Post #252

Benedictiones Mensae: Blessings at the Table...Funeral of An Old Friend: What is a Catholic Burial?

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+ Congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Bob Walterscheid on their 61st wedding anniversary. For those who don't know, the Walterscheid family has been at St. Anthony since the beginnings of the parish. The second stained glass window (I believe) on the north side is the Walterscheid family window. It's the one school boy Bob imagined that the Blessed Virgin looked like she was sliding into second base!

+ Father Jirak received a gift from Dan and Becky Fruend: A biretta that fits! 

Stacie Alvarez

+ A well informed and bright woman contacted me about the theological differences between the two forms of the Latin rite, or more precisely, what the opinion of this blog's authors were on the theological differences. I shied away from responding publicly as this can get very messy with extreme views on either end book-ending the work-a-day Catholic point of view. Any thoughts on this matter?

+ I just noticed (I'm so busy I am not online much these days) that the missionary family Alvarez are expecting another child though I am sure you all already knew that! Stacie is 38 weeks along at the time of her Friday Facebook post. Their blogs have links in the right column of this page though they update Facebook more often. 

To post a comment, ask a question, or submit an article contact me, Mark, at bumpy187@gmail.com.

..and now for the necessaries.

Please note: St. Anthony Catholic Church is one of only two churches celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass (EFLR) in the Wichita area. Though this blog is loosely centered around this parish and it's members, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of, or for, St. Anthony Parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor.

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BENEDICTIONES MENSAE

“Blessings at the Table”

ENGLISH

St. Peters List

http://www.stpeterslist.com/8534/5-blessings-of-the-table-in-both-latin-and-english/

1. Ante Prandium

“Before Lunch”

The Priest: May God bless you.
All: May God bless you.
The Priest: The eyes of all

And all continue: hope in You, Lord, and You give them food at a seasonable time. You open your hand, and you fill every living thing with blessing. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Our Father… [continue in silence up to:]
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.

The Priest then says: Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Your bounty. Through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.

Then the Lector says: Bishop, we ask your blessing.
The Priest: May the King of eternal glory make us partakers in his heavenly meal.
R. Amen.

2. Post Prandium

“After Lunch”

The Lector begins: Do you, Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.

All rise. The Priest: May all your works confess You, Lord.
R. And may Your saints bless You. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Priest continues: We give You thanks, almighty God, for all Your benefices: Who live and reign for ever and ever.
R. Amen.

The following psalm is then said by all: Praise the Lord, all nations, Praise him, all peoples. For His mercy has been confirmed upon us, and the truth of the Lord remains forever. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Our Father… [continue in silence up to:]
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.
V. He distributed and gave to the poor.
R. His justice remains for ever and ever.
V. I shall bless the Lord at all times.
R. His praise will always be in my mouth.
V. In the Lord my soul will rejoice.
R. Let the meek hear, and let them rejoice.
V. Magnify the Lord with me.
R. And let us exalt His name together.
V. Let the name of the Lord be blessed.
R. From now and forevermore.

The Priest: Deign, Lord, to reward all of us doing good for Your name with eternal life. R. Amen.

V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
R. Amen.

Our Father… [all in silence]

V. May God grant us his peace.
R. Amen.

3. Ante Coenam

“Before Dinner”

The Priest: May God bless you.
All: May God bless you.
The Priest: The poor will eat

And all continue: and will be satisfied, and they will praise the Lord, who longs for them: let their hearts live for ever and ever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, for ever and ever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Our Father… [continue in silence up to:]
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.

The Priest then says: Bless us, O Lord, and these Your gifts, which we are about to receive from Your bounty. Through Christ Our Lord.
R. Amen.

Then the Lector says: Bishop, we ask your blessing.
The Priest: May the King of eternal glory make lead us to the meal of eternal life.
R. Amen.

4. In Fine Coenae

“At the End of Dinner”

The Lector begins: Do you, Lord, have mercy upon us.
R. Thanks be to God.

All rise. The Priest: The merciful and compassionate Lord has made a remembrance of his wondrous works. He has given food to those fearing him. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Priest continues: Blessed is God in His gifts, and holy in all His works, Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
R. Amen.

