SANTA CLARA CATHOLIC CHURCH

323 S “E” St., Oxnard, 93030 — (805) 487-3891 www.santaclaraparish.org

Sunday, November 6, 2016

LIFE EVERLASTING

T he second book of Maccabees tells a powerful story, and a ra-ther gruesome one at that. But central to it, beyond the horrible deaths inflicted upon the brothers and their mother, is their be-

lief in the promise of resurrection and life everlasting in God.

P S O P

Rev. Marco A. Or z, Pastor Rev. Henry Ahorlu, Associate Pastor

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Saturday Vigils 5pm & 7pm Spanish 6:30am, 8am, 10am, 12pm Fam. Mass,

5pm Youth Mass & 7pm Spanish

W H M Monday-Saturday 8am

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Fridays 6:30pm, Saturdays 3pm, or by appointment

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Every Friday Family Holy Hour 7-8pm

C H Every day 6am—8pm

(closed on certain holidays)

A S Parish Office (805) 487-3891

Emergency only (805) 890-5400

P O H Monica Gu errez, Admin. Secretary

Monday thru Friday 8am—9pm Saturday 8am-4pm Sunday 8am-2pm

Office of Catechism

(805) 330-8218

Youth Ministry/Confirma on Pete Rydberg (805) 487-1988

Santa Clara Elementary School

Mrs. Do y Massa, Principal 324 S. E Street, Oxnard CA 93030

(805) 483-6935

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Paul asks the Thessalonians to pray for him as he spreads Christ’s message of love, so that he might be delivered from other nonbelievers anxious to do him harm. The apostle is confident in such prayer, just as he is confident in the everlasting support of Jesus and God the Father. And there’s that “everlasting” word again. The Sadducees, not buy-ing the idea, ask Jesus an interesting—albeit mean-ingless—question about the status of married life at the Resurrection. He tells the non-believers that mar-riage isn’t an issue for the risen children of God. More importantly, he assures them that their ancestors do live on in God, even as evidenced by the Father’s words to Moses. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

I n the seventeenth century, English Catholics, many of them wealthy and well educated, looked to the American colonies as

a place to regain a measure of religious freedom. In Ire-land, the so-called penal laws were even harsher than in England, as a minority Parlia-ment tried to force the conversion of the population by denying the majority political and economic pow-er. Beginning in 1691, laws were passed that pun-ished dissenters, principally Catholics, but also caus-ing hardship for Jews, Quakers, and others. There were acts forbidding “mixed marriage” or sending children “beyond the seas” for schooling. Catholics were taxed at double the common rate, barred from the legal professions and from university, and not al-lowed to build churches or own a decent horse. In 1793 the situation began to change, as it be-came clear that the economic persecution would not drive the majority away from Catholicism. Gradually, laws were repealed until by 1829 freedom was won, although Catholics at university were ineligible for honors, and until the 1920s and the Republic, the Church of Ireland was the state church, funded by the taxes of all citizens —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading First Reading — The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever (2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14). Psalm — Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full (Psalm 17). Second Reading — May the Lord encourage and strengthen your hearts (2 Thessalonians 2:16 — 3:5). Gospel — Those who are deemed worthy of the com ing age can no longer die (Luke 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]).

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ti 1:1-9; Ps 24:1b-4ab, 5-6; Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14; Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27,

29; Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday:Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Thursday: Phlm 7-20; Ps 146:7-10; Lk 17:20-25 Friday: 2 Jn 4-9; Ps 119:1-2,10-11,17-18; Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8; Ps 112:1-6; Lk 18:1-8 Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12; Lk 21:5-19

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time; National Vocation Awareness Week Daylight Saving Time ends Tuesday: Election Day Wednesday: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Thursday: St. Leo the Great Friday: St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day; Remembrance Day (Canada) Saturday: St. Josaphat ARCHDIOCESE FOR THE MILITARY SERVCES, USA

T his week we will support our parishioners and their families who serve or have served this nation with distinction as members

of the U.S. military. The Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA will provide the Gospel, the sacra-ments and other forms of spiritual sup-port to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces wherever they serve and to veterans who are in VA medical centers. Please playfully consider a generous contribution to this spe-cial triennial collection approved by the U.S. Confer-ence of Catholic Bishops in 2012 and last taken in 2013. Thank you. To learn more about AMS, go to www.milarch.org/nationalcollection.

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SCES CASINO NIGHT

C ome join us on Friday, November 18th, 5pm – 10pm for a fun-filled evening. Each ticket includes dinner, drink, a Silent

Auction, prizes, and raffles! The Grand Prize is a two night stay at Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas! For donations to this event, please contact Estela Grey at 805-443-1314. Tickets are $35.00 each and may be purchased at the school office from 8am-3pm at 324 So. E Street (across from the church), or for more information call the school office at 805-483-6935.

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U.S. BISHOPS REFLECTION ON CATHOLIC TEACHING AND POLITICAL LIFE

D uring election years, there may be many handouts and voter guides that are pro-duced and distributed. We

encourage Catholics to seek those re-sources authorized by their own bish-ops, their state Catholic conferences, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. This statement is in-tended to reflect and complement, not substitute for, the ongoing teaching of bishops in our own dioceses and states. When using this document, it is important to remember that Church teaching is co-herent and rests on a comprehensive vision of the dignity of the human person, a dignity that St. John Paul II described as "manifested in all its radiance when the person's origin and destiny are considered: created by God in his image and likeness as well as redeemed by the most precious blood of Christ, the person is called to be a 'child in the Son' and a living temple of the Spirit, destined for the eternal life of blessed communion with God'" (Christifideles Laici, no. 37). ©www.usccb.org , please visit the website for the full article.

FAITH SHARING: MERCY IN THE CITY

T he third of a three-part discussion of the book, Mercy in the City by Kerry Weber, facil-itated by Sister Marie Paul, SND and Sister

Cristina Marie, SND, will take place at Notre Dame Center (1776 Hendrix Avenue, Thousand Oaks, 91360) on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Sister Marie Paul Grech at mgrech@sndca.org.

BABY BOTTLE BOOMERRANG

W e will be having our Major Fundraiser of the year starting Sunday, November 13. You can stop by after mass on that day

and pick up a baby bottle to take home with you and fill up with loose change or donation. We will need them back by the end of the month. You can return in the collection baskets or at the Parish office.

SANTA CLARA H.S. HALL OF FAME DINNER

“S aints Marching On” on Saturday, Nov. 19 beginning at 5 p.m. in the campus gyms.

Join in the fun - Mardi Gras-style - as long-time parishioner STEVE MILLER (Class of 1960), alumni parent MARGARET CODY, and Oxnard

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 750 are induct-ed into the Saints’ Hall of Fame. Festivities kick off with the Silent Auction and no-host cocktails at 5 o’clock, dinner served at 7 p.m., followed by the in-duction ceremony and Live Auction. Tickets are $50, with special recognition sponsor tables available. Do-nations of auction items are welcomed. For more in-formation or to make reservations, contact the school events office at (805)483-9502, ext. 160, or e-mail: events@santaclarahighschool.com.

SANTA CLARA ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

A n Altar Server training session will be held on Sunday, November 13 for the church and chapel. The class will begin at 1:30pm in the

Santa Clara Church Parish Center and finish at 3:30pm in the church. If desired, parents and current altar servers desiring a refresher may also attend. Altar server candidates must have received the sac-raments through Eucharist. No pre-registration is re-quired.

TIME FOR TAMALES

W e will be taking orders for tamales the first three weeks of November, on Saturdays after 5:00 pm Mass, 7: 00 pm

and Sunday after each Mass. Tamale orders will be delivered on December 12 (green chicken, red pork, cheese rajas). You can call with Efrain Chavez 805-218-7846 from 10:00 am until 8:00 pm, in English and Spanish.

SOCIAL SENIORS

T hanksgiving Lunch at Carrows in Venutra. 2401 E. Harbor Blvd. on Thursday, Novem-ber 10 at 11am. Bring Canned goods for St.

Voncent De Paul Pantry. Mass optional but it is a good way to start the day. Call Jiny 984-7816. Sen-iors from St. Anthonys and Mary Star of the Sea wel-come. NEW WOMEN’S VOCATION DISCERNMENT

A re you open to the possibility that God is calling you to religious life? Want to hang out with a group of faithful women searching

for answers? If you answered Yes to any of these questions, consider attending our Sisters of Norte Dame monthly Vocation Discernment Group for wom-en ages 18+. Please contact Sr. Val Roxburgh, SND by email at sistervalsnd@gmail.com, cell 805-452-9699, for more details.

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SANTA CLARA CHURCH SUNDAY MASS INTENTIONS

INTENCIONES DE MISA DOMINICAL

5:00 PM SAT NOVEMBER 5, 2016 (VIGIL MASS) Warren Oscar Trinidad - Deceased

Peggy & Jerry Anderson (50) - Wedding Anniversary Andrew Spellman - Deceased

Clarice Woodworth - Health & Wellbeing Rosa Cedillos -Deceased

7:00 PM SAT NOVEMBER 5, 2016 (VIGIL MASS)

Eufemio y Isabel Juarez - Difuntos Rafael y Merejildo Navarrete - Difuntos Benito Lozano - Aniversario Difunto(a) Luis & Julio Ordaz - Eterno Descanso

Angelina & Salvador Espinosa - Eterno Descanso

6:30 AM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Prospero T. Rivera - Thanksgiving

Kristina Kai Hall - Deceased Loduvico & Estelita De la Torre - Deceased

Ludovico Jr. & Ronald De la Torre - Deceased Deacon Dante Manalo - Deceased

8:00 AM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS

Sergio Haros - Death Anniversary Shirley Omoto - Special Intention

Mary Hernandez - Birthday Constantino Chavez - Deceased

Angelica Virto - Deceased Ramon Pineda - Deceased

Joseph & Michael Nguyen - Deceased

10:00 AM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Yolanda Morton - Special Intention

Eileen & Steve Huber - Wedding Anniversary Holy Soul Purgatory - Special Intention

Ana Maria Lares - Deceased Odilon Castro - Deceased

Susana Gabihan - Deceased Susan Malbas - Deceased

12:00 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS Miguel & Angie Torres - Special Intention

Antonio Rocha - Deceased Antonio Rocha & fam - Thanksgiving

Luis Rosas Garica & fam - Special Intention Don & Mary Ursitti -Health & Wellbeing

Mesalina Russell -Deceased Rodrick Funk -Deceased

5:00 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS

Charlie Burns 90th - Birthday Sue Koch -Health & Wellbeing

Francisco & Rocio Alvarez - Special Intention Bong B. Bustria - Deceased Claud LePine - Deceased

Bibiana & Arnulfo Cruz - Deceased Fred & Emily Pierce -Deceased

7:00 PM NOVEMBER 6, 2016 SUNDAY MASS

Teodora Evangelista - Cumpleaños Jaime Salvador Rivera - Difunto

Alfredo & Yolanda (37) - Aniversario Boda Familia Ordaz- Ferrer - Difuntos Familia Gomez- Rangel -Difuntos

Difuntos - Eterno Descanso Ignacio Herrera - Difunto

WEEKDAY 8AM MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES 8AM MISA ENTRE SEMANA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Ha - Birthday

Bernarda Ramos - Death Anniversary Eleanor Averion - Special Intention

Don & Mary Ursitti - Health & Wellbeing Celina & Angel Palazuelos - Thanksgiving

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Gorgonio Caing Jr. - Deceased Sergio Haros -Death Anniversary

Don & Mary Ursitti - Health & Wellbeing Bong B. Bustria - Deceased

Stephens & Navarro Family-Health & Wellbeing

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Digna Vergel 1st - Death Anniversary

Jasen Davis - Birthday Don & Mary Ursitti - Health & Wellbeing Danding & Nene Salva Cruz - Deceased

Maria Guadalupe Aceves - Death Anniversary

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Sergio Haros - Death Anniversary

Humberto Ixta - Birthday Don & Mary Ursitti - Health & Wellbeing

Estefania & Melinda Guillen -Thanksgiving Stephens & Navarro Families -Health & Wellbeing

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Hazel B. Glaudé - Deceased

Susana Narvaez - Death Anniversary Gregoria Hernandez - Death Anniversary

Socorro Covarrubias - Deceased Bong B. Bustria -Deceased

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Sergio Haros -Death Anniversary Glenn Velo -Deceased

Maggie Parremo - Deceased Robert & Marie Iverson 60th - -Wedding Anniversary

FRiday, November 11th

VIDA ETERNA

E l segundo libro de los Macabeos relata una historia poderosa, y bastante horrible por cierto. Pero la clave de ella,

más allá de la horrible muerte infligi-da a los hermanos y su madre, es su fe en la promesa de resurrección y vida eterna en Dios. Pablo les pide a los tesalonicenses que recen por él mientras difunde el mensaje de amor de Cristo, para que pueda librarse de los no creyentes que quieren hacerle daño. El apóstol confía en esas oraciones, lo mismo que confía en el continuo apoyo de Jesús y de Dios Padre. Y ahí está otra vez la palabra “continuo”. Los sa-duceos, que no se creían la idea tan facilmente, le hacen a Jesús una interesante –aunque insignificante– pregunta acerca del estatus de la vida matrimonial después de la resurrección. Les responde a los no creyentes que el matrimonio no es un tema para los hijos de Dios resucitados. Más importante, les asegu-ra que sus ancestros continúan vivos en Dios, como es evidente en las palabras del Padre a Moisés. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

N o todas las patronas latinoamericanas tienen origines entre milagros y visiones. Algunas nacen de la devoción mariana del Pueblo de

Dios. Tal es el caso con la Virgen de los Treinta y Tres. En 1962, el Papa Juan XXIII la nombró Patrona de Uruguay y así confirmó oficialmente lo que el Pueblo de Dios ya había hecho desde el 1825. Esta pequeña imagen de 36 centímetros lleva sobre su cabeza una corona desproporcionadamente grande, regalo de un general militar y símbolo de la devoción del pueblo. También lleva su curioso nom-bre en honor a su papel en la Independencia de Uru-guay antiguamente llamada la Provincia Oriental. Los treinta y tres orientales que comandaron la gue-rra de liberación encomendaron sus esfuerzos delan-te esta imagen de origen jesuita. El siglo pasado el pueblo uruguayo comenzó ha patrocinar peregrinajes en honor de su patrona. Eventualmente en 1945 el obispo tuvo la gran idea de llevar la imagen en peregrinación al pueblo. Des-de entonces se ha ido desarrollando esta bella cos-tumbre que lleva María al Pueblo cada segundo do-mingo de noviembre entre homenajes de caballadas, desfiles y cantos.Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura- Señor, tú amas todo cuanto existe (Sabiduría 11:22 - 12:2). Salmo- Bendeciré al Señor eternamente (Salmo 145 [144]). Segunda lectura- Oramos siempre por ustedes para que el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo se glorifi-que en ustedes y ustedes en él (2 Tesalonicenses 1:11-2:2). Evangelio - Zaqueo, cobrador de impuestos, consi-derado socialmente como pecador, se convierte al Señor (Lucas 19:1-10).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: Tit 1:1-9; Sal 24 (23):1b-4ab, 5-6; Lc 17:1-6 Martes: Tit 2:1-8, 11-14; Sal 37 (36):3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29; Lc 17:7-10 Miércoles:Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; Sal 46 (45):2-3, 5-6, 8-9; 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2:13-22 Jueves: Flm 7-20; Sal 146 (145):7-10; Lc 17:20-25 Viernes: 2 Jn 4-9; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 10-11, 17-18; Lc 17:26-37 Sábado: 3 Jn 5-8; Sal 112 (111):1-6; Lc 18:1-8 Domingo: Mal 3:19-20a; Sal 98 (97):5-9; 2 Tes 3:7-

12; Lc 21:5-19

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Trigésimo Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario; Semana para Promover las Vocaciones Cambio de hora Martes: Día de las Elecciones Miércoles: La Dedicación de la Basílica de San Juan de Letrán Jueves: San León Magno Viernes: San Martín de Tours; Día de los Veteranos; Día Memorial, Canadá Sábado: San Josafat

PEDIDOS DE TAMALES

L os pedidos de tamales para el día 12 de Di-ciembre (verde pollo, rojos puerco, queso ra-jas), se van a levantar pedidos de tamales las

tres primeras semanas de Noviembre, los sábados después de la misa de 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm y también Domingo después de cada misa. A partir del 21 de Noviembre al 30 de Noviembre pueden llamar al 805-218-7846 con el Señor Efraín Chávez de las 10:00 am hasta las 8:00 pm, en ingles y español.

IGLESIA CATÓLICA DE SANTA CLARA

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Trigésimo Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario — Noviembre 6, 2016

ENTRENAMIENTO DE MONAGUILLOS

U na sesión de entrenamiento de Monaguillos se llevará a cabo el domingo 13 de Noviembre para la iglesia y la capilla. La clase comenza-

rá a las 1:30pm en el Centro Parroquial de la Iglesia de Santa Clara y terminara las 3:30 pm en la iglesia. Los padres y los servidores del altar actuales que desean un repaso también pueden asistir. Los candida-tos a servidores del altar deben haber recibido los sa-cramentos. No se requiere inscripción previa.

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