As we return to Ordinary Time in our liturgical year, I remember the old saying, “There’s nothing ordinary about Ordinary Time!” Most of our life is spent in ordinary time, with ordinary people, about our ordinary tasks. The challenge is to uncover what is extraordinary in our daily reality. This can be particularly challenging during the summer.

Summer may feel like a quiet time in most parishes. People go on vacations or pursue enriching, learning experiences away from home. It’s their time to get away from the ordinary. And, yet, in all our travels, we cannot help but bring ourselves along with us wherever we go. For better or worse, we never escape ourselves.

So, the Lord invites us to continue to work on ourselves wherever we may be. His grace enables us to turn away from whatever is holding us back and to pursue instead the deeper life to which He calls us. His grace is always at work in the life of the believer, and there are plenty of opportunities for growth: Waiting in an airport terminal or in traffic can teach us patience. Spending time with family and friends can teach us compassion and understanding. Encountering new languages and cultures calls us to recognize that we are part of one human family created and loved by one Triune God. Even boredom can remind us of our deep hunger for communion with the Holy Trinity and that, as Saint Augustine said, “Our hearts are restless until they rest in You.”

May our prayer then be: Holy Trinity, help us to recognize You in all we may encounter during this summer and to welcome the opportunities for spiritual growth. Allow us to embrace the challenge of Ordinary Time.

Father Oscar is in Venezuela and is safe and having a good time. We ask for the continued prayers for his journey and his return to San Pablo Church.

Blessings,
Fr. Daniel Martin
Visiting Priest

Al regresar al Tiempo Ordinario en nuestro año litúrgico, recuerdo el viejo dicho: "¡No hay nada ordinario en el Tiempo Ordinario!". Pasamos la mayor parte de nuestra vida en el tiempo ordinario, con gente común y corriente, en nuestras tareas cotidianas. El reto es descubrir lo extraordinario en nuestra realidad diaria. Esto puede ser especialmente difícil durante el verano.

El verano puede parecer una época tranquila en la mayoría de las parroquias. La gente se va de vacaciones o busca experiencias enriquecedoras y de aprendizaje fuera de casa. Es su momento para escapar de lo cotidiano. Y, sin embargo, en todos nuestros viajes, no podemos evitar llevarnos a nosotros mismos adondequiera que vayamos. Para bien o para mal, nunca escapamos de nosotros mismos.

Así, el Señor nos invita a seguir trabajando en nosotros mismos dondequiera que estemos. Su gracia nos permite alejarnos de lo que nos frena y, en cambio, buscar la vida más profunda a la que Él nos llama. Su gracia siempre está presente en la vida del creyente, y hay muchas oportunidades para crecer: esperar en la terminal del aeropuerto o en el tráfico puede enseñarnos paciencia. Pasar tiempo con familiares y amigos puede enseñarnos compasión y comprensión. Conocer nuevos idiomas y culturas nos invita a reconocer que formamos parte de una sola familia humana, creada y amada por un solo Dios Trino. Incluso el aburrimiento puede recordarnos nuestra profunda sed de comunión con la Santísima Trinidad y que, como dijo San Agustín: «Nuestro corazón está inquieto hasta que descansa en Ti».

Que nuestra oración sea, entonces: Santísima Trinidad, ayúdanos a reconocerte en todo lo que encontremos durante este verano y a acoger las oportunidades de crecimiento espiritual. Permítenos abrazar el reto del Tiempo Ordinario.

Bendiciones,
P. Daniel Martin
Sacerdote Visitante

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VCPP is in need of volunteers.

Please contact Mary Therese at 671-8812 text or call to reserve your week.

El programa de Oración del Cáliz Vocacional necesita voluntarios.

Por favor, contacte a Mary Therese al 671-8812, envíe un mensaje de texto o llame para reservar su semana.

Think Summer !
Families are served by KAIR and Kids are home more and hungry. San Pablo continues to support Kair through our BLUE BIN Program.

Food Staples Oil,Pasta Rice, Condiments ( Ethnic specific), Soups, Cereals, Mixes. Single Serve Pop Top Canned Goods, Items that can be put in a Lunch bag ( Lunch Bag Needed also) Snack packs Tuna, Salmon in single serve can or bag. Beef Stew, Chicken etc.

Please DO NOT PUT Perishable Items in the Blue Bin These: Eggs Milk, Butter, etc can be dropped off at KAIR during the day.. Freshly washed and neatly folded clothes and clean shoes may be donated.

