easter sunday - St. Michael the Archangel
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easter sunday - St. Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Established in1892 EASTER SUNDAY The Resurrection of the Lord The Resurrection of Christ and Women at the Tomb - Fra Angelico CHRIST IS RISEN, ALLELUIA! HE IS TRULY RISEN, ALLELUIA!” Mailing Address: 411 Paula Road, McKinney, Texas 75069 Email: [email protected] Website: stmichaelmckinney.org Parish Office: 972-542-4667 Fax: 972-542-4641 Religious Ed Office: 972-542-4685 St. Vincent de Paul Society Helpline: 214-314-5698 St. Vincent de Paul Email: [email protected] Daily Mass Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 8:00 am Tuesday and Thursday: 5:30 pm Confessions: Thursday 6:00 pm — 7:00pm Saturday 3:00 pm— 4:00pm Fr. Salvador Guzmán, Pastor Fr. Arthur Unachukwu, Parochial Vicar Deacon George Polcer Deacon Federico Márquez Deacon John Rapier Office Hours: Monday—Friday: 9:00 am—5:00pm Office is closed on Saturday & Sunday Weekend Mass Schedule . Saturday: An cipated 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:30 am Spanish: 9:30 am & 1:30 pm Adora on of the Blessed Sacrament Thursday 6:00pm Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm March 31, 2013 Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord His Holiness Pope Francis 266th SUPREME PONTIFF OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH Elected March 13, 2013 Holy Spirit, look with favor upon our new Holy Father, Pope Francis, as he begins his mission as Shepherd of the Universal Church. May he be a holy servant, a strong leader, and a faith-filled guardian of the teachings of Jesus Christ. As the Vicar of Christ and successor of Saint Peter, may he be filled with zeal for the truth and may his heart be filled with deep compassion and love for the least ones among us. May he experience your peace and grace in abundance, as you pour forth upon him your spiritual gifts of wisdom, understanding, wonder and awe, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, and piety. O Beloved Holy Spirit, bless and watch over our new Pope, and be with him, and us, as we begin this new journey of faith together. We ask these things through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. Christ washed the feet of the disciples. He gave them an example to follow; to serve, and not to be served. Christ is truly risen, my brothers and sisters. May we all follow the example set by our Lord: love poured out in service of our neighbor. Fr. Arthur and I would like to thank the community for teaching us how to serve you all by means of your service. Fr. Salvador The Parish Mission held at St. Michael on March 3 – 6th was a huge success. On average, we had about 125 people in attendance each night. The parishioners really enjoyed Fr. Anthony Judge. We are thankful for Fr. Anthony Judge for continuing to support us with our Lenten Missions. We want to thank all the ministries (SVDP, Prayers and Squares, the Women’s Guild) as well as, other individuals who gave generously of their time, talent and treasure. A big thanks to all who served as Commentators, Prayer Leaders, Ministers for the rituals, Lectors, and to Valerie and the choir for providing us with the joyful sounds of music! We are most appreciative for all the donations that were made for the reception – it shows true unity of spirit within our parish community! Thank you all. Fr. Sal My dear people of who sojourn at St. Michael: Happy Easter! We, like the people God chosen out of Egypt, have walked these forty days. We, like them, have thanked God for delivering us, we have grumbled because we much prefer our old ways, we have turned to God again to free us from our selfishness. He has walked with us. He has delivered us from our bondage. Let us never turn back! Now we begin the Easter season: fifty days. I would invite you all to notice our first reading every Sunday until Pentecost. It will be from the Book of Acts. It will tell us how the early church experienced, lived and preached Christ resurrected. We are called to be inspired and filled with hope as they were. Let us tell the story we have experienced to those with whom we live and work; let us be an “Easter people” to those who have no hope and no faith. Let him Easter in us a new life! Fr. Salvador Mass Readings for March 31st - April 7th Sunday, March 31st - Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord Acts 10:34,37-43; Psalm 118; Col. 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 or Luke 24:13-35 Monday, April 1st Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16; Matthew 28:8-15 Tuesday, April 2nd Acts 2:36-41; Psalm 33; John 20:11-18 Wednesday, April 3rd Acts 3:1-10; Psalm 105; Luke 24:13-35 Thursday, April 4th Acts 3:11-26; Psalm 8; Luke 24:35-48 Friday, April 5th Acts 4:1-12; Psalm 118; John 21:1-14 Saturday, April 6th Acts 4:13-21; Psalm 118; Mark 16:9-15 Sunday, April 7th - 2nd Sunday of Easter Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118; Rev. 1:9-11, 12-13,17-19; John 20:29 We pray for those in need of healing. That the Holy Spirit May Light Their Way. Fred Poirier, Delia Armigo, Giovanni Richards, Carmen Casey, Walker Phillips, Florinda Teresita Sanchez, JohnLewis , Crystal Sanchez, Ofelia Sanchez, Andy Sanchez, Maria Vasquez, Rosy Piña, Margarita Rodriguez, Lorenzo Vasquez, Charlotte Peters, Dollie Scott, Steve Regnier, Mary Muir, Charlie Cochran, Johnny Paul Stephens, Conner Frazier, Delia Armijo, Celia Rendon, Maria Vasquez, Al Frettoloso This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad. - Psalm 118 Seeing the Resurrection God never overpowers, never twists arms, never pushes your face into something so as to take away your freedom. God respects our freedom and is never a coercive force. And nowhere is this more true than in what is revealed in the resurrection of Jesus. The Gospels assure us that, like his birth, the resurrection was physical, real, not just some alteration inside the consciousness of believers. After the resurrection, we are assured, Jesus’ tomb was empty, people could touch him, he ate food with them, he was not a ghost. But his rising from the dead was not a brute slap in the face to his critics, a non-negotiable fact that left sceptics with nothing to say. The resurrection didn’t make a big splash. It was not some spectacular event that exploded into the world as the highlight on the evening news. It had the same dynamics as the incarnation itself: After he rose from the dead, Jesus was seen by some, but not by others; understood by some, but not by others. Some got his meaning and it changed their lives, others were indifferent to him, and still others understood what had happened, hardened their hearts against it, and tried to destroy its truth. Notice how this parallels, almost perfectly, what happened at the birth of Jesus: The baby was real, not a ghost, but he was seen by some, but not by others and the event was understood by some but not by others. Some got its meaning and it changed their lives, others were indifferent and their lives went on as before, while still others (like Herod) sensed its meaning but hardened their hearts against it and tried to destroy the child. Why the difference? What makes some see the resurrection while others do not? What lets some understand the mystery and embrace it, while others are left in indifference or hatred? Hugo of St. Victor used to say: Love is the eye! When we look at anything through the eyes of love, we see correctly, understand, and properly appropriate its mystery. The reverse is also true. When we look at anything through eyes that are jaded, cynical, jealous, or bitter, we will not see correctly, will not understand, and will not properly appropriate its mystery. We see this in how the Gospel of John describes the events of Easter Sunday. Jesus has risen, but, first of all, only the person who is driven by love, Mary Magdala, goes out in search of him. The others remain as they are, locked inside their own worlds. But love seeks out its beloved and Mary Magdala goes out, spices in hand, wanting at least to embalm his dead body. She finds his grave empty and runs back to Peter and the beloved disciple and tells them the tomb is empty. The two race off together, towards the tomb, but the disciple whom Jesus loved out-runs Peter and gets to the tomb first, but he doesn’t enter, he waits for Peter (authority) to go in first. Peter enters the empty tomb, sees the linens that had covered the body of Jesus, but does not understand. Then the beloved disciple, love, enters. He sees and he does understand. Love grasps the mystery. Love is the eye. It is what lets us see and understand the resurrection. That is why, after the resurrection, some saw Jesus but others did not. Some understood the resurrection while others did not. Those with the eyes of love saw and understood. Those without the eyes of love either didn’t see anything or were perplexed or upset by what they did see. There are lots of ways to be blind. I remember an Easter Sunday some years ago when I was a young graduate student in San Francisco. Easter Sunday was late that year and it was a spectacularly beautiful spring day. But on that particular day I was mostly blind to what was around me. I was young, homesick, alone on Easter Sunday, and nursing a huge heartache. That colored everything I was seeing and feeling. It was Easter Sunday, in spring, in high sunshine, but, for what I was seeing, it might as well have been midnight, on Good Friday, in the dead of winter. Lonely and nursing a heartache, I took a walk to calm my restlessness. At the entrance of a park, I saw a blind beggar holding a sign that read: It’s spring and I’m blind! The irony wasn’t lost on me. I was blind that day, more blind than that beggar, seeing neither spring nor the resurrection. What I was seeing were only those things that reflected what was going on inside my own heart. Christ is risen, though we might not see him! We don’t always notice spring. The miraculous doesn’t force itself on us. It’s there, there to be seen, but whether we see or not, and what precisely we do see, depends mainly upon what’s going on inside our own hearts. Fr. Ron Rolheiser, March 2008 The Easter Alleluia Saint Augustine of Hippo Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church This excerpt on the Easter Alleluia from St. Augustine's discourse on the Psalms (Ps. 148, 1-2: CCL 40, 2165-2166) is a wonderful explanation of the joy of the Easter Season. Just as Lent was a season of penance, so the fifty days of Easter is a season of praise, an anticipation for the age to come in heavenly glory. This meditation is used in the Roman Office of Readings for Saturday of the 5th week of Easter with the accompanying biblical reading drawn from Revelation 22:10-21. Our thoughts in this present life should turn on the praise of God, because it is in praising God that we shall rejoice for ever in the life to come; and no one can be ready for the next life unless he trains himself for it now. So we praise God during our earthly life, and at the same time we make our petitions to him. Our praise is expressed with joy, our petitions with yearning. We have been promised something we do not yet possess, and because the promise was made by one who keeps his word, we trust him and are glad; but insofar as possession is delayed, we can only long and yearn for it. It is good for us to persevere in longing until we receive what was promised, and yearning is over; then praise alone will remain. Because there are these two periods of time - the one that now is, beset with the trials and troubles of this life, and the other yet to come, a life of everlasting serenity and joy - we are given two liturgical seasons, one before Easter and the other after. The season before Easter signifies the troubles in which we live here and now, while the time after Easter which we are celebrating at present signifies the happiness that will be ours in the future. What we commemorate before Easter is what we experience in this life; what we celebrate after Easter points to something we do not yet possess. This is why we keep the first season with fasting and prayer; but now the fast is over and we devote the present season to praise. Such is the meaning of the Alleluia we sing. Both these periods are represented and demonstrated for us in Christ our head. The Lord’s passion depicts for us our present life of trial - shows how we must suffer and be afflicted and finally die. The Lord’s resurrection and glorification show us the life that will be given to us in the future. Now therefore, brethren, we urge you to praise God. That is what we are all telling each other when we say Alleluia. You say to your neighbor, “Praise the Lord!” and he says the same to you. We are all urging one another to praise the Lord, and all thereby doing what each of us urges the other to do. But see that your praise comes from your whole being; in other words, see that you praise God not with your lips and voices alone, but with your minds, your lives and all your actions. We are praising God now, assembled as we are here in church; but when we go on our various ways again, it seems as if we cease to praise God. But