Fifth Sunday of

May 2, 2021

Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31 Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 1 John 3:18-24 John 15:1-8

“I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people.”

St. Dominic’s is a Catholic Parish Inspired by Dominican Spirituality Igniting the Faith for the Salvation of Souls

Altar Flowers in Thanksgiving of Rose Ursua

Sun 05/02 7:00 a.m. (B) Agi Werner 9:00 a.m. (T) Briar Luedecke Please pray for the recovery 11:00 a.m. (M) John W. Wilson 1:00 p.m. (M) Noretta Hegarty of the sick listed in our Book 5:00 p.m. (T) People of the Parish of Intentions and the following: Mon 05/03 6:45 a.m. (H) Belen Buenaventura Lamont Jones Carl Viesti 8:15 a.m. (M) Edmundo de Joya Carol Bacher Lucita Rios Tues 05/04 6:45 a.m. (H) Fermina Brigino Jeff Tor Emilio Ermio 8:15 a.m. (M) Evelyn Shaffer Monica Pangilinan Sheila Garvey Wed 05/05 6:45 a.m. (H) Vivien Berdan Jonathan Zumwalt Al & Anne Caruso 8:15 a.m. (M) Richie Valderrama Dan Wolke Donna W. Thurs 05/06 6:45 a.m. (T) Pope Francis Bob Dixon & Family Peggy Burton 8:15 a.m. (H) John Kolkebeck Lisa Santini Stan Gabel Fri 05/07 6:45 a.m. (B) Lloyd George Daniel Foley Alma Johnson 8:15 a.m. (H) Terracita Rosario Margaret Lobo Bessie Sharp Sat 05/08 8:15 a.m. (B) Millard Oracoy Bill Telepak Jane Gasper 5:00 p.m. (M) Duane Silver Ed Stone Lisa Santini Sun 05/09 7:00 a.m. (T) All Mother’s of the Parish Tim & Michelle Wade 9:00 a.m. (T) All Mother’s of the Parish 11:00 a.m. (T) All Mother’s of the Parish Please remember the following recently deceased 1:00 p.m. (T) All Mother’s of the Parish (and their families) in your prayers: 5:00 p.m. (T) People of the Parish Jefferey Leonares, Amelia Anne Talbot, Joanne Flanagan, Legend: (M) (H) Health Darlene Kerns, Celedonio Hernandez, Bob Migliore, (A) Anniversary (B) Birthday (T) Thanksgiving William Young Roberson I, Larry Fullington, Jr., John Rachal, Rhina Maria Ty, Manuel Lira and flower intentions available for June 2021. Contact Alisa at [email protected] *names will be listed approximately 3 months as space allows

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Pastor’s Corner

St. Dominic’s presents THE SEARCH “This series is phenomenal! Everyone needs to watch this! I hear so many people say, what is my purpose, what is life about, does Jesus really exist, why does God allow this or that happen, etc? Answers all and more.” -Lucille (Marilla, NY)

Wednesdays (Join today!) April 14 - 26, 2021 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Congratulations, Katie! This series will be held on Zoom. This past weekend, St. Dominic’s vivacious principal, Katie Perata, was awarded her Doctorate in To register for the sessions, Education from the University of Phoenix. She began https://forms.gle/EovYZnKT9EaRVrN9A her degree through Arizona State University but Feel free to share this with friends and family. transferred to the University of Phoenix to add a specialization in curriculum and instruction. As one THE SEARCH is accessible through Formed.org who does not have nor ever intend to pursue a An incredible online digital gateway to the best doctoral degree, I am in awe of those who have the Catholic content all in one place! aptitude and perseverance for these highest degrees Enjoy your free subscription by registering at in various fields. Not to mention, she did the work www.stdombenicia.formed.org. while not losing a beat as our school’s principal. Wow! I asked her for a little something about her experience:

“As a lifelong learner and advocate for Catholic education, I decided to pursue my Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership to better serve students, teachers, and parents. As a full-time student for the past three years, I completed my dissertation, A Qualitative Case Study of Catholic School Leadership: Supporting Current and Future Catholic School Principals. I was incredibly honored to celebrate the completion of my doctoral journey this past weekend with my parents and siblings. As a Doctor in Education (Ed.D.), I will continue my work as a servant leader striving to improve the overall sustainability and vitality of Catholic schools.”

Please join me in extending hearty congratulations to Dr. Perata!

Fr. Carl Schlichte, O.P. [email protected] 707.335.4668

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Scholarship Opportunity for Nursing Students

To honor their loving wife and mother, the Carl Family has established JOIN US FOR READINGS the Lois Anne Carl AND DISCUSSION Memorial Nursing Scholarship for students 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. who attended St. Dominic Sunday Gospel readings are a starting point for School and are currently fellowship, prayer and talk. No obligation for in an accredited RN attendance. No outside study. We look forward to our old drop-in, in-person gatherings, but at this program, or in the last time we meet by Zoom for an hour. All men 18+ two years of their BSN are welcome. If you are interested please request program. a zoom link from [email protected] If you or someone you know is interested, scholarship packets can emailed by contacting Alisa Aquino at [email protected]. The application deadline is May 31, 2021.

Questions regarding the scholarship can be directed to Kristin Schriber at [email protected].

We welcome to our newest members fully initiated into the church at the !

RCIA is an ongoing ministry for those seeking the Sacraments in the or have questions about the Catholic faith. Please contact Shannon Carter by email [email protected] for more information.

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Mass Schedule Parish Office Saturday Vigil: 5:00 p.m. – In Church & Live-streamed* Tuesday, May 4, 2021 the Office will Open Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – In Church & Live-streamed* Tues-Fri 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 9:00 a.m. – In Church & Live-streamed* Parish Staff 11:00 a.m. – In Church & Live-streamed* 1:00 p.m. – In Church & Live-streamed* Fr. Carl Schlichte, O.P. Pastor Daily Mass [email protected] Monday – Saturday: 8:15 a.m. Errol Kissinger Deacon & Dir Rel Ed In Church & Live-streamed* [email protected] Shawn Carter Deacon *All live-streaming will be followed by distribution of [email protected] Holy Communion in front of the church. Fr. Gregory Liu, O.P. Parochial Vicar [email protected] www.WatchStDom.com Br. John Peter Anderson, O.P. Student Brother [email protected] Teresa Stone Business Manager Grief Support [email protected]

You are not alone. We are here for you. Lori Telepak Communications [email protected] St. Dominic’s Grief Group is offering an online Alisa Aquino Parish Secretary grief support via Zoom. Sessions will begin [email protected] Francisco Ortiz Music Director May 1st at 11:00 a.m. and run for 5 [email protected] consecutive Saturdays. Lisa Toomey Teen Ministry ltoomey@stdombenicia,org The Zoom Meeting ID is Debi Thurin Children’s Sacraments 814 4584 0983 Passcode: 702137 [email protected] Link: Fr. David Farrugia, O.P. In Residence / Retired Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P. In Residence / Retired https://www.zoom.us/s/81445840983? Deacon John Flanagan Retired from=join#success St. Dominic School www.sdbenicia.org (707) 745-1266 Hope to “see” you there. Katie Perata (K-8th grade) [email protected] We’re here to listen. We are also continuing to Tanya Sanchez (Pre-K/TK) [email protected] offer grief support via phone.

Please contact Patti Erickson at [email protected] or leave a phone message at 707.745.3502.

“Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted.” (MT 5:4)

Did you know our myParish app has a new feature we just added? It is the Bible in a year with Fr. Mike Schmitz podcast! It is awesome! 5

Sunday Worship Aid Gloria all who go down into the dust. Profession of Faith Glory to God in the highest, and on I believe in one God, the Father earth peace to people of good will. We praise And to him my soul shall live; my almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify descendants shall serve him. Let the coming things visible and invisible. you, we give you thanks for your great glory, generations be told of the Lord that they may I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty proclaim to a people yet to be born the the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten justice he has shown. Father before all ages. God from God, Light Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the from Light, true God from true God, Father, you take away the sins of the world, 1 John 3:18-24 begotten, not made, consubstantial with the have mercy on us; you take away the sins of A reading from the first Letter of Saint John : Father; through him all things were made. the world, receive our prayer; you are seated Children, let us love not in word or For us men and for our salvation he came at the right hand of the Father, have mercy speech but in deed and truth. Now this is down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you how we shall know that we belong to the was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most truth and reassure our hearts before him in became man. For our sake he was crucified High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the whatever our hearts condemn, for God is under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and glory of God the Father. Amen. greater than our hearts and knows was buried, and rose again on the third day everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not in accordance with the Scriptures. He Acts of the Apostles 9:26-31 condemn us, we have confidence in God ascended into heaven and is seated at the A reading from the Acts of the Apostles and receive from him whatever we ask, right hand of the Father. He will come again When Saul arrived in Jerusalem he because we keep his commandments and in glory to judge the living and the dead and tried to join the disciples, but they were all do what pleases him. And his commandment his kingdom will have no end. afraid of him, not believing that he was a is this: we should believe in the name of his I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord disciple. Then Barnabas took charge of him Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another just the giver of life, who proceeds from the and brought him to the apostles, and he as he commanded us. Those who keep his Father and the Son, who with the Father and reported to them how he had seen the Lord, commandments remain in him, and he in the Son is adored and glorified, who has and that he had spoken to him, and how in them, and the way we know that he remains spoken through the prophets. Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the in us is from the Spirit he gave us. I believe in one, holy, catholic and name of Jesus. He moved about freely with The word of the Lord. apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for them in Jerusalem, and spoke out boldly in Thanks be to God. the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the name of the Lord. He also spoke and the resurrection of the dead and the life of debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to John 15:1-8 the world to come. Amen. kill him. And when the brothers learned of + A reading from the holy Gospel according this, they took him down to Caesarea and to John: Prayer for the Sick during the Pandemic sent him on his way to Tarsus. The church Jesus said to his disciples: "I am O God, our refuge in trials, our throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria the true vine, and my Father is the vine strength in sickness, our comfort in sorrow, was at peace. It was being built up and grower. He takes away every branch in me spare your people, we pray, and hear our walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the that does not bear fruit, and every one that prayers for all who are sick: Grant them, we consolation of the Holy Spirit it grew in does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. implore you, your merciful help, so that, with numbers. You are already pruned because of the word their health restored, they may give you The word of the Lord. that I spoke to you. Remain in me, as I thanks in the midst of the Church. Thanks be to God remain in you. Just as a branch cannot bear Your Only-Begotten Son took on fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, our human nature and bore our infirmities; Psalm 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 so neither can you unless you remain in me. protect and strengthen also we pray, nurses, I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of I am the vine, you are the branches. doctors, first responders, and all others on your people. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear the front line of this pandemic, who put I will fulfill my vows before those much fruit, because without me you can do themselves in harm’s way to serve the needs who fear the Lord. The lowly shall eat their nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me of others. fill; they who seek the Lord shall praise him: will be thrown out like a branch and wither; Through our Lord Jesus Christ, “May your hearts live forever!” people will gather them and throw them into your Son, who lives and reigns with you in a fire and they will be burned. If you remain the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God for ever All the ends of the earth shall in me and my words remain in you, ask for and ever. remember and turn to the Lord; all the whatever you want and it will be done for families of the nations shall bow down before you. By this is my Father glorified, that you Our Lady of Guadalupe Pray for us! him. bear much fruit and become my disciples." St. Joseph Pray for us! The Gospel of the Lord. St. Patrick Pray for us! To him alone shall bow down all Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ Holy Father St. Dominic Pray for us! who sleep in the earth; before him shall bend

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Sunday Worship Aid (Spanish) Gloria la generación futura, contarán su justicia al de todo lo visible y lo invisible. Gloria a Dios en el cielo, y en la pueblo que ha de nacer: todo lo que hizo el Creo en un solo Señor, Jesucristo, tierra paz a los hombres que ama el Señor. Señor. Hijo único de Dios, nacido del Padre antes de Por tu inmensa Gloria te alabamos, te todos los siglos: Dios de Dios, Luz de Luz, bendecimos, te adoramos, te glorificamos, te 1 Juan 3:18-24 Dios verdadero de Dios verdadero, damos gracias, Señor Dios, Rey celestial, Lectura de la primera carta del apóstol san engendrado, no creado, de la misma Dios Padre todopoderoso. Señor, Hijo único, Juan: naturaleza del Padre, por quien todo fue Jesucristo; Señor Dios, Cordero de Dios, Hijo Hijos míos: No amemos solamente hecho; que por nosotros, los hombres y por del Padre; tu que quitas el pecado del mundo, de palabra; amemos de verdad y con las nuestra salvación bajó del cielo, y por obra del ten piedad de nosotros; tu que quitas el obras. En esto conoceremos que somos de la Espíritu Santo se encarnó de María, la Virgen, pecado del mundo, atiende nuestra suplica; tu verdad y delante de Dios tranquilizaremos y se hizo hombre; y por nuestra causa fue que estas sentado a la derecho del Padre, ten nuestra conciencia de cualquier cosa que ella crucificado en tiempos de Poncio Pilato, piedad de nosotros; porque solo tu eres nos reprochare, porque Dios es más grande padeció y fue sepultado, y resucitó al tercer Santo, solo tu Señor, solo tu Altísimo que nuestra conciencia y todo lo conoce. Si día, según las Escrituras, y subió al cielo, y Jesucristo, con el Espíritu Santo en la gloria nuestra conciencia no nos remuerde, está sentado a la derecha del Padre; y de de Dios Padre. Amen. entonces, hermanos míos, nuestra confianza nuevo vendrá con gloria para juzgar a vivos y en Dios es total. Puesto que cumplimos los muertos, y su reino no tendrá fin. Hechos 9: 26-31 mandamientos de Dios y hacemos lo que le Creo en el Espíritu Santo, Señor y Lectura del libro de los Hechos de los agrada, ciertamente obtendremos de él todo lo dador de vida, que procede del Padre y del Apóstoles: que le pidamos. Ahora bien, éste es su Hijo, que con el Padre y el Hijo recibe una Cuando Pablo regresó a Jerusalén, mandamiento, que creamos en la persona de misma adoración y gloria, y que habló por los trató de unirse a los discípulos, pero todos le Jesucristo, su Hijo, y nos amemos los unos a profetas. tenían miedo, porque no creían que se los otros, conforme al precepto que nos dio. Creo en la Iglesia, que es una, hubiera convertido en discípulo. Entonces, Quien cumple sus mandamientos permanece santa, católica y apostólica. Confieso que hay Bernabé lo presentó a los apóstoles y les en Dios y Dios en él. En estos conocemos, por un solo bautismo para el perdón de los refirió cómo Saulo había visto al Señor en el el Espíritu que él nos ha dado, que él pecados. Espero la resurrección de los camino, cómo el Señor le había hablado y permanece en nosotros. muertos y la vida del mundo futuro. cómo él había predicado, en Damasco, con Palabra de Dios. Amén. valentía, en el nombre de Jesús. Desde Te alabamos, Señor. entonces, vivió con ellos en Jerusalén, iba y Oración para los Enfermos durante la venía, predicando abiertamente en el nombre Juan 15:1-8 Pandemia del Señor, hablaba y discutía con los judíos de + Lectura del santo Evangelio según san O Dios, refugio nuestro en habla griega y éstos intentaban matarlo. Al Juan: dificultades, nuestra fortaleza en la enterarse de esto, los hermanos condujeron a En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus enfermedad, nuestro consuelo en la congoja, Pablo a Cesarea, y lo despacharon a Tarso. discípulos: “Yo soy la verdadera vida y mi protege a tu pueblo, te lo pedimos, y escucha En aquellos días, las comunidades cristianas Padre es el viñador. Al sarmiento que no da nuestras oraciones por todos los que están gozaban de paz en todo Judea, Galilea y fruto en mí, él lo arranca, y al que da fruto lo enfermos: Concédeles, te imploramos, tu Samaria, con lo cual se iban consolidando, poda para que dé más fruto. Ustedes ya están misericordiosa ayuda, para que, con su salud progresaban en la fidelidad a Dios y se purificados por las palabras que les he dicho. restaurada, ellos puedan darte gracias en tu multiplicaban, animadas por el Espíritu Santo. Permanezcan en mí y yo en ustedes. Como el Iglesia. Palabra de Dios. sarmiento no puede dar fruto por sí mismo, si Tu Hijo Unigénito tomó nuestra Te alabamos, Señor. no permanece en la vida, así tampoco naturaleza humana y cargó con nuestras ustedes, si no permanecen en mí. Yo soy la debilidades; protege y fortalece, también te lo Salmo 22:26-27, 28, 30, 31-32 vid, ustedes los sarmientos; el que permanece rogamos, a enfermeros, doctores, a aquellos El Señor es mi alabanza en la gran en mí y yo en él, ése da fruto abundante, respondiendo en primeros auxilios, y a los que asamblea. porque sin mí nada pueden hacer. Al que no están en la primera línea de esta pandemia, Cumpliré mis votos delante de sus permanece en mí se le echa fuera, como al quienes se ponen en peligro al servir a otros fieles. Los desvalidos comerán hasta saciarse, sarmiento y se seca; luego lo recogen, lo en sus necesidades,. alabaran al Señor los que lo buscan: viva su arrojan al fuego y arde. Si permanecen en mí Por nuestro Señor Jesucristo, tu corazón por siempre. y mis palabras permanecen en ustedes, pidan Hijo, quien vive y reina contigo en la unidad lo que quieran y se les concederá. La gloria del Espíritu Santo, un Dios, por los siglos de los siglos. Lo recordarán y volverán al Señor de mi Padre consiste en que den mucho fruto hasta de los confines del orbe; en su y se manifiesten así como discípulos míos.” Santa Virgen de Guadalupe presencia se postrarán las familias de los Palabra del Señor. íRuega por nosotros! pueblos. Ante él se postrarán las cenizas de la Gloria a ti, Señor Jesús. San José tumba ante él se inclinarán los que bajan al íRuega por nosotros! polvo. Profesión de Fe San Patricio Me hará vivir para él, mi Creo en un solo Dios, Padre íRuega por nosotros! descendencia le servirá; hablarán del Señor a todopoderoso, Creador del cielo y de la tierra, Santo Padre Santo Domingo

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