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Our Mission: To Evangelize God's People,
beginning with the Gift of the Holy Eucharist
A Stewardship Parish
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church • 1813 Oakdale Road • Modesto, CA 95355
October 6, 2013
Twenty-seventh
Sunday in
Ordinary Time
(209) 551-4973
Fax: (209) 551-3213
Visit our website:
www.stjmod.com
Holy Eucharist
Sunday Mass:
Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm
Sundays: 7:30am,
9am (Traditional Latin), 10:30am,
Noon, 1:30pm (Español),
5:30pm & 7:30pm
Daily Mass:
8am & 5:45pm; Saturdays 8am
Traditional Latin Mass, Fridays at
Noon
Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration:
Chapel access code available in office
Children’s Services:
Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)
Sunday Mass 10:30am
Sacrament of
Reconciliation:
Monday thru Thursday 5-5:30pm
Fridays 6:30-7:30pm
Saturdays 8:30-9:30am & 4-5pm
Homebound please call 551-4973
for a priest to visit you by
appointment.
Clergy:
Fr. Mark Wagner, Pastor
Fr. Francis Joseph, OCD, Assoc Pastor
Fr. Hamilton Suarez, Assoc. Pastor
Rev. Mr. Ken Ochinero, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Ernest Ciccarelli, Deacon
RCIA Inquiries:
Please contact John & Nichole
Sablan: 209-581-8477
From the Pastor’s Laptop
There goes Jesus again talking about that mustard seed! In today’s Gospel
Jesus tells another parable about the smallest of seeds. Clearly God is very
interested in the littlest thing because it nevertheless has a great capacity to
grow. Pope Francis said in his recent interview with America magazine that
the great attribute of God is that although He is infinite, He can become small
and work through small beginnings. St. Ignatius said: “to be contained in the
tiniest - this is the divine.”
Once a parishioner came to me and lamented that things seemed to be getting
worse in the world. I told him about something I learned in the seminary:
that we must believe that the Kingdom of God is GROWING. The Kingdom
of God is like the tiny mustard seed which grows into the biggest tree. Even
though things seem to be getting worse, the Church teaches that really things
are getting better, that goodness is increasing, and that we are getting closer
to the promised establishment of the perfect Kingdom of God! But how can
this be when so many souls seem headed for destruction? For me the only
explanation is that every year there are more saints. If God had ended the
world 100 years ago, we would not have such colossal saints as St. Therese,
St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, and Blessed Pope John
Paul II. The increase in the sum total of goodness in the universe seems
small because it is hidden in the hearts of these individuals, but it is
substantial.
We may feel discouraged by news reports about crime, terrorism, war, and
priests causing scandal. We may be disheartened because of terrible new
laws that allow coed bathrooms in public schools, that allow nurses to do
abortions and that allow more people to sue the Church.
But by becoming saints ourselves we can become part of
the solution, and we can build up the Kingdom of God!
INTERNATIONAL ROSARY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7
AFTER THE 5:45PM MASS
IN THE CHURCH
Everyone is invited to an International Rosary on the
feast of our Lady of the Rosary tomorrow. A decade
will be prayed in each of the following languages:
English, Latin, Spanish, Tagalog, & Indian.
Questions?
To make an appointment with a
priest or deacon or to register at St.
Joseph’s please contact Lulu,
Rosario, or Donna in our parish
office at 551-4973 or stop in. See
open office hours below.
Parish Office Staff & Hours
(Lulu, Donna, & Rosario)
Monday-Friday:
8:30am-6:30pm
except Wednesday: 1-6:30pm
Weekend Maintenance
568-7558
How can we help? 551-4973
Se Habla Español ............Rosario x103
Adult Ed & Bible StudiesMichael x203
Altar Servers ................. Svetlana x200
Buildings & Grounds .......Tammy x207
Child Ed & Sacraments .. Debbie x205
Choirs & Cantors ........... Svetlana x200
Events & Activities ..........Tammy x207
Financial Services ........... Barbara x108
Live the Faith Magazine . Michael x203
Giving to St. Joseph’s ......Tammy x207
Parish Lending Library ................ x208
Parish Ministries ............... Bertha x202
Parish Registration ............ Donna x102
Room Reservations ..........Rosario x110
Volunteering ..................... Bertha x202
Youth Ministry................. Nathan x206
PERPETUAL
EUCHARISTIC
ADORATION
“Could you not
keep watch for
One hour?”
(Mark 14:37)
Adorers needed for one
hour a week! Please
contact David & Monica at
527-4920 if you can pick
up an hour. You will
receive many blessings
from Our Lord!
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Welcome to St. Joseph’s
We’re glad you’re here!
Parish Life
 Upcoming Events & Activities 
FILIPINO AMERICAN CATHOLIC LITURGY COUNCIL
ANNUAL RETREAT — OCTOBER 12
Join us for a Day of Recollection on October 12, 9am-3pm, Fr. O'Hare
Hall. Theme: Mary our Model of Faith. Topic includes the Sacrament
of Reconciliation and a video presentation on the Life of Mary. All are
invited at NO Cost. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided. Sponsored
by Filipino Liturgy Council and its group of ministries. Inquiries call:
Myrna Dirige 631-3589, Imelda Miranda 529-0422, Ching Arellano
303-8167.
REPARATION ROSARY — OCTOBER 12
The 7th annual Public Reparation Rosary will be
recited in front of the Planned Parenthood Clinic at
1431 McHenry Ave. on Saturday, October 12. We will
start at 12noon. For more information call
Dr. Stephanie at 209-622-0343.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY
COMMUNION TRAINING — OCTOBER 12
There will be an Extraordinary Ministers (EMs) of Holy Communion
training on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 10:00 am in the Church. All
St. Joseph's EMs are invited to attend. Fr. Mark would like to meet
with all perspective EMs. Please call the parish office for more
information.
SPANISH CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
Come and join us on October 19 for our Dinner Dance, in
Fr. O’Hare Hall. Dinner will be from 5:30-7:00pm and
dancing will be from 7pm-11pm. Ticket prices are: $20/
adults and $10/children under 12yrs.
ST. JOE’S ¡YA!,
The young adult group for 20-35 year olds of St. Joseph's invites
young adults to join us on our upcoming event. On October 19th, we
will be on pilgrimage to Mission San Rafael and Napa Valley wine
tasting. Visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/St Joe’s YA or our
website at stjoesya.weebly.com for details about when we are
meeting to carpool together from St. Joseph's.
SECULAR ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES
Are you seeking a closer union with God and want to be a
holier person? We invite you to come visit our meetings.
Our charism is contemplative prayer. For more
information, call: Dinah Evans at 209 669-6460.
Religious Education
The Mystery of Mary in Our Lives
By Maria F. Delgado-Braun, Religious Education
“It is not I who seek out Mary, but it is God who offers her to me; it is not I who
love her, but the Lord Who tells me to love her.” (The Mystery of Mary by
Cardinal Ballestero) How often do we hear in conversation from nonCatholics and Catholics alike, complaints about Mary having an
important part in our prayers and devotions? This beautiful quote
brings to mind the answer to the nagging question, God willed it!
God in His perfect plan of salvation, willed that Our Lady occupy a
prominent position in receiving the message of salvation, nurturing
the Word in her womb, raising the Lord, participating in the
suffering of His Passion and Death, becoming the spiritual mother of
all mankind, witnessing His Resurrection, and receiving the Holy
Spirit at the inception of the Church. Mary has a special relationship
with the Holy Trinity; she was chosen by God the Father, became
mother of the Son and spouse of the Holy Spirit. How can we think
that she is not worthy of being our spiritual mother, of receiving our
plight for intercession before God, or of being the Queen of Heaven?
Are our designs any greater than those of God Almighty?
Devotion to Our Lady has always had a primal place in the lives of all
the saints, who have understood that Mary, who is mother to the
Lord, and who nurtured and taught Him, can certainly form us into
other Christs. She can bring us to unimaginable heights if only we
become her children and run to her for help in our everyday battle
with the world, the flesh and the devil. Mary is the humble Virgin who schools us in the ineffable mysteries of God.
She has given us a simple, but powerful weapon, the Rosary. She does not fill our intellects with theological
knowledge, but shows us how to ponder the Word of God in our hearts. Praying the Rosary brings us closer to Our
Lady and disposes us to pray and meditate on the mysteries of God made man, for the Rosary is Christocentric.
This devotion, thought by some intellectuals to be a medieval backward custom, has been seen by many Popes,
including Blessed John Paul II, as a means to implore peace for the world, foster unity in the family and leading one
to contemplation (Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae). By entering into each mystery of the life of Christ, we
walk with the Blessed Virgin Mary and allow “her to train us and mold us with the same care, until Christ is ‘fully formed’ in
us.” (15) Praying the Holy Rosary as a family every evening is a sure sign of leading a spiritual life. Perhaps praying
the entire Rosary is out of the question at first, it sure can be daunting when we begin, but we can always just take
a mystery, explain it to the children in words that they understand, and begin praying holding the hands of Our
Blessed Mother, who will help us on the way to the bliss of Heaven. If you need to brush up on how to pray the
Rosary, this site has instructions in many languages: http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm. Let us entrust
ourselves to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our mother and ask her to guide, care and intercede for us!
