Month of the Divine Infancy Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 27, 2020 the Lord Remembers His Covenant for Ever

Saint Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church Laguna Beach, CA

Month of the Divine Infancy Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 27, 2020 The Lord remembers his covenant for ever. Psalm 105

Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Page 2 Welcome to Our Parish

MISSION STATEMENT—We, the community of St. Catherine of Siena Parish, located within the larger, diverse and artistic seaside community of Laguna Beach, recognize and celebrate the uniqueness which is grounded in the sacred mysteries and traditions of the Roman Catho- lic Church and in the history and lives of our individuals, families and leaders. Built on these roots, and in order to see the world as God sees it, we commit ourselves to: being a welcoming sanctuary and a place of prayer and worship, nurturing, assisting, encouraging and serving all those in need, offering all generations opportunities for personal and communal growth, and,

by these commitments, to honor our call to evangelization. ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA CHURCH 1042 Temple Terrace  Laguna Beach, CA 92651 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Phone: (949) 494-9701 On the First Friday of each month we gather in prayer and praise before the www.stcathchurch.org Blessed Sacrament. Following the 8 a.m. Mass and concluding at 8 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS Mon—Thurs 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Fri 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Parents of infants requesting information about Baptism may contact Father Closed Saturday & Sunday Pat in the parish office. Infant baptisms are celebrated on the second Saturday of the month.

SUNDAY EUCHARIST (MASS) CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. (Sunday Vigil) At the time of death, a family member should contact the parish office, as Sundays: 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m.,11:00 a.m., soon as possible, to arrange the date and time for the Funeral Liturgy.

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MORNING MASS SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Monday - Saturday 8:00 a.m. The third Saturday of each month after the 8:00 a.m. Mass. In the event of serious illness or medical emergency, Anointing of the Sick and Eucharist may HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION MASS SCHEDULE be arranged by contacting the parish office

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Monday through Friday following 8:00 a.m. Mass until 9:00 a.m. Rev. Jaime Hernandez Diaz - Parochial Vicar Saturday following 8:00 a.m. Mass until 9:30 a.m. Or by appointment Ext. 8535 or [email protected]

Rev. Gabriel Stack, O. Praem—Sunday Assistance

PARISH STAFF ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA PARISH SCHOOL (Transitional Kindergarten—8th Grade) Susan Daley-Ministry Coordinator/Office Manager 30516 So. Coast Hwy Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Ext. 8534 or [email protected] Phone: (949) 494-7339 Fax: (949) 376-5752 Lisa Marcus-Parish Administrator www.stcathschool.org Ext. 8533 or [email protected]

Charles Stephenson-Director, Music Ministry

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Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Page 3 Readings, Responsorial and Gospel

Reading 1 - SIR 3:2-6, 12-14

God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother’s authority he confirms over her sons. Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and preserves himself from them. When he prays, he is heard; he stores up riches who reveres his mother. Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children, and, when he prays, is heard. Whoever reveres his father will live a long life; he who obeys his father brings comfort to his mother. My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his mind fail, be considerate of him; revile him not all the days of his life; kindness to a father will not be forgotten, firmly planted against the debt of your sins —a house raised in justice to you.

Responsorial Psalm - PS 128:1-2, 3, 4-5.

R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! For you shall eat the fruit of your handiwork; blessed shall you be, and favored. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the recesses of your home; your children like olive plants around your table. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways. Behold, thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD. The LORD bless you from Zion: may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. R. Blessed are those who fear the Lord and walk in his ways.

Reading 2 - Col 3:12-17

Brothers and sisters: Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentle- ness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Gospel - Lk 2:22, 39-40

When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusa- lem to present him to the Lord. When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.

Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Page 4 The Holy Family: Jesus, Mary and Joseph

The devotion to the Holy Family was born in Bethlehem, together with the Baby Jesus. The shepherds went to adore the Child and, at the same time, they gave honor to His family. Later, in a similar way, the three wise men came from the East to adore and give honor to the newborn King with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh that would be safe- guarded by His family.

We can go further to affirm that in a certain sense Christ, Himself, was the first devotee of His family. He showed His devotion to His mother and foster father by submitting Himself, with infinite humility, to the duty of filial obedience to- wards them. This is what St Bernard of Clairvaux said in this regard, ‘God, to whom angels submit themselves and who principalities and powers obey, was subject to Mary; and not only to Mary but Joseph also for Mary’s sake [….]. God obeyed a human creature; this is humility without precedent. A human creature commands God; it is sublime beyond measure.’ (First Homily on the ‘Missus Est’).

Today’s celebration demonstrates Christ’s humility and obedience with respect to the fourth commandment, whilst also highlighting the loving care that His parents exercised in His keeping. The servant of God, Pope John Paul II, in 1989, entitled his Apostolic Exhortation, ‘Redemptoris Custos’ (Guardian of the Redeemer) which was dedicated to the person and the mission of Saint Joseph in the life of Christ and of the Church. After exactly a century, he resumed the teaching of Pope Leo XIII, for who Saint Joseph ‘.. shines among all mankind by the most august dignity, since by divine will, he was the guardian of the Son of God and reputed as His father among men’ (Encyclical Quamquam Pluries [1889] n. 3). Pope Leo XIII continued, ‘.. Joseph became the guardian, the administrator, and the legal defender of the divine house whose chief he was.[…] It is, then, natural and worthy that as the Blessed Joseph ministered to all the needs of the family at Nazareth and girt it about with his protection, he should now cover with the cloak of his heavenly patronage and defend the Church of Jesus Christ.’ Not many years before, blessed Pope Pius IX had proclaimed Saint Joseph, ‘Patron of the Catholic Church’ (1870)

Almost intuitively, one can recognize that the mysterious, exemplary, guardianship enacted by Joseph was con- ducted firstly, in a yet more intimate way, by Mary. Consequently, the liturgical feast of the Holy Family speaks to us of the fond and loving care that we must render to the Body of Christ. We can understand this in a mystical sense, as guardians of the Church, and also in the Eucharistic sense. Mary and Joseph took great care of Jesus’ physical body. Following their example, we can and must take great care of His Mystical Body, the Church, and the Eucharist which He has entrusted to us. If Mary was, in some way, ‘the first tabernacle in history’ (John Paul II Ecclesia de Eucharistia, n. 55) then we the Tabernacle in which Our Lord chose to reside in person, in His Real Presence, was also entrusted to us. We can learn from Mary and Joseph! What would they ever have over- looked in the care of Jesus’ physical body? Is there something, therefore, that we can withhold for the right and adoring care of His Eucharistic Body? No amount of attention, no sane act of love and adoring respect will ever be too much! On the contrary, our adoration and respect will always be inferior to the great gift that comes to us in the Holy Eucharist. Looking at the Holy Family, we see the love, the protection, and the diligent care that they gave to the Redeem- er. We can not fail to feel uneasiness, perhaps a shameful thought, for the times in which we have not rendered the appropriate care and attention to the Blessed Eucharist. We can only ask for forgiveness and do penance for all the sacrilegious acts and the lack of respect that are committed in front of the Blessed Eucharist. We can only ask the Lord, through the intersession of the Holy Family of Nazareth, for a greater love for their Son Incarnate, who has decided to remain here on earth with us every day until the end of time. From the Congregation for the Clergy

Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Page 5 Readings, Intentions, Saints & Special Observances

READINGS FOR THE WEEK SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Monday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8: Mt:13-18 Sunday: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35 and Joseph Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Ps 96:7-10; Lk 2:36-40 Monday: The Holy Innocents Thursday: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Ps 96:1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday: Fifth Day within the Octave of the Friday: Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Nativity of the Lord; St. Thomas Becket Lk 2:16-21 Wednesday: Sixth Day within the Octave of the Saturday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Nativity of the Lord Thursday: Seventh Day within the Octave of the Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Nativity of the Lord; St. Sylvester I; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 New Year’s Eve Friday: The Octave of the Nativity of the Lord; Mary, the Holy Mother of God; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year’s Day; First Friday Saturday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen; First Saturday

Please pray for the sick:

Malea Anderson Ed Johnson Byron Beam Teresa Johnson Charles Cambruzzi Lauriann Meyer Jakie Canali Pola Munoz Rick Ciaccio Hiroko Nishimaya Myrla Clark Helen Orlowski Intentions—8:00 a.m. Mass Jim Cook Zachary Quick Conor Davis Anthony Ramirez Mon: Frank Pezzlo (D) Therese Davis Richard Robertson Tue: Melissa McWilliams (I) Sarah Delacruz Karen Schaeffer Danny DelCastillo Eleanor Schmidt Wed: Rocky Jaussaud (D) Laura Ewing Ann Shea Thurs: Deean Baldwin (D) Ruby Garcia Joseph Stan Fri: Diane Gendron Halina Stanaland Sat: Intentions of the Blessed Virgin Mary Patricia Gonzalez Regine Stanaland Linda Griffith Burton Swann Mike Helin Francis Szeibert Mary Hobson Virginia Thomas Pray for those in the Armed Forces: Arla Tremblay Sam Vasquez Erin Bevacqua, Captain, USMC Richard Watson Evan Dineen, Major, USAF Ryan Raffo, Lieutenant, USN

Feast of the Holy Family December 27, 2020 Page 6 Charitable Contributions

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La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José 27 de deciembre de 2020 Page 7 Lecturas

Primera lectura - Si 3, 3-7. 14-17a

El Señor honra al padre en los hijos y respalda la autoridad de la madre sobre la prole. El que honra a su padre queda limpio de pecado; y acumula tesoros, el que respeta a su madre. Quien honra a su padre, encontrará alegría en sus hijos y su oración será escuchada; el que enaltece a su padre, tendrá larga vida y el que obedece al Señor, es consuelo de su madre. Hijo, cuida de tu padre en la vejez y en su vida no le causes tristeza; aunque se debilite su razón, ten paciencia con él y no lo menosprecies por estar tú en pleno vigor. El bien hecho al padre no quedará en el olvido y se tomará a cuenta de tus pecados.

Salmo Responsorial - Sal 127, 1-2. 3. 4-5

R. Dichoso el que teme al Señor. Dichoso el que teme al Señor y sigue sus caminos: comerá del fruto de su trabajo, será dichoso, le irá bien. R. Dichoso el que teme al Señor. Su mujer, como vid fecunda, en medio de su casa; sus hijos, como renuevos de olivo, alrededor de su mesa. R. Dichoso el que teme al Señor. Esta es la bendición del hombre que teme al Señor: “Que el Señor te bendiga desde Sión, que veas la prosperidad de Jerusalén todos los días de tu vida.” R. Dichoso el que teme al Señor.

Segunda lectura - Col 3, 12-21

Hermanos: Puesto que Dios los ha elegido a ustedes, los ha consagrado a él y les ha dado su amor, sean compa- sivos, magnánimos, humildes, afables y pacientes. Sopórtense mutuamente y perdónense cuando tengan quejas contra otro, como el Señor los ha perdonado a ustedes. Y sobre todas estas virtudes, tengan amor, que es el víncu- lo de la perfecta unión. Que en sus corazones reine la paz de Cristo, esa paz a la que han sido llamados, como miembros de un solo cuer- po. Finalmente, sean agradecidos. Que la palabra de Cristo habite en ustedes con toda su riqueza. Enséñense y aconséjense unos a otros lo mejor que sepan. Con el corazón lleno de gratitud, alaben a Dios con salmos, himnos y cánticos espirituales; y todo lo que digan y todo lo que hagan, háganlo en el nombre del Señor Jesús, dándole gracias a Dios Padre, por medio de Cristo. Mujeres, respeten la autoridad de sus maridos, como lo quiere el Señor. Maridos, amen a sus esposas y no sean rudos con ellas. Hijos, obedezcan en todo a sus padres, porque eso es agradable al Señor. Padres, no exijan demasiado a sus hijos, para que no se depriman.

Evangelio - Lc 2, 22. 39-40

Transcurrido el tiempo de la purificación de María, según la ley de Moisés, ella y José llevaron al niño a Jerusalén para presentarlo al Señor. Cuando cumplieron todo lo que prescribía la ley del Señor, se volvieron a Galilea, a su ciudad de Nazaret. El niño iba creciendo y fortaleciéndose, se llenaba de sabiduría y la gracia de Dios estaba con él.

La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José 27 de deciembre de 2020 Page 8 Lecturas y Noticias

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES

Lunes: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Sal 124 (123):2-5, 7b-8: Domingo: La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, María y José Mt:13-18 Lunes: Los Santos Inocentes Martes: Quinto día de la Octava de Navidad; Martes: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Sal 96 (95):1-3, 5b-6; Lc 2:22-35 Santo Tomás Becket Miércoles: 1 Jn 2:12-17; Sal 96: (95)7-10; Lc 2:36-40 Miércoles: Sexto día de la Octava de Navidad Jueves: 1 Jn 2:18-21; Sal 96 (95):1-2, 11-13; Jn 1:1-18 Jueves: Séptimo día de la Octava de Navidad; Viernes: Nm 6:22-27; Sal 67 (66):2-3, 5, 6, 8; San Silvestre I; Víspera del Año Nuevo Gál 4:4-7; Lc 2:16-21 Viernes: Octava de la Navidad; Año Nuevo Sábado: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Sal 98 (97):1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Santa María, Madre de Dios; Domingo: Is 60:1-6; Sal 72 (71):1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Jornada Mundial de Oración por la Paz; Ef 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Primer viernes Sábado: San Basilio Magno y san Gregorio Nacianceno; Primer sábado

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Los que honran a sus padres recibirán bendiciones y pagarán sus pecados (Sirácide 3: 3-7, 14-17) ó Génesis 15:1-6; 21:1-3. Salmo — Dichoso el que teme al Señor, y sigue sus caminos (Salmo 128 [127]) ó Salmo 105 (104). Segunda lectura — Vivan una vida de amor sincero, sean agradecidos, hagan todo en el nombre del Señor Jesús (Colosenses 3:12-21) ó Hebreos 11:8, 11-12, 17-19. Evangelio — María y José llevan a Jesús al templo para consagrarlo al Señor (Lucas 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical © 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.

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