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SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
CATHOLIC CHURCH
900 SW 26 Road
Miami, Florida 33129
Rectory Phone: (305) 858-2621
School Phone:(305) 858-3722
Rev. Juan M. Lopez,
Pastor
Rev. Juan Luis Sanchez
Dr. Carlota E. Morales,
Principal
CONFESSIONS
Saturday Evenings and Sundays
twenty minutes before the Mass.
CONFESIONES
Veinte minutos antes de las Misas Dominicales.
MARRIAGES
Arrangements should be made
at least six months in advance.
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday
 English: 5:30pm Fulfills Sunday obligation
 Español: 7:00pm Satisface obligación Dominical
Sunday
 Español: 8:00am; 9:30am; 12:30pm;
5:30pm & 7:00pm
 English: 11:00am
Daily Masses:
 English: 7:30am (Monday thru Saturday)
 Español: 8:00am (de lunes a sábado)
 Comunitaria 7:00pm (de lunes a viernes)
MATRIMONIOS
Ver al Sacerdote por lo menos seis meses
antes de la Boda.
BAPTISMS
Make arrangements at Rectory 6 weeks in advance.
BAUTIZOS
Ver al Sacerdote por lo menos 6 semanas
antes del Bautizo.
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
“Christmas, celebrated
with a gentle song by those who
know how to love”, were the
words of an old song I used to
hear as a child. Christmas, for us
Christians, is that, the feast of
Love. God becomes man because of His love for us. The
love, affection, and joy that we
insist in sharing during these
days, is born in a manger in
Bethlehem, where a “defenseless
child” sleeps.
May the God-Child truly
fill with joy and peace those of
us who put our trust in Him.
May this beautiful experience, of
loving and being loved by so many, move us to act in
such a way that there may be many days, if not all, in
which we bring happiness to those who surround us.
Your brother in Christ,
Fr. Juan M. López
December 21, 2014
“Navidad, que con dulce
cantar te celebran las almas que
saben amar” decía una vieja
canción que yo oía de pequeño.
La Navidad, para nosotros los
cristianos, es eso, la fiesta del
Amor. Dios que se hace hombre
por el amor que nos tiene. Desde el pesebre de Belén, donde
descansa un “indefenso niño”,
brota el amor, el cariño y la alegría que todos nosotros nos empeñamos en compartir en todos
estos días.
Que el Niño-Dios llene verdaderamente de gozo y de paz a todos aquellos que ponen su confianza en El. Que esta experiencia, tan bella, de querer
y sentirse querido por tantas personas, nos mueva a
actuar en nuestras vidas de una forma tal que sean muchos, sino todos, los días en que hacemos felices a todo ese mundo que nos rodea.
Vuestro hermano en Cristo,
P. Juan M. López
Dear Friends of Sts. Peter and Paul:
Merry Christmas. As we all know Jesus was born in a humble stable into a poor family. Shepherds were the
first to see him. As Luke says, in this poverty, heaven’s glory was made manifest. The Church never tires of
singing the glory of this night. Our Lord was born for us. As we read in Galatians, only when Christ is
formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us. “Christmas is the mystery of Man’s Creator who
became man, born of the Virgin. We have been sharers in the divinity of Christ who humbled himself to share
our humanity”.
As we share the joy of this day, we wish all of you the Lord’s choicest blessings and we ask Baby Jesus, born
on Christmas day, to grant you, once again, all that you need.
In faith, hope and love,
Carlota E. Morales, Ed.D.
Principal
Jesus is the Reason for the Season
21 de diciembre, 2014
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
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Horario de las Misas de Navidad
Christmas Schedule of Masses
Diciembre 24, 2014
December 24, 2014
 5:30 PM - Misa de Vigilia en Ingles
 7:00 PM - No Habrá Misa
 5:30 PM - Vigil Mass in English
 7:00 PM - No Mass
Medianoche - Misa en Español
12:00 AM Midnight Mass in Spanish
Diciembre 25, 2014
December 25, 2014
 8:00 AM - No Habrá Misa
 9:30 AM - Español
 11:00 AM - Ingles
 12:30 PM - Español
 5:30 PM - Español
 7:00 PM - No Habrá Misa
 8:00 AM - No Mass
 9:30 AM - Spanish
 11:00 AM - English
 12:30 PM - Spanish
 5:30 PM - Spanish
 7:00 PM - No Mass
Midnight Mass
Misa de Gallo
A midnight Mass will be celebrated at our church
on December 24th. The Mass will be in Spanish
and will be sung by our Parish Choir.
The Church will open at 11:30 pm.
