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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.

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Faith and Newness and Love


 Happy Easter! Happy Fifth Sunday of Easter, to be specific, but Happy Easter just the same! The Church, in its wisdom, knows the glory of the Resurrection cannot be contained in just one day, or one week, or one month, not even in the multi-week Easter season of each year’s Liturgical Calendar. The glory of the Resurrection continues to this day, but it continues even further - into eternity.Thus, today’s readings are a kind of roadmap for us impatient children of God, sitting here with our “Are we there yet?” attitudes. Luke, writing about the first missionary journey of Paul in the Acts of the Apostles, John at Patmos writing his visions in the Book of Revelation, and the same John sharing his recollections of Jesus at the Last Supper, give us a few directives to help us get to where we hope to be going, and to reassure us while we are getting there. Paul tells the disciples the hard truth: “It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.” Faith requires perseverance and, unfortunately, too many decide the journey is too hard, failing to recognize the glory that awaits those who do persevere. John’s vision in Revelation reminds us of that glory, a new Jerusalem where we, the bride, will be adorned for our husband, Jesus Christ, risen and ascended and seated on His glorious throne. Then John tells us something that should bring us joy: “God’s dwelling is with the human race.” That’s right, God will be with us! We lowly creatures who have believed and have faith and persevere will belong to God and be with God, who will “make all things new.” Jesus tells us plainly in John’s Gospel how we get to that point: “love one another.” Jesus says this is a new commandment, but hasn’t God been telling us to love one another all through the books of the Old Testament? The difference, the newness, is in Jesus’ next line: “As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” How Jesus has loved us is everything here. Completely. Selflessly. Despite His divinity, becoming human for us. Despite His humanity, becoming heavenly food for us. Despite His greatness so far above us, becoming a sacrifice for us to save us from our sins. Jesus loved us so much that He laid down his life for us, making “all things new.” Jesus is calling us to love others so much that we would be willing to do the same. The reward, then, is that newness bestowed on us in His heavenly presence forever. The road may be long and difficult, but please, dear Lord, grant us the grace we need to get there.

QUINTO DE PASCUA

Fe, novedad y amor

 

¡Feliz Pascua! Feliz quinto domingo de Pascua, para ser más específico, pero ¡felices Pascuas de todos modos! La Iglesia, en su sabiduría, sabe que la gloria de la Resurrección no puede contenerse en un solo día, ni en una semana, ni en un mes, ni siquiera en las varias semanas que dura la temporada de Pascua del Calendario Litúrgico de cada año. La gloria de la Resurrección sigue hasta el día de hoy, pero continúa aún más allá, en la eternidad. Por lo tanto, las lecturas de hoy son una especie de mapa para nosotros, hijos de Dios impacientes, sentados aquí con una actitud de “¿ya llegamos?”. Lucas, escribiendo sobre el primer viaje misionero de Pablo en los Hechos de los Apóstoles, Juan en Patmos escribiendo sus visiones en el Libro del Apocalipsis, y el mismo Juan compartiendo sus recuerdos de Jesús en la Última Cena, nos dan algunas directrices para ayudarnos a llegar a donde esperamos ir, y para tranquilizarnos mientras llegamos allí. Pablo les dice a los discípulos la dura verdad: “hay que pasar por muchas tribulaciones para entrar en el reino de Dios”. La fe requiere perseverancia y, desafortunadamente, muchos deciden que el camino es demasiado duro, sin reconocer la gloria que espera a quienes perseveran. La visión de Juan en el Apocalipsis nos recuerda de esa gloria, una nueva Jerusalén donde nosotros, la novia, seremos adornados para nuestro esposo, Jesucristo, resucitado y ascendido y sentado en su trono glorioso. Luego Juan nos dice algo que debería traernos alegría: “Ésta es la morada de Dios con los hombres”. Así es, ¡Dios va a estar con nosotros! Nosotros, criaturas humildes que hemos creído, tenemos fe y perseveramos, perteneceremos a Dios y estaremos con Dios, quien va a “hacer nuevas todas las cosas”.Jesús nos dice claramente en el Evangelio de Juan cómo llegamos a ese punto: “que se amen los unos a los otros”. Jesús dice que este es un mandamiento nuevo, pero ¿no nos ha estado diciendo Dios que nos amemos los unos a los otros a lo largo de todos los libros del Antiguo Testamento? La diferencia, la novedad, está en la siguiente línea de Jesús: “como yo los he amado”. La forma en que Jesús nos ha amado lo es todo. Completamente. Desinteresadamente. A pesar de su divinidad, haciéndose ser humano por nosotros. A pesar de su humanidad, haciéndose alimento celestial para nosotros. A pesar de su grandeza tan superior a la nuestra, haciéndose un sacrificio por nosotros para salvarnos de los pecados. Jesús nos amó tanto que dio su vida por nosotros, haciendo “nuevas todas las cosas”. Jesús nos está llamando a amar tanto a los demás que estemos dispuestos a hacer lo mismo. La recompensa, entonces, es esa novedad que se nos otorga en su presencia celestial para siempre. El camino puede ser largo y difícil, pero por favor, querido Señor, concédenos la gracia que necesitamos para llegar allí.

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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)

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St. Henry Catholic Church - Organizational Meetings and Events


  • Cafeteria-Prayer Group

    When

    Monday's  7pm – 8pm

  • Infant Jesus Society Meeting -School

    When

    Tuesday's  6:30pm – 7:30pm

  • St. Vincent de Paul

    When

    Wednesday's :  5:30pm – 7:00pm

    Saturday's:  1:00pm to 3:00pm


  • Mass at St. Henry Chapel

    When

    Wednesday's 9am

    Thursday's 9am

    Where

    St. Philip of Jesus (map)

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