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TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS: Sundays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM High, 11:30 AM, 5:45 PM

Most Reverend Daniel L. Dolan, Pastor Rev. Anthony Cekada

Rev. Charles McGuire Rev. Vili Lehtoranta Rev. Stephen McKenna

December 24, 2017

VIGIL OF CHRISTMAS FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

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¶ CHRISTMAS EVE / ADVENT IV Today is the Vigil of Christmas, as well as the Fourth and Last Sunday of Ad-vent. Please note the special schedule in the Calendar. No Catechism Classes. No 5:45 PM Mass. The Divine Office is chanted 1:00 PM (Vespers), and 8:30 PM (Matins). Helfta Hall is clean and closed for the Midnight Mass Recep-tion. No Sunday morning coffee and donuts. Confessions resume after the 9:00 AM Mass. ¶ CHRISTMAS EVE SCHEDULE - EVENING The Fast and Abstinence are dispensed due to the Sunday. 8:30 PM: The Office of Matins 10:30 PM: Carols 11:00 PM: Procession, Blessing of the Crib 11:15 PM: Midnight Mass followed by the Office of Lauds A Potluck Supper follows Midnight Mass. If you plan to come, please bring a dish to share. ¶ CHRISTMAS DAY 9:00 AM: Low Mass with string quartet, Novena & Benediction 11:00 AM: Low Mass with Carols 5:45 PM: Vespers of Christmas Day

No evening Mass

¶ NEW YEARS EVE, DEC. 31ST AND CIR-

CUMCISION / NEW YEARS DAY: 7:30 AM: Low Mass 9:00 AM: High Mass 11:30 AM: Low Mass No evening Mass

The Mass schedule is the same on both December 31st and January 1st.

Fourth Sunday of Advent: At last

the awaited Liberator is named—He will be called Jesus! The Son of a Virgin who already dwells in our midst…. He will come and will not tarry. ¶ YOUR PRAYERS, PLEASE We have anointed five of our faithful in the last ten days: Connie Kamphaus, Rick Woods, Henry Sieverding, Vivian Wainright and Katie Bischak. In addition, please pray for our sick whom the priests visit regularly: Sr. Jeanne Marie, Janet Clementi, Gary Amyx, Jane Donadio, Joan Landry, Vio-la Ripperger, Loraine Gates, Bea Lut-kehaus, and Angela Segrist. And also—Ed Strauss; Pat Camp-bell’s husband; Justina Bosier; Chris Patton; Lee Daulton; Frank O’Connor; Eldon and Dorothy Nuekam; Darlene Rentschler; and Ethel Rimer. And all of our sick and shut in and our faithful departed of 2017: Mary Rose Peter, Margaret Soli, Becky Mat-tingly, Paulina Strauss, Ryan Green-well, Thelma Sieverding, and Paul Leurck.

Collection Report Sunday, December 17th………………....$3,351.00 Bake Sale………………………………….$823.75 Thank you for your generosity. Remember St. Gertrude the Great in your will.

¶ FEASTS THIS WEEK Tuesday, December 26th – St. Stephen, Protomartyr: There will be a High Mass at 5:00 PM to honor St. Stephen. Wednesday, Dec. 27th – Feast of St. John, ApEv: Join us for a High Mass at 9:00 AM and the Blessing of Wine and Beverages – “The Love of St. John.” Friday, December 29th – Infant of Pra-gue Novena: Our annual novena of Nine Fridays in honor of the Divine Infant opens this Friday evening at 5:35 PM. Come with confidence to honor our lov-ing little King. ¶ NEXT SUNDAY: SUNDAY WITHIN THE

OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR’S EVE There will be no Catechism Classes. The Blessing of Children will be available after all Masses in honor of the Holy In-nocents.

Bishop Dolan will be hosting a lit-tle party for the children in honor of the Holy Innocents after all Masses. All the children of the parish are invited. Bring your little ones to eat a donut, hear a story and receive a gift. Set Your Missal: Sunday within the octave of Christmas, with commemora-tions of St. Sylvester and the Octave of Christmas. Preface of the Nativity.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of †Katie

Bischak, our dear sacristan, who entered eternity on Friday, December 22, 2017.

THE HOLY MASS THE POETRY CORNER

LINENS & COVERINGS FOR THE SACRED

VESSELS

It is strictly prescribed that only pure linen should be used about the altar in accordance with a venerable custom which owes its origin to the fact that the Body of Our

Lord was wrapped in linen before being laid in the sepulchre. Linen is emblematic of sincerity and purity of heart. The linens used in connection with the sacred vessels are:

The Corporal. The corporal is a square of white linen cloth, about fifteen by fifteen inches, upon which the Sacred Host and chalice rest dur-ing Holy Mass, and upon which the monstrance is placed at Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. It derives its name from the Latin word corpus, meaning body, because the Body of Our Lord rests upon it. The corporal receives a special blessing. When not in use, it is folded and placed in the burse.

The Pall. The pall, a piece of lin-en about six or seven inches square, usually stiffened with cardboard, is used as a protection over the chalice. The pall, like the corporal, is blessed.

The Purificator. The purificator, a small, oblong piece of white linen, is draped over the chalice at the be-ginning and again at the end of Holy Mass. It is used for cleansing the in-terior of the chalice and the paten and to dry the priests’ fingers. The purificator is washed by a person in Sacred Orders before being entrust-ed to lay persons for laundering. This linen need not be blessed.

The Burse. The burse is a small square case or pouch, formed by joining two square pieces of materi-al stiffed with cardboard, with an opening at one side. It is used as a container for the corporal, and is placed upon the chalice as the last of its coverings. It is made of the same material and corresponds in color to the vestment which the priest wears, and bears the figure of a cross or other sacred image.

When the priest distributes Holy Communion outside of the time of Holy Mass he brings with him a burse containing a corporal, where-on to place the ciborium while it rests on the altar.

The Chalice Veil. The chalice veil is a large, square cloth, of the same material and color as the vestments of the priest, used as a covering for the chalice. It may have a figure of a cross on the portion which is draped in front of the chal-ice. At the beginning and at the completion of Holy Mass, the chalice veil is draped over the chalice; dur-ing Holy Mass, while not in use, it is folded and laid aside.

PRAYER FOR A HOLY CHRISTMAS

All hail, most lovely, most holy, most amiable and loving Infant Je-sus, King of my soul. Ah, blessed be the hour in which Thy holy Mother will give Thee to me as my ransom. O most beautiful above the children of men! Give me grace to prepare to receive Thee worthi-ly on the glorious feast of Thy Na-tivity.

Give me a heart all glowing with holy desires, love, gratitude and ardent zeal to correspond with the designs which bring Thee on

earth. Give me the true spirit of Thy holy Nativity, the spirit of hu-mility, silence, detachment, docili-ty, meekness and true and ardent charity. Give me the grace daily to advance in devotion to Thy blessed Infancy, and faithfully to persevere in the discharge of all my duties, in spite of the allure-ments of Satan, and the scoffings of the world.

Bless me, then, divine Infant, as Thou didst bless the humble and simple shepherds, watching over their flocks; and let me ever remember that it is to the humble, simple and faithful, Thou dost most willingly communicate Thy choicest gifts. Amen.

CRUCIBLE

The things that we no longer want, we toss

Half carelessly to God—a tar-nished ring

One has outgrown, a last year’s fashion string

Of part gold beads, a broken silver cross

Set with small rubies minus all their gloss,

Three coffee spoons, a watch without a spring,

A buckle that has lost its mate. We fling

These in the melting pot: They’re not much loss.

Unworthy offerings to the

Godhead! Yet In fire they shall be cleansed

till they become The sacred cup and paten of

the Priest. Ah, Lord, Who gives our bau-

bles value, let Thy love transform our ugli-

ness till some Of Thine own beauty robe us

for the Feast. - Paula Kurth

BISHOP’S CORNER

– Bishop Dolan

Lumen Christi The Sanctuary Lamp will burn before the Blessed Sacra-

ment during the next fortnight for the following intention:

For my intentions (Edward Peschi)

YOUNG SERVERS GUIDE Each week our young servers are learning (and older servers reviewing) one response of the Mass. Parents, please help.

