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Lunes a Viernes: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Parish Office will be closed:
August 31st to September 9th
Our Parish Mission Statement
We, the people of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, are a diverse community devoted to Jesus the Christ. Our mission together is to give thanks and praise to God, spread the Gospel and teach the Bible message of God’s love for all creation.
Mass Times:
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 10:30 am
Weekdays: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12.05 pm
Confessions: Please call our parish office (760-325-5809)
Our Lady of Solitude: Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
St. Theresa Confessions: Saturday 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
September 20 2026
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
20 de Septiembre de 2026
Vigésimo quinto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
“Are you envious because I am generous?'
Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."
“¿Sientes envidia porque soy generoso?
Así, los últimos serán los primeros,
y los primeros serán los últimos”.
Reflexión sobre las lecturas dominicales del P. Luis
Reflection on Sunday Readings by Fr. Luis
XXV DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO – 2026
Queridos hermanos y hermanas: este domingo, la Palabra de Dios nos hace una profunda invitación a la conversión: lo que significa: permitir que Dios obre en nosotros y guíe nuestras vidas. La conversión no es algo que sucede una sola vez; es un camino de transformación que dura toda la vida. Cometeríamos un grave error, si llegáramos a pensar que estamos completamente convertidos simplemente porque hemos sido bautizados, asistimos a Misa o participamos en algún ministerio, puesto que, olvidaríamos que cada día estamos llamados a abrir nuestro corazón más plenamente a Dios.
Las lecturas nos recuerdan que los caminos de Dios no son nuestros caminos. Necesitamos buscarlo constantemente, dejarnos amar por Jesucristo y pedir al Espíritu Santo que nos guíe, para que podamos comprender la voluntad de Dios y vivir fielmente nuestra fe.
En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús presenta la parábola de los trabajadores de la viña. El dueño sale a diferentes horas del día para invitar a personas a trabajar en su viña. Incluso cerca del final del día, encuentra a algunos que están allí sin hacer nada y les pregunta: «¿Por qué están aquí todo el día sin hacer nada?». Ellos responden: «Porque nadie nos ha contratado». Inmediatamente, el dueño los invita a trabajar.
Esta también es una invitación para cada uno de nosotros. Quizás el Señor nos está mirando hoy y nos dice: «No permanezcan ociosos. Vengan a trabajar en mi viña. Tengo un lugar y una misión para ustedes». No importa cuánto tiempo llevemos sirviendo a Dios. Lo que importa es que hayamos aceptado su invitación y estemos dispuestos a servirlo con amor y dedicación.
La parábola también nos desafía frente a la tentación de pensar que quienes han servido a la Iglesia durante más tiempo merecen más que quienes han llegado recientemente. A veces podemos creer que nuestros años de servicio, nuestros sacrificios o nuestra posición nos dan privilegios especiales. Pero Jesús nos recuerda que la gracia de Dios es un don, no algo que ganamos en comparación con los demás.
La recompensa prometida a todos es la vida eterna, y nuestra mayor recompensa no es algo que Dios nos da: es Cristo mismo. Él se entrega por igual a todos los que aceptan su invitación y buscan vivir en su amor.
Puede que no siempre comprendamos la misericordia de Dios ni la manera en que Él actúa, pero no nos corresponde juzgar su generosidad. Nuestra responsabilidad es continuar trabajando por nuestra conversión, buscar a Dios cada día, vivir de acuerdo con el mandamiento del amor y ayudar a construir su Reino aquí en la tierra.
Por lo tanto, el Evangelio nos deja una pregunta importante:
¿Estamos permaneciendo ociosos, o estamos trabajando con Jesús para construir su Reino?
Queridos hermanos ojalá tengamos la humildad para escuchar el llamado del Señor, el valor para decir que sí y la generosidad para servirlo con amor, no por reconocimiento ni por privilegios, sino porque lo amamos. Y cuando nuestro trabajo en esta viña terrenal haya terminado, que podamos recibir la mayor recompensa de todas: Cristo mismo, viviendo con Él para siempre. Amén.
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TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – 2026
Dear brothers and sisters, this Sunday, the Word of God makes us a profound invitation to conversion—which is, to allow God to work in us and guide our lives. Conversion is not something that happens only once; it is a lifelong journey of transformation. Therefore, we should never think that we are completely converted simply because we are baptized, attend Mass, or participate in a ministry. Every day, we are called to open our hearts more fully to God.
The readings remind us that God’s ways are not our ways. We constantly need to seek Him, allow ourselves to be loved by Jesus Christ, and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us so that we may understand God’s will and live our faith faithfully.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents the parable of the workers in the vineyard. The landowner goes out at different times of the day to invite people to work in his vineyard. Even near the end of the day, he finds some standing idle and asks, “Why do you stand here idle all day?” They respond, “Because no one has hired us.” The landowner immediately invites them to work.
This is also an invitation for each one of us. Perhaps the Lord is looking at us today and saying: “Do not remain idle. Come and work in my vineyard. I have a place and a mission for you.” It does not matter how long we have been serving God. What matters is that we have accepted His invitation and are willing to serve Him with love and dedication.
The parable also challenges the temptation to think that those who have served the Church longer deserve more than those who have recently arrived. Sometimes we may believe that our years of service, sacrifices, or position give us special privileges. But Jesus reminds us that God’s grace is a gift, not something we earn in comparison with others.
The reward promised to everyone is eternal life, and our greatest reward is not something God gives us—it is Christ Himself. He gives Himself equally to all who accept His invitation and seek to live in His love.
We may not always understand God’s mercy or the way He acts, but it is not our role to judge His generosity. Our responsibility is to continue working for our conversion, to seek God every day, to live according to the commandment of love, and to help build His Kingdom here on earth.
Therefore, the Gospel leaves us with an important question:
Are we standing idle, or are we working with Jesus to build His Kingdom?
May we have the humility to hear the Lord’s call, the courage to say yes, and the generosity to serve Him with love—not for recognition or privilege, but because we love Him. And when our work in this earthly vineyard is finished, may we receive the greatest reward of all: Christ Himself, living with Him forever. Amen.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
My friends, today’s Gospel nicely follows the Gospels for the past two Sundays in that it tells us of God’s love for us as well as God’s tremendous generosity.
Looking at our Gospel from a practical, human point of view, we may think that some of the workers were not treated fairly by the Vineyard Owner. Some workers were hired at dawn; more during the day; and the last group of workers was hired at 5 in the afternoon when the work day was almost over. Yet, they were all paid the same. It doesn’t seem fair. In today’s world, things are pretty much the same where qualified, hard working people are often overlooked and unqualified people are hired. We see this in politics and in the business world with the hiring of family and friends.
Looking at our Gospel from the world’s point of view, why would those workers who worked for only one hour get paid the same as those who worked for 12 to 14 hours in the heat ?
The answer, not from the world’s point of view, is in our First Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isiah:
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD.”
My friends, today’s Gospel is not about human logic and fairness. Today, Jesus is teaching us that God, like the Vineyard owner, is generous beyond comparison. Also, God’s generosity to us is not a payment or a reward for being “good.” We cannot earn what God gives because it’s a gift, given out of the goodness of His heart.
Today also, Jesus teaches us that it is never too late to repent and urges us to share in God’s joy when someone repents at the eleventh hour. I have heard people who have lived a good life, going to Church every Sunday and obeying all the Commandments say that it wasn’t fair that people who have lived a sinful life and now have found Jesus at the eleventh hour.
Jesus makes some poignant statements regarding this in today’s Gospel:
“What if I wish to give this last one the same as you?”
“Are you envious because I am generous?”
In the end, Jesus came to teach us and show us how to love one another. His greatest commandment is “Love one another as I have loved you.”
God is like the generous landowner who not only waits for the penitent sinner to return – like the vineyard owner, God goes out to seek and save everyone.
My friends, instead of trying to figure out what is fair and unfair, we should just be good for goodness sake.
Parish Involvement
Our parish is staffed by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
