June 5, 2016 - St Therese of the Infant Jesue Catholic Church Parish

TENTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
In the raising of the young man of Naim, Luke
presents Jesus as a great prophet. There are
striking similarities to the miracles of Elijah and
Elisha who also raised the sons of widows. Scribe
of the divine compassion, Luke arranges his account in such a way as to show Jesus’ pity for the
widow mourning her only son. Jesus fulfills the
messianic hope that the blind will recover their
sight, cripples walk, and the dead be raised to life
(Luke 7:22). Death reveals before the one who is
the resurrection and the life. God alone is the
master of life and death. Therefore, Luke gives
Jesus the title “Lord”, which in the Greek version
of the Old Testament is the title of God.
The marvelous raising of the widow’s son inspires us with great hope in the face of death. It
hints at our future resurrection, which will be
more than mere resuscitation. Transformed, we
will participate in the very life of God.
GOD AMONG US
Today’s Gospel reading offers what seems to be
a simple story of loss, grief, and a miracle. A
woman in the town of Naim has suffered the death
of her husband and now her son, her only child,
has died. Approaching the town with the usual
crowd of people in tow, Jesus sees the funeral
procession and is moved to deep pity for the death
of a young man and for his mother, a woman bereft of family. Yet Jesus not only has compassion,
he also has the power to restore and make things
whole again, and so he does. Telling the woman
not to weep any more, Jesus approaches the bier
and tells the young man to get up. He brings him
back to life and to the arms of his mother. The
crowd following Jesus gasps in real fear and
amazement, while praising God. As believing
Jews, they must have immediately recalled how
the great prophet Elijah brought another widow’s
son back to life (1 Kings 17:17–24). When that
boy returned to life his mother said to Elijah,
“Now indeed I know that you are a man of God.
The word of the Lord comes truly from your
mouth” (17:24).
God Among Us….
Jesus is revealed in this account not only as a miracle
worker—a wonder in itself—but he is, like Elijah, a sign of
God visiting the chosen people.
God walks among us now. Distracted as we are by the
almost unending stream of bad news that we hear in the media, we might not recognize God. And if we are too busy
looking for the “big miracles”—the quick fix to our problems, the answer to our every prayer, the granting of extraordinary favors—we might miss God’s miracles right
there in the ordinary, everyday things right under our
noses. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All
rights reserved.
DIOS ENTRE NOSOTROS
La lectura del Evangelio de hoy ofrece lo que parece ser
sencillamente una historia que habla de pérdida, de pena y
de un milagro. Una mujer del pueblo de Naím, que ya ha
pasado por la muerte de su esposo, llora ahora la muerte
de su único hijo. Casi llegando al pueblo y acompañado de
una multitud que normalmente él arrastraba, Jesús ve el
cortejo fúnebre y siente una gran compasión por el joven y
su madre, una mujer privada de familia. Pero Jesús no sólo
tiene compasión, sino que también posee el poder de restaurar y hacer nuevas las cosas, y así lo hace. Jesús le pide a
la mujer que deje de llorar y acercándose al ataúd le dice al
joven que se levante, devolviéndole así la vida y poniéndolo
en los brazos de la madre. La gente que seguía a Jesús se
queda boquiabierta de temor y maravillada, mientras que
también daban gloria a Dios. Como creyentes judíos deben
haberse acordado inmediatamente de cómo el gran profeta
Elías le devolvió la vida al hijo de una viuda (1 Reyes 17:17
–24). Cuando el hijo volvió a la vida la madre le dijo a
Elías: “Ahora sé que eres un hombre de Dios y que tus
palabras vienen del Señor”. (17:24). Jesús se revela en este
relato no sólo como un obrador de milagros, lo cual es en sí
prodigioso, sino que, como Elías, él es un signo de Dios que
viene a visitar a su pueblo escogido.
Dios está ahora entre nosotros y nos acompaña
siempre. Distraídos con la retahíla de noticias que no
parece tener fin en los medios de comunicación, podríamos
no reconocer a Dios. Además, si estamos muy apurados
buscando los “grandes milagros”, es decir, las salidas
rápidas a nuestros problemas y los favores extraordinarios,
pudiéramos perdernos los milagros de Dios en lo ordinario
de la vida diaria y ante nuestros propios ojos. Copyright ©
2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.
UNPCOMING D+E+I PROGRAM
CATHERINE SPIRITUAL
Mercy & Truth Now Meet;
Justice & Peace Now Embrace
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
UNM Continuing Education Center
1634 University NE
Sr. Mary Ann Barrett, OP
ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe started the yearly financial appeal for the Ministries of the Archdiocese
of Santa Fe. Most of you should have received
information directly from the Archdiocese. If you
did not receive anything, we have pledge cards in
the front of the church or on the pews. We ask you
to please send your pledge as soon as possible.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
The three Catholic perpetual care cemeteries, Mt
Calvary, Gate of Heaven cemetery and Rosario
cemetery are offering an 8% discount on all memorialization purchases during the months of April,
May and June, 2016. This discount applies to all
the headstones, emblems, flower vases, etc. For
more information, please call
Mt Calvary Cemetery at 505- 243-0218,
Gate of Heaven 505-821-0800
or Rosario Cemetery in Santa Fe,
New Mexico at 1-505-983-2322. God Bless.
YEAR OF MERCY
AÑO DE MISERICORDIA
Mercy. Clemency, Living Kindness, Compassionate.
Humane Misericordia,
Clemencia, Piedad, Merced,
Remision de una Falta, Gracia, Perdon
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5/29/2016
Regular Sunday Collection
$6206.65
St. Vincent de Paul
$ 73.00
School Support
$ 60.00
Utilities
$ 114.00
Building Fund
$ 70.00
Misc.
$ 000.00
Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese
School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building
Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc.
PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH
Theresa Morales, Julia Jaramillo, Carmen Lueras, Andrea Armenta,
Dorothy Luna, Grace Padilla, Geneva Sandoval, Beatrice Pacheco,
Gabriel Shooter Delgado, Candace De Mar, Charles Reid, Mike Mora,
Doug Schneebeck, Tina Trujillo, Sylvia Martinez, James Lopez, Anthony &
Florinda Cortez, Bernice Laredo, Mike Mares, Gerald Rodriguez, Armijo,
Sena & Chavez families, Andrew Cleland, Robert Griffin, Melvin Vigil,
Ramona Ramirez , Matthew Saiz, Helena Baca, Ernest Padilla and for
those in hospitals or their home and can’t attend church.
PILGRIMAGE CRUISE
Join us for 12 Days, August 16-27, 2016,
Scandinavia, St. Petersburg, Copenhagen, Warnemude,
Tallinn, Helsinki, and Stockholm. Round trip from Albuquerque, NM. Special discount price $3,999.00 includes all
shore excursions. For more information and brochures,
please call Nativity Church 505- 898-5253 X 0 or St John’s
Church in Santa Fe @ 505-983-5034,
[email protected].
I AM
My Parish is composed of people like me.
I help make it what it is.
It will be friendly, if I am.
It will be holy if, I am.
Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work.
It will be prayerful, if I pray.
It will make generous gifts to many causes,
if I am a generous giver.
It will bring others into worship,
if I invite and bring them.
It will be a parish of loyalty and love of fearlessness and
faith, of compassion, charity and mercy, if I who make it
what it is, am filled with these same things.
Therefore, with the help of God, I now dedicate myself to
the task of being all things that I want my parish to be.
Amen.
The
catholic communicator
Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish • Albuquerque, NM
AN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SANTA FE*
Sunday • June 5, 2016
Theology on Tap meets on June 8 at
6:00 pm at Club Rio Rancho. We invite all young adults (18-40) to join us,
regardless of religious affiliation. Our
speaker for the month is internationally
known apologist, Jim Burnham. He has
worked to produce the popular series of Beginning Apologetics, which has over 300,000 copies in print. Come by
to hear Jim give a dynamic talk, Beginning to Evangelize,
practical advice for sharing the faith. For more information
contact Church of the Incarnation at 771-8331 or visit our
website at www.rrtot.org.
Catholics’ Divorce Survival Class at the Shrine of St.
Bernadette, 11509 Indian School Road NE, Albuquerque.
Wednesday evenings beginning June 15 from 6:30-7:30pm.
This 12 week program has a fee of $20 and includes the
“Personal Survival Guide” workbook. Learn of God’s healing power and peace for divorced or separated people, and
discover anew His desire for our lasting happiness. For
more information call Jane at 688-8663. To register call St.
Bernadette’s Parish Office at 298-7557.
The NM Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice invites you
to an evening with Margaret Regan, author of “Detained and
Deported: Stories of Immigrant Families Under Fire,” Saturday, June 11, from 7-9 pm at the First Unitarian Church
of Albuquerque, 3701 Carlisle Blvd NE. Immigrants are
being deported at unprecedented rates. Thousands languish
in detention centers, torn from their families, for months
and years. The evening will be book-ended with music by
Dan Golden, poetry, a reception, and book-signing. Free,
with donations welcome. Call the Pastoral Ministries of the
ASF at 505-831-8221.
The Catholic Charismatic Center will have a Men’s Re-
treat Saturday, June 11, from 9am-3:30pm. Fr. Mike Garcia from the Aquinas Newman Center in Albuquerque will
be the retreat master. The theme for the event is “Blessed
Are The Merciful, for They Shall Receive Mercy.” Mt. 5:7.
Father Mike will explore the beatitude and some aspects
of how it applies to Catholic men in our current time and
culture. The retreat will be held at the Charismatic Center.
Registration is $20 and includes lunch. Visit abqccc.org or
call 505-247-0397.
You are invited to the 2 Annual Open House at Pecos
Benedictine Monastery on Saturday, June 11, from 10am3pm. Encounter the peace and spirituality of our sacred
place that is nestled in the Pecos River Canyon at the base
of the Santa Fe National Forest. Experience the monastic
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life with a tour of the Chapel, retreat rooms, monk’s cell,
library and gift shop. Explore walking trails located amidst
a canopy of trees and the Pecos River. Discover the 68-year
old story of the monastery and the 700-year old history of
our congregation that began in Italy. Enjoy complimentary
appetizers and beverages. Visit www.pecosmonastery.org
or email us at [email protected] or call 505757-6415.
Join
the Single,
Single Again Year of
Mercy Church Tour.
The group will meet
every second Friday, through August 12, for Mass, followed
by a light reception, at one of the five churches designated by
Archbishop Wester as Year of Mercy pilgrimage sites. Following is the schedule: June 10, Shrine of St. Bernadette •
July 8, Church of San Miguel in Socorro • August 12, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Call 831-8117.
Priest Appreciation Dinner • The Serra Club of Albuquerque invites you to honor our priests of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe at the upcoming Priest Appreciation Dinner on Tuesday,
June 21, at 6pm at the Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. The
keynote speaker will be Bishop Oscar Cantú from Las Cruces.
You may secure a reservation, $100/pp or sponsor a table by
visiting www.SerraClubAlbuquerque.org. For information on
this event, please call Jo at 505-934-5517 or Karen at 505238-1159. Don’t miss out on this special event! Thanks to our
Premier Sponsor Daniels Family Funeral Services.
Date Night for Married Couples of Mixed Christian Tra-
ditions • To Recall and Celebrate Our Unity in Faith • Saturday, June 25 • 6:30pm • Dinner will be served at Our
Lady of Annunciation Parish, Magdalene Hall • 2611 Utah
NE, Albuquerque, 87110 • RSVP by June 21 by calling
Rose Garcia at 831-8243 or email [email protected]
• Sponsored by the ASF Family Life Office.
june 3,4, 5
San Felipe de Neri Church in Old
Town, Albuquerque will celebrate its
fiestas on June 3, 4 and 5.
Pilgrimage Advertisement
Holy Land Pilgrimage: Join Fr. Daniel M. Balizan on a
Holy Land Pilgrimage from September 24 – October 2,
2016 with an Optional Extension to Egypt. $2799 from Albuquerque. Including Nazareth, Tiberias, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Mt. Tabor, Cana, Mt. Carmel, Dead Sea, Bethany,
Jericho & more! For more information please call (505)
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