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St. James Catholic Cathedral Catedral Católica de Santiago Apóstol August 19 2018 215 North Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 Tel: 407-422-2005 Fax: 407-422-2009 www.stjamesorlando.org Office Hours/ Horarios de Oficina Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM Bishop of Orlando Most Reverend John Noonan Rector Very Rev. Miguel Gonzalez Parochial Vicars Rev. Christopher Dorsey Rev. Martin Nguyen Rev. Matthew Hawkins Deacons Rev. Mr. David Gray Rev. Mr. Carlos Sola Rev. Mr. Patrick McAvoy St. James Cathedral School 505 East Ridgewood Street Orlando, FL 32803 407-841-4432 School Principal Mrs. Dawn Helwig Mass Schedule/ Horario de Misas Vigil (Saturday) 4:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM, 10:30AM & 5:00PM in English, 12:15PM Español Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 7:00AM & 12:10PM, Saturday: 8:00AM Confessions/ Confesiones Monday - Friday: 11:30AM Saturday: 3:00PM Sunday: 11:45AM Guiding people of all backgrounds into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Guiando a todas las personas , no importa su origen, a una relación personal con Jesucristo. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. John 6:55-56 20 th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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St. James Catholic Cathedral

Catedral Católica de Santiago Apóstol

August 19 2018

215 North Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 Tel: 407-422-2005 Fax: 407-422-2009

www.stjamesorlando.org

Office Hours/

Horarios de Oficina

Monday - Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM

Bishop of Orlando

Most Reverend John Noonan

Rector

Very Rev. Miguel Gonzalez

Parochial Vicars

Rev. Christopher Dorsey Rev. Martin Nguyen

Rev. Matthew Hawkins

Deacons

Rev. Mr. David Gray Rev. Mr. Carlos Sola

Rev. Mr. Patrick McAvoy

St. James Cathedral

School

505 East Ridgewood Street Orlando, FL 32803

407-841-4432

School Principal

Mrs. Dawn Helwig

Mass Schedule/

Horario de Misas

Vigil (Saturday) 4:00PM Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:00AM,

10:30AM & 5:00PM in English, 12:15PM Español

Daily Mass

Monday - Friday: 7:00AM & 12:10PM, Saturday: 8:00AM

Confessions/

Confesiones

Monday - Friday: 11:30AM Saturday: 3:00PM Sunday: 11:45AM

Guiding people of all backgrounds into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Guiando a todas las personas , no importa su origen, a una relación personal

con Jesucristo.

For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in

me and I in him. John 6:55-56

20thSunday in Ordinary Time

Sacramento del Bautismo para Bebés y Niños Los padres que deseen bautizar a sus hijos, deben ponerse en contacto con Valeria Fong-Kaufmann, Coordinadora de Bautismo, (407) 422-2005; Ext. 119.

Bautismo de Adultos Los adultos que nunca han sido bautizados y tienen interés en hacerse católicos, por favor, llamen a Steve Bucklin al (407) 422-2005; Ext. 123.

Sacramento de la Confirmación Se celebra cada año para personas que han completado el programa de preparación. Por favor, comuníquense con la oficina de Formación Religiosa.

Sacramento del Matrimonio Las parejas deben comunicarse con la parroquia por lo menos seis meses antes de la fecha del matrimonio para completar la preparación necesaria.

Sacramento de la Reconciliación Se celebra de Lunes - Viernes a las 11:30AM, Sábado a las 3:00PM, y Domingo a las 11:45AM en la Iglesia. Los niños que estén preparándose para la Primera Reconciliación deben inscribirse en la Oficina de Formación Religiosa.

Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos La Unción de los Enfermos se celebra con todos aquéllos cuya salud está seriamente afectada por una enfermedad o por edad y antes de una cirugía siempre que una enfermedad seria sea la razón para la cirugía. En caso de una emergencia, por favor, llamen a la oficina de la parroquia.

Para más información, por favor, llamen a la oficina parroquial (407) 422-2005.

Sacrament of Baptism for Infants and Children Parents who desire to have their children baptized must first contact Valeria Fong-Kaufmann, Baptism Coordinator, (407) 422-2005; Ext. 119.

Sacrament of Baptism for Adults If you are an adult who has never been baptized and are interested in becoming Catholic, please contact Steve Bucklin at (407) 422-2005; Ext. 123.

Sacrament of Confirmation Celebrated each year for individuals who have completed the preparation program. For Teen Confirmation contact Renee Jones at (407) 422-2005; Ext. 118. For Adult Confirmation contact Steve Bucklin at (407) 422-2005; Ext. 123.

Sacrament of Marriage Engaged couples should contact the parish office a minimum of six months in advance in order to complete the necessary preparation. .

Sacrament of Reconciliation Celebrated Monday - Friday at 11:30AM, Saturday at 3:00PM, and Sunday at 11:45AM in the Church. Children preparing for “First Reconciliation” must register at the Faith Formation Office.

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick The Anointing of the Sick is celebrated with all those whose health is seriously impaired by sickness and old age and before surgery whenever a serious illness is the reason for the surgery. In cases of an emergency please call the parish office.

For more information, please contact the Parish Office at (407) 422-2005.

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FORMED is the revolutionary digital platform that gives your parish unprecedented access to video-based study programs, feature films, audio presentations, and eBooks from the Church’s foremost presenters.

1. Go to https://stjamesorlando.formed.org 2. Click “Register”, then enter your name, email address and a desired password. 3. You are now registered for FORMED!

FORMED es la revolucionaria plataforma digital que brinda a la parroquia un acceso sin precedentes a los programas de estudio en video, largometrajes, presentaciones de audio y libros electrónicos de los principales

presentadores de la Iglesia.

1. Visite https://stjamesorlando.formed.org 2. Seleccione “Register”, entre su nombre, correo electrónico y la contraseña deseada. 3. ¡Ya esta registrado en FORMED!

¡Bienvenidos! Es nuestro deseo que puedan encontrar en nuestra parroquia un lugar de bienvenida y hospitalidad, así como un hogar espiritual para usted y su familia. ¡Le invitamos a inscribirse en nuestra parroquia! Visitando

Welcome! It is our hope that you will find our parish a place of welcome and hospitality, as well as a spiritual home for you and your family. We invite you to become a reg istered member o f our par i sh ! Vis i t

Dear St. James Cathedral Family,

Over and over, for the past three Sundays, in chapter 6 of

the Gospel according to St. John, we are reminded that

Jesus is the Bread of Life. Jesus is not forcing Himself to

us. He is actually extending a loving invitation to all those

who are able to hear His words. With a great sense of urgency,

Jesus wants us to get to know Him. It is not enough to

just receive the bread of the Eucharist. Just like the disciples

at Emmaus, who sat with our resurrected Lord at table, we

must also recognize Him in the breaking of the Bread.

Have you ever heard the saying: “You are what you eat?”

As we prepare to receive Jesus at Holy Communion, we

must remember always that through this gift we become

Jesus. You heard me right! When we eat Jesus, we become

Jesus! How can we grow in this awareness that Jesus is

inviting us to discover about Himself? In today’s reading

from the Book of Proverbs and the Letter to the Ephesians,

we are called to grow in Wisdom. If we lack understanding

we must eat and drink from the divine bread and wine,

which God wants to nourish our minds and hearts with.

We are called no to live in ignorance. We must seek the

will of God in our lives. Jesus, the Bread of Life, empowers us

to imitate Him in our desire to love and serve others. Immersing

ourselves in this Eucharistic mystery we are beautifully

transformed in instruments that provide nourishment to

others. We are called to share the Bread of Life through

our generous and compassionate service towards those

who are suffering and in dire need. We are the bread Jesus

has multiplied and is visibly identified as His Church, the

community of believers. This community is willing to go

out to the world and tell the Good News of salvation,

through our acts of charity and service. Wisdom that

flows from the heart of God allows us to see clearly the

presence of his Son Jesus, who is “The Bread that came

down from Heaven.” Filled with the gift of God’s wisdom,

may we taste and see the goodness of the Lord.

