“Welcome Back” starts Monday February 27, 7-8 P.M. for four to five Monday evenings. Any Catholic who has been away from the sacramental life of the Church for any period of time is welcome to attend. Led by parishioner, Larry Sample, these sessions will prepare Catholics to return to the sacraments and refresh their understanding of them and of the liturgy.
Call Kathy in the parish office for more information, 232-2847.
Attention all women of the parish! Our Lady of Guadalupe is hosting the Deanery XII Altar Society Officer’s Dinner on Monday evening, March 12, 6:00 p.m., Summers Hall. All women of the parish are invited.
We need lots of help in putting this on, including preparing dishes of vegetables and salads, and serving. The entertainment this year will be Sandy Gumm and the Voices of America. This will be a wonderful evening of fellowship and fun for all!
Please contact the office, 232-2847, or Ramona Montemayor, 232-2106, if you would like to attend the dinner. Sign up sheets are located at the entrances of the church, if you would like to donate a vegetable or salad or serve.
SUPPORT THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE!! Families/individuals please turn in your baby bottle on the weekend or to the parish office during the week up to February 26th filled with your donation of cash and/or loose change.
Funds support the great work of the local Pregnancy Resource Center, in the effort to educate and assist women and men facing a crises pregnancy. Please help with this vital ministry to save the lives of unborn children and promote the human and spiritual dignity of young parents.
Thank you for any amount that you can contribute. The OLOG Respect Life Committee
Ten people to commit to make a 13×9 cake, cupcakes, brownies, or cookies for the Open Door Food Kitchen on March 17, May 19, July 21, and September 15th. Call Barbara Scott at 351-1392 or John or Nancy Joe at 800-715-3886.
A new 2012 Parish Pictorial Directory will be produced this summer, with photography taking place at OLOG April 24-28, May 1-5, and May 21-26 (if you have children away at college, please make note of the May dates for your family photos).
Appointments will be set in the coming weeks. All registered parishioners will have an opportunity to have their photograph taken for the new directory and will receive one quality (8 x 10) photograph with the opportunity to purchase additional poses.
Notre Dame Vision Summer Conference for High School Students is committed to helping young people recognize God‟s call in their lives and respond to that call with courage and faith. In 2012, high school students from across the nation will join together at the University of Notre Dame to ask important questions about life, faith, their own gifts, and the ways we are each called to be the change we want to see in the world.,
OLOG will be attending the week of July 9 through 13. Anyone entering grades 9 to 12 next year can attend. There will be a mandatory sign up for anyone wanting to attend in Jay‟s office on February 26 between Masses from 9:45 to 10:45. Also a $150 down payment is needed and a signed promise to participate in all fundraisers.
You can go to vision.nd.edu or contact Jay for more information.
Masses at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Liturgy of the Word Service with Distribution of Ashes at 12:15 p.m.; Masses at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Masses at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Lenten Prayer, Soup Supper & Speaker Series. Mass at 6:00 p.m., followed by Soup Supper in Summers Hall and Speaker; evening ends at 8:00 p.m.
What is the Roman Missal and how does this translation affect us?
Most of you are familiar with the Sacramentary, the big red book the presider uses at the altar. The Sacramentary is the official book of prayers (Collects that are used from the beginning to the end of Mass, including the Preface, the Eucharistic Prayer) chants, and rubrics (instructions).
In the early Church most prayers were memorized and handed down orally. Eventually, scribes collected these prayers and recorded them. After the invention of the Gutenberg press in 1470 these recorded books of prayers were universally published.
This book, called the Sacramentary has had several revisions throughout the centuries. The most recent revision came as a result of Vatican II published in 1969, and revised in 1975. The New Roman Missal, approved on April 30, 2010, and to be implemented the First Sunday of Advent, 2011, is a more current translation from Latin to English. This current translation will be much closer to the original texts than previous translations, thus will include the use of words and phrases that are new to us. The most obvious change in the New Roman Missal is the response to the works, “The Lord be with you.” The new response, closer to the original Latin prayers is “And with your spirit.”
There are other important, although less obvious text changes that we must become familiar with as we learn more about the new Missal. I will talk about these in future articles.
The “new” Roman Missal, what happened to the “old‟ Roman Missal? That is a good question, and one that I hope to answer or at least offer information about… Soon we will be noticing some changes at Mass. These changes are mandated to begin in Advent, 2011 in the dioceses of the United States and throughout the English speaking world.
What is the Roman Missal? The Roman Missal is the source of all liturgical prayers. Often called the Sacramentary (the big red book) it contains all prayers that are used within the Mass.
The primary purpose of the New Roman Missal is intended to be more literal renderings of the original Latin texts so that the meaning contained in them is accurately expressed in English. Some of the changes are quite evident. Although you will be seeing and hearing more of the changes in future articles, the most obvious change is this: Priest: The Lord be with you. Congregation: And with your spirit (instead of, and also with you). This change does reflect the original Latin text.
Yes it is a major change in our way of thinking and praying, and it will require some effort from all of us. For the church, liturgy is work. The word liturgy means, the work of the people. Our participation in the liturgy, whether spoken, sung, gesture, posture, or silence is always work. All this work is meant to foster our relationship with Jesus Christ. The translation of the new Roman Missal, the changes made throughout the liturgy are going to be work for each of us, but all this work will lead us primarily towards one goal; to give glory and praise to God.
So, please be patient, be positive, and be prayerful.
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