The Virgen de la Nube Celebration

T HE P ARISH P ROCLAIMER
T HE C HURCH OF S T . B ERNARD
51 Prospect Street, White Plains, ew York 10606
www.stbernardswp.com
January 6, 2013
RECTORY
914-949-2111
The Virgen de la Nube
Celebration
LITTLE DISCIPLE
LEARIG CETER
914-428-4727
Rev. Robert J. Morris
Pastor &
Director of Rel. Ed.
Verónica Melendez
Parish
Administrative Assistant
Jennifer Frias
Director
The Little Disciple
Learning Center
Maria Mendez
Coordinator
of Religious Education
Parish Trustees:
Reyna Lefkowitz
Christina Eyssen
SUDAY MASSES /
MISAS DEL DOMIGO
Saturday/Sábado
5:30 pm
Sunday/Domingo
9:00am, 10:30am,
12:00pm
(Spanish/Español),
Confessions
Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm
On Tuesday, January 1st the Virgin of the
Cloud Devotional Group celebrated New
Years with a special Mass followed by a procession to Chapel Hall. Parishioners enjoyed
delightful music, delicious food and raffle. In
Ecuador, a grand procession honoring the
Virgin of the Cloud is held every year on
January 1 in the city of Azogues. In recent
years devotion to the Virgin of the Cloud has
also spread to the United States. At The
Church of St. Bernard the Virgin of the Cloud
Group meets the last Saturday of the month.
El Martes, 1 de enero el Grupo Devocional
de la Virgen de la Nube celebro el Año Nuevo con una misa especial seguida de una
procesión a Chapel Hall. Los feligreses disfrutaron de la música encantadora, deliciosa comida y una rifa. En Ecuador, una gran
procesión para honorar a la Virgen de la
Nube se celebra cada año el 1 de enero en
la ciudad de Azogues. En los últimos años la
devoción a la Virgen de la Nube se ha extendido también a los Estados Unidos. En la
iglesia de San Bernardo el Grupo de Virgen
de la Nube se reúne el último sábado de
cada mes.
The Pastor’’s Page
A Thought for 2013
If I were to offer you more than a half a
million dollars to spend over the next
year you could probably think of a thousand ways to spend it. It would be a little
bit like hitting the lottery. Whether we
realize it or not, every New Years Day we hit a jackpot of another sort. We hit a jackpot of time. Every January 1st we are
presented with a handsome sum of minutes, which is ours to
spend during the next 12 months. How many? 525,600 minutes.
That is how many minutes are in a regular calendar year. That
is how many minutes God will give us in 2013 to continue building our lives. Instead of imagining how we might spend
$525,600, we might look at how we are going to spend the next
525,600 minutes. It’’s a lot of time, but like our money, it always seems that there is never enough of it. We struggle to
find the time to do everything that we want to do. We can look
at the way we spend our money, and that is a good thing to do.
But an even better thing to do is to look at the way we spend
our time.
Money is something that we can replace and earn more of, but
we can’’t always do that with our time. Some people may have
more money than we do, other people have less money than we
do. When it comes to time, we are all the same, God gives all
the same amount every year, until of course our time runs
out……which someday it will. If you had to sit down with God
today and account for your time would you be happy with your
results?
The biggest question that God will have for all of us in the end,
is not how we spent our money, but how we spent our time.
And as we begin a new year, a question that many people are
asking is, ““what am I going to do with my time””. It is a good
question to ask, if the question is asked in the right context. The
right context being, ““How would God want me to spend my
time.”” Instead of asking the question, ““What are some of the
things that I would like to do over the coming year, we can ask
the question, ““What are some of the things that God would like
me to do.”” If our resolutions come down to eating less, exercising more, or worrying less, maybe we are too caught up in our
trendy culture. Those resolutions aren’’t bad, but they’’re not
enough. We are capable much more. We know it and God knows
it. If this were your last year on this earth, you would probably
be embarrassed if someone in your family eulogized you by
saying, I will always remember him for the way he exercised
and dieted. He ran three miles everyday also had a salad for
lunch. Big Deal!
In English, the month January
got its name from the Roman
Pagan God Janus. Janus had two
faces, one looking back and the
other looking forward. At the
start of a New Year we are all
like, Janus. We are looking back
on the things we did with our
time last year and we are looking ahead to the things we will
do with our time this coming
year. As you reflect upon you
plans and goals for the coming year consider the following
story: During the time of a water shortage, a woman went
looking for a vessel with which to draw water at a distant well.
The first vessel she found was full of milk, and the second was
full of oil. The third was full of grain. Eventually she found an
empty vessel, which she was able to use to fill with water to
keep her family healthy.
As short and simple as the story may be it contains a profound
and salvific truth. The empty vessel was the only useful vessel
for the simple reason that it was hollow and empty. It’’s hollowness and emptiness is what gave the vessel its capacity to receive, carry, and hold water. The Blessed Mother’’s greatness
consisted in the way she emptied herself for God, on every
level. She was always available for God. She was like that
empty vessel that God used to receive, carry, and hold Jesus for
us. Over this next year there will be many people who will not
be available to God because they will be too full of their own
plans. I’’m sure Mary had plans for her own life, but she lived
by a different philosophy. Her philosophy was ““It’’s not what I
want, but what God wants that matters. Let what God wants be
done to me.”” Mary offered the gift of her time to God not understanding all the implications of it. She trusted that God knew
where it was all going, which God did. She trusted that God
would give her all the help she would need, and God did that
also.
As we begin a new year, let us be that empty vessel that God
can use in whatever way is necessary. God is always looking
for human vessels, that is, human beings to fill with His grace,
love and mercy. Spend as much of the 525,600 minutes of 2013
letting God do just that……and it will be a good year.
-Fr. Morris
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Un Pensamiento para el 2013
Si yo les ofreciera más de medio millón de dólares para gastar
durante el próximo año probablemente podrían pensar en mil
maneras para gastarlo. Sería un poco como ganarse la lotería.
Aunque no nos demos cuenta, cada día de Año Nuevo nos ganamos un premio gordo de otro tipo. Nos ganamos un premio de
tiempo. Cada primero de enero nos regalan una gran suma de
minutos, que son nuestros para gastarlos por los próximos doce
meses. Cuantos? Quinientos veinticinco mil seiscientos minutos.
Ese es el número de minutos que hay en un año de calendario
normal. Esa es la cantidad de minutos que Dios nos dará en el
dos mil trece para continuar construyendo nuestras vidas. En vez
de imaginar como podríamos gastar quinientos veinticinco mil
seiscientos dólares, deberíamos ver cómo vamos a gastar los
próximos quinientos veinticinco mil seiscientos minutos. Es
mucho tiempo, pero como nuestro dinero, siempre parece que
nunca hay lo suficiente. Luchamos para encontrar el tiempo para
hacer todo lo que queremos hacer. Podemos ver como vamos a
gastar nuestro dinero, eso es algo bueno. Pero algo mejor para
hacer es ver como vamos a gastar nuestro tiempo.
El dinero es algo que podemos conseguir y ganar más, pero no
siempre podemos hacer eso con nuestro tiempo. Algunas personas pueden tener más dinero que nosotros, otras personas tienen menos que nosotros. Cuando se trata del tiempo, todos somos iguales, Dios nos da la misma cantidad cada año. Hasta que
por su puesto nuestro tiempo se acaba…….lo cual algún día
sucederá. ¿Si usted tuviera que sentarse con Dios hoy y dar
cuenta de su tiempo estaría contento con sus resultados?
La pregunta más grande que Dios tendra para todos nosotros al
final no es como gastamos nuestro dinero, sino como gastamos
nuestro tiempo. Y al comenzar un Nuevo año la pregunta que
muchas personas se hacen es ““Que voy hacer con mi tiempo””. Es
una buena pregunta para hacernos. Si la pregunta se hace en el
context correcto. El context correcto es, ““cómo quisiera Dios que
yo gaste mi tiempo””. En vez de hacer la pregunta, ““cuáles son las
cosas que yo quiesiera hacer durante el proximo año, podríamos
preguntarnos, cuales son las cosas que Dios quisiera que yo haga
Si nuestras resoluciones son de comer menos, hacer más ejercicios, preocuparnos menos, o comprar un perro, tal vez estamos
demasiado atrapados en nuestra cultura moderna. Esas resoluciones no están mal, pero no son suficientes. Somos capaces
de mucho más. Lo sabemos y Dios lo sabe. Si este fuera su último
año en la tierra, usted probablemente se avergonzaría si alguien
de su familia lo elogiara diciendo, yo siempre lo recordaré por la
forma en que hacía ejercicios y hacía dieta. Corría tres millas
cada día y siempre comía ensalada de almuerzo. Gran cosa!
