CCSV turned 94 years on Dec. 25, 2020!

Dec. 25, 1927 was the very first Mass held in our parish.

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OUTDOOR MASS SCHEDULES Massesareheldinourparishpatio.Sunday: 8am, *10am & 12pm Weekday:*9am(Tuesday-Thursday) *Livestreaming HolyDays:*9am (No Vigil Mass) Wednesday: 6:30pmFirstFridayMass/Adoration: 9am ADMINISTRATION Fr. Truc Q. Nguyen, Pastor (ext. 223) Nancy G. Sheehan, Parish Business Manager (ext. 224) Sr. Anna Tom, RE Director (ext. 234) Mayela Albarran, Of ice Asst. (ext. 235) Maria Lim, Secretary (ext. 221) Most Rev. Bishop Ed Clark, In Residence CATHEDRALCHAPELSCHOOL Grades K-8, cathedralchapelschool.org Tina Kipp, Principal (323) 938-9976

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SACRAMENTS Confession:By appointment on Sundays immediately following the masses. Tue & Thu immediately following the mass. Baptisms, Matrimony(6months’noticerequiredinadvancedformarriageprep),Funeralsare by appointment only. PARISH OFFICE is currently closed to the public. For inquiries, you may call or send an email Mon-Fri, 9am-4:30pm Mailing Address:926 S. Detroit St. L.A., CA 90036 Tel:(323) 930-5976 Fax:(323) 297-7677 parish@cathedralchapel.org Let’s build a new parish hall!

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In this year of St. Joseph we will feature reflec ons from members of our pastoral liturgy commi ee and parishioners. This week, we reflect on St. Joseph’s role as a father to Jesus and what this role signifies to the fathers in our parish.

What does being a Father mean to you? “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11

When I think of being a Dad, I cannot help but think it is part of God’s plan for me. Meeting Nancy Paz Galicia was not an accident, it was part of a larger more intricate thread in the fabric of Divine Providence. Becoming Tisha’s Dad was serendipitous, but within seemingly random happenings is always a pattern that we may not be able to fathom initially.

From Scripture we can see that Saint Joseph was a righteous man.

St. Joseph said "yes" to God by adopting Jesus, the Incarnate Son of God, as his own Child. Joseph's "yes" is very similar to the "yes" of Mary: just as it demonstrated her humility and obedience, so it also demonstrates his.

I have always lived a rather simple life: Teach, Coach, Run, Repeat. To be given an opportunity to love and be loved (as I said in my wedding vows) by two “Angels” put on this earth just for me. This was the easiest “Yes” I had in my Life. I was taught how to love my daughter, Tisha, by watching how my Mom and Dad loved my brother, sister, and me. They worked so hard so that we could have a good education, grow athletically, and spiritually.

I remember watching my Dad annotate and specify the hardware details on architectural blueprints beyond his regular work hours. He did this while listening to USC play UCLA/PAC 12 in football on Saturdays just trying to earn enough money so that we could attend Cathedral Chapel School. Years later, I remember doing private tutoring after a full day of teaching and coaching at Daniel Murphy High School so that Tisha could attend Cathedral Chapel School. Our graduation pictures are on opposite walls of the entrance to the school office. Tisha’s picture is in color while mine is more of a grayish sepia tone.

How did I know when I was really a Father? Well, that’s another question.

As Tisha started high school at St. Monica’s Catholic High School, she joined the choral group called The Rainbow Riders. Mr. Archer, their director, had them perform solo at

a “Coffehouse” style concert. This was not easy for Tisha, because she was painfully shy. She sang and I started to cry. It was just so beautiful. She was finding her Voice. She was finding her Spirit.

I did not teach her to sing and certainly not as lovely as that. I just felt so proud that she had overcome a barrier, gone beyond a threshold that before she could not pass. She had what it takes inside to do it…and now she knew it!

Lao Tzu from Tao Te Ching: 'When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready the teacher will disappear.”

