October 5, 2008 December 7, 2008

October 6, 2019 Twenty - Seventh

Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATES

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

Men’s Meeting ‘No More Excuses’ series

Every Fri.

7:00 pm

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues.

10:00 am

Divine Intimacy Oct. 9 7:00 pm

Faith in the Fire Retreat Oct. 12

& 13 8:00 am

Fire Night Oct. 15 7:00 pm

XXIII Congresso Arquidiocesano

18, 19 y 20 de Oct.

Detalles p. 7

Marriage in Christ Oct. 26 7:30 am

Family Fun Festival Oct. 27 12:00 pm

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. r.paulissen@yahoo.com

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 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 Sunday 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 7:00 pm Women’s Bible Study Room 108

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 Nathan Olivo, Carmen Garcia, Paul Alaniz, Ramon Hernandez Angelea Martinez, Teresa & Lola Castillo, Helen Paxtot, George Castillo, Annette Saldana, Chris Ramirez, Kimberly Gonzalez,

Manuel Saldana, Linda Adornetto, Fr. Mark Goring, John Mar-tinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Dcn Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael Trajan, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernan-

dez, Teresa Morales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Fr. Greg Gregory, There-

sa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Berna-dette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bru-no, 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, Gloria 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 † Blasa Zepeda † Ismael Martinez † Jovita Ogwuru † Gilbert Sierra † Fidel Gaitan † Rufus Hernandez † Ronald Balsam † David Miller

† Elizabeth Pringle † Juanita Rodriguez † Aurora Wilman

Readings for the Week of October 6, 2019 Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

Next Baptism and Baptism Class Date: October 20, 2019 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 on or before:

October 11, 2019 713-236-9977

Office hours are Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Saints and Special Observances Sunday: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time; Respect Life Sunday Monday: Our Lady of the Rosary Tuesday: Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) Wednesday: St. Denis and Companions; St. John Leonardi Friday: St. John XXIII Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 6, 2019

Emily Millan (10/6) Irma Saucedo (10/6) Sanantha Montero (10/6) Joelly Sifuentes (10/6) Valeria Vidal (10/7) Brooke Zucha (10/7) Phocion S. Park, Jr. (10/7) Nely Carbajal (10/7) Carmen Martinez (10/8) Miguel Limas (10/8) Ingrid D’Souza (10/8) Heraldo Ventura (10/8) Mario Noriega (10/8) Víctor Esquivel IV (10/9) Eduardo Perez (10/9) Adenike Oyeleke (10/9)

Vero Salinas (10/9) Katherine Herrera (10/10) Chukwunyere Amaliri (10/10) Roseline Ukwuachu (10/10) Sulema Ledesma (10/10) Audrey Salinas (10/10) Angelina Rangel (10/11) Dirin Ukwade (10/11) Luis Navarro (10/11) Ondina Toscano (10/11) Ilse Hernandez (10/11) Belinda Bernardo (10/12) Noah Cortes (10/12) Lupita Torres (10/12)

MASS FOR LIFE

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

Parenthood located at 4600 Gulf Freeway

St. John Leonardi Saint of the day for October 9 “I am only one person! Why should I do any-thing? What good would it do?” Today, as in any age, people seem plagued with the di-lemma of getting involved. In his own way, John Leonardi answered these questions. He chose to become a priest. After his ordination, Fr. Leonardi became very active in the works of the ministry, es-pecially in hospitals and prisons. The example and dedication of his work attracted several young laymen who began to assist him. They later became priests them-selves. John lived after the Protestant Reformation and the Council of Trent. He and his followers projected a new congrega-tion of diocesan priests. For some reason the plan, which was ultimately approved, provoked great political opposition. John was exiled from his home town of Lucca, Italy, for almost the entire remainder of his life. He received encouragement and help from Saint Philip Neri, who gave him his lodgings—along with the care of his cat! In 1579, John formed the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and published a compendium of Christian doctrine that remained in use until the 19th century. Father Leonardi and his priests became a great power for good in Italy, and their congregation was confirmed by Pope Clement in 1595. John died at the age of 68 from a disease caught when tending those stricken by the plague. By the deliberate policy of the founder, the Clerks Regular of the Mother of God have never had more than 15 churches, and today form only a very small congregation. The Liturgical Feast of Saint John Leonardi is October 9 Reflection: What can one person do? The answer is plen-ty! In the life of each saint, one thing stands clear: God and one person are a majority! What one individual, following God’s will and plan for his or her life, can do is more than our mind could ever hope for or imagine. Each of us, like John Leonardi, has a mission to fulfill in God’s plan for the world. Each one of us is unique and has been given talent to use for the service of our brothers and sisters for the

building up of God’s kingdom. Saint John Leonardi is the Patron Saint of: Pharmacists www.franciscanmedia.org

”DIVINE INTIMACY FORMATION IS PREPARING A SMALL TREATISE ON

PEACE OF THE HEART ❤ Start date: October 9 7:00 pm Room 120

This formation contains all the mechanisms to walk through life in peace with yourself, others

and most importantly, with God.

These sessions are most empowering to individuals. Come one and come all!!!”

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

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…..

An Invitation By Mary Martha Primerano What does love look like? I see a reminder of love every time I walk into our church. Jesus on the cross and right behind the raised cross is a large portrait of Resurrected Jesus with his arms wide open. This portrait is so comforting and inviting. But if we’re not careful the cares of this life will cause us to lose sight of Him. Thinking we can handle whatever troubles that come our way alone without crying out to Him for help. But this is faulty thinking. The enemy would love for us to be isolated and alone, and if we choose this we will find ourselves growing cold, or distant to the things of God. There’s even a warning found in Revelations 2:4 concerning this: “Yet I hold this against you. You have lost your first love.” Don’t lose your first love and reach out to the hurting around you. People are hurting all around us. Just be there for them, give them the help they need, lift them up and encourage them, and don’t forget to invite them to church where they will be sur-rounded with other believers. Revelation 3:20 – “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” A simple invitation to church could be Jesus knocking at the door of our hearts. The Breaking Bread team got to see this play out during ministry a couple of weeks ago. The offer to attend church with us went out to our homeless friends, and we got a re-sponse, ‘yes, I’ll go!’ - We quickly found some nice clothing from our donations and presented them to our guest. One team member graciously brought our friend to church the next morning, where he felt God’s love displayed. We followed the service with an invitation to lunch and while there we discovered that it was his birthday which made the lunch even more special! Our guest also shared that he was a veteran with PTSD, and has been self medicating himself for this for a long time. We were able to minister to him, pray, and encourage him to find more help. I know PTSD is real and effects may of our veteran’s family and friends. Continue to pray for anyone you know hurt by this trauma because God loves them very much. If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or breakingbreadhomeless@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Sunday September 29, 2019

$6,652.20

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

Tutoring Available

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

Society of St. Vincent de Paul is…. SEEKING Good Samaritans of all ages with smiling faces, helping hands, and giving hearts to be the hands and feet of Christ. MISSIONS Call Center | Data Entry | Food Fairs | Resale Shop | Warehouse HOME VISIT Vincentian volunteers turn into the hands and feet of Christ as they visit our friends in need in their homes, protecting their dignity and privacy. DONATION DRIVES Organize a donation drive at your job, school, or parish. The gently-used goods you collect are ei-ther given to the families we visit or placed on sale in our resale shops.

For more information, contact Michelle Gonzalez.

michelle.gonzalez@svdphouston.org 832.538.0323

Only 6 spots left for Mothers & Daughters for the Mother & Daughter Retreat with the

Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist, Oct. 11 - 13! https://retreatcentercrc.org/mother-daughters-

retreat

PAGINA 6 XXVII DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO C 6 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2019

