Chapel Open Daily from 7:00 AM

to 7:00 PM

October 16, 2016|Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fr. Ernesto Orci Pastor eorci@saintlawrence.org

Fr. Paul-Cuong Phan Parochial Vicar pphan@saintlawrence.org

PARISH OFFICE 1-408-296-3000 Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday 9:00 AM - Noon parish@saintlawrence.org

Giuliana Barragan Office Manager gbarragan@saintlawrence.org

Vickie Wallace Office Assistant vwallace@saintlawrence.org

Sr. Graciela Ramos, MESST Pastoral Minister gramos@saintlawrence.org

Noel Fisico Music Coordinator 1-408-869-8254 nfisico@saintlawrence.org

CATECHETICAL OFFICE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF RELIGION 1-408-296-0208 M. Eleanor de Paz Catechetical Director edepaz@saintlawrence.org

MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY 1-408-296-0208 M. Eleanor de Paz middleschoolym@saintlawrence.org

HIGH SCHOOL CONFIRMATION Elgin Presa - Coordinator Katrina Antonio - Coordinator highschoolconfirmation@saintlawrence.org

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY 1-408-296-0208 highschoolym@saintlawrence.org

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Patrick Sylvester - Coordinator youngadult@saintlawrence.org

ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL (Pre-K - 8th Grade) 1-408-296-2260 Margaret Reynolds - Principal mreynolds@saintlawrence.org

CHILDREN’S CENTER 1-408-296-8077 Teen Center & Extended Day Care Sue Herbelin - Director

SAINT LAWRENCE THE MARTYR CATHOLIC PARISH AND EDUCATION CENTER

1971 ST. LAWRENCE DRIVE SANTA CLARA, CA 95051 TEL. NO. 408-296-3000 FAX NO. 408-296-3100

E-Mail Address: parish@saintlawrence.org Website: www.saintlawrence.org Celebrating Our Catholic Faith through Worship, Education, and Service

MASS TIMES Sunday

8:00 AM 10:00 AM (Children’s Liturgy of the Word) 12 Noon 1:30 PM (Mass in Spanish) 6:00 PM (Youth Mass) American Sign Language (ASL) Mass 6:30 PM (In the Parish Hall) 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month

Saturday 8:30 AM 5:00 PM (Sunday Vigil) Monday – Friday ● 8:30 AM

Reconciliation Saturday

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or by appointment

Eucharistic Adoration Thursday 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM Solemn Benediction 8:30 PM

Devotions Rosary (English) Monday to Saturday ● After the 8:30 AM Mass Rosario en Español ● Martes 6:30 PM en Capilla Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help ● Tuesday 8:15 AM

2016 October Count is Here!

Mandated by the Diocese of San Jose, the annual October Count is here.

At all Masses during the month of October, our ushers will conduct a count of our Mass attendance.

All results will be sent to the Diocese of San Jose.

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Parishioner Benefits Set up your own contributions Change your contributions at any time Your donation is automatic and safe Electronic giving is efficient, practical and easy

Please prayerfully consider Online Giving.

Visit our Parish website at www.saintlawrence.org

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At the foot of the Cross, Mary, together with John, the disciple of love, witnessed the words of forgiveness spoken by Jesus. This supreme expression of mercy towards those who crucified him show us the point to which the mercy of God can reach. (S24) Pope Francis - Misericordiae Vultus

Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee of Mercy

Al pie de la cruz, María junto con Juan, el discípulo del amor, es testigo de las palabras de perdón que salen de la boca de Jesús. El perdón supremo ofrecido a quien lo ha crucificado nos muestra hasta dónde puede llegar la misericordia de Dios. (S24) Papa Francisco - Misericordiae Vultus Bula de Indicción del Jubileo de la Misericordia

Blessed Jose Luis Sanchez Del Rio was born in Sahuayo, Michoacan (Mexico), on March 28, 1913—his parents were Macario Sanchez and María del Río. At the age of 13 , Jose begged God that he too might be able to die in defense of his Catholic faith. In response to the bitter persecution of the Catholic Church by the government of Plutarco Calles, a movement of Catholics called the “Cristeros” rose up in defense of the Faith. Jose Luis Sanchez del Rio told his mother, “In order to go to Heaven, we have to go to war.”

He begged his mother to permit him to accompany the Cristeros, saying "Never has it been so easy to obtain Heaven!" Eventually she allowed him to join the other men in his family who were going. Given his youth, it required much pleading before the Cristero general finally gave him permission to join them, albeit only as a flag bearer. Only a short while after Jose joined the Cristeros, a battle was joined between the government forces and the Cristeros in which the general’s horse was killed. The young man said to the general, “Take my horse and save yourself. You’re the general, and what am I worth to the cause?” The general refused at first to take the young man’s horse, but Jose insisted, and finally the general got on the horse and fled.

