St. Peter Claver Parish Corner of Cochran & Stow Streets Pastor: Rev. Riz J. Carranza email: Riz.Carranza@la - archdiocese.org Associate Pastor: Rev. Adrian M. San Juan email: fradriansj@la - archdiocese.org Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. Brian Clements and Rev. Mr. Melecio Zamora PARISH SCHEDULE MASSES: Saturday: 5pm Vigil; 7pm (Español) Sunday: 8am; 10am; 12noon & 5pm Holy Day of Obligation: 5pm Eve before; Day-7:30am; 12noon & 7pm Weekdays: 7:30am (Monday - Friday) DEVOTIONS: Perpetual Help Novena, Wednesdays, 7pm, Mass on first Wednesdays, 7pm; Adoration every Friday, 7pm First Saturday Mass, 7:30am SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Saturdays, 3-4:30pm (or by appointment); Eve of Holy Day & Thursday before first Friday, 4-4:45pm SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Sundays, 1:30 pm; 4th Sunday - Spanish Baptism BAPTISM INSTRUCTION: Second Monday of each month, 7pm SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: 6 months prior notification needed Parish Mission Statement We, the parish of Saint Peter Claver, are a Catholic faith community within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Universal Church. Firm in the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and inspired by the example of our patron, we proclaim the kingdom of God to embrace everyone in love without discrimination of any kind. We are devoted to worship, to witness, and joyful service in the Spirit. Parish Office Address: 5649 Pittman St. Simi Valley, CA 93063-3525 Parish Office hours: (Monday - Friday) 9am-12noon, & 1-5pm Phone: (805) 526-6499 Fax: (805) 526-7233 E-mail: saintpeterclaver@aol.com Web Site: www.saintpeterclaver.org Bulletin e-mail: spcbulletin@aol.com Pre-School & Kindergarten: (805) 526-2244 Fax: (805) 526-2225 Website: www.stpeterclaverschool.org Office of Faith Formation: Bianca Langlois, Director (805) 526-0680 email: faithformation@saintpeterclaver.org Office of Youth Ministry: Cosha Stanley, Director (805) 526-7975 email: cosha@saintpeterclaver.org
Safeguard the Children Committee: Clyde Allen, Chair email: callen1048@aol.com Bible Study: Richard Kimmet, 581-2742 Women s Adult Bible Study: Sherry Kimmet, 581-2742 Becoming Catholic (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults): Office of Faith Formation, 526-0680 Parish Vocation Animator: Michael Johnson, 526-6499 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Coley Maddigan, Coordinator, 526-6499 Peter and Gloria Venzon, Scheduling, 813-4647 Lector Coordinator: Jim Small, (805) 390-7260 Altar Servers: Brian Kane, 583-0466 Eucharistic Ministry of Hosp. & Home: Joni Egan, 527-2444 Parish Information Bereavement Ministry: Paul Stewart, 526-0073 Annulment Assistance: Wally & Linda Cravens, 526-6499 Knights of Columbus: Joe Gray, (818) 421-0170 email: kofc9410@gmail.com Society of St. Vincent de Paul: For assistance: (805) 404-3178 Music Director: Jim Leslie, (818) 324-2109 Couples for Christ: Chito & Beth Coronel, 285-7453 Filipino Catholic Comm. Group: Cynthia Ramos Fernandez, (805) 890-4885 Hispanic Catholic Community Group: Dcn. Melecio Zamora, (818) 262-1090 Las Guadalupanas: Pilar Osorio, (310) 597-9548 Parish Library: Sue Marron, (805) 770-0922 BINGO: Thursday, 6:30pm BINGO hotline: 526-2781
Page Three September 2, 2018 Dearly beloved parishioners, As you read this, I will be in the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge MA for my annual retreat with my religious community, the Marians of the Immaculate Conception (MIC). Please pray for me as I always do for you. I have been in pain and deep shame because of the recent scandals. I have been praying and reflecting about it: Am I a hireling or a good shepherd? In my contemplation, Our Merciful Lord consoled me and even challenged me through His very words to Saint Peter: You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18). These words ring in my heart, inflaming in me a fresh sense of challenge not just to be good but to fully embrace being a committed priest of Divine Mercy and Our Lady (including the truth in the deepest secrets of conscience) that rank does not mean holiness. Holiness happens only when we are personally committed to Christ. I was moved to write this prayer: Fasting and prayer... Penance! Teach us and rebuke us, Lord Jesus, as You did to Peter when we forget and oppose to follow You alone to the Cross and that the Church is Yours and we, mere unworthy instruments (Cf. Luke 17:10). Console us and challenge us, open the ears of our hearts as we hear You say: The gates of hell shall not prevail against [the Church] (Matthew 16:18). Loving You, Jesus, imitating You is to bring souls to Heaven. Otherwise, our hypocrisy, even just of one us foolish priests can lead a lot of souls (with us) to damnation. Lord, purify and sanctify us Your priests. Mary, Our Mother, teach us purity, the chastity of your Divine Son, Our Great High Priest. Lord, have mercy. Jesus, I trust in You! We pray that here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, we (your bishops and priests) have been learning our lesson the hard way and do live to be courageous, trustworthy witnesses of the Gospel of Life. Pray for us (even gently remind us) your priests to be Jesus, only Jesus, always Jesus to you. Thank you for your continued love and respect for us, focusing on the Mercy and Holiness of Jesus in us and not much on our frailties. May what we pray at Mass be your prayer for us: Look not on our sins but on the faith of Your Church (especially Your priests who strive to be faithful, true and pure). The unrepented sin of Judas is not the sin of all the Apostles. Peter repented and Our Lord reaffirmed His Merciful Love for Him. May we do and receive this same grace. + + + Last week, Father Riz shared Archbishop Gomez response to the issue. Today, I would like to share with you salient excerpts I gleaned from Pope Francis letter to the People of God dated 20 August 2018. If one member suffers, all suffer together with it (1 Cor 12:26). These words of Saint Paul forcefully echo in my heart as I acknowledge once more the suffering endured by many minors due to sexual abuse, the abuse of power and the abuse of conscience perpetrated by a significant number of clerics and consecrated persons. Crimes that inflict deep wounds of pain and powerlessness, primarily among the victims, but also in their family members and in the larger community of believers and nonbelievers alike. Looking back to the past, no effort to beg pardon and to seek to repair the harm done will ever be sufficient. Looking ahead to the future, no effort must be spared to create a culture able to prevent such situations from happening, but also to prevent the possibility of their being covered up and perpetuated. The pain of the victims and their families is also our pain, and so it is urgent that we once more reaffirm our commitment to ensure the protection of minors and of vulnerable adults.
Page Four St. Peter Claver Monday, September 3rd - Labor Day Parish Office Closed Office of Faith Formation Closed Parish Hall/Center Closed Tuesday, September 4th Parish Office closed until 1pm 5:30 pm Apostle s Kitchen (PC) 6:30 pm Hispanic Community Prayer Group (PC) 6:30 pm St. Vincent de Paul Meeting (PC) 7:00 pm Bereavement Support Group (CLR) 7:00 pm K of C Officer s Meeting (PC) 7:00 pm Adult Music Ministry (C) Wednesday, September 5th 7:00 pm Hispanic Bible Study (PC) 7:00 pm K of C Golf Committee Meeting (PC) 7:00 om First Communion Parent Orientation and Registration (H) 7:00 pm First Wednesday Mass (C) 7:00 pm Boy Scouts (YC) 8:00 pm Filipino Community Monthly Meeting (K, PC) Thursday, September 6th 4:00 pm Confessions (C) 6:00 pm Children s Choir (C) 6:30 pm BINGO 7:00 pm Noon Choir (C) 7:00 pm Pastoral Council Meeting (O) 7:00 pm Lunchbox Talks (YC) 7:30 pm Adult Bible Study (CLR) Friday, September 7th - First Friday 8:00 am Eucharistic Adoration (C) 12:30 pm After School Irish Dance Program (YC) 3:00 pm After School Irish Dance Program (YC) 6:00 pm School Ice Cream Social (SL) 6:30 pm Hispanic Couples for Christ (PC) 7:00 pm Holy Hour of Divine Mercy (C) Followed by Extended Eucharistic Adoration 7:00 pm Hispanic Community Choir (PC) Saturday, September 8th 8:00 am Catholic Mothers in Prayer (S) 3:00 pm Confessions (C) 4:15 pm Choir Practice (C) 6:00 pm Ministry Fair (H) 6:15 pm Confessions (Español) (C) 8:00 pm Ministry Fair (H) Vocations Ministry after all Masses Parish Lending Library after 8:00am, 10:00am and 12(noon) Masses Boy Scout Donut Sales after 8:00am, 10:00am and 12(noon) Masses Baptisms, 1:30 pm Choir, 4:00pm Misioneros Retreat Volunteers Prep, 5:30pm Saturday, September 1st 5:00 pm Yvonne Thomas (RIP) Cletus Earley (RIP) Sunday, September 2nd 10:00 am Rosalina Macaspac (RIP) 12(noon) Jason Franklin (RIP) 5:00 pm Ramon Melendez (RIP) Monday, September 3rd 7:30am Clarence and Daisy Ayers (RIP) Cassandra Papa (RIP) Tuesday, September 4th 7:30 am Robert Morello (RIP) Frank Cesario, Sr. (RIP) Wednesday, September 5th 7:30 am Antolin Vitug Paule (RIP) Thomas Polese (RIP) Thursday, September 6th 7:30 am Carlos Molina (RIP) Paz Sandoval (INT) Friday, September 7th - First Friday 7:30 am Bob Stanley (RIP) Regina Cardenas (RIP) Pat Rumble (INT)
Page Five St. Peter Claver SPCFAITHFORMATION.ORG The Office of Faith Formation is open Monday - Thursday, 1-5pm and 6-8pm. Mark 7:1-8 Jesus taught that our words and deeds toward others are what show us to be holy people. God wants us to do good things with our lives, such as share our possessions, think kind thoughts even about those who hurt us, and be truthful. First Communion Registration begins this week! Year 1 can begin in the first grade. You must have a copy of your child's baptismal certificate to register. Year 2 must present the signed copy of the child's reconciliation paper. Registration dates are September 5 th and 11 th at 7pm in the West Hall, and September 12 th at 7pm in Rooms 1, 2, and 3 in the East Hall. There are 200 children in the first communion community, therefore, registrations can only be taken during these scheduled evenings. Thank you for your continued cooperation! Log on to SPCFAITHFORMATION.ORG and download our year at a glance for all elementary session dates for the year! St. Peter Claver Youth Ministry Inspiring Youth to Follow Jesus' Cosha Stanley, Director of Youth Ministry cosha@saintpeterclaver.org STOP BY THE MINISTRY FAIR NEXT WEEKEND FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING MINISTRIES BELOW! Middle School Youth Ministry Grades 6th - 8th We are planning something really huge and can't wait to see all of you on our new day and time, Sunday, October 7 th at 3pm! We will meet every Sunday and end with 5pm Mass! High School Youth Ministry Grades 9th-12th YM Nights will never be the same when we kick off on October 7 th beginning with 5pm Mass! - and ending at 8:30pm. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Bring your friends. Youth First Communion For Youth grades 6th-12th grade who have not received their First Communion. The first class is registration and orientation on Sunday, September 23 rd at 3pm in Room 5 of the Parish Center. Youth Confirmation Grades 9th - 12th The last day to turn in your registration form for the sacrament of Confirmation is September 20th. If you have not attended a Parent Orientation and Registration Meeting, there will be a make up on Wednesday, 9/19 at 7pm in the Youth Center. Come join the St. Peter Claver St. John Paul II Society for an evening of fun, conversation and prayer. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, September 11 th, 7pm, in Room 5 of the Parish Center. Contact Coley Maddigan or John Miller for more information at saintpeterclaverjpii@gmail.com. Thinking about becoming fully Catholic? Never been baptized? Baptized in a different faith? Baptized Catholic but never confirmed and/or received first communion? Then the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is just for you! Come to CLAVER COFFEEHOUSE, our twicemonthly gathering for inquirers (2 nd & 4 th Tuesdays), and bring your questions. Call the Faith Formation Office at (805) 526-0680 for more information.
Page Six St. Peter Claver Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls. ~James 1:21b Join us Thursday, September 6th at 7pm in the Youth Center and learn about: lunch packing tools of the trade make a lunch that generates NO TRASH! think outside the lunchbox...go beyond the PB&J lunchbox friendly recipes that limit & eliminate prepackaged/processed foods Our presenter, Jennifer White, is a California Credentialed Teacher, NESTA certified Child Nutrition Specialist, AEA Water Fitness Instructor, and most importantly a mom who is passionate about providing healthy and fun lunches for her family! Please contact the office at St. Peter Claver School and Kindergarten for any questions or additional information at (805) 526-2244. Please pray for the health of Saralyn Holmquist; Andrew Rivera; Skip Rugg; Sue Marron; Audrey Slack; Priscilla Squires; Jane Baking; Paz Sandoval; Darl Daly; Natalie Ann Larios; Teresita Dela Cruz; Richard Remy; Steve Matuke; David Covarrubias; Dante Ciolfi; Khaneh Avanes; Kylie Boxley; Ron Poncino; Carol Acker; Cathy Carter; Agnes Sugay; Ralph Nicoletti; Joseph Gillooly; Rosina Paluzzi; Lucy Estrada; Al McKinley; Stephanie Carvalho; Cameron Lavallee; Anita Boncato; Pat Ryan; baby Quinn Kiki Forward; Joe Meyer; John Gabriel Bergeron; Bob McConnell; Crispina Gorre; Bridget Wakcher; David McCutcheon; Betty Grosslight; Curt Atwell; Francisco Leon; Jean Roberts; Carla McCorkle; Jon Teague, Jr.; Catherine Capaldi; Alina Malakian; Enid Dach; Dave Morley; Mary Lant; Sherri Egan; Lupe Pina; Moon McCullough; Patricia Knoebl-Wood; Mary Jane Wickman; Richard Bryan Reilly; Georgia Altmayer; Judy Strack; Bill and Vera Barker; Natali Wilde; Phyllis Sherin; Jim Womack; Justin Warn; Bradley Sharp; Erick M., Jacob A., and Cecilia Frances; Diane Hazlewood; Carla Maria Molina; LaVonne Emerson; James Yncera; Charles Leo; Sheana Green; Deann Glynn; Dan Lang; Joe Ortega; Dan Boland; Gregg Cassity; Virginia Dalcoe; Bruce Vandelinder; Susan Womack; Helene Parlms-Jackson; Maria Lozano; Carolyn Currie; Chelsea White; Mary Smart; Mimi McGilvray; Rick Schuler; Elaine Swieca; Bill Waters; Marge Porterfield; Aaron Byron; Bob Bower; Jacqueline Sylvestre; Kittie Fidermutz; Martina Peters; Dillon Tunney; Barbara Pogorzelski; Sherry Estrella; Chase Dobson; Loretta Payne; Barbara Knight; Suzanne Shaefer. To: Knights of Columbus, Paul Calloway and St. Peter Claver Parish Thank you so much for sponsoring the St. Peter Claver Blood Drive, held on Sunday, August 26 th. We truly appreciate the time and energy you put into planning and promoting the event. We collected 33 units of lifesaving blood (3 units over goal!!) for patients in need in our community and we are very grateful for each and every one of them! Amazing job! Thanks again, Taylor Prenslow, Donor Recruitment Representative, United Blood Services We d like to welcome our newest Christians through Baptism Lucas Garcia Levy Garcia Roberto Daniel Castro Rodriguez Maia Jaretzy Granados Montoya Please pray for the souls of Angel Balandran, 8/26/18; Kenneth Work, 8/24/18; Estrella Cancio, 8/21/18; Grace Perez, 8/21/18; Josephine Lopresto, 9/3/17; Felicia "Esther" Munson, 9/5/16; Adrienne Gardner, 9/3/14; Rita Salazar, 9/2/14; Lena Kuhlmann, 9/4/13; Rogelia Gatchalian, 9/5/12; Robert Morello, 9/4/12; Frank Caso, 9/8/11; Norma Santillo, 9/4/11; Joseph Jaszarowski, 9/2/11; Dorothy LeClair, 9/2/11; Pamela Sue Dye, 9/4/10; Sandra Malfa, 9/4/09; Thomas Roman, 9/2/09; Asteria Vito, 9/2/09; Martin Barrows, 9/7/06; Sophia Sukenik, 9/6/06; Lilian Suma, 9/8/03; Thomas Alston, 9/3/01; Stanley Chudy, 9/6/00; Janet Annett-King, 9/4/99; Frederick Acheronti, 9/3/98; Benjamin Pungalan, 9/7/97; Sandra Loeffler, 9/4/96; Mary Gurtierrez, 9/6/94; Neil Tillett, 9/5/94; Marcelline Barros, 9/2/84; Patricia L'Allier, 9/4/83; Raymond Fassbender, 9/3/83; Ryan Comi, 9/4/80; Frederick Stone, 9/2/78; Raymond Welch, 9/3/76.
