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2019 Lenten Taize Service

2019 Lenten Taize Service

03/12/2019
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
655 C Ave
Coronado, CA 92118

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Coronado

1 hour ago

Second Sunday of Advent
Jesus, you came among us with the irresistible power of a baby, requiring both our hands and captivating our whole hearts. Help us to cast aside the fear and brokenness clings to us,
so we might hold you with tenderest care in holding one another.
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Second Sunday of Advent
Jesus, you came among us with the irresistible power of a baby, requiring both our hands and captivating our whole hearts. Help us to cast aside the fear and brokenness clings to us,
so we might hold you with tenderest care in holding one another.
#prayforrefugees #prayforukraine

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I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DEDICATE TIME TO PRAYER, MEDITATING IN THE LIGHT
OF THE WORD OF GOD,
SO THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHO INHABITS IT
MIGHT ILLUMINATE
THE PATH TO FOLLOW
AND TRANSFORM OUR HEARTS,
AS WE AWAIT THE BIRTH
OF OUR LORD JESUS.
- Pope Francis
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I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DEDICATE TIME TO PRAYER, MEDITATING IN THE LIGHT
OF THE WORD OF GOD,
SO THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHO INHABITS IT
MIGHT ILLUMINATE
THE PATH TO FOLLOW
AND TRANSFORM OUR HEARTS,
AS WE AWAIT THE BIRTH
OF OUR LORD JESUS.
- Pope Francis
II SUNDAY ADVENT

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A voice cries in the wilderness: ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’
- Matthew 3: 3
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A voice cries in the wilderness: ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’
- Matthew 3: 3
#gospeloftheday #dailyingodsword

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The picture of a world where there is no hurt or harm may challenge me.
In what ways can I contribute to make it a little more real? What words or actions would help? ... See MoreSee Less

The picture of a world where there is no hurt or harm may challenge me.
In what ways can I contribute to make it a little more real? What words or actions would help?

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Pick up a gift tag in the parish center this weekend and help a family in need have a happy Christmas. ❤️🎄🎁 ... See MoreSee Less

Pick up a gift tag in the parish center this weekend and help a family in need have a happy Christmas. ❤️🎄🎁

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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, Dec 04, 2022
Peace to all who enter here

The holiday season can be full of exciting plans and activities. It can also be stressful, as social demands increase. Shopping and seasonal food preparation take time—a thing always in limited supply. And as families and communities gather, opportunities for harmony or conflict arise. Francis de Sales offers advice for the harried: "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." Commit to Isaiah's peaceable kingdom, where calf and lion share the field and childhood innocence leads the way.

TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12. “The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.”
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SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, Dec 04, 2022
Peace to all who enter here

The holiday season can be full of exciting plans and activities. It can also be stressful, as social demands increase. Shopping and seasonal food preparation take time—a thing always in limited supply. And as families and communities gather, opportunities for harmony or conflict arise. Francis de Sales offers advice for the harried: Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. Commit to Isaiahs peaceable kingdom, where calf and lion share the field and childhood innocence leads the way.

TODAYS READINGS: Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12. “The calf and the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them.”
#takefiveforfaith

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Brothers and sisters:
Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction,
that by endurance and by the encouragement of the Scriptures
we might have hope.
May the God of endurance and encouragement
grant you to think in harmony with one another,
in keeping with Christ Jesus,
that with one accord you may with one voice
glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Welcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you,
for the glory of God.
Romans 15:4-8
🎨Bro. Mickey McGrath OSFS
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Brothers and sisters:
Whatever was written previously was written for our instruction,
that by endurance and by the encouragement of the Scriptures
we might have hope.
May the God of endurance and encouragement
grant you to think in harmony with one another,
in keeping with Christ Jesus,
that with one accord you may with one voice
glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Welcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you,
for the glory of God.
Romans 15:4-8
🎨Bro. Mickey McGrath OSFS
#dailyingodsword

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“Every man and every woman, in whatever condition they find themselves, is the bearer not only of rights that must be recognized and guaranteed, but also of even deeper needs, such as the need to belong, to relate and to cultivate his/her spiritual life to so as to experience it to its fullness and bless the Lord for this unique and wonderful gift.” ... See MoreSee Less

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Second Sunday of Advent
Week Two:
*light the first and second purple candles
The old testament prophets - The Candle of Peace. ...
Scripture Reflection: "And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." Luke 2:4-7
*pause for reflection
Advent Wreath Prayer: Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace. This Advent, as we strive to welcome you more fully, fill us with a deep and abiding peace. Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most. Amen. ... See MoreSee Less

Second Sunday of Advent
Week Two:
*light the first and second purple candles
The old testament prophets - The Candle of Peace. ...
Scripture Reflection: And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:4-7
*pause for reflection
Advent Wreath Prayer: Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace. This Advent, as we strive to welcome you more fully, fill us with a deep and abiding peace. Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most. Amen.

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Second Sunday of Advent Week Two: *light the firs

Second Sunday of Advent
Week Two:
*light the first and second purple candles
The old testament prophets - The Candle of Peace. ...
Scripture Reflection: "And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered. And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn." Luke 2:4-7
*pause for reflection
Advent Wreath Prayer: Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace. This Advent, as we strive to welcome you more fully, fill us with a deep and abiding peace. Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most. Amen.

Real life takes place in the here and the now. God

Real life takes place in the here and the now. God is a God of the present. God is always in the moment, be that moment hard or easy, joyful or painful. When Jesus spoke about God, he always spoke about God as being where and when you are. “When you see me, you see God. When you hear me, you hear God.” God is not someone who was or will be, but the One who is, and who is for me in the present moment. That’s why Jesus came to wipe away the burden of the past and the worries of the future. He wants us to discover God right where we are, here and now.
- Henri Nouwen

Saturday, Dec 03, 2022 Missionizing begins at home

Saturday, Dec 03, 2022
Missionizing begins at home

Many of the practices of the great “missionizing projects” of centuries past are seen as problematic in our age, with its greater sensibility of the rights of indigenous peoples to worship freely as they wish. So, while the legacy of foreign missions is a mixed one, it is significant to note that Saint Francis Zavier always provided for ongoing pastoral care of the communities he missionized and also advocated for an educated native clergy (rather than foreign-born leadership). None of us acts with perfect justice, but each of us finds ourself living in a unique historical moment, called upon to help church and society live up to the best and most noble qualities of our tradition.

MEMORIAL OF FRANCIS XAVIER, JESUIT PRIEST
TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26; Matthew 9:35—10:1, 5a, 6-8. “At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.”
#takefiveforfaith

Open Hearts Parade Party and Movie Night was a lot

Open Hearts Parade Party and Movie Night was a lot of fun! We love Christmas ❤️
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Lord, you yourself are my lamp, my God lights up m

Lord, you yourself are my lamp, my God lights up my darkness.
- 2 Samuel 22: 29

How does God light up my darkness?

@shpscoronado in the Coronado Holiday Parade. Mer

@shpscoronado in the
Coronado Holiday Parade.
Merry Christmas 🎄⛪️🎄

Make your house fair as you are able, trim the hea

Make your house fair as you are able, trim the hearth and set the table. People look East and sing today: Love, the Guest, is on the way.
🎨 Angels Garlanding the Infant Christ (date unknown)
- Ann Macbeth

ADVENT WAITING “While Christ remained hidden in

ADVENT WAITING
“While Christ remained hidden in Mary, his rest was a tremendous activity; he was making her into himself, making himself from her. From her eyes he was making the eyes that would weep over Jerusalem, that would shine upon the wildflowers, that would close in death and open in the morning of Resurrection. From her hands he was making the hands that would heal and raise the dead and be nailed to the cross. From her heart he was making the heart whose love would redeem the world. The same thing happens when, allowing the Infant Christ to rest in us, we wait patiently on his own timing of his growth in us, and give him just what he asks, the extremely simple things that are ourselves-our hands and feet, our eyes and ears, our words, our thoughts, our love. Not only does he grow in us, but we are formed into Him.”
- Caryll Houselander

📸Statue of expectant Mary in Magdala, on the shore of Galilee from our 2022 parish pilgrimage

Friday, Dec 02, 2022 ADVENT WEEKDAY TODAY'S READIN

Friday, Dec 02, 2022
ADVENT WEEKDAY
TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 29:17-24; Matthew 9:27-31. “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”

Walk with each other

Today, the church remembers martyrs Jean Donovan, Maura Clarke, Dorothy Kazel, and Ita Ford, brutally murdered for standing with the poor in war-torn El Salvador in 1980. Their witness still speaks profoundly to us today as we encounter our own wars, violence, and suffering, especially among the most vulnerable. And still, we struggle to know what to do. Let us take courage as we ponder the questions posed by Ita Ford in 1977: "Am I willing to suffer with the people here, the suffering of the powerless? Can I say to my neighbors, ‘I have no solution to this situation. I don't know the answers, but I will walk with you, search with you, be with you?'"
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"One of [the kids] slid off of her chair and fell

"One of [the kids] slid off of her chair and fell onto the floor, screaming because I accidentally touched her candle. The other two fought over who got to light the candle. This was supposed to be a magical moment, and instead, it was a hot mess!" Ashley Wallace

5 Practical Suggestions for Doing Advent Devotions with Your Children

1. It’s all about grace.

I try to think about Jesus if he were sitting leading the devotions.

Would he get angry? Would he demand that they sit still, pay attention, and “get it”?

Or would he, to borrow language from Luke 13:34, lovingly gather them in his arms as a mother hen gathers her chicks under her wings. This helps me to patiently answer their questions and laugh a whole lot!

2. It’s not going to be perfect…ever!

BUT over time, you are making memories, sweet memories, and you are establishing holy practices and traditions.

3. Fire is your friend.

Simply lighting candles and turning the lights down low immediately creates a sense of awe in young children. They really do quiet down a little, and it makes them feel like something special is happening.

4. Try to have different levels of engagement.

Let the older children participate in reading the scriptures, leading the devotion, or lighting the candles. Let your smaller children look at some kind of Jesus picture book.

I’ve even given my littlest ones something that they can manipulate and play with while listening.

5. Chill out!

You are not trying to create the perfect Instagram moment!

Remember what you are trying to do. You are trying to usher your family into the presence of God, who is always delighted to welcome us there…hot mess and all!

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