Saint Florian Under the Care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars 1233 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3615

March 14, 2021 ~ The Fourth Sunday of Lent

PARISH STAFF WEEKEND MASSES Served by the Discalced Carmelite Friars 383-3565, ext. 2 Saturday (Anticipated) ...... 4:00 p.m. Email ...... [email protected] Sunday ...... 8:00 a.m. Maintenance: Joseph Rivest DAILY MASSES (in the Main Church at this time) Secretary: Jacqueline Wick M, T, Th and F ...... 5:00 p.m.

ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE followed by Euch. Ad. & Ben...... until 6:45 p.m. 1210 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3614 Wednesday ...... 8:00 a.m. Phone ...... 383-3565, ext. 0 followed by Euch. Ad. & Ben...... until 9:00 a.m. Fax ...... 383-2708 Saturday ...... 8:00 a.m. Email ..... [email protected] with Confessions at ...... 8:30 a.m. Website ...... www.stflorian.org Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) ...... 7:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE HOURS (No 5:00 p.m. Daily Mass on Anticipated Holy Days) Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Holy Day ...... 8:00 a.m. (The Parish Office is closed on Fridays & Holidays.) (No 5:00 p.m. Daily Mass on Holy Days) (Daily Masses or Holy Day Masses subject to change.) PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ...... 350-9217 CONFESSIONS (in the Main Church) Vice Chair: Sue Jens ...... 328-4042 Saturday ...... 8:30 a.m. Trustee/Secretary: Russell Miller .... 671-2385 or also by appointment. Please call the Parish Office. Trustee/Treasurer: Sandy Kania ...... 672-0364

MUSIC DIRECTORS MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 p.m. Sat. choir…..430-3425 (our Parish Cluster School) Diane Bersch - 8:00 a.m. Sun. choir……...541-8109 1227 South 116 Street • West Allis, WI 53214 476-0751

CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE Jen Vega, Principal • Email: [email protected] Within St. Rita Parish, 2318 South 61 Street , West Allis, WI 53219 School Website: mqsca.org High School/Confirmation Program Email for Registration Information: [email protected] RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children “Please remember St. Florian Parish in your will.” Contact the DRE - Director of Religious Education, Barbara Krieger...... 541-7515, ext. 16

FUNERAL PLANNING Please contact Fr. Elijah as soon as possible to make funeral arrangements.

SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office. Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required.

Anointing of the Sick and/or Last Rites

Please contact Fr. Elijah at the Parish Office.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP For everyone who does wicked things hates the Each family or single adult 18 years old or older light and does not come toward the light, so that living at home or alone is invited and expected to be his works might not be exposed. But whoever lives registered in our parish family at the parish office. the truth comes to the light, so that his works may Please call the parish office to register. be clearly seen as done in God. ~ John 3:20-21 The Fourth Sunday of Lent St. Florian Parish - March 14, 2021 March 13, 2021 Readings for the week of March 14, 2021

through Sun: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/ March 21, 2021 Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/ Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or Sat., Mar. 13 - Lenten Weekday 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 8:00 a.m. † JoAnne Gannon Mon: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a and 13b [2a]/ Anticipated Fourth Sunday of Lent Jn 4:43-54 4:00 p.m. † Justin & † Alice Cesar Tues: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 [8]/Jn 5:1-16 Sun., Mar. 14 - Fourth Sunday of Lent Wed: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18 [8a]/ 8:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish Jn 5:17-30

Mon., Mar. 15 - Lenten Weekday Thurs: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23 [4a]/Jn 5:31-47 5:00 p.m. In Honor of Jesus’ Agony in the Garden Fri: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [37]/ for Violet Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Tues., Mar. 16 - Lenten Weekday Sat: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 [2a]/Jn 7:40-53 5:00 p.m. † Henry & † Lee Cesarec Next Sun: Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15 [12a]/ Wed., Mar. 17 - , Bishop Heb 5:7-9/Jn 12:20-33 or Ez 37:12-14/

8:00 a.m. † Susan Murray Rom 8:8-11/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 [7]/ Thurs., Mar. 18 - Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Doctor Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 of the Church 5:00 p.m. † Henry & † Lee Cesarec

Fri., Mar. 19 - Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary 5:00 p.m. Carmelite Perpetual Mass Union

Sat., Mar. 20 - Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. † Fr. Timothy McGough, OCD April 1, Holy Thursday Mass at 7:00 p.m. Anticipated Fifth Sunday of Lent April 2, Good Friday Service at 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish April 3, Holy Saturday Easter Vigil at 7:30 p.m. Sun., Mar. 21 - Fifth Sunday of Lent April 4, Easter Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. † Josephine & † Joseph Fuys CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNER ETERNAL FLAME

March 13 - March 19, 2021 March 9, 2021

In loving memory of: $25 - Mary Trimmier † Stephen Pedersen GOSPEL MEDITATION — ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE Is there something to Lent that goes of God that doesn’t touch the real sin of structural changes that will allow people beyond our own spiritual house cleaning the society in which it is being pro- to earn just wages, feed their families and spiritual refinement? Yes, there is! claimed, what gospel is that?” When and share abundantly and equally in the It has to do with listening and learning we listen to those descriptive and pro- gifts of God’s good earth. Such a vision so that we can take up the task of the vocative words, do they resonate with is not some optimistic fairy tale, but the Gospel with greater clarity and forti- anything in our experience? As messen- vision of the Creator himself. Lent re- tude. While the spiritual refocusing of gers of the Gospel, we are called to minds us, as St. Oscar Romero also Lent is necessary, the fruit of this bring an unsettling message to the states, that, “we are workers, not master Lenten conversion has much more to do world. If our main concern is protecting builder, ministers, not messiahs. We are with learning how we can be a better our self-interests, then we are missing prophets of a future not our own.” We Church than it does about our eternal something huge! Many really struggle are not called to labor simply for the salvation. Salvation is a gift that flows with being rejected, dismissed, or per- benefit of the here and now but of the out of God’s unconditional Mercy and ceived as someone who is speaking out “what is to come.” Our myopic vision cannot be merited. The spiritual matu- of turn. There is a counter cultural mes- can be replaced by a more far reaching rity we can experience as a result of our sage that must be preached that clearly Lenten vision that is much greater and Lenten disciplines serves to reduce the sides with the poor, marginalized, vic- deeper in scope. As long as we are anxiety and apprehension we may expe- timized, oppressed, neglected, disre- carrying the right blueprints with us and rience as messengers of good, but very garded, and lost souls throughout the our thoughts extend beyond ourselves, challenging, and unsettling, news. world. There is a widespread misery then even the little things we do and the St. Oscar Romero said that, “a church among the peoples that is all too often simplest prayer we utter go a long way. that doesn’t provoke any crises, a gospel allowed to fester with no one coming They give witness to our preference for that doesn’t unsettle, a word of God that forward to offer a change or resolution. the light of Christ and not the darkness doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, a word The Church can speak to the needed of error and sin. The Fourth Sunday of Lent St. Florian Parish - March 14, 2021

In March, Please Pray For . . . Catherine Becker Helen Guszkowski Mary Priewe Sat., March 13 Ralph & Marlene Joyce Johnson Elizabeth Reineck 8:00 am Mass w/St. Joseph Novena Daniels Ruth Kressl Lynn Sheng 8:30 am Confessions David Demos Helen Markowski Mary Smith Sat., March 13 - Anticipated 4th Sunday of Lent Gregg & Susan Betty Michalowski Cindy Terrien 3:00 pm Celebration Choir in Fellowship Room Dufek Candy Netterfield Edie Wurcer 4:00 pm Mass w/St. Joseph Novena Fr. Larry Katherine Papa Gloria Zelazek Sun., March 14 - Fourth Sunday of Lent Frankovich, OFM Fr. Jeff Prasser Bernie Zimney 8:00 am Mass w/St. Joseph Novena 11am-2pm Drive-Thru Chicken Dinner in school parking lot LIVE THE LITURGY —

Mon., March 15 INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK 11am-3pm Secular Carmelites in Church basement God’s messengers always seem to get mocked. They speak 5:00 pm Mass a truth that some folks do not want to hear. While on the 5:30-6:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction one hand we admire them, we also are quite happy keeping Tues., March 16 them at a distance. After all, they are not referring to me 5:00 pm Mass w/St. Joseph Novena but someone else, aren’t they? We often wrongly conclude 5:30-6:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction that because we may be more avant-garde, contemporary, Wed., March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day politically sensitive, and untraditional, we are somehow 8:00 am Mass w/St. Joseph Novena more in the light than others. People tend to prefer darkness 8:30-9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction more than light, even the most spiritually sensitive among 5:00 pm Vespers followed by Lenten Reflection offered by us. The light always carries with it the richness of God’s the students of the Discalced Carmelite Friars of Holy Hill mercy and compassion which see beyond ideologies and

Thurs., March 18 concepts to relationships that cultivate life, earthly and 5:00 pm Mass w/St. Joseph Novena eternal. Every hand of compassion and mercy extended to a 5:30-6:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction human being must always point back to God. The call

Fri., March 19 always involves ordering our lives in accord with our truth 4:30-7 pm Drive-Thru Fish Fry in school parking lot and essence of being. As God never forgets us, we must 5:00 pm Mass w/St. Joseph Novena w/the Act of never forget God. Now is the time to take stock of our Consecration to St. Joseph infidelity and return to the light, even though it is difficult 5:30-6:45 pm Eucharistic Adoration with Benediction to look at.

Sat., March 20 8:00 am Mass The Archdiocese is still in Phase 2 of The 8:30 am Confessions Catholic Comeback. See updates below. th Sat., March 20 - Anticipated 5 Sunday of Lent Returning to Sunday Mass Phase 2 of the 3:00 pm Celebration Choir in Fellowship Room Catholic Comeback Matrix version 7 as of February 25. 4:00 pm Mass There is also now a Holy Week Easter Edition. Sun., March 21 - Fifth Sunday of Lent 8:00 am Mass A dispensation to attend Sunday Mass remains for grave reasons, such as illness (CCC #2181). Learn more here.

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP — RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Awake, O Sleeper! — This morning came a little earlier than I would have liked — Daylight Saving Time always does. Sometimes that morning sunlight seems more intrusive than illuminating. You’re still half-lost in sleep, and that sun is demanding of you a lot more than you’re ready to give.

I’ve said it, and I’m sure you’ve said it, too. “Just five more minutes.” You hit the “snooze” button on your phone once (maybe twice? Show of hands?) and turn away from the window.

So many kings of the Old Testament were steadfast in their sleepy ways, rejecting the light their God tried to share with them. Likewise, John tells us that, though Light — Christ — was sent into the world, the world preferred darkness.

Sometimes it seems, when reading through Scripture, that all throughout salvation history, God has been trying to pull back the curtains, to rouse us from our defiant slumber. And we resist Him. Time and time again, we resist Him.

Light brings a certain responsibility with it. It seems to compel productivity. Furthermore, there’s no hiding in the light. Any photographer worth his salt knows how to manipulate it, highlighting the good & casting some merciful shade on the bad.

As we enter into the fourth week of Lent, we’re getting so close to the main event. Can we handle the light that will come on Easter morning, bursting into the tomb as the stone is rolled away? Can we keep ourselves from hitting the “snooze” button on our souls, and sit up to face the dawn of a new day? ~ Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ST. FLORIAN'S SPRING DRIVE-THRU ST. FLORIAN’S FISH FRY

CHICKEN DINNER Friday, March 19 from

Sunday, March 14 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. in the school parking lot. in the school parking lot

Please follow the signs and remain in your car. Please follow the signs and Remain in your car. We will come to you. We will come to you. $11.00 (Cash or Check only.) $10.00 (Cash or Check only.)