EL JUSTO V IV IRÁ

POR SU FE

Lucas 17,5-10. Como un grano de mostaza.- Aquel canto ca-rismático, tan difundido, seguramente viene a nuestra memoria. Y es bueno que una canción pueble nuestra mente, si ello nos ayuda a enamorarnos del precioso mensaje de Cristo Jesús. El mensaje es sencillo: lo más pequeño puede llegar a ser lo más grande. Sin duda a Cristo le llamaban la atención y quería que nos atrajeran los contrastes: hay primeros que serán últimos; el que se ensalza será humillado; lo pequeño quizá será lo más grande; lo oculto quedará de manifiesto... En todos estos casos el Señor parece exhortarnos a no fiarnos de las apariencias, o quizá más aún: a desconfiar de lo que aparece y buscar el estilo y el plan de Dios en aquello que no aparece, en lo que no se impone por sí mismo ni se hace propaganda a sí mismo. Asumir la "lógica del grano de mostaza", entonces, es todo un programa de vida: es pensar que Dios puede decir sus mejores discursos por boca de los que juzgamos torpes, inútiles o poco listos; es amar lo sencillo, lo sobrio y lo discreto, y desconfiar de lo ampuloso, lo prepotente o lo deslumbrante; es cuidar la vida frágil: la del embrión, la del agonizante, la del emigrante; es ado-rar con las cosas elementales y con la gente que no cuenta; es creer con fe viva que en la Eucaristía está Él. La fuerza y la luz de la Fe.- El tema de la fe, de su luz y de su fuerza acompaña también las otras lecturas de este domingo. En Habacuc encontramos ya aquella expresión: "el que es justo por la fe vivirá." Es interesante notar que este profeta sitúa la fe en el contexto de la prueba, que es precisamente cuando más la necesi-tamos y cuando más parece esconderse. Las palabras de esa pri-mera lectura las podríamos encontrar también en labios de millo-nes de seres humanos que ven sus esperanzas cerrarse y los cami-nos llenarse de abrojos: "¿Hasta cuándo, Señor, pediré auxilio sin que me escuches? ¿Te denunciaré a gritos la violencia que reina, sin que vengas a salvarme? ¿Por qué me dejas ver la injusticia y te quedas mirando la opresión?" Esos son los tiempos en que parece imposible creer, porque las evidencias nos empujan exac-tamente en la dirección de la incredulidad o la desesperación. La respuesta que Habacuc creyó escuchar es una gran enseñanza. La salvación viene de lejos pero viene corriendo: un modo gráfico que describe bien las dos cosas: por qué siento que Dios no hace nada ante mi dolor y por qué puedo confiar en que sí hará algo. Puede ser sólo una exageración piadosa cuando alguien dice que siempre siente la presencia de Dios. Muchos tenemos una expe-riencia diferente en muchas oportunidades. Pero decir que Dios se va a quedar lejos es negar su amor, y eso tampoco haremos. La mejor respuesta es la de Habacuc: está lejos pero viene a prisa. La Fe: Doctrina Sólida.- El protestantismo enfatizó un aspecto de la fe que los católicos tendíamos o a veces tendemos a olvidar:

creer es confiar, es entregarse, es rendirse en la mente y en el corazón frente a Dios. Admitido eso, no podemos olvidar, sin embargo, el otro aspecto complementario: creer supone asentir a una Palabra, y eso implica acoger una doctrina. De las lecturas de hoy, la segunda es la que enfatiza mejor este punto. Cuando llegaba el final de su vida en esta tierra, Pablo, el predicador incansable de Jesucristo, busca el mejor modo de servir a la continuidad y crecimiento de la obra de la evange-lización. De su celo misionero, que otrora lo llevó a recorrer mares y tierras, brotan ahora las que llamamos "Cartas Pasto-rales," dirigidas a colaboradores suyos que ahora eran re-sponsables de comunidades de creyentes. Estamos hablando de las dos Cartas a Timoteo y la Carta a Tito. Un rasgo de estas Car-tas Pastorales es el énfasis en la Doctrina, la "sana doctrina." Y es claro que para el apóstol es imposible guardar el tesoro de la fe sin guardar el tesoro de una sana doctrina. No se puede decir cualquier cosa sobre Cristo y decir que uno cree en Cristo. Guar-dar la verdad de Cristo es una obra singular del Espíritu Santo, según sugiere el mismo Pablo, y parte de la conciencia de que se trata de un "tesoro." Si es verdad que no podemos darnos la fe, también es verdad que, una vez recibida, hemos de cuidarla.

Fr. Nelson Medina, O.P

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lc 10:25-37 Martes: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 130 (129):1b-4ab, 7-8; Lc 10:38-42 Miércoles: Jon 4:1-11; Sal 86 (85):3-6, 9-10; Lc 11:1-4 Jueves: Mal 3:13-20b; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 11:5-13 Viernes: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Sal 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lc 11:15-26 Sábado: Jl 4:12-21; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lc 11:27-28 Domingo: 2 Re 5:14-17; Sal 98 (97):1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lc 17:11-19

OJALÁ ESCUCHÉIS HOY LA VOZ DEL SEÑOR: «NO ENDUREZCÁIS VUESTRO CORAZÓN».

PAGINA 7 6 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2019

Actividades de la Comunidad Hispana