St. Agnes Catholic Church

St. Agnes Catholic Church
100 Harbor Drive, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: (305) 361-2351
Fax: (305) 361-8514
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.stakb.org
BAPTISMS: 2nd Sunday in Spanish;
4th Sunday in English. Call Parish
Office ONE month in advance.
FIRST COMMUNION AND
CONFIRMATION: Two years of
Religious instruction required.
MARRIAGES: Arrangements must
be made SIX months in advance.
CATECHESIS - C.C.D.
Phone: (305) 361-1378
For children in public and private schools.
Director: Nery Quintela, MFT, GC
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
8:30 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Mon. - Fri.
Rev. Juan Carlos Paguaga, Pastor
Rev. Julio Solano, Parochial Vicar
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SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
5:30 P.M.
Sunday:
8:30 A.M., 10:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M., and 6:00 P.M. - English
12:45 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. - Spanish
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon
Saturday 8:00 A.M.
CONFESSIONS Saturday 10:00-11:00 A.M. and 4:00-5:00 P.M. - Anytime upon request
PERPETUAL ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL
(24 hours a day, 7 days a week) - Email: [email protected]
Blessed Sacrament Benediction Wednesday 7:45 P.M.
EDUCATION MINISTRY
ST. AGNES ACADEMY
• PK-3 through 8th Grade •
122 Harbor Drive
Key Biscayne, FL
Phone: (305) 361-3245
Web Site: www.stakb.org
Principal: Mrs. Susana T. Rivera
PARISH REGISTRATION
We welcome the new parishioners. You are invited to fill out this registration form. Return it to us, please.
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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October 12, 2014
FROM 10-11-14 TO 10-18-14
Day
Time
Intentions
Saturday
Sunday
7:30 P.M.
† Fr. Esteban Uriburu
Parishioners of St. Agnes
† Pilar Negretti
† Miguel “Coco” Bacallao
† Gregory Robbin
† Pilar Rubio
† Moraima Gongora
8:00 A.M.
Esperanza Gutierrez (Intentions)
5:30 P.M.
8:30 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
12:45 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
Monday
12:00 P.M.
Tuesday
8:00 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
Wednesday
8:00 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
Thursday
8:00 A.M.
Friday
12:00 P.M.
8:00 A.M.
12:00 P.M.
Saturday
8:00 A.M.
†† Carlos and Beatriz Hernández
† Rosy del Valle
† Juan Casas
† Alberto F. Fernández
† Enrique Ocampo Berrio
†† Adriana and Raul Garmendia
† Maria T. Martínez de Ortega
† Amparo Gutiérrez
Parishioners of St. Agnes
† Ricky Angulo
Parishioners of St. Agnes
ENVELOPES (255)……......$
LOOSE MONEY…..… …...$
TOTAL OFFERING……....$
9,166.00
4,310.00
13,476.00
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — On this mountain the LORD will make
for all peoples a feast of rich food and choice wines.
(Isaiah 25:6-10a)
Psalm — I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days
of my life.
(Psalm 23)
Second Reading — God will supply whatever you need.
(Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20)
Gospel — I have prepared my banquet, and everything is
ready. Come to the feast!.
(Matthew 22:1-14 [1-10])
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 - 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a, 6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7
Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk 10:1-9
Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1:1-5b;
Mt 22:15-21
LIFE AND DIGNITY
Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn
and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own
image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost
reverence and respect.
Pope Francis
Date
Activities
Sunday
12
Buen Pastor’s -English Program Classes
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Place
St. Agnes Academy
10:00 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Rosary
N.A.
Community Rosary
Chapel
Parish Hall
Chapel
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
8:30 PM
Catechesis Classes
Youth Group
Blessed Sacrament Benediction
Men’s Emmaus Meeting
St. Agnes Academy
Rosary for Missing People
Talleres de Oración y Vida
Holy Hour
Grupo de Oración “Madre de Dios”
Grupo Buen Pastor ( Evangelización)
Chapel
Chapel
Parish Hall
Pastoral Center 402
7:00 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Eucharistic Cenacles
Chapel
Church
3:00 PM
7:30 PM
Confessions
Confessions
Church
Church
Catechesis Classes
Pastoral Center
Time
Parish Hall
Chapel
Pastoral Center 401
Pastoral Center 403
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
SERENITY PRAYER
GOD grant me the
Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change…
the Courage
to change the things I
can…
and the Wisdom to
know the difference.
