MEssage from our Ministers
Fourth Sunday of Easter - Good Shepherd Sunday
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. . . and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 2:38 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. - Ps 23:1 For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. - 1 Peter 2:25 I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. - John 10:10 |
Through the liturgy we are drawn into God. Even though we are not physically present to one another at Mass now, we are present in spirit, in the Spirit. As we celebrate Good Shepherd Sunday, we see that it is God who desires to be present to us always and in all ways.
It is God who cares for us through the love and concern of others. It is God who holds us and draws us close, to give us “life [so that we can] have it more abundantly.”
We are empowered as the sheep of God’s flock to follow the Shepherd, to trust in God’s infinite mercy and love. Let us enter with humility into the silence where we, the sheep, will encounter the Shepherd.
It is God who cares for us through the love and concern of others. It is God who holds us and draws us close, to give us “life [so that we can] have it more abundantly.”
We are empowered as the sheep of God’s flock to follow the Shepherd, to trust in God’s infinite mercy and love. Let us enter with humility into the silence where we, the sheep, will encounter the Shepherd.
AN ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You; never permit me to be separated from You.
Sincerely,
Fr. Mark
Changes regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19)
aS OF mARCH 20, 2020
THE CHURCH IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Please keep in mind, our duty to continue to assist with the financial support of the Church (cf. canons 22 §1 and 1983 of the Code of Canon Law) and should consider giving electronically via our website or by mailing a check to our parish.
- Masses and Spiritual Message recordings will be posted on our Facebook page and our YouTube channel.
- Sunday Masses will be Livestreamed on our Facebook page. (DURING THIS TIME, NO ONE WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE CHURCH AS THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC MASS.) After the conclusion of Mass, recordings will be available our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
- The English Mass will be Livestreamed at 10:30 AM
- The Spanish Mass will be Livestreamed at 2:15 PM
- Confessions can be by individual appointment. Please call 209-472-2150 to schedule an appointment with a priest who will be available between 4:45 PM and 5:15 PM.
Please keep in mind, our duty to continue to assist with the financial support of the Church (cf. canons 22 §1 and 1983 of the Code of Canon Law) and should consider giving electronically via our website or by mailing a check to our parish.
Prayers
pRAYERS FOR THE sICK
Prayers for the Sick
Quincy Vaughn, Ilene Lao Rualizo, Tina Mills, Jodi Raper, Shirley Benecke, Ariel Sandoval, Jorge Fernandez, Miguel Aguilar, Kathleen Smith, Pam Makelke, Janet Kavanaugh, Mary Anderson, Dolores Chaparro, Terri Lomeli, Momoh Lahai, Lori Mock, Jim Essner, Damon Barkley, and Stan Flott
To add or remove names, please contact the Media Coordinator at media@presentationchurch.net.
To add or remove names, please contact the Media Coordinator at media@presentationchurch.net.
mASS iNTENTIONS
wEEKLY mASS iNTENTIONS
Although there will not be a gathering of parishioners, we will still offer Masses each day.
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Jeanette Toloy
†Marciana Gonzales
Terra Nicole
†Mary L. Molina
Sarah Rose
Monday, May 4, 2020
Tyler Titre – birthday thanksgiving
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
†Carmen L. Aguinaldo - birthday
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
†Ronald Bernaldo
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Jeanette Toloy
†Marciana Gonzales
Terra Nicole
†Mary L. Molina
Sarah Rose
Monday, May 4, 2020
Tyler Titre – birthday thanksgiving
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
†Carmen L. Aguinaldo - birthday
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
†Ronald Bernaldo
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Friday, May 8, 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
iN rEMEMBRANCE OF
iN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE US
Robert Lee Pemberton
Vivian Penaflor
Michael James Herrera
Marialinda Umbay
Delia Addi
Rowena Bautista
Kim Spaulding Rimington
Brien Ecker
Ronald Bernaldo
Vivian Penaflor
Michael James Herrera
Marialinda Umbay
Delia Addi
Rowena Bautista
Kim Spaulding Rimington
Brien Ecker
Ronald Bernaldo
gROW yOUR fAITH
rEADINGS FOR THE weEK
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
To view full readings, please click here.
Sunday, May 4, 2020 - 4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10
Monday, May 4, 2020
Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:11-18
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20
Friday, May 8, 2020
Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14
Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12
Sunday, May 4, 2020 - 4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a, 36-41/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10
Monday, May 4, 2020
Acts 11:1-18/Jn 10:11-18
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Acts 11:19-26/Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Acts 12:24—13:5a/Jn 12:44-50
Thursday, May 7, 2020
Acts 13:13-25/Jn 13:16-20
Friday, May 8, 2020
Acts 13:26-33/Jn 14:1-6
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Acts 13:44-52/Jn 14:7-14
Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 5th Sunday of Easter
Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12
Stewardship ReflEctions
From our Stewardship Council
4th SUNDAY of EASTER
“And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ…” ACTS 2:38
The word “repent” means to turn from sin, to change our actions. Change that is permanent comes from within. It requires prayer, discipline and perseverance. Change is also hard. We have to recognize that we are broken and need help. The good news - we are not alone in our journey. Ask Jesus daily for guidance and patiently listen for his response.
“And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ…” ACTS 2:38
The word “repent” means to turn from sin, to change our actions. Change that is permanent comes from within. It requires prayer, discipline and perseverance. Change is also hard. We have to recognize that we are broken and need help. The good news - we are not alone in our journey. Ask Jesus daily for guidance and patiently listen for his response.
Children's PRayer
From our Minister of religious Education
Hail, Joseph
Hail, Joseph, image of the Eternal Father;
Hail, Joseph, guardian of the Eternal Son;
Hail, Joseph, temple of the Eternal Spirit;
Hail, Joseph, beloved of the Trinity.
Hail, Joseph, spouse and companion of the Mother of God.
Hail, Joseph, friend of angels.
Hail, Joseph, believer in miracles.
Hail, Joseph, follower of dreams.
Hail, Joseph, lover of simplicity.
Hail, Joseph, exemplar of righteousness;
Hail, Joseph, model of meekness and patience;
Hail, Joseph, model of humility and obedience.
Blessed are the eyes that have seen what you saw.
Blessed are the ears that have heard what you heard.
Blessed are the arms that have embraced what you embraced.
Blessed is the lap that has held what you held.
Blessed is the heart that has loved what you loved.
Blessed is the Father who chose you;
Blessed is the Son who loved you:
Blessed is the Spirit who sanctified you.
Blessed is Mary, your spouse, who honored and loved you.
Blessed is the angel who guarded and led you.
And blessed be forever all who remember and honor you.
- Father Jean-Jacques Olie
Hail, Joseph, image of the Eternal Father;
Hail, Joseph, guardian of the Eternal Son;
Hail, Joseph, temple of the Eternal Spirit;
Hail, Joseph, beloved of the Trinity.
Hail, Joseph, spouse and companion of the Mother of God.
Hail, Joseph, friend of angels.
Hail, Joseph, believer in miracles.
Hail, Joseph, follower of dreams.
Hail, Joseph, lover of simplicity.
Hail, Joseph, exemplar of righteousness;
Hail, Joseph, model of meekness and patience;
Hail, Joseph, model of humility and obedience.
Blessed are the eyes that have seen what you saw.
Blessed are the ears that have heard what you heard.
Blessed are the arms that have embraced what you embraced.
Blessed is the lap that has held what you held.
Blessed is the heart that has loved what you loved.
Blessed is the Father who chose you;
Blessed is the Son who loved you:
Blessed is the Spirit who sanctified you.
Blessed is Mary, your spouse, who honored and loved you.
Blessed is the angel who guarded and led you.
And blessed be forever all who remember and honor you.
- Father Jean-Jacques Olie
Spiritual Communion
Even if one cannot sacramentally receive the Eucharist, everyone should be aware of the practice of making a spiritual communion. The following is a daily prayer for Spiritual Communion:
O my Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed 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.
For more resources on Spiritual Communion, click here.
O my Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed 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.
For more resources on Spiritual Communion, click here.
saINT OF THE wEEK
St. KAtharine Drexel
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1858–1955
Feast Day: March 3 The daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia banker, Katharine received marriage proposals but wanted to become a contemplative nun. After inheriting a fortune, she visited the Dakotas and witnessed American Indians’ poverty, subsequently pleading with Pope Leo XIII to send them more missionaries. But he and others encouraged her to found a congregation to work among people of color. In 1891, she and thirteen companions became the first Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. For more than forty years, she led the order, using her fortune to establish numerous missions and schools for Native Americans and African Americans. Following a heart attack in 1935, which limited her missionary travel, she retired to a life of prayer. Canonized in 2000, she is the patron of home missions. "Katharine Drexel is an excellent example of that practical charity and generous solidarity with the less fortunate which has long been the distinguishing mark of American Catholics. May her example help young people in particular to appreciate that no greater treasure can be found in this world than in following Christ with an undivided heart and in using generously the gifts we have received." —St. John Paul II, Homily, October 1, 2000 Copyright © 2017, Catholic News Service–United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Quote from St. John Paul II, copyright © 2000, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Vatican City State. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Image: CNS photo, courtesy of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. |
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Happening Now
iN OUR pARISH
Events
Due to the state-wide stay-at-home orders from the California Governor, all events have been suspended.
In Our Parish School
“Alone we can do so little, together we can so much.” - Helen Keller. Our new normal (for now): teaching lessons via ZOOM. Our teachers are working around the clock and going above & beyond to be there for their students.
IN OUR DIOCESE
Diocesan News
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MESSAGES FROM BISHOP COTTA
To read Bishop Cotta's Monthly Reflection for April 2020, click here.
To read Bishop Cotta's Homily from the Chrism Mass on April 2nd, click here.
To read Bishop Cotta's Monthly Reflection for April 2020, click here.
To read Bishop Cotta's Homily from the Chrism Mass on April 2nd, click here.
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