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St. Stephen Catholic Church Fr. Robert Knight, Pastor 11514 State Hwy A, P.O. Box 233 Richwoods, MO 63071 Phone: (573) 678-2207 Fax: (573) 678-2380 email: parish354@archstl.org Website: ststephenrichwoodsmo.com September 19, 2021 Twenty-fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time St. Stephen's 180th Anniversary September 19, 2021  FOR REFLECTION:“If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” (Mark 9:35)Jesus teaches us that we are called to love one another. Love involves sacrifice. Sacrifice is a word that many of us don’t like to hear. We think it means that we must give up something that we want. However, the literal meaning of sacrifice is “to make holy,” from the words “sacer” = sacred and “facere” = to make.In other words, we make our lives holy by sharing our gifts in the service of God. |