Our Parish Mission — ‘Nuestra Senora de La Luz’ (Our Lady of the Light) is a community that comes together to model Jesus to all peoples by addressing physical concerns and spiritual matters, and to do as Jesus did, giving everything to bring people into a closer relationship with God, in celebration.

CHRISTMAS EVE AND DAY REFLECTION Other Readings: Vigil Mass Isaiah 62: 1-5, Acts 13:16-17, Matt. 1:1-25 or 1:18-25. Mass during the day: Isaiah 52:7-10, Heb. 1:1-6, John 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14. REFLECTION: Humility of God calls for our own humility. There is no more profound way to express the humility of God and his nearness to his creatures other than to reflect on the incarnation of his only begotten son. God destined to save fallen human nature through one like unto us; truly God, truly man. This is to undo the damage caused by the first man, Adam. Daniel Groody wrote about reciprocating God’s humility in his reflection called, the DOOR OF HUMILITY; the church of the Nativity in Bethlehem was originally built in 339, and it was erected over the cave where tradition believes that Jesus was born. It is one of the oldest Christian shrines in the world, yet even today is remarkably unassuming in outward appearance. Given its importance, one might expect a majestic entrance, such as at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, whose main doors are twenty-five feet tall. This space, however, is disarmingly simple. Its lone door is only four feet high and two feet wide. To go inside and see the place where Christ was born, one has to first lower oneself and pass through the little door of humility. Therefore, the birth of Jesus teaches us the importance of humility, love, faithfulness, peace, and joy. May the Christmas bring joy, peace and love to your families through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! Jesus loves you, and so do I.

Rev. Marcel Okonkwo.

Altar Servers (Carol Garcia) Dec. 21 - Aurora & Raquel

Dec. 22 - Ovian, Sonia, Gigi

Dec. 24 - Dylan, Aurora, Aurelio, Raquel

Dec. 25 - Gigi, Sonia, Mariah, Eniola

Dec. 28-Dylan & Aurelio

Dec. 29 - Tony, Eniola, Mariah

Church Cleaners: Stephanie Rodriguez, If you can’t make your assigned date, please

trade with someone else. If the Church is not

open, please call Carol Garcia or the Parish

Office.

Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Comm. Dec. 21 - C. & N. Kline

Dec. 22 - C. Garcia, C. Klofonda, K. Burnett,

V. Chelgren

Dec. 24 - C. Garcia, C. Klofonda, L. Valle,

C. Guitar

Dec. 25 - V. Chelgren, J. Mizerka, C. & S.

Moquin

Dec. 28 - F. Shelland & L. Shoaf

Dec. 29 - J. Arredondo, J. Wiley, C. Moqun

D. Garmon

Nuestra Señora de La Luz

Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church

P.O. Box 236 La Luz, New Mexico 88337

(www.ourladyofthelight.org) Office: (575) 434 - 9460

Mon. – Thurs. (10:00 - 4:00pm) Pastor - Fr. Marcel Okonkwo

Deacon: Andy Weiss DRE: Alicia McAninch

Ministry to the Home Bound: Janice Gillen

Food Bank: 434-9460

4th Sunday of Advent

December 22nd, 2019

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdays: 3:00 – 3:30 pm

Weekend Masses:

Saturday Evening: 4:00 pm

Sunday: 10:00 am (Rosary recited before

Mass)

Weekday Masses:

Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday - 8:30 am

Communion Service - Monday & Wednesday

Eucharistic Adoration - Thursdays after

Mass.

Anointing of the Sick - 1st Friday of the

Month

Mass Intentions Sat: † Inez Lindenmeyer by her Family Sun: † Carlos Gutierrez by his family Mon: Communion Service Tues: † Sarah West by her Family Wed: † Rogelio Calderon by his family Thurs: For all Parish Ministry Volunteers Fri: † For the Poor Souls in Purgatory Sat: † Jeffery Gillen by his family

Readers (Carol Garcia) Dec. 21 - L. Valle

Dec. 22 - H. Sanchez & J. Matise

Dec. 24 -T. & C. McGinn

Dec. 25 - A. Mizerka & D. Chelgren

Dec. 28 - B. Shoaf

Dec. 29 - S. Moquin & T. Wiley

Please pray for those serving in our military

Major Paul Weaver (USAF) Jeremiah Williams (USAF) Eric Gayso - (Army) SSgt. Eliza Granados (USAF) Tec. Sgt. Robert Seaburgh (USAF) Markie Campbell Raul Martinez Jr. (USAF) Capt. Amanda Armijo Katherine Agnew (Army) Larry McEntire - (Army) Iraq John Gill - USAF Andrew McLaughlin Clinton Caleb Muncy (Marines) Victor Baray (Marines)

Weekend Collections Regular collection -

$3,336.00 St. Frances Cabrini School

$261.01 Thank you for your

continued donations & support.

Please Pray for the Sick of the Parish

Father Marcel John Herrera Stella Herrera David Kellar Martha Kellar Bob Kellar Danny Lucero Andrea Silva Clara Silva John Clute Marie Black Lane Dokken Lucas Gaukler Tilly Telles Diane Lopez Stacy Miller Lisa Gutierrez Sandra Wilder Anthony Lopez Margaret Brabson Tommy Garcia Bill Gayso Frank Borunda Ricardo Gill Richard Carroll

Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00am - 4:00 pm - Or by appointment.

Closed on all major holidays.

May Peace, Blessings, Good Health and Happiness Be Yours this Christmas and throughout

the New Year.

Our Lady of the Light Christmas

Mass Schedule Christmas Vigil Mass - 4:00pm

Christmas Day Mass -- 10:00 am New Year’s Eve - 4:00pm

New Year’s Day - 10:00am

Religious Education News We remind our parents that Religious Ed. Classes will not be held during the Alamogordo Public School Christmas Break. Classes will resume Jan. 7th. We would like to thank Fr. Marcel and our parish families for their continued support.

Parish Office Hours

The parish office will be closed on Dec,

23rd thru Jan. 3rd. Regular Office hours

will resume on Jan. 6th.

serving in our military

Clinton Caleb Muncy (Marines) Visit Our Website for Parish News, Events, & Photos!

http://www.ourladyofthelight.org

Our Lady of the Light Food Pantry

The Food Pantry will be closed on December 24th and 31st. They will re-

open on Tuesday, January 7th. In 2019, the Food Pantry served 4,439

Families with 14,352 Individuals. Thank you for your continued support

and donations to the pantry. God bless you all.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Isaiah 7: 10-14): “The Lord himself therefore will give you a sign. It is this: the maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Emmanuel, which means God- is-with –us.” (Rom.1:1-7): “It is about Jesus Christ…through him we received grace and our apostolic mission to preach the obedience of faith to all pagan nations in honour of his name”. (Matt.1:18-24): “All these took place to fulfil the words spoken by the Lord through the prophet: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and they will call him Emmanuel, a name which means, God-is-with-us”. REFLECTION: The family secret that saved the world. On this last Sunday of Advent, we are reminded of the birth of Jesus, with the same reading we listened on the weekday of the third Sunday. This repetition is a good pedagogical tool used by many teachers. The circumstances surrounding the conception of Jesus were known by Mary and Joseph alone. Mary followed the promptings of the angel of God. Joseph did also the same. It takes a good heart and good eyes to see the hand of in divine revelation; Joseph and Mary were committed, dedicated, and faithfully united to themselves. They did not share their lives with anyone except with the Holy Spirit. Mary was pregnant out of wedlock which only Joseph knew. He faces the greatest dilemma; could he admit illicit sexual relation with Mary? Could he face the risk of exposing Mary to shame and capital punishment as ascribed by law in Deut 22:23-24? Could he disobey or disregard the voice of the Angel of God in his dream? In all these trials, Joseph and Mary were faithful to the end. Their faithfulness made God’s plan effective. How do we handle our family and personal trials?

Offering Envelopes for 2020

The offering envelopes for 2020 are not available at this time. Our Parish

was sent the wrong envelopes and we are waiting for the correct ones to

be delivered. We will have them available as soon as possible. If you do

not currently use offering envelopes, but would like too. Please contact

the Parish office.