St Maurice at Resurrection 441 NE 2nd St, Dania Beach, FL 33004 954-961-7777 FAX 954-961-4358 January 6, 2019 We Have A Seat Saved For You

PARISH OFFICE Monday–Friday: 9:00am–5:00pm WISDOM DOES NOT CONTRADICT ITSELF "They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house, CONFESSION found the Child with Mary His mother." —Matthew 2:10-11 Saturday: 3:00pm (Chapel) The wise men found the infant Jesus in a house some days after Jesus had BAPTISM been born in a stable. Their coming may have occurred around the days of The baptism of children of registered Jesus' Presentation in the Temple forty days after His birth when Simeon parishioners is celebrated on the last prophesied that Jesus was both "a revealing Light to the Gentiles" and "a Sunday of each month. Sign of contradiction" (Lk 2:32, 34, our transl). Possibly the wise men were

wise because they did not contradict Jesus, a Sign of contradiction. ANOINTING OF THE SICK This sacrament is celebrated once a Because they believed the star of Bethlehem was announcing the birth of year during weekend Masses and is the King of the Jews, the wise men followed the star, prostrated themselves available at other times on request. before Jesus, and "presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and

PASTORAL CARE OF THE myrrh" (Mt 2:11). The actions of the wise men did not contradict Jesus. SICK However, Herod, after having said he would offer Jesus homage (Mt 2:8), Our Parish Care Givers bring the contradicted himself and tried to murder Jesus (Mt 2:16). Eucharist to those who are sick in We too contradict Jesus and ourselves when we say: hospitals, nursing homes or in their  we believe in God, but we don't tell others about Him, own residences.  we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion, but we MARRIAGE don't center our lives on receiving Communion, Couples contemplating this  the Bible is the Word of God, but we don't read it daily, and sacrament must contact the prayer is communicating with God, but we don't set aside a daily prayer Parish office at least 6 months prior to their desired wedding date. time. There may be other contradictions in our lives. Yet the wise men and MASS SCHEDULE women are not contradictory; they are prostrate in worship of Jesus. Saturday Vigil 4:00pm (Eng) Prayer: Father, make me Sunday 8:30am & 10:30am (Eng) consistent, faithful, and wise. Domingo 1:00pm (Español) Sunday 4:30pm (French—seasonal) Promise: "Your light has come, Mon.-Fri. 8:30am (followed by daily the glory of the Lord shines rosary) upon you...Nations shall walk by

your light." —Is 60:1-3 PARISH DIRECTORY Praise: Praise You, risen Jesus! Monsignor Jean Pierre—Pastor You contradicted worldly Father Dennis Rausch, Assistance wisdom by defeating death and Vicki McCutchan Office Manager Sheryl Dillon-Jones—Music sin. Alleluia! Ashley Ronnan—CCD

