Fourth Sunday of Lent Laetare Sunday

18 March 2012

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday 8:00 AM March 17 Edward Mulholland Birthday Intentions req. by Wife 5:00 PM The Living and Deceased Members of Mater Ecclesiae Sunday 8:30AM March 18

Philomena Sebastiano req. by Josephine D’Angelo 11:00 AM Vicky Zadworny Intentions req. by Mary Finuoli Monday 7:30 PM March 19

Antonio & Josephine Dogostino req. by Josephine D’Angelo Tuesday 8:00 AM March 20 R. C. Hughes Intentions req. by C. Hughes Wednesday 7:30 PM March 21

Wanda Siemiontkowski req. by Julie & Christopher Ross Thursday 8:00 AM March 22

Camillo Zappacosta req. by Mr. & Mrs. Gedgard Friday 8:00 AM March 23

Lavinia Pasley req. by The Pasley Family Saturday 8:00 AM March 24 Jacinta Schilare Intentions req. by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Schilare

St. Joseph Novena

March 11- March 19

The Saint Joseph Novena began on March 11 and continues through the

Feast of Saint Joseph on March 19.

There will be a Choral Mass on Monday,

March 19 at 7:30 PM.

The Sacred Music for the Choral Mass is donated by

Tony & Linda Trevelino with the following intention:

Glorious St. Joseph, our great Protector and Spiritual Father, inspire the Pope and his Bishops to

end the terrible insult to Our Lord’s Sovereignty, the heresy of indifferentism.

THIS WEEK’S LITURGICAL CALENDAR

AND READINGS FOR MASS Sunday March 18 I Class FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT – Laetare Sunday Readings: Galatians 4, 22-31 & John 6, 1-15

Monday March 19 I Class Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Comm. Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent NO 8:00 AM MASS 7:30 PM Choral High Mass Readings: Ecclesiasticus 45, 1-6 & Matthew 1, 18-21

Tuesday March 20 III Class Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Comm. Saint Vincent Ferrer, Confessor Readings: Exodus 32, 7-14 & John 7, 14-31

Wednesday March 21 III Class Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Comm. Saint Benedict Readings: Ezekiel 36, 23-28 & John 9, 1-38

Thursday March 22 III Class Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent Readings: 4 Kings 4, 25-38 & Luke 7, 11-16

Friday March 23 III Class Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent Readings: 3 Kings 17, 17-24 & John 11, 1-45 7:00 PM - Stations Of The Cross & Benediction

Saturday March 24 III Class Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Comm. Saint Gabriel the Archangel Readings: Isaias 49, 8-15 & John 8, 12-20

We will have Stations of the Cross and Benediction at 7:00 PM Every Friday evening during Lent

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CCD News CCD Classes meet on the second and third Sundays of each month, September to May at 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM. Grades K-4 meet on the second Sunday and Grades 5-12 meet on the third Sunday of each month.

CCD FUNDRAISER

Thank You for Your Continued Support!

Don’t throw away those empty printer cartridges and old cell

phones!

Help us get cash for your trash! Drop off your empty inkjet & laser cartridges, used cell phones, and PDA’s in the “Cartridges for Kids” Collection Basket in the St. Martha Room. Tell your family, friends, and Businesses. All proceeds benefit the CCD Program.

This is a great fundraiser for CCD because it requires ZERO investment and is a total profit for Mater Ecclesiae.

***Look for our wicker basket in the St. Martha Room!***

Prayer Chain for Special Intentions & Intercessory Prayer

Mater Ecclesiae parishioners who have a need for intercessory prayers or who wish to commit to participate in our newly formed Prayer Chain should contact Lou DiLoreto

at 609-304-4911 or sifulou@comcast.net.

Nursing Home Mass

On the Second Friday of each month at 10:45 AM volunteers pray the Rosary and attend Mass said by Fr. Pasley at the Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center at Virtua in Berlin. The next Nursing Home Mass will be April 13.

The Mater Ecclesiae Pro-Life Apostolate

Meetings on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30-9:00 PM. The Pro-Life Newsletter is published each month and is

available in the Narthex and online at our Website www.materecclesiae.org.

