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33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 19, 2023
"... to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away." (Mt 25:29)
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In this edition:
Sunday Masses & Organ Recital
Thanksgiving Day Mass
Small Group Synod experience
Advent & Christmas ahead
& more
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Masses this Weekend
Saturday, November 18 at 5:30pm Vigil
Sunday, November 19 at 7am, 9am,
11am (RCIA Dismissal), 1pm (en español) &
5:30pm (interpreted for the Deaf)
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Look for members of your Parish Council
at Masses this weekend!
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Let us pray:
—for the sick, especially Maria da Silva, Wayne Mullings, Ramón De Pool, John Guerriero, Elsa Henderson, Yvette Romero, Enmanuel Del Valle, Patricia Castro, Michael Harrill, Eileen Elvin, Geralda Masi, Katie Roland, Peter Tan, Mary & Carl Milewski, Therese Fergo, Maria Gianino, Yolanda Mendez Acevedo, Anne Rader, Robyn Nishimi, Paul Gruber, and Blanca Rose Juarez
—for the recently deceased, especially Carlos Ward, Mrs. Mary Catherine McGeogh Cusick, Mrs. Florence Middleton, the godmother of Yen Nguyen, and Rev. Robert C. Richardson.
To add a name to the prayer list, email Msgr. Jameson. If you are asking for prayers for a person who is sick, please first get their permission.
MYSTICAL WORD
L.J. Milone delivers a new interpretation of the parable of the talents in Sunday's Gospel reading. "The third servant did nothing with his talent, which is the clue to unlocking a better understanding of this parable. Nothingness is key ..."
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ORGAN RECITAL
Join us this Sunday in the Cathedral as we welcome the Music Director at St. Mary Mother of God in Washington, DC, David Swenson. At 3:15pm David performs works of Georg Böhm, J.S. Bach, César Franck, and Paul Hindemith on the Cathedral's Lively-Fulcher organ (also livestreamed).
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SUNDAY MEET-UPS
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Meditation Group meets on Zoom at 1:30pm. GET THE LINK
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Always God's Children meets in the West Conference Room at 3:30pm. READ MORE
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Young Adults meet in the North Conference Room after the 5:30pm Mass. READ MORE
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THANKSGIVING EUCHARIST
All are welcome for a bilingual (English & Spanish) Thanksgiving Day Mass on November 23 at 10am with Msgr. Jameson as celebrant and Fr. Benson as homilist. Join your parish family or tune in to the livestream.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
On Friday, November 24, Masses are celebrated at 7:30am and 12:10pm. There are no Confessions or Eucharist Adoration. The rectory office is closed:
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Thanksgiving Day, November 23,
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Friday, November 24, and
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Sunday, November 26.
The office will be open (9am - 4pm) on Saturday, November 25.
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National Eucharistic Revival
This year, the U.S. bishops are sponsoring a National Eucharistic Revival. The aim is to kindle love for the Risen Jesus in the Eucharist and revitalize the Catholic people’s participation in Sunday Mass. To this end, we present brief weekly meditations on the Eucharist until the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, June 2, 2024.
COMMUNITY AS THE BODY OF CHRIST (6)
by Richard Rohr
St. Paul seems to think that corporate evil can only be confronted or overcome with corporate good. He knows that the love-transformed individual can do little against our collective cultural moods or mass consciousness or institutions considered “too big to fail.” We are mostly oblivious to this because we take all these things as normative and absolutely needed. It is the “absolutely” that gets us into our blindness and idolatry. Because we share in this collective evil, it doesn't look like evil. For instance, I've never once heard a sermon against the tenth commandment, “You shall not covet your neighbor's goods,” because in our culture that's the only game in town. It is called capitalism.
The individual is largely helpless and harmless standing against the system. Paul believes cultural blind spots can only be overcome by a group of people affirming and supporting one another in an alternative consciousness. Thankfully, we're seeing many people, religious and secular, from all around the world, coming together to form alternative systems for sharing resources, living simply, and imagining a sustainable future.
Living in community means living in such a way that others can access me and influence my life and that I can get “out of myself” and serve the lives of others. Community is a world where brotherliness and sisterliness are possible. By community, I don't mean primarily a special kind of structure, but a network of relationships. On the whole, we live in a society that's built not on community and cooperation, but on competition.
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REMEMBER US ON GIVING TUESDAY
Giving Tuesday is November 28 but Advance Giving is in full swing! As Msgr. writes on our iGiveCatholic webpage and in his recent letter to parishioners, the need is great. Every donation is appreciated. Click the image above to make a gift. Thank you for your support, as always.
CHRISTMAS MAILING VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Can you help with the stuffing of our annual Christmas mailing to the Friends of St. Matthew’s on Wednesday, November 29? If you can spare an hour or two between 12Noon and 7pm, or on another date, please email Ana Triaureau.
LIGHT A CANDLE
Can't make it into the Cathedral to light a candle for your November prayer intentions? Share your intentions for the living and deceased with us, and request the lighting of a votive candle, in the location of your choice, in remembrance of loved ones.
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NEW STUDY
Enjoying God: The Spirituality of St. John of the Cross meets next on November 28 and runs through Advent. Come and experience the mysticism of one of the Church's greatest teachers of prayer. We meet on Tuesday evenings in the East Conference Room from 7 to 8:30pm.
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READING & DISCUSSION GROUP ON THE CLASSICS
The selection for our Wednesday, November 29 meeting is St. Teresa of Avila's The Interior Castle. We meet in the Great Hall, 7 - 8:30pm to discuss this renowned treatise on prayer by St. Teresa, Doctor of the Church.
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CATHEDRAL BOOK CLUB
On Thursday, December 14, Fr. Jack Hurley leads a discussion of The Vatican Code: American Diplomacy in the Time of Francis, by Ambassador Kenneth Hackett, from 7 to 8pm in the West Conference Room.
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DEEPEN YOUR FAITH
Monday & Thursday Catechesis
Fr. John Benson leads catechesis for adults and youth on Mondays and Thursdays at 7:30pm in the East Conference Room.
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COMING IN DECEMBER:
"CONVERSATIONS IN THE SPIRIT"
Come for a small group experience of the Synod, facilitated by L.J. Milone, on Monday evenings, December 4, 11 and 18. These are opportunities for conversation with fellow parishioners, rooted in prayer with a view to discerning what the church should do to better preach the Good News of God’s love. A Zoom session has been added for Wednesday, December 13.
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SEE THE FLIER
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ADVIENTO Y NAVIDAD
Msgr. Jameson comparte nuestro Programa de Adviento y Navidad 2023 en su carta de noviembre a los feligreses. Los programas estarán disponibles en los bancos de la iglesia este fin de semana. También pueden ver el programa de Adviento y Navidad 2023 en forma electrónica:
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EVENTOS
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Clase de Bautismo en español – el domingo 19 de noviembre a las 9am en el salón de conferencias del este (para inscribirse, envíe un email a Fatima Aybar)
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Grupo de Oración en español – el martes 21 de noviembre a las 7pm en el salón de conferencias del norte, el Rosario y una charla dictada por Obispo Auxiliar Evelio Menjivar: ¿Vivo como un cristiano?
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Misa (bilingüe en inglés y español) de Acción de Gracias – el jueves 23 de noviembre a las 10am
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Grupo de Oración en español – el martes 28 de noviembre a las 7pm en el salón de conferencias del norte, oración y celebración de Acción de Gracias (traer comida para compartir)
Para más información, envíe un email a Fatima Aybar o P. John Benson o llame la oficina de la rectoría al 202-347-3215
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Social Justice & Community Service | |
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ADOPT-A-FAMILY
For this year's Adopt-a-Family Christmas drive, we invite donations of gift cards or monetary donations. Volunteers will collect your donations on the weekends of December 2/3 and 9/10.
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Grocery gift cards for our Adopt-a-Family Thanksgiving Drive may be dropped off at the rectory office before Thanksgiving (contact Ricardo Tobar).
MONDAY MINISTRY
A new and easy way to support our Monday Morning Ministry is through purchases of most-needed items from our Amazon Wishlist shipped directly to the Cathedral. Thank you for your support!
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Share the Cathedral at Christmas!
St. Matthew's Christmas card sets (6 folded cards & envelopes) feature color photographs of the Cathedral chapels and the sanctuary mosaic of our patron saint. Purchase at the rectory office ($15/set) or email Pam Erwin, Business Manager.
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