C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

CHURCH ADDRESS 8235 S.W. 57 Avenue Miami, Florida 33143 RECTORY/MAILING ADDRESS 8080 S.W. 54 Court Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.4911 Fax: 305.667.8067 info@epiphanycatholicchurch.comepiphanycatholicchurch.com

SCHOOL Ms. Ana Oliva, Principal Mrs. Dolores Alea, Vice Principal 5557 S.W. 84 Street Miami, Florida 33143 Telephone: 305.667.5251 Fax: 305.667.6828 epiphanycatholicschool.com CONVENT Sister Carmen Teresa, IHM, Superior Telephone: 305.667.2144

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION & PASTORAL SERVICES Mrs. Isabel Prellezo, Director Telephone: 305.665.0037 MINISTRY OF MUSIC Mr. Thomas Schuster, Organist Mr. Georgi Danchev, Choirmaster Mr. Eddie Valdés, Cantor Telephone: 305.667.4911

Monsignor Jude O’Doherty, Pastor

Father Alex Rivera, Associate Pastor

Deacon Don Livingstone

Deacon Norman Ruíz-Castañeda

Deacon Thomas V. Eagan

Deacon Marcos Pérez

Deacon Eduardo Smith

MASSES Monday-Friday 6:30 & 8:00 AM

Saturday 8:00 AM

Saturday Vigil 5:30 PM

Sunday 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 AM 12:30* & 6:00 PM (*Spanish)

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT

Monday-Friday 7:00-8:00 AM & 8:30-9:30 AM

Thursdays 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

ROSARY Daily 7:40 AM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Saturdays at 4:30 PM

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call the Parish Office two months in advance.

SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Call the Parish Office one year in advance.

March 24, 2019 Third Sunday of Lent

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PASTOR’S PEN

pass him by and do nothing to help. As the

apostle James states in one of his letters, "To him that knows to do good and fails to do it, for him, it is sin." He means it is just as much a sin to do

nothing when called upon, as it is to do something

that is wrong. From the teachings of Jesus and

the writings of the apostles, we get the same

message: it is a sin not to work, not to care, not to

give, not to pray, not to help.

Jesus told the people that unless they repent,

they will perish. He said, "If the tree bears no fruit, it will be cut down." It isn't necessary to see in

those statements a warning of harsh and

vindictive judgment. They are simply a recognition

of one of the basic laws of life—that we either use

what we have or we lose it. Life works that way in

almost any direction you want to look. A

neglected, unexercised friendship will eventually

die a natural death. The same thing can happen to

marriage. More of them die of neglect than are

ever killed by abuse.

The tree in the parable was given every

opportunity to produce. It was carefully planted,

tended, fertilized, and watered. Still it produced

nothing. Jesus is drawing an analogy to our life

and saying we are accountable. Most of us have

been planted in a garden and given every

opportunity for productive living. Let not one of

us ever excuse our neglect by saying, "I never had a chance. There was nothing that I could do." That

is simply not true. Everyone of us has some

endowment from God that we can use in His

service.

But we must learn to care, to deliberately,

consciously become giving, loving, sharing

people. How long has it been since you went out

of your way for someone else? When Jesus

talked about fruitful living, I don't think He meant

the big and impressive things. We are all capable

of those little unselfish deeds that communicate

concern and build bridges of understanding, and

these are the very essence of fruitful living.

For most, the word sin calls to mind a limited,

specific list of wrong deeds such as murder,

adultery, stealing, lying and profanity. This

definition of sin is, of course, accurate as far as it

goes. The difficulty is that many of us stop here,

and our understanding of sin never goes beyond

this list of obviously evil and vulgar deeds. People

of the first century apparently had a similar

problem. They conceived of sin in a narrow and

oversimplified fashion. For them, there was a

direct correlation between sin and suffering.

Whenever people suffered, it was assumed to be

a sort of punishment for sin.

Jesus did not accept such an inaccurate reading

of life. He knew people sometimes suffer, not

because they are bad, but because they are

good. Sometimes they suffer because of

accidents, and sometimes innocent people suffer

because of someone else's wrong. So, Jesus

challenged His audience to expand their

understanding of sin and suffering. He mentioned

two recent tragedies. A group of Galilean

worshipers had been slaughtered in the Temple;

and in Siloam, eighteen men had been killed by

a falling tower. Concerning both events, Jesus

asked the same question: "Do you think this means they were worse sinners than anyone else?" Then, He answered His own question: "Not at all, and unless you repent, you will also perish." Finally, He clinched His lesson with a story of a

barren fig tree. It had been planted, protected,

and watered, but bore no fruit. And the gardener

said, "I will wait one more year. If it bears no fruit, I will cut it down."

The point of the parable is obvious: there is

another kind of sin, and that is omission. Sin is not

only something bad that we do; it also something

good that we fail to do. We would probably be

surprised to discover how much that theme is part

of the thinking of Christ. You remember He told a

story of a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho

and who along the way was beaten and robbed.

Jesus told that story not so much to criticize crime

as indifference. The real culprits of the story are a

priest and Levite who see the wounded man, but

C H U R C H O F T H E E P I P H A N Y

THE BEATITUDES

The Ten Commandments in the Old Testament

were given to Moses on a mountain in the desert.

They defined for the people of Israel the behavior

God expected of them. The Beatitudes of the

New Testament were given by Jesus on a

mountain in Galilee. They further define for us the

behavior and attitude we are to cultivate as

followers of Christ. These guidelines complement

the Commandments. Jesus calls us to perfection,

not a moral minimum. He wants us to go beyond

the Commandments to nurture a life of virtue. The

Catechism of the Catholic Church describes the

Beatitudes as "the heart of Jesus' preaching."

We've heard the eight Beatitudes over and over

again. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of heaven is theirs," etc. They sound lovely, full of

beauty and balance and music. But don't be

seduced by the poetry. That passage in the

Gospel contains the most difficult challenge of all

time. The values of the world are greed, self-

importance, selfishness, impurity, aggressiveness,

revenge and war. Our Lord takes those values,

gives them a good shaking, turns them upside-

down and puts them standing on their heads.

Then, He points down at them and says: They are

not my values. Have no doubt about it; they are

not my values. Then, He invites us to look up and

He says: “My values are poverty of spirit, purity of life, gentleness of heart. My values are mercy, justice, reconciliation, forgiveness and peace.”

What He is saying is: I am giving you a new

program. I am giving you a new manifesto. I am

giving you a new life-style. I am giving you the

values by which you should live. I am presenting

you with a challenge. The Ten Commandments

were written on tablets of stone. The eight

Beatitudes are to be written in your heart. If you

want to be a follower of mine, you have to be a

loving person, a gentle person, a giving person.

And if these values and attitudes are not being

manifested in your life, then you are not really

following me at all. Our Lord is actually telling us to

base our life on the Sermon on the Mount. It's not

an easy thing to do.

At the heart of the Scripture's readings is the

theme of trust in God. The Scripture contrasts the

fate of those who only trust in human beings, with

the fate of those who trust in God. Those who only

trust in human beings are like a barren desert

shrub; whereas those who trust in God are like a

fruitful tree planted beside a flowing river.

To trust in God is to rely on God as the one source

of life. Those who trust in God are the poor in spirit

whom Jesus declares blessed in the Beatitudes. A

very wealthy person can be poor in spirit. We can

be "detached" from material things and attached

to God. When Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor," He is not giving a blessing to starvation and

misery. Starvation and misery are evil. What is

being blessed is reliance on God. Those who put

their trust only in human things will be

disappointed; those who put their trust in God will

not. Only God can fill our emptiness; only God can

satisfy the hunger of our hearts. But, often God is

the last one we turn to, rather than the first.

During the Holy Season of Lent we might try to

meditate on the Beatitudes and make them part of

our daily lives.

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Date Time Mass Intentions Requested by

Saturday March 23

5:30 PM + +

Filemon Ortega Mary Fernandez & Gilberto Lopez

Ortega Family Pastoriza Family

Sunday March 24

8:00 AM + +

Helen O’Brien Fifi Morales

Maria Drulard Rita Morales

9:30 AM + +

Vicente German Gallinal Lorenzo Vieito

Gallinal Family Family

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Generosa & Flora Martinez George Azar

Beba Rams Family

6:00 PM +

Gabriela Yidi Ophelia Radley

Family Villanueva Family

Monday March 25

6:30 AM + +

Charles John Pistorino Olga & Ignacio Fleites

Pistorino Family Ely Fleites

8:00 AM +

Maria Elizabette Pistorino-Swire Wlodzimierz Grocholski

Pistorino Family Family

Tuesday March 26

6:30 AM + +

Ana E. Pinedo Ruben & Esther Diaz Solla

Aleida Gutierrez Pinero Family

8:00 AM + +

Maria Negrin Raul Salas

Family Roberto & Katy

Wednesday March 27

6:30 AM + +

Walter & Dorothy Kelly Julia Almeida Hernandez

Pistorino Family

8:00 AM + +

Edward Northland Carlos Torres de Navarra

Miriam Northland Anita Torres de Navarra

Thursday March 28

6:30 AM + Alyce Kennedy & Agnes Fowler Elizabeth Michelle Parrish

Pistorino Family

8:00 AM + Alberto Fernandez His Daughters & Family

Friday March 29

6:30 AM + +

Thanksgiving to God Felipe Gutierrez Ruben & Esther Diaz Solla

Olga Aleida Gutierrez Pinero Family

8:00 AM + Raul Salas Velikopolski Family

Saturday March 30

8:00 AM + Raul Salas Mendiola Family

Saturday March 30 (Sunday Vigil)

5:30 PM +

In Thanksgiving John Dyer

Roberto & Katy Family

Sunday March 31

8:00 AM + +

Member Pardo-Prieto Family Alice Rawlins

Ortiz-Pardo Family Family

9:30 AM + Albert Lamas In Thanksgiving

Martinez Family Martinez Family

11:00 AM PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY 12:30 PM +

+ Jose Rodriguez Dinis Maria de la Torre Viloria

Dinis Family Natalie Osorio

6:00 PM + +

Teresa Azrack Danny Woodside

Family Family

MASS INTENTIONS

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Extraordinary Ministers March 30/31 Lectors Altar Servers Of Holy Communion

A Watkins C Luis Siman R Allen 1 Rosi Maza-Saez A Arguello 2 Luis Siman Sat 5:30 PM Eddy De Arcos G de Arcos 3 Rolando Montoya Msgr. O'Doherty Allie Pennie A de Cardenas 4 Virginia Pena N Diaz 5 Ron Pena A L Hernandez 6 Cristina Pasken C Isom 7 Phil Prellezo

C Mariana O'Naghten 1 Mariana O'Naghten Sun 8:00 AM Lourdes Boue P Lista 2 Juan O'Naghten Fr. Massieu John R. Steinbauer A Sacher 3 Tony Friguls 4 Martha Osorio 5 Manuel Paucar

C Marisol Collins 1 Marisol Collins E Villamil 2 Alex Collins Sun 9:30 AM Mike Herold A Alfano 3 Mari Pinero Fr. Rivera Pat Parker A Atrio 4 Annamaria Sacher S Broe 5 Richard Sacher 6 Suzanne Renfrow 7 Michael Renfrow

C Eduardo Del Valle A Jimenez 1 Maria Renfrow N Lopez 2 Richard Renfrow Sun 11:00 AM Gloria De La Osa E Muñoz 3 Lina Reardon Msgr. O'Doherty Guillermo Castillo G Paredes 4 Mirta Robelo J Porro 5 Arnoldo Robelo W Recuset 6 Al Salas A Roque 7 Marisa Salas A Santana 8 Eduardo Del Valle

C Tere Molins 1 Tere Molins 2 Ana Oyarzun Sun 12:30 PM Susana Agurto C Lazaro 3 Ramon Oyarzun Fr. Massieu Gisela Cacciamani C Maratos 4 Raul Rosell 5 Titi Pujals-Rosell 6 Marta Rosales 7 Adolfo Rosales

M del Valle C Gelcys Campo J Diez 1 Gelcys Campo S Eljaiek 2 Rafael Campo Sun 6:00 PM Bob Dickinson N Falcon 3 Eileen Velikopoljski Fr. Rivera Cecilia M. Altonaga M Feenane 4 Maria Cristina Rodriguez C Ferrer 5 Alberto Rodriguez B Garza 6 Rosie Verde E Garza 7 Armando Verde

MASS SCHEDULES

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THEY ARE WITH YOU ALWAYS

Don Fulford, the C.E.O. of the Association of Miraculous Medal wrote a personal story in the magazine, “Spring Bulletin of the Miraculous Medal.” It will serve as a Lenten meditation. “Many years ago, as a 16-year-old, I had plans to go out with my friends on a Friday night. Before leaving the house, I waved good bye to my Mom. She simply said, “Have fun, be good.” It turned to her and quipped back, “Can you do both”? She gave me an incredible smile and laughed as I ran out of the door. I guess I thought she would be around forever, but those were her last words she said to me. She and my Dad went out on a date to celebrate their 25 year of marriage. They were involved in a car accident, and never saying another word, she died as a result of her injuries. Over the next several years, I questioned how God could take my Mom so quickly and without warning. I didn’t understand, I was confused, I was angry, and I was left to figure it all out. As my Dad continued to heal from the accident, I would pray each might for one thing, “God when time comes, please give me the chance to say Good bye to my Dad. Over the next 34 years I made sure to tell my Dad how much I love him and when I said Good Bye it was with meaning and love. This past year, we were called to his bedside to say our final good bye as cancer took over his brain. It wasn’t easy, but we held hands in the middle of the night and I said good bye. He squeezed my hand, told me how lucky he was to have me as a son and finished by telling me he would be with me always. God had granted my request. He died a week later. When I arrived home from the funeral, my four-year-old little girl and seven-year-old son were there to greet me with big hugs and smiles. As I looked in to their eyes, I realized that my Dad was correct. He is with me forever. The gifts he had given me over the years were already being given to my children, just as Dad and his Dad’s Dad had given to him. The treasure of faith, hope and love are meant to be passed on to others. Our lives would be much different if we weren’t to love one another, if weren’t given the gifts of faith to stay strong in the darkest hours, or given the gift of hope of eternal life, and optimism when times are tough. Yes, it is always hard to say goodbye, but be not afraid, “they are with you always.”

“Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” These words were addressed by Jesus to his contemporaries, and addressed to us in today’s liturgy. We always begin our celebration of the Eucharist with s call to repentance. First reading (Exodus 3:1-8.13-15). We are shown God’s concern for his oppressed people.

Second reading (1 Corinthians 10:1-6.10-12). What happened to the Israelites in the desert is a warning for us Christians.

Gospel (Luke 9:28-36). Jesus stresses the necessity of repentance and tells the people that time is running out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

LENTEN DEVOTIONS

* We have Mass every day at 6:30 and 8:00 AM. There is no better way of turning towards God than attending daily Mass.

* The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed in the church, following this weekly schedule:

• Monday through Friday, from 7:00 to 8:00 AM and again from 8:30 to 9:30 AM.

• Thursday from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

* The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available:

• Every Saturday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM.

• Additionally, we will have priests available for confession on Monday April 8, beginning at 6:30 PM.

* Making the Stations of the Cross is a spectacular way of meditating on this part of Christ's life in preparation for Easter. Come and join us for the Stations of the Cross:

• Every Friday during Lent, immediately after the 8:00 AM Mass.

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EMMAUS RETREAT

The Epiphany Women’s Emmaus Retreat April 12 to April 14

It is a special time to take a break from our busy lives and walk on a beautiful journey

of faith and self-discovery.

If you have any questions or for more information, please call:

Carolina Hincapie 786.351.4498 Margie Suarez 305.710.2619

During the week of March 24 the Parish Pilgrim Virgin will be in the home of:

Roberto & Kathy De Leo 305.662.4123 Marcelo & Carolyn Guerra 305.632.4033

To schedule your visit, please call

Luis & Patricia Siman at 305.498.5936

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parish Pilgrim Virgin Ministry

Walk Through the Mass

Have you ever wanted to appreciate more deeply the beauty of the Mass?

Join us in a “Walk Through the Mass” on Tuesday, April 2, at 7:30 PM.

Led by Fr. Alex, we will explore the meaning and symbolism behind the actions, objects, prayers, and music of the sacred liturgy. This is the perfect way to prepare for a richer celebration of Holy Week and Easter Sunday!

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE ILL: Michael Bier; Dean Carr Calleja;

Francesco Torres; Jeannette Conner; Ana Alicia Fernandez; Robert Garcia Esquerro; Stephen Hohauser; Cesar Izique; Paige Klekner; Marilyn Larrieu; Daniel Manichello; Rudy Marino;

Fedora Rice; Christopher Sanchez; Esther Suarez; Paulina Tawil; Virginia Walden.

PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED:

Jose Luis Casas; Roberto Espin; Lydia Garcia; Maria del Carmen García;

John Luzzi; Maria C. Negrin.

The names in Our Prayer List remain for four consecutive weeks. If you need a name added

or kept on the list, please call the Rectory at 305.667.4911 or leave a note for the Bulletin Staff.

Concert Series: 1844: Sarasate, Widor & Rimsky Korsakov

Misha Vitenson, violin

Next Monday, March 25 at 7:30 PM in the Church.

Please join us for this special performance

of the Epiphany Choir and Orchestra.

All concerts are free and open to the public.

Our next game will be on Saturday, April 6 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please contact Carl Lowell at 305.546.4347 (cell), 305.666.9843 (home), or by email at carlvlowell@aol.com.

Contemplative Cenacle of the Divine Mercy

Monday, April 8 at 7:30 PM

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY WEBSITE

We invite you to visit the website of the Church of the Epiphany and become familiar with the

many activities of our parish community.

www.epiphanycatholicchurch.com

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The Servants of the Pierced Hearts

of Jesus and Mary

Invite you to join us

Friday, March 29, 2019

7:30 PM Rosary

8:00 PM Mass, Adoration and

Intercessory Prayer for the sick

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