Welcome to our Parish Saint Benedict the Moor

Bienvenidos a nuestra parroquia San Benito el moro

Rectory and Parish 1625 E. 12th St.

Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 Phone: 336-725-9200

Fax: 336-397-0898

September 20, 2020

Today’s Readings Isaiah 55:6-9

Psalm 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a

Matthew 20:1-16a

Pastor, Fr. Henry A. Tutuwan

(980)616-6676

henryamindt@gmail.com

Lectura, as de Hoy Isaias 55:6-9

Salmo 145:2-3, 8-9, 17-18 Filipenses 1:20c-24, 27a

Mateo 20:1-16a

Today’s first reading and gospel highlight the

mystery and inscrutability of God. True, we know

that God is love, is merciful, all-knowing, and all-

powerful. But God is ultimately still unknown: a

mystery. We cannot possibly comprehend God or

God’s ways. Really, we might trust as a sure sign

we are in God’s presence those occasions when we

are dumbfounded, like the servants in the parable

who expected a great increase in their wages

based on what those hired last received.

All we know is that God loves us and has claimed

us. That knowledge should enable us to let go of

ourselves so that God’s plan for us may unfold.

Paul speaks of being indifferent whether he lives

or dies. What a sign of trust in God! If we can

emulate Paul, people may catch a glimpse of the

God who has claimed us as God’s own.

La primera lectura y el evangelio de hoy destacan

el misterio y la inescrutabilidad de Dios. Es cierto

que sabemos que Dios es amor, es misericordioso,

omnisciente y todopoderoso. Pero Dios es, en últi-

ma instancia, todavía desconocido: un misterio.

Es imposible que comprendamos a Dios o los

caminos de Dios. Realmente, podríamos confiar

como una señal segura de que estamos en la pres-

encia de Dios esas ocasiones en las que nos

quedamos estupefactos, como los sirvientes de la

parábola que esperaban un gran aumento en su

salario basado en lo que recibieron los últimos

contratados.

Todo lo que sabemos es que Dios nos ama y nos ha

reclamado. Ese conocimiento debería permitirnos

soltarnos a nosotros mismos para que el plan de

Dios para nosotros pueda desarrollarse. Pablo

habla de ser indiferente si vive o muere. ¡Qué se-

ñal de confianza en Dios! Si podemos emular a

Pablo, la gente puede vislumbrar al Dios que nos

ha reclamado como a Dios.

Saint Benedict the Moor Website: Saintbenedictthemoor.org

Saint Benedict the Moor

Office Hours: 9:00AM-3:00 PM Monday—Friday

If you would like to make an appointment with

Father Henry please call: 336-725-9200 or cell

980-616-6676

Parish Office: 336-725-9200

sbcchms@gmail.com

Music Ministry:

Organist: Lois Jones

Choir Director: Arlene Glymph

Saint Monica Guild: Charlesetta Taylor

Saint Ann Altar Guild: Gloria Wilson

Altar Servers: Willie King

African Affairs Ministry: Daisy Foster

Coordinadora del Ministerio Hispano: Aleksan-

dra Banasik

(Bodas, Quinceañera) 336-428-6909

Hispanic Youth Coordinator: Erick Nogueda

erick.g.nogueda@gmail.com

Hispanic Ministries: Rossy Marroquin

Faith Formation Coordinator: Syveria Hauser

336-403-5661 or stbenedictff@gmail.com

Hispanic Faith Formation: Leo Perez 336-233-

0459 or leonardoperez883@gmail.com

Hispanic Music Ministry: Andres Hernandez

Offertory September 13, 2020

Offertory …………… $ 1,245.00

Choir Rehearsal If anyone would like to join the choir, please see a choir member.

Please hold in your hearts and prayers those who

are sick, aging or homebound. Contact infor-

mation is available in the church office. Inform

the church office of parishioner illness or hospi-

talization.

Reginald Alexander Home

Ima Gadson Arbor Acres

Ann Holmes Home

Osa Johnson Home

Robin Ach Arbor Acres

Mary Ann Lipinski Home

Dorothy Stitts Home

Arlene Glymph Home

Also, pray for all the lonely and homeless, and all

our loved ones who have gone before us.

St. Matthew, Apostle of Jesus Christ

Feast Day September 21

Among the early followers and apostles of Jesus, Mat-

thew is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 and Matthew 10:3 as

a publican or tax collector who, while sitting at the "receipt of

custom" in Capernaum, was called to follow Jesus. He is also

listed among the twelve, but without identification of his back-

ground, in Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13. In passages par-

allel to Matthew 9:9, both Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27 describe Je-

sus' calling of the tax collector Levi, the son of Alphaeus, but

Mark and Luke never explicitly equate this Levi with the Mat-

thew named as one of the twelve.

According to the Gospels, Matthew was a 1st-century

Galilean (presumably born in Galilee, which was not part

of Judea or the Roman Iudaea province), the son

of Alphaeus. As a tax collector, he would have been literate

in Aramaic and Greek. His fellow Jews would have despised him

for what was seen as collaborating with the Roman occupation

force.