When the government troops caught up to the youth, he said to them, “You are going to take me, but I don’t surrender.” When Jose was first captured, the government troops forced him to witness the execution of another Cristero, thinking that he would weaken in his defiance when he saw the killing. Instead, rather the opposite happened—Jose encouraged the man, who while preparing to be executed was wavering in the face of death, to embrace his martyrdom, and the man died heroically for his faith!

Jose was imprisoned in a town called Sahuayo (in Michoacan), in the parish church, which they were using as a jail. The local government authority, a man named Rafael Picasso, asked for a large ransom to let Jose go, because despite his age, they were going to shoot him as they did all the other Cristeros who refused to apostatize. However, Jose told his people not to offer them any money since because he wanted to go to Heaven, he would just go back to the struggle.

The government officials encouraged Jose to write a letter to his aunt Maria Sanchez, and they told his aunt to tell Jose’s mother that she should come and pass by the church. They thought that if Jose could see his mother close-up, he would weaken in his resolve at seeing her tears, but he did not waiver. Witnesses say that his food was brought to him in a small basket, and in that food his uncle, Fr. Ignacio Sanchez, would put a consecrated Host. When he got it, he knelt there in the church, gave thanks, and then gave himself Holy Communion. People walking by the church on the street said that they could hear Jose praying

the rosary and singing hymns to Our Lady—he never wavered in his prayer life while he was imprisoned.

Picasso, the government official, had decided not only to use the parish church as a jail, but also as a chicken coop. He had a collection of fine and valuable imported fighting roosters, and had decided to house them in the church. When Jose arrived he saw the roosters running around the church and was indignant, and said, “This is not a barnyard!” He took them all by the neck and killed them, hanging them from a

banister. According to some, Picasso had imported some of those very fine birds all the way from Canada, and this was the last straw; he was so indignant that he commanded that they execute the boy by firing squad. The soldiers noticed that Jose didn’t have any shoes on and they offered to give him some. He told them, “Why do I need shoes? What I want is to go to Heaven.”

Therefore, the soldiers brought Jose to be executed, and as they did so they began to strike him with the machetes they carried. Even worse, they chopped off the soles of Jose’s feet, and they forced him to walk along the rocky unpaved road to the cemetery. Instead of complaining, he shouted, “Long live Christ the King!” Witnesses said that the stones where Jose had trodden were all soaked in his blood, and although he moaned from the pain, he never weakened in his resolve.

When they got to the cemetery, Jose was already covered in his own blood. The soldiers showed him the grave, and said, “This is where we are going to bury you.” The boy responded, “That is good. I forgive all of you since we are all Christians.” He offered them his hand and said, “We’ll see each other in Heaven. I want you all to repent.” Perhaps trying to work on his love for his family, the soldiers asked him what he wanted them to tell his family; his response was, “Tell them that we will see each other in Heaven.” Finally, the soldiers told Jose that if he would say “Death to Christ the King,” they would free him and allow him to go home to his family. His response was, “Long live Christ the King!” At that point they shot him. As he was still alive after that, they gave him a coup de grace to the head and he died. Some versions of his story say that Jose made the sign of the cross in the ground with his own blood before being finally shot in the head.

Jose Luis Sanchez Del Rio was killed on February 10, 1928, and was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on November 20, 2005. For us, he is a constant reminder that the call to follow Christ is for all people, whether young or old. His feast day is February 10—the day he died.

Source (text and picture): http://iveminorseminary.org/our-patron

Blessed Jose Sanchez Del Rio will be canonized on the 16th of October 2016 in Rome. "Never has it been so easy to obtain heaven!" “Long live Christ the King!”

October 16, 2016 St. Vincent de Paul

October 23, 2016 World Mission Sunday

October 30, 2016 Fund for Church Loan

Payments and Maintenance

Please note, this week’s Stewardship data will be published in next week’s bulletin.

Thank you.

The next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat offered by RealOptions Pregnancy Medical Clinics

is on: November 11-13, 2016 Mt. Hermon Retreat Center

37 Conference Drive, Mt. Hermon, CA 95041

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat offers support to anyone whose lives have been impacted by abortion in any way. It is an opportunity to examine the experience, identify ways it has affected your life, and start the healing process. Find comfort in the reassurance of God’s love, mercy, forgiveness and acceptance.

Retreats are offered at no cost to attendees and are completely confidential.

These retreats are endorsed by the Diosese of San Jose. The retreats usually fill up.

To register go to www.realoptions.net/hope or call 408-837-0990.

The Guadalupe Hope Society, dba the, “GHS Women’s Center”, is a non-profit women’s Catholic Medical Clinic serving abortion vulnerable women in San Jose. GHS is located next to St. Martin of Tours in San Jose and was Blessed by His Excellency, Patrick

McGrath, Bishop, San Jose Dioceses, on August 11, 2016.

You are invited to lend support in, “Defending the Defenseless” by attending the GHS Women’s Center’s Gala and Fall Fundraiser. Saturday, October 22, 2016, doors open at 6:00 PM at the Santa Clara Marriott California Banquet Room.

This year’s keynote speaker is His Excellency, Salvatore Cordileone, Archbishop San Francisco Archdioceses and Master of Ceremony is Terry Barber, co-host of the Terry and Jessie show on Immaculate Heart Radio.

For Ticket & Gala2016 Information Contact: Yvonne @ (510) 387-6127

or go to www.ghswomenscenter.com under the events, new and tickets menu button.

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Every Monday and Thursday

Until October 31, 2016 7:00-8:00 pm

Donation $3 per session

Today’s liturgy presents Moses in a posture of intense prayer. What he did with the help of Aaron and Hur is not some kind of magic that cast a spell on God, but an act of persevering faith expressed through his physical posture. More importantly, the iconic posture – arms extended and staff outstretched – visibly represents God’s protective presence among the people. The description of war is done in stark and weighty language that complements the image of Moses unable to hold up his arms. Phrases like “Waged war,” “engaged Amalek in battle,” “after Moses had climbed,” and “As long as Moses kept his hands…” suggest what weight business war is. Note that the “staff of God” Moses will be holding during the battle is the same staff he used unflinchingly to call the water of the sea back down on Pharaoh’s army. The impact made on the battle by the position of Moses’ hands, especially the words that convey persistent effort (“his hands remained steady till sunset”), are interesting because they link this text to the Gospel message about the need for constant prayer. The brutality of the final sentence expresses a different culture’s understanding that is not rare in the Old Testament. As at the Red Sea, God acts decisively on behalf of Israel. “Mowed down” is intentionally startling. The author sees this victory as just punishment for an army that tried to deprive Israel of its God-given inheritance: the Promised Land. In the Gospel today, the uniquely Lucan parable makes explicit what today’s other readings said less plainly: perseverance is a necessary component of prayer.

Liturgy Corner by: Deborah Ferry (Taken from Commentary On Exodus And Luke )

Intense Prayer

PUMPKINS NEEDED!!

The Saint Lawrence Parish Middle School Youth Ministry

is in need of 25 medium/large sized pumpkins for a special activity!

We are grateful for any pumpkins you can donate. Pumpkins can be dropped off at

the Parish Office any time before Saturday, October 29TH.

Thank you!!! Questions? Contact Eleanor (408) 296-0208

Please Pray For . . . Our Parishioners ,

Fr iends , and Fami ly

The Eucharist program is held Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Rectory Conference Room

For more information or to sign up, please contact: Elia Morgan at emorg333@yahoo.com

or stop by the Parish Office .

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Janet Agonoy Albert Apostol Rob Artery Mohamed Aslam Razon - Barragan Joseph Bonette Diane Byrd Robert Carag Avelina Carrillo Maria Cendejas Socorro Cendejas Al Chiara Kathy Taylor Cimeno Hugh Conroy Phil Donahue Chet O’Donnell James Donnelly Domingo Duarte Jesse Espinosa Isaias Espinoza Carol Frazier Rick Freear Alessandro Gallo Erika Gallo Juanita Garcia Nellie Gonzales Adrienne Gorman Lincoln Groner Gabriela Guillen John Hallett Mikey Hallett Mercedes Hardison Hubert Jansen Marilyn Kirchoff Paul Kolb Stephanie Leung Jubilee Liebich

Julio Linares Ann Lizotte

Patrick McMahn Luli Maldonado

Josie Mattson Marge Mertzlufft

Ricky Muller Mackena Naki

Pat Naki Emily Grace Navarra

Thanh Nguyen Ernie Ortiz

Elizabeth Ostachuk Selva Packiam Rogelio Padilla

Hilda Peralta Rosalie Perez

Luchie P. Qugana Arturo Presa

Adolfo Ramirez M. Armando & Yolanda Rivera

Frank Roddin Yolanda Romero Rose Salamanca

Dina Carag Santella Erma Schriver

Jonathan Seepersad Mark Sheedy

Christian Silveira Nilda Timbs

Liza & Emanuel Ugalde Matthew Carag Vakili

Lina Velasco Chuck Worley Alma Zamora

Questions at End of Life: A Catholic Perspective (free) Wednesday, October 19, 2016

