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October 28, 2018 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement

Remember to set your clocks

BACK 1 Hour Saturday

Night November 3,

Daylight Savings Time ends!

Mission Statement The Catholic Charismatic Center is dedicated to bringing all people to the full life of Jesus Christ and His

Church through the Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

All Saints Day, November 1 is a Holy Day of Obligation the

Charismatic Center will be Closed. Liturgy only at 7:30 pm

OFFICE, STAFF, MASS, & RECONCILIATION INFORMATION

OFFICE STAFF: Alicia Driscoll, Assistant to Administrator………….....… Ext. 102

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

Salisha Miller, Receptionist………………………………. Ext. 100 Ann Martinez, English Ministry…………….…..…………. Ext. 103 Joe Lopez, Security/Maintenance……………….…….… Ext. 111 Gloria Morales, Hispanic Ministry Assistant……….…... Ext. 104 José Molina, 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

Vietnamese Mass: 2nd Sunday at 3:00 pm room 111

Please call the office for appointment.

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

For Baptisms, email Marisa at: marisawilks@yahoo.com

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 Open at 5:30 pm Friday ........................ 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PASTORAL STAFF: Rev. Mark Goring, CC, Director ................ Ext. 105 Rev. Francis Frankovich, CC, Assoc. Dir.. Ext. 106 Fr. Jorge Alvarado, C.C……………………...Ext. 120

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

Prayer Intentions Fr. Mark Goring, C.C., John Martinez, Jesse Flores, Fr. George Olsovsky, Al Colunga, Deacon Michael Garcia, Joe Sierra, Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan, Sara

Zepeda, Zachary Colunga, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Tere-sa Morales, Ector Mata, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epi-fania Denbo, Mary Ann Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Grego-ry, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonza-

les, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar E. Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velas-co, Adrianna Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel,

Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Glo-ria Castro, Dorita Martinez, Victor Villarreal, Suzanne Eli-

zondo, Joshua Castro, Monica Garcia, Preston Lewis, Rudy Reyna, Catalina Rivera, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez,

Elijah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Lon-goria, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman

In Memoriam † Sr. Kathleen Smith † Jacqueline Bonasso † Sixto J. Pena

Readings for the Week of October 28, 2018 Monday: Eph 4:32 — 5:8; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 13:10-17 Tuesday: Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a, 25-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a Friday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or from the Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016 Saturday: Phil 1:18b-26; Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef; Lk 14:1, 7-11 Sunday: Dt 6:2-6; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28b-34

THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER… THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 28, 2018

St. Martin de Porres Saint of the day for November 3

“Father unknown” is the cold legal phrase sometimes used on baptismal records. “Half-breed” or “war souvenir” is the cruel name inflicted by those of “pure” blood. Like many others, Martin might have grown to be a bitter man, but he did not. It was said that even as a child he gave his heart and his goods to the poor and despised. He was the son of a freed woman of Panama, probably black but also possibly of indigenous stock, and a Spanish grandee of Lima, Peru. His parents never married each other. Martin inherited the features and dark complexion of his mother. That irked his father, who finally acknowledged his son after eight years. After the birth of a sister, the father abandoned the family. Martin was reared in poverty, locked into a low level of Lima’s society. When he was 12, his mother apprenticed him to a barber-surgeon. Martin learned how to cut hair and also how to draw blood—a standard medical treatment then—care for wounds, and prepare and administer medicines. After a few years in this medical apostolate, Martin applied to the Dominicans to be a “lay helper,” not feeling himself worthy to be a religious brother. After nine years, the example of his prayer and penance, charity and humility, led the community to request him to make full religious profession. Many of his nights were spent in prayer and penitential practices; his days were filled with nursing the sick and caring for the poor. It was particularly impressive that he treated all people regardless of their color, race, or status. He was instrumental in founding an orphanage, took care of slaves brought from Africa, and managed the daily alms of the priory with practicality, as well as generosity. He became the procurator for both priory and city, whether it was a matter of “blankets, shirts, candles, candy, miracles or prayers!” When his priory was in debt, he said, “I am only a poor mu-latto. Sell me. I am the property of the order. Sell me.” Side by side with his daily work in the kitchen, laundry, and infirmary, Martin’s life reflected God’s extraordinary gifts: ecstasies that lifted him into the air, light filling the room where he prayed, bi-location, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures, and a remarkable rapport with animals. His charity extended to beasts of the field and even to the vermin of the kitchen. He would excuse the raids of mice and rats on the grounds that they were underfed; he kept stray cats and dogs at his sister’s house. Martin became a formidable fundraiser, obtaining thousands of dollars for dowries for poor girls so that they could marry or enter a convent. Many of his fellow religious took Martin as their spiritual director, but he continued to call himself a “poor slave.” He was a good friend of another Dominican saint of Peru, Rose of Lima. Reflection: Racism is a sin almost nobody confesses. Like pollution, it is a “sin of the world” that is everybody’s responsibility but apparent-ly nobody’s fault. One could hardly imagine a more fitting patron of Christian forgiveness–on the part of those discriminated against—and Christian justice—on the part of reformed racists—than Martin de Porres. Saint Martin de Porres is the Patron Saint of: African Americans, Barbers, Hairdressers, Race Relations, Radio, Social Justice www.franciscamedia.org

