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St. Mary Catholic Church
20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear Friends,
In the First Reading today from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, we hear the word of the Lord say, “Observe what is right, do what is just, for my salva-tion is about to come, my justice, about to be re-vealed.” These words seem especially appropriate for us during this pandemic. Not that this is “the world coming to an end.” Remember, even Jesus said that “only the Father knows for sure.” But this is a time to turn to the Lord for strength and peace, for healing and hope. Only Jesus can keep us safe and strong by following His will. We must trust in Him and know that He will always care for us, no matter what.
Many people are asking when we will resume Masses together. We still have heard nothing from the Gov-ernor nor from the County. So things are as they have been since July 15. Believe me, when we are able to meet again, we will, in whatever means and format we are allowed.
Until then, continue to pray. Pray for the faith and trust to believe in the Lord’s care for us. Pray for pro-tection and healing. Pray for all those who place themselves in harm’s way for our sakes. And pray for those who are working to provide us with a vaccine. May the wisdom of the Holy Spirit guide them and bring them success.
God bless you all. Father Fred
UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTIONS
August 23 Faith Formation August 30 St. Vincent de Paul September 6 Parish Maintenance September 13 Diocesan Priest Retirement October 4 Parish Maintenance October 11 Catholic Voice October 18 Mission Sunday
Hopefully, you have all been able to watch the video about our Faith Formation and Youth Ministry Pro-grams. We hope that you will consider signing your children up for one of our programs. Registration for Faith Formation and Youth Ministry began August 15. Please go to our parish website for the forms. Look on the Home Page. We are most grateful to the teens and adults who responded to the Flocknote message sent on Sunday, August 9, asking for volunteers. We really need the help to create a dynamic non-traditional program for our young people who will be “over-Zoomed” from just their school day. Just a reminder that most of us are working from home so email or response to Flocknote are the best ways to communicate. Our phones will soon forward to our email addresses like they did in the past. Thanks for your patience and understanding with this; we are working on it. We are aware that we still have not had all our 2019-2020 students receive their first communion. That will be the top priority when we can assemble for Mass again as a community or even with only family. Please continue to pray that this disease will get under control!
Monday: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Ps 23:1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28; Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Ps 107:2-9; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7ab; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 22:19-23; Ps 138:1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
Please donate online on our website, www.stmary-wc.org, or mail in a check.
Thanks for your support!
Faith Formation
08/16 For the People of St. Mary Church
Pearl Kay Frick
Stewart Bennets
08/17 Evelyn Jumper
08/18 Kathryn & Anthony Kushner
Pacifico Ambat, Jr.
08/19 Arthur Gaoiran, Jr. (L)
08/20 Robert Seib & Family (L)
08/21 Jon Armstrong (L)
08/22 Ottilie Hajek Bartholomew
PRAY FOR THE SICK
Staff and Administration Website: www.stmary-wc.org
Parish Office 891-8900 Fax 934-1358 Fr. Fred Riccio, [email protected] Pastor 891-8900 Fr. John Blaker, 891-8900 In residence Ana Lau, [email protected] Office Manager 891-8908 Aileen Baker, [email protected] Bookkeeper 891-8911
Faith Formation
Maureen Tiffany [email protected] Director of Faith Formation 962-5808 Mary Kerfs, [email protected] Administrative Assistant 891-8939 Austin Pisciotto [email protected] Coordinator K-Grade 6 891-8944 Jethro Castillo [email protected] Youth Minister Grades 7-12 891-8920 Heather Abraham, [email protected] Coordinator Confirmation 891-8934 & Community Service Tim Mannix [email protected] RCIA & Liturgy Coordinator 891-8921
School
Office 935-5054 [email protected] Website: www.st-mary.net Alumni: [email protected] Garrett Padia, Principal 935-5054
Anthony De Cristoforo Allison Flamez Monica Jara Ana Alvarez Isabel Castillo Susana Jaime Rosalinda Reyes Joseph Suta Jeanine Gordon Christine Pollnow Jake Johnstone Diane Hewson Clarissa Gutierrez Julia Rodriguez Fred & Emilia Sohn Raul Gonzalez Raquel Zittel Quinn Gurnett David Toy Ana Lopez Dominador Hontucan
Oralee Floria Mary McLoughlin
Angela Regan Beverly Regan Josefina Zabat
Audry Robinson Loretta Holmes
Nancie Campi Betty Baker
Victor Miguel Barrios Carol Erikson
Nydia Pajarillo Danyel Sheets
Beth Wainwright Robin Wood
Billy Silva Mary Kennedy Marcella Hatch
Cheryl LaMarre Bill Clark
WHY PRAY?
The “foreigners” as Isaiah calls them, the “Gentiles” as Paul calls them, or the “Canaanites” as Matthew calls them, are called to worship the one true God in prayer. As we listen to today’s readings, per-haps we are tempted to ask: Why pray? The question is rhetorical; it is tantamount to asking why should friends talk to one another or people in love kiss one another. Prayer is a way of relating to God, a way of talking to God. The apostles had the opportunity to talk to Jesus in the flesh. We have the opportunity to talk to Jesus Christ in pray-er. Our relationship with him must be enthusiastic; it cannot be faint-hearted. John Donne, a fifteenth-century poet, knew what the qualities of good prayer were. Donne asks God to treat him differ-ently from most Christians. The poet does not want God to merely “knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend,” but also to “break, blow, burn, and make me new” (Holy Sonnets, XIV).
