October 5, 2008 December 7, 2008

November 17, 2019 Thirty-Third

Sunday in Ordinary Time

SAVE THE DATES

Mass For Life Every Sat.

8:30 am

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every Tues.

10:00 am

Men’s Meeting Every 1st &

3rd Fri. 7:00 pm

DIG for TEENS Every Wed.

7:00 pm

Fire Night - Foundation Series Jan. 14 7:30 pm

The Great Adventure Bible Study

Jan. 14 7:00pm

Vigilia Pastoral 18 y 19 de Ene.

7:00 pm

Nueva Vida 1 y 2 de

Feb. 8:00 am

Curso Isaias 1 y 2 de

Feb. 8:00 am

Retiro Matrimonial Nazareth 15 y 16 de Feb.

8:00 am

Curso Santiago 15 y 16 de Feb.

8:00 am

MAILING ADDRESS: 1949 Cullen Blvd., Houston, Texas 77023 P.O. Box 230287, Houston, Texas 77223 Off: (713) 236-9977 Fax: (713) 236-0073

Web Page: www.cccgh.com OFFICE HOURS: Monday ...................... Closed Tuesday ..................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday ................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Thursday ................... 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Chapel Opens at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Jorge Alvarado, Director .................. Ext. 105 Rev. John Paul Bolger, CC Assoc. Dir….... Ext. 120 Rev. Francis A. Frankovich, C.C……………Ext. 106

Director Emeritus: Rev. Richard Paulissen, M.M. r.paulissen@yahoo.com

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Administrative Assistant………….....… Ext. 102

Aleida Hinojosa, Administrative Assistant to Director….. Ext. 101

Luz Carina Carbajal, Receptionist…………………………Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………... Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 Alfonso Ramirez, Security/Maintenance………………….Ext. 111 Margaret Colunga, Data Management………..…...…….. Ext. 110 Mela Gutierrez, Bookstore Assistant…………………….. Ext. 113 Noris Redondo, Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…......… Ext. 109 Skip Davey, Administrator…………..………….……….…. Ext. 108 Bookstore Manager…………………………………………….Ext. 112

MARRIAGE & ANNULMENTS PREPARATION:

Deacon Michael Garcia…...…………………………………….Ext. 114

ENGLISH MINISTRY: Ann Martinez, Coordinator ……………………………... Ext. 103

HISPANIC MINISTRY:

Noris Redondo, Coordinator………………………….…... Ext. 109 Gloria Morales, Assistant….………………………….…... Ext. 104

BOOKSTORE HOURS Tuesday……..10:45 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday….10:45 am - 2:00 pm Thursday…. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Not open after Mass Friday……….10:45 am - 2:00 pm and 5:30-7:30pm Sunday Mass Only

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS MONDAY: CENTER AND OFFICES CLOSED TUESDAY: 12:00 Noon - English Mass/ Chapel WEDNESDAY: 12:00 Noon Spanish Mass/Main Sanctuary

Prayer Teams are available after ‘Asamblea’

10:00 - 11:00 am First Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration

THURSDAY: 6:00 - 7:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel

7:20 - 7:30 pm Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 7:30 pm - Mass, Main Sanctuary 2nd Thursday of Each Month before Mass Blessing of Salt, Water and Oil FRIDAY: 12:00 Noon - English Mass 7:30 pm Spanish Mass

8:30 - 9:30 pm First Friday Eucharistic Adoration SATURDAY: 8:30 am Mass for Life - Chapel

SUNDAY: 9:00 - 10:00 am Eucharistic Adoration 9:30 - 10:00 am Liturgy of the Hours (Chapel) 10:00 - 10:30 am Praise & Worship Main Sanctuary 10:30 am - Mass Main Sanctuary Nigerian Mass: 2nd Sunday 1:00pm Main Sanctuary Fellowship upstairs in fellowship hall after Mass Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday 3:00 pm room 111

Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Please call for an appointment SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Sunday……….....9:30 am - 10:20 am Wednesday…….11:00 am - 11:50 am Thursday……….6:30 pm - 7:20 pm Friday…………...6:30 pm - 7:20 pm or by appointment

Prayer Intentions Larry Balsam, Sylvia Jaramillo, Avelina Estebanes, Frances Munoz, Pedro Lopez, Nathan Olivo, Carmen Garcia, Paul Alaniz, Ramon

Hernandez Angelea Martinez, Teresa & Lola Castillo, Helen Paxtot, George Castillo, Annette Saldana, Chris Ramirez, Kimberly Gonza-

lez, Manuel Saldana, Linda Adornetto, Fr. Mark Goring, John Mar-tinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Dcn Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael Trajan, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernan-

dez, Teresa Morales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Fr. Greg Gregory, There-

sa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Berna-dette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bru-no, Omar E. Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben

Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna Lopez, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Elizondo, Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis,

Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Dcn Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longoria, Alyssa Hernandez,

Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Carol Bean † Freddy Rios † Margaret Guevara † Marcus Magallon † Joe Bontke † Maria C. Rodriguez † Donila Escobar † Blasa Zepeda

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14‑20 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mk 1:21‑28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40:2, 5, 7-10; Mk 1:29‑39 Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mk 1:40‑45 Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1‑12 Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Ps 21:2-7; Mk 2:13‑17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

Next Baptism and Baptism Class Date: February 16, 2020 Time: 12:30 - 1:30

Required Documents: Birth certificate & pre-registration form must be

brought to class Please call the office & speak with Luz for

more information and to pre-register before:

February 11, 2020 713-236-9977

Office hours are Tuesday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Monday: First Week in Ordinary Time;

St. Hilary Friday: St. Anthony Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD JANUARY 12, 2020

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am Followed by

a Rosary at Planned Parenthood located at 4600 Gulf Freeway

SAINT HILARY (c. 315-367) January 13 Born in Poitiers, France, whose populace would later elect him bishop, Hilary, married and a father, was con-verted from paganism to Christianity through his reading of scripture. The focus of his prayerful study was the Prologue to the Gospel according to John, which portrays Jesus as the di-vine Logos, eternally begotten of the Father. As a result, Hilary became in the words of the biblical scholar Jerome, “the Latin Trum-pet against the Arians,” heretics who believed Jesus to be merely human, not divine. In defense of Christ’s divinity, Hilary was not only eloquent in debate but utterly fearless in the face of relentless persecution and even exile. Thus by the witness of his own discipleship, Hilary taught that faith in Jesus as the divine Son of God has consequences. Reflecting on Jesus’ challenge to his disci-ples, “You are the salt of the earth” (Matthew 5:13), Hilary notes that, as salt both preserves from corruption and adds savor to food, so must the faithful disciple bear a witness that, by word and example, leads others to immortality and virtuous living. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Breanna Castillo (1/12) Dan R. Brown (1/12) Margaret Medina (1/12) Elena Mireles (1/12) Rosa Polk (1/12) Brandon Mendoza (1/12) Anthony Sanchez (1/13) Pamela Martinez (1-13) Andrea Arredondo (1/14) Freddy Ríos (1/15) Lupe Mata, Jr. (1/15) Albert Mendoza (1/15)

Gloria Akatugba (1/16) Simone Wilks (1/16) Jadelyn Martinez (1/16) Giselle Magana (1/16) Aileen Magana (1/16) Susan Robenolt (1/17) Julia A. Williams (1/17) Irma Medina (1/17) Timothy Buchanan (1/18)

THE GREAT ADVENTURE BIBLE STUDY ~ STORY OF SALVATION ~

START DATE: TUESDAY JANUARY 14 TUESDAY NIGHT FOR 24 WEEKS

TIME: 7:00PM TO 9:00PM NO REGISTRATION FEE: FREE

REQUIREMENTS: BRING YOUR BIBLE PAPER AND PEN

“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.

Calling All Ladies

Please join the Women of Worship, (WOW) Friday January 17, 2020 7-9pm, Room 111

Houston Coalition for Life, Executive Director Christine Melchor talk on

“Ending Abortion in Houston Peacefully & Prayerfully” Please Bring your Bible and a Journal.

WOW Outreach: Join WOW as we

Walk the Cross on Telephone Road

Pray & Fast Against Human Trafficking Saturday January 25, 2020

4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087, 4:30pm-6:00pm Every 4th Saturday of the Month,

Ages 15 yrs. and up Are Welcomed!

For more information womenofworship.kim@gmail.com

www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND NEWS www.cccgh.com

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets…

What Makes A Grown Man Cry? By Mary Martha Primerano During this Christmas season when families and friends come together to celebrate with joy the opposite can be true for some of our homeless friends when loneliness can set in. While traveling through downtown we noticed a gentleman pushing a wheelchair across the street. We stopped, and asked him if he would like some food. He thought for small moment and said yes! We then agreed to meet down the block in a parking lot. Tony was a small framed gentleman, wearing a camouflage vest and pants. In his pocket he was carrying a small vase which we quickly discovered was his dad. During the course of our con-versation you could see that he was very proud of his war veteran father. He told us he had been dead for about 2 year now, and was carrying a portion of his ashes around with him. After loading Tony down with food and clothing we began to ask him questions like what brought you to Houston? How long have you been here? Where is your family? I ask these questions because I would like to hear their story. A lot of time we don’t get the luxury of knowing, but we still love and minister to them anyway. While speaking to Tony initially, he did not seem to have a care in the world. In fact the reason he was here in Texas was for a lady, 3 ladies in fact, in 3 different cities. What do you think about that he said, and now he finds himself being stolen from and just being released from jail? I do know someone who knows him better than he knows himself. I told him about the Lord, and he said that he did have a relationship with Him. As we parted, we offered prayer and with all heads bowed, we thanked God together for the sunny day, and then words like reconnect, restore, repair, bring together and reconcile began to flow. All of a sudden Tony began to weep like a baby - and this was not a pretty cry. He then reached out to hug and thank us for stopping to pray and care for his needs. On this same morning we ran into another homeless friend who we will call Kendall. As we began to catch up with Kendall we thought our friend was African American, but as it turns out his family lives in Orlando, Florida, and was originally from Haiti. Indeed we were surprised and again when it came time to pray the words reconnect and reconcile were used. With that Kendall began to pat his heart and reached out to hug us. He said our prayers had a way of getting to him. I believe this was only the work of God’s Holy Spirit also known as the Comforter. John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another helper, to be with you forever.” As the Christmas season whirls past us remember to reach out to the lonely and forgotten, and believe me they will be very grateful that you did.

If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or

breakingbreadhomeless@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Sunday December 22, 2019

$8,397.00

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!

UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE

Register at www.ccrno.org or CCRNO + P.O. Box 7515 + Metairie, La. 70010-7515

PAGINA 6 DOMINGO DEL BAUTISMO DEL SEÑOR, CICLO A 12 DE ENERO DEL 2020

UNGIDO POR DIOS

CON LA FUERZA DEL

ESPÍR ITU SANTO

Mateo 3,13-17. Cristo, el Siervo de Dios.- Es necesar io y saludable insistir, como se hace en la Iglesia Católica, en una verdad fundamental: Cristo es el Hijo de Dios. Más esa afirmación central no anula otras que son posibles, que vienen de la Escritura y que hacen mucho bien a nuestro entendimiento del misterio de Jesucristo; entre estos otros enunciados hoy vamos a centrarnos en Cristo como "Siervo" de Dios. Partamos de una base: proclamar el se-ñorío de Dios es proclamar nuestra servidumbre hacia Dios. ¿Qué es, en efecto, un señor sin siervos? ¿Hay algo más ridículo que un señor que no tiene quién atienda a sus órdenes ni quién quiera agradarle con sus acciones? Si to-mamos en serio que Dios es Señor hemos de tomar en se-rio que nosotros somos siervos suyos. Y tal es el mensaje de Cristo: mostrándose en obras y palabras como verdade-ro Siervo de Dios mostró con sus palabras y con sus obras que Dios es el Señor, es decir, mostró que Dios reina; nos dejó ver el Reino de Dios. Isaías, en la primera lectura de hoy, nos presenta un perfil de un siervo de Dios. De todas las características que él menciona, detengámonos en una, o mejor en la combinación de dos de ellas: compasivo y fuerte. No rompe la caña resquebrajada y a la vez mani-fiesta firmemente el derecho. Entiende al cansado pero no se cansa; acoge al caído mientras conserva su propio lugar y su propia misión. ¡Admirable virtud, que bien vemos brillar en Jesucristo! El Ungido.- ¿Qué es lo peculiar de Cr isto? Nuestra cul-tura, marcada por las nuevas mitologías de James Bond, Rambo o Superman, busca las claves del éxito en fortale-zas singulares: una gran astucia, una ingeniería impresio-nante, una energía sobrehumana, un valor incomparable. ¿Es así en Cristo? ¿Cristo es Cristo porque tiene una técni-ca mental, una tecnología única, un saber esotérico o por qué? Esta fiesta del bautismo del Señor nos conduce al corazón de la respuesta: lo propio de Jesús es la Unción que ha recibido. Un enunciado muy sencillo, que sin em-bargo tiene consecuencias inmensas. Si lo peculiar de Cris-

to fuera una técnica mental entonces ser cristiano significa-ría ser mentalista. Si lo peculiar de Cristo fuera una ener-gía sobrehumana entonces no habría diferencia entre ser cristiano y ser un griego pagano, de aquellos que cantaban las gestas de Aquiles o el ingenio de Ulises. Si lo peculiar de Cristo fuera un saber escondido, esotérico, como lo plantean autores como J. J. Benítez en nuestros días, en-tonces ser cristiano es instruirse en unos misterios que, como no han sido enseñados por la Iglesia, implican que la Iglesia es una gigantesca farsa. En sentido contrario: si lo peculiar de Cristo es la unción del Espíritu Santo, y ese Espíritu viene a habitar en nosotros, entonces ser cristiano es básicamente participar del Espíritu de Jesús, cosa que no suena nada discorde de lo que enseña Pablo: "porque todos los que son guiados por el Espíritu de Dios, los tales son hijos de Dios" (Rom 8,14). ¡Dios Santo! Todo está en la acción del Espíritu Santo en nosotros, y el primero, y quien ha inaugurado ese camino para nosotros, es Jesucris-to.

P. Nelson Medina F., O.P

“EL SEÑOR BENDICE A SU PUEBLO CON LA PAZ ”

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Sal 116 (115):12-19; Mc 1:14‑20 Martes: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Mc 1:21‑28 Miércoles: 1 Sm 3:1-10, 19-20; Sal 40 (39):2, 5, 7-10; Mc 1:29‑39 Jueves: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Sal 44 (43):10-11, 14-15, 24-25; Mc 1:40‑45 Viernes: 1 Sm 8:4-7, 10-22a; Sal 89 (88):16-19; Mc 2:1‑12 Sábado: 1 Sm 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1a; Sal 21 (20):2-7; Mc 2:13‑17 Domingo: Is 49:3, 5-6; Sal 40 (39):2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34

PAGINA 7 12 DE ENERO DEL 2020

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66 Martes: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Lc 1:67-79 Miércoles: Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88):4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Hch 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Noche: Is 9:1-6; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 11-13; Tit 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14 Aurora: Is 62:11-12; Sal 97 (96):1, 6, 11-12; Tit 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20 Día: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Jueves: Hch 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Viernes: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Sábado: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Sal 124 (123):2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18 Domingo: Eclo 3:2-6, 12-14; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

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