WEEKLY BULLETIN & MASS SCHEDULE SAINT PIUS X PRIORY SINGAPORE 18 JANUARY 2015 - 2ND SUNDAY AFTER THE SUN 18 Jan Second Sunday after the Epiphany 2nd Class, green 7.30—Rosary 8.00—Low Mass 9.30—Rosary 10.00—Sung Mass MON 19 Jan Feria 4th Class, white 18.30—Rosary 19.00—Low Mass TUE 20 Jan Saints Fabian, Pope & Sebastian Martyrs 3rd Class, red 7.15—Low Mass 18.20—Rosary Saint Agnes Virgin, Martyr 3rd Class, red 11.30—Low Mass 19.00—Rosary WED 21 Jan THU 22 Jan Saints Vincent & Anastasius Martyrs 3rd Class, red FRI 23 Jan Saint Raymond of Penafort Confessor 3rd Class, white SAT 24 Jan Saint Timothy Bishop, Martyr 3rd Class, red 11.30—Low Mass 18.30—Rosary 19:00— Low Mass Third Sunday after the Epiphany 2nd Class, green 7.30—Rosary 8.00—Low Mass 9.30—Rosary 10.00—Sung Mass SUN 25 Jan EPIPHANY Confessions: 30 min before Sunday Masses; on demand every day. Adoration: Every Friday before 1st Saturday from 19:00 to 07:00 (the next day) First Saturday Devotion: at 06:30 Children’s Catechism: Every Saturday: 14:00-15:30: Group 1: Older Group (13-18 years) Group 2: First Communion 14:45-15:30: Group 1: Post Confirmation Group 2: Post First Communion 18.20—Rosary & Benediction ANNOUNCEMENTS 19.00—Low Mass . Catechism: a group for children preparing for their first Holy Communion is now ready for 18.20—Stations of the Cross enrolment. Teacher: Eiko Sumantri at 19:00— Low Mass 2pm every Saturday. - Shrove Tuesday 17 Feb.: Crepe/ pancake party before lent after the 7pm Mass. . Sunday 25 January 2015. AGM of Friends of the International Priestly Society of Saint Pius X after the 10am Mass in the chapel. “ God is like a mother who carries her child in her arms by the edge of a precipice. While she is seeking all the time to keep him from danger, he is doing his best to get into it.” St John Mary Vianney “As long as there remains a drop of blood in our body, there will be a struggle between right and wrong.” Padre Pio SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X - D I S T R I C T OF . 30 January. Fr. Nely, the First Assistant of the Society, will spend the day with us on his way to Australia. . Tuesday 3 to Saturday 7 February 2015 Marian Retreat. ASIA 286 Upper Thomson Road, Singapore 574402 Telephone: (+65) 6459 0792 Fax: (+65) 6451 4920 Website: www.sspxasia.com E-mail: [email protected] Resident Priests: Rev. Fr. K. Stehlin (District Superior), Rev. Fr. F. Laisney (District Bursar), Rev. Fr. F. Loschi (Prior) Donations to SSPX by cheque: make it payable to “Friends of the International Priestly Society of St. Pius X” Fortunate Pupils Those of our faithful who went to a Catholic school in the 1940s or 1950s cherish fond memories of their time there. They remember the nun with an Irish accent, the French priest with a bad temper or the sweet young Belgian brother who dedicated their lives to their Catholic upbringing giving them, on top of an excellent academic formation, moral certainties and a faith to move mountains. Since then generations have passed and Catholic schools went through a rather radical change so as to be hardly recognizable today. Where are the days when life at school was Christ-centred? Prayer before and after classes, trust in Jesus, Mary and Joseph, devotion to the saints, deep love for the faith and firm discipline - respect for elders: parents and superiors. Are all these things gone forever? By God’s grace, they are not; there exist schools where the timeless doctrine of the Church is still being taught and the perennial Catholic way of life on the agenda, schools were the main concern of the teachers is the sanctification of the pupils. Parish Life The result of these schools is marvelous. A simple chat with the boys and the girls from the parish who went to or still go to such schools(*) is enough to make you understand what a privilege and unique experience it is to be educated in a truly Catholic environment and how it deeply shapes a personality. Fortunate pupils, indeed, who are formed by priests, brothers and sisters who look after their souls guiding them on the way to holiness, helping them to know the Will of God and fulfil it. We will always be ready to support the parents who make the sacrifice to send their children to true Catholic schools and their educators too can count on us to offer them assistance so far as we are able to . Father Fabrice Loschi (*) Boys in La Salette, United States; girls in the Dominican schools in Post Falls, United States, or in Wanganui, New Zealand, or also the SSPX school in Schonenberg, Germany. ——————————— First Baptism of 2015. On Tuesday 13 January, feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, little Adrian Shen, son of Alson and Celine, was regenerated by the waters of Baptism. Our best wishes to this new child of God and to his happy parents! Fundraising. Thanks to the dedication of the organisers and the generosity of their customers, last Sunday Food Fair was a great success. Approx. $800 were raised to contribute to the building of the Dominican Convent in Tynong, Australia. Next appointment with the Saint Martha Committee: the Shrove Tuesday crepe party! One day a friend asked Napoleon: “What is most needed to win a battle?” Napoleon replied: “Three things are necessary for victory. The first one is money, the second one is money, and the third one is . . . Money.” On behalf of the Dominican Sisters of Wanganui, thank you for helping them win the battle!