C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS 8081 S.W. 54 Court Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.4911 Fax: 305.667.8067 info@epiphanycatholicchurch.comepiphanycatholicchurch.com

SCHOOL Sister Margaret Fagan, IHM, Principal Ms. Ana Oliva, Vice Principal 5557 S.W. 84 Street Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.5251 Fax: 305.667.6828 epiphanycatholicschool.com CONVENT Sister Carmen Teresa, IHM, Superior Telephone: 305.667.2144

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & PASTORAL SERVICES Mrs. Isabel Prellezo, Director Telephone: 305.665.0037 MINISTRY OF MUSIC Mr. Thomas Schuster, Organist Mr. Georgi Danchev, Choirmaster Mr. Eddie Valdéz, Cantor Telephone: 305.667.4911

Monsignor Jude O’Doherty, Pastor

Father Lazarus Govin, Associate Pastor

Father Ireneusz Ekiert, in Residence

Deacon Don Livingstone

Deacon Norman Ruíz-Castañeda

Deacon Thomas V. Eagan

Deacon Marcos Pérez

Deacon Eduardo Smith

MASSES Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:00 a.m.

Saturday 8:00 a.m.

Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m. 12:30* & 6:00 p.m. (*Spanish)

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday-Friday 7:00-8:00 a.m. & 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

ROSARY Daily 7:40 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 4:30 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the Parish Office two months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Call the Parish Office one year in advance.

February 26, 2017 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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PASTOR’S PEN

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death. This season urgently calls us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God “with all their hearts” to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow in friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return; by that patient expectation, he shows us his readiness to forgive. Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply. I would now like to consider the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. Let us find inspiration in this meaningful story, for it provides a key to understanding what we need to do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life. It exhorts us to sincere conversion. The parable begins by presenting its two main characters. The poor man is described in greater detail: he is wretched and lacks the strength even to stand. Lying before the door of the rich man, he feeds on the crumbs falling from his table. His body is full of sores and dogs come to lick his wounds. The picture is one of great misery; it portrays a man disgraced and pitiful. The scene is even more dramatic if we consider that the poor man is called Lazarus: a name full of promise, which literally means God helps. This character is not anonymous. His features are clearly delineated and he appears as an individual with his own story. While practically invisible to the rich man, we see and know him as someone familiar. He becomes a face, and as such, a gift, a priceless treasure, a human being whom God loves and cares for, despite his concrete condition as an outcast. Lazarus teaches us that other persons are a gift. A right relationship with people consists in gratefully recognizing their value. Even the poor person at the door of the rich is not a nuisance, but a summons to conversion and to change. The parable first invites us to open the doors of our heart to others because each person is a gift, whether it be our neighbor or an anonymous pauper. Lent is a favorable season for opening the doors to all those in need and recognizing in them the face of Christ. Each of us meets people like this every day. Each life that we encounter is a gift deserving acceptance, respect and love. The word of God helps us to open our eyes to welcome and love life, especially when it is weak and vulnerable. But in order to do this, we have to take seriously what the Gospel tells us about the rich man. The parable is unsparing in its description of the contradictions associated with the rich man. Unlike poor Lazarus, he does not have a name; he is simply called “a rich man". His opulence was seen in his extravagant and expensive robes. Purple cloth was even more precious than silver and gold, and was thus reserved to divinities and kings, while fine linen gave one an almost sacred character. The man was clearly ostentatious about his wealth, and in the habit of displaying it daily: “He feasted sumptuously every day". In him we can catch a dramatic glimpse of the corruption of sin, which progresses in three successive stages: love of money, vanity and pride. The Apostle Paul tells us that “the love of money is the root of all evils". It is the main cause of corruption and a source of envy, strife and suspicion. Money can come to dominate us, even to the point of becoming a tyrannical idol. Instead of being an instrument at our service for doing good and showing solidarity towards others, money can chain us and the entire world to a selfish logic that leaves no room for love and hinders peace.

