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St. Anne’s Catholic Church 215 W. Walnut St., Lodi, CA 95240 | P.O. Box 480, Lodi, CA 95241 Phone: (209) 369-1907 | Fax: (209) 369-1971 E-Mail: [email protected] | Parish Website: www.stanneslodi.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/stannesparish | Instagram: @stannesparish PARISH CLERGY Fr. Brandon Ware, Pastor Fr. Hung Joseph Nguyen, Parochial Vicar Fr. Rob Oswald, Parochial Vicar Fr. Ronnie Manango, Parochial Vicar Deacon Porfi Cisneros Deacon Karl Welsbacher Deacon Tom Driscoll PARISH OFFICE HOURS Parish Office is Closed to the public, but the Ministry Team is working remotely. Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 5:00pm Closed everyday from 12:00pm - 1:00pm for Lunch WEEKEND MASSES Saturday: 5:30pm English, 7:30pm Spanish Sunday: 12:30pm Spanish 8:30am & 10:30am English The Feast of Corpus Christi | June 14, 2020 MARRIAGES A six-month advance notice is required. By appointment only. Please contact the Parish Office to begin the process. Ceremony times available on Saturdays at 11:30am & 2:00pm ST. ANNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL Kindergarten - 8 th Grade 200 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi, CA 95240 Principal: Mrs. Elizabeth Mar Assistant Principal: Mrs. Rose Herold Phone: (209) 333-7580 www.stanneslodi.org/school CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturdays 9:00am - 10:00am in the Church Parking Lot (Other times available by appointment.) DAILY MASSES Monday - Saturday: 8:00am Mass (Church) ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19, ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso. BAPTISMS Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19, ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso. OUR MISSION CHURCH: Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church 26500 Sacramento Blvd., Thornton, CA Sunday Mass: 10:00am English Monastery of Our Lady of La Vang - Cistercian Sisters 26952 N. Thornton Rd., Thornton, CA | Monastery: (209) 796-5009 | Fax: (209) 796-5098 | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 475, Thornton, CA 95686-0475 Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19, ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso. Venga A La Confesión, No Importa Cuanto Tiempo Haya Pasado “No tengan miedo de la Confesión. Uno, cuando esta en la fila para confesarse siente todas estas cosas, también la vergüenza pero luego, cuando termina la confesión, sale sintiéndose libre, genial, perdonado, limpio, y feliz.” - Papa Francisco Come To Confession, No Matter How Long It Has Been “Don’t be afraid of Confession. When someone is in line for confession he feels all these things –even shame—but then, when he finishes confessing, he leaves feeling free, great, forgiven, clean, & happy.” - Pope Francis Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturdays 9:00am - 10:00am | in the Church Parking Lot Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, y Sábado 9:00am a 10:00am | en el parqueadero de la Iglesia

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St. Anne’s Catholic Church

215 W. Walnut St., Lodi, CA 95240 | P.O. Box 480, Lodi, CA 95241 Phone: (209) 369-1907 | Fax: (209) 369-1971

E-Mail: [email protected] | Parish Website: www.stanneslodi.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/stannesparish | Instagram: @stannesparish

PARISH CLERGY

Fr. Brandon Ware, Pastor Fr. Hung Joseph Nguyen, Parochial Vicar

Fr. Rob Oswald, Parochial Vicar Fr. Ronnie Manango, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Porfi Cisneros Deacon Karl Welsbacher

Deacon Tom Driscoll

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Parish Office is Closed to the public, but the

Ministry Team is working remotely. Monday - Friday | 9:00am - 5:00pm

Closed everyday from 12:00pm - 1:00pm for Lunch

WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday: 5:30pm English, 7:30pm Spanish

Sunday: 12:30pm Spanish 8:30am & 10:30am English

The Feast of Corpus Christi | June 14, 2020

MARRIAGES

A six-month advance notice is required. By appointment only. Please contact the

Parish Office to begin the process. Ceremony times available on

Saturdays at 11:30am & 2:00pm

ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Kindergarten - 8th Grade 200 S. Pleasant Ave., Lodi, CA 95240

Principal: Mrs. Elizabeth Mar Assistant Principal: Mrs. Rose Herold

Phone: (209) 333-7580

www.stanneslodi.org/school

CONFESSIONS SCHEDULE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday &

Saturdays 9:00am - 10:00am in the Church Parking Lot

(Other times available by appointment.)

