St Ann Page Nov 22, 2020

November 22, 2020

St. Ann Page
                                   Lancing, TN                                                                                  November 22, 2020

Remember in your prayers: Dudley Hurst, Frank Boniewski, Pete Roberts, Mary Sexton, Archbishop Kurtz, Helen Lucas, Jo Ellen’s mom, Mary Ellen, Lonnie Howard, Katie Kon, and Mary Beth Norris.

Also remember in your prayers the homebound, those in nursing homes, those who have no one to pray for them,
those in prisons, physical or mental, for priests who speak the truth from the pulpit and for those who don’t,
and those who have unspoken prayer requests.

Advent Penance Service schedules for 2020.

Saint Christopher:   The sacrament of penance will be available after every vigil Mass from Saturday, November 28th to Saturday December 19th.
Saint Ann:    An Advent Penance Service will be held on Thursday, December 3rd at 6:00 pm.
Blessed Sacrament: The sacrament of penance will be available Wednesday, December 2nd from 6:30pm - 8:00pm. (We will follow the same procedure as on Saturday afternoon.)

All Souls envelopes will be available in the narthex for those who want the souls of their deceased loves ones remembered at the Masses during the month of November.
Take an envelope, write the names of your deceased loved ones on the outside. If you give a donation (optional), put it in the envelope and place in the collection basket.
If you do not make a donation just place the envelope on the altar with the others.

REMINDER FROM father michael: Any authentic electronic correspondence from me will be signed –
father michael – (with no capital letters). My signature in any other format indicates a scam.

DATES TO KEEP IN MIND:
            December 4       Blessed Sacrament First Friday Mass will be a Healing Mass along with adoration and    Benediction.
            December 8       THE SOLEMNITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Mass will be said at St. Ann at 6 p.m.

Happy November Birthday to:

8      John Smarsh            8   Dolores Hayden            10   Sonny Lipford           13 Denise Howard
17   Danny Susak                   24 Mary Ogle                        30 Frank Boniewski

The St. Ann Page from the bulletin can be accessed on the PARISH WEBSITE www.blessedsacramentchurchandmissions.com   Click on the “St. Ann Page” under “News”

*Father Michael's "Penny Catechism" (A fun and informative little morsel of Catholic teaching and trivia)*

(Last week’s question along with the answer:)
Question #164: Is Veronica's veil authentic?
Answer: Saint Veronica, risking the brutality of the Roman soldiers, approached Jesus as He carried His cross. With a veil she wiped His face of sweat and blood. Afterward, she realized Jesus had given her the image of His face on her veil. (The word veronica comes from the Latin vera icon meaning true image. Saint Veronica's feast day is July 12.)
As is frequently the case, we do not at this time have historical evidence to establish authenticity in the early centuries. At Saint Peters in Rome (The church previous to the current Basilica) Pope John VII (A.D.705-708) had a chapel built dedicated to Saint Veronica but there can be found no reference to the veil. The first reference to the veil found so far dates to A.D. 1011. A scribe is identified as the caretaker of the veil.
The Church does not officially accept Veronica's veil as being the true face of Jesus. However, Pope Leo XIII in 1885 approved "Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus" acceptable as a matter of personal piety as it conveys nothing contrary to Church teaching.
Question #165: Is Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of obligation?

(The answer will appear in next week’s page along with a new question)