easter sunday - St. Michael the Archangel

easter sunday - St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Established in1892
EASTER SUNDAY
The Resurrection of the Lord
The Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb - Fra Angelico
CHRIST IS RISEN, ALLELUIA! HE IS TRULY RISEN, ALLELUIA!”
Mailing Address: 411 Paula Road, McKinney, Texas 75069
Email: [email protected]
Website: stmichaelmckinney.org
Parish Office: 972-542-4667 Fax: 972-542-4641
Religious Ed Office: 972-542-4685
St. Vincent de Paul Society Helpline: 214-314-5698
St. Vincent de Paul Email: [email protected]
Daily Mass
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00 am
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 pm
Confessions:
Thursday 6:00 pm — 7:00pm
Saturday 3:00 pm— 4:00pm
Fr. Salvador Guzmán, Pastor
Fr. Arthur Unachukwu, Parochial Vicar
Deacon George Polcer
Deacon Federico Márquez
Deacon John Rapier
Office Hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 am—5:00pm
Office is closed on Saturday & Sunday
Weekend Mass Schedule
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Saturday: An cipated 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:30 am
Spanish: 9:30 am & 1:30 pm
Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday 6:00pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
March 31, 2013
Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord
His Holiness
Pope Francis
266th SUPREME PONTIFF
OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
Elected March 13, 2013
Holy Spirit,
look with favor upon our new Holy Father, Pope Francis,
as he begins his mission as Shepherd of the
Universal Church.
May he be a holy servant, a strong leader, and a
faith-filled guardian of the teachings of Jesus Christ.
As the Vicar of Christ and successor of Saint Peter, may he
be filled with zeal for the truth and may his heart be filled
with deep compassion and love for the
least ones among us.
May he experience your peace and grace in abundance,
as you pour forth upon him your spiritual gifts of wisdom,
understanding, wonder and awe, counsel, knowledge,
fortitude, and piety.
O Beloved Holy Spirit, bless and watch over our new
Pope, and be with him, and us, as we begin this new
journey of faith together.
We ask these things through Jesus Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
Christ washed the feet of
the disciples. He gave
them an example to
follow; to serve, and not to be served. Christ is truly
risen, my brothers and sisters. May we all follow the
example set by our Lord: love poured out in service of
our neighbor. Fr. Arthur and I would like to thank the
community for teaching us how to serve you all by
means of your service.
Fr. Salvador
The Parish Mission held at St. Michael on March 3 – 6th
was a huge success. On average, we had about 125
people in attendance each night. The parishioners really
enjoyed Fr. Anthony Judge. We are thankful for Fr.
Anthony Judge for continuing to support us with our
Lenten Missions.
We want to thank all the ministries (SVDP, Prayers and
Squares, the Women’s Guild) as well as, other
individuals who gave generously of their time, talent and
treasure. A big thanks to all who served as
Commentators, Prayer Leaders, Ministers for the rituals,
Lectors, and to Valerie and the choir for providing us
with the joyful sounds of music! We are most
appreciative for all the donations that were made for
the reception – it shows true unity of spirit within our
parish community! Thank you all. Fr. Sal
My dear people of who sojourn at St. Michael:
Happy Easter! We, like the people God chosen
out of Egypt, have walked these forty days. We,
like them, have thanked God for delivering us, we
have grumbled because we much prefer our old
ways, we have turned to God again to free us from
our selfishness. He has walked with us. He has
delivered us from our bondage. Let us never turn
back!
Now we begin the Easter season: fifty
days. I would invite you all to notice our first
reading every Sunday until Pentecost. It will be
from the Book of Acts. It will tell us how the
early church experienced, lived and preached
Christ resurrected. We are called to be inspired
and filled with hope as they were. Let us tell the
story we have experienced to those with whom we
live and work; let us be an “Easter people” to
those who have no hope and no faith. Let him
Easter in us a new life!
Fr. Salvador
Mass Readings for March 31st - April 7th
Sunday, March 31st - Easter Sunday
The Resurrection of the Lord
Acts 10:34,37-43; Psalm 118; Col. 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 or
Luke 24:13-35
Monday, April 1st
Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16; Matthew 28:8-15
Tuesday, April 2nd
Acts 2:36-41; Psalm 33; John 20:11-18
Wednesday, April 3rd
Acts 3:1-10; Psalm 105; Luke 24:13-35
Thursday, April 4th
Acts 3:11-26; Psalm 8; Luke 24:35-48
Friday, April 5th
Acts 4:1-12; Psalm 118; John 21:1-14
Saturday, April 6th
Acts 4:13-21; Psalm 118; Mark 16:9-15
Sunday, April 7th - 2nd Sunday of Easter
Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118; Rev. 1:9-11, 12-13,17-19;
John 20:29
We pray for those in need of healing.
