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Dear Parish Family, refused, he was sentenced to death. However, his Today God's Word invites us to ponder the sentence was commuted to 18 years in prison. difficult topic of forgiveness. It is a very specific After serving his sentence, he was sentenced to a topic that concerns all of us. 10-year stay in a forced labor camp. To Peter's question: “Lord, if my brother sins In prison, he celebrated Holy Masses in Latin by against me, how often must I forgive? As many as memory and secretly served Holy Communion to seven times?” Jesus replies: "I say to you, not other prisoners. He is a living testimony to the seven times but seventy-seven times."Which bestiality imposed by a godless regime on a means always! Anyone - without exception - who people who loved and believed in God. Not only has been guilty of me, I must forgive. Is it possible? did he pray for his persecutors and informers; he was able to forgive them in the name of Christ. Yes, it is possible. Jesus sets an example for us Years later, he met a man in the street who who, by his life, confirms everything that is sentenced him to death. When he tried to hide, Fr. required of us. The proof of this is the many Ernest exclaimed, "Stop! Do not run away! Do not people that God puts in our lives as we travel the be afraid!" He came up to him, hugged him, and same path. said, "I forgive you!" During the apostolic journey of Pope Francis to Even though Fr. Ernest spent 28 years in prison, Albania in 2014, we heard the moving testimony he was always free. There is no freedom without of a priest by the name of Ernest Simoni. After forgiveness. Lack of forgiveness, carrying a desire listening to Father Ernest's testimony, Pope for revenge makes a man enslaved. By forgiving, Francis was moved to tears and, embracing him, man becomes free. remained in this gesture of respect and admirationforalongtime. We all need forgiveness, and we all have someone to forgive. You, too, can forgive. Strengthened by Today, the 92-year-old priest and now a cardinal the example of people who are always forgiving - since 2016, talked about the persecution in let us forgive and be merciful, as our Father is Albania during the communist regime of Enver merciful, so that we may experience the effects of Hoxha. Fr. Ernest was arrested in 1963 God's mercy. immediately following the Midnight Mass he had God bless you all, just celebrated. He was tortured many times to make him speak out against the Church. When he Fr. Adam
A PRAYER FOR OUR PRIESTS protect them from the devil's traps and snares OmyJesus,IbegYouonbehalfofthewhole which are continually being set for the souls of Church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, and give power to the words of priests so that shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish hardened hearts might be brought to repentance the sanctity of priests, for You can do all things. and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy St. Faustina’s Diary Paragraph 1052 priests; You Yourself maintain them in holiness. I ask You, Jesus, for a special blessing and for O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power light for the priests before whom I will make my of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and confessions throughout my lifetime. Bingo:Parish News make to support the Christian communities that BINGO is this upcoming Friday, September 18 at reside in the Holy Land as well as support and 7pm. Thecrowdisgrowing. Comeearlytoget maintain Christian holy places. It will also enable your favorite table. There will be plenty of snacks a quality education for more than 10,000 and beverages. Christian students, assist Christian migrants, and Christians displaced from Syria. Please be Religious Education: generous. Although Religious Education classes began last Wednesday, it is not too late to register your child. Pumpkin Patch: Confirmation classes begin Sunday the 13th. To Pumpkin Patch, NC is coming to MHR. For this register your child for either class, please contact “FUN PROJECT”,lots of volunteers are needed to Michael Fierro in the office. help create a beautifully designed patch. After the Patch is set up, volunteers are needed to Parish Breakfast: “man” the Patch during daylight hours. You can The MHR Parish Breakfast resumes this Sunday, select a time frame that will fit your schedule. the 13th following the 8am Mass. Plan to join Please sign up as soon as possible. After the Mass, your fellow parishioners at “Breakfast time”.The pleasegototheTableinthebackandsignup. Sunday breakfast is only $2 per person, $6 for a Coordinators for the Pumpkin Patch are Irma family. Breakfast includes, scrambles