foto holocausto

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February
28,
2016
Third
Sunday
of
Lent
From the Pastor’s Desk:
n the 1980’s Mary Brenner was a
divorced mother of seven
children who owned a carbon paper
manufacturing company in Beverly
Hills. She was a friend of all the
movie stars, went to their parties, and
hobnobbed with celebrities. What
turned her around, and made her see
life differently? She came across a very touching
photograph of the Holocaust. Among the people in the
photograph there was a young boy facing a Nazi
soldier who was pointing a rifle at him. The child’s eyes
showed deep fear and bewilderment. Mary Benner
looked at that photograph and suddenly realized that life
could never be the same for her. She felt an enormous
compassion for all those who were victims of brutality,
for those who were the most marginalized. She went to
the Bishop of San Diego and said, “I’d like to belong to
some kind of a religious order and dedicate myself to
those people nobody else seems to care for." She wound
up being called Sister Antonio, and working with the
women in the Tijuana Prison, a women’s prison in
Mexico. These inmates of the prison were among the
most abject, forlorn, and neglected segment of humanity.
Sister Antonio became their friend, companion, sister,
and mother all in one. That holocaust picture was Mary
Brenner’s burning bush.
There are millions of “burning bushes” all over the world.
But only we see them with eyes of faith and hear them
with ears of faith we notice the presence of God or listen
to the call of God. Otherwise we will end up only taking a
photo of them to keep for memory or to speak to others
about them. But if we have the courage to reflect what
God is communicating to us through those “burning
bushes” and are willing say “yes” to the do something
about them, we can become modern day Moses. Moses
became a great liberator because he had the courage to go
near the burning bush. Do we have the courage to go near
the modern day “burning bushes” and hear the call of
God?
--------------------------------------------------------------------In a large city, a priest parked his car in a no-parking
zone because he couldn't find a metered space. He put a
note under the windshield wiper that read: "I have circled
the block 100 times. If I don't park here, I'll miss my
appointment. Forgive us our trespasses." When he
returned, he found a citation from a police officer along
with this note: "I've circled this block for 10 years. If I
don't give you a ticket, I'll lose my job. Lead us not into
temptation."
--------------------------------------------------------------------Nicky Gumbel tells us of a man who sent a check to the
government for back taxes with a note attached that said:
“I felt so guilty for cheating on my taxes I had to send
you this check. If I don’t feel any better, I’ll send you the
rest.”
En la década de 1980,
Nota de nuestro pastor: Mary Brenner era una
madre divorciada con
siete hijos y dueña de una empresa de fabricación de papel
carbón en Beverly Hills. Era una amiga de todas las
estrellas de cine, iba a sus fiestas y se codeaba con
celebridades. ¿Qué le hizo dar vuelta a su alrededor y ver
la vida diferente? Se encontró con una fotografía muy
conmovedora del Holocausto. Entre las personas de la
fotografía había un joven frente a un soldado Nazi que
estaba apuntándole con un rifle. Los ojos del niño
demostraban un profundo temor y desconcierto. Mary
Benner vio esa foto y de repente se dio cuenta de que la
vida nunca podría ser lo mismo para ella. Sintió una
enorme compasión por todos aquellos que fueron víctimas
de la brutalidad, los que fueron los más marginados. Se fue
donde el Obispo de San Diego y dijo: "me gustaría
pertenecer a algún tipo de orden religiosa y dedicarme a
esas personas por quienes nadie más quiere cuidar." Ella
terminó llamándose Hermana Antonio y trabajando con las
mujeres en la cárcel de Tijuana, una cárcel de mujeres en
México. Esas reclusas de la cárcel estaban entre el
segmento más abyecto, abandonado y olvidado de la
humanidad. Hermana Antonio se convirtió en su amiga,
compañera, hermana y madre al mismo tiempo. Esa foto
del Holocausto fue la zarza ardiente de Mary Brenner.
Hay millones de "zarzas ardientes" por todo el mundo.
Pero solamente cuando vemos con los ojos de la fe y
oímos con los oídos de la fe, notamos la presencia de Dios
o escuchamos el llamado de Dios. De lo contrario
acabaremos tomando solamente una foto de ellos para
guardarla en la memoria o para hablar con otros acerca de
ellos. Pero si tenemos el valor de reflexionar sobre lo que
Dios nos está comunicando a través de las "zarzas
ardientes" y estamos dispuestos a decir "sí" para hacer algo
sobre ellas, podemos llegar a ser hoy en día Moisés
modernos. Moisés se convirtió en un gran libertador
porque tuvo el valor de acercarse a la zarza ardiente.
¿Tenemos el valor de ir cerca de la "zarza ardiente"
moderna y escuchar el llamado de Dios?
----------------------------------------------------------------------En una gran ciudad, un sacerdote estacionó su coche en
una zona de no aparcamiento porque no pudo encontrar un
espacio medido. Puso una nota bajo el limpiador de
parabrisas que decía: "yo he circundado el bloque 100
veces. Si no estaciono aquí, pierdo mi cita. Perdona
nuestras ofensas." Cuando volvió, encontró una cita de un
oficial de policía junto con esta nota: "he circundado este
bloque por 10 años. Si no te doy un ticket, pierdo mi
trabajo. Nos no dejes caer en tentación."
----------------------------------------------------------------------Nicky Gumbel nos habla de un hombre que envió un cheque al gobierno por impuestos atrasados con una nota pegada que decía: "me sentí tan culpable por engañar sobre
mis impuestos, que tuve que enviarles este cheque. Si no
me siento mejor, les mandaré el resto."
WEEKLY READINGS
Readings for the week of 2/28/2016
Sun/Dom:
Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-9/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42
or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42
Mon/Lun:
2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3-4/Lk 4:24-30
Tues/Mar:
Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-9/Mt 18:21-35
Wed/Mie:
Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20/Mt 5:17-19
Thurs/Jue:
Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-9/Lk 11:14-23
Fri/Vie:
Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6-11, 14, 17/Mk 12:28-34
Sat/Sab:
Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-21/Lk 18:9-14
Next Sun/Dom:
1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-6/Eph 5:8-14/Jn
9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38
OFFICE INFO
Parish Office
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Parish Email
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Parish Office Hours
Monday-Friday 10 AM-7:30 PM
Bilingual available T,W,F 47:30 PM
Saturday 10 AM-4 PM
Bilingual available 10 AM-4 PM
Sunday 9 AM-4 PM
Bilingual available 12 PM-4 PM
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Rev. Joseph Antony Sebastian,
SVD
Pastor
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Friday
10 AM to 12 PM
5 PM to 8 PM
(with appointment)
lunes, martes, miércoles, y
viernes
10 AM a 12 PM
5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)
Rev. Stephen Ayisu, SVD
Parochial Vicar
Monday, Wednesday
Thursday, and Friday
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
5 PM to 8 PM
(with appointment)
~Sunday February 28th
lunes, miércoles , jueves y
Hospitality Sunday Enjoy coffee & viernes
Donuts in the Hall after all the morn- 10:30 AM a 12:00 PM
5 PM a 8 PM (con cita)
ing Masses.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Ariel Mayormita
Music Director/
~Friday March 4th
Director de Música
Stations of the Cross: At 7 PM
Phone Ext. #223
followed by a simple soup Supper in stjoachimmusic1@gmail.com
the hall. The Legion of Mary
(Spanish & English) are the Lead
group for this soup supper, please
see page 6 in the bulletin for the
other groups to bring soup.
