SAVE THE DATES Men’s Meeting Every Sat. 6:00 am Mass For Life Every Sat. 8:30 am DIG for TEENS Every Wed. 7:00 pm NTL Seniors Prayer Group March 13 9:30 am Taller de Dones y Carismas 17 y 18 de Marzo 8:30 am Milagros Eucaristicos 22 de Marzo 7:30 pm Mision Cuaresmal 25 de Marzo 1:30 pm HOSANNA 2018 March 24 8:30 am 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! 1949 Cullen Blvd & I-45 south Houston, Texas 77023 Archdiocese Galveston-Houston
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August 3, 2008 September 7, 2008 September 28, 2008
October 5, 2008
OCTOBER 26, 2008 November 02, 2008 November 23, 2008
December 7, 2008
December 21, 2008
August 9, 2009
August 22, 2010
February 18, 2018 First Sunday
Of Lent
Mission Statement
SAVE THE DATES
Men’s Meeting Every Sat.
6:00 am
Mass For Life Every Sat.
8:30 am
DIG for TEENS Every Wed.
7:00 pm
NTL Seniors Prayer Group March
13 9:30 am
Taller de Dones y Carismas 17 y 18
de Marzo
8:30 am
Milagros Eucaristicos 22 de Marzo
7:30 pm
Mision Cuaresmal 25 de Marzo
1:30 pm
HOSANNA 2018 March
24 8:30 am
Mission Statement The Catholic Charismatic Center is dedicated to bringing all
people to the full life of Jesus Christ and His Church through
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 6:00-8:00pm
REGULARLY SCHEDULED MASS AND EVENTS
Vietnamese Mass every 4th Sunday at 3:00 pm rm. 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 - 7:50 pm or by appointment
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 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 Rev. David Bergeron, CC, Assoc. Dir. ....... Ext. 107 Fr. Jorge Alvarado, C.C……………………...Ext. 120
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent; Second Scrutiny;
Daylight Saving Time begins; Girl Scout Sunday
Friday: Abstinence Saturday: Saint Patrick
Readings for the Week of March 11, 2018 Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
Prayer Intentions Diane Smith, Samantha Cruz, Kourtney Ruiz, Michael T. Trajan,
Sara Zepeda, Zachary Colunga, Luz M. Gascot, Alisha Rivera, Julieta Hernandez, Teresa Morales, Sr. Kathleen Smith, Ector Ma-ta, Phocion & Cheryl Park, Toni Ford, Epifania Denbo, Mary Ann
Colunga, Ronald Balsam, Fr. Greg Gregory, Theresa Valadez, Ivonne Rodriguez, Matilda & Robert Gonzales, Bernadette Garza, Eunterio Flores, Fr. Francis Frankovich, Conchita Bruno, Omar
Eduardo Pena, Adam Sanchez, Gus Kemp, Nora Elizondo, Ruben Granados, Chris & Marco Lopez, Carmen Velasco, Adrianna
Lopez, Edgar Lopez, Dawn Peters, Victorio Rangel, Sandi & Bobbi Embesi, Humberto Isassi III, Alyssa Martinez, Gloria Castro,
Mac Arevalo, Javier Lazo, Elsie Cobb, Mary Hood, Benjamin Thomas, Rudy Terrazas, Deacon Gerald DuPont, Jesus Lopez, Eli-jah Mondragon, Barbara Ryan, Virginia Gonzalez, Sandra Longo-
ria, Alyssa Hernandez, Rita Ochoa, Roger & Martha Sherman
In Memoriam † Javier Cisneros † Angie Gately † Macario Arevalo
THIS WEEK AT THE CENTER….. FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 11, 2018
“Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears
the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30.
W.O.W. Meeting 3rd Friday March 16, 2018
Time: 7:00-9:00pm Where: Room 111
Talk by Douglas Davila,
God Surrendered & a Life of Praise:
A Conversion and surrender experience
told through music & testimony.
Everyone Welcome all Men & Women
Please Bring Your Bible!
Walk the Cross on Telephone Road - Sat. March 24th
Pray & Fast Against Human Trafficking
4318 Telephone Rd. Houston TX. 77087 4:30-6:00pm.
Ages, 15 yrs. up welcomed!
Join W.O.W. on Good Friday, March 30th
to Walk the Cross from the CCC to Sacred Heart, Co-Cathedral - 6am-7am,
Respect Life Service, at Co-Cathedral - 8am-9am
then walk to Planned Parenthood 9am-12pm
Pray a Rosary at Planned Parenthood & return to CCC For more information [email protected]
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
Sunday February 25, 2018
$8,779.00
March 4, 2018
$11,194.00
Weekly Budget: $12,000.00
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GENEROUS SUPPORT!
St. Patrick
Feast Day March 17 (386 - 461)
Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of God’s in-strument for winning most of Ireland for Christ. Details of his life are uncertain. Current research places his dates of birth and death a little later than earlier accounts. Patrick may have been born in Dunbarton, Scotland, Cumberland, England, or in northern Wales. He called himself both a Roman and a Briton. At 16, he and a large number of his father’s slaves and vassals were captured by Irish raiders and sold as slaves in Ireland. Forced to work as a shepherd, he suf-fered greatly from hunger and cold. After six years Patrick escaped, probably to France, and later returned to Britain at the age of 22. His captivity had meant spiritual conversion. He may have studied at Lerins, off the French coast; he spent years at Auxerre, France, and was consecrated bishop at the age of 43. His great desire was to proclaim the good news to the Irish. In a dream vision it seemed “all the children of Ireland from their mothers’ wombs were stretching out their hands” to him. He understood the vision to be a call to do mission work in pagan Ireland. Despite opposition from those who felt his education had been defective, he was sent to carry out the task. He went to the west and north–where the faith had never been preached–obtained the protection of local kings, and made nu-merous converts. Because of the island’s pagan background, Patrick was emphatic in encouraging widows to remain chaste and young women to consecrate their virginity to Christ. He ordained many priests, divided the country into dioceses, held Church councils, founded several monasteries and continually urged his people to greater holiness in Christ. He suffered much opposition from pagan druids and was criti-cized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. In a relatively short time, the island had experienced deeply the Christian spirit, and was prepared to send out mis-sionaries whose efforts were greatly responsible for Christian-izing Europe. Patrick was a man of action, with little inclination toward learning. He had a rock-like belief in his vocation, in the cause he had espoused. One of the few certainly authentic writings is his Confessio, above all an act of homage to God for having called Patrick, unworthy sinner, to the apostolate. There is hope rather than irony in the fact that his burial place is said to be in County Down in Northern Ireland, long the sce-ne of strife and violence. Reflection: What distinguishes Patr ick is the durability of his efforts. When one considers the state of Ireland when he began his mission work, the vast extent of his labors, and how the seeds he planted continued to grow and flourish, one can only admire the kind of man Patrick must have been. The holi-ness of a person is known only by the fruits of his or her work. www.franciscanmedia.org
www.cccgh.com ENGLISH MINISTRY, YOUTH AND FORMATION NEWS www.cccgh.com
Berjo Ndinofina (3/11)
Cecelia López (3/12)
Peter Vargas (3/12)
Moriah Martínez (3/12)
Isaiah Reese (3/12)
Alejandro Mendez Jr. (3/12)
Oscar Nunez (3/12)
Mathew Gonzales (3/13)
Sandy Embesi, Jr. (3/13)
Isaiah Ruvalcaba (3/13)
Daniel Mofor (3/13)
Margarita Castro (3/13)
Paula Orozco (3/13)
Cristina Lopez (3/13)
Emily Martin (3/14)
Santiago Carrizales (3/14)
Kathya Revuelta (3/14)
Manuel Martínez (3/15)
Mary Rodríguez (3/15)
Armando Romo (3/15)
Rebekah Ramirez (3/15)
Marisela Rodríguez (3/16)
Diana Romero (3/16)
Jesse Rodriguez (3/16)
Dalia Villalpando (3/16)
William Peña (3/17)
Theresa Pampell (3/17)
Danisha Reséndez (3/17)
Nicole Mendoza (3/17)
Christian Cantu (3/17)
Felicity Cantu (3/17)
Breaking Bread Homeless Ministries
News From The Streets…
Family By Mary Martha Primerano A woman approached me, and asked if she could have a bag of groceries, one for her, and one for her son. This woman was elderly. I asked how old her son was, and she responded that he was just released from prison after many, many years there. It was his first taste of freedom. I asked if she lived on the streets and she said yes, my son made us a nice tent right there and pointed to a makeshift tent of tarp, blankets and wood. I asked this, because we were in the middle of one of the coldest winters Houston has had for a while. He was out looking for food. Well on this round the food would come to them - as our team delivered to each, a bag of groceries, vari-ous clothing articles and hot sloppy Joe’s made by one of our team. We began to minister the Love of God to our new friend who I will call Georgia. It was very evident that Geor-gia knew the Lord because she spoke of Him and his provi-sion throughout our conversation. Although there were many others around us also receiving and being cared for—Georgia caught my attention. I’d never seen her before. Her handsome son soon arrived shortly and I knew as any protec-tive male he would join us in our circle for prayer. After pray-ing, I held on to him and looked into his eyes and told him how special his mom was and to care for her. Tears rolled down as he nodded and listened. When we were done ministering I saw them walking into their tent and Georgia giving her son a great big sloppy kiss on the cheek, and a huge smile on his face. Did you have a good night’s sleep last night? Thank Him for it. Do you have a warm bed with fresh sheets? Thank Him for it. Do you have heat in your home? Thank Him for it. Did you have something to eat today? Thank Him for it. Do you have a job that helps provide for your family? Thank Him for it. “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matt. 25:40, 45
If interested in volunteering please contact: Walt Primerano 713.661.7167 or [email protected]
Begins March 27, 2018 7 - 9 pm rm. 108 A Biblical Walk with the
Blessed Mother by Dr. Edward Sri
The better we know Mary, the better we will know her Son.
….. Filmed on location in the Holy Land, Mary: A Biblical Walk with the Blessed Mother will place you in the
midst of the powerful drama of her earthly life, taking you through her joys...and her sorrows. You will learn how she works in our lives today, drawing us ever closer to her Divine Son. Seeing Mary in this way will change you forev-er. Mary will become a part of your daily life, and in your daily life, you will become more like Christ.
UPCOMING EVENTS, RETREATS at THE CCC, AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE AND MORE
Easter Egg Hunt
Heal ing Mass
Women Series
Charismatic Conference
Tuesdays at 6:30 am March 20 ~ Eucharist and Confession
March 27 ~ Meditation & Benediction 6:30 am-Breakfast
7:00am Presentation
7:30 am Group Discussion
7:45 am Confession available
For more info go to www.holycrosschapel.org
or call 713-650-1323
Holy Cross Chapel 905 Main St. Hou, Tx. 77002
March, 20
Prepare your heart for Lent by attending the
Holy Cross Chapel Women’s Lenten Series
Schedule: 11:45 am lunch provided
12:10 pm Opening Prayer 12:15 pm Talk
12:55 pm Closing Prayer
Join us for this 4 part series led by Mary Caprio
Pastoral Associate at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic
Church & adjunct faculty at UST
Men’s Series
Family Night!
Catholic Family Night at the Astros!
Friday April 27, 2018 7:10 pm
Astros vs Athletics Individual tickets will be on sale in March
For Groups of 20; or more information contact Hannah Walker at 713-259-8857
Or email [email protected] A portion of the proceeds benefits Catholic
Schools of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston
Healing Mass with
Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Tuesday March 13, 2018
7:00 P.M. Holy Family Chapel
1510 Fifth St., Missouri City "“Is any one among you sick? He should call
the elders of the Church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in
the name of the Lord." James 5:13-15
We all need healing of body, mind, soul and spirit.
Come pray with us and for one another.
Young Adul ts Day
Southern Regional Conference of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for information go to; [email protected] 504-828-1368 www.ccrno.org
PAGINA 6 IV DOMINGO DE CUARESMA, CICLO B 11 DE MARZO DEL 2018
DIOS MANDÓ SU HIJO
AL MUNDO PARA QUE
EL MUNDO SE SALVE POR ÉL
Destrucción y Renacer.- La pr imera lectura resume en apre-tadísima síntesis los acontecimientos que marcaron el comienzo y luego el final del destierro de los judíos a Babilonia, cosas to-das sucedidas en el siglo VI antes de Cristo. El destierro fue para los judíos algo así como beberse el cáliz de la muerte. Perdieron no sólo su tierra y sus bienes, sino numerosas vidas, libertad, soberanía, el templo e incluso la fe en el Dios de la Alianza que-dó severamente golpeada: ¿dónde estaba el Dios Salvador mien-tras el hambre conducía a las más horribles y asqueantes excesos a los habitantes de Jerusalén? ¿Dónde se escondía mientras ar-dían las casas, los hombres eran degollados, las mujeres abusa-das, los bienes confiscados en medio de la más brutal altanería? El golpe terrible del destierro desmoronó mucho pero no todo en Judá. La meditación profunda y sentida en estos acontecimientos produjo páginas de un dolor impresionante, que podemos leer por ejemplo en el libro de las Lamentaciones, pero también trajo un espíritu nuevo, un espíritu de humildad y reconocimiento de las propias culpas que llevó finalmente a la única conclusión posible, la que hemos oído en la primera lectura: "ellos se burla-ron de los mensajeros de Dios, despreciaron sus advertencias y se mofaron de sus profetas, hasta que la ira del Señor contra su pueblo llegó a tal grado, que ya no hubo remedio". Esta viva conciencia del pecado y de la infidelidad pertinaz del pueblo condujo, sin embargo, a un descubrimiento maravilloso: aunque nosotros seamos infieles, Dios es el siempre fiel; aunque en no-sotros haya maldad, la maldad no tiene poder sobre Dios. Y así fue entrando en la conciencia del pueblo una certeza maravillosa: la bondad de Dios, cuando supera a nuestra maldad manifiesta, es puro regalo, es GRACIA. Y el poder de Dios, cuando se im-pone más allá de los caprichos y egoísmos humanos, es PROVI-DENCIA. Salvados por Gracia.- También la segunda lectura nos habla de la gracia, ¡y con qué palabras tan vigorosas! Deleitémonos rumiando la dulzura de estas proclamas de amor y gozo: "estábamos muertos por nuestros pecados y él nos dio la vida con Cristo"; "por pura generosidad suya hemos sido salvados"; "en todos los tiempos, Dios muestra, por medio de Jesús, la incompa-rable riqueza de su gracia y de su bondad para con nosotros"; "ustedes han sido salvados por la gracia mediante la fe"; "es un don de Dios"; "somos hechura de Dios". Es que probablemente no haya en el Nuevo Testamento otro tan enamorado de la gracia como Pablo, que apreció en su propia historia el poder del amor que redime más allá de nuestras expectativas y, desde luego, mu-
chísimo más allá de lo que merecíamos. Ahora entendemos que el peor de los destierros no es lo que vivieron los judíos, oprimi-dos por los caldeos y llevados en cautiverio a Babilonia; el peor exilio es el del pecado, que nos enajena de nuestro bien propio que es la amistad divina. Lo nuevo que nos trae Pablo es un ca-mino para acceder a la gracia. Ese camino se llama la fe. Nuestra salvación es obra de Dios y la manera de recibir esa obra, que es manifiesta en Cristo, y sobre todo en su pasión, es mediante la fe. Reconstruidos en Cristo, es posible orientarnos hacia el bien para el que fuimos creados. "Tanto amó Dios al Mundo..." Según encuestas, la frase más amada de la Biblia, la preferida por un mayor número de perso-nas es la que hemos oído hoy en el evangelio: "tanto amó Dios al mundo, que le entregó a su Hijo único, para que todo el que cree en él no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna". La gracia enlaza la primera y la segunda lecturas; la fe enlaza a la segunda con el evangelio. "Creer en el Hijo" es aceptar el regalo de amor que no merecíamos pero que sí necesitábamos. "Creer en el Hijo" es reconocernos enfermos y ver en él nuestra medicina y nuestro médico. "Creer en el Hijo" es ver que sus llagas son el espejo de nuestras heridas, pero a la vez, su gloria es anuncio de nuestro destino celeste. Hermanos, vamos a creer en el Hijo. Vamos a creer en la gracia. Vamos a creer en la providencia. Vamos a vivir en la salvación: es regalo y es real para ti, para mí y para todo el que crea en el amor sin límites de Dios.
Fr. Nelson Medina F., O.P
“CAMINARÉ EN PRESENCIA DEL SEÑOR EN EL PAÍS DE LA VIDA”
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Is 65:17-21; Sal 30 (29):2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54
Martes: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16
Miércoles: Is 49:8-15; Sal 145 (144):8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30
Jueves: Ex 32:7-14; Sal 106 (105):19-23; Jn 5:31-47
Viernes: Sab 2:1a, 12-22; Sal 34 (33):17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
Sábado: Jer 11:18-20; Sal 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53
Domingo: Jer 31:31-34; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-15; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33
Lecturas alternativas (Año A): Ez 37:12-14; Sal 130 (129):1-8;
Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE El tiempo de Cuaresma se caracteriza por los ayunos y las abstinencias. Recuerdo que como niño mis padres me incul-caron la necesidad de dejar de comer golosinas durante la Cuaresma, de abstenerme del dulce para compartir la amargura del sufrimiento que Cristo sostuvo por mis pe-cados. Eventualmente en la parroquia, el sacerdote nos animó a guardar el dinerito que ahorrábamos no comprando dulces para mandarlo a los niños pobres. El ayuno y la abstinencia no sólo eran para acompañar a Jesús en su dolor histórico sino para animarlo y consolarlo en sus adoloridos hijo e hi-jas. Muchos padres ya no animan a sus hijos e hijas a que hagan abstinencia, no les enseñan la necesidad de dejar algo innec-esario para ayudar a los que no tienen o tienen menos. Es una realidad triste porque casi todas las religiones tienen sus prácticas de ayuno y abstinencia, para purificar el templo de nuestro cuerpo. Ciertamente esta forma de penitencia abre el alma a la presencia divina, por lo cual animar a sus hijo y a sus hijas en esta práctica es darles la oportunidad de encon-trarse con Dios y con los pobres.
Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc
