Liturgical Calendar & Mass Intentions Confessions heard before all Masses. Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Sun, Nov 26 XXV and Last Sunday after Pentecost Intention of Tommy Kinsella Gunther and Ulrike Hoffman by Otto & Clyde Feil Mon, Nov 27 Feria 6:30am Holcomb Family by Anita Holcomb 12:00pm Mr. Haile-Selassie Adhanom by Tsegereda Haile-Sellasie Tue, Nov 28 Feria Teresa Wright by Wright Family Wed, Nov 29 Feria 6:30am John Nichols by Fred & Karen Carver 12:00pm Isabel Santana by Carmen I. Santiago Thu, Nov 30 St. Andrew 6:30am Sara Licon by Lumen Christi Council Holy Souls by Norma Torres Fri, Dec 1 Feria (First Friday) 12:00pm Yarbrough Family by Sims Family 7:00pm John Rasnick Exposition follows Mass Sat, Dec 2 St. Vivian (First Saturday) 7:00am Kaleigh Sims by Thomas Anderson SFdS Volunteers Sun, Dec 3 First Sunday of Advent Henry Fredette by Henry & Rosilene Fredette Stuart & Chris Bond by Hagerty Family Last Sunday's Collection: $4,708.00 God reward you. FSSP Seminary Burse: $2,025.00 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Archdiocese of Atlanta Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) Dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Roman Missal of St. John XXIII 587 Landers Drive, Mableton, GA 30126 Website: www.stfrancisdesalesatl.com Email: officesfds@gmail.com Office: 770-948-6888 Emergency Cell: 404-291-1595 Bookstore: 770-745-3613 Pastor: Assistant: Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Rev. Joseph DeGuzman, FSSP Rev. Mr. Doug Anderson (AoA) pastorsfds@gmail.com assistantsfds@gmail.com XXV Sunday after Pentecost Nov 26, 2017 Today - Adult Education: in Adult Ed. classroom in the basement. This week: No Classes - Happy Thanksgiving Next week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Discussion and Review 1:30 Epic! Scholars and Crusaders Part 2 Tuesday, Nov 28: a private Mass will be offered for the intention: F.O.S.S. by Lynda Hoheisel Next Sun - St. Nicholas' Day Fundraiser: The FNE girls group will have their annual St. Nicholas' Hot Chocolate Fundraiser next Sunday, Dec 3, after both Masses. They will be selling hot chocolate, chocolate candy boxes, and paracord bracelets. They appreciate your support! Friday, Dec 8 - Consecration to Jesus through Mary: on the feast of The Immaculate Conception. For more information, please see: http://totalconsecration.newevangelizers.com/consecration-explained/ Annual Food Drive: The KoC are conducting their annual food drive to benefit the SVdP Society's food distribution program. Containers will be left in the rear of the parish church until Christmas. Please remember the less fortunate and support the Knights in this worthwhile effort. St. Francis Xavier Mission Trips: Registration is now open for the 2018 Saint Francis Xavier Mission Trips. This year there are four trips planned: two in Mexico (Holy Week and July), one in Peru, and one in the Dominican Republic. For more details see: www.sfxmission.com
The Trinity in Holy Scripture What is God like? by Rev. J Edgar Burns @ 1962 Although the Savior has, accordingly, shown us the Father it would be a serious mistake to conclude that He had removed from God the mantle of majesty and the veil of mystery. Our knowledge of the divine nature has been enriched incalculably through the Incarnation, but even of Himself Jesus warned no one knows the Son except the Father (Matt. 11:27). Only once does our Lord give a definition of God and its very simplicity underlines the ultimate mystery of divinity: God is Spirit (John 4:24). In His teaching Jesus also posits the existence of three persons in God, adding a dimension to our knowledge of God that increases rather than diminishes the mystery. In the Gospels Jesus most frequently refers to Himself as Son of Man a title of manifold implications. Actually the origin of this designation is lost in antiquity; it first appears in Mesopotamian literature two or three millennia before the Christian era, then reappears in the book of Daniel (chapter 7) and in the apocryphal book of Enoch with which our Lord may well have been familiar. The title is used differently in each case, but it can truly be said that in every instance the person to whom it is applied is both human and more than human, a somewhat enigmatic figure who pleads, vindicates, or symbolizes the salvation of mankind. Jesus is acknowledged as son of God on