Flor Herce
Bookkeeper
Pat Ludwig
Administrative Assistant
Faith Formation Office
785-1818
Oficina de Formación de Fe
Glenda Aragón
Director of Faith Formation
glendaaragon@comcast.net
Abraham Gonzalez
Faith Formation Coordinator /
Youth Minister
550-6878 /
sjformation510@gmail.com
Bertha Cruz
Administrative Assistant
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St. Vincent de Paul
783-0344
Office hours
1:00-2:30 PM ONLY
Monday-Friday
San Vicente de Paul
Gary Enos, President
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St. Joachim School
783-3177
Escuela de San Joaquín
Armond Seishas
Principal
Sandra Garzon
School Secretary
St. Joachim Pre-School
783-0604
Marisa Melgarejo
Director
Communal
Reconciliation Service
Wednesday
March 9th ~~ 7:00 PM
Bilingual Mass
Saturday March 12th
10 AM
PRAY FOR
Angel Delval
Felix Chavez
Vivienne Malig
Sheila Bacallo
Anita Z. Ruedas
Helen Karas
Ken Freitas
Cynthia Crutchfield
Tina Gonzales
Leonor J. Enrique
Arsenio S. Reyes, Jr.
Felicisima Buendia
Primo Cosico
Cynthia Crutchfield
Angel Estuardo Vidal-Cardenas
FOOD DONATIONS
St. Vincent de Paul
Food offering for next
week:
Spaghetti, Sauce, or
Macaroni & Cheese
Spaghetti, salsa para
spaghetti o macarron
con queso
CONTRIBUTIONS
CONTRIBUCIONES
COLLECTION FOR WEEK
February 28, 2016
The Plate Collection
$ 9,147.97
EFT Collection
$ 1,105.00
On Line Giving
$
320.00
TOTAL for the WEEK
$10,572.97
On Monday February 15, 2016,
Pope Francis visited Mexico’s southern
Chiapas state, and denounced the centuries-old exploitation and
exclusion of Mexico’s indigenous people. He prayed before the tomb of
Bishop Samuel Ruiz who died in 2011 and who was the indigenous
people’s controversial protector, and whose ministry had been
suspended by the Vatican, but revived under Pope Francis. For 40 years
that ministry blended the indigenous culture and customs into Catholic
rituals, using such things as readings in native languages, dances of
prayer, and participation of married indigenous deacons. Local culture
grants more respect to men with children than to childless, celibate men.
Under Pope John Paul II, the Vatican asked the Chiapas diocese to halt
deacon ordinations. But under Francis, the ordinations were renewed.
Pope Francis pronounced to the 500,000 faithful at Mass that "Some
have considered your values, culture and traditions to be inferior, others,
intoxicated by power, money and market trends, have stolen your lands or contaminated them." He called for a
collective "Forgive me. Today's world, ravaged as it is by a throwaway culture, needs you!"
VATICAN CORNER
CONTINUED …
On Tuesday, Pope Francis traveled to Michoacán, a Mexican state in which scores of ordinary people and an
estimated 40 Catholic priests have been killed by criminal gangs in the past decade. It is a region that has been
terrorized by a pseudo-religious drug gang, La Familia Michoacana, and its successor, the Knights Templar, and
where rural priests are threatened, kidnapped and killed. It is also the home of the country’s vigilante movement,
which rose up to fight the ruthless Knights Templar Cartel. The Mexican army and navy were dispatched to the
area to back up the police for the Pope’s visit. Pope Francis’s purpose for going there was to hammer home the
indecency of the drug trade and drug-related violence. He spoke to tens of thousands of young Mexicans
gathered in a soccer stadium in Morelia. Pope Francis said he understands the temptation of drug cartels on
Mexican youth, but believes it’s no match for faith in Jesus Christ. “You’ve asked me for a word of hope, the one I
have to tell you, the one at the base of everything, is called Jesus Christ. When everything seems heavy, when it
seems the world is against us, embrace your cross, embrace Jesus. It’s true that this path perhaps will not give
you the latest car, you won’t have your pockets filled with money, but you’ll have something nobody will ever be
able to take away from you, the experience of feeling loved, hugged, accompanied.” Francis stressed that the
youth are the real “wealth of Mexico,” and said that’s something they need to remember always, especially when
the going gets tough. Pope Francis gave the City of Morelia a cardinal just last year, Alberto Suarez Inda, and he
visited him and the and the area priests to thank them for doing God's work ministering to the faithful in the face
of such dangers. To be continued …sources: abcnews.go.com, cruxnow.com, news.va, dailymail.co.uk, fusion.net.
