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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church
620 Fifth St.
Aurora, IL 60505
www.ourladyofgoodcounsel.net
Phone: 630-851-1100
Fax: 630-851-4069
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish • 2
Lent is the Principal Season of Penance in the Christian year. All of the faithful are strongly urge to develop and
follow a program of voluntary self-denial (in addition to
following the Lenten regulations), serious prayer, and a performance of works of charity and mercy. By the threefold
discipline of fasting, almsgiving and prayer the Church
keeps Lent from Ash Wednesday, until the evening of Holy
Thursday. All of the faithful and the catechumens should undertake serious practice of these three traditions. Failure to observe
any penitential days at all or a substantial number of such days
or the law of fast and abstinence must be considered serious.
In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent officially ends at sundown
on the April (Holy Thursday) with the beginning of the Mass
of the Lord’s Supper (the beginning of the Easter Triduum –
a three day long feast of God’s Love).
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash
Wednesday. In some ways Sundays are different, because Sundays also commemorate the Resurrection, as well as prepare us
for the Sacraments of Initiation and Holy Week. Lent begins
this year on the 18th of February and ends on the April with
the Easter Vigil.
The decorations and vestments are “Violet” (Rose on “Laetare”
Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent and “Red” for the Passion).
Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is
a season for reflection and taking stock. Lent originated in the
very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for
Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves in the
faith and when catechumens were instructed in the
faith and prepared for baptism. By observing the forty
days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal
into the wilderness for forty days.
There are three basic parts of the Season of Lent.
The first two and a half weeks, starting with Ash Wednesday,
the First and Second Sundays of Lent until just before the Third
Sunday of Lent, were traditionally called the time of the
“Order of the Penitent.” It was a tradition at the beginning
of Lent to “go to Confession” in order to be closer to our
Lord as the Season of Lent progressed and to set a good example to those preparing for the Easter Sacraments.
The second two weeks plus – focus on those in the Catechumenate and their preparation for Baptism, Confirmation and First
Eucharist. This period of Lent is called the “Order of the Catechumenate” and includes the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent, and the celebration of the Scrutinys during Sunday
Mass.
The Last period of Lent begins technically on the Fifth Sunday
of Lent (although the RCIA rituals take a stronger presence on
this day) is called “Passiontide” and the focus of Lent now
turns toward a more intense remembering of finale leading up to the death of our Lord. Before the restoration of
the Catechumenate with Vatican II, for many centuries the Fifth
Sunday of Lent, the Passion of the Lord according to Matthew
as read. These reading are now moved to Palm Sunday, the season culminating just before the beginning of the Mass of the
Lord’s Supper.
In Lent it is important to receive
the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
O
La Cuaresma es la temporada principal de penitencia. Todos los fieles están exhortados fuertemente para desarrollar y para seguir un programa del abnegación voluntario
(además de seguir las regulaciones de la Cuaresma), oración, y
una participación en las obras de caridad y de misericordia. Por la triple disciplina del ayuno, la limosna y la
oración, la Iglesia mantiene la Cuaresma desde el Miércoles
de Ceniza hasta la tarde del Jueves Santo. Todos los fieles y los
catecúmenos deben emprender la práctica de estas tres tradiciones. El incumplimiento de cualquiera de los días de penitencia a
todos o un número sustancial de dichos días o de la ley del
ayuno y la abstinencia debe ser considerada grave.
En la Iglesia Católica Romana, oficialmente la Cuaresma termina con la puesta del sol el abril (Jueves Santo), con el principio de la Ultima Cena del Señor (el principio del Triduo Pascual – una fiesta de tres días del Amor de Dios).
La Cuaresma un periodo de cuarenta días antes de la Pascua.
Comienza el Miércoles de Ceniza. Aun de cierto modo los domingos son diferentes cuando contamos los cuarenta días, porque los domingos conmemoran la Resurrección. La cuaresma
comienza esta año en el 18 febrero y termina el Abril, con la
Vigilia Pascual.
En la mayoría de las Iglesias, las decoraciones son “Violeta”,
(Rosa para el 4° domingo de la Cuaresma Rojo-Pasión).
