SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTIMO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

February 23, 2020 ● 23 de Febrero de 2020

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Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (707) 255 - 2949 Fax (707) 255 - 2439

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STAFF Rev. Abel Mena, JCL, Pastor/Adjutant Judicial Vicar

Rev. Gary Sumpter, In Residence Rev. Mr. Jim Eckert, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Jesse De Luna, Deacon Deborah O’Haire, Religious Education Coordinator

Amparo Valenzuela, Office Coordinator

ENGLISH WEEKEND MASSES Saturday - *8:00am & 4:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am & 11:00 am

*This mass is offered if Fr. Gary is available

DAILY MASS Monday - Friday - 9:00 am

First Friday of the Month - 12:00 pm

MISA EN ESPAÑOL Domingo - 1:30 pm

CONFESSIONS/CONFESIONES Saturday/ Sábados 3:00 pm—3:45 pm 1er Dom. del mes 12:30 pm—1:20pm

FOOLISHNESS Sometimes the idea of repentance seems old-fashioned, naïve, even foolish. But if you’re looking for real foolishness, you’ll find it in today’s read-ings.

We begin with Leviticus and the admonition, “Take no revenge and cherish no grudge” (Leviticus 19:18). We’ve heard that message before, of course, so we might forget how far it is from the so-called “practical realities of life.” Saint Paul warns us about being practical, though. Whoever considers oneself wise had better “become a fool,” because “the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God” (1 Corinthians 3:18, 19).

This “foolishness” continues in the Gospel: “Offer no resistance to one who is evil” (Matthew 5:39). In fact, offer the other cheek when you’ve been slapped. Hand over your coat as well as your shirt. Be like God, who sends sunshine and rain on the bad as well as the good. “So be perfect,” says Jesus, “just as your heavenly Father is perfect” (5:48).

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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ash Wednesday, February 26th. All Students who regularly attend catechism classes on Wednesdays are required to attend Mass on Ash Wednesday with their families. The English Mass is at 5:30 pm, the Spanish Mass is at 7 pm. Teachers will be in the Hall to sign Mass Attendance cards after the Masses. All students who regularly attend classes on Tues-day will attend classes as usual. Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation. Students who attend classes on Tuesday are not required to attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. It is a great way to start Lent and certainly fine to attend Mass. Thank you.

THE SPIRIT OF THE LITURGY Series on Pope Benedict's The Spirit of the Liturgy. Don't miss the opportunity to learn about the clas-sical work of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI about our highest form of prayer and worship. What does it mean to worship God? How ought we to under-stand the Liturgy? If Jesus came to bring “worship in Spirit and truth”, why do so many Christians worship in a particular place (church), at a particu-lar time (Sundays), following a particular pattern of worship (liturgy and ritual)? Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI answers these and other important questions in his classic work, The Spirit of the Lit-urgy. Explore his answers as theologian & teacher Mark Brumley leads a nine-session course based on The Spirit of the Liturgy. Next classes are the following dates: February 27; March 5, 12, and 19. All sessions begin @ 7:00 P.M. at Kolbe Academy-Trinity Prep, 2055 Redwood Rd., Napa. No charge. Donations gratefully accepted.

CCD NEWS

We will have the Adoration of the Blessed Sacra-ment on Friday, March 6th, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Please come and join us for Adoration on this First Friday. We invite you to sign up for an hour of adoration. The sign-up sheet is on the par-ish bulletin board in the church hall. Please con-sider signing up for an hour to ensure we have eve-ry hour covered, and hopefully more than one per-son per hour can come. We will have the celebra-tion of mass at 12:00pm.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORATION

I have noticed that there are some people that show up at various parts of the Mass. Some people show up at the end and others arrive only to receive communion and leave afterwards. The reality is that we are called to attend Mass from the beginning until the end. Attending Mass means when the priest begins the first prayer and until the priest exits the church. It is not allowed to only arrive pri-or to when the Eucharist is distributed and leave afterwards. Also, it is not allowed to leave immedi-ately after receiving the Eucharist. If we do not arrive prior to the reading of the Gospel, is consid-ered that we have not attended Mass and we should not receive communion during that Mass. Also, at the end of Mass, we are called to wait until the priest exits the church because the one who is lead-ing the procession is the crucifix, Christ is the one that is leading us after Mass. I hope this makes sense and brings clarity to the issue. If any of you have any further questions, feel free to let ask me. May God continue to bless our families and parish of St. Thomas,

