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CHURCH 50 LEOPARD ROAD, PAOLI, PA 19301 PHON E 610.644.1655 FAX
610.644.1928 P A RI S H. ST N O R BER T. OR G
SCHOOL 6 GREENLAWN ROAD, PAOLI, PA 19301 PHO N E : 6 1 0 . 6 4 4
. 1 6 7 0 FAX : 610.644.0201 MARY K AY HENNESSY , PR I NC IPAL S C
HO OL .ST N O R B ER T. OR G
January 10, 2021
MASS & WORSHIP SCHEDULE SATURDAY VIGIL : 5:00PM SUNDAY
MASSES : 9:00AM; 11:00AM Spanish @ 1:30PM; Youth Mass @ 6:00PM
MONDAY-FRIDAY: 7:30AM; SATURDAY 7:30AM RECONCILIATION: SUNDAYS
9:45AM—10:30AM; or by APPOINTMENT , call 610.644.1655 ADORATION:
THURSDAYS 7:00PM—8:00PM CLERGY REV. STEVEN J. ALBERO, O.PRAEM.,
PASTOR REV. JAMES C. RODIA, O.PRAEM., PAROCHIAL VICAR DEACON HANK
FILA DEACON JOHN P. LOZANO DEACON STEVE MARTINO DEACON WILLIAM M.
MASAPOLLO (RETIRED)
The Baptism of the Lord It may seem obvious that the theme for
the Baptism of the Lord is “water,” but when one spends time with
the read-ings today, one can see many different connotations for
that water and its power. Isaiah calls the poor who are thirsty and
tired to come to the water and take the spiritual food and drink
that will be provided if we but seek the Lord. Here, God is both
destination and consolation. The responsorial psalm follows suit
with the image of drawing water from the springs of salvation. 1
John takes us to the reality of Christ as eucharist: not only
Jesus’ birth and baptism, but his death, as we hear that Jesus came
“by water and by blood.” The Gospel depicts John baptizing Jesus
with water, and the Spirit baptizing Jesus. We experience both the
humanity and the divinity of Christ. Indeed, water has much power
to save us. BEING THE MESSENGER When we go to a pop music concert,
there is often an opening act. Usually they are a young group on
their way up, or older musicians who are past their prime and still
hanging on in the business. This is indeed a hard job. In the
comedy world it is the same thing. You have to warm up the crowd.
You are not who they are coming to see, and audiences may be
unresponsive, come in late, or not pay a lot of attention. Yet John
had no problem being the opening act, the messenger, the harbinger
of faith for Jesus. He was very devout in his faith and knew what
his role was. Many Jews were actively seeking a messiah, and he was
quick to let them know that he was not the one for whom they were
waiting. “I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with
the Holy Spirit.” Yet he conducted his ministry with faith and
hope. BEING THE MESSAGE As John humbly carried out his mission and
Jesus accepted this simple baptism by John, the Holy Spirit indeed
came down upon Jesus, and God proclaimed for the first time, “You
are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Thus Jesus began
his formal ministry. There must have been much that he already
knew, but also much that he uncovered each day in his encounters
with the disciples and the crowds. As he responded “yes” to the
Father over and over, his thirst was quenched and his spirit
strengthened. How many times do we witness baptisms in the parish?
The priest ministers with simple elements of water and oil, but the
Spirit is called down each time. Every time we participate, we are
experiencing the message, experiencing the call again. How many
times have we blessed ourselves with holy water, or participated in
a sprinkling rite? Yet in these days, when church fonts are empty
due to safety precautions, we need to remember those other times,
trust in God, and sing the prayer of Isaiah in our hearts about
drawing the water joyfully. We must trust in the message. We must
become the message of God’s saving action through our baptism and
our lives. Today’s Readings: Is 55:1–11; Is 12:2–3, 4bcd, 5–6; 1 Jn
5:1–9; Mk 1:7–11 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9;
Mk 1:14-20 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb
3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc,
6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17
Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20;
Jn 1:35-42
The Baptism of the Lord January 10, 2021 All you who are
thirsty, come to the water! — Isaiah 55:1 Sunday, January 10
Monday, January 11
Tuesday, January 12
Wednesday, January 13
Thursday, January 14
Friday, January 15
Saturday, January 16
Sunday, January 17
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The Sign of the Cross At the beginning of our prayer, we make
the sign of the cross togeth-er. This sign, simple and power-ful,
operates on many levels. We trace the sign of the cross over our
bodies, reminding ourselves that the cross of Christ has be-come
our source of resurrection, life, and grace. With this sign, we
also profess our faith in the Trini-ty: the presider does not say
“in the names,” but “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit”—three persons, one God. The sign of the cross
is also a baptismal reminder, for every sign of the cross echoes
the words spoken over us at our bap-tism, which marked our entry
into the saving mystery of Christ. This many-layered sign is also
our pri-mary sign of blessing: the cross is traced over people,
places, and things upon which we ask God to impart divine
benediction. In blessing ourselves with the sign of the cross at
the beginning of Mass, we acknowledge the mys-tery that has
gathered us togeth-er: that Christ, the crucified and risen One, is
living, and that we are members of his Body. Our response, our
Amen, is our yes to all this, our first profession of faith.
—Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
PRAYERS PRAY FOR HEALING: Maria Morales, Ed Rofi, Peter Lim,
Mary Ann Gallagher, J. D. Sobota, Patricia Uberti, Pat Masapollo,
Irene West, Sr., Sarah Frack, Henry Reut-ter, Carlos and Valentina
Estevez, Kevin Horan, Jennifer Mueller, Rob-ert Gerhardt, Patricia
Boyce, Juan Guerra, Carmen Sotorrio, Naomi Grace Rouse, Bob Cook,
Anthony Coppa REST IN PEACE: CORINNE KERRIGAN, RANDALL STRANG, JOHN
WALLIN FOR OUR TROOPS: Pvt. Matthew Cress, USA; Pvt. Jessica
Flowers USA; Pvt. Michael Flowers, USA; Capt. Rob Kersey, USN; Lt.
Col. James Merenda, USAF; Lt. Nicholas Prestipino, USA ; Sgt. R. J.
Paski, USA; Sgt. Matthew Paski, USAF; Maj. Brian Wallin, DO, USA;
2nd Lt. Robert Farber, USA; 2nd Lt. Robert Dietrich III, USA; 2nd
Lt. Joseph R. Ellis, USMC
Our Faith
REMEMBRANCE CANDLES WEEK OF JANUARY 10
Blessed Mother Candle
And Saint Joseph Candle
burns for
Our Parishioners
5PM VIGIL † Margaret Kehoekovner
9:00AM DeLeo Family
11:00AM † Elsie Stewart
1:30PM Our Parishioners
6:00PM † Jerry Byrd
7:30 AM † Maryanne Lavner
7:30 AM † Louis Kahanowitz
7:30 AM † Catherine & Mate Yelovich
7:30 AM † George Heming
7:30 AM † Henry J. Blaney, Sr.
5PM VIGIL † Fred Buttaccio
9:00AM † Edna Fisher
11:00AM Blessings upon Thomas Bayster
1:30PM Pastor’s Intention
6:00PM † Anne Gianone
7:30 AM † Tony DiPietro
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Friends, Sunday, the Lord's day, the first day of the week: The
seven-day celebration of the Lord's day is the basic structure upon
which the Church calendar is built. Advent/Christmas and
Lent/Easter's liturgical seasons are celebrations of particular
as-pects of one paschal mystery. These special seasons focus
attention on critical dimensions of one mystery. Each Sunday, we
celebrate the paschal mystery. The life, death, and resurrection of
Je-sus Christ. Today is the feast of the Lord's Baptism, which
officially ends the Christmas season. After today the Church
calendar turns to "Ordinary Time." In truth, there is nothing
ordinary about this time. Each Sunday celebrates the paschal
mystery, which is an identifying mark of our Christian com-munity.
We come together to praise the Lord of life, who was raised on the
cross for our redemp-tion. In the Gospel this Sunday, Jesus is
baptized in the Jordan by John, the Spirit appeared like a dove,
and the Father made clear that Jesus was his Son with whom he was
well pleased. What a scene this must have been! God was drawing our
attention to baptism. "Everything that happened to Christ lets us
know that, after the bath of water, the Holy Spirit swoops down
from heaven and that, adopted by the Father's voice, we become sons
of God." As Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended upon him,
and the Father spoke of his praises. The Trinity was present in
three persons. "Just as our first creation was the work of the
Trinity, so our second creation is the work of the Trinity." At
every baptism, the person receiving the sacrament is baptized in
the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity
is also present, welcoming that soul into divine adoption. We come
together each Sunday to reflect on the Word of God. And at the
Mass, in receiving the Eucharist, we receive Jesus himself, body,
blood, soul, and divinity. Jesus Christ, who, by His sacrifice,
opened up a way to eternal salvation. Let's contin-ue to commit
ourselves to the STEPS needed to move closer to our Father in
Heaven, not just on Sundays, but every day. Blessings, Fr.
Steve
A special THANK YOU to
Hoffman Exterminating
who showed up with a full trail-er of toys for the families
who
benefit from our Outreach ministry.
We are continually astounded
by the generosity of the community around us. We are seeing
Jesus in a new way this Christmas season —in all those who are
giving and receiving.
Thank you!
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News & Events Page 4 January 10, 2021
Safe Environment Class Monday, Jan. 25 @ 7pm
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Visit formed.org and sign up today! (Also
visit—https://parish.stnorbert.org/formed/)
The SNS 2020 Nativity video is now available to view on
YouTube.
The 8th graders and the entire school worked extra hard to bring
this beautiful Christmas story to you. The filming and direct-ing
was done by 8th graders under the direction of Mrs. Mary Riisen. A
big thanks to Mrs. Frack, Mr. D and all the faculty and staff for
their help in doing the Na-tivity in a special way - even with live
animals. Visit You Tube to Click to see the video.
https://youtu.be/lgxlHPEHdiA
We celebrated Our Lady
of Guadalupe on December 12
with a beautiful out-door altar in her honor. The rosary was
said and the commu-nity prayed together from their cars. Special
thanks to all who made this possi-ble.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pray for us!
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