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SCHEDULE OF MASSES Horario de Misas Saturday Vigil/ Vigilia School Field/Drive in only 4:00 p.m. (English) 5:30 p.m. (Vietnamese) Sunday / Domingo: School field. Drive in only. 8:00 a.m. (English) 10 a.m. (Spanish) Weekday / Entre Semana: Our Lady of Lavang Patio 8:00 a.m. –English (65 pp max) CONFESSIONS / Confesiones Our Lady of Lavang Shrine Friday (viernes), 4 pm & 6:00 pm PASTORAL TEAM PASTOR Rev. Roberto Jaranilla Jr. ASSOCIATE Rev. Joseph KimDang Nguyen NATIVITY SCHOOL Sr. Stacy Reineman (626)448-2414 10907 Saint Louis Drive, El Monte CA www.nativityschoolelmonte.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Sandy Jinesta (626)448-8895 YOUTH MINISTRY OFFICE Ruben Castorena (626)448-8895 Nativity Church 3743 N. Tyler Avenue, El Monte, CA. 91731 Ph.: (626)444-2511 Website: nativityelmonte.org E-mail: [email protected]

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SCHEDULE OF MASSES Horario de Misas

Saturday Vigil/ Vigilia School Field/Drive in only 4:00 p.m. (English) 5:30 p.m. (Vietnamese)

Sunday / Domingo: School field. Drive in only.

8:00 a.m. (English) 10 a.m. (Spanish) Weekday / Entre Semana: Our Lady of Lavang Patio

8:00 a.m. –English (65 pp max)

CONFESSIONS / Confesiones Our Lady of Lavang Shrine Friday (viernes), 4 pm & 6:00 pm

PASTORAL TEAM

PASTOR Rev. Roberto Jaranilla Jr. ASSOCIATE Rev. Joseph KimDang Nguyen NATIVITY SCHOOL Sr. Stacy Reineman (626)448-2414 10907 Saint Louis Drive, El Monte CA www.nativityschoolelmonte.org RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Sandy Jinesta (626)448-8895 YOUTH MINISTRY OFFICE Ruben Castorena (626)448-8895

Nativity Church

3743 N. Tyler Avenue, El Monte, CA. 91731

Ph.: (626)444-2511

Website: nativityelmonte.org

E-mail: [email protected]

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CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY

MASS

INTENTIONS

December 5 - 12

SATURDAY, Dec. 5

4:00 p.m. - Simon Batres.

5:30 p.m. - Ha Hol.

SUNDAY, Dec. 6

8:00 a.m. - Mr. & Mrs. Willy Guardado.

10:00 a.m. - Elsa Andrade.

MONDAY, Dec. 7

8:00 a.m.- Gioan Baotixita Nguyen Van Tran.

TUESDAY, Dec. 8

8:00 a.m.- All People.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9

8:00 a.m. - Lucia Le Thu Nguyen.

THURSDAY, Dec. 10

8:00 a.m. - Lucia Le Thu Nguyen.

FRIDAY, Dec. 11

8:00 a.m. - Lucia Thu Nguyen.

Please keep them in your prayers.

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DID YOU KNOW? Deck the halls safely

As we continue under Covid-19 restrictions, many families will be celebrating Christmas entirely in their own homes this year, in place of parties and traditional holiday outings. Keep basic safety guidelines in mind as you decorate. Use surge protectors and outlet strips for extra lights around the house and tree, and make sure to cover unused sockets to keep little hands and fingers out. Inspect your lights and any battery-operated decorations to make sure they are working properly; frayed light strands and old batteries could be fire hazards. For more tips on decorating safely, read the VIR-TUS article “Creating a Safe Christmas Celebration” at https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

Novena and Celebration for

Our Lady of Guadalupe Dec. 3 to Dec. 11, @ 7 p.m., in Our Lady of Lavang Patio

Join us every night from December 3rd to the 11th in our Lady of

Lavang patio @ 7pm. The novena will continue until December

11th, and will conclude with a mass on Dec. 12 at 8:00 am. Due to

Covid this will be the only mass celebrated for the day.

Due to Covid our masses scheduled are limited. If you can join us, we invite you to attend to any of the 2 masses scheduled for the day: 8 am (Eng/Spa), 6:30 pm (Vietnamese). The masses will take place in Our Lady of Lavang Patio with a lim-it of 60 pp. But, if you do not feel comfortable attending, we invite you to follow the mass that will be live streamed in our website, and through Facebook and youtube.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Tuesday, December 8, 2020

ativity hurch

We are currently accepting

GIFT CARDS for food, toys or clothes for families in need.

