Mass, Confession & Benediction Schedule - November 2015

10 AM November 1st - All Saints
Confessions 9 AM. Benediction after Mass
Mass intention: Joseph & Rose Turco (D)

10 AM November 8th - Resumed Sunday after Epiphany
Confessions 9 AM
Mass intention: Evan Zalesak (L)

10 AM November 15th - Resumed Sunday after Epiphany
Confessions 9 AM
Mass intention:  William Grimm (D)

12 PM to 4 PM November 21st - Saturday Spiritual Conference
Mass, followed by Virtus Training in SMM school hall

10 AM November 22nd - 24th & Last Sunday after Pentecost
Confessions not available
Mass intention: Leo Raab (L)

10 AM November 29th - 1st Sunday of Advent
Confessions 9 AM
Mass intention: Willie Burke (D)

Homily - Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ - October 25, 2015

Col. 1:12-20; Jn. 18:33-37

Today, we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King.  It is noteworthy that our Lord manifests His kingship precisely in His passion and cross.  In what the world would consider weakness, He manifests His power.  He overcomes all things.  He even overcomes Himself.  He, of course, was sinless, and had no concupiscence.  But in the garden of Gethsemani, He experienced human frailty and the dread of death.  Even this, out of love, love of the Father, love for each of us, He overcame.

Homily - Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - October 11, 2015

Eph. 5:15-20; Jn. 4:46-53

Today’s Gospel gives us the second of five signs in the Gospel of John in which he sheds light on unbelief and faith in the revelation of Christ as the Messiah.  In this Gospel, the ruler goes from no faith, to an imperfect but wonderful faith, to a great faith.

We must think that at the beginning, the man had no faith.  Our Lord seems to refuse his request that He heal his son.  He says, “Unless you see signs, you will not believe.”  What he did have was an actual grace, a prompting to seek our Lord.  His son was ill, he loved him, he was attached to him.  He may have heard of the miracles our Lord did in Cana and in Jerusalem.  This is how we come to faith.  When we meet the new catechumens, we ask them, “What brought you to the Church?”  It is often a crisis, a difficulty.  “I was going through a hard time.”  It does not look like an actual grace, but it is a prompting then, to seek faith.  And they have heard, through a friend, family member, co-worker, about our Lord, and that they may put their trust and faith in Him.

Catholic Charities Raffle Fundraiser - Royal Kona Resort

Catholic Charities of Ventura County has raffle tickets which will be available for purchase at the Saturday Conference and Sunday after Mass.  They are for a one week vacation at the Royal Kona Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii.  Your support helps  to prevent hunger & homelessness.  Tickets are $25 each.  See Ron or Kateri Lawson.  Checks should be made payable to “Moorpark Pantry Plus”.

Spiritual Conference - Saturday October 17th - Traditional Latin Mass Community

Join us for our next conference day on Saturday, October 17th, at the St. Mary Magdalen Chapel, provided by Fr. Michael Carcerano and Fr. James Fryar, FSSP. The day begins at 12 noon with Low Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.  Afterwards, we will move to the school hall at the back of the property, where a potluck will follow.  The rest of the day’s activities will occur there, beginning with a presentation given at 2:00 by Fr. Fryar on the Social Kingship of Christ.  An activity for the children will also begin at 2:00, but there will be no provided childcare at this time.  The day will conclude at 3:30 with time dedicated to discussion.
 
If you plan to attend and/or if you can bring a dish for the potluck, please let us know by sending an email to Joseph Hise (jph@hise.com).  Your response will be greatly appreciated, as it will help ensure that there is enough food at the potluck for everyone.

Fr. Earl Eggleston - Low Mass - Monday October 12th at 7:30 am

Fr. Earl Eggleston from the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter parish of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Littleton Colorado will offer a low Mass on Monday, October 12th at 7.30 am at Saint Rose of Lima in Simi Valley, 1305 Royal Avenue Simi Valley, CA 93065.  He previously offered a Sung High Mass on December 29th with 330 faithful in attendance  Choir recording and photos from this event are here

Homily - 19th Sunday after Pentecost - October 4, 2015

Audio recording of Fr. Fryar's Homily
(5.5 MB, 6 minutes)

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