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
OCTOBER 19th WORLD
MISSION SUNDAY
Next week, we join with Catholics
worldwide in praying for the
Missions. THIS WEEKEND there
will be a Second Collection to
support the missionary work of
Priests, Religious and Lay people who work in
village missions, schools, clinics, evangelization
programs. Please be as generous as possible in
your contributions to this SPECIAL
COLLECTION.
GROWING IN THE FAITH
RCIA
The Lord invites all of us to fully participate in
the sacramental life of the Church. If you or
someone you know wants to become a Catholic,
has not received all of Sacraments of Initiation
(Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation) or wants
to discover the treasure of our Catholic faith, join
us for our Growing in the Faith Program which
began on Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 7:00 PM.
in our Parish Office and ends on the Paschal Vigil
on April the 4th 2015.
For more information, please call Denise Duarte
at 305-3611378 or Linda Chehab at (305) 2058943
The school will be closed in observance of
Columbus Day on Monday, October 13th.
St. Agnes Academy will celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Week from October 13th through 17th.
We will have a special Hispanic Heritage Mass on
Friday, October 17th at 9:00 a.m.
Show your support for St. Agnes Academy by
purchasing an ad in the 2015 Yearbook! You can
place an ad for your business, or dedicate an ad
to the special people in your life. Best of all, your
ads are tax deductible! Thanks for your support!
The St. Agnes Christmas Bazaar will be held on
Sunday, December 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in participating as a vendor,
please email us at: [email protected].
October 12, 2014
EUCHARISTIC CENACLES
Friday, October 17, 2014
at 7:30 P.M.
The Servants of the Pierced Hearts
of Jesus and Mary invite you every
Third Friday of each month, to our Eucharistic
Cenacles at St. Agnes at 7:30 P.M. We begin by
praying the Holy Rosary, followed by the Holy
Mass, praise and worship before the Blessed
Sacrament, prayer for the sick and intercession for
all the needs of the Church and of the world.
"It is our greatest desire that in the Eucharistic
Cenacles all may come to experience the power of the
redemptive love of the Eucharistic Heart of Christ
and the maternal mediation of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. Thus formed at the School of His Heart we
may become Apostles who receive the power of the
Holy Spirit so as to become ardent witnesses of the
New Evangelization and builders of a new civilization
of love and life; disposing ourselves, in this manner,
in accomplishing the merciful designs that the Two
Hearts have over humanity."
Mother Adela, Foundress, sctjm
For more information, please visit our websites:
www.piercedhearts.org / www.corazones.org /
www.corecclesiae.org
MEN’S EMMAUS RETREATS
The next Men’s Emmaus Retreat
in Spanish will be held on October
24, 25 and 26 at the Youth Center.
For more information please call
Juan Cremaschi [email protected]
(786) 298-9962 or Tomas Helou
[email protected] at (305)778-6161.
Youth Group News:
Follow all of the Youth Group happenings @stakbYG—Twitter
STAKBYG—Instagram
Join us for fun, fellowship and food
Wednesdays at 7:30 P.M. in Albertson Parish Hall.
CONFESSION SCHEDULE
We started the new Confession Schedule. The
schedule is:
10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 12, 2014
I can do all things in him
who strengthens me.
— Philippians 4:13
Gospel reading
A reading from the holy Gospel according to
Matthew 22: 1 – 14
Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables,
saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast
for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but
they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited:
“Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and
everything is ready; come to the feast.”’ Some ignored the invitation and went away,
one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated
them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those
murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready but those who were
invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever
you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the
hall was filled with guests. But when the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there not dressed in
a wedding garment. The king said to him, ‘My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding
garment?’ But he was reduced to silence. Then the king said to his attendants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and
cast him into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’ Many are invited, but
few are chosen.”
Brief commentary
This harsh and mysterious parable of the kingdom of heaven is unique to the Gospel of Matthew. Very
similar to the parable of the tenants that we read last Sunday, its core is a description of the shameful
behavior of certain people and their punishment. The concept of a marriage feast banquet was a common
way of portraying life in the coming kingdom. The king and his son represent God and Jesus. Like the
parable of the tenants, the first groups of servants were the prophets. The second group that went out was
probably John the Baptist and Jesus, who not only encountered hostility, but ultimately death. Because the
original guests, the Jews, turned down the invitation to the kingdom of God in Jesus, a second invitation was
issued to all kinds of people, including tax collectors, and prostitutes. Yet, the invitation does not guarantee
participation in the banquet. The parable emphasizes that being a sinner or a tax collector does not
automatically give one entrance into the banquet. Anyone who has been invited needs to be ready and
prepared to participate.
