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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 18, 2020

(Saint Jean: 1593-1649; Saint : 1607-1646; Laymen René Goupil & Jean de Lalande) October 19–Memorial Patron Saints of North America, co-patrons of Canada

Deep in the dense and endless forests of nation, Jean de Brébeuf, bound tightly to a post, slowly stretched his neck and head toward the canopy high above, and prayed. An Iroquois war party had attacked his Huron mission the day before. He had a chance to escape but he chose to stay. The baptized and neophytes looked to him, needed him, and were captured with him. Saint Jean had long before witnessed, and chronicled, the Iroquois’ depraved treatment of their Indian enemies. Now he was the captive and now he would be the victim. The painted braves prepared their instruments of torture and the ritual butchery commenced.

The Iroquis peeled Jean’s lips from his face and cut off his nose and ears. Saint Jean was as silent as a rock. They poured boiling water over his head in a mock baptism and pressed hatchets, glowing red hot, against his open wounds. A hard blow to the face split his jaw in two. This was pain beyond pain, a living holocaust. When the saint tried to encourage his fellow captives with holy words, the Indians cut out his tongue. Near the end, they cut out his heart and ate it. Raw. Then they drank his warm blood. They wanted the blood of this lion to course in their own veins. Eye witnesses to Saint Jean’s torture and death, which took place alongside that of Fr. , escaped captivity and gave detailed accounts of what they had seen. Fellow Jesuits recovered the two bodies days later and verified their wounds. Brébeuf’s skull was placed in a reliquary in a convent in Quebec City. It is still there today. St. Jean de Brébeuf was born in Bayeux France. Bayeux is a comfortable town with low, sturdy buildings and a handsome Cathedral. It’s the kind of town people want to move to. But Saint Jean went in the opposite direction. He left Bayeux to become a Jesuit priest. When he was chosen to become a missionary, he crossed an ocean to (Canada). He was well educated and was the first European to master the Huron

