Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church
1603 Edgerton Street, Goldsboro NC 27530-3141
919-734-5033
Rev. Alex Gonzalez, Pastor
January 1, 2017—Mary, the Holy Mother of God
THE BLESSING WE RECEIVE
The blessing we experience in Christ Jesus is
proclaimed in Numbers as the special blessing
for the people of Israel. They and we are to be
blessed by the invocation of God's loving kindness, the shining glory of God's face turned toward us in love, not away from us in anger. We
are blessed by God's own peace!
Our wish and our hope are fulfilled in this blessing, which is made visible in the coming of Jesus. In Jesus, the image of the invisible God,
God's face is shown to us and God's presence is
made known to us in faithful and loving kindness.
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.
EUCHARISTIC LITURGY
Weekend
Saturday Vigil
5:00PM English
7:00PM Spanish
Sunday
10:00 AM English
1:00 PM Spanish
Fin de Semana
Sábado ~ 5:00 PM En Inglés
Sábado ~ 7:00 PM En Español
Domingo ~ 10:00 AM En Inglés
Domingo ~ 1:00 PM En Español
Weekdays
Días de Semana
9:00 AM Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Viernes
7:30 PM Jueves en Español
No 9 AM Mass on Thursday
No hay Misa los Jueves a las 9 AM
Holy Days check inside Bulletin
Días Santos revisar el interior del Boletín
First Friday Adoration begins after morning Mass
and ends with Benediction at 9:30 PM.
Todos los viernes primero de mes de 10:00 AM Adoración
al Santísimo a 9:30 PM.
WELCOME VISITORS AND NEWCOMERS
New members may register by calling the parish
office (weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM).
BIENVENIDOS LOS NUEVOS MIEMBROS
Para registrarse hablar con Elvira Ponce
o llamar a la oficina
Mission Statement
Saint Mary is a diverse Catholic community working
together to live the Gospel, grow in faith through the
Eucharist, and share our gifts in service to others.
Misión de la Parroquia
La parroquia de Santa María es una comunidad
católica y diversa que trabaja unida para vivir el
evangelio, crecer en fe por la Eucaristía y compartir
nuestros talentos en servicio a otros.
Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church
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PARISH DIRECTORY
Goldsboro, N. C.
Mass Intentions and Readings
for December 31 to January 7
CHURCH
Office (Oficina): 919 734-5033
FAX: 919 580-0730
E-Mail:
[email protected]
web: www.saintmarygoldsboro.org
Sat. 12/31
5:00PM
7:00PM
1 John 2:18-21; Psalms 96:1-2, 11-13; John 1:1-18
Joseph (Randy) Ruggery, dec. by Anthony & Barbara Ruggery
Pro Populo
PARISH STAFF
Sun. 1/1
Numbers 6:22-27; Psalms 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gelatins 4:4-7; Luke
2:16-21
Baltazar Castillo, dec. Eleana Cobb
Community
Rev. Alex Gonzalez, Pastor….ext.227
Mrs. Carole Sears……………..ext.234
Liturgy Coordinator
Mrs. Debbie Gambella,
Parish Secretary…………...…ext.210
Mrs. Diana Ponce,
Parish Secretary………..........ext.226
Mrs. Tracey Davis,
Parish Bookkeeper…..…...….ext.228
Mrs. Vicki Ellis,
Choir Director, 10:00 AM
Mr. Philip Eubanks, Organist
Mr. Mike Nault, Organist & Choir
Director, 5:00 PM
Mr. Van Tran, Sacristan
SCHOOL
Office: 919 735-1931
FAX: 919 735-1917
E-Mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
SCHOOL STAFF
Mrs. Lynn Magoon,
Principal………………........ext.222
Mrs. Anne Marie Gambella,
Admn. Assistant…………......ext.211
MAINTENANCE STAFF
Mr. Harold Jones,
Supervisor…………………….ext.231
Mr. Larry Jones,
Assistant………...……….......ext.231
PASTORAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chair Harold Breindel, Vice-Chair Gene
Seward, Secretary Robert Lewis, Finance Council Chair John Heeden, Silverio Bárcenas, Ralph Benedetto, Pat
Emery, Renisha Gonzalez, Anne Hurrey,
Paula Long, Phyllis Radford
The Parish Advisory Council meets August through May. Our next meeting will
be January 24, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Church Office Conference Room. All
parishioners are invited to attend.
10:00AM
1:00PM
Mon. 1/2
9:00AM
1 John 2:22-28; Psalms98:1-4; John 1:19-28
No Mass
Tue. 1/3
9:00AM
1 John 2:29 -- 3:6; Psalms 98:1, 3cd-6; John 1:29-34
No Mass
Wed. 1/4
9:00AM
1 John 3:7-10; Psalms 98:1, 7-9; John 1:35-42
Joan Jones, dec. by Fr. Alex & Staff
Thu. 1/5
7:00PM
1 John 3:11-21; Psalms 100:1b-5; Luke 4:14-22a
Spanish Mass
Fri. 1/6
1 John 5:5-13; Psalms 147:12-15, 19-20; Mark 1:7-11 or
Luke 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38]
Cathy Azevedo, dec. by Vickie Robertson
9:00AM
Sat. 1/7
5:00PM
7:30PM
1 John 5:14-21; Psalms 149:1-6a, 9b; John 2:1-11
William Kuczynski, dec. by Kuczynski Family
Pro Populo
Sun. 1/8
Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Ephesians 3:2-3a,
5-6; Matthew 2:1-12
Linda Tolar in honor of her birthday by Kuczynski Family
Community
10:00AM
1:00PM
Penance and Reconciliation
Saturday ~ 4-4:40PM and by appointment.
Baptism
Baptisms are during Mass the third weekend of each month. Preparation is required
before scheduling the time and date.
Marriage
Contact the Deacon six months in advance of
the ceremony.
Sacrament of the Sick
If you wish to receive the sacrament of the
sick during a prolonged illness or before
surgery, please call the office.
Communion
If you wish to receive communion from a
Eucharistic Minister due to illness, age, or
handicap, please call the office. These visits are made after the Mass has been celebrated.
The Sanctuary Lamps for the
week of January 1 to
January 7
The Church Lamp is lit in honor of
Rosemary Keffler’s Birthday by Joe
& Jan Evans & Family.
Chapel Lamp is lit in Honor or
Memory of a person or event. Just call
the Parish Office at 919-734-5033 ext.
210 or 226.
The New Church Office Chapel
Lamp is lit in in Honor or Memory of
a person or event. Just call the Parish
Office at 919-734-5033 ext. 210 or
226.
The Christmas Flowers are donated by our parishioners In
Honor of and Memory of friends
and family.
Mary, the Holy Mother of God
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January 1, 2017
Parish Calendar
Parish Office
Holiday Schedule
The Parish Office will be closed for
the Christmas Holiday from Friday,
December 23rd reopening on Tuesday, January 3nd.
We wish all of our Parishioners a very
Blessed and Peaceful Christmas and a
Happy and Healthy New Year.
March for Life…
The annual March for Life in Washington, DC will take place on Friday,
January 27, 2017. We will have buses
this year. If you would like to reserve
a seat or sponsor a seat the cost is
$40.00. Just contact John Marguglio
at 919-988-2389.
Watch for more updates on what time
Mass will be at the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception and time
of departure for the bus.
Adult Faith Formation Classes
In Mt. Olive
Dates: January 4th and ending on
April 12th
When: Wednesday Evenings from
7pm-8:30pm following Mass at
6:30pm
1. Lectio Prayer
Cost: $23.70
It it 6 weeks long.
Dates: Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8.
2. Forgiven.
Cost. $15.15
It is 9 weeks long and will be the perfect program during Lent.
Dates: Feb. 15, 22, March 1, 8, 15, 22,
29, April 5, 12.
Lent begins March 1st and Easter is
April 16th.
3 Ways to Sign Up.
1. Contact Amy Breindel at 919-6584023 or email her at
[email protected].
2. Contact Rita Kierski by emailing
her at [email protected].
3. Sign up through Flocknote if you
are registered to receive emails
through St. Mary of the Angels.
Sunday, January 1-Mary, the Holy Mother of God
* No Faith Formation
* No RCIA
* Spanish Language Choir Practice
Church
After 1pm Mass
Monday, January 2
* Parish Office & SMS Closed
* Youth Mass Practice
* Ladies Guild Meeting
* Spanish Prayer Group
Church
Cafeteria
Church
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Tuesday, January 3
* Perpetual Novena
* Legion of Mary
* K of C Business Meeting
Chapel
Library
Cafeteria
3:45pm
4:00pm
7:00pm
Wednesday, January 4
* 27:17 Fellowship (Men’s Group)
* SM Anchors Meeting
5 Star Restaurant
T/B/A
7:00am
6:00pm
Thursday, January 5
* Landings
* 10am Choir Practice
P.O. Conf. Room
Lounge
6:30pm
7:00pm
Friday, January 6
* Exposition & Benediction
* Prayer Group
* Spanish Language Choir Practice
Chapel
10:00am to 9:30pm
Parrish Office Conf.
10:00am
Lounge
6:00pm
Saturday, January 7
*5pm Choir Practice
Lounge
4:15pm
Sunday, January 8-Mary, the Holy Mother of God
* SVDP Breakfast
Cafeteria
* RCIA
Lounge
* FF Middle & High School
Classroom
* FF K to 5th Grade
Classroom
* Spanish Language Choir Practice
Church
* AAMEN
T/B/A
SVDP Needs the Following…
Our SVDP Society is in need of the
following items for their food pantry:
Small spaghetti sauce, tomato soup,
canned chicken, canned green beans,
corn or peas, tomato soup, greens,
yams, broth, turkey or chicken gravy,
canned fruit, dry rice (#1 or larger),
dry beans (#1 or larger) Also, we are
starting to collect personal care/
cleaning items: toilet paper, shampoo,
toothbrushes/paste, deodorant, dish
detergent, cleaner (Pinesol). Thank
you for your generosity to the Society
and for your help in helping us to care
for those in need.
9:00am to noon
After 10am Mass
11:15am to 11:45am
11:30am to 12:30pm
After 1pm Mass
11:15am
Bulletin Deadline: Ten working days
before publication. FAX, drop off at
office, or email to
[email protected]
Offertory Report
December 18
$7,873.23
$7,750.00
$123.23
SVDP: $1941.00
Second Collection January 8: Capital
Improvement Fund
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TREASURES FROM
OUR TRADITION
In our thoughts and
prayers:
Pray for the intentions of those in
nursing facilities, the homebound,
and those chronically ill.
Please remember in a special way
the following parishioners who have
requested your prayers:
José Antonio Acevedo, Santiago
Acevedo, Dolores & Gary Barton,
Gerard Booker, Joseph Brickhouse,
Marco Castaneda, Judy Cordeiro,
Maria del Socorro Cruz, Lee & Sarah Davis, Marjorie Dixon, Mary
Lindsey Edwards, Elaine Evans, Sr.
Maryla Farfour, IHM, Pete Flanagan, Gustavo Gonzalez, Johan
Gonzalez, Agnes Harris, Mary
Hayman, Chuck & Mary Hansen,
Rogisides Jaimes, Laura Jones,
Snag Kannan, Dianne Kendall,
Chuck Kirk, Bertha Kish, Lynn
Kuczynski, Gary & Emma Lampson, Erma Lawrence, Pat Marguglio, Billie Myers, Roger Norris, Betty Paquette, Terry Panza, Mary Perry, Nellie Ryan, Edna Earl Simmons, Rafael Torres, Fabiola Trejo,
Pat, Tull Kevin & Natalie Ulrey,
José Vega, Azeneth Viafara, Richard Wagner.
If you would like your name included in the Prayers for the Sick in the
Bulletin please contact our coordinators for “Prayers for the Sick”,
Gloria at 919-736-3265 or Barbara
at 919-751-0024.
Please, pray the
Rosary for an end to
abortion.
"Octave" comes from the Latin
word for "eight," and since eight is
one step beyond seven, the number
of days in a week, it has long been
seen as a symbol of perfection,
completion, and new beginnings.
Early Christians called Sunday the
"eighth day," since it was the day
after the Sabbath and a day of resurrected life, the Lord's Day. By
the seventh century, people regarded the eight days after Easter Sunday as one great day, an octave,
one glorious feast when people
were forbidden to fast or kneel. In
the seventh century, Pentecost acquired an Octave, too. Christmas
didn't claim the honor of a continuous feast, but it did get an Octave
Day. January 1 is the oldest Marian feast, the Octave of Christmas.
It was originally a feast of the
motherhood of Mary, although for
centuries until 1969 it was called
the Feast of the Circumcision. Our
reformed calendar follows the earlier tradition of celebrating Mary as
Mother of God.
--James Field, Copyright (c) J. S.
Paluch Co.
Goldsboro, N. C.
Women of Faith: All
Women, All Seasons.
RefresHERSpirit women's retreat
in Greenville at St. Peter Catholic
Church!
Registration is open! Sign up today! Visit www.refresherspirit.com
to register and stay up to date or
stop by St. Peter Church office in
Greenville. Early registration:
$35 After 1/21/17: $45.
Join us Friday evening and
Saturday morning, February 10-11,
2017 to hear from and learn with
nationally known speaker Mary
Bielski (www.marybielski.com).
Come grow with us as we are refreshed, renewed & revived!
"Look at the birds in the sky; they
do not sow or reap, they gather
nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not
you more important than they?"
Matthew 6:26
ANSWER TO OUR
PRAYER
There is lots of news from various
sources in these readings. Moses,
Paul, angels, shepherds, all have
some news about this child. But
there is no news from Mary. Mary
is silent and reflective. The shepherds' message is amazing, but she
had heard this message before and
her response then was to say yes.
Yes to the uncertainty, the unknown, the blessing. Her response
now is to reflect, keeping all these
things in her heart. She said yes
and now that yes is real in her infant son. She holds the fulfillment
of that earlier promise in her arms
and she is powerfully aware of
how small and vulnerable that
promise is. She knows that her son,
God's Son, is the answer to the
prayers of so many for so long, and
she knows how fragile that answer
is. Her son needs to be loved and
nurtured. As Mary knows and we
will learn, the answer to a prayer is
only the beginning.
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Diocese of Raleigh
www.dioceseofraleigh.org
Saint Mary School Corner
Keeping Spirit and Faith in Education
St. Mary School and Staff and
Students wish our parish family
a blessed Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
Seventh Annual Love My Life
Youth Rally
On Saturday, January 21 at 10:00
am the Seventh Annual Love My
Life Youth Rally will be held at
Halifax Mall under a heated
tent. The Rally is an opportunity
for Catholic teens to come together in celebration, to connect with
others from across the Diocese,
and to learn more about living
and promoting the pro-life culture. This year’s speaker is Paul
J. Kim, with music by Ben Walther. Contact your school or
youth leaders for more information on this awesome, spirit
filled event. The Diocesan Respect Life mass will immediately
follow at noon, and the youth will
enjoy a free lunch, sponsored by
the Knights of Columbus, and be
sent forth to March for Life in
downtown Raleigh. Go to
http://dioceseofraleigh.org/lml
for more information.
Pro-Life Answers to False ProChoice Arguments (Part I)
The "fetus"-----human life or not?
As pro-lifers, we need to educate ourselves
and have answers to pro-choice arguments
and rhetoric. Over the next few weeks, we
will highlight the typical pro-choice claims
and we will arm you with good and accurate information to refute their misleading
and false arguments.
For many years, their most significant and
basic argument has been that the so-called
fetus is not a human life; it's just a simple
mass of tissue or part of the pregnant woman's body. They also claim that the question of when human life begins is uncertain
and a religious issue.
However, medical textbooks and scientific
reference works consistently agree that life
begins at conception, when a genetically
distinct individual is brought into existence. Some of the world's most prominent
scientists and physicians testified to a U.S.
Senate committee that human life begins at
conception. At these same hearings, proabortionists, though invited to do so, failed
to produce even a single expert witness
who would testify that life begins at any
point other than conception.
From the moment of conception, the unborn fetus is not simple, but very complex.
The newly fertilized egg contains a staggering amount of genetic information, sufficient to control the individual's growth and
development for an entire lifetime. The key
word is development. Like a toddler or
adolescent, the term fetus does not refer to
"non-humans", but to humans at a particular stage of development. It is scientifically
inaccurate and untrue to say a fetus is not
a human being simply because he or she is
at an earlier stage of development than an
infant.
Being inside something is not the same as
being part of something. The mother and
the unborn child are two separate individuals and half the time, they are not even the
same sex! The child has its own DNA,
fingerprints and blood type, distinct from
the mother's. The unborn child even takes
an active role in his or her own development, even controlling the course of the
pregnancy and the time of birth.
Looking for the Longest Married
Couple in 2017
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is
searching for the longest married couple. One national winner and winners
from each of the 50 states are recognized each year. This project is held to
honor the commitment of married
couples and to give hope and inspiration to younger couples that they too
can have long and lasting marriages.
Nominations must be received by January 10th, 2017. To nominate a couple
you know, please visit us at http://
wwme.org or contact us directly at 321
-804-2310.
Get Ignited!
14th Ignited By Truth Catholic Conference February 24-25, 2017 Raleigh
Convention Center, “Bringing to light
the truth of the teachings of the Catholic Church and igniting in all hearts a
love for the Faith” Speakers: Fr. Michael Gaitley, Leah Darrow, Abby
Johnson, and more! Friday 7-9:30 PM
and Saturday 8:30am-6:30pm with
programs for Adults, Young Adults,
High School, and Middle School Students. Early Registration Discounts:
Adults $35, Students (age 10+) $25,
includes Friday, Saturday, and Lunch!
Friday only: Adults $15, Students (age
10+) free. Questions: 919.789.1428
Complete details and registration:
www.IgnitedByTruth.org Who will you
invite?
PASSIONS
We should employ our passions
in the service of life, not spend
life in the service of our passions.
--Richard Steele
Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church
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Goldsboro, N. C.
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January 1, 2017
Have a blessed and successful New Year
2017
We have just celebrated the most wonderful, colorful, joyful, and inspiring feast of our faith and I have to
say that I am full of joy and gratitude. All because you made it to happen again, Christmas has now come and will
be gone pretty soon but what remains back is the sense of joy, memory and gratitude. I am grateful to many people
who made everything to happen. I would not want to mention any names in particular knowing the fact that I will
forget or miss someone. Like the Shepherds who said to one another after the angel appeared to them, “Let us go
over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” Yes, you have seen and witnessed everything that has happened in the Church and your families during Christmas.
A word of sincere gratitude to all those who generously contributed to the financial offering to the parish
during 2016. Your sacrifices and offerings are highly honored and appreciated. With sincere humbleness, I thank
all of our parishioners for your commitment to our parish this past year. The giving of your time, talent and treasure to the Lord continues to bear fruit for the Kingdom of God. Let us pray together that the Lord will expand
our sphere of influence for the gospel this coming year of 2017.
Walt Disney once said ‘You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful ideas in the world, but it requires
people to make the dream a reality’. You are that people. The reality is that the learning experiences and projects that
have taken place this year and will be taking place in years to come could not and cannot happen without a great
deal of commitment and support from all of you.
I am privileged each day to participate in your lives and the lives of our students. They bring me joy, laughter, peace and fulfillment everyday.
Let me close with a heartfelt prayer by A New Year's Prayer Rubel Shelly:
Why not pray your way into the New Year?
Holy God of Heaven and Earth, I know that a thousand years are as a day to you, but we humans are bound up in time. As a new
year is beginning, please teach me to ...
*care more about people and less about money,
*enjoy my work but not let it enslave me,
*and laugh more easily than I did last year.
As I get ready for 2017, help me to remember things that are easy to forget...
*that it might well be my last year,
*that some people are counting on me,
*and that you have things for me to do.
Lord, with the things I have accumulated over the years, please let me...
*shake off the monotony of life,
*try some new things in this New Year,
*and mend some broken fences.
And, Father of Mercies, please teach me in this new and unspoiled year to...
*lighten up and enjoy children, sunsets, reading, and long walks,
*avoid quarrels and work at being a peacemaker in this world,
*and start next year with fewer regrets than I bring to 2017.
I cannot know what this year will bring, and I am grateful for that! But help me...
May we live it for your glory!
Happy New Year!
Fr. Alex
Iglesia Católica Romana Santa María
Directorio
Padre John Alexander Gonzalez
919 734-5033 ext. 227
Bautismos—Elvira Ponce 919-252-0768
Sacramentos
Bautismo: Asistir a la preparación, padres y padrinos y fijar la fecha con el
sacerdote.
Confesión: Sábados de 4:00pm a
4:40pm
Para enfermos en el hospital o en casa
comuníquese con la parroquia.
Unción de los Enfermos: Si usted quiere recibir el sacramento por enfermedad
u operación favor de comunicárnoslo.
Comunión para enfermos: Si tiene algún familiar en el
hospital o en casa que desee recibir la
comunión
comuníquese con la parroquia.
Matrimonios: Iniciar la preparación
con seis meses de anticipación.
Platicas Pre-Bautismales
Requisitos: Con la señora Evelyn Shafer
∗ Asistir a las pláticas, padres y padrinos.
∗ Traer copia del acta de nacimiento
del niño (a).
∗ Traer copia del acta de matrimonio
de los padrinos.
∗ Llenar una solicitud por niño.
∗ Estar registrados o registrarse en la
parroquia.
Confirmaciones
∗
∗
∗
∗
Estar bautizado.
Haber hecho la primera comunión.
Ser mayor de 15 años
Estar en noveno grado
Presentaciones
Requisitos: Con la señora Evelyn Shafer
∗ Solicitarla 1 meses antes
∗ Donación Voluntaria
∗ Se hacen solo en la Misa del Sábado
o Domingo
XV Años
Si cumples y/o deseas celebrar tus XV
años en los primeros 6 meses del año te
invitamos a inscribirte para la preparación:
Requisitos:
∗ Estar bautizada
∗
∗
∗
∗
∗
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Haber hecho la primera Comunión
Inscribirse con 6 meses de anticipación con María la coordinadora.
Asistir a la preparación
Donación
Llevarse un volante de información
y seguir las reglas.
TRADICIONES DE
NUESTRA FE
En Nicaragua y otras naciones latinoamericanas se celebra el final de un año
con la "quema del año viejo". Construyen grandes muñecos con ropa vieja,
pólvora y papel que se encienden a
medianoche entre los dos años. Celebrar el comienzo de un año nuevo
tiene una larga trayectoria en la historia humana. Hace unos 4000 años el
pueblo de Babilonia ya festejaba la
llegada de un nuevo año con grandes
fiestas de primavera. Los judíos, al
igual que otros pueblos agrícolas, también celebraban su año nuevo durante
la primavera, el primer día de Nisán (a
principios de abril).
Fue Julio César quien nos dio la fecha
del primero de enero como el inicio de
nuestro calendario. En 1582 el Papa
Gregorio XIII reformó el calendario
para darnos el que actualmente está en
uso. No obstante, los cristianos continuaron celebrando el año nuevo en
primavera para evitar los excesos del
"hombre viejo". Hace 400 años la Iglesia comenzó a celebrar el día primero
de enero buscando cristianizarlo lo
mejor posible. Por eso en el calendario
litúrgico este día es dedicado a María,
Madre de Dios.
--Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM,
Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Goldsboro, N. C.
Respuestas Pro-Vida a falsos argumentos Pro-Elección. (parte I)
El Feto, ¿vida humana o no?
Como impulsores del movimiento provida, necesitamos educarnos y tener respuestas a argumentos y situaciones retóricas pro-Elección.
Sobre el curso de las próximas semanas;
revisaremos los reclamos típicos proelección a fin de prepararle a usted con
información buena y precisa para refutar
argumentos falsos o engañosos.
Durante muchos años, el argumento mas
básico y significativo, ha sido que el llamado feto no es considerado una vida humana; es un simple pedazo de tejido, o parte
del cuerpo de la mujer embarazada.
Tambien reclaman que la consideración de
cuando inicia la vida humana es incierta y
de carácter religioso.
Sin embargo, referencias médicas y científicas coinciden de manera consistente en
que la vida inicia al momento de la concepción, cuando un individuo geneticamente distinto empieza a existir.
Algunos de los más prominentes médicos
y científicos alrededor del mundo testificaron ante un comité del senado de Estados
Unidos que la vida humana inicia en la
concepción.
En estas mismas audiencias, se invitó a los
promotores del aborto a presentar expertos
que testificaran que la vida inicia en cualquier otro punto que no sea la concepción;
sin embargo, no presentaron ni un solo
experto que pudiera validar esta posición.
Desde el momento de la concepción, el
feto aún no nacido, no es simple, sino muy
complejo.
El huevo apenas fertilizado contiene una
asombrosa cantidad de información genética, suficiente para controlar el crecimiento
y desarrollo del individuo durante toda su
vida.
La palabra clave es: desarrollo.
Asi como nos referimos a los niños pequeños o adolescentes; el término feto, no se
refiere a “no-humanos” si no a los humanos en una estapa particular de desarrollo.
Es falso, y científicamente incorrecto el
decir que un feto no es humano simplemente porque se encuentra en una etapa
mas temprana de desarrollo que un infante.
Estar dentro de algo, no es lo mismo que
ser parte de algo. La madre y el niño aún
no nacido son dos individuos separados y
la mitad de los casos, de diferente sexo. El
niño (a) tiene su propio ADN, huellas
dactilares y tipo de sangre, distintos al de
la madre.
El niño (a) aún no nacido incluso toma un
rol activo en su propio desarrollo, incluso
controlando el curso del embarazo y la
hora del nacimiento.
La Natividad del Señor (Navidad)
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25 de Diciembre del 2016
Lecturas De La Semana
Lunes:
Hechos 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Salmos 31 (30):3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17;
San Mateo 10:17-22
Martes:
1 San Juan 1:1-4; Salmos 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 11-12; San Juan
20:1a, 2-8
Miércoles:
1 San Juan 1:5 -- 2:2; Salmos 124 (123):2-5, 7b-8; San Mateo
2:13-18
Jueves:
1 San Juan 2:3-11; Salmos 96 (95):1-3, 5b-6; San Lucas 2:36-40
Viernes:
Eclesiástico 3:2-6, 12-14 o Colosenses 3:12-21 [12-17]; Salmos
128 (127):1-5; San Mateo 2:13-15, 19-23
Sábado:
1 San Juan 2:18-21; Salmos 96 (95):1-2, 11-13; San Juan 1:1-18
Domingo:
Números 6:22-27; Salmos 67 (66):2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gálatas 4:4-7; San
Lucas 2:16-21
Marcha por la Vida ...
La Marcha anual por la Vida en Washington, DC tendrá lugar el Viernes, 27 de
Enero de 2017. Tendremos autobuses este año. Si desea reservar un asiento o
patrocinar un asiento, el costo es de $40.00. Simplemente comuníquese con
John Marguglio al 919-988-2389 ó hablar con Evelyn Shafer después de Misa.
Esté atento a más noticias sobre la hora en que la Misa será en el Santuario Nacional de la Inmaculada Concepción y la hora de salida para el autobús.
¡Póngalo en su calendario! Ignited By Truth Series de Conferencistas El 30 de Abril del
2017 en la Iglesia Católica de
San Gabriel en Greenville, Carolina del Norte Presentado
por Jesse Romero, Evangelización en Fuego ¡Venga y oiga
(2) conferencias en Español!
¡Enciéndanse!