La Cuaresma es un tiempo de buscar el alma y el arrepentimiento. Es un tiempo para la reflexión y ara hacer un
balance. La Cuaresma originada en los primeros días de la Iglesia era como un tiempo de preparación para la Pascua,
cuando los fieles se dedicaron otra vez a la fe y cuando
los catecúmenos fueron instruidos en la fe y preparados para el bautismo. Observando los cuarenta días de la
Cuaresma, el cristiano individualmente imita el retiro de Jesús
en el desierto por cuarenta días.
Hay tres partes básicas del tiempo de la Cuaresma.
Las primeras dos y media semanas, comenzando con el Miércoles de Ceniza, el primer y segundo domingos de la Cuaresma
hasta momentos antes del tercer domingo de la Cuaresma, tradicionalmente fueron llamados el tiempo de la “Orden del
Penitente”. Era una tradición al principio de la Cuaresma a
“ir a Confesarse” para estar más cercano a nuestro Señor mientras el Tiempo de la Cuaresma llegaba y para poner un
buen ejemplo a los que se preparaban para los Sacramentos de
la Pascua.
Las segundas dos semanas y más – se enfocaban en aquellos en
el Catecúmeno y a su preparación para el Bautismo, la Confirmación y la Primera Eucaristía. Este período de la Cuaresma se
llama el “Orden del Catecúmeno” e incluye el tercero, cuarto y quinto domingo de la Cuaresma, y la celebración de los
Escrutinios durante la Misa dominical.
El último período de la Cuaresma comienza técnicamente el
quinto domingo (aunque los rituales de RICA toman una presencia más fuerte en este día). Se llama el “Tiempo de la Pasión” y el centro de la Cuaresma ahora va hacia la recordación más intensa del fin que conduce a la muerte de
Nuestro Señor. Antes de la restauración del Catecumenado
del Vaticano II, por muchos siglos el quinto domingo de Cuaresma, la Pasión del Señor según San Mateo era leída. Estas lecturas ahora se mueven al Domingo de Ramos y crean un poquito
de tráfico litúrgico, el tiempo que culmina momentos antes del
principio de la Misa de la Cena del Señor.
En la Cuaresma es importante recibir
el Sacramento de la Reconciliación.
MISSION STATEMENT
ur Lady of Good Counsel Church in Aurora, Illinois, is a diverse and unified community of Christ’s disciples living our Catholic-Christian faith through
worship, fellowship and service bringing God’s transforming love to our parish and our world.
“Year of Consecrated Life”
Sunday, February 22, 2015 • 3
WELCOME! YOU ARE INVITED TO BECOME A PART OF OUR PARISH FAMILY
AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF PARISH LIFE.
!BIENVENIDOS! LOS INVITAMOS A SER PARTE DE NUESTRA FAMILIA PARROQUIAL Y
MIEMBROS ACTIVOS DE LA PARROQUIA.
Parish Stewardship / Donaciones
The Church needs $12,000.00 each week to cover our
expenses.
La Iglesia necesita $12,000.00 por semana para cubrir
gastos.
February 14 & 15 , 2015
Sunday envelope / Dinero en los sobres
$ 7,183.00
Loose Money / Dinero no en sobres
$
868.92
Children’s envelope / Sobres de los niños
+ Weekly average using online Giving
$ 1,130.50
Donaciones vía electrónica
TOTAL COLLECTION / COLECTA TOTAL
$ 9,182.42
Thank you for your contribution!
¡Gracias por su contribución!
OLGC SCHOOL CALENDARS WINNERS
Feb. 4 - Rick S. (Aurora) $25
Feb. 5 - Marie D. (Oswego) $25
Feb. 6 - OLGC Tech Fund (Aurora) $25
Feb. 7 - Nilda P.(Aurora) $50
Feb. 8 - Victor L. (Aurora) $100
Feb. 9 - Fidel R.(Romeoville) $25
Feb. 10 - Julia N.(Eureka) $25
Feb. 11 - Briza P. (Aurora) $25
Feb. 12 - Rutino G. (Aurora) $25
Feb. 13 - Isaac D. (Aurora) $25
Feb. 14 - Dido B.(Oakbrook) $250
Feb. 15 - Alma M. (Chicago) $100
Feb. 16 - Gloria R.(Aurora) $25
Feb. 17 - David S.(Aurora) $25
2014 Diocesan Appeal / Colecta Diocesana
Parish Goal
Nuestra meta
$75,548.00
Parishioners pledged
Feligreses se comprometieron
$58,196.00
Percentage of our Goal
Porcentaje de nuestro objetivo
77%
Current Donors
Donadores
Pledges Paid to Date
Promesas pagadas
218
$51,557.00
We really need your support. You can go
online to www.rockforddiocese.org/donate.
