Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church

Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church
1000 North Jefferson Avenue, Goldsboro NC 27530-3141
919-734-5033
Rev. Alex Gonzalez, Pastor
Deacon Webster James
January 31, 2016—Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
THE GREAT HYMN TO LOVE
It is doubtful that Saint Paul, when he sat down
to write what we now know as the thirteenth
chapter of First Corinthians, knew that he was
penning what was to become one of the keystones
of Christian ethics. In this brief passage, he set
down ideals about love that have held fast
through the centuries. Sometimes we may think
that because these are ideals to which we aspire,
we are excused from them in our daily living.
But what Paul was writing was a letter to his
friends, providing them with some sound advice
about what it meant--and still means--to live in
love, day by day, as a follower of Christ. We find
in his words to his friends a broadening of the
great commands of Jesus to love God and neighbor. Today we hear what this love must look like
in our own actions, and how it ought to guide our
relationships with others.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
EUCHARISTIC LITURGY
Weekend
Saturday Vigil
5:00PM English
7:00PM Spanish
Sunday
10:00 AM English
1:00 PM Spanish
Fin de Semana
Sábado ~ 5:00 PM En Inglés
Sábado ~ 7:00 PM En Español
Domingo ~ 10:00 AM En Inglés
Domingo ~ 1:00 PM En Español
Weekdays
Días de Semana
9:00 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
lunes, martes, miércoles, viernes
7:00 PM Jueves en Español
No 9 AM Mass on Thursday
No hay Misa los jueves a las 9 AM
Holy Days check inside Bulletin
Revise dentro del Boletín que se entrega en las Misas
First Friday Adoration begins after morning Mass
and ends with Benediction at 9:30 PM.
Todos los viernes primero de mes de 10:00 AM Adoración
al Santísimo a 9:30 PM.
WELCOME VISITORS AND NEWCOMERS
New members may register by calling the parish
office (weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM).
BIENVENIDOS LOS NUEVOS MIEMBROS
Para registrarse hablar con Elvira Ponce
o llamar a la oficina
Mission Statement
Saint Mary is a diverse Catholic community working
together to live the Gospel, grow in faith through the
Eucharist, and share our gifts in service to others.
Misión de la Parroquia
La parroquia de Santa María es una comunidad
católica y diversa que trabaja unida para vivir el
evangelio, crecer en fe por la Eucaristía y compartir
nuestros talentos en servicio a otros.
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PARISH DIRECTORY
Mass Intentions and Readings
for January 30 to February 7
CHURCH
Office (Oficina): 919 734-5033
FAX: 919 580-0730
E-Mail:
[email protected]
web: www.saintmarygoldsboro.org
PARISH STAFF
Rev. Alex Gonzalez, Pastor…..ext. 27
Deacon Webster A. James...….ext. 29
Director of Faith Formation
Mrs. Carole Sears……………...ext. 34
Liturgy Coordinator
Mrs. Debbie Gambella,
Parish Secretary…………....…ext. 10
Mrs. Kathy Hennessy,
Parish Secretary…….....…......ext. 26
Mrs. Tracey Davis,
Parish Bookkeeper…..…...…..ext. 28
Mrs. Vicki Ellis,
Choir Director, 10:00 AM
Mr. Philip Eubanks, Organist
Mr. Mike Nault, Organist & Choir
Director, 5:00 PM
Mr. Van Tran, Sacristan
SCHOOL
Office: 919 735-1931
FAX: 919 735-1917
E-Mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
SCHOOL STAFF
Mrs. Lynn Magoon,
Principal…………………........ext. 22
Mrs. Anne Marie Gambella,
Admn. Assistant………….......ext. 11
MAINTENANCE STAFF
Mr. Harold Jones,
Supervisor………………….….ext. 31
Mr. Larry Jones,
Assistant………...………….....ext. 31
PASTORAL ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Chair Harold Breindel, Vice-Chair Gene Seward, Secretary Sharon Thomas
Finance Council Chair John Heeden,
John Beatty, Pat Emery, Lonnie Fissori, Anne
Hurrey, Paula Long, Carlos Morales-Barrientos,
Phyllis Radford, Donna Stevenson.
The Parish Advisory Council meets August
through May. Our next meeting will be February 23, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the JPII Conf.
Room. All parishioners are invited to attend.
Penance and Reconciliation
Saturday ~ 4-4:40PM and by appointment.
Goldsboro, N. C.
Sat.1/30
5:00PM
7:00PM
Sun.1/31
10:00AM
1:00PM
Mon.2/1
9:00AM
Tue.2/2
9:00AM
Wed.2/3
9:00AM
Thu.2/4
7:00PM
Fri.2/5
9:00AM
Sat.2/6
5:00PM
7:00PM
Sun.2/7
10:00AM
1:00PM
2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17; Psalms 51:12-17; Mark 4:35-41
In Honor of Renee Eltz by Lovick Children
Pro Populo
Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19; Psalms 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Corinthians
12:31 -- 13:13 [13:4-13]; Luke 4:21-30
Jeanne Wolfe, dec. by Henri & Marianne Andrews
Spanish Mass
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Psalms 3:2-7; Mark 5:1-20
Gail Prazak, dec.
Malachi 3:1-4; Psalms 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40
[22-32]
For Deceased Legionnaires by Legion of Mary
2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17; Psalms 32:1-2, 5-7; Mark 6:1-6
For the Unborn by Kuczynski Family
1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:10-12; Mark 6:7-13
For Holy Souls in Purgatory by Agnes Ekukole
Sirach 47:2-11; Psalms 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mark 6:14-29
Arlene Talton, dec. by St. Mary Staff & School
1 Kings 3:4-13; Psalms 119:9-14; Mark 6:30-34
Irene Florida Marie Yurksaitis by Father Alex & Parish Staff
Pro Populo
Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8; Psalms 138:1-5, 7-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 [38, 11]; Luke 5:1-11
60th Wedding Anniversary Remembrance for Michael & Joan
Todaro
For the Unborn by the Kuczynski Family
Sacramental Life
Altar Flowers
Baptism
Baptisms are during Mass the third weekend of each month. Preparation is required
before scheduling the time and date.
Marriage
Contact the Deacon six months in advance of
the ceremony.
Sacrament of the Sick
If you wish to receive the sacrament of the
sick during a prolonged illness or before
surgery, please call the office.
Communion
If you wish to receive communion from a
Eucharistic Minister due to illness, age, or
handicap, please call the office. These visits are made after the Mass has been celebrated.
Altar flowers may be given in
memory of a loved one or in honor of
a person or event. You may make
arrangements for flowers by calling
the parish office at 734-5033 ext. 10
or 26.
The Sanctuary Lamps
The Church Lamp or Chapel Lamp
may be lit in honor of or in Memory
of a person or event. To make arrangements for this please call the
Parish Office at 919-734-5033 ext. 10
or 26
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WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Learn the wisdom of Solomon
through the Queen of Sheba's visit to
Jerusalem in "It's Good to be Queen"
by Liz Curtis Higgs. Each week we
will examine a "good" quality of
"wise" Catholic Christian women.
Study runs 10 weeks, starting
Wednesday, February 17, from 7:00
to 8:00 PM. BOOKS MUST BE
ORDERED IN ADVANCE. Scholarships are available. Please contact
Anne Hamm, 919.222.3204 or [email protected].
Cost of book is $13.00 if you want
Anne to order them for you but we
must have advance notice to place
the order. If you purchase the book
yourself there is no other charge for
the class.
You may also call the Parish Office
to register for this class...919-7345033 ext. 10 or 26.
SVDP Breakfast…
Parish Calendar
Sunday, January 31 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
* RCIA
* Faith Formation MS & HS
* Faith Formation K to 5th
* SMS Parish Registration
* Spanish Language Choir Practice
* SMS Sibling Registration
* Ladies Guild Meeting
* Perpetual Novena
* Legion of Mary
* K of C Business Meeting
School Office
Cafeteria
7:00pm
Chapel
Library
Cafeteria
6:45pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Wednesday, February 3
* 27:17 Fellowship (Men’s Group)
5 Star Restaurant
* SMS Open House and Public Registration
* TYM Youth Night
Parish House
7:00am
6:00 to 8:00pm
Thursday, February 4
Ladies Guild Meeting…
Saturday, February 6
Our teen members of the St. Mary
TYM will be collecting donations for
Souper Bowl Sunday on the weekend
of February 6th and 7th after all
Masses. All donations will go to our
SVDP Society to assist with their
outreach program. Please, be generous...remember this is a corporal
work of Mercy and away for us to
participate in the Jubilee Year of
Mercy.
after 10:00am Mass
11:15am to 12:45pm
11:30am to 12:30pm
after Masses
after 1:00pm Mass
Tuesday, February 2
* School Liturgy
* Exposition
* Spanish Choir Practice
* Benediction
Souper Bowl Collection…
Lounge
classrooms
classrooms
School Office
Church
Monday, February 1
Enjoy a home cooked breakfast on
Sunday, February 7th and help our
SVDP Society. Breakfast will be
served from 8:30am to noon and all
donations are gratefully accepted.
Come socialize with other Parishioners and have a breakfast for scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, biscuits, etc.
Our Ladies Guild will have their
monthly meeting on Monday, February 1st at 7PM in the Cafeteria. The
ladies will be doing one of their outreach ministries by collecting toiletries for, Wayne Uplift, a home for
abused women.
All ladies of the Parish are invited to
join them.
January 31, 2016
* H.S.A. Meeting
* 10:00am Choir Practice
* Nutrition Class
Cafeteria
Lounge
Cafeteria
8:15am
7:00pm
7:35pm
Friday, February 5-First Friday
* 5:00pm Choir Practice
* Youth Mass
* Souper Bowl Collection
* K of C Valentine Dance
Church
Chapel
Lounge
Chapel
Church
Church
outside Church
Auditorium
9:00am
10:00am
6:00pm
9:30pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
after all Masses
7:00pm
Sunday, February 7-5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
* SVDP Breakfast
* RCIA
* AAMEN Meeting
* Faith Formation MS & HS
* Faith Formation K to 5
* Spanish Language Choir Practice
* K of C Membership Recruiting Dinner
Cafeteria
Lounge
Parish Office
classrooms
classrooms
Church
Auditorium
8:30am to noon
after Mass
after Mass
11:15am to 12:45pm
11:30am to 12:30pm
after 1:00pm Mass
2:00pm
Offertory Report
January 17:
$7,135.03
$7,750.00
($ 614.97)
Family Life Center: $1,966.14
Second Collection Feb.7: Saint
Mary School Support
Come To the Chapel…
On First Friday, February 5th come
spend some one on one time with
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We
will have exposition from 10:00am
until 9:30pm.
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TREASURES FROM OUR
TRADITION
In our thoughts and prayers:
Pray for the intentions of those in
nursing facilities, the homebound, the
chronically ill, and those who are critically ill.
Please remember in a special way the
following parishioners who have requested your prayers:
Santiago Acevedo, Robert Ames,
Dolores & Gary Barton, Jesse Brickhouse, Marco Castaneda, Judy Cordeiro, Andrea Cruz, Maria del Socorro Cruz, Lee & Sarah Davis, Marjorie
Dixon, Elaine Evans, John-Alex
Gonzalez, Jr., Gustavo Gonzalez,
Agnes Harris, Mary Hayman, Rogisides Jaimes, Joan Jones, Laura
Jones, Dianne Kendall, Bertha Kish,
Chuck Kirk, Erma Lawrence, Denise
Lewis, Dorothy Lewis, Pat Marguglio, T J Mendoza, Billie Myers, Wilbert & Mary Perry, Brandon Quinn,
Benjamin Raposa, Ben Rodriguez, Sr.