provided we do not cease to live a good life, we shall always be praising God. You cease to praise God only when you swerve from justice and from what is pleasing to God. If you never turn aside from the good life, your tongue may be silent but your actions will cry aloud, and God will perceive your intentions; for as our ears hear each other’s voices, so do God’s ears hear our thoughts. On Easter the Eastern Churches greet each other by saying: “Christos Anesti, Alleluia!” The response is: “Alethinos, anesti alleluia!” Which means: “Christ is risen, Alleluia! The response: “He is truly risen, Alleluia!” Easter Lilies The Easter Lilies are the most popular Easter flower. Because of the shape of the Easter Lily's petals, Chris ans refer to them as the trumpet of God summoning Jesus to return. The white lily is held as the tradi onal Easter Flower and represents love and hope. Although the tradi onal Easter lily is white with a bell-shaped flower, there are a number of different colors of lilies to choose from such as pink, white, yellow, and red orange. Origina ng in Japan, the Easter Lily symbolizes purity and renewal of Easter. Gi ing white lilies to someone during this me indicates that you are very happy to be acquainted with the recipient. Giving yellow lilies to a person represents your request or advice to this person to “live for the moment”. A very special thanks to all for having made it possible for our parish community to have the gi of love and hope for our Easter Vigil. That we may con nue to gi one another these gi s not only in the Easter Season put throughout our life long journey. In the words of St. AugusƟne, “We are Easter people and Alleluia is our song.” St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry: NEW Hours of Operation Location: Holy Family Hall Tuesday - Thursday 2:00pm - 4:00pm 2nd Saturday (Monthly) 8:30am—10:30am Helpline: 214-314-5698 Email: [email protected] Food Distribution April 13th Holy Family Hall 8:30 to 10:30 am STEWARDSHIP Sunday, March 17th Attendance: 3,276.00 1st Collection: $14,460.00 2nd Collection (Debt Reduction): $3,742.00 Easter Flowers: $1,921.00 October 11, 2012 - November 24, 2013 1st Annual Casino Night Fundraiser Has been named the “Year of Faith” by Pope Benedict XVI El Dorado Country Club, McKinney, Texas Saturday, April 13th - 7:00pm The Resurrection of the Lord The Mass of Easter Sunday Mary went to the tomb and found it empty. Peter and John then came and saw the burial cloths, for Christ had to rise from the dead. 272 Faith in God the Father Almighty can be put to the test by the experience of evil and suffering. God can sometimes seem to be absent and incapable of stopping evil. But in the most mysterious way God the Father has revealed his almighty power in the voluntary humiliation and Resurrection of his Son, by which he conquered evil. Christ crucified is thus “the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”111 It is in Christ’s Resurrection and exaltation that the Father has shown forth “the immeasurable greatness of his power in us who believe.”112 (309, 412, 609, 648) Mass Intentions For This Week Sunday, March 31st 8:00 am Helen & Peter Clarkson 9:30 am Alicia Ortegon 11:30 am Fr. Bruce Bradley 1:30 pm Benjamin Galvan Monday, April 1st 8:00 am Michael Vincent Preciado 5:30 pm Dylan Pearson 8:00 am Frank J. Schreiner Tuesday, April 2nd Wednesday, April 3rd Pray for the repose of the Soul of: Carlo Troiani Thursday, April 4th 5:30 pm Susan Preciado Friday, April 5th 8:00 am All Souls in Purgatory especially deceased members of FOSS Saturday, April 6th 5:00 pm Drew Ducatelli Weekly Calendar Sunday, March 31 No Faith Formation Classes No Choirs Rehearsals 7:00—9:00pm Legion of Mary Group 2 (Sp), Drake N All proceeds will benefit the Knights of Columbus Council # 9903 Chari es. Tickets will go on sale soon. Your support con nues to allow the Knights to con nue to provide support in various different ways. Tickets will be sold in the narthex next weekend. Tickets: $50 per person Buffet & Cash Bar Contact: Ed Varney 214.578.4339 Or Email: [email protected] Hearing Aids for the hearing impaired are available Please check in with the ushers. Carter Blood Care & Knights of Columbus Council # 9903 will be hosting its 2nd blood drive for 2013 next weekend on Sunday, April 7th (North Parking Lot) 8am - 3pm Come and be a part of this life saving event! Working together, we can help impact the