PALM SUNDAY

With the children of the Hebrews the Church par-ticipates today in the triumph of Christ. He enters the holy city, Jerusalem, to pass from this world to his Father. The passion narratives which are read on this Sunday form without a doubt the primitive heart of our gospels. There are many concerns which con-verge around these simple but dramatic stories. They influence the manner of recounting the pas-sion. In the care taken to show that Christianity had nothing to do with a criminal or rebellious movement, the evangelists highlight both the plot which results in the death of Jesus and the inno-cence of the Savior crucified for sinners. They also demonstrate to Israel how this death fulfilled the scriptures, accomplished in the central event of the passion and in the details unfolding. The historical insertion of the crucifixion into the celebration of the Jewish Passover is decisive for Christians. Je-sus replaced the immolation of the Paschal lamb with the sacrifice of a new covenant. In addition to these apologetic and theological concerns, the evan-gelists proposed Jesus as a model of humility, of prayer, of endurance, of suffering. In these virtues which perfected the humility of Jesus, the Church had much to learn. The passion narratives are not reduced to a mere recitation of episodes. Marked by the personality of each evangelist, they present an undivided history in which assaults of evil, carried to their heights in Jesus’ passion, and rendered powerless by God.

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Father Oscar Romero was a timid, middle-level church bureaucrat in El Salvador. He silently went along with the wealthiest Salvadorians, who con-demned all efforts to help the poor. Under their or-ders, the military shot strikers, union organizers, human rights activists, teachers, priests, and reli-gious, and death squads freely roamed the country-side, raping, torturing, and killing. Romero was named Archbishop of San Salvador in 1977. When a crowd protesting blatant election fraud was at-tacked by soldiers in the capital city’s main square, the new Archbishop neither intervened nor pro-tested. Then came a sudden turning point: Father Rutilio Grande was murdered along with an elderly man and a boy. The Archbishop knew the Jesuit priest personally. He asked for an official inquiry into the deaths. He continued asking questions and became a marked man. Mail arrived daily at his of-fice saying, “We’re going to drink your blood!”

Take up your Cross cont….

“We’ll crush you to pieces!” and worse. In 1979, Romero pre-sented the Pope with extensive reports describing assassina-tions, disappearances, and human rights abuses in El Salva-dor. On March 24, 1980, Romero was celebrating Mass. At the end of his homily he said. “Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ will live like the grain of wheat that dies . . . The harvest comes because of the grain that dies . . . We know that every effort to improve soci-ety, above all when society is so full of injustice and sin, is an effort that God blesses, that God wants, that God demands of us.” He was killed with a single sniper shot to the heart. To put other people first is to serve Christ himself, regardless of the risk. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

CARGA CON TU CRUZ

El padre Oscar Romero era un sacerdote tímido y hasta ci-erto punto un burócrata eclesiástico en El Salvador. Callada-mente aceptaba la actitud de los salvadoreños más adiner-ados, que condenaban todos los esfuerzos para ayudar a los pobres. Bajo las órdenes de estos salvadoreños, los militares asesi-naron a huelguistas, organizadores de sindicatos, activ-istas pro derechos humanos, maestros, sacerdotes, religiosos y religiosas. Los escuadrones de la muerte recorrían libremente los campos violando, torturando y asesinando. A Romero lo nombran arzobispo de San Salvador en el año 1977. Cuando unos soldados atacaron a la multitud concentrada en la plaza pública de la ciudad en protesta de los flagrantes fraudes de las elecciones, el nuevo arzobispo no intervino ni protestó. Pero entonces aconteció algo súbito que se convirtió en su momento des-cisivo: El padre Rutilio Grande fue asesinado junto a un anciano y un muchacho. El arzobispo conocía per-sonalmente a este sacerdote jesuita y pidió una investigación oficial sobre estas muertes. Continuó cuestionando y se con-virtió así en un hombre señalado. Diariamente recibía corre-spondencia en su oficina que decía: “¡Vamos a beber su san-gre!” “¡Lo haremos pedazos!” y cosas peores. En 1979 Ro-mero le presentó al papa reportes exhaustivos que des-cribían los asesinatos, las desapariciones y los abusos contra los de-rechos humanos en El Salvador. El 24 de marzo de 1980 Ro-mero celebraba la Misa. Al final de la homilía dijo: “Los que se entregan al servicio de los pobres por amor de Cristo vivirán como el grano de trigo que muere... La cosecha se da por el grano que muere... Sabemos que todo esfuerzo que se hace para mejorar la sociedad, sobre todo cuando la sociedad está tan llena de injusticia y de pecado, es un esfuerzo que Dios bendice, que Dios desea, que Dios exige de nosotros”. Fue asesinado por un francotirador con una sola bala al corazón. Entregarse al servicio de las personas, cueste lo que cueste, es entregarse al servicio de Cristo mismo. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the LORD.

3/13/2016 Regular Sunday Collection $8153.32 St. Vincent de Paul $1552.62 School Support $ 238.00 Utilities $ 0.00 Building Fund $ 178.00 First Offering $ 00.00 Catholic Relief Services $ 686.00 Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc.

PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH Graciel Armijo, Jerry Rodarte, Joan Turrieta, Lucy Baca, Leandro Me-dina, Orlando Sais, Nick Montoya, Raquel Sandoval, Ernest Padilla, Loretta Vigil, Beatrice Torres, Miranda Abeyta, Dulce Silvas, Charles Ludberg, Henry Santiago, Nathan Valley, Lillian Sanchez, Herman Baca, Margarita Aragon, Diana Junco, Linda Torres, Gabriel Calderon, Theresa Morales, Julia Jaramillo, Carmen Lueras, Andrea Armenta, Aaron Armijo, Edward Sena, Marie Chavez, Janet Lucero and for those in hospitals or their home and can’t attend church.

March 20th. 8:30—12:00 Join us for a delicious breakfast! Prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for chil-dren. Drinks, food, entertain-ment . All the proceeds go

into our Alumni Scholarship Fund which helps to keep costs down and to provide scholarships for those that demonstrate financial need.

St. Therese Holy Week Schedule Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 20

Regular Mass Schedule Monday, March 21

Communion Services Tuesday, March 22

8:00 A.M. Mass Wednesday, March 23

8:00 A.M. Mass Holy Thursday, March 24

No 8:00 A.M. Mass 7:00 P.M. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday March 25 NO 8:00 A.M. Mass

12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross 3:00 P.M. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

6:30 P.M. Celebración De La Pasion Del Seńor Saturday, March 26

NO 8:00 A.M. Mass 8:00 P.M. The Great Easter Vigil

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PALM SUNDAY

With the children of the Hebrews the Church par-ticipates today in the triumph of Christ. He enters the holy city, Jerusalem, to pass from this world to his Father. The passion narratives which are read on this Sunday form without a doubt the primitive heart of our gospels. There are many concerns which con-verge around these simple but dramatic stories. They influence the manner of recounting the pas-sion. In the care taken to show that Christianity had nothing to do with a criminal or rebellious movement, the evangelists highlight both the plot which results in the death of Jesus and the inno-cence of the Savior crucified for sinners. They also demonstrate to Israel how this death fulfilled the scriptures, accomplished in the central event of the passion and in the details unfolding. The historical insertion of the crucifixion into the celebration of the Jewish Passover is decisive for Christians. Je-sus replaced the immolation of the Paschal lamb with the sacrifice of a new covenant. In addition to these apologetic and theological concerns, the evan-gelists proposed Jesus as a model of humility, of prayer, of endurance, of suffering. In these virtues which perfected the humility of Jesus, the Church had much to learn. The passion narratives are not reduced to a mere recitation of episodes. Marked by the personality of each evangelist, they present an undivided history in which assaults of evil, carried to their heights in Jesus’ passion, and rendered powerless by God.

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Father Oscar Romero was a timid, middle-level church bureaucrat in El Salvador. He silently went along with the wealthiest Salvadorians, who con-demned all efforts to help the poor. Under their or-ders, the military shot strikers, union organizers, human rights activists, teachers, priests, and reli-gious, and death squads freely roamed the country-side, raping, torturing, and killing. Romero was named Archbishop of San Salvador in 1977. When a crowd protesting blatant election fraud was at-tacked by soldiers in the capital city’s main square, the new Archbishop neither intervened nor pro-tested. Then came a sudden turning point: Father Rutilio Grande was murdered along with an elderly man and a boy. The Archbishop knew the Jesuit priest personally. He asked for an official inquiry into the deaths. He continued asking questions and became a marked man. Mail arrived daily at his of-fice saying, “We’re going to drink your blood!”

Take up your Cross cont….

“We’ll crush you to pieces!” and worse. In 1979, Romero pre-sented the Pope with extensive reports describing assassina-tions, disappearances, and human rights abuses in El Salva-dor. On March 24, 1980, Romero was celebrating Mass. At the end of his homily he said. “Those who surrender to the service of the poor through love of Christ will live like the grain of wheat that dies . . . The harvest comes because of the grain that dies . . . We know that every effort to improve soci-ety, above all when society is so full of injustice and sin, is an effort that God blesses, that God wants, that God demands of us.” He was killed with a single sniper shot to the heart. To put other people first is to serve Christ himself, regardless of the risk. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

CARGA CON TU CRUZ

El padre Oscar Romero era un sacerdote tímido y hasta ci-erto punto un burócrata eclesiástico en El Salvador. Callada-mente aceptaba la actitud de los salvadoreños más adiner-ados, que condenaban todos los esfuerzos para ayudar a los pobres. Bajo las órdenes de estos salvadoreños, los militares asesi-naron a huelguistas, organizadores de sindicatos, activ-istas pro derechos humanos, maestros, sacerdotes, religiosos y religiosas. Los escuadrones de la muerte recorrían libremente los campos violando, torturando y asesinando. A Romero lo nombran arzobispo de San Salvador en el año 1977. Cuando unos soldados atacaron a la multitud concentrada en la plaza pública de la ciudad en protesta de los flagrantes fraudes de las elecciones, el nuevo arzobispo no intervino ni protestó. Pero entonces aconteció algo súbito que se convirtió en su momento des-cisivo: El padre Rutilio Grande fue asesinado junto a un anciano y un muchacho. El arzobispo conocía per-sonalmente a este sacerdote jesuita y pidió una investigación oficial sobre estas muertes. Continuó cuestionando y se con-virtió así en un hombre señalado. Diariamente recibía corre-spondencia en su oficina que decía: “¡Vamos a beber su san-gre!” “¡Lo haremos pedazos!” y cosas peores. En 1979 Ro-mero le presentó al papa reportes exhaustivos que des-cribían los asesinatos, las desapariciones y los abusos contra los de-rechos humanos en El Salvador. El 24 de marzo de 1980 Ro-mero celebraba la Misa. Al final de la homilía dijo: “Los que se entregan al servicio de los pobres por amor de Cristo vivirán como el grano de trigo que muere... La cosecha se da por el grano que muere... Sabemos que todo esfuerzo que se hace para mejorar la sociedad, sobre todo cuando la sociedad está tan llena de injusticia y de pecado, es un esfuerzo que Dios bendice, que Dios desea, que Dios exige de nosotros”. Fue asesinado por un francotirador con una sola bala al corazón. Entregarse al servicio de las personas, cueste lo que cueste, es entregarse al servicio de Cristo mismo. Copyright © 2009, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the LORD.

3/13/2016 Regular Sunday Collection $8153.32 St. Vincent de Paul $1552.62 School Support $ 238.00 Utilities $ 0.00 Building Fund $ 178.00 First Offering $ 00.00 Catholic Relief Services $ 686.00 Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc.

PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH Graciel Armijo, Jerry Rodarte, Joan Turrieta, Lucy Baca, Leandro Me-dina, Orlando Sais, Nick Montoya, Raquel Sandoval, Ernest Padilla, Loretta Vigil, Beatrice Torres, Miranda Abeyta, Dulce Silvas, Charles Ludberg, Henry Santiago, Nathan Valley, Lillian Sanchez, Herman Baca, Margarita Aragon, Diana Junco, Linda Torres, Gabriel Calderon, Theresa Morales, Julia Jaramillo, Carmen Lueras, Andrea Armenta, Aaron Armijo, Edward Sena, Marie Chavez, Janet Lucero and for those in hospitals or their home and can’t attend church.

March 20th. 8:30—12:00 Join us for a delicious breakfast! Prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for chil-dren. Drinks, food, entertain-ment . All the proceeds go

into our Alumni Scholarship Fund which helps to keep costs down and to provide scholarships for those that demonstrate financial need.

St. Therese Holy Week Schedule Passion (Palm) Sunday, March 20

Regular Mass Schedule Monday, March 21

Communion Services Tuesday, March 22

8:00 A.M. Mass Wednesday, March 23

8:00 A.M. Mass Holy Thursday, March 24

No 8:00 A.M. Mass 7:00 P.M. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday March 25 NO 8:00 A.M. Mass

12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross 3:00 P.M. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion

6:30 P.M. Celebración De La Pasion Del Seńor Saturday, March 26

NO 8:00 A.M. Mass 8:00 P.M. The Great Easter Vigil

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Healthy Relationships 101 • Join an educational, skill-based program to enrich and strengthen your relation-ship. This is a series of six classes on how to express ideas clearly; become a better listener; resolve conflicts in a healthy way; and discover joy and happiness in your relationship. These classes are for dating, engaged and married couples. Next classes will be April 6, 13, 20, 27, May 4 and May 11. Call the Family Life office to reg-ister, 505-831-8117.

ASF Pastoral Outreach office invites you to the Catholic Deaf Circle Retreat with (keynote) Fr. Tom Coyte on April 15-16. Friday, April 15, registration starts at 6pm and Saturday, April 16, registration is at 8am • Sacred Heart Parish, Father James Moore Parish Hall, 309 Stover Ave SW, Albuquerque. If you would like to register early or have any questions, call Jose-phine at the Pastoral Outreach Office (505) 831-8174.

Living Through Loss • If you have experienced the loss of a loved one, please join the Immaculate Conception Consolation Ministry team for a 6-week support group beginning Thursday, April 7, at 6:30pm at Immaculate Conception Church in down-town Albuquerque. We are a group of lay people who are shar-ing the experience of the healing power of the Holy Spirit. For more information, please call Paulette at 831-4228 or Mary at 508-2462.

Basic Theology Courses • $10 fee • To register contact Rosa-lie 831-8179 rromero@archdiosf.org or register online https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=3cbb4e.The Spirituality of Mercy: This class is offered on Wednes-days, March 30, April 6, 20, and 27 from 6-8:30pm at Lourdes Hall in Albuquerque. Introduction to Church History: Tuesdays, April 5-May 3• 6:30-8:30pm at Lourdes Hall in Albuquerque. Instructor Mary Reinhardt. Introduction to Jesus: Thursdays, April 7-May 5 • 6:30-8:30pm at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Albuquerque. Dcn. Keith Davis, Ed. D. Instructor.Forming Intentional Disciples: April 23, May 7 • 9am-3pm at St. John XXIII Parish in Albuquerque; Dr. Jason Rodarte, Instructor.

Sunday • March 20, 2016Good Friday, March 25 • Urban Way of the Cross • 9-11am • All are invited to this prayerful ecumeni-cal experience that will begin and end in the Plaza de la Inmaculada of Im-maculate Conception Church, located at 6th and Copper in downtown Al-buquerque. Join people from various Christian congregations on a pilgrim-age through Albuquerque’s downtown community. Our walk will link us to Jesus’ walk with those on the margins. A closing reception will be held in the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall. Call Joy at 247-4271x3034.

Easter Sunday • March 27 • Church of the Incarnation • Music Preludes begin at 10am, including excerpts from Handel’s Messiah. Dr. Billy Turney, Con-ductor. Performed by the Incarnation Baroque Orchestra.musi-cians of the Santa Fe Symphony and New Mexico Philharmonic. The Incarnation Easter Chorus, with Megan Benedetto, soprano & Ty Cox, bass. Holy Mass begins at 10:30am. 2309 Monterrey Road NE. Rio Rancho. Call (505) 771-8331.

Join Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in the celebration of the Feast of Divine Mercy on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3. The Novena and Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed on Good Friday at 6:30pm and on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday at 3pm. Novena and Chaplet will continue with Mass Monday-Thursday, March 28-31, at 9am, April 1 at 6:30pm, and April 2 at 3pm. The Chaplet will conclude at 3pm on Divine Mercy Sunday with the Celebration of Holy Mass, veneration of the Image and Consecration. Our Lady of Guadalupe is located at 1860 Griegos Road NW. For information please call the parish office at 345-4596.

Mercy Sunday Jubilee Holy Hour • Increase your faith in this Jubilee Year of Grace and join us at 3pm Sunday, April 3, for a Solemn Jubilee Holy Hour at Church of the Incarnation, 2309 Monterrey Rd., Rio Rancho. For more information, call (505) 771-8331.

Join St. Charles School for an evening of food, fun, mu-sic, and mystery! Saturday, April 2 will be the night to put the FUN in fundraising with our 3rd Annual Lottery Night Dinner, featuring the music of “Gonzalo.” This year’s theme is a Black and White Masquerade. All proceeds benefit St. Charles School. Only 300 tickets will be sold, and the grand prize is $5000! Winners do not need to be present to win.

Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish • Albuquerque, NM

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Is 49: 1-6; Jn 13: 21-33, 36-38 8:00 AM †John Martinez Metzgar (3rd Anniversary) By: Debbie Martinez †Dora Nevarez (Birthday) By: Esther & Tom Baca †Tomas Gallegos & Marcella Gallegos By: Miguel & family

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Is 50: 4-9a; Mt 26: 14-25 8:00 AM †Eloy & Maida Sandoval By: Marie Sandoval †Thomas Joseph Olona (6th Anniversary) By: Melba Olona †Arthur Ortiz (Birthday) By: Kathleen Ortiz Thursday, March 24, 2016 Ex 12: 1-8,11-14; 1Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13: 1-15 8:00 AM NO MASS 7:00 PM Mass OF THE LORD’S SUPPER BI LINGUAL Friday, March 25, 2016 Is 52:13-53:12;Heb 4:4-16,5:7-9;Jn18:1-19:42 8:00 AM NO MASS 12 NOON Stations of the Cross 3:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 6:30 PM Celebración De La Pasion Del Seńor Saturday, March 26, 2016 Gn 1:1-2:2;Gn22:1-18;Ex14:15-15:1;Is54:5-14 Is55;1-11; Bar3;9-15,32-4:4;Ez36:16-17a,18-28;Rom6:3-11;Lk24:1-12 8:00 AM NO MASS 8:00 PM The Great Easter Vigil Sunday, March 27, 2016 Lk 19: 28-40; Is 50: 4-7; Phil 2: 6-11; Lk 22:14-23:56 8:00 AM †Al & Betty Archuleta By: Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Archuleta †Jose & Antonia Martinez By: Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Archuleta †David S. Galbiso By: Mom 10:00 AM †Valerie A. Cordova By: Mom & family †Bob Fulton By: Rose Fulton †Benjamin Juarros & family By: Alice Juarros †Benito Serbin Sr. (Birthday) By: Lena & Dee Serbin 12:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Special Intentions of Life Teen

Saturday, March 19, 2016 2 Sm 7: 4-5a, 14-14a, 16; Rom 4: 13, 16-22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24 8:00 AM †Mary Trujillo By: Jim & Frances Meek 4:00 PM †Deceased Santistevan family By: Family †Pete & Ella Lucero By: Gilbert Lucero †Priscilla Leal By: The Leal Family

Sunday, March 20, 2016 Lk 19: 28-40; Is 50: 4-7; Phil 2: 6-11; Lk 22:14-23:56 8:00 AM †Adela & Flavio Baca & family By: Pearl Gonzales †Pete Acosta (Birthday) By: Wife Annie & family †Raul y Edmundo Estrada By: Familia Ramos y Castillo †Melba Barela By: Dora Saiz 10:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 12:00 PM †Angela Quintana (Anniversary) By: Family †Bertha Morales By: Family †Eugene (Birthday) & Mary Lou Duran By: Robert Duran Special Intentions of Life Teen Monday, March 21, 2016 Is 42: 1-7; Jn 12: 1-11 8:00 AM Communion Service

Mass Intentions Palm Sunday

Friends in Christ: For the five weeks of Lent we have been preparing for the celebration of our Lord's suffering and death. Today, together with the whole church, we begin this holy week by welcoming our Messiah. So, like the people of long ago, let us welcome Jesus and follow him to the cross. Lord, as we remember how Christ the King entered Jerusalem to the sound of joyful shouts, increase our faith and listen to our prayers, so that we may praise you every day, by living always in him. For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.