SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEXTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

February 16, 2020 ● 16 de Febrero de 2020

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 2725 Elm Street, Napa, CA 94558

(707) 255 - 2949

PARISH OFFICE/OFICINA PARROQUIAL Office Hours / Horario de Oficina:

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

www.stthomasaquinasnapa.com stthomas_napa@att.net

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

CHOICE

“If you choose you can keep the commandments,” Sirach tells us. God “has set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand” (Sirach 15:15, 16). This is a great mystery: God does not control us so completely that we can-not choose our own path. We have certain bounda-ries, of course, but no one but we can choose our way within those boundaries.

In today’s reading from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus reminds us of our freedom and our responsibility for our lives. He calls us to look beyond the words of the commandments, all the way to their mean-ing. Look beyond the adultery to the selfishness that poisons our love. Look beyond the murder to the anger that eats away at our compassion. Look beyond the perjured testimony to the lies and de-ception that drive our behavior.

Our vocation is to choose life for ourselves, and to choose a path through our part of the world that helps make life possible and more abundant for others as well.

Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

MESSAGE FROM THE PARRISH OFFICE

The Altar Guild is having their first Valentine’s Bake Sale & Raffle fundraiser this weekend of February 15-16 after all the Masses. We invite you to buy tickets for the gift baskets we have for raffling off, and/or purchase one of the delicious homemade bake sale items. Tickets are just $1/ticket. This fundraiser is in lieu of the White Ele-phant Sale that the Guild has previously had. If you had items that you were saving up to donate to our sale, some suggestions for groups you can donate them to are: St. Vincent de Paul, Napa’s Community Projects store, Goodwill, or the DAV that do curb side pick-ups (Disabled American Vets).

VALENTINE’S BAKE SALE & RAFFLE

St. Thomas is preparing food for the “Table” at the Presbyterian Church every third Thursday of each month. Please consider donating to help provide food for the less fortunate. We need potatoes, car-rots, ham, green beans, and milk. You may call the parish office to sign up for items that you can do-nate. Items may be brought to the office prior to the third Thursday. Thank you!

THE TABLE

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 13, 27; March 5, 12, and 19. All sessions begin @ 7:00 P.M. at Kolbe Acade-my-Trinity Prep, 2055 Redwood Rd., Napa. No charge. Donations gratefully accepted.

CCD NEWS

On Monday, February 17 the parish office will be closed in observance of Presidents Day. Thank you.

Many parishioners have expressed that they are not able physically to kneel when they go to confes-sion in our confessionals. What we have done is to remove the kneelers on the side of both confes-sionals that are closest to the front of the church. The kneeler has been replaced with a chair to make it much easier for anyone who is not able to kneel when one goes to confession. That side of the confessional will be face to face, while the other side (closest to the parish hall) of the confession-als remains the same, with a kneeler and anonymous. I hope that will make it easier for anyone to go to confession. Also, this weekend we are doing the Annual Ministry Appeal for the diocese. Our parish has been assessed over 18,000, which are responsible for 95% of that amount. If we do not raise that amount, our parish will be billed for whatever amount we have not raised. If we go over 100% of our goal, the money over will be returned to our parish. May God continue to bless our families and parish of St. Thomas, Fr. Abel

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 la Iglesia de Santo Tomás tene-mos la Adoración del Santísimo Sacramento el viernes 6 de marzo de 9:00am a 9:00pm. El Santísimo Sacramento estará ex-puesto en la custodia en el altar para Adoración y oración. Tendre-mos la celebración de la santa mi-

sa a las 12pm en Ingles. Por favor venga y acom-páñenos para la Adoración en este primer vier-nes. Le Invitamos a registrarse para una hora de adoración. La hoja de inscripción está en el ta-blero de anuncios en el salón de la iglesia. Consi-dere inscribirse durante una hora para asegurar-se de que tengamos por lo menos un adorador por hora, y si es posible más de una persona por hora.

Muchos feligreses han expresado que no pueden arrodillarse físicamente cuando van a confesarse en nuestros confesionarios. Lo que hemos hecho es quitar los reclinatorios de ambos confesionarios que están más cerca del frente de la iglesia. El reclinatorio ha sido reemplazado por una silla para que sea mucho más fácil para cualquiera que no pueda arrodillarse cuando se va a confesar. Ese lado del con-fesionario es donde la confesión es cara a cara, mientras que el otro lado (el más cercano al salón pa-rroquial) de los confesionarios se quedara igual con el reclinatorio y con la confesión en anónimo. Espero que sea más fácil para cualquiera confesarse. Además, este fin de semana estamos haciendo la Campaña Anual del Ministerio para la diócesis. Nuestra parroquia ha sido evaluada más de $18,000, que somos responsables del 95% de esa cantidad. Si no recaudamos esa cantidad, se le fac-turará a nuestra parroquia la cantidad que no hayamos recaudado. Si superamos el 100% de nuestra meta, el dinero será devuelto a nuestra parroquia. 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 Palabra de Dios.

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN

MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

El lunes 17 de febrero, la oficina parroquial estará cerrada en observación del día de los Presi-dentes. Muchas gracias.

MENSAJE DE LA OFICINA

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

PRAY FOR OUR ILL PARISHIONERS OREMOS POR NUESTROS FELIGRESES ENFERMOS

Please call if loved ones need prayers or if they are well and may be taken off the list. (707) 255-2949

Favor de llamar a la Rectoría si necesita oracio-nes o si sus enfermos se recuperaron para remo-

verlos de la lista. (707) 255-2949

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA 2/15/2020—2/21/2020

2nd Collection/ 2da Colecta: $924

First Collection/Primera Colecta: * $2,814

2nd collection next week/2da colecta próxima semana: No 2nd collection / No habrá 2da colecta

Saturday 4:00pm Laura Barrett—Get Well

Sunday 9:00am † Dr. John Charles Dumars

11:00am † Randolph Douglas

1:30pm † Francisco Rodriguez Avila

Monday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Tuesday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Wednesday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Thursday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Friday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Serving the Napa Community with Compassion and Grace

Full Service Funeral Home • Reception CenterOn-site Crematory 707-252-4727

LIC: COA 9 FD1786 CR113 HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL411 Coombsville Rd., Napa • www.tulocaycemetery.org

Pray For Peace

Lic. #0641927707-253-1200

Mark ColemanInsurance

Support St. Thomas Catholic Church

Grow Your Business, Advertise Here.Support Your Church & Bulletin.

Free professional ad design & my help!email: kwiatkowskim@jspaluch.com

Call Marcy Kwiatkowski925.239.1401

www.jspaluch.com

CLAFFEY AND ROTA FUNERAL HOME707-224-5210 www.claffeyandrota.com

1975 MAIN STREET, NAPA, CA 94559ERNEST ROTA FAMILY

FD969

Davidson & Bennett Real Estate Services“Real Estate for Life”

CAROLE GRUSS Lic# 00807847List with Me: 20% of my Commission from the Sale of

Your Home Will Go to a Pro-Life Cause!

(707) 246-5444 www.DavidsonAndBennett.comckgruss@aol.com

SeeYour Ad

in CC OO LL OO RRCall J.S. Paluch Today!1.800.231.0805

924200 St Thomas Aquinas www.jspaluch.com

Gospel: Mt 5:20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37

R. Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the

mysteries of the kingdom. R. Alleluia, alleluia.

R. Aleluya, aleluya. Te doy gracias, Pa-dre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra,

porque has revelado los misterios del Reino a la gente sencilla.

R. Aleluya.

Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteous-ness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heav-en. “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment. But I say to you, whoever is an-gry with brother will be liable to judgment. “You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you, every-one who looks at a woman with lust has al-ready committed adultery with her in his heart. “Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors, Do not take a false oath, but make good to the Lord all that you vow. But I say to you, do not swear at all. Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Any-thing more is from the evil one.”

Monday: Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mk 8:11-13 Tuesday: Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-13a; 14-15, 18-19; Mk 8:14-21 Wednesday: Jas 1:19-27; Ps 15:2-4ab, 5; Mk 8:22-26 Thursday: Jas 2:1-9; Ps 34:2-7; Mk 8:27-33 Friday: Jas 2:14-24, 26; Ps 112:1-6; Mk 8:34 — 9:1 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48

En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Les aseguro que si su justicia no es mayor que la de los escribas y fariseos, ciertamente no entrarán ustedes en el Reino de los cielos. Han oído que se dijo a los anti-guos: No matarás y el que mate será llevado ante el tribunal. Pero

yo les digo: Todo el que se enoje con su her-mano, será llevado también ante el tribunal.

También han oído que se dijo a los antiguos: No cometerás adulterio. Pero yo les digo que quien mire con malos deseos a una mujer, ya cometió adulterio con ella en su corazón.

Han oído que se dijo a los antiguos: No jurarás en falso y le cumplirás al Señor lo que le hayas prometido con juramento. Pero yo les digo: No juren de ninguna manera, ni por el cielo, que es el trono de Dios; ni por la tierra, porque es don-de él pone los pies; ni por Jerusalén, que es la ciudad del gran Rey. Tampoco jures por tu cabeza, porque no puedes hacer blanco o negro uno solo de tus cabellos. Digan simplemente sí, cuando es sí; y no, cuando es no. Lo que se diga de más, viene del maligno’’.

Lunes: Stgo 1:1-11; Sal 119 (118):67-68, 71-72, 75-76; Mc 8:11-13 Martes: Stgo 1:12-18; Sal 94 (93):12-13a; 14-15, 18-19; Mc 8:14-21 Miércoles: Stgo 1:19-27; Sal 15 (14):2-4ab, 5; Mc 8:22-26 Jueves: Stgo 2:1-9; Sal 34 (33):2-7; Mc 8:27-33 Viernes: Stgo 2:14-24, 26; Sal 112 (111):1-6; Mc 8:34 — 9:1 Sábado: 1 Pe 5:1-4; Sal 23 (22):1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Domingo: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18; Sal 103 (102):1-4, 8, 10, 12-13; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48

Evangelio: Mt 5, 20-22. 27-28. 33-37

READINGS FOR THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA