A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust

Holy Rosary Church Church: 246 Muse Bishop Road, Muse PA 15350 Mail: 1 Orchard St, PO Box 447, Muse, PA 15350

Phone: 724.745.3531 Fax: 724.745.0669 sharouse@romeroparish.org

Office Hours: Mon and Thu: 10:00am to 3:00pm

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church Address: 300 Pike Street, Box 366

Meadow Lands, PA 15347 Phone: 724.222.1911 Fax: 724.222.5688

olmm@comcast.net Office Hours: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 9:00am to 2:00pm

MM Banquet Hall: 724.809.5284

Administration Office St. Patrick Church

Address: 317 West Pike Street Canonsburg, PA 15317

Phone: 724.745.6560 Fax: 724.746.1112 pshultz@romeroparish.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00am to 4:00pm

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W We welcome you to St. Oscar Romero Parish, composed of Holy Rosary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and Saint Patrick churches. We are honored that you have chosen to worship with us. We, the people of our parish, seek to provide a compassionate, Christ-like presence in this part of Washington County, Pennsylvania. As you read our bulletin, you will see, in the many ministries and organizations, that we are a diverse Roman Catholic community that strives to put into action our faith in Jesus. We hope that the information contained in this bulletin will be of service and support to you. May God bless you.

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B Les damos la bienvenida a la Parroquia San Óscar Romero, compuesta por las iglesias de Santo Rosario, Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa y San Patricio. Nos sentimos honrados de que haya elegido rendir culto con nosotros. La gente de nuestra parroquia busca proveer una presencia compasiva y semejante a la de Cristo en esta parte del condado de Washington, Pennsylvania. Al leer nuestro boletín, verán, entre los muchos ministerios y organizaciones, que somos una comunidad Católica Romana diversa que se esfuerza por poner en acción nuestra fe en Jesucristo. Esperamos que la información contenida en este boletín les sirva y apoye. Que Dios le bendiga.

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M I T W Date Time Site Intention Requested By

Saturday, July 18

4:00 PM HR Raymond Egbert + Daughter, Mary Ellen

5:00 PM SP Deceased members of Campbell & Lobozzo Families Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Campbell

6:00 PM MM George Allen + George Zofchak

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July 19

7:30 AM SP Kathleen Foley+ Foley Family

9:00 AM HR Angela Roman Shemiloff+ Ennio DelVecchio

10:00 AM MM Mary Homer + Elizabeth Chehovin + Anniversary

Daughters Children

11:00 AM SP For the People

12:00 PM HR George Clark+ Wife & Family

1:00 PM MM Jesus Torres + Familia

O M S We, the Roman Catholic churches of Holy Rosary,

Miraculous Medal, and St. Patrick, enlightened by the Word of God, guided by the Holy Spirit, and called to

spread God's love, through our actions and words, strive to bring into an intimate relationship with Jesus all those

living in North Central Washington County.

Spanish Mass

M G Turn to page 6 in this bulletin to learn about the Mass attendance guidelines and how you can reserve your spot (and help).

Dear Sisters and Brothers, As of July 1, 2020, we are now officially the Parish of

Saint Oscar Romero. It has been a challenging few months leading up to the beginning of our new parish, but with the grace of God, we will be able to accomplish great things. It is important for us to understand the difference between a parish and a church. A parish is a geographical area and a church is a building in that geographical area. The geographical area of the new Saint Oscar Romero Parish is the North Central part of Washington County, including the boroughs of Canonsburg and Houston and the townships of Cecil, Chartiers, North Strabane, South Strabane and parts of Peters. Our parish is now made up of the three churches of Holy Rosary, Miraculous Medal and Saint Patrick. These facilities will serve the worship, ministerial and programmatic needs of our parish. We are blessed to continue to offer the Holy Mass and other ministries at these churches.

Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, we had to postpone a number of important events including the Sacraments of Initiation of Adults, as well as the Sacrament of Confirmation and a Baccalaureate Mass for our graduating seniors. I am pleased to announce that we will be celebrating the Sacraments of Initiation of Adults on Sunday, July 26 at the 11 a.m. Mass at Saint Patrick Church for the English-speaking new members of our Faith and on that same Sunday at the 1 p.m. Mass at Miraculous Medal Church for the Spanish-speaking new members of our Faith.

We will be celebrating Baccalaureate Masses for our graduating seniors on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 9 a.m. at Holy

F C ’ C Rosary Church, 10 a.m. at Miraculous Medal Church and 11 a.m. at Saint Patrick Church. Finally, we will be celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation for our candidates on three different evenings on Monday, Aug. 3, Wednesday, Aug. 10 and Thursday, Aug. 20 -- all at 7 p.m. at Saint Patrick Church.

This is a great way to inaugurate the beginning of our new parish with these celebrations for our youth and young adults. It will be the mission of our new parish to find innovative ways to share our Catholic Faith with the generations to come and to learn from the example and witness of Saint Oscar Romero. May we benefit from his intercession as we continue to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.

In Christ’s love, Father Carmen

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Monday, July 20

7:00 AM Margaret Eckenrode+ Joan Celento SP

Mabel Bell+ Linda & Zane Karchella 8:00 AM HR

Fr Robert Wesolek + Family 10:00 AM MM

Tuesday, July 21

7:00 AM Mary Jean Milbower+ Ron & Carolyn Fela SP

Dominick DiMatteo+ Family 8:00 AM HR

Tony Tatarski + Cousins 10:00 AM MM

Wednesday, July 22

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7:00 AM SP John Blumen+ Jim & Betty Amato

HR For the Good Health of Rose Roman 8:00 AM

MM Parishioners 10:00 AM

Thursday, July 23

7:00 AM SP Margaret Eckenrode+ Suzanne Kromka

HR Dr. Eugene Hammell Sr.+ Jim & Michelle Zemencik 8:00 AM

MM Living & Deceased 10:00 AM

Friday, July 24

7:00 AM SP Joseph, Elizabeth & Kenneth Politan+ Cassandra Politan

HR Living & Deceased 8:00 AM

MM For Our Priests 10:00 AM

Saturday, July 25

4:00 PM HR Rev. Edward Trzeciakowski + Fred Lombardo & Family

5:00 PM SP Edward Seibel+ Jo & Erika Seibel

6:00 PM MM For Our Homebound

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July 26

7:30 AM SP Living & Deceased Members of Fran Pleskovich & Michael Tomsic Families Beverly & Adelia

9:00 AM HR Ed Kovacik+ Family

10:00 AM MM William & Rita Wesolek + Family

11:00 AM SP For the People

12:00 PM HR Living & Deceased

1:00 PM MM Jose Viveros + Anniversary Asucema & Rodolfo Viveros + Family Spanish Mass

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Notices, articles, calendar dates and pictures for the bulletin or webpage should be sent or brought in to your Parish office for

approval and then emailed to: Don Ross at dross@romeroparish.org

before Noon Friday, one week before publication. Please indicate the duration that you would like your information published in the bulletin. When supplying a flyer, also include a brief article. In most cases the article will be published in the bulletin with notation to see more information in the flyer on our website.

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Adult Offertory .......................................... $16,756.50 Children Offertory .............................................. $2.00 Loose Change ................................................... $551.00 Parish Total ................................................ $17,309.50 Weekly Budgeted Expenses ......................... $24,631.55 Deficit ........................................................... . $7,322.05 Monthly Maintenance ..................................... $968.00 Votive Candles ................................................. $162.00 St Vincent de Paul ........................................ $1,102.00 Peter's Pence ..................................................... $145.00 Feast of the Assumption ................................... $10.00 Elementary School Subsidy .............................. $26.00

P S A Assessment for 2020 ................................. $194,408.00 Amount received to date ............................... $74,084.66 Balance due February 2021 ......................... $120,323.34

Amount collected over our goal will be deposited in the Parish savings.

The Greater Canonsburg Chamber of Commerce hosts a Farmers Market in the St. Patrick Church parking lot from 3 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday through Aug. 18. Call Lonnie at 724-745-1812 for information.

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K C N Y The Knights of Columbus is an international Order of

Catholic men who are called to lead with faith, protect our families, serve others and defend our Catholic values in a changing world. Our local council is seeking new men. You will find that membership in the Knights of Columbus brings many fraternal benefits.

If you are over the age of 18 and would like to join, simply go to KofC.org/joinus and enter one of our council numbers. Join today and receive a 50% discount on your membership by using discount code PAKOFC (all caps). Interested individuals may contact any member of Council #13421 or #3291.

Receive the latest news about our parish by signing up for Flocknote at https://romeroparish.org/flocknote

All parishioners should have received their envelope packets for St. Oscar Romero Parish. If you have not received them by now, that may mean that you are not registered in the parish. If you want to join the parish, please email Patty at pshultz@romeroparish.org or register online at romeroparish.org.

Also email Patty if you received two envelope packets as that may mean you are registered at two church sites and that needs to be corrected. If you have moved recently, please make sure your envelopes have the correct address.

Finally, please make checks payable to St. Oscar Romero Parish. Thank you for your generosity.

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T S As of July 1, Holy Rosary, Our Lady of the

Miraculous Medal and St. Patrick churches became the new St. Oscar Romero Parish. With the merger uniting our churches, the Diocese of Pittsburgh requires us to prepare two separate financial statements for 2020, the first one for your contributions from January 1 to June 30, 2020 from either Holy Rosary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal or St. Patrick and the second statement from St. Oscar Romero from July 1 to December 31, 2020. They will be available upon request.

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Please pray for our service men and women and families: Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bobic, Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Bobic, Senior Airman Jared Bobic, Capt. Jared Bowman, 2nd Lt. Sean Coleman, 2nd Lt. Juliana Coleman, Major Spec. Joshua Loeffler, Capt. Samuel Lombardo, Airman First Class R. Jules Luksis III, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher McCoy, Sgt. Allante McGant, Sgt. First Class Kalin Mellars, Lance Cpl. Isaac Miles, Pvt. Aidan Miller, PFC Hunter Phillips, Staff Sgt. Aaron Nicholas Sitka, Lt. Col. Eric & Lt. Col. Kelly Quidley, Pvt. Ryan Wudkwych and Staff Sgt. Christopher Yaw.

Please pray for those who have asked for our prayers: All people affected by the coronavirus, Sheila Agostelli, Mitch Barton, Shirley Bastianini, Patty Bauer, Chrissy Bauer, Carol Bayer, Mary Bayto, Willy Bernardi, Jean Bernens, Pearl Carter, Joe Chehovin, Gerrie Churney, Terry Churney, Jean Coll, Rose Colussi, Dan Dougherty, Rose Ferrari, John L. Fotheringham, John Graff, Mike Hononvick, Mason & Maverick Hornack, Diana Jordan-Durbin, Don Kims, Irene Knodle, Loretta Kulakowski, Louise Kulakowski, Rosemary Marshall, Curtis Mathews, Barb Mavrich, Nancy Mazza, Sam Mazza, Bill McCloskey, Abigail McGowan, Shirley McNeirney, Julie Meehan, John Miller, Mario Mullig, William Okuley, Paul Pesavento, Amelia Poljak, Leslie Poljak, Rose Roman, Luke Scott, Rose Terkay and Debbie Waligorski, Marcie Williams. To add or remove someone from the prayer list, please contact Patricia Shultz at pshultz@romeroparish.org.

S P Each month, we will start fresh with our prayer list. If

you would like to include someone’s name on the list, call the parish with the information, or use the online request form. You can find it under the Worship and Sacraments / Prayer Request menu.

H R P S The outdoor Pieta Shrine candle is burning this week for Paul Battista by Nanette, Lisa and John.

Go to our home page at www.romeroparish.org to watch a video from our Pastor explaining the decisions behind closing St Patrick School. There is also a link on the home page for the letter he sent to parishioners.

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W S O R ? Born in 1917 in El Salvador, Oscar Arnulfo Romero was ordained a priest in 1942 and worked 35 years as pastor, administrator and journalist. In February 1977, Fr. Romero became archbishop of San Salvador. The following month, his friend and fellow priest, Rutilio Grande was murdered.

Romero saw that the people in power in his country were violent men. The wealthy families supported this violent government.

During this time, the poor people suffered the most. Romero spoke out against the soldiers and the government who were attacking the poor. Romero believed that the church needed to work to change the government, because the government was going against the teachings of Jesus. Saint Romero used his sermons to call for peace; he was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979. The following year, he was shot and killed while celebrating Mass.

On Feb. 3, 2015, Pope Francis authorized a decree recognizing Oscar Romero as a martyr for the faith. His beatification took place in San Salvador on May 23, 2015. He was canonized on Oct. 14, 2018.

Visit our website to watch a video about this amazing priest who did so much for the poor of his country.

RCIA RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) classes will begin in

September. If you want to enter or just to learn more about the Catholic faith, you are welcome to attend. If you have any questions about the class or would be interested in becoming part of the RCIA Team, please contact Deacon Tony.

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Please pray for the souls of our faithful departed, especially Brian Marchewka. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.

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You can attend weekday Masses at all sites with limitations. See schedule below.

In conjunction with the CDC and Diocesan guidelines, daily Mass will be limited to 25% of capacity. Reservations are no longer necessary for weekday Masses.

You must continue to wear a mask and follow all church directives. Please stay home if you do not feel well.

The weekday 10 a.m. Mass at the Miraculous Medal site will continue to be live streamed. If you are in any of the risk categories per the CDC, please do not come to Mass: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html.

W M A Weekend Masses are being held at all three church

sites. No walk-ins/persons without a reservation will be allowed to attend, in order to comply with required safety guidelines.

Weekend Masses will be limited to 25% of the capacity of each church. We will be using Eventbrite to make the reservations. Please go to our website and click on the Reservations link. If you do not have computer access, please call Patty at 724-745-6560 for assistance from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. You must call every week for a weekend Mass time.

You must wear a mask and follow all church directives. Be at the church 20 minutes before Mass to be checked in. Please stay home if you do not feel well or fall into the “risk” categories per the CDC (see link above). Please note that the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still suspended. Mass will continue to be live streamed.

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O R U Private prayer will be held at the St Patrick site from

11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please check the website for details. Safety guidelines remain in place including seating in designated areas only, the use of masks, hand sanitizers, and social distancing.

Confessions – Confessionals do not meet public health safety requirements. Penitents must practice social distancing and all other safety guidelines. No appointments are needed for reconciliation at the St. Patrick Parish Center: Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon.

Fr. Tom Galvin will be at the side entrance (through the gate) to the Center. A chair will be available for the penitent who will be outside (under cover) and will be able to speak through the door, left slightly open. A screen will provide anonymity for the penitent. The line will form across the street (Hutchinson). There are markings on the pavement for social distancing.

Appointments are needed for confessions at: Miraculous Medal Site — Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m.

Please call 724-222-1911 by Thursday. You do not need to give your name. These are held with Fr. Carmen in the rectory entrance at the mail slot.

St. Patrick Site — Appointments with Fr. Tom Gillespie may be scheduled by calling the parish office at 724-745-6560.

Holy Rosary Site — Appointments with Fr. George DeVille may be scheduled by calling the church office at 724-745-3531.

Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals can be scheduled but with the restrictions of no more than 25% of capacity. Great care must be given to social distancing, wearing masks, and sanitization precautions.

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The next food distribution will be Saturday, July 25 from 9 to 11 a.m. in the OLMM parking lot.

S B Since our brothers and sisters who are high risk for

contracting COVID-19 need to stay home for their safety, we have found that our Welcome Ministry needs assistance from our younger and lower risk parishioners. We are asking that if you are in the low risk category, that you consider being a greeter, ushers, and/or light cleaner. Deacon Tony is having a Zoom meeting where we will go over the responsibilities for this ministry. Please contact Deacon Tony at amobley@romeroparish.org to sign up for the meeting. We ask you to prayerfully consider if God is calling you to serve our new parish in this manner.

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R W Lunes: Miq 6:1-4, 6-8; Sal 49:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21

y 23; Mt 12:38-42 Martes: Miq 7:14-15, 18-20; Sal 84:2-4, 5-6, 7-8; Mt

12:46-50 Miercoles: Can 3:1-4 or 2 Co 5:14-17; Sal 62:2, 3-4, 5-6,

8-9; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Jueves: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13; Sal 35:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-

11; Mt 13:10-17 Viernes: Jer 3:14-17; Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13; Mt 13:18

-23 Sabado: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Sal 125:1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6;

Mt 20:20-28 Domingo: 1 Reyes 3:5, 7-12; Sal 118:57, 72, 76-77, 127

-128, 129-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 o 13:44-46

You can find the daily readings on the US Catholic Bishops’ website at: http://cms.usccb.org/bible/readings/

Three Canonsburg area churches and Canonsburg Mayor David Rhome will be distributing lunch items and boxes of fresh produce through the Greater Canonsburg-Houston Ministerial Association. The drive-thru distribution is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, July 20 at:

Holy Rosary Church, 246 Muse Bishop Road, Muse Canonsburg United Presbyterian Church, 112 Pike Street Canonsburg. Faith Chapel Community Church, 9 Lawrence St., Cecil Township

No registration is required and it is while supplies last. Organizers ask that recipients visit their nearest location. All required precautions to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus will be implemented at these sites.

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M T Holy Rosary Monday - Friday - 8 a.m. Saturday - 4 p.m., Sunday - 9 a.m. & 12 p.m. Miraculous Medal Monday - Friday - 10 a.m. Saturday - 6 p.m., Sunday - 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. (Spanish Language Mass) St Patrick Monday - Friday - 7 a.m. Saturday - 5 p.m., Sunday - 7:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Reservations for Daily Mass are NOT required, but masks and social distancing remain in effect.

Here are some important communication changes with our new parish:

Website Our website is now www.romeroparish.org Email All parish staff emails now end with @romeroparish.org Flocknote Flocknote main page is now https://romeroparish.flocknote.com Eventbrite To sign up for Mass please go to www.romeroparish.eventbrite.com Facebook Our Facebook page is now www.facebook.com/stromeroparish Youth Ministry Instagram Account Follow us at RomeroParishYM Youth Ministry YouTube Channel Follow us at Romero Parish Youth Ministry

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Congratulations to all those who have graduated this year either from High School or College! On Sunday, August 2, 2020, we will be having Baccalaureate Masses at Holy Rosary at 9:00 AM, at Miraculous Medal at 10:00 AM, and at St. Patrick at 11:00 AM. All graduates from high school or college and their families are invited to attend this special occasion as we celebrate their academic accomplishments in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Mass. If you are a recent grad please fill out the form here: https://fs26.formsite.com/rBQHjx/8s3c7aewml/index.html, or contact Sean at saustin@romeroparish.org, regardless if you are able to attend the Baccalaureate Mass, so that we can recognize you!

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Desprecio de la Eucaristía en el siglo XIII Por esos tiempos, sin embargo, no todos participan de

la devoción eucarística, y también se dan casos horribles de desafección a la Presencia real. Veamos, a modo de ejemplo, la infinita distancia que en esto se produce entre cátaros y franciscanos. Cayetano Esser, franciscano, describe así el mundo de los primeros:

«En aquellos tiempos, el ataque más fuerte contra el Sacramento del Altar venía de parte de los cátaros [muy numerosos en la zona de Asís]. Empecinados en su dualismo doctrinal, rechazaban precisamente la Eucaristía porque en ella está siempre en íntimo contacto el mundo de lo divino, de lo espiritual, con el mundo de lo material, que, al ser tenido por ellos como materia nefanda, debía ser despreciado. Por oportunismo, conservaban un cierto rito de la fracción del pan, meramente conmemorativo. Para ellos, el sacrificio mismo de Cristo no tenía ningún sentido.

«Otros herejes declaraban hasta malvado este sacramento católico. Y se había extendido un movimiento de opinión que rehusaba la Eucaristía, juzgando impuro todo lo que es material y proclamando que los “verdaderos cristianos” deben vivir del “alimento celestial”.

«Teniendo en cuenta este ambiente, se comprenderá por qué, precisamente en este tiempo, la adoración de la sagrada hostia, como reconocimiento de la presencia real, venía a ser la señal distintiva más destacada de los

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P R H Wake me up Lord so that the evil of racism finds no home within me. Keep watch over my heart Lord and remove from me any barriers to your grace. Fill my spirit Lord so that I may give services of justice and peace. Clear my mind Lord and use it for your glory. And finally, remind me Lord that you said, “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God.” Amen. Despiértame Señor para que el mal del racismo no tenga lugar en mi corazón. Vigila mi corazón, Señor, y quita de mí cualquier barrera a tu gracia. Llena mi espíritu, Señor, para que pueda prestar servicios de justicia y paz. Despeja mi mente Señor y úsala para tu gloria. Y por último, recuérdame Señor que dijiste, "Benditos sean los pacificadores porque serán llamados hijos de Dios." Amén.

auténticos verdaderos cristianos. El culto de adoración de la Eucaristía, que en adelante irá tomando formas múltiples, tiene aquí una de sus raíces más profundas. Por el mismo motivo, el problema de la presencia real vino a colocarse en el primer plano de las discusiones teológicas, y ejerció también una gran influencia en la elaboración del rito de la Misa.

«Por otra parte, las decisiones del Concilio de Letrán [IV: 1215] nos descubren los abusos de que tuvo que ocuparse entonces la Iglesia. El llamado Anónimo de Perusa es a este respecto de una claridad espantosa: sacerdotes que no renovaban al tiempo debido las hostias consagradas, de forma que se las comían los gusanos; o que dejaban a propósito caer a tierra el cuerpo y la sangre del Señor, o metían el Sacramento en cualquier cuarto, y hasta lo dejaban colgado en un árbol del jardin; al visitar a los enfermos, se dejaban allí la píxide y se iban a la taberna; daban la comunión a los pecadores públicos y se la negaban a gentes de buena fama; celebraban la santa Misa llevando una vida de escándalo público», etc. (Temi spirituali, Biblioteca Francescana, Milán 1967, 281-282; cf. D. Elcid, Clara de Asís, BAC pop. 31, Madrid 1986, 193-195).

Autor: José María Iraburu, sacerdote http://www.es.catholic.net/op/articulos/54930/cat/865/

la-adoracion-eucaristica-historia-2.html

Helen Boles: St. Patrick Church: Caesar Riolo; Marlene Tkach: Christian Mothers: Ronald Tkach; Dr. Victor & Jean L Mazza: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church: Robert J. Mazza.

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SCAM ALERT

If you receive a text apparently from a member of the staff, often claiming to come from Father Carmen, asking for you to reply, or to send gift cards, but the phone number doesn’t match that staff member’s phone number on the back of the bulletin, it is a scam. Block that number and delete that text conversation. You will know it’s not from Father Carmen if it is signed something like: “...Rev. Carmen D’Amico”. He doesn’t sign texts that way.

C Confirmations will be on the following dates:

Monday, August 3 Wednesday, August 12 Thursday, August 20

For all three dates, Confirmation will begin at 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Church and will not include Mass. To comply with CDC and diocesan guidelines, attendance is limited so please let us know which date you would prefer. If you’re reading this online, click here to submit your preference. Or email Sean at saustin@romeroparish.org.

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these are two options for you to consider to support your parish during these unprecedented times: 1. There will be a basket placed somewhere on or near the

altar during Masses in which to place envelopes. 2. You can either mail or drop off your envelopes in the

mail slot at any of the parish offices. 3. If you have online banking you can send your

contribution using your bank’s bill pay option. Give the bank the church name and address and the bank will send the payment directly to the church.

