ST.
ALEXIS
400 W. Wood Avenue Bensenville, IL 60106St. Alexis is a community blessed by God with a diversity of cultures and languages. Celebrating that richness, we reach
out to all, inviting them to gather at the table of the Lord as One People. In openness to the Gospel, we form ourselves
as stewards of the Lord’s gifts to create a community of faith that is unifying, supporting and nurturing.
PARISH INFORMATION
REV. MATTHEW NATHAN Pastor
PARISH: 630-766-3530
DEACON SERGIO GONZALEZ: 630-576-9081 WEBSITE: www.stalexisparish.org
OFFICE HOURS/HORAS DE OFICINA:
M-Thur/Lun-Jue: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri/Vie: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sat & Sun/Sab y Dom: Closed
MASS SCHEDULE/HORARIO DE MISAS
Saturday: 4 p.m. Sábado: 6 p.m.
domingo: 8 a.m. & 11 a.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
DAILY MASSES/ MISAS DIARIAS:
7:30 a.m. (English Tue –Fri) 9:00 a.m. (Español Mie. y Vie.)
CONFESSIONS:
Thursday: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. or by appointment (call the rectory)
BAPTISMS:
Arrangements for baptisms should be made at least 3 months in advance.
WEDDINGS:
Arrangements for weddings should be made 6 months in advance.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:
Call rectory any time.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT/ ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO
SACRAMENTO:
Thursday/jueves: 7:00 p.m.
They shall name him Emmanuel,
which means “God is with us.”
— Matthew 1:23
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 22, 2019
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE/ OFICINA DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA:
Phone: 630-766-4417 / Fax: 630-766-4657
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE HOURS:
September/septiembre
Monday/lunes 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Rectory) Tuesday/martes: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Rectory)
Tuesday/martes: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (School)
Wednesday/miércoles: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Rectory) Thursday/jueves 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Rectory) Friday/viernes 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Rectory)
LITURGICAL MINISTERS SCHEDULE December 28-December 29
Monday/Lunes:
Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66
Tuesday/Martes:
2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79
Wednesday/Miércoles:
Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25;
Mt 1:1-25 [18-25]
Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14
Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20
Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14]
Thursday/Jueves:
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22
Friday/Viernes:
1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
Saturday/Sábado:
1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18
Sunday/Domingo:
Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17];
Mt 2:13-15, 19-23
MASS LECTOR MINISTER OF
COMMUNION 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:00 AM 11:00 AM 9:30 AM
Wesseler, H Green, C; Caruso, N; Schutter, AM Etelvina Zamora,
Ana Luz Olmos Zytlali Gonzalez, Domingo Sosa
Manuel Vazquez,
Lourdes Vazquez Alicia Nava, Maria T Vaca, Araceli ArzetaMaria L Villalpando, Adan Villalpando,
Lucila Ortiz, Diego Cox Maria Jose Mazariegos,, Monfredo Abigail Roman, Laura Valadez, Mazariegos, Celia Cardenas
Punsalan, A Wojcik, D; Quijas, D; Cortez, T
READINGS FOR THE WEEK • LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
¡Gracias!
• A todos los Ministerios de la Parroquia de San Alexis.
• A todos los feligreses por su generosidad.
• Y un especial agradecimiento al Padre Mateo por su apoyo a las Festividades de la Virgen de
December 22, 2019
Parish Calendar
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MARY AND JOSEPH
Mary and Joseph play a key role in our Catholic devotional and spiritual life. No doubt, much of our devotion to Jesus’ mother, Mary, and his foster father, Joseph, is rooted in our appreciation of their willingness to put themselves at the disposal of the will of God, to seek what God most desired of them and to carry it out. We find their example inspiring, and their proximity to the Lord consoling and encouraging. Knowing that they said yes to God in such dramatic and pivotal ways, even when there was so much at stake and there were so many obstacles to take into account, gives us much to ponder. Yet there is something else we must not forget: while God could have come to be with us as a child in any manner at all, God chose to be with us through the active and humble cooperation of a woman and a man, Mary and Joseph.