several occasions, but the Jews used this title in a much wider sense than the words themselves might suggest to us: the angels, the king, the righteous man were all sons of God. But Jesus also speaks of Himself simply as the Son in relation to the Father, and in an unmistakable manner: He is Son in such a way that only He can know the Father, or the Father Him (Matt. 11:27); He has been Son, sharing the glory of the Father before the world existed (John 17:5); He says I and the Father are one (John 10:30). But it is equally clear that He is not alone with the Father; that there is another person, the Holy Spirit or the Paraclete who is distinct from both of them for He proceeds from the Father to bear witness concerning the Son (John 15:26-27). The powers and prerogatives of the Spirit are those possessed by the Son, just as the Son s are those of the Father (John 16:14-15) so that all three appear as equal to one another. Jesus speaks at length about the pedagogic role of the Paraclete (this word means helper or - as it is often translated - advocate ) in the Gospels, principally in the discourse which the fourth evangelist places at the last Supper (John 14-17), but in scattered sections of the Synoptic Gospels as well (Matt. 10:20; cf. Luke 12:12; Matt. 12:31-32). Not surprisingly it was precisely as a directing and illuminating influence that the inspired authors of the Old Testament books described the Spirit of God (Ez. 11:5; Joel 3:1; Ps. 142:10), and, significantly, identified this Spirit with the Wisdom of God (Cf. Wis. 9:17; Prov. 8:22-31 and Judith 16:17; Gen. 1:2). Conclusion Little has been said directly about the justice and judgment of God although the Scriptures are replete with references to these. The history of God s dealings with men manifests His love for them far more than it does His justice, however, and it can surely be said that those who love Him need not fear His judgment. One of the most memorable verses in the New Testament reminds us that if our heart blames us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things (1 John 3:20). It is not God that man must fear, but himself, for it is man who alienates and man whose heart grows cold, so much so that Jesus could ask, When the Son of Man comes, will he find, do you think, faith on the earth (Luke 18:8)? If, on the contrary, we know anything about God, it is that He has progressively drawn closer and closer to humanity, taking on our very nature in an ultimate gesture of love and, though crucified as man, is destined to return again that he may be, finally, all in all (1 Cor. 15:28). St. Francis de Sales Parish Confessions 15 mins before weekday Masses: Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Baptism Contact the parish at least six weeks before birth. Marriage Contact the parish at least six months before the wedding. Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm Rosary before and Sunday Masses Knights of Columbus meet 2 nd Mon of month: Rosary 6:30pm, dinner, meeting starts 7:30pm: https://kofcknights.org/councilsite/about.asp?cno=14625 Eucharistic Exposition Friday after evening Mass. Religious Education (CCD) Sundays at 10:15 (Sept-May). Columbian Squires: Circle meets on 2 nd Sunday of the month at 1:15pm FNE: Female scouting grp meets Sat am: tsosj.fne.girlsgroup15@gmail.com
Liturgical Calendar & Mass Intentions Confessions heard before all Masses. Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Sun, Nov 19 VI Resumed Sunday after Epiphany Romayne Chrisman by Owen & Caroline Elliott Emily Bond by Stuart & Chris Bond Mon, Nov 20 St. Felix of Valois 12:00pm Intention of Tommy Kinsella Tue, Nov 21 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary E. K. Wed, Nov 22 St. Cecilia 12:00pm Intention of Leonard & Arlene Nolan Thu, Nov 23 St. Clement I E. K. Fri, Nov 24 St. John of the Cross No 12:00pm Mass 7:00pm Intention of Kate & Joe McCabe & Family Exposition follows Mass Sat, Nov 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria 7:00am K. M. Special Intention by Barry & Marilyn Oakes Sun, Nov 26 XXIV and Last Sunday after Pentecost Intention of Tommy Kinsella Gunther and Ulrike Hoffman by Otto & Clyde Feil Last Sunday's Collection: $4,487.29 God reward you. St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Archdiocese of Atlanta Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) Dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Roman