Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 15, 2017
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The Shrine
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St. Odilo Parish
National Shrine of the Poor Souls
St. Odilo Church is the only parish in the United States dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory.
It was founded and sanctioned as the Shrine of the Poor Souls
by His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, in 1928,
with a special indulgence of 200 days granted upon each visit to the shrine.
Rectory: 2244 East Avenue, Berwyn, IL 60402
School: 2301 S. Clarence, Berwyn, IL 60402
Convent: 2319 S. Clarence, Berwyn, IL 60402
CCD Office: 2301 S. Clarence, Berwyn, IL 60402
Web Address: www.saintodilo.org
Fax:
Pastor:
Rev. Anthony Brankin
Associate Pastor:
Rev. Alejandro Marca Mansilla
Priests:
Rev. Msgr. Richard Saudis
Rev. Robert Coleman
Deacon:
Rev. Mr. Alfonso Salgado
School Principal:
Mr. William Donegan
School Secretary:
Mrs. Laura M. Cervantes
CCD Coordinator:
Mrs. Idalia Gonzalez
Mass Schedule:
Monday thru Friday: 6:30 and 8AM
Saturday: 8:00AM, 4PM
Sunday: 7AM (Sp.), 8:00 (Eng.), 9:30 (Latin) &
11AM (Eng.) & 12:30PM (Sp.)
Holy Days: 6:30PM (Eng.) the previous evening; 6:30,
8:10AM, 12:00 Noon and 6:30PM (Sp.)
Church is open: Weekdays from 6AM - 6PM
Confessions: Saturday 11:15AM - 12Noon & by
appointment.
Rectory Office hours: Monday thru Friday: 9AM -9PM
Saturday 9AM-7PM Sunday 9AM-7PM
Adoration: Thursday until 6AM - 6PM
(708) 484-2161
(708) 484-0755
(708) 680-0909
(708) 484-5321
(708) 788-0565
Music Director:
Mr. Paul Rau
Business Manager:
Mrs. Beth Ritzenthaler
Secretary:
Mrs. Gail Kunce
Marketing/Advancement:
Mrs. Ruby Martinez
All Sacraments and ceremonies are available in
Italian, Latin, Spanish & of course English.
Baptisms: Every Saturday at 10:30AM & Sunday at
1:30PM. Parents are required to register for baptism
with a priest. Parents should be registered parishioners.
Please call to make an appointment.
Marriages: Arrangements should be made at least six
months in advance with a parish priest. Please call the
rectory to make an appointment.
Visits to the Sick: Please inform the rectory for
hospital or homebound visits.
Quinceaneras: Cotillion Masses are available for our
girls who have been confirmed-please call.
Ramblings - Fr. Brankin
Well it has been about a month since we left off our series about the Mass. We were right in the middle of Advent.
And if you remember —we said that the Mass is just like Christmas. How? Because if at Christmas we give gifts—and
when we give a gift we are giving ourselves. Then the Mass is like a forever Christmas—because we give ourselves to
Jesus in every Mass—and Jesus gives Himself to us in every Mass.
And this gift-giving does not just happen on December twenty-fifth—His Birthday—or on January 6th—the Feast of the
Three Kings—this giving of ourselves happens every day—every year—every time we have Mass.
The Mass is what matters. The Mass is what counts. You could go to a million Baptismal preparation sessions—platicas.
You could go to pre-Marriage Pre-Cana every weekend for the rest of your lives. You could go to a hundred Archdiocesan training sessions about this program or that campaign and say a hundred rosaries a day just for good measure—you
will have done more by going to one Mass—than all of that.
I counted how many Masses we do at Saint Odilo Church yearly. We have two Masses every day— 6 Masses every
weekend—thirty weddings—fifty quinceaneras—fifty funerals—another twenty special Masses. Add them all up and
you see that we do Mass over a thousand times every year.
That’s how important the Mass is.
