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Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time November 25 2012 Holy Family Catholic Church Jesus Christ O God, bless our family, all its members and friends, with your many gifts of love. We need you every day to keep us safe from harm, to heal the hurts we cause, to begin together afresh. Help us to be kind and patient with each other’s burdens and cares and not to miss the wonderful gifts that together we share. Bless our family; gracious God, Bless us, every one. The King of The Universe Amen Mailing Address: P O Box 482 Clergy Mass Schedule Van Alstyne TX, 75495 Fr. Salvador Guzmán, Pastor Sunday: 9:00 am - English Mass Parish Office: 903-482-6322 Fr. Arthur Unachukwu, Parochial Vicar 12:00 pm - Spanish Mass For a Priest: 972-542-4667 Deacon Patrick A. Hayes Thursday: 9:00 am - Daily Mass Website: www.holyfamily-vanalstyne.org ESTABLISHED IN 1980 ⦁ 919 SPENCE RD., VAN ALSTYNE, TX. 75495 Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time November 25, 2012 SACRAMENTS Baptism Confirmation Baptisms in English: Call for appointment Saturday May 18, 2013 10;00 am Baptisms in Spanish: 1st Sunday of each month Anointing of the Sick Pre Baptismal Class Registration: Registration required by Please call Parish office. the Sunday before class begins. Classes are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Reconciliation/Confession Immediately following the 1st Mass Parents: Bring copy of child’s birth certificate. Both parents must attend class. Marriage/Wedding Godparents: Must be practicing Catholics. Copy of marriage Both must be free to marry in the Catholic Church. certificate through the Catholic church. Both godparents Arrangements should be made at least 6 months prior to must attend class. planned Wedding date. As a courtesy, please do not bring children to class. Holy Orders/Priesthood First Communion Talk to your Parish priest or call Fr. Rudy Garcia, Director Saturday May 11, 2013 10:00 am of Vocations of the Diocese of Dallas at 214-379-2860. Ivah Abraham Miguel Arias Weekly Calendar Evelia Santibanez Ann Lageose Sunday, November 25 Jorge Delgado Barbara Heath 8:30 am Rosary Jose C. Sanchez Austin J. Smith 9:00 am Mass Vonnie McClean Naomi Martinez 10:15 am-11-15 am Faith Formation (K-3rd) Ron Thomas Mauricia Rubio 12:00 pm Spanish Mass Jeannette Sanchez Elizandra Torres Monday, November 26 Suzie Keeton Francisco Sanchez 9:00 am Rosary Corinne Lageose Miguel Arias Tuesday, November 27 Dave Parker Ann Lageose Wednesday, November 28 John Hibbard Barbara Heath 6:00 pm-7:00 pm Faith Formation (4th-Confirmation) Ileana Shuman Austin J. Smith Thursday, November 29 Fausta Fernandez Marie Diaz 9:00 am Mass Mauricia Rubio Ann Marie Nordeen 9:30 am Bible Class Francisco Sanchez 7-9:30 pm Spanish Youth Choir Friday, November 30 Offering 7-9:30 pm Spanish Adult Choir Saturday, December 1 Aendance: 11/18/2012 Offerings: November 18, 2012 $ Building Fund: November 18, 2012 $ Campaign for Human Development: November 18, 2012 $ December 2nd 1st Sunday of Advent TOTALS reported next week! Early Bullen Submission Required ORIGINALIDAD: Recuerda que Dios prefiere la pobreza de nuestros PROPER ROLE: corazones a los más sublimes pensamientos que tomamos Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant. prestados de otros. —P. T. Barnum Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia Holy Family’s Fechas Especiales en el calendario Special Calendar Dates Sabado, 8 de Diciembre: Celebracion de la Inmaculada Concepcion. Misa de Saturday Feast of the Immaculate Concepon Dia que obliga como si fuera Domingo Dec. 8 HOLY DAY of OBLIGATION Mass 10:00 am a las 10:00 A.M. Monday Christmas Vigil Lunes, Deciembre 24: Misa de Nochebuena Dec. 24 Holy Day of Obligaon Mass 4:00 pm a las 4:00 P.M. LISTEN TO CATHOLIC RADIO ENFRENTA AL PODER CON LA VERDAD KATH 910 AM La lectura del Evangelio de hoy demuestra que Poncio Pilato, el gobernador local del poderoso imperio (24 HOURS A DAY) romano, no sabía qué pensar de Jesús. Obviamente Jesús Guadalupe Radio Network no era un líder de la mafia ni un Ɵmador. Los líderes judíos decían que él decía ser rey de los judíos—una posible “Radio for Your Soul” amenaza al gobierno romano—pero sin embargo no tenía la comandancia de ningún ejército. “Mi Reino no es de KATH 910 AM / KJON 850 AM este mundo”, dijo Jesús. Y añadió algo aún más Would you like to help keep Catholic Radio on the air by importante: “Vine al mundo para ser tesƟgo de la verdad. making a one-Ɵme giŌ to the Guadalupe Radio Network this Todo el que es de la verdad, escucha mi voz” (Juan 18:37). holiday season? An on air GiŌ-a-Thon will be held on KATH Los evangelios muestran claramente la maniobra políƟca entre los soberanos romanos y los líderes religiosos judíos. 910 AM Tuesday, December 4th through Friday, December Jesús representaba un enigma para todos ellos. Pilato no 7th from 7am-5:30pm each day. Call 800-476-3311 to encontró “delito alguno en este hombre”. Jesús no make your end of your giŌ. We appreciate your support in gobernaba con violencia ni con opresión, sino que helping us to spread the Good News through Radio as a sencillamente daba tesƟmonio de la verdad de Dios. Toda vital part of the New EvangelizaƟon. For more informaƟon persona que va en pos de esta verdad sólo Ɵene que visit www.grnonline.com or call KATH 910 AM General escuchar y responder para llegar a ser parte del reino de Manager Dave Palmer at 214-951-0132 x Dios. Copyright © 2011, World Library PublicaƟons. All rights reserved. Holy Family’s First Annual Primer Festival de Primavera Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia Who’s willing to come aboard and help? ¿Quién esta dispuesto a bordar y ayudar? A date has been determined by Fr. Sal. La fecha esta programada para el April 27, 2013 27 de Abril del 2013 Necesitamos que las organizaciones y ministerios We need a Chairman, and organizations apoyen en este evento y también se necesita to step up to the plate to have this event. alguna persona que sea el Coordinador que dirija Earnings will go to the Building Fund. el evento. Se necesitan voluntarios para los Raffle items, food booths, games, and puestos de comida, juegos, la rifa, y Musical entertainment need direction. entretenimiento musical. Todas las ganancias irán al fondo de la construcción. Contact: Lino Hernandez or Janis Hicks Por favor póngase en contacto con Lino Hernández o Janis Hicks Empezando el Domingo 25 de noviembre, Starting Sunday November 25th, we will habra unas cajas a la entrada para depositar have boxes for can goods and boxed food la comida enlatada. Se daran cajas de comida items. Christmas baskets to be given to a gente necesitada. Tu bondad sera muy those in need. Your kindness is appreciated. apreciada. Insights TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Despite the fact that the feast of Christ En 1917 México recibió una nueva the King was established less than a century ago, Constitución en la cual se estableció una política it has already undergone a shift in focus. When de intolerancia religiosa, especialmente en Pope Pius XI established this feast in 1925, contra de la Iglesia Católica Romana. Con el nationalism and fascism were on the rise. The pasar de los años las normas anticlericales pope intended that it be a “vehicle for spiritual fueron puestas en vigor hasta el punto que teaching,” one that would recognize the ultimate algunos mexicanos piadosos y cristianos authority of Christ over all political and social decidieron defender su religión. scheming. The last Sunday of October was En marzo de 1925 estos mexicanos chosen as the date for the feast because of its católicos fundaron la Liga Nacional para la proximity to the feast of All Saints, those men Defensa de la Libertad Religiosa, en el mismo and women who bore witness to Christ’s reign in mes en que el papa Pío XI proclama la Fiesta de so many different ways. Cristo Rey, celebrada el último domingo del año litúrgico. Inspirados por el grito de “¡Viva Cristo The calendar reforms of 1969 moved the Rey!”, los fieles se convirtieron en Cristeros, feast to the last Sunday of the liturgical year. muchos de los cuales dieron su vida por Cristo, There, in the context of November’s focus on the demostrando así que Jesús es verdaderamente end times, Christ’s second coming at the end of el Rey de sus vidas. all time is highlighted. The threefold cycle of La Cristiada duró sólo tres años en readings also expands our imaginations in regard México y muchos sacerdotes, religiosas, to this feast. In this year’s Gospel, Christ stands religiosos, laicas y laicos dieron su vida para la before Pilate, whose own power blinds him to the gloria de Cristo Rey en México. Con el tiempo truth of the Lord’s kingdom. In a world where muchos cristianos y cristianas han debido oppression still holds sway over too many people, repetir el martirio de los Cristeros en países de this feast is somehow still as timely as when Pope Centro y Sudamérica. El siglo XX derramó mucha Pius XI first established it. sangre cristiana en Latinoamérica. “¡Viva Cristo Rey!” —James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos‑Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Sunday: Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Domingo: Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Rey del Universo Monday Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time Lunes: Trigésimocuarta Semana del Tiempo Friday: St.