Dear Friends in Christ,
Welcome to our weekly Sunday update. While this Sunday (November 3, 2024) is technically the twenty-fourth after Pentecost, as it is not the last Sunday before Advent the traditional liturgical calendar treats it as the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed). The date of Easter being variable, the number of Sundays after Pentecost, prior to the First Sunday in Advent, also varies from year to year. This year there are 27 such Sundays: The Mass for the second Sunday in November will be that for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed), and the Mass for the following Sunday will be that for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed). The last Sunday in November will be the Twenty-Fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost, and the first Sunday in December will be the First Sunday of Advent. Last Sunday we celebrated Christ the King who rules over all God’s creatures. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus is revealed to His apostles to be the ruler of creation itself. When roused from sleep in their storm-tossed boat on the Sea of Galilee, by His followers quaking in fear for their lives, He commands wind and wave to cease at His bidding and is instantly obeyed.
REMINDER: Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday, November 3rd. Please remember to set your clocks back one hour Sunday morning.
Calendar of Saints and Special Observances
Celebrations are those listed in the Roman Missal of 1962 or on the liturgical calendar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary.
DAY, DATE – FEAST (CLASS)
Sunday, November 3 – Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed) (II)
Monday, November 4 – St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop and Confessor (III) – Commemoration of Ss. Vitalis and Agricola, Martyrs
Tuesday, November 5 – Feria (IV)
Wednesday, November 6 – Feria (IV)
Thursday, November 7 – Feria (IV)
Friday, November 8 – Commemoration of Ss. Severus, Severianus, Carpophorus and Victorianus (Four Holy Crowned Martyrs), Martyrs (IV)
Saturday, November 9 – Dedication of the Archbasilica of Our Savior (II) – Commemoration of St. Theodore, Martyr
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed)
The links provided below can be used to download printable copies of the Proper Prayers for Mass in the Extraordinary Form for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed) with either English or Spanish translation. (Note, however, that in Spanish the Mass is identified as that for the “twenty-fifth Sunday” after Pentecost.) The English version includes a commentary on the Gospel reading by Msgr. Ronald Knox (1888-1957). Looking ahead to the turn of the liturgical year, coming at the end of the current month, we also provide a link to a New Liturgical Movement article by Dr. Michael P. Foley on “The End and the Beginning of the Church Year: Interlocking Clasps in the Hidden Season.”
Latin Mass Schedule: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Resumed) (November 3, 2024)
Charlotte Area Latin Masses
11:30 a.m., Saint Thomas Aquinas (followed by First Sunday Food and Fellowship; see announcement below)
Other Diocese of Charlotte Latin Masses
Diocese of Charleston Latin Masses
Note: Travelers are urged to consult parish websites or offices for up-to-date information regarding possible changes in the regular schedule of Mass times.
Latin Mass Schedule: Weekdays
Charlotte Area Latin Masses
Other Diocese of Charlotte Latin Masses
Diocese of Charleston Latin Masses
Note: Travelers are urged to consult parish websites or offices for up-to-date information regarding possible changes in Mass times.
Pray for Our Priests
At the recent Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, Carolina Traditional Liturgy Society launched a "Pray for Our Priests" campaign, soliciting prayers on behalf of our diocesan priests. Please join those already engaged in this prayer initiative by pledging as many Hail Marys as your heart will allow! Our goal is to secure the recitation of 150,000 Hail Marys for the 133 diocesan priests before the end of the liturgical year on November 30th. As we all know, spiritual warfare between angels and demons rages continually, and prayer is a powerful weapon in the battle.
During a recent talk, Living Through these Trying Times: Faith in Trials (1/5), Father Chad Ripperger (at the 13-minute mark), said that we must pray for the protection of our clergy and pray in a very specific way. He noted that we should call on Our Lady and give her our prayers for our priests and also ask her to protect and hide us and our prayers from the demons, to prevent them from undermining the effects of the prayers (click here to listen).
To participate in the “Pray for Our Priests” campaign, please visit the Carolina Traditional Liturgy Society website or use the link below, keeping in mind that you can always add Hail Mary’s once your initial pledge has been met.
Oremus!
Announcements
First Sunday Food and Fellowship will
follow the 11:30 a.m. celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at St.
Thomas Aquinas this Sunday (November 3rd). Everyone is invited to share
the food and fellowship; all are encouraged as well to be charitable by
signing up to contribute a dish or other needed item.
All Souls Novena of Masses and Indulgences – St. Ann will again offer a Novena of Masses for the Poor Souls in Purgatory during the month of November. The names of those one wishes to have remembered in this special way may be submitted either by collection envelope or online. In addition, the Book of the Dead will be available in the narthex of the church for enrollment of the names of deceased loved ones. All those whose names are submitted will be especially remembered in the Litany of the Dead to be offered after every daily Mass in November. An indulgence is granted to the faithful who devoutly visit a cemetery to pray for the dead during the first eight days of the month.
FSSP Novena of Masses – The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is also offering its annual novena of Masses on behalf of the dead, beginning on All Souls Day and concluding on November 10th. Those wishing to enroll deceased loved ones may do so by making use of the following link: All Souls Novena.
Prayers at the Cemetery –
Saint Ann Homeschool Ministry invites everyone to join them at Belmont
Abbey Cemetery this Sunday, November 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. (following the
12:30 p.m. Latin Mass at St. Ann) to pray for the Souls in Purgatory.
Father will lead the prayers. After the prayers for the Poor Souls have
been said, “soul cakes” (doughnuts), coffee, and other treats will be
served. Drinking water and napkins will be provided. (Note: Coffee and snacks will not be available at St. Ann following the 12:30 p.m. Mass.)
Disaster Relief – Catholic Charities is requesting monetary donations to support disaster relief efforts in western North Carolina in the wake of the widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The following website has been established to facilitate the donation of funds to help survivors recover from the catastrophic flooding caused by the storm: Donate to Disaster Relief for Western North Carolina. One can also give directly to the parishes that are also assisting those affected: Saint Elizabeth of the Hill Country, Boone and Saint Bernadette, Linville. Please continue to pray for those who lost their lives or their homes or were otherwise affected by the recent storm.
Prayers for the Election – Saint Thomas Aquinas and Our Lady of Grace are offering special Holy Hours for the upcoming election. Please see the announcement at the bottom of this update.
Additionally, the following special prayer initiatives have been launched in response to the ongoing state and national elections scheduled to conclude on November 5th:
54-Day Rosary Novena: Fr. Reid has encouraged participation in the 54-Day Rosary Novena which began September 13th and will conclude this Tuesday (November 5th). Participants were asked to pray the Rosary daily for the intention that God’s will may be done in the election. “But also pray,” Fr. Reid urged, “for the respect and protection of life in all its stages; for the sanctity of marriage and families; for the upholding of constitutionally protected religious freedom; and for a return of our nation to God and holiness. And, of course, we should pray for peace in our world.” Fr. Reid also encouraged those who join in the 54-Day Rosary Novena to fast during this period, giving up something to reinforce their dedication to the prayer intentions.
Fr. Chad Ripperger’s Prayer for the Election: Fr. Chad Ripperger, who spoke at Saint Thomas Aquinas last year, has asked the faithful of the United States to pray for our nation as the election approaches. Fr. Ripperger, a Latin Mass priest and founder of the Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother (the Doloran Fathers), is perhaps best known for his work as an exorcist. He has written a special prayer consecrating the election and its outcome to Our Lady. The text of the prayer may be found at the end of this update or downloaded via this link.
Holy Face Devotions
Prayers of Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus are offered each week at the following churches on the indicated days:
“Jesus, Your ineffable image is the star which guides my steps. Ah, You know, Your sweet Face is for me Heaven on earth” (from Canticle to the Holy Face by Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, the 19th century Discalced Carmelite nun who took the name in religion, Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face).
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Saints and Special Observances
Saints and Special Observances will resume publishing next week.
Closing Commentary
We offer, in closing, Dom Prosper Guéranger’s commentary on the Gospel reading for “The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany” from The Liturgical Year. The commentary is followed by Fr. Chad Ripperger’s “Consecration of the Election to the Blessed Virgin Mary.”
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
Let us adore the power of our Emmanuel, who is come to calm the tempest, which threatened the human race with death. In the midst of their danger, the successive generations of men, had cried out: Lord! save us; we perish. When the fulness of time had come, he awoke from his rest; he had but to command, and the power of our enemies was destroyed. The malice of the devils, the darkness of idolatry, the corruption of paganism - all yielded. Nation after nation was converted to Jesus. They had said, when in their misery and blindness: "Who is this Jesus, whom no power can resist?" - and then, they embraced his Law. This power of Jesus to break down every obstacle - and that, too, at the very time when men were disquieted at his apparent slumbering - has often shown itself in the past ages of the Church. How many times has he not chosen that period for saving the world, which seemed the least likely for rescue! The same happens in the life of each one among us. Oftentimes, we are tossed to and fro by violent temptations; it would seem as though the billows must sink us; and yet our will is firmly anchored to our God! And what is all this, if not Jesus sleeping in the heaving bark - nay, protecting us by this his sleeping? And if our cry for help at length awaken him, it is only to proclaim his own and our victory; for he has already conquered, and we have conquered in Him.