ASSUMPTION GROTTO NEWS ASSUMPTION GROTTO CHURCH NOVEMBER 16, 2014 Assumption Grotto Parish - 1832 - Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine - 1881 - A Pastor’s Descant Saints Have Bad Breath '"Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy.' "- Mt 25:20b-21 T he impious subtitle of this Descant may arouse indignity. (‘Has he nothing better to say about the saints than that?’) The idea came to me, as you may well believe, while brushing my teeth. It is noteworthy that we are much taken up with being in good health and with ‘looking good.’ Self-conscious about our appearance and much worried over becoming sick, we spend a lot of time and a significant amount of our money on our physical well-being. More than this, we are, willingly or not, conformists to convention, propriety, rule and regulation, often in matters of little moment. Political correctness is a moral example of this, when we acquiesce to expectations in our attitudes, speech and actions. We tend to want to fit in to the established norms of acceptability. Who, after all, wants to be an odd ball, a misfit in the fabric of society? “Go with the flow” is the motto. And the flow is to be of good appearance in fashion, speech and in adopting only those opinions deemed agreeable. In this desire to conform, we tend even unto neurotic perfection. Not only should one be clean and neat and of an pleasing disposition but also antiseptic, detoxified, and in every way au currant, in touch and up-to-date. My fancy on the way I think saints lived led me to believe that they were little or not at all preoccupied with many things over which we expend much of our energies. There is a catechism story told of some saint whose guardian angel accompanied him as he walked along the road, meeting on the way a man shabbily dressed, grimy and perhaps, to say it somewhat indelicately, stinky. They Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. passed him by without any comment by the angel. Next they passed another man immaculately attired, well groomed and clean. At this the angel held his nose in disgust. When asked for an explanation the angel explained that the first man was a holy soul full of grace though lacking in physical comeliness, while the second who took much care in his appearance was in a state of mortal sin. The lesson is that one can’t judge by appearances. But, even more, I draw the further conclusion that meticulousness about our cleanliness and good looks may mask or attempt to compensate for ‘looking good’ in the sight of God. Bad breath? We would say, that’s unpardonable. Filthy morals? This is OK so long as one’s “with it.” It was for this very pretense that our Lord castigated the Pharisees who insisted on the cleanliness of their cups and vessels but who were themselves interiorly filthy. Modern attitudes and expectations of correct conduct are producing a sameness and a uniformity that makes a virtue of appearances but an embarrassment of morality. Bad is OK but good is bad. This thinking has entered in the general consciousness, especially among the many who have never known, never heard, the liberating truth of Christ, of the primacy of the spiritual over the material and of the motivating goal of life being the salvation of one’s soul. We need to become overmuch concerned of our spiritual condition, of the truths taught by the Church, and much determined to be personally holy in thought, word and deed. Certainly, in our pursuit of these aims, we don’t need to be hygienically repulsive or socially abrasive, but we need to assert the priority of spiritual goodness over lesser concerns. I am pleased with the Forty Hours Devotion of last week. People did come to pray and attend the closing ceremonies. Monsignor Robert McClory spoke well and with heartfelt sincerity about the Divine Presence in the Holy Sacrament. He also expressed his appreciation for our parish and our commitment to the faith. That was a nice and unexpected plug especially from a chancery official since our parish is sometimes regarded as retrograde and out-of-touch. The Eucharistic Procession with the Blessed Sacrament and the prayers concluded the Forty Hours for a stirring conclusion. I hope the Lord was pleased with this small ASSUMPTION GROTTO NEWS ASSUMPTION GROTTO NEWS COPY DEADLINE MONDAY, 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 17, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Grace Perrone (D) 7:00 p.m. - Jeanette T. Lutfy(D) Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Arthur Ackerman (D) 7:00 p.m. - Fr. Eduard Perrone (L) Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Francis J. Boyle, Sr. (D) 7:00 p.m. - Ann Sandberg (L) Thursday, November 20, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Fr. Boleslaw Lipczewski (D) 7:00 p.m. - Donna Howell (L) Friday, November 21, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Marguerite E. Boyle (D) 7:00 p.m. - Lawrence Deerfield (D) Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:30 a.m. - Deceased Members of the Knights of Columbus 4:00 p.m. - People of the Parish Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:30, 9:30 a.m. and Noon - People of the Parish Graves For information on graves or our cremation burial site, call the Rectory, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. DETROIT, MI Saturday, November 22, 2014 4:00 p.m. D. Bastuba, , R & J. Praet, J. & J. Williams, R. Grado Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:30 a.m. R. Jacek, C. Kolomjec, M Pomeroy 9:30 a.m. K. Garavaglia, D. Schuster, K., D. Dux, J. & E. Lang, J. Prevo, G. Heffernan, R.