October 18, 2020 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church 181 W. Dundee Road ~ Wheeling, IL 60090 ~ 847-537-2740 ~ Fax: 847-537-7914 www.stjosephworker.com ~ email: [email protected] Rev. Marcin Karwot, SVD (Society of the Divine Word-Techny, IL) ~ Pastor Rev. Jesus Mata Martinez, SVD ~ Associate Pastor Rev. Messan Kodjo Tettekpoe, SVD ~ Associate Pastor Parish Mission Statement e, the parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker, commit ourselves to developing a closer relationship with Jesus W Christ. We will joyfully celebrate Holy Mass and the sacraments and conduct our lives with the understanding that each of us is a temple of the Holy Spirit. We will increase our knowledge and practice of faith through study, word and action and help our families and others to do the same. We honor our namesake, St. Joseph the Worker, who is the pa- tron saint of the universal Catholic Church and all workers. Our outreach will be to believers, doubters and unbelievers alike as we are all children of God. We will be an inviting and hospitable parish open to all people at whatever level of faith. Though we are made up of many ethnic groups, each with its special identity, we are all united in service to Our Lord Jesus Christ. In 1875, during the height of European colonialism, Saint Arnold Janssen founded his missionary order, the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), in Steyl, Netherlands. From humble beginnings, the SVD has grown into the largest international missionary congregation in the Catholic Church. After the two left, however, word spread that there was a His mission is Our mission German missionary society in Steyl, and candidates came in numbers. Before the first year was done, Saint Arnold had to add on to the little inn. Over the next five years, he Born in Goch, Germany into a devoutly Catholic had to add four new buildings, all to accommodate the family, Saint Arnold was greatly influenced by the growing number of men interested in serving in the faith of his father, who revered the Holy Trinity, and missions. the Word Incarnate. These would become integral to SVD spirituality and charism, and because of his devotion to the Word of God, Saint Arnold named his Coming to America missionary society, “Divine Word.” In 1895, Brother Wendelin Meyer, SVD, came to the Educated in math and science, Saint Arnold was United States, initially to sell subscriptions to SVD ordained in 1861 and became a teacher. A few years publications. Discovering the possibility of many later, he joined the Apostleship of Prayer League and vocations, he was quickly followed by other SVDs. By in 1873, left teaching to focus on his duties as its 1897 they had settled on a farm north of Chicago, which director. He found success in writing and eventually became known as Techny, where they established their published a magazine, Little Messenger of the first seminary in 1909. Today, it is the headquarters for the Sacred Heart, which helped him discover that not SVD Chicago Province. only could he raise money through his publications, but German Catholics supported the missions. Many Seeking a way to evangelize among African-Americans, in of the colonial powers, like France and Italy, had 1905, the SVD began work in the deep South. In 1923, missions to their colonies, but Germany did not. In the first seminary in the United States for African- fact under the government of Otto von Bismarck, American men was established at Bay St. Louis, Catholicism was being repressed. Mississippi. In 1934, the SVD ordained the first four African-American priests and in 1937 the first African- Encouraged to create a German-sending missionary American brothers professed vows. order, he attracted three young candidates to travel with him across the German border, to a former inn Worldwide, from 1889 through 1936, the SVD established in Steyl, Netherlands, where he founded the Society missions in Argentina, Africa, Papua New Guinea, of the Divine Word on September 8, 1875. Indonesia and India. 1946 marked the consecration of the first Chinese Cardinal, Thomas Cardinal Tien Ken-sin, Two of the three left over a disagreement with Saint SVD, Archbishop of Beijing. In 1966, Bishop Harold Perry, Arnold, who insisted each member of his society be SVD, became the first African-American Bishop in the bound by vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. United States. Fr. Joseph Tri Vu, SVD, was the first The norm in other countries at the time was for Vietnamese priest to be ordained as an SVD, in 1985. missionary societies to be made up of diocesan priests, who were only bound to the society by a Today, there are approximately 6000 Divine Word promise to serve in the missions. Missionary priests and brothers serving God’s people in more than 80 countries around the world. First Mission in China Brothers join the order Religious women