St. the Apostle So That In All Things May Be Glorified Home of the Traditional Latin Mass and Daily Confessions + 1400 North Main St. O’Fallon, MO 63366 [email protected] www.stbarnabasofallon.org

February 24th, 2019 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am 10:00 am (Traditional Latin Mass) and 12:00 Noon

Daily Mass 8:00am Mon-Wed-Thurs-Fri-Sat 7:00pm Tues-Perpetual Help following Mass Holy Mass Sacrament of Penance First Friday 8am and 7pm Available 30 minutes before all Masses

First Saturday 8am First Friday and Holy Day Mass 8:00am and 7:00pm

Parish Rosary Following all weekday Masses

Pastor: Father Raymond D. Hager PSR: Nancy Burian, CRE Parish Support: Sister Michaleen Vomund CPPS Music Director: Ryan Murphy Parish Secretary: Patti Kehoe

Parish Office: 636-240-4556 Fax: 636-978-3358 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stbarnabasofallon.org www.facebook.com/ Parish App: Text App to 88202

St. Barnabas Parish Mission Statement We are called to live the example of St. Barnabas -A man filled with the Holy Spirit and Faith-in our commitment to the Gospel by professing the full and authentic Catholic Faith in the Doctrinal, Sacramental, and Liturgical traditions of the Roman Catholic Church to the Glory of God. February 24th, 2019 JMJ Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monthly Meetings My Dear Parish Family,

Holy Name Ash Wednesday -March 6th- marks the 6:00pm beginning of the 40 days of the Lent. Monday February 25th 8:00 am First Thursday Billy Thrasher The number 40 holds special significance in Ladies Guild the Scriptures. There were 40 days and Tuesday February 26th 7:00p.m. (Sept-May) nights of the Great Flood, the Israelites Don Blechle 6:30pm wandered the desert for 40 years before

Second Thursday entering the Promised Land, Goliath scoffed Wednesday February 27th 8:00a.m. for 40 days before rose up and slew Erick Kehoe Quilters him, and fasted 40 days before 8:45 Wednesdays receiving the Ten Commandments from God. Thursday February 28th 8:00a.m Rectory Basement As we enter the Lenten Season, we are all Loyola Bauer most familiar with the 40 days and nights

Pro-Life spent fasting and praying in Friday March 1st 8:00a.m. (Sept-May) preparation for His public ministry. First Friday After 10:00am Mass Mary McGregor and Ardie Schopper What are you being called to offer this Lent? Third Sunday 7:00p.m. Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life The traditional pillars for Lent are -Prayer, St. Vincent Fasting, Almsgiving. We all must step up DePaul Saturday March 2nd 8:00a.m. this Lent and do more. We now find 7:00pm ourselves in a spiritual warfare, our children First Saturday Angelina DuVall First Monday 4:30pm are being attacked, our nation is rapidly turning from God, and our beloved Church is Dennis Schepker Choir Rehearsal in much need of prayer and redemption. 9:00am Sunday March 3rd 8:00a.m. Sunday Parishioners of St. Barnabas I humbly ask you to pray during this week Morning before Lent begins and ask Our Lord 10:00a.m. Sister Michaleen Vomund “What are You calling me to do? What do Ranger Rosaries You want me to detach from? What has an 12:00p.m. Noon 8:45 am Patrick J. Migneron unhealthy grip on my time?” Then listen to Last Wednesday Him and do what He tells you to do. after Mass Mondays, Wednesdays, As we prepare ourselves for this solemn Thursdays and Fridays Dance Group 9AM-4PM. Season of Lent commemorating Our Lord’s Wednesdays Passion and Death, look to the Cross. 6:30-9:00pm Tuesdays and First Fridays He gave everything for us. 9AM-7PM. May God Bless you, Father Hager Sanctuary Lamp

Judy Deluvia October 27th, 1943-February 8th, 2019 Rest in Peace

Please Pray for the Sick of Our Parish

Joan Aholt Carissa Hedrick Katie Schmelz Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust Carol Alagna Ed Hinrichs Jackie Schneider thou shalt return Judy Behrman Kurt Kehoe Mary Ann Marie Bieker Patti Kehoe Shildwachter Meménto, homo, quia pulvis es, et in púlverem revertéris Tina Rebello Cloedy Dot Leah Richard Shildwachter Matthew Cooke Jim Leah Chris Schipper Diane Croghan Dale Lindberg Tom Schulte Patricia David Tom Luaders Millie Smith Priscilla Dehler Bill Meder Hannah Stempfel Angelina DuVall Ken Munzer Betty Jo Tips Marion Elsenrath Evelyn Orf Thomas VanDillen Dan Fitzsimmons Jim Orr Kevin Webb Betty Heppermann Bob Proost James Whitelaw March 6th, 2019 Barb Hofstetter Lucy Sammelman Janet Whitelaw Becky Sanchez Helen Willkie Holy Mass and Distribution of Ashes Carol Sanchez 8am and 7pm February 24th, 2019 JMJ Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Community Happenings

