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“InstituteoftheIncarnateWord”IVEPastor: Fr. Andrew Whiting, IVE AssociatePastor: Fr. Javier Ibarra, IVE Fr. Alex Salazar, IVE Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 FaithFormation: Sister Strength of Martyrs, ext.105 Con irmation/YouthMinistry Beverly Miller, ext. 110 CatechesisoftheGoodShepherd DirectorofMusic:Grace Kunkel, ext.102 ParishTrustee:Daniel Scott Craig Ros jord PriestResidence: 512 E. Mulberry St.

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MassSchedule

Daily: 7:00 am Mondaythru Friday 8:00 am Saturday Saturday: 5:15 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:15 am Latin Mass 1:00 pm (Espanol) HolyDay: See bulletin

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SacramentofReconciliation

Saturday: 11 am-noon & 4-5 pm Daily: After the 7:00 am Mass Othertimesbyappointment.

SacramentofBaptism Contact the Parish Of ice at least one month in advance of the desired date. Baptism preparation sessions for parents and sponsors are held the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 pm. The usual time for Baptism is at 2:00 pm the 4th Saturday of the month. SacramentofMatrimonyFor registered, participating members of the Parish, arrangements for preparation and the date are made by contacting one of the pastors, at least six months before the wedding.

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Monday, August 24 7:00 am +Joseph Lai Nguyen: Family +Dolores Goodrich: Dean Goodrich For the grace and final perseverance of all members of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word Tuesday, August 25 7:00 am +Anniv. of Dan Hoffman: Mallory Hoffman +Rosella Bernard: Jeff and his son Philip Bernard Intentions of Kathy Gronewold and Family: Mom Wednesday, August 26 7:00 am +Mark Brosnan: Marlin and Carol Portner +Sister Rosalia Schleehter, SLW: Phyllis Martinka Intentions of Frank Cesario (Deacon Ordination): Karen Kruse Thursday, August 27 7:00 am +Don Slater, Sr.: John and Nancy Anderson +Verna Pfau: Family of Jim and Joleen Pfau +Mary Kay Newman: Linda Zumwalde Friday, August 28 7:00 am +Paula Wheeler: Rich and Judy Wheeler +Sharon Yonkovich: Mike Y onkovich +Souls in Purgatory Saturday, August 29 8:00 am +Shirley Westphal: Jerome Westphal and Family +Joseph Lai Nguyen; Family

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18 Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 8-21; Mk 6:17-29 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27

St. John Paul II Homeschool Enrichment Program

The St. John Paul II Homeschool Enrichment Program's Fall Semester will be Sept. 11 - Nov. 13. We meet on Fridays in the Fitzgerald school building. PreSchool - High School. For more information, please contact Lisa at 320-290-8367 or mamaschwam@aol.com.

PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3

Song of praise, joy sung by festive chorus and instruments 1. "Let the faithful exult in glory, let them rise joyfully from their couches". The order which you have just heard in Psalm 149, points to a dawn which is breaking and finds the faithful ready to chant their morning praise. With a sug-gestive phrase, their song of praise is defined as "a new song" (v. 1), a solemn and perfect hymn, perfect for the final days, in which the Lord will gather together the just in a renewed world. A festive atmosphere pervades the entire Psalm; it begins with the initial Alleluia and then continues with chant, praise, joy, dance, the sound of drums and of harps. The Psalm inspires a prayer of thanksgiving from a heart filled with religious exultation. 2. The protagonists of the Psalm in the original Hebrew text are given two terms that are taken from the spirituality of the Old Testament. Three times they are defined as the hasidim (vv. 1, 5, 9), "the pious, the faithful ones", who re-spond with fidelity and love (hesed) to the fatherly love of the Lord. The second part of the Psalm provokes surprise because it is full of warlike sentiments. It is strange that in the same verse, the Psalm brings together "the praises of God on the lips" and "the two-edged sword in their hands" (v. 6). Up-on reflection, we can understand why the Psalm was composed for the use of the "faithful" who were involved in a struggle for liberation; they were fighting to free an oppressed people and to give them the possibility of serving God. During the Maccabean era, in the 2nd century B.C., those fighting for freedom and faith, who underwent a severe re-pression from the Hellenistic power, were defined as the hasidim, the ones faithful to the Word of God and the tradi-tion of the fathers. 3. In the present perspective of our prayer, the warlike symbolism becomes an image of the dedication of the believer who sings the praises of God in the morning and then goes into the ways of the world, in the midst of evil and injus-tice. Unfortunately powerful forces are arrayed against the Kingdom of God: the Psalmist speaks of "peoples, nations, leaders and nobles". Yet he is confident because he knows that he has at his side the Lord, who is the master of history (v. 2). His victory over evil is certain and so will be the triumph of love. All the hasidim participate in the battle, they are the faithful and just who with the power of the Spirit bring to fulfilment the wonderful work that is called the Kingdom of God. 4. St Augustine, starting with the reference of the Psalm to the "choir" and to the "drums and harps", comment-ed: "What does the choir represent?... The choir is a group of singers who sing together. If we sing in a choir, we must sing in harmony. When one sings in a choir, one off-key voice strikes the listener and creates confusion in the choir" (Enarr. in Ps. 149; CCL 40, 7, 1-4). Referring to the instruments mentioned in the Psalm he asks: "Why does the Psalmist take in hand the drum and the harp?". He answers, "Because we praise the Lord not just with the voice, but also with our works. When we take up the drum and the harp, the hands have to be in accord with the voice. The same goes for you. When you sing the Alle-luia, you must give bread to the poor, give clothes to the naked, give shelter to the traveler. If you do it, not only does your voice sing, but your hands are in accord with your voice because the works agree with the words" (ibid., 8, 1-4).

