Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2020

OPENING HYMN: “Lord of All Hopefulness”  1. Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever childlike, no cares can destroy, Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.  2. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe, Be there at our labors, and give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

PENITENTIAL ACT (Confiteor)
LITURGY OF THE WORD I confess to Almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters First Reading Ezekiel 33:7R9 that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in Responsorial Psalm
what I have failed to do,
R. If today you hear his voice,
through my fault, through my fault,
Harden not your hearts.
through my most grievous fault;
Therefore I ask blessed Mary everRVirgin,
Second Reading Romans 13:8R10 all the Angels and Saints, and you,
Alleluia Verse
my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
Gospel Mahew 18:15R20 GLORIA
NICENE CREED
Glory to God in the highest,
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of and on earth peace to people of good will.
heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you,
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begoen Son we glorify you,
of God, born of the Father before all ages. we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, God, Almighty Father.
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begoen Son,
begoen, not made, consubstanal with the Father; Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
Through him all things were made. you take away the sins of the world,
For us men and for our salvaon (bow) He came down have mercy on us;
from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the you take away the sins of the world,
Virgin Mary, and became man. receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
For our sake he was crucified under Ponus Pilate, have mercy on us.
he suffered death and was buried, and rose again For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living
and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

Continued on Next Page OOO> I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
Communion hymn connued:
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless. who has spoken through the prophets.
Longing for warmth, many are cold. Make us your building, sheltering others, I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one bapsm for the forgiveness of sins and I look Walls made of living stone. forward to the resurrecon of the dead and the life of the 5. Many the gi s, many the people, world to come. Amen.
Many the hearts that yearn to belong. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST Let us be servants to one another, Making your kingdom come. INVITATION TO PRAYER
Priest: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the Almighty Father.
ANIMA CHRISTI (Prayer A er Communion) May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise Soul of Christ, sancfy me. Body of Christ, save me.
and glory of his name,
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
PREFACE ACCLAMATION (Sanctus)
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full O Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds hide me. of your glory.
Separated from you, let me never be.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name From the evil one protect me.
of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
At the hour of my death, call me,
And close to you bid me that with your saints
LORD’S PRAYER
I may be praising you for ever and ever. Amen.
LAMB OF GOD (Agnus Dei)

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Peace Prayer to commemorate the 19th anniversary of

have mercy on us.
September 11th
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Lord, we are Your people, the sheep of Your flock.


have mercy on us.
Heal the sheep who are wounded,
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
Touch the sheep who are in pain,


grant us peace.
Clean the sheep who are soiled,
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Warm the lambs who are cold,
Priest: Behold the Lamb of God; behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Calm the sheep who fear.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
Help us to know the Father's love through Jesus the shepherd Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, and through the Spirit.
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Help us to li up that love and show it all over this land. Help COMMUNION HYMN: “Christ Be Our Light”
us to build love on jusce and jusce on love.
1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Help us to believe mighly, hope joyfully, love divinely. Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Renew us that we may help renew the face of the earth.
Make us your own, your holy people,
We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Light for the world to see.
CLOSING HYMN: “For the Healing of the Naons”  Refrain: Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
1.
For the healing of the naons,
Shine through the darkness.
Lord, we pray with one accord;
Christ, be our light!
For a just and equal sharing
Shine in your church gathered today.
Of the things that earth affords.
2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
To a life of love and acon
Longing for hope, many despair.
Help us rise and pledge our word.
Your word alone has pow'r to save us.
2.
Lead us now, Lord, into freedom,
Make us your living voice.
From despair your world release;
3. Longing for food, many are hungry.
That redeemed from war and hatred,
Longing for water, many sll thirst.
All may come and go in peace.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
Show us how through care and goodness
Shared unl all are fed.
Fear will die and hope increase.
 FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK —SEPTEMBER 6, 2020
St. Nicholas of Tolentino, OAR
GOOD FRIDAY HOLY LAND COLLECTION Holy Ghost Parish was founded and staffed by Because of the Corona Virus shutdown our parishes the members of the Order of Augustinian Recollects from its annual Good Friday Collection for the maintenance of the founding in 1918 until 1986 when the Archdiocese took it Christian shrines in the Holy Land was not taken up on over. Most of the statues and artwork in the original April 10. church commemorated Augustinian saints. We have a Pope Francis approved moving the collection to statue of St. Nicholas of Tolentino (1245
1305) near the Sunday, Sept. 13. statues of Our Lady & St. Joseph and a beautiful bas The Holy See has overseen the Church's annual relief in the southwest corner of the sanctuary by the collection for the Holy Land since 1974, when St. Pope west entrance to 53rd Street. The inscription (in Spanish) Paul VI established Good Friday as the ordinary day for at the bottom of the bas relief reads, “Nicolas de it to be taken up by parishes and bishops around the Tolentino Augustino Protector de la Iglesia de las world. The collection goes toward the maintenance and Almas del Purgatorio.” Or “Nicholas of Tolentino, upkeep of the holy sites as well as supporting the lives of Augustinian Protector of the Church and of the Souls in Christians in the Holy Land. Purgatory.” Since we do not have special envelopes for this nor Born in 1245 in Sant'Angelo, Italy his parents had are we having ushers go through the church with the prayed at the shrine of St. Nicholas of Myra, whose collection baskets we ask that you put your donation (cash feast is in December, to have a child. He was named or check made out to your parish) in the baskets by the after him. Nicholas became a monk at 18, and seven door(s) of the church which we are using these days for years later, he was ordained a priest. He gained a this purpose. reputation as a preacher and a confessor. C. 1274, he was sent to Tolentino, near his birthplace. The From A BRIEF CATECHISM FOR town suffered from civil strife between the Guelphs, CATHOLIC VOTERS
who supported the pope, and Ghibellines, who supported the Holy Roman Emperor, in their struggle by Fr. Stephen F. Torraco, Ph.D.
for control of Italy.
As a priest and religious, he was full of charity Q. If I think that a pro
abortion candidate will, on towards his brother Augustinians as well as towards the balance, do much more for the culture of life than people to whom he ministered. He visited the sick and a pro
life candidate, why may I not vote for the pro
cared for the needy. He was a noted preacher of the abortion candidate? Gospel. He gave special attention to those who had A. If a political candidate supported abortion, or any fallen away from the Church. People considered him a other moral evil, such as assisted suicide and
miracle worker. It is said that Nicholas, while asleep in bed, heard euthanasia, for that matter, it would not be morally the voice of a deceased friar he had known. This friar permissible for you to vote for that person. This is
told Nicholas that he was in Purgatory, and urged because, in voting for such a person, you would become him to celebrate the Eucharist for him and other an accomplice in the moral evil at issue. For this reason, souls there, so that they would be set free by the moral evils such as abortion, euthanasia and assisted power of Christ. Nicholas did so for seven days. The suicide are examples of a “disqualifying issue.” A friar again spoke to Nicholas, thanking him and disqualifying issue is one which is of such gravity and assuring him that a large number of souls were now importance that it allows for no political maneuvering. It with God. Because of this Nicholas was proclaimed is an issue that strikes at the heart of the human person patron of the souls in Purgatory. You will see that and is nonnegotiable. A disqualifying issue is one of represented in the beautiful bas relief. It is worth such enormity that by itself renders a candidate for office your while to take the time to look at it.
unacceptable regardless of his position on other matters. He is also considered the patron saint against You must sacrifice your feelings on other issues because epidemic disease and against fires. During most of his you know that you cannot participate in any way in adult life, Nicholas lived in Tolentine, Italy. He died there an approval of a violent and evil violation of basic September 10, 1305. He was the first Augustinian friar to human rights. A candidate for office who supports be canonized in 1446 by Pope Eugene IV. His relics abortion rights or any other moral evil has disqualified were rediscovered in 1926 at Tolentino. himself
GOD IS SPEAKING M ARE YOU LISTENING? as a person that you can vote for. You do not have to vote “Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with your for a person because he is pro
life. But you whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and may not vote for any candidate who supports abortion mourning. Rend your hearts, not our garments and rights.
return to the Lord, your God. For gracious and merciful is he, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment.”
Fr. Sanderson HOLY GHOST / ST. STANISLAUS: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS Our Religious Education Program is transforming! We are moving from a traditional classroom setting to Family Faith Formation where your family is learning together with other families in our Parishes. Information about this change has been sent to our RE families via email. Family Faith Formation is for families with students in grades Kindergarten-8th. If you would like more information, contact Mitzi Taylor, DRE: [email protected] or 402-731-3176 ext. 102. Registration forms can be found on www.holyghostomaha.org, in the back of church, or you may request one via email.

