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Parish of the Diocese of Winona and staffed by the priests of the “Institute of the Incarnate Word” IVE Pastor: Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE Associate Pastor: Fr. Octavio Cortez, IVE Fr. Richard Yevchak, IVE Deac. Fernando Flores, IVE in residence Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 Faith Formation: Beth Shank, ext. 109 Youth Ministry: Beverly Miller ext. 110 Music & Liturgy: Lisa Knutson ext. 102 Parish Trustee: Frank Cesario Daniel Scott Priest Residence: 512 Mulberry St. 387-2565 Loyola Catholic School: 388-2997 IVE High School Seminary: 387-2565 Mass Schedule Daily: 7:00 am Monday thru Friday 8:00 am Saturday Saturday: 5:15 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Español) Holy Day: See bulletin SS Peter & Paul Parish Ofϔice: 105 North Fifth St. Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661 E-mail: [email protected] FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 22, 2015

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ParishoftheDioceseofWinonaandstaffedbythepriestsofthe

“InstituteoftheIncarnateWord”IVEPastor: Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE AssociatePastor: Fr. Octavio Cortez, IVE Fr. Richard Yevchak, IVE Deac. Fernando Flores, IVE in residence Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 FaithFormation: Beth Shank, ext. 109 YouthMinistry: Beverly Miller ext. 110 Music&Liturgy:Lisa Knutson ext. 102 ParishTrustee:Frank Cesario Daniel Scott PriestResidence: 512 Mulberry St. 387-2565 LoyolaCatholicSchool:388-2997 IVEHighSchoolSeminary: 387-2565

MassSchedule

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

SSPeter&PaulParishOf ice:105 North Fifth St. Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661 E-mail: [email protected]

FIRSTSUNDAYOFLENT

FEBRUARY22,2015

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Mass Intentions 23 Monday: 7:00 AM +Dolores Goodrich: Dean Goodrich +Mary Marso: Don & Joanne Kvasnicka 24 Tuesday: 7:00 AM +Dee Tacheny: Nicholas Engel Intentions of the Pope: Mallory Hoffman Oaklawn Health Care: 3:30 pm +Souls in Purgatory: Mallory Hoffman 25 Wednesday: 7:00 AM +Les Schneider, Sr.: Les and Phyllis Schneider +Sister Mary Blanche, ISM: Clarence & Lillian Sehe +All Orphaned Souls: Lai & Khuou Nguyen 26 Thursday: 7:00 AM +Anniv. of Rich Landwehr: Fran Landwehr +Anniv. of Father Raphael Hochhaus, S.J.: Clarence and Lillian Sehe +Deceased and Living of Dick and Bea Kunst Family: Mrs. Don Ray 27 Friday: 7:00 AM +Phyllis Niederegger: Tom and Nita Looft +Bertha & Alfred Tresch: Liz Tabor +Deceased of Nguyen Family: Lai & Khuou Nguyen 28 Saturday: 8:00 AM +Wally Zellmer: Delores Weimar +Sharon Yonkovich: Mike Y onkovich +Raymond Roesch: Family

Weekly Schedule Sunday, February 22 8:40 am and 10:40 am Catechism Class- Room 302 Coffee/Rolls in Jesuit Hall after 9:30 Mass 5:00 PM Stations of the Cross followed by Soup Supper Monday, February 23 7:00 pm KC Meeting Upper Room Tuesday, February 24 7:30 am to 12 noon Adoration in Xavier Chapel 6:00 pm Finance Council in Room 203 Wednesday, February 25 9 am to 12 noon Mission Quilting in Upper Room 6:00 pm RCIA meets in Rom 203 of Xavier Hall 6:00 pm Re-Discover Catholicism –Room 302 Xavier Thursday, February 26 7:00 pm Rosary for Priests in Xavier Hall Chapel Friday, February 27 7:30 am to 6 pm Adoration in Xavier Chapel Saturday, February 28 9:00 am Legion of Mary in Xavier Room 203

SacramentofReconciliation

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

SacramentofBaptismContact the Parish Of ice at least one month in advance of the desired date. The usual time for Baptism is at 4:15 pm the last Sat-urday 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. BulletinNoticesAll articles for the bulletin are due by 2 pm on Tuesday. Bulletin articles should always be turned in to the parish of ice with a contact per-son’s name and phone number.

NewMembersWelcomePlease register at the Parish Of ice.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138: 1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps

116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

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PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3 PASTOR’S MESSAGE 3

The following is a continuation of a written document of the USCCB regarding the Mass and Communion 2006 4. SHOULD WE EVER REFRAIN FROM RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION? In virtue of our membership in the Catholic Church we are ordinarily free to receive Holy Commun-ion. (CIC, c. 912: “Any baptized person not prohibited by law can and must be admitted to holy communion.” see also cc. 213 and 843) In fact, it is most desirable that we receive the Lord’s Body and Blood, so that Holy Communion stands out clearly as a participation in the sacrifice actually being celebrated. Indeed, we should all cherish the grace given to us in the Eucharist. We should strive to receive Holy Communion regularly, grate-fully, and worthily. We may find ourselves in situations, however, where an examination of our conscience before God reveals to us that we should refrain from partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ. Moreover, we should be cautious when making judgments about whether or not someone else should receive Holy Communion. Lack of Sanctifying Grace In order to receive Holy Communion we must be in communion with God and with the Church. Mortal sin constitutes a rejection of communion with God and destroys the life of grace within us. Mortal sin is an act violating God’s law that involves grave matter and that is performed with both full knowledge and complete con-sent of the will. If we are no Longer in the state of grace because of mortal sin, we are seriously obliged to refrain from receiving Holy Communion until we are reconciled with God and the Church. While we remain members of the body of Christ and continue to be part of the Catholic Church, we have become lifeless or dead members. We no longer share in the common bond of the divine life of the Holy Spirit. Because our sin has separated us from God and from our brothers and sisters in Christ, we have forfeited our right to receive Holy Communion, for the Eucharist, by its very nature, ex-presses and nurtures this life-giving unity that the sinner has now lost. St. Paul warned the Corinthians that “whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord” (1 Cor 11:27). Manifesting the Father’s mercy, Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Penance precisely to allow us to confess our sins in repentance, receive absolution from the priest, and so receive again the grace of the Holy Spirit, who once more makes us living members of Christ’s body, the Church. (See Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter On the Eucharist (Ecclesia de Eucharistia), no. 37: “The two sacraments of the Eucharist and Penance are very closely connected. Because the Eucharist makes present the redeeming sacrifice of the Cross, perpetu-ating it sacramentally, it naturally gives rise to a continuous need for conversion, for a personal response to the appeal made by Saint Paul to the Christians of Cor-inth: ‘We beseech you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God’ (2 Cor 5:20). If a Christian’s conscience is burdened by serious sin, then the path of penance through

the sacrament of Reconciliation becomes necessary for full participation in the Eucharistic Sacrifice.” Objectively, certain thoughts, actions, and omissions entail grave sinful matter. As Catholics, we are obliged to form our consciences regarding what constitutes grave matter in accordance with the Church’s teaching. While it is not possible to make a complete list of thoughts and actions that involve grave matter, they would all be serious violations of the law of love of God and of neighbor. If we follow the order of the Ten Commandments, some examples of such thoughts and actions would be • Believing in or honoring as divine anyone or anything other than the God of the Holy Scriptures • Swearing a false oath while invoking God as a witness • Failing to worship God by missing Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation without a serious reason, such as sickness or the absence of a priest (The Code of Canon Law obliges the faithful to participate in the Mass on each and every Sun-

day and holy day of obligation (see CIC, c. 1247) • Acting in serious disobedience against proper authority; dishonoring one’s par-ents by neglecting them in their need and infirmity • Committing murder, including abortion and euthanasia; harboring deliberate hatred of others; sexual abuse of another, especially of a minor or vulnerable adult; physical or verbal abuse of others that causes grave physical or psychological harm • Engaging in sexual activity outside the bonds of a valid marriage (For different reasons, some Catholics find themselves in a marriage that is recognized according to civil law, but is not valid according to Church law. Each individual’s subjective moral state may vary. Nonetheless, persons in this situation should seek to have their marriage rectified according to the law of the Church so that they may receive Holy Communion) Father Mariano Varela, IVE

Do you feel you make the BEST Chili in town? If so, bring it for the test and be this year’s winner!

