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WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DOMINICALES SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Saturday 5:00pm (English) & 7:00pm (en Español) See Planning Ahead Section for days and times. Sunday 7:30am & 11:00am (English), & 5:30pm (English) Confessions are celebrated in English and Spanish The Rosary is prayed @ 8:30am on Sunday and Se puede confesar en Inglés o Español 1/2 hour before all other weekend and weekday Masses EMMANUEL FOOD PANTRY / BANCO DE COMIDA DAILY MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DIARIAS Tuesday/Martes 10:00am - 12:00 Noon Monday Saturday 9:00am (English); Wednesday/Miércoles 3:00pm - 5:00pm Lunes Sabado, 9:00am (Inglés) Friday/Viernes 10:00 am - 12:00 noon ADORATION Thursday: all day until 6:00pm Contact Arlene Evavold: 253-863-3655 24 hour Adoration first Friday of each month ST. VINCENT de PAUL 253-863-4394 St. Andrew Catholic Church Address/Dirección : 1401 Valley Ave. Sumner, WA, 98390 Phone 253-863-2253 Fax 253-863-3567 Web Site: standrewsumner.org PARISH STAFF / PERSONAL PARROQUIAL Father Jerry Burns, Pastor, 253-863-2253, [email protected] Father Clement Piruwa, Parochial Vicar, 253-863-3828, [email protected] Christine Tapec, Pastoral Assistant for Administration, 253-863-2254, [email protected] Tracy Lentz, Administrative Assistant, 253-863-2253, [email protected] Monica Rodrigues, Pastoral AssistantFaith Formation, 253-863-4300, [email protected] Catherine Tangen, Pastoral Assistant-Youth & Young Adult Ministry, 253-863-2177, [email protected] Rayanna Miller, Preschool, [email protected] Jesus Gonzalez, Hispanic Ministry,253-863-3220,[email protected] Rosa Molinero, [email protected] Eduardo Ramirez, Spanish Liturgical Music, [email protected] Leann Korbuszewski, Bulletin Editor, [email protected] WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DOMINICALES SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Rosary, 8:40am Mass, Sunday, 9:00am Sunday, 8:15am, Wednesday 10:00am & by appt. DAILY MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DIARIAS ADORATION First Friday, 10:00-11:00am Wednesday Rosary 9:00am Mass 9:30am First Friday Rosary 9:00am Mass 9:30am ST VINCENT DE PAUL 360-830-6879 PARISH STAFF / PERSONAL PARROQUIAL Father Jerry Burns, Pastor, 253-863-2253,[email protected] Father Clement Piruwa, 253-863-3828 Parochial Vicar, [email protected] Christine Tapec, Pastoral Assistant for Administration, 253-863-2254, [email protected] Leann Korbuszewski, Administrative Assistant, 360-893-3154, [email protected] Monica Rodrigues, Pastoral AssistantFaith Formation, 253-863-4300, [email protected] Vida Drew, Music Director, Funeral Planning, 360-893-2185, [email protected] Rai Stewart, Custodian/Maintenance, 360-893-3154 November 24, 2019 Ss. Cosmas & Damian Catholic Church Address/Dirección: 213 Leber St. NW, (P.O. Box 215 ), Orting, WA 98360 Phone 360-893-3154 Email [email protected] Web Site standrewsumner.org

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Page 1: St. Andrew Catholic Church · 2019-11-24 · Liturgical Music Vida Drew 360-893-2185 Pastoral Council Joe Schelbert 360-893-6250 Prayer Line Patty Fleming 360-893-9229 Prayer Shawl

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DOMINICALES SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Saturday 5:00pm (English) & 7:00pm (en Español) See Planning Ahead Section for days and times. Sunday 7:30am & 11:00am (English), & 5:30pm (English) Confessions are celebrated in English and Spanish The Rosary is prayed @ 8:30am on Sunday and Se puede confesar en Inglés o Español 1/2 hour before all other weekend and weekday Masses EMMANUEL FOOD PANTRY / BANCO DE COMIDA DAILY MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DIARIAS Tuesday/Martes 10:00am - 12:00 Noon Monday—Saturday 9:00am (English); Wednesday/Miércoles 3:00pm - 5:00pm Lunes—Sabado, 9:00am (Inglés) Friday/Viernes 10:00 am - 12:00 noon ADORATION Thursday: all day until 6:00pm Contact Arlene Evavold: 253-863-3655 24 hour Adoration first Friday of each month ST. VINCENT de PAUL 253-863-4394

