ST. MARIA GORETTI TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - OCTOBER 11, 2020

They Would Not Come to the Feast! (Matthew 22:1-14)

My Dear Parishioners, THIS WEEK: OCTOBER 11, 2020 Saints are called even in modern times – young and old, God calls us continuously to live holy lives. I am MASS TIMES - INDOORS

pleased to share with you two very recent saints of PUBLIC MASSES have resumed. Online Sign-up the Church, whose path to sainthood was fast registration is required for weekend Masses—posted on our tracked by . Fr. Jacques Hamel, st Website smgcc.net each Wednesday at 1:00 PM. Arrive 20 Europe’s first 21 – century , and Ven. Carlo minutes early to check in. Please keep all conversation to Acutis. They both have fascinating stories - a minimum before and after Mass. Fr. Hamel was martyred at the age of 85, while Carlo succumbed to leukemia at age 15. An octogenarian and a teen, they prove to us Saturday Vigil, 5:00 PM that “age does not matter” when it comes to heeding God’s call. Livestream on Facebook at Fr. Hamel was a French priest who, at age 75, chose not to retire https://www.facebook.com/St.MariaGorettiCatholicChurch2020 but instead resume his work at St. Etienne-du-Rouvray. He was martyred while celebrating Mass on 26 July 2016 under the hands of Sunday, 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM two Muslim extremists. He uttered the words “Go, Satan!” seeming to Please remember to register online unmask his assailants. His death has inspired priests’ training and the founding of Ordo Militaris Catholicus, and “international defense and WEEKDAY MASSES security initiative for Catholics who are suffering persecutions for their Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 9:00 AM faith.” Pope Francis waived the mandatory five-year-waiting period to Registration will be taken at the door. advance the cause of his . First Come/First Serve until seating limit is reached.

Carlo Acutis was an Italian teenager who lived an otherwise ------normal childhood and adolescent life. His grandparents were CONFESSIONS originally from Poland and immigrated to Italy. As a teenager, he was Saturdays 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, or call for appointment. The busy with school, his friends, and was a computer expert. His love temporary location is in the Parish office. Entry is and dedication to Christ was nurtured and blossomed after his First through the Main Church Entrance – Vestibule. Communion. Daily Mass and the recitation of the rosary, as well as ------documenting Eucharistic miracles on the web became his hallmarks of faith. PARISH OFFICE - TEMPORARILY CLOSED Limited Office Hours by Appointment ONLY Diagnosed with leukemia, he knew to offer his suffering up for the Mon., Wed., Fri. — 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pope and the Church before he succumbed in 2006. He was just th CLOSED: Tuesdays & Thursdays beatified on October 10 and is declared “Patron Saint of the Internet.” ------An excellent example to our youth, we honor him and we ask his intercession to help our young men and women be devoted to Christ All Parish activities have been cancelled until further and his sacraments, to never leave His side especially when there is notice. Updates will be posted on the Parish Website. suffering and temptation.

On October 13th, Tuesday, we will be celebrating the last Annual Procession of Our Lady of Fatima. I would like to invite all of you to the WELCOME POPE FRANCIS’ NEW ENCYCLICAL procession at 6:30 PM that day. Please bring your candles and FRATELLI TUTTI: ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP lighters.

On October 15th, Thursday, we celebrate the first woman declared as “Pope Francis’ teaching here is profound and beautiful: God our Father a Doctor of the Church. The patroness of Spain, St. Teresa of Avila is has created every human being with equal sanctity and dignity, equal a mystic who, with St. John of the Cross, founded the reformed rights and duties, and our Creator calls us to form a single human family in which we live as brothers and sisters. (Discalced) Carmelite friars and nuns for which she had to endure great trials. She authored Way of Perfection, Interior Castle, and an “God’s plan for humanity, the Pope reminds us, has implications for autobiography. every aspect of our lives — from how we treat one another in our

We celebrate St. Margaret Mary Alacoque on October 16th. We owe personal relationships, to how we organize and operate our societies and economies. to her the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a feast which helped free the Church from the spirit of Jansenism and who promoted the “In analyzing conditions in the world today, the Holy Father provides us first Friday Devotion. with a powerful and urgent vision for the moral renewal of politics and political and economic institutions from the local level to the global level, Lastly, I would like to thank our Knights of Columbus for a successful th calling us to build a common future that truly serves the good of the Drive Thru Tri-tip Dinner event last Friday, October 9 . I appreciate human person. you organizing our community together despite the challenges of Covid-19. I continue to be amazed at your dedication and flexibility. “For the Church, the Pope is challenging us to overcome the individualism in our culture and to serve our neighbors in love, seeing God bless you all. Jesus Christ in every person, and seeking a society of justice and mercy, compassion and mutual concern. Fr. Sylvester “I pray that Catholics and all people of good will reflect on our Holy ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Father’s words here and enter into a new commitment to seek the unity of the human family.”

The Adoration Chapel is closed -Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Until Further Notice Catholic Bishops, https://www.scd.org/

th th Mass Intentions for Week of October 10 - 16 Masses/Readings People of the Parish, Mary Moreno & Family, Lynn Mueller, TWENTY-EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Diane Hamman, Mike & Rosario Franzwa, Violeta Frost, Sunday, October 11th Suffering of St. John Paul II, Life of St. John Paul II Is 25:6-10A; Ps 23:1-3A, 3B-4-6; Phil 4:12-14, 19-20; Matt 22:1-14 or 22:1-10 THE PRAYER CORNER th Monday, October 12 For those affected by the Wild Fires: We pray for all Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Ps 113:1B-2, 3-5A, 6-7; those affected, especially the residents who have been Lk 11:29-32 displaced, lost their residences or evacuated. Ask for Tuesday, October 13th God’s protection upon the firefighters and emergency Gal 5:1-6; Ps 119:41, 43-45, 47-48; Lk 11:37-41 personnel. Pray for those who have died and all those

th suffering loss during this catastrophic time. Wednesday, October 14 Gal 5:18-25; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:42-46 For the sick: Please pray for those who are sick, in pain

th or recovery, or in need of spiritual healing. Thursday, October 15 Memorial of Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of Edito Reyes, Ronnie Reyes, Le Diep, Jude Salgado, Romeo the Church Salgado Sr., Raynee Salgado Jr., Pamela Rios, Angelica Eph 1:1-10; PS 98:1-3AB, 3CD-6; Lk 11:47-54 Rios Grag, Alfonso Nguyen, Diem Nguyen, Lukas Arriaga

th Friday, October 16 For the dead: Please pray for the souls of those who Eph 1:11-14; Ps 33:1-5, 12-13; Lk 12:1-7 have died.

Saturday, October 10th Fr. Terry Fulton, Kathleen Eversden-Schaap Gal 3:22-29; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 11:27-28 STEWARDSHIP

ST. MARIA GORETTI Our parish is truly blessed! Thank you to all who CATHOLIC FAITH FORMATION (CFF) continue offering your time, talents and financial Welcome to our Families and their children joining donations to St. Maria Goretti. Virtual Class for the CFF Sessions! FOR THESE GIFTS WE ARE GRATEFUL!

Saturday, October 10th 3rd and 4th Grade - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sunday Collection: $7,124.00 Online Giving: $2,890.00 5th and 6th Grade - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Sunday, October 11th FORMED

Pre-Communion - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM It's FREE - Easy – Convenient. For all ages to learn about 1st Communion - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM the fullness of our Catholic faith. You can register/sign up Pre-Confirmation & Confirmation (Sunday Group) for FORMED by going to St. Maria Goretti’s Website at - 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM www.smgcc.net and click on the image ‘FORMED.’

th Monday, October 12 Questions? Contact Rhett Tejada 1st Communion (Intermediate) - 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM at [email protected]. Wednesday, October 14th Pre-Confirmation & Confirmation (Wednesday Group)

- 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM MEMORIAL MASS FOR Contact: Sr. Ma. Rosabel Sare, Religious Education Coordinator Email: [email protected] THE UNBORN

Tuesday, October 13, 2020 · 8:00am OUR LADY OF FATIMA Livestream Mass PROCESSION National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance th Outdoor Procession of Our Lady Day , commemorated on October 15 offers a day of remembrance to those who experienced of Fatima pregnancy loss and infant death (miscarriage, Join us on Tuesday, October 13th stillbirth, SIDS, or the death of a newborn). Please join Bishop Soto at 6:30 PM for a livestream Mass on October 13th in anticipation of this annual PROCESSION ONLY - NO MASS remembrance.

Watch online at cfcssacramento.org/events or Respect Life Month youtube.com/c/CatholicFuneralCemeteryServicesCFCS

1. Pray – Offer a Rosary or Memorare for the most vulnerable among us. Questions? 916-452-4831 · [email protected] 2. Educate yourself further and be an active voice in spreading the truth of the sanctity and dignity of life. th 3. Research local pro-life organizations and see how you can become By October 5 every registered voter in California will involved with their mission. be mailed a ballot. Please view the three 4. Be vigilant regarding propositions/laws enacted around the country and Resources from U.S. Bishops: On Faithful be aware of where politicians stand regarding pro-life issues. Your vote Citizenship on the Parish Website:

could be life-changing and far-reaching. It requires much thought, FORMATION OF CONSCIENCE

prayer and discernment. If you haven't registered to vote, go to vote.ca.gov and Email: [email protected] for more info/resources click on the big yellow button!