ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 16 Smithville Crescent, St. John’s, NL A1B 2V2 Tel.# 754-0170 Finding God in All Things 29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 18, 2020

IGNATIAN INSPIRATIONS

Our cover this weekend features a short introduction to Ignatian Spirituality. We invite you to try this over the next few Sundays.

To Begin For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Scripture “I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another”. (John 13:34) Prayer Lord God, as I look at the day ahead and wonder how I will get everything done, I think about why I am here in the first place: because you love me. How simple, and yet, how magnificent! You have created me to love, praise, and serve you, so that I might live forever with you. Help me see everything I do today as an expression of my love for you.

Action I will write the word “love” next to each item on my to-do list as a reminder that when I do things for love of God and neighbor, nothing is too difficult. SOURCE: 30 Days with Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Page 3

Fr. Earl Smith, SJ (Pastor and Superior of St. John’s Jesuits) ([email protected]) Fr. Wayne Bolton, SJ (Associate Pastor) ([email protected] ) Maria R. Kelsey (Pastoral Assistant and Religious Education Coordinator) ([email protected]) Parish E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: www.spx.ca Archdiocesan Webpage: www.rcsj.org www.spx.ca SCRIPTURE READINGS CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE FOR NEXT SUNDAY NOTES October 25, 2020

You could read/discuss/pray with your family, The month of October is dedicated to with friends or by yourself.’ the Most Holy Rosary First Reading: Exodus 22:20-26 During this month, members of the Second Reading: 1st Thessalonians 1:5-10 CWL invite you to join the praying of Psalm: 18 the Rosary after the 9:30 am Mass (approximately Gospel: Matthew 22:34-40 10:00 am) on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. CWL General Meeting SOMETHING TO THINK The next General Meeting of the ABOUT ... CWL will take place in the Parish Hall on Tuesday , October 20, 2020 “I believe in God, only I spell it after the morning 9:30 am Mass and Rosary. We Nature.” will adhere to Health and Parish pandemic Frank Lloyd Wright guidelines. Wear a mask, keep social distancing and no food permitted. OFFERTORY COLLECTION ELDER MINISTRY’S THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

October 10 and 11: $4,521.10. Envelopes: $4,447.00 Loose: $74.10 PRAYER AS A FORM OF KINDNESS Thank you for your continued generous support. As Mom’s years dwindles, one way her generosity continued to grow through her prayer WORLD MISSION SUNDAY COLLECTION life. Mom liked to “do” little kindnesses for others. Today is World Mission Sunday. Today, every When her health waned, praying for people gave Catholic community and parish throughout the her a way to continue to be kind. world is involved in World Mission Sunday. It is Her spiritual practice taught me a day that we show that all Catholics are missionary that when elderly people become less physically disciples who all have a role to play in the active missionary activities of the Church. It is a global and unable to accomplish a “good deeds”, effort to bring spiritual and material assistance to the continue to contribute significantly those who long for the love of Christ. Your kind to the well-being of others through the gift of support will help new Churches to become strong prayer. and vital faith communities. Please continue to pray How I long for more senior persons for those who serve in mission countries and please to realize the power of their prayerful presence. be generous in your support of their world. Thank SOURCE: Joyce Rupp, Fly While You Still you in adance for any financial support that you can Have Wings, page 93 provide on this World Mission Sunday. (Sr. Rosemary Ryan, Director for the Pontifical Mission Societies)

www.spx.ca DE MELLO FOR KIDS OUR ‘PIUS’ SMILES OF ALL AGES

Sow and Grow JOKE #1 If you plant daisy seeds in your One day God was looking down at Earth and saw garden, what do you think will all of the rascally behavior that was going on. So grow? Daisies, of course! The he called one of His angels and sent the angel to Bible tells us that whatever we Earth for a time. plant in our heart is what will grow When he returned, he told God, in our life. So if you fill your heart “Yes, it is bad on Earth; 95% are misbehaving and with mean thoughts or bad feelings, it will be hard only 5% are not.” for you to be the kind, loving person God wants you to be. But if you let God fill your heart with God thought for a moment and said, his love and care, you’ll be able to show love and “Maybe I had better send down a second angel to care to others. Let God plant good things in your get another opinion.” heart and watch what grows! My heart is full of God’s great love and care, So God called another angel and sent him to So I can share love with my friends Earth for a time. everywhere. When the angel returned he went to God and said, “Yes, it's true.The Earth is in decline; 95% are misbehaving, but 5% are being good.” CALLING ALL PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS God was not pleased. So He decided to e-mail the 5% that were good, because he wanted to Quick Tips for Teaching Kids to Pray encourage them, and give them a little something Prayer habits that last a lifetime are most often to help them keep going. formed in childhood. That’s why it’s so critical to teach young children how to pray. Prayer is caught Do you know what the e-mail said? more than it’s taught. As parents model Okay, I was just wondering, because I didn't get meaningful prayer lives, kids will learn how they, one either. too, can talk to their Creator. JOKE #2 Here are the basics of teaching children how to Little Johnny was caught swearing by his teacher. pray. "Johnny," she said, 1. Help children talk to God. "you shouldn't use that kind of language. Where 2. There’s nothing too big—or too small—for did you hear such talk, anyway?" God. 3. Anything is okay to talk to God about. "My daddy said it," he responded. 4. Making prayers relevant to children’s lives "Well, that doesn't matter," explained the teacher. enables them to grow in prayer. - "You don't even know what it means." 5. God listens to ALL prayers. "I do, too!" 7. Help children understand that God may Little Johnny retorted. answer prayers in several ways. "It means the car won't start." 8. The right place is any place. 9. Prayer is never inappropriate. (SOURCE: Maurcia DeLean Houck www.christiansministry.com

www.spx.ca FR. EARL DREAMS COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION: GENTLE REMINDERS

We continue to welcome healthy sized Mass I continue to be impressed by the manner we attendance since this summer’s re-opening of our respectfully approach the altar for Communion. We church. We are not yet allowed to open our are reminded to come for Communion after placing church to greater than 100+ persons. We hope our masks over our mouth and nose. After sanitizing for the day when conditions permit increasing the our hands either with liquid we bring from home or number of participants in the church building. with what is provided at the first pew, we approach Meantime, we are also grateful for the the Communion Minister with hands out reached. parishioners who enjoy a worship and prayer life The Communion is given, we walk a few steps the through the Internet and other social side, and we then lower our mask to consume media. Contact via telephone calls, emails and Communion before returning to our pew. bubbled social distanced encounters are Fr. Earl Smith, SJ encouraged. Our Parish Council continues to prepare CHURCH SANITIZATION AND CLEANING: for the renewal of our website that will be soon GRATEFUL WORDS managed by a competent IT person. A hiring process is underway. This is very good news. A Our Hospitality Ministers are regularly available to good website is touted by professionals - like assist with the cleaning and sanitization of our parishioner Gerry Carew of church after Mass. There are other hidden jobs they newfoundmarketing.ca - to be ‘the’ foundation do without credit. God provides. Karl Wight and on which a modern online parish is rooted, able Paul Noftall, front office staff, also do much to to survive and prosper. This initiative is a cause make ready, clean, and safe our church for scheduled for hope. We are planning on making our and the occasional unplanned uses of our website more user friendly for ourselves and church. These persons are to be commended as they potential new members of our faith offer to us an essential service in unassuming selfless community. May God +bless our efforts. ways. Fr. Earl Smith, SJ