lives of many in a very positive way. Show what your heart is made of : Donate the gift of life! Grow in Faith & love of God Women’s Bible study currently has 11 women that are attending. We are always looking for new faces to join! Our schedule has changed; we will begin meeting every Wednesday at 10:00am. Wedding Banns: Efrain Jaral Rangel and Rosa Guadalupe Franco Torres, will have their nuptial Mass on April 13, 2013 at Parroquia de San Jose de Cortazar, A.R.. Diocese of Celaya; Tierrafria, Guanajuato Thursday, April 4 PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED 2:00—4:00pm 6:00—9:00pm 6:30—8:30pm 7:00—9:00pm St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR Talleres de Oración y Vida, Drake N ESL Classes, SM, CL3 & CL5 Adult Faith Formation, HF Hall, SR Tuesday, April 2 9:00—5:00pm 7:00—8:00pm 7:00—9:00pm 7:00—9:00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Chapel Lectors (Eng) Social, St Michael Hall Choir (9:30 Sp) Rehearsal, Holy Family Hall Ushers (Sp), Drake N Monday, April 1 No Prayers & Squares (Quilting) / No RCIA Class 7:00—9:00pm Jóvenes Para Cristo Apostolado, SR, HF & CL5 7:30—9:00pm Legion of Mary (Sp), Drake N 6:00—8:00pm St Vincent de Paul Leadership Mtg, Narthex 2:00—4:00pm 6:30—7:30pm 6:30—9:00pm 7:00—9:00pm St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR Cub Scouts, Drake N & S Knights of Columbus Council Mtg., SM & CL3 Jóvenes Para Cristo Comunidad Abierta, SR Wednesday, April 3 10:00-11:30am Bible Study (Eng), Holy Family Hall 2:00—4:00pm St Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, HF Hall, SR 3:00—5:00pm Baptism Registrations, St Michael Hall 4:15—5:30pm Children Choir Rehearsal, Holy Family Hall 6:00—8:00pm Faith Formation 6-8th Class, All Rooms&Church Friday, April 5 Saturday, April 6 11:00 –4:45pm Faith Formation K-5th Classes, All Rooms 1:00—2:00pm Baptisms (Sp), Church 4:00—6:30pm St Vincent de Paul Food Collection, Narthex 6:00—8:00pm Choir (9:30 Sp) Rehearsal, Drake N 6:00—8:00pm Faith Formation RCIC Class, SR, HF & CL3 Thank you to all for contributing to the national collection that is designated for the Holy Land on Good Friday. Due to bulletin deadlines, the totals for this collection and Easter Weekend will be reported in our next bulletin. ANNOUNCEMENTS 2013NorthTexasCatholicMen’sConference SetYourFaithOnFire Saturday,April27thatPrinceofPeaceCatholic CommunityinPlano.Thecostis$25withlunch provided.Pleasegotowww.ntxcmc.org toregistertoday! Location:PrinceofPeaceCatholicCommunity 5100PlanoParkway,Plano,Texas Time:7:00AM—3:30PM 2013 Bishop’s Dinner Saturday, April 6th Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas Featuring: Alveda King, Pro-Life Champion Saint Andrew Dinner sponsored by the Office of Vocations [open to all high school men] Saturday, April 20, 2013 Begins at 5 p.m. with a Vigil Mass At St. Ann Catholic Church Join Bishop Kevin J. Farrell invites you to join them for an evening of prayer, dinner, Q & A, and presentations on the priesthood with priests, and seminarians of the Diocese of Dallas. Sign up through your Pastor or Youth Minister. You may also contact: Fr. John Szatkowski via email at [email protected] or via phone at 214.379.2860. (Niece of Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King, Jr.) The most Reverend Bishop Kevin J. Farrell invites you to attend The Bishop’s 20th Annual Catholic Pro-Life Dinner: “Life is Sacred,” benefiting the diocesan Catholic Pro-Life Committee. To make reservations, buy a raffle ticket, or for more information on this exciting and inspiring event, go to: prolifedallas.org or call 972.267.LIFE. Carter Blood Care y Los Caballeros de Colon, Consejo # 9903 Los invita a la segunda campaña de donaciones de sangre. domingo, 7 de abril (Estacionamiento al Norte) 8am - 3pm Vengan y sean parte de este evento. Trabajando juntos, podremos mejorar la vida de muchos en una manera positiva. Muestra de lo que esta hecho tu Corazón: Dona el regalo de la vida! Tuesday, April 16, 2013, the Diocese of Dallas will host a Marian Dinner at the University of Dallas for women 18 years of age or older. For more information, please contact Tammy Grady at 214.907.9906 or via email: [email protected]. Audífonos para los que tiene dificultades auditivos están disponibles. Por favor, consulten con los acomodadores. AMONESTACIONES: Efrain Jaral Rangel y Rosa Guadalupe Franco Torres, tendran su misa nupcial el 13 de abril 2013 en la