PASTORAL TEAM + EQUIPO PASTORAL Rev. Silverio Espenilla, Pastor/Párroco

Rev. John Bosco Musinguzi, In Resident / En Residencia musinguzibosco@yahoo.com / (619)422-2100 ext 234

Deacon Rollie Bonggat Deacon Ruben Peliña

 

PARISH STAFF Director of Religious Education/Directora de Educación Religiosa Sr. Camille Crabbe, CVI 422-2159 Youth & Music Minister / Ministro de Jóvenes y de Musica Joyce Asuncion Mendez 422-7100 Parish Office 422-2100 Rachel Lopez Business Manager / Gerente de Negocios Veronica Arce Secretary / Secretaria Gloria Gilbert Secretary/Secretaria

Most Precious Blood Catholic ChurchMost Precious Blood Catholic Church 1245 4th Avenue, Chula Vista, California 919111245 4th Avenue, Chula Vista, California 91911——Telephone (619) 422Telephone (619) 422--2100; Fax (619) 4222100; Fax (619) 422--13751375

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pmOffice Hours: Monday thru Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm——closed Sat, Sun & Holidaysclosed Sat, Sun & Holidays

BINGO Wednesdays at 6:00 PM / Miércoles a las 6:00 PM 

For the ongoing renova ons of our buildings & monthly expenses

BAPTISM / BAUTIZOS Registered Family make Appointment with Fr. Silverio Espenilla.

Familias Registradas hacer cita con el P. Silverio Espenilla.

MARRIAGE / MATRIMONIOS Please contact a priest nine months in advance.

Por favor comuníquense con un sacerdote nueve meses antes.

MASS SCHEDULE + HORARIO DE MISAS Monday-Saturday / Lunes-Sábado 8:00am (English) Saturday Vigil / Vigilia del Sábado: 5:00pm (English) Sunday Masses / Misas Dominicales 7:30am, 9:00am, 11:00am (Eng.); 1:00pm, 6:00pm (Español) RECONCILIATION / RECONCILIACIÓN 

Saturday / Sábado 4:00pm (English y Español) In Reconciliation Room / Cuarto de Reconciliación

DEVOTIONS / DEVOCIONES Novena of Our Mother of Perpetual Help after the 8am Mass on

Tuesday Only Adoration Chapel Open 24 Hours

Capilla de Adoración Abierta las 24 horas First Friday of the Month Mass 12:00pm (In Chapel)

Primer Viernes Del Mes Misa 12:00pm (En la Capilla) Liturgy of the Hours Monday thru Saturday 7:40am

Website: www.PreciousBloodChurch.com—Email MPBChurch@gmail.com—Catechism: MPBWCC@hotmail.com

DIOCESAN

LEADERSHIP CAMP

JUNE 2018

Mass Intention Saturday, September 1 8:00AM +Linda Reyes Victoriano Prado (Birthday) Frank & Teresita Charfauros (Thanksgiving) 5:00PM +Richard Wargo +Antonio Elizares Sr. +Estrella Elizares Sunday, September 2 7:30AM +Robert Pringle Josephine Pizarro (Thanksgiving) All Souls in Purgatory 9:00AM PHERO: Tran Van Chuat Giuse: Tran Dinh Cong Maria: Do Thi Chin 11:00AM +Brian Kauahi Janzel Evangelista (Birthday) Kalvin Arcedera (Birthday) 1:00 PM Adriana Moran (Birthday) Francisco Moran (Birthday) Leo Moran (Birthday) 6:00PM +Alicia Valverde, +Jesus Manuel Quiroz Reyna Quiroz (Healing) Monday, September 3 8:00AM Shirley Henry (Special Intention) +Flor de Lisa Odulio, +Ruben Bautista Tuesday, September 4 8:00AM +Oscar Marilao, +Pacita Bayno Anson Family (Special Intention) Wednesday, September 5 8:00AM PHERO:Tran Van Chuat Guise: Tran Dinh Cong Maria: Do Thi Chin Guise: Do Dinh Luyen Thursday, September 6 8:00AM +Juan Paulino, +Pete Galvez +Shiera Lincod Friday, September 7 8:00AM All souls in Purgatory +Antonate Dungan +Carolina Aguero, +Maria Aguero Saturday, September 8 8:00AM +Francisco Castillo +Nicanor & Binang Odivar +Angel & Maria Castro 5:00PM +Michael DeFrancia Emilio Oliver (Healing) +Maria Fatima Retuta

Sunday Collec-tion, August 26, 2018

Plate $2,588.50 Envelope 4,642.00

THE HIGHEST LAW

From time to time, newspapers and magazines will offer, as an item of “filler,” various laws that are still on the books but seem silly to us in our day and age. In one California city, it is illegal to have two indoor bath-tubs in one house. Clean water, a precious commodity when the law was written, is now readily available, so the law seems silly. But the human value of protecting and preserving precious resources is still around, evi-dent in many conservation laws that seem sensible to us. So it is with the laws of religious tradition. What Jesus scorns today is others’ attitude toward ritual laws, an attitude that becomes nearly idolatrous when laws are observed for their own sake. Jesus teaches that ob-servation of external ritual laws is of value only when they are emblems of our internal disposition toward the will of God. Our whole lives must follow the one ulti-mate law of God: to love God completely and to love neighbor entirely. Roman Catholicism is a tradition rich with customs, traditions, and even laws. As we continue to listen to the voice of Christ, we must al-ways look into our own hearts and underneath our ritu-al practices to make sure that love of God and love of neighbor are what we prize above all.

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

September 2, 2018

Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.

— James 1:21b

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

When an altar is dedicated, the Rite of Dedicaton directs that, if possible, the relics of a martyr be mor-tared into the church floor under the mensa, or “altar table.” Up until this revised rite, the general practice was to include small relics of saints in an altar stone, a slab of marble that was normally set in the altar it-self. Today’s rite states a clear preference for “martyr,” and for a substantial part of the body, in accord with our tradition’s desire for substantial sym-bols. Martyr, of course, means “witness” in Greek, and was the title given early on to the people who by their death imaged the death of Christ.

From the beginning, there has never been a short-age of such people, although it took a while for the Church to develop a process to declare someone a martyr. Saint Augustine tells how it was done in the fifth century. By then, popular opinion didn’t count as much as an official tribunal set up by the bishop of the place where the martyr suffered. After the inquiry established that the person did indeed die for the faith, a metropolitan bishop had to ratify the decision before a shrine could be built or an altar set up over the mar-tyr’s tomb. For the most part, the honor paid to a mar-tyr (called a “cult”) was restricted to that diocese, alt-hough the fame of some heroes spread so much that they were celebrated elsewhere. The age of the mar-tyrs is now, and more people died for the faith in the twentieth century than ever before, witnessing to Christ to the end. Their sacrifice remains “the seed of the Church.”

CLASSES START ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For 4 & 5 year-olds and Grades 1 through 12 Mon-days through Thursdays from 11am—1pm & 4pm—7pm in the CCD Office. after all Masses. Sisters will continue registering from 1:00 to 6:30pm. To register your child(ren) in catechism classes, you will be re-quired to be registered parishioners of this parish.

For more information please call the CCD Office

(619) 422-2159

Fiesta kermes Mexicana !

Please join us in our independence day fiesta celebration!

On Sunday September 16, 2018

We will have a variety of our authentic

Mexican food!

Tamales , burritos, gorditas, menudo,

Empanadas with cheese, drinks

and desserts and many more

We will be selling after 7:30 - 9:00 11:00 am and 1:00pm Masses

Come and be part of our fiesta!!!

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Do you or someone you know feel the moving of the Holy Spirit to come into full communion with the Body of Christ, the church, through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist? We are looking to help you in this journey. Contact the parish office and leave your name and contact information. God is calling… are you listening?

Classes will begin September 23, 2018 from 10am to 11:30am

Parish Office (619) 422-2100

The Parish Office and CCD Office will be closed on September 3, 2018

As a community of faith, Let us remember the souls of: Christopher Allan Bingham, Mari-an Smith, Sylvia Tapia Torres, Os-car Marilao, Gerardo Inumerable Sr., Dora Moreno, Mitch Kotula,

Christopher Allan Bingham, Vicenta Magbanua, Jesus Trevino, Josefina Calderon, Brandon Araiza, Jose Castellanos Velasco and Marian Smith Let us also remember those who need our healing prayers: Ofelia Ruiz, Raul dela Cueva, Lou Strobeck, Susana Avila, Pablo Galvez, Francis Dinh, Alberto Cuevas, Johnny Victoria, Belen P. Rivera, Marianita Daos, Becky Ochoa, Trevor Stolebarger, Herman Chin, Mark Madison, Martha Dunn, Bonnie Garcia, Mary Ann, Kathleen McArdle, María Cacho, Debbie Eckle-berry, Emilio Oliver, Jose Parra and all those who need our prayers. The Ministry of Consolation, together with the community, prays for the sick and the deceased, assist and comforts the bereaved families.

Call Nor Bonggat @ 619-656-1207.

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD FOOD PANTRY & THRIFT STORE/ST. VINCENT de PAUL SOCIETY There will be a St. Vincent de Paul Col-lection today to continue

providing for families in need and those who come to the doors of MPB Church asking for help. We need volunteers in the thrift store on Tuesday morning and /or Thursday morning, your choice, at 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Please contact Shirley Henry 619.962.7733. We are in need of JAM/JELLY, PEANUT BUTTER, CANNED SPAGHETTI, CANNED STEW, CANNED MEALS, spaghetti sauce & spaghetti pasta, cereal, Spam, pork & beans, macaroni & cheese, Capri Sun fruit juice, canned peaches/pears, Vienna sausage, Cup 0 soup, ramen soup, granola bars, to provide for fami-lies in need. Also, SOCKS, GENTLY USED CLOTH-ING, AND PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS. God bless!