THIS WEEK’S LESSON

P. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.

S. Sicut erat in principio et nunc, et sem-per, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. (See’coot err’rot in prin-chee’pee-oh | ett noonk ett sem’pair | ett in say’coo-lah say-coo-loh’room. Ah-men’.

S e r v e r s

Volunteers are needed for Tuesday at 5 PM, and Wednesday and Thursday at 9 AM.

SUN 12/31 7:30 AM LOW: Brueggemann Bros. 9:00 AM HIGH: CHAPLAINS: J. Simpson, J. Lacy TH: T. Lawrence ACS: M. Simpson, C. Arlinghaus TORCH: D. Simpson, J. Stewart, C. & J. Mourer 11:30 AM LOW: A.D. Kinnett & N. McClorey 4:45 PM VESPERS & BENEDICTION: G. Miller 5:45 PM LOW: G Miller

FOR KATIE

ST. JOSEPH’S CHRISTMAS

Not envied, not desired, Only admired:

A girl on this will thrive

As on no thing alive.

And such was God’s rare plan For Mary’s man.

He watched his loved one

Power hour after hour,

With footstep caused no fear In angel-anxious ear,

Gave her husband’s praise

In naught but gaze:

The exquisite adulation Of contemplation

That lets a fact reveal

Itself as real,

And, in Our Lady’s case, As full of grace.

He must have marveled most

When of the Holy Ghost

Her little Son who shivered At dawn was delivered.

He must have feared and feared

And hid behind his beard

When was not his life He welcomed from his wife.

And his bride’s Babe and Lord

Adored and adored;

At Christ’s Nativity, St. Joseph, I love thee.

~ Dedicated with love to Katie this Christmas

Christmas Poinsettia Memorials

Tony & Karen Hable (my brother)

Jean Bischel

Deceased SGG Choir Members: Regina Shawhan, Jim Peter, Bill Crock, Bill Bendel Jr.,

Bernie Brueggemann & H.O. Hinton

Mike Briggs Family

Martha Brueggemann Dan & Mary

Mr. Stanley Schappacher

Dan & Mary & family

Margaret Ann Schaeper Patricia E. Campbell

Stan & Aleda Minnick Family

Audrey Dunaway

William Fey Joan Fey

Anne & Denis McMahon

Colleen Greenwell

Brian McMahon Colleen Greenwell

Ryan Greenwell Colleen Greenwell

Patrick H. Harpen Sr.

Edna I. Harpen

Leslie E. Brewer (Father) Robert Hesler Sr. (Father)

Robert Jr. & Kathy Hesler

Irene & Ted Cork Helen Herz

My Godparents James Cooley

& Delores Cooley Jeanne Hille

John Metz, Aunt Annie,

Mom, Dad, Uncle Arnold, Grandpa Jacob, Uncle Joe &

Thelma Judy

Albert Kinnett

Margaret & Albert Daniel Kinnett

Virgil McCormick

Margaret & Albert Daniel Kinnett

Ron Kitchen, Grandma Rose,

Grandpa Ed Sara Kitchen

Ronald E. Kitchen

Marge Kitchen

Julie Fite, Jeff Vande Ryt Kuebler/Volz

Gus Kurtz Sue Kurtz

Wanda Klopping

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Lawrence

†Timothy J. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lotarski & family

Private Intention

Malia

Deceased Members of the Marko & Zuccaro Families

Dave & MaryAnn Marko

Sister Gerard Patsy McConnell

Vincent & Rachael Lemorrocco

Joyce Disher

Living Memory

Land, lead my feet Along the path of memory, And as I walk in the light

Of the star Let me gather lambs,

Little lambs, Lost sheep,

Even angry innkeepers Who may want to see

What daily care Has cause to turn away.

(This lost cause will be our gain.)

The land unfolds an Infant King. I saw Him crowned

Along the way. I saw His mother weep.

But now He sleeps And she receives

All who come To see and know and weep and

pray.

