Church of the Nativity MISSION STATEMENT We are a praying, learning and caring community fulfilling the mission God gives us in baptism by our worship in faith, by our witness in hope and by our service in love. Praying through the Sacraments, Church & School Location Learning through Religious Education, 6309 El Apajo Road Caring through Pastoral Care. Rancho Santa Fe CA Fr. Minh Q. Do, Pastor SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS ([email protected]) Marc Thiebach, 858.756.1911, ext. 4 NOVEMBER 1, 2020 Principal Deacon Jim Walsh ([email protected] ) ([email protected]) www.thenativityschool.org 858.367.0114 Blessed are the poor in spirit, The Nativity School Parish Office Mailing Address for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Mailing Address Post Office Box 8770 Post Office Box 9180 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 Mathew 5:2 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858.756.1911 858.756.6763 www.nativitycatholic.org Page Two Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020 Our Parishioners contributed S 8:00 am Trippy Seelig, RIP $11,780 in the collection the 5:00 pm Louis Bartek, RIP S 7:30 am Kenneth Cotter, RIP last week. 9:00 am For all Parishioners 10:30 am All Souls Novena M 8 am All Souls Novena to further the Mission & 6:30 For all Deceased Parishioners T All Souls Novena Ministry provided by the W All Souls Novena T All Souls Novena Church of the Nativity. F All Souls Novena Thank you for giving what is TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — John’s vision of a vast throng from every meaningful to you, to serve nation and people, whose robes had been made white in the our brothers and sisters in blood of the Lamb (Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14). Psalm — Lord, this is the people that longs to see your Christ. face (Psalm 24). Second Reading — By God’s love, we may be called God’s children (1 John 3:1-3). Gospel — The Beatitudes: your reward will be great in IS GOD CALLING heaven (Matthew 5:1-12a). YOU TO BE The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. A PRIEST? READINGS FOR THE WEEK EXPLORER Monday: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or DAY from Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016 DATE; November 14 Tuesday: Phil 2:5-11; Ps 22:26b-32; Lk 14:15-24 COST: Free Wednesday: Phil 2:12-18; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Location: Private Lk 14:25-33 Time: 8:30 am-3:30 pm Explorer Day provides men an Thursday: Phil 3:3-8a; Ps 105:2-7; Lk 15:1-10 opportunity to learn more about the priesthood and how to Friday: Phil 3:17 — 4:1; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 16:1-8 discern God’s call To register, contact Fr. Minh MASS SCHEDULE: FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT FR. LAURO MINIMO 619-291-7446 Daily Mass: [email protected] Monday—Saturday 8am Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil: 5 pm Sundays: 7:30 am, 9:00 am,10:30 am EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Monday-Friday 8:30 am –9:30 am The Church of the Nativity website has a wealth of information including Mass schedules, weekly bulletins, a list of ministries As well as contact information Why not visit us soon and bookmark the site for future use? https://nativitycatholic.weconnect.com/ You may also sign up for the WECONNECT PARISH mobile app. More information on the website. For weekly bulletin please e-mail: [email protected] Page Three Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020 Liturgical Minister Formation Workshops Liturgical Minister Formation Workshops presented by the Diocesan Office for Liturgy and Spirituality are scheduled in November. Training is available for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors, and Sacristans in both English and Spanish. Please check the diocesan website for registration and further information. See also www.sdcatholic.org/workshops. Page Four Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020 Next Nativity Men’s Group November 5, 2020 Speaker: Bishop Ramon Bejarano Bishop Bejarano, 51, was born in Seagraves, Texas. His family moved back to Mexico soon after his birth, and he spent his early life in Aldama, Chihuahua, México. Bishop Ramon felt the call to become a priest at an early age in the Church of San Geronimo as he was preparing for his First Holy Communion. The family moved in the late 1980s to Tracy, California, where he worked in the fields and in hotel maintenance. Two years later, Ramon was able to act on his long -standing desire to become a priest and applied to be a seminarian for the Diocese of Stockton. He received his college degree from the Archdiocesan Seminary of Tijuana and completed his theological studies at Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon. Fr. Bejarano was ordained August 15, 1998 for the Diocese of Stockton. He served in many parishes and eventually pastor of the Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton. During his priestly ministry, he also served as chaplain to the Migrant Ministry, celebrating Mass with the families and workers in the migrant camps along with providing the sacraments and counseling. Bishop Bejarano was consecrated a bishop on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. He is the first priest ordained for the Diocese of Stockton to become bishop, and the second Mexican-American Bishop for the Diocese of San Diego. Bishop Bejarano has two brothers, a sister, his mother and four nephews who live in Texas. His father passed away in 1995. Join us for a night of Faith, Fellowship, Food, and Inspiration Where: Church of the Nativity Chapel When: Thursday, November 5, 6:00 – 8:30 PM Dinner deliciously prepared by Chef Hubert Lorenz Culinary Wizard (www.theculinarywizard.com) Contact: Tim Van Damm [email protected], 617.501.3950 or Scott Maxwell [email protected] On Monday, November 2nd at a special 6:30 PM Mass we will remember our dead at a special Mass of Remembrance for all those who carry the burden of grief and loss. If you have a family member or loved one who died since November 2, 2019 and you wish to have their names announced at this Mass please stop by the parish office or call (858) 756-1911 to give us their name. They will then be remembered during this Mass and you will receive a special commemorative candle with their name. ALL SOULS NOVENA OF MASSES Please list the names of anyone for whom Prayers for your deceased loved ones will be offered during Mass on All Souls Day and during the Novena in the November Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Page Five Church of the Nativity November 1, 2020 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, this weekend we honor all the men and women throughout history who faithfully bore witness to the world and the love of God by the act of faith. It is a faith we are all capable of living, but few often choose to follow! The saints have left us the examples of their lives so we can come to a deeper understanding of what it means to live as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. We gather this weekend to ask them to pray for us and to intercede with God on our behalf in order that may we grow in holiness and be steadfast in faith. Each saint is a sign of hope and inspiration for all of us. It does not matter if we are rich or poor, educated or not, celebrating joyful times in our lives or undergoing trials and sufferings, we are all called to be saints. How does the Church choose or declare a person is a saint? There is a process called Canonization which has only been used since the tenth Century. However, by the year 100 A.D., Christians were already honoring other Christians who had died, and asking for their help through prayer (intercession). Many people think that honoring saints was something set up later by the Church, but it had been part of Christianity from the very beginning. As a matter of fact, this practice came from a longstanding tradition like the Jewish faith in honoring prophets and holy people with shrines. The first saints were martyrs, people who had given up their lives for the Faith in the persecution of Christians. To avoid their stories being distorted and becoming legends, the bishops eventually took over the process, and finally the Vatican became the authority for approving saints. Saint Pope John Paul II in 1983 made changes in the canonization procedure, which begins after the death of a Catholic whom people regard as holy. Normally, the process starts many years after his or her death to allow perspective on the candidate. The local bishop (ordinary) investigates the candidate's life and writings for heroic virtue (or martyrdom) and orthodoxy of doctrine. Once this has passed the litmus test, a panel of theologians at the Vatican convenes to evaluate the candidate. Once approved, the cardinals of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints forward a request to the pope to proclaim the candidate as "venerable." The next step is beatification, which requires evidence of one miracle, except in the case of martyrs. Miracles are considered proof that the person is already in heaven and can intercede for us, and beatification must take place after the candidate's death as a direct result of a specific petition.