P  S  O  P  Rev. Marco A. Or z, Pastor

Rev. John Fahey, Re red  

S  H  M  Saturday Vigils 5pm & 7pm Spanish

6:30am, 8am, 10am, 12pm Family Mass, 5pm Youth Mass & 7pm Spanish  

 

W  H  M  Monday‐Saturday 8am 

 

C   Fridays 6:30pm, Saturdays 3pm,

or by appointment  

A  B  S  Every Friday Family Holy Hour 7‐8pm

 

C  H  Every day 6am—8pm

(closed on certain holidays)  

A      S  Parish Office (805) 487‐3891

Emergency only (805) 890‐5400  

P  O  H  Monica Gu errez, Admin. Secretary

Monday thru Friday 8am—9pm Saturday 8am—4pm Sunday 8am—2pm

 

Office of Catechism Le y (805) 487‐6742

 

Youth Ministry/Confirma on Pete Rydberg (805) 487‐1988

 

RCIA Program Jerome Be encourt (805) 302‐1663

 

Santa Clara Elementary School Mrs. Do y Massa, Principal

324 S. E Street, Oxnard CA 93030 (805) 483‐6935 

THE WATERS OF BAPTISM

W hen new sod is put in, it needs constant saturation with water. Landscapers say that this “knits” the sod to the soil. The same

when a branch is grafted onto a tree: the poultice that joins them at the splice must be kept wet at all times. Water is the stuff that binds the very cells of our bodies togeth-er. No wonder religions throughout all times and cultures have used it so prominently. When Jesus stepped into the Jordan for baptism, he “knit” himself to what had come before him. By going to the Jordan, he made himself one with the people of Israel who had crossed it into their Promised Land. With John the Baptist, Christ wove himself into the prophetic tradition that heralded the coming reign of God. He had become fully human in the waters of Mary’s womb, and by partaking in the rite of the baptism of repentance, Jesus identified himself with our sinful, frail humanity. It is through the waters of baptism that Christ continues to graft new members onto his Body, the Church; through these waters we are cleansed from sin and filled with the promise of grace, given our destiny for eternal life. For us, as for Jesus, it is also the waters of bap-tism that inaugurate our mission to proclaim the Good News. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — Behold my servant with whom I am pleased; he shall bring forth justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7) or Isaiah 55:1-11. Psalm — The Lord will bless his people with peace (Psalm 29) or Isaiah 12:2-6. Second Reading — God anointed him with the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:34-38) or 1 John 5:1-9. Gospel — You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased (Mark 1:7-11). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corpora-tion. All rights reserved.

REFLECTING ON GOD’S WORD

T his is one of the key moments in the life of Jesus. Up north in his hometown of Nazareth he must have heard about John. At some

point an inner voice must have said, “Go south, go to the desert. Go

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listen to this preacher John.” When he came to the desert, he may have stood in a long line before that moment came when he entered the water and John baptized him. Mark gives us only the briefest account of their meeting, but does present John as ex-pecting someone mightier than he who would baptize with the Holy Spirit. It is this same Holy Spirit who came down on Jesus as he was coming out of the wa-ter. At that moment, the heavens were torn open, heaven reached down to touch the Galilean, and the Spirit descended like a dove. Have you ever seen a gull descend to snatch a fish or a hawk swoop down to seize its prey? By contrast, the image of a descending dove is one of beauty and grace, of gentle alighting. The words do not announce Jesus to others, as in Mat-thew’s account, but they are spoken only to him: “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased” (1:11), echoing the words the Lord speaks in the first song of the Servant in the book of Isaiah. The descent of the dove did not mean an easy life for Je-sus, but God had penetrated his being in a way that would then drive him into the desert to begin his mis-sion of confronting the powers of sin and death. This gentle dove came—and continues to come—with a mighty power. —James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R. Copyright © 2014, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Mon: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mk 1:14-20 Tue: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 Wed: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thurs: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Fri: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Sat: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sun: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

I n the 1560s, the Council of Trent attempted to standardize the widely variant customs for the pas-

toral care of the sick and dying. We had inherited a practice called “extreme unction,” from the Latin words meaning anointing at the point of death. The

deeper tradition, howev-er, is about the prayer of faith that will heal and restore the sick person, and is straight from the Letter of James. The

Fathers went back to the beginning, and while not dis-carding the “extreme unction” name, made a plea for the proper use of this sacrament. As soon as a person is in danger of death from sickness or old age, they reasoned, the time for the sacrament had already ar-rived. As a result of this desire, the next ritual text for anointing contained an innovation: a rite for visiting the sick that included readings from scripture, psalms, and prayers. Old customs fade slowly, however, and the quality of pastoral care languished for centuries while people delayed the celebration of a consoling and effective sacrament, sometimes missing the op-portunity completely. A priest ministering to a dying and unconscious patient alone in a room has never been the desire of the Church. Our tradition is far too rich for this sacrament to be celebrated in such a di-minished and ungenerous manner.—Rev. James Field, Copy-right © J. S. Paluch Co.

AN ANCIENT BAPTISTERY

O ne of the most ancient and enduring sites for baptism in Rome is the church of San Giovanni

in Fonte. This church is in fact a baptistery, and hous-es the font for the Lateran Basilica, the cathedral of Rome. The Emperor Constantine sponsored its con-struction in the year 315, and it is therefore the oldest baptistery in the world. It is the model for nearly all later baptisteries, including perhaps the font in your own parish church.—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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THE WISDOM OF GOD Psalms are sung in the home and rehearsed in the streets.—St. Ambrose

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Monday: First Week in Ordinary Time begins Tuesday: St. Hilary Saturday: St. Anthony

SANTA CLARA HS PLACEMENT EXAM

JANUARY 24, 2015 @ 9AM & 1PM

T he Santa Clara High School Placement Exam Preparatory Class will be offered Saturday, Jan-

uary 10th and/or Saturday, January 17th from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm. You choose which date you would like your student to attend. Santa Clara High School is accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year. The first 100 students who apply will be on the roster list for the exam. The application, High School Placement Exam and Preparatory Class fee is a $100. For more information please call Teresa Palmisano at 483-9502 Ext. 4 or email at:

palmisano@santaclarahighschool.com Apply now on-line at www.santaclarahighschool.com

ONE LIFE LA

J oin Archbishop Gomez and thousands of people from throughout Southern California on January

17, 2015 at OneLife LA, the first-ever large-scale event in downtown LA promoting the beauty and dignity of every human life from concep-tion to natural death. Beginning at 10:00 at La Placita Olvera, we will walk through LA ending in Grand Park with a family-friendly picnic with music, entertainment, speakers,

food trucks, and exhibits from local organiza-tions serving those in need. Book parish buses now! Get t-shirts, postcards, posters, buttons, and

everything you need to promote OneLife LA in your parish and school at OneLifeLA.org. Don’t miss out on this historic event!

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER

Y our love as husband and wife is a gift to one another, as well as a gift from God. Attend a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend to receive the tools needed to make the most of this precious gift. Deepen your communication, strengthen your relationship, rekindle your romance and renew your sacrament by attending the next WWME weekend Feb 6-8, 2015 in Ventura. Contact Jeanine and Russ Walker at 805-648-4244 or go online at www.twocanlove.org. We help make good marriages better.

FIRST EVER 5K NUN-RUN EVENT

T he Nun Run is a family-friendly 5K and 1-mile event on Saturday, January 31, at 8:00 a.m.

The run begins on Dover Avenue in Thousand Oaks and ends at La Reina High School. Participants will receive a t-shirt, pancake breakfast, entertainment, prizes and more! All pro-ceeds from the event will benefit the Sisters of Notre Dame Life and Ministry Fund, which the supports the ongoing work of the sisters. To sign up, visit www.sndca.org/nunrun. Registration for the 5K is $30 and registration for the 1-mile is $20. Race-day registrations are accept-ed. Sponsors and volunteers are also welcome. Please contact Anne Interrante at events@sndca.org with questions.

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SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE MISA DOMINICAL

8AM SUNDAY MASS Hazel B. Glaude-Deceased

Leticia Alcantar-Special Intention Miguel Alcantar-Special Intention

10AM SUNDAY MASS

Ernie & Ramona Alamillo-Wedding Anniversary Pantallion Jr. Rivera-Deceased

Crisencia Abarra-Deceased Florentina Paulino-Deceased

5PM SUNDAY MASS

Joyce Jones-Deceased

7PM SUNDAY MASS Angel Arias-Eterno Descanso

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DEACONS SERVING OUR PARISH

O ur community of Santa Clara is very blessed by the support of our deacons and their spouses:

Dn. Jerome Betancourt (Kara) Dn. Johnny Castorena, retired (Eva) Dn. Vince Kelch (Anne) Dn. Leo Lacbain (Fe) Dn. Larry Lopez (Lupe) Dn. Michael Holguin (Donna) Dn. Vince Crawford (Marilou) Dn. Fidel Ramirez (Marilou) Dn. Dano Ramos (Maria) Dn. Milt Rosenberg (Jeannie) Dn. Ray Vazquez (Mona)

Due to the new Confession times WE’LL NO LONGER HAVE 7AM FIRST FRIDAY CONFESSIONS

WEEKDAY 8AM MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES 8AM MISA ENTRE SEMANA

MONDAY, JANUARY 12 Natividad G. Edevia-Deceased

Miguel & Leticia Alcantar-Deceased Lucinda Zeno-Deceased

Teresa Cereqini-Special Intention Anthony Peralta-Special Intention

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13 Robert Cahill-Deceased George Durazo-Birthday

Natividad Echevarria-Deceased

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14 Divina Cayaban-Birthday

Natividad Echevarria-Deceased

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15 Natividad Echevarria-Deceased

FRIDAY JANUARY 16

Becerra & Galindo Family-Deceased Maya & Nick Navarro-Wedding Anniversary

Joan Kropinak-Death Anniversary Natividad Echevarria-Deceased

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 Daniel Campos -Deceased

Tranquilino Arroyo-Deceased Alex Kendall-Deceased

Natividad Echevarria-Deceased

RELICS OF SANTA CLARA To be displayed temporarily in

place of stolen crucifix starting on Sunday 1/25 @ 6:30am. At that

Mass, join us for Fr. Ortiz’s Rite of Installation as a Pastor.

LAS AGUAS BAUTISMALES

C uando se planta un césped nuevo, debe regarse constantemente. Los jardineros dicen que esto

“teje” el césped al suelo. Lo mismo sucede cuando se injerta una rama a un árbol: el cataplasma que los une debe estar húmedo en todo momento. El agua es lo que mantiene unidas a las célu-las de nuestro cuerpo. Con ra-zón las religiones de todas las épocas y culturas han usado tanto este símbolo. Cuando Je-sús se sumerge en el Jordán para ser bautizado, se “teje” a todo aquello que lo precedía. Al sumergirse en el Jordán, se hizo uno con el pueblo de Israel que había cruzado el río para llegar a su Tierra Prometida. Junto a Juan Bautista, Cristo se tejió a la tradición profética que presagiaba la venida del Reino de Dios. Jesús se había convertido plenamente en humano en las aguas del vientre de María y al participar del rito del Bautismo del arrepentimiento, se sintió identificado con nuestra frágil y pecaminosa humanidad. Por las aguas del Bautismo Cristo continúa injertando nuevos miembros a su Cuerpo, la Iglesia; gracias a nuestro destino de vida eterna, por estas aguas somos limpiados del peca-do y recibimos la promesa de la gracia. Para nosotros, como para Jesús, las aguas bautismales también inau-guran nuestra misión de proclamar la Buena Nueva. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — He aquí mi siervo a quien he dado mi espíritu. (Isaías 42:1-4, 6-7) o Isaías 55:1-11. Salmo — Te alabamos, Señor (Salmo 29 [28]) o Isaías 12:2-6. Segunda lectura —Dios ha ungido a Jesús por el Espíritu Santo y el poder (Hechos 10:34-38) ó 1 Juan 5:1-9. Evangelio — Tú eres mi Hijo, el Amado, al que miro con cariño (Marcos 1:7-11).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Heb 1:1-6; Sal 97 (96):1, 2b, 6, 7c, 9; Mc 1:14-20 Martes: Heb 2:5-12; Sal 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mc 1:21-28

Miércoles: Heb 2:14-18; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Mc 1:29-39 Jueves: Heb 3:7-14; Sal 95 (94):6-11; Mc 1:40-45 Viernes: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Sal 78 (77):3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mc 2:1-12 Sábado: Heb 4:12-16; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mc 2:13-17 Domingo: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19; Sal 40 (39):2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20; Jn 1:35-42

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

¿ Recuerdas tu bautismo? Permítanme compartir mi testimonio. No recuerdo los eventos del día en que

me bautizaron, pero tengo años recordando que, gra-cias a Dios y mis padres, estoy bautizado. Trato de vivir mi vida recordando mi bautismo, buscando que mi comportamiento sea digno de una persona bautizada. Fui bautizado al mes de haber nacido, y confirmado cuando tenía sólo un añito (eran otros tiempos). Hice mi primera (y no última) comunión a los siete años. Continuaba asistiendo a las clases de catecismo (doctrina), no obstante, cuando cumplí 17 años, sentí que algo me faltaba. Mis amigos protestan-tes me invitaban a sus Iglesias, pero yo buscaba a Dios en mi Iglesia católica. Un día, gracias al grupo carismático recibí el bautismo en el Espíritu Santo y desde ese momento mi vida cambió. Ahora sé que el Espíritu lo había recibido en mi Bautismo, Confirma-ción y Primera Comunión, lo único que debía hacer era permitirle actuar en mi vida. Creo que en la vida de muchos cristianos, el Espíritu Santo sigue esperan-do que le den permiso de actuar. Y tú, ¿qué esperas? Pídele al Espíritu que se mueva en tí y vive tu Bautis-mo. —Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

UN ANTIGUO BAUTISTERIO

E n Roma está uno de los lugares para bautizar más antiguos que ha permanecido a lo largo de los

siglos, está en la iglesia de san Giovanni en Fonte. De hecho la iglesia es el bautisterio y ahí está la pila bau-tismal de la Basílica de Letrán, la catedral de Roma. El emperador romano Constantino patrocino la cons-trucción en el año 315 por lo que lo hace el bautisterio más antiguo del mundo. Su edificación es modelo para

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El Bautismo del Señor — Domingo Enero 11, 2015

todos los bautisterios que se construyeron después, incluyendo quizá la pila bautismal que puede haber en tu propia parroquia. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: El Bautismo del Señor Lunes: Primera Semana del Tiempo Ordinario Martes: San Hilario Sábado: San Antonio

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