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Liturgical Celebrations

Saturday 4:00 pm (Anticipated Mass)

Sunday 9:00 am; 11:00am; 12:30pm

Weekday Mass Times:

Monday 7:00 pm

Tuesday – Friday 8:00 am

Saturday 9:00 am

Sacraments:

Confessions– Saturdays between 3:00—3:45 pm or by appointment.

Baptism / Marriage / Anointing of the Sick or Home Commun-

ion / Funeral - Please contact the Parish office.

Devotions / Prayers Morning Prayers / Breviary:

Tuesday-Friday 7:40 am

Saturday & Sunday 8:30 am

Mother of Perpetual Help:

Wednesdays 7:00 pm

Infant Jesus of Prague:

Mondays 6:30 pm

Divine Mercy Chaplet:

Sundays 1:30 pm

First Fridays - Holy Hour at 6:00 pm (except during Lent)

Stations of the Cross (during Lent) - every Friday at 6:30 pm followed

by Mass at 7:00 pm.

Rev. Rudolf V. D’Souza, OCD Pastor

Riz Geronimo Parish Secretary/Admin Assistant

Tel. 604 684-5775;

Fax: 604 684-5757

Address: 1161 Broughton Street, Vancouver, BC V6G 2B3

Website:

www.guardianangelsocd.org

e-mail: parish.ga@rcav.org

Office hours: 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Mon., Tues., Thu., & Friday; CLOSED on Wed. & weekends

Fr. Rudy’s homilies on: youtube.com:Fr. Rudolf

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I would be Your Slave St. Francis of Assisi was an ardent advocate of the doctrine of the indwelling of God in man. It enabled him to love every one equally whatever his status in life. One day he met a fellow who had no love for God. As they walked along they met a man who was blind and paralyzed. St. Francis asked the sightless cripple. “Tell me if I were to restore your eyesight and the use of your limbs, would you love me?” “Ah,” replied the beggar, “I would not only love you but I would be your slave for the rest of my life.” “See,” said Francis to the man who maintained that he could not love God, “this man would love me if I gave him his sight and his health. Why don’t you love God Who created you with eyesight and strong limbs?” That is what Jesus tells us in today’s gospel. If we love him because of the countless blessings he has given us by “keeping his words” he will start dwelling within us in the company of his Father and the Holy Spirit, making us the temples of the Triune God. (Msgr. Arthur Tonne) How can we do the will of the Father? Simple question that can disturb us. Don’t we all agree that the will of the Father has been revealed to us through all that happens to us around? In his posthumously published book, Treasure in Clay, the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen writes. “No true vocation starts with ‘what I want’, or ‘what I would like to do,’ it starts with God.” I quote these words because the gospel reading we have just heard shows us Jesus entering publicly on his vocation. As a devout Jew, Jesus knew by heart many passages from the scriptures of his people — what we call the Old Testament. The words Jesus heard as he emerged from the Jordan following his baptism, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased,” would have reminded him of the words of our first reading, from the prophet Isaiah. “Here is my servant … my chosen one with whom I am pleased.” Remembering what followed in that Isaiah passage, Jesus knew that he was not called to be the powerful, royal Messiah people were expecting. He would not be a political leader. “not crying out, not shouting,” as Isaiah says in that first reading. He was called instead to a ministry of gentleness. “A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench,” to quote Isaiah’s words again. Why is it important for us to know this? Because each one of us was given a similar task when we were baptized. Like Jesus, we are called “to fulfill all righteousness” by serving God and others. Responding to that call is the highest and best thing we can do with the one life that God has given us. Do we really believe that? Many people do not. The ambition of many people is to “do their own thing,” as the popular modern phrase puts it. Actually, few of us succeed very well in doing our own thing. Rich or poor, female or male, black or white, young, middle-aged or old, all of us are limited by circumstances not of our own making. The poor wish they were rich; the rich think they still don’t have enough, and spend much of their time guarding what they do have from loss. No wonder that so many people feel they’re on a treadmill; or say. “Its war out there.” Part of the gospel, the good news which Jesus Christ proclaims, is that it doesn’t have to be like that. There is another way to live, a better way, and certainly a happier one. It is the way Jesus lived. Jesus was never concerned with doing his own thing. He wanted one thing only: to do God’s thing. How many of Jesus’ sisters and brothers have discovered this key to a happy and fulfilled life we cannot know. Most of them are anonymous. Sometimes, however, God lets us identify some of them. Mother Teresa was such a person. So was Pope John XXIII — as those of us old enough to remember him know well. Jesus at the Well In those days, it was unheard of for a rabbi to speak to a woman in public, even worst for a Jew to request water from a Samaritan. The Jewish people considered the Samaritans to be unclean, this including their utensils for eating and drinking. Therefore it appears that Jesus was asking to drink from an unclean water jar? Yet, Jesus was not bothered a bit by such scruples. The Hesitation Knowing the Samaritan woman's hesitation, Jesus told her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water." (Jn. 5.10) What is the gift of God that Jesus was speaking about? It was Jesus Himself! But who was Jesus to the Samaritan woman at that moment? All she could see was a thirsty Jewish man who had been travelling. What is Living Water? And what was this living water that the thirsty Traveller was offering her? The Samaritan woman must have understood "living water" to mean running water versus water from a well or cistern water. But is this water Jesus was telling her? In the Old Testament, when a reference was made to "living water," it meant "water of life." It meant Divine vitality, revelation and wisdom. (Jer 2.13; Zech 14.8; Ezek 47.9; Prov 13.14, etc...) How Could Jesus get Water? Since Jesus had no means of getting water out the well, where would He get his "living water" from? When considering how great Jacob was in the eyes of God and the people, and that he had no better source of water than the well that was present, how could Jesus offer to give a better water? Ordinary Water To her question, Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life." (Jn. 3.13-4) Practical Conclusion From today's readings, we are reminded that as children of God, as members of the Body of Christ, we too have been called to do the Divine Will of He who has called us to share in the life-giving Spirit through faith in Jesus and the Sacrament of Baptism. As Jesus was called to complete His work, we too are called to complete our calling through our perseverance in the living faith. To persevere necessitates our ongoing reception of the Sacraments of Confession and the Holy Eucharist as the means of maintaining our righteousness before the Lord God. With the approach of Easter that commemorates the glorious Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, we now, more than ever, have an obligation to reinstate our holiness through the Holy Sacraments that have been given to us by Jesus Himself. Let us keep this in mind as we enter the Third Week in Lent. God bless you,

Fr. Rudy, OCD

Pastor’s Corner Pastor’s Corner Pastor’s Corner Pastor’s Corner ---- Third Sunday of LentThird Sunday of LentThird Sunday of LentThird Sunday of Lent

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Daily Readings Daily Readings Daily Readings Daily Readings

March 20March 20March 20March 20————25252525

Monday: March 20

2Samuel 7.4-5a, 12-14a, 16;

Psalm 89; Romans 4.13,16-18,22

Matthew 1.16, 81-21 24a

Tuesday: March 21

Daniel 3.25, 34-43; Psalm 25;

Matthew 18.21-35

Wednesday: March 22

Deuteronomy 4.1, 5-9; Psalm 147;

Matthew 5.17-19

Thursday: March 23

Jeremiah 7.23-28; Psalm 95;

Luke 11.14-23

Friday: March 24

Hosea 14.1-9; Psalm 81;

Mark 12.28b-34

Saturday: March 25

Isaiah 7.10-14, 8.10d; Psalm 40

Hebrews 10.4-10; Luke 1.26-38

March 20—26, 2017

Monday 7:00 pm-

+ Carlos Antonio Nuñez +

By: Claudia Nuñez

Tuesday 8:00 am-

+ Rosemarie Mascarenhas +

By: T. Dagenais

Wednesday 8:00 am-

Thursday 8:00 am-

+ Teodulfo Verar +

By: Ledia Verar

Friday 8:00 am-

Czeslawa Moore Family

Saturday — 9:00 am:

Czeslawa Moore Family

4:00 pm: Lorella Weitzel

By: Rufina Amandiz Sunday — 9:00 am:

+ André Costa + By: Ledia

11:00 am: + Chris Marshall +

By: David DuPerron & Family

12:30 pm:

Special Intentions of Guardian Angels Parishioners

STATIONS OF THE CROSS Every Friday during Lent at 6:30 pm followed by Mass at 7:00 pm. Everyone is encouraged to join this Lenten devotion.

LENTEN CONFESSIONS Confessions in the parish will be on Wednesday April 5th at 7:00 P.M. There will be no Mass after the Confessions.

UPRIGHT PIANO

Anyone who is interested in a Heintzman upright piano, please contact the parish office. It is available at the basement of the parish rectory.

Development and Peace Share Lent 2017:

Women at the Heart of Change

The woman Christ meets at the well is excluded from her community and lives her life on the margins. Too often people are excluded and unable to have a voice in

political processes. Participation is an important teaching in Catholic social thought. Development and

Peace has been working with the Congolese Catholic

Church to encourage citizen participation and ensure a fair

electoral process since the first democratic elections in the DRC in 2006. Go online

to http://www.devp.org/en/50years to find out more!

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION

In today’s Gospel, the Samaritan woman allows herself to

experience a life-changing encounter with Jesus. As she

conversed with Jesus her understanding of who he was grew, and this inspired her to want to bring others to also

know him. The more we come to know Jesus the more we

desire to share the joy that we have discovered in knowing and following him. Prayer and fasting

are ways in which we can all deepen our relationship with Jesus. Sacrificial almsgiving

closes the gap between what we are comfortable in giving and what God calls us to give and thus strengthens our trust in God because we trust that he

will always provide for our needs. And, when we give in gratitude for all that God has

given us, and not merely out of a sense of obligation or duty, we

grow in our relationship with him. We do well to invest a

generous portion of our time in growing in our faith this Lent by

allowing ourselves to truly encounter Christ and accept our mission to be stewards of the

Good News.

