February 6-7, 2021: The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

THE FIRST PARISH OF THE JOLIET DIOCESE (ESTABLISHED 1838) 710 WEST MARION STREET ~ JOLIET, IL 60436-1598 (815) 727-4746 ~ FAX (815) 727-4798 ~

PASTOR, ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH

Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Friday 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Tuesday- Friday 7:30 a.m. in English Wednesday 7:00 p.m. in Spanish

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. in English Sunday Masses

9:00 a.m. in English

MISAS EN ESPANOL

Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:45 p.m. Saturdays 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. or by appointment

Sunday Session 8:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Saturday Confirmation 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Please call the Parish Office for more information. English baptisms normally are held on the 3rd Saturday of the month at noon.

Please call the office before setting a date for your wedding. The diocese requires a six month preparation prior to the wedding.

Call the Office if you know of someone in need of the Sacrament.

Contact the Parish Office before placing any obituary notices.

Registration Forms are located in the Parish Office or in Church.

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First Reading — Job finds life on earth to be drudgery; he is filled with restlessness (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Psalm — Praise the Lord, who heals the brokenhearted (Psalm 147). Second Reading — Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel. I have become all things to all, to save at least some (1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23). Gospel — Jesus cured many who were sick with various diseases (Mark 1:29-39). The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase. - St. Rose of Lima

Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 — 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 33-34a, 37]

THE COLLECTION FOR JANUARY 30-31 WAS $2,604.00 LATIN AMERICA WAS$265.00

Our weekly Offertory Collection goal is $4800

which is needed to cover regular Parish expenses.

Thank you for your continued support!

Time, Talent and Treasure

Do a quick check of your prior-ities. Where does God rank in

that list? If He’s not first, you have some work to do. Putting God first in everything helps us from putting other “gods” (like our pride and ego, money and possessions to name a few) be-fore God. Before making a decision, ask your-self I’m I going this for the glory of God or for the glory of me?

Shining the Light of Christ through the 2021 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal

It is time for the 2021 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal (CMAA). Your gift is especially important this year, during the pandemic, as our diocese continues to explore new and innovative ways to serve those in need. The 2021 theme is Shining the Light of Christ. The 30 ministries the CMAA supports allow parishes to join together to shine Christ’s light to the benefit of many, from the poor and vulnerable to seminarians and schoolchildren. No parish could provide all of these ministries on its own. Our parish’s goal for the 2021 CMAA is $19,200, and 70 percent of any amount we raise over our goal will be returned to us. This is a great opportunity for our parish! Please review the materials you receive in the mail from the Diocese of Joliet and prayerfully reflect on your gift to this year’s annual appeal. If you do not receive a CMAA mailing, please contact the parish office.

We invite those who wish to participate to join us in the dedication program by remembering a loved one in a memorial dedicated on one of our chapel pews ($1,000), a church pew ($2,500), a classroom ($5,000) or even have a building named in honor of your loved one. For more info, contact the Office at (815) 727-4746.

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6-7 Febrero 2021: V Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Primera lectura — Job declara que la vida en la tierra es monótona, miserable y triste (Job 7:1-4, 6-7). Salmo — Alaben al Señor, que sana los corazones que-brantados (Salmo 147 [146]). Segunda lectura — Pablo dice que no tienen otra alter-nativa sino la de predicar el Evangelio (1 Corintios 9:16-19, 22-23). Evangelio — Después de sanar a muchos enfermos y de expulsar a los demonios, Jesús predica la Buena Nueva (Marcos 1:29-39).

Lunes: Gn 1:1-19; Sal 104 (103):1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mc 6:53-56 Martes: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Sal 8:4-9; Mc 7:1-13 Miércoles: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Sal 104 (103):1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mc 7:14-23 Jueves: Gn 2:18-25; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Mc 7:24-30 Viernes: Gn 3:1-8; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Mc 7:31-37 Sábado: Gn 3:9-24; Sal 90 (89):2-6, 12-13; Mc 8:1-10 Domingo: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 — 11:1; Mc 1:40-45

