July14,2019 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

OFFICE HOURS

Tues – Fri - 1:00pm— 5:00pm

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:30pm (English) Sunday: 7:30am & 9:00am (English), 12:00pm (Español)

Tuesday – Friday: 8:15am (English) Wednesday and First Friday

[in the Main Church if school in session] Thursdays and other Fridays

[in the Chapel if school in session]

CONFESSION / CONFESIONES

Saturday: 4:00pm - 5:00pm, or by appt.

BAPTISMS Call the Parish Office (even before the birth of the

baby) for preparation times Classes: 10:00am (English); 11:00am (Español)

(First Saturday of each Month) Baptisms: 10:00am (English); 11:00am (Español)

(Second Saturday of each Month)

WEDDINGS AND QUINCEAÑERAS At least six months notice required

PARISH STAFF

Fr. Francisco Velazquez, Parochial Administrator

Father Gerald Ryle, Pastor Emeritus

Charles Cheever, Deacon Alfredo Anguiano, Deacon

Kerri Bray-Smith, School Principal

Diana Jimenez, Bookkeeper

Eban Preciado, Receptionist/Secretary

Ofelia Balmes, Music Coordinator

Jordan Vela, Maintenance

Sylvia Miller, Janitor

Leslie Bernabe, Cantor

Lucy Silvas-Thomas, Volunteer Rel. Ed. Director

StPhilomeneParishMissionStatement We,theparishionersofSt.PhilomeneParish,areacommunionofbrothers

andsistersunitedbyourcommunionwithJesusChristwhogathersusand

empowers us with His Holy Spirit to worship God in faith through the

celebration of the Sacraments, prayers, evangelization and loving

communionand service. We rejoice and embrace the diversity of all our

membersasagiftfromGod.

St. Philomene Church

2428BellStreetSacramento,CA95825

www.stphilomene.com www.facebook.com/stphilomene

Of!ice: (916) 481-6757 Fax: (916) 481-1603

Gospel— A lawyer asked Jesus what a person must do to

gain eternal life. Reminded of the command to love God and

neighbor, the man inquired, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus

replied by telling him the story about the good Samaritan.

(Luke10:25-37)

TODAY’S READING

First Reading — Moses encouraged the people to follow the

law of the Lord their God with all their hearts and all their

souls. This command is not “mysterious and remote” but

“already in your mouths and in your hearts.”

[Deuteronomy30:10-14(105C)]

Psalm— Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live.

(Psalm69:14,17,30-31,33-34,36,37)

SecondReading— Christ Jesus is the new image of God;

Before anything came to be, he was. In him resides the full-

ness of power to restore to God all things: in heaven and on

earth, visible and invisible.

(Colossians1:15-20)

Gospel— A lawyer asked Jesus what a person must do to

gain eternal life. Reminded of the command to love God and

neighbor, the man inquired, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus

replied by telling him the story about the good Samaritan.

(Luke10:25-37)

Events of the WeekEvents of the WeekEvents of the WeekEvents of the Week

Sat, July 13 – 5:30pm Church Sun, July 14 - 7:30am Church - 9:00am Church Carlos Tan Si.†

-12:00pm Church Ernesto Ramirez†

Tue, July 16 - 8:15am Chapel Wed, July 17 - 8:15am Church Thu, July 18 – 8:15am Chapel Fri, July 19 – 8:15am Chapel

MASS INTENTIONS

Mon, July 15 - 7:00pm Grupo de Oracion Tue, July 16 - 6:30pm English Choir Practice Wed, July 17 - Thu, July 18 - 8:45am Rosary to Our Lady Fri, July 19 - Sat, July 20 - 4:00pm Confessions

Pray for the Sick of Our Parish Rachel Carrasco, Perla Maulino, Peggy Smith, Jesus Elisea, Ester M. Sanchez, Fran Young, Sue Wendall, Armendina Guerrero, Gary Soldano, Amalia Martinez, Nadine Spellacy, Christopher Lopes, Elisa Maldonado Martinez, Micaela Martinez, Carla Moore, Charles A. Scholz, Fred Coyle, Martin Coyle, Jim Coyle, Javier Martinez, Jim Vogts, Vil-iame Dovu, Ines McMartin, Eva Anchors, Ron Baroni, Zelda Ridenour, Rose Ortiz, Margie Langdon, Denise Mar-ziarz, Donald Dalton, Jacquelyn Gapp, Pacita Resuello, Marty Buckles, Jacqueline Finch, Romina Fabriquer, Cath-erine Galiata, Herman Berenguer, Rosi Esquivel, Monroy Murillo Iniguez, Luma Najjar, Jerre Palacca, John Retana, Nilda Medina, Kim GrifKin

FATHER FRANK’S CORNER

Background on the Gospel Reading

As Jesus continues his journey to Jerusalem, he is confronted by a scholar of the law who wants to test him. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, Jesus is asked about the greatest com-mandment. Here, in Luke's Gospel, the lawyer asks what we must do to inherit eternal life. In the other two Gospels, Je-sus answers the question by quoting Deuteronomy 6:5, on loving God with all your heart, and Leviticus 19:18, on loving your neighbor. Here Jesus asks the expert to answer this question, “What is written in the law?” The man is caught and responds with Deuteronomy 6:5. This verse is one of the most important prayers in Judaism, and it was said twice a day in Jesus' time. Love of God and love of neighbor are what is required for eternal life. Jesus' response is simple, “Do this and you will live.” Having been shown up by Jesus, the lawyer tries another question: Who is my neighbor whom I must love like myself? In the society of Jesus' time, with its distinctions between Jews and Gentiles, men and women, clean and unclean, this was a trick question. Jesus responds with one of the most beautiful of all the parables, the Good Samaritan. It is found only in Luke's Gospel. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho descends 3,300 feet in just 17 miles. Its narrow passes and rocky terrain made it an easy place for bandits to wait for travelers. The traveler in this parable is identiKied only as “a certain man.” Luke uses this phrase in many of his parables so that the audience, Jew or Gentile, could identify with the man. After the attack, the man is left for dead, naked and bleeding on the side of the road. A priest comes along, but rather than helping, as one might expect, he moves to the other side of the road. Anoth-er religious person comes along, a Levite who assists in the Temple. His reaction is the same as the priest's. Both of them choose to not even Kind out if the man is alive. A third person comes along. The listeners would probably expect him to be an Israelite. This would make the parable a criticism of the religious leadership. Instead he is a Samaritan, an Israelite's most hated neighbor. Samaritans were descendents of Jews from the northern part of the country, who had intermarried with Gentiles and did not worship in Jerusalem. The Samari-tan not only goes over to the injured man but cleans his wounds, puts him on his own animal, takes him to an inn to recover, and promises to pay all his expenses. The hated enemy is the compassionate neighbor in this parable. Jesus has demolished all boundary expectations. It is not social deKinitions such as class, religion, gender, or ethnicity that determines who is our neighbor. A neighbor is a person who acts with compassion toward another. The point be-comes not who deserves to be loved as I love myself, but that I become a person who treats everyone with compas-sion. When Jesus asks the lawyer who was the neighbor in the story, the lawyer can't bring himself to say it was the Samar-itan. All he says is that it was “the one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus' response was similar to that of the Kirst dis-cussion: “Go and do likewise.” The lawyer, and we, know what is right. The key is to do it.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

WeekendCollections

June29-30,2019 July6-7,2019

5:30 pm = $ 262.00 7:30 am = $ 498.00 9:00 am = $ 1,212.00 12:00 pm = $ 702.77 Total=$2,664.77

5:30 pm = $ 401.87 7:30 am = $ 1,344.00 9:00 am = $ 2,829.00 12:00 pm = $ 743.43 Total=$5,318.30

FacilitiesMaintenance:$1,108.75

Iwouldliketothankyouallforyourgenerousdonationsfortheupkeep(physicalandpastoral)ofourbelovedParish!LetustogethercontinuethemissionofJesus!MayourGodabundantlyblessyouandyourfamilies! Rev.Fr.FranciscoVelazquez

RINCÓNDELPADREFRANCISCO

AntecedentesdelaLecturadelEvangelio

Mientras Jesus continua su viaje a Jerusalen, es confrontado por un erudito de la ley que quiere probarlo. En los evangelios de Marcos y Mateo, a Jesus se le pregunta acerca del man-

damiento mas grande. Aquı, en el Evangelio de Lucas, el abo-

gado pregunta que debemos hacer para heredar la vida eterna.

