Parish Clergy & Staff

Fr. Richard J. Vigoa Parish Administrator

Fr. Phillip Tran Chaplain for the University of Miami

Deacon Jose S. Chirinos

Maria Isabel Garcia Parish Office Manager

Sofia Acosta Director of Religious Education

Michelle Ducker Lopez Director of New Evangelization & Associate Campus Minister

Jorge Pis‐Rodriguez Director of Music

Mercedes Salgado Finance

Brahem Patricia Morales Office Assistant

Ray Morales Yera Property Manager

Roberto Alvarez Vela Sacristan

Mass Schedule: Vigil Masses - Saturdays 5:30 pm 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sundays 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm (During College Semesters) Monday - Friday 8:00 am & 12:05 pm Saturday 8:00 a.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:00 pm (During College Semesters) Confessions: Saturdays 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays 4-6pm (During College Semesters) Office Hours: 9:00 am—12:00 pm 12:35 pm to 5:30 pm Monday - Friday

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 22nd, 2019

Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 8: 00 a.m. + Jorge Lameran + Celia Novo + Dennis Chong-Yen + Lillian Chin-Hing + Hermine Lodenquai + Fernando Alberto Rendon - Bourie + Yolanda Rodriguez + Florentina Alvarez Puig & Jaime Puig Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 Christmas Day Thursday, December 26th, 2019 8:00 a.m. + Carmen Blanco + Hilda & Rafael Ferro + Mary Lagueruela - In Thanksgiving to the Infant of Prague - Health of Adelia Marquez 12: 00 p.m. + Josefina Borges + Susana Fernandez + Gustavo Machado + Reynaldo Ramos Sr. + Luis Lazo + Amparo & Pablo Ferro + Luisa & Gustavo Mendive Friday, December 27th, 2019 8: 00 a.m. + Zelinda Joan Fouant + Rosa Llaneza - Birthday of Marie Charles - Health of Adelia Marquez 12:00 p.m. + Salvador Sicars, Sr + Elvire Desse + Juan Ambrosio Darna + 71th Wedding Anniversary of Florentina Alvarez Puig & Jaime Puig Saturday, December 28th, 2019 8:00 a.m. + Msgr. Tomás M. Marín + Giacamo Sacco - Birthday of Scott Pearson - Health of Adelia Marquez

Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory. IS 7:10-14 PS 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 ROM 1:1-7 MT 1:18-24 Monday, December 23rd, 2019 Monday in Fourth Week of Advent Lift up your heads and see; your redemption is near at hand. MAL 3:1-4, 23-24 PS 25:4-5AB, 8-9, 10 AND 14 LK 1:57-66 Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Advent For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. 2 SM 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 PS 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 AND 29 LK 1:67-79 Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 The Nativity of the Lord All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God. IS 52: 7-10 PS 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 HEB 1:1-6 JN 1:1-18 Thursday, December 26th, 2019 Feast of Saint Stephen, first martyr Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. ACTS 6:8-10; 7:54-59 PS 31:3CD-4, 6 AND 8AB, 16BC AND 17 MT 10:17-22 Friday, December 27th, 2019 Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist Rejoice in the Lord, you just! 1 JN 1:1-4 PS 97: 1-2, 5-6, 11-12 JN 20: 1A AND 2-8 Saturday, December 28th, 2019 Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs Our souls has been rescued like a bird from the fowler’s snare. 1 JN 1:5-2:2 PS 124:2-3, 4-5, 7CD-8 MT 2:13-18

Mass Intentions

Scripture Readings & Responsorial Psalms

Saturday, December 21st, 2019 5:30 p.m. + Emiliano Infante + Anna Gan Nguyen + Orlando Padilla + Sofia Margarita Salazar + Jose & Raquel Concepción - Wedding Anniversary of Richard & Amy Stuart 7:00 p.m. + Dra. Ester P. Marín + Caridad Anillo + Raul Sotolongo + Carlos y Eloisa Martinez - Vivó + Alba Valenzuela - Silvia C. Reyes Sunday, December 22nd, 2019 8:00 a.m. + Guillermo “Billy” Perez + Silvia G. del Valle + William H. Kerdyk, Sr. + Joseph & Lista James - Birthday of Danny Trujillo - Birthday of Dave Sears 10:00 a.m. + Laura Engelhardt + George F. Kimball + Loreto Lumacad + Aurora & Mario Riera + Remegio & Lita Acenas + Deceased Members of the Leiter Pantigo Family 12:00 p.m. - St. Augustine Parish Family 5:00 p.m. + Lucia Possenti + Luisa Ferrandiz + Marta de Arcos Santeiro + Deceased Members of the Galan & Foote Family + Sixto Ferro, Hilda & Juan de La Paz - In Thanksgiving for the health of Manuel Infante Vergara 6:30 p.m. + Cosme Ordóñez Carceller + Mary Wilson + Emma Greenham + Sarah & Jorge Bustillo + Florentina Alvarez Puig & Jaime Puig - Health of Nicolas Moreiras Monday, December 23rd, 2019 8: 00 a.m. + Jeannine Summerly + Hilda Bacardi + Luis J. Bacardi + Luis F. Bacardi + Roberto Morales - Birthday of Juan A. Morales 12:05 p.m. + Dr. Cristobal E. Viera + Francisco Basterrechea + Yolanda Lopez + Mary Kilcoyne + Maria Vidal - Living & Deceased Members of the Cano-Llano Family

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Merry Christmas

“Wait” Training

The Season of Advent is filled with a spirit of waiting – waiting for the Lord to come. Through the readings of the Mass during Advent, we place ourselves in the shoes of the People of Israel, who waited expectantly for the coming of the Messiah, and we share the joy and wonder of the heavenly host when He finally arrives at Christmas (Lk 2:14). Advent also reminds us that we too – here and now – are waiting. Even while we celebrate the Lord’s first coming 2000 years ago, we are waiting for his return, and our task is to wait in faith and in hope. If we think about our common experience, we might discern several types of waiting: First, there is waiting in dread. Imagine a child sent to the principal’s office for misbehaving – he sits outside waiting in dread for the door to open. This is not (hopefully) our attitude when thinking of the Lord’s return. Next, there is waiting in boredom. Standing in line at Publix waiting to check out – an example of waiting in boredom, in which we do nothing and feel unproductive. Neither is this the proper attitude when waiting for the Lord.

Then there is waiting in frustration. Being stuck in traffic, waiting for a power outage to be restored or perhaps enduring a long homily are all examples of that. The Israelites during the Exodus waited impatiently for God to appear on Mt. Sinai until, in their frustration, they fashioned their own god from a golden calf. (Ex 32) Again, not the way to wait for the Lord. Finally, there is waiting in hope. A child at an amusement park is waiting in line at his favorite ride, and perhaps the wait is long, but he knows his turn is coming soon. So, he is patient and waits with anticipation and hope. He speaks excitedly about what he will experience, and all his energy and focus is on getting there. Now we’re approaching the proper spiritual attitude of waiting for the Lord. It can be a challenge to wait for the Lord in this way when we don’t feel his presence, aren’t sure He is at work in our lives or don’t understand what He is doing in us and in the world. That’s why we celebrate Advent. This season reminds us that God is intimately involved in His Creation. The Babe in the manger is the proof that God has not forgotten or abandoned us. The rejoicing choirs of an-gels call to our mind what God has done for us. The coming of Christ into the world urges us on to continue waiting in hope – he came the first time; he will come again at the end of time with the reward of eternal life for his faithful ones; and he continues to come into our lives daily through his grace and blessings, through Word and Sacrament, and through the good people he puts in our path. We wait in hope because we believe in God’s words and promises. We do not know his ways, we cannot understand his timing and we have none of his wisdom, but in the end, that doesn’t mat-ter…because we know he is faithful and will not deceive us. He will come as he has said, and he calls us to wait for him – not in dread, not in boredom, not in frustration, but in faith and in hope. This is among the great lessons of Advent. “Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord!” -- Ps 27:14 - Fr. Richard Vigoa

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Monday, December 23rd, 2019 8:00am & 12:05pm: Daily Mass @ Church Tuesday, December 24th, 2019 8:00am: Daily Mass @ Church 5:00pm: Christmas Vigil Mass @ Church 11:00pm: Christmas Concert @ Church 12:00am: Midnight Mass @ Church Wednesday, December 25th, 2019 The Nativity of the Lord - Christmas Mass 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm & 1:30pm (Spanish Mass) @ Church Thursday, December 26th, 2019 8:00am & 12:05pm: Daily Mass Friday, December 27th, 2019 8:00am & 12:05pm: Daily Mass Saturday, December 28th, 2019 8:00am: Daily Mass and Rosary after Mass 11:30am: Confessions @ Church

4 1400 Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146 305‐661‐1648 www.saintaugustinechurch.org

Tuesday, December 24th:

Christmas Vigil: 5:00pm

Christmas Concert : 11:00pm

Midnight Mass

Christmas Day: 8:00am 10:00am 12:00pm (Spanish) 1:30pm

Tuesday, December 31st:

Wednesday, January 1st: Holy Day: The Solemnity of Mary,

the Mother of God: 10:00am

Daily Mass: 8:00am

Daily Mass: 8:00am 12:00pm

Wednesday, December 25th:

Baptisms:

Please call the Parish Office at least one month in advance.

Weddings:

Please call the Parish Office at least six months in advance.

Due to the Holidays, the bulletins are submitted earlier which doesn't allow us to include the Collection

Report at the present time.

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We are capable of so much more than we think. You have no idea what you are capable of. None of us do. God is constantly trying to open our eyes to the amazing possibilities that he has enfolded in our being. The saints continue this work, encouraging us to explore all our God-given potential, not with speeches but with the example of their lives. This is not just another book about the saints. Both personal and practical, this book proves the saints are not long gone, but alive and well--and ready to join you on your journey! Discover how inviting the saints into your everyday life will open your eyes to the amazing possibilities God has in store for you!

Our Gift to You!

Come to Mass next weekend December 21st and 22nd to pick up

your free copy!

Are you satisfied with the direction the world is moving in? Are you satisfied

with your life?

Best selling author, Mathew Kelley believes we can learn from the example of the saints to fulfill our God-given potential.

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College Campus Ministry Schedule:

There is no Tuesday or Thursday 7:00 p.m. Mass and no Tuesday 4pm-6pm confession. It will resume again on January 14, 2020. Thrive Night returns on Thursday, January 16th, 2020 Notice: The 8:00 p.m. Mass has been

canceled due to college semester break & it will resume on Sunday, January 12, 2020.

Office Schedule:

The Parish Office will be closed from December 23rd through January 1st and we will reopen on January 2nd.

This Weekend

At St Augus ne Church

Directed by Jorge Emilio Pis‐Rodriguez

Tuesday, December 24th at 11:00pm Followed by Midnight Mass

Christmas Concert

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May the blessings of Christ be on you and your family this Holiday Season

Fr. Richard Vigoa and the Saint Augustine Church Staff

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