Parish News

Few more days and it's Christmas season. What should we do? It's the same question people asked John the Baptist.

"Vino la Palabra de Dios sobre Juan el Bautista."

Welcome to the new season of Advent, a season of preparation for the coming of Christ birth on Christmas. Advent comes from the Latin Word “Adventus” meaning “coming”. Advent reminds us of three great arrivals.

"Para los cristianos nuestro Rey es el Señor, es decir, el centro hacia el que se dirige el sentido más profundo de nuestra vida. Al pedir en el Padrenuestro que venga a nosotros su reino, expresamos nuestro deseo de que crezca el número de personas que encuentren en Dios la fuente de la felicidad y se esfuercen por seguir el camino que Él nos ha enseñado, el camino de las bienaventuranzas. Pidámoslo de todo corazón, pues 'dondequiera que esté Jesucristo, allí estará nuestra vida y nuestro reino.'" (San Ambrosio).

We are about to enter a new season in two weeks, Advent season, a season of preparation for the coming of Jesus. How or what we prepare for, matters. How we prepare for an exam or job interview or medical procedure or an important event, is something we don't ignore.

"Jamás será pobre una casa caritativa." (San Juan Maria Vianney)

His holiness Pope Francis once said, “Jesus taught once and for all that love for God and neighbor are inseparable, indeed more than that, they support one another”. He reminds us that loving God and loving our neighbors are two faces of the same coin. It’s like “two in one” commandments of God.

San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery will be celebrating All Souls day Mass on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in their Mausoleum at 10:00am, Fr. John Foster will be presiding.

Maneras de Sevir: 1) Llevar comidas a los ancianos o proporcionar transporte; 2) trabajar con programas extraescolares, como tutores o en líneas directas; 3) limpiar basura, reciclar, cuidar animales salvajes heridos;

Sometimes it's not only what God can do for us but what we can do for God that matters in our faith. God can always do great things for us, he Works in many mysterious ways but what about our part?