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Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish
Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Medalla Milagrosa
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday:
Sunday:
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri
Wednesday:
5:00 PM — Vigil
8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
2:30 PM — La Misa en español
10:00 AM
10:00 AM & 6:00 PM
The Epiphany of the Lord
300 Pike Street.
Meadow Lands PA 15347
724‐222‐1911
Office Hours: 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
www.MiraculousMedalChurch.org
January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
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PARISH FAITH
LA FE DE LA PARROQUIA
LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PLACES
BUSCAR EN EL LUGAR CORRECTO
“Appearances can be deceiving,” as the saying
goes. As we celebrate the epiphania, the “appearing”
of the eternal Word of God on earth, this is still true.
What rapturous foresight must have filled Isaiah as he wrote the words we hear today. How, for
four hundred years, they must have filled the hearts
of the people of Israel with hope for the day when
God’s glory would shine on them. How deceived
some must have felt when the glory of God came to
them in the lowliest and humblest of human lives.
We have many expectations about how the divine
presence will appear among us. But we can also set
ourselves up, through these expectations, to miss the
divine glory when it truly appears. We get caught up in
looking for the star, forgetting that the star is not the
divine sign, the babe is. It may take a persistent journey
for us to come upon the true appearance of God’s glory
in our lives: Jesus Christ.
“Las apariencias engañan” dice el refrán. Al celebrar la epifanía, la manifestación del Verbo de Dios
eterno en la tierra, el refrán sigue siendo cierto.
¡Qué sublime premonición debe haber sentido
Isaías al escribir las palabras que hoy escuchamos!
Por cuatrocientos años, cómo habrán llenado los
corazones del pueblo de Israel con esperanzas de
que llegaría el día en que la gloria de Dios se derramaría sobre ellos. ¡Qué desilusionados deben haberse
sentido algunos cuando la gloria de Dios les llegó en
una vida humana de las más bajas y humildes!
Tenemos muchas expectativas de cómo la presencia
divina va a manifestarse entre nosotros. Pero también
podemos exponernos, por culpa de esas expectativas, a
perder de vista la gloria divina cuando se nos aparece
de verdad. Nos entretenemos buscando la estrella, y nos
olvidamos que la estrella no es la señal divina, sino el
bebé. Puede que tengamos que persistir en el camino
antes de llegar a encontrarnos con la apariencia real de
la gloria de Dios en nuestra vida: Jesucristo.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Over the next few weeks, if you were to stroll
around Prague or Budapest or Kraków, you might see curious grafitti scratched in chalk over some doorways:
“20 + C + M + B + 16.” The families dwelling behind
those doors have celebrated the Epiphany door blessing.
They have gathered before the feast-day meal, probably after
Mass, and the head of the family has traced the sign of the
cross on the piece of chalk. Standing on a ladder, the leader
traces the numbers for the new year, and the letters C M B
for Christus Mansionem Benedicat, Latin for “May Christ
bless this house.” The letters also point to the names that
tradition has assigned to the mysterious magi, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar—although scripture tells us nothing of
their number, their country, or their names.
The blessing speaks of journeys ended and journeys
begun at the doorway, and prays that all journeys be as satisfying as was the magi’s. It prays that the house beyond the
door have the quality of love and peace that the magi marveled at when they at last arrived in Bethlehem. In some
countries where the Soviet Union tried to impose a harsh
atheism, the vigor of this household custom survived all efforts to erase Christian customs. In the years of struggle, the
chalked blessings were a pervasive sign of defiance, and now
in the light of new freedoms, they are a sign of the resilience
of our tradition and the fulfillment of the magi’s quest for
meaning and peace.
Es tiempo de añadir los reyes magos al pesebre. En 1448
llegaron los pesebres italianos a las iglesias españolas, pero
no fue hasta que el Rey Carlos III le regaló un pesebre a su
hijo en el siglo XVIII que el uso de pesebres se expandió en
los hogares. Desde entonces, el uso de nacimientos llegó al
continente americano en donde se convierte en la decoración
principal para las fiestas navideñas.
Así como en todo país latinoamericano el montaje del
Belén es una tradición, lo es también en Venezuela. Con el
pesebre venezolano llegan también aguinaldos, parrandas,
Misas y patines. ¡Sí! ¡Patines!
Desde la mitad del siglo pasado los venezolanos celebran la época navideña con “patinadas”. Estas “patinadas”
normalmente se hacen por las mañanas y muchas calles están
cerradas a los autos hasta las 8 a.m. para que niños y jóvenes
puedan disfrutar de los patines, bicicletas y otros juguetes
que les regala el niño Dios. Por eso, muchos niños duermen
con un “cordoncito” atado al dedo gordo de los pies, que
cuelgan por la ventana para que los despierten los que pasan
patinado.
BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
BUENA DISPOSICIÓN
Una buena disposición es una virtud en sí misma, y es
duradera; el peso de los años no la deprecian, y el amor que
se funda en ella perdura hasta el fin.—Ovidio
LOS CUMPLEAÑOS DE ESTA SEMANA
Fr. Carmen, Robert Hess, Taylor Lucas, Thomas Olszewski, Katelyn Phillippi, Dylan Ruiz, Yahir Ruiz, Timothy Birdsong, Rosemary Kosiorek, Allison Craig, Layla Huff, Michael Maloy, James Martin, Deb Moroco,
Charlotte Natili, Molly Welch, Robin Barnhart, Donald Kuritz, Iridian Ambriz, Allen Pollus, Donald Breth,
Norman A. Cimino, Frank Stanek, Marah Coleman, Jason Lombardi, Dennis Milliken, Sylvia Oblock, Aaron
Pounds and Mary Boroch
January 3, 2016
OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL
PARISH LIFE
CHARTIERS TWP. VOL. FIRE DEPT.
Dear Fr. D'Amico,
On behalf of the active and reserve brigade members of
the Chartiers Twp.Volunteer Fire Department I would
like to thank you and your parishioners for your heartfelt and generous gift and prayers. It is our sincere hope
our services will never have to be called upon. But if
ever needed we always respond with all our strength,
training and what we feel the best equipment around.
We ask you to continue to pray for us.
Thank you,
Joe Politan/Sec.
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PARISH LIFE
LITTLE MINUTES
Little drops of water,
little grains of sand,
make the mighty ocean
and the pleasant land;
so the little minutes,
humble though they be,
make the mighty ages
of eternity.
—Julia A. Fletcher Carney
AROUND THE DIOCESE
ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL PROGRAMS & DEPAUL
SCHOOL FOR THE HEARING AND SPEECH
PRO LIFE ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Next Respect Life Meetings will be
January 15, 2015 all at 6pm. in the Church Hall.
THANK YOU
FROM THE CHRISTIAN MOTHERS
Maggie Havelka and the Scholarship Committee would
like to thank everyone who purchased cookie trays,
baked cookies and made monetary contributions to the
Annual Scholarship Cookie Sale. It was once again a
huge success thanks to all of you. May God bless you.
The Pittsburgh Diocese is home to two nationally
recognized educational programs for children with
special needs:
St. Anthony School Programs
and
DePaul School for Hearing and Speech
(formerly known as The DePaul Institute).
A special collection to benefit these two organizations will be taken the weekend of January 16-17,
2016 at all Masses at each parish. Your donation will
help St. Anthony School Programs and DePaul School
for Hearing and Speech to further their goals of
providing quality educational programs and services to
their students. Your support is critical. Your generosity
will help these organizations forever improve the lives
of their students and families.
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MARCH FOR LIFE
The annual March for Life will be
Friday, January 22, 2016
Please sign up for the trip to Washington D.C. as soon
as possible. The cost for Adults is $10.00 to help defray the cost of the bus. Children are free. For reservations please call: Jan Chehovin at 724-222-8513 or
call Rectory at 724-222-1911.\
January 3, 2016
DAY
SAT.
JAN. 2
LA EPIFANÍA DEL SEÑOR
TIME
10:00 AM
10:45‐11:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
EVENTS
MASS INTENTIONS
Mass Confession Confession Mass Anthony Bier + Birthday, req. Family Teresa Rumanek +, req. Chris an Mothers Page 4
OBSERVANCES & READINGS
Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory
Nazianzen; First Saturday
1 Jn 2:22‐28; Ps 98:1‐4; Jn 1:19‐28 SUN.
JAN. 3
8:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mass 2:30 PM Spanish Mass Joe Testa +, req. by Gene Yoest Epiphany of the Lord;
Dorothy Balazy +, req. Sco & Sandy Gump Na onal Migra on Week
Father Carmen (Birthday), req. Mary Ann & Jen 1 Is 60:1‐6; Ps 72:1‐2, 7‐8, 10‐13; Eph 3:2‐3a, 5‐6; Mt 2:1‐12 MON.
JAN. 4
10:00 AM Mass 10:45 AM Miraculous Medal Novena Richard Bandi +, req. Steve & Linda Se o St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc‐8, 10‐12a; Mt 4:12‐17, 23‐25 TUE.
JAN. 5
10:00 AM Mass O s Davis +, req. Mary Ann Lecci St. John Neumann
1 Jn 4:7‐10; Ps 72:1‐4, 7‐8; Mk 6:34‐44 WED.
JAN. 6
10:00 AM Mass 6:00 PM Mass 6:30 PM Bingo, CCD Center 6:45‐7:30 PM Confession 7:00 PM RCIA Louis Passarello + (Birthday), req. The Sprouses St. André Besse e 1 Jn 4:11‐18; Ps 72:1‐2, 10, 12‐13; Margaret Nagy Everly + Req. Husband, Cliff Everly Mk 6:45‐52 THU.
JAN. 7
10:00 AM Mass Richard Stelzer + (Birthday), req. Stelzer Family St. Raymond of Penyafort;
Julian Calendar Christmas
1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1‐2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14‐22a FRI.
JAN. 8
ALL DAY ADORATION
10:00 AM Mass 7:00 PM Pasada
Catherine Denner +, req. Bingo Workers 1 Jn 5:5‐13; Ps 147:12‐15, 19‐20; Lk 5:12‐16 Elmer Sobansky +, req. Don & Becky Kurtz Eileen Felton + Req. Fitzharris & Yancich Families 1 Jn 5:14‐21; Ps 149:1‐6a, 9b; Jn 3:22‐30 Holy Name Society, req. Members Jim Boylan +, req. Donna Meuer PARISHIONERS Is 42:1‐4, 6‐7 or Is 40:1‐5, 9‐11; Ps 29:1‐4, 3, 9‐10 or Ps 104:1b‐4, 24‐25, 27‐30; Acts 10:34‐38 or Ti 2:11‐14; 3:4‐7; Lk 3:15‐16, 21‐22 SAT.
JAN. 9
SUN.
JAN. 10
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:45‐11:30 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 AM
Benedic on Mass Confession Confession Mass 8:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mass 2:30 PM Spanish Mass THE ARCHIVES OF THE VATICAN
The Archives (Archivio Segreto Va cano )pursues it specific ac vity aimed at preserving and enhancing the deeds and documents related to the government of the Universal Church. It primarily serves the Roman Pon ff and the Holy See and secondly offers its services to scholars of all faiths from all na ons. The current name, the « Archivio Segreto Va cano » has been documented as from the mid 17th century, when, like today, it was given to the pope’s private (secretum) archives over which he exercised supreme and sole jurisdic on. The documentary heritage housed in its vast storerooms spans about twelve centuries (8th to 20th centuries). It consists of over 600 archival fonds and is stored on over 85 linear kilometres of shelving, some of which is in the Bunker, a two‐storey underground vault below the Cor le della Pigna of the Va can Museums. A er Pope Leo XIII opened the doors of the Archivio Segreto Va cano to scholars back in 1881, it has become one of the most famous history research centres in the world. In accordance with a prac ce established in 1924, the pope grants free access to the documents «grouped into pon ficates» currently running up to the end of the papacy of Pope Pius XI (February 1939). Nevertheless, Paul VI departed from this prac ce and granted scholars access to the Archives of the Second Va can Council (1962‐1965) a er the Council came to a close in 1965; Pope John Paul II granted access to the fond Ufficio Informazioni Va cano, Prigionieri di Guerra (Prisoners of War) (1939‐1947); lastly, the fonds Commissione Centrale per l’Arte Sacra in Italia(1924‐1989) and Censimento degli Archivi Ecclesias ci d’Italia (1942) have been made accessible to the scholars.
January 3, 2016
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PARROQUIA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE LA MEDALLA MILAGROSA
THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY — December 8, 2015 to December 20, 2016
THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY
Pope Francis pushed open the Holy Door of St. Peter's
Basilica, formally launching the Holy Year of Mercy,
at the Vatican Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Francis stood in
prayer on the threshold of the basilica's Holy Door
then walked through it, the first of an estimated 10 million faithful who will pass through over the course of
the next year in a rite of pilgrimage dating back centuries. Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
The Corporal Works of Mercy are found in
the teachings of Jesus and give us a model
for how we should treat all others, as if they
were Christ in disguise. They "are charitable actions” by which we help our neighbors in their bodily needs. They respond to
the basic needs of humanity as we journey
together through this life.
The seven Corporal Works of Mercy are listed below. After each work of mercy there are also suggestions
and words of advice for living them out in our daily
lives. Have your own suggestions? Let us know
@USCCB and use the hashtag #mercyinmotion.
The seven Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the hungry
Give Drink to the thirsty
Give alms to the poor
Shelter the homeless
Visit the sick
Visit the prisoners
Bury the dead
PARISH INFORMATION AND CONTACTS
Clergy
Carmen A. D’Amico, Pastor
John Odeyemi, Priest in Residence
Anton V. Mobley, Permanent Deacon
Parish Staff
Rosalie Eckels, Religious Education Director
Jennifer Derrick, Music Director & Organist
Mary Ann Lecci, Parish Secretary
Don Ross, Coordinator of Ministries
Andrew James, M aintenance, M on-Fri
Dean Gindlesperger, M aintenance, Sat-Sun
Phone Numbers
Area Code (724)
Rectory:
222-1911
Rectory:
206-9677
Rectory Fax:
222-5688
CCD Center:
228-8575
Religious Education Office:
228-9088
Religious Education Fax:
228-1488
e-mail: olmm@comcast.net
Mass Schedule
Saturday:
5:00 p.m. Vigil
Sunday:
8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m. -La Misa en español
Weekday:
Mon - Sat: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Holy Days: (check bulletin schedule)
Bulletin Deadline
Thursday at noon for the following week.
Baptism and Marriage
Contact the Rectory
Safe Environment Coordinator
Ed Holmes
Phone: 724-886-1484
Email: ed.holmes@mir aculousmedalchur ch.or g
Diocesan Abuse Hotline
1-888-808-1235
WEEKLY OFFERING
Average Weekly Expense
Collec on for Sunday December 20, 2015
Deficit
$ 6,100.00
$ 4,221.00
$ 1,879.00
Parish Share Assessment:
Parish Share collected to date:
Anything collected over our Parish Share assessment will go into our savings.
$ 67,359.00
$ 46,778.00+