*************************************************** Holy Rosary St. Ann’s Sodality Quilt Social Saturday, February 23rd. Doors Open at 11:30 Bingo starts at 12:30 Lunch is available.

St. -Feb 24th-28th Parish Mission by Father Peter Schavitz. Theme is “Come as you are” 6:30-8:00pm each evening.

Thank You!!! O’Fallon Knights of Columbus Queen of Hearts Assumption Parish. Doors open at 5:30 in the church To My Extended Family at St. Barnabas Church basement and the drawing is at 6:30. Jackpot is over $8,400! I Thank You for your gifts of prayers, cards, & added notes, phone calls, candy, and best wishes for my Birthday. As I opened St. Paul Church Spring Quilt Social March 2nd each card or gift I said a special prayer for you. KC Hall. Doors open at 11am-Bingo begins at noon. Lunch and refreshments available for purchase. What a joy it has been for me working with all of you at Handmade quilts, raffles, prizes! St. Barnabas. I appreciate you sharing your life with me in times of joy and sorrow. You made it a Birthday that I will never forget. Catholic Women for Christ March 9, 2019

Touhill Performing Arts Center, Gratefully, UMSL Campus

Sister Michaleen Register today! catholicmenforchrist.org

Immaculate Conception Dardenne Prairie Quilt Social March 16th. Doors Open at 10 and bingo begins at Noon. Lunch available to purchase including homemade pies and cakes!

Stephen and Mary Engel and children: MARCH ON THE ARCH Brian-Jonathan-Evan-Steven-Lauren March 23rd The March on the Arch will begin at Planned Parenthood in the Central West End-4251 Forest Park Apostles of the of Jesus Avenue-and will end at the Arch Grounds. Check-in Liturgy commemorating the of their foundress for the march will open at 12:00pm Blessed Mother Clelia Merloni outside Planned Parenthood-the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis march will depart for the Arch at Saturday, April 6th 1:00pm 1:00pm. Reception follows in Bland Hall

50/5o FIRST QUARTER DRAWING St. Barnabas 50/50 Raffle Ticket—Each Ticket is $10 Drawing to be held March 30th, 2019 after the 4:30pm Holy Mass-You do not need to be present to win!

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Our secular society is decaying around us. America is changing. Many things that are considered normal and acceptable in today’s world were considered sinful and disgraceful not so long ago. Men do not want to hear the truth. A Christian can hardly make a comment on the immorality openly displayed all around us without someone (sometimes in one’s own family) screaming, “Jesus said Don’t judge me!” They have learned to spew this phrase to excuse the exact type of behavior that needs to be judged! And the sad thing is that it works!

Good Christians will cower and give up ground because they do not want to do or say anything to appear to be intolerant or labeled as one of the “phobics.” Perhaps, we really do not understand what Jesus meant by this Bible verse they are hurling at us.

If you read further in these passages in the Bible, Jesus is not saying you cannot judge a behavior, Jesus says you should not be a hypocrite. You are to take the log from your eye and you must adhere to the same standard by which you are making a judgment of behavior. There is absolute truth, holiness, and righteousness in God’s laws.

The world says “Don’t judge me, but Our Lord commands us to judge….BUT 1. We must judge with humility and mercy. We must realize our own sinfulness and not be self-righteous. 2. We must judge to build up and not tear down. We must not be hypocrites like the Pharisees. 3. We must judge to protect our church and our family. Parents DO have the responsibility to judge, correct, and guide the actions of their children and they also have the obligation to live a moral example before them. 4. We must judge rightly and realize that God will judge us in the same manner as we judge others.