DAILY MASSES

Monday - Saturday: 8:00am Mass (Church)

ADORATION OF THE

BLESSED SACRAMENT

Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19,

ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso.

BAPTISMS Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19,

ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso.

OUR MISSION CHURCH: Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Church

26500 Sacramento Blvd., Thornton, CA Sunday Mass: 10:00am English

Monastery of Our Lady of La Vang - Cistercian Sisters 26952 N. Thornton Rd., Thornton, CA | Monastery: (209) 796-5009 | Fax: (209) 796-5098 |

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 475, Thornton, CA 95686-0475 Due to COVID-19, this has been suspended until further notice. / Debido a COVID-19, ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso.

Venga A La Confesión, No Importa Cuanto Tiempo Haya Pasado

“No tengan miedo de la Confesión. Uno, cuando esta en la fila para confesarse

siente todas estas cosas, también la vergüenza pero luego, cuando termina

la confesión, sale sintiéndose libre, genial, perdonado, limpio, y feliz.” - Papa Francisco

Come To Confession,

No Matter How Long It Has Been

“Don’t be afraid of Confession. When someone is in line

for confession he feels all these things –even shame—but

then, when he finishes confessing, he leaves feeling free,

great, forgiven, clean, & happy.” - Pope Francis

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturdays

9:00am - 10:00am | in the Church Parking Lot

Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, y Sábado

9:00am a 10:00am | en el parqueadero de la Iglesia

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View a Live Mass online Misas en Vivo en línea

www.relevantradio.com (English Masses Available By

Downloading the Relevant Radio App)

www.catholictv.org (English & Spanish Masses Available)

(Misas en Español Disponible)

www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-live (English & Spanish Masses Available)

(Misas en Español Disponible)

St. Anne’s Live Stream Masses

10:30am Sunday Mass in English Meeting ID: 858 345 263 Password: Sunday 12:30pm Misa Dominical en Español Meeting ID: 879 0548 7890 Password: domingo

Mass Intentions & Readings During this time of COVID-19 closure, rest

assured that our Priests are offering a private Sacrifice of the Mass everyday. The priest celebrating is lifting up all Mass Intentions

that had been scheduled. To request a Mass Intention, please contact the Parish Office at

369-1907.

Intenciones y Lecturas de la Misa Durante este tiempo de cierre debido al COVID-19, tenga la

seguridad de que nuestros Sacerdotes están ofreciendo el sacrificio de la Misa privadamente todos los días. El sacerdote que celebra está levantando todas las intenciones de la Misa

que habían sido programadas. Para solicitar una intención de misa, comuníquese con la Oficina Parroquial al 369-1907.

Mon 6/15 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-7; Mt 5:38-42

8:00 AM Ceferina Smith; Robert Schneider; Margaret Shore

Tue 6/16 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6ab, 11, 16; Mt 5:43-48

8:00:00 AM Amparo Macasinag+; Clare Fekkers; Pati McKinstry; Toya Starrick

Wed 6/17 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14; Ps 31:20, 21, 24; Mt 6:1-6,16-18

8:00 AM Dan Mayo; Ed DosReis; Mary Ann Burke+; Alicia Zamora

Thu 6/18 Sir 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15

8:00 AM Happy Birthday Fr. Brandon; Matt Polanco & Family; Olivia Sanchez

Fri 6/19 Dt 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 10; 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30

8:00 AM Debbie McCaskill; Patricia Martinelli; Heather Fontes

Sat 6/20 2 Chr 24:17-25; Ps 89:4-5, 29-34; Lk 2:41-51

8:00 AM Michael Boege; Clint Waring

5:30 PM Juana Vargas+; Raymond Joaquin Leal+

7:30 PM Nelson Valdez; Jorge Suarez+

Sun 6/21 Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35; Rom 5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33

8:30 AM Emilio Macasinag+; Ellen Thorne+; Joe Pineda+; Stephen Mojher & Elmo Daky

10:30 AM Parishioners, Zeferino, Maria & Rafael Mendoza; Ramon L. Ibarra+

12:30 PM Carmen Molina+; Omar Preciado+; Salvador Avitia+; Refugio Estrada Samano+

Mater Ecclesiae Church—Thornton

10:00 AM Bianca Martinez; Gollo Martinez+; Pedro Martinez+ & Tibursia Martinez+; Tony Esteves

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PLEASE PRAY FOR: Anne Abruzzini, Maria Fernanda Aceves,

Dan Alaria, Tammy Allert, Phong Babowal, Sera Baysinger, Shirley Bencke,

John Brodie, Celia Brophy, Diane Brown, John Caudill Jr., Juan Manuel Contreras, Arlene Deal, Lola Diaz,

Jacobo Diaz, Linda Dixon, Crispin Domingo, Jim Effner, Lee Elwood, Refugio Escalante, Gloria Escalante, Karen Essner, Anthony Filipas,

Frank Flores, Karen Franke, Jose Fuentes, Ramon Fuentes, Matteo Galvan, Jorge Garcia, Josie Garcia, Luis Garza,

Desidoro Gauna & Family, Imelda Gaytan, Marina Gaytan, Antonia Gaytan, Sandy Gilweit, Chelsey Giordano, Tamara Giordano,

Amy Goff, Ed Goin, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Jessica Gonzalez, Sorrel Gonzalez, Kiem Ha, Julie Hanks, Gloria Hayes,

Valerie Hendrick, Jose Antonio Herrera Diaz, Jim Hickcox, Ervin "Floyd" Hicks, Bill Hollander, Daniel Husebye, David Hutchings,

Fred Ibarra, Marcie Jimenez, Donna Johnston, Lucy Kapic, Tabitha Kapic, Stephen Koteles, Bob LaRocca, Vera Lee Hederik,

Stacey Lozano Medina, Maria Lupian, Mary Marquez, Genavieve Martinez-Zavala, Sarah Mayer, James E. McGaha,

Helen McGuigan, Margaret McLean, Julia McLoughlin, Jorge & Stacey Medina, Estevan Mendoza, James Miller,

Joanne Miller, Alice Mitchell, Lori Mock, Mike Moore, Dante Moreno, Ted Moreno, Lucy Moreno, Jerre Murphy, Rosario Navarro,

Rita Neudeck, Hope Newton, Jennifer Nguyen, Amy Ornelas, Ermelinda Ortega, Ma. del Rosario Ortega, Laura Pereira, Craig Perez, Carlotta Perez, Anita Perez, Louie Pineda,

Linda Quenzel, Jamie Rhoades Feri, Polly Rivera, Louise Rivera, Pam Rodriguez, Marisol Ruiz, Carlos Ruiz, Rosa Luz Sanchez,

Marge Sandeen, Felix Sauseda, Tim Schoch, Frances Silva, Sam Singer, Bonnie Skogstad, Jim Sturman, Agnes Sutphin,

Shawn Tallerico, Michael & Sandra Tansley, Beverly Templeton, Francisco Tovar Jr., Felipe Valenzuela, Kyle Villegas, Hannah Walker,

Marlys & Don Weiland, Thelma Welsbacher, Perry Westbrook and all sick members of St. Anne’s Church.

FOOD FROM HEAVEN God sustained the people of Israel for forty years in the desert with manna sent down from heaven, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget it. God brought forth water from stone for them to drink, and Moses doesn’t want them to forget this, either. And Moses tells them—twice—that the food that God sent was a food that neither they nor their ancestors before them had ever experienced before. Jesus too speaks of food come down from heaven, food that the Jewish people had never experienced before. Recalling the manna in the desert, Jesus doesn’t want them to forget it either, explaining that he is the food and drink of eternal life. And Paul reiterates to the Corinthians and to all of us that in the bread and in the cup, we share in the body and blood of Christ. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ALIMENTO CELESTIAL Dios sostentó al pueblo de Israel por cuarenta años en el desierto con maná venido del cielo, y Moisés no quiere que lo olviden. Dios hizo brotar agua de la roca para que bebieran, y Moisés tampoco quiere que olviden esto. Y Moisés se lo dice –dos veces—que el alimento que Dios envió era comida que ni ellos ni sus antepasados jamás habían probado antes. Jesús, también habla del pan venido del cielo, comida que el pueblo judío jamás había probado antes. Recordando el maná del desierto, Jesús tampoco quiere que ellos lo olviden, explicándoles que él es pan y bebida para la vida eterna. Y Pablo les reitera a los corintios y a todos nosotros que en el pan y en la copa participamos en el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

We depend on and are grateful for your sacrificial offering.

Next Week’s Second Collection

Catholic Communications This campaign supports Catholic media projects in our diocese and all over the

United States. Half the proceeds from this Collection stay in our diocese to support our

Would you like to use your credit or debit card to

support the Parish financially? You can through

online giving! Just visit our website at

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June 6 & 7, 2020

Sunday Offertory: St. Anne's: $ 19,358.50 Building & Maintenance: St. Anne's: $ 6,810.50

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Virtual Vacation Bible School 2020

Mark your calendars for

Monday, July 6th - Friday July 10th

From 9:00am - 12:00pm From your Home! Cost is Free!

