July 12 Pastor Fr. Mark Heuberger Parochial Vicar Fr. Michal Szyszka Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil
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July 12 2020 Pastor Fr. Mark Heuberger Parochial Vicar Fr. Michal Szyszka Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am Daily Masses Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am Tue, Thur, Sat: 8 am Holy Days Holy Day Vigil: 4:30 pm Complete schedules are listed in the bulletin prior to the Holy Day Confessions Saturday: 3:30 —4:20 pm Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesdays 7pm in the chapel Unless noted in the bulletin Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of the Month 11:30 am— 4pm in the chapel “Do we not have in the Eucharist the living, true and real Jesus present before us?” —St. Teresa of Avila 2 Sunday, July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Go Deeper Into Today’s Gospel § Deceased n Living Using the best seeds doesn’t always guarantee the best plants. An older Italian gentleman straight from Italy gave me these amazing tomato seeds that he Monday, July 13 claimed produced the best tomatoes ever grown. Without doubt, the fruit he St. Henry shared with me was a testament to that fact. These tomatoes were amazing! Is 1:10-17 • Mt 10:34-11:1 I couldn’t wait until the next growing season to plant these seeds and harvest 11am § John Moro my own tomatoes. The whole experiment ended up a failure. I did everything the gentleman said, but my fruit didn’t even come close. What happened? At Tuesday, July 14 first I was perplexed, then some years later the light dawned. The problem St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin wasn’t the seeds, it was the soil! Is 7:1-9 • Mt 11:20-24 You cannot sow seeds in any old place and in a haphazard way and expect 8am § Jeanne Michaels them to be at their best. It doesn’t work that way. Planting the seeds is the easiest part. Preparing the soil is the challenge. Tilling, mulching, enriching, Wednesday, July 15 and building up the nutrients are all required for good fruit. Then after the St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church seeds are planted, more care is required in order to maintain that healthy, Is 10:5-7, 13b-16 • Mt 11:25-27 nutrient rich environment for those seeds to sprout, grow, and flourish. God 11 am § William Lane happily sows the seeds of his Word. What do we do with them? If we expect to be a passive bystander and have good fruit magically grow, we Thursday, July 16 are mistaken. Bearing the good fruit of God’s Word requires preparation and Our Lady of Mount Carmel work. We have to cultivate the soil of our lives so that those seeds can find a Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 • Mt 11:28-30 proper home. This one thing alone takes a great deal of patience, time, and n 8am Virginia Clarcq effort. What kind of preparation have we put into our lives so that we can be a recipient of God’s seed? It takes a great deal of soul-searching and ego- Friday, July 17 checking to properly prepare. God is the ever faithful and persistent sower. If Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8 • Mt 12:1-8 the seeds do not bear fruit the first time, God will come back time and time 11 am § Corazon Ingles Lim again, giving it another try. If we have created a suitable bed for sowing, then once the seed is sown, we Saturday, July 18 must properly maintain them. What is our maintenance plan for the seeds of St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest; Blessed Virgin Mary God’s Word? We need not only a source for water but a watering schedule. Mi 2:1-5 • Mt 12:14-21 We need to weed, aerate the soil, nurture the young plants, protect them, and 8am § John Kuskoski provide proper nutrients. What does our spiritual maintenance plan look like? If we have done all things well, imagine what the seeds of God’s Word could 4:30 pm § Anthony & Ann Balsis produce in us! ©LPI Sunday, July 19 LOW -G LUTEN HOSTS AVAILABLE 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time If you have a medical need to avoid gluten, please see the sacristan Wis 12:13, 16-19 • Rom 8:26-27 Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 at least 10 minutes before Mass begins to request a low-gluten host. 7:30 am § Don Acri Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 § Next Sunday’s Readings 9:30 am Joe Spampanato Romans 8:26-27 11:30 am n Parishioners of SSP&P 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 13:24-43 Sunday, July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 3 BULLETIN DEADLINE: Mondays 11am Church Office 2850 75th Street West Bradenton, FL 34209 (941) 795-1228 Office Hours Mon.