Masses / Misas Confessions/Confessions Saturday/Sabado Sunday/Domingo By appointment only 4:30pm (English) 8 and 10am (English) para una cita hablar 6:30pm (Español) 12m (Español) 847.437.6208

Saint Cecilia Parish

700 S. Meier Road Mount Prospect, IL 60056

Parish Office: 847-437-6208 ~ Fax: 847-437-2520

O woman, great is your faith! Matthew 15:28

Mujer, ¡que grande es tu fe! Mateo 15:28

AUGUST 16, 2020

Vigésimo Domingo Del Tiempo Ordinario

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Wednesday August 19, 2020 8:00 am † Fr. Michael Olivero † Angie Kastrati † James Mueller Thursday August 20, 2020 8:00 am Purgatorial Society † Angie Kastrati † Jim Vitta † Vincent Centracchio Friday August 21, 2020 8:00 am † Fr. Raymond Pavis † Dec. Mem. of Nadolski Family † Angie Kastrati † Ricky Peña † Souls in Purgatory Saturday August 22, 2020 4:30 pm † Angie Kastrati † Mieczyslawa & Kazimierz Mazur † Jason Saccone † Petar Calusic 6:30 pm Misa Sunday August 23, 2020 8:00am † Petar Calusic † Carl Gordon 10:00 am † Anna Rago † Stanislawa & Stanislaw Sikora † Angie Kastrati † Charles Conlin † Petar Calusic † Helen Rettmuller 12:00 pm Misa

MASS INTENTIONS August 16, 2020 Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salva on is about to come, my jus ce, about to be revealed. Isaiah 56:1

In order to register for Mass please call the office at 847.437.6208 or go online: ww.stceciliamtprospect.com and click on Signup.

Para registarse a las Misas llame la oficina 847.437.6208 o vaya a nuestra pagina: www.stceciliamtprospect.com haciendo link en Signup.

Saturday August 15, 2020 4:30 pm † Angie Kastrati † Helen Rettmuller † Joseph & Agnes Supanich † Rosemary Anichini † George Reynolds † Perfecto Castelo Birday Blessing—Glenny Ronquillo 6:30 pm Misa Sunday August 16, 2020 8:00am † George Reynolds (Spec. Inten.) Anna Bartman People of St. Cecilia † Socorro Israel 10:00 am † George Reynolds † Helen Rettmuller † Joka Markovic † Angie Kastrati † Stana Markovic † Saundra Matella † Maria K. Brzuskiwiecz † Marisol & Sergio Victor † Nathan A. Mousser † Lucy Garvin 12:00 pm Misa Tuesday August 18, 2020 8:00 am † Fr. James Prendergast † Angie Kastrati † Don Austin & Frank Lennon † Bright & Anthonia Ogbonna † Dawn Napravnik

16 de agosto de 2020 Isaías 56:1 Velen por los derechos de los demás, prac quen la jus cia, porque mi salvación está a punto de llegar y mi jus cia a punto de manifestarse.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Mondays & Wednesdays — 9am-5pm

Closed for lunch break –12—12:30pm Tuesday Office CLOSED

Thursday — 1pm –5pm

Friday — 9am — 1pm Closed on Saturdays & Sundays OFFICE HOURS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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BEFORE MASS

ANTES DE LA MISA Temperature Check Chequeo de Temperatura

Wear your face Mask Usar su Mascara

The Usher will take you back to the pew El Ujier le llevara a su banca

Maintain Social distancing in Church Mantenga la distancia Social en la Iglesia.

HOLY COMMUNION SAGRADA COMUNION

Wait for the Usher to go for the Communion Espere por el Ujier para moverse a la comunión Use hand sanitizer

Pongase hand sanitizer

Rub your hand until dry Frotese bien hasta secar

Open your hand to receive the Holy Communion

Abra su mano para Recibir la Santa Comunión

Step aside (Red square) Lower your mask Consume the Host

Muévase a un lado (Cuadro Rojo) Baje su máscara y consuma la Hostia

Place the mask back Return to your pew

Pongase la mascara Regrese a su banca

AFTER THE COMMUNION DESPUES DE LA COMUNION

Follow the Usher’s lead Proceed to the exit Espere por el Ujier Vaya hacia la salida

Place your donation in the box Ponga su contribución en la caja Take a bulletin and avoid congregation

Tome el Boletín y evite congregación

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And Thanks to all who a ended on Aug. 8th, at 4:30pm-Confirma on Mass.

¡Felicidades a los Jovenes que recibie-ron la Confirmacion en la Misa, Agosto 8, de las 4:30pm!

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¡Felicidades los Jóvenes que recibieron la Confirmacion el fin de semana pasado en la Misa de las 6:30pm! CONGRATULATIONS!!

To the youths that received their Confirma-

on on Aug. 8th, 6:30pm Mass.

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Nora Christensen Katherine Lennon • Alma Muro

Mina Blanco • Gregory Bryant

Robin Gruenfeld • Patrick Leyden

Loretta Kunkel • Kayla Vargas

Agnes Daniluk • Gina Melendez

Judith Lennon • Anna Marie Herlehy

Liturgical Ministry Schedule

for August 22 & August 23

Sat. 4:30 Sab. 6:30 Sun. 8:00 Sun. 10:00 Dom. 12:00

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS A. Hryniewicz J. Gomez P. St. Leger D. Benitez E. Resendez

LECTORS B. Reynolds E. Herrera C. Bernholdt M. Benitez A. Fernandez

For the Sick

Dear Lord,

Hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Remember Those Far From Home LCpl. Elijah Burgins • Po3. John Castro

Pvt. Peter Eck • Cpl. Zachary Flick

Lt. Eric Infante • Sgt. Scott Majewski

Kevin Moon Mullins • Afc. Jeremy McNeel

Pfc. Joseph Pusateri • Theodore Soupart SPC. Adam Stroh Let us remember and pray for those who

are always in our hearts. If you have loved ones who are currently serving in the Armed Forces, please call

the rectory at

847-437-6208 and we will add their names to our bulletin list.

When your loved one has returned home, please let us know so we can remove their name from the list. Thank you!

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19. Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

WHY PRAY?

The “foreigners” as Isaiah calls them, the “Gen les” as Paul calls them, or the “Canaanites” as Ma hew calls them are called to worship the one true God in prayer. As we listen to today’s readings, perhaps we are tempted to ask: Why pray? The ques on is rhetorical; it is tantamount to asking why friends should talk to one another or people in love kiss one another. Prayer is a way of rela ng to God, a way of talking to God. The apostles had the opportunity to talk to Jesus in the flesh. We could talk to Jesus Christ in prayer. Our rela onship with him must be enthusias c; it cannot be faint-hearted. John Donne, a fi eenth-century poet, knew what the quali es of good prayer were. Donne asks God to treat him differently from most Chris ans. The poet does not want God to merely “knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend,” but also to “break, blow, burn, and make me new” (Holy Sonnets, XIV). It takes a dynamic faith on our part to come to God in prayer. As Jesus once said, “Knock and the door will be opened to you” (Ma hew 7:7). It may take pounding the door down, but if we are as persistent as the woman in today’s Gospel, the results will follow. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Martes: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Miércoles: Ez 34:1-11; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Jueves: Ez 36:23-28; Sal 51 (50):12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Viernes: Ez 37:1-14; Sal 107 (106):2-9; Mt 22:34-40 Sábado: Ez 43:1-7ab; Sal 85 (84):9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Domingo: Is 22:19-23; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

GRATITUDE

O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more—a grateful heart. —George Herbert

GOOD EXAMPLE

A faithful Chris an, illumined by the rays of grace like a crystal, ought to illumine his neighbor with the light of good ex-ample, through word and deed. —St. Anthony

¿POR QUÉ REZAR? Los “extranjeros” que Isaías menciona, los “gen les” de que habla Pablo, o los “cananeos” que cita Mateo son llamados a adorar en oración al verdadero Dios. Al escuchar las lecturas de hoy, tal vez nos sintamos tentados a preguntarnos: ¿Por qué rezar? Es una pregun-ta retórica; se equipará a preguntar por qué han de ha-blarse los amigos o los enamorados besarse. Rezar es una manera de relacionarnos con Dios, una manera de ha-blarle. Los apóstoles tuvieron la oportunidad de conver-sar en persona con Jesús encarnado. Nosotros tenemos la oportunidad de hablar con Dios en la oración. Nuestra relación con él debe ser entusiasta; no puede ser pusiláni-me. John Donne, un poeta y sacerdote inglés del siglo XV, supo cuáles eran la cualidades de una buena oración. Don-ne le pide a Dios que lo trate de manera diferente que a la mayoría de los cris anos. El poeta no quiere que Dios me-ramente “golpee, aliente, brille y repare”, sino que tam-bién “rompa, sople, queme y me haga nuevo” (Holy Son-nets, XIV). Se requiere una fe dinámica de nuestra parte para venir a Dios en oración. Como dijo Jesús una vez: “Toca a la puerta y se te abrirá” (Mateo 7:7). Tal vez re-quiera golpear la puerta hasta tumbarla, pero si persevera-mos al igual que la mujer del Evangelio de hoy, veremos los resultados. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

IMAGEN DE DIOS La naturaleza ene perfecciones a fin de mostrarnos que ella es la imagen de Dios, así como defectos para mostrarnos que es apenas imagen de Dios. —Blas Pascal

CANTA TU CANCIÓN

Lás ma que aquellos que nunca cantan, se mueren con la música en su interior. —Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Reflec ons with the Word of God from the priests of St. Cecilia Parish August 16 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Faith the size of a mustard seed can move a mountain. Yet, there are mes when faith the size of a mountain is needed to move just a single seed.

Read today’s Gospel: Ma hew 15:21-28

A mom who lives in a territory where paganism is prac ced has a daughter who is tormented by a demon. She hears Jesus is near-by and immediately believes he will cure her. The disciples try to dismiss her, yet unlike the Israelites, she insists Jesus is God, speaks clearly, simply and takes no offense on being humiliated when compared to a dog who eats scraps off the master’s table. Did she realize her faith was the size of a mountain or was she caught in serious despera on for her child’s plight?

Jesus denies her request saying his ministry is limited to the Israelites, however, he is in (present day) Lebanon outside of Galilee. Jesus retreated there with the apostles to con nue teaching while escaping persecu on from Herod and Jewish authori es. There-fore, he is the foreigner.

So, she stands her ground before the true God and engages him un l he grants the prayer. On the surface it looks like Jesus is re-buking her, however he joins her deepest maternal desire and prayerful persistence to his immediate power in exorcising the de-moniac. Her mountain size faith moved the seed (the Word) of Jesus: “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish!” Reflect with wonder if Jesus saw within this loving mom’s persistent prayer a willingness to take up her cross which he too would do on his way to a humilia ng crucifixion and a glorious resurrec on. Also, her possessed daughter’s situa on became the founda on for their discipleship! The mom found Jesus at the right place at the right me because Providence is always at work, so seek Jesus especially in the Eucharist with everything within you. Ask, as a disciple, who needs my persistent prayers for deliver-ance from evil today? Our concerns are His concerns; let us experience the joy of praying persistently while remaining in trus ul bliss. Blessings!

Reflexiones de la Palabra de Dios por los Padres de la Iglesia Santa Cecilia Agosto 16 – Domingo 20 del Tiempo Ordinario Una Fe del tamaño de un grano de mostaza puede mover montañas. Sin embargo, hay momentos en que la fe del tamaño de una montaña es necesaria para poder mover una sola semilla. Leer Mateo 15:21-28 Una madre que vive en un territorio pagano (que adoran dioses) ene una hija que es atormentada por un demonio. Ella oye que Jesús está cerca e inmediatamente cree que El la puede curar. Los discípulos tratan de alejarla, pero a diferencia de los israelitas, ella insiste en que Jesús es Dios, habla claramente y no se ofende por ser humillada al compararla con un perro que come migajas de la mesa del amo. ¿Ella se dio cuenta de que su fe era del tamaño de una montaña o que estaba atrapada en una seria desespe-ración por la di cil situación de su bebe? Jesús niega su pe ción diciendo que su ministerio se limita a los israelitas, sin embargo, él está en (actualmente) Líbano fuera de Galilea. Jesús se re ró hacia allá con los apóstoles para con nuar enseñando mientras esca-paba de la persecución de Herodes y las autoridades judías. Por lo tanto, él es el extranjero. Sin embargo, ella se man ene firme ante el verdadero Dios y lo involucra hasta que él concede la oración. A la superficie parece que Jesús la está regañando, sin em-bargo se une a su deseo materno más profundo y a su persistente oración para poder sacar el demonio. Su fe del tamaño de la montaña movió la semilla (la Palabra) de Jesús:

"¡Oh mujer, grande es tu fe! ¡Que te suceda como deseas!" Ahora reflexione que vio Jesús dentro de la persistente oración de esta madre con una voluntad de tomar su cruz y hacer el camino hacia una crucifixión y una gloriosa resurrección. La situación de su hija poseída se convir ó en la base de su discipulado! La madre encontró a Jesús en el lugar correcto y en el momento adecuado porque la Providencia siempre está trabajando. Busca a Jesús especialmente en la Eucaris a con todo lo que hay dentro de . Pre-gúntate, como discípulo, ¿quién necesita de mis oraciones persistentes para liberarse del mal hoy? Nuestras preocupaciones son Sus preocupaciones; experimentemos el gozo de orar persistentemente mientras permanezcamos en la felicidad confida. ¡Bendiciones!

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CONFIRMATION MASSES

MISA DE CONFIRMACIONES

GROUP 1: English

Saturday, August 8 at 4:30pm

GRUPO 2: Español

Sabado, Agosto 8 a las 6:30pm

GRUPO 3: Español

Sabado, Agosto 15 a las 6:30pm

Pray for all of them.

Recen por todos ellos.

Congratulations to our youths that are receiving Confirma-tion this weekend.

Felicitamos a los Jóvenes que este fin de semana

reciben la Confirmacion.

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Primera Comunión y Confirmaciones

Información, Registración y Matricula

Llame a la oficina de Educación Religiosa

847-437-6208 ext. 131

First Communion ~ Confirmation

From 1st grade to 8th grade

Information, Registration, & Tuition fees

Call to the Religious

Education office

847-437-6208 ext. 132

Aug. 15, 2020—O immaculate virgin, mother of God and mother of humanity, we believe with all the fervour of our faith in your triumphal assump on both in body and in soul into heaven where you are acclaimed as queen by all the choirs of angels and all the legions of saints; we unite with them to praise and bless the Lord who has exalted you above all other pure creatures and to offer you the tribute of our devo on and our love. We know that your gaze, which on earth watched over the humble and suffering humanity of Jesus, in heaven is filled with the vision of that humanity glorified and with the vision of uncreated wisdom, and that the joy of your soul in the direct contempla on of the adora-ble trinity causes your heart to throb with overwhelming tenderness; and we, poor sinners whose body weights down the flight of the soul, beg you to purify our hearts so that, while we remain below, we may learn to see God and God alone in the beau es of his creatures. We trust that your merciful eyes may deign to gaze down upon our miseries and anguish, upon our struggles and our weaknesses; that your countenance may smile upon our joys and our victories; that you may hear the voice of Jesus saying to you of each one of us, as he once said to you of his beloved disciple: "Behold you son," and we who call upon you as our mother, we, like John, take you as the guide, strength and consola on of our mortal life. We are inspired by the certainty that your eyes, which wept over the earth crimsoned by the blood of Jesus, are yet turned toward this world racked by wars and persecu ons, the oppression of the just and the weak. From the shadows of this vale of tears, we seek in your heavenly assis-tance, tender mercy, comfort for our aching hearts, and help in the trials of Church and country. We believe finally that in the glory where you reign, clothed with the sun and crowned with stars, you are, a er Jesus, the joy and gladness of all the angels and the saints, and from this earth, over which we tread as pilgrims, comforted by our faith in the future resurrec on, we look to you our life, our sweetness, our hope; draw us onward with the sweetness of your voice, so that one day, a er our exile, you may show us Jesus, the blessed fruit of your womb. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen.

by Pope St. Pius X

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Sacrament of Baptism / Bautizos

Para Niños de 5 años o menos, celebramos bautizos el 2ndo y 3er sábado del mes a las 2pm. Por ahora no estamos dando charlas pre bautismales. Por favor venga a la oficina para inscribir a su bebé. Traiga una copia del acta de nacimiento de su bebé y el nombre de los padrinos. La donación de $100 se entrega con la inscrip-ción. (Los niños de 6 años o más deben hacer un año de catecismo para poder bautizarse)

Presentaciones Las presentaciones regularmente son el pri-mer Sábado y Domingo del mes, durante la misa. Por favor venga a la oficina para inscri-bir a su hijo/a. Hay una donación de $40 que se da con la inscripción. Sacrament of Marriage The Pastoral Guidelines for Marriage Prepa-ration are that a minimum of 7 months be set aside for personal preparation for marriage. Couples should refrain from setting a firm date until after they have met with the Pastoral Associate to discuss marriage plans. Wedding are celebrated Saturdays at 2pm.

Quinceañeras

Celebraciones son Sábados. Las quinceañe-ras tienen que haber recibido los sacramentos (por lo menos 1ra Comunión). Comuníquese con Rosie para hacer una cita por lo menos 4 meses antes de la celebración. Para reservar la fecha de la Quinceañera la donación es de $350 y se debe traer el día de la cita.

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Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time