11-30-14 - St. Bartholomew

St. Bartholomew Catholic
Church and School
8005 Miramar Parkway • Miramar, FL 33025
Rectory: (954) 431-3600 • Fax: (954) 435-9591 • School: (954) 431-5253
Web site: www.StBartholomew.com
First Sunday in Advent - Year B (Gather 880)
November 30, 2014
The mission of St Bartholomew Catholic Church
is to reflect God’s love to all whom we meet, to
strengthen our faith community through worship,
education, fellowship, stewardship, and acts of
love and charity, so that we may lead people
from all backgrounds to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Advent Mission
Please join us for these evenings of
reflection in various languages at 7 PM
nightly beginning with Mass then the
mission at 7:30 PM
In English Dec 1, 2 and 3
with Fr. Ethel Iwu Ifeanyi
In Spanish Dec 9-10
with Fr. Andy Lorenzo-Puga
In Creole Dec 15, 16 and 17
with Fr. Eduardo Logiste Felix
Confession - Friday, December 19th starting at 7:30 PM
St Bart’s
Dolphin fans!
CHRISTMAS
POINSETTIAS
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Jus ilable
ava
Dolphins vs Jets
December 28 @ 1:00 pm
Tickets are $25 - Sign up at the rectory.
This special will sell out quickly.
REMEMBER YOUR FAMILY,
A LOVED ONE OR A FRIEND
DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON BY
ORDERING A POINSETTIA IN THEIR NAME.
THEY WOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF
THE CHURCH’S DECORATIONS DURING THIS
JOYOUS AND BLESSED HOLIDAY SEASON.
WE WILL BE TAKING ORDERS AT THE RECTORY SOON.
Celebrating God’s Love as a Community.
PASTORAL STAFF
Priests
Rev. Andrew Chan-A-Sue
Administrator
Rev. Jean Jadotte
Parochial Vicar
Rev. Paul Karenga
Priest in Residence
Deacons
Deacon David Smith
Deacon Michel DuChaussée
Deacon Montas Onelien
Religious Education
Mrs. Mercedes Brown
School Principal
Mrs. Christine Gonzalez
Youth Minister/Licensed
Clinical Social Worker
Mr. Gerard John, LCSW
Music Ministry
Mrs. Betty Bunnell
Mrs. Monique Abraham
Mr. Ernesto Busigó
HOLY EUCHARIST (MASS)
Sunday:(English)
5:30 PM (Sat. Vigil)
7:30, 9:00, 11:00 AM
12:30, 7:00 PM
French/Créole - 3:00 PM
Spanish - 5:00 PM
Weekday:
Saturday:
First Friday:
MATRIMONY
French/Créole - 8:00 PM
RECONCILIATION (Confessions)
Saturday:
Sunday:
Please contact the Rectory at least six
months prior to the proposed date.
7:00, 8:30 AM
(7 PM - during Lent only)
8:30 AM
11:00 - 11:30 AM
4:30 - 5:00 PM
When priests are available.
Anytime by appointment
CHARISMATIC PRAYER
English
Wednesday, 7:30 PM, Church
French/Creole
Friday, 7:30 PM, School Rm B
Spanish
Wednesday, 7:30 PM, Sacred Heart Center
BAPTISMS
Please contact the Rectory at least three
months ­before ­anticipated date to make
­arrangements. Baptisms in English are
on the 1st and 3rd Sundays.
ROSARY
8:10 AM Weekdays
LEGION OF MARY
Monday, 6:30 PM, School
Pastoral Hispana
Misa en Español - Los Domingos - 5:00 PM
El Santo Rosario los Domingos a las 4:30 PM
Confesiones - Los Sábados, 11-11:30 AM; 4:30-5 PM
Bautismos - Para el curso pre-bautismal, llame con TRES MESES
de anticipación a la Rectoría. Los Bautismos en Español son los
4° Domingos del mes a las 1:30 PM
Matrimonio - Llame a la Rectoría lo menos seis meses antes de
la fecha p­ ropuesta.
Divina Misericordia - Los Viernes - 6:00 PM en la escuela.
Madeline Flores 954-805-1701
Circulo de Oración Carismática – Los M
­ iércoles, 7:30 PM,
Sacred Heart Center
PARISH REGISTRATION
We welcome new parishioners to our parish
family. Pick up a­ registration form at the
rectory or print one from the website; later
you will be invited to a r­ egistration p­ rogram
to learn more about our parish and our many
ministries.
EXPOSITION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
(In the Rectory Chapel)
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday:
9 AM to 7:30 PM
RECTORY OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday - 9 AM to 7:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday - 9 AM to 7 PM
AVIS pour les Membres de la Communauté Haitienne
Messe en Créole / Français
3:00 PM chaque dimanche
8:00 PM chaque 1er vendredi du mois
avec Bénédiction du Très Saint
Sacrement
Confession: Samedi 11-11:30 AM, 4:30-5 PM
Visite des malades: Appelez le Père Jean au
954-431-3600.
Baptême: Chaque 2e dimanche du mois à 1:30
PM. Contactez le Père Jean Jadotte au 954-431-3600 trois mois
avant la date prévue.
Mariage: Contactez le Père J­ ean, six mois avant la date prévue.
Prière Charismatique: Chaque Vendredi, de 7:30 à 10:00 PM (salle
B de l’école)
Cursillistas - Los Viernes, a las 8:00 PM en s­ alon “A” de la
escuela; Anibal Perez 786-300-9415
Légion De Marie: Chaque Jeudi, de 7:30 à 8:30 PM (à l’école)
Chaque Samedi à partir de 4:00 PM (à l’école)
Legión De María - Se reunen en Salón B en
la escuela los sábados a las 2:30 PM.
Anibal Perez 786-300-9415
Etude Biblique: Chaque Mercredi de 7:00 à 9:00 PM (salle B de l’école)
Coro Hispano - Ensayo los Domingos a las
4:00 PM en la escuela (salón de música)con
el Director Mr. Ernesto Busigó
786-308-0561
Chorale: Répétition: Mardi de 8:00 à 9:30 PM et Samedi de 5:30
à 7:00PM (salle B de l’école)
Mouvement Eucharistique des Jeunes (MEJ): Chaque Samedi de
5:30 à 8:00 PM (à l’école)
La Sainte Famille: Chaque Lundi à 7:00 PM (à l’école)
Fall
Events
Eucharist
Sunday, November 30
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
5:30 PM ✝ Raymond Daniel
✝ Yolande Lemoine
7:30 AM Betty Bunnel (L)
9:00 AM Tatiana Onelien (L)
11:00 AM ✝ Ronald Dale Lewis
✝ Yolande Lemoine
12:30 PM ✝ André Bouquet
✝ Gino Oriol
3:00 PM Caroline Louis (T)
✝ Wesner Valcin
5:00 PM Tatiana Onelien (L)
7:00 PM ✝ Mario Alfonso
Monday, December 1- Advent Weekday
7:00 AM ✝ Yolande Lemoine
8:30 AM Tatiana Onelien (L)
Tuesday, December 2 - Advent Weekday
7:00 AM ✝ Yolande Lemoine
8:30 AM ✝ Isabel Agaton
✝ Josue Bariel Faustin
Wednesday, December 3
Saint Francis Xavier,Priest
7:00 AM ✝ Gerard Lizardo
✝ Yolande Lemoine
8:30 AM Ursula Domingue (L)
Thursday, December 4 - Advent Weekday
7:00 AM ✝ Yolande Lemoine
David Desjardins & Family (L)
8:30 AM Edna Fortune (T)
Friday, December 5 - Advent Weekday
7:00 AM Audain Family (L)
8:30 AM ✝ William Cecil Dandrige
8:00 PM Marie Adrien & Family (T)
✝ Yolande Lemoine
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Sunday 11/30: Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19;
1 Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-37
Monday:
Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11
Tuesday:
Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24
Wednesday: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 15:29-37
Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27
Friday:
Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31
Saturday:
Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Sunday 12/7: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8
Saturday, December 6 - Advent Weekday
8:30 AM Deacon Michel (T)
Sunday, December 7
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
5:30 PM Fr. P ✝ Yolande Lemoine
✝ Adrien St Pierre
7:30 AM Fr. A ✝ Souls in Purgatory
9:00 AM Fr. J ✝ Gloria & Clodomiro Pizarro
11:00 AM Fr. A Jacques & Marie Jean Baptiste (T)
