OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY
CATHOLIC CHAPEL
205 FULTON STREET
ELGIN, IL. 60120
(847) 508-9513
"hold fast to the traditions which you have received."
2 Thes. 2:15
SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
TRADITIONAL LATIN ROMAN CATHOLIC
HOLY MASS
10:00 AM
CONFESSIONS
9:15 - 9:45 AM
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ASCENSION THURSDAY
Holy Day of Obligation
MAY 17
HOLY MASS SCHEDULE
8:00 AM & 7:00 PM
Confessions at 6:15 PM
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel in Tampa
Almost finished!
We wish our friends (Fr. Emilio and members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel) all the best as the new Church comes along. Please see our page "Catholic Places and Events" on the progress. God willing, Fr. Brown and members of the Chapel will visit for the Consecration of this new traditional Catholic Chapel! While the modern-day Church is closing parishes, loosing vocations to the priesthood and religious life, holy tradition continues to grow strong!
NUEVA CONSTRUCCIÓN :
Desde la Ciudad de Tampa Fl. en U.S.A. el Padre Emilio nos ha hecho llegar estas interesantes fotos de la construcción de la nueva iglesia Inmaculado Corazón de María de la cual él es capellán, también nos compartió las imágenes de las nuevas Sacras (cuadritos que van sobre el altar) que han adquirido para la nueva iglesia. Desde aqui hacemos votos para que el Buen Dios siga bendiciendo a esa comunidad y a todos los benefactores que hacen posible este nuevo lugar del culto Católico.
Reading of the Passion from Palm Sunday Mass
in the current Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel
Fr. Mauricio and Matias (left) are good friends of
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel. Fr. Mauricio lives and works in Argentina.
Fr. Mauricio offering Mass in a Mission Chapel
(Argentina)
Chapel of the Society of St. Louis
(Argentina)
Fr. Mauricio offering Christmas Holy Mass
in Argentina
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COLONEL ROMAN GOLASH (retired) VISITS
Recently the Chapel was honored with the presence of Colonel Roman Golash, (retired). The Colonel spoke and offered a power-point presentation so as to acquaint members of the Sodality and their friends with a history of the problems in the Middle East. A Question & Answer period followed. More than a few were surprised to learn of the level of persecution of Christians in the Middle East, especially the Copts who are ancient communities that reside in Egypt.
After his timely presentation and in appreciation for his dedicated efforts, Roman received several gifts from Fr. Brown the Chaplain of the Sodality of Our Lady. The several items presented were not only in appreciation for his visit and taking the time to provide an education on matters that impact the world, but also to encourage him in his work and efforts. Presented were a blessed Eastern Icon of Our Lord, and two books: one on the history of the Crusades written by a noted historian, and another which answered many old calumnies directed against the Catholic Church, especially her role in history.
We hope to have Colonel Roman
visit us again soon!
Palm Sunday Mass
Blessing of Palms
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Vatican II
a break with the Magisterium!
Juan Valdivieso, Chile
We are constantly being told that Vatican Council II followed the same lines as previous councils and that the only difference was that it had a more pastoral character. The same people tell us that this Council should be interpreted within the continuity of the Magisterium. In reality, the latter is not possible, because those who tell us to interpret it within this “continuity” end by accepting all the errors and deviations that surged from that same Council, accepted with tranquility by the whole world. It is, in fact, impossible to do simply because no such continuity exists.
Vatican II broke the continuity of the Church Magisterium -Among the purposes of this blog is to denounce such ruses, and this is the greatest of them all - the most barefaced religious fraud that could be imagined. It is with great sorrow of soul that I say this. What is clear to me is that to remain faithful to the Catholic Faith, we should resist and not remain as passive observers in face of this true passion that the Church is suffering.
We will not attempt to make a doctrinal analysis of the Council here, since the topic is too extensive. We will only cite below some important ecclesiastic personages who confirm that Vatican II broke with tradition.
The well-known progressivist theologian Hans Kûng affirms: “Compared to the Tridentine epoch of the Counter-Reformation, Vatican Council II - in its fundamental characteristics - represents a 180 degree turn. A new Church was born after Vatican Council II.”
And another famous contemporary theologian, Yves Congar, one of the “brains” of Vatican Council II, admitted that “we cannot deny that this text [the Conciliar Declaration on Religious Liberty] materially says things different from the Syllabus of 1864, including almost the opposite of propositions 15, 77, and 79 of that document.”
In another place Congar says that at Vatican II, “the Church had its peaceful October Revolution,” referring to the well-known “Red October,” when Communism destroyed the Empire of the Czars in Russia.
