Vol. 19 Num 10 SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Readings: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 “Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.”

MASS SCHEDULE PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS Sun Mar 7 9:00AM Thomas Cull + Jim Barton, Patricia Blasi, Lane Bolmer, Marian Michel Boyd, By David & Kay Cull Karen Cameron, Carpenter Family, Daniel Coffey, Dottie Collier, John Thomas Crouch, Kenneth Crowe, Margaret Daniel, Christopher Day, Gloria Delgardio, Katherine DeLage, Tue Mar 9 12:00PM Mary Sweet (birthday) Pat Delaney, John DeMange, Linda Denny, Dan Doran, Mike ~ Latin ~ By The Sweet Family Ezzell, Tom Faleskie, Sandra Fischel, Forrest Fordham, Gretchen Giesey, Mikey Goodwin, Jerry Gordon, Laura Thu Mar 11 9:00AM Available Gregory, Walt Green, Bill Hatch, Donald Haug, Matthew Hite, Daniel Jacobs, Dakota Johnson, Derrick Johnson, Treba Johnson, Donna Kaup, Suzanne Keenan, Kristen Kitts, Joe Fri Mar 12 12:00PM Eva Sweet (birthday) Knauff, George Lee, Randy Luffman, Marinka, Camerron (Noon) By The Sweet Family Martin, Jerry Miglino, Deanna Maust, Kathleen McBride, Janet McClory-Presley, Betsy McCloskey, Karie McClure, Ron Sun Mar 14 9:00AM Rita Wright + Nelson, Lyla Ruby Newton & Coen Michael Newton & The By V.C. Smith Family Newton Family, Sheila Rinker, Michael Robinson, Sherman Runions, Russell Sands, Peter Sarrat, Brendan Scallon, Jr., Allie Schiele, Elaine Schmid, Noel J. Sickles, Bonnie Jean To Schedule a Mass Intention Small, Ava Snyder, Nan Stowell, Dr. Stefan Stoyanov, Leonardo Suarez, Beth Sumpter, Rosemarie Thompson, Please contact the Church Office Charlene Varni, Kim Wagland, Cassie Watts, Meredith Worth. 828-743-5717 Military Prayer List Lt. Col. Fred Dufault (Afghanistan) Captain Evan Shawler (Air Force Flight Surgeon) ST. JUDE - OFFERTORY (Weekend of February 28, 2021) St. Jude Prayer Group Offertory: $1116.00 Attendance: 71 The St. Jude Prayer Group meets on Mondays at 3:00pm in the Sanctuary. We pray the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, spend some silent time in Adoration, and pray for the needs of our Church and world. Please contact Donna Quinlivan or the Church Office for information at 828-743-5717.

Emaus Prayer Group Emaus Prayer is a spiritual movement of faith that is The Ladies of St. Jude called to prayer, obedience and adoration of the Holy Sacrament. They meet at 6:00pm on Thursday The Ladies of St. Jude meet from March-November evenings in the Sanctuary. For more information on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Parish Hall contact Yuliana Vargas, Efrain Morales, Alejandro at 10:00am. They support the Parish in their spiritual (Alex) Valerio or the Church Office at 743-5717. growth & outreach programs, assist with funerals, care for the sick and organize social and fellowship Knights of Columbus programs. For more information, please contact the Meets at 7:00pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Church Office at 828-743-5717. Please contact Luis Aparicio Prayer Blanket Ministry (Grand Knight) The Prayer Blanket Ministry’s - Winter Schedule or Church Office (Nov. - May) meets on the 1st Tuesday of the at 828-743-5717 month. They gather at 10:00am for a meeting in the for information. upstairs classroom. You don’t have to know how to For Raffle Tickets sew, crochet or knit. If you need a prayer blanket, see a St. Jude please contact the Church Office at 828-743-5717. Knight. Father’s Column Today’s Readings

Reintroducing the Sprinkling Rite First Reading: God gives the law through Moses; There is a close connection for many people the Ten Commandments between visiting a church and taking . ….(Exodus 20:1-17) . Unfortunately, the long list of COVID victims Second Reading: Jews includes this ancient and venerable practice. It has demand signs and Greeks been nearly a year without holy water stoops look to wisdom but we welcoming people at the entrances of churches. proclaim Christ crucified. The foolishness of God is Some companies have employed their wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God entrepreneurial spirit and began creating touchless is stronger than human strength ….. (1 Cor 1:22-25). holy water dispensers for the faithful. Perhaps, however, there is another solution, at least for Gospel: Because Passover was near, Jesus went Sundays, that is also very traditional. to Jerusalem. He became angry when he saw the temple and drove out the merchants and the money Up until the late 1960s, most Catholics attending changers. Many began to believe in Jesus’ name “High Mass” on Sundays will remember the when they saw the signs he was doing ...(Jn 2:13-25) or sprinkling rite that began Mass. The priest, usually wearing a cope (liturgical cape), would kneel at the foot of the altar and intone a chant: Asperges me. The choir would then take up Daylight Savings Time the rest of the chant while the priest walked around sprinkling everyone with holy water. He would then Begins Next Sunday return to the foot of the altar, chant a prayer, then go March 14th to his chair to switch out vestments from a cope to his Mass vestment, the chasuble. Then the prayers at Set your clock the foot of the altar would begin. Ahead 1 hour It is unfortunate this particular ritual has fallen into Saturday Night neglect as it is deep in symbolism. In general, the act March 13th of sprinkling the faithful with holy water reflects two things: 1) the washing away of sin and 2) recalling the baptismal graces that made us part of the Church. We sinners ought to recognize our Fridays @ sinfulness when we enter into the presence of God. This is not to be melancholic; rather, this is one side 12:30pm of a coin, the other being the good news of God’s mercy, forgiveness, and welcoming spirit. By Following the recalling our baptism, we are reminded that we are 12:00 (noon) now sons and daughters of God--everything in the Mass spiritual life is a gift. Adoration The words of the chant outside of come from Until 3:00pm Psalm 50, the great psalm of repentance: “You will sprinkle me with hyssop, O Lord, and I shall be cleansed. You will wash me and I shall be whiter Church Calendar than snow. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy.” Monday, March 8, St. Jude Prayer Group, 3:00pm After Easter, we will consider the words of Tuesday, March 9, Ladies of St. Jude, 10:00am the paschal sprinkling rite, the . Thursday, March 11, Emaus,6:00pm

Thurs., March 11, Knights of Columbus, 7:00pm Father Jason K. Barone Parochial Administrator, St. Jude Catholic Mission (Sapphire) & Sat., March 13, Faith Formation, 9:00am-12(noon) Our Lady of the Mountains (OLM) Catholic Mission (Highlands) WHAT IS A NOVENA?

A novena is a series of prayers that are said for nine straight days, usually as a prayer of petition but some- times as a prayer of thanksgiving. The nine days recall the nine days that the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary spent in prayer between Ascension Thurs- day and Sunday.

WHO WAS ST. JOSEPH?

We know Joseph was a man of faith, obedient to whatever God asked of him without knowing the outcome. When the angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him the truth about the child Mary was carrying, Joseph immediately and without question or concern for gossip, took Mary as his wife. When the angel came again to tell him that his family was in danger, he immediately left everything he owned, all his family and friends, and led to a strange country with his young wife and the baby. He waited in Egypt without question until the angel told him it was safe to go back. Novena to St. Joseph Loving Saint Joseph, faithful follower of Jesus Novena to St. Joseph Christ, I raise my heart to you to implore your powerful intercession in obtaining from the Divine NOVENA PRAYER Heart of Jesus all the graces necessary for my Prayer should be said for 9 consecuve days spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the Feast Days of St. Joseph: St. Joseph—March 19th (start on March 11) grace of a happy death, and the special grace I now St. Joseph the Worker—May 1st (start on April 22) implore:

Saint Joseph, I, your unworthy child, greet you. You Mention your request. are the faithful protector and intercessor of all who love and venerate you. You know that I have Guardian of the Word Incarnate, I feel conident special conidence in you and that, after Jesus and that your prayers in my behalf will be graciously Mary, I place all my hope of salvation in you, for heard before the throne of God. Amen . you are especially powerful with God and will never abandon your faithful servants. Therefore I MEMORARE TO ST. JOSEPH humbly invoke you and commend myself, with all Remember, most pure spouse of Mary, ever Virgin, who are dear to me and all that belong to me, to my loving protector, Saint Joseph, that no one ever your intercession. I beg of you, by your love for had recourse to your protection or asked for your Jesus and Mary, not to abandon me during life and aid without obtaining relief. Coniding, therefore, in to assist me at the hour of my death. your goodness, I come before you and humbly implore you. Despise not my petitions, foster - Glorious Saint Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate father of the Redeemer, but graciously receive Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, charitable them. Amen . mind, and perfect resignation to the divine Will. Be my guide, my father, and my model through life that I may merit to die as you did in the arms of Jesus and Mary.

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