That the Holy Spirit May Light Their Way.
Fred Poirier, Delia Armigo, Giovanni
Richards, Carmen Casey, Walker Phillips,
Florinda Teresita Sanchez, JohnLewis ,
Crystal Sanchez, Ofelia Sanchez, Andy
Sanchez, Maria Vasquez, Rosy Piña,
Margarita Rodriguez, Lorenzo Vasquez,
Charlotte Peters, Dollie Scott, Steve
Regnier, Mary Muir, Charlie Cochran,
Johnny Paul Stephens, Conner Frazier, Delia Armijo,
Celia Rendon, Maria Vasquez, Al Frettoloso
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. - Psalm 118
Seeing the Resurrection
God never overpowers, never twists arms, never pushes your face into something
so as to take away your freedom. God respects our freedom and is never a
coercive force.
And nowhere is this more true than in what is revealed in the resurrection of
Jesus. The Gospels assure us that, like his birth, the resurrection was physical,
real, not just some alteration inside the consciousness of believers. After the resurrection, we are
assured, Jesus’ tomb was empty, people could touch him, he ate food with them, he was not a ghost.
But his rising from the dead was not a brute slap in the face to his critics, a
non-negotiable fact that left sceptics with nothing to say. The resurrection didn’t make a big splash. It
was not some spectacular event that exploded into the world as the highlight on the evening news. It
had the same dynamics as the incarnation itself: After he rose from the dead, Jesus was seen by some,
but not by others; understood by some, but not by
others. Some got his meaning and it changed their lives, others were indifferent to him, and still others
understood what had happened, hardened their hearts against it, and tried to destroy its truth.
Notice how this parallels, almost perfectly, what happened at the birth of Jesus: The baby was real, not
a ghost, but he was seen by some, but not by others and the event was understood by some but not by
others. Some got its meaning and it changed their lives, others were indifferent and their lives went on as
before, while still others (like Herod) sensed its meaning but hardened their hearts against it and tried to
destroy the child.
Why the difference? What makes some see the resurrection while others do not? What lets some
understand the mystery and embrace it, while others are left in indifference or hatred?
Hugo of St. Victor used to say: Love is the eye! When we look at anything through the eyes of love, we
see correctly, understand, and properly appropriate its mystery. The reverse is also true. When we look
at anything through eyes that are jaded, cynical, jealous, or bitter, we will not see correctly, will not
understand, and will not properly appropriate its mystery.
We see this in how the Gospel of John describes the events of Easter Sunday. Jesus has risen, but, first
of all, only the person who is driven by love, Mary Magdala, goes out in search of him. The others remain
as they are, locked inside their own worlds. But love seeks out its beloved and Mary Magdala goes out,
spices in hand, wanting at least to embalm his dead body. She finds his grave empty and runs back to
Peter and the beloved disciple and tells them the tomb is empty. The two race off together, towards the
tomb, but the disciple whom Jesus loved out-runs Peter and gets to the tomb first, but he doesn’t enter,
he waits for Peter (authority) to go in first.
Peter enters the empty tomb, sees the linens that had covered the body of Jesus, but does not
understand. Then the beloved disciple, love, enters. He sees and he does understand. Love grasps the
mystery. Love is the eye. It is what lets us see and understand the resurrection.
That is why, after the resurrection, some saw Jesus but others did not. Some understood the
resurrection while others did not. Those with the eyes of love saw and understood. Those without the
eyes of love either didn’t see anything or were perplexed or upset by what they did see.
There are lots of ways to be blind. I remember an Easter Sunday some years ago when I was a young
graduate student in San Francisco. Easter Sunday was late that year and it was a spectacularly beautiful
spring day. But on that particular day I was mostly blind to what was around me. I was young, homesick,
alone on Easter Sunday, and nursing a huge heartache. That colored everything I was seeing and feeling.
It was Easter Sunday, in spring, in high sunshine, but, for what I was seeing, it might as well have been
midnight, on Good Friday, in the dead of winter.
Lonely and nursing a heartache, I took a walk to calm my restlessness. At the entrance of a park, I saw a
blind beggar holding a sign that read: It’s spring and I’m blind! The irony wasn’t lost on me. I was blind
that day, more blind than that beggar, seeing neither spring nor the resurrection. What I was seeing were
only those things that reflected what was going on inside my own heart.
Christ is risen, though we might not see him! We don’t always notice spring. The miraculous doesn’t
force itself on us. It’s there, there to be seen, but whether we see or not, and what precisely we do see,
depends mainly upon what’s going on inside our own hearts.
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, March 2008
The Easter Alleluia
Saint Augustine of Hippo Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church
This excerpt on the Easter Alleluia from St. Augustine's discourse on the Psalms (Ps. 148, 1-2: CCL 40, 2165-2166) is a wonderful explanation of the
joy of the Easter Season. Just as Lent was a season of penance, so the fifty days of Easter is a season of praise, an anticipation for the age to come
in heavenly glory. This meditation is used in the Roman Office of Readings for Saturday of the 5th week of Easter with the accompanying biblical
reading drawn from Revelation 22:10-21.
Our thoughts in this present life should turn on the praise of God, because it is in praising God that we shall
rejoice for ever in the life to come; and no one can be ready for the next life unless he trains himself for it now. So
we praise God during our earthly life, and at the same time we make our petitions to him. Our praise is expressed
with joy, our petitions with yearning. We have been promised something we do not yet possess, and because the
promise was made by one who keeps his word, we trust him and are glad; but insofar as possession is delayed, we
can only long and yearn for it. It is good for us to persevere in longing until we receive what was promised, and
yearning is over; then praise alone will remain.
Because there are these two periods of time - the one that now is, beset with the trials and troubles of this life,
and the other yet to come, a life of everlasting serenity and joy - we are given two liturgical seasons, one before
Easter and the other after. The season before Easter signifies the troubles in which we live here and now, while the
time after Easter which we are celebrating at present signifies the happiness that will be ours in the future. What
we commemorate before Easter is what we experience in this life; what we celebrate after Easter points to
something we do not yet possess. This is why we keep the first season with fasting and prayer; but now the fast is
over and we devote the present season to praise. Such is the meaning of the Alleluia we sing.
Both these periods are represented and demonstrated for us in Christ our head. The Lord’s passion depicts for
us our present life of trial - shows how we must suffer and be afflicted and finally die. The Lord’s resurrection and
glorification show us the life that will be given to us in the future.
Now therefore, brethren, we urge you to praise God. That is what we are all telling each other when we say
Alleluia. You say to your neighbor, “Praise the Lord!” and he says the same to you. We are all urging one another to
praise the Lord, and all thereby doing what each of us urges the other to do. But see that your praise comes from
your whole being; in other words, see that you praise God not with your lips and voices alone, but with your minds,
your lives and all your actions.
We are praising God now, assembled as we are here in church; but when we go on our various ways again, it
seems as if we cease to praise God. But provided we do not cease to live a good life, we shall always be praising
God. You cease to praise God only when you swerve from justice and from what is pleasing to God. If you never
turn aside from the good life, your tongue may be silent but your actions will cry aloud, and God will perceive your
intentions; for as our ears hear each other’s voices, so do God’s ears hear our thoughts.
On Easter the Eastern Churches greet each other by saying: “Christos Anesti, Alleluia!”
The response is: “Alethinos, anesti alleluia!” Which means: “Christ is risen, Alleluia!
The response: “He is truly risen, Alleluia!”
Easter Lilies
The Easter Lilies are the most popular Easter flower. Because of the shape of the Easter
Lily's petals, Chris ans refer to them as the trumpet of God summoning
Jesus to return. The white lily is held as the tradi onal Easter Flower and represents love
and hope. Although the tradi onal Easter lily is white with a bell-shaped
flower, there are a number of different colors of lilies to choose from such as pink, white,
yellow, and red orange. Origina ng in Japan, the Easter Lily symbolizes purity and renewal
of Easter. Gi ing white lilies to someone during this me indicates that you are very happy to be
acquainted with the recipient. Giving yellow lilies to a person represents your
request or advice to this person to “live for the moment”.
A very special thanks to all for having made it possible for our parish community to
have the gi of love and hope for our Easter Vigil. That we may con nue to gi one
another these gi s not only in the Easter Season put throughout our life long journey.
In the words of St. AugusƟne, “We are Easter people and Alleluia is our song.”
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry: NEW Hours of Operation
Location: Holy Family Hall
Tuesday - Thursday 2:00pm - 4:00pm
2nd Saturday (Monthly) 8:30am—10:30am
Helpline: 214-314-5698
Email: [email protected]
Food Distribution
April 13th
Holy Family Hall
8:30 to 10:30 am
STEWARDSHIP
Sunday, March 17th
Attendance: 3,276.00 1st Collection: $14,460.00
2nd Collection (Debt Reduction): $3,742.00
Easter Flowers: $1,921.00
October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013
1st Annual Casino Night Fundraiser
Has been named the “Year of Faith”
by Pope Benedict XVI
El Dorado Country Club, McKinney, Texas
Saturday, April 13th - 7:00pm
The Resurrection of the Lord The Mass of Easter Sunday
Mary went to the tomb and found it empty. Peter and John
then came and saw the burial cloths, for Christ
had to rise from the dead.
272 Faith in God the Father Almighty can be put to the
test by the experience of evil and suffering. God can
sometimes seem to be absent and incapable of stopping evil.
But in the most mysterious way God the Father has revealed
his almighty power in the voluntary humiliation and
Resurrection of his Son, by which he conquered evil. Christ
crucified is thus “the power of God and the wisdom of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the
weakness of God is stronger than men.”111 It is in Christ’s
Resurrection and exaltation that the Father has shown forth
“the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who
believe.”112 (309, 412, 609, 648)
Mass Intentions For This Week
Sunday, March 31st
8:00 am Helen & Peter Clarkson
9:30 am Alicia Ortegon
11:30 am Fr. Bruce Bradley
1:30 pm
Benjamin Galvan
Monday, April 1st
8:00 am
Michael Vincent Preciado
5:30 pm
Dylan Pearson
8:00 am
Frank J. Schreiner
Tuesday, April 2nd
Wednesday, April 3rd
Pray for the
repose
of the Soul of:
Carlo Troiani
Thursday, April 4th
5:30 pm  Susan Preciado 
Friday, April 5th
8:00 am
All Souls in Purgatory
especially deceased members of FOSS
Saturday, April 6th
5:00 pm
Drew Ducatelli
Weekly Calendar
Sunday, March 31
No Faith Formation Classes
No Choirs Rehearsals
7:00—9:00pm Legion of Mary Group 2 (Sp), Drake N
All proceeds will benefit the Knights of
Columbus Council # 9903 Chari es. Tickets will go on sale
soon. Your support con nues to allow the Knights to
con nue to provide support in various different ways.
Tickets will be sold in the narthex next weekend.
Tickets: $50 per person
Buffet & Cash Bar
Contact: Ed Varney 214.578.4339
Or Email: [email protected]
Hearing Aids for the hearing impaired are
available Please check in with the ushers.
Carter Blood Care & Knights of Columbus
Council # 9903
will be hosting its 2nd blood drive for 2013 next
weekend on Sunday, April 7th
(North Parking Lot) 8am - 3pm
Come and be a part of this life saving event! Working
together, we can help impact the lives of many
in a very positive way. Show what your heart is made of :
Donate the gift of life!
Grow in Faith & love of God
Women’s Bible study currently has 11 women that
are attending. We are always looking
for new faces to join!
Our schedule has changed; we will begin meeting
every Wednesday at 10:00am.
Wedding Banns: Efrain Jaral Rangel and Rosa
Guadalupe Franco Torres, will have their nuptial Mass
on April 13, 2013 at Parroquia de San Jose de Cortazar,
A.R.. Diocese of Celaya; Tierrafria, Guanajuato
Thursday, April 4
PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
2:00—4:00pm
6:00—9:00pm
6:30—8:30pm
7:00—9:00pm
St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR
Talleres de Oración y Vida, Drake N
ESL Classes, SM, CL3 & CL5
Adult Faith Formation, HF Hall, SR
Tuesday, April 2
9:00—5:00pm
7:00—8:00pm
7:00—9:00pm
7:00—9:00pm
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Chapel
Lectors (Eng) Social, St Michael Hall
Choir (9:30 Sp) Rehearsal, Holy Family Hall
Ushers (Sp), Drake N
Monday, April 1
No Prayers & Squares (Quilting) / No RCIA Class
7:00—9:00pm Jóvenes Para Cristo Apostolado, SR, HF & CL5
7:30—9:00pm Legion of Mary (Sp), Drake N
6:00—8:00pm St Vincent de Paul Leadership Mtg, Narthex
2:00—4:00pm
6:30—7:30pm
6:30—9:00pm
7:00—9:00pm
St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR
Cub Scouts, Drake N & S
Knights of Columbus Council Mtg., SM & CL3
Jóvenes Para Cristo Comunidad Abierta, SR
Wednesday, April 3
10:00-11:30am Bible Study (Eng), Holy Family Hall
2:00—4:00pm St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR
3:00—5:00pm Baptism Registrations, St Michael Hall
4:15—5:30pm Children Choir Rehearsal, Holy Family Hall
6:00—8:00pm Faith Formation 6-8th Class, All Rooms&Church
Friday, April 5
Saturday, April 6
11:00 –4:45pm Faith Formation K-5th Classes, All Rooms
1:00—2:00pm Baptisms (Sp), Church
4:00—6:30pm St Vincent de Paul Food Collection, Narthex
6:00—8:00pm Choir (9:30 Sp) Rehearsal, Drake N
6:00—8:00pm Faith Formation RCIC Class, SR, HF & CL3
Thank you to all for contributing to the national collection that is
designated for the Holy Land on Good Friday. Due to bulletin
deadlines, the totals for this collection and Easter Weekend will
be reported in our next bulletin.
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2013 Bishop’s Dinner
Saturday, April 6th
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
Featuring: Alveda King, Pro-Life Champion
Saint Andrew Dinner
sponsored by the Office of Vocations
[open to all high school men]
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Begins at 5 p.m. with a Vigil Mass
At St. Ann Catholic Church
Join Bishop Kevin J. Farrell invites you to join them for an
evening of prayer, dinner, Q & A, and
presentations on the priesthood with priests, and
seminarians of the Diocese of Dallas. Sign up through
your Pastor or Youth Minister. You may also contact:
Fr. John Szatkowski via email
at [email protected] or via phone at 214.379.2860.
(Niece of Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.)
The most Reverend Bishop Kevin J. Farrell invites you
to attend The Bishop’s 20th Annual Catholic
Pro-Life Dinner: “Life is Sacred,” benefiting the
diocesan Catholic Pro-Life Committee.
To make reservations, buy a raffle ticket, or for more
information on this exciting and inspiring event,
go to: prolifedallas.org or call 972.267.LIFE.
Carter Blood Care y Los Caballeros de
Colon, Consejo # 9903
Los invita a la segunda campaña de
donaciones de sangre. domingo, 7 de abril
(Estacionamiento al Norte) 8am - 3pm
Vengan y sean parte de este evento. Trabajando
juntos, podremos mejorar la vida de muchos en una
manera positiva. Muestra de lo que esta hecho tu
Corazón: Dona el regalo de la vida!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the Diocese of Dallas will
host a Marian Dinner at the University of
Dallas for women 18 years of age or older.
For more information, please contact Tammy Grady
at 214.907.9906 or via email: [email protected].
Audífonos para los que tiene dificultades
auditivos están disponibles. Por favor,
consulten con los acomodadores.
AMONESTACIONES: Efrain Jaral Rangel y Rosa
Guadalupe Franco Torres, tendran su misa nupcial el
13 de abril 2013 en la Parroquia de
San Jose de Cortazar, A.R.
CRECIENDO EN NUESTRA FE
Cristo les lavo los pies a sus apóstoles. Les
puso el ejemplo a seguir; servir y no ser
servidos. En este Triduo Pascual, que todos
sigamos el ejemplo de un amor derramado
en el servicio al prójimo. Quiero agradecer
a la comunidad por ensenarme a ser su
párroco: a los que por su ejemplo de
servicio me han puesto la
muestra a servirles.
Gracias a todo el
pueblo por haber compartido de su tiempo
y talento durante la
ultima semana y
durante el año.
Paz y bien.
P. Salvador Guzmán
11 de Octubre, 2012 - 24 de Noviembre, 2013
“Año de la Fe”
Nombrado por el Papa Benedicto XVI
La Resurrección del Senor. Misa del Domingo de Pascua.
María fue a la tumba y la encontró vacía. Luego llegaron
Pedro y Juan y encontraron la tela con la que habían envuelto
el cuerpo. Jesús había resucitado.
272 La fe en Dios Padre Todopoderoso puede ser puesta a
prueba por la experiencia del mal y del sufrimiento. A veces
Dios puede parecer ausente e incapaz de impedir el mal. Ahora
bien, Dios Padre ha revelado su omnipotencia de la manera
más misteriosa en el anonadamiento voluntario y en la
Resurrección de su Hijo, por los cuales ha vencido el mal. Así,
Cristo crucificado es "poder de Dios y sabiduría de Dios.
Porque la necedad divina es más sabia que la sabiduría de los
hombres, y la debilidad divina, más fuerte que la fuerza de los
hombres" (1 Co 2, 24-25). En la Resurrección y en la
exaltación de Cristo es donde el Padre "desplegó el vigor de su
fuerza" y manifestó "la soberana grandeza de su poder para con
nosotros, los creyentes" (Ef 1,19-22).(309, 412, 609, 648)
<http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism_sp/p1s2c1p3_sp.html>
Saludo Pascual: Durante la Pascua, los
Querido pueblo de Dios que camina
aquí en San Miguel:
¡Feliz Pascua! !Resucito, Aleluya! Nosotros,
como el pueblo que Dios se escogió para liberarlo
de Egipto, hemos caminado por cuarenta días.
Nosotros, como ellos, hemos dado gracias por la
liberación, no hemos quejado ya que preferimos
nuestras vidas antiguas, nos hemos vuelto a Dios
otro vez para que nos libre de nuestro egoísmo. El
ha caminado con nosotros. El sigue
rescatándonos. ¡No regresemos al lugar del que
nos ha sacado!
Ahora empezamos la temporada de Pascua:
cincuenta días. Les invito a que pongan atención
a la primera lectura en estos cincuenta días,
hasta el día de Pentecostés. La primera lectura
nos viene de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Nos
narra como la iglesia primitiva vivió, predicó y
sintió a Cristo resucitado. Esto es para que nos
inspire a nosotros y nos llene de fe. Vamos a
contar nuestra historia de nuestra experiencia a
los que viven con nosotros; vamos a ser un pueblo
“Pascual” a los que no tienen esperanza ni fe.
Dejemos que “pascualizé” una vida nueva en
nosotros.
Fr. Salvador Guzmán
Lirios de Pascua
Los lirios de Pascua son la flor de Pascua
más populares. Debido a la forma de los
pétalos del lirio de Pascua, los cristianos
se refieren a ellos como la trompeta de
Dios convocatoria el regreso de Jesús. El
lirio blanco se mantiene como la flor tradicional de
Pascua y representa el amor y la esperanza. Aunque el
lirio tradicional de Pascua es de color blanco con forma
de flor campana, hay una serie de diferentes colores de
lirios para elegir, como rosa, blanco, amarillo, rojo y
anaranjado.
Originalmente de Japón, el lirio de Pascua simboliza
la pureza y la renovación de la Pascua. Regalando lirios
blancos a alguien durante este tiempo indica que
están muy feliz de estar familiarizado con esa persona.
Dando lirios amarillos a una persona representa su
petición o consejo a esta persona que aprendan "vivir en
el momento presente”.
Mil Gracias a todo el pueblo de San Miguel por haber
hecho posible el regalo de amor y esperanza durante
nuestra Vigilia de Pascua. Que podamos seguir
regalándonos unos a otros, estos dones no
sólo en el tiempo de Pascua pero durante
nuestro viaje de la vida.
En las palabras de San Agustín,
“Somos gente de Pascua y Aleluya
"
es nuestra canción."
Ortodoxos del Oriente y algunos Católicos
Romanos y Protestantes Cristianos tienen la
costumbre de saludarse de la siguiente
forma: Christos Anesti
(Cristo ha resucitado, griego).
La respuesta es: Alithos Anesti
(¡Verdaderamente ha resucitado!)
¡Aleluya!
La casa de la vida feliz
Que el Norte sea de amor,
contra los vientos de discordia.
Que el Sur, de tolerancia, que se anticipe al odio.
Que el Este sea de fe, que cada día
resurja claro y nuevo.
Que el Oeste sea de esperanza, que nunca vea
morir la luz de un nuevo mundo.
Que el piso, debajo de mis pies, sea de humildad…
Y que el techo…El techo sea el cielo mismo,
el infinito.
¡Señor!, dame amplias paredes para construir
¡Hola!
¿HAS TENIDO TIEMPO?
Cuando te levantabas esta mañana, te
observaba y esperaba que me hablaras, aunque
fuera unas cuantas palabras, preguntando mi
opinión o agradeciéndome por algo bueno que te
haya sucedido ayer.
Pero note que estabas muy ocupado buscando
la ropa adecuada para ponerte e ir al trabajo. Seguí
esperando de nuevo. Mientras corrías por la casa
arreglándote, supe que habría unos cuantos
minutos para que te detuvieras y me digieras !Hola!,
pero estabas demasiado ocupad@.
Te observe mientras ibas rumbo al trabajo y
espere pacientemente todo el día. Con todas tus
actividades supongo que estabas demasiado
ocupado(a) para decirme algo. Pero esta
bien,...aun queda mucho tiempo.
Después encendiste el televisor. Espere
pacientemente. Mientras veías el televisor,
cenabas, pero nuevamente te olvidaste de hablar
conmigo y nada.
A la hora de dormir, creo que ya estabas muy
cansado(a). Después de decirle buenas
noches a tu familia, caíste en tu cama y casi de
inmediato te dormiste. No hay problema,
porque quizás no te das cuenta de que siempre
estoy ahí para ti. Tengo mas paciencia de la que te
imaginas. También quisiera ensenarte como tener
paciencia para con otros.
Te amo tanto que espero todos los días por una
oración , un pensamiento o un poco de
gratitud de tu corazón.
Bueno, te estas levantando de nuevo, y otra vez
esperare sin nada mas que mi amor por ti,
esperando que el día hoy me dediques un poco de
tiempo.
!Que tengas un buen día! … Tu amigo,
Jesús.
Ojos de amor… para ver la primavera y la Pascua
Cuando tenía yo veintitantos años, pasé un año como estudiante en la
Universidad de San Francisco. Justamente acababa de ordenarme sacerdote e
intentaba sacar un título de posgrado en teología. Aquel año, el Domingo de
Resurrección salió un día de primavera soleado y espléndido, pero yo no
me encontraba precisamente con humor soleado. Estaba muy lejos de mi
hogar, lejos de mi familia y de mi comunidad, con morriña y nostalgia, y solo.
Prácticamente todos los amigos que me había echado durante aquel año de
estudios, así como otros estudiantes de posgrado en teología, habían desaparecido, para celebrar la fiesta
de Pascua con sus propias familias. Yo me sentía nostálgico y solo y, además de eso, tenía que cuidar mis
sinsabores y obsesiones propias de gente joven e inquieta. Mi humor estaba muy lejos de la primavera y
de la Pascua.
Aquella tarde me fui a pasear, pero ni el aire agradable de primavera, ni el sol espléndido, ni el hecho de
que era Domingo de Pascua me sirvieron de mucho para darme ánimos; si acaso contribuyeron a catalizar
un sentimiento profundo de soledad. Pero hay diferentes maneras de despertarse. Como Leonard Cohen
dice, hay una grieta en cada cosa y por ahí es por donde penetra la luz. Yo necesitaba despertarme un poco
y alguien lo hizo posible. En cierto momento, vi a un mendigo pidiendo limosna, sentado a la entrada de
un parque, con un pequeño cartel delante de sí que decía: “¡Es primavera y yo soy ciego!” No me pasó
por alto la ironía: ¡Yo estaba tan ciego como él! Tal como estaba yo viendo las cosas aquel día, muy bien
pudiera haber sido Viernes Santo, y además lloviendo y con frío. Estaba yo desaprovechando
miserablemente la luz del sol, la bella primavera y la Pascua.
La visión del mendigo fue sin duda un momento de gracia, y después he recordado muchas veces aquel
encuentro, pero en aquel momento no alteró mi humor. Seguí mi paseo, intranquilo y turbado como antes.
Por fin regresé a casa para la cena. Durante aquel año de estudios, yo fui capellán interno en un convento
que tenía, anexa a él, residencia para estudiantes; y la regla o costumbre de la casa era que el capellán
tenía que comer solo, en su comedor privado. Así pues, aunque aquello no era precisamente lo que un
psicólogo aconsejaría a un joven nervioso y nostálgico, aquel Domingo de Pascua tuve mi cena solo, en
privado.
Pero, de todos modos, la resurrección me alcanzó aquel Domingo de Pascua, aunque un poco tarde
ya, al acabar el día: Otros dos estudiantes y yo habíamos planeado encontrarnos en la playa al anochecer,
encender una gran hoguera y celebrar nuestra versión particular de la Vigilia Pascual. Así pues, justo antes
de anochecer, cogí un autobús hasta la playa y allí me encontré con mis amigos (una monja y un sacerdote).
Encendimos una gran hoguera (todavía legal en aquellos tiempos), estuvimos sentados alrededor del fuego
durante varias horas, y acabamos confidenciándonos unos a otros que, cada uno a su modo, habíamos
tenido una Pascua miserable. Aquella hoguera nos impactó positivamente como no lo había hecho la
bendición litúrgica del fuego, la noche anterior, en la Vigilia Pascual. La hoguera renovó en nosotros un
sentimiento de energía y novedad que se asienta en el corazón de la vida. Mientras mirábamos el fuego y
conversábamos, de todo y de nada, mi luna comenzó a cambiar, mi inquietud y turbación se calmaron y la
pesadez de espíritu se aligeró. Comencé entonces a sentir la belleza de la primavera y de la Pascua.
En el relato del evangelio de Juan sobre la resurrección, se nos cuenta la historia de cómo, en la
madrugada de la primera Pascua, el Discípulo Amado corre al sepulcro donde habían enterrado a Jesús, y
mira detenidamente dentro de la tumba. Se percata de que está vacía y de que todo lo que queda allí son
sólo los lienzos, cuidadosamente doblados, con los que habían envuelto el cuerpo de Jesús. Y, porque él es
un discípulo que mira con ojos del amor, se da cuenta de todo lo que esto significa, comprende la
resurrección y está convencido de que Jesús ha resucitado. El Discípulo Amado ve la bella primavera.
Comprende con sus ojos... de amor.
El teólogo cristiano de la Edad Media, Hugo de San Víctor, afirmó una vez genialmente: “¡El amor es el
ojo”! Cuando miramos con amor no solamente vemos las cosas directa y claramente, sino que también
vemos su profundidad y su sentido. Lo contrario es también cierto. No se debe a razones arbitrarias el hecho
de que a Jesús, después que resucitó de entre los muertos, algunos pudieran verle y otros no. El amor es el
ojo. Los que buscan vida a través de los ojos cargados de amor, como María Magdalena, que buscaba a
Jesús en el huerto en la madrugada del Domingo de Pascua, ven la primavera y la resurrección. Con
cualquier otro tipo de mirada, nos sentimos ciegos en plena primavera.
Cuando salí a pasear aquella tarde de Pascua en San Francisco, hace ya tantos años, yo no era
exactamente ni María Magdalena buscando a Jesús en el huerto, ni el Discípulo Amado ardiendo de amor y
corriendo para mirar en la tumba de Jesús. En mi inquietud juvenil estaba buscándome a mí mismo y
encontrándome únicamente con mi ego lleno de ansiedad. Y ésa es precisamente una especie de
ceguera.
Sin los ojos del amor, estamos ciegos, tanto para la primavera como para la resurrección. Aprendí esa
lección teológica, no en la iglesia ni en la clase, sino a la entrada de un parque, un Domingo de Pascua en
San Francisco, cuando, sintiéndome solo y desasosegado, me tropecé con un mendigo ciego… y después
fui a casa y tuve una cena de Pascua absolutamente en solitario. Padre Ron Rolheiser (Traducción Carmelo Astiz) 16 de Abril del 2012
31 de marzo 2013
Este es el día en que actuó el Señor: sea nuestra alegría
y nuestro gozo. - Salmo 118
Sagrada Lectura: 31 de marzo a 7 de abril
domingo, 31 de marzo - Domingo de Pascua
Hechos 10:34, 37-43; Salmo 118; Col 3:1-4; Juan 20:1-9
lunes, 1 de abril
Hechos 2:14,22-33; Salmo 16; Mateo 28:8-15
martes, 2 de abril
Hechos 2:36-41; Salmo 33; Juan 20:11-18
miércoles, 3 de abril
Hechos 3:1-10; Salmo 105; Lucas 24:13-35
jueves, 4 de abril
Hechos 3:11-26; Salmo 8; Lucas 24:35-48
viernes, 5 de abril
Hechos 4:1-12; Salmo 118; Juan 21:1-14
sábado, 6 de abril
Hechos 4:13-21; Salmo 118; Marcos 16:9-15
domingo, 7 de abril - 2° Domingo de Pascua
Hechos 5:12-16; Salmo 118; Apoc.1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19;
Juan 20:19-31
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