SAINTSAINT ISAACISAAC JOGUESJOGUES PARISHPARISH 8149 Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714 ¨ 847.967.1060 ¨ Fax: 847.967.1070 ¨ Website: http://sij-parish.com Lenten Regulations Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all the Fridays of Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one‘s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. The special Paschal fast, as well as abstinence, are prescribed for Good Friday and encouraged for Holy Saturday. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 Page 2 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 QUINQUAGESIMA IN ORDINARY TIME: The three Sundays before Lent were regarded as “a prel- Living History ude to the entire Easter season.” It was an ancient prac- tice well established in the Roman Rite by the 6th Cen- tury. But, was it, as some have judged it, “a tendency towards unnecessary elaboration”? The old St. Andrew Daily Missal (1950) describes the Pre-Lenten season as Sometime in a reflective prologue: December, I received a It serves as a time of transition during which the soul passes package from from Christmas joys to Lenten sobriety . During this season Clear Creek of Septuagesima, the Church lingers especially over these Abbey in Hul- events: we see the fall of Adam resulting in original sin and its bert, Oklaho- baneful consequences . Actual sin and the Flood which was ma. It was a its punishment, and finally the sacrifices of Abraham and Mel- calendar with chisedech, which foreshadowed the sacrifice which God re- quotes from quired from His own Son . the Rule of St. Benedict and Among my large collection of church music, there is an pictures of old reel-to-reel tape of the Chicagoland Church Hour monastic daily in 1967. I recorded Solemn High Mass for Septuagesima life. Like oth- Sunday at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. If I er Benedictine Mass at Fontgombault Abbey, France can ever find the right tape deck, I would enjoy hearing calendars, it it again. However, it is a greater blessing to know that presented the in Catholic monasteries and churches today it is not only ideals and motto of its founder - - “ORA ET LABORA.” the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, but also Quinqua- “PRAYER AND WORK” summarize more than 1500 gesima Sunday . not acted out in a museum, but in an years of monasticism in the West. I saw in the calendar, approved celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the tradition translated into living history. Roman Rite. Living history is not re-living the past. It is recognizing lasting connections with the eternal. Clear Creek Abbey is an American offshoot of Fontgom- bault Abbey in France. Both Abbeys celebrate the Ex- -Fr. Luczak traordinary Form of the Roman Rite. It became obvious, as I turned the pages of the calendar, that the ordo of feasts was taken from the Latin Missal of 1962. The calendar was a vivid reminder that, thanks to wise provi- sion of Pope Benedict XVI, Catholics can experience the continuity of historic and contemporary liturgies. The Clear Creek Abbey Calendar tells me that the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time is also Quinquagesima Sun- day. It may seem odd that, for centuries, the Catholic Church observed a Pre-Lenten period without the Gloria and Alleluia and in purple vestments. Beginning with Septuagesima, then Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, the faithful did a “countdown” of days to Easter . Sev- enty, Sixty, Fifty and finally Forty Days. In many places Lent had been more than forty days. In some places, it had been a full eight weeks! Liturgical scholar Pius Parsch tells us: Philip Anderson, OSB, In past centuries Pre-Lent was compared to the seventy year Abbot of Clear Creek Abbey celebrang Mass captivity of the Jews and was regarded as a time of suffering for sin . In the Babylon of our earthly life, we sit by the streams, weeping as we remember Sion. Page 3 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 PLEASE SUPPORT THE 2015 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL UPCOMING MEETINGS If you did not have a chance to fill out a pledge form for the Annual Catholic Appeal, please stop in -- The Ecumenical Committee will meet on the Holy Family Room after Mass today and do so. Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Rectory. Whether you are able to make a pledge to the An- nual Catholic Appeal or not, we would appreciate -- The Human Concerns Commission will you giving a response. Remember that our parish meet Friday at 11 a.m. in the RE Office. goal is $35,893. When that goal is reached in paid pledged, 100% of any additional monies will come back to St. Isaac Jogues Parish to fund our needs. -- The St. Joseph Table Planning Commit- Thank you to everyone who took the time last week tee will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 to respond to the Annual Catholic Appeal and for p.m. in Rm. 8 of the school (enter by Holy your sacrifice and generosity! Family Room). -- Liturgy Board meets Tuesday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. in the RE Office. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL MINISTRY WISH LIST THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR FOOD PANTRY AND MINISTRY. Through your inspiring generosity, we are able to help many homeless and needy people each month. Here is our wish list for the next month: Pasta, Rice & Noodles Cereal Oatmeal Pancake mix & Syrup • RE Classes will not meet this Monday. Juice Enjoy the long weekend! Can tuna, chicken or SPAM Please place your donations • Letters will be mailed out this week to in the St. Vincent de Paul Ministry Food Donation the Confirmation Year II Candidates’ Basket, located at the en- Sponsors with a response form to be re- trance to the Holy Family turned in mid-March. If we still do not Room. have Sponsor information, please call the If you are interested in join- RE Office on Tuesday, 847/966-1180. ing us in our mission to help the needy, please call the • Permission slips for the Day of the Spir- rectory. A member of our it for Confirmation Year II Candidates group will contact you. will also be mailed out this week to the families. Please be looking for them. -Your St. Vincent de Paul Ministry Page 4 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 The SIJ Parish Pastoral Council October meeƟng was held on Thursday 1-22. The following agenda items were discussed. • We welcomed Father Mario to our Parish Pastoral Council Meeng and are looking for- ward to working with him. He noted the welcoming community and is appreciave of Father Luczak’s mentoring. • A discussion was held around how we can encourage involvement in the many organi- zaons and acvies which SIJ has to offer. We realize that due to changing mes it is our challenge to make these organizaons relevant to the parish. • The current Mission statement will be revisited to simplify while sll capturing the core philosophies of our Parish. Also, we are reaching out to parishioners on what makes SIJ special and how we can beer serve the community. • Archbishop Cupich asked Parish Pastoral Councils to consider “If I were to aend the next Synod of Bish- ops in October, 2015, what feedback would you want me to provide?" The Archbishop wants to know the more pressing issues out of the list in the The VocaƟon and Mission of the Family in the Church and Con- temporary World from the Synod of Bishops in 2014. Some of the topics in this are in regards to single parent families, divorce/annulment process, LGBT community and youth. As always, if you have questions please drop a note to the Pastoral Council: [email protected] VALENTINE’S WEEKEND HOSPITALITY Log in to Come join with us after all Masses TODAY in the givecentral.org and Holy Family Room for refreshments and register today! conversation with friends, parishioners, and guests. Through the goodness of one of our parishioners our celebration of marriage includes the raffling of a bas- ket today. Every married couple that comes to hospi- tality will get a raffle ticket to put their name and phone number on and then place it in the box. We will draw the winner after the Noon Mass. Give Central is available If you would like to make St. Isaac Jogues your for your “To Teach Who Christ Is” & Annual spiritual home, you can also register after Mass in the Catholic Appeal pledges & donations! Holy Family Room. We are happy to welcome you! As we look to the future and strive to understand the needs of the parish, the St. Isaac Jogues Parish Pastoral Coun- cil would like your input to the two quesons below. Your comments are important to us. Drop your comments into the collecon basket, at the rectory or send your email response to [email protected]. 1. Describe St. Isaac Jogues in three words. _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are two ways St. Isaac Jogues can beer serve our Parish and/or the community? ________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Page 5 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 FOR THE GLORY OF GOD SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time The entire history of the Jewish people is directed Monday: Presidents’ Day toward one goal: that God might be glorified through Tuesday: The Seven Holy Founders of the the chosen people.