Parroquia de San Jose de Cortazar, A.R. CRECIENDO EN NUESTRA FE Cristo les lavo los pies a sus apóstoles. Les puso el ejemplo a seguir; servir y no ser servidos. En este Triduo Pascual, que todos sigamos el ejemplo de un amor derramado en el servicio al prójimo. Quiero agradecer a la comunidad por ensenarme a ser su párroco: a los que por su ejemplo de servicio me han puesto la muestra a servirles. Gracias a todo el pueblo por haber compartido de su tiempo y talento durante la ultima semana y durante el año. Paz y bien. P. Salvador Guzmán 11 de Octubre, 2012 - 24 de Noviembre, 2013 “Año de la Fe” Nombrado por el Papa Benedicto XVI La Resurrección del Senor. Misa del Domingo de Pascua. María fue a la tumba y la encontró vacía. Luego llegaron Pedro y Juan y encontraron la tela con la que habían envuelto el cuerpo. Jesús había resucitado. 272 La fe en Dios Padre Todopoderoso puede ser puesta a prueba por la experiencia del mal y del sufrimiento. A veces Dios puede parecer ausente e incapaz de impedir el mal. Ahora bien, Dios Padre ha revelado su omnipotencia de la manera más misteriosa en el anonadamiento voluntario y en la Resurrección de su Hijo, por los cuales ha vencido el mal. Así, Cristo crucificado es "poder de Dios y sabiduría de Dios. Porque la necedad divina es más sabia que la sabiduría de los hombres, y la debilidad divina, más fuerte que la fuerza de los hombres" (1 Co 2, 24-25). En la Resurrección y en la exaltación de Cristo es donde el Padre "desplegó el vigor de su fuerza" y manifestó "la soberana grandeza de su poder para con nosotros, los creyentes" (Ef 1,19-22).(309, 412, 609, 648) <http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism_sp/p1s2c1p3_sp.html> Saludo Pascual: Durante la Pascua, los Querido pueblo de Dios que camina aquí en San Miguel: ¡Feliz Pascua! !Resucito, Aleluya! Nosotros, como el pueblo que Dios se escogió para liberarlo de Egipto, hemos caminado por cuarenta días. Nosotros, como ellos, hemos dado gracias por la liberación, no hemos quejado ya que preferimos nuestras vidas antiguas, nos hemos vuelto a Dios otro vez para que nos libre de nuestro egoísmo. El ha caminado con nosotros. El sigue rescatándonos. ¡No regresemos al lugar del que nos ha sacado! Ahora empezamos la temporada de Pascua: cincuenta días. Les invito a que pongan atención a la primera lectura en estos cincuenta días, hasta el día de Pentecostés. La primera lectura nos viene de los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Nos narra como la iglesia primitiva vivió, predicó y sintió a Cristo resucitado. Esto es para que nos inspire a nosotros y nos llene de fe. Vamos a contar nuestra historia de nuestra experiencia a los que viven con nosotros; vamos a ser un pueblo “Pascual” a los que no tienen esperanza ni fe. Dejemos que “pascualizé” una vida nueva en nosotros. Fr. Salvador Guzmán Lirios de Pascua Los lirios de Pascua son la flor de Pascua más populares. Debido a la forma de los pétalos del lirio de Pascua, los cristianos se refieren a ellos como la trompeta de Dios convocatoria el regreso de Jesús. El lirio blanco se mantiene como la flor tradicional de Pascua y representa el amor y la esperanza. Aunque el lirio tradicional de Pascua es de color blanco con forma de flor campana, hay una serie de diferentes colores de lirios para elegir, como rosa, blanco, amarillo, rojo y anaranjado. Originalmente de Japón, el lirio de Pascua simboliza la pureza y la renovación de la Pascua. Regalando lirios blancos a alguien durante este tiempo indica que están muy feliz de estar familiarizado con esa persona. Dando lirios amarillos a una persona representa su petición o consejo a esta persona que aprendan "vivir en el momento presente”. Mil Gracias a todo el pueblo de San Miguel por haber hecho posible el regalo de amor y esperanza durante nuestra Vigilia de Pascua. Que podamos seguir regalándonos unos a otros, estos dones no sólo en el tiempo de Pascua pero durante nuestro viaje de la vida. En las palabras de San Agustín, “Somos gente de Pascua y Aleluya " es nuestra canción." Ortodoxos del Oriente y algunos Católicos Romanos y Protestantes Cristianos tienen la costumbre de saludarse de la siguiente forma: Christos Anesti (Cristo ha resucitado, griego). La respuesta es: Alithos Anesti (¡Verdaderamente ha resucitado!) ¡Aleluya! La casa de la vida feliz Que el Norte sea de amor, contra los vientos de discordia. Que el Sur, de tolerancia, que se anticipe al odio. Que el Este sea de fe, que cada día resurja claro y nuevo. Que el Oeste sea de esperanza, que nunca vea morir la luz de un nuevo mundo. Que el piso, debajo de mis pies, sea de humildad… Y que el techo…El techo sea el cielo mismo, el infinito. ¡Señor!, dame amplias paredes para construir ¡Hola! ¿HAS TENIDO TIEMPO? Cuando te levantabas esta mañana, te observaba y esperaba que me hablaras, aunque fuera unas cuantas palabras, preguntando mi opinión o agradeciéndome por algo bueno que te haya sucedido ayer. Pero note que estabas muy ocupado buscando la ropa adecuada para ponerte e ir al trabajo. Seguí esperando de nuevo. Mientras corrías por la casa arreglándote, supe que habría unos cuantos minutos para que te detuvieras y me digieras !Hola!, pero estabas demasiado ocupad@. Te observe mientras ibas rumbo al trabajo y espere pacientemente todo el día. Con todas tus actividades supongo que estabas demasiado ocupado(a) para decirme algo. Pero esta bien,...aun queda mucho tiempo. Después encendiste el televisor. Espere pacientemente. Mientras veías el televisor, cenabas, pero nuevamente te olvidaste de hablar conmigo y nada. A la hora de dormir, creo que ya estabas muy cansado(a). Después de decirle buenas noches a tu familia, caíste en tu cama y casi de inmediato te dormiste. No hay problema, porque quizás no te das cuenta de que siempre estoy ahí para ti. Tengo mas paciencia de la que te imaginas. También quisiera ensenarte como tener paciencia para con otros. Te amo tanto que espero todos los días por una oración , un pensamiento o un poco de gratitud de tu corazón. Bueno, te estas levantando de nuevo, y otra vez esperare sin nada mas que mi amor por ti, esperando que el día hoy me dediques un poco de tiempo. !Que tengas un buen día! … Tu amigo, Jesús. Ojos de amor… para ver la primavera y la Pascua Cuando tenía yo veintitantos años, pasé un año como estudiante en la Universidad de San Francisco. Justamente acababa de ordenarme sacerdote e intentaba sacar un título de posgrado en teología. Aquel año, el Domingo de Resurrección salió un día de primavera soleado y espléndido, pero yo no me encontraba precisamente con humor soleado. Estaba muy lejos de mi hogar, lejos de mi familia y de mi comunidad, con morriña y nostalgia, y solo. Prácticamente todos los amigos que me había echado durante aquel año de estudios, así como otros estudiantes de posgrado en teología, habían desaparecido, para celebrar la fiesta de Pascua con sus propias familias. Yo me sentía nostálgico y solo y, además de eso, tenía que cuidar mis sinsabores y obsesiones propias de gente joven e inquieta. Mi humor estaba muy lejos de la primavera y de la Pascua. Aquella tarde me fui a pasear, pero ni el aire agradable de primavera, ni el sol espléndido, ni el hecho de que era Domingo de Pascua me sirvieron de mucho para darme ánimos; si acaso contribuyeron a catalizar un sentimiento profundo de soledad. Pero hay diferentes maneras de despertarse. Como Leonard Cohen dice, hay una grieta en cada cosa y por ahí es por donde penetra la luz. Yo necesitaba despertarme un poco y alguien lo hizo posible. En cierto momento, vi a un mendigo pidiendo limosna, sentado a la entrada de un parque, con un pequeño cartel delante de sí que decía: “¡Es primavera y yo soy ciego!” No me pasó por alto la ironía: ¡Yo estaba tan ciego como él! Tal como estaba yo viendo las cosas aquel día, muy bien pudiera haber sido Viernes Santo, y además lloviendo y con frío. Estaba yo desaprovechando miserablemente la luz del sol, la bella primavera y la Pascua. La visión del mendigo fue sin duda un momento de gracia, y después he recordado muchas veces aquel encuentro, pero en aquel momento no alteró mi humor. Seguí mi paseo, intranquilo y turbado como antes. Por fin regresé a casa para la cena. Durante aquel año de estudios, yo fui capellán interno en un convento que tenía, anexa a él, residencia para estudiantes; y la regla o costumbre de la casa era que el capellán tenía que comer solo, en su comedor privado. Así pues, aunque aquello no era precisamente lo que un psicólogo aconsejaría a un joven nervioso y nostálgico, aquel Domingo de Pascua tuve mi cena solo, en privado. Pero, de todos modos, la resurrección me alcanzó aquel Domingo de Pascua, aunque un poco tarde ya, al acabar el día: Otros dos estudiantes y yo habíamos planeado encontrarnos en la playa al anochecer, encender una gran hoguera y celebrar nuestra versión particular de la Vigilia Pascual. Así pues, justo antes de anochecer, cogí un autobús hasta la playa y allí me encontré con mis amigos (una monja y un sacerdote). Encendimos una gran hoguera (todavía legal en aquellos tiempos), estuvimos sentados alrededor del fuego durante varias horas, y acabamos confidenciándonos unos a otros que, cada uno a su modo, habíamos tenido una Pascua miserable. Aquella hoguera nos impactó positivamente como no lo había hecho la bendición litúrgica del fuego, la noche anterior, en la Vigilia Pascual. La hoguera renovó en nosotros un sentimiento de energía y novedad que se asienta en el corazón de la vida. Mientras mirábamos el fuego y conversábamos, de todo y de nada, mi luna comenzó a cambiar, mi inquietud y turbación se calmaron y la pesadez de espíritu se aligeró. Comencé entonces a sentir la belleza de la primavera y de la Pascua. En el relato del evangelio de Juan sobre la resurrección, se nos cuenta la historia de cómo, en la madrugada de la primera Pascua, el Discípulo Amado corre al sepulcro donde habían enterrado a Jesús, y mira detenidamente dentro de la tumba. Se percata de que está vacía y de que todo lo que queda allí son sólo los lienzos, cuidadosamente doblados, con los que habían envuelto el cuerpo de Jesús. Y, porque él es un discípulo que mira con ojos del amor, se da cuenta de todo lo que esto significa, comprende la resurrección y está convencido de que Jesús ha resucitado. El Discípulo Amado ve la bella primavera. Comprende con sus ojos... de amor. El teólogo cristiano de la Edad Media, Hugo de San Víctor, afirmó una vez genialmente: “¡El amor es el ojo”! Cuando miramos con amor no solamente vemos las cosas directa y claramente, sino que también vemos su profundidad y su sentido. Lo contrario es también cierto. No se debe a razones arbitrarias el hecho de que a Jesús, después que resucitó de entre los muertos, algunos pudieran verle y otros no. El amor es el ojo. Los que buscan vida a través de los ojos cargados de amor, como María Magdalena, que buscaba a Jesús en el huerto en la madrugada del Domingo de Pascua, ven la primavera y la resurrección. Con cualquier otro tipo de mirada, nos sentimos ciegos en plena primavera. Cuando salí a pasear aquella tarde de Pascua en San Francisco, hace ya tantos años, yo no era exactamente ni María Magdalena buscando a Jesús en el huerto, ni el Discípulo Amado ardiendo de amor y corriendo para mirar en la tumba de Jesús. En mi inquietud juvenil estaba buscándome a mí mismo y encontrándome únicamente con mi ego lleno de ansiedad. Y ésa es precisamente una especie de ceguera. Sin los ojos del amor, estamos ciegos, tanto para la primavera como para la resurrección. Aprendí esa lección teológica, no en la iglesia ni en la clase, sino a la entrada de un parque, un Domingo de Pascua en San Francisco, cuando, sintiéndome solo y desasosegado, me tropecé con un mendigo ciego… y después fui a casa y tuve una cena de Pascua absolutamente en solitario. Padre Ron Rolheiser (Traducción Carmelo Astiz) 16 de Abril del 2012 31 de marzo 2013 Este es el día en que actuó el Señor: sea nuestra alegría y nuestro gozo. - Salmo 118 Sagrada Lectura: 31 de marzo a 7 de abril domingo, 31 de marzo - Domingo de Pascua Hechos 10:34, 37-43; Salmo 118; Col 3:1-4; Juan 20:1-9 lunes, 1 de abril Hechos 2:14,22-33; Salmo 16; Mateo 28:8-15 martes, 2 de abril Hechos 2:36-41; Salmo 33; Juan 20:11-18 miércoles, 3 de abril Hechos 3:1-10; Salmo 105; Lucas 24:13-35 jueves, 4 de abril Hechos 3:11-26; Salmo 8; Lucas 24:35-48 viernes, 5 de abril Hechos 4:1-12; Salmo 118; Juan 21:1-14 sábado, 6 de abril Hechos 4:13-21; Salmo 118; Marcos 16:9-15 domingo, 7 de abril - 2° Domingo de Pascua Hechos 5:12-16; Salmo 118; Apoc.1:9-11, 12-13, 17-19; Juan 20:19-31 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 Domingo de Pascua La Resurrección del Señor NUESTRAS OFRENDAS SEMANALES domingo, 17 de marzo Asistencia: 3,276 Primera Colecta: $14,460.00 Segunda Colecta (Reducción de Deuda): $3,742.00 Lirios de Pascua: $1,921.00 Gracias a todos por su apoyo a la colecta para La Tierra Santa el viernes santo. Debido la fecha limite para enviar el boletín los totales de esta colecta nacional y las colectas normales del domingo de Pascua serán reportadas en el próximo boletín. Recuerden que la segunda colecta a sido designada para la reducción de deuda, por favor seamos generosos en nuestros donativos. 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