En Inglés, el mes de enero fue
nombrado por el pagano Dios
Romano Janus. Janus tenía dos
caras, una que miraba atrás y la
otra que miraba hacia adelante.
Al principio del Año Nuevo somos
como Janus. Miramos atrás a las
cosas que hicimos con nuestro
tiempo el año pasado y estamos
mirando adelante a las cosas que
vamos a hacer con nuestro
tiempo este nuevo año. Al reflexionar en sus planes y metas para este Nuevo año piensen en la
siguiente historia. Durante la escacez de agua, una mujer fue a
buscar una vasija para sacar agua de un pozo distante. La
primera vasija que encontró estaba llena de leche, y la segunda
de aceite. La tercera estaba llena de grano. Finalmente ella encontró una vasija vacía, la cual pudo usar para mantener a su
familia viva y saludable
Ese es el final de la historia. Tan corta y sencilla como puede ser
la historia está llena de una verdad profunda y salvífica. La vasija vacía fue el único recipiente útil por la sencilla razón de que
estaba vacío y hueco. Su hueco y vacío es lo que le daba a la vasija su capacidad de recibir, llevar y sostener el agua. La
grandesa de la Santisima Madre consistio en la forma que ella
misma se vació para Dios, en todo nivel. Ella siempre estaba
disponible para Dios. Ella era como esa vasija vacía que Dios usó
para recibir, cargar y sostener a Jesús para nosotros. Durante
este Nuevo año habrán muchas personas que no estarán disponibles para Dios porque van a estar muy llenos con sus propios
planes. Yo estoy seguro que Maria tenía planes para su vida,
pero ella vivió con una filosofía diferente. Su filosofia era ““lo que
importa no es lo que yo quiera, sino lo que Dios quiera. Que lo
que Dios quiera se haga en mí. Maria le ofreció a Dios el regalo
de su tiempo y a nuestro Señor sin entender lo que esto implicaba. Ella confiaba que Dios sabía a donde iba todo , y Dios lo
sabía. Y ella confiaba en que Dios le iba a dar toda a ayuda que
iba a necesitar, y también lo hizo
Al comenzar un Nuevo año, seamos esa vasija vacía que Dios
puede usar en la manera que sea necesaria. Dios siempre está
buscando por vasijas humanas, seres humanos para llenarlos con
su gracia, amor y misericordia. Gasten todo lo que puedan de los
quinientos veinticinco mil seiscientos minutos del dos mil trece
dejando a Dios hacer eso mismo……Y sera un buen año.
-Padre Morris
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RCIA
Blood Drive at St. Bernard’’s
His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal
Dolan invites those catechumens
(unbaptized persons) who participated
in their parish Catechumenate (RCIA)
process and are ready to celebrate the sacraments of
Christian Initiation this Easter to formally celebrate the
Rite of Election on the First Sunday of Lent, February 17,
2013 at 2:00 pm at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick New
York City.
On Sunday, January 20th from 9:00am to
3:00pm there will be a Blood drive
conducted by the White Plains Hospital in
Chapel Hall. Plan on stopping by with a
family member or friend. A proper form of ID
is required such as a Driver’’s License,
Passport, Birth Certificate or Social Security card.
His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan also invites those candidates (Baptized persons) who have participated in their parish Catechumenate (RCIA) process
and are ready to complete their Christian initiation (First
Communion or Confirmation) formally celebrate the Rite
of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion on
the Second Sunday of Lent, February 24, 2013 at one of
these two churches:
i 2:00 pm at St. Patrick’’s Cathedral, New York City
i 3:00 pm at the Church of the Transfiguration, Tarry-
town
The preparation for these celebrations is extensive and
so our parish must register by Monday, February 4,
2013.
National Day of Prayer for the Legal
Protection of Unborn Children
January 22nd, 2013 marks the 40th Anniversary
of the legalization of abortion in our nation and
many people will be home on the actual anniversary day. This year March for Life has been
moved to Friday, January 25th. In all the Dioceses of the United States, January 22 shall be observed
as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of
the legal guarantee of the right to life and of penance for
violations to the dignity of the human person committed
through acts of abortion.
March for Life in Washington, D.C.
Friday, January 25th, 2013
Join other Catholics on pilgrimage to Washington D.C. as
they gather with hundreds of thousands from throughout our nation to pray and publicly witness so that
hearts and minds may be opened to the Gospel of Life
and laws may be changed to reverence all human life.
Buses will be traveling to DC from all over the Archdiocese. If you would like to attend the March for Life see
the complete listing of
the march locations at
www.FLRL.org or email [email protected]
St. Bernard’’s Youth Group Bake Sale
The St. Bernard’’s High School Youth Group will be having
a Bake Sale on Sunday, January 13th
before and after all Masses. These
Bake Sales help sponsor Youth Group
activities.
Virgin of Caacupé
The Virgin of Caacupé Devotional Group will meet on
Wednesday, January 9th in the Community Room at 8:00
pm. All Parishioners are welcome to come.
Marriage Spirituality Group
The Marriage Spirituality Group will meet on
Sunday, January 13th after the 12:00 pm Mass
in the Lourdes Room. This Group is open to all
couples of the parish, married or not married.
For more information please contact a Fernando y Sidia
Cortes al 914-761-9140.
Catechist Formation Classes
with Rita O’’Neil
Rita O’’Neil, a parishioner at St. Bernard’’s, will be offering Catechist Formation Classes on the following dates in
the Guadalupe Room from 7:00 pm——9:00 pm.
i January 15th- Lesson Planning
i January 22nd- Understanding the Student
i January 29th- Media & Values
i February 5th- Classroom Environment
i February 12th- Snow Date
Catechist Formation Classes with
Antonitte Rossetti
Catechist Formation Classes will be on the following
dates:
i Friday, January 11th from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Topic: God & Revelation
i Saturday, January 12th from 11:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Topic: Introduction To Scripture
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RICA
Donación de Sangre en San Bernardo
Su Eminencia el Cardenal Timothy Michael Dolan invita a los catecúmenos
(los no bautizados) que participaron en
el proceso de su parroquia catecumenado (RICA) proceso y están listos para celebrar los sacramentos de la iniciación cristiana en esta Pascua para celebrar oficialmente el Rito de Elección en el primer domingo de
Cuaresma, Febrero 17, 2013 a las 2:00 pm en la Catedral de
San Patricio de Nueva York.
El domingo, 20 de enero de 9:00 am a 3:00 pm habrá una campana de donacion de sangre conducido por el Hospital de
White Plains en el Chapel Hall. Planee venir con un miembro
de la familia o un amigo. Una forma apropiada de identificación es necesaria, como una licencia de conducir, pasaporte,
certificado de nacimiento o tarjeta de Seguro Social.
Su Eminencia el Cardenal Timothy Michael Dolan también invita a los candidatos (personas bautizadas) que han participado en su parroquia catecumenado (RICA) proceso y están
dispuestos a completar su iniciación cristiana (Primera Comunión o Confirmación) formalmente celebrar el Rito de Llamar a
los candidatos a la Conversión Continua el segundo domingo
de Cuaresma, 24 de febrero de 2013 a una de estas dos iglesias:
El Grupo de Jóvenes de San Bernardo va a tener
una venta de pasteles el Domingo, 13 de enero,
antes y después de todas las Misas. Estas ventas
de pasteles ayudar a patrocinar las actividades
del Grupo Juvenil.
- 2:00 pm en la Catedral de San Patricio de Nueva York
- 3:00 pm en la Iglesia de la Transfiguración, Tarrytown
La Virgen de Caacupé Devocional Grupo se reunirá el miércoles 9 de enero en la Sala de la Comunidad a las 8:00 pm.
Todos los feligreses están invitados a venir.
La preparación de estas celebraciones es muy amplia y por
ello nuestra parroquia deben inscribirse antes del Lunes, 04 de
febrero 2013.
Día Nacional de Oración para la Protección Legal de los Niños no Nacidos
El 22 de Enero se cumple el 40 aniversario de
la legalización del aborto en nuestro país y
mucha gente va a estar en casa en el día del
aniversario. La Marcha por la Vida se ha trasladado al viernes, 25 de enero. En todas las
diócesis de los Estados Unidos el 22 de enero
se observará como un día especial de oración
por la plena restauración de la garantía legal del derecho a la
vida y de penitencia por violaciónes a la dignidad de la persona humana mediante actos de aborto.
Marcha por la Vida en Washington,
D.C. - Viernes, 25 de enero 2013
Únete a otros católicos en peregrinación a Washington DC al
reunirse con cientos de miles de personas de toda la nación
para orar y testificar públicamente para que los corazones y
las mentes puedan abrirse al Evangelio de la Vida y las leyes se
puedan cambiar a reverenciar la vida humana. Los autobuses
van a viajar a Washington de todo el Arzobispado. Si le gustaria asistir a la Marcha por la
Vida usted puede obtener una lista completa
de direcciones en la pagina de internet
www.FLRL.org o por correo electrónico
sr.lucy.marie @ archny.org
Grupo de Jovenes de San Bernardo
Virgen de Caacupé
Grupo Espiritual de Matrimonios
El Grupo Espiritual de Matrimonios se reunirá el
domingo 13 de enero después de la misa de 12:00
pm en el Salón de Lourdes. Este grupo está abierto
para todas las parejas de la parróquia, casadas o
no. Para más información póngase en contacto con Fernando
y Sidia Cortes al 914-761-9140
Clases de Formación de Catequistas
con Rita O'Neil
Rita O'Neil, una feligrés de la Parroquia de San Bernardo,
estará ofreciendo clases de Formación de Catequistas en las
siguientes fechas en la Sala de Guadalupe de 7:00 pm-9: 00
pm.
15 de enero- lección de Planificación
22 de enero- el entendimiento del estudiante
29 de enero- Medios de comunicación y Valores
5 de febrero- Aula de Medio Ambiente
12 de febrero- Fechas de Nieve
Clases de Formación de Catequistas
Clases de Formación de Catequistas serán en las siguientes
fechas:
i Viernes, 11 de enero de 19:00-21:00
Tema: Dios y Apocalipsis
i Sábado, 12 de enero de 23:00-13:00
Tema: Introducción a la Escritura
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Parish Schedule - Horario de la Parrroquia
Sunday, January 6, 2013
The Ephiphany of the Lord
8:00am Spanish RCIA
9:00am Family Mass
10:10am Religious Education Classes
10:15am Spanish Bible Study
10:30am English Mass
10:30am Cursillistas Meeting - Chapel Hall
12:00pm Spanish Mass
1:00pm Divine Infant Jesus Meeting
Monday, January 7, 2013
St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest - Memorial
9:00am Communion Service–– Chapel Hall
Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Baptism of the Lord
8:00am Spanish RCIA - Guadalupe Room
9:00am Family Mass
10:10am Religious Education Class
10:15am Spanish Bible Study
10:30am English Mass
10:30am Cursillistas Meeting - Chapel Hall
12:00pm Spanish Mass
1:00pm Marriage Spirituality Meeting
Monday, January 14, 2013
9:00am Communion Service–– Chapel Hall
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
9:00am Communion Service
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
6:00pm Pee Wee Basketball - Gym
9:00am Communion Service-Chapel Hall
7:00pm Catechist Formation Class
6:30pm Pee-Wee Basketball - Gym
7:30pm English Bible Study Fatima Room
7:30 pm English Bible Study - Fatima Room
8:00pm AA Meeting Chapel Hall
8:00pm AA Meeting - Chapel Hall
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
9:00am Mass–– Chapel Hall
9:00am Mass -Chapel Hall
4:00pm Religious Education Class
4:00pm Religious Education Class
4:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
4:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
5:30pm Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
5:30pm Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
6:30pm Religious Education Class
6:30pm Religious Education Class
6:30pm Spanish Bible Meditation
6:30pm Spanish Bible Meditation - Guadalupe Rm. 8:00pm English RCIA-Fatima Room
7:30pm Adult Choir Practice
Thursday, January 17, 2013
8:00pm Virgin of Caacupe Meeting
St. Anthony, Abbot - Feast
8:00pm English RCIA - Fatima Room
9:00am Mass–– Chapel Hall
Thursday, January 10, 2013
7:00pm Religious Education Class
9:00am Mass -Chapel Hall
7:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
7:00pm Religious Education Class
7:00pm Youth Group Meeting - Rec. Room
7:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
Friday, January 18, 2013
7:00pm Youth Group Meeting
9:00am Mass–– Chapel Hall
8:00pm English RCIA - Fatima Room
6:30pm English Classes - 2nd Fl. Classroom
Friday, January 11, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
9:00am Mass -Chapel Hall
10:30am Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
6:30pm English Classes - 2nd Fl. Classrooms
7:00pm Catechist Formation Class - Fatima Room 4:00pm Confessions
5:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass
Saturday, January 12, 2013
10:30am
11:00am
4:00pm
5:30pm
7:30pm
Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
Catechist Formation Class - Fatima Room
Confessions
Sunday Vigil Mass
Virgen de la Nube Meeting
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00am Spanish RCIA - Guadalupe Room
9:00pm Blood Drive
9:00am Family Mass
10:10am Religious Education Class
10:15am Spanish Bible Study-Guadalupe Rm.
