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The Church of Christ in Every Age DUNEDIN Fred Pratt Green

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Parish Calendar for the week of July 16th, 2018. We pray for those who need the healing touch of Christ/ Monday, July 16th- Oramos por aquellos necesitan el toque de Christ 8:00 am - Chapel Paul Brands, Easton Carpenter Jeff Gotes, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm - Prayers & Squares - Nelma Hyde, Ken LaForge, Ralph Flores, Holy Family Room Chris Paul, Mercedes Peltz, Marylin Kelly, 7:00 pm - CRHP Women - Classroom 3 Art Conlon, Jr. Don Radke,Len Scorcz , Robert Kelly, 7:00 pm - CRSP Mujeres - St. Michael Hall Alex Cole, Maria Langoria, Zhao Hong Fang, Heathr Wood, 7:00 pm - Jóvenes para Cristo - St. Rose Hall Orion Rodriguez, Tony Greise, Kathy Greise, Patrick Greise, 7:00 pm - Legion of Mary - North Drake Margarito Ramirez, Ryan Meadors, Macias family 7:00 pm - CRSP Continuation Formation - Kathy Stowe-Bateman, Bryant family, Graciela Zavala, South Drake Marcie Roberts, Cathy Hanusek, Kerman Joseba Iriarte Tuesday, July 17th- Please inform us of your loved one needing to be added to 2:00 pm - St. Vincent de Paul Food the prayer list, please call the parish office @ 972-542-4667. Distribution- Holy Family Room Names will remain on the list for 1 month, at which time 5:30 pm - Mass- Chapel you can re-submit their names for prayers. 7:00 pm - Grupo Emmanuel- Church Para agregar o quitar a alguin de la lista de oraciones, por 7:00 pm – KoC Officer Meeting – North Drake favor ilama a la oficina. Wednesday, July 18th- 8:00 am - Mass- Chapel 10:00 am - Women’s Bible Study - Classroom 3 Mass Intentions July 14-21, 2018 Thursday, July 19th- Saturday, July 14 10:00 am - Bereavement Class- Classroom 3 5:00 pm Kevin Lovett, Sr. 2:00 pm - St. Vincent de Paul Food Distribution - Holy Family Room Sunday, July 15 5:30 pm - Mass, Adoration and 8:00 am  Bielski Family Confessions- Church 9:30 am For the People 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm- CRSP Hombres- St. Rose Hall 11:30 am Sam Bennett Friday, July 20th- 2:00 pm Luis Enrique Gonzalez 8:00 am – Mass - Chapel Enrique Hernandez 3:00 pm – CRSP – set-up Animas de Purgatorio 6:30 pm – Minister Training - Church 7:00 pm - Couples for Christ- North & Familia Galvan South Drake Monday, July 16 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm- Ensayo Coro - Misa 8:00 am  Albert Perez 9:30 am - Holy Family Room Saturday, July 21st- Tuesday, July 17 ALL DAY - CRSP Mujeres 5:30 pm Sanctity of Life 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm- Confessions- Church Wednesday, July 18 5:00 pm - Mass 8:00 am  Albert Perez 5:30 pm - Choir Rehearsal- Bride’s Room Sunday, July 22nd- Thursday, July 19 ALL DAY - CRSP Mujeres 5:30 pm Souls in Purgatory 8:00 am - English Mass- Church Friday, July 20 9:30 am - Spanish Mass- Church 11:30 am - English Mass- Church 8:00 am  Benito Montoya 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm- Choir Rehearsal- Saturday, July 21 Bride’s Room 5:00 pm Kevin C. Lovett, Jr. 2:00 pm - Spanish Mass- Church ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1. Te acercaste a mi puerta, pronunciaste mi nombre. I I Yo, temblando, te dije: “aquí estoy Señor” 3. ¡Qué alegría yo siento cuando digo tu nombre! I I Tu me hablaste de un reino, de un tesoro escondido, ¡Qué sosiego me inunda cuando oigo tu voz! I I I I I I de un mensaje fraterno que encendió mi ilusión. Que emoción me estremece, cuando escucho en silencio, I I I I Tu palabra que aviva mi silencio interior! I I 2. Yo dejé casa y pueblo por seguir tu aventura. I I Codo a codo contigo comencé a caminar. I I Letra: José A. Cubiella. Letra y música © 1982, José A. Cubiella, Han pasado los años, y aunque aprieta el cansancio, Fernando M. Viejo y San Pablo Comunicación. I I Derechos reservados. Administradora exclusiva en EE. UU. y Canadá: OCP. Paso a paso te sigo sin mirar haciá atrás. I I Reproducidos con Permiso Onelicense.net #621390, . ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

Weekend Mass Schedule Collection Totals for July 8 Saturday: Vigil Mass 5:00 pm English Regular Collection: $ 15,363.00 NO 7:00 pm Spanish mass Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:30 am English Building Fund: $ 4,229.00 Sunday: 9:30 am & 2:00 pm Spanish Attendance: 3,099 Weekday Mass Schedule Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 am Tuesday & Thursday: 5:30 pm Confessions: Thursday: 6:00-7:00 pm Saturdays: 3:30 pm-4:30 pm Adoration: Thursday 6:00 pm-7:00 pm First Friday 8:30 am - 8:00 pm After Hours: Sick Call or Funeral Requests: 469-667-7324 Funerals: Contact Valerie Stagaman 972-542-4667 ext 114. Weddings: Contact Brenda Rivera 972-542-4667 ext: 102. Baptisms / Bautismos Six months prior to wedding date. Registrations for Baptism and Baptism Class Holy Family are on 919 Spence Rd • P.O. Box 482 Tuesdays: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Van Alstyne, Texas 75495 • 903-482-6322 Wednesdays: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 am English Call the Church office for more information: Sunday: 12 noon Spanish 972-542-4667 Thursday: 9:00 am English Registraciones para Bautismos y Pláticas Bautismales están Martes: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Rev. Eugene Azorji Miércoles: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Rev. Juan Carlos Marin Por favor llama la oficina para mas información: 972-542-4667 George Polcer, Andrew Tanner, Juan Jorge Hernandez, Jose Vasquez, Patrick Hayes, Sid Little TRAINING FOR EXTRAORDINARY Facilities Manager: John Rapier MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Business Manager: Joe Olickan St Michael’s is having a training meeting Director of Music: Valerie Stagaman for all those who have wanted to become Youth Ministry: Deandria Gonzalez Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist. Facilities: Emilio Zavala Friday July 20 at 6:30 pm in the church. There will be NO 7:00 pm Spanish Mass This meeting is for new ministers. BULLETIN DEADLINES Registration will take place at the meeting. If you or your organization needs to publish in the bulletin, the information must be sent by Friday the week before publication. For more information: Send information to [email protected] [email protected] ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

CALLED BY GOD LLAMADOS POR DIOS Today’s scriptures invite us to listen to two calls. The Las lecturas de hoy nos invitan a escuchar dos first is the call issued by the Lord to the prophet Amos, llamados. El primero es el llamado del Señor al profeta the “shepherd and a dresser of sycamores” (Amos 7:14). Amós, el “pastor y cultivador de higos” (Amós 7:14). El The second is the call the Lord Jesus issued to the Twelve, segundo es el llamado del Señor Jesús a los Doce, a quienes whom he sent out “two by two” (Mark 6:7). These faithful envió “de dos en dos” (Marcos 6:7). Estas personas fieles people responded to the call, prophesying and preaching respondieron al llamado, profetizaron y predicaron a to the people to whom they had been sent. Each of us aquellos a quienes habían sido enviados. En el Bautismo, received a call when we were baptized. The second reading cada uno de nosotros recibió un llamado. La segunda invites us to ponder that call as we are reminded that we lectura nos invita a reflexionar sobre ese llamado ya que are chosen in Christ and that, in love, God “destined us for se nos recuerda que hemos sido elegidos en Cristo y que, adoption” (Ephesians 1:5). As adopted daughters and sons por amor, Dios “nos eligió... para que fuéramos sus hijos” of God we are called to bring the presence of Christ into (Efesios 1:5). Por ser hijos adoptivos de Dios se nos llama our marriages, families, schools, and places of work. Let us a llevar la presencia de Cristo a nuestro matrimonio, be inspired today to say yes to the call we hear once again familiares, escuelas y sitios de trabajo. Sintámonos through God’s living word. inspirados a decir “sí” hoy al llamado que escuchamos una vez más en la palabra viva de Dios. TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Amos said, “The Lord took me from LECTURAS DE HOY following the flock, and said to me, Go, prophesy to my Primera lectura — Amós es enviado por Dios a people” (Amos 7:12-15). profetizar al pueblo de Israel (Amós 7:12-15). Psalm — Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your Salmo — Muéstranos, Señor, tu misericordia y danos tu salvation (Psalm 85). salvación (Salmo 85 [84]). Second Reading — The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Segunda lectura — El Dios y Padre de Cristo Jesús nuestro Christ has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing Señor nos ha elegido y nos ha bendecido con toda clase de (Ephesians 1:3-14 [3-10]). bendiciones espirituales (Efesios 1:3-14 [3-10]). — Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send Evangelio — Jesús envía a los doce apóstoles de dos en dos them out two by two (Mark 6:7-13). a predicar, invitando a la conversión (Marcos 6:7-13).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Monday: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Lunes: Is 1:10-17; Sal 50 (49):8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Martes: Is 7:1-9; Sal 48 (47):2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Miércoles: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Sal 94 (93):5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27 Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21; Jueves: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30 Sal 102 (101):13-14ab, 15-21; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16; Viernes: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sábado: Mi 2:1-5; Sal 10 (9):1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Jer 23:1-6; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 2:13-18; Domingo: Jer 23:1-6; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Ef 2:13-18; Mk 6:30-34 Mc 6:30-34