Copyright © 2017, by Joseph Daniel Potvin, Joppa Stewardship Leaders,

Ottawa

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works. If you see a poor man, take pity on him. If you see a friend being honoured, do not envy. Do not let your mouth fast, but also the eye, and the ear, and the feet, and the hands, and all the members of our bodies.

-Saint John Chrysostom

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

*Catholic Forum - Tuesday, March 21 at 7pm at Saint Mary’s Church 5251 Joyce St. Vancouver. Topic: Drug Crisis: Saving our Children from the Snares of Addiction with Tamàs Ungar, MD. Bring your questions and a friend. By donation.

*Lenten Talk Series 2017 - Join us every Friday, during Lent for a talk at Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Burnaby from 7:30pm to 9pm. March 24: “The Healing Power of Confession” Rev. Gilbert Nuñez March 31: “Lent: A Time for Self-Denial” with Rev. Craig Scott April 7: “I am A New Being” with Rev. Augustine Obiwumma

*One Day Spiritual Tour of Mission, BC-Saturday, April 22 To be led by Fr. Joseph Horo, CSsr of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish: Christ the King Church & Seminary, Convent of St. Claire, Carmel Hill and anticipated Sunday Mass at St. Joseph's Mission. Cost per person: $35.00 Contact: Teresita, 604-940-7006.

*Retrouvaille Weekend for Couples April 21—23 Retrouvaille provides help for marriage problems/difficulties/crises. For more information about the upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, contact our registration team: Marc and Candice Tews @ 604-530-6710 (leave a message) or visit our website: http://www.retrouvaillevancouver.com/

*Spring Institute Discover the beauty of the faith through a one day session at our Spring Institute. A variety of one-day courses will be offered, from Basics of the Faith to Overview of the Liturgy. This is an opportunity to continue adult faith formation or earn a Catechetical Certificate toward your ministry. Saturday, April 29, from 10-4 p.m. at Holy Cross Secondary School, Surrey. Cost for full-day course: $40 (before April 24) or half-day course: $20 (before April 24). Lunch included. To register or for more info., visit http://rcav.org/oc-spring

PARISH LENTEN RETREAT 2017 - March 27th, 28th, and 29th at 7:00 pm With the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist Themes: Monday, March 27 God’s Love Tuesday, March 28 Jesus, the Universal Saviour Wednesday, March 29 Mary Mother of Perpetual Help

Rev. Joseph Horo, (Redemptorist priest) - Preacher

Fr. Rudy’s homilies on: youtube.com:Fr. Rudolf

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PARISH GROUPS MINISTRIES

Knights of Columbus (Council # 14723) Terry Brennan - GK 778-229-7228

Legion of Mary (Immaculate Heart of Mary) Elsa Dimayuga- 604 537 7281

Legion of Mary (Mother of our Savior) Rufina Amandiz - 604 325-9921

Family Rosary Crusade Leonarda Lariosa - 604 684-9806

Divine Mercy Marivic Escribel - 604 434-8280

Infant Jesus of Prague Susan Hauck—604 278-6346

Neo-Catechumenal Way Contact 604-924-9179

CFC– Foundation for Family & Life Benny Luarca –778-317-0069 Rite of Christian Initiation For Adults (R.C.I.A.) Tom Weaver at 604 408-2125 P. R. E. P. (Parish Religious Education Program) Jenny Po – jennypo@outlook.com

Project Advance Cecile Bozyk - 604 683-0143

Altar Servers Terry O’Neil - 604 689-3685

Choirs Carmelita Domaoan - 604 773-9373 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Kimberly Charbonneau - 604-683-1124 Hospitality Cecile Bozyk - 604 683-0143

Lectors Maria Kaiser - 604 628-4896

Sacristy Terry O’Neil - 604 689-3685

Flowers Ave Obejas - 604 990-0986 Safe Environment Screening Committee Jenny Po - jennypo@outlook.com

Maggie, Anthony Petrina, Geoffrey &

Doreen DeSousa, Joyce Kisoondath, Pat Williamson, Masooma Noorzai,

Hassiran Hakim, Elizabeth Walton, Barry McDermott, Eddie Bilek, Lucille Johnston, Ralph Milbum, Milta Rapalo, Ida

Brown, Sonja Lawrence, Colleen Mason, Jara Asterova, Zenaida Nicolas, Doreen Millburn, Helena Glavot, Zeenith Garay, Florence Nichols, Joanne Borrys

and all the sick / shut-ins of our Parish whom we may not know by name.