SANTA CLARA CATHOLIC CHURCH

323 S “E” St., Oxnard, 93030 — (805) 487-3891 www.santaclaraparish.org

Sunday, June 18, 2017

TRUST IN JESUS

T oday’s feast celebrates another central mystery of our faith—the mystery of the Eucharist. Like the mystery of the Trinity, the real presence of the Body and Blood of

Christ in the Eucharist can never be fully under-stood, but can only be believed. Just as the Israel-ites in the desert were invited to put their trust in God’s word to them, we are invited to trust wholly in the word of Jesus. In today’s Gospel Jesus promises to give us a share in his very own flesh and blood, and a share in eternal life besides. We are called to take him at his word and open our hearts to receive true nourishment and life from our participation in the Eucharist. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

A t the heart of today’s solemnity is a eucharistic procession, held in many parishes, that calls to mind the procession of Ho-ly Thursday, yet has a pur-

pose different from the somber ad-oration in the night watch. In the late Middle Ages, a procession through the city with the Blessed Sacrament was an occasion of heartfelt joy and great emotion. In a time when peo-ple seldom approached the altar to receive Holy Communion, the procession through the streets, past homes and workplaces, was a vibrant reminder that Christ was with them as a dear companion and guide. Every year on this day, a joyful procession winds through the streets of Rome from the Lateran cathedral. A few years ago, Pope John Paul II, deeply moved at the sight of the throng accompanying the sacred host, said that we ought to feel profoundly united with the faithful everywhere in the world at such a moment. “Before our mind’s eye all the Churches of the world, from East to West, from North to South, are present.” Originally this feast was on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, but after the calendar reform of 1970, its title was ex-panded from “Corpus Christi” to “The Body and Blood of Christ” and in the United States it was moved to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. Even though Easter season ended two weeks ago, this beautiful feast is aglow with Easter light. -Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Rev. Marco A. Or z, Pastor Rev. Henry Ahorlu, Associate Pastor

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Saturday Vigils 5pm & 7pm Spanish 6:30am, 8am, 10am, 12pm Fam. Mass,

5pm Youth Mass & 7pm Spanish

W H M Monday-Saturday 8am

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Fridays 6:30pm, Saturdays 3pm, or by appointment

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Every Friday Family Holy Hour 7-8pm

C H Every day 6am—8pm

(closed on certain holidays)

A S Parish Office (805) 487-3891

Emergency only (805) 890-5400

P O H Monica Gu errez, Admin. Secretary

Monday thru Friday 8am—9pm Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 8am-2pm

Office of Catechism

(805) 330-8218

Youth Ministry/Confirma on Pete Rydberg (805) 487-1988

Santa Clara Elementary School

Mrs. Do y Massa, Principal 324 S. E Street, Oxnard CA 93030

(805) 483-6935

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Never forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery and fed you with manna in the desert (Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a). Psalm — Praise the Lord, Jerusalem (Psalm 147). Second Reading — Because the loaf of bread is one, we who partake of it, though we are many, are one body (1 Corinthians 10:16-17). Gospel — Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the living bread; whoever eats this bread will live forever” (John 6:51-58).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Cor 6:1-10; Ps 98:1, 2b, 3-4; Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Ps 146:2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday:2 Cor 9:6-11; Ps 112:1bc-4, 9; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: 2 Cor 11:1-11; Ps 111:1b-4, 7-8; Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ; Father’s Day Monday: Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time; St. Romuald Wednesday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga; Summer begins Thursday: St. Paulinus of Nola; Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More Friday: The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Saturday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

BIBLE STUDY: THE WEEPING PROPHET

His ministry spanned the reign of five king and he watched the fall of Jerusalem. He is regarded a prophet by Christians, Jews and Muslims’ alike and is often referred to as the “Weeping Prophet”. Join Dn. Vince Crawford for a 12 week study of the prophet Jeremiah. Meetings are held on Thursdays, starting June 8th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Parish center. Seating is limited so please register at the Parish Of-fice. You will need writing material and your bible, all other material will be provided.

FIRST COMMUNION REGISTRATION

W e invite all parents to register their chil-dren in the religious education program. Registration begins: August 1, 2017. Of-

fice Hours are Monday– Thursday 3:00 - 7:00 pm. Items required: You must be an active registered member of Santa Clara Church. Present the follow-ing: Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, Recent Photo, $95.00 Donation fee for books. Minimum age is 8 yrs old. Please call the office at 805-330-8217.

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DID YOU KNOW? Hit the park safely this summer. A great way to beat summer boredom is to head out to the park and play. For many parents, parks provide the space and place for children to play with others and burn off some energy by running around and exploring. How-ever, even in your own neighborhood parks, parents should be vigilant, and should prepare children with basic safety guidelines. Go over the posted rules of the playground with your children, and make sure they understand the boundaries of where they can and cannot play. To request a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Playground Safety Considerations,” email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call (213) 637-7227

SPECIAL MASS IN MEMORY OF VENERABLE ALFONSO GALLEGOS, OAR

T here will be on Exposition of his life in the Par-ish Hall at Mary Star of the Sea on Saturday, June 24 from 10-2. The special Mass will be

celebrated by Archbishop Jose Gomez at 3pm. The Assembly will then go to St. Agustin Priory for the unveiling and blessing of the bronze statue of Vener-able Alfonso Gallegos, OAR . Please join us on this special occasion. Mary Star of the Sea is located at 463 W Pleasant Valley Rd, Oxnard, CA .

5-DAY WOMEN’S RETREAT:

W endy Rappé, MA; Sue Ballotti; Julia Cos-tello, DMJ; Erica Wall, MA 6:30pm Fri-day, July 14 to 1:30pm Wednesday, July

19. This is a retreat for women facilitated by women. There will be four core leaders serving this grace filled time of rest, growth, prayer, silence, fun, and beauty. Cost: per person/shared $575 ($545 if paid in full by June 23); single room $670 ($645 if paid in full by June 23). For more information about Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, please call (310) 377-4867 or access: http://www.maryjoseph.org.

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DEACONS SERVING OUR PARISH Dn. Johnny Castorena, retired (Eva) Dn. Vince Kelch (Anne) Dn. Leo Lacbain (Fe) Dn. Larry Lopez (Lupe) Dn. Michael Holguin (Donna) Dn. Vince Crawford (Marilou) Dn. Fidel Ramirez (Marilou) Dn. Dano Ramos (Maria) Dn. Milt Rosenberg (Jeannie) Dn. Ray Vazquez (Mona)

Family Holy Hour Join us on Fridays, 7-8pm

(Confessions begin at 6:30 p.m.)

SANTA CLARA CHURCH SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS

INTENCIONES DE MISA DOMINICAL

5:00 PM SAT JUNE 17, 2017 (VIGIL MASS) Clarice Woodworth-Health & Wellbeing

Andrew Spellman -Deceased Ofelia Mabalot -Special Intention

Bobby Ortega -Deceased Mike Garcia -Deceased

7:00 PM SAT JUNE 17, 2017 (VIGIL MASS)

Jose y Guillermina Cervantes-Aniversario Difunto(a) Alicia Rodriguez-Aniversario Difunto(a)

Nicolas Rodriguez-Difunto(a) Eva Alicia-Cumpleaños

Constentino Chavez Gomez-Intención Especial Rafael Corona (13)-Aniversario Difunto(a)

6:30 AM JUNE 18, 2017 SUNDAY MASS

David Carman -Special Intention Harol Mazur -Special Intention

William Murphy -Deceased Josie Soliz -Deceased

Sergio Gonzalez -Special Intention

8:00 AM JUNE 18, 2017 SUNDAY MASS Angel & Christopher Ariaz -Deceased

Thomas Conway -Birthday Juan Rea Rangel -Deceased

Manuel Labit -Deceased Erlinda De La Torre -Deceased

Henrietta& Stephanie Chaparro -Health & Wellbeing Miranda Family -Thanksgiving

10:00 AM JUNE 18, 2017 SUNDAY MASS

Marcos Martinez -Deceased Karen Lynn Herrera -Deceased

Virgilio N. Manzano -Special Intention Ramon Ruvalcaba -Deceased

Flores-Saldaña Family -Deceased Edwin Raquedan -Death Anniversary

Victor Horendo - Deceased

12:00 PM JUNE 18, 2017 SUNDAY MASS Rodolfo & Emmie Arruejo (29)-Wedding Anniversary

Theresa Wan -Deceased Merlita Navarro -Death Anniversary

All Deceased Fathers -Special Intention All Alive Fathers -Health & Wellbeing

Rick Quilty -Special Intention Jose & Chris Figueroa - Special Intention

5:00 PM JUNE 18, 2017 SUNDAY MASS

Ron Simmons -Deceased David Del Real -Death Anniversary

June Myles -Birthday Estelita Monis -Birthday

WEEKDAY 8AM MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES MISA 8AM ENTRE SEMANA

MONDAY, JUNE 19 Conchita Benterlan -Deceased Kristin Ann Manzano -Birthday

Celeste Jabido Rocha (14) -Birthday Victor Florendo (+) -Deceased

Ofelia Mabalot -Special Intention

TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Ray Ceniseroz -Deceased Bayani Ylagan -Deceased

Rob Bueche -Deceased/Birthday Olga Magana (59) -Birthday

Eva Bravo -Deceased

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 Mary Lou Delgado -Deceased

Kurt Labaucher -Deceased/Birthday Christina Villanueva -Special Intention Anatalia Canta -Death Anniversary

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 Elaine Moore-Deceased

Ernesto P. Leung -Birthday Sean Duffy-Birthday

Ann Martin -Deceased Martha Aguiar -Special Intention

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

Juanita Cabral -Deceased

SATURDAY, JUNE 24 Concepcion & Santos Cabral -Deceased

CONFIANZA EN JESUS

L a fiesta de hoy celebra otro misterio central de nuestra fe: el misterio de la Eucaristía. Co-mo el misterio de la

Trinidad, la presencia real del Cuerpo y de la Sangre de Cristo en la Eucaristía nunca se puede entender completamen-te, sino que solo se puede creer. Así como a los israelitas en el desierto se les invit6 a poner su fe en la palabra de Dios dirigida a ellos, a nosotros se nos invita a con-fiar plenamente en las palabras de Jesús. En el Evan-gelio de hoy Jesús promete darnos una porci6n de su propia carne y sangre, y además compartir la vida eterna. Somos llamados a creer en su palabra y a abrir nuestro coraz6n para recibir verdadero alimen-to y vida por nuestra participaci6n en la Eucaristía. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

E sta celebraci6n del Dia de los Padres tuvo su origen en 1910, en los Estados Unidos de América. Aun-

que la practica co-menzó en 1910, no fue sino hasta 1972 que se fijó un día oficial para celebrar al papa. Poco a po-co esta fecha del segundo domingo de junio se ha ido expandiendo al resto de! mundo con algunas excepciones. En Italia por ejemplo, la fiesta del pa-dre se celebra el 19 de marzo, día de san José. Durante la Revoluci6n Industrial del siglo diecinueve, José, esposo de María recibió su primera fiesta ofi-cial. La Iglesia, preocupada por el ingreso del pa-dre a las fabricas, propuso a este santo varón como ejemplo de lo que los padres deben ser en la vida de sus hijos e hijas; ejemplos de fe, ternura y traba-jo. Aun en nuestro tiempo, el Rito del Bautismo de Niños insiste que el padre, junto con la madre, de-ben ser los mayores maestros de sus hijos. Al igual que José, el papa debe cuidar y proteger a su fa-milia, enseñarle a los niños a trabajar y ser honestos para el bien de la familia y la sociedad. -Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura -El hombre no vive solamente de pan, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios (Deuteronomio 8:2-3, 14b-16a). Salmo -Glorifica al Señor, Jerusalén (Salmo 147 [146]). Segunda lectura -El pan es uno, y así nosotros, aun-que somos muchos, formamos un solo cuerpo (1 Corin-tios 10:16-17). Evangelio -El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre, tiene vida eterna (Juan 6:51-58).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Martes: 2 Cor 8:1-9; Sal 146 (145):2, 5-9a; Mt 5:43-48

Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Mt 6:7-15

1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30

Sabado: Vigilia: Jer 1:4-10; Sal 71 (70):1-6, 15, 17;

1 Pe 1:8-12; Lc 1:5-17

Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Domingo : El Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo; Dia de los Padres

Lunes: Undecima semana del Tiempo Ordi nario; San Romualdo San Luis Gonzaga; Inicio del veranoSan Paulino de Nola;

San Juan Fisher y Santo Tomas Moro Viernes: El Sagrado Corazon de Jesus

La Natividad de San Juan Bautista

¿NECESITA AYUDA MIGRATORIA?

L os abogados licenciados del Programa de Servicios Económicos (ASP) de Esperanza re-presentan a inmigrantes frente a autoridades

IGLESIA CATÓLICA DE SANTA CLARA

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migratorias y en procesos de repatriación, a in costo reducido y accesible. Clínica de Consulta esta abier-ta cada Viernes de 9am - 12pm $60.00. www.esperanza-la.org (213)251-3505.

GRUPO DE MATRIMONIO DE ORACION

E l grupo de Matrimonios y de Oración de la parroquia de Santa Clara invita a todos las parejas casadas o solteras a un retiro espiri-

tual que se llevará a cabo los días 5 y 6 de Julio se-rá impartido por el Padre Miguel Ángel Román de 6:30 a 8:30 pm. Dios te llama, la Iglesia te invita y n o s o t r o s t e e s p e r a m o s ! Ádelante! Favor de traer su Biblia, cuaderno y plu-ma.

REGISTRACION ABIERTAS PRIMERA COMUNION

I nvitamos a todos los Padres de familia a regis-trar a sus hijos al programa de Primera Comu-nión. Iniciamos el 1 de Agosto del 2017. Usted

necesita ser un miembro registrado y activo en la Pa-rroquia. Se requiere Acta de Nacimiento, Fe de Bau-tismo, una fotografía reciente, donación $95.00 los libros están incluidos en la cuota. Edad mínima de 8 años. (805)330-8217.

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REGISTRANDO PARA CONFIRMACIÓN I

E stamos aceptando inscripciones para el Pri-mer Año de Confirmación para los adolescen-tes. Los formularios de inscripción están dispo-

nibles en la Oficina Parroquial. Por favor llame a nuestro Director de Confirmación, Pete Rydberg al 330-8216 o 487-3891. ¡Gracias!

¿SABÍA USTED?

V aya al parque con seguridad este verano- Una gran manera de vencer el aburrimiento de verano es salir al parque y jugar. Para

muchos padres, los parques proporcionan el espacio y el lugar para que los niños jueguen con otros y quemen algo de energía corriendo y explorando. Sin embargo, incluso en sus propios parques de la vecindad, los padres de familia deben estar atentos y deben preparar a los niños con las pautas básicas de seguridad. Revise con sus hijos las reglas del área de juegos del parque, y cerciórese de que ellos entiendan los límites de donde pueden y no pueden jugar. Para solicitar una copia del artículo de V I R T U S ® “ P l a y g r o u n d S a f e t y Considerations” (Consideraciones de seguridad en el área de juegos del parque), envíe un correo electrónico a bmelendez@la-archdiocese.org o llame al (213) 637-7508.