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The Catholic St. Joseph + St. Matthew + St. Teresa Diocese of Good Thunder Vernon Center Mapleton Winona Welcome! March 12, 2017 We’re here to help you begin or continue your faith Second Sunday of Lent journey, so you can find true peace, happiness and purpose in life. If you would like to join one of our parishes, contact any staff member and we will be honored to officially welcome you home! Tri-Parish Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 p.m. at St. Joseph (1st, 3rd, 5th) At St. Matthew (2nd, 4th) Sunday 9:00 am at St. Teresa Weekdays: Please see Inside Bulletin Holy Days See Inside Bulletin Eucharistic Adoration held before daily Mass Tri-Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-4:30pm Address: 104 West Silver Street Mapleton, Minnesota 56065 Phone: (507) 524-3127 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sjsmst.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SJSMST Mass Times: (507) 387-8806 Tri-Parish Staff Father Jason Kern, Pastor (507) 524-4628 "This is my beloved Son, with whom I [email protected] am well pleased; listen to him." Deacon Chris Walchuk Matthew 17:5 (507) 469-5563 [email protected] The Sacrament of Baptism Carol Cyr, Tri-parish Manager Pre-Baptism preparation is required. Please contact the (507) 524-3127 office at least one month before the desired date. [email protected] The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Please notify Darla Graf, Bookkeeper the office if you or a family member is in the hospital or (507) 524-4646 homebound and would like a pastoral visit. [email protected] The Sacrament of Reconciliation One half hour before each weekend Mass, 8a.m. Thurs- Jonah Lippert Tri-parish Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry day at St. Teresa or by private appt. with Fr. Kern (507) 327-2767 [email protected] The Sacrament of Marriage All Catholics need to meet with the priest or deacon at least 6 months before being married. Contact the office at least 6 months in advance of your wedding. From the Heart by Fr. Jason Kern Mass Intentions, Readings, Saints This week we focused on the Mass as a sacrifice. Monday, March 13 Lenten Weekday The death of Jesus saves us; but why do we call Daniel 9:4-10; Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13; Luke 6:36-38 the Mass a sacrifice and how does this have any relevance for us? The below paragraphs help provide some Tuesday, March 14 Lenten Weekday context for us to think about the Mass. Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23; Matthew 23:1-12 During the Last Supper, the Lord said to his disciples, "Do this Rosary for Vocations 8:30 a.m. at St. Joseph in memory of me." In Greek, this statement reads, "Touto poieite eis tan eman anamnesin." There are two.aspects of this Wednesday, March 15 Lenten Weekday phrase that deserve consideration. For one, the phrase touto Jeremiah 18:18-20; Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16; poieite can be translated as do this or as offer this. In the Old Matthew 20:17-28 4:15 p.m. Rosary for our country at St. Teresa Testament, God commands the Israelites "you shall offer (poieseis) upon the altar two lambs" (Ex. 29:38). This use of poiein is translated as offer this or sacrifice this over seventy Thursday, March 16 Lenten Weekday times in the Old Testament. So the same word that is used for Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1:1-4, 6; Luke 16:19-31 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction the sacrifice under the Old Covenant is used for the sacrifice 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Deb Wallace of the Mass in the New. The second key aspect of this phrase is Our Lord’s use of the Friday, March 17 St. Patrick word anamnesin. If you were to ask a Protestant to look in a Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Psalm 105:16-21; Greek Translation of his Bible, every time this word Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 10:30 a.m. Mass at MCH Sr. Lois (anamnesis) appears it is within a sacrificial context (see, for example, Numbers 10:10). It also can be translated as memori- Saturday, March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem al offering or memorial sacrifice. While these nuances are lost Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12; in the English translation, Jewish ears would have understood Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 the sacrificial meaning of Christ’s words. 7:30-8:30 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa Sue Klein Another New Testament passage that testifies to the sacrificial 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Joseph Fr. Paul Halloran nature of the Mass is 1 Corinthians 10:14–21. Here Paul ar- gues that participation in the Lord’s table means refusing to Sunday, March 19 Third Sunday of Lent participate in the sacrifices of demons. Paul contrasts two Exodus 17:3-7; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; groups: The first are those who participate in one altar (the Romans 5:1-2, 5-8; John 4:5-42 table of demons), eating the sacrifice and drinking from the 9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Teresa People of the tri-parish cup of demons. The second are those who partake of the table of the Lord (which, according to Malachi 1:7 is synonymous Meetings and Events in the tri-parish with an altar of sacrifice) and drink from the cup of the Lord. Wednesday 1:00 p.m. Quilters at St. Teresa Paul’s argument is based upon the parallelism between the demonic sacrifice and the Christian sacrifice. Hebrews 13:10 Thursdays 9 a.m. Bible Study follows this thought, saying that we have an altar from which Monday, March 13 7 p.m. St. Teresa CCW those who serve the tent (Jewish priests serving in the temple) Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m. Tri-parish Pastoral Council have no right to eat. at St. Joseph Church Christ’s bloody sacrifice on Calvary took place once, and it Tuesday, March 21 6 p.m. St. Joseph Finance Council will never be repeated. To repeat his sacrifice would be to im- ply that the original offering was defective or insufficient, like the animal sacrifices of the Old Testament that could never The Mass is a participation in this one heavenly offering. take away sins. Jesus’ offering was perfect, efficacious, and The risen Christ becomes present on the altar and offers eternal. himself to God as a living sacrifice. Like the Mass, Christ Protestants have no qualms accepting the perfect and effica- words at the Last Supper are words of sacrifice, "This is cious nature of Christ’s sacrifice, but invite them to consider my body . this is my blood . given up for you." So, its eternal aspect. Jesus is eternally a priest, and a priest’s very the Mass is not repeating the murder of Jesus, but is tak- nature is to offer sacrifice. In the case of Christ, the eternal ing part in what never ends: the offering of Christ to the sacrifice that he offers is himself. This is why he appears in Father for our sake (Heb 7:25, 9:24). After all, if Calvary the book of Revelation as a lamb, standing as though he had didn’t get the job done, then the Mass won’t help. It is been slain (Rev. 5:6). He appears in heaven in the state of a precisely because the death of Christ was sufficient that victim not because he still needs to suffer but because for all the Mass is celebrated. It does not add to or take away eternity he re-presents himself to God appealing to the work of from the work of Christ—it is the work of Christ. the cross, interceding for us (Rom 8:34), and bringing the This information was found on the website: https:// www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-the-mass-a- graces of Calvary to us. sacrifice God, grant healing and peace to the sick of our Thank you so much to everyone for thinking of communities who have requested our prayers: me on my birthday. You are all loved! Angie Gartner, Shelly Holt, Todd Kopischke, Bill Flem- -Mary Duncanson ing, Maureen Springer, Lucille Schubbe, Stanley Gart- ner, Toos Roelofs, Jan Samuelson, Jerry Wersal, Jim Carey, If you or a member of your family would like our prayers, On each Friday during Lent , Stations of the Cross please call 524-3127 and ask to be put on this prayer list. Each will be lead by Fr. Kern or Deacon Chris, at St. Tere- name will remain on the list for eight weeks unless the office is sa beginning at 5:30 p.m. There will be a Lenten notified to leave the name for a longer amount of time. supper following these devotions. Replacing the supper on March 31 will be the famous Fish Fry. Faith Formation St. Joseph: If you were unable to attend the Faith For- Classes will be held Wednesday, March 15 mation fundraiser on Feb. 18th but would like to contribute All students will attend the teaching Mass at 6:15. There is to help keep the students from paying tuition, you can still supper served before beginning at 5:30 p.m. do so. There are envelopes available marked for Faith For- mation.
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