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Saint Florian Staffed by the Discalced Carmelite Friars October 25, 2020 ~ The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time WEEKEND MASSES Saturday (Anticipated) ...................... 4:00 p.m. Sunday .............................................. 8:00 a.m. If your health allows it, please wear a face covering. DAILY MASSES Our Daily Masses will now be Monday — Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the main Church each week. Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) ...................................................... 7:00 p.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass) Holy Day .......................................... 8:00 a.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass) CONFESSIONS Please contact Fr. Fred at the Parish Office if you are interested in a private Confession at this time. HELPING HANDS Outreach for the elderly and the homebound. Elaine Croft....................................... 615-7124 MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY (our Parish Cluster School) 1227 South 116 Street West Allis, WI 53214 476-0751 Jen Vega, Principal Email: [email protected] School Website: mqsca.org Email for Registration Information: [email protected] PARISH STAFF Administrator: Fr. Fred Alexander, OCD 383-3565, ext. 2 Email ......... [email protected] Secretary: Jacqueline Wick Maintenance: Joseph Rivest ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE 1210 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3614 Phone ............................................... 383-3565, ext. 0 Fax ................................................... 383-2708 Email ............. [email protected] Website ............... www.stflorian.org PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (The Parish Office is closed on Fridays & Holidays.) PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ............... 350-9217 Vice Chair: Sue Jens ....................... 328-4042 Trustee/Secretary: Russell Miller.... 671-2385 Trustee/Treasurer: Sandy Kania...... 672-0364 MUSIC DIRECTORS Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 p.m. Sat. choir…..430-3425 Diane Bersch - 8:00 a.m. Sun. choir……...541-8109 CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE Within St. Rita Parish, 2318 South 61 Street , West Allis, WI 53219 High School/Confirmation Program RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children Contact the DRE - Director of Religious Education, Barbara Krieger..................................... 541-7515, ext. 39 SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office. Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required. Anointing of the Sick Please contact Fr. Fred at the Parish Office if you are interested in a private Anointing at this time. PARISH MEMBERSHIP Each family or single adult 18 years old or older living at home or alone is invited and expected to be registered in our parish family at the parish office. Please call the parish office to register. “Please Remember St. Florian Parish in your Will.” 1233 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3615 You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and will all your mind.~ Matthew 22:37

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Saint Florian Staffed by the Discalced Carmelite Friars

October 25, 2020 ~ The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

WEEKEND MASSES Saturday (Anticipated) ...................... 4:00 p.m. Sunday .............................................. 8:00 a.m.

If your health allows it, please wear a face covering.

DAILY MASSES Our Daily Masses will now be Monday — Thursday

at 5:00 p.m. in the main Church each week.

Evening before Holy Day (Anticipated) ...................................................... 7:00 p.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass)

Holy Day .......................................... 8:00 a.m. (celebrated in the Main Church - no 5:00 p.m. Mass)

CONFESSIONS

Please contact Fr. Fred at the Parish Office if you are interested in a private Confession at this time.

HELPING HANDS

Outreach for the elderly and the homebound. Elaine Croft....................................... 615-7124

MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY

(our Parish Cluster School)

1227 South 116 Street • West Allis, WI 53214 476-0751 Jen Vega, Principal • Email: [email protected]

School Website: mqsca.org Email for Registration Information: [email protected]

PARISH STAFF Administrator: Fr. Fred Alexander, OCD 383-3565, ext. 2 Email ......... [email protected] Secretary: Jacqueline Wick Maintenance: Joseph Rivest

ST. FLORIAN PARISH OFFICE 1210 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3614 Phone ............................................... 383-3565, ext. 0 Fax ................................................... 383-2708 Email ............. [email protected] Website ............... www.stflorian.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (The Parish Office is closed on Fridays & Holidays.)

PASTORAL COUNCIL Chairperson: Kate Klister ............... 350-9217 Vice Chair: Sue Jens ....................... 328-4042 Trustee/Secretary: Russell Miller.... 671-2385 Trustee/Treasurer: Sandy Kania...... 672-0364

MUSIC DIRECTORS Joseph Carpenter - 4:00 p.m. Sat. choir…..430-3425 Diane Bersch - 8:00 a.m. Sun. choir……...541-8109

CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE Within St. Rita Parish, 2318 South 61 Street , West Allis, WI 53219 High School/Confirmation Program RCIA-Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults RCIC-Rite of Christian Initiation of Children Contact the DRE - Director of Religious Education, Barbara Krieger..................................... 541-7515, ext. 39

SACRAMENTS Baptism Parish registration and parental instruction required. Please contact the parish office.

