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Pastor
Fr. Jose Panthaplamthottiyil, CMI.
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                                                                  to all of our new parishioners!
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From the desk of Fr. Jose

                              Synod of Bishops on Synodality
The next Synod of Bishops will be held in Rome in                 formation and information sessions. Representatives
October 2023 with the theme, For a Synodal Church:                from all the parishes in the diocese will attend this
Communion, Participation, and Mission.’ However, the              celebration. In preparation for this, Bishop Felipe J.
synodal journey will begin with the official opening of           Estevez has already appointed a Synodality Steering
the Synod in Rome on October 9, 2021. The ‘diocesan               Committee to facilitate the diocesan level consultation.
phase’ of this Synod will start in every diocese on               We will publish the details about the diocesan level
October 17, 2021. It will be followed by the ‘continental         consultation in this bulletin as soon as they become
phase’ in September-October 2022 and the ‘universal               available.
phase’ at the Vatican in October 2023.
                                                                  After the diocesan level consultation, the report will be
What is a Synod? According to Canon Law, Synod is                 sent to the United States Conference of Catholic
“a group of bishops who have been chosen from                     Bishops (USCCB). The representatives elected by the
different regions of the world and meet together at               USCCB to participate in the Ordinary General
fixed times to foster closer unity between the Roman              Assembly of the Synod and the contact person of the
Pontiff and bishops, to assist the Roman Pontiff with             Episcopal Conference concerning the synodal process
their counsel in the preservation and growth of faith             and his team will participate in the discernment and the
and morals and in the observance and strengthening of             drafting of the synthesis of all the proposals. This
ecclesiastical discipline, and to consider questions              synthesis will be sent to the General Secretariat for the
pertaining to the activity of the Church in the                   Synod of Bishops in Rome, along with the report from
world” (Can. #314).                                               all the dioceses before April 2022.

Established by Pope Paul VI toward the end of Vatican             Continental Phase: Based on the reports from the
Council II, the Synod of Bishops meets for Ordinary               episcopal conferences worldwide, the General
General Assemblies every 3-4 years. There are also                Secretariat for the Synod will draft the
Extraordinary General Assemblies and Special                      first Instrumentum Laboris (working document). This
Assemblies convened by the Pope from time to time. As             working document will be the subject of discernment
Pope Paul VI wrote, the Synodal Assembly has “a                   and dialogue at the continental level taking into
consultative role, offering information and counsel to            consideration the cultural context of each continent.
the Roman Pontiff on various ecclesiastical questions,            The continental assemblies then draft and send a final
under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.”                           document to the General Secretariat for the Synod in
                                                                  Rome.
What is Synodality? According to Pope Francis,
“Synodality is a style, it is walking together, and it is
                                                        Universal Phase: Based on the reports of the
what the Lord expects of the Church in the third        continental assemblies, the General Secretariat will
millennium.” As Pope Francis says again, it is          draft a second working document and send it to all the
“journeying together – laity, pastors, and the Bishop ofparticipants of the General Assembly of the Synod of
Rome.”                                                  Bishops which will be held in Rome in October 2023. It
                                                        is hoped that the different phases of the synodal
What is unique about this Synod? When Pope Paul VI process will help the Church to listen to the People of
introduced the Synod, the idea was to continue the      God at all levels of ecclesiastical life and thus arrive at
collegial experience of the Vatican Council II. Pope    decisions that will guide the faithful in the Third
Francis is now taking it to a new level, decentralizing Millennium.
the Synod with the active participation of the entire
People of God in both the consultation and              Fond Memories of a Synod: In October 2012, I had the
implementation phases. The diocesan phase of the        great privilege to attend the Synod of Bishops in Rome
Synod is to ensure the consultation of the people of    on New Evangelization. At that time, I was serving as
God in every diocese. This will be made possible        the Superior General of our religious community of the
through the help of the Preparatory Document,           Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) and the
Questionnaire, and a vademecum (handbook) with          President of the Priests’ Section of the Conference of
proposals sent by the General Secretariat of the Synod Religious India (CRI). I was one of the four priests
in Rome to each diocese.                                specially invited by Pope Benedict XVI to attend the
                                                        Synod with the full voting rights of a Synod Father. The
Diocesan Phase: The diocesan phase of the Synod will Synod lasted for three weeks, during which I had the
begin on October 17, 2021, in all the dioceses all over opportunity to address the Synod in the presence of the
the world. The opening celebration of the Synod in our Holy Father. The Synod on New Evangelization gave
diocese will be held at 2 pm in St. Joseph Church,      me an added incentive to make evangelization a top
Jacksonville. It will consist of Mass followed by       priority in my pastoral ministry.

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Desde el Escritorio del Pastor, Padre. Jose

                                Sínodo de Obispos Sobre Sinodalidad
 El próximo Sínodo de oObispos se celebrará en Roma               diócesis. En preparación para esto, el Obispo Felipe J.
 en Octubre de 2023 con el tema, Por Una Iglesia Sinodal:         Estévez ya ha designado un Comité Directivo de la Si-
 Comunión, Participación y Misión.' Sin embargo, el viaje         nodalidad para facilitar la consulta a nivel diocesano.
 sinodal comenzará con el inauguración oficial del Síno-          Publicaremos los detalles sobre la consulta a nivel dioc-
 do en Roma el 9 de Octubre de 2021. La 'fase diocesana'          esano en este boletín tan pronto como estén disponi-
 de este Sínodo comenzará en cada diócesis el 17 de Oc-           bles.
 tubre de 2021. Será seguida por la 'fase continental' en
 Septiembre-Octubre, 2022 y el ' fase universal ' en el      Después de la consulta a nivel diocesano, el informe se
 Vaticano en Octubre de 2023.                                enviará a la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los
                                                             Estados Unidos (USCCB). Los representantes elegidos
 ¿Qué es un Sínodo? Según el Derecho Canónico, el            por la USCCB para participar en la Asamblea General
 Sínodo es “un grupo de obispos que han sido elegidos Ordinaria del Sínodo y la persona de contacto de la
 de diferentes regiones del mundo y se reúnen en mo-         Conferencia Episcopal sobre el proceso sinodal y su
 mentos determinados para fomentar una unidad más            equipo participarán en el discernimiento y redacción de
 estrecha entre el Romano Pontífice y los obispos, para      la síntesis de todas las propuestas. Esta síntesis será en-
 ayudar al Romano Pontífice con su consejo en la             viada a la Secretaría General del Sínodo de los Obispos
 preservación y el crecimiento de la fe y la moral y en la en Roma, junto con el informe de todas las diócesis an-
 observancia y fortalecimiento de la disciplina eclesiásti- tes de Abril de 2022.
 ca, y considerar las cuestiones relativas a la actividad de
 la Iglesia en el mundo ”(Can. # 314).                       Fase Continental: Basado en los informes de las confer-
                                                             encias episcopales de todo el mundo, la Secretaría Gen-
 Establecido por el Papa Pablo VI hacia el final del Con- eral del Sínodo redactará el primer Instrumentum La-
 cilio Vaticano II, el Sínodo de los Obispos se reúne en     boris (documento de trabajo). Este documento de traba-
 Asambleas Generales Ordinarias cada 3-4 años.               jo será objeto de discernimiento y diálogo a nivel conti-
 También hay Asambleas Generales Extraordinarias y           nental teniendo en cuenta el contexto cultural de cada
 Asambleas Especiales convocadas por el Papa de vez en continente. Las asambleas continentales luego redactan
 cuando. Como escribió el Papa Pablo VI, la Asamblea         y envían un documento final a la Secretaría General pa-
 sinodal tiene "una función consultiva, ofreciendo infor- ra el Sínodo en Roma.
 mación y consejo al Romano Pontífice sobre diversas
 cuestiones eclesiásticas, bajo la guía del Espíritu Santo". Fase Universal: Sobre la base de los informes de las
                                                             asambleas continentales, la Secretaría General redactará
 ¿Qué es la Sinodalidad? Según el Papa Francisco, “La un segundo documento de trabajo y lo enviará a todos
 Sinodalidad es un estilo, es caminar juntos, y es lo que los participantes de la Asamblea General del Sínodo de
 el Señor espera de la Iglesia en el tercer milenio”. Como los Obispos que se celebrará en Roma en Octubre de
 vuelve a decir el Papa Francisco, se trata de "caminar      2023. Se espera que las distintas fases del proceso si-
 juntos: laicos, pastores y el Obispo de Roma".              nodal ayudarán a la Iglesia a escuchar al Pueblo de Di-
                                                             os en todos los niveles de la vida eclesiástica y así llegar
 ¿Qué tiene de singular este Sínodo? Cuando el Papa          a decisiones que orienten a los fieles en el Tercer
 Pablo VI presentó el Sínodo, la idea era continuar la ex- Milenio.
 periencia colegiada del Concilio Vaticano II. El Papa
 Francisco lo está llevando ahora a un nuevo nivel, de-      Afectuosos Recuerdos de un Sínodo: En octubre de
 scentralizando el Sínodo con la participación activa de 2012, tuve el gran privilegio de asistir al Sínodo de los
 todo el Pueblo de Dios tanto en la fase de consulta co-     Obispos en Roma sobre la Nueva Evangelización. En
 mo en la de implementación. La fase diocesana del           ese momento, me desempeñaba como Superior General
 Sínodo es asegurar la consulta del pueblo de Dios en        de nuestra comunidad religiosa de las Carmelitas de
 cada diócesis. Esto será posible gracias a la ayuda del     María Inmaculada (CMI) y Presidente de la Sección de
 Documento Preparatorio, el Cuestionario y                   Sacerdotes de la Conferencia de Religiosos de la India
 un vademécum (manual) con propuestas enviadas por la (CRI). Fui uno de los cuatro sacerdotes invitados espe-
 Secretaría General del Sínodo en Roma a cada diócesis. cialmente por el Papa Benedicto XVI para asistir al
                                                             Sínodo con los plenos derechos de voto de un Padre
 Fase Diocesana: La fase diocesana del Sínodo comen-         Sinodal. El Sínodo duró tres semanas, durante las
 zará el 17 de Octubre de 2021 en todas las diócesis del     cuales tuve la oportunidad de dirigirme al Sínodo en
 mundo. La celebración de apertura del Sínodo en nues- presencia del Santo Padre. El Sínodo sobre la Nueva
 tra diócesis se llevará a cabo a las 2 pm en la Iglesia St. Evangelización me dio un incentivo adicional para
 Joseph, Jacksonville. Consistirá en una Misa seguida de hacer de la evangelización una prioridad máxima en mi
 sesiones de formación e información. A esta celebración ministerio pastoral.
 asistirán representantes de todas las parroquias de la
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Da secretária do Padre José

                    Sínodo dos Bispos sobre a Sinodalidade
O próximo Sínodo dos Bispos será realizado em Roma,                seguidas de sessões de formação e informação.
em Outubro de 2023, com o tema: Igreja Sinodal:                    Representantes de todas as paróquias da diocese
Comunhão, Participação e Missão. No entanto, a viagem              participarão nesta celebração. Em preparação para isso,
sinodal começará com a abertura oficial do Sínodo em               o bispo Felipe J. Estevez já nomeou um Comitê Gestor
Roma em 9 de Outubro de 2021. A "fase diocesana"                   da Sinodalidade para facilitar a consulta ao nível
deste Sínodo começará em todas as dioceses em 17 de                diocesano. Publicaremos os detalhes sobre a consulta
Outubro de 2021. Será seguida pela "fase continental"              de nível diocesano neste boletim assim que estiverem
de Setembro a Outubro de 2022 e pela "fase universal"              disponíveis.
no Vaticano em Outubro de 2023.
                                                                   Após a consulta ao nível diocesano, o relatório será
O que é um Sínodo? De acordo com a Lei Canônica, o                 enviado à United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Sínodo é "um grupo de bispos que foram escolhidos de               (USCCB). Os representantes eleitos pela USCCB para
diferentes regiões do mundo e se reúnem em horários                participar da Assembleia Geral Ordinária do Sínodo e a
fixos para promover uma união mais firme entre o                   pessoa de contacto da Conferência Episcopal sobre o
Pontífice Romano e os bispos, para ajudar o Pontífice              processo sinodal e sua equipe participarão do
Romano com os seus conselhos na preservação e                      discernimento e da elaboração da síntese de todas as
crescimento da fé e moral e na observância e                       propostas. Esta síntese será enviada à Secretaria Geral
fortalecimento da disciplina eclesiástica, e para                  do Sínodo dos Bispos em Roma, juntamente com o
considerar questões relativas à actividade da Igreja no            relatório de todas as dioceses até Abril de 2022.
mundo" (Can. #314).
                                                                   Fase Continental: Com base nos relatórios das
Criado pelo Papa Paulo VI no final do Concílio                     conferências episcopais em todo o mundo, a Secretaria-
Vaticano II, o Sínodo dos Bispos reúne-se para                     Geral do Sínodo elaborará o primeiro Instrumentum
assembleias gerais ordinárias a cada 3 ou 4 anos. Há               Laboris (documento de trabalho). Este documento de
também Assembleias Gerais Extraordinárias e                        trabalho será objecto de discernimento e diálogo a nível
Assembleias Especiais convocadas pelo Papa de tempos               continental levando em consideração o contexto
em tempos. Como escreveu o Papa Paulo VI, a                        cultural de cada continente. As assembleias
Assembleia Sinodal tem "um papel consultivo,                       continentais então elaboram e enviam um documento
oferecendo informações e conselhos ao Pontífice                    final à Secretaria-Geral do Sínodo em Roma.
Romano sobre várias questões eclesiásticas, sob a
orientação do Espírito Santo".                            Fase Universal: Com base nos relatórios das
                                                          assembleias continentais, a Secretaria-Geral elaborará
O que é a Sinodalidade? Segundo o Papa Francisco, "a um segundo documento de trabalho e o enviará a todos
Sinodalidade é um estilo, está caminhando em              os participantes da Assembleia Geral do Sínodo dos
conjunto, e é o que o Senhor espera da Igreja no terceiro Bispos, que será realizada em Roma em Outubro de
milênio". O Papa Francisco diz novamente "viajando        2023. Espera-se que as diferentes fases do processo
juntos – leigos, pastores e o Bispo de Roma".             sinodal ajudem a Igreja a ouvir o Povo de Deus em
                                                          todos os níveis da vida eclesiástica e, assim, chegar a
O que há de único neste Sínodo? Quando o Papa             decisões que guiarão os fiéis no Terceiro Milênio.
Paulo VI introduziu o Sínodo, a ideia era continuar a
experiência colegiada do Concílio Vaticano II. O Papa
Francisco está agora a levá-lo a um nível novo,           Boas recordações de um Sínodo: Em Outubro de 2012,
descentralizando o Sínodo com a participação activa de tive o grande privilégio de participar no Sínodo dos
                                                          Bispos em Roma sobre a Nova Evangelização. Naquela
todo o Povo de Deus nas fases de consulta e
implementação. A fase diocesana do Sínodo é garantir a altura, eu era o General Superior da comunidade
consulta do povo de Deus em todas as dioceses. Isso       religiosa da Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) e o
será possível por meio da ajuda do Documento              Presidente da Secção de Sacerdotes da Conferência da
Preparatório, Questionário e um vademecum (manual)        Índia Religiosa (CRI). Fui um dos quatro padres
com propostas enviadas pela Secretaria Geral do           especialmente convidados pelo Papa Bento XVI para
Sínodo em Roma a cada diocese.                            participar do Sínodo com os direitos de voto completos
                                                          de um padre sinodal. O Sínodo durou três semanas,
Fase Diocesana: A fase diocesana do Sínodo terá início durante as quais tive a oportunidade de abordar o
em 17 de Outubro de 2021, em todas as dioceses do         Sínodo na presença do Santo Padre. O Sínodo sobre a
mundo inteiro. A celebração da abertura do Sínodo na Nova Evangelização deu-me um incentivo adicional
nossa diocese será realizada às 14h na Igreja de São      para tornar a evangelização uma prioridade no meu
José, em Jacksonville. Será composta por missas           ministério pastoral.

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Sunday Readings Explained– 110- Fr. Tony Kadavil

                                     Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time,
                        Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8; James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23

                           Avoid Being Cafeteria Catholics
Introduction                                                       blames the scribes and the Pharisees for giving undue
Today’s readings explain what true religion is. It is not          importance to external observances in the name of
simply the scrupulous external observance of rules,                “tradition,” while ignoring the Law’s real spirit. True
laws, traditions and rituals. It is a loving, obedient rela-       religion should focus on the essentials. In particular,
tionship with God expressed in recognizing His pres-               Jesus criticizes Pharisaic observance of ritual washing
ence in other human beings and rendering them loving               and declares that it is our inner motivations and dispo-
and humble service. Prayers, rituals, Sacraments and               sitions that produce our purity or impurity.
religious practices only help us to practice this true reli-
gion in our daily lives.                                           First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8
                                                                   In the fifth century BC, internal corruption and external
The first reading explains that religion is a Covenant             pressures had brought the Israelites to the brink of ex-
relationship with a caring, providing and protecting               tinction. Kings, priests, prophets and Temple had
God, fostered by keeping His Commandments given                    failed to hold them together. Deuteronomy, recorded
through Moses. God gave Israel the Law so that the Is-             under the Holy Spirit's direction during the crisis of the
raelites might keep their Covenant with Yahweh and                 Babylonian exile, 587-539 BC, presented the ancient le-
thank Him for His love and fidelity to His Chosen Peo-             gal traditions surrounding the Law which had been
ple. The Law was also intended to keep them a united,              given Israel by the Lord God through Moses. In this
holy and intelligent nation proud of their powerful,               book, Moses described the beauty of the Law and com-
protective, single God. The Responsorial Psalm de-                 manded its observance as Israel’s sign of gratitude for
scribes a person who practices true religion —blameless            the Lord God’s promise of the land. He assured the
and just, thoughtful and honest in dealing with others.            people that their God-given Law and their faithful ob-
                                                                   servance of the Law would serve three purposes: a) it
In the second reading, St. James defines true religion as          would help Israel survive as a people; b) it would make
keeping the word of God and doing His will by helping              the people proud of their God and His Covenant; c) it
the needy, the poor and the weak in the community. He              would make neighboring nations marvel at the gra-
challenges Christians to become doers of the word, not             ciousness and justice of the God of Israel, at His close-
merely hearers. In today’s Gospel, Jesus describes true            ness to His people and at their closeness to
religion as serving God and all His children with a pure           Him. Hence, Moses challenged the Israelites with the
and holy heart. The occasion is a debate between Jesus             questions: "What great nation is there that has its gods so
and the Pharisees on the subject of "Tradition." Jesus             near as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to
warns the Pharisees against their tendency to equate               him? What other great nation has statutes and ordinances as
traditional “human precepts” with God’s will. He                   just as this entire law that I am setting before you today?"

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Moses cited the praise they would receive from neigh-              Pharisees accompanied the experts and started ques-
boring nations as an additional reason for keeping the             tioning Jesus when they noticed that Jesus’ disciples
Law: "This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent peo-       had omitted the ritual cleansing of hands before a party
ple."                                                              meal.

Second Reading, James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27                          Ritual versus hygienic washing: Ritual washing
Today we begin a series of five Sunday readings from               was required of the priest, but there was nothing in the
the letter of James. In the letter, James addresses the            Mosaic Law that required the same behavior from lay
whole Christian Church in general, rather than speak-              people. Pious Jews began to adopt that habit on the
ing just to a particular community or person as Paul did           principle of Exodus 19:6 — “you are a priestly kingdom
in his letters. After dealing with the value of trials and         and a holy nation,” and gradually it became the “the tra-
temptations and refuting the argument that temptations             dition of the elders.” The ritual cleansing of raw food
come from God (James 1:2-18), James provides the only              items bought from the market, of vessels used for cook-
formal definition of religion in the Bible. He defines             ing and of the hands of those who were to eat the pre-
true religion as translating the love of God into deeds of         pared food, like many similar practices, evolved later,
loving kindness toward the vulnerable members of the               to remind the Chosen People of their call to be "set apart
community and putting into practice the spiritual and              as a holy and consecrated people," with values and life-
corporal works of mercy. More specifically, true reli-             style consciously different from those of pagans. But in
gion means that one is to “care for orphans and widows in          Jesus’ day, the Jews ignored the spirit of these tradi-
their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”      tions and practiced them simply as an essential judicial
                                                                   and ritual requisite. The question "Why do your disciples
Gospel Reading, Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23                          not wash their hands before eating?" persisted. It created
                                                                                                      tensions in the early
Context: Just as Jesus                                                                                Church, particularly
and his disciples were                                                                                in the Christian com-
reforming Judaism by                                                                                  munity      of    Mark
transforming       it   into                                                                          where some of the
Christianity, the Phari-                                                                              new Christians were
sees had begun reform-                                                                                Jews and some were
ing Judaism at an earlier                                                                             Gentiles. The Gen-
period. They considered                                                                               tiles did not follow
the “Written Law” or To-                                                                              the Jewish customs,
rah or the Law of Moses                                                                               and,     consequently,
(the first five books of the                                                                          some of the Jewish
Bible), and the “Oral                                                                                 Christians were up-
Law” (clarifications and                                                                              set.
additions to the Mosaic
Law given by scribes                                                                                      Jesus’ reaction: In
from the fifth century                                                                                 response to the San-
B.C.), as equally holy and                                                                             hedrin’s public criti-
binding. These oral laws,                                                                              cism, Jesus stands in
known in Jesus’ time as the “Traditions of the Elders,”            the prophetic tradition by citing Isaiah 29:13, where the
were a series of oral traditions intended to act as “a             prophet castigates the tendency to “teach mere human
fence around the Law,” so that the Mosaic Law itself,              precepts as dogmas.” "This people pays Me lip-service but
and, thus, the Covenant, would never be violated. The              their heart is far from Me. Empty is the reverence they do
original, noble intention of the scribes who formulated            Me, because they teach as dogmas mere human precepts."
these traditions and of the Pharisees who practiced                The Pharisees placed emphasis, not on building a rela-
them was to have their religion permeate all Israel, pu-           tionship with God and their fellow-human beings, but
rifying the people in their daily lives, making them holy          on checking out their own external behav-
as their God is holy. In spite of these noble intentions,          ior. Originally these religious traditions were intended
however, by the time of Jesus, their religion had degen-           to symbolize inner realities -- outward signs of inward
erated, being reduced to only the exact performance of             devotion to God's Will. But the Pharisees were using
external rituals. Small wonder, then, that the scribes             them to boost their own egos.
and Pharisees were scandalized by the revolutionary
teaching of Jesus, by the unique Divine and Messianic              Hence, Jesus flatly denied that external things or cir-
claims made by him and by his violations of the                    cumstances could separate a person from God. Jesus
“Traditions of the Elders”! Hence, the supreme govern-             was not criticizing rituals given in the Mosaic Law, but
ing body of Judaism, the Sanhedrin, sent from Jerusa-              the giving of disproportionate importance to these
lem as observers a team of scribes (experts in the Jewish          things while neglecting what was far more important,
Law), to assess Jesus’ claims, miracles, violations of tra-        the love of God and the care for one's fellow-human
ditions and controversial teachings. A few of the local            beings. By insisting that uncleanness comes from

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violations of the
moral law rather
than of minute ritual
prescriptions, Jesus
denied a basic prin-
ciple of Jewish reli-
gion and set aside a
considerable amount
of Mosaic Law.
 "Nothing that enters a
man from outside can
make him impure; that
which comes out of
him, and only that,
constitutes impurity."

Jesus contradicted
the Pharisees, not
because he under-
valued the Jewish
Law, but because he
understood that Mo-
saic Law was pri-
marily about love
and freedom, and
that its ritual elements were all subordinate to this pri- our sins, to thank God for His blessings, to present our
mary concern.                                                needs before Him and to receive Divine Life and
                                                             strength from Him in receiving Holy Communion. Our
Real source of impurity: As illustrations of the evils daily family prayers are meant to thank God for His
which really make a person sinful and alienate him blessings, to present the family’s needs before God, to
from God, Jesus mentions six evil acts: practices of sex- ask pardon for all our sins, and to maintain the spirit of
ual immorality, thefts, murders, adultery, acts of covet- unity and love in the family.
ing or lust, and wickedness in general. Then he adds a
checklist of six vices or sins of the heart: deceit (lying), 2. Let us avoid the tendency to become cafeteria
wantonness (shamelessness, immodesty), jealousy or Christians: As the Pharisees did, we too show the ten-
envy, slander (imputing evil to others), pride dency to add to or subtract from God’s laws given in
(arrogance), and folly (the stupidity of one lacking mor- the Bible and taught by the Church. Some of us pick
al judgment). The point is clear. Righteousness is not and choose certain Commandments to follow, ignoring
what we do on the outside, but who we are on the in- the others as we do food offerings in a cafeteria. For ex-
side. Righteousness is not about the hand; it is about ample some actively do corporal and spiritual works of
the heart. Acts of adultery, murder and unkindness Charity, but avoid Sunday Mass or remain unfaithful to
come from within, from hearts that are adulterous, the obligations attached to the gift of their sexuality or
murderous and unkind.                                        the sacrament of marriage. Others are interested in ful-
                                                             filling only the “minimal obligations” of the Faith. They
For Jesus, a community that is actively worshiping God come to Mass late and leave early. They make an effort
is a community that does not base its behavior solely on to avoid serious sins, but don’t go to confession even
precepts and doctrines, but is integrally connected to when they fall into mortal sins.
God through righteous, just and loving relation-
ships. What makes a person holy are the attitudes and
actions that Paul in Gal 5:22-23 lists as “the fruit” of the 3. Let us accept the challenge to become hearers
Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and doers of God’s word as St. James instructs
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.                   us: Let us ask ourselves how the Sunday or daily read-
                                                             ings are affecting or changing our lives. That will show
Life messages                                                us whether we are being attentive listeners to, and do-
                                                             ers of, God’s word. We become more fully Jesus’ family
1. We need to keep the spirit of the Church’s laws members,              only when we consistently “hear the word of
                                                             God and do it” (Lk 8:21). When we receive Jesus in Ho-
and practices. For example our Sunday obligation is ly Communion today, let us ask him for the grace to
intended to allow us to worship God in the parish com- become the doers of his word as he was the doer of his
munity, to offer our lives to God, to ask His pardon for Fathers’ will.

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Readings for the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading, Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8                             word that has been planted in you and is able to save
Moses said to the people: “Now, Israel, hear the stat-            your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers on-
utes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe,              ly, deluding yourselves. Religion that is pure and
that you may live, and may enter in and take posses-              undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care
sion of the land which the LORD, the God of your                  for orphans and widows in their affliction and to
fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the com-            keep oneself unstained by the world.
mandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin
upon you, you shall not add to what I command you                 Alleluia, James 1:18
nor subtract from it. Observe them carefully,                     R. Alleluia, alleluia.
for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and                The Father willed to give us birth by the word of
intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these           truth that we may be a kind of first-fruits of his crea-
statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a wise              tures.
and intelligent people.’ For what great nation is there           R. Alleluia, alleluia.
that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is
to us whenever we call upon him? Or what great na-                Gospel Reading, Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
tion has statutes and decrees that are as just as this  When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come
whole law which I am setting before you today?”         from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they ob-
                                                        served that some of his disciples ate their meals with
Responsorial Psalm, Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5                 unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. -- For the Phari-
R. (1a) The one who does justice will live in the       sees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without careful-
presence of the Lord.                                   ly washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the
Whoever walks blamelessly and does justice; who         elders. And on coming from the marketplace they do
thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his not eat without purifying themselves. And there are
tongue.                                                 many other things that they have traditionally ob-
R. The one who does justice will live in the presence served, the purification of cups and jugs and kettles
of the Lord.                                            and beds. — So the Pharisees and scribes questioned
Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a re-        him, “Why do your disciples not follow the tradition
proach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate of the elders but instead eat a meal with unclean
is despised, while he honors those who fear the         hands?”
LORD.                                                   He responded, “Well did Isaiah prophesy about you
R. The one who does justice will live in the presence hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with
of the Lord.                                            their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do
Who lends not his money at usury and accepts no         they worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.
bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these          You disregard God’s commandment but cling to hu-
things shall never be disturbed.                        man tradition.”
R. The one who does justice will live in the presence
of the Lord.                                            He summoned the crowd again and said to them,
                                                        “Hear me, all of you, and understand. Nothing that
Second Reading, James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27               enters one from outside can defile that person; but
Dearest brothers and sisters: All good giving and       the things that come out from within are what defile.
every perfect gift is from above, coming down from “From within people, from their hearts, come evil
the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed,
or shadow caused by change. He willed to give us        malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arro-
birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind of     gance, folly. All these evils come from within and
first-fruits of his creatures. Humbly welcome the       they defile.”

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Hymns for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Processional Hymn: #494 O God Beyond All Prais-                   Noon Mass
ing O God beyond all praising we worship you today.               Processional Hymn: 790 Here I Am To Worship Light
And sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay. For            of the world You stepped down into darkness opened
we can only wonder at every gift You send. At blessings           my eyes let me see. Beauty that made this heart adore
without number and mercies without end. We lift our               You, hope of a life spent with You. So here I am to wor-
hearts before You, and wait upon Your Word. We honor              ship, here I am to bow down, here I am to say that
and adore You, our great and mighty Lord. Then hear O             You're my God. You're altogether lovely, altogether wor-
gracious savior. Accept the love we bring. That we may            thy, altogether wonderful to me. King of all days O so
                                                                  highly exalted, glorious in heaven above. Humbly You
know Your favor, may serve You as our King. And                   came to the earth You created, all for love's sake became
whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we'll           poor. So here I am to worship, here I am to bow down,
triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless You still.          here I am to say that You're my God. You're altogether
To marvel at Your beauty and glory in Your ways, and              lovely, altogether worthy, altogether wonderful to me.
make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise                        Offertory Hymn: Amazing Grace My Chains Are
Offertory Hymn: #631 We Will Rise Again Like a shep-              Gone Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a
herd I will feed you I will gather you with care. I will          wretch like me I once was lost, but now I'm found was
lead you and hold you close to my heart. We will run              blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to
and not grow weary, for our //god will be our strength,           fear and grace my fears relieved how precious did that
and we will fly like the eagle, we will rise again. I am          grace appear the hour I first believed. My chains are
strength to the weary, to the weak I am new life. Though          gone, I've been set free. My God, my Savior has
the young may grow weary, I will be their hope. We will           ransomed me and like a flood His mercy reigns.
run and not grow weary, for our //god will be our                 Unending love. Amazing grace. The Lord has promised
strength, and we will fly like the eagle, we will rise            good to me His word my hope secures. He will my
again. Lift up your eyes and see who made the stars, I            shield and portion be as long as life endures. My chains
                                                                  are gone, I've been set free. My God, my Savior
lead you and I know you, I call you each by name. We              has ransomed me and like a flood His mercy reigns.
will run and not grow weary, for our //god will be our            Unending love. Amazing grace.
strength, and we will fly like the eagle, we will rise            Communion Song: O Come To The Altar Are you hurt-
again. Fear not, I am with you, I am your God. I will             ing and broken within, overwhelmed by the weight of
strengthen you and help you, uphold you in my                     your sin? Jesus is calling. Have you come to the end of
hand. We will run and not grow weary, for our //god               yourself? Do you thirst for a drink from the well? Jesus
will be our strength, and we will fly like the eagle, we          is calling. O come to the altar. The Father's arms are
will rise again.                                                  open wide. Forgiveness was bought with the precious
Communion Song: #616 Center Of My Life O Lord You                 blood of Jesus Christ. Leave behind your regrets and
are the center of my life. I will always praise You, I will       mistakes. Come today; there's no reason to wait. Jesus is
always serve You, I will always keep you in my sight.             calling. Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy. From
Keep me safe O God I take refuge in You. I say to the             the ashes a new life is born. Jesus is calling. O come to
Lord "You are my God. My happiness lies in You alone,             the altar. The Father's arms are open wide. Forgiveness
my happiness lies in You alone." O Lord You are the cen-          was bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
                                                                  Recessional Hymn: I Raise A Hallelujah I raise a halle-
ter of my life. I will always praise You, I will always           lujah in the presence of my enemies. I raise a hallelu-
serve You, I will always keep you in my sight. I will             jah louder than the unbelief. I raise a hallelujah my
bless the Lord who gives me council, who even at night            weapon is a melody. I raise a hallelujah. Heaven comes
directs my heart. I keep the Lord ever in my sight, since         to fight for me. I'm gonna sing in the middle of the
He is at my right hand, I shall stand firm. O Lord You            storm. Louder and louder, you're gonna hear my praises
are the center of my life. I will always praise You, I will       roar. Up from the ashes hope will arise. Death is defeat-
always serve You, I will always keep you in my sight.             ed, the King is alive! I raise a hallelujah With everything
And so my heart rejoices my soul is glad, even in safety          inside of me. I raise a hallelujah I will watch the dark-
shall my body rest. For You will not leave my soul                ness flee. I raise a hallelujah in the middle of the mys-
among the dead nor let Your beloved know decay. O                 tery. I raise a hallelujah fear, you lost your hold on me.
Lord You are the center of my life. I will always praise          I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm. Louder and
You, I will always serve You, I will always keep you in           louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar. Up from the
my sight.                                                         ashes hope will arise. Death is defeated, the King is
Recessional Hymn: #511 Glory And Praise To Our                    alive. Sing a little louder. (Sing a little louder) Sing a lit-
                                                                  tle louder. (Sing a little louder.) Sing a little louder. (Sing
God Who alone gives light to our days. Many are the               a little louder.) Sing a little louder. Oh, sing a little loud-
blessing He bears to those who trust in His ways. We the          er. Sing a little louder (In the presence of my enemies)
daughters and sons of Him Who built the valleys and               Sing a little louder (Louder than the unbelief) Sing a lit-
plains, praise the wonders our God has done in every              tle louder (My weapon is a melody) Sing a little loud-
heart that sings. O Lord You are the center of my life. I         er (Heaven comes to fight for me) Sing a little louder.
will always praise You, I will always serve You, I will           I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm. Louder and
always keep you in my sight. In His wisdom He                     louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar. Up from the
strengthens us, like gold that's tested in fire. Though the       ashes hope will arise. Death is defeated, the King is
power of sin prevails our God is there to save. O Lord            alive! I'm gonna sing in the middle of the storm. Louder
You are the center of my life. I will always praise You, I        and louder, you're gonna hear my praises roar. Up from
will always serve You, I will always keep you in my               the ashes hope will arise. Death is defeated, the King is
sight.                                                            alive! I raise a hallelujah, I raise a hallelujah, I raise a hal-
                                                                  lelujah
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St. Joseph & Sorrowful Mother Rosary
       SEASONS of HOPE                                            Makers Ministry is back . We have re-
  Bereavement Support Group                                       sumed our weekly meeting in the Russo
                                                                  Room on Mondays at 9:30 AM.
        Wed @ 10:00am
            in the                                                                     Our Lady of Fatima
    Rectory Meeting Room.                                                             Portuguese Committee
                                                                              at 7:00pm in the Rectory Meeting Room on
             Rosary Cenacles                                                  Wednesdays Sept. 8, Oct. 6, Nov. 10 and
          The Rosary Cenacle is in response to Our                            Dec. 8. For more info call the Rectory.
          Lady’s call that was made in her messages
          to Fr. Gobbi.
          In this ministry we say the fifteen decades             Coffee & Donuts
          of the rosary, pray for the Hole Father and             will resume in September after
          his intentions, for priests, to end abortion,           Labor Day. Have a safe summer!
and for world peace. We then entrust ourselves in a
special way to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an ex-
ample for all and a model of holiness. We meet on                 COVID-19 Safety Note Given Bishop Estévez's re-
Wednesdays at 1pm in the Rectory Meeting room.                    cent decision to lift the mask requirement for fully vac-
Contact Marie at 386 447-0847.                                    cinated persons attending Mass begs the question con-
                                                                  cerning persons who are unvaccinated. Persons who
               The Sunday Scripture Prayer Group                  have hesitated in obtaining the vaccination are strong-
               The Sunday Scripture Prayer Group meet             ly encouraged to do so. Until such time, unvaccinated
               on Friday at 1:00 PM in the Rectory Meet-          persons older than age two should wear a mask. DO
               ing Room. We read the scripture readings           NOT put masks on children younger than 2 years
               for the up coming Sunday and then dis-             old. Additional CDC guidance may be obtained
               cuss them. “Come and see the goodness of           at: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/
               the Lord.”                                         prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html
September 11th -The Great Adventure Bible Study
The Bible Timeline - The story of salvation form Gene-            Caregiver Support Group
sis to Revelations. This 24 session study will consist of         Support groups create a safe, confi-
an hour of audio presentation by biblical scholar Jeff            dential, supportive environment for
Cavins after we read the material together. Join us- the          participates to develop informal mu-
Rectory Meeting room at 915AM (after the                          tual support and social relationships
830AM Mass ) most Saturdays. Bring your                           as they deal with a loved one suffer-
bible and your Catechism. If interested or                        ing from Alzheimer’s/ Dementia. They also educate
for more information please call or text Pe-                      and inform about dementia and help them develop
dyne at 386-503-6279                                              methods and skills to solve problems. The groups en-
                                                                  courage caregivers to maintain their own personal,
                        KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS                       physical and emotional health as well as optimally care
                        AUXILIARY FORMATION                       to the person with dementia. In addition, they may
                    The Knights of Columbus Auxiliary             provide a needed break from caregiving responsibili-
                                                                  ties.
                    will not meet in July. However, be-           St Elizabeth Ann Seton has been hosting an
                    ginning in August there will be               Alzheimer’s Dementia Support Group for over 6
changes in time and place for our meetings. Meetings              years It is co-facilitated by Pam Cowles, Parish Nurse
will take place the third Thursday of each month at               Ministry and Bebe Kelly, Certified Dementia Practi-
11:00 am in the Rectory room. We realize this is the              tioner. For more information, please call: Pam Cowles
same day the Ladies Guild meets, but we hope it will              at the rectory.
work out timewise for ladies who belong to both or-
ganizations. We are still in formation mode since we              Padre Pio Prayer Group
have not adopted by-laws and are hoping to add more               Our St. Padre Pio Prayer Group will
members. Come join us and see what we are about.                  meet every Second Friday of the month
                                                                  at 9:30 AM from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30
CANCER SUPPORT GROUP                                              a.m. in the Rectory Meeting Room next
Support Group for Caregivers and Survi-                           to SEAS Rectory Office. Please join us.
vors affected by cancer at SEAS in rectory                        All are welcome!
meeting room every second Thursday of                             We pray for our Parish, our Seminari-
the month at 9:30 am and every fourth                             ans, our Bishop and Priests, our Pope, for Souls in Pur-
Thursday of the month at 2:30 pm.                                 gatory, our Families, those Facing illness, our Schools,
We will follow the COVID 19 precau-                               and for our Country. Please join your prayers to ours
tions with the use of masks, cleaning, distancing and             and to thousands of others around the world as we ask
hand sanitizers for our meetings. Hoping you join us              for healing and blessings through our Lord Jesus
to share prayers, hope, peace, education, resources and           Christ. We conclude with the Holy Rosary for those
support during our journey with cancer survivorship.              who can stay a little longer.
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Faith and Fellowship Adult Group
                                                                    The new SEAS Faith and Fellowship Adult Group,
                                                                    open to all adults ages 18 and up, will begin meeting
                    Monochromatic                                   on September 10th at 7 pm in the Parish Hall. Fr.
                                                                    Knight will give a presentation on Sacred Scripture,
                     Self Portraits                                 discussing how we understand revelation and inter-
                                                                    pretation. This will help deepen our appreciation for
                                                                    salvation history and the love that God has for us, and
                                                                    the role that Scripture has in our own lives. Join us
                                                                    afterwards for Fellowship as we celebrate with a cake
                                                                    and refreshments! This adult ministry is open to all
                                                                    people outside the parish, so please invite your family
                                                                    and friends. The event will also be live streamed on
                                                                    YouTube for those who are unable to attend. Save the
                                                                    date as future presentations on a variety of different
                                                                    topics will be held the 2nd Friday of every month. To
                                                                    follow on YouTube and Social Media, or for more in-
                                                                    formation, visit the SEAS website.

