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Fourth Sunday of Lent Fr. Jeff Cuarto Domingo De Cuaresma Padre Jeff WELCOME TO/ Bienvenidos a ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON CATHOLIC CHURCH Registration forms are in the back of Church or available from the office. Formas para registro en la parroquia están disponibles en la mesa que esta en la parte de atrás de la iglesia o en la oficina. Father’s Notes Notas del Padre Fourth Sunday of Lent Cuarto Domingo de Cuaresma This Wednesday, March 9 is the feast of Este miércoles, 9 de marzo es la fiesta de St. Frances of Rome. She is an Italian Saint who Santa Francisca de Roma. Ella es una Santa Italiana, was a wife, mother, mystic, organizer of many que era una esposa, madre, mística, organizador de services for the poor and a founder of a woman’s muchos servicios para los pobres y una de las funda- religious community. She died on March 9, 1440 doras de la comunidad religiosa de mujeres. Murió el 9 de marzo del 1440 y es patrona de los conductores and is patron saint of automobile drivers. de automóviles. St. Frances of Rome serves as an Santa Francisca de Roma sirve como una inspiration for us during Lent. She lived a normal fuente de inspiración para nosotros durante la Cua- childhood and was baptized in her local parish resma. Vivió una infancia normal y fue bautizada en in Rome, St. Agnes in Piazza Navona. Her life su parroquia local en Roma, Santa Inés, en la Piazza had many struggles including losing two children Navona. Su vida tuvo muchas luchas incluyendo la to the plague. However, she always turned to pérdida de dos hijos en la plaga. Sin embargo, ella God and the Blessed Mother for strength. She was siempre se refugio en Dios y a la Santísima Madre very aware of how the physical world connects to por fuerza. Ella era muy consciente de cómo el mun- the spiritual world. Physically, she helped the poor do físico conectaba con el mundo espiritual. Física- by sharing food from her own table. Spiritually, mente, ella ayudó a los pobres mediante el intercam- she prayed to her guardian angel for protection bio de comida de su propia mesa. Espiritualmente, and help. rogó a su ángel de la guarda por protección y ayuda. In fact an angel used to light the road De hecho un ángel iluminava la carretera de- before her with a lantern as she traveled to keep lante de ella con una linterna mientras viajaba para her safe from hazards. The roads of Rome mantenerla a salvo de los peligros. Los caminos de were dangerous even in the 1400’s! In 1925, Roma eran peligrosos incluso en la década de 1400! Pope Pius XI declared her patron saint of car En 1925, el Papa Pío XI la declaró patrón de los con- ductores de automóviles. A medida que continuamos drivers. As we continue our Lent journey, let us nuestra jornada de Cuaresma, que nos permita conti- continue to be more aware of the physical world nuar ser más conscientes del mundo físico y el mun- and the spiritual world around us. And this week, do espiritual que nos rodea. Y esta semana, podemos we can be more aware of our guardian angel ser más conscientes de nuestro ángel de la guarda watching over us every day. St. Frances of Rome, velando por nosotros todos los días. Santa Francisca pray for us! de Roma, ruega por nosotros! Padre Jeff Fr. Jeff DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS Mon. Mar. 07 Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2,4-6,11-12a,13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tue. Mar. 08 Ez 47:1-9,12; Ps 46:2-3,5-6,8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wed. Mar. 09 Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9,13c-14,17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thu. Mar. 10 Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Fri. Mar. 11 Wis 2:1a,12-22; Ps 34:17-21,23; Jn 7:1-2,10,25-30 Sat. Mar. 12 Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3,9b-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sun. 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