JULY 12TH 12 DE JULIO XV SUNDAY IN O.T. XV DOMINGO EN T.O. PASTOR REV. MANUEL F. ALVAREZ PAROCHIAL VICAR REV. OMAR AYUBI PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE REV. JUAN ESCAMEZ REV. STEPHEN SAAWUAN REV. FIDELIS UKO PERMANENT DEACONS DEACON JORGE ALVAREZ DEACON ROBERTO FLEITAS DEACON MIGUEL PARLADE Together, Worshipping the Lord, Forming Disciples, Serving in the Name of Jesus Juntos, Adorando al Señor, Formando Discípulos, Sirviendo en Nombre de Jesús 2711 INDIAN MOUND TRAIL, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134 | WWW.COTLF.ORG | PHONE: (305) 446-9950 | FAX: (305) 446-7624
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JULY 12TH 12 DE JULIO XV SUNDAY IN O.T. XV DOMINGO EN T.O.
PASTOR
REV. MANUEL F. ALVAREZ
PAROCHIAL VICAR
REV. OMAR AYUBI
PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE
REV. JUAN ESCAMEZ REV. STEPHEN SAAWUAN REV. FIDELIS UKO
PERMANENT DEACONS
DEACON JORGE ALVAREZ DEACON ROBERTO FLEITAS DEACON MIGUEL PARLADE
Together, Worshipping the Lord, Forming Disciples, Serving in the Name of Jesus Juntos, Adorando al Señor, Formando Discípulos, Sirviendo en Nombre de Jesús
Mr. Jorge Santibáñez - Ext 307 Director of Religious Education & Youth Ministry Parish Ministries Coordinator Bulletin Editor
Mrs. Annette Perez - Ext 302 Curator of Records Virtus Training Coordinator
Maintenance/Custodial - Ext 309 Mr. Rene Denis Mrs. Nubia Vivas
CHURCH OF THE LITTLE FLOWER - REILLY PARISH CENTER Parish Office Hours Address Contact Monday - Friday 2711 Indian Mound Trail (305) 446-9950 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Coral Gables, FL 33134 www.cotlf.org
Robert Sanchez Cristina Sierra Jennifer Yudice Elisa and Enrique Massens Gloria L.V. Keigans Crystal Martin Frances Shaheen Michele Luciano Dean Carr Maria de Cardenas Juan Carbonell Elena Garcia Bob Needham Augustus Riley Yolanda Martos Rene Monteagudo
Alex Lacca Sean Stockhausen Hugo & Maria Guilarte Aristides Rivera Lee Ramirez Lillian Maribona Otto Crombet Pat Ayala Eddy Sanchez Porfirio Ponce Barbara Fernandez Ana Isabel Herrera Nicholas and Francine Cirillo Jose “Ricky” Suarez Jake Duque
Daniel Martin Alexandra Herrera Luis Landrian Gisela Figueredo Jonathan Peter Domash Milay Ferriol Remy Rosa Pelaez Christine Grenet Jayden C. Humberto Báculo
Mercy Acosta Ryker Urbane Phelps Mary Zarzecki
COTLF PARISH PRAYER LIST
To add or remove the name of a parishioner, relative,
or friend to our Parish Prayer List please contact the
Parish Office or submit the
Prayer Request via the Parish App.
Prayer requests for the deceased will not appear here,
but will be placed in the prayer basket of the
Saint Joseph Adoration Chapel.