10:30am English Mass/RCIA Right of Acceptance
10:30am Cursillistas Meeting - Chapel Hall
12:00pm Spanish Mass/RICA Right of Acceptance
Monday, January 21, 2013
St. Agnes, Virgin & Martyr - Feast
9:00am Communion Service-Chapel Hall
12:00pm Vicariate Meeting
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
10:30am English Mass
6:30pm Pee-Wee Basketball - Gym
7:00pm Catechist & Formation Class
7:30pm English Bible Study - Fatima Room
8:00pm AA Meeting - Chapel Hall
Wednesday, January 23 , 2013
St. Vincent, Deacon & Martyr - Memorial
9:00am Mass - Chapel Hall
4:00pm Religious Education Class
4:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation - Guad. Rm.
5:30pm Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
6:30pm Religious Education Class
6:30pm Spanish Bible Meditation - Guad. Rm.
7:30pm Adult Choir Practice
8:00pm English RCIA - Fatima Room
Thursday, January 24,2013
St. Francis de Sales Bishop & Doctor of the
Church - Feast
9:00am Mass - Chapel Hall
7:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
7:00pm Religious Education Class
7:00pm Spanish Bible Meditation
7:00pm Youth Group Meeting
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Conversion of St. Paul the ApostleFeast
9:00am Mass - Chapel Hall
6:30pm English Classes
7:00pm Catechist Formation Class
Saturday, January 26, 2013
St. Timothy & Titus, Bishop - Memorial
10:30am Youth Choir Practice - Music Room
11:00am Catechist Formation Class
4:00pm Confessions
5:30pm Sunday Vigil Mass
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Invest just five minutes a day,
and your faith will deepen and
grow——a day at a time.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2013
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
Do something great for God
In the next month the church will celebrate three epiphanies——““manifestations””——of Jesus: Epiphany today, the Baptism of the Lord
next Sunday, and the Presentation of the Lord on February 2. Each of these
events reveals something about Jesus: that he is the Messiah, that he is
God’’s beloved Son, and that he was consecrated from the beginning for his
great task. What’’s more, these revelations about Christ say that God’’s salvation is for all. The world is not the enemy of the people of God; it’’s the fertile
ground on which to build God’’s kingdom. In this Year of Faith when the church
is calling for a ““New Evangelization,”” and as a new year begins, what can you
do to participate in this great mission?
TODAY’’S READINGS: Isaiah 60:1-6; Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-
12 (20)
““Nations shall walk by your light.””
MONDAY, JANUARY 7
FEAST OF RAYMOND OF PEÑAFORT, PRIEST
Sound the canons!
In the 2,000-year history of the church, few people have had a longer lasting
impact than Saint Raymond of Peñafort, whose effort back in 1230 to pull
together the many legal traditions in the church into one unified body of work
set the standard for canon law that has endured for nearly 800 years. Though
it might seem like an esoteric topic far removed from your daily life, canon
law helps shape the customs and traditions of the church. For example, we
learn from canon law that the Christian faithful ““are obliged to assist with the
needs of the Church and to promote social justice and assist the poor from
their own resources.”” And ““sacred ministers are to hold the function of
preaching in esteem since the people of God are first brought together by the
word of the living God.”” Find more rules to live by at vatican.va/archive/
ENG1104/_INDEX.HTM.
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 3:22-4:6; Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 (212)
““He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues.””
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
Be an inspired——and inspiring——leader
It must have been tempting for those closest to Jesus to let him do all the
talking, deciding, praying, and healing. After all, he was the one with all the
know-how and the power. Jesus was aware of that, of course, and so regularly encouraged his followers by telling them, for example, ““Amen, amen, I
say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do
greater ones than these”” (John 14:12). Leaders can either empower or disempower. Today is a good day to consider how you guide your children, employees, students, team. Do you do things for them, or do you motivate and encourage them to try themselves?
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 4:7-10; Mark 6:34-44 (213)
““Give them some food yourselves.””
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
Don’’t fear to love
While we admire people who seem fearless, there is something
humanizing about a movie-hero like Indiana Jones and his sheepish hatred (read: fear) of
snakes. He makes us less-heroic types feel more accepting of our own fears
and failures. But in the First Letter of John, what the writer presents as the
opposite of fear is not courage, but love. In the afterglow of Christmas, we
ought to remember again and again the truth Christmas impressed upon us:
that God so loved the world. And to love one another, scripture reminds us, is
to see the face of God incarnate.
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 4:11-18; Mark 6:45-52 (214)
““There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear.””
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
Did Jesus know how to read?
You may think that a strange question——various scripture passages say he
did, and how could he not be able to do something that most schoolchildren in
the U.S. today have learned by the age of 9 or 10? But that wasn’’t always the
case; in fact for most of recorded history, being able to read and write was
reserved to a small, elite segment of society. In the Roman Empire at the
time Jesus lived, estimates say that only 3-10 percent of the population was
literate. Judaism has always emphasized reading and study of the Torah,
however, so it should not surprise us that Jesus likely could read——he certainly read the human heart with complete understanding. What does he find
written on your heart?
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 4:19-5:4; Luke 4:14-22a (215)
““He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet
Isaiah.””
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
It’’s time for God
Even Jesus led a hectic life. Teaching at the synagogue one moment, healing
the sick and broken-hearted at another, wrangling with crowds at still another. On top of that he was not exempt from the ordinary stuff of eating,
sleeping, working, and the like just because he was God. Scripture makes no
mention of an angelic personal assistant managing behind-the-biblical-scenes
tasks for Jesus. What Jesus did have going for him was a commitment to
prayer——an ability that fortunately is available to all of us. Jesus took time
to pray, often withdrawing to a solitary place. It’’s not the easiest thing to
find space in a demanding schedule, but we must also figure out ways to be
alone with God.
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 5:5-13; Luke 5:12-16 (216)
““Great crowds assembled to listen to him and to be cured of their
ailments, but he would withdraw to deserted places to pray.””
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12
CHRISTMAS WEEKDAY
All you need to know
Human beings are obsessed with organizing knowledge. Great thinkers from
Aristotle to Dewey and his decimal system to the folks at Google and Wikipedia have tackled the problem of how to organize all human data. We develop
knowledge bases at our companies and attach labels to our contacts in
LinkedIn. We alphabetize, number, and categorize every piece of information
that passes our way. Our massive efforts to understand what we experience
in the world are useful and fascinating, but in the end the most essential
truth we know is: ““God is love.”” Further, as Saint John points out in his First
Epistle: ““We know that we belong to God.”” File that away for future reference.
TODAY’’S READINGS: 1 John 5:14-21; John 3:22-30 (217)
““We also know that the Son of God has come.””
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Mass Intentions for the Week
Last Sunday’’s Collection :
Saturday, January 5, 2013
5:30 Virginia Kernathan
Sunday, January 6, 2013
9:00 John Giusto
First Collection:
$3,599
Second Collection:
$1,037
10:30 Matthew Pabis (Living)
12:00 For the people
Monday, January 7, 2013
9:00 Communion Service
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
9:00 Communion Service
Today’’s Second Collection is for Maintenance. Next
week’’s second collection will be for Catholic
Communications & Catholic University. Thank you for
your generous support of our parish.
La segunda Colecta de hoy es para el mantenimiento.
La segunda colecta de la proxima semana sera para
Comunidades Católicas y Universidades Católicas.
Gracias por sus generosas contribuciones a nuestra
parroquia.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
9:00 Elizabeth Rivas
Send Us a Star
Thursday, January 10, 2013
God our Protector, you who guided the magi by a
star to the infant Christ in Bethlehem, give us a
clear sense of direction.
9:00 Norberto Sanchez Sr.
Friday, January 11, 2013
9:00 Eriberto Melendez (Living)
Saturday, January 12, 2013
5:30
Josef & Zofya Karkoszka
Sunday, January 13, 2012
9:00
Angelo & Anna Barberio
10:30 Viola Morris
12:00 For the people
When we wander among murderous Herods, and cannot distinguish the powerful from the
truly meaningful, send us your
revealing light so that we might
bring others to your Son.
We ask this through the same
Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Prayers for the Sick
The Epiphany of the Lord
Please remember in your prayers those who are ill and
those who serve them. Recemos por todas las personas
de nuestra parroquia quienes se encuentran enfermas.
Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! Your light has come, the
glory of the Lord shines upon you.
—— Isaiah 60:1
Luzminda Aronce
Myra J, Arance
Maria C. Augasvivas
Mysha Browning
Keith Camacho
Teresa Dequina
Alma Garcia
Charlie Ginter
Charlene Guller
Sixto Maya
Helen Minck
Louis Petrulo
Jorge Tello Vasconcelos
Lois Vergara
Isabel Villar
La Epifanía del Señor
Levántate y resplandece, Jerusalén, porque ha llegado tu
luz y la gloria del Señor alborea sobre ti.
—— Isaías 60:1
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF EL CENTRO HISPANO
ANUNCIOS DEL CENTRO HISPANO
914-289-0500
THE THREE WISE MEN ARE WAITING FOR YOU AT EL CENTRO
HISPANO
Each year El Centro Hispano celebrates Epiphany by distributing toys to
many children in the city and in the parish. The Kings are now in
Chapel Hall waiting to distribute the toys.
HAPPY THREE KINGS DAY TO EVERYONE
EL CENTRO HISPANO SCHOLARSHIPS
If you are interested in applying for a scholarship from El Centro Hispano, please contact Ms. Paula Dalton, Student Activities Coordinator at
White Plains High School and Building C as soon as possible after December 17th.
The requirements to receive a scholarship are as follows:
· Have a grade point average of at least 3.0
· Be involved in extracurricular activities in school and/or the
community, especially at El Centro Hispano.
· Be accepted at a college or university for matriculation in
September
· Be Hispanic or of Hispanic descent
· Speak Spanish
· Reside or attend a school in White Plains
· Graduate from high school the year of the application.
· Use the money awarded in the fall of that same year 20122013.
· Complete the application on time.
COMPUTER CLASSES AT EL CENTRO HISPANO
El Centro Hispano will be offering a new cycle of Beginners Computer
Classes starting in January The class will be offered Mondays and
Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m. The course will last 16 weeks and the cost is $140. If you
are interested, come to El Centro Hispano to register as soon as possible. Space is limited. We can only accommodate 18 students and there
are some students already registered.
FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP IN SPANISH
AT EL CENTRO HISPANO
If your child is graduating this year from high school and needs help
with the Financial Aid Form, please come to El Centro Hispano on
Thursday, January 24 from 7:00 –– 9:00 p.m. Several counselors from
White Plains High School will be there to help parents fill out the form.
LOS TRES REYES MAGOS LES ESTAN ESPERANDO
EN EL CENTRO HISPANO
Tradicionalmente para celebrar la Epifanía, El Centro Hispano distribuye juguetes a los niños feligreses de la parroquia y/ o residentes de
White Plains. Los Reyes ya están en el Chapel Hall esperando para
distribuir los juguetes.
FELIZ DIA DE REYES A TODOS.
BECAS DEL CENTRO HISPANO
Si están interesados en solicitar a las becas del Centro Hispano, deben
contactar a la Sra. Paula Dalton, Coordinadora de Actividades Estudiantiles de la Escuela Secundaria de White Plains en el Edificio C lo antes
posible después del 17 de diciembre.
Los requisitos para recibir las becas son los
siguientes:
· Tener un promedio académico mínimo de 3.0.
· Estar involucrado en actividades extra-curriculares en el
colegio y en la comunidad, especialmente en el Centro Hispano.
· Haber sido aceptado en una universidad a la cual asistirá en
septiembre.
· Ser hispano o de descendencia hispana.
· Hablar español.
· Vivir en White Plains o estudiar en una de las escuelas privadas o públicas de esta ciudad.
· Graduarse de la escuela secundaria este año.
· Usar el dinero para pagar la matrícula del primer
semestre del año escolar 2012-2013.
· Llenar la solicitud a tiempo.
CONFERENCIA EN ESPAÑOL EN EL CENTRO HISPANO PARA
AYUDAR A LOS PADRES CON
LOS FORMULARIOS DE AYUDA FINANCIERA
Si su hijo/a se gradúa de la escuela secundaria este año y necesita
ayuda para llenar el formulario de Ayuda Financiera, por favor venga
al Centro Hispano, el jueves, 24 de enero de 7:00 a 9:00 p.m. Algunos
consejeros de la Escuela Secundaria de White Plains estarán presentes
para ofrecerles esta ayuda.
LAS CANCIONES DE HOY SON:
Entrada:
Ofertorio:
Comunión:
Salida:
En el portal de Belén #13
Pastores a Belén #3
Aguinaldo Puertorriqueño #11
Alegría #1
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