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Confessors on confession Four priests on the ‘life-changing’ beauty of reconciliation CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Every Tuesday evening since Ash Wednesday, confessional lights have been blinking in parishes all around the Archdiocese of San Francisco as part of “The Light is On for You” campaign. The Lenten campaign, originated in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, a decade ago and adopted by other dioceses since, is designed to encourage the faithful to go to confession. By offering the sacrament of reconciliation at a universal time frame in all parishes – mostly 6-8 p.m. – and a website with a step-by-step guide including prayers and preparatory tools for the examination of one’s conscience, the idea is to make confession more accessible and approachable for more people. Catholic San Francisco talked to four parish priests about the fruits of the sacrament of reconciliation and penance. While each shared a unique perspective, all agreed that the sacrament can be spiritually transformative and encourage more Catholics to make it a part of their lives.
‘It is like God opening up the shades of my soul and letting the light in more clearly.’
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High School, credits the sacrament for a “turnaround” in how he used to see things and “how I used to live and act” as a young college student.
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO ROME – To fight clerical sexual abuse, the Catholic Church must have clear laws and procedures, but it also must engage in “spiritual combat,” because it is obvious the devil is at work, Pope Francis said. After the Vatican summit on abuse in February, the pope said, he read a newspaper article that said he had “washed his hands and blamed the devil” for the abuse crisis. Speaking to reporters March 31 on his way back to Rome from Morocco, the pope said stopping abuse requires a multi-pronged approach, including prayer and penance. Pope Francis said that is why he asked the U.S. bishops not to vote in November on a new code of conduct
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Seminary professor: Clergy governance in church serves lay vocation NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
While the abuse crisis has shaken trust in the church, Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk, an assistant professor of pastoral studies and chair of the Pastoral Studies Department at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, told Catholic San Francisco that the church’s governance structure is fundamentally sound. “Canon law reserves governance in the church to clergy, while permitting laity to cooperate in that governance,” said Father Pietrzyk, who is also a canon and civil lawyer. Governance in the church involves “the authority to issue binding decisions on a community,” whether in a
‘The idea that lay people come properly into their own by doing essentially what are clerical things,’ whether in governance, worship or teaching ‘is certainly not the vision of the (Second Vatican) council.’ DOMINICAN FATHER PIUS PIETRZYK, Pastoral Studies Department chair, St. Patrick’s Seminary & University
ture of collaboration between clergy and laity” to address the twin crises of clergy abuse and leadership failure. For Father Pietrzyk, whatever form the exercise of governance takes in the church, it depends on the authority of the bishops, who are the successors of the Apostles. The authority exercised by clergy is in the name of and for the entire church, he said, while lay people exercise it for a personal good. The distinct functions of laity and clergy also affect governance in the church. The Second Vatican Council’s vision of the laity, he said, is to “act as a leaven for the world, to bring the kingdom of God to the world. The primary function of clerics is within the church
mer chancellor for the Archdiocese of legislative, executive or judicial form, St. Paul and Minneapolis, said changFather Pietrzyk said. ing canon law to allow lay people Father Pietrzyk shared his views at “authentic and honest participation” a time when governance is a growing could encourage renewal in a woundtopic of discussion in the U.S. church. personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. ed church. Nationally, the Leadership In a Feb. 25 talk to law students atA UC If you have received honoring yourhas lovedcalled one's military it Roundtable for “aservice new and cul-would like to donate Berkeley, Jennifer Haselberger, a for- a flag SEE SEMINARY PROFESSOR, PAGE 8
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2 ARCHDIOCESE NEED TO KNOW CLERGY APPOINTMENTS: Father Erick E. Arauz, pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Olema, including its mission, St. Mary Magdalene, Bolinas, effective July 1, 2019; Father Cyril J. O’Sullivan, pastor, St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael, effective July 1; Father John Y. Chung, administrator, St. Philip Parish, San Francisco, effective July 1.
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Archbishop: Renounce ‘false idols,’ embrace Christ’s forgiveness NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrated a Mass for 40 Days for Life at St. Anthony of Padua in San Francisco March 23 before taking part in a quiet half-mile prayer procession to the nearby Planned Parenthood center on Valencia Street. While the archbishop has participated every year in the 40 Days campaign, the Mission District Mass and procession marked a new level of support by the archdiocese. Valerie Schmalz, the director of the archdiocesan Office of Human Life & Dignity, which organized the event, told Catholic San Francisco the Mass and prayer procession were “a way to formalize archdiocMOTHER’S DAY HYMNS: The Benedict XVI Instiesan support for 40 Days for Life.” tute chorus with its new deacons’ choir will sing “Prayer does help change hearts and save women songs for Mother’s Day with Mary in mind, May and their unborn children from abortion. With the 12, 4 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Mass and rosary procession to Planned Parenthood, Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, free admission, we lifted our prayers to help all those involved in www.sfarchdiocese.org/events/marianhymns. this terrible industry but especially for the women contemplating abortion that day,” she said. LIVESTREAMING: Holy Week and Easter liturgies In his homily, titled “Asking God for Mercy, in will be livestreamed from St. Mary’s Cathedral on Order to Overcome the Power of Evil in the World,” the following dates: Holy Thursday Mass, April 18, the archbishop connected the Israelites’ adoption of 7:30 p.m.; Good Friday liturgy, April 19, 1 p.m.; pagan idols and child sacrifice to the contemporary Easter Vigil, April 20, 9 p.m.; Easter, April 21, 11 prevalence of abortion. a.m. Visit www.sfarch.org and click You Tube icon. “Don’t we see this happening in our own time? Past events are also archived at the site. The innocent being offered up in sacrifice, but not to pagan gods, the idols of Canaan, but to the idols of selfishness, greed, lust; to the idol of reducing others to an object in order to be a means to one’s own end,” ARCHBISHOP CORDILEONE’S SCHEDULE he said. (PHOTO BY DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO) Archbishop Cordileone said much of the devastaArchbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrated a Mass for 40 tion of American social life was due to “our society’s Days for Life at St. Anthony of Padua Church in San Francisco APRIL 5: Cabinet meeting, chancery crimes of sacrificing our children. The breakdown March 23 before taking part in a quiet half-mile prayer of families, in families, rampant senseless Religious procession the nearby Planned Parenthood center. APRIL 6: Confirmation, Church of the Visitacion, 4 Church Goods &abuse Candles Gifts &toBooks violence, people caught in poverty, youth violence, p.m. witness to it, and to pray that society renounce its crime. These societal ills and others are rampant “false idols.” today. We are reaping the bitter fruits of our sacrificAPRIL 7: 125th Anniversary Mass, St. Agnes, 10:30 “Let us come to our senses to realize that God is ing our little ones to demons.” a.m., pastor installation Mass, St. Augustine, 12:30 ready to forgive us,” he said. Like the Israelites discovered, he continued, and as p.m. the parable of the prodigal5 son shows, “the Lord is locations in California For the full text of Archbishop Cordileone’s homily, visit merciful, but we need to turn to him for mercy.” APRIL 10: Chancery meetings catholic-sf.org/news/archbishop-cordileones-homily-atIn closing, Archbishop Cordileone reminded the Your Local Store: the-40-days-for-life-mass. faithful to be grateful for God’s love and mercy and APRIL 11: Chancery meetings; Clergy Day of Re369 Grand Ave., S.San Francisco,650-583-5153 flection, chrism Mass and clergy dinner, cathedral ‘THE WAY OF THE CROSS AROUND THE CASTRO’: The Most Holy Redeemer Parish young adults group invites fellow Catholics to join in praying, walking and carrying the cross around San Francisco’s Castro District to remember Jesus’s final journey to Calvary. The Tuesday, April 16, event begins with the first station at 7 p.m. outside the church and continues with stops at some neighborhood landmarks along the way. Worship aides are available, so everyone can participate, the parish says in a Facebook announcement.
