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St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Served by the Missionary Society of St. Paul Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston 527 South Houston Avenue, Humble, TX 77338 † (281) 446-8211 † www.st-mm.com Office Hours: M-F 8:00 A.M. — 4:30 P.M. Pastor: Rev. Felix Ilesanmi Osasona, M.S.P. Parochial Vicar: Rev. Anthony Udoh, M.S.P. Deacons: Nick Caruso & James Meshell Weekend Mass English: Saturday Vigil: 5:30 P.M. Sunday: 7:30, 9:00, & 11:00 A.M.; 5:00 P.M. (Youth) Español: Sábado (Misa de Víspera): 7:00 P.M. Domingo: 1:00 P.M. Weekday Mass Monday--Friday: 8:30 A.M. (English) Martes: 7:00 P.M. (Misa en Español) 1st Friday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M. 1st Saturday Devotion Mass: 8:30 A.M. Reconciliation (Confession) Tuesday: 6:00 P.M.—6:45 P.M. Saturday: 3:30 P.M.—5:00 P.M. Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration 9:00 A.M.—9:00 P.M. (Mon.—Fri.) Sacrament of Baptism: Parents requesting baptism for their child must call the parish office two months prior to the desired month of baptism. There are no baptisms during Lent or Advent. Sacrament of Matrimony: Couples interested in marriage at St. Mary Magdalene must contact the office at least six months prior to their desired wedding date. Please contact the office for more information. Anointing of the Sick Please call the parish office if you or a loved one wish to receive sacramental anointing of the sick. Sacramento del Bautismo: Padres que quieran bautizar a sus hijos deben de llamar a la oficina por lo menos 2 meses antes de la fecha del bautismo. No hay bautizos durante la Cuaresma o el tiempo de Advien- to. Sacramento del Matrimonio: Parejas interesadas en casarse en Santa María Magdalena deben contactar a la oficina por lo menos seis meses antes de su fecha preferida de matrimonio. Por favor llamen a la ofici- na para mayor información. Unción de los Enfermos: Por favor llame la oficina si usted o algún ser querido desea ser ungido. PARISH MISSION STATEMENT: We are one family in Christ with a welcoming heart called to serve. Weekly Message Dear sisters and brothers ing, asked Timothy to “pursue righteousness, devotion, in Christ, faith, love, patience, and gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11). Paul’s injunction to Timothy applies to us all who are fol- The prophet Amos continues to chal- lowers of Christ. Righteousness, or justice, is that which lenge our faith in today’s reading. He meets a standard, and that standard for Christians is that said: “Woe to the complacent in Zi- of God himself. on!” (Amos 6:1). He went on to describe how many of the rich ones enjoyed The rich do have a right to enjoy their hard-earned money, themselves but did not care about the but they are also obliged to show righteousness by acting plight of their suffering brothers and justly towards other people. They are to meet the stand- sisters. In the gospel, Jesus told the parable of a rich man ards of God in establishing just and fair wages for their who failed to notice the plight of poor Lazarus. The rich workers and not turning blind eyes to the plight of the man was dressed in purple linen – the robes of High poor. We may not be rich in the material sense, yet today’s Priests and kings. He was very comfortable, feasting readings are challenging all of us not to look away from sumptuously every day. The poor man, Lazarus (a name the plight of those we could assist when it is within our meaning “God is my help” in Latin), was wretched, help- power to raise them up. less, hungry, and homeless. His clothes were his sores! This weekend, we bless our Sacristans. These are men and The rich man and Lazarus lived in two different worlds, or women who care for our Sacristy and help with setting up rather in opposite worlds. One was in an earthly paradise the sacred vessels and items needed for Mass. They are in and the other in earthly hell. Even though they lived side church early to mark the liturgical books and place them by side, they were totally apart. The only thing that they where the priest and altar servers will see them. They put had in common was that neither of them could escape the enough hosts and wine in the sacred vessels and place claws of death. After death, they went on different paths, them on the credence table before the Mass. They work and there was a reversal of fortune. Poor Lazarus was tak- behind the scenes to ensure we all experience a smooth en up to heaven and began to feast at the bosom of Abra- and beautiful liturgy. Thank you so much, our beloved ham. The rich man died, was buried, and went into the Sacristans, for doing your work well, thereby helping us to burning furnace of hell. participate actively at Mass with less distractions. If you Was the rich man punished because he was rich? Where would like to be part of this ministry, please speak with did the rich man go wrong, and why did he deserve the Ron Cecil ((281) 590-7528). punishment of hell? Well, the rich man was not punished Last week, I received very exciting news from Ivana Me- because he was rich but rather because he failed to notice shell, the Director of our Adult Faith Formation, in the and do something about the plight of a poor neighbor. He form of an update on the parish Bible Study program. She was punished not for what he had or what he did but for said that, so far, 54 parishioners attended the first week - what he did not do – the sin of omission – not helping 31 persons for the evening and 23 for the morning ses- someone in need. When we pray the Act of Contrition, we sions. This is wonderful. There is room for more partici- also confess the sins of “what I have failed to do.” This sin pants, so come join the group! There are two sessions of of omission is deliberately not doing what we know we Bible Study in the parish. One group meets on Thursday should do. The rich man in the parable could not claim morning at 9:30am, while the other group meets on that he did not see the poor man “lying at his door” as his Thursday evening at 7pm. Both of the sessions take place reason for doing nothing to help. in Room 215/216 in the School building. If you are coming Helping the poor goes beyond just giving the person mon- for the morning session, you need to enter through the ey or food. It is helping the person to fulfill his human dig- school’s main entrance and be checked in. The Bible Study nity. At the end of the day, the best help to give someone is engages people in a practical and personal way using to make the person self-sufficient. Justice and Charity are “Walking Toward Eternity” by Jeff and Emily Cavins. The two sides of the same coin of our Christian obligations. first part, titled “Daring to Walk the Walk,” has already The word that translates into “justice” in the Bible is from begun. If you would like to engage the Bible with some the Hebrew tsedeq (Greek word dikaios), which is also prayerful meditation to help in your daily life, join us for translated as “righteousness.” St. Paul, in the second read- any of these sessions. Have a very blessed week! Jubilee Year of Mercy Amos castigates religious people who, “comfortably complacent” (6:1, 5), ignore the unfolding collapse of culture, nation, and religion (6:6). In Jesus’s parable, such complacency becomes the rich man’s undoing. He neither hurt nor harmed Lazarus, neither denied him leftovers nor ordered him removed. That is Jesus’s devastating point. The rich man did nothing wrong to Lazarus; he just did nothing at all good for him. Only in death, separated by “a great chasm” (Luke 16:26), could the rich man finally see Lazarus, whom he had failed to see in life, right before his eyes. Like the rich man’s “five brothers still in my father’s house” (16:27–28), we who are alive in the Church still have time to see that same Someone, Jesus, lying neglected right at our door—and time to do something. Who, specifically, concretely, practically, is Lazarus in my life? What can I do for that Jesus- in-the-flesh during this Jubilee Year of Mercy? —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc P. 2 Time & Talent Ministries Are you new to our parish or have been coming for a while but are not yet registered? We offer you a warm welcome to St. Mary Magdalene parish. Becoming an active parishioner begins when you are counted as a parishioner. Please stop by the Welcome Ministry table in the nar- thex to register. You can also come by the church office during the week to register. MASS / LITURGY ORGANIZATIONS OUTREACH MINISTRIES ART & ENVIRONMENT KEENAGERS (60+) SOCIAL SERVICES Chris Rubio - (281) 540-1907 Jean Johnson - (281) 358-3416 Barbara Walker - (281) 852-4103 June Domengeaux - (281) 852-2555 YOUNG AT HEART (50+) PRISON MINISTRY Mary Hernandez - (713) 299-8493 ALTAR GUILD SENIOR TRAVEL GROUP Jan Crawford - (281) 852-3508 HOSPITAL MINISTRY Shirley Jones - (281) 852-0670 Margarita Rodriguez - (832) 445-6318 ALTAR SERVERS RED HAT SOCIETY Loretta Schermock - (832) 640-9357 HOMEBOUND MINISTRY Vickie VanGordon - (832) 496-9876 Marvin Corbitt - (281) 852-3111 Jo Smith - (281) 381-9892 Jimena Farfán (Esp.) - (832) 513-0812 RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS Teresa O’Brien - (919) 623-5343 COUNCIL 6878 OF HOLY COMMUNION ([email protected]) John Garza, Grand Knight - (832) 875-1377 Freda Monk - (281) 852-7257 BLOOD DRIVE Horacio Garcia (Esp.) - (281) 808-1647 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - 4TH Rosa Herrera - (281) 687-5823 Monty Enloe - (832) 452-5760 INSTITUTED ACOLYTE BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY Ron Cecil - (281) 590-7528 COLUMBIAN SQUIRES Madeline Graham - (281) 446-8044 Chief Counselor NURSING HOME MINISTRY MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY Tom Andrews - (713) 376-2044 Bert Guempel - (281) 852-1549 Humble Health Center, Oakmont & Park Man- CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS Nelly Fernandez (Esp.) - (832) 405-2735 or, Deerbrook Nursing Home Virginia R.