MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM (English)

Sunday 7:00 AM (English)

9:00 AM (Spanish)

11:00 AM (English)

2:00 PM (Indonesian)

Mon-Sat Daily Mass: 8:30 AM

Perpetual Help Mass & Novena

Wednesday 6:30 PM

Friday 7:00 PM (Spanish)

"Come to me, all you who

labor and are burdened,

and I will give you rest." Is

there anyone to whom this

doesn't apply? Don't we all

have to labor at some-

thing, whether it be work,

school, relationships,

household affairs, or per-

sonal, emotional, or mental battles? Aren't we all burdened

in some way at some time?

Jesus offers us powerful words of consolation in today's

Gospel. He promises us rest. He calls all of us to himself,

along with the baggage and burdens that we carry, and as-

sures us that we will find relief. Thank God! What a gift for

our tired, weary souls.

The strange part about the passage, however, is when Jesus

suggests that in order to find this wonderful rest, we have

to take a "yoke" upon our shoulders. This of course is a

reference to the animal harness of old that would join two

oxen together to share the weight of the load they carried.

He tells us, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me...

For my yoke is easy, and my burden light." Somehow, join-

ing Jesus in his work is supposed to bring us rest! Contrary

to the standard belief that not working is the source of

relief, Jesus urges us to join him in his mission in order to

find peace. But what is this mission? To be "meek and hum-

ble of heart." Jesus' work is to do whatever God the Father

wants him to do. As he says elsewhere, "My food is to do

the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work" (Jn

4:34). So, it seems that if we also humbly submit to doing

God's work-with Jesus right alongside us as our partner in

the task-we will "find rest" for ourselves. So as we labor

through the trials of the day, may we bear this in mind,

and pray that we may handle them according to the will of

God.

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320 W. GARVEY AVE. MONTEREY PARK 91754 (626)573-0427

COMEUNITY St. Stephen Parish Fiesta

Sunday, October 8,

“We are a diverse faith-community that strives to conform ourselves into the image of

Christ in and through the power of the Holy Spirit, and nourished by The Word, Sacraments

and Tradition to give glory to God and to be a light unto the nations.”

Please join us for Fun, Food and Dancing

“COMEUNITY LUAU” Fostering Cultural Diversity

Saturday, September 16, 2017

$25 Tickets will be sold soon! a project of the Pastoral Council

Please pray for it’s success.

Registration for Religious

Education classes will take

place on the following

Sundays

July 16th & 23rd

August 6th, 13th & 20th

Registration will take place in the Religious Ed. office,

after the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Masses.

Parents that wish to enroll their children in our First Com-

munion Classes Must register during the above men-

tioned dates.

Please call the Parish Office for more information.

Como lo vemos cada domingo del tiempo ordinario las lecturas del Antiguo Testamento iluminan el Evangelio. Las de hoy

nos muestran como el Mesías es manso y humilde de corazón. "Alégrate sobremanera, hija de Sión; da gritos de júbilo, hija

de Jerusalén; mira a tu rey que viene a ti, justo y victorioso, humilde y montado en un burrito" (Zac 9, 9). ¿Por qué esta lectura

nos invita a estar alegres? ¿Qué relación tiene esta lectura con la del Domingo de Ramos? Ciertamente, el resultado de la

acción de este rey no es nada parecido a lo que vivimos actualmente con los líderes que nos gobiernan. La paz en lugar de

la guerra, el amor en lugar del odio.

También, el texto del Evangelio nos muestra la acción de gracias que Jesús hace a su Padre porque ha revelado los misterios

del Reino a los sencillos de corazón, motivando a sus oyentes de entonces, y a nosotros ahora, a practicar la mansedumbre

y a ser humildes de corazón. En tiempos de Jesús la gente tenía poca fe. Para los ricos él era demasiado pobre, para los

sabios, muy sencillo y para los piadosos demasiado libre. Sus acciones no eran bien vistas por ellos. Sin embargo, para los

pobres, los sencillos, los de corazón abierto hacia las cosas de Dios él era su todo. Por esa razón Jesús exclama con alegría,

"¡Te doy gracias, Padre, Señor del cielo y de la tierra, porque has escondido estas cosas a los sabios y entendidos, y las has

revelado a la gente sencilla! Gracias, Padre, porque así te ha parecido bien" (Mt 11, 25).

ST STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

5 minutos de Oracion en el Hogar

Los misales con oraciones diarias están disponibles en la Oficina Parroquial por 1$. Estos misales incluyen las

lecturas diarias, oraciones y reflexións para el mes entero.

COMEUNITY

Fiesta Parroquial de San Esteban

Domingo 8 de Octubre

Por favor únete a nosotros

Para Diversión, Comida y Baile "COMEUNITY LUAU"

Formento de la

diversidad cultural

Sábado, 16 de septiembre

de 2017

$25 ¡Las entradas estaran al la

venta muy proto!

Un proyecto del Consejo Pastoral

Por favor oren por su éxito.

EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA

Las inscripciones para las clases de Educación Religiosa se llevaran acabo durante los siguientes

domingos: 16 y 23 de julio

6, 13 y 20 de agosto

La inscripción tendrá lugar en el Ed religioso después de las misas de las 9 y 11 de la mañana.

Los padres que deseen inscribir a sus hijos en nuestras Clases de Primera Comunión deben registrarse durante

las fechas mencionadas.

Clases empiesan el Sabado 9 de septiembre.

El Ministerio de Oración

“Luz del Espirtu Santo” Los invita a una jornand para la Sanidad de la Familia

en el Espiritu Santo

Ven, Sanate con su Luz. Haz crecer en la Familia el

amor de Dios.

Los sigientes dias de 7:00 pm a 9:00 pm

Miercoles 12 de Julio

Miercoles 19 de Julio

Miercoles 26 de Julio

Miercoles 2 de Agosto

En el salon parroquial

Predicador:

Oscar Cuevas

40 años al servicio del Señor

SEGUNDA COLECTA

La colecta de este fin de semana será para la Co-

lecta Nacional. Esta colección ayudara a apoyar al-

gunas de las diócesis más pobres del país que de-

penden de colecciones anuales. A través de pro-

gramas de evangelización fundamental, el negro y el

indio misiones +ayuda a algunas de las comunidades

afro – americanos y americanos nativos más necesita-

das.

JULY 9 • FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

JULY 9TH — JULY 17TH

Sunday: Zec 9:9-10/Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14/

Rom 8:9, 11-13/Mt 11:25-30

Monday: Gn 28:10-22a/Ps 91:1-4, 14-15ab/

Mt 9:18-26

Tuesday: Gn 32:23-33/Ps 17:1b, 2-3, 6-7ab, 8b, 15/

Mt 9:32-38

Wednesday: Gn 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a/Ps 33:2-3,

10-11, 18-19/Mt 10:1-7

Thursday: Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5/Ps 105:16-21/

Mt 10:7-15

Friday: Gn 46:1-7, 28-30/Ps 37:3-4, 18-19, 27-28, 39-

40/Mt 10:16-23

Saturday: Gn 49:29-32; 50:15-26a/Ps 105:1-4, 6-7/

Mt 10:24-33

Sunday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 65:10-14/Rom 8:18-23/

Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

THANK YOU to the 262 parishioners who have made pledges to this year’s

Together in Mission campaign. To date our parish has pledged PARISH

GOAL has been meet.

For those of you who have pledged in the past, but have not had the chance to make a gift, a letter has been sent to your home. If you have never made a gift to the campaign you can find a pledge card in the vestibule and

return it to the parish office.

You can also make a gift by visiting ourmissionla.org/give or text the word BELIGHT to 41444 I am confident that each of

you will prayerfully consider sharing the abundant gifts that God has shared with each of us.

July 1st & 2nd $5,228.25

Second Collection $1,092.30

Wednesday Mass $79.00

Friday Evening Mass $50.50

SECOND COLLECTION

This weekends 2nd collection will be for the National Needs

Combined Collection. This collection helps support some of

the poorest dioceses in the country that depend on annual

collections. Through vital evangelization programs, the Black

and Indian Home Mission provides aid to some of the needi-

est African– American and Native American communities.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND

COMMITMENT TO YOUR PARISH

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017 5:00 pm Tomas Escobedo (D) SUNDAY, JULY 9, 2017 7:00 am St. Stephen Parishioners 9:00 am Refugio Tapia (D) Soledad Bermus (D) 11:00 am Nino Zagaroli (D) MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 8:30 am Lucia Violet Jimenez - Happy 1st Month TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2017 8:30 am Margarita Ledesma (L) WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2017 8:30 am Maria (Lupe) Gonzales - Happy Birthday!!! 6:30 pm Sarkis (D) THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017 8:30 am Bill Dilury (D) FRIDAY, JULY 14, 2017 8:30 am Sr. Leticia O’Donoghue (D) 7:00 pm Manuel Compean (D) Dolores Compean (D) SATURDAY, JULY 15 , 2017 8:30 am St. Stephen Parishioners

Frances Salaises, Kitty Carlucci, Ana Nunez, Maria Gonzalez, Rita Thoms, Elizabeth Dodge, Virginia Medina, Rudy Barraza, Kathy Gar-cia, Helen Lawrence, Maria Castillo, Frances Montez, Ramiro Sanchez,

Judy Backer, Virginia Miranda, Mayo & Teresa Ycedo, Eva Monroy, Al & Susan Acosta, Ray Fratino, Linda McWeeney, Florence Kreslake, Francisco Paniagua, Dolores Escobedo, Car-los Navarro, Anna Barellano, David Morehead, Tim Niu, Ernest Lucero, Carlos Godinez, Bertha Marquez, Kathy Moreno, Kim Chacon, Larry Hernandez, Will Martinez, Carline Lugo

To insure that the prayer list is accurate, please contact the

parish office on a monthly basses if you would like for your

name to remain on the this.

will not be held during the months of July and August.