Father Manuel Leon Bravo, Pastor Deacon Santi & Virginia Gorospe

Deacon Agustin & Veronica Jimenez Deacon John & Joyce Tullius

OFFICE HOURS: The Parish Office is closed to the public until further notice.

MASS SCHEDULE: Daily Mass: Monday-Friday 8AM English Saturday: 5PM English & 7PM Spanish

Sunday: 8AM English, 9:30AM Spanish, 11AM English & 12:30PM Spanish

Procedures for Re-Opening: All must wear a face mask, Have no symptoms of anything related to cold or flu

CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:30-4:30PM Tuesday 7PM (except the 4th Tuesday of the month) ADORATION: After all weekday Masses until noon SICK CALLS: Please call the Church Office. FUNERALS: Please call the Church Office. BAPTISMS: Please call the Church Office. WEDDINGS: Please call the Church Office.

Called to Renew The second weekend of every month is our Called to Renew weekend. On this weekend every month we will take any new pledges or any payments you want to make to your exist-ing pledge. You may turn in any clearly la-beled pledge, in any Collection Basket on this weekend. Thank you for your support!

St. Madeleine Catholic Church 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona, CA 91767-5098

www.stmadeleinechurch.org st.madeleinechurch@gmail.com

Instagram: @stmadeleinepomona Facebook: St. Madeleine Catholic Church Phone (909) 629-9495

St. Madeleine Catholic School PK3, TK4, Kindergarten, 1st-5th Grade Principal-Ms. Maria Irma Jimenez

909-623-9602 www.stmadeleineschool.org

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Saturday, March 20 5:00 pm Pro Populo

7:00 pm Olga Diaz de Leon, RIP (Familia)

and Sarahi Mena, Cumpleaños (SMCC Staff)

Sunday, March 21 8:00 am Segundo Sandoval, RIP (His Wife & Family)

and Dennis Wallon, RIP (Elizabeth Zhu & Family)

and Frank Nicolas Toro, RIP (Manny & Sylvia Ramallo)

and Kathy Las Cano, RIP (Angela & Mariano Hernandez)

and Andre Connors, RIP (SMCC Bereavement Ministry)

9:30 am Luz Gutierrez, RIP and Tory Brown & Luz Gutierrez, Bendiciones

11:00 am For the Intentions of Andre Rensonnet on His Birthday (Mary Phillips) and Gregorio & Lucita Gomez, RIP (Gomez Family) and Luis & Esperanza Bello, RIP (Their Daughter) 12:30 pm Teresa Ventura, RIP (Familia)

and Alfonzo Ventura, Salud

Monday, March 22 8:00 am Segundo Sandoval, RIP (His Wife & Family)

Tuesday, March 23 8:00 am For the Intentions of Father Peadar Cronin on His Birthday (Zarate Family)

and Jose Alfaro, RIP (Family)

Wednesday, March 24 8:00 am Norberto Zarate, RIP (His Wife)

Thursday, March 25 8:00 am Friday, March 26 8:00 am Maria Lee, RIP (Her Son, Steve Lee)

and Norberto Zarate, RIP (His Wife)

and Reynaldo Cabrera, RIP (Jimmy & Ever Alisangco)

and Mira Cabrera, Health (Jimmy & Ever Alisangco)

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Concerns about the COVID-19 Vaccines

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a statement concerning the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for use in the Unit-ed States. They made it clear that, whenever possible, the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines should be chosen over the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as they did not use cell lines from aborted fetuses in their production process. We should not use the Johnson and Johnson vaccine since the other two options are available. When getting a vaccine, ask what vaccine they are using to ensure you are receiving the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines.

Preocupaciones sobre las vacunas COVID-19 La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB) emitió una declaración sobre el uso de la vacuna Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 para su uso en los Estados Unidos. Dejaron en claro que, siempre que sea posible, las vacunas Pfizer o Moderna deben elegirse sobre la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson, ya que no utilizaron líneas celulares de fetos abortados en su proceso de producción. No debemos usar la vacuna Johnson and Johnson ya que las otras dos opciones están disponibles. Cuando reciba una vacuna, pregunte qué vacuna están usando para asegurarse de que está recibiendo las vacunas Pfizer o Moderna.

24 Hour Adoration

St. Madeleine is offering a 24 Hour Adoration every first and third Friday of every month, if there are enough peo-ple to cover every hour. Adoration begins on Friday after the morning Mass and concludes on Saturday at 12 noon. Anyone interested in volunteering to spend an hour or more with Jesus, please call Karen Ortiz at 909-764-7097, Dolores Cazares at 909-634-6112 or Dennis & Anna Duvall at 909-263-1582.

Candles If you want to remind people to pray for your intentions placed at the front of the church, please do not place or light the candle yourself. Make sure the candle is saved for Padre and he will place the candle and make sure it is lit. This is to prevent unnecessary contact caused by pass-ing candles and lighters around. You can pick up a candle from the office or from the Religious Education Office.

Missalettes Available We are unable to use the missalettes since articles and books cannot be passed around. This is to prevent the spread of disease. If you would like a missalette for a $2 donation, contact the office to make the arrangement.

Food Bag Distribution St. Madeleine provides bags of groceries for those in need. If you can help, we are in need of donations of canned vegetables, rice, beans, pasta & sauce, cereal, oatmeal, oil, jelly, peanut butter, and tortillas. Thank you to the many familiar faces who show up during the week at St. Madeleine with bags of grocery donations.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR Monday, March 22

8AM Mass/Adoration 7PM: Adoration

Tuesday, March 23 8AM Mass/Adoration 7PM: Adoration/Silent

Wednesday, March 24 8AM Mass/Adoration

7PM: Adoration

Thursday, March 25 8AM Mass/Adoration

6PM: Adoration

Friday, March 26 8AM Mass/Adoration

6PM: Adoration 7:30PM: Stations of the Cross

St. Madeleine Catholic School 909-623-9602*www.stmadeleineschool.org

REGISTER NOW Only 12 Students Per Class TK4, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade

PRAISE JESUS!

DID YOU KNOW? Revisit Screen Time Recommendations Parents everywhere are struggling to be parents, teachers, and friends for their children in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are likely and understandably relying on screens to help them through these seemingly endless days. Many children are also online for school, which only increas-es their screen exposure. The American Pediatric Association warns parents that too much screen time can lead to sleep problems, lower grades, mood and weight problems, and can keep children from learning how to relax and have fun without a screen present. Try to make time for reading, play-ing games, and other screen-free activities that will help break the cycle of screen addiction and talk to your chil-dren’s teachers about how screen time for school can be managed. For more information, visit https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx.

¿SABÍA QUE?

Revise las recomendaciones de tiempo de pantalla Los padres de familia en todas partes están luchando por ser padres, maestros y amigos de sus hijos en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19, y es probable y comprensible que muchos confíen en las pantallas para ayudarlos en estos días aparentemente interminables. Muchos niños también están en línea por la escuela, lo que solo aumenta su expo-sición a la pantalla. La Asociación Estadounidense de Pedia-tría advierte a los padres de familia que pasar demasiado tiempo frente a una pantalla puede provocar problemas para dormir, calificaciones más bajas, problemas de estado de ánimo y de peso, y puede impedir que los niños apren-dan a relajarse y divertirse sin una pantalla presente. Trate de hacer tiempo para leer, jugar y otras actividades lejos de la pantalla que ayudarán a romper el ciclo de adicción a la pantalla y hable con los maestros de sus hijos sobre cómo se puede administrar el tiempo de pantalla en la escuela. Para obtener más información, visite https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx.

Treasures From Our Tradition Ask senior parishioners about this fifth Sunday, and they will share memories of this Sunday years ago, when it was known as “Passion Sunday.” In those days, the statues and crucifixes were draped in purple cloth, and a deeply somber atmosphere infused worship. The structure is different today for good reason. The stunning changes in the appearance of the church building drew attention away from the twofold work of Lent: reconciliation and preparing for initiation. To-day, this Sunday is given to reflection on the necessity to commit, like Jesus, to the Father’s will. Wherever elect are present today, the “A” reading reveals Jesus’ compassion in the face of human suffering, and his desire to call us from the tombs of sin, isolation, and even death itself. As Lent draws to a close over the next ten days, and before the beginning of the Easter Triduum on Holy Thursday, we enter an ideal time for celebrating the sacrament of recon-ciliation. Today’s old title of “Passion Sunday” has migrated to next Sunday, also called “Palm Sunday.” In many places, people prepare their own bundles of branches for next week’s liturgy: pussy willow, forsythia, dogwood. If your par-ish schedules a procession, you may want to prepare these branches at home and bring them along.

—James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe Esta semana recordamos a San Isidro (560-621) el Obispo de Sevilla que en el 2002 fue nombrado uno de los posibles santos patrones del Internet por el Consejo Pontifi-cio de Comunicación Social. Este santo hispano nunca usó el ciberespacio, pero sí fue el primero en hacer lo que el Internet tiene de bueno, reunir información de todo tipo en un sólo lugar para poder ser consultado fácilmente (user friendly). Esta obra de San Isidro es de 20 libros y se llama Etymologiae, o “Origines”. Es la primera enciclopedia y trata de dar al lector una base de datos (database) de infor-mación sobre todo tipo de temas en forma de pequeños flashes. La Iglesia desde siglos ha propuesto a los santos pa-trones para todo tipo de persona, de obra y de pasatiempos. Estos son modelos y protectores del uso correcto de nues-tras habilidades humanas y para evitar abusos. Lamentable-mente el Internet se usa para divulgar todo tipo de basura y calumnias. Sin embargo, hay que reconocer que esta her-ramienta puede ser un instrumento valioso para proclamar la palabra de Dios y el amor al prójimo.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Voy a poner mi ley en lo más profundo de su mente y voy a grabarla en sus corazones. Yo sere su Dios y ellos serán mi pueblo.

I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

MERCY SUNDAY INDULGENCE/INDULGENCIA DEL DOMINGO DE MISERICORDIA

St. John Paul II not only declared Divine Mercy Sunday a uni-versal feast of the Church, but in 2002 he attached a ple-nary indulgence to it. (An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, this means no purgatory) A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a day. In order to obtain it, the faithful must, in addition to being in the state of grace (a state a grace implies you have no sins you have not confessed) and:

have the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin;

• partake of sacramental Confession;

• receive the Holy Eucharist

• pray for the intentions of the Pope Completed the specific conditions of the indulgence

(see following for Divine Mercy) The specific conditions or “work” required: “On Di-vine Mercy Sunday...

• in any Catholic church or chapel, in a spirit that is com-pletely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy or, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. “Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!”).” Monday March 29 at 7pm presented by Joyce Tullius "Divine Mercy - Precious in Jesus" Divine Mercy is a way of life. Divine Mercy reaches human beings through the Heart of Christ crucified...Christ pours out this mercy on humanity through the sending of the Spirit who, in the Trinity, is the Person - Love. (St. Pope John Paul II) Since we are in the season of Lent, this time of returning to Christ whole heartedly begins with the implicit truth that every human being is valuable. Each person is precious in God's eyee; Christ gave His life for each one; to everyone the Father gives His Spirit and offers intimacy. Come and disco-ver intimacy with Christ!

San Juan Pablo II no solo declaro el domingo de la Divina Misericordia como fiesta universal de la Iglesia, pero en 2002 añadió una indulgencia plenaria. (Una indulgencia es una remisión ante Dios del castigo temporal por los peca-dos cuya culpa ha sido perdonados, que significa que no pasará el alma por el purgatorio.) Una indulgencia plenaria se obtiene solo una vez al día. Para obtenerla, el fiel debe estar en estado de gracia (estado de gracia es estar sin pe-cado; todo pecado ha sido confesado) y:

tener la disposición interior de desprendimiento total de pecado, incluyendo pecado venial;

asistir al Sacramento de Confesión consumir la Sagrada Eucaristía rezar por las intenciones del Santo Papa Cumplir las condiciones específicas para la indulgencia

(lean lo siguiente para la Fiesta de Misericordia). Las condiciones específicas o “trabajo” requerido: “En Do-mingo de la Misericordia”…

en cualquier iglesia o capilla Católica, con espíritu des-prendido de cualquier afecto por el pecado, aun venial, rezar las oraciones y devociones en honor de la Misericordia Divina

o, en presencia del Santísimo Sacramento expuesto o reservado en el tabernáculo, rezar el Padre Nuestro y el Credo, añadiendo la oración al misericordioso Señor Jesús (ie. “Misericordioso Jesús, en Tí con-fío!”)

Miercoles 31 de Marzo a las 7pm presentado por Isidro Lue-vano y Reyna Franco "La Divina Misericordia - Comprometi-do con Cristo por Amor" Nuestro Señor Jesucristo nos dice a través de la mística monjita Sor Faustina: “Medita sobre la vida divina que se encuentra en la Iglesia para la salvación y la santificación de tu alma. Considera como aprovechas estos tesoros de gracia; estos esfuerzos de Mi amor. (Diario, 1758) ?Es Mi amor lo que te guía en el amor al prójimo? ?Rezas por los enemigos? ?Deseas el bien a quienes te han entristecido o te han ofendido de cualquier modo? Hás de saber que cual-quier cosa buena que hagas a cualquier alma, la acojo co-mo si la hubieras hecho a Mí Mismo (Diario, 1768) En esta Cuaresma, los invitamos a tomar o retomar la forma de vivir en la Divina Misericordia de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Tuesday: St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Thursday: The Annunciation of the Lord Friday: Abstinence LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Martes: Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Jueves: La Anunciación del Señor Viernes: Abstinencia

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 John 8:1-11 Tuesday: Numbers 21:4-9 John 8:21-30 Wednesday: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 John 8:31-42 Thursday: Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10 Hebrews 10:4-10 Luke 1:26-38 Friday: Jeremiah 20:10-13 John 10:31-42 Saturday: Ezekiel 37:21-28 John 11:45-56 Sunday: Mark 11:1-10 (procession) Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 14:1 — 15:47

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 Juan 8:1-11 Martes: Números 21:4-9 Juan 8:21-30 Miércoles: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95 Juan 8:31-42 Jueves: Isaías 7:10-14; 8:10 Hebreos 10:4-10 Lucas 1:26-38 Viernes: Jeremías 20:10-13 Juan 10:31-42 Sábado: Ezequiel 37:21-28 Juan 11:45-56 Domingo: Marcos 11:1-10 (procesión) Isaías 50:4-7 Filipenses 2:6-11 Marcos 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]

ST. MADELEINE CATHOLIC CHURCH REGISTRATION REGISTRO PARROQUIAL DE SANTA MAGDALENA

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Bulletin deadline is Sunday for the following weekend. Bring your copy to the parish office or email smcc.ldeberry@aol.com.

PARISH STAFF

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Business Manager: Maria Zavala…….……………………..…..909-629-9495

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION / YOUTH MINISTRY Coordinator: Veronica Rincon ……………………………………..909-629-7377

OFFICE OF LITURGY & SPIRITUALITY Liturgy & Spiritual Life Coordinator: Linda DeBerry……909-629-9495 /

smcc.ldeberry@aol.com 909-228-9168

ORGANIZATION COORDINATORS

Catholic Daughters: Margaret Velarde……………………..…..909-437-5957

Couples for Christ: Kopie & Cora Jalad………………………...909-455-7053

Divine Mercy: Anaeva Padro……………….…………………….….….951-203-7133

Encuentro Matrimonial: Isidro & Rosa Luevano………...…909-545-1613

English Bible Study: Vedasto & Carmencita Sorreda….…909-918-9368

Estudio Biblico: Raul Mercado………………………………….….909-629-8594

Filipino Stewards: Alex Uvero ……………………………...…..860-389-0382

ICON: Margaret Velarde……………………………………….….….909-437-5957

Knights of Columbus: Frank Serrano ………………………...323-376-6901

Legion of Mary: Deborah Lemelle…………………………...…..909-461-8362

Legion de María: Margarita Rivas…………………………….….909-671-5176

Respect Life: Terry Trew………………………………………………909-576-6611

Safeguard the Children: Linda DeBerry……………………..…909-629-9495

Sick & Dying Prayer Teams: Karen Ortiz (E)……………….…909-764-7097 Lourdes Countee (S & E)…..909-343-0987

Sociedad Guadalupana: Martin & Martha Landeros…..…909-630-8437

St. Vincent de Paul: ……………909-632-4176 or ssvdpsmcc@gmail.com

Tras las Huellas de Jesús: Ildefonso Gamboa, Sr. ………..909-367-8780

Love and Death Unhappy is death without the love of the Savior; unhappy is love without the death of the Savior.

—St. Francis de Sales Amor y Muerte Infeliz es la muerte sin el amor del Salvador; infeliz es el amor sin la muerte del Salvador.

—San Francisco de Sales