MASSES FOR THE WEEK Intentions

Mon. 25 8:00 a.m. Communion Service

Tues. 26 8:00 a.m. Dorothy Cassin

Wed. 27 8:00 a.m. Zeno Carrow

Thur. 28 8:00 a.m. Louis Dieckmann

Fri. 29 8:00 a.m. Thomas Jennings

Sat. 30 4:00 p.m. Rosener/Mouser Families

Sun. 31 10:00 a.m. Buck Bourisaw

(SA) 8:00 a.m. Parish Family

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

ST. JOSEPH

SATURDAY VIGIL - 4:00 PM

January 30, 2021

Lector Char Gestring

Altar Servers

Ushers

Paula Pace

Jeanine House

ST. JOSEPH

SUNDAY MASS – 10:00 AM

January 31, 2021

Lector Chris Willette

Altar Servers Deborah Pace

Theresa Pace

Ushers Mike Lukachick, Vol.

ST. ANNE

SUNDAY MASS – 8:00 AM

January 31, 2021

Lector Maggie Carr

Altar Servers Patrick McDowell

Audrey McDowell

MaryKathryn McDowell

Ushers V. Bender, R. Byington

St. Louis Review The St. Louis Review is an award-

winning faith publication. The St. Louis

Review is recognized for excellence in

telling faith stories through

photojournalism, reporting, graphics and

design. Our editorial staff,

photojournalists and reporters are recognized among the

best in the United States in telling the stories of our

faith as it is lived in our parishes and faith community.

Our mission is the same as yours. We are a people of

faith sharing in the mission of the Gospel, Jesus with us.

The stories and news from the St. Louis

Review demonstrate faith lived in the Archdiocese of St.

Louis and beyond. To subscribe, please use the

designated collection envelope in your January packet

or you can come by the Parish office.

If you do not want the Review, then please write “NO”

on your envelope and return in the Sunday collection.

A Daily Prayer to St. Joseph In the Apostolic Letter “Patris corde” Pope Francis

notes how, “Every day, for over forty years, following

Lauds [Morning Prayer]” he has “recited a prayer to

Saint Joseph taken from a nineteenth-century French

prayer book of the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus

and Mary.” This prayer, he says, expresses devotion

and trust, and even poses a certain challenge to Saint

Joseph,” on account of its closing words: “My beloved

father, all my trust is in you. Let it not be said that I

invoked you in vain, and since you can do everything

with Jesus and Mary, show me that your goodness is

as great as your power.” At the conclusion of his

Letter, he adds another prayer to St Joseph, which he

encourages all of us to pray together:

Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer,

Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

To you God entrusted his only Son;

in you Mary placed her trust;

with you Christ became man.

Blessed Joseph, to us too,

show yourself a father

and guide us in the path of life.

Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,

and defend us from every evil. Amen.

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Repentance

The message we hear from the Gospel reading today is

one that we must hear again and again: repent and

believe the good news. This is the constant task of the

faithful Christian, to seek to grow in virtue and root

out sinfulness. The authentic witness of a disciple

who has truly repented of his sins can work wonders in

the cause of evangelization. We love conversion

stories of the saints and people we know in our own

lives today. One who has repented and has chosen to

live for Christ alone provides an extraordinary

example for us who want to be better evangelists.

archstl.org/dynamic

Your Gift to God January 16 & 17, 2021

St. Joseph St. Anne

Envelopes $2,804.00 $990.00

St. Louis Review 200.00 90.00

First Offering 30.00 20.00

Church Restoration 270.00

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 24, 2021

2019-20 Budgeted Amounts Envelopes/Loose

St. Joseph $3,644 St. Anne $750 for 52 weeks

St. Anne Church Church Cleaning Team #3 – Jane Schmidt

Are you looking for a quiet work

space? Somewhere to be by

yourself for a few hours?

You can spend the day at Mercy

Conference and Retreat Center

where you will have access to a

private room and bathroom for

the day. Each room has a desk

and chair, as well as a

comfortable chair/rocker for

relaxing and reading. Guests will also have access to free

WIFI, the chapel, and the grounds (including the Labyrinth

and Cosmic Walk).

This is a chance to spend some quiet time reading and

relaxing, praying and meditating, or just having a safe and

quiet place to work other than home for a day or

two. Guests are encouraged to bring their own laptops and

reading materials. Visit our website for all the details and

to reserve a room: www.mercycenterstl.org

Servant of God Brother

Juniper

Franciscan (d. 1258)

Brother Juniper was one of the

original companions of St.

Francis and “a man of such

unshakeable humility, patience,

and self-contempt, that the rising waves of temptation and

tribulation could not move him.” Brother Juniper evidently

attained such a degree of holiness that he was quite

indifferent to the opinion or regard of others. This was

fortunate, since “he was considered stupid and foolish by

those who did not know how perfect he was.”

Apart from the stories in his brief “Life,” little is known

of his biography. In these stories, he appears to function as

a kind of living parable. Francis and his followers were

regarded by the world as “fools for Christ.” Just so, the

exasperating foolishness of Juniper served among the friars

as a standard by which to measure their own compromise

with the wisdom of the world.

Over and over, Juniper tested the patience of his

brothers. At the sight of the poor he was filled with such

compassion that he would hand them his garments or rip

off a sleeve or a cowl to give them. “When poor people

came to Brother Juniper to beg, the friars used to take and

hide the things they wanted to keep.”

In each case, however, Juniper’s foolishness ultimately

bore a lesson in charity, faith, or humility. He died in

Rome in 1258. His feast is January 29.

“My Brothers, if only I had a great forest of such

junipers.” —St. Francis on Brother Juniper

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity -

Ecumenical Prayer Join St. Louis Christians from many traditions in

prayer for unity as we strive to abide in God's love in

order to bear much fruit (cf. John 15). This is a virtual

prayer event in which we will enter many churches in

the St. Louis Area as we pray together for Christ's

unity among us. Join and register at

https://www.archstl.org/ecumenical-interreligious-

affairs/events

Time

Jan 31, 2021 07:00 PM in Central Time (US and

Canada)

Gracious Lord, we pray for all the members of your

holy Church, that all may abide in you and you in

them, that they may be one in your love and bear

much fruit. We also pray for the world, that all may

come to believe in your love for them by the fruit of

our witness. We know that our divisions are a source

of scandal to your world, and we know that in love we

are called to unite as one in the vine and branches.

The vine is our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. We are

meant to be his branches. Help us we pray, to love, to

forgive, to seek justice and to be your prophetic voice

in the world. May your grace effect growth of good

fruit among us, that our world may realize peace. We

ask all this in the name of Jesus, your Son and in the

power of the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Please Pray Please pray for the repose of the souls of Russell

Basler and Ruth Basler, long time parishioners of

St. Anne Parish. Ruth passed away on January 2,

2021 and Russell passed away on January 11, 2021.

Please pray for the repose of Dennis Wayne Roesch,

brother of Diana Kintz, who passed away on January

13, 2021.

May their souls rest in our Lord’s eternal embrace.