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Happy Mother's Day
Before marriage, a “bride to be” dreams of
a heavenly life spent with her husband and future
children. This mindset is promoted by the fairy tale idea
of a perfect knight in shining armor, and is supported by
movies and novels in which the man and woman, who are
madly in love with each other, live “happily ever after.”
This erroneous picture is not only far from the truth,
especially in our times, but is also very detrimental.
First of all, nothing (except God) stays the same. Change
is an essential, inescapable part of our world—nothing is
exempt from it. This means that things change and people
change; either for the better or for the worse. We either
are improving or are getting worse; there is no standing
still. In time, the honeymoon is over and passion fades,
but love and sacrifice must continue in order to grow and
deepen. With sincere effort, sacrifice and reliance on
help from God this can be accomplished. There exists no
path in life covered with only rose petals. It is also
strewn with many thorns due to our fallen human nature and
the effects of original sin.
Unfortunately, we have a fallen nature with a strong
inclination to evil, selfishness and self-will. As a
result, a marriage that is not based on God, true love,
respect and self-sacrifice is in great danger if either
(or both) husband and wife exhibit habits of sin,
selfishness, addictions, greediness, uncontrolled and
excessive anger, verbal abuse and, even worse, if they
fail to seriously practice the Catholic Faith and put God
first in their life. It takes constant effort and
sacrifice on the part of both husband and wife to
strengthen their love, respect and friendship every day
and to draw closer to God. Only then can they hope to
have a successful marriage founded on a holy, loving,
respectful and caring relationship.
Each should show their appreciation for the other and not
take him or her for granted. Two people, with differing
personalities need to be supportive, considerate and
understanding of each other. This in itself demands
self-denial.
The condition of society today offers a monumental
challenge to being able to live according to God’s laws,
especially in the vocation of marriage. Unfortunately,
today statistics show nearly that 50% of marriages end in
divorce. In addition, it is often commonly accepted that
a couple can simply live together as man and wife and need
not marry. When tired of their partner, they can go on
their own way. Even Catholic marriages can be infected,
one way or another, by the prevailing, evil atmosphere
that surrounds us.
However, by means of the sacrament of matrimony, God gives
the couple special graces to love each other, to put up
with each other’s faults, to be faithful and to raise
their children properly. If they cooperate with the
graces given, they will be able to help each other and
their children get to Heaven. According to God’s plan,
children should be raised by both father and mother who
love each other and work as a team. Only then can they
provide for the spiritual, emotional and character
formation of their children, with the father as the head
of the family and the mother as its heart.
A child really needs both parents. One great parent is a
gift from God; two great parents are a priceless gift. I
thank God each day for my loving, caring, virtuous and
courageous mother. Despite obstacles and opposition, her
spiritual leadership for our family was indispensable.
In every state in life there will be problems and
difficulties because suffering is inevitable, but how they
are dealt with determines the merit or loss of merit
contained in such crosses. Fr. Drexelius has written:
“The shortest way to attain tranquility is not to regard
the [person] who inflicts an injury, but God Who permits
it.” (Heliotropium (Conformity of the Human Will to the
Divine, p. 27.) St. Francis de Sales explains how all
things come from the hands of God. “Our Lord loves with
an extremely tender love those who abandon themselves
entirely to His Fatherly Care, allowing themselves to be
governed by His Good Providence, without considering
whether the effects be sweet or bitter, being entirely
assured that nothing can possibly be sent from that
Fatherly Hand which is not for their good provided they
put their whole confidence in Him.” (Golden Counsels of
St. Francis de Sales, p. 11) Basically, all is well
because God is in charge.
God doesn’t make things easy, but He makes it possible for
us to fulfill our vocation and mission in life. Padre Pio
said, “The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual
struggle against self… Pain can bring us closer to God
and purify our souls from their selfish tendencies.”
Permanent happiness will only be found in Heaven.
Motherhood has always been a serious duty and challenge,
but is even more so in this day and age. Mothers must
take care of their husband, their children and
themselves. God will lead and guide you in your vocation,
but you must rely on His providence and holy will. In
addition to the already heavy workload of mothers, the
world lays so many non-essential and trivial
responsibilities upon them. This tends to leave some
mothers exhausted, frazzled, burned out and completely
spent. Coach Vince Lombardi said, “Fatigue makes cowards
of us all.”
Pray much and trust in God Who cares more for you and your
family than you could ever ask for or desire. God must
always be put first on your list of priorities, your
spouse must be second and your children, third.
Otherwise, you are heading toward failure and disaster.
In raising your children, rules and boundaries are
essential. They will only be effective if you are
consistent. If you are not consistent, you will lose all
credibility. This is also why both parents must be in
agreement; otherwise, the children will play one against
the other.
Mothers must also remember that they are not to be a
servant, at the beck and call of their children, except
those who have babies. They also should not use up all
their time in being a taxi service and entertainer for
non-essential activities that would deplete essential time
needed for themselves and their necessary duties. Family
life should be marriage-centered. It should not revolve
around the children, putting them first before the
relationship between husband and wife. The “now”
generation of selfish and entitled kids is a result of
putting them first, before God and spouse.
Sometimes, being so frustrated, a mother gets to the point
of depression or giving-up. When this happens, she needs
to re-evaluate her priority list and get rid of all the
truly non-essential tasks and trivial time-consuming
situations or things that are dragging her down. A mother
must make time in her busy schedule to recharge. She
should limit the countless hours of unnecessary shopping,
the excessive time on screens, unlimited time watching
television and movies, excessive time on the and
especially on the phone. In addition, a mother should not
be afraid to say “No” or to be assertive when necessary
with regard to her family, even if tantrums ensue.
Once again, pray, pray, pray. The devil attacks us,
especially when we are at our lowest and weakest.
Discouragement is one of his greatest weapons because it
tends to lead one to give up and become paralyzed. One
must not wallow in self-pity. God is always near. When
we pray, He fills our soul with His love, mercy, grace,
healing, strength and assistance.
St. Thomas More advises us, “Occupy your minds with good
thoughts or the enemy will fill them with bad ones.” In
other words, do not leave them unoccupied. St. Ephrem
said, “Virtues are formed by prayer. Prayer preserves
temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents
emotions of pride and envy. Prayer draws into the soul
the Holy Spirit and raises… [us] to Heaven.”
My mother, who worked harder than any person I have ever
known, was calm, recollected and constantly united to
Jesus and Mary. She accomplished a great deal for our
family, but also spent much time in prayer. We assisted
at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass every Saturday and
Sunday and our family knelt to recite the rosary every
day. We spent time in spiritual reading, meditation and
mental prayer.
My mother helped our family to properly observe the
liturgical year: Advent, the Christmas season, Lent,
special feastdays, and especially Holy Week. Anyone who
knew my mother could say she was a Marylike lady who never
spoke badly about anyone. Beyond a doubt, she loved God
and everyone else for the love of God.
There is one infallible means to know with certainty whom
and what we love and where our heart is directed. The
objects of our love are habitually in our thoughts. We
easily ponder and think about the objects of our love.
“According to this principle, can we say that we love
God? Do we think of God frequently in the course of the
day? Is the thought of God familiar to us? Is it our
habitual thought, our dominant thought, the thought that
mingles in all our actions, and presents itself to the
mind as soon as we cease to give our attention to [our
daily duties?] (Rev. P. Lejeune, Counsels of Perfection
for Christian Mothers, p.71)
Sadly, most people think of everything else during the day
except God. We must remove the barriers and obstacles to
grace that prevent our souls from being closely united to
God. We must make time for the family rosary, daily
prayer, frequent reception of the sacraments, spiritual
reading and faithful attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass. It is impossible to be a good mother without
the assistance of God’s grace. God fills a mother’s heart
with the ability to imitate and give the same kind of
selfless love to her children, family and friends that He
gives to her.
As a husband, support your wife in her endeavors, show
your appreciation by treating her well and telling her you
love her. When was the last time you did that?
