THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

St. Madeleine Catholic Church 931 E. Kingsley Ave., Pomona, CA 91767-5098

www.stmadeleinechurch.org Phone (909) 629-9495

Fax (909) 623-7148

Father Manuel Leon Bravo, Pastor

Monsignor Andrew Tseu, Pastor Emeritus

Deacon Santi Gorospe

OFFICE HOURS:

Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-5:30pm

MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday: 5:15pm Vigil Mass (English) 7pm Vigil Mass (Spanish)

Sunday: 7:30am (E), 9am (E), 11am (E) 12:30pm (S) 5:15pm (E)

Weekdays: 8:15am

Holy Days: 7:00pm Vigil (S) 8:15am & 7:00pm (E)

DEVOTIONS:

Tuesdays 7pm Blessed Sacrament Adoration

Wednesday: 9am Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help (English)

First Friday: Fri. 9am—Sat. 3pm Blessed Sacrament Adoration

5:30pm Holy Hour / 7pm Mass (Bilingual)

First Saturday: 2000 Hail Marys 4am / Mass 8:15am

CONFESSIONS:

Saturday 3:30-4:45pm (or call the office for an appointment)

All Tuesdays of the Month 7pm (except the 4th Tuesday)

SICK CALLS: Please call the Church Office.

FUNERALS: Please call the Church Office.

BAPTISMS: Arrangements must be made 1 month in advance.

WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance.

ST. MADELEINE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

A Multi-Age Catholic School (Pre-K to 8)

935 E. Kingsley Avenue Pomona, CA 91767

909-623-9602

MISS MARIA IRMA JIMENEZ, PRINCIPAL

WWW.SMCSPOMONA.WEEBLY.COM

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FAITH * COLLEGE * CAREER * SERVICE * SAINT * HEAVEN

This months Altar Candles donated by the

Tancredi Family

Please remember them in your prayers!

Saturday, September 23

5:15 pm Carol Cheng, Spiritual Blessings (Rose & Steve Lee)

and Sharon Vaccarino, Birthday Blessings (Mom & Dad)

and Joe Manahan, RIP (Emily & Hank Ochoa)

and Sr. Seraphine Moynier, 60th Anniversary (Ochoa’s)

7:00 pm Jose Guadalupe Quezada, RIP (Su Hija)

and Manuel Muro, RIP (Maria Medrano)

Sunday, September 24

7:30 am Pro Populo

9:00 am Consolacion Dungca, RIP (Cora de Guzman & Family)

11:00 am (open at time of printing)

12:30 pm Roberto Gonzalez, RIP (Su Hijo)

5:15 pm (open at time of printing)

Monday, September 25

8:15 am Eun Lee, Spiritual Blessings (Steve Lee)

and Jim Lowe, Birthday Blessings (Manny & Sylvia Ramallo)

Tuesday, September 26 8:15 am (open at time of printing)

Wednesday, September 27 8:15 am (open at time of printing)

Thursday, September 28 8:15 am (open at time of printing)

Friday, September 29

8:15 am Michael Lee, Special Blessings (Steve & Eun Lee)

and Michael Ambriz, Birthday Blessings (Claudia)

and Andrew Joseph Ramallo & Nana, Birthday Blessings

LITURGY MATTERS Treasures From Our Tradition

Along with the reform of the Roman Canon

and the redrafting of an ancient Roman prayer

in Eucharistic Prayer II, two additional prayers

were announced in 1969. Eucharistic Prayer III

is a fresh composition. Like Eucharistic Prayer II, it has no

preface of its own, but the presider chooses from a long

menu of possible prefaces to become part of the prayer on a

particular occasion. Also, like Eucharistic Prayer II it has a

way to insert the name of the deceased in Masses for the

dead such as funerals and memorials. The General Instruc-

tion of the Roman Missal views Eucharistic Prayer III as the

best substitute for Eucharistic Prayer I on Sundays and

feasts.

In practice, this prayer is used very often at Sunday

Mass, and its texts are familiar to all members of the assem-

bly. In this prayer, notice that the priest extends his hands

over the gifts and calls down the Holy Spirit to change them

into the Body and Blood of Christ. This call of the Holy Spirit is

called the epiclesis, and Eastern Christians consider it to be

the consecration. Latin Christians have long considered the

“institution narrative” to be the consecration. Partly in re-

sponse to a deep sensitivity to the East, the reformers took

care to structure all our new prayers with a strong epiclesis.

The poetry and images of Eucharistic Prayer III are fruitful

sources of meditation. Why not take a sentence or two into

your private prayer?

Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe

Las actas de los mártires son documentos de suma im-

portancia en la Iglesia cristiana. En ellas se encuentra el testi-

monio de hombres y mujeres que con su sangre dieron testi-

monio del evangelio. En esta documentación encontramos el

testimonio de quienes vieron y presenciaron su martirio. Por

ejemplo, un soldado dice de los mártires: “Dormían en el sue-

lo. No les vi quejarse en ningún momento y estuvieron todo el

tiempo rezando y muy recogidos. . . magníficos, unos santos. .

.”.

Testimonios como éste eran comunes en los primeros

siglos del cristianismo cuando en la Roma pagana se perse-

guía a la Iglesia primitiva. Lamentablemente, este testimonio

no viene de hace 17 ó 19 siglos, más bien, viene del siglo

pasado, siglo en el cual la persecución de cristianos se multi-

plicó por todas partes del mundo produciendo más mártires

que ningún otro siglo. El testimonio del soldado fue acer-

ca del primer santo Argentino, Héctor Valdivielso Sáez y com-

pañeros, quienes fueron asesinados por los comunistas en

Asturias, España. Él fue uno de los más de 8000 cristianos

martirizados en España, 30,000 en China, incontables en

Latinoamérica y otros lugares durante el siglo pasado. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

WEEKLY STEWARDSHIP

Your contributions of time, talent and

treasure to St. Madeleine Parish

are greatly appreciated!

Weekly Collections

August 26 & 27, 2017

$5,694.50

Thank you for your continued support.

Call Upon the Lord The very first line of today’s first reading summons us to

seek the Lord and to call upon God. This sentiment is echoed

in the refrain for today’s responsorial psalm: “The Lord is

near to all who call upon him.” Saint Paul is the embodiment

of someone who constantly sought the Lord. In the excerpt

we read today from his letter to the Philippians, we find Saint

Paul toward the end of his life, a life he describes as com-

pletely consonant with Christ. He writes, “For to me life is

Christ.” To find out what it means to live life completely in

accord with Christ we need look no further than today’s Gos-

pel. There we find that God’s love and mercy are immeasura-

ble for all those who seek and call upon the Lord.

Clama al Señor La primera línea de la lectura de hoy nos ordena buscar

al Señor e invocar a Dios. Escuchamos el eco de este senti-

miento en el refrán del salmo responsorial del día: “Cerca

está el Señor de los que lo invocan”. San Pablo es la encar-

nación de alguien que constantemente buscó al Señor. En la

cita que leímos hoy de su carta a los filipenses, encontramos

a san Pablo hacia el final de su vida, vida que describe como

en completa consonancia con Cristo. Escribe: “Porque para

mí, la vida es Cristo”. Para saber lo que significa vivir una

vida de completo acuerdo con Cristo basta mirar el Evangelio

de hoy. Allí encontramos que el amor y la misericordia de

Dios son inconmensurables para todos los que buscan e in-

vocan al Señor. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

destinada a reemplazar otros tipos de

oración; sino que arroja nueva luz y

profundidad de significado en todo tipo

de oración. Para más información lla-

me al 310-377-4867 o acceda a:

http://www.maryjoseph.org.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Volunteer Opportunity St. Madeleine is in need of a volun-

teer who would like to give an hour of

their time to take notes for the Finance

Council Meetings which take place

every third Tuesday of the month from

1:15-2:15PM in the Conference Room.

This is a great opportunity for someone

who would like to share their talent

with St. Madeleine Church. If you have

the gift of taking notes, please call Ma-

ria Zavala in the office at 909-629-

9495.

Prayer List If you have a family member who is

sick, or who is awaiting the birth of a

child, or is in the military and has

been deployed, please drop a note

with their name on it in the Sunday

Collection baskets so that they may

be added to our prayer list.

Si usted tiene un miembro de su

familia enfermo, ó está esperando el

nacimiento de un niño ó es militar, o

ha sido enviado a la guerra, por favor

escríbanos una nota con los nombres

y déjelo en la Canasta de la Colecta

Dominical para que sea agregado en

la lista de las intenciones.

Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Program: Centering Prayer

Group with Greg Johnson and Herb

Kaighan. Second and Fourth Wednes-

days of each month, 7:30-9PM. Cen-

tering Prayer is a relationship with God

and a discipline to foster that relation-

ship. It is a movement beyond conver-

sation to communion and union with

God. It prepares us for the gift of con-

templation. Centering Prayer is not

meant to replace other kinds of prayer;

rather it casts new light & depth of

meaning on all types of prayer. For

more info call 310-377-4867 or ac-

cess: http://www.maryjoseph.org.

Programa en curso: Centrando el

Grupo de Oración con Greg Johnson y

Herb Kaighan. Segundo y Cuarto Miér-

coles de cada mes, 7: 30-9PM. Cen-

trar la oración es una relación con

Dios y una disciplina para fomentar

esa relación. Es un movimiento que va

más allá de la conversación hasta la

comunión y la unión con Dios. Nos

prepara para el don de la contempla-

ción. La Oración Centradora no está

Saint Madeleine Sophie,

pray for us!

DID YOU KNOW? Pay Attention to Your Surroundings to

Prevent Child Abuse.

As a caring adult, you scope out po-

tential dangers in the areas where a

child may be for school, birthday par-

ties, playdates, outings with friends,

etc. Another danger to add to your list

is the potential for a child to be lured

away into a private area by a predator.

Abuse can happen anywhere, even in

the most public of places, and parents

should be aware of any secluded spots

that a predator might use. Avoid spaces

where a predator could take action –

turn on lights, check empty rooms, and

patrol sleeping or playing spaces. To

receive a copy of the VIRTUS© online

article “Premises Safety…Always a High

Priority,” email jvienna@la-

archdiocese.org or call 213-637-7227.

¿SABÍA USTED? Preste atención a su entorno para pre-

venir el abuso infantil

Como un adulto cuidadoso, usted ve

peligros potenciales en las áreas don-

de un niño puede estar en la escuela,

las fiestas de cumpleaños, con amigos

de juego, las salidas con los amigos,

etc. Otro peligro a añadir a su lista es

el potencial para que un niño sea atraí-

do por un depredador hacia un lugar

lejano en un área privada. El abuso

puede ocurrir en cualquier lugar, inclu-

so en los lugares más públicos, y los

padres de familia deben ser conscien-

tes de los lugares aislados que un de-

predador podría utilizar. Evite los espa-

cios donde un depredador podría to-

mar acción, encienda las luces, revise

que las habitaciones estén vacías, y

haga patrullaje de los lugares para

dormir o de los espacios de juego. Para

recibir una copia del artículo en línea

de VIRTUS © “Premises Safety…Always

a High Priority” (Seguridad de loca-

les...siempre una alta prioridad), envíe

un correo electrónico a bmelendez@la-

archdiocese.org o llame al 213-637-

7508.

September Prayer

Request List Marlon Fuentes Hernandez, Agustina Jose Avalos,

Alberto Guillen, Alberto Veloso,Jr, Alejandro Caza-

res, Alex Francisco, Alexander Dacanay, Alfonso

Ventura, Amada Miranda, Andrea Pena, Anjela

Rivas, Annelisa Arreglado, Annie Veloso, Armando

y Julieta Lopez, Arsenio Esguerra, Bea Baretto,

Beatrice Ramos, Carlo Feranil, Carmela Espinoza,

Carmen Feranil, Cati Garcia, Chris Lange, Corazon

Jalad, Cristina Palacio y Familia, Diane Guillen, Ed

Dacanay, Edith Treto, Edna Dumagan, Eduardo

Lacson, Eichel Esguerra, Elda Ruiz, Elizabeth

Luna, Emilia Luna, Erlinda Esguerra, Esther Daca-

nay, Estrella Esguerra, Estrella Zarate, Eulalio

Vallejo, Eva Lacson, Fabiola Jimenez, Feliciana

Diaz, Felipel Pastrana, Felix y Rita Villalobos, Fely

Inguito, Fernando Feranil, Fernando Santiago,

Flavio Avila, Frances Anne Feranil, Frankie Bundy,

Gabe Purcell, Gabriel Ruiz, Gabriel y Fermin Marti-

nez, Gary, Gary Paras, Gerald, Gian Paolo Feranil,

Gil Palanca, Grace Sweet, Guillermina Peña, Hec-

tor Solis, Heriberto Cazares, Irene Ventura, Jacin-

ta Crisologo, Jasmine Sandt, Javier Martinez,

Jenny Hernandez, Jie Dundin, Jim Dundin, Joan

Curtiss, Joshua Jalad, Kopie Jalad, Laura Mena,

Leo Luna, Leonel Murillo, Leopoldo Luna Pala-

cios, Leticia Angsatikul, Linda Gonzalez, Linda

Santiago, Linda Sio, Lisandra Vedolla, Liz Good-

man, Lolita Muler, Lourdes Murillo, Macario Luna,

Manuel Ramallo, Margaret Robles, Margarita

Lopez, Margarita Murillo, Maria Felicitas Rodri-

guez, Maria Lara, Maria Perez, Maria y Santiago

Sanchez, Mariane and Augie Montoya, Marissa

Dalit, Mark LeMelle, Marlon Roman, Martin Davi-

la, Martina Rodriguez, Mary Anne Arreglado, Mary

Elain Flores, Mary Trejo, Merly Roque Morilla,

Michael Elliot, Miguel Cazares, Miss Rita Marti-

nez, Nancy Feranil, Nancy Fisher, Nathan Nava-

rro, Nedda Olcean, Nemorio Ventura, Noel Sorre-

da, Norberto Zarate, Norma Rodriguez, Olivia y

Samuel Ceja, Pam Simons, Pedro Martinez, Perla

Asuque, Rafael Garcia, Ramona Romero, Raul

Mena, Raul Ruiz, Raymond Robles, Regina Rodri-

guez, Ricardo Barragan, Richard Goetz, Richard

Smith, Richard Sweet, Rita Martinez, Roberto S.

Rodriguez, Rosemary Icanno, Rosita Arellano,

Shirley Flores, Sylvia Ramallo, Teresa Cardenas,

Teresa Guillen, Terrie Amado, Terry Trew, Vedasto

S. Sorreda, Victor Manuel Pedroza, Vito Pastrana,

Vivian Lopez, Yolanda Mena, Alejandro Rocha,

Francis Garner, Martha Sierra, Kenny & Kathy

Burrel, Jorge Sanchez, Margaret Ann Goodrich,

Berta Cabrera, Jesus Elizarraras, Susana Chavez,

Jesus Cabrera, Consuelo Mosqueda, Sofia Cabre-

ra, Humberto Elizarraras, Fani Hernandez, Guada-

lupe Elizarraras, Araceli Perez, Ulices Elizarraras,

Cati Garcia, Gabriel Martinez Islas, German Marti-

nez Luna, Gabriel Martinez Luna, Irwin Myland,

Mrs. Myland, Juan Jose Ramirez Gallardo, John

Hou, John Cordova, Esperanza Hernandez, Kat-

heryn Barela, David Carls, Jesus Granados, Mari-

sa Silva, Fr. Paul Ewers

———————————————————————————— Parishioners may contact the office to have your-

self or a loved one placed on our prayer list. All

names will be removed at the end of every

month. For a name to remain on our list, please

contact the office by the 25th of every month.

Thank you for your assistance in helping us main-

tain an updated list, and ensure that those in

need of prayer, receive it.

40 Days For Life September 27-November 5

Help Save Lives in Pomona!

You can protect mothers and children by joining this

worldwide mobilization!

Through prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils and community

outreach, 40 Days For Life has inspired 750,000 volunteers!

With God’s help, here are the proven results in 20 coordinat-

ed campaigns:

13,305 babies saved from abortion

154 abortion workers converted

86 abortion centers closed

Here’s how to take part:

Vigil Location: Planned Parenthood—1550 N. Garey Ave.,

Pomona

Vigil Hours: 7AM-7PM daily

Contact: Terry Trew at 909-576-6611

Learn more and get involved by visiting: 40daysfor-

life.com/Pomona

40 Días Por La Vida 27 de Septiembre 27– 5 de Noviembre

¡Ayuda a Salvar Vidas en Pomona!

¡Protégé a madres y bebes uniéndote a la movilización pro-

vida máa grande de la historia!

40Días por la Vida ha logrado tener más de 750,000 vol-

untaries en 40 países. Con la ayuda de Dios, aquí están los

resultados:

13,305 bebés salvados del aborto

154 conversionea de trabajadores particantes de abor-

tos

86 centros de abortos cerrados

Contribuye a expander este impacto y forma parte de la

campaña de 40 Días por la Vida:

Ubicación de la vigilia: Planned Parenthood—1550 N.

Garey Ave., Pomona

Horas de la vigilia: 7AM-7PM diario

Contacto: Terry Trew a 909-576-6611

Aprende máa y únete a nosotros: 40daysforlife.com/

pomona

Join us for the 100th Anniversary

Public Square Rosary Crusade America is at a historic crossroad. Secularists are trying to

push God from the public square. They reject his beneficial

action upon society. But without God, where will our leaders

get the wisdom to solve the great problems we face?

We must stop the secularist advance and pray to God for

help. He will hear us if we pray through the intercession of his

Blessed Mother. That’s why we’re launching the 2017 Public

Square Rosary Crusade.

In “The Secret of the Rosary,” Saint Louis de Montfort said:

“Public prayer is far more powerful than private prayer to ap-

pease the anger of God and call down his mercy, and Holy

Mother Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, has always advocat-

ed public prayer in times of public tragedy and suffering.”

Únete a nosotros para la Cruzada del Rosario

de la Plaza del 100º Aniversario América está en una encrucijada histórica. Los seglares

están tratando de sacar a Dios de la plaza pública. Ellos re-

chazan su acción benéfica sobre la sociedad. Pero sin Dios,

¿de dónde sacarán nuestros líderes la sabiduría para resol-

ver los problemas de hoy en día?

Debemos detener el avance seglar y pedirle a Dios su

ayuda. Él nos escuchará si oramos por intermedio de la inter-

cesión de la Virgen María. Por esta razón estamos iniciando

la: Cruzada del Santo Rosario en la Plaza Pública del 2017.

En su libro “El Secreto del Rosario”, San Luís de Montfort

dice: “La oración pública es mucho más ponderosa que la

oración privada para aplacar la ira de Dios e invocar su mis-

ericordia y la Santa Madre Iglesia, guiada por el Espíritu San-

to, siempre he promovido la oración en publica en tiempos

de tragedia y sufrimiento colectivo”.

Join Us to Pray the Rosary

Unase con Nosotros a Orar el Rosario

St. Madeleine Catholic Church

Saturday, October 14 @ 12PM

Sabado, 14 de Octubre a las 12PM

For more info contact: Edgar Dacanay at 626-321-3738

or Karen Ortiz a 909-764-7097

Para mas información llamar: Edgar Dacanay a 626-321-

3738 o Karen Ortiz a 909-764-7097

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Tuesday: Saints Cosmas and Damian

Wednesday: St. Vincent de Paul

Thursday: St. Wenceslaus

St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions

Friday: Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael,

Archangels

Saturday: St. Jerome

THE WEEK AHEAD

Sunday, September 24

Religious Ed • 9AM-1PM • Sch 3-8/CR A&B/Hall

Coro Guadalupano • 10-12PM • Cafeteria

Bible Study • 1-5PM • CR-A

Monday, September 25

Divine Mercy• 6-10PM • CR-A

Grupo de Oración• 7-9PM • Sch #8

RCIA • 7-9PM • Sch #6

Tuesday, September 26

Legión de María • 9-11AM • CR-A

Legion of Mary • 7-9PM • CR-A

Wednesday, September 27

Legion of Mary• 9-10AM • Church

RCIA • 5-7PM • Sch #6

Oktoberfest Meeting• 7-8PM • CR-A

Thursday, September 28

Encuentro Matrimonial • 7-10PM • Cafeteria

Grupo de Oración• 7-9PM • CR-A

Friday, September 29

Office Closed

Estudio Biblico • 6-10PM • CR-A

Grupo de Oración• 7-10PM • Café/Sch #5 & 8

Saturday, September 30

Religious Ed • 9AM-1PM • Sch 3-8/CR A/Hall

Confirmation • 3-5PM • Sch 3-8/CR A/Hall

Confessions • 3:30-4:45PM

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ezra 1:1-6

Luke 8:16-18

Tuesday: Ezra 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20

Luke 8:19-21

Wednesday: Ezra 9:5-9

Luke 9:1-6

Thursday: Haggai 1:1-8

Luke 9:7-9

Friday: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

John 1:47-51

Saturday: Zechariah 2:5-9, 14-15a

Luke 9:43b-45

Sunday: Ezekiel 18:25-28

Philippians 2:1-11

Matthew 21:28-32

Education Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

—Edward Everett

Educación La educación salvaguarda la libertad mejor que un ejército.

—Edward Everett

PARISH STAFF

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Business Manager: Maria Zavala…….……………………..…..909-629-9495

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION / YOUTH MINISTRY

Coordinator: Veronica Rincon ……………………………………..909-629-7377

OFFICE OF LITURGY & SPIRITUALITY

Liturgy & Spiritual Life Coordinator: Linda DeBerry……909-629-9495 /

smcc.ldeberry@aol.com 909-228-9168

ORGANIZATION COORDINATORS

Catholic Daughters: Margaret Velarde……………………..…..909-437-5957

Couples for Christ: Kopie & Cora Jalad………………………...909-455-7053

Divine Mercy: Anaeva Padro……………….…………………….….….951-203-7133

Encuentro Matrimonial: Enrique & Ruth Rodriguez…….…909-622-3591

English Bible Study: Vedasto & Carmencita Sorreda….…909-918-9368

Estudio Biblico: Raul Mercado………………………………….….909-629-8594

Filipino Stewards: Alex Uvero ……………………………...…..860-389-0382

Grupo de Oración: Ildefonso Gamboa, Sr. …………………...909-367-8780

ICON: Margaret Velarde……………………………………….….….909-437-5957

Knights of Columbus: Martin Landeros………..……….….….909-364-0466

Legion of Mary: Terry Trew……………………………………...…..909-576-6611

Legion de María: Guillermina Sandoval…………………….….909-643-9226

Respect Life: Terry Trew………………………………………………909-576-6611

Sick & Dying Prayer Teams: Karen Ortiz (E)……………….…909-764-7097

Lourdes Countee (S & E)…..909-343-0987

St. Vincent de Paul: Sarah Gamboa………..……………….….909-632-4176

ssvdpsmcc@gmail.com

Horrified People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian reli-

gion doubted and at seeing it practiced. —Samuel Butler

Horrorizada La gente en general se horroriza igualmente al escuchar la religión

cristiana en duda y al ver que practicaban. —Samuel Butler