Cardinal Leo Jozef Suenens, Archbishop of Brussels, affirms that the Council “marks the ends of both the Tridentine epoch and the era of Vatican Council I. It is the French Revolution in the Church.”
Karl Rahner defends that the historical-theological significance of the Council supposes a break with the tradition of the Church so great that it is only comparable to the times of the primitive Church, where, according to him, the Disciples of Christ with their initiatives broke the continuity of the past with the new teachings of Jesus. Rahner affirms: "Today we live for the first time in the epoch of a break as great as that which happened passing from Judeo-Christianity to Pagan-Christianity."
The famous Fr. Marie-Dominique Chenu, who played an important role in writing various conciliar texts, affirms that in the History of the Church, the Council signifies a break in its continuity of almost 1500 years because it put an end to the “Constantine era” of Catholicism. Further he boasts that those very points of his theology that had been condemned by Pope Pius XII became the ones that were promoted in the decade of the ‘60s by the new authorities.
Fr. Ratzinger and Fr. Congar represented Progressivism at Vatican II -When the present Benedict XVI was Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he affirmed this about the conciliar Constitution Gaudium et spes and the decrees referring to religious liberty and ecumenism: “They constitute a revision of the Syllabus of Pius IX, a kind of counter-Syllabus. … to the measure that they represent an attempt to officially reconcile the Church with the world as it had become after 1789.”
In this context, Card. Ratzinger continues, “the Church,” especially since Popes Pius IX and St. Pius X, “adopted a unilateral position” toward the modern world. Further, the Council and future events “corrected” an “obsolete relation with the State.”
I believe that it is important to clarify that there is some imprecision in this phrase, since the Church did not adopt what he calls a unilateral position toward the modern world only from the time of Pius IX. Rather, this was a position coherent with revealed truth that was held and maintained sound and without break by all the Popes since the beginning of the French Revolution, up to and including Pius XII.
I could continue with many other quotes, but I think that these are sufficient to effectively demonstrate that Vatican II broke with the traditional Magisterium of the Church and that this Council did not follow the light of the Holy Ghost, since God cannot contradict Himself.
I conclude with a consideration about the famous text of the Third Secret, which the Blessed Virgin revealed at Fatima in 1917 and which, by her express command, should have been released for the world to know no later than 1960. Could the Secret have been a warning about this departure from the tradition of the Church that has caused such great ravages in the Faith as a consequence of this Council? And would this be why it has not been revealed still to this day?
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St. Vincent Lerinsa Saint provides sound advice when the faithful are
confronted with religious errors!
In the 5th century, St. Vincent of Lerins saw that the people were faced with various errors and heresies of Donatus, Arius, Phontinus, Pelagius and others, and he gave them this good advice on how they could know with security the true Catholic faith. Even if it (error) is taught be distinguished men or Prelates, the bad doctrine should not be accepted by Catholics, who should instead cling to Tradition and what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all (quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est).
The great Saint advises the Catholic faithful, when confronted by religious error:
"What then will the Catholic Christian do, if a small part of the Church has cut itself off from the communion of the universal Faith? The answer is sure. He will prefer the healthiness of the whole body to the morbid and corrupt limb.
But what if some novel contagions try to infect the whole Church, and not merely a tiny part? Then he will take care to cleave to antiquity, which cannot now be led astray by any deceit of novelty."
-The Vincention Canon, in Commonitorium, chap. IV, 434
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WHAT IS THE SODALITY OF OUR LADY?
SODALITY OF OUR LADY
see our new section!
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For interesting commentaries on the situation in the Church today:
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CHAPEL SCHEDULE
Holy Mass Schedule
Sunday Holy Mass:
10:00 AM
HOLY MASS
Monday-Friday:
call (847) 508-9513 for updated schedule
please call
(847) 508-9513 for changes
Saturday
9:00 AM
(Confessions following Mass)
Holy Days of Obligation Mass:
9:00 AM & 7:00 PM
(Or as posted in the Bulletin)
Sacrament of Penance/Confessions
Sunday: 9:15 - 9:45 AM
Saturday: following 9:00 AM Mass
First Friday: 6:00 PM
also by appointment
Holy Days of Obligation:
8:15 AM & 6:15 PM
FIRST FRIDAY
Holy Mass/Benediction
Sacred Heart Devotions:
7:00 PM
(Confessions at 6:00 PM)
FIRST SATURDAY
Holy Mass & Devotions
to the
Immaculate
Heart of Mary
9:00 AM
(Confessions following Mass)
Altar & Rosary Society
(Meetings every First Sunday of the Month following 10:00 AM Holy Mass
and as scheduled throughout the month)
Altar and Rosary Society leads First Sunday Rosary prior to Mass
Sodality of Our Lady
(Meetings every Third Sunday of the Month following 10:00 AM Mass)
Sodalists lead Rosary Third Sunday of the month prior to Mass
Chapel Office
Please call (847) 508-9513 for an appointment
Continuing Catholic Education Program
Scheduled through the year, we meet on Sunday following Mass and Friday evenings following Mass and Devotions.
