The Friday Flocknote
This Week at Saint Andrew
Sat May 21
7:00am: Holy Rosary
2:30pm: Confessions
4:00pm: Vigil Mass - Sixth Sunday of Easter
2:30pm: Confessions
4:00pm: Vigil Mass - Sixth Sunday of Easter
Sun May 22 - Sixth Sunday of Easter
7:30am: Mass
9:00am: Mass
10:30am: Mass
10:30am: Mass
Mon May 23
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
8:30am: Divine Mercy Chaplet - Classroom C
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts
8:30am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts
6:30pm: The Men of Saint Joseph at Saint Andrew - Classroom C
Tue May 24
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet
10:00am: Bible Study - Classroom C
6:30pm: Bible Study - Main Church
Wed May 25
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts
10:00am: Rosary Ministry - Classroom C
Thu May 26
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass - Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest
7:30am: Mass - Memorial of Saint Philip Neri, Priest
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet
Fri May 27
7:00am: Holy Rosary
7:30am: Mass
7:30am: Mass
8:00am: Divine Mercy Chaplet
8:00am - 12:00pm: Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament - Adoration Chapel of the Two Hearts
O God, let all the nations praise you!
Prayer Shawl Ministry Update
The Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting at Discovery Village, less than 2 miles from the church, on June 1, July 6, and August 3 while the church is being painted. The Prayer Shawl ministry provides patterns, yarn and needles, etc. Agnello, a distant cousin of Flocknotes own Uno and pictured below, welcomes all!
Welcome Daniel Connor Brennan!
Saint Andrew gained a new parishioner this past Sunday, May 15. Daniel Connor Brennan was born at 4:14pm on 5-15, weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Momma & baby are doing well. Thank you all for your prayers!
Video of the Week
Trained Search Dog Detects Presence of Life in a Church Sanctuary Prior To Papal Visit
Saint of the Week
Saint Philip Neri, Priest
Feast Day - May 26
c. July 21, 1515 – May 26, 1595
Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a disinterested clergy: the whole post-Renaissance malaise.
At an early age, Philip abandoned the chance to become a businessman, moved to Rome from Florence, and devoted his life and individuality to God. After three years of philosophy and theology studies, he gave up any thought of ordination. The next 13 years were spent in a vocation unusual at the time—that of a layperson actively engaged in prayer and the apostolate.
As the Council of Trent (1545-63) was reforming the Church on a doctrinal level, Philip’s appealing personality was winning him friends from all levels of society, from beggars to cardinals. He rapidly gathered around himself a group of laypersons won over by his audacious spirituality. Initially, they met as an informal prayer and discussion group, and also served poor people in Rome.
At the urging of his confessor, Philip was ordained a priest and soon became an outstanding confessor himself, gifted with the knack of piercing the pretenses and illusions of others, though always in a charitable manner and often with a joke. He arranged talks, discussions, and prayers for his penitents in a room above the church. He sometimes led “excursions” to other churches, often with music and a picnic on the way.
Some of Philip’s followers became priests and lived together in community. This was the beginning of the Oratory, the religious institute he founded. A feature of their life was a daily afternoon service of four informal talks, with vernacular hymns and prayers. Giovanni Palestrina was one of Philip’s followers, and composed music for the services. The Oratory was finally approved after suffering through a period of accusations of being an assembly of heretics, where laypersons preached and sang vernacular hymns!
Philip’s advice was sought by many of the prominent figures of his day. He is one of the influential figures of the Counter-Reformation, mainly for converting to personal holiness many of the influential people within the Church itself. His characteristic virtues were humility and gaiety.
After spending a day hearing confessions and receiving visitors, Philip Neri suffered a hemorrhage and died on the feast of Corpus Christi in 1595. He was beatified in 1615 and canonized in 1622. Three centuries later, Cardinal John Henry Newman founded the first English-speaking house of the Oratory in London.
At an early age, Philip abandoned the chance to become a businessman, moved to Rome from Florence, and devoted his life and individuality to God. After three years of philosophy and theology studies, he gave up any thought of ordination. The next 13 years were spent in a vocation unusual at the time—that of a layperson actively engaged in prayer and the apostolate.
As the Council of Trent (1545-63) was reforming the Church on a doctrinal level, Philip’s appealing personality was winning him friends from all levels of society, from beggars to cardinals. He rapidly gathered around himself a group of laypersons won over by his audacious spirituality. Initially, they met as an informal prayer and discussion group, and also served poor people in Rome.
At the urging of his confessor, Philip was ordained a priest and soon became an outstanding confessor himself, gifted with the knack of piercing the pretenses and illusions of others, though always in a charitable manner and often with a joke. He arranged talks, discussions, and prayers for his penitents in a room above the church. He sometimes led “excursions” to other churches, often with music and a picnic on the way.
Some of Philip’s followers became priests and lived together in community. This was the beginning of the Oratory, the religious institute he founded. A feature of their life was a daily afternoon service of four informal talks, with vernacular hymns and prayers. Giovanni Palestrina was one of Philip’s followers, and composed music for the services. The Oratory was finally approved after suffering through a period of accusations of being an assembly of heretics, where laypersons preached and sang vernacular hymns!
Philip’s advice was sought by many of the prominent figures of his day. He is one of the influential figures of the Counter-Reformation, mainly for converting to personal holiness many of the influential people within the Church itself. His characteristic virtues were humility and gaiety.
After spending a day hearing confessions and receiving visitors, Philip Neri suffered a hemorrhage and died on the feast of Corpus Christi in 1595. He was beatified in 1615 and canonized in 1622. Three centuries later, Cardinal John Henry Newman founded the first English-speaking house of the Oratory in London.
Source: Franciscan Media
What exactly does the Church mean by "the common good?" The term "the common good" is regularly thrown about in Catholic circles. What exactly do we mean when we say that the purpose of government is the "common good" and how does it apply to the American experiment? Ryan T. Anderson explains.
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