Father's weekly message
St. Cornelius, Pope & St. Cyprian, Bishop (September 16)
There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of Saint Fabian because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, the Church was governed by a college of priests. Saint Cyprian, a friend of Cornelius, writes that Cornelius was elected pope “by the judgment of God and of Christ, by the testimony of most of the clergy, by the vote of the people, with the consent of aged priests and of good men.” The greatest problem of Cornelius’s two-year term as pope had to do with the Sacrament of Penance and centered on the readmission of Christians who had denied their faith during the time of persecution. Two extremes were finally both condemned. Cyprian, primate of North Africa, appealed to the pope to confirm his stand that the relapsed could be reconciled only by the decision of the bishop. In Rome, however, Cornelius met with the opposite view. After his election, a priest named Novatian (one of those who had governed the Church) had himself consecrated a rival bishop of Rome—one of the first antipopes. He denied that the Church had any power to reconcile not only the apostates, but also those guilty of murder, adultery, fornication, or second marriage! Cornelius had the support of most of the Church (especially of Cyprian of Africa) in condemning Novatianism, though the sect persisted for several centuries. Cornelius held a synod at Rome in 251 and ordered the “relapsed” to be restored to the Church with the usual “medicines of repentance.” The friendship of Cornelius and Cyprian was strained for a time when one of Cyprian’s rivals made accusations about him. But the problem was cleared up. A document from Cornelius shows the extent of organization in the Church of Rome in the mid-third century: 46 priests, seven deacons, seven subdeacons. It is estimated that the number of Christians totaled about 50,000. He died as a result of the hardships of his exile in what is now Civitavecchia.
(Thanks to Saint of the Day – Franciscan Media)- Fr. Jesu
Announcements for September 15th, 2024,
Come join us for our first annual Stew and Brew dinner and dessert auction. It will be Sept 28 from 5-8 pm. We will have 20 crock pot dishes, and you can vote for your favorite dish! The meal will be $10 and will include tastings of the crock pot meals, cornbread, crackers, condiments and 5 tickets to vote with. Additional tickets will be sold for $1 to help the best crock pot dish win 1st , 2nd and 3rd place prizes! There will also be a LIVE AUCTION of 12 specialty desserts made by some of our best St Therese Parishioners. We hope to see everyone there to enjoy this new fundraiser by our wonderful Ladies Guild!
Únase a nosotros en nuestra primera subasta anual de postres y cenas de guisados y cervezas. Será el 28 de septiembre de 5 a 8 pm. ¡Tendremos 20 platos de olla de barro y puedes votar por tu plato favorito! La comida costará $10 e incluirá degustaciones de comidas de olla de barro, pan de maíz, galletas saladas, condimentos y 5 boletos para votar. ¡Se venderán boletos adicionales por $1 para ayudar al mejor plato de olla de barro a ganar premios del 1er, 2do y 3er lugar! También habrá una SUBASTA EN VIVO de 12 postres especiales elaborados por algunos de nuestros mejores feligreses de Santa Teresa. ¡Esperamos verlos a todos allí para disfrutar de esta nueva recaudación de fondos de nuestro maravilloso Ladies Guild!
CYO classes are held in the Education Building every Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm.
Las clases de CYO se llevan a cabo en el Edificio de Ed todos los miércoles de 6:00 a 7:30 pm.