St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church

Third Sunday of Easter

April 18, 2021

Pastor: Fr. Robert Rodgers Deacon: Mike Martinson

Lord let your face shine on us. Ps 4

CONTACT INFORMATION Parish office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.- Noon

Rectory Phone – 347-2820 Parish Office –347-6441

Fax – 347-2450 1099 Charles Avenue

Email: stmarym@rtconnect.net Fr. Robert’s email: frrodgers33@gmail.com

Website: www.worlandcatholic.com formed.org Parish code 555227

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Parish/School Office – 347-6441 CCW – 347-6318 Food for the Needy – 347-6123 Music Ministry – 388-0930 Prayer Line – 347-4389/frankbo@rtconnect.net Kof C – 347-3013 Bulletin Announcements – stmarym@rtconnect.net

Bulletin Information Deadline: Wednesday at Noon

Daily Mass Schedule, Mass Intentions & Readings for the Week

Monday, April 19, 2021 Acts 6:8-15 No Mass Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Acts 7:51-8:1 Mass: 5:30 p.m. Jn 6:30-35 Intention: Luhm Family

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Acts 8:1-8 St. Anselm Jn 6:35-40 Mass: 7:00 a.m. Intention: Erin Davis and Michael Ramich Confession: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 22, 2021 Acts 8:26-40 Mass: 7:00 a.m. Jn 6:44-51 Intetnion: Irene Lola Lynard

Friday, April 23, 2021 Acts 9:1-20 Mass: 7:00 a.m. Jn 6:52-59 Intention: Jenny Ballou Holy Hour: 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 Acts 9:31-42 Mass: 5:30 p.m. Jn 6:60-69 Intention: Luhm Family + Confession: 4-5 p.m.

Sunday, April 25, 2021 Acts 4:8-12 Mass: 8:30 a.m. Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 Intention: Dusty Whitehead + 1 Jn 3:1-2 Spanish Mass: 10:30 a.m. Jn 10:11-18 Intention: Pro Populo Mass: 12:00 p.m. Intention: Intention of Pastor

Deceased +

Weekend Lay Ministry Schedule: April 24 April 25 5:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Lectors: Wes Baumstarck Trish Harder Musicians: Kristi/girls Cecile/Judy

“Yield room for some little time to God; and rest

for a little time in Him. Enter the inner chamber

of your mind; shut out all thoughts save that of

God, and such as can aid you in seeking Him;”

-St. Anselm

From Fr. Robert. . . This Wednesday is the feast of St. Anselm. He was an abbot and bishop who lived about 1000 years ago in England. Oftentimes we celebrate the feast of an obscure bishop or abbot or abbess who lived a long time ago in a far-off land and we have a hard time relating to them, but one way to see their importance is to realize that through each person's uniqueness, God reveals himself to others. In other words, God might give an inspiration to one of these saints which He hasn't given so clearly to any other. Perhaps this is expressed best in their teaching, and, in fact, St. Anselm is a great teacher or "doctor" of the Church. When I first read the "Proslogion" by St. Anselm, the inspiration God gave him changed the way I think of heaven and gave me an enduring hope and excitement for going there someday. I want to share that passage with you. The essence of it is that a) God created everything, so b) He is the source of all that is good, beautiful, and lovely that we experience in life; therefore, c) heaven has to be better than even the most wonderful good, beautiful, and lovely experiences of this world since we will be united to the source of all goodness, beauty, and loveliness. " And now, my soul, arouse and elevate your whole understanding; ponder as best you can what kind of good this is and how great [heaven] is. For if the individual good things are enjoyable, reflect attentively upon how enjoyable is that Good which contains the joyfulness of all good things. This is not the kind of joyfulness that we have experienced in created things but rather is as different therefrom as the Creator is different from the creature. For if created life is good, how good is that Life which creates! If created security (salus) is enjoyable, how enjoyable is the Salvation (salus) which creates all security! If wisdom in regard to the knowledge of created things is lovable, how lovable is the Wisdom which created all things from nothing! In short, if there are many great joys in enjoyable things, how rich and how great is the joy to be found in Him who made these enjoyable things! 0 what he shall have who will enjoy this Good, and what he shall not have! Surely, he shall have whatever he shall want and shall not have what he shall not want. Indeed, he shall there possess the goods of the body and of the soul—goods of such kind as the eye has not seen nor the ear heard nor the human heart conceived. 0 insignificant man, why then do you go from one good to another in quest of what is good for your soul and good for your body? Love the one Good in which are all goods, and it shall suffice you. Desire the simple Good which itself is every good, and it shall be enough for you. For what do you love, 0 my flesh? What do you desire, 0 my soul? It is there; all that both of you love is there, all that you desire. If beauty delights you: the just shall shine forth as the sun. If you take delight in the swiftness, strength, or freedom of a body which nothing can resist: the just shall be like the angels of God because their bodies are sown as fleshly but will arise as spiritual —bodies spiritual, of course, in power not in nature. If a long and sound life delights you: a sound eternity and an eternal soundness is there, because the just shall live forever and the salvation of the just comes from the Lord. If you delight in fullness: the just shall be filled when the glory of God is manifested. If intoxication: they shall be intoxicated from the abundance of the house of God. If melody: there choirs of angels sing to God without end. If any pleasure whatsoever that is not impure: God shall grant to them to drink from the torrent of His pleasure. If wisdom: the wisdom of God shall manifest itself unto them. If friendship: they shall love God more than themselves and shall love one another as themselves; and God shall love them more than they love themselves. For through Him they shall love Him and themselves and one another; but He loves Himself and them through Himself. If you delight in unison: they shall all have one will, because they shall have no will except the will of God. If power: they shall be all-powerful in will, even as God is all-powerful in will. For just as God is able to do through Himself that which He wills, so they shall be able to do through Him that which they shall will. For just as they shall will nothing other than what He shall will, so He shall will whatever they shall will. And what He shall will cannot fail to occur. If honor and riches delight you: God shall set His good and faithful servants over many things; indeed, they shall be, as well as be called, sons of God and gods. And where His Son shall be, there they too shall be; indeed, they are heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ. If true security: surely, they shall be certain that they shall never in any way lack these many goods—or, rather, this one Good—even as they shall be certain that they shall not lose it of their own free wills, that God, who loves them, shall not rend it away from them against their wills while they are loving Him, and that nothing more powerful than God shall separate them from God against their wills. But where a good of such quality and of such magnitude is present, how rich and how intense is the corresponding joy! 0 human heart, heart beset with need, heart versed in tribulations— yea, overwhelmed with tribulations—how much you would rejoice were you to abound in all these goods!"

Our condolences to Jeri Mull and the family of Darrell Mull who passed away April 14. The funeral service will be for family only.

“OUR RETURN TO THE LORD”

Last Weekend’s Collection: $4,083

Easter: $460

Building Fund: $18,661.78

We are grateful for your generosity and appreciate your loyalty to our parish. Thank you for embracing

the biblical vision of stewardship and tithing.

Saint Paul said, “Strive to excel in building up the Church” (I Cor. 14:12). By generously sharing your time, talent, and treasure, you fulfill your co-responsibility in nourishing the Mystical body of Christ. Living and Giving in Christ: Unity through Diocesan Ministries 2021 appeal begins on May 1-2. If you have not given to the Diocese of Cheyenne annual appeal in the past, please prayerfully consider doing so this year. Every gift to Living and Giving in Christ communicates care for our sisters and brothers and builds up the Church.

Este miércoles es la fiesta de San Anselmo. Fue un abad y obispo que vivió hace unos 1000 años en Inglaterra. A menudo celebramos la fiesta de un obispo, abad o abadesa desconocido que vivió hace mucho tiempo en una tierra lejana y nos cuesta relacionarnos con ellos, pero una forma de ver su importancia es darse cuenta de que a través de la singularidad de cada persona , Dios se revela a los demás. En otras palabras, Dios podría dar una inspiración a uno de estos santos que no le ha dado tan claramente a ningún otro. Quizás esto se expresa mejor en sus enseñanzas y, de hecho, San Anselmo es un gran maestro o "doctor" de la Iglesia. Cuando leí por primera vez el "Proslogion" de San Anselmo, la inspiración que Dios le dio cambió mi forma de pensar en el cielo y me dio una gran esperanza y un entusiasmo por ir al cielo algún día. Quiero compartir ese pasaje contigo. La esencia del argumento es que a) Dios creó todo, entonces b) Él es la fuente de todo lo bueno, bello y encantador que experimentamos en la vida; por lo tanto, c) el cielo tiene que ser mejor que incluso las más maravillosas experiencias buenas, hermosas y encantables de este mundo, ya que estaremos unidos a la fuente de toda bondad, belleza y amor. "Ahora reacciona, alma mía, alza todo tu entendimiento y piensa cuanto puedas acerca de cómo y cuán grande es este bien. Pues, si cada uno de los bienes es deleitable, calcula cuán deleita ble debe ser aquel bien que contiene el disfrute de todos los bienes, y no tal como lo hemos experimentado en las cosas creadas, sino de modo tan diferente como difiere el creador de la criatura. Si la vida creada es buena, ¡ cuán buena será la vida creadora! Si la salud creada es lozana, ¡qué lozanía la de la salud que creó toda salud! Si la sabiduría en el conocimiento de las cosas creadas es digna de ser amada, ¡qué digna de ser amada será la sabiduría que creó todas las cosas de la nada! En fin, si hay tantos y tan grandes deleites en las cosas deleitables, ¡cuál y cuánto deleite habrá en aquel que las hizo! ¡Oh, quién fruirá de este bien! ¿Cómo será y cómo no será? Será ciertamente como quiera, y como no quiera no será. Allí los bienes del cuerpo y del alma serán tales como «el ojo no ha visto, ni el oído ha oído ni el corazón del hombre» ha imaginado. ¿Por qué vagas pues, esbozo de hombre, a través de tantas cosas, bus cando los bienes de tu alma y de tu cuerpo? Ama el único bien en quien están todos los bienes y basta. Desea el bien simple que es todo bien y es todo. Pues ¿qué amas carne mía, qué deseas alma mía? Allí está, allí está todo lo que amáis, todo lo que deseáis. Si os deleita la belleza «los justos resplandecerán como el sol» Si la velocidad o la fortaleza o la libertad del cuerpo a la que nada puede oponerse, «serán semejantes a los ángeles de Dios» puesto que «Se siembra un cuerpo animal y brota un cuerpo espiritual» por el poder divino, desde luego, no por su naturaleza. ¿Si una vida larga y llena de salud? Allí se halla la sana eternidad y la eterna salud, porque «los justos vivirán eter namente» y «la salud de los justos proviene del Señor» Si la saciedad serán saciados «cuando la gloria de Dios se manifieste». Si la embriaguez, «Se embriagarán de la abundancia de la casa de Dios». Si la música, allí los coros de ángeles cantan a Dios sin fin. Si cualquier voluptuosidad no impura, sino pura, Dios «les dará de beber del torrente de su volup tuosidad». Si os deleita la sabiduría, la propia sabiduría de Dios se manifestará. Si la amistad, amarán a Dios más que a sí mismos y se amarán los unos a los otros tanto como a sí mismos, y Dios los amará más de lo que se aman ellos mismos, pues por él lo aman, se aman a sí mismos y aman a los demás, mientras que Él se ama y los ama por sí mismo. Si la concordia, todos ellos tendrán una única voluntad porque no tendrán más que la voluntad de Dios. Si el poder, serán tan omnipotentes con su voluntad como Dios con la suya; pues, así como Dios puede lo que quiere por sí mismo, así podrán ellos lo que quieran por Él, puesto que no querrán sino lo que Él quiera, y asimismo Él querrá lo que ellos quieran, y lo que Él quiere no puede no ser. ¿Si honores y riquezas? Dios «establecerá a sus siervos buenos y fieles encima de muchas», más aún, «serán llamados hijos de Dios» y dioses, y lo serán; y donde esté su hijo allí estarán ellos como «herederos de Dios y coherederos de Cristo». Si la verdadera seguridad, estarán tan seguros que nunca y de ningún modo les han de faltar estos bienes o, mejor dicho, este Bien; como lo están de que nunca querrán renunciar a ellos, y de que Dios, que los ama a ellos que lo aman, no se lo ha de quitar por su voluntad, ni que algo más poderoso que Dios les haya de forzar a separarse de Él. ¡Cuál y cuán gran gozo hay donde hay tal y tan gran bien! Corazón humano, corazón indigente, corazón lleno de calamidades, corazón abrumado por ellas ... , ¡cuánto gozarías si tuvieras todos estos bienes en abundancia!"