St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church
Serving the Community for 128 Years
October 12, 2014—28th Sunday
251 Franklin St., Hightstown, NJ 08520
Then they laid hands on them and they received
the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:17
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MONDAY
9:00 am
7:30 pm
TUESDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
WEDNESDAY
9:00 am
THURSDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
FRIDAY
6:45 am
9:00 am
SATURDAY
4:30 pm
SUNDAY
7:30 am
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 noon
4:00 pm
October 13
Jean Scarpa
Mass in Spanish
October 14
Communion Service
Frank Weaver
October 15
Mary Mahoney
October 16
Communion Service
Elizabeth Horn
October 17
Gil Cyr
Catherine Fajardo in Thanksgiving
October 18
Peter & Kathryn Quigley
October 19
Jean Scarpa
Mary Dugan Pratt
Karen De Luca
For all Living & Deceased Parish Members
Mary & Stan Griggs
Rev. Patrick J. McDonnell, Pastor, ext. 18
Office Phone: 609-448-0141 ■ Fax: 609-448-8878
Assisting Priests and Deacons who are not assigned to our
Parish, but who come here to help us: Msgr. Hugh Ronan,
Father Lee Inverso, Father Tony Ramos, Latino Ministry:
Father Miguel Valle
Deacon: Tom Garvey, Asst. Deacon: Michael Scannella
Asst. Deacon Andy Fatovic
For emergencies only x30
Assistant to the Pastor: Sheila Conway x25
Nutritional Counseling
Bulletin Editor/Admin. Assistant: Deb Napolitano x11
[email protected]
Trustees: Tony Humphreys and Kathy Dey
Helping Hands Coordinator: Judy Abramovitz
609 443-3573
Music Ministries Director: Quentin Marty Ph.D.
609 448-3944
Contemporary Choir: Catherine Doyle 609 448-6120
Director of Operations: Guy Conway x23
[email protected]
Parish Accountant : Henry Kazin x10
[email protected]
Religious Education: Aileen O’Brien x21
[email protected]
Religious Ed. Admin. Assistant/Liaison Latino Community:
Ximena Bustamante x29
Sacrament Secretary: Deacon Michael Scannella x28
[email protected]
Building & Grounds: Eddie Dunn and
Assistant Nick Sebasto x31
Youth Ministry: Liz Guzhnay x12
Parish Office Hours: Mon- Thursd
day — 9AM—4PM
Friday 8AM - 3PM
Visit our website www.stanthony–hightstown.net
Wheelchair Accessible
SCRIPTURE READINGS — Week of October 12
Monday: Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31 — 5:1; Ps 113:1b-5a,
6-7; Lk 11:29-32
Tuesday: Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:3741
Wednesday: Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46
Thursday: Eph 1:1-10; Ps 98:1-6; Lk 11:47-54
Friday: Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7
Saturday: 2 Tm 4:10-17b; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Lk
10:1-9
Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10; 1 Thes 1:1-5b;
Mt 22:15-21
October Pilgrim Cross Schedule: Sunday 7:30am Mass
Banns of Marriage
Nelson Asmal
&
Jhoana Quezada
Congratulations to our Confirmandi
Please join us in congratulating
99 of our Parishioners who were newly
confirmed on Saturday by
Monsignor Michael J. Walsh, V.F.
Sanctuary Lamp… in Memory of
Mary Mahoney, requested by
daughter Clare O’Such
Nancy Monaco, Louis Altieri, Janet M. Winthrop, Tony
DiPrima, Andrea Johnsen, Susan O’Connor, Rosemary
Campbell, Shirley Howell, Edina Hajdredinaj, Nancy
Taylor, Maryann Insinger, Christine
Divine, Christopher Prefer, Dave
Kowardy, Richard Mastriano, Father
Bernardino Esguerra, Henry Lloyd, Carl
Rubino, Domonique DeStefano, Mary
Wall, Steven Madonna, Agnes Medican,
and Nancy Aiello.
Names appear for four weeks. 448-0141 x11 or contact
Jennie Rubino @ 609 490 –0473 for additional prayers.
