KNOXVILLE LATIN MASS COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
MASS THIS SUNDAY (September 26, 2021) 18th Sunday after Pentecost 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville Sprinkling Rite: Asperges me Proper Prayers and Readings – online here, leaflet here (Angelus 794, Baronius 844, Campion 385) Order of Mass: Angelus 838, Baronius 900, Campion 569 Ordinary: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo III, Sanctus, Agnus Dei (Mass XI) Preface of the Holy Trinity (Angelus 875, Baronius 884, Campion 598) Closing Marian Anthem: Salve Regina – from Trinity Sunday until Advent (online here, Angelus 116, Baronius 121, Campion 961)
8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 11:30 am, Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Chattanooga 2 pm, St. Mary Church, Johnson City
MASS NEXT SUNDAY (October 3, 2021) Our Lady of the Rosary (external solemnity) 8 am, St. Mary Church, Athens 11:30 am, Basilica of Sts. Peter & Paul, Chattanooga 12 noon, Holy Ghost Church, Knoxville 2 pm, St. Mary Church, Johnson City MICHAELMAS AT HOLY
GHOST CHURCH The Feast of Michaelmas
will be celebrated on Wednesday,
September 29 with a Latin Mass with Spanish and English preaching at 6:00 p.m. followed by a potluck,
music and trivia. You can sign up for the potluck here. EMBER DAYS AT HOLY
GHOST CHURCH The September Ember Days of prayer,
fasting and thanksgiving for graces received will be observed this Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday (Sept. 22, 24, 25). On Friday, September 24th there will be:
On Saturday, September 25th there will be a Latin Ember Saturday
Mass at 10 a.m., which will last
until about 12 noon. The Mass has 7 chanted readings from the Old and New
Testaments that recall sanctification by mortification. Click here
for some unique features of this most ancient Mass. READINGS AND ORATIONS FOR THE 18TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(Angelus 794, Baronius 844, Campion 385) Collect
Epistle 1 Corinthians 1: 4-8 Gospel Matthew 9: 1-8 Secret
Postcommunion
ON THE CALENDAR
Wednesday, September 29 – St. Michael
the Archangel (Michaelmas -- pronounced MIK-əl-məs) This Solemnity (class 1 feast) of St. Michael—a holy day of obligation
in the Middle Ages—is known formally as the Dedication of St. Michael the
Archangel. Because it dates back to the 5th century dedication of
a Roman basilica in honor of St. Michael. As Pillars of the Earth
readers know, such was once the prominence of the Feast of St. Michael that
quarterly tax and rent payments in medieval England were due on Christmas,
Lady Day (the Annunciation, March 25), Midsummer Day, and Michaelmas.
St. Michael Fighting the Dragon “And there was a great battle in heaven,
Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his
angels: And they prevailed not, neither was their place found any
more in heaven. And that great
dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who
seduceth the whole world; and he was cast unto the
earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.” (Apocalypse
12:7-9) PROPER ORATIONS FOR ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL (Angelus
1424, Baronius 1502, Campion 495) Collect
Secret
Postcommunion
Archangel Michael Tramples Satan
(Guido Reni, c. 1630) POPE LEO XIII AND THE PRAYER TO SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
This brief prayer—prayed in our diocese at the end of each
Mass—dates back to the mid-1880s. Historians report that Pope Leo XIII wrote it
(in Latin, of course) following a terrifying vision in which he saw Satan
approaching the throne of God and boasting that he would attack the Church
and wreak havoc during the next century. The pope was then shown the results of demonic activity
in the 20th century—wars, immorality, genocide and apostasy on a
large scale. Immediately following this disturbing vision, he sat down and
wrote the prayer to St. Michael. For decades until the 1960’s it was
prayed among the “Leonine prayers” after each low Mass. Like many of the
Church’s spiritual defenses, it was generally discontinued in the second half
of the 20th century.
The Fall of the Rebel Angels (Giordano, c. 1666) Several years after this vision,
Pope Leo approved a much longer prayer to St. Michael for the defense of the Church
against Satan (and believed by some to be the original form). It was
published in two versions—one (below) with a partial indulgence for
individual prayer by laity, and an exorcism version for use solely by
priests. The boldfaced passage appears to reflect Pope Leo’s premonition of a
Satanic 20th century assault against Rome and the Church. Pope
Leo XIII’s Longer (and Original?) Prayer to Saint Michael O Glorious Prince of the heavenly
host, Saint Michael the Archangel, defend
us in the battle and fearful warfare that we are waging against the
principalities and powers, against the rulers of this world of darkness,
against the evil spirits. Come thou to the assistance of men, whom Almighty God created
immortal, making them in His own image and likeness and redeeming them at a
great price from the tyranny of Satan. Fight this day the battle of the Lord
with thy legions of holy Angels, even as of old thou didst fight against
Lucifer, the leader of the proud spirits and all his rebel angels, who were
powerless to stand against thee, neither was their place found any more in
heaven. And that great dragon was cast
forth, the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduces
the whole world; and he was cast forth upon Earth, and his angels were sent
with him. Behold, the ancient enemy of mankind and a murderer from the beginning
has been fiercely aroused. Changing himself into an angel of light, he goes
about with the whole multitude of the wicked spirits to invade the earth and
blot out the Name of God and of His Christ, to plunder, to slay, and to
consign to eternal damnation the souls that have been destined for a crown of
everlasting life. This wicked serpent, like an unclean torrent, pours into
men of depraved minds and corrupt hearts the poison of his malice, the spirit
of lying, impiety and blasphemy, and the deadly breath of impurity and every
form of vice and iniquity. Be favorable to Thy Church, the Bride of the Lamb without spot, whose
enemies have filled to overflowing with gall and inebriated with wormwood.
They have laid profane hands upon Her most sacred treasures. Where the See of
the most blessed Peter and the Chair of Truth has been constituted as a light
to the nations, there they have placed a throne of their abomination and
impiety; so that with the Pastor struck, they may prevail to scatter the
flock. Therefore, most invincible Leader, be with the people of God against
this spiritual wickedness and bring about victory. Thou art venerated by Holy
Church as Her guard and patron; Thou art glorified as our defender against
the impious powers of earth and of hell. Unto thee the Lord hath handed over
the souls of the redeemed to be placed in happiness above. Entreat the God of peace, to obliterate Satan beneath our feet, lest
he prevail further to hold men captive, and to injure the Church. Offer our
prayers in the sight of the Most High, so that the mercy of the Lord may
swiftly overtake us, and apprehend the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is
the devil and Satan, and send him bound into the abyss, so that he may seduce
the nations no more. Amen. Click here for the official Latin with English
alongside.
ON THE CALENDAR September 22 – Ember Wednesday September 24 – Ember Friday September 25 – Ember Saturday WHAT ARE EMBER DAYS? Ember Days are three weekdays
(Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) traditionally set apart for fasting, abstinence
and prayer. There are four “Ember weeks” each year—one near the beginning of
each of the four seasons. The
fall Ember Days are the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday of the liturgical
week beginning with the third
Sunday of September.
The Ember day Masses are very ancient in origin. They are distinguished
liturgically by additional readings at Mass. For instance, take a look at this
coming Ember Saturday in your daily missal (Angelus 785, Baronius 835) and
you’ll see that the usual Epistle and Gospel of the Mass may be preceded by
as many as five Old Testament lessons. Moreover, each of these OT
readings is followed by its own Gradual (psalm) and Collect. The September Ember Day lessons focus
on the Old Covenant’s Day of Atonement and the fast of the seventh
month, but start off with this prophecy from Amos 9:13-15, evocative of the
autumn harvest: “Behold the days come, when the ploughman shall
overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him
that soweth seed, and the mountains shall drop
sweetness, and every hill shall be tilled. And I will bring back the
captivity of My people Israel, and they shall build the abandoned cities, and
inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine of
them; and shall make gardens and eat the fruits of them; and I will plant
them upon their land: and I will no more pluck them out of their land
which I have given them; saith the Lord thy God.” Click here
and here
for a wealth of information about the history of Ember Days and their
liturgy, which dates back to the very early days of the Church. PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH – Ad te beate Ioseph
TO thee, O blessed Joseph, do we come in our tribulation, and having implored the help of thy most holy Spouse, we confidently invoke thy patronage also. Through that charity which bound thee to the immaculate Virgin Mother of God and through the paternal love with which thou embraced the Child Jesus, we humbly beg thee to graciously regard the inheritance which Jesus Christ has purchased by his Blood, and with thy power and strength to aid us in our necessities.
O most watchful Guardian of the Holy Family, defend the chosen children of Jesus Christ; O most loving father, ward off from us every contagion of error and corrupting influence; O our most mighty protector, be propitious to us and from heaven assist us in our struggle with the power of darkness; and, as once thou rescued the Child Jesus from deadly peril, so now protect God's Holy Church from the snares of the enemy and from all adversity; shield, too, each one of us by thy constant protection, so that, supported by thy example and thy aid, we may be able to live piously, to die holy, and to obtain eternal happiness in heaven. Amen.
Published in Pope Leo XIII’s 1889 encyclical on devotion to St. Joseph. But when has the Church needed more than now help in its struggle with the power of darkness and protection from the snares of the enemy?
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