Pro-Life Boot Camp for High School Students

Pro-Life Boot Camp for High School Students

DIVINE MERCY OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC CHURCH
MESQUITE, TX
May 15, 2016
Pentecost Sunday /
Domingo de Pentecostés
The Most Holy Trinity /
La Santísima Trinidad
Acts 2:1-11
Rom 8:8-17__
Jn 14:15-16, 23b-26
(63)
All of us have been baptized into one and the same Spirit (2), who bears witness that we
are children of God (2b). That same Spirit, the Advocate, was given as gift to the disciples
(1) to teach them everything (3b) and to strengthen them to go forth in the name of the
Lord (3), “to renew the face of the earth” (Ps).
Prv 8:22-31
Rom 5:1-5__
Jn 16:12-15
(166)
We are at peace with God our Father through our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s love has been
poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit (2). This Spirit, who is Wisdom itself (1),
will lead us into all truth (3). How wonderful the name of our triune God in all the earth
(Ps).
SATURDAY, May 14, 2016
SATURDAY, May 21, 2016
Priests are preaching this weekend /Los sacerdotes predicaran este Domingo
This weekend Deacons are Preaching / Predicaran los Diáconos esta Semana
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
Mother’s Day …………………………………….... Fr. OM
Día de las Madres ………………………………….. Fr. GM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
MacVen & Felicidad Solana (Anniversary) ……… Fr. GM
Consuelo S. Aguilar + ……………………………... Fr. OM
SUNDAY, May 15, 2016
8:00
10:00
12:00
2:00
4:00
6:00
7:30
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AM
PM
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PM
PM
Mother’s Day ………………………………………
Mother’s Day ………(Confirmations Fr. ET) ...…
Día de las Madres …………………………………..
Día de las Madres ……(Confirmaciones Fr. ET)..
Misa Ágape (Día de las Madres) ………………….
Angelita Padilla †…………………………………..
Día de las Madres ………………………………….
May 16, Monday
Jas 3:13-18
SUNDAY, May 22, 2016
Fr. ET
Fr. GM
Fr. ET
Fr. OM
Fr. ET
Fr. GM
Fr. OM
Weekday Ordinary Time (7)
Mk 9:14-29
8:00 AM Church EN
6:00 PM Church EN
7:00 PM Iglesia SP
Weekday Ordinary Time (7)
Mk 9:30-37
Jas 4:1-10
8:00 AM Church EN
6:00 PM Church EN
7:00 PM Iglesia SP
AM
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Ella Guimapang † ………………………………….
John & Josephine †† ……………………..……….
Familia de la DM (Acción de Gracias) …………..
Arturo Guel H. † …………………………………..
Pueblo de Dios ……………………………………..
Fr. Ignacio Olvera (Thanksgiving) ……………….
Familia Ventura de Dios † ………………………...
Pss III
(341)
Mother’s Day ………………………………. Fr. GM
Mother’s Day ………………………………. Fr. GM
Día de las Madres ………………………….. Fr. OM
May 17, Tuesday
8:00
10:00
12:00
2:00
4:00
6:00
7:30
ATTENDANCE:
Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8, 2016
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
158
276
8:00 AM….…………….225
10:00 AM…....…...……..492
12:00 PM.….......……..1,053
2:00 PM…..…………...995
4:00 PM.………………046
6:00 PM……………….188
7:30 PM……………….408
Pss III
(342)
María Mírales + ……………………………. Fr. OM
McVen O. Solana Sr. (Birthday) ………….. Fr. OM
Honorato Jaramillo (Birthday) ……………. Fr. ET
May 18, Wednesday
St. John I, Pope and Martyr (7)
Mk 9:38-40
Jas 4:13-17
8:00 AM Church EN
6:00 PM Church EN
7:00 PM Iglesia SP
May 19, Thursday
Jas 5:1-6
8:00 AM Church EN
6:00 PM Church EN
7:00 PM Iglesia SP
May 20, Friday
Jas 5:9-12
8:00 AM Church EN
6:00 PM Church EN
7:00 PM Iglesia SP
May 21, Saturday
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26
8:00 AM Chapel EN
Weekday Ordinary Time (7)
Mk 9:41-50
Pss III
(344)
Braulio Méndez (Birthday) ………………..
Louis Abalos (Birthday) …………………..
Sara Grifaldo †……. ……………………….
Fr. GM
Fr. GM
Fr. ET
St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest (7)
Mk 10:1-12
Pss III
(345)
Irene & Leo Valladares ††† ………………..
Ella Guimapang † …………………………
Armando G. Esquivel (Conversión) ..……...
Fr. ET
Fr. GM
Fr. OM
St. Mathias, Apostle (7)
Jn 16:23b-28
Pss III
(564)
Camilo Balderas (Birthday) ……………….. Fr. ET
MESSAGE FROM JESUS
“All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread
its worship, encouraging others to trust in My mercy,
will not experience terror at the hour of death. My
mercy will shield them in that final battle…”
Diary 1540 Servants of the Divine Mercy
TOTAL ………………………….3,841
Pss III
(343)
Esther Morales + …………………………… Fr. GM
MacVen O. Solana Sr. (SI) ………………… Fr. ET
Magdalena A. Lara † ………………………. Fr. OM
Fr. OM
Fr. ET
Fr. GM
Fr. ET
Fr. IO
Fr. GM
Fr. OM
Regular Collection:
Building Debt Reduction:
Ladies Altar:
Confirmation:
$ 16,064.65
$ 1,760.00
$ 3,022.34
$
552.00
Total of Collections :
$ 21,398.99
Please make out checks in Black or Blue ink only.
Favor de escribir cheques con tinta negra o azul solamente.
Loan Balance:
$ 662,000.38
Pro-Life Boot Camp for High School Students
Youth For Life Pro-Life Boot Camp is one of the best opportunities for young people to become involved in the work of the prolife movement. This summer camp for high school students
(ages 14-17) includes inspiring speakers, service projects,
prayerful witness, and the Sacraments -- all with fellowship and
fun thrown in!
Only one session will be offered this summer -- July 22 - 26.
The theme will be "Who is My Brother?" focusing on the Year
of Mercy. Discount registration for the camp is now open at
www.prolifedallas.org/bootcamp. After June 15, prices will go
up. Be sure to sign up early before we fill up (camp has sold out
for 6 years straight)! Youth $250 (by June 15), Youth Late
Registration $280 (June 16 - July 15)
Junior Staff (ages 18-20) and chaperones (ages 21+) are also
needed. Junior Staff $195, Chaperones $150
PENTECOST SUNDAY / DOMINGO DE PENTECOSTES
FRIDAY, May 20 -Continued7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Cenáculo DM (Exodus, Leviticus)
Renovacion— (Nazareth)
Renovacion— (Capernaum)
Cuidado de Ninos de Renovacion (Pentateuch, Genesis)
Praise, Worship & Healing (Church)
SATURDAY, May 21
SUNDAY, May 15
9:45
4:00
6:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Sunday Concessions – Jesed
Youth Ministry (Nazareth)
Concesiones PREP (SFH)
Coro del PREP (Capernaum)
Intercesores del PREP (Exodus)
Formación de Portadores (Nazareth)
MONDAY, May 16
5:30
5:30
6:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Sport Group—Chelsea (Fields)
Devotion to Saint Joseph (Church)
Youth Group (9-12 grade) (Nazareth)
Pilgrimage Meeting (SFH)
Cenaculo de la DM (Capernaum)
Confessions (Church)
English Intercessory (Altar Room)
Renovación—Seminario (Church)
Cuidados de Niño's de Renovacion (Pentateuch, Genesis, Exodus)
Junta de Ministros de Eucaristia (Bethany)
TUESDAY, May 17
9:30
11:30
5:30
5:30
7:00
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
AM
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Cenaculo DM (Nazareth, Capernaum)
Método Natural Billings (Pentateuco, Génesis)
Sport Groups– U-90, Inter and Dynamos (Fields)
Devotion to Saint Anthony (Church)
Mistagogia Mass Biingual (Church / SFH)
Community Meeting (Emmaus)
Practica de Coro de Niños (Exodus)
Renovación– (Nazareth)
Alianza Juvenil (Bethany)
Cuidados de Niños de Renovación (Pentateuch, Genesis)
Renovación– Crecimientos
Comunidad Jesed—lideres (Lady’s Altar Room)
WEDNESDAY, May 18
10:00
4:00
5:15
6:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
AM
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Ladies' Altar Meeting (SFH)
Practica de Monagillos (Iglesia)
Holy Rosary and Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Church)
Youth Group (6-8th grade)- (Exodus)
Jóvenes de Renovación (Bethany)
Practica de Lectores (Leviticus)
Confessions (Church)
Pastoreo de Renovacion (Emmaus)
Asamblea de Oracion PREP (Iglesia)
English Lectors Practice (Penteteuch)
Comunidad Jesed con el P. Ernesto (SFH)
THURSDAY, May 19
9:30
5:30
5:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Cenáculo DM (Nazareth, Capernaum)
Sport Groups –Chelsea, U-90, Inter and Dynamos (Fields)
Devotion to Saint Jude (Church)
Ministerio Jesed (Church)
Practica del Coro Shalom (Capernaum)
Portadores de Misericordia I (Emmaus)
FRIDAY, May 20
8:30
10:00
5:30
7:30
AM
AM
PM
PM
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Church and Chapel) until 3:30 PM
DM Jubilee Meeting (Pentateuch)
Devotion to the Sacred Heart
Junta de los Gudalupanos (Emmaus)
10:00
10:00
11:30
3:30
5:00
5:00
6:00
7:30
AM
AM
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
English Lectors Practice (Pentateuch)
Bible Classes (Bethany)
DM Cenacle (Bethany)
Confessions (Church)
Ministerio Nazaret (Nazareth)
Casitas de Oracion (Pentateuch, Leviticus)
CFC-FFL Meeting 6-9 pm (SFH)
Pro Vida (Exodus)
SUNDAY, May 22
9:45
2:00
2:00
4:00
6:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
AM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
Sunday Concessions—Intercesores
Pre Confirmation—(Nazareth)
Confirmation—(Capernaum)
Youth Ministry (Nazareth)
P. Olvera Fellowship (SFH)
Coro del PREP (Capernaum)
Intercesores del PREP (Exodus)
Formación de Portadores (Nazareth)
Please support our Sunday Concessions
Concessions for this Sunday May 15, Concessions by the Jesed, and
on Sunday May 22, Concessions by the Intercesores. Please continue
supporting our Sunday Concessions and help our church.
Anointing of the Sick
If you or a member of your family are in the hospital, and
need a priest URGENTLY, please contact the hospital’s
Pastoral Care Department or the Catholic Hospital Chaplain to call a minister or priest. Otherwise call the Church
office for one of our priests to visit your loved one in the
hospital. Also call to schedule a Lay Eucharistic Minister
to visit and give communion to your sick loved one at
home on a regular basis. Please call the parish office
during office hours for any emergency. Or call the
parish office number after office hours to obtain our
emergency numbers. Please use church after hours
emergency numbers for urgent pastoral needs only.
Unción de Enfermos
Si por alguna razón usted o algún miembro de su familia
se encuentra internado en el hospital, y necesitan ver a un
sacerdote inmediatamente, le pedimos que notifique al
departamento de Cuidado Pastoral o el Capellán del
Hospital. También pueden hablar a la oficina de la parroquia si gusta que uno de los sacerdotes vaya a visitar a
sus enfermos en el Hospital. Después de las horas de trabajo, llamen al numero de la iglesia para obtener el numero de emergencia de la parroquia por cualquier necesidad urgente. Favor de usar estos números solo para
EMERGENCIAS!
DIVINE MERCY OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC CHURCH
MESQUITE, TX
SCAP Prayer Leaders /
CDAS Líderes de la Oración
PARISH RENEWAL COMMUNITIES
For Next Weekend / Próximo Fin de Semana
The New Hope Covenant Community is now receiving a series
of community teachings On Christian Maturity.