7 pm – 9 pm St. Joseph Conference Room - The Chancery 1150 N. First St. San Jose

Presenter: Fr. Joseph Benedict Sponsor: Catholic Cemeteries

Choices at end-of-life present unique challenges, particularly within a complex and technologically advanced society. Physical death is perceived within modern society as the ultimate human tragedy. This presentation will explore end-of-life choices within the context of faith in Jesus and the moral tradition of the church. For more information, contact 650-428-3730 or cemeteryinfo@dsj.org

Hoy la Iglesia nos da la dicha, de ser testigos de la Canonizacion de siete fieles Cristianos que se dejaron no solo convertir, sino transformar por Dios, hasta alcanzar la Santidad, y queremos compartir contigo, algunos tips que nos dio la madre Angelica, para que tu tambien puedas alcanzar la santidad.

¿QUIÉN ESTÁ LLAMADO A LA SANTIDAD? Todo hombre, toda mujer y todo niño de toda época, en todo estado de vida, condición, grado de talento y profesión. TÚ ESTÁS LLAMADO A LA SANTIDAD. "Sed santos en toda vuestra conducta como dice la Escritura: Seréis santos, porque santo soy yo" (1 Pedro 1,15).

¿POR QUÉ? ¡Porque Dios te ama! Tú eres precioso para Él. Tú le perteneces a Él. Él te amó antes de que existiera el tiempo. Él es tu Padre. Tú lo necesitas. ÉL DESEA QUE TU SEAS COMO ÉL: SANTO. "En efecto, hechura suya somos: creados en Cristo Jesús, en orden a las buenas obras que de antemano dispuso Dios que practicáramos" (Efesios 2,10)

¿CUÁNDO? ¡Ahora! Hoy—en este momento. SU GRACIA TE BASTA. "En el tiempo favorable te escuché y en el día de salvación te ayudé. ¡Mirad!, ahora es el tiempo favorable; ahora el día de salvación " (2 Corintios 6,2).

¿DÓNDE PUEDO PRACTICAR LA SANTIDAD? En el hogar, en el trabajo, en el descanso, en la escuela, en una multitud—solo—en tu familia—en la prisión— TÚ PUEDES SER SANTO EN TODAS PARTES "Por tanto, ya comáis, ya bebáis o hagáis cualquier otra cosa, hacedlo todo para gloria de Dios" (1 Corintios 10,31)

¿ES ESTO POSIBLE? Sí, Jesús dará frutos en ti si tú cooperas con Su gracia. La gracia se recibe con el arrepentimiento, la Confesión, la Comunión, la oración, los sacramentos, la Escritura, las buenas obras—amor, fe y esperanza.

¿QUE DEBO HACER? Sé fiel a tu estado de vida—casado, soltero, religioso o estudiante. Sé fiel a la Santa Madre Iglesia—a los preceptos, los sacramentos, los mandamientos, la doctrina, la enseñanza. Lee la palabra de Dios y otras lecturas espirituales. Observa las bienaventuranzas—compendio de la santidad. Ama e interésate. Permite que Jesús resplandezca a través de ti. ¡Ora!. Frecuenta los Sacramentos. MARC/ tomado de https://www.ewtn.com/library/mother/masantid.htm

DEJARSE CAMBIAR ES CONVERTIRSE. DEJARSE TRANSFORMAR ES SANTIDAD

October 16 to 23, 2016 Cycle C

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for the

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You can be The next

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Now On Its

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The next drawing will be on October 31, 2016 for a $200 prize

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Remember that each ticket you buy now gives you 9 chances to win.

Please return your sold ticket stubs with payment to the Parish Office since the sooner you turn in your sold tickets, the more chances you have to win the prizes money.

Deadline: Tickets must be returned to the Parish Office on October 28, 2016 before 4:00 PM for the drawing on October 31, 2016.

All Souls’ Day Envelopes are now available in the Church

and in the Parish Office Please submit your envelopes by Monday, October 31st, 2016

to be included in the All Souls’ Novena.

Sign-up to schedule a visit from the Pilgrim Virgin of Our Lady of Fatima in your home.

A statue of the Pilgrim Virgin of Our Lady of Fatima travels from home to home and remains in the home for one week subject to extension upon request for additional one week.

Please contact the Legion of Mary, Vickie Raniel at 408-209-0050

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___ Excellent ___ Good ____ Average ____ So So How do you rate your marriage? If you’ve checked any of the above, you’re are a great candidate for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! It’s a beautiful weekend experience designed for couples of all ages and backgrounds. It will take you from where you are to another level! Make this autumn special by devoting one weekend to the most important relationship in your life.

The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is November 11-13, 2016 at Vallombrosa Center, Menlo Park.

For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org

or 408-782-1413.

24 Hour Prayer Vigil - October 24th 10:00am to October 25th 10:00am -

Contact Mary Ann at missmaryann7@yahoo.com to sign up Prayer Vigil with David Bereit, Founder of 40 Days for Life

October 25th - 12:00pm Daily Prayer Vigils - September 28th-November 6th -

All Prayer Vigils are held at 1691 The Alameda, San Jose Sign up at www.40daysforlife.com/sanjose

That Man Is You! Is back for the fall semester.

That Man is You! is an interactive, multimedia men’s program focused upon the development of authentic male leadership. That Man is You! successively considers men in their relationship to God, to their spouse and to their children. The program content harmonizes current social and medical science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive.

Sessions are Saturday Mornings in the Parish Hall 6:45 AM Doors Open for Breakfast 7:05 AM M/C Welcome & Comments 7:10 AM Presentation 7:45 AM Small Group Discussions 8:15 AM Dismissal … and the rest of the day is still available

https://www.paradisusdei.org/index.php/programs/tmiy/

Saints in Our House: How Parents and Teens Connect November 10, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

St. Lawrence the Martyr Parish, Santa Clara

Internationally acclaimed author and speaker, Michele Borba, will speak on how parents and teenagers can effectively communicate. Learn how parents can empathize with their teenage children and how teenagers can move beyond challenges of a "selfie" mentality.

Parents, teachers, and teens are especially encouraged to attend this open event sponsored by the Diocese of San Jose Office of Youth and Young Adults, Hispanic Apostolate, Vocations and Santa Clara University Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

More information at www.dsj.org/beasaint

Please call ahead for Pre-Needs or At-Need Arrangements

Gate of Heaven Cemetery

22555 Cristo Rey Drive Los Altos, CA

94024 (650) 428-3730

Calvary Cemetery 2655 Madden Avenue San Jose, CA 95116

(408) 258-2940

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES

OF THE DIOCESE

OF SAN JOSE

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SAVE THE DATE

The year of Mercy will be closing mid-November, the Hispanic community is inviting everyone to join us in a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Peace to walk through the Holy Door of Mercy.

Date : Saturday, November 5, 2016

Time : 7:30am -1:00pm

The pilgrimage will include confessions, Mass and walking from St. Lawrence to Our Lady of Peace.

More information in the coming weeks.

APARTE LA FECHA

Al acercarse el cierre del año de la Misericordia el próximo 20 de noviembre. La comunidad hispana de San Lorenzo, le invita a una peregrinación a la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Paz, donde cruzaremos la Puerta Santa.

Fecha : sábado 5 de Noviembre, Tiempo: 7:30am-1:00pm

El programa de ese día incluirá confesiones , Misa y la caminata desde nuestra Parroquia de San Lorenzo a Nuestra Señora de la Paz (2 hrs aprox)

Ven y fortalece tu fe y tu familia

Octubre 18 Perdón y Reconciliación en la Familia Ma. Antonieta Reyes de Betancourt

Noviembre 15 La sabiduría de Dios en la naturaleza humana (hombre y mujer para dar vida)

Dolores Moreno

Diciembre 13 En la espera, la familia y el adviento Lupita Vital

Enero 17 La familia y los medios de comunicación P. Steven Kim

Febrero 14 La familia, mejor escuela Hna. Graciela Ramos, MESST

Marzo 14 La familia, esperanza del futuro. P. Joe Kim

Mayo 2 La familia, si no se alimenta muere. Hna. Gisela Enríquez, MESST

Aquí en nuestra Parroquia de 7:00pm-8:45pm

Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults

Diocese of San Jose Anthony Gonzalez

Phone: 1-408-983-0113 Fax: 1-408-983-0147

Emergency line: 1-408-983-0141 E-mail: protection@dsj.org

Office of Financial Services

If you suspect financial mismanagement or misconduct in your parish, school, or in the

Diocese of San Jose, please contact: EthicsPoint

dsj.ethicspoint.com or hotline 888-325-7863