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Holy Week’s golden gateway opens today. The fra-grant palms, the victorious cries and even the donkey bid us all to enter in. But only the humble, like the donkey, persevere. Humiliation, betrayal, denial of course, await us on the way. “The week,” Holy Week, leads us to Calvary. First, the Cenacle assures the Passion’s prolongation until the end of time in the Mass. Then comes the Agony, the Holy Face assaulted with the Traitor’s kiss, and each act of those terrible three days, lovingly recalled, and “repaired,” and made present in the Sacred Liturgy. Later, He will rise again. For now, we must go and die with Him.

Nature here burst into bloom for Thursday, the An-nunciation. (The Golden Forsythia bloomed twice this season.) Emmanuel, God, is with us ever since Gabriel’s greeting and Mary’s assent. Friday gave us the price paid, however: The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin. We adored, and prayed those days, again for our country.

Friday week was St. Joseph’s Day, and the Fathers report a most successful feast. Like Our Lord during His earthly life, you “came up to the feast.” The faithful en-joyed a wonderful Italian feast twice that week: For St. Patrick and St. Joseph. May St. Joseph inspire you to be with Jesus and Mary these days, these greatest days of the year.

Fr. Lehtoranta has departed for Milwaukee, and also on Friday our “Holy Week seminarian,” Mr. Thomas Ojeka, arrived to assist us. On Wednesday we had the unusual and very touching “Mass of the Angels” for infant Owen Zver, who died so young, but first was reborn for Heaven in Baptism. The peal of bells reminds us that we have a new saint. His uncle Fr. Timothy Geckle came here from Arkansas to assist at the funeral. Like Holy Week itself, it was a sad but glorious affair.

I want to thank in advance those who will come to help these holy days. Some have already started. (Some never stop!) God bless and reward you all. Ian Ford’s crew is fixing up the outdoors of the church, and others are working within, or at the altar. Each year we purchase and pour out over Christ’s feet the perfume of many “man hours” of loving labor. All for the greater honor and glory of God!

An early and intense Spring, with every tree and plant suddenly in bloom, means a beautiful outdoors, but a fairly miserable time for the allergy afflicted. All the cler-gy have been hit with sneezing that leads to wheezing and a raspy cough. Spring Fever. You feel as though you did have a fever, as though one of the temperature guns the guards and the goons are always aiming at you would yield a high reading. But no. It took me a long time to figure out, on my own, that it’s simply allergies which mimic a cold or a flu. Just allergies. Just like Covid is, just

a flu! Figure it out. Well, they’ve abolished the flu, haven’t

they? But everybody is meant to stay masked and to feel guilty for even blowing a nose! What are you supposed to do? Get the death jab? I don’t think so. Plenty of fluids, enough rest, and…sunshine and vitamins. Prayer and “offering up” complete the Rx.

In the meantime, let us enjoy a lovely Spring, and the best days of the year.

– Bishop Dolan

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TUE 3/30/21 TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK FAST 7:00 AM Low Mass Alyssa Smith (Collin Smith) 11:25 AM High Mass †Robert Brockman (Patrick Omlor) 12:25 PM Vespers 5:00 PM Low Mass †Frank Youngworth (Francis Puglielli)

WED 3/31/21 SPY WEDNESDAY FAST 7:00 AM Low Mass John Kustra – Happy Baptism (Bill & Terri Young) 8:00 AM Low Mass Conversion: Andrea P. Bayer (David Bayer) 9:00 AM High Mass Special Intention (Kolenich Family) followed by Vespers 6:30 PM The Office of Tenebrae 8:30 PM Church Decorating for Holy Thursday

THU 4/1/21 MAUNDY THURSDAY FAST 9:00 AM Pontifical High Mass For our priests, living and deceased, and our seminarians (Alter Christus) Procession to the Altar of Repose, Vespers, Stripping of the Altar

Adoration continues at the Sepulchre until 12:00 PM on Good Friday

11:15 AM Lenten Luncheon (bring a dish to share if you would like) 12:15 PM The Maundy (Washing of the Feet) 6:30 PM The Office of Tenebrae

H o l y T h u r s d a y – A p r i l 1 , 2 0 2 1 – 1 2 : 1 5 P M

THE MANDATUM

ALBERT D. KINNETT, DAVID MARKO, JOHN SEYFRIED, BREN-

DAN LOTARSKI, LEVI GIESE, BOB UHLENBROCK, HUNTER

LUMBATIS, MIKE VOLZ, NOAH KUEBLER, RAPHAEL KUEBLER, ROBERT MILLER, DOBY CURRAN, VOLUNTEER

The above listed men should arrive no later than 12:00 PM and report to the sacristy to prepare and receive instructions.

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12:00 PM Tre Ore

It is a fine tradition to keep silent from Noon to 3:00 PM today

12:15 PM Mass of the Presanctified, Reading of the Passion, Adoration of the Cross 2:15 PM Tre Ore Devotions and Sermon 3:00 PM Blessing with the Relic of the True Cross 3:00 PM Confessions (till 4 PM) 3:15 PM Vespers 6:25 PM Sacred Heart Novena 6:35 PM The Office of Tenebrae 8:30 PM Church Decorating for Holy Saturday Come when you can, leave when you must.

SAT 4/3/21 HOLY SATURDAY FAST TILL NOON 8:00 AM Easter Vigil: Blessing of the Fire, Prophecies, Blessing of the Font, First Mass of Easter For our choir and servers, sacristans and workers (Bishop Dolan) Vespers, Blessing of Easter Food

A complimentary Easter Luncheon follows Mass—all are invited

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loved ones who died since March 2020

9:00 AM Pontifical High Mass Easter Novena I 11:30 AM Low Mass For the people of St. Gertrude the Great Benediction 6:00 PM Vespers

No 5:45 PM Mass

Servers

SUN 4/4 11:30 AM LOW: AC1: A.D. Kinnett AC2: N. McClorey BENEDICTION: MC: N. McClorey TH: P. McClorey TORCH: A.D. Kinnett, A. McClorey

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF

REPARATION

Immaculate Virgin, the refuge of sinners, thou who, to repair the out-rages committed against God, and the evil inflicted on man by sin, didst resign

thyself to the death of thy divine Son, be ev-er propitious to us, and carry on thy work of zeal and love for us in heaven, where thou reignest so gloriously. We wish to be thy children, do thou show thyself a Mother to us; obtain from the Divine Restorer, Jesus, that by applying to our souls the fruits of His passion and death He may free us from the bonds of our iniquities. May He be our light in the darkness, our strength in weakness, our help in danger, so that after He has con-soled us by His grace and love in time, He may permit us to see, possess, and love Him in eternity. Amen.

200 days, once a day

MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK

Forgive me my negligence My lack of preparation

And my cruel indifference, At the time of Holy Communion.

Pardon my ingratitude

For receiving many graces, Yet hardly even caring

To follow in Thy virtues.

Practice of Reparation To kiss the ground three times in a spirit of reparation, saying: “O Mary, conceived with-out sin,” etc.; that at least there will be three blasphemies less uttered in the next twenty-four hours.

TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

My Jesus, mercy, mercy! For all the sins I have committed;

If Thy Heart does not grant it, I will be forever lost.

My heart, are you insensitive To Jesus’ Heart so despised?

No, no, it is not possible! His self-surrender was for you.

Practice of Reparation To say often during the day: Sit nomen Domini benedictum—May the name of the Lord be blessed! Praised be the holy name of Jesus.

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

If an infidel Turk’s heart Had loved you as much, you would Return the love, O rebellious heart;

But this Heart, you do not love!

Loving Heart, I now embrace Thee, I give myself entirely to Thee; How right that I should do so, For Thou hast first loved me.

Practice of Reparation

To procure a picture of the sorrowful face of Jesus Christ, and keep a lamp burning before it, at least on Sundays and Fridays.

HOLY THURSDAY

Alas! Would that I had as many tears As drops of water in the ocean!

I see so many who attack This Heart so worthy of our love.

Would that I could run throughout the earth

To cry out far and wide: Sinners, stop all your attacks

On Jesus’ loving Heart!

Practice of Reparation Sacrifice some luxury item and contribute the price toward an ornament for the sanctu-aries of reparation.

THE PASSION TIMETABLE

5 P.M. Jesus leaves his Mother to begin his Public Life

6 P.M. Jesus Goes to the Upper Room 7 P.M. Supper with the Twelve 8 P.M. The Eucharistic Supper 9 P.M. The First Hour of the Agony in the

Garden 10 P.M. The Second Hour of the Agony in the

Garden 11 P.M. The Third Hour of the Agony in the

Garden

GOOD FRIDAY 12 A.M. Jesus is taken Prisoner 1 A.M. Jesus enters Jerusalem 2 A.M. Jesus is brought before Annas 3 A.M. Jesus is taken before Caiaphas

4 A.M. Jesus is Surrounded by the Soldiers 5 A.M. Jesus is Imprisoned 6 A.M. Jesus is taken back to Caiaphas 7 A.M. Jesus is brought before Pilate and

Herod 8 A.M. Jesus before Pilate: Barabbas is pre-

ferred to Jesus 9 A.M. Jesus is Crowned with Thorns 10 A.M. Jesus is led out to face the crowd:

“Behold the Man” 11 A.M. Jesus takes up the Cross and ascends

to Calvary 12 P.M. The Crucifixion—The First Hour of

Agony on the Cross 1 P.M. The Second Hour of Agony on the

Cross 2 P.M. The Third Hour of Agony on the

Cross 3 P.M. Jesus’ side is Pierced with a Lance 4 P.M. Jesus is taken down from the Cross

Practice of Reparation To recite the beads for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in revealing the work of the reparation, and to make atonement for those who deride the Immaculate Concep-tion and the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

HOLY SATURDAY

Would that I by a thousand praises, As I crawl along in a hangman’s noose, Make amends for these awful scandals, Even though I’d be treated like a fool!

Heart, why can I not enthrone Thee In every mind and heart on earth! Why can I not bring to Thy feet

The hearts of kings and emperors!

Practice of Reparation To perform all our daily labors in a spirit of reparation, offering them up to the Eternal Fa-ther in union with the merits of Jesus Christ.

EASTER SUNDAY

O Reparation Maiden Thou art the balm of God The healing of that Heart On which we often trod

The Ave was His healing

Thy Fiat was His life Thy sacrifice His sweetness Thy sadness was His strife

The foundation of His pleasure

Was living all for Thee Oh let us all live with Him

In blessed unity -A Sister of Our Lady of Reparation

Practice of Reparation

Resolve to avoid buying and selling on Sundays.

St. Gertrude the Great Church 4900 Rialto Rd., West Chester, Ohio 45069

(513) 645-4212 � parishoffice@sgg.org www.sgg.org � www.sggresources.org

Reparation Notes

2021 Lenten Daily Thoughts and Prayers

For the restoration of the Church and the salvation of our country.

An Offering for Lent – St. Therese

O my God! I offer Thee all my actions of this Lent for the intentions and for the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I desire to sanctify every beat of my heart, my every thought, my simplest works, by uniting them to Its infinite merits; and I wish to make reparation for my sins by casting them into the furnace of Its Merciful Love.

O my God! I ask of Thee for myself and for those whom I hold dear, the grace to fulfill perfectly Thy Holy Will, to accept for love of Thee the joys and sorrows of this passing life, so that we may one day be united together in heaven for all eternity. Amen.