En los otros dos evangelios, Jesus responde la pregunta citando

Deuteronomio 6: 5, sobre amar a Dios con todo tu corazon, y

Levıtico 19:18, sobre amar a tu projimo. Aquı Jesus le pide al

experto que responda a esta pregunta: “¿Que esta escrito en la

ley?” El hombre es atrapado y responde con Deuteronomio 6:

5. Este versıculo es una de las oraciones mas importantes en el

judaısmo, y se dijo dos veces al dıa en el tiempo de Jesus. El

amor de Dios y el amor al projimo son lo que se requiere para

la vida eterna. La respuesta de Jesus es simple: "Haz esto y vi-

viras".

Habiendo sido presentado por Jesus, el abogado intenta otra

pregunta: ¿Quien es mi projimo a quien debo amar como yo?

En la sociedad de la epoca de Jesus, con sus distinciones entre

judıos y gentiles, hombres y mujeres, limpios e inmundos, esta

era una pregunta con trampa. Jesus responde con una de las

parabolas mas hermosas de todas, el Buen Samaritano. Se

encuentra solo en el evangelio de Lucas.

El camino de Jerusalen a Jerico desciende 3,300 pies en solo 17

millas. Sus pasos estrechos y su terreno rocoso lo convierten

en un lugar facil para que los bandidos esperen a los viajeros.

El viajero en esta parabola se identiKica solo como "un cierto

hombre". Lucas usa esta frase en muchas de sus parabolas para

que la audiencia, judıa o gentil, pueda identiKicarse con el hom-

bre. Despues del ataque, el hombre queda muerto, desnudo y

sangrando a un lado de la carretera. Aparece un sacerdote,

pero en lugar de ayudar, como se podrıa esperar, se mueve al

otro lado de la carretera. Viene otra persona religiosa, un levita

que asiste en el templo. Su reaccion es la misma que la del sac-

erdote. Ambos eligen no averiguar siquiera si el hombre esta

vivo. Una tercera persona viene. Los oyentes probablemente

esperaran que sea un israelita. Esto harıa de la parabola una

crıtica de la direccion religiosa. En cambio, es un samaritano, el

vecino mas odiado por los israelitas. Los samaritanos eran de-

scendientes de judıos de la parte norte del paıs, que se habıan

casado con gentiles y no adoraban en Jerusalen. El samaritano

no solo se acerca al hombre herido, sino que tambien limpia

sus heridas, lo pone sobre su propio animal, lo lleva a una po-

sada para que se recupere y le promete pagar todos sus gastos.

El enemigo odiado es el vecino compasivo en esta parabola.

Jesus ha demolido todas las expectativas de lımites. No son las

deKiniciones sociales como la clase, la religion, el genero o la

etnicidad lo que determina quien es nuestro vecino. Un vecino

es una persona que actua con compasion hacia otro. El punto

no es quien merece ser amado como me amo a mı mismo, sino

que me convierta en una persona que trata a todos con com-

pasion.

Cuando Jesus le pregunta al abogado quien fue el vecino en la

historia, el abogado no puede decir que fue el samaritano. To-

do lo que dice es que fue "el que lo trato con misericordia". La

respuesta de Jesus fue similar a la de la primera discusion: "Ve

y haz lo mismo". El abogado, y nosotros, sabemos lo que es

correcto. La clave es hacerlo.

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When shopping, please think of those in need and pick

up some bread if you can. Thank you for all you do,

we really do appreciate it!

Sharing God’s BountySharing God’s BountySharing God’s BountySharing God’s Bounty Every Tuesday 6pm-7pm

We were blessed with an abundance of volunteers

Tuesday night. 210 plates of Margarita’s Marvelous

Mexican stew and Our Fabulous Tamale pie were en-

joyed by all. Green salad, a fruit salad of purple grapes

and sliced peaches, bread and desserts rounded out

our meal. Conversation and laughter Killed the room.

Please join us.

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OFFERS: Spanish Summer Camp with weekly themes. Flyers are

available at the east entrance of the Church.

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Formation, on Thursday evenings from 6-8pm, registra-

tions will be accepted in the Faith Formation OfKice

(Marian Center). All applications must be paid in full at

time of registration. If you are applying for First Com-

munion, a Baptism CertiKicate must accompany the regis-

tration. ConKirmation students must have Baptism and

First Communion CertiKicates.

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