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St. John of God Catholic ChurchOur Address: 13819 S. Pioneer Blvd. Norwalk CA, 90650 *Phone: (562) 863-5721 * Message Text Phone: (562) 644-1647Fax: (562) 406-3927 * Email: frontoffice@sjogparish.org * Website: www.sjogparish.orgFollow us on Facebook: St. John of God Catholic Church, NorwalkThe Most Holy TrinityMay 30, 2021

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY LA SANTÍSIMA TRINIDADSUNDAY READINGSMay 30, 2021TODAY’S READINGSFirst Reading — The Lord is God in the heavens above and onearth below (Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40).Psalm — Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own(Psalm 33).Second Reading — You received a Spirit of adoption, through whomwe cry, “Abba, Father!” (Romans 8:14-17)Gospel — Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:16-20).The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, InternationalCommission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights �LECTURAS DE HOYPrimera lectura — El Señor es Dios en los cielos y en la tierra, y nohay otro (Deuteronomio 4:32-34, 39-40).Salmo — Dichoso el pueblo escogido por Dios (Salmo 33 [32]).Segunda lectura — Somos hijos de Dios, herederos también; herederos de Dios (Romanos 8:14-17).Evangelio — Jesús les dice a sus discípulos que vayan y hagandiscípulos de todas las naciones (Mateo 28:16-20).Salmo responsorial: Leccionario Hispanoamericano Dominical 1970, Comisión Episcopal Española. Usadocon permiso. Todos los derechos reservados.WEEKLY COLLECTION - COLECTA SEMANALDue to the suspension of Masses amid the current health threat ofCOVID-19, our collection has drop. We encourage you to donateonline, mail your donations to the church office, or drop them off at theoffice. Thank you for your generous donations to our Parish St. John ofGod. We appreciate any amount you may wish to donate. We areconstantly praying for you and your families. You may contact us at(562) 863–5721MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKMonday, May 317:30 A.M. FR Marco Parela, Jr. † Fernando Inda (H) (MCI)5:00 P.M. FR Mercedes Perez †Tuesday, June 17:30 A.M. FR Terry Stevens † Douglas O’Leary † (MCI)5:00 P.M. FP Philip Maring †Wednesday, June 27:30 A.M. FR Oscar Barraza †5:00 P.M. FP Christian Barrera (BD)Thursday, June 37:30 A.M. FP Maria & Roberto Torres (H)5:00 P.M. FP All Pregnant Women (B)Friday, June 47:30 A.M. FP Francis Ho †5:00 P.M. FR April Daguioag (T)Saturday, June 57:30 A.M. FP Felix Fernandez (T)5:00 P.M. FR Baldomero Perez Sr. & Jr. (BD)Enrique Nava Cabrera † (MCI)Sunday, June 66:30 A.M.8:00 A.M.9:45 A.M.11:15 A.M.12:45 P.M.5:00 P.M.FPFPFRFRFPFPNorma McGough †Mass For Our ParishionersManuel B. Gonzalez †Andres Guerra (H)Maria Gilma Agudelo †Vanessa Guerra (H) (MCI)Weekly Collection - May 22/23 Your contributions supportRegular Collection 13, 758.58Building & Maintenance 3, 444.00Grand Total 17, 202.58the operations of the churchand all of our different ministries. We encourage you tocontinue your support. Youcan give using cash, check,debit or credit card.Thank you for all the ways yougenerously support our Parish.Online GivingMarch 2021 8, 715.10April 2021 8, 326.00“For it is in giving that we receive ”St. Francis of AssisiLEGENDFR– Fr. Raymond , FP– Fr. Pius, VP– Visiting Priest (*) Bilingual† - R.I.P , T – Thanksgiving, BD– Birthday, B– BlessingsWAnn.- Wedding Anniversary, H- Health, PS -Prayer ServiceMCI– Memorial Candle IntentionGIVING BACKHAVE YOU REMEMBERED ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH OR OURSCHOOL IN YOUR WILL OR TRUST?Please consider placing your second home and what has been a refuge for many, St. John of God, in your trust. Help us continue to aidethe generations to come in our mission of evangelization throughChildren's Catechism, RCIA, Adult Formation, Youth Ministry, Outreach to the homeless, etc.For further information, please contact Fr. Raymond Decipeda, pastorat (562) 863-5721 or e-mail him at frontoffice@sjogparish.orgOur correct legal title is: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, A Sole Corporation For the benefit of: ST. JOHN OF GOD PARISH OR ST. JOHN OF GOD SCHOOL.

Fr. Pius Noel Pareja, MMHCTHE MYSTERY OF THE TRINITYSolemnity of the Most Holy TrinityMay 30, 2021When Jesus taught about the Eucharist, Hegave a long discourse on the Bread of Life andcelebrated it in the Passover setting. When Hespoke about the Holy Spirit, He gave another long discourseabout the Spirit and the role He will be playing in the life of theChurch. But when Jesus spoke about the Father, the Son andSpirit, He simply spoke about it focusing on their relationships.During the early life of the Church it was not even discussed butsimply accepted as the truth. But as the Church spread to otherculture, particularly the Greek culture, there was a need to explain the mystery without contradicting our monotheistic belief,our belief that there is only one God. How do we acknowledgethe reality of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as distinct personyet believe in one God? After so many centuries until now westill have a hard time explaining the mystery of the Trinity.It is difficult to explain the mystery of Trinity but it does notmean that we do not have a way of understanding that reality. Wecan only use simile and analogy. Once we use a word or a language, we must also be aware of their limitation. We are usingsomething that is limited by the context and use of that word in agiven language. Sometimes we need to use so many words toexplain one reality. Just like translating from one language to theother. We often find one word in our language that we usuallyuse but it has no exact translation in another language that we areusing. We end up explaining the idea in many words to make iteasier for that person to understand what we are saying. We needto use some words that are familiar to the one listening to us.Jesus revealed the reality of the Trinity in the context of relationship.He spoke of His love for His Father, of how much He knows theFather and vice-versa, of His obedience to the will of the Father,of the appreciation of the Father for the things that He was doingfor the Father, of His gratitude for the love and concern of theWhen I was a little child, one of our catechists explained the Father for Him, of His willingness to follow the will of the FatherTrinity by using the mango as an example. She said: “This is a even if it was difficult and it would require that He give up Hismango. It has three parts the skin, the flesh and the seed. The life, and of His oneness with the Father.mango has three distinct parts but it still remains one mango.” Itis a very simple analogy. And to a child, it was easy to grasp. But Jesus spoke of the Holy Spirit as His abiding presence in theas one grows older, the question on the Trinity becomes compli- Church and in the world. He mentioned that the Holy Spirit willcated. The answers do not seem enough to capture the whole real- make them understand all that He has given them, and will makeity. And some simple explanation often fall short. The answer known all that He intended to reveal to the Church and to theworld. The Holy Spirit will draw from Jesus all that He will resimply gives way to some more questions.veal to the Church.In the history of the Church, a lot of the heresies were formed outof an honest desire to know and understand this mystery. They The nearest concept that we can use explain the Trinity is thedid not mean to teach something that is false. But the words they family. It has three distinct persons: father, mother and child.used were not enough to clearly explain it. At times there was a They comprise one reality called the family. What binds themneed to coin a new word in order to explain the mystery. The together is the relationship that they have for another that is rootlegend about St. Augustine provided us a good explanation why it ed in love. It will not totally capture the entire mystery of theTrinity but this concept is the one closest to what Jesus has rewas difficult to understand the mystery of the Trinity.vealed to us.The scene was at the seashore. There was a smallhole on the seashore dug by a little boy. And thelittle boy has on his hand a seashell. Along the sandybeach, St. Augustine was walking while he was pondering with difficulty the mystery of the Most HolyTrinity. “Father, Son, Holy Spirit; three in one!” hemuttered, shaking his head.As he approached the little boy who was runningback and forth between the sea and the small holewith a seashell filled with water, Augustine becamecurious and asked the little boy: “Son, what are youdoing?”“Can’t you see?” said the boy. “I’m emptying the seaand putting all its water into this pool!”“Son, you cannot do that!” Augustine countered.“I will sooner empty the sea into this pool than youwill manage to get the mystery of the Most HolyTrinity into your head!” replied the little boy.Upon saying that, the boy, who according to thelegend was an angel, quickly disappeared. He leftAugustine alone with the mystery of the Most HolyTrinity.Love becomes profound in the context of a growing relationshipthat is deepened by:A. By being able to know each other more. It is broughtabout by a communication that is constant, open andsincere, by acceptance of the total reality of the personbeing loved in the many diverse experiences that theywill have, by the deeper understanding of each other thatis brought about by their shared experience, and by theirappreciation and thankfulness for the gift of person thatis fully given and shared with one another.B. By generosity of giving to one another. This generosityof love is seen in the way Jesus was willing to give upHis life in obedience to the Father. It was a love that iswilling to sacrifice for another. It was also the same generosity of the Father that He was willing to give us Hisonly Son that we may be saved. Jesus sent the HolySpirit that He may continue to sustain us by grace in ourjourney of faith.As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, may we give thanks to God whocontinued to love us in the Father who provides for our needs, inthe Son who continues to save us through the Paschal Mysterythat we celebrate in the Sacraments, and in the Holy Spirit thatcontinues to sanctify us, guides us and strengthen us in our journey.

MISIONNESOUNIDNATE CONALEDFEEl lanzamiento es del 5 al 6 de junio de 2021. Haga un esfuerzo especial paraasistir a misa, virtualmente o en persona, para que podamos orar y reflexionarsobre cómo podemos continuar ayudando a nuestras parroquias y escuelas endificultades en la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles. Una de CADA 5 parroquiasnecesita asistencia financiera y 1 de cada 4 escuelas católicas necesita fondoscríticos para mantener sus puertas abiertas.La meta acumulativa de Juntos en Misión de este año es de 15.35 millones entodo las cinco regiones, así que visite el cartel de Juntos en Misión en suvestíbulo de la iglesia para la meta de Juntos en Misión de su parroquia. Juntos,hagamos una diferencia para los necesitados, especialmente después de estaaño desafiante