EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME DESIMOCTAVO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO

August 04, 2019 ● 4 de Agosto de 2019

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 2725 Elm Street, Napa, CA 94558

PARISH OFFICE/OFICINA PARROQUIAL Office Hours / Horario de Oficina:

Monday-Friday 9am-12pm & 1pm-5pm (707) 255 - 2949 Fax (707) 255 - 2439

www.stthomasaquinasnapa.com stthomas_napa@att.net

STAFF Rev. Abel Mena, JCL, Pastor/Adjutant Judicial Vicar

Rev. Gary Sumpter, In Residence Rev. Mr. Jim Eckert, Deacon

Rev. Mr. Jesse De Luna, Deacon Deborah O’Haire, Religious Education Coordinator

Amparo Valenzuela, Office Coordinator

ENGLISH WEEKEND MASSES Saturday - *8:00am & 4:00 pm Sunday - 9:00 am & 11:00 am

*This mass is offered if Fr. Gary is available

DAILY MASS Monday - Friday - 9:00 am

First Friday of the Month - 12:00 pm

MISA EN ESPAÑOL Domingo - 1:30 pm

CONFESSIONS/CONFESIONES Saturday/ Sábados 3:00 pm—3:45 pm 1er Dom. del mes 12:30 pm—1:20pm

USING OUR TIME WISELY

A jar of honey lasts practically forever. The oldest jar of honey ever discovered was over five thou-sand years old. Honey is quite different from market-fresh produce, then; because most fruits and vegetables last only a few days, we treat them carefully. At this time of summer, we rush to find recipes for cherries and cucumbers so we won’t waste a single one. We wouldn’t feel that same urgency about honey. In our own way, we are as delightful and fragile as ripe produce. Today’s readings urge us not to spoil, but to make good use of our limited time on earth. Ecclesiastes reminds us that because God provides for us now and always, we can manage our daily affairs without anxiety. Saint Paul en-courages the Colossians to keep thoughts of heav-en in everything they do, and Jesus himself asks us to treasure not earthly wealth, but God alone.

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Sunday August 25th at 3pm (following the Spanish Mass) we will have our An-nual Parish Picnic and will be celebrating: Fr. Gary on

his 40 years of Priestly Ordination! Mark your Calendars and Save the Date! Our picnic will be a Potluck style. We ask if you could bring a dish that will serve 8-10 people. Below is listed what to bring according to your last name” For more information you may call 255-2949. Last names: A-H – Salads I-R —side dish (watermelon, beans, rice, jell-o) S-Z —Desserts – pies, cakes, popsicles

PARISH PICNIC

Lighthouse Catholic Media Stand in Church Hall. Please be sure to check out all the great Catholic CDs, book-lets, and books in our media stand in

the Church hall. With a good variety of items there is something inspiring & informative on the Faith there for everyone! Just drop a donation in the slot.

LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

We will have the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Fri-day, September 6th, from 9am to 9pm. Mass will be cele-brated at 12pm. Please come and join us for Adoration on this First Friday. We invite you to sign up for an hour of adora-

tion during the 12 hours. The sign-up sheet is on the parish bulletin board in the church hall. Please consider signing up for an hour to ensure we have every hour covered, and hopefully more than one person per hour can come.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORATION

Sunday afternoon, August 18th in the Church Hall, from 4-6 PM, Deacon Jim and Maureen Eckert will be present-

ing an illustrated talk on their recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land. They will be sharing stories and slides of their travels from the Sea of Galilee to Jerusalem including Bethlehem and Naza-reth. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the back of the Church so we know how many chairs to set up. There is no charge for this event.

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE TALK

Many times we get so busy with what is going on in our lives. Work, family, etc. The readings this weekend remind us to not loose focus of God in our lives, no matter how busy we might be. I can certainly understand that it can be challenging trying to juggle all that we want or need to do. Once again, the readings this weekend remind us that all of us are called to not be distracted, whether it may be from material things, but to always have our focus on God. I would hope that all of us may never loose our focus from God in our lives, no matter what is going on in our lives Let us continue to pray so that all of us might always have God as the center of all that we do, Fr. Abel

PASTOR’S MESSAGE

The dogma of the Assumption of Mary – also called the “Dormition of Mary” in the Eastern Churches – has its roots in the early centuries of the Church. The Catholic Church teaches that when Mary ended her earthly life, God assumed her, body and soul into heaven.

August 15 Holy Day of Obligation

9:00am Mass 5:30pm Mass

Parish office will be closed on this day

ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY

ANUNCIOS DE LA PARROQUIA

Domingo 25 de Agos-to a las 3pm (después de la misa de español) Tendremos el picnic anual de la parroquia

y celebraremos a: P. Gary en sus 40 años de or-denación sacerdotal! ¡Marque la fecha en su ca-lendario! “Tendremos nuestro convivio parroquial, usted puede traer un platillo para compartir suficiente para 8 a 10 personas. Puede traer el platillo su-gerido basado en la primera letra de su apellido como se indica enseguida.” Para mas informa-ción por favor llame al 255-2949.

Apellido y sugerencia de platillo: A-H: – Ensaladas I-R: guarnición (frijoles, arroz) S-Z: Postres – pastel, panecillos, Gelatina, fruta

En la Iglesia de Santo Tomás tene-mos la Adoración del Santísimo Sa-cramento el viernes 6 de septiembre de 9am a 9pm. El Santísimo Sacra-mento estará expuesto en la custo-dia en el altar para Adoración y ora-ción hasta las 10pm y la misa se ce-lebrará a las 12pm en Ingles. Por favor venga y acompáñenos para la

Adoración en este primer viernes. Invitamos que personas se registren para una Hora Santa. La hoja de inscripción está en el tablero de anuncios en el salón de la iglesia. Considere inscribirse durante una hora para asegurarse de que tenga-mos por lo menos un adorador por hora, y si es posible más de una persona por hora.

Muchas veces estamos tan ocupados con lo que está sucediendo en nuestras vidas. Trabajo, familia, etc. Las lecturas de este fin de semana nos recuerdan que no debemos perder el enfoque de Dios en nuestras vidas, sin importar cuán ocupados podamos estar. Ciertamente puedo entender que puede ser un desafío tratar de hacer malabarismos con todo lo que queremos o necesitamos hacer. Una vez más, las lecturas de este fin de semana nos recuerdan que todos estamos llamados a no distraernos, ya sea de las cosas materiales, sino a estar siempre enfocados en Dios. Espero que todos nosotros nunca perdamos nuestro enfoque de Dios en nuestras vidas, sin importar lo que esté sucediendo en nuestras vidas.

Sigamos orando para que todos podamos tener siempre a Dios como el centro de todo lo que hacemos,

P. Abel

ADORACIÓN AL SANTÍSIMO

Te invitamos todos los martes a las 7pm en el salón de la parroquia de Santo Tomas de Aquino a la Ultreya, donde por medio del testi-monio personal hablamos de los retos de la vida y el crecimiento en nuestra relación "Cristo Cuenta Contigo".

EL GRUPO DE CURSILLO

Por favor, asegúrese de revisar todos los discos, folletos y libros católicos en nuestro estante de medios en el salón de la Iglesia. ¡Con una buena variedad de artículos hay algo inspi-

rador e informativo sobre la Fe para todos! Solo deposite una donación en la abertura.

ESTANTE DE MATERIAL RELIGIOSO (LIGHTHOUSE)

St. Thomas de Aquino te invita a su grupo de oración. Nos reunimos todos los Sábados des-pués de misa de 4pm en la iglesia.

GRUPO DE ORACIÓN

PICNIC PARROQUIAL

MENSAJE DEL PASTOR

15 de Agosto 7:00pm Misa

El dogma de la Asunción se refiere a que la Madre de Dios, luego de su vi-da terrena fue elevada en cuerpo y alma a la gloria celestial. Este es un día santo de obligación.

