December 6, 2015 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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SECOND SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
December 6, 2015
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In today’s scriptures, hope is proclaimed to the exiled people
longing to return to Jerusalem, to the Philippians from the
imprisoned Paul, and to those caught in political turmoil during
Jesus’ lifetime. And we hear voices all around us yearning for hope.
Pope Francis has called for this Year of Mercy to be a time for
hope. Our hearts are open to new possibilities.
SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY:
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Bar 5:1-9 The exiles will be brought back to Jerusalem.
Psalm 126 The Lord has done great things for us.
Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 Paul writes of hope to the Philippians.
Luke 3:1-6 John proclaims a baptism of repentance.
“In the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate
was governor of Judea, and Herod
was tetrarch of Galilee... the word of
God came to John the son of
Zechariah in the desert.” Luke 3:1-2
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HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT CHURCH:
Immaculate Conception / Jubilee Year of Mercy
Mass with Blessing of the New Tabernacle
Tuesday 7pm
Giving Light Novena
- In the Folds of the Mantle of Light
Evening Mass Thursday & Friday 7:00 pm
Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration 12/12
(See schedule for masses inside)
“During this Advent season let us question ourselves as a
church: how must we prepare ourselves?
What valleys must be filled?
Or what mountains and hills must be made low?”
Pastor’s Message, page 3
Giving Tree gifts due Sunday 12/13, 2pm
Sorting and Distribution 12/13, 2:30pm
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CHURCH Report
Local tribunal advocates
guide divorced Catholics
on the road to truth
Prayers Answered: Pope Leaves Africa
After Proclaiming Message of Peace
Local—“When I was married, I had no idea what divorced
people, separated or widowed people went through in terms of
that big hole in your life,” said Foster, a member of Our Lady
Queen of Heaven Parish in Spanaway who went through a
divorce in 1988. “It was quite eye-opening.”
Three years ago, led by her compassion for divorced people
and a desire to help out her pastor, Foster became a tribunal
advocate at her parish. She joined 235 advocates in parishes
throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle who are trained to help
divorced Catholics navigate the process of having a marriage
bond declared invalid.
Advocates, who typically are not lawyers, include laypeople,
deacons and sisters. Some advocates are staff members at a
parish, and all priests can serve as advocates. “We act as a
companion for the petitioner,” said Deacon George Mounce of
Sacred Heart Parish in Enumclaw and St. Frances Cabrini
WORLD— Pope Francis left Africa today shortly after noon local time,
completing his six-day apostolic visit to the “continent of hope,” after
having given some 20 discourses and homilies in three nations.
One of his last activities was among the most significant: a visit to a
mosque in war-torn Central African Republic. His stop in this country
marked the first time in modern history that a Pontiff visits a conflict zone.
He exhorted Central Africans to work for peace, saying that “peace is not
a document that is signed and then put up some place. Peace is made each
day. Peace is a craft, a handiwork. It’s made with the hands.”
As well, he gave Central Africans an extra few days of the Jubilee Year of
Mercy, opening the Holy Door in Bangui’s Cathedral on Sunday. (For the
rest of the universal Church, the Jubilee starts Dec. 8).
The Pope also visited a pediatric hospital, bringing a box of medicines
from Rome. He brought consolation to a refugee camp in CAR. He called
on the world to learn from the poor, not just pity them, in a visit to a
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Our Mission and Vision Statements
FAITH FORMATION OFFICE
Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S., Pastor
Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Jorge Gomez del Valle, M.Sp.S., Vicar
Santos Mendoza, M.Sp.S., Brother
Craig Lundberg, Deacon
Shannon Everist,
Pastoral Asst. for Administration
Lori Lowery, Secretary
Mission: We are St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish,
a diverse Roman Catholic community guided by
the Holy Spirit. We are transformed by grace
through sacraments, prayer, compassion, and
evangelization.
We are disciples of Jesus Christ.
Phone: 425-481-9358
Office Hours:
Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 4:30 pm
(Closed 12:30-1:30pm)
Mass Times:
Mon.-Sat. 9 am / Saturday vigil - 5:00 pm
Sunday: 9 am, 11 am,
1 pm (Spanish) & 5 pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday - 3:30 - 4:45 pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
Mon — Fri, 10 am — 9 pm
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Vision: We will be a parish unified by our
baptismal call, appreciative of our diversity and
enriched by our ethnicities and cultures. We will
be renewed by sacred liturgy, enlightened by
faith formation, and compelled to serve with the
compassion of Jesus.
We will be the body of Christ.
Monday & Friday: 10am - 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Wednesday: 11:30am-8:30pm
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Elementary
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he Gospel today begins by
informing us of the social and
historical context. Israel was
under the Roman Empire,
Tiberius was Emperor and
Pontius Pilate was the governor
of Judea. To make things more
difficult for the residents of
Israel, Philip and his brother
Herod and Herod’s son,
Lysanias, each had a share of
power. Religion was also in the
hands of two unscrupulous
high priests who dealt with the
sacred and played with the
dignity of an entire people:
Annas and Caiaphas, both
worked with Rome for their
own interest. Where was God
in this corrupt situation?
Then, suddenly in the midst of
all this humiliation and
suffering, God manifested
Himself to John, Luke’s text
reads: “the word of God came
to John the son of Zechariah in
the desert...” God becomes
present and history will be
transformed and turned into
salvation history.
Common to the Old Testament
the prophets were the ones who
spoke in times of crisis. Today,
on the second Sunday of
Advent, we hear Baruch (first
reading) and John (Gospel) as
our prophets. Both speak of an
impoverished
structure
condemned by the powers of a
few whose only interest is to
satisfy their personal thirst for
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profit, power, pleasure and
luxuries. Does this also sound
familiar to our time?
In the midst of this crisis a
voice is heard in the desert. A
voice with a proposal and a
promise:
conversion
and
salvation. John the Baptist
announces Isaiah’s words:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make straight his paths. Every
valley shall be filled and every
mountain and hill shall be
made low. The winding roads
shall be made straight, and the
rough ways made smooth, and
all flesh shall see the salvation
of God.” (Isaiah 40:3).
During this Advent season let
us question ourselves as a
church: how must we prepare
ourselves? What valleys must
be filled? Or what mountains
and hills must be made low?
With all our human limitations,
this Advent we are called to a
transformation… Advent urges
us to conversion and as a
church we must be a prophetic
voice as well. We must become
the voice crying in the
wilderness. As church we are
not only to celebrate Mass on
Sundays, Mass invites us to go
to the desert where once again
history continues to be corrupt
and there are people in need of
justice.
LIFE AT...
the United States
Bishops “Built of
Living Stones Art, Architecture, and Worship”
states that “the Blessed
Sacrament is to be placed in
such a way in the body of the
Church that whether it is in the
chapel or not, it must be visible
to those who come to
worship” (74).
This coming Tuesday is the
Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception, a holy day of
obligation, Mass is scheduled at
7 p.m. For us it will also be a
special day because on that day
we will bless the new
Tabernacle for the reservation
of the Blessed Sacrament. A
We have a beautiful church and
major change in our church!
having the tabernacle in the
From the beginning (almost 30 Sanctuary will help us to begin
years) the Blessed Sacrament a process of educating about the
has been reserved in the chapel, reverence that is due to the
thus away from the main body Blessed
Sacrament
and
of the church. New parishioners bringing this beautiful space to
coming to Sunday Mass have prayer as well during the day. I
no direction as to where Jesus is believe that our liturgies will
taken after communion. Also I become ever more closely
have noticed that because there united to the Lord and bear
is no conscious awareness of much fruit not only in terms of
the Lord’s presence, an the spiritual life of the
environment of prayer and parishioners but also in other
silence is not fostered.
important elements reserved to
the Heart of Jesus.
With regards to the location of
the Tabernacle the document of From that day on all non-
worship activities will be
moved out of the church so as
to foster an environment of
prayer, thus making the
Eucharist the source and
summit of our faith, once again
front and center. The following
weekend you will also notice
that the distribution of the
Eucharist
will
be
done
differently (on page 9 we have
included a diagram that will
guide you in how to proceed for
communion and how you must
return to your place, please
study
it
closely).
Our
Extraordinary Ministers of the
Eucharist and Lectors will no
longer be wearing white robes.
It is an attempt to be more
hospitable, thus not being
alienated from the assembly of
which they are a part.
All this begins with the Jubilee
Year of Mercy bringing us to
Jesus, the face of the Father’s
mercy. During this year let us
live out God’s mercy, which he
constantly extends to all of us,
in our daily lives. In Pope
Francis’ Bull of Indiction of the
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
he states that “The mercy of
God is not an abstract idea, but
a concrete reality through
which he reveals his love as
that of a father or a mother,
moved to the very depths out of
love for their child.”
Sincerely,
Fr. Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S.
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Fr. Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S.
Jesus prayed constantly, and lived always
under the Father’s loving attention.
Everything Jesus did was to give joy to his
Father’s heart, by doing the Father’s will in
his own life. The Gospels talk about Jesus
spending moments of solitude in prayer. I
personally like to imagine everything Jesus
told the Father during those times of
prayer. I like to imagine the love Jesus felt
in praying, and the prayer which became
the source of strength to continue through
his problems and challenges. Jesus’ prayer
was an expression of his love for the
Father, and also of his love for humanity.
This is why the prayer born in Jesus’ heart
is a priestly prayer, a commitment, an
expression of his deepest love.
Fr. Felix de Jesus Rougier writes to the
Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, but he
could very well be writing to you: “O,
beloved children, it is not our imagination
or mere presumption; we must understand
and be profoundly convinced that if we do
not become saints, if we don’t live in God,
as men of prayer, we cannot give of
ourselves in just measure of our holy
vocation.”
Many times people tell me: “Pray for me,
Father, you who are closer to God.” And I
always think “But we are both just as close
to Him…” But it is beautiful or people to
trust their lives to my prayer, and so I ask
God “help them”. And right there, in the
solitude of prayer, I know God is going to
answer our prayers the best way He thinks
best for the benefit of us praying.
Our vocation is love, for God and our
brethren. And in prayer you will find the
strength to continue answering and
fulfilling God’s will in your life. Don’t
make excuses to God about not praying!
Sincerely,
Fr. Mario
Y o u t h Section Typology
The Anomaly of Lecrae
but what am I going to build with it?"
Lecrae is well aware that the
Typology
also
highly
fans who have carried him this
recommends Christian rap
far -- from the Christian music
artist Lecrae. A great example
community to the stadium
of his intelligent, genre-busting
locker rooms -- may worry
hip-hop can be found at https://
that he will leave the
goo.gl/7cfNYa (the song is
inspirational message behind
called “Tell the World”), but
as he eyes the mainstream.
that’s just the tip of the Lecrae
"Some people assume that
iceberg. And we think this
you're now going to be talking
ending from a recent interview
about whatever appeals to
with Lecrae is inspiring and
culture," says Lecrae. "Like,
might serve as a good
'Now you're going to be
introduction to this very cool artist-evangelist.
talking
about
drugs
and sex.' I'm not going to do
The whole interview/article can be found at
that.
But
I
will
be
talking
about things that both
http://goo.gl/Fm1RLM
people in the church and out of the church are
It's nearing the end of the day, and the video concerned with and think about. Love. This
shoot has moved to Lecrae's house, a multiple- whole video shoot is about love and being in
story brick home not far from the Reach offices, love, and everybody can relate to that."
nestled snug against similarly sized houses in a
mixed-use development. It is here that Lecrae As if on cue, Darragh enters the kitchen
lives with his wife, Darragh, and their three carrying their son, who has just been woken up
young children. While the crew films a close-up from his afternoon nap. The little boy is not
of Propaganda driving (the cameraman puts on happy about this, aggressively rubbing his eyes
Rollerblades and skates alongside the car), and fighting consciousness.
Lecrae, wearing a 116 T-shirt, tapered jeans and "Hey, champ!" whispers Lecrae. "I love you!"
a pair of Jordan VIs, plops down at the kitchen Darragh hands the toddler to Lecrae, and the
table and fiddles with a snapback hat that reads child nuzzles his head into his father's chest and
"FRGVN."
seems to relax. "Consistency, man; integrity,
"I just want to be able to die saying I gave it my character — [I'm just] representing those
all in terms of being a voice," says Lecrae. "All aspects that are not, for whatever reason, within
this stuff is nice to me -- being seen and heard hip-hop culture," he continues. "It's almost like
and all that stuff -- and I'm sure that's the dream people can't even believe that they can coexist.
for a lot of people. But for me, they're hammers That's a win for me, for people to be able to say,
and nails. So it's like, the Grammy is a hammer, 'Faith, fatherhood, monogamy exists in hiphop.' Yes, we're here."
In case #popebars and the
above image of Pope Francis have
you craving some hard-hitting
Christian rap, check out Shai
Linne’s excellent song “Mercy and
Grace” at http://goo.gl/pwFMwI !
A WAITING HARVEST
Vocation Awareness
Are you open to the
will of God?
“I do not know my vocation, I have
asked Jesus to tell me, but he has not
told me yet. I love Jesus so much and I
trust him so much that I will do anything
he asks” Fifth grader essay on Vocation.
“Do you think about Jesus and ponder
God’s will when making life decisions?
Do you believe that happiness is doing
God’s will? A seminarian once told me:
“Father, every morning I completely
abandon myself and my will to the perfect
will of God. Then I spend the rest of the
day taking it back”.
not easy. It usually involves a long drawn
out spiritual battle in a person’s heart.”
“It became clearer and clearer to me that
there is more to the priestly vocation than
enjoying theology, indeed, that work in the
parish can often lead very far away from
that and makes completely different
demands… The yes to the priesthood
meant that I had to say yes to the whole
task , even in its simplest forms. I often
podered several questions until finally at
my diaconal ordination in the fall of 1950
I was able to pronounce a convinced yes.”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
From the Book
“To Save a Thousand Souls”
Fr. Brett Brannen
Arriving at the spiritual attitude where we
completely trut God’s will for our lives is
IN A WORLD …
waging war on poverty, men and
women religious choose to live as
Jesus did — simply. Because they
share expenses and try to keep their
personal and communal needs simple,
they can get along very well on very
little. Everyone has a vocation; pray
for yours.
IF YOU ARE MARRIED or soon to
be married, you need to realize that
your marriage is your vocation! Your
marriage must come before all things
except God!
For information on becoming a
Religious Priest Missionary of the Holy
Spirit or a Diocesan Priest contact one
of the following people:
Serra Club: Arthur Adams
SNAPSHOTS FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT
Daily Spiritual Nourishment
Monday December 7
Liturgical Planning
6:45pm
St. 7
Edge
7pm
Hall
Clase de Biblia Español
7pm
St. 4
Women’s Fellowship
10am
Hall
Rosary for Life
12noon
Church
Faith Formation Elementary
4:30pm
All Rooms
Tuesday December 8
I. Conception Mass, blessing New Tabernacle
7pm
Wednesday December 9
Nimble Fingers
12pm
Hall
7pm
All Rooms
Apostleship of the Cross
7pm
Seton House
4:30pm
All Rooms
AA
6:30pm
St. 1
Giving Light Novena
Mass at 7pm
Thursday December 10
Friday December 11
Giving Light Novena
Mass at 7pm
Saturday December 12—Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mañanitas and Mass Spanish 6am
Mass English
9am
Mass Spanish
12noon, Rosary 3pm
Giving Light Novena
Mass at 5pm
Sunday December 13
Giving Tree gifts due 2pm
Mon., Dec. 7: Isa 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26
Memorial of Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the church
Then will the lame leap like a stag: “Rise, pick up your stretcher,
and go home.”
Tues., Dec. 8: Gen 3:9-20; Eph 1:3-12; Luke 1:26-38
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and Blessing of our new
tabernacle.
Mary’s immaculate conception shows that sin is not indigenous to
our human nature. According to Ephesians, all of us are chosen by
God “before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without
blemish before him.”
Wed., Dec. 9: Isa 40:25-31; Matt 11:28-30
Memorial of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar
as with eagles’ wings.
Thurs., Dec. 10: Isa 41:13-20; Matt 11:11-15
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven
suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.
Fri., Dec. 11: Isa 48:17-19; Matt 11:16-19
If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would
be like a river. This portion of Isaiah is called “The Book of
Consolation.”
Sat., Dec. 12: Zech 2:14-17 or Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Luke 1:26
-38 or 1:39-47
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell
among you, says the Lord. Pope Pius XII raised Our Lady of
Guadalupe to Patroness of all the Americas. Our Lady of
Guadalupe, pray for us!
M I S S I O N A R I E S
of The Holy Spirit
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is staffed by the Religious
Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit
In this Section you will find interesting articles about the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, the Spirituality
of the Cross and the life of their founding parents: Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (Conchita)
and Fr. Felix de Jesus Rougier.
Your mission will be...
"For
Something
that
happened
unexpectedly furnished her the occasion
for spending long days of silence, prayer
and contact with God. For the first time
in her life, she went to make a retreat, the
"Spiritual Exercises" preached and
directed by Father
Plancarte y
Labastida, later Abbot of Guadalupe. It
was 1889 and Conchita was twentyseven. Married, the mother of a family, a
homemaker, with an exacting and
somewhat jealous husband, she could not
make a closed retreat. "I took part in it,
coming and going, since I could not
leave my children alone" (Aut. 1, 150160). She hurries to get there in time for
the instructions, spends as many
moments as she can in silence and
recollection, then hastens back home.
Yet the Holy Spirit reaches souls as He
wills. In Conchita's heart there arose,
under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, an
apostolic flame which will soon spread
throughout the whole Church. In her
simplicity and humility, at first she will
never suspect the extent of God's
designs.God himself is going to open up
to her the horizons of the Redemption.
"One day when I was getting ready with
all my soul for all the Lord would ask of
me, at a certain moment I clearly heard
in the depths of my soul, without any
doubt at all, these words which
astonished me." He told me: 'Your
mission will be to save souls.' I did not
understand how I would do this. It
seemed so strange and impossible. I
thought there was question simply of
sacrificing myself for my husband, my
children and our servants. My heart had
found its refuge and peace in solitude
and prayer. But now I had to return to the
world and my duties, having to pass
through fire without burning myself,
while at the same time this flame glowed
more and more in my heart. The zeal to
share with others the joy of what I had
learned, devoured me and ardently
increased.
From “Conchita’s Diary”
First Meditation for Christmas
As a place for Jesus to be born, the Father prepared
a manger, a sheler for animals. This was the way
Jesus was born twenty centuries ago and this is the
way he wants to be born forever and ever. Nothing
will prevent Jesus from being born in our hearts,
not even our miseries and shortcomings. He had
then and still has today a special predilection for
the most afflicted souls. His tender heart cannot
resist reaching out to them. Jesus comes to heal us.
Our job is to attempt to clean our heart more and
more, and light a fire of love, awaiting Our Lord.
Let us love Jesus, let us love Him better every day.
Let us fill our hearts with the scents of incense and
myrrh, of prayer and sacrifice. Let us embalm our
hearts with this aroma and Jesus will gladly come
to be born in them.
From the book
“Meditations for Christmas”
M.R. Luis Ma. Martinez, MSpS
F A I T H Formation
Edge;
12/7 - Join other middle school youth for our
session "Light of the World" as we look at the Christmas
Season. Open youth room begins at 6:45 -sessions at 7pm
Parents: Your child will learn about the season of Christmas.
With all the distractions of shopping, gifts, and the general
busyness of families, we can lose sight of what is really
happening – the Incarnation, where God comes to dwell
among us to save us from our sins. The youth will learn that the season of
Christmas does not end on December 25th and that they are called to say yes
to Jesus Christ in their own lives. At the end of the night, they will be challenged
to be lights to the world. Here are some questions to ask your son or daughter:
 How can we continue to celebrate the season of Christmas after December
25th?
 What is the true meaning of Christmas?
 How can we continue to say yes to Jesus as a family?
December 14th needed.
Christmas Caroling. Permission slips and parent drivers
December 21st - Reconciliation Service/ and Adoration.
• Teens preparing to be confirmed this coming May,
be sure to bring your sponsors to the 5 p.m.
Mass next Sunday for the Rite of Enrollment,
and have them stay afterward for some sponsor
stuff during LifeTeen!
• On Sunday, 12/13 we will have a dine-in
fundraiser at La Palmera immediately
following the 1 p.m. Mass. Pick up a voucher
after Mass and bring your families—and your
appetites—so you can support our World Youth
Day pilgrims by eating delicious food!
• And on Wed., 12/16, we will have another World
Youth Day dine-in fundraiser at La Palmera from
5-8 p.m. Please pick up a voucher after Mass next
weekend or from the counter in the narthex and
bring it with you to the restaurant. Thanks for
your support!
E L I Z A B E T H Ann Seton
From her own writings...
The voice in the desert of Judea amidst a
people of contradiction- we listen still
through the long ages-on the banks of
Jordan, we receive the voice, and its
baptism of penance within our souls- the
voice is sounding most loud in the
wilderness of life- Loud in an
unbelieving and distracted world-loud in
the mind and raging tempests of our
concupiscence.
visits it daily for each of us — he visits
Jerusalem with lamps-that lamp of faith
in the obscure places, casting a ray of
such forcible light, that lamp within the
solitudes of our conscience which brings
to such a conviction and misery, but My
Lord that light so beneficient, and so
mild should I say which overcomes
darkness, but to rejoice and cheer the
soul up to life-which with conviction of
distress
brings
consolations
superabundant;
a
full
light
of
Justification and Salvation restored, a
light announced in joy more still than in
penance, and to be rcceived with
boundless fidelity and Gratitude.
And we hear our God Saviour-he had
once visited visibly the land, he still
O my soul do receive so this Light!
Advent Meditations
"I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness-make straight the way of the
Lord"-
Be this thy first meditation and earnest
resolution; how to form in thee a most
lively desire and purity of intention, a joy
unfeigned and exceedingly eager towards
the visits, all the visits of thy Lord; and
most especially that of the ineffable
sacrament of his love.
May we, her spiritual children, take this
time of preparation, of Advent, of
waiting, to make a resolution such as
hers. May our hearts burst with a lively
desire and a purity of intention, ajoy in
the waiting for this most glorious visit!
From the book
“Collective Writings, Vol. 3a”
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Men’s Retreat
This year our parish will be supporting Catholic
Community Services, Matthew House, Catholic Seamen's
Club, Domestic Violence Services, St Francis House
Christmas Room, King County Juvenile Detention
Ministry, Angelorum Pregnancy Services and new this
year Pregnancy Aid.
Please be generous in your gift giving - for most of the
people that receive from this agency this is the only gift
they receive.
With Monks of Saint MarƟn’s Abbey
Lacey, WA
December 11-13
For men 18-29 years of age
$25/person; Scholarships available
Fr. Peter Tynan, OSB
(360) 486-8828; Fr_Peter@stmarƟn.edu
A Call to Share...
November 21/22
(Vigil) 5 pm
9 am
11 am
1 pm
5 pm
Presents need to be back to the parish by December 13th
at 2:30 pm.
If you are interested in helping with distributing the gifts
to the agency please contact Susie King at 425-481-9358
ext 34 or email [email protected].
$3,033.00
$4,081.00
$3,695.00
$1,853.00
$3,446.00
Children’s Envelopes
$81.00
EFT Contributions
$3,523.75
Midweek Deposit
$2,127.25
Total Offering
$21,840.00
November 28/29
(Vigil) 5 pm
9 am
11 am
1 pm
5 pm
$2,544.00
$4,881.00
$3,017.00
$1,973.00
$5,126.00
Children’s Envelopes $147.00
EFT Contributions
$6,904.75
Total Offering
$24,592.75
Thank you...
The
SETON Sunday News
Sección en Español
“vino la palabra de Dios en el desierto
sobre Juan, hijo de Zacarías…” Dios se
hace presente y la historia se convierte en
El Evangelio de hoy comienza explicando
historia de nuestra salvación.
el contexto histórico y social. Israel estaba
bajo el dominio del Imperio Romano, En
concordancia
con
el
Antiguo
Tiberio era el Emperador y Poncio Pilato Testamento, los profetas eran aquellos
era el procurador de Judea. Para que hablaban en tiempos de crisis. Hoy,
complicar aún más la situación de los segundo
domingo
de
Adviento,
habitantes de Israel, Filipo y su hermano escuchamos a Baruc (primera lectura) y a
Herodes, y el hijo de Herodes, Lisanias se Juan (Evangelio) como nuestros profetas.
repartían el poder político. La Religión Ambos hablan de una estructura debilitada
estaba en las manos de dos altos por el poder de unos pocos cuyo único
sacerdotes
inescrupulosos
que interés era satisfacer su propia sed de
desecraban lo sagrado y jugaban con la ganancia, poder, placer y lujos. ¿No se
dignidad de todo un pueblo. Tanto Anás parece esto a la situación actual?
como Caifás trabajaban para Roma de
acuerdo a sus propios intereses. ¿Dónde En medio de esta crisis, resuena una voz
estaba Dios en esta situación de en el desierto. Una voz con una propuesta
y una promesa: conversión y salvación.
corrupción?
Juan el Bautista anuncia las palabras de
Y, de repente, en el medio de esta Isaías: “Preparen el camino del Señor,
humillación y sufrimiento, Dios se le hagan rectos sus senderos. Todo valle
manifiesta a Juan. El texto de Lucas dice: será rellenado, toda montaña y colina,
Mensaje del Párroco
LO QUE OCURRE EN...
En lo que se refiere a la
ubicación del Sagrario, el
documento de los Obispos de
los
Estados
Unidos
“Construidos de piedras vivas –
arte, arquitectura y culto” dice
que “El Santísimo Sacramento
debe ubicarse de tal manera en
el cuerpo de la Iglesia que sea
en la capilla o no, debe estar
visible para quienes vienen a
unirse al culto” (74).
Este próximo martes es la
Solemnidad de la Inmaculada
Concepción, día de precepto, la
Misa está programada para las
7pm. Para nosotros será un día
especial porque ese día
bendeciremos el Sagrario que
usaremos para reservar el
Tenemos una bella Iglesia, y el
Santísimo Sacramento. ¡Un
hecho de tener el Sagrario en el
gran cambio en nuestra
Santuario nos ayudará a
Parroquia!
comenzar un proceso de
Desde los comienzos (casi 30 educación de la reverencia que
años) el Santísimo Sacramento se le debe al Santísimo
ser ha reservado en la capilla, Sacramento y hacer del espacio
lejos del bloque principal de la un espacio de oración durante el
Iglesia. Feligreses nuevos que día. Estoy convencido de que
llegan a Misa por primera vez nuestras
celebraciones
no saben en qué dirección se va litúrgicas se verán mucho más
Jesús después de la Comunión. unidas al Señor y darán mucho
También he notado que porque fruto, no sólo en lo espiritual,
no hay consciencia de la sino también otros elementos
presencia del Señor, no se normalmente reservados al
promueve un ambiente de Corazón de Jesús.
oración y recogimiento.
A partir de ese día, todas las
rebajada; lo tortuoso se hará derecho, los
caminos ásperos serán allanados y todos
los hombres verán la salvación de Dios”.
(Isaías 40,3)
Durante este tiempo de Adviento,
preguntémonos como Iglesia: ¿Cómo
debemos prepararnos? ¿Qué valles deben
ser rellenados? ¿Qué montaña y colina
debe ser rebajada? Con todas nuestras
limitaciones humanas, este Adviento
estamos llamados a una transformación…
El Adviento nos urge a la conversión y
como Iglesia debemos ser la voz profética
también. Debemos convertirnos en la
palabra profética. Debemos ser esa voz
resonando en el desierto. Como Iglesia
debemos hacer más que sólo celebrar
Misa los domingos. La Misa nos invita a
salir al desierto donde una vez más la
historia continúa siendo corrupta y existen
pueblos que necesitan justicia.
actividades que no son de culto
se trasladarán fuera del
Santuario, para fomentar un
ambiente
de
oración,
nuevamente poniendo a la
Eucaristía como la fuente y
culmen de nuestra fe. El
próximo fin de semana notarán
que la distribución de la
comunión se hará de manera
diferente (hay un diagrama en
la página 9 que indica
claramente en qué dirección
acercarse a comulgar, y en qué
dirección regresar a las bancas.)
También notarán que los
Ministros de la Comunión y
Lectores ya no usarán Albas
blancas. Esto es para hacernos
más hospitalarios, para no
separarlos de la Asamblea de
creyentes, de la cual forman
parte.
Todo esto comienza con el Año
Jubilar de la Misericordia, que
nos trae a Jesús, el rostro de la
misericordia
del
Padre.
Vivamos a lo largo de este año
la misericordia de Dios, que
constantemente nos entrega, en
nuestras vidas cotidianas. El
Papa Francisco, en su Bula de
Convocación
del
Jubileo
Extraordinario
de
la
Misericordia, dice que: “la
misericordia de Dios no es una
idea abstracta, sino una realidad
concreta con la cual Él revela
su amor, que es como el de un
padre o una madre que se
conmueven en lo más profundo
de sus entrañas por el propio
hijo”.
Tu hermano en Cristo,
P. Roberto.Saldívar, M.Sp.S.
P. Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S.
L O
C
Jesús oraba constantemente y vivía bajo la
atención amorosa de su Padre. Todo lo que
Jesús hacía era para alegrar el corazón de su
Padre, al estar haciendo la voluntad de él en
su vida concreta. Los Evangelios nos narran
que Jesús pasaba momentos de soledad en
oración. A mí me gusta mucho imaginar todo
lo que Jesús le diría a su Padre en esos
momentos; imaginar el amor con el que Jesús
oraba; como se movía el corazón de Jesús en
esos momentos y la oración de donde
obtenía la fuerza para seguir caminando en
todos los desafíos y problemas que tenía. La
oración de Jesús era expresión de su amor al
Padre y también expresión de amor a los
demás. Por eso la oración que surge de su
corazón es sacerdotal, es compromiso, es
expresión de su amor más profundo.
bien de las personas.
Muchas veces la gente me dice: “Ore por mi
padre, usted que está más cerca de Dios”. Y
siempre pienso: “Si los dos estamos a la
misma distancia”. Pero es bonito que la gente
me confíe su vida a mi oración y ahí es donde
yo le digo a Dios: “ayúdalos”. Y ahí en la
soledad de la oración sé que Dios va a
responder a las oraciones de la mejor y más
alta manera que El considere y para el mayor
Nuestra vocación es de amor a Dios y a los
hermanos. Y en la oración vas a encontrar la
fuerza
para
seguir
cumpliendo
y
respondiendo a la voluntad de Dios en tu
vida. ¡No le pongas pretextos a Dios para
no orar!
Celebración de
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Sábado 12 Dic: 6 am Mañanitas
6:30am Misa Español
Danzas y Refrigerio
12pm Misa Español
3pm Rosario
El P. Félix de Jesús Rougier escribía a los
Misioneros del Espíritu Santo, y creo que
también lo escribiría para ti: “Oh, amados
hijos, no es imaginación ni presunción;
debemos comprender y convencernos
profundamente que si no nos hacemos
santos, si no vivimos en Dios, siendo
hombres de oración no podremos dar la
medida en nuestra santa vocación”.
En Cristo,
P. Mario
Grupo de Peregrinos a Polonia
El grupo de jóvenes que planea ir a la Jornada Mundial de la
Juventud está organizando una actividad para recaudar fondos
para el viaje al mismo tiempo que podemos disfrutar una rica
comida en La Palmera. El Domingo 13 de Diciembre
podemos ayudarles a recaudar fondos usando un cupón que
donará parte de lo que gastemos a los jóvenes.
¡Apoyemos este viaje!
Our lady of Guadalupe Celebration
Saturday Dec. 12: 6 am Mañanitas Spanish
9am Mass in English
3pm Rosary in Spanish
La Misa del 8 de Diciembre marca el inicio del Año Jubilar de
la Misericordia, la Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción, y
además bendeciremos el nuevo Sagrario. Acompáñanos a la
Misa de 7pm.
NEW PROCEDURES FOR DISTRIBUTION/RECEPTION OF COMMUNION—EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8TH
Host Position
Chalice Position

Starting December 8th we will approach
the Altar for Communion differently than
we do now.

Center Pew sections won’t change.

Side Pew sections will approach on the
outside of the Church, going forward
through the wall aisle, and returning to the
pew via the inside aisle. (Look at arrows in
the diagram)

Small pie shaped section will go across
pews to the outermost line.
Prayers answered, Pope leaves Africa
the summons, their heads held high, and be
ready to brave blows in this battle over
which God will have the last word. And that
word will be love [and peace]!
Jesus, by the power of God, rose again. He
can do the same thing in each one of us with
each negative experience. Because Jesus is
Lord.
Nov. 29, Address to evangelical
community: God makes no distinctions
between those who suffer. I have often called
this the ecumenism of blood. All our
communities suffer indiscriminately as a
result of injustice and the blind hatred
Nov. 30, Homily: Each of us, in his or her unleashed by the devil.
heart can ask the crucial question of where
we stand with Jesus, asking what we have Nov. 28, Address to Ugandan youth: This
already accepted – or refused to accept – in isn’t magic. This is the work of Jesus.
responding to his call to follow him more Because Jesus is Lord. Jesus can do
everything. And Jesus suffered the most
closely.
negative experience in history. He was
Nov. 29, Homily: Even when the powers of insulted, he was rejected, he was killed. And
Hell are unleashed, Christians must rise to
Nov. 27, Address to Kenyan youth: Life is
full of difficulties, but there are two ways of
looking at difficulties: either a person looks
at them as something that blocks him,
destroys him, stops him, or he looks at them
as an opportunity. It is for you to choose.
(Continued from page 2)
Kenyan slum. He thanked religious for their
care of the disabled after visiting a charity
home in Uganda. He added his voice to
Jesus’ prayer for Christian unity in a stop
with an evangelical community in Bangui.
And in message after message, he asked
Africa, and the world, to learn from and
follow Christ. Here are a few lines from his
various discourses:
Local Tribunal Advocates
(Continued from page 2)
Parish in Lakewood. Mounce, who is bilingual, has assisted English- and
Spanish-speaking parishioners through the annulment process since 2007.
The task of a tribunal advocate is to help petitioners gather evidence, write
their testimony and present the case to the archdiocese’s Seattle
Metropolitan Tribunal (the church’s ecclesiastical court) to determine if the
marriage was invalid, explained Sister Carolyn Roeber, director of the
tribunal, which hears the cases.
“It’s important to know that advocates don’t judge the person, they assist in
presenting a case. Nor does the tribunal judge the people, it just judges the
marriage — whether it is valid or not,” she said.
On Sept. 8, Pope Francis announced several reforms intended to lessen the
time and cost of getting a declaration of nullity. Catholic News Service
reported the Pope said the changes were motivated by “concern for the
salvation of souls,” and particularly “charity and mercy” toward people who
feel alienated from the church because of their marriage situations and the
perceived complexity of the annulment process. The reforms take effect
Dec. 8, the beginning of the Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis.
Currently, the annulment process can take over a year and cost between $50
and $500. However, “your ability to pay does not delay or hinder justice,”
Deacon Mounce said. In the simplest terms, he said, annulment is a process
for seeking the truth about whether a sacramental marriage existed. “Jesus is
not standing with hands on hips shaking his finger at you,” the deacon said.
“He’s there with arms outstretched and he knows your pain and suffering.”
Local advocates say their ministry is rewarding. Deacon Mounce has
attended weddings of people he met by being their tribunal advocate and
watched them go “from sorrow to joy,” he said.
Advocates take an oath of confidentiality — they aren’t allowed to discuss
cases, even with their pastor, Mounce explained. Petitioners can seek the
help of an advocate at their own parish, another parish, or ask their pastor
for help.
As an advocate, Foster said, it makes her happy to see those who have shied
away from Mass return to the fold. “I tell them just because you are
divorced, you don’t need to stay away from Mass,” she said. “And so they’ll
come back and go to church and that’s a wonderful thing.”
Nov. 26, Address at Africa headquarters
of UN: In this international context, we are
confronted with a choice which cannot be
ignored: either to improve or to destroy the
environment.
Nov. 26, To journalists, on flight to Kenya:
Be careful of the mosquitos!
The Society of St.
Vincent de Paul would
like to thank all those
who
have
already
donated food for the
Christmas baskets.
We still have need of the
following
items
for
Christmas
baskets:
biscuit or muffin mixes,
boxed
rice
mixes,
marshmallows
and
canned yams or sweet potatoes, canned fruit, soup, chicken
broth, instant potatoes and gravy. If you are able to donate,
please place these items in the bins marked SVDP in the
vestibule of the church. If you could help us purchase food
for the Christmas baskets, we suggest $10.00 donations,
although any amount would be appreciated. Please place
your donations in the collection baskets in an envelope
marked SVDP. Your food donations can be dropped off at
the church anytime through Friday, December 18th before
1:00pm. Questions, call Jim at 425-337-2851. Thank you.
Year of Mercy App
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Mercy is December 8, 2015
to November 20, 2016, but
daily inspiration, stories, and
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Days to Mercy.
Women’s Fellowship: On Tuesday Dec. 8th we will be
studying “Acts of the Apostles Chapters 25-28”! All women
Welcome and babysitting available.
Please come pray the Rosary for Life for victims of abortion
Tuesdays at noon.
Contact Mary Christie: 425-776-3967
Or Rachel Castro: 425-486-9232 if you have questions.
Adult Faith Formation
There will be no Bible Study or Catechism session this
Tuesday, Dec. 8. The next meeting is Dec. 15, The Acts of
the Apostles, Chapter 18.
The Catholic Daughters will be
selling beautiful Christmas Wreaths
after
all
the
masses
this
weekend. Please plan to purchase a
wreath for $25 (cash or check only)
and support Catholic Daughter
charities.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES
Counseling 425-257-2111 or 888-240-8572
MINISTRIES & GROUPS
Altar Servers, Jane Baer and Veronica Cardona
Apostleship of the Cross, Vicki Leone
Coffee & Donuts, Kelly Cooley
EMEs Ana May Apin and Amelia Carver
Funeral Committee, Pat Maurer
Guadalupe Committee, Eduardo Cardona
Homebound Ministers, Marianne Iwamoto
Home Visitation/Peer Counseling, Joan Kluck
Lectors, Nicolette Gagner and Elvira Hernandez
Linens, Linda Brownfield
Min. of Hospitality, Doug Portello and Graciela Chagoya
Music Coordinator, Kathy Egashira
Pastoral Council, Paul Gallagher/Gerry Apin
Pro-Life Ministry, Karen Salvati
Sacramentors, Scott Occhiuto
Simbang Gabi, Gerry Apin
Vine Moms group, Erin Robinson
Women’s Fellowship, Mary Christie
Young Adult Group, Roberto Martinez
COLLABORATORS IN MINISTRY
Cascade Serra Club, Pat Sweeney
Catholic Daughters, Kathy Taylor
Knights of Columbus, Chris Harvill
St. Vincent de Paul
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Ministries and groups
Please keep the sick among us in your prayers, especially:
Mina Amlag
Roberta Autron
Shawna Boger
Eulalia Castillo
Ruth Carpizo
Edward Cifra
Billie Dougherty
Anna Epps
Marjorie Frye
Vanessa Griffith
Fred Hundertmark
Helen Johnston
Karen Jolokai
Patricia Kramer
Patti Means
Yolanda Noblezada
Carmen Ordoñez
Teresa Paris
Ritzy Rafer
Floyd Roderick
Lily Ann Roderick
Florentine Ruhland
Benita Schumacher
Jim Schumacher
Fran Sphung
Francis Sullivan
Remy Tolentino
Richard Totorica
Tami Wyatt
May God the Father bless you, God the Son heal you and
God the Holy Spirit enlighten you. Amen.

December 6, 2015 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

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