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READINGS FOR THE WEEK  Monday: Rom 1:1-7; Ps 98:1-4; Lk 11:29-32 Tuesday: Rom 1:16-25; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 11:37-41 Wednesday: Rom 2:1-11; Ps 62:2-3, 6-7, 9; Lk 11:42-46 Thursday: Rom 3:21-30; Ps 130:1b-6ab; Lk 11:47-54 Friday: Rom 4:1-8; Ps 32:1b-2, 5, 11; Lk 12:1-7 Saturday: Rom 4:13, 16-18; Ps 105:6-9, 42-43; Lk 12:8-12 Sunday: Is 53:10-11; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Heb 4:14-16; Mk 10:35-45 [42-45]

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Holy Trinity Church is a multiethnic community reflective of her Catholic tradition, united in one holy, catholic, and apostolic faith. Together we adore the Triune God with the same rever-ence and devotion as did our Blessed Mother and all the saints. We invite all Catholics who have moved into the Hackensack~ Teaneck area to join us in worship and register as a member of our parish. We invite those interested in becoming Catholic to visit and join us in our faith and worship.

Masses~Misas Saturday Evening (anticipated) 5:00 PM; 6:30 PM (español) Sunday 7:00 AM; 8:15 AM (español) 10:00 AM; 11:15 AM 12:30 PM 4 PM (Tagalog-2nd Sunday) 6:30 PM (español) Holy Days: Please consult bulletin Monday-Friday: 7 AM, 8 AM, 12:10 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM, 12:10 PM Penance & Reconciliation Saturdays: 4:00 – 4:45 PM or by appointment Baptism: Please call to arrange for your child’s baptism soon. Por favor llame para registrarse a su niño para el bautismo con anticipación.   Sacraments of Christian Initiation: Adults (12 yrs. and older) de-siring to be baptized, confirmed or become a Catholic please speak to any priest. Anointing of the Sick: Please call for a priest to cele-brate this Sacrament of healing and forgiveness for someone who is seriously ill. Do not wait until the sick person is unconscious. Sacrament of Matrimony: All Catholics should seek to have their marriage blessed by the Church so as to live in God’s good grace. Contact a priest a year prior to the intended date of marriage to ensure proper preparation for this Sacrament.

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Paul J. Prevosto, pastor frprevosto@holytrinity1861.org Rev. Mayhel Velasquez frvelasquez@holytrinty1861.org Rev. Jose Pablo Muralles frmuralles@holytrinity1861.org Rev. Doroteo Layosa frlayosa@holytrinity1861.org Rev. Mr. Francisco Mendonça, transitional deacon Mr. Julian Garcia, CRE julian@holytrinity1861.org Miss Viviana Villa, business manager viviana@holytrinity1861.org

TRUSTEES Mr. George Croonquist, Trustee

Mr. Lawrence Peele, Trustee

CONTACTS Telephone: 201-343-5170 FAX: 201-343-5067 Parish email: churchholytrinity@yahoo.com Parish Website: www.holytrinity1861.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday & Thursday: 9:00 AM till 8:00 PM

Tuesday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM till 3:00 PM

Saturday: 1:00 PM till 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM till 1:00 PM

CEMETERY OFFICE: 201-342-2096 St. Joseph’s Cemetery located on Hackensack Avenue offers graves, cremation niches, and mausoleums. Planning ahead saves the family much worry and anxiety.

MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY A M S 5:00 PM Mary & Nicholas Gentile 6:30 PM Francisco Cabral SUNDAY October 11—28 S O T 7:00 AM Paquita Rafaela Febres Acosta 8:15 AM Efraín Tejada y Teresa Javier 10:00 AM Keven Duarte 11:15 AM Clara T. Bacolo 12:30 PM John J. Cuneo, Esq. 4:00 PM People of the Parish 6:30 PM Alfonso Rodriguez MONDAY October 12 7:00 AM Marylyn Hoffman 8:00 AM Helen Walsh 12:10 PM NO MASS TUESDAY October 13 7:00 AM Donald & Elaine Hill 8:00 AM Joan Slavinsky 12:10 PM Mary Rogers WEDNESDAY October 14—Callistus, pope & martyr 7:00 AM Sr. Eileen Reinhardt 8:00 AM Lodie Sarne 12:10 PM Francesca & Eugenio DeCristofaro THURSDAY October 15—Teresa of Jesus, virgin & doctor 7:00 AM Mary Ann Pawlowski 8:00 AM Intentions of Lucy Cappola 12:10 PM Petra Judy Turro - 6th Anniversary FRIDAY October 16—Hedwig, religious; Margaret Mary Alacoque 7:00 AM Paul Caccavale 8:00 AM Alberto Blanco 12:10 PM Mary Rogers SATURDAY October 17—Ignatius of Antioch, bishop martyr 8:00 AM Sr. Jean Hemmer 12:10 PM The Nogueras Family A M S 5:00 PM Patricia Sorrentino 6:30 PM Antonio José Echavarría SUNDAY October 18—29 S O T 7:00 AM People of the Parish 8:15 AM Milena y José Zambrano 10:00 AM Ron Pezzillo 11:15 AM Silvio Ciummo 12:30 PM Anna Segura 6:30 PM Gjysten Leka

Prayer for Our Troops Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.

Our Parish Community prays for the sick: Mary Badaracco, Evelyn DiDomenic, Ann Enrico, Vincent Mac-carro, Phyllis Maher, Martin McCormack, Jose & Dorothy Nogueras, Phyliss Westlake, Carol Yaner /Jasmin Morocho, Linda Townsend, Wenceslao Contreras, Dan-te Murray, Michele Murray, Dr. Kailis, Ann Marquez, Janie Clark, Anthony Silvestri// John Johnson,////Ana Andrade, Frank Bartik, Tommy Kenton, Leopaldo Maruri Please pray for our Faithful Departed & their loved ones:

Jovic & Natividad Gicaro, Hilda Abascal, Eufemia Tongol

Finance Council Nov 05 7:30 Rectory

Knights of Columbus Oct 12 8:00 Council Chambers

Spiritual Renewal Oct 19 7:30 Convent

Liturgy Committee Nov 23 7:30 Rectory

St. Vincent de Paul TBA 7:00 Convent

Pastoral Council Nov 19 7:30 Parish Hall

Amor de Dios Lunes 7:00 Parish Hall

Rosario Lunes 7:00 Chapel

CCC Viernes 7:30 Parish Hall

HT Prayer Group Fridays 7:30 30 Maple

Bible Study Oct 14 7:30 Convent

Fil-Am: Officers Nov 07 6:30 Marcelino’s

Fil-Am Ministry Nov 15 1:30 Parish Hall

MEETINGS

Human Concerns Oct 12 7:30 Convent

STEWARDSHIP

Last Sunday’s Collection/Colecta de Domingo Pasado: $8221.00 Maintenance Collection/Colecta de Mantenimiento: $6240.00

Charitable Gift Annuities Where there is a Will there is a way to be an angel for our par-ish. Please remember our parish endowment in your Will. Your attorney can add a simple inexpensive amendment (codicil) to your existing Will. Learn more by contacting Theresa Lynch in the Archdiocese of Newark’s Planned Giving Office at 973-497-4042 or lynchthe@rcan.org.

Wisdom of the Saints O my God, I give you my word that I shall preach, write and circulate good books and pamphlets in abundance, so as to drown evil in a flood of good.

—St. Anthony Mary Claret Preach always. If necessary use words.

—St. Francis of Assisi

God does not require of us the martyrdom of the body; He re-quires only the martyrdom of the heart and the will.

—St. John Vianney

Donald Hill Seton Hall Scholarship Any parishioner going to Seton Hall is eligible for a grant to attend Seton Hall University. If you are attending or plan to attend please come to the rectory and get an application.

