Love One Another As I Have Loved You

Today’s Scripture passages declare the profound truth that those who believe in Christ are to obey his commandment of love – “Love one another as I have loved you.” When we celebrate Mother’s Day, let us remember with gratitude that it is generally our mothers who practice the agápe love of Jesus.

We need to cultivate an abiding and loving friendship with Jesus. We need to express this love in our relationships with others by loving them and offering them trust, faithfulness, equality, forgiveness, joy, and sacrifice. #2: We need to be persons for others: Jesus demonstrated the love of God, his Father, for us by living for us and dying for us. Hence, as Jesus’ disciples, we are to be persons for others, sacrificing our time, talents, and lives for others. This is what parents spontaneously do, sacrificing themselves, their time, talents, health, and wealth for their children, or in other words, by spending themselves for their children. The most effective way of communicating God’s love to others is by treating everyone as a friend, giving everyone the respect he or she deserves. Let us remember that Christ’s own love was not limited to the people he liked and, hence, that we should close our minds to thoughts of revenge.

When Fr. Damien arrived in Molokai to assemble a prefabricated Church for the lepers, he spent the first few weeks sleeping out under the trees, because he was unable to cope with the stench in the hovels of the lepers. He certainly wouldn’t dare preach to them about God’s love for them, because, as they saw it, that would be offensive. But slowly he opened his heart to the grace of God which enabled him to see the suffering Jesus in them. In no time, he was washing them, bandaging them, and burying them. He came to love them, and, through him, they came to believe that God loved them. He caught the disease himself, and he was happy to be able to live and to die for them. — Thus, St. Damien followed Jesus’ commandment of love given in today’s Gospel: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

Fr. Tony Kadavil 

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May 4 - 10, 2024

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Saturday (Sunday Vigil) 5:00 PM

Pedro Flores, Jr. †

Sunday 8:30 AM

Sarah Crites-Snapp † & Joseph Snapp’s Family, Spike Standifer †

Sunday 10:00 AM

Patricia (Patty) Penny †

Sunday 11:30 AM

Catalino Ibarra †, Vera Ronzano †, Onchi Heckelman (healing)

Monday 8:30 AM

Justin de los Reyes (birthday)

Tuesday 8:00 AM

Isobel Viloria †

Wednesday 8:10 AM

Emaleen Abordo †

Thursday 8:00 AM

Theodoro Tolentino †

Friday 8:00 AM

St. Martin of Tours Parishioners

PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE DECEASED:

Naoma Brown, Catalino Ibarra, Sarah Crites-Snapp

 PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THE SICK:

Louise Zarka, Jo Baroni, Carolyn Mauro, Colleen Williams, Mary Contini, Cassie Stagi, Richard Pool, Linda Furtado, Ronald Murphy, Annamary Keethaponkalan, 

Joey Segui, Esther Wald, Egualberto Abaya, Katie Hernandez, Amy Gastelum, Greg Rhodes, Paul Krill, Megan Favoli, Bekah Dominguez, Emma Firpo,

Kathleen Lupo, Roberta Williams, Connor Vierra, Frances Pizzo,

Tom Rodenfils, Marie Flemate, Rodger “OB” O’Brien, Sr.

ADA 2024

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Congratulations to the children

who received their First Holy Communion!

This weekend, we joyfully welcome 39 children to the Table of Plenty as they receive the Body of Christ for the first time. We are excited for them, as our community gives thanks to the Lord for giving his Son in the Holy Sacrament of Eucharist.

Let us keep praying for them. As they invite Jesus into their lives, they will also share the life of Christ in them with others around them.

Thanks to Joanne Bakke, our catechist for Sacramental Preparation, who tirelessly helped me teach the students and lead the family retreats. Thanks to our pastor Fr. Saju who is always there to guide the children whenever I needed help. Thanks also to Mrs. Cohen and Ms. Peskar, who allowed me to visit the 2nd-grade class almost every Wednesday to meet with their wonderful students. Last but not least, thank YOU, parents, for walking with your child in their journey to meet Jesus in the most intimate way in the Holy Eucharist.

Most of all, we thank Jesus, who gives himself for us.

KIDS CORNER

Dear parents and children, kindly click on the link below to download and print out catechetical activity for children for this weekend. This link is updated every week with activities that corresponds to the readings and Sunday celebrations.

Diocese of San Jose Impact Report 2022-2023

Learn about the impact of the Diocese of San José ministries over the past year that serve more than 528,000 Catholics in Santa Clara County, including 54 parishes, missions and pastoral centers, and 34 Catholic schools. Click here to read the full report. 

Health & Safety

Behavioral Health Services, Santa Clara County - Flyer

Youth & Young Adult Wellness Online

Food & Rental Assistance

Free Meals for Kids - Second Harvest

Rental Assistance in the Community

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County Food Distribution

Women, Infant & Children (WIC) Food & Nutrition Support



St. Vincent de Paul

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