Continued on page 2 Continued from page 1 hawked to death for making the sign of the language, to study their customs, and to write a Huron- cross on the forehead of a Mohawk boy. French dictionary. He was a mystic who had an intimate Incredibly, just when Jogues was about to be relationship with Our Lord and a vivid spirituality full of burned alive he was rescued by Dutch traders saints and angels. He took a vow of personal perfection, from present-day Albany, New York. Jogues striving to rid himself of every sin, no matter how small. returned to France half a man; skeletal, lame, He canoed thousands of miles over open waters, and and with stumps where some fingers had trekked and portaged vast expanses of prairie and woods been chewed down to their knuckles. On in search of a congregation for the Truth. In a frontier home soil again, he went to the local Jesuit culture of trappers, loggers, and ruffians, he held his own. house, where the porter assumed he was an The Indians called him “Echon”—one who carries his own indigent beggar. weight. His oar was always in the water. For all this Jogues specifically requested to return to missionary labor, there was some success. But there was Canada, and crossed the Atlantic one last time more disappointment. Some of his assassins were Huron in 1644. He was assigned to Montreal, where apostates. he crossed paths with Jean de Brébeuf, who A heroic death is not the fruit of a lukewarm life. Saint thought Jogues was a living saint. When Jean was prepared for his gruesome martyrdom by many Jogues asked permission from his superiors to years of struggling to breathe inside of smoke-filled cabins, again evangelize among the Mohawks, he told by suffering the bites of swarms of mosquitoes all night a friend “Ibo, sed non redibo.” “I will go, but I long, by shivering through cold nights, by eating will not return.” He was a prophet. He and disgusting food without complaint, and by trekking layman Jean Lalande were captured and tom- rugged terrain while poorly shod. Once, he fell on the ice ahawked to death on October 18, 1646. Their and broke his collarbone, making it impossible for him to severed heads were placed as trophies on navigate jagged terrain upright. He crawled thirty-six Indian pikes. The North American martyrs miles on his hands and knees back to his mission. Saint were canonized in 1930. Jean prepared himself for death through disciplined prayer https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/october-19---saints-jean-de- and meditation. He prepared himself out of a profound brbeuf-isaac-jogues-and-companions/ acceptance of God’s will. Our faith teaches that grace builds on nature. This just means that a plant grows in the Pastoral Corner by Fr. John Marshall ground. Bad soil; sick plant. Rich soil; healthy plant. The “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar seed of faith planted in Saint Jean by his parents and and to God what belongs to God.” priests was dropped into rich, black, human soil. God’s grace grew in him. God’s grace thrived in him. God’s grace This is possibly one of Jesus’ most never died in him. And that same powerful grace comes to notable sayings in the Gospels and likely us today through the intercession of this mighty oak of a the most misunderstood. In this episode of man. the Gospels, the Pharisees try to entrap Saint Isaac Jogues came as near to martyrdom as any Jesus. If He answers one way, He will be man who ever lived to tell about it. Jogues was a professor deemed sacrilegious and a fraud, and on in France who crossed the ocean to work among the the other, an enemy of the Roman Empire. Huron. For six years he labored as far west as Lake Knowing their malicious intentions, Jesus Superior, one of the first French men to see that lake of surprises them with this answer to render lakes. He was kidnapped by Mohawks in 1642 and held to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God captive for thirteen months, during which time he what is God’s. witnessed, and suffered from, an orgy of barbarity similar Yet it is what Jesus does before giving to that later suffered by Brébeuf: torture by fire, removal of this answer that clarifies the meaning of fingernails, gnawing away of fingers, whippings with His answer. In this episode from the thorn bush branches, cuttings, etc. Jogues’ companion, Gospel, Jesus asks the Pharisees for a coin Jesuit lay brother René Goupil, a trained medic, was toma- Continue page 3 Continue from page 2 Rincón pastoral por el P. John Marshall that depicts the image and inscription of the Roman Emperor. The coin is a repre- “Paga al César lo que es del César ya Dios lo que es de Dios”. sentation that each person belongs to the State. The coin is used for commerce to Este es posiblemente uno de los dichos más notables provide for our needs and the needs of de Jesús en los Evangelios y probablemente el más those who are less fortunate. However, incomprendido. En este episodio de los Evangelios, los each and every one of us also bear an image fariseos intentan atrapar a Jesús. Si responde de una and inscription that is worth far more than manera, será considerado un sacrílego y un fraude y, por a metallic coin. Each human being bears the la otra, un enemigo del Imperio Romano. Conociendo sus image and likeness of God to whom we malas intenciones, Jesús los sorprende con esta respuesta belong. To God, we owe Him everything. para dar al César lo que es del César y a Dios lo que es Dios. In light of this Gospel passage, Sin embargo, es lo que Jesús hace antes de dar esta Francis proposes a question: “From the respuesta lo que aclara el significado de Su respuesta. En question posed to him by the Pharisees, Jesus este episodio del Evangelio, Jesús pide a los fariseos de draws a more radical and vital question for each una moneda que representa la imagen y la inscripción del of us, a question we can ask ourselves: to whom emperador romano. La moneda es una representación de do I belong? To family, to the city, to friends, to que cada persona pertenece al Estado. La moneda se work, to politics, to the State. Yes, of course. utiliza para el comercio para satisfacer nuestras But first and foremost — Jesus reminds us — necesidades y las necesidades de los menos afortunados. you belong to God. This is the fundamental Sin embargo, todos y cada uno de nosotros también belonging. It is He who has given you all that llevamos una imagen y una inscripción que vale mucho you are and have. And therefore, day by day, we más que una moneda metálica. Cada ser humano lleva can and must live our life in recognition of this la imagen y semejanza de Dios a quien pertenecemos. fundamental belonging and in heartfelt A Dios le debemos todo. gratitude toward our Father, who creates each one of us individually, unrepeatable, but always A la luz de este pasaje evangélico, el Papa Francisco according to the image of his beloved Son, propone una pregunta: “De la pregunta que le plantearon los Jesus.” fariseos, Jesús traza una pregunta más radical y vital para cada uno de nosotros, una pregunta que podemos hacernos: ¿a quién God owes nothing to us; rather, we pertenezco? A la familia, a la ciudad, a los amigos, al trabajo, a owe everything to God. God, the giver of la política, al Estado. Sí, por supuesto. Pero, ante todo, nos all good things, doesn’t expect repayment, recuerda Jesús, perteneces a Dios. Esta es la pertenencia only gratitude. We demonstrate that fundamental. Él es quien te ha dado todo lo que eres y tienes. gratitude in simultaneous prayer and good Y por eso, día a día, podemos y debemos vivir nuestra vida en words. In prayer, we offer prayers of reconocimiento a esta pertenencia fundamental y en una sincera adoration and thanksgiving. In good gratitud hacia nuestro Padre, que nos crea a cada uno works, we share the blessings He has given individualmente, irrepetible, pero siempre a imagen de su Hijo each of us. We share our resources to the amado, Jesús." society and community we call home. Since each of us bears the image and Dios no nos debe nada, más bien, le debemos todo inscription of God, we owe to each other a Dios. Dios, el dador de todas las cosas buenas, no mercy, mutual respect, and generosity. We espera reembolso, solo gratitud. Demostramos esa repay to God by paying forward the love gratitud en oración simultánea y buenas palabras. En He first showed to us to those who also oración, ofrecemos oraciones de adoración y acción de belong to Him. gracias. Continúa en la página 4 Continúa de la página 3 En las buenas obras, compartimos las bendiciones que Él nos ha dado a cada uno de nd nosotros. Compartimos nuestros recursos con la Dave Quinn’s 2 grade class sociedad y la comunidad que llamamos hogar. Dado que cada uno de nosotros lleva la response to Fr. John’s imagen y la inscripción de Dios, nos debemos misericordia, respeto mutuo y generosidad. Le homework assignment: pagamos a Dios pagando el amor que Él primero nos mostró a aquellos que también le pertenecen.

On October 26th at 9:00 a.m.

you will be able to start bidding online for the silent auction. The silent auction will run from October 26th and closes November 7th at 7:00 p.m. This will be followed by a livestream event featuring

our paddle raise and live auction. If you have already purchased tickets for the original event, your ticket purchase will be considered a fully tax- deductible donation and you will automatically be registered for the October 26th online event. If you have not registered but would like to participate you will need to sign up

for the online bidding and viewing at https://sjbs2020.ggo.bid. Once on the site you will need to hit “start bidding” which will prompt you to the registration page.

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Registration is now open for our Sacramental Prep (First Reconciliation and First Communion) and Confirmation Prep programs. This year, classes will not begin until later in the Fall, but if you are interested in enrolling your child, please go to our parish website to fill out the registration form and we will contact you with more information. www.sjbcatholicchurch.org/faith-formation Please remember these faithful departed Ya está abierto el registro para nuestros who have died this past week.. Next week programas de Preparación Sacramental (para here at St. John the Baptist on Saturday, Primera Reconciliación y Primera Comunión) y de October 24, 2020 at 11:00 will be the funeral Preparación para Confirmación. Este año, las clases for: no comenzarán hasta más tarde en otoño, pero si está interesado en inscribir a su hijo, visite el sitio † Joan Wiseman web de nuestra parroquia para completar el formulario de registro y nos comunicaremos con ustedes con más información.

There will be two Masses offered at St John the Baptist: 8:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. (en español). Please join us. © Kathy Saylor © John White © Mike Braun © Harold Eckman Monday, November 1st is the celebration of All Souls Day officially known as the Commemoration of All Please contact the office if you, or someone you the Faithful Departed and in some places, the Day of the know needs our prayers! Dead. It is a day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of [email protected] those who have died, which is observed by some Christian denominations. All Souls’ Day is often, although not exclusively, celebrated in western Christianity; “Saturday of SANCTUARY CANDLE OFFERINGS Souls” is a related tradition more frequently observed within October 18 – October 24 eastern Christianity. Habrá dos misas ofrecido en In Memory of Robert Ramirez St John the Baptist: 8:30 a.m. y 7:00 p.m. (en español). Por From The Reyes Family favor únete a nosotros.

