September 13, 2020
Mass Livestream at 9:30 AM
Celebrant - Father Jerry Tully, CSP

Confirmation Mass Livestream at 5 PM
Celebrant - Father Gilbert Martinez, CSP
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Scripture Readings for Today's Mass
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 13, 2020

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Sacrament of Confirmation

Today and next Sunday at 5 PM, we continue the celebrations of the Rite of Confirmation for our young confirmandi. The rite postponed from last spring is normally celebrated by a bishop, but during COVID is delegated to the pastor. The mass is available live on YouTube at St. Paul the Apostle Media.

Please pray for those to be confirmed: Joey Chabola, Clara Kiene, Emma Farnham, Simone Megan Marijic Buljubasic, Elle Belperio, Nolan Francis Everard, Isabella Specchierla, Charlotte Rasmussen, Alexandra Rudnick, Willem Ness, Maren Pennell, Paige Pennell, Christian Frescas, and Branson Lennon.
If you have a family member or friend who has died from COVID complications, please send us a picture and we'll include them in a collage during the service. Please send to me directly at
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
September 13, 2020
Scriptural Background and Reflection
Jaime L. Waters teaches Scripture at DePaul University in Chicago. She is an associate professor of Catholic studies.
What the Gospel can teach us about asking for help

Today's Gospel is about mercy and forgiveness. Using the parable of the unforgiving slave, Matthew teaches some principles that are relevant today. The parable itself, however, is problematic, even if insights can be gleaned from it. The Gospel...

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Come To Me, All Who Are Weary - Dan Schutte
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Saving God, you shepherd us in love. In trust we pray: 

•For those affected by the wildfires, hurricanes, and storms, may the Lord come to their aid and keep first responders safe and for the eternal rest of the firefighter killed in the fire.
 
Grant safety, protection, and peace to refugees, immigrants, and migrants.

For our country, that we may be united in building a society in which all people have the opportunity to live with dignity and hope, especially the poor, the elderly, and the unborn.

That all people may live in greater harmony and work to put an end to all racial prejudice and discrimination, believing that God can heal every wound and right every wrong.

Grant eternal rest of Linda Ferguson, John McMahon, Stan Van Der Wegen, Maria Teresa Bravo, Alberto Ayuso, Sheila Saklad, Richard Franco, Stephen Putzi, Jeanne Olsen, Susan Goldstein, Patricia Woodridge, Evelyn Young, Les Perry, Ernie Geronimo, Fatemeh Davami, Laurie Elliott, Juvenal Jimenez, Baby Jennifer Perez, Marie Ferullo, Justin Staropoli, Father Val Peter, Judith Davis, George Varkey, Frank Kostlan, Mary Hustead Bottum, Dan Cragin, Alberta Means, John Sebastian, Antonio Silverio, Seamus Creegan, Gary Sweat, James Urbano, Raphael Vincent Ramos Otero, Robert Martin Shockley, Bernard Llave, Catalina Florendo, Dorothy Broad, John Fulton, Mary Trout, Mark Hyk, Wilfred Brimley, Corrine Hale, Terri Grojean, Christopher Moss, Alicia Garcia, Genevieve Perez, Santos Aguayo, Leonila de la Cruz, John Moakler, Jerry Primeau, Maria Castillo, and Victor and Nora Aquino, may they rest in peace.

• Give healing and peace to Poppy Ostridge, Michael Flood, Susan Sherlock, Luke Spadone, Christian Andrew Harding, Victoria Caruncho, David Birks, Erlinda Bernabe, Ellen Newton, Norman Mezey, Chase Schrader, Dorothy Gietl, Debbie Deuel, Virginia Lumsden, Pam Neal, Robert Jakowchik, Lou Anne Capiello, Danny Mancillas, Kelly Farmer, Hercules Galon, Jacques Roussel, Bridget Larkin, Laura Fonseca, John Wolcott, Rachel Zimmerman, Denny Baker, Isabel Halford, Ellen Mooney, Gloria Muñoz, Breanne Eschelman, David Moreno, Shelia Lynn, Ivy Cho, Nilson Silva, Jordan Martinez, Mike and Donna Thompson, Bob Bloss, Beth Aquino, Tish Kelly, and all who are sick from the virus and all illnesses.

May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
grant peace, love, and faith to all of us. Amen.

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