-Rita A. Simmonds

Howard & Florence McConnell

Patsy McConnell

Stanley Schappacher Patsy McConnell

Eugene Froelich

Steve Mourer

Thelma & Al Benhase Barbara O’Connor

Loretta & Fred Otis †

Ralph Otis

Patton, Corbin, Settle, Brandenburg Families

Patton Family

Mary Rose Peter, Thelma Sieverding, Jean Jamison,

Aaron Stannus Patton Family

Cooley & Vande Ryt Parents

Mrs. Doloris Ritze

Mary Rose Peter, Stella Simpson, Thelma Sieverding

Dr. William A. Marra

Justin Soeder

Margaret Soli Jim Soli

Mark & Therese Terry

Donald & Gertrude Gardner

TRCS

Mabel Fey Bob & Becky Uhlenbrock

Ryan Greenwell

Anne VanderPutten

Mr. John Redmond Anne VanderPutten

Sr. Margaret McMahon The VanderPutten Family

Brian McMahon

The VanderPutten Family

John M. & Elizabeth H. Reis Kathy Verity

Norma Basham

Norm

John Blatner John Blatner

Dominic & Toshia Blatner

John Blatner

Christopher Blatner John Blatner

Nicole Blatner

John Blatner

Loretta Blatner John Blatner

Martha Blatner

John Blatner

Joseph Dunagan Christopher Browne

Jeanne Dunagan Christopher Browne

Jack S. Browne

Christopher Browne

Mary Elaine Browne Christopher Browne

Norman Clark Cefail Requested by his family

Janet T. Cefail

Requested by her family

Scott Stephen Cefail Requested by his family

Adelina Michetti Alida Cermignani

Lucille Joyce

James Colongione

Bernadette LaMothe David

André LaMothe

David

Mudrik/DeMers Families Vi DeMers

Dillon & Butler Family

K. Dillon

Jean Owen Andrew & Jamiey Emmans

Juan Jose Vega Beltran

Maria Flores

Bernadine Mix Ryan & Emalee Graf

Leo J. Grumblatt, Sr.

Beth Grumblatt

Alex Joseph Keith Brent Keith

Joseph Robert Herz

Helen Laub

Carl Frederick Mansfield The Mansfield Family

Ora Park McLaughlin

Joseph Hubert McDermott

Paul Vincent McLaughlin, Ph.D.

Joseph Hubert McDermott

King Kigeli V of Rwanda Joseph Hubert McDermott

Winifred Birmingham

McDermott Joseph Hubert McDermott

Joseph Henry McDermott Sr.

Joseph Hubert McDermott

Mary Ann Keegan McLaughlin

Joseph Hubert McDermott

Hubert Aloysius McLaughlin Joseph Hubert McDermott

Grace Sullivan McDermott

Joseph Hubert McDermott

Rita McLaughlin McDermott Joseph Hubert McDermott

Leonard William McDermott

Joseph Hubert McDermott

Nichole Nies KEN Family

Suzanne Nies KEN Family

Gourdon Lemmel

Eric Nies

Mary Lemmel Eric Nies

Matt Nies

Eric Nies

Bernice Nies Eric Nies

Brunihilde Farrell

Eric Nies

Maria Mariko Okamura & her son, Naoto Okamura

Maximilliano Hiroto Okamura

Deceased members of the Oleyar family

Bill & Janine Oleyar & family

Deceased members of the Hanna family

Bill & Janine Oleyar & family

Hilda & Wendy Pearson Terry Pearson

Len & Renee Whitmore Margaret Pearson

Edward R. Peschi

Edward C. Peschi

Joseph James Pedavoli The Pedavoli Family

Mathilde Rage

The Pedavoli Family

†Marta Lisik Robert Porter

†Steven Lisik Robert Porter

†Martha Robertson

Robert Porter

†Ed Robertson Robert Porter

†Dolores Porter

Robert Porter

†Charles Porter Robert Porter

Anthony & Rose Kurasiewicz

Sons

Trinidad-Santos & Alarcon-Francisco Ancestors Benedicto S. Trinidad

†Waclaw & Zuzanna Kuzik

Zenon Kuzik

Ryan Greenwell St. Gertrude the Great School