MISSION STATEMENT. ARCHBISHOP OF MIAMI Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski. PASTOR: Rev. Francis A. Akwue, CSSp. PASTOR EMERITUS: Msgr. James B.

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1 ARCHBISHOP OF MIAMI Most Reverend Thomas G. Wenski PASTOR: Rev. Francis A. Akwue, CSSp PASTOR EMERITUS: Msgr. James B. Reynolds DAILY MASS: 8:00 a.m. SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES: 4:00 p.m. (English) MISSION STATEMENT SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00, 10:00, & 11:30 a.m. (English) 1:30 p.m. (Spanish) HOLY DAYS VIGIL MASS: 6:00 p.m. HOLY DAYS MASSES: 8:00 a.m., 12:00, and 6:00 p.m. ST. JUDE NOVENA: Every Monday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass MIRACULOUS MEDAL NOVENA: Every Saturday following the 8:00 a.m. Mass LEGION OF MARY DEVOTIONS: Every First Saturday following 8:00 a.m. Mass HOMEBOUND: Contact the Parish Office for Sacraments. PARISH OFFICE: Phone: (954) Fax: (954) PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Six Month Preparation Period Required. Parishioners should contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance to make appt. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Parishioners should contact the Parish Office to make an appointment with the pastor three months prior to Baptism English Baptism First Sunday of the Month Spanish Baptism Last Sunday of the Month CONFESSION: Before every Saturday Vigil and Sunday Mass and by appointment RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (C.C.D.): Sundays September to May 9:45am English & 11:45am Spanish

2 December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent For us Catholics, the new Liturgical Year commences with the first Sunday of Advent. In this new liturgical year, the Church not only wishes to indicate the beginning of a period, but the beginning of a renewed commitment to the faith by all those who follow Christ, the Lord. This time of prayer and path of penance that is so powerful, rich and intense, endeavors to give us a renewed impetus to truly welcome the message of the One who was incarnated for us. In fact, the entire Liturgy of the Advent Season, will spur us to an awakening in our Christian life and will put us in a vigilant disposition, to wait for Our Lord Jesus who is coming. The Season of Advent is therefore a season of vigilant waiting, that prepares us to welcome the mystery of the Word Incarnate, who will give the Light to the womb of the Virgin Mary, but essentially this time prepares us not only to welcome this great event but to incarnate it in our lives. We could say that the true light enters the world through the immaculate womb of Mary but it does not stay there. On the contrary, this light flows out into our dark, obscure, sinful lives to illuminate them, so that we can become the light that illuminates the world. For this reason, let us live this time of waiting not only to celebrate a historical memory but to repeat this memory in our lives and in the service of others. To wait for the Lord who comes, means to wait and to watch so that the Word of Love enters inside us and focuses us every day of our lives. We must start our journey to ascend to the mountain of the Lord, to be illuminated by His Words of peace and to allow Him to indicate the path to tread. (cf. Is 2:1 5). Moreover, we must change our conduct abandoning the works of darkness and put on the armor of light and so seek only to do God s work and to abandon the deeds of the flesh. (cf. Rm 13:12 14). Jesus, through the story in the parable, outlines the Christian life style that must not be distracted and indifferent but must be vigilant and recognize even the smallest sign of the Lord s coming because we don t know the hour in which He will arrive. (cf. Mt 24:39 44) Excerpted from the website of Congregation for the Clergy 3 de Diciembre, Domingo de Adviento Para nosotros, los Católicos, el nuevo Año Litúrgico comienza con el Primer Domingo de Adviento. En este nuevo año litúrgico, la iglesia no solo desea indicar el comienzo de un periodo, sino también el comienzo de un renovado compromiso con la fe para todos los que siguen a Cristo, el Señor. Este tiempo de oración y camino de penitencia que es tan poderoso, rico e intenso, se esfuerza por darnos un ímpetu renovado y verdaderamente acogedor al mensaje de Aquel quién se encarno por nosotros. De hecho, toda la Liturgia de la temporada de Adviento, nos impulsará a un despertar en nuestra vida Cristiana y nos pondrá en una disposición vigilante, para esperar a Nuestro Señor Jesús que viene. La Tiempo de Adviento es, por lo tanto, una temporada de espera vigilante, que nos prepara para recibir el misterio del Verbo Encarnado, que dará la Luz al útero de la Virgen Maria, pero no permanece allí. Por el contrario, esta luz fluye hacia nuestra vidas oscuras, oscuras y pecaminosas para iluminarlas, de modo que podamos convertirnos en la luz que ilumina el mundo Por esta razón, vivamos esta tiempo de espera no solo para celebrar una memoria histórica sino para repetir esta vivencia en nuestras vidas y en el servicio a los demás. Esperar al Señor que viene, significa aguardar y estar en vigilia de manera que el Verbo del Amor entre nosotros sea el centro de cada dia en nuestras vidas. Debemos comenzar nuestro camino para subir a la montaña del Señor, para ser iluminados por Sus Palabras de paz y permitirle que Él indique el camino a seguir. (véase Is 2: 1 5). Además, debemos cambiar nuestra conducta abandonando las obras de las tinieblas y ponernos la armadura de la luz y, por lo tanto, buscar únicamente hacer la obra de Dios y abandonar las obras de la carne. (ver. Rm 13: 12 14). Jesús, a través de la historia en la parábola, delinea el estilo de vida cristiano a seguir y no debe de ser distraído e indiferente, sino que debe estar atento y distinguir hasta el más minimo signo de la venida del Señor porque no sabemos la hora en que Él llegará. (ver Mt 24: 39 44). Excerpted from the website of Congregation for the Clergy

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