Announcements

Sunday, March 29th - Palm Sunday - Ss Jonas & Comp., Mm
Monday, March 30th - Monday in Holy Week - St John Climacus, Ab
Tuesday, March 31st - Tuesday in Holy Week - St Benjamin, M
Wednesday, April 1st - Wednesday in Holy Week - St Hugh, BC
Thursday, April 2nd - Holy Thursday - St Francis of Paola, C
Friday, April 3rd - Good Friday - St Richard, BC
Saturday, April 4th - Holy Saturday - St Isidore, BCD
Sunday, April 5th - Easter Sunday - St Vincent Ferrer, C

Weekly Bulletin

  • Doughnuts and Coffee: Join us in the St Joseph Hall after the 9:30 AM Mass.
  • Stations of the Cross: Before Mass at 8:50 AM today.
  • 2nd Collection: Today after Holy Communion for the Easter lilies.
  • Holy Thursday: 6:10 PM Rosary. 6:30 PM Liturgy and Procession.
  • All Night Adoration: Use the sign-up sheet in the vestibule to reserve a holy hour between Thursday night and Friday.
  • Good Friday Liturgy: The Tre Ore begins at 12:00 PM, with Holy Communion around 1:30 PM. We are blessed to have many verified relics of the Passion available for veneration on Good Friday after the Tre Ore.
  • Easter Duty: All Catholics are bound to receive a worthy Holy Communion between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday.
  • Closing Hymn: Use the provided sheets to sing along for the final hymn, O Come and Mourn.
  • Choir Practice: In the upstairs classroom at 8:45 AM for the 9:30 Mass. Practice for Holy Week following the 9:30 Mass.

Palm Sunday - Meditation & Propers

From the Marian Missel by Sylvester P Juergens, S.M.

Introit: Ps. 21. 20, 22
O Lord, keep not Thy help far from me; look to my defense; deliver me from the lion's mouth, and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns. -(Ps. 21. 2). O God, my God, look upon me; why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my salvation are the words of my sins. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. O Lord, keep not Thy help far from me; look to my defense; deliver me from the lion's mouth, and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

Collect:
O almighty and everlasting God, who didst cause our Savior to take upon Him our flesh, and to undergo the cross, for an example of humility to be imitated by mankind: mercifully grant that we may deserve to possess not only the lessons of His patience, but also the fellowship of His Resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

Gradual: Ps. 72. 24, 1-3
Thou hast held me by my right hand; and by Thy will Thou hast conducted me, and with Thy glory Thou hast received me. V. How good is God to Israel, to those of an upright heart! But my feet were almost moved, my steps had well-night slipped, because I was jealous of sinners, seeing the prosperity of sinners.

Tract Ps 21. 2-9, 18, 19, 22, 24, 32
O God, my God, look upon me; why hast Thou forsaken me? V. Far from my salvation are the words of my sins. V. O my God, I shall cry by day, and Thou wilt not hear; and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me. V. But Thou dwellest in the holy place, the praise of Israel. V. In Thee have our fathers hoped; they have hoped, and Thou hast delivered them. V. They cried to Thee, and they were saved; they trusted in Thee, and were not confounded. V. But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men and the outcast of the people. V. All they that saw Me have laughed Me to scorn; they have spoken with the lips and wagged the head. V. He hoped in the Lord, let Him deliver Him; let Him save Him, seeing He delighteth in Him. V. But they have looked and stared upon Me; they parted My garments amongst them, and upon My vesture they cast lots. V. Deliver me from the lion's mouth, and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns. V. Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him; all ye the seed the Jacob, glorify Him. V. There shall be declared to the Lord a generation to come; and the heavens shall show forth His justice. V.To a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath made.

Preface of the Cross It is truly meet and just, right and for our salvation, that we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, O holy Lord, Father almighty, everlasting God: Who didst establish the salvation of mankind on the tree of the Cross; that whence death came, thence also life might arise again, and that he, who overcame by the tree, by the tree also might be overcome: Through Christ our Lord. Through whom the Angels praise Thy Majesty, the Dominations worship it, the Powers stand in awe. The heavens and the heavenly hosts together with the blessed Seraphim in triumphant chorus unite to celebrate it. Together with these we entreat Thee, that Thou mayest bid our voices also to be admitted while we say with earthly praise

Offertory: Ps. 68. 21, 22
My heart hath expected reproach and misery, and I looked for one that would grieve together with Me, but there was none: I sought for one that would comfort Me, and I found none: and they gave Me gall for My food, and in My thirst they gave Me vinegar to drink.

Secret:
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that the gifts offered in the sight of Thy Majesty, may procure us the grace of devotion and obtain for us the fruit of a blessed eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

Communion: Matth. 26. 42
This is My Body which shall be delivered for you: this chalice is the new Testament in My Blood, saith the Lord: do this, as often as you receive it, in commemoration of Me.

Postcommunion:
By the operation of this Mystery, O Lord, may our vices be cleansed, and our just desires fulfilled. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen

My Daily Thought from the Following of Christ:
Oh Lord, blessed be Thy word: it is sweeter to my mouth than honey and the honeycomb. What should I do in my so great tribulation and necessities, didst Thou not strengthen me with Thy holy words?

Recessional Hymn

O come and mourn with me awhile!
See, Mary calls us to her side;
Oh come and let us mourn with her;
Jesus our Love is crucified!
Have we no tears to shed for Him,
While soldiers scoff and Jews deride?
Ah! Look how patiently He hangs;
Jesus our Love is crucified!
How fast His Hands and Feet are nailed:
His blessed Tongue with thirst is tied;
His failing Eyes are blind with Blood;
Jesus our Love is crucified!
Seven times He spoke seven words of love,
And all three hours His silence cried
For mercy on the souls of men;
Jesus our Love is crucified!