Calendar of events: 9/2 6:30 – Parent meeting at Holy Ghost Church 9/9 6:30-7:45 – Family Faith Formation (Families with K-6th grade students) /7th & 8th Grade Youth Group 9/16 6:00-8:00 – First Communion Retreat for the ‘19-20 First Communion Class 9/21 5:00-9:00 – Don and Millie’s Night, 84th and Q Street 9/23 6:30-7:45 – Sacrament Prep Classes (only students preparing for Sacraments) + Confirmation Parent meeting 9/30 6:30-7:45 – Sacrament Prep Classes (only students preparing for Sacraments) + First Reconciliation/Communion Parent meeting ST. STANISLAUS NEWS The 2020 Pontificial Good Friday Collection is to be taken up on the weekend of Sunday, September 13, 2020. Please place this contribution in a separate envelope and be sure mark it “Good Friday”.

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The following members of our Parish, or loved ones of our Parishioners are now or recently have been in the hospital. May our Lord grant them a speedy recovery and return them to their families in perfect health: Frank Barone, Mary Ann Barrett, Allan Beam, Steve Belmudez, Brent Bertrand, Todd Blintiff (son in law of Phyllis McIntosh), Jan Brinck (sister-in-law of Marita Grebl), Mark Broich (brother of Marita Grebl, Carol Cheloha, Chuck Cheloha, Dee Clapp, Pat Clapp (son of Dee Clapp), Ron Coniglio, Cindy Haag, Ed Hahn, Larry Hahn, Marcia Halac, Donna Hansen, Jim Hinrichs (Father of Mitzi Taylor), Cheryl Koziel (daughter of Jackie Peroutka), Cookie Lane, Erin Lewis, Jessica Linhart, Kristine Makara, Mike Makara, Jim Mally, Phyllis McIntosh, Suzanne Mertlik, Marge Nicola, Ender Pitman, Bailey Pofahl, Jon Ricci (nephew of Nellie Hadley), James Rosman, Jack Scaletta (Uncle of Melissa Scaletta-Murphy), Ray Sempek, Oliver Albert Smith, Brenda Tylkowski, James Vickers, Evelyn Vogler

Let us also remember in our prayers those who in care centers, homebound or need healing: Rick Becerra, Annette Beetham, Jean Buechler, John Casey, Patty Dworak, Grant Flott, Jacob Fraser, Kim Hall, Dorothy Kazor, Debra Iwanski, Bernie Krawczyk, George Lacroix, Joyce Lacroix, Joanne Leutzinger, Mary Makara, Pat Makara, Dorlene Marode, Darlene McKinley, Janet Nicholas, Larry Petersen, John Skocpol, Shirley Stodolka, Richard Van Sant

Please also pray for our loved ones who are currently serving our Country: Lenny Arenas V., Jacob Aulner, Michael Aulner, Michael J. Baker, Robert Blume, Nick Burton, Sean Byers, Ty Campbell, Dane Flott, Stephen Gonifas, Tim Gouger, Greg Graham, Daniel Homan, Suzie Homan, Ryan Loftus, Nick Lokamas, Tyler Moen, James Newell, Allen M. Novotny, Lexi Oropeza, Mike Pihlgren, Timothy Robertson, Gary Smith, Becky & Zach Spurgeon, Ashley & Josh Stumpf, Richard J. Vickers, Jim White, Eli Wyskowski Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2020
ST. HOLY GHOST

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MASSES THIS WEEK MASSES THIS WEEK Saturday, September 5 Saturday, September 5 5:00 pm † Ralph Janousek 5:00 pm † Dee Nowak—Family Sunday, September 6 Sunday, September 6 8:00 am † Mary Ann Sobczyk 9:00 am † Monday, September 7 Monday, September 7 8:00 am † Edward Krawczyk 7:00 am † Thelma Padilla – SVDP Tuesday, September 8 Tuesday, September 8 8:00 am † Mary Udron 7:00 am † Betty Ripa - SVDP Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday, September 9 8:00 am People of St. Stanislaus and Holy Ghost 7:00 am † Rita Chizek - SVDP Thursday, September 10 Thursday, September 10 8:00 am † Mary Udron 7:00 am † Sam Culotta – Family & Friends Friday, September 11 Friday, September11 8:00 am † Walter & Mary Olechoski 7:00 am † Walter Zyla - Family

The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, September 12 Saturday, September 12 5:00 pm † Raf Czarnecki 5:00 pm † Margaret York – Betty Gentile Sunday, September 13 Sunday, September13 8:00 am † Mary & Tom Franey 9:00 am † Leonard Wyskowski - Famiy