us from her throne in greater abundance" (Paul VI: Encyclical on the Month of May, no. 1).  

 "peaceful or blessed," not jocular or happy; it was an adjective for heavenly serenity, not earthly mirth.

On Mission

May 2008
Text Box: Contact Numbers Sr. Josephine Aloralrea, OSU 784-3080 josephineosu@gci.net Deacon Charles Rohrbacher 586-2227, ext. 23 charlesr@gci.net Fr. Scott Settimo 586-2227 x 29 or 209-0217 (cell) akscott@warpmail.net Fr. Thomas Weise 586-1300 or 209-7307 (cell) frthomas@acsalaska.net

Schedule

(subject to change)

Gustavus

    18 May—Fr Thomas

    22 June—Fr Thomas

Hoonah

    11 May—Fr Scott, Deacon  Charles

    1 June—Deacon Charles

Kake

    1 June—Fr Scott

Pelican

    23 May—Fr Scott

Tenakee Springs

    25 May—Fr Scott

    22 June—Sr Josephine 

Special Dates and Events

  4 May: Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord into Heaven (transferred to Sunday)

11 May: Pentecost Sunday (end of the Easter Season)

18 May: Solemnity of the Holy Trinity

25 May: Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi Sunday)

30 May: Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Hoonah: patronal feast)

31 May: Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Lord’s Day

 

It is important to our spiritual growth as Christian individuals and to be true to our status as the Body of Christ that we worship together each Sunday, whether or not a priest or other minister is present. For this reason we have distributed the Psalms and Canticles for Sunday booklets, to be used in Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest. Below are the psalm cycle selections that conform to the official prayer of the church, the Liturgy of the Hours:

 

  4 May (Ascension of the Lord) begins Week III

 11 May (Pentecost) use Week I

18 May (Trinity Sunday) use Week I

25 May (Corpus Christi) use Week I

 1 June (9th Sunday of Ordinary Time) begins Week I
Text Box: Good Stewardship Thank you for those who have responded to our invitation for electronic tithing. We certainly hope that more of you will avail yourselves of the opportunity to help support the Church through automatic, regular deductions either from your credit card or checking accounts. We have mailed authorization forms to enable you be begin using this system of tithing. If you did not receive one or need another, please call Father Scott at the Missions Office. Envelopes the for annual U.S. bishops’ appeal for Catholic Home Mission Appeal have been mailed to you. Please be generous, as our diocese benefits directly.