The following psalm is then said by all: Praise the Lord, all nations, Praise him, all peoples. For His mercy has been confirmed upon us, and the truth of the Lord remains forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Our Father… [continue in silence up to:]
V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.
V. He distributed and gave to the poor.
R. His justice remains for ever and ever.
V. I shall bless the Lord at all times.
R. His praise will always be in my mouth.
V. In the Lord my soul will rejoice.
R. Let the meek hear, and let them rejoice.
V. Magnify the Lord with me.
R. And let us exalt His name together.
V. Let the name of the Lord be blessed.
R. From now and forevermore.

The Priest: Deign, Lord, to reward all of us doing good for Your name with eternal life. R. Amen.

V. Let us bless the Lord.
R. Thanks be to God.
V. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. R. Amen.

Our Father… [all in silence]

V. May God grant us his peace.
R. Amen.

And he adds: V. May the Lord grant to us, who do good works, heavenly rewards instead of earthly reward, eternal rewards instead of temporal rewards.
R. Amen.

5. In Caena Serotina

“At collations: the small second meal allowed on fast days”

Lector: May God bless you.

The Priest gives the blessing, saying: May Christ, King of angels, bless this meal of His servants.
R. Amen.

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Funeral of An Old Friend: What is a Catholic Burial?

Post #251

Topics: Benedictines of Mary: Release Album for Advent...Reader Comments...Freedom Is Worth a Prayer : Bishop James Conley

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To post a comment, ask a question, or submit an article contact me, Mark, at bumpy187@gmail.com.

..and now for the necessaries.

Please note: St. Anthony Catholic Church is one of only two churches celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass (EFLR) in the Wichita area. Though this blog is loosely centered around this parish and it's members, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of, or for, St. Anthony Parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor.

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Catholic Music Label to Release Nuns' Album for Advent

Catholic News Agency

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholic-music-label-to-release-nuns-album-for-advent/

By Carl Bunderson

Nuns of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles community record their Advent album. Credit: De Montfort Music.

Denver, Colo., Oct 31, 2012 / 01:03 am (CNA).- Kevin and Monica Fitzgibbons left lucrative positions in the entertainment industry to found a company that helps unique new artists – and their De Montfort Music label will soon release an album by contemplative Benedictine nuns.

“We want to be able to bring these beautiful hymns across the ages, and chant and polyphony, and the Benedictines of Mary are extremely talented,” Monica Fitzgibbons told CNA Oct. 25.

“When we heard their music, we knew that there was something really special going on there musically that would fit in with our mission for the label.”

Monica and Kevin met through the entertainment industry, where Kevin worked at Columbia and Sony and she was part of DreamWorks. Both grew up as Catholics, but during their careers they experienced a kind of conversion or “completion” of their faith.

“After we got married and started to have kids, we both realized...how do we reconcile this and what our identity is going to be as married people with these children?” Monica said.

She credited God for this interior transformation, who she said worked through both religious and laity to encourage them in the deepening of their faith.

With “truth in charity, those little seeds were planted and it helped us realize that we did want to be part of music and entertainment and film, and to help bring that out in the world.”

She said that in the entertainment industry, “every now and then there would be something that was new, and it would always have a deeper, spiritual underpinning to it.”

From that basis, the Fitzgibbons founded Aim Higher Media in 2007, to “help encourage artists to listen to that inner voice.”

Out of that grew De Montfort Music in 2012.

“We really wanted to have something...that could be for religious communities to put their music out where it would be a nice, purer place for just that genre” of sacred music, Monica said.

“We could be the bridge between the global entertainment industry, so their music could get out but that the world would not be getting in.”

The couple's latest produced album, “Advent at Ephesus,” is by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles. An order of cloistered, contemplative Benedictine nuns in the Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, they are “so faithful” to both the Magisterium and the Pope, Monica noted.

The sisters' life is marked by obedience, stability, and what they call conversion or “continually turning” towards God. They have Mass daily according to the extraordinary form and chant the psalms six times a day from the 1962 Monastic Office. They also support themselves by producing made-to-order vestments.

Between the sisters' obedience and the beauty of their chant, Monica said that “it's like a slice of heaven when you're around them.”

After hearing the sisters' self-released CD, the Fitzgibbons were inspired to contact them about releasing a new album.

With a distribution deal through Decca Records, the largest international distributor of classical music, De Montfort Music enlisted a Grammy-award winning producer and engineer to “essentially build a recording studio in the sisters' chapel.”

In three days of recording, the Benedictine nuns laid down 16 tracks for the release, all of them music for the Advent season. “Maybe that's what this whole thing is about” said Monica, “shining the light on Advent through this beautiful music.”

