to the 7^th Sunday after Easter, today May 4th. By the late fourth century, the feast of the Ascension was celebrated in some parts of the church on the fortieth day after Easter (see Acts. 1:3, 9-11).  Originally, this mystery of the ending of Jesus’ visible presence among his followers seems to have been observed as part of the outpouring of the Spirit on the 50^th day, or Pentecost.  For the first time, the original 50-day festival was broken.  The weekdays between the Ascension and Pentecost are a preparation period for the

outpouring of the Spirit. 

It is popularly called the Pentecost Novena (see Acts 1:14).

 

Pentecost, itself, closes out the Easter season.  It celebrates the overwhelming experience of God pouring out the Spirit upon the first community of those who be lieved Jesus was the Lord and Christ (see Acts. 2:1-4).  Pentecost is called, therefore, the birth of the church, or the birth of the church’s mission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn more about the

Insititute of Christ the King

The Institute of Christ the King has been serving our parish since 2005 when Bishop Vigneron appointed Fr. Wiener chaplain to the Traditional Latin Rite community at St. Margaret Mary and his Delegate for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the Oakland diocese. The work that has been done here in these three years and that continues to develop the constantly growing traditional community, now and in the future, is specifically characterized by the Institute’s spirituality. It seems therefore important for the whole parish to learn more about this spiritual character of Fr. Wiener’s community in which he has been trained for the priesthood and which continues to be his spiritual root and family. We present in this and in the following issues of our bulletin the Institute and its specific spiritual identity:

 

The revealed truth of our Holy Catholic Faith is, in itself, attractive because of its depth, brilliance, and logic. Wherever it appears clothed in the beautiful garments of charity, it becomes ever more acceptable to those who might otherwise fear its inevitable consequences for our lives and the sharpness with which it cuts through our weaknesses and our excuses. The famous religious poet, Gertrude von Le Fort, wrote of the Church and the revealed Truth: "I have fallen in your Faith like in an open sword, and you have cut all my anchors." How much more easier does a soul accept the grandness and the majesty of Divine Faith when it is presented with the merciful charity and patient meekness that Our Lord himself shows all the time to His children.

A Patron and Example

That is the reason why the members of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest strive to follow the example of St. Francis de Sales, who was, at the same time, one of the most knowledgeable theologians of his period and the "Doctor of Charity." Certainly, our attempt to teach truth with charity and to live also in our communities a life according to the great commandment of charity is a goal that can only be achieved with a daily struggle against ones own shortcomings and continuous collaboration with the gifts of grace. Charity does not replace daily mortification. On the contrary, who wants to be full of charity towards the Lord and his neighbor has to mortify his own will continuously, therefore, St. Francis de Sales, the great teacher of Divine Love and apostolic charity, has been rightly called "the most mortifying of the

Saints."                                                  [To be continued]

 

 

 

 

Liturgical Calendar

for the

Trad. Latin Mass

Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite

Sunday April 27

 Fifth Sunday after Easter

Epistle: Iac. 1:22-27

Gospel: Joann. 16:23-30

Monday April 28

St. Paul of the Cross

Confessor

Tuesday April 29

St. Peter of Verona

Martyr

Wednesday April 30

Vigil of Ascension

Thursday May 1

Ascension of the Lord

Friday May 2

St. Joseph the Worker

(Transferred from May 1)

Saturday May 3

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Comm. SS. Alexander + Companions

Pope Benedict XVI. in America

 

 

"In hope we were saved!" (Rom 8:24)." As the Church in the United States gives thanks for the blessings of the past two hundred years, I invite you, your families, and every parish and religious community, to trust in the power of grace to create a future of promise for God's people in this country.

 

I ask you, in the Lord Jesus, to set aside all division and to work with joy to prepare a way for him, in fidelity to his word and in constant conversion to his will. Above all, I urge you to continue to be a leaven of evangelical hope in American society, striving to bring the light and truth of the Gospel to the task of building an ever more just and free world for generations yet to come.