& A. Santine, A., J. & S Coates, J. & J Simpson, H. Wisniewski, B. & J. Newby, 12:00 p.m. B. & S. Sharp, J., P. I. & M. Doyle, C. & M. Chambers, G & J. Venditti, A. & M. Arrigoni, A. & J. Kopke, F. & W. Remske, J. Gallagher, P. Cooper, C. G. & J. Rochon, D & L Steinhaus Gethsemane Eucharistic Adoration Chapel The Chapel, located in the Convent, is open 9 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Monday-Friday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. We need more people to be adorers. If you can commit to one hour, or be a sub when someone is absent, please call the Convent at 313-527-4416. Open Hours: Open Hours: Monday, 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, 1:00 p.m., Thursday, 11:00 a.m. Wedding Banns II Graves Register you loved ones to be remembered at Mass throughout the month of November Assumption Grotto Gift Shop 313-332-4432 Email:[email protected] Parish Council President Anna Graziosi ..................................586-775-3228 Organist, Ray Long ........................313-372-0762 Email: [email protected] SUNDAY MASSES: Saturdays at 4:00; Sundays at 6:30, 9:30 (Tridentine), & Noon HOLY DAY MASSES: 6:30, 9:30 (Tridentine), Noon & evening at 7:00 p.m. WEEKDAY MASSES: Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. (Tridentine), . & 7:00 p.m. , Saturday. 7:30 a.m (Tridentine) CONFESSIONS: Saturday 2:30-3:30 ., Sunday 9:00 & 11:30 a.m. BAPTISMS: Every Saturday after the 4:00 p.m. Mass or Sunday after the Noon Mass. Arrange at the Rectory Office. BLESSING FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS: After the Noon Mass on the first Sunday of the month. REGISTRATION: Come to Rectory 9-5 p.m., Mon-Fri. If not possible, call for a registration form to be sent out to you. ORDER OF CANONS REGULAR OF THE HOLY CROSS - 313-884-1121 Join us for refreshments in the vestibule of the gym after Mass. Sun Cha Kim………..November 15, 2014 For information on graves or our cremation burial site, call the Rectory, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. RECTORY BUSINESS HOURS Monday-Friday ............................. 9:00am-5:00pm Saturday-Sunday........................... 9:00am-2:00pm Evening hours ............................... by appointment Rectory 313-372-0762, FAX 372-2064 Website: www.assumptiongrotto.com e-mail: [email protected] SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CONVENT 313– 527-1739 Office 313-527-4416 Sisters Philip Haapala & Jennifer Brown, Grotto Funerals ASSUMPTION (GROTTO) PARISH DIRECTORY 13770 Gratiot Avenue Detroit, MI 48205 Pastor, Rev. Eduard Perrone Associate Pastor, Rev. John Bustamante Deacon James Wilder Weekly Holy Hours Wednesday: after the 7:00 p.m. Mass, “for all our Priests Thursday: after the 7:00 p.m. Mass, in commemoration of the Passio Domini Friday: after 7:00 p.m. Mass - for the souls in Purgatory Saturday: after the 4:00 p.m. Mass - for all our Military First Sunday of the Month: K of C Holy Hour after the Noon Mass, Benediction, prayers, Holy Rosary for vocations Readings for the Week of November 16, 2014 Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5/Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22/Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11/Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: Rv 5:1-10/Lk 19:41-44 Friday: Rv 10:8-11/Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: Rv 11:4-12/Lk 20:27-40 Next Sunday: Ez 34:11-12, 15-17/1 Cor 15:20-26, 28/Mt 25:31-46 ©Liturgical Publications Inc THIRTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Pastor’s Descant (Continued) display of affection and thanksgiving for all His largess. Fr. Perrone The Assumption Grotto St. Vincent de Paul Helpers will be hosting their first Cookie Sale & Christmas Bazaar next Sunday, November 23rd. We need volunteers to bake cookies. Anyone wanting to bake, please call Nancy Mc Auley at 586-792-9022 for information. See the enclosed flyer. -----------------*************-----------The Book of Life is set up on the podium in the middle of the church starting this weekend for the month of November. Register your deceased loved ones in the book to be remembered at all Masses during the month of November. -----------------*************-----------Assumption Grotto St. Vincent de Paul Helpers thank you for your generous donations. If you wish to earmark a donation for a particular individual or family, you may do so. St. Vincent de Paul Helpers will get your donation to that individual or family. Your donations are tax deductible. St. Vincent de Paul, pray for us. Thank You. -----------------*************------------. We are in need of Lectors for the 4:00 p.m. Mass and the Noon Mass. We would like to see some of the younger men of the parish volunteer. Normally we would have 4 men for these masses so that it would only be a once a month commitment. Call the rectory to volunteer. --------------------********----------------Parish Council Updates At the September Parish Council Meeting it was decided that the council will only meet 5 times a year. The months Father Perrone chose were February, April, June September and November. Our next meeting will be November 17th. --------------------********----------------Parishioners are invited to have your home consecrated to Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary and receive his special graces for this devotion and the twelve promises. Call Tom Ulrich at 586-775-8138 or Deacon Jim Wilder at 586-776-7774. Men of NOVEMBER 16, 2014 the Sacred Heart: --------------------********------------------“So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?” Matt. 26:40: Here is another request that asks for an hour of prayer. Could you please come to a neighborhood abortion clinic and spend one hour with us? As we pray for pregnant mothers and their babies, we ask that Jesus will protect them. For more information, call Dan Goodnow, Helpers of God’s Precious Infants, 313-530-4539. --------------------********------------------Solemn Novena of Masses for Christmas - A Solemn Novena of Masses will be offered from December 26th to January 3rd, nine consecutive days of Masses for your loved ones. Each keepsake card is a full color photograph of the church with matching lined envelope. Donation $10.00 per card. Come in or call the rectory to pick them up. --------------------********------------------Grotto Altar Care is in need of more members to help clean the church on Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30 a.m. in order to maintain and keep our standards of excellence in maintaining and preserving our Holy Historic church. Jobs are as follows: Change Holy Water after cleaning Holy Water Fonts; Clean Priests Sacristy (instructions will be given); put up all kneelers and tidy up books and pews; change candle foil, sift through extinguishing sand; Vacuum all church rugs, front, back, altar, sacristy; Dust all wooden surfaces around altar; clean confessionals; Sweep choir loft and down the stairs, Clean side altars. Please call the Rectory Office and leave your name and phone number to volunteer. Assumption Grotto Gift Shop 313-332-4432 [email protected] Hours: Mon.-Fri.: 8:30-10:30am Sunday: after the 9:30 & Noon Mass The Gift Shop has many fine items to choose from if you are in need of a gift or are looking for something special for yourself. A good selection of books is also available . Come in and browse. Hours: MonFri. 8:30-10:30 a.m., Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 313-332-4432 Stop in after Mass and do your Christmas shopping. They have a fine selection of books, religious articles, tee shirts sweat shirts, coffee mugs, etc., something for everyone. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time "A man going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them." In today's Gospel parable, this man represents God, and the servants represent us. The story makes a clear point about the importance of putting the gifts God has given us to good use. Unlike the first two servants, the third servant chose not to make a return on his "talent." Thus we can understand the frustration of the master. He trusted this servant, and the fellow let him down. Remember, this all began with an act of trust when the master handed over care of his things. The fact is that the third servant did not take good care of what he was given. What have we been given? Some gifts from God we all share in common: life and salvation. But others differ from person to person. We each have our own set of "talents": our personal skills, our material blessings, our education, family background, and so on. Some have more, and some have fewer. But the point is that we are called to make the most of what we have, whatever that may be. Perhaps the starting point for making a return on God's investment in us is to recognize that what we have is really his! In a sense, our gifts and skills, even our lives, are all "on loan" from God. He is generous in sharing his life and his blessings with us. And, like the parable's master, he is quick to praise and reward our efforts. But when we choose to be "wicked, lazy" servants, taking everything for granted and not using our gifts for God's glory, then "even what [we have] will be taken away." What we bury underground is as good as gone. So let's bring our gifts into the light of day by sharing them with others and making the best possible use of all we've received.
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