Missal of St. John XXIII 587 Landers Drive, Mableton, GA 30126 Website: www.stfrancisdesalesatl.com Email: officesfds@gmail.com Office: 770-948-6888 Emergency Cell: 404-291-1595 Bookstore: 770-745-3613 Pastor: Assistant: Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Rev. Joseph DeGuzman, FSSP Rev. Mr. Doug Anderson (AoA) pastorsfds@gmail.com assistantsfds@gmail.com VI Resumed Sunday after Epiphany Nov 19, 2017 Today - Adult Education: in Adult Ed. classroom in the basement. This week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Desert Wanderings 1:30 Epic! Scholars and Crusaders Part 1 Next week: No Classes - Happy Thanksgiving Fr. DeGuzman will be away on vacation Mon, Nov 20 Fri, Nov 24. While away he will offer these Mass Intentions: Carol & Richard Bertacchi by Jillian Prater; Mr & Mrs Mathew Gotautis by Anita Holcomb; Charles & Esther Bruce by Jo-Anne Kidd. FNE Fundraiser Sun, Dec 3: The FNE girls group will have their annual St. Nicholas's Hot Chocolate Fundraiser on Sunday, December 3 after both Masses. They will be selling hot chocolate, chocolate candy boxes, and paracord bracelets. They would appreciate your support. Consecration to Jesus through Mary Fri, Dec 8: on the feast of The Immaculate Conception. For more information, please see: http://totalconsecration.newevangelizers.com/consecration-explained/ All Souls envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church. Please fill them out and deposit them in the collection basket if you wish for us to remember your loved ones among the faithful departed during November.
What is God like? by Rev. J Edgar Burns @ 1962 The Death of Jesus on the Cross (cont d) The death of Jesus on the Cross was ordained as a sacrifice because He willingly gave His life to that end (John 10:17-18) exemplifying His own words that no greater love exists than to lay down one s life for his friends (John 15:13). Critics forget that the person who suffered the cruel death of the Cross was not human but divine for God was truly in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself (2 Cor. 5:19). God did not single out some human victim to pay the bloody price of sin; He offered Himself, in His human nature as a ransom. Who, understanding this, can charge Him with insensitivity? But why so ugly a death or why death at all some may persist in asking? There are, again, a multitude of possible answers, though we must always remember that God s purpose is not necessarily evident to us. St. Paul, however, has stressed the parallelism between Adam s sin and its consequences and the obedience of Christ and its fruits. Death was the penalty of sin (Rom. 5:12), and thus the death of Christ cancels man s debt. The Life and Teaching of Jesus The knowledge that we have about God from the birth and death of Jesus does not exhaust for us the content of New Testament revelation. The very person of our Lord, His life and teaching, provide us with an immeasurable source of reflection on the mystery of God. At the Last Supper the apostle Philip, echoing the request of Moses that he and the others be shown the Godhead, received from Jesus the assurance that he who sees Me sees also the Father (John 14:9). Of course the Savior s human nature veiled the divine, much as the angel of the Lord or the cloud of glory shrouded that which no man can see and live, but Jesus quickly explains in what manner the Father may be seen in Him: The Father dwelling in Me, it is He who does the works: (John 14:10). What these works were, we know from the Gospels, but St. Peter summed them up for us in his discourse to the household of Cornelius: He went about doing good and healing all who were in the power of the devil (Acts 10:38). The deeds of Jesus were not ends in themselves, since He frequently appealed to His works as proof of His divine commission and authority, but they were always motivated by compassion, never by anything that could be construed as self-glorification. The hard words that He occasionally uttered were for the heartless ad the hypocritical; His rebukes were for the proud and the vindictive. With men of sincerity He was warm (Mark 10:21) even convivial, so much so that His enemies called Him a glutton and a wine-drinker (Matt. 11:19). When Jesus proclaimed Himself the way, and the truth, and the life (John 14:6), it was because as God become man He invited men, through an imitation of Himself, to become like God. To be continued... Annual Food Drive: The Knights of Columbus are conducting their annual food drive to benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society's food distribution program. Containers will be left in the rear of the parish church between now and Christmas. Please remember the less fortunate and support the Knights in this worthwhile effort. St. Francis Xavier Mission Trips: Registration is now open for the 2018 Saint Francis Xavier Mission Trips. This year there are four trips planned: two in Mexico (Holy Week and July), one in Peru, and one in the Dominican Republic. For more details see: www.sfxmission.com. During November we pray for those who, having died in God s grace, are undergoing purification so that they may enter heaven. The Prayer of St. Gertrude, below, is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Francis de Sales Parish Confessions 15 mins before weekday Masses: Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Baptism Contact the parish at least six weeks before birth. Marriage Contact the parish at least six months before the wedding. Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm Rosary before and Sunday Masses Knights of Columbus meet 2 nd Mon of month: Rosary 6:30pm, dinner, meeting starts 7:30pm: https://kofcknights.org/councilsite/about.asp?cno=14625 Eucharistic Exposition Friday after evening Mass. Religious Education (CCD) Sundays at 10:15 (Sept-May). Columbian Squires: Circle meets on 2 nd Sunday of the month at 1:15pm FNE: Female scouting grp meets Sat am: tsosj.fne.girlsgroup15@gmail.com
Liturgical Calendar & Mass Intentions Confessions heard before all Masses. Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Sun, Nov 12 XXIII Sunday after Pentecost A. J. James & Amanda Smith and family Mon, Nov 13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 6:30am Jouan Hanna by Anita Holcomb 12:00pm Holy Souls by Henry & Rosilene Fredette Tue, Nov 14 St. Josaphat 6:30am Leopoldo Torres by Ines Lavelle Mr. Jonathan Collado by Thomas & Christine Brock Wed, Nov 15 St. Albert the Great 6:30am Phyllis & John Oeltman by Jo-Anne Kidd 12:00pm Thomas Anderson Thu, Nov 16 St. Gertrude the Great 6:30am All Holy Souls, especially F.O.S.S. by Nora Rose Mrs. Maria Collado by Thomas & Christine Brock Fri, Nov 17 St. Gregory the Wonderworker 12:00pm Maria Elena Jaimes Jaramillo by Ileana Bragg 7:00pm Marc Lavelle by Ines Lavelle Exposition follows Mass Sat, Nov 18 Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul 7:00am SFdS Volunteers Rodrigo Aguirre & Sidney Kerns by Aguirre Family Sun, Nov 19 VI Resumed Sunday after Epiphany Romayne Chrisman by Owen & Caroline Elliott Emily Bond by Stuart & Chris Bond St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Archdiocese of Atlanta Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) Dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Roman Missal of St. John XXIII 587 Landers Drive, Mableton, GA 30126 Website: www.stfrancisdesalesatl.com Email: officesfds@gmail.com Office: 770-948-6888 Emergency Cell: 404-291-1595 Bookstore: 770-745-3613 Pastor: Assistant: Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Rev. Joseph DeGuzman, FSSP Rev. Mr. Doug Anderson (AoA) pastorsfds@gmail.com assistantsfds@gmail.com XXIII Sunday after Pentecost November 12, 2017 Thank you to The Knights of Columbus and the Squires and to all those who helped with the All Saints party. Today - Adult Education: in Adult Ed. classroom in the basement. This week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Egypt & Exodus Part 2 Exodus 19-40 1:30 Epic! Missionaries & The Emperor Part 2 Next week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Desert Wanderings 1:30 Epic! Scholars and Crusaders Part 1 All Souls envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church. Please fill them out and deposit them in the collection basket if you wish for us to remember your loved ones among the faithful departed during November. St. Francis Xavier Mission Trips: Registration is now open for the 2018 Saint Francis Xavier Mission Trips. This year there are four trips planned: two in Mexico (Holy Week and July), one in Peru, and one in the Dominican Republic. Please see the website for more details: www.sfxmission.com. Last Sunday's Collection: $6,231.96 God reward you. All Saints Day/All Souls Day: $1,445.00 FSSP Seminary Burse: $260.00 Archdiocesan Seminarians: $155.25
