THE THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 21, 2018

Saint Madeleine Sophie, pray for us!

St. Madeleine Catholic Church 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona, CA 91767-5098

www.stmadeleinechurch.org Phone (909) 629-9495

Fax (909) 623-7148

ST. MADELEINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

A Multi-Age Catholic School (Pre-K to 8)

935 E. Kingsley Avenue Pomona, CA 91767 909-623-9602

MISS MARIA IRMA JIMENEZ, PRINCIPAL

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FAITH * COLLEGE * CAREER * SERVICE * SAINT * HEAVEN

Father Manuel Leon Bravo, Pastor Monsignor Andrew Tseu, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Santi Gorospe Deacon John Tullius

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:30pm

MASS SCHEDULE: Saturday: 5:15pm Vigil Mass (English) 7pm Vigil Mass (Spanish)

Sunday: 7:30am (E), 9am (E), 11am (E) 12:30pm (S) 5:15pm (E) Weekdays: 8:15am

Holy Days: 7:00pm Vigil (S) 8:15am & 7:00pm (E)

DEVOTIONS: Tuesdays 7pm Blessed Sacrament Adoration

Wednesday: 9am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (English) First Friday: Fri. 9am—Sat. 3pm Blessed Sacrament Adoration

5:30pm Holy Hour / 7pm Mass (Bilingual) First Saturday: 2000 Hail Marys 4am / Mass 8:15am

CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3:30-4:45pm (or call the office for an appointment)

All Tuesdays of the Month 7pm (except the 4th Tuesday)

SICK CALLS: Please call the Church Office. FUNERALS: Please call the Church Office.

BAPTISMS: Arrangements must be made 1 month in advance. Classes in English are the first Thursday of every month

Clases en Español serán el primer Viernes del mes. WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance.

This months Altar Candles donated by the Jimmy & Ever Alisangco

Please remember them in your prayers!

Saturday, January 20 5:15 pm Carol Cheng, Spiritual Blessings (Rose & Steve Lee)

and Olga Diaz de Leon, RIP (Her Family)

7:00 pm María Wendy Avendano, RIP (Mama & Hermanos)

and Inez Hernandez, RIP (Nietos)

and Jayla Gonzalez, RIP (Mosa)

and Florentina Rodriguez, RIP (Mosa)

and Estella Gonzalez, Salud (Mosa)

Sunday, January 21 7:30 am Juanita Duffy, RIP (Her Family)

and Francisco Galvez, RIP (Caldera Family)

and Ida Cua, RIP (Lita Go Cua)

and All Souls in Purgatory (Olga Rensonnet) and Joseph Chieu, RIP

9:00 am Maria Thuy Thi Nguyen, RIP (Nguyen Family)

and Ramona Gonzales Soul, RIP (Terri Phan Family)

and Martha Su Nguyen, RIP (Terri Phan Family)

and Raquel Diaz, Birthday Blessings (Diaz Family)

11:00 am Laura Mena, Birthday Blessings (Mom & Dad)

and Angie Mena, Birthday Blessings (Mena Family)

and Cadore Family, Health & Thanksgiving (Christine Mitchell)

and Richard & Laura Alvarez, Health (Olga Rensonnet)

and Amelia Lewis, RIP 1 year (Ernesto Garcia)

12:30 pm Pro Populo

5:15 pm Francisca Garcia de la Cruz, RIP 4 years (Family)

Monday, January 22 8:15 am Eun Lee, Spiritual Blessings (Steve Lee)

Tuesday, January 23 8:15 am Nieves de Guzman, RIP (Danny de Guzman)

Wednesday, January 24 8:15 am (open at time of printing) Thursday, January 25 8:15 am Vedasto Sorreda Birthday Blessings (Carmencita & Family) Friday, January 26 8:15 am (open at time of printing)