If you have any questions, please contact the administrative office at 724-745-6560. We are very grateful for your generous support. Please know of our continued prayers for you and for your loved ones.

R C A Diocese Victim Assistance Coordinator:

412.456.3093 (Office) Abuse Hotline: 1.888.808.1235 PA Child Line: 1.800.932.0313

Child & Youth Services Washington County: 724-228-6884

Call 911 immediately if a child is in danger

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Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson Oh, to think my morning bowl of Wheaties is filled

with something grown on a field! I marvel when I think of all the steps involved in the notion of “farm to table.” I should never forget, first of all, the labor of farmers that is involved. Same goes for the railroad personnel, and the truckers and the grocery workers that link farm and my breakfast table. Our enemy, the Covid 19 virus, brought that home.

Jesus’ parable got me thinking about all this. I got to wondering just what Jesus intended in telling it. Certainly He is issuing a call to be patient in a world, indeed in His earthbound kingdom, where both saints and sinners are allowed to flourish between now and Judgment Day. His leniency balances His justice.

That mustard seed which comes next and the yeast after that in Matthew’s compilation both teach us something more. When God’s plan is behind some effort, however small, there is a surprising effect on the whole world. May I suggest that there is comfort and peace in this fact?

There is still more, albeit a side effect in all three parables. We get to learn that God is present and active in even the little everyday events in our everyday lives. Poets seem to have a lock on this kind of perception, because they can look at ordinary things with a sense of wonder. That patch of wildflowers spread over the highway median gets missed so easily as we zoom past it over the legal speed limit. Yet we know the poets are right. Somewhere deep inside us is the truth that now and then we all have to stop, literally, and “smell the roses.”

One positive effect of the Covid 19 lockdown is that we are now compelled to stop or at least slow down long enough to take genuine notice of the people, places and

things that make up the content of our lives. That’s what’s real. Any hectic self-imposed agenda is artificial.

There is a parallel here with the subtle spread of God’s peaceable kingdom in the world. His quiet power is always at work, fulfilling His plan for us as well as His whole Church. We just have to notice and marvel. That in turn energizes our hope and maximizes our love. Then we become that “good wheat” that He will gather into His barn.

Michael E. DeBakey, a heart surgeon, once observed: “For me, the solitude of early morning is the most precious time of day. There is a quiet serenity that disappears a few hours later with the hustle and bustle of the multitude. God has granted another day of life, another chance for me to do something worthwhile for humanity.” May I humbly suggest that you follow up such lofty thoughts as his while eating a healthy bowl of Wheaties?

Reading I: Wisdom 12: 13, 16-19 God, being omnipotent, can also be just and merciful. His justice does not exclude His kindness. An uplifting truth for us, coupled with the fact that God desires us to repent of our sins, which adds hope to our belief.

Reading II: Romans 8: 26-27 Through the Spirit, the Christian becomes a child of God, and is thus entitled to the Spirit’s help in living with his weakness.

The Gospel: Matthew 13: 24-43, or 13: 24-30 Here is the first set of parables explicitly about the kingdom of God. He points out the power even of a small movement from God when it affects the whole of a society. Note here too the impartiality of Jesus, with His inclusion of a man and a woman in successive stories.

Eucharistic Adoration is being scheduled for August 7. However, we need to assure that at least two people are signed in for every hour between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. If you wish to attend, you need to contact Mellissa Slagle at meliisa.slagle@comcast.net or 724-809-4935 or Joan Dristas at dristas1@comcast.net or 412-997-4246. Please do so by August 3. A determination will be made on this date. Thank you.

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Liturgical Environment Coordinator/Sacristan Rita Meyer rmeyer@romeroparish.org (724.745.6560)

Business Manager Barbara Turk bturk@romeroparish.org (724.745.6560)

Social Services Minister & Hispanic Ministry Coordinator Julie Cosen no jcosen no@romeroparish.org (724.531.0849)

Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Sean Aus n saus n@romeroparish.org (724.745.4130)

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Hispanic Community Religious Education Erenia Karamche ekaramche @romeroparish.org

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