LENT 2023
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
The holy season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday —this year on February 22, 2023 — when Catholics attend Church and receive black ashes on their foreheads in preparation to celebrate the mystery of the cross on Easter Sunday. Lent is a period of forty days--- preparing us for the celebration of the Holy Week, in which we commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ- His Pascal Mystery. Lent / Holy Week is the time of year when we exert special efforts to become more like Christ, to think as He thinks, to love as He loves. During Lent and Holy Week we try to share more in the Pascal Mystery of our Lord, to die to sin and to rise to a new life in Him. During this season, we are asked to confront ourselves with the cross of Jesus Christ. We still need to carry His cross of love. Suffering love is Jesus' shining virtue on the cross. He gave everything, even His very own life. We do not simply stand beneath the cross and behold it. We too are called to take up the cross and follow our Lord and Master. This is the time that we need to reflect the essence of life, our relationship with Him, our mission as we promise during our own baptism. This season of Lent, we are invited to learn and live out the message of the cross. Jesus shares with us His suffering love- a love that endures in the midst of rebuke and hatred, a love that never grows timid and weak in the face of severe opposition, a love that always proclaims justice and righteousness.
Let us put our love into whatever we do in this celebration of the Pascal Mystery of Jesus. May the Holy Spirit always guide us as we continue to walk to our own cavalry finding the meaning of the Lenten and Easter celebrations. Let us always bear in mind, that in each of us there remains to be an empty space that only God can fill.
Fr. Roger Estorque
Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo
El tiempo santo de la Cuaresma comienza el Miércoles de Ceniza -este año el 22 de febrero de 2023-, cuando los católicos asisten a la Iglesia y reciben ceniza negra en la frente como preparación para celebrar el misterio de la cruz el Domingo de Resurrección. La Cuaresma es un periodo de cuarenta días--- preparándonos para la celebración de la Semana Santa, en la que conmemoramos la pasión, muerte y resurrección de nuestro Señor Jesucristo---Su Misterio Pascual. La Cuaresma / Semana Santa es el tiempo del año en el que hacemos esfuerzos especiales para parecernos más a Cristo, para pensar como Él piensa, para amar como Él ama. Durante la Cuaresma y la Semana Santa intentamos participar más en el Misterio Pascual de nuestro Señor, morir al pecado y resucitar a una vida nueva en Él. Durante este tiempo, se nos pide que nos confrontemos con la cruz de Jesucristo. Seguimos necesitando llevar Su cruz de amor. El amor sufriente es la virtud resplandeciente de Jesús en la cruz. Lo dio todo, incluso su propia vida. No nos limitamos a contemplar la cruz. También nosotros estamos llamados a tomar la cruz y seguir a nuestro Señor y Maestro. Este es el tiempo en el que necesitamos reflexionar sobre la esencia de la vida, nuestra relación con Él, nuestra misión, tal y como prometimos durante nuestro propio bautismo.
En este tiempo de Cuaresma, se nos invita a aprender y a vivir el mensaje de la cruz. Jesús comparte con nosotros su amor sufriente: un amor que perdura en medio de la reprobación y el odio, un amor que nunca se vuelve tímido y débil ante la dura oposición, un amor que siempre proclama la justicia y la rectitud.
Pongamos nuestro amor en todo lo que hagamos en esta celebración del Misterio Pascual de Jesús. Que el Espíritu Santo nos guíe siempre mientras seguimos caminando hacia nuestra propia caballería encontrando el sentido de las celebraciones de Cuaresma y Pascua. Tengamos siempre presente que en cada uno de nosotros queda un espacio vacío que sólo Dios puede llenar.
P. Roger Estorque
HOLY WEEK 2023 / CUARESMA 2023
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 ASH WEDNESDAY/ MIERCOLES DE CENIZA
MASS WITH IMPOSITION OF ASHES/ MISA CON IMPOSITION DE CENIZAS
8:00 AM ENGLISH
5:30 PM ENGLISH
7:00 PM SPANISH
NOTE: NO CCE CLASSES THIS DAY (ASH WEDNESDAY); PARENTS SHOULD BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO CHURCH FOR MASS EITHER AT 5:30PM OR 7:00 PM.
WAY OF THE CROSS EVERY FRIDAY BEGINNING FEBRUARY 24, 2023 (ALL FRIDAYS DURING LENT)
8:30 AM AFTER THE 8AM MASS - BILINGUAL
VIA CRUCIS CADA VIERNES empezando el 24 DE FEBRERO (todos los viernes durante de la cuaresma) 6:00 PM (BILINGUAL)
VIA CRUCIS LEADERS :
FEBRUARY 24 6pm Family Ministry/ FILIPINO MINISTRY
Confirmation 1 , 2 & 3 students & Confirmation Catechists
English Choirs
MARCH 3 ******FIRST FRIDAY---EUCHARISTIC ADORATION---
**VIA CRUCIS -IN PRIVATE
March 10 6pm Movimiento Familiar Cristiano Catolico (MFCC)
Spanish choirs/ Liturgia(acomodadores/ministros de la eucaristia/lectores)- Youth
March 17 ****6pm AMSIF/ Ministerio Hispano
March 24 6pm Asamblea de Oracion
Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters
Legion of Mary (English & Spanish)
March 31 6pm ESCUELA DE LA CRUZ---RICA/RCIA –
CATECHISTS (ENGLISH/SPANISH)
Altar Servers (English & Spanish) & Parents
APRIL 7 9 AM GOOD FRIDAY –Parish Youth Group, Jovenes de Grupo de Oracion Y Jovenes de grupo de MFCC / CCE students, parents & catechists -“Live” - Station of the Cross- around the Church c/o ROSANNA Gonzalez, ANA GARCIA & DEACON ROGELIO MENDEZ
***NOTE: APRIL 8 – HOLY SATURDAY/ SABADO DE GLORIA - ***NO CONFESSIONS
EVERY FRIDAY DURING LENT: FISH FRY --- 4PM – 7:30 PM
FEBRUARY 24 LECTORS/BIENVENIDAS/ACOMODADORES
MARCH 3 MFCC
MARCH 10 ASAMBLEA DE ORACION
MARCH 17 AMSIF/ESCUELA DE LA CRUZ
MARCH 24 SPANISH MINISTRY TEAM/SERVERS
(EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS/LECTORES)
MARCH 31 FILIPINO MINISTRY
APRIL 1 SATURDAY (VIGIL PALM SUNDAY)
8:00 am MASS - ENGLISH
6:00 PM VIGIL SERVICE - PALM SUNDAY (ENGLISH)
APRIL 2 PALM SUNDAY /DOMINGO DE RAMOS
8:00 AM & 11:15 AM ENGLISH
9:30AM & 1PM ESPAÑOL
APRIL 3 HOLY MONDAY 8:00 AM MASS (ENGLISH)
APRIL 4 HOLY TUESDAY 8:00 AM MASS (ENGLISH)
***7PM – CHRISM MASS – CO-CATHEDRAL (Downtown) 7 PM
APRIL 5 HOLY WEDNESDAY 7:00 PM MASS (ENGLISH)
APRIL 6 HOLY THURSDAY NO MASS IN THE MORNING
6:00 PM CELEBRATION OF
THE LORD’S SUPPER –BILINGUAL
***EUCHARISTIC ADORATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT
7pm – 8pm Altar Servers (English & Spanish)/ & parents/ English Choirs
RICA/ RCIA / Catholic Daughters / Knights of Columbus/ FILIPINO MINISTRY/ CONFIRMATION1, 2 & 3 STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS
8pm – 9pm Legion of Mary (English & Spanish)/ AMSIF
CCE Parents & students / Catechists (English & Spanish)
9pm – 10pm Hispanic Ministry / ESCUELA DELA CRUZ/ACOMODADORES/ LECTORES/ Ministros de la Eucaristia
10pm – 11 pm Asamblea de Oracion/
11pm – 12 Midnight Family Ministry (CFC) /Movimiento familiar
APRIL 7 GOOD FRIDAY NO SERVICES IN THE MORNING
9 AM – WAY OF THE CROSS (OUTSIDE THE CHURCH)
Leaders: Movimiento Familiar –Parish Youth Group/ Grupo de Oracion Y Jovenes c/o ROSANNA GONZALEZ / ANA GARCIA / DEACON ROGELIO MENDEZ
CCE STUDENTS, PARENTS & CATECHISTS
(English & Spanish)
3:00 PM CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION -BILINGUAL
*Divina Misericordia Novena (1ST DAY)
*** COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND
APRIL 8, 2023 HOLY SATURDAY NO MASS IN THE MORNING 5:30 PM DIVINE MERCY NOVENA (2nd day IN PRIVATE)
8:00 PM EASTER VIGIL/VIGILIA DE PASCUA - BILINGUAL
APRIL 9, 2023 EASTER SUNDAY
8:00 AM & 11:15 AM ENGLISH
9:30 AM & 1PM ESPAÑOL
***DIVINE MERCY NOVENA FOR THE 3RD DAY IN PRIVATE….
HAPPY EASTER! MAY THE RISEN LORD CONTINUE TO GUIDE AND PROTECT YOU! FELIZ PASCUA……………
April 10 EASTER MONDAY
8:00 AM MASS (DIVINE MERCY NOVENA – 4th day)
April 11 EASTER TUESDAY
8:00 AM MASS (DIVINE MERCY NOVENA – 5th day)
April 12 EASTER WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM MASS (DIVINE MERCY NOVENA – 6th day)
April 13 EASTER THURSDAY
8:00 AM MASS (DIVINE MERCY NOVENA -7th day)
April 14 EASTER FRIDAY
8:00 AM MASS (DIVINE MERECY NOVENA -8th day)
April 15 EASTER SATURDAY
8:15 AM MASS (DIVINE MERCY NOVENA – 9th day)
6:00 PM VIGIL MASS FOR SUNDAY
April 16 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER / DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
8:00 AM & 11AM ENGLISH
9:30 AM & 1PM ESPAÑOL
ANUNCIOS:
Spring Break / Vacation (no CCE classes) XXXXXX
CCE classes resume XXXXX
APRIL 2 –APRIL 9, 2023 HOLY WEEK / NO CCE CLASSES
Classes resume April 11, 2023 Tuesday **Parents should take responsibility to take their children to Holy Week Services – Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday services…Please see Parish Schedules
Schedules of first communion:
May 6, 2023 10 am English
May 13, 2023 10 am Spanish
CCE CONFIRMATION - MAY 28, 2023 SUNDAY 4 PM
PRESIDER: REV. THOMAS RAFFERTY
May 14, 2023 LAST DAY OF OEC CLASSES FOR 2022 – 2023
Pre-registration (returning students) for CCE 2023-2024 XXXXXX
Registration for New students XXXXX
************RCIA/RICA for 2023-2024 Last day of registration -October 31, 2023