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Feb 5th, 2012
St Christopher Parish
4130 W. 147th St.
Midlothian, IL 60445 USA
(708) 388-8190
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Sunday January 29th, 2012 - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!" Jesus rebuked him and said, "Quiet! Come out of him!" The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him (Mark 1:23-26).
January 2012 - Overview for the Month
The month of January is dedicated to the Holy Name of Jesus, which is celebrated on January 3. The first nine days of January fall during the liturgical season known as Christmas which is represented by the liturgical color white. The remaining days of January are the beginning of Ordinary Time. The liturgical color changes to green — a symbol of the hope of reaping the eternal harvest of heaven, especially the hope of a glorious resurrection.
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Weekend Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30pm
~ Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 and 11:00am ~
Weekday Masses:
~~ Monday, & Friday - 7am (only) ~~
~~ Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday - 8:30am(only) ~~
~~ Wednesday 7am (& 9:05am when school is in session) ~~
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Monday through Saturday - 7:25am until 8:25am in the Oratory
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 4:00pm - 5:00pm every Saturday in the Reconciliation Room
"HOLY HOUR" & "Holy Day of Obligation" See Current Bulletin
(May 17th(*20th) - Aug 15th - Nov 1st - Dec 8th)
About Saint Christopher
There was a martyr named Christopher who was beheaded in Lycia, in the time of the Emperor Decius (249-251). This is all we know of him. His name, however has been invoked by Christians everywhere as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, whose intercession is especially powerful.
The legend that has grown up about the name is familiar. Christopher was a Canaanite 5 cubits (7.5 feet (2.3 m)) tall and with a fearsome face. A giant of a man he was, originally called Reprobus, and determined to serve the mightiest king on earth. When the king he chose to serve showed fear of the devil, he left him and sought out Satan. Satan showed fear at the sign of the cross, however, and leaving him, Reprobus sought Christ.
He vowed for the love of Christ to carry travelers on his strong shoulders across a dangerous river. One night, being awakened by a child’s voice calling his name, Reprobus hastened to his task. Suddenly in the midst of the surging waters, the giant who had never stooped beneath the heaviest of weights, was bent down under the burden of this child, grown heavier than the world itself. “Be not astonished,” said the mysterious child, “you bear Him who bears the world.” He then disappeared, blessing his carrier and naming him Christopher, “Christ-bearer.”
He bore Christ in four ways, namely, on his shoulders when he carried him across the river, in his body by mortification, in his mind by devotion, and in his mouth by confessing Christ and preaching him. Christopher is the patron of travelers and is invoked against perils from water, tempests, and plagues.
From the Lives of the Saints Copyright 1959 by The Catholic Press
( His feast, July 25, was dropped from the Catholic liturgical calendar in 1969 )
The St. Christopher image is taken from the stain glass window over the main entrance to
St. Christopher Church
Midlothian, IL
USA
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Jan 29th, 2012
In song, scripture, and ritual, join us as we proclaim
the heart of what we believe and celebrate throughout the year.
DIRECTORY
His feast day,is
July 25th
Jesus frees the man with the unclean spirit.
Gospel
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January 29th, 2012
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel - Mark 1:21-28
The Gospel is about miracles our Lord worked — including healing Peter's
mother-in-law.
Gospel ~ on ~
February 5th, 2012
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel - Mark 1:29-39
