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OUR LADY OF HOPE CATHOLIC PARISH
Church of the Holy Child Simbahan Ng Sto. Niño Iglesia del Sto. Niño
Nhà Thờ Chúa Hài Đồng Title of the Church - Canon 1218: Each church is to have its own title which cannot be
changed after the church has been dedicated. Norm: If several parishes are suppressed and a
new one is established using one of the churches, its title must be retained.
5200 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19141
Tel. 215-329-8100
Fax 215-324-4660
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.olhphila.org
January 08, 2017 Epiphany of the Lord
MASSES/MISAS
Weekend/Fin de Semana
Saturday Evening/Sábado en la Noche 4:30 PM - English
Sunday/Domingo
AM 8:30 - English 10:30 - Spanish
PM 12:30 - English except 3rd Sunday in Tagalog
Weekdays/En Semana (Monday - Friday)
8:30 a.m. (In the Chapel/En la Capilla)
CONFESSIONS/CONFECIONES
Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
Los domingos a las 10:00 a.m. o después de la Misa
DEVOTIONS - SCHEDULE
Rosary and Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Every Wednesday 9:00 a.m.
First Friday of the Month
7:00 p.m. Holy Hour (Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,
Confessions, Sacred Heart of Jesus Novena,
Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary)
8:00 p.m. Mass
LEGION OF MARY
Every Monday, 7:00 p.m. in the rectory basement (Spanish)
Every Thursday, 4:30 pm in the rectory basement (English)
BAPTISM/BAUTISMOS
Parents planning on the Baptism of a child are asked
to contact Fr. Efren or Deacon Felipe to make arrangements.
Se ofrecen dos clases para los padres y padrinos.
Los bautizos son los primeros domingos del mes.
Hable con Vicky Fontanez.
MARRIAGE/MATRIMONIO
Couples planning to marry at Our Lady of Hope are asked to
contact Fr. Efren at least six months prior to
the proposed wedding date to make arrangements
and attend the marriage Pre-Cana classes.
Favor solicitar una entrevista con Padre Efren 6 meses antes de la boda.
Priest/Sacerdo
Rev. Efren V. Esmilla, Pastor
Rev. Richard Gross S.J., Weekend Assistance
Deacons/Diaconos
Deacon Felipe Hernandez
Deacon Homer Panganiban
Director, Parish Evangelization/ Directora, Evangelizacion
Sister Gertrude Borres, R.A.
Director, Religious Education/ Directora, Educación Religiosa
Ms. Eloisa B. Gonzales
Director, Spanish Apostolate/ Directora Apostolado Hispano
Mrs. Vicky Fontanez
Administrative Assistant/ Asistente Administrativo
Mrs. Evelyn Bailey
Business Manager/Gerente
Mr. Juanito Lopez
Maintenance/ Mantenimiento
Mr. Deni Miguel
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Fr. Efren, Deacon Felipe, Eloise Gonzales, Imelda Cruz,
Monica Edmunds, Ray Hill, Deslyn Mancini, Joe Rogers,
Joe Taimanglo, Reginald Wilkins, Evelyn Bailey
PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL
Fr. Efren, Deacon Homer, Vicky Fontanez, Cynthia Brown,
Ferdie & Hermie Aczon, Bill Fox, Armand Magundayao,
Bernice Oakman, Frank Rizzo
Choir Director/Directora
Brandon Turner - Gospel/Traditional Choir 8:30 am Mass
Ms. Mariette Matos - Spanish 10:30 am Mass
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Saturday 01/07/16
4:30 Sr. Anne Joseph Palmer, R.A.
Sunday 01/08/17
8:30 + Deceased Family of
Reyes & Ravasco
10:30 Estanislaus Abad
12:30 Amy Castillo Tan
Corazon & Godofredo
Aguilar, Jr.
Monday 01/09/17
8:30 + Jean Sansone
Tuesday 01/10/17
8:30 + William Champagne
Wednesday 01/11/17
8:30 + Joseph & Maria Dinh
Thursday 01/12/17
8:30 Rev. William Kirk
Friday 01/13/17
8:30 + Silverio Berarducci & Family
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.