Communicate with her, take time to listen and do not
argue. “Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch
your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they
become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your character, because it becomes your eternal
destiny.”
I’ll end with a short thought: “In the Garden of Eden,
Adam asked God, ‘Why did you make Eve so beautiful?’ ‘To
attract your attention.’ ‘Why did you give her so sweet a
personality?’ ‘So you would love her.’ Adam thought
about this for a while. ‘Why, then, did you make her so
dumb?’ ‘So she would love you.’ (Caroline Simon)
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Queen of
Angels Catholic Church in Santa Clarita,
California, is much like any Catholic church you
might have attended before the Second Vatican
Council occurred in the 1960's. This Council,
supposedly intended to bring about a genuine
spiritual renewal in the living of our Faith,
inaugurated liturgical changes that broke
drastically from the Church's sacred liturgy and
traditions of nearly 2,000 years. It
is because of these changes and the resultant
universal loss of faith among so many bishops,
priests, nuns and laity, that Queen of Angels
and chapels like this one are drawing more and
more interest from concerned Catholics all over
the world.
The pastor of Queen of Angels is Father Dominic
Radecki, CMRI, a priest belonging to the religious
Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen . The bishop
and priests of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate
Queen (CMRI) offer only the Tridentine Latin Mass
in all the churches and chapels they serve.
Remaining faithful to all of the Church's
venerable teachings and traditions, Queen
of Angels Church reflects the stability and
endurance of truths and doctrines that will
never change with the times.
The faithful receive Holy Communion on their
tongues as they kneel at the communion rail in
humble adoration of the Real Presence of God.
Ladies wear head coverings and modest clothing out
of respect. The reverent silence in the House of
God indicates a living faith in Christ Who dwells
in the tabernacle.
We have a full schedule of activities at our
church. The Sacraments are administered exactly
the way they were before Vatican II: Baptism,
Confirmation, Penance, the Holy Eucharist,
Matrimony and Extreme Unction. Parish
organizations who attend Queen of Angels, ranging
from basic catechism instruction for the youth and
converts to the Faith, to our Confraternity of
Christian Mothers. For those who wish to lead a
more dedicated spiritual life, we have the
Confraternity of Mary Immaculate Queen. We invite
you to check out all of our parish activities on
this website.
We at Queen of Angels welcome visitors to our
parish at anytime of the year, but especially at
Christmas and Easter. Although the number of
parishioners has outgrown our small church,
newcomers are always welcome.
Each of our parishioners adds something unique to
the family atmosphere we think is very special
here at our church. Come and see it for yourself!
If you have not been to a Latin Mass in many
years, if you have never been to one at all, you
will be pleasantly surprised at what you find at
Queen of Angels. You will feel as if you have come
home, as indeed you have.
Queen of Angels Catholic Church
Prayer to the August Queen of Heaven
August Queen of Heaven, Sovereign
Mistress of the Angels, who didst receive from the
beginning the mission and the power to crush the
serpent's head, we beseech thee to send thy holy
angels, that under thy command and by thy power
they may pursue the evil spirits, encounter them
on every side, resist their bold attacks, and
drive them hence into the abyss of woe.
Most holy Mother, send thy angels to defend us and
to drive the cruel enemy from us.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, keep and defend
us. Amen
O good and tender Mother Thou shalt ever be our
love and our hope.
Holy Angels and Archangels, keep and defend us.
Amen
Novena of Confidence
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(for family relations that have fallen away)
O Lord Jesus Christ, to Thy Most
Sacred Heart I confide this intention (silently
mention here the names you are praying for). Only
look upon me, then do what Thy Heart inspires. Let
Thy Sacred Heart decide. I count on it. I trust in
it. I throw myself on its mercy, Lord Jesus! Thou
wilt not fail me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in Thee.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I believe in Thy love for
me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy
Kingdom come!
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked Thee for
many favors, but I earnestly implore this one.
Take it, place it in Thy open, broken Heart, and
when the Eternal Father looks upon it, covered
with Thy Precious Blood, He will not refuse it.s
It will no longer be my prayer but Thine, O Sacred
Heart of Jesus. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place
my trust in Thee. Let me never be confounded.
Amen.
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The following true story explains this well.
The university professor challenged his students
with this question. “Did God create everything
that exists?”
A student bravely replied, “Yes, he did!” “God
created everything?” the professor asked. “Yes,”
the student replied. The professor answered, “If
God created everything, then God created evil
since evil exists, and according to the principle
that our works define who we are, then God is
evil.”
The student became quiet before such an answer.
The professor was quite pleased with himself and
boasted to the students that he had proven once
more that the Christian faith was a myth. At that
point, another student raised his hand and said,
“Can I ask you a question professor?” “Of
course,” replied the professor.
The student stood up and asked, “Professor does
cold exist?” “What kind of question is this? Of
course it exists. Have you never been cold?”
The students snickered at the young man’s
question. The young man replied, “In fact sir,
cold does not exist. According to the laws of
physics, what we consider cold is in reality the
absence of heat. Absolute zero (-460 degrees F)
is the total absence of heat; all matter becomes
inert and incapable of reaction at that
temperature. Cold does not exist. We have
created this word to describe “the absence of
heat.”
The student continued. “Professor, does darkness
exist?” The professor responded, “Of course it
does.”
The student replied, “Once again you are wrong
sir, darkness does not exist either. Darkness is
in reality the absence of light. You cannot
measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break
into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How
can you know how dark a certain space is? You
measure the amount of light present. Isn’t this
correct? Darkness is a term used by man to
describe what happens when there is no light
present.”
Finally the young man asked the professor. “Sir,
does evil exist?” Now uncertain, the professor
responded, “Of course! We see it every day.
It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to
man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence
everywhere in the world. These manifestations are
nothing else but evil.”
To this, the student replied, “Evil does not exist
sir, or at least it does not exist in itself.
Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just
like darkness and cold, a word that man has
created to describe the absence of God. God did
not create evil. Evil is not like faith, or love
that exist just as does light and heat. Evil is
the result of what happens when man does not have
God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the
cold that comes when there is no heat or the
darkness that comes when there is no light.” The
professor sat down.
The young man’s name – Albert Einstein.
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Prayer
The time may be delayed, the
manner may be unexpected, but the answer is sure
to come.
Not a tear of sacred sorrow, not a breath of holy
desire poured out to God will ever be lost, but in
God's own time and way will be wafted back again
in clouds of mercy and fall in showers of
blessings on you and on those for whom you pray.
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General Information
Baptisms: One
parent and the sponsors must be practicing
Catholics who attend only the Traditional Latin
Mass. Call the pastor to make arrangements.
Confessions:
Sundays - one hour before Mass.
Weekdays - 10 minutes before Mass.
1st Friday and 1st Saturday -
during the Rosary.
Communion for the Sick:
Inform Father if you are unable to attend
Mass and wish to receive Holy Communion and/or
Extreme Unction.
Marriages
For registered members of Queen of Angels
parish only. Please contact the rectory at least
six months prior to the wedding date for marriage
instructions.
Mass Intentions:
If you would like to have Holy Mass
offered for your intention, please use the
envelopes provided in the back of the church. The
customary offering is $25.00. Mass requests are
honored in the order in which they are received.
If you wish a Mass offered on a particular day, it
must be submitted at least a month in advance.
Mass requests for special days will be honored
when possible.
First Holy Communion Classes:
Classes are held every Sunday at 9:30 AM.
Confirmation Classes:
For the children: on the first and third
Sunday of the month at 9:30 AM.
For the adults: on the second and fourth Sunday of
the month at 9:30 AM.
Prayers For Rain
O God, in Whom we live, move and
have our being, grant us seasonable rain, so that
our temporal needs being sufficiently supplied, we
may seek with greater confidence after things
eternal.
Be appeased, we beseech Thee, O Lord, by the gifts
which we offer, and garnt us in season the
blessing of sufficient rain.
Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, beneficial rain
and deign to pour out showers from Heaven upon the
parched face of the earth. Through Our Lord Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee
in the unity of the Holy Ghost. God, world without
end. Amen
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