Reading 1 Eph 4:1-7, 11-13 Brothers and sisters:I, a prisoner for the Lord,urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received,with all humility and gentleness, with patience,bearing with one another through love,striving to preserve the unity of the Spiritthrough the bond of peace:one Body and one Spirit,as you were also […]
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, priest and martyr, and Saint Paul Chong Hasang, catechist and martyr, and their companions, martyrs Reading 1 1 Tm 3:14-16 Beloved:I am writing you,although I hope to visit you soon.But if I should be delayed,you should know how to behave in the household of God,which is […]
Reading 1 1 Tm 3:1-13 Beloved, this saying is trustworthy:whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task.Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable,married only once, temperate, self-controlled,decent, hospitable, able to teach,not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle,not contentious, not a lover of money.He must manage his own household well,keeping his children under control […]
Reading 1 1 Tm 2:1-8 Beloved:First of all, I ask that supplications, prayers,petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone,for kings and for all in authority,that we may lead a quiet and tranquil lifein all devotion and dignity. This is good and pleasing to God our savior,who wills everyone to be savedand to come to knowledge […]
Reading 1 Sir 27:30—28:7 Wrath and anger are hateful things,yet the sinner hugs them tight.The vengeful will suffer the LORD's vengeance,for he remembers their sins in detail.Forgive your neighbor's injustice;then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven.Could anyone nourish anger against anotherand expect healing from the LORD?Could anyone refuse mercy to another like […]
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Cornelius, pope and martyr, and Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr Reading 1 1 Tm 1:15-17 Beloved:This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance:Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.Of these I am the foremost.But for that reason I was mercifully treated,so that in me, as the foremost,Christ […]
Readings for the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows Reading 1 1 Tm 1:1-2, 12-14 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our saviorand of Christ Jesus our hope,to Timothy, my true child in faith:grace, mercy, and peace from God the Fatherand Christ Jesus our Lord.I am grateful to him who has […]
Reading 1 Nm 21:4b-9 With their patience worn out by the journey,the people complained against God and Moses,"Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in this desert,where there is no food or water?We are disgusted with this wretched food!"In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents,which bit the people so […]
Readings for the Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor of the Church Reading 1 Col 3:1-11 Brothers and sisters:If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above,where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.For you have died, and your life […]
Reading 1 Col 2:6-15 Brothers and sisters:As you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,rooted in him and built upon himand established in the faith as you were taught,abounding in thanksgiving.See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophyaccording to the tradition of men,according to the elemental powers of the […]
Primera lectura Ef 4, 1-7. 11-13 Hermanos: Yo, Pablo, prisionero por la causa del Señor, los exhorto a que lleven una vida digna del llamamiento que han recibido. Sean siempre humildes y amables; sean comprensivos y sopórtense mutuamente con amor; esfuércense en mantenerse unidos en el espíritu con el vínculo de la paz.Porque no hay […]
Readings for the Memoria de San Andrés Kim Taegon, presbítero y San Pablo Chong Hasang y compañeros, mártiresPrimera lectura 1 Tm 3, 14-16 Querido hermano: Te escribo estas cosas con la esperanza de ir a verte pronto. Pero si tardo en llegar, quiero que sepas desde ahora cómo debes de actuar en la casa del […]
Readings for the Memoria Opcional de San Jenaro, obispo y mártirPrimera lectura 1 Tm 3, 1-13 Hermano: Es cierto que aspirar al cargo de obispo es aspirar a una excelente función. Por lo mismo, es preciso que el obispo sea irreprochable, que no se haya casado más que una vez, que sea sensato, prudente, bien […]
Primera lectura 1 Tm 2, 1-8 Te ruego, hermano, que ante todo se hagan oraciones, plegarias, súplicas y acciones de gracias por todos los hombres, y en particular, por los jefes de Estado y las demás autoridades, para que podamos llevar una vida tranquila y en paz, entregada a Dios y respetable en todo sentido.Esto […]
Primera lectura Ec (Sir) 27, 33–28, 9 Cosas abominables son el rencor y la cólera;sin embargo, el pecador se aferra a ellas.El Señor se vengará del vengativoy llevará rigurosa cuenta de sus pecados.Perdona la ofensa a tu prójimo,y así, cuando pidas perdón, se te perdonarán tus pecados.Si un hombre le guarda rencor a otro,¿le puede […]
Readings for the Memoria de San Cornelio, Papa y San Cipriano, obispo, mártiresPrimera lectura 1 Tm 1, 15-17 Hermano: Puedes fiarte de lo que voy a decirte y aceptarlo sin reservas: que Cristo Jesús vino a este mundo a salvar a los pecadores, de los cuales yo soy el primero. Pero Cristo Jesús me perdonó, […]
Readings for the Memoria de Nuestra Señora de los DoloresPrimera lectura 1 Tm 1, 1-2. 12-14 Yo, Pablo, apóstol de Jesucristo por disposición de Dios, nuestro salvador, y de Cristo Jesús, nuestra esperanza, te deseo a ti, Timoteo, mi verdadero hijo en la fe, la gracia, la misericordia y la paz, de parte de Dios […]
Primera lectura Num 21, 4-9 En aquellos días, el pueblo se impacientó y murmuró contra Dios y contra Moisés, diciendo: "¿Para qué nos sacaste de Egipto? ¿Para que muriéramos en el desierto? No tenemos pan ni agua y ya estamos hastiados de esta miserable comida".Entonces envió Dios contra el pueblo serpientes venenosas, que los mordían, […]
Readings for the Memoria de San Juan Crisóstomo, obispo y doctor de la IglesiaPrimera lectura Col 3, 1-11 Hermanos: Puesto que ustedes han resucitado con Cristo, busquen los bienes de arriba, donde está Cristo, sentado a la derecha de Dios. Pongan todo el corazón en los bienes del cielo, no en los de la tierra, […]
Readings for the Memoria Opcional del Santísimo Nombre de MaríaPrimera lectura Col 2, 6-15 Hermanos: Puesto que ustedes han aceptado a Cristo Jesús, el Señor, vivan como verdaderos cristianos: permanezcan arraigados y cimentados en él, con fe firme, como se lo enseñaron a ustedes, y en continua acción de gracias.Que nadie los vaya a engañar […]
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Gospel: Jn 3:13-17
Jesus said to Nicodemus:
"No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
We welcome REV. HENRY GUILLEN-VEGA, our new Parochial Vicar. Fr. Henry grew up in a family of seven children in Masaya, Nicaragua, and attended Salesian Catholic schools there. Upon graduating from high school in 1994, Fr. Henry attended the Catholic University “Redemptoris Mater,” graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy in 2002. In 2004, He was invited by the Archdioceses of Portland in Oregon to attend Mount Angel Seminary and in 2005 entered the seminary. He graduated with a Master of Divinity degree and on June 5, 2010, he was ordained as a priest, at Saint Mary Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.