Dear Parishioners, This is my second bulletin letter for this weekend. See, the first one was, sort of, a big moan about last weekend’s attendance. So this is going to be a little moan. Honestly, I was somewhat taken aback at what I hope was last weekend’s anomaly. Actually, attendance was better during the heights of Covid.” We were down more than 100 at last weekend’s Extraordinary Form Masses. Last Sunday was the first Sunday in a year where attendance at the 10 AM was under 200 – and it was way below 200. Happily, attendance at the Saturday afternoon Ordinary Form seems to remain constant. Anyway, I had to get it out of my system. I hope that this was a one- time thing and that we’ll be back to our normal 630 – 650 EF average. Last weekend, you received two reports, one from the parish, i.e., our annual financial report and one from the diocese on the CMAA. I hope our own financial report was a source of satisfaction and inspiration; satisfaction at what we have accomplished and inspiration to strive for a renewed effort to make St. Joseph Church a beacon and example of what can be accomplished in the midst of difficulty. Look at how we emerged so triumphantly out of the Wuhan nightmare, the quagmire of politics, appalling agendas and even the phenomenon of Traditionis Custodes. Sadly, for the prevalent and continuing tragedies of perverse agendas, threats of totalitarianism here, there and everywhere, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. We will continue having to deal with the vaccination burlesque, the continual encroachment of Big Brother and the denial, furthered by a corrupt media, of those huge problems that are the true cause of society’s present-day ills. I remember recommending that, if you haven’t yet read them, you read two books very carefully, Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World. The jab, lockdowns and passports are right at home with Orwell’s Ministries of Truth and Love and the projected plans for Notre Dame, with what was actually perpetrated in several English cathedrals along with liturgical dance in various Catholic churches around the world, fit right in with Huxley’s exposés on worship, “liturgy” and society. In both books, there is no longer any such thing as privacy, conscience or logic. Frightening, right? God bless. Father Magiera Saint Joseph Catholic Church December 11 th /12 th , 2021 A Parish Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Fr. Michael W. Magiera, FSSP, KCHS, ChLJ, Pastor 1329 Belleview Avenue Rockdale, IL 60436-2577 Phone: (815) 725-4469 FAX: (815) 714-2078 Father Magiera’s Email: [email protected]Website: www.fsspjoliet.wordpress.com Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church – Rockdale, Illinois Denise Lonigro, DRE Phone: (708) 646-3834 Email: [email protected]Office/Rectory Hours: Monday through Friday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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Dear Parishioners,
This is my second bulletin letter for this weekend. See,
the first one was, sort of, a big moan about last
weekend’s attendance. So this is going to be a little moan. Honestly, I
was somewhat taken aback at what I hope was last weekend’s anomaly.
Actually, attendance was better during the heights of Covid.” We were
down more than 100 at last weekend’s Extraordinary Form Masses.
Last Sunday was the first Sunday in a year where attendance at the 10
AM was under 200 – and it was way below 200. Happily, attendance at
the Saturday afternoon Ordinary Form seems to remain constant.
Anyway, I had to get it out of my system. I hope that this was a one-
time thing and that we’ll be back to our normal 630 – 650 EF average.
Last weekend, you received two reports, one from the parish, i.e., our
annual financial report and one from the diocese on the CMAA. I hope
our own financial report was a source of satisfaction and inspiration;
satisfaction at what we have accomplished and inspiration to strive for a
renewed effort to make St. Joseph Church a beacon and example of
what can be accomplished in the midst of difficulty. Look at how we
emerged so triumphantly out of the Wuhan nightmare, the quagmire of
politics, appalling agendas and even the phenomenon of Traditionis
Custodes. Sadly, for the prevalent and continuing tragedies of perverse
agendas, threats of totalitarianism here, there and everywhere, there
doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. We will continue having to deal with
the vaccination burlesque, the continual encroachment of Big Brother
and the denial, furthered by a corrupt media, of those huge problems
that are the true cause of society’s present-day ills.
I remember recommending that, if you haven’t yet read them, you read
two books very carefully, Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New
World. The jab, lockdowns and passports are right at home with
Orwell’s Ministries of Truth and Love and the projected plans for Notre
Dame, with what was actually perpetrated in several English cathedrals
along with liturgical dance in various Catholic churches around the
world, fit right in with Huxley’s exposés on worship, “liturgy” and
society. In both books, there is no longer any such thing as privacy,
conscience or logic. Frightening, right? God bless. Father Magiera
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
December 11th/12th, 2021
A Parish Apostolate of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
Fr. Michael W. Magiera, FSSP, KCHS, ChLJ, Pastor
1329 Belleview Avenue Rockdale, IL 60436-2577
Phone: (815) 725-4469 FAX: (815) 714-2078
Father Magiera’s Email: [email protected] Website: www.fsspjoliet.wordpress.com
Facebook: St. Joseph Catholic Church – Rockdale, Illinois