In Christ,

Very Reverend Miguel A. González

Estimada Familia de la Catedral de Santiago Apóstol,

Una y otra vez, durante los últimos tres domingos, en el

capítulo 6 del Evangelio según San Juan, se nos recuerda

que Jesús es el Pan de la Vida. Jesús no se está forzando a

nosotros. En realidad, está extendiendo una invitación

amorosa a todos aquellos que pueden escuchar Sus palabras.

Con un gran sentido de urgencia, Jesús quiere que lo conozcamos.

No es suficiente recibir el pan de la Eucaristía. Al igual

que los discípulos de Emaús, que estaban sentados con

nuestro Señor resucitado en la mesa, nosotros también

debemos reconocerlo en la fracción del pan. ¿Alguna vez

has escuchado el dicho: "eres lo que comes”? Mientras nos

preparamos para recibir a Jesús en la Sagrada Comunión,

debemos recordar siempre que a través de este regalo nos

convertimos en Jesús. ¡Me escuchaste bien! Cuando comemos

a Jesús, ¡nos convertimos en Jesús! ¿Cómo podemos crecer

en esta conciencia de que Jesús nos invita a descubrir acerca de

Sí mismo? En la lectura de hoy del Libro de los Proverbios y

la Carta a los Efesios, estamos llamados a crecer en la Sabiduría.

Si nos falta conocimiento, entendimiento, debemos comer

y beber del pan y el vino divinos, con los que Dios quiere

alimentar nuestras mentes y nuestros corazones.

Somos llamados a no vivir en la ignorancia. Debemos buscar

la voluntad de Dios en nuestras vidas. Jesús, el Pan de Vida,

nos invita a imitarlo en nuestro deseo de amar y servir a

los demás. Sumergiéndonos en este misterio Eucarístico,

nos transformamos maravillosamente en instrumentos que

proporcionan alimento a los demás. Estamos llamados a

compartir el Pan de la Vida a través de nuestro servicio

generoso y compasivo hacia aquellos que están sufriendo y

en extrema necesidad. Somos el pan que Jesús ha multiplicado

y se identifica visiblemente como Su Iglesia, la comunidad

de creyentes. Esta comunidad está dispuesta a salir al

mundo y contar las Buenas Nuevas de la salvación, a través

de nuestros actos de caridad y servicio. La sabiduría que

fluye del corazón de Dios nos permite ver claramente la

presencia de su Hijo Jesús, que es "El pan que bajó del cielo".

Llenos del don de la sabiduría de Dios, podamos probar y

ver la bondad del Señor .

En Cristo,

Reverendísimo Miguel A. González

A Message from Our Rector/ Un Mensaje de Nuestro Rector

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Stewardship / Corresponsabilidad

Cathedral Young Adults - Meets every Wednesday at 7:00PM in the Social Hall. Contact: Kelly Lankheit, [email protected]

St. James Prime Timers - Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 1:00PM in the Social Hall. If attending the meeting please RSVP. Contact: Mary Alice Hammond, (407) 423-4433

Lay Carmelites - Meets the 3rd Saturday of the month at 8:00AM for Mass followed by prayer and formation. Contact: Kathleen Richardville, (407) 421-7769

Ultreya in Spanish - Meets every Thursday at 7:00PM in the Media Center Contact: Milbia Franco, [email protected]

That Man is You - There are two sessions annually: Spring and Fall. Contact: Mark Zeitler, (407) 466-0543

Spanish Prayer Group - Meets every Thursday at 7PM in the Social Hall Contact: Carmen Wilson, 407-437-1645

Did you know about…

Stewardship of Treasure / Corresponsabilidad del Tesoro

Offertory / Ofertorio:

Totals for 8/11 & 12 - $ 31,323.71

Consider online giving! Online giving is a wonderful way to support our parish in your gift of treasure. www.stjamesorlando.org

¡Considere donar en-línea!

Donar en-línea es una manera maravillosa de apoyar nuestra parroquia con tu tesoro. www.stjamesorlando.org

Stewardship

Corresponsabilidad

Sabías que…

Jóvenes Adultos (Inglés) - Se reúnen todos los Miércoles a las 7:00PM en el Salón Social. Contacto: Kelly Lankheit, [email protected]

“Prime Timers” - Se reúne los 3ros Lunes del mes a la 1:00PM en el Salón Social. Por favor confirme su asistencia. Contacto: Mary Alice Hammond, (407) 423-4433

Carmelitas (Inglés) - Se reúne los 3ros

Sábados del mes a las 8:00AM para la Misa, seguido de oración y formación. Contacto: Kathleen Richardville, (407) 421-7769

Ultreya - Se reúne todos los Jueves a las 7:00PM en el “Media Center”. Contacto: Milbia Franco, [email protected]

“That Man is You” (Inglés)- Se reúnen en la Primavera y el Otoño. Contacto: Mark Zeitler, (407) 466-0543

Grupo de Oración - Se reúnen todos los Jueves a las 7PM en el Salón Social. Contacto: Carmen Wilson, 407-437-1645

Readings for the Week of August 19, 2018

Sunday Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-3, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58 Monday Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-19, 20, 21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Saturday Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9ab & 10, 11-12, 13-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-23; Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32; Jn 6:60-69

Lecturas por la Semana del 19 de Agosto 2018

Domingo Prv 9, 1-6; Sal 33, 2-3. 10-11. 12-13. 14-15; Ef 5, 15-20; Jn 6, 51-58 Lunes Ez 24, 15-24; Dt 32, 18-19. 20. 21; Mt 19, 16-22 Martes Ez 28, 1-10; Dt 32, 26-27ab. 27cd-28. 30. 35cd-36ab; Mt 19, 23-30 Miércoles Ez 34, 1-11; Sal 22, 1-3. 4. 5. 6; Mt 20, 1-16 Jueves Ez 36, 23-28; Sal 50, 12-13. 14-15. 18-19; Mt 22, 1-14 Viernes Apoc 21, 9-14; Sal 144, 10-11. 12-13. 17-18; Jn 1, 45-51 Sábado Ez 43, 1-7; Sal 84, 9ab y 10. 11-12. 13-14; Mt 23, 1-12 Domingo Jos 24, 1-2a. 15-17. 18b; Sal 33, 2-3. 16-17. 18-19. 20-21. 22-23; Ef 5, 21-32 o 5, 2a. 25-32; Jn 6, 55. 60-69

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Pregunta para los niños: ¿Cómo te ayuda recibir la comunión a crecer en tu fe? ¿En qué te ayuda amar al prójimo?

Pregunta para los jóvenes: Jesús nos promete la vida eterna si lo seguimos y creemos en Él. ¿Qué te dificulta creer? ¿Qué es sencillo acerca de la fe?

Pregunta para los adultos: ¿Cómo nutre tu vida la fe en Jesús? ¿Cómo te alimenta la Eucaristía?

Question for Children: How does receiving communion help you grow in your faith? How does it help you love others?

Question for Youth: Jesus promises us eternal life if we follow him and believe. What makes it hard for you to believe? What is easy about faith?

Question for Adults: How does your faith in Jesus nourish your own life? How does the Eucharist nourish you?

MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA

Saturday, August 18th 8:00 AM Patty Lawrence † 4:00 PM Nick Blakely † Sunday, August 19th 7:30 AM Joan Caruso † 9:00 AM Kay Droessler † 10:30 AM Joseph Baumann † 10:30 AM MJ Kennedy † 12:15 PM Fabiola Ramos Gillis † 5:00 PM Kathleen Droessler † Monday, August 20th 7:00 AM Bill & Elsie Smith † 12:10 PM Paul Yurack † Tuesday, August 21st 7:00 AM Fidel G. Exconde † 7:00 AM June Condrun † Wednesday, August 22nd 7:00 AM Aurora de Tobon † 12:10 PM Corrie & Joe Cangelose † Thursday, August 23th 7:00 AM In Thanksgiving - Special intention 12:10 PM Italo Rojas † Friday, August 24th 7:00 AM Aurea G. Exconde † 12:10 PM Joan Caruso † Saturday, August 25th 8:00 AM Alice Meissner † 4:00 PM D. A. Gildner † Sunday, August 26th 7:30 AM Ludovico Rubio † 9:00 AM Kay Droessler † 10:30 AM Joseph Baumann † 10:30 AM Bill & Elaine O'Donnell † 12:15 PM Ray Yaniel Jusino Roldan † 5:00 PM Milagros Cepeda - Special intention

Tuesday, Aug 21-1st Degree Annunciation 6:30 pm

Thursday, Aug 23-Social-Taco Night at Cilantro’s 6 pm

Sunday, Aug 26-Parish Breakfast after all morning masses

Thursday, Sep 6-1st Degree St. Francis 6 pm

Any questions, please contact Grand Knight

Steven Gertel, [email protected]

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Upcoming Events

Around our Parish and Diocese / Alrededor de nuestra Parroquia y la Diócesis

TEEN-PALOOZA!

A Parish Wide Party for all 6-12 graders! Sunday, August 26th from 2:30-4: 30 pm at the St. James school gym!

Phones are needed! Tennis shoes encouraged! Come to get to know other teens in our parish community!

NEW TIMES! NEW GATHERINGS!

Sunday, Sept. 9th Study Hall 9-12 grade in Parish Council Room from noon-2:25 Lunch will be served!

Sunday, Sept. 9th High School Gathering 9-12 grade 2:30-4:30 in the social hall

Sunday, Sept. 16th Peer Ministry 11-1:00 YR

Sunday, Sept. 16th Middle School 6-8th grade Gathering 1:30-3:30 in the social hall

(check the bulletin board for any changes in dates due to holidays)

Interested in getting involved? Email [email protected] to find more information.

Keep up with new events on Instagram!!!!!

Upcoming Events? Follow us at sjcsoar

It’s Coming!

PRIME TIMERS TIME!

Summer is almost over –

PRIME TIMERS are about to embark on the 2018-

2019 year. Mark your calendar now! The first

luncheon of the 2018-19 year will be held on Mon-

day, September 17, 2018. Dan Witucki and The

Heimatland Musikanten group will inaugurate the

musical entertainment with their finger snapping and

foot tapping high-spirited “Oktoberfest” music.

The annual mailing to renew membership will be

mailed out soon. Members are asked to submit their

membership renewals early (take advantage of the

“early bird special”) – either by mail or drop-off at

the Cathedral office. Non-member parishioners and

non-parishioners who would like to join Prime

Timers can contact Mary Alice Hammond at (407)

423-4433. See you in September!

Interested in Becoming Catholic?

Are you feeling called to Christ? Are you in need of Baptism? The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) begins Sunday September 16th. Registration is free and required. For more information call Steve at 407-422-2005 or e-mail: [email protected]

Outreach Love, a tutoring and mentoring group, is

looking for people who want to save the world one kid at a

time. We have those kids. They live right down the

street. Now we need you. Each of you has a talent to

bring to our program. The requirements are simple but

important: we ask that you be able to commit three hours

to tutoring a child every other Saturday morning during

the school year and that you have a desire to make a differ-

ence in that child’s life. If you can do these two things then

you are just the person we need. For more information

please contact Roz Mullen, 407.342.0029 or

[email protected].

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REGISTER NOW FOR ST. JAMES CHILDREN’S CHOIR & JUBILATE

YOUTH CHOIR!

Rehearsals will begin on Wednesday, August 22, at St. James School. Rehearsals times: 3:15 -4:10PM for Children’s Choir and 4:15- 5:30PM for Jubilate Youth Choir. There are Registration forms in the back of the Cathedral, or you may contact the Children and Youth Choir Director, Mrs. Elizabeth Jennings, [email protected] or at 407-246-4864.

Please join your fellow parishioners in the Social Hall for coffee, donuts and conversation after the 7:30AM, 9AM, 10:30AM Masses.

August 19th – hosted by the

St. James Cathedral School

Holy Hour, Happy Hour

Come and join the Cathedral Young Adults on August 22nd

at 7pm for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel

followed by fellowship in the Courtyard. Fall Kick-Off has

been postponed until August 29th. Visit our website

www.sjcya.org.

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Fr. Martin’s Column / La Columna del Padre Martín

Part 3:

Parents are the first teachers. So often, their lessons aren’t what they say, but what they do. Children are so incredibly observant that they pick up things when we think they aren’t looking or listening. They always are.

“Parents have the first responsibility for the education of their children. They bear witness to this responsibility first by creating a home where tenderness, forgiveness, respect, fidelity, and disinterested service are the rule. The home is well suited for education in the virtues” (CCC, 2223).

If we want virtuous children, we ought to be the first ones to practice the virtues. Don’t we have a saying, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”? There is a lot of truth to that. Furthermore, in familial relationships, children learn to relate to their parents very often from the way the parents relate to their mother and father, especially in their old age. The Book of Sirach (3, 12-13) admonishes, O son, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve him as long as he lives; even if he is lacking in understanding, show forbearance; in all your strength do not despise him.... Whoever forsakes his father is like a blasphemer, and whoever angers his mother is cursed by the Lord.

This is an important lesson to learn, an important lesson to pass on.

We live in an incredibly busy society. We run ourselves ragged every day trying to catch up on things that we’re supposed to do. When we do have a little bit of free time, it’s “me time.” Everyone needs that. That being said, because of the hectic nature of our lives, we also can easily lose a sense of priority. We might neglect the important aspects – those that cannot be bought and earned: relationships with the people whom we love.

There is a famous children’s book called Love You Forever. The book is incredibly touching because it highlights the selfless nature of a mother, who, no matter how rambunctious her son was as a little boy, how thoughtless he was as a teenager, and how unconcerned he was as an adult, still sang a simple lullaby: “I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.”

It wasn’t until the mother was very old and close to death that the son realized how negligent he had been. He was sorry and came to see her at last. For me, it seems to be so late to wait until the very end.

I write this mindful of many lonesome elderly folks in their private homes or assisted-living facilities who haven’t heard or received a visit from their children in a long time. Their grown children think they’re burdensome and a bore, wasting time complaining about inconsequential things. I often wonder how these same men and women would feel in 20 or 30 years from now, when they sit holding their cellphones waiting for their children to call.

But why would they? They have no time.

Parte 3: Los padres son los primeros maestros. Muy a menudo, sus lecciones no son lo que dicen, sino lo que hacen. Los niños son tan increíblemente observadores que captan cosas cuando creemos que no están mirando o escuchando. Ellos siempre están.

“Los padres son los primeros responsables de la educación de sus hijos. Testimonian esta responsabilidad ante todo por la creación de un hogar, donde la ternura, el perdón, el respeto, la fidelidad y el servicio desinteresado son norma. El hogar es un lugar apropiado para la educación de las virtudes.” (Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, 2223).

Si queremos hijos virtuosos, debemos ser los primeros en practicar las virtudes. ¿No decimos que, "la manzana nunca cae muy lejos del árbol"? Hay mucha verdad en esto. Además, en las relaciones familiares, los niños aprenden a relacionarse con sus padres, muy a menudo, en la forma como estos se rela-cionan con su madre y su padre, especialmente en su vejez. El Libro de Sirach (3, 12-13) advierte, Hijo mío, empéñate en honrar a tu padre; no lo abandones mientras tengas vida. Aunque su inteligencia se debilite, sé compasivo con él; no lomientras viva… El que abandona a su padre ofende al Señor, avergüences y el que hace enojar a su madre es maldecido por Dios.

Esta es una importante lección que aprender, una importante lección para ser compartida.

Vivimos en una sociedad increíblemente ocupada. Nos pasamos los días corriendo tratando de ponernos al día con las cosas que se supone que debemos hacer. Cuando tenemos un poco de tiempo libre, es "mi tiempo". Todos lo necesitan. Dicho esto, debido a la naturaleza agitada de nuestras vidas, también podemos perder fácilmente el sentido de prioridad. Podríamos descuidar los aspectos importantes—aquellos que no se pueden comprar, ni ganar: las relaciones con las personas que amamos.

Hay un famoso libro para niños llamado “Siempre te Querré”. El libro es increíblemente conmovedor porque resalta la naturaleza desinteresada de una madre, que, sin importar cuán revoltoso era su niño cuando pequeño, cuán desconsiderado era de adolescente, y cuán despreocupado de adulto, todavía entonaba una simple canción de cuna: “Para siempre te amaré, para siempre te querré, mientras en mi haya vida, siempre serás mi bebé.”

No fue sino hasta que la madre estaba vieja y cercana a la muerte que el hijo se dio cuenta de lo negligente que había sido. Lo sintió y finalmente fue a verla. A mí parece que esperar hasta el final es demasiado.

Escribo esto teniendo en cuenta a muchos ancianos solitarios en sus casas privadas o en instalaciones de vida asistida que no han escuchado ni recibido la visita de sus hijos en mucho tiempo. Sus hijos adultos piensan que son pesados y aburridos, y que pierden el tiempo quejándose de cosas sin importancia. A menudo me pregunto cómo se sentirían estos mismos hombres y mujeres, en 20 o 30 años, esperando la llamada de sus hijos.

Pero, ¿para qué los deberían llamar? Ellos no tienen tiempo.

St. James Cathedral School / Colegio de la Catedral de Santiago Apóstol

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Our Parish Staff / Nuestro Personal Parroquial

Director of Pastoral Ministry H. Justin Reyes; Ext. 101 [email protected]

Religious Education Director / Educación Religiosa Renee Jones; Ext. 118 [email protected]

Adult Faith Formation (RCIA) / Sacramentos para Adultos Steve Bucklin; Ext. 123 [email protected]

Youth Ministry / Ministerio de Jóvenes Nancy Webb; Ext. 112 [email protected]

Baptism Coordinator / Coordinadora de Bautismo Valeria Fong-Kaufmann; Ext. 119 [email protected]

Stewardship and Ministry Coordinator / Coordinadora de Corresponsabilidad & Ministerios Janice Nunez [email protected]

Liturgy Director / Director de Liturgia Bruce Croteau [email protected]

Music Director / Director de Música Adam Brakel [email protected]

Assoc. Music Director / Directora Asociada de Música Elizabeth Jennings [email protected]

Financial Coordinator Gayle Decker; Ext. 133 [email protected]

Data / IT O’Neal Davidson; Ext. 110 [email protected]

Facilities / Facilidades Larry Lambright [email protected]

Facilities Coordinator / Coordinadora de Facilidades Jessica Garrett; Ext. 105 [email protected]

Ministry to the Sick & Homebound / Ministerio a los Enfermos Diana Coffman; Ext. 111 [email protected]

Receptionist / Recepcionista Lorna Placa; Ext. 100 [email protected]

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