Continued What is God like? by Rev. J Edgar Burns @ 1962 The Incarnation The Incarnation teaches us much about God. Christ did not consider the prerogatives of divinity a thing to be clung to, but emptied Himself... and appearing in the form of man, He humbled Himself, becoming obedient to death, even to death on a cross (Phil. 2:6-8). The motivation of this supreme act of condescension was love; For God so loved the world that He gave His Only-begotten Son (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9; 1 John 3:16). So true and meaningful is this for the Christian that St. John can warn: He who does not love does not know God; for God is love (1 John 4:7-8). It is, of course, the love of compassion, the kind of love that St. John urges us to imitate: He who has the goods of this world and sees his brother in need and closes his heart to him, how does the love of God abide in him (1 John 3:17)? Man needed deliverance, deliverance from the darkness of the world that alienates him from God, because it blinds him to the true light (cf. 1 John 1:5; 2:11; 4:4-6); it was the darkness of sin. The compassionate love of God resulted, then, in redemption. The Death of Jesus on the Cross The Exodus, as we saw, was a saving act of God. Not simply materialistic, its ultimate purpose was the creation of a nation free to worship the only God. We observed, however, that the God of the Exodus is rejected by many who wrongly interpret His saving gesture as an exclusion of mercy and grace to other peoples. The God of the redemption effected through Christ Jesus is also scorned by the misinformed. They regard the God who permitted our Lord to die on the Cross as a bloodthirsty monster, comparable only to the hideous idols of ancient times in whose honor human sacrifice was offered. The death of Jesus was, indeed, a sacrifice, a propitiation for our sins (1 John 2:2) but to look upon it from a materialistic point of view would be an absurd and crude distortion. Human sacrifice as such, the killing of a man to placate God, is hateful to the Lord: I am going to bring such evil upon this place... because... the Kings of Judah have filled (it) with the blood of the innocent. They have built high places for Baal to immolate their sons in fire as holocausts to Baal: such a thing as I neither commanded nor spoke of, nor did it ever enter my mind (Jer. 19:3-5). To be continued Consecration to Jesus through Mary: will be on Friday, Dec. 8th. Consecration forms will be available to pray at the altar rail following each Mass. The Legion of Mary suggests the following sites for preparation: https://www.fisheaters.com/totalconsecrationmontfort.html or totalconsecration.newevangelizers.com/daily-prayers/ 2018 Envelope boxes are available in the church vestibule. Please pick up the box for your family! --Don't have a box for your family, and you'd like one? --Have a box but you don't need it? --Your box has incorrect name or address? Please leave a note for us in the office or send an email to: officesfds@gmail.com. Thank you from the office volunteers. During November we pray for those who, having died in God s grace, are undergoing purification so that they may enter heaven. The Prayer of St. Gertrude, below, is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Francis de Sales Parish Confessions 15 mins before weekday Masses: Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Baptism Contact the parish at least six weeks before birth. Marriage Contact the parish at least six months before the wedding. Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm Rosary before and Sunday Masses Knights of Columbus meet 2 nd Mon of month: Rosary 6:30pm, dinner, meeting starts 7:30pm: https://kofcknights.org/councilsite/about.asp?cno=14625 Eucharistic Exposition Friday after evening Mass. Religious Education (CCD) Sundays at 10:15 (Sept-May). Columbian Squires: Circle meets on 2 nd Sunday of the month at 1:15pm FNE: Female scouting grp meets Sat am: tsosj.fne.girlsgroup15@gmail.com
