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Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Sanctuary of St. Toribio Romo Advent/Adviento Iglesia Católica de San Pedro y San Pablo Santuario Santo Toribio Romo Join us on Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Tulsa, OK Sts. Peter & Paul Church 1419 N. 67th E. Ave., Tulsa, Ok 74115 From the Pastor Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rev. Timothy L. Davison, Pastor Rev. Oscar Mendoza, Associate Pastor Rev. Jeff Fasching, Associate Pastor Tommy Young, Deacon (Ret.) Patrick Martin, School Principal Maria Walsh, School Secretary Gayle Casey, Parish Secretary Karen Campbell, Director of Religious Education Parish Office 918-836-2596 Fax 918-836-2597 Rectory 918-933-4272 School Office 918-836-2165 School Fax 918-836-3607 Pre-School 918-836-3114 Email: s.speterandpaul@yahoo.com Web: www.stspeterandpaul-tulsa.org WEEKEND MASSES/DOMINGOS Saturday 6:00 p.m. (English) Sunday 7:30 am (Español) 9:00 a.m. (English) 10:30 a.m. (Latin) 12:30 p.m. (Español) 6:00 p.m. (Español) WEEKDAY MASSES/MISAS DIARIAS Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. (English) Mon.- Fri. 7:00 a.m. (Latin) Tues.- Thurs. 7:00 p.m. (Español) ADORATION/ADORACION Tuesday 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. Thursday 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE/CONFESIONES Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Thursday 4:00—5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 - 8:50 a.m. 12:00 - 12: 20 p.m. 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. This Sunday we begin the second week of Advent. Advent is a short season of only four weeks but it is full of beautiful feasts. Today is the St. Nick’s Feast Day! On Tuesday we celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception and on Saturday of this week we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Since December 3rd we have been observing a special Novena to prepare us to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Within that Novena falls the glorious Feast of Mary’s Immaculate conception. Some people confuse this Feast with the Conception of Jesus but the Feast refers to Mary, the Immaculate conception. She was conceived without any stain of original sin. She is the pure and immaculate Virgin. The Immaculate Conception Feast Day is a Holy Day of Obligation which means we all have to make plans to attend Mass for this important Feast. It is not optional. Our Mass times are Monday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m. for the Vigil in Spanish. On Tuesday, December 8th we have Mass at 8:30 a.m. in English and again at 5:30 p.m. in English. At 10:30 a.m. we have a traditional Latin Mass that will be sung. And at 7:00 p.m. we have a Spanish Mass. There should be no one who can’t make it to at least one of these Masses. As the Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe continues throughout this week our hearts warm to the tender Mother who bore our Savior. In a wonderful evening of love we prepare for her Feast on Saturday with a special Vigil of prayer starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and extending to about midnight. And then early the next morning (Saturday, December 12th) we will arise and be at the Church by 6:00 a.m. to sing morning songs (mañanitas) followed by the recitation of the rosary and then Holy Mass. What a wonderful way to begin her Feast Day. You can bring roses or other flowers to adorn December 6, 2015 her statue but the most important thing is to bring a heart purified by confession and a spirit full of love for our Holy Mother. I would like to thank the various groups which have participated in the Novena from December 3rd and all those that will participate this week and encourage everyone to come to the rosary and Mass each evening at 6:30 p.m. You will be greatly blessed by Our Lady as she is very careful to show you her gratitude for any little act of love or sacrifice you do for her or for her Son. May this season of Advent be a truly Marian one so that Christ will grow in your heart just as He grew in the womb of Mary. I wish you all a very prayerful week and a wonderful preparation for the Birthday of the Lord. Let us not forget the" reason for the season”. Sincerely yours, Father Timothy Davison Retirement fund for Religious Support our elderly religious. One parishioner writes, “As a Catholic school student from grades K - 12, I was formed to be the person I am by many religious brothers and sisters, and I am forever grateful.” Show your appreciation for the senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who have made a positive difference in so many lives. Please give generously to next week’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Where your donations go: 94.4 % to Religious Institutes 2% National Appeal Promotion 2.9% Educational Programs 0.7% Administration U. S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking For many years now the Church’s commitment to the defense of human dignity has embraced different issues that attempt to diminish the image of God in every human person. Among these issues, human trafficking and labor exploitation are two of the most serious. The U.S. conference of Bishops has quoted the alarming statistics offered by the UN’s International Labor Organization in which it is stated that there are 20.9 million victims of trafficking and human slavery worldwide. Nearly 1.5 million victims are currently laboring in conditions of forced labor, sexual exploitation and servitude in the United States, Canada and developed countries of the EU, and this number includes children, women, and men of all ages. As part of the Church’s commitment, we are blessed to have groups and associations that work directly for the prevention and end of human trafficking and labor exploitation. Among those is the U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking. The sisters ask that you read these bulletin inserts in order to raise awareness on this issue. DECEMBER - Alert. Ending slavery is everyone’s work. U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking (USCSAHT) is a collaborative, faith-based network that offers educational resources, information about access to survivor’s services, and engages in advocacy in an effort to eradicate modern-day slavery. Visit the web site: sistersagainsttrafficking.org. Angel Tree There are only a few angels left on our tree in the vestibule, waiting to be picked up. This year we are asking for gift cards for food and other needs for some of our families. Please bring your gifts to the School Office no later than December 13th. Thank you! Catholic Charities Updates Volunteer Needs Catholic Charities distributes 1,000 + Christmas Food Baskets every year, and we need help on Saturday, December 19, to give them away. This is a family-friendly volunteer event where the whole family can help. You must make a reservation for one of our three shifts: 7:00 to 9:00 am, 9:00 to 11:00 am, or 11:00 am to close (about 1:30 pm). If you would like to help, please send an email to volunteer@cctulsa.org or call 918.508.7125. Be sure to let us know your first choice for a shift, and then be flexible with a second choice – as some fill up fast Get your Christmas gifts at Catholic Book & Gift Store & help Madonna House Books and religious articles make perfect Christmas gifts! Catholic Book & Gift Store at 31st & Yale will donate 10% of sales from December 7th through December 12th, to benefit the mothers and babies of Madonna House of Catholic Charities! Awaiting the Salvation of God The world does not seem big enough to contain the jubilation of the first reading. In the Gospel reading, the Roman empire isn’t big enough, either. The great powers of Rome are named and made to stand waiting for the arrival of God’s salvation. And we find Paul meditating joyfully on what really matters. According to Baruch, the city of Jerusalem is like a person standing on tiptoe looking for God’s salvation, which is coming from the east. Those who were led away on foot, heads down, now come back, a proud people. Why, the very way is smoothed out. the path is lined with fragrant, lush trees. It can’t get any better than this, can it? Well, yes, it can. For a voice calls out in the desert. Here is the beginning of the salvation of God. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Acts of the Apostles Bible Study 10:30-11:30am Sister Jamesetta Room December 6th, 20th TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION By now, trees are beginning to appear in living rooms throughout the parish. To a complete outsider to our culture, it must seem an odd thing indeed. The “roots” of this custom are in liturgical drama: religious plays performed in the churches and town squares of medieval Europe. The favorite theme for this time of year was the “Paradise Play,” a dramatic history of the human race from the Garden of Eden to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. The language and music varied from place to place, but one feature was always in place: a great tree decorated with apples. As a prop, it provided lots of material for the actors: the temptation, shelter for the manger, and a reminder of the wood of the cross. Soon people began to bring “paradise trees” into their homes, decorating them with gifts and lighted candles. Many Germans give credit to Martin Luther for transforming the “Paradise Tree” into the evergreen Christmas tree. Walking home on a starry Advent night, he was so awed by the beauty of the night that he hauled a pine tree inside and decorated it with lighted candles. Americans were holdouts. It took until 1856 for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to decriminalize Christmas decorations, the old Puritan dislikes falling before the waves of Irish and German immigrants with traditions firmly in hand! —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. Lebanese Christmas Lunch Sunday, December 13th 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. St. Therese Church, Jorishie Hall 8315 S. 107th E. Ave. Tickets: Adult-$17.00, child under ten - $10.00. To reserve your tickets or to order from the Bake Sale please call: Jona Bojari @918-804-4256 or the office @918772-8708. A clown with balloons will be available for children. Ordinary Form:: Second Sunday of Advent Extraordinary Form: Second Sunday of Advent Lectors December 6th S. Berbee & E. Bell December 8th, 5:30 p.m. P. Hardesty & S. Eschman Dec. 7th - Dec. 12th Mon. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. Mike Hanisch George Reed Tues. 8:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Dixie Ryzak + Norbeta Navarro & Familia Wed. 8:30 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Evangelization: That families, especially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope. Mr. & Mrs. E. H. Geiger + Miguel & Soledad Navarro Thurs. 8:30 a.m. 7:00 pm Brian Reed Simon & Agueda Navarro Contributions for November 15th Fri. 8:30 a.m. Special Intention Checks and envelopes Cash All Saints Assumption of Mary 3106.00 2735.67 50.00 80.00 Sat. 8:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Shannon Reed Lynn Reed Total 5971.67 Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis December Universal: That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving. Year to Date Capital Improvement Educational Endowment St. Toribio Building Fund Poor Human Development Myrtle Dibble, Rolling Hills, Catoosa; Dana Petrilla, Frances Strietel Villa; Lelia Romine, Franciscan Villa; Belle Conner, The Parke and Ada Gonzalez. 111,614.97 20.00 20.00 1,567.00 20.00 169.00 Catholic Charities Food Drive for Christmas They hope to serve 1,000 families. As a parish, we have been selected to collect cans of fruit cocktail. Our goal is 1200 cans (other parishes will be donating this item also). You can take your donations to Catholic Charities or leave them in the bin at the back of the church. Members who are ill and/or homebound: Owen Campbell, Rita Tilman, Colleen Young, Andrea Knepp, Dolores Gonzalez , Debbie Dismang, Allan Knepp, Jack Clancy and Imogene Dismang. To make changes in this list, please call Gayle at the office, 918-836-2596. God forgives like a mother who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. —Henry Ward Beecher Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children. —St. John Vianney Informaciones Generales Párroco: Rev. Timothy Davison Vicario: Rev. Oscar Mendoza-Moya Vicario: Rev. Jeff Fasching Oficina Parroquial:918-836-2596 Fax: 918-836-2597 Rectoría:918-933-4272 Oficina de la Escuela 918-836-2165 Fax de la escuela 918-836-3607 Kinder 918-836-3114 Correo electrónico: s.speterandpaul@yahoo.com Sitio web: www.stspeterandpaul-tulsa.org Misas en Español Martes a jueves: Domingo 7:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Confesiones Martes 4:00-5:00 p.m. Jueves 4:00-5:00 p.m. Media hora antes de cada Misa Adoración Martes 12:00 - 10:00 p.m. Jueves 12:00 – 10:00 p.m. Adoración toda la noche el primer viernes de cada mes. Preparación Pre-Matrimonial: Llamar 918-836-2596 para una cita con el padre Después de la cita llame a Miguel & Matilde de la Torre 4-9:00 pm 918-933-4365 para las clases. Clase Pre-Bautismal Cada domingo , Salón Madre Teresa, después de la Misa de 12:30 pm Quinceañeras Sábado, Salón Madre Teresa, 4:00-5:00 PM. Llame a Carolina Gutiérrez: 835-7617 Catecismo para Niños Martes- Preparación Sacramental 6-7:30 PM Miércoles- Clases De Educación Religiosa 6-7:30 PM RICA para Adultos (18 años +) Domingo 10:30 am - 12:00 pm. Salón Madre Teresa Luis & Remedios Rivas 407-5095 Grupo de Oración Miércoles, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Capillita Del Párroco: Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, Este domingo comenzamos la segunda semana de Adviento. Adviento es una temporada corta de solamente cuatro semanas pero es una temporada llena de hermosos fiestas. Hoy es la Fiesta de San Nicolás! Este martes celebramos la Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción y este sábado celebramos la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Desde el 3 de diciembre hemos rezado una Novena especial para prepararnos por la Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. Dentro de esta Novena cae la Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción de María. Algunos confunden esta Fiesta con la Fiesta de la Concepción de Jesús pero esta Fiesta refiere a María, la Inmaculada Concepción. Ella fue concebida sin la mancha del pecado original. Ella es la pura e inmaculada Virgen. La Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción es un día de precepto que significa que debemos planear asistir a Misa. Esto no es una opción. El horario de nuestras Misas: lunes, el 7 de diciembre, Misa de Vigilia en español a las 7:00 pm. Martes, el 8 de diciembre, ofreceremos Misa en inglés a las 8:30 am y otra en inglés a las 5:30 pm. A las 10:30 am ofreceremos Misa tradicional solemne en latín, y a las 7:00 pm otra Misa en español. No debe haber nadie que no puede asistir a a lo menos una de estas Misas. Mientras la Novena a Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe continua durante la semana nuestros corazones abren a la Madre tierna que nos dio nuestro Salvador. Durante una tarde maravillosa y llena de amor nos preparemos por su Fiesta del sábado con una Vigilia especial de oración que empieza a las 6:30 pm el viernes y va hasta medianoche. Muy temprano la próxima mañana (sábado, el 12 de diciembre) nos levantamos y llegamos a la Iglesia a las 6:00 am para cantar mañanitas, rezar el rosario y celebrar la Santa Misa. Que manera maravillosa celebrar su Día de Fiesta. Pueden rosas u otras flores para adornar su imagen pero lo más importante es traer el corazón purificado por confesión y un espíritu lleno de amor de nuestra Santa Madre. Quisiera agradecer los grupos que han participado en la Novena desde el 3 de diciembre y animo a todos a venir para rezar el rosario y asistir a la Misa cada tarde a las 6:30 pm. Estarán bendecidos por Nuestra Señora como ella siempre muestra su agradecimiento por cualquier acta de amor o sacrificio que hacen para ella o para su Hijo. Que esta temporada de Adviento sea una temporada muy Marianista para que Cristo puede crecer en sus corazones como creció en la matriz de María. Deseo a todos una semana llena de oraciones y de preparación por el Cumpleaños del Señor. No debemos olvidar el significado de la temporada de Navidad. Sinceramente, Padre Timothy Davison Hermanas Católicas Contra la Trata de Personas DICIEMBRE - Atención. El fin de la esclavitud es trabajo de todos. Las hermanas Católicas Contra la Trata de Personas (USCSAHT) es una red de colaboración, basada en la fe, que ofrece recursos educativos e información sobre el acceso a los servicios de supervivencia y defensa para erradicar la esclavitud moderna. Visite el sitio web: sistersagainsttrafficking.org. Oraciones de Misa del Papa Francisco Diciembre Universal: Que todos experimenten la misericordia de Dios, quien nunca se cansa de perdonar. Evangelización: Que familias, especialmente aquellas que sufren, encuentren una señal de esperanza en el nacimiento de Jesús. Lectores, Monaguillos 6 de diciembre Misa de las 12;30 PM Primera: Rosario Hinojosa Salmo: Norma Urquiza Segunda: Angélica Pérez Oraciones: Reyna Bustos Monaguillos: Jaime Gutiérrez, Jorge Estebane, Ángel Vargas, Luis & Edgar Muñoz, Leo Ávila Misa de las 6:00 PM Primera: Norma Rodríguez Segunda: Raúl Contreras Oraciones: Laura Hinojosa Monaguillos: Martín García, Noé Flores, Adrián de Santiago TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE En 1726 Juan de la Cruz (1542-1591) fur canonizado por el Papa Benito XIII. Nació en la región de Castilla en España, este doctore de la Iglesia junto con Teresa de Ávila fue reformador de la Orden Carmelita. Muchas órdenes religiosas del siglo XV sufrieron grandes decadencias. Por eso mientras los Protestantes se separaban de la Iglesia, los religiosos descalzos, recoletos y observantes buscaban reformar órdenes religiosas, como la Orden de la Bienaventurada Virgen María del Monte Carmelo, uniéndose siempre más a la Iglesia Romana. Para los reformadores católicos quedarse en la Iglesia no fue fácil, !sin embargo se quedaron! Aunque sus reformas fueron apoyadas por los Papas, muchos de ellos como Juan de la Cruz tuvieron que aguantar muchas oposiciones y persecuciones para lograr sus reformas. Estas reformas ardían con el deseo de amar bien a Cristo Jesús y a su cuerpo que es la Iglesia. En sus poesías, Juan de la Cruz muestra la fuerza de esta llama de amor a pesar de la oscuridad de la noche que no lo deja encontrar al amante (Dios). Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.