Page Seven St. Peter Claver If one member suffers In recent days, a report was made public which detailed the experiences of at least a thousand survivors, victims of sexual abuse, the abuse of power and of conscience at the hands of priests over a period of approximately seventy years. Even though it can be said that most of these cases belong to the past, nonetheless as time goes on we have come to know the pain of many of the victims. We have realized that these wounds never disappear and that they require us forcefully to condemn these atrocities and join forces in uprooting this culture of death; these wounds never go away. With shame and repentance, we acknowledge as an ecclesial community that we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner, realizing the magnitude and the gravity of the damage done to so many lives. We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them. I make my own the words of the then Cardinal Ratzinger when, during the Way of the Cross composed for Good Friday 2005, he identified with the cry of pain of so many victims and exclaimed: How much filth there is in the Church, and even among those who, in the priesthood, ought to belong entirely to [Christ]! How much pride, how much selfcomplacency! Christ s betrayal by his disciples, their unworthy reception of his body and blood, is certainly the greatest suffering endured by the Redeemer; it pierces his heart. We can only call to him from the depths of our hearts: Kyrie eleison Lord, save us! (cf. Mt 8:25) (Ninth Station). 2. all suffer together with it. I am conscious of the effort and work being carried out in various parts of the world to come up with the necessary means to ensure the safety and protection of the integrity of children and of vulnerable adults, as well as implementing zero tolerance and ways of making all those who perpetrate or cover up these crimes accountable. We have delayed in applying these actions and sanctions that are so necessary, yet I am confident that they will help to guarantee a greater culture of care in the present and future. Together with those efforts, every one of the baptized should feel involved in the ecclesial and social change that we so greatly need. This change calls for a personal and communal conversion that makes us see things as the Lord does. To do so, prayer and penance will help. I invite the entire holy faithful People of God to a penitential exercise of prayer and fasting, following the Lord s command. This can awaken our conscience and arouse our solidarity and commitment to a culture of care that says never again to every form of abuse. It is impossible to think of a conversion of our activity as a Church that does not include the active participation of all the members of God s People. Indeed, whenever we have tried to replace, or silence, or ignore, or reduce the People of God to small elites, we end up creating communities, projects, theological approaches, spiritualities and structures without roots, without memory, without faces, without bodies and ultimately, without lives. This is clearly seen in a peculiar way of understanding the Church s authority, one common in many communities where sexual abuse and the abuse of power and conscience have occurred. Such is the case with clericalism, an approach that not only nullifies the character of Christians, but also tends to diminish and undervalue the baptismal grace that the Holy Spirit has placed in the heart of our people. Clericalism, whether fostered by priests themselves or by lay persons, leads to an excision in the ecclesial body that supports and helps to perpetuate many of the evils that we are condemning today. To say no to abuse is to say an emphatic no to all forms of clericalism. It is essential that we, as a Church, be able to acknowledge and condemn, with sorrow and shame, the atrocities perpetrated by consecrated persons, clerics, and all those entrusted with the mission of watching over and caring for those most vulnerable. Let us beg forgiveness for our own sins and the sins of others. An awareness of sin helps us to acknowledge the errors, the crimes and the wounds caused in the past and allows us, in the present, to be more open and committed along a journey of renewed conversion. Likewise, penance and prayer will help us to open our eyes and our hearts to other people s sufferings and to overcome the thirst for power and possessions that are so often the root of those evils. May fasting and prayer open our ears to the hushed pain felt by children, young people and the disabled. A fasting that can make us hunger and thirst for justice and impel us to walk in the truth, supporting all the judicial measures that may be necessary. A fasting that shakes us up and leads us to be committed in truth and charity with all men and women of good will, and with society in general, to combatting all forms of the abuse of power, sexual abuse and the abuse of conscience.. Mary chose to stand at the foot of her Son s cross. She did so unhesitatingly, standing firmly by Jesus side. In this way, she reveals the way she lived her entire life. When we experience the desolation caused by these ecclesial wounds, we will do well, with Mary, to insist more upon prayer, seeking to grow all the more in love and fidelity to the Church (Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises, 319) She, the first of the disciples, teaches all of us as disciples how we are to halt before the sufferings of the innocent, without excuses or cowardice. To look to Mary is to discover the model of a true follower of Christ. - FRANCIS
Page Eight St. Peter Claver Suicide is a leading cause of death, and it is preventable. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, with donor help, invests in new research, creates educational programs, advocates for public policy, and supports survivors of suicide loss. There is no single cause to suicide. The Foundation states that fighting suicide is about more than saving lives, it s about creating a culture that s smart about mental health. To find out more, pick up a pamphlet at the church doors, or stop by the Restorative Justice table at the Ministry Fair on September 8 th and 9 th. Our Knights of Columbus are having their 7 th annual charity golf tournament on Monday, November 12 th, at Moorpark Country Club. For more information you can visit the website at www.9410charitygolf.com or call Joe Gray at (818) 421-0170. The effect of our sharing in the Body and Blood of Christ is to change us into what we receive. ~Pope St. Leo the Great...for your donations on the weekend of August 25th and 26th Saturday, August 25th, 5pm $ 3, 284.50 Saturday, August 25th 7pm $ 467.00 Sunday, August 26th, 8am $2, 882.00 Sunday, August 26th, 10am $ 4, 722. 00 Sunday, August 26th, 12(noon) $ 2, 564. 00 Sunday, August 26th, 5pm $1, 985.50 Online Giving $1, 130.50 Total: $17, 035.50 Beginning Experience is part of an international ministry for those men or women who have experienced the loss of a spouse through death, divorce or separation. A Beginning Experience weekend will be held on September 14 th -16 th, 2018, at Holy Spirit Retreat Center in Encino, CA. This weekend helps a person move from the darkness of grief into the light of a new beginning with renewed hope. Beginning Experience is recognized by the Office of Family Life for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. To register for this weekend, or obtain more information, contact: Peg Setti at (818) 767-1007 or Brenda Mikhail at (818) 352-5265 or Maria Rojas (Spanish) at (310) 365-0186.
Page Nine St. Peter Claver Our parish is offering VIRTUS (Safe Environment) training and fingerprinting for all those who wish to volunteer in ministries serving the young of our community. The Archdiocese requires that all persons, whether paid or volunteer, who have regular contact with minors or vulnerable adults be fingerprinted and complete and maintain VIRTUS certification. Here at St. Peter Claver, Virtus training will take place on Monday, September 24 th from 6-9pm. We have also scheduled a recertification class on Saturday, September 29 th from 3:30-5pm. Fingerprinting will take place on Friday, October 26 th, beginning at noon. Sign-ups are required for both VIRTUS sessions and fingerprinting. Please call Mary at (805) 526-2244 or (805) 526-6499. Doors open at 4:30pm Games begin at 6:30pm All games pay $250 Major credit cards accepted Phone: (805) 526-2781 Archbishop Gomez Urges Prayers for Victims and New Efforts to Purify the Church - The recent reports regarding abuse in the Church serve as a reminder of the importance of continuing our efforts to be diligent in the prevention of abuse in our Church and in society. Our prayers and support are with victimsurvivors, their families and all impacted by this evil. Archbishop José H. Gomez urges prayers for abuse victims and new efforts to purify the Church: We are aware that this is a sad and confusing time for the Church in this country. In recent days and weeks, we have heard new revelations about sin and abuse in the Church. This is a time now for prayer and repentance and a time for examining our conscience, especially for those of us who are bishops and priests. And all of us need to pray for every person who has been hurt by the Church, and we need to work to help them heal. Let us ask the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, the Mother of the Church. May she help us to have the courage we need to purify the Church and renew our love for holiness and our devotion to Jesus Christ and his Gospel. For more information on the Archdiocese s policies and protocols concerning abuse prevention, the protection of children and young people, and Victims Assistance Ministry, visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/ Pages/default.aspx. Arzobispo Gomez urge orar por las víctimas y hacer esfuerzos para purificar la Iglesia - Los recientes reportes de abuso en la Iglesia nos recuerdan la importancia de continuar nuestros esfuerzos de prevención del abuso en la Iglesia y en la sociedad. Nuestras oraciones y apoyo están con las víctimas-sobrevivientes, sus familias y con todos aquellos que han sido afectados por este mal. El Arzobispo José H. Gomez urge orar por las víctimas de abuso y hacer nuevos esfuerzos para purificar la Iglesia: Estamos conscientes de que estos son tiempos de tristeza y de confusión para la Iglesia en el país. Recientemente, hemos escuchado nuevas revelaciones sobre el pecado y el abuso en la Iglesia. Por lo que, considero que éste es un momento de oración y arrepentimiento y un tiempo para examinar nuestra conciencia, especialmente para aquellos que somos obispos y sacerdotes. Además, todos necesitamos orar por cada persona que ha sido herida por la Iglesia y trabajar para ayudarlos a sanar. Pidamos por la intercesión de nuestra Santa Madre María, la Madre de la Iglesia, para que ella nos ayude a tener la valentía que necesitamos para purificar la Iglesia y renovar nuestro amor por la santidad, así como nos incremente la devoción a Jesucristo y su Evangelio. Para más información sobre las políticas y protocolos de la Arquidiócesis concerniente a la prevención del abuso, la protección de la niñez y la juventud, y sobre el Ministerio de Asistencia a Víctimas, visite http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/ Pages/default.aspx.
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