Most Rev. Bishop Peter Baldacchino 1240 S. Espina Most Rev. Ricardo Ramírez, C.S.B., D.D., Bishop Emeritus Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88001 Very Rev. Bill McCann, Rector Rev. Patrick Montgomery, Associate Pastor Phone: (575) 524-8563 Deacon Ruben Gu errez Fax: (575) 523-2252 Deacon Ed Fierro Web: www.ihmcathedral.com Email: ihmcathedral@qwestoffice.net
Daily Mass Schedule Monday - Saturday 8:15 am Tuesday - 6:00 pm (Spanish) Reconcilia on Parish staff Monday - Friday Virginia D. Contreras Office Manager Saturday Vigil 8 am Martha Beasley Family Outreach 5:30 pm (English Church)
Patricia Cereceres Recep onist/Data Entry Sunday Eddie Padron Evening Recep onist 8:00 am (Spanish Church) Saturday Johnny Carrillo Custodian 10:00 am (English outdoors) 4pm - 5pm Jose Gonzalez Maintenance 12:00 pm (English Church) Office Hours Monday thru Friday: 8 am - 5 pm
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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, APRIL 11, 2021 READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-3, 4-9; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 MONDAY, April 12 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19; 8:15 AM + Don and + Daryl Lithgow By: Gloria Lithgow Neal Family (Living) By: Cavaliere Family Jn 6:16-21 + Viola Archuleta and + Charles Vigil By: Nick Vigil Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19; Ps 4:2, 4, 7-9; TUESDAY, April 13 8:15 AM Neal Family (Living) by: Cavaliere Family 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lk 24:35-48 Paul Marrufo (Birthday) By: Mom 6:00 PM + Eduvigen Mirabal By: Cecilia M. Monje LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA + Joan Staniswalis By: Ki y Walker WEDNESDAY, April 14 Lunes: Hch 4:23-31; Sal 2:1-3, 4-9; Jn 3:1-8 8:15 AM Jerry and Barbara Franzoy and Family (Special Inten on) By: Martes: Hch 4:32-37; Sal 93 (92):1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15 Medina Family Miércoles: Hch 5:17-26; Sal 34 (33):2-9; Jn 3:16-21 THURSDAY, April 15 8:15 AM + Susan Rodriguez and Mary T. Vigil By: Nick Vigil Jueves: Hch 5:27-33; Sal 34 (33):2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36 FRIDAY, April 16 Viernes: Hch 5:34-42; Sal 27 (26):1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15 8:15 AM Neal Family (Living) By: Cavaliere Family Sábado: Hch 6:1-7; Sal 33 (32):1-2, 4-5, 18-19; + Mario and +Jessica Valenzuela By: Familia Valenzuela SATURDAY, April 17 Jn 6:16-21 8:15 AM Voca ons to the Priesthood and Religious Life Domingo: Hch 3:13-15, 17-19; Sal 4:2, 4, 7-9; 5:30 PM + Cindy Nieto By: Family + Patricia S. Padilla By: Family 1 Jn 2:1-5a; Lc 24:35-48 SUNDAY, April 18 8:00 AM + Pablo Torres, + Pablo Estrada By: Ortega Family 10:00 AM + Edmund Padilla By: Padilla Family LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Dolores Molina (Healing) By: Carmen Gonzalez Domingo: Segundo Domingo de Pascua (Domingo de la 12:00 PM + Fidelina and + Harnold Padilla By: Padilla Family Divina Misericordia); Pascua en el calendario juliano Sunday Collec on 3.28.2021 $7,271.50 Lunes: Comienza Ramadán (el mes musulmán de ayuno) Holy Thursday Mass, April 1, 2021 Martes: San Mar n I $608.00 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Good Friday (Holy Land), April 2, 2021 Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter $1,688.22 (or Sunday of Divine Mercy); Julian Calendar Easter Easter Sunday Collec on, April 4, 2021 $10,180.16 Monday: Ramadan (Islamic observance) begins at sunset St. Mother Teresa Tuesday: St. Mar n I $1,809.37 LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — La communidad de los creyentes compar a todo con el mismo amor (Hechos 4:32-35). Addi onal deposits for this week: Salmo — La misericordia del Señor es eterna. Aleluya Stewardship: $1,739.00 (Salmo 118 [117]). St. Mother Teresa: $165.00 Segunda lectura — Si alguien cree que Jesús es el Building Maintenance: $150.00 Enviado, ése ha nacido de Dios (1 Juan 5:1-6). Evangelio — Felices los que creen sin haber visto Catholic Relief Services: $65.00 (Juan 20:19-31). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Rice Bowl: $130.00 Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. COURAGE! CHRIST IS RISEN TO GIVE YOU HIS PEACE AND JOY!
Catechesis for Youth and Adults Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral (13 years old and up) 1240 South Espina St. Last day, Monday, April 12 Las Cruces, NM 88001 at 7 pm in Finley Hall (505) 450-3196 or (575) 524-8563 MEMORIAL MASS All are invited to a special Memorial Mass on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 8:15 am in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This Mass will be offered in remembrance of our loved ones who have died, especially those who have died in the past year. We will have a table set up where you may place a photo of your loved one. Please extend an invitation to family and Immaculate Heart of Mary has a subscrip on to friends in our parish community to attend this Formed.org. It’s a great online resource with Mass. For questions, call Roberta Stathis at inspiring movies, bible studies, audio talks and e- (575) 571-7366 or email her books. With Formed you will find video programs at [email protected]. that explain the Catholic Faith, explore the deepest meaning of marriage, Bible studies on a variety of topics and inspiring audio talks. You’ll find presenters like Dr. Tim Gray, Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. Mary Healey, Chris Stefanick, Dr. Sco Hahn, Bishop Robert Barron and more. Tip: To watch on your TV use an HDMI cord from your laptop to the TV, a “Chromecast” device from your Android phone to the TV, or an “Apple TV” device from your iPhone to the TV HAVE YOU HEARD THE GOOD NEWS? FormedSta ons is ofnow the available Cross will on yourbe held ROKU on device!Fridays Your offertory gi s can work harder than ever to Already have a FORMED Account? during Lent in the Cathedral at 5:30 pm in support The Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary 1. Visit FORMED.orgSpanish and 7 pm in English. 2. Click Sign In by par cipa ng in our First Fruits Giving Program. 3. Enter your email***************** When you par cipate, your offering will be 4. Click the link in your email transferred conveniently each month from your 5. You’reEl Vía in! Crucis No more se passwords! llevará a cabo los viernes checking or savings account directly to the church’s
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Relevant Radio: For more informa on or to enroll, please call 524- -America’s Talk Radio Network for Catholics 8563. All you need to do is visit our website at -Grow in your Faith www.ihmcathedral.com -Church Teaching Explained in clear and concise ways -Easily Accessed through the Mobile Relevant Radio App -Listen on your computer at relevantradio.com PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS ST BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE OF OUR PARISH WHO ARE ILL (1748 – 1783) Patron Saint of homeless people Toni Frietze Mary Fragoso Feast day is April 16 Raymond Marquez Stephanie Marquez Liz V. Mannie Ramirez Benedict was the oldest of fifteen children in a Raymond Maynes, Jr. Raquel Chubb prosperous middle class family. He was educated by Cynthia Rivera Jaydin Maynes his uncle who was a parish priest. Following his Michelle Thomas Nancy Chavez Catrina Chavez Vanessa Maynes uncle’s death, he tried to join the Trappists, Bryan Galaz Lucy Telles Carthusians, and Cistercians, but was rejected by Debra Telles Mark Balizan them all. He spent years wandering Europe, Mario Luna, Jr. Anna Maria Vestal especially Rome, Italy, in complete poverty, spending Johnny Fierro Carole Scheer his days in perpetual adoration in the cathedrals. Daryn Duran Merlinda Moreno Guzman Family Daniel N. Telles Given to religious ecstasies when contemplating the Jaydin Maynes Juanita Ortega crown of thorns; he was known to float, soar, and Clara Padilla Cecil Or z Lovato bilocate when in these swoons. He begged in the Dolores Dorse streets, and if he was given more than he needed for the day, he would give the remainder to someone he If you would like to add a name to the list please call the considered more in need than he was. parish office at 524-8563. Benedict healed some of his fellow homeless, and was reported to have multiplied bread for them. He was a noted counselor to people of all walks in Rome. He died in a hospice, exhausted from his life of austerity. His biography, written by his confessor Marconi, describes 136 miraculous cures attributed to him within three months of his death. So remarkable was the character of the evidence for some of the miracles they are said to have had a considerable part in determining the conversion of the American convert, Father John Thayer, of Boston who was in Novena for Divine Mercy Rome at the time of the saint’s death. Benedict was canonized on 8 December 1881. The novena for Divine Mercy Sunday will Second Sunday of Easter conclude on Sunday, April 11 with a Holy (or Sunday of Divine Mercy) Hour of Eucharis c Adora on at 3pm in the April 11, 2021 Church. Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? — 1 John 5:5 +++++++++++++++++ Segundo Domingo de Pascua (Domingo de la Divina Misericordia) 11 de abril de 2021 ¿Quién es el que vence al mundo? Sólo el que cree que Jesús es el Hijo de Dios. — 1 Juan 5:5 FEAST OF FAITH FIESTA DE LA FE The Psalms in the Liturgy The book of Psalms is a prayer book, hymnal, and Las lecturas anthology of verse all rolled into one. It contains one La primera lectura, excepto durante la Pascua, hundred fifty ancient songs—poem-prayers that express siempre se toma del An guo Testamento. Durante los the joys and sorrows of the Hebrew people and their cincuenta días de la Pascua, la primera lectura se toma del longing for God. The psalms are incredibly varied in tone. libro de Los Hechos de los Apóstoles. Esto ene como fin Some are solemn anthems of praise that once accompanied el poner de “relieve la unidad de ambos Testamentos y de processions of great multitudes to the temple; others record the lonely cries of a faithful soul who feels la historia de la salvación” (IGMR 57). Así pues, no está abandoned by God. permi do, bajo ninguna circunstancia, cambiar los textos This ancient prayer book of the Hebrew people is our bíblicos, incluyendo el Salmo Responsorial, por textos no principal prayer book as well. The psalms are everywhere bíblicos. La vinculación entre la primera lectura y el in the liturgy—in the antiphons and acclamations of the Evangelio es vital, pues ambas enen el mismo tema de Mass, and most particularly in the responsorial psalm that fondo. La segunda lectura, por su parte, sigue su propio follows the first reading. The psalm that is sung at Mass ritmo, más no por eso está desvinculada o debe usually echoes the themes of the first reading, and sometimes even comments on it. On this Third Sunday of desvincularse de la primera lectura y del Evangelio. Lent, we listen to the Exodus account of the stubbornness Puesto que se trata de la Palabra de Dios, la proclamación of God’s people in the desert, and then the psalm comes to de ambas lecturas, así como el canto del Salmo remind us: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your Responsorial, debe hacerse desde el ambón. La hearts” (Psalm 95:8). In their wonderful variety, the proclamación corresponde a ministros laicos, pues este psalms teach us how to pray. —Corinna Laughlin, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. ministerio no es de quien preside, sino de quienes celebran junto con él, el pueblo de Dios. No obstante, el Evangelio sí es de oficio presidencial y ha de proclamarse
por el diácono o el presbítero. WHY IS BAPTIZING OUR CHILDREN SO IMPORTANT? ——Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Baptism is the gateway to the Christian life, and the door which gives us access to the other Sacraments LA DUDA (CCC 1213). It is necessary for our salvation. In Baptism our sins are forgiven, we are reborn in El deseo de ser capaz de demostrar la existencia Christ and made sons and daughters of God, made de una divinidad ene a la humanidad con members of the Church, and receive an indelible problemas desde que por primera vez se hizo (permanent) mark on our souls. consciente de lo divino. Hasta el día de hoy nos gusta Baptism is so important, that at the end of His earthly decir que un sinnúmero de cosas, desde puestas de dwelling, Jesus commanded the Apostles “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all sol hasta los helados de crema de chocolate, son nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, “pruebas de que hay Dios”. Estamos tan atrapados and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew en la historia de “Tomás el incrédulo” que no nos 28:19). damos cuenta de que el Evangelio de hoy nos ofrece In addition to providing our children with the basic needs of food and shelter, parents also provide el relato de Juan acerca de Pentecostés, el descenso comfort, discipline, and love for their del Espíritu Santo sobre los discípulos después de la children. Children are a gift from the Lord and they Resurrección. Tomás, evidentemente, se perdió no teach us what it means to love and be loved. It is solo de ver a Cristo resucitado, sino también de because of this love that we should strive to provide recibir el Espíritu Santo. Esto no se debe tomar a la the best possible life for them. What is this best possible life? To teach them to have a relationship ligera y, quizás, hace que la incredulidad de Tomás with God and the first step in doing that is getting sea un poco más fácil de comprender. También hace your baby baptized. que su profesión de fe en que Jesús es su Señor y su If you are a Parent of a child not yet baptized, please Dios —la única vez que en el Nuevo Testamento hay call the Parish Office for more information on una referencia explícita a Jesucristo como “Dios”— how to bring your child sea más notable. into the family of God Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. through the Sacrament of Baptism. Camerata Del Sol Chamber Play- ers Presents Music for Lent and Easter with Heather Dials Daniel Vega-Albela and Amalia Zeitlin, violins Julio Campos, viola Alina Vázquez, violoncello
This musical presentation will be offered in our Cathedral, Saturday, April 24th at 2:00 pm. Admission is free.
DOUBT The desire to be able to prove the existence of a divinity has troubled humanity since human consciousness first became aware of the divine. To this very day we are fond of saying that any number of things—from sunsets to hot fudge sundaes—are “proof that there is a God.” We get so caught up in the story of “doub ng Thomas” that we fail to no ce that today’s Gospel gives us John’s account of Pentecost, the bestowing of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples following the Resurrec on. Thomas, evidently, missed out not only on seeing the Risen Christ, but receiving the Holy Spirit as well. This is not to be taken lightly and, perhaps, makes Thomas’ disbelief a bit easier to comprehend. It also makes his professing that Jesus is his Lord and God—the only me the New Testament explicitly refers to Jesus Christ as “God”—more remarkable. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.