Saint John Paul II Mission 17134 E Avenue O Palmdale, CA 93591
Sunday Mass:
8:30 AM (Spanish) 10:30 AM (English) Contact: (661) 264-9166 Acton/Agua Dulce Mission At High Desert Jr. High School 3620 Antelope Woods Road
Acton, CA 93510 Sunday Mass:
8:30 AM (English) Contact: (661) 877-7528 Parish Emails
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St. Mary’s School Mon-Fri 7:30AM-3:00PM Telephone—(661)273-5555
Fax: (661)273-3845 [email protected] Office of Religious Education
Telephone—(661)273-5554 Fax: (661)273-5525 [email protected]
St. Mary’s Palmdale Misas Dominicales En Español
Vigilia-Sabado—7:30PM Domingo—9:30AM, 1:30PM, 3:30PM,
7:00PM
Misas Entre Semana En Español Lunes, Miércoles & Viernes - 6:30AM
Martes –6:00PM Jueves - 7:00PM
English Sunday Mass Schedule Vigil-Sat. 5:30 PM
Sunday—6:30AM, 8:00AM, 11:30AM, 5:30PM
Weekday English Masses Monday-Saturday 8:30AM Our Lady of the Desert Mission
35647 87th St. East Littlerock, CA 93543
Sunday Mass:
7:00AM &8:30 AM (Spanish) 10:30 AM (English) Contact: (661) 965-6139 1600 East Avenue R-4, Palmdale Ca. 93550 Parish Office:(661)947-3306 Website/ www.saintmarys-ave.org
Parish Office Hours Mon-Fri 8:00AM-7:00PM Saturday 8:00AM-5:00PM
Religious Gift Store Mon&Fri 9AM-12PM Saturday– 9AM-1PM & 4PM-7:30PM Sunday– 8AM-7PM
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Confessions/Confesiones Saturday/Sábado 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
6:30 - 7:15 PM Thursday/Jueves
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PARISH CLERGY
Pastor: Fr. John Greeley, MSP
Associate Pastor: Fr. Saul Roman Lopez, MSP Associate Pastor: Fr. Efren Franco, MSP
Pastor’s Corner Esquina Del Párroco
Queridas Amigas y Amigos,
“Divide et impera”, divide y vencerás es una famosa frase atribuida al emperador romano Julio Cesar aplicable al ámbito político, económico, militar, o social. Jesús, buen conocedor de su entorno cultural ydel pensamiento religioso de su tiempo, quizá toma esta estrategia de “dividir” para hablarnos sobre la dinámica del Reino de Dios que se instaura como una realidad nueva. Pero para lograrla es necesario derramar “fuego”, símbolo de la fuerza transforma- dora que es Jesús mismo. Ya que el fuego tiene las propiedades de “separación” o “purificación”
provoca un conflicto entre diversas realidades como son el pecado, la mentira, y la muerte enfrentados con la libertad, la verdad, y la vida causando la
“división” necesaria para el triunfo del reino del amor.
Por lo tanto, Jesús es el gran “Divisorio” de los hogares y las familias, de los dogmatismos religiosos y las tendencias espirituales, de las estructuras so- ciales y las modas pasajeras. Jesús no viene a esta- blecer la paz, ni quiere, sino que viene a provocar un verdadero conflicto entre madre-hija, padre-hijo, suegra-nuera, “tres contra dos y dos contra tres,”
porque solo así se logra desentrañar lo escondido de las intenciones y pretensiones de cada persona en torno al seguimiento de Jesús. Quienes deciden seguirlo toman su cruz y van hacia adelante; quienes lo rechazan se dan la vuelta y lo abandonan. Jesús es el punto divisorio de la historia humana que, a su vez, es historia de salvación. No puede haber pasividad o indiferencia, Jesús provoca una transfor- mación profunda que se traduce en vida eterna.
Cuando Jesús llega, divide y vence. (Lc 12:49-53) Fr. John
Dear Friends,
“Divide et impera”, divide and conquer is a famous phrase attributed to the Roman emperor Julius Caesar relevant to the political, economic, military, or social sphere. Jesus, well aware of his cultural environment and the religious thought of his time, capitalizes on the strategy of “dividing” to reveal us the dynamics of the Kingdom of God that inaugura- tes a new reality. But to achieve this, it is necessary to cast down “fire”, a symbol of the transforming force that is Jesus himself. Since fire has the proper- ties of “separation” or “purification” it provokes a conflict between different realities such as sin, deceit, and death faced against freedom, truth, and life causing a “división” necessary for the triumph of the kingdom of love.
Therefore, Jesus is the great “Divider” of homes and families, of religious dogmatism and spiritual
tendencies, of social structures and passing fads.
Jesus does not come to establish peace, nor does he want to, but he comes to provoke a real conflicto between mother-daughter, father-son, mother-in-law- daughter-in-law, “three against two and two against three,” because only this way it is possible to unravel what is hidden in the intentions and pretensions of each person regarding following Jesus. Those who decide to follow him take up their cross and go forward; those who reject it turn around and abandon Him. Jesus is the dividing point of hu- man history which, in turn, is a history of salvation.
There can be no passivity or indifference, Jesus cau- ses a profound transformation that translates into eternal life. When Jesus arrives, he divides and conquers. (Lk 12:49-53)
Fr. John READINGS FOR THE WEEK/LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Sunday: Jeremiah 38:4-6, 8-10 Psalm 40 Hebrews 12:1-4 Luke 12:49-53 Monday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Ps 45:10-12, 16;1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 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
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 14, 2022
Jesus endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.
— Hebrews 12:2
Did you know?/Sabia Usted?
Meet all of your child’s teachers this year As children head back to school, parents should make every effort to meet the people their children will come in contact with — from their classroom teach- ers to those who teach the special subjects like art, music, or other ex- tracurriculars. Make the effort to have a face-to-face meeting with these people and know the school’s policies on abuse prevention and awareness. For more information, request a copy of the VIR-
TUS® article, “Three Things that Simply Must Be
Done,”at lacatholics.orgdidyouknow/.
Conozca a todos los maestros de su hijo este nuevo año escolar A medida que los niños regresan a la escuela, los padres de familia deben hacer todo lo posible por conocer a las personas con las que sus hijos entrarán en contacto, desde los maestros de su salón de clases hasta aquellos que enseñan materias especiales como arte, música u otras actividades extracurriculares. Haga el esfuerzo de tener una reunión cara a cara con estas personas y conozca las políticas de la escuela sobre prevención y concientización sobre el abuso. Para obtener más información, solicite una copia del artículo de VIRTUS®
en inglés, “Three Things that Simply Must Be Done” (Tres cosas que simplemente se deben hacer), en lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.
Our Lady of the Desert Mission/Misión
Nuestra Señora del Desierto (Littlerock)
Martes
Visita de Enfermos y Ancianos (Favor de Registrarse al final de la misa)
Jueves
7:00PM—Grupo de Oración Prayer Group
Viernes
6:00PM—Hora Santa y Confesiones Holy hour and confessions
Saint John Paul II Mission/Misión San Juan Pablo II
(Lake LA)
Lunes 5:00PM-7:00PM—Servicios -P. Saul
Martes
6:30PM—Rosario/Rosary Grupo Guadalupano 7:30PM—Grupo de Oración
Prayer Group Miércoles
5:00PM—Servicio –Padre Saul 6:00PM—Hora Santa y Confesiones
Holy Hour & Confessions
Misa de la Asunción de la Virgen María Lunes 15, 2022
7:00PM
The Office of Religious Education will be closed on Monday August 15, 2022 If you have any questions please call the
Religious Education Office at: (661) 273-5554
REGISTRATION AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS
Our warmest welcome to all who celebrate with us, long time residents, and newly arrived in the parish. If you aren’t a registered member of our parish community or have a new address or phone number or are
planning to move, please fill out this form and drop in the collection or return it to the Parish Office.
Les damos la bienvenida a todos aquellos que celebran con nosotros, parroquianos de largo tiempo, o aquellos que recien llegaron a nuestra parroquia. Si usted aún no esta registrado en a nuestra parroquia
o tiene un nueva dirección o numero telefónico o esta planenando en mudarse de dirección, por favor llene esta forma y déjela en la canasta de colecta o dejela en la oficina Parroquial.