Liturgical Calendar & Mass Intentions Confessions heard before all Masses. Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Sun, Nov 5 XXII Sunday after Pentecost Fr. Joseph DeGuzman by Sims Family Sophia Arango by Thomas & Christine Brock Mon, Nov 6 Feria 6:30am Deceased FSSP Members 12:00pm Deceased FSSP & Confraternity Members Tue, Nov 7 Feria 6:30am Intention of W. & C. G. Marione Rasnick by Anne Blackmon Wed, Nov 8 6:30am 12:00pm Thu, Nov 9 6:30am Feria Intention of Philomena St. Gerard Ministry Dedication of the Archbasilica of Our Holy Savior Intention of Muriel Brian & Paula Bush Wedding Anniversary Fri, Nov 10 St. Andrew Avellino 12:00pm Intention of Evelyn 7:00pm Deceased Legion of Mary Members by Legion of Mary Exposition follows Mass Sat, Nov 11 St. Martin of Tours 7:00am A. J. Francis Fredette by Henry & Rosilene Fredette Sun, Nov 12 XXIII Sunday after Pentecost A. J. James & Amanda Smith and family Last Sunday's Collection: $5,509.25 God reward you. St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Archdiocese of Atlanta Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) Dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Roman Missal of St. John XXIII 587 Landers Drive, Mableton, GA 30126 Website: www.stfrancisdesalesatl.com Email: officesfds@gmail.com Office: 770-948-6888 Emergency Cell: 404-291-1595 Bookstore: 770-745-3613 Pastor: Assistant: Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Rev. Joseph DeGuzman, FSSP Rev. Mr. Doug Anderson (AoA) pastorsfds@gmail.com assistantsfds@gmail.com XXII Sunday after Pentecost November 5, 2017 Today All Saints Festival: sponsored by The Knights of Columbus and the Squires will be after the Mass in the gym. The Knights will sell BBQ, Hot Dog, and limited Vegetarian Plates, along with beverages. The Squires will run games for the children, there will be a parade of saints, and a Cake Walk fundraiser to help Syrian Christian Refugees. Come join the fun! Today: Seminary Burse collection to support the FSSP Seminarians. Please make checks payable to FSSP rather than the parish and include in the first collection. Thank you. Today: Second collection for the archdiocesan seminarians Today - Adult Education: in Adult Ed. classroom in the basement This week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Egypt & Exodus Part 1 Exodus 1-18 1:30 Epic! No Class - All Saints Party Next week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Egypt & Exodus Part 2 Exodus 19-40 1:30 Epic! Missionaries & The Emperor Part 2 All Souls envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church. Please fill them out and deposit them in the collection basket if you wish for us to remember your loved ones among the faithful departed during November.
The Shekinah What is God like? by Rev. J Edgar Burns @ 1962 It is pre-eminently the fourth evangelist who identifies Jesus with the uncreated Word of God made flesh (John 1:1-14; 1 John 1:1) and in whose Gospel Jesus calls Himself, by implication, the Word of the Father (cf. John 10:33-36). There are many passages in the other writings of the New Testament in which the Lord speaks as, or is spoken of as, the Wisdom of God (cf. Matt. 23:34 and Luke 11:49; Matt. 11:16-19 and Prov. 1:20-24; Matt. 11:28-30 and Sirach 6:24-29; 51:23-27; 1 Cor. 1:24). It is, in fact, becoming more and more apparent to students of the New Testament that the first Christians - those of Palestine - taught the divinity of Jesus in terms that were, as should be expected, specifically Hebraic. Thank you to all who helped with the parish picnic last weekend. It was a good turn out despite the cold weather. Consecration to Jesus through Mary: will be on Friday, Dec. 8th. Consecration forms will be available to pray at the altar rail following each Mass. Today is the day to begin the 33 day preparation. The Legion of Mary suggests the following sites for preparation: https://www.fisheaters.com/totalconsecrationmontfort.html or totalconsecration.newevangelizers.com/daily-prayers/ 2018 Envelope boxes are available in the church vestibule. Please pick up the box for your family! --Don't have a box for your family, and you'd like one? --Have a box but you don't need it? --Your box has incorrect name or address? Please leave a note for us in the office or send an email to: officesfds@gmail.com. Thank you from the office volunteers. The Incarnation, as a doctrine, was comprehensible to a convert of Jewish background and education, when explained by reference to the Wisdom, Word, and Shekinah of God which, they knew, had often descended to abide in their midst. Jesus Himself referred to His body as a temple (John 2:19-21; cf. Mark 14:57-58) and to His whole person as