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September 7: A Surge of the Heart

“For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”           ~ St. Therese of Lisieux

St. Luke’s Gospel

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September 6 / 6 de septiembre: Labor Day / Día del Trabajador

Happy Labor Day! Did you know that, at every celebration of the Mass, the priest (audibly or inaudibly) prays these words at the altar? “Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation, for through your goodness we have received the

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4-5 de septiembre: Preparándonos para Celebrar la Misa Dominical

Para los judíos, los paganos eran seres impuros, porque no adoraban al Dios verdadero y tampoco cumplían los mandamientos. Curiosamente San Marcos nos sitúa hoy a Jesús en tierras paganas y estando allí, le presentan a un sordomudo. Jesús no

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September 4-5: Preparing for this Weekend’s Mass

After taking a mid-summer “break” to devote ourselves to John 6, we are now ready to dive back into St. Mark’s Gospel until the end of the Church’s year.

In the person of St. Mark we have the portrait of

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September 2: Our Real Vocation

Most of us have tasted failure in one shape or form, perhaps even on numerous occasions. We may have failed to live up to the goals we had set ourselves. Some enterprise or some initiative that we had invested in

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1 de septiembre: Pidiendo por la Gente de Afganistán

Quisiéramos pedir a todos los miembros de la parroquia una intensificación de la oración especialmente para pedir a Dios por la paz en Afganistán, país que encara un oscuro futuro tras la toma del poder por parte de los extremistas

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September 1: Days of Solidarity

For the month of September, our parish will treat each Thursday as a “day of solidarity” with the war-weary population of Afghanistan. Prayer cards will be provided for everyone who joins us for Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays (8:30am to 8:30pm).

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31 de agosto: ¡Los Que Tienen el Don de Muchos Años!

Atender a los miembros de la parroquia y a los vecinos no católicos (¡que tienen el don de muchos años!) as de suma importancia. Cuidar por todos nuestros mayores y ancianos es una actividad vital de todo ser viviente. Es

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August 31: Parish Buddies

St. Paul says “Let the one who boasts, boast only in the Lord.” (First Corinthians 1,31) So, let us boast that the Lord has blessed us with a generous outreach to our Parish Buddies!

From KPTV News: https://www.kptv.com/news/portland-church-group-checks-on-elderly-during-heat-wave-delivers-necessities/article_c906af22-fbe8-11eb-aa3c-7b7f678c7a45.html?block_id=994431

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August 30 / 30 de agosto: Complaints / Quejas (bilingual)

At Pope Francis’ public audience on Sunday, he said that complaining and blaming others is a waste of time. He added that the way to defeat evil is to conquer it first within our own hearts. According to the

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