Vol.2Nr.1 Feb 2006 - Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy in Vienna

Volume 2, Nr.1
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FIRST COMMUNION
The schedule for First Communion will
be on 16 April 2006, Easter Sunday.
Candidates for the First Communion are
children ages 7 years old and above.
For inquiries and application, please
contact Fr. Joey Demoy. Preparation of
the candidates is done every Sunday
after the 11 a.m. mass starting 19
February 2006
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HUMAN INTEGRATION AND
INTERIOR FREEDOM
Talk by Sister Sr. Mary Niere, 19
February 2006 after the 11 a.m.
Sunday mass, Maria vom Berge
Karmel, Stefan Fadinger Platz 1
-------------------------CONFESSION
Regular schedule of Confession is
every Sunday from 10:30-11:15 a.m.
starting 5 February at the Pfarre Maria
vom Berge Karmel, Stefan Fadinger
Platz 1
YOUTH RECOLLECTION
April 10,11 & 12 2006
Place: Jugend Haus, Töllua, NÖ
Fee: €30 (including transportation, food
and accommodation)
Contact Person: Fr. Joey Demoy
PASTULAN
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE
FILIPINO CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCY
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
(African, Asian and Latin American Catholic Communities, Archdiocese of Vienna)
Pfarre Maria vom Berge Karmel
Stefan Fadinger Platz 1
A-1100 Vienna
Tel: +43 1 6172346, Fax : +43 1 5267316
Email: [email protected]
Fr. Jose Demoy
Chaplain
Fr. Ely Dalanon
Assistant Chaplain
Fr. Cyril Villareal
Assistant Chaplain
We should know...
hy does the community of the Filipino
Catholic chaplaincy
in
Vienna
stand
almost all throughout the
Mass and never kneel? Is
this an
orthodox practice
or a shift away from what the
Church prescribes?
P ASTULAN
CONFIRMATION/ FIRMUNG 2006
Confirmation will be held on 4 June
2006. Preparation of the candidates is
done every Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
starting 4 February at the Pfarre Maria
vom Berge Karmel, Stefan Fadinger
Platz 1
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PILGRIMAGE TO OUR LADY OF
LOURDES SHRINE
Date:
March 30-April 2
Itinerary: Vienna - Avignon - Lourdes Turin - Vienna.
1 night accommodation at a Hotel in Lourdes, while the rest of
the nights will be spent in the
bus.
Fee: 230 Euro
Deadline for registration: 28 February
Registration forms for this pilgrimage
are distributed every Sunday after the
Mass at Pfarre Maria vom Berge Carmel,
Stefan Fadinger and DonauCity Kirche.
----------------------------T H E O F F IC IA L N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E F I L I P IN O C A T H O L I C C H A P LA I N C Y V I E N N A , A U S T R IA
(African, Asian and Latin American Catholic Communities, Archdiocese of Vienna)
ASH WEDNESDAY
1 March 2006 is Ash Wednesday.
Schedule of Masses:
• 12:30h Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
(Donau City Kirche)
• 18:30h Pfarre Lainz (to be confirmed)
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February 2006
Such is not really a completely
new practice. Standing, which
is a sign of respect, reverence
and honor, has been understood, from the earliest days of
the Church, as the stance of
those who are risen with Christ
and seek the things that are
above (see Colossians 5).
When we stand for prayer, we
are assuming our stature
before God as a people
redeemed by the blood of
Christ. We stand when the
celebrant and the other ministers process into the church.
We stand for the Gospel
because we acknowledge that
it is Christ himself speaking to
us when it is proclaimed.
For the first millennium of the
Church, standing was the norm
throughout the Mass (there
were provisions in the church
space for sitting), the people
stood with the presider and
usually assumed the presider’s
gestures (such as bowing or
raising one’s arms in prayer).
By the time Eucharistic piety
was heightened in the 13th
century and the elevations of
the Eucharistic bread and
chalice were introduced into
Mass (because the assembly
no longer regularly
received
Communion), kneeling during
the Eucharistic Prayer (called
“canon” then) became the
norm in the Western Church, a
posture which expressed not
only the humility of the
assembly but was also a way
for the assembly to honor the
Blessed Sacrament. However,
even during the Middle Ages,
kneeling was not always the
posture during the Eucharistic
Prayer; standing was still
prescribed for Sundays, Easter
Season and special feasts.
Therefore, it is also well to
remember that standing is truly
a posture of respect and,
indeed, the ancient posture for
all during the Eucharistic
Prayer.
In the present time, the
English translation of the
General Instruction of the
Roman
Missal (3rd Typical
Edition) 2002 by the
International
Committee on
English in the Liturgy on
speaking about movements
and gestures in the Mass
states that, “The faithful should
stand from the beginning of the
Entrance chant, or while the
priest approaches the altar,
until the end of the Collect; for
the Alleluia chant before the
Gospel;
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Cont’d from page 1
while the Gospel itself is proclaimed;
during the Profession of Faith and the
Prayer of the Faithful; from the invitation, Orate, fraters (Pray, brethren),
before the prayer over the offerings
until the end of Mass…” (par. 43)
References:
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, C.PP.S., Institute for
Liturgical Ministry, Dayton, Ohio, Understanding
the Mass and the General Instruction of the Roman Missal
The English translation of the General Instruction
of the Roman Missal (Third Typical Edition) ©
2002, International Committee on English in the
Liturgy, Inc.
Ash Wednesday
Schedule of Activities for the Month of
February 2006
1 Feb. Wed
3 Feb. Fri
18:30h
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
First Friday Mass
4 Feb. Sat
19:00h
Anticipated Mass
5 Feb. Sun
11:00h
Sunday Community Mass Maria vom Berge Karmel
17:00h
Sunday Mass
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
12:30h
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
18:30h
8 Feb. Wed
sh Wednesday this year falls
on March 1.
It is called 'Day of Ashes' because on
that day at church the faithful have
their foreheads marked with ashes in
the shape of a cross. (Traditionally,
the ashes for the Ash Wednesday
service come from burning the palms
from the previous year’s Palm Sunday
celebration.)
In the Old Testament, ashes were
found to have been used for two
purposes: as a sign of humility and
mortality; and as a sign of sorrow and
repentance for sin. The Christian
connotation for ashes in the liturgy of
Ash Wednesday has also been taken
from this Old Testament biblical
custom.
Ash Wednesday more importantly
marks the onset of the Lent, a 40 day
period before Easter. In the western
Church, we skip over the Sundays
when we count the days of Lent,
because Sunday is always the joyful
celebration of the Resurrection.
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12:30h
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are
days of universal fast and abstinence
in the Church. On those days,
Catholics 14 years old and older must
abstain from meat, while Catholics
between the ages of 18 and 59 are
obliged to fast.
Fasting means partaking of only one
full meal. Some food (not equalling
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.
A person with illness is excluded from
the obligations of fasting and
abstinence.
Stephansdom
Pfarre Mariahilf***
Maria vom Berge Karmel*
11 Feb. Sat
19:00h
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Anticipated Mass
12 Feb. Sun
11:00h
Sunday Community Mass Maria vom Berge Karmel
17:00h
Sunday Mass
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
12:30h
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
18:30h
Therefore, the first day of Lent in the
western Church is always a Wednesday.
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt**
15 Feb. Wed
Pfarre Mariahilf
Stephansdom
18 Feb. Sat
19:00h
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Anticipated Mass
19 Feb. Sun
11:00h
Sunday Community Mass Maria vom Berge Karmel
17:00h
Sunday Mass
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
12:30h
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
18:30h
22 Feb. Wed
Pfarre Mariahilf
Stephansdom
24 Feb. Fri
18:30h
25 Feb. Sat
19:00h
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Novena Mass to Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
Last Friday Mass/
Novena to Our Lady of
Peñafrancia
Anticipated Mass
26 Feb. Sun
11:00h
Sunday Community Mass Maria vom Berge Karmel
17:00h
Sunday Mass
18:30h
Pfarre Mariahilf
Maria vom Berge Karmel
Stephansdom
Christus, Hoffnung der Welt
*Pfarre Maria vom Berge Karmel, Stefan Fadinger Platz 1, 1100 Vienna
**Christus, Hoffnung der Welt (Donaucity Kirche), Donaucitystrasse 2, 1220 Vienna
***Pfarre Mariahilf, Barnabittengasse 14, 1060 Vienna
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