-Fri. 8:30am- 4pm Email parishoffice@ sspeterandpaul.org Website www.sspeterandpaul.org Fax (941) 794-0127 Faith Formation (941) 798-9705 St. Vincent de Paul Society (941) 794-1328 St. Joseph Catholic School (941) 755-2611 www.sjsfl.org SACRAMENTS BAPTISM Parent baptism instruction is Stewardship of Treasure required; call the office. Thank you for your commitment ANOINTING OF THE SICK to support your parish! Call office to schedule. Week of June 28-July 3 MARRIAGE Attendance… 429 Debt Reduction… $1,635.00 Please contact a priest at least six months prior to Offertory… $15,569.50 Online Giving… $1,400.00 wedding date. 4 Sunday, July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saint Gregory Grassi & Companions d. July 9, 1900 Christian missionaries have often Knights of Columbus gotten caught in the crossfire of wars 1st Wednesday/Month is OFFICERS ONLY @ 6pm. against their own countries. When the 2nd Wednesday/Month is for governments of Britain, Germany, ALL MEMBERS @ 6:30pm. Russia, and France forced substantial (in Council Room at MMC) Bishop St. Gregorio Grassi, OFM territorial concessions from the taken in 1891 Tex Johnson: (941) 704-2822 Chinese in 1898, anti-foreign sentiment Bill Dunn: (941) 840-3653 grew very strong among many Chinese people. Grief Support Gregory Grassi was born in Italy in 1833, ordained in 1856, and sent to call (941) 795-2540 China five years later. Gregory was later ordained Bishop of North Marriage Preparation Shanxi. When the short but bloody Boxer Rebellion broke out the & Marriage Encounter Empress Dowager Cixi issued the Imperial Decree of declaration of war call (941) 795-1228 against foreign powers, Grassi was urged to flee. He responded, “Ever Retrouvaille since I was twelve, I have desired and also asked God for martyrdom. to heal and renew marriages Now that this longed-for hour has come, must I run away?” With 14 other call (239) 395-0810 or (800) 470-2230 European missionaries and 14 Chinese religious, he was martyred during the uprising. Poor Boxes are located at each doorway Twenty-six of these martyrs were arrested on the orders of Yu Hsien, as you exit the church. the governor of Shanxi province. They were hacked to death on July 9, All donations benefit our 1900. Five of them were Friars Minor; seven were Franciscan St. Vincent de Paul Society. SVDP green donation Missionaries of Mary—the first martyrs of their congregation. Seven were envelopes are in the pews Chinese seminarians and Secular Franciscans; four martyrs were and info boxes in vestibule. Chinese laymen and Secular Franciscans. The other three Chinese laymen killed in Shanxi simply worked for the Franciscans and were Holy Water To refill your personal holy rounded up with all the others. Three Italian Franciscans were martyred water bottles, please use the that same week in the province of Hunan. All these martyrs were holy water dispenser and beatified in 1946, and were among the 120 martyrs canonized in 2000. small funnel located in the chapel vestibule on the wall Reflection: Martyrdom is the occupational hazard of missionaries. next to the candles. Throughout China during the Boxer Uprising, five bishops, 50 priests, two brothers, 15 sisters and 40,000 Chinese Christians were killed. The Votive Candles are located in the vestibules 146,575 Catholics served by the Franciscans in China in 1906 had grown of the church and the chapel. to 303,760 by 1924, and were served by 282 Franciscans and 174 local priests. Great sacrifices often bring great results. Religious Articles Store from franciscanmedia.org open after weekend Masses. Altar Flowers SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING parishioners Mark & Susan You can receive the Sacrament of Anointing after any Saturday 8am Mass or by Clark of Flowers by Edie appointment. Call the church office at 941-795-1228 to make arrangements. Also, donate the altar flowers. please remember to notify us directly if you will be in the hospital. Sunday, July 12, 2020 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 5 Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate Bishop Frank J. Dewane will preside over the Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate for the following candidates: Jeffrey Ball of Ave Maria Parish, Ave Maria; Enrique (Rick) Castro of St. Cecilia Parish, Fort Myers; Ramiro Hernandez of St. Michael Parish, Wauchula; Jack W. Milholland Jr. of Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Lakewood Ranch; Roberto Pagán of Jesus the Sometimes we NEED a helping hand. Worker Parish, Fort Myers; Vern W. Smith of St. Martha Parish, Sarasota; Sometimes we can BE and Dr. William Soscia of St. Joseph Parish, Bradenton. The Ordination a helping hand. will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, August 15, at Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Either way, here are some Tampa Ave. W., Venice. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow.