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Dear San Pablo Family, This weekend, we celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Lent. We are just one week away from the beginning of Holy Week, which will lead us to meditate on the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This Sunday's readings help us continue to deepen our understanding of the Lenten season and its importance.
The Gospel passage tells us about Jesus' encounter with a woman caught in adultery who, according to the Law of Moses, deserved to be stoned to death as punishment for her sin. Jesus' reaction to her was merciful in forgiving her. However, he was also exigent in demanding that she sin no more when she left. This is key to understanding that God loves and forgives us but, at the same time, demands repentance and a serious commitment to amendment so as not to sin again. Therefore, we must avoid the mistaken idea that God is complicit in our sins simply because he shows us his mercy. The call to conversion is constant, and we must do everything possible to reject temptation and fall into sin since this leads us to offend God, who does not deserve to be offended but instead loved.
I want to invite you, our beloved parish community, to actively participate in the Lenten Mission we have organized. It will occur this week, beginning Monday afternoon and ending Wednesday morning. Six sisters from the Congregation of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary will lead this mission. Their guidance and your active involvement will prepare us to live a blessed Holy Week and the beginning of Easter.
Thank you for your continued participation and dedication to our parish community.
May God bless you always, and rest assured, you are in my prayers for your spiritual needs.
In Christ,
Father Oscar Perez Dudamel
San Pablo Catholic Parish invites you to a 3-day Lenten Mission.
Presented by: Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary
6:00 pm - Holy Mass followed by:
Lenten Reflection
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Praise & Worship
Confessions
8:00 AM - Holy Mass followed by:
Lenten Reflection
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Praise & Worship
Confessions
6:00 pm - Lenten Reflection
Praise & Worship
Confessions
8:00 am - Holy Mass followed by:
Lenten Reflection
550 122nd Street - Ocean | Marathon, FL | 33050
Come and join you fellow parishioners and the staff of San Pablo Catholic Parish to help beautify our Church prior to holy week.
Questions? Call the office (305) 289-0636.
Acompañe a sus feligreses y al personal de la Parroquia Católica San Pablo a embellecer nuestra iglesia antes de Semana Santa.
¿Preguntas? Llame a la oficina al (305) 289-0636.
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Meeting will be livestreamed on our youtube.
La reunión se transmitirá en vivo por nuestro canal de YouTube.
Holy Hour Of Adoration
“Oh Come Let Us Adore Him”
Following 8:00am Mass until Benediction at 4:00pm Permanent Adorers still needed 1:00pm - 2:00pm, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, and 3:00pm - 4:00pm through Lent.
Call Sharon Starling (517) 474-4155
Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela.
Venezuelan devoted life to education, poor; Armenian archbishop, Papua New Guinea catechist killed for faith.
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Sunday Mass for shut-ins: online, on TV and on YouTube The greatest gift that you could give a sick or homebound person is to remind them that hearing God’s word in livestreamed and recorded Masses is only a few clicks away.
To watch the Mass in English or Spanish, visit miamiarch.org | Offices & Ministries | Communications | Television Mass; or watch the Spanish Masses on our YouTube channel, CatholicMiami. Mass recordings become available at 6 p.m. every Saturday through midnight Sunday, and a direct link is post ed on the News Center on the home page of the archdiocesan website. Masses also are broad cast in Spanish on Univision 23 on Sundays at 6:30am.
Those who are homebound and would like a visit from an extraordinary minister of Communion may contact their parish office directly.
Misa dominical para personas confinadas: en línea, por televisión y en YouTube. El mejor regalo que puede darle a una persona enferma o confinada en casa es recordarle que escuchar la palabra de Dios en las misas transmitidas en vivo y grabadas está a solo unos clics de distancia.
Para ver la misa en inglés o español, visite miamiarch.org | Oficinas y Ministerios | Comunicaciones | Misa televisada; o vea las misas en español en nuestro canal de YouTube, CatholicMiami. Las grabaciones de las misas están disponibles a las 6:00 pm todos los sábados hasta la medianoche del domingo, y se publica un enlace directo en el Centro de Noticias en la página principal del sitio web arquidiocesano. Las misas también se transmiten en español por Univisión 23 los domingos a las 6:30 am.
Quienes estén confinados en casa y deseen la visita de un ministro extraordinario de la Comunión pueden comunicarse directamente con su oficina parroquial.
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We have collected $26,917 so far, which is 53% of our goal!
Please keep donating to ABCD 2025!
The ABCD is crucial in sustaining the many ministries of our Archdioceses ministries that reach out to the most vulnerable, strengthen the faith of our community and ensure the ongoing formation of priests, deacons, and lay leaders. Your contribution to the ABCD helps support vital programs such as outreach to the poor, education for our children, the formation of seminarians, and so much more. As we reflect on the many gifts God has given us, we invite you to prayerfully consider your support of the ABCD.
Make a difference by donating to www.isupportABCD.com.
The Archdiocese of Miami has given San Pablo Parish the goal of $50,818 and we are very happy to report through the generosity of each and every one of our parishioners and guest we have reached the Archdiocese of Miami.
This Lent, as we reflect on God’s gifts to us, we invite you to prayerfully consider how you can make a planned gift to support the mission of the Church. Whether through a bequest in your will, a charitable gift annuity, or another option, your generosity will leave a lasting impact.
For more information on how you can make a planned gift, please get in touch with us via email at Kblanco@theadom.org or please visit www.adomgift.org.
As we continue our Lenten journey, we are invited to reflect on the ways in which we respond to God’s call to stewardship. This season of Lent, a time of prayer, penance, and sacrifice, is an opportunity for us to examine how we use the gifts God has entrusted to us: our time, talents, and treasure. Stewardship is about more than giving; it is about living in gratitude, recognizing that everything we have is a gift from God, and using those gifts for His glory.
| March 29th - March 30th, 2025 | |
| Offertory | $10,102 |
| WeShare Electronic Giving | $800.18 |
| Devotional Candles | $223 |
| Mass Intentions | $45 |
| Poor Box | $57 |
| Total Received: | $11,327.18 |
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Thank you for your generosity!
Scripture Insights
Jesus’ parable is often called “The Prodigal Son,” but this misses its deeper meaning. If we portray it as the parable of the father with two sons, we see how it challenges us to love without limits. The father, at his younger son’s request, sets him free so that he can make his own choices and bear their consequences. The son’s behest cannot be overstated. He has asked his father if they could pretend he is dead so that the son could take his share of the wealth. We see that the son quickly dissipates his father’s wealth and finds himself in the shocking reality of the unforgiving world. Coming to his senses, he intends to make amends and hope for mercy.
The father awaits his child’s return and welcomes him back into the household with great joy and celebration. If we end here, however, we miss the real point. This father risks losing his older son, the one who has remained faithful and true. One was lost and has been found, but as we close, the father is outside, away from rejoicing, trying to save his second son, to whom he says, “Everything I have is yours” (Lk 15:31). Jesus points to a Father who makes demands f all who follow, but these must be understood in the light of a Father who is found in unexpected places, searching for all his lost children.
What is lost must be found. This message stands, and this is what Paul confirms in his Second Letter to the Corinthians. Jesus reveals a different God from the one expected and invented by the religious culture of his day. This expected image holds power today because we continue to look for God in wrong places. The God revealed by Jesus is as much a surprise to us as to his listeners. We enthrone God on altars when he is likely to be found out in the dark, trying to save his lost children.
God always provides sometimes just enough for us to get by, and other times in abundance. As we were called to communal grieving at the beginning of Lent, so we are called to be a community of reconciliation.
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April 11: Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr Patron Saint of Poland, soldiers in battle, moral order very little is known for certain about Saint Stanislaus, since his first biography was not written until more than a century after his death. His influence upon Poland has been great. He is believed to have been born and raised in southern Poland, in the village of Szczepanów. His parents were prominent and wealthy, as well as devout and charitable. For most of their marriage, they were without children. When his mother conceived Stanislaus later in their lives, his parents saw their child as a gift from Heaven.
As a youth, Stanislaus became very devout, charitable toward the poor, fervent in mortifications, and dedicated to growth in virtue. As a young man, it is believed that he was sent to study in the then capital of Poland, Gniezno, and later completed his theological studies in Paris. After his parents died, Stanislaus received a huge inheritance, which he immediately gave to the poor. He was ordained to the priesthood by the Bishop of Krakow and appointed canon at the cathedral, became a well-respected preacher, was later appointed as a pastor, and eventually became the Vicar General of Krakow, a position of great importance in the local church. When the Bishop of Krakow died, Stanislaus was chosen as his successor by popular acclaim. At first he refused the position, but on the explicit order of the pope, he accepted and was ordained a bishop around the age of forty-two.
At that time, Bolesław II was King of Poland. Legend has it that Bishop Stanislaus had purchased land for the church from a man named Piotr. After Piotr’s death, his three sons disputed the sale and took the matter to the king. The king, agitated with Bishop Stanislaus for condemning his immoralities, sided with the sons and ordered that the bishop return the property. Bishop Stanislaus is said to have asked for three days to produce Piotr as his witness of the sale. The king and his court laughed and gave him his three days. After three days of prayer and fasting, Bishop Stanislaus led a procession to the cemetery where Piotr’s body was exhumed and the bishop ordered him to rise, which he did. The group then proceeded to the king and Piotr testified that he did indeed sell the property, scolded his sons and returned to his grave.
Tensions continued to grow between the bishop and the king. Eventually, after the king ignored the bishop’s warnings, Bishop Stanislaus excommunicated Bolesław. Bolesław held a mock trial and found the bishop guilty of treason, punishable by death. When Bolesław’s soldiers refused to carry out the order, Bolesław himself slew the bishop with his sword while the bishop was celebrating Mass. The legend continues that after Stanislaus’ death, the soldiers were ordered to dismember the bishop’s body and scatter the pieces on the land to be devoured by wild beasts. Miraculously, eagles guarded the pieces until the canons of the cathedral were able to gather them and bury them properly. Outrage against Bolesław’s actions quickly reached a fever pitch in the kingdom, and the king had to flee to Hungary, where he died an unhappy death.
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.
The Archdiocese of Miami has heard reports of scammers impersonating Archbishop Thomas Wenski and some of our priests on Facebook, Instagram and other social media platforms, as well as via texts and phone calls. Please be aware that no archdiocesan priest or bishop will ever contact you directly asking for money, gift cards or anything else.
This is an example of a text a parishioner received impersonating Father Oscar. Father Oscar will never text, email, or any other social media outlet to ask for money or gift cards.
If you have any questions please contact the office on (305) 289-0636 or email admin@sanpablomarathon.org.
Cuidado con los estafadores La Arquidiócesis de Miami ha recibido informes de estafadores que se hacen pasar por el Arzobispo Thomas Wenski y algunos de nuestros sacerdotes en Facebook, Instagram y otras redes sociales, así como por mensajes de texto y llamadas telefónicas. Tenga en cuenta que ningún sacerdote ni obispo arquidiocesano se pondrá en contacto con usted directamente para pedirle dinero, tarjetas de regalo ni nada.
Este es un ejemplo de un mensaje de texto que recibió un feligrés haciéndose pasar por el Padre Oscar. El Padre Oscar nunca enviará mensajes de texto, correos electrónicos ni a través de ninguna otra red social para pedir dinero ni tarjetas de regalo.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la oficina (305) 289-0636 o envíe un correo electrónico a admin@sanpablomarathon.org.
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San Pablo is looking for a few hardy souls that would like to help groom & care for our beautiful gardens!
Meet Tuesday mornings at 9:00am in the gazebo.
No skills required. We’ll show you and educate you in what needs to be done. Learn about gardening in the keys!
Norman & Betsy Philipps (305) 394-0893.
