THE CATHOLIC PARISHES OF South Washington County

ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH 32 East Potomac Street

Williamsport, MD 21795 Parish Office: 301.223.7959

FAX: 301.223.9506 Website: www.MyStAugustinemd.org

OFFICE HOURS Tuesday 8 AM to 1 PM

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 17630 Virginia Avenue Hagerstown, MD 21740

Parish Office: 301.797.9445 FAX: 301.797.2490

Website: www.MyStJoseph.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday

9 AM to 4 PM Friday 9 AM to Noon Sunday 9 AM to Noon

ST. JAMES CATHOLIC CHURCH

121 North Main Street Boonsboro, MD 21713

Parish Office: 301.432.2887 FAX: 301.432.4511

Website: www.MyStJamesmd.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday 10 AM to 1 PM

Wednesday 9 AM to 1 PM

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 12th, 2017

CHOICE

“I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.”

“If you choose you can keep the commandments,” Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach 15:15,16). This is a great mystery: God does not control us so completely that we cannot choose our own path. We have certain boundaries, of course, but no one but we can choose our way within those boundaries. In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of our freedom and our responsibility for our lives. He calls us to look beyond the words of the commandments, all the way to their meaning. Look beyond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured testimony to the lies and deception that drive our behavior. Our vocation is to choose life for ourselves, and to choose a path through our part of the world that helps make life possible and more abundant for others as well. - Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

STAFF

Classes in session from September through May. Classroom and home study options are available.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION

Pastoral Care of the Sick: Please notify the parish office when a member of your family from the parish is in the hospital or if someone is unable to attend Church and wishes to receive Eucharist or the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM

Please contact the parish office to register for a required baptismal preparation class. Classes are held on the first Sunday of each month at 3:00 PM at Saint Joseph’s in English and Spanish.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE

Couples planning a Catholic wedding must contact a priest at least one year before the anticipated date in order to complete all necessary preparations.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

If you are interested in becoming a Catholic, or perhaps want to learn more about the Catholic faith, please contact Diane Smith at 301.797.9445.

PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK

PASTOR Rev. John J. Jicha –JJicha@archbalt.org

HISPANIC MINISTRY

Fr. Juan V. Rubio – Jrubio@archbalt.org

PERMANENT DEACON

Rev. Paul Nicholas - PNicholas1967@yahoo.com

OPERATIONS

Jay Jay Klapka – BusinessOfficeStJoe@archbalt.org

DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC Erin Breeden – Erin.Breeden@archbalt.org

COORDINATORS OF RELIGIOUS ED

St. Augustine Marie Watkins – Garnet59@myactv.net

St. James/St. Joseph

Linda Becker – Linda.Becker@archbalt.org

COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY

St. James – Middle School Paula Master - pmaster@myactv.net

St. Joseph Tim Barr –Timothy.Barr@archbalt.org

CONFIRMATION COORDINATOR St. Augustine/St. James/St. Joseph

April Dietrich churchladychurchlady@hotmail.com

Frank Watkins Jr frankjoywatkins@gmail.com

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION COORDINATOR

St. James/St. Joseph Amy Hilderbrand

Amy.Hilderbrand@archbalt.org

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS

BULLETIN EDITOR /CHILD AND YOUTH PROTECTION

Suzanne Rickard – Suzanne.Rickard@archbalt.org

FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Andrea Mills – Andrea.Mills@archbalt.org

FOR HUMAN RESOURCES / HISPANIC MINISTRY

Vanessa Alvarez - Vanessa.Alvarez@archbalt.org

MAINTENANCE MANAGER Randy Furry

ST. JOSEPH HISPANIC COMMUNITY CONTACTS PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE

Francisco Rodriguez - 240-405-0533

HISPANIC MARRIAGE AND BAPTISMAL CLASSES

Yesenia Solano -240-670-0235

PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENTS

CORPORATORS

St. Augustine - Gary DePalma - garydepalma@gmail.com St. James - Donna Bockstanz-bockstad@hotmail.com St. Joseph – Dan Matonak –dmatonak@myactv.net

VOLUNTEERS

Looking for a way to give your time, gifts and talents? There are lots of ways for you to be involved at our parishes. Please contact us with your interest.

St. Augustine Church Jane Coffman- Coffmanfarms1@yahoo.com Mike Harsh - mgharsh@hagerstowncc.edu

St. James Church Joe Scalese – Jscalese3@myactv.net

Jenny Palla – rlpjcp@comcast.net

St. Joseph Church Mary Hellane – cheezdoodleh@aol.com Greg Hannigan – jghannigan@rcn.com

SAINT AUGUSTINE CHURCH

Confession: Sunday 8:00 AM MASS

Sunday at 8:30 AM Weekday Masses

Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 AM Holy Days: As Announced

SAINT JAMES CHURCH

Confession: Sunday 10:00 AM MASS

Sunday at 10:30 AM Weekday Masses

Monday & Friday 11:30 AM First Friday Holy Hour 12:00 PM

Holy Day: As Announced

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH

Confession: Saturday 3:30 PM (English) Sunday 1:15 PM (Spanish)

MASSES Saturday 4:30 PM

Sunday 10:15 AM, 12:15 PM Mass in Spanish 1:45 PM Sunday

Weekday Masses 8 AM Monday, Wednesday & Friday

First Friday Mass at 7:00 PM (Spanish) Followed by Holy Hour

Holy Days: As Announced

PRAYER INTENTIONS The prayer list published in the bulletin each week is a vehicle to notify

parishioners of those in need of prayer. We focus on praying for the sick, those who have died, and for those who are serving in the military. Names will remain on the prayer chain for one month unless notified otherwise. Please call to add or delete names from the list: Suzie Lushbaugh contact for St. James @ 240.420.3852, - for any of the churches, contact Suzi at Suzanne.Rickard@archbalt.org.

Please pray in hope that God’s healing power may touch those who are sick.

Connie Adenhart, Vicki Anderson, Rose Ann Armellei, Helen & Jack Armstrong, Austin Atherton, Maude Barr, Edmund Barthalos, Stephen Bernadyn, Charles & Vicki Burry, Byrd Family, Rosemary Byrne, Justin Caraher, Clarence & Genevieve Casper, Jack Casto, Janet Cavanaugh, Patricia Cross, Toni Crehan, Kaiden Crehan, Joyce Duckendorf, Joseph Flynn, Margaret Foreman, Julie Ferron, Brenda Furry, Mark Galloway, Janice Gann, Julia Garrott, Elizabeth Getz, Janet Giordano, Barbara, Bob, and Ed Grebenstein, Veronica Grove, Hazel Hagan, Rodney Hiett, Helen Hose, Teresa Hykes, Jennifer Ivers, Carol Jenkins, Rick Johnson, Ann M. Kane, Tim Kenney, Bonnie Kirby, Kenneth Kline, Lloyd & Bett Kline, Dorothy Komarinski, Vicky & Jack Lannon, Stephen Laubach, Lisa Lewis, Jacob Louvat, Beverly Luers, Tara Lyerly, Grace Mahoney, Paula Master, Amy Martin, Betsy & Jack Martin, Teresa Martin, Kevin McGinnity, Therese McKinney, Joann McLucas, Robert McCartney, Donald Mitchell, Larry Michaels, Roger & Carol Milihram, Maryann Miller, Tish Miller, Laura & Veronica Mitchell, Cindy Moats, Teresa Moats, Geralyn Mohn, Linda Newlin, Michael O'Rourke, Keegan Oursler, Scott Reid, Chuck Payne, Dina Loi Guzman Perez and Alan Rickman, Besseye Rodgers, Michael Roeder, Jeannette Rutherford, Janet Rutkowski, Joe Rutkowski, Teresa Schafer, Mikki Sechkar, Rose Serpi, John Shank, Stacey Stine, Marilyn Stover, Jessica Stringer, Randy Stull, Margaret & Rudy Sturgill, Andrew John Summers, Tim Swain, Kenny Tackett, Tanya Tackett, Paula Tobin, Antoinette Wetzell, Nolan Wolfe.

Mass Intentions

SAINT AUGUSTINE CHURCH

2/12 8:30 AM Jonathan Knight 2/14 8:00 AM Jonathan Knight 2/16 8:00 AM Our Military Men & Women

SAINT JAMES CHURCH

2/12 10:30 AM Wilda Eschbach

2/13 11:30 AM David McLaughlin

2/17 11:30 AM Bob Krein

SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH

2/11 4:30 PM Mary Ann Thompson 2/12 10:15 AM Anne Hillard

2/12 12:15 PM Catherine Winters

2/12 1:45 PM People of the Parish

2/13 8:00 AM Communion Service

2/15 8:00 AM Msgr. Richard Murphy SI 2/17 8:00 AM Vincent Dick

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY To Joseph & Judith Coleman,

and to Amie Stann and Family,

for the loss of their loved ones,

John Coleman & Wayne Ridenour

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

FIRST READING

Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 SECOND READING

1 Corinthians 3:16-23 GOSPEL

Matthew 5:38-48

READINGS FOR NEXT WEEK

FIRST READING

(Isaiah 7:10-14)

SECOND READING

(Romans 1:1-7)

GOSPEL

(Matthew 1:18-24)

CONGRATULATIONS To our newly baptized,

Jack Ryan & Braden Sirbaugh!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Loving God,

Bring peace to our world, protection to the innocent and safety to those who serve.

Pray for the innocent victims of war and violence and those who serve in the armed services: Nikolas Asaro, Dylynn Bartles, Jeremy Barton, Scott Bauknecht, Laura Cooper, US Army-Korea, Maxwell Donahue, John Fallon, Jennifer Ferenz, Michael Garrott, Christa Gaydos, Father Tom Gills, Nicholas Horton, Elizabeth Joslin, Ralph “Chip” Kershner, Jason Klug, Michael May, USAF, Cpl. Andrew Patterson Stf. Sgt, Timothy Records, USMC, Michael Smith, Christian Smith, US Army, Matt Suddith, Jeffrey Unsworth, and James Weyant, U.S. Army, Eric Wilfong

COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND AND NURSING HOME We are seeking volunteers to provide Communion to local nursing home residents and or homebound parishioners for each parish. For those unable to attend Mass at the parish, this brings the community to them. Homebound and nursing home parishioners can be visited at a time mutually agreeable. If you are interested in helping with this important ministry, please call Suzi @ 301.797.9445 X 201, or email Suzanne.Rickard@archbalt.org.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR 2/13 6:00 PM S. James RCIA

2/13 6:30 PM St. Joseph Catholic Daughters

2/13 7:00 PM St. Joseph Kate Spade & Coach BINGO planning meeting

2/14 9:30 AM St. James Women’s Bible Group

2/14 6:00 PM St. Joseph Hispanic Choir

2/14 7:00 PM St. Joseph Hispanic Prayer Group

2/14 7:00 PM St. Joseph Maintenance Committee Meeting 2/15 6:30 PM St. Joseph Catechist Meeting

2/15 7:00 PM St. James Parish Council Meeting

2/16 5:30 PM St. Augustine Choir Practice

2/16 6:00 PM St. Joseph Miraculous Medal Novena English

2/16 7:00 PM St. James Choir Practice 2/17 3:00 PM St. Joseph Divine Mercy Chaplet English 2/17 6:30 PM St. Joseph Bible Study - Spanish 2/18 9:30 AM St. Augustine First Reconciliation 2/19 9:00 AM St. Joseph Married Couples Class - Spanish 2/19 St. Joseph Scouts Sunday 2/19 2:00 PM St. Joseph Rosary Making 2/19 6:00 PM St. Augustine Edge & Faithlife 2/19 7:00 PM St. Joseph Choir Practice

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED Mary’s Center, Inc., a Catholic Pregnancy Center, is seeking volunteers for its Hagerstown Center. If you are able to donate a few hours each week to help women and teens in a crisis pregnancy or in need of material assistance for their babies, please call the Center at 301.739.1234 or Ann at 301.790.1686. New volunteer training will begin Tuesday, March 7th.

PERMANENT DIACONATE A Permanent Deacon Information Session has been planned for Saturday, February 11th at 10 AM, at Saint Mary’s Seminary, 5400 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. Anyone interested in the Diaconate program who has not already attended an information session should attend. Wives are strongly urged to attend as well.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY DISPENSATION With St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) falling on a Friday during Lent this year, Archbishop William E. Lori has granted Catholics in the Archdiocese of Baltimore a dispensation from abstinence from eating meat that day. Catholics practice fasting and abstinence as penitential practices which unite Catholics to the redemptive suffering and death of Jesus. Catholics abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent in remembrance of the day Christ died. In lieu of abstaining from meat on St. Patrick’s Day, the Archbishop encourages those members of the faithful of the Archdiocese to engage in some additional act of prayer, service to the poor, or almsgiving.

SAINT MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL St. Mary Catholic School is excited to announce a full day option (8:15 AM – 2:45 PM) will be available for our Pre-K 4 program. The half day option is from 8:15 AM – 11:30 AM. Space is limited so don’t delay. For an information packet and/or a tour please Email or call Rachel O’Connor at roconnor@stmarycatholicschool.org, or call 301.733.1184.

WELCOME GRANTS Students who are currently enrolled in public

school who wish to transfer to St. Mary Catholic

School are eligible to receive a tuition grant for

$2,000 off the first year’s tuition and $1,000 off the

second year’s tuition. A limited number of grants

are available to students actively participating in a

Catholic parish. Grants will be available from

January 20th until May 1st, 2017 for Grades 2nd

through 5th only.

MEETING

A “fish fry” meeting on Tuesday, February 21st at

Tony’s Pizza in Williamsport at 6 PM.

BINGO Coach & Kate Spade Bingo is coming soon and in conjunction with the bingo will be a silent auction. Silent Auction items are currently being accepted. Please bring donated items, certificates or gift cards to the St. Joseph parish office during business hours.

B I N G O Have You Always

Day dreamed of owning a

COACH AND KATE SPADE BAG? Well, here’s your chance!

BINGO FUNDRAISER, Sunday, March 12th, at Saint Joseph’s, Riggie Hall. Doors open at 12:30 PM, BINGO begins at 2:00 PM. 15 games and 3 specials! There will be a silent auction, raffles, tip jars and door prizes. Refreshments for purchase. COST for tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance or at the door the day of the event for $25. Tickets available at the church office during business hours or by calling 301.797.9445 – ext 201. You can also use Pay-Pal for online ticket purchase at www.mystjoseph.org. (additional fees may apply)

SNOW DATE: March 19th, 2017

Be sure to bring your lucky charm!

LIKE TO SPONSOR A BAG?

If you would to sponsor a bag for our BINGO,

please see the sign up sheet in the lobby. Checks

can be out to the church and mailed or brought to

the church office during office hours.

PLANNING MEETING on Monday, the 13th at

7:00 PM in Joseph’s Riggie Hall.

Come and join us! Questions please call

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS - MARIE WATKINS

We will be having regular classes on February 19, 2017 I have passed out the Family Life books to all the

families. Please complete the program and let me know when your child(ren) are done. The parent/guardian will have to sign the completion form. The duration of the program should only take about a month.

On February 12, 2017 we will not be having classes. March 1, 2017 is Ash Wednesday. On March 5, 2017 there will be a Children's Liturgy Mass

and following that will be the Stations of the Cross Prayer Service. Then refreshments.

PARISHIONERS LUNCH Hoss's Steak House & Seafood

195 Aikens Center Martinsburg, WV (Off of Edwin Miller Blvd.)

February 16th at 12 Noon.

If interested in joining other parishioners for either event, please call Edith at 301.432.2028 or send an e-mail to

lifeisverygood@hughes.net.

NEED GROCERY CARDS?

Martins & Weis Grocery Cards may be purchased during office hours. St. James receives 5% cash back for each card sold. Another great way to contribute to the church.

ST. JOSEPH FOOD BANK Thanks to everyone who contributed to the food bank this past weekend, we totaled 76 items. We are asking for donations of spaghetti/sauce, peanut butter and tuna fish, cereal and package good for this coming week.

ST. AUGUSTINE CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

SAINT JAMES CHURCH

Iglesia Católica San José Hagerstown, Maryland

Boletín Informativo de la Comunidad Hispana

Domingo 12 de febrero del 2017

Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

(Ciclo A)

Desde el escritorio del Padre Juan… Estimados Parroquianos,

Esta libertad cristiana, que busca siempre lo mejor, no es una sabiduría de este mundo, sino una sabiduría que viene de Dios y que Dios nos ha revelado por medio de su Espíritu, porque donde está el Espíritu ahí está la verdadera libertad. Esta sabiduría de la libertad ni la conocen ni la entienden los no cristianos; por eso, a veces la atacarán como irracional y otras veces la admirarán como heroica. En todo caso, incluso para los cristianos que la experimentamos y tratamos de aplicarla en la vida, no deja de ser misteriosa, escondida. Es la libertad de los hijos de Dios que no "necesitan" de otras leyes, para comportarse bien como hombres y como cristianos, que la ley del Espíritu. Pax,

Padre Juan.

Para comunicarse con el Padre Juan Por favor llamar al teléfono de la oficina: 301-845-8043 El Padre Juan estará en la oficina los lunes, miércoles y viernes de 10 am a 4 pm.

EL REMEDIO

El único remedio conocido para el temor es la fe. —Lena K. Sadler

DE PESO Una onza de práctica vale una libra de

predicación.- —John Ray

Sexto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Siraside 15,15-20

1Corintios 2,6-10

Mateo 5,20-22.27-28.33-34.37 La libertad es una virtud y un valor eminentemente cristianos. Las lecturas de hoy se centran en esta libertad auténticamente cristiana. En la primera lectura el Sirácida recurre a imágenes para mostrar la responsabilidad del hombre en su obrar: "Fuego y agua he puesto ante ti, alarga la mano a lo que quieras. Ante el hombre están vida y muerte; lo que él quiera se le dará". Jesucristo en el Evangelio enfrenta la libertad con la elección de lo más propio y peculiar del cristianismo: "Habéis oído que se dijo...pero yo os digo...". Finalmente san Pablo exhorta a los cristianos de Corinto a elegir una sabiduría superior: divina, misteriosa, escondida, que Dios nos ha revelado por medio de su Espíritu (segunda lectura).

Lecturas de la Semana Sexta Semana del Tiempo Ordinario

Lunes 2/13 Génesis 4:1-15,25 Marcos 8:11-13 Martes 2/14 Génesis 6:5-8,7:1-5,10 Marcos 8:14-21 Miércoles 215 Génesis 8:6-13, 20-22

Marcos 8:22-26

Jueves 2/16 Génesis 9:1-13 Marcos 8:27-33 Viernes 2/17 Génesis 11:1-9 Marcos 8:24—9:1 Sábado 2/18 Hebreos 11:1-7 Marcos 9:2-13 Las confesiones son los domingos a las 1:15 pm

Lecturas del próximo domingo Séptimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario

Levítico 19:1-2, 17-18 I Corintios 3:16-23 Mateo 5:38-48

¿Cuándo superaremos el “ojo por ojo y diente por diente”? El Antiguo Testamento habla de la ley del Talión, que se expresa de esta manera: “Cada quién pagara vida por vida, ojo por ojo, diente por diente, mano por mano, pie por pie, quemadura por quemadura, herida por herida, golpe por golpe” (Ex 21, 23-25) Cristo conoció esta ley, reconociendo su legitimidad y su efectividad para su tiempo, pero entre aquellas frases que nos ha dejado: “han oído que se dijo… pero yo os digo”, hoy después de habernos hablado de sus bienaventuranzas, luego de que nos ha pedido convertirnos en sal y en luz para las gentes que nos rodean, y después de habernos indicado que él no venía a abolir los dichos de sus antiguos sino que venía a darles plenitud, hasta hacernos llegar hasta las grandes alturas de la santidad y del heroísmo, Cristo deja caer sobre nuestros ánimos algo que si no lo vemos como un consejo de abuelita, tendría que cambiar radicalmente nuestras vidas: Cristo fue muy preciso y muy claro y muy tajante sobre lo que él quiere de los que se han convertido en sus seguidores: “Han oído que se dijo: ama a tu prójimo y odia a tu enemigo. Yo en cambio, les digo: Amen a sus enemigos, hagan el bien a los que los odian y rueguen por los que los persiguen y calumnian, para que sean hijos de su Padre celestial, que hace salir su sol sobre los buenos y los manos y manda su lluvia sobre los justos y los injustos”.

Los Sacramentos Celebrados con fe…

¿Se va a casar? Felicidades, recuerde que son 6 meses de preparación antes de la boda. Antes de hacer cualquier preparación hable a la oficina de la parroquia para hacer una cita con el Padre Juan al número 301-845-8043.

Les recordamos que toda la documentación tiene que ser presentada en la oficina parroquial en horas de oficina. Todas las presentaciones para bodas tienen que hacerse a través de la parroquia independientemente de quien vaya a celebrar la ceremonia.

Y recuerde que durante la cuaresma NO hay bodas

ni quinceañera ni bautismos. Es decir desde el miércoles de ceniza (1 de marzo al 23 de abril del 2017) no tendremos Quinceañeras, Bodas ni bautismo

Charlas para Matrimonios interesados, favor de comunicarse con a la oficina parroquial Charla para Bautismos: se ofrecen el primer domingo de cada mes. En los salones junto a la iglesia a las 3:00 pm Más información puede comunicarse con Francisco y Yesenia. Los Bautismos se celebran el segundo y cuarto domingo de cada mes durante la misa de las 4 de la tarde. NO hay bautismo en cuaresma (marzo 1, 2017 al 23 de abril del 2017).

Registraciones: Si no se ha registrado, lo puede hacer llenando una hoja de registro y depositándola en la colecta durante la misa o entregándola en la oficina de la iglesia.

Avisos Importantes

Oración de Planeación Pastoral Arquidiocesana

Padre misericordioso, derrama Tu espíritu de sabiduría

y amor para guiarnos en este proceso de planeación pastoral

para ser discípulos misioneros De tu hijo, Jesucristo.

Transformarnos a través de la Eucaristía que compartimos,

Que se convierta en la Fuente y cumbre de nuestra vida

Haznos abiertos para recibir a todo tu pueblo, Que nuestros corazones se abran a

Tu gracia y misericordia.

Camina con nosotros a lo largo De este crecimiento espiritual como discípulos.

Y envíenos a Proclamar la alegría del Evangelio a través de la fe, el servicio, la

Justicia y el amor a los demás, Especialmente a los pobres.

Que nunca perdamos de vista

Nuestra misión sagrada De: "ir y hacer discípulos de

Todas las naciones " Has que en esta Arquidiócesis De Baltimore La luz de Cristo

siempre sea una luz brillantemente y visible. Amén.

Recuerde en sus oraciones a todos los enfermos y difuntos de nuestras comunidades hispanas de Frederick, Hagerstown y Walkersville, MD

TÚ DECIDES “Si tú lo quieres, puedes guardar los mandamientos”, nos dice Eclesiástico (Sirácide). Dios “ha puesto delante de ti fuego y agua; extiende la mano a lo que quieras” (Eclo 15:15, 16). Este es un gran misterio: Dios no nos controla tan completamente que no podemos elegir nuestro propio camino. Es cierto que tenemos límites, pero nadie sino nosotros mismos podemos elegir el camino dentro de esos límites. En la lectura de hoy del Evangelio según san Mateo, Jesús nos recuerda que somos libres y responsables de nuestra vida. Nos llama a ir más allá de las palabras de los mandamientos para considerar su significado. Si vas más allá del adulterio verás el egoísmo que envenena nuestro amor. Si vas más allá del asesinato verás la ira que corroe nuestra compasión. Si vas más allá del falso testimonio (perjurio) verás las mentiras y engaños que producen este comportamiento. Nuestra vocación es elegir la vida para nosotros mismos, y tomar un camino a través de nuestro mundo que haga la vida posible y más abundante para otros también. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.