December 6, 2015 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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December 6, 2015 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 6, 2015 Year C In today’s scriptures, hope is proclaimed to the exiled people longing to return to Jerusalem, to the Philippians from the imprisoned Paul, and to those caught in political turmoil during Jesus’ lifetime. And we hear voices all around us yearning for hope. Pope Francis has called for this Year of Mercy to be a time for hope. Our hearts are open to new possibilities. SCRIPTURE READINGS TODAY: 2316 180th Street SE Bothell, Washington 98012 www.easbothell.org 425-481-0303 425-485-8510 fax Bar 5:1-9 The exiles will be brought back to Jerusalem. Psalm 126 The Lord has done great things for us. Phil 1:4-6, 8-11 Paul writes of hope to the Philippians. Luke 3:1-6 John proclaims a baptism of repentance. “In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee... the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert.” Luke 3:1-2 Our Star of Faith Giving Light to All The SETON Sunday News Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - A Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Community HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT CHURCH: Immaculate Conception / Jubilee Year of Mercy Mass with Blessing of the New Tabernacle Tuesday 7pm Giving Light Novena - In the Folds of the Mantle of Light Evening Mass Thursday & Friday 7:00 pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration 12/12 (See schedule for masses inside) “During this Advent season let us question ourselves as a church: how must we prepare ourselves? What valleys must be filled? Or what mountains and hills must be made low?” Pastor’s Message, page 3 Giving Tree gifts due Sunday 12/13, 2pm Sorting and Distribution 12/13, 2:30pm 2 | The SETON Sunday News | Second Sunday of Advent CHURCH Report Local tribunal advocates guide divorced Catholics on the road to truth Prayers Answered: Pope Leaves Africa After Proclaiming Message of Peace Local—“When I was married, I had no idea what divorced people, separated or widowed people went through in terms of that big hole in your life,” said Foster, a member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish in Spanaway who went through a divorce in 1988. “It was quite eye-opening.” Three years ago, led by her compassion for divorced people and a desire to help out her pastor, Foster became a tribunal advocate at her parish. She joined 235 advocates in parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle who are trained to help divorced Catholics navigate the process of having a marriage bond declared invalid. Advocates, who typically are not lawyers, include laypeople, deacons and sisters. Some advocates are staff members at a parish, and all priests can serve as advocates. “We act as a companion for the petitioner,” said Deacon George Mounce of Sacred Heart Parish in Enumclaw and St. Frances Cabrini WORLD— Pope Francis left Africa today shortly after noon local time, completing his six-day apostolic visit to the “continent of hope,” after having given some 20 discourses and homilies in three nations. One of his last activities was among the most significant: a visit to a mosque in war-torn Central African Republic. His stop in this country marked the first time in modern history that a Pontiff visits a conflict zone. He exhorted Central Africans to work for peace, saying that “peace is not a document that is signed and then put up some place. Peace is made each day. Peace is a craft, a handiwork. It’s made with the hands.” As well, he gave Central Africans an extra few days of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, opening the Holy Door in Bangui’s Cathedral on Sunday. (For the rest of the universal Church, the Jubilee starts Dec. 8). The Pope also visited a pediatric hospital, bringing a box of medicines from Rome. He brought consolation to a refugee camp in CAR. He called on the world to learn from the poor, not just pity them, in a visit to a (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) Administration Our Mission and Vision Statements FAITH FORMATION OFFICE Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S., Pastor Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S., Vicar Jorge Gomez del Valle, M.Sp.S., Vicar Santos Mendoza, M.Sp.S., Brother Craig Lundberg, Deacon Shannon Everist, Pastoral Asst. for Administration Lori Lowery, Secretary Mission: We are St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, a diverse Roman Catholic community guided by the Holy Spirit. We are transformed by grace through sacraments, prayer, compassion, and evangelization. We are disciples of Jesus Christ. Phone: 425-481-9358 Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 4:30 pm (Closed 12:30-1:30pm) Mass Times: Mon.