For Children Ages 5-13 & the entire Family

Climb aboard for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure,

kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs!

This year's theme is "Jesus' Power Pulls Us Through!"

More Information & Sign-Up Form at www.stanneslodi.org/vbs2020

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Faith Formation

Mass & Prayer at St. Anne's Via Zoom Available at www.zoom.us

Praying the Rosary in St. Anne's Chapel

Join our Ministry Team as we pray the rosary in St. Anne's Chapel.

Monday through Friday at 11:45 am Meeting ID: 825 3698 6741 Password: prayer

Daily Mass Join our weekday Masses at St. Anne’s via Zoom.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays at 3:00pm in English Meeting ID: 823 9194 6526 Password: mass Sunday Mass in St. Anne's Chapel Join our Priests every Sunday in St. Anne’s Chruch via Zoom.

10:30am Sunday Mass in English Meeting ID: 858 345 263 Password: Sunday 12:30pm Misa Dominical en Español, Meeting ID: 879 0548 7890 Password: domingo

Congratulations!

Emma Parton, Angelina Gutierrez and Amanda Bruno.

They are the recipients of the scholarship for St. Mary’s High School

from the Daughters of Isabella.

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John 6:55-56 “For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him.”

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SELECCIÓN DE LA SEMANA Virtual Escuela Biblica

de Vacaciones 2020

Marque su calendario para

el Lunes, 6 al Viernes 10 de Julio

De las 9:00am-12:00pm En Su Casa! Costo es Gratis!

5 a 13 años de edad y toda la Familia

¡Sube a bordo para montañas de diversión en Rocky Railway! En esta aventura llena de fe, los niños descubren que confiar en Jesús

los empuja a en la vida!

El tema de este año es "¡Jesús nos empuja con su poder!"

Para más información y registraciones viste nuestra pagina en

www.stanneslodi.org/vbs2020

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PRESENCIA EL MISTERIO DE LA EUCARISTIA

¿Por qué es tan especial la Eucaristía para los católicos? Aun cuando a simple vista solo parece ser pan y vino, es en realidad la "fuente y cumbre" de la vida cristiana. Presencia: El Misterio de la Eucaristía explora la verdad y la belleza de la presencia real de

Cristo en la Eucaristía, desde sus orígenes en la Sagrada Escritura, hasta su profundo rol en la vida de

la Iglesia y sus miembros. Es el crescendo de la Historia de Salvación.

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Reza el Rosario en la Capilla de Santa Ana

Únase a nuestro equipo de ministerio mientras nosotros reza el rosario en la capilla de Santa Ana.

De lunes a viernes a las 11:45 am ID: 825 3698 6741 Contraseña: prayer

Misas Diarias Únase a nuestras Misas durante la semana a través de Zoom.

Lunes, Martes, Miércoles y Jueves a las 3:00 pm en Inglés ID: 823 9194 6526 Contraseña: mass

Misa dominical en la capilla de Santa Ana Únase a nuestros sacerdotes cada Domingo a través de Zoom.

10:30 am Misa dominical en inglés ID: 858 345 263 Contraseña: domingo 12:30 pm Misa Dominical en Español, ID: 879 0548 7890 Contraseña: domingo

¡Felicidades!

Emma Parton, Angelina Gutierrez and Amanda Bruno.

Ellas son las recipientes de la beca de la Hijas de Isabela para

la Escuela Secundaria de St. Mary’s.

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Juan 6:55-56 “Mi carne es verdadera comida

y mi sangre es verdadera bebida. El que come mi carne y bebe mi sangre,

permanece en mí y yo en él.”

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BISHOP’S REFLECTION FOR JUNE 2020

“A Call to Peace & Prayer”

As Bishop of Stockton, I call on the people of our diocese to pray for our communities and our nation in this painful, turbulent time. Prayer is needed now as urgently as it has been at any point in our lifetimes. We pray for the repose of the soul of George Floyd, whose senseless killing at the hands of those in positions of trust has triggered justified outrage and anger. Let us pray also for his family, and all those who are grieved by his death.

We pray for an end to the racism and injustice that fuels anger and perpetuates cycles of violence. We pray for all victims of violence in our society. Every act of violence dishonors God who bestows life and commands us to cherish it. We pray for all whose lives are not respected or protected as they should be.

We pray also for an end to the destructive rioting, looting and violence that does not soothe anger, but intensifies it. These acts of violence and destruction create a cycle of misery and breed resentment, hatred and bitterness. They do not heal our grieving hearts but harden them. We pray also for those charged with protecting our streets and our communities, that they may be protected from harm. Let us remember that these men and women who put themselves at risk for our safety are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and are themselves not the cause of the anger that seizes our communities.

We pray for those whose lives have been disrupted by rioting, whose livelihoods have been destroyed, and whose contributions to communities have been erased. Destroying the livelihood of a family does nothing to honor Mr. Floyd and pushes peace farther from our grasp. We pray that the cycle that creates ever more victims will stop.

We pray for our state and nation, already reeling from the pandemic and economic disaster and now confronting violence and turmoil.

We ask God Our Father, during this month of June in which we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to send His peace to comfort the afflicted and to protect the innocent. May the pierced and wounded heart of Jesus bring His love into our hearts. Only when we share God’s love with one another, when we see Him in the person of our brothers and sisters, will we know lasting peace and an end to the sin of injustice, bitterness and violence.

In the midst of this civil unrest, let us keep in mind the words of Rev. Martin Luther King: “Without Justice, there can be no peace” - and in the words of Pope St. John Paul II: “There is no peace without justice, and no justice without forgiveness.”

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Grace and Mercy, -Bishop Cotta

REFLEXION DEL OBISPO PARA JUNIO 2020

“Un llamado a la Paz y Oración”

Como Obispo de Stockton, hago un llamado a los fieles de la Diócesis a orar por nuestras comunidades y por nuestra nación en estos tiempos dolorosos, y turbulentas. Se necesita la oración tan urgentemente como en cualquier circunstancia de nuestras vidas. Rezamos por el descanso del alma de George Floyd, quien sufrió un asesinato sin sentido en las manos de quienes por su posición de confianza han provocado indignación y enojo. Oremos por su familia, y por todos aquellos que están afligidos por su muerte.

Oramos por un fin al racismo e injusticia que fomenta el enojo y perpetua ciclos de la violencia. Oramos por todas las víctimas de violencia en nuestra sociedad. Cada acto de violencia deshora a Dios quien nos da la vida y nos manda apreciar la vida. Oramos por todos cuyas vidas no son respetadas o protegidas como se debería.

Oramos por un fin a los disturbios destructivos, saqueos y violencia que no nos permite calmar el enojo, al contrario, lo intensifica. Estos actos de violencia y destrucción crean un ciclo de miseria y engendra resentimiento, odio y rencor. Esto no sana nuestros corazones afligidos, lo único que hace es endurecerlo. Oramos también por los que están encargados de proteger nuestras calles y nuestras comunidades, que ellos también sean protegidos de todo daño. Hay que recordar que estos hombres y mujeres ponen su vida en riesgo por nuestra seguridad y son madres y padres, hijos e hijas, ellos no son la causa de enojo que se apodera de nuestras comunidades.

Oramos por todos cuyas vidas han sido quebrantadas por los disturbios, y cuyos sustentos de vida han sido destruidos, y sus contribuciones a la comunidad han sido borradas. Destruyendo el sustento de una familia no honra la memoria del Sr. Floyd solamente aleja cada vez más la paz de nuestro alcance. Oramos para que el ciclo que crea más víctimas tenga fin.

Oramos por neutro estado y nación, que ya tambalea por la pandemia y desastre económico y ahora enfrenta la violencia y el disturbio.

Le pedimos a Dios Nuestro Padre, durante este mes de junio en el cual honramos el Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, que envié Su paz para consolar a los afligidos y proteger a los inocentes. Que el Corazón traspasado y herido de Jesús llene nuestros corazones de su amor. Solo cuando compartimos el amor de Dios unos con otros, cuando lo vemos a Él en la persona de nuestros hermanos y hermanas, solamente entonces conoceremos la paz duradera y el fin al pecado de la injusticia, amargura y violencia.

En medio de los disturbios civiles, tengamos en mente las palabras del Rev. Martin Luther King: “Sin Justicia, no puede haber paz”- y en las palabras del Papa San Juan Pablo II: “No hay paz sin justicia, y no hay justicia sin perdón.”

Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, ten misericordia de nosotros. Gracia y Misericordia, -Bishop Cotta