READINGS OF THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Sunday/Domingo: Is 55:10-11; Ps 65:10-14; Rom 8:18-23;
Mt 13:1-23 [1-9]
Monday/Lunes: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23;
Mt 10:34 — 11:1
Tuesday/Martes: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24
Wednesday/Miercoles: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14-15; Mt 11:25-27
Thursday/Jueves: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13-14ab, 15-21;
Mt 11:28-30
Friday/Viernes: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16;
Mt 12:1-8
Saturday/Sabado: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21
Sunday/Domingo: Wis 12:13, 16-19; Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16;
Rom 8:26-27; Mt 13:24-43 [24-30]
Sunday, July 12th 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am For an End to the Pandemic 9:00 am Intentions of The Murdock Family 10:30 am Missa Pro Populo - For All Members of the Parish Family 12:30 pm Por La Salud de la Familia del Oso 5:30 pm † Roberto & Maria Vega
Monday, July 13th Memorial of St. Henry 6:15 am For the Health of Ryker Urbane Phelps 8:00 am † Olga Nosti 5:30 pm Misa Comunitaria
Tuesday, July 14th Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin 6:15 am For the Health of Mary Zarzecki 8:00 am Steven & Beatrice Weinstock’s Wedding Anniversary 5:30 pm Misa Comunitaria
Wednesday, July 15th Memorial of St. Bonaventure, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 6:15 am Paulina Rennella's Birthday 8:00 am † Pedro Raul Martinez 5:30 pm Misa Comunitaria
Thursday, July 16th Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 6:15 am Intentions of The Murdock Family 8:00 am † Carlos Javier Sequeira 5:30 pm Misa Comunitaria
Friday, July 17th Friday of Week XV in Ordinary Time 6:15 am Baby Lozito & Family 8:00 am † Zoila Frexias 5:30 pm Misa Comunitaria
Saturday, July 18th Memorial of St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest 8:00 am † Nicolas Guillermo Avalos 5:00 pm † Magnolia De Los Angeles Aldonza & Manuel Aldonza Perez
Sunday, July 19th 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 am † Maria Teresa Paz 9:00 am † Isabel Gonzalez 10:30 am Missa Pro Populo - For All Members of the Parish Family 12:30 pm † Maria Mendoza 5:30 pm † Glen Barquet
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS DAILY, MONDAY — FRIDAY
8:30 am English Rosary led by Deacon Jorge Alvarez Zoom Meeting ID: 878-6322-4740
6:00 pm Bilingual Rosary led by Deacon Roberto Fleitas Live on the COTLF Parish Facebook Page
8:15 pm Evening Rosary with Music and Reflections Mondays in English, Tuesday-Friday in Spanish Contact: Marifer Ordoñez, [email protected]
MONDAYS 10:30 am “Seekers” Bible Study Group Contact: Mercy Gonzalez, [email protected]
7:00 pm Adult Bible Study Group Contact: Julie Otero, [email protected]
TUESDAYS 7:30 pm Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Classes Contact: Deacon Roberto Fleitas, [email protected]
WEDNESDAYS 7:30 pm Oracion de Intercesion / Grupo Carismatico Contacto: Maria Arrabal, [email protected] Monthly Women’s Emmaus Group 2nd Wednesday in English, 4th Wednesday in Spanish Contact: Marifer Ordoñez, [email protected]
THURSDAYS 11:00 am Weekly Mini-Retreat in Spanish led by Deacon Fleitas Contact: Deacon Roberto Fleitas, [email protected]
7:00 pm Schola Cantorum Contact: Dr. Dawn Fontana, [email protected]
FRIDAYS 7:00 pm Grupo Carismatico: Corazon de Jesus Contacto: Daisy Muik, [email protected]
8:00 pm English Marriage Covenant Group Contact: Janetsy Christensen, [email protected]
SATURDAYS Reunion de Convenio Matrimonial (Español) 3rd Saturday of each month Contact: Marifer Ordoñez, [email protected]
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St. Therese Prayer for Vocations
St. Therese, Little Flower, you are “love in the heart of the Church.” You dedicated your life as a Carmelite Nun for good Priests to serve God’s people.
From your privileged place in God’s Heart, I ask you to stir up responsive hearts in young men to follow Jesus as good and holy Priests and Religious. Bless our Church with loyal servants of the Gospel.
Renew our Church in love by igniting the love of the young men Jesus calls. We need your help, intercession, and intervention today, Beloved Patroness of Priests. Amen.
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
My Dear Friends, This weekend we welcome Father Matthew Gomez, the Archdiocesan Director of Vocations who will be preaching at some Masses about vocations to the priesthood. This is a mission that is very near and dear to my heart because I served as Vocations Director from 2006-2009. As Catholics, we should always be praying for vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Your prayers are what prompt young men to say yes to God, to endure through the trials of seminary formation, and to ultimately be the good and holy priests that you deserve. Those of you who attend Mass on Sunday mornings have no doubt seen two seminarians serving at Mass the last two weeks. Roger Goodwill and Gabriel Campos have been sent by Father Matthew to assist us on Sunday mornings during the summer, and we are grateful for their presence and for their willingness to accept God’s invitation to pursue a vocation to the priesthood. I ask you to please keep these two young men in your prayers as they continue their formation. In speaking about priestly vocations, Pope St. John Paul II once said: I am often asked, especially by young people, why I became a priest. Maybe some of you would like to ask the same question. Let me try briefly to reply. I must begin by saying that it is impossible to explain entirely. For it remains a mystery, even to myself. How does one explain the ways of God? Yet, I know that, at a certain point in my life, I became convinced that Christ was saying to me what he had said to thousands before me: 'Come, follow me!' There was a clear sense that what I heard in my heart was no human voice, nor was it just an idea of my own. Christ was calling me to serve him as a priest. And you can probably tell that I am deeply grateful to God for my vocation to the priesthood. Nothing means more to me or gives me greater joy that to celebrate Mass each day and to serve God's people in the Church. That has been
true ever since the day of my ordination as a priest. Nothing has ever changed this, not even becoming Pope. (September 14, 1987, Los Angeles) As a parish, we must rededicate ourselves to pray for vocations. It has been a very long time since the Church of the Little Flower produced a priestly vocation. There are many who claim that they were parishioners here, but a parish that produces a priest knows the man, sees him rise through seminary, attends his ordination, and then rejoices when they see one of their own celebrate his first Mass at our altar. This is a noble endeavor that we must undertake. Little Flower should be a seedbed of vocations for both the priesthood and religious life. The presence of our Carmelite Sisters has prompted young women to inquire about religious life and has even produced vocations, but even the Carmelite Sisters, who love their priests so much, pray every day for more priests. Prayer is good, but we also need to talk to our children about vocations. We need to ask the very simple question: “Have you ever considered a vocation to the priesthood or religious life?” Some young people don’t consider this until they are asked. And if by chance you see someone in our pews who, as we say in Spanish, “tiene pinta de cura o de monja” (looks like a priest or a nun), don’t be afraid to ask them if they’ve considered a vocation. Many great vocation stories start that way, and who knows, you just might be the instrument God is using to nudge a young person to follow the Lord and say YES to Him. Jesus, our Good Shepherd, send us good and holy priests. God bless you all,
DEL ESCRITORIO DEL PARROCO
Mis Queridos Amigos, ¡Feliz Este fin de semana le damos la bienvenida al Padre Matthew Gómez, el Director de Vocaciones de la Arquidiócesis, quien predicará en algunas misas sobre las vocaciones al sacerdocio. Esta es una misión muy cercana y querida en mi corazón porque serví como Director de Vocaciones del 2006-2009. Como católicos, siempre debemos rezar por las vocaciones al sacerdocio y a la vida religiosa. Sus oraciones son lo que impulsa a los jóvenes a decir sí a Dios, a soportar las pruebas de la formación en el seminario y, en última instancia, a ser los buenos y santos sacerdotes que ustedes se merecen. Aquellos de ustedes que asisten a misa los domingos por la mañana sin duda han visto a dos seminaristas sirviendo en la misa las últimas dos semanas. Roger Goodwill y Gabriel Campos han sido enviados por el Padre Matthew para ayudarnos los domingos por la mañana durante el verano, y estamos agradecidos por su presencia y por su disposición a aceptar la invitación de Dios de proseguir con una vocación al sacerdocio. Les pido que por favor mantengan a estos dos jóvenes en sus oraciones mientras continúan su formación. Al hablar sobre las vocaciones sacerdotales, San Juan Pablo II dijo una vez: A menudo me preguntan, especialmente los jóvenes, por qué me hice sacerdote. Quizás a algunos de ustedes les gustaría hacer la misma pregunta. Déjenme intentar responder brevemente. Debo comenzar diciendo que es imposible explicarlo por completo. Porque sigue siendo un misterio, incluso para mí. ¿Cómo se explican los caminos de Dios? Sin embargo, sé que, en cierto momento de mi vida, me convencí de que Cristo me estaba diciendo lo que le había dicho a miles antes que yo: "¡Ven, sígueme!" Había una sensación clara de que lo que escuché en mi corazón no era una voz humana, ni era solo una idea propia. Cristo me estaba llamando a servirlo como sacerdote. Y probablemente puedan decir que estoy profundamente agradecido con Dios por mi vocación al sacerdocio. Nada significa más para mí o me da más alegría que celebrar Misa todos los días y servir al pueblo de Dios en la Iglesia. Eso ha sido así desde el día de mi ordenación como sacerdote.
Nada ha cambiado esto, ni siquiera convertirme en Papa. (14 de septiembre de 1987, Los Ángeles) Como parroquia, debemos dedicarnos nuevamente a orar por las vocaciones. Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que la Iglesia de Santa Teresita produjo una vocación sacerdotal. Hay muchos que afirman que fueron feligreses aquí, pero una parroquia que produce un sacerdote conoce al hombre, lo ve ascender al seminario, asiste a su ordenación y luego se alegra cuando ve que uno de los suyos celebra su primera misa en nuestro altar. Este es un esfuerzo noble que debemos emprender. Santa Teresita debería ser un semillero de vocaciones tanto para el sacerdocio como para la vida religiosa. La presencia de nuestras Hermanas Carmelitas ha llevado a mujeres jóvenes a investigar sobre la vida religiosa e incluso ha producido vocaciones, pero hasta las Hermanas Carmelitas, que aman tanto a sus sacerdotes, rezan todos los días por más sacerdotes. La oración es buena, pero también necesitamos hablar con nuestros hijos sobre las vocaciones. Necesitamos hacer una pregunta muy simple: "¿Alguna vez has considerado una vocación al sacerdocio o a la vida religiosa?" Algunos jóvenes no consideran esto hasta que se les pregunta. Y si por casualidad ven a alguien en nuestros bancos que, como dice el refrán "tiene pinta de cura o de monja", no tengan miedo de preguntarle si han considerado una vocación. Muchas historias grandes sobre vocaciones comienzan de esa manera, y quién sabe, usted podría ser el instrumento que Dios está usando para empujar a un joven a seguir al Señor y decirle que SÍ. Jesús, nuestro Buen Pastor, envíanos sacerdotes buenos y santos. Que Dios los bendiga a todos,
FIRST READING IS 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD:
Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 R./ The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s watercourses are filled; you have prepared the grain. Thus have you prepared the land: drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, Softening it with showers, blessing its yield. You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. The fields are garmented with flocks and the valleys blanketed with grain. They shout and sing for joy.
