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2600 N. Margaret St.

North St. Paul, MN 55109

651-777-8304

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First Sunday of Lent

Then the devil took Jesus up to a very high mountain, and

showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,

and he said to him, “All these I shall give you, if you will

prostrate yourself and worship me.” - Mt 4:8-9

March 1, 2020

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On this first Sunday of Lent, Jesus Christ the beloved Son of the Father becomes passive. In the episode recounted

in this Sunday’s liturgy, the Gospel of Matthew 4: 1-11, we are struck by Jesus’ total willingness first to be moved

by the Breath of God and next to be tested by the devil, also called “Accuser.” Once Jesus Christ’s intimate

identity as the Son of God has been established at the Jordan by the direct witness of the Holy Trinity, right before

Matthew 4, we are now shown how a divine person behaves in a fallen world overwhelmed by sin. Thus, from the

two episodes together, the Baptism and the Temptation, we can see the scenery of Christ’s divinity and His

humanity: Christ does not seek comfort; He goes only to places where divine battles are fought. The desert is the

place where the battle is real, a battle that presents two opposite solutions to the plight of man: either capitulation

to the comforts of the satanic attitude – food, power, possessions – or surrender to the mercy of God’s Providence.

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During the period of long fasting, Jesus had been nourished by dialogue in solitude with His Father; only

afterwards is He hungry. The Breath of God is His direction and His food; on it alone He subsists. Jesus is hungry

when He turns back to the world, and it is only at this moment of apparent weakness that the Tempter approaches.

God’s strength dwells within Jesus corporeally and has the appearance of human weakness. Satan thought he was

testing the weakness of a man. The Wisdom of God Incarnate is, in fact, exposing the Deceiver once and for all.

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Satan first assails Jesus with the weapons of man’s natural needs (hunger) and then with attempts to make Him

distrust the vigilance of Divine Providence over Him, thus aiming at Jesus’ faith and trust in His Father, the second

temptation. On the third, Satan wants to exchange the best the world has to offer, universal possessions and

dominion, for the most divine gift in the heart of man: the ability to worship God and surrender one’s whole being

to Him. The essence of religion is the worship of God and of God alone. Satan continually changes tactics and

argumentation; yet, the Word of God perseveres in being identical with Himself throughout.

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All of our trials can become Jesus’ trials if we will but allow it, since He has anticipated, condensed, and overcome

them all seeing them primarily as His own temptations. He has “fore-suffered” all. Christ enables us to live in Him all

that He Himself lived, and He lives it in us (CCC 521). We overcome our temptations ONLY by seeing them

primarily as His temptations and by seeing ourselves as the ones who abide by His side during the battle.

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It is extraordinary that in the last seven words of verse 11 – “and behold angels approached and served him” –

we have nothing less than the fulfillment and realization, by Jesus’s heavenly Father, of the three offers Satan has

just made Him. With Jesus, and by the power of His fidelity alone to the Father, heaven comes to earth. Because

the Incarnate Word plainly refuses obeisance to any but the Father who utters Him without cease, Christ Himself

receives the adoring service that Satan had tried to wrest for himself. The very things Jesus renounced from Satan

are now raised to an infinitely higher potency of truth, per durance, and delight.

This meditation is a synthesis of Matthew 4: 1-11 from Fire of Mercy, Heart of the Word, a three-volume work on

the Gospel of Saint Matthew written by the American author Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis (Father Simeon) now a

Trappist monk at Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. I find great spiritual nourishment from these readings

in understanding deeply the Gospel of Matthew and wish the same experience for all of you. Thank you, God,

that You are still giving us people to help us ponder and wonder deeply on the truth of Your Gospel!

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Blessed Lent,

Your Pastor Fr. Ettore Ferrario, F.S.C.B.�

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MASS INTENTIONS

Week of March 1 - March 8, 2020

Sunday: 8:00 AM †Shirley Leingang

10:30 AM Church of St. Peter Parishioners

6:00 PM †Donald Beuhre

Monday: 8:00 AM †Jack Glass

Tuesday: 8:00 AM †Richard Vasterling

Wednesday: 8:00 AM †Judy Mueller

6:00 PM Victims of Abuse

Thursday: 8:00 AM †Gary Gardner

Friday: 8:00 AM †Ruth Thomas

9:30 AM NO SCHOOL MASS

Saturday: 8:00 AM †Claire Markie

4:00 PM †Peggy Turcotte

Sunday: 8:00 AM Church of St. Peter Parishioners

10:30 AM †Edward & Kitty Blees

6:00 PM †Peter Castagna

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

As of February 23 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020

Collected for Week: Electronic Giving

$10,955.

