ST. FRANCES CABRINI ST. ROSE OF LIMA GRANBURY, TEXAS December 10th, 2017 GLEN ROSE, TEXAS

Next Week’s Second Collection is for Mission Outreach

St. Frances Cabrini Mass Intentions

Weekday Mass Intentions

Monday/Lunes December 11th

9:00am Leo & Dawn Wolf

Anthony & Lynn Roffino

11:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Vigil Mass

Tuesday/Martes December 12th

9:00am Denny & Toni Maunder

Jay Worrel & Colleen Zeiler

7:00pm Our Lady of Guadalupe Bilingual Mass

Wednesday/Miercoles December 13th

6:00pm Dallas & Rita Barnett

Ronald & Catherine Hughes

7:00pm Miembros de la Parroquia

Thursday/Jueves December 14th

9:00am Special Intention for Colleen Zeiler

Friday/Viernes December 15th

9:00am †Bill Russeau (Judy Russeau)

Weekend Mass Intentions

Saturday/Sabado December 16th

9:00am Parishioners of the Parish

5:00pm †Tom Altus (Altus Family)

†John J. Nick (Mr. & Mrs. Harry McKee)

Sunday/Domingo December 17th

9:00am Parishioners of the Parish

12:30pm Miembros de la Parroquia

St. Rose of Lima Mass Intentions

Weekday Mass Intentions

Thursday/Jueves December 14th

7:00pm Parishioners of the Parish

Weekend Mass Intentions

Sunday/Domingo December 17th

10:45am †Elizabeth Werth (Ronald Werth)

Jose Gama Santos Lynn Roffino Bob Lake

Elsie Miller Steven Snyder Adolfo Elizondo Savannah Owens

Refugio Ramirez Louise Hidalgo

Food Drive

Please remember to bring your canned goods and other dry goods to the Narthex of the church or drop them by at the Fa-mily Life Center in front of offices no later

than December 22nd. Please be generous. He who has compassion on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed. ~Proverbs 19:17

Penance Service On Monday, December 18th we will have a Penance

Service here at St. Frances Cabrini. The ser-vice will start at 6:30 pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Servicio de Confesiones El lunes 18 de diciembre tendremos un

Servicio de Confesiones aquí en St. Frances Cabrini. El servicio comenzara a las 6:30 pm.

December 2nd / December 3rd Offerings

Regular Collection $ 12,858.00

Building Fund $ 5,582.00

Thank You for Your Support

Gracias por Su Apoyo

Advent Gospels

By Paul Turneer The Second and Third Sundays of Advent always have Gospel readings about John the Baptist. John is an adult in these pas-

sages, proclaiming the nearness of the kingdom of God and serving as the prophet who bridges the Old and New Testaments. John foreshadows Jesus in his birth, his preaching, and his death. John’s message on these two middle Sundays of this season inspires us to follow Christ.

December 2nd / December 3rd Offerings

Regular Collection $ 2,374.00

Building Fund $ 9,322.00

Thank You for Your Support

Gracias por Su Apoyo

2nd Sunday of Advent ~ Segundo Domingo de Adviento

Tamale Sale ~Venta de tamales This is the last weekend that you may pre-order tamales. They will be delivered next weekend on December 16th & 17th after Masses. The price is $12 a dozen. The options are chicken with green sauce, pork with red sauce, and cheese with poblano peppers. This will be a by advance sale only! The funds from the sale will go toward the support

of St. Rose of Lima Building Fund. For more information please contact Griselda Navarrete @ 254-396-9931. Sonia Navo @ 254-396-0379. Thank You for your support! God Bless! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Este es el ultimo fin de semana que podrá pedir su orden de tamales. Se entregarán el próximo fin de semana, 16 y el 17 de diciembre después de las Misas. El precio es de $12 por docena. Las opciones son

pollo con salsa verde, carne de puerco con salsa roja y queso con chile poblano. ¡Esto será por venta anticipada sola-mente! Los fondos de la venta se destinarán al apoyo del Fondo de Construcción de St. Rose of Lima. Para más infor-mación, póngase en contacto con Griselda Navarrete @ 254-396-9931 o con Sonia Navo @ 254-396-0379. ¡Gracias por su apoyo! ¡Dios los bendiga!

