Mass Intentions A Practical Way to do Lent Una Manera Practica de

The First Sunday of Lent
Mass Intentions
Saturday
5:00 P.M.
Sunday
8:00 A.M.
9:30 A.M.
11:00 A.M.
11:30 A.M.
Monday
8:00 A.M.
Tuesday
8:00 A.M.
Wednesday
8:00 A.M.
Thursday
8:00 A.M.
Friday
8:00 A.M.
February 13, 2016
Barbara Bryant – RIP
Jo-Ann Eagleton – RIP
February 14, 2016
Tammy Guachino – RIP
Eva Rodriguez – RIP
Theda and John Molina – 40th
Wedding Anniversary
Intentions of the Parishioners
Jeannette and Joe Ward – RIP
February 15, 2016
Sue Berti – RIP
February 16, 2016
Bill Schmidt – RIP
February 17, 2016
Tom Mason – RIP
February 18, 2016
Agnes Blake – RIP
February 19, 2016
Ida Tomassini – RIP
A Practical Way to do Lent
For many Catholics, Lent has merely been a list of things to check
off – sort of like Spring Cleaning two months ahead of time, for the
soul. However, when Easter comes and goes and we return to the
daily grind, no real change has happened in our daily lives and
everything returns to normal. So how can one apply Lenten
practices to daily life so that they are not just abandoned at Easter?
Lent is the time to refocus our lives, to contemplate and reflect on
what it means to be followers of Christ.
One good way to change your approach to Lent is to pick one
aspect of Christian life to focus on and practice it throughout Lent,
connecting it to prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving. A practical
suggestion is to pick a virtue – the thing that has the most direct
impact on daily life and has a result you can see – from the gifts of
the Holy Spirit. You could choose any virtue to focus on during Lent,
and then follow these three steps to have a successful Lenten
season:
1. Prayer: Pick a prayer that focuses on the virtue you have
chosen, in which you ask the Lord to grant you that virtue and
help you practice it in your daily life. You could also create your
own prayer. Pray it every morning before you get out of bed.
Practice that virtue throughout the day and at the end of the
day do a quick examination of how you practiced it or where
you failed. Simply five quiet and uninterrupted minutes is
enough time to think about the practice of that virtue
throughout your day.
2. Sacrifice or giving: Sacrifice your leisure time for education on
that virtue. Pick a saint that exemplifies that virtue; for example,
Saint Augustine is a great saint who exhibits Temperance, or
Saint Catherine of Siena for Prudence. Read about that saint and
ask that saint for intercessions during Lent and to help guide you
in practicing that virtue.
3. Almsgiving: Continue to give to your parish, but perhaps look
for an organization to give to that preaches the virtue you are
focusing on. For example, if Fortitude is the virtue, donate to the
February 14, 2016
Little Sisters of the Poor, who actively fight against the
contraception mandate in Obamacare.
Picking a virtue to focus on during Lent brings the vague down to
the specific. The steps to practicing that virtue are simple, but do
require contemplation, time, and even planning. Doing that is
practical, but not easy; then again, Lent is not supposed to be easy.
It is not supposed to be thoughtless, but rather well-thought out as
to how to approach the Lenten call.
Una Manera Practica de vivir la Cuaresma
Para muchos católicos, la Cuaresma ha sido solo una lista de cosas
que hay que tachar- así más o menos como una lista de limpieza
profunda hecha dos meses antes del tiempo, para el alma. Sin
embargo, cuando la Pascua va y viene y volvemos a la vida diaria, no
se ha llevado a cabo ningún cambio en nuestras vidas diarias y todo
vuelve a la normalidad. Así es que como podemos aplicar las
practicas ¿Cuaresmales en nuestras vidas diarias para que no sean
abandonadas en la Pascua? La cuaresma es el tiempo para poder
reenfocar nuestras vidas, es para contemplar y reflexionar en lo que
significa ser seguidores de Cristo.
Una buena manera de cambiar la forma en que vivimos la Cuaresma
es elegir un aspecto de la vida Cristiana para enfocarse y practicarla
durante toda la Cuaresma, conectándola con la oración, al sacrificio,
y la limosna. Una sugerencia practica es escoger una virtud – la cosa
que tenga el mayor impacto en la vida diaria y tenga un resultado
que ustedes puedan ver – basada en los dones del Espíritu Santo.
Ustedes pueden escoger cualquier virtud para que se puedan
enfocar durante la Cuaresma, y luego seguir estos tres pasos para
poder tener una temporada de Cuaresma con éxito:
1. Oración: Escoger una oración que se enfoque en la virtud que
ustedes han seleccionado, por medio de la cual le piden al Señor
que les conceda esa virtud y los ayude a practicarla en su vida
diaria. Ustedes también pueden crear su propia oración. Hagan
esa oración cada mañana antes de levantarse. Practiquen esa
virtud durante el día y al final del día hagan un breve examen de
conciencia de como practicaron esa virtud y como fallaron.
Simplemente cinco minutos callados e interrumpidos es tempo
suficiente para pensar acerca de poner en práctica esa virtud a
través del día.
2. Sacrificio o donación: Sacrificar el tiempo de diversión por
educarse sobre esa virtud. Elijan un santo que ejemplifica esa
virtud; por ejemplo, San Agustín es un gran santo que exhibió la
virtud de la templanza, o santa Catalina de Siena que exhibió la
virtud de la Prudencia. Lean acerca de ese santo y pídanle a ese
santo su intercesión durante la Cuaresma y que les ayude a
guiarlos en la práctica de esa virtud.
3. Dar limosna: Continúen dando limosna s su parroquia, pero tal
vez busquen una organización a la cual le puedan dar para poder
practicar la virtud que esa organización ejemplifica. Por ejemplo,
si la Fortaleza es la virtud, donen a las Pequeñas Hermanas de los
Pobres, quienes activamente luchan en contra del mandato de
contracepción de Obamacare.
Elegir una virtud para enfocarse durante la Cuaresma hace que algo
vago se haga más específico. Los pasos para practicar esa virtud es
simple, pero se requiere contemplación, tiempo, y aun planeación.
Hacer eso es práctico, pero no fácil; Además, la Cuaresma se supone
que no debe ser fácil. Supuestamente no debe vivirse sin reflexión,
sino más bien debemos de pensar muy bien en como abrazar el
llamado de la Cuaresma.
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Is coming!
Never make a decision without stopping to consider the matter in the presence of God. –Venerable Jose Escrivá
The First Sunday of Lent
Ashlie Holtz, Jim McMahon, Laura Maciel,
Maritza Mygrants, Andrew Hengsteler, Cathleen
Olsen, Antoinette Smith, DeeDee and Randy
Jensen, Raymond Roback, Georgiana O. Viveros,
Aswut Toscano, Jeannie Spellman, Leandra Arviso,
Laura Martinez, Helen Fabian, Shirley Ann Kolb,
Sandra Delzer, Carmen Casas, Virgil Yazzie, Jane Blackmon,
Coy Bryant, Marianne MacNitt, Garrett Baumann, Nora Scott,
John David Admire, Emily Mazzetti, Kathleen Admire. Also,
please remember those who have died: Violet Inglett,
Decideria De la Rosa, Leobardo Bautista, Otis Blackmon, Song
Ak Kim, Leonila De La Rosa, Jo-Ann Eagleton, Jeannette Ward,
Juan Gonzalez
Do you know anyone who would like to be listed for prayer? Please
Call the Office at 760-742-3317 or Mike Kerrigan at 951-805-3872
Baptism: Felix Alan Diaz, Anaya Kolb, Darrel Eagleton, Jr.
Funeral: Tammy Guachino - Rosary, Friday, February 5,
7:00pm in Pala; Mass, Saturday, February 6, 2016, 10:00am.
Virginia Gallego – Rosary, February 19, 7:00pm, Pala;
Mass, February 20, 2016, 10:00am, Pala
First Anniversary: Ernie McGill, Wednesday, February 10,
10:00am
Victoriano Sianghio, Jr.,
Nelda Taylor - Saturday, February 27, 2016, 10:00am, Warner
Springs
Wedding Anniversary: Theda and John Molina – 40th
Anniversary on Valentine’s Day
Norma and Hector Muro – 20th Anniversary
200th Anniversary Book
LifeTouch photographers will be at Pauma and Rincon
this week to continue taking pictures for our 200th
Anniversary Souvenir Book. We will post your dates
and times at Rincon this weekend. Please check the
schedule, or call Linda at 760-451-2364 if you have any
questions. We have a few time slots available at
Rincon, so call Linda for an appointment. If your
family has not had photos taken yet for some reason,
there is still time. Starting the weekend of February 2728, we will take additional signups for photos for
March 11, 12, and 13 at Pala. Look for us after the
Masses next Sunday to make your appointment for
March. We still need many families to reach our goal,
and we would appreciate your participation. And, if
you would like to have a Memory Page for that special
someone, Elsa has the sign-up envelopes for you in
the Gift Shop.
CCD Corner
Reminder: Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, February 10.
We will have regular class on February 7, 2016,
however, there will be NO CLASS on February 14, 2016.
February 14, 2016
Stations of the Cross Schedules
Mark your calendars for Stations of the Cross
every Friday during Lent beginning February
12 at 7:00pm in the San Juan Diego Center.
Stations of the Cross are scheduled in
Rincon on Wednesdays at 6:00pm.
Church Regulations regarding
Fasting and Abstinence
Abstinence from meat (beast or fowl) is to be observed by
all Catholics fourteen years old and older on Ash
Wednesday and on all the Fridays of Lent. This obligation
prohibits the eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products,
or condiments of any kind even though made from animal
fat. Fasting means limiting oneself to one full meal on a
given fast day. Catholics who are eighteen years of age –
but not yet fifty-nine are obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday
and Good Friday. On fast days, two additional smaller
meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength.
However, the two smaller meals together may not equal
one full meal. Moreover, eating solids between meals on
fast days is not permitted.
Explorer
Day
provides
men
an
opportunity to learn more about the
priesthood and how to discern God’s
call. To register, please contact Father
Rey. For more information, contact
Father Pedro M. Rivera at 858-490-8385 or
[email protected].
Social Outreach
The ladies who run the Social Outreach ministry are asking
for wire hangers and kitchen trash bags to organize the
clothes donated to them. There is a box beneath the table
by the doors for collection. Thank you!
Memorial Pages
Special Memorial pages can still be purchased for your
loved ones to be included in the Souvenir Book at $300 for a
full page; $150 for a half-page; $100 for a quarter page; and
$50 for a business card size. Please speak with Linda after
Masses this weekend and next, or call her at (760) 4512364. You will be asked to provide a good photo or photos
of your loved ones, as well as the tribute that you would
like to have printed. All photos will be returned to you.
These special pages will be very beautifully presented in our
200th Anniversary Souvenir Book.
I have given everything to my Master: He will take care of me…The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but
what the lord wants of us! – Saint Josephine Bakhita