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At Queen of Angels Catholic Church, the Traditional Latin Mass sanctioned by Pope St. Pius V as "valid in perpetuity" (Papal Bull: Quo Primum Tempore, July 14, 1570) is offered. We serve the greater Los Angeles area in California.
Our pastor, Father Dominic Radecki, CMRI, and the priests and bishop of CMRI offer the true Sacraments of Baptism, Penance, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony, and Extreme Unction. In contrast to the new rites used by the Modernists of Vatican II and the Conciliar Church, we offer the unaltered, traditional Sacraments used by the Catholic Church for nearly two thousand years.
There’s no single reason why newcomers or visitors attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with us. Often people come through the encouragement of family or friends who are church members. Others may have found us in the phone book or newspaper. Still others may be concerned Catholics distressed over the direction that today’s Church is going and they want to “try us out.”
You are probably aware that there have been many changes in the Catholic Church since Vatican II. Due to these drastic changes in faith and worship, many people are experiencing troubled consciences and are concerned for the welfare of their souls. Their Catholic instinct tells them that something is wrong and they’re seeking answers.
Queen of Angels invites you to attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and see firsthand the beauty and solemnity of Traditional Catholicism. You will experience the unchanging stability of the true Mass as instituted by Christ. God is the same yesterday, today and always. This is reflected in His teachings and worship.
“By their fruits you will know them.” Come to Queen of Angels and compare the reverence, respect and devotion of the congregation with your local church. As you pass through the double doors you enter a traditional Catholic church that you may have thought is gone.Within is a flickering sanctuary lamp and statues flanking a lovely altar. The tabernacle and crucifix are placed in positions of central importance.
This little church commands respect and overflows with the spirituality, tranquility and tradition of nearly 2,000 years of history. You’ll find women with head coverings, dressed respectfully, with hands folded in prayer. Men and children are also kneeling in humble silence before the tabernacle. Here one is able to experience the unchanged, Catholic Latin Mass and liturgy derived from the time of Christ and His apostles.
In a world where the radical changes of Vatican II have hurled the Catholic populace into a “new” church setting void of traditional Catholic liturgy and practice, many find themselves bewildered by the modern religion of convenience, confusion and inconsistency. Such sweeping change has resulted in the disappearance of reverence, lack of recognition of the Real Presence, disintegration of the Mass as a sacrifice, absence of the concept of personal sin and a general watering down of Church teachings. Something is terribly wrong when centuries of belief and worship are discarded and thoughtlessly thrown away.
Queen of Angels stands in preservation of Catholic truth and worship of nearly 2,000 years. Here the priest faces the tabernacle and crucifix, not the congregation; here the Mass is an unbloody renewal of the sacrifice of the Cross, not a meal; here Christ in the tabernacle is placed in His due position of preeminence, not the presider’s chair; here the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist is acknowledged with reverence in a mystical, supernatural environment. It is here that you will be able to recapture the stability and worship of the past that you thought had disappeared.
Christmas 2009 - Outside Church
Prayer to the Queen of Heaven
August Queen of Heaven, Sovereign Mistress of the Angels, who didst receive from the beginning the mission and the power to crush the serpent's head, we beseech thee to send thy holy angels, that under thy command and by thy power they may pursue the evil spirits, encounter them on every side, resist their bold attacks, and drive them hence into the abyss of woe.
Most holy Mother, send thy angels to defend us and to drive the cruel enemy from us.
All ye holy Angels and Archangels, help and defend us. Amen
O good and tender mother! Thou shalt ever be our love and our hope.
Holy Angels and Archangels, Keep and defend us. Amen
A Mother and Father's Prayer For their wayward children
O Jesus, Savior and redeemer of mankind, Who didst restore to a sorrowing mother her only child, whose death she was lamenting inconsolably, and Who through the example of the father in the parable of the prodigal son didst manifest Thy mercy towards children who stray from the right path, be mindful now of one of my own who finds Himself (Herself) on the road to perdition. Soften I implore Thee, the hardness of His (Her) heart, so that He (She) may at last open His (Her) eyes to the light of Heaven, and seeing that the path He (She) now treads is that of darkness, may cast Himself (Herself) into the arms of Thy mercy, like another Augustine, and become as penitent as Magdalene. And if it was but my fault the He (She) has fallen into this miserable state ah! forgive Him (Her) and me, and grant us a sincere sorrow for having offended Thee. Amen.
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Palm Sunday 2010
Holy Thursday 2010
Good Friday 2010
Easter Vigil 2010
Blessing of the Fire
Easter Vigil 2010
Blessing of the Baptismal Water
Easter Sunday Midnight Mass 2010
Prayer to Saint Joseph
O glorious St. Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death and the favor we now implore, _____.
O glorious St. Joseph, through the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ and for the glory of His name hear our prayers and obtain our petitions. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist us.
Novena of Confidence
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(for family relations that have fallen away)
O Lord Jesus Christ, to Thy Most Sacred Heart I confide this intention (silently mention here the names you are praying for). Only look upon me, then do what Thy Heart inspires. Let Thy Sacred Heart decide. .. I count on it ... I trust in it ... I throw myself on its mercy, Lord Jesus! Thou wilt not fail me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I trust in Thee
Sacred Heart if Jesus, I believe in Thy love for me.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom come!
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have asked thee for many favors, but I earnestly implore this one. Take it, place it in Thy open, broken Heart, and when the Eternal Father looks upon it, covered with Thy Precious Blood, He will not refuse it. It will no longer be my prayer but Thine, O sacred Heart of Jesus. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee. Let me never be confounded. Amen.
