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Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Michael Carruthers Pastor Fr. Armando Tolosa Parochial Vicar Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Victor Pimentel Deacon Eddy Smith Sofia Acosta Eucharistic Liturgies Director of Religious Education Vigil Masses - Saturdays 5:30 pm Jorge Pis-Rodriguez Director of Music 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sundays Myriam Cahen Director of Finance 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm., 8:00 p.m. Michelle Ducker Monday - Friday Director of Campus Ministry & Young Adults 8:00 am & 12:05 pm Saturday Deacon Jose M. Naranjo 8:00 a.m. Office Manager Confessions: Toni Jane Pallatto 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and by Director of Development and appointment Student Center Baptisms: Please call the Ana Maria Suazo Parish Office at least one month Front Office in advance. Mercy Quintana Weddings: Please call the Parish Sacristan Office at least six months in advance. Office Hours: 9:00 am—6:00 pm Monday - Friday Scripture Readings MASS INTENTIONS & Responsorial Psalms Saturday, March 8, 2014 Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Sunday, March 9 First Sunday of Lent 5:30 p.m. + Oscar F. Larrieu 8:00 a.m. + Juan & Ramira Ravelo Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned. + Dirce Martinelli Genesis 2: 7 - 9; 3: 1 - 7 + Carlos Meyer 12:05 p.m. + Antonio G. Mora Romans 5: 12 - 19 - 35th Wedding Anniversary of + Cathy A. Bianco Matthew 4: 1 - 11 Roberta & Tito Figueroa + Hector Bosch - For the Health of Waiyich Monday, March 10 Lenten Weekday Shanon Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Your words, Lord, are Spirit and Life. 7:00 p.m. + Daniela Maria Albir 8:00 a.m. + Nestor Machado Leviticus 19: 1 - 2, 11 - 18 - The Birthday of Johnny + Almerinda Xavier Psalm 19: 8 - 10, 15 Matthew 25: 31 - 46 Harriman 12:05 p.m. + Hipolito Bustamante Tuesday, March 11 Sunday, March 9, 2014 + Amelia Mederos + James Buerkle Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. + Alexander Puma From all their distress God rescues the just. + Sara Hamous Thursday, March 13, 2014 Isaiah 55: 10 - 11 Psalm 34: 4 - 7, 16 - 19 + Carol Zavac 8:00 a.m. + Hilda Bacardi Matthew 6: 7 - 15 + Luis J. Bacardi 10:00 a.m. + George A. Ibarra Wednesday, March 12 + Carol Zavac + Luis F. Bacardi + Roberto Morales Lenten Weekday + Fulvia & Pedro Almeida A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will + John R. (Dig) Welsh + Raquel Cruz not spurn. - For the Health of 12:05 p.m. + Jorge E. Lameran Jonah 3: 1 - 10 Rafael Fernandez + Nena Aizcorbe Psalm 51: 3 - 4, 12 - 13, 18 - 19 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2 + Martha & Daniel Moor 12:00 p.m. - For the Parish Family Matthew 6: 7 - 15 + Santiago Feliu 5:00 p.m. + Humberto Gonzalez Thursday, March 13 + Nancy Veronica De La Cruz Friday, March 14, 2014 Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. - For the Castro-Fernandez Family Lord, on the day I called for help, you 6:30 p.m. + Jimmy Fenton Santeiro answered me. + Jose B. Suarez 12:05 p.m. + James McCutcheon Esther C: 12, 14 - 16, 23 - 25 + Armando Suarez + Jose Alvarez Psalm 138:1 - 3, 7c - 8 + Joseph Sicard Matthew 7: 7 - 12 8:00 p.m. - University of Miami Students Saturday, March 15, 2014 Friday, March 14 & Their Families Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. - Alejandro Guerra II If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand? Monday, March 10, 2014 Ezekiel 18: 21 - 28 Psalm 130: 1 - 8 8:00 a.m. + Roberto Giró Matthew 5: 20 - 26 12:05 p.m. + Melissa C. Rodriguez Saturday, March 15 + Dora Salomo Lenten Weekday + Richard M. Hodgetts Blessed are they who follow the law of the + Gordon Goff Lord! Deuteronomy 26: 16 - 19 Psalm 119: 1 - 2, 4 - 5, 7 - 8 Matthew 5: 43 - 48 2 1400 Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146 305-661-1648 www.saintaugustinechurch.org From the Desk of Monsignor Carruthers Jesus said to Peter, “Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch” (Luke 5:4). We have many spiritual tools available to assist in responding to the invitation to the deep. Among those tools is spiritual reading, an important spiritual practice for any Catholic that chooses to take seriously the call to holiness. It is, though, one of the most forgotten of spiritual practices. DynamicCatholic estimates that only 1% of Catholics in the United States read a Catholic book last year. Spiritual reading is the reading of spiritual and theological works that help us to deepen in our understanding and experience of the Catholic faith and grow toward holiness. More than simple study, the reading is done in a prayerful way that assists us in encountering the grace of God working through the vehicle of the spiritual text. St. Alphonsus Ligouri said “the exclusive purpose of the reading is to advance in divine love, and not to acquire learning and indulge in curiosity.” The practice goes back to the earliest days of the Church – St. Paul exhorted St. Timothy to “attend to reading.” St.Alphonsus interpreted this as Paul wanting Timothy "to apply [himself] to the reading of holy books, not in a passing way and for a short time, but regularly and for a considerable time." It is in that spirit that we are reading together Matthew Kelly’s “Rediscover Catholicism.” Matthew Kelly challenges Catholics to spiritually discipline themselves and get back to basics, to keep in mind the call to holiness. He invites today’s Catholics to realize the great shoulders upon which they stand, being inspired by the achievements of our Church and learning about our Church’s heroes, the saints, so that we may pick up the torch may be passed to us and that we may run with it with vigor and love. Throughout the fist section of his book, Mathew Kelly rightly says that our contemporary culture is one that bases things on appearance and does not support us in seeking more than the superficial, does not help us to look deeper. Some of the prevailing philosophies that underlie our cultural experience included individualism, hedonism and minimalism, all of which can creep into our own way of being in the world without our knowing, causing grave consequences for our lives. To be stuck in such “isms” is to be less than we truly are – and because of that our lives and those around us who could receive from us if we were truly alive, are made less full and deep. It is important for us to realize that, in the midst of all this, Jesus presents Himself as the source of life in abundance. Catholics must learn to live in the world rooted in our baptismal identity, the “best-version-of-themselves, celebrating with joy the beauty the Church opens up for us. On another note, my experience of the sabbatical continues to unfold in beautiful ways. I continue to enjoy my time in the parish, and the work at the wellness center is making progress. I am not as sore this week as last week. It is also wonderful to have more time for reflection and deeper consideration to spend time “being” rather than “doing.” As one of the greatest theologians and spiritual writers of the twentieth century, Josef Pieper says in “Leisure as the Basis of Culture, one of his landmark works: “Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying to justify our existence.” The church where I am in residence. Second Floor Living Quarters The Sanctuary 3 A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization THIS This WEEK Week AT at Sunday, March 9 1:30 p.m. : Baptisms Thursday, March 13 University of Miami Spring Break 12:30 p.m. : Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration until 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 10 7:00 p.m. : Holy Hour with Benediction until 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.: 8:30 p.m. : RCIA Class - Lounge 7:00 p.m. : Ignatian Prayer Group - Library 8:00 p.m. : Matrimonios en Victoria - Lounge Tuesday, March 11 7:00 p.m. : Consecration to Mary - Conf. Room Friday, March 14 8:00 p.m. : Young Adults - Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. : Matrimonies in Victory - Lounge 7:00 p.m. : Niños in Victory - Conference Room Wednesday, March 12 Saturday, March 15 4:00 p.m. : Religious Education - SoMi 8:00 a.m. : Women’s Emmaus - Parish Hall 6:30 p.m. : Sandwich-Making - Hall 9:00 a.m. : Confirmation Retreat 7:00 p.m. : TOV - English - Lounge 10:00 a.m. : Ignatian Prayer Group - Conference Room 7:30 p.m. : Choir Rehearsal 11:00 a.m. : Baptism Class - Parish Hall 11:30 a.m. : Confessions 1:30 p.m. : Opus Dei Confessions Baptisms in January: Teresa Melissa Curran Lucia Paola Roca Lola Dorothy Brunner Annabelle Marie Villar Baptisms in February: May the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace with our loving God: Lauren Patricia Garcia Alexandra Josephine Davalos Mercedes Ugalde Felipe Andres Rodriguez Manuel Alberto Gamoneda Domitila Hernandez 4 1400 Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL 33146 305-661-1648 www.saintaugustinechurch.org 5 A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 6 A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization Offertory Collection Update : The Collection for the week of March 1 & 2, 2014 is $16,018.48 . Weekly expenses are $19,739.73. (Based on average weekly expenses for 2013) Installation of New Extraordinary Ministers of Holy From left to right: Communion Hugo Alvarez, Sacristan Nicholas Armas, EMHC Amanda Solari, EMHC Fr.