Angela Scalia, Natalie Ulrey,
Azeneth Viafara, Richard Wagner.
If you would like your name included
in the Prayers for the Sick in the Bulletin please contact our coordinators
for “Prayers for the Sick”, Gloria at
919-734-3810 or Barbara at 919-7510024.
Year of Mercy Pilgrimage...
The Faith Formation Office is planning a pilgrimage to Emmitsburg,
MD the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton with a side visit to the
National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady
of Lourdes.
Change in date of the Pilgrimage: to
help accommodate more people we
have changed the date of our Pilgrimage to Friday, April 15, thru Sunday
April 17. We will leave on Friday in
the early afternoon and return on
Sunday. Hopefully the change in
dates will allow those who work to
join us without the need to take extra
vacation days.
For the first four centuries or so, there
seems not to have been a sense of
marriage as a church institution.
Christians followed civil law, which
kept the wedding in a family setting.
Bishops wanted people to be good
citizens insofar as possible, and so
they recognized the government's role
in marriage. In general, they expected
Christians to know that marriage was
good, that marriage to other Christians was best, and to take it easy on
the wild wedding parties. They agreed
that marriage was a divine institution,
that Christ blessed it especially, and
they loved referring to the miracle at
the wedding feast of Cana. Still, even
when Christianity became the official
religion of the empire in 380, marriage remained a family matter.
On wedding days people gathered in
the bride's house, where the father
would "give her hand" to her husband, draping a garland of flowers
over the couple. There were no official words to say, there was no blessing to be given. Everyone walked in
procession to the bride's new home
for the concluding rites and the feast.
In the Eastern Empire, it soon became customary to invite a priest or
bishop to give a blessing at the meal
or the day before. It was a nice thing
to do, completely optional, but had a
"photo-op" feel to it that was widely
emulated. Before long, at least in the
East, it looked as if the priest were
joining the couple in marriage and
blessing the union.
--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S.
Paluch Co.
Goldsboro, N. C.
Diocese of Raleigh
www.dioceseofraleigh.org
You are invited to follow the Diocese
@RaleighDiocese and Bishop Burbidge @BishopBurbidge on Twitter.
Lifeline for Marriage – Retrouvaille
helps couples through difficult times
in their marriages. It is designed to
provide the tools to help get your
marriage back on track. It will give
you the opportunity to rediscover
each other and examine your lives
together in a new and positive way.
This program has helped thousands
of couples experiencing marital disillusionment and misery. For confidential information or to apply to
attend the program beginning with a
weekend on February 12-14, 2016
call 800-470-2230 or email:
[email protected] or visit the
web site at www.retrouvaille.org. See more at: http://
dioceseofraleigh.org/offices/
communications/centralizedmail#sthash.4MQ9ikmN.dpuf
SVDP Needs the Following…
Our SVDP Society is in need of the
following items for their food pantry:
Jelly, potted meat, canned chicken
breast, tuna, spaghetti, noodles, hamburger helper and rice. Thank you for
your generosity to the Society and for
your help in helping us to care for
those in need.
Scrip…
The next scrip order is going in on
Tuesday, February 2nd. If you want
to place a scrip order you must have
the order in the Parish Office by
8:15am the morning of February 2nd.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter…
The next weekends are Feb. 5-7, 2016
in Asheville, NC and Apr.29-May 1
in Chapel Hill, NC. Early sign up is
highly recommended. For more information visit our website at:http://
NCMarriageDiscovery.org.
Celebrating the Year of Mercy…
As part of our Celebration of the
Year of Mercy we will have Holy
Hours on the 3rd Wednesday of
most months of the year. These
Holy Hours will be to pray for vocations but will have themes of Mercy
incorporated into them. Please, try
to attend some of these Holy Hours
which will be held in the Chapel
from 6 to 7PM. Praying in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament is
powerful.
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Respect Life
Saint Mary School Corner
Keeping Spirit and Faith in Education
The Week at Saint Mary School:
•
Monday, February 1st we will
have our sibling registration.
•
Wednesday, February 3rd is
Open House and Public Registration from 9:00am to 2:00pm
•
Thursday, February 4th we have
a H.S.A. Meeting at 8:15am
•
Thursday, February 4th the 3rd
grade has the Bake Sale.
•
Friday, February 5th is our
School Liturgy at 9:00am in the
Church.
•
Friday, February 5th is First Friday and we invite our parents
and friends of Saint Mary to join
us for Mass and to stay and pray
in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament. Please, remember to
pray for our School and our students.
Urgently Needed!!
Parish member (male or female) willing to help Marianne continue the
important social ministry. Some party
planning and cooking helpful but
more important is a desire to facilitate
social gatherings for fellow parishioners. As the outgoing Social Committee Chair, I will be willing to work
with new volunteers for the first year
to bridge the learning curve.
If you would like to learn more about
the Social Committee or if you would
like to volunteer to be part of this
committee please call the Parish Office at 919-734-5033 ext. 10 or 26.
Agenda of Planned Parenthood
I refer to the letter which professed
that Planned Parenthood has "no personal agenda." The response to this
allegation is simple: the facts do not
lie.
Planned Parenthood, the great champion of "choice", aborts approximately 5,000 American babies every week.
That figure (which incidentally is
Planned Parenthood's own number) is
considerably more than the 3,000
Americans that died in the terrorist
attack on September 11.
Planned Parenthood is the fourth
leading cause of death in the U.S. -behind non-Planned Parenthood abortions (19,700 a week), heart disease
(12,500 a week) and cancer (10,500 a
week).
Planned Parenthood is a billion dollar
business and makes tens of millions of
dollars of profit each year. It claims to
want to make abortion "rare," a most
peculiar description given the current
death toll. Indeed, this is similar to the
tobacco companies claiming that they
do not want people to smoke. Follow
the money. Does anyone really believe them?
Whatever Planned Parenthood
claims, there is but one tragic response: 5,000 a week.
~Pro-Life Articles for Bulletins.
A FORETASTE
Faith is the foretaste of that
knowledge which hereafter will make
us happy.
--St. Thomas Aquinas
Please, remember
to Pray the Rosary
for an end to abortion.
January 31, 2016
Thank You to our Sponsors…
We would like to thank the following
parishioners who made donations to
the Bus to Washington for the March
for Life:
Col. Ray Kleber, Andrew Matthews,
Col. James Myers, Joan Todaro,
William Smyk, John Beatty, Gloria
Kennedy, Gary Vacarro, Paul &
Elaine Ness, Joe & Sharon Thomas,
Jim & Carla Berger, Joan Harrison,
Lynn & Laurel Kuczynski, Doug &
Karen Davis, Corey Vermeulin, Ed
Martin, Audrey Archambault, Donna Stevenson, Barbara Stiles.
Your generosity is an inspiration to
all of us. Thank you and God Bless
you for your generous hearts.
Jubilee Year of Mercy
January 31, 2016
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Rave reviews greeted Jesus' first
hometown homily proclaiming a
year of God's mercy, but the mood
turned violent when he went on to
declare that God's mercy embraces
outsiders; it rejects distinctions between citizen and foreigner, acceptable and unworthy, even sinner and
saint. Far from being anyone's personal possession, God's kingdom is
open to everyone, God's love unconditional, God's mercy boundless. By
this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope
Francis repeats Jesus' challenge in
today's Gospel to broaden our horizons until our vision matches Jesus'
vision of every sinner as a potential
saint, and each suffering stranger as
our neighbor. Jesus, says Pope Francis, continually went beyond the law,
keeping company with public sinners
and even sharing meals with them to
demonstrate that God's mercy is "the
beating heart of the Gospel" (Misericordiae Vultus, 12). To
be truly Jesus' disciples, such unconditional love and boundless mercy
must also be at the center of all we
say and do.
--Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S.
Paluch Co., Inc.
Papal quotes Copyright (c) 2015,
Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Used with
permission.
Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church
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Goldsboro, N. C.
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January 31, 2016
Iglesia Católica Romana Santa María
Directorio
Padre John Alexander Gonzalez
919 734-5033 ext. 27
Bautismos—Elvira Ponce 919-252-0768
Sacramentos
Bautismo: Asistir a la preparación, padres y padrinos y
fijar la fecha con el sacerdote.
Confesión: Sábados de 4:00pm a
4:40pm
Para enfermos en el hospital o en casa
comuníquese con la parroquia.
Unción de los Enfermos: Si usted quiere
recibir el sacramento por enfermedad u
operación favor de comunicárnoslo.
Comunión para enfermos: Si tiene algún familiar en el
hospital o en casa que desee recibir la
comunión
comuníquese con la parroquia.
Matrimonios: Iniciar la preparación con
seis meses de anticipación.
Platicas Pre-Bautismales
Requisitos:
∗ Asistir a las pláticas, padres y padrinos.
∗ Traer copia del acta de nacimiento
del niño (a).
∗ Traer copia del acta de matrimonio
de los padrinos.
∗ Llenar una solicitud por niño.
∗ Estar registrados o registrarse en la
parroquia.
Confirmaciones
∗
∗
∗
Estar bautizado.
Haber hecho la primera comunión.
Ser mayor de 15 años.
Presentaciones
Requisitos:
∗ Solicitarla 2 meses antes.
∗ Estar bautizado (a).
∗ Donación
∗ Se hacen en la Misa del sabado o
Domingo
XV Años
Si cumples y/o deseas celebrar tus XV
años en los primeros 6 meses del año te
invitamos a inscribirte para la preparación:
Requisitos:
∗ Estar bautizada
∗
∗
∗
∗
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Haber hecho la primera Comunión
Inscribirse con 4 meses de anticipación con María la coordinadora.
Asistir a la preparación
Donación
Llevarse un volante de información
y seguir las reglas.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA
FE
En muchos hogares latinos el tiempo
de Navidad terminó el día dos de
febrero con la levantada del Niño
Dios en la fiesta de la Candelaria. Es
interesante como el pueblo cristiano
tiene un cierto afecto para Jesús en su
aspecto de niño. Desde hace siglos
con el evangelista Lucas y la virgen
María la imaginación cristiana ha ido
buscando al Divino Niño en el templo; con san Cristóbal lleva cargando
al Niño Dios sobre los hombros
mientras cruza el rió de la vida y san
Antonio de Lisboa juega con el
Niñito Jesús sobre un libro teológico
mientras estudia la Palabra de Dios.
Fueron los monjes cistercienses del
siglo XII quienes primero desarrollaron esta devoción al Niño Jesús. En
su afán por conocer mejor al Dios
hecho humano entraban por medio
de la meditación imaginativa en los
cuatro evangelios. Esta meditación es
un entrar en la vida de Jesús de tal
manera que vives los eventos en tu
corazón y desarrollar así una relación
afectiva con el Señor. La devoción al
Niño Dios debe ser acompañada de
la lectio divina.
--Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM,
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
EL GRAN HIMNO AL AMOR
Cabe dudar que, cuando san Pablo se
sentó a escribir lo que ahora conocemos como el capítulo trece de la primera carta a los corintios, supiera
que lo que estaba escribiendo se convertiría en una clave principal de la
ética cristiana. En este breve pasaje,
ha consignado ideales sobre el amor
que se han mantenido firmes en el
transcurso de los siglos. A veces pensamos que porque estos son sólo ideales a los que uno aspira, estamos
libres de no practicarlos en nuestra
vida diaria.
Lo que Pablo estaba escribiendo era
Goldsboro, N. C.
una carta a sus amigos, dándoles buenos consejos sobre lo que significaba y todavía significa- vivir en el amor,
día a día, en seguimiento de Cristo.
Encontramos en las palabras a sus
amigos una ampliación del gran mandamiento de Jesús de amar a Dios y
al prójimo. Hoy en día escuchamos
cómo este amor debe expresarse en
nuestras acciones, y cómo debe regir
nuestras relaciones con los demás.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
Año Jubilar de la Misericordia
31 de enero de 2016
Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Aunque con criticas muy favorables
recibidas en la primera predicación de
Jesús en su pueblo proclamando un
Año de la Misericordia de Dios, pero
el estado de animo se puso violento
cuando Jesús habló de la misericordia
de Dios que incluye a los forasteros y
rechaza las distinciones entre ciudadano y extranjero, dignos e indignos,
incluso pecador y santo. Muy lejos de
ser la posesión personal de alguien, el
Reino de Dios está abierto a todos, el
amor es incondicional, la misericordia de Dios no tiene fronteras. Para
este Año Jubilar de la Misericordia el
Papa Francisco repite el desafío de
Jesús en el Evangelio de hoy para
mirar más allá de nuestros horizontes
hasta que veamos lo mismo que Jesús
ve de cada pecador, Jesús ve un santo
en potencia, y un prójimo en cada
forastero sufriente. El Papa Francisco
dice que Jesús constantemente fue
más allá de la Ley, al estar continuamente acompañado con pecadores e
incluso comer junto con ellos para
demostrar que la misericordia de Dios
es el "corazón palpitante del Evangelio" (Misericodiae Vultus, 12). Para
ser verdaderamente discípulos de
Jesús, ese amor incondicional y misericordia sin límites debe estar en el
centro de todo lo que decimos y hacemos.
--Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S.
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Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
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Lecturas De La Semana
Lunes:
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Salmos 3:2-7; Marco 5:1-20
Martes:
Malaquías 3:1-4; Sal 24 (23):7-10; Hebreos 2:14-18; Lucas 2:22-40
[22-32]
Miércoles: 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17; Salmos 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Marco 6:1-6
Jueves:
1 Reyes 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Corintios 29:10-12; Marco 6:7-13
Viernes:
Eclesiástico 47:2-11; Salmos 18 (17):31, 47, 50, 51; Marco 6:14-29
Sábado:
1 Reyes 3:4-13; Salmos 119 (118):9-14; Marco 6:30-34
Domingo: Isaísa 6:1-2a, 3-8; Salmos 138 (137):1-5, 7-8; 1 Corintios 15:1-11
[3-8, 11]; Lc 5:1-11
La agenda de trabajo de “Planned Parenthood”
Hago referencia a un comunicado que manifiesta que la organización Planned
Parenthood (Planificación Familiar en español), “no tiene su propia agenda de
trabajo”. La respuesta a esta afirmación es sencilla: los hechos no mienten.
Planned Parenthood, el gran campeón de “el derecho a elegir”, permite el aborto
de aproximadamente 5.000 niños americanos cada semana. Esta cifra (que precisamente es de las propias estadísticas de Planned Parenthood) es considerablemente más alta que los 3.000 americanos que murieron en el ataque terrorista del
11 de Septiembre. Planned Parenthood ocupa el cuarto lugar entre las principales
causas de muerte en los Estados Unidos, luego de los ostros abortos no realizados por Planned Parenthood (19,700 por semana), enfermedades del corazón
31 de enero de 2016
(12,500 por semana) y cáncer (10,500
por semana).
Planned Parenthood es un negocio de
un billón de dólares, que genera ganancias de decenas de millones de
dólares cada año. Esta empresa asegura que quiere hacer del aborto algo
“inusual”, la descripción más peculiar
que se puede haber dado a este instrumento de muerte. Realmente que esto
es muy similar a la propaganda que
incluyen las empresas que producen
cigarrillo, previniendo a la gente que
no fume, pero cuando se trata del dinero, alguien realmente les cree esto a
estas empresas?
Cualquier cosa que asegure Planned
Parenthood no importa, lo cierto es
que es la responsable de 5.000 muertes
semanales.
Anticipación
La fe espera de Dios lo que está
más allá de toda expectativa.
~Andrew Murry