St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
47-225 Washington Street
La Quinta, CA 92253
January 31, 2016
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Lenten Hymns
3
Ash Wednesday
4
Special Masses
5
Announcements
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Liturgia
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Mission Statement
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, united with
our Bishop, is dedicated
to revealing the love of
Christ to our parish and
beyond. Strengthened by
the Word, sacraments,
and vibrant worship, we
strive to be a shining light
throughout our community and supportive of all on
their spiritual journey. As
a parish of diverse backgrounds, we vow that our
faith in action and ministries will be fruitful and
welcoming to all.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. First Saturday
4:30 p.m. Vigil
6:00 p.m. Español
Sunday
7:30 a.m. English
9:15 a.m. English
11:00 a.m. English
12:30 p.m. Español
5:00 p.m. English
6:45 p.m. Vietnamese
Holy Days
8:00 a.m. English
12:00 noon English
6:30 p.m. Bilingual
Weekday Mass
Monday—Friday
8:00 a.m.
Pastor: Fr. James McLaughlin
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Johnny Dang
Deacons: David Hockwalt and Victor Gonzalez
Seminarian: Antonio Padilla
PARISH OFFICE
760-564-1255 Fax 760-564-0763
www.stfrancislq.com
Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
BAPTISMS
Apply 3 months in advance
MARRIAGE
Apply 9 months in advance
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Call the parish office to request a visit
RECONCILIATION
Wednesday:
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
First Friday:
After the 8:00 a.m. Mass
ADORATION
OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Wednesday Devotions:
6:00 p.m.
First Friday:
8:00 a.m.
ROSARY
Monday-Friday
7:40 a.m.
CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 a.m.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL
HELP NOVENA
Wednesday
8:30 a.m.
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Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 31, 2016
Faith, hope, and love remain, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.
— 1 Corinthians 13:13
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — God appoints Jeremiah as prophet to the nations (Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19).
Psalm — I will sing of your salvation (Psalm 71).
Second Reading — Love with its many facets is the most important of the virtues (1 Corinthians 12:31 —
13:13 [13:4-13]).
Gospel — When Jesus claims his salvific mission is for all people, not just the Jews, he is expelled by the enraged members of the Nazarean synagogue (Luke 4:21-30).
The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
THE GREAT HYMN TO LOVE
It is doubtful that Saint Paul, when he sat down to write what we now know as the thirteenth chapter of
First Corinthians, knew that he was penning what was to become one of the keystones of Christian ethics. In
this brief passage, he set down ideals about love that have held fast through the centuries. Sometimes we may
think that because these are ideals to which we aspire, we are excused from them in our daily living.
But what Paul was writing was a letter to his friends, providing them with some sound advice about what
it meant—and still means—to live in love, day by day, as a follower of Christ. We find in his words to his
friends a broadening of the great commands of Jesus to love God and neighbor. Today we hear what this love
must look like in our own actions, and how it ought to guide our relationships with others.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
For the first four centuries or so, there seems not to have been a sense of marriage as a church institution.
Christians followed civil law, which kept the wedding in a family setting. Bishops wanted people to be good
citizens insofar as possible, and so they recognized the government’s role in marriage. In general, they expected Christians to know that marriage was good, that marriage to other Christians was best, and to take it
easy on the wild wedding parties. They agreed that marriage was a divine institution, that Christ blessed it especially, and they loved referring to the miracle at the wedding feast of Cana. Still, even when Christianity
became the official religion of the empire in 380, marriage remained a family matter.
On wedding days people gathered in the bride’s house, where the father would “give her hand” to her husband, draping a garland of flowers over the couple. There were no official words to say, there was no blessing
to be given. Everyone walked in procession to the bride’s new home for the concluding rites and the feast. In
the Eastern Empire, it soon became customary to invite a priest or bishop to give a blessing at the meal or the
day before. It was a nice thing to do, completely optional, but had a “photo-op” feel to it that was widely emulated. Before long, at least in the East, it looked as if the priest were joining the couple in marriage and blessing the union.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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February 10, 2016
Distribution of Ashes
8:00 a.m. English
12:15 p.m. English
5:00 p.m. English
7:00 p.m. Español
8:30 tôi ViӋt Ngӳ
LENTEN REGULATIONS
FASTING is observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age
but not yet 59. Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal and two smaller meals each day, with
no snacking between meals (unless impractical for medical reasons).
ABSTINENCE from meat is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent by
all Catholics 14 years of age and older. Abstinence means not eating certain food.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Since the time of the early Christians, it has been part of our Catholic tradition to walk the
path of Jesus commemorating His Passion and Death. During this Lenten season, you are invited to come and participate in our candlelight Stations of the Cross at 6:00 p.m. on the following Wednesdays of Lent:
February 17, 2016
February 24, 2016
March 2, 2016
March 9, 2016
March 16, 2016
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Mass Intentions for the Week
Intenciones de la Misa de la Semana
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Reconciliation and
First Saturday of the Month Mass
†symbolizes Mass
for the Deceased.
Sat
Jan. 30
Sun Jan. 31
4:30 p.m.
Alexander and
Bernice Ciombor,
†
6:00 p.m.
Obdulia Gomez de
Diaz, †
7:30 a.m.
Kathleen Higgins,
†
9:15 a.m.
Ramona Otis, †
11:00 a.m. Ana and Henry
Kepp, †
12:30 p.m. Parish Community
5:00 p.m.
Kit Meyer, †
6:45 p.m.
Parish Community
Mon Feb. 1
8:00 a.m.
Mary Ann LaBrick,
S.I.
Tue Feb. 2
8:00 a.m.
Thomas
Kavanaugh, †
Wed Feb. 3
8:00 a.m.
Judith Gorski, †
Thu Feb. 4
8:00 a.m.
Susan Dweck, †
Fri
8:00 a.m.
Anthony Ray, †
Feb. 5
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
First Saturday of the Month Mass
Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Reconciliation with
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
(No confessions at 3:30 p.m.)
Blessing of Candles
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
8:00 a.m. Morning Mass
On February 2nd during our
8:00 a.m. morning Mass, we
will be celebrating the Feast of
The Presentation of the Lord.
Candles
are
traditionally
blessed on this day to commemorate Christ as the light to
all nations and represents his
entry into the temple.
The blessed candles may be
taken to be used in your
homes.
Blessing of Throats
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
8:00 a.m. Morning Mass
Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7;
Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7;
Mk 6:1-6
Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday:
Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51;
Mk 6:14-29
Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8;
1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11
This is the day when many Catholics participate in the tradition of having their
throats blessed.
Why does the blessing of the throat take
place on St. Blaise Day? St. Blaise, a
physician and bishop, asked God to cure
a child who was choking to death on a fish bone and
the child’s life was saved. Thus, St. Blaise is the patron saint of healthy throats.
The blessing of throats will take place during the
8:00 a.m. Morning Mass on Wednesday, February
3rd.
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Please join us as Wednesday evenings for
Devotion and Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament.
The evening will start at 5:30 p.m.
with confessions followed by
the service at 6:00 p.m.
Devotions/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Be merciful, just as (also) your
Father is merciful - Luke 6:36
YEAR OF MERCY BOOK CLUB 2016
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
WOMEN’S PRAYER GROUP
Praying the Psalms!!
All are welcome
Our Next Gathering will be on
Feb.11TH and 26th
We will gather in the hall after the 8:00 AM Mass
The Declaration of a jubilee year of mercy by Pope
Francis is a spiritual demonstration by the worldwide
Catholic Church of moving with the times. With the
opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in
Rome on 8th December, first time in the 21st century, the Pope called upon the entire Christian community to show a special measure of mercy and compassion to all humanity at a time when wanton immorality and senseless violence appears to have
crossed all limits. Especially over the last year it has
become clear that in different nations in different
ways, the spiritual ideals that have traditionally united and bound together societies appears to be increasingly worn and spent. Therefore, the Holy Father’s call for mercy, and focus on forgiveness, reconciliation goes beyond a simple call for spiritual
renewal.
For more information about the Year of Mercy
Book Club, please call Yvonne.
St. Francis of Assisi is currently seeking for a maintenance personnel.
If you are interested in submitting your application, please call the parish
office at (760) 564-1255.
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El Carmelo Retreat House
WOMEN’S SILENT RETREAT
FEBRUARY 12-14,2016
Retreat Master
Fr. Adam Gonzalez OCD
Theme: The Family: Today and in our Tradition
Double Occupancy $170.00
Single Occupancy $ 198.00
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St. Francis of Assisi Food Pantry
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has
donated and assisted families in
need from our community.
We have been feeding over 20
families each month and our pantry shelves are very low. We could really use your
help with non-perishable items.
Suggested food items
For More Information Please Call:
Mary-Ellen O’Neill
760 777 7403
Fats, Oils and Sweets
Bread, Cereal, Rice
& Pasta
Coffee
Rice and rice mixes
Syrup
Canned Pastas
Jelly and Jam
Noodle Mixes
Sugar
Dry Noodles and Pastas
Mayonnaise
Macaroni and Cheese
Mix
Vegetable oil
Cold Cereals
Dry Milk Products
Infant Cereal
Infant Formula
Hot Cereal Mixes
Evaporated Milk
Oatmeal
Canned and Boxed Pudding Bread and Muffin Mixed
* Making Rosaries in the parish hall on the first Saturdays of the month from 8:00 A.M. until 11:00
A.M.