Piensa en el Verano!
Las familias reciben servicios de KAIR y los niños pasan más tiempo en casa y con hambre.

San Pablo continúa apoyando a Kair a través de nuestro Programa de Contenedores Azules. Alimentos básicos: aceite, pasta, arroz, condimentos (específicos para cada etnia), sopas, cereales, mezclas. Alimentos enlatados individuales con tapa abatible, artículos que se puedan guardar en una lonchera (también se necesita una lonchera). Paquetes de refrigerios. Atún, salmón en lata o bolsa individual. Estofado de res, pollo, etc.

Por favor, NO DEJE los productos perecederos en el contenedor azul. Estos: huevos, leche, mantequilla, etc., se pueden dejar en KAIR durante el día. Se puede donar ropa recién lavada y bien doblada, y zapatos limpios.

A library featuring many Catholic Books has been donated for the use of the entire Parish family. Library is open whenever the Parish Hall is Open. Please take a moment to walk over and see what is available to borrow.

The Books for ALL AGE GROUPS may be signed out and returned at your leisure.

Books have been donated by members of the Women's Club , The Religious Education Office and Generous Parishioners.

Questions can be addressed to Mary Therese Egizio Text or Call on 815-671-8812.

Se ha donado una biblioteca con numerosos libros católicos para uso de toda la familia parroquial.

La biblioteca está abierta cuando el Salón Parroquial está abierto.

Por favor, tómese un momento para acercarse y ver qué hay disponible para préstamo. Los libros para TODAS LAS EDADES se pueden retirar y devolver cuando lo desee.

Los libros han sido donados por miembros del Club de Mujeres, la Oficina de Educación Religiosa y generosos feligreses.

Para preguntas, puede dirigirse a Mary Therese Egizio mensaje de texto o llamada al 815-671-8812.

As a faith community it is very important that we pray for each other especially the sick.

So if someone in your family or a friend is sick please let us know calling the office, (305) 289-0636, and we will list them In the bulletin and remember to pray for them.

Scripture Insights

Today is the Solemnity of Pentecost, when we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples and their sharing of the Good News of Jesus Christ with the world. This day is acknowledged as the birth of the Church since it is the day when the frightened and confused disciples emerged from the upper room, boldly proclaiming the mighty acts of God through the crucified and risen Lord.

The joyous Solemnity of Pentecost brings the Easter season to a conclusion. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells his disciples that his Father will send them the Holy Spirit, and we witness this promise brought to fulfillment in the reading from Acts. How is the Spirit manifested in Acts? It is noisy, powerful, fiery, and enabling. Those who received the Spirit were able to speak in different languages. Thus, “devout Jews from every nation under heaven.” (2:5) who were staying in Jerusalem were able to understand what was proclaimed to them. This event has sometimes been understood as a reversal of the event of the Tower of Babel, a time when people challenged God through their desire for power. As a result, God confused their language and scattered them over the earth.

The power of the first reading is reinforced in the refrain from the responsorial psalm: “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” This hymn of praise recognizes God as creator of all and understands that without God’s breath of life, we perish.

Paul’s text from the Letter to the Romans also recognizes the power of God’s life-giving Spirit. Paul reminds us that if we embrace this Spirit, if the Spirit dwells within us, we are children of God and heirs with Christ, we will suffer, but we will also be glorified with him.

Consider the amazing diversity of peoples from the Jewish diaspora who were witness to this first Pentecost. The miracle of them hearing in their native dialects is significant; the miracle could just as well have been that they all understood perfectly one universal language. The Church today is even wider in its diversity of cultures and languages, yet individual Churches are often more insulated than ever from those who are different from them. How can we as Church intentionally seek out or create spaces of cultural and linguistic diversity? How can we practice appreciation for the gifts that each culture and language bring to our liturgies and customs within the Church, as well as to other institutions in our society?

The first Pentecost was not limited to the twelve apostles. Mary the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and other women were surely with them as well. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are showered on all the People of God.

We may be disappointed for want of an impressive majestic display of the Holy Spirit such as wind and tongues of fire in our own lives. Yet we are reassured that equally powerful are the quiet, unseen, mysterious movements of the Spirit. Consider, for example, our prayer that the Holy Spirit descend “like the dewfall” upon the bread and wine at Mass. The dewfall appears gradually while we sleep, yet it leaves the scorched earth rejuvenated and refreshed.

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