SCHEDULE OF MASSES SATURDAY:8:30 AM, 5:30 PM VIGIL

SUNDAY: 7:00 AM, 8:30AM,10:15AM,12 Noon,

4:00PM (Vietnamese), 6:30PM WEEKDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM

FIRST WEDNESDAY: 6:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM FIRST FRIDAY:

6:30AM, 8:30 AM, 6:30 PM 8:00 PM (Vietnamese)

HOLY DAY: 8:00 PM (Vietnamese/English) VIGIL

6:30AM, 8:30AM, 7:00 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SAT: 4:00 PM - 5 :00 PM, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM, and by appointment

St. Christopher Church is a faith-community of diverse people who gather to joyfully celebrate life,

faith and love in Jesus Christ through serving others.

629 S. Glendora Ave., West Covina, CA 91790

TEL: (626) 960-1805 FAX: (626) 851-0595 OFFICE HOURS: Mon - Thu: 9AM to 1PM and 2PM to 6PM

Sun: 8AM to 4PM; Fri & Sat: CLOSED EMAIL: parishoffice@sccwc.net

WEBSITE: www.sccwestcovina.net

Pastor Rev. Joseph Dass

Associate Pastor/ Vietnamese Community Chaplain

Rev. Huy Nhat Nguyen

Permanent Deacons Deacon Douglas Moloney

Deacon Loc Nguyen Deacon Jesse Batacan Deacon Andrew Cho

School Principal Lucia Saborio

Director of Religious Formation Judi Peña

Bookkeeper Tuyet Romero

Administrative Secretaries Elizabeth Hudson

Sol Batacan

Facilities Supervisor Rene Rebong

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Jubilee Year of Mercy Today's Gospel graces us with a beautiful prayer that can make every day of our lives a jubilee of mercy: "O God, be merciful to me a sinner" (Luke 18:13). Religious Israelites despised the tax collector who prayed it, for collaborating with Gentile occupiers and handling currency that bore the "divine" emperor's graven image. But the Pharisee's long-winded self-congratulation, mixed with self-righteous condemnation, was no "prayer" at all. "The Pharisee . . . spoke this prayer to himself" (18:11, emphasis added). Praying the tax collector's simple, sincere, succinct cry for mercy acknowledges our own sinfulness, and "welcomes" other sinners as brothers and sisters with whom we can identify, even empathize, echoing Pope Francis' famous comment about not being the one to judge. Indeed, the tax collector "went home justified" (18:14), that is, restored to God's friendship, for God's mercy is not prize achieved but gift received. "Let your prayer be brief: for tax collector, prodigal son, and dying thief were all reconciled to God by a single phrase!" (Saint John Climacus, 7th century). --Peter Scagnelli, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Imagine the frustration of bishops who work strenuously over their ad limina reports, directing study committees, assembling data, honing the texts, traveling to Rome "to the threshold," only to have it all collapse into a fifteen-minute group meeting with the pope. More than a few have grumbled at the weight of this "treasure" from our tradition, yet from the pope's vantage point, they are essential to his ministry. Pope John Paul II recalled his own experience as the Bishop of Kraków, visiting with Pope Paul VI in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The memory of those individual visits caused him to strengthen the format, assuring each of the world's 2,744 bishops a privileged fifteen private minutes with the pope every five years. If you wonder what the pope does all day, the thought of dealing with five hundred bishops a year and reading their detailed reports on diocesan life should help fill up the calendar. Pope John Paul II used to say that he approached each individual meeting with the personal goal of learning something new about the Church, and his lively interest made the visits immensely worthwhile. The content of the private meetings remains under a privilege of secrecy, or as Cardinal Theodore McCarrick once said, "You're only supposed to quote the pope if he tells a joke." --Rev. James Field, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

Your prayers are requested for the

repose of the soul of: Leonardo Araneta, Rosalind Mata, Consolacion Abolencia, Florentino Javier, Brenda Carol Brandenburg, Deacon Dante Manalo, Eva Sibal, Emy de Guzman, Oliva Santiago Muriel, Ben Jimena, Joe Wei Lie, Philip Piris, Archie O. Montes, Flordeliza A. Altamirana, Venestiano T Llosa Jr., Romualdo Dominggo, Antonio Villaver Jr., Nicole Saldivar, Elixer Tubiera, Gordon Pfitzer, Restituta Agdeppa, Salud B. Villarosa, Anselmo Carrillo, David Leung , Jared Scott Onga, Raymond Macias, Gustavo Reyes Jr., Maria Gladiola Gadia, Emilia De Guzman, Roseo Rosales Cuevas, Manuel Cardenas, Henry Baldeo, David Leung, Jarred Scott Onga, Delia Ceniceros, Flora Tolentino, Virginia Tolentino David, Avelino Enrico, Gloria Arzate, Roger Arcamo, Emilie Weathermon, Patrick Guirnalda, Albert Escobedo, Virginia S. Montes, Agritina A. Tayco, Angelo Leoncio Bugarin, Patti Ann Moreno, Sesilio Villaluz, Maria Teresa Van Cao, Felipe Andaya, Violeta Arida, Ned Pascua, and Marissa M. Grados.

Your prayers are requested for the recovery of:

Priscilla Allison, Celia Cruz, Victoria Walker, Lea Weathermon, Larry Campos, Ju Tjhong Lie, Slamet Sehadi, Muslina Dewi, Ernestina Rosalinas, Maricel Lagrimas, Alma Flores, Cristofer George Apostal, Madelon Washington, Barbara Hector, Angel Canta, Mike Doman, MaryAnn Anderson, Maria Alvarez Delgadillo, Anita Lacad, Letty Lane, Napoleon Garcia, Rupert Reyes, Raymond Romero, Norma V. Baca, Virginia Franco, Leo Romero Jr., Alexander Asuncion, John Gaetos, Thu Thanh Nguyen, Jean Lockwood, Donal O’Connor, Apollinar Estrada, Ma. Kathrina Alcaide, Gloria Castillo, Len Balino, Guillermo Fuentes, Blas A. Perez, Romeo Canzana, Eleanor Martinez, Rudy Geronimo, Kay Chesterfield, Lionel Barrow, Adele Faucett, Felix Lampa, Mary Rose Merten, Mercedes Gomez, Anthony Trozzi, Guille Rivas, Lydia España, and Doretha Lear.

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TODAY’S READINGS

Reading 1 Sir35:12-14, 16-18 The LORD is a God of justice, who knows no favorites. Though not unduly partial toward the weak, yet he hears the cry of the oppressed. The Lord is not deaf to the wail of the orphan, nor to the widow when she pours out her complaint. The one who serves God willingly is heard; his petition reaches the heavens. The prayer of the lowly pierces the clouds; it does not rest till it reaches its goal, nor will it withdraw till the Most High responds, judges justly and affirms the right, and the Lord will not delay. Responsorial Psalm Ps 34:2-3, 17-18, 19,23 R./ (7a) The Lord hears the cry of the poor. I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. R./ The LORD confronts the e v i l d o e r s , t o d e s t r o y remembrance of them from the earth. When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. R./ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. The LORD redeems the lives of his servants; no one incurs guilt who takes refuge in him. R./ Reading 2 2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18 Beloved: I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure

is at hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them! But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen. Alleluia 2 Cor 5:19 R. Alleluia, alleluia. God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, and entrusting to us the message of salvation. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel LK 18:9-14 Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity -- greedy, dishonest, adulterous -- or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week, and I pay tithes on my whole income.’ But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed, ‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’ I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former; for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who

MICHELLE VICTORIA MEDINA, Baptized at

St. Christopher Parish, recently professed her Final Perpetual Vows

to the Sister of Life Religious

Community on August 6, 2016

at the Minor Basilica of

St. John The Evangelist, Stanford, Connecticut.

Our prayers extend to

Michelle and her family and to the Sisters of Life

Community.

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Sunday Collection 3rd Sunday of October

$ 12,482.00 Last Year 2015 $11,609.00

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40 Days For Life invites all

St. Christopher Parishioners

Join us for Prayer Vigil - Tuesdays

(spend an hour) (7:00 - 7:00 pm) October 25th & November 1st

at 1135 S. Sunset Ave. West Covina

Contact: Rosemary 310-592-6557

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SATURDAY, OCT 22

5:30 PM ( D) Dominic Quat Dinh † Agustin & Carolyn Agacer SUNDAY, OCT 23 7:00 AM ( D) Ponciano Castro † Kevin Alvarez 8:30 AM Erwin & Michelle Alibin ( D) Derick Ramos † 10:15 AM St. Christopher Parishioners 12:00 PM ( D) Pascual Caballero † ( D) Pacita S. Tamola † 6:30 PM ( D) Nerissa Lawenko † ( D ) Dominc Quat Dinh † MONDAY, OCT 24 6:30 AM ( D ) Rosaline Pei Zhi Cu † ( D ) Edgardo C. David † 8:30 AM ( D ) Juan Banaag † ( D ) Dominc Quat Dinh † TUESDAY, OCT 25 6:30 AM Val Fajota ( D) Tatiana Cazacu † 8:30 AM ( D) Dominic Quat Dinh † Mina Palinay WEDNESDAY, OCT 26 6:30 A.M. Fatima Ramos ( D) Edilberto Mangona † 8:30 A.M. ( D ) Tatiana Cazacun † ( D ) Dominic Quat Dinh † THURSDAY, OCT 27 6:30 A.M. (D) Ed Davis † ( D ) Marissa M. Grados †

8:30 A.M. ( D) Rosalina Axalan † ( D ) Dominic Quat Dinh † FRIDAY, OCT 28 6:30 A.M. ( D ) Constantina Colina † ( D ) Rodrigo Vince Cruz † 8:30 A.M. ( D) Erin Lynn Cruz †

( D ) Dennis Paul Mindaro Diabordo †

SATURDAY, OCT 29 8:30 A.M. Imelda I. Naranja ( D) Rosario & Leonardo Yambing†

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

National World Youth Day (U.S.); Mission Sunday Monday: St. Anthony Mary Claret Friday: Ss. Simon and Jude Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

ALTAR FLOWERS

Honor a Loved One or a Special Occasion

We invite parishioners or parish ministries to consider a gift to the parish in the form of Monetary Flower Donations for the Altar in thanksgiving, in memory, or in celebration of a loved one or special event. These intentions will be recognized in the parish bulletin. For more information or to sign-up for a particular weekend, please go to the parish office. M i n i m u m c o s t f o r a l t a r arrangements: Two for $150 or Three from $200 to $300.

NEVER ABANDONED

Lord, I do not ask that I never be afflicted, but only that you never

abandon me in affliction. --St. Bernadette Soubirous

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