May 9Th, 2021/ 6Th Sunday of Easter
MAY 9TH, 2021/ 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
SUNDAY MASSES Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm (English)
Sunday: 6:30am (Español) 8:30am (English) 10:00am (English) 11:30am (Español) 5:30pm (Español)
WEEKDAY MASSES Monday, Wednesday - Saturday 8:15 am MISAS ENTRE SEMANA Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes 5:00pm CONFESSIONS Thursday & Friday 6:00pm – 7:00pm Confessions are also available by appointment with our priests,
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IN THE CHURCH Wednesday I am the Vine, you are the branches. 9:00 am- 4:45pm
475 SE Third Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123 Website: www.stmatthewhillsboro.org 503-648-1998 | Fax 503-648-4489 | YouTube @smcc_hillsboro | Facebook @stmatthewhillsboro Parish Office Temporarily Closed. We are receiving your calls and answering your requests. SPIRITUAL MOTHERHOOD
Independent of age or social status, any woman can become a mother for priests. This type of motherhood is not only for mothers of families, but is just as possible for an unmarried girl, a widow, or for someone who is ill. It is especially perti- nent for missionaries and religious sisters who have given their lives entirely to God for the sanctification of others. John Paul II even thanked a child for her motherly help: “I also express my gratitude to Bl. Jacinta for the sacrifices and prayers of- fered for the Holy Father, whom she saw suffering greatly.”(13 May 2000)
Every priest has a birth mother, and often she is a spiritual mother for her children as well. For example, Giuseppe Sarto, the future Pope Pius X, visited his 70-year-old mother after being ordained a bishop. She kissed her son’s ring and, sud- denly pensive, pointed out her own simple silver wedding band saying, “Yes, Giuseppe, you would not be wearing that ring if I had not first worn mine.” Pope St. Pius X rightfully confirms his experience that, “Every vocation to the priesthood comes from the heart of God, but it goes through the heart of a mother!”
One sees this particularly well in the life of St. Monica. Augus- PRAYER TO OFFER tine, who lost his faith at the age of 19 while studying in Car- thage, later wrote in his famous “Confessions” regarding his COMMUNION FOR PRIESTS mother: “For love of me, she cried more tears than a mother would over the bodily death of her son. Nine years passed in Heavenly Father, for the glory which I wallowed in the slime of that deep pit and the dark- ness of falsehood. Yet that pious widow desisted not all the of Your Holy Name, we offer hours of her supplications, to bewail my case unto Thee where You Jesus, the Incarnate Word, her prayers entered into Thy presence.” whom we have received in the
After his conversion, Augustine said thankfully, “My holy moth- Sacrament of His love, and in er never abandoned me. She brought me forth in her flesh, whom You are well pleased. that I might be born to this temporal light, and in her heart, that I might be born to life eternal.” Through Mary Immaculate, we St. Augustine always desired to have his mother present at his offer ourselves united with philosophical discussions. She listened attentively and some- Christ, for the sanctification and times intervened with such fine intuition that the scholars who had gathered were astounded by her inspired responses to increase of Your priests. intricate questions. It should come as no surprise then that Augustine described himself as her “disciple of philosophy”! Pour Your Divine Spirit upon them, grant them a great love
for the Cross and make fruitful EUCHARISTIC ADORATION FOR THE SANCTIFICATION their pastoral work. OF PRIESTS AND SPIRITUAL MATERNITY, 2007 Amen. Congregatio Pro Cleris
MATERNIDAD ESPIRITUAL
Independientemente de la edad y del estado civil, todas las mujeres pueden convertirse en madre espiritual de un sacer- dote y no solamente las madres de familia. También es posi- ble para una enferma, para una joven soltera o para una viuda. De modo particular esto vale para las misioneras y las religiosas, que ofrecen toda su vida a Dios para la santifi- cación de la humanidad. Juan Pablo II agradeció incluso a una niña por su ayuda materna: “Expreso mi gratitud también a la beata Jacinta por los sacrificios y oraciones que ofreció por el Santo Padre, a quien había visto en gran su- frimiento” (13 de mayo de 2000).
