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“InstituteoftheIncarnateWord”IVEPastor: Fr. Andrew Whiting, IVE AssociatePastors: Fr. Javier Ibarra, IVE Fr. Alex Salazar, IVE Deacons:Dcn. Frank Cesario Dcn. Jaime Abundiz, IVE Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 FaithFormation/CGS Sister Strength of Martyrs, ext.105 Con irmation/YouthMinistry Beverly Miller, ext. 110 DirectorofMusic:Grace Kunkel, ext.102 ParishTrusteeDaniel Scott, Craig Ros jord PriestResidence: 512 E. Mulberry St.

LoyolaCatholicSchool:388-0600 IVEMinorSeminary: 387-2565 Sisters’Convent—388-8088

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

SSPeter&PaulParishOf ice:105 North Fifth St., Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661

January 17, 2021 Second Sunday Ordinary Time

SECOND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME 2

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. For baptism preparation sessions for parents and sponsors please contact Sister Strength of Martyrs at 388-2995. 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.

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 person’s name and phone number.

NewMembersWelcomePlease register at the Parish Of ice.

Sundays KEYC TV (Mankato) 7:30 am Week Days EWTN 7:00 & 11:00 am and 6:00 & 11 pm Saturdays EWTN 7:00 am, 11:00 am and 6:00 pm Sundays EWTN 7:-00 am, 11:00 am and 11:00 pm

Catholic Programing for Children EWTN Monday through Friday 3:00 to 4:00 pm Friday Stations of the Cross EWTN 6:00 am and 1:30 pm Rosary Monday through Friday 8:00 am and 8:30 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy- Daily - 2:00 pm All times are Central Time EWTN on Cable is Channel 80

Televised Masses

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, January 18 7:00 am +Lai Nguyen: Tien Xinle Intentions of Brogan Houg: Grandparents Intentions of Mike & Diane Dauk: Edith Dauk Tuesday, January 19 +Charlotte Hodapp: Joann Rigdon +Souls in Purgatory: Jeanette Barnette Intentions of Mark & Mary Weingartz: Dan & Kim Scott Wednesday, January 20 7:00 am +Joseph Thuan Dinh: Tom Dinh +Deceased Members of the Religious Family of the Incarnate Word Intentions of James Bergervoet: Emily Thursday, January 21 7:00 am +Anniv. of Jon Marfell: Bernie and Nancy Fasnacht Intentions of Jim & Rose Schmitz: Sister Gladys Schmitz Special Intention: Dave & Julia Schwamberger Friday, January 22 7:00 +Anniv. of Jerry Martinka: Phyllis Martinka +Judy Ourada: David Vereoeven Family Intentions of Jean Bauer: Family Saturday, January 23 8:00 am +Tim Mead: Carol Mead +Katie George: Betty Arnoldt Intentions of Janice Willaert Weingartz: Kay Willaert

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18

-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9,

10c; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4;

Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17;

Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk

3:13-19, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer

Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20

Ushers Schedule for the Month of January Please arrive 20 minutes before Mass. Thanks.

5:15 pm January 23,30 Mark Frederick, Mike Bach, James Bach, Jerry Omera

7:30 am January 24,31 Tom Miller, Joe Goettl, Roger Sonnek, Bernie Fasnacht 9:30 am January 24.31 Wayne Huettl, Stan Huettl, Tim Altenhofen

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

Pastor’s Message 3

Fortitude and Perseverance As we once more begin Ordinary Time let us resolve to sanctify the ordinary moments of our lives through virtue and grace. “Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up,” (Gal. 6:9). “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart,” (Heb. 12:1-3). “Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral life. The virtue of fortitude enables one to conquer fear, even fear of death, and to face trials and persecutions. It disposes one even to renounce and sacrifice his life in defense of a just cause. ‘The Lord is my strength and my song.’ (Ps 118:14) ‘In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.’ (Jn. 16:33)” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1808). From Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD. To become a saint, it is not enough to be courageous and patient and to practice the other virtues for a few days or a few months, or even for a few years. Our perseverance must persevere in these disposi-tions to the end of our life, never yielding to fatigue, discouragement, or laxity. This is the crucial point for, as St. Thomas says, “to apply oneself for a long time to a difficult task—and virtue is almost always difficult—constitutes a special difficulty,” (Summa Theologica II-II, q.137, a.1); and it is only by over-coming this difficulty that we shall be able to reach perfection. We are not angels, we are human beings. The angel, a pure spirit, is stable by nature; if he makes a resolution, he holds to it; but this is not the case with us. We, being composed of spirit and matter, must suffer the consequences of the instability and fluc-tuations of the latter. As stability is characteristic of spirit, so instability is characteristic of matter; hence it becomes so difficult for us to be perfectly constant in the good. Although we have formed good resolu-tions in our mind, we always feel handicapped by the weakness of the sensible part of our nature which rebels against the weariness of sustained effort, and seeks to free itself from it, or at least to reduce it to a minimum. Our bodies are subject to fatigue; our minds are disturbed by emotions which are always fluctu-ating. That which at one moment fills us with enthusiasm may, at the next, become distasteful and annoy-ing to such a point that we think we can no longer endure it. This is our state while on earth and no one can escape it. However, God calls us all to sanctity, and since sanctity requires a continual practice of vir-tue, He, who never asks the impossible, has provided a remedy for the instability of our nature by giving us the virtue of perseverance, the special object of which is the sustaining of our efforts. Though fickle by nature, we can by the help of grace become steadfast. “O eternal God, grant me the virtue of perseverance; without it, no one can please You nor be ac-ceptable to You. This virtue brings to the soul an abundance of charity and the fruit of every effort. Oh! how happy I should be, Lord, if You would give me this virtue, because even here on earth it will make me enjoy a pledge of eternal life. But Your light reveals to me that I cannot attain it unless I suffer much, because this life cannot be lived without suffering. He who would escape suffering would deprive himself of holy perseverance,” (St. Catherine of Siena).

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PHÚC ÂM: Ga 1, 35-42 "Họ xem chỗ Người ở, và ở lại với Người". Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Gioan. Khi ấy, Gioan đang đứng với hai người trong nhóm môn đệ của ông nhìn theo Chúa Giêsu đang đi mà nói: "Đây là Chiên Thiên Chúa". Hai môn đệ nghe ông nói, liền đi theo Chúa Giêsu. Chúa Giêsu ngoảnh mặt lại, thấy họ đi theo Mình, thì nói với họ: "Các ngươi tìm gì?" Họ thưa với Người: "Rabbi, nghĩa là: thưa Thầy, Thầy ở đâu?" Người đáp: "Hãy đến mà xem". Họ đã đến và xem chỗ Người ở, và ở lại với Người ngày hôm ấy, lúc đó độ chừng giờ thứ mười. Anrê, em ông Simon Phêrô, (là) một trong hai người đã nghe Gioan nói và đã đi theo Chúa Giêsu. Ông gặp Simon anh mình trước hết và nói với anh: "Chúng tôi đã gặp Đấng Messia, nghĩa là Đấng Kitô". Và ông dẫn anh mình tới Chúa Giêsu. Chúa Giêsu nhìn Simon và nói: "Ngươi là Simon, con ông Gioan, ngươi sẽ được gọi là Kêpha, nghĩa là Đá". Đó là lời Chúa..

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION ON MONDAYS

We will have Eucharistic Adoration every

Monday 7:45 am and continuing until 6 pm, in the Church.

Please come and spend some time with the Lord.

Daily Rosary We are praying the Rosary Monday through Fri-day before the weekday Mass starting approximately at 6:30 am and Saturday after the 8 am Mass. We will con-tinue to pray the Rosary on Saturdays before the 5:15 pm Mass and Sundays before all the Masses. Come early and pray with us.

Wednesdays at 6:00 pm,

DeSmet Hall

January 20th- Natural Conception to Natural Death Presented by: Sr. Strength of Martyrs January 27th– 8th Promise of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Fervent souls shall quickly mount to high perfection. Presented by: Fr. Andrew Whiting I.V.E.

February 3rd– 9th Promise of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: I will bless every place in which an image of My Heart is exposed and honored. Presented by: Fr. Andrew Whiting I.V.E.

Stations of the Cross

Friday, February 5, we will have the Stations of the Cross for the Holy Souls in Purgatory at 5:15 pm. Starting Friday, February 19 and every Friday during Lent there will be Stations of the Cross at 5:15 pm. in Church.

Memorial Mass for Father Voelker, S.J. Thursday, January 28, at 5:15 pm we will be having a Memorial Mass for Father Karl Voelker, S.J. All are welcome to join us. Ash Wednesday

Masses for Ash Wednesday, February 17 are

7:00 am, 12:05 pm, 5:15 pm and 6:45 pm

Novena of Grace Novena of Grace , March 4 through 12 Schedule: 6:30 pm Adoration followed

by the Holy Rosary, 7:00 Novena Prayer, 7:10 pm Homily 7:30 Final blessing

SECOND SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME 5

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PRO LIFE “There is such a wide spectrum of issues involving the protection of human life and the promotion of human dignity. Good people fre-quently disagree on which prob-lems to address, which policies to adopt and how best to apply them. But for citizens and elected offi-

cials alike, the basic principle is simple: We must begin with a commitment never to intentionally kill, or collude in the killing, of any innocent human life, no matter how broken, unformed, disabled or desperate that life may seem. In other words, the choice of certain ways of acting is always and radically incompatible with the love of God and the dignity of the human person created in His image.”

Rosary Society The Rosaries you pray for this week are for public servants and elected officials, may God grant them the humility, wisdom, and courage to defend all human life.

Gift Store

Our Gift Store at Ss Peter and Paul Church is open every day during working hours and be-fore and after our weekend Masses. We have Sacred Reading Materials, Bibles, Lives of the Saints, Missals, and lots of Prayer Books. Come, check us out.

Local March for Life This Sunday, January 17, we will meet at 2:00 pm for the Local March for Life MCCL, at the Old Train De-pot parking lot by Hy-Vee Downtown. Following the March for Life all are invited to view Unplanned in the Fitzgerald Building.

Thank You Thank you to all who have turned in their dona-tion for the Maintenance Projects. So far we have received $95,100.00 toward the $310,579.00 amount we need.

January 10, 2021

Budget

Adult Env. $ 7,430.00 $8,957.00

Plate Coll. $ 1,065.67 1,058.00

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Loyola Catholic School Save the Date - Wired to the Heart Virtual Event: 2/6/21 Loyola Catholic School's annual Wired to the Heart gala will be pre-sented in a virtual formal on Saturday,

February 6, 2021. This virtual experience will be filled with all the fabulousness that you have come to know and love from Wired to the Heart! Be sure to like and follow the Wired to the Heart Facebook and Instagram pages to stay up to date on event details. www.wiredtotheheart.com will be updated as details are finalized. Admissions/Enrollment Are you looking for school options for next year? Give us a call to find out what Loyola is all about! Contact Kerstyn Cafarelli, 507-386-5399 or kcafarel-li@loyolacatholicschool.org for more information. Preschool/PreKindergarten enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year will be open soon! Watch for details in the coming weeks, or visit our website: www.loyolacatholicschool.org for more information.

Choose a Patron Saint for 2021

Saints show us how to live our daily lives like Je-sus. They are in Heaven with God and can pray for us. Why not have a new patron saint for each year? You can choose a patron saint by putting a num-ber of names of saints in a “hat” and selecting or, if you are adventuresome, you can have someone select for you – see www.saintsnamegenerator.com – random-ly. Before selecting your patron saint, ask the Lord to send you a saint who can guide and inspire you in 2021. After receiving your patron saint, read about their life, read what they wrote, talk to them, and ask them to pray for you. May 2021 be a saintly year for you!!

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Heb 5:1-10; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 2:18-22 Martes: Heb 6:10-20; Sal 111 (110):1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mc 2:23-28 Miércoles: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Sal 110 (111):1-4; Mc 3:1-6 Jueves: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Sal 40 (39):7-10, 17; Mc 3:7-12 Viernes: Heb 8:6-13; Sal 85 (84):8, 10-14; Mc 3:13-19, ocualquiera de lecturas para el Día de Oración Sábado: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Sal 47 (46):2-3, 6-9; Mc 3:20-21 Domingo: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Sal 25 (24):4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mc 1:14-20

Evangelio Juan (1,35-42): En aquel tiempo, estaba Juan con dos de sus discípulos y, fijándose en Jesús que pasaba, dice: «Éste es el Cordero de Dios.» Los dos discípulos oyeron sus palabras y siguieron a Jesús. Jesús se volvió y, al ver que lo seguían, les pregunta: «¿Qué buscáis?» Ellos le contestaron: «Rabí (que significa Maestro), ¿dónde vives?» Él les dijo: «Venid y lo veréis.» Entonc-es fueron, vieron dónde vivía y se quedaron con él aquel día; serían las cuatro de la tarde. Andrés, hermano de Simón Pedro, era uno de los dos que oyeron a Juan y siguieron a Jesús; encuentra primero a su hermano Simón y le dice: «Hemos encontrado al Mesías (que significa Cristo).» Y lo llevó a Jesús. Jesús se le quedó mirando y le dijo: «Tú eres Simón, el hijo de Juan; tú te llamarás Cefas (que se traduce Pedro).»

Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 17 de enero de 2021

miercoles a las 6:00 pm, DeSmet Hall

20 de enero- desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural Presentado por: Hna. Strength of Martyrs 27 de enero 8 Promesa del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús: las almas fervorosas se elevarán rápidamente a gran perfección. Presentado por: P. Andrew Whiting I.V.E. 3 de febrero 9 Promesa del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús: Bendeciré las casas en que la imagen de mi Sagrado Corazón esté expuesta y sea honrada. Presentado por: P. Andrew Whiting I.V.E.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Día de Martin Luther King, Jr.; Semana de Oración por la Unidad Cristiana Martes: Teofanía (Epifanía) en el calendario juliano Miércoles: San Fabián; San Sebastián Jueves: Santa Inés Viernes: Día de oración por la protección legal de la criatura en el vientre materno Sábado: San Vicente; Santa Mariana Cope

Elija un santo patrón para 2021

Comience el año eligiendo un santo patrón para el año. Los santos nos muestran cómo vivir nuestra vida diaria como Jesús. Están en el cielo con Dios y pueden orar por nosotros. Antes de seleccionar a su santo patrón, pídale al Señor que le envíe un santo que pueda guiarlo e inspirarlo en el 2021. Visite www.saintsnamegenerator.com para que seleccione un santo patrón al azar para usted. Después de recibir a su santo patrón, lea sobre su vida, lea lo que escribieron, hable con ellos y pídales que oren por usted.

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