greater than the temple (Matt. 12:6), an obvious comparison with the Temple that housed the Shekinah of God. It is of Himself as the Shekinah that He also speaks when stating that where two or three are gathered together for my sake, there am I in the midst of them (Matt. 18:20) for the rabbis of that period had a saying to the effect that where two or three are reading the Law, the Shekinah is there in their midst (Pirke Aboth 3:3). To be continued During November we pray for those who, having died in God s grace, are undergoing purification so that they may enter heaven. The Prayer of St. Gertrude, below, is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. St. Francis de Sales Parish Confessions 15 mins before weekday Masses: Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Baptism Contact the parish at least six weeks before birth. Marriage Contact the parish at least six months before the wedding. Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm Rosary before and Sunday Masses Knights of Columbus meet 2 nd Mon of month: Rosary 6:30pm, dinner, meeting starts 7:30pm: https://kofcknights.org/councilsite/about.asp?cno=14625 Eucharistic Exposition Friday after evening Mass. Religious Education (CCD) Sundays at 10:15 (Sept-May). Columbian Squires: Circle meets on 2 nd Sunday of the month at 1:15pm FNE: Female scouting grp meets Sat am: tsosj.fne.girlsgroup15@gmail.com
Liturgical Calendar & Mass Intentions Confessions heard before all Masses. Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Sun, Oct 29 Christ the King Margaret Choberka by John Choberka Celebrant's Intention Mon, Oct 30 Feria 6:30am F.O.S.S. by Nora Rose 12:00pm Sarah Bruyere by Michael & Veronica Bruyere Tue, Oct 31 Feria Michael Incata by Scott Calta Wed, Nov 1 All Saints (Holy Day of Obligation) 6:30am 12:00pm Fr. Alex Stewart by Sims Family 7:30pm Fr. Matthew McCarthy by Hagerty Family Thu, Nov 2 All Souls 6:30am Walter Holcomb by Anita Holcomb 12:00pm Nancy Summerville by Jessica Meli 7:30pm Baden Ratterman Fri, Nov 3 Feria (First Friday) 12:00pm Mr & Mrs Jonathan Collado by Thomas & Christine Brock 7:00pm In Thanksgiving for all Blessings by Griselle Lares-Bazzani Exposition follows Mass Sat, Nov 4 St Charles Borromeo (First Saturday) 7:00am Private Intention by Jillian Prater Stella Palaskas by Anita Holcomb Sun, Nov 5 XXII Sunday after Pentecost Fr. Joseph DeGuzman by Sims Family Sophia Arango by Thomas & Christine Brock Last Sunday's Collection: $4,439.96 God reward you. World Missions: $365.67 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Archdiocese of Atlanta Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) Dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass and Sacraments according to the 1962 Roman Missal of St. John XXIII 587 Landers Drive, Mableton, GA 30126 Website: www.stfrancisdesalesatl.com Email: officesfds@gmail.com Office: 770-948-6888 Emergency Cell: 404-291-1595 Bookstore: 770-745-3613 Pastor: Assistant: Rev. Carlos S. Casavantes, FSSP Rev. Joseph DeGuzman, FSSP Rev. Mr. Doug Anderson (AoA) pastorsfds@gmail.com assistantsfds@gmail.com Christ the King October 29, 2017 Welcome to Fr. Gerard Saguto, FSSP, the district superior for North America. Father will be here for all Masses today and will join us at the parish picnic. Please introduce yourselves and welcome him. Today - Christ the King: we will recite the Act of Consecration of the Human Race to the Sacred Heart after each Mass. This will take the place of the Leonine prayers after the and 9am Low Masses. Today The Annual Parish Picnic will be held at Tolleson Park in Smyrna after the high Mass. There are flyers in the vestibule for more information. Please make every effort to come: it's the biggest parish social of the year! Today - Adult Education: in Adult Ed. classroom in the basement This week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Patriarchs - Discussion and Review 1:30 Epic! No Class Next week: 10:15 Bible Timeline Egypt & Exodus Part 1 Exodus 1-18 1:30 Epic! Missionaries & The Emperor Part 2 Wednesday, Nov 1 All Saints Day is a Holy Day of Obligation. All Catholics are obliged under pain of mortal sin to attend Mass, even if they are unable to attend their usual parish. Masses will be at 6:30am, 12:00pm (noon) and 7:30pm, which will be a Sung Mass. There will be a reception in the social hall afterwards; please bring something to share.
What is God like? by Rev. J Edgar Burns @ 1962 The Evangelists and the Incarnate God (cont'd) The conception of Jesus in the womb of His mother is likened, by the evangelist, to those other occasions on which God made His presence manifest within specific confines. As the cloud of the Shekinah hovered above the tent of the Assembly and the temple of Solomon and then descended within, so does it overshadow Mary at the Annunciation and fill her with the Holy One (Luke 1:35). It is the cloud of the Shekinah again from which issues the heavenly voice attesting to his divine filiation (Matt. 17:5). It is, finally, in a cloud that the Savior ascends to heaven whence He came (Acts 1:9-10). To be continued The CCD Program will have its annual Epiphany Concert on Jan 7, 2018 after 11:30 mass. Sign up sheets are in the parish hall and the CCD Office. All are welcomed to sign up. Cut off for signing up is TODAY! For more information, contact Karina Mandock at 678-923-6549 or Dominic Rasnick at 770-927-2581/ 404-698-0186. Good news! The 2018 envelope boxes are available in the church vestibule, in alphabetical order by family last name. Please pick up the box for your family! --Don't have a box for your family, and you'd like one? --Have a box but you don't need it? --Your box has incorrect name or address? Please let us know! Just leave a note for us in the office or send email to: officesfds@gmail.com. Thank you from the office volunteers. Thank you to Patak Meat Products for their generous discount to the church for our parish picnic. During November we pray for those who, having died in God s grace, are undergoing purification so that they may enter heaven. The Prayer of St. Gertrude, below, is one of the most famous of the prayers for souls in purgatory. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen. Thursday, Nov 2 All Souls Day: Masses will be at 6:30am, 12:00pm (noon) and 7:30pm, which will be a Sung Requiem with absolution at the Catafalque. All Souls envelopes are available in the vestibule of the church. Please fill them out and deposit them in the collection basket if you wish for us to remember your loved ones among the faithful departed during November. Sunday, Nov 5 - All-Saints Festival sponsored by The Knights of Columbus and the Squires will be after Mass on Sun, Nov 5. The Knights will sell lunches. The Squires will run games for the children and there will a parade of saints. Please come and have your children dress as their favorite saints. Cake Walk for Syrian Refugees: During the All Saints party, the Cake Walk fundraiser proceeds will help the Christians in Syria. We need people to donate cakes, pies, & cookies and bring them on Sun. Nov. 5. If you re unable to bake and still want to provide something, that would be great. Consecration to Jesus through Mary: will be on Friday, Dec. 8th. Consecration forms will be available to pray at the altar rail following each Mass. November 5 is the date to begin the 33 day preparation. The Legion of Mary suggests the following sites for preparation: https://www.fisheaters.com/totalconsecrationmontfort.html or totalconsecration.newevangelizers.com/daily-prayers/ Home Educators: New to the parish? Join the parish homeschool yahoo group. Email: stfrancishomeschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com St. Francis de Sales Parish Confessions 15 mins before weekday Masses: Sundays 6:45, 8:15 & 10:30am Baptism Contact the parish at least six weeks before birth. Marriage Contact the parish at least six months before the wedding. Legion of Mary meets Wednesdays at 7:00pm Rosary before and Sunday Masses Knights of Columbus meet 2 nd Mon of month: Rosary 6:30pm, dinner, meeting starts 7:30pm: https://kofcknights.org/councilsite/about.asp?cno=14625 Eucharistic Exposition Friday after evening Mass. Religious Education (CCD) Sundays at 10:15 (Sept-May). Columbian Squires: Circle meets on 2 nd Sunday of the month at 1:15pm FNE: Female scouting grp meets Sat am: tsosj.fne.girlsgroup15@gmail.com