Father Tony Gomez, Pastor Father Lester Niez, Associate Pastor Father Brian Delaney, In Residence Father Marco Reyes, In Residence Senior Deacon Chuck and Marge Baker Deacon Couple Mario & Nati Mejia Deacon Couple Mario & Ann Guerra Tita Guzman, Diaconate Minister Sue Cunneen, Diaconate Minister Sue Cunneen, Diaconate Minister

April 1, 2018

EASTER SUNDAY THE RESURRECTION

OF THE LORD

St. Linus Catholic Church

13915 Shoemaker Ave.

Norwalk, CA 90650

Phone (562) 921-6649

Fax (562) 921-5150

Website http://www.stlinus-church.org

Office Hours

Mon.-Fri.: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Closed for Lunch: 12-1 p.m. Sat.: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sun.: 8:00 a.m.-2 p.m.

St. Linus School

(562) 921-0336

Religious Education Office (562) 921-5179

Ana Engquist, Business Manager Greg Climaco, School Principal

Christina May, Director of Religious Education

5:30 AM - SALUBONG MASS 8:00 AM 10:00 AM

12:15 PM - SPANISH THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASSES ON EASTER SUNDAY

Easter Sunday

He is Risen

Our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the feast.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord PAGE 2 April 1, 2018

Adoración Nocturna Contacto: Amalia Sanchez

(562) 228-5132 3rd Fri. 7 pm - Sat, 7:15 A.M.│En la Iglesia

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Contact: Dorie Sablan

(562) 926-3435 1st Fri.│7P.M.-Sat. 7:15A.M.│Church

Adult Confirmation Parish Center: (562) 921-5179

Altar Servers Contact: Dennis Adame

Parish Center: (562) 889-9322

Altar Society Contact: Parish Office

(562) 921-6649

Anointing of the Sick Parish Center: (562) 921-6649

Baptismal Preparation of Children English & Spanish

Parish Center: (562) 921-6649

Because We Care Ministry Contact: Barbra Manriquez

(562) 354-3390 Bereavement Support Group

Contact: Parish Office (562) 921-6649

Bible Study-English Contact: Barbara Fries

(562) 926-1770 Tues.│8-9 P.M.│Rm. 8

Boy Scouts, Troop 394 Scout Master: Nandha Kumar Parish Center: 714 623-0671

Mon.│7-8:30 P.M.│Hall

Charismatic Healing Mass Contact: Sion Ferrer

(562) 921-6649 Various Mon.│7 P.M.│Church

Church Environment & Art

Contact: Dennis & Bernice Adame (562) 889-9322

Couples for Christ Contact: Sonny Berberabe

(562) 921-6649

Cursillo Ultreya—Spanish Contacto: Miguel y Margarita Ramos

(562) 929-4693

Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial Contacto: Elsa & Rolando Castillo

(562) 360-6112

Fiesta Committee Contact: Robert Perez

Parish Center: (562) 929-7195

Filipino Association Contact: Rey Factoran

(714) 670-8788 Meets once a month

Finance Council Contact: Joe Julien

(562) 921-6649

Funerals Parish Center: (562) 921-6649

Gift Shop Vestibule of Church

Contact: John A. L. Moran Parish Center: (562) 921-6649

Open after all Weekend Masses

Golden Age Club President: Richard Contreras

(562) 929-1670 3rd Sun│1:30-4:30 P.M.│Hall

Grupo de Oración Contacto: Alejandro Gama

(714) 231-3646 Wed.│7-9:00 P.M.│Hall

Guadalupanas Contacto: Patricia Mesa

(562) 412-3012 Ultimo Jueves del mes│7 P.M.│Rm. 11

Fri.│7:00 P.M.│Youth Room

Knights of Columbus #10623 Grand Knight: Eli Samora

(562) 716-7548 2nd Tues.│7:30 P.M.│Hall

Legion of Mary Contact: Sylvia J. Layao

(562) 404-1174 Praesidium

Tues.│5-6 P.M.│Rm. 10 Curia

2nd Thur.│7 P.M.│Rm. 10

Liturgy Committee Director: Maureen Linnebur

(562) 716-0564

Ministerios Hispanos Contacto: Sal Cuevas

(562) 921-6649

Ministry to the Sick Contact: Cornell Watson

(562) 822-4506

Mother of Perpetual Help Novena Contact: Imelda Manalac

(562) 404-6145 Tues.│7:00 P.M.│Church

Music Ministry/Choir Directors (562) 921-6649

7:30pm Filipino Choir (1st Sunday of the month)

Anthony “AC” Cerna: 5:30pm JP Panganiban: 9:00am Adult Choir

Mark Newberry: 7:30pm Adult Choir

Mustard Seed Communities Contact: Teresa Estrada

(562) 921-6649

Parish Council Contact: Parish Office

(562) 921-6649

Prayer Shawl Ministry Contact: Mary Ratanasurakam

(951) 500-0787 Last Monday | 6:30 P.M. | Par. Off.

ProLife Ministry Contact: Barbra Manriquez

(562) 354-3390 3rd Thursday| 6:00 P.M. | Par. Off.

RCIA Director: Dennis Jones

e-mail: djones@stlinus.org (562) 921-6649

Santo Niño Devotions 1st Fri.│6:30 P.M.│Church

Religious Education Director: Christina May (562) 921-5179 Office

Religious Vocations Parish Center: (562) 921-6649

Safeguard the Children Contact: Parish Office

(562) 921-6649

St. Linus School Principal: Greg Climaco (562) 921-0336 Office www.stlinuslions.com

St. Linus Ushers Contact: Cornell Watson

(562) 822-4506

Weddings & Quinceañeras Coordinator: Sue Ellen Rojas

(562) 260-7175

Youth Ministry/LIFE TEEN Youth Ministry: Anthony Cerna “AC”

(562) 455-4680 Confirmation Coordinator: Adrian Flores

(562) 921-5179

Ministry in Action...

PAGE 3 Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor PROCLAIM THE RISEN CHRIST

On Easter morning everything—the spring weather, the flowers, birds and butterflies, the people around us in their finery, the beautiful liturgy and mu-sic—everything seems to bear witness that Jesus Christ is risen today! Like the eyewitness accounts in today’s scriptures, the glorious and joyful life all around us helps us to believe the good news of the Resurrection and sing “Alleluia!” In the scriptures today we hear from Peter and Paul and John. All three speak with conviction about witnessing the resurrected Christ. John’s Gospel account includes Mary of Magdala, who also was privileged to witness the Resurrection and tell others the good news. On this glorious Easter Sunday can we ourselves give eyewitness accounts that Jesus Christ is risen today, alive and active in our lives?

Question of the Week

First Reading — Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). Psalm — This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad (Psalm 118). (1) Second Reading — All who are baptized, set your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or (2) Second Reading — Christ our Passover is sacrificed; therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8). Gospel — Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9) or Mark 16:1-7 (or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35). Question for Children: What sacrifices do you make for those whom you love? for you. Question for Adults: In what ways has God called you to die in Christ? How is this expressed in your own life?

Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13- 35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2ab, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mk 16:9-15 Sunday: Acts 4:32-35; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31

Pregunta de la Semana

Lecturas de la Semana

Primera lectura — Pedro es un testigo: el Señor ha resu-citado (Hechos 10:34a, 37-43). Salmo — Este es el día en que actuó el Señor: sea nuestra alegría y nuestro gozo (Salmo 118 [117]). (1) Segunda lectura — Todos los bautizados, eleven su corazón al cielo (Colosenses 3:1-4). (2) Segunda lectura — Cristo nuestra Pascua fue sacrifi-cado; por tanto celebremos (1 Corintios 5:6b-8). Evangelio — Tres testigos, María, Pedro y Juan; cada uno responde a la tumba vacía (Juan 20:1-9) o Mc 16:1-7 o (en misas de la tarde o la noche) Lc 24:13-35. Pregunta para los niños: ¿Qué sacrificios haces por aquellos que amas? Pregunta para los adultos: ¿De qué maneras lo ha llamado Dios a morir en Cristo? ¿Cómo se expresa esto en su propia vida?

Readings for the Week

Lunes: Hch 2:14, 22-33; Sal 16 (15):1-2a, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15 Martes: Hch 2:36-41; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18 Miércoles: Hch 3:1-10; Sal 105 (104):1-4, 6-9; Lc 24:13-35 Jueves: Hch 3:11-26; Sal 8:2ab, 5-9; Lc 24:35-48 Viernes: Hch 4:1-12; Sal 118 (117):1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21:1-14 Sábado: Hch 4:13-21; Sal 118 (117):1, 14-15ab, 16-21; Mc 16:9-15 Domingo: Hch 4:32-35; Sal 118 (117):2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Jn 5:1-6; Jn 20:19-31

I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

— Psalm 118:17

Easter Sunday

At Easter, the Church resumes singing Alleluia at Mass. Our Alleluia celebrates the central events of the Christian faith, and the central turning point of human history. The resurrection of Jesus first revealed the victory of Jesus on the cross. Jesus fulfilled God’s promises to rescue Israel and all of humanity from the effects of sin and death. Easter reveals that God’s new creation has now been launched, with Jesus’ resurrected body as its first demon-stration. This new creation will be completed upon Jesus’ return, when heaven and earth are fully joined. Right now, in this new Reign of God in Jesus, the Holy Spirit empowers us to join God’s project, to renew all of God’s beloved creation. And Easter reminds us that wherever we are in life, in whatever difficulties or messes we find ourselves, God offers us a new beginning. Alleluia in-deed!

THE VICTOR Today the Victor o’er his foes

For human consolation rose. Alleluia. —Surrexit Christus hodie, Translated by J. M. Neale

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord PAGE 4

Saturday, March 31st 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:00 PM Kyle Santos, Birthday

Easter Sunday, April 1st 5:30 AM Dr. Ofelia S. Ong, R.I.P. 8:00 AM Balbina Escaleras, Birthday 10:00 AM Guadalupe Espinoza, R.I.P. 12:15 PM Oscar Sarabia, Thanksgiving

Monday, April 2nd 8:30 AM Spagnolo Family

Tuesday, April 3rd 8:30 AM Belated Feast of San Pedro Calungsod 7:00 PM Our Parish Priests, Fr. Tony, Fr. Les, Fr. Brian, & Fr. Marco

Wednesday, April 4th 8:30 AM Manuela Trinidad, Thanksgiving

Thursday, April 5th 8:30 AM Mauricio & Ursula Cacal, R.I.P.

Friday, April 6th 8:30 AM Annette Ayala, Happy Birthday 7:00 PM Vocations for Religious Life

Saturday, April 7th 8:30 AM Bill & Florean Hale, R.I.P. 8:00 AM Anunciación Aldea, R.I.P.

Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8th 7:30 AM Juana Soriano, R.I.P. 9:00 AM Adelanida & Elijo Beltran, R.I.P. 10:30 AM Serafin & Delfina Salazar 12:15 PM Olga Valle, R.I.P. 5:00 PM Alex Cabral, Happy Birthday 7:30 AM Janie Payan, R.I.P.

April 1, 2018

IN OUR PRAYERS

Prayers for our brothers and sisters in their time of suffering and need…

If you or someone in your family is in need of prayers, please contact the Parish office at (562) 921-6649 or email: bulletin@stlinus.org

Check side tables/walls by side doors & vestibule for "White Special Mass Prayer Envelopes". They can be used for additional special prayer after "Prayers of the Faithful/Intercessions". i.e.: Birthdays, Weddings, Anni-versaries, Recent deaths, Death Anniversary, Illness, Sur-gery, Blessings & Other Special Prayers.

:

Teresa Velador, Elpidio Velador, Joey Lascano Sr., Angie Guerrero, Charito Wells, Lorrie Teodoro, Little Ruben Ramirez, Mireya Lozano, Christopher Honrado, Emil Evangelista Jr. Ursula Hirezi, Farida Maiz, Ana María Padilla, Sydney Teodoro, Debra Rios, Robert Ray Rios, Alberta Luna, David Rami-rez, Zachary Pereyra, Richard Cortez, Maria Hodg-ers, Manuel Guillen, Jose Acero, Jessie Bausley, Betsy & Jose Gonzalez, Ophelia Angaco, Angie Chavez, Althea Robinson, Ramona Ramirez, Ed & Doris Boucree, Eddie & Rosa Perez, Naomi Gon-zalez, Lilia Navarro, John Adams, Peggy Del Fosse, Elenore Obenhas “Ellie”, Ester Hebein, Moses Estrada, Dianne Roberts, Emily Mercado, Victoria Lopez, Erica Marton, Augustine Quezada, Francisco Trinidad, Ofelia Evangelista, Angel Guardado-Banuelos, John Hernandez,

WHITE SPECIAL MASS PRAYER ENVELOPE

The Parish Office will be closed

on Easter Sunday.

Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor PAGE 5

Pascua viene de una palabra hebrea pesah que quiere de-cir “lugar de pastos” e indica el final de un periodo de ayuno. La Pascua Judía celebra la libertad del cautiverio de Egipto. El cristianismo, siendo en su origen una secta judía, tomo la fiesta de la Pascua para celebrar la muerte y resurrección de Jesús quien nos da la libertad del cautive-rio pecaminoso de nuestras vidas. Eventualmente el uso de “Pascua” pasó a indicar cualquier evento en la vida de Jesús que añade a la liber-tad que nos obtuvo en su vida, cruz y resurrección. He aquí porque tradicionalmente se hablaba de la Pascua del Nacimiento, la Pascua Florida o Pascua de Resurrección y la Pascua del Espíritu Santo (Pentecostés) y todavía en grandes fiestas religiosas del año la gente se saluda con “Felices pascuas”. En EE. UU., Argentina y otros países se celebra la Pascua (Easter en inglés) con la búsqueda de huevos mul-ticolores y supuestamente traídos por una coneja. Easter era una diosa teutónica cuyos símbolos eran el huevo y la coneja, símbolos de vida y fertilidad que pasaron a repre-sentar la nueva vida que se nos da al ser liberados del pe-cado por la Pascua de Jesús.

Tradiciones de nuestra Fe

The Paschal Mystery is the key to our Christian faith: the dying and rising of Jesus that is the pattern of our life. In their first steps on the road of faith, the catechumens feel the cross of glory traced over their eyes, on their lips, across their shoulders, on their ears, over their heart, and on their feet. The mystery is that even death gives way to life for those who are held in the embrace of Jesus. To-day, many new Christians arise from the waters of the font. Yet the font is not the destination of their journey. The goal is Pentecost, fifty days from now, and a lifetime of praise to the Father, in Christ, in the embrace of the Holy Spirit, for the sake of the world. “Neophyte,” our ancient word for newly-baptized people, means “newly-planted” in Greek. If someone in your parish has just been baptized, welcome them today. The smiles on their faces and the light in the eyes is a foretaste of heaven.

Treasures from our Tradition

THE RETURN OF EASTER The return of Easter should be to the Christian life the call of a trumpet. It is the news of a great victory. It is the

solution of a great perplexity. It is the assurance \of a great triumph. —Frederick Temple

Roberta Rodriguez

Prayerful and deepest sympathy go out to their families,

relatives and friends

YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR THE ETERNAL

REPOSE OF:

LENTEN OFFERING CARDS If you have not turned in your Lenten offering cards, you may bring them to the parish office, or drop them in the Sunday collection. All of the money collected, will be used for the poor. Half of the money will go to help a Church in Baja California (Mexico), the other half will go to help Philippine Disciples of Mary. When your card is full of quarters please help the parish staff who will be counting them by NOT using tape to secure the quarters. Last year cards were wrapped in clear plastic bags and that seemed to work out quite well. Thank you for your generosity

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA

Juana Roman is coordinating a Novena beginning Good Friday, through Divine Mercy Sunday. The schedule is as follows: • April, 1st Easter Sunday, of the Resurrection of the

Lord Divine Mercy Novena after 12:15 pm mass

• Monday, April, 2nd Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00 pm

• Tuesday, April, 3rd Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00pm

• Wednesday, April 4th Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00pm

• Thursday, April 5th Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00pm

• Friday, April 6th Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00pm

• Saturday, April 7th Divine Mercy Novena at 3:00pm

• Sunday, April 8th Sunday of Divine Mercy Exposition of the Holy Sacrament after the12:15pm mass One hour of adoration and final Divine Mercy Novena.

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord PAGE 6 April 1, 2018

FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

Today’s Gospel begins in darkness. Mary of Magdala comes to the tomb before dawn. She, then the two disci-ples, see the empty tomb, and are amazed and terrified. The passage stops before Jesus first appears, which allows us to pause and more fully notice their disorientation and confusion.

John’s Gospel has many images of the passage from darkness to light and from blindness to sight. When Jesus cured the blind man in John 9, and raised Lazarus in John 11, their transition to the light was gradual and difficult. The disciples, too, were often slow and resistant to understanding what Jesus was saying and doing, both before and after the Resurrection.

THE LIGHT OF EASTER

In the first reading, Peter boldly and clearly proclaims the good news of Jesus’ resurrection. Here it’s important to observe that Peter, in the verses just before his speech, was profoundly disoriented by a vision. The vision, contrary to assumptions from his heritage, suggested that the Holy Spirit is inviting Gentiles, without obstacles, into the Jesus com-munity. It began to dawn on Peter that the gospel is for everyone, without exception. The barriers between peoples were being blown open by the Spirit. Peter began to see a new and brighter world. Most of us, most of the time, try hard to protect ourselves from being disoriented. Our traditions and past experiences keep us grounded and secure. However, often we grow in maturity and insight precisely because we are knocked off bal-ance. God disrupts us enough to open us to what God wishes to teach us. We move from blindness to sight when we are first disoriented by the light, let go of the comfortable darkness, and open our eyes to new insight. As we begin the Easter season, the light of Easter is indeed bright. Easter reveals a world of opportunities to care for others and an abun-dance of grace to guide and sustain us

LA FE EN CRISTO La fe en Cristo y el compromiso con él llevan consigo la garantía de una vida para siempre y... el estímulo de la esperanza para luchar constantemente contra todo aquello

que amenaza la existencia humana. —Anónimo

HEALING MASS

Father Louis Lester Niez is a member of the religious com-munity of the Disciples of Mary. Currently assigned as the Associate Pastor of St. Linus Church, Father has served 23 years in the priestly ministry as Formator of Seminarians at different levels of formation. He was a member of the Coun-cil of the Disciples of Mary as well as a Spiritual Director to high school youth. He has facilitated retreats and recollec-tions as well as presiding at healing masses and church mis-sions for different groups, parishes and institutions both in the Philippines and in the United States. He was involved with the Healing Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, a commu-nity that promotes healing of the family tree through the Eucharist, so that forgiveness is effected to promote healing of generational family curses and sins. Fr. Les firmly be-lieves that the foundation of his vocation is primarily his relationship between him and God; a deep, intimate, pro-found living and unceasing union with God in response to Him who loved us first. He said `` I believe that everything I do and say is for God alone.``His personal motto:``Una sa lahat, bago ang lahat, higit sa lahat, sa kabila ng lahat, si Lord pa rin, siya nawa.`` To translate, ``First of all, before anything, more than everything, in spite of all and after all's over, it is God still and Him still.``

Date: April 16, 2018 Presider: Fr Lester Niez Place: St. Linus Church

13915 Shoemaker Avenue, Norwalk CA Time: 7:30 pm

PAGE 7 Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8, 2018

Origin of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Divine Mercy image, the Chaplet, and the Novena- Saint Faustina: Mankind’s need for the message of Divine Mercy took on dire urgency in the 20th Century, when civilization began to experience an

“eclipse of the sense of God” and, therefore to lose the un-derstanding of the sanctity and inherent dignity of human life. In the 1930s, Jesus chose a humble Polish nun, St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, to receive private revelations con-cerning Divine Mercy that were recorded in her Diary. Bl. John Paul explains: This was precisely the time when those ideologies of evil, nazism and communism, were taking shape. Sister Faustina became the herald of the one message capable of off-setting the evil of those ideologies, that fact that God is mercy—the truth of the merciful Christ. And for this reason, when I was called to the See of Peter, I felt impelled to pass on those experiences of a fellow Pole that deserve a place in the treasury of the universal Church. ~ Pope Saint John Paul II, Memory and Iden-tity (2005) Divine Mercy Sunday: St. Faustina’s Diary records 14 occasions when Jesus requested that a Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday) be observed, for example:

My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and re-ceive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. … Let no soul fear to draw near to Me. … It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary, no. 699) On May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of St. Faustina, the Vatican decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would henceforth be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. The Image: Jesus appeared to St. Faustina in a vision, with his right hand raised in a blessing and his left touching his garment above his heart. Red and white rays emanate from his heart, symbolizing the blood and water that was poured out for our salvation and our sanctification. The Lord re-quested that “Jesus, I trust in You” be inscribed under his image. Jesus asked that his image be painted and venerated throughout the world: “I promise that the soul that will ven-erate this image will not perish” (Diary, no. 48) and “By means of this image I will grant many graces to souls” (Diary, no. 742).

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy: The Chaplet was also given to St. Faustina with this promise: “Encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given you” (Diary, no. 1541). “Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. … Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy” (Diary, no. 687). HOW TO PRAY THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Use a rosary as a prayer tool. 1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and

The Apostles Creed. 2. 2. Then on the Our Father beads say the following: Eternal Fa-

ther, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

3. On the 10 Hail Mary beads say the following: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades).

4. 4. Conclude with (three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. The Divine Mercy Novena: Jesus gave St. Faustina nine intentions for which to pray the Chaplet beginning on Good Friday and ending on Holy Saturday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said: "These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My soul felt the most revulsion in the Garden of Olives. It was on their account that I said: 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by.' The last hope of salvation for them is to flee to My Mercy." In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her:

"On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy ... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls." The different souls prayed for on each day of the novena are: DAY 1 (Good Friday) - All mankind, especially sinners DAY 2 (Holy Saturday)- The souls of priests and religious DAY 3 (Easter Sunday) - All devout and faithful souls DAY 4 (Easter Monday) - Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him DAY 5 (Easter Tuesday) - The souls of separated brethren DAY 6 (Easter Wednesday) - The meek and humble souls and the souls of children DAY 7 (Easter Thursday) - The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy DAY 8 (Easter Friday) - The souls who are detained in purga-tory; DAY 9 (Easter Saturday) - The souls who have become luke-warm.

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord PAGE 8 April 1, 2018

Celebrating Our Past ~ Preparing Our Future Celebrating Our Past ~ Preparing Our Future As of November 13, 2017, we now have $521,040.52 pledges. Pledges continue to arrive daily. Total Gifts received is $990,119.15. Thank you again, and God bless, to all who given towards this worthwhile program. Soon, those of you who have yet to respond will be receiving another opportunity to participate. So much more is yet to be done to honor our past generations and prepare us for future generations to come.

Celebrando Nuestro Pasado ~ Preparando para Nuestro Futuro

Al 13 de noviembre de 2017 nuestra Campaña Capital esta en un total de $521,040.52 en compromisos mientras recibimos nuevas promesas todos los días. Hemos recibido un total de $990,119.15 en regalos. Muchas gracias y bendiciones a todos que han participado en este programa va-lioso hacia nuestra comunidad parroquial. Para los que no han participa-do, pronto recibirán otra oportunidad para contribuir.

Todavía hay mucho por hacer para honrar a las generaciones antepasa-das y preparar para nuevas generaciones en el futuro.

$ 521,040.52

PAY BY CHECK Make your checks payable to: St Linus Capital Campaign You may mail your check to: St. Linus Catholic Church 13915 Shoemaker Avenue Norwalk, CA 90650 or stop by the Parish office to drop off your payment. PAY WITH CASH You may bring your cash payment to the Parish Office. PAY BY CREDIT CARD The Parish Office now takes: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover. GIVE ONLINE 1. For online payments visit: www.stlinus-church.org 2. Click GIVE ONLINE. Follow the link to WeShare (formerly Parish Pay) Donations

3. You may log in if you have previously created an account, or select from the Giving Opportunities on which fund you would like to donate to.

6. For Capital Campaign, select the box titled “Capital Campaign”

7. Select from the options: Create a Recurring Donation, or Make a One– Time Donation.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE ACCOUNTS If you have any questions or concerns about your Capital Campaign ac-count please call either Maureen Linnebur (562)716-0564 or Mary Betancourt (562) 665-4894 for clarification.

Pledge Payment Options

Total pledges equal $990,119.15. Total col-lected to date is $521,040.52. Every month we have new pledges being made- it is never too late to make a pledge! This week we have received approval from the Archdiocese for our architect, Oldham Architect, to submit plans to the City of Norwalk for the Condi-tional Use Permit, so things are now moving. On another note, please be aware that letters you receive from Cathedral Corporation bear-ing Fr. Tony’s signature are automatic and generated by Cathedral Corporation. They are not coming from Fr. Tony personally.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

Due to the early submission of the Easter bulletin, the Capital Campaign numbers will not be available until next weeks bul-letin.

Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor PAGE 9

Safeguard the Children

DID YOU KNOW? How do you prepare to leave your kids at a party? It can be difficult for parents to gauge when they should stay at or leave another child’s birthday party. Once kids reach a certain age, they may no longer want their parents tagging along with them, but others may have fears about being on their own. Find out what activities are planned – will the kids be staying in one location or are they going multiple places? Who is the adult in charge? Assess your child’s readiness – does he or she understand the rules? For a copy of the complete VIR-TUS® article “Before you drop your child off at a birthday party…” visit http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/protecting/Pages/VIRTUS-Current-Online-Articles.aspx. .

¿SABÍA QUE? Puede ser difícil para los padres de fa-milia calcular cuándo deben quedarse o salir de la fiesta de cumpleaños de otro niño. Una vez que los niños alcan-zan cierta edad, es posible que ya no deseen que sus pa-dres estén siempre con ellos, pero otros pueden tener miedo de estar solos. Averigüe qué actividades se planean: ¿se alojarán los niños en un solo lugar o irán a varios lugares? ¿Quién es el adulto que estará a cargo? Evalúe la preparación de su hijo: ¿él o ella entiende las reglas? Para obtener una copia del artículo completo de VIR-TUS® “Before you drop your child off at a birthday party…” (Antes de dejar a su hijo en una fiesta de cum-pleaños ...) visite http://www.la-archdiocese.org/org/

Dear Parish Family, Because We Care Food Pantry serves approximately 70 needy families per month by giv-ing them various grocery and toiletry items to help sustain their families for about 2 weeks. We also hand out about 48 to 60 food bags to homeless people living within our parish community. Our regular food distribution days are the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 3-4:30pm. Our monthly expenses run close to $1,000 and we depend on the gene rosity of our parish family to keep this minis-try going. If you are in a position to help to our wonderful ministry, please consider becoming a regular monthly donor to help keep our pantry shelves stocked. Please call Barbra Manriquez at 562-900-9492 to see what our im-mediate needs are for the next distribution or simply choose a few items off the list below and bring them to the parish office. A receipt for your donation can be pro-vided upon request. PLEASE DO NOT BRING EX-PIRED OR OPENED FOODS. Thank you for your generosity! Recycled grocery bags, plastic, cloth, and paper with handles are always needed!

Items Needed for Pantry: Qty Needed per Month: Canned spaghetti sauce 120 cans Canned meat 120 cans Pop top canned pinto beans 180 cans Canned Vegetables 180 cans Canned Fruit 150 cans Tuna 150 cans Dry Pasta (1lb packages) 120 pks Juice pouches 240 pouches Mac n Cheese 150 boxes Bottled water (16oz bottles) 60 bottles Pop top canned Pasta meals 60 cans Vienna sausages 60 cans Fruit snack cups 60 cups Pudding snack cups 60 cups Pop Tarts 60 packs Cheese n Cracker snacks 60 packs Evaporated canned milk 48 cans Boxed cereal 60 boxes Gummy fruit snacks 60 packs Dry pinto beans 50 lbs. Dry white rice 50 lbs.

RELIGIOUS ED Please check for updates on our website

www.stlinus-church.org

Religious Education News

Please check for updates on our website www.stlinus-church.org

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord PAGE 10 April 1, 2018

Domingo de Pascua: La Resurrección del Señor PAGE 11

Easter Sunday

A Good Day to Die

Do you remember your own baptism? I wish I could; I was baptized as an infant, just a few days old. I envy the adults I have seen baptized at the Easter Vigil. Hopefully, they experience what St. Paul says in the epistle we hear at the Vigil. For Paul, Baptism is a sign of dying and rising to new life. Sounds like Easter to me. So when Jesus died, he rose from the dead. Is Paul telling us that we will rise from the dead, too?

Yes, but that is not his main point. If all we think about is our physical death, and hope we go to heaven afterwards, we’re missing the point. The new life starts with our baptism, not just our physical death. That’s why Paul says things like, “our old self was crucified” or “sinful body done away with….” (Rom 6:6) Baptism gives us a new life NOW. The water is both cleansing and a sign of dying (symbolic drowning) that help us see we are free from sin. We are dead to sin when we begin to live in Christ. The fictional Klingons have a saying “today is a good day to die” to express courage in battle. But real Christians might say that Easter is a good day to die: we have died to sin and begun a new life in Christ.

How do we experience this dying to sin? First, we identify the sinful areas of our life. Do I watch movies, video games, or TV shows that encourage promiscuity, lying, revenge, hatred or selfishness? What sins do I confess

repeatedly and what can I do to avoid them?

Next we look for ways to act differently: Can I spend more time with friends/relatives who are exam-ples of love? Can I spend less time entertaining myself and more time in prayer? Instead of complain-ing about what is wrong with the world, can I find ways to make it better? (If not the world, then my community or family.) These are a few of the ways we begin our new in Christ.

Standing on the Rock CD by James Wahl

FUN AND FAITH-FILLED MUSICfor little ones, with 10 songs based on Bible

stories and the teachings of Jesus.This is a new music collection for

preschool children and those who are in early grade school.

$17.00 + S&H

800-566-6150 • www.wlp.jspaluch.com/14028.htm

800-566-6150 • www.wlpmusic.com

Saint Margaret Sunday Missal

Readings • Reflections • PrayersIn Stock & Ready to Order Today.

CALL OR ORDER ONLINE. $39.95

Designed to be

through 2030Your Personal

Prayer Companion

If You Live Alone You Need LIFEWatch!24 Hour Protection at HOME and AWAY!

✔Ambulance✔Police✔Fire✔Friends/Family

CALLNOW! 800.809.3352

FREE ShippingFREE ActivationNO Long Term Contracts

Solutions as Low as

$19.95 a month

No Landline? No Problem!* Real Time GPS Tracking

* Fall Detection

503250 St Linus Church (B) www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-231-0805

Norwalk • La MiradaAir Conditioning, Plumbing

& Heating Co., Inc.Sales & Service Since 1958

11949 Firestone Blvd.,Norwalk, CA 90650

562 868-7777

SPACE AVAILABLETo Advertise Here...

Contact BERNIE MENDOZA todayat (800) 231-0805

mendozab@jspaluch.com • Se Habla Español

Diana’s RestaurantTortilleria & Panaderia

Una CadenaCon Tradicióny Buen Sabor

16330 Pioneer Bl., Norwalk 300 E. Sepulveda, Carson(562) 926-5802 (310) 834-4886

2905 N. Durfee, El Monte 6035 Pacific Bl., Huntington Park(626) 444-4740 (323) 582-9222

BUY YOUR TAMALES,MENUDO, CARNITAS, &

MASA FRESH DAILY

Eat Inor

TakeOut

Grow in your faith,find a Mass, and

connect with yourCatholic Community

with OneParish!

Download Our Free App or Visit

MY.ONEPARISH.COM

Call 888-658-9288dcho@leeins.com

COMMERCIAL: Small Business, Commercial Auto, Group Benefits, Workers’Compensation, Professional Liabilities

PERSONAL: Auto, Home, Apartment Building, Renters, Personal Umbrella

Daniel Cho Offers Free Insurance Evaluation - Call Today!

CA License No: 0B17071 Established in 1888

HAROLD L. LEE & SONS, INC.INSURANCE SERVICESGENERATIONS PROTECTING YOUR FUTURE

Licensed in morethan 30 states

Chapel of Memories Funeral Home12626 Woods Ave. • Norwalk, CA • 562.863.8731

Specializing in TraditionalCatholic Funerals, Cremations& Pre-Arrangement Planning

Superior Service - Substantial SavingsCompare our prices with mortuaries located in Catholic

cemeteries and non-Catholic mortuaries/cemeteries

F.D. #0957

Come Sail Away on a 7-night Catholic Exotic Cruise. Prices begin at $1045per couple which includes all port fees and taxes. Daily Mass and Rosary

offered. Deposit of only $350 per person will reserve your cabin.

Space is limited. Thanks and God Bless,Brian or Sally, coordinators 860.399.1785

an Official TravelAgency of

Apostleship ofthe Sea-USA

CST 2117990-70

Ave MariaGregorian Chants

conducted byLucien Deiss, CSSp

Available on CD ($17)

800-566-6150World Library Publicationsthe music and liturgy division of J.S. Paluch Co., Inc.www.wlpmusic.com

503250 St Linus Church (A) www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-231-0805

$29.95/Mo. billed quarterly

• One Free Month• No Long-Term Contract• Price Guarantee• Easy Self Installation

Call Today! Toll Free 1.877.801.8608

Medical Alert System

The Most Complete

Online National

Directory of

Catholic ParishesCheck It Out Today!

Professional Catering Servicesfor Weddings ~ Quinceañeras

Anniversaries ~ Memorials ~ SportsSchool ~ Community Events, etc.

KAREN, Sales Coordinator

562.902.8755, ext 111201 First Ave. ~ Whittier, CA 90603

Email: kflavin34.com

Where Special Moments Just Happen...

The Sponsors Who Appear On This Bulletin. It Is ThroughTheir Support That This Bulletin Is Made Possible.

Business Owners Interested In Advertising Please Call

J.S. Paluch1-800-231-0805

Thank you for advertising in our church bulletin.I am patronizing your business because of it!

Please Cut Out This “Thank You Ad” and Present ItThe Next Time You Patronize One of Our Advertisers

✂

WHY IS ITA man wakes up after sleeping

under an ADVERTISED blanket

on an ADVERTISED mattress

and pulls off ADVERTISED pajamas

bathes in an ADVERTISED shower

shaves with an ADVERTISED razorbrushes his teeth

with ADVERTISED toothpastewashes with ADVERTISED soap

puts on ADVERTISED clothesdrinks a cup

of ADVERTISED coffeedrives to work

in an ADVERTISED carand then . . . .

refuses to ADVERTISEbelieving it doesn’t pay.Later if business is poor

he ADVERTISES it for sale.

WHY IS IT?