OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHAPEL
205 Fulton Street
Elgin, IL. 60120
(847) 508-9513
APRIL 7, 2013
“Low Sunday”
CHAPEL NOTES
CATECHISM CLASS: April 21 (3 Sunday) immediately following Holy Mass we resume Catechism classes at the Chapel. Please bring your books! Please remember to fill out the Catechism Registration form. The (two) forms you need are located at the entrance of the Chapel and it is mandatory that we have these back. Also include the $50.00 stipend for books and materials please.
CHAIRS: We want to thank Richard Milmont for his help in fixing the chairs in the Chapel & making some of them more stable. He is planning on working on three each week until each one is properly secured. Please remember him in your prayers.
CHAPEL GIFT SHOP: please feel free to browse through the many new items and booklets that we offer, as well as religious articles. If you are looking for something in particular, just let us know and we can order it for you. In the vestibule area you’ll note a flyer with the various books we offer that are not necessarily in stock.
FLOWERS: In the vestibule area are some potted plants from Easter. Please feel free to take these home and plant them; the bulbs will come up again, possibly in the summer if you cut them back.
TERRY GAVIN VISITING: Please remain following Mass as we welcome Mr. Terry Gavin and his good wife to the Chapel today. Mr. Gavin is running for Elgin City Council. It is important that Catholics are active in the community and especially in such local elections --you can have a tremendous impact…in fact…the Catholic is obligated to vote! Enjoy a cup of Coffee and take some time to meet Mr. Gavin and ask him questions that might be on your mind.
POPES AGAINST SOCIALISM
It would be good for the Catholic faithful to refresh their minds and thinking by reading the Encyclical Letters of the Popes, especially against Socialism.
Especially important is “Rerum Novarum” of Pope Leo XIII. Pope Leo XIII taught that:
“the State is acting against the laws and dictates of nature whenever it permit’s the license of opinion and of action to lead minds astray from truth and souls away from the practice of virtue.”
We wonder how many of the modern-day “Catholic” politicians, especially in Illinois, take such words to heart?
EASTER DUTY: According to the Canon Law of the Roman Catholic Church (Canon 906) everyone “who has reached the age of discretion, that is, the use of reason, is bound to confess sincerely all his sins at least once a year.” Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted the Sacrament of Penance (Confession) for our salvation. The precept to “confess at least once a year” binds us under pain of mortal sin. Please make plans to come to Confession by TRINITY SUNDAY to make your Easter Duty.
2nd COLLECTION: for the Chapel building fund. Please be generous as we work towards the future of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Chapel. We are very much needed in the area!
2nd SUNDAY MASS: we need your input as regards an appropriate time for a second Sunday Mass: either 8AM or 8:30AM. Please let us know! As you've noticed, the Chapel is full to capacity just about each Sunday.
HIDDEN TREASURES OF HOLY HILL: will take place on April 28. We will be offering tours of the Chapel for the community as well as other institutions in the area will be participating and sponsoring similar tours. Tickets are $10.00 adults, $7.00 under 17 years. Proceeds go to the food pantry in Elgin which also serves meals throughout the year. Your ticket is also good through June at the Elgin Museum.
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OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CHAPEL
205 Fulton Street
Elgin, IL. 60120
(847) 508-9513
March 3, 2013
Third Sunday of Lent
Stations of Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday at 7:30 PM.
Please remember the 2 collection today, for the maintenance of the Chapel.
Catechism Class for children and young adults meets today following Mass. We have juice and snacks available in the vestibule area following Mass. Children, please meet in the Chapel by the side altar (the Blessed Sacrament will be removed to the Sacristy tabernacle) and our young adults will meet in the Office. Catechism is for our children and young adults only. We will schedule our Bible Study for adults on Friday, following Stations of the Cross.
THE REAL PROOF OF A CATHOLIC
How do we know that someone is really and truly a Catholic? Besides the reception of the Sacrament of Baptism, the Catholic is one who "keeps His word." Where is the Church today then? When Our Lord made the promise to be with us "all days even unto the consummation of the world" we must recall that He did not have any real estate holdings! He and His Apostles owned no property, no Church buildings, no rectories! His promise to be with the Church "all days even unto the consummation of the world" goes together with the other words: "Keep My Word" -if you love Me! So we have it: Christ is with those who love Him and keep His word! Christ remains with those who love Him and keep His word. Christ remains with His Church (those who love Him, those who keep His word) unto the end of the world. This is where you find the Catholic Church today! Sadly, many baptized Catholics have decided on another course of action.
We must always remains hopeful for a Catholic restoration in Rome. The Prayer For The Election of The Sovereign Pontiff:
V. I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to My Heart and Soul.
R. And I will build him a faithful house: and he shall walk all day before My Anointed.
Let us pray:
We most humbly entreat Thee O Lord, that Thy boundless goodness may grant as pontiff to the most Holy Roman Church one who shall ever be both pleasing to Thee, by his loving zeal in our regard, and, by his beneficent rule, deeply revered by Thy people to the glory of Thy name. Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen
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OUR LADY OF THE HOLY ROSARY CHAPEL
205 Fulton Street
Elgin, IL. 60120
(847) 508-9513
THE CHAPEL BULLETIN IN BREVIS:
December 2, 2012
First Sunday of Advent
St. Bibiana Virgin and Martyr
St. Ambrose, speaking on today’s Gospel tells us that there will be many apostatizing from Christianity: “the brightness of the faith will be dimmed by this cloud of apostasy… and as in the monthly eclipse the moon, by reason of the earth coming between it and the sun, disappears from view, so likewise the Holy Church, when the vices of the flesh stand in the way of the celestial light, can no longer borrow the splendor of His divine light from the Sun of Christ. And in the persecution it was invariably the love of this life that stood in the path of the Divine Sun. And also the stars, that is, men surrounded by the praise of their fellow Christians, shall fall, as the bitterness of persecution mounts up; which must however come to pass, until the number of the faithful is made up; for so the good are proved and the weak made known.”
We’ve seen in the last 50 years now since the Vatican II Council, that many “Catholics” have in fact departed from the true faith. How do we know this? One only needs to see what’s taking place in the local parishes: the modesty dress code is gone, as only one of many examples. Our Lady of Fatima said that more souls go to Hell for “sins of the flesh” than for any other. So many countless millions (including modern Churchmen) deny openly, the solemn doctrinal teachings of the faith. The teaching “extra ecclesiam nulla salus” (salvation outside the Church) is replaced with “ecumenism.” We see (in the Church establishment) that many dissent on matters of faith and morals: abortion, contraception and now, “gay marriage.” How many who attend local parishes believe that Christ is present in the Blessed Sacrament? How many believe in the Sacrament of Penance (Confession)? What about (non) Communion in the hand? A renewal in the Church, or an apostasy?
Be thankful always that many bishops and priests are to be found who have not gone along with the “new religion of Vatican II” and that these safeguard the true Mass and the true Sacraments, the true Catholic faith. You can thank the Catholic bishops and priests by attending Holy Mass and receiving the Sacraments frequently.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: December 8 (Saturday) is a holy day of obligation and Mass will be offered at 9:00 AM. Confessions at 8:15 AM
CHRISTMAS CARDS: Please see Diane Milmont to order your Chapel Christmas Cards. $2.00 each
ADVENT ITEMS & COOKIE SALE: In the vestibule area. Why not purchase some homemade cookies? Only a $1.00 per bag. Advent Calendars only $1.00. Advent Candles for home only $5.00. We also have some new books and pamphlets in the religious goods shop. Do some spiritual reading for Advent!
FIRST FRIDAY: Holy Mass offered at 7:30 PM (Confession prior to Mass at 6:45PM)
Chapel Christmas Cards:
