Reflections on the Readings 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time taken from SI. Joseph Sunday Missal

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3 September 9, 2018 St. Joseph & Most Pure Heart of Mary Parishes 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Liturgical Calendar Monday, September 1 O 1 Corinthians 5: 1-8; Psalm 5:6-7, 12; Luke 6:6-11 9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM Church Tuesday, September 11 1 Corinthians 6:1-11; Psalm 149:1-6, 9; Luke 6: :30 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church Prayers for All Parishioners Living & Deceased 9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word & Communion at MPHM Church Wednesday, September 12 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Psalm 45:11-17; Luke 6: :00 a.m. Mass at MPHM Church Prayers for Shirley Gwirtz Thursday, September 13 Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom ' Bishop and Doctor of the Church 1 Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13; Psalm 139:1-3, 13-14, 23-24; Luke 6: :00 a.m. Mass at MPHM Church Prayers for Alfred Heydinger 6:00 p.m. Holy Hour at MPHM Church Friday, September 14-Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3: :00 a.m. Mass at MPHM Church Prayers for Betty Martinez A? ration available all day after Mass until 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. D1vme Mercy Chaplet followed by Benediction 3:30 p.m. Confessions available until 4:30 p.m. Saturday, September 15 Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows 1 Corinthians 10:14-22; Psalm 116:12-13, 17-18; John 19: :00 p.m. Mass at MPHM Church Prayers for Ernest Biglin, Virgil Schroeder, Marian Coleman Sunday, September 16 Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 116:1-9; James 2:14-18; Mark 8: :30 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church Prayers for Deacon Fred Stockmaster 10:30 a.m. Mass at MPHM Church Prayers for All Parishioners Living & Deceased,,MA j(eaat,4 This Sunday is our first Joe's Coffee House! We will meet in the youth room at 12:00 p.m. We will have lunch together and then walk to Roselawn for miniature golf. In case of rain we will do an indoor activity. Students can be picked up from the youth room at 2:00 p.m. Youth Praise Team practice begins this Wednesday, September 12th from 6:00-6:45 p.m. in the church! YDisciple (high school CCD) will meet Wednesday, September 12th from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the youth room. All 9th-12th grade students are invited for a time of fellowship and to get to know each other. The youth room will be open from 8:30-9:00 p.m. on Wednesday after CCD. Join us to enjoy all the youth room has to offer! ENCOURAGING WORDS FROM FATHER JIM: "The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." Eat more fresh foods. Cooking uses energy and water. SHELBY COMMUNITY & SENIOR CENTER PAINTING CLASS: Mary Lou Lewis a local artist will be hosting a six week painting class beginning on Monday, September 17. Classes will be Mondays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Space is limited to the first 10 people to register. Sign-up in the office at the Senior Center. The cost is $20 per person for the entire six weeks. Reflections on the Readings 23rd Sunday In Ordinary Time taken from SI. Joseph Sunday Missal First Reading - Isaiah 35:4-7a This passage is attributed to Second Isaiah and addressed to the exiles in Babylon, who are about to go home. The return from exile was seen as God's redemptive act, hence one accompanied by miraculous healings as a sign of God's redemptive presence. "Here is your God... he comes to save you." Later the early Church applied this poem to the saving ministry of Jesus, and we have an example of this in today's Gospel. Human beings, handicapped in various ways, tum to God and pray with the words of the Responsorial Psalm. Second Reading-James 2:1-5 James has some advice for the hospitality committee of your parish and for all of us. Can strangers, people of other races, young and old feel welcome or are they just tolerated in your church? What can you do? Gospel - Mark 7:31-37 We must be careful to note that Mark wants us to see the miracles of Jesus as signs of a hidden reality to come. Jesus is not like the traditional miracle-workers circulating in his day; his miracles are not ends in themselves. Mark brings this out by having Jesus order silence time and again after each miracle. Hence, we must meditate on what Mark wants to teach by relating this tradition. We offer a few suggestions. We may know some people who are deaf to God's word. As the friends of the deaf man did, we could make acquainted with our Lord. The reading shows that Jesus is concerned; he takes the handicapped man aside and heals him utiliz.ing some of the gestures that healers of the time also use and are thus likely to be understood by the poor man before him who is undoubtedly a pagan (symbolism of our Sacraments). Are you concerned about those who are deaf to God's word? You could talk with them and introduce them to your priest. - Submitted by Barb Castor 3 View this bulletin online at

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