SECOND READING ROM 8:18-23 Brothers and sisters: I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for us. For creation awaits with eager expectation the revelation of the children of God; for creation was made subject to futility, not of its own accord but because of the one who subjected it, in hope that creation itself would be set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. ALLELUIA R. Alleluia, alleluia. The seed is the word of God, Christ is the sower. All who come to him will have life forever. GOSPEL MT 13:1-9 On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
SUND@Y M@SS RE@DINGS
PRIMERA LECTURA IS 55:10-11 Esto dice el Señor: “Como bajan del cielo la lluvia y la nieve y no vuelven allá, sino después de empapar la tierra, de fecundarla y hacerla germinar, a fin de que dé semilla para sembrar y pan para comer, así será la palabra que sale de mi boca: no volverá a mí sin resultado, sino que hará mi voluntad y cumplirá su misión”. SALMO RESPONSORIAL SAL 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 R./ Señor, danos siempre de tu agua. Señor, tú cuidas de la tierra, la riegas y la colmas de riqueza. Las nubes del Señor van por los campos, rebosantes de agua, como acequias. Tú preparas las tierras para el trigo: riegas los surcos, aplanas los terrones, reblandeces el suelo con la lluvia, bendices los renuevos. Tú coronas el año con tus bienes, tus senderos derraman abundancia, están verdes los pastos del desierto, las colinas con flores adornadas. Los prados se visten de rebaños, de trigales los valles se engalanan. Todo aclama al Señor. Todo le canta. SEGUNDA LECTURA ROM 8:18-23 Hermanos: Considero que los sufrimientos de esta vida no se pueden comparar con la gloria que un día se manifestará en nosotros; porque toda la creación espera, con seguridad e impaciencia, la revelación de esa gloria de los hijos de Dios. La creación está ahora sometida al desorden, no por su querer, sino por voluntad de aquel que la sometió. Pero dándole al mismo tiempo esta esperanza: que también ella misma, va a ser liberada de la esclavitud de la corrupción, para compartir la gloriosa libertad de los hijos de Dios.
Sabemos, en efecto, que la creación entera gime hasta el presente y sufre dolores de parto; y no sólo ella, sino también nosotros, los que poseemos las primicias del Espíritu, gemimos interiormente, anhelando que se realice plenamente nuestra condición de hijos de Dios, la redención de nuestro cuerpo. ALELUYA MT 11:25 R. Aleluya, aleluya. La semilla es la palabra de Dios y el sembrador es Cristo; todo aquel que lo encuentra vivirá para siempre. EVANGELIO MT 13:1-9 Un día salió Jesús de la casa donde se hospedaba y se sentó a la orilla del mar. Se reunió en torno suyo tanta gente, que él se vio obligado a subir a una barca, donde se sentó, mientras la gente permanecía en la orilla. Entonces Jesús les habló de muchas cosas en parábolas y les dijo: “Una vez salió un sembrador a sembrar, y al ir arrojando la semilla, unos granos cayeron a lo largo del camino; vinieron los pájaros y se los comieron. Otros granos cayeron en terreno pedregoso, que tenía poca tierra; ahí germinaron pronto, porque la tierra no era gruesa; pero cuando subió el sol, los brotes se marchitaron, y como no tenían raíces, se secaron. Otros cayeron entre espinos, y cuando los espinos crecieron, sofocaron las plantitas. Otros granos cayeron en tierra buena y dieron fruto: unos, ciento por uno; otros, sesenta; y otros, treinta. El que tenga oídos, que oiga”
LECTUR@S DE L@ MIS@ DOMINIC@L
“To serve the Church as a priest or a religious is indeed a humbling honor which no one merits but which Our Lord chooses for us. We must therefore pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send laborers into His vineyard, and we should
always pray for vocations to serve the Church in the priesthood and the religious life.”
For more information about the Diocesan Priesthood in our local Archdiocese of Miami,
please contact the Vocations Director, Fr. Matthew Gomez
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