Marriage Please arrange for a date and instructions at least six months in advance at the parish office. Parish registration is required. Anointing of the Sick Please contact Fr. Fred at the Parish Office if you are interested in a private Anointing at this time.

PARISH MEMBERSHIP Each family or single adult 18 years old or older

living at home or alone is invited and expected to be registered in our parish family at the parish office.

Please call the parish office to register.

“Please Remember St. Florian Parish in your Will.”

1233 South 45 Street, West Milwaukee, WI 53214-3615

“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and will all your mind.”

~ Matthew 22:37

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The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Florian Parish - October 25, 2020

October 24, 2020

through

November 1, 2020

CARMELITE QUOTE

“Pure contemplation lies in receiving.”

~ St. John of the Cross

Sun: Ex 22:20-26/Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/ 1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 Mon: Eph 4:32—5:8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Eph 5:1]/ Lk 13:10-17 Tues: Eph 5:21-33/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [1a]/Lk 13:18-21 Wed: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/Lk 6:12-16 Thurs: Eph 6:10-20/Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10 [1b]/Lk 13:31-35 Fri: Phil 1:1-11/Ps 111:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [2]/Lk 14:1-6 Sat: Phil 1:18b-26/Ps 42:2, 3 5cdef/Lk 14:1, 7-11 Next Sun: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/ 1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12

Readings for the week of October 25, 2020

ETERNAL FLAME

For some reason, it is easier to genu-flect in reverence to the presence of Christ in the tabernacle of a church, than to genuflect in reverence to the same presence of Christ in another person’s soul. We wrongly believe that God divides himself, placing himself in one place in preference to another. It doesn’t work that way. Love of God and love of neighbor are intimately and inseparably connected because the essence and spark of God’s very presence is in all creation. God’s presence is just as real in the one who is good, as in the one who is bad, and the one who is just, and the one who is unjust. Our brains get in the way of truly contemplating the awesomeness of this truth. We like to separate things into boxes, the sheep from the goats and the deserving from the undeserving. But,

with God there are no distinctions such as this. Our human classifications, subdivisions, and definitions hold no power or have any weight in God’s eyes. Sadly, we relate to God and to each other as if they do. We cannot be deaf to the world’s pain. It is not about having, hording, accumulating, acquiring, securing, storing, protecting, owning, claiming, or any of the other human terms we use to distinguish mine from yours. We put so much power in these words and that power, even though we may not always realize it, can cause those words and the distinctions they carry to wound and hurt others. We have the whole order of things wrong, but we are so set on preserving this order that we are absolutely afraid to do it any other way. We go through hoops trying to convince ourselves why the perils of the person

seeking a new place to call home are not our perils that we turn our back and justify closing our doors. It makes perfect sense to us. Yet, it makes no sense in terms of our faith. It doesn’t square with any of the words found in Sacred Scripture or in any time-tested teaching of the church. We have it all reversed. We know that we do because when Jesus speaks about such things and the words of the Old Testament prophets ring out again, we start to feel uncomfortable and anxious. What we do, directly or by omission, to one of the least of these little ones we do to God. It is quite possible that some of what we are doing personally, economically, politically, globally, and even religiously is doing more harm than good. Let’s ponder that a bit.

GOSPEL MEDITATION — ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE

Sat., October 24 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Anticipated) 4:00 p.m. † Nancy Potter & † Dennis Potter

Sun., October 25 - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish

Mon., October 26 - Weekday

5:00 p.m. Nguyen & Corcoran Families

Tues., October 27 - Weekday

5:00 p.m. Gannon Family

Wed., October 28 - SS. Simon & Jude, Apostles

5:00 p.m. Gannon Family

Thurs., October 29 - Weekday

5:00 p.m. Nguyen & Corcoran Families

Fri., October 30 - Weekday

No Public Mass In Thanksgiving to God

Sat., October 31 - (Anticipated) All Saints Day 4:00 p.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish

Sun., November 1 - All Saints Day 8:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Florian Parish

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Souls will be celebrated the weekend of November 7 and 8.