* Recycling Program in the parish parking lot on the
second Saturdays of the month from 9:00 A.M.
until 11:00 A.M.
* Sunday hospitality after morning Masses on the
4th Sunday of the Month. Breakfast from 8:30
A.M. - 9:15 A.M. and 10:15 - 11:00 A.M.
(pancakes, sausage, eggs for $6.00 per person or
$15.00 per family)
Meat, Poultry, Fish,
Beans
Pancake Mix
Dry Beans
Whole-Grain Crackers
Canned Tuna
Graham Crackers
Canned Chicken
Fruits
Canned Beef Stews
Canned Fruit
Beans Soups
Raisins
Baked Beans
Applesauce
Canned Chili
Peanut Butter
Vegetables
“He who has pity on the
poor, Lends to the Lord,
Canned Soups
and He will pay back that
he has given”
Canned Vegetables
Canned Tomato Products
Spaghetti Sauce
Proverbs 19:17
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Cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
31 de Enero de 2016
Ahora tenemos estas tres virtudes:
la fe, la esperanza, y el amor;
pero el amor es la mayor de las tres.
— 1 Corintios 13:13
LECTURAS DE HOY
Primera lectura — Dios destina a Jeremías a ser profeta de las naciones (Jeremías 1:4-5, 17-19).
Salmo — Señor, tú eres mi esperanza (Salmo 71 [70]).
Segunda lectura — El amor con todas sus muchas facetas es la más importante de las virtudes
(1 Corintios 12:31 — 13:13 [13:4-13]).
Evangelio — Cuando Jesús reclama que su misión salvífica es para todos los pueblos, los miembros de la sinagoga de Nazaret enfurecidos lo echan fuera (Lucas 4:21-30).
Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.
EL GRAN HIMNO AL AMOR
Cabe dudar que, cuando san Pablo se sentó a escribir lo que ahora conocemos como el capítulo trece de la
primera carta a los corintios, supiera que lo que estaba escribiendo se convertiría en una clave principal de la
ética cristiana. En este breve pasaje, ha consignado ideales sobre el amor que se han mantenido firmes en el
transcurso de los siglos. A veces pensamos que porque estos son sólo ideales a los que uno aspira, estamos
libres de no practicarlos en nuestra vida diaria.
Lo que Pablo estaba escribiendo era una carta a sus amigos, dándoles buenos consejos sobre lo que significaba –y todavía significa– vivir en el amor, día a día, en seguimiento de Cristo. Encontramos en las palabras a
sus amigos una ampliación del gran mandamiento de Jesús de amar a Dios y al prójimo. Hoy en día escuchamos cómo este amor debe expresarse en nuestras acciones, y cómo debe regir nuestras relaciones con los demás.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
En muchos hogares latinos el tiempo de Navidad terminó el día dos de febrero con la levantada del Niño
Dios en la fiesta de la Candelaria. Es interesante como el pueblo cristiano tiene un cierto afecto para Jesús en
su aspecto de niño. Desde hace siglos con el evangelista Lucas y la virgen María la imaginación cristiana ha
ido buscando al Divino Niño en el templo; con san Cristóbal lleva cargando al Niño Dios sobre los hombros
mientras cruza el rió de la vida y san Antonio de Lisboa juega con el Niñito Jesús sobre un libro teológico
mientras estudia la Palabra de Dios.
Fueron los monjes cistercienses del siglo XII quienes primero desarrollaron esta devoción al Niño Jesús.
En su afán por conocer mejor al Dios hecho humano entraban por medio de la meditación imaginativa en los
cuatro evangelios. Esta meditación es un entrar en la vida de Jesús de tal manera que vives los eventos en tu
corazón y desarrollar así una relación afectiva con el Señor. La devoción al Niño Dios debe ser acompañada
de la lectio divina.
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
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Les recordamos que todos los días Miércoles tenemos
la adoración y exposición del Santísimo Sacramento.
También ser reza la Coronilla de la Misericordia, poniendo en manos del Señor las necesidades e intenciones
del mundo entero y de nuestros corazones.
Hay confesiones a las 5:30 y
la adoración a las 6:00 p.m.
Adoración y Exposición del Santísimo Sacramento
ESTUDIO BIBLICO
Viernes a las 6:30 p.m. En el salón “Santa Clara”.
Tenemos 2 grupos, uno para avanzados y otro
de iniciación. Acude al que tu desees . Mas informes en
nuestras oficinas.
Pastoral de Enfermos
Oremos por los enfermos. Si tu tienes
algún familiar que no
pueda venir a Misa y
desee Comulgar, llama a nuestras oficinas para que un Ministro le lleve La
Santa comunión y oren con el o ella.
Si tienes alguna intención por la que
quieres que se ore,
puedes poner el nombre o la intención en
el libro que esta al lado derecho del tabernaculo, en todas las
misas se van a tener presente esas intenciones.
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes:
Martes:
Miércoles:
Jueves:
Viernes:
Sábado:
Domingo:
2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Sal 3:2-7; Mc 5:1-20
Mal 3:1-4; Sal 24 (23):7-10; Heb 2:14-18; Lc 2:22-40 [22-32]
2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Mc 6:1-6
1 Re 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Cr 29:10-12; Mc 6:7-13
Sir 47:2-11; Sal 18 (17):31, 47, 50, 51; Mc 6:14-29
1 Re 3:4-13; Sal 119 (118):9-14; Mc 6:30-34
Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Sal 138 (137):1-5, 7-8; 1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lc 5:1-11
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Sábado 23 de Enero
“Mañana de Reflexión y estudio” de un grupo de
voluntarios que sirven en nuestra Parroquia.
Gracias por su asistencia y por prepararse para
un mejor servicio a la comunidad.
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PASTORAL CENTER
Ministries, Parish Organizations and Parish Support
Pastoral Care
Parish Staff - (760) 564-1255
Accountant
Frank Rizzo
[email protected]
Filipino Ministry
Percival Veloro
564-1255
Catechesis (K-12)
Yolanda Castillo
[email protected]
Funerals
Margaret Delgado
564-1255
Communications
Maria E. Miranda [email protected]
Marriage Preparation
Imelda Garcia
564-1255
Secretary
Emily Steed
[email protected]
Outreach to the Poor
Margaret Delgado
RCIA/Adult Formation
Yvonne Bacchus
[email protected]
Pro-Life
Irene Molnar
345-9177
Quinceañeras
Lupita Jimenez
564-1255
Latino Ministry/RICA
Lupita Jimenez
[email protected]
Read with Me program
Ron Currier
564-1255
Business/Facility
Myrna Phelps
[email protected]
Pastoral Care
Margaret Delgado [email protected]
Reception
Marisol Franco
[email protected]
Assistant to the Pastor
Esmeralda Parra
[email protected]
Youth Minister
Debra Ribera
[email protected]
Secretary
Monica Billings
[email protected]
Liturgy
Altar Servers
Chris Phelps
564-1255
Monaguillos
Ruben Tamayo
564-1255
Docents
Mary Harder
775-1427
Environment
Doris Ziemba
564-1255
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion
Sheryl Benoit
345-9346
Senior Adult Ministry
Sunday Hospitality
564-1255
Pablo Mendez
564-1255
Monica Billings
564-1255
Bible Study
Little Rock
Yvonne Bacchus
564-1255
Faith Sharing
Yvonne Bacchus
564-1255
Grupo de Oración
Socorro Alonso
564-1255
Chanh Nguyen
564-1255
Small Faith Sharing
Lloyd Ault
564-1255
Tepeyac
Maria Trejo
564-1255
Great Adventure
Nancy Jacobs
564-1255
Catechesis
Lupita Lopez
564-2059
Ricky Nguyen
564-1255
Readers
Virginia Nelson
Lectores
Catechesis (K-12)
Yolanda Castillo
564-1255
Rite of Christian Initiation–
Adult and Children
Yvonne Bacchus
564-1255
564-1255
Martha Mendez
775-6834
Parent Formation
Yolanda Castillo
564-1255
Readers - Vietnamese
Ngoc Le
564-1255
Youth Ministry
Debra Ribera
564-1255
Mass Coordinators
Marlo McCormick
564-1255
Lupita Jimenez
564-1255
Ricky Nguyen
564-1255
Kairos Prison Ministry
Tom Green
636-0903
Ken Camarella
777-8668
Daniel G. Prentice
899-7302
Guillermo Delgado
347-8385
Knights of Columbus
www.kofc13203.com
Magnificat
Noreen Fortier
771-6501
Men’s Fellowship
John Hussar
345-3452
Women’s Retreat
Mary-Ellen O’Neill
777-7403
Music
Viet Vu
Mass Translator Coordinator
Lupita Jimenez
564-1255
Ushers/Hospitality
Mario Estrada
564-1255
Francisco Lopez
564-1255
Cong Nguyen
564-1255
Pastoral Care
Baptism
Joseph Alcon
564-1255
Lupita Jimenez
564-1255
Communion to the Sick
Margaret Delgado
564-1255
St. Francis Guild
Marlene Hatch
564-7215
Parish Ministries/Organizations
Councils/Committees
Pastoral Council
Roberta Arquilla
564-1255
Building Committee
Jerry Herman
340-1356
Finance Council
Bill Poland
564-1255