OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Mater Misericordiæ (Mother of Mercy) Mission glorifies God, uniting its members in faith, hope and charity through confession of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Faith and through participation in

the Sacraments and Traditional Rites of the Missale Romanum of 1962, under the governance of the

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix and the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.

The Marriage at Cana

by Marten de Vos, 1597

Pastor: Rev. Fr. Joseph Terra, FSSP

Office: 602-253-6090 Cell: 480-231-0573 (for urgent messages) Fax: 602-253-8013

Church: 1537 W. Monroe St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 Mail: same as church address

Email: contact@phoenixlatinmass.org Website: www.phoenixlatinmass.org

Notitiæ January 15, 2012

Sunday Masses

Propers: Readings:

Second Sunday after Epiphany, Class II, Green

Romans 12: 6-16; St. John 2: 1-11

Intentions:

9:00 am Low Mass; 11:00 am High Mass at Mater Misericordiae Mission, Phoenix

9:00 am: Walter Holston+; 11:00 am: Pro Populo

Intention:

9:00 am Low Mass at Saint Cecilia’s Mission, Clarkdale 9:00 am: Pro Populo

Weekday Masses

At Mater Misericordiae Mission, Monroe St. Church

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6:30 pm, Tuesday and Thursday: 6:30 am, Saturday: 8:00 am

Monday, January 16 Thursday, January 19

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

St. Marcellus

Pope and Martyr, Class III, Red

1 Peter 5: 1-4 and 10-11

St. Matthew 16: 13-19

6:30pm: Mark Amorose

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

Ss. Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum

Martyrs, Class IV, Red

Hebrews 10: 32-38

St. Matthew 24: 3-13

6:30am: Feliza Gorospe+

Tuesday, January 17 Friday, January 20

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

St. Anthony

Abbot, Class III, White

Ecclesiasticus 45: 1-6

St. Luke 12: 35-40

6:30am: Mariano Sanchez+

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

St. Fabian, Pope, and St. Sebastian

Martyrs, Class III, Red

Hebrews 11: 33-39

St. Luke 6: 17-23

6:30pm: Antonio Gorospe+

Wednesday, January 18 Saturday, January 21

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

Votive Mass of St. Peter’s Chair at Rome

Class III, White

1 Peter 1: 1-7

St. Matthew 16: 13-19

6:30pm: Roca Sanchez+

Propers:

Readings:

Intention:

St. Agnes

Virgin and Martyr, Class III, Red

Ecclesiasticus 2: 1-8, 12

St. Matthew 25: 1-13

8:00am: Frank Terra+

Confessions At MMM Monroe St. Church: Mon-Sat: 15 minutes before each Mass. Saturdays: 3:30-4:30 pm.

Sundays: 8am, before the 9am Mass, between the 9am and 11am Masses, and after the 11am Mass.

At St. Cecilia’s: Saturdays: 3-4 pm. Sundays: Before the 9am Mass. Other times by arrangement.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mystic Monk Coffee Drive:

You can enjoy the coffee roasted by the Carmelite Monks of Powell,

Wyoming and help to support the

Fraternity of St. Peter. Order forms are in the vestibule.

FSSP PRAYER REQUESTS

Jan. 15: Fr. John Lyons

Jan. 16: Fr. Garrick Huang Jan. 17: Fr. Charles Van Vliet

Jan. 18: Fr. Peter Byrne

Jan. 19: Fr. Michael Irwin Jan. 20: Fr. Gerard Saguto

Jan. 21: Fr. Kenneth Webb

The Feast of St. Peter’s Chair at Rome

January 18

The feast of St Peter’s Chair at Rome celebrates the

episcopal dignity and universal primacy of the Prince of the Apostles, and has only a remote relation to the ma-

terial chair which is still venerated in the apse of the

Vatican basilica as a symbol of the supreme authority of the first bishop of Rome. Christ’s kingship over our

souls is exercised on earth by Peter and his successors,

whom Christ has appointed heads of the Church and

made the depositaries of divine powers. The Gospel at Mass recalls St Peter’s proclamation of Christ’s Divinity

and our Saviour’s reply, which is the basis of the privi-

leges of the Head of the Church. Almost all the texts of the Mass repeat the affirmation of this supreme priest-

hood and primacy. The Epistle is the beginning of St

Peter’s letter from Rome to the faithful in Asia.

The Church always associates the two great Apostles

who taught and died together at Rome: and so St Paul is commemorated at Mass and Vespers.

St Prisca, a contemporary of SS. Peter and Paul, is also commemorated, today being, according to the Roman

Martyrology, the anniversary of her martyrdom.

SUNDAY COLLECT.

Almighty and everlasting God who dost govern all

things in heaven and earth, mercifully hear the prayers

of Thy people, and grant us Thy peace all the days of our life. Through our Lord. .....

SUNDAY EPISTLE: Romans 12: 6-16

Brethren: Having different gifts, according to the grace

that is given us: either prophecy, to be used according

to the rule of faith; or ministry, in ministering; or he that teacheth, in doctrine; he that exhorteth, in ex­

horting; he that giveth, with simplicity; he that ruleth,

with carefulness; he that showeth mercy, with cheer-fulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that

which is evil, cleaving to that which is good: loving one

another with the charity of brotherhood: with honour preventing one another: in carefulness not slothful: in

spirit fervent: serving the Lord: rejoicing in hope: pa-

tient in tribulation: instant in prayer: communicating to the necessities of the saints: pursuing hospitality. Bless

them that persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice

with them that rejoice, weep with them that weep: be-

ing of one mind one towards another; not minding high things, but consenting to the humble.

SUNDAY GOSPEL: St. John 2: 1-11

At that time there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee: and the mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was

invited, and His disciples, to the marriage. And the

wine failing, the mother of Jesus saith to Him: They have no wine. And Jesus saith to her: Woman, what is

that to Me and to thee? My hour is not yet come. His

mother saith to the waiters: Whatsoever He shall say to you, do ye. Now there were set there six waterpots

of stone, according to the manner of the purifying of

the Jews, containing two or three measures apiece.

Jesus saith to them: Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And Jesus said to

them: Draw out now, and carry to the chief steward of

the feast. And they carried it. And when the chief stew-ard had tasted the water made wine, and knew not

whence it was, but the waiters knew who had drawn

the water: the chief steward calleth the bride­groom, and saith to him: Every man at first setteth forth good

wine: and when men have well drunk, then that which

is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee;

and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in

Him.

Cana - from the Catholic Encyclopedia

A city of Galilee, Palestine, famous throughout all ages as the scene of Our Lord's first miracle, when He turned wa-

ter into wine at the Marriage Feast (John 2). It is mentioned by the same Evangelist in two other passages, once (iv, 46) in connection with another miracle, when He cured the ruler's son at a distance, and once (xxi, 2) as the birth-

place of Nathaniel, or St. Bartholomew. No direct indication can be gathered of its locality, except that it was not far

from either Nazareth or Capharnaum, and higher than the latter city, as indeed all the land west of the Plain of

Genesareth is; and that an ordinary traveler from Jerusalem to Nazareth would pass through or near it. It is not mentioned by either of the Synoptists, nor indeed anywhere else in the Scriptures. An old tradition identifies the site

of Cana with modern Kefr' Kenna, a village of about 600 inhabitants. This lies some four or five miles northeast of

Nazareth, on the road from thence to Tiberias, at the foot of a short, steep hill. The tradition dates back at least to the eighth century, and probably a good deal earlier, while the site fulfills all the requisite conditions mentioned

above. At the time of the Crusades, or before, there was a church which was believed to be on the spot where the

miracle of Our Lord was worked. This site is now in the hands of the Franciscans, who have built a large new church. In recent years some interesting excavations have been carried out within its walls, discovering parts of the old

church beneath. The Greeks also have a church close by, inside which are two large jars, said to be the original

"water pots of stone" in which the water was turned into wine; but the probability of their being genuine is not great. The fountain still existing in the village, however, must have been the actual source from which the water was

drawn. The inhabitants of the village are very rough and uncivilized. About one-third of them are Christians, the ma-

jority belonging to the Greek Church.

Towards the far end of the town, there is a church dedicated to St. Bartholomew, said to be on the site of his house, though this tradition cannot be traced back very far. A curious light is thrown on the ease with which such traditions

used to originate by the existence of a similar church on the supposed site of the house of Simon the Cananean. The

name Cananean must have deceived some, who consequently sought for the site of his house, and the demand cre-ated the supply. In reality, however, the Chanaanites were a strict national sect among the Jews, and the name is

wholly unconnected with Cana. The site of Kefr' Kenna held almost undisputed possession for many centuries. It is

only in recent years that its authenticity has been seriously questioned. There are now two other claimants for the site. One of these, Kenet-el-Jalil, is some six miles further north, on the slope of a hill. There is nothing there now

but ruins. Some remains of cisterns have been discovered but there is no fount or spring. It seems to have been

known in quite early times as possibly the site of Cana, and has in its favor that the name is said to be a closer equivalent than that of Kefr' Kenna. Recently as third site has been put forward by Dr. Robinson, Ain Kana, which is

somewhat nearer to Nazareth. The site is accepted by Dr. Condor; although the name is said to be still closer ety-

mologically than either of the other two, there is no tradition whatever to support this hypothesis.

The miracle which has made Cana forever famous was worked by Christ before His public life had fully commenced.

This is usually taken to be the meaning of the words "My hour is not yet come". He had however, already five disci-

ples — Sts. Peter, Andrew, John, Phillip, and Bartholomew (Nathaniel). They had followed Him from the banks of the

Jordan, but had received as yet no permanent call, such as is recorded later on in the other Gospels. Our Lord was on His way back to Nazareth when He passed by Cana. From the language of the Gospel we should infer that the

marriage which was taking place was that of a close relative of the Blessed Virgin, for it is said without comment that

she was there; and it was no doubt in her honor that Christ was invited. Again, the cause of the shortage of wine is not explained by St. John; but it has been inferred that it may have been due to the presence of Our Lord and the

five Disciples that accompanied Him, who would have made a substantial increase in a small and modest party. If

this was so, it would explain the confidence with which Our Lady appealed to Him when she noticed it. The answer of Christ, which has been variously rendered, has given rise to long discussion, and cannot be said to be even yet prop-

erly understood. The Greek ti emoi kai soi, gynai; is translated in the Vulgate, "Quid mihi et tibi est mulier?" In most

English Catholic Bibles this is rendered "Woman, what is it to me and to thee?" The translation adopted in the Au-thorized and Revised Versions, "Woman, what have I to do with thee?", even if better idiomatically conveys a wrong

impression, for it gives the idea of a rebuke which is totally against the context. Father Rickaby, S.J., in his short

commentary on St. John suggests as a fair English equivalent, "Leave me alone, Lady". At any rate, she at once told

the waiters to take orders from Our Lord. They filled the jars with water, which Jesus converted into wine. Taking the narrative as it stands, we have one of the best authenticated of Our Lord's miracles; for, unlike the case of the cure

of bodily ailments, the waiters were comparatively disinterested parties, and yet they bore witness that the water

had become wine and was even the best wine of the feast. Not only the miracle but also the whole incident of Christ's attendance at the marriage feast has always been taken as setting His seal on the sanctity of marriage, and

on the propriety of humble rejoicing on such occasions. And if the bride or bridegroom was, as is believed, a relative

of Our Lady, we may take it as an example of the sympathy which family ties should bring in the ordinary joys, no less than in the sorrows of life.

Ward, Bernard. "Cana." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 13 Jan. 2012

<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03226a.htm>.