Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 9 Hillgate

Irvine, CA 92612-3265 Tel (949) 854-1000 Fax (949) 854-0079

www.seasirvine.org

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY OF DIVINE MERCY

April 19, 2020

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Together, we, the family of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, proclaim our Christianity and our call to live Christ’s message. We acknowledge the centrality of Jesus in our lives, as individuals and as a community, particularly in our encounters with others.

Our mission is to deepen our understanding and love of the Gospel through prayer and worship; to recognize Christ in our daily lives through sharing and loving, healing and serving His community; and to proclaim the Word of God with the strength and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

MASSES:

Saturday 5:00pm (Vigil) Sunday 9:00am, 10:30am, 5pm (UCI Mass) Weekdays 8:30am (Monday - Friday) Holy Days As announced in bulletin

RECONCILIATION (Penance): Saturday 3:30pm to 4:30pm or by appointment. BAPTISMS: By appointment. DEVOTIONS: Eucharistic Adoration - 1st Tuesday of the month Rosary - 8:10am (Monday - Friday)

OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 4:30pm-6:30pm

Sunday : 8:30am-12nn

REV. PAUL TRINH, Administrator x222 REV. BRANDON DANG, Vocations Director (In-Residence) REV. BOB STONE (Retired) REV. FRANCIS VU, SJ, UCI Catholic Center www.catholiccommunityatuci.weebly.com (949) 861-3445 DEACON STEVE GRECO, Outreach Ministry x233 HECTOR MARANESI, Business Manager x229 MALU MARIANO, Office Manager x221 MARK SALTERS, Music Director x228 MATTHEW SIE, Youth Ministry x226 LOUIE MAUBAN, Children’s Ministry x227 JANE VU, Ministry Coordinator x232 JENNIFER NGUYEN, Office Secretary ZOSIMO AYASO, Maintenance

IMPORTANT NOTICE

MASSES: ALL MASSES ARE SUSPENDED.

Until further notice. (Bishop Kevin Vann’s mandate)

COMMUNICATION and NEWS UPDATES: Please visit FREQUENTLY our SEAS website, Parish Bulletin, Flocknotes, My Parish APP, Church doors

My dear friends in Christ, As many of you know and have attended faithfully in the past, every year on this 2ND Sunday of Easter, better known as DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, we gathered after Mass in the SEAS parish hall to receive the plenary indulgence that Pope Saint John Paul initiated in the decree dated August 3, 2002, through the Apostolic Penitentiary.

Sadly, this year due to the covid-19 we cannot gather after church to receive this great gift of the indulgence. But, Pope Francis has issued new guidelines so during this troubled time, a plenary indulgence can still be gained.

I certainly hope and pray that next year at this time, we can gather once again on this great feast of DIVINE MERCY, so supported by the life of Saint Faustina, to once again share the indulgence in person. In Christ’s love, Father Bob This is how an indulgence is defined in the Code of Canon Law (can. 992) and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (n. 1471): "An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.

To gain a plenary indulgence, the following are the general conditions: - Be in the state of grace by sacramentally confessing one's sins. (However, due to the current pandemic situation, one can pray the "Act of Contrition", stating one's sorrow for sin due solely to the fact of offending our Merciful God, and motivated by faith and love of God. Then, make a confession when possible in the near future.) Please use the perfect "Act of Contrition" given below.

- Receive the Holy Eucharist. (A "Spiritual Communion Prayer" will be sufficient) - Pray the following: The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary - Say 3 times: "Merciful Jesus, I trust in You." - Pray for the Pope's intentions *A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a day. Indulgences can always be applied either to oneself or to the souls of the deceased, but they cannot be applied to other persons living on earth. THE APOSTLES' CREED: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day, He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. ACT OF CONTRITION: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because they offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.

