St. Patrick's Monday

Weekend Mass Times

Masses are limited to 25% occupancy.

If you have questions email: [email protected] St. Patrick No sign up required for any Masses at this time Saturday ….7:00 pm (Spanish) Sunday……….7:30 am, 9:30 am Sunday...... 12:00 pm (Spanish)

Ministry St. Francis No sign up required for any Masses at this time Fr. Matthew Nicks, Pastor Sunday...... 8:30 am, 9:30 am Fr. Raymond Kalema, Parochial Vicar Fr. Curtis Seidel, Assumption Chaplain Catholic Schools No sign up required for any Masses at this time Deacon Jim Barrow Saturday ………..….4:00 pm Deacon Maclobio Robles Sunday...... 10:30 am Deacon Olegario Reyes Maddi Baird, R.E. Director Weekday Mass Times Karin Western, Facility St. Patrick’s Coordinator / Bookkeeper Monday - Friday… ...... 8:00 am Open to Attend and Livestreamed Tri Parish Phone: (509) 525-3310 Confessions St. Francis: Ext. 1 Assumption: Ext. 2 At Assumption St. Patrick: Ext. 3 4:30-5:30 pm……..Wed.-Fri. 3:00 pm………….Sat. Mailing Address: 408 W. Poplar Updates Walla Walla, WA 99362

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Thanksgiving Mass times on page 3

From the Pastor, November 22, 2020

This is the last and the former earth had passed away [...] I Sunday of the Church also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, year—the Feast of coming down out of heaven from God, Christ the King. prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” Beginning last There are many things in our lives for which to weekend our readings be thankful. However, there are many difficult have been pointing things in our world too. To one degree or our minds and hearts another, we all struggle with broken hearts, toward the end, not relationships, minds, and bodies. We know the just of this year, but sadness of being separated from loved ones by of our individual both distance and death. lives and of time itself. The feast of I truly hope that our Thanksgiving celebrations Christ the King reminds us that, one day, all will be wonderful this year. I pray that we will things will come to an end, as we read in the have delightful times with friends and family, Gospel of Mark: “In those days […] the sun great food, good music, and engaging will be darkened, and the moon will not give conversation (even if some of it must be done its light, and the stars will be falling from the by phone or internet!). But, no matter how sky, and the powers in the heavens will be good our Thanksgiving may be, it is only one shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man day, which will quickly pass. coming in the clouds with great power and glory.” At that time, Jesus Christ will establish The second coming of Christ promises us a his Kingdom once and for all. This is what the Day of Thanksgiving that will never end—a prophet Daniel described when he wrote: “His day in which we will be united with family and dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall friends, gathered for the banquet of heaven, not be taken away, his kingship shall not be and invited to rejoice with the choirs of destroyed.” heaven. In this unending day, our broken hearts, relationships, minds, and bodies will be On the heals of Christ the King we have our healed and we will never again know the national Thanksgiving Day celebration. sadness of being separated from our loved Though the pandemic is likely curtailing plans ones, whether by pandemic, distance, or death. for travel and gatherings, many will still get If this is not a reason for giving thanks, I don’t together in smaller numbers with friends and know what is. family throughout the nation. It is a time of joy, reunions, laughter, good food, and May this year’s Thanksgiving be for each of us reflection upon the many blessing in our lives an opportunity to thank God for those blessings for which we can give thanks. which we already experience as well an opportunity to thank him for the future It may, at first, seem jarring to have this blessings we will receive as we look forward to celebration immediately following our the coming of Christ the King. weekend meditation on the end of the world. As Christians, though, we can see that these two realities are not in conflict. Indeed, as men and women of faith, the end of the world In the same, should be included on the list of those things for which we give thanks.

This probably sounds odd. Why should we Fr. Nicks give thanks that the world will end? It is because the end of the world is also the beginning of something new, which John describes in Revelation: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The former heaven

ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL Thank you for your support of the Annual Catholic Appeal! If you have not yet pledged, please go online at dioceseofspokane.org/annual-catholic-appeal or use one of the blank envelopes in the pews. It takes our entire community to make our goal possible. Your donation supports Catholic Schools, Retired Priests, Youth Ministry, Penitentiary Ministry, and the Formation of New Priests to serve in our parishes for years to come. Thank you! St. Patrick St. Francis Assumption

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Thanksgiving Day Mass Thursday, November 26th

St Francis Church 9:00am St Patrick’s Church 10:00am in Spanish Assumption Church 10:30am

An Education for Life!

Join us for Mass every Tuesday and Thursday evening at 5:30pm At Assumption Church. Also, a special Holy Hour takes place every Wednesday, from 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM at Assumption Church. The entire Catholic community of Walla Walla is invited to join us for Mass and Holy Hour.

We at the WWCS also humbly ask that you include our students and teachers in your prayers in a particular way as we begin another exciting school year and face the unique challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presents to us.

DeSales Catholic High School Assumption Catholic Grade School Assumption Early Learning Center Principal: John Lesko Principal: John Lesko Geoff White - ELC/Director 919 E Sumach St, Walla Walla, WA 2066 E Alder St, Walla Walla, WA 2096 E Alder St, Walla Walla, WA (509) 525-3030 (509) 525-9283 (509) 525-9478

Sacraments Adult Education

Baptism Natural Family Planning Baptism classes are the first Saturday of every For information on learning family planning methods month. Please contact Deacon Jim Barrow at: approved by the Catholic Church call: Scott & [email protected] or call your parish office. Valerie Desomber at 509-524-8000 or Kathy Martuscelli at 529-1020. Confirmation & First Eucharist Sign ups are over for this year.

If you have a loved one in a nursing home or Marriage Preparation facility who is Catholic, get them on the list Contact one of the priests at least 4 months to receive Holy Communion. Call your before your desired wedding date. parish office for contact information.

Anointing of the Sick If you or someone you know is homebound, and wants to receive Communion or the Sacrament Women of Faith have decided to cancel our of Anointing, please contact your parish office. gatherings on Thursdays, 1-3 at St. Patrick youth room, until Covid numbers make it safer to gather. Sue Logsdon will contact the participants after Thanksgiving regarding when we would re- RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults start. Thanks. For info. email Roger Williams at: [email protected] Learning about our faith has never been more accessible! FORMED.ORG Tri-Parish Prayer Group: Watch from your phone or computer and Monday Night Prayer Group | meets Monday on Roku! Our Free parish access: evenings at 7:00 pm in the nursery at St Patrick’s. wwcatholic.formed.org Contact: Loraine Valencsin 529-4378.

Sacramental Prep & Religious Education K-5 Tri Parish R.E. Director | Maddi Baird R.E. Office, 408 W. Poplar, Walla Walla [email protected] | 509-525-3310 Ext. 4 Maddi’s Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM If these times do not work, please call for an appointment .

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Is God calling YOU to become a Knight? Thursday 12pm - Saturday 12pm Application forms are available from any At Assumption Church in the Adoration Chapel member of the Knights of Columbus. Go through the main doors and to the right. Website: www.koc766.org Contact a captain to sign up! Grand Knight: Carl Ungerecht Please remember to social distance [email protected] or from others who are praying. Greg & Sue Fazzari: [email protected] Mike & Terri Neal: [email protected] Don & Kathy Martuscelli: [email protected]

The Knights of Columbus Check us out on: will be selling Christmas Cards after Sunday We Need an Adorer from 4-5pm on Thursdays. Masses. Look for a Let a captain know, if you are interested. display table outside the church. These are religious themed cards from the Knights of To Get the App Columbus “Keep Christ Search in the App Store in Christmas” program. or Google Play Store for: This year the cards will be Walla Walla Catholic discounted from their regular www.ParishSolutionsCo.com/Walla price. We will be coming to Prayers, Readings, Bible, Catechism & More! all 3 churches. You may Sanctifying the Airwaves also call Gary at with the TRUTH! 529-0204 to arrange 100.7 F.M. /KHSS a private showing. You can Find the program schedule and Make a donation

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CATHOLIC We are a woman-to-woman mentoring DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAS Court St. program to support women during the joys, Cecilia #668 challenges and sorrows of the childbearing Deanna Smith- Regent 525-1516. years. We provide peer support, spiritual Catholic Daughters are women from all nourishment and inspirational resources. Support may parishes working together to support our local be provided in the form of visits, phone calls, e-mails, charities through prayer and works. Thank you for your greeting cards, prayer, and other assistance. We offer continued generosity! www.catholicdaughters.com support around the issues of infertility, adoption, Catholic Daughters have a new batch of Apple Pies and miscarriage/stillbirth, pregnancy complications, birth, and Wild Blackberry Pies ready for sale. For orders and delivery postpartum depression. For assistance or if you are interested in joining our ministry, contact: Nancy Milton [email protected] or 916-612-1546.

