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Palm Sunday
Behold the King
March 29, 2015
SAN JUAN DE LA CRUZ
CATHOLIC MISSION
304 PLANT AVE SE | | BRANFORD, FL
Welcome Home
Rev. Jan Ligeza, Pastor
This Church is our heavenly
Father’s house, a place of
solace and grace, so feel at
home here. Enter reverently,
pray quietly, sing joyfully, listen
attentively, give cheerfully and
come back gladly. Remain in
the Church after Mass for
some personal quiet time with
the Lord, or exit quietly to the
Parish Hall for fellowship and
sharing. Whether you are a
registered parishioner, new to
our community or a visitor —
Welcome to San Juan Mission
Mass Times
Sunday 9:30 am
Daily Masses: Wednesday 6:00 pm & Friday 9:00 am
(Except First Friday)
Mass in Spanish Saturday 7:30 pm
Youth Mass Third Sunday
First Friday Divine Mercy Holy Hour
Mass 2:00 pm followed by
Adoration, Divine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction
San Juan
First Saturday Mass 9:00 am followed by Rosary
Mission Statement
(Confessions - 30 minutes before all Masses
or by appointment)
San Juan de la Cruz Catholic
Mission adheres to the laws of
Christ and the Roman
Catholic Church for faith
guidelines to meet all spiritual
needs of the parishioners and
faith community with
evangelization as one of our
primary goals.
Church Office: 386-935-2632
Office Fax: 386-935-4050
Email: [email protected]
Website: sanjuanmission.org
FaceBook: facebook.com/sanjuancatholicmission
Office Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 am to Noon
Friday A#er Mass
Deacon
Paul’s
Corner
Mary Queen of Peace
Ladies Guild
Next Meeting
Friday April 17th
After Mass
Calendar the date.
And,
May 15,
June 19
Save the Family Night Dates
April 15th - Flappers & Rappers
May 13th - Country Western
June 10th - Hawaiian Luau
July 8th - All American (with
Homemade Ice Cream!)
San Juan de la Cruz
Ora Pro Nobis
March 22
Notes
Amount
Offertory
The Sanctuary Light for March
996.02
burns in memory of Frank Gain
2nd Collection
Other/
Designated
Ladies Guild/Explorers
Angels/Land/FF
274.00
The Hosts for consecration into the
Body of Christ are offered in memory
Designated
of Jake and Mercedes Pugh.
Total Deposit
1270.02
Did you attend the
Eucharistic Congress
Mass Intentions
March 1
March 8
March 15
March 18
March 22
March 29
Maureen Meyers
Kenneth King
Curtis Hudson
Robert Mi$er
Jake Pugh
Frank Gain
RIP
RIP
RIP
RIP
RIP
RIP
In Memory of
the deceased
members of the
Pugh and
Samson
Families.
Please go to this site and
fill out the Survey. This
will help with next year’s
planning.
www.surveymonkey.com
/ECFL15
The Easter Triduum
The Rosario Circle presents
“The Living Stations of the
Cross”
Good Friday, April 3rd @ 3:00 PM
in the San Juan Field
Watch the Passion of Christ come alive through the Living Stations!
At each station, our youth will act out the events of Our Lord’s passion.
We will enjoy a light meal afterwards. Please bring a meatless dish to share. As
this is a solemn fasting day, we ask that you not bring any desserts.
Eucharistic Adoration
Eucharistic adoration is devout prayer before the Body of Christ in the Eucharist, displayed outside
of the context of the Mass. Once a very widespread practice, it became less popular after the Second
Vatican Council, which placed a greater emphasis on the active participation of the faithful in the
liturgy itself. The origins of eucharistic adoration are not very well-known.
One of the first references to reserving the Blessed Sacrament for adoration is in the life of St. Basil
the Great in the late fourth century. It is said that St. Basil divided the consecrated eucharistic bread
into three parts during the liturgy at his monastery. One part he consumed himself, the second was
given to the monks, and the third portion was placed in a golden dove suspended above the altar. It
seems likely that this reserved portion was kept for those who were unable to attend the liturgy
because of illness or travel, for instance.
The practice of eucharistic adoration among laypeople is thought to have begun in Avignon, France,
on September 11, 1226. King Louis VIII, having just won a victory over the Albigensians, asked
that the Blessed Sacrament be placed on display at the Chapel of the Holy Cross. This exposition
was so popular that the local bishop asked to have it continued indefinitely. Pope Honorius III gave
his assent, and the practice continued there, nearly uninterrupted, until the French Revolution in
1792.
Although some liturgical theologians find eucharistic adoration somewhat at odds with the purpose
and practice of the Eucharist at Mass—that is to say, Communion—in recent years eucharistic
adoration has become more popular, particularly among younger Catholics. The longest-running
eucharistic adoration in the United States is with the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La
Crosse, Wisconsin, who have been praying nonstop for more than 130 years.
— Rev. Larry Rice, CSP (Paulist Fathers)
Learn the Faith
Live the Faith
Share the Faith
Suwannee Iron Works and Fencing
All Types of Welding and Fabrication
Sem Caparelli, Vice President
22618 CR 49
O’Brien, Fl. 32071
Office: (386) 935.3466
Cell:
(386) 984-6110
Center for Nutrition
Teas, spices, herbs & more
(386) 935-6929
[email protected]
SCAFF’S
Market
Cuzin’s Café
935-0985
804 Suwannee Avenue
Branford, Fl. 32008
Branford & Bell
Office: 134 SE Colburn Avenue
Lake City, Florida 32025
Branford Family Medical Center
Bienvenido Samera, M.D.,FAAFP, P.A.
Family Practice
Smokin’ Oak
935-4227
In Loving Memory of
the deceased
members of our family.
Deacon Paul & Nancy
Hwy. 129, 303 Suwannee Ave.
(386) 935-1093
P.O. Box 846
After Hrs. (386) 935-1093
Branford, Fl. 32008
Fax (386)-935-3113
All Marines from
1775 to Forever
Jack Rossi
In Loving Memory of
the Miller Children:
Bobby, Jean & Rick
Joe & Ida Annarumma
Lillian Barbera
Jeff & Chris Biller
Carolyn Blattenberger
Frank & Margie Caparelli
Bob & Dottie Cassube
Richard & Wendy Conover
James & Shirley Curtis
Kay Gain & Family
Maria George & Family
Bill & Millie Heithaus
George Hertel
Colleen’s
Sewing & Embroidery
(386) 935-4500
In loving memory of the
Pugh and Samson
Families
San Juan Patrons
Jim & Sharon Hudson
Beryl LaLande
Ken & Ann Lemmon
Gail March
Teri McDowell
Bob & Carole McGann
Maxine McGrath
Ed & Sandy Newman
Pierron Family
Janet Pugh
Jake Pugh, Jr.
Don & Anne Rae
ATTENTION
See bulletin board in restroom
hallway for Diocesan Safe
Environment/ Sexual Abuse
Prevention and Responding
Procedures.
In loving memory of the
Ball & Emig
Families
Veronica Ritchey
Shirley Rogachesky
Rosalia Family
Chris Samson
Janet Samson
Jennifer Samson
Joshua Samson
Rebekah & Mercy Samson
Theresa Schumacher
Jeff & Terry Smith
Roy & Margie Stanfield
Frank & Stella Vadakin
Wilwol Family
April 2015
Sunday
Monday Tuesday
Mar 29
Mar 30
Palm Sunday
No Explorers Mtng
9:30 Mass
Faith Formation
5 Easter-Rejoice !
6
13
9:30 am-Mass
Faith Formation
19
20
9:30 am- Youth Mass
Pot luck after Mass
Faith Formation
26 9:30 am-Mass
Faith Formation
1
11 am-Chrism Mass @
Cathedral
No Prayer Shawl Mtng
NO MASS AT SAN JUAN
No Cards/Games
6:30 am-Sunrise Mass
9:30 am-Mass
Social = finger foods
Easter Egg Hunt
12 Divine Mercy
Mar 31
Wednesday
27
7
8
5 pm-Explorers
Mtng
7 pm-Sr. Regina
Bible Study Class
No Prayer Shawl Mtng
No Mass
14
15
5 pm-Explorers
Mtng
7 pm-Sr. Regina
Bible Study Class
3:30 pm-Prayer Shawl
6 pm-Mass/Family Night
Parish dinner followed by
Cards/Games
21
22
5 pm-Explorers
Mtng
7 pm-Sr. Regina
Bible Study Class
3:30 pm-Prayer Shawl
6 pm-Mass
Cards/Games
28
29
5 pm-Explorers
Mtng
7 pm-Sr. Regina
Bible Study Class
3:30 pm-Prayer Shawl
6 pm-Mass
Cards/Games
Thursday
2 Holy Thursday
6 pm-Washing of the Feet
Procession
Adoration
8:30 pm-Mass in Spanish
9
Friday
3 Good Friday
Saturday
4
3 pm-Outdoor Stations
6 pm-Passion,
Communion,
Veneration of the
Cross
8:30 pm-Good Friday
Service in Spanish
Holy Saturday
10 No Mass
11
8:30 pm-Vigil
Mass
7:30 pm-Mass in
Spanish
16
17 9 am-Mass
18
10 am-Ladies Guild
mtg/ Baby Shower
7:30 pm-Mass in
Spanish
23
24 9 am-Mass
25
7:30 pm-Mass in
Spanish
30
May 1
2:00 pm First Friday
Mass, Adoration,
Chaplet…
May 2
9:00 am First
Saturday Mass &
Rosary; Retreat
1st Communion
Five Holy Week Suggestions
for Families
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the most solemn week of the Church’s liturgical year. During Holy
Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his
earthly life, beginning with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
For nearly 40 days, the Christian faithful have practiced the disciplines of Lent: prayer, fasting, and
almsgiving. Now the Church invites us to an even deeper spirit of prayer as we follow Christ on his
journey to the Cross.
