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ST. MARY OF THE PINES CATHOLIC CHURCH
December 13, 2020
1050 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71118
Office 687-5121 • Rectory 687-1818 www.StmaryShreveport.org
Email: [email protected]
Rev. Mark Watson Pastor
Kim Long, Director of Religious Education
Carol Garceau, Secretary Debora Mammarelli, PT Bookkeeper
Tom Ticich, Music Coordinator Jenny Hebert, Organist Dan Cezar, Custodian
MASSES: Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday 8:30 a.m. (Please note: No Mass on Monday & Wednesday) Saturday (Vigil) 4 p.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m. & Sunday Spanish Mass 11:30 a.m. CONFESSION: Saturday 3:00—3:45 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.—11:15 a.m.; or by appointment. BAPTISM: Call the office to schedule a preparation class after which a Baptism date can be scheduled. ADORATION: Following 8:30 a.m. Mass on Tuesday until Holy Hour which is 3 p.m. Benediction at 4 p.m. GIFT SHOP: Tues., Wed., & Thurs. 11 a.m.—1 p.m. CHURCH OFFICE: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. & Friday 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon.
We the people of St. Mary of the Pines are unified by our Baptism to fulfill the mission of the Catholic Church: to proclaim the works of God and to live as Jesus taught.
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we will improve our lives by continuing to understand the teachings of the Catholic Church, sharing with the poor, providing support for our young people, the sick and the lonely, worshipping with reverence and enthusiasm, providing stewardship for the gifts God has committed to our care, and celebrating together as a Christian family.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
On December 12 the Church celebrates the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. I write this article so that all members of St. Mary of the Pines and Sacred Heart will better understand the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In 1517 the Spanish explorer Cortez discovered the Yucatan and on Good Friday of 1519 he landed in Mex-ico. He brought with him Spanish culture which was centered on Catholicism and its call to bring pagans to the faith. War began between the two sides in April of 1521 and the tribes were finally defeated on August 13, 1521. After the defeat, there was a sense of despair among the natives and a lack of interest in convert-ing to Catholicism. The apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe took place early in the morning on Saturday, December 9, 1531, on the hill of Tepeyac, on the outskirts of what is now Mexico City. Our Lady appeared to Juan Diego, a poor Christian Indian of middle age. At the top of the hill he saw a lady of glowing beauty. She was also a native who spoke a native language. She revealed that she was “the ever holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the true God” and told Juan Diego to ask the Bishop to build a temple to her below the hill. The bishop told Juan Diego that he would only believe him if Juan Diego would bring a sign from the Lady. When Juan Diego next saw the Lady she told him to go to the top of the hill, where he would find flowers, which he was to cut and bring to her. He found roses of Castile and brought them to the Lady who rear-ranged them in his tilma or outer garment. She told him to open the tilma in front of the bishop and after-wards he would agree to her request. Juan Diego opened his tilma and the roses fell to the floor in front of the bishop. The bishop recognized them as roses from Castilla, his homeland. On the tilma was the exact image of the Lady who had appeared to Juan Diego. Her dress was of a pale red color. Red symbolized the East, the area from which the Sun arises and thus a sign of a new beginning. The blue-green of her mantle was the royal color of the gods and its use was re-served to the deities and royalty showing that she must be of divine or at least royal origin. The stars on the mantle of the Lady announced, in the native concept of time, the beginning of a new civilization. The Lady is being carried by an angel. Only royalty and the representatives of the gods were carried by others. The Lady hides the sun but does not extinguish it. The sun was the greatest of the gods in the native pantheon. Our Lady is shown to be greater than the greatest god. She stands upon the moon. One of the greatest gods was the moon god. She is shown to be greater than the moon god but she does not do away with it or crush it. Around her waist is a black maternity band which shows that she is with child. There is an Indian cross over her navel which shows that the child in her womb marks the center of the uni-verse. She wears a broach close to her neck with a Christian cross showing that she is both a bearer and fol-lower of Christ. When all seemed lost, Our Lady of Guadalupe brought Christ to the sufferings of the natives of Mexico. Six years after the conquest, nine million Mexicans had converted to Christianity. From her intervention a whole new civilization was created from two different cultures. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the Patroness of the Americas and so she is the compassionate Mother of each one of us. May we give thanks to God that we have such a Mother who continually intercedes for us. (This article is based on the book La Morenita: Evangelizer of the Americas by Virgilio Elizondo.)
Nuevos Horizontes
Adviento y Arrepentimiento
Celebramos esta Misa durante el tiempo de Adviento. Esta es la temporada en la que nos preparamos para las for-
mas en que el Señor viene en Navidad, a nuestras vidas cada día y vendrá al final de los tiempos. Este Domingo
se nos presenta a Juan el Bautista que está ofreciendo un bautismo de arrepentimiento para que la gente de la
época de Jesus se prepare para su venida.
Para mi, es significativo que un aspecto del plan de Dios fuera que Juan el Bautista predicara y bautizara en
el Jordan para que la gente de su tiempo estuviera preparada para la venida de Jesús. Tan poderoso como era la
persona y el mensaje de Jesús, era importante que otro se adelantara a Jesús para desafiar a las personas a
comenzar a cambiar sus vidas.
El evangelista Marcos presenta el mensaje de Juan escribiendo: “Como está escrito en Isaias el Profeta: He
aquí, envío mi mensaje delante de ti: el preparará tu camino. Una voz que clama en el desierto: “Preparad el
camino del Señor, enderezad sus sendas (Marcos 1-3)”.
Estos versículos están tomados de la sección del Libro del profeta Isaías cuando el pueblo de Juda se encuentra
en el exilio en Babilonia, alrededor del 550 A.C., y Dios está a punto de liberarlos. El comienzo de la lectura
de Isaias tiene lugar en el concilio celestial. Dios les dice a los ángeles que “den consuelo a Mi Pueblo
(Isaias 40:1)”. Después de unos 60 años de exilio, Dios está a punto de liberarlos y llevarlos a un nuevo éxodo
a través del desierto desde Babilonia hasta su tierra natal en Palestina. Dios también está a punto de liberar-
los de sus pecados que los llevaron al exilio. Los días mosaicos de “alianza, protección y triunfo se están
actualizando (Carroll Stulmueller, C.P.)”. Las imágenes de los valles rellenados, las montañas y colinas reduc-
idas, la tierra accidentada convertida en una llanura y la tierra accidentada convertida en un valle ancho rep-
resentan lo que Dios hará por el pueblo mientras Dios los lleva de regreso a su tierra natal.
En su predicación, Juan da a estas palabras de Isaias un nuevo significado. En Isaias se refieren a la obra de
Dios al llevar a la gente a través del desierto a su tierra natal. En el Evangelio, Juan desafía a sus oyentes
a “Preparar el camino del Señor, enderezar sus sendas (Marcos 1:3)”. Con el fin de prepararse para la venida de
Jesús, Juan desafió a la gente de su tiempo al arrepentimiento, a dejar el pecado y volverse a Dios.
Juan es el heraldo que proclama la urgencia de prepararse para la venida de Jesús. A diferencia de la gente de
la época de Juan, nosotros conocemos a Jesús. La pregunta para nosotros no es si hemos aceptado a Jesús, si no
más bien, ¿cuáles son los obstáculos diarios que se interponen en el camino de nuestra relación con Cristo?
Mientras nos preparamos para su venida, ¿que pecados debemos aclarar para crecer en nuestra relación con Cris-
to? Por lo tanto, el Adviento no se trata solo de esperar a nuestro Salvador, el Adviento se trata de hacer
cambios concretos en nuestras vidas para que profundicemos nuestra relación con nuestro Salvador para cuando
lleguemos a Cristo. Y por supuesto, a seguir permitiendo que estos cambios crezcan a medida que avanzamos hacia
el futuro y a lo largo de nuestras vidas.
Conclusión
Juan el Bautista desafío a la gente de su tiempo a hacer los cambios necesarios en sus vidas para aceptar a
Jesús. Para nosotros que hemos aceptado a Cristo y que conocemos a Cristo, ¿que obstáculos hay en nuestra vida
que nos impiden acercarnos más a Cristo? El Adviento nos ofrece la oportunidad de apartarnos del pecado que se
interpone en el camino de una relación amorosa con Cristo. En medio del ajetreo y el bullicio de la Navidad,
que nos volvamos del pecado para que nuestra relación con Cristo se profundice ahora y en el futuro.
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Saturday 4:00 P.M. + Jennifer Osherowitz 12-12 + Sestilia Poli + John William Rehak + Gae Lenox Sunday 8:30 A.M. St. Mary’s Parish Family 12-3 + Margie DeBusk + Memphis Trammell 11:30 A.M. Spanish Mass Monday 8:30 A.M. No Mass Tuesday 8:30 A.M. + Thomas Hogan + Carol Zaffater Wednesday 8:30 A.M. No Mass Thursday 8:30 A.M. + Jose Pineda Daniel Moser/Sarah Carter + Thomas Hogan Friday 8:30 A.M. + Dominico and Maria Nguyen + Gae Lenox Saturday 4:00 P.M. + Maryalice Owen 12-19 + Charles Lacobee + Gae Lenox Sunday 8:30 A.M. + Thomas Hogan 12-20 + O.V. “Tiny” Ebarb + John Gauthier St. Mary’s Parish Family 11:30 A.M. Spanish Mass
Mass Intentions for the Week
Third Sunday of Advent December 13, 2020
Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16
Tithe…………………………………………… . $ 8,877.00 Capital Improvement………………………… $ 946.00 Parish Charities……………………………… .$ 90.00 Infirmed Priests………………………………. $ 90.00 SVDP…………………………………………… $ 115.00 Campaign Human Development……………$ 1.00 Retirement for Religious …………………… $ 106.00 Immaculate Conception…………………….. $ 335.00
We are unable to take any more Mass intentions for this year. Please call the Parish Office in December to schedule Masses for 2021.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Nm 24:2-7, 15-17a; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6, 7bc-9;
Mt 21:23-27 Tuesday: Zep 3:1-2, 9-13; Ps 34:2-3, 6-7, 17-18, 19,
23; Mt 21:28-32 Wednesday: Is 45:6b-8, 18, 21c-25; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14;
Lk 7:18b-23 Thursday: Gn 49:2, 8-10; Ps 72:1-4ab, 7-8, 17;
Mt 1:1-17 Friday: Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72:1-2, 12-13, 18-19;
Mt 1:18-25 Saturday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a;
Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27,
29; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38
Second Collection for Diocesan Infirm Priests’ Fund will be December 13. Please be as generous as you are able.
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — As a garden makes its growth spring up, so will God make justice spring up before all the
nations (Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11). Psalm — My soul rejoices in my God
(Luke 1:46-50, 53-54). Second Reading — Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophetic utterances. Test everything; retain
what is good (1 Thessalonians 5:16-24). Gospel — I am the voice of one crying out in the de-
sert, make straight the way of the Lord (John 1:6-8, 19-28).
The Sanctuary Light is burning this week for the Intentions of Nicholas Rose. May God bless him!
PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL OF THE LISTED & FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE ASKED FOR OUR PRAYERS. If you know someone who needs to be on this list, please let us know. Felix Larue, Necie Malmay, Andy Long, James Garcia, Beardon Merritt, Billy Barefield, Therese Aldrich, Ange-la Savat, Sammy Sansing, Judy Turner, Ellis Monette, Britt Albert, Joyce Abbott, Hank Pieske, Ada Kreamer, the Perry Family, Lew Abell, Paul Consenza, Titus Taylor, Sue Shelton, Brion Harris, Caleb Beaver, Judy Messina, Jerome Moley, Walter Jones, Jesus Rodri-guez, Winnie Scott, Avad Johnson, Ron Lewis, Frances & Billy Barefield, Jimmy Pearson, Choochie Pearson, , Phyllis Howard, Mike Howard, Chris Ever-age, Winnie Hunter, Nan & William Choate, Damien Contini, Gerarlyn Contini, JoAnn Ray, Geraldine Turner, Tess Morrison, V. J. Rinaudo, Cheryl Hopkins, Leon Lagese, Jr., Jennifer Booras, Patricia Penton, Violet Wright, Charlotte Dimes Carter, Cesar Agusto Marroquin, Joe Wiles, Kathy Green, Linda LaDart, Mike & Teresa Hansen, JoAnn Ray, Helen Garcia, Tammy Mallory, Maddie Silas, Alex Quinn, Blake Bid-dy, Paul & Beth Cosenza, Kim Allums, Emily Sinagra, Baby Aldridge, Opal Green, Pat Brice, David Troudt, Dennis Payne, Bob Rasmussen, Father Ubald Rugirangoga, Ron Hockenberry, Zach Law, Doll and Dave Burk, Terri Lively, Allison, Lively, Helen Garcia, Jessie Matthews, Susan Carroll, Mattie Garcie, William Nectoux, Kington Carter. For the peaceful repose of the souls of: Frank Carroll (father of Paul, Michael & Susan), for Lisa Winans (mother of Amanda Adkins), for Dorothy Markaverich (mother of Larry, Johnny, Mary, & Cissy), and for Avelino S. Flores (father if Grace Flores).
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) are active in our Parish. We would love to have new mem-bers. For information, call Letitia Miles @ 686-6113.
A basket in back of church is for socks for the prison ministry. Men’s white socks are needed...please! CDA thanks you!!
MASS SCHEDULE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
Christmas Eve St. Mary’s (English) @ 4:00pm Sacred Heart @ 4:00pm St. Mary’s (Spanish) @ 8:00pm Christmas Day St. Mary’s (English) @ 8:30am Sacred Heart @ 11:00am St. Mary’s (Spanish) @ 11:30am
JOHN THE BAPTIST At a school open house a woman could be overheard introducing her husband to some of the other parents. “Oh, Bill, I’d like you to meet Johnny’s father. And over here, this is Marie’s mom; you know, the little girl from our Ellen’s soccer team.” With satisfied resignation Bill introduced himself not by name: “I’m Ellen’s Dad.” It’s good to know who you are. Be it someone’s father or mother, son or daughter, husband or wife, it’s im-portant to embrace the full meaning of our various roles. John the Baptist knows who he is. And who he is not. He is not the Christ. Nor Elijah. Nor like any other prophet God’s people had ever seen. John the Baptist knows his mission is divine. He’s more than satisfied to be the one to announce the coming of God’s reign. The Christ is near. Make straight your paths.
MASS ATTENDANCE SATURDAY 4:00 pm—86 …….SUNDAY 8:30 am—134 SUNDAY 11:30am —98
Louisiana Catholic Daughters is offering 365 chances for winners to earn monetary rewards through a $20 donation. You will be entered in a daily drawing (365 times). Deadline for purchase is December 25 for the January 1, 2021 drawing. Don’t fear, if you want to pur-chase an entry after the December 25 deadline—you can still be eligible for the future drawings, just nor the first round. The first drawing will be on January 1, 2021. Proceeds go to the Catholic Daughters’ support of the 7 points “Circle of Love” projects. For more infor-mation or entry forms, contact Heather Miles at (318) 294-3095 or email her @ [email protected]. This is supported by your local Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Castile 197. There are benefits in every district. This past year (2020), we as a local Court, designated Mary’s House as our charitable cause.
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