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NUESTRA SEÑORA REINA DE LA PAZ 29 de marzo 2020
El quinto domingo de Cuaresma
Welcome to OLQP Catholic Church! İBienvenidos a OLQP Iglesia Católica!
Contact / Contacto: 2700 19th St S, Arlington VA 22204 703-979-5580, [email protected] Website / sitioweb: olqpva.org Masses / Misas: Weekdays / Días laborables: Mon-Fri, 12pm / lunes a viernes 12pm Weekend Mass Schedule / Horario de misas de fin de semana: Saturday Vigil — 5:30pm Misa de vigilia sábados - 5:30 pm Sundays — 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am, 1:00pm (Spanish) & 6:00pm (Young Adult) Domingos - 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am, 1:00 pm (español), y 6:00 pm (Misa de jóvenes adultos)
Misal Palabra y Eucaristía / Word & Eucharist Missalette
Today’s readings can be found on page 190 of the Word & Eucharist missalette.
Las lecturas de hoy se encuentran en la página 191 en el misal Palabra y Eucaristía.
DECLARACIÓN DE MISIÓN DE OLQP La parroquia de la iglesia católica Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz se dedica a dar testimonio de las enseñanzas de Jesucristo, especialmente el Evan-gelio de San Mateo, Capítulo 25:21-46. Nuestra misión es nutrir el espíritu y alentar el potencial de aquellos a quienes servimos a través de la cele-bración litúrgica, labores educativas y ministerios sociales. La parroquia continuará identificándose con su origen como una comunidad afro-americana, pero reflejando una congregación multi-étnica y continuará promoviendo la armonía racial y la justicia social. Si bien es cierto que nuestro enfoque principal es la vecindad comunitaria, con-tinuaremos trabajando para proveer por el bienes-tar de los más necesitados en general. Es así como nos esforzamos para hacer de nuestra comunidad parroquial una familia que comparte y se preocupa por sus miembros.
OLQP MISSION STATEMENT Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church is dedi-cated to witnessing the teachings of Jesus Christ, especially the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Chapter 25:31-46. Our mission is to nurture the spirit and to encourage the potential of those we serve through liturgical celebration, educational endeavors and social ministries. The parish will continue to identi-fy with its origin as a Black parish. As a multi-ethnic congregation we will seek to promote racial har-mony and social justice. While our primary focus is within the immediate community, we will also work to provide for the well-being of the down-trodden everywhere. In this we strive for our par-ish community to be a caring, sharing, and loving family.
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE CHURCH
March 29, 2020
The Fifth Sunday of Lent
So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it.
Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” John 11:38-39
Jesús todavía estaba enojado cuando llegó a la tumba, una cueva con una piedra que tapaba la
entrada. Corran la piedra a un lado, les dijo Jesús. Juan 11,38-39
LENTEN RECONCILIATION: Wednesdays in Fr. Ray Hall, 6:30-8pm
April 1 Saturday’s in Fr. Ray Hall, 4:45-5:15pm
RECONCILIACIÓN DURANTE LA CUARESMA:
Los miércoles en Fr. Ray Hall, 6:30-8pm
1ro de abril
Los sábados en Fr. Ray Hall, 4:45-5:15 pm
LIVE STREAM OLQP DAILY AND WEEKEND MASSES!! Bishop Burbidge has made the decision to suspend all public Masses in the diocese so the church will be closed this week-
end. Fr. Tim, Fr. Martin and Fr. Joe will be live-streaming several Masses on Sunday, March 29.
Login to the parish facebook page for live-streaming at 9:30am, 11:15am and 1pm (in Spanish) on Sunday.
If you do not have a facebook account search for Our Lady Queen of Peace Virginia Facebook. From the home page, click on
"posts" (see list of options along the left side).
If you want to view the Mass at a later time, follow the same steps to get to the OLQP Facebook page, and then click on
"videos" from the list at the left. Choose the video you would like to view.
İTRANSMISIÓN EN VIVO DE LAS MISAS DIARIAS Y DE FIN DE SEMANA DE OLQP!
El obispo Burbidge ha tomado la decisión de suspender todas las Misas públicas en la diócesis por lo que la iglesia estará cerra-
da este fin de semana. Padre Tim, Padre Martin y Padre Joe transmitirán en vivo varias Misas el domingo, 29 de marzo.
Inicie una sesión en la página de Facebook de la parroquia para ver la transmisión en vivo el domingo a las 9:30 am, 11:15 am
y 1 pm (en español).
Si no tiene una cuenta de Facebook, busque el Facebook de Our Lady Queen of Peace Virginia. Desde la página de inicio, haga
clic en “posts" (publicaciones) (consulte la lista de opciones en el lado izquierdo).
Palm Sunday Mass, Sunday, April 5 On Sunday, April 5, at 11:15 a.m., Bishop Michael Burbidge will celebrate Palm Sunday Mass via live stream at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
Domingo de Ramos Misa, Domingo 5 de abril El domingo 5 de abril, a las 11:15 am, el obispo Michael Burbidge celebrará la Misa del Domingo de Ramos a través de la transmis-ión en vivo en la Catedral de St. Thomas More.
Mass of the Lord's Supper, Thursday, April 9 On Thursday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m., Bishop Michael Burbidge will celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper via live stream at the Ca-thedral of St. Thomas More.
Misa de la Cena del Señor, Jueves 9 de abril El jueves 9 de abril, a las 7:30 pm, el obispo Michael Burbidge celebrará la Misa de la Cena del Señor a través de la transmisión en vivo en la Catedral de St. Thomas More.
Service of the Passion of Our Lord, Friday, April 10 On Friday, April 10, at 3 p.m., Bishop Michael Burbidge will cele-brate the Service of the Passion of Our Lord via live stream at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
Servicio de la Pasión de Nuestro Señor, Viernes 10 de abril El viernes 10 de abril, a las 3 pm, el obispo Michael Burbidge cel-ebrará el Servicio de la Pasión de Nuestro Señor a través de la transmisión en vivo en la Catedral de St. Thomas More.
Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 11 On Saturday, April 11, at 8:30 p.m., Bishop Michael Burbidge will celebrate the Easter Vigil via live stream at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
Vigilia Pascual, Sábado 11 de abril El sábado 11 de abril, a las 8:30 p.m., el obispo Michael Burbidge celebrará la Vigilia Pascual a través de la transmisión en vivo en la Catedral de St. Thomas More.
Easter Sunday Mass, Sunday, April 12 On Sunday, April 12, at 9:30 a.m., Bishop Michael Burbidge will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass via live stream at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More.
Misa del domingo de pascua, Domingo 12 de abril El domingo 12 de abril, a las 9:30 a.m., el obispo Michael Bur-bidge celebrará la misa del domingo de Pascua a través de la trans-misión en vivo en la Catedral de St. Thomas More.
Holy Week 2020 Live Stream Schedule
Calendario de transmisión en vivo de la Semana Santa 2020
CLOSING OLQP BUILDINGS TO THE PUBLIC With the decision to suspend all ministry and group activity, and Bishop Burbidge’s decision to suspend all public Masses, all OLQP buildings (with the exception of those listed below) are to remain locked until the decision is made to lift the suspension. All OLQP buildings are locked and closed to the public with the following EXCEPTIONS:
The Church is open for PRAYER Monday thru Saturday 11am-2pm & 5pm-8pm Fr. Ray Hall is open for RECONCILIATION Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8pm Saturdays, 4:45pm-5:15pm Fr. Ray Hall is open for FOOD PANTRY distribution Wednesdays, 9:30am – 11:30am Access to Fr. Ray Hall is given to Food Pantry Volunteers for sorting, bagging and delivering food Various hours; volunteers should check in with Sally for access ([email protected]) Parish Office Building is open Monday – Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm
CIERRE DE EDIFICIOS DE OLQP AL PÚBLICO Con la decisión de suspender todas las actividades ministeriales y de grupo y la decisión del obispo Burbidge de suspender las Misas públicas, todos los edificios de OLQP (con la excepción de los que se enumeran a con-tinuación) permanecerán cerrados hasta que se tome la decisión de levantar la suspensión. Todos los edificios de OLQP están bajo llave y cerrados al público con las siguientes EXCEPCIONES:
La Iglesia está abierta para ORACIÓN De lunes a sábados 11 am-2pm y 5 pm-8pm El Fr. Ray Hall está abierto para RECONCILIACIÓN Los miércoles, 6:30pm-8pm Los sábados, 4:45pm-5:15pm El Fr. Ray Hall está abierto para distribución de LA DESPENSA DE ALIMENTOS Los miércoles, 9:30 am-11:30 am Se le dará acceso a Fr. Ray Hall a los voluntarios de la Despensa de ailmentos para clasificar, embol-sar y entregar alimentos Horas variadas; los voluntarios deben consultar con Sally para obtener acceso ([email protected]) El edificio de la oficina parroquial está abierto De lunes a viernes, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
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SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION / PREPARACIÓN SACRAMENTAL
Baptism / Bautizo: Please email Baptism Coordinator Cecilia Lopez Oetgen, [email protected]. Por favor mande un correo electrónico a la coordinadora de los bautizos, Cecilia López Oetgen, [email protected]. Marriage Preparation/ Preparación para el matrimonio: Please contact the parish office at least six months before wedding date to complete requirements. Por favor llame a la oficina de la parroquia seis meses antes de su matrimonio para completar todos los requisitos. Reconciliation / Reconciliación—Confesión:
Sat, 4:45-5:15 pm, Wed, 6:30-8 pm during Lent & by appointment. Los sábados: 4:45-5:15 pm, Los miércoles: 6:30-8 pm durante la Cuaresma y por cita previa.
