IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020

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908-725-1112 Fax: 908-725-6269 Email: cjanuse@icsomerville.org Web:

www.immaculateconception.org Office Hours

Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Office of Children’s Faith Formation

908-725-1112 Ext. 1119 or 1128 Advancement Office

908-722-0200 Ext. 1224 Music Office

908-526-3016 Weekend Masses

Saturday --- 5:00 pm Sunday--- 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am (in English)

1:00 pm (in Spanish)

Holy Day Eve (V igil) --- 7:00 pm Holy Day 6:30, 8:00 am, 12:10 & 7:00 pm (in English)

8:30 pm (in Spanish)

Daily Masses --- 6:30 & 8:00 am Note: September to June the schedule changes as follows -

Friday, 6:30 & 8:30 am / First Friday, 6:30, 8:30 & 10:15 am

Confessions

Saturday --- 2:00 - 3:00 pm in English & Spanish

Religious FormaƟon - Grades: K-8

Mondays: 5:00 - 6:15 pm /6:15-7:30 pm (alternating weeks)

Wednesdays: 5:00 - 6:15 pm / 6:15 - 7:30 pm (alternating weeks)

Immaculate Conception School

908-725-6516 / www.icsschool.org Mr. Jeffrey Martinelli, MA, Principal

Schools

Immaculata High School

908-722-0200 / www.immaculatahighschool.org Ms. Joan Silo, Head of School

Parish Center

Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Celano --- Pastor Rev. Joseph Illés --- Parochial Vicar

Rev. Paul Michalowski --- Parochial Vicar

Deacon Frank J. Quinn Deacon John R. Czekaj Deacon Reynaldo Lopez

Jo Anne Peppe --- Business Manager

Karen Bohler -- Director, Children’s Faith Formation

Patti Jannuzzi Director, New Evangeliza-tion/Stewardship/Adult Faith Formation

Jeanine Cavanagh --- Director, Social Ministry

Gary Gavula --- Director, Sacred Music

Carol Januse ---- Parish Secretary/Office Manager

Joselynn Toro --- Spanish Secretary

Beverly Gaffney --- Parish Bookkeeper Jenny Santiago --- Mrs. Bohler' s Asst.

Parish Mission

Immaculate Conception is a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey. We seek to live the gospel as faithful Disciples of Jesus Christ. As Stewards of our God given gifts we proclaim the good news of salvation. Empowered by the Holy Spirit we are commissioned as Apostles to transform all things in Christ.

Liturgy and Prayer This Week

Mass Intentions

Scripture Readings For This Week

Rosary-(Postponed)

The Rosary will be recited every Monday at 2:00ඉආ in the Chapel. All are welcome. Spanish Rosary will be recited at 2PM on Wednesdays currently by Zoom. The Rosary For Life is the first Saturday

of the month at 8:30AM in the Chapel.

Novena and Evening

Prayer-(Postponed)

This service takes place every Monday in the Chapel, beginning with the Rosary at 7:00ඉආ, followed by the Perpetual Novena Devotion in honor of Our Lady of the

Miraculous Medal and Evening Prayer at 7:30ඉආ.

Adoration & Exposition:

Tues. 8:30am-3pm; Fri. 9am-3pm .

Divine Mercy Chaplet: -(Postponed)

Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited every

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 20, 2020

Today’s Readings:

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7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Ps 89:2-3,

4-5, 27, 29 Rom 16:25-27 Lk

1:26-38

December 21: Sg 2:8-14 Ps 33:2-3,

11-12, 20-21 Lk 1:39-45

December 22: 1 Sm 1:24-28 Ps 1 Samuel

2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd Lk 1:46-56

December 23: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24 Ps

25:4-5ab , 8-9, 10 and 14 Lk 1:57-66

December 24: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a and

16 Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 Lk 1:67-79

December 25: Is 52:7-10 Ps 98:1, 2-3,

3-4, 5-6 Heb 1:1-6 Jn 1:1-18

December 26: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 Ps

31:3cd-4,6and 8b, 16bc and 17 Mt

10:17-22

December 27: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 Ps

128:1-2, 3-4, 5 Col 3:12-21 Lk 2:22-40

Due to the changing conditions with COVID and celebration of mass w/school mass times, typically on Friday are subject to change. See the web for updates. Other days included with be masses of Holy Day of Obligation. Please note all weekday and weekend livestream times remain in effect.

Monday, December 21, St. Peter Canisius 6:30 T W. S

8:00 L M B Tuesday, December 22 6:30 G P 8:00 J D

Wednesday, December 23, St. John of Kanty 6:30 I . O B M A H 8:00 A E

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Friday, December 25, The Nativity of The Lord

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Sunday, December 27, The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

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Baptisms

Baptisms are celebrated in English on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at 11AM. Baptisms in Spanish are on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 11:00AM. . To register for the baptism of a child, call 725-1112. The next available session in

English: TBD. Currently, please use FORMED.org and use Parishioner code e3312 for Baptism class resources. Please note: the first available English Baptism is in 2021.

