Second Sunday of Advent, December 8, 2019

MONDAY, December 9 8:15 AM + Tony and + Letha Trujillo By: Gloria Lithgow + Dominic Scheer By: Carole Scheer TUESDAY, December 10 8:15 AM + Ramona and + Leo Barncastle By: Jean and Ray Lopez 6:00 PM + Dolores Nieto and + Tillie Nevarez By: Cecilia Monje WEDNESDAY, December 11 8:15 AM + Jesus Rodriguez By: Family In Thanksgiving to St. Anthony By: Albert and Sally Medina THURSDAY, December 12 8:15 AM + Tonia Rodriguez By: Family + Carole Caryell By: Friend FRIDAY, December 13 8:15 AM + Jesus Rodriguez By: Family Souls in Purgatory SATURDAY, December 14 5:30 PM Our Parish Family SUNDAY, December 15 7:30 AM Souls in Purgatory 9:00 AM + Abelardo Rey By: Familia Rey + Edward & + Victoria Morales Fam. By: Mannie Morales and Family 11:00 AM + Jack Valencia, Sr. By: Valencia Family + Dominic Scheer By: Carole Scheer 1:00 PM Zack Galvan (Healing) By: Sylvia Frietze

Sunday, December 8 12:20 p.m. Rel. Edu. Special Sacraments Classes, Rooms 3-4 4:00 p.m. Youth Classes, Finley Hall and PC Rooms 7:00 p.m. Advent Mission, Cathedral Monday, December 9 12:30 a.m. Bible Study, Room 105-106 5:45 p.m. American Heritage Girls, Rooms 3, 9-10 6:30 p.m. Rosary Group, School Chapel 7:00 p.m. Advent Mission, Cathedral Tuesday, December 10 9:30 a.m. Bible Study, Room 105-106 5:00 p.m. RCIA Interviews, Library 5:30 p.m. ACTS Formation Meeting, Room 3 5:30 p.m. ACTS Meeting, Room 9-10 5:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting, Finley Hall 6:00 p.m. That Man is You, Spanish Meeting, Room 6:00 p.m. ACTS Core Meeting, Room 115 6:30 p.m. 1pm Mass Choir Rehearsal, Room 1 6:30 p.m. RCIA Classes, Room 105-106 6:30 p.m. Life Nights (Youth Group) Room 109 7:00 p.m. Men Scripture Sharing, Room 4 Wednesday, December 11 6:30 p.m. Religious Education K-6 Classes, All Facilitates Thursday, December 12 6:00 a.m. Mañanitas to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cathedral 9:00 a.m. Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration, Finley Hall 10:00 a.m. Bible Study, Library 10:00 a.m. Living the Eucharistic Meeting, Room 115 5:30 p.m. ACTS Meeting, Room 9-10 6:30 p.m. 11am Choir Mass Rehearsal, Room 1 Friday, December 13

Sunday Collection 11.24.2019 $8,438.05 Archdiocese for the Military Services $857.94 Thanksgiving Masses 11.28.2019 $257.00 Sunday Collection 12.01.2019 $9,659.05 St. Mother Teresa $3,901.18 Additional deposits for this week: Stewardship: $130.00 Archdiocese for the Military Services: $110.00 Building Maintenance: $50.00

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11- 12; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11; Ps 96:1-3, 10ac, 11-13; Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28- 30 Thursday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11; Ps 80:2ac, 3b, 15-16, 18-1 9; Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11

Christmas Decora ng at the Cathedral Sunday, December 22

2 pm

Please come and bring your family. Let’s make our Cathedral beau ful for Jesus!

***Program Spotlight***

Guadalupe - The Miracle and the Message traces the history of this transformative event from the 16th century to the present. Featuring interviews with leading theologians, historians, and experts on the scientific inquiries into the miraculous image, this gripping film explores both the inexplicable mysteries behind the image, and the continued relevance of the Guadalupe apparition to the modern world. To access “Guadalupe” Log in to Formed.org. Click on “Watch” at the top of the page. Next, scroll down to “Knights of Columbus” and click on the image like the one above. Tip: To watch on your TV use an HDMI cord from your laptop to the TV, a “Chromecast” device from your Android phone to the TV, or an “Apple TV” device from your iPhone to the TV. Get FORMED Now! It’s EASY and FREE to Register! • Visit formed.org with a web browser • Click on Register (lower right of page) • Enter Parish Access Code: PJJNPQ • Enter your email and create a password (you need this to login later) • Enjoy and share with others in our local community!

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE MEMBERS OF OUR PARISH WHO ARE ILL

Toni Frietze Jack Hancock Hortencia V. Butler Steve Lucero Nadege Griego Manny Ramirez Daniel N. Telles Irma Rodriguez Melanie Galvan Manuela Yanet Garcia Msgr. Bob Getz Jus ne S. Martha Robinson Nancy Chavez Frank Villa Fabian Quirarte Barbara Morales Alex Perez Ernes ne Trujillo Werner Lehmann Eloy Flores Dolores Vega Virginia Ortega Mike Ortega Delia/George Or z Be y/Danny Trujillo Liz V. Morris Mar nez Melinda and Tony Moreno If you would like to add a name to the list please call the

parish office at 524-8563.

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Re lectingonGod’sWordAs she was stringing her Christmas lights Paula pondered the unsightly stump in her yard. Last spring she had no ced that her pre y red bush that was usually covered with ny white flowers—wasn’t! Then the leaves had come slowly and never reached their normal size. Within a few weeks they were turning brown and falling off the bush. It must be dead, she had thought. Perhaps the winter had been too hard on it. She hated to see it go, but late in September Paula found her ax and her courage, and chopped the bush down to a stump. She was about to lay the ax to the root when her neighbor stopped her. “Leave the stump through next summer. You never know. New healthy shoots can sprout from stumps that appear to be dead. As long as the roots are alive, there’s hope.” If there was hope for that stump, Paula thought, maybe there was hope for her seemingly fruitless life as well.

Again this week one of the O An phons expresses the spirit of the Advent scriptures. We pray, “Come, Flower of Jesse’s stem,” echoing Isaiah’s spirit of hopeful expecta on that a Messiah would sprout forth and flower from the seemingly dead stump of Jesse’s family tree, inaugura ng God’s kingdom of jus ce and peace. We pray, “Sign for all peoples,” conveying Paul’s message that Jesus Christ showed God’s faithfulness to the hopes of the patriarchs as well as mercy to the Gen les. We pray, “Let nothing keep you from coming to our aid,” reflec ng John the Bap st’s confidence that the Messiah and his kingdom are indeed “at hand.”

—Virginia Stillwell Copyright © 2013, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Advent Reconcilia on Service will be on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 7pm.

El Servicio de Reconciliación de Adviento será el lunes 16 de diciembre del 2019 a las 7pm.

“An Evening of Prayer and Reflec on on Our Lady’s Messages on Advent”

Please join us for a Holy Hour and Rosary, Talk and Healing Service, with Fr. Charles Becker, Priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago; Our Lady’s Prayer Groups Marian Apostolate, on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1240 S. Espina Street, in Las Cruces, New Mex-ico from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. All are invited to a end.

For more informa on, please visit www.frcharliebecker.org.

Re lexionemossobrelaPalabradeDiosAl ir poniendo sus luces navideñas Paula se fijó en el feo tronco que estaba en su pa o. La primavera pasada ella había notado que el hermoso arbusto, que normalmente se cubría de blancas flores pequeñitas, ¡no tenía ninguna! Las hojas tampoco tenían su tamaño normal y crecían muy lentamente. En unas pocas semanas se estaban tornando color café y después se caían. Pensó que debía estar muerto. Tal vez el invierno severo le afectó. No quería deshacerse del arbusto, pero a finales de sep embre encontró su hacha y su valor, y lo cortó hasta que sólo quedó el tronco. Ya iba a cortar la raíz cuando su vecina la detuvo. “Deja el tronco hasta el verano próximo. Quién sabe si unos retoños saludables pudieran brotar del tronco que parece estar muerto. Mientras que las raíces estén vivas hay esperanza”. Paula pensó que si podía haber esperanza para ese arbusto, tal vez pudiera haber esperanza para su vida aparentemente infruc fera. Una vez más esta semana una de las An fonas Oh expresa el espíritu de las Escrituras de Adviento: Ven “oh renuevo del tronco de Jesé”, y así se hace eco del espíritu esperanzado de Isaías por un Mesías que brotará y florecerá del aparentemente tronco muerto de la genealogía de Jesé, inaugurando de esta manera el reino de jus cia y paz de Dios. Con la an fona oramos: “Te alzas como un signo para los pueblos”, y así se transmite el mensaje de Pablo de que Jesucristo mostró tanto la fidelidad de Dios a los patriarcas esperanzados como la misericordia de Dios a los paganos. La an fona con núa: “Ven a librarnos, no tardes más”, reflejando así la seguridad de Juan el Bau sta de que el Mesías y su reino están realmente “cerca”. —Virginia Stillwell Derechos de autor © 2013, World Library Publications. Todos los derechos reservados.

CHRISTMAS EVE MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, December 24th

6 pm (Children Mass) 9 pm (English Mass)

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CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 25th

9 am (Spanish Mass) 11 am (English Mass)

Gloria’s Kudo Korner My People, there is so much to share with you. It’s like going to the movies and seeing the previews before the feature starts. I contemplate the images of all who come to St. Mother Teresa ‘s Ministry Their trials and tribula ons are heartbreaking. As a mother and grandmother, I relate to their sacrifices in raising children and their children’s children The choices parents make ripple down to others and the children suffer along with the choices made. The monies they receive is so limited and the needs are so many, especially when the children need the essen als and emergencies arrive. A father of three who works at McDonald’s had to miss work due to his kids and wife illness, a er they were be er, he got sick. He had used all his leave and thus put on Leave With Out Pay. The cost of the copayment to the doctor and medical prescrip ons set him back so much that his u li es were going to be turned off that week. He would return to work on Monday, but of course, he had to wait un l payday in order to pay his u lity bill. He offered to pay us back as soon as he was paid. I assured him that was not necessary but to pray for our ministry. We helped with his u li es and from our pantry. A grandmother who’s daughter and four grandchildren had to move in with her because the children’s father was deported back to Mexico The father was working with a construc on company here in town for several years and somehow was found out. The grandmother receives Social Security and trying her best to make ends meet. She lives in a mobile home and was using a small space heater for the room where the kids slept in, but needed another one for the other bedroom There is so much more to her story, but this gives you the gist of her dilemma We helped with her u li es, food products and a small space heater which I had in my office. This Thanksgiving holiday our Ministry provided fi y families with a turkey and a basket of food products, which was donated to us by Casa de Peregrinos. These families were designated based on the hardship stories they shared with us. We so appreciate our partnership with Casa de Pereginos and the service they too provide to our community. St. Mother Teresa saw, heard, helped, and prayed for those in needs. Her ministry at our Cathedral does its best to do the same in her name. I share all this so that you may know that through your prayers and generous contribu ons this is possible. St. Mother Theresa’s quote: Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

NEW YEAR’S EVE AND NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE

11 pm Mass

9 am (Spanish Mass) 11 am (English Mass)

SAINT DAMASUS (305–384)PatronSaintofArchaeologistsFeastDay–11DecemberThe son of a Roman priest, Damasus started as a deacon, and served as a priest. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile. When Liberius died, Damasus was elected bishop of Rome; but a minority elected and consecrated another deacon, Ursinus, as pope. The controversy between Damasus and the an pope resulted in violent ba les in two basilicas, scandalizing the bishops of Italy. At the synod Damasus called on the occasion of his birthday, he asked them to approve his ac ons. The bishops’ reply was curt: “We assembled for a birthday, not to condemn a man unheard.” Supporters of the an pope even managed to get Damasus accused of a grave crime as late as A.D. 378. He had to clear himself before both a civil court and a Church synod. As pope his lifestyle was simple in contrast to other ecclesias cs of Rome, and he was fierce in his denuncia on of Arianism and other heresies. A misunderstanding of the Trinitarian terminology used by Rome threatened amicable rela ons with the Eastern Church, and Damasus was only moderately successful in dealing with that challenge. During his pon ficate Chris anity was declared the official religion of the Roman state (380), and La n became the principal liturgical language as part of the pope’s reforms. His encouragement of St. Jerome’s biblical studies led to the Vulgate, the La n transla on of Scripture which twelve centuries later the Council of Trent declared to be “authen c in public readings, disputa ons, and preachings.”

Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebra on

Thursday, December 12, 2019

6 am Mañanitas, Church 8:15 am Mass

9:35 am procession to Finley Hall

10 am Guadalupe Drama +++++++++++++++

Celebración de la Virgen de Guadalupe Jueves 12 de diciembre del 2019

6 am Mañanitas en la iglesia 8:15 am Misa

9:35 am Procesión al Salón Finley 10 am Apariciones de la Virgen

La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Salud te invita a su gran Concierto Navideño, Alabanza y Oración en Familia

con la presentación de Adriana Nevarez

Sábado 14 Diciembre del 2019 7:00 p.m.

1178 N. Mesquite Las Cruces, N.M.

Información: Tel. (575)526-9545

Donación: $10 Adultos, Niños Gra s Fondos recaudados se usarán para apoyar a nuestros hermanos Tarahumaras en la sierra de Chihuahua.

Join Us! Marian Shrines

Portugal, Spain and France September 1-11, 2020

Spiritual Director: Rev.

Mar n Cornejo Immaculate Concep on

Church Alamogordo, NM

Package Price: $3,749.99 per person We accept checks and credit cards

Include: Round trip, air fare, First class hotels, Daily Breakfast and dinner, Health plan

For more informa on please call: Lili Smith, Coordinator

at 575-491-4137

Due to church repairs, the 2020 tithe envelopes will be in the foyer of the

church the weekend of Saturday, December 21st and Sunday, December

22nd.

Please call the office at 575-524-8563 if you have any questions.

Are you, or is someone you love, interested in the Catholic faith?

Would you like to be Baptized?

Perhaps you are already a Catholic adult, but are missing some of your sacraments?

If your answer is, “Yes!” to any of these questions, then we have the classes for you!

You are cordially invited to join us for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)

In the Cathedral

Tuesday, December 10th at 7 pm

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS: Advent Mission, Cathedral

For more information, or to register,

please call the IHM Parish Office at 575-524-8563.

We look forward to meeting you!

Rides for the homebound.

We would like to start a ministry that could provide rides for parishioners who are elderly and/or somewhat disabled so that they could a end Mass Saturday evening or Sunday. We would try to match you up with someone who lives close to your residence. If you are interested in helping or would just like more informa on, please call Virginia in the parish office 575-524-8563.

Transporte para los confinados en casa.

Nos gustaría comenzar un ministerio que pueda proporcionar transporte para los feligreses que son ancianos y/o algo discapacitados para que puedan asis r a misa el sábado por la noche o el domingo. Intentaríamos ponerlo en contacto con alguien que viva cerca de su residencia. Si está interesado en ayudar o simplemente desea obtener más información, llame a Virginia en la oficina parroquial al 575-524-8563.

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