When good liturgists go bad...

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Below are some pictures from the Palm Sunday Mass at Saint Joan of Arc's Church in... the land of scary liturgy.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

The honor and worship now given to the Sacred Heart of Jesus had its origin through the revelations made to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in the seventeenth century. the immeidate object of the devotion is the Heart of Jesus, the Son of God, and the burning love of Christ manifested toward humankind. Devotion to the Sacred Heart helps us acknowledge our Lord as king over our hearts by exciting in them a return of love for God and for one another.

Litany of the Sacred Heart

r. Have mercy on us (after each ejaculation)

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ have mercy on us.

Lord have mercy on us.

Christ hear us.

Christ graciously hear us.

God, the Father of heaven,

God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,

God, the Holy Spirit,

Holy Trinity, one God,

Heart of Jesus:

Son of the Eternal Father,

formed by the Holy Spirit, in the womb of the Virgin Mother.

substatially united to the Word of God.

of inifinite majesty,

sacred temple of God,

tabernacle of the Most High,

house of God and gate of heaven,

burning furnace of Charity

abode of justice and love,

full of goodness and love,

abyss of all virtues,

most worthy of all praise,

King and center of all hearts,

in Whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,

in Whom dwells the fullness of divinity,

in Whom the Father was well pleased,

of Whose fullness we have all received,

desire of the everlasting hills,

patient and most merciful,

enriching all who invoke You,

fountain of life and holiness,

propitiation for our sins,

loaded down with opprobrium,

bruised for our offenses,

obedient unto death,

pierced with a lance,

source of all consolation,

our life and resurrection,

our peace and reconciliation,

victim for sin,

salvation of those who trust in You,

hope of those who die in You,

delight of all the Saints,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, spare us O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.

v. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart.

r. Make our hearts like Yours.

Pope Benedict to Priests...

This morning the Holy Father spoke to Seminarians from the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy:

"You must proclaim - with your lives even before than with your words - the joyful and consoling announcement of the Gospel of love, in places sometimes very far removed from the Christian experience", the Holy Father told his audience. "Announce the Truth that is Christ! May prayer, meditation and listening to the Word of God be your daily bread".

He went on: "May the celebration of the Eucharist be the core and the focus of your every day and of your entire ministry. ... It is not possible to approach the Lord every day, to pronounce these tremendous loving words, 'this is my Body, this is my Blood', ... to take the Body and Blood of the Lord in our hands, without allowing ourselves to be seized by Him, ... without allowing His infinite love to change us within. May the Eucharist become a school of life for you, in which Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross teaches you to give yourselves totally to your fellow man.

These words carry very special meaning in this season of ordinations. Just this last weekend Bishop Tod Brown ordained several men for priesthood in the Diocese of Orange. Priests of God, shepherds of souls, carry out your ministry with integrity, charity and love for God and the people you serve. Remember who the master is and whom you are called to serve. Let us pray for the holiness of our priests and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood. Mary, Queen of Priests, Pray for Us!