THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - JUNE 7TH, 2020

MISSION STATEMENT Faithful to the Teachings of the Roman , St. Parish and School promotes the Universal Call to Holiness for all the People of .

WORSHIP CONTACT SACRAMENTS Weekday Masses Fr. Rudolph, Pastor x 205 Reconciliaon Monday - Saturday: *8:00 am [email protected] Weekdays: 7:30 - 7:50 am First Friday: 7:00 pm Fr. Robert Aler, Parochial Vicar x 206 Saturday: 7:30 - 7:50 am, Extraordinary Form Lan frrobertal[email protected] 8:30 - 9:30 am and 4:00 - 5:15 pm Weekend Masses Parish Email: [email protected] Marriage Saturday: 5:30 pm Parish Phone: 763-537-8401 Please contact Fr. Rudolph. Sunday: 8:30 am, *10:30 am, and Parish Office Hours Bapsm 12:30 pm Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Please contact the Parish Office. * Masses also live-streamed. Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

7301 BASS LAKE ROAD, CRYSTAL, MN 55428 | WWW.STRAPHAELCRYSTAL.ORG PAROCHIAL VICAR’S LETTER Last month we began our consideraons of the Fi h mother and baby will die, then the baby can be taken to save the Commandment and its prohibion against killing. life of the mother. In ordinary cases, this would be exceedingly We menoned that the basic understanding of the rare. With modern medicine, mothers in high risk pregnancies commandment is that it forbids the unjust taking of can be cared for and babies can be safely removed when they innocent human life. We addressed the fact that are old enough to live outside the womb. killing babies in the womb was the worst violaon of The second disncon is the one made above: the indirect this commandment because they are the most innocent of all aboron. This is when a baby is conceived and the implantaon human persons in our world. As it is with any of the takes place somewhere other than the womb, most o en in the commandments, there are very important disncons that must fallopian tube. This is known as an ectopic pregnancy and, as the be made. baby grows, the fallopian tube will rupture and both mother and For instance, we must make the disncon between a direct baby will die. In such a case, it is permissible to perform a aboron and an indirect aboron. A direct aboron implies the surgical procedure to cut out the fallopian tube. Surgeries intenon is to kill a baby growing in the womb of his or her entailing the removal of parts of the body are permissible only mother. This can be done through a variety of means, but the when there is something wrong, normally disease. In this case, intent is always the same. In the law there has been an aempt the baby is implanted in a spot that will not only destroy the to say aborons can only be for cases of rape, incest, or where fallopian tube, but will also cause the death of both mother and the life of the mother is in danger. baby. The intent is not to abort the baby, but to remove the Regarding the points of rape and incest, both of these are tube that will rupture. Since the child would be only several terrible sins and horrible violaons of the dignity of a woman. weeks since concepon, there is no possibility of the baby living, The argument is that it would be unfair to a woman to have to so the tube can be removed and, as a result, the baby growing in carry the baby to term and have to live every day with the effects the tube will die. So, the death of the baby is indirect, the of something she did not want. It sounds very compassionate, unavoidable result of another necessary surgery. but it is false compassion. There are two reasons for this. First, Another disncon that must be made has to do with the the woman has already been violated in an abominable manner, willfulness of the persons involved. There is certainly no sin on but the suggeson here is that in “compassion” she should be the part of a mother who is forced to abort her child. The same violated in an even more despicable way. Second, while the is true of an unintenonal miscarriage, an accident, or anything woman is innocent in the act which brought about the that might occur in the mother’s life that causes the death of her concepon of the child, this “compassion” would make her baby in the womb. On the other hand, if there is willfulness complicit in the death of her own child. involved, not only is there grave sin, but there is also an Another reason why this line of thinking is incorrect is that it fails excommunicaon for anyone who is directly involved in the to take the baby into account. First of all, a human person has successful procurement of an aboron. This means anyone who been conceived, regardless of the means. The baby had no say in willfully parcipates in a direct aboron, the doctors, nurses, the the concepon and is absolutely innocent with regard to how the person paying for the aboron, the mother (if she is willfully concepon occurred. God said children would not be punished parcipang), etc. incurs the penalty of excommunicaon. Also, for the sins of their fathers. Why should a child, who is note that it says the successful procurement of an aboron. This completely innocent, be put to death because the way he or she means that if the aempt is not successful, the excommunicaon was conceived was selfish, violent, and degrading? The dignity of does not apply. The intent is sll a mortal sin, but there is no both mother and child remain fully intact, even though the excommunicaon. dignity of the mother has been violated. The fact that one man That said, we need to make a couple of other disncons. First, acted against a woman’s dignity does not make it right for one must know that excommunicaon is the penalty for someone else to act against her dignity or against her child’s parcipang in aboron. If a person did not know this was the dignity. penalty, there is no excommunicaon. Second, aboron can be It is certainly true that the trauma of how the baby was forgiven in the confessional and the excommunicaon can also conceived would make the pregnancy very difficult, but the quick be removed in the confessional. Aboron is among those sins fix of an aboron will cause the woman a lifeme of difficulty. known as “reserved sin” meaning it is reserved to the Bishop to Children are to be conceived in love; obviously, neither of the decide if a person can be absolved and the excommunicaon situaons menoned above have anything to do with love. li ed. However, in our diocese, and most in the United States, However, even if the act that results in concepon was not the Bishop has extended to the in the confessional the loving, the baby (and the mother) is sll a person made to love permission to forgive the sin and remove the censure. If there is and to be loved. Everyone around the woman needs to love her anyone has been involved in an aboron, please, come to our and, while it would be difficult, she needs to love the baby. St. Lord in the confessional and receive His mercy. There is no sin said: “Where there is not love, put love, and too big for God to forgive, and there is no one who will rejoice there will be love.” A woman in such a difficult situaon can more than the child who was aborted that his mother, father, or change something where there was not love into a situaon of the doctor or nurse who was part of his demise has converted true and pure love, as only a mother would be able to do. and sought reconciliaon with God. If God will forgive, and the The other “excepon” has to do the life of the mother. This is baby will forgive, it is also necessary to forgive yourself. This where we must make more disncons. First, if either the does not mean to say it was okay, but to accept God’s mercy and mother or the baby will die, the baby is to live. If both the be free. 2 PARISH INFORMATION

PARISH DIRECTORY FAITH FORMATION PASTORAL COUNCIL Parish Office: 763-537-8401 Director of Youth Ministry Mario Chavez, Sco Gregory, Sharon Turner (x211) Hedman, Bey Kreuter, Roselyn Lawrence, PRIESTS Nelson, Rose Pislli & Mike Vecellio Pastor Family Discipleship Director, Fr. Michael Rudolph (x205) Youth Ministry Assistant & Parochial Vicar Confirmaon Coordinator Pastoral Council Meengs Fr. Robert Aler (x206) Josh Stegman (x211) If you would like a parcular item on RCIA Coordinator the next Parish Council agenda please PARISH ADMINISTRATION Mary Jo Smith (x511) contact Fr. Rudolph. Business Administrator WORSHIP Ginny Metzger (x202) FINANCE COUNCIL Part-Time Administrave Assistant Prayer Line (x528) Sue Kubovec (x201) Bullen Prayers for the Sick Steve Cheney, Kevin Hejna, Nancy Holovnia, Administrave Assistant/ (x523) Shawn Horn, & Tony Pislli

Bullen Editor Adoraon Coordinator Marie Nachtsheim (x222) Bey Kreuter (763-537-1399) STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Social Needs Coordinator SCHOOL MAY 24, 2020 CONTRIBUTIONS Bunny Arseneau (x214) School Office: 763-504-9450 Contribuons ………………………….…..$16,885.13 Crisis Pregnancy Hotline (x500) Budget ………………………………………. $16,623.00 School Principal PARISH TRUSTEES Paul Dull (x352) Building Fund …………………………………..$140.00 Ronald Gieneart Budget……………………………………..…….$1,419.00 Alan Johnson Mr. J. Scholarship Fund …..……………..…..$96.24 THANK YOU for your connued support!!

PARISH CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Saturday, June 6 Live-stream Schedule: 5:30 PM Mass in Church Daily Mass: 8:00 AM Sunday, June 7 Sunday Mass: 10:30 AM 8:30 AM Mass in Church

10:30 AM Mass in Church 12:30 PM Mass in Church PLEASE CHECK THE PARISH WEBSITE

Monday, June 8 - Friday, June 12 hps://straphaelcrystal.org/ 7:30-7:50 AM Confessions  Daily Reflecons / Prayers 8:00 AM Mass in Church  Online Resources  Saturday, June 13 Live-stream Mass Link to our 7:30-7:50 AM Confessions Facebook Page 8:00 AM Mass in Church  Parish Updates 8:30-9:30 AM Confessions  Covid-19 Updates 4:00-5:15 PM Confessions 5:30 PM Mass in Church

Sunday, June 14 8:30 AM Mass in Church 10:30 AM Mass in Church 12:30 PM Mass in Church

3 PRAYER & WORSHIP MASS INTENTIONS PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Monday June 8 Eucharisc Adoraon 8:00 AM Robert & Elsie Kerkes and Children Contact: Bey Kreuter at Tuesday June 9 763-537-1399 8:00 AM Fr. Robert Aler Wednesday June 10 6:30 AM + Norbert Meier Perpetual Adoraon at the Church of 8:00 AM Diane Olson St. Raphael has been temporarily Thursday June 11 suspended due to the Coronavirus 8:00 AM + Kranz health concern, and the Adoraon Friday June 12 Chapel is temporarily closed.

8:00 AM + John R. Grimley We are currently exploring the best Saturday June 13 path forward regarding resuming 8:00 AM Claire Molohon Adoraon of our Lord in the Blessed 5:30 PM The Wojtak Family Sacrament. Sunday June 14 8:30 AM + Gene Fink We are so grateful to all of our faithful 10:30 AM St. Raphael Parishioners adorers, and we appreciate that many of you are anxious to resume your private prayer me with the Lord. Please check the parish website for Thank you for your paence and current updates. We will keep you WEEKLY READINGS understanding as we determine the informed regarding the reopening of the Adoraon Chapel via the website Readings for the week of best way to implement some scheduled Adoraon me or private as well. June 7, 2020 prayer me either in the Adoraon : Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, Sunday Chapel or another locaon. 55, 56 [52b]/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18 Monday: 1 Kgs 17:1-6/Ps 121:1bc-2, 3-4, “Glory to the Father, the Son, and the 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 2]/Mt 5:1-12 Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, Tuesday: 1 Kgs 17:7-16/Ps 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 and who is to come.” [7a]/Mt 5:13-16 ~ Gospel Acclamaon June 7, 2020 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 18:20-39/Ps 16:1b-2ab,

4, 5ab and 8, 11 [1b]/Mt 5:17-19 Ignaus Pew Missal Thursday: Acts 11:21b-26; 13:1-3/ Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13 [2a]/Mt 5:20-26 Friday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-16/Ps 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14 [8b]/Mt 5:27-32 Saturday: 1 Kgs 19:19-21/ Ps 16:1b-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/ PLEASE PRAY FOR... Mt 5:33-37 Gladys Benton Andrew Eisenzimmer John Noe Next Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/ Bjornquist Delores Ess Kathy Osga Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12]/ Tom Bohlinger Michael Gardner Bridgee O’Brien 1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58 Phyllis Bourgeois Ruth Hacker Jayson Perry LPi Richard Bruins Mary Hughes Mary Lou Pfeifer Bailey Carrol Nichole Iverson Andrea Poeschl Judy Dancisak Mary Beth Goebel Komala Phyllis Raffaelli Peggy Diedrich Dean Landree Mary Lou Wensman Charles Dillinger Janna McDonald Jeff Woodruff Shanna Dykhoff David McMillen Rosemund Woodruff Mary Edlund John (Jack) Miller

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4 NEWS & EVENTS Access the Live Stream Mass (and archived Masses via the St. Raphael Parish Website: hps://straphaelcrystal.org/

Or via our Facebook Page: hps:// www.facebook.com/straphaelcrystal

Live Stream Mass Schedule Daily Mass: 8:00 am Sunday Mass: 10:30 am

We are urgently in need of addional Ushers. Many of our ushers are older than age 65 and we are unable to ask them to volunteer at this me. We are also in need of volunteers who are willing to be on a “cleaning team” at this me as we disinfect the pews and all high-touch areas before/a er every Mass. If you are under the age of 66 and are able to help, please call the Parish Office at 763-537-8401 or sign up online (see parish website for instrucons).

WELCOME BACK & THANK YOU!

It was wonderful to see so many of you at Mass last weekend! We know that there have been many changes to the way we normally do things. We very much appreciate your paence, your understanding, and your cooperaon as we implement the many protocols we need to observe as recommended by the Archdiocese, the CDC and the MN Department of Health in an effort to keep everyone safe and healthy. Thank you to all who helped with ushering and disinfecng the pews and high-touch areas a er Masses - your help was greatly appreciated! Our goal is to have scheduled teams each week. Finally, thank you to all of our wonderful and faithful parishioners who have connued their generous financial support of the Church of St. Raphael. God bless you all for your support as we work through all of these changes and challenges together!

