Dear Friends, How often have you drawn a wrong conclusion about

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Website: www.nativityburke.org
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 18, 2013
Dear Friends,
How often have you drawn a wrong conclusion about something? I have, many times. Sometimes, as the
saying goes, we solely judge a book by its cover. When I worked in Washington, I oftentimes would quickly
walk by a disheveled person who was begging on the sidewalk. Sometimes I would think: why doesn’t he get a
job? Then one day I thought to myself, but there for the grace of God go I! Perhaps he had tried to get a job. I was
judging without the evidence. Back then, securing employment was easier and mental health facilities were not
being closed as they seem to be today. The following, titled A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PRAYER, was sent to
me a few weeks ago. I’m looking at this differently than I did back in the early 70’s. I’ve changed-have you?
There are always two sides to every story.
“Heavenly Father,
Help us remember that jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine
hours that day and was rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few
precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can’t make change
correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear
of not getting his student loans for the next semester.
Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day is a slave
to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and
blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got
back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.
Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not
enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not just to those who are close to us, but
to all humanity. Let us be slow to judgment and quick to forgiveness and patience and empathy and love.
Amen.
Have a nice week!
August 18, 2013
Those Who Speak To Us During The Mass….Part 1
A few years ago, Fr. John, a priest at Missionhurst in Arlington gave a homily at the morning Mass which referred to “those who speak to us during the Mass”. This brought to mind, all the people of our Catholic Tradition who do just that – they speak to us throughout the Liturgy. When Sunday Mass begins, we often hear the
words of greeting that St. Paul used in his many letters to the first Christians. When singing the words of the
Gloria, we are repeating the same words that were used by the angelic chorus when Christ lay as an infant in
the manger. Their words should be our words as we give honor and praise to our Creator. In the First Reading from Scripture, the Old Testament writer speaks to the Jewish people and also to us. While in the response to the Psalm,
we are the faithful praising God at all times, be they difficult or easy. We are quite familiar with the Apostles who wrote the
New Testament, as well as the Gospels. But as we listen carefully to the words being read, is there a message in them for
us? And are we open to hearing it? That perhaps is the better question. The Liturgy papers from the Second Vatican Council call for the priests to “unpack” the message, found in the Gospels. This is done to help us discover the presence of Christ
in our lives today. We are called to listen with open minds and hearts and then to act as Jesus would.
The Women of Nativity wish to extend their
heartfelt thanks to everyone who donated so
generously to the 2013 Christmas in August
School Supplies Collection. Through your generosity, we were able to send supplies to Martha’s
Table, Salvation Army, Arlington Refugee
Services, Carpenter’s Shelter, Lorton Community
Action Center, and ECHO.
The Nativity Girl Scout troops would like to
invite girls in kindergarten through 12th
grade to join our programs. Troops are
forming and/or accepting girls at most
program levels: Daisy (K-1st), Brownie
(2nd-3rd), Junior (4th-5th), Cadette (6th8th), Senior (9th-10th), and Ambassador
(11th-12th). Flyers are available at the back of the church in
the Scouting Folder on the bulletin board. Girl Scouts gives
girls opportunities to practice leadership, learn useful skills,
earn religious emblems, and provide service to the community in a great, Christ-centered environment. Find out how
much fun and value there is with scouting. Adult volunteers
are always needed and greatly appreciated – no experience
necessary. Free training is provided. Contact Becky Chaves at
703-425-4965 or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
Are you celebrating a Silver or Golden
Wedding Anniversary this year?
Were you married in 1963 or 1988? Then
join Bishop Loverde for the 2013 Marriage
Jubilee Mass to be celebrated on Sunday, October 20th at
the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. Contact the parish
office to register no later than September 20th. For more
info, visit www.arlingtondiocese.org/
familylife/MJM.aspx
Thought for the Week
My Mother said to me:
If you become a soldier you can become a general,
If you become a monk you end up a Pope,
Instead I became a painter and wound up a Picasso.
Pablo Picasso
The Baptism Class for the month of August will be held in
the school this Thursday, August 22nd,
Are you interested in joining the Nativity Youth Choir? Join us for our first rehearsal on Wednesday, September 4th
from 7:30-9:00pm in the Church. All
singers, 7th-12th grade, are welcome without audition. We rehearse
every Wednesday and sing at the
11:00am Mass each Sunday. Join us at
this first rehearsal to see what we are all about!
PRO-LIFE CORNER
"The Gospel of Life is not for believers
alone: it is for everyone. The issue of
life and its defense and promotion is
not a concern of the Christian alone.
Although Faith provides special light
and strength, this question arises in
every human conscience which seeks the truth and which cares
about the future of humanity. Life certainly has a sacred and
religious value, but in no way is that value a concern only of
believers. The value at stake is one which every human being can
grasp by the light of reason; thus it necessarily concerns everyone."
Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life)
The GABRIEL PROJECT supports women who are facing a
crisis pregnancy and need help. Contact 1-866-444-3553 or
[email protected] You are not alone! (Gabriel
Project is a crisis pregnancy program open to all and sponsored by
the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.)
A WOMAN’S CHOICE is a pregnancy resource center that
provides free pregnancy testing, referrals for medical
treatment, housing, social service assistance and tangible
support for pregnant women, including clothing and
equipment. (703-538-4305).
August 18, 2013
ENCOUNTER JESUS CHRIST THROUGH
FULL COMMUNION WITH THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH
Come and see! We welcome you to
Nativity’s Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) journey of
faith, starting Monday, September 16,
2013, at 7 pm, in the Parish
Hall. RCIA forms new disciples of
Jesus Christ, as adults prepare to enter the Catholic
Church at the Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 19,
2014one’s personal relationship with Jesus by encountering him through passionate teaching, personal witness,
prayer and Eucharistic adoration, lively discussion an,
with reception of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and First Communion. This faith journey deepens d
spiritual events. RCIA is open to those who have not
been baptized, Christians baptized into another faith,
adult baptized Catholics who have not been confirmed
and others seeking to deepen their faith. For details, contact the Church at (703) 455-2400, e-mail Ron Riggins
at [email protected] or pick up a brochure at the back of
the Church.
24-Hour Crisis Pregnancy Hotline: 1-800-395-HELP
Project Rachel (healing after abortion): 1-888-456-HOPE
Catholic Charities National: 1-800-CARE-002
Catholic Charities Local: 703-425-0100
A Woman's Choice: 703-538-4305
Gabriel Project: 1-866-444-3553
In your prayers please remember the
sick and deceased of our parish family.
NATIVITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
Mrs. Alice Carlson, wife of Lutheran Pastor Mr. Duane
Carlson (founder of ECHO) donated 35 small Nativities
sets from their collection, souvenirs from different countries, to our gift shop. They are for sale, reasonably priced.
Stop by and see them. Thank you for your support.
ALTAR FLOWERS
In Loving Memory of
Anne Marie Mercier
From Adeline Francois
And
In Loving Memory of
Our parents and our sister, Claire Johnson
PRAYER SHAWL MEETING
The next daytime meeting will take place in the
APR on Monday, August 19th at 9:30am. The
evening meeting will take place on Wednesday,
August 21st at 7:00pm in the APR. Come and bring
your project to work on or learn how to make a
prayer shawl for someone who is
seriously ill. For more information
call Toni Rausch, 703-455-3260;
Flo Grike, 703-250-7799 or
Joanne Dezzutti, 703-455-5702.
August 18, 2013
CCD NEWS
Monday, August 19
Robert Groweden
7:30am
Fr. Martin
Tuesday, August 20
7:30am
Fr. Daniel
Wednesday, August 21
Betty McGough
7:30am
Fr. Martin
Thursday, August 22
7:30am
Fr. Daniel
Friday, August 23
7:30am
Fr. Korpi
Manuel Huerta
Anna Phu Dinh
Linda Bloss
Dear Jesus, I am writing this letter to thank
you for sending a teacher to my class. But
could you please send teachers to my
friends’ classes, too? Please ask them to
call Nativity’s Religious Education Program at 703.455.0372 or to email the
office at:
[email protected]. Thank you again for
your help.
Still need to register your child(ren)? Note that due to
enrollment response many classes are closed and other
classes are closing quickly. Also, students enrolled by
August 26, begin religious education classes the week of
September 15.
Students enrolled after August 26, begin religious education classes the week of September 22.
Saturday, August 24
Our Lady of Knock
Society
Richard W. Weir
Hispanic Mass
9:00am
5:00pm
7:00pm
Fr. Korpi
Fr. Korpi
Fr. Wilson
Patricia Borrok
Rose Karpinski
William E. Houf
Clare Herriman
Sunday, August 25
7:30am
9:00am
11:00am
12:45pm
Fr. Korpi
Fr. Korpi
Fr. Wilson
Fr. Wilson
Lunch N' Life
Are You 50 or Better?
Please join us for the next Lunch N’ Life sponsored by
the Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke on Thursday,
September 19, 2013, (12:00-2:00 p.m.) at The Abiding
Presence, 6304 Lee Chapel Rd Burke, VA 22015. The
Washington Post writer, Robert Thompson, Mr. Gridlock will discuss current traffic issues and plans for the
future for our area. For reservations, call Faye
Quesenberry (703) 620-0161 by September 15th. The
cost is $10.00; checks payable to SCFB. If transportation
is needed, call the SCFB office 703-323-4788 or
See www.scfbva.org.
A BIT OF HUMOR
There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an old
family Bible to her brother in another part of the country.
“Is there anything breakable in here?” asked the postal
clerk. “Only the Ten Commandments.” answered the
lady.
A student’s baptism certificate must be included with the
registration form, including students baptized at Nativity,
unless the certificate was previously submitted. Registration
forms are available in the Religious Education Office, on
the community board in the church vestibule, and at website: www.nativityburke.org; click on Religious Education;
then click on Student Registration.
Teachers and assistant teachers for the Religious Education
Program should attend the Orientation Meeting/
Workshop on Sunday, September 8, at 6:00pm in the
Parish Hall. This is a very important information meeting;
Nativity’s ESL (English as a Second Language) program is looking for a volunteer to
be the computer lab supervisor and facilitator during its Saturday morning classes,
from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, beginning September 14 or as soon after as possible. Responsibilities: one, to supervise our
students’ use of the Nativity School Computer Lab to ensure that
the equipment is used and maintained carefully and that the lab is
left in a clean and orderly condition at the close of classes; and two,
to assist students in learning and practicing basic computer literacy
skills, including email, virus protection, on-line learning (esp.
Rosetta Stone), Web search and word processing. The supervisor
should have sufficient knowledge of, and experience with, these
topics to be able to assist older learners from different cultural
backgrounds with their class assignments and individual projects. Knowledge of other languages is not necessary, but some
ability in Spanish would be helpful. To volunteer or for additional
information, please contact Bob Clark at 703-323-6717.
August 18, 2013
Sunday, August 18
Welcome Newly Arrived Knights The Fr. Sikora Council would like to
welcome all our Brother Knights who have
moved to Burke and have joined our Parish
this summer. We invite you to come to our
next meeting on Tuesday, Sept 3rd with a
Rosary at 7:15pm and our meeting at 7:30pm. We are a
service oriented Council with many activities for you and
your family. All you need to attend our meeting is your
current membership card from your current Council. Hope to
see you then. Please contact Chris Thomes (703-455-1858)
or [email protected] if you have any
questions.
2:00pm…………………………...………….Baptisms (CH)
Monday, August 19
9:30am………………….…….Prayer Shawl Ministry (APR)
8:00pm………………….………...….…AA Meeting (APR)
Tuesday, August 20
9:15am…………………………………...Bible Class (APR)
Wednesday August 21
7:00pm……………..……..…....Hispanic Prayer Group (SC)
7:00pm………….……..………Prayer Shawl Ministry (APR)
7:30pm………………………...……...Legion of Mary (CL)
Thursday, August 22
9:30am……..……….……..…….…....….Craft Group (APR)
11:00am………………………………..….Senior Bingo (PH)
7:15pm…….…………...…….……..…..Prayer Group (APR)
7:30pm………………………………...…..Baptism Class (S)
NATIVITY CATHOLIC SCHOOL Nativity Catholic School is accepting applications for the
2013-2014 school year. We are a
Blue Ribbon School of Excellence,
an honor bestowed upon us by the
US Department of Education. We
are also proud of the fact that 100%
of our teachers are certified to teach
and 70% of them have a Master’s Degree. Please call Amor
Paulson for more information at (703) 455 2300 or email her
at [email protected] Limited seats available.
CONGRATULATIONS TO NATIVITY
CATHOLIC SCHOOL!!!
We have been approved for full accreditation by the VCEA
Accreditation Committee! Thanks to our students, teachers
and parents!
SUMMER HOURS
Summer office hours are:
Tuesday-Friday 8:30am-Noon
Monday-Closed
For inquires please contact
Mrs. Paulson at [email protected]
or 703-455-2300ext. 119
Saturday, August 24
8:00am……………...Men’s Prayer &Reflection Group (GR)
9:30am………………………………...Pro-Life Rosary (CH)
10:00am……………………….…..Dog Obedience Class (PL)
1:00pm…………………….………...Hispanic Baptisms (SC)
It’s Summer Senior Bingo Day! Thursday, August 22 11:00am—3:00pm Parish Hall This annual event is one that is always a joy to all that attend. This is also a great event for the teens/adults that serve. Lunch and beverages will be provided. Your choice of Tuna, Chicken, Egg Salad Sandwiches. Kindly RSVP your attendance by calling the parish office at 703‐455‐2400. Website: www.nativityburke.org
Y O U T H M I N I S T RY
AT
August 18, 2013
BINGO!
Senior Bingo Day!
Thursday, August 22
11:00a m—3:00pm
A Great Volunteer Opportunity
CYM Summer Schedule
CYM Office will be on summer break until August 20.
Our complete CYM Schedule will be
published on line and in this bulletin in late August.
Check the bulletin and the CYM site in August for details.
We have a full calendar of events for the 2013-2014
school year. Mark your Calendars!
Youth Mass (grades 7-12) 2nd Sunday of the month
Starting September 8, 7:30pm
Weekly Sunday Youth Nights—starting Sept 15
*High School CYM (NEW TIME) 7:30pm 9:00pm
*Jr. High CYM— 5:15pm - 6:15pm
*High School Lock-In, October 4-5
Contact us….. And get on our distribution list.
We’d love to see you. Bring a friend…. There’s
plenty of room!
Ingrid Sánchez-Seymour, Director,
703-455-2400 ext 115
[email protected]
Web Page: www.nativityburke.org/
youthprograms
Th is annu al ev en t is one th at is always a jo y to th e
r esid en ts of H eatherwood and Bu rke Lak e G ardens.
T h is is a lso a gr e a t event for th e te en s /adu lts tha t
s er v e .
Th is activ ity is for r ising 8 thgrad er s
a nd h igh er & co lleg e stud en ts .
Adu lt/p ar ent vo lu n te er s w an ted too .
R S P V P your attend ance b y Monday,
Augu st 19 to
ingr id ss@nativ ityburk e.org , Subj ect
Glory Days receipts support CYM
For your convenience, place receipts in
the collection basket or in the CYM
envelope located next to the gift shop.
BINGO Prizes - Donations Needed by Aug 21
MANY THANKS to those who have donated!!! If you have
small mementos, prizes or toys at home that you can donate for
the winners at the SENIOR BINGO we would certainly appreciate it—and so will
they. Please drop
tochotchke (chats-ki) n. A toy; a small
them off at the parplay thing; a bauble; a trinket; a little
ish office anytime
knickknack that brings joy to another
during office hours. person.
Your generosity is
Last year Nativity Parishioners donated cookies to the Kairos Retreat Prison Ministry in Buckingham Men’s Correctional
Center. During one of the retreats, a man admitted that he “Came for the Cookies” and not to really to learn Jesus. It turned
out that he not only heard the gospel but was moved by it. Over the year he continued to participate in Kairos reunions,
joined a bible study, started mentoring other prisoners, and helped keep the younger ones on the right path in prison. Last
week he had an impulse to visit the prison psychologist and went over. As he approached the office he saw a new inmate
rushing the psychologist and assaulting her. He went in, pinned his arms, and dragged him into the hall and sat on his chest
until the Corrections Officers took over. The psychologist said she believed that her attacker was going to kill her and she
prayed someone would come to help. The man who “came for the cookies” replied, Jesus sent me.
Rick Gammache, Nativity Parishioner
and Koiros Retreat Team Member
August 18, 2013
CONTRACORRIENTE
J.Leoz
Optar por el reino de Dios no es una cosa cualquiera. Nos hemos
habituado, de tal manera, a vestir el manto de la religiosidad que, sin darnos
cuenta, ¿no habremos perdido un poco el espíritu y el encanto de persuasión evangelizadora?
Porque, creer en Jesús, es mucho más que decir “soy católico” y, a continuación, vivir como si no lo fuera.
Y, desgraciadamente, surgen dudas, miles de excusas.
Pero, el fuego del cual nos habla Jesús, la división de la cual habla el Señor, es aquella que viene como
consecuencia de un compromiso firme y real por el evangelio.
Para ello, y es bueno recordarlo una vez más, es necesario un encuentro personal con Jesús. A veces ¿no os parece
que decimos estar inmersos en la iglesia, ser cristianos pero…nos falta una experiencia profunda de fe?
1.El fuego, la división de la cual nos habla Jesús, viene cuando nos posicionamos en el lado de la fe.
Cuando el anuncio de la Buena Noticia significa para nosotros mucho más que la repetición de unos ritos.
Por poner un ejemplo. Actualmente, en la coyuntura de la vida social y política de España, comprobamos como
“el tema religioso” levanta ampollas. Como hay un intento de aparcarlo a un lado porque según dicen “la fe
pertenece al ámbito de lo privado”. Mientras que, otros, mantenemos que la fe se demuestra y se vive en el
camino de la vida. Sin imposiciones pero con un objetivo: teñir todo el conglomerado con esa gran escuela de
valores humanos y divinos que están dispersos a lo largo de todo el evangelio.
Lógico, pues, que esto no deje indiferente a nadie; a unos, porque no les gusta y les parece “poco moderno” y a
otros, porque nos parece injusto el trato que recibe la iglesia o cualquier aspecto relativo a la religión.
Por ello mismo, la dulzura de la fe (simbolizada por ejemplo en el Corazón de Jesús) dista mucho de la
proclamación y de la reflexión del evangelio de este día. Pero, es que el fuego del cual nos habla Jesús, es el
mismo que ardió en el corazón de Cristo: el fuego del Espíritu.
2.La fe, cuando se vive radicalmente, crea estos contrastes: adhesión e indiferencia; aplausos y reproches;
caminos abiertos y dificultades; reconocimiento y martirios. Sí, amigos, es la realidad. Una fe, llevada a feliz
término, no significa vivir la fe felizmente. Entre otras cosas porque estaríamos traicionando el espíritu
evangélico. Por eso, cuando a la iglesia se le ataca de que divide, de que no se deja domesticar, de que no está a la
altura de los tiempos…habría que responder con el evangelio en mano: “no he venido a traer paz sino división, y
ojala estuviera el mundo ardiendo”. Ardiendo, por supuesto, por el fuego de la justicia, de la paz, del amor de
Dios, de la fraternidad, del perdón, del bienestar general y no particular.
¿Qué nos asusta el conflicto y la división?
Puede que sí. Pero el reinado de Dios no se instaura sin oposición. El reino de Dios tiene mucho que ver y mucho
que denunciar dentro de las estructuras del mundo; de la injusticia; de la pobreza; de la paz o de la guerra; del
hambre o del confort; de la vida o de las muertes;
Y, por ello mismo, porque hay muchos intereses creados, siempre padeceremos las divisiones, las presiones para
que “esa opción por el reino de Dios” sea mucho más suave y más descafeinada.
Es bueno recordar la división que, Jesús, creó en los primeros cristianos. Hasta el mismo San Francisco de Asís
tuvo que luchar en contra de su propio padre.
Nuestra situación es muy distinta. Yo diría que escandalosamente distinta. Quisiéramos una religión sin
conflictos; una predicación sin contrarréplica; una evangelización sin escollos; un sacerdocio sin cruz; una iglesia
sin martirologio.
Pidamos al Señor, en este domingo, que no seamos tan prudentes ni tan cobardes a la hora de presentar su
mensaje.
¿Quieres saber si has predicado bien el evangelio? Preguntaba un gran santo a su discípulo. Si la gente sale de la
iglesia alabándote o indiferente, es que el Señor no ha hablado.
PASIÓN POR EL REINO
ENAMORADO
Tú te has acercado,
has soplado sobre los rescoldos
de mi corazón,
y luz, calor, fuego y vida
han surgido gratis
inundando todo mi ser.
Derribaré cuanto se interponga
entre nosotros:
mis miedos, mis apegos, mis trampas,
mis seguridades, mis murallas,
mis pecados, mis conciertos,
mi insensatez...
y hasta mis pensamientos sobre ti.
Te dejaré entrar
hasta las alcobas más íntimas.
No te retendré en el umbral.
Despojado de todo,
excepto de mi deseo por ti,
te esperaré despierto,
arado,
desnudo,
limpio,
enamorado...
Sólo quiero la brisa de tu presencia
y el abrazo de tu amor.
Ulibarri, Fl.
Fiel contra todo pronóstico
La fe aferrarse a lo que se espera, es la certeza de cosas que
no se pueden ver. Hebreos 11:1
POR HABER VIVIDO TODA mi vida en San Luis, Misuri,
he visto muchos juegos de béisbol. En un agosto receinte los
Cardenales habían sufrido tantas derrotas que no podia imaginarme que finalmente ganarían la Serie Mundial. Me encantó
haberme equivocado en mi pronóstico.
Hablano de cosas más serias, la Carta a los Hebreos
fue escrita para los creyentes en Cristo que estaban profundamente desanimados. Entre las persecuciones romanas y las
campañas judías para convertitlos a su fe orginal, las cosas no
iban bien para estos primeros cristianos.
A la luz de sus derrotas, ¿qué debían hacer? Dabían
tener fe...no fe en que las cosas saldrían como deseaban, sino
fe en que, gracias a la victoria de Jesús sobre el pecado y la
muerte, algún día vivirían lo que todavía no podían ver: que ya
habían ganado la vida eterna. Simplemente tenían que seguir
firmes en su fe.
Jesús, si mi fe es firme hoy, gracias; si no lo es, por
favor ve al bate por mí cuando te necesite.
P. James Krings
August 18, 2013
Actividades de la Comunidad Hispana
Iglesia de la Natividad
6400 Nativity Lane-Burke, VA 22015
Teléfono 703-455-2400
Rev. Cedric Wilson
SANTA MISA EN ESPAÑOL:
Todos los sábados a las 7:00pm
CONFESIONES: Los sábados antes de la Santa Misa de
6:15pm a 6:55pm
.
Catequesis Para niños y Jóvenes: Sábados de 5:00pm a
6:45pm Informes: 703-455-2400, ext 116
Sr. Ponciano 202-262-6659
Catequesis Para niños y Jóvenes: Inscripciones para el año
escolar septiembre 2010 a mayo 2011 están abiertas.
Catequesis para adultos: Bautismo, Comunión, y
Confirmación, Sábados de 5:15pm a 6:15pm
Contacto: Tito Pinto 703-912-9220
Charla para el Bautismo: Primer Miércoles del mes
7:30pm, aula 8
Sacramento del Bautismo: Tercer Sábado del mes. 1:30pm
Contacto: Deacon Pardo 703-455-2400
Grupo de Oración: Miércoles 7:00pm a 9:00pm.
Están todos invitados. Marco Camacho 703-968-5585
Grupo de Liderazgo Juvenil reuniones:
Domingo 11:00am-1:00pm aula 5 Contacto: Nelson Pineda
571-234-3664
Reunión del Grupo de los Jóvenes Sábados: a partir de las
5:00pm aula 4. contacto: Juan Carlos Chávez 703-473-6941
Solidaridad Cristiana: Mayor información llamar Mirian
Ponciano 703-913-5494.
Para mas información: Lucy Benavides - 703-425-2329
Julio Varillas - 703-887-9925
Anuncios para el boletín: debe ser presentado por escrito
el viernes a las 9 de la mañana (10 días antes de su
publicación). Pueden enviar entradas por correo
electrónico a [email protected]
Charlas de Convalidación para recibir el Sacramento del
Matrimonio: cada otro domingo del mes 9:00am – 10:45am
aula 4. Contacto: Antonio y Maritza Di Paolo 703-493-8719
Reunión de Matrimonios: domingo 9:00am – 11:00am aula 5.
Contacto: Antonio y Maritza Di Paolo - 703-493-8719
August 18, 2013
APRENDE TU FE
ASUNCION 2013
DIOS LE DIO ALGO MÁS QUE UNA COPA
Javier Leoz
Estamos celebrando, en medio del Año de la Fe, una de las grandes fiestas de nuestra piedad mariana: LA ASUNCION
DE MARIA A LOS CIELOS
1.¿Qué es lo que buscan o pretenden los atletas, los deportistas, los países que participan en diversas competiciones
nacionales o mundiales?: rivalizar para ganar, conquistar el podium y, con cuantas medallas, más y mejor. Qué bien lo
expresaba el Papa Francisco en las Jornadas Mundiales de la Juventud en Brasil: “Dios nos ofrece algo más que una copa,
el cielo”.
La festividad de la Asunción, me atrevería a decir, es la gran distinción que DIOS impone a la Virgen por haber estado
ahí, por haber corrido hasta el final, por haber permanecido fiel, por no haber humillado al adversario –y esta es la
diferencia con los juegos de los hombres- sino al revés: HABERSE HUMILLADO PARA QUE DIOS HICIERA
AQUELLO QUE TENIA PENSADO
Hoy es el día en el que DIOS eleva a la Virgen al podium del cielo; le abre sus puertas, la sienta a su lado por haber
jugado limpiamente, con sencillez y obediencia, en pobreza y humildad, con pureza y desde la disponibilidad…..
2.No es extraño, por lo tanto, que miles de pueblos, ciudades, congregaciones, parroquias, diócesis, hermandades etc., la
tengan como punto de referencia en sus vidas: la suerte que tuvo Ella la queremos tener nosotros.
-La lotería que le tocó a Ella, ser ascendida cerca del rostro de Dios, la añoramos, meditamos, cantamos y
queremos para nosotros.
-Si Ella en este día subió a los cielos, nosotros también estamos llamados a juntarnos con la Madre en ese mismo
lugar
-Si Ella permaneció hasta el final FIEL a sus principios, que nosotros no los olvidemos. La fiesta de la Asunción es
precisamente eso: NO PERDER EL NORTE; NO PERMITIR QUE NADIE VULGARICE Y ADULTERE
NUESTRA VIDA.
3.Una de las epidemias que nos asola, es la desmotivación general que existe en la juventud por superarse (¿ascender?)
¡Cómo se queman etapas antes de tiempo! ¿Qué pasará dentro de unos años ante la ausencia de ideales? Hay una
respuesta y reto a la vez: LLENAR DE NUEVO EL FONDO DE LAS PERSONAS; REARMARLAS Y REHACERLAS
DE NUEVO con la presencia de Dios.
Ante la presión sistemática, para que miremos exclusivamente a la tierra obviando esos otros valores que emergen del
cielo, de esa fuente de felicidad y de fortaleza que nos viene de la FE EN DIOS, la Asunción es una invitación a elevar la
cabeza, el espíritu y la mente.
A eso nos ha invitado el Papa Francisco:en la debilidad de la sociedad, con Dios, somos mayoría. A eso nos invita: a
callejear, como lo hizo María, con la fuerza y el tesón del Evangelio. María sube a los cielos porque, previamente, supo
andar con Dios y por Dios por los caminos de la tierra.
Por eso venimos aquí nosotros y honramos a la Virgen, la llevamos en procesión en este 15 a agosto o manifestamos
públicamente nuestra adhesión a Ella.
Fiesta de la Asunción. Llamada a mirar al cielo, a contemplar una vida ejemplar y valientemente vivida por Santa Maria.
Hoy DIOS se la lleva a su lado, porque su cuerpo no puede corromperse en la tierra.
Mirar al cielo y tener fe como Ella, conlleva un triunfo. Una apoteosis que no son las medallas de oro y de plata que el
azar o el mérito de la vida nos da, es la alegría de ver un día cara a cara a los nuestros y ver cara a cara el rostro de Cristo,
el semblante de Dios, la fuerza viva del Espíritu, la figura que tanto hemos amado, mientras estábamos en la tierra, de
Maria.
Dios, a María, le dio algo más que una copa: le dio la oportunidad de verle, abrazarle y gozarse con Él en el cielo. A eso
estamos llamados todos.

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