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This is my commandment: Love one another as I love you. John 15:12 St. Mary Catholic Church www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900 DRIVE-IN MASS 87.9 FM
This is my commandment: Love one another as I love you.
John 15:12
St. Mary Catholic Church www.stmary-wc.org 925-891-8900
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Dear Friends,
A very blessed Moth-ers’ Day to all our moms! May the good-ness of the Lord be with you, and may the prayers of our Blessed Mother fill you with much love and joy.
It is appropriate today that our Second Reading and our Gospel speak of LOVE. Saint John calls us to “love one another, because love is of God.” Jesus com-mands us to “love one another” in the same way He has loved us. This is total and complete love; this is unconditional. For this we need to offer praise and thanks to God for our salvation and hope that comes to us through Jesus’ love.
So today, as we praise and thank our moms for their love and goodness to us, may we remember them in prayer, and may we pray that they will be rewarded in an even greater love! Father Fred
THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT We have a unique episode in the Acts of the Apostles today. A whole roomful of people are baptized with the Holy Spirit before they are baptized with water! The verb used—“the Holy Spirit ‘fell’ on them” (Acts 10:44)—is characteristic of the way the Spirit works throughout the book of Acts: powerful and surprising. Though this “baptism” is not the normative way the New Testament describes baptism, it is still a good reminder today that the Holy Spirit is not controlled by whether or not we pour water, but rather that our sacramental signs reveal the presence of the Spirit at work among us. And we have a double reinforcement of how this work is accomplished from a Letter and a Gospel bearing John’s name. It is love, self-sacrificing and self-giving love, that manifests the Spirit of Jesus in our midst. It is love that is the greatest of command-ments. The Spirit is manifested equally through those who live in that love. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
FAITH FORMATION Happy Mother’s Day from the Faith Formation Team! Thanks to all our moms for always being there for us.
Vacation Bible School 2021 Registration has begun for both teen helpers and camp-ers. Check the website as well as email and Flocknote for registration information.
If you would like to help, please call Maureen Tiffany at 891-8939 or 962-5808 and leave a message.
DEEP DEBT My mother was the most beau-tiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I at-tribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her. —George Washington
Congratulations to all the children of the parish who received their First Communion yesterday:
Alexa Alvarez Greg Allocco Andrea Balderas David Balderas Scarlett Burns Isabella Chan Abigail Chavez Kaden Christopher Laia Descaire Bella Dominguez Stephen Fuentes Liliana Garibay
Jaren Lauren Luke Loumeau Sofia Mambretti Shanan McCormick Willow Pruden Daniel Rubalcava Skyeler Sanctos Jessica Sawin Christopher Tibbetts Ayden Villa Madilynn Walters
HOW MUCH DOES GOD LOVE US?
MASS INTENTIONS
PRAY FOR THE SICK
Staff and Administration Website: www.stmary-wc.org
Parish Office 891-8900 Fax 934-1358 Fr. Fred Riccio, [email protected] Pastor 891-8900 Fr. John Blaker, 891-8900 In residence Deacon Paul Turek [email protected] Ana Lau, [email protected] Office Manager 891-8908 Aileen Baker, [email protected] Bookkeeper 891-8911
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READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Ps 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Friday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Saturday: Acts 18:23-28; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17- 23 or Eph 4:1-13 [1-7, 11- 13]; Mk 16:15-20
Mary appeared to three peas-ant children near Fatima, Portu-gal, six times between May 13 and October 13, 1917, and asked for prayers for world peace and an end to World War I, for sinners, and for the conversion of Russia. She en-trusted the children with three secrets regarding devotion to
her Immaculate Heart, a vision of hell, and a “bishop in white” shot by soldiers firing bullets and arrows. Many connect the third secret to the at-tempted assassination of St. Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981, and the pope thanked Mary for guiding the bullet and saving him. At the Vatican last October 13, Pope Francis stood before the stat-ue of Our Lady from the Fatima shrine and formally entrusted the world to Mary. © 2021, USCCB, Washington, DC. Allison Flamez
Susana Jaime Rosalinda Reyes Jeanine Gordon Jake Johnstone Diane Hewson Clarissa Gutierrez Fred & Emilia Sohn Raul Gonzalez Raquel Zittel David Toy Ana Lopez Dominador Hontucan Oralee Floria Mary McLoughlin Angela Crane Beverly Regan Josefina Zabat Audry Robinson
Loretta Holmes Nancie Campi
Betty Baker Carol Erikson
Danyel Sheets Beth Wainwright
Robin Wood Billy Silva
Mary Kennedy Cheryl LaMarre Marissa Magno
Ed Regan Annabelle Semira Mary Ann McGill Maryann Moran
Bibiana Christman Carmen Bardges
Pat O’Rourke Marina de Castilla
DATE TIME LOCATION INTENTION
05/08 4:30 pm Drive-in For all our mothers
05/09 9:00 am Drive-in For all our mothers
11:00 am Drive-in For all our mothers
1:00 pm Drive-in For all our mothers
05/10 12:05 pm In church Ted & Joy Todd (L)
05/11 12:05 pm In church Ted & Joy Todd (L)
05/12 12:05 pm In church Frances Jimenez
05/13 12:05 pm In church William James Jr. (L) B’D’
05/14 12:05 pm In church Peter Brandt
05/15 8:30 am In church John M. Prola, Sr. (L)
May 13
Question: What is the difference between a “Saint” and a “Blessed”?
Answer: The process of proclaiming someone as a saint in the Catholic Church has evolved over the course of many centuries. In the beginning, those honored as saints were almost exclusively biblical figures or martyrs. However, after the legalization of Christianity in the fourth century, new holy women and men came to be hon-ored as saints, and this was often done by popular acclaim or by the local bishop or abbot. It was Pope Gregory IX (who was pope from 1227 to 1241) who officially proclaimed that only the pope had the authority to add someone to the official list (the “canon”) of saints. This is the meaning of the word “canonization.” Today, the saint-making process includes several steps, including detailed studies of the person’s life and a recognition that they died as a martyr or lived a life of “heroic virtue.” Once someone is recognized as a mar-tyr or if a miracle is attributed to their intercession, they will be beatified and honored as “Blessed.” This means that they can be celebrated by Catholics in a particular country or region or by the members of certain reli-gious community. If another miracle occurs and is approved, then the “Blessed” is canonized and honored with the title “Saint,” meaning that they are now officially recognized as a universal model of holiness and an inter-cessor. ©LPi
Choosing to Love One Another
Love one another. The greatest commandment, the simplest com-mandment — and if you’ve ever loved anyone, you know it’s also the hardest. I’m man enough to admit it. I’ve seen one or two of those cheesy Hallmark movies that are especially popular around the holidays. Boy meets Girl. Boy and Girl encounter a cata-
strophic roadblock to their relationship — they’re coaches of rival high school volleyball teams, or he runs a dog kennel and she works at a feline rescue, so it could never, ever work out, right? But sprinkle a little movie magic over the whole situation and Boy and Girl find what Hallmark tells us is true love. I could make a list of all the things that are inaccu-rate about these movies, and something I would put right near the top — maybe even above the some-times-unbelievable storylines — is the idea that love is a feeling. See, I’m not sure if it’s accurate to call these mov-ies love stories. Attraction stories, sure. But if you’ve ever forgiven someone who’s hurt you, nursed a dy-ing parent, gotten up for an infant’s night feeding or let your kid have the last piece of cake, you know that real love is a verb. It’s something you do. And it is almost always a choice. Love one another. How often do we hear this? How often do we think about what it really means? How often do we take a moment to consider the ac-tion Jesus is asking us to take and the choice he is asking us to make? — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS. ©LPi
The St. Mary-St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) food pantry continues to serve our neighbors thanks to generous donations from the parish, school, faith formation families, the community, and our members. Some amazing facts from our second quarter: ∗ Donations received: $9271 ∗ 680 people visiting the pantry, representing
1,924 family members ∗ 500 hours of service hours from 39 members and
volunteers
We also helped neighbors with rental assistance, cre-mation expenses, and utility bills. And thanks to your generous support, we were able to help two other SVdPs in our County support THEIR neighbors in need.
The pantry has even been spruced up with a new fence and an exterior paint job! For more information about SVdP, please call 925-937-2817 or email: [email protected]
Pictured here are Austin Pisciotto (L), Faith For-mation staff, and Barb Erickson, St. Mary SVdP President, holding a Thank You card to Faith Formation families who put together over 100 snack/personal hygiene kits to share with our neighbors in need.
LA LLAMADA Y LA CAUSA DEL AMOR El amor nos llama y nos hace hacer cosas grandes, más de las que nos creemos capaces. Mientras que algunos están llamados a dar su vida como mártires, la mayoría de nosotros nos encontramos llamados a dar nuestra vida en formas pequeñas en medio de la vida cotidiana. Los padres de familia pierden el sueño en los primeros momentos de la vida de su bebé, y una vez más cuando los adolecentes madu-ran y adquieren independencia. Los hijos adultos cambian sus planes para cuidar de sus padres ancia-nos. Escuchamos la llamada del amor cuando nos volvemos atentos y respondemos a las necesidades de los pobres, personas solas, enfermas y vulnera-bles. El amor nos lleva a dar un giro a nuestras vidas, a esforzarnos por parecernos más a Cristo en nues-tras palabras y acciones. Pedro siguió esta llamada de amor cuando entró en la casa de Cornelio, un hombre que no era judío. Probablemente él y quienes lo acompañaban se quedaron tan sorprendidos por la efusión del Espíritu Santo, pero el amor hizo que Pedro viera más allá de los límites aceptados de la religión y la raza, y en cambio viera la evidencia del gran amor del Señor. EL CAMINO DEL AMOR LLENO DE ALEGRÍA Seguir al Señor nos llama a sacrificarnos por el bien de los demás, dando nuestra atención, tiempo y re-cursos para compartir el cuidado y la compasión de Cristo. Jesús nos muestra que, darnos a nosotros mis-mos, derramándonos a nosotros mismos en el amor por los demás, es una forma de vida llena de alegría. La alegría es más que un sentimiento y es más profunda que la felicidad. La alegría viene con la seguridad de que Cristo está con nosotros cuando nuestras vidas reflejan la vida y el camino de nuestro Maestro. La alegría es una sensación de plenitud al conocer y compartir el amor de Cristo. Cuando nos acercamos con amor, la alegría de Cristo llena nues-tros corazones. Fortalecidos por el poder del Espíritu Santo, encontramos la gracia de seguir el man-damiento de Jesús de amarnos unos a otros.
Lecturas de hoy: Hch 10:25–26, 34–35, 44–48; Sal 98 (97): 1, 2–3, 3–4; 1 Jn 4:7–10; Jn 15:9–17 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
Lunes: Hch 16:11-15; Sal 149:1b-6a, 9b; Jn 15:26 — 16:4a Martes: Hch 16:22-34; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Jn 16:5-11 Miércoles: Hch 17:15, 22 — 18:1; Sal 148:1-2, 11-14; Jn 16:12-15 Jueves: Hch 18:1-8; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Jn 16:16-20 Viernes: Hch 1:15-17, 20-26; Sal 113 (112):1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Sábado: Hch 18:23-28; Sal 47 (46):2-3, 8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 Domingo: Hch 1:1-11; Sal 47:2-3, 6-9; Ef 1:17- 23 o Ef 4:1-13 [1-7, 11-13]; Mc 16:15-20
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Madrecita mía, todito mi mundo, déjame decirte los cariños sumos.
DULZURA Por Gabriela Mistral
MES DE MAYO, MES DE MARIA ¡Qué agradada estaría nuestra Madre María si rezáramos el Santo Rosario todos los días! 9 de mayo
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