St. Andrew Catholic Church Address/Dirección : 1401 Valley Ave. Sumner, WA, 98390

Phone 253-863-2253 Fax 253-863-3567 Web Site: standrewsumner.org

PARISH STAFF / PERSONAL PARROQUIAL Father Jerry Burns, Pastor, 253-863-2253, [email protected]

Father Clement Piruwa, Parochial Vicar, 253-863-3828, [email protected] Christine Tapec, Pastoral Assistant for Administration, 253-863-2254, [email protected]

Tracy Lentz, Administrative Assistant, 253-863-2253, [email protected] Monica Rodrigues, Pastoral Assistant—Faith Formation, 253-863-4300, [email protected] Catherine Tangen, Pastoral Assistant-Youth & Young Adult Ministry, 253-863-2177, [email protected] Rayanna Miller, Preschool, [email protected]

Jesus Gonzalez, Hispanic Ministry,253-863-3220,[email protected] Rosa Molinero, [email protected]

Eduardo Ramirez, Spanish Liturgical Music, [email protected] Leann Korbuszewski, Bulletin Editor, [email protected]

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DOMINICALES SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION / CONFESIONES Rosary, 8:40am Mass, Sunday, 9:00am Sunday, 8:15am, Wednesday 10:00am & by appt.

DAILY MASS SCHEDULE / MISAS DIARIAS ADORATION First Friday, 10:00-11:00am Wednesday Rosary 9:00am Mass 9:30am First Friday Rosary 9:00am Mass 9:30am ST VINCENT DE PAUL 360-830-6879

PARISH STAFF / PERSONAL PARROQUIAL Father Jerry Burns, Pastor, 253-863-2253,[email protected]

Father Clement Piruwa, 253-863-3828 Parochial Vicar, [email protected] Christine Tapec, Pastoral Assistant for Administration, 253-863-2254, [email protected]

Leann Korbuszewski, Administrative Assistant, 360-893-3154, [email protected] Monica Rodrigues, Pastoral Assistant—Faith Formation, 253-863-4300, [email protected]

Vida Drew, Music Director, Funeral Planning, 360-893-2185, [email protected] Rai Stewart, Custodian/Maintenance, 360-893-3154

November 24, 2019

Ss. Cosmas & Damian Catholic Church Address/Dirección: 213 Leber St. NW, (P.O. Box 215 ), Orting, WA 98360

Phone 360-893-3154 Email [email protected] Web Site standrewsumner.org

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READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK, December 1, 2019

1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2:1-5

Psalms 122:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 6-7, 8-9

Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44

Saint Andrew Catholic Church

Mission Statement: To Become Saints

Following the example of our patron, St. Andrew, with humility we seek to:

Hear God’s call through the truth of the Catholic Church,

Respond in love with acts of charity and mercy,

Grow continuously through the sacraments and daily prayer and

Proclaim the Good News through our vocation.

PARISH LEADERSHIP—ST. ANDREW

Altar Servers [email protected]

Altar Society-Day Lori O’Neil 253-255-7443

Altar Society-Evening Karen Raffle 253-686-3807

Art & Environment Judy Caviezel 253-863-6544

Extraordinary Ministers Yvonne Duran 253-862-4310

Finance Council Joe Shaughnessy 206-271-9359

Funeral Receptions Diane Caviness 253-223-9374

Helping Hands Theresa Stallman 509-991-8563

Knights of Columbus Louis Smith 253-841-0822

Lectors Tony Whetstine 253-736-3663

Long Range Planning Carl Jones 253-988-2275

Marriage Prep. Katy Schoos [email protected]

MC’s [email protected]

Men’s Club Rex Profit 253-709-8596

Moms’ Group Andrea Sharkey 425-971-6218

Pastoral Council

Sacristans Guadalupe Bivians 253-298-2942

Small Christian Comm. Karen Dimond 253-988-7890

St Vincent de Paul Patti Tisdale 253-863-4394

Stewardship Shelly Sosa 253-709-4488

Ushers Arnie Huck 253-863-5278

PRAY FOR OUR BELOVED DECEASED

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

November 10, 2019

Goal: $17,400

Actual: $10,637

Difference: $ (6,763)

Year to Date Goal: $330,600

Actual $308,649

Difference: $ (21,951)

PLANNING AHEAD

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Mass (Adriana Douglas, int) 9:00am

Bible Study-Exodus, 10:00am, Bldg D

Bible Study-Exodus, 7:00pm, Bldg D

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Mass (James & Catalina Lopez+), 9:00am

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Mass, 9:00am

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Office Closed-Happy Thanksgiving!

Liturgy of the Hours, 7:30am, Church

Mass, 9:00am

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Office Closed

Liturgy of the Hours, 7:30am

Confessions, 8:00am

Mass, 9:00am

Young Adult Group, 6:30pm (see bulletin article)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Mass, 9:00am

Confessions, 10:00am & 3:00pm

Mass, 5:00pm

Hispanic Choir, 5:30pm, Bldg B

Mass (in Spanish), 7:00pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2019

Mass, 7:30am

No Elementary Faith Formation

Mass, 11:00am

Preschool, 11:00am, Bldg E

Music Rehearsal, 4:00pm, church

Mass, 5:30pm

NO High School Youth Group

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WELCOMINGFr. FR. JERRY

Saints Cosmas & Damian Catholic Church

Mission Statement: Proclaim the Good News of God’s Saving Love to all People; Establish and

nourish a praying community of believers; Give practical expression to the Gospel by serving

the needs of others and transforming the world.

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PLANNING AHEAD

Monday, November 25, 2019

Knights of Columbus, 7:00pm, Gathering Space

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Study of Acts, 6:30pm, Gathering Space

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Office Closed

Rosary, 9:00am

Mass (Tony Schneider+), 9:30am

Confessions, 10:00am

Friday, November 29, 2019

Office Closed

Sunday, December 1, 2019

1st Sunday of Advent

Confessions, 8:15am

Rosary, 8:40am

Mass, 9:00am

PARISH LEADERSHIP — SS. COSMAS & DAMIAN

Altar Servers Michael Carr 360-897-0310 Altar Society Mary Hove 360-889-0115

Coffee Hour Penny Charon 253-847-5794

Sue Wagner 253-226-0206 Eucharistic Ministers Lisa Clinton 253-232-0484

Funeral Planning Vida Drew 360-893-2185 Homebound Ministry Marlene Bartram 253-576-6566

Knights of Columbus Louis Smith 253-841-0822

Lectors/MC Claudia Donato 360-897-2840 Liturgical Music Vida Drew 360-893-2185

Pastoral Council Joe Schelbert 360-893-6250

Prayer Line Patty Fleming 360-893-9229 Prayer Shawl Ministry Kay Williams 360-893-5163

Spiritual Direction Marlene Bartram 253-576-6566 St. Vincent de Paul Diana Weston 253-245-7368

Ushers Bob Smith 360-893-6502

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

November 10, 2019 Year to Date

Goal $2,423 Goal: $46,037

Actual: $1,931 Actual $41,870

Difference: $ (492) Difference: $ (4,167)

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS

November 28th, 9:30am

You are invited to bring a food

item from your Thanksgiving meal

to be blessed at Mass.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Ss. Cosmas & Damian Conference

At the end of our fiscal year, we are obliged to report

our financial status, but in this process, we pause to

reflect on just how important SVdP is to our

community. During this past year, Ss. Cosmas &

Damian SVdP helped a total of 297 neighbors in

need. Our members made 102 person-to-person

visits in homes and at our church.

The total assistance provided to our neighbors in

need last year was $27,076, and of this, $11,852

was given as housing assistance which allowed 71

people to stay in their homes, who otherwise

wouldn’t be able to.

