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PASTOR: FR. BENJIE • DEACONS: LORENZO GARCIA & TONY AROCHA

CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY Parents & Godparents need to attend a pre-baptism instruction class. Call the parish office to register. Sunday Masses: 5:30 p.m. (Vigil in English) SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY 8:00 a.m. (Spanish) Couples are asked to call the parish office to receive information.

10:00 a.m. (English) 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK 2:30 p.m. (Spanish) If you are seriously ill, will have a major surgery, are old aged or in danger Weekday Masses: Wednesday through Friday @ 12:00 p.m.. of death, call the priest. Adoration to the Blessed Sacrament on First Fridays @ 11:00 a.m. HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION SACRAMENT OF PENANCE In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in SUNDAY:7:00 AM to 2:00 PM Anytime before Mass, time permitting. the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with MONDAY:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM canon 1246, are as follows: TUESDAY:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM WEDNESDAY:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Anytime before or after the Noon Mass Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension THURSDAY:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Anytime before or after the Noon Mass August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary FRIDAY:9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Anytime before or after the Noon Mass November 1, the solemnity of All Saints SATURDAY:4:30 PM to 5:15 PM Confessional in church December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Christ

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM November 25, 2018 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe CHRIST IS KING SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES On the final Sunday of the liturgical year we celebrate Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe the feast of Christ the King. It’s easy to understand Monday: Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time today’s scriptures as events that happened long ago and Friday: St. Andrew far away, or predictions that will come true somewhere, Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday some day. But they invite us to claim Christ as our King here and now. Jesus’ words to Pilate in the Gospel remind TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION us that his kingdom transcends time and place. And the Although our Puritan forebears at Plymouth Rock were from Daniel and give us reason to almost a hundred years removed from their Catholic roots, be faithful to Christ our King right here and right now. the old liturgical calendar still had an unconscious claim on By concluding the year with this feast we are their hearts. We’ve already seen how on Saint Martin’s proclaiming our faith that Jesus Christ is the one and only Day, November 11, medieval continental Europe observed King over all seasons, all peoples, and all of creation. No a great harvest day of Thanksgiving, with games, dances, matter what nation we belong to or what language we parades, and a festive dinner of roast goose. With the goose speak, he “has made us into a kingdom” (Revelation went ample draughts of “Saint Martin’s Wine,” the first 1:6)—one people united in love and peace for all eternity. wine of the new harvest. Martinmas celebrated full barns Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. and larders stocked for the winter. Even after the Reformation, the tradition of eating goose on Saint TODAY’S READINGS Martin’s Day was retained in Holland, and it was there that — One like a Son of man received First Reading our Pilgrims encountered this tradition. When Governor dominion, glory, and kingship (Daniel 7:13-14). Bradford sent four hunters out into the Massachusetts — The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty Psalm wilderness in the autumn of 1621, they did indeed find (Psalm 93). some geese and ducks, and were persuaded by the — Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, Second Reading indigenous people to try turkey, too. the firstborn of the dead (Revelation 1:5-8). Just as the liturgical calendar has been tweaked over — For this I came into the world, to testify to the Gospel the years, President Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the truth (John 18:33b-37). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, third Thursday in November in 1939, probably to extend International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. the Christmas shopping season. The protest was so great

READINGS FOR THE WEEK that in 1941 the day established by President Lincoln, the Monday: Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5; Ps 24:1bc-4ab, 5-6; last Thursday in November, was restored. If the Pilgrims Lk 21:1-4 had known of the Martinmas connection, they might never have celebrated at all! Tuesday: Rv 14:14-19; Ps 96:10-13; Lk 21:5-11 —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Wednesday: Rv 15:1-4; Ps 98:1-3ab, 7-9; Lk 21:12-19 Thursday: Rv 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; Ps 100:1b-5; GRATITUDE Lk 21:20-28 What is gladness without gratitude, and where is Friday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 gratitude without a God? —Coventry Patmore Saturday: Rv 22:1-7; Ps 95:1-7ab; Lk 21:34-36 Sunday: Jer 33:14-16; Ps 25:4-5, 8-10, 14; ORIGINALITY 1 Thes 3:12 — 4:2; Lk 21:25-28, 34-36 Remember that God prefers the poverty of our hearts to the most sublime thoughts borrowed from others. —St. Peter Julian Eymard

PROPER ROLE Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant. —P. T. Barnum

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 25, 2018 Jesus Christ is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead and ruler of the kings of the earth. — Revelation 1:5 25 de noviembre de 2018 Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo CRISTO ES REY LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES El último domingo del año litúrgico celebramos la Domingo: Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo fiesta de Cristo Rey. Puede que entendamos las lecturas Lunes: Trigésimocuarta Semana del Tiempo de hoy como acontecimientos que sucedieron hace Ordinario mucho, mucho tiempo o predicciones que se harán Viernes: San Andrés realidad algún día en algún lugar. Pero en realidad nos Sábado: Santa María Virgen; Primer sábado invitan a aclamar a Cristo como nuestro Rey aquí y ahora. Las palabras de Jesús a Pilatos en el Evangelio nos TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE recuerdan que su Reino trasciende el tiempo y el espacio. En 1917 México recibió una nueva Constitución en la Y las profecías de Daniel y del Apocalipsis nos dan cual se estableció una política de intolerancia religiosa, motivos para ser fieles a Cristo, nuestro Rey, aquí y especialmente en contra de la Iglesia católica romana. ahora. Con el pasar de los años las normas anticlericales fueron Al terminar el año con esta fiesta proclamamos puestas en vigor hasta el punto que algunos mexicanos nuestra fe en que Jesucristo es el único Rey de todos los piadosos y cristianos decidieron defender su religión. tiempos, pueblos y de toda la Creación. Sin importar cuál En marzo de 1925, estos mexicanos católicos sea nuestra nacionalidad ni qué idioma hablemos: Cristo fundaron la Liga Nacional para la Defensa de la Libertad “y ha hecho de nosotros un reino” (Apocalipsis 1:6), en Religiosa, en el mismo mes en que el papa Pío XI un pueblo unido en el amor y la paz por toda la eternidad. proclamó la Fiesta de Cristo Rey, celebrada el último Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. domingo del año litúrgico. Inspirados por el grito de “¡Viva Cristo Rey!”, los fieles se convirtieron en LECTURAS DE HOY Cristeros, muchos de los cuales dieron su vida por Cristo, — Cuando uno, como el Hijo del Primera lectura demostrando así que Jesús es verdaderamente el Rey de Hombre se dirigió hacia el anciano y fue llevado a su sus vidas. presencia, recibió el dominio eterno (Daniel 7:13-14). La Cristiada duró sólo tres años en México y muchos — El Señor reina, vestido de majestad Salmo sacerdotes, religiosas, religiosos, laicas y laicos dieron su (Salmo 93 [92]). vida para la gloria de Cristo Rey en México. Con el — La gloria y el poder sean dados a Segunda lectura tiempo muchos cristianos y cristianas han debido repetir Jesucristo, el Señor de toda la tierra (Apocalipsis 1:5-8). el martirio de los Cristeros en pases de Centro y — Jesús como Rey, vino a ser testigo de la Evangelio Sudamérica. El siglo XX derramó mucha sangre cristiana verdad. (Juan 18:33b-37). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. en Latinoamérica. “¡Viva Cristo Rey!” Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA GRATITUD Lunes: Ap 14:1-3, 4b-5; Sal 24 (23):1bc-4ab, 5-6; ¿Qué es la alegría sin la gratitud y dónde está la Lc 21:1-4 gratitud sin Dios? —Coventry Patmore Martes: Ap 14:14-19; Sal 96 (95):10-13; Lc 21:5-11 Miércoles: Ap 15:1-4; Sal 98 (97):1-3ab, 7-9; ORIGINALIDAD Lc 21:12-19 Recuerda que Dios prefiere la pobreza de nuestros Jueves: Ap 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:1-3, 9a; corazones a los más sublimes pensamientos que tomamos Sal 100 (99):1b-5; Lc 21:20-28 prestados de otros. Viernes: Rom 10:9-18; Sal 19 (18):8-11; Mt 4:18-22 —San Pedro Juliano Eymard

Sábado: Ap 22:1-7; Sal 95 (94):1-7ab; Lc 21:34-36 FALTA DE VALOR Domingo: Jer 33:14-16; Sal 25 (24):4-5, 8-10, 14; Al que ve lo justo y no lo practica, le falta valor. 1 Tes 3:12 4:2; Lc 21:25-28, 34-36 —Confucio

Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo 25 de noviembre de 2018 Gracia y paz a ustedes, de parte de Jesucristo, el testigo fiel, el primogénito de los muertos, el soberano de los reyes de la tierra. — Apocalipsis 1:5 JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE JESUCRISTO, REY DEL UNIVERSO Nov. 25, 2018 HOLY MASS INTENTIONS ONE WEEK AWAY FROM ADVENT Saturday November 24th This is our last Sunday of the year. Next Sunday is Ad- 5:30 pm § For our parish community vent already. What is your next year's resolution as we Sunday November 25th begin a new liturgical year? How can we grow in the 8:00 am § For increase of priestly and religious practice of our faith, in loving God and our neighbor? vocations VIGIL OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 10:00 am † Jose Lopez by Kelly Herschen 12:00 pm † Tina Maria Turrubiartes by the We will be having a Vigil of the Blessed Sacrament after Familia Turrubiartes the 5:30 mass on the 1st of December until 7 am the fol- † Peter Luna lowing morning December 2, all are invited. Hosted by 2:30 pm § For all those incarcerated and for family who the choir. lost their loved ones Tendremos una Vigilia del Santísimo comenzando después de la misa de 5:30 el sábado primero de diciem- BREAKFAST THIS MORNING bre hasta las 7 de la mañana el segundo de diciembre, Breakfast is being prepared and served by Jose and Oliva todos están invitados. Organizado por el coro. Garcia and friends. Breakfast is a great weekly fundraiser PARISH ADVENT CONFESSION for our parish. Do not miss your chance to fellowship and enjoy a delicious breakfast! Parish Advent Confession is scheduled on December 4th beginning at 6 pm with other priests to help Father. Plan YEAR OF REPARATION now. What a way to start of new year and prepare for the Year of Reparation November 1, 2018 to October 31, Birthday of our Lord. 2019: What does “reparation” mean? Reparation is a FRIDAY’S MASS word we do not hear often, but its meaning is commonly known. The word comes from the Latin reparare meaning Mass on Friday is moved to 7:30 am Mass due to a to make ready again, to restore or to repair. As related to meeting in Austin.. justice, reparation is restitution given to someone against whom a wrong has occurred to repair the damage caused. #GIVECATHOLIC FUNDRAISER For many offenses there can be no exact reparation. In Reicher is participating in the Annual , reparation refers to actions we undertake to th make amends to God for having offended God through #IGIVECATHOLIC fundraiser on November 27 . sin. It is important to note while reparation may be a re- This is a one day of online giving on sponse to having sinned, reparation is not a means of “Giving Tuesday”. Please help our school purchase earning God’s grace. Rather, reparation is an attempt to equipment for our newly renovated Science Labs. repair the damage in our relationship with God caused by Simply go to www.igivecatholic.org and our sin or the sin of others. Our acts of reparation are al- select Reicher and donate $25 or more on Tuesday, ready a response to God’s grace. Traditional practices of th , fasting and works of charity or almsgiving November 27 . For more information, please call strengthen us individually as well as communally in the David Hurtado(254) 230-3779. . As each of us becomes more attuned to PRAY THE BEFORE MASS God’s presence, our world is transformed by God’s action through us. Rosary is recited before each mass on Sunday. Come ear- NOCTURNAL ADORATION ly. Praying the rosary is a good preparation before Mass. Nocturnal Adoration will be held after the vigil mass on K OF C’S 2ND ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE December 1st until before the first mass on Sunday. We THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED invite you to spend an hour or more in front of the blessed FOOD TO THE FOOD DRIVE AND FOR Sacrament. This is part of our year of reparation partici- MAKING IT A SUCCESS! pation and a welcome for the new liturgical year. Marriage Annulments: Father is here to help you in WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT your marriage annulment. It is highly confidential and —————————————————————————————————————————————–———-——— NOT AVAILABLE THIS WEEK DUE TO EARLY feel confident to visit with father with your marriage BULLETIN SUBMITTAL—J.S. PALUCH CLOSED IN OB- situation. Do not delay. This year is the opportune time SERVANCE OF THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY to handle your case. Call Father at your earliest con- Thank You for your generosity! venience. Sacred Heart is a parish family called to be a visible sign of Christ, formed by the Word of God, strengthened by the Eucharist and empowered to serve the needs of God’s people.

THIS MAN IS YOU 3RD ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING That Man is you program for men continues; It is a very 3rd Annual good program and we serve breakfast before the session Sacred Heart Parish and it is free of charge The program harmonizes current social and medical science Tree Lighting with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the Program saints to develop the of man fully alive! Join us this Thursday at the men's program "That Man is You" at 6:00 Dec. 2, 2018 am to 7:15 am and breakfast will be waiting for you. And feel free to bring along a friend with you!

NATURALIZATION CLINIC Third Annual Sacred Heart Parish Tree Lighting Program Date: Saturday, December 8 We invite you to join with the Knights of Columbus, Time: 10:00 am Columbiettes and other Ministries and their families on Location: Baylor Law School 1114 Sunday, December 2, 2018, for our Third Annual Tree S. University Parks Dr., Waco Lighting Program, in the lighting of a Christmas Tree. Baylor Law Immigration Clinic can help with applications The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ brought a great illumi- for citizenship through naturalization for people who: nation of Hope into the world and this ceremonial lighting  Have been permanent residents for at least 5 years and of the Christmas Tree is just a part of the celebration as meet all other eligibility requirements* we help spread the Light of Christ in our Parish Commu- nity.  Or who have been permanent residents for at least 3 This celebration is a wonderful way to begin the Advent years and meet all eligibility requirements to file as a Season as we join together to help spread the joyful tid- spouse of a U.S. citizen* ings of Christmas. We are inviting our Choirs to join us Please call (254) 710-4244 to for more information and in an evening of Caroling and the lighting of the Christ- set up an appointment. Services are free. mas Tree. We ask you to join us in a “Pot Luck” Dinner * Requirements lessened for active military and certain by bringing your favorite dish to share with families and military veterans. Please call with questions. friends who attend as we come together in an evening of fellowship in our parish community. CLÍNICA DE NATURALIZACIÓN Tree Lighting: Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 6:00PM in Fecha: Sábado 8 de diciembre Sacred Heart Parish Hall a las 10:00 am Lugar: Baylor Law School LADIES! - SAVE THE DATE (Facultad de derecho) 1114 SAVE THE DATE! Ladies of Sacred Heart, please mark S. University Parks Dr., Waco, Texas 76798 your calendar for Tuesday, January 22nd, 6pm in the La clínica de inmigración de Baylor Law School puede Parish Hall. More information to follow. ofrecer ayuda con las solicitudes de la ciudadanía a través de la naturalización para personas que: TAMALADA IN DECEMBER  Hayan sido residentes permanentes por lo menos 5 años y cumplan con todos los demás requisitos de el- The Church Associations will be having a tamalada in egibilidad,* o December, and are asking for volunteers to assist in mak- ing, cooking and selling. Our goal is to make 500 dozen,  Hayan sido residentes permanentes por lo menos 3 we will be preparing on Nov. 28 and 29, 1st shift 9-1, 2nd años y cumplan con todos los demás requisitos de el- shift 5:30pm - 9:30pm. egibilidad para presentarse como cónyuge de un ciu- dadano estadounidense.* Asociaciones de la iglesia tendran una venta de tamalada en diciembre y estamos pidiendo voluntarios en preparan- Para más información y programar una cita, por favor dolos, cocinarlos y vender. Nuestra meta es 500 docenas, llame al los estaremos preparando el 28 y 29 de noviembre, el pri- (254) 710-4244. Nuestros servicios son gratuitos mer turno comenzará a la 9am - 1pm el segundo turno comenzará a las 5:30pm -9:30pm en el salon. * Existen requisitos reducidos para militares activos y We would appreciate all the help we ciertos veteranos militares. Por favor, llame con pregun- can get! tas.