MARÍA Y JOSÉ
María y José tuvieron un papel protagonista en nuestra devoción y vida espiritual católica. Sin duda, gran parte de nuestra devoción a María, la madre de Jesús, y a José, su padre adoptivo, está enraizada en nuestra apreciación de su disposición a ponerse ellos mismo en las manos de Dios, para buscar lo que Dios más deseaba de ellos y a llevarlo a cabo. Descubrimos su ejemplo inspirador, y su cercanía con el Señor, consolador y esperanzador. Conociendo que ellos dijeron sí a Dios en esas formas fundamentales y extraordinarias, incluso cuando había tanto en juego y demasiados obstáculos a considerar, nos da mucho en que reflexionar. Sin embargo, hay algo más que no debemos olvidar; aunque Dios pudo haber venido a estar con nosotros como un niño de cualquier manera, Dios eligió estar con nosotros mediante la cooperación activa y humilde de una mujer y un hombre, María y José.
Pray for Our Sick Oremos por Nuestros Enfermos
Baby Erin, Baby Silvia Solangel, Martinez Carrillo Maria Montesdeoca, Georgina Martell,
Rigoberto Garza
23 Monday
07:30 AM -- 08:00 AMCommunion Service 07:00 PM -- 09:00 PMCamino y Esperanza
24 Tuesday - Christmas Eve
All Day Office CLOSED
07:30 AM -- 08:00 AMMass 7:30 AM English 04:00 PM -- 05:00 PM Christmas Eve English Mass 06:00 PM -- 07:00 PM Christmas Eve Spanish Mass
25 Wednesday - Christmas Day
All Day Office CLOSED
09:30 AM -- 10:30 AM Christmas Day English Mass~9:30am 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Christmas Day Spanish Mass
06:00 PM -- 07:30 PM 6:00 PM ~Al-Anon 06:30 PM -- 07:30 PM Mom’s Group
06:30 PM -- 08:00 PM 6:30 PM English Choir Rehearsals
26 Thursday
07:30 AM -- 08:00 AM Mass 7:30 AM English 06:00 PM -- 07:00 PM Legión de María
07:00 PM -- 08:00 PM 7PM-Adoration & Confession 08:00 PM -- 09:15 PM English Bible Sturdy
27 Friday
07:30 AM -- 08:00 AM Mass 7:30 AM English 09:00 AM -- 09:30 AM Mass 9:00 AM Spanish 06:30 PM -- 09:30 PM Encuentros Juveniles 07:00 PM -- 09:00 PM 7 PM~Youth Group Ministry 07:00 PM -- 08:00 PM 7 PM~Spanish Choir 28 Saturday 10:30 AM -- 11:30 AM English Baptism 04:00 PM -- 05:00 PM Mass 4:00 English 06:00 PM -- 07:00 PM Mass 6:00 Spanish 29 Sunday 08:00 AM -- 09:00 AM Mass 8:00 Spanish 09:00 AM -- 10:30 AM Spanish RCIA 09:30 AM -- 10:30 AM Mass 9:30 English 09:30 AM -- 10:30 AM 9:30 AM~Spanish Choir 10:30 AM -- 11:30 AM 10:30 AM~English RCIA 11:00 AM -- 12:00 PM Mass 11:00 Spanish
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SEÑOR DE TODOS
Jesucristo será Señor de todos o no será
Señor.
—San Agustín
VEN, SEÑOR
Ven, Señor, a salvarnos, ven a dar libertad.
Abre, Señor, nuestros ojos, trae luz a la oscuridad. Eres la luz del mundo que ilumina el caminar. Muéstranos el camino por el desierto hacia la paz.
—Pedro Rubalcava,
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TV Mass on December 25 WJYS ch. 62 at 10:00 a.m. Online Christmas Mass
Christmas Mass will also be online throughout the day at www.HeartoftheNation.org
For those who can attend at church, TV or online liturgy does not fulfill the Christmas Mass obligation.
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