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“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

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SERVANTS SCHEDULE

Knights of the Altar: Please volunteer to serve

whenever you are at Holy Mass.

Saturday, February 1st - 4:30 p.m. Knights of the Altar: Jacob Alford/Daniel Clements/ Frederick Ellis Ordinary Minister: Deacon Jason Hutzler Ext. Minister: Susan Schaller Lector: Geoffrey Alford Ushers: Mike McArdle/Robert Maney Sunday, February 2nd - 7:30 a.m. Knights of the Altar: Knights Lector: Nancy Rand Ushers: Russ Allen/Bill Rudy/Curt Riley Sunday, February 2nd - 9:30 a.m. Knights of the Altar Dillion Jackson/Confirmation Boys Ordinary Minister: Deacon Jason Hutzler Ext. Minister: Veronica Brauer Lector Mary Lehn Ushers: John Dawidowski/Gary Brauer/ Don Seufzer/John Koelbl Sunday, February 2nd - 11:00 a.m. Extraordinary Form Mass Master of Ceremony: Nicholas Bontkowski Thurifer: Nick Coppernoll Acolyte 1: William Coppernoll Acolyte 2: Sean Marshall Crucifer: Joseph Korger Torchbearers: Benjamin Bontkowski/Anthony Korger/Vincent Coppernoll

The Rosary is prayed before Holy Mass M-F @ 7:35 a.m.

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, January 27th St. Angela Merici, Virgin and Religious Founder 8:00 a.m. - † Mildred Diermeier Tuesday, January 28th St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church 8:00 a.m. - † Dolores Diekrager Wednesday, January 29th 8:00 a.m. - † Thomas Randall Thursday, January 30th 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Tony Biolo Friday, January 31st St. John Bosco, Priest, and teacher to wayward youth 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Paul and Peg Klinkhammer Saturday, February 1st Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle 8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Charles and Susan Renner 4:30 p.m. - Int. of George & Jane Schwabenbauer Sunday, February 2nd – 4th Sunday Ordinary Time Presentation of Our Lord, Candlemas 7:30 a.m. - Intentions of Joseph Larson 9:30 a.m. - † Matt and Dorothy Koelbl 11:00 a.m. - St. James Parishioners

CHURCH SUPPORT January 19, 2020

Envelopes $ 2,381.00 Plate Collections $ 370.54 Vigil candles $ 47.50 Solemnity of Mary $ 25.00 Giving Online $ 375.81 Total $ 3,199.85

CHURCH CLEANING January 26 - Diane Sullivan - Mary Ann Schelfhout February 1 - Monica Leis and Family February 7 - Sharon Kiesling

Anointing of the Sick: Those who are seriously ill or have been sick for a long period of time should receive the Sacrament of the Sick and Holy Communion. Please call St. James office to make arrangements - 608-782-7557.

Visitation of the Sick: If you become homebound be-cause of illness and would like to be visited, please call Saint James office 608-782-7557

MAKE DONATIONS ONLINE - ONLINE GIVING

We offer an option for people who prefer to make dona-tions online, called Online Giving. For quick access to Online Giving, visit our website www.saintjameslax.com and follow the instructions provided. For any questions about Online Giving, please contact Maria Stegmeier at: 608-782-7557.

“Let the storm rage and the sky darken — not for that shall we be dismayed. If we trust as we should in Mary, we shall recognize in her the Virgin Most Powerful who with virginal foot did crush the head of the serpent.” Pope St. Pius X

JANUARY, RECALLING ROE V. WADE, IS THE MONTH OF PRO-LIFE PRAYER,

ACTION AND PENANCE

For timely events, news, links and action items, visit the Diocesan Respect Life website at:

diolc.org/respect-life.

"The greatest destroyer of peace is abortion because if a mother can kill her own child, what is left for me to kill you and you to kill

me? There is nothing between."

Mother Teresa

Weekly Readings January 27th - February 2nd, 2020

Monday 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10/Ps 89:20, 21-22, 25-26 [25a]/Mk 3:22-30

Tuesday 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [8]/Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday 2 Sm 7:4-17/Ps 89: 4-5, 27-28, 29-30 [29a]/Mk 4:1-20

Thursday 2 Sm 7:18-19, 24-29/Ps 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14 [Lk 1:32b]/Mk 4:21-25

Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11 [cf. 3a]/Mk 4:26-34

Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [12a]/Mk 4:35-41

Sunday: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32

CALENDAR REMINDERS

February 1 First Saturday February 1 Altar Server Reception 6:00 pm, Murphy Hall February 2 Donut Sunday, following 9:30 am Mass, School Gym. February 4 Ragazze Coraggiose, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Mur- phy Hall February 7 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, 8:45 am - 2:45 pm February 7 Knights of St. Joseph, 6:00 pm February 9 Knights of Columbus Degree Ceremony, following 9:30 am Mass February 11 PCCW Meeting February 18 Ragazze Coraggiose, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Mur- phy Hall

HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS Saturday Vigil 4:30 PM Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:30 & 11:00 (Ext. Form) AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturday approx. 3:45 - 4:15 PM 1st Fridays/Saturdays after 8AM Mass when possible

PARISH STAFF Fr. James Altman pastor Deacon Jason Hutzler permanent deacon Maria Stegmeier administrative assistant Donna Walz director of religious education

LECTIO EUCHARIST

Lectio Eucharist classes begin this week. The schedule of classes is as follows:

MONDAYS: - St. James 8:45-10:15 am in Murphy Hall (church basement)

TUESDAYS: - Blessed Sacrament 8:15-9:45 am in Parish Hall - Crucifixion, La Crescent 6:30-8:00 pm in Fitzger-ald Center (1380 Lancer Blvd.) - St. Patrick, Onalaska 6:30-8:00 pm in church base-ment

WEDNESDAYS: - Holy Trinity 1:00-2:30pm in Leo Hall (1315 S Park St.)

THURSDAYS: - St. Patrick, Onalaska 9:15-10:45am in church base-ment - Viterbo 3:00-4:30 pm Murphy Center Room # 34 - Mary, Mother of Our Church 6:30-8:00pm in Par-ish Hall - Newman 7:00-8:30pm in church basement

FRIDAYS : - Cathedral 10:00-11:30am in the Undercroft

Do you want to join us? Please contact Amy at (608)783-0847 or dcapelli@charter.net to register.

“WE’VE DRIFTED AWAY FROM BEING FISHERS OF MEN

TO KEEPERS OF THE AQUARIUM”

PAUL HARVEY

KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOSEPH

Men, the season of Lent is fast approaching and why not take the month of February as an opportunity to do a thor-ough house cleaning of our spiritual lives before Lent be-gins. Many of our mothers and wives engage routinely in spring house cleaning and figuratively and/or literally kick to the curb unwanted items that gather dust or impede the keep-ing an orderly home for our children and family. The num-ber one doctor approved remedy by Our Lord and King, Je-sus Christ, is to start by availing one’s self to the Sacrament of Confession after conducting a thorough self-examination of conscience. Couple that with frequent adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, Lectio Divina and performing acts of self-mortification to weed out as it were those sinful imper-fections which separate us from being in the state of sancti-fying grace. The Knights of St. Joseph pray that men, wom-en and children use the month of February to build grace upon grace as befits their vocation in life. Come join the Knights of St. Joseph for their evening of prayer on Friday, February 7, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, at St. James the Less (1032 Caledonia St). Our evenings start by praying the Angelus, Exposing the Blessed Sacrament, pray-ing both Evening and Night Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. During our period of adoration there is an opportuni-ty for confession. Around 7:00 pm, Fr. Altman will give the Knights of St. Joseph a talk on St. Stephen, the first Chris-tian Martyr and what martyrdom entails. The evening con-cludes with Benediction. Men, kindly extend the invitation to your fathers and sons as well as those who are in your sphere of influence.

MYSTERIUM FIDEI - THE MYSTERY OF FAITH - THE HOLY EUCHARIST

BABY BOTTLES FOR BIRTHRIGHT The annual Baby Bottles for Birthright fundraiser for Birthright of La Crosse is here!

Birthright is an international pro-life organization that helps women struggling with unplanned pregnancies, by of-fering emotional support, practical resources, and refer-rals. The La Crosse chapter has been around since 1976, thanks to the work of our dedicated volunteers and the gener-ous support of church congregations in the area.

Please take a baby bottle and fill it with your spare change, cash, or check from January 20th through February 17th, as a tax deductible donation to Birthright of La Crosse! Please return the baby bottle and completed insert no later than February 17th!

Your support will be greatly appreciated by moms and dads to be, their unborn children, and us too!

Please welcome our new parishioners to the Parish Family of St. James the Less

Johanna Wieczorek Vince Moldenhauer

REMINDER! Saint James the Less PCCW Scholarship appli-cations are due by January 31st. Please drop them off to the Parish office by that date. Thank you and God Bless.

Questions may be addressed to Georgia Stockman at:

soprano2468@aol.com or 716-239-2822.

THREE CANDLES IN THE SANCTUARY

“I baptize you with water, but the one who is com-ing will baptize with the Holy Spirit and with

fire.”

(The Baptism of the Lord, the Liturgy of the Hours)

During the month of January the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord. Here at Saint James, we will remember not only our own bap-tism, but also those who have been Baptized over the past year, represented by the three candles in the Sanc-tuary

The Prayer for the Lighting of the Candle from the Rite of Baptism:

“Receive the light of Christ. Parents and godpar-ents, this light is entrusted to you to be kept burning brightly. This child of yours has been enlightened by Christ. He (she) is to walk always as a child of the light. May he (she) keep the flame of faith alive in his (her) heart. When the Lord comes, may he (she) go out to meet him with all the saints in the heavenly kingdom.”

CLEAN OUT THOSE CLOSETS!

The PCCW has partnered with the Rootin’ Crown Thrift Stores for an ongoing Fundraising effort for our Parish!!

The Rootin’ Crown is a Thrifty Resale Boutique that sells gently used clothing, books, small electronics, dé-cor, housewares, toys, accessories and furniture.

A portion of the proceeds is given monthly to organiza-tions that volunteer, shop and/or donate items!! That’s us!

So, please help our Parish and get some early Spring Cleaning done by donating items in one of the follow-ing ways:

Drop off gently used clothing & home items to the Parish Office on the last Wednesday of the month from 11am-3pm.

Drop your items at either Rootin’ Crown Location 1906 Ward Ave, La Crosse 723 Western Ave, Holmen

Call or Text Georgia Stockman at 716-239-2822 to arrange another day & time you may drop off items at the Parish.

AND REMEMBER IF YOU SHOP THERE,

PLEASE TELL THEM AT THE REGISTER YOU’D LIKE YOUR PURCHASE TO COUNT TOWARDS

ST. JAMES THE LESS PCCW!!!

CALLING ALL CATHOLIC GENTLEMEN!

Looking to make a difference in your Parish or Diocese?

Hoping to grow in your faith? Consider joining the Knights of Columbus!

We are Catholic men building a bridge back to faith. There is much good and necessary work to be done in this world, and that's what Knight's do every day.

Whether it be the numerous projects our members complete, or the millions of dollars donated to disaster relief and Pro-life causes each year, the Knights of Co-lumbus strive to bring a Catholic life ethic to our world.

We invite you to join us on February 9th in Murphy Hall after the 9:30am mass to learn more about our Council and how you can make a difference!

Vivat Jesus!

Catholic Traditions Because building our Faith does not happen by accident

Lex ordandi, lex credendi ~ As we pray, so we believe.

“[Jesus said to the Apostles] If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, be-cause it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.” Jn 14:15-18

As you have heard me say time and time again, Jesus did not go through all He went through only to leave us confused about Truth. He is the Truth, and He promised to send the Spirit of Truth. So, when we want to know the Truth, we look at 2,000 years of unchanged and unchangeable Truth. When any modernist tries to change 2,000 years of Truth, we know the modernist is a liar. Let us focus, then, on Church architecture and its meaning and see how the Catholic Church has preserved worship of Almighty God by and through its architecture which largely was unchanged since the first major basilicas were built, after the Catholic Faith finally was made legal under Constantine way back in 314 A.D., until the modernists held sway after Vat-ican II. In his book, Dogma and Preaching, Pope Benedict XVI included a chapter “On the Meaning of Church Architecture.” He referred to a novel written by the great Alexander Solzhenitsyn, The First Circle. In that book’s chapter entitled “Civic Temples,” an old communist named Rubin has been imprisoned by Stalin, but nevertheless unconditionally supports communist ideology. As we know, communist ideology absolutely denies God, and in God’s place, puts civil government. Rubin carries a remarkable project in his pocket entitled “Civic Temples.” Rubin recognized that in an atheistic communist society, the moral coherence provided by Faith in God is shattered. He realizes that “The Party” has taken the place of God. Therefore Rubin believes that it was more important for the Soviet Union to improve public morality than to build projects such as canals or dams. To do this - improve public morality - Rubin proposed that the Soviet Union build “civic temples” in which critical occasions of human life are to be celebrated in solemn ceremonies with collective participation, quote: “Indeed the whole architectural ensemble of the temple must breathe majesty and eternity.” In addition, there would have to be temple attendants who “enjoyed the love and trust of the people because of their own irreproachable, unselfish and worthy lives.” Dear family, human nature does not change. The same sins and sinfulness for which Almighty God gave to Moses the Ten Commandments 3,400 years still apply to us this very day. Then, as now, those Ten Commandments are necessary to guide people of Faith in moral living. Jesus obviously thinks so, which is why He said at the Last Supper, “If you love Me, you will keep My Commandments.” Jn 14:15 Just as human sinfulness does not change, so, too, is human need to worship Al-mighty God. If we are looking for Truth with regard to how we should go about it, then we need look no further than Almighty God, Who made it crystal clear exactly how we are to worship Him in Exodus chapters 25-31. Those chapters guided the build-ing of the first Temple 3,000 years ago, circa 1000 B.C., and the second Temple which was completed circa 515 A.D. Let us remember that Jesus regularly went to the 2nd Temple, and to synagogues modeled after the Temple, and never once criticized the buildings themselves, nor the form of worship, but only the bad shepherds who had lost the spirit of the worship. It should come as no surprise to us that Catholic Churches, with their sacred sanctuaries, greatly resembled the Temple. Since 314 A.D., and for the next 1,700 years, the model essentially was the same. Is it remotely possible that the Spirit of Truth would have let Catholics wallow in ignorance and error regarding all-important worship of Almighty God for 1,700 years, or even the last 800 years, when Notre Dame Cathedral first was constructed? Notre Dame, and all the great Cathedrals around the world, were constructed with specific intent to “breathe majesty and eternity,” as Solzheni-tsyn’s character put it. Let us understand, then, that it took liturgical loons after Vatican II to upend and upset roughly 3,000 years of sacred liturgical practice, since the first Temple was built until now. Mess with the Sanctuaries and mess with the wor-ship in the Sanctuaries, mess with the Faith of the people. We know this. Lex orandi, lex credendi. Pre-Vatican II, all Catho-lics believed in the Real Presence. Post V-II, just 30%. There is a profound moment in the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass that no longer is understood by the vast majority of baptized Catholics, who no longer see that Form and no longer understand the moment. It is when the Missal is moved from the Epistle side of the sacred Altar over to the Gospel side of the Altar. If one were to ask the average Catholic, “what is the point of that?,” the Catholic might strive to deduce that it is meant to signify the relative importance of the Gospel. Incorrect. It is meant to signify the very words of Jesus Who said to the Jews: “Therefore, I say to you, the king-dom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.” Mt 21:43 The Jews rejected the Gospel and the Kingdom was taken from them, period. Anyone who denies that preaches a different Gospel than Jesus. As St. Paul said - twice - “Let them be accursed.” Gal 1:8-9 Let us realize that Jesus would not have endured His Passion and Death on the Cross only to leave us orphans - He said so Himself - nor to leave us confused about Truth, which is why He promised to send the Spirit of Truth. Let us understand the unchangeable Truth of Church architecture means that our church “must breathe majesty and eternity,” and that our Sacred Liturgy has been defined as Almighty God knows our human nature requires it. Let us realize majesty and eternity are not found in modernist edifices, or protestant stages, nor in post Vatican II novelties, but are found in classic Cathedrals like Notre Dame and in sacred liturgy that teaches us, in all it says and does, that we come to church to worship God, not for fellowship with man (do-able in the other 167 hours of the week).

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