                                                                    Friday, September 3
                                                                    Memorial of Saint Gregory the Great,
                                                                    Pope and Doctor of the Church
                                                                    540-604

                                                                    Pope Gregory is known for instigating the
                                                                    first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the
                                                                    Gregorian Mission, to convert the then-pagan Anglo-
                                                                    Saxons in England to Christianity.

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Readings for the Week of August 29
                                                      In Memoriam                    Sunday    22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
                                                                                               Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Ps 15:2-3, 3-
                                                      We remember all our                      4, 4-5; Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22,
                                                      departed brothers and                    27; Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
                                                       sisters with love and         Monday    1 Thes 4:13-18; Ps 96:1 and 3,
                                                             gratitude.
                                                                                               4-5, 11-12, 13;Lk 4:16-30
                                                                                     Tuesday   1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11; Ps 27:1, 4,
Monday, August 30                                                                              13-14; Lk 4:31-37
7:00am Bob & Shawn Harris                                       Robert Maisonet
                                                                                     Wednesday Col 1:1-8; Ps 52:10, 11; Lk 4:38-
8:30am Intentions of Castro, Teague,                                                           44
        Bautista & Soberano families                           October 16, 1946 -
                                                               August 12, 2021       Thursday  Col 1:9-14; Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4,
Tuesday, August 31                                                                             5-6; Lk 5:1-11
7:00am Audrey Brailsford                                                             Friday    Memorial of Saint Gregory the
8:30am Larry Monnier                                                                           Great, Pope and Doctor of the
                                                    Eternal rest, grant unto                   Church
Wednesday, September 1                                   them O Lord                           Col 1:15-20; Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4,
7:00am Special Intentions of                                and let                            5; Lk 5:33-39
       Mel & Salud Gaoat
8:30am Kevin Allio                                      perpetual light              Saturday  Col 1:21-23; Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8;
                                                                                               Lk 6:1-5
                                                       shine upon them.              Sunday    23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thursday, September 2                               May they rest in peace.                    Is 35:4-7a; Ps 146:7, 8-9, 9
7:00am    In Thanksgiving
                                                                                               -10; Jas 2:1-5; Mk 7:31-37
8:30am    Carl Hancock
                                                               Amen.
Friday,      September 3                                                              Worship Aid
7:00am       Joan O’Rahilly                                                                for
8:30am       Perpetual Mass Intentions                                                Mass/QR Code
                                                                                       You can now view
Saturday, September 4                                                                  the readings for
8:30am     Amadeo Babore                                               Haiti           Mass by using our
4:00pm     Deceased members of the                                     Relief          new Mass Worship
           Posca, Leven & Candelmo                                     Collection Aids! You can use
           families                                                    Recently, Haiti your smartphone camera to “scan”
6:00pm (*) Michael H. Haddadin                                         was hit by an the QR code. Go to our website at
6:00pm(P) Yoe Rego                                                     earthquake      http://seaspcfl.org/worship-aids to
                                                                       that caused     download the Worship Aid.
Sunday,       September 5                                              immense dam-
8:00am        Rose Keane                            age and resulted in a substan-
10:00am        SEAS Parishioners                    tial loss of life on an island
12:00pm       Ana Becerro * St. Stephens            already challenged by social
                                                    unrest and is still rebuilding
                                                    after a major 2010 earthquake.
                                                    Tropical Storm Grace fol-
                                                    lowed shortly after adding to
                                                    the devastation. As a result of
                                                    both disasters many Church
                                                    properties, along with homes
                                                    and businesses, have been se-
                                                    verely damaged or destroyed.

    Prayer Garden
                                                    The impact will be long-
                                                    lasting.

Our Prayer Garden is a peaceful place for prayer    We ask you to prayerfully
and meditation. Purchasing a brick in the Prayer    consider donating to this spe-
Garden for someone who has died is a wonderful      cial collection. Funds will be
                                                    used in response to the earth-
way to remember that the person is still with you   quake and Tropical Storm
in thoughts and through prayer. The purchase of     Grace disasters in Haiti and
a brick is $100.00; please consider honoring a                                         The Secular Franciscans will be
                                                    any other disasters that occur        distributing prayer cards
loved one. Contact the Rectory Office for more      and will be distributed where          in preparation for the
details.                                            they are most needed.             Canonical Coronation in October.
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Ten Candles Burning in the Holy Of Holies                            Please Pray for Our Sick
                                                                    Adam Webb                                            Liz Gentile
                      August 28—September 3                         Alex Calder                                          Liza Sousa
                                                                    Alexander Lumaj                                    Louis Lubin
                   IN MEMORY OF:                                    Anne Garbarino                         Madison Hope DeVane
                                                                    Anthony Janna                                Margaret Berkley
      Roseann Bradley; Brenda Czerwik; Paul Mohn;                   April Imperio                                  Margaret Torell
          Michael Ammirata; Ruth Morrissey;                         Ariana Marcette                       Margarita Condezuloaga
            Mr. & Mrs. Jose Bairos & sons;                          Ashley Clarke                                      Marie Smith
                                                                    Baby Winter                                     Marie Piscitelli
       Mary & Bud Wecker; Sarah Juanita Herrera                     Betsy Masi                                         Mary Clarke
                                                                    Bob Plante                                        Mary Gaudio
                       FOR INTENTIONS OF:                           Bobby Phillips                            Mary Doris Kolesar
                     Regina Joe; Larry Ammirata                     Cash Krempecki                                   Mary Zuccaro
                                                                    Charlene Carbino                                    Maureen G.
                                                                    Charles Salerno                                        Mel Meo
   In our Holy of Holies, we have ten candles always                Christine Salerno                                Melanie Rielly
 burning around the tabernacle, just as in the temple               Cindy Heiregin                                Melinda Scriver
                                                                    David Dowling                                  Merle Varnadoe
 in Jerusalem there were ten lights always burning                  Dawn Reid                                        Michael Foley
 around the Ark of the Covenant. They indicate the                  Diane Purcell                                      Michael Post
 presence of our precious Lord in the Blessed Sacra-                Desi Fleming                                     Michelle Pinto
 ment.                                                              Drude Riba                                   Mildred O’Bryan
                                                                    Edward Xanders                                        Mina Bico
                                                                    Elizabeth Cataldo                                Nicole Merced
   The candles used are seven day candles and may be                Estelle Bauer                             Nora King Heinrich
 purchased either in memoriam or for the intentions                 Evelyn Rodriguez                                 Patricia Derrig
                                                                    Henry “Bud” Wessman                              Patricia Smith
 of a loved one for a $10 donation through the Seton                Ivan Rodriguez                              Raymond Lawson
 Shop. This space lists the names of those for whom                 Jack Leger                                Remington Walczak
 candles have been purchased.                                       Irma Merced                                     Renee Verostek
                                                                    Jack Verrette                                Richard Heinrich
                                                                    James Russell                                      Robert Allen
             Please Pray for Our Military                           Janice Matarazzo                               Robert Dowling
                                                                    Jeanette Honeycutt                             Roger L. Muller
 Although we pray for all of our military, space does not           Jennie Martin                                       Ron Berceli
         permit everyone’s name to be printed.                      Jerry (Gerard) Jenkins                                Ron Czier
     Please advise when a person above is no longer                 Joanne DeSouza                                      Ron Gaines
                                                                    Joanne Mulligan                             Rosemarie Modica
  deployed so we can remove their name from our list.               John Merced                                     Rosina Shirvell
                                                                    John Walczak                                      Roy Johnston
1st Lt. Brendan Leonard (US Army)                                   Joseph Bartolotta                                 Ruth O’Keefe
    ENS Amanda Langhauser (US Navy)                                 Joseph Bentzley                                Sally Lombardo
Sgt. Patrick Prevot (US Army)                                       Joseph Pavon                               Salvatore Catapano
    SSGT Christian Rodriguez (USAF/Iraq)                            Joseph Vascellaro                             Samuel Marzano
Lt. Col. Robert A. Forte (US Army/Iraq)                             Karen Murphy                                      Steve Jackson
   Lt. John Reidy (US Navy/Submarine)
SSgt. Charles Salerno (USAF/Germany)                                Karen Overbey                                   Tera Frassrand
  BU1 Brandon Twing (USNavy Seabee)                                 Larry DeCamillo                                      Terry Lilly
Sgt. James Allgor (US Army/Kuwait)                                  Linda Perkins                                  Thomas Bradley
  Michael Alexander Alvarado (USAF)                                 Lis LoBianco                                  Wendy Bentzley
ETSN Luis V. AlmaJose (US Navy Submarine)                           Liz Campbell
  MM3 Holden Garrison/ (US Navy)
Kyle McCrossen (US Army/Iraq)                                                     Please contact the parish office if you
  Terisa Toussaint (USMC/Iraq)                                                     wish to have the name of someone
Erin & Ben Walker (Iraq)                                                                   listed for 4 weeks.
  2nd Lt Christian San Miguel (US Army)
Stephen Hayes (US Air Force/Iraq)                                                  As a courtesy please notify the office
                                                                                   when the name can be removed or if
                                                                                  you wish to have the name continued.
                                             Founder's Day                     Be sure to get the persons permission first!
                                            in St. Augustine
                                               September 4                                  Mass on TV
                                                10:00 a.m.                             for the Homebound
                                        Historical Reenactment                 https://www.ewtn.com/tv/schedule
                                           of the 1565 landing                         Sunday Mass-8:00am
                                             11:00 a.m. Mass        DIRECTV—Channel: 370
                                           at the Rustic Altar      DISH—Channel 261
                                          with Bishop Estévez       SPECTRUM— Channel 169
                                               as celebrant.        ATT U—Verse—Channel 562
                                         For more details, email    SIRIUS Radio—Channel 130 /XM
                                   mtucker@missionandshrine.org     SPECTRUM– Channel 20
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