St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Community is a welcoming and active, Roman Catholic parish serving the community of Mill Creek / Bothell, Washington. Our parish is served by the Religious Congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit under the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. We are a diverse community of believers, guided by the Holy Spirit and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are a community that welcomes all people, inviting them into our spiritual home as we deepen our relationship with God. We are one faith family, united by our Lord and Savior,  Jesus Christ. Welcome to our faith community. We invite you to join us for liturgy and fellowship.

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"Lent is the time to free ourselves from the illusion of chasing after dust. Lent is for rediscovering that we are created for the inextinguishable flame, not for ashes that immediately disappear"   

- Pope Francis

January 19

Dear Parishioners,
 
This Sunday we begin the Ordinary Time. You'll notice that Christmas decorations are gone. One might say, we have gone from the extraordinary to the ordinary. We have celebrated Advent and Christmas, two extraordinary seasons in which we celebrate Scriptural events in preparation for the birth of Jesus. Ordinary doesn't mean less important. This name has been given to distinguish the extraordinary seasons, which are Christmas and Easter.
 
We all use a civil calendar to organize our daily time and activities. The Church also uses a liturgical calendar to organize the liturgical celebrations of the year.
 
The liturgical calendar consists of six seasons; it begins with Advent and ends with the Solemnity of Christ the King. During the year we celebrate the history of salvation and it is distributed through liturgical seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time.
 
Each of these liturgical seasons has its meaning:

• Advent is four weeks of preparation for Christmas, the birth of Christ our Lord.
• Christmas is three weeks of celebration and ends with the Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord. We remember and celebrate the birth of Christ our Lord and his manifestation to all the peoples on earth.
• Lent is six weeks of penance and prayer before Easter.
• Easter Triduum are the three most sacred days of the liturgical year. We call it Holy Week because we remember and celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Christ our Lord.
• Easter time is the 50 days of joyful celebration of the Lord's Resurrection from the dead and the sending of the Holy Spirit to the Church, the celebration of Pentecost.
• Ordinary Time is divided in two parts (the first one is 4 to 8 weeks after Christmas and the second is about six months after Easter). During the two seasons of Ordinary Time, we meditate on the teachings and works of Jesus. (usccb.org, liturgical year)

 
Ordinary Time has its particular grace. We see Christ grown, mature, and accountable to the mission that the Father has entrusted to him. We see him going out of his way to do his Father's will. "My food is to do the will of my Father." (John 4:34). Thus, we too must seek to grow and mature in faith, love and hope and above all to fulfill the will of the Father joyfully. Let us ask the Holy Spirit for the grace to grow in holiness during this season of Ordinary Time.
 
Our call is to grow in the knowledge of our faith. It is important to find ways to learn about the faith and knowledge of God, so our lives can be enriched and strengthened. Our ordinary tasks should help us grow and mature: marriage and family life, spiritual and professional life, work, study, human relationships, failures, sufferings, illnesses, and successes. All these events should help us grow in virtue and in holiness as we come to know Christ and imitate his life.
 
I invite you to take advantage of this Ordinary Time with eagerness, enthusiasm and hope, so you may grow in virtue and in holiness. We live in turbulent times: wars, social violence, natural disasters, religious persecution inside and outside the Church, and much more. All these situations in some way affect our life, our relationship with God and with others.
 
Ordinary Time is a time of grace and salvation. It is good to seek time for prayer, meditation, the Eucharist and service to others. It seems that life is more difficult without God in our heart. We thank God for sending his Son into the world to teach us the way of true life and happiness. Christ, the Word made Man, can help us give meaning to our life. If Christ, full of strength, love and power, does not make you feel excited, who, then, will make you feel excited?
 
Let us pray: Prayer of Unity
My Adorable Jesus
“May our feet journey together.
May our hands gather in unity.
May our hearts beat in unison.
May our souls be in harmony.
May our thoughts be as one.
May our ears listen to the silence together.
May our glances profoundly penetrate each other.
May our lips pray together to gain mercy
from the Eternal Father”. Amen
( www.flameoflove.us)
    
Fr Jose Ugalde, MSpS
Priest Administrator
 

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