Chapel Library
St.Theresa Library
The Chapel Library is located near the front vestibule area of
the building. You are invited to become a member.
Books may be borrowed for one month at a time. Chapel members are strongly encouraged to make use of the many reading materials. Please see
Marietta Bancud if you would like additional information on the Library.
Chapel Choir
Why not join the Choir? No experience necessary, just bring your voice and desire to participate in the various hymns and chants of the Church for Holy Mass, High Mass, Devotions etc. Books will be provided. The Choir meets regularly. Those who wish to participate in the Choir must be willing to attend practice as scheduled. Please see Diane Milmont for more information. The Choir is under the direction of the Chapel priest.
Chapel Bookstore
The Chapel has a bookstore with numerous religious articles and reading materials.
Please join us after Mass on Sundays for coffee and pastries.
For additional information:
(847) 508-9513
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Capilla de Nuestra Señora
del Santo RosarioIglesia Católica
La Santa Misa Tradicional
Bienvenido!
Horario del Santo Sacrificio de la Misa
Domingos: 10:00 a.m. Diario: 8:00 a.m.
Sabado: 9:00 a.m.
Confesión
Antes de Misa 9:15 a.m.
Catecismo para Primera Comunión y Confirmación
Catecismo/adultos
A las damas se les piden que se cubran la cabeza en la iglesia, que no usen "shorts" ni faldas cortas, ni pantalones o ropas que muestren demasiado la forma. A los caballeros se les piden que no usen "shorts" en la iglesia. Nuestro Señor nos pide vestir modestamente.
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OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CHAPEL
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Archbishop Ngo Dinh Thuc
One of a handful of Roman Catholic prelates who resisted the modernist heresies and provided for true Catholic bishops and priests.
May he rest in peace!
"Even if Catholics faithful to tradition are reduced to a handful,
they are the ones who are the true Church of Jesus Christ."
-St. Athanasius
"La misa nueva -novus ordo- no agrada a Dios, porque es lo mismo para católios como para los protestantes, por eso no agrada a Dios y es inválida. La única Misa que agrada a Dios es la Misa de San Pío V, la cual es celebrada por muy pocos sacerdotes y obispos en el mundo”
Arzobispo Ngo Dinh Thuc
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FRIENDLY ADVICE FOR THOSE SEARCHING
What is the most important thing in your life?
It is to save your soul. This is the one thing necessary (Luke 10:42) "What shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" says Our Blessed Lord and Savior (Mark 8:36)
What must you do to save your soul?
You must follow the religion that was taught by Jesus Christ. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6).
"Go ye into all the world," He said to His Apostles, "and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but he that believeth not, shall be condemned."
(Mark 16: 15-16)
How many religions did Jesus Christ teach?
Most certainly only one, for this plain reason: Jesus Christ cannot contradict Himself. "There shall be one Fold and one Shepherd," He says (John 10:16). And Saint Paul tells us, that there is "one Lord" and "one Faith" (Ephesians 4:5).
What religion is the true religion taught by Jesus Christ?
If I wish to seek and find true Christianity, I must seek it in the true Christian Church which must be the original Church that Jesus founded. The original and only Church that Jesus founded is the Roman Catholic Church. The Church is "Roman" and at the same time "Catholic" because its chief pastor has always been the Bishop of Rome, since the day when Saint Peter on whom Christ built His Church (Matthew 16:18), first fixed his See in that city; the Church is Catholic, because it is universal or world-wide in its extent, teaching all nations to observe all things that were commanded by Jesus Christ.
Why do we find many religions that claim to be Christian, especially in the United States?
As Our Savior taught but one religion, it must follow that all other religions are false religions, except one, wherever that is. Hence Saint Paul says in his Epistle to the Galatians 1:8, "Though we or an angel from Heaven, preach any other Gospel to you that that which we have preached, let him be anathema (condemned."
Don't you lack charity and kindness by saying only the Roman Catholic Church is the true Church, while all others are false denominations?
It is not uncharitable or unkind: it is similar to pointing out the right road to you when you are on a journey, and to tell you that all other roads will lead you astray.
(more to follow)
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