Mass Intentions Monday, 4/20 8:30am Dolly Vennat, Special Intention

Tuesday, 4/21 8:30am David Wong, RIP

Wednesday, 4/22 8:30am Dominador Marquez, RIP

Thursday, 4/23 8:30am Bill Clare, RIP Friday, 4/24 8:30am Delia Roach, RIP

Saturday, 4/18 5:00pm Soledad Riley, RIP

Sunday, 4/19 9:00am William Robert Jeans, RIP 10:30am Parishioners

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION PRAYER: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36

Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15

Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20

Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

BIBLE STUDY

BY DEACON STEVE AND MARYANNE GRECO

As the nation continues in lockdown over COVID-19, Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry continues to look for alternative ways to continue in its mission to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

One such initiative was launched by Deacon Steve and wife Mary Anne, a virtual Friday afternoon Bible study on Fridays at 1 p.m. Visit the Spirit Filled Hearts Ministry

www.spiritfilledhearts.org Facebook page at this time and join in live.

Contact: Deacon Steve, steve@seasirvine.org

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION Divine Mercy Sunday this year falls on April 19. The Divine Mercy devotion is based on the writings of St. Faustina Kowalski (1905-38), a Polish nun canonized by Pope St. John Paul II in 2000. Her 600-page Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul is her record of private conversations she had with Christ over the last four years of her life and details the revelations she received about God’s mercy. Faustina was born in Poland, the third of 10 children. Her family was poor materially, but rich spiritually, as they were devoted to the practice of their Catholic faith. While praying before the Blessed Sacrament at age 7, Faustina decided she wanted to be a nun. She was distracted from this desire while a teen, but had a vision of a suffering Jesus at age 19 and entered the convent soon after. In 1931, Jesus appeared to her as the Divine Mercy image, wearing white with rays emanating from His heart, one red and one pale. His hand was raised in blessing. Jesus asked her to have the image painted with the words “Jesus, I trust in You” painted below it. It was Christ’s will that people venerate the image throughout the world, so that they might know of the mercy God extends to repentant sinners. Sister Faustina undertook having the image painted with the assistance of her spiritual director, Blessed Father Michal Sopoćko (1888-1975), and Eugeniusz Kazimirowski, an artist who was Father Sopoćko’s neighbor. The image took six months to complete, with St. Faustina insisting many changes be made along the way. Tragically, she died of tuberculosis at the young age of 33, but thankfully was spared the horrors of World War II, which would break out the following year and devastate her country. The Divine Mercy devotion has a variety of components, including devotion to the image of Divine Mercy itself, Divine Mercy Sunday (the Sunday after Easter), the Divine Mercy chaplet, the Divine Mercy novena and the Hour of Great Mercy. THREE DREAMS Early in 2019, I received a series of three dreams regarding Our Lord's Divine Mercy. In each dream, the Lord told me clearly to spread His Divine Mercy throughout the world. I prayed about these dreams, and the Lord came upon me and gave me these words, “Receive My agape and unconditional love. Forgive yourself and forgive others by turning to My mercy. Let My mercy fill your heart, soul and mind. In order to give others mercy, you must receive My mercy.” We see God’s desire for mercy in the fifth beatitude in Matthew 5:7, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”

The importance of mercy is seen in Luke 6:36, “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful.” In the Old Testament we are reminded in Exodus 34:6, "The LORD, the LORD, a God gracious and

merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity." Yours in Christ, Deacon Steve Greco

SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL Frequently asked Questions (FAQ’s)

What is the Voice of the Poor? The Voice of the Poor job description says: “In the spirit of Christian love and justice, the Voice of the Poor Committee upholds Catholic values by researching, validating, documenting, advocating and promulgating issues related to the condition of the poor and disenfranchised for the purpose of helping Vincentians to live their faith by action. This one voice is for the purpose of building up the Kingdom of God”.

Why must we get involved? As Catholics and members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, we see the face of Jesus in those we visit. We have responsibility to be a voice of the poor and to speak out for those who have no voice. I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me to drink. I was in prison and you visited me.