SACRAMENTAL LIFE OF THE PARISH /
VIDA SACRAMENTAL DE LA PARROQUIA This weekend we welcome one new Christian. Este fin de
semana le damos la bienvenida a un nuevo Cristiano: Joaquin Leon Arteaga Sanchez - Baptized March 28
Bautizado el 28 de marzo
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS / COLECTAS DEL DOMINGO
Sunday Collection / Colecta del pasado domingo: $1,977 Catholic Relief Services / Servicios de asistencia católicos: $6,465
Faith Direct (March Average / promedio del mes de marzo): $9,211
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA
Ezekiel 37:12-14 (34A); Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 Ezequiel 37,12-14 (34A); Romanos 8,8-11; Juan 11,1-45
PALM SUNDAY DOMINGO DE RAMOS "DE LA PASIÓN DEL SEÑOR"
Isaiah 50:4-7 (37A); Phillippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54
Isaias 50,4-7 (37A); Filipenses 2,6-11; Mateo 26,14-27,66 or 27,11-54
MASS INTENTIONS FOR MARCH 28-APRIL 3
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT INTENCIONES DE LAS MISAS 28 DE MARZO - 3 DE ABRIL
QUINTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA 5:30 pm— for Greg & Norma Schwinghaammer (L)
by Mike & Mary Ray 8 am— for the Parish
9:30 am—for Mary K. Wilson (D) by the Minkisi Ministry 11:15 am—for Lawrence Dias (D) by Rita Dias & Family
1 pm— por Vicente Figerella (D) de Odalis Barrios 6 pm— for Frank Rocco Verderese (D) by the Strimel & Dean Families
Mon. 12:00 noon– for Ronald Poggiolli (D) by the Martocci Family Tues. 12:00 noon– for Regina Geralde Angeles (D)
by Judy & Wally Reyes Wed. 12:00 noon– for Gerri Noble-Martocci (D) by the Family
Thu. 12 noon– for the Parish Fri. 12 noon– for the Parish
We are pleased to offer this new bilingual format giving witness to our ever-present Hispanic population. Nos place ofrecer este nuevo formato bilingüe que da testimonio de nuestra siempre presente población hispana.
OLQP PARISH STAFF / PERSONAL DE LA PARROQUIA
Pastor / Párroco: Fr. Tim Hickey, CSSp, [email protected]
Parochial Vicar / Párroco Asociado: Fr. Martin Vu, CSSp, [email protected]
Ministerio Latino: Fr. Joseph Nangle, OFM, [email protected]
Deacon / Diácono: Dcn. Tony Remedios, [email protected] (@ajremedios) on Twitter
Parish Office / Oficina parroquial
Business Manager / Gerente de Negocios: Christina Kozyn, [email protected]
Receptionist / Enlace Hispano (bilingüe): Thelma Molina, [email protected]
Administrative Support / Assistentes Administrativas: Jeannette Gantz Daly, [email protected], Michele Chang, [email protected]
Ministry Center / Centro de Ministerios
Social Justice & Outreach Minister / Ministro de Justicia Social y Acercamiento (bilingüe): Sally Díaz-Wells, [email protected]
Faith Formation Director / Director de Formación de Fe (bilingϋe): Alex Hernández, [email protected]
Faith Formation Director Assistant / Asistente del Director de Formación de Fe: Christian Ruf, [email protected]
Faith Formation Assistant / Apoyo, Departamento de Formación de Fe (bilingüe): Ligia Loza, [email protected],
Cecilia López, [email protected]
Youth & Young Adult Minister / Ministro de Adolescentes y Jóvenes Adultos: Rebecca Grant Jenkins, [email protected]
Maintenance Supervisor / Supervisor de Mantenimiento: Michael Hill, [email protected]
Evening Custodian / Conserje nocturno: Mel Cabrera, [email protected]
Maintenance Department Support / Apoyo, Departamento de Mantenimiento (bilingüe): Zulema Ramallo, Isabel Staff, Wayne Klopfenstein
Bulletin Deadline / Plazo para el boletín Wednesday / miércoles —9 AM [email protected]
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OUR SICK AND HOMEBOUND STRENGTHEN US / NUESTROS ENFERMOS Y CONFINADOS NOS FORTALECEN
PLEASE PRAY FOR / POR FAVOR OREMOS POR: Lousie Aust,
Suri Barahona, Ronald Bashian, Gene Bétit, Cindy Bianga, Francis Bilgera, Joseph Leopold Bissonnette, Precious Bowens, April Brassard, Dave Brassard, Evie Brown, Lynne Burgh, Marty Butner Covington, Brody Carroll, Louise Chambers, Carmen Rosa Claure, Jeff Cory, Mary DaLuca, Cheryl Darby, Jim Davis, Adrienne DiCerbo, Ernest Donatto, Patricia “Pat” Dowd, Irene Fitzpatrick, Deborah Forczek, Yevette Francois, Iva Futrell, Karen Gammache, Trishann Ganley, Francine Gemmill, Fred Gladbach, Yolanda Gregorio, the Harris Family, Sally Harrs, Linda Hawkins, Clare Hayden, Dee Hickey, Margaret Hodges, Beatriz Uribe Jaramillo, Lillian Jay, Pat Johnson, Caecilie Jones, Sharon Jourdan, Cindy Kernick, Sally Krahn, Carmen Andrea Lara, Patrick Lawrey, Bertie Leahy, Lidia Montero Lopez, Olga MacKenzie, Wil McBride, Stefan McGuigan, Martha Gladys Medina, Maria Magdalena Medrano de Ventura, Eileen Melia, Roberto Méndez, Arthur Miller, Mary Miller, Yvonne Mockler, Carmen Montijo, Dorothy Moran, Rosemary Morrisey, Bob Morsches, Chelsea Murray, Dorothy Myrtle, Mario Amel Najarro, Bruyce Niligis, Julie O’Brien, Patrick Ogden, Michelle O’Keefe, Delfima Pacheco-Choque, Roy Paco, Catherine Parr, Mary Pasquarella, Mark Pazich, Minnie Pazich, Paul Ramirez, Maddie Respicio-Cabatic, Wally Reyes, Michael Rodgers, Maritza Roldan, Marco Cristiaan Rufolo-Roger, Josefina Salgado, Carolyn San-tos, Susan Savage, Jane Shepard, Janet Shirvanian, Mary Shookhoff, Jeffrey Smith, Mary E. Smith, Eva Souza, Nina Stewart, Michael Ar-thur Sweat, Mary Terlep, Rose Trujillo, Fr. Tom Tunney, Nancy Ur-quizo, Stephen Utley, Kate Witkowski, Mary Woods, Claudia Zapata, Kate Zopp.
PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC May we, who are merely inconvenienced,
remember those whose lives are at stake.
May we, who have no risk factors,
remember those most vulnerable.
May we, who have the luxury of working from home,
remember those who must choose
between preserving their own health,
or work for the health of others.
May we, who have the flexibility to care for our children
when their schools close,
remember those who do not have that option.
May we, who have to cancel our trips,
remember those who cannot afford to travel
and have no safe place to go.
May we, who are losing our margin money in the
tumult of the economic market,
remember those who have no margin at all.
May we, who settle in for a quarantine at home,
remember those who have no home.
As fear grips our country, let us choose common sense.
During this time when we cannot physically
wrap our arms around each other,
let us find other ways to support each other.
AMEN
Translated notices that are of interest to the entire community. Noticias traducidas que son de interés para toda la comunidad.
PLEASE CONSIDER ONLINE GIVING during these uncertain times
- We rely on your weekly contributions to cover all parish expens-
es. With the heightened concern over the Covid-19 virus, many are
choosing wisely to stay home especially if in the high risk categories,
and we support that 100%. It is not a sin to miss Mass under these
circumstances. Those who refrain from attending Mass due to illness
are not committing a sin.
At the same time, if your circumstances allow, we ask that you con-
tinue to support the parish on a weekly basis by enrolling in online
giving at Faithdirect.net or a bill-pay program so that we are assured
of your support even when you cannot join us for Mass. The Faith
Direct parish code is VA271. We thank you for your consideration.
Lenten blessings and good health to you all, Fr. Tim and Fr. Martin
2020 BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL STEADFAST IN FAITH AND JOYFUL IN HOPE
The Bishop’s Lenten Appeal is critical to our diocesan needs and we are asking every household in our parish to support this appeal to the extent that they are able. The BLA funds many programs, services and ministries that serve people in need and furthers the Gospel mission of Jesus Christ in our diocese. Let us join together to do the Lord’s work – works that touch the lives and souls of thousands of people. Thank you!
CENSUS GOES LIVE - The US Census went live, Thursday, March
12th. Please know that it is critical that we are all counted. If you have neighbors that may need help, please offer. Please go to cen-sus.gov on or after March 12th.
CONSIDERE LAS DONACIONES EN LÍNEA DURANTE ESTOS tiempos inciertos: dependemos de sus contribuciones semanales para cubrir todos los gastos de la parroquia. Con la creciente preocupación por el virus Covid-19, muchos eligen sabiamente quedarse en casa, especialmente si están en las categorías de alto riesgo, y respaldamos esa decisión 100%. No es pecado no asistir a Misa en estas circunstan-cias. Los que se abstienen de asistir a Misa debido a una enfermedad no están cometiendo un pecado. Al mismo tiempo, si sus circunstancias lo permiten, le pedimos que continúe apoyando a la parroquia semanalmente al inscribirse para hacer donaciones en línea a través de Faithdirect.net o de un programa de pago de facturas para que tengamos la seguridad de su apoyo inclu-so cuando no pueda unirse a nosotros para la Misa. El código parro-quial de Faith Direct es VA271. Le agradecemos su consideración. Ben-diciones cuaresmales y buena salud a todos, P. Tim y P. Martin
LA PETICIÓN CUARESMAL DEL OBISPO DE 2020 FIRMES EN LA FE Y ALEGRES EN LA ESPERANZA
La Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo está en plena marcha y pedimos a cada familia de nuestra parroquia que la apoye en la medida de sus posibilidades. La Petición Cuaresmal del Obispo financia muchos pro-gramas, servicios y ministerios que están destinados a las personas necesitadas y llevan adelante la misión evangelizadora de Jesucristo en nuestra diócesis. Unámonos para realizar las obras del Señor, obras que tocan la vida y el alma de miles de personas en nuestra diócesis. ¡Gracias!
EL CENSO EMPEZÓ – El Censo de los EE.UU. empezó el jueves, 12
de marzo. Por favor sepa que es esencial que todos seamos contados. Si tiene vecinos que puedan necesitar ayuda, por favor ofrézcasela. Por favor vaya a census.gov el 12 de marzo o después.
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OPEN FOR PRAYER Monday – Saturday
11am – 2pm & 5pm – 8pm With public celebrations of the Sunday Mass canceled, the faithful are encouraged to devote time to prayer. We are ob-serving social distancing along with state and federal guidelines of no more than 10 people in a gathering place at any one time. With that, we are asking those who come for prayer to self-monitor. If there are more than 10 people in the church, please wait until someone leaves before you enter.
SOME PRAYER RESOURCES
STATIONS OF THE CROSS A Sung Meditation for Lent (audio file) https://soundcloud.com/anderhowl/stations-of-the-cross-a-sung-meditation
AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacra-ment. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacra-mentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
PRAYER TO JESUS FOR HEALING AND GUIDANCE Jesus, Son of God. you were sent by the Father to bear our weakness; be with us in this time of crisis.
Merciful Savior, heal and comfort the sick, so that, with health restored, they may give you praise.
Divine Physician, accompany our caregivers so that, serving with patience, they may heal wisely.
Eternal Wisdom, guide our leaders so that, seeking remedies, they may follow your light.
Christ, the Anointed, protect us in body and spirit, so that, freed from harm, we may be delivered from all affliction.
Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen
ABIERTA PARA LA ORACIÓN De lunes a sábado
11am - 2pm y 5pm - 8pm Con la cancelación de las celebraciones públicas de la Misa domini-cal, se anima a los fieles a dedicar tiempo a la oración. Estamos ob-servando el distanciamiento social junto con las pautas estatales y federales de no más de 10 personas en un lugar de reunión al mis-mo tiempo. Con eso, estamos pidiendo a quienes vienen a orar que se auto-vigilen. Si hay más de 10 personas en la iglesia, por favor espere hasta que alguien salga antes de entrar.
ALGUNOS RECURSOS PARA LA ORACIÓN
EL VÍA CRUCIS Una meditación cantada para la Cuaresma (en audio)https://soundcloud.com/anderhowl/stations-of-the-cross-a-sung-meditation
ACTA DE COMUNIÓN ESPIRITUAL
Creo, Jesús mío, que estás real y verdaderamente en el cielo y en el Santísimo Sacramento del Altar. Os amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo vivamente recibirte dentro de mi alma, pero no pudiendo hacerlo ahora sacramentalmente, venid al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Y como si ya os hubiese recibido, os abrazo y me uno del todo a Ti. Señor, no permitas que jamás me aparte de Ti. Amén
ORACIÓN A JESÚS PARA PEDIR SANACIÓN Y GUÍA Jesús, Hijo de Dios, a Ti que fuiste enviado por el Padre para asumir nuestra debilidad, te pedimos que nos acompañes en este momento de crisis.
Salvador Misericordioso, ayuda y consuela a los enfermos, para que al recobrar la salud puedan alabarte.
Médico Divino, acompaña a nuestros proveedores de cuidado para que al servir con paciencia puedan sanar debidamente.
Fuente de Eterna Sabiduría, guía a nuestros líderes para que al buscar remedio puedan seguir tu luz.
Cristo, el Ungido, protégenos en cuerpo y espíritu, para que al salir ilesos del daño seamos librados de toda aflicción.
Tú que vives y reinas con Dios Padre, en unidad del Espíritu Santo, un solo Dios verdadero, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
A Consistent Ethic of Life Catholic Community
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UPDATED CORONAVIRUS ALERT -
MASS IS CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE On March 16, Bishop Burbidge announced via a video
message that until further notice, all public celebrations
of the Mass are canceled throughout the Diocese. Bish-
op Burbidge has asked pastors to keep churches open to
the public, so that those who choose to pray, are wel-
come to do so in the presence of our Eucharistic Lord,
while keeping a safe distance from one another and not
exceeding the 10-person limit. Our church will be open
daily from 11 am-2 pm and again from 5 pm - 8 pm for
personal prayer. Parishioners are asked to enter through
the front doors only and sign in and out on the prayer
register in the back of the church.
