Author Archive: Peter Schuster
Weekly Blog Items for Week of April 12
Throughout this blog, the parish website and Facebook page will be mentioned. For those of you looking for the website, it is rescathroch.org. To reach the Facebook page: FACEBOOK To help people stay in touch with the parish, the weekend Mass will be recorded and placed on our website and Facebook page for people to […]
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Weekly Blog Items for Week of March 22
Throughout this blog, the parish website and Facebook page will be mentioned. For those of you looking for the website, it is rescathroch.org. To reach the Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ChurchoftheResurrectionRochesterMN – To help people stay in touch with the parish, the weekend Mass will be recorded and placed on our website and Facebook page for people […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
Questions Last weekend, I posed some questions from the life of Father Schuster. Here are the answers. Question: During the course of a year, the pastor is the celebrant at many funerals. In celebrating a funeral, what is the one symbol which is not used? Paschal/Easter Candle Incense Oils Pall Aspergillum (Used in sprinkling Holy […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
Questions This weekend I would like to pose some questions from the life of Father Schuster. Question: During the course of a year, the pastor is the celebrant at many funerals. In celebrating a funeral, what is the one symbol which is not used? Paschal/Easter Candle Incense Oils Pall Aspergillum (Used in […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
On this weekend of honoring the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, I would like to share a couple of questions which I have kept in my bulletin folder. The first one comes once again from Msgr. Charles Pope found in the July 31, 2016 edition of Our Sunday Visitor on page 15. Question: The […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
Memorial Day. Here are some of my thoughts on Memorial Day. “Memorial Day – a time to honor our fallen war heroes, a time to honor loved ones who have passed on, a time for quiet prayers of thanks for the battles fought for our freedom. Memorial Day is a time of remembrance shared by […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
Pentecost Jesus Christ is Risen. Alleluia. Alleluia. For fifty days, we have celebrated and proclaimed this message. With Pentecost, the Season of Easter culminates and moves us back into Ordinary Time. Pentecost surrounds the giving of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles. It is the birthday of the Church. I want to share with you […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
As we celebrate First Holy Communion at all the Masses this weekend, I thought I would devote this column to the Sacrament of the Eucharist. The following reflections are taken from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Copyright 2006. Question: What happens at the consecration in the Mass? Answer: By the consecration, the transubstantiation […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
As we prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation next Saturday, I thought I would devote a section of this column to the Sacrament of Confirmation. The following reflections are taken from the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Copyright 2006. Question: Who may receive Confirmation? Answer: Every baptized person not yet confirmed can and should […]
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Weekly Words from The Rock
Reflecting on Divine Mercy Sunday, I would like to look at the word mercy. I want to share with you some random thoughts on mercy. Mercy = a heart moved by misery. Mercy began with the first sin; however, there are consequences. In Genesis chapter 3, Adam and Eve realize, because of their sin, that […]
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