SCHEDULE OF MASSES

SATURDAY: 8:30 AM, 5:30 PM Vigil

SUNDAY: 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM,

10:15 AM,12 Noon,

4:00 PM (Vietnamese), 6:30 PM

WEEKDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM

FIRST WEDNESDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM

FIRST FRIDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM, 8:00 PM (Vietnamese)

HOLY DAY:

8:00 PM (Vietnamese/English) Vigil

6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 7:00 PM

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SAT: 4:00 PM - 5 :00 PM,

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, and by appointment

St. Christopher Church is a faith-community of diverse

people who gather to joyfully celebrate life, faith and love in

Jesus Christ through serving others.

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91790

TEL: (626) 960-1805 FAX: (626) 851-0595

OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM Sun: 8AM to 4PM

EMAIL: sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

Pastor

Rev. Joseph Dass

Associate Pastor/ Vietnamese Community Chaplain

Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen

Permanent Deacons Deacon Douglas Moloney (Retired)

Deacon Loc Nguyen Deacon Jesse Batacan Deacon Andrew Cho

School Principal Lucia Saborio

Director of Religious Formation Judi Peña

Parish Secretary Elizabeth Hudson

Welcome to St. Christopher Church

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91790

TEL: (626) 960-1805 FAX: (626) 851-0595

OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM Sun: 8AM to 4PM

EMAIL: sccwestcovina@gmail.com WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

Page 2 St. Christopher Catholic Church The Most Holy Trinity

A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy Dt 4:32-34,39-40 Moses said to the people: "Ask now of the days of old, before your time, ever since God created man upon the earth; ask from one end of the sky to the other: Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live? Or did any god venture to go and take a nation for himself from the midst of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, with strong hand and outstretched arm, and by great terrors, all of which the LORD, your God, did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? This is why you must now know, and fix in your heart, that the LORD is God in the heavens above and on earth below, and that there is no other. You must keep his statutes and commandments that I enjoin on you today, that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may have long life on the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you forever."

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22 Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own. R./ Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy. He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full. R./ By the word of the LORD the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host. For he spoke, and it was made; he commanded, and it stood forth. R./ See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. R./ Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you. R./ A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans Rom 8:14-17 Brothers and sisters: Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a Spirit of adoption, through whom we cry, "Abba, Father!" The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.

The Word of the Lord.

Response: Thanks be to God.

Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to God who is, who was, and who is to come.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

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A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Mt 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age."

The Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Your prayers are requested for the recovery of:

Sonia Sotto, John Aguilar, Heliadora Tan, Estelita P. Santos, Karen Dirige, Carlos Gonzales, Jacqueline de Luna, Gregorio Desiderio, Deacon Shane Cuda, Ela Aguila, Blanca Ortiz, Larry & Lucy Lavatto, David Cardona, Kevin Thornburgh, Leighton Jalvia, Randy Pham, Jacqui Go Tan, Giovanni Yap, Richard & Kristal Saldana, Steven Berktold, Michelle Arciniega-Rodriguez, Milagros How, Maria Nguyen Chu, Larry Clark, Zenaida Alcoreza, Shirley J. Keating, Teresita Mindaro, Gloria Cordts, Leo Tate, Ariel Hilario, Roberto Lopez, Cesar Navarro, Mic Cimino, David G. Cardona, Angel Cantu, Alejandro Medina, Olga Gudino, Jacob Marquez, Matthew Avalos, Analee Marquez, Laulhati J. Geronimo, Bendell Tan, Andrea Tan, Amelia Hameed, Abe Hing, Vanessa Velasco, Rachel Jauregui, Lulu Beaudreault, Virginia Moloney, Victor Aguilar Jr., Ma Ester Gudino, Jacqueline Castillo, Arturo Gudino, Carol Janek, Charles Usher, Fabian Cano, Maria G. Vazquez, Rafaela Atterberry, Josethine Esparza, Teresita Hernandez, Eddie Guerrero, Rosie Lavalan, Emmanuel Reyes, Alice Morgan, Grace Lomeli, Soledad Bigornia, Gina Bigornia, John Padama, Aiden Velez, Connie Martinez, Jacqueline Tan, Melissa Ramirez, Guadalupe Escobedo, Rosemary Sambrano. AlbaValbuena, Ofelia Nava, Elizabeth Stephens, Kaira Rogas, Jennifer Zavala, Alejandro Gaetos,, Juanita Laguitao, Gloria Esteban, Bening Arias, Mary Ann Rambeau, Phong Do, John & Theresa Paniagua, Mercedes Puhawan, Fanie Bernardo, Renee Willis, Angel Chavez, Josefina Espitia, Maria L. Navarro, Xenia Aguinaldo, Jeanette Edpao, Dixie Davis, Mary Bachman, Rachelle Siy, Stephanie Garcia, Irene Gervacio, Joseph Lim, Lie Ntjhong, Les Onaka, Alexander Asuncion, Ferdinand Asuncion, Mary Helen Espinosa, Elpidio Salas, Arthur Salinas, Steven Lee, Oscar Diaz, David Wells, Vangie Malmis, Alfred Hernandez, Estelita De Leos, Romeo Guerrero, Reyna Melendez, Joseph Nguyen.

Lord send down your healing presence upon them, and restore them to good health. Comfort them with the knowledge that we are praying for them, and give them peace with a sense of Your Presence, through the intercession of your Blessed Mother and all the Saints in heaven. Amen.

Welcome into the Family of God:

Raymond R. Beall

Harvey Grae V. Capiral

Elias Del Valle

Lucia E. Del Valle

♦ ♦ Alphonse Gutierrez

♦ Alejandro Gaetos Jr. ♦ Matthew Walters, Jr.

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Wednesday, May30 6:30 a.m. (D) Catarina † (D) Maria Madaline † (D) Dominic † (D) Rudy Kohler † 8:30 a.m. — Lilia Rigor — Melissa Ramirez — Noemi Bautista — Steve Bassa Thursday, May 31 6:30 a.m.(D) Alfredo & Sarina Hernandez † (D) Joseph † (D) Anton † — David Ponce 8:30 a.m.(D) Maria & Joseph † (D) John & All Souls & Relatives of T. V. Phay † (D) Maria † (D) Ryan Joseph Cioco † Friday, June 1 6:30 a.m. (D) Vincente † (D) Joseph † (D) Dominic † (D) Jose Alberto Hatud † 8:30 a.m. (D) Souls in Purgatory of Y. Zhu’s Family † (D) Sadie Sandoval † (D) Maria † (D) Natalie Tran † 6:30 p.m. (D) Peter † (D) Ancestors † (D) Gloria Arroyo † — Thanksgiving Saturday, June 2 8:30 a.m.(D) Ancestors † (D) Tomas & Peter & Maria † (D) Paul & Maria † (D) David Tutone †

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READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Pt 1:3-9 May 28 Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: 1Pt 1:10-16 May 29 Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: 1Pt 1:18-25 May 30 Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Zep 3:14-18a May 31 Lk 1:39-56 Friday: 1Pt 4:7-13 May 1 Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Jude 17, 20b-25 May 2 Mk 11:27-33 Sunday: Ex 24:3-8 May 3 Heb 9:11-15 Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

MAY 20, 2018 SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

SUNDAY OFFERTORY ENVELOPE $ 7,941.20 SUNDAY OFFERTORY PLATE $ 4,846.43

TOTAL $ 12,787.63

Saturday, May 26 5:30 p.m. (D) David G. Luna † (D) Ancestors † — Peace and Safety for Phuay Tran’s Family — Peace for the New Year Sunday, May 27 7:00 a.m. — St. Christopher Church Parishioners 8:30 a.m. (D) Joshua Correa Marcelo † (D) Joseph Cuong † (D) Maria † — Jim Kenz 10:15 a.m. (D) Bud Geisil † (D) Ancestors † (D) Natalie Tran † — Christine Ferrero 12:00 noon (D) Anton † (D) Arthur Acevedo † (D) Caridad Triha Buenvenida † (D) Rosita O. Cortez † 6:30 p.m. (D) Joseph Vu Van Lan † (D) Andre † — Healing — Elena & Wallace Hull Family Monday, May 28 8:30 a.m. (D) Simon † (D) Ine † (D) Feliciana Rodriguez † (D) Frank Sando † (D) Maria Nguyen † (D) Javier & Carmen Rivas † Tuesday, May 29 6:30 a.m. (D) Anthony† (D) Dominic † (D) Madalena † — Madonna Basa 8:30 a.m. (D) Felipa & Santos Navarro † (D) Joseph † (D) Leonardo Anzaldo † — Rodel Rivera

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The Most Holy Trinity PROCESSION AND PERICHORESIS Neither the term nor the concept "Trinity" appears in the New Testament. Our scriptures do name all three persons and describe some sort of unity of relationship among them, but it remained for following centuries to wrestle with this self-revelation of God. The term "Trinity" appeared about two hundred years into Christianity's existence, as it began to gain a hold and there was more time to reflect (and agree or disagree) upon a more precise understanding. One way the church began to understand the relationship of the persons of the Trinity was through the term "procession." The three persons of the Trinity live in mutual indwelling with each other, and are revealed to people this way. Thus the Son became known through the procession called "filiation" and the Spirit through the procession called "spiration." Another way the Trinity was understood was through perichoresis (the "chor" of our "choreography" is in there), in which the three eternal persons of the Trinity dance together in their divine and holy unity. DANCING AND DWELLING So what? It is easy to ask this question about obscure theological debates that took place centuries ago. But these definitions were born of the struggles of the faithful to understand how the Trinity lived and worked in their lives, and the fruit of their efforts can benefit us today. Each of us was baptized in the name of and into the Holy Trinity. At that time, the Trinity came to dwell in us, and we began to dwell in the Trinity. At the beginning of the twentieth century, St. Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity (d. 1906) went even further and prayed for the Trinity to be buried in her, that she might be buried in the Trinity. Our relationship with the Trinity, then, can be as deep and profound as our humanity will allow. And, just as their manifestation or revelation is how we know them, it is when the grace and life of the Trinity are made known through our witness that others see their holiness proceed into the world. It is when we reflect and share the joyous dance of the three persons that their mystery is once again revealed for the life of others. Today's Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Psalm 33:4-6, 9, 18-20, 22; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 Copyright (c) 2005, World Library Publications. All rights

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ALTAR FLOWERS

We invite parishioners or ministries to consider a gift to the parish in the form of monetary

donations toward flower arrangements in our altar in thanksgiving, in memory, or in

celebration of a loved one or a special occasion. For more information or to sign-up for a

particular weekend, please contact the parish office. Donation for altar flower arrangements:

Two flower arrangements for $150; Three flower arrangements from $250 to $300.

Thank you for your support and generosity. Located at the Parish Center next to the Parish office. WE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAYS AFTER THE MORNING MASSES.

It is once again the time of year where we prepare to ask our parish communities to support the Priest Retirement Fund for archdiocesan priests, here in Los Angeles.

We are truly blessed by the men who have given their lives in service to thousands of families as a priest. As life begins to change in their later years, so too do their needs.

Like us, they desire rest and have needs for care and medical treatment as they grow older. Unlike most of us, though, their modest salaries were never meant to provide for them after many years of service.

Together we are invited to join and bless those who have blessed us by making a meaningful gift to the Priest Retirement Fund.

Thanks to your efforts, our 2017 appeal raised over $1.6 million. We are looking forward to partnering with our parishes and continuing to build on this success in 2018.