holy angels parish this week an act of spiritual · 2020. 7. 7. · you rebuke temerity. ut though...
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Parish Support
Thank you!
We are grateful for all the generous contributions you have been mailing into the office and for those sent to our bank account from those who have signed up through the Diocese EFT.
Holy Angels 7/11 & 12
Envelopes & EFT 2352.00
Offertory 14.00
Building Maint. 285.00
Initial Offering 13.00
Total $2664.00
Readings for The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading WIS 12:13, 16-19 There is no god besides you who have the care of all, that you need show you have not unjustly condemned. For your might is the source of justice; your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all. For you show your might when the perfec-tion of your power is disbelieved; and in those who know you, you rebuke temerity. But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency, and with much lenience you govern us; for power, whenever you will, attends you. And you taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are just must be kind; and you gave your children good ground for hope that you would permit repentance for their sins.
Second Reading ROM 8:26-27 Brothers and sisters: The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s will.
Gospel MT 13:24-30 Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?’ He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” * * * * *
July 18th & 19th Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
God is patient and kind to us as we grow in faith.
Today’s readings are about the patience and kind-ness of God. Wisdom describes God as just and kind. In his power, God exercises mastery and care over all, judging with leniency and governing with clemency. God teaches those who are just to be kind, as he is.
In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus shares the parable of the sower who grows wheat in his field alongside weeds planted by his enemy. Rather than pulling out the weeds and risking harm to his wheat, the sower allows them to grow up to-gether, patiently waiting for harvest time to separate them.
Growing in faith is like being in this field, living among a mix of weeds and wheat. We strive to grow up as wheat, bearing the fruit of faith, hope, and love. But we are surrounded by weeds that feed on hatred, despair, and de-ceit. In our weakness, we may be tempted to grow like the weeds. But we are not weeds! We are planted by the master sower to grow up as wheat. We are his wheat!
But when we forget or fail, when the weeds of sin encroach and overwhelm, God is patient and kind to us. God governs his growing field with clemency. In his mercy, he chooses not to separate the righteous from the evildo-ers until the end of the age. Every moment until then is an opportunity to grow in a state of grace, and to repent and turn back to God when we have failed. He sends his Spirit to intercede for us and come to the aid of our weakness. Under the care of God, who lovingly nurtures us through the Word and sacraments, we will grow to bear good fruit, worthy of his harvest.
We give praise to God for being so patient and kind to us. May that patience and kindness guide and inspire us to be as patient and kind to others. * * * * *
Holy Angels Parish This Week
*Confessions are a half hour before every Mass*
Tue 7/21 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Coletta Zanon, Adoration follows Mass
Wed 7/22 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Joseph Zimmermann
Thur 7/23 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Kevin McCluskey Joint Finance Committee and Pastoral Council 6:00 pm Zoom Meeting
Fri 7/24 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Al Schefske
Sat 7/25 Holy Family 4:00 pm Mass-Gertrude Fisher St. Boniface 7:30pm Mass-Gerald & Dorothy Mlsna
Sun 7/26 St. Patrick 8:00 am Mass-William Carroll Holy Family 10:15 am Mass Live on Facebook- For the Members of Holy Angels Parish Family
Holy Angels Parish Summer Projects Fund Drive We are beginning a drive for project funds for each of our worship sites. The following projects have been identified for possible donations.
Holy Family worship site: * Stain the exterior of the church St. Patrick worship site: * Tuck pointing of the Religious Education building St. Boniface worship site: * Wooden pillars at front and side entries need to be repaired/replaced Our Lady of the Fields Chapel site: * Possible heat/cool option
With all these projects for our parish, we are asking you to consider how you can help. You can use your Building Maintenance enve-lope in your envelope box for your donations. Write “Project Funds” in the memo line. Please be generous. Thank you.
Prayer to Make An Act of Spiritual
Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
We are in phase two of opening and we will limit attendance to 50% of each church’s occupancy capacity with adequate social distancing, and numerous safeguards in place. Our daily Mass-es will continue to be held at Holy Family, due to logistics and they will continue to be livestreamed. Our weekend Masses will be held in each of our worship sites at the usual Mass times with the 10:15 am Mass being livestreamed on our Facebook page. *Please do not attend if you have any signs of Covid-19, or sick, or any signs of a respiratory infection. *People over 65 are strongly advised that they exercise pru-dence and do not attend Mass, especially given the current dis-pensation from the Sunday Obligation. We encourage you to stay home and participate through livestreaming or televised Masses. Let’s keep each other safe.
No live streamed Mass on Saturday
Holy Angels Parish upcoming blood drive, Monday, August 10th from 1:00-6:00 pm 2 or 3 Volunteers Needed Please call the parish office if you can help 608-985-7558.
Due to space limitations, we have included the shortened version of the Gospel reading. To read the complete read-ing for this Sunday you can look up MT 13:24-43. If you would like to get the daily readings you can go to http://www.usccb.org/bible then click on the date on the little calendar on the right of the screen for that day’s readings.
Wedding Anniversary Recognition Due to COVID-19, the annual Diocesan Anniversary Mass and Reception cannot be held. We still want to honor couples celebrating 25, 40, 50 or more years
of marriage in 2020. In order to receive a certificate and a letter from Bishop Hying recognizing your milestone anni-versary, please “register” with Holy Angels Parish at 608-985-7558 or email [email protected] or online at madisondiocese.org/anniversary-celebration.
Please bring in your grocery receipts for Holy Angels. We are still collecting them. They need to be less than a year old. Thank you.
RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults If anyone would like to join the Catholic Faith, please call the office at 985-7558. We are going to be starting our program at the end of September. For people who would like to join the Catholic Faith or are not Baptized, RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult that involves a series of classes in which you prepare to celebrate the sacraments and become a part of the church faithful.
We are in touch with families in need of some basic household items: Bath towels, wash cloths, dish cloths and dish tow-els, dishes, glasses, silver-ware, pots and pans and electric griddle and blend-er and mixer. Boys size 18 month to 2T fall winter clothing. A high chair. Bed sheets for a king size bed and comforter for king size bed. Fan and ceiling fan. Solar lights and sliding glass doors/double doors and outside door with a window (dimensions can be pro-cured). If you have any of these items and are willing to donate them, please call Sheila at (608) 524-2700 ext. 201 or cellphone 415-0335 or email her at [email protected]
For a list of free Covid-19 testing sites, including dates and times go to: https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/publichealth/free-covid-testing-information
Food Pantry Thursday, July 23rd Sacred Heart Parking Lot North Willow Street, Reedsburg Pickup Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. This will be a “Drive-Thru.” No bags needed. Sponsored Catholic Charities Madison and Second Harvest Food Bank Southern Wisconsin.
Please mark your calendars. Confirmation has been set for Sunday, October 18th at 4:00 pm. More details will follow.
The Reedsburg KC’s will be sponsoring a rosary service honor-ing the Silver Rose Program that travels nation wide and ends up in Guadalupe, Mexico on the Feast of Our Lady of Guada-lupe, this coming Wednesday, July 22nd, 7:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church in Reedsburg. The Silver Rose will be on display .
Summer/Fall Building Projects Total to date Contributions $1600.00