5. There is a second term which we use to define those who pray in the Psalm: they are the anawim, "the poor and lowly ones" (v. 4). The expression turns up often in the Psalter. It indicates not just the oppressed, the miserable, the persecuted for justice, but also those who, with fidelity to the moral teaching of the Alliance with God, are marginal-ized by those who prefer to use violence, riches and power. In this light one understands that the category of the "poor" is not just a social category but a spiritual choice. It is what the famous first Beatitude means: "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven" (Mt 5,3). The prophet Zephaniah spoke to the anawim as special persons: "Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; per-haps you may be hidden on the day of wrath of the Lord" (Zep 2,3). 6. The "day of the Lord's wrath" is really the day described in the second part of the Psalm when the "poor" are lined up on the side of God to fight against evil. By themselves they do not have sufficient strength or the arms or the nec-essary strategies to oppose the onslaught of evil. Yet the Psalmist does not admit hesitation: "The Lord loves his peo-ple, he adorns the lowly (anawim) with victory" (v. 4). What St Paul says to the Corinthians completes the pic-ture: "God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are" (I Cor 1,28). With such confidence the "sons of Zion" (v. 2), the hasidim and anawim, the faithful and the poor, go on to live their witness in the world and in history. Mary's canticle in the Gospel of Luke, the Magnificat, is the echo of the best senti-ments of the "sons of Zion": glorious praise of God her Savior, thanksgiving for the great things done by the Mighty One, the battle against the forces of evil, solidarity with the poor and fidelity to the God of the Covenant (cf Lk 1,46-55).

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PHÚC ÂM: Mt 16, 13-20 "Con là Đá, Thầy sẽ ban cho con chìa khoá nước trời". Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Matthêu. Khi ấy, Chúa Giêsu đến địa hạt thành Xêsarêa Philipphê, và hỏi các môn đệ rằng: "Người ta bảo Con Người là ai?" Các ông thưa: "Người thì bảo là Gioan Tẩy Giả, kẻ thì bảo là Êlia, kẻ khác lại bảo là Giêrêmia hay một tiên tri nào đó". Chúa Giêsu nói với các ông: "Phần các con, các con bảo Thầy là ai?" Simon Phêrô thưa rằng: "Thầy là Đức Kitô, Con Thiên Chúa hằng sống". Chúa Giêsu trả lời rằng: "Hỡi Simon con ông Giona, con có phúc, vì chẳng phải xác thịt hay máu huyết mạc khải cho con, nhưng là Cha Thầy, Đấng ngự trên trời. Vậy Thầy bảo cho con biết: Con là Đá, trên đá này Thầy sẽ xây Hội Thánh của Thầy, và cửa địa ngục sẽ không thắng được. Thầy sẽ trao cho con chìa khoá nước trời: sự gì con cầm buộc dưới đất, trên trời cũng cầm buộc; và sự gì con cởi mở dưới đất, trên trời cũng cởi mở". Bấy giờ Người truyền cho các môn đệ đừng nói với ai rằng Người là Đức Kitô. Kể từ đó, Chúa Giêsu bắt đầu tỏ cho các môn đệ thấy: Người sẽ phải đi Giêrusalem, phải chịu nhiều đau khổ bởi các kỳ lão, luật sĩ và thượng tế, phải bị giết, và ngày thứ ba thì sống lại. Phêrô kéo Người lại mà can gián Người rằng: "Lạy Thầy, xin Chúa giúp Thầy khỏi điều đó. Thầy chẳng phải như vậy đâu". Nhưng Người quay lại bảo Phêrô rằng: "Hỡi Satan, hãy lui ra đàng sau Thầy, con làm cho Thầy vấp phạm, vì con chẳng hiểu biết những sự thuộc về Thiên Chúa, mà chỉ hiểu biết những sự thuộc về loài người". Đó là lời Chúa.

Registration for Faith Formation is now open! Grades 1st - 6th : Children gather each week to continue to grow in knowledge of their Faith and prayers, as they prepare to receive their Sacraments. Sessions are held on Wednesdays at 6:00pm - 7:30pm in the Fitzgerald building. Confirmation: Youth who are in 7th Grade and older, begin their formation in preparation for receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. If your child is in 7th-12th Grade, and is ready to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation please contact Beverly Miller at ssppyouth4u@gmail.com for more information on registration. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Is an approach to the religious formation of children ages 3 years through 8th grade. It is rooted in the Bible, the Liturgy of the Church, and the educational principles of Maria Montessori. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a gradual process of conversion and initiation into the Catholic Christian community providing individuals the opportunity to encounter God and respond to His invitation to a new way of life in the Catholic faith. This class helps to catechize adults that have not yet received the Sacraments.

To Register your children for Faith Formation, please visit: sspeterandpaul.com/faith-formation Classes will begin on September 23rd at 6:00pm in the Fitzgerald Building.

Adults: Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm - 7:30pm in DeSmet Hall for catechetical points, including prayer in the home, the Sacraments, and catechesis on the 12 promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to help you to prepare your family for a consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as the consecration of our Parish to the Sacred heart on June 11th! Weekly topics can be found in the bulletin.

For more information please contact Sr. Strength of Martyrs at faithformation@sspeterandpaul.com

Ushers Schedule for the Month of August

5:15 PM August 30 Chr is Hughes, Kevin Olson, James Bach, Jer ry Omeara

7:30 am August 30 Dave Reimann, Kevin Rathai, Steve Raymond, Max Warden 9:30 am August 30 Jer ry Krueger , Daniel Chavez, Bev Miller Family

If you are unable to keep your assigned appointment please contact another usher. Thank You.

River of Life Prayer Group

River of Life is an ecumenical charismatic prayer group that has met in Mankato/North Mankato since 1969. The group will begin meeting again on Friday, September 4th and 18th, from 1:00-3:00 P.M. in the Holy Rosary church basement. The meeting schedule is as follows:

20-30 minutes of Praise & Worship led by guitar 20-30 minutes of Biblical teaching from one of the group who is called to teach or share their faith The last portion of the meeting is spent in prayer for the world, nation, region, city or individual requests.

Please consider joining us. All are welcome! For more information, you may contact Darlene Schorn, the Communi-cations Coordinator, at 507-779-6751, or email jdschorn@hickorytech.net

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PRO LIFE God’s love—individual, real, un-changing – is the true source of our worth, identity, and dignity. It re-ally is not a question of who we are, but rather whose we are. Be-cause His love will never change, nothing can reduce our God-given

dignity, and nothing can diminish the immeasurable worth of our lives.

Rosary Society

The Rosaries you pray for this week will be for the Church, that She may steadfastly proclaim and uphold the dignity of all human life, in all stages and circumstances,

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Thank You—To everyone who has been dropping off or mailing your weekly donations. We are grateful for whatever contributions you are able to make as we continue to take care of our expenses. Your generosity is much appreciated!

We express our most sincere sympathy to Emmie Olsen and her family upon the death of her broth-er Danilo Gonzales from the Philippines. May the Lord whom he sought in his life now keep him in everlasting joy.

Loyola’s goal is to open fully in person on September 1, in accordance with guidelines released by the Diocese of Winona-Rochester and in collaboration with state and local officials. A working task force continues shaping plans that would ensure a safe return to school for our students, staff, and families, as the health and wellbeing of our school community remains our utmost concern. Plans continue to evolve, so please monitor www.loyolacatholicschool.org for the latest updates re-garding decisions for the 2020-21 school year. If you would like more information regarding enrolling at Loy-ola for fall 2020, please call 507-388-0600.

Due to the fact that we canceled our in-person Kinder-garten Round-up this spring, we have created a virtual Kindergarten Round-up! Please check out “Welcome to Kindergarten” at www.loyolacatholicschool.org Interested in enrolling for the 2020-21 school year? Call us! 507.388.0600

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Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate

Let us pray for our brother and fellow parishioner, Frank Cesario, as he prepares for his ordination to the permanent diaconate scheduled to take place today, Au-gust 23rd, 2020. at 2:00 pm. We commend him for his dedication to God’s call and perseverance throughout the formation process. We will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving for Frank’s ordination on August 29th at 5:15 p.m. Please join us in offering thanks to God and praying for the fruits of Frank’s ministry.

SYMPATHY

Prayer to Our Lady for the end of COVID-19 Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved children. We ask you to inter-cede for us with your Son, as you did at the wedding in Cana. Pray for us, loving Mother, and gain for our nation and world, and for all our families and loved ones, the protec-tion of your holy angels, that we may be spared the worst of this illness. For those already afflicted, we ask you to obtain the grace of healing and deliverance. Hear the cries of those who are vulnerable and fearful, wipe away their tears and help them to trust. In this time of trial and testing, teach all of us in the Church to love one another and to be patient and kind. Help us to bring the peace of Jesus to our land and to our hearts. We come to you with confidence, knowing that you truly are our compassionate mother, health of the sick and cause of our joy. Shelter us under the mantle of your protec-tion, keep us in the embrace of your arms, help us always to know the love of your Son, Jesus. Amen.

XXI Domingo Ordinario Leccionario 23 de agosto de 2020

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ap 21:9b-14; Sal 145 (144):10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Martes: 2 Tes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Sal 96 (95):10-13; Mt 23:23-26 Miércoles: 2 Tes 3:6-10, 16-18; Sal 124 (123):1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 Jueves: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Sal 145 (144):2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Viernes: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Sal 33 (32):1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:14-30 Sábado: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Sal 33 (32):12-13, 18-21; Mc 6:17-29 Domingo: Jer 20:7-9; Sal 63 (62):2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27

Evangelio Matthew 16:13-20 Llegado Jesús a la región de Cesarea de Filipo, hizo esta pregunta a sus discípulos: «¿Quién dicen los hombres que es el Hijo del hombre?»14Ellos di-jeron: «Unos, que Juan el Bautista; otros, que Elías, otros, que Jeremías o uno de los pro-fetas.»15Díceles él: «Y vosotros ¿quién decís que soy yo?»16Simón Pedro contestó: «Tú eres el Cris-to, el Hijo de Dios vivo.»17Replicando Jesús le di-jo: «Bienaventurado eres Simón, hijo de Jonás, porque no te ha revelado esto la carne ni la sangre, sino mi Padre que está en los cielos.18Y yo a mi vez te digo que tú eres Pedro, y sobre esta piedra edificaré mi Iglesia, y las puertas del Hades no prevalecerán contra ella.19A ti te daré las llaves del Reino de los Cielos; y lo que ates en la tierra queda-rá atado en los cielos, y lo que desates en la tierra quedará desatado en los cielos.»20Entonces mandó a sus discípulos que no dijesen a nadie que él era el Cristo.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Vigésimo Primer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: San Bartolomé Martes: San Luis de Francia; San José de Calasanz Jueves: Santa Mónica Viernes: San Agustín Sábado: El martirio de san Juan Bautista

Tu eres Cristo, el Hijo del Dios viviente

El Catecismo ¡Las inscripciones para el Catecismo están abiertas!

Grados 1º - 6º: Los niños se reúnen cada semana para se-guir creciendo en el conocimiento de su fe y oraciones, mien-tras se preparan para recibir los sacramentos. Las sesiones se llevan a cabo los miércoles de 6:00 pm a 7:30 pm en el edifi-cio Fitzgerald. Confirmación: Los jóvenes que están en 7 ° grado en ade-lante, comienzan su formación en preparación para recibir el Sacramento de la Confirmación. Si su hijo está en el grado 7 al 12 y está listo para prepararse para el Sacramento de Confirmación, póngase en contacto con Beverly Miller en ssppyouth4u@gmail.com para obtener más información sobre el registro. Catequesis del Buen Pastor: Es un acercamiento a la for -mación religiosa de niños desde los 3 años hasta el octavo grado. Tiene sus raíces en la Biblia, la Liturgia de la Iglesia y los principios educativos de Maria Montessori. El Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos (RICA) es un proceso gradual de conversión e iniciación en la comunidad cristiana católica que brinda a las personas la oportunidad de encontrar a Dios y responder a su invitación a una nueva for-ma de vida en la fe católica. Esta clase ayuda a catequizar a los adultos que aún no han recibido los sacramentos. Para registrar a sus hijos en la catequesis, visite: sspeter-andpaul.com/faith-formation Las clases comenzarán el 23 de septiembre a las 6:00 pm

en el edificio Fitzgerald. Adultos: Únase a nosotros los miércoles por la noche a las 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm en DeSmet Hall para puntos catequéticos, incluida la oración en el hogar, los Sacramentos y la cateques-is sobre las 12 promesas del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús para ayudarlo a prepara a tu familia para la consagración al Sa-grado Corazón de Jesús, así como la consagración de nuestra Parroquia al Sagrado Corazón el 11 de junio. Los temas sema-nales se pueden encontrar en el boletín.

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