Friends in Christ,
Welcome to our weekly Sunday update. This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost. The Gospel reading for this Sunday features Luke’s account of the miraculous catch of fishes and the summoning of the first Apostles by Our Lord. What is most notable in the story is Simon’s reaction to the miracle. Falling down before Jesus, the fisherman proclaims, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” The man whom Jesus would later rename Peter, to be the rock upon which he would build His Church, acknowledges from the beginning both the majesty of Our Lord and his own unworthiness to be in His presence. If he then follows Him without hesitation, we should also remember that this self-condemned sinful man abandoned Jesus and thrice denied any association with Him on the night He was betrayed. Even after he became head of the Church at Rome, he was subject to the weakness and inconstancy of all human flesh, a vulnerability highlighted in the apocryphal story of his flight from Nero’s persecution. From the beginning, the Bishop of Rome has always been a man worthy of our reverence but desperately in need of our prayers.
Calendar of Special Observances
Celebrations are those listed in the Roman Missal of 1962.
DAY, DATE – FEAST (CLASS)
Sunday, June 21 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (II)
Monday, June 22 – St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop and Confessor (III)
Tuesday, June 23 – Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (II)
Wednesday, June 24 – The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (I)
Thursday, June 25 – St. William, Abbot (III)
Friday, June 26 – Ss. John and Paul, Martyrs (III)
Saturday, June 27 – Our Lady of Perpetual Help (IV) – Our Lady on Saturday (IV)
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
The links provided below can be used to download printable copies of the Proper Prayers for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost with English or Spanish translation, followed by commentary by Dr. Michael P. Foley.
Traditional Latin Mass Schedule
Diocese of Charlotte Sunday Masses
Chapel of the Little Flower (757 Oakridge Farm Road, Mooresville, NC)
Note: Only Sunday Latin Masses and Holy Days are offered at the Chapel. This is the only Diocese of Charlotte location which offers the Traditional Latin Mass.
Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, the Little Flower, pray for us!
Diocese of Raleigh Sunday Masses
Diocese of Charleston Sunday Masses
Diocese of Charleston Daily Traditional Latin Masses
Note: The summer Mass schedule for Prince of Peace parish is in effect and according to the bulletin there will be no daily Latin Masses at Prince of Peace during Monday-Saturday this summer.
As a reminder, travelers are urged to consult parish websites or offices for up-to-date information regarding possible changes in the schedule of Mass times.
Chapel of the Little Flower Announcements
Mass Intentions for Sunday
Sunday June 21, 10:00 a.m. – Repose of the souls of Donald and Rosemary Eno by Karen and Les Auth
Donations for the Chapel of the Little Flower
To donate to the Chapel of the Little Flower, please make out a check to “St. Ann Catholic Church” and carefully earmark it for “Latin Mass” or “Chapel of the Little Flower”. It can be mailed to the parish (3635 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209). To donate online, please visit the parish’s “Chapel of the Little Flower” online donation portal at this link.
Lost and Found
The Chapel has a growing collection of items left behind after Mass. If one is missing a missal, book, or other item, please see the table in the cry room.
Father Jones’ Contact Info
If one has questions about the Chapel of the Little Flower, that are not related to one’s parish, please email Father Jones directly at: tlmchapel(at)rcdoc.org
Visiting the Chapel of the Little Flower
If you haven’t attended Mass at the Chapel of the Little Flower yet, you are welcome to join us. Seating is adequate at both Masses, and there is plenty of parking; a cry room; open space outside for the kids after Mass. Bulletins from Saint Ann and Saint Thomas Aquinas parishes are usually available.
General Announcements
Saint John the Baptist Bonfire and Potluck Tuesday June 23, 6:30-9:00pm – Saint Thomas Aquinas parish is organizing a bonfire and potluck on the Vigil of Saint John the Baptist, this Tuesday. A bonfire on this vigil is an ancient tradition in the Church.
