Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Michael Carruthers. Fr. Cesar Peña. Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Eddy Smith Deacon Mark Westman Sofia Acosta

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1 Parish Clergy & Staff Msgr. Michael Carruthers Pastor Fr. Cesar Peña Parochial Vicar Deacon Jose S. Chirinos Deacon Eddy Smith Deacon Mark Westman Sofia Acosta Director of Religious Education Jorge Pis-Rodriguez Director of Music Myriam Cahen Director of Finances Michelle Ducker Director of Campus Ministry & Young Adults Toni Jane Palla o Director of Development and Student Center Iancarlo Arispe Development Coordinator Mercy Quintana Sacristan Mass Schedule: 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 p.m. 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: 10:00 am 6:00 pm Monday - Friday

2 MASS INTENTIONS Scripture Readings & Responsorial Psalms Saturday, March 12th, :30 p.m. + Carlos Wood + Nestor Machado + For the Deceased Members of The Junco Family - In Thanksgiving to St. Jude 7:00 p.m. + Jose Alvarez & Rodrigo Campbell + Luis Alberto Ortiz Cano + Alfredo Torres + Gisela Villar - Matrimonios en Victoria Retreat Sunday, March 13th, :00 a.m. + Alexander Puma + George Monahan + Hettie Ishmael + Frances Araiza & Emily Fabri + Florentina Alvarez Puig & Jaime Puig 10:00 a.m. + Alfred D. Susi + Vilma Mathe + Jose Dominguez - Living & Deceased Members of the Shileen-Briggle Families - Porfiri Family 12:00 p.m. - For the Parish Family 5:00 p.m. + Deceased Members of the Battaglia-Fusco Family - Elena Maria Arispe & Teresa Maria Arispe - 90th Birthday of Alvaro Morales 6:30 p.m. - For the people in need that come to St. Augustine - Special Intention - 90th Birthday of Alvaro Morales 8:00 p.m. - University of Miami Students & Their Families Monday, March 14th, :00 a.m. + Hilda Bacardi + Luis J. Bacardi + Luis F. Bacardi + Roberto Morales - Birthday of Maria 12:05 p.m. + Adela Iglesias + Gracia Arraiz + Humberto Gonzalez + Luis Antonio Bonilla - Healing of Brandon Walsh Tuesday, March 15th, :00 a.m. - Alejandro Arrietta - Intentions of Juan M. Salvador 12:05 p.m. + Luis R. Santeiro + Julia Basterrechea + Nanan La Verde & Gilberto La Verde + Alexandra Picon - In Thanksgiving for St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Ctr. - Birthday of John Harriman Wednesday, March 16th :00 a.m. - Grace Wolff + Cristy Carriazo Pedroso + Roberto Hartmann Jr. 12:05 p.m. - In Thanksgiving to Thursday, March 17th, :00 a.m. + Thomas Benki + Juan Ignacio Planas + Augusto Juarrero + Maria V. Junco - In Thanksgiving 12:05 p.m. + Mida Mestre + Carmen M. Granda - In Thanksgiving for St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Ctr. - In Thanksgiving for Kevin Patrick Pinillos - In Thanksgiving for Sophia Isabella Sanchez Friday, March 18th, :00 a.m. - Rita & Alberto Garate 12:05 p.m. + Benito Larin + Jorge Busto + Gracia Arraiz - Carmen & Maria Jose Alvarez Saturday, March 19th, :00 a.m. - Msgr. Michael Carruthers - Fr. Cesar Peña - Deacon Pepe Chirinos - Deacon Mark Westman - Deacon Eddie Smith Sunday, March 13th, 2016 Fourth Sunday of Lent The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Isaiah 43: Psalm 126: 1-6 Philemon 3: 8-14 John 8:1-11 Monday, March 14th, 2016 Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. Daniel 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, Psalm 23: 1-6 John 8: Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you. Numbers 21: 4-9 Psalm 102: 2-3, John 8: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Glory and praise for ever! Daniel 3: 14-20, 19-92, 95 (Psalm) Daniel 3: John 8: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. Genesis 17: 3-9 Psalm 105: 4-9 John 8: Friday, March 18th, 2016 Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent In my distress I called upon the Lord, and he heard my voice. Jeremiah 20: Psalm 18: 2-7 John 10: Saturday, March 19th, 2016 Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary The son of David will live for ever. 2 Samuel 7: 4-5a, 12-14a, 16 Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29 Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22 Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24a Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

3 From the Desk of Monsignor Carruthers With this column we bring to a conclusion our reflection on three words that can help form us as disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ: Stillness, Beauty, and Trust. Our God desires an intimate relationship with us. In our baptism we become sons and daughters of the Father, disciples and missionaries of the Son, and temples of the Holy Spirit. Stillness, leisure, can help us find our identity in this relationship with God. Beauty can retrain our eyes to see the deep reality of God s love unfolding before us. To accept and surrender to that love, we must trust. We live in a wounded society that has created a culture of suspicion a culture of fear. People who are used to seeing only the superficial are not likely to desire to look deep within themselves nor allow others in. They wear masks, even with their friends. Because of wounds many people react by building walls around their heart and are much more likely to expect someone to harm them than to wish them well. These walls are harmful to interpersonal and spiritual growth. An opposite reaction is naiveté, which can also be harmful, as there are sins of defect as well as excess. We are called to be discerning, certainly, but being discerning and open is quite different than being automatically suspicious, fearful, or naïve. To be open to an emotionally and spiritually intimate relationship with someone requires vulnerability and the capacity to open one s heart. While entering into an intimate relationship with God requires the act of the intellect to assent to God s will in faith, it too is a relationship of vulnerability that is augmented by the more psychological assent of trust. To grow in our capacity for trust requires a growth in self-knowledge. It is necessary to look within and name the wounds or patterns that are holding us back from trusting. For many this is a scary suggestion. Like the Israelites walking toward the Promised Land through the challenges of the desert, there are those who choose to stay within prisons of their own making because they have been there so long. St. Teresa of Avila, however, exhorts us about the importance of self-knowledge saying, let us strive to get to know ourselves better and better, even in the very smallest matters. Though patterns of mistrust may be ingrained in us, with our own desire, the help of others, and God s grace, we can change and move forward toward freedom. The psychologist Carl Rogers says, "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." The Sacrament of Reconciliation, intercessory prayer for healing, psychological counseling, and spiritual direction can all be aides to growth in our capacity to trust. Christ-centered friendship is also an important step in the process of learning to trust God. It should be clarified that not all whom we love should be received into friendship with us. We are called to love our enemies. We are called to love those who struggle with vice. Scripture warns us, though: Be not a friend to any angry man, and do not walk with a furious man, lest he become a snare for your soul (Proverbs 22:24). Aelred of Rievaulx, in his classic text, Spiritual Friendship, adds not only men of excessive anger but also the fickle and the suspicious should be avoided in the selection of friends. Love can be present without friendship, but friendship can never be authentically present without love. Aelred teaches that a friend ought to be chosen with the utmost care and tested with extreme caution. But once admitted, he should be so born with, so treated, so deferred to... [that] he is yours and you are his, in body as well as spirit, so that there will be no division of minds, affections, wills, or judgements. He continues: Love is the source of friendship, not love of any sort whatever, but that which proceeds from reason and affection simultaneously, which indeed, is pure because of reason and sweet because of affection... the foundation of friendship should be laid in the love of God. We cannot follow Jesus alone. We follow in community; we follow as a people of communion. To enter into relationships of communion we must make the most of the various ways to learn to trust, including authentic, spiritual friendships. Through such growth, we are all the more capable of receiving the intimate love God desires to share with us. We enter into an intimate friendship of communion with Him. Such a relationship is the life of a disciple and missionary. To be a witness in the midst of the world is not easy. There are many challenges. To follow the Lord means to embrace the cross. As St. John of the Cross has said, at times walking with the Lord means to close one s eyes and follow in the dark. If one has only an intellectual or academic understanding of the faith but has not encountered the Lord in a deep and intimate relationship, the rough waters of discipleship may be impossible to bear. The disciple and missionary must have trust in God. The Venerable Fulton J. Sheen says: Trust Him when dark doubts assail thee. Trust Him when trust is small. Trust Him when simply to trust Him is the hardest thing of all. A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 3

4 This Week at Monday, March 14th 7:00 p.m. : RCIA - Parish Hall Tuesday, March 15th 6:30 p.m. : Weekly CCM Mass (open to all) - Church 7:00 p.m. : Meal for students after Mass 8:00 p.m. : Book Club 8:00 p.m. : Young Adults - Parish Hall Wednesday, March 16th 6:30 p.m. : Sandwich Making (Homeless Ministry) - Lounge Thursday, March 17th 8:30 a.m. : Soup Making - Kitchen 12:30 p.m. : Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Adoration until 8:00 p.m. - Church 8:00 p.m. : Matrimonios en Victoria - Lounge 8:00 p.m. : U-Blaze: Parish Hall Friday, March 18th 12:00 p.m. : Living Stations of the Cross - Campus Green 7:00 p.m. : Stations of the Cross - Church Saturday, March 19th 11:30 a.m. : Confessions - Church Offertory Collection Update: The collection for the Weekend of Jan 9th & 10th was: $15, Weekly Expenses are $22,696. (Based on average weekly expenses for 2014) Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

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8 Together, We Change Lives A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made a commitment to the 2016 Archbishop s Charities and Development Drive (ABCD). To date, 151 families and individuals have responded generously, contributing $168,530. That is 35 percent to the goal. However, we need the support of all members of St. Augustine Church and Catholic Student Center if we are to be successful in reaching our parish combined goal of $476,456. If you have not yet responded to the 2016 ABCD, please make a gift by using the pledge envelopes available in the pews or by making a gift online at Thank you for all that you do and the spirit in which you do it! A special thank you to our donors, thus far; Acevedo Armando Acosta Magali Acosta Jose Albeirus Enrique Alonso Fernando Anido Guillermo Arango Penelope Armengol Carlos Avellaneda Ippolita Baker Thomas Barquero Fernando Basnuevo Rogelio Bekkevold Ralph Bethart-Tejera Amelie Bonilla-Mathe Salvador Borbolla Roberto Bowling James Brady Mary Cambo Robert Campanile Marilynn Carrillo Viriato Castro German Cervantes Luisa Chmielewski Frank Collazo Jose Copeland Mildred Cos Jose de la Fuente Francisco De Martino Nick De Mendia Carlos Dean Robert DeBayle Carlos DeHombre Jose Diamond Gloria DiBernardo Celinda Ehrenhaft Bruce Elgart George Escarra Dulce Esposito Joseph Fernandez Teresa Ferris Arlene Finora Daniel Forero Gustavo Frost June Fuentes Evangelina Garcia Melquiades Garrido Jose Gonzalez Eduardo Gonzalez Jorge Gregory Gordon Guernica Eduardo Guilarte Rolando Halley Carlos Hartling Timothy Hernandez Mauro Hondal Carlos Hussain Cristina Jacobs Marie Jung Richard Kavulich Jerome Kelleher Grace Kuhn David Lacey Susan Joy Larin Beatriz Latour Marta Lavernia Carlos Layne Alicia Levine Todd Logan Thomas Lomako Joseph Lopez Eddy Lopez Alberto Lorente Ramon Luzarraga Jorge Manzueta Juan Marra Dominic Martinez Maria Martinez Humberto McClellan James McGee Robert Miranda Caridad Morales Rafael Morales Manuel Moreno Irma Moss Ambler Ochoa Maria Ochoa Leo Olavarria Vidal Ana O'Rourke Richard Panzer Fred Paredes Francisco Pena Amado Peon George Perez Janet Perez William Perez-Alonso Ramon Perez-Venero Daniele Pinilla Martin Pita George Plummer David Prendiville Maurice Puma Theresa Rabre Felipe Raimundez Pedro Rasco Jacqueline Raskosky David Realini Joseph Rios Marissa Rios Antonio Rivero Humberto Rodriguez Alex Ruiz Rodolfo Sanchez Jose Schneckenberg Robert Schoen Roy Sennetti John Sklar Evelyn Smalley Gracia Sotolongo Jose Spader Sylvia Stuart Richard Suarez Antonio Sueiro Hugo Sutton James Tambini John Taquechel Amaro Tinoco Fernando Torkington David Tyler Maria Valdivia Isabel Vazquez Manuel Vazquez Rosa Venditti Robert Viadero Joaquin Vicente Mario Vijil Javier Villacorta Patricia Villoch Alexandra Walsh Anna Wasserman Maria Wiesner Donald Wilson Millar Wong Kau-Fui Wreder Kent York Gloria Zohn Andrew Zuniga Luis Miller Road, Coral Gables, FL

9 Join Fellow Catholics on a Summertime Pilgrimage to Lourdes and Lisiuex Father Phillip Tran from the Church of the Little Flower is leading a summer pilgrimage to Lourdes, France from August 5th - August 13th. Organized by the renowned Catholic Travel Centre, this pilgrimage is a spiritual vacation for singles, married couples, families with kids, students, and retirees one and all. The schedule includes visits to Normandy, Mont Ste. Michel, Sacre Coeur, the reliquary of Saint Vincent de Paul, Lisieux and the shrines of Saint Therese, Paris, Notre Dame, the Louvre, and dinner at the Eiffel Tower restaurant. Accommodations in four or five star hotels. Deluxe motor coach transport with fulltime tour guide. Two meals per day. Daily Mass. Awesome price. Eleven seats left. Join us for the trip of a lifetime. For more information and a free color brochure, contact Father Tran at A University Parish: School of Prayer and Center for the New Evangelization 9

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