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Ministry of Concern (504) 441-5014 Website: stjeromecatholic.org

E-mail: stjeromepsh@archdiocese-no.org

MISSION STATEMENT: “We, the people of St. Jerome, share the mission of the Catholic Church to love and to worship God, our Father. We share the peace of Christ and the hope of eternal salvation with people of all cultures, races, nationalities and ages, under the guidance of The Holy Spirit. We are committed to developing and carrying out those programs and

activities that will enable us to achieve that goal together”.

PASTORAL/ CLERICAL STAFF

Rev. David Dufour, Pastor Deacon Lieu Tran, Permanent Deacon Deacon Luis Campuzano, Retired Deacon Mrs. Marina S. Bará, D.R.E. Mrs. Martha Narváez, Parish Secretary Ms. Evelyn Melgar, Receptionist

Office Hours: 9-12 Noon & 1- 5 PM

(Monday Friday)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND FORMATION: Courses/Classes, Retreats/Retiros, RCIA, Religious Ed 1st.-12th Grades (Tues. & Wed.) MINISTRIES AND GROUPS: Pastoral Council, Finance Committee, Liturgy Committee, Unity-Hospitality Committee.

SACRAMENTAL LIFE

EUCHARIST: (Signup no longer required) Saturday Vigil 4:00 p.m. (English) (Temporary Mass) 6:00 p.m. (Spanish) Sunday 10:00 a.m. (English) Domingo (Spanish) 8:00 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. ( in Church)

PENANCE (CONFESSION/RECONCILIATION):

Saturday 3:00 PM. to 3:30 PM (in Church) Monday - Thursday 8:30 to 8:55 AM (in Church) Sunday 11:15 to 11:45 AM (in Church)

Anytime by appointment. Can be arranged anonymously.

MATRIMONY Schedule a meeting with the parish priest or deacon a minimum of six months before the wedding date. Also, call for possible validation and blessing of a marriage.

St. Jerome Church

First Sunday of Advent November 29, 2020 Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. — Mark 13:33

Primer Domingo de Adviento. 29 de noviembre de 2020 Velen y estén preparados, porque no saben cuándo llegará el momento. — Marcos 13:33

MARK’S JESUS

Mark’s Gospel is the shortest and tersest of all four. The discourses of Jesus tend to be terser as well. Mark’s portrayal of Jesus has none of the poetry of the Sermon on the Mount or the Sermon on the Plain as in Matthew or Luke, nor the extensive, reflec-tive “I Am” discourses as in John. Mark’s Jesus “cuts to the chase,” we would say today. This is reflected quite well in today’s passage.

It is no accident that the dialogue of Jesus at this point in the Gospel according to Mark—the concluding words about the end of the world—immediately before his pas-sion, is riddled with exclamation points and an overall sense of urgency. We would do well to re-tool our own way of living this Advent, for we live in a world ur-gently in need of hearing the message of Jesus proclaimed. It’s time for us to “wake up!” and get out into the world to do it.

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FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

LIKE A CHILD

One who aspires to the grace of God must be pure, with a heart as innocent as a

child’s. —St. Nicholas

A NATION’S PRAYER

God our Father, giver of life. We entrust the United States of America to your

loving care. You are the rock on which this nation was

founded.

You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to life, liberty,

and the pursuit of happiness, Reclaim this land for your glory and dwell among

your people. Send your Spirit to touch the hearts of our

nation’s leaders. Open their minds to the great worth of human

life and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom.

Remind your people that true happiness is rooted in seeking and doing your will.

Lead us into a new millennium of life. We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Amen

Christmas Masses

Thursday, December 24 3:00 pm English Mass 5:00 pm Spanish Mass 7:00 pm Spanish Mass

Friday, December 25

9:00 am English Mass 11:00 am Spanish Mass

On Tuesday, December 7th at 6:00 P.M., the Nicaraguan community of St. Jerome, invites you to participate in the Mass on celebrating “The Immaculate Conception of the

Blessed Virigin Mary”.

Given the safety requirements for gatherings, all those in attendance will have to mantain a social distance and wear at mask all the times. This also means that the traditional Griteria

will not take place after the Mass.

PRIMER DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO

MISAS DE NAVIDAD

JUEVES 24 DE DICIEMBRE 3:00 pm Misa en Inglés

5:00 pm Misa en Español 7:00 pm Misa en Español

VIERNES 25 DE DICIEMBRE

9:00 am Misa en Inglés 11:00 am Misa en Español

COMO UN NIÑO Alguien que aspira a recibir la gracia de Dios tiene que ser puro, con un corazón

tan inocente como el de un niño. —San Nicolás

EL JESÚS DE SAN MARCO

El Evangelio según San Marcos es el más corto y terso de los cuatro. Los discursos de Jesús tienden a ser concisos también. El retrato de Jesús que nos da Marcos no tiene nada de la poesía del Sermón del Monte o del Sermón de la Llanura como en Mateo ni Lucas, ni la extensión y reflexión de los “Yo Soy” los discursos en Juan. El Jesús de Mar-cos “va al grano”, diríamos hoy. Esto se refleja muy bien en el pasaje de hoy.

