Please click on the links below to download and stream the sermon from Fr. Tuscan offered on Sunday, February 14th, as well as the audio from the Lenten Mission.

Please note: Audio will be posted as it is available.

Bibliography for Lenten Mission

• Life of St. Francis of Assisi – Father Cuthbert, O.S.F.C.
• St. Francis of Assisi – G.K. Chesterton
• The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Anne Catherine Emmerich

 

ST. FRANCIS & THE HOLY WOUNDS:
True Source of the Mercy of God

Sunday, February 14, 2016
Introduction to the topics of the Lenten Mission

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Monday, February 15, 2016
The side: The Heart of Christ, the Church; Why be Catholic?

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The right hand: The Holy Mass, Prayer and Devotion

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
The left hand: Sin, Repentance and Mercy

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Thursday, February 18, 2016
The feet: Evangelization and Mission

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Friday, February 19, 2016
The Crown of Thorns: The Glory of Jesus and Mary

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On each of the Fridays of Lent, a plenary indulgence is granted to the faithful who, after Communion, recite the “Prayer Before a Crucifix”:

“Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus while before Thy face I humbly kneel and, with burning soul, pray and beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity; true contrition for my sins; and a firm purpose of amendment; while I contemplate with great love and tender pity Thy five most precious wounds, pondering over them within me while I call to mind the words which David Thy prophet said of Thee, my Jesus: “They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all My bones.”  Amen.

A Sung Mass has been added for Wednesday, February 17 at 12:10p, offered by Fr. Cassian Folsom, OSB.

Fr. Cassian Folsom, OSB is the founder and Prior of the Benedictine Monastery in Norcia, Italy. Below is a link to CBS News, who did a story on the monks for CBS Sunday Morning.

The Knights and Dames of Malta will be present and process in prior to Mass. The Mass is public and open to any parishioner who wishes to attend.

Chanting monks become bestselling recording artists

 

The Mass times for Ash Wednesday are:

• 6:30 AM (Low)
• 12:10 PM (Low)
• 7:00 PM (Sung)

The Sacrament of Confession will be offered before and after all Masses.

Fasting and Abstinence During Lent – Current Practice

Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years old and older must abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all the Fridays of Lent.

Fasting as explained by the U.S. bishops means partaking of only one full meal. Some food (not equaling another full meal) is permitted at breakfast and around midday or in the evening—depending on when a person chooses to eat the main or full meal. Abstinence forbids the use of meat, but not of eggs, milk products or condiments made of animal fat. Abstinence does not include meat juices and liquid foods made from meat. Thus, such foods as chicken broth, consomme, soups cooked or flavored with meat, meat gravies or sauces, as well as seasonings or condiments made from animal fat are not forbidden. (So it is permissible to use margarine and lard.)

Source: Catholic Diocese of Dallas Office of Worship

The Ordination Mass for Bishop-elect Greg Kelly will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas. Bishop Farrell will preside as consecrator.  An episcopal ordination Mass is a joyful and beautiful liturgy with numerous bishops from around the country and clergy of the diocese.

The cathedral will open its doors at 12 noon for open seating.  Limited parking in the cathedral garage is available at the special rate of $5 with surrounding lots a minimum of $15.

The diocese will offer an HD livestream of this historic event.  For more information about the livestream please visit https://www.cathdal.org/video or contact Cynthia Bates at 214-379-2889 or cbates@cathdal.org.

At a news conference celebrating the announcement on December 16th, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell welcomed the 59-year old Kelly as his new brother bishop. “I consider the fact that our Holy Father has appointed such an outstanding priest as Greg Kelly to serve as a bishop in our diocese to be an early Christmas gift from Pope Francis.  Bishop Kelly is extremely well-respected by priests and parishioners alike. He has done an outstanding job as pastor and chaplain, and has been very helpful to me in his role as Vicar for Clergy.”

Bishop-elect Kelly expressed his gratitude and asks the community for prayers “I am truly overwhelmed and shocked when I think about it.  I am confident that God’s grace to do this job comes with this call but ask that you please pray for me.   I am grateful to the Holy Father, whom I greatly admire, for this appointment and I look forward to serving the people of the Diocese of Dallas as a bishop and working with Bishop Farrell and Bishop Doug Deshotel in this new capacity.”

Bishop-elect Kelly’s title of Bishop became official with the Pope’s announcement on December 16th.  He has been a priest in the Dallas diocese for nearly 34 years. Born in Le Mars, Iowa to John and Marilean Kelly, the new bishop, one of five children, grew up in Colorado and came to North Texas in 1976 as a student at the University of Dallas and seminarian at Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving.  He will now join Bishop Farrell and Auxiliary Bishop Douglas Deshotel (pronounced Des-hotel) in ministering to an ever-growing flock of 1.3 million Catholics in the Diocese of Dallas.