I have been a Laker fan all my life since Jerry West and Wilt laced them up in the Forum up to the present. Kobe Bryant impacted my life greatly. As he neared retirement, he began reaching out to younger players and teaching them. From the time he retired until his last breath he was being the best Father he could be to his daughters. He was a #GirlDad.

I am a #GirlDad.

I asked my daughter directly about what I should write about in being a Dad, because I not only value what she thinks and says. She teaches me. Every Day.

She said, “Write about Kobe and what he said about the Journey.” She proceeded to quote practically verbatim the #8/#24 Jersey Retirement Speech that I had shared with her years earlier:

“Lastly our daughters, Natalia, Bianca and Gianna. You guys know that if you do the work, you work hard enough, dreams come true. You know that, we all know that. But hopefully what you get from tonight is that those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when don’t feel like working — you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself — but you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. And if you guys can understand that, what you’ll see happen is that you won’t accomplish your dreams, your dreams won’t come true, something greater will. And if you guys can understand that, then I’m doing my job as a father.”

Tisha, the student, has truly become the teacher.

That is what being a Dad means to me.

Mike Sheehan,

Usher, Member of the Pastoral Liturgy Council Cathedral Chapel School, Class of ‘76

January is Poverty Awareness Month! Poverty does not strike all demographics equally. For example, in 2018, 10.6% of men, and 12.9% of women lived in Poverty USA. Along the same lines, the poverty rate for married couples in 2018 was only 4.7% - but the poverty rate for single-parent families with no wife present was 12.7%, and for single-parent families with no husband present was 24.9%. In 2018, the poverty rate for people living with a disability was 25.7%. That’s nearly 4 million people living with a disability—in poverty. Visit PovertyUSA for education on economic justice, resources for prayer, and key conduits for action.

Baptism of the Lord

The origin and foundation of Christian Baptism is Jesus. Before starting his public ministry, Jesus submitted himself to the baptism given by John the Baptist. The waters did not purify him; he cleansed the waters. “He comes to sanctify the Jordan for our sake . . . to begin a new creation through the Spirit and water” (St. Gregory Nazianzen, Liturgy of the Hours, I, 634). Jesus’ immersion in the water is a sign for all human beings of the need to die to themselves to do God’s will. Jesus did not need to be baptized because he was totally faithful to the will of his Father and free from sin. However, he wanted to show his solidarity with human beings in order to reconcile them to the Father. By commanding his disciples to baptize all nations, he established the means by which people would die to sin—Original and actual—and begin to live a new life with God.

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PRAYER TO ST. JOSEPH Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man.

Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.

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FIRST READING IS 55:1-11 Thus says the LORD: All you who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come, receive grain and eat; come, without paying and without cost, drink wine and milk! Why spend your money for what is not bread, your wages for what fails to sa sfy? Heed me, and you shall eat well, you shall delight in rich fare. Come to me heedfully, listen, that you may have life. I will renew with you the everlas ng covenant, the benefits assured to David. As I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of na ons, so shall you summon a na on you knew not, and na ons that knew you not shall run to you, because of the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, who has glorified you. Seek the LORD while he may be found, call him while he is near. Let the scoundrel forsake his way, and the wicked man his thoughts; let him turn to the LORD for mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. As high as the heavens are above the earth so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts. For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there ll they have watered the earth, making it fer le and frui ul, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: IS 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 R. You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salva on.

SECOND READING JN 5:1-9 Beloved: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is bego en by God, and everyone who loves the Father loves also the one bego en by him. In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whoever is bego en by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith. Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one who tes fies, and the Spirit is truth. So there are three that tes fy, the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are of one accord. If we accept human tes mony, the tes mony of God is surely greater. Now the tes mony of God is this, that he has tes fied on behalf of his Son. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. GOSPEL MARK1:7-11 This is what John the Bap st proclaimed: “One migh er than I is coming a er me. I am not worthy to stoop and loosen the thongs of his sandals. I have bap zed you with water; he will bap ze you with the Holy Spirit.” It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was bap zed in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

SUNDAY READINGS: January 10, 2021