We are one family in Christ with a welcoming heart called to serve. Somos una familia en Cristo con un corazón acogedor llamado a servir.

ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church

Served by the Missionary Society of St. Paul

527 South Houston Avenue | Humble, Texas 77338 | Tel (281)446-8211 Fax (281)446-8213

www.st-mm.comClergy: Rev. Felix Ilesanmi Osasona, M.S.P., Pastor | Rev. Augustine Ogar, M.S.P, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Rene Ramon | Deacon Rick Simon | Deacon Olatunde BrancheDeacon Nick Caruso (Retired) | Deacon James Meshell (Retired)

LIVESTREAM SERVICESWednesday School Mass: 8:30 amSunday Mass: 10:30 am (Eng) & 1:00 pm (Spa)Holy Hour: Mon, Wed, & Fri 7:00 pm

WEEKEND MASSESSaturday: 4:30 pm (English)Sunday: 8:00, 10:30 am & 5:00 pm (English) Sábado: 7:00 pm (Español)Domingo: 1:00 pm (Español)

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JOIN OUR PARISH FAMILYWelcome to St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church! Are you a registered parishioner? Becoming an active parishioner begins when you register with the parish. Please stop by the Welcome Ministry table in the narthex to pick up a welcome packet. Alternatively, come by the church office if you would like to register during the week.

OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pmBy appointment onlyMonday - Friday: 4:30 pm - 9:00 pm

CLERGY Rev. Felix Ilesanmi Osasona, MSP, Pastorpastor@st-mm.comRev. Augustine Ogar, MSP, Parochial Vicar fraugustineo@st-mm.comDeacon Rene Ramon dcnramon@st-mm.comDeacon Rick Simon rilys1957@gmail.comDeacon Olatunde Branchedeaconola@st-mm.com Deacon Nick Caruso (Retired) ncaruso6@hotmail.comDeacon James Meshell (Retired)dcnjames@gmail.com

FAITH FORMATIONMichael Smith, Pastoral Associate for Formation & Coordinator of Youth Ministrymsmith@st-mm.comGinger Herrington, Dir. of Adult Formation Interim Coord. of Elementary Formation gingerh@st-mm.comVickie Cortez, Director of Hispanic Ministryvcortez@st-mm.comJosefina Martinez, Formation Secretary jmartinez@st-mm.com

COMMUNITY OUTREACHChris Rubio, Director of Family Life & Social Concerns crubio@st-mm.com

ADMINISTRATIONTony Butera, Business/Facilities Managertbutera@st-mm.comIrma Bueno, Bookkeeperibueno@st-mm.comSusie Aramburu, Parish Secretarysaramburu@st-mm.comRodrigo Fuentes, Parish Communications Coordinator. rfuentes@st-mm.com

MUSIC AND LITURGYPerci Cacanindin, Dir. of Music & Liturgypercic@st-mm.comNatalia Gutierrez, AD. Music & Liturgynataliag@st-mm.comBecky Bibens, Pianist Kathy Yoo, Pianist

NURSERYPat De Los Santos, Dir. of Early Childhood Ed. pdelossantos@st-mm.com

MAINTENANCEJose Garcia, Maintenance TechnicianEster Castro, Housekeeper

PARISH STAFF

SACRAMENTAL CAREBAPTISM: Parents must call the parish office two months prior to the desired month of baptism. There are no baptisms during Lent or Advent.MARRIAGE: Couples interested must contact at least six months prior to their desired wedding date.ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call the parish office if you or a loved one wish to receive the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.

530 Ferguson Street Humble, Texas 77338Phone: (281) 446-8535 | Fax: (281) 446-8527

www.smmcs.orgJoshua Raab, Principal jraab@smmcs.org

Laura Rocha, Admissions lrocha@smmcs.org

ST. MM - Parish Office (281)446-8211

CONFESSION You no longer need appoint-ments for confessions. The hours for confessions are as follows: Tuesday: 5:00 - 6:50 pmThursday: 5:00 - 7:00 pmSaturday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

WEEKDAY MASSES Monday - Friday: 8:30 am (English) Martes: 7:00 pm (Español) 1st Saturday: 8:30 am (English)

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PASTOR'S WEEKLY MESSAGE17th Sunday of the Year A. July 26, 2020

What would you ask for if God appears to you and ask you to make a wish? King Solomon suc-ceeded his father David as king of Israel. At the beginning of his reign as king, he went to Gibeon to offer sacrifice to the Lord. While he was seeking God’s face, he dreamt that God appeared to him and asked him to make a single wish. King Solomon asked God for wisdom. For Solomon to ask for wisdom shows that he was already wise. He was looking for the best way to serve the people that God has entrusted to his care, so he asked God to give him the wisdom to make right judge-ments. God was pleased with Solomon and gave him not only wisdom but other good things. King Solomon became rich, famous, and respected by all. He treasured the people God entrusted to his care and he pleased God in serving them. Even though he was given wisdom, we know that Solomon did not keep using the wisdom to serve God’s people well.

In the Gospel of Matthew, we see that the author also treasured God and his kingdom. As a Jew writing to fellow Jews, St. Matthew revered God so much that he never addressed Him by name. That is why he used the phrase “the Kingdom of Heaven” all through his gospel rather than “the Kingdom of God” used by St. Mark and St. Luke. The twenty-eight chap-ters of the Gospel of Matthew could be structured in such a way that chapter thirteen becomes the central theme of his writing. This is the chapter about the kingdom which we have been reading for the past three weeks.

In today’s gospel, Jesus gave three other parables about the kingdom of heaven. The first described the kingdom of heaven as a treasure buried in a field. When someone finds the treasure, he sells everything in other to buy the field. The second parable described the kingdom of heaven as a pearl of great price. A merchant who finds the pearl sells ev-erything he owned to purchase the pearl. In the two parables, the persons who discovered the treasure and the pearl made it their highest priority. For them, nothing else was more important. They sold everything else to possess the treasure or pearl. They gave all their time in search of this treasure. The highest good for a Christian is to behold the face of God in heaven. This must be our focus and so we should be ready to give up everything else in search of the kingdom. Our greatest joy and happiness is to have found Christ.

The third parable in today’s gospel of the fishing net that gathered up good fish as well as bad fish, is like the parable of the wheat and the weeds that we read last Sunday. The church, the kingdom comprises now of both saints and sinners. At the end of time, the perennial problem of evil in the world will be resolved. It is a message to trust in God’s final judgment and to be patient until that time comes. The good fish and the bad fish represent two types of things of superior and inferi-or quality. It will erroneous to fall into John Calvin’s form of predestination that argues that human beings are created this way too. Following such logic then, Calvin’s view is that God created us destined to either heaven or hell, and we cannot change our destiny. This way of thinking is contrary to the Catholic faith and contradicts the entire message of the gospel.

If we are to ask for one thing from God, will it not be wise for us to ask for union with him? It is in him that we can find our joy, our peace. This is the treasure, the pearl of great price that can satisfy all our longings.

Thank You: We were blessed to have Fr. Robert Kajoh, MSP with us for our Lenten Mission this year. Unfortunately, most of us could not come to church for the mission due to the outbreak of the pandemic. For that same reason, Fr. Robert could not return to Nigeria at the end of March. He was finally able to get back to Nigeria last Saturday to continue his ministry as a Counsellor in the MSP Central Administration in Nigeria. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to you all for your dedication, faith, and togetherness at St. Mary Magdalene. Fr. Akama Ukanide, MSP who came from Nigeria for some medical procedure since January was also able to return to Nigeria last Saturday. He too expressed his appreciation for your prayers and support while he was with us. We ask God to be with them in their ministries.

Rite of Christian Initiation: The pandemic made Easter celebrations quite different this year. We could not gather for the Easter Triduum, and could not celebrate the highpoint of our church life, the Easter Vigil. Our candidates and catechu-mens who had prepared all year long to receive the sacraments of initiation have been waiting since Easter. On August 1st at 10:00am and 12:30pm these candidates will receive the sacraments of initiation and become full Catholics. Join them in prayers. We express our gratitude to the RCIA team of our parish for accompanying them on this journey. Con-gratulations!

Have a blessed week ahead and stay cool!!

