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1530 Jackson Ave. • River Forest, IL 60305 • www.svfparish.org I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love. The state of helpless poverty that may befall me if I do not marry does not frighten me. All I need is a little food and a few pieces of clothing. With the work of my hands I shall always earn what is necessary and what is left over I’ll give to my relatives and to the poor. If I should become sick and unable to work, then I shall be like the Lord on the cross. He will have mercy on me and help me, I am sure. -Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Page Two 27th Ordinary Sunday October 4, 2020 PARISH AND SCHOOL STAFF REFLECTION ON SUNDAY’S READINGS Telephone:(708) 366-7090 Fax:(708) 366-7092 www.svfparish.org Email: offi[email protected] Fr. Simon Felix Michalski, OP, Pastor x100 Fr. Steven Kuhlmann, OP , Parochial Vicar x113 Fr. Raymond Bryce OP, Parochial Vicar x104 Jerome J. Trakszelis, Deacon John Gaughan, Deacon Kate Cahill, School Principal x140 October 4th, 2020 Camela Daley, Music Director x147 The fruitless vineyard Jean Finnegan, CPA, Business Manager x114 First Reading (Is 5:1-7). Israel is compared to a well-cared for vineyard Laura Finnegan, School Accountant/Office Mgr x143 which fails to produce fruit. Lakresha Johnson, Administrave Assistant x141 Bistra McCullough, Religious Educaon x145 Second Reading (Phil 4:6-9). St Paul warns the converts at Philippi Sr. Immaculata Nneji DDL, Pastoral Minister x109 against anxiety, and advises them as to how they should live in order to Sylvia Ochoa, Secretary x100 enjoy the peace of God. Judy Bolton, Director of Development x135 Gospel (Mt 21:33-43). The parable of the wicked vine-dressers tells of (Email addresses can be found at www.svfparish.org) God’s goodness to his people and of their failure to respond in kind. History is liered with stories of good tenants and wicked landlords. CHURCH: In the Gospel we have a story of wicked tenants and a good landlord. 7525 W. North Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 The parable is an allegory of God’s dealings with his people. The land- SCHOOL OFFICE: owner is God. The vineyard is Israel. The wicked tenants are the people 1515 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 of Israel, but more especially the religious leaders who had been given Tel (708) 771-5905 charge of the vineyard by God. The servants are the prophets sent by hp://www.svfschool.org/ God and so oen rejected and killed. The son is Jesus himself whom RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: they killed. 1527 Lathrop Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 Like the parables of the two sons, this parable was directed at the Tel (708) 366-7090 X144 chief priests and elders. It was meant as a warning, but it went unheed- ed. The tenants came to a bad end, Jerusalem was destroyed, and the PARISH OFFICES/PRIORY: Genles replaced the Jews as God’s people. All this would have been 1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 clear to Mahew’s readers. Tel (708) 366-7090, Fax (708) 366-7092 Office Hours: Sunday CLOSED Monday-Friday: 8:00AM—12:00PM UPCOMING EVENTS 12:45PM—7:30PM October 4 (Sunday): Saturday: CLOSED Masses 7:30am Drive-in School Parking Lot; 11:00am and 5:30pm in the MASSES: Church; 2:00pm Pet blessing in the School Parking lot. Saturdays: 8:00 AM Drive-In October 5 (Monday): Sundays: 7:30AM Drive-In, 11:00AM and 5:30PM in 6:45am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot. Church. Mondays to Fridays: 6:45 Drive-In October 6 (Tuesday): Civil Holidays: Go to www.svfparish.org 6:45am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot; 7:00pm Rosary by Our Lady Statue. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Saturday: 3:00 PM and by appointment October 7 (Wednesday): 6:45am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot. DOMINICANS IN RESIDENCE AT SVF PRIORY Fr. Richard Peddicord, OP, Prior October 8 (Thursday): 6:45am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot; 7:00pm Rosary by Our Lady Fr. Raymond Bryce, OP Fr. Michael Garcia, OP Statue. Fr. Christopher Johnson, OP Fr. Steve Kuhlmann, OP Fr. Richard LaPata, OP Fr. Jude McPeak, OP October 9 (Friday): 6:45am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot. Fr. Simon Felix Michalski, OP Fr. Thomas O’Meara, OP October 10 (Saturday): 8am Drive-in Mass in School Parking Lot Fr. Mahew Strabala, OP 12:00PM Bapsm in Church; 12:00PM Rosary Rally by Our Lady Statue; 3:00pm Confession and Adoraon in Church. October 4, 2020 27th Ordinary Sunday Page Three Simon Says (from the Pastor) 1 Corinthians 4: 14 “I am wring not to shame you but to admonish you as my beloved children” Dear friends, St. Paul is warning us in this chapter about some of the things that can go wrong in our Journey to God. Some of the things are from ourselves, some are from the world, and some are from the devil. All are connected to the devil and his machina- ons. The world, the self, and the devil are the tradional way of sing out our enemies of our salvaon. These are the areas from which the aacks will occur. Therefore we must be aware of this, and pray against the vices, and pray for the virtues, gis, fruits, and graces of the Holy Spirit to take over our lives and crowd out the vices, or false gis of the devil. St. Paul menons some common problems in this chapter which we all face: Pride, Judging others, and vainglory. The oppo- site virtues and gis of the Holy Spirit we should preach for are Humility, Mercy ( Sympathy, Compassion, Empathy), and sur- render. Humility is being honest and open with yourself and others. These are my faults and these are my gis. Mercy is love in acon. First we feel sorry for someone, and then we give them sympathy or empathy, and then we give them compassion by walking with them in the works of mercy (alms deeds). Surrender has two parts: it is giving God all the credit for everything you have done the s good, true, and right. It is God who has accomplished all we have done. (Isaiah 26:12). It s also trueing that God is allowing everything in your life to happen toy for your salvaon. Somemes we need crosses in order to overcome the world, the devil, and the self. (Temptaons to evil) Pray everyday to grow in Humility, Mercy, and Surrender in this way: Recognize the vices of pride, judging others, and vainglory and rebuke them in the name of Jesus and the power of your bapsm. Ask for healing for the damage caused by those sins in your life. Ask for forgiveness for your sins of pride, judging others, and vainglory. Ask the Holy Spirit for the opposite virtues of humility, Mercy, and Surrender. Make a plan in your life on how to be more humble, merciful, and how to surrender more of your self to God. Praise and Thank God for His Goodness and Blessings. Interceded for others. Amen Page Four 27th Ordinary Sunday October 4, 2020 THIS WEEK MASSES HAVE BEEN BAPTISM: CELEBRATED FOR: PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Corrine Albergo, Susan Albovias, Gina Bacon, Asuncion Beaupre, People of the Parish Gina Braman, Dolores Boveri, Barbara Capozzoli, Debbie +James and Teresa DeFily Carlson, Elaine Castanoli , America Casllo, John Cecala, Amy +Geraldine McPartlin Check, Rica Conci, Sabrina Conforte, John Corcoran, Rose Marie +Bruce Brizzolara Corle, Buzzy Crisone, John Dalicandro, Dorothy Elaine Dato, +Mary Giuffre Carolina De Guzman, Veronica DelaTorre, Gerard DeTemple, Mary Ann DeVito, Nora DeVito, Mary Ellen DiVito, Rachelle +Anna Elizabeth Esposito Entler, Nico Felice, Dorothy Frankel, Patricia Galecki, Mike Giglio, +Mr. and Mrs. Paul Straub Tony Giglio, Carol Glab, Gemma Gotauco, Patricia Harty, David +Sam, Frances, and Robert Catanzaro Griffith, Maria L. Jimenez, Olga B. Jimenez, Rosemary Jimenez- +Phil Greaney White, Josie Karr, Elaine & Richard Kallal, Evelyn Kelly, Virginia +Jean and Leonard Bednarski Kielb, John Klebba, Lorea Kirby, Christ Kirby, Sophia Kowalczyk, +John A Kelly, Sr. Renee Kunkel, Frances Livich, Kazimierz Machalski, Kiana +James Budzban Marconi, Krisna Maria, Benitzio Marnez, Sarah McDonald, Mary Ann McGraw, Vedasto Mendoza, Arlene Mikol, Sco +Marty Pfeifer Miller, Eleanor Milionis, Tyler Moebus, Dolores Mondo, Eugenia +Charles Andrew Schauer Morales, Helen Nacov, Kaylo Nanni, Richard Necastro, Rosemary +Madeline DelMedico Pisani, Tina Piscopo, Monica Potaczek, Ernest Raczkiewicz, +Louise DiDomenico Rosalie Rizzo, Sharon Roman, Peter Roman, Joe Rose, Elisa +Dr. Joan Campagna Rusci, Dolores Sabatello, John Sheahan, Sco Skelly, Holden Sepe, Donata Serritella, Valenna Skreko, Mary Spitzer, Bill Steber, James O. Stola, John Summaria, Barbara Thome, Giovanna Urso, Pilar Valdes, Ralph Ventrella, Elizabeth Viola, Fr. Dennis Woerter, OP, Deacon Jerry Zych READINGS FOR THE WEEK: May our prayers bring them strength, healing and peace. Monday: Please call our Parish Office to add a loved one’s name to our parish prayer list. Names are removed aer four weeks unless contacted. Gal 1:6-12 / Ps 111 / Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Gal 1:13-24 / Ps 139 / Lk 10:38-42 PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SERVING IN THE Wednesday: MILITARY AND POLICE: Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 /Ps 117 / Lk 11:1-4 Senior Airman Armando Chavez (Air Force) Captain Daniel Armstrong (USMC) Thursday: Officer Robert Reeves and Staff Sergeant Stephen Sandoval Gal 3:1-5 / Lk 1:69-75 / Lk 11:5-13 Captain Kevin Zander Friday: Gal 3:7-14 / Ps 111 / Lk 11:15-26 HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER INTENTIONS Saturday: FOR OCTOBER: Gal 3:22-29 / Ps 105 / Lk 11:27-28 The Laity's Mission in the Church Sunday: We pray that by the virtue of bapsm, the laity, especially wom- Is 25:6-10a / Ps 23 / Phil 4:12-14, 19-20 / Mt 22:1-14 en, may parcipate more in areas of responsibility in the Church.