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Rita of Cascia
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
(Confession) Saturdays 4 - 5 pm or by appointment
DEVOTIONS
Our Lady of Perpetual Help: Saturday 7:50 am
ADORATION
First Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm, Rectory Oratory
Pastoral Council
Parish Office: 355.1292
Other Contacts
St. Rita Eucharistic Ministers provide Communion home visits. Contact the Parish Office 355.1292 or Jill Muhs 355.9810 em@st-rita.org
Please notify us (355.1292) for the Anointing of the Sick, the sacrament intended for the seriously ill or dying and Our Lords special presence
and companionship in serious time of need. Anointing may take place in the home, at the hospital or elsewhere and as often as once a month.
If someone should die without anointing, remember that the desire to receive is sufficient.
If You Should Experience the Loss of a Loved One Please call us at 355.1292
If you feel you will be in need, or your loved one has passed, we will assist in making arrangements with your chosen funeral director; refer you
to our Bereavement Ministry and Music Ministry; and offer you helpful guidelines that will aid in the selection of readings for a Mass or
Memorial Service. We know this can be a tough time and we want you to know that your parish is there for you. PLEASE UNDERSTAND we
only have one resident priest; sometimes arrangements for another priest may be needed.
BaptismPlease contact the Parish Office for further information on the Baptism process and requirements.
Reconciliation and First EucharistPreparation for children who have attained the age of reason (usually during 2nd grade) is
arranged either through the Office of Religious Education or St. Rita Elementary School.
MatrimonyContact the Parish Office upon engagement; at least six months is needed for preparation of this joyous sacrament!
ConfirmationA two-year program for freshman/sophomore age teens. Apply through the Office of Youth Ministry.
SAINT RITA
OF
CASCIA CHURCH
Dear Parishioners,
Indeed it is.
And Jobs fabled
patience is needed in heavy doses.
The news of escalating persecution
of faith professed is heart wrenching;
downright discouraging is the
awareness that prejudice of every sort
still has a hold on us; and that
devaluation of human life actually
has growing legislative lobby power
is most disheartening.
So lets take a closer look at good old
Job and his story. First off, we must
know that to arrive at the end of
Jobs book in its present form is to
witness Jobs complete salvation and
restoration; by Gods love and
generosity, his family and his
property are restored. Job rides off
into the sunseta happy ending!
But what if I were to tell you that the
happy ending is not the original
ending to the book and that in the
original composition he is left
destitute? Well, sorry to report, that
IS the truth. The epilogue, say the
scholars, is awkwardly inserted and
distracts from the true meaning and
conclusion of the story of Job. The
Msgr. Richard
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8:00 AM
Communion Service
8:00 AM
Communion Service
8:00
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
FRIDAY, F EBRUARY 13
AM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15
TODAYS READINGS
First ReadingJob finds life on earth
to be drudgery; he is filled with
restlessness (Job 7:1-4, 6-7).
PsalmPraise the Lord, who heals the
brokenhearted (Psalm 147).
Second ReadingWoe to me if I do
not preach the gospel. I have become all
things to all, to save at least some
Feast of the
Week
Our Lady
of
Lourdes
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius
IX proclaimed the dogma of the
Immaculate Conception. A little
more than three years later, on
February 11, 1858, a young lady
appeared to Bernadette Soubirous.
This began a series of visions.
During the apparition on March 25,
the lady identified herself with the
words: I am the Immaculate
Conception.
Bernadette was a sickly child of
poor parents. Their practice of the
Catholic faith was scarcely more
than lukewarm. Bernadette could
pray the Our Father, the Hail Mary
and the Creed.
When questioned, Bernadette gave
an account of what she saw. It was
something white in the shape of a
girl. She used the word aquero, a
dialect term meaning this thing.
It was a pretty young girl with a
rosary over her arm. Her white
robe was encircled by a blue girdle.
She wore a white veil. There was a
yellow rose on each foot. A rosary
was in her hand.
Through that humble girl, Mary
revitalized and continues to
revitalize the faith of millions of
people. People began to flock to
Lourdes from other parts of France
and from all over the world. In
1862 Church authorities confirmed
the authenticity of the apparitions.
The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
became worldwide in 1907.
AmericanCatholic.org
Youth Ministry
Religious Education
Classes for 1st-5th Graders
Bulletin Submissions
February 14 & 15
St. Rita
Capital Campaign
Baptisms
1:30 pm In the Church
Presentation of Design Plans
for St. Rita for All Parishioners
1:15 pm OMalley Hall
Monday, February 9Design Plan Meeting
for St. Rita Neighbors
Parishioners also welcome! 7 pm OMalley Hall
Tuesday, February 10Mens Club Meeting
If you would be
loved,
love and be
lovable.
Benjamin Franklin
Catholic Community
& Local Events
February 9-11Assumption Parish Mission. Twin
brothers, Fathers Dick and Bob Gielow, Vincentian Priests from
the Midwest, will give this mission. Each evening begins with
Mass at 7 pm, followed by a topic focusing on Pope Francis.
Reception follows. Assumption of the BVM, 2640 E. Orange
Grove Blvd., Pasadena 91107.
February 13-15Grief Recovery Weekend. At the Holy Spirit
Retreat Center, Encino, for those who have experienced loss of a
spouse through death or divorce/separation. $250 shared room/
$325 private room. Includes materials, lodging and 5 meals.
Info: Peg Setti 818/767-1007 Brenda Mikhail 818/352-5265
Beginningexperience.org
Ash Wednesday, February 18St. Lucys Benedictine
Guild Retreat. 9 am until 1:30 pm. Bring a sack lunch;
beverages are provided. Free will offering. St. Lucys Priory,
19045 E. Sierra Madre Blvd., Glendora 91741.
Ellen Carlson 909/624-2058