May 21, 2019
Carissimi:
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Douglas Martis on the place of silence in the Liturgy:

The Roman Missal is very direct in what it says about silence in the liturgy: “Sacred silence also, as part of the celebration, is to be observed at the designated times.  Its nature, however, depends on the moment when it occurs  in the different parts of the celebration. For in the Penitential Act and again after the invitation to pray, individuals recollect themselves; whereas after a reading or after the Homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard; then after Communion, they praise God in their hearts and pray to him.”

…Further, the Missal notes that there is also a silence of preparation that should occur before Mass begins, “in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas.”

…Far from being an absence of meaning, silence is charged with meaning. We use silence to honor, to reverence, to appreciate, to learn…Those who have learned that silence has many meanings will be able to profit from the unique and varied senses at the different parts of the Mass. They will seize the opportunity to collect their thoughts, formulate their prayers, meditate on the awesome mysteries presented in the celebration, let themselves be dumb-founded at the self-revelation of God and finally praise God for his goodness to us.
Sunday's Confirmation...
Congratulations Confirmands  ! 
On Sunday at the 10:30 Mass, fourteen of our young parishioners, Isabel  Adelina  Angel, Payton Angela Cavanaugh, Grace  Gianna Costello, Mairead  Cecilia  DeBrabander, Alejandra  Rose  Doyle-Hines, Edith  Joan  Engelke, Harriet  Elizabeth  Engelke, Jackson  Patrick  Graney, Eva  Bridget  Greene, Maria  Anastasia  Lawson, Carter  Maximilian Richardson, Theodore  Jerome  Stephens-Kalmar, Leah  Hildegard  V ey, and Matthew  Francis  Wetzler received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the hands of our dear friend Bishop Madden. We are so proud of them and thought you would like to see a few pictures of the happenings.
Last week to take survey...
Our 2nd Survey: "Environmental Opinions"

In March we shared with you that over the course of the year we will be conducting four surveys to get your opinions and perspectives on topics of importance to St. Ignatius. This is the second one and is our "Environmental Opinions Survey." We would like to know your views on the condition of our environment, the threats of climate change, and what we can collectively do to improve our planet. If you would be so kind as to take a minute to complete it, we would be extremely grateful!  This is the last week to do so.
Our Beloved Fr. Watters...
The Rev. William J. Watters, S.J., founder of the Loyola Early Learning Center and two other Jesuit schools in Baltimore for economically disadvantaged children, delivered the 2019 commencement address to graduates of Loyola University Maryland. “I thank you for your spirit of commitment to helping others. It is that dedication to a faith that does justice which is foundational to Jesuit education,” Watters told the Class of 2019, after commending the class for showing a keen interest in social justice. “Now as you complete your years at this University, you have the challenge to engage as men and women for and with others in our deeply wounded and divided world. It is that world where you will live out your strong truths and put into practice the full values of your Jesuit education…Make your mission to be bridge builders and healers in the world you enter.”
Come Meet a Grateful Family...
Angel Mom & Family to Visit on Sunday

The St. Ignatius Respect for Life Committee is overjoyed to welcome Angel Mother Irene Nshobole, her husband David, and their beautiful 11 month old daughter Joieuse Merciane to our Parish for the 10:30 AM Mass on Sunday, May 26th. The Angel Friend Team of the St. Ignatius Respect for Life Ministry has been providing support to the family through the Gabriel Network program during Irene’s pregnancy and since the birth of Joieuse with baby furniture, toys, diapers, food, immigration help, transportation and friendship.

Ordinarily, Gabriel Network Angel families are protected by confidentiality but the Nshobole family have waived their right to privacy and want to personally thank the parishioners at St. Ignatius for all the generous support you have provided for them amid Irene's challenging pregnancy and early months of motherhood.

The family would like to express their gratitude for your generous response to the Respect for Life Committee's request for baby supplies and our committee is elated to celebrate and meet the family at our parish home. Please come down to Ignatian Hall after 10:30 AM Mass on 5/26 to meet Irene, David and Joieuse! 
...additionally...a note from two of our Respect for Life volunteers

Dear St. Ignatius family,
Our  Respect for Life Ministry and Gabriel Network are happy to announce that we are now working with a 4th Angel Mom. She joins the other three Angel Moms and their five children with whom we have worked for the last two years.  
 
We thank you for your generous help in the past and ask for new support in helping our newest Angel Mom. The most urgent need now is for a stroller, a baby monitor and baby toiletries, such as soap, shampoo, etc. Also, any gently used or new clothing or toys for a baby girl are appreciated.  
 