-Sat. 9 am / Saturday vigil - 5:00 pm Sunday: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm (Spanish) & 5 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday - 3:30 - 4:45 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Mon — Fri, 10 am — 9 pm How to reach us: Phone: (425) 481-0303 Fax: (425) 485-8510 2316 180th St S.E., Bothell, WA 98012 P.O.Box 12429, Mill Creek, WA 98082 Web Site: www.easbothell.org Facebook web link: http://www.facebook.com/eas.bothell Email: [email protected] myParish app, St Elizabeth Ann Seton Vision: We will be a parish unified by our baptismal call, appreciative of our diversity and enriched by our ethnicities and cultures. We will be renewed by sacred liturgy, enlightened by faith formation, and compelled to serve with the compassion of Jesus. We will be the body of Christ. Monday & Friday: 10am - 5pm Tuesday & Thursday: 10am – 6pm Wednesday: 11:30am-8:30pm TEAM Stephanie Matheny, Administrative Assistant Rosamaría García, Bilingual Assistant Stephanie Moran, Early Childhood/ Elementary Stephen Kramp, Life Teen Susie King, The Edge Index Officers and Councils The Pastoral Council Gerry Apin, Jenifer Arulnathan, Eduardo Cardona, Jean Dellino, Paul Gallagher, Bob Kennedy, Alice Paine, Karyn Sullivan The Leadership Team Jonald Alejandro, Ana May Apin, Rolfson Augustine, Shannon Everist, Marcia Gimenez, Heidi Gogal, Dc. Craig Lundberg, Steve Robinson Calendar of Events Church Report Directory Faith Formation From Fr. Mario Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Pastor’s Corner Spanish / Sección en Español St Elizabeth Ann Seton Vocational Awareness Youth, Typology The Finance Council Richard Carlson, Bill Dunnigan, Shannon Everist The Seton Sunday News Bulletin Fr. Roberto Saldivar, MSpS, publisher Marcia Gimenez, associate publisher Deacon Craig Lundberg, executive vice president SCAN ME FOR MORE INFORMATION 5 2 11 6 4 6 3 8 7 5 4 P A S T O R ’ S Corner T he Gospel today begins by informing us of the social and historical context. Israel was under the Roman Empire, Tiberius was Emperor and Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea. To make things more difficult for the residents of Israel, Philip and his brother Herod and Herod’s son, Lysanias, each had a share of power. Religion was also in the hands of two unscrupulous high priests who dealt with the sacred and played with the dignity of an entire people: Annas and Caiaphas, both worked with Rome for their own interest. Where was God in this corrupt situation? Then, suddenly in the midst of all this humiliation and suffering, God manifested Himself to John, Luke’s text reads: “the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert...” God becomes present and history will be transformed and turned into salvation history. Common to the Old Testament the prophets were the ones who spoke in times of crisis. Today, on the second Sunday of Advent, we hear Baruch (first reading) and John (Gospel) as our prophets. Both speak of an impoverished structure condemned by the powers of a few whose only interest is to satisfy their personal thirst for Second Sunday of Advent | The SETON Sunday News | 3 profit, power, pleasure and luxuries. Does this also sound familiar to our time? In the midst of this crisis a voice is heard in the desert. A voice with a proposal and a promise: conversion and salvation. John the Baptist announces Isaiah’s words: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” (Isaiah 40:3). During this Advent season let us question ourselves as a church: how must we prepare ourselves? What valleys must be filled? Or what mountains and hills must be made low? With all our human limitations, this Advent we are called to a transformation… Advent urges us to conversion and as a church we must be a prophetic voice as well. We must become the voice crying in the wilderness. As church we are not only to celebrate Mass on Sundays, Mass invites us to go to the desert where once again history continues to be corrupt and there are people in need of justice. LIFE AT... the United States Bishops “Built of Living Stones Art, Architecture, and Worship” states that “the Blessed Sacrament is to be placed in such a way in the body of the Church that whether it is in the chapel or not, it must be visible to those who come to worship” (74). This coming Tuesday is the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation, Mass is scheduled at 7 p.m. For us it will also be a special day because on that day we will bless the new Tabernacle for the reservation of the Blessed Sacrament. A We have a beautiful church and major change in our church! having the tabernacle in the From the beginning (almost 30 Sanctuary will help us to begin years) the Blessed Sacrament a process of educating about the has been reserved in the chapel, reverence that is due to the thus away from the main body Blessed Sacrament and of the church. New parishioners bringing this beautiful space to coming to Sunday Mass have prayer as well during the day. I no direction as to where Jesus is believe that our liturgies will taken after communion. Also I become ever more closely have noticed that because there united to the Lord and bear is no conscious awareness of much fruit not only in terms of the Lord’s presence, an the spiritual life of the environment of prayer and parishioners but also in other silence is not fostered. important elements reserved to the Heart of Jesus. With regards to the location of the Tabernacle the document of From that day on all non- worship activities will be moved out of the church so as to foster an environment of prayer, thus making the Eucharist the source and summit of our faith, once again front and center. The following weekend you will also notice that the distribution of the Eucharist will be done differently (on page 9 we have included a diagram that will guide you in how to proceed for communion and how you must return to your place, please study it closely). Our Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and Lectors will no longer be wearing white robes. It is an attempt to be more hospitable, thus not being alienated from the assembly of which they are a part. All this begins with the Jubilee Year of Mercy bringing us to Jesus, the face of the Father’s mercy. During this year let us live out God’s mercy, which he constantly extends to all of us, in our daily lives. In Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy he states that “The mercy of God is not an abstract idea, but a concrete reality through which he reveals his love as that of a father or a mother, moved to the very depths out of love for their child.” Sincerely, Fr. Roberto Saldivar, M.Sp.S. 4 | The SETON Sunday News | Second Sunday of Advent T O P H Fr. Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S. Jesus prayed constantly, and lived always under the Father’s loving attention. Everything Jesus did was to give joy to his Father’s heart, by doing the Father’s will in his own life. The Gospels talk about Jesus spending moments of solitude in prayer. I personally like to imagine everything Jesus told the Father during those times of prayer. I like to imagine the love Jesus felt in praying, and the prayer which became the source of strength to continue through his problems and challenges. Jesus’ prayer was an expression of his love for the Father, and also of his love for humanity. This is why the prayer born in Jesus’ heart is a priestly prayer, a commitment, an expression of his deepest love. Fr. Felix de Jesus Rougier writes to the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, but he could very well be writing to you: “O, beloved children, it is not our imagination or mere presumption; we must understand and be profoundly convinced that if we do not become saints, if we don’t live in God, as men of prayer, we cannot give of ourselves in just measure of our holy vocation.” Many times people tell me: “Pray for me, Father, you who are closer to God.” And I always think “But we are both just as close to Him…” But it is beautiful or people to trust their lives to my prayer, and so I ask God “help them”. And right there, in the solitude of prayer, I know God is going to answer our prayers the best way He thinks best for the benefit of us praying. Our vocation is love, for God and our brethren. And in prayer you will find the strength to continue answering and fulfilling God’s will in your life. Don’t make excuses to God about not praying! Sincerely, Fr. Mario Y o u t h Section Typology The Anomaly of Lecrae but what am I going to build with it?" Lecrae is well aware that the Typology also highly fans who have carried him this recommends Christian rap far -- from the Christian music artist Lecrae. A great example community to the stadium of his intelligent, genre-busting locker rooms -- may worry hip-hop can be found at https:// that he will leave the goo.gl/7cfNYa (the song is inspirational message behind called “Tell the World”), but as he eyes the mainstream. that’s just the tip of the Lecrae "Some people assume that iceberg. And we think this you're now going to be talking ending from a recent interview about whatever appeals to with Lecrae is inspiring and culture," says Lecrae. "Like, might serve as a good 'Now you're going to be introduction to this very cool artist-evangelist. talking about drugs and sex.' I'm not going to do The whole interview/article can be found at that. But I will be talking about things that both http://goo.gl/Fm1RLM people in the church and out of the church are It's nearing the end of the day, and the video concerned with and think about. Love. This shoot has moved to Lecrae's house, a multiple- whole video shoot is about love and being in story brick home not far from the Reach offices, love, and everybody can relate to that." nestled snug against similarly sized houses in a mixed-use development. It is here that Lecrae As if on cue, Darragh enters the kitchen lives with his wife, Darragh, and their three carrying their son, who has just been woken up young children. While the crew films a close-up from his afternoon nap. The little boy is not of Propaganda driving (the cameraman puts on happy about this, aggressively rubbing his eyes Rollerblades and skates alongside the car), and fighting consciousness. Lecrae, wearing a 116 T-shirt, tapered jeans and "Hey, champ!" whispers Lecrae. "I love you!" a pair of Jordan VIs, plops down at the kitchen Darragh hands the toddler to Lecrae, and the table and fiddles with a snapback hat that reads child nuzzles his head into his father's chest and "FRGVN." seems to relax. "Consistency, man; integrity, "I just want to be able to die saying I gave it my character — [I'm just] representing those all in terms of being a voice," says Lecrae. "All aspects that are not, for whatever reason, within this stuff is nice to me -- being seen and heard hip-hop culture," he continues. "It's almost like and all that stuff -- and I'm sure that's the dream people can't even believe that they can coexist. for a lot of people. But for me, they're hammers That's a win for me, for people to be able to say, and nails. So it's like, the Grammy is a hammer, 'Faith, fatherhood, monogamy exists in hiphop.' Yes, we're here." In case #popebars and the above image of Pope Francis have you craving some hard-hitting Christian rap, check out Shai Linne’s excellent song “Mercy and Grace” at http://goo.gl/pwFMwI ! Second Sunday of Advent | The SETON Sunday News | 5 A WAITING HARVEST Vocation Awareness Are you open to the will of God? “I do not know my vocation, I have asked Jesus to tell me, but he has not told me yet. I love Jesus so much and I trust him so much that I will do anything he asks” Fifth grader essay on Vocation. “Do you think about Jesus and ponder God’s will when making life decisions? Do you believe that happiness is doing God’s will? A seminarian once told me: “Father, every morning I completely abandon myself and my will to the perfect will of God. Then I spend the rest of the day taking it back”. not easy. It usually involves a long drawn out spiritual battle in a person’s heart.” “It became clearer and clearer to me that there is more to the priestly vocation than enjoying theology, indeed, that work in the parish can often lead very far away from that and makes completely different demands… The yes to the priesthood meant that I had to say yes to the whole task , even in its simplest forms. I often podered several questions until finally at my diaconal ordination in the fall of 1950 I was able to pronounce a convinced yes.” Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI From the Book “To Save a Thousand Souls” Fr. Brett Brannen Arriving at the spiritual attitude where we completely trut God’s will for our lives is IN A WORLD … waging war on poverty, men and women religious choose to live as Jesus did — simply. Because they share expenses and try to keep their personal and communal needs simple, they can get along very well on very little. Everyone has a vocation; pray for yours. IF YOU ARE MARRIED or soon to be married, you need to realize that your marriage is your vocation! Your marriage must come before all things except God! For information on becoming a Religious Priest Missionary of the Holy Spirit or a Diocesan Priest contact one of the following people: Serra Club: Arthur Adams SNAPSHOTS FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT Daily Spiritual Nourishment Monday December 7 Liturgical Planning 6:45pm St. 7 Edge 7pm Hall Clase de Biblia Español 7pm St. 4 Women’s Fellowship 10am Hall Rosary for Life 12noon Church Faith Formation Elementary 4:30pm All Rooms Tuesday December 8 I. Conception Mass, blessing New Tabernacle 7pm Wednesday December 9 Nimble Fingers 12pm Hall Faith Formation Elementary 7pm All Rooms Apostleship of the Cross 7pm Seton House Faith Formation Elementary 4:30pm All Rooms AA 6:30pm St. 1 Giving Light Novena Mass at 7pm Thursday December 10 Friday December 11 Giving Light Novena Mass at 7pm Saturday December 12—Our Lady of Guadalupe Mañanitas and Mass Spanish 6am Mass English 9am Mass Spanish 12noon, Rosary 3pm Giving Light Novena Mass at 5pm Sunday December 13 Giving Tree gifts due 2pm Mon., Dec. 7: Isa 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26 Memorial of Ambrose, bishop and doctor of the church Then will the lame leap like a stag: “Rise, pick up your stretcher, and go home.” Tues., Dec. 8: Gen 3:9-20; Eph 1:3-12; Luke 1:26-38 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and Blessing of our new tabernacle. Mary’s immaculate conception shows that sin is not indigenous to our human nature. According to Ephesians, all of us are chosen by God “before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him.” Wed., Dec. 9: Isa 40:25-31; Matt 11:28-30 Memorial of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin They that hope in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar as with eagles’ wings. Thurs., Dec. 10: Isa 41:13-20; Matt 11:11-15 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force. Fri., Dec. 11: Isa 48:17-19; Matt 11:16-19 If you would hearken to my commandments, your prosperity would be like a river. This portion of Isaiah is called “The Book of Consolation.” Sat., Dec. 12: Zech 2:14-17 or Rev 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Luke 1:26 -38 or 1:39-47 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the Lord. Pope Pius XII raised Our Lady of Guadalupe to Patroness of all the Americas. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! 6 | The SETON Sunday News | Second Sunday of Advent M I S S I O N A R I E S of The Holy Spirit St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish is staffed by the Religious Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit In this Section you will find interesting articles about the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, the Spirituality of the Cross and the life of their founding parents: Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (Conchita) and Fr. Felix de Jesus Rougier. Your mission will be... "For Something that happened unexpectedly furnished her the occasion for spending long days of silence, prayer and contact with God. For the first time in her life, she went to make a retreat, the "Spiritual Exercises" preached and directed by Father Plancarte y Labastida, later Abbot of Guadalupe. It was 1889 and Conchita was twentyseven. Married, the mother of a family, a homemaker, with an exacting and somewhat jealous husband, she could not make a closed retreat. "I took part in it, coming and going, since I could not leave my children alone" (Aut. 1, 150160). She hurries to get there in time for the instructions, spends as many moments as she can in silence and recollection, then hastens back home. Yet the Holy Spirit reaches souls as He wills. In Conchita's heart there arose, under the impulse of the Holy Spirit, an apostolic flame which will soon spread throughout the whole Church. In her simplicity and humility, at first she will never suspect the extent of God's designs.God himself is going to open up to her the horizons of the Redemption. "One day when I was getting ready with all my soul for all the Lord would ask of me, at a certain moment I clearly heard in the depths of my soul, without any doubt at all, these words which astonished me." He told me: 'Your mission will be to save souls.' I did not understand how I would do this. It seemed so strange and impossible. I thought there was question simply of sacrificing myself for my husband, my children and our servants. My heart had found its refuge and peace in solitude and prayer. But now I had to return to the world and my duties, having to pass through fire without burning myself, while at the same time this flame glowed more and more in my heart. The zeal to share with others the joy of what I had learned, devoured me and ardently increased. From “Conchita’s Diary” First Meditation for Christmas As a place for Jesus to be born, the Father prepared a manger, a sheler for animals. This was the way Jesus was born twenty centuries ago and this is the way he wants to be born forever and ever. Nothing will prevent Jesus from being born in our hearts, not even our miseries and shortcomings. He had then and still has today a special predilection for the most afflicted souls. His tender heart cannot resist reaching out to them. Jesus comes to heal us. Our job is to attempt to clean our heart more and more, and light a fire of love, awaiting Our Lord. Let us love Jesus, let us love Him better every day. Let us fill our hearts with the scents of incense and myrrh, of prayer and sacrifice. Let us embalm our hearts with this aroma and Jesus will gladly come to be born in them. From the book “Meditations for Christmas” M.R. Luis Ma. Martinez, MSpS F A I T H Formation Edge; 12/7 - Join other middle school youth for our session "Light of the World" as we look at the Christmas Season. Open youth room begins at 6:45 -sessions at 7pm Parents: Your child will learn about the season of Christmas. With all the distractions of shopping, gifts, and the general busyness of families, we can lose sight of what is really happening – the Incarnation, where God comes to dwell among us to save us from our sins. The youth will learn that the season of Christmas does not end on December 25th and that they are called to say yes to Jesus Christ in their own lives. At the end of the night, they will be challenged to be lights to the world. Here are some questions to ask your son or daughter: How can we continue to celebrate the season of Christmas after December 25th? What is the true meaning of Christmas? How can we continue to say yes to Jesus as a family? December 14th needed. Christmas Caroling. Permission slips and parent drivers December 21st - Reconciliation Service/ and Adoration. • Teens preparing to be confirmed this coming May, be sure to bring your sponsors to the 5 p.m. Mass next Sunday for the Rite of Enrollment, and have them stay afterward for some sponsor stuff during LifeTeen! • On Sunday, 12/13 we will have a dine-in fundraiser at La Palmera immediately following the 1 p.m. Mass. Pick up a voucher after Mass and bring your families—and your appetites—so you can support our World Youth Day pilgrims by eating delicious food! • And on Wed., 12/16, we will have another World Youth Day dine-in fundraiser at La Palmera from 5-8 p.m. Please pick up a voucher after Mass next weekend or from the counter in the narthex and bring it with you to the restaurant. Thanks for your support! Second Sunday of Advent | The SETON Sunday News | 7 E L I Z A B E T H Ann Seton From her own writings... The voice in the desert of Judea amidst a people of contradiction- we listen still through the long ages-on the banks of Jordan, we receive the voice, and its baptism of penance within our souls- the voice is sounding most loud in the wilderness of life- Loud in an unbelieving and distracted world-loud in the mind and raging tempests of our concupiscence. visits it daily for each of us — he visits Jerusalem with lamps-that lamp of faith in the obscure places, casting a ray of such forcible light, that lamp within the solitudes of our conscience which brings to such a conviction and misery, but My Lord that light so beneficient, and so mild should I say which overcomes darkness, but to rejoice and cheer the soul up to life-which with conviction of distress brings consolations superabundant; a full light of Justification and Salvation restored, a light announced in joy more still than in penance, and to be rcceived with boundless fidelity and Gratitude. And we hear our God Saviour-he had once visited visibly the land, he still O my soul do receive so this Light! Advent Meditations "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness-make straight the way of the Lord"- Be this thy first meditation and earnest resolution; how to form in thee a most lively desire and purity of intention, a joy unfeigned and exceedingly eager towards the visits, all the visits of thy Lord; and most especially that of the ineffable sacrament of his love. May we, her spiritual children, take this time of preparation, of Advent, of waiting, to make a resolution such as hers. May our hearts burst with a lively desire and a purity of intention, ajoy in the waiting for this most glorious visit! From the book “Collective Writings, Vol. 3a” Elizabeth Ann Seton Men’s Retreat This year our parish will be supporting Catholic Community Services, Matthew House, Catholic Seamen's Club, Domestic Violence Services, St Francis House Christmas Room, King County Juvenile Detention Ministry, Angelorum Pregnancy Services and new this year Pregnancy Aid. Please be generous in your gift giving - for most of the people that receive from this agency this is the only gift they receive. With Monks of Saint MarƟn’s Abbey Lacey, WA December 11-13 For men 18-29 years of age $25/person; Scholarships available Fr. Peter Tynan, OSB (360) 486-8828; Fr_Peter@stmarƟn.edu A Call to Share... November 21/22 (Vigil) 5 pm 9 am 11 am 1 pm 5 pm Presents need to be back to the parish by December 13th at 2:30 pm. If you are interested in helping with distributing the gifts to the agency please contact Susie King at 425-481-9358 ext 34 or email [email protected]. $3,033.00 $4,081.00 $3,695.00 $1,853.00 $3,446.00 Children’s Envelopes $81.00 EFT Contributions $3,523.75 Midweek Deposit $2,127.25 Total Offering $21,840.00 November 28/29 (Vigil) 5 pm 9 am 11 am 1 pm 5 pm $2,544.00 $4,881.00 $3,017.00 $1,973.00 $5,126.00 Children’s Envelopes $147.00 EFT Contributions $6,904.75 Total Offering $24,592.75 Thank you... 8 | The SETON Sunday News | Second Sunday of Advent The SETON Sunday News Sección en Español “vino la palabra de Dios en el desierto sobre Juan, hijo de Zacarías…” Dios se hace presente y la historia se convierte en El Evangelio de hoy comienza explicando historia de nuestra salvación. el contexto histórico y social. Israel estaba bajo el dominio del Imperio Romano, En concordancia con el Antiguo Tiberio era el Emperador y Poncio Pilato Testamento, los profetas eran aquellos era el procurador de Judea. Para que hablaban en tiempos de crisis. Hoy, complicar aún más la situación de los segundo domingo de Adviento, habitantes de Israel, Filipo y su hermano escuchamos a Baruc (primera lectura) y a Herodes, y el hijo de Herodes, Lisanias se Juan (Evangelio) como nuestros profetas. repartían el poder político. La Religión Ambos hablan de una estructura debilitada estaba en las manos de dos altos por el poder de unos pocos cuyo único sacerdotes inescrupulosos que interés era satisfacer su propia sed de desecraban lo sagrado y jugaban con la ganancia, poder, placer y lujos. ¿No se dignidad de todo un pueblo. Tanto Anás parece esto a la situación actual? como Caifás trabajaban para Roma de acuerdo a sus propios intereses. ¿Dónde En medio de esta crisis, resuena una voz estaba Dios en esta situación de en el desierto. Una voz con una propuesta y una promesa: conversión y salvación. corrupción? Juan el Bautista anuncia las palabras de Y, de repente, en el medio de esta Isaías: “Preparen el camino del Señor, humillación y sufrimiento, Dios se le hagan rectos sus senderos. Todo valle manifiesta a Juan. El texto de Lucas dice: será rellenado, toda montaña y colina, Mensaje del Párroco LO QUE OCURRE EN... En lo que se refiere a la ubicación del Sagrario, el documento de los Obispos de los Estados Unidos “Construidos de piedras vivas – arte, arquitectura y culto” dice que “El Santísimo Sacramento debe ubicarse de tal manera en el cuerpo de la Iglesia que sea en la capilla o no, debe estar visible para quienes vienen a unirse al culto” (74). Este próximo martes es la Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepción, día de precepto, la Misa está programada para las 7pm. Para nosotros será un día especial porque ese día bendeciremos el Sagrario que usaremos para reservar el Tenemos una bella Iglesia, y el Santísimo Sacramento. ¡Un hecho de tener el Sagrario en el gran cambio en nuestra Santuario nos ayudará a Parroquia! comenzar un proceso de Desde los comienzos (casi 30 educación de la reverencia que años) el Santísimo Sacramento se le debe al Santísimo ser ha reservado en la capilla, Sacramento y hacer del espacio lejos del bloque principal de la un espacio de oración durante el Iglesia. Feligreses nuevos que día. Estoy convencido de que llegan a Misa por primera vez nuestras celebraciones no saben en qué dirección se va litúrgicas se verán mucho más Jesús después de la Comunión. unidas al Señor y darán mucho También he notado que porque fruto, no sólo en lo espiritual, no hay consciencia de la sino también otros elementos presencia del Señor, no se normalmente reservados al promueve un ambiente de Corazón de Jesús. oración y recogimiento. A partir de ese día, todas las rebajada; lo tortuoso se hará derecho, los caminos ásperos serán allanados y todos los hombres verán la salvación de Dios”. (Isaías 40,3) Durante este tiempo de Adviento, preguntémonos como Iglesia: ¿Cómo debemos prepararnos? ¿Qué valles deben ser rellenados? ¿Qué montaña y colina debe ser rebajada? Con todas nuestras limitaciones humanas, este Adviento estamos llamados a una transformación… El Adviento nos urge a la conversión y como Iglesia debemos ser la voz profética también. Debemos convertirnos en la palabra profética. Debemos ser esa voz resonando en el desierto. Como Iglesia debemos hacer más que sólo celebrar Misa los domingos. La Misa nos invita a salir al desierto donde una vez más la historia continúa siendo corrupta y existen pueblos que necesitan justicia. actividades que no son de culto se trasladarán fuera del Santuario, para fomentar un ambiente de oración, nuevamente poniendo a la Eucaristía como la fuente y culmen de nuestra fe. El próximo fin de semana notarán que la distribución de la comunión se hará de manera diferente (hay un diagrama en la página 9 que indica claramente en qué dirección acercarse a comulgar, y en qué dirección regresar a las bancas.) También notarán que los Ministros de la Comunión y Lectores ya no usarán Albas blancas. Esto es para hacernos más hospitalarios, para no separarlos de la Asamblea de creyentes, de la cual forman parte. Todo esto comienza con el Año Jubilar de la Misericordia, que nos trae a Jesús, el rostro de la misericordia del Padre. Vivamos a lo largo de este año la misericordia de Dios, que constantemente nos entrega, en nuestras vidas cotidianas. El Papa Francisco, en su Bula de Convocación del Jubileo Extraordinario de la Misericordia, dice que: “la misericordia de Dios no es una idea abstracta, sino una realidad concreta con la cual Él revela su amor, que es como el de un padre o una madre que se conmueven en lo más profundo de sus entrañas por el propio hijo”. Tu hermano en Cristo, P. Roberto.Saldívar, M.Sp.S. Second Sunday of Advent | The SETON Sunday News | 9 P. Mario Rodriguez, M.Sp.S. L O C Jesús oraba constantemente y vivía bajo la atención amorosa de su Padre. Todo lo que Jesús hacía era para alegrar el corazón de su Padre, al estar haciendo la voluntad de él en su vida concreta. Los Evangelios nos narran que Jesús pasaba momentos de soledad en oración. A mí me gusta mucho imaginar todo lo que Jesús le diría a su Padre en esos momentos; imaginar el amor con el que Jesús oraba; como se movía el corazón de Jesús en esos momentos y la oración de donde obtenía la fuerza para seguir caminando en todos los desafíos y problemas que tenía. La oración de Jesús era expresión de su amor al Padre y también expresión de amor a los demás. Por eso la oración que surge de su corazón es sacerdotal, es compromiso, es expresión de su amor más profundo. bien de las personas. Muchas veces la gente me dice: “Ore por mi padre, usted que está más cerca de Dios”. Y siempre pienso: “Si los dos estamos a la misma distancia”. Pero es bonito que la gente me confíe su vida a mi oración y ahí es donde yo le digo a Dios: “ayúdalos”. Y ahí en la soledad de la oración sé que Dios va a responder a las oraciones de la mejor y más alta manera que El considere y para el mayor Nuestra vocación es de amor a Dios y a los hermanos. Y en la oración vas a encontrar la fuerza para seguir cumpliendo y respondiendo a la voluntad de Dios en tu vida. ¡No le pongas pretextos a Dios para no orar! Celebración de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Sábado 12 Dic: 6 am Mañanitas 6:30am Misa Español Danzas y Refrigerio 12pm Misa Español 3pm Rosario El P. Félix de Jesús Rougier escribía a los Misioneros del Espíritu Santo, y creo que también lo escribiría para ti: “Oh, amados hijos, no es imaginación ni presunción; debemos comprender y convencernos profundamente que si no nos hacemos santos, si no vivimos en Dios, siendo hombres de oración no podremos dar la medida en nuestra santa vocación”. En Cristo, P. Mario Grupo de Peregrinos a Polonia El grupo de jóvenes que planea ir a la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud está organizando una actividad para recaudar fondos para el viaje al mismo tiempo que podemos disfrutar una rica comida en La Palmera. El Domingo 13 de Diciembre podemos ayudarles a recaudar fondos usando un cupón que donará parte de lo que gastemos a los jóvenes. ¡Apoyemos este viaje! Our lady of Guadalupe Celebration Saturday Dec. 12: 6 am Mañanitas Spanish 9am Mass in English 3pm Rosary in Spanish La Misa del 8 de Diciembre marca el inicio del Año Jubilar de la Misericordia, la Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción, y además bendeciremos el nuevo Sagrario. Acompáñanos a la Misa de 7pm. NEW PROCEDURES FOR DISTRIBUTION/RECEPTION OF COMMUNION—EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 8TH Host Position Chalice Position Starting December 8th we will approach the Altar for Communion differently than we do now. Center Pew sections won’t change. Side Pew sections will approach on the outside of the Church, going forward through the wall aisle, and returning to the pew via the inside aisle. (Look at arrows in the diagram) Small pie shaped section will go across pews to the outermost line. 10 | The SETON Sunday News | Second Sunday of Advent Prayers answered, Pope leaves Africa the summons, their heads held high, and be ready to brave blows in this battle over which God will have the last word. And that word will be love [and peace]! Jesus, by the power of God, rose again. He can do the same thing in each one of us with each negative experience. Because Jesus is Lord. Nov. 29, Address to evangelical community: God makes no distinctions between those who suffer. I have often called this the ecumenism of blood. All our communities suffer indiscriminately as a result of injustice and the blind hatred Nov. 30, Homily: Each of us, in his or her unleashed by the devil. heart can ask the crucial question of where we stand with Jesus, asking what we have Nov. 28, Address to Ugandan youth: This already accepted – or refused to accept – in isn’t magic. This is the work of Jesus. responding to his call to follow him more Because Jesus is Lord. Jesus can do everything. And Jesus suffered the most closely. negative experience in history. He was Nov. 29, Homily: Even when the powers of insulted, he was rejected, he was killed. And Hell are unleashed, Christians must rise to Nov. 27, Address to Kenyan youth: Life is full of difficulties, but there are two ways of looking at difficulties: either a person looks at them as something that blocks him, destroys him, stops him, or he looks at them as an opportunity. It is for you to choose. (Continued from page 2) Kenyan slum. He thanked religious for their care of the disabled after visiting a charity home in Uganda. He added his voice to Jesus’ prayer for Christian unity in a stop with an evangelical community in Bangui. And in message after message, he asked Africa, and the world, to learn from and follow Christ. Here are a few lines from his various discourses: Local Tribunal Advocates (Continued from page 2) Parish in Lakewood. Mounce, who is bilingual, has assisted English- and Spanish-speaking parishioners through the annulment process since 2007. The task of a tribunal advocate is to help petitioners gather evidence, write their testimony and present the case to the archdiocese’s Seattle Metropolitan Tribunal (the church’s ecclesiastical court) to determine if the marriage was invalid, explained Sister Carolyn Roeber, director of the tribunal, which hears the cases. “It’s important to know that advocates don’t judge the person, they assist in presenting a case. Nor does the tribunal judge the people, it just judges the marriage — whether it is valid or not,” she said. On Sept. 8, Pope Francis announced several reforms intended to lessen the time and cost of getting a declaration of nullity. Catholic News Service reported the Pope said the changes were motivated by “concern for the salvation of souls,” and particularly “charity and mercy” toward people who feel alienated from the church because of their marriage situations and the perceived complexity of the annulment process. The reforms take effect Dec. 8, the beginning of the Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis. Currently, the annulment process can take over a year and cost between $50 and $500. However, “your ability to pay does not delay or hinder justice,” Deacon Mounce said. In the simplest terms, he said, annulment is a process for seeking the truth about whether a sacramental marriage existed. “Jesus is not standing with hands on hips shaking his finger at you,” the deacon said. “He’s there with arms outstretched and he knows your pain and suffering.” Local advocates say their ministry is rewarding. Deacon Mounce has attended weddings of people he met by being their tribunal advocate and watched them go “from sorrow to joy,” he said. Advocates take an oath of confidentiality — they aren’t allowed to discuss cases, even with their pastor, Mounce explained. Petitioners can seek the help of an advocate at their own parish, another parish, or ask their pastor for help. As an advocate, Foster said, it makes her happy to see those who have shied away from Mass return to the fold. “I tell them just because you are divorced, you don’t need to stay away from Mass,” she said. “And so they’ll come back and go to church and that’s a wonderful thing.” Nov. 26, Address at Africa headquarters of UN: In this international context, we are confronted with a choice which cannot be ignored: either to improve or to destroy the environment. Nov. 26, To journalists, on flight to Kenya: Be careful of the mosquitos! The Society of St. Vincent de Paul would like to thank all those who have already donated food for the Christmas baskets. We still have need of the following items for Christmas baskets: biscuit or muffin mixes, boxed rice mixes, marshmallows and canned yams or sweet potatoes, canned fruit, soup, chicken broth, instant potatoes and gravy. If you are able to donate, please place these items in the bins marked SVDP in the vestibule of the church. If you could help us purchase food for the Christmas baskets, we suggest $10.00 donations, although any amount would be appreciated. Please place your donations in the collection baskets in an envelope marked SVDP. Your food donations can be dropped off at the church anytime through Friday, December 18th before 1:00pm. Questions, call Jim at 425-337-2851. Thank you. Year of Mercy App Our Sunday Visitor's FREE 365 Days to Mercy app, is designed to accompany you on a spiritual journey during the Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis. The official Year of Mercy is December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016, but daily inspiration, stories, and news started November 20, 2015, giving you a full 365 Days to Mercy. Second Sunday of Advent | The SETON Sunday News | 11 Women’s Fellowship: On Tuesday Dec. 8th we will be studying “Acts of the Apostles Chapters 25-28”! All women Welcome and babysitting available. Please come pray the Rosary for Life for victims of abortion Tuesdays at noon. Contact Mary Christie: 425-776-3967 Or Rachel Castro: 425-486-9232 if you have questions. Adult Faith Formation There will be no Bible Study or Catechism session this Tuesday, Dec. 8. The next meeting is Dec. 15, The Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 18. The Catholic Daughters will be selling beautiful Christmas Wreaths after all the masses this weekend. Please plan to purchase a wreath for $25 (cash or check only) and support Catholic Daughter charities. 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Amen.