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