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Saturday: 4:30 PM;
Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 AM; 4:00 PM,
12:00 noon (Español)
Daily Masses: Monday, 7:30 PM Spanish
Monday-Friday 9:00 AM
Consult Bulletin for any special 6:45 AM services
Novena to St. Anthony of Padua
Tuesdays following the 9 AM Mass
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Wednesdays following the 9 AM Mass
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
1st Fridays – after 9:00 AM mass to 7:00 PM
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 3:30-4:00 PM, Reconciliation Room
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28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Religious Education
Reflection by Rev. Leonard N. Peterson
“RSVP.” Four little letters found at the bottom of most
invitations, capturing the ever polite words of the
French “Repondez s’il vous plait”, or “Please reply”.
Most of us are graciously inclined to do just that, aware
as we are that our host needs our response to prepare
properly for the event. Not to reply is more than a
breach of etiquette. It is actually uncharitable toward
the host, who thought enough of you to include you.
Such courtesies like an invitation reply are fading from
the scene. And if the behavior of at least some among
the younger generation is to be reckoned, we are becoming a rude people. Witness how a beachside music
concert open to young people last August was ruined
by youngsters overdosing on drugs and trashing the
venue. This prompted the mayor of the town to declare
afterward “Never again!”
Happily I can contrast that scene with the opposite, as
witness thousands of happy and polite Asian youth
greeted our Holy Father at a Mass during his recent
visit to South Korea.
God has invited all of us to an indescribably wonderful
banquet, which is one way Jesus used to describe heaven. I daresay His picture of heaven is far more exciting
than that of the cartoonists who picture heaven as harp
strumming on clouds!
Director Mrs. Aileen Mary O’Brien
609-448-0141, ext. 21
Email:[email protected]
Office hours: 9-3 PM Monday – Friday
Director’s Hours: Office: Monday 10-4; 5-9 PM CCD
Tuesday 10-4 PM office, 5-9 CCD, Wednesday 9-4
office, 5-6:30 PM CCD, Thursday 10-4 PM office, CCD
5-9 PM, Friday 9-4 office. We are closed Sat. and Sun.
Director’s Corner: “For love of You, O Jesus, I die com-
What is paramount for us is to keep our banquet ticket
secure and safe inside our hearts, making certain each
day that we renew for God our positive “RSVP.”
Religious Education News: The Religious Education office is still in need of teachers, adult teacher’s aides,
adult hall monitors, and bi-lingual office help on Monday nights. Please call ext. 21, if you are interested.
Source: jppc.net/2014/09/10/october-12-2014-twenty-eighth-sundayin-ordinary-time/
After 9am Mass each Friday, we perform Rosa Mystica
and the Marian Movement for Priests Rosary. If anyone
is interested, please join us or contact Judy (609) 4433573 for more information.
For the convenience of those using Online Giving,
following is the Collection Schedule.
10/12/2014
Weekly Monthly Offering
10/19/2014
Weekly Mission Sunday
10/26/2014
Weekly Catholic Schools
11/1/2014
All Saints
11/2/2014
Weekly Capital Campaign
First Reading: Isaiah 25:6-10a
The divine kingship is celebrated at a figurative banquet atop Mt. Zion. The scene closes with a hymn-like
salute to God’s power.
Second Reading: Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Paul acknowledges the community’s gift. But he also
recounts for them how he has lived with both poverty
and abundance. What enabled him was his trust and
reliance on “him who strengthens me.”
Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14, or 22:1-10
Jesus depicts the kingdom of God as a messianic banquet, already so described by Isaiah centuries before in
today’s First Reading. The original invitees ignored
their invitation, opening the doors of the banquet hall
to any and all persons available.
pletely to myself today and begin to live for the greater
glory of Your Holy Name.” -St. Maria Faustina Kolwalska
In todays’ Gospel, (Matthew 22:1-14), we see the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. The king is God preparing
a banquet in heaven for his Son. The prophets of the
Old Testament are represented again this week.
The king sends a second wave of servants. They are representative of the apostles. Those invited to the banquet
are symbolically Gentiles and Jews. The king will punish
a guest on accepting or rejecting his call.
As a young person, I was often confused why the one
person without a wedding outfit is thrown out of the
banquet. If we think of it symbolically, that guest represents someone who feels they have faith, but do not
translate that faith into a life of good deeds such as
almsgiving, prayer, and works of mercy.
KofC 6284 Blood Drive to be held Sat. Nov.1, 2014
After all the masses please stop in the foyer on Oct 18 &
19 and signup to donate blood on Sat Nov 1,
2014. Your blood donation will actually save 3 lives!
KofC 6284 since August 2004 has held 20 Blood Drives
with the Red Cross has collected a total of 889 donations
of blood that have saved over 2,677 lives.