Please pray for the sick of our parish and all
patients at Einstein Hospital and its affiliates:
Lina Vicencio, Joe and Wendy Teti, Holly Quinn, Alice
Harrell, Jean & Ernest Rutherford, Carolyn Moore,
Bernard Jacobs, Gwen King, Rose Savoy, Gwen White,
Bill Rowe, Dorothy Womack, Nicholas, Gredone,
Dorothy Faulkner, Dorothy Collier, Gladys Winston,
Robert Williams, Anthony & Nancy Day, Raymond
Gunther, Lucille Henry, Joe and Edith McFadden,
Camella Royer, Frederic Rosemeyer, Ferdinand
Dimayuga, Liwayway Singson, Shawn Williams, Jr.,
Sincere Barba, Marva Murray, Hester Elaine Grant, Paul
Abrenilla, Vincent Inchoco, Ian Diaz, Carlos Cabungcal,
Jose Cruz, Rocky Martino, Flora Espallardo, Rene
Cortez, Lita Palasol, Silverio Alas, Charles Stirm, Jovita
Sonza, Caitlin Aczon, Rachael Carnegie, James
Taimanglo, Sister Catherine Robinson, S.S.J., Lenora
Champagne, Virginia Gantt,
Jan. 14/15 4:30 pm 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm
PRIESTS Fr. Richard Gross Fr. Richard Gross Fr. Efren Fr. Efren
DEACONS
LECTORS
Deacon Felipe Deacon Homer Deacon Homer
Cecile Sansone Imelda Cruz Noelia Robles Ligaya Jala
Joan Bellinger Linda Sanchez Antonia Vega Joy Monteagudo
CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERING
Given in honor and/or memory of:
The Holy Family, Our Lady of Holy Rosary, The Holy
Trinity, The Divine Mercy, All Souls in Purgatory,
Salud de mi familia y Mia, Edythe & John Heffernan,
Gerald Heffernan, Gladys Etchells, John Stanton, All
Veterans, George Percival, Leah Percival, Leroy
Percival, Raphael Isaac, Francis William, George &
Mary R. Bowens, Antonio Costa, Lizzi Johnson, David
Bowens, Margaret Haldeman, Mrs. Shirley Marlow,
Popo Ali, Timothy & Acela, Evelia. Asuncion, Vincent,
Miguel & Felomina, Nicamor & Rosenda, Josefina,
Isidro, Francis, George & Ruth Miller, Bernard Miller,
George Miller, Jr., Donald Miller, B. Harris, Ledley B.
Stephens, Larry Roach, Jarel Stephens, Wallance
Williams, Armenta Williams, Mary Ruth Holmes,
Marie Sedonia Soule, Wallace Claude Williams, John
King, Simmonita Chrysostom, Sheridan & Eleanor
Kerrin, Stephen Kerrin, James & Shirley Lofton, Clifton
Childs, John Richards, Nicole Lofton, Tomas T.
Sanchez, Jr., Beatriz M. Sanchez, Tomas M., Sanchez,
Jr., Aguedo M. Sanchez, Delia M. Sanchez, Samuel
Foote, Bertha Hatchell, John & Jean Sansone, Baphara
McRay, Della Williams, Gregory Beaton, Petrie
McCloud, Patricia Beaton, Miriam George, Avery
Walker, Agnes Walker, William Collier, Dard O.,
Dorothy Collier, Eddie Slatter, Daniel Collier, Lourse
Whitaker, Latmore Whittaker, Reynald Lovett, Lissy
Mevelez, Raquel & Ivez Davila, Ida Grace Powers,
David Bellinger, Kathryn Gough, Maria Anderson, Tina
& Danny Cosky, Danitra Bundy, Ernest Bundy, Henry
Norman, Susie Norman, Frances Bowman, Aludio
Gapaz, Romeo Gapaz, Gerald Gapaz, Emiliana
Lorenzo, Lorenzo Lorenzo, Marites Lorenzo, Roger &
Anne Marie Watte, Walter, Charles Edmunds, Charles
Thompson, The Thompson Family, Family & Friends of
Beverly Johnson, Alphonse L. Ellerkamp, Frances
Ellerkamp, Lucile E. Williams, Josephine Greene,
Lyonel James Streat, Rafael Garcia, James Campbell,
Sean Garcia, Robert Garcia, Robert & Brondon Garcia,
Jorge Robles, Angel Robles, Lourdes Gillen, Zephyrlee
Witts, Lucius Hollinger, Robert Henry, Sr., Antonio
Fontanez, Santa Rojas, Manuel Delgado
TRUE HAPPINESS Abandon yourself utterly for the love of God,
and in this way you will become truly happy. —Blessed Henry Suso
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TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
This year, in the United States the celebration of the
Epiphany falls on January 8, but the traditional date for
the Epiphany is January 6. The date we know as January
6 was established as the solstice in Egypt in 1996 BC,
but the Egyptian calendar lost a full day every 128 years.
Twenty centuries later the actual solstice had migrated to
December 25. People still kept January 6 for the solstice
celebration, but December 25, matching nicely with the
Roman pagan feast of the Unconquered Sun, launched an
extended solstice holiday. By the time of the early
church, the whole period of twelve days was celebrated
just about everywhere.
Christians began to celebrate Christ as the true light
of the world in four themes: the Nativity, the
manifestation to the Gentiles, the baptism of the Lord,
and the wedding feast at Cana. That was entirely too
much for one day to handle. A twelve-day season was
ready to be adapted, so Christians borrowed from the
pagan calendar for their own season of light. Thus early
Christian celebrations of the Christmas season extended
from one date for the solstice, December 25, to the older
date, January 6. The darkest time in the Northern
Hemisphere could now be filled with the Christian
observance of the arrival of the Light of the World.
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM
The unfolding of the story of the Incarnation
continues today as the Church celebrates the Epiphany.
The tale of the magi from the East is one of the most
fascinating in all of scripture. It has much to teach us
about what we can come to expect, even in circumstances
and places that may seem insignificant or small.
Bethlehem was a tiny town, what we might refer to today
as a town without even one stop light. Yet it is over this
seemingly insignificant place that the guiding star stops in
its own search for the place where the Savior would be
born. Too often we fail to recognize the fact that the star
of Bethlehem comes to rest in our everyday lives, where
we can experience God’s presence, manifested in ever
new ways. Epiphany calls us to shake off our stupor and
recognize the One who comes to save us.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Rise up in splendor, Jerusalem! The
Lord shines upon you and the glory of the Lord appears
over you (Isaiah 60:1-6).
Psalm — Lord, every nation on earth will adore you
(Psalm 72).
Second Reading — The Gentiles are coheirs, copartners
in the promise in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6).
Gospel — Magi from the east arrive looking for the
newborn king of the Jews (Matthew 2:1-12).
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Es tiempo de añadir los reyes magos al pesebre. En
1448 llegaron los pesebres italianos a las iglesias
españolas, pero no fue hasta que el Rey Carlos III le
regaló un pesebre a su hijo en el siglo XVIII que el uso
de pesebres se expandió en los hogares. Desde entonces,
el uso de nacimientos llegó al continente americano en
donde se conviertió en la decoración principal para las
fiestas navideñas.
Así como en todo país latinoamericano el montaje
del Belén es una tradición, lo es también en Venezuela.
Con el pesebre venezolano llegan también aguinaldos,
parrandas, Misas y patines. ¡Sí! ¡Patines!
Desde la mitad del siglo pasado los venezolanos
celebran la época navideña con “patinadas”. Estas
“patinadas” normalmente se hacen por las mañanas y
muchas calles están cerradas a los autos hasta las 8 a.m.
para que niños y jóvenes puedan disfrutar de los patines,
bicicletas y otros juguetes que les regala el niño Dios.
Por esto, muchos niños duermen con un “cordoncito”
atado al dedo gordo de los pies, que cuelgan por la
ventana para que los despierten los que pasan patinado.
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — ¡Levántate y brilla, Jerusalén! La
gloria del Señor amaneció sobre ti (Isaías 60:1-6).
Salmo — Que te adoren, Señor, todos los pueblos
(Salmo 72 [71]).
Segunda lectura — El misterio de que los gentiles son
coherederos, socios en la promesa en Jesucristo, se ha
dado a conocer a los hombres (Efesios 3:2-3a, 5-6).
Evangelio — Magos del oriente llegaron, diciendo:
“¿Dónde está el rey de los judíos que ha nacido?”
(Mateo 2:1-12).
LA ESTRELLA DE BELÉN
El desarrollo del relato de la Encarnación continúa
hoy cuando la Iglesia celebra la Epifanía. La historia de
los Magos de oriente es uno de los relatos más
fascinantes de las Escrituras. Nos enseña mucho sobre
qué podemos esperar, incluso en circunstancias y
lugares que pueden parecer insignificantes. Belén era un
pueblo diminuto, lo que hoy diríamos un pueblo sin
siquiera un semáforo. Sin embargo, es sobre este lugar
aparentemente insignificante que la estrella guía se
detuvo en su búsqueda del lugar en donde el Salvador
nacería. Muchas veces no comprendemos que la estrella
de Belén se posa en nuestra vida diaria, donde podemos
sentir la presencia de Dios, manifestada de maneras
diversas y nuevas. La Epifanía nos llama a salir de
nuestro estupor y a reconocer a Aquél que viene a
salvarnos.
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January 9-17
Novena for the Feast
of Our Lady of Hope
I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of
knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the
way and of the truth: in me is all hope of life and
virtue. Come to me all that desire me and be filled with
my fruits (Ecclesiastes24:24-26).
O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Grace,
Hope of the world.
Hear us, your children, who cry to you.
Let us pray.
O God, who by the marvelous protection of the
Blessed Virgin Mary has strengthened us firmly in
hope, grant we beseech You, that by persevering in
prayer at her admonition, we may obtain the
favors we devoutly implore. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
“HOPE THROUGH THE CROSS”
As we celebrate this Novena for the feast of Our Lady of
Hope, let us pray that we may always show our love and
compassion and encourage others to sow
SEEDS OF HOPE
through our devotion to Mary and to rejoice and give praise
that, as an ethnically united family, we reap the
HARVEST OF LOVE
so generously bestowed on us as members of
OUR LADY OF HOPE CHURCH.
3 Our Father… 3 Hail Mary… 3 Glory Be
Mary, Mother of Hope in whose chaste womb
Eternal Hope became Incarnate, pray for us.
Maria, Madre de la Esperanza,
en cuyo purisimo ser se encarno
la Eterna Esperanza del mundo,
ruega por nosotros.
Maria, Ina ng Pag-asa,
sa iyong sinapupunan ang
Walang Hanggang Pag-asa ay Nagkatawang Tao,
ipanalangin mo po kami.
January 2017
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
1 Mary, Mother of God, Solemnity
8 Epiphany of the Lord
3 Kings Celebration (Hispanic Com.)
Blessing of ALL Children, All Masses
9 The Baptism of the Lord, Feast
16 33rd Annual Archdiocesan Inter-Faith
Prayer Service - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
7:00 pm St. Philip Neri, Lafayette Hill
9-17 Novena to Our Lady of Hope
18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
22 Feast Nuestra Señora de Altagracia
22 Pro-Life March in Washington, D.C.
Day of Penance
29 Parish Inter-Faith Prayer Service -
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 3:00 pm
OUR LADY OF HOPE PARISH
MISSION STATEMENT
We the Eucharist Community of Our Lady of
Hope are Christ’s disciples who seek to share
the priestly, prophetic, and kingly ministry of
Jesus Christ by:
1. Welcoming fellow believers from many
diverse culture and ethnic backgrounds to
join us in worship, prayer, and reflection.
2. Encouraging and supporting one another in
recognizing our individual gifts and talents
and assisting each other as we strive to be
the living presence of God in our midst.
3. Honoring our obligation to the greatest
community through dedicated and faithful
service to others.
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COVER SHEET
CHURCH NAME OUR LADY OF HOPE
BULLETIN # 511543
BULLETIN FOR WEEK OF January 8, 2017
(SUNDAY DATE)
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