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2017 LENTEN MESSAGE FROM POPE FRANCIS

The parable then shows that the rich man’s greed makes him vain. His personality finds expression in appearances, in showing others what he can do. But his appearance masks an interior emptiness. His life is a prisoner to outward appearances, to the most superficial and fleeting aspects of existence. The lowest rung of this moral degradation is pride. The rich man dresses like a king and acts like a god, forgetting that he is merely mortal. For those corrupted by love of riches, nothing exists beyond their own ego. Those around them do not come into their line of sight. The result of attachment to money is a sort of blindness. The rich man does not see the poor man who is starving, hurting, lying at his door. Looking at this character, we can understand why the Gospel so bluntly condemns the love of money: “No one can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money" (Mt 6:24). The Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus helps us to make a good preparation for the approach of Easter. The liturgy of Ash Wednesday invites us to an experience quite similar to that of the rich man. When the priest imposes the ashes on our heads, he repeats the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return". As it turned out, the rich man and the poor man both died, and the greater part of the parable takes place in the afterlife. The two characters suddenly discover that “we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it" (1 Tim 6:7). We too see what happens in the afterlife. There the rich man speaks at length with Abraham, whom he calls “father", as a sign that he belongs to God’s people. This detail makes his life appear all the more contradictory, for until this moment there had been no mention of his relation to God. In fact, there was no place for God in his life. His only god was himself. The rich man recognizes Lazarus only amid the torments of the afterlife. He wants the poor man to alleviate his suffering with a drop of water. What he asks of Lazarus is similar to what he could have done but never did. Abraham tells him: “During your life you had your fill of good things, just as Lazarus had his fill of bad. Now he is being comforted here while you are in agony”. In the afterlife, a kind of fairness is restored and life’s evils are balanced by good. The parable goes on to offer a message for all Christians. The rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers, who are still alive. But Abraham answers: “They have Moses and the prophets, let them listen to them". Countering the rich man’s objections, he adds: “If they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead". The rich man’s real problem thus comes to the fore. At the root of all his ills was the failure to heed God’s word. As a result, he no longer loved God and grew to despise his neighbor. The word of God is alive and powerful, capable of converting hearts and leading them back to God. When we close our heart to the gift of God’s word, we end up closing our heart to the gift of our brothers and sisters. Dear friends, Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbor. The Lord, who overcame the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty days in the desert, shows us the path we must take. Pope Francis

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Date Time Mass Intentions Requested by

Saturday Feb. 25

5:30 PM + Estela Fernandez Mrs. Scott

Family Penin Family

Sunday Feb. 26

8:00 AM + +

Mary Ann Unanue G. Brian Brodeur

Sheryl DiCarlo Family Eleanor Stritter

9:30 AM + +

Jose & Maria Camps Maria Teresa Garcia-Montes

Casamayor Family Lita V. Pino

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Arnoldo Robelo, Sr. Adelaida Miranda

Agnes Robelo Cristina Miranda & Family

6:00 PM + +

Marie Ferrero Esther Fernandez

Armenteros Family Fernandez Family

Monday Feb. 27

6:30 AM + +

Julia Almeida Hernandez Holy Souls in Purgatory

Pistorino Family Marie

8:00 AM +

Angelina Benedetti Persio Hernandez

Yidi Family Andreina Hernandez

Tuesday Feb. 28

6:30 AM + +

George Prendes Barbara Graham & Richard Trucka

Wife & Children Family

8:00 AM + +

Alvaro Luis Castillo Asela Raurell

Parents Diaz Family

Ash Wednesday Mar. 1

6:30 AM 8:00 AM

+

Walter & Dorothy Kelley Living and Deceased Epiphany Parishioners

9:30 AM 4:00 PM 7:30 PM

Living and Deceased Epiphany Parishioners Living and Deceased Epiphany Parishioners Living and Deceased Epiphany Parishioners

Thursday Mar. 2

6:30 AM + +

Peggy Ibarmea Valentina Delfino

Family Valentina Silva

8:00 AM + +

Frank Mackle, IV Isaias & Waldina Diaz-Forero

Lisa Mackle Family

Friday Mar. 3

6:30 AM + +

Lillian Wong Humberto Gonzalez, Jr.

Wong-Williamson Family Family

8:00 AM + +

Epiphany Parishioners Alex Carrion

Family

Saturday Mar. 4

8:00 AM +

In Thanksgiving Fred & Lucky Dyer

Norman Salas Family Emily Dyer

Saturday Mar. 4 (Sunday Vigil)

5:30 PM + +

Jorge Mirabal Lila Abdou

Ervesun Family Shahin Family

Sunday Mar. 5

8:00 AM +

Soldiers in Harm’s Way Alicia Aixala

Shahin Family Pistorino Family

9:30 AM + +

Sante de Leo Roberto Suero

Family Beatriz Suero

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Rev. Madre San Luis Luisa Antonia Rendiles Max Kelly, Sr.

Cisneros Family Llaneza Family

6:00 PM + Johnathon Perez Carolina Pinero Erdman

Family Parents

MASS INTENTIONS

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Extraordinary Ministers March 4/5 Lectors Altar Servers Of Holy Communion

D Galceran C Mirza Collazo

A Gomez 1 Mirza Collazo

C Hassan 2 Al Collazo Sat 5:30 PM Alina Plasencia E Myrtetus 3 Vivian Delgado Msgr. O'Doherty Cristina Zizold M Ortiz 4 Isa Diaz

B Palacio 5 Max Diaz

C Paar 6 Sister Margaret

J Salvat 7 Sister Carmen Teresa

C Chuck Broyard

1 Amanda Rodriguez Sun 8:00 AM Kellie Montoya D Garcia 2 Tom Beier Fr. Ekiert Henry Pujol M Herrholz 3 Chuck Broyard

4 Mariana O’Naghten

5 Juan O’Naghten

C Eileen Fernandez-Silva

1 Eileen Fernandez-Silva

A Alfano 2 Jorge Fernandez-Silva Sun 9:30 AM Gaby de Céspedes-López R Bumanglag 3 Nydia Gonzalez Fr. Ekiert Mike Herold C Fernandez 4 Rick Gonzalez

A Gonzalez 5 Charbel Heshema

6 Monica Perez

7 Alfie Perez

C Gus Robayna

V Gomez 1 Tania Porro

K Gonzalez 2 John Porro

I Gurdian 3 Diana Rodriguez Sun 11:00 AM Vivian Lasaga I Herran 4 Maria Renfrow Msgr. O'Doherty Ileana Bravo-Gordon S Hoyos 5 Richard Renfrow

V Martin 6 Mirta Robelo

M Martinez 7 Arnoldo Robelo

B Muñoz 8 Gus Robayna

C Frank Varona

1 Marta Rosales

2 Adolfo Rosales Sun 12:30 PM Gisela Cacciamani D Gongora 3 Frank Varona Fr. Govin Marisol D. Henriquez H Gonzalez 4 Raul Rosell

5 Titi Pujals-Rosell

6 Pamela Ugarte

7 Enrique Ugarte

C Linares C Esther Maria Sousa

T Lombard 1 Esther Maria Sousa Sun 6:00 PM Margaret Gidel J Packert 2 Gladys Patiño Fr. Govin Julio Ramírez A Romagosa 3 Mari Campo

C Silva 4 Maria Cristina Rodriguez

A Yaniz 5 Alberto Rodriguez

J Yaniz 6 Rosie Verde

C Alcobe-Garibay 7 Armando Verde

MASS SCHEDULES

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The next game will be on March 11 at 9:30 a.m.

We get together for a couple of hours of informal softball at the Epiphany baseball field. We call it “Knights of Columbus and Friends Softball” and it is open to all Epiphany Parishioners. Ages are from 15 to 95 and no experience is needed. Please join us for some fun time, exercise, and Christian companionship

Schedule change: Please note that our next game will not be on the first Saturday of March, instead this month it will take place on Saturday, March 11 at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, please contact Carl Lowell at 305-546-4347 (cell), 305-666-9843 (home), or by email at carlvlowell@aol.com.

Contemplative Cenacle of the Divine Mercy

Monday, March 6,

at 7:30 p.m. in the church

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASHES AND FAITH

This Wednesday is ASH WEDNESDAY, and the

season of Lent begins. The word seasons in the

church actually means that we celebrate the

different stages in the life of Jesus Christ…His

birth, death, resurrection and the establishment

of the church …in other words, Advent,

Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost.

The wearing of ashes goes back many centuries

and is a special day in the life of the church. The

marking of ashes on your forehead and the

words, “Remember, man, that thou are dust, and

unto dust thou shall return” or “Repent and

believe in the Gospel” remind us of our mortality,

and equally important, remember that that you

are a child of God, and your life on earth is just a

preparation for our eternity in heaven with God.

As the season of Lent begins on Ash

Wednesday, we should prepare our souls and

repent from our sins which caused Christ’s

sufferings and brought pain to others. We

should try to rid ourselves to selfishness, greed

and self-indulgence so that we can “rise” to a

new life with God at Easter. The greatest prayer

we have is the Mass, and if possible during Lent,

we should try to attend daily Mass.

During Lent, remember your loved ones who are

now with God and pray for the souls in

Purgatory. They need your prayerful help and

be assured, when they reach Heaven, they will

remember you.

Everyone asks what should I give up during

Lent? Nothing! Instead of giving up something,

why not give something which will help you, your

relatives and friends? Why not give yourself to

worshipping and adoring God in as many ways

as your life permits.

Wear the ashes proudly, and love your God and

neighbor during Lent, and thank God for your gift

of faith.

Every Moment, Every Day, Is an Opportunity to Become a Better Version of Ourselves…

“WOMAN’S EMMAUS XXV” March 3-5, 2017

Join us on a journey to enrich your spirituality, get closer to our Lord and feel the friendship and love of our Epiphany community.

Applications are available in the Rectory. If you are interested in attending, please submit your application by February 20, 2017. For information, please call Cristi Vonder Haar, 305.979.9150 or Marcela Reardon, 786.208.2364.

REMEMBER!

The Sunday Preschool and the Holy Family Center operate every Sunday

during the 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Masses.

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Parish Pilgrim Virgin Ministry

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Rosa Maria Alvarez; Daniel Beltran; Pat Clarke;

Ana Alicia Fernandez; Stephen Hohauser; Fernando Hubert; Patsy Kamercia;

Daniel Manichello; Meg Mouzavires; Michael Nuin; Carolyn Nuin; Ana Pinedo; Leticia Podesta; Richard Roth; Sandra Albornoz Scharzkopf;

Esther Suarez; Paulina Tawil; Margie Vail; Teodula Wong.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Father Noel Bennett; Raymond Domit; Andrzej Findeisen; Maria May;

Robert Keith McDaniel; Rosalina Sackstein; Jorge Salazar; Sebastian Tamindzija.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Guidelines for Abstaining & Fasting Abstinence from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, all the Fridays of Lent and on Good Friday, by Catholics 14 years and older. Fasting is observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those bound by this rule may take only one full meal a day. Two smaller meals are permitted as necessary to maintain strength according to one's needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted.

During the week of February 26 the Parish Pilgrim Virgin will be in the home of:

Pedro & Lourdes Manrique 786.537.5262 Cesar & Janet Armstrong 305.496.2722

To schedule your visit, please call Luis & Patricia Siman at 305.238.4555

Schedule of Masses: Wednesday, March 1

6:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence Ash Wednesday and the days leading to the first Sunday of Lent are, in a sense, the time the church gives us to separate ourselves from Mardi Gras and ease ourselves into a new way of life marked by praying, fasting, and almsgiving. The liturgies for these days are rich in images that call us to this conversion: “Return to me with your whole heart... Gather the people... Be reconciled to God... Now is the acceptable time.” With the sign of ashes, we begin our journey to Easter. With the sign of the ashes we are summoned to die with Christ and we are summoned to live with Christ. We make a beginning with ashes on this day, and we will end this season in the fire of the Easter Vigil. 1. We have Mass every day at 6:30 and 8:00

a.m. There is no better way of turning towards God than attending daily Mass.

2. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed every day here in the church, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. and again from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

3. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the Adoration Chapel every Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

4. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available every Saturday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

5. Making the Stations of the Cross is a spectacular way of meditating on this part of Christ's life in preparation for Easter.

“BLOW THE TRUMPET, PROCLAIM A FAST, CALL AN ASSEMBLY..."

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ARCHBISHOP’S CHARIT IES & DEVELOPMENT DRIVE

EPIPHANY GOAL - $600,000

So far, we have received pledges of $384,00.

We still have a long way to go to reach our goal,

but with your help we will reach it!

We are most appreciative of all who responded to be part of

this great work. If you have not yet done so, please consider

sending your pledge and help us achieve our goal. We know

from your past support you will respond admirably with your

generous pledge to help the needy and the most abandoned.

As your pastor, I am grateful for your faithful stewardship and

commitment to the Archbishop’s Charities Drive.

There is a gift for everyone!

No gift is too small!

Because of you...

The Archbishop’s Charities Drive changes lives.

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