January Prayer Request List Mary Hernandez, A. Castellanos, Acosta Family, Albert Guillen, Alberto Veloso,Jr, Alejandro Caza-res, Alex Francisco, Alexander Dacanay, Alicia Marquez, All consecrated life, priests, religious, All Sick and Dying, AnaMaria MP, Andie Ortiz, Andrea Pena, Andrew Thacker, Annelisa Arre-glado, Annie Veloso, Arlene Landeros, Arsenio Esguerra, Bienvenida Calunsod, Bui Family, Carlo Feranil, Carmen Feranil, Carmencita Sorreda, Cathy Dela Garza, Charleen Christopher, Chris Lange, Cindy Swartwood, Conversion of all sin-ners, Corazon Jalad, Cristina Palacios, David Carls, Diana Guillen, Ed Dacanay, Eduardo Lac-son, Eichel Esguerra, Elda Ruiz, Elizabeth David, Eloisa Tamayo, End to Abortion, Erlinda Esguerra, Esther Dacanay, Estrella Esguerra, Eva Lacson, Fabiola Jimenez, Familia Montoya, Faustino Ro-driguez, Feliciana Diaz, Felix Saquillo, Jr., Felix Villalobos, Fernando Feranil, Flavio Avila, Fr. Paul Evers, Frances Adams, Frances Anne Feranil, Freddie Meza, Gabriel Ruiz, Gary Ortiz, Gian Paolo Feranill, Gustavo Landeros, Hank Ortiz, Heriberto Cazares, Ignacio Bañuelos, Immigrants, Ingrid Machete, Irene Lemos, Ismael, J. J. Ramirez, Jasmine Sandt, Jenny Hernandez, Jessica Price, Joan & Family, Joan Curtiss, Jocee Panganiban, Jojo Doniza, Jojo Doniza, Joshua Jalad, Juan Car-los, Juan Maca, Juan Sanchez, Jun Barrera, Jun Barrera, Kay & Dwight Troutman, Kopie Jalad, Leonel Murillo, Linda Gonzales, Linda Santiago, Linda Sio, Liz Goodman, Lolita Muller, Louis Dela Garza, Love for Jesus, Love for Mary, Manuel Ramallo, Margaret Robles, Margarita Lopez, Mari Lisa Salcedo, Maria Lopez, Maria Luz Garrigan, Marianne Montoya, Marissa Dalit, Mark LeMelle, Marriages, Martha Castillo, Martin Landeros, Mary Anne Arreglado, Mary Montoya, Menandro Tinga, Menandro Tinga, Michael Elliot, Miguel Angel Cazares, Miss Rita Martinez, Moe Garcia, Monique Cazares, Nancy Feranil, Nedda Olcean, Nelda Balajadia, Nellie Liwanag, Ngoan Tran, Nicolas Gonzalez, Noel Sorreda, Norberto Zarate, Norma Rodriguez, Orphan Souls, P. L. Lucchetti, P. M. Reyes, P. ML Bravo, P. R. Juarez, Padre Lorenzo, Patricia Mejia, Patty Garcia, Peace in the world, Pedro Martinez, Perla Asuque, Persecuted Christians, Phong Bui, Pope Francis and his inten-tions, Qin Cai, Raul Mena, Religious Vocations, Renee Dela Garza, Respect & Adoration of the Eucharist, Restituta de la Cruz, Richard Goetz, Rigoberto Maca, Rigoberto Rodrigues, Roman Maca, Rosalie Avila, Ruiz Family – conversion and peace, Salvador Alvarez, Shirley Flores, Souls tormented by suicide, Special Intentions from R. Jimenez, Sra Rita Martinez, Sylvia Ramallo, T. Tamburello, Teresa Guillen, Terry Trew, Thao, The Aging, The Holy Souls in Purgatory, Those who suffer anxiety, Thuyet Pham, Tommy Dela Garza, Veronica & Family, Verónica Cazares, Vivian Lopez, Vivian Muller, Wolfgang Remark, Yolanda & Family, Yolanda Mena, Antonio Bañuelos, Ga-briel Ramirez, Maria Quesada, Leopoldo Quesada, Teresita Spencer, Ana Victoria Amañas, Jose Covarruvias, Danny Hernandez & family, Alberto Sarmiento/Dolly, Alexander Dacanay, Jr., Alicia Florita, Armando Laygo, Aurora Bravo, Beth Escobar, Bunny Umali, Eduardo Requeira, Elsie Cruz, Fritz Dacanay, Jesse Salientes, Maria Elena Salonga, Maria Eloisa Williams, Melo Jean Matur-go, Neri Quemuel Reyes, Russell Salao, Wilfredo Florita ———————————————————————————— Parishioners may contact the office to have yourself or a loved one placed on our prayer list. All names will be removed at the end of every month. For a name to re-main on our list, please contact the office by the 25th of every month. Thank you for your assistance in helping us maintain an updated list.

Treasures From Our Tradition One of the most unusual Catholic churches in the world is in Amsterdam: Our Lord in the Attic, or as the locals say, “Ons Lieve Heer op Solder.” What looks like a beautiful narrow brick mansion alongside a canal is a clever disguise for a very well-preserved seventeenth-century home and a secret church. During the Refor-mation, the Netherlands was divided into Protestant Holland and the Spanish Netherlands, now known as Belgium, a Catholic stronghold. Protestant reformers seized all the Catholic parishes in Holland and “de-Catholicized” them. New laws forbade the celebration of the Mass in public. St. Nicholas Church was renamed “Old Church” by the new owners, and the dispossessed Catholics got to work “hiding” St. Nicholas Parish in the upper floors of this mansion. Other Catholics did the same thing, but this is the only hidden church that sur-vives today. Sunday Mass is still celebrated here. It’s a beautiful hideaway, with nothing spared in re-gard to marble, gilding, a pipe organ, and classic Dutch painting. A few steps away, the Old Church, begun in 1250, stands emptied of the statues and carvings of its Catholic days, its windows replaced by plain glass. The new tenants gave up when it came to the ceiling, which is still painted with saints, biblical scenes, and mer-chant ships. The Dutch reformers were tolerant sorts, and as long as the Catholics kept out of sight, they were out of mind. Catholicism was at last tolerated in Holland after 1853, but in 1924 when the International Eucha-ristic Congress was held in Amsterdam, processions of Catholics were still forbidden in the streets. Today, Ro-man Catholics are about 19 percent of the population, and there’s no need for any of them to hide in the attic.

—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe La cruda realidad de nuestro continente es que América es tierra de mártires. Esta semana recorda-mos el martirio del indígena quechua Segundo Fran-cisco Guamán de Ecuador. Como la mayor parte de los indígenas americanos, los quechuas consideran la tierra como pertenencia de la comunidad huma-na. De ella come y vive todo ser viviente. Desde la llegada de los europeos la tierra americana ha sido explotada y con ella los indígenas también. El siglo pasado unos campesinos ecuatorianos dirigidos por Segundo Francisco comenzaron a re-unirse con el Ministerio de Agricultura y el Instituto Ecuatoriano de Reforma Agraria y Colonización. Que agencias civiles tomen interés por los derechos del indígena es siempre “buena nueva”. Lamentable-mente lo que es “buena nueva” para la muchedum-bre pobre es “mala noticia” para los poderosos. Uno de éstos decidió vengarse en contra de los campesi-nos. En su rabia, asesinó al joven Segundo Francis-co de sólo 25 años de edad. Pero su muerte, como la de todo mártir, no fue en vano. Su sangre derra-mada sobre la madre tierra ha ido sembrando más movimientos por los derechos de los indígenas.

—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Women’s Retreat The Catholic Daughters are holding a Women’s Retreat on Sat., Feb. 24, from 9AM-3PM in the Hall. All women are invited to this, “Charitable Things We Can Do For Lent” for a minimal cost of $2 to help cover the cost of lunch. For more info or to sign-up, call Marga-ret Velarde at 909-437-5957.

Las Hijas Católicas están llevando a cabo un retiro de mujeres el sábado 24 de febrero de 9 AM a 3 PM en el salón. Todas las muje-res están invitadas a esto, "Cosas caritativas que podemos hacer durante la Cuaresma" por un costo mínimo de $ 2 para ayudar a cubrir el costo del almuerzo. Para obtener más información o para inscribirse, llame a Margaret Velarde al 909-437-5957.

Discover the Riches of the Mass Our parish is running a fascinating 5-part series on the Mass, enti-tled, A Biblical Walk Through the Mass. In this study you will discover the rich meanings behind why we say and do during the Liturgy. The last class will be held on Sun., Jan. 28 at 2-4PM in Conference Room A. For more info call our Facilitators Vedasto & Carmencita Sorreda at 909-918-9368.

American Red Cross Blood Drive Respect Life will be holding their next American Red Cross Blood Drive on Sun., Feb. 11, from 8AM-2PM in the Hall. Help save lives! Sign up with Terry Trew or walk-ins are always welcome.

Respeto a la vida realizará su próxima campaña de donación de sangre de la Cruz Roja Americana el domingo 11 de febrero de 8 a.m. a 2 p.m. en el salón. ¡Ayuda a salvar vidas! Regístrese con Terry Trew o walk-ins siempre son bienvenidos.

ACCW District Meeting The East San Gabriel District of the Archdiocesan Council of Catho-lic Women will have its district meeting on Thurs., Feb. 8 at 9:30AM-1:30PM at St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish in Walnut. All Catholic women are members. The cost is $11. The day includes speaker Sr. Gretchen Hailer, RSHM on “Will the Real Mary Stand Up”, Mass and Lunch For more info call Asereth Vargas at 626-941-7457.

El distrito de East San Gabriel del Consejo Arquidiocesano de Mu-jeres Católicas tendrá su reunión de distrito el jueves, 8 de febrero a las 9:30AM-1:30PM en la Parroquia San Lorenzo Ruiz en Walnut. Todas las mujeres católicas son miembros. El costo es de $11. El día incluye a la Hna. Gretchen Hailer, RSHM en "Will the Real Mary Stand Up", Misa y Almuerzo. Para más información, llame a Asereth Vargas al 626-941-7457.

2017 Contribution Statement If you would like to receive a 2017 Statement of Contributions for your tax return, please call the church office to request one or stop by and pick it up. Any parishioner who gives a donation is able to receive a statement. Thank you again to all parishioners who support our parish.

O Patroness, Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat,

please pray for us!

DID YOU KNOW? Archdiocese Implements Strict Policies for Children’s Safety The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has implemented rigorous policies and pro-cedures to provide a safe environment in our parishes and parish schools for all children and young people. These include: Zero Tolerance; Guidelines for Adults Working or Volunteering with Minors; Archdiocese of Los Angeles Boundary Guidelines for Junior High and High School Youth Working or Vol-unteering with Children or Youth; and Megan’s Law compliance procedures. To view these and other policies vis-it: http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting.

¿SABÍA USTED? La Arquidiócesis implementa políticas estrictas para la seguridad de los niños La Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles ha implementado políticas y procedimien-tos rigurosos para garantizar que nues-tras parroquias y escuelas ofrezcan un ambiente seguro para todos los niños y jóvenes. Estos incluyen: Cero toleran-cia; Pautas para adultos que son em-pleados o voluntarios en programas con menores; Pautas sobre los “límites de contacto” de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles para jóvenes de “junior high” y “high school” que son emplea-dos o voluntarios con niños o jóvenes; y Procedimientos para el cumplimiento de la Ley de Megan. Para ver éstas y otras políticas visite www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting.

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP

Your contributions of time, talent and treasure to St. Madeleine Parish

are greatly appreciated!

Weekly Collections January 6 & 7, 2018

$9,179.72

Thank you for your continued support.

The Demands of Discipleship Today we encounter readings that al-ready have a Lenten feel about them. Nineveh undergoes a forty-day fast, the psalmist reminds us that God alone can show sinners the way, Paul shows us how fleeting the things and events of this world are, and Jesus cries out “Repent!” before he calls his new followers. “Come after me,” Jesus says, but if we are to truly live out the commands and de-mands of our discipleship through bap-tism, we must first know our need for conversion, our repentance, our need to believe in the gospel fully. Today’s Gospel opens with the stark reminder of what befell John the Baptist for completely living out his vocation as the herald of Christ and the gospel: he was arrested, imprisoned, and martyred. Though few of us will experience consequences that extreme, we must all be ready to risk some sort of rejection as, heeding the call of Jesus, we live out the kingdom of God at hand, repent of our sins, and be-lieve in the good news of salvation. Las Exigencias de ser Discípulo Hoy ya encontramos lecturas con el tono penitencia de Cuaresma. Nínive ayuna durante cuarenta días, el salmista nos recuerda que sólo Dios puede indi-carles el camino a los pecadores, san Pablo nos muestra que todas las cosas y los acontecimientos de este mundo son transitorios y Jesús nos dice: “Arrepiéntanse” antes de llamar a sus nuevos seguidores. “Síganme”, dice Je-sús, pero si realmente vivimos los man-damientos y las exigencias de ser discí-pulos por el Bautismo, nos daremos cuenta de nuestra necesidad de conver-sión, de nuestro arrepentimiento, nues-tra necesidad de creer plenamente en el Evangelio. El Evangelio de hoy comienza recordándonos lo que le sucedió a Juan Bautista por vivir plenamente su voca-ción como heraldo de Cristo y del Evan-gelio: fue arrestado, encarcelado y marti-rizado. Si bien pocos de nosotros sufrire-mos consecuencias tan extremas, todos debemos estar preparados para enfren-tar algún tipo de rechazo por hacerle caso al llamado de Jesús, vivir el Reino de Dios que está próximo, arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados y creer en la buena nueva de salvación.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Gift What I am is God’s gift to me. What I become is my gift back to God.

—Anonymous

Regalo Lo que soy es lo que Dios me regala. La persona en que me convierto es mi regalo a Dios. —Anónimo

Safeguard the Children "Protecting God's Children"

English Class: Sat, March 3, 9AM-12PM

Clase en Español: Sabado, 3 de Marzo, 1-4:00PM

"Keeping the Promise Alive" Recertification Class

English Class: Sat, May 5, 9-10:30AM

Clase en Español: sabado, 5 de mayo, 11AM- 12:30PM

Fingerprints by appointments ONLY

If you are in need of these mandato-ry classes, please call the office to reg-ister for class. Si necesita estas clases obligatorias, llame a la oficina para registrarse para la clase.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Monday: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children Tuesday: St. Vincent Saint Marianne Cope Wednesday: St. Francis de Sales Thursday: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle Friday: Saints Timothy and Titus Saturday: St. Angela Merici Blessed Virgin Mary

THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday, January 21 Coro Guadalupano • 10-12PM • Cafeteria

Monday, January 22 Divine Mercy• 6-10PM • CR-A

Grupo de Oración• 7-9PM • Sch #8 St. Vincent de Paul• 7-9PM • CR-B

Tuesday, January 23 Legión de María • 9-11AM • CR-A

Adoration • 7PM Grupo de Oración• 7-10PM • Café/Sch #5 & 8

Legion of Mary • 7-9PM • CR-A

Wednesday, January 24 Legion of Mary• 9-10AM • Church

RCIA• 5-7PM • Sch #6 RCIA • 7-9PM • CR-B

Thursday, January 25 Legión de María • 9-11AM • CR-A

Encuentro Matrimonial • 7-10PM • Cafeteria

Friday, January 26 Office Closed

Estudio Biblico • 6-10PM • CR-A

Saturday, January 27 Religious Ed • 9AM-1PM • Sch 3-8/CR– A & B

Baptisms (E) • 10AM Baptisms (S) • 11AM

Confirmation • 3-9PM • Hall/Sch 3-8/CR-A & B Confessions • 3:30-4:45PM

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Samuel 5:1-7, 10 Mark 3:22-30, Tuesday: 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19 Mark 3:31-35 Wednesday: 2 Samuel 7:4-17 Mark 4:1-20 Thursday: Acts 22:3-16 Mark 16:15-18 Friday: 2 Timothy 1:1-8 Mark 4:26-34 Saturday: 2 Samuel 12:1-7a, 10-17 Mark 4:35-41 Sunday: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 Mark 1:21-28

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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Business Manager: Maria Zavala…….……………………..…..909-629-9495

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION / YOUTH MINISTRY Coordinator: Veronica Rincon ……………………………………..909-629-7377

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ORGANIZATION COORDINATORS

Catholic Daughters: Margaret Velarde……………………..…..909-437-5957

Couples for Christ: Kopie & Cora Jalad………………………...909-455-7053

Divine Mercy: Anaeva Padro……………….…………………….….….951-203-7133

Encuentro Matrimonial: Enrique & Ruth Rodriguez…….…909-622-3591

English Bible Study: Vedasto & Carmencita Sorreda….…909-918-9368

Estudio Biblico: Raul Mercado………………………………….….909-629-8594

Filipino Stewards: Alex Uvero ……………………………...…..860-389-0382

Grupo de Oración: Ildefonso Gamboa, Sr. …………………...909-367-8780

ICON: Margaret Velarde……………………………………….….….909-437-5957

Knights of Columbus: Johnny Chavez………..………….….….909-865-7912

Legion of Mary: Terry Trew……………………………………...…..909-576-6611

Legion de María: Guillermina Sandoval…………………….….909-643-9226

Respect Life: Terry Trew………………………………………………909-576-6611

Safeguard the Children: Linda DeBerry……………………..…909-629-9495

Sick & Dying Prayer Teams: Karen Ortiz (E)……………….…909-764-7097 Lourdes Countee (S & E)…..909-343-0987

St. Vincent de Paul: Sarah Gamboa………..……………….….909-632-4176 ssvdpsmcc@gmail.com