Help us get to 1,000 donations!!
The drive will be held on Sat Nov 1st at the
Hightstown First Aid Squad on Bank St. from 8 am
until 1 pm. Thanks for your past blood donations.
Tom McGeachen, 15 gallon donor
"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself."
― Eleanor Roosevelt
Eagle Scout Award
Congratulations to Etienne Cossart & his Family.
Etienne, of Boy Scout Troop 59 Hightstown, was
awarded the Eagle Scout Award Sunday, August 17
King's Kids
The next King's Kids program will be held at the 9
and 10:30 Masses on Sunday, October 26. All
young children are encouraged to participate.
For more information contact John or Joanne
Tyne 609-443-1069.
If you and your family are interested in bringing
the gifts up to the altar, please speak to an usher
before Mass.
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Social Justice Corner - October 12, 2014
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could
stand? But with you is found forgiveness, O God of
Israel. Psalm 130:3-4
Who among us would be able to say, “I am without
sin?” We are saved because God loves us in spite of
our sins. Mercy and forgiveness are themes throughout the Old and New Testaments. Jesus advises us to
forgive others if we expect to be forgiven. That applies
to nations as well as to individuals. It's easier to forgive
after we've taken an honest look at ourselves and confessed that the sinfulness we judge in others is often
the same sinfulness we see in ourselves. Our unkind
or unjust actions towards others have repercussions
that last much longer than the act itself unless there is
reconciliation and forgiveness.
“We know from our own experience that deeds have
long-term consequences. We are all affected consciously and unconsciously, by the unkindness, neglect, contempt, and violence we have endured in the
past. This is also true of whole nations: persecution,
chronic warfare, bad governance, exploitation, marginalization, occupation, humiliation, exile, impoverishment and defamation all leave psychic scars that
persist long after the event. They affect the way the
new generation is brought up and can infiltrate the
religious, intellectual, ethical, and social development
of a country. People who have been taught to despise
themselves cannot easily respect others. Those who
have been brutalized by hatred, persecution or oppression cannot readily cultivate the trust that makes it
possible to reach out to others. We should ask whether
or not our own nation has contributed to the problems
of a particular region and realize that,in our global
world, if we ignore the pain of a people, it is likely that
at some point this negligence will rebound on us.”
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong
Lenore Isleib
Social Justice Committee
[email protected]
Our Social Justice Committee will meet Sunday (Oct.
12), at 10:15 am, in the religious education building.
All are welcome.
Here’s to Your Health with Sheila Conway
(Consult your Physician before making any changes to your
exercise or diet regimen.)
Trying to get over a cold?
There are lots of things you can do to ease the symptoms
as you get better. Here some easy ones.
Turn Up the Heat When a cold strikes, chicken soup
and hot tea can ease your symptoms. The reason:
heat. As the warmth moves down your throat toward your stomach, it helps loosen mucus, making it easier to cough out. Steam works the same
way. Sitting in the bathroom with a hot shower
running can relieve your stuffy nose and head.
Stay Hydrated When you have a cold, your body
makes more mucus. Making mucus uses up your
body's moisture. Getting extra fluids thins out mucus
and makes it less sticky, which makes it easier blow or
cough out. Limit drinks with caffeine and alcohol, as
they can be dehydrating.
Soothe Your Skin You blow your nose a lot when you
have a cold. The result can be red, chapped skin on and
beneath your nose. Add a dab of petroleum jelly to the
raw area, or use facial tissues that contain lotion.
Gargle Salt Water If you have a sore throat, make a saltwater gargle by mixing a teaspoon of salt in a small
glass of warm water. The salty-warm combo provides
short-term relief.
Consider Supplements Some supplements have been
found to shorten -- but not cure -- colds. Ask your doctor about zinc, vitamin C, and echinacea. Tell your doctor before starting any new supplement or medication.
Your doctor will make sure it won't interact with any
other drug you're taking.
Prevent the Spread You should stay home while you're
getting over your cold. If you have to go out, try to limit
the number of people you come in contact with. Cover
your mouth with the inside of your elbow when you
cough or sneeze to keep from getting germs on your
hands. A little courtesy goes a long way. Hang in there.
The common cold usually goes away in about a week, so
take it easy, take care of yourself, and you’ll be back to
normal before you know it.
Source: webmd.com/cold-and-flu/look-good-feel-good-13/cold-comfort
“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
― E.E. Cummings
NJ Right to Life Annual Car Raffle
Please support the Pro-Life activities throughout New
Jersey and have a chance to win:
1st Prize - 2014 Volvo XC60 AWD SUV- $39,775
2nd, 3rd and 4th Prizes are ShopRite Gift Cards of $1,000,
$750 and $500
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase after all the Masses on October
18th and 19th
If small children need to visit the restroom or water fountain during mass, they must be accompanied by an adult.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Or call Tony Humphreys at 448-8229
The drawing will be on November 16th
Contribution is $10 per ticket
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Building Fund/Capital Campaign Fund
A big THANK YOU to all those who continue to support
our monthly Building/Capital Campaign Fund by making
their generous donations. We continue to pay our monthly mortgage payments of $8,446.86 and now have only 11
more payments to make totaling $92,915.46 and will be
paid off in August of 2015. Along with these important
loan payments we continue to provide the proper maintenance and repairs required to keep our buildings and
grounds in pristine condition, all the while paying very
close attention to costs. We are proud to say that our
maintenance costs have been reduced substantially this
year over the previous several.
Over and above the day to day maintenance and repairs
there still are plans for several projects that will require
substantial investments. As noted previously, the parking
lot and concrete walks are a concern and will need to be
addressed, along with our sound and computer system and
backup power.
Once the mortgage is paid off it will free up funds that will
enable us to make these necessary improvements, which is
why your continued support of the Building/Capital Campaign Fund is so important. In the meantime we will continue our current maintenance program to keep the building and grounds safe and in the best condition.
The Mass Offering Total for October 5: $13,485.70. Your
donations are important; they help Saint Anthony of Padua
continue the good work in the parish and the community.
Please remember the Parish in your Wills and in your Estate Planning.
Catholic Annual Appeal
Each year the Bishop seeks the support of all diocese members to further the work of our ministries. We all have a
vital part in what we do in Christ’s name; we can all share
in what we do with a gift to the Catholic Annual Appeal. When we make a gift to the appeal, we follow the
command that we are One Family, Our Family in Christ
with every fiber of our lives. This year St. Anthony of Padua’s share of the goal is $63,000; pledged to date::
$62,150.00 paid to date:: $53,322.50. I am always grateful
and moved by the level of support you give to our parish;
thank you! May God continue to bless you and your family.
***The Annual Catholic Appeal in Action***
Why is the Annual Catholic Appeal Important?
Charities As a diocese we embrace the call of the Gospel to
be ever-present to the poor and vulnerable. The Annual
Catholic Appeal supports social outreach programs and in
so doing honors the social teaching of the Church for the
benefit and welfare of those less fortunate, struggling with
addiction, and facing unexpected hardships.
If you have not donated or pledged to the Annual Catholic
Appeal please consider doing so. Your support of the parish
is very important. It is also important to support the Diocese
of Trenton for programs that provide valuable ministerial
resources for the parish and diocesan programs that support
services for the poor, food for the hungry, and education for
our children of faith. On a Diocese level we can do more
than any one parish can do alone.
MINISTRIES
Antonian Seniors: St. Anthony of Padua Parishioners 50 years and
older are welcome to join our Senior Club. Please call Angie Cruz
609–448–2511, or come to a meeting.
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Bereavement Ministry. Have you suffered the loss of someone you
love? Are you having difficulty coping? Do you feel angry with or
abandoned by God? If any of these questions apply to you, rest assured that you are not alone. We meet and talk to people in our parish who have experienced losses; we help you find peace of mind
and soul. Won’t you help him find you? Please contact the parish
office 609-448-0141 x25 or Deacon Mike Scannella 609-4480141, x28. Let God begin his work with and in you.
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King’s Kids is a Children's Liturgy of the Word program held monthly at the 9 and 10:30 Masses. All young children are invited to hear
the Bible readings from the children's lectionary and a special children's sermon at these Masses. For information, contact Joanne and
John Tyne. [email protected]
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Knights of Columbus Hightstown Council 6284. We welcome any
interested men of the parish. To learn more please call Rob Walsh
609 509-1718. We are looking to provide more support to the parish in addition to our many charitable projects.
