ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH COMMUNITY

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1 ST. CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA PARISH COMMUNITY Ministered by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Gene Sabio, MSC, Pastor Rev. Sesinando Jun Cajucom, MSC, Parochial Vicar Rev. Sagayaraj Emmanuel, MSC, Parochial Vicar Rev. Adrianus Budhi, MSC, In Residence Deacon John De Gano Deacon Richard Heames Ministry Center: 7005 Brockton Avenue Riverside, CA Church: 3680 Arlington Avenue Riverside, CA Parish Office: Fax: Rectory: School: Visit us online: / #stcofa Confessions Saturday: 3:30-5:00 pm Daily Upon Request Sick Calls (M-F 9:00 am - 5:00 pm): Sick Calls (after hours): x 25 Saturday Vigil: 5:15 pm Sunday: MASS SCHEDULE 6:30 am 8:30 am 10:15 am (Interpreted for Deaf) 12:00 noon (Gospel Choir) 1:45 pm (Español) 5:15 pm (Life Teen) Daily: 8:00 am (Monday - Saturday) 5:30 pm (Monday - Friday, except from Memorial Day through Labor Day) Holy Days (except Christmas & New Year s): 5:30 pm (Vigil); 8:00 am, 10:15 am, 6:00 pm, 7:30 pm (Español) Novena to the Sacred Heart First Friday at 8:30 am Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary First Saturday at 8:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament First Friday after 8:00 am Mass until 8:00 am on Saturday Children s Nursery available in Parish Hall During 8:30 am & 10:15 am Masses ONLY; 6 months to 3 years PARISH VISION STATEMENT One God, One people in Christ, One community of love guided by the Holy Spirit to impact lives. Un Dios, Un pueblo en Cristo, Una comunidad de amor guiada por el Espíritu Santo para impactar vidas.

2 WEEK AT A GLANCE PAGE 2 MARCH 31, 2019 MASS INTENTIONS - INTENCIÓNES DE MISAS SUNDAY - DOMINGO 03/31 6:30 am St. Catherine s Parishioners 8:30 am Arthur Vasquez 10:15 am Grover Moss 12:00 pm Francisco C. Castro 1:45 pm Intentions of Eberardo Benitez & Family 5:15 pm Patricia Ann Flores MONDAY - LUNES 04/01 8:00 am Emory Elliott 5:30 pm Intentions of Eneida May TUESDAY - MARTES 04/02 8:00 am Ofelia Andes 5:30 pm Intentions of Cathie Becker WEDNESDAY - MIÉRCOLES 4/03 8:00 am Intentions of St. Jude s Wirebenders 5:30 pm Ed Rix THURSDAY - JUEVES 04/04 8:00 am St. Catherine s Parishioners 5:30 pm Rogelio de Leon FRIDAY - VIERNES 04/05 8:10 am Irene & Joseph Jurado 5:30 pm Davide Matarazzo SATURDAY - SÁBADO 04/06 8:00 am Kevin McMahon 10:00 am At AVW - Kathleen Voelsing 5:15 pm Nancy Harvey SUNDAY - DOMINGO 04/07 6:30 am St. Catherine s Parishioners 8:30 am Intentions of Roger & Rosie Stevenson 10:15 am Raymond Rivera 12:00 pm Linda Martin 1:45 pm St. Catherine s Parishioners 5:15 pm Charlie Olivas Symbolizes Soul of Deceased 72.9 MHz Wideband Audio Input with 10.0 db is the frequency for the FM Radio listening device. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Is 43:16-21; Ps 126:1-6; Phil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 Alternate readings (Year A): Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] LITURGY C ORNER March 31 - FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT April 2 - St. Francis of Paola, Hermit April 4 - St. Isidore, Bishop, Doctor of the Church April 5 - St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest Mark your calendars and plan to walk our Prayer Labyrinth on Saturday, April 6th in the parish hall. Labyrinth will be available as well as guidance in English and Spanish from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Your help is needed for Holy Week environment of the church. For Palm Sunday, we need assistance with cutting palms and with palms to cut (call ); for Holy Thursday, we need orchids loaned for the altar of repose (noon at the Hall on April 18); for Easter, we need lilies or other white lowers to decorate for the entire season (8:30-10:00 am April 20 at the church). Thank you for being an important part of this Holy Season and Week. Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 Corinthians 5:17 PRAYER PETITIONS In the rear of the church, two banners have been placed along with paper, pins and pencils. Parishioners are invited to write and pin their prayer petitions during Lent on these banners. Feel free to include any Acts of Mercy done as part of your Lenten journey on what you pin to the banners. The petitions will be burned on Holy Saturday in the Easter Vigil fire along with the remaining holy oils and paschal candle. TODAY S READINGS First Reading The Israelites ate of the yield of the land of Canaan (Joshua 5:9a, 10-12) or 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a. Psalm Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Psalm 34) or Psalm 23. Second Reading Whoever is in Christ is a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17-21) or Ephesians 5:8-14. Gospel This man welcomes sinners and eats with them (Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) or John 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

3 REFLECTIONS / STEWARDSHIP PAGE 3 MARCH 31, 2019 Brothers and Sisters, Today we welcome the fourth Sunday of Lent, tradi onally called Laetare Sunday, a name which is derived from the words of the prophet Isaiah in our entrance an phon, Rejoice, Jerusalem (Is 66:10-11). We rejoice not merely because we are more than halfway through Lent, we rejoice because we know God is always eager to reconcile with us. Today s readings celebrate this. This Sunday and next the focus of the gospel passages are on the infinite mercy of God. No ma er how sinful, how terrible, how heartbreaking the ac ons of the prodigal son or the adulterous woman are, God s compassion is stronger. A new day has dawned in each reading today. The Israelites have finally reached the Promised Land and can celebrate the Passover in their new home. St Paul tells us that in Christ, we are a new crea on. And in Luke s gospel the prodigal son is welcomed home as someone who had been dead and is now alive again. For Luke, God s reconciling love is the core of Jesus teaching. When the Pharisees and the scribes cri cize him for ea ng with sinners, Jesus tells a parable found only in Luke s account of the gospel, a parable about love, reconcilia on and resentment. Although we may think the prodigal son is the central figure in this parable, it is the father who is. We are clearly meant to iden fy this father with God. Today s parable is one of the best-known and best loved stories in the bible. While it is generally called the parable of the prodigal son, the focus, as we have said, is not only on the prodigal son and his repentance but on the father and his mercy. Incidentally, the story could be called the parable of the resen ul brother. He, the Pharisees and the rest of us who live by the rules may not like it. Resentment has stolen the elder brother s joy. Loyal to his father and his estate, an upright member of the community, he feels he deserves to be the sole inheritor of his father s love. The father s mercy and love encompass both sons. He wants not only his younger son back, but his elder son as well. The ques on is, will the elder son respond to his father s pleas or remain stuck in his resentment and bi erness? This is not a story that separates the two brothers as the good one and the evil one. It is only the father who demonstrates goodness. He wants both sons to par cipate in his joy. The father s unreserved, unlimited love is offered wholly and equally. Today s parable teaches that God offers people a second chance. Jesus calls for repentance and assures us that it is never too late to turn around our lives to bear fruit in God s eyes. Lent is an opportunity for new beginnings for us and perhaps we should take the opportunity to give one another a second chance, to show mercy, learning from the father in the story. For those of us a ending today s 12:00 noon Mass we will celebrate the second scru ny with those who will be ini ated into the Church at the Easter Vigil, and our gospel reading will be from the gospel of John found at number 892 in your JourneySong Book. In the gospel Jesus declares, I am the light of the world. In addressing the Pharisees a er curing the man who was born blind, Jesus calls a en on to a different kind of blindness, a refusal to see, a preference to live in darkness and ignorance. As we listen to God s word today, let us note the value of opening our eyes to Christ s light. Faithful 2019 DDF SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND AT ALL MASSES APRIL 6 & 7 Please use the bright yellow envelope located in the pews for your donation. Thank you for your support! Donating to DDF supports your Church and Ministries. STEWARDSHIP...Thank you for supporting your parish, St. Catherine of Alexandria! Fiscal Year July 1, June 30, 2019 Summary of Weekly Sunday Offering March 24, 2019 Actual Budgeted Collection Collection March 3rd $ 16, $ 17, March 10th $ 16, $ 17, March 17th $ 17, $ 17, March 24th $ 15, $ 17, Actual Collection $ 639, Budgeted Collection 677, YTD Collection Shortfall ($37,510.42) Please support your parish. Thank you Diocesan Development Fund March 24, 2019 DDF Assessment $ 97,000 Less: Pledges Made $ 44,320 Total Pledges shortfall $ 52,680 DDF Assessment $ 97,000 Less: Pledge payments received 23,686 Balance payable to the Diocese $ 73,314 Number of donors 176 Parishioner s participation % 6% PLEASE SUPPORT DDF-2019.

4 SOCIAL CONCERNS / COMMUNITY NEWS PAGE 4 MARCH 31, 2019 Encounter Kumba We encounter Kumba from Sierra Leone, who, through her education, is providing hope for her family and community. How has education given you opportunities in life? How do you use your education for the common good? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. JAIL MINISTRY GET ON THE BUS B E G O T B P In his le er to all parishes, Bishop Barnes tells us that Catholic faith communi es throughout the state rally together in conjunc on with the Get on the Bus pro- gram to provide the children of incarcerated parents with a visit with their moms or dads on Mother s Day or Father s Day. Annually, over 1,000 children are willing to board buses and travel hundreds of miles from their homes. This may be the only opportunity they have to be reunited for a few hours as a family due to distance and transpor- ta on issues. Bishop Barnes wants to encourage the faithful to support parish involvement with Get on the Bus in their community. St. Francis de Sales Church is in need of snack dona ons for the June 7-9, bus trip as follows: Bo le Water Juice Boxes Chips Cheese Animal Crackers Packaged Fruit-Raisins For more informa on about what St. Catherine s is doing, please call x 31. PRAYER PARTNERS NEEDED This Easter season St. Catherine s will be blessed with adults and children who will be Baptized into the Catholic faith and those who will be received into the faith thru Eucharist and Confirmation. They are asking for your support in prayer thru this final period as a prayer partner. In the rear of the church you will find pictures of those on this journey with the adult s individual names. Also many of you have taken the prayer candles from the window sills earlier in the month. Whether you took a candle or not, please spiritually adopt our brothers and sisters by praying for them in your home throughout Lent and into the Easter season. The people journeying are going through an intense period and cards or notes of encouragement mean a great deal to them. Please take the time to drop a note to them c/o RCIA here at the parish. HEALTH MINISTRY NEWS The mobile clinic will be at St. Catherine s school from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm for adult clients on Saturday, April 6, Free Adult Medical care is offered, labs and meds are as low-cost as possible. Patients sign in on a firstcome, first-served basis. For additional information or to volunteer visit their website at ISAAC SOCIETY MINISTRY Would you like to join us at our Bingo and Ice Cream Social at Valencia Gardens Health Care Center? It s at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 14 th, and we d love to have you join us. Bring your whole family for treats. For more information call Diana ext. 18 or Walter RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY - Coming soon to a theater near you! UNPLANNED the movie is the story of Abby Johnson, former Director of Planned Parenthood clinic who became pro-life and joined a 40 Days for Life campaign at her former workplace. It recognizes compassionate people on both sides of the issue. Based on Abby s book, unplanned. Release date: Friday, March 29, bulletin-insert Insert-white white-background background-abby Abby-Johnson2 Johnson2-v1.17 v pdf 2019.pdf Please support this movie and bring your family and friends! CHOOSE LIFE - YOUR MOM DID! VINCENTIAN CORNER In today s Gospel, the prodigal son repents and inds mercy in the heart of his father. Know that your alms during Lent help give the poor the grace of inding the merciful heart of God the Father. During the month of February, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assist 38 families with food and Financial assistance. In addition, 225 bags of portable food were provided for distribution to the homeless at the Ministry Center.Thank you for your prayers and generous contributions! If you are interested in our ministry, please contact Robert Lucero at

5 COMMUNITY NEWS PAGE 5 MARCH 31, 2019 LENTEN LABYRINTH PRAYER WALK Saturday, April 6, 2019 The labyrinth will be available once again for Prayer Walks in the Parish Hall 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. The labyrinth is a prayer walk painted on canvas. It represents our life s journey to God and it is like a tool that helps the pilgrim come to a place of inner peace and quietness so one becomes more open to the Grace God has for them. It is a different experience for everyone, we are all diverse in our background, viewpoints, issues and roadblocks on this journey of life. The labyrinth offers us a way to pray and come into a contemplative space where we are more open to listening to the whispers of the Spirit. If you have never walked this before there will be an English and Spanish team to guide you in this way of prayer. Come and be a part of the journey to the Sacred! Please pray for our beloved dead... Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon them. Dona Jo Peterson James Edward Peterson Leody Nicomedez Marlene Theresa Dietel Rochelle Alaimo Richard Joseph Schutte Jose Roldan... May they rest in peace SEDER DINNER COMMITTEE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS - Can you help? If you would like to volunteer to help prepare for the Sedar meal (some work is done days before), set up or clean up we need you! Also, we continue to make every effort to not increase the price for this meal and have not done so for years. If you would like to help keep the cost down, we could use donations of grape juice and large (6 lb.) cans of fruit cocktail. To volunteer or donate, please contact Lizet at teamjesuz1@yahoo.com FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION April 5 & 6 PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A PERMANENT ADORER. Contact Elissa Fruciano at to sign up. FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION April 5 & 6, 2019 For 24 hours beginning after the 8:00 am Mass Friday, April 5, until Benediction just before the First Saturday Mass, April 6 at 8:00 am we have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Family Chapel to the right of the main altar. Come and spend an hour with Him! ASK THE CLERGY Have you ever had a question about our faith or for our priests and deacons? On our website, we're starting a new feature called Ask the Clergy. If you have a question, you can submit it online at The form to submit will be at the bottom of the page. Every month, we will feature a new question with our clergy's responses. TO REPORT THE SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD by a priest, deacon, employee, or volunteer, call the toll free Sexual Misconduct Hotline PARA REPORTAR EL ABUSO SEXUAL DE UN MENOR por parte de un sacerdote, diácono, empleado o voluntario, llame a la Línea Directa de Conducta Sexual Inapropiada al

6 EDUCATION / FORMATION PAGE 6 MARCH 31, LENTEN COMMUNAL PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION SERVICES 2019 SERVICIOS COMUNITARIOS DE PENITENCIA Y RECONCILIACIÓN Riverside Vicariate and Riverside Metropolitan Area / Vicariato de Riverside y Área Metropolitana de Riverside St. John the Evangelist St. Andrew Kim Queen of Angels Corpus Christi Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine St. Andrew Newman Center St. Francis de Sales Monday, April 1-7:00 pm Tuesday, April 2-7:00 pm Tuesday, April 9-7:00 pm Wednesday, April 10-7:00 pm Thursday, April 11-7:00 pm Thursday, April 11-7:00 pm None scheduled Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent Stations of the Cross will be at 6:15 pm every Friday during Lent in the Church, followed by Soup Supper in the Parish Hall. L S S S C. JOIN US FOR SOUP (to maintain your Friday fast), PRAYER and FELLOWSHIP at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall every Friday during Lent: April 5th & 12th. Lenten soup suppers are a time for filling ourselves with energy as we take time out from our busy and rushing workweek. Sharing a simple meal of soup and bread is a way of sharing ourselves and be reminded of a common journey through Lent. LENTEN REGULATIONS Abstinence ABSTINENCE from meat is to be observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and ALL Fridays during Lent by Catholics 14 years of age and older. IN-CLASS BIBLE STUDY You are invited to an in-class Bible Study of the New Testament Gospels with Dr. Bob Ferrett Thursdays: 2:00-3:15 pm Ministry Center Spirituality Room 7005 Brockton Ave., Riverside, CA April 4: John 1:19-2:12 AT HOME OVER THE INTERNET BIBLE STUDY If you are unable to attend the in-class session you can join the Bible Study from home over the Internet using a computer, tablet or smartphone on Tuesdays from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Please Dr. Ferrett (robert_ferrett@yahoo.com) to let him know you want to join the Bible Study using the Internet and he will you the information you need. Call Dr. Bob Ferrett at if you have any questions. RCIA INQUIRY Thinking about becoming Catholic? Baptized Catholic but never received any other sacraments? Know a friend who has told you he or she would like to become Catholic? Come to Adult Inquiry to explore and get your questions answered. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 pm or 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month at 9:00 am in the Ministry Center-7005 Brockton Avenue, Riverside. Questions? Call Mary or Marty at ext. 29. Meeting Dates: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 7:00 pm Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 9:00 am

7 FORMATION / PARISH LIFE PAGE 7 MARCH 31, 2019 * * *YOUTH MINISTRY FUNDRAISER* * * JEWELRY & ROSARIES ON SALE SUNDAY, APRIL 7th before & after all Masses. We have a wonderful variety of quality jewelry including: Catholic medals, cruci ix necklaces, bracelets, rings, rosary bracelets, rosaries and much more! Contact Lance or Nicole to purchase. ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY NEEDS HELP Do you have a creative eye? Please bring your talent and join us! NEED PALMS FOR PALM SUNDAY April 12th BIG need for help getting palms for Palm Sunday on April 12, Need help with cutting Date Palms and need people who have Date Palms to let us cut them and use. Contact Deborah at HOLY THURSDAY April 18, 2019 Your help is needed. Do you have orchids that you can loan to the parish to decorate the altar of repose for Thursday night? If so, can you drop them off that day from 9:00 am to noon in the Ministry Center or at the Parish Hall between noon and 2:00 pm? Help is needed to decorate the hall from Noon to 2:00 pm also; if you can lend a hand, please come by. LILIES FOR EASTER April 20, 2019 Lilies are a wonderful way to celebrate the life of those who are no longer with us during Easter. If you would like to donate a lily or any white flower/ plant for use in decorating the church during the Easter season, they will be accepted at the church on Holy Saturday (April 20) from 8:30 am to 10:00 am where the name of your loved one will be placed with the plant. PARISH HALL April 20, 2019 Lots of help is needed to transform our parish hall for Easter Sunday Masses. If you can help, please come to the church patio area for instructions at 10:00 am on Holy Saturday, April 20th. Please share your time, talent and treasure with the Environment Ministry! If you would like more information or to sign up contact Deborah at S. Nicole Urena ext. 28 Lance Wiseman ext. 14 All High-School School-Age Youth LIFE NIGHT Sundays from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. after LIFE TEEN Mass LIFE TEEN (high school age teen) Tonight, 3/31 Made: To Last Tonight we will deepen our understanding of what it means for the Church to be Apostolic. Night will start at 7:00 the hall. Next Week, 4/7 Other Worldly: Same Wavelength Join us as we introduce Jesus as the living sacrament, who we can encounter concretely in the Mass. Remember every Sunday is LIFE NIGHT from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm at the Parish Hall or the Youth House, 6956 Nixon Dr., Riverside. All High School Age Youth are welcome to come over as soon as the LIFE TEEN Mass ends. YOUTH SERVICE HOURS We are looking for help with the Stations of the Cross for April 12th. Contact Nicole to sign up & for more information at x 28. For other service opportunities, please contact Lance Wiseman at x 14. YOUTH FUNDRAISER SHOP RIVERSIDE CARDS are a GREAT EASTER GIFT! Help support our Youth Ministry. What is a Shop Riverside card? It is a discount for local merchants and pays for itself within a few uses and good for all of Please contact Lance or Nicole to purchase. MIDDLE SCHOOL THE EDGE a Ministry for youth in middle school - All 6th, 7th and 8th graders are invited for a night of faith and fun! Our next EDGE session will be April 10, 2019 at 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm. Location is the Youth House 6956 Nixon Drive, Riverside. For more information please contact Lance Wiseman at x 14. CONFIRMATION NEWS 1 st Year of Con irmation The next modules for this year will be Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm OR Monday, April 15, 2019 at 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the Parish Hall. 2 nd Year of Con irmation Reminder upcoming Candidate & Sponsor gathering will be April 6th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Parish Hall. All 1st year make-up work, mass re lection & service re lection sheets are past due, please see Lance. 3 rd Year of Con irmation PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED WORK BEFORE YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR AN INTERVIEW. All 3 years of make-up work, mass re lection & service re lection sheets are due prior to scheduling your inal interview, please see Lance if you have questions. If you are not registered, please contact Lance at ext. 14. Our Con irmation process is a three year program, starting in 9th grade, con irming in 11th grade, this includes public or any private schools. Please contact Lance Wiseman with any questions.

8 REFLEXION/PASTORAL SOCIAL PÁGINA 8 31 DE MARZO DE 2019 Santa Catalina de Alejandría Misión de Cuaresma Reflexiones Biblicas Para La Cuaresma Presentadora-Hermana Bianca Cruz, HMSP 1 de Abril de :00 PM-9:00 PM Centro de Ministerios Sala de Espiritualidad 7005 Brockton Avenue Riverside, CA Nadie tiene mayor amor que el que da la vida por sus amigos. Ustedes son mis amigos, si hacen lo que yo les mando. (Juan 15:13-14) 2019 COLECTA DE DDF SE LLEVARA A CABO EL PRÓXIMO FIN DE SEMANA 6 y 7 de abril Por favor use el sobre amarillo que se encuentra en las bancas para su donacio n al Fondo del Desarollo Diocesano. Su donación al DDF apoya su Iglesia y Ministerios. Gracias por su donación!

9 FORMACION/VIDA PARROQUIAL PÁGINA 9 31 DE MARZO DE 2019 INFORMACIÓN LITÚRGICA 31 de marzo - CUARTO DOMINGO DE CUARESMA 2 de abril - San Francisco de Paola, Ermitaño 4 de abril - San Isidoro, Obispo y Doctor de la Iglesia 5 de abril - San Vicente Ferrer, Presbítero Marque sus calendarios y planea caminar nuestro Laberinto de Oración, el sábado 6 de abril en el Salón Parroquial. El Laberinto estará disponible, así como orientación en Inglés y en Español de 9:00am a 2:00pm. Su ayuda es necesaria para el medio ambiente de la Semana Santa de la iglesia. Para el Domingo de Ramos, necesitamos ayuda con el corte de palmas y con las palmas para cortar (llame al ); para el Jueves Santo necesitamos orquídeas prestadas para el altar de reposo (mediodía en el salón parroquial el 18 de abril); para la Pascua, necesitamos lirios u otras lores blancas para decorar durante toda la temporada (8:30 10:00 am 20 de abril en la iglesia). Gracias por ser una parte importante de esta temporada Santa y la Semana. LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura El pueblo de Dios come de los frutos de la tierra prometida (Josue 5:9a, 10-12) ó 1 Samuel 16: 1b, 6-7, 10-13a. Salmo Haz la prueba y vera s que bueno es el Sen or (Salmo 34 [33]) o Salmo 23(22). Segunda lectura Ahora somos embajadores de Cristo (Corintios 5:17-21) o Efesios 5:8-14. Evangelio Este recibe a los pecadores y come con ellos (Lucas 15:1-3, 11-32) o Juan 9:1-41 [1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38]. Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I 1976, Comisio n Episcopal de Pastoral Litu rgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados. LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Is 65:17-21; Sal 30 (29):2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Martes: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Mie rcoles: Is 49:8-15; Sal 145 (144):8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Jueves: Ex 32:7-14; Sal 106 (105):19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Viernes: Sab 2:1a, 12-22; Sal 34 (33):17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, Sa bado: Jer 11:18-20; Sal 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Domingo: Is 43:16-21; Sal 126 (125):1-6; Fil 3:8-14; Jn 8:1-11 Lecturas alternativas (An o A): Ez 37:12-14; Sal 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45] ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO SACRAMENTO 5 a 6 de abril de 2019 Habra Adoracio n al Santıśimo Sacramento por 24 horas empezando despue s de la Misa de 8:00 am el viernes, 5 de abril hasta la Misa de 8:00 am el sa bado, 6 de abril. Vengan y pasen una Hora Santa con Dios en el Santísimo Sacramento. PETICIONES DE ORACIÓN En la parte trasera de la iglesia, se colocaron dos pancartas junto con papel, alfileres y lápices. Los feligreses están invitados a escribir y anotar sus peticiones de oración durante la Cuaresma en estas pancartas. Siéntase libre de incluir cualquier Obra de Misericordia Corporal o Espiritual realizada como parte de su viaje de Cuaresma en lo que ancle a las pancartas. Las peticiones se quemarán el Sábado Santo en el incendio de la Vigilia Pascual junto con el resto de los santos óleos y el cirio pascual. REGLAMENTOS DE CUARESMA Los cato licos de 14 an os de edad y mayores deben observar la ABSTINENCIA de la Abstinencia carne el Miércoles de Ceniza, Viernes Santo y TODOS los viernes durante la Cuaresma. Durante la Cuaresma el Vía Crucis será a las 6:15 pm cada viernes en la iglesia, seguido de una cena de sopa gratis en el salón parroquial a las 7:00 pm Cenas de Sopas Cuaresmales Acompañenos para la SOPA (para mantener su ayuno del viernes), ORACIÓN y el COMPAÑERISMO cada viernes durante la Cuaresma. Las cenas de sopas cuaresmal son un tiempo para llenarnos de energía a medida que tomamos tiempo fuera de nuestra semana laboral ocupada y apresurada. Compartír con otros en una cena simple de sopa con pan es una forma de compartír de nosotros mismos y recordar el viaje común a través de la Cuaresma. Habra sopas para comer cada Viernes en el salón parroquial durante la Cuaresma: 5 y 12 de abril a las 7:00 pm. Vengan y compartan de una comida sencilla. MINISTERIO DE SALUD La clínica móvil está disponible el 6 de abril de 2019 de 8:30 am a 2:00 pm para pacientes adultos, en el patio trasero de la escuela de St. Catherine, cerca de las mesas de picnic. Se ofrece cuidado médico para adultos, laboratorio y medicamento de bajo costo, los pacientes serán atendidos conforme lleguen y se registren. Para más información (voluntarios) visite: