STAFF Rev. Abel Mena, JCL, Pastor/Adjutant Judicial Vicar
Rev. Gary Sumpter, In Residence Rev. Mr. Jim Eckert, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Jesse De Luna, Deacon Deborah O’Haire, Religious Education Coordinator
Amparo Valenzuela, Office Coordinator
ENGLISH WEEKEND MASSES Saturday - *8:00am & 4:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am & 11:00 am
*This mass is offered if Fr. Gary is available
DAILY MASS Monday - Friday - 9:00 am
First Friday of the Month - 12:00 pm
MISA EN ESPAÑOL Domingo - 1:30 pm
CONFESSIONS/CONFESIONES Saturday/ Sábados 3:00 pm—3:45 pm 1er Dom. del mes 12:30 pm—1:20pm
STRENGTH AGAINST TEMPTATION The first Sunday of the season of Lent always in-cludes a Gospel account of the temptation of the Lord Jesus in the desert by the devil. This year, the story is set against the backdrop of the first read-ing from Genesis, which recounts the very first temptation by the devil. That story is set in a gar-den of delight. The Gospel story is set in the desert. As believers, we know that temptation comes our way in our own gardens of delight as well as the deserts of our lives. As Lent begins, our attention is drawn to that temptation within each of us to become like God—we want control, power, and an-swers to all of life’s difficult questions. As commu-nities of faith, we are given this season of repent-ance so that we can join our hearts with others on the difficult journey of conversion. We look to God and to one another for strength against tempta-tion.
The Altar Guild would like to thank everyone who helped make our Valentine’s weekend raffle and bake sale a success! We had 19 raffle bas-kets, and hope all the winners enjoy them. The following are the Raffle winners by basket #: 1. Catherine Mahoney 2.Frank Mourad 3. Alma Fuentes 4. Gayle Klokow 5. Alymar Eugenio 6. Bev Fontana 7. Janet Bakh 8. Mary Jo Hodges 9. Chris Cattolica 10. Dolores DeSlyva 11. Araceli Arreola 12. Susana Alfaro 13. Brother Paul 14. Helena Carreras 15. Laura Taylor 16. Marla Watras 17. Roberto G 18. Daisy Ortega 19. Terry Miller
“THANKS SO MUCH”!
Series on Pope Benedict's The Spirit of the Litur-gy. Don't miss the opportunity to learn about the classical work of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI about our highest form of prayer and worship. What does it mean to worship God? How ought we to understand the Liturgy? If Jesus came to bring “worship in Spirit and truth”, why do so many Christians worship in a particular place (church), at a particular time (Sundays), follow-ing a particular pattern of worship (liturgy and ritual)? Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI answers these and other important questions in his clas-sic work, The Spirit of the Liturgy. Explore his answers as theologian & teacher Mark Brumley leads a nine-session course based on The Spirit of the Liturgy. Next classes are the following dates: March 5, 12, and 19. All sessions begin @ 7:00 P.M. at Kolbe Academy-Trinity Prep, 2055 Redwood Rd., Napa. No charge. Donations gratefully accepted.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
We will have the Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment on Friday, March 6th, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Please come and join us for Adoration on this First Friday. We invite you to sign up for an hour of adoration. The sign-up sheet is on the parish bulletin board in the church hall. Please consider signing up for an hour to ensure we have every hour covered, and hopefully more than one person per hour can come. We will have the celebration of mass at 12:00pm.
BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORATION
I wanted to take the time to thank Bob Quinn and Ken Dumars for making the Annual Parish Dinner a great event. I know Bob and Ken do extensive work every year to make this dinner happen and raise funds for our parish. Thank you also to all those who donated the items to raised funds for our parish of St. Thomas. As we begin Lent, I will pray that trough our prayer, fasting and works of charity all of us will contin-ue to spiritually grow in the grace of God. May God bless all of us at St. Thomas, Fr. Abel
CATHOLIC SHARING LIBRARY Please stop in the hall after all the Masses on Saturday-Sunday, March 7 & 8, and look over all the good books available for you to borrow from the Catholic Sharing Library brought to us from St. Apollinaris Church. You may borrow as many books as you like, and when done, just drop them in the return box in the church vestibule at St. Apollinaris. Lots of good books on many topics to choose from!
PASTOR’S MESSAGE
FORM OF WORSHIP OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
When the faithful honor Christ present in the sacrament, they should remember that this pres-ence is derived from the sacrifice and is directed toward sacramental and spiritual communion.
ANUNCIOS DE LA PARROQUIA
En preparación a la cuaresma, tendremos un re-tiro en la iglesia de St. Thomas.
Fecha: sábado 14 de marzo Horario: 9am a 3pm Lugar: Iglesia/Salón
Todos están invitados a esta oportunidad de pre-paración para la cuaresma. Para mas informa-ción puede llamar a la oficina 707-255-2949
En la Iglesia de Santo Tomás tene-mos la Adoración del Santísimo Sa-cramento el viernes 6 de marzo de 9:00am a 5:00pm. El Santísimo Sacramento estará expuesto en la custodia en el altar para Adoración y oración. Tendremos la celebración de la santa misa a las 12pm en In-
gles. Por favor venga y acompáñenos para la Adoración en este primer viernes. Le Invitamos a registrarse para una hora de adoración. La hoja de inscripción está en el tablero de anuncios en el salón de la iglesia. Considere inscribirse du-rante una hora para asegurarse de que tengamos por lo menos un adorador por hora, y si es posi-ble más de una persona por hora.
Quería tomarme el tiempo para agradecer a Bob Quinn y Ken Dumars por hacer de la Cena Pa-rroquial Anual un gran evento. Sé que Bob y Ken hacen un trabajo extenso cada año para hacer que esta cena suceda y recaudar fondos para nuestra parroquia. Gracias también a todos los que donaron los artículos para recaudar fondos para nuestra parroquia de St. Thomas. Al comenzar la Cuaresma, rezaré para que, a través de nuestra oración, ayuno y obras de caridad, todos nosotros sigamos creciendo espiritualmente en la gracia de Dios. Que Dios nos bendiga a todos en St. Thomas, El p. Abel
ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO MEDITTACIÓN DEL VIA CRUCIS Cada viernes de la cuaresma meditare-mos el vía crucis en español a las 7pm en la iglesia. Todos están invitados.
St. Thomas de Aquino te invita a su grupo de oración. Nos reunimos todos los Sábados a las 7am en la iglesia. Todos están invitados a rezar el santo rosario y a compartir la lectura de la Pa-labra de Dios.
GRUPO DE ORACIÓN
RETIRO DE CUARESMA
If you are not yet registered with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office, and someone will contact you with registration forms.
Si usted no se ha registrado en la Iglesia de St. Thomas Aquinas, por favor llene este formulario y póngalo en la canasta de la colecta o envíelo a la oficina parroquial y le contactaremos para hacerle llegar la forma de registración. Name/Nombre: _______________________Phone #/Número de Teléfono: ________________
FORMA DE ADORACI N DE LA SANTA EUCARIST A Cuando los fieles honran a Cristo presente en el sacramento, deben recordar que esta presencia se deriva del sacrificio y se dirige hacia la comu-nión sacramental y espiritual.
STEWARDSHIP/CORRESPONSABILIDAD
* Weekly collection needed to meet parish expenses: $4,400
THANK YOU - GRACIAS
Andrew Hill, Marcia Ryan, Mary Jo, Jose Luis Alfaro, Jane Lemmons, Jean Welsh, Ricky, Carmen Lee, Carl Botenhagen, Pablo Morales, Monserrat Salgado, Angel-ica Espinoza, Theresa Ware, Itzel Mendez, Katrinka Ruk, Ken Sprague, Wayne Dieslter, Maria Aquilija, Carl Kitley, Mary and Loren Ryan, Erica Cervantes, Lino Gonzales, Teresa Conemac, Ignacio Hurtado Torrico, Paul Joseph, Mona Wageck, Vivian Michael, Kay Jones, Joel Rivera, Salomon Moreno Romero, Teresa Rubio, Andres Garcia, Rod Berg, Manuel Hernandez, Mike Mourad, Jesus Vazquez, Larry Fontana, Anne-Marie Mourad, Jose Julian Mendez Calderon, Familia Nuñes Torres, Yalitza Contreras, Chuck Reiland, Gina Dal Por-to, Sue Lathrop, Ana Perez, Cervantes Family, Camila Gonzalez De La Torre, Brian Krenzin, Marcella Whee-lan, Todd Daniel Lemmons, Mayra Zarate, Eduardo Mendez Calderon, Helida Martinez Escobedo, George Taylor, John Gnotta, Luis Mora Torres, Craig Michael Moreno, Francisco Chavez, Sue Keenan, Eggers Family
PRAY FOR OUR ILL PARISHIONERS OREMOS POR NUESTROS FELIGRESES ENFERMOS
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Favor de llamar a la Rectoría si necesita oracio-nes o si sus enfermos se recuperaron para remo-
verlos de la lista. (707) 255-2949
MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA 2/29/2020—3/06/2020
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Gospel: Mt 4:1-11
One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.
R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús. No sólo de pan vive el hombre, sino también de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios.
R. Honor y gloria a ti, Señor Jesús.
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry. The tempter approached and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread.” He said in reply, “It is written: One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you and with their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” Jesus answered him, “Again it is written, You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.” Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence, and he said to him, "All these I shall give to you, if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.” At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.” Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.
En aquel tiempo, Jesús fue conducido por el Es-píritu al desierto, para ser tentado por el demo-nio. Pasó cuarenta días y cuarenta noches sin comer y, al final, tuvo hambre. Entonces se le acercó el tentador y le dijo: “Si tú eres el Hijo de Dios, manda que estas piedras se conviertan en panes”. Jesús le respondió: “Está escrito: No sólo de pan vive el hombre, sino también de toda pa-labra que sale de la boca de Dios”. Entonces el diablo lo llevó a la ciudad santa, lo puso en la parte más alta del templo y le dijo: “Si eres el Hijo de Dios, échate para abajo, porque está escrito: Mandará a sus ángeles que te cui-den y ellos te tomarán en sus manos, para que no tropiece tu pie en piedra alguna”. Jesús le contestó: “También está escrito: No tentarás al Señor, tu Dios”. Luego lo llevó el diablo a un monte muy alto y desde ahí le hizo ver la grandeza de todos los reinos del mundo y le dijo: “Te daré todo esto, si te postras y me adoras”. Pero Jesús le replicó: “Retírate, Satanás, porque está escrito: Adorarás al Señor, tu Dios, y a él sólo servirás”. Entonces lo dejó el diablo y se acercaron los án-geles para servirle.
Lunes: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Martes: Is 55:10-11; Sal 34 (33):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Miércoles: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lc 11:29-32 Jueves: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Viernes: Ez 18:21-28; Sal 130 (129):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Sábado: Dt 26:16-19; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Domingo: Gn 12:1-4a; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9