Cada sacerdote está precedido por una madre, que frecuentemente también es una madre de vida espiritual para sus hijos. Giuseppe Sarto, por ejemplo, el futuro Papa Pío X, apenas consagrado obispo, fue a encontrar a su madre de setenta años. Ella besó con respeto el anillo del hijo y al im- proviso, haciéndose meditativa, mostró su pobre anillo nup- cial de plata: “Sí, Peppo pero ahora tú no lo usarías, si yo pri- mero no llevara esta alianza nupcial”. Justamente San Pío X ORACION PARA OFRECER LA lo confirmaba con su experiencia: “¡Cada vocación sacerdotal COMUNION POR LOS proviene del corazón de Dios, pero pasa por el corazón de una madre!” SACERDOTES
Nos lo demuestra muy bien la vida de Santa Mónica. San Padre Celestial, para mayor Agustín, su hijo, que a la edad de diecinueve años, estu- gloria de tu Santo Nombre, te diante en Cartago, había perdido la fe, ha escrito en sus ‘Confesiones’: “... Tú has tendido tu mano desde lo alto y has ofrecemos al Verbo Encarnado sacado mi alma de estas densas tinieblas, ya que mi madre, que acabamos de recibir en el siéndote fiel, lloraba sobre mí más que cuanto lloran las madres la muerte física de los hijos… sin embargo aquella Sacramento de su Amor, y en viuda casta, devota, morigerada, de las que tú prefieres, quien tienes todas tus hecha más animosa por la esperanza, pero no por ello menos complacencias. fácil al llanto, no dejaba de llorar delante de ti, en todas las horas de oración.” Nos ofrecemos en unión con él, Después de la conversión, él dijo con gratitud: “Mi santa ma- por manos de María Inmacula- dre, tu sierva, nunca me abandonó. Ella me dio a luz con la da, por la santificación y multi- carne a esta vida temporal y con el corazón a la vida eterna. Lo que llegué a ser y cómo, se lo debo a mi Madre!”. Durante plicación de tus sacerdotes. sus discusiones filosóficas, San Agustín quiso siempre consigo a su madre; ella escuchaba cuidadosamente, a veces inter- Derrama en ellos tu Divino venía delicadamente con su opinión o, con maravilla de los expertos presentes, daba también respuestas a cuestiones Espíritu, enamóralos de la cruz abiertas. ¡Por ello no sorprende que San Agustín se declarara y haz muy fecundo su su ‘discípulo en filosofía’! apostolado.
ADORACIÓN EUCARÍSTICA PARA LA SANTIFICACIÓN DE LOS SACERDOTES Y MATERNIDAD ESPIRITUAL, Amén. 2007
Congregatio Pro Cleris ARCHBISHOP’S CATHOLIC APPEAL
Each year St. Matthew parishioners have an opportunity to show our support for Archbishop Sample by giving to the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal (ACA). The ACA supports the Archdiocese's ministries in west- ern Oregon - including pastoral ministries and care for the priesthood.
Pastoral ministries spread the word of Jesus to all people in every step of their spiritual journey. Pastoral ministers actively bring the love of God into people's lives by providing supportive care to those who are sick or suffering, people with disabilities, people who are deaf, and those in prison. Parishes, ethnic vicariates and campus min- istries throughout western Oregon also benefit from the ACA.
The ACA also provides for the Holy Orders by caring for retired priests, educating the next generation of priests, and supporting the permanent diaconate.
Our parish goal is $91,424. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commitment card located on the table as you enter the Church and mail it directly to the Pastoral Center in the enve- lope attached to the commitment card. You may also go directly to https://advance.archdpdx.org/ aboutaca to give online. We would like 100% participation in showing our support of Archbishop Sam- ple and our Catholic Church in western Oregon. Thank you and may God continue to bless the Archdio- cese of Portland.
Cada año, los feligreses de St. Matthew tienen la oportunidad de mostrar nuestro apoyo al Arzobispo Sample dando a la Campaña Católica del Arzobispo (ACA). La ACA apoya los ministerios de la Ar- quidiócesis en el oeste de Oregon, incluidos los ministerios pastorales y el cuidado del sacerdocio.
Los ministerios pastorales difunden la palabra de Jesús a todas las personas en cada paso de su viaje espiritual. Los ministros pastorales llevan activamente el amor de Dios a la vida de las personas al brindar cuidados de apoyo a los que están enfermos o que sufren, a las per- sonas con discapacidades, a las personas sordas y a los que están en prisión. Las parroquias, los vicariatos étnicos y los ministerios universi- tarios de todo el oeste de Oregon también se benefician de la ACA.
La ACA también proporciona las Sagradas Órdenes cuidando a los sacerdotes jubilados, educando a la próxima generación de sacerdotes y apoyando el diaconado permanente.
Nuestra meta parroquial es de $91,424. Si aún no ha hecho un regalo o una promesa, complete una tarjeta de compromiso ubicada en la mesa al ingresar a la Iglesia y envíela directamente al Centro Pas- toral en el sobre adjunto a la tarjeta de compromiso. También puede ir directamente a https:// advance.archdpdx.org/aboutaca para donar en línea. Nos gustaría una participación del 100% en mostrar nuestro apoyo al Arzobispo Sample y nuestra Iglesia Católica en el oeste de Oregon. Gracias y que Dios continúe bendiciendo a la Arquidiócesis de Portland. THE PRIESTHOOD OF MARY
It is clear and evident that God wanted to grant Mary a special and unique participation in the priesthood of Jesus and within the entire mystery of our salvation; she was chosen to give life to the Divine Word, to give him the human nature by which he could carry out his messianic ministry through his redemptive sacrifice.
The Son was not given to Mary so that she could possess him, but rather so that she could give him to us. When her Son was just forty days old, she went to the temple in Jerusalem to fulfill the requirement of the law that God had given to his people through Moses: “It is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every first-born male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord’” (Lk 2:23).
All Jewish women would go to the temple to offer their first-born sons to God. It was a beautiful rite, and they would undoubtedly carry it out in a heartfelt manner. But in the case of Mary, it was rather differ- ent. She who had conceived this Son by the work of the Holy Spirit, was filled with the Holy Spirit and in the light of “the One who spoke through the prophets,” began to grasp that mystery surrounding her ex- traordinary maternity and the destiny of the fruit of her womb. “Mary kept all these things in her heart” (Lk 2:51).
Thus we see the Mother taking on her priestly role, offering to God what is truly hers, flesh of her flesh and blood of her blood, son of her womb and of her heart.
She offered the Lamb of God, the Holy Victim, the perfect offering, the same way all priests do today be- fore the altar, but with a much greater right to do so because the offering is an integral part of her. And her offering was more perfect because the holiness of her soul and the immensity of her love were so superior.
Jesus is our life and Mary gave him to us. Mary gave us life in Jesus, and one who gives life is a mother. Mary is our mother because God chose to associate her intimately with the mystery of our “new birth in Christ.” Illumined by the Holy Spirit, she became more and more aware of this call to universal maternity. She accepted her years in solitude on earth in order to be, the principal example of faith, love, and hu- mility among Christ’s disciples, as well as the faithful witness of all that pertains to Jesus.
Just as the glorified Jesus remains forever as the Eternal High Priest, so also Mary, taken up into heaven, participates with greater rights than anyone else in that joyful Eucharist, which takes place in that sub- lime temple where the blessed dwell forever.
That is why those of us here on earth, who offer Christ under the species of bread to the Father, unite ourselves with the eternal “presentation” by which Mary offers her first born to God, not in the temple of Jerusalem, but in the definitive temple where the resplendent presence of God is manifested.
From the Book Priestly People by Fr. Ricardo Zimbron Levy, MSpS
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE PARISH
You still need to activate your fob for Adoration in the Chapel. Please contact us for the activation. Con- fessions continue Thursday & Friday from 6:00pm —7:00pm or by appointment
Necesitan activar su llave ‘fob’ para la Capilla de Adoración. Contáctenos para la activación. Las confesiones continuan los Jueves y Viernes de 6:00pm – 7:00pm o por cita previa. IN THE PARISH
Love for Sacred Scripture
The distinctive feature of Saint Jerome’s spirituality was undoubtedly his passionate love for the word of God en- trusted to the Church in sacred Scripture. All the Doctors of the Church – particularly those of the early Christian era – drew the content of their teaching explicitly from the Bible. Yet Jerome did so in a more systematic and distinctive way. Exegetes in recent times have come to appreciate the narrative and poetic genius of the Bible and its great expressive quality. Jerome instead empha- sized in sacred Scripture the humble character of God’s revelation, set down in the rough and almost primitive cadences of the Hebrew language in comparison to the refinement of Ciceronian Latin.
He devoted himself to the study of sacred Scripture not for aesthetic reasons, but – as is well known – only be- cause Scripture had led him to know Christ. Indeed, ig- norance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.
Jerome teaches us that not only should the Gospels and the apostolic Tradition present in the Acts of the Apostles Our brothers and sisters from Wednesday Bible and in the Letters be studied and commented on, but Study group met for the first time in a very long that the entire Old Testament is indispensable for under- time. We have all missed the joy to gather and standing the truth and the riches of Christ. The Gospel share our faith. itself gives evidence of this: it speaks to us of Jesus as the Teacher who appeals to Moses, the Prophets and the It is great to see you smile! Keep nurturing your Psalms (cf. Lk 4:16-21; 24:27.44-47) in order to explain faith with Sacred Scripture and share the treas- his own mystery. The preaching of Peter and Paul in the ure you find with us. Acts of the Apostles is likewise rooted in the Old Testa- ment, apart from which we cannot fully understand the We pray for the end of this pandemic and as we figure of the Son of God, the Messiah and Saviour. Nor carry this cross, we ask the Lord that He may should the Old Testament be thought of merely as a vast strengthen and purify our faith. repertoire of citations that prove the fulfilment of the ancient prophecies in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Rather, only in light of the Old Testament prefigure- ments is it possible to know more profoundly the mean- MEMORIAL DAY ing of the Christ event as revealed in his death and res- urrection. Today we need to rediscover, in catechesis MASS and preaching, as well as in theological exposition, the indispensable contribution of the Old Testament, which MAY 31, 2021 should be read and digested as a priceless source of @ 10:00 AM spiritual nourishment (cf. Ez 3:1-11; Rev 10:8-11). Apostolic Letter, SCRIPTURAE SACRAE AFFECTUS, Pope Francis
SAINT MATTHEW CEMETERY 30 September, the Memorial of Saint Jerome, in 3355 SW Rood Bridge Drive, Hillsboro, OR the year 2020 FALL APPEAL 2020-2021
Please remember, our Fall Appeal extends from November 2020 to June 2021, the end of our fiscal operating year. We are asking that you prayerfully consider helping us with our church and school op- erating deficits. Including our regular offertory and school tuition, we have a combined projected shortfall of $350,000. This is a lofty goal, and as of 4/30/21, we have raised $99,230 .
Fall Appeal envelopes will continue to be included in your regular offertory envelopes through June 2021. If you do not use the special envelopes, please indicate “Fall Appeal” on the memo line of your check. If you choose to go online, you will see a “Fall Appeal” option on the St. Matthew website. Please accept our deepest gratitude to each and every one of you for your generous donations this past year. Your financial support has been especially helpful during these difficult times. May the Holy Spirit guide us all and keep us in good health.
1. To donate online go to https://www.stmatthewhillsboro.org/s 2. Click on Giving 3. Select FALL APPEAL 4. Make your donation, select an amount and frequency.
350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 Raised 150,000 Goal 100,000 50,000 0 February March April May June
Recuerde que nuestra “Campaña de Otoño” se extiende desde noviembre de 2020 hasta junio de 2021, el final de nuestro año fiscal operativo. Le pedimos que considere en oración ayudarnos con las deficiencias operativas de nuestra iglesia y escuela. Incluyendo nuestro ofertorio regular y la matrícula escolar, tenemos un déficit proyectado combinado de $ 350,000. Este es un objetivo elevado y hasta el 30 de abril, 2021, ya hemos recaudado $99,230.
Los sobres de Campaña de Otoño seguirán incluyéndose en sus sobres de ofertorio habituales hasta junio de 2021. Muchas gracias por apoyar a nuestra Iglesia con sus donativos. IN THE PARISH
Baptisms
June 5, 2021 @ 11:00am Presider: Fr. Agustin Rodriguez, MSpS
July 3rd, 2021 @ 11:00am Presider: Fr. Lucio Villalobos, MSpS
Bilingual Mass in Honor of Bautizos Blessed Virgin Mary 12 de junio, 2021 @ 11:00am Preside: P. Agustín Rodríguez, MSpS Wednesday May 12, 2021 @ 5:00 PM 10 de julio, 2021 @ 11:00am Preside: P. Lucio Villalobos, MSpS Children please bring flowers to present to Mother Mary.
Niños y niñas, favor de traer flores para For more information contact: Maria Wanner presentarle a nuestra Madre María. @ [email protected] or (503)648- 1998 ext 230
In 1945, Pope Pius XII solidified May as a Marian month after establishing the feast of the Queenship of Mary on May 31st. After the Second Vatican Council, this feast was moved to August 22, while May 31st became the feast of the Visitation of Mary.
SAINT MATTHEW PRAYER LIST
Zenaida Abarca Marco Jaime Bruce Aberth David Jurhs MILITARY Michelle Amos John & Jean Krautscheid
Verna Bassett Jorgenson Family Louise Bernards Josephine Linville MAJ Justin Aberth George Bernert Shane McCord Angelica Aguilar Marlene Bloes Declan McNulty MAJ Mark Brodie Pamela Boon Ana Moreno Trevor Buck Lt. Nancy Boyer Patricia Moreno Mark Boyer Tom & Barbara Nelson David Clitheroe, Lt. USN Jose Calderon Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Landis Pacheco PV2 Sean Dugan Josue, Luis, & Vivian Amanda Campbell Konrad Pacheco Hernandez-Davila Marilyn Carter Joey Pacheco Armando Garfias, USAF Cpt. Jose Castañeda Carlos Pacheco Patrick Hunt Chad Chisolm Yu Xiao Palafox Ron King Jan Costas Maria Pascual Gilbert Couttouw Mark Petsche MAJ Thomas Lanigan Araceli Cuenca Bob Puncochar Patric Margiotta Myron Dennis Bailey Reeves Brenda Martinez Maria De Guzman Paula Rowe Lt. Zach Marsh Edmund Duyck Candace Rueda Leonila Ebuen Jorge Scott MAJ Richard Park Delora Evans Wayne Smith Joshua Shaw Louise Gang Rafaela Sanchez Steven Walliman Juanita Garcia Charles Schmucker Philip Zmolek, USN Mario Garcia Alcala Jayson Strayer Grant Gard Antonia Sterling Marie Gordy Bill Sterling Cassandra Grigsby Fran Teeter Gwen Hampsten Jack Valvo Hernandez Family Genevieve Vanier Ruth Holland Rosemarie Ward Jon Huettl Kathleen White Stephen Huettl George & Catherine Vanderzanden Jonathan Hurn PRAYER LIST / PRAYER CHAIN
Please call to let us know if you would like to add your loved one's name to the prayer list. Also, we have a prayer chain for specific prayer requests. Please let us know if you would prefer to be included in the prayers of the St. Matthew prayer chain. Call Maxine McFeron at 503-926-3282 or email [email protected]
Si quisiera añadir/remover a alguien a esta lista, comuníquese con el P. Rito Guzmán, MSpS 503-684-1998 ext. 260 MASS INTENTIONS CONTACT INFORMATION INTENCIONES DE LAS MISAS CONTACTOS
Mon, May 10 8:15 am Telessor Roblero PARISH OFFICE: 503-648-1998
Wed, May 12 8:15 am Jesus Ayar PRIESTS / CLERGY 5:00 pm Jesus Ayar Fr. Lucio Villalobos, Parish Administrator x249 [email protected] Thu, May 13 8:15 am Gerardo Paramo + Fr. Agustin Rodriguez, Associate Pastor x262 [email protected] 5:00pm Jesus Ayar Fr. Rito Guzman, Associate Pastor x260 [email protected] Fri, May 14 8:15 am Anthony Ayar
5:00 pm Anthony Ayar STAFF Becky Smith, Business Manager x248 Sat, May 15 8:15 am Fulgencio Roblero + [email protected] Wayne Carter, Payroll Clerk x252 5:30 pm Nuestros Parroquianos / Our [email protected] parishioners Cece Clitheroe, Development Coordinator x256 Sun, May 16 6:30 am Telessor Roblero [email protected] Efren De Loa, Maintenance x254 8:30 am Nancy Hursh [email protected] Esme Herrera, Youth Ministry Coordinator x258 10:00 am Gerardo Paramo + [email protected] Maria Wanner, Faith Formation Coordinator x230 11:30 am Gabino Hernandez + [email protected] Parish Secretary x245
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