Parish Clergy & Staff. Msgr. Tomás M. Marín, V.F. Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Mark P. Westman. Cris na Freyre. Sofia Acosta. Jorge Pis-Rodriguez

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1 Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Tomás M. Marín, V.F. Pastor Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Mark P. Westman Cris na Freyre Parish Office Manager Sofia Acosta Director of Religious Education Jorge Pis-Rodriguez Director of Music Myriam Cahen Director of Finances Maria Cris na Suarez Sacristan Mónica Rodríguez Office Assistant Mass Schedule (Non-Holidays): Vigil Masses - Saturdays 5:30 pm 7:00 pm (Spanish) Sundays 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 Noon 5:00 pm, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm (During School Session) Monday - Friday 8:00 am & 12:05 pm Saturday 8:00 a.m. Confessions: 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment Baptisms: Please call the Parish Office at least one month in advance. Weddings: Please call the Parish Office at least six months in advance. Office Hours: 9:00 am 12:00 pm 12:35 pm to 6:00 pm Monday - Friday

2 Saturday, July 8th, :30 p.m. + Jorge L. Powell + George F. Kimball + Jimmy Fenton Santeiro 7:00 p.m. + Daniela Maria Albir + Fernando Quiñonez Meza + Jose and Teresa Fraga - Special Intentions of the Castro and Fernandez family Sunday, July 9th, :00 a.m. + Alexander Puma + Margarita G. Andino + Florentina Alvarez Puig & Jaime Alvarez Puig + E. Joseph Porfiri - Intentions of Andres Garcia-Chacon 10:00 a.m. + George A. Ibarra + Suzanne Guanci + Vicenza Argento + Evangelio Landrian 12:00 p.m. - Saint Augustine Parish Family 5:00 p.m. + Maria del carmen Baena + William Golik + Carlos Deupi + Gary and Rafael Orozco + Marlene and Jeanette Lee García 6:30 p.m. - Intentions of living and deceased membersof the Murciano Family - Intentions of living and deceased members of the Vecino and Fullerton family Monday, July 10th, :00 a.m. + Roberto Giro + Fr. Joseph Carney 12:05 p.m. + Betty de la Sierra + Melissa Cristina Rodriguez + Cesáreo Llano + Leo Cortinovis + Agustin de la Guardia and Living and deceased members of his family + Delfina y Luis Robaina Tuesday, July 11th, :00 a.m. - In thanksgiving Mamás en Victoria Wednesday, July 12th, :00 a.m. + Hilda Bacardi + Luis J. Bacardi + Luis F. Bacardi + Roberto Morales - Special Intentions of Amy Jo Hernandez 12:05 p.m. + Rose and Michael Kotalik + Alexandre Arrata Acevedo - Special Intentions for Gaspar Clark - Special Intentions of Juan M. Salvador - Health of Ronald Covo - Health of Maria Fernanda Camacho Thursday, July 13th, :00 a.m. - Birthday of Maria Cristina Suarez 12:05 p.m. + Vicente and Estela Carvajal + Gloria Villazov + Carmen and John Kotalik + Diana Cartaya Williams - Birthday of Maria Cristina Suarez Friday, July 14th, :00 a.m. + Rita and Alberto Garate 12:05 p.m. + José Alvarez and Rodrigo Campbell + William R. Graham - Intentions of the Castro and Fernandez family Saturday, July 15tth, :00 a.m. + Mariana Portuondo + Julia Basterrechea Sunday, July 9th, 2017 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God. ZEC 9:9-10 PS 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, ROM 8:9, MT 11:25-30 Monday, July 10th, 2017 Monday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time In you, my God, I place my trust. GN 28:10-22A PS 91:1-2, 3-4, 14-15AB MT 9:18-26 Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 Memorial of Saint Benedict, Abbot In justice, I shall behold your face, O Lord. GN 32:23-33 PS 17:1B, 2-3, 6-7AB, 8B AND 15 MT 9:32-38 Wednesday, July 12th 2017 Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. GN 41:55-57; 42:5-7A, 17-24A PS 33:2-3, 10-11, MT 10:1-7 Thursday, July 13th, 2017 Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time Remember the marvels the Lord has done. GN 44:18-21, 23B-29; 45:1-5 PS 105:16-17, 18-19, MT 10:7-15 Friday, July 14th, 2017 Memorial of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin The salvation of the just comes from the Lord. GN 46:1-7, PS 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, MT 10:16-23 Saturday, July 15th, 2017 Memorial of Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad! GN 49:29-32; 50:15-26A PS 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7 MT 10: :05 p.m. + Antonio G. Mora + Anthony Vice Conte + Jose Felipe Cos + Aldo Jorge Busot + Vicente and Estela Carvajal - Special intentions of Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

3 St. Benedict and the Spirit of Community St. Benedict s Feast Day is on July 11th Whether you ve read The Benedict Option or not, there is a good chance you ve heard of it or even had a discussion about it. This book written by Rod Dreher has spurred many important discussions on how we as Christians should build community. It has also brought Saint Benedict of Nursia and monasticism into the mainstream conversation among Christians. What Dreher is describing is real Christianity. A Christianity that asks everything of you and affects every part of your life. Christianity that is about fulfilling the two great commandments: to love God with all your heart, and, to love your neighbor as yourself. In his book, Dreher tells of a conversation a Benedict Option event organizer shared with him. The organizer whose name is Leah explained, People are like, This Benedict Option thing, it s just being Christian, right?' Her response was, Yes! But people won t do it unless you call it something different. It s just the church being what the church is supposed to be, but if you give it a name, that makes people care. I have enjoyed reading the book and agreed with most of it. What I have seen as being extremely useful to readers is the way Dreher breaks down different aspects of people s lives. For example, he discusses careers and the kind of jobs Christians may need to avoid due to increasing infringement on religious freedom. He talks about going back to the trades and Christians helping support one another s work as a way to foster Christian community. He brings up the dangers of pornography and the internet. He asks Christians to consider the importance of our children s education and how we can educate them in a world which is quickly becoming more hostile to our faith. I believe the author s intent is to wake up a sleeping Christianity (especially in America). We need to take a long look in the mirror and ask ourselves, Am I living out the Gospel message. Am I ready to face persecution if it comes? These questions and others are meant to make us examine our lives, our families, and of course the communities we belong to and worship with, in the hope of strengthening our commitment to God and one another. What seems to be a point of frustration for some readers is that no clear plans are laid out. Dreher does not tell anyone how exactly to form a Christian community. I think this was wise of him. He knows there are many different ways Christians can come together to serve God and neighbor. He gives examples of several in the book. He writes knowing most of us already belong to a community even if we need to be a part of it with more intention. The Reason for Saint Benedict What Rod Dreher has also done is set Saint Benedict, the Benedictines, and monasticism in general as an example for Christians to follow. As an Eastern Christian, this makes perfect sense to me. In Orientale Lumen, St. Pope John Paul wrote in the East, monasticism was not seen merely as a separate condition, proper to a precise category of Christians, but rather A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 3

4 as a reference point for all the baptized, according to the gifts offered to each by the Lord; it was presented as a symbolic synthesis of Christianity. In the post-christian world we are living in, it is ever more necessary that we turn to the triedand-true wisdom of the Church which we can see lived out in the lives of the saints and practices of monastics. One of the greatest Church Fathers from the East, Saint John Chrysostom said, You greatly delude yourself and err, if you think that one thing is demanded from the layman and another from the monk; since the difference between them is in that whether one is married or not, while in everything else they have the same responsibilities Because all must rise to the same height; and what has turned the world upside down is that we think only the monk must live rigorously, while the rest are allowed to live a life of indolence. The rigorous lifestyle of the Benedictines which is laid out in the Rule they follow is an example for all Christians on how to begin to live the Christian life. When we view monasticism as a reference point for all the baptized, Christians must not look at the externals of monastic life as an end in itself (i.e. the habit, the cloister, the formal vows, etc.). Neither should we consider the individual lives of each monk, seeing their faults and shortcomings. Rather, we must learn from what all monastics are striving after: Communion with God (theosis) and love of neighbor. The example of striving for this goal at great personal cost is the one we need to focus on. There are many places we can each begin the work of building close-knit and stronger communities. I think the best place to start is with the end in mind. The entire Christian life is a journey to the heavenly kingdom. This is why we must begin with Liturgy where we participate in the heavenly reality in the here and now. It is also where we can experience and see the source of our communion with one another and the entire Church Jesus Christ, most especially in the Eucharist and Sacraments. We need to walk on this journey with others, sharing the struggles and joys of life together. And bearing witness to the love God has for each of us. We need to lay a strong foundation by having the right intention for our communities. We cannot act like we are just a group of individuals who meet for worship. We must learn to function according to our true reality. That reality being we are a communion of saints, the one body of Christ, a people who are made in the image and likeness of a God who is a communion of three persons in one God. That is far greater than just individuals who get together because they are of like-mind or live in the same neighborhood. at they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Jesus prayer before His arrest and crucifixion is reason to strive for communion with one another. It will require we put forth hard work and the effort necessary to pass on the faith and build up the Body of Christ. If we start with the end in mind, what other kind of Christianity could we even consider living? Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

5 Are you, or someone you know interested in receiving the Catholic sacraments of Baptism, the Eucharist or Confirmation? Are you, or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic or learning more about the faith? Preparation to receive these sacraments begins on Monday, September 11. Registration begins now! Call or stop by the church office to learn more and to obtain the registration form. Monday, July 10th, :00am & 12:05pm: Daily Church Tuesday, July 11th, :00am & 12:05pm: Daily Church 8:00pm: Young Adult Parish Hall Wednesday, July 12th, :00am & 12:05pm: Daily Church 6:30pm: Sandwich Making for the Parish Lounge Thursday, July 13th, :00am & 12:05pm: Daily Mass 8:30am: Soup Making for the Homeless 12:35pm: Exposition and Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament until 8:00pm (Open to Church 7:00-8:00pm: Young Adult Group Holy Church 8:00pm: Catholic Campus Ministry Summer Thrive Nights for Parish Library Friday, July 14th, :00am & 12:05pm: Daily Mass Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (names may be subject to change) Saturday, July 15th, :30 p.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin 7:00 p.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin Sunday, July 16th :00 a.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin 10:00 a.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin 12:00 p.m. : Fr. Robert Vallee 5:00 p.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin 6:30 p.m. : Msgr. Tomas M. Marin The Collection Report for the Weekend of 6/23/17 6/25/17 Will appear in next week s bulletin Thank you for your generosity! Saturday, July 15th, :00am: Daily Mass and Rosary after Church 11:30am: Church Please Note: There will be no 8:00pm Mass until the start of the Fall Semester on August 20th, 2017 A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 5

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8 Lives of the Saints ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA (Catholic News Agency) On July 14, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first Native American to be canonized. Known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," Kateri lived a life of holiness and virtue, despite obstacles and opposition within her tribe. Kateri was born in Auriesville, New York, in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin woman and a pagan Mohawk chief. When she was a child, a smallpox epidemic attacked her tribe and both her parents died. She was left with permanent scars on her face and impaired eyesight. Her uncle, who had now become chief of the tribe, adopted her and her aunts began planning her marriage while she was still very young. When three Jesuit fathers were visiting the tribe in 1667 and staying in the tent of her uncle, they spoke to her of Christ, and though she did not ask to be baptized, she believed in Jesus with an incredible intensity. She also realized that she was called into an intimate union with God as a consecrated virgin. Kateri had to struggle to maintain her faith amidst the opposition of her tribe who ridiculed her for it and ostracized her for refusing the marriage that had been planned for her. When she was 18, Fr. Jacques de Lamberville returned to the Mohawk village, and she asked to be baptized. The life of the Mohawk village had become violent and debauchery was commonplace. Realizing that this was proving too dangerous to her life and her call to perpetual virginity, Kateri escaped to the town of Caughnawaga in Quebec, near Montreal, where she grew in holiness and devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Kateri lived out the last years of her short life here, practicing austere penance and constant prayer. She was said to have reached the highest levels of mystical union with God, and many miracles were attributed to her while she was still alive. She died on April 17, 1680 at the age of 24. Witnesses reported that within minutes of her death, the scars from smallpox completely vanished and her face shone with radiant beauty. Devotion to Kateri began immediately after her death and her body, enshrined in Caughnawaga, is visited by many pilgrims each year. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

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