Into The Deep, With God The call of the disciples is so familiar to us that we tend to miss the wonder of the disciples' response. The response of these fishermen is immediate and complete. They leave everything and follow him. Not only were they called, they were captivated to the point of not being able to leave him; called and caught. But there’s more. Being caught by the Lord is a call to complete abandonment, to placing God first in our lives, no matter what the cost. It means trusting. The world does not need more intelligent people, harder working people, or more beautiful people. The world needs deep people. People of depth, who are willing to be changed; people willing to go to the deep end, to get in over their head, to reach where they cannot see, to stand where they cannot touch bottom, to trust beyond their understanding and fear. That is the place to which we are invited this day. But there is something else we need to know about the deep places. When Jesus took Simon deep water fishing he did not say, “Let down your nets and see if there’s anything here.” He said, “Let down your nets for a catch.” You see, in the deep water the catch is always guaranteed.  - Deacon Corney
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Lenten Rice Bowls
DEACON GENE FESTA, who served SJM for many years and then retired, will return to the parish and preach on March 2-3. He will promote the Rice Bowl Program which has been a mainstay of the Lenten effort for a long time. The Rice Bowls will be available on the First Sunday of Lent.
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• SUNDAY:  8:00 AM,  10:00 AM,  12:00 PM Vietnamese,   5:00 PM Spanish
• MONDAY: 7:00 PM Chapel
• TUESDAY: 7:00 PM Chapel
• WEDNESDAY: 9:00 AM Chapel
• THURSDAY: 9:00 AM Chapel
• FRIDAY: 9:00 AM Chapel, 6:30 PM Vietnamese
• SATURDAY:9:00 AM Chapel

Reconciliation:
Tuesday:  6:30 PM
Saturday:  4 PM to 5 PM

Eucharistic Adoration:
Wednesday: 9:30 am - 8:15 pm (Chapel)