Family Christmas Dinner On Wednesday December 20th, the youth ministry pro-gram invites all youth and families to a potluck dinner and a parents vs youth game night from 6:30-8:30pm. We ask that all families bring a dish to share and wear comfortable clothes as we will be playing volleyball, basketball & soc-

cer. The youth will not have class that night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cena Familiar de Navidad El ministerio juvenil invita a todos los jóvenes y sus familias a una cena

familiar y noche de juegos entre papas e hijos el miércoles 20 de diciembre de 6:30-8:30pm. Les pedimos que cada familia traiga un platillo de comida para compartir y se vistan en ropa cómoda ya que jugaremos voleibol, bas-quetbol y futbol. Los jóvenes no tendrán clases esa noche.

The Nativity ~ La Natividad The Fifth grade class will be performing the Nativity with all other classes joining in on the Christmas Songs.

Everyone is invited to attend The Nativity on December 17th at 10:30 am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La clase de Quinto grado realizará la Natividad acompañada por las otras

clases en cantando las Canciones de Navidad. Todos están invitados a asistir el 17 de diciembre a las 10:30 am.

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filled Christmas. Sign up at dynamiccatholic.com/advent. You will receive short inspirational videos, practical tips and real-life stories of hope. Get ready for the best Christmas of your life!

Steubenville LoneStar Conference 8th through 12th graders are invited to attend the Steubenville LoneStar Conference next summer June 2018. This is a catholic youth conference where more than 5,000 teens come together to celebrate Jesus Christ through discussions, dynamic talks, great music and most importantly, through the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation. The conference will be held at the Irving Convention Center and the youth will be staying at a hotel close by. Cost is $260, this includes the conference registration, hotel, meals and transportation. If a youth is truly interested in attending, please don’t let the cost be an issue, we will have fundraising opportunities. A deposit of $60 is due by January 10, 2018. For more information please

contact Erica Espinoza. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Conferencia Steubenville Jóvenes en grados 8 a 12 están invitados a asistir la Conferencia Steubenville el próximo verano Junio 2018. Esta es una

conferencia católica juvenil donde más de 5,000 jóvenes se reúnen para celebrar a Jesucristo por medio de discusiones, platicas, música maravillosa y lo más importante, por medio de los Sacramentos de la Eucaristía y Reconciliación. La conferencia se llevara a cabo en el centro de conferencias en Irving y los jóvenes se quedaran en un hotel cercano. El precio es de $260, esto incluye la registración de la conferencia, hotel, comidas y transportación. Si algún joven realmente está interesado en asistir, por favor no deje que el precio sea la razón por la cual no asista, tendremos oportunidades para recaudar fondos. Se les pide un depósito de $60 antes del 10 de enero, 2018. Para más información comuníquese con Erica Espinoza.

ST. FRANCES CABRINI ST. ROSE OF LIMA GRANBURY, TEXAS December 10th, 2017 GLEN ROSE, TEXAS

Readings for the Week of December 10, 2017

Sunday Second Sunday of Advent Is 40:1-5, 9-11; Ps 85:9-10, 11-12, 13-14;

2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8

Monday Saint Damasus I, Pope Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14;

Lk 5:17-26

Tuesday Our Lady of Guadalupe Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;

Jud 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47

Wednesday Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8 and 10;

Mt 11:28-30

Thursday Saint John of the Cross, Priest and

Doctor of the Church Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab;

Mt 11:11-15

Friday Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6; Mt 11:16-19

Saturday Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16, 18-19;

Mt 17:9a, 10-13

Sunday Third Sunday of Advent Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-48, 49-50, 53-54;

1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Lecturas de la Semana del 10 de diciembre 2017

Domingo Segundo Domingo de Adviento Is 40, 1-5. 9-11; Sal 84, 9ab-10. 11-12. 13-14;

2 Pd 3, 8-14; Mc 1, 1-8

Lunes San Dámaso I, Papa Is 35, 1-10; Sal 84, 9ab-10. 11-12. 13-14;

Lc 5, 17-26

Martes Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Za 2, 14-17 o Ap 11, 19; 12, 1-6. 10;

Jdt 13, 18bcde. 19; Lc 1, 26-38 o Lc 1, 39-48

Miércoles Santa Lucía, Virgen y Mártir Is 40, 25-31; Sal 102, 1-2. 3-4. 8 y 10;

Mt 11, 28-30

Jueves San Juan de la Cruz, Presbítero y

Doctor de la Iglesia Is 41, 13-20; Sal 144, 1 y 9. 10-11. 12-13ab;

Mt 11, 11-15

Viernes Is 48, 17-19; Sal 1,1-2. 3. 4 y 6; Mt 11, 16-19

Sábado Sir 48, 1-4. 9-11; Sal 79, 2ac. 3b. 15-16. 18-19;

Mt 17, 10-13

Domingo Tercer Domingo de Adviento Is 61, 1-2. 10-11; Lc 1, 46-48. 49-50. 53-54;

1 Ts 5, 16-24; Jn 1, 6-8. 19-28

Retirement Fund for Religious

Help religious communities. “your generous contribution helps us to care for our retired sisters and enables our younger sisters to continue in active ministry,” writes a religious sister. Your gift to today’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care, and more for thousands of senior sisters, brothers, and religious order

priests. It also helps ensure younger members that they can continue the good works of their elders! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos

Ayuden a las comunidades religiosas. “ Su generosa contribución nos ayuda a cuidar a nuestras hermanas jubi-ladas y permite que nuestras hermanas mas jóvenes continúen en un ministerio activo”, escribe una hermana religiosa. Su donativo a la colecta de hoy para el Fondo para la Jubilación de Religiosos ayuda a proporcionarles

medicamentos, enfermeros y mas a miles de hermanas, hermanos y sacerdotes de ordenes religiosas, de edad avanzada. !Esto ayuda también para asegurar que los miembros mas jóvenes puedan continuar las buenas obras de sus mayores!

Our Lady of Guadalupe

In Advent of 1531, an Aztec peasant named Juan Diego (whose birth name in the Náhuatl language was Cuautlatohua) saw an astounding sight—a radiant woman clothed in the stars, with the moon at her feet. She bore the appearance of a Central American Indian, and she was dressed in native garb. She even wore the traditional sash of a pregnant woman. This was a paradoxical image, for at the time when the Lady of Guadalupe manifested herself, the Indian people were deeply oppressed by their Spanish conquerors. Their everyday experience was one of profound powerlessness. Indian women, especially, were treated cruelly. The woman spoke to Juan Diego tenderly, calling him her beloved son. The peasant went to his bishop, but the bishop did not think it possible that the Queen of Heaven would appear to a poor man

on a barren hillside. As a sign of her presence for the skeptical bishop, the Lady left her glorious image on Juan Diego’s cloak of agave cactus cloth. At her request, a church was built at the site where she had appeared—near modern-day Mexico City. Pilgrims come from many nations to honor her there, especially on her feast day, December 12. The oppressed native people recognized Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe as a promise of justice and a cause for hope. Peace treaties have been signed in the basilica that bears her name. She is the patron saint of Mexico, and she is honored throughout the Americas. Copyright © 1997, Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Mary Ellen Hynes. Illustration by Annika Nelson.

2nd Sunday of Advent ~ Segundo Domingo de Adviento

Pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi and San Giovanni Rotondo – 5/21 – 5/30/2018 The 10 day Pilgrimage will visit Rome, Assisi and San Giovanni Rotondo, as well as a number of stops in-between those cities. The pilgrimage will include a Papal Audience, Saint Peter’s Basili-ca, the Vatican Museums (including the Sistine Chapel), the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the Basili-ca of St. Mary Major, the Trevi Fountain, the Catacombs, Montecassino, Lanciano (the Eucharistic miracle), Padre Pio sites, St. Francis of Assisi sites and more. The cost will be $4,249pp and will

include airfare from DFW, first class accommodations, daily breakfast and dinners, entrance fees and daily masses and more. If you have any questions, please contact Carmine Esposito 817-455-5077 or cesposito1802@gmail.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Una peregrinación a Italia, Asis y San Giovanni Rotondo— 5/21-5/30/2018 En la peregrinación de 10 días visitaremos a Roma, Asís y San Giovanni Rotondo, así como una serie de paradas entre esas ciudades. La peregrinación incluirá una Audiencia Papal, la Basílica de San Pedro, los Museos Vaticanos (incluida la Capilla Sixtina), la Basílica de San Juan de Letrán, la Basílica de Santa María la Mayor, la Fuente de Trevi, las Catacumbas, Monte-cassino, Lanciano (el Milagro eucarístico), sitios de Padre Pio, sitios de San Francisco de Asís y más. El costo será de $ 4,249pp e incluirá el pasaje aéreo de DFW, alojamiento de primera clase, desayunos y cenas diarios, entradas y misa diaria y más. Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con Carmine Esposito 817-455-5077 o cesposito1802@gmail.com.

Christmas Blankets for Children in

Rancho Brazos

Asking all parishioners to consider dona-ting throws for Christmas gifts to the chil-

dren. Please bring your blankets to the office. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Les pedimos a todos los miembros de la parroquia que consideren donar cobijas para regalos de Navidad a los niños. Por favor tráigalas a la oficina.

50+ will not meet in the busy month of December. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Advent Preparation

How do you prepare for your important family events such as Thanksgiving Dinner or Christmas? How about an important business meeting? Do you just let it hap-pen and walk in unprepared? The most important meeting in which we need to participate (and not just attend), that requires our preparation, is the sacrifice of the Mass. How do you prepare for Mass? Take the time during the week to read and reflect on the scrip-tures for the upcoming Sunday – they are listed in the bulletin. Read and reflect on the scriptures on three different days before Sunday and ask God in prayer to tell you one way to change your life. Listen attentively to the readings and homily during the Liturgy of the Word during Mass. Your preparation will pay dividends and God will answer your prayer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Preparación de Adviento

¿Cómo puede usted prepararse para eventos im-portantes familiares, como la cena de Acción de Gracias o la de Navidad? ¿Qué tal una reunión importante de negocios? ¿Entraría a la reunión sin primero haberse preparado? La reunión más importante en la que tene-mos que participar (y no solo asistir), que requiere nues-tra preparación, es el sacrificio de la Misa. ¿Cómo se prepara usted para la Misa? Tómese el tiempo durante la semana para leer y reflexionar sobre las Escrituras para el próximo domingo; se incluyen en el boletín. Lea y reflexione sobre las Escrituras en tres días diferentes antes del domingo y pídale a Dios en oración que le diga una forma de cambiar su vida. Escuche atentamente las lecturas y la homilía durante la Liturgia de la Palabra durante la Misa. Su preparación rendirá dividendos y Dios responderá a su oración.

Kiosks in the Church ~ Kioscos en la Iglesia

“Christmas is almost here and we have filled the kiosks in the church narthex with CDs and books. Please make your selections and give them as gifts to family and friends! Let’s learn more about our Catholic faith in 2018.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Ya casi llega la Navidad y hemos llenado los kioscos en el narthex de la iglesia con discos y libros. ¡Por favor haga sus selecciones y ofrézcalas como regalos a familias y amigos! Aprendamos más sobre nuestra fe católica en el 2018 ".

St. Frances Cabrini Knight of Columbus

Our St. Frances Cabrini Knights of Columbus Council 9748, will hold their monthly meeting on December 21st in the Family Life Center. As always, the presence of our Knights Ladies is encouraged and appreciated. This meeting is par-ticularly special in that it is our Yearly Christmas Meeting. SK Thomas Lyssy along with the much appreciated assis-tance of several Lady Knights will be preparing the meal...Please bring a side dish or dessert to accompany the main meal. All members are encouraged to attend this very special Christmas Meeting. Hope to see you there.