Our Lady Star of the Sea weekly schedule
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Tuesdays 5:00 pm Rosary & Adoration, 5:30 pm Daily Mass Wednesdays 7:30 am Rosary, 8:00 am Daily Mass
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2:00 pm— 3:00 pm Holy Hour
3:00 pm - 3:40 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet Daily Chapel Saturdays 3:45 pm Confession - Main Church
5:00 pm Mass
Sundays 11:00 am Mass
Saint Francis of Assisi weekly schedule
Wednesdays 5:00 pm Confession 6:00 pm Daily MassSundays 8:30 am Mass
Reverend Jacob Almeter
Rev. Mr. Timothy Hughes, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Henry Nieves, Deacon
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NOVENA
OUR LADY QUEEEN OF THE HOME
Our Lady has asked that we start a novena on the eve of Her feast day of the Assumption on August 15 and end it on the feast day of Her Queen-ship on August 22.
This novena was given to Christina Gallagher in 2007 in Ireland. Our Lady promised protection upon our homes where Her rosary is prayed daily and she is venerated.
O Blessed Virgin Mary, you are the mother and queen of every Christian family. When you conceived and gave birth to Jesus, human motherhood reached its greatest achievement. From the time of the Annunciation you were the living chalice of the Son of God made man. You are the queen of the home. As a woman of faith, you inspire all mothers to transmit faith to their children. Watch over our families. Let children learn free and loving obedience inspired by your obedience to God. Let parents learn dedication and selflessness based on your unselfish attitude. Let all families honor you and remain devoted to you so that they may be held together by your example and your intercession. Amen
Novena to Our Lady Queen of the Home Chaplet is as follows:
Apostles Creed, Our Father, 3 Hail Marys, Glory Be.
On the small beads: Our Lady Queen of the Home, pray for us Large beads: O Virgin defend me, all pure and sweet (3 times)
At the end: The Hail Holy Queen.
JOIN THE LEGION OF MARY IN PRAYING THIS NOVENA FROM AUGUST 15TH TO AUGUST 22ND
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 17 Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40
Saturday: Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12
Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
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Collection $ 314.00 Mortgage $ 541.00 Permanent Diaconate Class Forming
The Office of the Permanent Diaconate is now accepting applications for the next diaconate formation class. The permanent diaconate is open to both single and married men who meet specific
requirements. These requirements can be found on the Diocese of Savannah web page under Offices/ Permanent Diaconate/Formation/Frequently Asked Questions.
Application information can be found at https://diosav.org/permanent-diaconate/formation. All application materials must be received by the Office of the Permanent Diaconate no later than September 30, 2020 with a class start date of September 2021 for those accepted. Questions should be directed to Deacon Kelley Culver, Director of the Permanent Diaconate at 706.651.8989.
The Story of the Queenship of Mary
Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the
Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule forever. At the Visitation, Elizabeth calls Mary “mother of my Lord.” As in all the mysteries of Mary’s life, she is closely associated with Jesus: Her queenship is a share in Jesus’ kingship. We can also recall that in the Old Testament the mother of the king has great influence in court.
In the fourth century Saint Ephrem called Mary “Lady” and “Queen.” Later Church fathers and doctors continued to use the title. Hymns of the 11th to 13th centuries address Mary as queen: “Hail, Holy Queen,” “Hail, Queen of Heaven,” “Queen of Heaven.” The Dominican rosary and the Franciscan crown as well as numerous invocations in Mary’s litany celebrate her queenship.
The feast is a logical follow-up to the Assumption, and is now celebrated on the octave day of that feast. In his 1954 encyclical To the Queen of Heaven, Pius XII points out that Mary deserves the title because she is Mother of God, because she is closely associated as the New Eve with Jesus’ redemptive work, because of her preeminent perfection, and because of her intercessory power.
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TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Reading 1 Is 56:1, 6–7
Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed. The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants— all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 67:2–3, 5, 6, 8
R. (4) O God, let all the nations praise you!
May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us. So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation. R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
Reading 2 Rom 11:13–15, 29–32
Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. For if their rejection is the
reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their
disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all.