That’s a lot of gift giving.
That shows you how much God loves us and how much we love God. We offer ourselves to God in every Mass—and
He gives us Himself at every Mass.
Now what does that mean that God offers Himself to us?
That means that God puts Himself at our disposal. He wants us to use Him—if we can say that. In other words He gives
us Himself, His life, His strength, His friendship and His love so that we can use His Life, His Strength, His friendship
and His love —to maneuver through the twists and turns of this life—to survive this earthly life and avoid the traps of
Satanas, the Evil One—who wants only to kill us. And one day—the day that we die—Jesus will say to us, “This is my
friend who loves me—who accepted my gifts—and lived a good life. Come into heaven and stay with Me.”
So when we talk about an offering—an ofrenda—an offertorio—this is what we are talking about—God offers Himself
to us—for our benefit. “Here I am—I am yours. Take me—talk to me—let me talk to you. And everything will be
alright.”
And then once you have Gods life in you—you can be good and holy sons and daughters—faithful husbands and wives,
devoted mothers and fathers, loyal brothers and sisters. If you don’t have God’s life in you every day is harder and full
of more problems you cannot solve. Without God—from the Mass—every day is more full of tears and unhappiness and
unfaithfulness and divorce and abuse. There is no end to the screaming and yelling—the drinking and the hitting. You
know what I am talking about.
Without the Mass—without God—things get pretty ugly—pretty fast. We need the Mass! Because that gives us God—
and oh my do we need God!
So in the Mass at the same time that God offers Himself to us—we offer ourselves to Him. We say to God—just like the
Virgin Mary said it— “God, what do you want me to do? And whatever you want me to do—I will do it. And however
you want me to be—I will be that way. I am yours. I am your servant—I am your child. Totally.”
So You want a powerful prayer? This is it.
Now we get into the main part of the Mass—This is called the Offertory.
Once I take the veil off the chalice, once I remove the cover from the cup—that signals that we are now at the most
important part of Mass where Jesus is about to offer Himself to us; and for us and we are to offer ourselves to Him—
and for ourselves—and those who are dear to us.
And it begins the moment I lift the veil from—the chalice and the paten.
Now you might ask: Well why do we cover the vessels? Why is there a veil over the cup and the little plate?
Well, we cover the chalice and paten because we do not want anyone to see them before it is time. It is all a secret. This
is sacred and holy; and sacred and holy things are special. They are pure. They are not of this world or for this world.
And so we don’t let the world see anything—until just the right moment.
You see, sacred things give life, and these sacred things give life to the full. Such things like chalices and patens should
be covered out of respect and reverence and love—and not revealed until the last moment.
This is called modesty. When we know that something is sacred—even like the human body—we cover it—to protect
from unhealthy and creepy looks. You see, that paten will in a few moments be the plate upon which Body of Christ
will be laid.
That chalice—will be the vessel within which the Blood of Christ will be contained and from which we will receive
Holy Communion, the Food of Angels, the Bread of Heaven.
In fact that is why the surfaces are gold. The parts of the paten—that touch the Body of Christ and the inside of the
chalice that are in contact with the Blood of Christ, must be made of gold—pure gold. It is gold plated—an actual thin,
thin surface of gold. But it is gold!
And why? Because gold is imperishable. Gold does not rust—it does not corrode. It does not pit or tarnish. It is hard—
but you can shape it. You can shape it but it is hard. It never changes. Gold almost glows—as if there were a flame underneath the surface. I don’t think there is anything quite like gold.
And there is nothing quite as worthy as gold to touch the Body and Blood of Christ.
Gold is also a symbol of ourselves. Oh not that we are gold—but we give God our best—we must not hold back—we
must not skimp—we cannot be cheap and cramped and crabby. We give God the best, all we own—all we are; and gold
is the best symbol of that.
How about the Host, the bread and the wine?
Is there something special about those things that will become the Body and Blood of Jesus? There certainly is.
The hosts that we use are bread—true bread—the most basic bread possible. They are made of pure wheat—good
wheat—but normal wheat. It is the same grain from the same grass that grows in the Dakotas and Kansas and Montana.
Regular wheat—the kind they make Wonder bread out of—or pan dulce. It’s the same flour your mother uses to make
cakes or cookies or gaetas. The same flour.
To make hosts—the sisters—the nuns from whom we obtain our hosts—pour pure water into this flour and they stir it
and mix it and they make this dough. Now they make it very thin—almost like a batter—but this dough is pure and
simple There are no additives: no yeast—no salt—no sugar—no maltodexrtin—the simplest purest bread possible.
And they bake it in flat sheets and cut it into hosts for us—the purest bread possible for the purest Body
possible—God’s Body.
Well how about the wine? We call it sacramental wine, but that is only because it is used for the sacraments. It is normal
wine. It comes from wine country—from California or Mexico—or anywhere they grow grapes and squeeze out and
ferment wine.
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It is guaranteed to be pure wine with no sugar nor flavors nor juices nor chemicals to fortify it. Pure, perfect wine—to be
transformed into the pure perfect Blood of Jesus.
These gifts of bread and wine better be pure because they also symbolize us and we need to be pure to receive them
when they become the Body and Blood of Jesus. That’s why we go to confession.
We want nothing hanging on—no sticky residue of sin—no crusty remains of selfishness—just pure us—like pure bread
and pure wine. And these gifts will become Jesus, who is worth more than all the gold in the world.
So watch when I take the veil off the chalice—the secret is beginning to be revealed—but there are even more secrets in
the next part of the Mass—and we will discover that—the next time.
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Catholic Charities Volunteer Opportunities
Are you looking for an opportunity to volunteer? Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago is looking for helpful, friendly
volunteers to serve as greeters at the hospitality table at 721 North LaSalle Street in Chicago. The volunteers will welcome guests
and help with the intake of clothing donations. The volunteer would serve a 2 or 3 hour shift on a Monday, Thursday, or Friday
of their choice between 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. For more information, email [email protected] or call the Volunteer
Relations department at 312-655-7322.
MY MOM NEEDS YOUR HELP AND I NEED MY MOM
My name is Colleen, I am 23 years old and I was born with Cerebral Palsy.
I am blessed to have my mom and dad because they do everything for me.
They are my legs, my feet, my arms, my hands and my voice. I wish I could
talk so you could hear me ask for your help.
Recently, my mom received the diagnosis that she is in stage five kidney
disease (renal failure). My mom can live a long healthy life if we can find
someone who is willing to be a donor.
I know this is a BIG ASK, but would you consider being our donor? I am
asking on behalf of my mom-my caregiver, my best friend.
The entire procedure, beginning with an extensive evaluation and concluding with follow up consults and tests, is free to you.
The transplant center’s first priority is to protect and preserve your health and well-being. Information about the program is on my
website helpbarb.com.
Please help me help my mom. Share this appeal with your family and friends, post it on social media and be my voice .
I thank you with all my heart for your help and prayers.
Please help me, help my Mom...
Call my Dad, Bob at (708) 253-7191 or my Aunt Cindy at (312) 402-8525 if you have any questions.
Catholic Charities
Legal Assistance Department
Catholic Charities Legal Assistance Department
has attorneys and volunteer attorneys available to
provide advice in numerous areas of law. If you
are unsure about your legal rights or lost in the
legal system, let us help you. Services include indepth advice and possible direct representation on
many issues, including landlord/tenant issues,
family law, consumer and debtor rights, foreclosure, employment issues, orders of protection,
power of attorney, and more. CCLA provides free
to low-cost legal services to eligible low-income
individuals. For help and more information, contact the legal advice line at (312) 948-6821.
Group Contact Information
Armory of Christ-708-681-6879
Guadalupanos-708-484-2161
Legion of Mary -708-623-9280
Knights of Columbus-708-204-3761
Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima -708-484-1204
Little Flowers-469-487-9506
or [email protected]
ESL-708-287-7347 Spred-708-287-7347
Ushers-708-788-8136
St. Odilo Online Giving Donations Made Easy
Lost & Found
We encourage you to make online donations by logging
onto our website, www.saintodilo.org and click on the
Donate button and register using your checking account,
debit card or credit card.
Question? Call Beth Ritzenthaler at the rectory,
708-484-2161.
We have articles at the Rectory that have been found
in church or the rectory in the past year. If you think
something is yours please come to the rectory and look
at our Lost & Found. Soon we are going to clean house
and donate these items. So if you are interested stop by
and take a look.
World Wide Marriage Encounter
"I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven and remain upon him.” Encourage the Holy Spirit to enrich your marriage by
taking part in a World Wide Marriage Encounter weekend on February 17-19, 2017, April 7-9, 2017, or June 9-11, 2017, all at Elk
Grove Village, IL. Early registration is highly recommended. For reservations/information, call Jim & Kris at 630-577-0778 or
contact us through http://wwme-chicagoland.org.
"Vi el espíritu bajar del cielo en forma de Paloma y permanecer con él". Invite al espíritu a enriquecer su matrimonio, participando
de un fin de semana de Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial. Para más información de los Fines de Semana en español, si vive en los
suburbios o pertenece a la Diócesis de Joliet, comuníquese con Javier y Gaby Vargas (630) 621-8984 [email protected],
en el área de Chicago llamar a Oscar y Luz Delgado (847) 826-9525, [email protected], para los que vivan en el área del sur de
Chicago y el Noroeste de Indiana llamar a Juan y Elia Zambrano (708) 825-4099 [email protected] . Se recomienda
registrarse con anticipación ya que el cupo es limitado.
Marching in peace through the streets of Chicago, we are
an annual public event composed of people from diverse
ethnic, social and religious backgrounds dedicated to
defending and protecting all human life. Our goal is to
serve as a visual and vocal reminder that the people of
Chicago and the Midwest stand for LIFE. We come
together to change perceptions in a society that thinks
abortion is the answer. We call upon religious, civic and
community leaders to renew every effort to build a nation
and culture dedicated to protecting life at every stage and
eliminating the violence of abortion. Our women, men,
children and families deserve better then abortion!
“The fight for the right to life is not the cause of a
special few, but the cause of every man, woman and child
who cares not only about his or her own family, but the
whole family of man.”
—Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Pro-life Activist and Heroine
MASSES FOR THE WEEK
SICK RELATIVES & FRIENDS
Please remember the sick - Regina Szatkowski, Josephine Sprovieri,
Ernest Karamas, Charlie Turek, George Kasper, Alice Kowalski,
Henry Kereluk, Sr. Johanna Trisoliere, Ramon Marentes, Richard
Wenc, William Stepanek, Karen Lewis, Joseph Kirchoff, our Veterans,
Barbara Defina, Ralph Cannataro, Mike Kadrowicz, Eddie Shishkoff,
Baby Carmody, Frances Rapacz, Maurice Ford, Milly Kosinar, Shirley
Klein, Anita Sanchez, Karen Halter, L. R. Hammond, Patricia Niwa,
Barbara Mance, Deborah Ferguson, Francisco Solis, Jeanette Sprovieri, Hubert Ruiz, Mike Reato, Joseph Cannella Jr., Robert Bujnowski,
Patricia Dewk, Danny Gale, Joan Brunner, Pat Fitzgerald, Patricia
Stalzer, Norma Kmet, Frank Niwa, Tuley Ruzicka, Jim Wisniewski,
Narda Zendlock, Donna Oborski, Paul Burke, Elizabeth Andrejek,
Ashley Hess, Jean Bonin, Isabelle Rodriguez, Richard Geary,
Charlotte Moore, Ted Priban, Adam Mance, Mary Zindrick, George
Fuoco, Angie Nutile, Rahman Ayi, Roger Kowalski, Vincent Wallis,
Pat Grady, Irene Smith, Lewis Johnson, Lu Pitrak, Peg Kocar, Jerry
Novak, Terry Raso, Theresa Cimaglia, Georgina Alejos, Belen
Salgado, Enrique Gonzalez, Joanne Carlson, Diane Kuntz.
