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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
GOD’S WORD TODAY
Today we listen to two stories that take place on
mountaintops. In the first we hear the story of how
Abraham was put to the test. He is referred to as
“our father in faith” precisely because he was willing
to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, because the Lord
God had commanded it. When Abraham stands
ready kill Isaac, the Lord God intervenes, prevents
the sacrifice, and blesses Abraham in abundance. In
the second story, the only Son of God is transfigured
on a mountaintop before the eyes of Peter, James,
and John. As the sacred word is proclaimed, let us
ask God to strengthen our own faith and lead us one
day to share in the transfigured glory of Christ.
Here are a few ideas to consider for your
Lenten activities:
• Spend at least 10 minutes per day reading and praying
with the Scriptures. Start with the Gospels and read two
chapters each day.
LA PALABRA DE DIOS HOY
Hoy escuchamos dos historias que tienen lugar en la
cima de unas montañas. En la primera historia
escuchamos la historia de cómo Abraham fue puesto
a prueba. A él se le llama “nuestro padre en la fe”
precisamente porque el estuvo dispuesto a sacrificar
a su único hijo, Isaac, ya que Dios se lo había pedido.
En el momento en que Abraham se dispone a matar
a Isaac, Dios interviene e impide el sacrificio y
además bendice abundantemente a Abraham. En la
segunda historia el Hijo único de Dios es
transfigurado en lo alto de una montaña ante los
ojos de Pedro, Santiago y Juan. Al proclamarse la
Sagrada Palabra pidámosle a Dios que fortalezca
nuestra propia fe y nos lleve un día a participar en la
gloria transfigurada de Cristo.
Aquí están algunas ideas para tener en cuenta para sus actividades de Cuaresma:
•Pase por lo menos 10 minutos al día leyendo y rezando las
May our Lenten activities help us to emerge at Easter as a
renewed people!
Escrituras. Comience con los Evangelios y leer dos capítulos cada día.
•Venga a la Viacrucis, los viernes de Cuaresma a las
2:15 p.m. o 6:15 p.m. en inglés o los martes a las
6:30p.m. en español.
•Participe en la Adoración Eucarística, todos los jueves de
12:00 p.m. a 8:00 p.m. en la capilla OLG.
• Sea voluntario en una despensa de alimentos, empaque alimentos en Feed My Starving Children, o únase a
la Sociedad de St. Vincent de Paul. Las donaciones son
buenas, pero la participación personal es aún más valiosa.
•Participar en el proyecto Esperanza para Haitianos, durante la cuaresma como parte de sus planes familiares.
•Renunciar a algo que no devolverá después de que la Cuaresma haya terminado. Entonces dedicar el tiempo, energía y dinero que ahorra en algo vital.
•Buscar un cualidad que interfiera en su relación con su
cónyuge, hijos, amigos, o con Dios... y trabaje en ello!
•Abstenerse de críticas, negatividad y chismes. Abstenerse
de la apatía y desidia.
•Si hay una pelea familiar, escriba una nota y trate de
Hacer las paces.
•Cambiar la forma cómo pasa el tiempo: como pasar me
nos tiempo viendo TV o internet y dedicar más tiempo a
su esposa (o) y familia. Incrementar su participación con
la parroquia y grupos caritativos.
¡Que nuestras actividades de cuaresmales nos puedan ayudar a surgir en la Pascua como una persona renovada!
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• Join us for the Stations of the Cross on the Fridays of
Lent at 2:15 p.m. or 6:15 p.m. in English or Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. in Spanish.
• Come to the Eucharistic of Adoration every Thursday,
from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the OLG Chapel.
• Volunteer at a food pantry. Or pack meals at Feed My
Starving Children. Or join the St. Vincent de Paul
Society. Donations are great, but personal involvement
is even more valuable.
• Participate in Hope for Haitian project as a part of your
family plans during Lent.
• Give up something you won’t take back after Lent is
over. Then devote the time, energy, and money you save
to something life-giving.
• Pick one trait or habit that gets in the way of your
relationships with your spouse, children, friends, and/
or with God...and work on it!
• Fast from criticism, negativity, and gossip. Fast from
apathy and procrastination.
• If there is a feud in your family, write a note and
attempt to heal the division.