Parish School of Religion
Office hours:
Monday 3:30 -5:30pm
Tuesday 3:00-6:30pm
PSR is on Facebook…
search St Joseph PSR & like Wednesday 3:30- 5:30pm & 6:45-8:30pm
Thursday 3:30-5:30pm & 6:45-8:30pm
October School of Faith
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL DONATION
class schedule
PSR students, please bring canned fruit
(pull top preferred) this month for St.
Vincent de Paul. Food donations can
be put in the big blue barrel next to the
PSR office. Thank you for your
kindness and stewardship!
[email protected]
209-551-4973 ext. 217
 RCIA 
Inquiry classes are for people who
want to learn more about
Catholicism, but aren’t necessarily
sure they want to become Catholic.
The RCIA process is also for
Catholics who have not yet
completed their sacraments of
Confirmation or Holy Communion.
To start the process: call John and
Nichole Sablan 581-8477 to make
an appointment.
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 Youth Ministry 
Contact Us!
Nathan
Steingrebe
C. (209)247-7863
[email protected]
LifeNight Line-Up:
10/6: Finding God in Beauty
10/13: God is All Goodness
Mark Your Calendars!!!
At our October 20th LifeNight we are excited to welcome
guest speakers Katie and Mark Hartfiel!
Samantha
Jordan(209)5514973 ext.223
[email protected]
Save the Date:
Aptos High School Retreat
November 8-10
It might seem too early to
think about, but this retreat
will be here before you
know it! Permission slips
are available in the youth
office and parish office.
The cost is $100 for a
weekend at the beach while
growing and learning more
about our faith, attending
Mass, confession, adoration
and a lot of fun! Spots fill
up fast, so be sure to sign-up
soon.
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Mark and Katie are passionate about helping young people
in their pursuit of purity. They give a new outlook on dating
and having it centered on prayer for one’s future spouse.
They encourage and give practical advice on personal
prayer, spiritual growth, modesty and chaste relationships!
This is a LifeNight you DON’T want to miss!!!
C2 Sponsor
Tyler! One of the
many teens we met at
Meeting!!!
the Central Catholic
ALL C2 students and
Ministry Faire!!!
sponsors! There is a
mandatory meeting
October 9 at 7pm in
the church. Parents
are allowed to stand
in place of sponsors.
Center for Lay Apostolates
FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP: Plaza Refreshments are served today
by our Plaza Refreshment Volunteers.
Please thank them for their service.
Parish Stewardship — a way of life
Profiles in Stewardship
by Maria Delgado-Braun
Sonia
Mariscal
2013 Fantastic Festival Donors
We gratefully acknowledge and thank
our donors and supporters! Please
support them.
Key Sponsors:
McDonald’s of Oakdale Road: Oakdale & Floyd and Oakdale & Scenic.
