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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 13 2026
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
13 de Septiembre de 2026
Vigésimo cuarto Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
“Si mi hermano me ofende,
¿cuántas veces tengo que perdonarlo?
¿Hasta siete veces?”
“Lord, if my brother sins against me,
how often must I forgive?
As many as seven times?”
Reflexión sobre las lecturas dominicales del P. Luis
Reflection on Sunday Readings by Fr. Luis
VIGÉSIMO CUARTO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO 2026
Queridos hermanos y hermanas: las lecturas de este domingo nos recuerdan que nuestro perdón no debe tener límites, así como tampoco tienen límites el amor y la misericordia de Dios para con nosotros.
Permítanme comenzar con algunas preguntas: ¿Cómo se sienten cuando Dios los perdona? ¿Alguna vez alguien los ha perdonado? ¿Cómo se sintieron? ¿Alguna vez han perdonado a alguien? ¿Hay alguien a quien les resulte difícil perdonar?
San Pablo nos dice en la segunda lectura de hoy: «Ninguno de nosotros vive para sí mismo, y nadie muere para sí mismo. Pues si vivimos, vivimos para el Señor».
Estas palabras nos recuerdan que nuestras vidas no se tratan solamente de nosotros mismos. Estamos aquí con una misión: dar testimonio de la presencia de Dios en el mundo amándonos unos a otros. Por eso, el odio, el resentimiento, la violencia y la discriminación no deben controlar nuestras vidas. En cambio, estamos llamados a vivir con compasión, perdón y amor.
La primera lectura, tomada del libro del Eclesiástico, nos presenta un mensaje muy importante: perdonar y no guardar rencor. Nos recuerda esta lectura que no podemos pedirle a Dios que nos perdone si nosotros no estamos dispuestos a perdonar a los demás.
En el Evangelio de hoy, Pedro le pregunta a Jesús: «Señor, si mi hermano peca contra mí, ¿cuántas veces debo perdonarlo?». Pedro sugiere siete veces, pero Jesús responde: «No siete veces, sino setenta veces siete».
Jesús nos está enseñando que el perdón no es algo que debamos sumar o contar. Sino que debe convertirse en una forma de vida. Es decir, perdonar siempre.
La parábola que Jesús cuenta lo deja muy claro. Un siervo recibe el perdón de una deuda enorme, pero luego se niega a perdonar a alguien que le debía mucho menos. Con esta parábola Jesús quiere que comprendamos que hemos recibido la misericordia de Dios en abundancia y, por lo tanto, debemos estar dispuestos a mostrar esa misma misericordia a los demás.
Por supuesto, perdonar no significa que lo que alguien nos hizo estuvo bien. No significa que ignoremos la injusticia ni que permitamos que alguien siga haciéndonos daño. Perdonar significa que nos negamos a permitir que la ira y el resentimiento controlen nuestro corazón.
A veces, perdonar es difícil. A veces, toma tiempo. Quizás hay alguien que los ha herido profundamente y sienten que simplemente no pueden perdonar a esa persona.
Si ese es el caso, lleven a esa persona ante Jesús en la oración. Díganle con sinceridad: «Señor, quiero perdonar, pero necesito tu ayuda».
Miren a Jesús en la cruz. Incluso después de haber sido rechazado, burlado y crucificado, oró: «Padre, perdónalos».
Si nos resulta difícil perdonar, pidámosle a Jesús que nos conceda la misma gracia.
Mis queridos hermanos y hermanas, hoy preguntémonos:
¿Hay algún rencor en mi corazón? ¿Hay alguien a quien me niego a perdonar? ¿Le he pedido a Dios que me perdone mientras me niego a perdonar a otra persona?
El perdón no es solamente un regalo que damos a los demás; también es un regalo que nos damos a nosotros mismos. Cuando perdonamos, permitimos que Dios sane nuestro corazón y nos libere del resentimiento. Perdonar trae paz, salud y gozo a nuestras vidas.
Por eso, recordemos las palabras de San Pablo: «Ninguno de nosotros vive para sí mismo». Si verdaderamente vivimos para Dios, entonces nuestras vidas deben reflejar su misericordia y su perdón.
Que el Señor nos conceda la gracia de perdonar como hemos sido perdonados, de amar como hemos sido amados y de mostrar misericordia como hemos recibido misericordia. Amén.
P. Luis Segura M.S.C.
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TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 2026
Dear brothers and sisters, this Sunday reminds us that our forgiveness should have no limit, just as God's love and mercy for us have no limit.
Let me begin with a few questions: How do you feel when God forgives you? Have you ever been forgiven by someone? How did it feel? Have you ever forgiven someone? Is there someone you find difficult to forgive?
St. Paul tells us in today's second reading: “None of us lives for oneself, and no one dies for oneself. For if we live, we live for the Lord.”
These words remind us that our lives are not only about ourselves. We are here with a mission: to witness God's presence in the world by loving one another. Therefore, hatred, resentment, violence, and discrimination should not control our lives. Instead, we are called to live with compassion, forgiveness, and love.
The First Reading from the Book of Sirach gives us a powerful message: forgive and do not hold a grudge. It reminds us that we cannot ask God to forgive us if we are unwilling to forgive others.
In today's Gospel, Peter asks Jesus, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive?” Peter suggests seven times, but Jesus responds, “Not seven times but seventy-seven times.”
Jesus is teaching us that forgiveness is not something we count. It must become a way of life.
The parable Jesus tells makes this very clear. A servant receives forgiveness for an enormous debt, but then refuses to forgive someone who owes him much less. Jesus wants us to understand that we have received God's mercy in abundance, and therefore we must be willing to show mercy to others.
Of course, forgiveness does not mean that what someone did to us was right. It does not mean that we ignore injustice or allow someone to continue hurting us. Forgiveness means that we refuse to allow anger and resentment to control our hearts.
Sometimes forgiveness is difficult. Sometimes it takes time. Perhaps there is someone who has hurt you deeply, and you feel that you simply cannot forgive that person.
If that is the case, bring that person to Jesus in prayer. Tell Him honestly: “Lord, I want to forgive, but I need your help.”
Look at Jesus on the cross. Even after being rejected, mocked, and crucified, He prayed: “Father, forgive them.”
If we find forgiveness difficult, let us ask Jesus to give us the same grace.
My dear brothers and sisters, today let us ask ourselves:
Is there a grudge in my heart? Is there someone I refuse to forgive? Have I asked God to forgive me while refusing to forgive another person?
Forgiveness is not only a gift we give to others; it is also a gift we give ourselves. When we forgive, we allow God to heal our hearts and free us from resentment.
So, let us remember the words of St. Paul: “None of us lives for oneself.”
If we truly live for God, then our lives must reflect His mercy and forgiveness.
May the Lord give us the grace to forgive as we have been forgiven, to love as we have been loved, and to show mercy as we have received mercy. Amen.
Fr. Luis Segura M.S.C.
24th Sunday A 2026
My friends, our Gospel last week was about reconciliation. Today’s Gospel is about forgiveness, a necessary step to reconciliation.
Ah, Peter. Wonderful Peter. Once again, he prompted a teaching and a parable from Jesus. We owe a very great deal to the fact that Peter had such a quick tongue. Again and again he spoke in such an impulsive way. This time, Peter thought that he was being very generous regarding the topic of forgiveness. He asked Jesus how often he ought to forgive his brother, and then answered his own question by suggesting that he should forgive seven times.
Peter thought he was being generous by suggesting “seven times” because it was Rabbinic teaching that a man must forgive his brother three times – but not more than three times. This belief came from the Book of the Prophet Amos where it was written in eight different verses that God would forgive offences three times and then the sinner would be punished after the fourth offence. So, it was presumed that man could not be more generous than God. Therefore, forgiveness was limited to three times.
But, as we heard, Jesus went far beyond the traditional three times and Peter’s seven times:
“I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” It’s interesting that in the previous translation of the Lectionary, Jesus said “Seventy times seven times.” – which is 490 times. The Lectionary was revised in 2002 and the wording was changed to “Seventy-seven times.”
How do we forgive those who trespass against us when they have not offered any reconciliation or asked for forgiveness ? How do we find mercy in our own heart ?
We forgive by following the example of Jesus – with mercy and compassion, as Jesus did to the shoulders who crucified Him: “Forgive them for they know not what they do”.
My friends, a broken relationship is still a relationship. As mentioned last week, if nothing is done to heal an injury, it’s like a sore that festers, damaging the psyche and soul. Forgiveness is the key to healing a broken relationship.
We can either forgive an injury – or we can hold onto our hurt and not forgive the person who offended us. Also, when we are the offending person, just asking for forgiveness with meaningless words doesn’t work. At the end of our Gospel, Jesus said to forgive “from your heart.”
In this parable, Jesus is very clear that God is likened to the generous and forgiving King and I would suspect that we could be like either of the two servants. Speaking for myself, I am the one begging for forgiveness – from God and from those I have injured.
Obviously, repentance and forgiveness go hand and hand, both are necessary. Throughout Sacred Scripture, repentance and forgiveness were taught so many times:
John the Baptist preached repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Jesus taught us to pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, told us that our Heavenly Father values our repentance more than anything. “I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance.” Luke 15:7
My friends, God loved us into creation and God loves us unconditionally, without exception. It is we, for whatever reason, who choose to walk away. God is always there, waiting for us to return. So, we ask God to forgive us – not that we can change God’s mind because God never stopped loving us.
It’s a matter of us recognizing that we need forgiveness. It is a matter of understanding why there will be more joy for the one penitent over the ninety-nine who have no need to repent. The reason is, of course, the ninety-nine do not exist. Everyone, without exception, is called to repent.
Just as God is willing and eager to forgive, so must we be willing and eager to forgive. We are called to heal broken relationships. It not only heals those who offended us; when we forgive, we also are healed.
Parish Involvement
Our parish is staffed by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.)