October 24 - October 30, 2020

In loving memory of:

† Patrick M. Fugger

CALENDAR RAFFLE WINNER

October 20, 2020

$25 - Marlene Lazaro

CATHOLIC QUOTE

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The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Florian Parish - October 25, 2020

In October,

Please Pray For . . .

Saturday, October 24 - Anticipated 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time 3:00 pm Celebration Choir in Fellowship Room 4:00 pm Mass in Church

Sunday, October 25 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am Mass in Church

* Our Daily Masses will now be Monday — Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the main Church each week.

A Private Mass will continue to be celebrated without an assembly to honor any Mass Intentions on Friday.

Monday, October 26 5:00 pm Mass in Church

Tuesday, October 27 11:30 am Staff Meeting in the Parish Office 5:00 pm Mass in Church 7:00 pm Pastoral Council Meeting in Carmel Hall

Wednesday, October 28 5:00 pm Mass in Church

Thursday, October 29 5:00 pm Mass in Church

Friday, October 30 No Public Mass

Saturday, October 31 - Anticipated All Saints Day 3:00 pm Celebration Choir in Fellowship Room 4:00 pm Mass in Church

Sunday, November 1 - All Saints Day 8:00 am Mass in Church

The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Souls will be celebrated the weekend of November 7 and 8.

Catherine Becker Mark Cesar

Marlene Daniels David Demos

Gregg & Susan Dufek

Karen Gilpin

Helen Guszkowski Joyce Johnson

Ruth Kressl Helen Markowski Betty Michalowski Candy Netterfield

Katherine Papa

Mary Priewe Elizabeth Reineck

Lynn Sheng Cindy Terrien Edie Wurcer

Gloria Zelazek Bernie Zimney

Calculating Love

Have you ever Googled the word “love”? If you did you may have come across something called the Love Calculator. It is a website where you can supply two names, and the percentage chance of a successful relationship is calculated.

Curious, I entered my name and my wife’s. Twenty percent! I hope my wife doesn’t read this!

I then decided to add my name and God. A whopping thirteen percent! Then for the last attempt, I put in my name and Jesus. A very disappointing zero percent! Am I that unlovable? Of course, then I read the small print at the bottom of the page: “Please note that this site has no serious intention whatsoever.” Shocking!

The truth is, the modern world increasingly seems to have no real idea what love is or how to determine when love is real. That makes the seemingly simple words of Jesus about loving God and your neighbor very complex indeed. How can you love God with your all your heart, soul, and mind when you have no idea what the act of loving means? And then, what

constitutes loving a neighbor? To make it more complicated, Jesus commands you to love them like you love yourself. I bet you can agree with me that there are a lot of people out there who do not even come close to loving themselves. Knowing what love is in modern times is just not that easy. How is a well-meaning person able to find out the true meaning of love?

~ Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP — RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

LIVE THE LITURGY — INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK

Do we really understand how important our relationships with our brothers and sisters throughout the world truly

are? Many give God’s commandment to love your neighbor and yourself a congenial glance of approval and agreement without really thinking about the implications.

Sometimes it is easier to kneel in reverence before the tabernacle in a church than to kneel in reverence before the tabernacle of another person’s soul. Witnessing and being consumed by the Divine Power alive in the heart of every living being transforms not only how we see our brothers and sisters but how we see God Himself. The cries of the poor and those who are hurting must echo in our hearts. We can no longer be deaf to the world’s pain. It is no longer acceptable to judge others, unduly criticize, or

marginalize, neglect, abuse, manipulate, or participate in the exploitation of anyone! We are asked to become

hypersensitive to not only what we are doing, but why we are doing it. This holds true not only with regard to the

daily conduct of our lives but our economic and corporate relationships and policies as well.

Thank you to those who have continued to drop donations in the Parish Office mail slot. You can continue to do this

if your health prohibits you from attending Mass at this time.

CHURCH DONATIONS

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

The Pastoral Council Meeting is Tuesday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. in Carmel Hall to allow for social distancing.

Please bring and wear a mask. Thank you.

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The Archdiocese is currently in Phase 2 of The Catholic Comeback.

Please see updates via the link below.

Please note our Masses this week are:

Saturday Mass at 4:00 p.m. Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m.

Daily Masses are Monday - Thursday at 5:00 p.m.

All Masses are in the main Church.

Anointings are by appointment only.

Confessions are by appointment only.

Please note that face coverings are required while inside the Church.

Call the Parish Office with any questions.

Returning to Sunday Mass

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has released Phase 2 of

the Catholic Comeback Matrix. Please check for any changes.

A dispensation to attend Sunday Mass remains for grave reasons, such as illness (CCC #2181).

Learn more here.

By St. Louis-Marie de Montfort (1673-1716)

“The Rosary, recited with meditation on the mysteries, brings about the following

marvelous results: 1. It gradually gives us a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ; 2. It purifies our souls, washing away sin; 3. It gives us victory over all our enemies; 4. It makes it easy for us to practice virtue;

5. It sets us on fire with love of Our Blessed Lord; 6. It enriches us with graces and merits; 7. It supplies us with what is needed to pay all our debts to God and to our fellow men and finally, it obtains all kinds of graces for us from Almighty God.”

FALL CHICKEN DINNER NEWS

Our Fall Chicken Dinner will be by Drive-Thru

in the school parking lot

Saturday, November 7 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

$10.00 for 5 pieces of Chicken

Choose from Fried, Baked or BBQ-Baked Chicken. (1 Breast, 2 Wings, 1 Leg & 1 Thigh) plus Mashed Potatoes,

Gravy, Green Beans, Dinner Roll, Butter and Dessert.

What a deal!

Share this news with your family, friends and neighbors.

Born December 21, 1914 Passed away June 12, 2020 at the age of 105.

A Memorial Mass was held for her on October 15 at the Sisters of St. Agnes Convent in Fond du Lac.

This video is a recording of the livestream from Nazareth Court and Center Chapel:

https://youtu.be/4ncpib3Plw8

This video is a recording of the burial at St. Joseph Cemetery on June 16, 2020:

https://youtu.be/McaysAXKaoA

Sr. Luigi speaks of Sr. Colombiere’s life here at St. Florian upon her return in 1987.

Sister Colombiere Revelant, CSA Memorial Mass

THE SEVEN BLESSINGS OF THE ROSARY

OCTOBER

GREEN BAY PACKERS RAFFLE BASKET

At our November 6 Drive-Thru Fish Fry and our

November 7 Chicken Dinner, we will be selling raffle chances for a 2019 Team

autographed Green Bay Packers football along with other Packer items in the basket. A Certificate of Donation

from the Packers will be included with the football. Chances will be 3 for $5.00. The winner will be drawn at

the conclusion of the November 7 Chicken Dinner.

FISH FRY NEWS

Our next Drive-Thru Fish Fry will be Friday, November 6

from 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.

There will be 5 menu choices and all the inclusions for $10.

Follow the signs, remain in your car, we will come to you.

Please tell your family, friends and neighbors too.

Congratulations!

Our Newly Baptized

October 17th

Jacob Lee Fritsch

May God bless him and his family.

Sunday, November 1, 2020 Daylight Saving Time Ends

Turn Clocks Back 1 Hour

When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, November 1, 2020, 2:00:00 am,

clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 1, 2020, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on November 1, 2020 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning. Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Source: https://www.timeanddate.com/

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Priorities at the Polls By Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann

As Catholics approach the polls, we are asked to weigh many important issues. The U.S. bishops have reaffirmed that “the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority because it directly attacks life itself, because it takes place with-in the sanctuary of the family, and because of the number of lives destroyed.” While they did warn us not to “dismiss or ignore other serious threats to human life and dignity such as racism, the environmental crisis, poverty, and the death penalty,” they did give priority to upholding and defending our brothers’ and sisters’ most basic right—to live.

Abortion tragically ends someone’s life when he or she is most vulnerable and most in need of loving protection. Abor-tion is an intrinsic evil, meaning that it is never permitted or morally justified, regardless of individual circumstances or intentions. The personal and societal consequences of attacks against human life, whether at its earliest stages or at its final stages, are all the more serious because most often they are “carried out in the very heart of and with the complici-ty of the family—the family which by its nature is called to be the ‘sanctuary of life.’” This is the place where a person should be most loved, cherished, and protected.

Catholics are called to defend human life wherever it is threatened and stand up for human dignity wherever it is violat-ed. The enormous number of human lives destroyed by abortion is one factor that elevates its importance. The most

recent available data indicates over 2,000 children per day die from abortion in the United States. Since abortion was legal-ized in 1973, over 61 million children have been killed—and untold numbers of women and men suffer in the aftermath.

The tragedy of abortion is also distinct in that it is currently legal to directly and intentionally take the life of an innocent human being. Current laws in our country fail to protect the lives of unborn children. Our highest Court does not recognize children in their mothers’ wombs as persons and claims that abortion is a constitutional right. Further, many political lead-ers work actively to increase access to abortion. Some falsely describe it as health care and even as a basic human right.

People of good will must boldly stand up against this intrinsic evil, especially when it is occurring on a massive scale, imple-mented in law and funded, in some instances, by the govern-ment. As believers and citizens inspired by the Gospel and guided by the shepherds of our Church, we must do what we can to end violence in the womb, to ensure that unborn chil-dren are fully recognized and protected by our laws, and to support mothers and fathers in embracing life.

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Archbishop Naumann is Archbishop of Kansas City, Kansas and Chair of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

—————————————————— Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States, Intro-ductory Letter, p. 6. Washington, D.C.: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2020. https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/faithful-citizenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-citizenship.pdf Pope John Paul II, Evangelium vitae, (Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1995), 11. Excerpts from Evangelium vitae, © 1995, Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2020, Unit-ed States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Reprinted (excerpted) from Respect Life Program © 2020, USCCB, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Please find the full text of Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship at: www.faithfulcitizenship.org.

Source: https://www.respectlife.org/2020

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WHY DO WE DO THAT? — CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED

Question: What Happens if Someone Drops a Consecrated Host?

Answer: Despite our best efforts, and this is as true in our liturgical celebrations as in all of life, accidents happen. Occasionally at Mass, a host may be dropped or some of the Precious Blood could even be spilled from the chalice,

despite the best efforts of the priests, deacons, and extraordinary ministers of holy Communion assisting at the liturgy.

So, when a host is dropped or the Precious Blood is spilled, we can take guidance from the U.S. Bishops’ statement Norms for the Distribution for Holy Communion Under Both Kinds:

All ministers of Holy Communion should show the greatest reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist by their demean or, their attire, and the manner in which they handle the consecrated bread or wine. Should there be any mishap — as when, for example, the consecrated wine is spilled from the chalice — then the affected "area . . . should be washed with water, and this water should be then poured into the sacrarium.”

According to no. 280 of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, the general rule is that a dropped host is picked up by the minister distributing Communion and reverently consumed. The minster should be careful

to make sure that no other particles from the host remain on the ground. As we see in the instruction from the bishops, the Precious Blood would be absorbed (customarily with a purificator) and the area attentively and

reverently washed with water which would then be disposed of properly.

MQSCA NEWS

This week we returned to a ‘normal’ schedule following MAP testing. The teachers continue to engage the students

in a variety of ways. They are continuing to learn about Social Justice and about people who are models of Social Justice. We look forward to sharing some of the student reflections about Social Justice with our parishioners in a

few weeks. I would also like to personally thank those who have contributed to our tuition assistance program. We have received a generous $5,500 of support—

THANK YOU! This leaves us needing $13,060 to cover all of the tuition assistance needed by our students for the year.

If you would like to be one of our ‘tuition angels’, please reach out to Jen Vega, school principal directly.

Thank you for your continued prayers!

Make it a great day! Jen Vega, Principal

Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles — October 28 – Feast

Patron Saints of tanners (Simon) and hopeless causes (Jude)

The Apostles laid the foundation for a later generation’s household of faith

Simon is mentioned on all four lists of the apostles. On two of them he is called “the Zealot.” The Zealots were a Jewish sect that represented an extreme of

Jewish nationalism. For them, the messianic promise of the Old Testament meant that the Jews were to be a free and independent nation. God alone was their king, and any payment of taxes to the Romans—the very domination of the Romans—was a blasphemy against God. No doubt some of the Zealots were the spiritual

heirs of the Maccabees, carrying on their ideals of religion and independence. But many were the counterparts of modern terrorists. They raided and killed, attacking both foreigners and “collaborating” Jews.

They were chiefly responsible for the rebellion against Rome which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.

Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not mentioned elsewhere in the Gospels, except of course where all the apostles are mentioned. Scholars hold that he is not the author of the Letter of Jude.

Actually, Jude had the same name as Judas Iscariot. Evidently because of the disgrace of that name, it was shortened to “Jude” in English.

As in the case of all the apostles except for Peter, James and John, we are faced with men who are really unknown, and we are struck by the fact that their holiness is simply taken to be a gift of Christ. He chose some unlikely people: a former

Zealot, a former (crooked) tax collector, an impetuous fisherman, two “sons of thunder,” and a man named Judas Iscariot. It is a reminder that we cannot receive too often. Holiness does not depend on human merit, culture, personality, effort, or

achievement. It is entirely God’s creation and gift. God needs no Zealots to bring about the kingdom by force. Jude, like all the saints, is the saint of the impossible: Only God can create his divine life in human beings.

And God wills to do so, for all of us.

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Right Answer

During his children’s sermon, the assistant pastor asked the kids, "What is gray, has a bushy tail, and gathers nuts in the fall?”

One five-year-old raised his hand, "I know the answer should be Jesus," he began, "but it sounds like a squirrel to me."

Source: https://www.franciscanmedia.org/

After Apple-Picking by Robert Frost

My long two-pointed ladder’s

sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. But I am done with apple-picking now.

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COMMUNITY AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dear Interfaith Friends and Family, POPE FRANCIS REITERATES "LAUDATO SI"

ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME Thursday, October 29 - Friday, October 30, 2020

Location: Online Zoom Webinar RSVP Required

“The cry of the earth and of the poor cannot

continue.” This is the urgent message that Pope Francis is reiterating on the fifth anniversary of

his pivotal 2013 encycli-cal, Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home.

Its title, Laudato Si (“Praise be to you”), are the opening words of an often-prayed hymn of praise of God, the earth, and all her creatures by St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), whom Pope Francis identifies as “the example par excel-

lence of care for the vulnerable and of an integral ecology.” Resonating that same urgent message, this conference, encouraged by Pope Francis’ officials at the Holy See,

draws attention to the even greater urgency of this univer-sally significant document in its fifth anniversary year and

how its message resounds across religious traditions. Laudato Si provides a momentous path forward for interre-ligious dialogue and cooperation. The event seeks to en-

courage increased discernment, leading to cooperation and policy development for implementing an integral ecology, by convening voices from Pope Francis’ staff in Rome and

from diverse religious traditions and various agencies.

Join us for our first ever Fall Fest Auction 2020 through Sunday, November 1 until 4:00 p.m. sharp

Go to https://sjefallfest2020.givesmart.com or text sjefallfest20 to 76278

to view all the amazing items we have to bid on. - 43” Fire TV - Instant Pot Duo Crisp Package - Thomas Kinkade “A Quiet Evening” - Gift Certificates - And so much more! If you have any questions, please email Denise Kasulke at

[email protected]

St. Joan Antida High School, 1341 North Cass Street 11:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.

This year we are bringing the tradition home with a safe and convenient CARRYOUT ONLY service. Plus, don’t

miss our FREE virtual program, Spaghetti Live!, on Sunday evening, November 1 from 6:00 -7:00 p.m. highlighting our students as well as an opportunity to participate in our silent and live auction! To place a presale or carryout order and

view event pricing, call 414-274-4728 or visit:

www.SaintJoanAntida.org/Spaghetti

Anti-Racism Formation Webinar Dear Friends, The registration for our "lunch and learn" webinar on anti-racism formation on Tuesday, November 3 at Noon is now open. Register here in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Again, November 3 is St. Martin de Porres feast day. Yes, we realize this is also election day and so we will be recording the webinar. November is Black Catholic His-tory Month so another reason for this date. Our main pre-senters will be Fessahaye Mebrahtu, Director of Black Catholic & Ethnic Ministries and Anne Haines Executive Director of UrbanInitiativeMKE. You may read the short list of available resources ahead of time. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Take care and God bless, ROBERT SHELLEDY

Director Dignity of the Human Person Coordinator Social Justice Ministry

P: 414-758-2286

Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee Open House Sunday, November 8, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

N74 W13646 Appleton Avenue, Menomonee Falls Find Out Why Enrollment Has Doubled

The best preparation for success and a flourishing life. Our curriculum, Socratic method, and House System, foster friendship, leadership, and joy.* Chesterton

Academy of Milwaukee is a high school reintroducing the classical, Catholic liberal arts intellectual tradition.

Chesterton Academy is different by design. Hallmarks include daily Mass, an integrated curriculum, and Socratic method. The faith is understood not as one subject

among many, but as the essential truth from which all academic disciplines flow and derive their meaning. Education is defined

as the formation of both intellect and will. We invite you to attend an open house. We’d love to meet you!

For more info, call 1-262-264-8660.

Registration required.

*COVID precautionary measures in place.

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