OUR WEEKLY OFFERING
January 8, 2017
Last Year
$10,813.55
$ 9,216.20
Thank you!
Fr. Brankin
WEDDING BANNS
III-Edgar Rayas & Alma L. Valencia
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MONDAY…
6:30-Legion of Mary (PrR)
TUESDAY…
3PM-Jr. High Choir (SCH)
4PM-CCD (SCH)
6:30-CCD (SCH)
5PM-Folkloric Dance (PH)
WEDNESDAY...
3PM-Handbells (CH)
6PM-ESL Beginner (PH)
6:30-Arts & Crafts (SR)
7:30-ESL Intermediate (PH)
THURSDAY…
3PM-Children’s Choir (SCH)
6:45-Armory of Christ (CB)
7PM-Bible Study (PR)
FRIDAY…
6PM-Pequeño Rebaño (CB)
7PM-Faith Formation (PR)
SATURDAY…
9AM-7th Grade Retreat
MONDAY, JANUARY 16-WEEKDAY
6:30AM-Jim Santo (Len Tufo)
8:10AM-Keith & Joe Stockhausen (Family)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17-SAINT ANTHONY, ABBOT
6:30AM-Intentions of Tina Lubrano
(Ron & Roberta Lorenz)
8:10AM-Birthday Blessings for Rhonda Pignato & Gerald
Thomas (Ron & Roberta Lorenz)
- Blessings for Kramer Family (Moira)
3PM-Divine Mercy (CH)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18-WEEKDAY
6:30AM-Florence M. Holt
8:10AM-Mary Maldonado (Schubert & Jurgens Families)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19-WEEKDAY
6:30AM-Sylvia Jirku (Laurelle Jirku)
8:10AM-Intentions of Hermelinda Manojano
(Maria Nelson)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20-SAINT FABIAN, POPE AND
MARTYR; SAINT SEBASTIAN, MARTYR
6:30AM-Carol Cody Newcomb (St. Sabina 1st Friday Club)
8:10AM-Francesco Gaudio (Carmelina Barbuscio)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 21-SAINT AGNES, VIRGIN
AND MARTYR
8AM-Ruth Segil (Mary Houlihan)
4PM-Anne Bogolin (Carol Ann Bergant)
5PM-Wedding of Edgar Rayas & Alma L.Valencia
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22-THIRD SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
7AM-Filippo Bilotto (Theresa Bilotto)
8AM-End to 44 years of abortion
9:30AM-Bill Jungblut (Marian Lafin)
11AM-Birthday Blessings Renee Lorenz
(Ron & Roberta Lorenz)
12:30PM-Alfonso Magaña Herrera (Chencho Magaña)
SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEK
January
21 & 22
Eucharistic
Minister
Lector
4PM
7AM
(Esp.)
Altar Servers
A. Salgado, L. Salgado
G. Rodriguez
R. Cruz, B. Salgado
A. Sambolin
O. Pereda
S. Ruiz, J. Saavedra
V. Bermudez, P. Morales
8AM
M. Herrera, S. Herrera
N. Blitts
9:30AM
W. Morrall, M. Morrall
S. Morrral
W. Estrella, L. Estrella
11AM
12:30PM
(Esp.)
V. Chavez, M. Garcia
E. Marquez, A. Sagado
R. Arechar
L. Cole, J. Navar
R. Cruz
A. Lopez
J. Diaz, J. Diaz