Bulletin_20191117

WEEKEND:
Saturday:
Vigil Mass…………………………..5:00 PM
Sunday:
Mass………………………………...9:00 AM
Hispanic Mass (1st Sun)…...……11:00 AM
CCD (Sep—May)…………………10:15 AM
RCIA……………………………….10:15 AM
WEEKDAY:
Monday:……………………Mass: 5:00 PM
Tuesday:…………………...Mass: 5:00 PM
Wednesday:……………….Mass: 5:00 PM
Thursday:………………….Mass: 5:00 PM
Friday:……………………...Mass: 5:00 PM
*First Friday:..Mass: 5:00 PM + Adoration
*First Saturday: Mass: 8:00 AM + Rosary
& Meditation
Reconciliation: Wednesday: 6-6:30 PM / Saturday: 4-4:45 PM / or by appointment
Baptism: Requires one month prior notification
Matrimony: Requires six-month notice in advance of the marriage date
Sunday, December 1st, 11:00 AM
Fall Festival Review—Monday, November 18th, 6:00 PM
Finance Committee—Saturday, November 23rd, 10:00 AM
LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTION
Regular Collection $1737.00
Archdiocese for the Military $154.00
Deposit Total $1891.00
Campaign for Human Development—November 23rd / 24th

Next Sunday is Christ the King and has become
the custom in the Archdiocese for
Archbishop Rodi to award one parishioner
from a parish the “Christ the King Medal” in
recognition of someone’s witness and service
to the community. Please join me in
congratulating this year’s recipient, Kathy
Quinn. God bless you for your service.
There is a new plaque in the parish hall that
contains the names of all recipients of the
Christ the King medal from the parish.
I also want to take this opportunity to say
Thanks to the many, many people who
made our Fall Festival so successful. To
those who have been planning, those who
set up, those who took flyers to various businesses,
those who cooked the meat and
those who made desserts, those who
worked the kitchen, those who worked one
or both days, the cleanup crew, those who
made crafts to be sold, and to all those who
came out in support – thank you one and all!
What a testament to this parish when we
work together and for each other! As pastor,
I was truly impressed. Thank you, thank
you, thank you!
God bless. Let us pray for each other.
—Fr Sofie
Fall Festival Review: The final activity for
the 2019 Fall Festival is the Fall Festival Review
where we will go over the event: what
went well, what can be improved, recommended
changes and other suggestions.
We’d like all who participated to attend and
be prepared to discuss the issues as stated.
The review will be Monday, November
18th at 6:00 PM in Boland Hall.
Finance Committee: Our Finance Committee
will meet Saturday, November 23rd, at
101:00 AM in Boland Hall.
Blood Drive: Please don’t forget we will
sponsor a Blood Drive on Sunday, November
17th, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM. Invite a friend
to share the gift of life!
Apologetics 101: Will meet Thursday, November
21st at 6:30 PM. Topic: Baptism
and Confirmation. Class will also meet December
5th (on the Eucharist) and December
19th (on Confession and Anointing).
Thanksgiving Day Mass: Mass will at 9:00
AM.
Pastoral Council Minutes: The minutes
from the September meeting of the Pastoral
Council are available on our parish Facebook
page. Future minutes will also be posted
here.
Revised Pastoral Council Constitution:
The revised Pastoral Council Constitution for
St Robert Bellarmine Parish can be found on
the parish Face Book page.
These are the current members of the Pastoral
Council. Should you have any questions,
concerns or suggestions that relate to the Parish,
please speak with one of them. The Pastoral
Council is an invaluable aid to a pastor
and to the overall wellbeing of a parish.
Clyde Burkett
Amy Cabaniss
Rhecy Currie
Martha Franco
Frank Rodrigues
Cary Wilson

"Nation will rise against nation and kingdom
against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes,
plagues, and famines in various places — and in
the sky fearful omens and great signs. But before
any of this, they will manhandle and persecute
you, summoning you to synagogues and prisons,
bringing you to trial before kings and governors, all
because of my name. You will be brought to give
witness on account of it. I bid you resolve not to
worry about your defense beforehand, for I will
give you words and a wisdom which none of your
adversaries can take exception to or contradict.
You will be delivered up even by your parents,
brothers, relatives and friends, and some of you
will be put to death. All will hate you because of
me, yet not a hair of your head will be harmed. By
patient endurance, you will save your lives."
The feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, which is
ordinarily celebrated today, is superseded by the
Sunday liturgy.
Sunday Readings
The first reading is taken from the Prophecy of
Malachi 3:19-20 and concerns the day of retribution,
of judgment when the Lord will punish the
wicked and reward His faithful ones.
The second reading is from the second letter of
Paul to the Thessalonians 3:7-12, in which he addresses
those few in the community who were unwilling
to earn their daily bread and were abusing
the charity of their fellow Christians.
The Gospel is from St. Luke, 21:5-19. The reason
why these verses of St. Luke's gospel was chosen
for today's Mass is that the Church wants us all to
do a bit of spiritual stock-taking this morning. As
next Sunday will be the special feast day of the
Kingship of Christ, today's Mass is really the last
of our liturgical year. Next Sunday, we begin our
new liturgical year, the First Sunday of Advent. To
Monday, November 18th
Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter
& Paul, Apostles
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin
Mass: 5:00 PM
Prayers for the Country: 5:30 PM
Fall Festival Review: 6:00 PM
Tuesday, November 19th
Mass: 5:00 PM
“Mass Readings Explained”: 5:30 PM
Wednesday, November 20th
Mass: 5:00 PM
Confession: 6:00 PM
Thursday, November 21st
The Presentation of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass: 5:00 PM
Friday, November 22nd
St. Cecilia
Mass: 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 23rd
St. Clement I, Pope & Martyr
St. Columban, Abbot
Bl. Miguel Agustin Pro, Priest & Martyr
Finance Committee: 10:00 AM
Confession: 4:00 PM
Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM
Sunday, November 24th
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe
Rosary: 8:30 AM
Mass: 9:00 AM
CCD: 10:15 AM
RCIA: 10:15 AM

help us to be honest with ourselves in our stock-taking we are reminded today that this
world will come to an end one day. We do not know when or how, but that end will come. It
will be followed immediately by the general judgment. Christ will come in power and glory to
judge the whole human race. Each one will receive the sentence he merited while on earth.
The just will enter with Him into eternal glory. The wicked will go to their place of suffering,
sorrow and remorse.
Long before that day comes, each of us here present today will already have faced his or
her own particular judgment. It is this judgment which will seal our eternal fate. It is on this
judgment that we should try to concentrate this morning. It is to help and encourage us to
do just this that the church brings the thought of the end of the world before our minds. The
end of this world will come for each one of us when we draw our last breath. How will we
stand in God's sight when that moment comes? An eternity of happiness or grief will depend
on our spiritual state at that moment.
The thought of death is a frightening thought for most of us. We would rather put it far from
our minds, but of all the other things that can possibly happen to us on this earth, death is
the one and only certainty. It would be utter folly then to try to ignore it or forget it. It is not
the moment or the circumstances or the fact itself of death that matters. The vast majority,
even of those dying of a slow illness, do not know that they are on the point of death. What
matters is the judgment which follows death. How will we fare in that?
Each one of us can put the following simple question to ourselves this very moment. How
would I fare if I were called before the judgment seat of God today? The best of us would
certainly prefer to be better prepared. There is so much good I have left undone, so many
faults for which I have not atoned properly, so many uncharitable thoughts about my friends
and neighbors in my mind, so many acts of charity I kept postponing, so many acts of
thanksgiving and praise I have not made to my loving God.
What of those who have even more serious sins on their consciences? Over two hundred
thousand people will leave this world between now and midnight. If we were called, and we
have no guarantee that we will not be called today, could we dare to face our judgment in
our present state? "Today if you hear God's voice harden not your heart" the scripture
warns us. Today you have heard Him speak to you. He has reminded you that your end is
coming, that you should put your spiritual accounts in order. This is an act of God's mercy.
He does not need you, It is you who need Him. Your eternal future will depend on whether
you listen to His call today, as tomorrow may be too late. You can put your accounts
straight this very day. Why take a risk with your own eternal welfare?
The Christian who wants to die in the state of grace, that is, in the friendship of God (and
can there be any real Christian who would not want to?) has but one way of making sure of
this. He is to try to live always in God's friendship. The man who does this by living his
Christian life daily need not fear death. It may be a sudden death, but it will never be an unprovided-for
death.
— Excerpted from The Sunday Readings Cycle C, Fr. Kevin O' Sullivan, O.F.M.
—(From www.catholicculture.org (Trinity Communications))

Sunday, November 17th:
St. Robert Parishioners
Monday, November 18th:
For Deceased Parishioners
Tuesday, November 19th:
For All the Faithful Departed
Wednesday, November 20th:
For Deceased Parents
Thursday, November 21st:
For Deceased Children
Friday, November 22nd:
For Deceased Pastors of St. Robert’s
Saturday, November 23rd:
For Deceased Friends
“You need not seek
him here or there,
for he is no further
than the door of
your heart; there
he stands patiently
awaiting whoever
is ready to open up
and let him in.”
Blessed Virgin’s Intentions, Pope
Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope
Francis I, Archbishop Rodi and All
Bishops, Father Sofie, Father Milsted, Father
Mesa, Priests of the Archdiocese, All Seminarians,
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Bonnie
Latino, Phyllis & David McGee, Tim DiVincenti,
Anne Latino, Curt Beck, Gene Santarelli,
Richard and Mary Powers, Bob Vale, Persecuted
Christians, The USA, Susan & Carl
Bowen, Ron & Blinda Smith, Maria Ewing,
Catherine Lambert, Mary McPherson, President
Donald J. Trump & Family, Brandy Turk
Fehr, Debbie Angeles, All Elected Officials,
Drew Sells, Ron & Sara Malone, Alex Seagle,
Cruz Angeles, Tom Swift, Patrick McPherson,
Dahlia de la Cruz, Logan Holder, Brittney de
la Cruz, Lois Smith & Family, John Marano,
Jr., Beau Pugh, Joan Bogdan, Kathy Slay,
Kathy Quinn, All Shut-Ins, All Diocesan
Priests and Seminarians, All Souls in Purgatory,
All RCIA Candidates/Inquirers, All Sick Parishioners
and Murray Phillips.
Our Military Family
Brock Houghton (USMC), Zachary Godwin
(USAF), Dan Markush (USAF), Scott Stanford
(USN), Andrew Markush (USN), Will Markush
(USN), Joshua Wilson (USAF), Anthony
Berneche (USN), Byron Tims, Jr. (USN), Gary
Shelley (USN), Alex Jones (USN), Sheena
Marie Currie (AUSA), Logan Doremus
(USMC) and John David Dorriety (USAF).
Repose of Souls
Libby Woodside.
-- Meister Eckhart

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
Philippine was the daughter of a prominent French lawyer
and was educated by the Visitation nuns, whom she later
joined. During the French Revolution the Order was dispersed
and for some years she served the sick and the
poor as well as fugitive priests.
In 1804 she joined the Religious of the Sacred Heart,
founded by St. Madeline Sophie Barat. When Bishop Dubourg
of New Orleans asked for nuns for his young American
diocese, Philippine begged for permission to go with
him. She was forty-nine years old when she arrived at St.
Louis, Missouri, with four companions, and established the
first convent of the Society at St. Charles.
Cold, hunger, illness, poverty, and opposition were the lot
of the young community, but the indomitable courage of
the holy foundress overcame all obstacles. She opened a
school for Indians and whites at Florissant, the first free
school west of the Mississippi. She established houses at
various places which were the beginnings of noted schools and colleges conducted today
by the Society. Her one ambition, however, was to work among the Indians. She
was seventy-one years old when she obtained the coveted permission from Mother Barat,
who wrote: "Don't try to stop her; it was for the Indians that she went to America."
With three companions she traveled by boat and oxcart to Sugar Creek, Kansas, to labor
there among the Potawatomi's. Their convent was a wigwam, they slept on the bare
ground, and the food was coarse. They opened a school for Indian girls and taught them
sewing, weaving, and other household arts. Philippine thought herself a failure because
she could not master English, much less the Indian language, but her holiness made a
deep impression on the Indians who called her "the woman who always prays," because
she spent so much time in the chapel. A priest said of her: "The Indians used her kindness
as one uses water — without thinking of it, for they were sure of finding it always
fresh and pure."
The severe winters and the lack of proper food sapped her health and she was sent
back to St. Charles. Here she spent the last decade of her life, praying "for her Indians"
and for the Society which she had established and which was growing rapidly. She died
at St. Charles, thinking herself a failure, yet she was the first missionary nun among the
Indians, blazing the trail for a host of valiant women who were to follow her.
—Excerpted from A Saint A Day, Berchmans Bittle, O.F.M.Cap
—(From www.catholicculture.org (Trinity Communications))

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST
Today the Church celebrates the memorial of the Presentation
of Mary. The three feasts of the birthday of Our Lady,
the holy Name of Mary and her Presentation in the Temple
correspond in the Marian cycle with the first three feasts of
the cycle of feasts of our Lord: namely, Christmas, the Holy
Name of Jesus, and His Presentation in the Temple
(February 2).
Presentation of Mary
"Sacred Scripture contains no text concerning the event
commemorated in today's liturgy. For something of a historical
background one may consult the apocryphal works, particularly
the Protoevangel of St. James (ch. 4:1ff). After an
angel had revealed her pregnancy, Anna is said to have
vowed her future child Mary to the Lord. Soon after birth the
infant was brought to the sacred precincts at which only the
best of Israel's daughters were admitted. At the age of three she was transferred to the
temple proper (7:2). According to legend, here she was reared like a dove and received
her nourishment from the hand of an angel (8:1).
"In the East, where the feast, celebrated since the eighth century, is kept as a public
holiday, it bears the name, 'The Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple'. It was
introduced at Rome by a Cypriotic legate to the papal court of Avignon in 1371. In
1472, Sixtus IV extended its observance to the whole Church. Abolished by Pius V, it
was reintroduced some years later (1585)."
—Excerpted from The Church's Year of Grace, Pius Parsch.
—(From www.catholicculture.org (Trinity Communications))
October 25, 2019
“Dear children! Today I call you to prayer. May prayer be a balm to your soul, because
the fruit of prayer is joy, giving and witnessing God to others through your life.
Little children, in complete surrender to God, He will take care of everything and will
bless you; and your sacrifices will have meaning. I am with yo and bless all of you
with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call.”