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October 5, 2008 December 7, 2008 SAVE THE DATES
Mass For Life Every Sat.
8:30 am
DIG for TEENS Every Wed.
7:00 pm
Men’s Meeting ‘No More Excuses’ series
Every Fri.
7:00 pm
NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues.
10:00 am
New Member Orientation Sept. 17 7:30 pm
WOW Monthly Meeting Sept. 20 7:00 pm
Spiritual Combat Retreat with Fr. Jorge
Sept. 28 8:30 am
Vigilia Pre-Congresso 28 de Sept.
7:30 pm
Curso Nueva Vida 4 y 5 de
Oct. 8:00 am
Curso Comunidad 4 y 5 de
Oct. 8:30 am
Faith in the Fire Retreat Oct. 12
& 13 8:00 am
XXIII Congresso Arquidiocesano
18, 19 y 20 de Oct.
Detalles p. 7
Marriage in Christ Oct. 26 7:30 am
Family Fun Festival Oct. 27 12:00 pm
September 15, 2019 Twenty - Fourth
Sunday in Ordinary Time
MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073
Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ...................... Closed Tuesday ..................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Chapel Opens at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Jorge Alvarado, Director .................. Ext. 105 Rev. John Paul Bolger, CC Assoc. Dir….... Ext. 120 Rev. Francis A. Frankovich, C.C……………Ext. 106
Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. [email protected]
OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Administrative Assistant………….....… Ext. 102
Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director….. Ext. 101
Luz Carina Carbajal, Receptionist…………………………Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..………... Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager…………………………………………….Ext. 112
MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:
Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114
ENGLISH MINISTRY: Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103
HISPANIC MINISTRY:
Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104
BOOKSTORE HOURS Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday….… 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 5:30-7:30pm Sunday………12 Noon - 1:30pm After Mass Only
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS Monday: CENTER AND OFFICES CLOSED
TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon—English Mass/ Chapel
WEDNESDAY: 12:00 Noon Spanish Mass/Main Sanctuary Prayer Teams are available after ‘Asamblea’
10:00 - 11:00 am First Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration 7:00 pm Women’s Bible Study Room 108
THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel
7:20 - 7:30 pm Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - Mass, Main Sanctuary 2nd Thursday of Each Month before Mass Blessing of Salt, Water and Oil Friday: 12:00 Noon - English Mass 7:30 pm Spanish Mass
8:30 - 9:30 pm First Friday Eucharistic Adoration Saturday : 8:30 am Mass for Life - Chapel
Sunday: 9:00 - 10:00 am Eucharistic Adoration 9:30 - 10:00 am Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel)
10:00 - 10:30 am Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary
10:30 am - Mass Main Sanctuary Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00pm Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 3:00 pm room. 111
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call for an appointment SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday……….....9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…….11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……….6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………...6:30 pm - 7:20 pm or by appointment
Prayer Intentions Nathan Olivo, Carmen Garcia, Paul Alaniz, Ramon Hernandez Angelea Martinez, Teresa & Lola Castillo, Helen Paxtot, George Castillo, Annette Saldana, Chris Ramirez, Kimberly Gonzalez,
Manuel Saldana, Linda Adornetto, Fr. Mark Goring, John Mar-tinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Dcn Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael Trajan, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernan-
dez, Teresa Morales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Fr. Greg Gregory, There-
sa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Berna-dette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bru-no, Omar E. Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne
Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Dcn Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan,
Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman
In Memoriam † Ismael Martinez † Jovita Ogwuru † Gilbert Sierra † Fidel Gaitan
Readings for the Week of September 15, 2019 Monday: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Ps 28:2, 7-9; Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Tm 3:1-13; Ps 101:1b-3ab, 5-6; Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Tm 3:14-16; Ps 111:1-6; Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Tm 4:12-16; Ps 111:7-10; Lk 7:36-50 Friday: 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Ps 49:6-10, 17-20; Lk 8:1-3 Saturday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Sunday: Am 8:4-7; Ps 113:1-2, 4-8; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 [10-13]
OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION
Next Baptism and Baptism Class Date: October 20, 2019 Time: 12:30 - 1:30
Required Documents: Birth certificate & pre-registration form must be brought to class Please call the office & speak with Luz for more
information and to pre-register on or before:
October 11, 2019 713-236-9977
Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catechetical Sunday Monday: Ss. Cornelius and Cyprian Tuesday: St. Robert Bellarmine Thursday: St. Januarius Friday: Ss. Andrew KimTae-gŏn and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang and Companions Saturday: St. Matthew
THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… TWENTY - FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
MASS FOR LIFE
Every Saturday 8:30 am. Followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood
located at 4600 Gulf Freeway
“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears
the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.
W.O.W Monthly Meeting Calling All Ladies! Please join us
for Fr. David Bergeron’s talk on
“Surprise of the Lord!’
Friday September 20th 7-9pm Room 111
Please Bring your Bible and a Journal.
WOW Outreach: Walk the Cross on Telephone Road,
Pray & Fast Against Human Trafficking,
Saturday September 28, 2019
4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087,
5:00pm-6:30pm, 4th Saturday of the Month,
Our Lady of Sorrows Feast Day - September 15 Saint of the Day for September 15 For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Moth-er: one going back to the 15th century, the other to the 17th century. For a while both were celebrated by the universal Church: one on the Friday before Palm Sunday, the other in September. The principal biblical references to Mary’s sorrows are in Luke 2:35 and John 19:26-27. The Lucan passage is Simeon’s prediction about a sword piercing Mary’s soul; the Johannine pas-sage relates Jesus’ words from the cross to Mary and to the beloved disciple. Many early Church writers interpret the sword as Mary’s sorrows, especially as she saw Jesus die on the cross. Thus, the two passages are brought together as prediction and fulfillment. Saint Ambrose in particular sees Mary as a sorrowful yet powerful figure at the cross. Mary stood fearlessly at the cross while others fled. Mary looked on her Son’s wounds with pity, but saw in them the salvation of the world. As Jesus hung on the cross, Mary did not fear to be killed, but offered herself to her persecutors. Reflection: John’s account of Jesus’ death is highly sym-bolic. When Jesus gives the beloved disciple to Mary, we are invited to appreciate Mary’s role in the Church: She symbolizes the Church; the beloved disciple represents all believers. As Mary mothered Jesus, she is now mother to all his followers. Furthermore, as Jesus died, he handed over his Spirit. Mary and the Spirit cooperate in begetting new children of God—almost an echo of Luke’s account of Jesus’ conception. Christians can trust that they will con-
www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND NEWS www.cccgh.com
Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries
News From The Streets…
God Sees The Finished Product
By Mary Martha Primerano I asked one of our homeless friends about a certain young lady we met out in the streets one day. When we first met her, she wanted prayer for her newborn baby. I asked him the next time he sees her to tell her we say hello. He began to share some harsh details about her life, and what she does to survive out on the streets. At that point I stopped him from going any further - and said tell her, God loves her! We share with our friends on the streets that if we point an accusing finger at someone to always remember that there will be 3 fingers pointing back at us. Jesus did the same in John 8:7 when he rescued a woman who was about to be stoned by the religious crowd for being caught in an adulterous act. He who is with-out sin let him cast the first stone. Then shortly after hearing this, each dropped their stones and could not continue. Jesus then asked the woman where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you? No one sir. Then neither do I condemn you. Now here is the important part found in John 8:11 - Go now and leave your life of sin. Leave it all behind. Get up and run. Run as fast as you can with all that God has put in you. Go home; go to a shelter…just go! If interested in volunteering please contact:
Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or [email protected]
Omar Rodríguez (9/15)
Rosalva Villanueva (9/15)
Zoe Franco (9/15)
John Montgomery (9/15)
Paul Abshire (9/15)
Kaleb Netek (9/16)
Julissa Garcia (9/16)
Karla Aleman (9/16)
Mary Ann Villalobos (9/16)
Aaliyah Lleverino (9/16)
Amber Luna (9/16)
Julissa Gaitan (9/16)
Justin Mardis (9/17)
Alanys Pérez (18)
Audrey Douglas (9/18)
Peter Whitman (9/18)
Jyosthana Mathew (9/18)
Julietta Benitez (9/18)
Aracely Zuniga (9/18)
Nancy Orozco (9/19)
Juan Jimenez (9/19)
Nonye Omegbe (9/19)
Kelsie Lozano (9/19)
Omar Barajas (9/20)
Rose Okoye-Abiakam (9/20)
Miguel Gallegos (9/20)
Sarahi Zuniga (9/20)
Mila Salinas (9/20)
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Sunday September 8, 2019
$10,408.00
Weekly Budget: $12,000.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GENEROUS SUPPORT!
UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE
Together in Holiness Marriage Conference Saturday September 28, 2019 | 8:30AM to 3:30PM
Two Locations: St. Theresa in Sugar Land, and
Sts. Simon & Jude in The Woodlands
National Speakers: Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers and Most Rev. Joseph E. Strickland
Breakouts at each location will discuss living the vocation of marriage as a young growing family or as empty-nesters
Mass | Eucharistic Adoration | Reconciliation Cost: $59/couple or $35/individual.
Scholarships are also available upon request
On-site childcare (2-12yrs): $5/child; pre-registration required
For more information, please visit togetherinholiness.org
or email Houston conference coordinators at
Adoration by Candlelight Join other young adults 18 and older on
Monday Sept. 23 for Adoration with
Fr. Richard McNeillie, Director, Office of Vocations
To experience the peace of Christ and the
joy of Community in prayer 7 pm at
St. Mary’s Seminary Chapel
9845 Memorial Dr.
Houston, Tx 77024
Society of St. Vincent de Paul is….. SEEKING
Good Samaritans of all ages with smiling faces, helping hands,
and giving hearts to be the hands and feet of Christ.
MISSIONS
Call Center | Data Entry | Food Fairs | Resale Shop | Warehouse
HOME VISIT
Vincentian volunteers turn into the hands and feet of Christ as
they visit our friends in need in their homes, protecting their
dignity and privacy.
DONATION DRIVES
Organize a donation drive at your job, school, or parish. The
gently-used goods you collect are either given to the families we
visit or placed on sale in our resale shops.
For more information, contact Michelle Gonzalez.
PAGINA 6 XXIV DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO C 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DEL 2019
HABRÁ ALEGRÍA EN EL CIELO
POR UN SOLO PECADOR
QUE SE CONVIERTA
San Lucas 15,1-32. ¿De Quién es ese Pueblo? Un detalle curio-so de la primera lectura de este domingo es la manera como pri-mero Dios y luego Moisés se refieren al pueblo rebelde. Dios dice a Moisés: "tu pueblo, el que sacaste de Egipto, se ha perver-tido;" por su parte, Moisés replica al Señor diciendo: "¿Por qué ha de encenderse tu ira, Señor, contra este pueblo que Tú sacaste de Egipto con gran poder y vigorosa mano?" Lo menos que uno puede preguntarse es a quién pertenece ese pueblo. Esta inquie-tud no es pura curiosidad. Suele suceder que cuando las cosas van mal se quedan sin dueño. Se ha dicho que el éxito tiene mu-chos padres mientras que el fracaso se queda huérfano. Ello ame-rita una reflexión al interior de la Iglesia, entendida como comu-nidad. Tendemos fácilmente a considerar las responsabilidades de los demás más que las propias de modo que, si algo falla, la Iglesia pasa a ser Iglesia de los otros: del Papa, de los obispos, o de quien sea, pero no nuestra. Sin embargo no creemos que ese sea el caso en la lectura del Éxodo que hoy meditamos. Dios no está desentendiéndose del pueblo ni Moisés tampoco. Más que huir de la propia responsabilidad, este par maravilloso de amigos quiere afianzar el vínculo que une al otro con el problema que ambos tienen. Dios le habla a Moisés despertando el dolor de amor por lo que hace el rebaño de Israel; Moisés le habla a Dios despertando su amor y el celo por su gloria incomparable, que ha quedado lastimada por la idolatría de los israelitas. Así pues, el pueblo es de Dios pero también de Moisés, y en el diálogo de corazones que hemos escuchado lo que queda manifiesto es que no podemos ni apropiarnos de la Iglesia ni desentendernos de ella. El Triunfo de la Misericordia.- En este domingo, sin embargo, el tema de fondo es más bien la misericordia, como lo resaltan las parábolas breves y llenas de colorido del evangelio. De lo que se trata aquí es del poder del amor que tendría razones para conde-nar y arrasar pero prefiere crear sus propias razones para esperar y redimir. Si la primera lectura nos habla de un Dios que "renuncia" a castigar, el evangelio va más allá al mostrarnos un Dios que se goza en perdonar. Detrás de la alegría de aquella mujer que encuentra su moneda o de aquel pastor que recupera a su oveja está siempre la alegría misma de Dios que se goza reha-ciendo y reconstruyendo de manera sorprendente a sus pobres hijos pecadores. Así aprendemos varias cosas, por ejemplo, que Dios ha ligado la alegría a la compasión y que no encontraremos gozo durable si no aprendemos a perdonarnos y a perdonar. Aprendemos también que el Cielo celebra más la conversión que cualquier otra cosa y que por eso se acerca más a la realidad de
Dios quien sabe acercarse con mayor compasión a la realidad del pecador. Y aprendemos sobre todo que toda la finalidad de la obra de Cristo está bien resumida en lo que dice el credo de la Misa: todo fue "por nosotros y por nuestra salvación." Cada uno, entonces, puede apropiarse las palabras del apóstol Pablo en la segunda lectura de hoy: "Cristo Jesús vino al mundo para salvar a
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 1 Tm 2:1-8; Sal 28 (27):2, 7-9; Lc 7:1-10 Martes: 1 Tm 3:1-13; Sal 101 (100):1b-3ab, 5-6; Lc 7:11-17 Miércoles: 1 Tm 3:14-16; Sal 111 (110):1-6; Lc 7:31-35 Jueves: 1 Tm 4:12-16; Sal 111 (110):7-10; Lc 7:36-50 Viernes: 1 Tm 6:2c-12; Sal 49 (48):6-10, 17-20; Lc 8:1-3 Sábado: Ef 4:1-7, 11-13; Sal 19 (18):2-5; Mt 9:9-13 Domingo: Am 8:4-7; Sal 113 (112):1-2, 4-8;
“ME LEVANTARÉ, ME PONDRÉ EN CAMINO ADONDE ESTÁ MI PADRE”
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
El santo Peruano Fray Juan Macias fue dominico. Este santo es
reconocido como el amparo de los pobres, patrón de los emi-
grantes y ladrón del purgatorio. El concepto del purgatorio es
un poco difícil de entender. La Iglesia adoptó la creencia en la
última purificación de los elegidos (nombrado el Purgatorio) en
los siglos XV y XVI en los concilios de Florencia y Trento.
Ella se basa en las Escrituras que se refieren en la purificación
en el fuego (1 Corintios 3:15; 1 Pedro 1:7) y en la práctica de la
oración por los difuntos como aparece en 2 Macabeos 12:46 y
Job 1:5. San Juan Crisóstomo dijo: “Si los hijos de Job fueron
purificados por el sacrificio de su padre, ¿porqué vamos a du-
dar que nuestras oraciones por los difuntos puedan hacerle lle-
gar alguna consolación a los que han muerto? Ofrezcamos
pues, nuestras oraciones por los difuntos. Los que están en pur-
PAGINA 7 15 DE SPETIEMBRE DEL 2019
ACTIVIDADES DE LA COMUNIDAD H ISPANA
