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St. Elizabeth Catholic Church 916 Maple Street Bonham, TX 75418 Office: 903-583-7734 Fax: 903-583-7702 Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 am-2 pm Website: se-bonham.com Email: [email protected] Pastor Fr. Paolo Capra Parish Accountant: Donald Baird Bulletin Editor: Shirley Forney Secretary: Shirley Forney December 1, 2019 SCHEDULE OF MASSES HORARIO DE LAS MISAS Saturday English 5 pm Sunday English 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Español 12:00 noon Tuesday English 5:00 p.m. Friday English 5:00 p.m. Rosary/Rosario 30 minutes before each Mass 30 minutos antes de cada Misa SCHEDULE OF CONFESSIONS CONFESIONES Saturday /Sábado 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday/Domingo 7:15 7:45 a.m. Also By Appointment Call the church office for appoint- ments with Fr. Paolo for Baptism, Quinceñeras and Matrimony at least 6 months before the proposed date of the celebration. FAITH FORMATION FORMACION DE FE RCIA: Wednesday 6:45 pm CCD: Saturday 3:00 pm Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament: Dec. 6, 2019 Adoration: 11:00 a.m.— 4:45pm. Benediction followed by Mass at 5pm. LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Primer Domingo de Adviento; Día Mundial del SIDA Martes: San Francisco Javier Miércoles: San Juan Damasceno Viernes: San Nicolás; Primer viernes Sábado: San Ambrosio; Primer sábado; Día para recordar Pearl Harbor Lecturas del Domingo Isaías 2:1-5 Salmo 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6- 7,2-9 Romanos 13:11-14 Mateo24:37-44 SAINTS AND SPE- CIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: First Sunday of Ad- vent; World AIDS Aware- ness Day Tuesday: St. Francis Xavier Wednesday: St. John Damascene Friday: St. Nicholas; First Friday Saturday: St. Ambrose; First Saturday; Pearl Harbor Re- membrance Day. Sundays Readings Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4- 5,6-7,8-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT * Let us then throw off the works of dark- ness and put on the ar- mor of light.

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St. Elizabeth

Catholic

Church 916 Maple Street Bonham, TX 75418

Office: 903-583-7734 Fax: 903-583-7702 Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 am-2 pm

Website: se-bonham.com Email: [email protected]

Pastor Fr. Paolo Capra

Parish Accountant: Donald Baird

Bulletin Editor: Shirley Forney

Secretary: Shirley Forney

December 1, 2019

SCHEDULE OF MASSES HORARIO DE LAS MISAS

Saturday English 5 pm Sunday English 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Español 12:00 noon Tuesday English 5:00 p.m. Friday English 5:00 p.m.

Rosary/Rosario

30 minutes before each Mass 30 minutos antes de cada Misa

SCHEDULE OF CONFESSIONS CONFESIONES

Saturday /Sábado 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday/Domingo 7:15 – 7:45 a.m.

Also By Appointment

Call the church office for appoint-ments with Fr. Paolo for Baptism,

Quinceñeras and Matrimony at least 6 months before the

proposed date of the celebration.

FAITH FORMATION FORMACION DE FE

RCIA: Wednesday 6:45 pm CCD: Saturday 3:00 pm

Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament: Dec. 6, 2019 Adoration: 11:00 a.m.—4:45pm. Benediction followed by Mass at 5pm.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo: Primer Domingo de Adviento; Día Mundial del SIDA Martes: San Francisco Javier Miércoles: San Juan Damasceno Viernes: San Nicolás; Pr imer viernes Sábado: San Ambrosio; Primer sábado; Día para recordar Pearl Harbor

Lecturas del Domingo

Isaías 2:1-5 Salmo 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,2-9 Romanos 13:11-14 Mateo24:37-44

SAINTS AND SPE-CIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: First Sunday of Ad-vent; World AIDS Aware-ness Day Tuesday: St. Francis Xavier Wednesday: St. John Damascene Friday: St. Nicholas; First Friday Saturday: St. Ambrose; First Saturday; Pearl Harbor Re-membrance Day.

Sunday’s Readings

Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5,6-7,8-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

*

Let us then

throw off the works

of dark-ness and

put on the ar-mor of light.

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DATE TIME Mass Intentions/Intenciones de las Misaas Requested by

Sat. Nov. 30 Sun. Dec. 1

5:00 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am 12 noon

For the sick of our parish For Holly, Blake and Anna Kapp For our parish, St. Elizabeth

Parish Steve & Denise Kapp

Lectors (First & Second Reader) Commentators Lectura ( 1ra-2da lector) Comentador

Extraordinary Ministers Ministros Extraordinarios

Altar Servers

monaguillos

1st Sunday of the Month) First Sunday of Advent Nov. 30 5:00 pm L. Moncelle V. Moeller Dec. 1 8:00 am G. Straight/B. Ross S. Franklin 10:30 am D. Guadiano/J. O’Bryan C. Monte 12:00 pm L. Parra/M. Zuniga R. Gutierrez

B. Ross M. Guadiano M. Benitez

2nd Sunday of the Month) Second Sunday of Advent Dec. 7 5:00 pm L. Moncelle V. Moeller Dec. 8 8:00 am D. Kapp/S. Kapp M. Ross 10:30 am D. Guadiano/J. O’Bryan C. Monte 12:00 pm Maria/L. Parra E. Valdez

B. Ross M. Guadiano M. Benitez

Parish Meetings:

Finance Council 2nd Thursday @ 6:30 p.m. Ladies Guild 4th Wednesday @ 4:30 p.m. K of C Meeting 1st Monday @ 7 p.m. Music Practice Wednesday @ 7:30 p.m. Hispanic Ministry 2nd Tuesday@ 7:00 p.m. Hispanic Music Practice Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m. Renovación Viernes@7:00 p.m.

Ministries / Ministerios

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist/ Ministros Extraordinarios de la Eucarestia

Carole Monte / Maria Ventura Benitez

Lectors / Lectores Greg Straight / Maria Zuniga

Ushers / Ujieres Juan Venegas

Liturgical Linens / Articulos Liturgicos Denise Kapp / Maria Ventura Benitez

Altar Servers / Monaguillos

Maria Venegas

Altar Server Classes by appointment: Please call Maria Venegas.

Clases para los servidores de altar: se haran con la Señora Maria Venegas

Weekly Offerings and Attendance

PARISH AND LEADERS

Finance Council Antonio Rodriguez Chairman Pastoral Council Sharon Watson Chairman Liturgy Committee Father Paolo Chairman Pastoral Care Carol Monte Coordinator Social Ministry Bill McCormick Coordinator RCIA/RICA Father Paolo Coordinator DRE/CCD Maria Macias Coordinator Safe Environment Shirley Forney Coordinator English Choir Mary Ferguson Coordinator Spanish Choir Raul Martinez Coordinator Hispanic Ministry Carlos Salinas Chairman Ladies Guild Marge Ross President Knights of Columbus* Jose A. Hernandez Grand Knight

*Non-parish-based organization: inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by Saint Elizabeth Church or knowledge of the activities of the groups.

Nov. 24, 2019 1st Coll.

2nd Coll. Attendance

Totals

Bldg. Fund 252,689.13

Military/Ejercito

Michael Correa Joseph DePiazza Jeremy Sanchez Luis Juarez Victor “Pito” Correa Ben De Vries Lirio Jasmi Cruz Andrew King Tyler Satsberry Zachary Palmer Tyler Ring Erin Kate Davis David Mendez Laura Johnson Pray for the safety of our men and Rosie Muñoz women in the military. Michael Johnson

PRAY FOR / RECEN POR Bob & Nancy Nietupski Jerry Don Belk Carole Duke Adam Shrum Mark Woodson Al Bastinelli Deacon Joe Culling Maria Vasquez John Parker Tate Nicholsen Gabriel Ramirez Sean Yannarella Philip & Barbara Timmons Sonia & Arcely Longoria Owen Straight Willy Schultz Enrique Fernandez Eric Witover Linda McLung Bruring David Sealey Dorothy Hardy Guadalupe Aguilar Maria Salinas

Raul Zuñiga Maria Soto Grabriela Cruz Jesus Morales Misael Gutierrez Daniel Alanis Michael Wexler Mark Keena Susan Froeschell John McKinzie Vanessa Reyes Manuel Maldonado Connie Parker Clayton Ross Please call the office to update list

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Nuestro Obispo Edward Burns:Reportar abuso, Primero, notificar a las autoridades locales. Segundo, notifique al Departamento de Ser-vicios para la Familia y de Protección de Texas a través de la Línea Directa de Abuso de Texas (1-800-252-5400 o www.texasabusehotline.org). Finalmente, si la denuncia involucra a un miembro del clero o un empleado de una parroquia o de la Dióce-sis, notifique a la Coordinadora de Asistencia a las Víctimas de la Diócesis de Dallas, Barbara Landregan, 214-379-2812.

Queridos Parroquianos, «Uno solo es el Bueno» (Mt 19, 17) 9. Jesús dice: «¿Por qué me preguntas acerca de lo bue-no? Uno solo es el Bueno. Mas si quieres entrar en la vida, guarda los mandamientos» (Mt 19, 17). En las ver-siones de los evangelistas Marcos y Lucas la pregunta es formulada así: «¿Por qué me llamas bueno? Nadie es bue-no sino sólo Dios» (Mc 10, 18; cf. Lc 18, 19). Antes de responder a la pregunta, Jesús quiere que el joven se aclare a sí mismo el motivo por el que lo inter-pela. El «Maestro bueno» indica a su interlocutor —y a todos nosotros— que la respuesta a la pregunta, «¿qué he de hacer de bueno para conseguir la vida eterna?», sólo puede encontrarse dirigiendo la mente y el corazón al úni-co que es Bueno: «Nadie es bueno sino sólo Di-os» (Mc 10, 18; cf. Lc 18, 19). Sólo Dios puede respond-er a la pregunta sobre el bien, porque él es el Bien. En efecto, interrogarse sobre el bien significa, en último término, dirigirse a Dios, que es plenitud de la bondad. Jesús muestra que la pregunta del joven es, en realidad, una pregunta religiosa y que la bondad, que atrae y al mismo tiempo vincula al hombre, tiene su fuente en Dios, más aún, es Dios mismo: el Único que es digno de ser amado «con todo el corazón, con toda el alma y con toda la mente» (cf. Mt 22, 37), Aquel que es la fuente de la felicidad del hombre. Jesús relaciona la cuestión de la acción moralmente buena con sus raíces religiosas, con el reconocimiento de Dios, úni-ca bondad, plenitud de la vida, término último del obrar humano, felicidad perfecta. 10. La Iglesia, iluminada por las palabras del Maestro, cree que el hombre, hecho a imagen del Creador, redi-mido con la sangre de Cristo y santificado por la presen-cia del Espíritu Santo, tiene como fin último de su vida ser «alabanza de la gloria» de Dios (cf. Ef 1, 12), haciendo así que cada una de sus acciones refleje su es-plendor. «Conócete a ti misma, alma hermosa: tú eres la imagen de Dios —escribe san Ambrosio—. Conócete a ti mismo, hombre: tú eres la gloria de Dios (1 Co 11, 7). Escucha de qué modo eres su gloria. Dice el profeta: Tu ciencia es misteriosa para mí (Sal 138, 6), es decir: tu majestad es más admirable en mi obra, tu sabiduría es exaltada en la mente del hombre. Mientras me considero a mí mismo, a quien tú escrutas en los secretos pensam-ientos y en los sentimientos íntimos, reconozco los mis-terios de tu ciencia. Por tanto, conócete a ti mismo, hom-bre, lo grande que eres y vigila sobre ti...» 17. Aquello que es el hombre y lo que debe hacer se manifies-ta en el momento en el cual Dios se revela a sí mismo. En efecto, el Decálogo se fundamenta sobre estas palabras:

DEL PARROCO

FROM THE PASTOR

Bishop Burns: Reporting abuse, First, notify local law enforcement. Second, notify the Texas Department of Family and Protective Ser-vices through the Texas Abuse Hotline (1-800-252-5400 or www.texasabusehotline.org). Finally, if the allegation involves a member of the clergy or an employee of a parish or the Diocese, please notify the Diocese of Dallas Victims Assistance Coordinator, Barbara Landregan, at 214-379-2812.

Dear Parishioners,

"There is only one who is good" (Mt 19:17) 9. Jesus says: "Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments" (Mt 19:17). In the versions of the Evangelists Mark and Luke the question is phrased in this way: "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone" (Mk 10:18; cf. Lk 18:19). Before answering the question, Jesus wishes the young man to have a clear idea of why he asked his question. The "Good Teacher" points out to him — and to all of us — that the answer to the question, "What good must I do to have eternal life?" can only be found by turning one's mind and heart to the "One" who is good: "No one is good but God alone" (Mk 10:18; cf. Lk 18:19). Only God can answer the question about what is good, because he is the Good itself. To ask about the good, in fact, ultimately means to turn towards God, the fullness of goodness. Jesus shows that the young man's question is really a religious ques-tion, and that the goodness that attracts and at the same time obliges man has its source in God, and indeed is God himself. God alone is worthy of being loved "with all one's heart, and with all one's soul, and with all one's mind" (Mt 22:37). He is the source of man's happiness. Jesus brings the question about morally good action back to its religious foundations, to the acknowledgment of God, who alone is goodness, fullness of life, the final end of human activity, and perfect happiness. 10. The Church, instructed by the Teacher's words, be-lieves that man, made in the image of the Creator, re-deemed by the Blood of Christ and made holy by the pres-ence of the Holy Spirit, has as the ultimate purpose of his life to live "for the praise of God's glory" (cf. Eph 1:12), striving to make each of his actions reflect the splendour of that glory. "Know, then, O beautiful soul, that you are the image of God", writes Saint Ambrose. "Know that you are the glory of God (1 Cor 11:7). Hear how you are his glory. The Prophet says: Your knowledge has become too wonderful for me (cf. Ps. 138:6, Vulg.). That is to say, in my work your majesty has become more wonderful; in the counsels of men your wisdom is exalted. When I con-sider myself, such as I am known to you in my secret thoughts and deepest emotions, the mysteries of your knowledge are disclosed to me. Know then, O man, your greatness, and be vigilant".17 What man is and what he must do becomes clear as soon as God reveals himself. The Decalogue is based on these words: "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage" (Ex 20:2-

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From the Pastor :

...out of the house of bondage" (Ex 20:2-3). In the "ten words" of the Covenant with Israel, and in the whole Law, God makes himself known and acknowledged as the One who "alone is good"; the One who despite man's sin remains the "model" for moral action, in accordance with his command, "You shall be holy; for I the Lord your God am holy" (Lev 19:2); as the One who, faithful to his love for man, gives him his Law (cf. Ex 19:9-24 and 20:18-21) in order to restore man's original and peaceful harmony with the Creator and with all creation, and, what is more, to draw him into his divine love: "I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people" (Lev 26:12). The moral life presents itself as the response due to the many gratuitous initiatives taken by God out of love for man. It is a response of love, according to the statement made in Deuteronomy about the fundamental command-ment: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words which I command you this day shall be upon your heart; and you shall teach them diligently to your chil-dren" (Dt 6:4-7). Thus the moral life, caught up in the gratuitousness of God's love, is called to reflect his glory: "For the one who loves God it is enough to be pleasing to the One whom he loves: for no greater reward should be sought than that love itself; charity in fact is of God in such a way that God himself is charity".18

11. The statement that "There is only one who is good" thus brings us back to the "first tablet" of the command-ments, which calls us to acknowledge God as the one Lord of all and to worship him alone for his infinite holi-ness (cf. Ex 20:2-11). The good is belonging to God, obeying him, walking humbly with him in doing justice and in loving kindness (cf.Mic 6:8). Acknowledging the Lord as God is the very core, the heart of the Law, from which the particular precepts flow and towards which they are ordered. In the morality of the commandments the fact that the people of Israel belongs to the Lord is made evident, because God alone is the One who is good. Such is the witness of Sacred Scripture, imbued in every one of its pages with a lively perception of God's absolute holiness: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts" (Is 6:3). But if God alone is the Good, no human effort, not even the most rigorous observance of the commandments, suc-ceeds in "fulfilling" the Law, that is, acknowledging the Lord as God and rendering him the worship due to him alone (cf. Mt 4:10). This "fulfilment" can come only from a gift of God: the offer of a share in the divine Goodness revealed and communicated in Jesus, the one whom the rich young man addresses with the words "Good Teach-er" (Mk 10:17; Lk 18:18). What the young man now per-haps only dimly perceives will in the end be fully re-vealed by Jesus himself in the invitation: "Come, follow me" (Mt 19:21).

(V.P. #4, continues)

Del Parroco :

...estas palabras: «Yo soy el Señor, tu Dios, que te he sa-cado del país de Egipto, de la casa de servidumbre. No habrá para ti otros dioses delante de mí» (Ex 20, 2-3). En las «diez palabras» de la Alianza con Israel, y en toda la Ley, Dios se hace conocer y reconocer como el único que es «Bueno»; como aquel que, a pesar del pecado del hom-bre, continúa siendo el modelo del obrar moral, según su misma llamada: «Sed santos, porque yo, el Señor, vuestro Dios, soy santo» (Lv 19, 2); como Aquel que, fiel a su amor por el hombre, le da su Ley (cf. Ex 19, 9-24; 20, 18-21) para restablecer la armonía originaria con el Creador y todo lo creado, y aún más, para introducirlo en su amor: «Caminaré en medio de vosotros, y seré vuestro Dios, y vosotros seréis mi pueblo» (Lv 26, 12). La vida moral se presenta como la respuesta debida a las iniciativas gratuitas que el amor de Dios multiplica en fa-vor del hombre. Es una respuesta de amor, según el enun-ciado del mandamiento fundamental que hace el Deuteronomio: «Escucha, Israel: el Señor es nuestro Dios, el Señor es uno solo. Amarás al Señor tu Dios con todo tu corazón, con toda tu alma y con toda tu fuerza. Queden en tu corazón estos preceptos que yo te dicto hoy. Se los repetirás a tus hijos» (Dt 6, 4-7). Así, la vida moral, inmersa en la gratuidad del amor de Dios, está llamada a reflejar su gloria: «Para quien ama a Dios es suficiente agradar a Aquel que él ama, ya que no debe buscarse ninguna otra recompensa mayor al mismo amor; en efecto, la caridad proviene de Dios de tal manera que Dios mismo es caridad» 18. 11. La afirmación de que «uno solo es el Bueno» nos re-mite así a la «primera tabla» de los mandamientos, que exige reconocer a Dios como Señor único y absoluto, y a darle culto solamente a él porque es infinitamente santo (cf. Ex 20, 2-11). El bien es pertenecer a Dios, obedecerle, caminar humildemente con él practicando la justicia y amando la piedad (cf. Mi 6, 8).Reconocer al Se-ñor como Dios es el núcleo fundamental, el corazón de la Ley, del que derivan y al que se ordenan los preceptos par-ticulares. Mediante la moral de los mandamientos se man-ifiesta la pertenencia del pueblo de Israel al Señor, porque sólo Dios es aquel que es «Bueno». Éste es el testimonio de la sagrada Escritura, cuyas páginas están penetradas por la viva percepción de la absoluta santidad de Dios: «Santo, santo, santo, Señor de los ejércitos» (Is 6, 3). Pero si Dios es el Bien, ningún esfuerzo humano, ni si-quiera la observancia más rigurosa de los mandamientos, logra cumplir la Ley, es decir, reconocer al Señor como Dios y tributarle la adoración que a él solo es debida (cf. Mt 4, 10). El «cumplimiento» puede lograrse sólo co-mo un don de Dios: es el ofrecimiento de una partici-pación en la bondad divina que se revela y se comunica en Jesús, aquel a quien el joven rico llama con las palabras «Maestro bueno» (Mc 10, 17; Lc 18, 18). Lo que quizás en ese momento el joven logra solamente intuir será ple-namente revelado al final por Jesús mismo con la invi-tación «ven, y sígueme» (Mt 19, 21). (Veritatis Splendor #4, continues)

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In accordance with section 30.06, Criminal Code (intrusion by the licensee with a concealed handgun), a person licensed under subchapter H, chapter 411, government code (Firearms Licensing Act), You can not enter this property with a concealed pistol. Pursuant to section 30.07, Criminal Code (transfer by the licensee with a pistol openly carried), a person licensed under subchapter H, chapter 411, govern-

ment code fire), can not enter this property with a firearm that is carried openly.

De conformidad con la sección 30,06, Código Penal (intrusión por el titular de la licencia con una pistola oculta), una persona con licencia bajo el subcapítu-lo H, capítulo 411, código del gobierno (Ley de licencias de armas de fuego), no puede entrar en esta propiedad con una pistola oculta. De conformidad con la sección 30,07, Código Penal (traspaso por el titular de la licencia con una pistola abierta-mente llevada), una persona con licencia bajo el subcapítulo H, capítulo 411, código del gobierno (Ley de licencias de armas de fuego), no puede entrar en esta propiedad con un arma de fuego que se lleva abiertamente.

PARISH HAPPENINGS

First Friday Adoration, Dec. 6, 2019

Guadalupe Novena starts On December 6th at 7:00PM Guadalupe Feast on Sunday December 15th! Blessings of homes continue.

EVENTOS PARROQUIALES

Adoracion del Primer Viernes, Dicembre 6, 2019

El Novenario de la Guadalupana encomienza

el dia 6 de Diciembre a las 7pm.

La Fiesta de la Guadalupana se celebrara’

el Domingo 15 de Diciembre!!

Bendiciones de casas siguen.

Rachel’s Vineyard™ is a profound life-giving journey for women and men who struggle with the emotional and spiritual pain caused by abortion, where they can experience the mercy and compassion of God. The retreats offer a pathway to forgiveness and healing, helping the suffering soul heal by finding a voice, and transforming the pain of the past into hope for the future. Project Joseph is a similar journey especially dedicated to men who lived the drama of abortion. El Viñado de Raquel™ es un profundo viaje de vida para mujeres y hombres que luchan con el dolor emocional y espiritual causado por el aborto, donde pueden experimentar la misericordia y la compasión de Dios. Los retiros ofrecen un camino hacia el perdón y la curación, ayudando al alma sufriente a sanar encon-trando una voz, y transformando el dolor del pasado en esperanza para el futuro. El Proyecto Jose es un viaje similar especialmente dedicado a los hombres que vivieron el drama del aborto.

Dear Friends of St. Elizabeth, Happy Advent!

The Advent season is a fundamental and short, strong liturgical time in the Church. With it the liturgy starts its annual cycle. Ad-

vent means Expectation, being alert and waiting for something great in our life. What is that we all wait for or should be waiting? Of course all of us are waiting for fullness of happiness joy, and

glory; a life in fullness and eternal, without shade of evil and death. This is all human being desires deep down. So, Advent sea-

son is the moment in the year, while everything becomes dark and cold, in which this expectation is rekindled in us, knowing that

God has promised to us all the best, and He will be faithful! His faithfulness has been demonstrated in sending us his own Only

Son to conquer all evil and bring to us the same life of God!!! Happy Advent to all!

Queridos amigos de St. Elizabeth, ¡Feliz Adviento!

El tiempo de Adviento es un tiempo litúrgico fuerte fundamen-

tal y corto en la Iglesia. Con el la liturgia comienza su ciclo anual. Adviento significa Expectativa, estar alerta y esperar

algo grande en nuestra vida. ¿Qué es lo que todos esperamos o deberíamos estar esperando? Por supuesto, todos nosotros es-

tamos esperando la plenitud de la felicidad, alegría, y la gloria; una vida en plenitud y eterna, sin sombra del mal ni de muerte. Todo esto es deseo del ser humano en el fondo. Así, la tem-

porada de Adviento es el momento del año, mientras que todo se vuelve oscuro y frío, en el que esta expectativa se reaviva

en nosotros, sabiendo que Dios nos ha prometido lo mejor, ¡y será fiel! Su fidelidad se ha demostrado al enviarnos a su pro-

pio Hijo Único para vencer todo el mal y traernos la misma vida plena de Dios!!! ¡Feliz Adviento a todos!

OUR LADY

OF GUADALUPE

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