FEAST OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD FIESTA DE LA PRESENTACIÓN DEL SEÑOR

February 02, 2020 ● 2 de Febrero de 2020

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

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

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

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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

A CHRISTMAS REPRISE

The Church’s celebration three weeks ago of the Baptism of the Lord signaled the “official” end of the Christmas season. Today’s feast of the Presen-tation of the Lord seems to extend the Incarnation celebration a bit longer. In fact, some have called this feast a “second Epiphany.” The first reading recalls the anticipation of Advent, as Malachi writes, “Lo, I am sending my messen-ger to prepare the way before me.” The reading from Hebrews reminds us of the Incarnation, pro-claiming that Jesus had a “share” in our own “blood and flesh.” The Gospel finds the infant Je-sus on his first visit to Jerusalem and his human parents once again surprised and in awe over the events surround his birth. In the simplicity of the manger, in the grandeur of the temple, in the domesticity of Nazareth, Jesus comes. May we come to know him and so be filled with “wisdom” and the “favor of God.”

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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Altar Guild will be having their first Valen-tine’s Bake Sale & Raffle fundraiser on the week-end of February 15-16 after all the weekend Mass-es. We invite you to buy tickets for the gift baskets we will be raffling off, and/or purchase one of the delicious homemade bake sale items. The Guild will start selling tickets for the raffle after each Mass beginning the weekend of February 1-2. Tick-ets are just $1/ticket. This fundraiser is in lieu of the White Elephant Sale that the Guild has previ-ously 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 do-nating to help provide food for

the less fortunate. We need potatoes, carrots, 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 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. Classes begin Thurs-day, January 16, and continue January 23 and 30; February 6, 13, 27; March 5, 12, and 19. All ses-sions begin @ 7:00 P.M. at Kolbe Academy-Trinity Prep, 2055 Redwood Rd., Napa. No charge. Dona-tions gratefully accepted.

We will have the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, February 7th, from 9:00am to 9:00pm. Please come and join us for Adoration on this First Friday. We invite you to sign up for an

hour of adoration. The sign-up sheet is on the parish bulletin board in the church hall. Please consider signing up for an hour to ensure we have every hour covered, and hopefully more than one person per hour can come. We will have the celebration of mass at 12:00pm.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORATION

This weekend we are celebrating the presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Family fol-lowed the tradition of presenting Jesus to the temple. This is a tradition that still is going on in some parts of the world. The way that a child is presented varies according to the culture and people. The main essence of the presentation is that the child is presented to God as a sign of thanksgiving for the child, but also to ask God to fill the child with His grace so the child will grow in His faith. We do not have to be children or be presented to God to be able to adopt this attitude. All of us are called to do this: give thanks to God and to ask for His help in our spiritual journey. I am planning retreats and workshops for our parish to help us spiritually grow in our faith and I hope that all of you take advantage of these opportunities. In the meantime, I will pray that the Lord may bless all of us as we continue to give thanks to God and ask Him for His grace to grow in holiness.

May God continue to bless our families and parish of St. Thomas,

Fr. Abel

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PASTOR’S MESSAGE

ANUNCIOS DE LA PARROQUIA

En la Iglesia de Santo Tomás tene-mos la Adoración del Santísimo Sa-cramento el viernes 7 de Febrero de 9:00am a 9:00pm. El Santísimo Sacramento estará expuesto en la custodia en el altar para Adoración y oración. Tendremos la celebración de la santa misa a las 12pm en Ingles.

Por favor venga y acompáñenos para la Adora-ción en este primer viernes. Le Invitamos a re-gistrarse para una hora de adoración. La hoja de inscripción está en el tablero de anuncios en el salón de la iglesia. Considere inscribirse durante una hora para asegurarse de que tengamos por lo menos un adorador por hora, y si es posible más de una persona por hora.

Este fin de semana celebramos la presentación de nuestro Señor Jesucristo. La Sagrada Familia si-guió la tradición de presentar a Jesús al templo. Esta es una tradición que aún continúa en algunas partes del mundo. La forma en que se presenta a un niño varía según la cultura y las personas. La esencia principal de la presentación es que el niño se presenta a Dios como un signo de acción de gracias por el niño, pero también para pedirle a Dios que lo llene de Su gracia para que el niño crezca en Su fe. No tenemos que ser niños ni ser presentados a Dios para poder adoptar esta actitud. Todos estamos llamados a hacer esto: dar gracias a Dios y pedir su ayuda en nuestro viaje espiritual. Estoy planeando retiros y talleres para nuestra parroquia para ayudarnos a crecer espiritualmente en nues-tra fe y espero que todos ustedes aprovechen estas oportunidades. Mientras tanto, rezaré para que el Señor nos bendiga a todos mientras continuamos dando gracias a Dios y pidiéndole Su gracia para crecer en santidad. Que Dios continúe bendiciendo a nuestras familias y parroquia de Santo Tomás, P. Abel

ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO

Por favor, asegúrese de revisar todos los discos, folletos y libros católicos en nuestro estante de medios en el salón de la Iglesia. ¡Con una buena variedad de artículos hay algo inspi-

rador e informativo sobre la Fe para todos! Solo deposite una donación en la abertura.

ESTANTE DE MATERIAL RELIGIOSO (LIGHTHOUSE)

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 Pa-labra de Dios.

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN

If you are not yet registered with St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, please fill out this form and place it in the collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office, and someone will contact you with registration forms.

Si usted no se ha registrado en la Iglesia de St. Thomas Aquinas, por favor llene este formulario y póngalo en la canasta de la colecta o envíelo a la oficina parroquial y le contactaremos para hacerle llegar la forma de registración. Name/Nombre: _______________________Phone #/Número de Teléfono: ________________

Address/Dirección: __________________________City/Ciudad:________________________

Email/Correo Electronico: _____________________________________

El sacrificio eucarístico es la fuente y la culmina-ción de toda la vida cristiana. Se alienta tanto la devoción pública y privada hacia la eucaristía, esto incluye la devoción fuera de la misa.

REFLEXIÓN EUCARISTICA

MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

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 Porto, Sue Lathrop, Ana Perez, Cervantes Family, Ca-mila Gonzalez De La Torre, Brian Krenzin, Marcella Wheelan, Todd Daniel Lemmons, Mayra Zarate, Edu-ardo Mendez Calderon, Helida Martinez Escobedo, George Taylor, John Gnotta, Luis Mora Torres, Craig Michael Moreno, Francisco Chavez, Sue Keenan

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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-

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MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA 2/01/2020—2/07/2020

2nd Collection/ 2da Colecta: $930

First Collection/Primera Colecta: * $3,732

2nd collection next week/2da colecta próxima semana: Religious Education / Catecismo de Niños

Saturday 4:00pm Beverly Fontana—Birthday

Sunday 9:00am † Sally Eckert

11:00am Eileen Woodfill—Get Well

1:30pm † Francisco Ramirez Vazquez

Monday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Tuesday 9:00am Ryan Boyko—Thanksgiving

Wednesday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Thursday 9:00am † Kevin Crossland

Friday 9:00am Altar Guild Members-Living & Deceased

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Gospel: Lk 2:22-40 When the days were completed for their purifica-tion according to the law of Moses, Mary and Jo-seph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be conse-crated to the Lord, and to offer the sacrifice of a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons, in accord-ance with the dictate in the law of the Lord. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, await-ing the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying: “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel.” The child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Is-rael, and to be a sign that will be contradicted --and you yourself a sword will pierce-- so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan-uel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived seven years with her husband after her marriage, and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple, but wor-shiped night and day with fasting and prayer. And coming forward at that very time, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem. When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Monday: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 — 19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12; Mk 6:7-13 Friday: Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk 6:14-29 Saturday: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34 Sunday: Is 58:7-10; Ps 112:4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16

Transcurrido el tiempo de la purificación de Ma-ría, según la ley de Moisés, ella y José llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentarlo al Señor, de acuerdo con lo escrito en la ley: Todo primogéni-to varón será consagrado al Señor, y también pa-ra ofrecer, como dice la ley, un par de tórtolas o dos pichones. Vivía en Jerusalén un hombre lla-mado Simeón, varón justo y temeroso de Dios, que aguardaba el consuelo de Israel; en él moraba el Espíritu Santo, el cual le había revelado que no moriría sin haber visto antes al Mesías del Señor. Movido por el Espíritu, fue al templo, y cuando José y María entraban con el niño Jesús para cumplir con lo prescrito por la ley, Simeón lo to-mó en brazos y bendijo a Dios, diciendo: “Señor, ya puedes dejar morir en paz a tu siervo, según lo que me habías prometido, porque mis ojos han visto a tu Salvador, al que has preparado para bien de todos los pueblos; luz que alumbra a las naciones y gloria de tu pueblo, Israel”. El padre y la madre del niño estaban admirados de semejan-tes palabras. Simeón los bendijo, y a María, la madre de Jesús, le anunció: “Este niño ha sido puesto para ruina y resurgimiento de muchos en Israel, como signo que provocará contradicción, para que queden al descubierto los pensamientos de todos los corazones. Y a ti, una espada te atra-vesará el alma”. Había también una profetisa, Ana, hija de Fanuel, de la tribu de Aser. Era una mujer muy anciana. De joven, había vivido siete años casada, y tenía ya ochenta y cuatro años de edad. No se apartaba del templo ni de día ni de noche, sirviendo a Dios con ayunos y oraciones. Ana se acercó en aquel momento, dando gracias a Dios y hablando del niño a todos los que aguarda-ban la liberación de Israel. Y cuando cumplieron todo lo que prescribía la ley del Señor, se volvie-ron a Galilea, a su ciudad de Nazaret. El niño iba creciendo y fortaleciéndose, se llenaba de sabidu-ría y la gracia de Dios estaba con él.

Lunes: 2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Sal 3:2-7; Mc 5:1-20 Martes: 2 Sm 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30 — 19:3; Sal 86 (85):1-6; Mc 5:21-43 Miércoles: 2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Mc 6:1-6 Jueves: 1 Re 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Cr 29:10-12; Mc 6:7-13 Viernes: Eclo 47:2-11; Sal 18 (17):31, 47, 50, 51; Mc 6:14-29 Sábado: 1 Re 3:4-13; Sal 119 (118):9-14; Mc 6:30-34 Domingo: Is 58:7-10; Sal 112 (111):4-9; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Mt 5:13-16

Evangelio: Lc 2, 22-40

READINGS FOR THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA