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MASS THIS SUNDAY ( Septuagesima Sunday Mass: No
confessions after Mass this Sunday MASS NEXT SUNDAY ( Sexagesima Sunday LENT ALREADY? WELL, NOT
QUITE. But this
Sunday (February 5) we return in the traditional Church calendar to violet
vestments and no Gloria or Alleluia at Mass for the three-week
pre-Lenten season of Septuagesima, which extends from
Septuagesima Sunday to Shrove Tuesday (the eve of Ash Wednesday). These three
Sundays are ·
Septuagesima Sunday, so-called because — as the 63rd
day before Easter — it falls in the seventh (septimus)
decade or 10-day period before Easter; ·
Sexagesima Sunday, which is the 56th day before
Easter and falls in the sixth (sextus) decade
before Easter; and ·
Quinquagesima Sunday, which is the 49th day before Easter and
falls in the fifth (quintus) decade of days
before Easter. And
then--after this 3-week period of preparation--will come the 40-day season of
Lent, which in the official Latin designation of the Church is called the
time of Quadragesima (for
fortieth), the term Lent being an English word generally not used in other
languages. FIRST SUNDAY REFRESHMENTS Plan to
stay after Mass this Sunday for camaraderie and light refreshments. All who
can contribute a dish or dessert are asked to do so, and may contact Susan
Hendershott who is coordinating the luncheon (by phone at 865-675-6402 or by e-mail at tennhendershotts08@gmail.com). Reminder: On First Sundays when
refreshments are scheduled, there will be no confessions after SOLEMN PONTIFICAL EF MASS Pontifical Mass in To stream LIVE on LiveMass.net and iMass Feast of the Purification of the BVM (Candlemas) Webcast to be repeated on Friday,
Feb. 3 at Thereafter
available for download at LiveMass.net SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LATIN MASS Without
seeking or receiving parish or diocesan support, the Knoxville Latin Mass
Community independently finances all expenses specific to our traditional
Latin Mass at Holy Ghost Church. For example, choir and organ support average
a hundred dollars weekly, plus a similar amount for regular expenses such as
altar furnishings (candles and linens) and altar boy vestiture.
In a typical year, these regular expenses for sacred music and altar support
are matched by comparable "capital expenditures" for vestments--all
those used for our EF Mass being provided by the Community--and liturgical
items like the six candle sticks now flanking the Sacred Heart altar, our
most recent acquisition which can be used for special liturgical services
(such as funerals). To
support these Community expenses--which last year averaged several hundred
dollars weekly--please use the special addressed Knoxville Latin Mass Community
envelopes that can be handed in, mailed in, or left on the missalette tables
after Mass (but should be kept separate from and in addition to the regular parish offertory envelopes). For
additional details, see the "Make a Contribution"
page at our community web site: www.KnoxLatinMass.net MISSAL NOTE: The Season of
Septuagesima "During
the period from Septuagesima Sunday to Ash Wednesday, the liturgy speaks no
more of our greatness but contemplates the misery of fallen humanity, the
fatal consequences of original sin and actual sin, and the sacrifice that God
asked from the faithful Melchisedech, symbol of the
sacrifice that Jesus brings for the whole of humanity. In this period we also
prepare of the fasting and penance of the season of Lent." [Roman Catholic Daily Missal 1962, page 263] |
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