Gospel Mt 15:21–28
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon.” But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her. Jesus’ disciples came and asked him, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.” He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, “Lord, help me.” He said in reply, “It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.” She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters.” Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And the woman’s daughter was healed from that hour.
Our Lectionary readings today invite us to consider both the human tendency to build boundaries between people, and God’s tendency to cross and even to break these boundaries. Isaiah and Paul speak of God’s ongoing desire to bring all of humanity under divine care. The scene in Matthew’s Gospel alludes to the long-standing distrust between foreigners and the Jewish people. Though Jesus initially resists, he then celebrates the faith of the
Canaanite woman and heals her daughter. Those who are given the gift of faith can be tempted to believe that God is present only to them, implicitly creating barriers against others. But the gift of faith is meant to serve God’s larger purpose, so that everyone might be united with God. By his act of healing, Jesus breaks the boundary between Jew and Gentile, and invites both to be a part of God’s people.
STANDING FAST
Matthew opens the scene in today’s Gospel by setting up a conflict. Unlike the parallel story in Mark , the woman is described as “a Canaanite.” This label serves to evoke the ancient animosity between Jews and other peoples in the region. The woman, who is never named, begs for help for her daughter. The disciples are actively dismissive of her, as a woman and a foreigner, and deem her to be unworthy of their attention. The text suggests that Jesus initially sided with the disciples. But then he recognized the strength of her faith. Many women, foreigners, or marginalized persons might identify with this woman’s story. Sometimes faith means standing fast, in care for others or in fidelity to truth, even when it seems that no one supports you. Somehow, the woman recognized God’s power and God’s care within Jesus. And Jesus recognized that God was active within her, manifested in her commitment to her daughter. Jesus saw his Father’s larger horizon of care for everyone, Jew and Gentile, within this faith-filled woman.
A NEW TEMPLE
Isaiah articulates the vision that it is God’s deep desire that all human beings will respond to God in prayer and thanksgiving. God will summon everyone to “my holy mountain,” that is, the temple Mount. The temple was the primary symbol of God’s presence among the people. The Temple was where communal worship and sacrifice took place. Worship served to give thanks for God’s blessings on the people. Sacrifice served to help heal relationships between God and Israel, and within the community, when sin had damaged or broken them. The early church reflected upon this vision and saw Jesus as a new temple. The person of Jesus is to be worshiped as God’s active presence within human life. Jesus is to be worshiped in prayer and thanksgiving, and Jesus is where relationships are healed and renewed. In Jesus, God invites the whole world into God’s loving care.
WHY PRAY?
The “foreigners” as Isaiah calls them, the “Gentiles” as Paul calls them, or the “Canaanites” as Matthew calls them are called to worship the one true God in prayer. As we listen to today’s readings, perhaps we are tempted to ask: Why pray? The question is rhetorical; it is tantamount to asking why should friends talk to one another or people in love kiss one another. Prayer is a way of relating to God, a way of talking to God. The apostles had the opportunity to talk to Jesus in the flesh. We have the opportunity to talk to Jesus Christ in prayer. Our relationship with him must be enthusiastic; it cannot be faint-hearted. John Donne, a fifteenth-century poet, knew what the qualities of good prayer were. Donne asks God to treat him differently from most Christians. The poet does not want God to merely “knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend,” but also to “break, blow, burn, and make me new” . It takes a dynamic faith on our part to come to God in prayer. As Jesus once said, “Knock and the door will be opened to you” . It may take pounding the door down, but if we are as persistent as the woman in today’s Gospel, the results will follow.
A CLEVER WOMAN OF FAITH
The first reading reminds us that even though the Jews are God's chosen people, foreigners who love the Lord will be accepted into God's house. So why is Jesus being so difficult with the Canaanite woman? At first he seems to be putting her off. He doesn't answer her, but tells the disciples that he came only for lost sheep of Israel, adding the remark about food going to the dogs. He does this not to discourage her, but to draw a response of faith. He wants to see how persistent she is in her request. We can tell ourselves that we are people of faith, but how easily are we discouraged? Do we think God has forgotten us when we experience trouble? Sometimes it is our childish belief that everything has to go our way. We may not be selfish about it; we may be discouraged by the suffering of someone we love. The woman's clever reply to Jesus reminds us that she trusted in Jesus' power and
willingness to help. Jesus was also teaching his disciples that faith is more important than nationality. They were all Jews and wanted Jesus to send the Canaanite woman away. Long after Jesus' resurrection, the church struggled with the question of non-Jewish believers. Today, we may be doing the same thing in reverse. Some people think that only Catholics can be saved and that there is no hope for Protestants, much less for Jews. God's covenant with the chosen people cannot be rescinded. Paul says that the rejection of Jesus by Jewish leaders led to salvation for the rest of the world. But though some rejected Jesus, God never rejected the Jews. Finally, Jesus responded to her persistence. Like the woman who wouldn't go away, we can keep praying till we get an answer to our prayer. While sometimes our request is granted, sometimes God has a good reason to delay or even say no. The more time we spend in prayer, the more likely we are to listen to God's answer. Prayer can help us come to the peaceful acceptance that God only does what is best for us.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Having heard today of God’s gracious welcome and concern for all people, let us offer these prayers now on their behalf.
For our Church throughout the world as we open wide our doors in welcome to all who sincerely seek God, let us pray to the Lord.
For our nation that we will always protect the dignity of all human life from conception to natural death, let us pray to the Lord.
For all those who live with depression, anxiety, or any emotional or mental disorder, and for those who care for their needs, let us pray to the Lord.
For those who suffer with or are burdened by the heat in these long summer days, let us pray to the Lord.
For leaders in our town and our state to observe what is right and do what is just in rooting out the causes and effects of racism, let us pray to the Lord.
For all those who are sick, for all who suffer from COVID-19, and for all who have died, especially N., N., and N., let us pray to the Lord.
For the protection and safety of those who serve in our armed forces and first responders, let us pray to the Lord
For all the prayers that we hold in the silence of our hearts; for all our intentions spoken and unspoken, let us pray to the Lord.
O God,
you make all people joyful in your house of prayer.
Graciously hear and answer these prayers which we make in the name of Jesus, your Son.
PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
“My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire you with all my heart.
Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already in my heart
and unite myself to you completely. Please do not let me ever by separated from you
WHERE IS THAT IN THE BIBLE?
WAS MARY TAKEN UP BODILY INTO HEAVEN?
The Second Book of Kings tells how the prophet Elijah was taken up bodily into heaven (see 2:1-12). Scripture notes, in fact, several unusual departures from this world to the next after a life lived close to God. Not only Elijah, but also Enoch and those who came out of the tombs at Christ’s death were all received bodily into heaven before the final, universal resurrection of the dead that is still to come ) see Gn 5:24; Heb 11:5; Mt 27:50-53).
Mary’s bodily assumption, as it’s called, into the glory of heaven was a singular privilege, reserved for the mother of our Lord, far beyond what these others experienced. Nevertheless, in the biblical record of these earlier events we see that there’s nothing “unbiblical” about the claim that God has chosen to take a holy person to himself in a special way.
Is Mary’s assumption described in the Bible? No, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The death of St. Joseph isn’t described in Scripture, either, though it’s certain that this important event took place within the years chronicled by the gospels. In fact, many events even from the life of our Lord himself were not recorded in Scripture (see Jn 21:25). The assumption of Mary is only one of many significant events in the life of the early Church that have been remembered and witnessed to by ancient Tradition.
According to an ancient account of the life of St. Theodosius, the feast of our Lady’s assumption was already being celebrated in Palestine in the 400s. This indicates that by the fifth century the Assumption was already a well-established conviction of Christ’s followers in the land where he and his mother had lived. In 1950, after many centuries of Christian testimony to this reality, Pope Pius XII defined it as a dogma of the Church.