La Oficina parroquial estará cerrada este día

ASUNCIÓN DE LA VIRGEN MARÍA

STEWARDSHIP/CORRESPONSABILIDAD

* Weekly collection needed to meet parish expenses: $4,400

THANK YOU - GRACIAS

Andrew Hill, Marcia Ryan, Mary Jo, Jose Luis Alfaro, Jane Lemmons, Jean Welsh, Ricky, Carmen Lee, Carl Botenhagen, Pablo Morales, Monserrat Salgado, An-gelica Espinoza, Theresa Ware, Itzel Mendez, Katrinka Ruk, Ken Sprague, Wayne Dieslter, Maria Aquilija, Carl Kitley, Mary and Loren Ryan, Erica Cervantes, Lino Gonzales, Teresa Conemac, Ignacio Hurtado Tor-rico, Paul Joseph, Mona Wageck, Vivian Michael, Kay Jones, Joel Rivera, Salomon Moreno Romero, Teresa Rubio, Andres Garcia, Rod Berg, Manuel Hernandez, Mike Mourad, Jesus Vazquez, Larry Fontana, Anne-Marie Mourad, Jose Julian Mendez Calderon, Familia Nuñes Torres, Yalitza Contreras, Chuck Reiland, Gina Dal Porto, Sue Lathrop, Ana Perez, Cervantes Family, Camila Gonzalez De La Torre, Brian Krenzin, Marcella Wheelan, Todd Daniel Lemmons, Mayra Zarate, Edu-ardo Mendez Calderon, Helida Martinez Escobedo, George Taylor, John Gnotta, Luis Mora Torres.

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Please call if loved ones need prayers or if they are well and may be taken off the list. (707) 255-2949

Favor de llamar a la Rectoría si necesita oracio-nes o si sus enfermos se recuperaron para remo-

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MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK INTENCIONES DE LA SEMANA

8/03/19—8/09/19 Saturday 4:00pm Purgatory Souls

Sunday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

11:00am Pro Populo

1:30pm Miriam Godinez—Cumpleaños

Monday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Tuesday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Wednesday 9:00am Jane Lemmons—Birthday

Thursday 9:00am Purgatory Souls

Friday 9:00am Victoria Alva—Birthday

2nd Collection/ 2da Colecta: $872 First Collection/Primera Colecta: * $3,206

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Gospel: Lk 12:13-21

R. Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the king-dom of heaven. R. Alleluia, alleluia.

R. Aleluya, aleluya. Dichosos los po-bres de espíritu, porque de ellos es

el reino de los cielos. R. Aleluya.

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of posses-sions.” Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they be-long?’ Thus will it be for all who store up treas-ure for themselves but are not rich in what mat-ters to God.”

Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Lk 9:28b-36 Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday: Nm 20:1-13; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Mt 16:13-23 Friday: Dt 4:32-40; Ps 77:12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28 Saturday: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Sunday: Wis 18:6-9; Ps 33:1, 12, 18-22; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 [1-2, 8-12]; Lk 12:32-48 [35-40]

En aquel tiempo, hallándose Je-sús en medio de una multitud, un hombre le dijo: “Maestro, dile a mi hermano que comparta con-migo la herencia”. Pero Jesús le contestó: “Amigo, ¿quién me ha puesto como juez en la distribu-ción de herencias?”

Y dirigiéndose a la multitud, dijo: “Eviten toda clase de avaricia, porque la vida del hombre no depende de la abundancia de los bienes que po-sea”. Después les propuso esta parábola: “Un hombre rico obtuvo una gran cosecha y se puso a pensar: ‘¿Qué haré, porque no tengo ya en dónde alma-cenar la cosecha? Ya sé lo que voy a hacer: derri-baré mis graneros y construiré otros más gran-des para guardar ahí mi cosecha y todo lo que tengo. Entonces podré decirme: Ya tienes bienes acumulados para muchos años; descansa, come, bebe y date a la buena vida’. Pero Dios le dijo: ‘¡Insensato! Esta misma noche vas a morir. ¿Para quién serán todos tus bienes?’ Lo mismo le pasa al que amontona riquezas para sí mismo y no se hace rico de lo que vale ante Dios”.

Lunes: Nm 11:4b-15; Sal 81 (80):12-17; Mt 14:13-21 Martes: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Sal 97 (96):1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pe 1:16-19; Lc 9:28b-36 Miércoles: Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Sal 106 (105):6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 Jueves: Nm 20:1-13; Sal 95 (94):1-2, 6-9; Mt 16:13-23 Viernes: Dt 4:32-40; Sal 77 (76):12-16, 21; Mt 16:24-28 Sábado: 2 Cor 9:6-10; Sal 112 (111):1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26 Domingo: Sab 18:6-9; Sal 33 (32):1, 12, 18-22; Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 [1-2, 8-12]; Lc 12:32-48 [35-40]

Evangelio: Lc 12, 13-21

READINGS FOR THE WEEK LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA