1/06/13 - St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

Dear Jesus, as You led the Three Kings to You by the light of a star,
please draw us ever closer to You by the light of Faith. Help us to desire
You as ardently as they did. Give us the grace to overcome all the
obstacles that keep us far from You. May we, like them, have something
to give You when we appear before You. Mary, Our Mother, help us to
know Your Son. Amen.
January 6, 2013

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Clergy
Pastor
Parochial Vicar
Parochial Vicar, St. Agnes Mission
In Residence
Parish Deacon
Parish Deacon
Parish Sister
Parish Sister
Parish Sister
St. Anthony’s Staff
Rev. Msgr. Rob Wenzinger
Rev. Fr. Loren Blessing
Rev. Ricardo D. Magdaleno
Rev. Msgr. Myron J. Cotta, V.G.
Rev. Mr. Edward C. Valdez
Rev. Mr. Ricardo DeLeon
Religious
Sr. Flor Azevedo, FHIC
Sr. Rosa Maria Branco, FHIC
Hna. Teresa de Jesús, MCSTNJ
Mission Statement
The Catholic Christian Community of
St. Anthony of Padua welcomes all to our
celebrations of God’s love. Through prayer,
education, sacraments, caring and stewardship,
we strive to serve the needs of God’s people and
to gain a richer understanding of the gospel
message of love.
Contact Person Phone ext. E-mail address
Pastor Rev. Msgr. Rob Wenzinger ext. 104 fatherrob@stanthonyfresno.org
Administrator, Parish Mary Mosier ext. 103 mmosier@stanthonyfresno.org
Administrative Asst. Chris Shiveley ext 101 cshiveley@stanthonyfresno.org
Administrative Asst. Teri Lóera ext 102 tloera@stanthonyfresno.org
Accts. Receivable Lilli Angela Antonio ext 172 lantonio@stanthonyfresno.org
Bookkeeper Sherry Otero ext 120 sotero@stanthonyfresno.org
Adult Religious Ed. Martha Danks-Ferguson ext 114 mdanksferg@stanthonyfresno.org
Bulletin Editor Jan Spraggins ext 115 jspraggins@stanthonyfresno.org
Children's Religious Ed. Mary Socorro Briseño ext 119 mbriseno@stanthonyfresno.org
Finance/Facilities Tom Neumeier ext. 243 tneumeier@sasfresno.com
Infant Baptisms Teri Lóera ext 102 tloera@stanthonyfresno.org
High School Sacraments Sharon Christison ext 111 schristison@stanthonyfresno.org
Hispanic Ministries Edgar Briseño ext 173 ebriseno@stanthonyfresno.org
Hispanic Ministries Asst. Hermana Teresa de Jesús ext. 113 sisterteresa@stanthonyfresno.org
Marriage Coordinator Lynn Medeiros ext 116 lmedeiros@stanthonyfresno.org
Music Ministries David Sarkisian ext 222 dsarkisian@comcast.net
Parish Ministries Norma Jean Liscano ext 105 njliscano@stanthonyfresno.org
Sister Flor ext 122 sisterflor@stanthonyfresno.org
Sister Rosa Maria ext 112 rosamaria@stanthonyfresno.org
Religious Ed. Secretary Aida Bolton ext 121 ibolton@stanthonyfresno.org
Sunday Pre-School Martha Danks-Ferguson ext 114 mdanksferg@stanthonyfresno.org
Youth Group Ministries Sharon Christison ext 111 schristison@stanthonyfresno.org
Youth Group Assistant Sarah Moreno ext 110 smoreno@stanthonyfresno.org
St. Anthony’s School ~ 435-0700
School Principal Mrs. Kim Cochran ext 233 kcochran@sasfresno.com
St. Agnes Mission Church ~ 439-2100
Parish Administrator Annette Amparano 394-5058 amparano@stagnes.comcastbiz.net
Director of Religious Ed. Phyllis Carmona 299-5549
Hispanic Ministries Miguel Mireles 259-4205
Welcome to St. Anthony’s
January 6, 2013
We at St. Anthony of Padua Church extend our heart in a warm welcome to you. Whether a long term resident or newly arrived in
the Parish, we are so grateful you are with us. If you have not registered, or would like to update registration information, please fill
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St. Anthony of Padua
5770 N. Maroa, Fresno Ca 93704-2038
(559) 439-0124 Fax: (559) 439-3050
www.stanthonyfresno.org
Parish Office Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm
(open during lunch)
Mass Schedule
Saturday: 8:00am., 5:15pm (Vigil Mass), 7:00pm (Spanish)
Sunday: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am,
1:00pm (Spanish), 3:30pm (Latin), 6:00pm
Daily Mass Schedule (September - May)
Monday - Thursday: 6:45am, 8:00am
Friday: 6:45am, 8:45am
First Friday: 5:30pm (Chapel)
Misa en español del Primer Viernes: 7:00pm
(Capilla de Guadalupe)
Perpetual Adoration
24 hours a day, 7 days a week located in the Parish Office
Sacrament of Reconciliation (confesiones)
Saturday: 11:00am - 12:00pm AND 2:30pm - 4:30pm
St Agnes Mission Church
111 W. Birch St., Pinedale, Ca 93650
(559) 439-2100
www.stagnesfresno.org
Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 - 3:00pm
(Closed Wednesdays)
Saturday: 12:00 - 2:00pm
Mass Schedule
Sunday: 9:00am, 10:30am (Spanish)
No Daily Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confessions will be held at St. Anthony's
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday: 7:00 - 8:00pm
St. Anthony’s School
5680 N. Maroa,
Fresno, Ca 93704
(559) 435-0700 Fax: (559) 435-6749
www.sasfresno.com
Principal: Mrs. Kim Cochran
THE BEAUTIFUL HANDS OF A PRIEST
We need them in life’s early morning.
We need them again at it’s close.
We feel their warm clasp of true friendship.
We seek them when tasting life’s woes.
When we enter this world we are sinners.
The greatest as well as the least.
And the hands that make us pure as angels,
Are the beautiful hands of a priest.
At the altar each day we behold them,
And the hands of a king on his throne
Are not equal to them in their greatness;
Their dignity stands all alone.
For there in the stillness of morning
Ere the sun has emerged from the east,
There God rests between the pure fingers
Of the beautiful hands of a priest.
And when we are tempted and wander
To pathways of shame and of sin
it’s the hand of a priest will absolve us -
Not once, but again and again.
And when we are taking life’s partner,
Other hands may prepare us a fest,
But the hand that will bless and unite us
Is the beautiful hand of a priest.
God bless them and keep them all holy
For the Host which their fingers caress;
When can poor sinner do better
Than to ask Him Who chose them to bless?
When death’s dew on our eyelids is falling
May our courage and strength be increased
By seeing raised over us in blessing
The Beautiful hands of a priest!
POLICY FOR BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Deadline: 11 days prior to the Sunday you’d like your article to be considered for publication.
Format: Typewritten, e-mail is preferable
Send articles to Jan by e-mail @ jspraggins@stanthonyfresno.org
Note: The editor’s deadline is set by the publisher and is non-negotiable.
Due to this reason, late articles will not be accepted.
Articles must be approved prior to appearing in the bulletin. We reserve the right to edit articles.