Bertolotti Disposal Company*Noah’s Water/7-Up*Sciabica’s Olive
Oil*Nicholas Poblete, DDS*Dr. Roderick M. Pineda*Rossini’s Formal
Wear-Mens Wear* *Ratto Brothers Produce*Aquas Bottled Water*Del
Rio Landscaping*Kurios Energy* Chavez Decorations*Itzel’s Party
Rentals*Randik Paper Company *Rainbow Fields*E & J Gallo Winery*
Abby’s Pet Spa, Jack and Mary Adams, Bobbye Anderson, Auto Professionals,
Connie Azevedo, Mr. and Mrs. Don Baker, John Barcelos, Baskin Robbins, Bel
Piatto Cusina Restaurant, Marie Bertolotti, Richard and Becky Bettencourt,
Blackbear Diners, Black Oak Casino, Boomers, Charles Brunn, Jerry and
Dorothy Butler, Tony and Shirley Castro, Chef’s of New York, Chevy’s,
CHICKEN BARN, Mrs. Anna Ciccarelli, Coldstone Creamery,,Costless Food
Company, Dr. Recto and Dr. Clarita DeLeon, Del Curto Family, Dickey’s BBQ,
El Maguay, El Rosal, Leslie Field, Five Minute Car Wash, Sue Forrest,
Annette Forsman, FUNWORKS, Galaxy Theatres, Kathleen Goodrich, John
Guzman, Tony and Melinda Hagelsieb, HANDS ON EDUCATIONAL
STORE, HAIR BY VALERIE, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Henderson, Lorraine
Hermis, JIFFY LUBE McHenry Avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Junqueiro,
Keller’s, Mary Ann Konschak, Mrs. Mary Korn, Tony Lavio, LA HUERTA
VIEJA, Rose Lamont, La Parilla, Jace and Tammy Menezes, Marie
Callendar’s , Linda Martin, Archie and Mary McDowell, MCHENRY BOWL,
Mary Alice Metzler, Mexicali Grill, Modesto Courtroom, Jerry and Pat Moon,
Thomas Morton, MOUNTAIN MIKE’S PIZZA, Mulberry Lane, Dennis and
Judy Murphy, Julie and Tom Nelson, Kathy Olsson AVON, Olive Garden,
Outback Steakhouse, Mr. and Mrs. George Owens, Ben and Rina Pacheco,
Papa Murphy’s, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Perkins, Carol Peterson, PJ’s School of
Dance, Pizza Guys, Mrs. Movane Polzin, Mrs. Nelly Price, PRIME SHINE,
Red Lobster, Mr. and Mrs. Marty Reis, Ridgeways, Joseph and Shin Rozelle,
Mrs. Carmen Sablan, SAVE MART FOODS, Bob and Judy Shannon, Skewers,
Gwen Simas, Skewer’s, Smogs Unlimited, Antoinette Souza, Lynn Thiel,
TAQUERIA MIS COMPADRES, Vito’s Tuxedos, YOSEMITE BOWL, The
Yogurt Mill.
Please forgive any omissions prior to print time.
We are blessed by your support.
Fr. Mark and the 2013 Festival Committee
New to the Parish? Wondering where to start?
Call the Center for Lay Apostolates
551-4973, ext. 207
Sonia Mariscal is a great example of
a faithful steward who lovingly
gives her talents for the Kingdom of
God! Sonia is married to Manuel
and they have an adult son, Elias
who serves in the military. She has
been a member of the Legion of
Mary for many years, visiting those
in jail and taking Holy Communion
to the homebound. She is an
Extraordinary Minister of
Comunion (EM), sings with the
Adult Choir at Sunday Mass and
takes part in the Charismatic prayer
group, especially doing intercessory
prayer. One of the loving works
that she does is visiting the
homeless at the park on Saturdays.
Sonia, along with other parishioners
takes a warm meal to the homeless,
prays the Rosary with them and
lovingly listens to their problems.
Sonia has a beautiful gift that is
reminiscent of Blessed Mother
Teresa of Calcutta; when she is
speaking or listening to one of the
homeless men and women, she
devotes all her time and interest to
each one of them, never seeming in
a hurry or distracted by the many
interruptions or noises at the park.
It is almost as if the rest of the
world ceased and that particular
soul was the only one needing her
love and attention. What a blessing
it is to have people like Sonia as
members of our Parish Family!
Thank you for all your works of
love!
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In the Diocese...
MODESTO CATHOLIC
PROFESSIONAL &
BUSINESS CLUB
The Catholic Professional &
Business Club will meet on
Tuesday, October 8, 2013. This
month's speaker, Brian Kravec, a
prison guard with the California
Department of Corrections who
has worked with some of the most
violent and historically infamous
men and women, will share his
testimony of integrating work and
faith. He's a 4th Degree member of
the Knights of Columbus
and contributing writer for
Catholicmom.com.
Mass: 6:30 at St Stanislaus Church,
7th & J St.; Networking 7am,
Breakfast and Speaker 7:15am at
the Old Mill Café, 600 9th St. in
downtown Modesto.
RSVP at [email protected] ,
at www.cpbc-modesto.org/ or
Cathy (209) 968-8086.
DIOCESE OF STOCKTON
MINISTRY DAY
Can’t go to L. A. Congress? We’ll
bring Congress to you: outstanding
speakers like Msgr. Ray East, Dr.
Hosffman Ospino, Jack Jazreel,
Christine Watkings, Donna Pena.
Whether you work for the church
or are a stay at home mom /dad, we
have something for everyone. Like
us on Facebook and join us:
October 26, Modesto Centre Plaza.
Call Sr. Gloria, 466-0636 if you
wish to serve as a volunteer.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER
If you’d like to make your marriage
even more special than it already is,
call now! The next weekend dates
are October 11-13 in Reno, NV and
October 25-27 in Modesto. For
more information visit:
www.sacramentowwme.org.
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From our Holy Father in Rome
ANGELUS — Sunday, 8 September 2013
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Good morning! In today’s Gospel Jesus insists on the conditions for being his
disciples: preferring nothing to the love of Christ, carrying one’s cross and
following him. Many people in fact drew near to Jesus, they wanted to be
included among his followers; and this would happen especially after some
miraculous sign which accredited him as the Messiah, the King of Israel.
However Jesus did not want to disappoint anyone. He knew well what
awaited him in Jerusalem and which
path the Father was asking him to
take: it was the Way of the Cross, the
way of sacrificing himself for the
forgiveness of our sins. Following
Jesus does not mean taking part in a
triumphal procession! It means
sharing his merciful love, entering his
great work of mercy for each and
every man and for all men. The work
of Jesus is, precisely, a work of mercy, a work of forgiveness and of love! Jesus
is so full of mercy! And this universal pardon, this mercy, passes through the
Cross. Jesus, however, does not want to do this work alone: he wants to
involve us too in the mission that the Father entrusted to him. After the
Resurrection he was to say to his disciples: “As the Father has sent me, even
so I send you”... if you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven” (Jn 20:21-22).
Jesus’ disciple renounces all his possessions because in Jesus he has found the
greatest Good in which every other good receives its full value and meaning:
family ties, other relationships, work, cultural and economic goods and so
forth.... The Christian detaches him or herself from all things and rediscovers
all things in the logic of the Gospel, the logic of love and of service.
To explain this requirement, Jesus uses two parables: that of the tower to be
built and that of the king going to war. The latter says: “What king, going to
encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel
whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him
with twenty thousand? And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he
sends an embassy and asks terms of peace” (Lk 14:31-32). Jesus does not wish
to address the topic of war here; it is only a parable. Yet at this moment in
which we are praying intensely for peace, this word of the Lord touches us to
the core, and essentially tells us: there is a more profound war that we must
all fight! It is the firm and courageous decision to renounce evil and its
enticements and to choose the good, ready to pay in person: this is following
Christ, this is what taking up our cross means! This profound war against
evil! What is the use of waging war, so many wars, if you aren't capable of
waging this profound war against evil? It is pointless! It doesn’t work....
Among other things this war against evil entails saying “no” to the fratricidal
hatred and falsehood that are used; saying “no” to violence in all its forms;
saying “no” to the proliferation of weapons and to the illegal arms trade.
There is so much of it! So much of it! And the doubt always remains: is this
war or that war — because wars are everywhere — really a war to solve
problems or is it a commercial war for selling weapons in illegal trade? These
are the enemies to fight, united and consistent, following no other interests
than those of peace and of the common good.
...Jesus is the sun, Mary is the dawn that heralds his rising. ...Let us now
invoke her as Queen of Peace. Queen of Peace pray for us! Queen of Peace
pray for us!
Sacraments
Sunday, October 6 (Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time)
7:30a Joseph & Mildred Cernick
1:30p Sandra Ceja and Jose Manuel Robles
9:00a Beatrice Teixeira
3:30p Mary Andumalil
10:30a All St. Joseph’s Parishioners
5:30p Jim Trevillyan
12:00p Michael Baccellieri
7:30p Edward Nunez
Monday, October 7
Joe Barratt and
8:00a
Manuel & Alberta Ramirez
Antonio Dominguez and
5:45p
Blanca de Ramos
Tuesday, October 8
8:00a Florence M. Rozelle and Les Andress
5:45p Blanca de Ramos and Jovencio Sanchez
Wednesday, October 9
All Souls in Purgatory and
8:00a
Apolonia & Venancio Bautista
Thursday, October 10
Cefus Williams and
8:00a
J. Ronnie Mahayag
5:45p Blanca de Ramos and Bernardo Paa-ong
5:45p Jack McCarthy and Blanca de Ramos
Friday, October 11
8:00a
John Caratti and John N. Belo
Saturday, October 12
8:00a Serafin Rabara and William Machado
5:45p
Blanca de Ramos and Deceased
Members of the knights of Columbus
5:30p St. Joseph’s Memorial Mass
Sunday, October 13 (Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Martin Salgado and Alma Celia
7:30a Manuel B. Victoria
1:30p
Gonzalez
9:00a Albert Mendonca
5:30p Susan Kipecki-Stillford
10:30a All St. Joseph’s Parishioners
7:30p Dolores Roxas
12:00p Erlinda Ursua
 Baptisms 
Anastasia Hagelsieb
Noel Hernandez
Alexander Zavala
Guillermo Vega
Allison Vega
Noel Lopez
Madison Biesiadecki
Emmanuel Gonzalez
Noah Gonzalez
Amberlyn Ruth
Krystal Ruth
Mason Arcenas
Nickolas Garcia
Zyla Hernandez
Isabella Crabtree
Dylan David
Joseph Rivera
Jesse Rivera
Braxton Beard
Isabella Estrada
Gwyneth Villalpando
Camila Villalpando
Samuel Villaroya
Martin Vega
 This Week 
 Our Mass Intentions 
Readings 10/07– 10/13
Monday:
Jon. 1:1-2:2,11; Lk. 10:25-37
Tuesday:
Jon. 3:1-10; Lk. 10:38-42
Wednesday:
Jon. 4:1-11; Lk. 11:1-4
Thursday:
Mal. 3:13-20; Lk. 11:5-13
Sunday, October 6, 2013
9:00A
MiliƟa Immaculata-Family
Children's Liturgy of the Word
10:30A
(CLOW)
3:30P Indian Mass
7:00P Indian Prayer Group - Novena
Jl. 1:13-15, 2:1-2; Lk. 11:15-26
12pm Latin Mass:
Ecclus. 24:23-31; Lk. 2:43-51
Saturday:
Jl. 4:12-21; Lk. 11:27-28
Sunday:
2Kgs. 5:14-17; 2Tim. 2:8-13;
Lk. 17:11-19
Latin Mass
Eph. 6:10-17; Mt.. 18-23-35
JP6
Chur
JP6
Monday, October 7, 2013
4:00P
7:00P
7:00P
School of Faith
CharismaƟc Prayer (English)
Indian Prayer Group - Novena
JP7
JP10
Chur
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
9:00A
10:30A
5:15P
6:00P
6:15P
6:30P
7:00P
7:00P
Senior Strength Training
Light Weigh
School of Faith-Espanol
ESL Classes - Intermediates
Legion of Mary
ESL Classes - Beginners
CharismaƟc Prayer - Spanish
Indian Prayer Group - Novena
Hall
JP8
JP7
JP4
JP4
JP10
JP7
JP6
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
1:30P
5:45P
5:45P
5:45P
6:30P
7:00P
Widows & Widowers Bible Study
Principles Study Group
Path to Serenity - ALANON
"Courage To Be Me" Alateen Grp
Health Ministry
Indian Prayer Group - Novena
JP5
JP5
JP10
JP8
JP4
JP6
Thursday, October 10, 2013
9:00A
4:00P
6:30P
6:30P
7:00P
Senior Strength Training
School of Faith
Rosary Makers
ComparƟendo las Escrituras
Indian Prayer Group - Novena
12:00P
3:00P
6:00P
6:00P
LaƟn Mass
Divine Mercy Prayer
Indian Prayer Group (children)
Indian Prayer Group
Hall
JP7
JP5
JP4
JP6
Friday, October 11, 2013
Chur
Chap
JP8
JP6
Saturday, October 12, 2013
7:00A
9:00A
New Stewardship Training
AA Language of the Heart
JP6
JP4
Sunday, October 13, 2013
10:30A CLOW
Friday:
Hall
JP6
~Altar Flower Donation~
Remember a special
day or person.
Call the Development Office for
info. 551-4973, x202
Call the parish office at
551-4973 to find out about
online offertory gifts instead of
writing checks.
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Bienvenido a St. Joseph’s
¡CENA BAILE!
¡Listos para disfrutar
y divertirse!
Les esperamos este:
19 de Octubre del
2013
En el salón parroquial
Fa. O'Hare
1813 Oadkale Rd.,
Modesto, CA
Cena: 5:30pm-7:00pm
Baile: 7:00pm-11:00pm
$20.00 adultos y
$10.00 menores de 12 años
¡La Comunidad Parroquial de
St. Joseph's les invita!
DIOCESIS DE STOCKTON
DIA DE MINISTERIOS
¿No puedes ir a Congreso de Los
Angeles? Traeremos el Congreso aquí:
oradores destacados como Monseñor
Ray East, Dr. Hosffman Ospino, Jack
Jazreel, Christine Watkings, Donna
Pena. Si eres un ministro en la Iglesia a
tiempo completo o mamá /papá a
tiempo completo, tendrá algo justo
para ti. Lea más acerca del Día de
Ministerios en Facebook, 'Ministerio
Day', “like us” y únase a nosotros: 26
de octubre, Modesto Centro Plaza.
Llamar a Sor Gloria, 466-0636 si
deseas servir como voluntario ese día.
CARIDADES CATÓLICAS
Caridades Católicas de la Diocesis de
Stockton les invita a todos los adultos
de mas de 21 años de edad que
consideren ser mentores. SE BUSCAN
MENTORES!!! ¿Estarías dispuesto a
hacer la diferencia en la vida de un
joven? Si tu respuesta es SI, favor de
comunicarse con Edgar Garibay
Asistente del Programa de Mentoria al
(209) 444 5927 o a traves del correo
electronico a
[email protected].
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¡Boleơn Parroquial en Español!
DEL LAPTOP DEL PÁRROCO, Padre Mark Wagner
¡Jesús de nuevo nos habla sobre la semilla de mostaza! En el
Evangelio de hoy Jesús da otra parábola sobre la mas pequeña de las
semillas. Claramente Dios se interesa en las cosas mas pequeñas
porque tienen la gran capacidad de crecer. El Papa Francisco en su
reciente entrevista con la revista America dice que el gran atributo
de Dios es que aunque El es infinito, puede volverse pequeño y
trabajar por medio de pequeños comienzos. San Ignacio dijo: “el
ser contenido en lo mas pequeño—esto es divino.”
Una vez un feligrés vino donde mi a quejarse que todo se estaba
poniendo peor en el mundo. Le conté sobre algo que había
aprendido en el seminario: Que debemos de creer que el Reino de
Dios está CRECIENDO. El Reino de Dios es como una pequeña
semilla de mostaza que crece y se convierte en un gran árbol.
¡Aunque las cosas parezcan ponerse peor, la Iglesia enseña que las
cosas en realidad se están mejorando, que el bien está aumentando y
que nos estamos acercando al establecimiento del prometido
perfecto Reino de Dios! Pero ¿Cómo puede ser cuando tantas almas
parecen ir a la destrucción? Para mi la única explicación es que
cada año hay mas santos. Si Dios hubiese acabado con el mundo
hace 100 años, entonces no hubiésemos tenido a los grandes santos
como Santa Teresita, San Maximiliano Kolbe, la Beata Teresa de
Calcuta, y el Beato Papa Juan Pablo II. La suma del bien en el
universo se ve pequeña porque está escondido en los corazones de
estos individuos, pero es substancial.
Puede que nos sintamos desconcertados por las noticias sobre el
crimen, terrorismo, guerra y sacerdotes causando escándalo. Puede
que nos sintamos descorazonados por las terribles nuevas leyes que
permiten baños compartidos por niños y niñas en las escuelas
publicas, que permiten a enfermeras a que hagan abortos y a que
mas gente pueda demandar a la Iglesia.
¡Pero al volvernos santos nosotros, podemos hacernos parte de la
solución y edificar el Reino de Dios!
ROSARIO INTERNACIONAL
LUNES, 7 DE OCTUBRE
DESPUES DE LA MISA DE
LAS 5:45PM EN LA IGLESIA
Todos están invitados al Rosario
Internacional en la fiesta de Nuestra Señora
del Rosario, mañana. Una década del rosario
será rezada en los siguientes idiomas: inglés,
latín, español, tagalo e hindú.
Nuestro Santo Padre en Roma
ÁNGELUS — Domingo, 8 de septiembre de 2013
Queridos hermanos y hermanas, ¡buenos días!
En el Evangelio de hoy Jesús insiste acerca de las condiciones para ser sus
discípulos: no anteponer nada al amor por Él, cargar la propia cruz y seguirle.
En efecto, mucha gente se acercaba a Jesús, quería estar entre sus seguidores;
y esto sucedía especialmente tras algún signo prodigioso, que le acreditaba
como el Mesías, el Rey de Israel. Pero Jesús no quiere engañar a nadie. Él sabe
bien lo que le espera en Jerusalén, cuál es el camino que el Padre le pide que
recorra: es el camino de la cruz, del sacrificio de sí mismo para el perdón de
nuestros pecados. Seguir a Jesús no
significa participar en un cortejo triunfal.
Significa compartir su amor
misericordioso, entrar en su gran obra de
misericordia por cada hombre y por todos
los hombres. La obra de Jesús es
precisamente una obra de misericordia, de
perdón, de amor. ¡Es tan misericordioso
Jesús! Y este perdón universal, esta
misericordia, pasa a través de la cruz. Pero Jesús no quiere realizar esta obra
solo: quiere implicarnos también a nosotros en la misión que el Padre le ha
confiado. Después de la resurrección dirá a sus discípulos: «Como el Padre me
ha enviado, así también os envío yo... A quienes perdonéis los pecados, les
quedan perdonados» (Jn 20, 21.23). El discípulo de Jesús renuncia a todos los
bienes porque ha encontrado en Él el Bien más grande, en el que cualquier
bien recibe su pleno valor y significado: los vínculos familiares, las demás
relaciones, el trabajo, los bienes culturales y económicos, y así sucesivamente.
El cristiano se desprende de todo y reencuentra todo en la lógica del
Evangelio, la lógica del amor y del servicio.
Para explicar esta exigencia, Jesús usa dos parábolas: la de la torre que se ha
de construir y la del rey que va a la guerra. Esta segunda parábola dice así: «¿O
qué rey, si va a dar la batalla a otro rey, no se sienta primero a deliberar si con
diez mil hombres podrá salir al paso del que lo ataca con veinte mil? Y si no,
cuando el otro está todavía lejos, envía legados para pedir condiciones de
paz» (Lc 14, 31-32). Aquí, Jesús no quiere afrontar el tema de la guerra, es sólo
una parábola. Sin embargo, en este momento en el que estamos rezando
fuertemente por la paz, esta palabra del Señor nos toca en lo vivo, y en esencia
nos dice: existe una guerra más profunda que todos debemos combatir. Es la
decisión fuerte y valiente de renunciar al mal y a sus seducciones y elegir el
bien, dispuestos a pagar en persona: he aquí el seguimiento de Cristo, he aquí
el cargar la propia cruz. Esta guerra profunda contra el mal. ¿De qué sirve
declarar la guerra, tantas guerras, si tú no eres capaz de declarar esta guerra
profunda contra el mal? No sirve para nada. No funciona... Esto comporta,
entre otras cosas, esta guerra contra el mal comporta decir no al odio
fratricida y a los engaños de los que se sirve; decir no a la violencia en todas
sus formas; decir no a la proliferación de las armas y a su comercio ilegal. ¡Hay
tanto de esto! ¡Hay tanto de esto! Y siempre permanece la duda: esta guerra de
allá, esta otra de allí —porque por todos lados hay guerras— ¿es de verdad
una guerra por problemas o es una guerra comercial para vender estas armas
en el comercio ilegal? Estos son los enemigos que hay que combatir, unidos y
con coherencia, no siguiendo otros intereses si no son los de la paz y del bien
común.
... Jesús es el sol, María es la aurora que anuncia su nacimiento. ...La
invocamos ahora como Reina de la paz. Reina de la paz, ruega por nosotros.
Reina de la paz, ruega por nosotros.
CORRESPONSABILIDAD
(STEWARDSHIP)
Por Maria Delgado-Braun
Sonia
Mariscal
¡Sonia Mariscal es un gran ejemplo de
una fiel corresponsal quien da
amorosamente sus talentos para el
Reino de Dios! Sonia está casada con
Manuel y tienen un hijo adulto que
sirve en el ejercito. Ella ha sido
miembro de la Legión de Maria por
muchos años, visitando a aquellos en
la cárcel y llevando la Santa
Comunión a los enfermos en sus
casas. Ella es un Ministro
Extraordinario de Comunión, canta en
el Coro de Adultos en la Misa
Dominical y toma parte en el Grupo
de Oración Carismática haciendo
oración de intercesión. Una de las
labores de amor que ella hace es
visitar a los damnificados en el parque
los sábados. Sonia, con otros
feligreses llevan una comida caliente
a los más necesitados, reza el Rosario
con ellos y con mucho amor escucha
sus problemas. Sonia tiene un don
hermoso que siempre me recuerda a la
Beata Madre Teresa de Calcuta;
cuando ella se encuentra hablando o
escuchando a uno de los hombres o
mujeres damnificados, ella le devota
todo su tiempo e interés a cada uno de
ellos, nunca estando de afán o
distraída por las muchas
interrupciones y ruidos en el parque.
Es casi como si el resto del mundo
cesara y esa alma en particular fuese
la única que necesitase su cariño y
atención. ¡Que bendición es tener
gente como ella en nuestra familia
parroquial! ¡Gracias por todas tus
labores de amor!
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