The Most Holy Trinity /
La Santísima Trinidad
May 21 and May 22, 2016
Mass
Prayer Leaders
Sat. 5:00 PM
Joe and Sylvia Sandoval-Baiz
Sun. 8:00 AM
Stephen and Della Foster
Sun. 10:00 AM
Steve and Rebecca Laramay
Sun. 6:30 PM
Lito and Luisa Dancel
Sab. 7:00 PM
Casiano Juárez y Carmen Bocchiciamp
Dom. 12:00PM
Danny y Yanira Garcia
Dom. 2:00 PM
José y Flor Chavira
Dom. 8:00 PM
Alfredo y Dolores Trejo
La Santísima Trinidad
Dom. 12:00 PM
Dom. 2:00 PM
Dom. 7:30 PM
Lectores/Comentaristas
Monaguillos
1. Yanira García
t.
2. Ana Loera
1.
C. María Esquivel
2.
1. Francisco Morillo
t.
2. Rosy García
1.
C. Liliana Garcia
2.
1. Daniel Flores
t.
2. Daniel Garcia
1.
C. Damián Hernández
2.
1. María Jaramillo
t.
2. Ana Presa
1.
C. María Sánchez
2.
Sun. 8:00 AM
Sun. 10:00 AM
Sun. 6:00 PM
Liturgy of the Hours
For the week beginning
May 15, 2016
Pss III
The following devotions are being prayed before the evening mass
each day following the Holy Rosary. We invite everyone to participate.
Monday-for St. Joseph at 5:30 PM
Tuesdays-St. Anthony of Padua at 5:30 PM
Wednesday– Our Lady of Perpetual Help 5:15PM
Thursdays-St. Jude at 5:30 PM
Fridays—Sacred Heart Devotion 5:30 PM
Most Holy Trinity
Sat. 5:00 PM
EUCARISTIA DE COMUNIDAD JESED
La Comunidad Jesed da inicio con su primera Eucaristía de Comunidad el Domingo, 5 de Junio, a las 4:00pm. La Eucaristía se
llevará acabo cada primer Domingo del mes. Todos están cordialmente invitados a participar.
Liturgia de las Horas
Iniciando la Semana del
15 de Mayo, 2016
Pss III
May 21 and May 22, 2016
Lectors/Commentators
A todos los hermanos del PREP se les recuerda que hablen a sus
dirigentes para que les proporcionen el calendario del mes de
Mayo 2016.
Próxima Hora Santa de Jubileo de la Misericordia es el 13 de
Mayo, de 2016.
Altar Ministers for Next Weekend
Mass
There will be a Holy Hour of Mercy with Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament until midnight on Friday May 27, 2016.
COMUNIDADES CRISTIANAS DEL PREP
21 de Mayo de 22 de Mayo de, 2016
Misa
Remember there is no longer an Agape mass in English at
4:00 pm on the First Sunday.
Everyone is strongly exhorted to participate in the next Praise
and Worship Assembly with healing on Friday, May 20.
Ministros del Altar para el Próximo Fin de Semana
Sab. 7:00 PM
May 15, 2016
Altar Servers
Prayers for the Sick / Oraciones Por los Enfermos
1. Teresa Tresp
1. Joseph Balilis
2. Hazel Gomez
2. Miguel Casas
C. Mel Velasquez
3. Hayden Gomez
1. Ron Didier
1. Stephen Martinez
2. Roger Fulton
2. Joel Garcia
C. Alice Ramirez
3. Julianna Garcia
1. Joe Pokawa
1. Julianna Gonzales
2. Luna Fajardo
2. Billy Medellin
C. Venus Munoz
3. Gabriel Izukamma
1. Yamil Valero
1. Anika Hernandez
Let us also pray for those who recently passed away, Especially
Msgr. Duffy Gardner †. También, remos por las personas que
2. Melanie Rico
2. Buka Okafor
recientemente han fallecido.
C. Laurel Patino
3. Chiamaka Okafor
Let us pray for all the sick in our Parish and for their families who
are caring for them presently, Oremos por los enfermos de nuestra
parroquia, en especial por /especially Phelana Foster, Lupita
Galindo, Dulce Silva, Martha García, Dolores Rico, Alicia Mejia,
Yulianne Robles, Andrew Foster, Richard Shultz, Annabelle Jasmin,
and Francisca Suarez.
God bless and heal all our sick. May He strengthen them in their
weakness, and may He bear with them their infirmities. Amen
Fr. Ernie
Prayers for the Deceased / Oraciones Por los Difuntos
PENTECOST SUNDAY / DOMINGO DE PENTECOSTES
Business Manager Needed

Accounting Degree Preferred or Accounting experience

Must have knowledge of financial statements preparation and review.

Must be able to prepare annual budget
and various Diocesan reports.

Must be able to handle the Diocesan
Annual Agreed Upon Procedures.

Must have knowledge of Quickbooks
and Office Softwares.

Human Resources knowledge a plus

Letter of recommendations from previous work employer

Part-time to start for just 24 hours /
week
ANNOUNCING
THE 2016
ANNUAL
DIVINE MERCY
June 25 and 26, 2016
On the Parish
Grounds
Everyone is invited to
participate
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND
Food—Games– Fun
Raffle for a 2016 Ford ESCAPE
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
‘Open yourselves with docility
to the gifts of the Holy Spirit!
ANUNCIAMOS EL
25 y 26 de Junio de 2016
Receive with gratitude and obeFESTIVAL ANUAL
En los terrenos de la
dience the charisms that the
2016 DE LA
parroquia
Spirit does not cease to offer! Do
DIVINA MISERITodos están invitados a
not forget that all charisms are
CORDIA
participar
given for the common good, that
is, for the benefit of the whole
Por favor hagan planes para asistir
Church!’ “
Comida-Juegos-Diversión
Rifa de un 2016 Ford ESCAPE
Ordination of Deacon Ignacio Olvera
-St. Pope John Paul II
Empowered by the Spirit, and
drawing upon faith’s rich vision,
a new generation of Christians is
being called to help build a
world in which God’s gift of life
is welcomed, respected and cherished – not rejected, feared as a
threat and destroyed.
El seminarista de nuestra parroquia, Diacono Ignacio Olvera, ya será ordenado como sacerdote el día
 Attend diocesan business meetings quar- Sábado, 21 de Mayo, en la Catedral Guadalupe a
terly.
las 10AM. El celebrara su Primera Misa de Acción
Contact the church office if you feel that you de Gracias el día Domingo, 22 de Mayo, a las
4:00pm. Todos están cordialmente invitados a su
have the qualifications.
Misa Bilingüe. Continuaremos con una recepción
en el Salón Santa Faustina de 6-9pm. Si gustan dar -Pope Benedict XVI
una donación monetaria o regalo se les agradece.
Favor de traer su platillo favorito para compartir con It is a great gift that the Lord has
given us by bringing us together
todos.
here in the Upper Room for the
Deacon Ignacio Olvera, seminarian from our par- celebration of the Eucharist.
Attention Youth ages 13-17
ish, will be ordained a priest on Saturday May 21, ...From here the Church goes
2016 at the Guadalupe Cathedral at 10AM. He forth, impelled by the life-giving
Youth Group Meetings Continue
will officiate his First Bilingual Thanksgiving Mass breath of the Spirit. Gathered in
here at Divine Mercy at 4:00pm on Sunday, May prayer with the Mother of Jesus,
Youth Life
22nd, everybody is welcome to attend. For this the Church lives in constant exreason, we would also like to invite everyone to join pectation of a renewed outpourSundays
the Parish Staff for a potluck fellowship to con- ing of the Holy Spirit. Send forth
Youth Life 4:00pm
gratulate Father Ignacio Olvera, from 6-9pm in your Spirit, Lord, and renew the
Youth Eucharistic Adoration
Saint Faustina Hall. A money Tree will be set up face of the earth!
3rd Sunday of the Month 7:00pm
for personal gift items of appreciation for him and
for his personal needs. Please bring a dish to share -Pope Francis
Youth Ministry Weeknights
with others.
“If God causes you to suffer
AFLAME Monday 7pm-8:30pm:
New
Rosary
Program
much it is a sign that He has
High School Grades 9-12
great designs for you and that He
In the Nazareth Room
It has been suggested that Divine
certainly intends to make you a
Mercy begin a program to pray
saint. And if you wish to become
Wednesday 7pm-8:30pm:
the rosary in the chapel after
a great saint, entreat Him yourIGNITE Middle School Grades 6-8
each regular Sunday Mass. If the
self to give you much opportuRosary is a devotion that is spenity for suffering; for there is no
In Saint Faustina Hall
cial to you and you would like see
wood better to kindle the fire of
For Registration and more information, contact this program implemented.
holy love than the wood of the
our Youth Ministry Coordinator,
Please come to the office and
cross, which Christ used for His
identify yourself as the person
own great sacrifice of boundless
Angelo Penuela at (469) 878-0907
who would like to head this up.
charity.”
or email at
[email protected]
― Ignatius of Loyola
DIVINE MERCY OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC
MESQUITE, TX
EXHORTACIÓN APOSTÓLICA POSTSINODAL
AMORIS LÆTITIA (La Alegría del Amor)
Papa Francisco
May 15, 2016
POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
AMORIS LÆTITIA (Joy of Love)
Pope Francis
LA TERNURA DEL ABRAZO
THE TENDERNESS OF AN EMBRACE
27. Cristo ha introducido como emblema de sus discípulos sobre todo
la ley del amor y del don de sí a los demás (cf. Mí22,39; Jn 13,34), y lo
hizo a través de un principio que un padre o una madre suelen testimoniar en su propia existencia: «Nadie tiene amor más grande que el que
da la vida por sus amigos» (Jn 15,13). Fruto del amor son también la
misericordia y el perdón. En esta línea, es muy emblemática la escena
que muestra a una adúltera en la explanada del templo de Jerusalén,
rodeada de sus acusadores, y luego sola con Jesús que no la condena y
la invita a una vida más digna (cf. Jn 8,1-11).
27. Christ proposed as the distinctive sign of his disciples the law
of love and the gift of self for others (cf. Mt 22:39; Jn 13:34). He did
so in stating a principle that fathers and mothers tend to embody in
their own lives: "No one has great-er love than this, to lay down
one's life for one's friends" (Jn 15:13). Love also bears fruit in mercy
and forgiveness. We see this in a particular way in the scene of the
woman caught in adultery; in front of the Temple, the woman is
surrounded by her accusers, but later, alone with Jesus, she meets
not condemnation but the admonition to lead a more worthy life (cf.
Jn 8:1-11).
28.
En el horizonte del amor, central en la ex­periencia cristiana del
matrimonio y de la familia, se destaca también otra virtud, algo ignorada en estos tiempos de relaciones frenéticas y superfi-ciales: la ternura.
Acudamos al dulce e intenso Salmo 131. Como se advierte también en
otros textos (cf. Ex 4,22; Is 49,15; Sal 27,10), la unión 21
entre el fiel y su Señor se expresa con rasgos del amor paterno o materno. Aquí aparece la delica-da y tierna intimidad que existe entre la madre y su niño, un recién nacido que duerme en los bra2os de su madre
después de haber sido ama-mantado. Se trata —como lo expresa la
palabra hebrea gamul— de un niño ya destetado, que se aferra conscientemente a la madre que lo lleva en su pecho. Es entonces una intimidad consciente y no meramente biológica. Por eso el salmista can-ta:
«Tengo mi interior en pa2 y en silencio, como un niño destetado en el
rega2o de su madre» {Sal 131,2). De modo paralelo, podemos acudir a
otra escena, donde el profeta Oseas coloca en boca de Dios como padre
estas palabras conmovedoras: «Cuando Israel era joven, lo amé [...] Yo
enseñe a andar a Efraín, lo akaba en bra2os [...] Con cuerdas humanas,
con correas de amor lo atraía; era para ellos como el que levanta a un
niño con-tra su mejilla, me inclinaba y le daba de comer» (11,1.3-4).
28. Against this backdrop of love so central to the Christian
experience of marriage and the family, another virtue stands out, one
often over-looked in our world of frenetic and superficial relationships. It is tenderness. Let us consider the moving words of Psalm
131. As in other biblical texts (e.g., Ex 4:22; Is 49:15; Ps27:10), the
union between the Lord and his faithful ones is expressed in terms
of parental love. Here we see a delicate and tender intimacy between mother and child: the image is that of a babe sleeping in
his mother's arms after being nursed. As the Hebrew word gamûl
suggests, the infant is now fed and clings to his mother, who takes
him to her bosom. There is a closeness that is con- scious and not
simply biological. Drawing on this image, the Psalmist sings: "I
have calmed and quieted my soul, like a child quieted at its mother's breast" (Ps 131:2). We can also think of the touching words
that the prophet Hosea puts on God's lips: "When Israel was a
child, I loved him... I took them up in my arms... I led them with
cords of compassion, with the bands of love, and I became to them
as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them
and fed them" (Hos 11:1, 3-4).
29. Con esta mirada, hecha de fe y de amor, de gracia y de compromiso, de familia humana y de Trinidad divina, contemplamos la familia
que la Palabra de Dios confía en las manos del varón, de la mujer y de
los hijos para que conformen una comunión de personas que sea imagen de la unión entre el Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo. La actividad
generativa y educativa es, a su ve2, un reflejo de la obra creadora del
Padre. La fami-lia está llamada a compartir la oración cotidiana, la
lectura de la Palabra de Dios y la comunión eu-carística para hacer
crecer el amor y convertirse cada ve2 más en templo donde habita el
Espíritu.
29. With a gaze of faith and love, grace and fidelity, we have
contemplated the relationship between human families and the
divine Trinity. The word of God tells us that the family is entrusted to a man, a woman and their children, so that they may
become a communion of per-sons in the image of the union of
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Begetting and rais-ing
children, for its part, mirrors God's creative work. The family is
called to join in daily prayer, to read the word of God and to share
in Eucharistic communion, and thus to grow in love and become
ever
more
fully
a
temple
in
which
the
Spirit dwells.
30. Ante cada familia se presenta el icono de la familia de Na2aret, con
su cotidianeidad hecha de cansancios y hasta de pesadillas, como cuando tuvo que sufrir la incomprensible violencia de Herodes, experiencia
que se repite trágicamente todavía hoy en tantas familias de prófugos
dese-chados e inermes. Como los magos, las familias son invitadas a
contemplar al Niño y a la Madre, a postrarse y a adorarlo (cf. Mí 2,11).
Como Ma-ría, son exhortadas a vivir con coraje y serenidad sus desafíos familiares, tristes y entusiasmantes, y a custodiar y meditar en el
cora2Ón las maravillas de Dios (cf. Le2,19.51). En el tesoro del cora2Ón de María están también todos los acontecimien-tos de cada una
de nuestras familias, que ella con-serva cuidadosamente. Por eso puede
ayudarnos a interpretarlos para reconocer en la historia fa-miliar el
mensaje de Dios.
AMORIS LÆTITIA
DEL SANTO PADRE
FRANCISCO
SOBRE EL AMOR EN LA FAMILIA
30. Every family should look to the icon of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Its daily life had its share of burdens and even nightmares,
as when they met with Herod's implacable violence. This last was an
experience that, sad to say, continues to afflict the many refugee
families who in our day feel rejected and helpless.
Like the
Magi, our families are invited to contemplate the Child and his
Mother, to bow down and worship him (cf. Mt 2:11). Like Mary,
they are asked to face their family's challenges with courage and seren-ity, in good times and bad, and to keep in their heart the great
things which God has done (cf. Lk 2:19, 51). The treasury of
Mary's heart also contains the experiences of every family, which she
cherishes. For this reason, she can help us understand the meaning
of these experiences and to hear the message God wishes to commu-nicate through the life of our families.
AMORIS LÆTITIA
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON LOVE IN THE FAMILY