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PENTECOST SUNDAY
	MAY 31, 2020	Online Giving
Sunday Mass English Mass Saturday, May 30th, 5 p.m. Spanish Mass Sunday, May 31st , 9 a.m.
* * * * * GOOD NEWS!!! Catholic Churches in the Diocese of San Diego will reopen for public celebration of the Eucharist on Sunday, the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) on June 14th. We will resume daily Mass on June 8th (Monday). Please be aware that our parish will implement the guidelines stipulated by CDC, i.e., 6-feet social distancing, and facemasks, among others. Please note that the Bishop will continue to dispense all Catholics in the Diocese of San Diego from the obligation to attend Mass. We urge those who are sick or especially vulnerable members of our community to refrain from coming to Mass. We will continue providing online Masses.

THE RICHNESS OF THE SPIRIT

LA RIQUEZA DEL ESPÍRITU

Students, and most adults recalling their school days, are familiar with the phrase “compare and contrast” that shows up from time to time on tests. Today we hear two different accounts of the giving of the Holy Spirit to the church. Let’s contrast, then compare. Luke’s account from Acts is filled with arresting details: the mighty wind from heaven, the tongues of flame, the miracle of different languages. John’s account seems timid: fearful disciples, the wounded Christ, the expelling of breath from his risen body, not from the sky. Our literal, modern minds wonder which way it happened; our noisy culture probably makes us prefer the former. But if we compare the two, we find that the dazzling richness of the Spirit fills both accounts, for it is the very breath of the risen Christ, ascended to the sky in Luke, that appears to his disciples in John and sends his followers forth to carry on his mission of forgiving sin and proclaiming the mighty acts of God.
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Los estudiantes y la mayoría de los adultos que recuerdan sus días de escuela, están familiarizados con la frase “compara y contrasta” que de tanto en tanto aparece en las pruebas. Hoy escuchamos dos relatos diferentes sobre la venida del Espíritu. Contraste- mos y luego comparemos. El relato de Lucas en Hechos está lleno de detalles impresionantes: el viento poderoso, llamas de fuego como lenguas, el milagro de las diferentes lenguas. El relato de Juan parece tímido: discípulos temerosos, el Cristo llagado, el soplo de aliento viene de su cuerpo resucitado y no del cielo. Mientras nuestras mentes modernas y literales se preguntan de qué manera sucedió; nuestra ruidosa cultura probablemente nos hará preferir el primer relato. Pero si comparamos los dos, la deslumbrante riqueza del Espíritu llena ambos relatos, ya que es el mismo aliento del Cristo resucitado, ascendido a los cielos en Lucas, el que se aparece a sus discípulos en Juan y envía a sus seguidores a llevar a cabo su misión de perdonar los pecados y proclamar los portentos de Dios.
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"There appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them." — Acts 2:3

“Entonces aparecieron lenguas de fuego, que se distribuyeron y se posaron sobre ellos." — Hechos 2:3

Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5;
Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29-30; Rom 8:22-27; Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

PASTORS' MESSAGE

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

Bishop Robert W. McElroy has announced that the first weekend celebration of the Eucharist for the public in our parishes should be on the feast of Corpus Christi, June 14th. We may resume daily Mass on Monday, June 8th.

This will give all parishes more time to prepare and secure resources for adequate hygiene to protect the safety of those who would participate in our liturgies. Most of all, we need sufficient time to recruit volunteers, especially Hospitality Ministers (ushers) to carry out our action plan.

After a meeting and consultation with parish staff and volunteer-leaders of the different liturgical ministries (Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, Lector, Hospitality, Sacristan, and Music), the following guidelines will be observed and implemented when we resume Mass:

Social Distancing – six feet between individuals or household units.
Facemasks will be required for all, age two and above
Screening Temperatures – everyone entering the church will have to pass “Temperature Check”. People with temperature of 100.4°F and above will be asked to go home.
There will be two (2) entrances: main door, and side door (center) from the courtyard
There will be no offertory procession. Please drop your donations in any of the “Love Offering” boxes in the church.
Distribution of Holy Communion in the hand will be done at the completion of Mass.
There will be NO GATHERING before and after Mass.

Seating in the church will be every other pews, which are marked allowing six feet distance in between people of different households. The floor will also be marked for the line for Holy Communion. Please follow the directions of the hospitality ministers or ushers.

Seating will be on a first come, first served basis. There will be TV monitor s in the courtyard for those who will not be accommodated inside the church. The courtyard floor will also be marked indicating the 6-feet distance in between people of different households.

The Bishop will continue to dispense all Catholics in the Diocese of San Diego from the obligation to attend Mass. We urge those who are sick, or especially vulnerable member s of our community to refrain from coming to Mass. We will continue providing online Masses.

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I personally thank all of you for your financial support at this time of the pandemic. Your weekly contributions (online, via post office mail, or in the “Love Offering” boxes in the church) helped us sustain our operating costs especially the utilities, salaries and wages, and upkeep of the church and its environment.

May God bless you and your family. Stay safe.

Fr. Manuel Ediza
Pastor

P.S.: Symptoms of Coronavirus may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills,
muscle pain, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell. Call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!!!