El lunes 1 de noviembre es la celebración del Día de los Thank you for all your continued Difuntos conocido oficialmente como la Conmemoración de support with the bottles and cans that are Todos los Fieles Difuntos y, en algunos lugares, el Día de los placed in the blue recycling bags in the back Muertos. Es un día de oración y recuerdo por las almas de los of the church. So far this year from January st st fallecidos, que es observado por algunas denominaciones 1 to October 1 we have raised over cristianas. El Día de los Difuntos se celebra a menudo, $3,200.00. Please continue to bring in those aunque no exclusivamente, en el cristianismo occidental; El full blue bags! "sábado de las almas" es una tradición relacionada que se observa con mayor frecuencia en el cristianismo oriental.

Please join us on Thanks- giving Day November 26 for Mass at 9:30 a.m. I would like to express my sincere Por favor acompáñenos gratitude for the prayers, blessings, well para la misa del Día de wishes, cards and gifts from Priesthood Acción de Gracias a las 9:30 Sunday. a.m.

Fr. John Marshall There will be two Masses offered at St. John the Baptist: 8:30 a.m and 7:00 p.m. (en español) Please join us. “St. John the Baptist Catholic Community, Se ofrecerán dos misas en San inspired by the Spirit of Christ, reaches out, Juan Bautista: 8:30 a.m y 7:00 p.m. educates, helps and nurtures all people, as (en español) Por favor únete a we worship and serve Our Heavenly

nosotros. Father”.

Sat. / Sab. Oct 17: 8:30 a.m. – † Helen Schmitz – Dolores Brown 4:00 p.m. – John & Janet Kreilich – 65th Wedding Anniversary Sun. / Dom. Oct 18: 7:30 a.m. – † Jim & Marie Murphy, Velma DeVore – The Murphy’s 9:30 a.m – John White – Ray Talarsky 12:00 noon - People of St John the Baptist Mon. / Lun. Oct 19: 8:30 a.m. – Jim Braun – Vern & Yvonne Braun Tues. / Mar. Oct 20: 8:30 a.m. – † Aileen Wilkins – Ed Wilkins 7:00 p.m – † Rudy Lisac – Sue Lisac Wed. / Mie. Oct 21: 8:30 a.m. – † Abel Graciano – Herlinda Graciano Thur. / Jueves Oct 22: 8:30 a.m. – Salvation of our Children – The Brauns 7:00 p.m. - † Joe Lisac – Sue Lisac Fri. / Vie. Oct 23: 8:30 a.m. – † Brenden Dailey – Michelle Colocado Sat. / Sab. Oct 24: 8:30 a.m. – Roger Braun – Vern & Yvonne Braun 4:00 p.m. – All Souls in Purgatory – Blanca Claypool Sun. / Dom. Oct 25: 7:30 a.m. – † Phil Lisac - Sue Lisac 9:30 a.m – People of St John the Baptist 12:00 noon - † Abel Gronciano – Hemlindo Graciano

Clergy: Administration/Bulletin Mon-Sat. : 8:30 a.m. English Tues. & Thurs.: Rev. John Marshall, Pastor Debbie Guthrie 7:00 p.m. En español [email protected] [email protected] Sat: 4:00 p.m. Vigil

Rev. Nazario Atukunda Sunday: 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. School: (In Residence) 12:00 p.m. En español Amber Ploussard, Principal [email protected] [email protected]

Sacrament of Reconcilation Deacon Jim Hix Lucero Silva, Admin. Assistant [email protected] Saturday - 2:30-3:30 p.m. [email protected] Sabado - 2:30-3:30 p.m.

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