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ENCYCLICAL LETTER FRATELLI TUTTI (All Brothers) OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS

ON FRATERNITY AND SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP

We continue with excerpts of Pope Francis Encyclical Letter “Fratelli Tutti” Here the Holy Fa-

ther shares his thoughts on several issues from the Pandemic, to social conflicts, human

rights, globalization, and much, much more. To read this document in its entirety you can vis-

it www.vatican.va

FORMS OF SUBJECTION AND OF SELF-CONTEMPT

51. Certain economically prosperous countries tend to be proposed as cultural models for less developed coun-tries; instead, each of those countries should be helped to grow in its own distinct way and to develop its capacity for innovation while respecting the values of its proper culture. A shallow and pathetic desire to imitate others leads to copying and consuming in place of creating, and fosters low national self-esteem. In the affluent sectors of many poor countries, and at times in those who have recently emerged from pov-erty, there is a resistance to native ways of thinking and acting, and a tendency to look down on one’s own cultural identity, as if it were the sole cause of every ill.

52. Destroying self-esteem is an easy way to dominate others. Behind these trends that tend to level our world, there flourish powerful interests that take advantage of such low self-esteem, while attempting, through the media and networks, to create a new culture in the service of the elite. This plays into the op-portunism of financial speculators and raiders, and the poor always end up the losers. Then too, ignoring the culture of their people has led to the inability of many political leaders to devise an effective development plan that could be freely accepted and sustained over time. 45. This has now given free rein to ideologies. Things that until a few years ago could not be said by anyone without risking the loss of universal respect can now be said with impunity, and in the crudest of terms, even by some political figures.

53. We forget that “there is no worse form of alienation than to feel uprooted, belonging to no one. A land will be fruitful, and its people bear fruit and give birth to the future, only to the extent that it can foster a sense of belonging among its members, create bonds of integration between generations and different communities, and avoid all that makes us insensitive to others and leads to further alienation”.[ 50]

HOPE

54. Despite these dark clouds, which may not be ignored, I would like in the following pages to take up and dis-cuss many new paths of hope. For God continues to sow abundant seeds of goodness in our human family. The recent pandemic enabled us to recognize and appreciate once more all those around us who, in the midst of fear, responded by putting their lives on the line. We began to realize that our lives are interwo-ven with and sustained by ordinary people valiantly shaping the decisive events of our shared history: doc-tors, nurses, pharmacists, storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning personnel, caretakers, transport workers, men and women working to provide essential services and public safety, volunteers, priests and religious… They understood that no one is saved alone.[51]

55. I invite everyone to renewed hope, for hope “speaks to us of something deeply rooted in every human heart, independently of our circumstances and historical conditioning. Hope speaks to us of a thirst, an aspiration, a longing for a life of fulfillment, a desire to achieve great things, things that fill our heart and lift our spirit to lofty realities like truth, goodness and beauty, justice and love… Hope is bold; it can look beyond personal convenience, the petty securities and compensations which limit our horizon, and it can open us up to grand ideals that make life more beautiful and worthwhile”.[52] Let us continue, then, to advance along the paths of hope.

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glesia de la atividad

Estamos acepdanto

TARJETAS DE REGALOS Para comida, juguetes o ropa Para familias necesitadas.

Done una tarjeta de regalo para propagar la alegria en estos dias festivos

Novena y celebración a

Nuestra Señora la Virgen de Guadalupe Del 3 al 11 de diciembre, @ 7 p.m., en el patio a

Nuestra Señora De Lavang

Todas las noches hasta el 11 de diciembre en el patio de Nues-

tra Señora de Lavang a las & 7pm, donde tendremos el altar a

N. Sra. De Guadalupe. La novena continuara hasta el 11 de

diciembre y concluira con misa el sabado 12 de diciembre a las

8:00 am. Debido a las restricciones del Covid esta sera nuestra

unica misa celebrada ese día.

Fiesta a la Inmaculada Concepcion de la Santisima Virgen Maria

DIA SANTO DE OBLIGACIÓN Martes 8 de diciembre, 2020

Debido al Covid nuestras misas programadas son limitadas. Si puede acompañarnos, lo invitamoa a asistir a cualquiera de las misas programadas ese día: 8 am (Ing/Espa), 6:30 pm (Vietnamita). Las misas tomaran lugar en el patio a N. Sra. De Lavang con un limite de asistencia de 60 pp. Pero si usted no se siente a gusto asistiendo en persona, puede seguir la misa que se trans-mitira en vivo en nuestro sitio web, o por medio de Facebook y youtube.

¿SABIA USTED? Decore en forma segura A medida que conti-nuamos bajo las restriccio-nes de Covid-19, muchas familias celebrarán la Navi-dad en sus propios hogares este año, en lugar de asistir a fiestas y salir a festividades tradicionales. Cuando deco-re, tenga en cuenta las reco-mendaciones básicas de se-guridad. Use protectores pa-ra las extensiones de luces adicionales alrededor de la casa y del árbol de Navidad, y asegúrese de cubrir los en-chufes no utilizados para mantenerlos alejados de las manos y los dedos de los niños. Inspeccione sus luces y cualquier decoración que funcione con baterías para asegurarse de que estén fun-cionando correctamente. Los cables deshilachados y las baterías viejas pueden repre-sentar un riesgo de incendio. Para obtener más consejos sobre cómo decorar de for-ma segura, lea el artículo de VIRTUS “Cómo crear una celebración navideña segu-ra” (Creating a Safe Christ-mas Celebration) en https://lacatholics.org/did-you-know/.

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CARTA ENCÍCLICA FRATELLI TUTTI (Todos hermanos) DEL SANTO PADRE FRANCISCO

SOBRE LA FRATERNIDAD Y LA AMISTAD SOCIAL

Continuamos compartiendo citas de la carta encíclica “Fratelli Tutti” Aquí nuestro Santo Padre com-

parte sus reflexiones en diferentes temas desde la Pandemia, a problemas sociales, derechos humanos,

globalización, y mucho, mucho mas. Para leer el documento en su totalidad lo invitamos a visitar

www.vatican.va

SOMETIMIENTOS Y AUTODESPRECIOUS

51. Algunos países exitosos desde el punto de vista económico son presentados como modelos culturales para los países poco desarrollados, en lugar de procurar que cada uno crezca con su estilo propio, para que desarrolle sus capacidades de innovar desde los valores de su cultura. Esta nostalgia superficial y triste, que lleva a copiar y comprar en lugar de crear, da espacio a una autoestima nacional muy baja. En los sectores acomodados de muchos países pobres, y a veces en quienes han logrado salir de la pobreza, se advierte la incapacidad de aceptar características y procesos propios, cayendo en un menosprecio de la propia identidad cultural como si fuera la única causa de los males.

52. Destrozar la autoestima de alguien es una manera fácil de dominarlo. Detrás de estas tendencias que buscan homogeneizar el mundo, afloran intereses de poder que se benefician del bajo aprecio de sí, al tiempo que, a través de los medios y de las redes se intenta crear una nueva cultura al servicio de los más poderosos. Esto es aprovechado por el ventajismo de la especulación financiera y la expoliación, donde los pobres son los que siempre pierden. Por otra parte, ignorar la cultura de un pueblo hace que muchos líderes políticos no logren implementar un proyecto eficiente que pueda ser libremente asumido y sostenido en el tiempo.

53. Se olvida que «no existe peor alienación que experimentar que no se tienen raíces, que no se pertenece a nadie. Una tierra será fecunda, un pueblo dará fruto, y podrá engendrar el día de mañana sólo en la medida que genere relaciones de pertenencia entre sus miembros, que cree lazos de inte gración entre las generaciones y las distintas comunidades que la conforman; y también en la medida que rompa los círculos que aturden los sentidos alejándonos cada vez más los unos de los otros»[50].

ESPERANZA

54. A pesar de estas sombras densas que no conviene ignorar, en las próximas páginas quiero hacerme eco de

tantos caminos de esperanza. Porque Dios sigue derramando en la humanidad semillas de bien. La reciente pan

demia nos permitió rescatar y valorizar a tantos compañeros y compañeras de viaje que, en el miedo,

reaccionaron donando la propia vida. Fuimos capaces de reconocer cómo nuestras vidas están tejidas y sostenidas

por personas comunes que, sin lugar a dudas, escribieron los acontecimientos decisivos de nuestra historia com

partida: médicos, enfermeros y enfermeras, farmacéuticos, empleados de los supermercados, personal de

limpieza, cuidadores, transportistas, hombres y mujeres que trabajan para proporcionar servicios esenciales y

seguridad, voluntarios, sacerdotes, religiosas… comprendieron que nadie se salva solo[51].

55. Invito a la esperanza, que «nos habla de una realidad que está enraizada en lo profundo del ser humano, independientemente de las circunstancias concretas y los condicionamientos históricos en que vive. Nos habla de una sed, de una aspiración, de un anhelo de plenitud, de vida lograda, de un querer tocar lo grande, lo que llena el corazón y eleva el espíritu hacia cosas grandes, como la verdad, la bondad y la belleza, la justicia y el amor. […] La esperanza es audaz, sabe mirar más allá de la comodidad personal, de las pequeñas seguridades y compensaciones que estrechan el horizonte, para abrirse a grandes ideales que hacen la vida más bella y digna»[52]. Caminemos en esperanza.