www.stmauriceatresurrection.org ~Parish Mission Statement~ [email protected] We are the Family of St. Maurice at Resurrection Parish joined together sacramentally in Jesus Christ, sharing our skills and abilities across the Find us on world to nourish all human hungers. We continually renew our energies by Look for: celebrating around the Table of the Lord and grow to be St Maurice At Resurrection more effective ministers, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Father Dennis to begin Spiritual Counseling Sessions Sat Jan 5 4:00pm t Rev Warren Braun Sun Jan 6 8:30am t MSGR Rowan Rastatter “Come to me all who are weary and find life 10:30am t Rev Richard Chisholm burdensome, and I will Refresh you. Take my yoke upon your shoulders and learn from me, for I am 1:00pm t Rev Michael Eivers gentle and humble of heart. Your soul will find rest, Mon Jan 7 8:30am t Anna Macias by Family for my yoke is easy and my burden light.” Tue Jan 8 8:30am Kramber Children spl int Mt. 11: 28-30 Counseling appointments will be available on Wed Jan 9 8:30am t St Maurice our Patron Saint Tuesday and Thursday between the hours of Thur Jan 10 8:30am t Rev Ronald Pusak 11am and 3pm. Call the office to check what times are available. Fri Jan 11 8:30am t Rev Orlando Fernandez Please leave your full name and number with the Sat Jan 12 4:00pm St Maurice Ministries parish office and they will pass it on to me. I will Sun Jan 13 8:30am t Richard Huges by Suzanne O’Brien contact you as soon as possible. Each appointment is approximately 50 minutes starting at the top of the 10:30am t Rev Edmond Whyte hour, please arrive on time. 1:00pm t Rev Eduardo Pastor Let us together create a sacred space for true mercy and healing. I look forward to bringing this transforming ministry to the people of Readings for the week of January 6, 2019 St. Maurice at Resurrection. Fr Dennis Rausch Jan 6 SUN: Is 60: 1-6/ Ps 72: 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13/ Eph 3: 2-3a. 5-6/ Mt 2: 1-12 Jan 7 Mon: 1 Jn 3: 22 – 4: 6/ Ps 2: 7bc-8. 10-12a/ Mt 4: 12-17. 23 -25 Jan 8 Tue: 1 Jn 4: 7-10/ Ps 72: 1-2. 3-4. 7-8/ Mk 6: 34-44 Jan 9 Wed: 1 Jn 4: 11-18/ Ps 72: 1-2. 10. 12-13/ Mk 6: 45-52 Jan 10 Thu: 1 Jn 4: 19 – 5: 4/ Ps 72: 1-2. 14 and 15bc. 17/ Lk 4: 14-22 Jan 11 Fri: 1 Jn 5: 5-13/ Ps 147: 12-13. 14-15. 19-20/ Lk 5: 12-16 Forever Young Seniors Jan 12 Sat: 1 Jn 5: 14-21/ Ps 149: 1-2. 3-4. 5 and 6a and 9b/ Jn 3: 22-30 Our next meeting is Lecturas para la semana January 10, 2019 del 6de Enero de 2019 1:00pm We will watch the movie 6 de Enero SOL: Is 60: 1-6 / Ps 72: 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13 / Ef 3: 2 Pope Francis -3a. 5-6 / Mt 2: 1-12 A Man of His Word 7 de Enero Mon: 1 Jn 3: 22 - 4: 6 / Ps 2: 7bc-8. 10-12a / Mt 4: 12- 17. 23-25 8 de Enero, mar: 1 Jn 4: 7-10 / Sal 72: 1-2. 3-4. 7-8 / Mk 6: 34-44 9 de Enero Mié: 1 Juan 4: 11-18 / Sal 72: 1-2. 10. 12-13 / Mk 6: 45-52 10 de Enero Jue: 1 Jn 4: 19 - 5: 4 / Sal 72: 1-2. 14 y 15bc. 17 / Lk 4: 14-22 11 de Enero Vie: 1 Jn 5: 5-13 / Sal. 147: 12-13. 14-15. 19-20 / Lc 5: 12-16 12 de Enero sábado: 1 Jn 5: 14-21 / Ps 149: 1-2. 3-4. 5 y 6a y 9b / Jn 3: 22-30

St Monica, is St. 's mother. She Window Saint Santa Mónica, es Santa Agustín de La madre de was born in 331 A.D. in present-day Algeria. She Stories hipopótamo. Ella nació en 331 A.D. en Argelia actual. was married off very young to a Roman pagan who Estaba casada muy joven con un pagano romano que shared his mothers violent temper. Patriciu’s compartía el temperamento violento de su madre. La mother lived with the couple and Monica suffered madre de Patriciu vivía con la pareja y Mónica sufrió years of violent tempers that proved to be a años de violencia. Los ánimos que resultaron ser un constant challenge to young Monica. The couple desafío constante para la joven Mónica. La pareja had three children, with Patriciu being a pagan he tuvo tres hijos, siendo Patriciu un pagano que se refused to allow the children to be baptized, and negó a permitir que los niños se bautizaron, y Mónica Monica prayed for her husband and mother-in-law, oró por su esposo y su suegra, y finalmente, un año and finally, one year before Patricius' death, they Antes de la muerte de Patricio, se convirtieron. A converted. As time passed, 2 of their children medida que pasaba el tiempo, 2 de sus hijos entraron entered religious life, but Augustine became lazy en la vida religiosa, pero Agustín se volvió perezosa, so she sent the 17-year-old to Carthage for por lo que envió a Carthage, de 17 años, a la escuela. schooling. While there Augustine became part of a Mientras que hay Agustín se convirtió en parte de un religious cult. After his education Augustine culto religioso. Después de su educación, Agustín returned home, where he shared his views with regresó a casa, donde compartió sus puntos de vista Monica, who drove him from her table. Later, con Mónica, quien lo sacó de su mesa. Más tarde, Monica had a vision that convinced her to Mónica tuvo una visión que la convenció de reconcile with her wayward son. Monica went to a reconciliarse con su hijo descarriado. Mónica fue a un bishop, who told her, "the child of those tears shall obispo, quien le dijo: "el niño de esas lágrimas nunca never perish." Inspired, Monica followed Augustine perecerá". Inspirada, Mónica siguió a Agustín a Milán. to Milan. She continued her perusal and with help Continuó su lectura y con la ayuda de San Ambrosio, from St. Ambrose, Augustine converted to Agustín se convirtió al cristianismo. Después de un Christianity. After a period of six months, período de seis meses, Agustín fue bautizado. La Augustine was baptized. The pair planned to pareja planeó difundir la Palabra de Dios a África, spread the Word of God to Africa, but Monica pero Mónica falleció en el año 387. Agustín registró passed away in the year 387. Augustine recorded las palabras que le impartió cuando ella Se dio cuenta the words she imparted upon him when she de que la muerte estaba cerca. "Hijo, nada en este realized death was near. "Son, nothing in this mundo ahora puede deleitarme. No sé qué me queda world now affords me delight. I do not know what por hacer o por qué sigo aquí, todas mis esperanzas there is now left for me to do or why I am still here, en este mundo se han cumplido". Fue enterrada en all my hopes in this world being now fulfilled." , y su cuerpo fue trasladada durante el siglo VI a She was buried at Ostia, and her body was una cripta oculta en la iglesia de Santa Aurea en Osta, removed during the 6th century to a hidden crypt en 1430, el Papa Martín V ordenó que se llevaran sus in the church of Santa Aurea in Osta, In 1430, Pope reliquias a Roma y se informó que ocurrieron muchos Martin V ordered her relics to be brought to milagros en el camino. Más tarde, el Cardenal d' and many miracles were reported to have occurred Estouteville construyó una iglesia para honrar a San along the way. Later, Cardinal d'Estouteville built a Agustín llamada la Basílica de Sant'Agostino, donde church to honor St. Augustine called the Basilica di se colocaron sus reliquias. Sant'Agostino, where her relics were placed. Su epitafio funerario y la piedra en la que se escribió Her funeral epitaph and the stone it was originally originalmente se descubrieron en la iglesia de Santa written on was discovered in the church of Santa Aurea en 1945. La tableta se tradujo en: "Aquí, la Aurea in 1945. The tablet was translated to read: Fun Fact madre más virtuosa de un joven puso sus cenizas, "Here the most virtuous mother of a young man The city of Santa una segunda luz para sus méritos, set her ashes, a second light to your merits, Monica, California Agustín. Como sacerdote, sirviendo a las leyes Augustine. As a priest, serving the heavenly laws of is named after celestiales de la paz, usted enseñó con su carácter a peace, you taught the people entrusted to you Monica, as were las personas que le fueron confiadas. Una gloria with your character. A glory greater than the praise the "weeping" mayor que la alabanza de sus logros los corona a a of your accomplishments crowns you both - springs outside mbos. Madre de las virtudes, más afortunada por su Mother of the Virtues, more fortunate because of the city. descendencia ". her offspring." St Augustine born November 13, 354 died August San Agustín nacido el 13 de noviembre del 354 430AD fallecido en agosto del 430 DC

Both St. Monica and St Augustine were declared a Tanto Santa Mónica como San Agustín fueron Saint before the official canonization process was declarados santos antes de que se instituyera el instituted in the 12th century. proceso oficial de canonización en el siglo XII.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?? Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed 9 Thur 10 Fri 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 7pm Men’s Club 7pm Communion 9am Adoration 9:30a Legion of Mary 10am SVDP 9am Pax Christi 10:30am CCD Service and 10:00am BINGO 11:30a Rosary Making Prayer 6:30pm Choir 1:00pm Forever Young 7pm Women’s Club Seniors

The Acolyte Ministry is seeking Legion of Mary (English) new members of all ages We meet every Thursday at 9:30am in the Social What does an Acolyte do? Hall. If you are unable to attend these meetings, but An acolyte is a person who assists in pray the Rosary daily, you can become an the performance of liturgical rites auxiliary member. You can pray the during the mass. The only Rosary from the comfort of requirement is that you must your own home. have received First Communion. For more information call: If you can help serve in this ministry please contact: Maria DiBenedetto 954/608-6775 Dale Duffy at 954-662-3633 Legión de María (Spanish) We look forward to welcoming YOU... Nos reunimos los Martes a las 7:30pm en el Tapestry Room de la oficina de la Parroquia. Los esperamos!

Bible Study

At the hearts of the Bible are the Psalms, prayers from God that help us learn how to pray. The Holy Spirit inspired them. Israel sang them. Christ himself prayed them, Share your gift singing Praises to the Lord as did our Blessed Mother. These sacred hymns become our heartfelt response to God’s loving and Become a member of our Choir Family wondrous deeds for us. Their words captivate the imagination and draw us into a deeply personal Rehearsals are Wednesdays encounter with God.

at 6:30 PM in the Church Starts Monday January 28th—April 8, For more information contact: 7-9:00pm—Social Hall

Sheryl Dillon-Jones – Music Director This series will bring you into and through most of Lent, make Lent special this year. 954-253-0567 Register by Jan 7th by contacting the Email: [email protected] Parish Office call Vicki 954-961-7777 A Jeff Cavins, Sarah Christmyer, and Dr Tim Gray DVD & small group discussion Study

Workbook cost is $29.00

Epiphany, the Feast of The Three Kings Epifanía, la Fiesta de Los Tres Reyes According to the Gospel of Mathew, after Jesus was Según el Evangelio de Mateo, después de que Jesús born in Bethlehem, during the reign of King Herod, nació en Belén, durante el reinado del rey Herodes, los the biblical Magi or the three kings from the east Reyes Magos bíblicos o los tres reyes del este followed a star across the desert for 12 days to find siguieron una estrella a través del desierto durante 12 him. The three wise men Melchior, Caspar, and días para encontrarlo. Los tres sabios Melchior, Caspar Balthazar traveled to Bethlehem and asked “Where is y Balthazar. Viajó a Belén y preguntó: ¿Dónde está el the one who has been born, king of the Jews? We que ha nacido, rey de los judíos? Vimos su estrella saw his star in the east and have come to worship en el este y hemos venido a adorarlo. "Ellos trajeron him.” They brought with them gifts of gold, con ellos regalos de oro, Incienso, y mirra. Todos estos frankincense, and myrrh. All regalos eran simbólicos y these gifts were symbolic estaban destinados a and were meant to represent representar el destino del the baby’s destiny. bebé. La epifanía se Epiphany is celebrated12 celebra 12 días después days after Christmas on de la Navidad 6 de Enero. January 6th. El oro simbolizaba su Gold symbolized his Royal sangre real y que él era el blood and that He was the rey de los judíos. King of the Jews. Incienso quiso decir que Frankincense meant that He era divino y que was divine and that January 6, 2019 eventualmente la gente lo eventually people would adoraría. El incienso se worship Him. Frankincense is quema en las iglesias hasta hoy. burnt in churches even today. La mirra es un perfume que se utiliza para embalsar Myrrh is a perfume which is used to embalm dead cuerpos muertos. Representaba el hecho de que bodies. It represented the fact that even Jesus would incluso Jesús eventualmente sufriría y moriría. eventually suffer and die.

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