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Fr.
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From
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A
Message from
Father Charles
Puthota
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May
26,
2024
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The
Spirituality of Ordinary
Time: On the
liturgical calendar,
Ordinary Time starts the
day after Pentecost. Did
you notice the change of
colors in our liturgy?
In Lent, we used violet.
Throughout the Easter
season, we used white.
Now in Ordinary Time of
the Liturgical Year, we
use green. Ordinary Time
will last this year
until November 30. On
December 01, we'll begin
the Advent Season with
the First Sunday of
Advent. This time now is
called Ordinary Time
because it's outside the
usual big seasons of
Advent, Christmas, Lent,
and Easter. But during
Ordinary Time, we
continue to journey with
Christ, meditating on
his life, teachings,
healings, miracles, and
his expelling of the
demons. What are the
values of Jesus? What is
his vision? What did
Jesus go about doing
during his public
ministry? What is the
mind and heart of Jesus?
Paraphrasing St. Paul,
the followers of Jesus
are called to have the
mind and heart of Jesus.
Throughout Ordinary
Time, at Masses and for
our private meditations
and reflections, we
shall be reflecting on
the life of Jesus as it
unfolds during his
ministry. This Ordinary
Time is by no means
ordinary. It's
extraordinary because
God's grace accompanies
us every moment, every
day. Like Mary, we too
need to say yes to God's
grace on a daily basis
and find each day a
sacred, filled with
God's presence and
blessings.
Holy Trinity
Sunday: The
mystery of the Triune
God is absolutely
unfathomable and beyond
the rational categories,
and yet we have glimpses
into this mystery from
what has been revealed
to us in the scriptures.
One God, Three Persons.
This is the mystery we
celebrate this Sunday.
That God has revealed
himself as a Trinity is
what we rejoice about.
God the Father creates
and sustains everything.
God the Son redeems and
graces us. God the Holy
Spirit sanctifies and
empowers. In the life of
Jesus, for example at
his baptism, there is
the unmistakable
revelation of the
Trinity. The Father
speaks in affirmation of
Jesus and the Spirit
descends on Jesus,
empowering and anointing
him. Isn't it a
consoling conviction for
us that God lives not in
isolation but in
community? There is
constant and continuous
love flowing from one
divine person to another
and eternal giving and
sharing. Our ultimate
experience of God is
Trinitarian. Let's
strive to model our
families, communities,
the Church, the nations,
and the whole world on
the love and sharing of
the Trinity.
Quotes on the
Trinity: "The
mystery of the Most Holy
Trinity is the central
mystery of the Christian
faith and of Christian
life. God alone can make
it known to us by
revealing himself as
Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. The Incarnation
of God's Son reveals
that God is the eternal
Father and that the Son
is consubstantial with
the Father, which means
that, in the Father and
with the Father the Son
is one and the same God.
The mission of the Holy
Spirit, sent by the
Father in the name of
the Son (Jn 14:26) and
by the Son 'from the
Father' (Jn 15:26),
reveals that, with them,
the Spirit is one and
the same God." ---
Catechism of the
Catholic Church. "In
Christ, for the first
time, we see that in God
himself there exists ---
within his inseparable
unity --- the
distinction between the
Father who gives and the
Gift which is given (the
Son), but only in the
unity of the Holy
Spirit." --- Hans Urs
von Balthasar.
Memorial
Day: It's a
solemn American holiday
observed on the last
Monday of May, a day to
remember those who made
the ultimate sacrifice
while serving and
defending our nation.
Originally it was called
the Decoration Day, from
the tradition of
decorating graves with
flowers, wreaths and
flags. "Lord, keep all
those who died serving
our nation in your heart
and give them their
eternal reward. Give us
the grace to serve one
another and our nation
with your gifts of love,
truth, peace, and
justice. Amen. "
Prayer to Honor
the BVM in May:
Salve Regina:
Hail, holy Queen, Mother
of mercy, our life, our
sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor
banished children of
Eve. To thee to we send
up our sighs, mourning
and weeping in this
valley of tears. Turn,
then, most gracious
advocate, thine eyes of
mercy toward us, and
after this, our exile,
show unto us the blessed
fruit of thy womb,
Jesus. O clement, O
loving, O sweet Virgin
Mary. Amen
Concluding Mass of
Faith Formation and May
Crowning: Last
Sunday May 19, at the
10:30a.m. Mass, we had
the Faith Formation
families gathered
together. Toward the end
of the Mass, the
children brought flowers
to statue of Mary and
crowned her. Some
parishioners brought
flowers too. I gave out
the First Communion and
Confirmation
certificates and the
children were promoted
to next class at the end
of the Mass for the next
Faith Formation school
year. Thank you,
children, parents,
teachers, coordinators,
for all your
participation and
collaboration.
Humor:
1. Doctors Office: A guy
walks into the doctor's
office. A banana stuck
in one of his ears, a
cucumber in the other
ear, and a strawberry
stuck in one nostril.
The man says, "Doc, this
is terrible. What's
wrong with me?" The
doctor says, "Well,
first of all, you need
to eat more sensibly."
2. Good First
Impression: A young
doctor was just setting
up his first office when
his receptionist told
him there was a man to
see him. The doctor
wanted to make a good
first impression by
having the man think he
was successful and very
busy. He told his
receptionist to show the
man in. At that moment,
the doctor picked up the
telephone and pretended
to be having a
conversation with a
patient. The man waited
until the "conversation"
was over. Then, the
doctor put the telephone
down and asked, "Can I
help you?" To which the
man replied, "No, I'm
just here to connect
your
telephone."
