Saint Michael Parish July 14, 2019 Fifteenth Sunday Ordinary Time Rev. Arturo Chagala, Parochial Administrator Bernadette Brokars– Office Manager Saint Michael Church Founded 1831
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9:30 a.m. English 11:30 a.m. Español Daily Mass at St. Michael Monday to Friday 8:30 Am Confessions Contact Father Artura
Collection June 16 was $1010.00 Lector schedule back of church Saint Michael Parish has been a viable part of Fish town/Northern Liberties for 185 years. We continue creating a community where all God’s children are treated with dignity & respect and where faith, hope and love/charity are abound. We welcome all new immigrants and visitors to our parish. La parroquia de San Miguel ha sido una parte viable de Fishtown/Northern Liberties por 185 años. Continuamos creando una comunidad donde tratamos con dignidad y respeto a los niños y donde la fe, la esperanza y el amor/la caridad es abundante. Damos la bienvenida a todos los nuevos inmigrantes y vecinos a nuestra parroquia.
July 14, 2019
Your Words O Lord Are Spirit and Life Masses For the Week Sunday July 14, 2019 9:30 Monsignor Joseph Corley 11:30 Monsignor Jos. Corley July 15, 2019 Monday St Bonaventure 8:30 Newly ordained Priests July 16 2019 Tuesday Our Lady Mt. Carmel 8:30 Pope Francis July 17, , 2019 Wednesday 8:30am Our Archbishop Charles July 18, 2019 Thursday St. Camilus People of Parish July 19, 2019 2019 Friday 8:30 Evangelization Sunday July 21,, 2019 Sunday Ordinary time 9:30 People of Parish 11:30 Mireya Parada birthday
Please Pray for our Sick Joseph Rambo Carmen Gonzalez, Samuel Biaggi, Gloria
Mathis , Hanah Rauch Sissy Colville, , Bill Long, Dean Colville, Eileen Lederer, Cheryl Howards, Elaine Hoffman, Amador & Carmen Santiago, Sonny Dunbar, Sharon Micenec, Ray Fenner, John Halgen, Audrey Brown, Edward Campbell, Zoraida Caez, Edward Holmes, Henry Lucier, Sis Clemens, Ralph Berarducci, Maria Rivera, Isabella Lederer, Bianca Mercado, Dorothy Schill, Joseph Micenec, Olga Espada, and Hilda Rodriguez. Allan Anderson
Those who have asked for our prayers & those who have no one to pray for them.
July 14, 2019 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Those wishing to have their child bap zed. Need to call the office at least two months in advance to schedule the prepara on class. There is a fee for the class. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Arrangements must be made with the pastor eight months in advance in order to fulfill Diocesan requirements. Couples rather than parents or wedding coordinators should contact the church. CARE FOR THE SICK: In the occasion of an emergency call the rectory immediately. Call the rectory for a visits at home to the elderly and inform or when someone enters the hospital and wishes a visit from the parish priest. SPONSORSHIP: To be a sponsor/godparent for Bap sm or Confirma on and receive a le er of eligibility from the Pastor, a person must be a registered member of the parish for a minimum of 6 months, at least 16 years of age, received all the Sacraments through Confirma on, a ending Mass faithfully, and Married sacramentally. Come or call the office to schedule a mass for your love ones.
SACRAMENTO DEL BAUTISMO: Aquellos que desean que sus hijos sean bautizados, Llamar a la oficina por lo menos dos meses por anticipado para registrarse y pagar por la clase de preparación al sacramento. SACRAMENTO DEL MATRIMONIO: Se deben hacer arreglos con el administrados parroquial, ocho meses antes y cumplir con los requisitos Diocesanos. CUIDADO DE LOS ENFERMOS: En ocasión de una Situación de emergencia, de enfermedad o visitas en casa o hospital y desea la visita del Párroco. PADRINOS: Padrino/madrina de Bautismo o confirmación y si Usted necesita recibir una carta comprobante del párroco la persona debe ser miembro registrado de la Parroquia por un mínimo de 6 meses, por lo menos 16 años de edad, recibió todos los Sacramentos hasta confirmación, asistir a la misa fielmente Y si es pareja, ser casado sacramentalmente. RECORDATORIO: Hay una serie de misas disponibles para honrar a tus seres queridos. Para programar una misa, llame o venga a la oficina.
ATTENTION ALL PARISHIONERS EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Thursday in the Church following the 8:30 a.m. mass un l 1:00 p.m No adora on July and August ——————————————————————————————
ATENCION FELIGRESES EXPOSICION DEL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO Cada Jueves en la Iglesia despues de la misa de las 8:30 a.m. hasta la 1:00 p.m.
Venid y adoremos!
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Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson For someone who only existed in a story, he has proven to be viable forever. In fact, so alive is he that he could well be referenced in any given TV rush hour traffic report. Just imagine the announcer saying: “The tieup on Route XYZ West has finally been ended because some GOOD SAMARITAN (My emphasis) stopped to help get the stalled vehicle onto the shoulder of the highway.” That classical good guy, of course, was meant by Our Lord the Storyteller to represent an ideal, certainly not just of Christian love of neighbor, but also that of any good-hearted person of any religious persuasion. The character represents “our better angels.” We combine that thought with the one expressed by Moses in Deuteronomy, namely that the Law is not some high-toned ascetical practice aloof from daily life, and we have the perfect alignment of the Old and New Testaments testifying to the same truth about how to treat others. Note how Our Lord uses a parable to teach a principle. But oh, how His story must have riled the Scribes and Pharisees who heard it that day! Here He was making one of their despised Samaritans the hero! As for that priest who passed by the robbery victim, William Barclay notes that “he was remembering that anyone who touched a dead man was unclean for seven days (Numbers 19:11). He could not be sure but he feared that the man was dead; to touch him would mean losing his turn of duty in the Temple; and he refused to risk that.” Yes, he put ceremonial duties above the claim of charity. But may I ask: Would your duty as an Extraordinary Minister for the 11:00 Mass, for example, keep you from helping an injured person from a car accident on the street outside the church that happened at 10:00? As for that Levite who also passed by. We have to acknowledge that this days travel was perilous. Teams of bandits were using decoys. One of them would play the part of a wounded man. Then, when some unsuspecting traveler came along and stopped to help, the others would jump and overpower him. Better to be safe than sorry. But may I ask: Would helping the victim of a mugging block you from calling 911 because you didn’t want to get involved? And so it goes. There really is nothing new under the sun when it comes to human misbehavior. Only the context changes. But when it suddenly is our problem, the action we take speaks volumes about our character and belief system. This truth is for me at the root of my frustration and anger in the case of these so-called “Catholic politicians” who so smoothly alter or contradict authentic Church teaching on a given issue just because they don’t want to appear unfashionable. I’d rather not be them on Judgment Day. All of this gives you and me the chance to make today (or some day this coming week) what amounts to a Midsummer Day of Recollection. With the “hazy crazy days,” of the season upon us full blast on this mid-July Sunday, doesn’t it make sense to slow down and gain some of that legendary “odor of sanctity” associated with living as Christ demands? Before we wave goodbye to the Good Samaritan, as he goes to the “Land of Legends,” we must note his monetary generosity over and above all that he did. He tells the innkeeper not to be concerned with any cost overruns. He’ll take care of that on his way back. That, my friends, is what we might call “planned generosity.” That is meant to be written in upper case letters. My guess is that the Good Samaritan would have been a very happy man, for he would have known what a perceptive somebody once wrote: “The roots of happiness grow deepest in the soil of service.” First Reading: Deuteronomy 30:10-14 The Law is not some abstract idea in a foreign language. Rather, it is a commonly worded set of practical truths residing in one’s heart that is recited at every festival. Second Reading: Colossians 1:15-20 These verses are commonly held to be an early Church hymn. The words speak of the role of Christ in the creation of all things. Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 Here we have a powerful lesson about mercy toward those in need combined with a proclamation that all nonJews can observe the law and so enter into eternal life.
San Miguel Arcángel,defendernos en la batalla, Sé nuestra protección contra la maldad y las trampas del diablo. Que Dios lo reprenda, oremos humildemente; y haz tú, oh príncipe de la hueste celestial,por el poder de Dios, arroja al infierno Satanás y todos los espíritus malignos que vagan por el mundo buscando la ruina de souan Amen
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