Stewardship. A Way of Life

Tithing, God’s Plan For Giving

Our Penny Collection

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Our Food Collection is this

weekend!

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“Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” – Luke 1:28 After Jesus, we look to Mary as an ideal steward. Her entire life was lived in obedience to God’s call. Mary teaches us to live with joy for all we have been given. Just as the moon re-flects the light of the sun, Mary rere-flects the light of

Christ. Like Mary, we are called to reflect Christ’s light to the world through our gratitude and generosity.

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Sunday Mass Worship Guides

Sunday Mass worship guides will now be available for you to download and view on your mobile phone or tablet. Simply scan the QR Code below or PDF version is also available for you to download and print from our website.

The worship guide contains the Sunday readings, hymns and responses.

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Prayer Requests for our Parish Sick:

Jaqueline Amatucci Patricia Bavosi

Mimi Brown Merna & Dwight Comstock

Margaret DeStefano Elaine & Donald Grimm

David Kreiger William Luscher

Richard Moody Rebecca Pierce Kelvin Ramos

Margie Rice Connie Rohn Arlene Seidel Bill & Marilyn Silvaney

William Sternadori Sheila White

If you would like someone added to the sick list, please stop by the Parish Center to fill out a form or call us at 908-725-1112.

Parish Center Holiday Office

Hours & Bulletin deadlines:

The Parish Center will be closed on Thurs-day, 12/24 and will reopen on MonThurs-day, 12/28. The Parish Center will be closed on Thursday, 12/31 and will reopen Monday,1/4 at 9AM.

The 12/27 deadline has past. The 1/3 dead-line is 12/22.

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From Our Pastors Desk

A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent

And the First Anniversary of our Diocesan and Parish

Consecration to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Between December 9-12, 1531, the Most Blessed Virgin Mary ap-peared to an Aztec native, St. Juan Diego, on the hill of Tepeyac out-side of what is now Mexico City. Juan Diego described her as a young girl of 15 or 16, a "mestiza" or a person of mixed race, sur-rounded by a great light. She was dressed as an Aztec princess, wear-ing a black belt around her waist, symbolizwear-ing pregnancy. She told Juan that she was the "Mother of the One True God through Whom everything lives..." and instructed him to tell the bishop that a shrine must be built for her on the site. When Juan delivered Our Lady's message to the bishop, he was understandably skeptical and asked for a sign. Our Lady then told Juan to gather the roses that were blooming on the hill in his outer cloak (tilma) and bring them to her. She arranged the roses in the tilma Herself, tied the bundle up, and instructed Juan to bring them to the bishop, but not to open the tilma until he was in the bishop's presence. Juan obeyed. When he opened the tilma before the bishop and the others in the room, the roses fell to the floor and the image of Our Lady appeared on the tilma exactly as Juan had seen her.

The image itself has been the subject of several scientific investiga-tions in modern times and lacks an explanation. Nearly 500 years later, the tilma shows no sign of decay.

Our Lady came as an evangelist to the Americas to herald ‘a year of favor from the Lord” to the Meso-American peoples. In "la moreni-ta", the little dark-haired girl, as She was affectionately called, the indigenous peoples saw a face that looked like their own and heard a voice that spoke in their own language. She came pregnant with the Christ whom she came to make known. Our Lady herself accomplished what the Franciscan missionar-ies could not; the conversion of the people. In the years following the apparition, an estimated 5 million people were bap-tized. The shrine of Guadalupe in Mexico City remains a major pilgrimage site to this day.

Advent is about watching and waiting for the coming of Christ, both at the end of time but also to us today. But even as we wait, God is with us in the waiting. We are not alone or left to our own devices.

During the apparitions, Juan's uncle fell gravely ill. He went to find a priest but avoided the hill of Tepeyac lest Our Lady delay him. Mary, however, was waiting for him on the road. She said to him, "Listen, put it into your heart, my youngest and dearest son, that the thing that disturbs you, the thing that afflicts you, is nothing. Do not let your countenance, your heart be disturbed…Am I not here, I, who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection? Am I not the source of your joy? Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of myarms? Do you need anything more? Let nothing else worry you, disturb you." He returned to find his uncle completely healed.

There are many things which can "disturb and afflict us". Mary says to us what she once said to Juan Diego; "Do not fear...am I not here with you? Am I not your Mother?" She came once to herald the Advent of salvation and new life in Jesus and She Herself brought about the conversion of the people to whom She came. Her maternal love for the Church continues to draws us more deeply into the Heart of Her Son.