Here are five suggestions for families to use this week as an opportunity to grow in holiness as individuals and as a family.
1. What do you do with the palm branches you bring home from Palm Sunday Mass? Consider a
simple ceremony to place them in your home. See below for a suggested ritual.
2. During the week, pray the seven Penitential Psalms together (Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143;
www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/6). These are especially appropriate during Lent. Prayerfully reciting
these psalms helps us to recognize our sinfulness, express our sorrow, and ask for God’s forgiveness.
3. Celebrate the Sacrament of Penance if you haven’t already done so during Lent
(www.foryourmarriage.org/why-do-catholics-go-to-confession/). Many parishes have extra hours
and/or communal penance services during Holy Week.
4. Attend a service together on Holy Thursday and/or Good Friday. On Thursday, the Church recalls
the Last Supper and Jesus’ gift of his Body and Blood. On Friday, parishes hold services to celebrate
the Passion of the Lord; many have Stations of the Cross as well.
5. On Holy Saturday, pray for those who will be received into the Catholic Church during the Easter
Vigil. Pray, too, for a deepening of your own faith and the grace to endure the suffering and celebrate
the joys of married life.
A Suggested Ritual for Placing Palm Branches in the Home
After dinner or at another time on Palm Sunday, the household gathers where the palms have been
placed, perhaps near a crucifix or the family Bible.
All make the Sign of the Cross. The leader begins:
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
R/. Hosanna in the highest!
(continued on next page)
The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the prayer:
We have come to the last days of Lent. Today we heard the reading of the Passion. That story will
remain with us as we leave Lent behind on Holy Thursday and enter into the three days when we
celebrate the mystery of Christ’s passing through suffering and death to life at God’s right hand.
Listen to the words of the Second Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians (4:10-11):
[We are] always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be
manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being given up to death for the sake of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Reader: The Word of the Lord.
R/. Thanks be to God.
After a time of silence, members of the household join in prayers of intercession. The intercessions are
followed by the Lord’s Prayer. The leader continues:
Let us pray.
Blessed are you, God of Israel, so rich in love and mercy.
Let these branches ever remind us of Christ’s triumph.
May we who bear them rejoice in his Cross
and sing your praise forever and ever.
R/. Amen.
The leader concludes: Let us bless the Lord.
All respond, making the Sign of the Cross: Thanks be to God.
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This text was originally published on the For Your Marriage website.
Copyright © 2015, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved.
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“GRAN CELEBRACION de SEMANA SANTA”
Misión de San Juan de La Cruz
304 South Plant Street
Branford, Fl 32008
SEMANA DE REFLEXION
EN LA
Pasión, Muerte y Resurrección de Jesús
2015
Domingo de Ramos MISA SABADO -- 28 de Marzo
a las 7:30pm
Después de MISA
VIACRUCIS VIVIENTE
Grupo Misionero de Gainesville
Jueves Santo ---- Misa a las 8:30pm ---
LAVATORIO DE LOS PIES
ÚLTIMA CENA
Abril, 02 2015
ADORACION
A JESUS SACRAMENTADO
Acompañándole antes de su muerte.!
VIERNES SANTO—Viacruxis Viviente y Servicio
Abril, 03 2015
+ 7:00 pm VIACRUCIS VIVIENTE (representado por miembros de la comunidad)
+ 8:30pm SERVICIO de la PALABRA Y EUCARISTIA y la ADORACION a la SANTA
Al terminar acompañar con una oración pequeña a María en sus horas de dolor.
--Domingo de Pascua--- Abril, 05 2015
! Celebraremos la resurrección del Señor
! Al terminar tendremos chocolate y pan
! SORPRESAS PARA LOS NINOS
NO hay MISA
El SABADO
en español
de 7:30pm
SUNRISE MASSMISA de la AURORA
6:30am