Mater Ecclesiae Council #12833 meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month at 8:00

PM in the Knights Room. The Scriptural Rosary and Prayer for Vocations are said at 7:30 PM in the Church. New members are welcome. Visit their website: www.KofC12833.org.

The New 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly Anima Christi No. 3294 meets on the 3rd Monday of the Month at 8:00 PM following the recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 PM. The Assembly is the 4th degree arm of the Knights of Columbus and performs the color corps duties at Father Pasley’s bequest. All the 4th degree members of Anima Christi are members of our K of C Mater Ecclesiae Council and this Parish.

Scriptural Rosary

The Mater Ecclesiae Knights of Columbus Scriptural Rosary is now available on the Knights' website. You can

download the PDF file from the homepage or the "Prayers" page. You can go directly to

www.KofC12833.org or follow the link from the Mater Ecclesiae website.

Remember the Sick:

Please pray for Bishop Joseph Galante, Fr. H. L. Brignac, Fr. Daniel Kehoe, Fr. Robert Skurla, Joseph Arleth, Alfred J. Bailey, Louis N. Bailey, Alexandra Bilotti, Dan Bonacorsi, Michael Bowes, Chris Breen, Anne Byrne, Milvia Cacich, William Canfield, Catherine Canfield, Kelsey Canfield, Stephen Caputi, Gloria Cascino, Carolyn Casey, The Casey Family, James Cassidy, Sally Clemente, Bill Coillot, John Robert Conner, Patrick Corrigan, Marie DeCarlo, Dakota DiLoreto, Joseph DiSanto, Gerard Dowdall, Vincent Durso, Larry Ferringo, Luke Ferringo, Theresa Ferringo, Kathy Field, Rob Field, Joan Foley, Diane Foster, Gus Friedel, Joseph Gerage, Gordon C. Gladden, Wayne R. Glenn, Tadeusz Grancowski, Ann Graziano, Barbara Hale, Frank Hasson, Kathleen Hess, Nancy Hilbert, Velma Horcher, Mary Jablonski, Joe Johns, Joseph G. Johns, Barry & Mary Johnson, Robert A. Kauffmann, Pauline Keys, Merlyn Kinsey, Dorothy Kirwin, Gregory Kuczykowski, Jr., Jerry Levine, Grace Linkmeyer, Nancy LaMarche, Agnes B. Lamendola, Gay Lauria, Patricia Lennon, Guy Luongo, Montanna Marchesani, Daniel McCusker, Delores McElroy, Tina McGinnis, Donald Miller, Barbara Murphy, Clayton Myers, John Nadrigale, Nancy Numair, Michael Nuzzi, Pam O’Brien, Doug Pallidino, Diane Passarello, Michael Pozanski, Carol Rader, Luis Rodriguez, M.A.T. R., Marion Rosetti, Marea Rossino, Tom Rothermel, Jo Anne Ruff, Annabella Salvucci, Bea Schiavo, Justin Schiavo, Kaylin Schiffer, Harold Scull, Rosalie Smith, Virginia Smith, Kathleen Snyder, Michelle Sprenger, Jack Sprouls, Thomas G. Swart, Robert F. Swart, Ruth Symons Ethel Thomas David Tillstorm

Lenten Events at Mater Ecclesiae

Sacred Music & Liturgical Events

March 18 – Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday)

March 19 – Feast of St. Joseph Choral Mass

o 7:30 PM Choral Mass

March 23 - Stations of the Cross & Benediction 7 PM

March 25 – Passion Sunday

April 1 – Palm Sunday

April 5 – Holy Thursday

o 9:00 AM – Tenebrae

o 7:30 PM – Mass of Holy Thursday

April 6 – Good Friday

o 9:00 AM – Tenebrae

o 3:00 PM – Good Friday Liturgy

o 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross and Blessing

with Relic of the True Cross

April 7 – Holy Saturday

o 8:45 AM – Blessing of Easter Baskets

o 9:00 AM – Tenebrae

o NO 5 PM MASS

o 8:30 PM – Easter Vigil

Parish Events

Cannoli Sale During Lent – all orders due by March

24 for pickup on Palm Sunday, April 1

March 18 – CCD Sunday

o Grades 5-12

o 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM

March 18 – Knights of Columbus Breakfast

March 23 - Pizza after Stations of the Cross

March 31 – Lenten Spiritual Day 8 AM – 11 AM

Sunday Collections

Thank you for your generosity.

Tuesday Night Confessions

The Sacrament of Penance is available every Tuesday evening from 8 PM to 9 PM.

Catholic Relief Services Collection This Week

Lessons of Sundays of Lent

Sundays Breviary Lessons Motive of Mass

First Sunday of Lent Second Sunday of Lent Third Sunday of Lent Fourth Sunday of Lent

(The thought of Isaac is superseded by that of Lent) History of Jacob History of Joseph History of Moses

Christ in the desert

Christ the True Jacob

Christ the true Joseph

Christ the true Moses

Upcoming Choral Masses

Holy Week Masses Still Open!

The following Choral Masses will be sung this spring. To sponsor a Mass, please place the donation in an envelope, with intention/ dedication, name of the sponsor, the Choral Mass requested, and return the envelope to the Rectory Office.

April 5 9:00 AM Tenebrae of Holy Thursday $200.00June 15 7:30 PM Feast of the Sacred Heart $400.00

A Lenten Afternoon of Reflection The Sorrowful Mysteries Presented by

Brother Cajetan Cuddy, OP (Student Brother at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC)

Saturday, March 31st, 2PM – 4PM St. Agnes Chapel

Our Lady of Hope Parish 701 Little Gloucester Road Blackwood, NJ 08012

Information: Linda Oblak at linda.oblak@gmail.com or 856-228-0621

Please prayerfully consider your support for the Bishop’s Annual Appeal to help us reach our parish goal

Support Our Knights Council and an Order of Traditional

Carmelite Monks!

Now you can order coffee from the Mystic Monks through the Knights of Columbus web site. Get great coffee and support the knights. Flavors include Premium Blend, Dark, Medium and Light Roast, Decaf Arabica, Hazelnut, Chocolate Cherry, Irish Cream, French Vanilla, and Royal Rum Pecan. To learn more or place an order go here: http://www.kofc12833.org/coffee.html

Carmelite Monks of Wyoming

Mystic Monk Coffee is roasted by the Carmelite Monks, a Roman Catholic monastery in the silence and solitude of the Rocky Mountains of northern Wyoming. The monks live a hidden life of prayer and

contemplation in the pursuit of God. The monastery is inundated with young men who seek to leave everything to pray for the world, in a tradition at least a thousand years old.

FINAL LENTEN SPIRITUAL DAY

MARCH 31 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

• 8:00 AM – Mass • 8:40 AM – 9:15 AM

o Silent breakfast with spiritual reading • 9:15 AM – 9:35 AM

o Lectio Divina- the reverent slow meditation on Sacred Scripture

• 9:35 AM – 10:35 AM o 1 Hour of silent private prayer anywhere in

the building or on the Church grounds • 10:35 AM – Return to Church for the recitation of

the 7 Penitential Psalms • 10:45 AM – Meditation on certain Stations of the

Cross • 11:00 AM - Dismissal

Join us on the second Sunday of each month after both Masses for Breakfast!!

Sunday Breakfast April 15

Come out and enjoy a great meal with friends! We will be serving

pancakes, farm-fresh eggs, fresh oven-roasted

potatoes, sausage, pastries, toast and more! Beverages include coffee,

tea & juice.

Tickets available at the door:

Adults: $6.00 Children to age 12: $3.00 Families: $27.00

All proceeds benefit Mater Ecclesiae.

Join us on March 18

Easter Cannoli Fundraiser 10th Annual Cannoli Sale To Benefit Mater Ecclesiae

Our parishioner, Marianna Kane, will once again make and donate 1000 Cannoli Italian Pastries to Mater Ecclesiae. You can choose ricotta cheese, vanilla or chocolate filling. These delicious pastries are authentically Italian and homemade to order. The Cannoli will be available for pickup on Palm Sunday, April 1, just in time for your Easter celebrations. You can order them filled or ready-to-fill (so you can easily fill them yourself at home). Look for the sign-up sheets in the Narthex. Please be sure to include the Mass time when you will pick up your order.

PAYMENT IN CASH ONLY!!!

ALL ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN MARCH 24TH

Laetare Sunday

Rejoice!

On this special Sunday which falls in the middle of Lent, a small respite is permitted in the somber penitential season in order to encourage the faithful with the promise of the joy of the resurrection. Rose colored vestments are worn, flowers may adorn the altar and music is permitted. The

Fourth Sunday of Lent is also known as “Laetare Sunday” from the opening

prayers of the Introit of the Mass,

“Laetare Jerusalem”: “Rejoice, O Jerusalem”.

It is sometimes called “Dominica de Rosa” (Rose Sunday) because of the color of the vestments and the tradition dating from the ancient Church in which the popes

carried and blessed a golden rose on this day. The Golden Rose symbolizes Christ

the King of all creation in resplendent glory. The blessed rose was sent to a special church, shrine, or individual

favored by the pope.

On Laetare Sunday, like Gaudete Sunday in Advent, we can rejoice in the proximity

of the fulfillment of the Lord’s promise

Discipline of 1962 for Fast during Lent

1. Every Day of Lent (except each Sunday and First Class Feast) is a day of fast.

2. Complete Abstinence and Fast are observed on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of

Lent and Holy Saturday morning – Complete abstinence means no meat or soup

or gravy made from meat. Fast means one full meal and two small meals. The

two small meals added together should not equal the amount of the main meal.

Fast also includes no eating between meals, but liquids, including milk and juice

are allowed.

3. Partial Abstinence and Fast are observed on all other days not mentioned above

– Partial Abstinence means that you can eat meat at the principal meal only. The

two small meals are meatless. Fast is the same as above including not eating

between meals.

4. Beer and wine are allowed, but no hard alcohol.

5. Days of fast apply to those over 21 and under 59.

6. Laws of fasting and abstinence are not binding on those with medical conditions

or those whose ability to work would be impaired.

7. Fasting and abstinence are not observed on Sundays and First Class Feasts. The

Class I feasts in Lent 2012 are Saint Joseph day, March 19 and Annunciation,

March 26.

8. These rules no longer bind under pain of sin, unless one, after deep reflection,

binds oneself in a promise to God. This should not be taken lightly.

Modern Discipline – Code of Canon Law 1983

Fasting and complete abstinence are limited to Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Complete abstinence (no meat, or soup or gravy made from meat) is obligatory for all Fridays of Lent. All over 14 must abstain. Fasting is obligatory between the ages of 18 and 59. These bare minimum rules are binding under pain of sin.

St. Patrick Social Donors

Please patronize our generous donors that gave gift certificates to help our raffle basket auction at the St. Patty’s day Fundraiser a success!!!!

• Gaetano’s Pizza, West Berlin, NJ • Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Sicklerville, NJ • Arthur Murray Dance Studio, Marlton, NJ • Buffalo Wild Wings, Sicklerville, NJ • Fit Rehab, Somerdale, NJ • Applebees • Smart Bodies Gym, Marlton, NJ • Texas Roadhouse, Turnersville, NJ • Moe’s Southwest Grill, Sicklerville, NJ • Ollie Gators Pub, Berlin, NJ • Wawa • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store • Chick-Fil-A, Marlton, NJ • Carollo’s Restaurant, Franklinville, NJ • Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, Berlin, NJ • Bravo Brio Restaurant Group • Illiano Cucina Mediterranea, Medford, NJ • Rockstar Tanning Salon, Haddon Township • Mexican Food Factory, Marlton, NJ • Friendly’s Restaurant, Marlton, NJ • Filomena’s Cucina Rustica, West Berlin, NJ

Join the Knights of Columbus for

homemade pizza in Bishop DiMarzio Hall after Stations of the Cross each Friday

evening during Lent. Free will offering is encouraged.

Wear It Proudly!

Friday, April 27, is National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day. It is a wonderful opportunity for pro-lifers to stand in solidarity for the protection of the unborn. An Invitation… Father Hartman and Father Pasley offer Holy Mass on most, if not all, Mondays and Fridays for the residents/patients at Camden County Health Services Center and Virtua Health and Rehabilitation Center, respectively. We invite you to help in wheeling the residents to and from Mass. No obligation or commitment is required; it is just a matter of going to the facility (Blackwood or Berlin) on any day you are free to help us. For more specifics, dates, times, directions, etc., please contact Father Hartman. Thank you!