Vol.2Nr.1 Feb 2006 - Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy in Vienna
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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 ----------------------------- 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 -------------------------- 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) -------------------------- 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; Cont’d on page 2 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. Page 2 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 Page 3