LAS BUENAS NOTICIAS Las lecturas de hoy comienzan con unos versos del libro de Job. En primer lugar, Job se queja de que sus no-ches se alargan indefinidamente. Y luego, aún peor, “Mis días corren más aprisa que una lanzadera y se consumen sin esperanza” (Job 7:6). No son precisamente alentado-ras estas lamentaciones, no cuando se examinan por se-parado. La mayoría de nosotros ha estado allí, sin embargo, y el antídoto es la “buena noticia” que Pablo encontró tan convincente que sentía que predicarla “era su obligación. ¡Ay de mí, si no anuncio el Evangelio!” (1 Corintios 9:16). Pablo se sentía impulsado a anunciar el Evangelio a tantos como fuera posible, “para ganarlos a todos” (9:22). Esta buena noticia era que el misterio de la vida, muerte y Resurrección de Jesucristo, que levantó a la suegra de Simón Pedro de su lecho de enferma con un simple toque de su mano. “Todo el pueblo se apiñó junto a la puerta. Curó a muchos enfermos de diversos males y expulsó a muchos demonios” (Marcos 1:33–34). Nuestros males y demonios son tan reales como los de Job, y Jesús es nuestro salvador. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Ponerse de rodillas en la liturgia Siempre que hacemos uso de las palabras en un contexto de oración, sea personal o comunitaria, nuestro cuerpo les acompaña con alguna acción de-terminada. Mucho antes de que nos demos cuenta, el cuerpo ya revela nuestra oración misma. El arrodillar-se tiene como connotación el reconocimiento de la grandeza divina y de la pequeñez humana; cabe men-cionar que nuestra pequeñez no está orientada a la falta de valor, como si no valiésemos nada, sino más bien, a reconocer la grandeza humana que nos viene

de Dios, pues somos coronados de gloria y dignidad (Salmo 8). Asimismo, esta postura indica adoración a Dios, al misterio que es, no porque no podamos en-tenderlo, sino porque por más que lo entendemos, no agotamos su plenitud. Por otra parte, hay que recono-cer que esta postura se adopta al pedir perdón, al ha-cer una súplica o agradecer un favor recibido. En un contexto hispano, se reconoce el cariño que hay por esta postura, sobre todo en el momento de la consa-gración, no obstante, también recuerda el sufrimiento al que nuestros pueblos han sido sometidos. La litur-gia nos presenta una oportunidad para reivindicarnos ante la presencia de Dios, ante Dios mismo hecho pan, como lo han hecho miles de miembros de la Adoración Nocturna. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

MÁS TARDE . . . Él que espera hacer una gran cantidad de obras bue-nas de inmediato, nunca hará nada. —Samuel Johnson

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February 11, 1996 - Mary Gray February 11, 2009 - Sharon Loica

February 13, 2009 - William F. Kubinski February 14, 2002 - Andrew Roechner, Sr.

February 14, 2005 - Josephine Merlo February 14, 2007 - Ann Whitgrove February 14, 2011 - Rev. John Zanoni

February 14, 2017 - John Smith February 15, 2015 - Kathleen Miner February 16, 1999 - George McGee

February 17, 2005 - Rev. Aloysius Sieracki, OCarm

February 18, 1998 - Leroy Seeman February 18, 2007 - Rita L. Bentson February 18, 2008 - Mary Zuebes

February 18, 2008 - Most Rev. John Malley, OCarm

February 18, 2017 - Caterina Baietti

4:30 p.m. † Mary Del Rose (Bernie Spieler)

9:00 a.m. †Peter Valek (Bill & Gloria Nussbaum) 11:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church 1:00 p.m. †Jose G. Munoz y Jose M. Guzman (Family)

No Mass

7:30 a.m. †Ann Buldak (Family)

7:30 a.m. Intention of celebrant 7:00 p.m. Misa en Español † Francisco Zamudio

(Familia)

7:30 a.m. Intention of celebrant

7:30 a.m. Holy Souls of Purgatory (Alvarez Family)

4:30 p.m. The Parishioners of St. Patrick Church

9:00 a.m. † Nancy O’Connell (Gloria & Bill Nuss-baum)

11:00 a.m. † Jose Dolores Diaz (Familia) 1:00 p.m. † Padre Sergio Arguello y Padres Arty

(Evangelina Hernandez)

consists of a group of people who pray as a family from their homes. If you would like to be included as part of our Saint Patrick Prayer Line Link, please contact Lynn Michels at (815) 729-4220, Jean Roach at (815) 729-4371 or Sue Ruettiger at (815) 729-4497. Para dejar un mensaje sobre los enfermos o difuntos de su familia, llame a la oficina al (815) 727-4746 or email stpatrectory0710@sbcglobal.net .

Jeanine Acuff, James Arnold, Charles Atchley. Joan Bannon, Darlene Bull, Barbara Carlson, Mike Chavez, Richard Chavez, William Crowe, Richard Delaney, Deacon Felix Dominguez, Richard Duke, Ray & Janet Fenili, Russ Gable, Peggy

Georgevitch, Dan Green, Don & Rich Jankowski, James Johnston, Gloria Lopez, Sandy Martinez, Rafael Mendoza, Vera Miller, Lisa Nuss-baum, Brenda Perez, Laddie Phillips, Jr., Salvador Rivera, John & Jean Roach, Robin Sarver, William Shega, Bernie Spieler, Carolynn Tocwish, Alexis Trejo, Judy Valek.

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