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WE ARE DISCIPLES: LEARNING, LOVING & LIVING CHRIST’S MISSION Sunday, July 12, 2020 2224 Sacramento Drive • West Lafayette, IN • 47906 765-463-5733 • wwww.blessedsacramentwl.org Weekend Masses Saturday: 5:30 PM, 7:30 PM (outdoor) Sunday: 8:00 AM Weekday Masses Tues. 5:30 PM Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8:30 AM Holy Hour (Eucharistic Adoration) First Friday of the Month 9:00 AM First Saturday Devotions Mass 8:30 AM Join us via Livestream https://www.youtube.com/c/ churchoftheblessedsacrament @CBS_WL @ChurchoftheBlessedSacrament @CBS_WL This Week: Good Soil, Good Harvest This weekend we embark upon our seminarian appeal. Our readings beautifully remind us of God’s work and our work in providing Shepherds for His flock. As I prayerfully discerned this appeal and these readings, 3 movements in the spiritual life come to mind. 1. We must be holy as God is holy. 2. We must assist God in making our family holy. 3. We must promote and call forth good and holy vocations (Marriage, Priestly, Religious and Lay leaders) from both our families and our faith families. We must continually support those vocations through our prayer, affirmation and materially (financially and otherwise) Please read this and listen to my homily this weekend through that lens. This Sunday, our readings remind us that the soul, like soil, must be good if we expect good things to grow from it. In our first reading we’re taught that God’s word comes Romans 6:10 down like the rain to nourish the earth and help good things grow. Throughout salvation history, the Lord has rained down many words (the Old Testament, for example) to help his creation thrive and grow, but with mixed results. The prophet Isaiah reminds us today that those mixed results are not the Lord’s fault; they’re ours. The rain produces fields ripe for cultivation, but it takes work to reap the seeds that will keep the crops going, and keep bread on tables. In our second reading St. Paul reminds us that sin did not just mess up agriculture; it messed up the designs of creation itself by diverting it from its purpose. The Lord created many things for us to love and serve him as well for loving and serving others. As we saw in the first reading, the results were mixed due to an inadequate response on our part to his designs. St. Paul goes beyond the fertile fields described by Isaiah: all of creation is a fertile field that will reap a glorious harvest: eternal life. Sin tried to frustrate that glorious harvest, but the Word came to show us how to follow God’s plan for a glorious harvest once again and help creation achieve its purpose again. (con’t on p.2)
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WE ARE DISCIPLES: LEARNING, LOVING & LIVING CHRIST’S MISSION
Sunday, July 12, 2020
2224 Sacramento Drive • West Lafayette, IN • 47906 765-463-5733 • wwww.blessedsacramentwl.org
Weekend Masses Saturday: 5:30 PM, 7:30 PM (outdoor)
Sunday: 8:00 AM Weekday Masses
Tues. 5:30 PM Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 8:30 AM
Holy Hour (Eucharistic Adoration) First Friday of the Month 9:00 AM
First Saturday Devotions Mass 8:30 AM
Join us via Livestream https://www.youtube.com/c/churchoftheblessedsacrament
@CBS_WL
@ChurchoftheBlessedSacrament
@CBS_WL
This Week: Good Soil, Good Harvest
This weekend we embark upon our seminarian appeal. Our readings beautifully remind us of God’s work and our work in providing Shepherds for His flock. As I prayerfully discerned this appeal and these
readings, 3 movements in the spiritual life come to mind.
1. We must be holy as God is holy. 2. We must assist God in making our family holy. 3. We must promote and call forth good and holy vocations (Marriage, Priestly, Religious and Lay leaders) from both our families and our faith families. We must continually support those
vocations through our prayer, affirmation and materially (financially and otherwise)
Please read this and listen to my homily this weekend through that lens. This Sunday, our readings remind us that the soul, like soil, must be good if we expect good things to grow from it. In our first reading we’re taught that God’s word comes
Romans 6:10
down like the rain to nourish the earth and help good things grow. Throughout salvation history, the Lord has rained down many words (the Old Testament, for example) to help his creation thrive and grow, but with mixed results. The prophet Isaiah reminds us today that those mixed results are not the Lord’s fault; they’re ours. The rain produces fields ripe for cultivation, but it takes work to reap the seeds that will keep the crops going, and keep bread on tables. In our second reading St. Paul reminds us that sin did not just mess up agriculture; it messed up the designs of creation itself by diverting it from its purpose. The Lord created many things for us to love and serve him as well for loving and serving others. As we saw in the first reading, the results were mixed due to an inadequate response on our part to his designs. St. Paul goes beyond the fertile fields described by Isaiah: all of creation is a fertile field that will reap a glorious harvest: eternal life. Sin tried to frustrate that glorious harvest, but the Word came to show us how to follow God’s plan for a glorious harvest once again and help creation achieve its purpose again. (con’t on p.2)
Fr. Ted Dudzinski, Pastor
WE ARE DISCIPLES: LEARNING, LOVING & LIVING CHRIST’S MISSION
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WAYS TO CONNECT July Mass Schedule
Saturday @ 5:30 PM (65+ or with compromised
immune systems, masks required)
Saturday @ 7:30 PM Outdoor Mass (bring your own
chair or blanket, masks optional)
Sunday @ 8:00 AM (masks optional)
No reservations necessary.
In our Gospel is the Parable of the Sower, and the seed being sown is the Word of God (Jesus) trying to make its way into a soul. Through the parable, Our Lord explains the obstacles to the Word of God bearing good fruit. Our Lord invites us to see the difference between hearing something and listening, between looking at something and seeing it. Just as farmers till the soil we have to be active in letting the Word of God (Jesus) bear fruit in our life by cultivating the soil of our soul. Here are a few thoughts:
We shouldn’t be afraid of welcoming and nourishing the seed of God’s Word because God has sown it for a good purpose and he will continue to watch over the soil and cultivate it.
He may ask for something demanding, but he’ll be with you every step of the way, and He has plans for something good to grow out of your generosity and sacrifice.
Parables present something from daily life, but are also doorways to other spiritual and divine insights about God, the “knowledge of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven.” It’s not enough to look at the door: it must be opened to discover what lies beyond.
When we see parables in this way when we see the Word of God in this way, we see something from which we can draw profound truths regarding ourselves, our world, and Our Lord, not just once, but constantly.
That requires an effort in faith to listen and to see, an effort to open our hearts and open that door into the greater world Our Lord wants to reveal to us.
If we don’t understand what he is telling us, His
Word stays on the surface and doesn’t penetrate our hearts, and the Evil One can easily sweep it away before it has any effect. There is an active Evil presence out there that would like us to remain shallow and superficial and someday lose eternity with God, which is why we always need to watch and pray in moments of temptation and seek to understand God’s Word with profundity.
There’s a moment where an insight into His Word causes sensible consolations and warm feelings, but sentiments are often skin deep and change direction like the wind. If we only listen to feel good, when we start feeling bad we’ll stop listening–enthusiasm only lasts so long. God’s Word wants to be with us and help us in our ups and downs; He always has something to say, so whether we’re exultant about something or despondent, we need to keep listening, harder if needed. Let us start with loving Jesus, which means, beginning with prayer. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. (1993-2014) wrote a beautiful little book, Listening at Prayer, with a simple and powerful premise: sometimes in prayer, you just have to be quiet and listen. I have every confidence that we can meet our goal of $9,124. We were made for this! Thank you for your most generous prayerful and financial support of our seminarians.
Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, pray for us!