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Sacraments
January 6, 2103
Sunday 1/6 Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm (Spanish)
3:30 pm (Latin)
6:oo pm
Intentions of Doreen & Jack Wathen by Patricia Johnson
† Joaquin Maciel by his wife & family
† Josephine Arriet by Anna Harguindeguy
† Rutilla Luna by Patricia Johnson
Pro Populo
† Bill Whitehurst by Ann Whitehurst
Monday 1/7 1 Jn 3:22 — 4:6; Ps 2:7bc-8, 10-12a; Mt 4:12-17, 23-25
6:45 am
8:00 am
† Jane, Solag & Linda Dalition by Geo Dalition
† Nicola DiCicco by Giuliano & Nikki DiCicco and family
Tuesday 1/8 1 Jn 4:7-10; Ps 72:1-4, 7-8; Mk 6:34-44
6:45 am
8:00 am
† William Myer by Bruno & Marjorie Feroli
† John D. Messina by his wife, Marianne Messina
Wednesday 1/9 1 Jn 4:11-18; Ps 72: 1-2, 10, 12-13; Mk 6:45-52
6:45 am
8:00 am
Thursday 1/10
6:45 am
8:00 am
† Frank Kleinhans by Chris & Jerry Gannon
† Livia Pukish by Barbara Hioco & family
1 Jn 4:19 — 5:4; Ps 72:1-2, 14, 15bc, 17; Lk 4:14-22a
† Noel J. Wettstead by Don Cardell
† Nina Stamoulis by Giuliano & Nikki DiCicco and family
Friday 1/11 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Lk 5:12-16
6:45 am
8:45 am
Readings and Mass Intentions (January 6 - January 13, 2013)
† Juanita Manzula by Manuel Manzula
† Andy Solomon by The Klepper Family
Saturday 1/12 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 3:22-30
8:00 am
5:15 pm
7:00 pm (Spanish)
Sunday 1/13
8:00 am
9:30 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm (Spanish)
3:30 pm (Latin)
6:oo pm
† Carl Orlando by Barbara Orlando
† Frank Ochinero by Genevieve Ochinero and family
† Roy Silva by J. Silva
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-
Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
† John Byrne McSweeney by Gordon & Joyce Tucker
† Deceased Members of Knights of Columbus Council #6092
† Lorraine Van Anne by Timothy & Deborah Bone
Pro Populo
† Gary Gentile by Greg & Phyllis Netherton
Intentions of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI by Maricel Martinez
What Is Marriage?
“Marriage is a lifelong partnership of the whole of life, of mutual and exclusive
fidelity, established by mutual consent between a man and a woman, and ordered
towards the good of the spouses and the procreation of offspring.”
(Excerpted from the U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter entitled Marriage: Love and Life In The Divine Plan.
To read the document go to http://www.usccb.org/loveandlife/)
Prayer for Marriage
Heavenly Father, through the intercession of the Holy Family,
Help us to treasure the gift of marriage that reflects the love of Christ for the
Church, where the self-giving love of a husband and wife unites them more
perfectly and cooperates in your plan for new life created in your image.
Help us support men and women in their vocation of marriage, especially in
difficult times when they join their sufferings to the Cross.
Help us uphold the institution of marriage in our society as the place where love is
nurtured and family life begins.
Help us acknowledge that our future depends on this love and on your
providential care for us. Amen.
Banns of Marriage
The following couples will marry in the
coming weeks:
Johnathon Avila and Christina Alvarez
If you know of any canonical reason for them not
to be married, please contact the Parish Office.
REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD
Matthew’s tale is less a story of
adventurous seekers than of a luring
God, drawing others into the mystery
of divinity through the birth of Jesus.
A star that guides and wise words that
explain are what help lead the magi to
their destination. Natural signs and
words of revelation are what God
works through in our own day to bring
us into the presence of Jesus, the Son
of God.
The story of the wise men is a journey
that surrounds the birth of Jesus. It
speaks to all seeking God in today’s
world. God does not use force to
attract others. Angels speak a
message of joy for all but give no
orders that insist that the shepherds
journey through the dark of night to
worship. A star appears in the sky but
no one forces these astrologers to
pack up some gifts and make their
way across foreign terrain to kneel
and prostrate themselves and do
Jesus homage.
At the heart of this story is the
message announced in the letter to
the Ephesians: God’s plan was that
everyone be included in the mystery
of salvation, that, along with the
children of Abraham, “the Gentiles are
coheirs, members of the same body,
and copartners in the promise in
Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 3:6). God
wants everyone to share in divine
life—everyone! Give it your thoughtful
consideration.
—James A. Wallace, c.ss.r.
LIVING GOD’S WORD
We can pray that the divisions and
hatreds will be resolved through the
wisdom that is the gift of God. We
pray for an increase of wise men and
women who are attuned to the signs
of God drawing them to join together
in worship and live together in peace.
The ultimate destination of all people
is to arrive in the presence of God.

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Religious Education
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Does your New Year’s Resolution include Bible Study? Join your friends on Tuesday evening in their next
study: the Gospel of John. Little Rock Scripture Study materials are used for this group, facilitated by Prof.
Craig Bernthal. New members are always welcome. Study resumes on January 15 th at 7:00pm in the
Board Room. Materials will be available here. We look forward to you joining us.
All 6th, 7th, & 8th graders INVITED!
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 7:45pm in the Social Hall
GROWING IN FAITH TOGETHER
Religious Education Program for K - 6th grades
Please remember to check your calendars; you may also
access them online at: www.stanthonyfresno.org.
CLASSES RESUME:
Sunday, January 13, 2013
& Tuesday, January 15, 2013
For more information contact
Mary Briseño 439-0124 ext. 119 or
mbriseno@stanthonyfresno.org
Merry Christmas!
January 8 ~ Welcome Back!
Relay Races an EDGE social night!
January 15 ~ Chapel with Fr. Blessing
2nd Year Sacrament class
Jan 19 ~ Reconciliation Retreat Saturday
8:00am - 12:00pm room 17
Thursday classes: 1/17, 1/31
This retreat is mandatory;
make-up sessions will NOT be offered!!
Sarah Moreno at 439-0124 ext. 110 or
smoreno@stanthonyfresno.org
WE’RE BACK!
R.C.I.A. resumes this Tuesday, January 8
@ 6:30pm in the Conference Room.
New inquirers are ALWAYS welcome
(accompanying friends are welcome too)!
Please JOIN us!
Contact Martha if you have any questions or just need
more information at 439-0124 ext 114.
RADIANT JOY
All teens in High School are welcome to attend
our 6:00pm Mass. Come sit up front in the
Main Section of the Church. Our Life Nights
immediately follow until 9:00pm.
Jan. 13 th - Life Night
Christmas
A Sense of the Season
You probably know the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Even though a radio station once proclaimed the twelve days
of Christmas as those before December 25, Christians have always kept Christmas as a season from December 25 until January 6
(the traditional Epiphany). The church calendar today even extends the celebration until the feast of the Baptism of the Lord—
the Sunday after Epiphany.
Here is what the church says about the season of Christmas: “Next to the yearly celebration of the paschal mystery [meaning
the Triduum and Easter season], the church holds most sacred the memorial of Christ’s birth and early manifestations. This is
the purpose of the Christmas season.” (General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, #32)
More than just “Jesus’ birthday,” the Christmas season is a time for remembering and reveling in the nativity of Christ, the
revelation of Christ to the Jewish shepherds, the revelation of Christ to the Gentile magi (that’s us!), Christ’s baptism by John in
the Jordan, and Christ changing water into wine at the wedding “on the third day” (John 2:1) in Cana of Galilee. In all these
saving events, we know that “the Word is made flesh and dwells among us.”
How can we keep Christmas not just as a day, but as a season? Keep the tree up (and watered!) and shining bright until the
Baptism of the Lord. Sing carols and read the scriptures every day. Safely put candles around your creche: Use small glass
votive candle holders, and place them away from the straw. You might also want to add a little water to the bottom of the glass
before putting the candle in—an added precaution that will also help you clean the glass more easily. When you light the
candles, sing or say the prayer of the angels: Glory in heaven and peace on earth, now and forever. Amen!
Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by David Philippart. Art by Chuck Ludeke.

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Parish Ministries
January 6, 2013
3-DAY PARISH MISSION ON JANUARY 21 - 23, 2013 @ ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH
Presented by: Father A. Patrick Martin / Mission Theme: “God’s Love In Our Broken Lives”
NO Morning Mission but confessions will be available after the 8am Mass for 2 hours while the Blessed
Sacrament is Exposed on the Altar for private devotions. Evening confessions available for 1hour before
the Mission/Mass @ 7pm. There is no charge. Father Patrick will have books and CD’s available for sale.
A mission offering will be taken up to help Fr. Patrick’s work with the broken of this world. Please make checks
payable to: St. Anthony of Padua Church. Questions? Contact the Office of Ministries at: (559)439-0124, 112 or 105.
The Epiphany of the Lord...
“To the Magi who, guided by the great and mysterious Star of
Bethlehem, came to visit Him when He was a Baby.”
~ Matthew 2:1-19
FAITH STUDY w/Rev. Mr. Ed Valdez
Tuesday Night Bible Study Class will resumes January 8, 2013 @
7pm in Room #21. Lets us continue with the Spirit of Christmas in
our hearts all year round and to go out and proclaim the Gospel in this
‘Year of Faith.’ Anyone is welcome to join in at anytime. Bring your bible and a
friend. For questions, contact the Office of Ministries at: 439-0124, ext. 105.
Taizé Prayer Service resumes on Monday,
January 28, 2013 from 7:30pm to 8:30pm in
the Main @ St Anthony of Padua Church
We invite you to come and experience God’s presence in our
lives. This prayer is for people of all ages. In this busy world,
we need to nourish ourselves more and more through
prayer, silence, song and on Christ Himself, who is the source
of all grace and wisdom.
“Who except God can give you peace? Has the world
ever been able to satisfy the heart?” ~ St. Gerard Majella
If you have any questions please contact the Office
of Ministries at: 439-0124, x 105.
The Women’s
Thursday
Morning Bible
Study will
resume next
Thursday, January 10th.
The Study continues
with the book on,
“Courage's Love,
by Stacy Mitch.
(a small book fee
applies). Childcare is
available in Room #24.
Questions? Call:
439-0124,x 105 or 112.
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK @ ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
CHURCH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2013 @ 10:00AM
Please mark your calendars to bring your sick and elderly family
members to receive the comfort of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick. More details forthcoming.
Pope Benedict XVI...“In the Anointing of the Sick, the sacramental matter of the oil
is offered to us, so to speak, “as God’s medicine … which now assures us of his
goodness, offering us strength and consolation, yet at the same time points beyond
the moment of the illness towards the definitive healing, the resurrection.” (cf. Jas
5:14)” (ibid.).
St. Ann’s Bridge Club
Come join us for
fellowship & fun
on next Monday,
January 14th, at 12:00 noon
in the Conference Room.
For reservations call Rose Marie at:
439-2601 or Ann at: 439-1649.
New comers are always welcomed!
MONTHLY MEMORIAL
MASS † SATURDAY,
JANUARY 19, 2013
At the Monthly Memorial Mass
on Saturday, January 19th @
the 5:15pm Mass, a list
of names will be read out loud
and a candle will be lit in memory
of those who have passed away a
year ago in January of 2012,
here at St. Anthony’s Church.
We invite members of the
families to come up after Mass to
take the candle home as a
memorial to your loved one.
If you have any questions please
call the Office of Ministry at:
439-0124, ext. 112 or 105.
Jacob’s Ladder This Ministry is a prayer chain for those in need of special intentions, such as: serious
illness, emergency or crisis situations, major changes or decisions, etc. If you would like us to add a
name to this prayer chain or are in need of prayer, please contact the Office of Ministries at: 439-0124,
ext. 105.
“We must pray without tiring, for the salvation of mankind does not depend upon material success...but on Jesus alone.”
~ St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

The Epiphany of The Lord
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ROADS
There seems to be no end of biographies and autobiographies
and memoirs. We love to read of life journeys, of the paths
people followed or the trails they blazed. We compare their
stories to ours, their journeys to ours, their roads taken and
not taken to ours. Epiphany is the story of a road taken by
astrologers, passing strangers, wonderful and just about
exotic, but not quite. For this story is also ours.
COMMENT
Never has Jerusalem stood so high and proud as it stands today in the words of Isaiah. This reading is the last part of a
three-author (at least) book that begins before Israel’s exile, the bitter, long exile itself, and finally the release and
homecoming. This great wonderful day of release from bondage, this dream of triumph and glory is what we read
about today. Here, Isaiah looks ahead to the great time when the city is awash in the Lord’s own light and brilliance.
All roads lead to Jerusalem, this shining city on a hill. Jerusalem is addressed as a person to whom everyone hastens
with great joy.
This reading anticipates all that is good. Everyone comes home. First come the regular folks—sons and daughters and
babies—and then the rest of the world. The generous heart of Jerusalem opens to receive all the riches of other nations
that flow ever toward it. The dromedaries and camels laden with gold and frankincense mentioned in this reading
conjure up the wealthy and royal retinues that in Isaiah’s prophecy will one day trek toward Jerusalem.
But we, at the beginning of this millennium, think of the coming of the kings at Epiphany. The first reading resonates
with the later coming of the astrologers or magi, those seers who consulted stars and dreams, as we see in today’s
Gospel. These exotic astrologers came a long and perhaps circuitous route. They consulted the local potentate, Herod,
who paid no attention whatsoever to Jewish ways. He surely would have paid no mind to these astrologers, except that
they became a red flag. They threatened his hold on power, so he summoned them and cunningly and disingenuously
inquired about how they read the stars and what it might mean (to Herod, of course). That duty done, the astrologers
found their way to the Holy Family and offered the gifts fit for a royal child—gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
REFLECTION
The astrologers, or magi, stand in for all the non-Jews of the world, just as the shepherds on Christmas night stood in
for all the poor and dispossessed, the most illogical of all worshipers. No one would have expected the glad tidings to
be delivered to the lowly shepherds. Similarly, no one quite expected Gentile astrologers from Persia or thereabouts to
make their way to Israel and break open the story of salvation to the whole surprised world. And no one was quite
ready for the almost fanatical Pharisee, Saul, to carry the good news of the Messiah to the non-Jewish world. In today’s
second reading, Paul reminds the Ephesians and himself once again of the amazing truth of his conversion. The
revelation once given to the prophets and apostles was given to him! The revelation is not just for Israel, but is for the
whole world—Israel and beyond Israel, right to Persia and beyond to the lands of the rising and setting sun. Jews and
Gentiles alike share in the same Body of Christ and are coheirs of eternal life.
The doors are indeed thrown open to the whole world. As the new bright and shining Jerusalem, the Church must
welcome all who come by any route, any route whatsoever. Every person who knocks at the door of Christianity and
seeks Christ must be welcomed. Their stories must be told and heeded. They who have sought Christ by whatever light
they have must be helped to see by the light of Christ that shines on all, the Christ who has come for all. It is no
surprise that the small family rituals of this feast day endure. In Southern European countries and in the churches of
the Eastern Rite, Epiphany takes primacy of place over Christmas as a feast day. Gifts are given, in imitation of the giftgiving
of the magi. Doors are thrown open in welcome on this Twelfth Day of Christmas, “Little Christmas,” as it
sometimes is known in the northern latitudes. This is the day we open our doors and hearts in welcome. This is the day
we honor all seekers and seers, are helped by them, and help them as best we can. Copyright © 2003, World Library Publications. All rights
reserved.

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American Saints, Blesseds and
Venerables during the
Year of Faith
January 2013
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, S.C.
Founder of the Sisters of Charity of St.
Joseph. Considered founder of the
Catholic School system in the US.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was the charming
"belle of the ball" as a young woman in New York City,
linked to all the first families. At the age of 19, she fell
in love and married the wealthy, handsome William
Magee Seton. The two had a very happy marriage,
raising five children. Ten years after they were married,
William's business and health both failed, and Elizabeth
was left a poor widow with five children to raise alone.
Her love for the Eucharist led her to convert to
Catholicism and founded the first order of religious
women in America, the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph,
a religious community based on the Rule of St. Vincent
De Paul. She was able to still raise her children, as well
as live the life of a sister and found several schools. She
became the cofounder of the first free Catholic School in
America.
February 2013
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J.
Missionary to Native Americans
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne was a
passionate young woman with a heart for
missionary work. She joined the Visitation
nuns at the age of 19, but a few years
later, convents were shut down during
the French Revolution, and Rose was forced to return
to life as a lay woman for many years. Ten years later,
she was finally able to rejoin a convent, this time as a
member of the Society of the Sacred Heart. In 1818,
she was sent to the Louisiana Territory as a missionary,
facing illness, hardship and hunger to bring Catholicism
to the Native Americans. She opened the first free
school for girls west of the Missippi river, as well as the
first Catholic school for Native Americans. She was
known among the Pottowami Indians as the "Woman
Who Prays Always."
