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Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for contemplation in the practice of the active life, while those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the works of the active life so as to become yet more apt for contemplation. –

Domingo XV tiempo ordinario ciclo C 2019

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El culto a Dios, ya bien trazado en la Ley, se confirma. También el amor al prójimo. Y junto a eso, la descripción de quien ayuda al necesitado y de quien no. Los que no se acercan al viajero malherido son, precisamente, los más altos representantes de la religión oficial judía. Y el pecado de omisión tiene varias lecturas, porque tanto el levita como el sacerdote no se acercaron al hombre que yacía porque, tal vez, podría estar muerto y la cercanía a un cadáver volvía impuros –según la Ley— a los sacerdotes judíos y no podían actuar. Pero, obviamente, ese era el pretexto. La cuestión básica fue no prestar ayuda. No sentir compasión por el semejante herido y abandonado. Continue reading “Domingo XV tiempo ordinario ciclo C 2019”

St Vincent de Paul

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In the month of June, through your gifts, the Society of St Vincent de Paul brought the love and care of Jesus to the poor by assisting a single mother with a child with severe asthma. They live in an upstairs apartment without air conditioning. We were able to purchase a small window unit which will supply much needed comfort for this child. In addition, we assisted three adults with emergency housing, one family with rental assistance and two families with utility payments. TOGETHER WE CAN HELP THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING. THANK YOU!

Saint Polycarp of Smyrna

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You threaten me with fire which burns for an hour, and after a little is extinguished, but are ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and of eternal punishment, reserved for the ungodly. But why do you tarry? Bring forth what you will.

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Symbolism in the Church #18

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Another image we have of Jesus in the foyer area is the Infant of Prague. I do not know when this image was brought here to St Joseph Church, but it has been here for quite a while. There is no specific information as to when the original statue of the Infant of Prague was made. In Spain, around the 1300s, there were similar images made with a wood base carved, covered in wax. It came on the radar for devotion, as it was said St Theresa of Avila had it for a while. There were political connections between Spain and Germany that were fostered, and along with it, devotion to the child Jesus. That would explain the devotion in the German Tradition. It went through wars and mishandling in the 1600s and ended up in Prague. Many miracles have been attributed to the original image in Prague. The original looks more like a doll than a statue because of the wax, but is not something to play with as it is very fragile. Continue reading “Symbolism in the Church #18”

Domingo XIV Tiempo Ordinario ciclo C 2019

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Las lecturas de hoy nos muestran la diferencia entre los que aceptan el mensaje de Dios y los que lo rechazan. En la primera lectura, del profeta Isaías, se proclama la paz y bondad que Dios dará a su pueblo si son fieles a la Alianza, pero ellos son responsables si se alejan de Dios. En el evangelio de Lucas, Jesucristo manda a los setenta y dos discípulos a los pueblos antes de que llegue El. Les manda llevar paz y curar a los enfermos. Pero respecto a los pueblos que rechazan al evangelio, Jesús le dice a sus discípulos que sacudan el polvo de sus pies «en señal de protesta» contra tales pueblos. La decisión libre que rechaza el evangelio trae separación de Dios. Somos nosotros los que nos alejamos, no es Dios el que nos abandona. Hemos de reconocer las consecuencias de rechazar el Evangelio. Cuando reconocemos esas consecuencias, reiteramos la urgencia de aceptar la invitación de vivir el Evangelio. Continue reading “Domingo XIV Tiempo Ordinario ciclo C 2019”