The Assumption is consistent with Mary’s role as the Theotokos (“God-bearer”) and immaculate sinless one, who was granted a singular divine grace to bear God himself in her body. If indeed she was free from sin, then it follows that she would not have to undergo the decay of death, which was the penalty for sin (see Gn 3:16-19). If not for the fall of the human race, no one would have died. Mary is the exception, for very good reason, and the forerunner of the resurrection that all who belong to Christ will experience (see 1 Cor 15:12-23).
RELATED SCRIPTURE
Texts cited: Gn 5:24 ● Gn 3:16-19 ● 2 Kgs 2:1-12 ● Mt 27:50-53 ● Jn 21:25 ● 1 Cor 15:12-23 ● Heb 11:5.
General: Ps 16:10 ● Lk 1:28-31 (with Zep 3:14-17 ) ● 2 Cor 12:2-4 ● Heb 2:14-18 ● Rv 12:1, 5, 17. CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 966 ● 974.
WHY IS MARY CALLED ‘QUEEN OF HEAVEN’?
Bathsheba was the mother of King Solomon of Israel (see 1 Kgs 1:28-30). As any loving son would do, he obeyed God’s command to honor his mother (see Ex 20:12). So even though the highest officials of the kingdom bowed when they came before his throne, Solomon himself stood and bowed before her when she entered the court.
Once he sat down again on his throne, “a throne was provided for the king’s mother, who sat at his right” (1 Kgs 2:19), the highest place of honor he could give her. Then, when she interceded there with the king for his subjects, he gladly granted her request (see 1 Kgs 2:20).
Why did Bathsheba have her own throne at her son’s right hand? Why did she receive such exalted honor at court? After all, she herself had not been born in a palace. Nevertheless, Bathsheba had borne this
magnificent royal son. That made her the queen mother of the land, despite whatever humble circumstances from which she herself may have come.
Now consider this: Solomon may have been one of the most illustrious and powerful kings in biblical history. But his splendor pales to nothing beside the radiant glory of his descendant Jesus Christ, the “King of kings and Lord of lords,” ruler of all the nations (see Rv 19:16, 15:4). Jesus fulfilled the prophecy that from David’s throne would rule a Prince of Peace whose kingdom would be universal and everlasting (see Is 9:5-6). That throne is now “in the heavens, far above every principality, authority, power and
dominion” (Eph 1:20-21).
If Solomon honored Bathsheba so highly as his queen mother, how much more must Jesus honor Mary as his own? How much more exalted must be the woman—however lowly her original state (see Lk 1:48) - who bore the Son of God, Sovereign of the universe? No doubt her throne, too, is at the right hand of her Son’s throne in heaven. And no doubt, just as Solomon was eager to grant his mother’s requests, so Jesus gladly responds to her intercession for his subjects.
Mary’s exalted role among the saints also reflects her extraordinary position as our great exemplar of faith, the prototype of the Christian disciple. With St. Elizabeth, we say to her: “Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled” (Lk 1:45).
In St. John’s vision of heaven, the “woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars,” bore a son “destined to rule all the nations” (Rv 12:1, 5). Is it any wonder that in such a portrait, Catholics see Mary, Queen of Heaven?
RELATED SCRIPTURE
Texts cited: Ex 20:12 ● 1 Kgs 1:28-30; 2:19-20 ● Is 9:5-6 ● Lk 1:45, 48 ● Eph 1:20-21 ● Rv 12:1, 5; 19:16; 15:4.
General: 2 Kgs 10:13 ● Est 5:1-5 ● Ps 45:14 ● Jn 2:1-12 ● Rv 20:4.
Our Lady of the Assumption and Queenship of Mary Feast Days
Immaculate Mary, Our Hearts are on fire
Immaculate Mary! Our hearts are on fire, that title so wondrous fills all our desire. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
We pray for God’s glory, the Lord’s kingdom come! We pray for his vicar, our father, and Rome. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
We pray for our mother the church upon earth, and bless, sweetest lady, the land of our birth. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
For poor, sick, afflicted thy mercy we crave; and comfort the dying thou light of the grave. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
There is no need, Mary, nor ever has been, which thou canst not succour, Immaculate Queen. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
In grief and temptation, in joy or in pain, we’ll ask thee, our mother, nor seek thee in vain. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
O bless us, dear lady, with blessings from heaven. And to our petitions let answer be given. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
In death’s solemn moment, our mother, be nigh; as children of Mary — help us when we die. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
And crown thy sweet mercy with this special grace, to behold soon in heaven God’s ravishing face. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria!
To God be all glory and worship for aye, and to God’s virgin mother an endless Ave. Ave, ave, ave Maria! Ave, ave, ave Maria
Hail Mary; Gentle Woman
Hail Mary, full of grace, The Lord is with you, Blessed are you among women, And blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinner now, And at the hour of death, Amen.
Gentle woman, gentle woman, Quiet light, quiet light, Morning star, morning star, So strong and bright, Gentle mother, gentle mother, Peaceful dove, peaceful dove Teach us wisdom, teach us love,
You were chosen by The Father, You were chosen for The Son, You were chosen from all women, And for women, shining one.
Gentle woman, gentle woman, Quiet light, quiet light Morning star, morning star So strong and bright so strong and bright, Gentle mother, gentle mother, Peaceful dove, peaceful dove, Teach us wisdom, Teach us love, Teach us wisdom, Teach us love.
Hail Holy Queen Enthroned Above
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria. Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria. Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
Our life, our sweetness, here below, O Maria! Our hope in sorrow and in woe, O Maria! Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
To thee we cry, poor sons of Eve, O Maria! To thee we sigh, we mourn, we grieve, O Maria! Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
Turn then most gracious Advocate, O Maria! Toward us thine eyes compassionate, O Maria! Triumph, all ye cherubim, Sing with us, ye seraphim, Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve Regina!
The cause of joy to men below, O Maria! The spring through which all graces flow, O Maria! Angels, all your praises bring, Earth and heaven, with us sing, All creation echoing:
Queen of the Holy Rosary
O Queen of the Holy Rosary, O bless us as we pray, And offer thee our roses In garlands day by day, While from our Father's garden, With loving hearts and bold, We gather to thine honor Buds white and red and gold.
O Queen of the Holy Rosary, Each myst'ry blends with thine The sacred life of Jesus In ev'ry step divine. Thy soul was His fair garden, Thy virgin breast His throne, Thy thoughts His faithful mirror, Reflecting Him alone.
Sweet Lady of the Rosary, White roses let us bring, And lay them round thy footstool, Before our Infant King. For, resting in thy bosom, God's Son was fain to be The child of thy obedience And spotless purity.
Ava Maris Stella (Hail Star of the Sea)
Ave, maris stella, Dei mater alma, atque semper virgo,
felix cœli porta. Sumens illud «Ave»
Gabrielis ore, funda nos in pace, mutans Evæ[ nomen.
Solve vincla reis, profer lumen cæcis,
mala nostra pelle, bona cuncta posce. Monstra te esse matrem,
sumat per te precem qui pro nobis natus
tulit esse tuus. Virgo singularis, inter omnes mitis, nos culpis solutos mites fac et castos. Vitam præsta puram,
iter para tutum, ut videntes Jesum semper collætemur.
Sit laus Deo Patri, summo Christo decus,
Spiritui Sancto tribus honor unus. Amen.
Hail, star of the sea, Nurturing Mother of God,
And ever Virgin Happy gate of Heaven
Receiving that "Ave" From the mouth of Gabriel,
Establish us in peace, Transforming the name of "Eva" .
Loosen the chains of the guilty, Send forth light to the blind,
Our evil do thou dispel, Entreat (for us) all good things.
Show thyself to be a Mother: Through thee may he receive prayer
Who, being born for us, Undertook to be thine own.
O unique Virgin, Meek above all others, Make us, set free from (our) sins,
Meek and chaste. Bestow a pure life, Prepare a safe way: That seeing Jesus, We may ever rejoice. Praise be to God the Father, To the Most High Christ (be) glory,
To the Holy Spirit