CHURCH ENTRY PROTOCOL PARISH FINANCES

Our conscientious Hospitality Ministers remain We continue to pay our bills, in part, due to a alert in their service at our church. An archive of Federal subsidy that helps to offset our ongoing contact information on persons who regularity expenses. This subsidy is not guaranteed nor is it attend Mass now forms the basis for a more fixed and like all good things it will largely diminish efficient entry into our church, one that limits the by this year’s end. Therefore, it is imperative that time anyone of us is waiting in the cold before safe you, our dear parishioners, continue to donate to our passage to a seat can be given Persons are invited to parish. May my words more directly appeal to take a number to quickly identify where they can be parishioners who have not yet chosen to donate? All found ‘on the list’. Taking a number is not a ‘have properly identified donations are tax deductible - as to do’ but will be offered as a help. Numbers are we know. often assigned according to alphabetical order. Some of us have kindly responded to the earlier There is no hierarchical order to the list. Many request for help to buy cleaning and sanitization parishioners have already expressed grateful support materials. Donations have been trickling into our for this initiative, one that has proved successful in front office. A pre-Christmas gift donation is some other parishes near and across our country. warmly accepted! www.spx.ca TUESDAY AFTERNOON ADORATION: 2020 ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. JOHN’S A REMINDER CHRISM MASS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 - 11:00 AM Adoration has commenced since about a month. It is scheduled from 1:00-5:00 pm every Tuesday The Mass of Chrism is one of the most solemn and afternoon participants are invited to pray in the important diocesan celebrations of the liturgical year. main body of our church. There is therefore plenty The Mass is a celebration of the institution of the of room for social distancing. Sanitization is no ministerial priesthood and is a sign of the unity and problem. Everyone is welcome to ‘be present’ to our communion of the Priests with their Bishop. The Most Holy God present to ‘us’, inviting us to be Mass takes its name from the blessing of the Holy made whole in God’s eternal loving embrace, we Oils used in the sacraments throughout the year, who are God’s Eucharistic People. which are then given to the priests to take back to their parishes. SAINTS SPEAK Usually the Chrism Mass is celebrated near the end of Lent, just before the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, and people from all the parishes of the Archdiocese are invited to attend. This year, due to We must pray literally without ceasing - without the coronavirus pandemic, the Chrism Mass was ceasing; in every occurrence and employment of postponed. our lives. You know I mean that prayer of the In consultation with the Archdiocesan Presbyteral heart which is independent of place or situation, Council, the 2020 Chrism Mass is now scheduled to or which is, rather, a habit of lifting up the heart be celebrated at the Basilica-Cathedral of St. John to God, as in a constant communication with the Baptist on Thursday October 22nd at 11:00 am. Him. Due to the ongoing pandemic restrictions and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, th concerns, only the clergy and those laity involved in 19 C., American, the liturgy (i.e. musicians, sacristans, ushers etc.) will Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul be physically in attendance at the Mass. However, The mere act of prayer is abhorrent to the forces of all are invited to participate virtually and spiritually evil, and you will find that there will be all kinds of either via live stream on the Basilica Heritage hindrances (depression, doubt, frustrations and so Foundation website (www.thebasilica.net) or the on). Many of those hindrances will have the smell of Basilica Parish website (www.thebasilica.church) or sulfur smoke about them. by viewing the celebration when it is posted on the Steve Brown, Archdiocese’s website (www.rcsj.org). Approaching God: Accepting the Invitation to Stand in the Presence of God

The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray. Samuel Chadwick

www.spx.ca FOR A DIFFERENT WORLD: IGNATIUS JESUIT CENTRE: JESUITS OF CANADA AND HAITI A PLACE OF PEACE WELCOME 13 NEW NOVICES

With great joy and gratitude, the Jesuits of Canada This Jesuit Retreat House, in Guelph, Ontario and Haiti welcomed thirteen new novices who continues to offer on-line retreats. All times are entered the Society of Jesus; five from Canada and EST. eight from Haiti. 6-Day Directed Retreat - Virtual The novices just completed their First October 19 at 7:00 pm - October 25 Probation. We offer prayers of gratitude to God for at 1:00 pm ($297) the great blessing of these men's vocation. Learn Loyola House spiritual directors will provide more about their lives and motivations behind their daily spiritual direction that will occur via Zoom (or decision to enter the novitiate. telephone). The Psalms Weekend Retreat - Virtual October 30 at 8:00 pm - November 1 at 1:00 pm, ($125) Praying the good, the bad and the ugly as found in the psalms 8-Day Directed Retreat - Virtual November 12 at 7:00 pm - November 20 at 1:00 pm, ($395) FROM CANADA Loyola House spiritual directors will provide • Michelangelo DIB, SJ Michelangelo, 51, is of daily spiritual direction that will occur via Zoom (or Italian, Syrian, and Lebanese origin, and grew up telephone). on three continents. Advent Weekend Retreat - Virtual • Patrick SMITH, 29, Toronto, Ontario. November 27 at 8:00 pm - November 29 • John SIMON 30, Toronto, Ontario. at 1:00 pm, ($125) • Luis Gabriel ALDE, 21, born in the Philippines The ache of waiting hopefully over the course of and lived in Vancouver, BC. 2020, and the waiting of Advent. • Abin MATHEW, 28, born in Saudi Arabia, settled in Canada in 2009. KNIGHT OF COLUMBUS 18TH ANNUAL ROSARY AND LIGHT FROM HAITI SERVICE • Stanley Frico JEAN CHARLES, 21, from the Lycée Jacques Roumain in Martissant/Haiti This Service organized by the Knights of Columbus • Denulson THEODORE, 22, from Cap-Haïtien, will take place at the Basilica on Thursday, October 29th starting at 7:30 pm. Due to the present • Jonas ROBENS, 19, from Ducis coronavirus pandemic, attendance at the service will • Pierre Coeur-Saint JEAN-CLAUDE, 34, from Saint-Jean in southern Haiti require preregistration and will be limited to 100 people. You can preregister on the Basilica website • Peterson SAINCIMA, 24, from Port-au-Prince ( www.thebasilica.church ) or by email • Suffren JEUNE,23, from Pestel ([email protected]) or by phone - 754-2170 or you • Jean Isnaïder ADAM, 25, from Port-au-Prince can participate virtually via live stream on the • Antonio BONHEUR, 22, from Port-Magot. If you wish to learn more about these men, please following websites - Basilica Heritage Foundation go to Jesuits of Canada | Jésuites du Canada ( www.thebasilica.net ), Basilica Parish [email protected] (www.thebasilica.church) or the Archdiocese www.rcsj.org. www.spx.ca SHOW THE WAY TO GOD UNIVERSAL APOSTOLIC PREFERENCES

Show the way to God through the Spiritual Exercises and Discernment is one of the four apostolic preferences which provide a vision of the future for the Jesuit apostolate around the world. . Just what does this mean? The following is taken from the Jesuit website www.jesuits.ca and provides a wonderful introduction to Ignatian Spirituality: Finding greater meaning

Throughout much of the world, Jesuits are known for their colleges, universities and high schools. Their distinctive spirituality attracts even more people who are searching for greater meaning and faith. St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, developed a way of praying that helps people “find God in all things.” That is the signature spirituality of the Jesuits.

Ignatius was a Spanish courtier and aristocrat who found his true calling after suffering nearly fatal wounds on a battlefield. He gathered a small group of companions and established the Society of Jesus in 1539, united in a method of prayer patterned on his own experience of conversion.

Ignatian spirituality is grounded in the conviction that God is active in our world. As the great Jesuit paleontologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote: “God is not remote from us. He is at the point of my pen, my pick, my paintbrush, my needle—and my heart and my thoughts.” The spiritual path laid out by Ignatius is a way of discerning God’s presence in our everyday lives. And doing something about it.

The Jesuits have a training manual for this search. It is the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, composed by the saint before he was even a priest. Often described as Ignatius’s greatest gift to the world, these exercises unfold a dynamic process of prayer, meditation, and self-awareness. The basic thrust is to make us more attentive to God’s activity in our world and more responsive to what God is calling us to do. Ignatian retreat directors guide people through the Exercises in retreat houses, parishes and other settings.

Ignatian spirituality is not merely an inward journey, but not a self-absorbed one. It aims to bring people more deeply into the world—with gratitude, passion, and humility—not away from it. Ignatius called on the Jesuits to be “contemplatives in action.” Today, Jesuits and their lay collaborators work with people in many walks of life, such as education and business. They help nurture “men and women for others.”

*** For the next few weeks our bulletin cover will feature some aspect of Ignatian spirituality. Why not read/pray/or think about this brief and gentle introduction to Ignatian spiritiuality?

www.spx.ca Calendar of Mass Intentions

Sun. Oct. 18 10:00 am Mass 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Tues. Oct. 20 9:30 am Mass Morris and Shortall Families 1:00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Thurs. Oct. 22 9:30 am Mass Mary Finn

Sat. Oct. 24 4:45 pm Mass 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sun. Oct. 25 10:00 am Mass 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

GONZAGA JESUIT COMMUNITY IN RESIDENCE Fr. William Browne, SJ, Fr. Joe Mroz, SJ, Mr. Richard Mulrooney, SJ, Fr. Charles Pottie, SJ, Fr. Joseph Schuck, SJ

WEBSITES: Four to recommend are: www.jesuits.org www.ignatianspirituality.com www.jesuitresources.org www.aleteia.org

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: By appointment by calling the Parish Office (754-0170).

TIMES OF MASSES: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 9:30 am Saturday: 4:45 pm; Sunday: 10:00 am

BAPTISMS. Please call the Parish Office (754-0170) ONE MONTH in advance. A copy of the child’s birth certificate must be provided before the baptism. PRE-BAPTISMAL COURSE: Call the Parish Office for more details

MARRIAGES: By appointment SIX MONTHS in advance. Marriage Preparation Course required

OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Friday - 8:30 am - 4:00 pm TELEPHONE: 754-0170 E-MAIL: [email protected]

CHAIRPERSON OF PARISH COUNCIL: 739-5780 DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: 233-0302

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