The total donations from Ss. Cosmas & Damian, St.

Andrew, and St. Aloysius (Buckley) parishes was

$20,492. Through other donations and fundraising

we also received $8,413.

SVdP thanks you, our supporters, for your continued

generous contributions. Your charity has kept

neighbors in their homes, electricity on and water

flowing, helped pay for gas to get to work, diapers

for infants plus much, much more. St. Vincent’s

teachings echo the Gospel message from Matthew:

“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers or

sisters of mine, you did it for me”.

STEWARDSHIP

Thank you to our families who have

returned their Stewardship Commitment

Pledge card. If you have not yet done

so, please prayerfully consider what you

will do with the gifts given to you by

grace and place your pledge card in the collection

basket or return by mail.

Articles for the December 8th bulletin are due on Friday, November 29th. Thank you.

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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Amount Pledged: $3,750,000

Received to date: $3,461,038

Thank you all for your prayers and

financial commitment to our future hall!

SACRED HEART RADIO Catholic Radio for the Northwest

AM 1050 Seattle

AM 1180 Tacoma

AM 1240 Olympia

AM 970 Spokane

FM 88.1 Yakima

FM 88.3 Kodiak

PARISH OFFICE HOURS:

Monday: 9:30am to 4:00pm,

Tuesday—Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm

Closed for Lunch: 12:00-1:00pm

STEWARDSHIP

Give, and it will be given

to you. They will pour into

your lap a good meas-

ure—pressed down,

shaken together, and

running over. For by your standard of measure it

will be measured to you in return. ~Luke 6:38

If you haven’t already decided on your parish

stewardship commitment, please prayerfully

consider God’s promises and make your pledge.

You may return it in the collection basket, to the

parish office, or through the mail.

What is the right amount to give? When you are

at peace about the size of your gift--when you do

not find yourself making excuses for its size

(either too big or too small) and you know in

your heart that you have been completely honest

with yourself and God--then your gift is the

proper size.

UPDATE FROM THE BUILDING COMMITTEE

The Saint Andrew Building Committee has been

meeting regularly each month. Our meetings

are an opportunity to review the progress of

both the design and permitting for the Parish

Hall. To date, the project status is as follows:

RMC Architects currently has permit

documents under review by the City of Sumner

for both a conditional use permit (CUP) and the

Washington State Environmental Policy Act

(SEPA). Dialogue continues between these

parties. This can be a lengthy process. As such,

we are still tracking to have all permits issued so

we can break ground in the second quarter of

2020.

Our contractor, Hilger Construction, is also

attending our Committee meetings, providing

cost input as the design progresses.

The Committee is now focusing on some of

the material selections for both the exterior and

interior of the Parish Hall. Hilger Construction is

also providing cost data based on those

selections. RMC Architects is also advising us on

the selections being made, as well as refining

some of the finish details in the design.

As things are moving a little quicker in both

design and permitting, the Building Committee is

now meeting two times per month. This will

continue until both the design and permitting

process are further along, and we get close to

actual groundbreaking.

SCRIP IS BACK!

Buy SCRIP gift cards this holiday season and

avoid long shopping lines! SCRIP offers an array

of cards, and when you buy SCRIP you support

Catholic Education… two gifts in one! How does

SCRIP work? Buy gift cards to restaurants, gas

stations, department stores: (ie. Olive Garden,

Red Robin, Starbucks, Wal-Mart, Target, Macy’s,

Nordstrom, Amazon and many more).

SCRIP-based companies donate a percent of all

sales back to support All Saints Catholic School

operations. It’s that simple! Thank you for

supporting All Saints and God bless you!

Visit the SCRIP table near The Giving Tree in the

narthex after select Masses:

December 8, & 22 (after 7:30am & 11am)

December 14 (after 5pm Mass)

December 15 (after 7:30am Mass only)

NOTE: Fred Meyer gift cards might not be

available. Please check with the SCRIP seller.

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Catholic Community Services Counseling Center

253-502-2696

RESPECT LIFE~ Stay alert.

Be informed. Stand for life!

Do you have a new address or phone #?

If so, please notify the parish office so that we

may keep our records up to date: 253-863-2253

or [email protected].

PREGNANCY AID serves the well-being of

families with children in & beyond the womb by

providing material and emotional support. At this

time we are in need of the following gently used

items: pots & pans, utensils, glasses, sippy

cups, diaper bags, baby towels/washcloths, high-

chairs, newborn clothes, maternity clothes, and

3T-5T pajamas. New: little shampoos and

toothpaste, and squeeze pouch baby food.

Open M, W, & F @902 Market St. in Tacoma,

from 10-1:30pm. Please call ahead for any

closures (253) 383-4100

Rachel’s Corner Hope and Healing After Abortion

“Spiritually, I found reconciliation and profound

healing. Emotionally, I felt freedom, peace, faith,

and I had my dignity restored. I have peace, that

I have never felt before.” -Testimonial

Join those who have come before you and

receive God’s merciful blessings which you

thought were impossible to receive, meant for

others, not for you. Come and let God surprise

you. He is calling you. Will you respond?

Call for a compassionate, confidential

conversation.

English: (206) 920-6413

Español: (206)-450-7814

Email [email protected].

Visit us at www.ccsww.org/projectrachel or

www.facebook.com/projectrachelww.

Project Rachel is a program of Catholic

Community Services.

You are loved with an everlasting Love!

THE ARCHBISHOP BRUNETT

RETREAT CENTER AT THE PALISADES

Upcoming Retreats:

DEC 6 - 8

He Put a New Song in My Mouth: Celebrating Our

Faith Through the Gift of Music

Silent Advent Retreat

Fr. James Northrop

DEC 14

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

O house of Israel, come; Let us walk in the light

of the Lord

A One-Day Advent Retreat

DEC 16 - 18

Silent, Self-Directed Advent Retreat

Men's & Women's Retreat

Mass, Adoration, & Confession Available

DEC 20 - 22

Silent Advent Retreat

Men's & Women's Silent Retreat

Fr. Caleb Insco, FSSP

ADDRESS:

4700 SW Dash Point Road

Federal Way, Washington 98023

RESERVATIONS & GENERAL INQUIRIES

Phone: (206) 274-3130

Fax: (206) 382-3482

Email: [email protected]

OUR HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR NOVEMBER

Dialogue and Reconciliation in the Near East

That a spirit of dialogue, encounter, and

reconciliation emerge in the Near East, where

diverse religious communities share their lives

together.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH

If you have questions about the

Catholic faith, or if you are interested in

finding out what it takes to become

Catholic, please contact Monica

Rodrigues @ 206-565-4589. We would

love to help you find the answers you

are seeking.

M.S. AND H.S. YOUTH GROUP PARENT CORNER

High School (youth group is on Sundays from

6:30pm-8:30pm in Bldg. B)

November 24- HS Youth Group

Dec. 1 – No Class

Dec. 7 – Adventageous Retreat

Dec. 8—HS Youth Group

Dec. 14- Reindeer Tag after 9am Daily Mass at

Auburn Outlet Mall

Dec. 15- Caroling at Stafford Suites at 2:30pm

Middle School (youth group is on Wednesdays

from 6:00pm to 7:30pm in Bldg. B)

Dec. 4- No Class

Dec. 11- No Class

Dec. 14- Reindeer Tag after 9am Daily Mass at

Auburn Outlet Mall

Dec. 15- Caroling at Stafford Suites @ 2:30pm

Dec. 18- No Class

Questions?

Contact Catherine Tangen: 253-863-2177 or

[email protected]

YOUNG ADULT CORNER

Join us every Friday at 6:30pm, at Starbucks

on 909 S. Meridian Puyallup, WA., for reflection

on Sunday’s readings and fellowship!

And on December 7- Bowling Night at 8pm at

Daffodil Bowl.

Catherine Tangen: 253-863-2177

[email protected]

THANKSGIVING

DAY MASS

November 28,

9:00am

**You are invited

to bring something from your Thanksgiving

table to be blessed at Mass.