Monica pointed out the importance of beauty in music, and the centrality of that in De Montfort Music's mission.

“If there is a high bar of musical quality to the projects we put out, we believe that will draw in all kinds of people, whether they're faith based or not, seeking the faith or not.”

“We want to project to the world what's true and beautiful, especially when done in magnifying God.”

The Benedictines' CD, “Advent at Ephesus,” will be in stores Nov. 20, but is available now for pre-order at www.demontfortmusic.com. The sisters also have their own website, benedictinesofmary.org.

Blogger's note: Click this link (www.demontfortmusic.com) and watch  the video.

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Reader Comments

A comment on the Mexican saying of dying three deaths (Post #250): "Mexicans and Italians think alike, those gone cannot be forgotten. We pray for them in death as we prayed for them in life!"

On all Souls Day and praying for those who are in Purgatory: "I wonder how many people know about the Plenary Indulgences that can be gained for the Poor Souls in Purgatory. The Fraternity of St Peter had it in their last newsletter about how from November 1st through 8th, you can gain a Plenary Indulgence each day by attending Mass, Communion, (and Confession within the week) and visiting a cemetery and praying for the Poor Souls. It is explained in more detail in their newsletter, but is a wonderful opportunity to do this for the Poor Souls. I always try to do that and encourage my kids also. It can only be given to the Poor Souls."

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Freedom Is Worth a Prayer 

National Review Online

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/328812/freedom-worth-prayer-interview#

Bishop Conley, a Kansas native who was raised Presbyterian, is the incoming bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska; he talks about the reason for the prayers, and other Church and state matters with National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez.

KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: Regarding the new “Novena to the Mother of God for the Nation”: What does Mary have to do with the upcoming elections?

BISHOP JAMES D. CONLEY: As Father Fred Miller reminds us in the introduction to our novena, “Catholics have always turned instinctively for help to Mary, Mother of God in times of need.” We are certainly in a time of great need in our nation, particularly as we prepare for the general elections in November. From the very beginning of our history in the United States, our Catholic bishops have turned to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a powerful intercessor. For example, in 1792, Bishop John Carroll, America’s first Roman Catholic bishop, chose Mary as the Patroness of the United States and entrusted our young nation to her maternal care. Mary is our life, our sweetness, and our hope — particularly in times of need.

LOPEZ: Is this presidential election in particular more important than others? Are prayers more necessary?

BISHOP CONLEY: It seems to me that a lot is at stake in these particular elections. Many of the foundational values that shaped our country from the very beginning seem to be at risk. Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI and the American bishops have recently noted the erosion of religious freedom and the protection of conscience rights in the U.S., the first of our freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Other fundamental values seem to be in danger: the God-given right to life of every unborn child, the value of virginity for our young people and the virtue of chastity for all vocations, the very definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman who are open to receive life from God, and the responsibility we have to care for the disabled and the elderly until God calls them to Himself. There are many other issues, but these alone demand a certain urgency of prayer and concern.

Post #250

Topics: All Souls Day: Never Forget

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Those of you who attended All Saints day mass at St. Anthony saw some new faces serving on the altar. Please offer your support (and thanks) to these brave men and boys. They have not been training long and were courageous enough to step up to the task to fill in as acolytes without full understanding of their duties. This situation strikes fear into the hearts of servers even after getting all the necessary training. As you know every movement is dictated, the mass being measured in even and unchanging steps.

Please pray for these boys and men...they have already contributed greatly!

To post a comment, ask a question, or submit an article contact me, Mark, at bumpy187@gmail.com.

..and now for the necessaries.

Please note: St. Anthony Catholic Church is one of only two churches celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass (EFLR) in the Wichita area. Though this blog is loosely centered around this parish and it's members, Venite Missa Est! is by no means, in any way an official voice of, or for, St. Anthony Parish or the Diocese of Wichita. Venite Missa Est! is strictly a private layman's endeavor.

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 All Souls Day: Never Forget
Excerpt from Rorate Caeli
http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/

 "There is a Mexican saying that we die three deaths: the first when our bodies die, the second when our bodies are lowered into the earth out of sight, and the third when our loved ones forget us. Catholics forestall that last death by seeing the faithful dead as members of the Church, alive in Christ, and by praying for them -- and asking their prayers for us -- always.