NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS PARISH

March 3rd NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS PARISH F RATERNITAS SACERDOTALIS SANCTI PETRI LATIN TRIDENTINE MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY 8:00 AM (at Holyrood Cemetery) 11:45 AM (at St. Alphonsus) MONDAY 7:30 PM TUESDAY 6:30 AM WEDNESDAY 7:30 PM THURSDAY 12:10 PM FRIDAY 7:30 PM (and 12:10 PM on First Fridays) SATURDAY 11:00 AM HOLYDAYS 12:10 PM, 7:30 PM (High Mass) MASS LOCATIONS St. Alphonsus Church 5816 15th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98107 Holyrood Cemetery 205 NE 205th St. Shoreline, WA 98155 Masses are at St. Alphonsus unless otherwise noted. CONFESSIONS 30 minutes before Mass and, as necessary, following Mass. RECTORY/OFFICE: (206) 641-6504 12546-B 5TH AVENUE NE, SEATTLE, WA 98125 N ORTHA MERICANM ARTYRS. ORG

Quinquagesima Sunday Kyrie IX Masses and Intentions for the Week Sunday, March 3 Quinquagesima II Class 8:00 AM Married Couples at North American Martyrs 11:45 AM Pro Populo Monday, March 4 St. Casimir III Class Confessor 7:30 PM Jack Dupuis Tuesday, March 5 Feria IV Class 6:30 AM Dianne Steltz + Wednesday, March 6 Ash Wednesday 12:10 AM Ethan Peterson 7:30 PM Priest s Intention Thursday, March 7 St. Thomas Aquinas (II Class for FSSP) Confessor & Doctor 12:10 PM John Steltz + Friday, March 8 Feria IV Class 7:30 PM Rose Barney Saturday, March 9 Feria IV Class 11:00 AM Sandy Simia Sunday, March 10 First Sunday of Lent II Class 8:00 AM Priest s Intention 11:45 AM Pro Populo Parish Priests PASTOR Fr. Joseph Heffernan, FSSP Vicar Fr. Caleb Insco, FSSP North American Martyrs Parish of the Archdiocese of Seattle is staffed by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter. Our parish mission is to sanctify souls through the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the Sacraments in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter was founded in 1988 as a Clerical Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right. The mission of the Fraternity is to sanctify priests through the traditional liturgy of the Roman Rite and to place them at the service of the Church. Public Devotions: Holy Hour and Benediction on Fridays at 6:30 pm. Rosary before Sunday 11:45 am Mass and First Saturday at 10:25am. Marian devotions following Wednesday evening Mass. Baptism: Within the first month of birth. Please contact the parish office. Convert Instructions: Contact the parish office for an interview. Marriage: Arrange at least six months in advance. Preparation with a priest. Mass Intentions: The Mass intention book is opened periodically throughout the year. Instructions will appear in the bulletin. Intentions are reserved for parishioners only. Parish Registration: Contact the pastor to schedule an appointment. Proof of sacraments required. Men s and Women s Groups: Contact the pastor. Knights of the Sacred Heart: Boys and young men s group. Contact Mr. Peter Miller. Parish Girls Group: Contact Carmela Evans Schola Cantorum Marie Emmanuel Lyon, Director St. Teresa of Avila Parish on line Library: www.librarycat.org/lib/northamericanmartyrs Online Donations: https://osvonlinegiving.com/4478 Parish Office: mary.french@northamericanmartyrs.org 2

Blessing of the Ashes Know the Mass As the celebrant enters the Church, the choir sings: Hear me, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind; look upon me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, O Lord. Save me, O God: for the waters are come in even unto my soul. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hear me, O Lord... The celebrant begins the blessing of the ashes: Almighty, everlasting God, spare those who are repentant, be merciful to those who pray to You, and graciously send Your holy angel from heaven to bless and hallow these ashes, that they may be a wholesome remedy for all who humbly implore Your holy Name; who accuse themselves by acknowledging their sins, who weep for their evil deeds in the sight of Your divine mercy; who humbly and earnestly seek Your fatherly love. Grant to us who call upon Your holy Name, that all who are sprinkled with these ashes for the forgiveness of their sins, may receive health for their bodies and salvation for their souls. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, You Who desire not the death but the repentance of sinners, look graciously upon the weakness of our human nature, and in Your fatherly love mercifully bless these ashes which are to be placed upon our heads as a sign of humility and a pledge of Your forgiveness. We know that we are but ashes, and because of our wickedness must return to dust. May we obtain from Your mercy the pardon of all our sins and the rewards promised to those who repent. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. O God, You Who are moved by our acts of humility and appeased by our works of penance, turn Your ear lovingly to our prayers, and by the ashes sprinkled upon the heads of Your servants mercifully pour forth upon them the grace of Your blessing, fill them with the spirit of repentance and truly grant what they ask for in the right way; and may whatever You grant remain fixed and unchanged always. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Almighty, everlasting God, Who bestowed upon the people of Niniveh, who repented in sackcloth and ashes, Your merciful remedies, graciously grant that we may so imitate their outward behavior as inwardly to obtain Your forgiveness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. The celebrant incenses and blesses the ashes with holy water, quietly reciting the Asperges. As he begins to sign the faithful with ashes, the choir sings: Let us change our garment for ashes and sackcloth: let us fast and lament before the Lord: for our God is plenteous in mercy to forgive sins. Between the porch and the altar the priests the Lordʹs ministers shall weep, and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people: and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee, O Lord? Let us amend for the better in those things in which we have sinned through ignorance: lest suddenly overtaken by the day of death, we seek space for penance, and are not able to find it. Hear O Lord, and have mercy: for we have sinned against thee. Help us, O God, our Savior: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy nameʹs sake: O Lord deliver us. Listen, O Lord. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost. Listen, O Lord... As the celebrant signs each person with ashes he says: Remember, man, that you are dust and into dust you shall return. Before returning to the altar, the celebrant washes his hands. He then prays the final prayer before Mass begins: Grant us, O Lord, to take up our duty as soldiers of Christ by holy fasting that we, who are going to struggle with the evil spirits, may be protected by the help of selfrestraint. Through Christ our Lord. 3

Announcements Last Sunday s Sermon Summary Suffering may be one of the most common causes for people to cease following Christ. Suffering comes in many ways; physical sufferings, like those listed by St. Paul in his 2nd letter to the Corinthians take a toll on one s body. Suffering with one s own fallen human nature, endeavoring to overcome a fault or rid oneself of the thorn in the flesh is a particular kind of interior suffering. Enduring the animosity and opposition of those around us, particularly those whom we love, as St. Paul loved the Corinthians, can leave us frustrated and bitter. Christ often takes the blame for suffering, for not mitigating, relieving it, or removing it altogether. Christ may seem at fault for setting a high standard which no one, without His help, can achieve. However, it is Christ Who suffers for those who walk away from Him. He adds whatever blame is laid at His feet to the load He carries on His back. There is no suffering so great that He cannot and will not allow us share with Him. His love inclined Him to willing embrace the suffering of all of mankind due to sin when we often go to suffering unwillingly. The strength Christ offers is supernatural and can be found in the Holy Eucharist, in confession, and in the daily conversation with Him in prayer. Feast Day This Week: St. John of God March 8 Nothing in Johnʹs early life foreshadowed his future sanctity. He ran away as a boy from his home in Portugal, tended sheep and cattle in Spain, and served as a soldier against the French, and afterwards against the Turks. When about forty years of age, feeling remorse for his wild life, he resolved to devote himself to the ransom of the Christian slaves in Africa, and went thither with the family of an exiled noble, which he maintained by his labor. On his return to Spain he sought to do good by selling holy pictures and books at low prices. At length the hour of grace struck. At Granada a sermon by the celebrated John of Avila shook his soul to its depths, and his expressions of self-abhorrence were so 4 extraordinary that he was taken to the asylum as one mad. There he employed himself in ministering to the sick. On leaving he began to collect homeless poor, and to support them by his work and by begging. One night St. John found in the streets a poor man who seemed near death, and, as was his wont, he carried him to the hospital, laid him on a bed, and went to fetch water to wash his feet. When he had washed them, he knelt to kiss them, and started with awe: the feet were pierced, and the print of the nails bright with an unearthly radiance. He raised his eyes to look, and heard the words, ʺJohn, to Me thou doest all that thou doest to the poor in My name: I reach forth My hand for the alms thou givest; Me dost thou clothe, Mine are the feet thou dost wash.ʺ And then the gracious vision disappeared, leaving St. John filled at once with confusion and consolation. The bishop became the Saintʹs patron, and gave him the name of John of God. When his hospital was on fire, John was seen rushing about uninjured amidst the flames until he had rescued all his poor. After ten years spent in the service of the suffering, the Saintʹs life was fitly closed. He plunged into the river Xenil to save a drowning boy, and died, 1550, of an illness brought on by the attempt, at the age of fifty-five. Sunday High Masses Please continue to use the side doors of St. Alphonsus Church on Sunday mornings until 11:30am. Ash Wednesday Masses on Ash Wednesday will be at 12:10pm and 7:30pm. Please note that the evening Mass will follow the St. Alphonsus 6pm Mass. Kindly allow the St. Alphonsus Parish Mass to end before entering the church. Stations of the Cross/Holy Hour Stations of the Cross will take place 30 minutes before the Wednesday and Friday Masses during Lent, with the exception of the 7:30pm Mass on Ash Wednesday. There will be no holy hour on Wednesday evenings during Lent, but on Fridays there will be simple exposition after Mass until 9pm. Relic of St. John Marie Vianney This Saturday, March 9th, the incorrupt heart of St.

Announcements continued John Marie Vianney will be at St. Benedict parish. It will be available for veneration from 9am to 9pm. Pubic devotions will include: 9:00 AM Mass with Bishop Mueggenborg 11:00 AM Rosary Noon Midday Prayer 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet 5:00 PM Evening Prayer 8:30 PM Compline 9:00 PM Closing Blessing Daylight Savings Time Remember to turn your clock ahead one hour next Sunday, March 10th. Plan ahead and avoid being late for Mass! St. Joseph Novena Our annual parish novena in honor of St. Joseph will begin next Sunday, March 10th and will conclude on the 18. The novena consists of the litany of St. Joseph and is offered for the men of the parish. The litany will be sung after all of the public Masses from March 10 to 18 inclusively. NAM Night Join your fellow parishioners for an evening social on Saturday, March 16th, at St. Pius X Parish in the social hall (not the gym!) in Mountlake Terrace. Adults (18+) can arrive between 5:30-6:30 for appetizers before a potluck dinner. Fr. Heffernan will give a talk on the Holy Week liturgy at 7:30pm. Sacred Liturgy Conference Registration is open for the 2019 Sacred Liturgy Conference. The conference will be held in SPOKANE, WA, from May 28 to May 31. Speakers include Cardinal Zen, Archbishop Cordileone, and Bishop Vasa. Discount registration is available through March 15. Visit sacredliturgyconference.org for more information. St. Patrick s Day Party: March 17th Indoor Picnic and Chartres Ice Cream Social: This is a busy time of year, so letʹs take a break and have fun! Pack your own picnic lunch and enjoy socializing with fellow parishioners without the fuss. Coffee and water are provided. Indoor games such as Ping-Pong, Nok hockey, Skittles, etc. for everyone. And the Chartres pilgrims are throwing an ice cream party, toppings and all! We are welcoming any and all donations for the Chartres pilgrimage as we will be shoving off for France on June 5th. In addition to any financial donations we encourage people to write down any prayer requests and drop them off in the donation boxes as well. We can take your prayers with us on the pilgrimage and offer them up. Parish Library Take advantage of the St. Teresa of Avila Parish on-line Library (www.librarycat.org/lib/northamericanmartyrs) and start your Lenten spiritual reading. Remember that the books are owned by NAM, so be sure to return the book when finished! St. Vincent de Paul Society Anyone interested in an extra good work for Lent can consider joining the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The branch that operates out of St. Alphonsus Parish has extended an invitation to anyone who wishes to join from North American Martyrs. Judy Bouse has more information (206 783 4266). Please Keep in Your Prayers Helen Clifford, Shirley Hendrix, Dwight Nobles, Mark Hillis, Roberta Pharness, Jackie Phillips, Stephanie Brusich, Jesse Dahl, Gene Supernaw, Patricia Dowling, Dorothy McVeigh, Joyce Barry, Fr. Michael Erwin, FSSP, Fr. Calvin Goodwin, FSSP, Mark DeAntonio, Susan Esary, Helen Rekow, Nancy Ziehl, and Joseph Debartolo. Contributions: May God reward your generosity. Sunday Offering 2/2419: $ Online Donations 2/2419: $ 2059.00 Total Donations 2/24/19: $ 5

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Marian Hymn All weekend Masses at North American Martyrs Parish will conclude with the seasonal hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary that, through her intercession, God will bless North American Martyrs Parish with a church. Daily Prayer for the Pope V. Let us pray for Francis our Pope R. May the Lord preserve him, and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies. Our Father. Hail Mary. O God, Shepherd and Ruler of all Thy faithful people, look mercifully upon Thy servant Francis, whom Thou hast chosen as shepherd to preside over Thy Church: grant him, we beseech Thee, that, by his word and example, he may edify those over whom he has charge, so that together with the flock committed to him, he may attain everlasting life. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 7

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