Welcome to St. James the Apostle Catholic Church - Bienvenidos a Santiago Apostol Iglesia Católica

CONFESSION

Thursday and Friday

4:00 pm | 5:30 pm

Saturday– 2:30 pm

In front of the rectory

St. James the Apostle catholic church

PASTOR

Rev. Fr. Abraham Guerrero

DEACONS

Joseph Lyncha

Manuel Murrieta

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the Eucharistic and Marian people

of the Roman Catholic Church of St.

James the Greater of Coolidge Arizo-

na, are a worshipping faith-filled com-

munity, who, empowered by the Holy

Spirit, serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, our

community and the Diocese of Tuc-

son. Through love, compassion, and

respect, we strive to be a welcoming

community that prays and learns to-

gether.

MISION PARROQUIAL

Nosotros, la gente Eucarística y Maria-

na de la Iglesia Católica Romana de

Santiago el Mayor en Coolidge, Arizo-

na, somos una comunidad de adora-

dores llenos de Fe, quienes, capacita-

dos por el Espíritu Santo, servimos a

nuestros Señor, Jesucristo, a nuestra

comunidad y a la Diócesis de Tucson.

Con amor, compasión y respeto, pro-

curamos ser una comunidad que ora y

aprende unida.

OFFICE HOURS

Monday– Thursday

10:00 am-2:00 pm

Friday

10:00 am— 2:00 pm

Adoration

Natalie Martinez.

520-560-4181

Altar Servers

Christina Chavez

Lisa Holmes

Divine Mercy

Tanya Navarro

Money Counters

Luz Shope

Compliance

Officer

Tanya Navarro

English Choir

Mike Navarro

Pastoral Council

RCIA

Deacon Joe

Spanish Choir

Jaime Casillas

Finance

Committee

Tom Shope

Grupo de

Oración

Manuela Vizcaíno

Guadalupana

Society

Roberta Cardona

Liturgy

Luz Shope

Eucharistic

Ministers

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Office Manager

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Secretary

Veronica Renteria

Director of

Religious

Education

Irma Murrieta

Cleaning &

Maintenance

Francisca Serna

Bookkeeper

Melissa Butsback

Housekeeper

Martha Ashford

Personal Parroquial

Due to the New protocol collection

will be posted at the end of the

month. Thank you for your

support!!

Ministerios parroquiales

Colecta general

General Fund Collection

Week of January 24, 2021

Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8

-9 [4a]/1 Cor 7:29-31/Mk 1:14-20

Monday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/

Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Mk 16:15-18

Tuesday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5/Ps

96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 [3]/Mk 3:31-35

Wednesday: Heb 10:11-18/Ps 110:1,

2, 3, 4 [4b]/Mk 4:1-20

Thursday: Heb 10:19-25/Ps 24:1-2, 3-

4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Mk 4:21-25

Friday: Heb 10:32-39/Ps 37:3-4, 5-6,

23-24, 39-40 [39a]/Mk 4:26-34

Saturday: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19/Lk 1:69-

70, 71-72, 73-75 [cf. 68]/Mk 4:35-41

Next Sunday: Dt 18:15-20/Ps 95:1-2,

6-7, 7-9 [8]/1 Cor 7:32-35/Mk 1:21-2

Semana del 24 de enero de 2021

Domingo: Jon 3, 1-5. 10/Sal 24, 4-5. 6-

7. 8-9 [4]/1 Cor 7, 29-31/Mc 1, 14-20

Lunes: Hch 22, 3-16 o Hch 9, 1-22/Sal

116, 1. 2 [Mc 16, 15]/Mc 16, 15-18

Martes: 2 Tm 1, 1-8 o Tit 1, 1-5/Sal 95, 1

-2. 2-3. 7-8. 10 [3]/Mc 3, 31-35

Miércoles: Heb 10, 11-18/Sal 109, 1. 2.

3. 4 [4]/Mc 4, 1-20

Jueves: Heb 10, 19-25/Sal 23, 1-2. 3-4. 5

-6 [cfr. 6]/Mc 4, 21-25

Viernes: Heb 10, 32-39/Sal 36, 3-4. 5-6.

23-24. 39-40 [39]/Mc 4, 26-34

Sábado: Heb 11, 1-2. 8-19/Lc 1, 69-70.

71-72. 73-75 [cfr. 68]/Mc 4, 35-41

Domingo siguiente: Dt 18, 15-20/Sal

94, 1-2. 6-7. 7-9 [8]/1 Cor 7, 32-35/Mc 1,

21-28

Las Lecturas de la Semana

Readings of the Week

Starting the weekend of

Jan. 16 & 17, and the

following 3 weekends

mass schedule will be

the following:

SATURDAY

4:00 PM– English

SUNDAY MASS

Misa Dominical

11:00 am- English

12:30 pm- Español

2:00 pm- English

3:00 pm- Español

All masses will be

celebrated outside,

where the fiesta stage

is located. Please bring

your chair!

Mass Schedule

Horario de Misa

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,

be our protection against the wickedness and

snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we

humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heav-

enly host, by the power of God, cast into hell

Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about

the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Oración a San Miguel Arcángel

San Miguel Arcángel, defiéndenos en la lucha. Sé nuestro am-

paro contra la perversidad y acechanzas del demonio. Que Dios

manifieste sobre él su poder, es nuestra humilde súplica. Y tú,

oh Príncipe de la Milicia Celestial, con el poder que Dios te ha

conferido, arroja al infierno a Satanás, y a los demás espíritus

malignos que vagan por el mundo para la perdición de las al-

mas. Amén

Readings

LECTURAS

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VIVIR LA LITURGIA

INSPIRACIÓN DE LA SEMANA

"Arrepiéntanse y crean en el evan-

gelio". Algún tipo de arrepentimiento

honesto y sincero es necesario para

cualquier tipo de crecimiento y madu-

rez auténticos. Tenemos que llegar a la

realización, a menos que seamos feli-

ces revolcándonos en la inmadurez y la

superficialidad, que la forma en que

hemos estado haciendo las cosas no

es la mejor ni la más saludable. No hay

un ser humano vivo que no haya actu-

ado de manera tonta o errática a costa

de casi perder una relación preciada.

"¿Por qué actué de esa manera?" es

una pregunta que solemos meditar

después de un poco de reflexión e ilu-

minación. La fe funciona de la misma

manera. Tropezando por la vida y

chocando con la falta de sentido, una

persona puede comenzar a ver que

falta algo significativo. Ven que hay

mérito en una relación con Dios y un

abrazo de fe. Antes de que estos

puedan echar raíces, es necesario un

dolor sincero por las malas acciones

del pasado, las oportunidades perdid-

as, los errores de juicio y la miopía. El

arrepentimiento es necesario. Luego, al

darnos cuenta de que estábamos

caminando en tinieblas, podemos

regocijarnos de que por la gracia de

Dios ahora vemos la luz. ©LPi

MEDITACION DEL EVANGELIO

Buenos días, hermanos y hermanas, la palabra de Dios; tanto en el an-

tiguo testamento como en el Nuevo testamento tiene su enfoque en el

llamado a la conversión del hombre. Este llamado muchas veces no es

aceptado por la cerrazón del corazón del hombre. Que termina por

apedrear a los profetas e incluso decapitarlos como fue el caso de san

Juan bautista y en el caso de Cristo la crucifixión.

Hoy la palabra de Dios nos narra que después que Juan bautista fue

arrestado, Jesús llego a Galilea predicando el llamado a la conversión.

Invitándolos a creer en la buena nueva, es decir llamándolos a la es-

peranza, No solo a los no creyentes, sino a todos, porque el deseo de

cristo es que todos nos salvemos. Y para lograrlo necesitamos hacer

una retrospección en nuestra vida, que consiste en revisar nuestra his-

toria, en hebreo, Shub, que significa: regresar sobre nuestros pasos,

para ver si no estamos caminando fuera del camino correcto, y si lo

estamos, iluminados por ese mensaje de esperanza de Cristo que es la

conversión, decidirnos a cambiar de actitud y volver a la obediencia a

Dios. Es decir, cambiar las costumbres y reformar la propia vida.

Mis queridos hermanos; Para Cristo nuestro Señor y salvador, la con-

versión es mirar hacia delante, es abrazar el reino, que es un don gra-

tuito de Dios. Debemos estar conscientes amados hermanos y her-

manas que la salvación es un deseo de Dios, para todos sus hijos, pero

Dios espera la respuesta del hombre. Dice San Agustín: Dios que te

creo sin tu consentimiento no te podrá salvar sin tu consentimiento.

Por lo tanto, en el llamado a la conversión, Dios, es el que da el primer

paso, a través de su gracia. Por esta acción el cristianismo se distingue

de otras religiones, porque no comienza anunciando el deber, sino el

don, es decir no comienza imponiendo una ley, sino ofreciendo la gra-

cia de Dios: Convertíos y Creed. Esto nos ensena, que la fe es la puerta

por la que podemos entrar en el reino de Dios. Ya que Dios nos ha

creado libres, inteligentes, para llamarnos a la fe. Porque; Si se pusiera

como norma para entrar: la pureza, la paciencia, posiblemente todos

nos quedaríamos a fuera, porque nadie es inocente y todos tenemos

defectos.

Mis queridos hermanos; la fe tiene diferentes rostros y entre ellos esta:

la del asentimiento del intelecto, la fe de la confianza o la fe de la

apropiación. De ella habla San Bernardo cuando dice: Yo, lo que no

puedo obtener por mi mismo lo usurpo del costado de Cristo. Por lo

tanto, convertirse y creer significa hacer un tipo de acción repentina e

ingeniosa. Y es Dios mismo quien nos impulsa a hacerlo. Porque a Dios

le encanta que tu actúes abrazando su designio de amor por tu felicid-

ad. Por esta razón mis queridos hermanos, la palabra ¡convertíos! No

es una amenaza, que nos invita a caminar llenos de culpa por el mun-

do, sino que es una llamada amorosa de Dios a mirar nuestra vida co-

mo un don de Él, también es un llamado a la libertad y a la alegría.

También, es una buena noticia de parte de Dios a todos los hombres y

mujeres de todos los tiempos. Te invito a abrir tu corazón a Dios. Que

te ama con amor de eternidad y que te creo para que seas feliz. Nunca

te des por vencido frente a la adversidad, solo cree que tienes un pa-

dre que envió a su hijo a restaurar el mundo, porque desde la eterni-

dad él pensó en ti. Dios, nos bendiga y nos conceda pronto, estar

viviendo y haciendo su santa voluntad. Feliz Domingo del Señor!

Fr. Abraham Guerrero

Coolidge, Arizona 4

Mass: Virtual Viewing, Did you know that you are

attending mass when you watch it LIVE on your TV or on

your computer or other device? That's right, you are in at-

tendance at the mass while it is being said anywhere in the

world through our union with Christ in His mystical body.

But remember, it must be LIVE, occurring at the same

time you are viewing it. If it is a video of a mass pre-

viously said, you are watching a video of the mass.

You are not actually attending the mass since it has

already been completed.

Isn't that truly wonderful! We can attend mass at

Lourdes or Knock or EWTN or the Vatican or England or

the Philippines or anywhere else in the world as long as it is

LIVE while it is being broadcast throughout the world. Does

that take away our Sunday obligation? NO! We must still

attend mass on Sunday. Of course if we are sick or simply

cannot get to a mass on Sunday, we are not obligated to

go. And with this present Covid 19 pandemic, we are not

obligated. If we are healthy and our health is not compro-

mised, please attend mass if there is room based on social

distancing. If we cannot attend, we should be able to find a

LIVE mass on TV (you tube) etc. somewhere in the world or

on St. James the Apostle site: 7:00am and 6pm four days of

the week , and weekend masses.

What about during the week? Why not attend mass while

getting ready for work or getting the children ready for

school, or having coffee and breakfast. Even when traveling

to work in the car, why not listen to a mass LIVE on the radio.

We can be sure that God will love our gift of attending His

sacrifice of the mass. Surely He will bless us and our families

for the extra effort we are making and the prayers we are

saying. We must remember that the mass is the GREATEST

prayer on earth. If we are retired or not working, what will

we say to Christ when he asked us did you attend mass

sometimes during the week? How will we answer that

question? Extra efforts probably will please the Lord

because we are doing it out of love for him. Would

we visit a close friend or call them during the week to

say “Hi.” and have a conversation?

How is the mass the greatest prayer on earth? We

are directly connected to Christ's sacrifice on the cross for

our salvation. How is that possible? God, in Jesus, is NOT

bound by time. All time is known to God. Since we are with

God through our baptism into the body of Christ, we are

connected to his death on the Cross. We are united through

time at the changing of the bread and wine into the body

and blood of Christ. It is our faith and a mystery, created

and revealed by Jesus at the last supper. This is the tran-

substantiation, the substance is changed but the appearance

of bread and wine remains the same. It is really the body

and blood of Christ.

Finally, why physically go to mass if we can go virtually?

The first major item is that we can receive the body and

blood of Christ! And second, we are witnesses and support

to our fellow Catholics of our faith and belief in the Eucharis-

tic Mass. May we frequently attend this boundless prayer to

honor and love Jesus and for our own souls.

Lee Schwieterman MSW

GOSPEL MEDITATION

It was a normal day by all accounts, but John just wasn’t

feeling himself. He was a little lightheaded and out of

sorts. Later in the afternoon, he experienced a sharp

pain in his chest and arm. Quick thinking and action

brought John to the emergency department with a di-

agnosis of a significant heart attack. Surviving this or-

deal, he found himself face to face with his cardiologist,

having an honest conversation about things that need-

ed to change. “I came close to death,” John found him-

self thinking. Then came the remorse. He was a young

man with a loving wife and children who were very

close to facing life without him. John found himself with

intense sorrow for living an unchecked and self-

indulgent life that almost brought him to his demise.

He wanted to change.

We all have our wake-up calls. We have experiences

and encounters that force us to really think twice about

choices we have made and directions we have taken.

Often, we find ourselves looking at those we have hurt

square in the eye and wallowing in our foolishness. We

regrettably realize that we have allowed our needs to

lure us into making some cruel mistakes. We impulsive-

ly say things and flippantly do things that reveal our

unredeemed and unhealed self. It is a self we stumble

over and try to tame but can’t quite seem to master and

control. Help!

We spin our wheels, naively thinking that we will some-

how, perhaps through persistence, get ourselves un-

stuck. But, we don’t. We just get out of the car, feeling

very helpless, and ignorantly look at the mess we got

ourselves into. Did we ever think to ask someone for

help? Or, taken the advice of One who is wiser and

avoid this route altogether? “Come after me,” are words

that Jesus says to all of us. In order to heed his invita-

tion, we must leave our ego-self behind and follow.

When we really see and understand the freedom, peace,

justice, and love he offers, we find ourselves with such

sorrow in our hearts for how foolish and silly we have

been. All the misguided choices and sinful actions come

full view and we see how risky our random impassioned

behaviors really have been. Repentance is beautiful.

When done with a sin-

cere and contrite heart,

it directs us to the glory

that can be ours, ignites

us with the challenge of

living a life in service of

others and reminds us

that all is well. ©LPi

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Thank You!

POR FAVOR coloque este formulario en la casilla de correo de la oficina. Nos comunicaremos con usted tan

pronto sea posible ¡Gracias!

To help stop the spread of COVID-19, our office will be closed to the public until further notice. If you have any

questions and for work reasons you cannot call during our normal business hours. Please, feel free to complete

this form or email us your questions at office@stjamescoolidge.org “Thank you for your understanding.”

Para ayudar a detener la propagación de COVID-19, nuestra oficina estará cerrada al público hasta nuevo aviso.

Si usted tiene alguna pegunta y por razones de trabajo no puede llamar durante nuestro horario normal de

oficina, no dude en completar este formulario o envíenos un correo electrónico con sus preguntas a

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WHY DO WE DO THAT?

CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED

Do Catholics always need to receive commun-

ion in wafer form, or can it be different kinds of

bread? In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the

most common form for the eucharistic bread is the

small white communion “wafer” that is a ubiquitous

part of the Catholic Mass. The instructions of the Church

have been very specific regarding the make-up of the

bread used in the Mass: “The bread used in the celebra-

tion of the Most Holy Eucharistic Sacrifice must be un-

leavened, purely of wheat, and recently made … it fol-

lows therefore that bread made from another sub-

stance, even if it is grain, or if it is mixed with another

substance different from wheat to such an extent that it

would not commonly be considered wheat bread, does

not constitute valid matter for confecting the Sacrifice

and the Eucharistic Sacrament” (see Redemptionis Sac-

ramentum by the Congregation for Divine Worship and

the Discipline of the Sacraments, no. 48).

The Church’s tradition of using a wheat-based bread is

based on the bread that Jesus would have used at the

Last Supper and is considered to be an essential part of

the “matter” of the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

As we consider the question of whether a “wafer” —

which is properly called a “host” — should be used, we

also must keep in mind that in the Eastern Rites of the

Catholic Church, leavened (i.e. “raised”) bread is more

often used. And so, while the thin, white “wafer” is most

commonly used in the Roman Rite of the Church, the

full expression of the Catholic tradition does allow for a

more substantial form of bread to be used, but the tra-

dition of using a simple wheat bread with no other ad-

ditions or additives is considered essential. ©Lpi

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