eggs, Coleman and Cheryl Gildner. sausage, hash browns, grits, biscuits, pancakes, and drink. RCIA: The RCIA sessions for adults 18 and up, is still Collections For Sept. 5-6: open. This formation is for those members who Offertory: $8,680.15 need the Sacraments, if you are interested, please Major Repair: $2,051.00 contact Mrs Elia or Dcn. Vega Feed the Poor: Holy Land Olive Wood Art: Remember that next weekend is the first weekend On the weekend of Oct 26-27, Santa Barbara in September and Food Pantry volunteers will be Melkites of Houston will be here at MHR selling accepting canned and dry goods as an offering to their beautiful Olive Wood Art at all Masses. Feed the Poor. If you forget to bring food, cash donations are also welcomed. Please be as New Offeratory Baskets: generous as you can. For your convenience, the ushers will collect offertory using the new long-handle baskets. New Ice Machine: We thank the following for purchasing the Ice Sponsors for Venezuela School Supplies Machine for Bizier Hall: We wish to thank the following for paying the shipping costs of the school supplies to Venezuela: • FoodPantry • KnightsofColumbus • MHRParishioners • NazareneCircle • MichaelFierro • SantoNinoDevotees • RonKlinsic • SpanishCommunity • SpanishCommunity We also thank all of you for purchasing the 2020 Pontifical Good Friday Collection: supplies which are so badly needed for the The 2020 Pontifical Good Friday Collection will be children. taken up this Sunday, the 13th. This collection could not be taken up on Good Friday of last April due to the Coronavirus. Therefore, Pope Francis has moved this Collection to be taken up next Sunday, the 13th.The collection is a small gesture of solidarity that the whole Church is called to The Sixth Commandment Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery (Part I) How should people regard sexuality appropriately. the vice of lust. These kinds of their sexuality? acts are even more grave when What means aid living a chaste committed against minors. God has created us as male and life? female, equal in dignity. We are There are many aids toward The commandment only says each called to a vocation of love “you shall not commit and communion. We must all living chastely. Primary among adultery”, why does it forbid accept our identity as male or them is the grace of God. We female and recognize its receive help through the these other things? importance to the entire sacraments, prayer, self- The Tradition of the church person, both its specificity and knowledge, the practice of follows the moral teachings of complementarity. ascetism, the exercise of moral the Old and New Testament, virtues, and the virtue of the comprehensive teaching of Human bodies themselves are temperance which helps us the Church considers the sixth signs of God’s purpose for guide our passions by reason. commandment as mankind. The sexual difference We should know what encompassing all sins against between men and women chastity. reveal the nuptial foundation of situations tempt us toward unchastity and work toward reality. Human sexuality What are the responsibilities avoiding them. expresses a complementarity of civil authorities in regard to between sexes that is at odds How are all people called to chastity? with modern culture. This live chastely? Authorities are bound to complementarity demonstrates Jesus Christ is the model of all promote respect for the dignity that mankind is made to be a chastity and all the baptized are of all people. They are gift of love, to exist for called to live chastely in responsible for creating an someone else. keeping their states of life. environment that is conducive What is chastity? Those who profess virginity or to the practice of chastity. Prudent legislation should be Chastity is the integration of consecrated celibacy give passed to prevent the spread of sexuality within the person. Or themselves to God alone with grave offenses against chastity, in other words, chastity means an undivided heart. Those who most especially to protect the using our sexuality in a manner are married live in conjugal weakest members of society. appropriate to our calling in life. chastity, using their sexuality Our sexuality must be correctly exclusively with their spouse in integrated into the appropriate times and ways. relationships between persons. Finally, those who are Chastity is a moral virtue, a gift unmarried practice continence. of God, a grace, and a fruit of What are the principal sins the Holy Spirit. against chastity? What does chastity consist of? • Adultery The virtue of chastity is an • Masturbation expression of self-mastery, • Fornication directing our human freedom • Pornography toward self-donation. This • Prostitution virtue is brought about in • Rape stages. All people are called to be chaste, that is, to use their • Homosexual acts These sins are expressions of The tempation of St. Thomas Aquinas Un mensaje delpadre William
LA COMUNIDAD DEL REINO justificara un hecho no frecuente: la posibilidad de venderleaél,asumujerehijos,yasusposesiones.Al Pedro hace una pregunta concreta sobre los límites del empleado, en cambio, uno de sus compañeros le debía perdón. Jesús como respuesta propone una parábola, cien denarios, una cifra pequeña, que sólo podía ser que comienza con las significativas palabras: "Se exigida con unos días de cárcel. parece el Reino de los Cielos..."La fuente de inspiración para la conducta de los seguidores de Jesús Lo que pide el empleado que debía tan ingente suma a noesunanormalegalniética.EselReinodeDios.Los su señor es sólo "ten paciencia y te lo pagaré todo".Lo que siguen a Jesús se convierten en la comunidad del que recibe es "el perdón de la deuda".Lo que pide al Reino. empleado su compañero es literalmente lo mismo que él a su señor: "ten paciencia y te lo pagaré todo".Lo que Este Reino subyuga de inmensa alegría a los que lo recibenoesyaelperdón,peroni encuentran, como quien halla un siquiera esa paciencia, sino la cárcel. tesoro escondido (Mt. 13,44) o una perla preciosa (Mt. 13, 45ss). El empleado no ha sobrepasado la Comprenden que merece la pena, ley, se ha atenido a ella. pero ha sido que es una estupenda noticia, que incapaz de transmitir el mensaje de cambia radicalmente la vida. perdón de su señor -Dios- que supera todo lo que él esperaba. La La comunidad del Reino queda así comunidad del Reino no vive de la transformada por el don del Padre. legalidad, sino de la inmensa alegría Le caracteriza la confiada entrega en del padre, cuyo amor y perdón sus manos -como los lirios del campo excede de lo que podemos pensar. o los pájaros del cielo-, el amor -como el buen samaritano- y el trabajo - Sólo entonces puede orar con verdad pescadores de hombres-. pidiendo el perdón de nuestras ofensas como nosotros perdonamos Pues bien, la muestra más palpable a los que nos ofenden". de la profundidad del amor que experimentan los seguidores de -LAS CUENTAS DE DIOS Jesús es que pueden perdonar. En el Pero la parábola tiene un matiz perdón el amor se hace concreto y escatológico. "Se parece el Reino de real. Ya no es un ser abstracto objeto los cielos a un rey que quiso ajustar de amor. Es la persona viva, con todas las cuentas con sus empleados". sus limitaciones y pecados, indigente y necesitada, a Sobre el horizonte de la cultura judía se nos está veces molesta e irritante. El perdón es la única indicando que lo que ocurre en la nación tienen que posibilidad de amar en un mundo en que la cruz de ver con los últimos tiempos, cuando Dios aparezca Cristo nos habla de la existencia del mal. No como juez que pide cuentas a los hombres. necesitamos cerrar los ojos y fingir hombres que no A lo largo de toda su historia Israel ha intentado existen. Amamos perdonando. La pregunta de Pedro vislumbrar cómo sería ese juicio definitivo de Dios. empalma así con Mt. 18,15. pues bien, Mt. 25 nos habla de que seremos juzgados -¿TIENE LIMITES EL PERDÓN? Pero esa pregunta sobre nuestro amor. La presente parábola concreta casuística, que intenta fijar la cantidad y límites del todavía más. ¿Qué medida utilizará Dios al final de los perdón cuando el hermano te ofende, parece sacar el tiempos, la de la misericordia o la del juicio severo? La perdón de su contexto -el Reino del Padre- para parábola se convierte ahora en una seria advertencia. devolverlo a la ley. La parábola del empleado inicuo La medida de Dios será de misericordia. Menos para quiere devolver el problema al único horizonte en que aquellos "que no tuvieron compasión de sus puede ser resuelto: Si Dios perdona graciosamente las compañeros, como yo tuve compasión de ti".El Padre mayores deudas, nadie puede aducir razones válidas será juez "si cada cual no perdona de corazón a su para negar el perdón a otro. hermano",porque no ha transmitido lo que recibió. Llama la atención el enorme contraste que preside la parábola. Un empleado del rey le debía diez mil talentos, millones, una suma inmensa, tal que MostH oly Redeemer Catholic Church Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser
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Asignupformwillbeplacedinthe back of the church. Volunteers will be needed for set-up and tear down as well as to man daily shifts selling the pumpkins from Oct. 10-30. If you are interested in volunteering you can also contact volunteer committee chair, Rebecca Manjon, Irma Coleman Cheryl Gildner or Pumpkin Patch Committee chairpersons, Irma Coleman and Cheryl Gildner.