The Requiem Mass and the Exaltation of the Soul

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OCTOBER 27, 2019 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

NOTES FROM ERNESTO ALVAREZ-RAMIREZ— Choir Director

I n light of next week’s Solemnity of All Saints

(Nov 1st) followed by All Saints (Nov 2nd) I would like to say a few things about the history, spirituality, and origin of Requi-em Mass. The Requiem is an absolute marvelous compilation of liturgical texts to honor and pray for the souls of the dead. Composers through the centuries had found inspiration in the exu-berant reconciliation between death and eternal life of souls expressed by the texts. Probably every major composer of every cultural movement has written or participated in the creation of some type of Mass for the Dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) regardless of their involvement in the Faith. It is imperative to recognize that the beauty and spirituality contained in Requiem Mass lyrics and music has enhanced the power of the word allowing people to find comfort and tran-quility. This, in turn, contributes to a life with God and for God,

and leads to the soul’s vitam aeternam.

The first Requiem Mass in modern era was written by Johannes Ockeghem sometime in the XV century. In the Re-naissance Golden Age of Acapel-la Sacred Music, the XVI century, more and more com-posers set the Requiem Mass as a standard piece for sacred

choral music. With the develop-ment of instrumental music during the following centuries, the Requiem Mass also involved into a more complex structural composition. Certainly, it is necessary to mention one of the most famous Requiems in the

history of sacred music, but also probably one of the most notori-ous and popular pieces of Classi-cism, the Requiem in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Even Though he did not finish the entire piece because of his death, he did structure most of the parts, which were later completed by his student Franz Xaver Sussmayr. With the tri-

umph of emotion over structure in the period of Romanticism, it is in-evitable to mention the beautiful Requiems written by Johannes Brahms, Anton Bruck-ner and Giuseppe Verdi. With grandiloquent solos and exuberant displays of unconven-tional harmonies, these “romantic” composers resumed the inevitable evolution of spiritual

music into a more elevated form of art. These are the composers who influenced Gabriel Fauré, part of whose Requiem we are presenting at our evening All Saint Mass.

The French composer, Fauré, is part of the second generation of

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WED 815:

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FRI 800:

700:

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• Please pray for those in need, including: Patricia Fuller, Lisa Ann Kozakowski, John LaRock Sr., Michael Cooper, Phil Rutledge, Kathy Cooley, Robin Fahmie, Karen Prins, Sandra Adams, Richard Pelkey, Pete Siebertz, Nicole Brcic, John Dziuban, Jim Stephensen, Mason Rutledge, Wayne DeFor-est, Ron Fuller, Ann Mary “Nancy” Phillips, Katie Hutton, Betsy & Charlie Rodgers, Pam Wiitala, Chris Dreffs, Caroline

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Pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Michael Kunitz: Byzantine Catholic Dcn. David Pellican: AOD

David Brcic Luther Family Irene Vogel Parishioners Dcn. Gary Perrydore Holy Souls in Purgatory Benjamin Brumley Dolly Devos Parishioners

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Romanticists: responsible for the transformation of music structure and the pioneering of the contemporary movement of the XX century. With an exaltation of the emotion behind the words, characteristic of this generation of choral sacred music, Fauré’s Requiem in D minor is no excep-tion! The elevation of the Requiem forms to exuberant and vibrant pieces, is a reminder of the extraordinary and eternal capacity of the word of God to inspire beauty. The part of Fauré’s Requiem which we will sing is called: Libera me, probably the clearest example of the humble reconciliation between the death of the physical flesh and the eternal life of the soul. In my opinion, Fauré really mastered the relation between emotion and “Thy Word’ creating a solemn atmosphere yet expressing hope and comfort at the same time. Listening to this chant with an open heart, is an experience that can transform your fears and insecurities into a deeper connection with the Creator. After all, a life with God and for God, always leads to a soul’s vitam aternam.

St. Louis Center is looking for volunteers to pass out candy from their trunks at St. Louis Center on Tuesday, October 29th at about 5:30pm. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Thomas Arbanas at 734-475-8430.

SPECIAL MASS TIMES ON FRIDAY NOV. 1st

All Saints Day– Holy Day of Obligation

Masses will be held at 8am and 7pm

ST. PATRICK PARISH CALENDAR

ALTAR SERVERS SATURDAY 4:00/Nov 2 N. Holody J. Holody

SUNDAY 8:00/Nov 3 G. Carter B. Carter

SUNDAY 10:30/Nov 3 T. Fox D. Galbraith N. Perrydore A. Russell

OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH DIRECTORY

Reconciliation Tuesday 5:30PM - 6:40PM Saturday 2:30PM or by appointment; Don’t hesitate to call for an appointment!

Weekend Schedule for Holy Mass Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 8:00AM & 10:30AM

EF/TLM Latin Mass 2nd Sunday of Month 12:30pm

Weekday Schedule for Holy Mass Tuesday 7:00PM Wed. & Fri. 8:15AM School Year, 8:30AM Summer

Thur. 8:30AM First Saturdays 9:00AM

Eucharistic Adoration of Our Lord Tuesday 5:30PM– 6:45PM First Friday 7:00PM– Saturday 8:45AM

Baptisms Contact Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, 734-426-

1070 or email fjpapp@umich.edu to arrange

a preparation class and Baptism date. Marriages Arrangements are to be made at least nine months prior to the wedding. Funerals Funeral arrangements are made by contacting the parish office. Parish Registration Contact the office for a registration form.

Office hours Monday - Friday 9:00AM - 5:00PM Office: 734-662-8141 Emergency: 734-663-1851 Address: 5671 Whitmore Lake Rd, Ann Arbor, 48105 Website: www.stpatricka2.org E-mail: info@stpatricka2.org

Pastor Fr. Thomas Wasilewski (#24) twasilewski@stpatricka2.org

Deacons Dcn. Frank-Joseph Papp, fjpapp@umich.edu Dcn. Gary Perrydore, gperrydore@comcast.net

Parish Secretary Debbie Welch (#21) debbie@stpatricka2.org RCIA Dcn. Gary Perrydore, gperrydore@comcast.net Coordinator of Religious Education Kari Kummet (#30) kari@stpatricka2.org Youth Minister Rose Deemer youth@stpatricka2.org Organist: Cecilia Lee, music@stpatricka2.org Choir Director: Ernesto Alvarez-Ramirez, ernestodetroit@gmail.com Facilities and Maintenance Manager Ron Fuller, rfuller@stpatricka2.org Dog In Residence: Chesterton AKA “Chester” Knights of Columbus Council 10963 George Pariseau, GK10963@mikofc.org Ladies of St. Brigid Nancy Keough, nkeough@mac.com Altar Server Coordinator Jennifer Holody, ospaltarservers@gmail.com OSP Library osplibrarian@gmail.com Prayer Requests ospintentions@gmail.com

Bulletin announcements must be submitted in writing to bulletin@stpatricka2.org by Monday at noon and will be edited at the discretion of the editor or pastor.

SUNDAY, October 27

9:15 Religious Education

9:15 K of C Rosary

11:30 Parish Rosary

6:30 Youth Group

MONDAY, October 28

5:00 Opus Dei Women’s Group

6:30 RCIA

7:00 Opus Dei Men’s Group

FRIDAY, November 1

All Saints Day– Holy Day of Obligation

8am & 7pm Mass

8:00pm All Souls Vigil Procession to

Cemetery– Candle Lighting

9:00pm First Friday Adoration

SATURDAY, November 2

All Souls Day

9:00 First Saturday Mass

Actuals October 2019/2020

Week 1 $6,842.69

Week 2 $7,818.51

Week 3 $6,090.34

Week 4

Monthly Total $20,751.54

Fiscal Year 2019/2020

Month Budget Actual Variance

August $34,584 $27,111 -$7,473

September $34,584 $34,829 $245 October $25,938 $20,752 -$5,186

Fiscal YTD Total $129,690 $112,775 -$16,915

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OLD ST. PATRICK PARISH

Finances Update:

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS

NEXT SUNDAY!

Nov.3rd

Remember to turn your clocks back one hour!

How can you tell the difference

between an alligator and a crocodile?

Pay attention to whether the animal

sees you later or in a while!

Knight of the Month - In Memoriam

A tribute from Patricia Dawson…….Tom has been

the love of my life since I was 19 years old.

I miss him so very much. He loved his Catholic

faith, he loved God. He loved Jesus, Mary and

Joseph. He really enjoyed volunteering back when

he was a bit healthier. He sold Christmas cards

for the Knights of Columbus, he supplied the bot-

tled water for the OSP Labor Day festivals for many years. He

and our son, Jack, kept the festival grounds grass mowed for

a few years. He sold raffle tickets for our kids school (Spiritus

Sanctus) and for the OSP Labor Day Festival. He sold so much

that I think people didn't want to see the Dawson's coming

anymore. He really loved being active in the community and

at home always finding a project around the house. The past

few years he wasn't able to do much. He has just been suffer-

ing too much with health complications.

He loves me and I love him. I don't know how to live without

him, but with God's Grace, I will figure it out.

Family of the Month

The Eldersveld family is the Family of the Month

for October. Thank you Eldersveld Family for

dedicated service to Old St. Patrick’s. May Our

Lord Bless You.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL

Support Our AHG’s Buy Cards for

A Cause and Sup-port Our American Heritage Girls

Troop! We’re offering four boxed sets of

30 beautifully embellished cards with matching envelopes to choose

from. Each choice comes in a keep-sake organizer box with dividers.

There are all occasion cards, birth-day cards, thank you cards and blank cards. Any of these boxes

would make a thoughtful gift or provides a beautiful selection of

cards to have on hand. A box of cards is $30. For more information,

visit our table at coffee and donuts in November. Or contact

Loretta Brighton at lorettabrighton@hotmail.com.

Help Restock our Food Pantry Through your generosity, we have the opportunity to help so many in need from our area. The following items need to be restocked in our pantry, so when you grocery shop for your family this week, place a few items in your chart to help others.

Peanut Butter & Jelly

Boxed Cereal

Oatmeal

Pancake Mix

Canned Chicken & Tuna

Chicken & Tuna Helper

Help Needed

The Knights of Columbus are look-ing for Knights or parishioners to read the names of the deceased and

toll the bell, before the weekend Masses during the month of November. If interested please sign up at http://bit.ly/NovALLsouls

Rummage Sale Update!

Thank you to everyone who

donated treasures to our annual

rummage sale. The sale netted

$1962 (post-taxes). A special thank

you to all of the Ladies, Knights and

parishioners who worked together

to make this year’s sale a success.

Tonight October 27- The Reckless Love of God the Father with Dcn. Gary Perrydore. November 3- Diocese of Lansing Youth Conference (No regular youth group meeting). November 10– TBD November 17– Holy Hour

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 3rd for the Diocese of Lansing High School Youth Conference, “The Father’s Love?” featur-ing former NFL player, Bart

Schuchts, Andrew Laubacher, Be Love Revolution, Fr. Adam Nowak, Fr. Paul Erickson and Fr. Mark Rutherford. The day will include dynamic presenta-tions, practical breakout sessions, small group time, confessions, Eucharistic adoration, Mass with Bishop Boyea and worship and fellowship with teens from all over the Diocese of Lansing. Visit www.lansingyouth.com for more details or email Rose Deemer at youth@stpatricka2.org

Old St. Patrick would like to invite you to celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints with music and a procession to the cemetery immediately following the Mass in anticipation of All Souls. Our choir will debut two new motets in honor of the faithful departed: Jesu! Rex Admirabilils and Sicut Cervus by the prolific Renaissance composer of Sacred Polyphony: Giovanni Palestrina. Sicut Cervus, set to the first words of Psalm 42: 'As the deer thirsts for streams of water, so my soul longs for you my God' expresses spiritual yearning. Jesu! Rex Admirabilis is based on the hymn to the Sacred Name by St. Bernard Clairvaux (d 1153)

The choir will intone "Libera Me" from Requiem in D minor by Gabriel Faure for the procession to the cemetery.

Experience the Beauty of Sacred Polyphony and Chant

Adoration will begin at 9pm

November 1st, 7pm

Come honor the dead and celebrate the saints!

Father Tom,

Thank you for answering the call of your vocation and bringing the light of Christ to us! ~ Parishioners of Old Saint Patrick