5 pieces of Chicken Please choose from 1 of the following:

No substitutions 1. Fried Cod with French Fries

Please choose from 1 of the following: 2. Fried Cod with Parsley-Buttered Potatoes 1. FRIED CHICKEN 3. Baked Cod with Parsley-Buttered Potatoes 2. BAKED CHICKEN 4. Baked Cod with French Fries 3. BBQ-BAKED CHICKEN

5. Smelt with French Fries Dinners include: Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Butter and Dessert. Dinners include: Cole Slaw, Apple Sauce,

Rye Bread, Butter, Tartar Sauce and Dessert.

We will also have: Clam Chowder will be available at no extra charge. 4. CHILI at $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00 (Chicken Tenders are not served during Lent.)

*Event subject to change *Event subject to change Brewers Raffle Basket Drawing — Tickets are 3 for $5.00 or 7 for $10.00 (no singles sold)

Our Brewers Raffle Basket has MANY items in it, as do all of our raffle baskets.

Tickets will be sold at both the Spring Drive-Thru Chicken Dinner, Sunday, March 14 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. & at our next Drive-Thru Fish Fry, Friday, March 19 from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

The Winner will be drawn at the end of the evening on March 19 at 7:00 p.m. Our Friday, March 5 Drive-Thru Fish Fry * The winner of the 7&7 / Bloody Mary basket had a PHENOMENAL turn out. at the March 5th Fish Fry was Tom Nowak. MANY THANKS to everyone who helped WEST MKE LOWER and also purchased so many dinners. DUPLEX FOR RENT First Day of Spring — March 20 A parishioner currently has a Lower 2 In 2021, the spring equinox occurs on Saturday, March 20. This event Bedroom duplex apartment for rent in our marks the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. neighborhood. The entire unit has just Take in the warmth of the sunshine with the longer days. If possible, take been redone. The security deposit is $900 some walks and enjoy the blooms of the early spring bulbs and wave to your and the monthly rent is $900. Please call neighbors from a distance. Hopefully all of the snow has melted. Enjoy! Bill at 414-698-9108 with questions.

WHY DO WE DO THAT? — CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Question: Why do priests wear a Roman collar?

Answer: The practice of priests wearing the Roman collar developed in the mid-nineteenth century as an alternative to wearing the cassock which in some places was seen as impractical or which was even outlawed by anti-Catholic legislation. Since its introduction, it has taken different forms, and if you visit different countries today, you will see variation in what priests wear.

The Code of Canon Law simply observes that priests wear “suitable ecclesiastical garb” according to the judgments of the national bishops conferences and local custom (no. 284). The US Bishops have instructed that outside of liturgical functions, a “black suit and Roman collar are the usual formal attire for priests. The use of the cassock is at the discretion of the cleric.” Priests who are members of religious communities are to follow the rules of their institute regarding the habit or other approved clothing.

In the end, whether a priest wears the Roman collar, a religious habit, or, as is the case in many European countries, a suit and tie (to distinguish them from Protestant clergy who wear a collar) the goal of their clerical clothing is to serve as a sign of their commitment to guide and to serve, and to also allow them to be truly public figures because they are ordained for the service of all. Daylight Saving Time begins "Faeth Fiada" or the "Lorica of St. Patrick" Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 a.m. (St. Patrick's Breast-Plate) Please remember to move your clocks forward one hour and Written for protection on a journey, this prayer has come down change the batteries in your smoke through the centuries and remains popular today. Given the current reality of the pandemic, it's more relevant than ever. and carbon monoxide detectors before going to sleep Saturday evening so you are not late. Enjoy Spring! I arise today Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Saint Patrick — March 17 Through belief in the Threeness, Born between 387 and 390 at Scotland as Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. Maewyn Succat I arise today Died between 461 and 464 at Saul, County Through the strength of Christ's birth with His baptism, Down, of natural causes Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial, Kidnapped from the British mainland around Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension, age 16, and shipped to Ireland as a slave. Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom. Sent to the mountains as a shepherd, he spent his time in I arise today the field in prayer. After six years of this life, he received Through the strength of the love of cherubim, had a dream in which he was commanded to return to In the obedience of angels, In the service of archangels, Britain; seeing it as a sign, he escaped. He studied in In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward, several monasteries in Europe. Priest. Bishop. Sent by In the prayers of patriarchs, In the predictions of prophets, Pope Celestine to evangelize England, then Ireland, during In the preaching of apostles, In the faith of confessors, which his chariot driver was Saint Odran, and In the innocence of holy virgins, In the deeds of righteous men. Saint Jarlath was one of his spiritual students. In 33 years I arise today, through he effectively converted the Ireland. In the Middle The strength of heaven, The light of the sun, Ages Ireland became known as the Land of Saints, and The radiance of the moon, The splendor of fire, during the Dark Ages its monasteries were the great The speed of lightning, The swiftness of wind, repositories of learning in Europe, all a consequence of The depth of the sea, The stability of the earth, Patrick’s ministry. Source: catholicsaints.info The firmness of rock. I arise today, through St. Patrick’s Day — History God's strength to pilot me, God's might to uphold me, The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to look before me, over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me, the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would tradi- God's hand to guard me, God's shield to protect me, tionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the God's host to save me From snares of devils, afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of From temptation of vices, meat were waived and people would dance, drink and From everyone who shall wish me ill, afar and near. feast–on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. I summon today When Was the First St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated? th th All these powers between me and those evils, Since around the 9 or 10 century, people in Ireland have Against every cruel and merciless power been observing the Roman Catholic feast day of St. that may oppose my body and soul, Patrick on March 17. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade Against incantations of false prophets, took place not in Ireland but in America. Records show Against black laws of pagandom, that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, Against false laws of heretics, Against craft of idolatry, 1601 in a Spanish colony in what is now St. Augustine, Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards, Florida. The parade, and a St. Patrick’s Day celebration a Against every knowledge that corrupts man's body and soul; year earlier were organized by the Spanish Colony's Irish Christ to shield me today vicar Ricardo Artur. More than a century later, homesick Against poison, against burning, Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched in Against drowning, against wounding, New York City on March 17, 1772 to honor the Irish So that there may come to me an abundance of reward. . Enthusiasm for the St. Patrick's Day parades Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, in early American cities grew from there. Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

St. Patrick's Day Celebrations Around the World Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate, especially Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Christ when I arise, Although North America is home to the largest produc- Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, tions, it is celebrated around the world in locations far Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia. In Christ in every eye that sees me, Ireland, the Day was traditionally a religious occasion and Christ in every ear that hears me. Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. In I arise today 1995, the Irish government began a national campaign to Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, use interest in St. Patrick’s Day to drive tourism and Through belief in the Threeness, Through confession of the Oneness of the Creator of creation. showcase Ireland and Irish culture to the rest of the world. Source: history.com Source: irishcentral.com Fourth Sunday of Lent Resources Can we see the goodness around us?

to help Today we have the story of a man born blind. In Jesus' time, during this blindness was viewed as a punishment for sin. Lent is all Lenten about looking inward and rooting out sinful desires and Season actions. So this story of a blind man and Jesus restoring his sight is a story about the forgiveness of sin.

VESPERS How often do we hold on to sinful ways or thoughts? Do we need Jesus to give us something in our lives to see A time to pause at the close of the again? Or do we need to concentrate on something day to bless God and one another we do well so that our "sight" may be improved?

in song, silence, and prayer. This week, let us look through eyes of faith and attempt to see goodness around us. Also, let us help each other to remove sin so that we might see God more clearly.

Lenten Enrichment at Holy Assumption Parish 7109 (Church) & 7129 (school) W. Orchard St., West Allis

LENTEN REFLECTIONS • Stations of the Cross will be prayed on Fridays during Lent in Church following the 8:00 a.m. Mass. St. Florian’s is nearing the end of our The Gospel of St. Mark. Study what Mark’s series of Lenten Reflections led by the • students of the Discalced community was learning about Faith, Hope, Love, and Carmelite Friars from Holy Hill. Discipleship. Come to the class that will be held in the Hospitality Room of the school building. The evenings will begin with Vespers at 5:00 p.m. in the Church The Last Three Sundays in Lent from 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.: followed by Lenten Reflections. — March 14, and 21

These special services will take place the weeks Please call Mary at 414-771-9256 with any questions. leading up to Holy Week on the following Wednesdays:

March 17 and March 24 Pray, Reconcile and Rejoice - Wednesday, March 24

Parishes from around the archdiocese are hosting this year's Lenten Day of Reconciliation. Parishes will have different schedules for Reconciliation, and some locations will have Spanish-speaking priests available and one will have American Sign Language interpretation.

Please visit archmil.org/pray-reconcile-rejoice for specific times and locations.

What is Prayer? "For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy." - St. Therese of Lisieux (CCC 2558)

God invites us into a relationship with Him that is both personal and communal. He speaks to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, the Word-made-flesh. Prayer is our response to God who is already speaking or, better yet, revealing Himself to us. Therefore, prayer is not merely an exchange of words, but it engages the whole person in a relationship with God the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit.

During Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to seeking the Lord in prayer and reading Scripture, to service by giving alms, and to practice self-control through fasting. Dive into God's word in Scripture this Lent or pray the rosary with your family.

The Rosary, though clearly Marian in character, is at heart a Christocentric prayer. In the sobriety of its elements, it has all the depth of the Gospel message in its entirety, of which it can be said to be a compendium. It is an echo of the prayer of Mary, her perennial Magnificat for the work of the redemptive Incarnation which began in her virginal womb. With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer. —From On the Most Holy Rosary (Rosarium Virginis Mariae) How to Pray the Rosary

How do I pray? Various forms of prayer are presented in the Catechism of the (CCC 2623-2649). These various forms in- clude prayer of blessing or adoration, prayer of petition, prayer of intercession, prayer of thanksgiving, and prayer of praise. Essential Catholic Prayers Source: usccb.org Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church — March 18 Born 315. Died 386 of natural causes. Raised a Christian in Jerusalem. Well educated, especially in religion. Priest, ordained by Saint Maximus. A great teacher of catechumens, Cyril’s instructions are still source documents for the Church‘s early teach- ings. Bishop of Jerusalem in 348. Exiled three times by the Arians, usually on some trumped up charge like selling church furniture, but actually on theological grounds. Attended the Council of Seleucia in 359. Attended the Council of Constantinople in 381. Greek Father of the Church. Doctor of the Church. Source: catholicsaints.info Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary — March 19 The spouse of Mary the mother of Jesus and the legal father of Jesus according to Jewish law, Joseph is a model of humility and obedience to God’s will. He followed God’s instructions, given by angels in dreams, and took the pregnant Mary into his home as his wife, protected her and Jesus at the child’s birth in Bethlehem through the family’s sojourn in Egypt, and provided for them as a carpenter in Nazareth. This feast, which was celebrated locally as early as the ninth century, became a universal feast in the fifteenth century, when it was placed on the liturgical calendar. Pope Pius IX named St. Joseph Patron of the Universal Church in 1870; he is also the patron saint of carpenters, the dying, and workers. Source: catholiccurrent.org “Being a guardian is the distinctive trait of Joseph: Being the guardian is his great mission . . . We look to Joseph as the model educator, who watches over and accompanies Jesus as he grows ‘in wisdom, age and grace,’ as the Gospel says. He was not Jesus’ father: the father of Jesus was God, but he was a father to Jesus, he was a father to Jesus in order to help him grow. And how did he help him grow? In wisdom, age and grace.” — Pope Francis, March 19, 2014 COMMUNITY AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS Days of Prayer and Refection "Taking Time to Name, Claim, Reframe our Grief" Redemptorist Retreat Center 1800 North Timber Trail Lane, Oconomowoc Wednesday, April 7, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

A Spring day of supportive, compassionate grief gathering is planned for those who have lost a loved one recently or long ago.

We will reflect on healthy grieving as we review the Grief Seeking a way to grow your parish's love and knowledge of Cycle, Grief Process and Healing Journey; recognizing that God’s Word this Lent? Looking for a Lenten program to we all move through our grief in our own unique way!

offer when in-person parish missions and small groups cannot In this time of complicated uncertainties because of gather? COVID-19 we are all emotionally and spiritual challenged. Join some of the nation’s most dynamic Scripture scholars on Because of all the non-death losses connected to COVID March 27 for a one-day virtual event that will be streamed via and your grief at this time, there is a survival need to Zoom. This virtual event is free for all registrants on Zoom! become more aware of your inner strengths and resilience. Coverage will start streaming at 11:00 a.m. CST Presented by: Peggy Weber RN MSN FEATURED TOPICS & SPEAKERS: She has more than 45 years of Nursing experience and The Last Supper with Dr. Brant Pitre Parish Nursing helping people through mental, emotional The Agony in the Garden by Dr. Tim Gray and spiritual distress. She continues to facilitate groups The Passion of the Christ dealing with illness, loss and bereavement and serves on by Dr. Elizabeth Klein St. Mary's Ethics Board and on several nonprofit boards. Holy Saturday by Dr. John Sehorn The Resurrection by Dr. Michael Barber A break provided for lunch. No meal will be provided. Bring your own bag lunch. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOO Register for FREE by clicking here Suggested Free Will Offering: $10.00

Preached Retreats - Women Please consider joining this day as we pray, reflect, share “Living in a Time of Plentiful Redemption” and laugh together. To register, call 1-262-567-6900. Redemptorist Retreat Center Carrier Opportunity — Field Agents 1800 North Timber Trail Lane, Oconomowoc Friday, March 26, 6:15 p.m. - Sunday, March 28, 1:00 p.m. The Knights of Columbus is looking for men seeking a career opportunity, representing Plentiful redemption is not a concept to be looked for after our their insurance program as a Field Agent. life has ended. Plentiful redemption is alive at this very mo- We offer a complete benefits package with ment. When we come to realize this gift we can more this full-time position. One must be eligible for easily face today with a sense of gratitude and joyfulness so membership in the Knights of Columbus. we can, in turn, live and, in a sense, be the Good News. For more information, please contact Tim Nowak, Cost: $220 per person includes room, board and materials. General Agent, at 1-920-462-4100, To register, please call 1-262-567-6900. or check us out at www.kofcwi.org THE ST. JOSEPH NOVENA

St. Joseph is a powerful patron. He is, as John Paul II called him, the Guardian of the Redeemer. He humbly accepted his role as guardian, husband and father in the Holy Family. Therefore, St. Joseph’s intercession has been sought for centuries. St. Joseph was clearly very close to our Lord and so we come to him with this novena with a sense of humility because of his great humility. There are actually a few different feast days for Saint Joseph, but March 19th has been most celebrated as his feast day in Western . But of course, you can pray a novena to him anytime.

The Discalced Carmelites are praying a novena leading up to the St. Joseph Feast Day starting this Wednesday, March 10. This will be prayed during each Mass: Daily, Anticipated Sunday on Saturday and Sunday.

Below you will find the Memorare to St. Joseph that will be prayed daily at all Masses and the Act of Consecration to St. Joseph that will be prayed on the Feast Day of St. Joseph, March 19.

If you plan to attend, please cut on the dotted lines below and fold to make a small booklet for ease of carrying and bring the below information with you to the Masses as no one will be available to hand this out beforehand.

If you do not plan to attend, you can still cut this out and add to your prayers anytime. Thank you and may you have a Blessed St. Joseph Feast Day.

Act of Consecration to St. Joseph

Memorare to St. Joseph O dearest St. Joseph,

Remember, I consecrate myself to your honor O most chaste spouse and give myself to you, of the Virgin Mary, that you may always be my father, that never was it known my protector and my guide that anyone who implored your help in the way of salvation. and sought your intercession Obtain for me a greater purity of heart were left unassisted. and fervent love of the interior life. Full of confidence in your power After your example may I do all my actions I fly unto you and beg your protection. for the greater glory of God, Despise not O Guardian of the Redeemer in union with the Divine Heart of Jesus my humble supplication, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. but in your bounty, O Blessed St. Joseph, pray for me, hear and answer me. that I may share in the peace and joy Amen. of your holy death. Amen. Sources: www.praymorenovenas.com and www.ewtn.com