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Glad Tidings continued The Spirit came upon us with renewed strength in confirma-tion, as we were anointed as followers of Christ. It is the Holy Spirit who calls us anew to the challenges of each day, inspiring and strengthening us to live as disciples and friends of Jesus. That does not mean the path is made easy, or that we will always be understood, accepted, and successful. It does mean that if we trust the Spirit and its promptings deep within us, we will always speak and act with faith and truth. It is not up to us to worry about whether people receive what we offer. Our words or deeds may be just one small seed sown in someone’s soul; our job is to sow it and to entrust to the Holy Spirit the nurturing and nourishing of that seed. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon us, so share the glad tidings!

LA BUENA NUEVA

Pentecostés marca el final del tiempo de Pascua. Ésta es la única fiesta del año en que la Iglesia enfoca su celebración en la tercera persona de la Trinidad, Dios Espíritu Santo. Éste es

un día perfecto para recordar lo que Jesús dijo de sí mismo citando al profeta Isaías (Isaías 61:1–2): El espíritu del Señor

está sobre mí, porque me ha ungido y me ha enviado para anunciar la buena nueva a los pobres, a curar a los de co-

razón quebrantado, a proclamar el perdón a los cautivos, y la libertad a los prisioneros; a pregonar el año de gracia del Se-ñor, el día de la venganza de nuestro Dios. El Espíritu Santo descendió sobre Jesús en su bautismo. Ese mismo Espíritu,

que también descendió sobre los discípulos en Pentecostés, el nacimiento de la Iglesia, es el Espíritu que descendió a las

aguas de nuestro Bautismo ungiéndonos con el santo óleo de la salvación. El Espíritu descendió sobre nosotros para dar-nos una fuerza renovada en nuestra Confirmación ungiéndo-

nos como discípulos de Cristo. Es el Espíritu Santo que nos da una fuerza siempre nueva para enfrentar los retos de la vida

diaria, inspirándonos y fortaleciéndonos para vivir como discípulos de Jesús y siempre en su amistad. Eso no quiere

decir que el camino sea fácil o que siempre seremos compren-didos, aceptados, ni exitosos. Sí quiere decir que si confiamos en el Espíritu Santo y sus profundos susurros en nuestra con-ciencia siempre hablaremos y actuaremos con fe y verdad. No nos corresponde a nosotros preocuparnos de si la gente recibe lo que ofrecemos o no. Nuestras palabras o acciones pueden

que sean pequeñas semillas sembradas en el alma de una per-sona; nuestra misión es sembrar y confiarle al Espíritu Santo cultivar y nutrir esa semilla. El Espíritu del Señor Dios está

sobre nosotros. ¡Comparte la buena nueva!

PENTECOST SUNDAY

“Do not be surprised that I tell you must all be begotten from above…, but you do not know where it (the wind) come from or where it goes” (John 3:7-8). Although Luke places the sending forth of the Spirit on Pentecost, fifty days after the Resurrection, John places it on Easter night. Each one, then, has his own way of por-traying the glorification of Jesus, For John, this glorification took place when he was raised up on the cross. For both, the Spirit is the fruit of the victory Christ won by his death and resurrection. Pentecost cannot be separated from Easter. But why must the disciples receive the Spirit? From Luke’s perspective, they must receive the Spirit to be able to speak to all in their proper language and thus inaugurate the universal mis-sion of the Church. John does not say anything different, but he says it in a different way. The apostles are in the upper room with all the doors locked by fear of the Jews. They are afraid and their fear contagious. They are attentive to every sound outside. They fear arrest. Suddenly, Jesus is there in their midst: “Peace be with you!” Peace is what they lack most in this atmosphere of anxiety. Jesus still carries the marks of his passion. He is there, alive and stronger than death. The doors which were once locked no longer hinder his mission. The hour is no longer one self-centered fear. Now is the time to allow the Spirit to shatter all barriers and lead the Church where God wills.

GLAD TIDINGS Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season. This is the one feast of the Church’s year when we focus on the third person of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit. This is a good day to recall what Je-sus said about himself, quoting the prophet Isaiah (61:1): The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, To announce a year of favor from the LORD and a day of vindication by our God. he Holy Spirit descended on Jesus at his baptism. This same Spirit, who also came upon the disciples at Pentecost, the birthday of the church, is the Spirit who hovered over the wa-ters of our baptism, as we were anointed with the holy oil of salvation.