come on board In 1879, Saint Arnold sent his first two Meanwhile, the primary source of SVD missionaries to China. Fr. John funding for the SVD and its missions In 1889, realizing the need for mission- Baptist Anzer, SVD, became a bish- was its printed publications. Workers ary Sisters, Fr. Arnold co-founded op in China, and Saint Joseph Frein- Saint Arnold brought on to do much of the Missionary Sisters Servants of the ademetz, SVD, who never returned to the work began to express a desire to Holy Spirit (SSpS) with Blessed Mother Germany, was canonized a Saint of be more a part of the society, so in Maria Helena Stollenwerk and Blessed the Church, by Pope John Paul II, with 1878, Saint Arnold added the brother- Mother Josefa Hendrina Stenmanns. In Saint Arnold, in 2003. hood to the society by accepting two 1896, they co-founded a cloistered candidates, and in 1881, Mercolinus congregation, the Missionary Sisters Elskemper was the first to take vows Servants of the Holy Spirit of Perpetual as a brother member of the SVD. Adoration (SSpSAP). Both of these religious orders collaborate, on mission and through dedicated prayer, to the mission of the Society of the Divine http://www.svdvocations.org/about-divine-word/history Word. Spiritu[lity ~ Ch[rism The Spirituality and the Charism of Divine Word Missionaries stem from the vision of Saint Arnold Janssen, a German priest who founded his missionary order in 1875. Broadly speaking, here are some insights. SVD Spirituality The spirituality of Christian religious congregations is based on an aspect of the life of Jesus, which they use to guide them as disciples and carry out His call to spread the Word of God. Some orders focus on Jesus as creator. Others fo- cus on Jesus as preacher or teacher. The SVD focuses on Jesus as missionary. God the Father sent Jesus to be a missionary among His children, to show us through His teaching and example, how to live our lives in righteousness, according to “...your light must shine before others, that they may see the Will of God. Jesus then sent forth his disciples—as your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” missionaries—to spread the Good News and to live their lives as His followers, as stated in Matthew 5:16. The missionary aspect of the Holy Spirit, which is always and everywhere on mission among us, is also important in SVD spirituality. As missionaries, members live out God’s call to follow in His footsteps, exemplifying His life, as His disciples. In this way, the SVD carries out His mission to spread the Word of God, which is reflected in this prayer by Saint Arnold Janssen: "May the darkness of sin and night of unbelief vanish before the light of the Word and the spirit of grace, and may the heart of Jesus live in the hearts of all. Amen" SVD Charism Quarter Hour Prayer The word “charism” comes from the Greek word charis, Our founder Arnold Jannsen wrote this prayer that one can which means grace. God’s grace flows to all of us and in say every 15 minutes. You are encouraged to say this prayer, turn, we channel His grace as our gifts to others. To talk just to keep in touch with God during the day. about a religious community’s charism is to speak of the God -given gifts that it offers to the world. God, eternal truth, The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) is centered on the life We believe in you. and teachings of Jesus Christ and its charism relates to the God, our strength and salvation, Holy Trinity. As the Father, Son and Holy Spirit exist in We hope in you. perfect harmony as the Holy Trinity, the SVD strives to live in intercultural harmony both within the society and on God, infinite goodness, mission with those from other cultures. As the Holy Spirit is We love you with all our heart. now and has always been on mission touching the lives of God’s children, Divine Word Missionaries go on mission You have sent the Word as Savior of the world, preaching the Gospel and touching the lives of others by Let us all one in Him. living their lives as followers of Jesus. This charism is put into action by what the SVD calls, Send us with the Spirit of your Son, “Prophetic Dialogue,” which is to interact respectfully with That we may glorify your name. Amen. people from other cultures and traditions. Within the society, it does this by welcoming, understanding and accepting the rich cultural diversity of its members. On mission, Prophetic Dialogue is expressed by reaching out to: DIVINE WORD MISSION@RIES • Faith-seekers and those who have no faith community Celebrating the 125th anniversary • The poor and marginalized of their presence and mission in the • People of different cultures USA • People of different religious traditions and secular ideologies http://www.svdvocations.org/about-divine-word/spirituality-charism Mass Intentions Calendar of Events Saturday, October 17 Sunday, October 18 ~ World Mission Sunday St.