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“InstituteoftheIncarnateWord”IVEPastor: Fr. Mariano Varela, IVE AssociatePastor: Fr. Richard Yevchak, IVE Fr. Andrew Whiting, IVE Administrator: Mark Frederick, ext 108 Secretary: Shirley Pestka, ext. 101 FaithFormation: Beth Shank, ext. 109 YouthMinistry: Beverly Miller ext. 110 DirectorofMusic:Lisa Knutson ext.102 Choirmaster/Organist:Grace Erie ext. 102 ParishTrustee:Daniel Scott Craig Ros jord PriestResidence: 512 E. Mulberry St. LoyolaCatholicSchool:388-2997 IVEMinorSeminary: 387-2565

MassSchedule

Daily: 7:00 am Mondaythru Friday 8:00 am Saturday Saturday: 5:15 pm Sunday: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30 am 1:00 pm (Espanol) HolyDay: See bulletin

SSPeter&PaulParishOf ice:105 North Fifth St., Mankato, MN 56001 Phone: 507-388-2995 Fax: 507-388-7661 E-mail: sspp@hickorytech.net

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Is 49:14-15; Ps 62:2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34

SacramentofReconciliation

Saturday: 11 am-noon & 4-5 pm Daily: After the 7:00 am Mass Othertimesbyappointment.

SacramentofBaptism Contact the Parish Of ice at least one month in advance of the desired date. Baptism preparation sessions for parents and sponsors are held the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 pm. The usual time for Baptism is at 4:15 pm the 4th Saturday of the month. SacramentofMatrimonyFor registered, participating members of the Parish, arrangements for preparation and the date are made by contacting one of the pastors, at least six months before the wedding.

BulletinNoticesAll articles for the bulletin are due by 2 pm on Tuesday. Bulletin articles should always be turned in to the parish of ice with a contact person’s name and phone number.

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Mass Intentions

Monday, Feb. 20 7:00 am Intentions of Nick Hoffman: Mom Intentions of Baby Cole Tritz: Jerry &Phyllis Martinka Tuesday, Feb. 21 7:00 am +Dennis & Duane Snaza: Sister Rose Mary Snaza 3:30 pm Oaklawn Health Care: +Poor Souls: Mallory Hoffman Wednesday, Feb. 22 7:00 am +Rosemary Schuster: Catholic A id/Holy Family For all the volunteers at Ss Peter and Paul Church Thursday, Feb. 23 7:00 am +Joan Goettl: Charlotte Hiniker +Herb and Gen Mocol: Family +Dolores Goodrich: Dean Goodrich

Friday, Feb. 24 7:00 am +Sister Agnes Martinka: Jerry and Phyllis Martinka Consolation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Mallory Hoffman

Saturday, Feb. 25 8:00 am +Anniv. of Edward and Olga Dussan: David and Marie Kvamme +Richard Landwehr: Fran Landwehr

Weekly Schedule Sunday, Feb. 19 No Catechism class today No coffee/rolls or fellowship today RCIA meets at 10:30 am in Room 203 Xavier Hall

Monday, Feb. 20 3:30 pm Saint Dominic Savio (Server Practice) Tuesday, Feb 21 7:30 am to 12 noon Adoration in Xavier Chapel Wednesday, Feb. 22 9 am to 12 noon Mission Quilters in Upper Room

3:30 pm Xavier Chapel, Pray for vocations to the priesthood 6:00 pm Adult Study Group meets in Room 302 of Xavier Hall 6:00 pm RCIA meets in Room 203 Xavier Hall Thursday, Feb. 23 6:00 pm Pastoral Council meeting Room 302 Xavier Hall 7:00 pm Pray the Rosary for Priests in Xavier Chapel Friday, Feb. 24 7:30 am to 6 pm Adoration in Xavier Chapel

Saturday, Feb. 25 9:00 am Legion of Mary in Room 203 of Xavier Hall

3 ASSOCIATE PASTOR’S MESSAGE

E very year on February 22nd, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apos-tle. “According to tradition, the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter marks the anniversary of the day when St. Peter, having borne witness to the divinity of Christ, was appointed by Our Lord to be the rock of His Church . . . . Peter is thus the first to be seated in the chair that then comes

to symbolize the episcopal office of the pope as Bishop of Rome” [1].

On the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, “we give thanks to God for the mission He entrusted to the Apostle Peter and His Successors. ‘Cathedra’ literally means the established seat of the Bishop, placed in the mother church of a diocese which for this reason is known as a ‘cathedral’; it is the symbol of the Bishop's authority and in particular, of his ‘magisterium’, that is, the evangelical teaching which, as a successor of the Apostles, he is called to safeguard and to transmit to the Christian Community.

“When a Bishop takes possession of the particular Church that has been entrusted to him, wearing his miter and holding the pasto-ral staff, he sits on the cathedra. From this seat, as teacher and pastor, he will guide the journey of the faithful in faith, hope and charity.

“The See of Rome. . . came to be recognized as the See of the Successor of Peter, and its Bishop’s ‘cathedra’ represented the mis-sion entrusted to him by Christ to tend his entire flock . . . . Consequently, the Chair of the Bishop of Rome represents not only his service to the Roman community but also his mission as guide of the entire People of God.

“Celebrating the ‘Chair’ of Peter, therefore, . . . means attributing a strong spiritual significance to it and recognizing it as a privi-leged sign of the love of God, the eternal Good Shepherd, who wanted to gather his whole Church and lead her on the path of sal-vation” [2].

I would like to close with a couple excerpts from Pastor aeternus, in which Vatican I solemnly defined the infallible teaching au-thority of the Roman Pontiff:

“6. For the Holy Spirit was promised to the successors of Peter not so that they might, by his revelation, make known some new doctrine, but that, by his assistance, they might religiously guard and faithfully expound the revelation or deposit of faith transmit-ted by the apostles.

“7. This gift of truth and never-failing faith was therefore divinely conferred on Peter and his successors in this See so that they might discharge their exalted office for the salvation of all, and so that the whole flock of Christ might be kept away by them from the poisonous food of error and be nourished with the sustenance of heavenly doctrine. Thus the tendency to schism is removed and the whole Church is preserved in unity, and, resting on its foundation, can stand firm against the gates of hell” [3].

St. Peter, Pray for us. Fr. Richard A. Yevchak, IVE

[1] Homily of Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, O.P., http://ordinariate.net/feast-of-chair-of-st-peter [2] Benedict XVI, General Audience, Feb. 22, 2006, http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/audiences/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20060222.html [3] Pastor aeternus, Vatican I, July 18, 1870.

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Minister Schedule for February 25-26, 2017 Saturday 5:15 pm

Sunday 7:30 am Sunday 9:30 am Sunday 11:30 am

Extra-Ordinary Minister of Holy Communion

Jerry/Mary Huettl Mike/Ruth Woitas Mark/Mary Frederick Joann Hensel

Dennis/Karen Gruis Betsy Peters, Logan Goettl, Charlene Ubl G. Scheurer, J. Vetter

Bill/Louise Dickmeyer, Liz Tabor, Rich Schneller, Al/Linda Kluever, Steve Howe

Pat Roesch Marlene Houg Doreen Slater

Altar Servers Michael & Edward Nguyen, Jerry Tran

Wyatt Rodriguez Brianna Johnston

Gabriel Hester, Israel Hernandez, William Breit

Andrew Burgess Christopher Vasquez

Lector Barb Johnson Dave Schwamberger Mary Krueger Frank Cesario

Greeters Kathy Morris Paul Scheurer Phyllis Schneider

David/Cindy Johnston Roger Sonnek Bruce Tweto

Chuck Bernard Robert/Donna Schaffler Paul/Ger Kragh

Dolores Stelten Clarence/Mari Ites Pat Roesch

Ushers Les Schneider, Mallory Hoffman, Les Bruns,

Phil Chester Dave Reimann Andrew Warden

Wayne Huettl (Capt.) Tom Dinh Stan Huettl

Donald Slater Mark Brosnan Tom Mocol

Rosary Marlene Houg Mary Ann Pongratz Al/Linda Kluever

PHÚC ÂM: Mt 5, 38-48 "Các con hãy yêu thương thù địch các con". Tin Mừng Chúa Giêsu Kitô theo Thánh Matthêu. Khi ấy, Chúa Giêsu phán cùng các môn đệ rằng: "Các con đã nghe bảo: 'Mắt đền mắt, răng đền răng'. Còn Thầy, Thầy bảo các con: đừng chống cự lại với kẻ hung ác; trái lại, nếu ai vả má bên phải của con, thì hãy đưa má bên kia cho nó nữa. Và ai muốn kiện con để đoạt áo trong của con, thì hãy trao cho nó cả áo choàng nữa. Và ai bắt con đi một dặm, thì con hãy đi với nó hai dặm. Ai xin, thì con hãy cho. Ai muốn vay mượn, thì con đừng khước từ. "Các con cũng đã nghe dạy rằng: 'Hãy yêu thương tha nhân, và ghét thù địch'. Còn Thầy, Thầy bảo các con: Các con hãy yêu thương thù địch các con, hãy làm lành cho những kẻ ghét các con, và cầu nguyện cho những kẻ bắt bớ và vu khống các con, để các con nên con cái Cha các con ở trên trời, là Đấng làm cho mặt trời mọc lên trên người lành cũng như kẻ dữ, và cho mưa trên người công chính cũng như kẻ bất lương. Vì nếu các con yêu thương những kẻ yêu thương các con, thì còn có công gì? Nào những người thu thuế không làm như vậy ư? Và nếu các con chỉ chào hỏi anh em các con mà thôi, thì các con có làm gì hơn? Nào dân ngoại không làm như vậy sao? Vậy các con hãy nên trọn lành như Cha các con trên trời là Đấng trọn lành". Đó là lời Chúa.

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Wedding Anniversary Celebration for the Month of February

Don & Eileen Weller, February 3, 1962—55 years Les & Phyllis Schneider, February 89, 1964, 53 years Bill & Louise Dickmeyer, February 18, 1978-39 years Richard & Judy Wheeler, February 24, 1979-38 years

Society of Saint Dominic Savio will have server practice, Monday, February 20, at 3:30 pm at the Minor Seminary. (Please note change of location for practice)

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Youth Group

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Wednesday, February 22nd

5:15pm - Taco in a Bag Meal in Jesuit Hall

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd This week in the Atrium, the 5 year olds worked with the Altar materials discussing what their names are (Nomenclature) and how the priest and altar server uses them. Can you name them and their use?

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Rosary Society Rosaries prayed for the weekend of February 18-19, 2017, for all Catholics, may we be channels of God’s Mercy by loving every per-

son and celebrating the gift of his or her life, Sundays, 7:05 and 9:05 in the main Church & Wednesdays, 3:30 pm in Xavier Hall Chapel.

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Pro Life

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~Pope Francis, Misericordiae vultus.

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SavetheDates KindergartenRoundupFriday, March 10, 9:30-11am and 12:30-2pm. FamilyTours and Student

ShadowDays scheduled at your conven-ience. Call 507-388-0600. Preschool-Grade12OpenHouseMarch 14, 5:30-7:30 Upper Campus, 145 Good Counsel Dr. Enrollment information for the 2017-18 school year is now available for K-12. EnrollmentforPreschoolisnowopen.For more details, you can visit the LCS website and click on “Re-Enrollment Information for 2017-18” on the homepage. If you have any questions, please call 507-388-0600.

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Lenten Retreat During the season of Lent, SS Peter and Paul Parish will offer the Retreat in Everyday Life, an eight week prayer experience based on the Spir-itual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loy-ola. It is an opportunity to pause, re-flect, listen and respond to the voice of God as God speaks to your heart.

During the Retreat, each participant commits to spend time each day in prayer and to meet weekly to share the past week’s grace. The retreat begins on Saturday, February 25th, 10:15 am the Upper Room Xavier Hall– SSPP Parish and ends Saturday, April 22nd.If you would like to reg-ister or would like more information, please call the Parish Office or Frank Cesario at 625-2395.

