Turn your ear, O · 2020. 8. 22. · Feast Day: August 27 She had smiles for the neighbors, though...
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Transcript of Turn your ear, O · 2020. 8. 22. · Feast Day: August 27 She had smiles for the neighbors, though...
Dear Friends,
The Entrance Antiphon for this weekend’s Mass is from Psalm 86:
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me; save the servant who trusts in you, O God. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you
all the day long.
What a wonderful prayer for all of us during these days. We
cry out to the Lord and seek God’s ear – that the Lord would save us from all that might harm us, and bring us into his peace, mercy and blessing.
But we must do more than “cry out.” We are also called to DO what is right and just, to serve the Lord by serving one another, to love others as Jesus com-mands us to do.
Let us pray for the grace of the Holy Spirit to give us the courage and help we need to live our Faith, to act upon it, to witness to one another the goodness and love of God that is within us.
May the grace and peace of the Lord be with you! Father Fred
TRUST Keys hold great significance for those who carry them. They represent the trust and authori-ty of the owner when given to another person. We may give our house key to a trusted friend to take care of our mat-ters while we are away. We may give keys to someone responsible for maintaining or working in a particular building. Keys to vehicles are given to people who have proven themselves re-sponsible drivers. The readings today focus on this kind of trust—the trust that conveys authority and re-sponsibility. In the first reading, the symbol is specifi-cally that of a key; but the second reading and the Gospel also speak of trust and leadership as they refer to the earthly church that Jesus established. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Registration for Faith Formation and Youth Ministry began August 15. Please go to our parish website for the forms. Look on the Home Page or under individual ministries. Also, now there is a possibility for a univer-sal payment for all the programs to be paid at one time, which should make payment easier for all families. We are most grateful to the teens and adults who responded to the Flocknote message sent on Sunday, August 9, asking for volunteers. We really need the help to create a dynamic non-traditional program for our young people who will be “over-Zoomed” from just their school day. You can still volunteer! just go to our website Home page and look for Volunteer Opportunities. Just a reminder that most of us are working from home so email or response to Flocknote are the best ways to communicate. Our phones do now forward to our email addresses. Thanks for your patience and under-standing with this. We are aware that we still have not had all our 2019-2020 students receive their first communion. That will be the top priority when we can assemble for Mass again as a community or even with only family. Please continue to pray that this disease will get under control. **Check our video to hear about the programs that will be offered this year. Fr. Fred sent it out on Sun-day; hopefully, you got it.
Monday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18; Ps 128:1-2, 4- 5; Mt 23:27-32 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Mk 6:17-29 Sunday: Jer 20:7-9; Ps 63:2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1- 2; Mt 16:21-27
This Week’s Readings
08/23 Henry Segalas, III
The People of St. Mary
Carmen Castro
08/24 Karin Lisboa
08/25 Dolores Lajada
08/26 Annie Ten
Betty Baker (L) B’D’
08/27 Josefa Lozano
08/28 Danny Copas (L)
08/29 Patti Garcia
Manuel & Prudencia Rodrigues
PRAY FOR THE SICK
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GRATITUDE O Thou who has given us so much, mercifully grant us one thing more—a grateful heart. —George Herbert
Anthony De Cristoforo Allison Flamez Monica Jara Ana Alvarez Isabel Castillo Susana Jaime Rosalinda Reyes Joseph Suta Jeanine Gordon Christine Pollnow Jake Johnstone Diane Hewson Clarissa Gutierrez Julia Rodriguez Fred & Emilia Sohn Raul Gonzalez Raquel Zittel Quinn Gurnett David Toy Ana Lopez Dominador Hontucan
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Audry Robinson Loretta Holmes
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Victor Miguel Barrios Carol Erikson
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Beth Wainwright Robin Wood
Billy Silva Mary Kennedy Marcella Hatch
Cheryl LaMarre Bill Clark
THE TRUE MEASURE When I die, God won’t measure my head to see how clever I was. God will measure my heart to see how loving I was. —Anonymous
Prayer to St. Monica, Patroness of Mothers
Blessed Monica, mother of St. Augustine, we give thanks to our Father in Heaven Who looked with mercy upon your tears over your wayward son. His conversion and heroic sanctification were the fruit of your prayers. Dear St. Monica, we now ask you to pray with us for all those sons and daughters that have wandered away from God, and to add your prayers to those of all mothers who are worried over their children. Pray also for us that, following your example, we may, in the company of our children, one day enjoy the eternal vision of our Father in Heaven. Amen. (catholicdoorscom)
SAINT MONICA (332-387) Feast Day: August 27
She had smiles for the neighbors, though her husband found her religion and the charity it inspired annoy-ing. She made tearful prayers in private for a son, outwardly self-assured but, as his mother knew, in-wardly restless, and whose girlfriend of a dozen years had borne his child out of wedlock. Though not the first or last such mother and son, Monica and Au-gustine are the Church’s most famous, so we keep their feast days back to back, with Monica’s, fittingly, first. To Rome she followed Augustine, then to Milan, where years of prayer—and nagging—finally bore fruit in his conversion by Saint Ambrose. For six months, moth-er and son enjoyed the blessing of rediscovering each other. Just in time! On the way home to North Africa, Monica took sick and died near Rome. No child who has mourned a parent can read, unmoved, Augustine’s tender account, in his Confessions, of Monica’s last days. At this time of the year, when parents watch apprehensively as children leave for school, may Monica’s perseverance and Augustine’s long-prayed-for conversion ease anxiety and kindle hope. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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“Jesús les preguntó: Y ustedes, ¿quién dicen que soy yo?” Pedro contestó: “Tú eres el Mesías, el Hijo del Dios vivo”. (Mateo 16:15-16). Jesús lanza una pregunta fuera de serie que pone a sus discípulos a pensar en quién es Él en realidad. Gracias a esa pregunta, Pedro confirma su fe y se afianza como roca firme de la Iglesia. Desde entonces hasta ahora, el sucesor de Pedro, el Papa en Roma, es piedra, roca firme, que impulsa a la Igle-sia a la fidelidad. Ahora, Cristo podría hacernos la misma pregunta a ti y a mí. ¿Quién es Jesús para ti? Sí, para ti, padre de familia, estudiante de universidad, madre y padre soltero, por mencionar a algunas personas. Yo creo que las respuestas variarían mucho. Sin embargo, hay que tener cuidado de no hacernos una imagen falsa de Jesús. Pedro acertó diciendo que Él era el “Mesías, el Hijo del Dios vivo”. Y fue llamado dichoso, feliz, por haber tenido una revelación de Dios Padre. Algo había aprendido Pedro de las enseñanzas de Jesús en su tiempo de formación como discípulo. Poner atención a la enseñanza es crucial, y el Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, en el número 100, dice: “El oficio de interpretar auténticamente la Palabra de Dios ha sido encomendado únicamente al Magisterio vivo de la Iglesia, al Papa y a los obispos en comunión con él”. “Y ahora yo te digo: Tú eres Pedro (o sea pie-dra), y sobre esta piedra edificaré mi Iglesia”. (Mateo 16:18). ¿En tu vida, realmente es Jesús el Mesías? ©LPi
(1586-1617) Fiesta: 23 de agosto Isabel de Flores nació en Lima, Perú; era tan bella, que su madrina dijo que era “bella como una ro-sa”. Asumió ese mismo nombre al momento de su Confirmación y años después, cuando por fin su fami-lia se convenció de que no aspiraba al matrimonio, adoptó el nombre de Rosa como Religiosa Terciaria Dominica, viviendo en casa, dedicada a la oración, al trabajo diario y al cuidado de los pobres. Tejía hasta altas horas de la noche, además de dedicarse a la jardinería para luego colaborar en la economía fa-miliar. Su vida de oración y penitencia fue intachable y ejemplar, pues no sólo contempló a Dios en la creación, sino que construyó una cabaña como orato-rio personal en su jardín. En un cuarto de su casa comenzó un hospital, cuidando de los enfermos y de quienes acudían a ella. Como gran santa que fue, su vida se vio marcada por el sacrificio y la angustia espiritual. Murió a los 31 años, llegando a ser la pri-mera persona latinoamericana en ser canonizada; posteriormente fue declarada Patrona de América Latina. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Lunes: Ap 21:9b-14; Sal 145 (144):10-13, 17- 18; Jn 1:45-51 Martes: 2 Tes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Sal 96 (95):10-13; Mt 23:23-26 Miércoles: 2 Tes 3:6-10, 16-18; Sal 124 (123):1-2, 4-5; Mt 23:27-32 Jueves: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Sal 145 (144):2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Viernes: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Sal 33 (32):1-2, 4-5, 10- 11; Mt 25:14-30 Sábado: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Sal 33 (32):12-13, 18- 21; Mc 6:17-29 Domingo: Jer 20:7-9; Sal 63 (62):2-6, 8-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27
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