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Holy Angels 8/29 & 30

Envelopes &

EFT

1912.00

Offertory 99.00

Building Maint. 17.00

Catholic Herald 46.00

Initial Offering 4.00

Intnl Combined 12.00

Ntnl Combined 355.00

Mission Appeal 10.00

Respect Life 4.00

Word Among 5.00

All Saints Day 3.00

Total $2467.00

Readings for the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading EZ 33:7-9 Thus says the LORD: You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel; when you hear me say any-thing, you shall warn them for me. If I tell the wicked, “O wicked one, you shall surely die, ” and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked from his way, the wicked shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death. But if you warn the wicked, trying to turn him from his way, and he refuses to turn from his way, he shall die for his guilt, but you shall save yourself.

Second Reading ROM 13:8-10 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet, ” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as your-self.” Love does no evil to the neighbor;hence, love is the ful-fillment of the law.

Gospel MT 18:15-20 Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

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September 5 & 6 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Let us help others find the path toward life.

In writing to the Romans, Paul says that the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. He is reiterating the teaching of Christ, indeed, his greatest commandment. The commandment to love – inclusive of one another, oneself, and God – is found in all four of the Gospels.

Jesus is the love of God made flesh. He came out of love for love. He came to save us, to make us whole again, to make us holy. The love that Jesus commands, and that Jesus lives, is not a set of warm or fuzzy feelings. It is a profound willing of our good, and a selfless desire that we be who we are made to be.

This is the love we also are commanded to live. We are asked to will – to want, to seek, to make happen – the good of those God puts around us. This is not always easy, and it is not always pleasant. We see examples of this in both the reading from Ezekiel and in our Gospel.

The Lord tells the prophet Ezekiel that he will be held responsible for the death of the wicked if he does not speak out to dissuade him. In the Gospel, then, Jesus gives instructions on how we should correct those who sin against us; how to raise our voices against wickedness, speaking out and speaking up when we see others living apart from God. To do so is to love, and it is a commandment.

Yet, before this clarion call leads us too far, we must remember what is perhaps the most uncomfortable reality of this law of love. Jesus makes it clear that we are not asked to do this from afar – e.g., from behind computer screens or behind backs – but one-on-one at first and always face to face. We are called to be present, to correct [our] brother who has sinned against us in person. We are called to be in relationship – to know of this sin in the first place because it is “against us” – because we are close.

Call it tough love, accountability, charitable or frater-nal correction, or even speaking the truth in love, as Saint Paul says elsewhere (Ephesians 4:15). It is a love that truly desires the good of the other, and will intervene out of love for the sake of another’s salvation – just as the Father did in sending his Son.

Ultimately, the one who chooses evil over good has forged his own path toward death. But in following the com-mand to love one another in the ways just described, we can help others find the path toward life. And Christ, who is pre-sent here in this sacrament, gives us the grace to do just that.

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Holy Angels Parish This Week

*Confessions are a half hour before every Mass*

Tue 9/8 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Kristy and Kerry Kane

Wed 9/9 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Kathy Shaker Holy Angels CCW 6:00 pm Meeting at Holy Family

Thur 9/10 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Al Schefske

Holy Angles Finance Committee 6:00 pm Meeting in Person at St. Boniface hall

Fri 9/11 Holy Family 9:00 am Mass Live on Facebook Intention- Genevieve Olson

Sat 9/12 No live streamed Mass on Saturday Holy Family 4:00 pm Mass-Howard Miller St. Boniface 7:30 pm Mass-David Seep

Sun 9/13 St. Patrick 8:00 am Mass-For the Members of Holy Angels Parish Family Holy Family 10:15 am Mass-Betty Knoff

Holy Angels Parish Summer Projects Fund Drive Holy Family worship site: • Staining the exterior of

the church is complete, • Cost $5000 (updated

cost) St. Patrick worship site: • Tuck pointing of the Religious Education building: in progress St. Boniface worship site: • Wooden pillars at front

and side entries need to be repaired/replaced cost $250.00

Our Lady of the Fields Chapel site: • Heating/Cooling $4,367 Consider how you could possibly help. You can use your Building Maintenance envelope in your envelope box for your donations. Write “Project Funds” in the memo line. Thank you for your

Prayer to Make An Act of Spiritual

Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

We limit attendance to 50% of each church’s occupancy capacity with adequate social distancing, and numerous safe-guards in place. There is no pre-registration. Our daily Mass-es are livestreamed from Holy Family due to logistics. Our weekend Masses will be held in each of our worship sites at the usual Mass times with the 10:15 am Mass being livestreamed on our Facebook page. *Please do not attend if you have any signs of Covid-19, or sick, or any signs of a respiratory infection. *People over 65 are strongly advised that they exercise pru-dence and do not attend Mass, especially given the current dispensation from the Sunday Obligation. We encourage you to stay home and participate through livestreaming or tele-vised Masses. Let’s keep each other safe.

Summer/Fall Building Projects Total to date Contributions

2700.00 +1250.00 $3950.00

Holy Angels Parish is in need of a custodian to clean at Holy Angels worship sites. If you are interested please call the Parish office at (608) 985-7558.

Mask wearing is now required in all Holy Angels worship sites due to the order of Governor Tony Evers.

~Bishop Hying on Twitter: “Perfect love casts out all fear.” I John 4:18 Peter denied Jesus because he was afraid. Pilot handed Jesus over to death because he was afraid. The apostles ran away from the cross because they were afraid. Lord, in this challenging time, free us from fear and fill us with peace.”

Follow Bishop Hying on Twitter.

Go to @bishophying or see the link on our website: holyangleslavalle.org

~Pope Francis “To pray is to allow yourself to be looked at by God without illusions, excuses, or justifications. Because from the devil come darkness and lies, from God come light and truth.”

Holy Angels Parish Festival at St. Patrick Church, Loreto

Sunday, September 20 Mass 10:15 am at St. Patrick

OPEN-PIT BARBEQUED BEEF DINNER Beef, Potato, Corn, Coleslaw, roll,

brownie, milk or water

Drive-thru only! SERVING FROM: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm or until gone.

Cost $15.00 for each meal New: 50/50 Raffle $1.00 a ticket 6 for $5.00

Mass times will switch on Sunday, September 20 only, for the festival

8:00 am at Holy Family and 10:15 am at St. Patrick (No beef sales this year.)

Holy Angels Parish Council Meeting Thursday, September 24, 6:00 pm in person at St. Boniface Hall.

Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, Sept. 12 & 13, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in par-ishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education and it preserves the sacred shrines. When you contribute to the Pontifical Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. Please be generous.