Fr. Felix I. Osasona, MSPPastor

Mission Appeal This weekend’s 2nd collection is for Mis-sion Appeal. Your generous donations offer financial support to missionary activities of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus. Please indicate Mission Appeal on your check or envelope. On August 2, 2nd collection will be for: Capital CampaignThank you for your giving generosity!

Collections07/19/20 Offertory07/19/20 Online Giving07/19/20 MiscellaneousTotal

Second Collection

07/19/20 2nd. Offertory

$4,625.00$9,967.00$3,517.00

$18,109.00

$1,005.00

2020 Goal $165,000.00

Amount Pledged $93,476.00

Amount Paid $75,390.50

Total Participants 248

MASS INTENTIONS & READINGS Stewardship

Second Collection

Diocesan Services Fund (DSF)

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Social Concerns

Saturday

25

Mr & Mrs. Robert Hayes †Larry Hayes † Arely Medina Artunduaga †Salma Ivette Gomez †

4:30 p.m 7:00 p.m.

Sunday

26

8:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Javier Canales † Mabel Harris †Josefine & Martha Jimenez †St. Mary Magdalene Community --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Valeria Hernandez (SPI)Abuelitas Francisca y Ofelia † Joe Gonzales (SPI)Michelle Houlihan (SPI)

Monday 27

8:30 a.m. Gonzalo Andrew Gonzalez †

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8:30 a.m.

7:00 p.m. Tuesday

28Wednesday

29Thursday

308:30 a.m. Bernard Amala Dass †

Dennissen & Kathleen Sen †

Friday

318:30 a.m. Isabel Gonzalez †

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Saturday

01

Sunday 02

8:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Theresa Eileen Frascino † Helen & Antoine Carriere †----------------------------------------------- Sidney & Effie Thibodeaux † Joe & Elvia Rodriguez (SPI) Cameron & Christopher Kuhlmann (SPI) St. Mary Magdalene Community--------------------------------------------- Josefine & Martha Jimenez †---------------------------------------------

Julio Sacramento †

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8:30 a.m.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Vawters (SPI)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8:30 a.m.

4:30 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 [44-46]

Jer 13:1-11; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 13:31-35

Jer 14:17-22; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Mt 13:36-43

Jer 15:10, 16-21; Ps 34:2-11; Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42

Jer 18:1-6; Ps 146:1b-6ab; Mt 13:47-53

Jer 26:1-9; Ps 69:5, 8-10, 14; Mt 13:54-58

Jer 26:11-16, 24; Ps 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34; Mt 14:1-12

Is 55:1-3; Ps 145:8-9, 15-18; Rom 8:35, 37-39; Mt 14:13-21

Report as of the 07/16/2020

Rey & Silvia Zavala (SPI) Luis Cancino † Jorge Seminario † --------------------------------------------

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July 26th: “Because of our belief and hope in the Resurrection, we can face death not with fear, but with preparation…. We prepare for eternal life by choosing to love and follow God now, in our daily lives and decisions.”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities

“Catholic Considerations for Our Earthly Passing

August 02: “We thank you, he-roic mothers, for your invincible love! We thank you for your in-trepid trust in God and in his love. We thank you for the sacri-fice of your life” (EV 86). Pope Saint John Paul II, Evangelium

vitae © 1995, Libreria Editrice Vaticana.

Used with per-mission. All rights

reserved.

Stewardship Reflections

July 26th - Stewardship Faith: “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” - ROMANS 8:28Do you really trust God? Do you really believe that God will provide all that you need? Stewardship faith is a challenge for everyone at times. Putting our trust in God, in every-thing we do, in good times and in bad, means that God’s plan for our lives may be quite different than what we planned. When one door closes, another one opens. Trust in God, His plan is always better.

WORD OF LIFE

How Do I Get Started - ONLINE GIVING?Online giving is a safe and easy way to support our parish. This system enables you to support St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church by making your weekly, Bi-weekly or monthly contribution or by establishing a recurring contribution.

Use your Account or Create a New AccountGo to the Online Giving login page for St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church at https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1814 and click to Login or Create New Ac-count.

If you choose to give online, you will only need to follow 3 simple steps: 1. Create a user ID and password. 2. Provide payment information.3. Indicate the gift amount, frequency (one-time or recurring), and designation.Online donations may be made at any time from the comfort of your own home or any place with internet access.

Everyone is encouraged to sign up for Online Giving or Give one time without creating an account! which just clicking in Quick Give!

If you cannot sign up for Online Giving you can still drop- off your weekly offering at the Parish Office. For more information, please contact Tony Butera by email if you have questions. tbutera@st-mm.com or call at (832) 279-7072.

Due to COVID, some Marriage Preparation may be offered on-line through the Google class-room. Please direct any general questions about marriage prepa-ration to our Director of Adult For-mation, Ginger Herrington at gingerh@st-mm.com or call at 281-446-8211.

MARRIAGE PREP

CCE/FORMATION & YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS

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SACRAMENT PREPARATION 2020First Communions will continue at Saturday 4:30pm and 7:00pm Masses, as well as Sunday 10:30am and 1:00pm Masses. If you still need to schedule your cel-ebration, please contact the Formation Office so we can get your requested Mass date and time. 2020 CONFIRMATION CLASSOur 2020 Confirmation Masses have been resched-uled for Saturday, October 31st at 10:00am and 1:30pm. Parents and candidates were notified last week via Remind of the new date. More information will be coming out soon regarding a gathering / re-fo-cus session, exit interviews, and rehearsals. Please be praying for our candidates and team! 2021 CONFIRMATION CLASSIf you are the parent of a 9th, 10th, or 11th grade stu-dent and you MISSED the mandatory 2021 Confirma-tion Orientation Meeting on Friday, January 24th… we will schedule make-up meeting later this sum-mer. We will review our Confirmation calendar, par-ish guidelines, and answer all your questions about this powerful sacrament. Please text @conf2021g to 81010 for free text message updates sent right on your cell phone.

Text Message Reminders: We offer text message reminders, which can be sent straight to your cellphone / mobile device. Simply enter 81010 in the “To:” field, and send the following message to register for specific messages for our programs… you can also download the Remind app from your cell app store.

2021 Confirmation candidates/parents:@conf2021g (new to the group!) 2021 Confirmation TEAM: Code coming soon2020-2021 Sacrament Preparation (Recon/Euch) - Code coming soon; HS Youth Ministry: @stmmhs MS Youth Ministry: @stmmjr

Mike Smith, M.A. Ginger Herrington Josefina Martinez Pastoral Associate for Formation & Interim Coordinator of Elementary Formation Formation Secretary (Bilingual)Coordinator of Youth Ministry (MS/HS) (Grades Kinder - 5th) (281) 446-2933(281) 446-1241 (281) 446-2933 jmartinez@st-mm.com msmith@st-mm.com gingerh@st-mm.com

MODIFIED SUMMER CCE REGISTRATIONAs we approach the end of summer break, there is still time to participate in our special “Summer Home-Based” CCE program for parents to teach their kids at home. We provide you with materials and you work with your child to complete the lessons… your schedule, your timetable. If you want to participate, please come by the Parish Office this Thursday, July 30th between 9am - Noon to register. Please bring the completed registration form we sent out previous-ly (or just email Mike if you need a copy) and bring that in with your payment (cash - please bring EX-ACT CHANGE; check; or card). If you have questions, please contact the Formation Office at 281-446-2933, or email Mike at msmith@st-mm.com.

** There is a lot of uncertainty regarding what the fall semester will look like! At this time, we ARE planning to hold regular “in person” CCE classes for our Kinder - High School ‘school-year’ classes (Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday)… but we are monitoring the cur-rent health situation and will make that final decision on the status of “in person” classes in the next few weeks. Parents should also note that our high school classes have been rescheduled to meet on Sunday afternoons from 3:00pm - 4:30pm.

For more information, please contact Mike Smith at msmith@st-mm.com

RCIA FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN

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MAGDALENE HOUSE - SOCIAL SERVICES

MASKS AND DISPOSABLE GLOVES. The Office of Social Concerns is requesting disposable powdered gloves (all sizes) and masks for our weekly Disaster Food Distributions. If you are able to help, please email Chris Rubio at crubio@st-mm.com. The Office of Social Services is collecting backpacks and school supplies for needy children (all ages) during the months of July and August. Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, this year’s collec-tion will be handled a little different. Beginning Monday, July 27 and continuing July 30 and 31. Parishioners may bring school supply donations to Magdalene House from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Unlike previous years, we will not distribute backpacks on campus. All backpacks filled w/school supplies will be dropped off at area Humble ISD schools for needy students. BACKPACKElmer’s Small Purple Washable Glue Sticks, Crayola Crayons – 24 count, Composition books – Wide and College Ruled. No. 2 PencilsPens – Black/Blue/Red, Notebook paper – Wide and College RuledAny color – Poly Pocket folder with brads, Plastic School Box or Zipper Pouch, Pink Erasers, Scissors – 5”, Index cards – 3x5 ruled, HighlightersDisposable Masks

“The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God

for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day.”

St. Gianna Molla

For Volunteering, please contact Chris Rubio

at crubio@st-mm.com or call 281-540-1907

DID YOU EVER WONDER HOW YOU GOT HERE OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING? ANIMA SERIES: Discovering a Deeper Relationship with the Holy Spirit.

We are all longing for a sense of greater meaning in our lives. In the ANIMA series, Bishop Donald Hying leads us through an inspiring account of how God's plan for the world gives each of us great dignity and purpose. He recounts that through Christ's Incarna-tion, Resurrection, and the Institution of the Church, God reveals the meaning of all life. Accompanied by stirring music, stunning videography, and insight-ful narration, this three-part series will instigate fur-ther meditation on how you can respond to Christ's sacrifice and continue carrying out his mission in his Church.

Join us for a three-part series Anima. Please, email Ginger if you're interested in participating. Once a week beginning on Thursday, August 13, I'll email you a 15-minute video and Participant Guide which you watch at your convenience. We'll discuss the video in a virtual group session via Skype Saturday, August 15 at 3 PM (part one, Crux); Saturday, August 22 at 3 PM (part two, Kenosis); and Saturday, August 29 at 3 PM (part 3, Blaze).

For more information, please contact Ginger Herrington at gingerh@st-mm.com

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Accepting online applications! visit our website at www.smmcs.org

and click ADMISSION!

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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When: Thursdays 7:30 - 8:30pm CTRegister for FREE at

www.rejoicecounseling.com/webinarsJOIN US WHEN YOU CAN!

Meeting with your Counselor remotely is still an option. Given the importance of current COVD-19 precautions, many coun-seling sessions are still being offered via video and phone. We are also offering a limited amount of face-to-face counseling sessions depending on the location. Contact us to discuss your scheduling options. For details and appointments, call (844) 295-3167 or visit www.MyParishCounseling.com

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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ASSISTANCE COUNSELING SERVICES (Consejeria) REJOICE COUNSELING APOSTOLATE (844) -295-3167 PRISON MINISTRYMary Hernandez (713) 299-8493HOSPITAL MINISTRYDeacon Ola Branche (713) 870- 4143HOMEBOUND MINISTRYLinda Enloe (281) 389-1820RESPECT LIFE MINISTRYBrenda Baez-Contreras (713) 277-5093BLOOD DRIVERosa Herrera (281) 687-5823BEREAVEMENT MINISTRYMadeline Graham (281) 446-8044NURSING HOME MINISTRYHumble Health Center, Oakmont & Park Manor, Deerbrook Nursing HomeVACANT ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSEDarryl B. (713) 256-5529Wayne B. (281) 777-9217Florentino V. (832) 605-1881Susan G. (281) 813-0575PRAYER CHAIN MINISTRYRon & Ann McCuen (281) 852-4743(smprayers@gmail.com)Lucia (Lucy) Martinez (915) 503-35331 CHURCH INITIATIVERon McCuen (281) 852-4743PRAYER QUILT MINISTRYJan Crawford (281) 852-3508Kathy Burch (281) 812-9374HELPING HANDS MINISTRYJan Crawford (281) 852-3508LITTLE DRESSES FOR AFRICADottie Gauthier (337) 344-2461

• OTHERS

PASTORAL COUNCILCherith Letargo (281) 852-4761FINANCE COUNCILBert Guempel (832) 445-8729SECURITY TEAM Carl Smith (281) 446-8211

RED HAT SOCIETYVACANT KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 6878David Herrera, Grand Knight (713) 244-4297CATHOLIC DAUGHTERSBrinder Fondal (281) 300-4145 MOVIMIENTO FAMILIAR CRISTIANOEvaristo y Linda Estrada (832) 244-9908

• FORMATION

ADULT FORMATION, ADULT CONFIR-MATION, INFANT BAPTISM, BECOMING CATHOLIC (RCIA) Ginger Herrington (281) 446-2933CCE/FORMATIONMike Smith (281) 446-2933ELEMENTARY FORMATION (K-5)Ginger Herrington (281) 446-2933IMPACT Young Adult MinistryCynthia Hernandez (713) 302-5119 PREPARATION FOR THE SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGEChris Rubio (281) 446-8211YOUTH MINISTRY (6-12)Mike Smith (281) 446-1241RETIROSRETIRO DE ACTSJesus Aguilar (713) 679-4623Lucero Sotelo (832) 284-1289

• MINISTERIO HISPANOEnriquecimiento de fe para adultos, sacramentos de confirmación y comu-nión, el proceso de rica, patrocinadores de matrimonio, bautismo de niños de 0-6 años, quinceañeras. Vickie Cortez (281) 446-8211

• OUTREACH MINISTRIESPARISH SOCIAL MINISTRYChris Rubio (281) 540-1907Food pantry, utilities and evictions.

• MASS / LITURGYART & ENVIRONMENTDarlene Akerman (281) 852-9474June Domengeaux (281) 852-2555ALTAR GUILDShirley Jones (281) 852-0670ALTAR SERVERSVickie VanGordon (832) 496-9876Elizabeth Banos (713) 884-5130EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERSOF HOLY COMMUNIONFreda Monk (713) 962-2865German Pereira (Esp.) (281) 703-2418INSTITUTED ACOLYTERon Cecil (281) 590-7528MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITYBert Guempel (832) 445-8729Enrique Reyes (Esp.) (832) 851-7780LECTORSDenise Ruffino (281) 300-8534Maricarmen Wells (Esp.) (832) 632-9944 CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF WORDJennifer Loveless (580) 475-8566Raquel Serrano (Esp.) (832) 790-0058MUSIC MINISTRYPerci Cacanindin (281) 446-8211Yvette Rodriguez (281) 548-1674

• DEVOTIONSEUCHARISTIC ADORATIONYolanda Vuelvas (281)777-6188LEGION OF MARYCynthia Castro (Eng.) (720) 352-4705Miriam Krohn (Esp.)AM (979) 709-3040Violeta Amador (Esp.)PM (832) 571-6391GRUPO DE ORACIÓNHoracio Garcia (Esp.) (281) 808-1647HEARTS AFIRECynthia Meneses (832) 492-1742DIVINE MERCYDon Beyette (832) 606-4710Terry Mares (832) 790-0837

• STEWARDSHIPTom Kleypas (281) 852-7937

• ORGANIZATIONSKEENAGERS (60+)Barbara Walker (281) 852-4103 YOUNG AT HEART (50+)SENIOR TRAVEL GROUPJan Crawford (281) 852-3508

TIME & TALENT MINISTRIES

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MENSAJE DEL PÁRROCO

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17o Domingo del Año A - 26 de julio de 2020

¿Qué pedirías si Dios se te aparece y te dice que pidas un deseo? El rey Salomón fue el suce-sor de su padre David como rey de Israel. Al comienzo de su reinado como rey, fue a Gibeon para ofrecer sacrificio al Señor. Mientras buscaba el rostro de Dios, soñó que Dios se le apareció y le pidió que hiciera un solo deseo. El rey Salomón pidió a Dios sabiduría. Que Salomón pida sabiduría demuestra que ya era sabio. Buscaba la mejor forma de servir al pueblo que Dios le habia confiado a su cuidado, por lo que le pidió a Dios que le diera la sabiduría para hacer juicios correctos. Dios estaba complacido con Salomón y le dio no sólo sabiduría, sino otras cosas buenas. El rey Salomón se hizo rico, famoso y respetado por todos. Atesoraba al pueblo que Dios confiaba a su cuidado y agradaba a Dios al servirles. Aunque se le dio sabiduría, sabemos que Salomón no utilizó bien la sabiduría para servir bien al pueblo de Dios.

En el Evangelio de Mateo, vemos que el autor también atesoraba a Dios y a su reino. Como judío escribiendo a otros judíos, San Mateo veneraba tanto a Dios que nunca se dirigió a El por su nombre. Es por eso que usó la frase "el Reino de los Cielos" a través de su evangelio en lugar de "el Reino de Dios" utilizado por San Marcos y San Lucas. Los veintiocho capítulos del Evangelio de Mateo podrían estructurarse de tal manera que el capítulo trece se convierta en el tema central de su escritura. Este es el capítulo sobre el reino que hemos estado leyendo durante las últimas tres semanas.

En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús dio otras tres parábolas sobre el reino de los cielos. El primero describió el reino de los cielos como un tesoro enterrado en un campo. Cuando alguien encuentra el tesoro, vende todo para comprar el campo. La segunda parábola describió el reino de los cielos como una perla de gran precio. Un comerciante que en-cuentra la perla vende todo lo que tenía para comprarla. En las dos parábolas, las personas que descubrieron el tesoro y la perla lo hicieron su mayor prioridad. Para ellos, nada era más importante. Vendieron todo lo demás para poseer el tesoro o la perla. Daban todo su tiempo en busca de este tesoro. El bien más elevado para un cristiano es contemplar el rostro de Dios en los cielos. Este debe ser nuestro enfoque y por lo tanto debemos estar listos para renunciar a todo lo demás en busca del reino. Nuestro mayor gozo y felicidad es haber encontrado a Cristo.

La tercera parábola en el evangelio de hoy es la red de pesca que recogió buenos y malos peces, es como la parábo-la del trigo y las malas hierbas que leemos el domingo pasado. La iglesia, el reino está compuesto ahora de santos y pecadores. Al final de los tiempos, el problema perenne del mal en el mundo se resolverá. Es un mensaje para confiar en el juicio final de Dios y ser paciente hasta que llegue ese momento. El pescado bueno y el pescado malo represen-tan dos tipos de cosas de calidad superior e inferior. Será erróneo caer en la forma de predestinación de John Calvin que argumenta que los seres humanos también son creados de esta manera. Siguiendo esa lógica entonces, el punto de vista de Calvino es que Dios nos creó destinados al cielo o al infierno, y no podemos cambiar nuestro destino. Esta forma de pensar es contraria a la fe católica y contradice todo el mensaje del Evangelio.

Si queremos pedir una cosa a Dios, ¿no será prudente que pidamos la unión con él? Es en él que podemos encontrar nuestra alegría, nuestra paz. Este es el tesoro, la perla de gran precio que puede satisfacer todos nuestros anhelos.

Gracias: Tuvimos la bendición de tener al P. Robert Kajoh, MSP con nosotros para nuestra Misión Cuaresma este año. Desafortunadamente, la mayoría de nosotros no pudimos asistir a la iglesia para la misión debido al estallido de la pandemia. Por esa misma razón, el P. Robert no pudo regresar a Nigeria a finales de marzo, quien finalmente pudo re-gresar el sábado pasado para continuar su ministerio como Consejero en la Administración Central del MSP en Nigeria. Expresó su más sincera gratitud a todos por su dedicación, fe y unión en Santa María Magdalena. El P. Akama Ukanide, MSP quien tambien vino de Nigeria para un procedimiento médico desde enero también pudo regresar el sábado pasado, asimismo expresó su agradecimiento por sus oraciones y apoyo mientras estuvo con nosotros. Le pedimos a Dios que esté con ellos en sus ministerios.

Rito de iniciación cristiana: La pandemia hizo que las celebraciones de Pascua fueran muy diferentes este año. No pu-dimos reunirnos para el Triduo pascual, ni celebrar el punto culminante de nuestra vida eclesiástica, la Vigilia Pascual. Nuestros candidatos y catecúmenos que se habían preparado durante todo el año para recibir los sacramentos de iniciación han estado esperando desde la Pascua. El 1 de agosto a las 10:00am y 12:30pm estos candidatos recibirán los sacramentos de iniciación y se convertirán en católicos plenos. Acompáñalos en oraciones. Expresamos nuestra gratitud al equipo de RCIA de nuestra parroquia por acompañarlos en este viaje. ¡Felicitaciones!Deseo que tengan una semana bendecida y se mantengan frescos!!

Fr. Felix I. Osasona, MSP Pastor

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Mission Appeal La segunda colecta de este fin de sema-na es para Mission Appeal. Sus generosas donaciones ofrecen apoyo financiero a las actividades misioneras de las Siervas del Santo Niño Jesús. Por favor, indique la Mission Appeal en su cheque o sobre. El 2 de agosto, la 2a colección será para: Campaña Capital

Gracias por su generosidad!

Ofrendas07/19/20 Ofrenda07/19/20 Online Giving07/19/20 MisceláneosTotal

Segunda Colecta

07/19/20

$4,625.00$9,967.00$3,517.00

$18,109.00

$1,005.00Servicios Sociales

Segunda Colecta

2020 Meta $165,000.00

Comprometido $93,476.00

Pagado $75,390.50

Participantes 248

Reporte a la fecha de 07/16/2020

FORMACIÓN/CCE Y MINISTERIO DE JOVENESREGISTRO DE CCE DE VERANO MODIFICADO. A medida que nos acercamos al final de las vacaciones de verano, todavía hay tiempo para participar en nuestro programa especial de CCE "Verano basado en el hogar" para que los padres enseñen a sus hijos en casa. Nosotros le proporcionamos los materia-les y usted trabaja con su hijo para completar las lecciones... en su horario. Si desea participar, por favor venga por la Oficina Parroquial este jueves 30 de julio entre las 9am - mediodía para registrarse. Por favor traiga el formulario de registro completado que enviamos anteriormente (o simplemente envíe un correo electrónico a Mike si necesita una copia) y deberá traerlo con su pago (efectivo - por favor traiga CAMBIO EXACTO; cheque; o tarjeta). Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la Oficina de Formación al 281-446-2933, o envíe un correo electrónico a Mike al msmith@st-mm.com.

** Hay mucha incertidumbre con respecto a cómo será el semestre de otoño! En este momento, estamos planeando tener clases regulares de CCE "en per-sona" para nuestras clases de Kinder - High School 'school-year' (domingo, mar-tes y miércoles)... pero estamos monitoreando la situación actual de salud y tomaremos una decisión sobre el estado de las clases en las próximas semanas. Los padres también deben tener en cuenta que nuestras clases de la escuela secundaria han sido reprogramadas para reunirse los domingos por la tarde de 3:00pm - 4:30pm. PREPARACIÓN SACRAMENTAL 2020. Las Primeras Comuniones continuarán en las Misas del sábado 4:30pm y 7:00pm, así como el Domingo 10:30am y 1:00pm. Si todavía necesita programar su celebración, póngase en contacto con la Oficina de Formación para que podamos obtener la fecha y hora de su misa solicitada.

CLASE DE CONFIRMACIÓN 2020. Nuestras Misas de Confirmación 2020 han sido reprogramadas para el sábado 31 de octubre a las 10:00am y 1:30pm. Los pa-dres y candidatos fueron notificados directamente a su teléfono celular la sem-ana pasada a través de un Recordatorio con la nueva fecha. Más información saldrá pronto con respecto a una reunión / re-enfoque sesión, entrevistas de salida, y ensayos. ¡Por favor, oren por nuestros candidatos y equipo!

CLASE DE CONFIRMACION 2021. Si usted es el padre de un estudiante de 9o, 10o o 11o grado y se perdió la reunión obligatoria de orientación de confirmación 2021 el viernes 24 de enero... programaremos la reunión de maquillaje a finales de este verano. Revisaremos nuestro calendario de confirmación, las pautas de la parroquia y responderemos a todas sus preguntas acerca de este podero-so sacramento. Por favor, envíe @conf2021g al 81010 para actualizaciones de mensajes de texto gratis enviados directamente en su teléfono celular.

Que las madres reciban atención continua y apoyo en la educación de sus hijos.

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