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Our Mother of Sorrows
The Catholic Church celebrates the feast
of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary each year
on September 15th. Holy Mother Church has chosen only
seven of Mary’s sorrows for our special veneration, but
her intense, lifelong suffering is immeasurable. Just as
prior to modern technology it was impossible to estimate
the volume of water contained in the vast expanse of the
world’s oceans, so too, it is impossible to attempt to
measure the intensity, duration and bitterness of the
Blessed Virgin Mary’s sorrows. Even though the degree of
her broken-heartedness falls short of infinite, it is,
nevertheless, measureless. This is why Holy Mother Church
applies to Our Lady the words of the Prophet Jeremias: “To
what shall I compare thee, or to what shall I liken thee,
O daughter of Jerusalem? To what shall I equal thee, that
I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? For great
as the sea is thy destruction.” (Lamentations 2:13.)
According to St. Basil, “As the sun surpasses all the
stars in luster, so the sorrows of Mary surpass all the
tortures of the martyrs.” (Benedictine Convent of
Perpetual Adoration, Devotion to the Mother of Sorrows, p.
9.) St. Bernardine of Siena says the sorrow of Mary was
so great that if it had been equally divided among all
men, they would have died immediately.” (Devotion to the
Mother of Sorrows, p. 8.) Father Faber wrote of Mary:
“Her sinless body was delicately framed for suffering
beyond all others, except that of her Son. The more
refined and delicate the soul [and body], the more
excruciating its agony.” (Rev. F. X. Lasance, Thoughts on
the Religious Life, p. 823.)
The greatness and intensity of a person’s love depends
upon his power to love. As Our Lady’s holiness surpassed
that of the angels of Heaven, so too did her power to love
exceed that of all the angels put together. In addition,
“The strongest form of human love is maternal affection.”
(Lasance, 821.)
The Blessed Virgin is full of grace and loves God more
than all angels and human beings combined. God chose her
to be the Mother of the Redeemer. Therefore, outside of
God, she has the greatest capacity to love, to show
compassion, and to suffer. In her was concentrated, as a
consuming flame, the deepest love for God and the
strongest affection of a mother. Our Lady’s affection for
her Divine Son far surpasses that of all mothers
combined. It is impossible for greater created love to
exist than that which unites Jesus and Mary. Thus, every
suffering inflicted on the sacred humanity of Our Lord was
a sword which not only pierced Mary’s soul, but also
penetrated every nerve and fiber of her tender, sinless
body.
Before the Annunciation, the Blessed Virgin Mary knew,
more clearly than anyone else, the prophecies that
foretold the suffering and death of the coming Redeemer.
Therefore, after she had been chosen to be the Mother of
the Messiah, her entire life was a most bitter martyrdom
due to her incalculable love for her Divine Son. However,
Our Lady’s martyrdom differed from that of all other
martyrs because their sufferings were tempered and
relieved by the grace and love of Jesus Who was their
support and consolation.
“On the other hand, Jesus was the sole cause of His
Mother’s grief. St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori quoting
Diez, says: ‘While the other martyrs are represented as
bearing the instruments of their suffering and death, St.
Paul with the sword, St. Andrew with the cross, St.
Lawrence, with the gridiron, Mary is represented [in the
Pieta] as supporting her dead Son, because Jesus Himself
was the instrument of her martyrdom.’” (Lasance,
822-823.) “The agony of agonies is felt when a mother’s
heart is melted with pity as she witnesses the sufferings
of a well-beloved son, and finds herself powerless to ease
his pain. Mary’s sorrow was embittered by the fact that
neither her love nor her pity availed to prevent or
assuage the sufferings of her Son.” (Lasance, 825.)
“How her heart must have [broken] when she saw Him in the
hands of His enemies; bearing the cross and crowned with
thorns, surrounded by an infuriated rabble demanding His
death!” (Lasance, 824.) What grief filled the Blessed
Virgin Mary’s Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart when she
beheld Him charged with crimes He did not commit, reviled,
blasphemed, spit upon and beaten, and all the while she
could not lift a hand to help Him. Our Lady fully
realized all that Jesus suffered and her maternal heart
inclined her to save Him from them, but she constrained
herself out of love for sinners and obedience to God. For
our Redemption, our sorrowful Mother offered Her Divine
Son to all those sufferings because it was the will of
God.
“Mary immolated herself by doing a holy violence to the
strongest and tenderest ties, to feelings that could exist
only between the Virgin Mother and the God-Man, Jesus
Christ.” (Lasance, 826.) When our Heavenly Mother gave
her “fiat” to the Archangel Gabriel, she had full
knowledge of the sacrifices and sufferings that this
consent would demand of her, yet she never once withdrew
it. “She made the voluntary sacrifice of her maternal
affections in offering her Son as a Victim of propitiation
for the sins of the world...”
