FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Who does not cherish the desire for a home, a har-bor of peace and refreshment? Jesus announces his departure in terms of that human desire. He is go-ing before his disciples to prepare a place for them. “I am the way” is as strange a proclamation as, “I am the Sheepgate” (John 10:7), but they help us examine the implications of the Easter experience. “You know the way that leads where I go” (John 14:4). We are sympathetic with the misunderstand-ing of Thomas and Philip. They would like to spec-ify the road and identify the place where they will see the Father. But there is no need for a map. Je-sus is the way to the Father. We must follow him. Whoever has seen him has seen the Father< Jesus is the way, the truth and the life because he is the one with God: He is the Father and the Father is in him. Authentic Christian faith is not anonymous. We cannot believe in a faceless God. Christianity teaches us to recognize God in the face of Jesus of Nazareth. By identifying his face in the disfigured faces of those whose suffering he bore on the cross, we find our dwelling place in him. RELEASING THE HOLY One day God noticed a huge racket going on around a man in Italy. Day after day, this man ham-mered and chiseled away at stone; it was as if he had discovered something alive inside it and with determination and passion he labored to set it free. From pieces of marble that he himself had chosen from the Carrara quarries, he set about “releasing” magnificent figures. Yet even God was surprised at what was emerging out of the stone this time. The man was trying to set God free! God went to visit the sculptor. “Michelangelo,” God said, “what ex-actly are you doing?” “Lord,” he answered, “I am setting you free, so everyone will recognize you, not only in this stone, but in all those who suffer un-justly and die violently at the hands of others and those who mourn for them. I don’t want people to forget what you did for us.” And the Lord spoke again to Michelangelo: “Hmm. In times past I have stayed in rocks and mountains, wells and tombs, and in the Ark of my Temple, but I don’t remember liv-ing in the stone you are working on now.”

RELEASING THE HOLY And Michelangelo answered, “Lord, as I see it, since your Son came to us, you don’t have to pick and choose your places of rest. He left your Holy Spirit everywhere; we just have to search it out, discover it, touch it, and reveal it to others.” The Lord was more than happy with what Michelangelo had said and left him to get back to work. Michelangelo chipped away at the huge piece of marble and slowly, very slowly, the sculp-tor set free the figure of a woman holding the body of her dead son in her lap. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. DEJA SALIR LO SAGRADO Un día Dios se fijó en el gran ruido que hacía un hombre en Italia. Todos los días este hombre martillaba y cincelaba una piedra, como si hubiese descubierto algo vivo dentro de ella, y se empeñara con determinación y pasión a dejarlo salir. De los pedazos de mármol que él mismo había escogido de las canteras de Carrara se propuso a “sacar” figuras grandiosas. Pero aun Dios se sorprendió al ver lo que estaba emergiendo de la piedra esta vez. ¡El hombre estaba tratando de dejar sa-lir a Dios! Dios fue a visitar al escultor y le dijo: “Miguel Ángel, ¿qué es lo que estás haciendo?” Le respondió: “Señor, estoy tratando de dejarte salir para que todos te reconozcan, no sólo en esta piedra, sino en todos los que sufren injusta-mente y mueren bajo la violencia de otros, y en aquellos que lloran esa pérdida. No quiero que la gente se olvide de lo que hiciste por nosotros”. El Señor volvió a dirigirse a Miguel Ángel: “Mmm. En tiempos pasados me he quedado en rocas y cerros, pozos y tumbas, y en el arca de mi templo, pero no re-cuerdo vivir en la piedra que cincelas ahora”. Miguel Ángel le contesta: “Señor, a mí me parece que desde que tu Hijo vino a vivir entre nosotros, tú no tienes que escoger los lugares para descansar, pues él dejó tu Espíritu Santo en todos los lugares; a nosotros sólo nos queda buscarlo, descubrirlo, tocarlo y re-velárselo a los demás”. El Señor se quedó bien contento con lo que le dijo Miguel Ángel y lo dejó para que siguiera traba-jando. Miguel Ángel continuó cincelando en aquel pedazo enorme de mármol y lentamente, muy lentamente, el escultor dejó salir la figura de una mujer con el cuerpo inerte de su Hijo en su regazo. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Words of wisdom:

“People don’t care how much you know. . . Till they know how much you care!

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the LORD.

5/7/2017 Regular Sunday Collection $7254.80 St. Vincent de Paul $ 246.00 School Support $1188.95 Utilities $ 105.00 Building Fund $ 778.00 Pew Cushions $ .00 Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Adele Faucett, Sr. Margaret Sierra, Donald Luna, Gilbert Aragon, Dolores Mares, Marcella Herrera, Esequiel Duran,, Julia Tafoya, Andres Medina, Norma Medina, Monique Tor-res, Priscilla Duran, Sena, Chavez & Armijo family, Luis Aguilar, Abelicia Aguilar, Ana Araujo, Barbara Downey, Teresa DeBruyn, George Lucero, Carmen Whatley, Msgr. Francis Eggert, Mary Lou Burke, Richard Delgado, Lucy Gallegos, Teresa Griffin, Lucricia Baros, William (Bill) Rob-inson, Bernie Martinez, Jim Wasson, Mike Mora, Stephen Lee Ames, Antonio X. Zamora, Anthony & Florinda Cortez, Theresa Hernandez and for those in hospitals or their homes and cannot attend church.

LIVING JUSTICE The Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, and Support for

Unions. Worker justice…Both Leo XIII and John Paul II hold up an ideal of worker justice that demands close attention to concrete conditions that face workers in the actual work-place and in labor markets…neither is afraid to insist on the importance of concrete measures, such as “living wages” and reasonable work hours, for the entire work-force…Labor unions are a crucial element in the over all balance of power in the economy and Catholic social teaching consistently portrays them as playing a con-structive role in the pursuit of economic justice…In our work we can discover rich meaning and develop our po-tential…God invites us to be co-creators of the material world. This is why human work should never be treated as a mere commodity…John Paul II repeatedly insists on the “priority of labor over capital.” Through labor, we pursue not only a job or a career, but a vocation---a call-ing in which we are summoned by God to develop our capabilities and to follow the carpenter from Nazareth on our path to discipleship. Most Important Texts: Rerum Novarum 1-3, 20-1, 31-8; Mater et Magistra 68-81; Laborem Exercens 1-27.

Prayer for First Communion May this day be an initial step into a life-long love of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food that they turn to you for comfort , guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness. May their hands, extend in in anticipation of your Body and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred sacrament. Amen.

Congratulations St. Therese School—3rd Grade

Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00 A.M.

Anna Aragon, Joseph Chavez, Mia Cruz-Moreno, Anna Findell, Santiago Garia, Dalton Gladfelter,Ella Hill, Sofia Hoskins, Hayden Maestas, Timoteo Maes, Maria Medina, Diego Minjares, Antonio Real, Isaac Reedy, Michael Romero, Ezeriah “Ezzie” Smith, Kaden Valles, Clara Vernier & Mattie Wert

God our Creator, we pray: for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility; for expectant

mothers, wondering and waiting; for those who are tired, stressed or depressed; for those who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family; for those who are unable to feed their children due to pov-

erty; for those whose children have physical, men-tal or emotional disabilities; for those who have

children they do not want; for those who raise chil-dren on their own; for those who have lost a child; for those who care for the children of others; for

those whose children have left home; and for those whose desire to be a mother has not been fulfilled. Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and

tender, and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good, living not for themselves

alone, but for God and for others. Amen.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Who does not cherish the desire for a home, a har-bor of peace and refreshment? Jesus announces his departure in terms of that human desire. He is go-ing before his disciples to prepare a place for them. “I am the way” is as strange a proclamation as, “I am the Sheepgate” (John 10:7), but they help us examine the implications of the Easter experience. “You know the way that leads where I go” (John 14:4). We are sympathetic with the misunderstand-ing of Thomas and Philip. They would like to spec-ify the road and identify the place where they will see the Father. But there is no need for a map. Je-sus is the way to the Father. We must follow him. Whoever has seen him has seen the Father< Jesus is the way, the truth and the life because he is the one with God: He is the Father and the Father is in him. Authentic Christian faith is not anonymous. We cannot believe in a faceless God. Christianity teaches us to recognize God in the face of Jesus of Nazareth. By identifying his face in the disfigured faces of those whose suffering he bore on the cross, we find our dwelling place in him. RELEASING THE HOLY One day God noticed a huge racket going on around a man in Italy. Day after day, this man ham-mered and chiseled away at stone; it was as if he had discovered something alive inside it and with determination and passion he labored to set it free. From pieces of marble that he himself had chosen from the Carrara quarries, he set about “releasing” magnificent figures. Yet even God was surprised at what was emerging out of the stone this time. The man was trying to set God free! God went to visit the sculptor. “Michelangelo,” God said, “what ex-actly are you doing?” “Lord,” he answered, “I am setting you free, so everyone will recognize you, not only in this stone, but in all those who suffer un-justly and die violently at the hands of others and those who mourn for them. I don’t want people to forget what you did for us.” And the Lord spoke again to Michelangelo: “Hmm. In times past I have stayed in rocks and mountains, wells and tombs, and in the Ark of my Temple, but I don’t remember liv-ing in the stone you are working on now.”