No es una casualidad que el diálogo de Jesús en este momento en el Evangelio según San Marcos, las palabras finales sobre el fin del mundo, inmediatamente antes de su pasión, esté plagado de signos de exclamación y una sensación general de urgencia. Haríamos bien en remodelar nuestra manera de vivir este Adviento, ya que vivimos en un mundo con necesidad urgente de escuchar el mensaje que Jesús proclamó. Es hora de que nos “despertemos” y salgamos al mundo para hacerlo. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ORACIÓN NACIONAL A DIOS

Dios, Padre nuestro, dador de vida,

Confiamos los Estados Unidos de América a tu cuidado amoroso.

Tú eres la roca sobre la que se fundó esta nación.

Solo tú eres la verdadera Fuente de nuestros preciados derechos a la Vida, la Libertad y la

búsqueda de la Felicidad.

Reclama esta tierra para tu gloria y habita entre tu gente.

Envía tu Espíritu a tocar los corazones de los líderes de nuestra nación.

Abre sus mentes al gran valor de la vida humana y las responsabilidades que acompañan a la

libertad.

Recuérdale a tu gente que la verdadera Felicidad está enraizada en buscar y hacer tu voluntad.

Condúcenos a un nuevo milenio de vida.

Te lo pedimos por Cristo Nuestro Señor,

Amén.

¿QUIÉN CAUSA TANTA ALEGRÍA? “LA CONCEPCIÓN DE MARÍA”

El día martes 7 de diciembre, a las 6:00 pm, la comunidad nicaragüense de San Jerónimo le invita a participar de la Misa en celebración a su patrona “la “Purísima”.

Siempre guardando distancia, usando sus máscaras. Este año no habrá gritería.

WHILE IN PRAYER, PLEASE REMEMBER OUR LOVED ONES

SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES

WEEKLY Schedule

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH

8:00AM Misa en Español (Transmitida-Facebook)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH 8:30AM- 5:00PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST 8:30AM- 5:00PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 8:30 AM-5:00PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3RD 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN-PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4TH

8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH

4:00 PM Vigil Mass in English (Live Streamed on Facebook) 6:00 PM Vigil Mass in Spanish (Temporary Mass)

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Frank Compagno, Paul Sup-then, Barrera Family, Betty Page, Adam Castillo, Paquita Guevara, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Smith, Sr. and Family, Beverly Liggio, Haydee Montes, Jesus Canizales, Ben Boyer, Cole Bienvenue, Ira & Mar-jory Milan, Isidro Ramirez, Linda Moses, Sylvia

Ann Young, Gene & Sheila Russell, Iván & Angela Jaramillo, Scott Gilbert, Bill & Martha Stafford, Rosa Patzan, Kristine Graff, Mary Ann Mount, Arnoldo Smith, Judith W., Sindy Herrmann, Jorge & Carlos García, Arin Babsty, Glenn Guidry, Glenn Geraci, Wendy Bentel, Sandra Birk, Donna Schedler,

Jeanne Hyde, Margarita Pérez, Lubia Juarez, Dillan McTer-mas, Kathelyn West, Armand Russel, Patricia Touchet, Steve Fleming, Amanda Mc Ternan, David Pembo, Karen James, Michael & Joanne Montgomery, Clarisa & Jorge Merle, Arthur Wail, Stephanie & Gregory Frazier, Steven D. Murphy & Fam-ily, Lisa Devenport, Robert Munter, Brenda Teppen, Jean Garaudy, Hattie & Steven Bailey, Mr.& Mrs. Joe Du Luca, Allen Weiner, Blake Graff, Brent & Michelle Smith, Ted Fraiche, Wilma Normand, Charles Stansbury, Aida del Carmen Méndez, A. Varela, Beverly Phelps, Mary Babin, Margarita Mesa, Mitch Leger & those in hospitals, nursing homes & con-fined to their homes.

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WATCH! This author was very aware of the language of

“master/servant” in the Gospel today and is reading it and praying it in light of discussions on racism in re-cent months. Perhaps this goes with the last impera-tive at the end of the parable to “Watch!” This year has taught us to be alert in our actions such as social distancing, masks, and sanitizing, as well as in our

language and even our thoughts. Now how do we ap-ply that to our spirituality, to our faith? For many,

due to restrictions on numbers in church, singing, and choirs, this has meant learning to pray in a whole dif-ferent way. The celebration of liturgy is the same as ever, with its focus always on the Word and the Eu-charist, but for those in the pew, or still watching on

livestream, the sense of active participation has taken on a very different meaning from how most of us have

experienced liturgy in our lifetime. It feels like we have become spectators rather than participants. Per-haps this challenge can move us from complacency in

our faith, to rediscover and relate to God in new ways, and call us to be even stronger in our personal

faith. We must remain diligent. We must “watch.” We must hope. We must love. We must pray

BE WATCHFUL! BE ALERT! When Jesus does not speak in eloquent sentences,

but barks out imperative statements such as in our Gospel reading today, one can understand the urgency. There is no place for flowery lan-

guage. “Be watchful! Be alert!” One has a sense that these should be written in bold or all caps!

He tells the parable of the homeowner leaving his workers at home, with no knowledge of when he

would return. Without phones and texts and travel schedules it could have meant the home-owner was returning sometime in the day, or

sometime in the coming month or year. So Jesus is not telling us, “You have to behave for a little

bit,” but rather, “You must live your life and work like the homeowner is always here. You

must always be prepared.”

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH

4:00 PM Parish Family.

6:00 PM REST IN PEACE: Ignacio Rafael Chacón Larregoity.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH 8:00 AM GOOD HEALTH: María A. López. - Amparo Lizama.

REST IN PEACE: Adolfo y Siria Bueso.

10:00 AM GOOD HEALTH: Scott Gilbert - Pauline Goddard.

REST IN PEACE: Rene Nguyen - Berth Martina.

12:00 PM GOOD HEALTH: Carlos y Jorge García Margarita Pérez - Lubia Juárez - Rosa Patzán - Nydia Chacón - María Pérez - Amanda y Joaquín Ortega.

REST IN PEACE: Amarilis Merle, Rafael, Noris y Elizabeth Ortega - Concepción Arriaza - Eduardo Aguilar - Francisco Mayorquín– Dolores Ávila - Vicencio y José Luis Martínez - David Michel Galeas - Ana María Capasús Socía - Luis Aldana Antillón.

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH 9:00 AM Elizabeth Gutierrez. D) 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL TUESDAY DECEMBER 1ST 9:00AM Zita Coye. (D) 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND 9:00 AM Elizabeth Gutierrez. (D) 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD 9:00 AM Berth Martina. (D) 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM: CHURCH OPEN - PRIVATE PRAYER IGLESIA ABIERTA - ORACIÓN INDIVIDUAL

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¡ESTÉN ATENTOS! ¡ESTÉN ALERTA! Cuando Jesús no habla con frases elocuentes, lo hace con frases en imperativo que raspan, así como las de la lec-

tura del Evangelio de hoy, uno puede entender la urgen-cia. No hay lugar para el lenguaje florido. “¡Estén

atentos! ¡Estén alerta!” ¡Uno tiene la sensación de que deben escribirse en negritas o en mayúsculas! Él cuenta la parábola del dueño de la casa dejando a sus trabaja-dores en casa, sin decirles cuando va a regresar. Sin te-léfonos, textos e itinerario de viaje podría haber signifi-

cado que el dueño de la casa regresaría en algún momen-to del día, o en algún momento del próximo mes o año. Así que Jesús no nos dice “tienes que comportarte un

poco”, sino más bien “debes vivir tu vida y trabajar co-mo si el dueño de la casa estuviera siempre aquí. Debes

estar siempre preparado”.

¡PERMANECE ALERTA! Este autor era muy consciente del lenguaje de “dueño/

esclavo” en el Evangelio de hoy y lo está leyendo y rezando a la luz de los debates del racismo de los últimos meses. Tal vez esto va con la última frase imperativa al final de la pa-rábola “permanezcan alerta”. Este año nos ha enseñado a

estar alerta en nuestras acciones como el mantener una distancia física, el uso del cubre bocas y el desinfectar su-

perficies, así como en nuestro lenguaje e incluso en nuestros pensamientos. Ahora, ¿cómo empleamos eso a nuestra

espiritualidad, a nuestra fe? Para muchas personas, debido a las restricciones al número de personas permitido en la iglesia y en los coros, esto ha significado aprender a rezar de una manera totalmente diferente. La celebración de la liturgia es la misma de siempre, con su enfoque en la Pala-

bra y en la Eucaristía, pero para aquellas personas que están en las bancas o que la ven transmitida en las redes

sociales o en la TV, el sentido de la participación activa to-ma un significado muy diferente de cómo la mayoría de

nosotros hemos experimentado la liturgia en nuestra vida. Se siente como si nos hubiéramos convertido en es-

pectadores en lugar de participantes. Tal vez este desafío puede hacernos pasar del exceso de confianza en nuestra fe, a redescubrir y relacionarnos con Dios de nuevas maneras y llamarnos a ser aún más fuertes en nuestra fe personal.

Debemos seguir siendo perseverantes. Debemos “permanecer alerta”. Debemos tener esperanza. Debemos

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