Mar. 22 2020

Pastor Fr. Mark Heuberger

Parochial Vicar Fr. Michal Szyszka

Weekend Masses Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am

Daily Masses Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am Tue, Thur, Sat: 8 am

Holy Days Holy Day Vigil: 4:30 pm Complete schedules are listed in the bulletin prior to the Holy Day

Confessions Saturday: 3:30 —4:20 pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet Wednesdays 7pm in the chapel Unless noted in the bulletin

Eucharistic Adoration First Friday of the Month 11:30 am— 4pm in the chapel “Do we not have in the Eucharist the living, true and real Jesus present before us?” —St. Teresa of Avila

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As of Wednesday, March 18, 2020 § Deceased n Living Bishop Dewane in conjunction with Florida bishops Monday, March 23 has announced that: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop Is 65:17-21 • Jn 4:43-54 ALL MASSES ARE SUSPENDED 11am § Robert Forbes ALL ACTIVITIES ARE CANCELED Tuesday, March 24 until further notice. St. Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr Ez 47:1-9, 12 • Jn 5:1-16 All Eucharistic ministries are suspended, including: 8am § Steve Rechsteiner homebound, hospital, and nursing home.

Wednesday, March 25 Annunciation of the Lord The Msgr. Moretti Center is closed. Is 7:10-14; 8:10 • Heb 10:4-10 The Church Office is open for essential service only. Lk 1:26-38 11 am § Charlie Paces The bulletin, along with other information, will be Thursday, March 26 added to our parish website as it becomes available. Ex 32:7-14 • Jn 5:31-47 www.sspeterandpaul.org 8am n Maria Vecco We thank you for your understanding and patience. Friday, March 27 Wis 2:1a, 12-22 • Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 May we stay hopeful, prayerful, and faithful. 11 am § Trina Phillips Bishop Frank Dewane’s letter to all parishes Saturday, March 28 is printed in full on pages six and seven. Jer 11:18-20 • Jn 7:40-53 8am § Ralph C. Breakell 4:30 pm n Parishioners of SSP&P Diocese of Venice TV MASSES are Sundays at 9:30am.

Sunday, March 29 Comcast Channel 9 Spectrum Channel 4 Fifth Sunday of Lent Frontier Channel 4 Universal Channel 11 Mt 21:1-11 • Is 50:4-7 • Phil 2:6-11 Direct TV Channel 44 Verizon Channel 4 Mt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54 Dish Network Channel 44 7:30 am § Mass of Thanksgiving to St. Lucy for prayers answered Matthew 21:1-11 § 9:30 am Elvira Coto Next Sunday’s Readings 50:4-7 11:30 am § Philip Leeney Fifth Sunday of Lent Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent 3

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Go Deeper Into Today’s Gospel Church Office 2850 75th Street West “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” Jesus wants to motivate each one of us to Bradenton, FL 34209 see the truth. After developing a relationship with Jesus, the blind man “sees” (941) 795-1228 as someone very special. The Pharisees, due to the blindness caused by their ignorance, prejudice, and need for self-preservation, still remain blind. Office Hours Mon.-Fri. 8:30am- 4pm Presuppositions, prejudices, assumptions, and our needs can easily blind us to truth. We see what we want or need to see and not what is really there. In Email addition, our stubbornness continues to convince us that we are right and that parishoffice@ our vision is perfect. Only God can complete the picture. sspeterandpaul.org

Look around at our world. So much of what is happening today is due to the Website reluctance of folks to allow themselves to be stretched and brought to see www.sspeterandpaul.org what is really there. Many react to what life presents to them more with the lenses of ignorance than lenses of clarity. The Gospel carries great Fax (941) 794-0127 transformative value. With it, God corrects our vision and replaces our limited sight with the fullness of his sight. God opens our eyes so that we can see that Faith Formation it is not about preserving what we have created but of living in the immensity (941) 798-9705 and wonder of God’s kingdom. St. Vincent de Paul Through a simple, loving relationship with God, we can break through the Society tethers of prejudice, eradicate fear, dispel the darkness of hatred and sin, (941) 794-1328 discover freedom, live in peace, work for justice, be effective stewards of creation, assist the migrant and the immigrant, and safeguard our economic St. systems and policies so that they truly serve all of God’s children. What we see Catholic School (941) 755-2611 is often an artificial lie. Our truth is much bigger than what our limited sight www.sjsfl.org believes it to be. Allow God to work in and through you. Do not be afraid. Be open and be humble enough to know that you need help. Many human beings are living with severe cataracts that produce sight that is at best blurred. Are SACRAMENTS you one of them? ©LPI BAPTISM Parent baptism instruction is required; call the office.

Stewardship of Treasure ANOINTING Thank you for your commitment OF THE SICK to support your parish! Call office to schedule. Weekend of March 8 MARRIAGE Please contact a priest at Attendance… 921 Debt Reduction… $ 50.00 least six months prior to Offertory… $8,408.25 Online Giving not available at press time wedding date. 4 Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent

Blessed Jerzy Ciesielski Feb. 12, 1929 - Oct. 9, 1970

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Retrouvaille Jerzy Ciesielski. He was born in Krakow in 1929. He was 9 years younger to heal and renew marriages than John Paul II. Jerzy spent much of his university life attending meetings call (239) 395-0810 at the Basilica of St. Florian’s Church with the circle of students that met or (800) 470-2230 regularly with Fr. Karol. Jerzy had been a scout as a youngster and shared Poor Boxes two great passions with Wojtyla: the mountains and canoeing. It was in this are located at each doorway Catholic group that Jerzy met his wife Danuta whom he married in 1957. as you exit the church. All donations benefit our John Paul II was the priest who married them. “Fr. Karol came with us on St. Vincent de Paul Society. trips, to concerts, to the theatre and the cinema”, Mrs. Danuta explained SVDP green donation a while back, recalling the atmosphere of that group. “We talked during ex - envelopes are in the pews and info boxes in vestibule. cursions, around the fire and at organized meetings which took place in our homes.” In one of these discussions, John Paul II said that Jerzy spoke Holy Water about the fact that regular Catholics were also called to become . Jerzy To refill your personal holy water bottles, please use the became a professor at the university and he had 3 children with his wife. holy water dispenser and By that time, Fr Karol had become the Archbishop of Krakow. But the small funnel located in the bond between him and the Catholic students remained the same as ever. chapel vestibule on the wall In 1968 Jerzy decided to join a catholic movement called the Focolare. next to the candles. Jerzy was offered the opportunity to teach young engineers for a semester Votive Candles at a university in Africa. He gladly accepted. In fall of that year Jerzy’s family are located in the vestibules went to visit him, and they decided to take a boat ride on the River. of the church and the chapel. The boat capsized and only his wife Danuta and their elder daughter sur - Religious Articles Store vived. Jerzy and his two boys died in 1970, when he was only 39 years open after weekend Masses. old. John Paul II was there at his funeral and expressed the extreme sadness

Altar Flowers at the passing of his friend. Jerzy’s process began in 1985 and parishioners Mark & Susan Francis has recognized his heroic virtues in 2014. Clark of Flowers by Edie donate the altar flowers. Excerpted from ConquestYouthMinistry.com Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent 5 Annunciation & the Gospel of Life This Wednesday, March 25, is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord and marks the 25th Anniversary of the Papal Encyclical Evan - gelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), written by Pope St. John Paul II. This document, on the value and inviolability of every human life, remains an indispensable source of truth for all people. For more information Sometimes we NEED a helping hand. go to www.respectlifeprogram.org/gospel-of-life. Sometimes we can BE a helping hand. Either way, here are some great places to start.

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An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Holy Eucharist. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

O Sacrament Most Holy, O Sacrament Divine, all praise and all thanksgiving be very moment Thine! (three times)

LENTEN MEDITATION Many try to fly away from temptations only to fall more deeply into them; for you cannot win a battle by mere flight. It is only by patience and Lord Jesus Christ, our Divine Physician, we ask you to humility that you will be strengthened against the enemy. Those who shun them outwardly guard and protect us from Coronavirus COVID-19 and and do not pull them out by the roots will make all serious illness. For all that have died from it, have no progress; for temptations will soon return to mercy; for those that are ill now, bring healing. harass them and they will be in a worse state. It is only gradually—with patience and endurance For those searching for a remedy, enlighten them and with God's grace—that you will overcome for medical caregivers helping the sick, strengthen and temptations sooner than by your own efforts shield them. For those working to contain the spread, and anxieties . . . Gold is tried by fire and the upright person by temptation. Often we do not grant them success; for those afraid, grant peace. know what we can do until temptation shows May your precious blood be our defense and salvation. us what we are . . . This is how temptation is: By your grace, may you turn the evil of disease into first we have a thought, followed by strong imaginings, then the pleasure and evil moments of consolation and hope. May we always fear emotions, and finally consent. This is how the the contagion of sin more than any illness. enemy gains full admittance, because he was \We abandon ourselves to your infinite mercy. not resisted at the outset. The slower we are to resist, the weaker we daily become and the Amen. stronger the enemy is against us." - Pedro de la Cruz — Thomas à Kempis Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent 9

During last week’s parish prayer vigils in Sarasota we had the most positive responses and words of encouragement EVER! We even had people throwing us kisses from passing cars!! THANK YOU to all who are participating with prayer and action. Go to 40daysforlife.com for inspiring stories from campaigns in the U.S. and around the world.

Vacations can be great times for refueling the body and renewing bonds within a family and between friends. No matter how good the vacation was, it is almost always good to get home when it is over. Sleeping in our own bed, taking a shower in our own bathroom, and resting on our own couch are some of the aspects of home we can miss while on the road. That’s why encountering truly gracious and hospitable people while we are away is so important. These people are not family, but they sure can provide for us a glimpse of home. They can be waiters at a restaurant, desk hosts at a hotel, or even Uber drivers. They enrich our lives if for only a moment, yet that moment can make all the difference. When disciples of Jesus Christ act in a gracious manner to all those they meet, they provide a glimpse of home. This home is not in a house in a particular location, but it is a home prepared for all of us for eternity. No matter how comfortable we may be in our earthly homes, it truly pales in comparison to eternity with God. In that heavenly home, there is no darkness, only light. There are no tears, only joy. There is no hate, only love. We are ambassadors for heaven by how we offer ourselves to others. Our stewardship of hospitality allows others to see a glimpse of what God promises to us. Unless we truly step up and act in a gracious manner, will those we encounter ever know the Truth? I hate it when I am on the road and fail to meet people full of joy and welcome. At least I can look forward to coming home. What do those along the way look forward to in the next life that you can’t show them a glimpse of in this one? — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS 10 Sunday, March 22, 2020 The Fourth Sunday of Lent email us @… Parish Office “The most important work you will ever do [email protected] will be within the walls of your home.” Parish Secretary : Susan Erwin — Teresa of Calcutta [email protected] Faith Formation : [email protected]

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