EL PRECEPTO MÁS IMPORTANTE

De vez en cuando, los periódicos y las revistas pu-blican, a modo de “relleno”, diversas leyes que siguen en los libros pero que parecen ridículas en nuestra épo-ca. En una ciudad de California, es ilegal tener dos ba-ñeras dentro de una casa. Cuando se pasó la ley era un lujo tener acceso al agua corriente, pero ahora que no lo es la ley parece ridícula. Sin embargo, el valor humano de proteger y preservar los recursos más valiosos sigue teniendo vigencia, esto se manifiesta en muchas leyes, que nos parecen muy acertadas, cuyo fin es proteger el medio ambiente. Sucede lo mismo con los preceptos religiosos. Lo que Jesús desdeña hoy es la actitud de los demás respecto a los preceptos rituales, una actitud que se vuelve casi idólatra cuando se obedecen los precep-tos por el mero hecho de obedecerlos. Lo que Jesús en-seña es que el cumplimiento de los preceptos rituales externos sólo tiene valor cuando simboliza nuestra pre-disposición interior a cumplir la voluntad de Dios. Nuestras vidas deben obedecer el precepto supremo de Dios: amar a Dios por encima de todo y al prójimo igual que nos amamos a nosotros. La religión católica es rica en costumbres, tradiciones e incluso preceptos. Al seguir escuchando la voz de Cristo, siempre debe-mos examinar nuestro corazón y nuestras prácticas ri-tuales para asegurarnos de que el amor a Dios y al pró-jimo se halle por encima de todo lo demás.

Vigésimo Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 2 de septiembre de 2018

Acepten dócilmente la pala-bra que ha sido sembrada en ustedes y es capaz de salvarlos. — Santiago 1:21b

El Ministerio de Oración los invita el día Jueves, 6 de Septiembre, a la celebración de la Santa Misa, a las 10:00am, Iniciando con el Santo Rosario a las 9:30am. Oficiada por el P. Panchito. Y a las 7:00pm los invita-mos de nuevo a que nos acompañen a la Santa Misa, oficiada por el P. Antonio Archila. Iniciando con el Santo Rosario a las 6:30pm.

TODAY’S READINGS

First Reading — For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the L , our God, is to us? (Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8).

Psalm — The one who does justice will live in the pres-ence of the Lord (Psalm 15).

Second Reading — Religion that is pure is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction

(James 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27).

Gospel — This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Lunes: 1 Cor 2:1-5; Sal 119 (118):97-102; Lc 4:16 -30, o las lecturas de la Misa

“Por la santificación del trabajo”

Martes: 1 Cor 2:10b-16; Sal 145 (144):8-14; Lc 4:31 -37

Miércoles:1 Cor 3:1-9; Sal 33 (32):12-15, 20-21; Lc 4:38-44

Jueves: 1 Cor 3:18-23; Sal 24 (23):1bc-4ab, 5-6;

Lc 5:1-11

Viernes: 1 Cor 4:1-5; Sal 37 (36):3-6, 27-28, 39-40;

Lc 5:33-39

Sábado: Mi 5:1-4a o Rom 8:28-30; Sal 13 (12):6;

Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23]

Domingo: Is 35:4-7a; Sal 146 (145):7-10; Sant 2:1-5;

Mc 7:31-37.

CLASSES EMPIEZAN EL 4 DE SEPTIEMBRE  para  niños de 4 y 5 años de edad y grados del 1° al 12°, Lunes a Jueves de 11am—1pm y de 4pm—7pm en la Oficina de Catecismo. Para  registrar a  sus hijos en el Cate‐cismo debe ser registrado primero como feligrés de esta  parroquia.  Si  es  que  no  esta  registrado.         Ofi‐

Los invitamos el domingo 16, septiembre a nuestra kermes

Mexicana! vengan con nosotros a celebrar

nuestra independencia

Tendremos muchos antojitos !

Birria, burritos, menudo, pozole,

Tacos de carne asada, etc.

Bebidas, postres y juegos.

Estaremos vendiendo comida después

de las misas de 7:30, 9:00, 11:00am

Y 1:00pm

Los esperamos !!!

El Lunes 3 de Septiembre, 2018 la Oficina Parroquial y la Oficina del Catecismo estarán cerradas.

El Ministerio de RICA

Te hace una invitación especial. RICA es un viaje de conversión bajo la acción del Espí-ritu Santo en sus corazones, te ayudara a emprender el camino de la FE y la conver-

sión, y a la vez, gran conocimiento de los Sagrados Sacra-mentos. Si tu fe va decaída, si aun no te has bautizado o te faltan los Sacramentos de Iniciación, como la primera Co-munión o Confirmación o quieres contraer el Sacramento del Matrimonio, RICA es para ti. Para mas información por favor comunicarse con María Rockin (619) 636-2276.