It takes a dynamic faith on our part to come to God in prayer. As Jesus once said, “Knock and the door will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7). It may take pounding the door down, but if we are as persistent as the woman in today’s Gospel, the re-sults will follow. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
PRAYER How unfortunate are those who come to Me proposing their own solutions, when all they need to do is to bring Me their problems, their needs and requests. When you intercede for one who is ailing, it is enough for you to say to Me: “Lord, the one whom Thou lovest is sick.” Leave all the rest to my most loving Heart. If you ask for a cure or healing, do so with such confi-dence in My love that your faith is ready to embrace My response to your prayer in whatever form it takes. (From In Sinu Jesu)
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Blessings Laura Story We pray for blessings, We pray for peace, Comfort for family, protection while we sleep. We pray for healing, for prosperity. We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering. All the while, You hear each spoken need. Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things 'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops? What if Your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes To know You're near? What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise? We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear, We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near. We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love, As if every promise from Your Word is not enough. All the while, You hear each desperate plea And long that we'd have faith to believe.
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Fr. Fred shared a beautiful song by Laura Story in his Flocknote of August 8. He thought it was very appro-priate for the times we are living in. If you missed Father’s message, below are the lyrics, and if you wish to listen to the song, you can go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQan9L3yXjc
En el pasaje del Evangelio de hoy, Jesús sana a la hija de una mujer cananea. Ésta insiste a Jesús sobre la enfermedad de su hija, hasta que Jesús le concede el milagro de sanarla. Recordemos que Dios en-vía a Jesús no sólo al pueblo judío, sino a todos los pueblos. La cir-cunstancia del momento no es sólo cuestión de la fe tan grande de la mujer cananea, sino su situación de no ser del pueblo escogido. “Ese era el dilema”. Pues, al parecer aquella mujer no tenía derecho a la salvación. Pero ella reconoce en Jesús al Mesías y no duda en insistir. Reflexionemos en el diálogo de la mujer y Jesús: La mujer se acercó a Jesús y, de rodillas, le decía: ¡Señor ayúdame! Jesús le dijo: “No se debe echar a los perros el pan de los hijos”. La mujer le contestó: Es verdad, Señor, pero también los perritos comen las migajas que caen de la mesa de sus amos”. Entonces Jesús le dijo: “Mujer, ¡qué grande es tu fe! Que se cumpla tu deseo”. Y en aquel momento quedó sana su hija. (Mateo 15:25-28). ¿Crees tú que el anuncio del Evangelio es solamente para las personas que asisten a la iglesia cada domingo? Jesús quiere romper las barreras de los que se sienten diferentes y únicos. La salvación es de todos y para todos: es la clave del mensaje. Es un momento importante para los paganos de hoy para acercarse y dialogar sobre sus dudas y encontrar el camino. El Papa Francisco nos invita a ser Iglesia en salida, Iglesia peregrina que motiva a la santidad y misión. Debemos de aprender mucho de esta mujer que no tenía prejuicios y sabía bien ante quién se encontraba. ©LPi
SAN ESTEBAN DE HUNGRÍA (969-1038) Fiesta: 16 de agosto
Vyke nació en un país dividido por la violencia entre las tribus que lo habita-ban. Su padre, el Conde Geza, fue quien logró estabilizar la situación y su hijo, luego de haberse educado, se hizo
bautizar asumiendo el nombre de Esteban. Aunque fue el sucesor de su padre, su meta era consolidar la unión de las tribus en Hungría y para ello, la fe cris-tiana fue elemental. Siendo rey, pidió al papa que enviara monjes benedictinos de Alemania e Italia pa-ra predicar el Evangelio, mientras que él promovió la fe cristiana con su testimonio de vida, su cuidado por los pobres, la renuncia al poder por el poder y me-diante la construcción de templos y mosaicos que, a través del arte, presentaban las verdades de la fe cristiana. Su amor por los pobres evitó que hubiera abusos contra ellos, o bien, que los miembros de su corte aspiraran a cargos de poder. Por su testimonio cristiano y amor por los pobres, el Papa Silvestre II lo coronó rey de Hungría y es venerado, hasta la fecha, como su patrono. —Miguel Arias, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ez 24:15-24; Dt 32:18-21; Mt 19:16-22 Martes: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Miércoles: Ez 34:1-11; Sal 23 (22):1-6; Mt 20:1-16 Jueves: Ez 36:23-28; Sal 51 (50):12-15, 18-19; Mt 22:1-14 Viernes: Ez 37:1-14; Sal 107 (106):2-9; Mt 22:34-40 Sábado: Ez 43:1-7ab; Sal 85 (84):9ab, 10-14; Mt 23:1-12 Domingo: Is 22:19-23; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 6, 8; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20
LA ORACION Cuando intercedes por otro, hazlo con una confianza ilimitada en Mi amor por esa alma. Al mismo tiempo, renun-cia a todos los deseos de ver el re-sultado de tu intercession como tú lo imaginarías o desearías que fuera. Permíteme recibir tu oración y respon-
der a ella en las formas que correspondan a Mi infi-nita sabiduría, a Mi amor y a Mi perfecta voluntad para la persona que traes delante de mi Rostro Eucarístico. No vengas a Mí con soluciones, ven a mí solo con tus problemas y permíteme proveerte las soluciones. Yo no tengo necesidad de tus soluciones, pero cuando me traes problemas, sufrimientos, preguntas y necesida- des, soy glorificado por tu confianza en mi amor mi-sericordioso. (Tomado de In Sinu Jesu)
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