Mass For Life Every Sat. 8:30 am

NTL Seniors Prayer Group Every

Tuesday 9:30 am

DIG for TEENS Every Wed. 7:00 pm

Seminario de Vida en El Espiritu

3 de Nov. 8:00 am

Plan Nacional de Formacion 3 de Nov 8:00 am

Curso Eliseo 3 de Nov. 8:30 am

Women’s Retreat Nov. 10 8:30 am

Curso Juan 11 de Dic Detalles

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SAVE THE DATES

MASS FOR LIFE Every Saturday 8:30 am followed by a Rosary at

Planned Parenthood 4600 Gulf Freeway

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Priesthood Sunday; National World Youth Day (U.S.) Wednesday: Halloween Thursday: All Saints Friday: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls’ Day); Saturday: St. Martin de Porres; Blessed Virgin Mary; First Saturday

Prayer For Priests by St. Teresa of Kolkata

Mary, Mother of Jesus,

throw your mantle of purity over our priests. Protect them, guide them, and keep them in your heart. Be a Mother to them, especially in times of discourage-

ment and loneliness. Love them and keep them belonging completely

to Jesus. Like Jesus, they, too, are your sons, so keep their hearts pure and virginal.

Keep their minds filled with Jesus, and put Jesus always on their lips, so that he is the one they offer to sinner and

to all they meet. Mary, Mother of Jesus, be their Mother, loving them and

bringing them joy. Take special care of sick and dying priests, and the ones most tempted. Remember how they spent their youth and old age, their entire lives serving and giving all to Jesus.

Mary, bless them and keep a special place for them in your heart. Give them a piece of your heart, so beautiful and pure and immaculate, so full of love and humility, so

that they, too, can grow in the likeness of Christ. Dear Mary, make them humble like you, and holy like

Jesus. Amen Courtesy STACharlotte.com

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Travis Finigan (10/28)

Margarita Benitez (10/28)

Mark A. Garcia (10/19)

Celeste Martinez (10/29)

Carolina Cruz (10/29)

Iris Gutierrez (10/30)

Alfonso Ramírez (10/30)

Jessica Cantu (10/30)

Marisela Flores (10/30)

Virna Brown (10/31)

Alexi Cruz (10/31)

Sidney Gonzales (10/31)

Ray Hinojos, Jr. (10/31)

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Jorge Mosqueda (11/1)

Simona Treviño (11/2)

Barbara Onyeama (11/2)

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Manuel Magana (11/2)

Deacon Michael Garcia (11/3)

Philip Lyons (11/3)

Angela Alexander (11/3)

Ana Bozarth (11/3)

Phillip Skains (11/3)

Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries

News From The Streets… Loving David

By Mary Martha Primerano We found David an elderly homeless gentleman asleep and flat on his back on the hard concrete sidewalk in downtown Houston. Next to him was a type of plastic to-go container filled with rice, a Styrofoam cup, and a shopping bag (with a hole in it) that carried his belongings. Walt woke him by gen-tly calling his name. He awoke and greeted us with a smile. He began to share his heart with us and spoke about how he has watched the city grow first hand, and about his sweet son who lives out of state, but does stop by to visit him on occa-sion. We all prayed together, and when it was time to leave our small team of three helped David pick up the trash around him. We gathered the trash and told him we would take care of disposing it because we did not want the busi-ness owner to be upset with him. He began to weep. We did it because we love him. He knows better, but he just needs help at times. Have you ever needed help? I know we can each call on God for help, but God does use people—doesn’t He? I’m not going to lie, but I was (silently) frazzled when I felt the old food smear on my hands as I picked it up, but when I saw David begin to weep –It/he was worth it. Mother Teresa herself said it best. “I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.” Wow! We packed the donations we gave him and asked how he was going to get back to his spot a couple of miles down the road. He told us he would just walk. I looked down at his shoes, and they not only had holes on the bottom but on top as well. We could see how difficult that would be for him as he is elderly-- so we offered to drive him. It must have been some time since David last rode in a car because he was surprised the car had seatbelts, and he stared at the GPS in amazement. Once we arrived and dropped him off, we hugged and told him we loved him and he told us he loved us too. If that’s all it takes to help someone feel love…God I can do this. Colossians 1:18…”Christ is the first in every-thing.” Verse 28 “so we tell others about Christ…We want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.” If interested in volunteering please contact:

Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or breakingbreadhomeless@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REPORT

Sunday October 21, 2018

$12,010.00

Weekly Budget: $12,000.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

GENEROUS SUPPORT!

TUTORING AVAILABLE

The month of October is the

Month of the Rosary.

15% discount on All Rosaries

In The CCC Bookstore also lots of new merchandise

rosaries, bibles, statues, children’s books, posters, scapulars and a new book by:

Robert Abel The Catholic Deliverance Manual

(Discount applies to rosaries only)

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

FULLNES OF TRUTH

December Fundraiser

Discernment Retrea t

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Fullness of Truth - “Dynamic, Contagious, Catholics! Bringing Loved Ones Back to the Fullness of Truth”

at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

Houston, Texas November 9th & 10th , 2018.

Renown speakers include: JOHNNETTE BENKOVIC (Author

& EWTN TV Host); FR. WADE MENEZES, CPM (EWTN

Host & Mission Priest); DR. MICHAEL BARBER (Ass. Prof.

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This dynamic conference will both equip you with, & uncover

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PAGINA 6 XXX DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO, CICLO B 28 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2018

MAESTRO,

H A Z Q UE PUE DA VER.

Marcos 10, 46-52.- Alegría.- Las lecturas de hoy tienen un delicioso sabor de alegría. Es el gozo del pueblo que vuelve a casa, en la primera lectura; es la solemne ventura del llamado al sacerdocio, en la segunda lectura; es la felicidad desbordante del ciego curado en el evangelio. Y es que el Evangelio mismo lleva escrito en su propio nombre la alegría, porque es "buena noticia". ¿Cuál es la Buena Noticia? Que tenemos a Emmanuel, a "Dios-con-nosotros", como lo llamó el ángel en el texto según san Ma-teo (Mt 1,23). Y esa alegría la percibimos y la proclamamos con más fuerza cuanto mayor era nuestra urgencia de ser salvos, de ser curados, de ser guiados, de ser liberados. Esto explica bien quiénes son y quiénes serán los que primero descubran las rique-zas del mensaje y la persona de Jesucristo. La Alegría Contestada.- En un documento quizá poco apreciado del magisterio de Pablo VI, "Gaudete in Domino" (Alegraos en el Señor), encontramos algunas reflexiones sobre esos momentos en que la alegría parece recibir una "contestación", una contradic-ción dolorosa. Lo restante de esta sección 2 es tomado de allí. ¿Cómo no ver a la vez que la alegría es siempre imperfecta, frá-gil, quebradiza? Por una extraña paradoja, la misma conciencia de lo que constituye, más allá de todos los placeres transitorios, la verdadera felicidad, incluye también la certeza de que no hay dicha perfecta. la experiencia de la finitud, que cada generación vive por su cuenta, obliga a constatar y a sondear la distancia inmensa que separa la realidad del deseo de infinito. Esta parado-ja y esta dificultad de alcanzar la alegría nos parecen especial-mente agudas en nuestros días. Y esta es la razón de nuestro men-saje. La sociedad tecnológica ha logrado multiplicar las ocasiones de placer, pero encuentra muy difícil engendrar la alegría. Porque la alegría tienen otro origen. Es espiritual. El dinero, el confort, la higiene, la seguridad material no faltan con frecuencia; sin em-bargo, el tedio, la aflicción, la tristeza forman parte, por desgra-cia, de la vida de muchos. Esto llega a veces hasta la angustia y la desesperación que ni la aparente despreocupación ni el frenesí del gozo presente o los paraísos artificiales logran evitar. ¿Será que nos sentimos impotentes para dominar el progreso industrial y planificar la sociedad de una manera humana? ¿Será que el por-venir aparece demasiado incierto y la vida humana demasiado amenazada? ¿O no se trata más bien de soledad, de sed de amor y de compañía no satisfecha, de un vacío mal definido?. Por el con-trario, en muchas regiones, y a veces bien cerca de nosotros, el cúmulo de sufrimientos físicos y morales se hace oprimente: ¡tantos hambrientos, tantas víctimas de combates estériles, tantos desplazados! Estas miserias no son quizá más graves que las del

pasado, pero toman una dimensión planetaria; son mejor conoci-das, al ser difundidas por los medios de comunicación social, al manos tanto cuanto las experiencias de felicidad; ellas abruman las conciencias, sin que con frecuencia pueda verse una solución humana adecuada. Sin embargo, esta situación no debería impe-dirnos hablar de la alegría, esperar la alegría. Es precisamente en medio de sus dificultades cuando nuestros contemporáneos tienen necesidad de conocer la alegría, de escuchar su canto. Nos com-partimos profundamente la pena de aquellos sobre quienes la mi-seria y los sufrimientos de toda clase arrojan un velo de tristeza. Nós pensamos de modo especial en aquellos que se encuentran sin recursos, sin ayuda, sin amistad, que ven sus esperanzas hu-manas desvanecidas. Ellos están presentes más que nunca en nuestras oraciones y en nuestro afecto. La Alegría de Jesús.- Nos hemos acostumbrado a meditar en la alegría que Jesús nos trae, porque nos sana, instruye, libera y alimenta. Hoy es un buen día para reflexionar también en la ale-gría misma de Jesús, siguiendo de nuevo las enseñanzas de Pablo VI en el documento citado. La mayor felicidad de Jesús es ver la acogida que se da a la Palabra, la liberación de los posesos, la conversión de una mujer pecador ay de un publicano como Za-queo, la generosidad de la viuda. El mismo se siente inundado por una gran alegría cuando comprueba que los más pequeños tienen acceso a la Revelación del Reino, cosa que queda escondida a los sabios y prudentes. Sí, "habiendo Cristo compartido en todo nues-tra condición humana, menos en el pecado", él ha aceptado y gus-tado las alegrías afectivas y espirituales, como un don de Dios. Y no se concedió tregua alguna hasta que no "hubo anunciado la salvación a los pobres, a los afligidos el consuelo". El evangelio de Lucas abunda de manera particular en esta semilla de alegría. Los milagros de Jesús, las palabras del perdón son otras tantas muestras de la bondad divina: la gente se alegraba por tantos por-tentos como hacía y daba gloria a Dios. Para el cristiano, como para Jesús, se trata de vivir las alegrías humanas, que el Creador pone a su disposición, en acción de gracias al Padre. Aquí nos interesa destacar el secreto de la insondable alegría que Jesús lleva dentro de sí y que le es propia. Es sobre todo el evangelio de San Juan el que nos descorre el velo, descubriéndonos las pala-bras íntimas del Hijo de Dios hecho hombre. Si Jesús irradia esa paz, esa seguridad, esa alegría, esa disponibilidad, se debe al amor inefable con que se sabe amado por su Padre. Después de su bautismo a orillas del Jordán, este amor, presente desde el primer instante de su Encarnación, se hace manifiesto: "Tu eres mi hijo amado, mi predilecto". Esta certeza es inseparable de la concien-cia de Jesús. Es una presencia que nunca lo abandona. Es un co-nocimiento íntimo el que lo colma: "El Padre me conoce y yo conozco al Padre". Es un intercambio incesante y total: "Todo lo que es mío es tuyo, y todo lo que es tuyo es mío". El Padre ha dado al Hijo el poder de juzgar y de disponer de la vida. Entre ellos se da una inhabitación recíproca: "Yo estoy en el Padre y el Padre está en mí". En correspondencia, el Hijo tiene para con el Padre un amor sin medida: "Yo amo al Padre y procedo conforme al mandato del padre". Hace siempre lo que place al Padre, es ésta su "comida".

Fr. Nelson Medina, O.P

“E L S E Ñ O R H A E S T A D O G R A N D E C O N N O S O T R O S , Y E S T A M O S A L E G R E S ”

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Ef 4:32 5:8; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 13:10-17

Martes: Ef 5:21-33 o 5:2a, 25-33; Sal 128 (127):1-5; Lc 13:18-21

Miércoles: Ef 6:1-9; Sal 145 (144):10-14; Lc 13:22-30

Jueves: Ap 7:2-4, 9-14; Sal 24 (23):1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a

Viernes: Sab 3:1-9; Sal 23(22):1-6; Rom 5:5-11 o 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40,

o lecturas de las misas para los difuntos

Sábado: Fil 1:18b-26; Sal 42 (41):2, 3, 5cdef; Lc 14:1, 7-11

Domingo: Dt 6:2-6; Sal 18:2-4, 47, 51; Heb 7:23-28; Mc 12:28b-34

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ACTIVIDADES DE LA COMUNIDAD H ISPANA