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February 24, 2019 The Seventh

Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement

SAVE THE DATES

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues.

10:00 am

New Member Orientation Feb. 26 7:30 pm

Men’s Night Out Mar. 1 7:30 pm

Nueva Vida 2 y 3 de Marzo

8:00 am

Curso Isaias 2 y3 de Marzo

8:00 am

Marriage in Christ March

16 7:30 am

Retreat w/Troy Guy Mar. 16 8:30 am

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073

Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ...................... Closed Tuesday ..................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Chapel Open at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 105 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 106 Fr. Jorge Alvarado, C.C……………………...Ext. 120

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. r.paulissen@yahoo.com

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 102

Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director….. Ext. 101

Luz Carina Carbajal, Receptionist…………………………Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………. Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, Security/Maintenance………………….… Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager……………………………………….. Ext. 112

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114

ENGLISH MINISTRY: Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103

HISPANIC MINISTRY:

Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104

BOOKSTORE HOURS

Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday…. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 5:30-7:30pm

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS

Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday at 3:00 pm room 111

Please call the office for appointment.

Sunday……….. 9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…...11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……... 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………..6:30 pm - 7:20 pm or by appointment

For Baptisms, email Marisa at: marisawilks@yahoo.com

Prayer Intentions Teresa & Lola Castillo, Helen Paxtot, George Castillo, Annette Saldana, Chris Ramirez, Kimberly Gonzalez, Manuel Saldana,

Linda Adornetto, Fr. Mark Goring, John Martinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Dcn Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Mo-

rales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory,

Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Con-chita Bruno, Omar E. Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Eli-zondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Hum-

berto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica Gar-

cia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Dcn Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria,

Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Michael P. Colunga † Dolores Molina † Maria I. Hinojosa

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 24, 2019

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Friday: World Day of Prayer; First Friday

Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

To donate online go to our website at:

www.cccgh.com

Readings for the Week of February 24, 2019 Monday: Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12, 16, 18, 27, 34, 35; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Sir:27:4-7; Ps 92:2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58; Lk 6:39-45

MASS FOR LIFE

Every Saturday 8:30 am. followed by a Rosary at Planned Parenthood

located at 4600 Gulf Freeway

St. Polycarp (c. 69 - c. 155)

Polycarp, bishop of Smyr-

na, disciple of Saint John

the Apostle and friend of

Saint Ignatius of Antioch,

was a revered Christian

leader during the first half of the second century.

Saint Ignatius, on his way to Rome to be martyred, visited Pol-

ycarp at Smyrna, and later at Troas wrote him a personal letter.

The Asia Minor Churches recognized Polycarp’s leadership by

choosing him as a representative to discuss with Pope Anicetus

the date of the Easter celebration in Rome—a major controver-

sy in the early Church.

Only one of the many letters written by Polycarp has been pre-

served, the one he wrote to the Church of Philippi in

Macedonia.

At 86, Polycarp was led into the crowded Smyrna stadium to

be burned alive. The flames did not harm him and he was final-

ly killed by a dagger. The centurion ordered the saint’s body

burned. The “Acts” of Polycarp’s martyrdom are the earliest

preserved, fully reliable account of a Christian martyr’s death.

He died in 155.

Reflection

Polycarp was recognized as a Christian leader by all Asia Mi-

nor Christians—a strong fortress of faith and loyalty to Jesus

Christ. His own strength emerged from his trust in God, even

when events contradicted this trust. Living among pagans and

under a government opposed to the new religion, he led and

fed his flock. Like the Good Shepherd, he laid down his life for

his sheep and kept them from more persecution in Smyrna. He

summarized his trust in God just before he died: “Father… I

bless Thee, for having made me worthy of the day and the

hour…” (Acts of Martyrdom, Chapter 14).