ST. CATHERINE OF

ALEXANDRIA

FEAST DAY: NOVEMBER 25

Catherine is thought to have

been born to a noble family in

Alexandria, Egypt. Through a

vision, this scholarly young woman converted to

Christianity and began evangelizing others,

including the wife of the pagan emperor who

was persecuting Christians. According to legend,

after she defied the emperor and refuted

philosophers brought in to test her faith, she was

imprisoned and tortured. She was put on a

rotating spiked wheel; when it broke, she was

beheaded. She is venerated as the Great Martyr

St. Catherine in the Orthodox tradition and her

voice was among those heard by St. Joan of Arc.

She is the patron saint of wheelwrights, and also

a patron of jurists, philosophers, unmarried

girls, students and teachers.

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and

beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness,

humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with

one another and forgiving one another, if one has

a grievance against another; as the Lord has

forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all

these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection.

And let the peace of Christ control your hearts,

the peace into which you were also called in one

body. And be thankful.

~Colossians 3:12-15

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WELCOME TO CATECHETICAL CORNER!

Continuing our discussion of the

Lord's Prayer:

The final four petitions in the

"Our Father" have us calling to our merciful

Father to feed and to heal us, and to give us

victory in our battle against sin and evil

(Catechism of the Catholic Church, #2805). We

ask God to "Give us...our daily bread," what we

need for each day and, specifically the Eucharist

without which we cannot live and thrive (#2828-

2837). We call on him to "Forgive us our

trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass

against us," acknowledging that it is only through

giving mercy to others that we can accept and

appreciate God's mercy on us (#2838-2845). We

ask God to "Lead us not into temptation,"

obviously understanding that he is not leading us

there; it's more a way of saying "help us stay

away from temptation," weak as we are (#2846-

2849). And, finally, we want him to "Deliver us

from evil," from Satan himself and from all of the

lies he tries to feed us (#2850-2854). "In this

final petition, the Church brings before the Father

all the distress of the world...[and] implores the

precious gift of peace and the grace of

perseverance in expectation of Christ's return”

(#2854).

On this feast of Christ the King, as we prepare to

enter the season of Advent, we remember that

Jesus is the King of the Universe, and that he is

coming: coming into our hearts this Christmas,

coming to save us from all that would separate

us from the Father, and coming at the end of

time to restore all things to right relationship with

him! Viva Christo Rey!

BULLETIN ARTICLE SUBMISSION DATES

Due to the printery’s holiday schedule, there

is a change in bulletin article due dates for

the following bulletins:

~December 1st Bulletin

Articles Due Tues. Nov. 19th

~December 8th Bulletin

Articles Due Fri. Nov 29th

ADVENT REFLECTIONS

Looking for ways your family can enter into the

Advent Season together? Grow closer to Christ

this season with reflections sent to you daily.

Sign up at formed.org/advent

o para español formed.org/adviento

FORMED Daily

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE

Celebrated on the last Sunday of

the liturgical year, the Solemnity

of Christ the King was instituted

by Pope Pius XI in 1925 with his encyclical Quas

Primas to respond to growing secularism. The

Holy Father saw that attempting to “thrust Jesus

Christ and his holy law” out of public life would

result in continuing discord among people and

nations. The Solemnity reminds the faithful that

Christ reigns as King of the entire world forever,

and it encourages Catholics to respond to this

reality.

“If to Christ our Lord is given all power in heaven

and on earth; if all men, purchased by his

precious blood, are by a new right subjected to

his dominion; if this power embraces all men, it

must be clear that not one of our faculties is

exempt from his empire. He must reign in

our minds, which should assent with perfect

submission and firm belief to revealed truths and

to the doctrines of Christ. He must reign in our

wills, which should obey the laws and precepts

of God. He must reign in our hearts, which

should spurn natural desires and love God above

all things, and cleave to him alone. He must

reign in our bodies and in our members,

which should serve as instruments for the

interior sanctification of our souls, or to use the

words of the Apostle Paul, ‘as instruments of

justice unto God.’”

– Quas Primas, 33

Copyright © 2019, United States Conference of Catho-

lic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved.

Photo: Arenberg Hours, Willem Vrelant and workshop,

The J. Paul Getty Museum.