Are you or someone you know struggling with alcohol, drugs or any unhealthy This is a fun group full of folks attachment? If so please join us for our Recovery Rosary 6:00-6:30PM on the 1st who love G.K. Chesterton. For more and 3rd Monday of the month at St. information, contact Kathy Francis Church. All are welcome. For Wikman, 509 386-7813 or email: information contact Jezzra Elstrom at: [email protected] or 301-9032. [email protected]

THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY Of Walla Walla invites all to: Mission Statement: The Tri-Parish Catholic Social Concerns Ministry is made up of parishioners from St. Patrick, St. Francis and Assumption parishes, who strive, in the light of Gospel values, to raise awareness of and address social concerns in our community and society through word and deed. For more information regarding this column please contact Sue Logsdon at [email protected] READ AND LEARN: Pope Francis recently issued his latest encyclical Fratelli tutti, a work on fraternity. In the US Catholic Bishops' summary on the this encyclical, it states ” Inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis gives us Fratelli tutti, a proposal for a way of life marked by the flavour of the Gospel. “ for more info see usccb.org/resources/fratelli-tutti-overview-summary

A QUICK KEY TO FRATELLI-TUTTI: Chapters 3 & 4

“God is universal love, and as long as we are part of that love and share in it, we are called to universal fraternity, which is openness to all. There are no “others”, no “them”, there is only “us”. We want, with God and in God, an open world (Ch. 3) THE TRADITIONAL SACRED LITURGY a world without walls, without borders, without people rejected, December 13th, 2:00PM without strangers. To achieve this world, we must have an open heart (Ch. 4). We need to experience social friendship, St Patrick’s Catholic Church seek what is morally good, and practice a social ethic because Celebrant: Father Matthew Nicks we know we are part of a universal fraternity. We are called to Find out more: https://wwcatholic.org/latin-mass/ solidarity, encounter, and gratuitousness.”

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ACT IN LOVE: pray for our country – whether your candidates won or lost the recent election donate to the parish Feed the Hungry collection, either with a financial donation or food items or donate directly to BMAC Food Bank – for more info go to [email protected] pray for those affected by the natural disasters in our country – give to Catholic Charities to help these individuals and communities: fires and hurricanes are continuing to occur pray for those impacted by civil unrest and injustice; pray for all law enforcement personnel

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 722 W. Alder Street - Walla Walla, Washington 99362 (509) 525-3310 Ext. 1

ounded in 1915 as a spiritual home F for Italian immigrants, St. Francis is Tuesday & Thursday a community of Roman Catholics who 8:00a.m. – 10:30 a.m. draw strength and vision from the Gospel Office Manager: Terri Neal and participation in the sacramental life of the Church, inspired by their patron Leave a message at 525-3310 Ext. 1 saint’s spirit of humility and simplicity or email: [email protected] strive to be instruments of God’s peace and reconciliation by serving those in need in the Walla Walla Valley. MASS INTENTIONS NOVEMBER 22-29 Sunday November 22 Organizations 8:30 AM | Duane Tompkins+ 9:30 AM | Elveda Elia+ Finance Council: Chair: Dominick Elia, Lorraine Monday Manuel, Andrew Neal, Kevin Magnaghi 8:00 AM | Ramona Coronado + Tuesday 8:00 AM | Mary Ann Coffey + Daily Mass is Pastoral Council: Lisa Cox, Marguerite Daltoso, at St. Patrick’s Tina Deccio, Rosalie Lesko, Claire Valente, Stephen Wednesday at 8:00am 8:00 AM | Benefactors Fausti, Donny Biagi, Chad Kjeldgaard, Tim Pettyjohn Thursday 8:00 AM | Charles & Mildred Martuscelli Friday 8:00 AM | Joe Leonetti+ St Ann’s Altar Society Sunday November 29 President: 8:30 AM | All deceased members of St Francis parish+ Lisa Cox 9:30 AM | Ernie Deccio+

Altar Care: November 21 | Louise Brown & Patti Lane November 28 | Marguerite Daltoso A Thanksgiving Prayer Father in Heaven, Creator of all, and source of all goodness and love, please look kindly upon us and receive our heartfelt Linens: gratitude in this time of giving thanks. Thank you for all the graces and blessings You have bestowed upon us, spiritual If you know of a parishioner who is and temporal: our faith and religious heritage, our food and sick or in crisis, get us their name shelter, our health, the love we have for one another, and address and we will send them a our family and friends. Dear card of encouragement. Call the Father, in Your infinite parish office and leave a message or generosity, please grant us e m a i l : [email protected] continued graces and blessing throughout the coming year. ANOINTING OF THE SICK We ask this through our Lord If you or someone you know is homebound, Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and in need of the Sacrament of Anointing, and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. please contact your parish office at 525-3310. Thanksgiving day Mass PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR PARISH! Please continue to support your parish through these trying Thursday, November 26 at 9:00AM times. Some different options are: • Mail in your donation. If you want envelopes, let us know. • Set up online giving. It is easy and on our new website: wwcatholic.org

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

2098 E. Alder Street Walla Walla, Washington 99362 (509) 525-3310 Ext. 2

n 1953, Bishop Charles D. White I established the Assumption of the Blessed We WELCOME you to Assumption Parish. If Virgin Mary Parish in Walla Walla. The you wish to learn more about us, please fill out community undertook the building of a grade the Welcome Card located in the pew racks. school. Over the next decade, there were added a convent, the rectory and our spacious OFFICE HOURS: modern church. Following the example of our Patroness, Assumption Parish strives to Monday: 9am-12pm live a sacramental life, witnessing the Thursday: 9am-12pm Gospel, in our service to others. Mass Intentions November 22-29 OFFICE MANAGER: Mary White November 21-22 Email: [email protected] Saturday, 4pm | Virgil Reynolds+ Sunday,10:30am | Robert & Isabella Hickey & PASTORAL COUNCIL: Shannelle + Anne Golden, Mike Levens, Patty Konen, Sally November 28-29 Buchanan-Rojo, Jerry Anhorn Jr, Michelle Saturday, 4pm | Michelle Betts+ Moramarc, Chandra Hall Sunday,10:30am | RoseAnne McClellan+ BABY BASKET MINISTRY Children are a A Prayer To Christ the King gift from God. The Baby Basket Ministry would Holy One, enthroned in glory like to gift your new little one a basket of baby over all creation, you are a clothes, diapers, lotion and a beautiful homemade shepherd to the lost and the least. Teach us to see your quilt. We can't wait to make arrangements to get a face among the poor— basket to you. Call either Mary Owens, 525 3697 feeding the hungry, giving or Kit Chryst, 301 0818 with your news! drink to the thirsty, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, and visiting those who are sick or in prison, so that we may share in your eternal realm prepared from the foundation of the world; through Jesus Christ, who is coming indeed, to reign with justice, compassion, & love. Amen

TRI-PARISH DIAPER DRIVE There is now a Baby carriage in PLEASE CONTINUE TO the back of Assumption Church SUPPORT YOUR PARISH! to make donations of diapers and Please continue to support your parish through these trying times. Some different options are: wipes for Catholic Charities and • Mail in your donation. other agencies in town that are in need of • Set up online giving. It is easy and there is a button diapers. It will be there year round. on our new website: wwcatholic.org or sign up here: https://osvonlinegiving.com/4582

SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Anointing of the Sick Local businesses and sponsors that advertise in the bulletin need our support more than ever! We are If you or someone you know grateful to them! Their sponsorship allows us to get our is homebound, and wants to bulletin at no charge to the parishes! receive the Sacrament of Anointing, please contact your Send Bulletin Submissions to: parish office at 525-3310. [email protected] 8

St. Patrick Catholic Church 408 West Poplar Street Walla Walla, Washington 99362 (509) 525-3310 Ext. 3

orn of the original 1846 Diocese Office Hours: B of Walla Walla, St. Patrick Parish Monday, Wednesday, Friday is a culturally diverse community of Roman Catholics who, in cooperation 9AM -1:00PM with other Christians in the Walla Walla Valley, strive to worship God, Office Manager: foster spiritual growth among its Sonia Muro members, and serve others according to Email:[email protected] the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastoral Council: Antonio Caso, Salvador Esquivel, Shawna Sweeney, Steve Droke, Catherine Worden, Monica Gaffrey, Roger Treis.

WELCOME BABY MINISTRY If you are expecting a baby or recently had a baby, please let us know so we can get a new baby gift basket to you. We would also love to provide you and your family with some meals as you get settled. Contactless drop off can be arranged during Covid. Please call Jennifer Caso with your baby news.(509). 301-7103.

Blessed Miguel Pro | November 23 Blessed Miguel Pro was a Catholic priest who was martyred during the Mexican Revolution in 1927, when Mexico was going through grave religious persecution. He would disguise himself so that he could secretly celebrate Mass and the other sacraments in peoples homes when the government had forbidden the practice of the faith. A quote from Blessed Miguel Pro “May God bless you! Lord, Thou knowest that I am innocent! With all my heart I forgive my enemies!" Before the firing squad was ordered to PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR PARISH! shoot, Pro raised his arms in imitation of Christ One easy way is to set up online giving. It is easy to and shouted the defiant cry of the Cristeros, "Viva do. https:osvonlinegiving.com/4583 There is Cristo Rey!" – "Long live Christ the King!” also a button on our website: wwcatholic.org

Parroquia San Patricio 408 West Poplar Street Walla Walla, Washington 99362 (509) 525-3310 AVISOS EN ESPAÑOL NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUCRISTO, REY DEL UNIVERSO

22 DE NOVIEMBRE, 2020 N acida original de la Diócesis de Walla Walla de Horario de Oficina: 1846, la parroquia de San Patricio es una comunidad Lunes, Miercoles y diversa culturalmente de Católicos Romanos que, en Viernes cooperación con otros cristianos en el V alle de Walla 9:00 – 2:00 Walla, se esfuerza por adorar a Dios, fomentar el Office Manager: crecimiento espiritual entre sus miembros y servir a Sonia Muro los demás de acuerdo al Evangelio de Jesucristo.

BAUTISMOS Y PLATICAS PREBAUTISMALES JOVENES DE SECUNDARIA Y PREPA PROXIMA PLATICA BAUTISMAL 7 DE DICIEMBRE, 2020 A LAS 7 PM EN EL SALON NATIVIDAD. MIDDLE SCHOOL/SECUNDARIA grados 6– 8 Mary White—High School Grados 9-12. NO SE BAUTISMOS: PROXIMO BAUTISMO SERA EL 28 DE ESTAN REUNIENDO POR EL MOMENTO NOVIEMBRE DE 2020. POR FAVOR LLAME A LA OFICINA PARROQUIAL PARA REGISTRARSE PARA LOS BAUTISMOS Y PLATICAS. INTENCIONES DE MISAS-NOV. 23-Nov.29, 2020 CATECISMO—2019-2020 MASS INTENTIONS-NOV. 23, NOV. 29, 2020

Directora de Educación Religiosa, Maddi Mon.-23 –8:00 am—Ramona Coronado (+) Tues. 24 –8:00am– Mary Ann Coffey (+) Baird. Wed,-25 -8:am– Benefactors Thurs.–26 -8:00am– Charles & Mildred Martuscelli+ Fri.-27—8:00am Joe Leonetti+ Sat. 28-7:00pm—Tri-Parish parishioners CAC—Necesitamos su ayuda para la Colecta Sun.-29— 7:30 am–Francis Pusich (+) Anual Católica. Solamente tenemos el 45 % Sun.-29 - 9:30 am—Kevin Miedema (+) de nuestra meta y en la participación el 18%. Dom.-29,- 12:00 pm—Elvira Torres (+) Necesitamos su ayuda para cumplir nuestra

meta. Por favor done tanto como sus medios LECTURA –Esto dice el Señor Dios: se lo permitan. “Yo mismo iré a buscar a mis ovejas y velaré por ellas. Asi como un pastor vela por su rebaño cuando las ovejas se encuentran dispersas, asi velaré yo por mis ovejas e iré por Oración a San Miguel—San Miguel ellas a todos los lugares por donde se Arcángel, defiéndonos en la batalla. Se dispersaron un dia de niebla y oscuridad. nuestro amparo contra la perversidad y Yo mismo apacentaré a mis ovejas, yo mismo acechanzas del demonio. Reprimale Dios, las hare reposar, dice el Señor Dios. pedimos suplicantes: y tu, principe de la Buscaré la oveja perdida y hare volver a la descarriada; curare a la herida, robusteceré a milicia celestial, arroja al infierno, con el la débil, y a la que está gorda y fuerte, la divino poder, a satanás y a los otros espiritus cuidaré. Y las apacentaré con justicia. malignos que andan dispersos por el mundo En cuanto a ti, rebaño mio, para la perdición de las almas. Amén. He aqui que yo voy a juzgar entre oveja y oveja, entre carneros y machos cabrios”. Ezequiel 34:11-12, 15-17