Saint Polycarp is the Patron Saint of: Earaches Courtesy: www.franciscanmedia.org

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com

Manuel Velázquez (2/24)

Guillermo Gil (2/24)

Olateju Oyeleke (2/24)

Jose Garcia, Sr. (2/24)

Jennifer Martinez, (2/24)

Rudolfo Silva (2/24)

Ector Mata (2/25)

Magdalena Padilla (2/25)† Eduardo Rivas (2/25)

Iliana Ayvenes (2/25)

Joey Elizondo (2/26)

Monica Zuniga (2/26)

Melissa Zuniga (2/26)

Josefa Nndinofina (2/26)

Joe Elizondo (2/26)

Natalya Mendez (2/27)

Herlinda Naranjo (2/27)

John Colunga (2/28)

Michael P. Colunga (2/28) † Joseph Casarez (3/1)

German Torres Jr. (3/1)

Christopher Mata (3/2)

Rachel Dávila (3/2)

Sydney Stockton (3/2)

Ericka Alcantar (3/2)

Julie Mendoza (3/2)

Lisa Pemberton (3/2)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…

Forever Sowing Seeds of Love

Part I By Mary Martha Primerano There have been times when God has sent the Breaking Bread team into places where, without police protection, we could be in big trouble. This was the case on one particular beautiful Saturday morning. Walt led us to a neighborhood right outside of downtown Houston. It was a small, inner city neighborhood where you find disabled and elderly grand-mothers raising their grandchildren. They are doing their best to keep their families together. You also see children who are victims of various dangers that surround them. The neighborhood is a place of drug and alcohol addiction and gang-related crime. Why did we visit this particular neighbor-hood? It’s God’s love for the people there that draws us out of our comfort zone and brings us to such places so that we can reach out to his precious people. In Matthew 9, Jesus said to his disciples, "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields." On this particular Saturday morning, we were handing out blankets to people in this neighborhood. It was a cold winter day. We had been there before, so I wasn’t very worried until I saw several teens wearing gang apparel. They, along with a small neighborhood crowd, began to approach our vehicles.

- To Be Continued!! If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or breakingbreadhomeless@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Sunday February 3, 2019

$9,900.00

February 10, 2019

$ 8,017.00

February 17, 2019

$

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Young Adult Men 18—35

Fridays: 5 Week Series

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

7:30 - 8:30 pm Fr. Mark’s Office

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

Men’s Conference

Encounter Jesus Retreat

Companions Gala

Heal ing Mass

www.retreatcentercrc.org

CRC Gala

Healing Mass with

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 7:00 P.M.

Holy Family Chapel 1510 Fifth St., Missouri City

"Is any one among you sick? He should call the elders of the Church to pray over him and anoint him

with oil in the name of the Lord." James 5:13-15

We all need healing of body, mind, soul and spirit. Come pray with us and for one another.

PAGINA 6 VII DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO C 24 DE FEBRERO DEL 2019

AMAR A LOS ENEMIGOS

Lucas 6, 27-38.- Ley del amor . El amor del cr istiano es uni-

versal, sin límites. No podemos excluir a nadie: ni a cristianos ni

a paganos, ni a ricos ni a pobres, ni a amigos ni a enemigos, ni a

personas simpáticas ni antipáticas. Pero no podemos regalar a

todos el mismo amor. Existe un orden en el amor. 1. En primer

lugar estamos nosotros mismos. Cristo supone este amor propio,

cuando nos dice que la norma para el amor al prójimo es el amor

a nosotros mismos. Pero tiene que ser un amor sano, equilibrado,

maduro – no un amor egoísta. 2. En segundo lugar, el amor a

nuestros seres queridos: familiares, amigos, personas cercanas.

Porque “el amor ha de comenzar por casa”. Y resulta que muchas

veces es más difícil amar a los cercanos que a los lejanos. Puede

pasar por ejemplo en un matrimonio o en una comunidad religio-

sa: con el correr del tiempo uno se olvida de los valores y virtudes

del otro y se fija casi sólo en sus defectos. Uno se molesta más

por los defectos que se alegra por los valores del otro. 3. También

son prójimos, en tercer lugar, los que nos han hecho mal: puede

tratarse de una falta de caridad, como por ejemplo desatenciones,

pequeñas ofensas, mal humor, o pueden ser injusticias, como in-

jurias, calumnias, robos. A este tipo de personas las llamamos

enemigos nuestros.

Examen de conciencia Tal vez tendríamos que hacer, un pequeño

examen de conciencia: ¿A qué personas considero poco simpá-

ticas, pesadas, mal intencionadas, enemigas? ¿Quiénes me han

ofendido, han sido injustos conmigo? ¿Y cómo es mi actitud

frente a estas personas? ¿Las trato con frialdad, busco evitarlas,

las tengo marcadas para siempre, les guardo rencor, deseo ven-

garme de ellas…? ¿Y no será que soy exageradamente suscepti-

ble frente a sus declaraciones, sean reales o imaginadas? Exigen-

cias de Cristo para ser sus discípulos Y aquí nos viene entonces

este Evangelio de hoy. Nos muestra los distintivos del verdadero

cristiano. Nos presenta las exigencias del Señor para todos aque-

llos que queremos ser sus discípulos. + Son exigencias muy cla-

ras: tenemos que amar a los enemigos. Tenemos que amar sin

esperar retribución de los demás. Tenemos que amarlos como

queremos que ellos nos amen a nosotros. + Son exigencias muy

concretas: por ejemplo: hacer el bien a los que nos odian. Orar

por los que me injurian. Al que me pega, ofrecerle también la otra

mejilla. Al que me roba la capa, darle también la túnica. Prestar a

los demás, sin esperar que me lo devuelvan. Son exigencias tan

concretas, que nadie puede escaparles o decir que no las entiende.

+ Son exigencias muy difíciles: se trata de un ideal muy alto, difí-

cil de alcanzar. Porque se trata de criterios totalmente opuestos a

los que valen en nuestro mundo de hoy: Criterios del amor – no

del egoísmo o instinto. Criterios de la generosidad – no de la

estrechez de espíritu. Criterios de Dios – no criterios del hom-

bre. Es por eso que causan extrañeza, incomprensión, burla de

parte de los demás. Sin embargo, como auténticos discípulos de

Cristo, tenemos que aspirar a ellos. + Son exigencias muy fecun-

das: que nos regalan una recompensa eterna. Se trata de imitar el

mismo actuar de Dios, que es bueno también con los malos: No

juzgar, ni condenar, sino ser comprensivo, perdonar, dar – como

Dios lo hace. Si actuamos así, nuestra recompensa será grande: -

Seremos tratados por Dios de la misma manera, con la misma

medida, como lo hicimos nosotros. - Seremos acogidos con gene-

rosidad, misericordia y amor paternales por parte de Dios.

David y Saúl Terminemos con ese ejemplo de la primera lectura

de hoy (primer libro de Samuel 26, 2. 7-9. 12-13. 22-23), ejemplo

concreto de grandeza de espíritu: David perdona a Saúl, su perse-

guidor que busca con odio su muerte. Humanamente, es la gran

oportunidad para acabar con su enemigo. Pero David lo respeta,

por motivos religiosos: - Se niega a tocar a Saúl, el ungido del

Señor. - No quiere tomarse la justicia por su mano; confía en que

el Señor mismo le hará justicia. - Es justamente la actitud de un

verdadero cristiano ante la injusticia. Queridos hermanos, haga-

mos lo mismo: tratemos a los demás con compasión, perdón y

amor desinteresado. Entonces, Dios nos pagará – al como dice el

Evangelio de hoy – con una medida generosa, colmada, remecida

y rebosante. ¡Qué así sea! En el nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del

Espíritu Santo. Amén.

Padre Nicolás Schwizer

Instituto de los Padres de Schoens

“ E L S E Ñ O R E S C O M P A S I V O Y M I S E R I C O R D I O S O ”

PAGINA 7 24 DE FEBRERO DEL 2019

ACTIVIDADES DE LA COMUNIDAD H ISPANA

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Eclo 1:1-10; Sal 93 (92):1-2, 5; Mc 9:14-29

Martes: Eclo 2:1-11; Sal 37(36):3-4,18-19,27-28,39-40; Mc 9:30-37

Miércoles: Eclo 4:11-19; Sal 119 (118):165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175;

Mc 9:38-40

Jueves: Eclo 5:1-8; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Mc 9:41-50

Viernes: Eclo 6:5-17; Sal 119 (118):12, 16,18,27,34,35; Mc 10:1-12

Sábado: Eclo 17:1-15; Sal 103 (102):13-18; Mc 10:13-16

Domingo: Eclo:27:4-7; Sal 92 (91):2-3, 13-16; 1 Cor 15:54-58;

Lc 6:39-45