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Terror of Demons the Sacred Scriptures Have Multiple Levels of Meaning, Conveying Different Lessons. Today's Gospel Teaches M Terror of Demons The Sacred Scriptures have multiple levels of meaning, conveying different lessons. Today’s Gospel teaches me three lessons about Jesus Christ. First, the crowds were attracted to Him. What was the attraction? He spoke with authority, and not like the Scribes and Pharisees. Jesus spoke the truth because He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. His truth brought healing to the body and the soul: “…they brought to Him all who were ill or possessed by demons…He cured many who were sick with various diseases, and He drove out many demons…” The multitudes flocked to Jesus in order to receive physical healing, and to eat the bread and fish He multiplied to satisfy their physical hunger. But all of this would change when He revealed truth they could not accept: “I Am the Living bread come down from heaven!” At that point, the crowds disappeared, and many of His disciples would no longer walk with Him. The Cross was a scandal for those destined to be lost. Even for a short time; His own Apostles would betray, deny and desert Him at the time of the Holy Sacrifice. Only St. John would stand with Our Lady at Calvary and complete the first Holy Sacrifice begun in the Upper Room, and finished at the gibbet of the Cross. Are we scandalized by the words of Jesus that call us to repent of our sins and to live lives of holy purity, charity, and love of our enemies (and for- giveness!), and to keep holy the Sabbath? Are we scandalized by Jesus calling us to hate the wickedness of abortion, homosexual acts, transgenderism, materialism, blasphemy, and the oppression of the poor? Jesus is truly a Sign that will be opposed as Simeon prophesized in the temple. Jesus’ words elicited love or hatred. Many were enthralled by His wisdom, while many were filled with such rage that they wanted to kill Him. Simeon’s words are fulfilled in our own time: “He will be the fall and the rise of many in Israel – a sign of contradiction.” The second lesson taught by Jesus today is the existence of the devil and the fallen angels called demons: “…and He drove out many demons, not permitting them to speak because they knew Him.” Despite the fact that Jesus spoke more about hell than He did about heaven; and that the blessed Apostles, Peter and Paul warned us to work out your salvation in fear and trembling, most people feel that they are heaven- bound even if they are not keeping the holy Commandments. For many people, psychology has become their religion - feeling good about themselves and believing that God thinks as they do, agreeing with all their personal moral choices, good and bad. This delusion is dangerous. Cardinal Sarah writes: “Man does not feel that he is in danger. The sense of sin seems to have disappeared. Good and evil no longer exist. Relativism, that terribly effective bleach, has wiped out everything in its path. Evil is good, good is evil. Man no longer feels any need to be saved. The loss of the sense of salvation is the consequence of the loss of the transcendence of God. Mass Intentions for February 7 through February 14, 2021 Sunday, February 7, 2021 Friday, February 12, 2021 7:30am †Jim VanAssche ......................................... by Wife 8:15am †Mamie Wickeneiser †Alan Bergmooser ....................... by LaRoy Family †Elizabeth Hedges †Mary Jacobs ............................. by Burgor Family †Frances Koslosky †Poor Souls in Purgatory .......................................... †George Chesbro ................... by Gwen Chesbro ............................................................. by Tom Korte †Frank Stopera ......................... by Gwen Chesbro †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller 9:30am †Poor Souls in Purgatory .................. by Tom Korte Saturday, February 13, 2021 †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller 8:00am †Julia Racevicius ................... by Granddaughter †Phillip Nowak †Juozas Racevicius ............... by Granddaughter †Joseph Viger ................... by Bill & JoAnn Glaab Spec. Int. St. Stephen Bible Study Group ............. †Dan. E. Charboneau ..... by Bill & JoAnn Glaab ................................................................... by Friend †Johanna Terrian .............. by Bill & JoAnn Glaab Spec. Int. Dr. John Casey 4:00pm †Eileen Stine Spec. Int. Mary Ellen Bresnahan (Birthday) .......... †Marianne Ostrowski .............................. by Family ..................................................................... by Carol †Jim VanAssche ........................................ by Wife †Les Koska ........................................... by Lucy Bott 11:30am †Poor Souls in Purgatory .................. by Tom Korte †Poor Souls in Purgatory .................. by Tom Korte †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller †Ron Reininger ....................................... by Audrey †Eva Kukla ...................................... by Friend, Don †Helen Sahulka. ....... By Carol and Duane Putzig Liv. & Dec. Burns & Dolney Families †Frank & †Mary Pietruszka ............... by Daughter Spec. Int. Thomas Balleza ...................... by Family †Daniel Braden ......................................... by G-Ma Monday, February 8, 2021 Sunday, February 14, 2021 8:15am †Paul Wartella (16th Anniv.) 7:30am †Joseph & †Irene Nowak †Lillian Henderson................... by Maureen Gorie †Alan Bergmooser ...... by Terry & Nancy Moody †Roy C. Hedges †Floyd Drouillard .......... by Terry & Nancy Moody Spec. Int. Michelle Wilcheski †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller †Poor Souls in Purgatory ......................................... ........................................... by Joe & Terri Pavilanis Tuesday, February 9, 2021 8:15am †Iva Dell Lackey †Eva Adams 9:30am †Rose Kaminski †Deacon Kevin Breen.............................................. †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller †Poor Souls in Purgatory .................. by Tom Korte ........................... by Deacon Henry & Janice Kibit †David Lenart ........................................... by Family †Joseph Rotole ........................... by Hamel Family Liv. & Dec. Burns & Dolney Families 6:30pm †Mathilda Sienkiewicz Spec. Int. Sr. Patricia Soltesz ..... by Hamel Family †John Wasilenski Spec. Int. Deborah Rawlings Spec. Int. Jerry & Irene Dewicki ............................. ...................................... by Walt & Susan Matysiak Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Spec. Int. Dr. John Casey 8:15am †Roy C. Hedges (38th Anniv.) †Joseph Schwartz (26th Anniv.) 11:30am †Lottie Mayo †William Bruck .......................... by Gertrude Bruck †Poor Souls in Purgatory .................. by Tom Korte Thursday, February 11, 2021 †Pamela Miller ............................... by David Miller 8:15am †Florence Hedges Spec. Int. St. Stephen Bible Study Group ............. †Helen Koslosky ................................................................... by Friend †Veronika Nowak Spec. Int. Thomas Balleza ...................... by Family Spec. int. Joseph Hansen ........................ by Mom Sanctuary Lamp Week of February 7, 2021 †Clifford Forsythe View this bulletin online at www.DiscoverMass.com We do not seem to be worried about what will happen to us when we have left this earth. From this perspective, we prefer to think that the devil no longer exists. Some bishops even say that he is only a symbolic image.” Jesus Christ, today, teaches us that the devil is a real malevolent being who wants to bring us to eternal perdition. The blessed Apostles remind us that “the devil is a roaring lion seeking to destroy us!” We desperately need Jesus Christ and His Holy Sacraments as the Remedy for our sins, and the only means to eternal life. Jesus reminds us that His love, shown on the Cross, is our salvation; and, if we truly love Him, we will keep His Commandments. The third lesson taught by Our Savior is that we need to pray in order to be saved: “Rising very early before dawn, He left and went off to a deserted place, where He prayed.” If the innocent Son of God needed to pray, how much more do we need to pray! Jesus even said, “Pray always!” St. Alphonus de Liguori wrote: “The person who prays much will be saved. The person who prays little is in great danger. The person who never prays, will be damned.” For this reason, God has sent His own Mother to the earth many times and in many places, to tell us to pray much: “Pray the Rosary every day!” “Pray for the conversion of poor sinners!” “Visit my Son in the Most Blessed Sacrament” Every morning we have the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (the greatest prayer on earth!), a public Eucharistic Holy Hour, and the public recitation of the Holy Rosary. Come and join us, and pray for the souls living in this world and the souls in Purgatory. On Sundays, we have a public Holy Hour at 1 p.m. Last Sunday we began the beautiful devotion of the Seven Sundays in honor of St. Joseph. This beauti- ful practice has its origins in the Franciscan Order to remember the seven joys and the seven sorrows of St. Joseph; in order to obtain his protection for our families. We will be using Father Calloway’s book Consecration to St. Joseph, and preparing to renew our parish and family entrustment to St. Joseph in the perilous times. The 33-day preparation begins on February 15 (which you can do at home!), and the Seven Sundays which began on January 31st will end on the last Sunday before the Feast of St. Joseph, March 14th. Friday, March 19, Solemnity of St. Joseph will be the day of
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