We are called to move from being affected by what we see in our home visits and special works activities to being effective in our service to the poor. Vincentians help people in need. Contact: svdp@seasirvine.org Tel: (949) 854 1000 ext 236

On behalf of the SEAS St. Vincent De Paul Society, we wish all of our parishioners a happy, healthy and safe Easter season. We are blessed to have the daily and weekly Masses available to our parishioners. We would like to thank Fr. Paul and Fr. Brandon for their continued support during this time of uncertainty. We would also like to thank all of the volunteers that continue to help our conference provide bi -weekly groceries to those in need, especially during this crisis. Their support is greatly appreciated by those we serve. James Fuentes President Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Conference Email: svdp@seasirvine.org

Sacrificial Giving: Stewardship offering for EASTER COLLECTION

Actual Actual

FY 18/19 FY19/20 Income Budget Variance Weekend Collection $18,997 $22,685 $18,750 $3,935

FOR ELECTRONIC DONATIONS: PLEASE GO TO: www.seasirvine.org CLICK ON: ONLINE CONTRIBUTION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you to our parishioners, for your constant generosity!

ELECTRONIC GIVING

Due to the current situation on coronavirus, we are not be able to attend the Masses in person; We highly encourage you

to offer electronic giving in order to fulfill our budgets and support our ongoing SEAS ministries.

Reasons to sign up for Electronic Giving:

- No need to write checks or bring cash to church.

- Peace-of-mind knowing that the church is receiving your contribution even if you are unable to attend.

- More secure than checks and cash.

- All contributions are recorded for you on your bank or credit card statements with date of settlement.

- There is no minimum amount on electronic giving.

- IT COSTS NOTHING to sign up! QUESTIONS: Hector Maranesi, hector@seasirvine.org

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ELECTRONIC GIVING

Q. What is electronic giving? A. Electronic giving is a direct payment program whereby your contribution is debited automatically from your checking, savings account or you can also use your credit card. Q. What are the advantages of electronic giving? A. It makes it easy to fulfill stewardship commitments, even when you can’t attend church. You never have to bring cash or checks to church. Giving electronically also helps the church save money and improve its budget! Q. How are my contributions automatically deducted from my account? A. Once you sign up through SEAS website, the contribution amount you specify will automatically be transferred from your bank account to the church’s bank account.

SIGN UP TODAY! Go to: www.seasirvine.org

Click: ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS and follow instructions

Q. When will my contribution be deducted from my account? A. Your electronic contribution will be debited on the date you specify during the sign up process. The frequency can be one-time, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or annually.

Q. If I do not write checks, how do I keep my checkbook balance straight? A. Since your contribution is made at a pre-established time, you simply record it in your check register on the appropriate date. Electronic contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement. Q. Without a canceled check, how can I prove I made my contribution? A. Your bank statement gives you an itemized list of electronic transactions. It is your proof of contributing.

Q. What if I change bank accounts? A. Log in and change your information.

Q. Is electronic giving risky? A.It’s less risky than writing checks or bringing cash to church. Electronic contributions cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed and have an extremely high rate of accuracy.

Q. How much does electronic giving cost? A. It costs you nothing!

Q. What if I try electronic giving and don’t like it? You can cancel your authorization at any time.

Q. How do I sign up for electronic giving? Go to: www.seasirvine.org Click: ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS and follow instructions

To stop mailing of offering envelopes, please email Malu, malu@seasirvine.org

A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

O Mary, you always brighten our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the Cross, took part in Jesus’ pain while remaining steadfast in faith. O loving Mother, you know what we need, and we are confident you will provide for us as at Cana in Galilee. Intercede for us with your Son Jesus, the Divine Physician, for those who have fallen ill, for those who are vulnerable, and for those who have died. Intercede also for those charged with protecting the health and safety of others and for those who are tending to the sick and seeking a cure. Help us, O Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who took upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows, so as to lead us, through the Cross, to the glory of the Resurrection. Amen. Under thy protec on we seek refuge, O Holy Mother of God. In our needs, despise not our pe ons, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

- Adapted from the prayer of Pope Francis The ancient fresco of Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help) in St. Peter’s Basilica was restored with the support of the Knights of Columbus to mark the Year of Faith (2012-2013). Photo courtesy of Fabbrica di San Pietro/M. Falcioni.

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