Near my house there is a school for the blind. Often, I see blind people learning how to navigate the world with only a walking stick, even on a busy street with roaring traffic. I’m amazed to see how adept and carefully they get around without sight. Nevertheless, often a sadness arises in me that he or she cannot see all the beautiful colors, images, and persons filling the world around them. Those days, I find myself deeply grateful for the basic privilege of sight.
That’s part of why the mystery of Jesus as the sight-giver is so moving to me. This week, it’s wonderful how Bartimaeus the blind man is no longer content with his limitation and bellows out his desire for Jesus’ mercy. In beautiful simplicity, he cries out to the Lord, “Master, let me receive my sight.” Jesus quietly heals his sight. And off he goes, fully taking in the world around him. Imagine the delightful new way in which he is able to respond to the world.
Like blind Bartimaeus and the courageous people in my neighborhood, we may be able to get around reasonably well in our daily lives. But we are blind to the gestures of heroic love of people close to us. We can’t see the desperate need of the hungry, thirsty, imprisoned, exploited, endangered, and so on, in our midst. We can’t see Jesus drawing near to us in so many ways, but he is. This Sunday let’s cry out to him: Lord have mercy on me! I want to see! And little by little — or perhaps in a flash — we’ll see once again, or perhaps for the first time. — Father John Muir ©LPi
Welcome
Welcome to our Eucharistic Celebration on this Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
The intentions of this Mass are for all those in our special intention basket and...
Please stand for our procession.
Mass Intentions
Saturday, October 26
5:00 PM
Fausta Satua • †
Victoria Tan • †
Francisco Kaw • †
Ruben Delgadillo • Health
Lerma de Guzman • Birthday
Sunday, October 27
6:00 AM
Pilar Maldonado • †
10:45 PM
Ernesto Rendon • †
Francisco Franco • †
Wayne Zepeda • †
Lisa Steinberg • †
Marina Uribe • †
Alejandra Sandoval Alvarez • Health
12:30 PM
Ricardo Roda • Birthday
Universal Prayer (Petitions)
A. For the Church, that we may provide a different way of seeing to those who are seeking something deeper, something that gives meaning, or something beyond this world, let us pray to the Lord.
B. For world leaders, that they may be sensitive to the needs of both their citizens and refugees, so that all people may find safety and support in difficult circumstances, let us pray to the Lord.
C. That those with disabilities may have their needs met, easing the burdens they face daily, let us pray to the Lord.
D. For all of us, that we may view our lives with eyes of faith and commit to follow Jesus on the way to the cross, let us pray to the Lord.
Announcements
1. Thanks to you, we have exceeded our Called to Renew goal and currently have $340,000 in donations. Half of all donations are sent to the Archdiocese where they will invest in lower income Parishes. We are thankful for your generosity.
2. We invite you to join us for our Solemnity of All Saints on Friday, November 1. We have an additional English Mass at 6:15pm. Due to our additional Liturgies, we will not have confession on this day.
3. Our Youth Ministry, Soldier of Christ, invites teens between 13 and 17 to its first Youth Retreat on Saturday, November 6. Registration can be done through the QR found in our bulletin or in the Parish Center.
4. The St. Vincent de Paul truck will be in the school parking lot on Sunday, November 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or until their truck is filled to collect your donations. Due to our limited storage space, we ask you not to leave your donations at the Parish office. We appreciate your generosity.
5. Fr. Gustavo will be leading a pilgrimage in Spanish next June to Rome and Medjugorie. If you are interested in signing up, please attend an informational meeting on Sunday, November 3rd at 3:30pm in Guadalupe Hall.
6. We thank Catholic Cemeteries for sponsoring our bulletin; their information can be found on the last page of our bulletin. If you have a business and would like to sponsor our weekly bulletin, you can call the phone number at the bottom of the last page.