Total Amount Collected for Week

$27,041.

Amount Budgeted for Week

$27,308.

Collected to Date: Stocks & Special Gifts $827,021.

Budgeted to Date: Stocks & Special Gifts $789,166.

Percentage Above (or Below) Budget 4.80%

Amount Above (or Below) Budget $37,855.

Collected for Week: Envelopes & Plate

$16,087.

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March 2-4: Lenten Parish Mission

Fr. Charles Lachowitzer - Fellowship Hall

9:00-11:00 am and 6:30-8:30 pm

March 5: Genesis to Jesus Bible Study

10:00 - noon - St. Paul Room

March 5: Eucharistic Adoration & Lectio Divina

5:00 - 7:00 pm - Church

March 6: Fish Fry (March 6, 13, 20, 27)

4:00-7:00 pm - School Cafeteria

March 6: Stations of the Cross

7:00 pm - Church

Readings for the Week of March 1, 2020

Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 [cf.

3a]/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/

Mt 25:31-46

Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/

Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/

Lk 11:29-32

Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3,

7c-8 [3a]/Mt 7:7-12

Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 [3]/

Mt 5:20-26

Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/

Mt 5:43-48

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The Church of St. Peter is inviting all parishioners to participate in

the Disciple Maker Index survey. The survey closes this Sunday,

March 1. Go to http:www.disciplemakerindex.com/

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Please prayerfully consider attending one of the events below.

Transfiguration, Oakdale - Saturday, March 7, 9a.m.-noon

St. Alphonsus, Brooklyn Center- Saturday, March 14, 9a.m.-noon

Stay informed! Go to www.archspm.org/synod.

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Join us after the 10:30 Mass on Sunday, March 1 for a

Lenten Family Formation Event. Fill Blessing Bags for the

homeless and learn about easy, no-prep ways to celebrate

Lent with your family. The Youth Group will be selling pizza

and snacks to help fund this summer's mission trip.�

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First Sunday of Lent

“It is written: The Lord, your God,

shall you worship and him alone shall

you serve.”- MATTHEW 4:10

Tempted between the riches and power of this world and

service to God, Jesus chose service to His Father. If we wish to

truly follow Jesus, we, too, must decide to turn away from

worldly power and riches and put God at the center of our

lives. Lent is our time to prune ourselves of earthly things.

How is God how calling you to serve?

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All are welcome Tuesday, March 3 for the Rosary at 7:00 pm

and Mass at 7:30 pm. Fr. Roland Lajoie, Marist from St. Louis

King of France will be the presider.

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The Tuesday evening Bible Study on March 3rd will be

cancelled so the members can attend the parish Mission in

Fellowship Hall. The class will be made up at a later date

with two sessions on the same evening.

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ARCHDIOCESE VICTIM ASSISTANCE: 651-291-4475

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Two short reports regarding a new experience for young families unexpectedly born in our parish

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“Sunday Symposium (as it has been coined), started informally a handful of months ago. Some of us

young families would stay and talk after mass for nearly an hour, while our kids ate countless cookies and

ran around the gym. We joked that we should bring crockpots to plug in and just stay for lunch, so that we

could continue our conversations. We had a desire to share our Sunday and have fellowship with friends

in our community while growing in our faith. The priests heard our desire, and in friendship, offered to

facilitate and accompany us in making this desire a reality. We begin by sharing a meal together as

families rejoicing in the sacrificial gift of Christ and celebrate Sunday as a day of being. Childcare is

provided after the meal together to facilitate uninterrupted discussion between the adults. During our

discussions, we journey together to better understand our vocation as a path to holiness and fulfillment in

Christ. Reading divinely inspired literature together, we unravel truths such as: the meaning of living in the

dimension of the gift, understanding the true nature of the human being, and love as a sincere gift of self.

The hope and desire of the Sunday Symposium is for the reading and discussion to personally transform

each person’s understanding and reality of their vocation.”

Blessings, Ross and Jodi Olson

“While lingering especially long after Holy Mass one Sunday, some friends and I shared a conversation of

how it would be wonderful to continue having fruitful, adult conversation regarding the Mass readings,

liturgical season, our faith and life in general while our kids enjoy building their community of friends

through games and delicious cookies! At another occasion, this conversation continued with our priests

present and the Holy Spirit seemed to have stirred this desire into action. Thus, our Sunday Symposium

began. I refer to it as symposium ~ with Greek roots meaning “a pleasant meeting for sharing in

drinking,” (and eating) “and intellectual conversation or a philosophical dialogue dealing with ideal love and

the vision of absolute beauty,”. Although I don’t consider myself a philosophical thinker, I desire to dive

more deeply into our beautiful Catholic faith with my husband, through our priests’ guidance and among

friends whom I can vulnerably share my thoughts at the risk of showing my weaknesses yet learning more

fully, fostering friendships more deeply and enriching my marriage. The transcendentals of truth, goodness

and beauty are inseparable gifts and reflected in the definition of symposium. I see this, as our symposium

is rooted in sincere friendship, an intimate gathering, continuing the Sabbath with religious literature,

discovering more about God’s goodness pointing us towards truth in our design and vocations. This is

especially beautiful as we pause in awe to wonder and converse about this together and witness the fruit

of this gathering.”