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WEEKLEY MASS INTENTIONS
Mon. August 15th-The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 6:30AM †Juan Morones †Lidia & Rodrigo Garcia Animas del Purgatorio
Guadalupe Carmona (Cumpleaños) 8:30AM †Naomi Grace Vega-Nguyen All Souls in Purgatory
Roberto Lozano
Jimmy Solanky (Birthdau)
Tues. August 16th—Weekday 8:30AM Maria Lily Pham & Teresa Angela Pham Walter David Ramirez (Birthday) Antonette (Special Intention) All Souls in Purgatory
6:00PM †Jesse Cruz †Fernando Emilio Chamorro †Mercedes & Manuelito Popoca
Animas del Purgatorio
Wed. August 17th—Weekday
6:30AM †Nelson Ismael Bahena Animas del Purgatorio †Dionicia & Arturo Sarmiento
Victor Ignacio Sedano (Good Intention) 8:30AM †Christian Anthony Lamfers
†Lourdes Ondit Calleja
Maria Adoracion Garcia Lopez (Birthday) Erlinda Ocampo (Birthday)
Thur. August 18th—Weekday 8:30AM †Ana Mann Animas del Purgatorio Josephine Chavez (Birthday)
7:00PM †Francisco Valenzuela †Maria Nicolasa Laines †Asuncion Soto & Felipa Astorga
Beatriz Reyes (Cumpleaños)
Fri. August 19th—Weekday
6:30AM †Javier Salvador Ortiz Perez †Nubia Amaro †Felix & Simona Casillas Animas del Purgatorio 8:30AM †Carmen Benitez †Philip de Jesus
Animas del Purgatorio
Sat. August 20th—Saint Bernard,Abbot & Doctor
of the Church
8:30AM †Faustina Argentina Castro Rodriguez †Manuel Salvador Reyes Mozqueda †Jesus Mancera & Carmen Zamora Animas del Purgatorio
SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS
Sat. August 13th—Weekday 5:30PM †Ceferino Ed Galban
Rommel Lozano (Birthday)
Lizette Navarrete (Birthday) 7:30PM †Rosa Lidia Morales
†Ramona Zamora Martinez
Sun. August 14th-Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary time 6:30AM Familia Mercado
8:00AM †Rico Capistrano †Manuel Jesus Spore
Sylvia Ayala (Personal intentions)
9:30AM †Victoriano Henriquez †Margarita Arista †Ismael & Marcelina Rosas
Maria de Los Angeles & Benito Magaña 11:30AM †Mercedes Caceres †Lincoln Henry 1:30PM †Jose Maria Suarez Gomez †Ruth Nixon †Delfino Pitones †Jose Bailon
†Seferino & Juan Sanchez
3:30PM †Rafael Ramirez † Felipe Valdovinos †Margarita Camarena
5:30PM †Pablo L. Abad 7:00PM †Maria Diaz
Our Lady Of the Desert (Littlerock)
7:00AM Ariana Arvizu (Cumpleaños) Mario Gasca (Cumpleaños) 8:30AM †Alfonso Villa
Raul Aparicio & Maria Gonzalez (46 Anniv.) 10:30AM All Souls in Purgatory
Saint John Paul Mission (Lake LA) 8:30AM All Souls in Purgatory
10:30AM All Souls in Purgatory
Acton/Agua Dulce Mission
8:30AM Special Int. for the members of the community
For Mass Intentions, please come to the Parish Office at least 2 weeks in advance. Thank You!
Para sus intenciones, favor de venir a la Oficina Parroquial con 2 semanas de anticipación. Gracias!
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The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15
God’s Word For Children
SAINT OF THE WEEK
St. Rocco
Patron Saint of Surgeons and Pilgrims
August 16
St. Roch or Rocco was born to a noble family in Montpellier in the 1300's. Upon the death of
his parents, he gave away his earthly posses- sions and began a pilgrimage to Rome. When he arrived in Italy, the entire country was suf- fering from a massive epidemic. Rocco made his way throughout the country performing miracles to cure plague sufferers. When Rocco
fell sick at Piacenza, he was expelled from the city and was about to perish. But a dog found Rocco and brought his owner who aided him and became his acolyte. When he returned to Montpellier, he was suspected to be a spy, ar- rested, and locked in prison where he later perished. St. Rocco is the patron saint of sur-
geons and pilgrims. He is also invoked for protection against epidemics and the plague.
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