Fr. Paul

The Sanctuary Light burning before the Blessed Sacrament this week is donated in Memory of Patricia Sorrentino

Sanctity of Life

40 Days for Life Until Nov. 1, you’re invited to join us for 40 days of pray-er a& fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand & peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil outside Women’s Choice Center, 10 Zabriskie St., Hackensack from 7AM—7PM (all 7 days) For more info, go to www.40daysforlife.com/hackensack, or contacts: Marga-ret Scully 201-805-0937 or scullyfam@yahoo.com and Maria Rodriguez 646-523-1680 or sucre24 @gmail.com.

Help for New Moms Birthright, a crisis pregnancy center dedicated to helping women choose life, is in need of volunteers to share time and love for God’s miracle of life. Birthright provides community resources, cloths, diapers and financial help. Volunteers are needed in the office at 19 W. Pleasant Ave in Maywood. Spanish speakers are needed too. Volun-teers greet, help & support expectant mothers. If you can volunteer call Mary Pat or Barbara at 201-845-4646.

PC to Debate at Yale Devin Beyer, the President of the Paramus Catholic Re-gional High School's Model Congress, is in need of finan-cial support as they plan to embark for Yale University to debate a Pro-Life bill . If you would like to help fund this endeavor please write a check. Contact Fr. Paul for more info.

Parish Grand Raffle 1st Prize - $1000 visa gift card 2nd Prize - $500 visa gift card 3rd Prize - $250 visa gift card

Chances are $2 apiece On Sale next Weekend

Drawing is December 23, 2015

Stop!

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Old White Cloths. Before you throw out those old white sheets,

tablecloths and other

white cloths, please

bring them to the rec-

tory. Some of our in-dustrious parishioners

will fashion them into

Baptismal Garments

for our babies about to

be baptized.

Columbus Day: Monday October 12 Rectory Office is closed. For emergencies call 201-343-5170

There will be no Mass at 12:10.

The Faithful Navigator In recent years, Christopher Columbus, known as the Faithful Navigator, has received some bad press by those who would rewrite history that disparages Western civilization. I had a student declare that Columbus raped the Indians! I asked him if he had read this in Columbus' log since no other source of his adventures in the New World exists. He had no answer. He was simply repeating tales. While Columbus was no saint, he was no devil either. He was a man of his time. He was a devout Catholic sailing west to find an alternate trade route to the Indies for the Spanish Catholic monarchs, Isabel and Ferdinand. Arriving on October 12, 1492 on the island he named San Salvador, Columbus writes about the beautiful, friendly yet naked natives who were gentle and quite disposed to receive the Gospel and be baptized. He travelled to other islands and be-lieving he was in the Indies, he called the natives Indians. The name stuck though some find it a misnomer and prefer Native American. He went on to other islands planting the cross and the royal flag claiming these lands for God and for Spain. The Indians he met belonged to the people called Taino, however there was another tribe called Caribe who were very aggressive and cannibalized their conquered peoples. When Columbus returned home, he had to leave some men on Hispaniola because the Santa Maria had sunk. When he returned the men were gone, assumed killed by the Taino, or perhaps by the Caribe who would eventually conquer most of the Caribbean killing all the indigenous had not the Spanish arrived. The King made Colum-bus governor of the new colonies but Columbus was unable to rule the conquistadors who followed and often the Indians were enslaved, forced into a type of serfdom and poorly mistreated. Many died and many more died with the introduction of small pox and other diseases. The King and Queen were upset at the Indians being enslaved or chained, after all they were the newest subjects of the Spanish Empire and ought to be treated as such. Eventually slavery of the Indians was altogether forbidden. On the island of Hispaniola, the first church built was dedicated to the Blessed Mother in Santo Domingo, St. Mary Minor. Ultimately all benefited from Columbus' great discov-ery. An interracial culture developed in much of Latin America--the Mestizo was born. Human sacrifice in Mexico and canni-balism in South America were ended, and the Indians were al-most all converted to Christ. Large-scale evangelization began with the arrival of Franciscans, Dominicans and Jesuits. Though many Indians became slavers or forced into labor, none were enslaved after the first colonial generation. In Spain, a pro-longed debate convinced the highest authorities of Church and state that the Indians had souls equal before God to the souls of Caucasians, and rights equal before the law to the rights of any Spaniard. Columbus was as flawed as all men are but to judge him by 21st century mores is unreasonable. He changed history forever. Though Columbus had his faults, he nevertheless can-not be denied his contribution to exploration and the faith he brought to the New World, which was a world where cannibal-ism was widespread and human sacrifices were unparalleled in all of human history as happened under the Aztecs. Christopher Columbus is the discoverer of America, and by that discovery ultimately responsible for America's evangelization; and for this we should forever honor him as the Faithful Navigator.