We invite all our parishioners to attend this Mass
to celebrate the birth of our Savior.
La noche del 24 de diciembre celebraremos la
Misa de Gallo. La Misa será en español
y será cantada por el Coro Parroquial.
La Iglesia se abrirá a las 11:30 P.M.
Invitamos a todos los feligreses a que asistan a esta
Misa para celebrar el nacimiento de Nuestro Señor.
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
December 21, 2014
Fourth Sunday
of Advent
ECHOING MARY'S DECISION
The angel Gabriel today confronts Mary with a mystery. The mystery of
salvation in Christ is not a mystery that is solved, but a reality beyond
our comprehension that we must choose to enter into. In the liturgy of
the Eastern Church, everyone waits to see if Mary will enter into the
mystery: God waits, Adam and Eve and all the souls of the dead who long for paradise wait, angels wait for
new heavenly companions. And there is much rejoicing when her decision is "yes."
We have less dramatic choices offered to us, but the mystery of our salvation in Christ is by no means
"solved." We may understand it a bit better due to Mary's "yes." We may be a bit closer to it through the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But it still remains a mystery to which we all must give our own
"yes." Soon we will be singing "O come, let us adore him." May our Advent prayer, our echo of Mary's "yes,"
continue then, so we may enter into the mystery of our salvation in Jesus Christ, God among us.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
TODAY'S READINGS
First Reading -- I will fix a place for
my people. (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12,
14a, 16).
Psalm -- For ever I will sing the
goodness of the Lord (Psalm 89).
Second Reading -- To the only wise
God, through Jesus Christ, be glory
forever and ever (Romans 16:25-27).
Gospel -- Behold, I am the handmaid
of the Lord. May it be done to me
according to your word (Luke 1:2638).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66
Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:6779
Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17,
22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:1114; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk
2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 914]
Friday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt
10:17-22
Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Ps 128:1-5 or Ps
105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19; Lk
2:22-40 [22, 39-40]
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
By the year 800, when anointing was defined as the proper office of priests, very complicated
rituals began to take shape. Perhaps this was to reassure the laity, who had memories of an
earlier practice, that the new way was not only better, but impossible for a layperson to conduct. Blessings and sprinkling of holy water, the singing of as many as seven psalms, penance,
anointing of all the senses, viaticum, all capped off by the clothing of the sick person in penitential garments, were part of the rite. This proved unwieldy, and creative spirits got to work.
By the 1500s people made distinctions between visiting the sick, anointing, and viaticum.
The attempt of the Church to be faithful to the image of a healing Christ has some complicated
history, including centuries when the celebration was rare. Most sick people had no access to
the rites at all; only monastics or the well-off had much hope of this care. Today, those unhappy days are long behind us, and the care of the sick is an essential task in every parish's life. As
Christmas approaches almost everyone comes in contact with someone who is a candidate for
pastoral care. You live out the best of our tradition when you arrange for a sick person to receive Holy Communion or the sacrament of the sick and the consolation of regular contact
with the faith community.
--Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
SAINTS AND
SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Fourth
Sunday of
Advent; Winter
begins
Tuesday: St.
John of Kanty
Wednesday: The
Vigil of
Christmas
Thursday: The
Nativity of the
Lord (Christmas)
Friday: St.
Stephen; First
Day of Kwanzaa
Saturday:
St. John
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IMITAR LA DECISIÓN DE MARÍA
Cuarto Domingo
El ángel Gabriel hoy le presenta a María un misterio. El misterio
de salvación en Cristo no es un misterio que se pueda resolver,
de Adviento
sino una realidad más allá de nuestro entendimiento en la cual nos
decidimos a participar. En la liturgia de la Iglesia Oriental, todos
esperan para ver si María participará en el misterio: Dios espera, Adán y Eva y todas las almas de los muertos
que anhelan el Paraíso esperan, los ángeles esperan tener nuevos compañeros celestiales. Y hay gran regocijo
cuando su decisión es un "sí".
A nosotros se nos ofrecen opciones menos dramáticas, pero el misterio de nuestra salvación en Cristo de
ningún modo queda "solucionado". Puede que ahora lo entendamos un poco mejor gracias al "sí" de María.
Puede que estemos un poco más cercanos a él mediante la pasión, muerte y resurrección de Jesucristo. Pero un
misterio al cual todos debemos dar nuestro propio "sí". Ya pronto estaremos cantando "Venid y adoremos".
Que nuestra oración de Adviento, a imitación del "sí" de María, continúe para que podamos participar en el
misterio de nuestra salvación en Jesucristo, Dios-con-nosotros.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura -- El Señor
promete a David que su casa permanecerá para siempre (2 Samuel
7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16).
