Latin Mass in Santa Barbara - Sunday February 17, 2019

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
1300 E Valley Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Sunday February 17, 2019 at 5 PM

Mass offered by Fr. Aaron Bayles
Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter

Invite as many people as you can as it contributes greatly to the possibility of a regular Latin Mass in Santa Barbara!

Servers are needed!  If you know any young men who are willing to teach, learn and/or serve, please forward this information.

Questions about the Mass, singing in the Choir or if you would like to help in any way, please contact:

Jake DeTar
509-710-9278jakedetar@yahoo.com

Sermons - November to January

Sermon - 5th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany - November 11, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "The Wheat & The Cockle" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (9.69 MB, 10.35 min)

Sermon - 6th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany - November 18, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "The Grace of Final Perseverance" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (6.15 MB, 6.43 min)

Sermon - Second Sunday of Advent - December 9, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "Prepare the Way of the Lord" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (11.5 MB, 12.37 min)

Sermon - Third Sunday of Advent - December 16, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "Joy" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (3.46 MB, 3.46 min)

Sermon - Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 23, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "The Incarnation of Christ" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (5.45 MB, 5.57 min)

Sermon - Christmas - December 25, 2018
Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "Nativity of Our Lord" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (4.72 MB, 5.09 min)

Sermon - Octave Day of Christmas - January 1, 2019
Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "Obedience to the Law of God" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (2.52 MB, 2.45 min)

Sermon - Epiphany of the Lord - January 6, 2019
Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "True Wisdom Begins with Seeking God" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (8.58 MB, 9.22 min)

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - January 2019

10 AM January 1st:  Octave Day of Christmas       
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM

10 AM January 6th:  Epiphany of the Lord     
FSSP Priest – Confessions 9:15 AM
Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Ruth Cahill (D)

10 AM January 13th:  The Holy Family     
Fr. Raftery - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Zdenka Klement (D)

10 AM January 20th:  Second Sunday after Epiphany        
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Jirina Stiburek (D)

10 AM January 27th:  Third Sunday after Epiphany
FSSP Priest  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Clara Hollis (D)

Puer Natus Est Nobis (A Child is Born to Us)!

Puer Natus Est Nobis

Detail from one of the stained glass windows of Saint Mary Magdalen Chapel made by F.X. Zettler in Munich Germany.  See all here

Introit (Isaiah 9: 6)
Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis: cujus imperium super humerum ejus: et vocabitur nomen ejus magni consilii Angelus. Vs. (Ps. 97: 1) Cantate Domino canticum novum, quia mirabilia fecit. Vs. Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. Puer natus est nobis, et filius datus est nobis: cujus imperium super humerum ejus: et vocabitur nomen ejus magni consilii Angelus.

A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel. Vs. (Ps. 97: 1) Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle: because He hath done wonderful things. Vs. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. A child is born to us, and a Son is given to us: Whose government is upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called, the Angel of Great Counsel.

Epiphany Home Blessings 2019

Home Blessings for 2019 will begin on Monday, January 7, 2019.

The Epiphany Blessing is a very special and powerful blessing that you can have given to your home once a year after the Feast of the Epiphany.  Because we can only bless a certain amount of homes in the given time frame we will have parameters for the sign up. The parameters are simple:

This will only be for members of St. Vitus Parish.   Attendees of the Latin Mass at St. Mary Magdalen can register at St. Vitus.  Remember that St. Vitus Parish extends throughout the Archdiocese so a parishioner would be someone who either attends St. Vitus each week or gives frequent donations to St. Vitus even though they live too far away to attend each week. 

The next parameter is that those who did not get to have their house blessed last year get preference.

The final parameter is that those who sign up early and before Dec 25th will be mapped out first. Anyone signing up after then may or may not get their home blessed based on whether we can schedule more homes after the others are blessed. 

To register as a parishioner of St. Vitus, please download the form, fill in and mail to address on form.

For members of St. Vitus, sign-up here for the Epiphany Blessing.

The "O" Antiphons in Advent

Our Latin Mass choir has been singing the "O Antiphons" in Advent for several years.  Each Sunday of Advent they sing two of the antiphons.  Four of the O Antiphons were sung by our choir at the St. Mary Magdalen combined choirs Christmas Concert on Monday night, December 17th.  Here are recordings of the three  selections sung by the choir:

O Antiphons (1, 3, 5, 7) 
Puer Natus in Bethlehem 
En Natus Est Emanuel 

The O Antiphons developed during the Church's very first centuries.  There are seven of these special antiphons, and their texts spring from the Old Testament Hebrew Scriptures, the Prophetic and Wisdom Books. They are found in the Liturgy of the Hours or older Roman Breviary.

The O Antiphons are short prayers sung before and after the Magnificat, the great prayer of Mary in Luke 1:46-55 when coming visit to Elizabeth her cousin the Virgin praised God for His favor wondrous deeds. The Magnificat is sung during Vespers, evening prayer. The O Antiphons begin on 17 December, seven days before the Vigil of Christmas (24 December). The seventh and last antiphon is sung at Vespers on 23 December. They are called the "O Antiphons" because they all begin with the letter-word "O": they address Jesus by one of His Old Testament titles.  They are fervent prayers asking Our Lord to come to us.

17 December: O Sapientia (O Wisdom)
18 December: O Adonai (O Lord)
19 December: O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse)
20 December: O Clavis David (O Key of David)
21 December: O Oriens (O Dayspring)
22 December: O Rex Gentium (O King of the Nations)
23 December: O Emmanuel (O God With Us)

Read more about the O Antiphons, their history, their meaning.  Be sure to check the left side links for more details about each antiphon.

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - December 2018

10 AM December 2nd:  First Sunday of Advent      
Fr. Raftery - Confessions 9:15 AM
Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Joseph and Monica Seeley (L)

10 AM December 9th:  Second Sunday of Advent     
FSSP Priest – Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Hozie Burke (D)

10 AM December 16th:  Third Sunday of Advent     
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Vaclav Klement (D)

10 AM December 23rd:  Fourth Sunday of Advent       
FSSP Priest - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Clara Hollis (D)

10 AM December 25th:  Christmas
Fr. Gonzalez  - Confessions 9:15 AM

10 AM December 30th:  Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
Fr. Raftery  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Rudolf Stiburek (D)

Sermon - Christ the King - October 28, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "The Kingly Office of Our Lord and Savior" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (10.5 MB, 11.33 min)

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - November 2018

7 PM November 1st:  All Saints   
Fr. Raftery - No Confessions
Low Mass - Holy Day of Obligation

10 AM November 4th:  4th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany  
Fr. Raftery – Confessions 9:15 AM
Low Mass, Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Susan Yamaguchi (L)

10 AM November 11th:  5th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany   
FSSP Priest - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Hernan Roque Perales (L)

10 AM November 18th:  6th Resumed Sunday after Epiphany       
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Holy Souls in Purgatory

10 AM November 25th:  24th and Last Sunday after Pentecost
FSSP Priest  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Eucharistic procession after Mass
Mass intention:   Clara Hollis (D)

Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Coming Soon!

Saint Mary Magdalen Parish will dedicate the small chapel inside the parish office building on December 7th.  Please consider signing up for Eucharistic Adoration one hour a week!  More volunteers are needed to have a required minimum of two adorers present around the clock each day of the week.

To volunteer or learn more, please contact:
Tessie Navarro
titonavarro118@gmail.com
805-822-7069

Read about "Over 100 Benefits of Eucharistic Adoration"