Fr. Abel

NOVELIST RON HANSEN Acclaimed Catholic Novelist Ron Hansen Speak-ing at St. Thomas. Please join us for an evening of deep inspiration and illumination with NY Times best-selling Catholic novelist Ron Han-sen, on Saturday, Feb. 29, 7:30pm at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Professor Hansen is the author of ten acclaimed novels including Mariette in Ecstasy, Exiles, Atticus, and The Assassination of Jesse James which was made into a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt. Hansen has taught fiction and screenwriting at Stanford, Michigan, Cornell, Iowa and is currently the Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J. Professor in the Arts and Humanities at Santa Clara University, and is also an ordained Permanent Deacon. He will speak on the subject of "Hotly in Pursuit of the Real: The Role of the Catholic Writer." No charge. Donations gratefully accepted.

PASTOR’S MESSAGE

Lent starts on February 26 with Ash Wednesday. We will have different opportunities for all our pa-rishioners to be able to join us in this celebration. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Len-ten Journey

Schedule: 9:00am Mass (English) and Ash Imposition 12:15pm Liturgy of the Word and Ash Imposition 5:30pm Mass (English) and Ash Imposition 7:00pm Mass (Spanish) and Ash Imposition Each Friday during Lent we will have the Stations of the Cross in English at 5:30pm in the church

ASH WEDNESDAY

La Cuaresma comienza el 26 de febrero con el Miércoles de Ceni-za. Tendremos diferentes oportu-nidades para que todos nuestros feligreses puedan acompañarnos en esta celebración. El Miércoles

de Ceniza marca el comienzo de la cuaresma. Horario: 9:00 am Misa (inglés) e imposición de cenizas 12:15 pm Liturgia de la Palabra e Imposición de Ceniza 5:30 pm Misa (inglés) e imposición de cenizas 7:00 pm Misa (español) e imposición de cenizas Cada viernes de la cuaresma tendremos el vía crucis en español a las 7pm en la iglesia.

ANUNCIOS DE LA PARROQUIA

MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA

En preparación a la cuaresma, tendremos un re-tiro en la iglesia de St. Thomas.

Fecha: sábado 14 de marzo Horario: 9am a 3pm Lugar: Iglesia/Salón

Todos están invitados a esta oportunidad de pre-paración para la cuaresma. Para mas informa-ción puede llamar a la oficina 707-255-2949

En la Iglesia de Santo Tomás tene-mos la Adoración del Santísimo Sa-cramento el viernes 6 de marzo de 9:00am a 5:00pm. El Santísimo Sacramento estará expuesto en la custodia en el altar para Adoración y oración. Tendremos la celebración de la santa misa a las 12pm en In-

gles. Por favor venga y acompáñenos para la Adoración en este primer viernes. Le Invitamos a registrarse para una hora de adoración. La hoja de inscripción está en el tablero de anuncios en el salón de la iglesia. Considere inscribirse du-rante una hora para asegurarse de que tengamos por lo menos un adorador por hora, y si es posi-ble más de una persona por hora.

He notado que hay algunas personas que aparecen en varias partes de la Misa. Algunas personas aparecen al final y otras llegan solo para recibir la comunión y se van después. La realidad es que es-tamos llamados a asistir a misa desde el principio hasta el final. Asistir a Misa significa cuando el sa-cerdote comienza la primera oración y hasta que el sacerdote sale de la iglesia. No está permitido lle-gar solo antes de que se distribuya la Eucaristía y partir después. Además, no está permitido salir in-mediatamente después de recibir la Eucaristía. Si no llegamos antes de la lectura del Evangelio, se considera que no hemos asistido a Misa y que no deberíamos recibir la comunión durante esa Misa. Además, al final de la Misa, estamos llamados a esperar hasta que el sacerdote salga de la iglesia por-que el que dirige la procesión es el crucifijo, Cristo es el que nos dirige después de la misa. Espero que esto tenga sentido y aclare el tema. Si alguno de ustedes tiene más preguntas, no dude en pre-guntarme. Que Dios continúe bendiciendo a nuestras familias y parroquia de Santo Tomás, El p. Abel

ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO

St. Thomas de Aquino te invita a su grupo de oración. Nos reunimos todos los Sábados a las 7am en la iglesia. Todos están invitados a rezar el santo rosario y a compartir la lectura de la Pa-labra de Dios.

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN

RETIRO DE CUARESMA

MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

MENSAJE DEL CATECISMO Miércoles de ceniza, 26 de febrero. Todos los es-tudiantes que asisten regularmente a clases de catecismo los miércoles deben asistir a misa el miércoles de ceniza con sus familias. La misa en inglés es a las 5:30 pm, la misa en español es a las 7 pm. Los maestros estarán en el Salón para firmar tarjetas de asistencia a misas después de las misas. Todos los estudiantes que asisten regularmente a clases el martes asistirán a clases como de cos-tumbre. El Miércoles de Ceniza no es un Día Santo de Obligación. Los estudiantes que asisten a clases el martes no están obligados a asistir a misa el miércoles de ceniza. Pero es una excelen-te manera de comenzar la Cuaresma y cierta-mente está bien asistir a misa. Gracias.

STEWARDSHIP/CORRESPONSABILIDAD

* Weekly collection needed to meet parish expenses: $4,400

THANK YOU - GRACIAS

Andrew Hill, Marcia Ryan, Mary Jo, Jose Luis Alfaro, Jane Lemmons, Jean Welsh, Ricky, Carmen Lee, Carl Botenhagen, Pablo Morales, Monserrat Salgado, Angel-ica Espinoza, Theresa Ware, Itzel Mendez, Katrinka Ruk, Ken Sprague, Wayne Dieslter, Maria Aquilija, Carl Kitley, Mary and Loren Ryan, Erica Cervantes, Lino Gonzales, Teresa Conemac, Ignacio Hurtado Torrico, Paul Joseph, Mona Wageck, Vivian Michael, Kay Jones, Joel Rivera, Salomon Moreno Romero, Teresa Rubio, Andres Garcia, Rod Berg, Manuel Hernandez, Mike Mourad, Jesus Vazquez, Larry Fontana, Anne-Marie Mourad, Jose Julian Mendez Calderon, Familia Nuñes Torres, Yalitza Contreras, Chuck Reiland, Gina Dal Por-to, Sue Lathrop, Ana Perez, Cervantes Family, Camila Gonzalez De La Torre, Brian Krenzin, Marcella Whee-lan, Todd Daniel Lemmons, Mayra Zarate, Eduardo Mendez Calderon, Helida Martinez Escobedo, George Taylor, John Gnotta, Luis Mora Torres, Craig Michael Moreno, Francisco Chavez, Sue Keenan, Eggers Family

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Gospel: Mt 5:38-48

R. Alleluia, alleluia. Whoever keeps the word of Christ, the love of God is truly

perfected in him. R. Alleluia, alleluia.

R. Aleluya, aleluya. En aquel que cumple la palabra de Cristo, el amor de Dios ha

llegado a su plenitud. R. Aleluya.

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no re-sistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand over your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.

“You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the un-just. For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same? So be per-fect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Monday: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]; Mt 4:1-11

En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Han oído que se dijo: Ojo por ojo, diente por diente; pero yo les digo que no hagan resistencia al hombre malo. Si alguno te golpea en la mejilla derecha, preséntale también la izquierda; al que te quie-ra demandar en juicio para quitarte la túnica, cédele también el manto. Si alguno te obliga a caminar mil pa-sos en su servicio, camina con él dos

mil. Al que te pide, dale; y al que quiere que le prestes, no le vuelvas la espalda. Han oído que se dijo: Ama a tu prójimo y odia a tu enemigo. Yo, en cambio, les digo: Amen a sus enemigos, hagan el bien a los que los odian y rueguen por los que los persiguen y calum-nian, para que sean hijos de su Padre celestial, que hace salir su sol sobre los buenos y los ma-los, y manda su lluvia sobre los justos y los in-justos. Porque, si ustedes aman a los que los aman, ¿qué recompensa merecen? ¿No hacen eso mis-mo los publicanos? Y si saludan tan sólo a sus hermanos, ¿qué hacen de extraordinario? ¿No hacen eso mismo los paganos? Ustedes, pues, sean perfectos, como su Padre celestial es per-fecto’’.

Lunes: Stgo 3:13-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mc 9:14-29 Martes: Stgo 4:1-10; Sal 55 (54):7-11a, 23; Mc 9:30-37 Miércoles: Jl 2:12-18; Sal 51 (50):3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 — 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Jueves: Dt 30:15-20; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 9:22-25 Viernes: Is 58:1-9a; Sal 51 (50):3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Sábado: Is 58:9b-14; Sal 86 (85):1-6; Lc 5:27-32 Domingo: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Sal 51 (50):3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]; Mt 4:1-11

Evangelio: Mt 5, 38-48

READINGS FOR THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA