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Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 PM
Sunday Masses: 7:45 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM (Spanish)
Weekday Masses: Mon - Fri 8:00 AM (Rosary @ 7:20 AM)
& 1st Saturday of each month 8:00 AM
Confessions: Saturdays 9:30 - 11:00 AM & Daily 7:30 - 7:50 AM
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IN THE MODERN WORLD
HOLY NAME DEVOTION
"...Et vocatum est Nomen eius IESUS" - Luke 2:21
("And His Name was called JESUS")
Psalm 90:14 "Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known My Name."
Zacharias 10:12 "I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they shall walk in His Name, saith the Lord."
Apocalypse 3:8 "I know thy works. Behold, I have given before thee a door opened, which no man can shut: because thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied My Name."
Apocalypse 15:4 "Who shall not fear Thee, O Lord, and magnify Thy Name?..."
Throughout Sacred Scripture, God Himself names or renames those who have a great role to play in our salvation. As recorded in the fifth chapter of Genesis, He named the first man Adam, which means "Man of the Earth", and He changed the name of our spiritual Father from Abram to "Abraham," which means "Father of Many Nations." Abraham's wife, Sarai, had her name changed to "Sarah," which means "Princess" and foretells that she would be the spiritual mother to kings (Genesis 17). "Moses" means "Drawn from the Water," and "David" means "Beloved." Our first Pope had been named "Simon" before he became "Peter" to signify his status as the earthly rock of the Church as Christ is the Foundation and Head.
And so, too, does the Name "Jesus" have meaning...
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HOLY NAME OF JESUS
The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
Names are powerful, and none is more powerful than Jesus.
Mary and Joseph did not sit across from each other at the kitchen table in the evenings debating a name for their child. They didn’t flip through the pages of a book of saints or bounce ideas off of their friends and family.
The baby’s name was chosen for them by God Himself. They were just taking orders.
The Archangel Gabriel announced to Mary, “And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus” (Lk 1:31).
And Joseph had a dream in which the angel told him, "...you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins" (Mt 1:21).
The Gospel of Luke further relates that “After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb" (Lk 2:21).
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GROWING DEVOTION
To pray in Jesus’ name is to do more than finish our prayers by saying “through Christ our Lord.”
It means to pray in communion with the person of Jesus, to turn to the Father together with the Son.
One of the fruits of the Year of St. Joseph just concluded was the opportunity to enter into his contemplative, hardworking silence and to ponder how the only word Scripture records him saying is the name of Jesus, pronounced eight days after Jesus was born at his circumcision.
“You are to name him Jesus,” the angel had instructed him in a dream, “because he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). St. Joseph’s whole life can be summarized as a proclamation of that one word, Jesus, literally “God saves,” and as a participation in his rescue mission.
Earlier this week, on Jan. 3, the Church celebrated the Memorial of the Holy Name of Jesus, which was reinstituted by St. John Paul II in 2002 after having been eliminated from the liturgical calendar in the reform of the Mass that took place after the Second Vatican Council.
Traditionally the Church celebrated the Lord’s circumcision on Jan. 1, the octave of his birth, quickly followed by the celebration of his saving name on Jan. 2.
In the reforms, when the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, was instituted on Jan. 1 and other changes made to the Solemnities of the Holy Family and the Epiphany and to the memorial of Sts. Basil and Gregory of Nazianzen, the liturgical celebration of the Holy Name of Jesus was moved to a votive Mass that a priest could celebrate at his discretion on open weekdays in Ordinary Time. That meant, sadly, that few priests, and fewer of the faithful, would mark it each year.
Father Roger Landry
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CTK CALENDAR
12
JAN
BAPITISM OF THE LORD
Sunday
The Baptism of the Lord
14
JAN
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Tuesday
Golden Empire Gleaners Food Distribution
Hosted every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month 9:30AM-10:00AM in the Parish Hall
17
JAN
ST. ANTHONY
Friday
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot
18
JAN
SEMINARIAN DINNER
Saturday
Supporting our Seminarians
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 5:30 — 8:00 pm
Tickets go on sale in January!
Sponsored by Christ the King Knights of Columbus Council 12719
19
JAN
CARMELITE COME & SEE
Sunday
1:00 - 5:00 PM
CTK's Queen of Heaven Room
Order of Discalced Carmelite Seculars
The Maria Mater et Regina Carmeli Bakersfield Community invites you to their Come and See Presentation
INTERESTED IN CARMELITE SPIRITUALITY?
Have you ever experienced an inner longing to know God in a more intimate way as a lay person within your faith community? Come and find out if you my have a possible calling to live the Carmelite Charism.
21
JAN
ST. AGNES
Tuesday
Memorial of Saint Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
22
JAN
PRAY FOR THE UNBORN
Wednesday
Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
22
JAN
PLAN FOR ANNUAL CHICKEN DINNER
Wednesday
6:00 PM in the Parish Hall
Attention CTK Family!!
We will be meeting in the hall on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 6pm to plan the annual chicken dinner.
If you are interested in joining the planning committee, please come and join in.
24
JAN
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
Friday
Memorial of Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
25
JAN
ST. PAUL & WALK 4 LIFE
Saturday
Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
This year’s “Walk for Life” will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
For additional information see the “Walk for
Life” website or email: info@walkforlifewc.com
Remember as Catholics and Christians we believe that
life begins at the time of conception until natural death. WE CHOOSE LIFE
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JAN
ST. THOMAS & FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Tuesday
Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Golden Empire Gleaners Food Distribution
Hosted every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month 9:30AM-10:00AM in the Parish Hall
31
JAN
ST. JOHN BOSCO
Friday
Memorial of Saint John Bosco, Priest
SAVE THE DATE
07
FEB
FATHER / DAUGHTER DANCE
Friday
Religious Education is hosting a Father/Daughter Dance
Dance will include a dinner, dessert and picture. Save the date in your calendars!!
More information to come.
08
FEB
MOTHER / SON DANCE
Saturday
Religious Education is hosting a Mother/Son Dance
Dance will include a dinner, dessert and picture. Save the date in your calendars!!
More information to come.
08
FEB
REVERSE RAFFLE FOR OLG SCHOOL
Saturday
Our Lady of Guadalupe School - Bakersfield is hosting its 39th Reverse Raffle on February 8, 2025. It will be held at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Co-Patroness of the Unborn Pavilion, 4600 E. Brundage Ln. corner of Oswell & Brundage.
We invite you to participate in this fundraiser event and help support our school & SJS Sisters to continue providing a Catholic education to children in Bakersfield.
Tickets are now on sale at the school office, 609 E. California Ave. Prices are $150 for dinner for two and a chance to win $8,000! Or purchase a raffle ticket for only $100.
For questions, please call the school office at (661) 323-6059 or contact Maria at (661) 832-8681.