Come Celebrate Las Posadas with Us at St. Patrick’s Church! Sunday - Decem-ber 15th, Starting at 6:00 p.m.

On December 15th at 6:00 p.m., our Religious Education Children will be hosting a bilingual, one night only Las Posadas service here at St. Patrick’s. Las Posadas (literally, “the inns”) commemorates Mary & Joseph’s travels through Bethlehem, being rejected by one innkeeper after another until they reach their stable, where our savior was born. Fol-lowing the prayer service, we will be offering Mexican hot chocolate, pastries and piñatas in the gymnasium. All are invited to join us. El 15 de Diciembre a las 6:00 p.m., nuestros estudiantes de Educación Religiosa serán anfitriones de una noche bilingüe de Las Posadas aquí en San Patricio. Las Posa-das conmemoran el viaje de Mary & José en Belén y el rechazo de los posaderos hasta que llegan a su establo, donde nace nuestro salvador. Después de este servicio, estaremos ofreciendo chocolate caliente, variedad de postres y piñatas en el gimnasio. Todos están invitados.

December 14-15, 2019: 3rd Sunday of Advent

Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Monday 12:00 p.m. in Spanish

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

Saturday Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m. in English Sunday Masses

8:00 & 10:00 a.m. in English Sunday Mass in Spanish at 12:15 p.m.

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. & 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Saturdays 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. or by appointment

Sunday Early Session 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Sunday Late Session 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Tuesday Confirmation Classes 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.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.

FIND US ON THE AT OR ON AT

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

First Reading — The barren deserts will rejoice and

flower (Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10).

Psalm — Lord, come and save us (Psalm 146).

Second Reading — Be patient, for the coming of the

Lord is as sure as the rain (James 5:7-10).

Gospel — Tell of what you hear and see: The blind re-

gain their vision, the crippled their movement, the deaf

their hearing (Matthew 11:2-11).

Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Wednesday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Thursday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Friday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38 Saturday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45 Sunday: Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Ministry Schedule for December 21-22, 2019

IMPRESSIONABLE:

THE COLLECTION FOR DECEMBER 7-8 WAS $3,507.56

RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS $660.80

Our weekly Offertory Collection goal is $5200 which is needed to cover regular Parish expenses.

Thank you supporting St. Patrick’s Church!

Time, Talent and Treasure

4:00 PM Altar Servers Lector Greeters Eucharistic Ministers One Needed Dc. Paul Kolodziej John Roach Alicia Tocwish Jean Roach Magda Magana 8:00 AM Altar Servers Lector Greeters Eucharistic Ministers Joseph Breen Lynn Michels Lynn Michels Mike Torri Kathy Wilhelmi One Needed 10:00 AM

Altar Servers Lector Greeters Eucharistic Ministers

Nomar Martin Dave Mikos RE Students Dc. Darrell Kelsey Christian Mikos Jenn Maher Ezequiel Ocegueda Bob Vergo

PASTOR, ST. PATRICK CHURCH

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE

DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

FACILITIES MANAGER

The Joliet Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting in-vites you to our Annual Day of Recollection retreat on Saturday, February 29, 2020, from 9am to 1pm. The theme is Leap of Faith. The event will be held at The National Shrine and Museum of St. Therese, 8501 Bailey Rd., Darien, Illinois.

The event is open to all registered American Heritage Girls, Boy Scouts, Brownies, Camp Fire Youth, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Scout BSA, and Venturers. All ages invited! Activities will be age-appropriate. More information is available at www.dioceseofjoliet.org/scouting

Spiritual Direction is time spent with a trained listener. Someone who can help us better under-stand our own story and where God has been present to us through the events of our lives. It is through our Spirituality that we respond to that love, as we reach out to those in need around us.

The true Director of our Spirituality is the Holy Spirit; God himself. But a trained confidential ear can be invaluable as we seek out the answers that only God can provide. Have you ever won-dered where God was in your day, your week , or life? Have you ever tried to discern what God’s plan for your life is? Have you ever tried to make sense out of an event in your life, and ask why did this happen? Spiritual Directors do not give you the answers but help you experience the an-swers as the Holy Spirit reveals them to you.

Spiritual Directors meet with directees usually once every four to six weeks for about an hour. A free will donation is asked for each session, but other arrangements can be made. For further information please con-tact Deacon Darrell Kel-sey at (708) 990-2689 or deacondek@att.net.

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 seats ($500), 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.

On December 22nd (Sunday) at 1:30 p.m., we will be decorat-ing the inside of the church. We will provide light refresh-ments and food for the event. Everyone is welcome to bring a plate to share. Thanks for all your help - I really appreci-ate you putting out the word about these events! - Jim Smith, Maintenance

Primera lectura — ¡Sean fuertes, no teman! Su Dios viene a salvarlos (Isaías 35:1-8a, 10).

Salmo — Ven, Señor, a salvarnos (Salmo 146 [145]) Segunda lectura — Sean también pacientes y va-lientes porque la venida del Señor está cerca (Santiago 5:7-10). Evangelio — “¿Eres tú él que debe venir o tenemos que esperar a otro?” (Mateo 11:2-11).

Lunes: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9; Mt 21:23-27 Martes: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Sal 72 (71):1-4ab, 7-8, 17; Mt 1:1-17 Miércoles: Jer 23:5-8; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 12-13, 18-19; Mt 1:18-25 Jueves: Jue 13:2-7, 24-25a; Sal 71 (70):3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lc 1:5-25 Viernes: Is 7:10-14; Sal 24 (23):1-4ab, 5-6; Lc 1:26-38 Sábado: Cant 2:8-14 o Sof 3:14-18a; Sal 33 (32):2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lc 1:39-45 Domingo: Is 7:10-14; Sal 24 (23):1-6; Rom 1:1-7;

12:00 p.m. los Lunes 7:00 p.m. los Miércoles

12:15 p.m. Misa en los Domingos

Todos los Viernes a las 7:00 p.m.

El color morado se usa durante el Adviento para expresar el carácter de este tiempo de prepa-ración espiritual para la Navidad y la “venida del Señor”. Pero en el Tercer Domingo de Adviento, anteriormente conocido como Domingo Gaudete (“regocijo” en latín), se puede agregar el color rosa al ambiente litúrgico. Toda la liturgia está impreg-nada de regocijo. La primera lectura de hoy y el Evangelio pro-claman la realidad de la obra salvadora de Dios entre nosotros. Isaías describe con exuberancia la idílica transformación de toda la creación como resultado de la presencia de Dios en medio de su pueblo. En el Evangelio, Jesús vincula la profecía de Isaías con lo que está ocurriendo en su propio ministerio. Además de lista de curaciones de Isaías (los ciegos, los cojos, los leprosos y los sordos), la presencia de Jesús ofrece otras dos razones para regocijarnos: “Los muertos resucitan y a los po-bres se les anuncia el Evangelio” (Mateo 11:5). Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. San Juan de Cruz (c. 1542-1591)

Juan Yepes nació en España siendo hijo de un no-ble y de “una mujer de pueblo”. Ingresó a los 21 años a la orden religiosa de los Carmelitas Descal-zos, donde asumiría el nombre de Juan de la Cruz. En 1567 conoció a Teresa de Ávila, quien influen-ciaría su corazón y espiritualidad y posteriormen-te, junto a ella, renovarían su comunidad religiosa.

No obstante, los talentos y vida espiritual de Juan de la Cruz generaron muchos celos en sus herma-nos religiosos a tal grado de que en 1577 lo ence-rraron ellos mismos durante nueve meses, expues-to a abusos y humillaciones. Gracias a una “noche oscura” logra escapar y vuelve a su monasterio, en el que se le siguió maltratando e ignorando. Du-rante su cautiverio y años posteriores, escribió los más bellos tratados de espiritualidad y mística, entre ellos La noche oscura del alma. No obstante, su obra no fue valorada sino hasta después de su muerte. Debido a la profundidad de su pensamien-to fue declarado Doctor de la Iglesia por el Papa Pío XI en 1926. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

December 18, 2015 - Joan Nugent December 18, 2017 - Dorothy Cervan

December 19, 1999 - Ann Borgra December 19, 2001 - Eloise Crowther

December 21, 2000 - Rev. Joseph Kilas December 21, 2009 - Vince Tracy

December 21, 2011 - Joseph Chavez December 22, 2016 - Louise Kubinski

December 22, 2015 - Most Rev. Joseph Imesch Third Bishop of the Joliet Diocese

December 23, 1998 - Rev. Michael Foley December 23, 2000 - Deacon Robert Pellack

December 23, 2006 - Rev. Salvatore Formusa December 23, 2002 - Raymond Allgeier

December 23, 2013 - Virginia Maffeo December 23, 2015 - Sheryl Orr

December 24, 1994 - Helen McCabe December 24, 1997 - Albert Snyder, Sr.

December 24, 2002 - Dorothy Collofello December 24, 2004 - Edward Cindrich

December 24, 2004 - Rob Phillips December 24, 2010 - Evan Lysaght

December 24, 2017 -Genevieve Jagodzinski

@ In Memoriam @

12:00 p.m. Baptisms in Spanish 4:00 p.m. The Parishioners of St. Patrick Church

8:00 a.m. † Gino Ciccotelli (Family & Friends) 10:00 a.m. † Patty Adler (Peter & Judy Valek) 12:15 p.m. † Luis Reyes (Family)

ADORATION CHAPEL OPEN MON-FRI 8:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. THE ROSARY IS PRAYED MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 12:00 NOON AND THURSDAYS AFTER THE 7:30 A.M. MASS

12:00 p.m. Spanish Mass † Edgar Damian (Maria Damian)

7:30 a.m. † William J. Fisher (Family) 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour with Adoration

7:30 a.m. Children of Lynn Michels 7:00 p.m. Spanish Mass † Sofia Amaya (Elvira Villa)

7:30 a.m. † Peter D. Valek (Don & Maria Jankowski)

7:30 a.m. † Oscar Martinez (Daniel Martinez) 7:00 p.m. Spanish Holy Hour - Círculo de Oración

12:00 p.m. English Baptisms 4:00 p.m. †Herman Hakey (Richard M. Hakey &

Family)

8:00 a.m. † Jack Chavez (Family) 10:00 a.m. The Parishioners of St. Patrick’s Church 12:15 p.m. Nicolas Camargo & Maria Mascote (B-

day)

Jeanine Acuff, Joan Bannon, Alejandra Becerra, Ann Buldak, Darlene & Ed Bull, Jr., Frank Butera, Barbara Carlson, Mike Chavez, Richard Chavez, Richard Delaney, Deacon Felix Dominguez, Richard Duke,

Ray Fenili, Russ Gable, Chris & Dan Green, Fran Hakey, Don & Rich Jankowski, James Johnston, Fr. Jim Lennon, Bianey Liera, Sandy Martinez, Yolanda Monroe, Lisa Nuss-baum, Eleanor Orr, Brenda Perez, John & Jean Roach, William Shega, Bernie Spieler, Carolynn & Donnette Tocwish, Alexis Trejo.

Rest in Peace –Virginia Borio Rest in Peace – Phyllis Sefcik Please pray for our beloved deceased and their families.