5 MASS / OF THE DAY Reminders As We Return to Mass  Public Masses are resuming at no greater that 25% capacity in the Church due to COVID-19 in accord with Governor Walz protocols.  The obligaon to aend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligaon remains suspended during the pandemic.  Out of respect for and safety of others, please stay home if you are sick: coughing, sneezing, have a fever, sore throat, etc.  Enter the building through the East Lower Level Doors by Marian Hall or the Office Door only.  Enter into church through the designated Upper Level North East door only.  Hand sanizer is available at the building / church entrances.  Sit at least six feet apart from anyone not in your household.  Holy Communion will be distributed immediately a er Mass by the priests - Please form a single line in the center of the aisle as you approach the Communion rail and while kneeling/standing at Communion rail. Remember to observe the 6-foot social distancing guidelines as it pertains to those not in your household.  A er Holy Communion you may pray for a short me or you may proceed to the parking lot.  You may exit through any door.  Pews and all high-touch areas are disinfected before/a er every Mass so we are unable to have extended private prayer me a er Mass at this me as we need to disinfect prior to the next Mass. SAINT OF THE DAY - BLESSED ANNA MARIA TAIGI Anna Maria Gesualda learned about poverty early and lived in poverty all her life. She was born in Sienna, in 1769. Her father was an apothecary (someone who sells drugs and medicine). When he lost his , the family moved to , where both Anna’s parents became servants in rich people’s homes. Anna was sent to a school for poor children, and had to start working when she was thirteen. She worked for a while in factories, then got a job as a maid in the home of a noblewoman, where she was aracted to the fancy clothes and worldly life led by her employer. In 1790, Anna married Domenico Taigi, a servant in a local palace. They had seven children, two of whom died in infancy. They also took care of Anna’s parents.

At some point, Anna felt the need for spiritual direcon. The first she asked sent her away without help or advice, but she didn’t give up. She met a Servite friar, Father Angelo, who remained her confessor for many years. Anna said her conversion started when she first met him. Eventually, Father Angelo introduced her to Cardinal Pedicini, who shared with him the responsibility of her spiritual direcon for thirty years. Anna had a very advanced spiritual life. She was very concerned with the dangers that threatened the Church and with the burden of evil in the world. She tried to do what she could, with God’s help. She took up sewing to supplement her husband’s wages and managed to find money or food to help those who were poorer than she and her husband. Every morning she gathered her family for prayer, those who could aended Mass, and in the evening they all met again for spiritual reading and night prayers. The cardinal wrote a book about Anna a er she died, describing the agonies of mind that she went through and the great consolaons she found in the Faith. She gained a reputaon for wisdom and many people came to her for help on the spiritual path and for guidance and prayer.

Anna died on June 9, 1837, a er seven months of suffering and spiritual trials. Later, her husband described her work and care for him. He writes:

It o en happened that on my return home, I found the house full of people. At once she would leave anyone who was there—a great lady, maybe, or a prelate—and would hasten to wait upon me affeconately and aenvely. One could see that she did it with all her heart: she would have taken off my shoes if I would have allowed it. In short, she was my comfort and the consolaon of all…the knew how to keep everyone in his place and she did it with a graciousness that I cannot describe. I o en came home red, moody, and cross, but she always succeeded in soothing and cheering me.

Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, pray for us! (Excerpted and adapted with permission of the Publisher from Butler’s Lives of the , New Full Edion ©Paul Burns 2003, Published by Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN)

6 YOUTH MINISTRY CONTACT End of Year Core Team Meeng & BBQ Quesons? Please contact Joseph Turner Sunday, June 28th 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm at 763-537-8401 (x 211) or [email protected] Core Team - Please join us for a barbeque and Adoraon of Register for any youth events on the St. Raphael youth our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament. We also plan on website: www.straphaelyouth.com honoring the 6 seniors who will be leaving us. See you there! ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL Congratulaons to our 8th Grade Graduang Class of 2020!

Andrew Brazil, Rylee Cano, Sianmairead Cox, Sadia Fallah, Zayani Flores, Kira Gerlach, Railey Gerlach, Olivia Meyer, Adriana Meza, Veronica Phillips, Christopher Redden, Monica Ruddy, Soto

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS Rylee Cano - Blessed Mary Award Andrew Brazil - St. Joseph Award Kira Gerlach - Knights of Columbus Scholarship Railey Gerlach - Knights of Columbus Scholarship Sianmairead Cox - Knights of Columbus Scholarship

Kira Gerlach - St. Cecilia Award Railey Gerlach - St. Cecilia Award

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