 On Monday, August 28 Canterbury House (a ministry of Mary, Mother of God Parish) hosted 25 first-year DePaul students as part of their orientation week. Students gathered with their professors in the St. Thomas of Canterbury Soup Kitchen along with Kathy Kelly — a renowned peace-activist, Catholic Worker, and writer — and Workers from St. Francis Catholic Worker. After the discussion, the DePaul group finished their day with a tour of the parish's food pantry, soup kitchen, and one of our new solidarity gardens.
 Dear parishioners of Mary, Mother of God: I have been overwhelmed by the kindness and support from you all as I prepare to enter religious life at Mission of Our Lady of the Angels as a Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago next month. Thank you so much for all you have done! Your generosity at my going away is nothing short of breathtaking. I have learned so much from you all about how to love God with all my heart and strength, and how to love my neighbors. You will all be in my prayers as I begin this new chapter. Please continue to pray for me and for all who are discerning a vocation! You can also find ways to volunteer at www.missionola.com/getInvolved_Volunteer I would be so happy to see you. Thank you for everything, Maggie Flynn (Former administrative assistant for communications at Mary, Mother of God) Queridos feligreses de María, Madre de Dios: He sido abrumado por la amabilidad y el apoyo de todos ustedes mientras me preparo para entrar en la vida religiosa en la Misión de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles como Franciscanos de la Eucaristía de Chicago el próximo mes. Muchas gracias por todo lo que han hecho. Su generosidad en mi despedida me ha dejado sin aliento. He aprendido mucho de todos sobre cómo amar a Dios con todo mi corazón y todas mis fuerzas, y sobre cómo amar a mi prójimo. Todos ustedes estarán en mis oraciones mientras comienzo este nuevo capítulo. Por favor, ¡sigan rezando por mí y por todos los que están discerniendo una vocación! También pueden encontrar formas de ser voluntario en www.missionola.com/getInvolved_Volunteer Estaré encantada de verlos. Gracias por todo, Maggie Flynn (Ex asistente administrativa de comunicaciones en María, Madre de Dios) Check out photos from Maggie's Farewell party on Sunday, August 28!/¡Mira las fotos de la fiesta de despedida de Maggie el domingo 28 de agosto! Our church choirs are welcoming new singers! This is the second in a two-part series on sacred music and music ministry. Information about our choirs can be found by clicking "Read more" below the interviews. Click here to read Part 1.
Our church choirs are welcoming new singers! This is the first in a two-part series on sacred music and music ministry. Click here to read Part 2.
Excerpts from Sacrosanctum Concilium (1963) -- Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy - Second Vatican Council. Chapter VI – Sacred Music Promulgated by Pope Paul VI December 4, 1963 112. The musical tradition of the universal Church is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art… as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn Liturgy. 114. The treasure of sacred music is to be preserved and fostered with great care. Choirs must be diligently promoted, especially in cathedral churches; but bishops and other pastors of souls must be at pains to ensure that, whenever the sacred action is to be celebrated with song, the whole body of the faithful may be able to contribute that active participation which is rightly theirs… 116. The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman Liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action… 120. In the Latin Church the pipe organ is to be held in high esteem, for it is the traditional musical instrument which adds a wonderful splendor to the Church's ceremonies and powerfully lifts up man's mind to God and to higher things. But other instruments also may be admitted for use in divine worship, with the knowledge and consent of the competent territorial authority… This may be done, however, only on condition that the instruments are suitable, or can be made suitable, for sacred use, accord with the dignity of the temple, and truly contribute to the edification of the faithful. Our choirs are welcoming new singers!Saint Ita:
Singing Season: September – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart June 2024. Contact Dan Lagacy at [email protected] or at the parish office (773-561-5343 ex. 13) for a singing interview. Coro Hispano: Contacte a Martín Corro al [email protected] Temporada del coro en marcha. St. Gregory the Great: Singing season: Begins October 1 Auditions after 9:30 AM Sunday Mass at St. Gregory: August 27, September 3, September 10. Contact Mark Franzen at [email protected] or 773-561-3546. St. Thomas of Canterbury: English: All singers welcome! Rehearsals before 11:30 AM Mass. Contact Joan Mikol at [email protected] for more information. Vietnamese: Contact Hoa Pham at [email protected] for singing interview and schedule. On Sunday, August 6, Fr. Alejandro Lopez, OFM Conv., was officially installed as pastor of Mary, Mother of God parish. Thank you to Bishop Bartosic for presiding! Please keep Fr. Alejandro in your prayers as he leads our parish and cares for the friars who serve us here. El domingo, 6 de agosto, el P. Alejandro López, OFM Conv., fue instalado oficialmente como párroco de la parroquia María, Madre de Dios. Gracias al Obispo Bartosic por presidir. Por favor, mantengan al P. Alejandro en sus oraciones mientras dirige nuestra parroquia y cuida de los frailes que nos sirven aquí. Thank you to the Filipinos of Saint Gregory for putting together a great Picnic and Welcome for Fr. Alejandro on Sunday, July 30. Stay tuned for more events and fun this fall!  We are very happy to welcome Br. Tarcisius Bucca, OFM Conv., to Mary, Mother of God Parish, where he will live in residence. If you see him, please say hello! What drew you to the Franciscans? I learned about the Franciscans through Marytown [in Libertyville, IL], where I was going on regular retreats. That was how I mainly learned about them; I joined them in 2016. Where were you before coming to Mary, Mother of God Parish? I was at the Basilica of St. Josaphat for a year, where I was doing pastoral work, so helping with their food pantry and school. I was also helping liturgically at the shrine. What will you be doing here at the parish? I’ll be here in residence, but teaching full-time at a high school in Niles, IL, teaching theology to freshmen. So I won’t be directly involved with ministry at the parish, but I’ll be attending daily Mass and Sunday Mass here. What are some of the things you enjoy in your spare time? I really like biking. And Italian pizza! Estamos muy contentos de dar la bienvenida al fraile Tarcisius Bucca, OFM Conv., a la Parroquia María, Madre de Dios, donde vivirá en residencia. Si lo ven, por favor, ¡salúdenlo!
¿Qué te atrajo a los franciscanos? Conocí a los franciscanos a través de Marytown [en Libertyville, IL], donde iba a retiros regulares. Así fue como principalmente supe de ellos; me uní a ellos en 2016. ¿Dónde estaba antes de venir a la parroquia María, Madre de Dios? Estuve un año en la Basílica de San Josafat, donde trabajaba en la pastoral, ayudando en la despensa de alimentos y en la escuela. También ayudaba litúrgicamente en el santuario. ¿Qué hará aquí en la parroquia? Estaré aquí en residencia, pero enseñando a tiempo completo en una escuela secundaria de Niles, IL, enseñando teología a los estudiantes de primer año. Así que no estaré directamente involucrado en el ministerio de la parroquia, pero asistiré a la Misa diaria y a la Misa dominical. ¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre? Me gusta mucho montar en bicicleta. ¡Y la pizza italiana! |