KINGLY GIFTS
This day in many parts of the world is called Three
Kings Day because of today’s Gospel reading about the visit
of the three kings or magi to see the child Jesus. The church’s
name for the day, Epiphany, is based on a Greek word that
means “to reveal” or “make visible.” Here, the child Jesus is
honored not by his own people—and certainly not King
Herod—but by strangers from afar. Only Matthew’s Gospel
tells their story. There are not many details about the magi,
but pious legends have built up around them over the
centuries. A modern version is the operetta Amahl and the
Night Visitors, which used to be seen on television at this
time of year. The Jewish hope for centuries had been that a
Messiah, God’s Anointed One, would be sent to the Jewish
people to save them from their sins and deliver them from
their enemies. But here we see that God reveals the Son not
just to the Jews but to the Gentiles, people like us who are
also seeking a Savior, one whom they recognize with joy. We
have expected the Savior all through Advent; we have
celebrated the wonderful gift of his birth during Christmas;
and now, in this new calendar year, what gifts will we
present to him in return? New Year’s resolutions often
include a decision to work off all those the extra pounds that
we have gained from all our feasting and celebrating. That is
all well and good as far as it goes, but why not resolve to do
something extra for those you love and something more for
the community in which you live? Show the love of God that
is at work in your heart, or as Saint Francis of Assisi is
thought to have said, “Preach the gospel at all times. When
necessary, use words.”
Living Stewardship Now
Kingly gifts . . .
• for God: Love God, receive the sacraments, pray, study
God’s word.
• for the Church: Serve in a parish ministry, contribute
to the offertory, support the missions.
• for your community: Recycle, conserve natural
resources, vote.
• for family and friends: Make time for children, keep an
open door, relax together.
• for yourself: Eat good food, exercise, develop your
abilities, and be thankful!

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St. Anthony’s Retreat Center
Three Rivers
be still
and know
that I am
GOD
Would you like to cultivate a deeper relationship of
intimacy with God? "Come aside and rest awhile,"
as Jesus says, and refresh your body, mind and
spirit with some time of prayerful rest, relaxation
and spiritual renewal.
Centering Prayer is a method designed to facilitate
the development of Contemplative Prayer by
preparing our mind and soul to receive this gift.
Take action now and save. 3-Day Retreat:
$195 for a shared room ($220 after Dec. 30 th )
$235 for a private room ($260 after Dec 30 th )
Call or email now to register or receive a flyer or
for more information: Everardo Pedraza, M.A.,
centeringprayerretreat@yahoo.com or
559-230-9736.
Please make checks payable to
Everardo Pedraza and mail to:
Centering Prayer Retreat
2243 S. Bundy Drive, Fresno CA 93727
LEARNED AT HOME
The mind of Christ is to be learned in the
family. Strength of character may be acquired
at work, but beauty of character is learned at
home.
~ Henry Drummond
Married Couples Retreat
sponsored by
Teams of Our Lady
For all Catholic married couples
"Year of Faith: Satisfy your thirst at the Fountain"
Friday, March 1-3, 2013
St. Anthony Retreat Center, Three Rivers
Fr. Daniel Avila will be the Retreat Master
$330 per couple. $100 deposit by 1/1/13
For more information, call:
Pepe Prud'homme @ 559-816-3371
Robin & Colette Quinn @ 582-4706
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Monday of this week is Christmas Day in
Russia and in much of the Orthodox world. This
curious difference in schedule has a lot to do with
how calendars have been developed and changed
over the years. In the year 45 B.C. Julius Ceasar gave
the empire his Julian Calendar, with the winter
solstice on January 6. This put an end to a system in
which officials called “pontiffs” were able to tweak
the calendar by adding extra days in as needed. He
invented two new months at that time, December
and January; and in order to correct the mess the
pontiffs had made, forced a year of 445 days on the
empire in what he named “The Last Year of
Confusion.” The new months varied in number of
days according to a complex schedule, but the
calendar was still off by nearly twelve minutes a
year, and lost a full day every 130 years.
Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar
in 1583, but not everyone appreciated his efforts.
England held out for two hundred years. The year
1700 was a leap year in England, but not in France;
they were eleven days apart! George Washington
was really born on February 11; when the Gregorian
calendar was finally adopted in the English colonies
shortly before the Revolution, he had to move his
birthday to February 22. Now the calendars are
thirteen days apart, which accounts for Russia’s
Julian calendar Christmas. And Caesar thought he
had brought confusion to an end!
—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
ROOTEDNESS
The flower does not bear the root. The root
bears the flower. The rose is merely evidence
of the vitality of the root.
—Woodrow Wilson

Pagina 10 HISPANIC MINISTRIES / MINISTERIOS HISPANOS
Enero 6, 2013
Reflexionemos sobre la Palabra de Dios
El relato de Mateo no es tanto una historia de aventureros, sino más bien la de un Dios, que atrae a las personas hacia el
misterio de la divinidad por medio del nacimiento de Jesús. Una estrella que guía y una explicación con palabras sabias son
las cosas que conducen a los magos hacia su destino. Las señales naturales y las
palabras que se nos van revelando son las cosas que utiliza Dios en nuestros
días para llevarnos a la presencia de Jesús, el Hijo de Dios. La historia de los
reyes magos gira alrededor del nacimiento de Jesús y tienen un mensaje para los
que buscan a Dios en el mundo de hoy. Dios no atrae a nadie a la fuerza. Los
ángeles dan un mensaje de gozo, que es para todos; pero no ordenan
insistentemente que los pastores viajen durante la noche para adorar al niño.
Una estrella aparece en el firmamento, pero nadie fuerza a estos astrólogos a
empacar algunos regalos y emprender su camino hacia tierras desconocidas para
postrarse ante Jesús y adorarlo. El mensaje central de esta historia es lo que se
anuncia en la carta a los efesios: El plan de Dios es que todas las personas estén incluidas en el misterio de la salvación.
Vivamos la Palabra de Dios
Podemos orar para que las divisiones y los odios se
resuelvan por medio del don de la sabiduría que nos ha
dado Dios. Podemos orar para que aumente el número de
mujeres y hombres con sabiduría, que presten atención a
los signos que Dios envía para que junten esfuerzos con el
fin de alabar a Dios y conseguir la paz. El destino final de
todas las personas es llegar ante la presencia de Dios.
RECESO DE FIN DE AÑO
Las clases de catecismo, de confirmación, reunión de
papás y de formación sacramental para adultos están en
receso navideño y de fin de Año. Las clases y reuniones
reanudan el domingo 13 de enero, 2013.
COMITÉ DE MINISTERIOS HISPANOS
Reunión para coordinadores de Grupos de Ministerios
Hispanos. Lunes 7 de enero, 2013 - 6:00pm. Salón #21.
GRUPO DE HOMBRES
APOYO, COMPAÑERISMO Y CRECIMIENTO ESPIRITUAL
El Grupo de Hombres reanuda sus reuniones el lunes 7
de enero del 2013 - 7:00pm Salón #21 YA SE ARMO!
ESTUDIO de la BIBLIA
El Grupo de Biblia reanuda sus reuniones el jueves 10 de
enero del 2013 - 7:00pm Salón #21. Acompáñanos y
trae tu Biblia!
JÓVENES DE HIGH SCHOOL
El Grupo de Jóvenes esta en reseco y reanudara sus
reuniones hasta próximo aviso.
Semana Nacional de Migración
“La comunidad católica en Estados Unidos sigue
acogiendo con gran generosidad oleadas de nuevos
inmigrantes, proporcionándoles asistencia pastoral y ayuda
caritativa, y sosteniendo modos de regularizar su situación,
especialmente por lo que se refiere a la reunificación de las
familias. Un signo particular de eso es el compromiso
constante de los obispos estadounidenses en favor de la
reforma de las leyes relativas a la inmigración”. (Alocución de
Su Santidad, Benedicto XVI, a los Obispos de los Estados Unidos, 18 de mayo, 2012)
LO QUE PUEDEN LAS RAÍCES
La flor no sostiene a la raíz. La raíz sostiene la flor. La
rosa es sólo la evidencia de la vitalidad de la raíz.
Woodrow Wilson
AÑO DE LA FE: ENERO DE 2013
dichosos los que trabajan por la paz
Misión: Manifestando a Cristo:
Seguir manifestando la presencia de Jesús en el mundo,
adoptando la misión de traer la paz en su nombre,
especialmente en nuestras casas y en nuestras
comunidades. Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
ROSCA DE REYES
Hoy Domingo estaremos celebrando
el Día de Los Reyes Magos después
de la misa de 1:00pm en el patio de
la escuela. Habrá Rosca de Reyes y
chocolate para todos! Los niños tendrán la oportunidad
de tomarse fotos con los tres reyes magos.
AÑO DE LA FE - MISAS EN ESPAÑOL: SÁBADO 7:00PM Y DOMINGO A LA 1:00PM - AÑO DE LA FE

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