Today’s reading offers three significant
messages:
♦ The “wedding garment” signifies the conversion,
the change of mind and heart, which are necessary
to enter the kingdom of God.
♦ The Christian who lacks this “wedding garment”
will suffer the same fate as the Jews who rejected
Jesus.
♦ The conversion of the Gentiles does not mean that
God has rejected anyone, but rather included
everyone: the invitation to the banquet is extended
to the entire world.
For our shared or personal reflection:
After a brief pause for silent reflection share
your answers, ideas or feelings.
1. The “wedding garment” that Jesus desires is our
service to one another, especially to those who are
the least among us. How has my “garment” been
lately? Explain.
2. How can I prepare this week to be properly garbed
for dining in God’s kingdom?
Suggested readings: Catechism of the Catholic
Church paragraphs 546; 796; 1612-1613.
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Vigésimo Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Todo lo puedo en Cristo
que me fortalice.
Evangelio
12 de October 9, 2014
— Filipenses 4:13
Lectura del Evangelio según
Mateo 22, 1 – 14
En aquel tiempo volvió a hablar Jesús en parábolas a los sumos sacerdotes y a los
senadores del pueblo, diciendo: “Pasa en el Reino de los Cielos lo que le sucedió a un
rey que celebró las bodas de su hijo. Mandó a sus servidores a llamar a los invitados a
las bodas, pero éstos no quisieron venir. Por segunda vez despachó a otros criados, con
orden de decir a los invitados: ‘Tengo listo el banquete, hice matar terneras y otros
animales gordos y todo está a punto; vengan, pues, a las bodas’. Pero ellos no hicieron
caso, sino que fueron, unos a sus campos y otros a sus negocios. Los demás tomaron a
los criados del rey, los maltrataron y los mataron. El rey se enojó y, enviando a sus
tropas, acabó con aquellos asesinos y les incendió la ciudad. Después dijo a sus servidores: ‘El banquete de
bodas está preparado, pero los que habían sido invitados no eran dignos. Vayan, pues, a las esquinas de las
calles y conviden a la boda a todos los que encuentren’. Los criados salieron inmediatamente a los caminos y
reunieron a todos los que hallaron, malos y buenos, de modo que la sala quedó llena de invitados. El rey
entró después a ver a los que estaban sentados a la mesa, y se fijó en un hombre que no estaba vestido con
traje de fiesta. Y le dijo: ‘Amigo, ¿cómo entraste aquí sin traje de fiesta?’ Pero el otro se quedó callado.
Entonces el rey dijo a sus servidores; ‘Amárrenlo de pies y manos y échenlo fuera, a las tinieblas, donde no
hay sino llanto y desesperación. Sepan que muchos son los llamados, pero pocos los escogidos’”.
Comentario breve
Esta parábola, un tanto misteriosa y dura, aparece solamente en el Evangelio según San Mateo. Es muy
parecida a la de los trabajadores de la viña que leímos el domingo pasado. En tiempos de Jesús, el concepto
de un banquete de bodas se usaba mucho para describir el Reino de Dios. En esta parábola, el rey y su hijo
representan a Dios y a Jesucristo. Los primeros sirvientes enviados por el rey fueron los profetas; el
segundo grupo se refería seguramente a Juan Bautista y a Jesús, los cuales no fueron solamente rechazados,
sino asesinados. Esta lectura continúa la reiterada denuncia de la negativa de gran parte del pueblo de
Israel ante el anuncio del Reino de Dios. Este rechazo explicaba para la comunidad de Mateo por qué la
invitación había sido extendida a los paganos y a los pecadores. Sin embargo, la parábola termina aclarando
que la condición de pecador o pagano no garantiza la entrada al banquete. Una vez que alguien es invitado
por Dios, debe corresponder a esta llamada viviendo coherentemente el mensaje de Jesús.
La lectura de hoy nos presenta tres ideas
importantes:
♦
El “traje de fiesta” es la conversión, el cambio
de corazón y de vida indispensables para
entrar en el Reino de Dios.
♦
Los cristianos que no estén preparados para
la fiesta sufrirán la misma suerte que los
judíos que rechazaron a Jesús.
♦
Ante la negación del pueblo de Israel, las
naciones paganas son invitadas a participar
del banquete del Reino.
Para la reflexión comunitaria:
Después de una pausa breve para reflexionar en
silencio, comparta con otros sus ideas o
sentimientos.
1. ¿Me siento listo(a) para aceptar la invitación al
banquete de Jesús?
2. El traje de fiesta refleja la manera en que trato y
sirvo a los demás. ¿Qué podría hacer esta
semana para prepararme mejor para el
banquete del Reino?
Lecturas recomendadas: Catecismo de la Iglesia
Católica, párrafos 546; 796; 1612-1613.
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Vigésimo Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
19 DE OCTUBRE,
DOMINGO MUNDIAL
DE MISIONES
Este domingo todos los
católicos del mundo se unen
en la oración pidiendo por el
trabajo de las misiones en
toda la Iglesia. Tendremos una SEGUNDA
COLECTA destinada a ayudar a los sacerdotes,
religiosos y seglares que trabajan en lugares
lejanos y pobres, atendiendo poblados, escuelas,
hospitales y programas de evangelización. Por
favor, sean lo más generoso posible en la
Colecta Especial de este domingo.
CATECUMENADO:
CRECIENDO EN NUESTRA FE
El Señor nos invita a participar en la vida
sacramental de nuestra iglesia, si usted o alguien que
usted conoce quiere convertirse a la Religión Católica,
o no ha recibido los sacramentos de iniciación
(Bautismo, Reconciliación, Eucarística,
Confirmación) o quisiera descubrir el tesoro de
nuestra fe católica. Únanse a nuestro Programa de
Creciendo en la Fe que comenzó el lunes 6 de
octubre de 2014 de 7:00 PM a 8:15 PM, terminando
en la celebración de la Vigilia Pascual el 4 de abril de
2015.
Para mas información por favor contactar a Denise
Duarte al (305) 361-1378 o a Linda Chehab al (305)
205-8943.
RETIROS DE EMAUS PARA
HOMBRES
El próximo Retiro de Emaús
para hombres en español será
los días 24, 25 y 26 de octubre en
el Youth Center. Para más
información o planillas contactar a Juan
Cremaschi [email protected] al
teléfono (786) 298-9962 o Tomas Helou
[email protected] teléfono (305)778-6161.
12 de octubre de 2014
EL REINO DE DIOS ES UN BANQUETE
El Reino de Dios, aquí y ahora, no es una oferta
de Dios para unos pocos privilegiados sino para
todos.
Nuestro Rey, que invita es paciente, no tiene
prisa en vernos acudir. Nos espera. Sólo quiere
de nosotros una respuesta.
La parábola de Jesús sigue viva para que nos
sintamos invitados y cambiemos el traje gris por
el de fiesta que illumine la vida.
CENACULO EUCARISTICO
Viernes, 17 de octubre de 2014
a las 7:30 P.M.
Las Siervas de los Corazones
Traspasados de Jesús y María
les invita el tercer viernes de cada mes, a nuestro
Cenáculo Eucarístico en la iglesia de St. Agnes, a
las 7:30 P.M. Iniciamos con el rezo del Santo
Rosario, seguido de la Santa Misa, Adoración y
Alabanzas ante el Santísimo Sacramento y luego
oramos por los enfermos e intercedemos por
todas las necesidades de la Iglesia y el mundo.
"Es nuestro mayor deseo que en los Cenáculos
Eucarísticos todos conozcamos el poder del amor
redentor del Corazón Eucarístico de Cristo y la
mediación materna de María Santísima, para que
como los Apóstoles recibamos la fuerza del Espíritu
Santo, para ser testigos ardientes en la Nueva
Evangelización y constructores de una nueva
civilización de amor y vida, disponiéndonos así, a
cumplir los designios de misericordia que los Dos
Corazones tienen sobre la humanidad."
Madre Adela, Fundadora, sctjm
Para más información, visite nuestras páginas
web www.corazones.org /
www.piercedhearts.org / www.corecclesiae.org
HORARIO DE CONFESIONES
Comenzaremos el nuevo horario de confesiones.
El horario es:
10:00 A.M. a 11:00 A.M.
4:00 P.M. A 5:00 P.M.