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Fr.
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Fr.
Charles
Puthota
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January
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2022
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Dear
St.
Elizabeth
Parishioners,
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Ordinary
Time
in the
Liturgical
Year
---
Focus
on
Jesus:
The
Feast
of the
Baptism
of the
Lord
celebrated
on
January
09th
brings
the
Christmas
season
to a
close.
The
liturgical
"ordinary
time"
begins
from
January
10th
through
February
28th.
Then
the
season
of
Lent
begins
March
02nd
with
Ash
Wednesday.
The
Ordinary
Time
in the
liturgical
calendar
is a
kind
of
technical
term
to say
that
this
time
is
outside
the
special
season
of
Advent,
Christmas,
Lent,
and
Easter.
Though
called
ordinary,
it is
still
a time
when
we
walk
with
Jesus
and
meditate
on his
teachings
and
healings
as he
is
engaged
in his
public
ministry.
We
journey
with
Jesus
from
his
birth
to
death,
the
mysteries
of
Incarnation
and
Resurrection.
In
between
these
seasons,
we
open
our
lives
more
and
more
to the
mystery
of
Jesus
walking
and
talking
with
us.
Our
Catholic-Christian
faith
is
Christo-centric.
Let's
keep
asking
the
basic
questions:
who is
Jesus
to me
in my
present
stage
of
life?
What
does
he say
to me?
What
do I
speak
to him
about?
How
does
he
enter
my
thoughts,
feelings,
words,
and
deeds?
How
does
he
relate
to my
joys
and
sorrows,
my
hopes
and
disappointments?
To the
extent
we can
search
for
answers
to
these
most
fundamental
questions,
to
that
degree
we'll
find
ourselves
more
securely
anchored
to
meaning
of
life
now
and
into
eternity.
A
Survey
on the
life
in the
church:
This
weekend
and in
the
next
few
weekends
we
will
be
administering
the
survey
entitled
"Disciple
Maker
Index
Survey"
as
part
of the
synodal
conversation
that
Pope
Francis
has
initiated.
All
parishes
in the
Archdiocese
are
expected
to
fill
out
this
survey.
I'd
earnestly
request
you to
take a
copy
home
and
diligently
return
it
after
filling
it
out.
Your
feedback
is
much
appreciated,
and
the
results
will
be
codified
by the
Archdiocese
and
eventually
these
results
will
help
the
Holy
Father
in
assessing
the
mood
and
the
feeling
of the
Church
all
over
the
world
in
regard
to the
mission
of the
Church
in the
21st
century.
For
more
information
on the
synod,
please
visit
our
parish
website
where
I have
placed
some
important
resources.
I'd
like
to
thank
Antonia
Velasco,
Carol
Anne
Velasco,
and
Richard
John
for
being
the
contact
persons
from
our
parish
in
making
sure
this
process
is
successfully
completed
from
our
parish.
Word
of
God:
Wedding
at
Cana
is the
charming
gospel
story
this
Sunday.
There
are
some
insights
we
could
keep
in our
hearts
and
ponder
over
them.
One,
that
Jesus
is
present
in our
social
events,
not
just
spiritual
events.
In the
church
and in
our
homes
and
out
there
on
Main
Street
and
Market
Street,
Jesus
is
present
everywhere.
The
mystery
of the
Incarnation
is
that
he
inserts
himself
into
the
thick
of our
lives
and
that
has
become
one
with
us. He
is "on
the
way"
with
us.
Everything
is
steeped
in
sacredness
because
of his
constant
and
continuous
gracious
presence.
Two,
when
the
party
runs
out of
wine,
he is
ready
to
intervene
and do
something
about
it.
Wine
could
represent
the
gift
of
joy,
the
sense
of
well-being,
a
sense
of
security.
When
we run
out of
joy
and
energy
for
life,
Jesus
is
there
to
replenish
our
supplies,
so
that
we may
experience
"joie
de
vivre."
Three,
this
event
foreshadows
the
Last
Supper
and
the
Eucharist,
when
Jesus
will
turn
wine
into
his
blood
and
feed
us.
Four,
Mary
his
mother
too is
part
of the
celebration.
She is
always
ready
to
speak
on
behalf
of us
to her
son.
Five,
Mary's
instruction
that
we
must
do
whatever
Jesus
tells
us to
do is
a
reminder
always
for us
to
follow
Jesus
in his
words
and
deeds
and
become
authentic
disciples
and
apostles.
Six,
John
the
evangelist
calls
it
"the
beginning
of the
signs,"
implying
that
there
are
more
signs
to
come
and in
all
these
signs,
there
is
revelation,
epiphany,
of
Jesus
so
that
we
could
come
to
believe
in
Jesus
and
receive
not
just
life,
but
abundant
life.
An
Inspirational
Story
---
Two
Wolves:
One
evening
an old
Cherokee
told
his
grandson
about
a
battle
that
goes
on
inside
people.
He
said,
"My
son,
the
battle
is
between
two
wolves
inside
us
all.
One is
Evil.
It is
anger,
envy,
jealousy,
sorrow,
regret,
greed,
arrogance,
self-pity,
guilt,
resentment,
inferiority,
lies,
false
pride,
superiority,
and
ego.
The
other
is
Good.
It is
joy,
peace,
love,
hope,
serenity,
humility,
kindness,
benevolence,
empathy,
generosity,
truth,
compassion
and
faith."
The
grandson
thought
about
it for
a
minute
and
then
asked
his
grandfather:
"Which
wolf
wins?"
The
old
Cherokee
simply
replied,
"The
one
you
feed."
(ADM)
Clever
Humor:
1.
A
Buddhist
walks
up
to
a
hot
dog
stand
and
says,
"Make
me
one
with
everything."
2.
I
told
my
doctor
that
I
broke
my
arm
in
two
places.
He
told
me
to
stop
going
to
those
places.
3.
Wanna
hear
a
joke
about
Potassium?
(whether
they
say
'yes'
or
'no'):
K.
4.
I
asked
my
North
Korean
friend
how
it
was
there;
he
said
he
couldn't
complain.
5.
There's
no
"I"
in
Denial.
6.
Exaggerations
went
up
by
a
million
percent
last
year.
7.
I
used
to
be
addicted
to
soap,
but
I'm
clean
now.
8.
I
was
wondering
why
does
a
Frisbee
appear
larger
the
closer
it
gets
. .
.
then
it
hit
me.
9.
Have
I
told
you
this
deja
vu
joke
before?
10.
Nostalgia
isn't
what
it
used
to
be
…
Think
About
It:
"I
wish
more
people
were
fluent
in
silence."
New
Year
Wish:
Hope
the
New
Year
2022
is
treating
you
all
with
kindness
and
gentleness.
May
every
hour,
every
day,
every
week,
and
every
month
of
this
New
Year
be
filled
with
God's
blessings
upon
blessings.
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