LiveMass.net – Want to watch a Latin Mass online? The Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) has a broadcast apostolate which streams its Latin Masses across the world at various times of the day. To view visit: https://www.livemass.net/
Support Saint Ann and Saint Thomas Parishes – Our parishes remain the anchor of our spiritual and community lives and continue to promote the sacred traditions, devotions, speakers and catechesis important for the spiritual growth of ourselves and our families. They also need our continued financial support (and occasional visits!). Both parishes would appreciate our continued generosity.
Rosary for the Traditional Latin Mass – A Rosary is offered for the restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass in the church on Sundays after the 11:30 a.m. Novus Ordo Mass at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church.
Daily Holy Face Chaplet for Sacred Liturgy (perpetual novena) – For the preservation of the Traditional Latin Mass, it has been recommended to all friends of the sacred liturgy in the diocese to consider continually praying the powerful Holy Face chaplet, under the banner of Our Lady of the Holy Name. To pray the chaplet, please see this link.
Cardinal Burke’s Prayer for Pope Leo XIV – His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Burke has released a prayer for Pope Leo XIV. Please see the prayer at the links below and consider praying this daily for the Holy Father as he leads the Church. PDF copies can be accessed at these links: [English] [Español] [Latin]
Holy Face Devotions
Prayers of Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus are offered each week at the following churches on the indicated days:
Note: Days and times may be subject to change due to holidays.
“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).
Traditional Latin Mass and Liturgical News
Saints and Special Observances
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ, one of the more prominent saints produced by the Society of Jesus, died on June 21, 1591, at the age of 23, while caring for the sick during an outbreak of pestilence in Italy. A brilliant scholar, he had professed his vows as a Jesuit on November 25, 1587, when he was not yet 20 years old. He was still in the process of completing his theological studies when illness overtook him. Beatified by Pope Gregory XV thirty years after his death, he was canonized by Pope Benedict XIII in 1726. He was proclaimed the Patron of All Students three years later, a patronage that has led to the naming of many schools and colleges in his honor. His feast is celebrated annually on the 21st of June. For more about Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, see the articles linked below.
[St. Aloysius Gonzaga, SJ (1568-1591)]
Closing Commentary
In closing, we share a commentary extracted from The Liturgical Year of Dom Prosper Guéranger on “The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist”, which will be celebrated this Wednesday June 24. A link to the full text of the great liturgist’s commentary is included below.
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The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Eternal Wisdom therefore decreed that just as the rising sun is announced by the morning-star, and prepares his coming by the gently tempered brilliancy of aurora; so Christ, who is Light should be preceded here below by a star, his precursor; and his approach be signalized by the luminous rays which he himself (though still invisible) would shed around this faithful herald of his coming. When, in by-gone days, the Most High vouchsafed to light up, before the eyes of his prophets, the distant future, that radiant flash which for an instant shot across the heavens of the old covenant, melted away in the deep night, and ushered not in as yet the longed-for dawn. The “morning-star” of which the psalmist sings shall know naught of defeat: declaring unto night that all is now over with her, he will dim his own fires only in the triumphant splendor of the Sun of Justice. Even as aurora melts into day, so will he confound with Light Increated, his own radiance; being of himself, like every creature, nothingness and darkness, he will so reflect the brilliancy of the Messias Shining immediately upon him, that many will mistake him even for the very Christ.
The mysterious conformity of Christ and his Precursor, the incomparable proximity which unites one to the other, are to be found many times marked down in the sacred scriptures. If Christ is the Word, eternally uttered by the Father he is to be the Voice bearing this divine utterance whithersoever it is to reach; Isaias already hears the desert echoing with these accents, till now unknown; and the prince of prophets expresses his joy, with all the enthusiasm of a soul already beholding itself in the very presence of its Lord and God. The Christ is the Angel of the Covenant; but in the very same text wherein the Holy Ghost gives Him this title, for us so full of hope, there appears likewise bearing the same name of angel, the inseparable messenger, the faithful ambassador, to whom the earth is indebted for her coming to know the Spouse: Behold, I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord whom ye seek, and the Angel of the testament whom you desire, shall come to his Temple; behold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts. And putting an end to the prophetic ministry, of which he is the last representative, Malachias terminates his own oracles by the words which we have heard Gabriel addressing to Zachary, when he makes known to him the approaching birth of the Precursor. [The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist]
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