26TH Sunday in Ordinary time

September 30, 2018 Volume 2, Issue 43

Celebrants:

Father Victor Ray Father Martin dePorres

Associate:

Father Robin Whitlock

A woman bought a very expensive dress and when she went home her husband said to her, “When you were

trying it on why didn’t you say, ‘Get behind me Satan?’” She said, “I did say ‘Get behind me Satan,’ and when I

looked at it from behind in the mirror it was just as nice!”

How do we overcome sin and temptation?

In our Gospel Jesus said, if your hand should cause you to sin cut it off; it is better for you to enter

into life crippled than to have two hands and go to hell…if your foot should cause you to sin cut it

off; it is better for you to enter into life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell…if you

eye should cause you to sin, tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one

eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell… (Mark 9:43,45,47)

Jesus was speaking metaphorically. In Palestine at that time it was common to speak in this exaggerated way to

make a point (hyperbole). But if something is leading us into temptation and sin then we avoid that. We call this

avoiding occasions of sin. When Jesus says to cut off our hand or foot or pluck out our eye if it causes us to sin he is

asking us to avoid whatever it is that leads us on to commit sin. Jesus is asking us to reflect on our lives to see if

anything is leading us in the wrong direction and if so to take steps to remedy it.

Perhaps for some people alcohol is an occasion of sin because it leads on to committing sin. I think we could say

the same about much of the trash that is on our TVs or in print or in other media (phone apps, internet sites etc.)

because various sins are presented as glamorous which could gradually breaks down our defenses and then we think it

is okay to sin. It is no wonder that Mother Teresa of Calcutta is reported as saying about the TV, “we have a

tabernacle to Jesus in the Church and we have a tabernacle to Satan in the home.” If she were speaking now she might

say the same about the computer or the phone.

I know of one cloistered convent in which one of the convent rules is one sister may not talk to another sister about

a third lest they say something bad about the third sister. These are the efforts two communities I know have made to

avoid occasions of sin. What are you doing to avoid occasions of sin?

Father Victor Ray

Wisdom From

Father Victor Ray

CHURCH CALENDAR

• September 30, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 2, Tuesday, 6:30 pm – House of Ministry Meeting, Room 107

• October 5, Mass, Friday, 7:00 pm – First Friday

• October 6, Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm - Reiki I Training, Chapel

• October 7, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 7, Sunday, 9:15 – 10:15 am – Lectio Divina in Room # 108

• October 8, Monday – Columbus Day

• October 13, Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm – Reiki II Training, Chapel

• October 14, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 17, Friday, 7 pm – John Michael Talbot concert at St. Paul’s Catholic Church

• October 20, Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm - Circus McGurkis Festival

• October 20, Saturday – Sweetest Day

• October 21, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 28, Mass, Sunday, 10:30 am – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

• October 31, Wednesday, Spooky Day (Halloween)

•

Let’s Pray For:

Andrews, Doug

Andrews, Valerie

Delaney, Carolyn

Fichter, Louise

Harper, Richard

Hartwig, Bill

Hickman, Bp. Peter

Judi and Larry

Kovar, Lyn

Little, Ron

Marx, D.A.

For all of our Parishioners

that follow us through

Electronic Media. Prayers

for your specific request that

you have sent us.

For all those that need a

Prayer, Raise, your Right

Hand Toward Heaven and

know that the Parish of Saint

Teresa of Calcutta Catholic

Community is beside you in

your Prayer.

The Daily Prayer of Saint Teresa

Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with your spirit and

love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of You.

Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in

my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin

to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen.

Matzelle, Frank

Meeks, James

Ray, Father Victor

Retke, Wayne

Spano, Dee

Talboom, Mark

Villafana, Ivy

Wilhelm, Birgit

This Weeks Chuckle

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For all those Celebrations that I have missed, Forgive Me and I sincerely hope they were all Wonderful. Wishing you all the Happiness and Repeat of your Special Day!

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ANNIVERSARY

Jan and Ron Magray 10/22

Please follow along with the Mass by viewing the Blue

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BANNS OF MARRIAGE

October 27, 2018

The following parishioners are preparing for their wedding.

Any impediments regarding this couple, please inform the

House of Ministry immediately. Thank you.

***************

Cecelia “Cindy” Isaac Largo, Florida

Will be married to

Dennis Giddens

Brandon, Florida

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GATHERING

Reading 1 NUMBERS 11:25-29

The LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Taking some of the spirit that was on

Moses, the LORD bestowed it on the seventy elders; and as the spirit came to rest on them, they

prophesied.

Now two men, one named Eldad and the other Medad, were not in the gathering but had been left

in the camp. They too had been on the list, but had not gone out to the tent; yet the spirit came to

rest on them also, and they prophesied in the camp. So, when a young man quickly told Moses,

"Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp, " Joshua, son of Nun, who from his youth had been

Moses' aide, said, "Moses, my lord, stop them." But Moses answered him, "Are you jealous for my

sake? Would that all the people of the LORD were prophets! Would that the LORD might bestow

his spirit on them all!"

Hear what the spirit is saying to the church. Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm PSALM 19:8, 10, 12-13 , 14

R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving

wisdom to the simple.

R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, all of them just.

R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

Though your servant is careful of them, very diligent in keeping them, yet who can detect failings?

Cleanse me from my unknown faults!

R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

From wanton sin especially, restrain your servant; let it not rule over me. Then shall I be blameless

and innocent of serious sin.

R. The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart.

Reading 2 JAMES 5:1-6

Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted away,

your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be

a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last

days. Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud;

and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on earth in

luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter. You have condemned;

you have murdered the righteous one;

he offers you no resistance.