“Have no anxiety…rejoice always…pray without ceasing…in everything be thankful…remember God is faithful”. In this, and held in the prayer of Mary Immaculate, the “little dark haired girl” we can find a reason for hope and say we are in need of nothing more.

Advent/Christmas Schedule 2020

Immaculate Conception, Somerville

Sundays of Advent: Nov. 29, Dec. 6, 13 , 20

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Schedule of Confessions

Monday, December 14:

4:00-5:00

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Wednesday, December 16:

4:00-5:00

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4:00-5:00

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Monday, December 21:

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Social Ministry

Immaculate Conception Mothers’ Retreat Update~

We prayed, we discerned, we took all of the information we had around our current situation, we prayed again, we listened, we discerned, we dialoged with the Retreat House, we prayed again, we discerned and listened, and we believe we have come to the conclusion the Holy Spirit stirred in us. I know this, and yet it pains me to type these words… deep breath… the 2020 Mothers’ Retreat will be postponed until next year February 26-27, 2022… exhale. I am shaking my head still as I say the words I thought I would not speak… and as we have all said time and time again, in many given situations… God has other plans. And while this decision pained us in the mak-ing, and remains such, we know and trust the hand and heart of our Trinitarian God… Father, Son and Holy Spirit who has only “the best plans for our welfare and not for our woe.”

Before I explain the reasoning behind this, allow me to present you with some good news. We are not canceling the retreat, let me stress that we are postponing the retreat. As many of you know I was planning for this to be my last Mothers’ Retreat after 24 years, not that it would not go on without me… and splendidly it will. I just want you to be assured that wherever life takes me in this year to come… I pledge to you, if it is Gods will… to be there to see this Retreat to fruition. In addition, and this is the good news… we will hold

a Women’s Day of Prayer on May 8,2021 at our Church. It is going to be an amazing grace filled day of prayer, reflection, camaraderie, sharing, Mass, speakers, food, fun and more pray-er. Essentially it will be a long day/evening of prayer in all ways that we can imagine… sacred joy! We are plan-ning this for May, on the off chance that our current Covid situation remains as is… we will be able to still gather in a large group inside the Church and can still have small group sharing outside. Don’t you worry about the de-tails… they are coming along and we have a myriad of plans that will see this to fruition in the most beautiful way… with the Holy Spirit as our guide…we have no concerns! We promise to have much of what our Mothers’ Retreat has to offer on this glorious Day of Prayer! You will certainly receive a sign up email or letter about this in February.

To dispel some of your concerns please allow me to answer questions that may be coming to mind. The Re-treat House is only allowing 45 reRe-treatants at a time in the building. If we were to hold the reRe-treat for only 45 Moth-ers’ we would be turning 55 people away. In addition, we would not be able to break down into small groups, as the Retreat house is not permitting this. We would also be limited as to how many people can eat in the dining hall… we would need to spread out in other rooms to eat our meals. There were many other restrictions that we have no control over. We would not have massages and let’s face it… the social would not be what it has been. We would be limited in more ways than we can even imagine. We did check on a back to back retreat… doing two weekends in a row, and there is no open weekends from now through the summer. There are some small groups booked, however, even if we ran our retreat and shared the house that would limit our numbers even more. We are planning this retreat as if it is happening in February on the off chance that a date becomes availa-ble in the Spring or Summer, and there will be dramatically less to no restrictions. In that case we will be ready to roll. Your Triple T’s… Tenderhearted, Thankful Treasures Team is doubly hard at work praying, meeting and pre-paring for the many ways our gracious God will lead us! They are my joy… and your joy is that we will have our Day of Prayer in May. Have hope dear ones… and anticipate the delight God has planned for us!

I hear you asking… what is the theme for our Retreat? As the good Lord led us to our theme apropos last year… He once again prevails in all knowing… our Theme being: “Motherhood Treasured and Evolving ~ Giving

thanks to God and Letting Go”. A lot of that going on now! It will be cathartic as it always is!

Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions. Call me at 908-672-8114 or reply to this email. We are most grateful for your ongoing prayers, support and love of God your radiate with warmth and brilliance on the altar of your lives.

Before I conclude, I ask that we pray together… the reflections and prayer below. I found it powerful today, of all days that I was sending this email. Sometimes we need to put down the rake and call it quits. I assure you that we are not, we are not putting down the rake! We are clearly committed to you and the abundant fruits this retreat has produced over the years. We have set out the project and complete it… and it will produce a harvest divine! With love and great gratitude, Jeanine

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Social Ministry

Thank You, Good Saint Nick’s!

Glory to God in the Highest...found wrapped in pieces of cloth...

lying in a manger

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The holy family experiencing the pain and aftermath of childbirth...

now rest in a stable. Dark and alienated from comfort and care, seen

briefly by shepherds who are sent to find them there.