CARTA DEL PARROCO 22 DE NOVIEMBRE DEL 2020

Este es el último porque el fin del mundo es también el Domingo del año comienzo de algo nuevo, que Juan describe en de la Iglesia—La Revelación: “Después vi un cielo nuevo y una Fiesta de Cristo tierra nueva. El cielo y la tierra anterior ya Rey. Desde la habian pasado (…) también vi la ciudad santa, semana pasada una nueva Jerusalén, viniendo del cielo, nuestras lecturas preparada como una esposa adornada para su han estado esposo.” Hay muchas cosas en nuestras vidas apuntando por las cuales estar agradecido. Sin embargo, nuestras mentes y hay muchas cosas dificiles en nuestro mundo corazones hacia el también. En un grado u otro, todos luchamos final, no solo de con corazones rotos, relaciones, mentes, y este año, sino de cuerpos. Conocemos la tristeza de estar nuestras vidas separados de los que amamos ya sea por la individuales y del distancia o por muerte. tiempo mismo. La Fiesta de Cristo Rey nos recuerda que, un dia, todas las cosas llegarán a Yo verdaderamente espero que nuestras su final, como leemos en el Evangelio de celebraciones del Dia de Acción de Gracias Marcos: “En esos dias(…) el sol se oscurecerá sean maravillosas este año. Oro para que y la luna no dará su luz, las estrellas caerán tengamos momentos agradables con amigos y del cielo, y los poderes celestials se familiares, rica comida, buena música, y conmoverán. Y entonces veremos al Hijo del conversaciones interesantes, (aún si se tiene Hombre viniendo en las nubes con gran poder que hacer por teléfono o por internet). Pero, y gloria.” En ese tiempo, Jesucristo no importa que buen Dia de Acción tengamos, establecerá su Reino de una vez y para es solamente un dia, que pasará rápidamente. siempre. Esto es lo que el Profeta Daniel La Segunda venida de Cristo nos promote un describió cuando escribió: “Su poder es el Dia de Acción de Gracias que nunca poder eterno que nunca pasará; su reino no terminará—un dia en el que seremos reunidos será destruido.” con familiares y amigos, reunidos para el Después de la Fiesta de Cristo Rey tenemos banquete del cielo, y somos invitados a nuestra celebración nacional del Dia de Acción regocijarnos con los coros del cielo. En este dia de Gracias. Aunque es probable que la sin final, nuestros corazones rotos, relaciones, pandemia restrinja los planes de viajes y mentes, y cuerpos serán sanados y nunca más reuniones, muchos todavia se reunirán en conoceremos la tristeza de estar separados de pequeños números con amigos y familia en nuestros amados, ya sea por la pandemia, la toda la nación. Es un tiempo de alegria, distancia o la muerte. Si esta no es una buena reuniones, sonrisas, buena comida, y reflexión razón para dar gracias, entonces no se que sea. acerca de las muchas bendiciones en nuestras Que esta año la Acción de Gracias sea para vidas por las cuales podemos dar gracias. cada uno de nosotros una oportunidad para Al principio, puede ser discordante tener esta dar gracias a Dios por todas esas bendiciones celebración inmediatamente después de que ya hemos experimentado como también nuestra meditación del fin de semana sobre el una oportunidad para agradecerle por las fin del mundo. Aunque como Cristianos, bendiciones futuras que recibiremos mientras podemos ver que estas dos realidades no están que esperamos con ansia la venida de Cristo en conflict. Indudablemente, como hombres y Rey. mujeres de fe, el fin del mundo deberia de estar incluido en la lista de las cosas por las En Cristo, cuales damos gracias. Esto probablemente suena raro. Porqué

debemos agradecer que termine el mundo? Es Padre Nicks

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