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OUR LADY of HOPE CATHOLIC PARISH Church of the Holy Child Page 1 OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC PARISH Church of the Holy Child Simbahan Ng Sto. Niño Iglesia del Sto. Niño Nhà Thờ Chúa Hài Đồng Title of the Church - Canon 1218: Each church is to have its own title which cannot be changed after the church has been dedicated. Norm: If several parishes are suppressed and a new one is established using one of the churches, its title must be retained. 5200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19141 Tel. 215-329-8100 Email: [email protected] Fax 215-324-4660 Website: www.olhphila.org June 5, 2016 Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time MASSES/MISAS Priest/Sacerdo Weekend/Fin de Semana Rev. Efren V. Esmilla, Pastor Saturday Evening/Sábado en la Noche 4:30 PM - English Rev. Stephen N. Gitonga, Resident Priest Sunday/Domingo AM 8:30 - English 10:30 - Spanish Deacons/Diaconos PM 12:30 - English except 3rd Sunday in Tagalog Deacon Felipe Hernandez Weekdays/En Semana (Monday - Saturday) Deacon Homer Panganiban 8:30 a.m. (In the Chapel/En la Capilla) Director, Parish Evangelization/ Directora, Evangelizacion CONFESSIONS/CONFECIONES Sister Gertrude Borres, R.A. Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment. Los domingos a las 10:00 a.m. o después de la Misa Director, Religious Education/ Directora, Educación Religiosa Ms. Eloisa B. Gonzales DEVOTIONS - SCHEDULE Rosary and Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help Director, Spanish Apostolate/ Directora Apostolado Hispano Every Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Mrs. Vicky Fontanez First Friday of the Month Administrative Assistant/ Asistente Administrativo 7:00 p.m. Holy Hour (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Mrs. Evelyn Bailey Confessions, Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena, Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary) Business Manager/Gerente 8:00 p.m. Mass Mr. Juanito Lopez LEGION OF MARY Maintenance/ Mantenimiento Every Monday, 7:00 p.m. in the rectory basement (Spanish) Mr. Deni Miguel Every Thursday, 4:30 pm in the rectory basement (English) BAPTISM/BAUTISMOS PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL Parents planning on the Baptism of a child are asked Fr. Efren, Deacon Felipe, Eloise Gonzales, Imelda Cruz, to contact Fr. Efren or Deacon Felipe to make arrangements. Monica Edmunds, Ray Hill, Deslyn Mancini, Joe Rogers, Se ofrecen dos clases para los padres y padrinos. Joe Taimanglo, Reginald Wilkins, Evelyn Bailey Los bautizos son los primeros domingos del mes. Hable con Vicky Fontanez. PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL Fr. Efren, Deacon Homer, Vicky Fontanez, Cynthia Brown, MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIO Couples planning to marry at Our Lady of Hope are asked to Ferdie & Hermie Aczon, Bill Fox, Armand Magundayao, contact Fr. Efren at least six months prior to Bernice Oakman, Frank Rizzo the proposed wedding date to make arrangements and attend the marriage Pre-Cana classes. Choir Director/Directora Favor solicitar una entrevista con Padre Efren Brandon Turner - Gospel/Traditional Choir 8:30 am Mass 6 meses antes de la boda. Ms. Mariette Matos - Spanish 10:30 am Mass Page 2 OUR LADY OF HOPE PARISH Saturday 06/04/16 4:30 + Jean Sansone MISSION STATEMENT Sunday 06/05/16 We the Eucharistic Community of Our Lady of 8:30 M/M Lance Laver Hope are Christ’s disciples who seek to share the 10:30 + Sr. Mary Ambrose, O.P. priestly, prophetic, and kingly ministry of Jesus 12:30 Sophia Palasol Christ by: Monday 06/06/16 1. Welcoming fellow believers from many di- 8:30 + Lauro & Concepcion Martinez verse culture and ethnic backgrounds to join us in worship, prayer and reflection. Tuesday 06/07/16 8:30 + Rachel Desiderio Janson 2. Encouraging and supporting one another in Wednesday 06/08/16 recognizing our individual gifts and talents 8:30 Dolores Sayoc and assisting each other as we strive to be the living presence of God in our midst. Thursday 06/09/16 8:30 God’s Kingdom 3. Honoring our obligation to the greater com- Friday 06/10/16 munity through dedicated and faithful service 8:30 + M/M Joseph Schneider to others. Saturday 06/11/16 8:30 St. Alphonsus Parish PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. Please pray for the sick of our parish and all GOD’S PRESENCE patients at Einstein Hospital and its affiliates: Lina Vicencio, Antonio Fontanez, Joe and Wendy Teti, Hol- Realize above all that you are in God’s presence . ly Quinn, Alice Harrell, Jean & Ernest Rutherford, R. Ferra- empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with ri, Carolyn Moore, Bernard Jacobs, Gwen King, Rose Savoy, the grace of God, like a chick who tastes nothing and Gwen White, Bill Rowe, Dorothy Womack, Nicholas eats nothing but what its mother gives it. Gredone, Dorothy Faulkner, Dorothy Collier, Gladys —St. Romuald Winston, Robert Williams, Anthony & Nancy Day, Lourdes Guillen, Raymond Gunther, Lucille Henry, Joe and Edith McFadden, Camella Royer, Frederic Rosemeyer, Ferdinand Dimayuga, Liwayway Singson, Shawn Williams, Jr., Sincere SMALL PLEASURES Barba, Frances Henshaw-Smith, Arnold & Marva Murray, E. Ferrari, L. Giglio, Hester Elaine Grant, Paul Abrenilla, Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like Vincent Inchoco, Ian Diaz, Carlos Cabungcal, Jose Cruz, those meadow flowers which individually seem odor- Rocky Martino, Flora Espallardo, Rene Cortez, Lita Palasol, less but all together perfume the air. Silverio Alas —Georges Bernanos June 11/12 4:30 pm 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm PRIESTS Guest Priest Fr. Esmilla Fr. Esmilla Fr. Esmilla DEACONS Deacon Felipe Deacon Felipe Deacon Homer Deacon Homer Federica Jenkins Zuri Stephens Norberto Velez Violy David LECTORS Stephanie Murphy Gregory Damas Cristina Rodriguez Millet Reyes Communion Marie Jackson C. Mancini/G. Simon Iris Camacho Victoria Britt MINISTERS Sinah Lacey A. Stephens/J. Taimanglo Juana Diaz Marichi Panganiban Page 3 HOPE AND LIFE ESPERANZA Y VIDA Today’s readings tell the story of two widows. The Las Escrituras del hoy nos cuentan la historia de dos first reading relates the plight of the widow with whom viudas. La primera lectura relata la difícil situación en la the prophet Elijah stayed; the Gospel tells about the wid- que vivía la viuda con la que el profeta Elías se quedó y el ow of Nain. In each story, the widow’s only son had Evangelio cuenta la historia de la viuda de Naín, en cada died. For people who lived in those cultures, the son was una de estas historias a cada viuda el hijo único de ellas the only support of a widow, and the carrying on of the murió. En la cultura de esos países en ese tiempo, el hijo family name by the son was equal to immortality. A wid- era el sustento para la viuda y quien además continuaba la ow whose only son has died could lose all hope. descendencia familiar que era igual a la inmortalidad. La Elijah and Jesus are the restorers of hope; they bring viuda cuyo único hijo hubiera muerto perdía toda esperan- the sons back to life. Saint Paul was metaphorically za. raised from the dead when he experienced the conversion Elías y Jesús son los restauradores de esperanza; ellos and call from God that he describes in today’s second devuelven la vida a sus hijos. San Pablo, metafóricamente reading. hablando, revivió de la muerte a la vida cuando él se con- What are Christians called to do today? We may not virtió después de la llamada de Dios de la que él habla en be able to raise the dead, but perhaps we can rekindle la segunda lectura. hope for a single parent. We may not be able to convert a ¿A qué están llamados los cristianos hoy en día? Quizá persecutor like Paul, but if we speak the gospel openly no podemos revivir de la muerte, pero quizá podemos re- animar la esperanza de un padre o una madre soltera. Qui- and gently with our lives, we might touch a life with the zá no podemos convertir a un perseguidor como Pablo, Good News. pero si abiertamente hacemos vida el Evangelio en nues- TODAY’S READINGS tras vidas, podríamos tocar una vida con la Buena Nueva. First Reading — Elijah revives the son of a widow (1 Kings 17:17-24). Psalm — I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued LECTURAS DE HOY me (Psalm 30). Primera lectura — Elías revive al hijo de la viuda Second Reading — Paul explains God’s call to him to (1 Reyes 17:17-24). preach to the Gentiles (Galatians 1:11-19). Salmo — Te alabaré, Señor, eternamente Gospel — Jesus raises from the dead the son of a widow (Salmo 30 [29]). in the city of Nain (Luke 7:11-17). Segunda lectura — Pablo explica la llamada que recibió de Dios para predicar el Evangelio a los gentiles TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION (Gálatas 1:11-19). Unless Professor Einstein’s theory of relativity can be Evangelio — Jesús devuelve la vida al hijo muerto de la translated into any useful kind of time-travel, most of our viuda de Naín (Lucas 7:11-17). clues about life in the early church will have to come from ancient letters and ancient prayer texts. A prayer text from a dusty library may yield, for example, an un- TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE derstanding of what “presbyters” actually did. We have El día 9 de junio del año 1597, falleció el jesuita José de such a prayer from the early third century from the hand Anchieta proveniente de las Islas Canarias, España. Este of Hippolytus of Rome. While our modern prayers derive santo “apóstol de Brasil” fue beatificado en 1980 gracias a a great deal from his, some of the practices of the ancient sus grandes esfuerzos humanitarios, literarios y evangeliza- church have fallen away.
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