Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own
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"To evangelize and share the Gospel, walk with one another on our journey of faith, and draw others into Christ's one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church." January 10, 2016 Baptism of the Lord Christ's Baptism Foreshadows Our Own At irst glance, the Baptism of the Lord might seem an odd feast. Since the Catholic Church teaches that the Sacrament of Baptism is necessary for the remission of sins, particularly Original Sin, why was Christ baptized? After all, He was born without Original Sin, and He lived His entire life without sinning. Therefore, He had no need of the sacrament, as we do. In submitting Himself humbly to the baptism of St. John the Baptist, however, Christ provided the example for the rest of us. If even He should be baptized, though He had no need of it, how much more should the rest of us be thankful for this sacrament, which frees us from the darkness of sin and incorporates us into the Church, the life of Christ on earth! His Baptism, therefore, was necessary --not for Him, but for us. Many of the Fathers of the Church, as well as the medieval Scholastics, saw Christ's Baptism as the institution of the sacrament. His Flesh blessed the water, and the descent of the Holy Spirit (in the form of a dove) and the voice of God the Father announcing that this was His Son, in Whom He was well pleased, marked the beginning of Christ's public ministry. RECTORY PASTOR 1305 Royal Avenue Rev. Joseph P. Shea SACRAMENTS Simi Valley, CA 93065 FrShea@strosesv,com ANOINTING OF THE SICK Ph: 526-1732 Fax: 526-0067 Associate Pastor Administered throughout the year. Email: [email protected] Fr. Bill Nicholas Please call the Rectory any time in case Tony Gammariello, PBM • 526-1732 (www.FrWCNicholas.com) of serious illness or going into surgery. Priests in Residence Website: Fr. Jim Maher www.StRoseSV.com BAPTISMS Fr. Dave Heney English: 1st Sunday of the month HOURS DaveHeney.com Arrangements must be made prior to Baptism. 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Edward Posvar ANNULMENT ASSISTANCE Deacon Ed Posvar SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION MINISTRIES (805) 501-7578 Monday & Wednesday BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY [email protected] 9:00am—10:00am Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Dot Goerisch • 526-5640 ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY 4:00pm—5:00pm [email protected] CHARISMATIC PRAYER MINISTRY Saturday: Deacon Pete Wilson • 501-4535 Extraordinary Ministers of 3:00pm—5:00pm Holy Communion—Coordinators 6:00pm—7:00pm CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER GROUP George Lemos HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION Ched & Lumi Cruz Tony Lemos ([email protected]) Vigil: 5:30pm 584-6160 FAITH FORMATION Holy Day: 6:00am; 8:30am; 12:00pm; COUPLES FOR CHRIST Sandra Lemos, Director • 526-5513 5:30pm; 7:00pm (Spanish) [email protected] Joanne & Erwin Ilustrisimo LITURGY SCHEDULE (818) 419-3503 LECTORS MINISTRY Daily: 8:30am & 5:30pm Email: [email protected] Tony Delgado 584-6987 Saturday: 8:30am; 5:00pm (Vigil); [email protected] FILAM (Filipino/American) 7:00pm (Spanish) LIFE TEEN / YOUTH MINISTRY Sunday: 6:00am, 7:00am, 9:00am, Sylvia Asuncion Adam Cross, Youth Minister 857-5540 11:00am (Family/Children), 526-8181 1:00pm (Spanish) ICF (Italian Catholic Federation) [email protected] Joey Lo Dolce 5:00pm(Youth) MINISTERIO HISPANO 587-1892 PRIEST MASS SCHEDULE Libia Perez, Director • 915-4605 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS [email protected] Saturday, January 16 COUNCIL #5803 MUSIC MINISTRY Vigil: 5:00 PM Fr. Jim Maher Bob Spielman, Grand Knight Clare Delto, Director • 526-1732 522-8446 (Spanish) 7:00 PM Fr. Austin Doran [email protected] RESPECT LIFE MINISTRY Sunday, January 17 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION Julia Dobrucki • 915-4625 6:00 AM Fr. Bill Nicholas FOR ADULTS (RCIA) [email protected] If interested in becoming Catholic or if you are 7:00 AM Fr. Jim Maher a baptized adult in need of Confirmation and 24 HR. LIFE CENTER HOTLINE FOR First Communion please call: Julia Dobrucki • UNPLANNED PREGNANCY 9:00 AM Fr. Austin Doran 915-4625 Call 1-800-973-7334 www.facebook.com/PregnancyCounselingCenter 11:00 AM Fr. Dave Heney SERVING THOSE IN NEED Earl Todd SAFEGUARD THE CHILDREN (Spanish) 1:00pm Fr. Bill Nicholas Sandy Lemos 526-5513 581-0957 (Interim Chair person) 5:00 PM Fr. Dave Heney MOTHER CABRINI CIRCLE GIFT SHOP SUB-ROSA YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Located in the vestibule; open before & after The SubRosa Team *Occasionally the Celebrant may change. morning Sunday Masses; Thursdays 12-3pm 208-2545 1325 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065 John P. Sanders, Principal - Website: www.srls.org 526-5304 • 526-0939 (fax) AFTER SCHOOL CARE 577-8208 St. Rose School Alumni—Teresa Moran Runyon: [email protected] OR www.srls.org/alumni Dear friends, As we come to the end of our Christmas Season—which was so beautiful, by the way—once again I want to wish you a belated Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. And, on behalf of all the priests at St. Rose of Lima, I want to thank all of you who sent us priests beautiful Christmas cards and wishes and wonderful gifts— both baked goods and other delights. We are so grateful! As we continue our Year of Mercy, I hope you will take the time to come to the two next events for our Year of Mercy. The first is “Experience the Mercy of God’s Healing.” The Dominican priest, Fr. Michail Forde, will be bringing to our parish from the St. Jude Shrine in Chicago the arm bone relic of St Jude the Apostle who is the Patron Saint of Impossible Causes. This is the first time that this relic will be on the West Coast. Fr. Forde will preach all the English Masses today, Sunday, January 10—the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus. Then from Monday, January 11 to Wednesday, January 13, Fr. Forde will celebrate the St. Jude Novena in St. Rose of Lima Church, starting at 7:00 p.m. Everyone who comes will have the opportunity to reverence the relic of St. Jude at the end of the novena. Invite family members and friends to come, especially those who are seriously ill or have big problems. We want to pray for their healing and the answers to their prayers. The second event is “Mercy for Marriage.” Msgr. Craig Cox, the Pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Santa Clarita and the former head of the Archdiocesan Marriage Tribunal, will be here on Thursday, January 14, at 7:00 p.m. to speak in the parish hall about the marriage annulment process. If you are not married in the Church or if you were married in the Church then got divorced and are now remarried outside the Church or if you know someone in those situations, come to this session and invite family and friends who may need this guidance and assistance. In this Year of Mercy, we want to help people to get their marriages blessed in the Church. Again, thank you for everything you do. May God bless you in this New Year and especially in this Year of Mercy. Yours in Christ, Fr. Joseph Shea We would like to congratulate the Knights of Columbus Council 5803 on their Golden Charter Jubilee in honor of 50 years of service to the Catholic Church and Others in Need throughout the City of Simi Valley and Ventura county. Due to this celebration there will be no confessions on Saturday, January 23, 2016. SATURDAY, January 9 8:30am Millennium Club 5:00pm Ronald & Sherry Santos (I) 7:00pm Hilda Mangalo (I) SUNDAY, January 10 6:00am Peter Simatovic (D) 7:00am Ruth Dahl (D) 9:00am Ann Bansbach (D) 11:00am Peregrino Abunan (D) “A time to be born…” Ecc 3:2 1:00pm Angel Francisco Garza 5:00pm Francine LaFortune (D) Anna Lynn Johnson MONDAY January 11 8:30am Monica Rekers (D) Olivia Belle Milbourn 5:30pm Colleen & Chuck Day (D) TUESDAY, January 12 “A time to heal…” Ecc 3:3 … And pray for one another.—James 5:13-18 8:30am Jose Yap (D) Alexey Baikov Barbara Knight Dian Schuetz 5:30pm Helena Scuderi (I) Baby Jelia Maria Koszeghy Gregory Schuetz WEDNESDAY, January 13 Baby Jailyn Jim Krebs Ted Seonbuchner 8:30am Irene Navarro (I) Richard Case Richard Landon Burt Selik 5:30pm Manny Arteficio (I) THURSDAY, January 14 Rachel Castillo Charles Mareno Terianne Soria 8:30am Dyane Rude (D) John Erickson Richard Mihalovits Marcia Southwell 5:30pm Tony Ragucci (D) Michael Escandon Tom Montero Todd Southwell FRIDAY, January 15 Robert Flaherty & Family Julia M ora Sara Spencer 8:30am Bill & Pat Crush (D) Dorothy Flores Edwin Morales Allie Tagg 5:30pm Alicia Busto (D) Lisa Fahoome Elizabeth Moreno Kenneth Thompson SATURDAY, January 16 Glen Hilton Barbara Prete Ernest Velasquez 8:30am Millennium Club Ruth Ann Hochleutner Ruth Ramirez Carl Walinski 5:00pm Giuseppe & Caterina Genna (D) Mary Ice John Roman 7:00pm Cayetano (I) Margaret Jimenez Jodi Runyon SUNDAY, January 17 Roberto Kaimo Imelda Schroeder 6:00am Gloria Allard (D) 7:00am Thomas Fabry (D) Names on this list will be deleted after 3 months, unless 9:00am James Hayes (D) the rectory staff is notiied. 11:00am Edward Gonzalez (I) “A time of war and a time of peace…” Ecc 3:8 1:00pm Luz Maria Maroquin (D) Pray for those serving in the military.