Monday, November 30, 2015

Two homilies by Fr. Perrone - November 22, and November 29, 2015

My apologies for neglecting this site.  I've been spending most of my time in other areas of the web that get much more traffic, such as Facebook.  Social media has really made it so much easier to share with a single click.

If you don't see me blogging here, you can check Facebook, and simply click the "Follow" button (you may need to log into your account).  I have reduced the number of people I'm approving as "friends" because I've had issues with some who are opportunists look for ways to exploit that friendship (and who have no interest in the topics I do).  So, just hit the "follow" option once you get to my page.

No, it's not the end of blogging for me.  I just have needed to catch up on a number of things and with added work related to uploading homilies weekly, among other new tasks, something has to give now and then.

Here are two homilies by Fr. Perrone.   These were posted in the Assumption Grotto Church Facebook page, and at GrottoCast.com.








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Monday, November 16, 2015

Fr. Perrone's homily for weekend of 40 Hours Devotion: Holy Eucharist - as rooted in Trinity and Incarnation



This past weekend Assumption Grotto had 40 Hours Devotion. Fr. Perrone spoke on the Holy Eucharist as it is rooted in the dogmas of the Trinity and Incarnation.  It was based on a talk he recently gave to the secular Carmelites who meet at Assumption Grotto during their retreat.

To hear the homily, visit the post covering the November 15, 2015 homily at GrottoCast.

Also, see this post for a backlog of audio that was recently uploaded.



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The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church;
it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!

- Diane M. Korzeniewski

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

40 Hours Devotion this weekend at Assumption Grotto - Important Notes...



Below is the schedule for 40 Hours Devotion at Assumption Grotto.  It begins Friday following the 7:30 a.m. Mass, with a Eucharistic Procession.  The full schedule can be seen below.  40 Hours Devotion was once a big deal, in most parishes. I encountered it for the first time in my life at Assumption Grotto in 2005.  I continue to recommend the article by Fr. William Saunders, written in 2003, "Forty Hours with Jesus Christ".

Heat anticipated this weekend, but dress in layers...

If you were at Grotto in recent weeks, you may have noticed the chill in the parish church.  That's because there was a breakdown in the boiler that provides us with heat.  I asked Fr. Perrone if we would have heat this weekend, and he said the plan is to have it restored by Friday afternoon.  I know a number of people have been working hard on this.  But, "stuff happens" and, in the event things don't go according to plans, be sure to dress in layers and have something warm.  Mothers with altar boys will want to have pull-over sweaters handy on days they serve, in case the heat is not there.

For the rest of us, it's a good time to remember Colossians 1:24. That passage is the whole basis for the famous "offer it up" many of us heard growing up when having to bear with some kind of discomfort or pain.

It's about what you give

40 Hours Devotion, or any kind of Adoration, isn't about what you get out of it; it's what you give, to God, and to others for whom you pray.  Consider this passage:

And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Mt 8:20)
When you sit in Adoration, you give Our Lord your heart as a cushion for his head.  While he needs no consolation, this time given to him, for his sake, is endearing to him the way a mother or father's heart is  warmed when a child snuggles quietly by their side.

This kind of prayer is not without graces.  In fact, it's when you give without looking for something in return - even consolations or good feelings in prayer - that your prayer is so much more efficacious.  Those good feelings come by the grace of God and sometimes he withdraws those to see if we come for ourselves and what we get, or if we come to give when prayer seems so dry.

So, yes, it's a busy weekend - for most people.  There is work to do, games to watch, the comfort of a warm home on a cold, fall day.  But, can you find one hour on one or more of these three days to give him?  It runs until 8:30 PM Friday and Saturday, and opens very early.  There are many opportunities throughout the day.  Can your schedule on Sunday handle a change to fit in the closing ceremony and procession?

Some Masses will be at side altars, like Saturday morning.  Usually, these are at the Sacred Heart altar.  You'll know by observing which altar is prepared, and where the candles are lit before Mass.  



Recently, the backlog of audio homilies was cleared.  See the post at GrottoCast to see which homilies have been uploaded.



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The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church;
it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!

- Diane M. Korzeniewski

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Monday, November 9, 2015

Backlog of audio homilies uploaded to GrottoCast; 40 Hours Devotion next weekend

Yesterday, I caught up with the backlog of Fr. Perrone's audio homilies and all have been uploaded through yesterday's homily from the 9:30 a.m. Mass.  See the post at GrottoCast.


40 Hours Devotion

Also, take note that next Sunday, the Mass using the 1962 Missal moves to Noon for that day only, because of the closing of 40 Hours Devotion.  The 9:30 a.m. Mass will be in the new form, in Latin.  The choir will also be singing at the Noon Mass instead of the 9:30.  Fr. Perrone has gone to great lengths to promote this old Eucharistic gem that is called, 40 Hours Devotion.  Fr. William Saunders wrote a beautiful article on it in the Arlington Catholic Herald in 2003.  You can see one excerpt from that in the flyer below, which also contains the schedule.  Try to come.  Bring the family, or come in shifts.  There is no sign-up.  It has been dependent on people trickling in throughout morning, day, and evening.  Click the image to enlarge.





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Te Deum Laudamus! Home

The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church;
it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!

- Diane M. Korzeniewski

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Monday, November 2, 2015

Photos: Solemn High Requiem Mass for All Souls


The catafalque, representing the faithful departed, is seen in the foreground
during the prayers at the foot of the altar.


At 7:30 a.m. today, a Solemn High Requiem Mass was celebrated for All Souls, while a visiting priest celebrated at the Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Priests may celebrate three Masses today, which each of the priests will have done today.  There is still a 7:00 p.m. Mass tonight.

Propers used for the three Masses can be found here.

A few photos follow with many more in the gallery link.  I would appreciate a link to this post even though the full set of pictures are in a gallery at my Smugmug account.  This has information that goes with the photos.

First, here are one of three photos in the gallery of the Mass at the Altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  That young altar boy toughed out three consecutive Masses there.  
















I have found many subtle things in Masses using the 1962 Missal that heighten my sense of worship. Early on, my eyes were drawn to this moment when the celebrant consumes the Body of Christ, with the deacon and subdeacon off to the corners, bowing profoundly.  The gesture speaks to the holiness of consuming Our Lord in the Eucharist, as we observe.


After the Mass, are the Prayers of Absolution at the catafalque.




Holy water…



Incense…







After Prayers of Absolution, a brief exit



Then, after altar boys make further preparations, Father Perrone celebrates his next two Masses. It was explained to people that they could receive Holy Communion at two of the Masses.





These altar boys worked three consecutive Masses, as well.  




The full gallery of photos for All Souls is in this Smugmug gallery.

I recommend reading a brief post by Peter Kwasniewski at the New Liturgical Movement blog: Romano Guardini on Evening, Death, and Eternal Life. 


Side note: The GrottoCast audio homilies are several weeks behind.  I will get to those soon.  Watch for updates. 



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Te Deum Laudamus! Home

The obedient are not held captive by Holy Mother Church;
it is the disobedient who are held captive by the world!

- Diane M. Korzeniewski

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