34th Sunday in Ordinary Time Feast of Christ The King
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34th Sunday in Ordinary Time Feast of Christ The King
21250 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward, CA 94541 | 510.783-2766 | www.saintjoachim.net November 22, 2015 34th Sunday in Ordinary Time Feast of Christ The King From the Pastor’s Desk: In the 1920s, a totalitarian regime gained control of Mexico and tried to suppress the Church. To resist the regime, many Chris!ans took up the cry, "Viva Cristo Rey!” (“Long live Christ the King!”) They called themselves "Cristeros." The most famous Cristero was a young Jesuit priest named Padre Miguel Pro. Using various disguises, Padre Pro ministered to the people of Mexico City. Finally the government arrested him and sentenced him to public execu!on on November 23, 1927. The president of Mexico (Plutarco Calles) thought that Padre Pro would beg for mercy, so he invited the press to the execu!on. Padre Pro did not plead for his life, but instead knelt holding a crucifix. When he finished his prayer, he kissed the crucifix and stood up. Holding the crucifix in his right hand, he extended his arms and shouted, "Viva Cristo Rey!" (“Long live Christ the King!”) At that moment the soldiers fired. The journalists took pictures; if you look up "Padre Pro" or "Saint Miguel Pro" on the Internet, you can see that picture. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cardinal Igna!us Kung was consecrated the bishop of Shanghai, Vietnam, in 1949, shortly a&er the Communists took over China. The Chinese government pressured him to align his loyal!es to the "Chinese Catholic Patrio!c Associa!on." But he refused, choosing to remain loyal to his Church’s chain of command. In 1955, the authori!es brought him and 200 other priests to a stadium in Shanghai. The government ordered them to "confess their crimes." Instead, Kung shouted "Long Live Christ the King! Long Live the Pope." Shortly therea&er, he received a life sentence, where he spent the next 30 years in prison, most of the !me in solitary confinement. When he was freed in 1987, he came to the United States with his nephew and se*led in Stamford, Connec!cut. He went to his eternal reward on March 12, 2000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------As the body of Abraham Lincoln’s body lay in state for a few hours in Cleveland, Ohio for mourners to pay their tribute, a black woman in the long queue li&ed up her li*le son and said in a hushed voice: “Honey, take a long, long look. He died for us, to give us freedom from slavery.” Today’s Gospel gives us the same advice, presen!ng the trial scene of Christ our King who redeemed us from Satan’s slavery by his death on the cross. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Susan C. Kimber, in a book called Chris!an Woman, shares a funny piece of advice she received from her li*le son: "Tired of struggling with my strong-willed li*le son, Thomas, I looked him in the eye and asked a ques!on I felt sure would bring him in line: 'Thomas, who is in charge here?' Not missing a beat, he replied, ‘Jesus is, and not you mom.’ " Nota de nuestro pastor: En la década de 1920, un régimen totalitario ganó control de México y trató de suprimir a la Iglesia. Para resis!r el régimen, muchos Cris!anos tomaron el grito, "Viva Cristo Rey!" Se llamaron "Cristeros". El Cristero más famoso fue un joven Sacerdote Jesuita llamado Padre Miguel Pro. Usando varios disfraces, el Padre Pro ministraba a la gente de la ciudad de México. Finalmente el gobierno lo arrestó y lo sentenció a una ejecución pública el 23 de Noviembre de 1927. El Presidente de México (Plutarco Calles) pensó que Padre Pro pediría misericordia, por lo que invitó a la prensa a la ejecución. El Padre Pro no suplico por su vida, sino que se arrodilló sosteniendo un crucifijo. Cuando terminó su oración, besó el crucifijo y se puso de pie. Sosteniendo el crucifijo en su mano derecha, él extendió sus brazos y gritó: "Viva Cristo Rey!" En ese momento, los soldados dispararon. Los periodistas tomaron fotogra%as; Si usted busca "Padre Pro" o "San Miguel Pro" en el Internet, usted puede ver esa foto. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------El Cardenal Igna!us Kung fue consagrado Obispo de Shanghai, Vietnam, en 1949, poco después de que los Comunistas tomaron China. El gobierno Chino lo presionó a alinear su lealtad a la "Asociación China Católica Patrió!ca." Pero él se negó, eligiendo permanecer fiel a la línea de mando de su Iglesia. En 1955, las autoridades lo trajeron junto con 200 otros Sacerdotes a un estadio de Shanghai. El gobierno les ordenó "confesar sus crímenes". En cambio, Kung gritó "¡Viva Cristo Rey! ¡Viva el Papa". Poco después, recibió una sentencia de cadena perpetua, donde él pasó los próximos 30 años en prisión, la mayor parte del !empo en confinamiento solitario. Cuando fue liberado en 1987, llegó a Estados Unidos con su sobrino y se establecieron en Stamford, Connec!cut. Se fue a su eterna recompensa en el 12 de Marzo de 2000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cuando el cuerpo de Abraham Lincoln se quedó en el estado por unas horas en Cleveland, Ohio para que los dolientes rindieran su homenaje, una mujer negra en la cola larga alzó a su pequeño hijo y dijo en voz baja: "Amor, sostén una mirada larga, larga. Él murió por nosotros, para darnos libertad de la esclavitud". El Evangelio de hoy nos da el mismo consejo, presenta la escena del juicio de Cristo Nuestro Rey quien nos redimió de la esclavitud de Satanás con su muerte en la Cruz. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Susan C. Kimber, en un libro llamado Chris!an Woman, comparte una pieza diver!da de asesoramiento que recibió de su pequeño hijo: "Cansada de luchar con mi pequeño hijo obs!nado, Thomas, yo le miraba a los ojos y le hice una pregunta que estaba segura lo haría reaccionar: 'Thomas, quien está a cargo aquí?' Sin perder el ritmo, él contestó, ' es Jesús y no tú mamá.' " WEEKLY READINGS Readings for the week of November 22, 2015 Sun/Dom: Dn 7:13-14/Rv 1:5-8/Jn 18:33b-37 Mon/Lunes: Dn 1:1-6, 8-20/Lk 21:1-4 Tues/Martes: Dn 2:31-45/Lk 21:5-11 Wed/Mier: Dn 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28/ Lk 21:12-19 Thurs/Vier: Dn 6:12-28/Lk 21:20-28 Fri/Vier: Dn 7:2-14/Lk 21:29-33 Sat/Sab: Dn 7:15-27/Lk 21:34-36 Next Sun/Dom: Jer 33:14-16/1 Thes 3:12--4:2/ Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 THE WEEK AHEAD Sunday—Nov 22nd Hospitality Sunday Coffee and Donuts a%er all the Morning Masses in the Hall. Thursday —Nov 26th Thanksgiving Day 10 AM Bilingual Mass Thursday —Nov 26th Thanksgiving Day The Rectory and Faith Forma"on Offices and the School are closed. There are no mee"ngs or ac"vi"es here besides morning Mass on this day. OFFICE INFO Parish Office 783-2766 Parish Fax 783-2760 Parish Email offi[email protected] Parish Office Hours Monday-Friday 10 AM-7:30 PM Bilingual available T,W,F 4-7:30 PM Saturday 10 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 10 AM-4 PM Sunday 9 AM-4 PM Bilingual available 12 PM-4 PM —————————————— Rev. Joseph Antony Sebas"an, SVD Pastor Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 10 AM to 12 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, martes, miércoles, y viernes 10 AM a 12 PM 5 PM a 8 PM (con cita) Rev. Stephen Ayisu, SVD Parochial Vicar Monday, Wednesday Thursday, and Friday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 5 PM to 8 PM (with appointment) lunes, miércoles , jueves y viernes 10:30 AM a 12:00 PM 5 PM a 8 PM (con cita) Ariel Mayormita Music Director/ Director de Música Phone Ext. #223 [email protected] Flor Herce Bookkeeper Pat Ludwig Administra!ve Assistant Faith Forma"on Office 785-1818 Oficina de Formación de Fe Glenda Aragón Director of Faith Forma!on [email protected] Abraham Gonzalez Faith Forma!on Coordinator / Youth Minister 550-6878 / [email protected] Bertha Cruz Administra!ve Assistant —————————————— St. Vincent de Paul 783-0344 Office hours 1:30-3PM ONLY Monday-Friday San Vicente de Paul Gary Enos President —————————————— St. Joachim School 783-3177 Escuela de San Joaquín Armond Seishas Principal Sandra Garzon School Secretary St. Joachim Pre-School 783-0604 Marisa Melgarejo Director No te pierdas esta Conferencia! “El Hecho Guadalupano” Conferencista: Luis Fernando Castañ eda Conferencista Internacional preparado en el Centro de Estudios Guadalupanos en la ciudad de Mé xico con Monseñ or Enrique Salazar Martes 01 de Diciembre, @ 7pm En el gimnasio de la Iglesia de San Joaquı́n 21250 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward, CA PRAY FOR Angelica Campos Rita Marie Betance Arsenio S. Reyes, Jr. Mehrunissa K. Serang Michele Lozano Joselino M. Alejandrino Edward Boris Georgie Dwonch Duyen Corbridge Ann F. Kishimori Angel Delval Felix Chavez Vivienne Malig Shelia Bacallo Anita Z. Ruedas FOOD DONATIONS St. Vincent de Paul Food offering for next week: Peanut Butter, Jelly or Crackers Crema de cacahuate, mermelada o galletas CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUCIONES COLLECTION FOR WEEK November 15, 2015 The Plate Collec"on $ EFT Collec"on $ On Line Giving $ TOTAL for the WEEK $ Dona"on amounts not available at press "me VATICAN CORNER For centuries, many cultures have celebrated their agricultural harvests. The Romans had a harvest fes!val called Cerelia, which honored Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, grain and fer!lity. Our word cereal comes from her name. The fes!val was held each year on October 4th with offerings of the first harvest fruits going to Ceres. The celebra!on included music, parades, games, sports, and a feast. The American Thanksgiving celebra!on, created by Pilgrims to commemorate a boun!ful harvest in the New World, although a holiday in the U.S. is just another workday for the people of Rome. A few years ago an American Peter Purpura who was studying at the Va!can described his Thanksgiving as follows: On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, I walked to the top floor of my seminary. From its terrace, which has a view of Saint Peter’s Basilica and beyond into the