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October 5, 2008 December 7, 2008
February 23, 2020 Seventh Sunday in
Ordinary Time
SAVE THE DATES
Mass For Life Every Sat.
8:30 am
NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues.
10:00 am
DIG for TEENS Every Wed.
7:00 pm
Men’s Meeting Every 1st &
3rd Fri. 7:00 pm
Nueva Vida 7 y 8 de Marzo
8:00 am
Taller de Asamblea de Oracion
7 y 8 de Marzo
8:00 am
‘You are Preciious’ Retreat for Teens
March 14 & 15
8:00 am
Formacion de Lideres Curso Moises
17 - 22 de
Marzo
Detalles p.7
Retiro Matrimonial ‘Nazareth’ 28 y 29 de Mar.
8:00 am
is MARCH 6, 2020
9 Day Entrustment to St. Joseph
begins March 11th
Entrustment is on March 19th
Solemnity of St. Joseph Husband of Mary
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 Opens at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Jorge Alvarado, Director .................. Ext. 105 Rev. John Paul Bolger, CC Assoc. Dir….... Ext. 120 Rev. Francis A. Frankovich, C.C……………Ext. 106
Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. [email protected]
OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Administrative Assistant………….....… 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 Alfonso Ramirez, 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
Ignite Capital Campaign Director Directora de la Campana Capital Enciende
Elisa Gonzalez… [email protected] …832-977-7180
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 Sunday………12 Noon - 1:30pm After Mass Only
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS MONDAY: CENTER AND OFFICES CLOSED TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English Mass/ Chapel WEDNESDAY: 12:00 Noon Spanish Mass/Main Sanctuary
Prayer Teams are available after ‘Asamblea’
10:00 - 11:00 am First Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration
THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel
7:20 - 7:30 pm Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - Mass, Main Sanctuary 2nd Thursday of Each Month before Mass Blessing of Salt, Water and Oil FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English Mass 7:30 pm Spanish Mass
8:30 - 9:30 pm First Friday Eucharistic Adoration SATURDAY: 8:30 am Mass for Life - Chapel
SUNDAY: 9:00 - 10:00 am Eucharistic Adoration 9:30 - 10:00 am Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 - 10:30 am Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - Mass Main Sanctuary Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00pm Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 3:00 pm room 111
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call for an appointment SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: 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
Prayer Intentions Mark Bailey, Carmen Rodriguez, Mary Morales, Leonardo Hernan-
dez, Jose Molina, Celia Puente, Larry Balsam, Sylvia Jaramillo, Avelina Estebanes, Frances Munoz, Pedro Lopez, Nathan Olivo,
Carmen Garcia, Paul Alaniz, Ramon Hernandez Angelea Martinez, Teresa & Lola Castillo, Helen Paxtot, George Castillo, Annette Sal-dana, 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, Di-ane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael Trajan, Zacha-ry Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Morales, Ector
Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodri-
guez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flo-res, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar E. Pena, Adam
Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Glo-ria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo,
Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, 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 † Juanita Arevalo † Abraham Castro † Fr. Simon Herbers
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 1, 2020 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9
OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION
MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am Followed by
a Rosary at Planned Parenthood located at 4600 Gulf Freeway
Next Baptism and Baptism Class Date: March 15, 2020 Time: 12:30 - 1:30 Required Documents: Birth certificate &
pre-registration form must be brought to class
Please call the office & speak with Luz for
more information and to pre-register before:
March 10, 2020 713-236-9977
Office hours are Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 1, 2020
St. Katherine Drexel (1858 - 1955)
March 3 Born into Philadelphia socie-ty, Katharine was an infant when she lost her mother. Her father remarried and the couple taught their daughters that their wealth was a “gift on loan” to be shared with the poor, whom they fed and cared for in their home. Invited by priest friends to witness firsthand the destitution on Native American reservations, Katharine resolved to devote her inheritance to this aposto-late and enter a contemplative order. When, however, in private audience, she begged Leo XIII to send missionaries to staff the schools she was building, the pope replied, “My child, why not become a missionary yourself?” Katharine renounced a twenty-million-dollar fortune and founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, adoring Christ present in the Eucharist and ministering to Christ suffering in victims of racial discrimination. Her Sisters established over sixty schools nationwide, including Xavi-er University, New Orleans, the first dedicated to profes-sional education for African Americans. In 2000, John Paul II canonized “Mother Drexel,” praising her “excellent example of practical charity and generous solidarity with the less fortunate, long the distinguishing mark of Ameri-can Catholics.” —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
STRENGTH AGAINST TEMPTATION The first Sunday of the season of Lent always includes a Gospel account of the temptation of the Lord Jesus in the desert by the devil. This year, the story is set against the backdrop of the first reading from Genesis, which recounts the very first temptation by the devil. That story is set in a garden of de-light. The Gospel story is set in the desert. As believers, we know that temptation comes our way in our own gardens of delight as well as the deserts of our lives. As Lent begins, our attention is drawn to that temptation within each of us to become like God—we want control, power, and answers to all of life’s difficult questions. As communities of faith, we are given this season of repentance so that we can join our hearts with others on the difficult journey of conver-sion. We look to God and to one another for strength against temptation. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES For the week of: MARCH 1,2020 Sunday: First Sunday of Lent Monday: Julian Calendar Lent begins Tuesday: St. Katharine Drexel Wednesday: St. Casimir Friday: World Day of Prayer; Abstinence; First Friday Saturday: Ss. Perpetua and Felicity; First Saturday
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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 [email protected]
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) Michael Esquivel (3/3) Eunterio Flores (3/3) Steven Casas (3/3) Hayden Gonzalez (3/3) Sebastian Arredondo (3/3) Cheryl Park (3/4) Irma Lyndon (3/4) Sanilson Ndinofina (3/4) Cletus Akatugba (3/4) Carlos Arenas (3/4) Alicia Santillan (3/4)
Hannah Montero (3/4) Christian Casarez (3/5) Emilio Herrera III (3/5) Edgar Mondragon (3/5) Tina Olvera (3/5) Christopher Saldaña (3/6) Brittney Lyndon (3/6) Jerald Greif (3/6) Sabrina Cruz (3/6) Angel Torres (3/6) Rosanna Lara (3/6) Bobbi Embesi (3/7) Mela Gutiérrez (3/7) Mikaela Torres (3/7) Alonso Salazar (3/7) Evelyn Nunez (3/7) Nichole Ortiz (3/7) Christine Lopez (3/7)
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Sunday February 23, 2020
$9,497.00
Weekly Budget: $12,000.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!
Tutoring Available
- Houston - Can you Spare one
hour or more of prayer for an end to abortion outside of the largest
abortion facility in the Western Hemi-sphere?
Your presence could help save a life!! Prayer is from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm
40 Days for Life begins soon! February 26th - April 10th
Contact: [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE
PAGINA 6 PRIMER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA CICLO A 1 DE MARZO DEL 2020
S I CR E C IÓ EL PE C A DO ,
M Á S A BU NDA N T E
F U E LA GR AC IA
San Mateo 4,1-11. Vamos a Recuperar Nuestro Bautismo.- Este año leemos en las misas del domingo textos del Evangelio según san Mateo. Este apóstol será entonces nuestro maestro particular durante el recorrido de la Cuaresma. Sin embargo, ya para el tercer domingo de este tiempo litúrgico intervendrá otro apóstol, Juan, que nos ofrecerá algunos pasajes de su Evangelio. ¿Cuál es el tema que da unidad a esta Cuaresma? Sabemos que la conversión y la penitencia son parte esencial de la espirituali-dad cuaresmal; sabemos también que el ayuno, la oración y la limosna son nuestras armas espirituales para este tiempo; sabe-mos en fin, que como todos los años, también ahora estamos avanzando hacia un punto focal: la pascua de Cristo. Pero ello no excluye preguntar cuál es la particularidad de esta Cuaresma en que Mateo y Juan nos van a enseñar tantas cosas. El énfasis de este año puede sintetizarse en la expresión: "un camino de luz;" o también diciendo: "vamos a recuperar nuestro bautismo." De lo que se va a tratar, en realidad, a lo largo de estas lecturas y en el conjunto de estos domingos, es de ese sacramento, el del bautismo, que en tiempos antiguos fue llamado precisamente "la iluminación." Se trata de un recorrido desde las tinieblas hacia la plenitud de claridad y gloria que vendrán con la Pascua del Se-ñor Jesús. Venciendo al Príncipe de las Tinieblas.- Y como se trata de un camino que comienza en la oscuridad, las lecturas de este primer domingo nos presentan el poder del príncipe de las tinieblas. En la primera lectura, del Génesis, y en el texto del evangelio apare-ce expresamente la acción seductora y perturbadora del enemigo malo. Con una diferencia radical: si en el texto del Génesis este enemigo logró lo que quería, es decir, engendrar desobediencia, sembrar orgullo y producir muerte, en el texto de san Mateo es él quien resulta vencido. Sus tentaciones fueron incapaces de con-fundir, doblegar o derrotar a Cristo. La enseñanza más obvia entonces es que admitimos que hay oscuridad y pecado; recono-cemos que como seres humanos podemos caer y caemos, pero vemos también con alegría que hay uno que ha salido vencedor y en su victoria hay un germen de esperanza y también de victoria
para nosotros. Transmitiendo Vida.- El apóstol san Pablo resume el estado de cosas en la segunda lectura de hoy: "así como por el pecado de un solo hombre, Adán, vino la condenación para todos, así por la justicia de un solo hombre, Jesucristo, ha venido para todos la justificación que da la vida. Y así como por la desobediencia de uno, todos fueron hechos pecadores, así como por la obediencia de uno, todos serán hecho justos." El contraste es completo: desobediencia que produce condenación y luego muerte, por un lado; obediencia que trae justificación y luego vida, por el otro. Todos somos hijos de Adán, todos pertenecemos a la especie humana y participamos de la debilidad y estamos en el esquema de la rebeldía y la desobediencia. Pero hay un nuevo Adán que transmite vida, y quienes se unen a él participan de su fortaleza y entran en nuevo esquema de amistad y paz y salvo con Dios: esto es en últimas lo que quiere decir la palabra "justificación." Así pues, apenas iniciada esta Cuaresma, alabemos a Dios por su victoria en la carne santísima de su Hijo Jesucristo, que padeció tentación sin pecar para que nosotros los pecadores pudiéramos vencer a la tentación y, unidos a él, recibir de su vida perdurable.
P. Nelson Medina F., O..P
“ M I S E R I C O R D I A , S E Ñ O R : H E M O S P EC A D O ”
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Martes: Is 55:10-11; Sal 34 (33):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Miércoles: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lc 11:29-32 Jueves: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Viernes: Ez 18:21-28; Sal 130 (129):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Sábado: Dt 26:16-19; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Domingo: Gn 12:1-4a; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9
PAGINA 7 1 de MARZO DEL 2020
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66 Martes: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Lc 1:67-79 Miércoles: Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88):4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Hch 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Noche: Is 9:1-6; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14 Aurora: Is 62:11-12; Sal 97 (96):1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20 Día: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Jueves: Hch 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Viernes: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Sábado: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Sal 124 (123):2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Domingo: Eclo 3:2-6, 12-14; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23
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