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Music Ministries - Join St. Anthony’s Choir (10:30 AM Mass). Sing
in the Contemporary Choir (9:00 AM Mass). Canta en el Coro Latino
(12:00 Mediodia) Lend your voice and talents to the Children’s
Christmas and Easter Choirs. Ring in our Handbell Choirs. Play your
instrument as a soloist or in an ensemble. Become a Cantor and
Leader of Song. Get involved and share your love of music! See
Quentin Marty after Mass or 609-448-3944; Contemporary Choir
Cathy Doyle 609-448-6120,and Spanish Choir: Nelson Rivera at
609-443-9683
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Prayer Shawl Ministry - Prayer shawls are available at no charge to
ill parishioners, their families or friends. To request a prayer shawl
call Rosemarie Farkas 448-6971 or Rosalie Danek 448-8431. We
accept monetary donations. Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Saturday
of the month 10:00am - 11:30am in the Church Community Room.
Volunteers are very much needed! Lessons are available.
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Pro Life Ministry. Please help Birthright - The group meets on the
4th Thursday of each month, at 7:00PM, for an hour of prayer in the
chapel, before the tabernacle. A business meeting follows. Birthright
especially needs: baby wash, baby shampoo and infant diapers.
Please do not donate baby formula or Desitin – these items cannot be
used. For more information, please call Tony Humphreys 609-4488229. Pregnant? - Need Help? Birthright is here to help - 49 East
Main Street, Freehold NJ 07728; 732-462-2888.
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RCIA Ministry - If you are 16 years and over and would like to become a Catholic, or if you have been baptized but have not received
the sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation, please call one
of the RCIA team members: Rosemarie Constable 609-448-0974,
Steve Pavone 732-446-7661, or Deacon Tom Garvey 609-4435699.
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Social Concerns – Clothing at Green House The Green House will
receive and distribute gently used, washed and folded clothing starting Saturday, September 13th from 9:00am to 11:00am. Saturdays
from 9:00am to 11:00am are the ONLY days and times we can receive clothing. As always, thank you for your donations and cooperation. Barbara McGeachen 609-448-8399
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Social Justice Committee - Our committee's mission is to work to
support the rights of the most vulnerable in our society. We meet the
2nd Sunday of each month, at 10:15am, in room 4 of the religious
education building. All are welcome. For information call Leigh or
Lenore Isleib 609-448-6470.
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Spiritual Direction- If you are looking for a deeper relationship with
God, or perhaps ‘just want to pray better’ perhaps spiritual direction
would help. For more info or to give it a try, contact Mary Naylor
609-426-6144 or Sandra Lopez 609 506 1010 by appointment.
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Father Michael Brizio will be helping us on the last Thursday of each
month for confession or counsel in the Church from 7pm to 8:30pm.
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GED / ESL – Victor Fernandez 609-468-0304
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CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS CHOIR
HEY KIDS! COME JOIN THE CHOIR!
It’s time to start practicing for the
Christmas Eve 4:30PM Mass. Boys
and Girls AGE 8 AND OLDER are
invited to sing. Rehearsals are on
WEDNESDAY evenings from 6:30 to 7:30PM in the
CHURCH. Our first rehearsal is WED, OCT 29th. Come sign
up at the rehearsal. Parents are invited to attend. For more
information contact: Quentin Marty 609-448-3944
Youth Ministry News
Life Teen and Edge will not be meeting
Oct.12th
Array of Hope
Concert:
Saturday, Oct. 18
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Notre Dame High
School
601 Lawrence Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Admission: $7 Students &
$10 Adults
St. Anthony Website
Take a look at the home page—scroll down to view recent
news and events.
stanthony-hightstown.net
St. Anthony's Prayer Shawl Ministry
will be hosting a fund raiser benefiting Good Council Homes, by selling granny
squares, 'a square & a prayer', made by our ladies, to
parishioners for $1 each or 6 for $5, These squares
are then donated back to be assembled into blankets
and will be donated to Birthright Charities.
Both of these charities support and help women who
have decided to keep their babies. Sales will be before
and after all the Masses this weekend.
Coming soon!
Don’t miss the Youth Ministry News BlogLiz will keep you updated with all the latest
Youth Ministry News and Events.
stanthony-hightstown.net/youth-ministry-blog/
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XXVIII DOMINGO ORDINARIO (Mateo 22:1-14)
Un rechazo incomprensible ante la generosidad del banquete. Pongamos atención en la grandiosidad del banquete: es
un banquete extraordinario pues se hace una gran matanza
de animales; además, es especial pues es con motivo de la
boda del Hijo del rey. De ahí que el desprecio del banquete
de bodas sea, en el fondo, un desaire a la persona del rey. Sin
embargo, la grandiosidad del banquete contrasta con el desprecio de los invitados.
Unas reacciones contradictorias. La respuesta de los invitados está llena de contrastes y contradicciones: los pretextos
que ponen para no asistir (ir al campo y a su negocio) son
insignificantes en comparación del banquete de la boda del
hijo del rey; mas aun; a la invitación del rey algunos de ellos
corresponden con crueldad y hasta matando a los enviados.
Por eso el evangelio insiste en que no fueron dignos porque
conscientemente no fueron a la fiesta más aun, no solo no
quisieron participar de la fiesta, sino que sin ningún motivo
atentaron contra los enviados del rey. Recordemos que la
antigüedad los súbditos del rey tenían la obligación de ir a
los eventos de la familia real; por eso sorprende que no vayan y que sean invitados con insistencia en dos ocasiones. La
insistencia del rey para que asistan a la fiesta que está a punto de comenzar contrasta con la ligereza de los súbditos para
no asistir.
Aunque algunos se nieguen a participar, de todas maneras
existe el Banquete del Reino. No se suspende la fiesta por
falta de invitados; la fiesta debe realizarse. Los siervos sakes a
los cruces de los caminos; el evangelio insiste en que llevaron
a malos y buenos y con ellos se lleno el salón de la fiesta.
Pero aunque el Reino sea incluye esto no necesariamente
significa irresponsabilidad de los invitados. Mateo a diferencia de Lucas presenta la entrada del rey al salón de la fiesta.
Se percibe el riesgo de que, al poder entrar todos a la fiesta,
se llegue a pensar que la participación en el banquete no
exige absolutamente nada de parte de cada uno de los invitados. El Evangelio deja suficientemente claro, en este sentido,
que el hecho de ser llamado debe provocar un comportamiento de escogido.
Se indica con suficiente claridad que aquellos invitados no
fueron dignos. Eran gente cercana; la costumbre corriente
en aquel tiempo y en aquella cultura era invitar a las comidas a los más cercanos, a los del propio grupo. Comer con
gente extraña era uno de los modos más fáciles de perder el
honor y de ser avergonzado. Por eso precisamente llama aun
más la atención que, mientras los cercanos y amigos, han
despreciado la invitación, unos desconocidos (malos y buenos) sean recibidos en el banquete para participar la fiesta.
Pero la apertura para que todos entren al nuevo banquete
exige responsabilidad, llevar el traje de fiesta adecuado.
Source/LTP Manual para proclamadores de la palabra
EL GRUPO DE ORACION INVITA A LA COMUNIDAD AL
TALLER BIBLICO “RESCATANDO FAMILIAS” el taller se llevara a cabo todos los sábados de 6:30 pm a 9:00pm. Para
más información comunicarse con Patricia Sanabria
609.529.6638.
LA IGLESIA DE SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA Y LA DIOCESIS
DE TRENTON LOS INVITA A CONOCER MEJOR TU FE CON
LOS CURSOS DE CUATRO SEMANAS EN LA FORMACION DE
FE:18, 25 de Octubre; 1 y 8 de Noviembre de 10:30 am a
12:30 pm. En el salón 23. El costo es de $10.00 por clase.
Durante la misa, los niños pequeños deberán estar acompañados por un adulto cuando vayan al baño, o a la fuente de agua. Gracias por su cooperación.
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ofreciendo los servicios de confesión y dirección espiritual a
parejas el último jueves de cada mes de 7 pm a 8:30 pm en la
Iglesia. Por favor trate de tomar ventaja de esta oportunidad. El
padre habla español.
ADORACION AL SANTISIMO SACRAMENTO: El primer viernes
de 9:30 am a 7:00 pm en la capilla de la Iglesia.
MISA EN ESPANOL TODOS LOS LUNES. A las 7:30 pm, es precedida por el padre Toni, invite a sus amigos a los familiares que
asistan a la Eucaristía.
OFICINA DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: El nuevo año escolar de
catequesis ha comenzado. La oficina está buscando voluntarios
bilingües para el día lunes, Catequistas, ayudantes de catequistas, monitores en el pasillo. Si está interesado por favor comunicarse con la Sra. Aileen O’Brien ext. 21. La oficina está abierta
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