Collections from May 17, 2015 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,

& put your trust in the LORD.

Regular Sunday Collection $6825.86 St. Vincent de Paul $ 240.00 School Support $ 53.00 Utilities $ 67.00 Building Fund $1422.12 Church Boiler $ 20.00 Prayer Garden $ 000.00 Second Collections: 1st. Sunday of the Month St. Therese School, 2nd Sunday, St. Vincent de Paul, 3rd Sunday Building Fund, 4th Sunday Utilities, 5th Sunday Misc. U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops Second Collections

Please Pray for the sick in Our Parish

Brenda Chavez, Ray J. de la Cruz, Ernest Sierra, Corrine Garcia, Julian Aguirre, Ron Garcia, Leo Sandoval, Jose Vernier, Fr. Christopher Crotty, Fr. Ron Carrillo, Philip Cordova, George Valley, Liberty Boett-ger, Melissa Escarcida, Josephine Dominguez, Rudy Archuleta, Imelda Garcia, Emma Baca, Eunique Montoya, David Lucero, Gabriel Shooter Delgado, Abigail Delgado, Joe Baca, Theresa Hernandez, Anthony Cuellar, Priscilla Duran, Ermalinda Baca, Janet Lucero, Dorothy Luna, Isabel Jaramillo, Rosa De Aragon, John Brockmann, Bill Kinzy, Candice Demar, Alice Mario, Aaron Armijo, Catherine Howle, Christopher Sena, Jr., Eva P. Sanchez, Anna Mae Olona, Ernest Benavidez, Mike Guzman, Loretta Garcia, Louie & Cory Jaramillo, Virginia Sando, Marie Chavez, Grace Aragon, Mary Garcia, Orlando Rodriguez and for those in hospitals and in their home who can’t attend church.

REMINDER: Each week names will be deleted from the current list to accommodate other parishioners who need to be added to this list.

My parish is composed of people like me. I help make it what it is.

It will be friendly, if I am. It will be holy, if I am.

Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do great work, if I work. It will be prayerful, if I pray.

It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am the giver. It will bring others into worship, if I invite them. It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and

faith, of compassion, charity and mercy, if I make it what it is, am filled with these same things.

Therefore, with the help of God, I now dedicate myself to the task of being all things that I

want my parish to be. AMEN

Holy Spirit, strengthen Rosa Clare Olivia Angus, Cristina Gemma Galgani Louise Baca, Alexsis Selenarae Teresa Barela, Abel Michael Marcus Espinosa, Sandra Faustina Alyze Jaramillo, Desirae Catherine

Monique Lacour, Vanessa Blaise Monique Mejia, Daniella Angela Merici Montanez, Kimberly Francis Romero, Daniel Leo Douglas, Russell, Jonathan Sebastian Dominic Torres with your gifts of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowl-edge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord, and serve as a dis-ciple of Christ. Grant that they may grow into the fullness of the stature of Christ. Fill them with the joy of your presence. Increase in them the fruit of your Spirit. Help them to experience and trust your dwell-ing within, so that they can count on your guidance today and every day. Show us the way to help one another become better disciples of Jesus Christ, shar-ing your love with our world and with each person we meet. Come, Holy Spirit! Come

The Youth Prayer and Action Delegation of the El Salvador Ministry

Invite you to celebrate the Beatification of Monseñor Oscar Ardulfo Romero on Saturday, May 23rd. Pen-tecost Mass will be held at 4:30 PM at the Church Celebration which begins on the Fiesta Grounds be-hind Holy Family Church at 5:30. Meet the fourteen members of the Youth Prayer and Action Delegates of August 2015. They are preparing Fiesta food. Newmanites, please note that Frito Pie is on the menu. Proceeds will help defray travel costs of the Youth Delegates to El Salvador. El Salvador Minis-try members will talk about the Importance of the Be-atification of Oscar Romero. Delegates will describe their efforts to raise funds for two projects, renova-tion of a Child Care Center and a Youth Project that promotes music and art in the impoverished commu-nities where APRODHENI (The Association for the Promotion of the Human Rights of the Children of El Salvador) works, and where our Delegates will visit.

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