Fr. Tien-Tri Nguyen, Pastor Fr. John Conway, Retired Fr. Benjamin Onwumelu, In Residence Deacon Faustin Archuleta Deacon Salvador Mercado Deacon Enrique Padilla Deacon Bruce Eklund, Retired Deacon Gene Tuma, Retired Weekdays: 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM Saturday: 5:00 PM Sunday: 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM (Bilingual) and 5:00 PM Healing Mass: Every First Saturday of the Month at 8:00 AM Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM in the Chapel Tuesdays: 7:30 AM Wednesdays: 7:30 AM Saturdays: 3:00 PM Said in the Church Monday - Friday at 7:30 AM and in the Chapel at 5:30 PM Parish Office: 505-898-0826 Religious Ed.: 505-897-4006 www.stjudenm.org [email protected] *Barbara Alford *Raul Alvardo *Charlie Anaya Please Pray For: *Richard Anderson *Antoinette Aragon *Teresa Aragon *Jessica Atencio *Isaac Avilucea *Michael Mass Intentions Belcher *Les Bender *Michey Biemick *Rick Billings *Cathy Billings *Margaret Blackledge & Saturday, December 8th —The Immaculate Conception of family *David Bratt *Nathan Bratt *Isabella Carlyon *Terry Casteel *Bokrai Chang *Helen the Blessed Virgin Mary Chavez *Lynn Cipun *Darice, Ethan, Madelyn, Mark Clement *Laveta Cochran *Ann Cormier *Anne Marie Costello *William Coughlin *Frances Cruz *Gary Davila *Josh Day *Julia DeJesus * V Charlie and V Dolores Anaya By family Jim Devlin *Matt Dobson *James & Jennifer Duggan and children *Louis Elfort *Patricia Everett V Leonard Sanchez (Birthday) By Adam & Vickie Cuevas *Millie Evola *Barbara Fererra *Kathy Fiedler *Andres Flores *Kit Francisco *Anthony Gallegos 5:00pm V Jr. *Eloy Gallegos *Mona Gallegos *Susan Galvan *Adrianne Garcia *Alicia Garcia *Bridget Garcia Jean Baptiste Nalda By Jeanne Nalda and family *Crystal Garcia *JT Garcia *Janet Garcia *Johnny Joe Garcia *Priscilla Garcia *Sofia Garcia V Pamala Alva *Ramona Garcia *Theresa Garcia *Jean Marie Garrido *Greg Gauna *Ana Gloria *Rudy Goetz *Pauline & Ernest Gomez *Cleo & Emilio Gonzales *Geraldine Gonzales *Mona Gonzalez *Charles Sunday, December 9th —Second Sunday of Advent Graham *Brenda Gurule *Henry Gurule *Myra Gurule *Patsy & Lila Gurule *Tatiana Halderman V Charlie and V Dolores Anaya By family *Clarissa & Melissa Harker *MC Heine & Family *Jaime Herrera *John W. Hoffman *Alice Imer- son *Jennie Jojola *Keith Jung *Frank & Linda Kindell *Charlotte Knutson *Rhonda Knight *Brian 7:00am For the Health and Well Being of Ramona Gallegos Kruse*Jamie Linn *Norma Liwag * Maribel Lopez *Velma Lopez *Ralph Lucero *John Luna *Jose By Tony & Reggie Gallegos Luna *Lynn Maes *Ernestine Marcelli *Devin Martinez *Jennifer Martinez *Max & Madelyn V Joe and V Lucy Reyes By Stephanie Gallegos Martinez *Oliver Martinez *Vicente Martinez *David Marquez *Donovan Marquez *Rose Mateyka V Marviline Rivera By Robert Rivera *Edward Matszak *Eleanor May *Marian McAndrews *Struever & Ali McConnell *Maggie McKillip 9:00am *Sean McNulty *Celilia Meighan *Carlos Melendez *Linda Melendez *Florence Mendoza *Wilfred V Pamala Alva Mendoza * Terri Mirabal *Raymond Moffett *Arlene Mondragon *Gilbert Mondragon *Lorenzo V Joe and V Lucy Alva Montoya *Sophia Montoya *Richard, Robbie, Melissa, Jaden Morgese *Specioza, Roberto, Rich- ard, Olivia, Martin, & Fidel Ndyabagye *Charles Opara *Gene Ortega *Mary Lou Ortega *Benny V John Blood Ortiz *Frank Ortiz *Margaret L. & R. Marcus Ortiz *Kyle Osborne *David Pacheco *Sadie Paiz V Carlos Rivera By Jon & Lyn Kirkwood *Jonghee Park *Ragena Patton *Gregoria Pedrosa *Rachel Peredo *Madison & Gloria Perricone *Brian A. Raman *Helen Regensberg *Jennifer Rocha & Joshua Wilkinson *Julie Rodriguez 11:00am For the Health and Well Being of Clyde Archibeque *Orlando Rodriguez *Linda and Amanda Roybal *Darlene Sahd *Aaron Salazar *Pamela Salazar For the Health and Well Being of Eileen Leal By Jo- Lentini *Jennifer Santillanes *Albert Sedillo *Teresa, Tristan & Claire Senova & Family *Marlene seph Camacho Segura *Alexandra, Arthur, Ashley, *Aaron Serbin *James Serbin *Alicia Serbin *Samuel Smith For the Health and Well Being of Isaac Takacs By the *Christy Sparks *Francis Selph *Mary Stuart *Susan Sullivan *Josie Tafoya *Vangie Tansey family *Kathy Thompson *Mary Ann Torrez *Pat and Frances Valerio *Sandra Varela *Richard & Eva 1:00pm Vargas *Estevan Vigil *Glen Yakomichi *Cruz Ybarra *Manhyung Yoo *Gapryong Youn V Edelmira Ossa By the family For the Health and Well Being of Bob Eix By Gonza- les family Our Lady of Fatima Pilgrim Virgin is currently blessing 5:00pm V Milagros Carandang the home of Alicia Cartagena If you would like to have your Birthday Blessings for Fil Matthew Nolaso home blessed with the presence of Our Lady in the year 2019 , or 8 a.m. Mass you are scheduled to receive her in the upcoming months and V Esperanza Campos By Roger & Eileen Dustan your contact information has changed, please contact Nellie V Jennifer Gamboa-Hallner Ortiz @ 505-554-5021. Blessing and Thanksgiving for Steven and Rebecca Monday Gamboa family 12/10 For the deceased members of the O’Connor family Readings For the Week of December 9th By Michael and Kay O’Connor 6 p.m. Mass V Jose Andre Castillo By family Sunday: Bar 5:1-9/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 [3]/Phil 1:4-6, 8-11/Lk 3:1-6 8 a.m. Mass Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14 [Is 35:4f]/Lk 5:17-26 V Lucy Garcia By the CDA Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96:1-2, 3 and 10ac, 11-12, 13 [Is 40:10ab]/Mt 18:12-14 Tuesday Wednesday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 12/11 For the Health and Well Being of Clyde Archibeque [15:9d]/Lk 1:26-38 6 p.m. Mass Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab [8]/Mt 11:11-15 8 a.m. Mass Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 [Jn 8:12]/Mt 11:16-19 V Charlie and V Dolores Anaya By family Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19 [4]/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Our Lady of Guadalupe for favors granted By S.G. V Leroy Salazar By the Salazar family Next Sunday: Zep 3:14-18a/Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [6]/Phil 4:4-7/Lk 3:10-18 Wednesday For the Health and Recovery for Ida Salazar By 12/12 Dolores Salazar Observances for the Week of December 9th Our Lady of Guadalupe 6 p.m. Mass V Lupe and V Maria Quintana By Deacon Faustin Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Advent and Ramona Archuleta Tuesday: St. Damasus I, Pope For the Intentions of Margaret Blackledge and family Wednesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe Art Salas —Birthday Blessings By Legion of Mary Thursday: St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr 8 a.m. Mass Friday: St. John of the Cross, Priest & Doctor of the Church Thursday Next Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Advent 12/13 6 p.m. Mass 8 a.m. Mass © Liturgical Publications Inc. Friday 6 p.m. Mass 12/14 Maria Lourdes —65th Birthday Blessings By Cordova Family Reflection of the Week n the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar...and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee...and Ly- sanias was tetrach of..." Did you need to pinch yourself awake during the first few lines of this Sunday's Gospel? John the Baptist received quite a prelude today as Luke described the religious and politi- cal leadership of the time period. Scripture is divinely inspired, and we believe that everything that made it into the Bible is there for a reason. These lines remind us of an important truth. The Christmas story isn't a fairy tale or nursery rhyme. It's not a parable we say to give meaning to the holi- day. At Christmas, God's presence is made tangible in a precise moment in time. The birth of Christ is a historical event. As pre- cursor to Jesus' preaching, the ministry of John the Baptist is also a historical event. "Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." John's call to repen- tance and the forgiveness of sins hap- pened in a particular time and place. But that does not mean it is limited to first cen- Advent Events at St. Jude Parish tury Palestine! God continues to move in our daily lives. What we hear in today's Gospel - and what we anticipate at Christ- Confessions during Advent —In addi- mas - occurs in our daily lives. God works tion to the regular confession times, and those in concrete ways in time and space. He did heard during the Advent Mission, confessions that 2,000 years ago, and He continues to will also be heard on December 12th and De- cember 19th from 5pm to 7pm in the Church. do so today! — This Sunday, examine your own Christmas Spiritual Advent Talk with Fr. Tri preparations. Is there anything you need Monday, December 10th and Monday, Decem- to repent of before the Christmas season? ber 17th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Are there low points in your life, valleys to — "be filled" by the love of God? Are their Advent Holy Hours Wednesday, mountainous obstacles in your spiritual 12/12 and Wednesday 12/19 from 6:30pm to life? How can they be "made low"? Are you 8pm in the Church. These Advent Holy Hours will include adoration and an opportunity to making decisions that have moved you reflect on our preparation for Christmas away from God? This Advent season is the through song, scripture, and spiritual reflec- time for them to "be made straight and tion. Confession will be offered during these made smooth." Prepare the way in your Holy Hours.