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November 20th, FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK

11/20/2022

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FROM THE PASTORS DESK
 
The first reading tells us how David, after defeating all his enemies, was anointed king over all Israel. His kingdom, great and powerful, became the symbol of the kingdom of peace and justice that God would one day establish on earth. Israel waited many centuries for the coming of the one who would begin his kingdom.
 
The gospel gives us God’s answer to expectations. Jesus was not proclaimed king as he sat on a throne, but when he was nailed to a cross.
 
His victory is the victory of love, not of arrogance or violence, as the second reading tells us.
 
We end year C and the liturgical cycle of three years with the image of Jesus forgiving everybody.
 
Let us keep in mind that God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, his ways are not ours. The heavens are as high above earth as his thoughts are above our thoughts (Is 55:8-9) If by reading what I have written you understand that the heart of God is very different from ours, then, all the labor gone into this writing  has been worthwhile.
 
We shall soon start our novena to the Blessed Mary of Guadalupe from the 3rd of December till when we shall celebrate the feast on the 12th of December. A priest from Mexico Father Jose de
Jesus Ibarra will be leading us during the novena and the feast. I therefore encourage you all to participate fully in the preparation and the novena prayers knowing it help us built upon our spirituality as Catholics.
 
May God keep us all under his care until we meet again next Sunday at the feast of the Lord.
Be Happy in the Lord, and God loves you.
 
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La primera lectura nos cuenta cómo David, después de derrotar a todos sus enemigos, fue ungido rey sobre todo Israel. Su reino, grande y poderoso, se convirtió en el símbolo del reino de paz y justicia que un día Dios establecería en la tierra. Israel esperó muchos siglos para la venida de aquel que comenzaría su reino.
 
El evangelio de hoy nos da la respuesta de Dios a las expectativas. Jesús no fue proclamado rey sentado en un trono, sino cuando fue clavado en una cruz.
 
Su victoria es la victoria del amor, no de la arrogancia ni de la violencia, como nos dice la segunda lectura.
 
Terminamos el año C y el ciclo litúrgico de tres años con la imagen de Jesús perdonando a todos.
 
Tengamos presente que los pensamientos de Dios no son nuestros pensamientos, sus caminos no son los nuestros. Los cielos son tan altos sobre la tierra como sus pensamientos son sobre nuestros pensamientos (Is 55:8-9) Si al leer lo que he escrito entiendes que el corazón de Dios es muy diferente al nuestro, entonces, todo el trabajo invertido en  escribir esto  ha valido la pena.
 
Pronto comenzaremos nuestra novena a María Santísima de Guadalupe desde el 3 de diciembre hasta cuando celebraremos la fiesta el 12 de diciembre. Un sacerdote de México, el Padre José de Jesús Ibarra, nos estará guiando durante la novena y la fiesta. Por lo tanto, los animo a todos a participar plenamente en la preparación y las oraciones de la novena sabiendo que nos ayudan a construir sobre nuestra espiritualidad como católicos. 

Que el Señor nos tenga bajo su cuidado hasta el próximo Domino en la fiesta del Señor.                                               Sean felices en el Señor que los ama. 
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