Please place your donations in the box in Ignatian Hall (by the bookcases) & marked for Respect for Life Ministry. Please contact Cassie Black at blackfamli@verizon.net with any questions. 

Finally, the donations to the Poor Box next weekend will go to the ongoing needs for diapers and wipes for this family.
 
Much love,
Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 21 - 6:45 PM
Women of the New Testament
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Sunday, May 26 - 9:45 AM
Respect for Life
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Wednesday, May 29 - 5:30 PM
Bishop Madden's Prayer Walk for Peace in the City
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Sunday, June 2 - after 10:30 Mass
Justice and Peace through Song
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Wednesday, June 6 - 7 PM
Pride Prayer Service
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Tuesday, June 11 - 6:30 PM
St. Ignatius Reading and Discussion Group
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Thursday, June 13 - 6:30 PM
Justice & Peace Committee Meeting
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Tuesday, June 18 - 6:45 PM
Women of the New Testament
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Saturday, June 22 - 7:30 PM
Interfaith Prayer Service For Peace in the Middle East
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Sunday, June 23 - 9:45 AM
Respect for Life
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Upcoming Events
"Justice and Peace through Song"
June 2, following the 10:30 Mass


The Justice and Peace Committee invites you to attend “Justice and Peace through Song” with St. Ignatius Parishioner, Lauren Kelly-Washington on June 2, immediately following the 10:30 Mass (11:45 AM -12:45 PM).

Enjoy a time of connecting your voice with others through songs of the African diaspora; exploring the journey of hope, faith, love, and justice around the globe. No singing experience is necessary.

Lauren Kelly-Washington is the founder of  BLiS* Moves™ * (Body Language is Somatic) , which draws from a variety of somatic movements & ethnic dance. Lauren has taught music and movement internationally in studios, arts camps, and retreats for a variety of ages, abilities and backgrounds. Lauren has a reputation as an open and loving teacher who is gifted in the art of inviting her students to explore their joy and full potential. She has performed solo, and with ensembles including an acapella group and a Kenyan-led Sokus band. Her solo CD, “With Open Arms” explores a range of genres. Lauren has enjoyed collaborations with the St. Ignatius choir, for two consecutive years on the occasion of celebrating the luminous life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Worship with Offerings, Liturgy and Prayers for Others
POOR BOX 
This week's Poor Box support goes to help with the support of our newest
Angel Mom.

MASS MUSIC   
Attached is the listing for the music selections at next Sunday's 10:30 Mass.
 
PRAYERS OF PETITION
Attached are the Prayers of
Petition for this week.

In the Media
Assessing the New Motu Proprio

Francis Follows Through

When the Vatican summit on clerical sex abuse concluded in February, the editors of this magazine  argued  that its effectiveness would be demonstrated by what happened after it was over. Would it prove more than a public-relations exercise? Would the searing testimony of abuse survivors send bishops home determined to undertake the work of accountability and reform? Would Pope Francis actually deliver the “concrete measures” he indicated were forthcoming? Not all of these questions can be fully answered yet. But just three months after the summit’s conclusion, Francis has proved that at least his own words were not empty promises, handing down  Vos estis lux mundi  (“You Are the Light of the World”), a  motu proprio  that establishes universal laws for reporting and investigating sex abuse.

The first section of the document states that bishops, priests, and members of religious orders must report to church officials both abuse and the cover-up of abuse. This applies to the abuse not only of minors, but also of vulnerable adults, including those forced “to perform or submit to sexual acts” through threats or “abuse of authority”—a clear reference to seminarians preyed on by those with power over them. The  motu proprio  takes effect this month, and within a year, “public, stable, and easily accessible” systems for submitting reports of abuse must be instituted in dioceses where they do not currently exist. READ MORE
In the Dec. 11, 2000, issue of The New Yorker , the magazine’s revered literary critic James Wood began his review of the writings of J. F. Powers with a blunt question, “ Does anyone, really, like priests ?” I read that article a few months after my ordination to the priesthood. I found it hard to understand not only how an intelligent person could write a sentence like that, but how a prestigious magazine could print it.

It does not take too much creativity to imagine what the reaction might have been had The New Yorker’s literary critic written, “Does anyone, really, like imams?” Or “Does anyone, really, like rabbis?” Firestorms of denunciations would likely have followed. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, we saw a flurry of thoughtful articles distinguishing Islam from the terrorists who committed the atrocities (and the clerics who encouraged them), with commentators correctly making judicious distinctions between the actions of a few and the morality of the many. READ MORE