January 13, 2019

The Baptism of the Lord

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 7240 W. 57th St., Summit, Illinois

“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."

Hoy celebramos la solemnidad del bautismo del Señor. La hermosa pintura que vemos es Juan el Bautista Bautizando a Cristo por Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746). En esta imagen colorida, vemos la historia del Evangelio de Lucas, que está vívidamente retratada ante nuestros ojos. Vemos a San Juan Bautista vestido de rojo, echando agua sobre la cabeza de Jesús, bautizando a Cristo en el Jordán. Además, vemos que el Espíritu Santo desciende del cielo en forma de paloma, y sobre el Espíritu Santo, vemos una imagen de Dios Padre, cuya voz escuchamos en el Evangelio: “Tú eres mi Hijo amado; contigo estoy muy contento”

Muchos de los Padres de la Iglesia, así como los escolásticos medievales, vieron el Bautismo de Cristo como la institución del Sacramento del Bautismo. Los Padres de la Iglesia también enseñan el bautismo de Cristo agua purificada para el bautismo. Cristo no fue purificado al ser bautizado, ya que Cristo ya era puro. Más bien, en su bautismo, las aguas se purificaron por nuestra causa, de que nos bautizamos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo, nos purificamos, no mediante la remoción del cuerpo, pero por el perdón del pecado y la recepción de la Vida de Dios dentro de nosotros. El padre de la Iglesia, San Máximo de Turín, enseña: "Cristo es bautizado, no para ser santificado por el agua, sino para santificar el agua, y por su purificación para purificar las aguas que tocó". Porque la consagración de Cristo implica una consagración más importante del agua "

La Iglesia usa el agua bendita para el bautismo, y nosotros usamos el agua bendita en la iglesia porque es un importante sacramental. La Agua Santa nos recuerda nuestro bautismo, cuando por la invocación de la Santísima Trinidad y el derramamiento del Agua Santa, somos liberados del pecado original y de todo pecado, infundidos con gracia santificadora, incorporados en la Iglesia, y se nos da el título de su oro. Hija de Dios. Al hacer la señal de la cruz con el agua bendita, estamos llamados a rechazar esas promesas bautismales de rechazar a Satanás, todas sus obras y todas nuestras promesas vacías, ya profesar nuestra fe moral

La próxima vez que nos bendigamos con agua bendita, recuerde que el agua ha sido santificada por Cristo. El bautismo, pero para invocar la bendición y protección de Cristo y la Santísima Trinidad. Hagamos la base de nuestra oración. La gran mística y doctora de la Iglesia, Santa Teresa de Ávila escribió sobre el poder del agua bendita, en su autobiografía. Dado que el agua bendita tiene su origen en el bautismo de Cristo y es bendecida por Dios, posee el poder y la protección de Dios. Santa Teresa escribe: "Encontré por experiencia que no hay nada más que los demonios vuelan más rápido que desde el agua bendita. También vuelan desde la cruz, pero regresan casi inmediatamente. Ciertamente, el poder del agua bendita debe ser grande; por mi parte, mi alma siente un confort especial al tomarla, y un momento muy bueno que no puedo expresar. "¡El agua bendita es una excelente manera de protegerse, proteger su hogar o su hogar de los ataques del maligno

Por favor, oren por el fin del aborto. Oren por las miles de personas que participarán en la Marcha por la Vida en Washington DC en enero 18. ¡Que la Santísima Virgen María, Madre de la Buena Consejo nos ayude con cuidado maternal y que San José ruege por nosotros! Vivat Jesus! ¡Viva Jesús!

Informes del Padre Bob

Dzisiaj Kościół obchodzi Święto Chrztu Pańskiego. W załączeniu piękny obraz pędzla Francesco Trevisaniego (1656-1746), zatytułowany „Jan Chrzciciel chrzci Chrystusa”. Jest to barwna ilustracja dzisiejszego czytania z Ewangelii według św. Łukasza. Widzimy tutaj odzianego w czerwone szaty św. Jana Chrzciciela, udzielającego Jezusowi chrztu w rzece Jordan. Widzimy także Ducha Świętego, który pod postacią gołębicy zlatuje z niebios. Ponad Duchem Świętym znajduje się zaś Bóg Ojciec, Który w dzisiejszej Ewangelii mówi: „Ty jesteś Moim umiłowanym Synem. W Tobie mam upodobanie”.

Zarówno dla Ojców Kościoła, jak i średniowiecznych uczonych, Chrzest Chrystusa był równoznaczny z ustanowieniem Sakramentu Chrztu. Według Ojców Kościoła, wydarzenie to również oczyściło i uświęciło wodę wykorzystywaną podczas Chrztu. Jezusa to nie dotyczyło, bowiem On już był czysty i święty. Raczej, poprzez Jego Chrzest, woda została oczyszczona. Dzięki temu, kiedy jesteśmy chrzczeni w Imię Ojca i Syna i Ducha Świętego, my również zostajemy oczyszczeni – nie dzięki usunięciu brudu z ciała, lecz dzięki odpuszczeniu grzechów oraz przyjęciu Życia Bożego. Święty Maksym z Turynu (Ojciec Kościoła z przełomu IV/V wieku) naucza, że Chrzest Jezusa odbył się nie po to, aby uświęcić Jego, lecz po to, aby uświęcić wodę, w której On stał. Chrzest Chrystusa jest znakiem głębszej konsekracji samej wody. W Kościele do Chrztu Świętego używamy wody święconej, gdyż jest ona ważnym sakramentalem. Woda święcona przypomina nam o naszym własnym chrzcie, kiedy poprzez inwokację Ojca, Syna i Ducha Świętego, oraz polanie głowy wodą święconą, zostaliśmy wyzwoleni z więzów Grzechu Pierworodnego, napełnieni łaską uświęcającą, włączeni w społeczność Kościoła i nazwani Dziećmi Bożymi. Znak Krzyża czyniony wodą święconą przypomina nam o odnowieniu przyrzeczeń z Chrztu Świętego, w których wyrzekliśmy się Szatana oraz wszystkich jego dzieł i złudnych obietnic, a przyrzekliśmy otwarcie głosić naszą wiarę. Ilekroć będziemy się błogosławić wodą święconą, pamiętajmy o tym, że ta woda została uświęcona przez Chrystusa. Błogosławieństwo wodą święconą nie tylko przypomina nam o naszym własnym Chrzcie, lecz również zapewnia nam ochronę Jezusa oraz Trójcy Świętej. Niech ta myśl będzie podstawą naszej modlitwy. Święta Teresa z Avila (wielka mistyczka i Doktor Kościoła) pisała o mocy wody święconej w swojej autobiografii. Jako że woda święcona ma swój początek w Chrzcie Pana i jest uświęcona przez Boga, niesie ze sobą Jego moc i ochronę. Według własnego doświadczenia św. Teresy, nie ma rzeczy, której diabeł boi się bardziej, niż święconej wody. Nie cierpi również Krzyża i także od niego ucieka, ale zaraz potem wraca. Wody święconej nie cierpi najbardziej. Od niej ucieka i już nie wraca. Sama święta uważała, iż woda święcona posiada wielką moc i osobiście doznawała otuchy, ilekroć tę wodę przyjmowała. Święta Teresa czuła taką wewnętrzną świeżość oraz radość, którą nie sposób opisać słowami. Woda święcona jest wspaniałym sposobem na to, aby ochronić Was, Wasze domy i Waszych bliskich przed zakusami Złego. Módlmy się o zakończenie aborcji. Módlmy się również za wszystkich tych, którzy 18 stycznia wezmą udział w Marszu dla Życia, który ma przejść ulicami Waszyngtonu. Maryjo, Matko Nieustającej Pomocy, miej nas zawsze w Swej opiece. Święta Rodzino, módl się za nami. Vivat Iesus! Chwała Jezusowi!

Z biurka Ks. Proboszcza

FR. BOB’S BRIEFS We are back where we started. Do you remember? Five weeks ago, we began reading through Jesus’

Bread of Life Discourse in the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John. At the beginning of John 6, we read, “Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd followed him because they saw the signs he was performing on the sick.” At that place and time, Jesus miraculously multiplied the five barley loaves and two fish to feed 5,000 people. For the past five weeks, we have heard how this large multitude of people has been constantly been hanging around Jesus. Now, this week, we hear how this vast crowd of people leaves Jesus and go away.