• Change how you spend your time: spend less time with
TV or the internet and more time with your spouse &
family. Increase your involvement with the parish and
charitable groups.
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”
DECLARACION DE LA MISION
a Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Consejo en Aurora, Illinois,
es una comunidad diversa y unificada de los discipulos de Cristo que viven
nuestra fe Católica-Cristiana a través de la adoración, la fraternidad y el
servicio trayendo el amor de Dios transformando a nuestra parroquia y a
nuestro mundo.
“ El Año de la Vida Consagrada”
Sunday, March 1, 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.
2014 Diocesan Appeal / Colecta Diocesana
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 21 & 22, 2014
Sunday envelope / Dinero en los sobres
$ 6,355.00
Loose Money / Dinero no en sobres
$ 1,133.31
Children’s envelope / Sobres de los niños
2.00
+ Weekly average using online Giving
Donaciones vía electrónica
$ 1,130.50
TOTAL COLLECTION / COLECTA TOTAL
$ 8,620.81
Ash Wednesday Collection $ 2,356.13
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
218
Pledges Paid to Date
Promesas pagadas
$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.
Thank you for your contribution!
¡Gracias por su contribución!
It’s Hospitality Sunday!
This Sunday, March 1st, following the
8 and 10 a.m. Masses and before the 1 p.m.
join us with other parishioners in St. Francis
Center for coffee, milk, orange juice donuts,
pastries and one another’s company.
BILINGUAL LENTEN COMMUNAL
PENANCE SERVICE
SERVICIO DE PENITENCIA BILINGÜE
PARA LA COMUNIDAD DE CUARESMA
Tuesday / Martes
March 10, 2015
7 p.m. - 8:30p.m.
in Church
All are encouraged to use this
opportunity of
prayer, reflection, and penance
as a part of the journey towards
and preparation for Easter.
Se les sugiere a todos que participen
en este dia de oración, reflexión y
penitencia, como parte de nuestra jornada y
preparación para la Pascua.
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630-851-4400
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Thank you for supporting OLGC School!
Second, Sunday of Lend• 4
BLESSINGS
ON YOUR
BIRTHDAY
1st
ROSENDO BURCIAGA
ANTHONY CASALE
GLORIA CASTILLO
THERESA CHURCHILL
MARGERITE DEL DEBBIO
ERICK FERNANDEZ
ANTONIO NUNEZ
YARITZA PERALES
BRIAN RAMIREZ
PHIL WOJCIK
2nd
FEDERICO CAMARILLO
LESLIE GODINEZ
JOSE GONZALEZ
KRISTINA GRAMILLO
HUMBERTO LOPEZ
JONATHAN MAGAÑA
THOMAS POE
MARCH BIRTHDAYS / CUMPLEAÑOS EN MARZO
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.
YULIANA TINOCO
JAYRO VALENZUELA
RIGO PONCE
3rd
VICTORIA BEDOYA
JAIME CAMPOS
JAZMINE GARCIA
MICHAEL HOLMSTROM
MARY LA DEW
NICOLE OLIVERIO
JAZMIN URBINA
4th
ALEX BAROCIO
EXPEDITO BAROCIO
BRAD CASALE
SHAWNA ELDER
ANNIE JAKUBOWSKI
ROBERT PATSCH
ROBERT SCHINDEL
JULIAN TORRES
AMY VALENZUELA
5th
ARTURO ARREOLA
GONZALO ARROYO
ANGEL ESTRADA
MARY ANN JACOBSEN
BERENICE JUAREZ
YESENIA MARUNGO
KAREN ORRALA
DANA PETERSON
SOCORRO RAMIREZ
JACK ROSENSTIEL
CHRISTIAN SANCHEZ
JOSE SANCHEZ
EMMA PEARL VALENCIA
6th
HERMINIA AGUILAR
JUAN CASTANEDA
Aurora Central Catholic High School
¡El Retiro Luz del Mundo
comienza en
TRES SEMANAS!
1255 North Edgelawn Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60506
www.auroracentral.com
7th GRADE STEP-UP DAYS
Considere asistir a este retiro en la parroquia.
Tuesday, March 10TH, 2015
Disfrute y Alimente su Alma
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
th
ALFONSO DIEPPA
LETICIA FLORES
ANGELICA GUZMAN
JAIME JAIME
NANCY LONG
7th
EDWARD ALVARADO
ANICETA ALICIA ARRIAGA
ELDOFONSA GARCIA
JOVITA ROMERO
JOSE SOSA
8th
MICHAEL AGUIRRE
AARON LOPEZ
PABLO MEDINA
AARON NUNEZ
ANGEL RIVERA
ADRIANA RODRIGUEZ
KATHERINE VILLALPANDO
th
All 7 grade students are invited to participate in a 7 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.
Si sientes que Dios te está llamando para
fortalecer o profundizar tu relación con él,
regístrate en el retiro.
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.
3/8/2015
“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
Bible Study Sessions are
second Thursday of each month.
at 7:00 p. m. in St. Francis Center
All are welcome. Please join us.
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.
“Jesus has made himself the Bread of Life to give us life.
Night and day, he is there. If you really want to grow in
love, come back to the Eucharist, come back to that Adoration.” —Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta -
For information call Patti Reiland at 630-897-6586.
Pro-Life
“Every child conceived by in vitro fertilization is truly deserving of respect and love: Each is a human person, regardless of
the manner of conception. The problem is that the way they are
brought into the world does not live up to their dignity.”
~“Life Matters: Reproductive Technologies” ~
Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento
Ven a visitar a Jesús en la Capilla de OLG
Todos los jueves de 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
“Jesús ha hecho el pan de vida para darnos vida. Día y
noche, él esta ahí. Si realmente quieres crecer en el
amor, vuelve a la Eucaristía vuelve a la adoración. “
Para información llame al Sr. José Torres al 630-4528307.
Pro-Vida
“Todo niño que se concibe mediante la fertilización in vitro es
sin duda merecedor de respeto y amor: cada uno de ellos es un
ser humano, más allá de la forma en que fue concebido. El problema es que la manera en que llegan al mundo no hace honor a
su dignidad”.
OLGC Resource Center
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Defending Marriage: Twelve Arguments for Sanity
New Book Available from Lending Library
Lent is a call not just to “give up something” but more important to “give something for the poor.” Wherever you live in
the parish, there are poor families within walking distance of
your home. When in need, they ring the rectory bell. They are,
in effect, ringing your doorbell.
Your almsgiving to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will help
the poor to celebrate the grace of God’s love this Easter.
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 630236-1285.
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.
In this brand new book, Anthony Esolen presents a
rousing, compelling defense of traditional, natural
marriage. He expertly uses moral, theological, and
cultural arguments to defend this holy and ancient
institution and illuminates the threats it faces from
modern revolutions in law, public policy and sexual
morality. He succinctly identifies the cultural
dangers of gay “marriage” and, far more important,
the Sexual Revolution which paved its way. He offers
a stirring defense of true marriage, the family, culture,
and love, and provides the compelling arguments that
will return us to sanity.
The library is open two weekends a month before
the Spanish Mass and after all English Masses.
Liturgical Commission Meeting
Wednesday, March 18,
7 p.m.
in Wisdom Meeting Room
at the Parish Center.
2015 OLGC Haiti Project for Lent
“Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well
to ask ourselves what we can give up in order to help
and enrich others by our own poverty.” ~ Pope Francis~
Our parish as every year, we are participating in Hope for Haitians Lenten program, as a way to encounter Jesus, through others, specially through the most vulnerable as our brothers and
sisters in Haiti.
Last weekend after Mass you got a cardboard bank, so you can
save your coins, bills, etc.
We will be collecting the boxes on Easter Sunday Masses (April 4
& 5).
The Parish Library open after all Masses
February 28 & March 1st, 2015
Please stop by and see the new
location in the parish rectory.
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 Cuaresma es un tiempo apropiado para la abnegación;
haríamos bien preguntarnos a que podemos renunciar con el fin de
ayudar y enriquecer a los demás por nuestra propia pobreza.”
~Papa Francisco~
Nuestra parroquia como cada año, estamos 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.
El pasado fin de semana, usted recibió una alcancía de cartón para
que comience ahorrar sus monedas, billetes, etc. Durante toda la
cuaresma. Estaremos colectando las alcancías en las Misas de la
Pascua (4 y 5 de Abril).
REMEMBER OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL IN YOUR WILL
Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma • 6
Parish Weekly Calendar
All events must be scheduled thru the parish office.
No exceptions.
Monday, March 2
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, March 3
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
6:30 p.m. - Viacrucis en Español en la Iglesia
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Pract. del Coro in the OLG Chapel
Wednesday, March 4
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
6:30 p.m. - Home & School in Hope Room
7:00 p.m. - Al-Anon in Charity Room
7:00 p.m. - Practica del Coro en la Iglesia
Thursday, March 5
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, March 6
8:00 a.m. - Word Communion Service in the OLG Chapel
2:15 p.m. - Stations of the Cross in Church
3:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Basketball Practice in Gym
4:00 p.m. - Rosary in the Church
6:15 p.m. - Stations of the Cross in Church
7:00 p.m. - 8 p.m. - God Is Retreat in Charity Room
Saturday, March 7 Family Mass
8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Basketball Game in Gym
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Reconciliation / Confesiones in Church
4:30 p.m. - Family Mass in Church
Sunday, March 8
8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. - Mass in English
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Religious Education in OLGC School
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 de LOTW Esp. en Charity Room
2:15 p.m. - School Play in Gym
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Knights of Columbus in Charity Room
PRAY FOR WORLD PEACE
and for our men and women in uniform
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
Readings for the Week / Lecturas de la Semana
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38
Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23;
Mt 23:1-12
Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16;Mt 20:17-28
Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31
Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21;
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12;
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11;
1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Alternate readings
(Year A): Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1
-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]
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
March 7 & 8, 2015
4:30 p.m. Saige Vizcarra, Lesly & Briza Pulido
8:00 a.m. Jodie Makara, Mitchell Nieweglowski &
Amy Flores
10:00 a.m. Thomas Sweet, Soleil Gonzalez &
Erica Cervera
1:00 p.m. Emmanuel Gonzalez, German y Victor Casas
Mass Intentions / Intenciones de la Misa
Weekdays 8:00 a. m*
Monday, March 2*
Tuesday, March 3*
Wednesday, March 4@ 8:20 a.m.
Thursday, March 5*
Friday, March 6*
Saturday, March 7
4:30 p.m.
Barbara Reiland
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Leone Patsch
Warren & Pat Cox
Word Comm. Service
Anne, Robert &
Patrick Langan
Sunday, March 8
8:00 a.m.
Joe Ammer
10:00 a.m.
Mikey Lara
1:00 p.m.
Christian Gonzalez
Adolfo Piñon
La Virgen de Guadalupe
STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN ENGLISH
Every Friday of Lent in the Church
2:15 p.m. School Children & all Parish
6:30 p.m. English
All are invited to attend.
VIACRUSIS EN ESPAÑOL
Todos los Martes, durante la Cuaresma
6:30 p.m. en la Iglesia
Todos están invitados.
Domingo, 2 de Marzo, 2015• 7
Message from Pope Francis for Lent
“Make your hearts firm” (Jas 5:8)
Message from Pope Francis for Lent
“Make your hearts firm” (Jas 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".
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".
3 of 3 Three biblical reflection texts.
“Make your hearts firm!” (James 5:8) – Individual Christians
As individuals too, we have are tempted by indifference.
Flooded with news reports and troubling images of human
suffering, we often feel our complete inability to help.
What can we do to avoid being caught up in this spiral of
distress and powerlessness?
First, we can pray in communion with the Church on earth
and in heaven. Let us not underestimate the power of so
many voices united in prayer! The 24 Hours for the Lord
initiative, which I hope will be observed on 13-14 March
throughout the Church, also at the diocesan level,
is meant to be a sign of this need for prayer.
Second, we can help by acts of charity, reaching out to
both those near and far through the Church’s many charitable organizations. Lent is a favourable time for showing
this concern for others by small yet concrete signs of our
belonging to the one human family.
Third, the suffering of others is a call to conversion, since
their need reminds me of the uncertainty of my own life
and my dependence on God and my brothers and sisters.
If we humbly implore God’s grace and accept our own limitations, we will trust in the infinite possibilities which
God’s love holds out to us. We will also be able to resist
the diabolical temptation of thinking that by our own efforts we can save the world and ourselves.
As a way of overcoming indifference and our pretensions
to self-sufficiency, I would invite everyone to live this Lent
as an opportunity for engaging in what Benedict XVI
called a formation of the heart (cf. Deus Caritas Est, 31). A
merciful heart does not mean a weak heart. Anyone who
wishes to be merciful must have a strong and steadfast
heart, closed to the tempter but open to God. A heart
which lets itself be pierced by the Spirit so as to bring love
along the roads that lead to our brothers and sisters. And,
ultimately, a poor heart, one which realizes its own poverty and gives itself freely for others.
During this Lent, then, brothers and sisters, let us all ask
the Lord: “Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum”: Make
our hearts like yours (Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus).
In this way we will 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.
It is my prayerful hope that this Lent will prove spiritually
fruitful for each believer and every ecclesial community. I
ask all of you to pray for me. May the Lord bless you and
Our Lady keep you.
Pope Francis
3 of 3 Three biblical reflection texts.
Fortalezcan sus corazones» (St 5,8) – La persona creyente
También como individuos tenemos la tentación de la indiferencia. Estamos saturados de noticias e imágenes tremendas que nos narran el sufrimiento humano y, al mismo
tiempo, sentimos toda nuestra incapacidad para intervenir. ¿Qué podemos hacer para no dejarnos absorber por
esta espiral de horror y de impotencia?
En primer lugar, podemos orar en la comunión de la Iglesia terrenal y celestial. No olvidemos la fuerza de la oración
de tantas personas. La iniciativa 24 horas para el Señor,
que deseo que se celebre en toda la Iglesia —también a nivel diocesano—, en los días 13 y 14 de marzo, es expresión
de esta necesidad de la oración.
En segundo lugar, podemos ayudar con gestos de caridad,
llegando tanto a las personas cercanas como a las lejanas,
gracias a los numerosos organismos de caridad de la Iglesia. La Cuaresma es un tiempo propicio para mostrar interés por el otro, con un signo concreto, aunque sea pequeño, de nuestra participación en la misma humanidad.
Y, en tercer lugar, el sufrimiento del otro constituye un
llamado a la conversión, porque la necesidad del hermano
me recuerda la fragilidad de mi vida, mi dependencia de
Dios y de los hermanos. Si pedimos humildemente la gracia de Dios y aceptamos los límites de nuestras posibilidades, confiaremos en las infinitas posibilidades que nos reserva el amor de Dios. Y podremos resistir a la tentación
diabólica que nos hace creer que nosotros solos podemos
salvar al mundo y a nosotros mismos.
Para superar la indiferencia y nuestras pretensiones de
omnipotencia, quiero pedir a todos que este tiempo de
Cuaresma se viva como un camino de formación del corazón, como dijo Benedicto XVI (Ct. enc. Deus caritas est,
31). Tener un corazón misericordioso no significa tener un
corazón débil. Quien desea ser misericordioso necesita un
corazón fuerte, firme, cerrado al tentador, pero abierto a
Dios. Un corazón que se deje impregnar por el Espíritu y
guiar por los caminos del amor que nos llevan a los hermanos y hermanas. En definitiva, un corazón pobre, que conoce sus propias pobrezas y lo da todo por el otro.
Por esto, queridos hermanos y hermanas, deseo orar con
ustedes a Cristo en esta Cuaresma: “Fac cor nostrum secundum Cor tuum”: “Haz nuestro corazón semejante al
tuyo” (Súplica de las Letanías al Sagrado Corazón de Jesús). De ese modo tendremos un corazón fuerte y misericordioso, vigilante y generoso, que no se deje encerrar en sí
mismo y no caiga en el vértigo de la globalización de la indiferencia.
Pido en mi oración para que todo creyente y toda comunidad eclesial camine provechosamente el itinerario cuaresmal, y les pido que recen por mí. Que el Señor los bendiga
y la Virgen los guarde.
Papa Francisco
All are welcome to the Diocese of Rockford Secular Discalced Carmelites’ annual Day of Reflection, March 14, at
St. Rita Parish, 6254 Valley Knoll Dr., Rockford. Registration at 8:30 a.m. followed by morning prayer, 9 a.m. Mass,
three conferences, raffle. Continental breakfast and lunch provided. Free will offering. Speaker: Discalced Carmelite Father
David Center on “’Jesus, Be Jesus For Them’ -- Blessed Maria Josephine of Jesus Crucified.” Reservations appreciated: email
[email protected], or call 815-398-3201.
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
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