With public celebrations of the Sunday Mass canceled,
the faithful are encouraged to devote time to prayer,
observe Mass on television or the Internet, and pray the
Rosary along with other devotions. The Diocese co-
sponsors a televised Sunday Mass with the Archdiocese
of Washington. It takes place at the Basilica Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception in Washington and is available
at 10:30am on Sundays on two local TV stations as well
as online. Go to ArlingtonDiocese.org/TVMass for more
information or to view the Mass. In addition to the TV
Mass we are planning on having a video recorded at
OLQP of daily and Sunday Mass that will be available on
our Facebook page beginning soon with Fr. Tim, Fr. Mar-
tin, and Fr. Joe presiding at different masses. All non-
liturgical activities in the parish except the food pantry
are also canceled. For information about weddings, bap-
tisms, or funerals, please call the parish office.
EASTER FLOWER MEMORIALS
Easter Sunday Mass will be live streamed, if public Masses are
still suspended. The sanctuary will be decorated as usual, and
therefore, we invite you to remember a deceased family
member with an Easter Flower Memorial, to be published in
the Easter Sunday bulletin.
Please let us know by Monday, April 6, who you would like to
remember. You can do that by printing this form and mailing it
to the parish office, or by emailing the information to Christina
([email protected]) with “flower memorial” in the subject
line.
Donations can be made through Faith Direct or by mailing a
check with the completed form below. (FaithDirect.net, parish
code VA271, select “general donation” with notation “flower
memorial”.)
Honoring: __________________________________________
Requested by: _______________________________________
Donation: $ _________________________________________
ALERTA DE CORONAVIRUS ACTUALIZADA - LA MASA SE CANCELA HASTA AVISO ADICIONAL
El 16 de marzo, Monseñor Burbidge anunció a través de un mensaje de video que hasta nuevo aviso, todas las celebraciones públicas de la Misa se cancelan en toda la Diócesis. Monseñor Burbidge ha pedido a los pastores que mantengan las iglesias abiertas al público, para que aquellos que elijan orar, sean bienvenidos en presencia de nuestro Señor Eucarístico, manteniendo una distan-cia segura el uno del otro y sin exceder el límite de 10 personas. Nuestra iglesia estará abierta todos los días de 11 am a 2 pm y nuevamente de 5 pm a 8 pm para la ora-ción personal. Se les pide a los feligreses que entren solo por las puertas delanteras y que firmen el registro de oración en la parte posterior de la iglesia al entrar y salir de la iglesia. Con la cancelación de las celebraciones públicas de la misa dominical, se anima a los fieles a de-dicar tiempo a la oración, observar la misa en la televi-sión o en Internet, y rezar el rosario junto con otras de-vociones. La Diócesis copatrocina una misa dominical televisada con la Arquidiócesis de Washington. Se lleva a cabo en el Santuario Basílica de la Inmaculada Concep-ción en Washington y está disponible a las 10:30 am los domingos en dos estaciones de televisión locales, así como en línea. Viste ArlingtonDiocese.org/TVMass para obtener más información o para ver la misa. Además de la misa de televisión, estamos planeando grabar un vi-deo en OLQP de la misa diaria y dominical que estará disponible en nuestra página de Facebook pronto con el Rvdo. Tim, el Rvdo. Martin y el Rvdo. Joe presidiendo diferentes misas. Todas las actividades no litúrgicas en la parroquia menos la despensa de alimentos también se cancelan. Para obtener información sobre bodas, bauti-zos o funerales, llame a la oficina parroquial.
MEMORIALES DE FLORES DE PASCUA
DE RESURRECCIÓN La Misa del domingo de Pascua se transmitirá en vivo, si las Misas públicas aún están suspendidas. El santuario estará decorado como de costumbre y, por lo tanto, les invitamos a recordar a un familiar fallecido con un Memorial de la Flor de Pascua, que se publicará en el boletín del Domingo de Pascua. Por favor, háganos saber antes del lunes, 6 de abril a quién le gustaría recordar. Puede hacerlo imprimiendo este formulario y enviándolo por correo a la oficina de la parroquia, o envian-do la información por correo electrónico a Christina ([email protected]) con “memorial de flores” en la línea de referencia. Las donaciones pueden hacerse a través de Faith Direct o en-viando un cheque con el formulario completo a continuación. (FaithDirect.net, código parroquial VA271, seleccione “donación general” con la anotación “memorial de flores”). En honor de : __________________________________ A petición de: __________________________________ Donativo: $ ____________________________________
7/11
JUST A THOUGHT OR TWO… In today’s Gospel Jesus raises
his good friend, Lazarus, from the dead. The retelling of this event is meant to show forth the power Jesus has, even over death. Embedded in the story is also a story of love, Jesus’ love for Martha, Mary and Lazarus. This is not an amorphous love…a wishy-washy love of all people… but a particular love of particular persons. Perhaps it is meant to try and tell us of the particular love that God has for us…each one of us…a love which is uniquely for us individually. God knows us as individuals and loves us just as we are! Even in the midst of our brokenness, even in the midst of our sinfulness…God loves us! And it is that love for us that holds the power to raise us from the death of sin to new life. As much as Lent
is a penitential time, so too it is meant to be a time of healing…a time of preparation for our own resurrection. What will my resurrection story be this Easter? From what, is the love of God trying to raise me up? In the Gospel Jesus asked the people to “roll away the stone” so Lazarus could come out from his tomb, what stone am I being called to “roll away” so others may come out from their “tombs”? In the midst of the horror of this coronavirus pan-demic how can I show God’s love and care for others? How can I reach out to those who may be lonely and fearful? How might I be a loving and hopeful presence to them? Lenten Blessings, Fr. Tim
Una comunidad católica con una ética consistente con la vida
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CRS RICE BOWL – This week we meet Maria Ana in Honduras. She is 16 and dreams of becoming a nurse. She and her brothers receive
one meal a day at school, so that they can focus on achieving their dreams. How was education important for your future? How can you we ensure that all young people have a chance to be educated? Hope your Rice Bowl journey is going well. Thank you for participating. Visit crsricebowl.org for more.
Programs that are open to the entire community, but offered in English only. Programas que le dan la bienvenida a toda la comunidad, pero que solo se ofrecen en inglés.
YOUTH MINISTRY -- We are working on details to meet virtu-
ally for daily as well as at our regular Sunday meet ups. Stay tu-
ned for details!
HAITI EASTER DRIVE - “Water is a cure-all. Water is everything.
You can’t get better without drinking lots of water, and you can’t drink water unless it’s clean.” -Josh Fox. We have access to clean water with the turn of a faucet. We rely on it to drink, cook, clean, wash clothes, brush our teeth, and much more. For the people in Medor, life is much different. There is no running water, so they collect water from streams and springs and must purify it at home for it to be safe to consume. Medor residents use these same streams and springs to bathe themselves and wash their clothes. This week, let’s try to limit our water usage to only what is abso-lutely essential. While doing so let’s remember our brothers and sisters in Medor and their quest for clean water. Donations for the Haiti Easter Drive help support Medor’s clean water program; donations help improve the health of the entire community.
FOOD PANTRY Needs food to continue to assist our neighbors in need! Without the monthly food drive, we are just getting by. Please drop off donations (cereal, mac and cheese, canned vegetables, dry noodles and canned pasta sauce) at the Ministry Center from 10am to 2pm or the Parish Office Building from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Thank you for whatever you are able to help with!
REUSE THOSE GROCERY BAGS! Please donate your plastic
and brown paper bags to the OLQP food pantry. We use them to package food and give the bags a second life before recycling. Thank you for working to reduce waste. Please drop them off during Ministry Center office hours 10am-2pm or to the Parish Office 8:30am-3:30pm.
LENTEN CREATION CARE CHALLENGE: Minimize eating beef
during Lent and choose less carbon intensive options such as pork and chicken. Visit the CRS recipe library for dozens of easy international meatless recipes, many with video guides (crsricebowl.org/recipes). For even more culinary inspiration and excellent motivational articles, go to www.olqpva.org<http://www.olqpva.org> and search for Lenten Challenge.
MINISTERIO DE ADOLESCENTES – Estamos trabajando en los detalles para reunirnos de manera virtual para nuestras reuniones diarias y también las regulares de los domingos. ¡Manténganse conectados para obtener detalles!
CAMPAÑA DE PASCUA DE RESURRECCIÓN PARA HAITÍ - “El agua es una panacea. El agua lo es todo. Uno no se puede mejorar sin tomar mucha agua y no puede tomar agua si no es fresca”. – Josh Fox. Tenemos acceso al agua fresca al abrir un grifo. Dependemos de ella para beber, cocinar, limpiar, lavar la ropa, cepillarnos los dientes y mucho más. La vida es muy diferente para las personas de Medor. No hay agua corriente, así que recogen agua de arroyos y manantiales y las personas tienen que puri-ficarla en sus casas para que se pueda tomar. Los residentes de Medor usan los mismos arroyos y manantiales para bañarse y lavar la ropa. Esta semana, tratemos de limitar nuestro uso de agua para solo lo que sea abso-lutamente necesario. Al hacer esto, recordemos a nuestras hermanas y hermanos en Medor y su búsqueda por agua limpia. Las donaciones para la Campaña de Pascua de Resurrección para Haití ayudan a apoyar el progra-ma de agua fresca de Medor. Las donaciones ayudan a mejorar la salud de toda la comunidad.
¡LA DESPENSA DE ALIMENTOS necesita comida para continuar ayu-
dando a nuestros vecinos necesitados! Sin la colecta mensual de comida,
casi no podemos ayudar. Por favor traiga donaciones (cereal, mac y cheese,
vegetales enlatados, pastas y latas de salsa para pastas) al Ministry Center
de las 10am a las 2pm o a la oficina de la parroquia de las 8:30am a las
3:30pm. ¡Gracias por lo que pueda hacer para ayudar!
¡REUSE LAS BOLSAS DEL MERCADO! Por favor done sus bolsas plásti-
cas y de papel del mercado a la despensa de OLQP. Las usamos para empa-quetar comida y darles a las bolsas una segunda vida antes de reciclarlas. Gracias por lo que hace por reducir el desperdicio. Por favor tráigalas al Ministry Center de 10am a 2pm o a la oficina parroquial de las 8:30am a las 3:30pm.
RETO DEL CUIDADO DE LA CREACIÓN: Reduzca el consumo de carne
durante la Cuaresma y escoja opciones con un menor nivel de emisiones de carbono como el puerco y el pollo. Visite la biblioteca de recetas de CRS para ver docenas de recetas internacionales que no usan carne, muchas con un vídeo de instrucciones (crsricebowl.org/recipes). Para obtener más inspiración culinaria y artículos excelentes, vaya a www.olqpva.org<http://www.olqpva.org> y busque el reto de Cuaresma.
9/11
By: Holly Taylor Coolman
When I was a child, my father showed me a scar on his finger: a faint, white line acquired in some rough-and-tumble moment during his growing-up years. The story he told me about it did not come from his childhood, but from later, when he was an Air Force pilot and about to leave my mother and me for Vi-etnam.
As he headed off to the war, my fa-ther knew that pilots could be forced to bail out of their planes by enemy fire. He knew the risk, if that hap-pened, of being taken prisoner. And he knew that prisoners of war were sometimes forced by their captors to send coerced messages home, in-cluding false information or senti-ments. The war could come into their homes, in a sense, between them-selves and the ones they loved most.
So, my father got a ruler. He carefully measured the distance from the tip of his finger to that scar and gave my mother the measurement. A genuine letter, he told her, will begin exactly that distance from the top of the page: no more, no less. That letter is a letter from me, and you can trust what it says. Any other letter, you will have to know, comes to you from dire circumstances.
Now, this sort of thing makes an im-pression on a child. Perhaps it is one of the reasons that I have become a person who looks ahead, who pre-pares. In the present moment, though, it seems that we are all be-coming that sort of person, like it or not. In the midst of the present pan-demic, we are all finding ourselves—slowly or suddenly, with profound hesitation or with grim determina-tion—imagining circumstances that can only be described as dire. This is
a moment for all of us to ask what measures we should be taking and what conversations we should be having.
Here, the Christian tradition is a rich resource for us.
Calls to a certain form of readiness, indeed, stands at the heart of that tradition from the beginning. It ech-oes through the New Testament like an insistent drumbeat. It presses us to focus on what matters most and to leave aside quickly the things that don’t. In a sense, theascesis de-scribed by St. Paul as the form of the Christian life can be best thought of in this way.
We associate ascesis, and especially our own derivative, “asceticism,” with self-denial, but, in the Pauline vision, that is never an end in itself. Self-denial is, rather, a kind of train-ing. What we are aiming for is the spiritual athleticism that equips us to meet the demands that will come.
The image of a runner, in particular, fits with the way many of us are feel-ing now: poised at the starting block, muscles taut, eyes strained to look ahead of us, trying to imagine how we will finish this race. We are asking ourselves: Are we up to the task?
If we consider the form of this Chris-tian readiness, though, a fuller pic-ture emerges. Above all, we recall that the readiness to which we are called is not only the result of our own efforts. We are borne up by a power greater than our own. It is not simply steely-eyed determination that we need. It is surrender and co-operation with that which is greater than ourselves. The call to training is there, but so is the reminder that “it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good pur-
pose” (Phil 2:13). If, at this moment, we don’t feel quite ready, we can rest a bit in the knowledge that Someone else is working in us and through us, drawing us into plans that we may not even fully under-stand.
This readiness, furthermore, is not simply an individual matter. In a diffi-cult moment, we do have certain tasks as individuals, but this race is one that we will run together, carry-ing one another forward. The truth is that we are ready in varying ways, and we can bring our own readiness to the whole.
Just yesterday, my 11-year-old son and I ran two errands. We had some food to bring to a friend of a friend who was in need and could not get to the store. As we left, another friend texted to ask if we ourselves needed anything, and when I answered that we would love a little fresh fruit, she told us that we could come by any time. She had exactly what we need-ed. Together, we had enough.
We know something of what lies ahead of us. Other tests will only emerge as we go. We will have to do everything we can to be ready. We also have to remind ourselves, though, that we do not run alone. We will trust in God, and we will bear up one another. It is a moment to offer whatever we have: our skills, our resources, our time, our love. And yes, even our scars.
Holly Taylor Coolman
Holly Taylor Coolman is an assistant professor of theology at Providence
College in Rhode Island.
March 25, 2020 https://www.americamagazine.org
11/11
How do we stay spiritually fit in a time of coronavirus?