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Your
Friend and
Pastor,
Father
Charles
Puthota.
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Further
Listening
Sessions
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Toward
the Synodal Meetings in October
2024
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In
preparation for the second
session of the Synod in October
2024, the Vatican has asked all
dioceses all over the world,
including in the United States,
to hold listening sessions on the
following two questions:
- "Where
have I seen or experienced
successes -- and distresses --
within the Church's
structure(s)/organization/leadership/life
that encourage or hinder the
mission?"
- "How
can the structures and
organization of the Church
help all the baptized to
respond to the call to
proclaim the Gospel and to
live as a community of love
and mercy in Christ?
Deadline
to submit the answers to the
U.S. Bishops' Conference is
April 8. These reports will be
synthesized regionally and
nationally--- and the final
report will be sent to the
Vatican Synodal Office by May
15, 2024.
The
Vatican's guidance that shaped
the above questions incorporates
four questions:
- "How
can we enhance the
differentiated
co-responsibility in the
mission of all the members of
the People of God?";
- "What
ways of relating, structures,
processes of discernment and
decision-making with regard to
mission make it possible to
recognize, shape, and promote
co-responsibility?";
- "What
ministries and participatory
bodies can be renewed or
introduced to better express
this co-responsibility?" and,
- "How
can these relations be
creatively articulated in
order to find 'a dynamic
balance between the dimension
of the Church as a whole and
its local roots?'
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.............................................(Source:
America Magazine and
NCR)
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The
Synod on Synodality
October 2021 to October
2024
Theme:
Communion, Participation,
Mission: The Synod on Synodality
is a three-year process of
listening and dialogue that began
with a solemn opening in Rome on
October 9 and 10, 2021. The
synodal process will conclude in
2024. Each individual diocese in
the whole world has gone through
a process of preparation for the
Synod. The Synod is both an event
and a process in which the whole
People of God are called to walk
to gather together toward what
the Holy Spirit helps it to
discern as being the Lord's will
for his Church. Pope Francis has
invited the entire Church to
reflect on a theme that is
decisive for its life and
mission: "It is precisely this
path of synodality which God
expects of the Church of the
third millennium. This journey,
which follows in the wake of the
Church's "renewal" proposed by
the Second Vatican Council, is
both a gift and a task: by
journeying together and
reflecting together on the path
that has been made, the Church
will be able to learn through Her
experience which processes can
help Her to live communion, to
achieve participation, and to
open Herself to mission." The
16th Ordinary General Assembly of
the Synod of Bishops will be held
in two sessions. The first one
from October 4 to 29, 2023. The
second session will be in October
2024.
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What
is a synod? A synod in the
Catholic Church is both an event
and a process where clergy,
religious, and laity gather to
discern important matters of the
faith. It is a journey of search
rooted in the Holy Spirit. Synods
are transformative events that
lead to renewal in the life of
the Church. The current synod is
called Synod on
Synodality. Its a
synod that would explore the very
processes of synod and examine
how as the People of God we are
journeying together. Pope Francis
says: Synodality is the way
of being the Church today
according to the will of God, in
a dynamic of discerning and
listening together to the voice
of the Holy Spirit. You
might want to be informed more
about this Synod by going online
and doing your own research.
Do check out the Synod
website
https://www.synod.va/en.html
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MASS
SCHEDULE
as of
November 23,
2023
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Saturday:
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4:30
p.m.
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Sunday:
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8:30
a.m. & 10:30
a.m.
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Monday
thru Saturday:
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8:30
a.m.
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Holy
Days:
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8:30
a.m. & 6:00
p.m.
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Confessions:
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..4:00
p.m. on Saturdays before the 4:30
Vigil Mass
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10:00
a.m. on Sundays before the 10:30
a.m. Mass
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PARISH SACRAMENTAL
CELEBRATIONS
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SACRAMENT
OF
BAPTISM
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SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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High
School Students
should call the
Religious
Education
Office for more
information.
Adult
confirmation is
available on an
individual
basis.
-.Details
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SACRAMENT
OF THE
ANOINTING OF
THE
SICK
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Call
the Parish
Office in case
of serious
illness and
before surgery
and hospital
care. -
Details
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SACRAMENT
OF
EUCHARIST
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Our
Eucharistic
Ministers are
available to
bring the
Eucharist to
the sick or
homebound.
Contact the
Parish Office.
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Details
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SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
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Saturday
3:30pm to
4:15pm or by
appointment. -
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SACRAMENT
OF
MARRIAGE
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There
is a six month
period of
preparation for
the celebration
of this
Sacrament.
Contact the
Parish Office
to make
arrangements. -
Details
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Faith
Formation
- Cantwell
Hall
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Saturday
9:00am to
11:00am. -
Details
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Parish
Office:
(415)
468-0820
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Benediction
and Our Lady of
Perpetual Help
Novena:
Wednesdays
after the 8:30am
Mass.
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Legion
of Mary
Meeting
5:00pm Monday in the
Church.
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1000
Hail Mary's
Third
Saturday after the
8:30am Mass until
3:30pm.
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Over
50
Group
Thursdays at 12:00pm in
Cantwell Hall.
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Rev.
Charles Puthota, Ph. D.,
Pastor
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Sandy
Mehrwein,
Parish
Secretary
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Patricia
Spiteri,
Pastoral
Coordinator
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Laurrie
Digneo,
Coordinator
of Faith
Formation
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