Most Sincerely,

Tiffany Sinn

If you are a family with young children, and the Holy Spirit is prompting you to consider joining the

Sunday Symposium, we hope to speak with you personally or to contact us for further details. The

Sunday Symposium does require a commitment of time in reading and preparing prior to the

gathering, as well as an ongoing monthly commitment. THERE IS ALSO A DEADLINE FOR

ORGANIZING BOTH THE LUNCHEON AND CHILDCARE WHICH 10 DAYS PRIOR EACH EVENT. The

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Please feel free to reach out via email Ross and Jodi Olson at [email protected] or Tiffany

Sinn [email protected]. You can also talk to us after mass.

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The next CCW meeting will be Monday, March 9 at 6:00 pm in

Father Zac Fellowship Hall. All women of the parish are invited

for an evening of reflection with special guest, Lucy Johnson, from

the ACCW. She will share her experience from “Walk the

Camino,” Spain. Refreshments will be served. Last names M-R will

hostess.

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The March Senior Lunch is Wednesday,

March 11, 2020. Gathering at 11:30 a.m. and lunch

is at noon in Fellowship Hall. Please join us. The menu

is Chicken Cordon Blue, wild rice, broccoli, salad, roll, dessert and

beverage. The cost is $12.00 payable at the door. Reservations

are required. Please contact Joyce McKee at 651-773-5168 by

10:00 a.m. Monday. March 9. We ask you to respect the

deadline so that the caterer has a firm number. Thank you.

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Adoration News: A Lenten sacrifice; prayerfully

consider sacrificing an hour of your time for the six

weeks of lent to pray with Jesus in the chapel. Hours

are listed in the chapel and on St. Peter’s Website.

Remember Lectio Divina Eucharistic Adoration on the first Thursday

from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the church. Beth Minogue,

[email protected] 651-779-6228

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Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory

days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In

addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of

abstinence.

FASTING on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday days

means we can have only one full, MEATLESS MEAL.

Some food can be taken at the other regular meal

times if necessary, but combined they should be less than

a full meal. The norms on FASTING are obligatory

from age 18 until age 59

ABSTINENCE: No meat on Ash Wednesday, every

Friday during Lent’s time and Good Friday.

By the Flesh of Christ we have been saved.

Abstinence laws consider that meat comes only from

animals such as chickens, cows, sheep or pigs --- all of

which live on land. Birds are also considered meat and

also all animal-derived products (except foods such as

gelatin, butter, cheese and eggs, which do not have

any meat taste).

The norms concerning ABSTINENCE from meat are

binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church

from age 14 onwards.�

Those that are excused from fast and abstinence

outside the age limits include the physically or mentally

ill including individuals suffering from chronic illnesses

such as diabetes. Also excluded are pregnant or

nursing women. In all cases, common sense should

prevail, and ill persons should not further jeopardize

their health by fasting.�

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The next officer’s meeting is March 2 at 7:00 pm

in the St. Paul Room. Knights: Contact Frank

Schultz if you would like to volunteer

[email protected] or 651-354-1381

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What does reason have to do with Faith? What does my

belonging to the Catholic Church have to do with me when I am at

school? What’s the connection between math, history, literature,

and Christ? Faith must not be afraid of engaging with reason.

Reason indeed applied to every aspect of reality and faith is the

apex of human reason. This truth, however, is not very popular

nowadays. Knowing how challenging, and yet crucial, life at

school can be for our Youth, we would like to invite every high

schooler to join us every Thursday afternoon for an hour and a

half of study hall. We study together, everyone does his/her

own homework, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm in St. Paul Room. Being

together, doing what everyone has to do is the first step to

understand what a great opportunity is hidden in ordinary life.

For more information: [email protected].

Fr. Daniele and Giacomo

How will you give alms this Lent?

Our 2020 CSAF parish goal is based off our 2019 fiscal year

plate and envelope collection and is calculated at 6% for parishes

without a school or 5% with parishes with a school. Our 2019 Plate

and Envelope is $1,150,972. Our Parish 2020 CSAF Goal is

$57,549. Let’s support CSAF!

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