Seminarian Fund Appeal
July 11-19 Parish goal: $9,124
Total Collected: $2,095 (23% of goal)
All contributions to the Seminarian Fund Appeal go exclusively to funding seminarian educational and living costs, and student debt. Ways to give:
return your parish envelope or check to the parish,
online through Faith Direct
text the dollar amount to 765-433-2010
Parish Office Hours
Tuesday-Thursday
9:00 AM—2:00 PM
Call the office (765-463-5733) at any time to leave a
voicemail and we will get back with you!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
PARISH STAFF
Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 [Lk 8:8]/Rom 8:18-23/Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9 Monday: Is 1:10-17/Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 10:34—11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9/Ps 48:2-3a, 3b-4, 5-6, 7-8 [cf. 9d]/Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16/Ps 94:5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 14-15 [14a]/Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19/Ps 102:13-14ab and 15, 16-18, 19-21 [20b]/Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8/Is 38:10, 11, 12abcd, 16 [cf. 17b]/Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5/Ps 10:1-2, 3-4, 7-8, 14 [12b]/Mt 12:14-21 Next Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 [5a]/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30
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Pastor Fr. Ted Dudzinski In Residence Fr. Samuel Kalu
Deacon Mike Mescall, [email protected] Sacramental Records & Mass Intentions Disciple Wilma Brannan, [email protected]
Parish Counselor Liza Simental– Rudolph, Ph.D, 765-532-9084*
Licensed Online Therapist Dr. Timothy Heck, Ph.D, LMFT, 317-402-2139* www.drtimheck.com
*When calling, please indicate that you are a parishioner
Part-Time Staff
Faith Formation Coordinator Kandi Wessel, [email protected] Hispanic Coordinator Epi Cabrera, [email protected]
Secretary Sarah Fassnacht, [email protected]
Full-Time Staff
Executive Director of Parish Life & Administration Missy Krockover, [email protected] Director of Evangelization Jocelyn Alcala, [email protected]
Director of Operations Katie Sanders, [email protected]
Pastoral Asst. for Music & Worship Caleb Schultz, [email protected] Maintenance Technician Randy Harrington, [email protected]
Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need, may
they find consolation in your healing presence. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the
Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen.
Please pray an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the
following parishioners and their families, and always keep all
families in your prayers.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS
“Jesus, Eternal High Priest, live in (Name of Priest), act in
him, speak in and through him. Think your thoughts in his
mind, and love through his heart. Teach, lead, and guide
him always. Let him live in you, and keep him in this
intimate union always. Amen.”
July 12
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July 15
July 16
July 17
July 18
PRAYER BOARD
This week, the Sanctuary Candle in the church will burn for The Anderson Family
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR PARISH FAMILIES
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Sunday, July 12 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time
8:00am Mass † Donald Fassnacht
Monday, July 13 St. Henry
8:30am Mass † James Phillip Ruley
Tuesday, July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin
Office Open 9:00 AM– 2:00 PM
5:30pm Mass † Alexander V. Guzzetti
Wednesday, July 15 St. Bonaventure, Bishop and
Doctor of the Church
Office Open 9:00 AM– 2:00 PM
8:30am Mass † /♥ Pastor’s Choice
Thursday, July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Office Open 9:00 AM– 2:00 PM
8:30am Mass † John Pomponi
Friday, July 17
8:30am Mass † /♥ Pastor’s Choice
9:15am Divine Mercy Chaplet
Saturday, July 18 St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest
8:30am Mass ♥ Bowsher Family
9:15am Reconciliation; HH/JB
4:00pm Reconciliation; HH/JB
5:30pm Mass (65+; Masks Required)
♥ For the Parish
7:30pm Outdoor Mass
† Melissa & Antonio Bontempo
Sunday, July 19 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time
8:00am Mass † Al Altschaeffl
THIS WEEK AT OUR PARISH Masses and Mass Intentions in Bold ♥ = Special intention † = Deceased
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John & Joan McLane Martha Altschaeffl Neil Wagner Jeannie Wolford Scott Johnston Johnston Family John Strathman Liz Miller
Cloud family, John Cloud Our Parish Liz Patterson & family Those suffering from COVID Healthcare workers and first responders Our country
July 12 Brennan & Michelle Burke
Dave & Cindi Burroughs
July 13 Jose & Maria Gonzalez
Donna Callahan
July 14 Jill Campbell
Eloisa & Jorge Canseco
July 15 William & Lynne Carbajal
Frances Cargnino
July 16 Gary & Judy Carlson
Kristen & Donal Carlston
July 17 Alex & Maria Carreon
Rick & Mary Casillas
July 18 Bryce & Rebekah Casper
Alma Castellanos
Fr. Dennis Goth
Fr. Joseph Grace
Fr. Paul Graf
Fr. Donald Gross
Fr. Thomas Haan
Fr. Kevin Haines
Fr. Philip Haslinger
VBS Kit Registration!
Visit our website: blessedsacramentwl.org to
register your child(ren) for the VBS Kit. Enjoy
VBS from your home this year—videos,
activities and snack ideas included.
$10 for child 1, $5 for each
additional child!
Registration Deadline: July 14
Kit pick up: August 1 & 2