Hear what the spirit is saying to the church.

Thanks be to God

SPANISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS THE ENGLISH

Gospel MARK 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

At that time, John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we

tried to prevent him because he does not follow us." Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no

one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. For whoever

is not against us is for us. Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to

Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.

"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a

great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. If your hand causes you to

sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna,

into the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut if off. It is better for you to enter

into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna. And if your eye causes you to sin,

pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be

thrown into Gehenna, where 'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'"

This is the Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Question of the Week:

How do I put too much faith in those impermanent

things that bring me wealth and comfort? How can I express

the Sprit, who I received in baptism, to other?

Alleluia JOHN 17:17B, 17A

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Your word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

XXVI Domingo ordinario

Primera lectura Num 11, 25-29

En aquellos días, el Señor descendió de la nube y habló con Moisés. Tomó del espíritu que reposaba sobre Moisés y se lo dio a los setenta ancianos. Cuando el espíritu se posó sobre ellos, se pusieron a profetizar. Se habían quedado en el campamento dos hombres: uno llamado Eldad y otro, Medad. También sobre ellos se posó el espíritu, pues aunque no habían ido a la reunión, eran de los elegidos y ambos comenzaron a profetizar en el campamento. Un muchacho corrió a contarle a Moisés que Eldad y Medad estaban profetizando en el campamento. Entonces Josué, hijo de Nun, que desde muy joven era ayudante de Moisés, le dijo: "Señor mío, prohíbeselo". Pero Moisés le respondió: "¿Crees que voy a ponerme celoso? Ojalá que todo el pueblo de Dios fuera profeta y descendiera sobre todos ellos el espíritu del Señor".

Segunda lectura Sant 5, 1-6

Lloren y laméntense, ustedes, los ricos, por las desgracias que les esperan. Sus riquezas se han corrompido; la polilla se ha comido sus vestidos; enmohecidos están su oro y su plata, y ese moho será una prueba contra ustedes y consumirá sus carnes, como el fuego. Con esto ustedes han atesorado un castigo para los últimos días. El salario que ustedes han defraudado a los trabajadores que segaron sus campos está clamando contra ustedes; sus gritos han llegado hasta el oído del Señor de los ejércitos. Han vivido ustedes en este mundo entregados al lujo y al placer, engordando como reses para el día de la matanza. Han condenado a los inocentes y los han matado, porque no podían defenderse.

Evangelio Mc 9, 38-43. 45. 47-48

En aquel tiempo, Juan le dijo a Jesús: "Hemos visto a uno que expulsaba a los demonios en tu nombre, y como no es de los nuestros, se lo prohibimos". Pero Jesús le respondió: "No se lo prohíban, porque no hay ninguno que haga milagros en mi nombre, que luego sea capaz de hablar mal de mí. Todo aquel que no está contra nosotros, está a nuestro favor. Todo aquel que les dé a beber un vaso de agua por el hecho de que son de Cristo, les aseguro que no se quedará sin recompensa. Al que sea ocasión de pecado para esta gente sencilla que cree en mí, más le valdría que le pusieran al cuello una de esas enormes piedras de molino y lo arrojaran al mar. Si tu mano te es ocasión de pecado, córtatela; pues más te vale entrar manco en la vida eterna, que ir con tus dos manos al lugar de castigo, al fuego que no se apaga. Y si tu pie te es ocasión de pecado, córtatelo; pues más te vale entrar cojo en la vida eterna, que con tus dos pies ser arrojado al lugar de castigo. Y si tu ojo te es ocasión de pecado, sácatelo; pues más te vale entrar tuerto en el Reino de Dios, que ser arrojado con tus dos ojos al lugar de castigo, donde el gusano no muere y el fuego no se apaga''.

OFFERTORY

MUSICAL INTERCESSION AFTER VERSE #2

( ) ( ) REPEAT AT THE END

When we take communion, it symbolizes the sacrifice Jesus made on our behalf. The wine and

the bread in communion represent the blood and body of Jesus that was poured out and broken as a

sacrifice for our gift of salvation.

Just like some gifts will always remind us of where we were when we received them, communion

reminds us of where we were when we met Jesus. Communion is a time when we collectively reflect

on the covenant that binds us together. It’s also a time to individually reflect on the price Jesus paid

for us to be in a relationship with Him.

Reflect:

Think back to where you were when you asked Jesus into your life. Where were you? What

happened?

What are two ways that communion is a great reminder of the sacrifice Jesus made on your

behalf?

What’s one way you can show gratitude for the gift of salvation?

SONG CHOICES

Played by Kaleb Brasee

Nothing But the Blood

Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed

Rock of Ages

Jesus Paid It All

Nothing But the Blood reprise

At the conclusion of Communion we will sing the song “Sanctuary”. I’ve chosen this song because once we have received the gift from Jesus, it is now our turn to be a Living Sanctuary for others.

COMMUNION MEDLEY

SANCTUARY

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

It is you, Lord. Who came to save

The heart and soul. Of every man

It is you Lord. Who knows my weakness

Who gives me strength. With thine own hand

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and Holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving I'll be a living. Sanctuary for you

Lead Me on Lord. From temptation

And Purify me. From within

Fill my heart Lord. With Your holy spirit

And Take away, Take away all my sin

Lord prepare me to be sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

Lord prepare me to be sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true

With thanksgiving, I'll be a living. Sanctuary for You

Sanctuary for You

Sanctuary for You

SENDING

REPEAT REFRAIN AT THE END X 2

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