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WELCOME TO THE INTERFAITH AIRPORT CHAPELS OF CHICAGO! The 13TH ANNUAL INTERFAITH AIRPORT CHAPELS OF CHI- The O’Hare Airport Chapel and Midway Airport CAGO GOLF OUTING will be held this Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Chapel are each a peaceful oasis in a busy venue. A the Bloomingdale Golf Club, 181 Glen Ellyn Rd., Bloomingdale place to bow your head in prayer while lifting up (collared shirts and soft spikes required). Proceeds will benefit your heart and spirit! Prayer books and rugs, rosa- the O’Hare and Midway Airport Chapels. Best Ball Scramble- ries, and worship materials are available, as are chaplains for spiritual counsel. You are welcome Bag Drop and Registration will be from 8 to 8:45 a.m., with a to attend Mass or Worship services and to come to 9 a.m. Shotgun Start. “I invite you to come to the Golf Outing the chapels (open 24/7) to pray or meditate. and/or the dinner,” says Fr. Michael Zaniolo, Administrator of May God bless your travels. the Interfaith Airport Chapels. “It is always a good time, the — Fr. Michael Zaniolo, Administrator food is delicious, and we have some spectacu- lar raffle prizes. If you cannot attend, please CHAPEL BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES consider sponsoring a hole or golf carts as a way to take part in this important event.” The ●Birthday blessings & best wishes go out to cost is $160 per golfer, which includes greens Mary Kate O’Reilly this Monday, Aug. fees, motorized golf cart, coffee & donuts, half- 25. way house lunch, beverage cart tickets, 2-hour open bar, and a BBQ buffet—featuring a whole INTERFAITH CALENDAR & EVENTS roast pig! Banquet will immediately follow golf, estimated 2 p.m. social hour, 2 to 3 p.m.; dinner, 3 p.m.; ● Friday, August 29: Beheading of John the cash bar after 4 p.m. For those not golfing, the banquet and so- Baptist - Christian— Christian remembrance of the cial hour are available for $75 per person. Download flyer at death of John who is known for preparing the people http://www.airportchapels.org/goflyer.pdf. For more informa- so they would recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Com- tion, call Susan Schneider at 773-686-2636. memorated by Catholic and Orthodox Christians, it is a day of strict abstinence for Orthodox. REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD ● Hindus observe Ganesh Chaturthi this Friday, Aug. 29. Celebrates the birth of Ganesh, the re- Certain questions change lives, depending on our answer: “Do you mover of obstacles and bringer of luck. take this person to be your husband/wife?” “Do you want this job?” ● Paryushana Parva, a Jain observance, con- “Can you forgive me?” The question Jesus asks today is one that cludes Aug. 29, and Das Laxanä Parva begins, a certainly changes lives. Our response is not simply an academic 10-day festival similar to Paryushan observed by exercise, a matter of knowing the right answer we learned from a Jain Digamber sect. book. Our answer must lead to a commitment that is to be lived out each day of our lives. Source: The 2014 InterFaith Calendar, Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago Peter’s answer certainly changed the course of his life. Jesus recognized that it was not Peter’s innate knowledge, or that of any MDW Airport Chapel ORD Airport Chapel other person, that had given Peter his Concourse C, Mezzanine Level Terminal 2, Mezzanine Level response: “You are the Christ, the Son of (Inside Security Checkpoint) (Outside Security Checkpoint) the living God.” It was the Father. And so Scheduled Services: Scheduled Services: Jesus declares that Peter will be the one ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES ROMAN CATHOLIC MASSES to lead the other disciples and all who SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 p.m. SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00 & 6:00 p.m. would come after. 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We may not think of 1:30 p.m. PROTESTANT WORSHIP Sunday: 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 noon ourselves as rocks, but the future of the church depends on how well each one of us lives out the answer to this question, “Who do you say that I am?” —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Rev. Fr. Michael G. Zaniolo, STL, CAC — Administrator/Catholic Chaplain Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Mr. Qazi M. Biabani — Imam Khateeb/Muslim Chaplain Living God’s Word Muslim Community Center of Chicago We pray that our loving Father will bring us to a deeper knowledge Rev. Dr. Hutz H. Hertzberg — Protestant Chaplain and understanding of his Son Jesus. We ask that this understanding The Moody Church of Chicago will lead to a deeper commitment on our part to the work of Jesus to Mrs. Susan E. Schneider, CAP — Office/Business Manager/Fund Raiser bring about in our own day the reign of God in our world. Mr. Michael Brennan — Bulletin Editor Copyright © 2012, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time — August 24, 2014 “Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and This Week in the Life of the Church whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Being a compendium of feast days and notable events in Church history. — Matthew 16:19 Sunday, August 24, 2014 THE ROCK ✙ We Remember: ST. BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE (1st Century) from Peter was Jesus’ choice to lead the fragile band of apostles. In to- Cana in Galilee, is identified by some as Nathaniel because St. Mat- day’s Gospel, Simon is given a new name—Peter, thew lists him together with Philip as one of the first apostles chosen the “rock.” In John’s Gospel, Peter is called to be by Christ. There is no agreement on where he preached the gospel. Eu- a shepherd. He is expected to lay down his life sebius says he preached in India; Rufinus, in Ethiopia and Arabia; but for his sheep. And tradition tells us that he did others mention places such as Mesopotamia and Phrygia. Most likely, just that. But today we think about the durable he went to Armenia, where he converted the king and, at the order of the king's brother, was skinned alive (according to the Persian custom) and rocklike quality that Jesus needed in a leader. then beheaded. His relics were transferred to various places: to Arme- Peter was appointed to his leadership posi- nia in the seventh century; to Benevento in the ninth century; and fi- tion for reasons we are not able to fathom. God nally to Rome in the tenth century. The skull of St. Bartholomew has knows, and Jesus knew well, that Peter was been venerated in Frankfurt, Germany, since 1238, and he has been flawed. We cannot mistake his enthusiasms, though, his manifest named a patron of the sick. This feast was celebrated on this date in love, and his great, exuberant faith. Those virtues saw him through. France in the 8th and in Rome in the 9th and 10th centuries. (S) They are durable, tough, beautiful virtues. They make Peter a sym- ■ In 1572, the terrible St. Bartholomew's Day MASSACRE OF THE pathetic and lovable person. They provide us with the balance and HUGUENOTS began in Paris. The Huguenot movement originated in the humor that we need as we consider our own roles in the universal 16th century as part of the Reformation and found support among all church. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. sections of French society, despite constant and severe persecution. Owing to political intrigue, religious intolerance and the resentment of SUNDAY & WEEKDAY MASS READINGS the lower class of the generally more prosperous Huguenots, mobs hunted down their leaders but soon a massacre unfolded of horrific proportions. Despite government orders to stop, the murders of Protes- TODAY’S READINGS tants continued in the provinces through October. In Paris during the First Reading — Eliakim is destined by God to be a father to those night of Aug. 23-24, it is estimated that more than 3,000 people were who live in Jerusalem (Isaiah 22:19-23). killed. Five more civil wars were waged between French Protestants and Psalm — Lord, your love is eternal; do not forsake the work of your Catholics in the years that followed, until the Edict of Nantes in 1589 hands (Psalm 138). provided a fair amount of religious liberty - at least, until it was re- Second Reading — How deep are the riches and the wisdom and scinded in 1685. It would be another century before Catholic control of the knowledge of God! (Romans 11:33-36). France would be challenged again, during the bloody French Revolution. Gospel — Jesus asked the disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” (OCY) ■ In 1895, the birth of RICHARD CARDINAL CUSHING in Peter replied, “You are the Christ” (Matthew 16:13-20). Boston. He was ordained a priest in 1921 and shortly thereafter served The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Boston's Society for the Propagation of the Faith; he worked there for International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. almost 25 years, building it into the strongest organization of its kind in READINGS FOR THE WEEK the United States. Fr. Cushing became auxiliary bishop of Boston in Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-5; Mt 23:13-22 1939 and five years later was named archbishop and then cardinal. He Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt 23:23-26 established the first airport chapel in the United States in Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 124:1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 1950. Cardinal Cushing had the honor of giving the invocation at the Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 inauguration of the first Catholic president, John F. Kennedy. Sadly, he Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mk 6:17-29 also presided at the president's funeral Mass following his assassination Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Mt 25:14-30 in 1963. Cardinal Cushing suffered greatly for many years from cancer, Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27 and died in 1970. (W) ■ In 1964, the REV. FREDERICK MCMANUS of Catholic University celebrated the first full Roman Catholic Mass in English at St. Louis, Missouri. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Monday, August 25, 2014 ✙ We Remember: ST. LOUIS, KING (1214-1270), for whom the city In recent weeks, we have looked at the evolution of how Roman to our southwest is named, was born near Paris and crowned King Louis Catholics initiate children into the life of the Church. How did cus- IX of France at the age of 12; his mother, Blanche, served as regent toms evolve in the Eastern Church? At one time, Christians in both until he could assume full power, and she was the greatest East and West preferred to celebrate baptism in a community set- influence on him. Married to Margaret of Provence at 19, ting, with large numbers of adults and children initiated at Easter. they had 11 children. Louis was a good ruler, much loved by The two branches of Christianity began to split on the proper time his people. He is remembered for his personal piety, justice to do this. and charity, and especially for his lifelong generosity to In the East, water was blessed in abundance on the feast of the the poor of his realm. France prospered throughout his 44- Epiphany, which marked, among other things, the baptism of the year reign. One of his overriding ambitions was the liberation Lord. Once infant baptism was fixed on that day, of the Holy Land, and to this end he embarked on several local customs marking a birth began to evolve. Crusades, but without success; he was once captured and ransomed. One celebration was the giving of a name on the Louis was a friend of St. Thomas Aquinas; he founded Sorbonne eighth day, another was the “purification” of the University, founded many monasteries, and built the famous Sainte mother on the fortieth day after birth. In that Chapelle in Paris to house his large collection of relics. He died of ty- blessing, re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s journey phus in Tunis, Africa, during a crusade in 1270, and was canonized by to the temple, the priest took the baby in his arms Pope Boniface VIII almost exactly 700 years ago - in 1297. "Always and placed the child before the altar. Just as side with the poor rather than with the rich until you are certain of the truth," said St. Louis. (S,I,L) ✙ ST. JOSEPH CALASANZ, PRIEST (1556 Simeon received the child Jesus, so the priest -1648), was dedicated to the formation of Christian youth and a received the new Christian while chanting teacher of wisdom. Born in Aragon (Spain), he became a doctor of civil Simeon’s prayer. Later, normally on Epiphany, the priest would and canon law at the University of Alcala, and was ordained a priest in baptize, chrismate (confirm), and give a few drops of the Precious 1584. Serving in Rome as a theologian for Cardinal Colonna, Joseph Blood to the child in a joyous celebration of the whole community. — was shocked at the condition of abandoned children in the Traste- Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. vere (a section of Rome "across the Tiber"), and he opened a free school in that district. Eventually, he attracted others to join him in the work, Patience is the companion of wisdom. —St. Augustine and out of this he founded the Congregation of Clerks Regular of "The Hail Mary will take you to heaven." — St. Jeanne Jugan Pious Schools. After many troubles, some caused by members of his own community, he willingly suffered even the suppression of his reli- became pope in 1585. He was a very strict reformer of the clergy, espe- gious institute, trusting that vindication would follow. He was accused cially bishops. He the Roman Curia (the congregation of Cardinals who of being incompetent in governing the Congregation, and his opponents administer the Church), which remained unchanged until Vatican II prevailed because they had friends in high places in the Vatican. Pope (1962-65). Through his building projects, including the completion of Innocent X suppressed the Congregation in 1646, and Joseph died the dome of St. Peter’s, Sixtus transformed Rome into a great Baroque two years later at age 92, highly venerated by the people of Rome. His city, and had the present papal palace built. (W,E) ● IN 1910, MOTHER institute was restored in 1669. In 1948, he was declared patron of TERESA OF CALCUTTA was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia. Founder of popular Christian schools. For those to whom this ministry was the Missionaries of Charity, she worked with the "poorest of the poor." entrusted, Joseph wrote: "All who undertake to teach must be endowed She died Sept. 5, 1997. (W) ● Champion of the Poor: In 1999, the with deep love, the greatest patience and, most of all, profound humility. death of ARCHBISHOP DOM HELDER CAMARA (1909-1999), They must perform their work with earnest zeal. Then through their Archbishop of Recife and Olinda in northeastern Brazil (1964-84), humble prayers, the Lord will find them worthy to become fellow work- prophet, apostle of Christian nonviolence. "He has embodied the ers with him in the cause of truth. He will console them in the fulfill- church's option for the poor and defined through his actions the inti- ment of this most noble duty, and finally, will enrich them with the gift mate relationship between love and justice," says Robert Ellsberg in All of heaven." (S,I) ✙ Also the feast of BL. THOMAS A KEMPIS (1380- Saints. “A relentless advocate for social reform in this impoverished 1471), author of Imitation of Christ. area, he often created tensions among government and Church officials Tuesday, August 26, 2014 because of his solidarity with the poor. He was known ✙ We Remember: ST. TERESA OF JESUS JORNET IBARS (1843- worldwide for his efforts to bring the plight of Third World 1897): Teresa Jornet e Ibars was the foundress of the Little Sisters of peoples to the attention of affluent nations. An outspoken the Abandoned Aged, better known as the Little Sisters of the Poor proponent of nonviolent social change, he emerged in the (not to be confused with the congregation also called this, founded in second half of the 20th century as a renowned symbol of the France by St. Jeanne Jugan, whose feast is Aug. 30.) Teresa was Catholic Church’s commitment to social justice and born in Catalonia (Spain) and experienced the hardships of life on a peace.” (E) He received international recognition with the farm in her youth before becoming a teacher. Of deep interior life, she award of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Peace Prize (1970) and the Peo- tried to become a religious but without success. Finally, with the advice ple’s Prize (1973); and was nominated for the Nobel peace prize four of her spiritual director, she started an institute of her own on Jan. 27, times. Born Feb. 7, 1909, the twelfth of thirteen children, Dom Helder 1872, under the title of "Little Sisters of the Poor." This was a new ven- discerned a vocation to the priesthood by the age of eight. When he ture in terms of specific care for the physical and spiritual well-being of informed his father, a masonic freethinker, his father said, “Do you older citizens. Her deep spiritual insight, firmness of spirit, unflagging know what it means to be a priest? It means to belong to yourself no industry and endurance were responsible for the foundation of no less more. The priest belongs to God and others.” To this young Helder than 58 houses of her congregation during her lifetime. She is the pa- brightly responded, “But that is exactly what I want to be!” Ordained in tron saint of old people and old-age pensioners. (D,B) ✙ IN 1078, 1931, Dom Helder was once affiliated with a conservative political move- THE DEATH OF BL. HERLUIN OF BEC. A former knight, he founded Bec ment at a time when the Church’s principal concern was combating Monastery and was its first abbot. His enthusiasm attracted a man communism and religious indifference. The Integralist Party, inspired named ANSELM who would later become Archbishop of Canterbury by Italian fascism, proclaimed its motto, “God, Country, Family.” But as and a Doctor of the Church. Bec Monastery was despoiled by the Dom Helder engaged in pastoral work in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, he French Revolution, but reopened in 1948. (W) ● In 1732, the birth of broke with the movement, becoming increasingly affected by the poor. Fr. James Emery, SS, in Gex, France. Appointed Vicar-General dur- “In trying to relate the message of the gospel to their sufferings he would ing the Revolution, he almost single-handedly held the French Church undergo a steady and radical conversion until he reached the point together after most bishops had been arrested or deported. (W) ● In where he himself was labeled a communist.” He was named bishop in 1984, the death of LAWRENCE CARDINAL SHEHAN, twelfth archbishop 1952, was instrumental in founding the National Conference of Brazil- of Baltimore, a noted ecumenist who founded the Commission of ian Bishops, which became a vigorous advocate for the poor and de- Christian Unity and a year later was appointed to the Vatican Secre- fender of human rights. In 1964, within weeks of a brutal military coup, tariat for Christian Unity. The cardinal was a strong believer in racial he was named archbishop. “His outspoken witness for peace and social justice and both encouraged and defended the priests and religious justice came many years before such positions were widely shared by his under his jurisdiction in the efforts to take part in civil rights events. brother bishops. His message was reflected as well in a new style of Wednesday, August 27, 2014 episcopal leadership. Instead of a pectoral cross of gold and silver, he ✙ We Remember: ST. MONICA, (331-387), was born in Africa of wore s simple wooden cross. He moved out of the bishop’s palace and Christian parents, married at an early age to a pagan, Patricius, and had lived in a humble house. He encouraged the training of lay catechists three children, the oldest of whom was St. Augustine. Monica's life was and opened the seminary doors to lay people and women. “Among difficult. She patiently suffered through the dissolute life of her husband those who once knocked on his door was a hired assassin. When Dom and the abuse from her mother-in-law. Her piety and patient charity Helder answered the door and identified himself, the man was so un- won the conversion of Patricius a year before his death, and the conver- done by the sight of the frail and diminutive bishop that he abandoned sion of his mother as well. Disturbed by Augustine's rejection of Christi- his deadly mission: ‘I can’t kill you,’ he said. ‘You are one of the Lord’s.’” anity, she intensified her piety and penance, guided by the wise and His house was sprayed with machine-gun fire, the diocesan offices were gentle bishop Ambrose of Milan. She lived to see Augustine return to repeatedly ransacked; for 13 years the military government banned him Catholicism and be baptized. St. Monica is honored as a model for virtu- from public speaking and newspapers were not permitted to mention his ous Christian mothers, and as one who nourished her faith by her name. He was not discouraged by such persecution, but endured the prayers and witnessed to it by her deeds. “She might also appropriately horror of seeing friends and colleagues oppressed, even killed, simply be invoked by recovering alcoholics, having overcome addiction brought because of their association with him. “For all his anger in the face of on by a hostile mother-in-law and recalcitrant husband. We know this injustice, Dom Helder conveyed a deep spirit of interior peace and even from her son’s Confessions.”(OCY) "While in this world, Monica lived in joy....Like St. Francis, he had the habit of speaking to animals and even Christ; the goodness of her life was so evident that the name of the Lord inanimate objects that crossed his path. Often he interrupted a conver- was praised in her faith and in her works." (Antiphon at Magnificat). St. sation to wave at a flock of passing birds or even an airplane. Every- Monica died and was buried in 387 in Ostia, Italy, the year of thing he encountered received his blessing.” “From his see in Recife, Augustine's baptism at Easter, which she had attended. Her relics are Dom Helder became an inspiration...a universal bishop to the poor, a preserved at the Church of St. Augustine in Rome near the Piazza friend and pastor to all who struggled for peace and justice. When he Navona. In 1946, a fragment of her original epitaph was discovered retired as archbishop of Recife, his conservative successor reversed there. (S) ✙ ST. CAESARIUS OF ARLES (C. 470-543), of a Gallo- nearly all of his initiatives. Thus, he lived on to see much of his work Roman family, is most remembered as a pastor and preacher whose swept away. But in a deeper sense he left an indelible impression on the sermons skillfully adapted the teachings of Augustine for his congrega- universal church.”(AS) tions of new and uneducated converts. In 513, visiting Rome, he was Thursday, August 28, 2014 made an apostolic delegate in Gaul and received the pallium from Pope ✙ We Remember: ST. AUGUSTINE, Bishop, Doctor of the St. Symmachus, reportedly the first instance in which it was granted Church: (354-430) Born at Tagaste in modern Algeria on Nov. 13, to any Western European bishop (he served 40 years). At his death, he 354. He studied the pagan classics but rejected the Scriptures, consider- was the most famous bishop in Gaul, noted for his holiness, charity and ing them too demanding and uncultured. By 384 he was a teacher of ability. Several of his sermons have survived. (B, DS) ● In 1590, the rhetoric in Milan and was reunited with his mother, St. Monica. Hear- death of POPE SIXTUS V in Rome. A Franciscan monk, Felice Paretti ing St. Ambrose give an explanation of Sacred Scripture, Augustine was captivated. At age 32, while shedding tears of anguish, he seemed to hear a child sing: "Take and read." Some three years later he was or- dained a priest at Hippo, and in 395 ordained a bishop. For 35 years he preached in his cathedral, administered the affairs of the Church, an- swered letters from all parts, and defended the faith against heretics. He wrote Confessions and Christian Doctrine; when Alaric laid siege to Rome in 410, he wrote City of God, and finally, between 412 and 427, he wrote the treatise On the Trinity. At age 76, Augustine died on this day in 430, when the Vandals were at the gates of the city of Hippo. (S) Friday, August 29 , 2014 ✙ We Remember: THE MARTYRDOM OF JOHN THE BAPTIST: This feast in honor of the Precursor of the Lord has its origin in a crypt in Samaria, where his skull was venerated in the fourth century. By the fifth century, the feast was celebrated at Rome under the title of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. His martyrdom is reported in Mark 6:14-29. (S) Saturday, August 30, 2014 ✙ We Remember: ST. MARGARET WARD (died 1588). A maid- servant in 16th-century London, St. Margaret was implicated with John Roche, a friend, in helping a prisoner (Fr. Richard Watson) escape from prison. When captured by police, she refused to divulge the priest's hid- ing place. Queen Elizabeth I ordered the prisoners to be hanged at Ty- burn prison. St. Margaret was beatified in 1929 and canonized in 1970 as one of the 40 Martyrs of England and Wales. She died on this day in 1588. (D,S,B) ✙ ST. JEANNE JUGAN “was born on October 25, 1792 in a small fishing village of Brittany, France. She was the sixth of the eight children of Joseph and Marie Jugan. When she was three and a half, her father was lost at sea. Her mother strug- gled for years to keep the family together in their one room earthen-floored cottage. When Jeanne was about 16, she be- came the kitchen maid of the Viscountess de la Choue, a kind- hearted Christian woman, who took her on visits to the sick and the poor on and around her estate. Jeanne learned by ex- ample, the meaning of truly Christian charity and a refinement of manners not customary among those of the peasant class. When she was about 25, Jeanne took a job in the crowded hospital in the town of Saint Servan. After six years of devoted toil at the hospital, she was so worn out that she had to leave this work. She went to work for a good Christian woman named Mlle. Lecoq. Daily, the two women spent hours in prayer, and they assisted at Mass. They also instructed the town's children in their catechism. They also cared for the poor and other unfortunates until the elderly woman died. In 1837, the 45-year- old Jeanne and a 72-year-old woman named Francoise Aubert rented part of a humble cottage. They were joined by Virginie Tredaniel, a 17- year-old orphan and the three formed a community of prayer. They taught catechism and assisted the poor. Whatever they had left over from their earnings, they gave to the poor. At age 47, with the approval of Francoise and Virginie, Jeanne turned her attention to the most piti- ful of the poor-abandoned old ladies. In 1839, she brought home a blind widow named Anne Chauvin. Jeanne gave up her own bed to pro- vide sleeping quarters for their guest. Henceforth, she was to share inti- mately in the sufferings of the poor, even physically, considering herself one of them. This characteristic is expressed in the name that eventually developed for Jeanne's charitable work: The Little Sisters of the Poor. As the number of guests grew, so also did her little community. Jeanne wrote a simple rule for them and herself. Putting aside personal pride, the Little Sisters daily went out door to door asking for food, clothing and money. In 1879 Jeanne was 87. At this time the com- munity she had founded had 2,400 Little Sisters and had spread across Europe and across the Ocean. Toward the end of August, she was given the Last Sacraments. Her last words were, ‘O Mary, my dear Mother, come to me. You know I love you and how I long to see You!’ After her peaceful death, Jeanne was buried in the graveyard at the motherhouse.” She was canonized in 2009. (Catholic.org) A special thanks to Dorothy Lynch for bringing this wonderful saint to my at- tention. Dorothy is a volunteer at St. Joseph's Home in Palatine, which is run by the The Little Sisters of the Poor, and her sister-in-law is a member of this order, and Dorothy is a member of the lay associate group, Association Jeanne Jugan. ❧ Sources include: (AS) All Saints, Robert Ellsberg, Crossroad, 1997. (B) Book of Saints, Benedictine Monks, Morehouse, 1993. (C) Catholic Book of Days, John Deedy, Thomas More, 1989. D) Day by Day with the Saints, Patrick Moran, OSV, 1985. (ES) Encyclopedia of Saints, C. Jöckle, Alpine, 1995. (F) Famous Chris- tians, Tony Castle, Servant, 1988. (G) Guide to the Saints, Kristin E. White, Ivy Books, 1991. (H) Heavenly Friends, Rosalie Marie Levy, DSP, 1984. (I) In His Likeness, Rev. Charles Yost, SCJ, STL, 1988. (JP 2) John Paul II’s Book of Saints, Bunson, OSV, 1999. (L) Butler's Lives of the Saints I-IV, Christian Classics, 1995. (M) The Middle Ages, Concise Encyclopedia, H. Loyn, 1989. (OCY) Oxford Companion to the Year, Blackburn, 1999. (P) Pocket Dictionary of Saints, John Delaney, Image, 1983. (S) Saints of the Roman Calendar, Enzo Lodi, Alba, 1992. (P) The Popes, Eric John, Roman Catholic Books, 1994. (V) Vatican II Weekday Missal, Daughters of St. Paul, 1975. (W) We Celebrate, We Commemorate, Patrick Walsh.

This Week in the Life of the Church is compiled by Mike Brennan. Tax-deductible contributions to the Chi- cago Airports Catholic Chaplaincy are welcome. E-mail: [email protected]. O’Hare Chapel Catholic Mass Intentions

● Denotes Living/Special Intention † Denotes Deceased/Memorial Saturday August 23, 2014 Requested By: 4:00 p.m. † Ron Nemecek Dr. Mary Starsiak 6:00 p.m. † Susan Fulkerson Emma Wenzel Sunday August 24, 2014 Requested By: 6:30 a.m. † John W. McDermott John & Ellen McDermott 9:00 a.m. † Magdalena Stefan Herbert G. Stefan 11:00 a.m. ● Julie Marsh Allison Marsh 1:00 p.m. ● Kari & Tony Julie Christiansen Monday August 25, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Kenneth R. Luedtke Roger Luedtke Tuesday August 26, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Russell O Winchel Joyce Namde Wednesday August 27, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. ● Elizabeth Ann Miller Stephen C. Miller, Jr. Thursday August 28, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Mary Louise Elliott Margaret & Matt Gorny Friday August 29, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Vincent Mirante Nicholas Mirante

Midway Chapel Catholic Mass Intentions Saturday August 23, 2014 Requested By: 4:00 p.m. † Frank & Helen Piwowar Cathy Piwowar Sunday August 24, 2014 Requested By: 9:00 a.m. † Joan LeBeau Peter & Suzanne Daly 11:00 a.m. † Ed & Betty Hogan Michael & Suzanne Hogan Monday August 25, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. ● Loved Ones & Family of Pat Pat Morris Morris Living and Deceased Tuesday August 26, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Rene Brunner Sylvia Barker Wednesday August 27, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Len Jones Sylvia Barker Thursday August 28, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † Agnes Senko Jan & Walt Kopacz Friday August 29, 2014 Requested By: 11:30 a.m. † 2nd Lt. Harold C. Dailey, II, Capt. Paul L. Robison, USMC Jr., USAF

Chicago Airports Catholic Chaplaincy publishes Mass intentions in the O’Hare and Midway Airport Chapel bulletins each week. Dates in 2015 are now available. Requesting a Mass intention is a traditional and meaningful way to honor a deceased loved one, or to offer a thoughtful message of sympathy to the bereaved. Special inten- tions for the living may be requested for one who is ill, as well as to observe special occasions, such as anniversaries and birth- days, or simply in thanksgiving. “Mass Intention Offering” slips are available on the vestibule table, or call the chapel office weekdays at 773-686-2636. The Archdiocese of Chicago suggests a donation of $10.