Salmo -- Cantaré eternamente las
misericordias del Señor (Salmo
89 [88]).
Segunda lectura -- Pablo ora para
que Dios sea glorificado mediante
Jesucristo (Romanos 16:25-27).
Evangelio -- El ángel Gabriel
anuncia a María que ella concebirá al hijo de Dios (Lucas 1:26
-38).
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lc 1:46-56
Martes: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Sal 25 (24):4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lc 1:57-66
Miércoles: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Sal 89 (88):2-5, 27, 29; Lc 1:67
-79
Jueves: Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Sal 89 (88):4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Hch 13:1617, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Noche: Is 9:1-6; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 1113; Ti 2:11-14; Lc 2:1-14 Aurora: Is 62:11-12; Sal 97 (96):1, 6, 1112; Ti 3:4-7; Lc 2:15-20 Día: Is 52:7-10; Sal 98 (97):1-6; Heb 1:16; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
Viernes: Hch 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Sal 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt
10:17-22
Sábado: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Domingo: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 o Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3; Sal 128 (127):1-5 o
Sal 105 (104):1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] o Hb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19;
Lc 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
En el cristianismo hay muchas y variadas imágenes de la escena de la Anunciación narrada por Lucas (1:26-38). Casi siempre se ve al ángel Gabriel que, bajando del cielo, se acerca a la Virgen María. La jovencita, a veces está trabajando, pero casi siempre está en oración o leyendo la Sagrada Escritura. Ella se voltea para ver al ángel, quien normalmente apunta hacia el cielo con un dedo, recordando que su mensaje es de origen divino. Estas imágenes son reconocidas
como "La Anunciación" y conmemoran el mensaje anunciado: Jesús.
Hay que ver más allá del ángel y la Virgen en estas imágenes. Es necesario seguir el dedo de Gabriel y ver que Dios se manifiesta en este anuncio. Muchas
veces Dios es presentado como el Padre celestial y/o el Espíritu Santo que envía
rayos de luz hacia el vientre de la Virgen. A veces en estos rayos se encuentra un
pequeño grano de trigo: semilla del Verbo Divino. En esa semillita se encuentra
el anuncio verdadero: Dios se hace uno de nosotros. El anuncio es la Encarnación del Hijo de Dios.
--Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS
CELEBRACIONES
Domingo: Cuarto
Domingo de Adviento;
Comienzo el invierno
Martes: San Juan de
Canty
Miércoles: La Vigilia
de Navidad;
Nochebuena
Jueves: La Natividad
del Señor (Navidad)
Viernes: San Esteban;
Kwanza
Sábado: San Juan,
apóstol
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Parish School of Religion
22 Monday - Lunes
7:30 AM
Father Anthony Navarrete (D)
8:00 AM
Thelma Rasakosky y Eduardo Arellano
(D)
7:00 PM
Misa Comunitaria
23 Tuesday - Martes
7:30 AM
Rosario y Egardo Fernandez (D)
8:00 AM
Difuntos familia Armona Perez
7:00 PM
Misa Comunitaria
24 Wednesday - Miércoles
Aida, Andres, Milagros y Milton Martinez
7:30 AM
(D)
8:00 AM
Jose y Rosario Gonzalez (D)
5:30 PM
Thanksgiving for Arboleya Quintana
25 Thursday - Jueves
12:00 AM Midnight Mass / Misa de Gallo
9:30 AM
María Dolores y Rodolfo León (D)
11:00 AM Vicente Real (D)
12:30 PM Paulina Lopez (D)
5:30 PM
Juan Gonzalez (D)
26 Friday - Viernes
7:30 AM
Rene Perez (D)
8:00 AM
Dr. Florentino Dominguez (D)
7:00 PM
Misa Comunitaria
27 Saturday - Sábado
7:30 AM
Rodolfo y Maria Dolores Leon (D)
8:00 AM
Jorge B. Rodriguez (D)
5:30 PM
Dolores Agulló (D)
7:00 PM
Ricky León (D)
28 Sunday - Domingo
8:00 AM
Pro-Populo
9:30 AM
Moises, Ildelisa, Rosa y Agapito (D)
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
Deceased members of the Jorge &
Taylor family
Jose A. Fraga (D)
Eudaldo Bonet (D)
Juan Jose y Luz Buttari y Jose y Maria
Crespo (D)
There will be “NO” C.C.D. Classes,
 Saturday,
December 27, 2014
 Saturday, January 3, 2015
Attention C.C.D.
Students
Merry Christmas
& Happy New Year
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