Realmente necesitamos su apoyo. Usted puede dar
en línea al www.rockforddiocese.org/donate.
Where Children Grow in Wholeness and Holiness
3YR OLD PRESCHOOL thru 8TH GRADE
NOW ENROLLING
For the 2015-2016 School Year
601 Talma St, Aurora, 60505
630-851-4400
www.olgcschoolaurora.org
Thank you for supporting OLGC School!
La Abstinencia de carne, debe ser observada por todos los
católicos de 14 años de edad, el Miércoles de Ceniza y todos
los viernes de la Cuaresma.
Abstinence from meat is to be observed on all Catholics 14
years old and older on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays
of Lent.
El Ayuno, debe ser observado el Miércoles de Ceniza por todos
los Católicos que tienen 18 años de edad, pero no tiene aun 59
años.
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday by all Catholics
who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. The Law of Fasting permits one full meal and two smaller meals with no food in between.
El Ayuno y Abstinencia se prescriben para el Viernes Santo y
se les anima para el Sábado Santo.
En estos dos días de ayuno y abstinencia, esta permitido solo
una comida sin carne. Las otras dos comidas sin carne, suficientes para mantener la fuerza, pueden tomarse de acuerdo a las
necesidades de cada uno, pero juntas no deben igualar otra comida completa. No esta permitido comer entre comidas en estos
dos días.
Excepciones: Las mujeres embarazadas o personas que están
enfermas no están obligados a hacer el ayuno.
The special Paschal Fast and Abstinence are prescribed for
Good Friday and encourage for Holy Saturday.
On theses two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless
meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but
together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted on these two days.
Exceptions: Pregnant women and persons who are sick are
not bound by law of fast.
First Sunday of Lent• 4
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS / CUMPLEAÑOS EN FEBRERO
BLESSINGS
ON YOUR
BIRTHDAY
24th
PAUL DEL DEBBIO
FIDELA DIAZ-RIVERA
DIANA GAYTAN
KEVIN GONZALEZ
PAUL PETERSON
GERARDO RUIZ
KARINA VALLEZ
JANNETE VILLANUEVA
ANDRE WILLIAMS
25th
TOM CAMEROTA
JULIAN CASTILLO
We give thanks to the Lord for you on this the day of your birth and always.
Damos gracias al Señor por ustedes en este día de su nacimiento y siempre.
GOVANY CHEIN
LAURA GONZALEZ
MICHAEL HUERTA
ALBERTANO LEAL
FATIMA REYEROS
SEBASTIANA VELAZQUEZ
MATTHEW SIKORA
JONATHAN SILVA
JUAN VALENCIA
RODOLFO VELAZQUEZ
26th
LOHATANY ARGUETA
RICHARD BENNETT
ALLISON CASTELLANOS
MARY DAVID
ISMAEL MACIAS
DOLORES MENDOZA
LUNA MIA MEZA
DANIELA NUNEZ
GABRIEL RIOS
BRIAN RODRIGUEZ
JOSEPH VALENCIA
DIANA ZEPEDA
27th
GABRIEL BAZAN
ELVIRA DEL ANGEL
Aurora Central Catholic High School
¿Sientes que estas tratando
de seguir a Cristo pero necesitas
apoyo en tu vida diaria?
1255 North Edgelawn Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60506
www.auroracentral.com
7th GRADE STEP-UP DAYS
Tuesday, February 24TH or
Tuesday, March 10TH, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
th
All 7 grade students are invited to participate in a 7th Grade
Step-Up Day at Aurora Central Catholic High School.
Step-Up Day is a unique experience for 7th grade students to
interact with ACC students, attend an all-school Mass and
embark on their very own block schedule. While Aurora Area
Catholic Grade Schools are invited as a class, students from
Religious Education programs and Public Schools are encouraged to attend.
Hospitality Sunday!
Next Sunday, March 1st, following the
8 and 10 a.m. Masses and before the
1 p.m. join with other parishioners in
St. Francis Center for coffee, milk, orange juice donuts, pastries and one another’s company.
3/8/2015
Ven al Retiro de la Parroquia Luz del Mundo
y usted tendrá la oportunidad de ser apoyado con las
enseñanzas y valores católicos.
Experimentar la renovación del Espíritu Santo!!
Todos son bienvenidos!
Reserve estos días y horas
Sábado, 14 de Marzo - 7:30 a.m.– 6:30 p.m.
Domingo, 15 de Marzo - 7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Lunes, 16 de Marzo - 6:15 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Llene la forma de registro en la entrada de la Iglesia
y colóquelo en la caja correspondiente.
Para información llame a Manuel o Elisa López al
331-262-3622 o 331-262-3253.
THANK YOU!
“Dine and Share”
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Present this coupon for a
10% Discount and a
donation will be made to
The Knights of Columbus
OLGC School
Scholarship Fund!
10 % Discount present to server.
Supporting the KC Scholarship Fund
MIGUEL FUENTES
LOUIS HERNANDEZ
BENICIO RINCONENO
28th
BRIDGET BREITZMANN
JOSEPH CISNEROS
JULIA ESTRADA
EMMA HERNANDEZ
AMY PLATT
GUILLE PONCE
A special thanks to anonymous person who gave $500 to the Knights of
Columbus Scholarship Fund!
You just gave one child a much needed scholarship. Also thank you to all
the other parishioners who are using
the white envelopes. Please keep up
the good work!
Thanks again from the Our Lady of
Good Knights of Columbus 14929.
BEAUTY IN FORGIVENESS
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness,
or else forgiving another.
(Jean P. F. Richter)
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo • 5
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Come visit Jesus in the OLG Chapel
Every Thursday, from 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
"What happiness do we not feel in the Presence of God,
when we are alone at His feet... Redouble your fervor; you
are alone to adore your God; His eyes rest upon you
alone." (St. John Vianney)
For information call Patti Reiland at 630-897-6586.
Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento
Ven a visitar a Jesús en la Capilla de OLG
Todos los jueves de 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
"Qué felicidad sentimos en presencia de Dios, cuando estamos solos a sus pies... Redoblar su fervor; Estás solo
para adorar a su Dios; Sus ojos descansan sobre nosotros
solos." (St. John Vianney)
Para información llame al Sr. José Torres al 630-452-8307.
Pro-Life
Pro Vida
“Our culture … has become hardened to many who cry out.
We idolize the strong and beautiful and tend to disregard
the weak and imperfect. In our own lives, have we been
programmed not to call for help ourselves or to look past
those who do?”
(Tom Grenchik , USCCB)
Nuestra cultura, sin embargo, se ha insensibilizado ante
muchos que lloran. Idealizamos a los fuertes y hermosos, y
solemos ignorar a los débiles e imperfectos. En nuestra
propia vida, ¿hemos aprendido a no llorar para pedir ayuda y a ignorar a quienes lo hacen?
(Tom Grenchik, USCCB)
OLGC Resource Center
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Why Catholics Cannot Be Masons
New Book Available at the Lending Library
In today’s Gospel, Jesus overcomes the temptations to
wealth, power and esteem. As we begin Lent, may we open
our hearts to the grace of prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
Many good Catholic men have been deceived into
becoming Masons. In this powerful book, a Catholic
attorney and former 32nd-degree Mason clearly shows
why joining Masonry (including Shriners) means
embracing a false religion. Author, John Salza writes
specifically for Catholics, in his second book on
the subject, showing why the Church always
condemned Freemasonry and continues to do so today,
despite mistaken claims to the contrary. This short
book is packed with facts and extensive documentation.
John Salza has appeared on EWTN, and hosts
Catholic radio programs on Relevant Radio and on
EWTN Radio.
The lending library is open two weekends a month.
The Parish Library
open after all Masses
February 28 & March 1st, 2015
Please stop by and see the new
location in the parish rectory.
2015 OLGC Haiti Project for Lent
Our parish as every year, will be participating in
Hope for Haitians Lenten program, as a way to encounter Jesus, through others, especially through
the most vulnerable as our brothers and sister in
Haiti.
This weekend you will receive a Hope for Haitians cardboard
bank after all Mass and start saving now and all through Lent
your coins, bills, etc. and bring your savings boxes with you to
Church on Easter Sunday Masses (April 4 & 5). .
Please be sure to take one home.
In January, thanks to the OLGC parish community and
our faithful contributors, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
was able to assist eight families, providing $2,242.14 for
utility, rent and other bills. God Bless You!
A special thank you also goes to Prisco's Family Market for
donating ten Christmas dinner baskets.