Eternal City of Rome, the sights and sounds of the streets below looked like any other day. The people were rushing to school and work, while the families of my fellow American seminarians were busy preparing turkeys and desserts on the other side of the Atlan!c. I was pleased not to have to go outside the walls of the seminary our “American Island” and into this beau!ful city where everything was as normal as any typical day in Rome. Our seminary community does its best to make the students feel at home and invites other Americans to share the day with us as they, too, spend the holiday away from family and friends in the United States. This year our seminary community of nearly two hundred people welcomed another one hundred-fi&y Americans to celebrate. We began the day with a Mass of thanksgiving in the seminary chapel. It is in this chapel that my fellow seminarians and I pray daily for our family and friends. There was a true spirit of prayer as we li&ed our hearts and minds to God in thanksgiving for all that he has provided. A&er Mass we con!nued our celebra!on in the dining hall. Guests sat at tables each designated for a par!cular state in the United States. First came pasta, then the tradi!onal dishes of turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A&er the meal, it has been our tradi!on for a student to prepare a small speech about the blessings of our country. This year as always, the speech reflected on the inten!on of our founding fathers and how we have tried to fulfill their hopes for our na!on. Following the speech, the Ambassador of the United States, who represents the United States and the President to the Va!can, read the President’s Thanksgiving Day Proclama!on. It was touching to hear the words of our president speak of the importance of Thanksgiving and the need to thank our God for all he has done. Peter Purpura wrote: I am especially thankful to the Lord for allowing me to celebrate this holiday in a wonderful country that knows it not, but in a giving community that knows it well. Sources: About.com, Sadlierreligion.com A Thanksgiving Poem: For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Everyday Stewardship When you begin to see all that is around you as gi%, you cannot help but give thanks. You give thanks for the obvious: life, family, and love. But you also give thanks for the smaller things: a ride, a gesture, and a prayer. And you begin to realize that all ac"ons of thanks, whether it is directly to God in prayer, or it is to a person who has been kind, end up glorifying God. For it was God that created all things and any acknowledgement of that goodness glorifies the Creator. Everyday stewards can find it easier to be op"mis"c in this crazy world because they see life as so precious and all that works in concert to sustain it as good. The gra"tude expressed and experienced by a person provides a pathway to hope when it all seems hopeless, and to love in the face of hate. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS © 2015 Liturgical Publica"ons Inc November 21-28, 2015 Saturday 4:30 PM Leonida Onnie Hilario † Saturday 6:00 PM Isabel Enriquez † (7 meses aniversario) Silvia Segura † ( 7 meses aniversario) Francisco Silva Miguel † Lina Correia † Paula & David Cruz † Federico Magallanes † (1st aniversario) Antonio & Luz Diaz de Lopez † Gonzalo Calderon † Harry Chirip † (6 meses aniversario) Sunday 7:30 AM Jesus Or!z Miranda † Maria Nguyet † Sunday 9:00 AM Amalia Cardenas & Catalina S.Garcia Erlinda Grafil Salamida † Gud Or!le Naz † Tuesday 7:00 AM Maria Nguyet † Sunday 12:15 PM Valerie Balubar † Rommel Araneta † MASS INTENTIONS (birthday) (anniversary) Tuesday 8:30 AM Angelita D. Ferrer † (anniversary) Sunday 2:00 PM Cecilia Ventura (cumpleanos) Lucina Gonzalez (90th cumpleanos) Regnaldo Ventura (cumpleanos) Rogelio Renteria Veliz family Wednesday 7:00 AM Walter Fernandez † (12th anniversary) (intencion especial) † (aniversario) (14th aniversario) † (3rd aniversario) Ramona Gu!errez Maria Gonzalez † Margarita Duenas Familia Zeremeno Meza (intencion especial ) Roman Arriola † Alejandrina Jimenez † Wednesday 8 :30 AM Catalina S. Garcia † Conrado P. Salta † Wednesday 7:00 PM The Community of St. Joachim THANKSGIVING DAY Sunday 6:00 PM Calletano Estrada † Thursday 10:00 AM Rogelio Renteria Veliz family (special inten"on) Monday 7:00 AM Maria Nguyet † Friday 7:00 AM Aniceto Robles † (anniversary) Monday 8:30 AM Remedios B. Mercado (birthday) All Souls in purgatory Lily Mon!libano ( † birthday) Friday 8:30 AM Pete P. Omega (birthday) Virgilio P. Omega († birthday) Sunday 10:30 AM The Community of St. Joachim Thanksgiving Mass Saturday 8:30 AM The Community of St. Joachim TODAY — SUNDAY Hospitality Sunday Thursday — November 26th 10: 00 AM ~~ Bilingual You are welcome to bring your bread, wine or other non-perishable dinner items to be blessed at this Mass. A%er ALL Morning Masses In the Hall — be sure and thank the Knights for se'ng it up and making sure that everything is ready for you to enjoy!!
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