RELEASING THE HOLY And Michelangelo answered, “Lord, as I see it, since your Son came to us, you don’t have to pick and choose your places of rest. He left your Holy Spirit everywhere; we just have to search it out, discover it, touch it, and reveal it to others.” The Lord was more than happy with what Michelangelo had said and left him to get back to work. Michelangelo chipped away at the huge piece of marble and slowly, very slowly, the sculp-tor set free the figure of a woman holding the body of her dead son in her lap. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. DEJA SALIR LO SAGRADO Un día Dios se fijó en el gran ruido que hacía un hombre en Italia. Todos los días este hombre martillaba y cincelaba una piedra, como si hubiese descubierto algo vivo dentro de ella, y se empeñara con determinación y pasión a dejarlo salir. De los pedazos de mármol que él mismo había escogido de las canteras de Carrara se propuso a “sacar” figuras grandiosas. Pero aun Dios se sorprendió al ver lo que estaba emergiendo de la piedra esta vez. ¡El hombre estaba tratando de dejar sa-lir a Dios! Dios fue a visitar al escultor y le dijo: “Miguel Ángel, ¿qué es lo que estás haciendo?” Le respondió: “Señor, estoy tratando de dejarte salir para que todos te reconozcan, no sólo en esta piedra, sino en todos los que sufren injusta-mente y mueren bajo la violencia de otros, y en aquellos que lloran esa pérdida. No quiero que la gente se olvide de lo que hiciste por nosotros”. El Señor volvió a dirigirse a Miguel Ángel: “Mmm. En tiempos pasados me he quedado en rocas y cerros, pozos y tumbas, y en el arca de mi templo, pero no re-cuerdo vivir en la piedra que cincelas ahora”. Miguel Ángel le contesta: “Señor, a mí me parece que desde que tu Hijo vino a vivir entre nosotros, tú no tienes que escoger los lugares para descansar, pues él dejó tu Espíritu Santo en todos los lugares; a nosotros sólo nos queda buscarlo, descubrirlo, tocarlo y re-velárselo a los demás”. El Señor se quedó bien contento con lo que le dijo Miguel Ángel y lo dejó para que siguiera traba-jando. Miguel Ángel continuó cincelando en aquel pedazo enorme de mármol y lentamente, muy lentamente, el escultor dejó salir la figura de una mujer con el cuerpo inerte de su Hijo en su regazo. Copyright © 2010, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

Words of wisdom:

“People don’t care how much you know. . . Till they know how much you care!

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, & put your trust in the LORD.

5/7/2017 Regular Sunday Collection $7254.80 St. Vincent de Paul $ 246.00 School Support $1188.95 Utilities $ 105.00 Building Fund $ 778.00 Pew Cushions $ .00 Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc.

PRAY FOR THE SICK Adele Faucett, Sr. Margaret Sierra, Donald Luna, Gilbert Aragon, Dolores Mares, Marcella Herrera, Esequiel Duran,, Julia Tafoya, Andres Medina, Norma Medina, Monique Tor-res, Priscilla Duran, Sena, Chavez & Armijo family, Luis Aguilar, Abelicia Aguilar, Ana Araujo, Barbara Downey, Teresa DeBruyn, George Lucero, Carmen Whatley, Msgr. Francis Eggert, Mary Lou Burke, Richard Delgado, Lucy Gallegos, Teresa Griffin, Lucricia Baros, William (Bill) Rob-inson, Bernie Martinez, Jim Wasson, Mike Mora, Stephen Lee Ames, Antonio X. Zamora, Anthony & Florinda Cortez, Theresa Hernandez and for those in hospitals or their homes and cannot attend church.

LIVING JUSTICE The Dignity of Work, Rights of Workers, and Support for

Unions. Worker justice…Both Leo XIII and John Paul II hold up an ideal of worker justice that demands close attention to concrete conditions that face workers in the actual work-place and in labor markets…neither is afraid to insist on the importance of concrete measures, such as “living wages” and reasonable work hours, for the entire work-force…Labor unions are a crucial element in the over all balance of power in the economy and Catholic social teaching consistently portrays them as playing a con-structive role in the pursuit of economic justice…In our work we can discover rich meaning and develop our po-tential…God invites us to be co-creators of the material world. This is why human work should never be treated as a mere commodity…John Paul II repeatedly insists on the “priority of labor over capital.” Through labor, we pursue not only a job or a career, but a vocation---a call-ing in which we are summoned by God to develop our capabilities and to follow the carpenter from Nazareth on our path to discipleship. Most Important Texts: Rerum Novarum 1-3, 20-1, 31-8; Mater et Magistra 68-81; Laborem Exercens 1-27.

Prayer for First Communion May this day be an initial step into a life-long love of the Eucharist. Give them a hunger for this sacred food that they turn to you for comfort , guidance, and wisdom as they grow into full discipleship. Thank you for their innocence and goodness. May their hands, extend in in anticipation of your Body and Blood, inspire all of us to cherish this sacred sacrament. Amen.

Congratulations St. Therese School—3rd Grade

Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00 A.M.

Anna Aragon, Joseph Chavez, Mia Cruz-Moreno, Anna Findell, Santiago Garia, Dalton Gladfelter,Ella Hill, Sofia Hoskins, Hayden Maestas, Timoteo Maes, Maria Medina, Diego Minjares, Antonio Real, Isaac Reedy, Michael Romero, Ezeriah “Ezzie” Smith, Kaden Valles, Clara Vernier & Mattie Wert

God our Creator, we pray: for new mothers, coming to terms with new responsibility; for expectant

mothers, wondering and waiting; for those who are tired, stressed or depressed; for those who struggle to balance the tasks of work and family; for those who are unable to feed their children due to pov-

erty; for those whose children have physical, men-tal or emotional disabilities; for those who have

children they do not want; for those who raise chil-dren on their own; for those who have lost a child; for those who care for the children of others; for

those whose children have left home; and for those whose desire to be a mother has not been fulfilled. Bless all mothers, that their love may be deep and

tender, and that they may lead their children to know and do what is good, living not for themselves

alone, but for God and for others. Amen.

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Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish • Albuquerque,

An incredible opportunity for education and enlightenment will be available this summer for

all Catholics, especially those en-gaged in ministry. The Institute of Formation for Christian Service (Summer Institute) will be held at Lourdes Hall, Catholic Center, in Albuquerque. Forty-seven classes and workshops will be offered in three daily sessions – morning, afternoon and evening, in English and Spanish. $50 for the entire week and you may register for as many classes as you want. Class sizes are limited, so you will want to sign-up early. On-line registration: https://form.jotformpro.com/kdavis5430/Summerinstitute_17 or you can call Kathy at 505-831-8129.

Preschool Open House! Risen Savior Catholic Preschool, located at 7701 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuq, is having an Open House and Usborne Book Fair on May 21 after the 7, 9, and 11am Masses (end-ing at 12:30 pm). The Preschool is partnering with the Knights of Co-lumbus and the Open House/Book Fair coincides with their Burrito Breakfast! Come, have breakfast, shop for amazing children’s books and see what our Preschool has to offer your precious 3 or 4 year old! Call 821-1571 x112.

Celebrating 50 Years of Catholic Charismatic Renewal! • Theme is: “Do not slack in zeal, but be fervent in spirit.” Romans 12:11. Dr. Ralph Martin, Dcn. Ralph Poyo, Dan Dirkes, Fr. Michael DePalma, Msgr. Bennett Voorhies are the speakers. Early Bird Registration (received by June 23) Adults $55, Married Couples $100,

Youth & Children $10. Late Regis-tration (received after June 23 and at the conference site) Adults $60, Married Cou-ples $110. Youth & Children $10. For more infor-mation abqccc.org. To register call the Catho-lic Charismatic Center at 505-247-0397.

Peace and healing for those suf-fering a di-vorce/sepa-ration. Held

at the Catholic Center. $20/person. Call Yvette at Family Life to register: 831-8117 or yduran@archdiosf.org. For information, Jane: 688-8663 or Joe: 362-4909.

PILGRIMAGE ADVERTISEMENTS

A 13 Day Pilgrimage to France, Spain & Portugal:

Join Fr. Clement Niggel on a 13 day pilgrimage to Paris, Lourdes,

Santiago de Compostela, Fatima & More. $3899 including all airline taxes and fees! October 2 – 14,

2017! For more information please call (505) 217-9460.

A 7 Day Pilgrimage to Mexico City:

Join Fr. Thomas Kayammakal on 7 day pilgrimage to Mexico City and the Shrine of Our Lady of Guada-lupe. $1999 including all airline taxes and fees! November 6-12,

2017! For more information please call (505) 217-9460.

Summer Classes

for MinistryJune 5-9

annual Byzantine

BazaarMay 20

10am-4pmOur Lady of

Perpetual Help Byzantine

Catholic Church

This event kicks off the 2017 Seminarian Endowment Chal-lenge. The Archdiocese of Santa Fe was chosen by Catho-lic Extension to participate in the 2017 challenge based on our needs as a mission dio-cese. The Catholic Extension will be matching donations up to $50,000. This gives us an opportunity to continue being “Fishers of Men” and es-tablish a permanent seminar-ian endowment fund. This is a FREE event to help educate and build community support

for the ASF Seminarians. To attend, please RSVP to

505-831-8173 or email stewardship@archdiosf.org

by Wednesday, May 17. There is limited seating,

please call or email today to secure your spot.

F e a t u r i n g East Euro-pean food (stuffed cab-bage rolls, pirohi, sau-sage, sauer-kraut) and h o t d o g s , dine in or take out; traditional baked goods; Catholic books and imported Russian icons. •

1837 Alvarado Drive NE •www.olphnm.org

for directions and information. Call :(505) 256-1539.

Hosted by The Office of Stewardship

Saturday, May 20 6:30-8:30 pm

BBQ Bingow i t h t h e s e m i n a r i a n s

and

Divorce Recovery Summer SessionBegins June 17Saturdays 10-11:30 am

Sunday • May 14, 2017

43rd Southwest Catholic

Charismatic Conference

July 28-30AlbuquerqueCrown Plaza

Hotel

Saturday, May 13, 2017 Acts 13: 44-52; Jn 14: 7-14 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 4:00 PM †Frank Concini

By: Family †Daniel Garcia (6th Anniversary) By: Mom & Dad †Virginia Sando By: John & Deborah Koury

Sunday, May 14, 2017 Acts 6: 1-7; 1 Pt 2: 4-9; Jn 14: 1-12 8:00 AM †Alfredo Reyes & Jovita Juarez

By: Familia Reyes †Mr. Vicente & Mrs. Enomia Martinez By: Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Archuleta †Mr. Jose M. & Mrs. Antonia Martinez By: Mr. & Mrs. Felipe Archuleta †Reyna Lucero By: George Lucero & family

10:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 12:00 PM For the health of Theresa Hernandez

and Dolores Sanchez By: Sandra Barela & Joe Sanchez †In remembrance of Melba Barela on Mother’s Day By: Sandra Barela, Joe Sanchez & family†David S. Galbiso By: Mom †Julia Alvarado & †Julia Ramirez By: Jane Alvarado

Monday, May 15, 2017 Acts 14: 5-18; Jn 14: 21-26 8:00 AM Communion Service

Mass Intentions Fifth Sunday of Easter

Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Acts 14: 19-28; Jn 14; 27-31a 8:00 AM †Antonio & Annie Perea

By: Lorraine Luna †Frank Luna By: Lorraine Luna †Alice Trujillo By: Tony Trujillo

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Acts 15: 1-6; Jn 15: 1-8 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

Thursday, May 18, 2017 Acts 15: 7-21; Jn 15: 9-11 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

Friday, May 19, 2017 Acts 15: 22-31; Jn 15: 12-17 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

Saturday, May 20, 2017 Acts 16: 1-10; Jn 15: 18-21 8:00 AM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH 4:00 PM †Eloy & Maida Sandoval

By: Marie Sandoval For the health of Gary Esquibel By: Family †Marlena Torres, Agnes & Roque Sandoval By: Family For the health of Florence Rusty Dow By: Priscilla Martinez

Sunday, May 21, 2017 Acts 8: 5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3: 15-18; Jn 14: 15-21 8:00 AM †Benito Serbin Sr. (Anniversary)

By: Lena & Dee Serbin †Fabie & Carmen Jaramillo By: Maria & George Jaramillo & family †Angie Tachias By: Maria & George Jaramillo & family

10:00 AM †Frank A. Herrera (13th Anniversary) By: Eloisa Herrera †Albert Vallejos By: Wife & family †Mary Lou (Birthday) & Eugene Duran By: Robert Duran

12:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE PARISH

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ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK State Farm Deacon Juan Barajas • 228-1220