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S C L F, C 92028-2457 T: 760.689.6200 F:760.689.6230 www.stpeter-fallbrook.org 20-21 February, 2016 Page/Página 2 S R When the time was right, God S S L came up with a brilliant solution. Instead of offering love just from An Offer You Can Refuse on high, he would himself take shape on earth as Jesus—the The readings this Sunday will talk about God’s Messiah, the Christ. Jesus was “covenant” with human beings, offered not once but to actually become the very love many times. It is an agreement that we have some- that God had offered for so times kept. many centuries. The great covenant offer fits into just eleven words. And since he was completely a human being, he “I will be your God and you will be my people.” God was also at the same time the people’s loving re- promises to love us greatly and in return we pledge sponse. As God and man he was able to fulfill both to love God above all things. Originally, our first par- halves of the covenant! ents had such a relationship with God in the Garden of Eden. The Transfiguration in Sunday’s Gospel seems modeled on a covenant ceremony! Jesus is trans- But God had given free will to them, and he formed, his clothes dazzling as fire (a counterpart to watched with anguish as this same free will rejected the fire in the First Reading). Just as with Abram, his love. God toiled to re-establish the covenant terrifying darkness closes in. Within the darkness, agreement. God’s voice repeats the premise of the new cove- nant. “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” After many such refusals (First Reading) he singled out a paltry old nomadic man named Abram and In the cross and resurrection the covenant is finally said to him, fulfilled on both sides, the Godly one and the human one. We no longer have to offer sacrifices to make Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you good on a covenant. We have only to let ourselves can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be joined to Jesus who has accomplished our cove- be.” nantal response to the Father. What is Abram’s reaction? How do we do this? In Baptism we began it. We continue in each Mass, each communion we re- Abram put his faith in the Lord. ceive. We say “Amen” to the covenant so many God credited it to him as an act of times broken, but now established in Jesus forever righteousness.* as the “new and everlasting covenant.” God credits Abram with desiring to receive the of- _______________ fered love (“I will be your God”) and in return putting *This last word, righteousness, means something like “holiness,” his faith in the Lord (“you will be my people”). or, “to be the person you ought to be when you are with God.” Abram was ratifying the agreement (at least for the moment). John Foley, SJ An ancient sacrificial cult then took place. As the Fr. John Foley, SJ is a composer and scholar at sun was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram and Saint Louis University. a deep, terrifying darkness enveloped him. Fire ap- Copyright © 2015, John B. Foley, SJ peared among the animals that Abram had slain. All rights reserved. God spoke, promising a homeland—the “promised Permission is hereby granted to reproduce for personal or parish use. land”—to Abram and his descendants. This offer symbolized God’s half of the covenant. The other half was up to Abram and his wife Sara, Let nothing disturb you, Nothing frighten you. because covenants are two way relationships. The All things are passing. God never changes. two had a son at last, in their extreme old age (Gen Patient endurance attains all things. 18: 10ff). Good! But the son’s descendants some- times kept the covenant and sometimes did not. As Whoever possesses God lacks nothing, time went by, the famous covenant was forgotten God alone is sufficient. and ignored. —St. Teresa of Ávila— St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Parish Page/Página 3 M. L MC, P S S L 760.689.6250 [email protected] READINGS FOR THE WEEK Please join the school children in the Church, as they Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18; Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14; lead us in Praying the Rosary at 2:30pm on the following Phil 3:17 — 4:1 [3:20 — 4:1]; Lk 9:28b-36 dates: April 8 May 13 Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Stations of the Cross: Mt 23:1-12 Feb. 26 at 2:15pm Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 March 11 at 2:15pm March 18 at 11:15am Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 SHOP WITH SCRIP Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Major Market, Manor Cleaners, Northgate, Daniels, Albertsons, Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Chipotle, Stater Brothers, Target, Walmart, Arco, Chevron, Mobil, Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Amazon, Home Depot, Fresco Grill, Garden Center, Trupiano’s, Yo- gurt Palace, Kohl’s, Macy’s, and 1,000’s more locations! Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11; 1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12; Lk 13:1-9 You can earn money for the school by making your regular household Alternate readings (Year A): purchases. Instead of paying with cash or credit, use SCRIP! Order Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; your Scrip by Monday---receive it by Friday! It’s that easy! Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] Sample Family Spending Monthly FREE MONEY YOUTH MINISTRY - D A 760.689.6213 Based on 100 families Per Family to the School! [email protected] Groceries $400.00 $19,200.00 Gasoline $300.00 $9,000.00 Keep the flame burning! Check out these events for High Dining Out $100.00 $12,000.00 School Youth in the Bosco Center! Bring your friends! Clothing $100.00 $7,200.00 Guys and Girls Bible Study - every Monday night - Entertainment $50.00 $5,400.00 7pm-8:30pm Home Improvement $200.00 $4,800.00 F U E L High School Youth Group - every 2nd and WOW!!!! $57,600.00 4th Wednesday - 7pm-9pm Open Gym - every 1st and 3rd Wednesday - 7pm- 9pm Guys Hoops - every Thursday - 7pm-9pm Movie Night - last Friday of the month - 7pm-9pm Next “IGNITE” Mass March 13th - 4:30pm Bishop Flores 1 million dollar Tuition Assistance Program The 2016-2017 school year marks the diocese’s sec- ond year of the Bishop Flores Scholars Tuition Assis- tance Program to provide annual K-12 tuition assis- tance totaling $1,000,000.00. We believe that Catholic education should be both affordable and accessible to every child and family who desires it regardless of their background, neighborhood, family income, or culture. All Families who may need help with tuition are encour- “Get On The Bus” is most excited to ramp up for an- aged to apply for the Bishop Flores Scholars Tuition other exciting visit to California Women’s Prison on Assistance Program January 29-March 18. For infor- Friday, May 27th, 2016. To help our parish renew our mation on eligibility, deadlines, applicant qualifications, enthusiasm & commitment Robert Martinez from the award distributions, costs, recipient responsibilities and program will again be speaking at all the Masses the other facts, visit the Bishop Flores Scholars Tuition As- th th sistance Program website at: week-end of March 5 & 6 . Please keep this non-profit program in your prayers as we continuously pray for its www.bishopfloresscholars.org or stop by the School success again this year.