In the warmth and beauty of countless cathedrals and sanctuaries, this picture of

God with us

is reenacted and

remembered. Yet our understanding falls short so very quickly and the illusion of life blocks out the

simplici-ty of God's truth.

There is no place we can go without God being with us.

There is no pain...physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually

that God does not understand.

There is nothing greater than God's unconditional love and grace.

Being clothed in God's Spirit brings life more abundant.

Those in need will search for God in you.

God's love will wrap you up for all eternity.

We join with the song of the angels... "

Glory to God in the

high-est...who comes to be with us... bringing peace and hope for all who seek and find.

"

I give thanks and praise on bended knee for YOU who bring Christ into the world time and time again

through your selfless acts of love given freely and vastly on the altar of your life. The savory signs of

Christ’s presence are found in the multitude of charitable works you offer to the least of these through

our Operation Saint Nick, the Alternative Gift Giving Fair, Food Collections, Penny Collections… the

list is long, however never greater than my great gratitude! Pray with me the words of Father Henri

Nouwen who speaks of what we perceive being little, essentially being immense!

“Our salvation comes from something small, tender, and vulnerable, something hardly noticeable. God, who

is the Creator of the Universe, comes to us in smallness, weakness, and hiddenness.

I find this a hopeful message. Somehow, I keep expecting loud and impressive events to convince me and

oth-ers of God's saving power; but over and over again I am reminded that spectacles, power plays, and big

events are the ways of the world. Our temptation is to be distracted by them and made blind to the "shoot that

shall sprout from the stump." When I have no eyes for the small signs of God's presence - the smile of a baby,

the carefree play of children, the words of encouragement and gestures of love offered by friends - I will

al-ways remain tempted to despair.

The small child of Bethlehem asks for my full attention. The work of our salvation takes place in the midst of a

world that continues to shout, scream, and overwhelm us with its claims and promises. But the promise is

hid-den in the shoot that sprouts from the stump, a shoot that hardly anyone notices.

The promise is hidden in the heart of Jesus that beats

passionately within you! With THANKSGIVING I

hum-bly exclaim... O NIGHT DIVINE!

With love and great gratitude,

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Pro-Life Corner

The celebration of Christmas on Friday of this week should renew in us a deep appreciation for the value of each human life. The God of the universe, knowing that we could not redeem ourselves, assumed our human nature in order to save each one of us. When we re-alize the true meaning of Christmas we see in it God's pro-found affirmation of the dignity and value of each human life. Human life is so valuable and sacred to God that He sees fit to humble Himself and take on our nature to redeem each one of us. God has become man so that we can be lifted up to God. Christmas has changed everything for humanity. Each of us shares the same human nature united to God and to one another. Christmas contains so many lessons teaching us about God's great love for each one of us and how we are to respond to such love for all human life - a King who lowers himself to be born into poverty to save his people, a coura-geous mother who trusted and knew that with God's help she could overcome what the secular world would tell her is an impossible situation and it would be best to end the life of the child, a courageous adopting father who would not abandon a mother and child in need, parents who risked everything they possessed including their own lives to keep their child safe while he was in the womb and after birth. We need to see that Christmas shows us that each human life in whatev-er condition or circumstance is precious to God, and God sees in each human life His own image and likeness. As Jesus is a gift from God to us, so too is each human life a gift that God gives to the world. We need to realize that Jesus came into the world for each person, including the child in the womb, the disabled, the sick, the neglected and elderly. Jesus excludes no one. When we look at the Child Jesus in the manger it should reveal to us, in an amazing way, that each human life has a dignity beyond all measure. Seeing the Child Jesus in the manger should lead us to a new outlook on each human life, one that does not permit us to treat another person as an object or something to be kept or disposed of at our will. We need to take a moment at the manger and clear-ly see the goodness and light of Jesus, and His total love for all people, born and still in the womb. No politician, no pres-ident, no judge, can change the absolute truth that each hu-man life is of infinite value and precious to God. This Christ-mas let us open our eyes, minds, and hearts to the God made man to see the love that reaches out to all humanity and calls us to a sincere respect for all human life from the moment of conception until natural death.

Submitted by Kevin Dugan

Immaculate Conception

Church

Christmas Collection

Our Christmas Collection is a very important part of our overall annual budget. We encourage all parishioners to give prayerful reflection to your Christmas donation to our church. Please use the envelope you received in the mail or pick one up in the vestibules and use it to “wrap” your gift to God and

His Church just as you would wrap any other Christmas gift. Let your gift be truly a sacrifice, a reflection of your love for your church and your desire to see a more effective and widespread proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We thank you and embrace your gift and you the giver. Have a Blessed Christmas.

Or you may give electronically through FaithDirect, or Parish QR code, just scan it to your phone to get access to Faith Direct! Have a Blessed Christmas,

Msgr. Celano

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Glory to God in the highest!

My precious Lord, Jesus, I adore You with profound love and rejoice in the

celebra-tion of Your birth. Your love for us is unfathomable, it is glorious

transform-ing,

awe-inspiring, and deeply personal.

You chose to come and dwell among us, being born into poverty, rejection and humility. Yet Your mother knew

whom she bore,

Her heart was filled with tender love as she adored her Child and her God.

Help me, dear Lord to come to love You with the heart of Your mother. Invite me to adore You with St. Joseph and

the poor shepherds.

Reveal to me the glorious power of Your birth and change my life on account of this perfect gift of Yourself. I love You, dear Lord Jesus. Help me to love You with all

my heart.

Newborn Savior of the World, I trust in You. Mother Mary and St. Joseph,

Pray for me and for all. Amen.

The Office of Children

‛

s Faith Formation

would like to wish all of our families a Merry

Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Please be reminded that there is no CFF

class on Dec. 21, 23, 28 and 30, 2020.

Clas-ses will resume on January 4 & 6, 2021 for

the 5PM class. January 11 & 13, 2021 for the

6:15PM classes.

Office of Children's Faith Formation

Office of Liturgy & Sacred Music

Gary Gavula,Director, Sacred Music

E-Mail: ggavula@icsomerville.org; Ext 1133

Msgr. Joseph Celano,

Extraordinary Minister’s of the Eucharist & Lector Formation

Vacant,Ministers of Hospitality Coordinator

Karen Bohler,Director, Children's Faith Formation E-Mail: kbohler@icsomerville.org; Ext 1119

Jenny Santiago,CFF secretary

E-Mail: jsantiago@icsomerville.org; Ext. 1128

C

CHURCH OF THE

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

35 Mountain Avenue, Somerville, New Jersey 08876 Tel: 908-725-1112 ∙ Fax: 908-725-6269

www.immaculateconception.org

Diocese of Metuchen website: www.diometuchen.org

Parish Directory

Office of New Evangelization and Stewardship

Jeanine Cavanagh, Director, Social Ministry, E-Mail: neansy@msn.com, Ext 1126

x Appalachian Relief Services

x Camp Fatima of NJ/Mentally Disabled x Elizabeth Ministry

x Interfaith Hospitality Network-shelters homeless x Habitat for Humanity

x Hospital Ministry x Monthly Food Collection

x Monthly Penny Collection for SHIP x Nursing Home Visitations

x Parish Nursing Program x Pro-Life Outreach x St. Joseph Workers

x Samaritan Homeless Interim Program (SHIP)

SHIP’s Galley —Serving or preparing meals SHIP’s Mobile Kitchen—Serving meals SHIP’s SOS Unit—personal hygiene items

x St. Peregrine Ministry—Cancer Outreach x St. Zita Ministry—Judy Hancock, 908-432-2371

x Project Linus —Lynette Klar

x Persons with Disabilities—Regina Tegeler,

908-963-8473

x MATthew 25 Ministry – Anne Lurski, 908-285-4326

alurski@optonline.net

The Parish Office

The Parish Clergy

Office of Social Ministry

Rev. Msgr. Joseph Celano, Pastor

Rev. Joseph Illes, Parochial Vicar, Ext 1127

Rev. Paul Michalowski, Parochial Vicar, Ext 1122

Frank J. Quinn, Deacon

John R. Czekaj, Deacon

Reynaldo Lopez, Deacon

Patti Jannuzzi,Director, New Evangelization/ Stewardship/ Adult Faith Formation 908-895-1124

pjannuzzi@icsomerville.org

Mirna Gonzalez, Coordinators of Discipleship 908-895-

1124

Mary Young, Coordinators, Becoming Catholic / Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults; 908-725-1112

Joan Kopil, Bereavem ent M inistry and Lazarus Ministry;

908-369-0845

Parish Trustees,Mrs. Judy Hancock Mr. John Tegeler

Vacant, W elcome M inistry for New Parishioners,

908-725-1112

Carol Januse,Parish Secretary/Office Manager E-Mail: cjanuse@icsomerville.org; Ext 1116

Jo Anne Peppe,Business Manager

E-Mail: jpeppe@icsomerville.org; 908-895- 1120

Rich Rau, Director of Advancement,

rrau@immaculatahighschool.org or 908-722-0200 ext. 1223

Stacey Geary,Advancement Associate for Alumni

Relations, 908-722-0200 Ext. 1222 E-Mail: sgeary@immaculatahighschool.org

Joselynn Toro,Parish Secretary/Spanish E-Mail: jtoro@icsomerville.org; Ext 1117

Beverly Gaffney,Parish Bookkeeper

E-Mail: bgaffney@ics41mtn.org; Ext 1118

Milton Ayala,Director, Maintenance; Ext 1110

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Intención de la Santa Misa

20 de Diciembre del 2020

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Domingo

2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Rom 16:25-27; Lk 1:26-38 Lunes

Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-45

Martes

1 Sm 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56 Miércoles

Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lk 1:57-66

Jueves

Mañana: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Lk 1:67-79

Viernes

Vigilia: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 Noche: Is 9:1-6; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1 -14

Amanecer: Is 62:11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20

Sábado

Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22

LLecturas del Día

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Liturgia y Oración de la Semana

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Boletín en Español

El Cuarto Domingo de

Adviento

20 de Diciembre del 2020

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Sitio web de la Inmaculada Concepción: www.immaculateconception.org

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“María dijo al Angel: ‘¿Cómo puede ser eso, si yo no tengo relaciones con ningún hombre?’. El Angel le respondió: ‘El Espíritu Santo descenderá sobre ti y el poder del Altísi-mo te cubrirá con su sombra. Por eso el niño será Santo y será llamado Hijo de Dios.’ … María dijo entonces: ‘Yo soy la servidora del Señor, que se cumpla en mí lo que has dicho’. Y el Angel se alejó … Y la Palabra se hizo carne y habitó entre nosotros.”

Cuando estamos entretenidos con tantas actividades, es fácil no poner atención a la importancia de la visita del mensajero a María. Se le pidió cambiar la historia del mundo. Ella pregun-tó algo lógico y a través del Espíritu, se le respondió, y para nuestro bien dijo ‘sí’.

¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez qué estaría haciendo la joven judía cuando llegó San Gabriel? ¿Estaría orando, haciendo sus quehaceres hogareños? ¿Se sorprendió, se asustó, tuvo curiosidad? Antes de ir ella a visitar a Isabel, ¿les contó a sus padres o a José? ¿Cómo reaccionaría o respondería yo? ¿El gran San Bernardo dijo: ‘Apúrate, María, el

mundo espera tu respuesta.’

El mismo Señor desea hacer su morada en nosotros.

¿Estamos listos?

Mensaje Espiritual

Primera Lectura: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a,16

El Rey David planea construir un templo en honor a Dios. Pero Dios le dice al profeta Natán que en vez El le dará a David tregua de sus enemigos, y asegurará que ambos su casa y comunidad estarán protegidas por siempre.

Segunda Lectura: Romanos 16:25-27

En esta carta de Pablo a los romanos, explica que el evangelio revela el misterio que había estado oculto por siglos. Ahora se ha hecho conocer a todos, para que crean, obedezcan y den gloria a través de Cristo por siempre.

Evangelio: San Lucas 1:26-38

El ángel Gabriel se le apareció a la Virgen María y le dijo que había sido escogida para tener al Hijo de Dios. Al principio María tuvo miedo, pero demostró fé absoluta cuando dijo: “Que Dios haga conmigo como me has dicho”.

Lecturas del Domingo

Que tengas una Bendita

Navidad & ¡Año Nuevo!

Porque para

nosotros

Nació un Salvador

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Esquina Pro Vida †

La Celebración de la Navidad el Viernes de esta semana debe renovar en nosotros un profundo aprecio por el valor de cada vida humana. El Dios del universo, sabiendo que no podíamos redimirnos, asumió nuestra naturaleza humana para salvarnos a cada uno de nosotros. Cuando nos damos cuenta del verdadero significado de la Navidad, vemos en ella la profunda afirmación de Dios de la dignidad y el valor de cada vida humana. La vida hu-mana es tan valiosa y sagrada para Dios que Él considera con-veniente humillarse y asumir nuestra naturaleza para redimirnos a cada uno de nosotros. Dios se ha hecho hombre para que po-damos ser elevados a Dios. La Navidad ha cambiado todo para la humanidad. Cada uno de nosotros comparte la misma naturaleza humana unida a Dios y entre nosotros. La Navidad contiene tantas lecciones que nos enseñan sobre el gran amor de Dios por cada uno de nosotros y cómo debemos responder a ese amor por toda la vida humana: un Rey que se rebaja para nacer en la pobreza para salvar a su pueblo, una madre valiente que confió y sabía que con la ayuda de Dios podría superar lo que el mundo secular le diría que es una situación imposible y lo mejor sería acabar con la vida del niño, un padre adoptivo valiente que no abandonaría a una madre y un niño necesitados, padres que arriesgó todo lo que poseían, incluida su propia vida, para mantener a salvo a su hijo mientras estaba en el útero y después del nacimiento. Nece-sitamos ver que la Navidad nos muestra que cada vida humana en cualquier condición o circunstancia es preciosa para Dios, y Dios ve en cada vida humana Su propia imagen y semejanza. Así como Jesús es un regalo de Dios para nosotros, también cada vida humana es un regalo que Dios le da al mundo. Necesitamos darnos cuenta de que Jesús vino al mundo para cada persona, incluido el niño en el útero, los discapacitados, los enfermos, los abandonados y los ancianos. Jesús no excluye a nadie. Cuando miramos al Niño Jesús en el pesebre, debería revelarnos, de una manera asombrosa, que cada vida humana tiene una dignidad más allá de toda medida. Ver al Niño Jesús en el pesebre debe llevarnos a una nueva mirada de cada vida humana, una que no nos permita tratar a otra persona como un objeto o algo para guar-dar o desechar a nuestra voluntad. Necesitamos tomarnos un momento en el pesebre y ver claramente la bondad y la luz de Jesús, y Su amor total por todas las personas, nacidas y aún en el útero. Ningún político, ningún presidente, ningún juez puede cam-biar la verdad absoluta de que cada vida humana es de valor in-finito y preciosa para Dios. En esta Navidad, abramos los ojos, la mente y el corazón al Dios hecho hombre para ver el amor que llega a toda la humanidad y nos llama al respeto sincero por toda la vida humana desde el momento de la concepción hasta la muerte natural.

Presentado por: Kevin Dugan

Guías de Adoración de la Misa Dominical

Las guías de adoración de la misa dominical ahora estarán disponi-bles para que las descargue y las vea en su teléfono móvil o tableta. Simplemente escanee el código QR a continuación o la versión PDF también está disponible para descargar e imprimir desde nuestro sitio web.

La guía de adoración contiene las lecturas, himnos y respuestas dominicales.

· Abra el lector de códigos QR en su teléfono.

· Mantenga su dispositivo sobre un código QR para que sea clara-mente visible en la pantalla de su teléfono inteligente. Pueden suced-er dos cosas cuando sostiene correctamente su teléfono inteligente sobre un código QR.

El teléfono escanea automáticamente el código.

En algunos lectores, debe presionar un botón para tomar una foto, como el botón de la cámara de su teléfono inteligente.

· Si es necesario, presione el botón.

Su teléfono inteligente lee el código y navega hasta el destino previs-to, lo que no ocurre al instante. En la mayoría de los dispositivos, puede que tarde unos segundos.

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Nuestra Parroquia

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Nuestra colecta de alimentos sera

esté fin de semana

¡Nuestra próxima colecta de centavos

sera el 2 / 1 – 3/1/2021

Horario de oficina en días

festivos del

Centro Parroquial:

El Centro Parroquial estará cerrado el Jueves 24/12 y reabrirá el Lunes 28/12. El Centro Parroquial estará cerrado el Jueves 31 de Diciembre y volverá a abrir el Lunes 4 de Enero a las 9 a.m. Dios les Bendiga!

La Oficina de Formación en la Fe de

los Niños desea desear a todas

nuestras familias una Feliz Navidad

y un Próspero Año Nuevo.

Recuerde que no habrá clases CFF el 21, 23, 28 y 30

de Diciembre de 2020. Las clases se reanudarán el 4 y

6 de Enero de 2021 para la clase de las 5:00 p.m. 11 y

13 de Enero de 2021 para las clases de las 6:15 p.m.

Karen A. Bohler, Directora de CFF

-Reflexión para el Tercer Domingo de Adviento Y el Primer

Aniversario de Nuestra Parroquia y Diocesana Consagración a

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Entre el 9 y el 12 de Diciembre de 1531, la Santísima Virgen María se apareció a un

nativo azteca, San Juan Diego, en la colina del Tepeyac en las afueras de lo que

hoy es la Ciudad de México. Juan Diego la describió como una joven de 15 o 16

años, mestiza o mestiza, rodeada de una gran luz. Iba vestida como una princesa

azteca y llevaba un cinturón negro alrededor de la cintura, que simbolizaba el

em-barazo. Ella le dijo a Juan que ella era la "Madre del Único Dios Verdadero a través

del cual todo vive ..." y le indicó que le dijera al obispo que se debe construir un

san-tuario para ella en el sitio. Cuando Juan entregó el mensaje de Nuestra Señora al

obispo, se mostró comprensiblemente escéptico y pidió una señal. Nuestra Señora

luego le dijo a Juan que recogiera las rosas que estaban floreciendo en la colina en

su manto exterior (tilma) y se las trajera. Ella misma colocó las rosas en la tilma, ató el bulto y le indicó a Juan que se

las trajera al obispo, pero que no abriera la tilma hasta que él estuviera en presencia del obispo. Juan obedeció.

Cuan-do abrió la tilma ante el obispo y los demás en la habitación, las rosas cayeron al suelo y la imagen de Nuestra Señora

apareció en la tilma exactamente como Juan la había visto.

La imagen en sí ha sido objeto de varias investigaciones científicas en los tiempos modernos y carece de explicación. Casi 500 años después, la tilma no muestra signos de descomposición.

Nuestra Señora vino como evangelista a las Américas para anunciar "un año de gracia del Señor" para los pueblos

mesoamericanos. En "la morenita", la morenita, como la llamaban cariñosamente, los indígenas vieron un rostro que

parecía el suyo y escucharon una voz que hablaba en su propio idioma. Vino embarazada del Cristo a quien vino a dar

a conocer. Nuestra Señora misma logró lo que los misioneros franciscanos no pudieron; la conversión del pueblo. En

los años posteriores a la aparición, se estima que se bautizaron 5 millones de personas. El santuario de Guadalupe en

la Ciudad de México sigue siendo un importante lugar de peregrinaje hasta el día de hoy.

El Adviento se trata de ver y esperar la venida de Cristo, tanto al final de los tiempos como para nosotros hoy. Pero incluso mien-tras esperamos, Dios está con nosotros en la espera. No estamos solos ni abandonados a nuestra suerte.

Durante las apariciones, el tío de Juan cayó gravemente enfermo. Fue a buscar un sacerdote, pero evitó el cerro del

Tepeyac para que Nuestra Señora no lo retrasara. María, sin embargo, lo estaba esperando en el camino. Ella le dijo:

"Escucha, pon en tu corazón, hijo mío más pequeño y querido, que lo que te molesta, lo que te aflige, no es nada. No

dejes que tu rostro, tu corazón se turbe ... ¿No soy yo? aquí, yo, que soy tu Madre ?, ¿no estás bajo mi sombra y

pro-tección ?, ¿no soy yo la fuente de tu alegría ?, ¿no estás en el hueco de mi manto, en el cruce de mis brazos ?,

¿necesitas algo más? No dejes que nada más te preocupe, te moleste ". Regresó y encontró a su tío completamente

curado.

Hay muchas cosas que pueden "perturbarnos y afligirnos". María nos dice lo que una vez le dijo a Juan Diego; "No

temas ... ¿No estoy aquí contigo? ¿No soy tu Madre?" Ella vino una vez para anunciar el advenimiento de la salvación

y una nueva vida en Jesús y Ella misma provocó la conversión de las personas a las que vino. Su amor maternal por la

Iglesia continúa acercándonos más profundamente al Corazón de su Hijo.

“No tengas ansiedad… regocíjate siempre… ora sin cesar… sé agradecido en todo… recuerda que Dios es fiel”. En

este, y realizado en la oración de María Inmaculada, la “niña de cabello oscuro” podemos encontrar un motivo de

es-peranza y decir que no necesitamos nada más.

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El Rincón del Pastor

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Calendario de Adviento / Navidad 2020

Inmaculada Concepción, Somerville

Domingos de Adviento: Diciembre , 20

Horario Regular de Misas

Sábado:

5:00 PM Misa de Vigilia

Domingo:

7:30, 9:00, 11:00 AM en Inglés y

1:00 PM en Español

Jueves 24 de Diciembre (Misa de Nochebuena)

5:00 PM (Iglesia Principal), 5:30pm (HIS Gym) 7:00 PM (HIS Gym),

7:30(Iglesia Principal) y 12:00 MEDIANOCHE

Meditaciones musicales sobre la Natividad antes de la misa de medianoche que

comenzará a las 11:15 PM)

Viernes 25 de Diciembre (Día de Navidad)

9:00 a.m. (Iglesia Principal) & 9:30am (HIS Gym), 11:00 a.m. (Iglesia Principal)

11:30 a.m. (HIS Gym) en Inglés

1:00 PM en Español Hemos desarrollado un horario para las Misas celebradas en

es-pañol en conjunto con la comunidad oratoriana en Raritan. Ese horario es el siguiente:

Nochebuena, 8:00pm en la

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El día de Navidad, 12:00 pm en la Iglesia de St. Joseph, Raritan

Domingo 27 de Diciembre (La Fiesta de la Sagrada Familia)

Sábado:

5:00 PM Misa de Vigilia,

Domingo:

7:30, 9:00, 11:00 AM en Inglés y

1:00 PM en Español

Viernes 1 de Enero (Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios)

Viernes:

7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM en Inglés y

1:00 PM en Español

Domingo 3 de Enero (La Epifanía del Señor) y el

10 de Enero (El Bautismo del Señor).

Sábado:

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Domingo:

7:30, 9:00 y 11:00 AM en Inglés y

1:00 PM en Español

Horario de Confesiones

Sábado, 19 de Diciembre:

4:00– 5:00 PM 7:30-8:30 PM

Lunes, 21 de Diciembre

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