MASSES FOR THE WEEK Intentions

Mon. 01 8:00 a.m. Communion Service

Tues. 02 8:00 a.m. Irene Rosener

Wed. 03 8:00 a.m. Helen Stegall

Thur. 04 8:00 a.m. M/M Willard Rhodes

Fri. 05 8:00 a.m. M/M William Massmann

Sat. 06 4:00 p.m. Souls in Purgatory

Sun. 07 10:00 a.m. Parish Family

(SA) 8:00 a.m. Craig Wibbenmeyer

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

ST. JOSEPH

SATURDAY VIGIL - 4:00 PM

February 6, 2021

Lector James Eaton

Altar Servers

Ushers

Dan & Bernice Burle

Jeff Rosener, J. House

ST. JOSEPH

SUNDAY MASS – 10:00 AM

February 7, 2021

Lector Mike Lukachick

Altar Servers Chris Willette

Ushers L. Lappe, C. Vessell

ST. ANNE

SUNDAY MASS – 8:00 AM

February 7, 2021

Lector Mickey Bange

Altar Servers Richard Broome

Ushers Jerry Rokan

Garry Fisher

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Bulletin cover: Madonna and Child

St. Louis Art Museum

Blessing of Candles

God of night and of

day,

we praise you for the

brightness of our sun,

for the softer light of

the moon

and the splendor of the

stars,

for the fires of earth

that bring us light and warmth

even as they imperil all who use them.

By the great and small lights we mark our days and

seasons,

we brighten the night and bring warmth to our winter,

and in these lights we see light:

Jesus, whose light we receive in Baptism,

whose light we carry by day and by night.

In the beauty of these candles,

keep us in quiet and in peace,

keep us safe and turn our hearts to you

that we may ourselves be light for our world.

All praise be yours through Christ,

the light of the nations,

the glory of Israel,

forever and ever. Amen.

—Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers

Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God,

and our ears to the voice from heaven that every day

calls out this charge: If you hear his voice today, do

not harden your hearts (Ps 95:8).

—Rule of Benedict (Prol. 9–10)

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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 31, 2021

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St. Anne Church Church Cleaning Team #4 – Diana & Deacon Don Kintz

A big thank you to our Ladies

of St. Joseph who hosted the

Priests and Deacons who

attended the meeting of our

deanery on January 19th. We

are most appreciative of the

fine meal and all the final

preparations by our Ladies which made for a wonderful

evening.

SIX STEPS TO PRAYER by St. Francis de Sales

St. Francis de Sales, one of the great spiritual directors

among the saints, offers six steps to prayer that can allow

you to enter more deeply into meditation and conversation

with the Lord:

1. Place yourself in the presence of God. Remember

that God is near you. Take a moment to invite him into

your time of prayer. Meet him as if you were meeting a

friend.

2. Ask God for his assistance. Ask that he would help in

your meditation. Pray that God uses this time to draw you

closer to him.

3. Read over a passage of Scripture or some other

spiritual work. In this case (a book of Pope Francis

quotes), your spiritual reading will be the words of Pope

Francis, but also consider supplementing this with

Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, or other

spiritual readings.

4. Take some time to reflect and think over what you

have read. Your goal is not necessarily to learn

something but to enter more deeply into a relationship with

Jesus and to understand yourself and God more

intimately. Listen to what God is trying to tell you.

5. Have a conversation with God about your reflections

and thoughts. In this step, you want to ask

yourself: What stood out to you in your spiritual

reading? What is God trying to tell you through what you

just read? What feelings arise in your heart? Talk to God

about these things.

6. Conclude your time in prayer. In your conclusion, St.

Francis recommends thanking God for your time in prayer,

making petitions for yourself and others, and developing a

practical resolution. Take what insights you have gained

and apply them to your life in a practical way. For

example, do you need to be more faithful to prayer? Do

you need to forgive someone?

As St. Francis de Sales and many other spiritual writers

make clear, there is no perfect method or process for

prayer, which is ultimately the work of the Holy Spirit.

Excerpt from A Year of Mercy with Pope Francis

We will have the Saint Blaise

Blessing at all the Masses this

weekend, Saturday, January 30,

2021, and Sunday, January 31,

2021, at St. Joseph and St. Anne

Parishes.

Because of COVID, the Office of

Sacred Worship has instructed Priests and

Deacons to give the prayer of blessing, without

candles, as the final blessing for the Mass.

St. Blaise Bishop and Martyr

As the bishop of Sebastea in Armenia, he died as a

martyr during a wave of persecution under the

emperor Diocletian. His feast is marked by one of the

most popular Catholic devotions: the blessing of

throats with lighted tapers. This practice combines

features of two stories about the saint’s life: one in

which he healed a boy with a fishbone stuck in his

throat, and another in which a woman, visiting him in

prison before his death, brought lighted candles to

brighten the gloom of his cell.

St. Blaise is also remembered for his kindness to

animals. For some time he escaped persecution by

hiding in a cave which he shared with a number of

wild creatures. After he had healed them of all their

ailments they gladly accepted his blessing and offered

him company and protection. Even after his arrest,

his solicitude for animals continued.

“Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and

martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of

the throat and from every other illness.”

Excerpt from Give Us This Day

Contribution Statements Your Contribution Statements for the year 2020 have

been mailed. Please call the Parish Office if you do

not receive your statement in the mail. Thank you for

your generosity and support of St. Joseph and St.

Anne Parishes.

Chicken & Dumpling

Dinners Carry-out Only

The Knights of Columbus Chicken

& Dumpling Dinners will be

available on Thursday, February 4,

2021, from 3:30 to 6:30 pm at our

meeting hall, 7897 Berry Road. The menu includes:

Chicken & Dumplings, Green Beans, Cole Slaw,

Applesauce and a selection of Desserts. There will be

no drinks. Carry-out orders only. Adults: $7.00

Children: $3.50 *6 to 10 years*.