Many of Jesus' disciples who were listening said, "This saying is hard; who can accept it?"Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe." As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him.” What a different scene it is today, compared to the scene from the previous four weeks. In the previous four weeks, we saw how thousands of people were all gathered around Jesus. Now, they all leave. Jesus is left by Himself by Sea of Galilee. We read in the Gospel of John today, “Jesus then said to the Twelve, "Do you also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God." In the beautiful, but poignant image, we see Jesus left alone, except by the Twelve, His only remaining friends. Jesus stands in the center, looking out at the sunset over the Sea of Galilee. Only the Twelve remain with Jesus. So, we are back where we started: Jesus alone with the Twelve at the edge of the Seas of Galilee. It is a sad and somber scene as Jesus and the Twelve look out over the Sea of Galilee by themselves. Where did everybody go? This scene from today’s Gospel is not just a picture isolated to the past. Does this scene not replay throughout the passage of time? Does this scene not replay in our own time and age? Where are all the people? Next time you are at church, look around. What do you see? I saw no more than 70 people at any of the Masses for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary last week. The latest statistics show that 80-85% of Catholics do not go to Sunday Mass every week. Just like in today’s Gospel, everybody seems to have left Jesus. Only a few remain with our Lord. It is very ironic that people do not want communion with Jesus in this life, but they want communion with Jesus in heaven for eternal life. Explain to me how do people expect to have communion with God in heaven, if they do not have communion with God beginning here on earth? That’s the culmination and whole point of Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse that we have been hearing for the past five weeks. Jesus gives us His Flesh and Blood so that He can be in Communion with us. Our Lord desires to be one with, to be in union (com-munion) with you, me, and everybody. At Mass, you see the priest pour some water into the chalice filled with wine. When doing so, the priest prays: “By the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity.” St. Cyprian (210-258 AD) writes, “when the water is mingled in the cup with wine, the people are made one with Christ.”

However, for most people, we don’t want communion with God. We only follow after God, like the people in the Gospel, because we want God to give us things. God is like a type of Santa Claus, who is supposed to give me things in life. I read once somewhere that “God is not a ‘Cosmic Concierge’ who lives only to satisfy each and every one of our whims.” Yet, that is how we treat God too often in our life. “God give me this. God give me that.” We seek out God to get things from Him. Our God seeks us out to be close to us, to be in communion with us. The Latin root of communion is communio, meaning "fellowship, mutual participation, or association." The relationship that that Jesus is seeking with us is different than the relationship that we seek from Him. Jesus wants fellowship with us. Our Lord desires to share His Divine life and love with us. He asks the same question that He asked the Twelve earlier. "Do you also want to leave?" Do we stay with Jesus or do we leave Him?

Please pray for the safety of all who serve us in the military. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Good Help, help us with her maternal care, and may St. Joseph pray for us. Vivat Jesus! Live Jesus!

Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord. The beautiful painting that we see is entitled John the Baptist Baptizing Christ by Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746). In this colorful image, we see today’s the Gospel story from Gospel of Luke vividly portrayed before our eyes. We see St. John the Baptist dressed in red, pouring water over Jesus’ head, baptizing Christ in the Jordan. In addition, we see the Holy Spirit descending from heaven in the form of a dove, and above the Holy Spirit, we see an image of God the Father, Whose voice we hear in the Gospel say, “You are my

beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the medieval Scholastics, saw Christ’s Baptism as the institution of the Sacrament of Baptism. The Church Fathers also teach that Christ’s Baptism purified water for baptism. Christ was not purified by being baptized, since Christ was already pure. Rather, in His baptism, the waters were purified for our sake, that when we are baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we are purified, not by the removal of dirt from the body, but by the forgiveness of sin and the reception of the Life of God within us. The Church Father St. Maximus of Turin teaches, “Christ is baptized, not to be made holy by the water, but to make the water holy, and by his cleansing to purify the waters which he touched. For the consecration of Christ involves a more significant consecration of the water.” The Church uses Holy Water for Baptism, and we use Holy Water in the Church because it is an important sacramental. Holy Water reminds us of our Baptism, when by the invocation of the Holy Trinity and the pouring of Holy Water, we were set free from Original Sin and all sin, infused with sanctifying grace, incorporated into the Church, and given the title Son or Daughter of God. In making the sign of the cross with the Holy Water, we are mindful that we are called to renew those baptismal promises of rejecting Satan, all His works, and all his empty promises, and to profess our credal faith.

The next time we bless ourselves with Holy Water, remember that the water has been made holy by Christ. We bless ourselves with Holy Water not just to recall and remember our Baptism, but to invoke the blessing and protection of Christ and the Holy Trinity. Let that form the basis of our prayer. The great mystic and Doctor of the Church, St. Teresa of Avila wrote about the power of Holy Water, in her autobiography. Since Holy Water has its origin in Christ’s Baptism and is blessed by God, it carries the power and protection of God. St. Theresa writes, “I have found by experience that there is nothing from which the devils fly more quickly than from holy water. They also fly from the cross, but they return almost immediately. Certainly, the power of holy water must be great; for my part, my soul feels particular comfort in taking it, and very generally a refreshment and interior delight which I cannot express. “I often experience that there is nothing the devils flee from more– without returning– than holy water.” Holy water is an excellent way to protect yourself, your family, or your home from the attacks of the evil one! Please pray for an end to abortion. Pray for the thousands of people who will participate in the March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 18. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Good Help, help us with loving maternal care, and may St. Joseph pray for us! Vivat Jesus! Live Jesus!

Fr. Bob’s Briefs

Baptism: “But we, little fishes (pisculi),

after the example of our Fish (ΙΧΘΥΣ),

Jesus Christ, are born in water.”

(Tertullian, 160- 240AD)

Dear Parishioners,

Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarships

Over the past few weeks I have been writing about the Tax Credit Scholarship and how one can make a donation to the fund.

Last year 71 children’s families applied for the scholarship with 34 being approved. The remaining received limited help or no help because local funds were not enough to finance the need.

This year we are asking our parish families to consider donating to the Tax Credit Program and DESIGNATE THEIR DONATION TO ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL.

With the TWO DOLLARS FOR EVERY DOLLAR DONATED on behalf of St. Joseph, if we could raise $70,000.00 locally, our school would receive $210,000.00 in scholarship money for eligible families who wish to send their child to St. Joseph School.

Anyone interested in helping should speak with Mr. Manetti. The question is: DO I GIVE MY ILLINOIS TAX DOLLARS TO THE STATE OR ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL?

Applying for Tax Credit Scholarships!

If you have school aged children from Kindergarten through High School, you may be eligible to apply for a Tax Credit Scholarship.

The application is done on-line, beginning on Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00 p.m. for Empower Illinois and Tuesday, January 22nd at 8:00 a.m. for Big Shoulders.

We will have our school’s compute lab and library available for parents who may need the use of a computer or help in applying. The school will be open at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15th for families. We ask that you call the school office at (708) 458-2927 to reserve a spot. The Archdiocese of Chicago website at www.archchicago.org also contains information on applying for the scholarship. You may also wish type in your search engine, ILLINOIS – INVEST IN KIDS PROGRAM. There is helpful information and a place where you can sign-up to receive updates. Should you have any specific questions, please call or stop by the school office.

Thank you for your continued support. Have a great week. God Bless. Lawrence Manetti, Principal

You’re A Winner! Congratulations! 52 Pick-Up News

January 13, 2019

Michael Mendez Ticket #0075

Congratulations to the $125 winners of the 52 Pick-Up Raffle! Tickets are available. Come by and pick

one up from the rectory or school.

FAREWELL FR. HUGO

The Hispanic Ministry invites you to celebrate Fr. Hugo’s Farewell with a

luncheon Sunday, February 3 at 12:30 in St. Joseph School Centennial Hall, 5641 S. 73rd Ave.

Tickets: $25.00 adults and $15.00 children under 13.

Tickets being sold after the Spanish mass. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

El Ministerio Hispano invita a celebrar la despida del Padre Hugo con un almuerzo.

Domingo, Febrero 3, 2019 a las 12:30 (después de la Misa) en el Centennial Hall. Boletos: $25.00 adulto y $15 niños menores

de 13 años Los boletos están a la venta, después de la

misa de 11:00 a.m. * No habrá reembolso de boletos

comprados/vendidos * El ultimo día que se vendaran boletos será el domingo, 27 de enero * No se venderan boletos en la puerta

Weekly Collection Report

Weekly Parish Budget $ 9,500.00 Sunday Collection Dec. 23, 2018 $ 6,858.51 Collection Dec. 25, 2018 $17,713.26 Sunday Collection Dec. 30, 2018 $ 6,500.24 Sunday Collection Jan. 6, 2019 $ 6,195.00 Thank you for your generosity Gracias por tu generosidad Bog zaplac za ofiary skladane na tace

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, January 14 8:30 a.m. †Souls in Purgatory Tuesday, January 15 8:30 a.m. †Deceased Members of St. Joseph Parish Wednesday, January 16 8:30 a.m. St. Joseph Parish Benefactors Thursday, January 17 8:30 a.m. NO MASS Friday, January 18 8:30 a.m. †Joanne Barkauskas/Anniv./Family & Friends Saturday, January 19 8:30 a.m. St. Joseph Parishioners

5:00 p.m. †Peggy Neligan †Frank Kuncic/Wife †Cyril & Victoria Morong/Wedding Anniversary/Children Sunday, January 20 7:30 a.m. †Margaret Powers Kurcz †Patrick Jude Kurcz †Joseph P. Kurcz †Genevieve Sabatini/Children 9:30 a.m. †Frank Andrejasich/Ed & Sue Lindgren People of St. Joseph 11:00 a.m. †Francisco Mata 12:30 p.m. †Stanislaw Staszel †Genoweta Wrobel

COMMUNION MINISTERS Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 5:00 PM. J. Bambera, A. Flores, G. Kujawa, T. Norris Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 7:30 AM Sr. Agatha, R. Kosowski 9:30 AM S. Elizalde, S. Madonna, S. Maloy, D. Yanez 11:00 AM Victor Duque, Lety Jimenez, Maria Elena Zapata, Alma Zubieta ********************************************************** ALTAR SERVERS Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 5:00 p.m. Arianna Mendoza, Matthew Schaffer, Jowita Wisniewski Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 7:30 a.m. Vanessa Chavez, Jesus Gore-Freire, Gabriel Govea, Citlali Herrera 9:30 a.m. Alisha Momuse, Daniel Rocha, Francisco Romero, Alondra Padilla 11:00 AM Noe Cortez, Alejandra Garcia, Lupita Garcia ********************************************************** LECTORS Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 5:00 PM J. Bambera Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019 7:30 AM E. Dominguez 9:30 AM S. Madonna 11:00 AM Maria Garcia - First Reading Janet Valdovinos - Second Reading

The Rosary is recited every Saturday after 8:30 a.m. Mass.

All are invited to participate.

St. Joseph, Pray for Us!

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH

7240 W. 57th Street Summit, IL 60501

(708) 458-0501 stjosephchurchsummit@yahoo.com

stjosephparishsummit.org www.facebook.com/stjosephsummit

OFFICE HOURS

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

BULLETIN DEADLINE: 2:00 p.m. Wednesday

2 Weeks Prior

PARISH STAFF Pastor: Rev. Robert Stuglik

Weekend celebrant: Rev. Joseph Stobba, OSA Parish Secretary/Bulletin Editor: Mrs. Joan Hadac

Adult Choir Director/Organist: Mrs. Darlene Donarski Pianist/Children’s Choir: Mrs. Anna Dron Ray Polish Choir Director: Mr. Aleksander Jazowski

Facilities Director: Mr. Vincent Slisz

SUNDAY MASSES Saturday: 5:00 PM ENGLISH

Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM. ENGLISH 11:00AM SPANISH 12:30 PM POLISH

CONFESSIONS

Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 PM

WEEKDAY MASSES 8:30 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

(8:30 AM Wednesday—School Mass During School Year) Thursday—No Mass is Celebrated

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL School Principal: Mr. Lawrence Manetti Business Manager: Mrs. Kim Osowiec 5641 S. 73rd Ave. (708) 458 - 2927 www.stjosephsummit.com www.facebook.com, then search for St. Joseph School Pk-8-Summit (Official page) ST. JOSEPH RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Coordinator: Mrs. Penny Davis (708) 458-2927 HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ POLISH SCHOOL 5641 S. 73rd Ave. 708-415-0458 MINISTERS OF CARE: If you are homebound, and would like to receive Holy Communion, please call the parish office to make arrangements.

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Joyce Netecke William Netecke Janet Nelson Ed and Alice Nowak Thomas Obrenski *Emilia Okreglak Cassandra K. Peterson Iris Eliza Peterson Leonardo Alexandros Peterson Payton Pettigrew Ricardo Piedra Meg A. Radcliff Juanita Ramos Jackson Regan Robert Regep Paul Rinaldi Carmen Rodriguez Juanita Rodriguez Bridget Rollins Jennifer Sampres Michael Sawka Terry J. Scott Eileen Sheedy Lorraine Simich Ed Skowronski Kurt Stein Theresa Stypula Abigail M. Swaekauski Aurora Rose Swaekauski Kathy A. Swaekauski Scarlette Grace Swaekauski Tim R. Swaekauski Brian Swift Pat Tichacek Josephine Tipner Ricardo Varajas Arlene Wilder Pamela Wojdyla Patrick J. Woods Sheryl M. Woods Joanna Zieba Ryszard Zieba Emily Zwijak *Most recently added If you know of anyone that should be on the sick list, or taken off, please call the rectory. 708-458-0501. Thank You.