St. Linus Parish

Cardinal Blase Cupich Archbishop of Chicago

Most Reverend Andrew Peter Wypych Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago

Church: 10300 S. Lawler, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 422-2400 Parish Website: www.stlinusoaklawn.org School: 10400 S. Lawler 425-1656 www.stlinusschool.org Office of Religious Education: 10300 S. Lawler 636-4373 www.stlinusoaklawn.org/ReligiousEducation Parish Fax: 708-422-2707 (Temporary) OFFICE HOURS: Monday thru Friday, 9-2 PARISH STAFF: PASTOR: Rev. Mark Walter SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Margaret Hayes D.R.E.: Cheryl Antos, D. Min. PERMANENT DEACON: Robert Cislo MUSIC DIRECTOR: Peg Mooney BUSINESS MANAGER: Joseph Dillon FAMILY MINISTRY: Joan Hickey ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Peggy Masino YOUTH MINISTER: Teresa LeCompte MAINTENANCE OFFICE: Bob Powers

EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS: SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Saturday 4:00 PM and Sunday, 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM (by reservation only). TUESDAY & THURSDAY: 6:00 AM Communion Service (sign-in required) TUESDAY & THURSDAY: 7:30 AM Mass (sign-in required). HOLY DAYS: See the bulletin for Mass schedule. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) Saturday 12:00 to 1:00 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday evening from 5-7 PM in the church. (sign-in required). MARIAN DEVOTIONS

Will resume at a future date. BAPTISM Baptism will be scheduled by appointment only. To make arrangements, please call the rectory. MARRIAGE Please contact Fr. Mark to arrange the date and time of your marriage celebration at least four months prior to the date. ST. LINUS SEEKING WISDOM PRAYER GROUP: Meets every Tuesday morning at 10:00 AM in the Cardiff Center.

AA MEN’S DISCUSSION GROUPS: Will resume at a future date. NEW PARISHIONERS: New parishioners are welcome to register at the rectory as soon as possible.

St. Linus Parish adheres to the Gospel belief, spoken by Jesus: “Wherever two or three are gathered in my name, I am in the midst of them.” We experience God’s presence in the Holy Scripture, the Sacraments, our community and our service.

Welcome All!!

From Fr. Mark’s Desk: Second Sunday of Lent: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Having been a priest for many years, I have visited with many families during mes of sor-row especially at wakes and funerals. The response of families varies greatly. For some death is shock, for some a blessing, for some a transi on of life from this world to the next. People react differently to death from denial to anger to acceptance. In preparing for a funeral homi-ly, I listen closely to what is said, and how it is said. One can learn a lot by this type of obser-va on. My favorite reac on by a family is when they want to tell me about the spirit of a per-son. When I hear about what they loved and dreamed, then it is easy to talk about life and eternity. So, in this weekend’s Gospel, we not only are made aware of the spirit of the Son, Jesus, but the spirit of the Father. The Spirit of God is rooted in love and life for Jesus and those He will die to save. O en, our Lenten observance can focus too shallowly on material things, ra-ther that on reform and renewal of our spirit. Jesus would warn his disciples that ‘this very day your life could be required of you’. If this was the last day of your life, are you living it as a chosen child of God? If you are living your life ideally, then if you knew you were going to die today, you would simply con nue doing exactly what you are doing. Jesus will do exactly that. He knows he will die, but he also knows how he will live, as the beloved Son of the Most High God in this life, and in eternity. May our Spirit be inclined to you, O Lord, help us follow you. Last weekend, I announced that I will be the Pastor of the combined Our Lady of the Ridge/St. Linus parish effec ve July 1st, 2021. I am honored to accept this assignment. St. Li-nus has been my home for almost eight years and am glad I will remain here. I look forward to our partnership with OLOR. I believe this union offers great possibility for the movement of the Spirit and the mission of the Church. ~A mini-Lenten mission will be on our website every week of Lent. I am the presenter and Peg Mooney and Steve Winkler are the musicians. I hope you enjoy it! www.stlinusoaklawn.org Have a great week! Fr. Mark Walter

God Calls Us Each By Name

Kaitlyn Baker

Blane Bertalmio Ashley Bonen

Jack Celauro Emily Cesarz Ryne Collins

Christian Cruz Caitlyn Flaws

Aidan Gambino

Diego Gamboa Mario Gamboa

Benjamin Geary

Claire Gilhooly Adam Green Liam Greene

Charlie Gricus James Gricus

Kailey Hamilton

Thomas Healy

Michael Heilmann Lance Homa

Peter James Logan Karr Sean Kilroy

Kaitlyn Kisala

Aoibhie Landers Amanda Lascody

Gabrielle Lenihan Dominic Leodoro

Evan Lopez

Carlos Mendez Rory Minogue

Isabella Morales

Andrew Mucksavage Ezekial Muñoz Natalie Nolan

Jordan Ogean Cate Owens Peter Panos

Ronin Perez Luis Perez

Elizabeth Perez

Madeline Perz Isabella Rizzi

Nicholas Romo

Molly Sheridan Katelyn Slehofer

Isabella Suchorabski

Julian Villaseñor Eileen Villaseñor Daniel Walczak

Cassidy Weber

Jack Willette Bianey Wisniowicz

Brother Rice High School Candidates Jacob Rodriguez Michael Schlitz

We remember the sick in our Parish: Laura, Dominic Balesteri, Pablo Bernhart, Edward Bie-dron, Dan Bird, Mary Blazek, Kelly Bojan, Elizabeth Bom-bal, Marge Bostrom, Elaine Braasch, Andre Breathett, Joan Brennan, Marty Brogan, Walter Bruen, Frank Bu-beck, Cathy Burns, Jenny Cascone, Maria Cardosi, Pat Carey, Jim Carollo, Dominick Carone, Hank Castillo, Dora Chaparro, Doug & Phyllis Combs, Rebecca Combs, Teresa Conway, Dawn Creed, Trevor Daley, Dianne Danaher, Amanda Davis, Christina Delia, William De Rieter, Ernie Di Julio, Peggy Doyle, Brian Duffin, Evan Duggins, Sister Emma Exconde, Connie Fazzini, Allison Fila, Dolores Ford, Erin Fox, Emily Gadomski, Nancy Gannon, Jennifer Gar-cia, Joseph Geraghty, Sister Rose Mary Gira, Patty Gulick, William Harte, Sherry Hayes, Nathan Herber, Linda Hills-man, Christine Hodgman, Florence Hodgson, Alma Izaguirre, Haley Jablonski, Denise Jandura, Rick Jandura, Lena Kalinowska, Rory Kenny, Robert Kinsella, Mary Kmak, Pat Kuczwara, Valentine Kulczak, Ann Kulig, Sue Kumzi, Brooklyn Lanning, Maureen Lawton, Annie Liston, Joan Loftus, Virginia Lyle, Con Lynch, Kim Mackovitch-Dougherty, Joseph Mariani, Marilyn Marquardt, Donn Marshall, Robert H. McCann, Sr., Nancy McCormick, Jim McGuffage, Claire McVeigh, Maureen McVey, Nancy Medler, Raymond Menard, Marlene Merlini, Ronald Merlini, Jim Metke, Anne Mikal, Bernadette Hainsworth Miller, Mark Miller, James Mitchell, Raymond Montez, Erin Carr Mott, Denise Mullins, Pat Mulvihill, Ramiro Munoz, Catherine Murphy, Thomas Murphy, Ken Neth, Joseph Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Jo Noak, Mike Nolan, Jean Nowobielski, Marge Nykaza, Gerard Oblazny, Martin O’Boyle, Mary O’Boyle, Joyce O’Connor, Jeffery O’Don-nell, Dan O’Gorman, Jason Osterloh, Patricia Oziem, Lai-ma Panek, Nicholas Parente, Dorothy Pavc, Caitlyn Paw-lowski, Kenny Pawlowski, Kathleen Perkovich, Michael Pfeffer, Jason Phillips, Lorraine Pontarelli, Greg Price, John Pritchett, Rose Proffitt, Meg Radcliff, Richard Ral-ston, Virginia Ranney, Marieta Rebodos, Brendan Reidy, Susan Reilly, Mark F. Rendak, Priscilla Rian, Allan Rice, Tammy Rice, Theresa Rodriguez, Tom Sauch, Joe Schiffer-decker, Larry Schmit, Mary Lou Schoettler, Leo Seorshad, Jane Sibick, Mary Anne Smidt, Danielle Smith, Dorothy Smith, Pat Sorensen, John Spirakes, Maria Stamis, Bob & Susan Sutter, Tyler Svare, Lorraine Svelnis, Don Swatosh, Vanessa Swatosh, Marion Tadda, Belin Trevino, Baby Olivia Ann Ustupski, Therese Veldman, Donna Verda, Pat Wallace, Jim Walsh, Bernard Ward, Andy Washak, Mela-nie Williams, Carol Wojociechowski, Kimberly Vilimas, Barb and Dolores Zych

Many of our parishioners have dropped their landlines. If you have done that, please call the

rectory to give us a current contact number for you.

Mass Schedule for Feb. 27—Mar. 7, 2021 Saturday, February 27, 2021 4:00PM John Joseph Sprinkle, Tony Errico Sunday, February 28, 2021 Second Sunday of Lent 8:00AM Karen Potulny 10:00AM Tony Errico, Jeanne Murray, Ben Castro Tuesday, March 2, 2021, Lenten Weekday 7:30AM Ken Hunnicutt, Fr. Joe Auer, People of St. Linus Thursday, March 4, 2021 St. Casimir 7:30AM Anna & James Brennan, Ed Severa, Helen Ryan, Frank & Leonette Pesce Saturday, March 6, 2021 Lenten Weekday 4:00PM Marge Bigelow, 10th anny., Eugene F. Shipanik, Michael Kelly Sunday, March 7, 2021 Third Sunday of Lent 8:00AM Joseph & Marian Price, Ann & Joseph Karakas, Sr. 10:00AM Marie & Stefen Serafin, Phyllis Traynor, Placido Castro

Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catho-lics 14 years of age and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays in Lent. Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59 years of age. Those who are bound by this may take only one full meatless meal. Two smaller meatless meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to one’s needs, but eat-ing solid foods between meals is not permitted. The special Paschal fast and abstinence are pre-scribed for Good Friday and encouraged for Holy Saturday.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The sacrifice of Abraham, our fa-ther in faith (Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18). Psalm — I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living (Psalm 116). Second Reading — If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31b-34). Gospel — Jesus was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white (Mark 9:2-10). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Inter-national Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society

LOVE IN OUR WORK Lent is a call not just to “give up something” but more importantly to “give something for the poor.” Wherever you live in the parish, there are poor fami-lies within in walking distance of your home. When in need, they ring the rectory bell. They are, in ef-fect, ringing your doorbell. Your almsgiving in the St. Vincent de Paul poor box will help the poor to celebrate the grace of God’s love this Easter.

The poor and the sick are the heart of God.

In serving them, we serve Jesus Christ. —St. Camillus de Lellis

PLEASE NOTE: We are always looking for new members or volunteers. Leave your name and number

at the rectory.

Because of COVID-19 we have cancelled our Bundle Weekends.

Clothes can still be dropped off at the boxes at St. Gerald Parish

and the St. Vincent de Paul thrift store at 7010 W. 159th St., Orland Park

MORNING OFFERING O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I

offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart,

in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for my sins, for the intentions of all my relatives and friends, and in

particular for the intentions of Pope Francis:

MARCH

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Let us pray that we may experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation with renewed depth, to taste the infinite mercy of God.

We provide religious instruc-tion from 1st grade through 8th grade. Go to website for further information. Homework will be sent by

email for February classes. Schedule will be on the website. Come and encounter Jesus in Religious Education! For further information, please call the RE office at 708.636.4373.

WHAT IS CRS RICE BOWL? CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten faith-in-action program for families and faith com-munities. Through CRS Rice Bowl, we deepen our personal experience of Lent, and hear stories from our brothers and sisters in need worldwide. We de-vote our Lenten prayers, fasting and gifts to trans-form our relationship with God and neighbors. Rice Bowls are in the vestibule of the church and in the rectory. Please return them beginning the Fifth Sun-day of Lent to the vestibule.

Eucharistic Adoration If during Lent you need a quiet space for reflection, come to Eucha-ristic Adoration for the Peace only Christ can give. He waits for YOU. Come and spend what time you have in quiet with the Lord, Tues-day evenings from 5-7PM in the church.

Wearing masks and sign-in will be required.

Stations of the Cross will be

at 7:00PM on Fridays.

Wearing masks and sign-in will be required.

There will be a mini-Lenten Mission on the parish website every week of Lent. Fr. Mark is the presenter, and Peg Mooney and Steve Winkler are the musicians. Go to

www.stlinusoaklawn.org.

THE ART OF LISTENING If you want God to listen to you when you pray, shouldn’t you listen to God when God speaks to you? —Anonymous

We welcome into our Faith Community

those recently bap zed:

Savannah Jean Zak Rose Marie Villaseñor

HISTORY OF SALVATION The first reading today continues the “history of salvation” narrative that we hear throughout Lent this year. Today’s story was among the best-loved in the Jewish tradition (surely Joseph told the story to young Jesus as he formed him in the ways of their faith); the early fathers of the Church were very fond of it as a means of explaining the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. The overall tone of the first reading, psalm, and second reading seems a little incongruous with the dazzling Gospel, until we remember that the Transfiguration was placed as the Gospel for this Sunday precisely to remind us of the glory that awaits those who live faithfully and obediently to the will of God. In the life of Jesus, it is a preview of the glory of his resurrection; for us it is a glimpse of the destiny of those who continue, as we heard in last week’s Gospel, to repent and believe in the Good News. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

FEAST OF FAITH The Opening Prayer

At the conclusion of the Introductory Rites of the Mass, the presider says or chants the words “Let us pray,” followed by the Opening Prayer. This prayer is also called a “collect” because it gathers or “collects” the prayers of the entire assembly into one. The Roman collects that we pray in our liturgy—noted for the brevity, clarity, and conciseness of the Latin originals—date from a variety of periods. Some are quite new; others reach back more than a thousand years. They are truly treasures of our tradition.

The Opening Prayer can be divided into four main parts: 1) the invitation, or “Let us pray”; 2) the silence that follows, dur-ing which each member of the assembly lifts up before God his or her own prayers; 3) the collect itself, spoken or sung by the priest; 4) and finally the Amen, by which the assembly says, “yes,” “may it be so,” making the prayer their own.

The collect itself almost always follows the same pattern. It begins with an invocation to God. A petition follows, usually very general. We ask for health, strength, wisdom, grace, for-giveness, faith, awareness. Every collect concludes by offering the prayer to God through Jesus Christ. With the Amen of the assembly, the Introductory Rites of the Mass come to an end.

—Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Alternate readings (Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

40 Days for Life Campaign (ends Palm Sunday) Join in with Prayer

The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. In-spired with this confidence, I fly to you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

School Booster Club Winners

February

Leo Merenda $500.00 Sarah Nickless $200.00 Blair Makinney $100.00

Bernadine Robbins $100.00 Cynthia Mangerson $100.00