St. Therese of Carmel 24 February 2013 Chinese Mass
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Chinese Mass from St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA, USA.
Celebrant was Father Michael Joseph Wu. The homily was about transfiguration.
St. Therese of Carmel 23 February 2013 Men's Choir sings Only Love
Only Love by Patrick Bradley
St. Therese of Carmel 23 February 2013 5:30pm Men's Choir
Mass Recording
Before Mass: Only Love by Patrick Bradley – sheet, Devin on verses
Gathering: # 512, Christ, Be Our Light, vs. 1 & 2
Psalm: Ps. 27, # 29 The Lord is My Light, Fred and Devin on verses
Preparation: # 403 Jesus, the Lord
Communion: # 692 Take, O Take Me As I Am
Meditation: # 410 Return to God
Closing: # 401/400 Tree Of Life/ Adoramus Te, Tree of Life – General Lenten verse, then 2nd Sunday verse, then go to 3-part Adoramus Te
Mass Parts:
Gospel Acclamation: pg. 16 with Lent 2 verse
Holy: pg. 20
Memorial Acclamation: pg. 26
Great Amen: pg. 30
Our Father:
Lab of God: pg. 34
Father Ed was the presider, assisted by Deacon John Fanelle.
The Men's Choir sang, directed and accompanied on the piano by Laura Lotz.
Omega Orchestra supported the Men's Choir. Paul Williamson on Trumpet/Flugelhorn, Aaron on French Horn, Vincent on oboe, Lynda on flute, and Michelle Thompson on violin.
The homily was wide-ranging, with Father Ed opening with a discussion of how Jesus taught his apostles how to pray and how Jesus tried to teach them how important prayer was to Him. Rather than just being a process of simply saying the words, prayer needs to move the heart and reform the thinking.
"Love God. Love your neighbor. That's all there is to it."
This morning, Father Ed was one of several priests at a Mass of Anointing of the Sick.
Father Ed described it as follows.
As I was standing in the back with the others, I noticed someone standing in the back, perhaps ill at ease. The celebrant at the homily went into the whole idea of the anointing of the sick, your sins are forgiving. We went to the actual anointing. The man in the back of the church was anointed. He then died, being taken away in an ambulance. He came for that anointing, he was anointed, all his sins were forgiven, and almost immediately, he was standing in front of the God that created him.
When we pray the Our Father, and we say "forgive us our trespasses", may we always be reminded of stories such as this particular anointing of the sick.
St. Therese of Carmel 17 February 2013 11am Mass with Teen Choir
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Opening #517 Praise To You Lord Christ Our Savior
Psalm #50 Be With Me Lord When I Am Trouble
Preparation #416 Lord Throughout These Forty Days
Communion #590 On Eagle's Wings
Meditation "By My Side" from Godspell
Distribution #585 Blest Be The Lord
Father Frank Pugliese was the presider. The Teen Choir sang, directed by Moe Tatum. Viktor Shektman accompanied on piano, with electric bass and flute as well.
Deacon John Fanelle gave the homily about finding the meaning beneath the outward signs of the observance of Lent.
Lyrics to By My Side, from Godspell, sung today by Teen Choir as their anthem:
[JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Can you take me with you?
For my hand is cold
And needs warmth
Where are you going?
Far beyond where the horizon lies
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Where the horizon lies
And the land sinks into mellow blueness
Oh please, take me with you
Let me skip the road with you
I can dare myself
I can dare myself
I'll put a pebble in my shoe
And watch me walk (watch me walk)
I can walk
[CHORUS]
I can walk!
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
I shall call the pebble Dare
I shall call the pebble Dare
We will walk, we will talk together
We will talk
[CHORUS]
About walking Dare shall be carried
[CHORUS]
And when we both have had enough
I will take him from my shoe, singing
[CHORUS]
"Meet your new road!"
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Then I'll take your hand
Finally glad
[CHORUS]
Finally glad
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
That I am here
By your side (By my side)
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE AND CHORUS]
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
[JUDAS (Matt. 26:14-16)]
[spoken]
Then the man they called Judas Iscariot
Went to the chief priests,
and said "What will you give me to betray
Him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver.
And from that moment,
he began to look out for an opportunity
To betray Him.
St. Therese of Carmel 17 February 2013 11am Mass with Teen Choir "By My Side" from Godspell
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Lyrics to By My Side, from Godspell, sung today by Teen Choir as their anthem:
[JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Can you take me with you?
For my hand is cold
And needs warmth
Where are you going?
Far beyond where the horizon lies
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Where the horizon lies
And the land sinks into mellow blueness
Oh please, take me with you
Let me skip the road with you
I can dare myself
I can dare myself
I'll put a pebble in my shoe
And watch me walk (watch me walk)
I can walk
[CHORUS]
I can walk!
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
I shall call the pebble Dare
I shall call the pebble Dare
We will walk, we will talk together
We will talk
[CHORUS]
About walking Dare shall be carried
[CHORUS]
And when we both have had enough
I will take him from my shoe, singing
[CHORUS]
"Meet your new road!"
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
Then I'll take your hand
Finally glad
[CHORUS]
Finally glad
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE]
That I am here
By your side (By my side)
[SOCRATES AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE AND CHORUS]
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
By your side (by my side)
[JUDAS (Matt. 26:14-16)]
[spoken]
Then the man they called Judas Iscariot
Went to the chief priests,
and said "What will you give me to betray
Him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver.
And from that moment,
he began to look out for an opportunity
To betray Him.
St. Therese of Carmel 13 February 2013 7pm Ash Wednesday Mass
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Opening #416 Lord Throughout These Forty Days
Preparation #405 Hosea
Choral Anthem
Communion #410 Return to God
Meditation #397 The Glory of These Forty Days
Distribution #391 Remember You Are Dust
Father Nicholas Dempsey was the presider. Sheila Calderelli was the cantor.
On this evening Ash Wednesday Mass, Father Nick emphasized that everybody should be striving to be better people. There are many things we can all undertake during Lent. Stations of The Cross, the Friday evening parish dinners, and choosing extra daily prayer. Lent is a special time where we attempt to get our hearts back into shape through repentance.
St. Therese of Carmel 10 February 2013 Chinese New Year Mass
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The San Diego Chinese Catholic Community celebrates Chinese New Year with a solemn Mass at St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA, USA on February 10th, 2013.
St. Therese of Carmel 2 February 2013 5:30pm Mass
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Opening #746 All People That On Earth Do Dwell
Psalm #74 The Fragrance of Christ, second refrain
Preparation #590 You Are Here
Meditation #654 All That Is Hidden
Closing #517 Praise To You O Christ Our Savior
Postlude "Festive Trumpet Tune" by David German, played by Viktor Shekhtman.
Father Nicholas Dempsey was the presider. Mary was the cantor.
"When I became a man I put aside childish things."
"…the greatest of these is love."
"No prophet is welcome in their own land."
Father Nick promoted the faith sharing groups for Lent, recommending that people either join one of the organized groups or start one of their own.
What does "prophet" mean? Someone who tells the future? In this homily, Father Nick taught that a prophet is someone prepared to witness to Jesus Christ and the values of the Gospel. We are all called to be prophets. Stand tall, and hold your head high. Father Nick discussed the book "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin in the context of being a prophet for truth and justice.
The prayer for the week was "Lord you are my rock and my fortress."
St. Therese of Carmel 2 February 2013 5:30pm Mass Viktor Playing Organ
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Viktor Schekhtman plays "Festive Trumpet Tune" by David German.