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Sunday: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Domingo: Decimoquinto Domingo del Tiempo Monday: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Ordinario Wednesday: St. Camillus de Lellis Lunes: Nuestra Señora del Carmen Friday: St. Apollinaris Miércoles: San Camilo de Lelis Saturday: St. Lawrence of Brindisi; Viernes: San Apolinario ; Blessed Virgin Mary Sábado: San Lorenzo de Brindis; Santa María Virgen ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

You want to be connected St. Vincent de Paul to the Parish? Distribuciòn de Go to the website and sign up for Flocknotes Comestibles and you will start receiving texts or emails of Martes y Jueves de las 2PM a 4PM 2ndo Sàbado del mes de las events and happenings in the parish! 8:30AM a 9:45AM stmichaelmckinney.org FOOD DISTRIBUTION Tuesday and Thursday • 2:00 pm-4:00 pm 2nd Saturday of the month • 8:30 am -9:45 am WELCOME MINISTRY Helpline: 214-314-5698 • Thrift Store Pick up: 214-373-7837 A Welcome Ministry is being formed with volunteer Ambassadors. Their purpose is to use the spirit of “God is Love” to make everyone coming through the doors of the Narthex at St. Michael feel Adoration is the first attitude of man acknowledging that he is important and welcome to our Faith Community. a creature before his Creator. It exalts the greatness of the Lord Seeking: who made us and the almighty power of the Savior who sets us free from evil. Adoration is homage of the spirit to the “King •volunteers who are comfortable with social of Glory,” respectful silence in the presence of the “ever greater” interaction, conversations, answering questions, God. Adoration of the thrice-holy and sovereign God of love directing inquiries to appropriate resources. blends with humility and gives assurance to our supplications. •A bilingual Coordinator to drive the excitement, — of the Catholic Church, no. 2628 energy, and spirituality of this Ministry St. Michael is expanding our hours of Adoration of the •Contact: Marina Comerford on the first Friday of every month in the [email protected] or Evelyn Davison chapel from 8:30AM (immediately following the 8:00AM [email protected] Mass) to 8:00PM. Please consider joining us in silent prayer during the day by signing up for an hour. Call the receptionist with your commitment at (972) 542-4667 ext MINISTERIO DE BIENVENIDA 104. Un nuevo Ministerio de Bienvenida está siendo creado con Embajadores voluntarios. El propósito es de usar el espíritu de “Dios es Amor” para hacer que todas las personas que entren en nuestra Iglesia se sientan importantes, Faith Formation bienvenidas y parte de nuestra comunidad de Fe. Necesitamos voluntarios que se sientan Registration Dates confortables en un medio de inter acción Social, conversando, respondiendo a preguntas y Parishioners dirigiendo a los asistentes que necesiten, a usar los Non-Parishioners recursos apropiados. Coordinador (a) que hable Español e Inglés, In St Rose Hall para que dirija este nuevo Ministerio con Tuesdays 9 AM-4:30PM entusiasmo, energía y espiritualidad. 07/10, 07/17, 07/24 07/31 Interesados por favor contactar: Wednesdays 9 AM-4:30PM Marina Comerford: [email protected] 07/11, 07/18, 07/25 Evelyn Davison: [email protected] ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

LAW AND GRACE NEED A JOB? CAREER ALLIANCE CAN HELP!!! Mission Critical: Why did Paul come to the subtle but crucial 5 Week Curriculum on Steps to a Successful Job Search understanding of the limited and dangerous Mission Critical Job: Week #4-- Conversational possibilities of law/requirements? Probably Interview by Walt Glass because Paul himself had been a man of the law, and he saw that it led him to “breathing threats 9:00 to Noon, Wednesday, July 18 at to slaughter the Lord’s disciples” (Acts 9:1). As he St. Jude Career Alliance, 1515 N. Greenville, Allen, TX. tells us in Philippians (3:4-6), Paul was a perfect law-abiding Pharisee: “As far as the Law can make Open to all and free. For details contact jbick@ you perfect, I was faultless,” he says. He seems stjudeparish.com Or www.stjudecareeralliance.net. to wonder, “How could such perfect religious observance still create hateful and violent men like me?” That was Paul’s utterly honest and humble THANK YOU question. (Many folks today would be wise to ask I would like to thank all those that helped organize the same question of themselves.) the Blood Drive and those that made the generous What is the law really for? It’s not to make God gift of life last weekend. Cardinal Bernadin love you. God already loves you, and you cannot described the Gospel of Life as a “seamless garment” make God love you any more or any less by any signifying the consistent Catholic position that life technique whatsoever. The purpose of spiritual begins with conception and ends with natural death. law is to sharpen your awareness about your own Giving blood, tissue and or organs is yet another weaknesses and about who God is for you in that chapter of the Gospel of Life since these donations situation. When you recognize your own radical sustain and strengthen the lives of our brothers and inability to really obey the purpose of the law and, sisters in need. These gifts literally give life when in that same moment ask for God’s mercy, you otherwise life may be at risk. Again, thank you have achieved its deepest purpose. If you have to St. Michael Parish for these generous donations ever tried to get rid of a negative thought by mere and please consider being a blood, tissue or organ will power, instead of by a “Higher Power,” you donor. Deacon Andrew have surely experienced this reality. Surrender is the goal, not personal success. God not only allows us to make mistakes, but PRO-LIFE BOOT CAMP even uses our mistakes in our favor! That is the Early Registration Discount brilliant Gospel economy of grace, and it is the Overnight Boot Camp: only thing worthy of being called “good news and July 27-31, 2018 a joy for all the people” (Luke 2:10). When you University of Dallas come out of the boxing ring of the creative tension Campus of law and grace, you will know that you have finally won the match; but ironically, you will have won by losing! We’ve received rave reviews from our Pro-Life DAY Boot Camp participants. If you missed Fr Richard Rohr, Center for Action and Contemplation it, you’re in luck! You can still arm your teen with all they need to Debunk the Myths and “The rich man who gives to the poor become a pro-life leader. Overnight camp does not bestow alms but pays a debt.” is coming up and it sells out every year! So register your teen today for this once-in a St. Ambrose of Milan lifetime- experience. ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DECIMOQUINTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO Have you ever felt called to do something? Perhaps it ORDINARIO was the moment you realized you were called to a life vocation—marriage, priesthood, or consecrated life, for LLAMADO A LA MISIÓN example—or when you recognized a call to a particular Como cristianos bautizados, career. Maybe it was a time when you felt called to a cada uno de nosotros está certain kind of service or ministry, or to care for the needs llamado a la misión. Cuando los of a family member or good friend. The truth is, we are católicos escuchamos la palabra all chosen as Christ’s people, called to share in Christ’s “misión”, por lo regular muchos mission of love, to “exist for the praise of his glory,” as we pensamos de quienes van a países hear in the Letter to the Ephesians today. In today’s first lejanos para servir y compartir reading, Amos tells how he was called from the life of the su fe. Algunos podrían también shepherd to that of the prophet; in the Gospel we hear pensar de una misión parroquial, how the disciples were called out to share the Good News un tiempo de gracia dedicado a reflexionar, por lo regular of Jesus Christ. guiado por un predicador invitado. Recuerdas una de las frases muchas veces citada de la película Misión imposible: CALLED TO MISSION “Tu misión, si decides aceptarla . . .” Algunas veces usamos As baptized Christians, each of us is called to mission. la palabra misión para describir nuestro propósito o meta, When Catholics hear the word “mission,” most usually lo que se nos ha encomendado hacer. Pensar de misión think of those who go to foreign countries to serve and de esta manera hace nuestra llamada como cristianos más share their faith. Some might also think of a parish clara. Nuestra misión es vivir como un pueblo cristiano, mission, a time of focused reflection, usually led by a compartir nuestra fe, ser un pueblo de servicio y mostrar visiting speaker. Remember the often-quoted line from el amor de Cristo a los demás en las formas como vivimos nuestras vidas todos los días. La elección de vivir como un Mission Impossible, “Your mission, should you choose pueblo de misión es nuestra. ¿Cómo vives o vivirás como to accept it”? Sometimes we use the word mission to una persona de misión? describe our purpose or goal, what we have been charged to do. Thinking of mission in this way makes our call LLAMADOS JUNTOS as Christians clearer. Our mission is to live as Christian Observa que los discípulos en el Evangelio de hoy people, to share our faith, to be people of service, and to fueron enviados de dos en dos. Esto no solo fue algo show Christ’s love to others in the ways that we live our practico para que Jesús hiciera al enviar a los discípulos daily lives. The choice to live as people of mission is ours. a predicar, enseñar y a sanar. También era algo muy How do you, or will you, live as a person of mission? espiritual, porque ser enviado en misión junto con otra persona engendra apoyo mutuo. Vivimos y crecemos en la CALLED TOGETHER fe en formas más profundas y duraderas cuando estamos Notice that the disciples in today’s Gospel were sent out en comunidad con los demás. No solamente es nuestra two by two. This was not only a practical thing for Jesus relación con Jesús es persona, sino también comunitaria, to do as he sent the disciples out to preach, teach, and nos sentimos atraídos por la comunión con Cristo, heal. It was also very spiritual, for being sent on mission por medio y con la comunidad de fe. Ser parte de una together with another engenders mutual support. We comunidad nos ofrece la fortaleza y perspectiva encontrada live and grow in faith in deeper and more lasting ways en la relación con los demás. Encontramos apoyo, aliento when we are in community with others. Not only is our y consuelo en tiempos difíciles; nos desafiamos más rápido relationship with Jesus personal, it is also communal—we uno a otro para vivir la llamada del Evangelio para seguir are drawn into communion with Christ, through and with a Jesús en nuestras vidas. ¿Cuál es tu misión? ¿Con quién the community of faith. Being part of a community offers estás llamado? us the strength and perspective found in relationship with others. We find support, encouragement, and consolation in trying times; we more readily challenge one another to “Beside each believer stands an Angel as live the gospel call to follow Jesus with our lives. What is protector and shepherd, leading him to life.” your mission? With whom are you called? St. Basil the Great ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC CHURCH

Lord Teach Me To Pray Deepen Your Prayer Life; Help Others Do The Same! Work for the New Evangelization! Are you a woman or man of prayer? Are you comfortable working with small groups?

On July 21st at the Catholic Conference & Formation Center in Dallas TX there will be a Facilitator Training-Retreat for the “Lord Teach Me To Pray” (LTMTP) Ignatian prayer series. The only charge is for lunch; there is no charge for the retreat itself or the materials. Come & discern if God is calling you to become a facilitator! Or, if you are simply interested in finding out more about Ignatian Prayer and the “Lord, Teach Me To Pray” prayer series, you are also invited! For info and registration please go to lordteachmetopray.com, click on Facilitator Training-Retreats and scroll down to Dallas for registration form, or call 504-439-5933

LOOKING BACK TO LOOK AHEAD LOOKING AHEAD TO LISTEN TODAY It is important to connect this week’s Gospel with last In next week’s first reading the prophet Jeremiah will week’s. Jesus had just encountered a severe lack of faith in his say, on behalf of God, “Woe to the shepherds who mislead family and neighbors, who took offense at him. So severe was and scatter the flock of my pasture” (Jeremiah 23:1). Today their reaction to him that he couldn’t work much in the way Amaziah, a of King Jeroboam, represents the archetype of healing or other mighty deeds. Yet immediately upon the of this kind of shepherd. Against this sort of uncaring heels of that incident, he summons the Twelve and sends them shepherd, God calls a real life‑vocation shepherd and a out (“apostle” means “one who is sent”). Jesus remains stalwart true shepherd‑prophet, Amos. The voice of Amos is one of in the pursuit of the vocation he was given by God: to recover the harshest in the prophetic literature, but the harshness the lost sheep of the house of Israel. We have to admire the seems to be necessary to counteract the misleading and Twelve, who like Amos have left their own livelihoods as scattering of the flock that the God of Israel was observing. they are sent out on a rather intimidating new mission. Our Amos left his vocation as a shepherd of sheep and dresser of admiration ought to increase when we realize that this takes sycamore trees to become a shepherd of the flock of Israel place immediately after the rather humiliating scene Jesus and a re‑dresser of the wrongs committed by those whose had just endured. But having witnessed Jesus face rejection status as priest or prophet of Israel had led them astray from and still persevere in his vocation, they must have been made their own vocation. Another prophet, Jeremiah, would tell bold as he told them of the rejection they would face when of the coming shepherd‑king, anointed from the house of he sent them out. Christ, through the Spirit and the waters of David, who will come to restore justice and righteousness baptism, still sends us out on mission. This is our first calling. throughout the land. Let us, strengthened by the prophetic witness of Christ and the Twelve, be faithful to that calling. IGLESIA CATÓLICA SAN MIGUEL ARCÁNGEL