St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015
"And then they will see the
Son of Man coming in a
cloud with power and great
glory.”
Luke 21:27
"Entonces verán venir al
Hijo del hombre en una
nube, con gran poder
y majestad”.
Lucas 21:27
PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO
DOMINGO, 29 DE NOVIEMBRE 2015
CLERGY
PRIESTS: Rev. Salvador Guzmán
Rev. James Yamauchi
DEACONS: George Polcer, John Rapier,
Sid Little, Juan Jorge Hernández
Parish Office: 972-542-4667 Fax: 972-542-4641
Faith Formation Office: 972-542-4685
Mailing Address: 411 Paula Road
McKinney, Texas 75069
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Office is closed on Saturday & Sunday
After Hours Sick Call & Funeral Request:
469.667.7324
Weekend Mass Schedule:
Saturday: Vigil Mass 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am & 11:30am
Spanish: 9:30am & 1:30pm
Confessions
Adoration
Thursday
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday
3:0pm - 4:00pm
Thursday
6:00pm - 7:00pm
1st Friday of the month
- 12noon 8:30am
Daily Masses Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 am
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 pm
Holy Family (Quasi-Parish)
919 Spence Road  P.O. Box 482
Van Alstyne, Texas 75495  903.482.6322
Website: www.holyfamily-vanalstyne.org
Mass Times: Sunday 9:00am English 12 noon Spanish
Thursday 9:00am English
Mass Intentions for the Week Nov. 28 - Dec. 5
OUR WEEKLY OFFERING
Saturday, November 28
5:00 pm  Mr. & Mrs. Julius Michna
Priscilla Rodriguez
Sunday, November 29
8:00 am
Jose & Roberto Pineda
9:30 am  Anita Perez
 Emelia Tierrablanca
11:30 am  Richard Rodkey
Christie Bedard
1:30 pm
Melanie Jaral
Jesus y Victoria Rios & Familia
Monday, November 30
8:00 am  Jenny Soto De La Riva
Sarah Oliver
Tuesday, December 1
5:30 pm  Theresa LeBlanc
Sarah Oliver
Wednesday, December 2
8:00 am  Catherine Capello
Sarah Oliver
Thursday, December 3
5:30 pm
Silberia Garcia Peckham
Jesus and Victoria Rios & Family
Friday, December 4
8:00 am  James W. Pazora
Sarah Oliver
Saturday, December 5
8:00 am  Julius Michna
 Yoko Wojciechowski
Milagros de la Torre, John Biancamano,
George Nixon, Petra Herrera Garza,
Audrey Kinney, Mary Glenn, Raul Lopez Bernal, Pat Guidry,
Pam Godie, Marge Rodkey, Connie Aubrey,
Berth Godoy-Montecillo, Ana Rodriguez, Sandy Catin,
Alan Mesta, Miguel Gil, Evelyn Matias, Walt Simmons,
Stephen Kalitta, Lorenzo Vasquez, Margarita Rodriguez,
Cecilia Vasquez, Carmen Valdivia, Margaret Burns Fincher,
Rachel Willis, John E. Deibel, Sr., Odalis Meza, Caiden Meza,
Lupe Gomez, Apolina Pacheo, Katherina Mercado,
Al Frettoloso, Marcie Roberts, Virginia Macias, Moises Trejo,
Walker Phillips, Patricia Liseth Bueno, Martha Gonzalez,
Celia Pearson, Maria Portillo, Kenadi Pearson, Leticia Glavan,
Kristina Ruiz, Claudia Carreño, Maricela Granados,
Carmen Galvan, Melissa Rubio Zuniga, Terry Good,
Bertha Garay, Juan Arellano, Tom Fox, David Thrower,
Stella Thrower, Virginia Guzmán, Richard Flores,
Barbara Cowart, Lloyd Bryant, Judy Bryant, Jesus Posada,
Ricky Balak, Jesus Garcia, Olivia Duplessy, Daniel Carrasco,
Beatriz Salas, Abel Chavez, Jose Sanchez, Kathryn Schmitt,
Idolina Gonzalez Santos, Zane Dayton, Kay Dayton, Irma Avila,
Leonor Dominguez, Alejandro Gomez, Kristina Greer,
Frank Stevens, Art Burke, Kathryn Hale, Gavin Warrick, Tabitha
Warrick, Joseph Bell, Kay Stevens, Starnes Family,
Andrew Hernandez, Elizabeth Sanchez, Jose Arturo Ramos,
Gabriela de la Torre, Susan Heer, Jonathan Martinez,
Bertha Villasana, Bonnie Wilkerson, Maria Faz Hernandez,
Casimiro A. Diaz, Madeline Prugh, Priscilla Rodriguez,
Narciza Bravo, Cipriano Castillo Aguilar,Cheri Mills,
Janis Whalen, John Christopher Cortes, Sonia, Claudia Perez,
Patricia Trejo, Luis Gonzalez, Florene Hendricks,
Deborah Patrone, Susie Alvarez, Fabiola Afanador,
Narcisa Bravo, Lourdes Diaz, Maria Louise Sanchez,
Dan Crum, Cara Hall, Collville Bain, Judy Coenen, Kelly Claffey
To you, O Lord, I lift my soul.
To add someone to the prayer list for healing, please
kindly call the parish office.
psalm 25
Mass Readings for Nov 29 - Dec 6
29 November – First Sunday of Advent
Totals for this week will be reported next week due to
bulletin print deadlines.
We pray for those in
need of healing
May the Holy Spirit Light
Their Way
Christ Child Mass
Tuesday, December 15th
5:30pm (Church)
Rom 10:9-18; Psalm 19; Mt 4:18-22
Tuesday, 1 December
All are invited to bring a new
Unwrapped baby item for the offering.
All items collected at this Mass will be
donated to the White Rose Women’s
Center; their mission is to help new
mothers and their babies.
Is 11:1-10; Psalm 72; Lk 10:21-24
Wednesday, 2 December
Your donations will be put to good use.
- Sponsored by the St. Michael’s Women’s Guild
Jer 33:14-16; Psalm 25; 1 Thes 3:12-4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36
Monday, 30 November – St. Andrew
Is 25:6-10; Psalm 23; Mt 15:29-37
Thursday, 3 December – St. Francis Xavier
Is 26:1-6; Psalm 118: Mt 7:21, 24-27
Friday, 4 December – St. John Damascene
Is 29:17-24; Psalm 27: Mt 9:27-31
Saturday, 5 December
Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Psalm 147: Mt 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8
6 December – Second Sunday of Advent
Bar 5:1-9; Psalm 126; Phil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lk 3:1-6
The Light is ON
for YOU.
Celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
On Wednesday, December 16th at 7pm,
all parishes in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas will have
their "lights on" for confession and quiet prayer so that
Catholics can come to or return to this incredible source
of God’s grace, mercy and healing.
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions
for December 2015
Universal: That all may experience
the mercy of God, who never tires of
forgiving.
Evangelization: That families,
especially those who suffer, may find
in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope.
The logo of the Year of Mercy
The logo and the motto together provide a fitting
summary of what the Jubilee Year is all about. The
motto Merciful Like the Father (taken from the
Gospel of Luke, 6:36) serves as
an invitation to follow the merciful
example of the Father who asks
us not to judge or condemn but to
forgive and to give love and forgiveness without measure (cfr. Lk
6:37-38). The logo – the work of
Jesuit Father Marko I. Rupnik –
presents a mall summa theologiae of the theme of mercy. In fact,
it represents an image quite
important to the early Church: that
of the Son having taken upon his
shoulders the lost soul
demonstrating that it is the love of
Christ that brings to completion
the mystery of his incarnation culminating in
redemption. The logo has been designed in such a
way so as to express the profound way in which the
Good Shepherd touches the flesh of humanity and
does so with a love with the power to change one’s
life. One particular feature worthy of note is that
while the Good Shepherd, in his great mercy, takes
humanity upon himself, his eyes are merged with
those of man. Christ sees with the eyes of Adam,
and Adam with the eyes of Christ. Every person
discovers in Christ, the new Adam, one’s own
humanity and the future that lies ahead,
contemplating, in his gaze, the love of the Father.
The scene is captured within the so
called mandorla (the shape of an almond), a figure
quite important in early and medieval iconography,
for it calls to mind the two natures of Christ, divine
and human. The three concentric ovals, with colors
progressively lighter as we move outward, suggest
the movement of Christ who carries humanity out of
the night of sin and death. Conversely, the depth of
the darker color suggests the impenetrability of the
love of the Father who forgives all.
Source: http://www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va/content/gdm/en/giubileo/logo.html
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the
Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the
West in the eighth century. In the 11th century it received
its present name, the
Immaculate Conception.
In the 18th century it
became a feast of the
universal Church. It is
now recognized as a
solemnity.
In 1854, Pius IX
solemnly
proclaimed: “The most
Blessed Virgin Mary, in
the first instant of her
conception, by a
singular grace and
privilege granted by
almighty God, in view of
the merits of Jesus
Christ, the savior of the
human race, was
preserved free from all
stain of original sin.”
It took a long time for this
doctrine to develop. While many Fathers and Doctors of
the Church considered Mary the greatest and holiest of
the saints, they often had difficulty in seeing Mary as
sinless—either at her conception or throughout her life.
This is one of the Church teachings that arose more from
the piety of the faithful than from the insights of brilliant
theologians. Even such champions of Mary as Bernard
of Clairvaux and Thomas Aquinas could not see
theological justification for this teaching.
Two Franciscans, William of Ware and Blessed John
Duns Scotus, helped develop the theology. They pointed
out that Mary’s Immaculate Conception enhances Jesus’
redemptive work. Other members of the human race are
cleansed from original sin after birth. In Mary, Jesus’
work was so powerful as to prevent original sin at the
outset.
Comment:
In Luke 1:28 the angel Gabriel, speaking on God’s
behalf, addresses Mary as “full of grace” (or “highly
favored”). In that context this phrase means that Mary is
receiving all the special divine help necessary for the
task ahead. However, the Church grows in
understanding with the help of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit
led the Church, especially non-theologians, to the insight
that Mary had to be the most perfect work of God next to
the Incarnation. Or rather, Mary’s intimate association
with the Incarnation called for the special involvement of
God in Mary’s whole life. The logic of piety helped God’s
people to believe that Mary was full of grace and free of
sin from the first moment of her existence.
Moreover, this great privilege of Mary is the highlight of
all that God has done in Jesus. Rightly understood, the
incomparable holiness of Mary shows forth the
incomparable goodness of God.
Quote:
“[Mary] gave to the world the Life that renews all things,
and she was enriched by God with gifts appropriate to
such a role.
“It is no wonder, then, that the usage prevailed among
the holy Fathers whereby they called the mother of God
entirely holy and free from all stain of sin, fashioned by
the Holy Spirit into a kind of new substance and new
creature. —Taken from http://www.americancatholic.org/
Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Holy Day of Obligation)
Tuesday,
December 8th
Mass 8:00AM
& 5:30 PM (English)
7:30PM (Spanish)
Mary said, "Behold, I am the
handmaid of the Lord.
May it be done to me
according to your word."
- Luke 1:38
Saturday, December 12th
9 A M. to 5:00 P.M.
Sunday December 13th
9: A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
St. Michael's Hall
For all who love to bake and love to
be crafty, please consider making a
donation to this year’s sale.
Please come by and shop with us.
We will have a lot of arts and craft
items and plenty of baked goods to
choose from.
All proceeds of this sale will
go to the St. Michael 's Building Fund.
Thank you in advance for supporting
our ministry and our church.
Prayers and Squares
is a ministry at
St. Michael’s which makes and
distributes quilts for people who
have spiritual or physical needs.
In the past two years, we have
given out over 60 quilts.
Each year, we raffle off a quilt
which is our only fundraiser.
This fundraiser
allows us to continue this ministry.
Tickets will be on sale Sunday, November
29th after Mass for this year’s quilt.
Tickets are just $1 each or
six for $5. Raffle will be held on
Monday, December 7th.
Every stitch is a prayer…..
Preparing for Advent
If we can put down our guard enough to
imagine that this season - these four weeks could help us know God's love for us more
deeply, could help us hear about the first
coming of our Lord into this world, so that we
can be opened to accept his coming into our
hearts these days, then grace has entered in
beyond the defenses and Advent has begun in
us. Read these words slowly. If possible, begin
by praying a simple prayer: “Come, Lord Jesus,
Come and touch my heart. Come and be with
me during Advent. Let your Word make me
defense-less before your love.”
The people who walked in darkness have seen
a great light;
Upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a
light has shone.
You have brought them abundant joy and great
rejoicing,
As they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as
men make merry when dividing spoils.
For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on
their shoulder,
And the rod of their taskmaster you have
smashed, as on the day of Midian.
For every boot that tramped in battle, every
cloak rolled in blood,
will be burned as fuel for flames.
For a child is born to us, a son is given us;
upon his shoulder dominion rests.
They name him Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero,
Father-Forever, Prince of Peace.
His dominion is vast and forever peaceful,
From David's throne, and over his kingdom,
which he confirms and sustains
By judgment and justice, both now and forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this!
- Isaiah 9
If this simple listening to the Word of God let
some light shine in our hearts, then we can take
the risk, open the door even farther and let the
Light stream in. Most of all, keep composing
real prayers in words that come from our pain or
our fear or even our doubt. Honestly opening
our hearts to the Lord, who knows us better
than we know ourselves, brings about
communion and a growing sense of being
known, accepted and loved. Then, the defenses
that protect us and also keep us captive, will
allow grace to enter and bring new life.
“Come, Lord Jesus, Come.”
- Taken from http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/
St. Vincent de Paul has placed the Magi Trees in
the church narthex.
If you have taken a tag from the
tree, you may begin dropping off
your gifts after Mass. Thank you
for your support this Christmas.
Holy Family Hall
Food Distribution is held on the
Tuesday & Thursday
Open: 2 - 4 pm
Second Saturday of the month
8:30 am-9:45 am
Helpline: 214-314-5698
Email: [email protected]
Thrift Store Donation Pickup Hotline 214.373.7837
Sagrada Lectura oviembre 29 – diciembre 6
29 de noviembre – Primer Domingo de Adviento
Jer 33:14-16; Salmo 25; 1 Tes 3:12-4:2; Lc 21:25-28, 34-36
lunes 30 de noviembre – San Andrés
Rom 10:9-18; Salmo 19; Mt 4:18-22
martes, 1 de diciembre
Is 11:1-10; Salmo 72; Lc 10:21-24
iérccoles 2 de diciembre
Is 25:6-10; Salmo 23; Mt 15:29-37
jueves, 3 de diciembre – san Francisco Javier
Is 26:1-6; Salmo 118: Mt 7:21, 24-27
viernes, 4 de diciembre – sn Juan Damasceno
Is 29:17-24; Salmo 27: Mt 9:27-31
sábado, 5 de diciembre
Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Salmo 147: Mt 9:35-10:1, 5, 6-8
6 de diciembre – Segundo Domingo de Adviento
Ba 5:1-9; Salmo 126; Fil 1:4-6, 8-11; Lc 3:1-6
A ti, Señor, levanto mi alma.
salmo 25
NUESTRA OFRENDA
Los totales de nuestra ofrenda no están
disponible este semana debido la fecha limite
para enviar el boletín. Los totales de la
semana anterior serán publicados en el
próximo boletín.
San Vicente de Paúl ya a puesto los
Árboles de los Reyes Magos en el
vestíbulo.
Si usted tomó un ornamento del
Árbol de los Reyes Magos, por favor
empiece a traer los regalos despues
de Misa. Gracias por ayudar en esta
Navidad.
NUEVOS DÍAS de la despensa de
comida cada
martes y jueves de 2 pm a 4 pm
El segundo sábado del mes de
8:30 am-9:45 am (Nuevo Horario)
Teléfono: 214-314-5698
Correo Eletronico: [email protected]
Intenciones de Oración del
Santo Padre para
diciembre 2015
Universal - Experimentar la
misericordia de Dios: Para que
todos experimentemos la misericordia
de Dios, que no se cansa jamás de perdonar.
Por la Evangelización - La familia. Para que las
familias, de modo particular las que sufren,
encuentren en el nacimiento de Jesús un signo de
segura esperanza.
La Luz está
ENCENDIDA para TI.
Celebra el Sacramento de la Reconciliación
miércoles – 16 de diciembre a las 7pm
Si has estado considerando y dudando
hacer uso de este sacramento, si has estado
lejos por mucho tiempo o siempre se te ha hecho
difícil llegar a las horas de confesión los días
sábados, esta es una maravillosa oportunidad
para re-encontrarte y reconciliarte
con Cristo y su Iglesia.
Solemnidad de la
Inmaculada Concepción
de la Santísima Virgen María
“¿NO ESTOY YO AQUÍ
QUE SOY TU MADRE?”
NOVENARIO A LA
VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE
(Día de Obligación)
martes, 8 de diciembre
2015
Fechas: viernes, 4 de diciembre a
sábado, 12 de diciembre
Horarios:
**Misa
@Reflexión
**viernes, 4 de dic.
7:00 pm
**jueves, 10 de dic. 7:30 pm
**sábado, 5 de dic.
7:00 pm
**viernes, 11de dic. 7:00 pm
@domingo, 6 de dic.
**lunes, 7 de dic.
**martes, 8 de dic.
**miércoles, 9 de dic.
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:00 pm
**sábado, 12 de dic.
Mañanitas: 6:00 am
Misa: 7:00 am
Acompáñenos de diciembre 4 a diciembre 11
a rezar el Rosario 30 minutos antes
de cada Misa o Reflexión.
El Adviento
Los que soñáis y esperáis la buena nueva,abrid las
puertas al Niño,que está muy cerca;El Señor cerca
está; Él viene con la paz.El Señor cerca está;
Él trae la verdad.
sábado, 12 de diciembre
9 A M. a 5:00 P.M.
domingo, 13 de diciembre
9: A.M. a 2:00 P.M.
Salón San Miguel
Todos aquellos que les gusta hornear y ser
creativos, por favor consideren hacer una
donación en la venta de este año.
Lo que se recaude en esta venta será para
el Fondo del Edificio de San Miguel.
¡Muchas gracias por su ayuda!
Amonestaciones
David Huerta Guapo y Fátima Rodríguez
Cervantes se quieren casar en la Parroquia de
San José de Cortázar en la Diócesis de Celaya
(Guanajuato, México).
La boda será el 15 de diciembre, 2015.
Si conoce de algún impedimento, háganoslo saber.
Misa a las 8:00am (Inglés)
Misa a las 5:30pm (Inglés)
Misa a las 7:30pm
(Español)
María dijo: “Yo soy esclava del Señor;
hágase en mi como has dicho”.
- San Lucas 1:38
El logo del Jubileo de la misericordia
El logo y el lema ofrecen juntos una feliz síntesis del Año
jubilar. En el lema «Misericordiosos como el
Padre» (tomado del Evangelio de san Lucas 6, 36) se
propone vivir la misericordia siguiendo el ejemplo del
Padre que pide no juzgar ni condenar, sino perdonar y
dar amor y perdón sin medida (cf. Lc 6, 37-38).
El logo –obra del jesuita Padre
Marko I. Rupnik– se presenta
como una pequeña suma
teológica del tema de la
misericordia. Muestra, de
hecho, al Hijo que carga sobre
sus hombros al hombre
descarriado, recuperando una
imagen muy querida en la
antigua Iglesia, porque indica
el amor de Cristo que realiza el
misterio de su encarnación con
la redención. La obra está
hecha de tal manera que pone
de relieve al Buen Pastor al
tocar en profundidad la carne
del hombre, y lo hace con tal
amor que cambia su vida. Un
detalle, además, no puede
pasar desapercibido: el Buen
Pastor con extrema
misericordia carga sobre sí a la
humanidad, pero sus ojos se confunden con los del
hombre. Cristo ve con el ojo de Adán y estos con el ojo
de Cristo. Cada hombre descubre de esta manera en
Cristo, nuevo Adán, la propia humanidad y el futuro que
le espera, contemplando en Su mirada el amor del
Padre.
La escena se sitúa dentro de la mandorla, una imagen
también muy querida por la iconografía antigua y
medieval que recuerda la copresencia de las dos
naturalezas, divina y humana, en Cristo. Los tres óvalos
concéntricos, de color progresivamente más claros hacia
el exterior, sugieren el movimiento de Cristo que lleva al
hombre fuera de la noche del pecado y de la muerte. Por
otra parte, la profundidad del color más oscuro sugiere
también lo inescrutable del amor del Padre que todo
perdona.
- See more at: http://www.osservatoreromano.va/es/news/ellogo-del-jubileo-de-la-misericordia#sthash.JzcD2n0b.dpuf
La Inmaculada Concepción
Patrona de los Estados Unidos
Fiesta: 8 de diciembre
La devoción mariana tuvo gran influencia en los católicos de Estados Unidos.
Los Jesuitas franceses fueron misioneros y exploradores en el territorio de
Lousiana que se extendía hacia el norte por el río Mississippi hasta Canadá.
Ellos honraban a la Madre de Dios con el título de la Inmaculada. Jacques
Marquette, S.J., le llamó al río Mississippi el “Río de la Inmaculada Concepción”
en el año 1673.
El obispo John Carroll tuvo una gran influencia para que la devoción mariana se
propagara en Estados Unidos. Ordenado sacerdote en 1769, era un hombre que
llevaba en su corazón una gran espiritualidad mariana. Fue elegido primer
obispo de Baltimore y la sede fue formalmente establecida el 6 de noviembre de
1789. El día elegido por él para su consagración episcopal fue el día de la fiesta de La Asunción (15 de
agosto de 1790), título bajo el cual la escogió como patrona de su diócesis, que en aquel tiempo incluía a
todo los Estados Unidos. La catedral que el obispo Carroll comenzó, donde más tarde tuvieron lugar los
muchos concilios plenarios y provinciales de Baltimore, está dedicada a La Asunción de Nuestra Señora.
La devoción a María bajo el título de la Inmaculada Concepción floreció en el siglo diecinueve. En el sexto
concilio provincial de Baltimore en 1846, los obispos de Estados Unidos pidieron que la bienaventurada
Virgen María bajo el título de la Inmaculada Concepción fuera nombrada patrona de la Iglesia Católica de
los Estados Unidos. El decreto fue confirmado por el Papa Pío IX el siguiente año (1847). Esta decisión se
confirmó cuando en 1854 fue proclamado el dogma de la Inmaculada Concepción por la Iglesia Universal y
también por las apariciones en Lourdes de Francia en 1858.
Fuente: http://www.corazones.org/maria/america/usa_inmaculada.htm