“During [her] life of martyrdom, her knowledge of Jesus’
sufferings did not increase, but her realization of them
became more and more vivid and painful in proportion as
she saw Jesus increase in age, in wisdom and in grace,
until she saw Him offered a bleeding, dying Victim on the
[Cross]. Every time she saw Jesus, every time she heard
Him, every time she thought of Him, she was compelled in
spirit to offer Him as a propitiation for the sins of the
world. ‘Every look of Jesus,’ says Father Faber, ‘drove
the sword deeper into Mary’s soul.’”
“Every sound of His voice, while it lifted her on the
wings of maternal transport, brought with it its own
bitterness, which pierced all the keener and deeper for
the joy that had gone with it. Every action of His came
blended in one terrible prevision, which was ever present
to her blessed soul. The very sight of Jesus was her
torture; Jesus, the joy of the martyrs, was the
executioner of His Mother.’” (Lasance, 830-831.)
“Everything in the life of Jesus reminded her of the death
He was to die, and therefore required her to consent to
the sacrifice of her Son anew. Father Faber says,
‘Postures and attitudes in which she saw her beloved Son
had some startling likeness in them to something which was
to occur in the Passion. When a carpenter’s tool pressed
against the palm of His hand, she saw the wound of the
nail there.” (Lasance, 832.)
“The Passion became an inevitable vision to her. She
could not look away. Everything about it was commuted
into bitterness. Every action of Jesus became a
suffering, every source of joy a fountain of bitterness,
every look at Jesus, every movement that He made, every
word that He uttered, all stirred and diffused the
bitterness that was in her. The very lapse of time itself
was bitterness, for she saw Gethsemane and Calvary coming
down the stream toward her.’” (Lasance, 834-835.)
When the Passion of Christ finally did arrive in time, all
the previous shadows became the dread reality. We cannot
begin to imagine the anguish that flooded Mary’s soul. In
“spirit as well as in her senses, she felt every blow that
was inflicted upon her Divine Son, every insult that was
offered to His Sacred Person.” (Devotion to the Mother of
Sorrows, pp. 5-6.)
“Hitherto the stripes, thorns, nails and lance had been
invisible, had had their existence only in [her] mind.
Now, they are awful realities that afflict body and soul.
It was the eye-witnessing of the Passion which made Mary’s
martyrdom to be in her body as well as in her soul,
because it made every pulse a beating instrument of pain.
What a fearful thing for a mother, particularly one of
such exquisite sensibilities and profound love as Mary, to
have to follow her only Child through every step of that
[excruciating] drama!’” (Lasance, 835-836.) Despite her
intense, immeasurable suffering, Our Lady’s will was fully
conformed to the divine will. Our Sorrowful Mother once
said to Blessed Henry Suso, “Consider that all the grief
ever endured by a human heart would be as a drop of water
to the vast ocean compared to the fathomless grief and
anguish that my maternal heart endured at the foot of the
Cross!” (Devotion to the Mother of Sorrows, p. 19.)
This is why Mary takes such an interest in our spiritual
welfare and constantly protects our souls from the assault
of the devil. Our knowledge of the exceedingly great
sorrows that the Blessed Virgin Mary endured for our
redemption should make us realize how much we owe her. We
should often meditate on her sorrows and offer her our
love and consolation.
Our Lady lamented to St. Bridget that very few people
consoled her by meditating on her sorrows. She said, “I
look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance
there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my Sorrows;
and I find that there are very few. Therefore, my
daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do you
not forget me.” (St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, The
Glories of Mary, p. 478.)
In her vision to Sr. Lucia, our Sorrowful Mother said that
her Immaculate Heart is surrounded with thorns which
ungrateful sinners place therein at every moment by their
ingratitude and blasphemies. They return Our Lady’s
tender love with hatred and insults. Therefore, we must
offer reparation by avoiding sin, imitating her virtues,
meditating upon her Seven Sorrows, praying the rosary each
day and by loving her more ardently than ever.
Let us try to imitate the devotion that St. Gabriel
Possenti had for Our Blessed Mother. “The life of St.
Gabriel Possenti, who died February 27, 1862 at the age of
twenty-four manifests how quickly the Sorrowful Mother
guides her [children] to sanctity… It has been asserted
that one of the chief sources of his sanctity was his
tender, fervent devotion to the Sorrowful Mother… St.
Gabriel sought every means to promote this devotion among
his companions. ‘When we have a few minutes left over from
our [duties],’ he would say to them, ‘we can use them to
no better advantage than in compassionating our dear
Mother…’ ‘Let us not forget her anguish, and at the hour
of death, she will console and assist us.’” As he lay
dying, with his eyes raised to heaven, his last words
were: “O my Mother, make haste!” (Devotion to the Mother
of Sorrows, 28-30.)
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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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