Novena of Grace March 4th– 12th, 6:30 pm

6:30 pm Adoration 7:00 pm Prayers of St. Francis Xavier & Benediction 7:15 pm Talk 8:00 pm Final blessing with the relic of St. Francis Xavier

Family Retreat Day Sunday, March 5th 2-6 pm

“Living Amoris Lae a” Parish day of prayer and re lection for all ages.

VII DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO 19 DE FEBRERO 2017

SABIDURÍA DIVINA El mensaje del Señor, por medio de Moisés, fue “no te vengarás ni guardaras rencor . . . , ama a tu prójimo como a ti mismo” (Levítico 19:18). Podríamos pensar, “Excelente enseñanza pero no es muy realista”. Y en el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús se adelanta. ¿Si te golpean, pon la otra mejilla? ¿Tratar a los enemigos co-mo si fueran amigos? Y así otra vez, estamos tentados a pensar que son bonitos ideales, perno no muy prácticos en el “mundo real”. Pablo hace eco a las palabras de Jesús cuando les dice a los corintios que lo que parece ser sabiduría de los hombres es absurdo para Dios. La sabiduría divina brilla sobre los buenos y los malos, llueve sobre los honestos y deshonestos, sin distinción. Debemos examinar nuestra sabiduría y sentido común para ver cómo estos se com-paran con la sabiduría de Dios, y hacer los ajustes co-rrespondientes. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Sir 1:1-10; Sal 93 (92):1-2, 5; Mc 9:14-29 Martes: Sir 2:1-11; Sal 37 (36):3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mc 9:30-37 Miércoles: 1 Pe 5:1-4; Sal 23 (22):1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Jueves: Sir 5:1-8; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Mc 9:41-50 Viernes: Sir 6:5-17; Sal 119 (118):12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mc 10:1-12 Sábado: Sir 17:1-15; Sal 103 (102):13-18; Mc 10:13-16 Domingo: Is 49:14-15; Sal 62 (61):2-3, 6-9; 1 Cor 4:1-5; Mt 6:24-34

Día de la Familia El Domingo 5 de Marzo como parte de la Novena de la Gracia de San Francisco Javier, celebraremos el día de las familias. Para este evento nos visita-ra la “Familia Misionera Tavares” que vienen desde Nuevo México y nos darán su testimonio de vida y los desafíos que enfrentaron como familia y también los medios para enriquecer la misma.

Horario

1:00 pm La Santa Misa 2:00 pm Almuerzo 3:00 pm Primera sesión: Testimonio y desafío de una familia. 4:00 pm Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento 5:00 pm Las estaciones de la Cruz 5:40 pm Oración de la Novena de la Gracia 6:00 pm Cena en el Jesuit Hall.

Amar al Prójimo Amar al prójimo es hacer mi traba-jo ( en la casa con mi familia, en el campo o en la fábrica con mis compañeros) lo mejor que pueda y con alegría. - Amar al prójimo es NO JUZ-GAR a nadie, no pensar o hablar mal de otras personas. El verdadero amor todo lo perdona, todo lo cree, todo lo espera, todo lo soporta. El amor no acaba nunca. Los primeros cristianos, se dis-tinguían por-que siempre se veía que se amaban mucho unos a otros. Dios quiere que hoy también nos amemos y convivamos todos los hombres en paz. Debemos ver en cada uno de nuestros hermanos a CRISTO MISMO. Jesús nos dijo, que todo cuanto hagamos con cualquier persona, es como si lo hiciéramos con El mismo. Recuerda, Cristo nos enseña: ¡ Amarás a tu prójimo como a ti mismo! PROPÓSITO DEL MES : Este mes pensarás todas las noches: ¿cómo he amado hoy a mi prójimo? Y rezarás un Padre Nuestro a Dios, para pedirle que todos los hombres se amen y haya paz en nuestro país y en el mundo entero.

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