NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE SACRED HEART: NSSH MARCH 2008 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 15, 2008

NSSH MARCH 2008 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE SACRED HEART

MARCH 2008 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

16 Palm Sunday
PALM SUNDAY PROCESSION
5:00 AM Assembly at the Sta. Cruz Chapel
5:30 AM Procession from Sta. Cruz Chapel to Shrine
Regular Sunday Masses follows at the Shrine
Blessing of Palms after every Mass

17 Holy Monday
10:00 AM 4th Station at NSSH
by Sto. Sepulchro Parish from Laguna
Lenten Recollection after 6:00 PM Mass

18 Holy Tuesday
CENACULO after 6:00 PM Mass by the Parish Youth Cluster/Ministry

19 Holy Wednesday
4:00 PM Passover Meal with the Apostles at SMMA Hall
6:00 PM Holy Wednesday Mass
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help after the 6:00 PM Mass
First Day Novena to JESUS THE BLACK NAZARENE
7:00-10:00 PM KUMPISALANG BAYAN (COMMUNITY CONFESSIONAL)
Image of Jesus the Black Nazarene from Quiapo Church
is inside the Shrine for a Nine Day visit.

20 Holy Thursday
No Morning Masses at the Shrine
6:00 AM CHRISM MASS at Manila Cathedral
Breakfast for Parish Servants at SMMA Hall afterwards
6:00 PM MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER and Washing of Feet
at Parish Grounds. Vigil of Organizations until 12:00 Midnight

21 Good Friday
7:00 AM Community-Wide STATIONS OF THE CROSS
12:00 NN SEVEN LAST WORDS
5:45 PM First Day Novena to DIVINE MERCY
6:00 PM COMMEMORATION OF THE LORD'S PASSION
Good Friday Services at Parish Grounds, followed by
Procession of STO. ENTIERRO AND MATER DOLOROSA
After Procession, VENERATION OF THE CROSS
in the Church until 12:00 Midnight

22 Holy Saturday
8:00 PM EASTER VIGIL MASS at Parish Grounds

23 Easter Sunday SALUBONG
4:00 AM Start of Procession of Two Images
Men will come from Shrine with Image of the Risen Christ
Women will come from Sta. Cruz Chapel with Image of Mater Dolorosa
EASTER MASS at Barangay Sta. Cruz at Yague corner Visita Street.
SALUBONG ENDS BEFORE MASS.
7:00 AM Onwards NSSH Regular SUNDAY MASSES

30 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
6:00 AM Onwards Regular Schedule of SUNDAY MASSES

"The soul that will go to Confession and
receive Holy Communion on that day shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.
Let no soul fear to draw near to Me,
even though its sins be as scarlet."

Message of JESUS THE DIVINE MERCY
to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

SCHEDULE OF CELEBRATIONS

Rector / Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Roderick L. Castro
Resident Guest Priest: Rev. Fr. Rogelio A. Orpiada

WEEKDAY MASSES
6:00 AM, 6:45 AM and 7:30 AM * 12:15 PM * 6:00 PM

SATURDAY MASSES: 6:00 AM, 6:45 AM, 7:30 AM
ANTICIPATED MASSES: 5:00 PM / 6:30 PM (Tagalog)

SUNDAY MASSES
6:00 AM, 7:30 AM (Tagalog), 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM 12:00 NN
2:30 PM (Children's Mass Tagalog), 4:00 PM (Tagalog),
5:30 PM, 7:00 PM and 8:30 PM

SPECIAL MASSES - Second Sunday
7:30 AM Mass for the Elderly (Tagalog)
5:30 PM Mass for the Youth

CONFESSIONS
Monday to Friday 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 11:45 AM, and 5:30 PM
Saturday 6:00, 6:30, 7:00 AM, 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM
Sunday
6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM
4:00, 5:00, 6:30 PM, 8:00 PM
First Wednesday
6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 11:45 AM * 12:15, 5:30, 6:00 PM
First Friday
6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 11:45 AM * 12:15, 5:30, 6:00, 7:00 PM

ALL FRIDAYS
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at all Masses

FIRST FRIDAYS
Whole Day / Night Adoration and Vigil in Church
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus at all Masses
Veneration of relic of St. Margaret Mary after 12:15 PM Mass
Additional 7:00 PM Mass
Additional Mass at 12:00 MN followed by continuation of Adoration/Vigil until 5:00 AM

FIRST SATURDAYS
5:00 AM Dawn Procession in Honor of Blessed Virgin Mary

BAPTISM: Every Sunday at 11:45 AM (Mass Baptism)
Individual Baptism is by appointment

ANOINTING OF THE SICK / EMERGENCIES: Anytime

ADORATION CHAPEL: 5:00 AM - 9:00 PM Daily

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE SACRED HEART
By Appointment

STA. CRUZ CHAPEL SUNDAY MASSES
7:30 AM (Tagalog) / 6:30 PM

12 SACRED HEART PROMISES

Every First Friday of each month, devout and faithful Catholics consecrate to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the spirit of reparation.

Jesus Christ Himself made the following promises to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, in favor of those who fervently practice and promote this devotion.

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.

2. I will give peace in their families.

3. I will comfort them in all their afflictions.

4. I will be their security and refuge during life, and above all, in death.

5. I will bestow abundant blessings upon all their undertakings.

6. Sinners will find in My Heart the Source, and Infinite Ocean of Mercy.

7. Lukewarm souls shall become fervent.

8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection.

9. I will bless every place in which an Image of My Heart is exposed and honored.

10. I will give to priests the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.

11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall have their names written in My Heart.

12. I promise you in the excessive Mercy of My Heart, that My all powerful Love will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months, the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die in My disgrace, nor without receiving their Sacraments. My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

MY SACRED HEART DAILY PRAYER

O Lord, I pray that in my home, peace, quiet and well being may prevail under the shadows of Your Holy Mantle.

Bless and protect, O Lord, my endeavors, my enterprises, and all those who depend on me and everything that I long for and desire.

Banish from my mind and my heart false ideas and evil sentiments. Infuse in me a love of my neighbor and grant me the means to help him.

Give me resignation and fortitude of spirit in time of adversity, so that I may rise above the contradictions of life.

Guide and protect, O Lord, my own who are exposed to the dangers and contingencies of the world.

Do not forget, O my Jesus, our loved ones with whom we are united in life and whose departure from this earth caused us sorrow, at the same time consoled by the thought that, because they remained faithful to You, You did not abandon them at the hour of death.

Have pity on them, O Lord, and bring them to their eternal glory in heaven. Amen.

PRAYER TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER

Heavenly Father, as we honor and cherish our earthly father, we give you grateful thanks and praise for giving us one of the most important persons in our earthly life.

For it is in the person of our very own father, that we are able to understand and experience the true meaning of fatherly love. Because of him and through him, we are able to comprehend the essence of your Divine Fatherly love.

We thank you for being such a wonderful Heavenly Father to all of mankind. We are most eternally grateful for your Divine Virtues of Mercy, Compassion, Benevolence and Providence.

We praise your Holy Name for your Divine Love for us, for You are so gracious and merciful that You didn't withhold from us Your very own Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who willingly offered His own life so that all of mankind might be saved through Him and that through Him, we are reconciled to You.

We are always grateful that You continue to provide for our daily temporal and spiritual needs and that You are always compassionately forgiving us for our many faults and sins.

We acknowledge with human humility, that we came into this world with nothing and shall also leave with nothing.

For who we are and all that we have comes to us from the abundant grace of Your Divine Providence, to sustain our needs and those of our neighbors.

Thank You for Your Divine Patience with us, Your prodigal children who at times, neglect and are indifferent to the many great things You lovingly do for us.

Because of Your inexhaustible Divine Mercy, we are always assured of a warm welcome upon our return to our Eternal Home to You.

Almighty God and Divine Father, we ask that You grant us Your Fatherly Blessings and send us Your Holy Spirit as You continuously watch over and provide for us in perfect accordance with Your Divine Will.

We ask this in the Holy Name of Your Son, Jesus Christ with the Maternal Intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, Amen!