Judgement is not the same as condemnation, it is love. Love requires judgment. And judgment and love sometimes require telling someone that their behavior or choice is not good one. Bad behavior requires judgment. Telling someone their behavior is unacceptable requires love. It is not wrong or judgmental to point to the dangers of choices being made. It can be similar to warning someone to get out of a burning building, or urging someone headed towards a cliff to turn around. What the world needs today is God-fearing Christians who will rightly judge, confront evil, and stand for the truth without compromise. Compromising truth with evil is like seasoning good food with cyanide. The worst lie is often a half-truth and the worst sin is often the sin of omission. The Bible says that we are to “Be sober, be vigilant: because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.1 Peter 5:8. If we see a loved one about to be devoured, do we remain silent and say, “Judge not and be not judged?” Of course not. We must not tolerate evil.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will be converted to You.” Psalm 50:1013

Sunday, March 3rd, 2019-4:00-8:00p.m. Christy Banquet Center ANNUAL PARISH DINNER DANCE RESERVATION FORM

Forms must be received by Monday February 25th! Timeframe Extended Drop it off at the Rectory-Mail it to the Parish- Or drop into the collection in separate envelope –Please mark-DINNER DANCE

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AMOUNT ENCLOSED:______(Cost is $20 per person) The Traditional Latin Sunday Liturgy Sexagesima Sunday

This is the season of Pre-Lent

Words like “sacrifice,” “discipline,” and “self-denial” are often used in ways that suggest that Lent is something to be endured rather than a time of grace and spiritual growth. Have you ever thought of Lent as a yearly second chance? Each year the Church gives us these weeks to take a long, loving look at our lives to see if our values and priorities are in line with God’s desires for us. Since most of us find that we’ve wandered from God’s path, Lent becomes that second chance, or do-over, to “return to God with our whole heart.”

The three Sundays before Lent are called Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quin- quagesima. The Latin names for these Sundays signify that they are the seventieth, sixtieth and fiftieth days (approximately ) before Easter. The Pre-Lent season is a time of preparation for the great fast of Lent. The epistles and Gospels appointed for these three Sundays encourage us to reflect upon virtues that are necessary for holi- ness of life.

Let us, therefore, continue the Pre-Lenten season with minds open to learn about the virtues, that we may be fervent in prayer for them and for blessedness during our Lenten fast. As we journey through this annual second chance, remember that each step brings you closer to the welcoming arms of our loving God.

Latin Language Facts...

Latin has been (and still remains) the official language of the Church. "Latin is the official language of the Catholic Church in so far as it is the one whose use is hallowed by tradition and confirmed by experience in the headquarters work of the Church in the city of . It is the language in which doctrine is defined and anything affecting the Church at large is recorded: all official acts of the Church are in that tongue and normally it is used in all correspondence and business with the and Curia. That a universal church must have a universal language is obvious..." (Catholic Dictionary)

The Latin used by the Church is called "Ecclesial Latin"

Various languages (e.g. French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.) were developed from Latin. Nearly 60% of commonly used English words and as many as 80% of scholarly English words were derived from Latin. Latin appears on U.S. curren- cy and various Latin terms are used daily by many English speaking people. (e.g. honor, gymnasium, superior, A.M., P.M., P.S., R.I.P., per capita, et cetera, quasi, inter, etc.). The Latin language is frequently used in science, medicine, and law. State and university mottos are also written in Latin on occasion.

Latin is called an "inflected language" since words have different endings depending on how they are used (somewhat like the German language). The word order may differ from English and there is no word for "a", "an", or "the" in Latin.

Latin is considered a "dead language", and is therefore not subject to the frequent change that "living languages" experi- ence. Note that with "living languages" the meaning of words is not only subject to manipulation, distortion, and change, but the language itself can become almost unrecognizable in just a short time - for example, an English speaking person might have great difficulty reading something written just a few hundred years ago in English. Also, word changes can cause division. The unchangeableness of the Latin language is especially beneficial as it helps to assure that the Latin litur- gy remains immutable, even over the course of many centuries. This fact that Latin is so resistant to change brings many other benefits to the universal Church. As John XIII has said, "Furthermore, the Church's language must be not only universal but also immutable. Modern languages are liable to change, and no single one of them is superior to the others in authority. Thus if the truths of the Catholic Church were entrusted to an unspecified number of them, the meaning of these truths, varied as they are, would not be manifested to everyone with sufficient clarity and precision. There would, moreo- ver, be no language which could serve as a common and constant norm by which to gauge the exact meaning of other ren- derings. But Latin is indeed such a language. It is set and unchanging. It has long since ceased to be affected by those alter- ations in the meaning of words which are the normal result of daily, popular use." (Pope John XXIII, "Veterum Sapientia", 1962 A.D.)