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Saint
Bruno's Catholic Church
33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time
November 16th, 2008 -
Bulletin
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Welcome
to St. Brunos
Church
Bienvenidos
a la parroquia de San
Bruno
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At
our Sunday Mass, we come
together from all our
small communities and
celebrate our oneness in
Christ. Take a little
time to get to know the
folks you are
celebrating Mass
with.
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Weekly
Schedule
Monday,
November 17th
- Esquipulas
7-9 pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Confirmation
Study 6:30-8:30pm Main Hall (Upper
Room)
- Spanish Bible
Class 7-9:00 pm St. Michaels
Hall
Tuesday,
November 18th
- Legion de
Maria 7-8:30 pm
Pilgrimage
- 12 Step Group
7-9 pm St. Gabriels
Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm Main
Hall
- Y.L.I. 12-3
pm Main Hall - 2nd Tuesday of the
month
Wednesday,
November 19th
- Our
Ladys Prayer Group 6-10 pm
Church
- Holy Spirit
Choir Practice 8:00 pm Main
Hall
- Gift Shop
Opens 5:00-9:00 pm
- Womens
Guild 11:30-1 pm Main Hall - 1st
Wednesday of the month
Thursday,
November 20th
- OE Group 5-6
pm St. Gabriels
Hall
- RCIA 7:00 PM
Upper Room
- Legión
de María 7-8:30 pm St.
Gabriels Hall
- Tongan Choir
Practice 8-9:30 pm Main
Hall
Friday,
November 21st
- La Purisima
6:30-8:30 pm St.
Michaels
- Grupo de
Jóvenes 7:30-9:30 pm Upper
Room
- St.
Brunos Youth Group 7:30-9:30 pm
Upper Room
- Holy Spirit
Choir 9-11 pm Church
Saturday,
November 22nd
- CCD 9-11 am
All Rooms
- Gift Shop
Opens 7:00-9:00 pm
Sunday,
November 23rd
- Gift Shop
Opens 11:30 am
- Tongan Choir
Practice 2-4 pm St.
Michaels
- Gift Shop
Opens 6:00-8:30 pm
Readings
for the week of November 16, 2008

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Monday:
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Revelation
1:1-4; Luke
18:35-43
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Tuesday:
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Revelation
3:1-6,14-22; Luke
19:1-10
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Wednesday:
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Revelation
4:1-11; Luke
19:11-28
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Thursday:
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Revelation
5:1-10; Luke
17:20-25
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Friday:
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Revelation
10:8-11; Luke
19:45-48
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Saturday:
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Revelation
11:4-12; Luke
20:27-40
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Sunday:
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Ezekiel
34:11-12,15-17; Matthew
25:31-46
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Your
Contribution / Su
Contribución
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We are
grateful for your consistent
financial support each week.
Please remember us in prayer and
offering even when you are not
able to be
present.
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First
Collection $3,169.22
Second Collection
$790.68
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Estamos muy
agradecidos por su constante
ayuda financiera. Por favor
recuérdenos en sus
oraciones y ofrendas aún
cuando no pueda estar
presente.
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MASS INTENTIONS
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Saturday,
November
15th
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4:30
PM
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All
Souls
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7:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Sunday,
November
16th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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10:00
AM
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All
Souls
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Noon
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Monday,
November
17th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Tuesday,
November
18th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Wednesday,
November
19th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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Thursday,
November
20th
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Friday,
November
21st
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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6:00
PM
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All
Souls
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Saturday,
November
22nd
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8:00
AM
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All
Souls
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A
reflection on
the Gospel for
the
Thirty-Third
Sunday in
Ordinary
Time
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It seems
as if Jesus has
become a
financial
advisor, which
is a very
popular
profession
these days. For
some, this
could be seen
as the summary
of todays
gospel. And
maybe it
isnt bad
advice for many
of us who
dont know
how to manage
what we have
and end up in
difficulty
because we did
not learn to
save or
distribute our
finances
better. But, on
the other hand,
this message
appears to
contradict the
warning and
advice that
Jesus makes in
other places
about money. Is
he
contradicting
himself? Surely
not. But today
is a day to
take stock in
what we have.
What we have
received in
personal
qualities,
blessings,
relationships,
gifts, and even
material
wealth? It
deals with
having the
wisdom to see
these with
realism and not
leaving it
there. So that
we have life
and not become
tired, we must
do the things
that produce
new and good
fruits,
otherwise we
will end up
being useless.
What purpose
would the
talent of all
the geniuses in
history have
served if they
had not created
anything? The
nature of God,
which is given
in great
abundance, is
to relate,
multiply, get
outside
ourselves to
give others and
produce fruits
in life. In
reality the
things we have
do not belong
to us: they
were given so
we could
continue
Gods
great works in
this world. To
selfishly hide
them will only
end up killing
them. To give
them generously
so they can
produce greater
kindness and
love will make
them
multiply
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Una
reflexión
sobre el
evangelio del
Trigesimo
Tercer Domingo
en Tiempo
Ordinario
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Parecería
que
Jesús se
ha metido a
consejero, una
profesión
muy de moda en
nuestros
días.
Esto
quizá
podría
ser el resumen
del evangelio
de hoy para
algunos. Y
puede
también
que no sea mal
consejo para
muchos de los
que no sabemos
cómo
administrar lo
que tenemos y
acabamos con
problemas
porque no hemos
sabido ahorrar
o distribuir
mejor. Pero,
por otro lado,
ese mensaje
parecería
contrario a las
advertencias y
consejos que
hace
Jesús
sobre el dinero
en otros
lugares.
¿Está
acaso
contradiciéndose
a sí
mismo?
Seguramente no.
Pero hoy es
día de
hacer recuento.
¿Qué
hemos recibido,
tanto como
cualidades
personales,
bendiciones,
relaciones,
talento, o
incluso bienes
materiales? Se
trata de que
tengamos la
sabiduría
de verlo con
realismo, pero
no dejarlo
ahí.
Para que tengan
vida y no se
agoten, hay que
hacer que las
cosas produzcan
nuevos buenos
frutos. Si no,
acabarán
por ser
inútiles.
¿De
qué les
hubiera servido
a todos los
genios de la
historia tener
su talento si
no hubieran
creado nada? La
naturaleza de
Dios, que se
nos da con
tanta
abundancia, es
relacionarse,
multiplicarse,
salir de si
para darse a
otros y
producir frutos
de vida. Las
cosas que
tenemos en
realidad no son
nuestras se nos
han dado para
continuar la
maravillosa
obra de Dios en
el mundo.
Guardarlas que
egoístamente
acaba por
matarlas.
Entregarlas con
generosidad
para que
produzcan
más
bondad y
más
amor, las hace
multiplicarse.
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the sick, Vince Jimenez,
Jesus Rodriguez, Travis
Barb, Jose Ibarra,
Zeniada Brion, Guillermo
Villanueva, Clara
Trujillo, Marie Romero,
Raul Medina, Andrew
Lamis, Alexander Lamis,
Maria Mora, Maria
Olivas, Miguel
Aquino.
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When I was young, I remember my teachers
used this parable to tell us that we
needed to study harder. Using our talents
meant employing them in being more
attentive, do our work better and,
ultimately, obtaining better evaluations.
We were told that, even in the case that
we were good students, perhaps we were not
using our talents fully. We had to study
as much as possible, because we had been
given that capacity. And the teachers made
us look at those who worked hard just to
get by; they pointed out that they worked
with the few talents they had received
even better than we, those who had
received much but did not put it to use.
Life, our personality, our gifts, the
family into which we were born, everything
we have received, all is a gift from God.
Today Jesus reminds us that we cannot bury
our talents. We have to put them to use.
But, for what? In order to attain a better
life for myself? To have more money in my
bank account? To be happy and take
advantage of the gifts I have received
that others do not have? We must remember
that for Jesus what is important is the
Reign of God. Jesus wants all of us to
live together as brothers and sisters. The
talents of each one are, or must be, at
the service of fraternity. Any other thing
is to bury them.
Cuando era pequeño, recuerdo que
los profesores usaban esta parábola
para decirnos que había que
estudiar más. Usar nuestros
talentos significa emplearlos en estar
más atentos, hacer mejor nuestro
trabajo y, en definitiva, obtener mejores
evaluaciones. Se nos decía que, a
veces, incluso en el caso de que
fuésemos buenos estudiantes y
lográsemos pasar el curso
holgadamente, quizá aún
así no usábamos bien
nuestros talentos. Teníamos que
estudiar lo más posible, porque se
nos había dado esa capacidad. Y nos
hacían mirar a los que lograban
hacer lo justo con dificultad, para que
viésemos como aquellos trabajaban
sus talentos, los pocos que habían
recibido, quizá mejor que nosotros,
que habíamos recibido mucho pero no
lo aprovechábamos bien. La vida,
nuestro carácter, nuestras
habilidades, la familia en que hemos
nacido, las condiciones económicas
de que gozamos, de alguna manera todo lo
hemos recibido, todo ha sido un don. Hoy
Jesús nos recuerda que no podemos
enterrar nuestros talentos bajo el suelo.
Tenemos que ponerlos a trabajar. Pero,
¿para qué? ¿Para lograr
una vida mejor para mi? ¿Para tener
más dinero en mi cuenta corriente?
¿Para ser feliz y aprovecharme de
esos dones que yo he recibido y otros no?
Debemos recordar que para Jesús lo
más importante es el Reino de Dios.
Jesús quiere que todos lleguemos a
vivir juntos como hermanos. Los talentos
de cada uno están, deben estar, al
servicio de la fraternidad. Cualquier otra
cosa es
enterrarlos.
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