Prayer in Spritual Wants
O Mother of Perpetual Help, with the
greatest confidence I come before thy sacred Picture in order to invoke
thine aid. Thou hast seen the wounds which Jesus has been pleased to
receive for our sake; thou hast seen the Blood of thy Son flowing for
our salvation; thou knowest how thy Son desires to apply to us the fruit
of His Redemption. Behold I cast myself at thy feet, and pray thee to
obtain for my soul the grace of which I stand in so much need. O Mary,
most loving of all mothers, obtain for me from the Heart of Jesus, the
source of every good, this grace (here mention it).
O Mother of Perpetual Help, thou
desirest our salvation far more than we ourselves; thy Son has given
thee to us for our Mother; thou hast thyself chosen to be called Mother
of Perpetual Help. I trust not in my merits, but in thy powerful
intercession I trust in thy goodness, I trust in thy motherly love.
Obtain for me the grace I ask from thee. Amen.
Three Hail Mary's
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Mass Schedule
Sunday Apr 29
Third Sunday After Easter
8:00 AM Mary Ann Nardecchia (J. Chernoff)
11:00 AM Pro Populo
5:00 AM Special Intention
Monday Apr 30
St. Catherine of Sienna, V
Unscheduled Mass
Special Intention
(Crawford Family)
Tuesday May 1
St. Joseph the Worker
8:30 AM
Andrea Gutierrez (Crawford Family)
Wednesday May 2
St. Athanasius, BCD
8:30 AM
+Anita Casiano (M. Duenes)
Thursday May 3
Finding of the Holy Cross
8:30 AM Rectory
Monica Eschbach (M/M J. Rupp)
Friday May 4
St. Monica, W
5:00 PM Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6:00 PM Confessions
6:30 PM The Rosary
7:00 PM Special Intention
(R. Duenes)
First Friday Schedule at The Rectory
7:45 AM Confessions
8:30 AM Rosary
9:00 AM Distribution of Holy Communion
Saturday May 5
Pope St. Pius V
8:30 AM
Special Intention (N. White)
Sunday May 6
Fourth Sunday After Easter
8:00 AM Pro Populo
11:00 AM Special Intention
5:00 PM Special Intention (N. White)
Announcements
Mothers' Day: A special Mass is offered each year on Mothers' Day for all our mothers, living and deceased. Please use the envelopes in the pews to list the names of those whom you would like remembered.
Confraternity Of Christian Mothers will hold a meeting this Morning at 9:30 AM.
Teen Group will meet next Sunday at 9:30 AM.
Traveling Fatima Statue: If you would like to have the statue of Our Blessed Mother of Fatima come to your home please talk to Betty Wilmore or Mary Crawford.
Easter Duty: All Catholics who have reached the age of reason are bound to make a worthy Communion during the "Easter Time" ( from the first Sunday of Lent to Trinity Sunday, June 3 in the U.S). Owing to the obligation to receive Holy Communion at Easter Time, it is customary to discharge the duty of annual confession at the same time. We should go to confession frequently, especially during Lent, because frequent confession greatly helps us to overcome temptation, to stay in the state of grace, and to grow in virtue.
General Information
Baptisms:
One parent and the sponsors must be practicing Catholics who attend only the Traditional Latin Mass. Call the pastor to make arrangements.
Confessions:
Sundays - one hour before Mass. Weekdays - 10 minutes before Mass.
1st Friday and 1st Saturday - during the Rosary.
Communion For the Sick:
Please inform Father if you are unable to attend Mass and wish to receive Holy Communion and/or Extreme Unction.
Marriages:
For registered members of Queen of Angels parish only. Please contact the rectory at least six months prior to the wedding date for marriage instructions.
Mass Intentions:
If you would like to have Holy Mass offered for your intention, please use the envelopes provided in the back of the church. The customary offering is $20.00. Mass requests are honored in the order in which they are received. If you wish a Mass offered on a particular day, it must be submitted at least a month in advance. Mass request for special days will be honored when possible.
First Holy Communion Classes:
Classes are held every Sunday at 9:30 AM.
Confirmation Classes:
For the children: on the first and third Sunday of the month at 9:30 AM.
For the adults: on the second and fourth Sunday of the month at 9:30AM.
Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Temporal Wants
O Mother of Perpetual Help, numerous clients continually surround Thy Holy Picture, all imploring thy mercy. All bless thee as the assured help of the miserable; all feel benefit of thy maternal protection. With confidence, then do I present myself before thee in misery. See, dear Mother, the many evils to which we are exposed; see how numerous are our wants. Trials and sorrows often depress us; reverses of fortune and privations, often grievous, bring misery into our homes; everywhere we meet the cross.
Have pity, compassionate Mother, on us and on our families; Especially in this necessity (here mention it). Help me, O my Mother, in my distress; deliver me from all my ills; or if it be the will of God that I should suffer still longer, grant that I may endure all with love and patience. This grace I expect of thee with confidence because thou art our Perpetual Help.
Amen. Three Hail Mary's.
Prayer
The time may be delayed,
the manner may be unexpected,
but the answer is sure to come.
Not a tear of sacred sorrow,
not a breath of holy desire poured out to God will ever be lost,
but in God's own time and way will be wafted back again in clouds of mercy
and fall in showers of blessings on you
and on those for whom you pray.
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