After his call, Matthew invited Jesus home for a feast. On seeing this, the Scribes and

the Pharisees criticized Jesus for eating with tax collectors and sinners. This prompted Jesus to answer, "I

came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance."

The New Testament records that as a disciple, he followed Jesus, and was one of the witnesses of

the Ascension of Jesus. Afterwards, the disciples withdrew to an upper room (Acts 1:10, 14) (traditionally

the Cenacle) in Jerusalem. The disciples remained in and about Jerusalem and proclaimed that Jesus was

the promised Messiah.

Later Church fathers such as Irenaeus (Against Heresies 3.1.1) and Clement of Alexandria claim

that Matthew preached the Gospel to the Jewish community in Judea, before going to other countries. An-

cient writers are not in agreement as to which these other countries are. The Catholic Church and the Or-

thodox Church each hold the tradition that Matthew died as a martyr.

Entre los primeros seguidores y apóstoles de Jesús, Mateo se menciona en Mateo 9: 9 y Mateo 10: 3

como un publicano o recaudador de impuestos que, mientras estaba sentado en el "recibo de la costumbre"

en Capernaum, fue llamado a seguir a Jesús. También está incluido entre los doce, pero sin identificación

de sus antecedentes, en Marcos 3:18, Lucas 6:15 y Hechos 1:13. En pasajes paralelos a Mateo 9: 9, tanto

Marcos 2:14 como Lucas 5:27 describen el llamado de Jesús al recaudador de impuestos Leví, el hijo de

Alfeo, pero Marcos y Lucas nunca identifican explícitamente a este Leví con el Mateo nombrado como uno

de los El doce.

Según los Evangelios, Mateo era un galileo del siglo I (presumiblemente nacido en Galilea, que no

formaba parte de Judea ni de la provincia romana de Iudea), hijo de Alfeo. Como recaudador de impuestos,

habría sabido leer y escribir arameo y griego. Sus compañeros judíos lo habrían despreciado por lo que se

consideraba una colaboración con la fuerza de ocupación romana.

Después de su llamado, Mateo invitó a Jesús a su casa para una fiesta. Al ver esto, los escribas y los farise-

os criticaron a Jesús por comer con recaudadores de impuestos y pecadores. Esto llevó a Jesús a responder:

"No he venido a llamar a justos, sino a pecadores al arrepentimiento".

El Nuevo Testamento registra que, como discípulo, siguió a Jesús y fue uno de los testigos de la Ascensión

de Jesús. Posteriormente, los discípulos se retiraron a un aposento alto (Hechos 1:10, 14) (tradicionalmente

el Cenáculo) en Jerusalén. Los discípulos permanecieron en Jerusalén y sus alrededores y proclamaron que

Jesús era el Mesías prometido.

Padres de la Iglesia posteriores como Ireneo (Contra las herejías 3.1.1) y Clemente de Alejandría

afirman que Mateo predicó el Evangelio a la comunidad judía en Judea, antes de ir a otros países. Los escri-

tores antiguos no están de acuerdo sobre cuáles son estos otros países. La Iglesia Católica y la Iglesia

Ortodoxa mantienen la tradición de que Mateo murió como mártir,

St. Matthew, Apostle

Quinceañeras/Bodas

Porfavor communiquence con la señora

Aleksandra Banasik para quinceañeras y

bodas. (336)428-6909

Weekly Mass Readings

Monday, Sept 21 Special Intention for Joseph McGinty.

Req. by: Eileen McGinty‘ Rayito Rodriguez 15th Birthday Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13

Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5 Matthew 9:9-13

Tuesday, Sept 22 Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-1312-14, 27-31a

Psalm 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 Luke 8:19-21

Wednesday, Sept 23

Proverbs 30:5-9 Psalm 119:29, 72, 89, 101, 104, 163 (R/. 105)

Luke 9:1-6

Thursday, Sept 24

Special Intention of Erin & Paul Tarquinio

Req. by: Eileen McGinty Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc (R/. 1) Luke 9:7-9

Friday, Sept 25 Special Intention of Joseph McGinty

Req. by: Eileen McGinty Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

Psalm 144:1b and 2abc, 3-4 Luke 9:18-22

Saturday, Sept 26

Ecclesiastes 11:9—12:8

Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17 (R/. 1) Luke 9:43b-45

Parish Registration

Parish registration forms are located by the front doors of the church. Please complete the form and return it to the church office, via the offertory.

Baptism and Marriage You are required to be a regis-tered parishioner and a practicing Catholic to be baptized or mar-ried at the church. Please call the office to set-up an appointment with the Pastor. (336)725-9200

Bautizos Las pláticas para bautizo son el primer sábado de cada mes de 3-5 pm. Para más información favor de hablar con Rosy Marroquin (San Benito), Jose Rodriguez (El Buen Pastor) después de misa, o hablar a la oficina al (336)725-9200.

9:00 am Mass Repose of the Souls in Purgatory; Req. by: Eileen McGinty

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