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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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Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Management Unfair

Notice any difference between the attitude of Paul in the second reading and that of the workers in Matthew’s Gospel? The workers grumble because the latecomers got the same pay as those who worked all day. Paul has worked for the Lord for years, yet he thinks it is better to keep working than to claim his reward of eternal life.

The workers grumbled because the landowner gave the same wages to the ones who only worked for an hour. (You can imagine the picket signs: Vinedressers Local on Strike: Management Unfair!) Sometimes we see this parable as an explanation for why sinners who repent on their deathbed can get to heaven. But Matthew was more likely referring to the Jews who had served God for centuries and now see newcomer Gentiles claiming equality in the church. They were complaining about God’s generosity in reaching out to all peoples, not just the chosen few. God’s generosity is the real point. Those who realize how blessed they are in being called to do God’s work have no problem sharing that blessing with others. When we see how much God loves us, we naturally want to respond with love and service of our own. That is what the grumblers, both in the parable and in Matthew’s church, were missing.

Contrast that with Paul, who loves the Philippians so much that he is willing to put off his heavenly reward if he can help any more people come to Christ. Paul is more interested in their welfare than in his own reward. That is the attitude that Jesus hopes for in all his disciples. We can love him so much that we can’t help but share that love with those around us. We can be so grateful for what he has done for us that we will suffer anything with joy. We can care more about bringing Jesus to others than we do about our own comfort or even our lives. We can do this because we know the Lord’s ways are not fair—they are more generous than we can imagine!





Vigésimo-Quinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Administración injusta


¿Notas alguna diferencia entre la actitud de Pablo en la segunda lectura y la de los obreros en el Evangelio de Mateo? Los trabajadores se quejan porque los que llegan tarde reciben el mismo salario que los que obraron todo el día. Pablo ha trabajado para el Señor durante años, pero piensa que es mejor seguir trabajando que reclamar su recompensa de la vida eterna.

Los trabajadores se quejaban porque el propietario daba el mismo salario a los que obraron sólo una hora. (Puedes imaginar los carteles de los piquetes: Los Viñadores Locales Están de Huelga: ¡Administración Injusta!) A veces vemos esta parábola como una explicación de por qué los pecadores que se arrepienten en los últimos momentos de su vida pueden llegar al cielo. Pero es más probable que Mateo se refiriera a los judíos que habían servido a Dios durante siglos y luego veían a los gentiles recién llegados reclamando igualdad dentro de la Iglesia. Se quejaban de la generosidad de Dios al llegar a todos los pueblos, no solo unos cuantos elegidos. La generosidad de Dios es el verdadero punto. Los que reconocen que son muy bendecidos al ser llamados a hacer la obra de Dios no tienen problema en compartir esa bendición con los demás. Cuando vemos cuánto Dios nos ama, naturalmente vamos a querer responder amando y sirviendo también. Eso es lo que les faltaba a los que se quejaban, tanto en la parábola como en la iglesia de Mateo.

Como contraste, Pablo ama tanto a los filipenses que está dispuesto a posponer su recompensa celestial si puede ayudar a más personas a venir a Cristo. Pablo está más interesado en el bienestar de ellos que en su propia recompensa. Esa es la actitud que Jesús espera de todos sus discípulos. Podemos amarlo tanto que no podemos dejar de compartir ese amor con quienes nos rodean. Podemos estar tan agradecidos por lo que ha hecho por nosotros que sufriríamos cualquier cosa con alegría. Podemos preocuparnos más por llevar a Jesús a los demás que por la propia comodidad o incluso la propia vida. Podemos hacer esto porque sabemos que los caminos del Señor no son justos, ¡son más generosos de lo que podemos imaginar!

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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

Monday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Tuesday - 10:30 am at Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal 

Wednesday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Thursday - 9:00 am at St. Henry Chapel - Convent

Friday - 11:00 am at Catholic Center for Charismatic Renewal 

Saturday - 4:30 pm English

Sunday - 8:30 am Spanish

                 11:00 am English 

Holy Days of Obligation - 6 pm


Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday - 3:30 pm-4:20 pm


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