Saturday, February 28, at 6:15 pm held in Jesuit Hall

The Whole Community is invited to attend, taste and vote for the chili you think is the best. Come, join your community with fun, food, & fellow-ship! $5.00 per person

To enter your chili for the contest, please call Shirley Pestka

in the parish office, at 388-2995.

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Sunday 11:30 am Lorraine Carpenter Andrew Burgess Seminarians Mallory Hoffman Tim/Shelly Altenhofen Gloria Brosnan Magdalen Spriggs Don Slater Mark Brosnan Tom Mocol

Minister Schedule for February 28-March 1,2015

PHÚC ÂM: Mc 1, 12-15

"Chúa chịu Satan cám dỗ và các Thiên Thần hầu hạ Người". Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Marcô.

Khi ấy, Thánh Thần thúc đẩy Chúa Giêsu vào hoang địa và Người ở đó suốt bốn mươi đêm ngày, chịu Satan cám dỗ, sống chung với dã thú và các Thiên Thần hầu hạ Người.

Sau khi Gioan bị bắt, Chúa Giêsu sang xứ Galilêa, rao giảng Tin Mừng của nước Thiên Chúa, Người nói: "Thời giờ đã mãn, và nước Thiên Chúa đã gần đến; anh em hãy ăn năn sám hối và tin vào Tin Mừng". Đó là lời Chúa.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Altar Servers Lector Greeters Ushers

Saturday 5:15 pm Jerry/Mary Huettl Barb Bruns Michael & Edward Nguyen, Natalie Benton Shirley Pestka Cindy Willaert Paul Scheurer Mike/Jean Spellacy Mike Spellacy, Jim Schweiss, Richard Keltgen, Les Schneider

Sunday 7:30 am Barb Johnson, Vicky Goettl, Richard Wheeler John Torgerson Sarah Leonard Dan Osdoba Rosemary Burgess Lauren/Pat Johnston Cathy Thomas Phil Chester, George Wilmes, D. Reimann Juan Rodriguez

Sunday 9:30 am Al/Linda Kluever Joanne Lamm Cassidy and Matthew Krueger, Anne Wood Bill Dickmeyer Joann Rigdon, Judy Kraft, Paul/Ger Kragh Bill/Louise Dickmeyer Jerry Krueger Bradly Schulz, Curt Eichers

Loyola Catholic Schools

Loyola Kindergarten classes celebrated their 100th Day of School on February 16. The students are proud to be “100 days smarter!” On Tuesday, Loyola students in K-grade 5 en-joyed the MSU Theater department’s presentation of Rabbit Tales, an original musical about the Golden Rule. Catholic school students from Madelia, Madison Lake and St. Peter joined us. We have initiated our Lenten activities. Primary students are having weekly Lenten prayer services, mak-ing donations to Food for the Poor, an outreach to fami-lies in need living in Latin America and the Caribbean, and praying the living Way of the Cross. Intermediate students are focusing on a change of heart, taking part in prayer services centered on prayer, fasting and alms giv-ing, the Way of the Cross, and the rosary. High school students are making use of online daily Lenten reflec-tions, praying the Way of the Cross, giving extra time to prayer and service, participating in a Passover Hagga-dah, and collecting money to purchase a computer for the staff and students at San Lucas parish in Guatemala. Students will have an opportunity to celebrate the Sacra-ment of Penance during Lent.. Kindergarten Round Up is on March 10! Join us at 4:30 or 6:30 for an hour-long introduction to our Kindergarten program. Bring your Kindergartener-to-be for special activities in our Kindergarten classrooms.

Funeral Lunches If you would like to help serve funeral lunches during the month of Feb. please call JoAnn Hensel at 388-7510.

PASTA WITH THE PADRES IS COMING! The 8th Annual “Pasta with the Padres” fundraiser for ECHO Food shelf, sponsored by the four Mankato Area Catholic Churches, will be held at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church on Sunday, March 8th from 4 to 7 pm. We will need a lot of helpers again this year with both the dinner and Silent Auction.

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Hungering for a Better Life in Tanzania

Our journey with CRS Rice Bowl begins in Tanzania, where a simple soybean is changing lives! What actions can you take this Lent to change lives - at home and around the world?

Reflecting with Scripture Genesis 9:8–17; 1 Peter 3:18–22; Mark 1:9–15 When God created us, he made us in his image and like-ness. That means that every human being has a special value and purpose. We need to care for each other so that we can be the people that God calls us to be.

♦ God never leaves us. He created each of us as unique, valuable persons and works actively in our lives, de-siring that we grow closer to him. How has God been at work in our lives during these first days of Lent?

♦ Today’s readings show us that God gives tangible reminders of his committed love and his desire to be present to us: the rainbow after the flood, Jesus’ preaching, the waters of Baptism. How do we act as tangible reminders of God’s love, especially to those who are most in need?

♦ This week’s CRS Rice Bowl Story of Hope takes us to Tanzania, where we are reminded of the important role a community can play in supporting an individu-al’s work. This takes trust and commitment - two themes apparent in today’s readings. Am I committed to myself, my God and my neighbor? How do I show this trust and commitment, and where is there room

Faith Formation Beth Shank

[email protected]

Faith Formation Session

Wednesday, February 25th

♦ 5:15pm - Chicken Pita Meal in Jesuit Hall ♦ 6:00pm - Report to regular classrooms Grades Pre-K - 8 - Fitz Building Confirmation - Upper Room Adults - Xavier Hall Room #302 ♦ 7:15pm - Closing Prayer in Church

Confirmation Year II What: Candidate/Sponsor Session When: Sunday, March 8th;

5:00pm - Stations of the Cross in Church 6:00 - 8:00pm - Session in Upper Room

8th grade and older

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE IN THE YOUTH MINISTRY OFFICE

Youth Ministry

Contact: Beverly Miller [email protected]

UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS

FEB 22nd: Youth led Stations of the Cross.

Meet in Choir Loft at 4:30 pm

FEB 25th: Sports in Fitz 7:30-8:00 pm

Y-Disciple Small Groups 8—8:45 pm

Stations of the Cross Sunday, Feb 22nd at 5:00 p.m. Youth Prayer leaders arrive by 4:30 pm. Meet in Choir Loft

MARCH 21st Mass, Dinner, Praise and Worship, Adoration!

8th-12th Grade Pax Christi Parish Rochester, Mn

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Pro Life

Our culture...has become hardened to many who cry out. We idolize the strong and beautiful and tend to disregard the weak and im-perfect. In our own lives,

have we been programed not to call for help ourselves or to look past those who do?

Rosary Society Rosaries prayed the weekend of February 21-22, 2015, for the cour-age and grace to love as Christ loves, Sundays, 7:05 & 9:05 am in the Main Church & Wednesdays,

3:30 pm in Xavier Hall Chapel.

Marriage Celebrations for February

The parishioners of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church joyfully acknowledge the following wedding anniversaries:

Don and Eileen Weller, February 3, 1962-53 years Les and Phyllis Schneider, Feb. 8, 1964-51 years

Richard and Judy Wheeler, February 24, 1979-36 years If you would like to join the Marriage Celebration Pro-gram List, please contact the parish office at 388-2995.

Sick Call Visiting If you know of any parishioner of SSPP who is sick in the hospital or nursing home, that need to be anointed or receive the sacrament of confession, or see the priest, please do not hesitate to call the parish office at 388-2995. Any of the priests will be glad to go to visit. Thanks.

February 15, 2015

Budget

Adult Env. $ 6,689.00 $8,625.00

Plate $ 893.87 1,058.00

E Transfer $ 3,437.00 3,000.00

TOTAL

$ 11,019.87

$12,683.00

In Our Generosity We Imitate God

The Call To Be Catholic "Raising Holy Kids in the Digital Age" will be the sub-ject of a talk by Chris Stefanick on Sunday, March 15, 3:00 pm at Sacred Heart Church in Owatonna. This is part of "The Call To Be Catholic" speaker series. All are welcome. No charge, though a free will offering is sug-gested. Child care provided. Chris Stefanick, an inter-nationally-known speaker to youth groups, will also con-duct a high school retreat at St. Mary's School, Owaton-na, on March 14 (contact our REP office (446-2303) for registration/information). For more info on the speaker, see http://reallifecatholic.com.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inher-itance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serv-

ing. (Colossians 3: 23-14)

Lenten Day of Reflection Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Janesville, MN invites you to “A Quiet Day of Prayer and Reflection: Compassion-ate Presence” on Thursday, March 12th from 9am – 3:30pm. This is a silent directed retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. During this season of Lent, consider setting aside a day to nurture your prayer life and deepen your relationship with God. Call Jackie Cesario at 625-2395 for more information or to register.

Stations of the Cross Stations of the Cross begin to-day, Sunday, February 22 at 5 pm and will continue through all of Lent. There will be a soup

supper following the stations in Jesuit Hall.

Deacon Fernando Flores, IVE who is teaching at the seminary and serving at 9:30 am Mass on Sunday will be leaving SSPP at the end of the month. He was called from Washington DC to prepare himself for his ordination on May 30th, 2015. He will be doing a retreat and finishing his final examines. Thank you Deacon Fernando for your time with us.

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1° DOMINGO DE CUARESMA 22 DE FEBRERO DE 2015

EL SIGNIFICADO DE NUESTRO BAUTISMO Cuaresma es la época del año que dedicamos a escu-driñar nuestras vidas a la luz de nuestro Bautismo en la muerte y resurrección de Jesús. Las lecturas de hoy son como un catecismo abreviado de lo que nuestras vidas de bautizados significan. Tal como Noé pasó por las aguas del diluvio a una alianza con Dios, así también nosotros entramos en una alianza, una relación con Dios prometi-da por nuestro Bautismo. El salmo nos recuerda que si realmente vivimos la alianza, el modo de vida que Dios quiere que vivamos no va a ser una carga, sino una fuen-te de amor y verdad. La carta de Pedro ofrece una expli-cación de lo que significa nuestro bautismo: es una ple-garia a Dios pidiendo una buena conciencia. ¿Cómo ob-tenemos esta buena conciencia? Las palabras que Jesús proclama justo después de su tentación nos señala el ca-mino: “Arrepiéntanse y crean en el Evangelio”. Podría ser un buen ejercicio espiritual mantener estas lecturas a nuestro alcance durante todo el tiempo de Cuaresma, un medio para ayudarnos a volver a una vida vivida según nuestras promesas bautismales. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Martes: Is 55:10-11; Sal 34 (33):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Miércoles: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lc 11:29-32 Jueves: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Viernes: Ez 18:21-28; Sal 130 (129):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Sábado: Dt 26:16-19; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Domingo: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Sal 116 (115): 10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mc 9:2-10

La Cuaresma es el tiempo litúrgico de conversión, que marca la Iglesia para prepararnos a la gran fiesta de la Pascua. Es tiempo para arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados y de cambiar algo de nosotros para ser mejores y poder vivir más cerca de Cristo. En la Cuaresma, Cristo nos invita a cambiar de vida. La Iglesia nos invita a vivir la Cuaresma como un camino hacia Jesucristo, escuchando la Palabra de Dios, orando, compartiendo con el prójimo y haciendo obras buenas. Nos invita a vivir una serie de actitudes cristianas que nos ayudan a parecernos más a Jesucristo, ya que por acción de nuestro pecado, nos alejamos más de Dios. Por ello, la Cuaresma es el tiempo del perdón y de la re-conciliación fraterna. Cada día, durante toda la vida, he-mos de arrojar de nuestros corazones el odio, el rencor, la envidia, los celos que se oponen a nuestro amor a Dios y a los hermanos. En Cuaresma, aprendemos a conocer y apreciar la Cruz de Jesús. Con esto aprendemos también a tomar nuestra cruz con alegría para alcanzar la gloria de la resurrección. 40 días La duración de la Cuaresma está basada en el símbolo del número cuarenta en la Biblia. En ésta, se habla de los cuarenta días del diluvio, de los cuarenta años de la marcha del pueblo judío por el desierto, de los cuarenta días de Moisés y de Elías en la montaña, de los cuarenta días que pasó Jesús en el desierto antes de co-menzar su vida pública, de los 400 años que duró la es-tancia de los judíos en Egipto. En la Biblia, el número cuatro simboliza el universo ma-terial, seguido de ceros significa el tiempo de nuestra vida en la tierra, seguido de pruebas y dificultades. La práctica de la Cuaresma data desde el siglo IV, cuan-do se da la tendencia a constituirla en tiempo de peniten-cia y de renovación para toda la Iglesia, con la práctica del ayuno y de la abstinencia. Conservada con bastante vigor, al menos en un principio, en las iglesias de oriente, la práctica penitencial de la Cuaresma ha sido cada vez más aligerada en occidente, pero debe observarse un es-píritu penitencial y de conversión.

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