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This Sunday is….. Pentecost Sunday May 31 Livestream Mass Schedule Monday-Friday @ 7:00pm Saturday @ 8:00am Sunday @ 10:30am 1:30pm (Spanish) Visit our website: saintlorenzo.org (click on livestream mass or the facebook icon) St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Parish Community 747 N. Meadow Pass Road, Walnut, CA 91789 saintlorenzo.org 909-595-9545 Our Mission Statement SACRAMENTS As a welcoming community, we Baptism celebrate our life, conscious of our Registration is required. Please contact the Parish Office to make multi-ethnic traditions, vowing unity with arrangements. Instruction classes: every 4th Thursday of the month at 7:00 Christ in our multi-cultural differences. pm. Group Baptisms every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am. We usher in our lives (being evangelized) and proclaim (as Bautismos en Español: Cada cuarto Domingo del mes a las 3:00pm. Para evangelizers) the reign of God as mas información por favor llame a la oficina parroquial o hable con Gaby Priests, Prophets and Kings, and in so Coria, Coordinadora del Ministerio Hispano en la ext. 111. doing, we celebrate our discipleship in Christ Jesus. We extol “being Church” Anointing/Visitation of the Sick Contact the Parish Office 909-595-9545 through the formation of Small Faith Unción a enfermos– Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial. Communities as a way of life in being priests, prophets and kings; thus, we Matrimony Couples wishing to celebrate their wedding must contact a priest become economically stable and self- at least 6 months in advance prior to setting a date. This time is necessary to reliant as we give special attention and fulfill the prerequisites for receiving the sacrament. solicitude to our youth and the needy. “They were faithful to the teaching of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Preparation for Baptism, First apostles, the common life of sharing, the Communion and Confirmation. For information, call the Parish Office and leave breaking of bread and the a message for Bob Kondrath. prayers.” (Acts 2:42) Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) For more information call the Parish Office and leave a message for Linda Talcott. DEDICADOS A LA ORACIÓN Hoy, mientras esperamos Pentecostés, llegamos al final de la homilía bautismal de Pedro que hemos estado escuchando en las últimas semanas. Esta homilía fue escrita por un realista que conoció el gozo y la gloria de una fe de resurrección, pero que también supo que el temple de esa fe sería probado en el sufrimiento. Varios domingos atrás oímos a Jesús predicar: “Dichosos cuando los injurien,. por causa mía” (Mateo 5:11) y eso encuentra eco hoy en Pedro. Estas palabras se forman en la imagen de Cristo que reza al Padre del Cielo hoy, una oración colocada en el Evangelio de Juan justo antes de que Jesús pasara por su sufrimiento y muerte. Esperar al Espíritu, esperar nuestra misión por Cristo significa que, probablemente, aguardamos al- gún tipo de prueba y sufrimiento. No soportamos el mismo grado de persecución que Pedro y Juan pasaron, pero la fe de cada uno de nosotros eventualmente será probada. Y es por esta razón que nosotros, al igual que Jesús y aquellos fieles discípulos que se reunieron en la habitación superior, nos dedicamos a la oración. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. SLR Church is temporarily CLOSED & masses suspended until further notice. Livestream mass is available on the St. Lorenzo website. SLR Office Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday only. Outdoor Way of the Cross, Pieta, Agony in the Garden: Open all day LITURGICAL ACCOMMODATIONS DURING THE SUSPENSION OF THE PUBLIC In order to help priests perform their ministry in faith, prudence and wise judgment, the Archbishop in consultation with the Auxiliary Bishops and the Council of Priests have established the following liturgical accommodations. These accommodations are to be followed until further notice. The public celebration of Mass has been suspended in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles until further notice. *We have temporarily closed our Church until further notice. The weekday and Sunday Mass is livestreamed from church by Fr. Tony or a guest priest (saintlorenzo.org or St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Church on Facebook). Another option for Mass online is livestreamed at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels via the LA Catholic Facebook page (facebook.com/lacatholics). For more information on additional Mass broadcast on TV and radio, visit lacatholics.org/ emergency. Our Pastor Fr. Tony is encouraging the community to keep the Lord’s Day holy. Some ways to do this include: reading the Gospels, praying with your families, and to joining yourself to the sacrifice of the Mass by making an act of spiritual communion. Using the “Word Among Us” booklet, in conjunction with our ‘Word Made Flesh’ program, we encourage individuals; husbands and wives; families to read, reflect, share and pray on the Word of God daily and liturgically. Please JOIN our ‘Word Made Flesh’, a new program and undertaking of SLRC. For more info, please call the office or see the ‘Word Made Flesh’ Committee. For other important information, please call the Office at (909) 595-9545 regarding: Reconciliation/Confession Anointing of the Sick Baptism Weddings Funerals Confirmations Holy Week Celebration During this time, our Office hours are from 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday through Friday. In compliance with Public Health restrictions, we are on skeleton force with only one staff in the office to attend to your needs. We thank you for your understanding and patience. *Updated May 15, 2020 per LA Archdiocese latest directives. We pray & worship. We are a Priestly community. DEVOTED TO PRAYER Today, as we await Pentecost, we come to the end of the baptismal homily from Peter that we have heard over the past few weeks. This homily was written by a realist who knew the joy and the glory of a Resurrection faith, but also knew that the strength of that faith would be put to the test and tried in suffering. Earlier this year we heard Jesus preach, “Blessed are you when they insult you . because of me” (Matthew 5:11) and this is echoed today by Peter. These words are also formed in the image of Christ who prays to the Father in heaven today, a prayer that is placed in John’s Gospel right be- fore Jesus endures his suffering and death. Our await- ing the Spirit, awaiting our mission for Christ means that we are, most likely, awaiting some sort of trial and suf- fering. We don’t endure the same degree of persecution that Peter and John knew, but each of us has our faith put to the test eventually. And it is for this reason that we, like Jesus and like those faithful followers gathered in the upper room, devote ourselves to prayer. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. SAINTS & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES TODAY’S READINGS Sunday: Seventh Sunday of Easter; World Communications Day First Reading — The Eleven and the women devoted Monday: St. Bede the Venerable; St. Gregory VII; themselves to prayer (Acts 1:12-14). St. Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi; Psalm — I believe that I shall see the good things of the Memorial Day Lord in the land of the living (Psalm 27). Tuesday: St. Philip Neri Second Reading — Glorify God if you suffer for the Wednesday: St. Augustine of Canterbury; name of Christian (1 Peter 4:13-16). Shavuot (Jewish observance) begins at sunset Gospel — The Son will give eternal life to all those who Thursday: Julian Calendar Ascension are given to him by the Father (John 17:1-11a). Friday: St. Paul VI The personal question/action for today: In what ways am I like the apostles in my standing around looking up to heaven, wondering what is happening without doing anything? To whom in my life is it most difficult to be sent and to minister? Which gift/fruit of the Holy Spirit (knowledge, wisdom, understanding, peace, joy, discern- ment, hope, faith, love, endurance, being in awe of GOD) do I need the most at this moment in my life? How can I more faithfully proclaim the GOoD News to those to whom I am sent? Reflectionsbybob.weebly.com We LEARN AND EDUCATE. WE ARE A PROPHETIC PEOPLE SAINT PHILIP NERI (1515-1595) May 26 In a shop near the Vatican, a group of Americans laughed as the shopkeeper showed off his fluent Eng- lish and latest souvenir, a key ring whose papal portrait, when pressed, activated a recorded blessing. Through the shop window, two clerics scowled disapproval. The shopkeeper grunted, “They’re a very somber order who’ve left the Church. I recognize them.” “By their long robes?” an American asked. “Many in Rome wear robes,” replied the shopkeeper. “It’s their long faces!” When Philip Neri arrived in sixteenth-century Rome, there was reason to be somber. Swiss Guards had been massacred on Saint Peter’s steps defending the pope. Parts of Europe were abandoning the Church. But Philip resolved to be an “apostle of joy,” drawing especially the young to Christ—and frequent confession and Commun- ion—by his sincere interest in their problems, prayerful example, and gentle humor. His “Oratory,” a movement as well as a place, provided recreation and devotion in a joyful atmosphere of companion- ship, service, and liturgy. Philip Neri challenges each of us to begin improving Church and world by changing ourselves with unfailing joy. —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. We serve & we share. We are a Kingly people. Mercedes Lopez Tan Please continue praying and caring for our Isla Alberto sick family members, friends, neighbors & Marcus Ross parishioners.