Sermon - 17th Sunday after Pentecost - September 16, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "Hold Fast to the Traditions that We Have Received" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (4.17 MB, 4.33 min)

Meet our new Choir Director - Sean Donnelly!

Sean has been attending the Extraordinary Form Mass since before he could speak, and has been singing in Gregorian chant and polyphonic ensembles for over 20 years. He sang in Chorus Faustinae at Holy Family in Vancouver (an FSSP parish) for 12 years, and was a founding member Cantores Joannis Baptistae, a group dedicated to singing the 5 part Offertory motets of Palestrina. Sean moved to southern California to attend Thomas Aquinas College, and has remained in the Ventura County area since his graduation. Over the years, Sean has directed several ensembles, both at the College and in the surrounding community, and is excited to be able to continue his liturgical music ministry in the Traditional Latin Mass community at St. Mary Magdalen. He humbly requests your prayers both for himself and for the choir, that the praise of the Lord may bring forth charity in hearts of both those who sing and those who hear.

Sean will begin choir rehearsals next week and hopes to resume singing High Mass on September 23rd.

Sermon - 16th Sunday after Pentecost - September 9, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "Keep Holy the Sabbath Day" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (11.0 MB, 12.04 min)

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - September 2018

10 AM September 2nd:  15th Sunday after Pentecost  
Fr. Raftery – Confessions 9:15 AM
Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Charles Fletcher (D)

10 AM September 9th:  16th Sunday after Pentecost   
FSSP Priest - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Brian & Paula Maddux (L)

10 AM September 16th:  17th Sunday after Pentecost       
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Leo Raab (L)

10 AM September 23rd:  18th Sunday after Pentecost       
FSSP Priest  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Hozie Burke (L)

10 AM September 30th:  19th Sunday after Pentecost       
FSSP Priest  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Confraternity of St. Peter

Sermon - 14th Sunday after Pentecost - August 26, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "Consecration to the Immaculate Heart" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (12.9 MB, 14.09 min)

A Solemn Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Sermon - 13th Sunday after Pentecost - August 19, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Gonzalez's sermon on "Failure to Give Thanks to God" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (3.35 MB, 3.40 min)

Sermon - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - August 15, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's sermon on "The Hope of the Resurrection" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (5.46 MB, 5.58 min)

Holy Day of Obligation - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Low Mass
St. Mary Magdalen Chapel
Wednesday at 7:00 PM
August 15th, 2019
Fr. Fryar
No Confessions

On August 15 the universal Church celebrates the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in which we commemorate her being taken up body and soul into heaven when her earthly life was finished. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us: “The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, when the course of her earthly life was completed, was taken up body and soul into the glory of heaven, where she already shares in the glory of her Son's Resurrection, anticipating the resurrection of all members of His Body” (974). Thus, the Assumption looks to eternity and gives us hope that we, too, will follow Our Lady when our life is ended.

The Assumption first began to be celebrated as a feast day in the Eastern Church after the Ecumenical Council of Ephesus (431) proclaimed Mary the Mother of God. By the sixth century, the feast celebrated Mary’s Dormition, “her falling asleep.” The western church began to celebrate this feast around 650. St. John Damascene (675-749), an early Father and Doctor of the Church, expressed the belief of his time by writing that Mary’s “pure and sinless body was not left on earth but was transferred to a heavenly throne.”   The Church’s teaching on the Assumption was formally proclaimed a doctrine by Pope Pius XII in 1950.

On this Feast Day, we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, who always directs us to her Son.  According to Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, “The main ministry of Mary is to incline men’s hearts to obedience to the Will of her Divine Son.” Her last recorded words at Cana are the words that she conveys to us on the solemnity of the Assumption: “Do whatever He tells you.” She asks us to be obedient to Him, to surrender our hearts to Him, and to say “Yes” to Him, just as she did, despite our uncertainties. She desires that we come to Him with open and contrite hearts, seeking His mercy and His holy will in our lives, so that we may one day be united with Him in heaven for all eternity. The Blessed Mother is our advocate and guide in this life who loves us as only a mother can. Her maternal heart overflows with compassion for us, and she is always there for us, eager to listen to our prayers, and to draw us closer to the heart of her Son. Our Blessed Mother has preceded us into Heaven so that on the day of final judgment she will be there to accompany us on our eternal journey.

Sermon - 11th Sunday after Pentecost - August 5, 2018

Audio recording of Fr. Masutti's sermon on "Sins of the Tongue" at St. Mary Magdalen Chapel in Camarillo.
Sermon (12.3 MB, 13.27 min)

Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - August 2018

10 AM August 5th:  11th Sunday after Pentecost  
Fr. Masutti – Confessions 9:15 AM
Benediction after Mass
Mass intention:  Marcella Senkus Barisa (D)

10 AM August 12th:  12th Sunday after Pentecost   
Fr. Raftery - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:  Christian Milan (L)

7 PM August 15th:  Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary      
FSSP Priest  - No Confessions
Mass intention:   All Parishioners

10 AM August 19th:  13th Sunday after Pentecost       
Fr. Gonzalez - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Leo & Debra Raab (L)

10 AM August 26th:  14th Sunday after Pentecost       
FSSP Priest  - Confessions 9:15 AM
Mass intention:   Katie & Alex Abbud (L)