Loving Christ, Loving Others
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people. Our parish mission is:

To proclaim the Gospel of Christ to our local community in word, deed, and truth.
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Death Has no Power Over Her
Have you ever wondered about how Mary’s family and friends would have reacted to her passing? Have you ever thought about how the early Christians would have noticed right away that there was no tomb for the Mother of their Lord and Savior? The final resting place of one who had given birth to the Son of God would have been highly venerated, and would be a frequented pilgrimage site to this day. Yet it does not exist. There is no tomb, no headstone, no sign marking the place where her body is buried in the Holy Land. Today we celebrate the Blessed Mother’s passing from this earthy life to the heavenly one, yet without passing through death. God surely would have wanted to call her to Himself in a most gentle and loving way. Just like she held Him in her arms as a sleeping babe, He now held her close as he carried her into eternity. This feast reminds us once again that death is the result of sin. If the fall of man would not have happened, we would most likely all still be basking in the Garden of Eden. What sorrow it brings to have to wait for all the beauty, joy and peace that awaits us on the other side! What a tragedy that because of our sin we first must die! May we ask for Mary’s intercession in a special way on her special day today. May we invoke her name to help us flee from sin and run into the arms of our loving Savior. Amen.
Decimonoveno Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
¿Me Hablas a Mí?
La segunda lectura de la Carta a los Colosenses encaja perfectamente con la primera lectura y el Evangelio. Estos pasajes nos advierten que las riquezas materiales serán inútiles al morir. San Pablo continúa esta advertencia recordándonos que ya hemos muerto con Cristo en el bautismo y resucitamos a una vida nueva. Para vivir esta vida nueva, debemos dar término a cualquier tendencia que nos aleje de Cristo. La riqueza puede ser un regalo de Dios. El abuso de ella no existe necesariamente en poseerla. Es más probable que abusemos de ella en la forma en que la obtenemos. ¿Cómo sucede esto? Puedo dar una respuesta obvia, como robar un banco. En cambio, ¿trabajo un día completo para ganar mi sueldo o dedico mucho tiempo a visitar a otros empleados o a enviar mensajes a mis amigos? ¿Soy honesto con mis clientes, cobrando solo por el trabajo realizado? En cuanto al uso de la riqueza, solemos pensar primero en la familia. ¿Consentimos a nuestros hijos para que puedan tener las cosas que yo no podía tener de joven? ¿O les enseñamos a trabajar por lo que obtienen? ¿Enseñamos a nuestros hijos a ser generosos con los demás? Observemos que Pablo va más a fondo, señalando los pensamientos y deseos que conducen a una vida centrada en la riqueza. En el bautismo, damos término a la pasión y la avaricia, tendencias que nos impulsan a poseer más o a controlar a otra persona. Pablo utiliza la imagen de despojarse de estos vicios como si fueran ropas y revestirse de un nuevo ser que demuestra a Cristo dentro de nosotros. Comenzamos a ver a Cristo en los demás, porque, como dice Pablo: “Cristo es todo en todos” (Colosenses 3,11).
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Only love makes way for unity, which is the fruit of God’s action. For a Christian, having enemies is forbidden. We must love all people, not just those who think like me, or practice the same faith as me. The important thing here is to ask myself what makes me the master of my heart. Or even better, what allows the Lord to be the master of my heart? Is it love or hatred? If, despite wanting to forgive, I cannot do it because I have been a victim of terror or hatred, then I need to ask that question: Who is the master of my heart? Love offers something new to us: to include the enemy, so that it is not hate or revenge that has the last word. In the reign of the Holy Spirit, evil is never the end.
MASS TIMES
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATIONS (Holy Mass)
Monday - 9:00am-Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Tuesday - 10:30am Mass at the Chapel in the Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal
Wednesday - 9:00am Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Thursday - 9:00am Mass at St. Henry Chapel - Convent
Friday - 11:00am at the Chapel in the Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal
Saturday - 4:30pm English
Sunday - 8:30am Spanish
11:00 am English
Holy Days of Obligation - 6pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Every Saturday from 3:30pm-4:20pm
Lunes - 6:30pm Grupo de Oracion Segundo y Cuarto de cada Semana del mes (y si hay quinta)
