100 Salinas Rd. Royal Oaks, CA 95076 October 05, 2014 PARROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR Father Victor M. Prado PARROCHIAL VICAR Father Enrique Villanueva DEACON Dcn. Salvador Lopez PARISH OFFICE STAFF Monica Zamora - Administrative Assistant Luisa Hernandez - Receptionist Juan Carlos Mendez Facilities Manager CONTACT US PARISH OFFICE: 100 Salinas Rd Royal Oaks, CA 95076 Telephone: (831)722-1104 Fax: (831)722-1931 Mon - Fri. 9:00 am - 5:45 pm WEB: www.ladyassumptionchurch.org E-MAIL: Ladyassumption@gmail.com MASS SCHEDULE Monday.... 8:30 am Spanish Tuesday... 8:30 am Spanish Wednesday...... 8:30 am Spanish Thursday.. 8:30 am and 7:00 pm Spanish RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE: Rosa Garcia Director of Religious Education Telephone: 831-722-1104 ext. 18 Monday-Saturday (Time Varies) SR. SANDRA ANN SILVA, S.H.F. Coordinator for families from Oaxaca / Guerrero Telephone: 831-761-1304 ext. 17 Friday..... 8:30 am Spanish Saturday. 7:00 pm Spanish Sunday....7:00 am, 9:00 am Spanish, 11:00 am English, 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm Spanish
October 05, 2014 That the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof SATURDAY, OCTOBER 04 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK 7:00p.m. In (Hnr) for Fatima Nunez B-day, for the (Hlth) of Magadalena Fonseca, Juna & Fernando Soria, Juan & Abundio Vences, Ana & Asunción Ceja, Maria Martinez, the Souls of the Purgatory SUNDAY, OCTOBER 05 7:00a.m. For the (Hlth) of Rafael Barron, Roselia Duran and family and Heriberto Sanchez and his family, Angelina Sanchez, Patricia Diaz, Consuelo Torres, Herminia Magaña, Antonio & Carmen Salcedo 9:00a.m. For the (Hlth) of Baltazar, Geovanni Caballero, Gregorio Ruvalcaba, Florentino Jimenez, Jose Reyes, Juan Vega, Clemente, Martin Caballero 11:00a.m. Fernando Vásquez, for the souls of the Purgatory 1:00p.m. For the (Hlth) of Hector Pimentel, Lucia Rivera and family, Luz Hernandez and desease family members, Leopoldo Luna, Maria Moran, Miguel Garcia, David Gonzalez 5:00p.m. In(Hnr) for Christina Renteria B-day, for the (Hlth) of Alvarado-Reyes, Cesar Chavez, Galla Basurto, Jose Martinez, Manuel Martinez 7:00p.m. In (Hnr) for Francisco Godinez, Jose Godinez and Teresa Preti B-day, for the (Hlth) of Celia Salcedo, Quintil Pineda, Ramon Rubalcaba, Alfonso & Angelita Alvarez MONDAY, OCTOBER 06 8:30a.m. Deciderio, Reymundo & Albaro Rodriguez, Moises Rafael Garcia, Josefa Gonzalez TUESDAY, OCTOBER 07 8:30a.m. For the (Hlth) of Rafael Garcia, Alejandra Vazquez, Galla Basurto, Cesar Chavez, Bonifacio Arreola WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 06 8:30a.m. For the (Hlth) of Rafael Garcia, Victoria Lopez, Felipe & Lorenzo Panal, Delfina Salceso, Cirilo Hernandez, Macario Lopez, Marcelina Toribio THURSDAY, OCTOBER 07 8:30a.m. Maria Luisa, Francisco, Ramon Jose Barragan, Tomasa Sanchez, Hernesto Hernandez, Feliciano Gutierrez, Jose Hernandez, Dolores & Pascual Canizal, Pedro Vega, Ventura Reyna, Cenorina Morales, Cirilo Padilla 7:00p.m. In (Hnr) for Jose Garcia B-day, for the (Hlth) of Rafael Garcia, Garcia family, Jesus Alberto Acosta, Porfirio Rosas, Primo Barrera, Pedro Aquino, Lupe Cardenas, Antonio Mendez, por las Animas del Purgatorio FRIDAY. OCTOBER 03 8:30a.m. For the (Hlth) of Rafael Garcia, Gonzalez-Mendoza family, Maria Munguia, Izidra Gabino RECONCILIATION: Every Friday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm PRE-BAPTISMAL CLASS: Call the office for Information VISITATION OF THE SICK: To make an appointment, call the parish office in advance. In case of emergencies, call the office at any time. TODAY S READINGS Jesus s story opens like Isaiah s song: upbeat and without hint of the gloom to follow. The level of allegory in the parable is debated, buy no one questions the clear correlation between the details of the story and the situation it points to. Throughout Israel s history, God sent messengers whose ministry was most often resisted and rejected. In Mark s telling these prophets came to claim some of the produce expected of the tenants. Matthew forgoes the qualifier, and its absence indicates that God s claim on the produce, that is, the good works of the people, was absolute. In addition to messengers, the land-owner also sends his son in the apparently naïve belief that surely he would win the respect of the tenants. Instead, the evil tenants conspire to kill him to acquire his inheritance. Matthew s reversal of Mark s wording has the son first thrown out of the vineyard and then killed. This was probably an effort on Matthew s part to suggest Jesus being taken out of Jerusalem for his execution. Rather than answering his own question as he does in Mark, here Jesus puts the question of what ought to be the fate of the villainous tenants directly to the chief priests and elders. They respond insightfully that the tenants should be put to death and their land turned over to more worthy tenants who will give the landowner his proper due at the proper times. But by recognizing the seriousness of the tenants treachery and understanding the proper judgment for such behavior, the religious leaders, in effect, pronounce judgment on themselves. After quoting Psalm 118:22, which anticipates Jesus s ultimate victory at the hands of God, Jesus announces a dire fate for the blind leaders who have impeded the work of God s Kingdom rather than furthering its growth: the kingdom will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. That revelation need not be delivered with anger, but it is the solemn judgment of one whose love has been rebuffed and who must now seek another with whom to share it. BAPTISMS: Please call the parish office to confirm availability at least three months in advance. MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Please contact the parish office at least six months prior to the wedding. QUINCEAÑERAS: Every last Saturday of the month. Please contact the parish office at least four months in advance.
Today Sunday Is 5: 1-7; Psalm 80; Phil 4: 6-9; Mt 21: 33-43 Monday Gal 1: 6-12;Psalm ; Lk 10: 25-37 Tuesday Gal 1: 13-24; Psalm ; Lk 10: 38-42 Wednesday Gal 2: 1-2, 7-14; Psalm ; Lk 11: 1-4 Thursday Gal 3: 1-5; Psalm ; Lk 11: 5-13 Did You Know? NFP does not depend on regular cycles, and is just as effective during breastfeeding, premenopause, and post pill. Friday Gal 3: 7 14; Psalm ; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday Gal 3: 22-29; Psalm ; Lk 11; 27-28 MONDAY: TUESDAY: WEDNESDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: WEEKLY SCHEDULE Rosary 9:15 am Rosary 9:15 am Prayer Group (in the Church) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 8:00 am - 7:00 pm Bible Study (in the Church) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Youth Group (Hall) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Holy Father's Prayer Intentions For the month of October, 2014 Peace. That the Lord may grant peace to those parts of the world most battered by war and violence. World Mission Day. That World Mission Day may rekindle in every believer zeal for carrying the Gospel into all the world. The Health of: Please Pray for: Armida Delgado Cecilia Ruiz Veronica Zepeda Lupita Tapia Jose S. Gaona Felicitas Cortez Maria de Jesus Razo Lomelí Family Herbet T. Gomez Fernanda Lopez Miguel Rodríguez Celeste Leckdee Orlando Sims Mikael Meyer Javier Montes Baudelio Renteria Special Intentions of: Alejandro Fonseca Gloria Montes Guillermo Magaña, Dulce Lustre Jesus Alberto Prado Jose Hidalgo Jose Moreno JR. Miguel Rodriguez Do you have a relative or friend suffering from a serious illness? If you have the permission of that person, you can give their name to be included in the list of those who need prayer. You can call the parish office at (831) 722.1104 Parents and caregivers, please do not allow your children to leave your sight while at church. Do not allow them to go to the restroom or out to the car alone. Children need to be supervised by a parent or adult at all times while attending any church related function. Children can never be left unsupervised in a car. October: Month of the Rosary The Church has dedicated the month of October to honor Mary with recitation of the Holy Rosary Weekend Collection: Saturday, September 27 7:00pm $680.00 Sunday, September 28 7:00am $850.00 9:00am $1190.00 ` 11:00am $340.00 1:00pm $945.00 5:00pm $630.00 7:00pm $765.00 Loose Coin $113.50 TOTAL $ 5, 513.50 Marriage Banns October 10, 2014 Gustavo Garcia & Anabel Navarro October 10, 2014 Erasto Romero & Reina Rosete October 18, 2014 Nestor Ivan Quiroz & Jessica Urbina October 25, 2014 Arturo Lopez & Maria Isabel Garcia Thank you for your generous Contribution to your parish. November 01, 2014 Francisco Leyva & Joceline Tania Barron
RELIGIOUS CRISIS Frist Mondays of the Month 11:00a.m The parable of the assassin tenants is a story in which Jesus goes about describing with allegorical accents God s history with the chosen people. It is a sad story. God has taken care of this people from the beginning with complete tenderness. They were God s chosen vineyard. God was hoping to make of them a model people for justice and fidelity. They would be a great light for all peoples. However that people went about rejecting and killing one after another the prophets that God was sending them to harvest the fruits of a more just life. Finally, in an incredible act of love, God sent them God s own Son. But the leaders of that people made an end of him. What could God do with a people who betrays God s hopes in such a blind and stubborn manner? The religious leaders that are listening attentively to the story respond spontaneously in the same language as the parable: the lord of the vineyard can t do anything but put such tenants to death and place his vineyard in the hands of others. Jesus quickly presents a conclusion that they weren t expecting: I tell you, then, that the kingdom of God will be taken from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Commentator and preachers have frequently interpreted Jesus parable as a reaffirmation of the Christian Church as the new Israel to follow the Jewish people that, after Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE, was dispersed throughout the world. However, the parable is also talking about ourselves. An honest reading of the text forces us to ask ourselves serious questions: Are we producing in our times the fruits that God expects of God s people - justice for the excluded, solidarity, compassion toward those who suffer, forgiveness God doesn t have to bless a sterile Christianity from which God receives none of the fruits God is hoping for. God doesn t have to identify Self with our mediocrity, our inconsistencies, our deviations, our lack of faithfulness. If we don t respond to God s expectations, God will keep opening up new paths to the project of salvation with other people who produce fruits of justice. We talk about a religious crisis, de-christianization, the abandonment of religious practice Won t God prepare the path that makes possible the birth of a Church that is more faithful to the project of God s reign? Isn t this crisis necessary in order to bring about the birth of a Church that is less powerful but more evangelical, less numerous but more given to build a more human world? Won t there arise new generations that are more faithful to God? José Antonio Pagola