1001 Encinitas Blvd. Encinitas, CA 92024-2828 Phone: 760 753-6254 Fax: 760 753-7118

Saint John School : 760 944-8227 admin@saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnencinitas.org www.saintjohnschool.com

Pastor Father James Bahash Associate Pastor Father Ben Awongo AJ Deacon Bob Beiner School Principal Dan Schuh

Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 7:30am 9:00am 10:30am 12:00pm (Spanish) and 5:00pm

Daily Monday - Saturday 8:00am Rosary Daily, after morning Mass Novena Tuesday, after morning Mass

Perpetual Adoration 24 hours Sacrament of Penance Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Vocation Holy Hour 1st Friday, 8:00am Mass Baptism and Marriage Please call Parish Office

ThirtyThirtyThirty---Third Sunday in Ordinary TimeThird Sunday in Ordinary TimeThird Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19, 2017November 19, 2017November 19, 2017

From the Pastor Dear Friends, last week I shared with you the Church's teaching on Death and Judgment. Today let's address Heaven and Hell. Let's start with Hell so we can end on a positive note. Hell. Our Lord warns us that we shall be separated from him if we fail to meet the serious needs of the poor and the little ones who are his brethren. To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called "hell." (Go to Confession) Jesus often speaks of "Gehenna" of "the unquenchable fire" reserved for those who to the end of their lives refuse to be-lieve and be converted, where both soul and body can be lost. Jesus solemnly proclaims that he "will send his angels, and they will gather . . . all evil doers, and throw them into the furnace of fire," and that he will pronounce the condemnation: "Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire!" (Go to Confession) The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire." The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs. (Go to Confession) The affirmations of Sacred Scripture and the teachings of the Church on the subject of hell are a call to the responsibility incumbent upon man to make use of his freedom in view of his eternal destiny. They are at the same time an urgent call to conversion: "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few." (Go to Confession) Since we know neither the day nor the hour, we should follow the advice of the Lord and watch constantly so that, when the single course of our earthly life is completed, we may merit to enter with him into the marriage feast and be numbered among the blessed, and not, like the wicked and slothful servants, be ordered to depart into the eter-nal fire, into the outer darkness where "men will weep and gnash their teeth." - Lumen Gentium 48 God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a willful turning away from God (a mortal sin) is necessary, and persistence in it until the end. In the Eucharistic liturgy and in the daily prayers of her faithful, the Church implores the mercy of God, who does not want "any to perish, but all to come to repentance": Father, accept this offering from your whole fam-ily. Grant us your peace in this life, save us from final damnation, and count us among those you have chosen. (Go to Con-fession) Purgatory: All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal sal-vation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire: As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come. - St. Gregory the Great This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: "Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of pen-ance undertaken on behalf of the dead: Let us help and commemorate them. If Job's sons were purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them. - St. John Chrysostom Con’t

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We pray for our sick and deceased at daily Mass.

Saint John School

Pre-school - Grade 8 Principal : Dan Schuh

760 944-8227 www.saintjohnschool.com

School will resume Monday (27)

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Contributions last weekend (5) amounted to

$16,700.00 with 367 families using envelopes. A further $4,186.00 was contributed Online. In addition, All Souls Day $637.00, All Saints Day $2,303.00 and the

Building Fund $2,232.00

Please Keep in Your Prayers

Josefina Garcia, Saul Garcia, Mary Allegretti, Erica Amador, Martha Amador, Julia Bauer, Bob Behler, Charles and Alice Biasotti, Joe Blair, Pat Cadenhead, Taylor Camisa, Michael Verla Carney, Yolanda Cassios, Ma. Eugenia Cazares, Tim Cobb, JoAnn Coules, Rob Crewse, Phyllis Davidson, Judith Demarest, Edward Dillon, Barbara Dorion, Ashlie Dunlap, Tho-mas Fitzpatrick, Greg Fix, Kathy Fix, Nick Fix, Salvador Gonza-les, Jane Grover, Pat Hosaka, Janis Hyatt, Charles Jarzynka, Cheyne Johnston, Maria Johnson, Deloris King, Susanne Knut-tila, Neal Kusumoto, Eva King, Susanne Knuttila, Skyler Koehne, Rose Lenehan, Stella Lubera, Julianne Maier, Andy Maduza, Diana Mase–Goldman, Brian McCloskey, Sharon McGuire, Pat McKinley, Robert (Mac)McLoughlin, Lucy Mee, Maria Mendez, Patty Moore, Toni Naidenoff, Luz Nieve, Eileen O’Connor, Grace Oreb, Florence Park, Joaquin Perez, Beverly Petraglia, Peter Pongwattana, Jennifer Proder, David Rambeau, Ashley Ray, Ge-nieve Robideau, Elizabeth Roney, Selena Sandoval, Douglas Schmude, Lori Smith, Gina Stack, Jane and Jim Studrawa, Kas-sidy Thomas, Andrew Todd, Jean Toner, Nancy Tsoubris, Jerry Tunnero, Grant & Griffin Waller, Ken Watts, David Webber, Bernard Wessel, Jerry Werth, John Whitty, Diane and Jason Wil-liamson, & Dave Wibbelsman.

Rest in Peace Doris Almy, Ann and Charles Evleth

Heaven: Those who die in God's grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ. They are like God for ever, for they "see him as he is," face to face: By virtue of our apostolic authority, we define the following: According to the general disposition of God, the souls of all the saints . . . and other faithful who died after receiving Christ's holy Baptism (provided they were not in need of purification when they died, . . . or, if they then did need or will need some purification, when they have been purified after death, . . .) already before they take up their bodies again and before the general judgment - and this since the Ascension of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into heaven - have been, are and will be in heaven, in the heavenly Kingdom and celestial paradise with Christ, joined to the company of the holy angels. Since the Passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ, these souls have seen and do see the divine essence with an intuitive vision, and even face to face, without the mediation of any creature. - Benedict XII This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity - this communion of life and love with the Trinity, with the Virgin Mary, the angels and all the blessed - is called "heaven." Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme, definitive happiness. This mystery of blessed communion with God and all who are in Christ is be-yond all understanding and description. Scripture speaks of it in images: life, light, peace, wedding feast, wine of the king-dom, the Father's house, the heavenly Jerusalem, paradise: "no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man con-ceived, what God has prepared for those who love him." Because of his transcendence, God cannot be seen as he is, unless he himself opens up his mystery to man's immediate contemplation and gives him the capacity for it. The Church calls this contemplation of God in his heavenly glory "the bea-tific vision": How great will your glory and happiness be, to be allowed to see God, to be honored with sharing the joy of salva-tion and eternal light with Christ your Lord and God, . . . to delight in the joy of immortality in the Kingdom of heaven with the righteous and God's friend. - St. Cyprian In the glory of heaven the blessed continue joyfully to fulfill God's will in relation to other men and to all creation. Already they reign with Christ; with him "they shall reign forever and ever."

Hawkes Home, Inc. Enjoy music by Mark, Eric, and friends. House

tours, door prizes and lots of food by Bruce. Sunday, December 3, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

A 501(c)3 nonprofit recovery home for men emerg-ing from incarceration at

1020 Marbo Terrace, Vista 92084 For more info. Harley and Joyce Noel 760 635-0935

Perpetual Adoration CLOSURE NOTICE: The Adoration Chapel will close at noon on Thanksgiving Day. It will open again after the 8:00 am Mass on Friday. We are looking for more substitutes, especially nighttime. Volunteers are needed for:

Sunday, 12:00am Monday, 1:00pm Tuesday, 7:00am

Wednesday, 3:00pm Thursday, 10:00am Friday, 10:00pm

Saturday, 3:00am, 3:00pm and 11:00pm We also need another volunteer for Day Captain to take charge of arranging substitutes for regular adorers on the Captain’s as-

signed day Ken Poggenburg 760 635-2573Lupe Cardona (Sp)760 753-7784 Perpetual Adoration is prayer in the presence of the Most Blessed Sacrament ... 24 hours, day and night, seven days a week. All are welcome!

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"Come let us ring out our joy to the Lord!" (Psalm 95)

The Children's Choir will be singing for the 4pm and 6pm Christmas Eve Masses (December

24th, 2017). Songs to include, "Away in a Manger," "Silent Night," and more!

Any children interested in singing (and parents, too!), please email the director of the Children's

Choir, Miss Adele Grabowski, at agrabowski@saintjohnschool.com, or the music

office at music@saintjohnencinitas.org.

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday November 18 5:00pm Special Intention Sunday Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time November 19 Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31; 1 Thes 5:1-6; Mt 25:14-30 7:30am Don and Bill Obenberger † 9:00am Special Intention 10:30am Sam Nicolia † 12:00pm Adan Gonzalez † 5:00pm Parishioners Monday 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Lk 18:35-43 November 20 8:00am Peter Diaz † Tuesday The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary November 21 2 Mc 6:18-31; Lk 19:1-10 8:00am Tom Quinn † Wednesday Saint Cecilia November 22 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Lk 19:11-28 8:00am Special Intention Thursday Thanksgiving Day November 23 Sir 50:22-24; 1 Cor 1:3-9; Lk 17:11-19 9:00am Virginia Smith † Mike Cabeza † Friday Saint Andrew Dung-Lac

November 24 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; 1 Chr 29:10bcd, 11-12; Lk 19:45-48

8:00am Ed Knob † Saturday Saint Catherine of Alexandria November 25 1 Mc 6:1-13; Lk 20:27-40 8:00am Marie A. Valvano † 5:00pm Mike King † Sunday Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe November 26 Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28; Mt 25:31-46 7:30am Louise Hayward † 9:00am Phyllis Zarro † 10:30am Special Intention

12:00pm Maria Diaz-Enriquez †

5:00pm Parishioners

Mary Gonzales †

Maria Angela Nieves †

Thank You The Ladies of the Saint John Altar Society are tickled-pink and thank-ful for parishioner support of our recent Christmas Bazaar. Your donations were valued and your attendance and purchases at the Ba-

zaar were remarkable. Stay tuned to hear soon about a significant contribution the Altar Society will make.

We are also so very grateful for the kindness of the facilities team. Their quick and thorough energy certainly made our efforts easier.

The office staff was equally patient and agreeable to all our needs and requests along the way.

On event day the carols sung by our amazing choirs added such joy as shoppers entered the hall with smiles on their faces. Finally, the

prayers and support of Fr. Jim and Fr. Ben made our hearts happy and kept our tired bodies going. Thank you all!

There will be construction to install utilities for the new homes to the south taking place at the Balour entrance to the Church grounds on November 20 - 23 and again December 18 - January 5. On these dates there may be periods, particularly in the mornings, when there will only be one lane of traffic at the Church entrance. We ask that you make note of these dates and use the entrance to the Church from Encinitas Blvd in order to minimize potential disruption of traffic. Work will be done by 2pm each day, and will NOT occur on week-ends or on Christmas Day.

Join us Sunday (19) from 8:30am - 12:00pm

for pancakes, fruit, bacon, orange juice and donuts.

‘To Go’ Plates are available

Thanksgiving Day Family Mass

9:00am on Thursday (23)

Bring your bread and wine to be blessed.

Women’s Retreat Thursday (30) 9:00am-2:00pm Prince of Peace Abbey, $30.00-lunch included

Register with Carol 415 827-7197

Del Pastor

Queridos amigos, la semana pasada compartí con ustedes las enseñanzas de la Iglesia sobre la Muerte y el Juicio. Hoy abordemos el Cielo y el Infierno. Comencemos con el Infierno para poder terminar con una nota positiva. Infierno. Nuestro Señor nos advierte que seremos separados de él si no suplimos las serias necesidades de los pobres y los pequeños que son sus hermanos. Morir en pecado mortal sin arrepentirse y aceptar el amor misericordioso de Dios significa permanecer separado de él para siempre por nuestra propia libre elección. Este estado de autoexclusión definiti-va de la comunión con Dios se llama "infierno". (Vaya a la confesión) Jesús a menudo habla de "Gehena" del "fuego inextinguible" reservado para aquellos que, al final de sus vidas, se niegan a creer y convertirse, donde tanto el alma como el cuerpo pueden perderse. Jesús proclama solemnemente que "enviará a sus ángeles, y ellos reunirán ... a todos los malvados, y los arrojarán al horno de fuego", y que él pronunciará la condenación: "Apártense de mí, malditos, y váyanse al ¡fuego eterno!" (Vaya a la confesión) La enseñanza de la Iglesia afirma la existencia del infierno y su eternidad. Inmediatamente después de la muerte, las almas de aquellos que mueren en un estado de pecado mortal descienden al infierno, donde sufren los castigos del infier-no, el "fuego eterno". El principal castigo del infierno es la separación eterna de Dios, en quien solo el hombre puede poseer la vida y la felicidad para la cual fue creado y por lo que anhela. (Vaya a la confesión) Las afirmaciones de la Sagrada Escritura y las enseñanzas de la Iglesia sobre el tema del infierno son un llamado a la responsabilidad que incumbe al hombre de hacer uso de su libertad en vista de su destino eterno. Son al mismo tiempo un llamado urgente a la conversión: "Entra por la puerta angosta, porque la puerta es ancha y el camino es fácil, que con-duce a la destrucción, y los que entran por ella son muchos. el camino es difícil, eso lleva a la vida, y aquellos que lo encuentran son pocos ". (Vaya a la confesión)

Como no conocemos ni el día ni la hora, debemos seguir el consejo del Señor y vigilar constantemente para que, cuando se complete el curso de nuestra vida terrenal, tengamos el mérito de entrar con él en la fiesta de bodas y ser contados entre los benditos, y no, como los siervos perversos y perezosos, se les ordena salir al fuego eterno, a la oscuridad exterior donde "los hombres llorarán y rechinarán los dientes". - Lumen Gentium 48

Dios no predestina a nadie a ir al infierno; para esto, un alejamiento voluntario de Dios (un pecado mortal) es necesa-rio, y persistencia en él hasta el final. En la liturgia eucarística y en las oraciones diarias de sus fieles, la Iglesia implora la misericordia de Dios, que no quiere que "ninguno perezca, sino que todos procedan al arrepentimiento": Padre, acepta esta ofrenda de toda tu familia. Danos tu paz en esta vida, sálvanos de la condenación final, y cuéntanos entre aquellos que has elegido. (Vaya a la confesión) Purgatorio: Todos los que mueren en la gracia y la amistad de Dios, pero aún están imperfectamente purificados, de hecho están seguros de su salvación eterna; pero después de la muerte se someten a la purificación, para alcanzar la san-tidad necesaria para entrar en la alegría del cielo. La Iglesia le da el nombre de Purgatorio a esta purificación final de los elegidos, que es completamente diferente del castigo de los condenados. La Iglesia formuló su doctrina de la fe en el Purgatorio especialmente en los concilios de Florencia y Trento. La tradición de la Iglesia, por referencia a ciertos textos de las Escrituras, habla de un fuego purificador: En cuanto a ciertas fallas menores, debemos creer que, antes del Juicio Final, hay un fuego purificador. El que es la verdad dice que quien pronuncie la blasfemia contra el Espíritu Santo no será perdonado ni en esta época ni en la veni-dera. De esta oración entendemos que ciertas ofensas pueden ser perdonadas en esta era, pero otras en la era venidera. - San Gregorio Magno Esta enseñanza también se basa en la práctica de la oración por los muertos, ya mencionada en la Sagrada Escritura: "Por lo tanto, [Judas Macabeo] hizo expiación por los muertos, para que pudieran ser librados de su pecado". Desde el principio, la Iglesia ha honrado la memoria de los muertos y ha ofrecido oraciones en sufragio por ellos, sobre todo el sacrificio eucarístico, para que, así purificados, puedan alcanzar la visión beatífica de Dios. La Iglesia también reco-mienda la limosna, las indulgencias y las obras de penitencia realizadas en nombre de los muertos:

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Del Pastor Continuación Permítanos ayudarlos y conmemorarlos. Si los hijos de Job fueron purificados por el sacrificio de su padre, ¿por qué dudaríamos de que nuestras ofrendas por los muertos les traigan algo de consuelo? No vacilemos en ayudar a los que han muerto y en ofrecer nuestras oraciones por ellos. - San Juan Crisóstomo Cielo: Aquellos que mueren en la gracia y amistad de Dios y están perfectamente purificados, viven para siempre con Cristo. Son como Dios para siempre, porque ellos "lo ven tal como es", cara a cara: En virtud de nuestra autoridad apostólica, definimos lo siguiente: De acuerdo con la disposición general de Dios, las almas de todos los santos. . . y otros fieles que murieron después de recibir el santo Bautismo de Cristo (con la condición de que no necesitaran purificación después que murieron, ... o, si luego necesitaron o necesitarán alguna purificación, cuando hayan sido purificados después de la muerte, ...) ya antes de tomar sus cuerpos otra vez y antes del juicio general - y esto desde la Ascensión de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo al cielo - han sido, están y estarán en el cielo, en el Reino celestial y el paraíso celestial con Cristo, se unió a la compañía de los santos ángeles. Desde la Pasión y muerte de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, estas almas han visto y ven la esencia divina con una visión intuitiva, e incluso cara a cara, sin la mediación de ninguna criatura. - Benedicto XII Esta vida perfecta con la Santísima Trinidad, esta comunión de vida y amor con la Trinidad, con la Virgen María, los ángeles y todos los bienaventurados, se llama "cielo". El cielo es el fin último y el cumplimiento de los anhelos humanos más profundos, el estado de la felicidad suprema y definitiva. Este misterio de bendita comunión con Dios y con todos los que están en Cristo está más allá de toda comprensión y descripción. La Escritura habla de ella en imágenes: vida, luz, paz, fiesta de bodas, vino del reino, la casa del Padre, la Jerusalén celestial, el paraíso: "ningún ojo ha visto, ni oído ha escuchado, ni corazón del hombre concebido, lo que Dios ha preparado para quienes lo aman ". Debido a su trascendencia, Dios no puede ser visto tal como es, a menos que él mismo abra su misterio a la contem-plación inmediata del hombre y le dé la capacidad para ello. La Iglesia llama a esta contemplación de Dios en su gloria celestial "la visión beatífica": ¡Cuán grande será tu gloria y felicidad, que te permitan ver a Dios, ser honrado con compartir el gozo de la salvación y la luz eterna con Cristo, tu Señor y Dios! . . deleitarse en la alegría de la inmortalidad en el Reino de los cielos con los justos y el amigo de Dios. - San Cipriano En la gloria del cielo, los bienaventurados continúan gozosamente para cumplir la voluntad de Dios en relación con otros hombres y con toda la creación. Ya ellos reinan con Cristo; con él "reinarán por los siglos de los siglos"

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46 ROSARIOS EN HONOR DE NUESTRA SEÑORA LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE

Itinerario:

Domingo 19, Isabel Nava, 187 Country Haven Rd. Encinitas, 760-893-6108

Lunes 20, M. Noemí, 2047 Village Park Way #257, Encinitas, 760-481-5742

Martes 21, Lola Balderas, 1117 Balour Dr, Encinitas, 760-632-5203

Miércoles 22, Lidia Rodríguez, 1242 Lock Lomond Dr. Cardiff, 760-704-9736 Jueves 23, Llamen a Olivia Reynaga para la dirección 760-753-5230

Viernes 24, Janet Nieto, 1201 N. Vulcan Ave., #3 Encinitas, 760-815-6892 Sábado 25 Alicia Magaña, 830 Lady Bug Lane, 760-899-8969

Si tienen preguntas pueden llamar a Olivia Reynaga al 760 753-5230