12:30 PM Fr. P Judy Leacock (L)
3:00 PM Fr. J ✝ Mr/Mrs Ducio Jean-Baptiste
✝ Altenor Accimeus
5:00 PM Fr. A Elise Forcina (L)
7:00 PM Fr. A Brian Chan-A-Sue (L)
* Denotes Celebrant for that Mass:
Fr. A = Fr. Andrew; Fr. J = Fr. Jean;
Fr. P = Fr. Paul
(T)= In Thanksgiving (L)= Living ✝= Deceased
Parochial School Registration
(on going)
Thanksgiving day Masses
Thursday, November 27 at 7 AM & 10 AM
Christmas
Holy Family Sunday
New Year’s Eve Mass
Mary, Mother of God
Epiphany
Baptism of the Lord
Dec 25
Dec 28
Dec 31
Jan. 1
Jan. 4
Jan. 11
Congratulations
to the newly baptized
Ianalyn Angeli Dessables
Faedra Alma Fenelon
Wenderson Wilson Georges
Aniyah Kailee Jones
ABCD 2014
Collection Goal
Pledges Goal
$73,000
$80,000
$70,079
$53,238
Pray
for the
Tatiana Onelien
John Dollard
Elise Forcina
Ursula Domingue
Rege Owoc
Felisa Limos
Max
Brian Chan-A-Sue
Brian Bouquio
Judith Vasquez
Judy Leacock
Marito Maddatu
Eunice Everett
Candy Larsen
Jacinta Stirrup
Josephine Pascucci
Sick
Jane Morra
Danielle Jeanty Curry
Glenda McCumber
Emmanuel Alexander
Josette Paul
Edouard Simonise
Guirlene Gordon
Eric Herr
Christie Owens
Veemala Klous
Jill Louise Norton
Esther Sharpe
Johnny Cadet
Angela Espy
Elena Miranda
Kelly Tymecki
Serge St Eloi
André Grégoire
Howard Lee
Sylvie Casale
Carl Junior Jeanty
Kaitlin Warf
Jean Claude Laborde
Everett Buckridge
Demetrio Davis
Sheila Stone
Yvrose Pierre-Pierre
Marina Reyes
Trammel Family
George Harris
Marguerite Edouard
Esperanza Tavarez
Myrna Jeanniton
Nicolas
Joseph Michel Accilien
Elsie Jeanniton Archer
Jean Theus
Nicole Miles
Patricia Carstons
Conrado Maguddatu
Harry & Mary Bishop
Rosa & Rafael
Names will only stay on the sick list for 2 months at a time. Please
contact the Parish Office if you would like to add or remove a name.
Remember the Departed
Victims of natural disasters
Victims of war and terrorism
Please use your envelopes. They are the principal source of parish support.
This
Week
at St. B artholomew
Sunday, November 30
9 AM
NO Children’s Liturgy - Parish Hall
9 AM-12:30 PM NO Religious Education Registration - Library
10:15 AM NO Religious Education (CCD) - School
11:45 AM NO Junior Youth Group - Sacred Heart Center
5:30 PM NO Youth Group (teens) - Sacred Heart Center
Monday, December 1
6:30 PM English Legion of Mary - School
8:00 PM Al Anon-Spanish - School
Tuesday, December 2
9 AM-7:30 PM Adoration in Rectory Chapel
7:00 PM Religious Education - School
7:30 PM RCIA (ENGLISH) - School
Wednesday, December 3
9 AM-7:30 PM Adoration in Rectory Chapel
7:30 PM Fr/Cr Bible Study - Parish Hall
7:30 PM Prayer Meeting English - Church
7:30 PM Prayer Meeting Spanish - SHC
8:00 PM AA - School Room A
Thursday, December 4
9 AM-7:30 PM Adoration in Rectory Chapel
7:30 PM Nueva Vida - Library
7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal - Church
Friday, December 5
9 AM-7:30 PM Adoration in Rectory Chapel
6:00 PM Divina Misericordia - School
7:30 PM Fr/Cr Charismatic prayer - School
8:00 PM English Cursillo - School
8:00 PM Spanish Cursillo - School
Saturday, December 6
10:30 AM NA - School
3:00 PM Spanish Legion of Mary - School
4:00 PM Fr/Cr Legion of Mary - School
6:00 PM Haitian Choir - School
5:30 PM MEJ - Haitian Youth Group - School
7:30 PM NA - School
Sunday, December 7
9 AM
NO Children’s Liturgy - Parish Hall
9 AM-12:30 PM NO Religious Education Registration - Library
10:15 AM NO Religious Education (CCD) - School
11:45 AM NO Junior Youth Group - Sacred Heart Center
5:30 PM NO Youth Group (teens) - Sacred Heart Center
WATCH!
“Watch!” This word occurs three times in today’s Gospel
passage. Moreover, it is placed at significant points: the
beginning, the center, and the end. Though this is technically
a parable, it is quite short (four verses). The threefold
repetition of “watch” leaves no doubt as to what the story is
about.
We often think of Advent as a time of waiting, but it truly is
a season of watchfulness, a very active form of waiting for the
coming Day of the Lord. It is that day, more than Christmas
day, that the Christian community faithfully expects, using
all of our gifts and talents for this purpose, as Paul reminds
us in the Letter to the Corinthians. When we use these gifts
in faithful watching and expectation, we become like the
servants of the parable, set to their tasks, not waiting around
idly, but engaged in the master’s work until his return. May
our Advent be a time when we return or rededicate our lives
and our communities to this work—the active and diligent
faithfulness that the Lord will expect to find.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Today’s Readings
First Reading -- We are the clay and you, O Lord, are the potter:
we are the work of your hands
(Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7).
Psalm -- Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we
shall be saved (Psalm 80).
Second Reading -- God is faithful; by God you were called to
fellowship with the Son (1 Corinthians 1:3-9).
Gospel -- Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time
will come. (Mark 13:33-37).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997,
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
Please USE YOUR ENVELOPES or write
your envelope n
­ umber on your check
TO ENSURE PROPER CREDITING OF
YOUR DONATION or use one of our
new temporary donation envelopes
Collection for:11/16/2014
available in front of the Church.
33rd Sunday - Ordinary Time
If you are new or visiting...
Stop by the Rectory Office to fill out
a registration form, if you want
to register or use one of our blue
temporary donation
envelopes available
in front of the
Church or if you
just want to let us
know who you are.
PLEASE NOTIFY the Rectory Office
of any changes in your address or
phone number. Use envelopes or
put your envelope number on your
check to ensure proper recording
of your donation.
** “Office” includes electronic payments and
those envelopes dropped off at the Rectory.
Mass
Attendance
Collection
Sat. 5:30 PM
74
$857.00
Sun. 7:30 AM
140
$1,418.00
Sun. 9:00 AM
262
$1,556.00
Sun. 11:00 AM
222
$1,350.00
Sun. 12:30 PM
94
$815.00
Sun. 3:00 PM
272
$1,352.00
Sun. 5:00 PM
165
$852.00
Sun. 7:00 PM
117
$734.00
Loose Coins
$38.00
Office**
MAIN
COLLECTION
Second Collection
TOTAL
$853.50
1346
$9,825.50
$580.00
$10,763.50
Christmas EVE
Wednesday, December 24
5:30 PM Mass
7:00 PM Children’s Mass
11:00 PM “Midnight” Mass
Christmas DAY
Thursday, December 25
No 7:00 PM Mass
7:30 AM, 9 AM, 11 AM, 12:30 PM Christmas Mass in English
3:00 PM Mass in French/Créole
5:00 PM Mass in Spanish
Feast of the
Holy Family
Sunday, December 28
All Regular Sunday Masses
Advent
The Advent Angel Tree is
an annual project of the parish
conference of the St. Vincent de
Paul Society. In the past years
our parishioners have been very
generous and supportive of this
worthy cause.
Once again, we invite all parish
community members to take an angel
from the tree and purchase an age
appropriate for a boy or girl as the
label will indicate. Please return
all gifts by Wednesday, December
17th. Gifts will be distributed on
Saturday, December 20th.
St. Bartholomew parish community
has consistently shown commitment
and great dedication to the poor
within our area. Thank you.
Pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes and
Santiago de Compostela
11 Days : October 6-16, 2015
We will be visiting: Lisbon, Fatima, Santiago de
Compostela, Salamanca, Avila, Madrid, Lourdes.
This pilgrimage will be hosted by Rev. Montas
Onelien, Fr. Andrew from St Bartholomew and
Fr. Ernest Biriruka of St John XXIII
The cost is $3659 per person from Miami
(includes air/land tour price of $2979 plus $680
government taxes/airline fuel surcharges)
We have the possibility to host a
6-week workshop on coping with
mental illness for care takers in
the spring.
The National Alliance for Mental
Illness (NAMI) will present the
workshop.
If interested, please sign up at the
rectory.
You are not alone!
“That they may be...
the salt of the earth and...
Come
Mark your calendars!
and
see
December 12-14
Weekend Retreat for ALL
teenagers in 8th through 12th grade
...the light of the world”
in the Sacred Heart Center
Permission slips will be available soon at the rectory
or at youth ministry meetings on Sundays @5:30 pm
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CCD Registration
CCD
Relig
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PLACE:
School Library
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9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
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COST:
1 Child
$125
14 - 2
2 Children
$200
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DATES:
Sunday mornings
3 Children
$250
4 or more $290
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CCD Classes Began
Grades Pre-K4 through 8
Sunday
(in session)
10:15-11:30 AM in the school
Pre K-4 must be at least 4 years old
High School Pre-Confirmation and
Confirmation Class
Tuesday
(in session)
7:00-8:30 PM in the school
BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE:
Non-baptized children are welcome to register. Children already baptized will not be admitted unless they have a
baptismal certificate and birth certificate on file with their registration. Adults can still register for RCIA and be fully initiated
at the Easter Vigil. Please call Steve Lee for details at 305-915-5048
ATTENTION St. Bartholomew Volunteers!!!
In order to volunteer in our parish liturgical ministries (i.e. ushers, eucharistic ministers, lectors, etc...) you must
comply with the requirements of the Archdiocese of Miami:
Be fingerprinted and attend a Virtus Workshop. If you are new to the St Bartholomew liturgical ministries or were
fingerprinted prior to 2010, you need to be fingerprinted through the Archdiocese of Miami before getting involved
in any ministry. Please go to www.fieldprintflorida.com and use the code FPAOMParishVol to schedule your
appointment.
We need
LOTS of help
to make
our church
beautiful
this Holiday Season.
Please call the rectory and let
us know that you would like to
help us lift, move things around,
decorate, clean, etc...
St Bartholomew
CHRISTMAS
PARTY
In the Parish Hall
December 13th, 2014
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
$20 Donation - Dinner/Dance/Cash Bar
Live Music by Sound Factory Band
The Sounds of Christmas
Join us for a sing-a-long
of your favorite Carols and
More...
hosted by Our Choirs
Friday, December 12
@ 8 PM
in the church
Please support the event by purchasing
raffle tickets for a Nativity Scene
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Holy Spirit #6032
Proceeds go to Respect Life Ministry
St. Bartholomew Catholic School
8003 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, Florida 33025
954-431-5253
“Sharing, Learning and Growing in Christ”
These have been very busy months at St. Bart School! Our students have reached reading goals for the First quarter,
studied and dressed as Saints, celebrated Honor Roll achievements, participated in Red Ribbon Week and reflected
and have gotten involved with Community Service Learning projects. Take a look at what has been going on at school.
Spelling Bee
Our 1st Quarter AR Stars
Current & Former students at
Women’s Club Halloween Party
Karate Club
Hispanic Heritage
Basketball season
Red Ribbon week and Patriots Day
30 Novembre 2014 - Premier Dimanche de l’Avent - Année B
Veillez!
“Veillez!” Ce mot apparaît trois fois dans l’Evangile
d’aujourd’hui. En outre, il est placé à certains points
importants: le début, le centre et la fin. Bien que ce soit
techniquement une parabole, elle est assez courte (quatre
versets). La triple répétition de “veillez” ne laisse aucun doute
à propos du sujet de l’histoire.
Nous pensons souvent à l’Avent comme un temps
d’attente, mais il est vraiment une saison de vigilance, une
forme très active de l’attente pour la venue du jour de Dieu.
Ce jour-là est plus que le jour de Noël, que la communauté
chrétienne attend fidèlement, en utilisant l’ensemble de
nos dons et talents à cet effet, comme Paul nous rappelle
dans la Lettre aux Corinthiens. Lorsque nous utilisons ces
dons pleinement dans l’attente, nous devenons comme les
serviteurs de la parabole, fixés à leurs tâches, n’attendant
pas les bras croisés, mais engagés dans l’œuvre du maître
jusqu’à son retour. Que notre Avent soit une periode où nous
revenons, consacrer à nouveau nos vies et communautés à
la fidélité active et diligente à laquelle le Seigneur nous invite.
Veillez!
LECTURES DU JOUR
Fête de Noel
Samedi 20 Décembre
à partir de 7:30 pm
à la salle paroissialle
Tickets en vente bientôt
Contactez le Père
Jadotte pour plus
de detailles et pour
obtenir vos tickets.
1ère Lecture — Nous sommes l’argile, et tu es le
potier: nous sommes tous l’ouvrage de tes mains.
(Is 63, 16b-17.19b; 64, 2b-7)
Psaume — Dieu, fais nous revenir ; que ton visage
s’éclaire, et nous serons sauvés ! Ps: 79, 2.3, 15-19
2ème Lecture — Dieu est fidèle, il vous a appelés à
vivre en communion avec son Fils, Jésus Christ notre
Seigneur. (1Co 1, 3-9)
Evangile — “Prenez garde, veillez : car vous ne savez
pas quand viendra le moment.” (Mc 13, 33-37)
LECTURES DE LA SEMAINE
Lundi:
Mardi:
Is 2:1-5; Ps 122 (121):1-9; Mt 8:5-11
Is 11:1-10; Ps 72 (71):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17;
Lc 10:21-24
Mercredi: Is 25:6-10a; Ps 23 (22):1-6; Mt 15:29-37
Jeudi:
Is 26:1-6; Ps 118 (117):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a;
Mt 7:21, 24-27
Vendredi: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31
Samedi: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147 (146):1-6;
Mt 9:35 - 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Dimanche: Is 40:1-11; Ps 85 (84):9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mc 1:1-8
Primer Domingo de Adviento - 30 de Noviembre de 2014 - Año B
¡VELEN!
“¡Velen!” Esta palabra ocurre dos veces en el Evangelio
de hoy, situada en puntos estratégicos: al principio, y en el
centro. Aunque técnicamente sea una parábola, el texto es
bastante breve (cuatro versículos). La doble repetición de
“velen” no deja lugar a duda de lo que trata este relato.
A menudo pensamos en Adviento como un tiempo de
espera, pero en realidad es un tiempo de vigilancia, una
forma muy activa de esperar la llegada del Día del Señor. Ese
es el Día, más que el día de Navidad, anticipado fielmente
por la comunidad cristiana, ya que usa todos sus talentos y
dones para este fin, como nos lo recuerda Pablo en la carta
a los corintios. Cuando usamos estos dones en fiel espera y
anticipación, nos hacemos como los sirvientes de la parábola,
entregados a sus tareas, no esperando como vagos, sino
encargados de la labor del maestro hasta su regreso. Que
nuestro Adviento sea un tiempo en que reencaminamos o
rededicamos nuestra vida y nuestra comunidad a esta labor,
la fidelidad activa y diligente que el Señor espera encontrar.
@ J.S. Paluch Co, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2007, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: Is 2:1-5; Sal 122 (121):1-9; Mt 8:5-11
Martes: Is 11:1-10; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lc 10:21-24
Miércoles: Is 25:6-10a; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Mt 15:29-37
Jueves: Is 26:1-6; Sal 118 (117):1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27
Viernes: Is 29:17-24; Sal 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31
Sábado: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Sal 147 (146):1-6; Mt 9:35 - 10:1, 5a, 6-8
Domingo: Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Sal 85 (84):9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mc 1:1-8
Fiesta de Navidad
Sabado, 14 de Diciembre
a las 6 de la tarde en el
salón paroquial.
Si quiere ayudar llama a
Mercedes a la rectoria.
“La misión en la Iglesia Católica de San
Bartolomé es reflejar el amor de Dios a
todos quienes nos reunimos, para fortalecer
nuestra comunidad de fe a través de la
adoración, educación, compañerismo,
corresponsabilidad y actos de amor y
caridad, de modo que podamos dirigir
a personas de todas las procedencias
a nuestro Señor Jesucristo”.
Misión de Adviento con el
Padre Andy Lorenzo-Puga
Martes , Diciembre 9 y el
Miercoles Diciembre 10
comenzando con la Santa
Misa a las 7:30 pm y despues
la mission.
Vamos todos a prepararnos para
la venida de Cristo.