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MASS INTENTIONS
February 27-March 5, 2016
Saturday 4:30 PM
Lapaz & Adeloida Ancheta †
Robert Boles † (3rd anniversary)
Saturday 6:00 PM
Sergio Payan (cumpleanos)
Jose Luis Hurtado-Lopez
(intencion especial)
Glorinda Gonzalez †
Jesus Magallon † (aniversario)
Cristina Martinez †
Marin Lopes †
Ester Ramires †
Francisca Espinoza † (5th aniversario)
Sunday 7:30 AM
Michael I. Reyes (15th birthday)
Robert Boles † (3rd anniversary)
Sunday 9:00 AM
Robert Boles † (3rd anniversary)
John Contreras †
Sunday 10:30 AM
Alex Sincioco (thanksgiving)
Bud Angellar † (9th anniversary)
Alvarez & Gallardo families †
Wednesday 7:00 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Sunday 12:15 PM
Carlos Chuakay Jr. (healing)
Leonor Clemente †
Angel D. Dysico †
Wednesday 8 :30 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Sunday 2:00 PM
Rafael Beleche † (aniversario)
Pedro Beleche †
Maria Hernandez (aniversario)
Florentino Garcia † (aniversario)
Jorge Luis Esquivel Montoya †
(3rd aniversario)
Wednesday 7:00 PM
Esther Guevara † (22 mes aniversario)
Dolores Guzman †
Jesus Maciel Mendoza † (aniversario)
Sunday 6:00 PM
The Community of St. Joachim
Thursday 8:30 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Monday 7:00 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Friday 7:00 AM
Penny & JR Mansalay
Thursday 7:00 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
46th wedding anniversary)
Monday 8:30 AM
Roy Talaue †
Paul Dung Kieu †
Friday 8:30 AM
Rudolfo N. Pison†
Demetris Liwanag († birthday)
Sacred Heart of Jesus (special intention )
Tuesday 7:00 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
Saturday 8:30 AM
Alfredo & Agnes Kim (special intention)
Remedios B. Sanchez †
Tuesday 8:30 AM
The Community of St. Joachim
TODAY — SUNDAY
Hospitality Sunday
After ALL Morning Masses
~~In the Hall
Be sure and thank the Knights for
setting it up and making sure that
everything is ready for you to enjoy!!
Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM Friday
Followed by Soup Supper
MARCH 5th & 6th
Plan to attend our Stations of the Cross and Soup Supper every
Friday during Lent. We start at 7:00 PM with the STATIONS OF THE
CROSS followed by a simple Soup Supper in the hall afterwards. The
following groups will be in charge of the Soup Supper, They will
bring soup, set up and clean up the hall. The first group listed is the
lead group ajd the group responsible to mae sure everything is
completed:
March 4th Legion of Mary (English and Spanish), Lectors
(English and Spanish), Eucharistic Ministers (English and Spanish),
Cursillo, St.Vincent de Paul Society, 12:15 PM Sunday Mass
March 11th Faith Formation Department, Catechists, Youth
Ministry, Confirmation Candidates, RCIA Group, 2:00PM Sunday
Spanish Mass and 6:00PM Sunday Spanish Mass
March 18th Music Ministry, Simbang Gabi, Santo Nino Group,
Guadalupanos, Ministry to the Sick, Apostleship of Prayer, 6:00 PM
Saturday Spanish Mass.
Thanks to all who participate.
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Next weekend (March 5th and 6th)
The Sisters of St. Elisabeth from Belarus will be here
at the Placita selling their hand made religious Items.
Your support by purchasing these items will help the
Sisters in their work in Belarus. They help mentally
challenged children and adults, assist drug and
alcohol addicts.
The Sisters help these people also by organizing
workshops to help them express their talents and
teach them to make the beautiful religious icons that
they bring here to sell. They will bring crosses,
crucifixes, wood carvings embroidered and ceramic
gifts and rosaries.
Stop by the Placita next weekend after Mass and
check out all the many beautiful items they will have
for sell, they wish to thank you for supporting their
many causes .