Pax Christi, Fr. Paul

SPIRITUAL LIFE LA VIDA ESPIRITUAL

C , P U Holy Trinity Prayer Group - charismatic prayer every Friday at 7:30 PM at 30 Maple Adoration - every first Friday from 12:30 to 10:00 PM Bible Study—Select Wednesdays at 7:30 PM in the Covent. Book of Revelation (Apocalypse)

Woman’s Vocation Discernment Retreat Is God seeking you to journey with Him in a religious commu-nity? Come listen to His call at a retreat with the Benedictine Sisters of Elizabeth. October 23-25, 2015. For more info call Sr. Marita at 908-352-4278x274.

One Day Retreat The Benedictine Center at St. Walburga Monastery, Elizabeth, NJ, invites you to a retreat day, Praying with Saint Teresa of Avila, Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. Cost: $15; bring your own lunch. To register contact: Sr. Marita at 908-353-3028 or maritaosb@aol.com or Sr. Lucy Hernández, OSB al 908-352-4278 X 113.

TO: All Dads of Children with Special Needs: Come join other dads who understand the joys and struggles you live with as the father of sons and daughters with special needs. Typically 3rd Wednesday of the Month: 2015 - 2016 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM. The meetings alternate location each month: St. John the Evangelist, Parish Life Center 15 North Washington Avenue Bergenfield, NJ Oct 21, Dec 16, Feb 17, Apr 20, Jun 15 Our Lady of Sorrows Church, St. Kateri Room (basement) 217 Prospect St. South Orange, NJ Nov 18, Jan 17, Mar 16 , May 18

• All dads of children w/ special needs welcome. • Refreshments are provided.

Any questions, contact: Deacon Jim Detura: 201-747-0713, jdeturarph@aol.com

“Love your Neighbor as Yourself” Everyone is our neighbor. If you are in need of assistance or know of any parishioner in need—errands, light chores, a friend-ly visit—please contact the Human Concerns Committee at the rectory, 201-343-5170 and leave a message. We would love to help.

Mid-Atlantic Opera & Seton Hall University present

"Prayer for Peace" Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 8:00 PM

Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

Professor Jason C. Tramm will conduct the Mid-Atlantic Opera Orchestra and Chorus and the Seton Hall University Choir in a

unique presentation of the music of peace of three faiths. For more Information : Contact Stephen Lasher

973-204-6684 info@midatlanticopera.org

IN THE COMMUNITY EN LA COMUNIDAD

High School Open House: St. Mary High School: Oct. 27 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. For more info call 201-933-5220. Immaculate Conception HS: Oct. 24 at 1 PM. For more info call 973-744-7445, ext. 24 or www.ICHSpride.org. RSVP. Paramus Catholic HS: Oct. 14 from 7 pm till 9 pm. For more info call 201-445-4466 x 104. Xavier High School: October 17 from 1:00-4:00 PM. For more info call 212-924-7900. Queen of Peace HS: Oct 11 & Dec 6 at 1:00 PM and Nov 2 at 7:00 PM. For more info 201 998-8227 x 232 jtorchia@qphs.org Regis High School—Monday, Oct. 12 from 1-4 pm/ For more info call Eric DiMichele at 212-288-1100 x2057 or edimichele@regis.org. All students receive a scholarship. Immaculate Heart Academy: Oct. 18 at 11:00 AM and Oct. 29 at 6:30 PM. For more info call 201-445-6800. Don Bosco Prep: - Nov. 1 from 1:00-3:00. For more info call 327-8003 or admissions@donboscoprep.org St. Joseph RHS: Nov 4 form 6:30 till 9 PM. For more info call 201-391-3300 or www.sjrnj.org

COUNTRY FAIR St. Michael’s Seminary at 575 Darlington Ave, Ramsey.

October 11 (Oct 12 rain date) from 10 AM –5 PM. Arts & Crafts, Fun for the Kids, Housewares,, etc.

For more info call 201-327-7375.

Do Unto Others... Pope Francis asks us to reach out to those in need. Every Monday, Mass is celebrated at CareOne Wellington on Union St. The patients and residents need assistance to get to the Chapel. Could you help? Please come to the Chapel at CareOne at 10:30 AM on Mondays (except 2nd Mondays) and volunteer yourself.

A Spud-tacular Event St. John Council Columbiettes #1345 present

Giant Potato Bar with all the Fixin's! salad, beverage & dessert also included

Friday, October16, 2015, 6:00-8:00pm $12.00 per person ($7.00 under10) Knights of Columbus Hall,61 Armour Place, Dumont, NJ For reservations call Nina at 201-387-2916 or email labetti250@optonline.net. Deadline Wednesday 10/14/2015

REBUILDING TOGETHER Rebuilding Together assists low-income homeowners. We help homeowners live in safe & healthy home environments with critical repairs & improvements. Help us help others. Refer a senior or a family who need to improve living conditions. Get an application or have them contact us. An application can be downloaded from www.rebuildingtogetherbergen.org, click on “who we Help” or call 201-447-8886. Applications will be accepted until October 30.

Bereavement Support Group

Has the loss of a loved one left you depressed, fearful, anxious or lonely? Perhaps you can find help through sharing your feelings in the Bereavement Support Group at St. Mary Church located at 91 Home Ave, Rutherford. The first ses-sions begins Thursday, Oc-tober 15 and continues each Thursday thru November 20 at 7:30 PM till 9:00 PM in the Parish Center beneath the church. Reser-vations are required. Call 201-438-2200. Deadline: October 13.

Protecting God’s Children Seminar and Certification

October 15 at 7:00 PM in the Sr. Emily Parish Hall. Ushers and CCD Teachers who have not been certified or need recertification must attend. This is mandated by the Arch-diocese for the Protecting of Children and your personal safety. Please contact Mr. Julian Garcia at 201-343-5170 this week to register. Or go to the website www.virtus.org to register yourself

No Parking Please do not park in front of the school. It is unlawful and it causes much congestion while Religion Classes are going on. Par-ents need to drop off their children. Please no parking in front of the school, We have ample parking in our own lot, and there are several lots available around or near the church.

NEW!

Human Concerns Committee

October 12 at 7:30 PM

Convent (Pangborn Place) Following the lead of Pope Francis in reaching out to our broth-ers and sisters, a new Human Concerns Committee is being established at Holy Trinity. Our initial focus is to become aware of the needs of our fellow parishioners. A small gesture of kind-ness - an errand to be run or a light chore done - demonstrates God's command to love one another. If you would like to join this group, there will be a meeting Mon. Oct.12 at 7:30 in the convent. For information call Denise Gordon 201-774-8805.

National Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day

October 15 Each and every day, in areas across the world, ex-pectant moms will feel their baby’s first kick; parents will listen to their newborn’s first cry; and families will celebrate the birth-day of a healthy baby. Also each and every day, 13 babies will be lost to SIDS and other sudden, unexpected infant deaths; more than 70 new parents will have listened sadly to their stillborn baby’s silence; and countless lives will be lost to miscarriage and other causes of infant death. In particular, October 15th is called “National Pregnan-cy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day”. On this day in many parts of the world, people will light a candle and offer prayers in memory of those lost babies, born and unborn. In solidarity let us join together and do the same here in our homes. If we light a candle and let it burn for at least 1 hour, there will be a continual wave of light across the world all day. May these children celebrate in heaven in the comfort of our Savior’s arms.

MINDFULNESS and SELF-CARE for MOMS Remember, you can only love your children as well as you love yourself.

Judy Bernstein, Psy.D. WHERE: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

Parish Life Center, 15 North Washington Avenue, Bergenfield WHEN: October 14, 2015 from 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

QUESTIONS/ RSVP: 201-384-3601 or 973-639-6536

MOVIE NITE

October 16 @ 7:30 PM

Sr. Emily Parish Hall

There Be Dragons

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journal-ist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.

Director: Roland Joffé Writer: Roland Joffé

Stars: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott

Popcorn and Refreshments will be served.

REGISTRARSE COMO FELIGRÉS Ventajas del Registro

1. Elegibilidad para ser un padrino o madrina 2. Las tarifas de feligrés para bodas y funerales 3. Prueba de residencia para la inmigración y una reco-mendación positiva del párroco que Ud. contribuye a la sociedad y la iglesia. 4. Recibir los sobres para que pueda contribuir al bie-nestar de su parroquia.

UN RETIRO DE FAMILIA AQUÍ

18 de Octubre El grupo Unidos por el Amor de Dios invita a toda la comuni-dad a un "Retiro de Familia" el Domingo 18 de Octubre de 1pm a 6pm en el Salón Parroquial de la iglesia.

Por favor, no aparcar en frente de la escue-la. Es ilegal y causa mucha congestión, mientras que las clases de religión están en sesión. La anchura de la calle no puede dar cabida a los coches aparcados a ambos la-dos de la calle y los padres dejar o recoger a sus hijos. También en caso de una emergen-cia en la escuela, personal de emergencia no

tendrá acceso fácil e inmediato. Por favor, no hay estaciona-miento en frente de la escuela. Tenemos amplio estacionamiento de nuestro propio y hay varios estacionamientos disponibles alrededor o cerca de la iglesia.

NOCHE de CINE

16 de octubre a las 7:30 PM Salón Parroquial de Hermana Emily

"Encontrarás Dragones" "Encontrarás dragones" se centra en la investigación que Ro-bert, un periodista, está realizando sobre una serie de aconteci-mientos acaecidos durante la Guerra Civil Española que tuvie-ron como protagonistas a su propio padre y a un joven sacerdo-te, Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer. A través del relato de su padre, Robert va a descubrir una terrible historia de traición, celos y muerte, pero también de redención y perdón, con el terrible trasfondo que supuso la guerra de un país enfrentado entre sí.

Se Servirán Palomitas y Refrescos

¡Qué difícil es que un rico entre en el Reino de los Cielos! Una observación preliminar es necesaria para despejar el te-rreno de posibles equívocos al leer lo que el Evangelio de este domingo dice de la riqueza. Jesús jamás condena la riqueza ni los bienes terrenos por sí mismos. Entre sus amigos está también José de Arimatea, «hombre rico»; Zaqueo es declarado «salvado», aunque retenga para sí la mitad de sus bienes, que, visto el oficio de recaudador de impuestos que desempeñaba, debían ser considerables. Lo que condena es el apegamiento exagerado al dinero y a los bienes, hacer depender de ellos la propia vida y acumular tesoros sólo para uno. La Palabra de Dios llama al apegamiento excesivo al dinero «idolatría» El dinero no es uno de tantos ídolos; es el ídolo por grandiosidad. Es el anti-dios porque crea una especia de mundo alternativo, cambia el objeto a las virtudes teologales. Fe, espe-ranza y caridad ya no se ponen en Dios, sino en el dinero. Se realiza una siniestra inversión de todos los valores. «Nada es imposible para Dios», dice la Escritura, y también: «Todo es posible para quien cree». Pero el mundo dice: «Todo es posible para quien tiene dinero». La avaricia, además de la idolatría, es asimismo fuente de infe-licidad. El avaro es un hombre infeliz. Desconfiado de todos, se aísla. No tiene afectos, ni siquiera entre los de su misma carne, a quienes ve siempre como aprovechados y quienes, a su vez, ali-mentan con frecuencia respecto a él un solo deseo de verdad: que muera pronto para heredar sus riquezas. Tenso hasta el es-pasmo para ahorrar, se niega todo en la vida y así no disfruta ni de este mundo ni de Dios, pues sus renuncias no se hacen por Él. En vez de obtener seguridad y tranquilidad, es un eterno rehén de su dinero, en mis palabras jocosas seria un «Tacaño, Mazeta.» Pero Jesús no deja a nadie sin esperanza de salvación, tampo-co al rico. Cuando los discípulos, después de lo dicho sobre el camello y el ojo de la aguja, preocupados le preguntaron a Jesús: «Entonces ¿quién podrá salvarse?», Él respondió: «Para los hombres, imposible; pero no para Dios». Dios puede salvar también al rico. La cuestión no es «si el rico se salva» esto no ha estado jamás en discusión en la tradición cristiana, sino «qué rico se salva». Jesús señala a los ricos una vía de salida de su peligrosa situa-ción: «Acumulaos tesoros en el cielo, donde no hay polilla ni herrumbre que corroan» (Mt 6, 20); «Haceos amigos con el dinero injusto, para que, cuando llegue a faltar, os reciban en las eternas moradas» (Lc. 16, 9). ¡Se diría que Jesús aconseja a los ricos transferir su capital al exterior! Pero no a Suiza, ¡al cielo! Muchos dice San Agustín: se afanan en meter su propio dinero bajo tierra, privándose hasta del placer de verlo, a veces durante toda la vida, con tal de sa-berlo seguro. ¿Por qué no ponerlo nada menos que en el cielo, donde estaría mucho más seguro y donde se volverá a encon-trar, un día, para siempre? ¿Cómo hacerlo? Es sencillo, prosi-gue San Agustín: Dios te ofrece, en los pobres, a los porteado-res. Ellos van allí donde tú esperas ir un día. La necesidad de Dios está aquí, en el pobre, y te lo devolverá cuando vayas allí. El afán de tener, la seducción que produce el dinero nos ha aislado de tal manera de la ganancia de Dios que, sinceramente, preferimos ofrecer al Señor como mucho un poco de nuestro tiempo o, de vez en cuando y en según qué actividades cuando la iglesia llama, un puñado de monedas. Pero ¿Existe interés por la vida eterna? ¿Qué aspiraciones presentamos los cristianos de hoy? ¿Seríamos capaces de preguntarnos, con la radicalidad de Santa Teresa de Jesús? “¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?”. Para alcanzar el Reino de Dios, no pensemos que funciona nuestra matemática y nuestro sistema de “oferta y demanda”.

Los valores del Reino no se compran a golpe de talón bancario. La posibilidad de disfrutar la eternidad, viene determinada por el buen uso que demos a nuestra riqueza; por el hacer partícipes de lo poco o mucho que tengamos, a los más pobres; por no llevar “doble contabilidad” entre lo que realizamos ante Dios y lo que escondemos ante los hermanos. Padre Mayhel Velásquez

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Holy Trinity Church #007418 34 Maple Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601 TELEPHONE 201 343-5170 CONTACT PERSON Fr. Paul Prevosto EMAIL: pjprevosto@hotmail.com SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2013 Adobe Acrobat XI Windows 8 TRANSMISSION TIME Thursday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION October 11, 2015 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 8 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE INSERT SECOND ATTACHMENT

L S F El Sacramento de Reconciliación: El sábado a las 4-4:45 PM o por cita. El Sacramento del Bautismo: Por favor llame para regis-trarse a su niño para el bautismo con anticipación. Los Sacramentos de Iniciación: Adultos (aquellos tienen 12 años o más) que buscan el bautismo o confirmación debe pre-guntar acerca de RCIA o Catequesis de Adultos con el Padre. El Sacramento de la Unción de los Enfermos: Por favor lla-me a sacerdote a celebrar este sacramento de sanación y perdón para alguien que está enfermo gravemente. Favor de no esperar hasta que el enfermo este inconsciente. El Sacramento del Matrimonio: Las parejas deben contac-tar a un sacerdote con un año de anterioridad a la fecha deseada del matrimonio. Es un pecado grave no casarse sin el Sacramen-to o la permisión del obispo.

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