Anyone could use a little help, or someone to talk to, especially during these tough economic times. If you would like
more information about what we do, please leave us a
message at 630-236-1285.
Check out our SVdP Deja Vu Thrift Shops on the web
http://www.dejavuthrift.org/. Please "Like" us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Librería de la Parroquia
esta abierta antes de la Misa de 1 p.m.
Domingo 1º de Marzo, 2015
Por favor pase a ver su nuevo local que se
encuentra en la rectoría de la Iglesia.
Proyecto de Cuaresma para Haití 2015
La parroquia como cada año, estaremos participando
en el proyecto de cuaresma, Esperanza para los Haitianos, como una forma de encontrar a Jesús a través de
otros, especialmente a través de los mas vulnerables como nuestros hermanos haitianos.
Este fin de semana, usted recibirá una alcancía de cartón después
de la Misa, para que comience desde este momento y durante
toda la Cuaresma a ahorrar sus monedas, billetes, etc. Y la traiga
a la Iglesia en día de la Pascua. Por favor, asegúrese se llevarse
una a su casa.
REMEMBER OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL IN YOUR WILL
Primer Domingo de Cuaresma • 6
Parish Weekly Calendar
All events must be scheduled thru the parish office.
No exceptions.
Monday, February 23
8:00 a.m. - Daily Mass (English) in Chapel
8:00 a.m. - School in Session
3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Basketball Practice in Gym
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in Church
6:00 p.m. - Tuition Bucks in School Entrance
7:30 p.m. - Handbell Choir in School Music Room
Tuesday, February 24
8:00 a.m. - Daily Mass (English) in Chapel
8:00 a.m. - School in Session
3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Basketball Practice in Gym
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in Church
7:00 p.m. - St. Vincent de Paul in Hope Room
Readings for the Week / Lecturas de la Semana
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46
Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15
Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32
Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8;
Mt 7:7-12
Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26
Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19;
Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10
Lv=Levitico Ps=Salmos Mt =Mateo Is= Isaias Jon=Jonas
Lk=Lucas
Est C=Ester
Ez=Ezequiel Dt=Deuteronomio
Gn=Genesis Rom=Romanos
Mk=Marcos
Wednesday, February 25
8:20 a.m. - School Mass in (English) in Church
9:30 a.m. - Overeaters Anonymous in Charity Room
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in Church
6:00 p.m. - RICA Español en Faith Room
7:00 p.m. - Al-Anon in Charity Room
7:00 p.m. - Practica del Coro en la Iglesia
7:00 p.m. - Finance Council in Hope Room
Thursday, February 26
8:00 a.m. - Daily Mass (English) in Chapel
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Eucharistic Adoration in OLG Chapel
3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Basketball Practice in Gym
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in the OLG Chapel
7:00 p.m. - Rejoice Choir Practice in Church
Friday, February 27
8:00 a.m. - Word Communion Service in the Chapel
3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Basketball Practice in Gym
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in the Church
Saturday, February 28
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Basketball Game in Gym
1:30 p.m. - 5:45 p. - Retreat in Gym & Cafeteria
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Reconciliation / Confesiones in Church
4:30 p.m. - Mass in Church
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - School Play in Gym
Sunday, March 1
8:00 a.m. & 10 a.m. - Mass in English
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Religious Education in OLGC School
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. - Fellowship Sunday in St. Francis Center
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Classes de Educación Religiosa
11:00 a.m. - Confirmation Class in St. Francis Center
11:15 a.m. - RCIA in Wisdom Room at the Parish Center
11:15 a.m. - RICA en el Centro Parroquial
1:00 p.m. - Misa en Español
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Junta del Retiro Luz del Mundo in Charity Rm.
2:15 p.m. - School Play in Gym
Our faith community remembers in prayer:
Anne Langan & Barb Melody
We pray that they will find joy & peace in
the Lord’s presence. We extend our sincere
sympathy to their families and friends.
Please pray for all those who are sick, those who
are recuperating from surgery and for those who
will have surgery soon and our shut-ins. Also remember our elderly and homebound as well.
Marian Mwela, Sharon Roberts, Vicky Hernandez,
Jose Zepeda, Charlene Petesch, Ed Schindel, Jean Marie Nickels, Sally Lindberg, Bob Wicks, Marian Tilton, Jeff Shankle,
Louis Gamble, Blanca Galindo, Alma Carrion, Maria Rodriguez,
Aurora Zepeda, Erwin Becker, Maria Elizondo, Andres Zepeda,
Michael Barry, Amanda Alvarez, Martha Jackman, Maria Miranda and Ronald Schelling.
Dear God, we place our worries in Your hands, we place our sick
under Your care and humbly ask that You restore Your servants
to health again. Amen
Altar Server Reminder
Please remember that it is your responsibility to find a substitute if you are unable to serve on your appointed day & time.
Please arrive 20 minutes before Mass. Your presence is so nice
and really helpful to the priest.
Altar Server Schedule
February 28 & March 1, 2015
4:30 p.m. Nicholaus Veit, John Wojcik & Magaly Arguenta
8:00 a.m. Knighst of Columbus
10:00 a.m. Alvaro Castro, Tomas & Maya Jordan
1:00 p.m. Brenda Acosta, Christian y Oscar Sanchez
Mass Intentions / Intenciones de la Misa
Weekdays 8:00 a. m*
Monday, February 23*
Joe Ammer
Tuesday, February 24*
Poor Souls
Wednesday, February 25@ 8:20 a.m. Poor Souls
Thursday, February 26*
Poor Souls
Friday, February 27*
Word Comm. Service
Saturday, February 28
4:30 p.m.
Nicholas & Beatrice Pauls
Sunday, March 1
8:00 a.m.
Raymond White
10:00 a.m.
Frank Anna Harrell
1:00 p.m.
Alfredo Magaña
Alberto Leal
Luis Guerrero
Mariana Gonzalez
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE
and for our men and women in uniform
Domingo, 22 de Febrero, 2015• 7
Message from Pope Francis for Lent
“Make your hearts firm” (Jas 5:8)
Mensaje del Papa Francisco para la Cuaresma
“Fortalezcan sus corazones”( Santiago 5:8)
Through prayer, charity and humility before God, people receive
a heart "which is firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a
heart which is not closed, indifferent or prey to the globalization
of indifference".
Mediante la oración, caridad y humildad ante Dios, la gente recibe un corazón “que es misericordioso y firme , generoso y atento , un corazón que no esta cerrado, indiferente o presa a la globalización de la indiferencia”.
2 of 3 Three biblical reflection texts.
“Where is your brother?” (Gen 4:9) – Parishes and Communities
All that we have been saying about the universal Church must
now be applied to the life of our parishes and communities. Do
these ecclesial structures enable us to experience being part of
one body? A body which receives and shares what God wishes to
give? A body which acknowledges and cares for its weakest, poorest and most insignificant members? Or do we take refuge in a
universal love that would embrace the whole world, while failing
to see the Lazarus sitting before our closed doors (Lk 16:19-31)?
In order to receive what God gives us and to make it bear abundant fruit, we need to press beyond the boundaries of the visible
Church in two ways.
In the first place, by uniting ourselves in prayer with the Church
in heaven. The prayers of the Church on earth establish a communion of mutual service and goodness which reaches up into
the sight of God. Together with the saints who have found their
fulfillment in God, we form part of that communion in which
indifference is conquered by love. The Church in heaven is not
triumphant because she has turned her back on the sufferings of
the world and rejoices in splendid isolation. Rather, the saints
already joyfully contemplate the fact that, through Jesus’
death and resurrection, they have triumphed once and for all
over indifference, hardness of heart and hatred. Until this victory
of love penetrates the whole world, the saints continue to accompany us on our pilgrim way. Saint Therese of Lisieux, a Doctor of
the Church, expressed her conviction that the joy in heaven for
the victory of crucified love remains incomplete as long as there
is still a single man or woman on earth who suffers and cries out
in pain: “I trust fully that I shall not remain idle in heaven; my
desire is to continue to work for the Church and for souls” (Letter
254, July 14, 1897).
We share in the merits and joy of the saints, even as they share in
our struggles and our longing for peace and reconciliation. Their
joy in the victory of the Risen Christ gives us strength as we
strive to overcome our indifference and hardness of heart.
In the second place, every Christian community is called to go
out of itself and to be engaged in the life of the greater society of
which it is a part, especially with the poor and those who are far
away. The Church is missionary by her very nature; she is not self
-enclosed but sent out to every nation and people.
Her mission is to bear patient witness to the One who desires to
draw all creation and every man and woman to the Father. Her
mission is to bring to all a love which cannot remain silent. The
Church follows Jesus Christ along the paths that lead to every
man and woman, to the very ends of the earth (cf. Acts 1:8). In
each of our neighbors, then, we must see a brother or sister for
whom Christ died and rose again. What we ourselves have received, we have received for them as well. Similarly, all that our
brothers and sisters possess is a gift for the Church and for all
humanity.
Dear brothers and sisters, how greatly I desire that all those places where the Church is present, especially our parishes and our
communities, may become islands of mercy in the midst of the
sea of indifference!
2 de 3 Pasajes para meditar.
¿Dónde está tu hermano?» (Gn 4,9) – Las parroquias y las comunidades. Lo que hemos dicho para la Iglesia universal es necesario traducirlo en la vida de las parroquias y comunidades.
En estas realidades eclesiales ¿se tiene la experiencia de que
formamos parte de un solo cuerpo? ¿Un cuerpo que recibe y
comparte lo que Dios quiere donar? ¿Un cuerpo que conoce a
sus miembros más débiles, pobres y pequeños, y se hace cargo
de ellos? ¿O nos
refugiamos en un amor universal que se compromete con los
que están lejos en el mundo, pero olvida al Lázaro sentado delante de su propia puerta cerrada? (cf. Lc 16,19-31). Para recibir
y hacer fructificar plenamente lo que Dios nos da es preciso superar los confines de la Iglesia visible en dos direcciones.
En primer lugar, uniéndonos a la Iglesia del cielo en la oración.
Cuando la Iglesia terrenal ora, se instaura una comunión de servicio y de bien mutuos que llega ante Dios. Junto con los santos,
que encontraron su plenitud en Dios, formamos parte de la comunión en la cual el amor vence la indiferencia. La Iglesia del
cielo no es triunfante porque ha dado la espalda a los sufrimientos del
mundo y goza en solitario. Los santos ya contemplan y gozan,
gracias a que, con la muerte y la resurrección de Jesús, vencieron definitivamente la indiferencia, la dureza de corazón y el
odio. Hasta que esta victoria del amor no inunde todo el mundo,
los santos caminan con nosotros,
todavía peregrinos. Santa Teresa de Lisieux, doctora de la Iglesia, escribía convencida de que la alegría en el cielo por la victoria del amor crucificado no es plena mientras haya un solo hombre en la tierra que sufra y gima: «Cuento mucho con no permanecer inactiva en el cielo, mi deseo es seguir trabajando para la
Iglesia y para las almas» (Carta 254,14 julio 1897).
También nosotros participamos de los méritos y de la alegría de
los santos, así como ellos participan de nuestra lucha y nuestro
deseo de paz y reconciliación. Su alegría por la victoria de Cristo
resucitado es para nosotros motivo de fuerza para superar tantas
formas de indiferencia y
de dureza de corazón. Por otra parte, toda comunidad cristiana
está llamada a cruzar el umbral que la pone en relación con la
sociedad que la rodea, con los pobres y los alejados. La Iglesia
por naturaleza es misionera, no debe quedarse replegada en sí
misma, sino que es enviada a todos los hombres. Esta misión es
el testimonio paciente de Aquel que quiere llevar toda la realidad y cada hombre al Padre. La misión es lo que el amor no puede callar. La Iglesia sigue a Jesucristo por el camino que la lleva
a cada hombre, hasta los confines de la tierra (cf. Hch 1,8). Así
podemos ver en nuestro prójimo al hermano y a la hermana por
quienes Cristo murió y resucitó. Lo que hemos
recibido, lo hemos recibido también para ellos. E, igualmente, lo
que estos hermanos poseen es un don para la Iglesia y para toda
la humanidad.
Queridos hermanos y hermanas, cuánto deseo que los lugares en
los que se manifiesta la Iglesia, en particular nuestras parroquias y nuestras comunidades, lleguen a ser islas de misericordia en medio del mar de la indiferencia.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
ESTACIONES DE LA CRUZ
will be celebrated each Friday, during Lent
2:15 p.m. with the School Children
6:30 p.m. Bilingual all Parish
Serán todos los viernes, durante la Cuaresma
2:15 p.m. La escuela y la parroquia
6:30 p.m. Toda la parroquia Bilingüe
Bulletin Number:
668975
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
617 Talma St.
Aurora, IL 60505
TELEPHONE : (630) 851-1100
CONTACT PERSON: Alicia Litrenta
EMAIL: [email protected]
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