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‘Human tone’ key at waterfront live stations NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
A “contemporary, minimalistic” Stations of the Cross will be performed at noon Good Friday, April 19, along the Embarcadero in San Francisco between Pier 39 and Maritime National Historical Park, one in a series of Holy Week events by Mission Youth SF. Director Stuart Mast and playwright Angie Lorang, who both studied theater at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, are collaborating on the outdoor production. “This year will be a little more contemporary, minimalistic, with hints of impressionism – I want it to be more of an intimate matter rather than a
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‘If someone is able to stop on the street and be reminded about love or giving your life for something, that would be great.’ STUART MAST, director textbook stations,” he said. “That’ll create an ambiance and attract people to see what’s going on.” He said his aim is to “give it a little bit of a human tone.” Mast, who has worked as an actor and director, said he appreciated the opportunity to “go back to my roots within theater.” While communication and making sure everyone is on the same page is important in a production, he said freedom to be creative is as well. “You need to let the creative spirit speak, in a sense, and have the freedom to let things go, so it’s
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A living Stations of the Cross will be prayed April 19, Good Friday, at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto. A cast of almost 40 men, women, and children portray the 14 stops on Christ’s march to his death, Father Larry Goode, pastor, told Catholic San Francisco. Hundreds of people line the streets for the occasion. “It was a natural outcome,” Father Goode said noting the origins of the live stations are in Mexico and many parishioners of the parish are Hispanic. This year, the live stations Jesus and Mary are played by African-American actors, and in years past the roles have been played by Tongan and
not always holding on to what I think is right but letting the story itself speak.” Eschewing the elaborate spectacle of togas, Roman soldiers and choreographed sequences, Mast said he hopes to focus “more on the human element, so it doesn’t have to pertain to Christians or Catholics only.” “If someone is able to stop on the street and be reminded about love or giving your life for something, that would be great,” Mast said. “It’s the greatest story ever told, there’s such a universal outreach that it should have, rather than just to Catholics or Christians. I want everyone to be touched by it,” he said. To participate in the production, please email a headshot, resume and reason for participating to stuartmast92@gmail.com with “Stations of the Cross 2019” as the subject. For more on Mission Youth SF and the group’s Holy Week schedule, visit www.missionyouthsf.com/.
Hispanic actors. The stations are prayed in English and Spanish as the troupe makes it way up the five or six block route to the church where Father Goode meets them for the Good Friday liturgy. The live stations have been prayed at the parish for more than a dozen years. Father Goode said he remembers times when the live stations brought silence to the crowd. “It was remarkable how serious the people were with total attention and quiet when Jesus is on the cross.” Live Stations of the Cross commence at 4:30 p.m., April 19, St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto. (650) 322-2152.
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‘Catholic cemeteries extensions of our parishes,’ director says TOM BURKE CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Monica Williams, director of cemeteries for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has been appointed president of the Catholic Cemetery Conference, a national organization founded in 1949 to support leadership of Monica Williams Catholic cemeteries around the nation. “I’m very honored to have the trust and support of my peers in being named to this position,” Monica told me via email. “One of the great values of an organization like this is the networking and educational opportunities it provides to Catholic cemeterians. Through the CCC, we are able to reach out to discuss issues of concern, best practices, and modern developments in our cemeteries. I am happy to be able to provide to the conference a perspective from the West: the vibrant, diverse communities we serve, the emergence of the Catholic Cremation Tradition, and the personalized options that have become popular here.” Monica is a born-and-raised growing up in the Sunset District and attending St. Cecilia School and St. Rose Academy before earning a degree focused on Latin, classical humanities, philosophy and history at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In fact, Monica spent college summers working at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma where she now sits as director. Masses for the repose of souls of those interred at the cemeteries are celebrated every first Saturday of the month at Holy Cross in Colma. The Mass, which usually takes place in the All Saints Mausoleum Chapel,
HARMONY: In a boost for the New Year in January, Mercy High School Burlingame’s chorale joined several other schools for Santa Clara University’s High School Choral Festival. “It was the second occurrence of this festival, and is designed to bring high school singers together for workshops and performance experiences,” Mercy said. “SCU plans to make it a yearly event to support and encourage music education in Catholic schools.” Additional schools lending a voice included Notre Dame Belmont and Woodside Priory. Mercy’s singers are pictured at the event that included each group singing a song or two alone and then a number featuring the entire ensemble. Mercy music teacher Pam Matthews coordinated the young women’s appearance at the musicale. Singers’ families were among those enjoying the entertainment. will take place in the larger Holy Cross Mausoleum April 6. Father Vito Perrone of the Contemplatives of St. Joseph will be principal celebrant and homilist. “Father Vito asked if he could offer one of our monthly Masses and combine it with a healing service,” Monica said. “He felt that the Lenten season was the perfect time to combine these two purposes: to pray for our dead and to seek the Lord’s healing in our lives.” The Masses held at All Saints chapel are always at capacity so the larger assembly expected for the healing Mass will be better served in the larger Holy Cross chapel, Monica said. The first Saturday liturgies are tradition of decades at Holy Cross. “Although I don’t know if the Masses have been offered every year consecutively since our foundation, we do know that Archbishop Alemany would offer Mass once a month at Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, thus establishing this practice,” Monica said. “Personally, I remember these Masses being offered when
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I was growing up in the 1970s - so there’s at least a 50 year modern tradition.” Monica is grateful to all the priests who help with the Masses. “The priests who celebrate are encouraged to invite their parishioners to attend and to participate as lectors, extraordinary ministers of holy Communion, and music ministers if able. This all reminds us that the Catholic cemeteries are extensions of our own parishes, the places where we are reminded of the beautiful reality of the communion of saints.” www.holycrosscemeteries. com. ALWAYS REMEMBERED: Alumnae from St. John Ursuline High School gather for their all class reunion April 14 at St. John the Evangelist Church followed by a luncheon at Patio Espanol. “We expect 120 graduates including Ursuline Sisters Shirley Garibaldi, Lillian Repak, and Michelle Domecus,” Theresa Keane of the Class of ’77 and president of the
school’s San Francisco alumnae arm told me. Sister Shirley is currently the principal at St. John’s School, Sister Lil is the eighth grade teacher and vice-principal and Sister Michelle is student affairs director. “We’re always looking for volunteers to help us organize and plan,” Theresa said. “We hold a raffle each year and donate proceeds to the parish, the school and the Ursuline Sisters who have served us all so well all these years. Last year we were blessed to make an extra donation to the Ursulines in Santa Rosa to help with costs related to the Tubbs fire.” Reservations can be made online at www.sjualumnae.com. For more information, (415) 867-3575. Email items and electronic pictures – hi-res jpegs - to burket@sfarch.org or mail to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. Include a follow-up phone number. Street is toll-free. Reach me at (415) 614-5634; email burket@sfarch.org.
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A group of 20 Stanford University Catholic students built a new greenhouse for the Dominican nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park and helped out the sisters with a day of volunteer clearing and tilling to prepare for spring gardening. The sisters and their volunteer helpers worked in a downpour May 9, with a break at the bell for midday prayer, the rosary and a midday meal.
Stanford Catholics donate greenhouse to Dominican nuns CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
A group of 20 Stanford University Catholic students built a new greenhouse for the Dominican nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park and helped out the sisters with a day of volunteer clearing and tilling to prepare for spring gardening. The Stanford Catholic community’s campus minister contacted the sisters earlier this year to ask if the group could help with anything at the monastery, and the garden project was born, said Dominican Sister Joseph Marie. The students applied for and won a grant to fund the materials for the greenhouse, which Sister Jo-
seph Marie called a “much-needed” tool for protecting seedlings and plants. Working in groups in a downpour, Dominican Sister Amata Marie and one group of students did the actual construction of the greenhouse while another group headed to the orchard and fields to help Dominican Sister Mary Francis clear branches and debris. A third group tackled the weeds and grass with Dominican Sister Andre Marie in the monastery’s evolving Mary Garden, which will soon include a shrine to Our Lady of La Vang, a Marian apparition in Vietnam in 1798 during a time of Catholic persecution. “After a good morning of work in the pouring rain (which seemed to stop just as the bell rang for midday prayer), the students and sisters dried up
enough to go the chapel and choir for midday prayer and the rosary,” the sisters said in a blog post. “After the midday meal, we met once again in the parlor for some questions, answers and good conversation.” The Corpus Christi Monastery, a Gothic-style landmark in the archdiocese since a small group of Dominican sisters left New York to start a West Coast monastery in 1921, sits halfway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley and in the backyard of Facebook and other tech giants. “Despite the changes around us, our mission remains the same; with love and fidelity, we continue to seek the face of God before the Blessed Sacrament and offer our prayers and sacrifices for the apostolic work of the order and the salvation of souls,” the sisters say in a description on their website.
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This container of olive oil traveled from the Holy Land to the archdiocesan Pastoral Center, a gift from the Order of Malta for sacramental purposes. The oil comes from the order’s olive grove in Jerusalem, is made from ancient Rumi olive trees and is grown without chemicals on recently restored land.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has received a gift of a gallon of olive oil from an ancient grove in the Holy Land, to be used for sacramental purposes. The gift, for use during the annual chrism Mass where sacramental oils are blessed, was sent to Archbishop Cordileone by the Order of Malta Western Association USA. The oil is a product of the order’s Olive Oil Project in Palestine. According to information presented with the gift, the order’s olive grove sits on the property of the Monastery of St. John of Jerusalem at Tantur, the order’s official seat in Jerusalem. Olive oil from the area is considered the region’s best. The oil is made from ancient Rumi olive trees - the oldest are believed to be nearly 1,000 years old – and is grown without chemicals on recently
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SEMINARY PROFESSOR: Clergy governance serves lay vocation FROM PAGE 1
itself, to assist the lay people in carrying out their function in the world.” Duties for governance, public worship and teaching authority belong to clerics, but outside the church “lay people are meant to be empowered,” he said. “The idea that lay people come properly into their own by doing essentially what are clerical things,” whether in governance, worship, or teaching “is certainly not the vision of the council,” Father Pietrzyk said. Instead, the council’s vision is the laity form and sanctify themselves through the church and bring that out into the world. Father Pius said laity do have an effect on governance in the church. With finance councils, “there are decisions the bishop is required by law to consult and sometimes get the approval of the finance council on,” he said. The Code of Canon Law also recommends the use of pastoral committees largely consisting of lay people, both at the diocese and parochial level. “You have outlets for lay people to cooperate in governance, as they should,” he said. “And certainly if you go to a chancery, the vast majority of people are not clerics. A lot of
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Dominican Father Pius Pietrzyk, an assistant professor at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University and a canon lawyer, discussed governance in the church with Catholic San Francisco in a March 29 interview at the seminary in Menlo Park. that kind of leadership in terms of pastoral functions, is in the hands of lay people.” While the hierarchy in the U.S. has come under criticism for how bishops handled abuse cases, clerics did not act completely on their own, he said. “There was misgovernance on the part of the bishops, but part of that was based on what we now recognize
as terrible advice coming from professional lay advisers,” he said. Lay psychologists during the 1970s advised that pedophilia was curable, and that the long term damage of child sexual abuse was insignificant, while civil lawyers advised that confidentiality agreements were standard in settlements. “This doesn’t mean to excuse bish-
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St. Emydius Catholic Church
St. Dunstan Church
286 Ashton Ave. / 415-587-7066
1133 Broadway, Millbrae
(De Monfort Ave. / 1 Block from Ocean Ave.)
The Sacred Triduum (April 18-21) Thursday, April 18 • Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the Church 7:00 p.m. Vigiling in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament Until midnight Friday, April 19 • Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m. Quiet Prayer in Church 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Liturgical Service 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross, and Communion)
Saturday, April 20 • Holy Saturday Morning Prayer Easter Vigil
8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 • Easter Sunday Salubong Mass Easter Mass ONLY
6:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
(no 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass)
(The Sacred Triduum ends with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday)
2019 Easter Week Liturgies Palm Sunday
Good Friday
Palm Sunday Masses: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Blessing of palms at all masses.
8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 12:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross 1:00 p.m. Seven Last Words 2:00 p.m. Solemn Liturgy and Holy Communion with dramatization of the Passion by our eighth grade students. CONCLUSION OF ALL COMMUNAL LITURGIES Holy Saturday 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 3:30-5:00 p.m. Confessions Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:30 a.m.
Holy Thursday 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper with washing of feet. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11 p.m.
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ops, but to think bishops were doing this on their own is crazy,” he said. On the other hand, the infrastructure in the church set up to address and prevent sex abuse has been a good model of the co-responsibility of laity and clergy for the church. Review boards, abuse prevention training, and the day-to-day work of handling these issues has been done by lay people, he said. Father Pietrzyk said lay people could not exercise authority in the appointment or removal of particular priests or bishops on their own, but could be more involved in selecting a bishop. Diocesan bishops keep on hand a short list of candidates who could make good bishops, which laity could be involved in through the diocesan pastoral council. Changes to the church penal code could also be made to make sure “that the things most of us think are crimes are so, or reflect local civil laws,” Father Pietrzyk said. Minnesota and Texas have laws which consider sexual relations between a minister and someone under their spiritual care rape, regardless of apparent consent. “The Code of Canon Law does not have any similar delict,” Father Pietrzyk said. “That’s something we might think about updating.”
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Holy Thursday, April 18: 7:30pm Good Friday, April 19: 12:15pm Holy Saturday, April 20 Easter Vigil, 8:00pm Easter Sunday, April 21 8:30 & 10:00am Email: info@stteresasf.org
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1721 Hillside Drive Burlingame Capuchin Franciscans
2019 Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Mass of Lord’s Supper Adoration until Midnight Good Friday 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word 1:45 p.m. Veneration of the Cross Communion Service 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m, 10:00 a.m. & 12 noon Want to reconnect with the church? E-mail landings@olaparish.org
Holy Saturday, April 20, 2019
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Good Friday, April 19, 2019 Sta�ons of the Cross Medita�ons of the Seven Last �ords Good Friday Service Marian Vigil 5:30 CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 4, 2019
EASTER LITURGIES
Holy Name of Jesus Parish 2019 Easter Week Schedule April 13-April 21, 2019
Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019 Mass of the Lord’s Supper Eucharis�c Adora�on right a�er M Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Saturday, April 13, 2019 Mass in Chinese Vigil Mass
SACRED TRIDUUM Sunday, April 14, 2019 Mass Mass Mass
3:00 PM 5:00 PM
7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Sunday, April 14, 2019 Mass Mass Mass
SACRED TRIDUUM
Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 PM Eucharis�c Adora�on right a�er Mass—11:00 PM
Good Friday, April 19, 2019 Sta�ons of the Cross 1:00 PM Medita�ons of the Seven Last �ords 2:00 PM Good Friday Service 3:00 PM Marian Vigil 5:30 PM—10:30 PM
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lo Saturday, April 13, 2019 Mass in Chinese Vigil Mass Holy Saturday, April 20, 2019 Via Matris (The Seven Sorrows of Mary) 10:00 AM Confessions 4:00 PM—5:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 PM
2019 Easter Week S April 13-April 21, Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 Mass Mass followed by Easter Egg Hunt Mass
7:30 AM 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
Holy Name of Jes
corner 39th Ave. & Lawton St. San Francisco, California
(415) 664-8590
www.holynamesf.org
Mater Dolorosa 307 Willow Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
HOLY WEEK / EASTER 2019 April 8, Parish Lenten Penance Service 7:00 p.m. April 12, Parish Lenten Recollection To begin with Stations of the Cross, at 7:00 p.m. followed by facilitator: Fr. Roy Remo April 14, Palm Sunday Vigil Mass Saturday, April 13th at 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., & 12 Noon Palms will be blessed at all the Masses April 18, Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish Hall until 11:00 p.m. April 19, Good Friday Meditation on The Seven Last Words of Jesus by Fr. Peter Zhai, SVD at 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 2:30 to 3:30 Stations of the Cross Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 7:30 p.m. April 20, Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 p.m. April 21, Easter Sunday Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. (with Children’s Liturgy of the Word), and 12:00 Noon. April 28, Divine Mercy Sunday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m. Masses at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 Noon Video and light refreshments in the parish hall following Noon Mass Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Prayers - 2:00 p.m. Reconciliation - 2:00 to 2:50 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 3:00 p.m.
2019 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE
SAINT MONICA - SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH SAINT MONICA
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE
PALM SUNDAY, April 14 Saturday, April 13, Evening Vigil - 5:00 pm Sunday, 8:00 am, 9:00 am (Cantonese) 11:00 am (Choir) (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses)
PALM SUNDAY, April 14 Saturday, April 13, Evening Vigil - 4:00 pm Sunday - 9:30 am Vietnamese Mass 6:00 pm (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses)
HOLY THURSDAY, April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:30 pm (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm)
HOLY THURSDAY, April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Saint Monica - 7:30 pm (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm at Saint Monica)
GOOD FRIDAY, April 19 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service - 12:00 noon Confessions - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
GOOD FRIDAY, April 19 Stations of the Cross - 12:00 noon Seven Last Words of Jesus - 1:00 pm Passion of Our Lord, Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service - 2:00 pm Vietnamese Service - 8:00 pm
Geary Boulevard at 23rd Avenue, San Francisco
HOLY SATURDAY, April 20 No 8:30 am Mass or 5:00 pm Mass Easter Vigil Mass - 8:00 pm EASTER SUNDAY, April 21 8:00 am, 9:00 am (Cantonese) 11:00 am (Choir) No Evening Mass
3835 Balboa Street, San Francisco
HOLY SATURDAY, April 20 No 8:30 am or 4:00 pm Mass Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Monica - 8:00 pm EASTER SUNDAY, April 21 9:30 am Mass 3:00 pm - Vietnamese Mass
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POPE: ‘Spiritual combat’ must be part of fight against sexual abuse FROM PAGE 1
for bishops and new procedures for handling allegations raised against bishops. Instead, he asked the bishops to have a retreat and wait until after the February summit to decide how to move forward. Some things, like the abuse crisis and child pornography, he said, “cannot be understood without the mystery of evil.” “We in the church will do everything to end this scourge,” the pope said. In his address at the end of the summit, he said, he offered concrete measures to be followed, but he also recognized that there is a danger the church would focus exclusively on laws and norms and would forget the spiritual weapons of prayer and penance “to defeat the spirit of evil. That is not washing your hands.” Pope Francis said his 2018 letter to the bishops of Chile regarding the abuse crisis there and the letter he wrote to the U.S. bishops at the beginning of their retreat in January both looked at the “human, scientific” and legal aspects of the crisis as well as the spiritual aspect. The U.S. bishops’ proposals for a code of conduct and a third-party reporting system, he said, “were too much like that of an organization, methodological, and – without their meaning to – neglected the second dimension, the spiritual.” The laity and everyone else must be involved, he said, but “the church is not a congregationalist church. It is the Catholic Church where the bishop must take control of this as the pastor. The pope must take control of this. And how should he do this? With disciplinary measures, with prayer, with penance, with self-examination.” Pope Francis was asked specifically about the case of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin of Lyon, who was found guilty in early March of covering up abuse and was given a six-month suspended sentence. He offered his resignation to the pope, but the pope declined to accept it.
(CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING)
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Rabat, Morocco, to Rome March 31, 2019.
Responding to a reporter’s question, the pope said while the cardinal awaits the appeal of his conviction, it would be a violation of “the presumption” of innocence to accept his resignation. During the inflight news conference, the pope also responded to questions about interreligious dialogue, religious freedom and migration. Pope Francis said his trip in February to the United Arab Emirates and his trip to Morocco were opportunities to demonstrate the Catholic Church’s commitment to interreligious dialogue. Asked what, concretely, had been accomplished, the pope responded that “now there are blossoms, the fruit will come later. But the flowers are promising. We mustn’t give up.” He also insisted that every religion, Catholicism included, had members who are intransigent and against dialogue, people who “live on bitter memories of past struggles and seek war” more than peace. In response to a question about the many Muslimmajority countries where freedom of worship is respected, but legal or social pressures prevent Muslims from converting to Christianity, Pope Francis insisted freedom is a concept that grows over time. In fact, he said, there are still Catholics who strong-
Annual Divine Mercy Novena and Celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday April 28th
The Holy Name Society of Star of the Sea Church is inviting everyone to join them in the Annual Novena & Celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.
Novena is every day from April 19th - Good Friday through April 27th -Easter Saturday Time: 3pm Place: Star of the Sea Church 4420 Geary Blvd, SF, CA 94118
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 28th The Divine Mercy Devotion will begin with a Mass at 3pm followed by -Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - The Chaplet of Divine Mercy (sung) -Litany and Prayer of Entrustment -Veneration of The Image -Benediction of The Blessed Sacrament ***Light Refreshment will be served right after the service on Sunday***
STAR OF THE SEA CHURCH 4420 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 751-0450 • www.starparish.com
ly oppose the Second Vatican Council’s teaching on religious freedom and its insistence that even nonChristians have a right to follow their consciences. In many so-called Christian countries, he added, doctors and other medical personnel do not have a legal right to conscientiously object to euthanasia, for example. “Removing freedom of conscience is the first step to losing the freedom of religion,” he said. Another reporter asked Pope Francis about the wire fence, topped with razor wire, that separates Morocco from two Spanish enclaves and about the wall U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to complete along the U.S.-Mexican border. “Those who build walls will end up being prisoners in the walls they’ve built,” he said. “The builders of walls, whether they are razor wire or bricks, will end up being prisoners.” A Spanish reporter, he said, recently brought him a piece of razor wire. “Sincerely, I was bothered and when he left I cried. It just never entered my mind” that someone would design a fence that would tear the flesh of someone who tried to climb over it. “This is not the way to resolve the serious problem of migration,” the pope said. “I understand a government with this problem is holding a hot potato, but it must resolve it humanely. ... I saw that razor wire and I couldn’t believe it.” Asked about Catholics who vote for politicians espousing strict anti-immigrant policies, Pope Francis said most of them “are a bit taken by the fear that is the normal preaching of populists.” But, “fear is the beginning of dictatorship,” he said, pointing to the example of the end of Germany’s Weimar Republic and the “promises and fear” that led to Adolf Hitler’s election. “Let’s learn from history.” Pope Francis also insisted that European and other countries that sell the weapons that lead to war cannot then refuse to accept the migrants and refugees fleeing the fighting and the poverty and hunger that go with war.
EASTER LITURGIES
HOLY WEEK LITURGIES PALM SUNDAY
9:30am - Solemn Procession with Palms 11:00am, 5:00pm - Palms will be given at all masses
HOLY THURSDAY NO DAILY MASSES
7:00pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00pm (Fromm Hall)
GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION NO DAILY MASSES
12:00pm - Meditations Upon the Passion 1:45pm - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion With Venerations of the Cross and communion 7:00pm - Family Stations of the Cross Confessions: 12:00noon-1:30pm & 3:00-5:00pm
HOLY SATURDAY NO DAILY MASSES | NO 5:00pm VIGIL MASS 8:00pm - Easter Vigil
EASTER MASS SCHEDULE
8:00am - Cantor and organ 9:30am - Choir, organ and brass 11:00am - Choir, organ and brass
NO 5:00pm MASS
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EASTER LITURGIES St. Bruno’s Church (650) 588-2121
555 W. San Bruno Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066 www.saintbruno.org Fax (650) 588-6087
2019 Holy Week Schedule
THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION 1111 Gough Streeet, San Francisco Tel: (415) 567-2020 www.smcsf.org
Palm Sunday (April 14)
Blessing of Palms at all masses (Including the vigil masses on Saturday)
Holy Thursday (April 18)
6:00 PM Confessions 7:00 PM MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (bilingual) 9PM-12MN Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament (parish hall)
Good Friday (April 19)
1PM Stations of the Cross (English) 2:00 PM Liturgy of the Passion & Death of the Lord 5:00 PM Via Crucis (Spanish) 6:00 PM Viernes Santo de La Pasión del Señor
Holy Saturday (April 20)
8:00 PM VIGIL MASS OF EASTER (bilingual)
Easter Sunday (April 21)
Sprinkling of Holy Water at all masses
Happy Easter to everyone!
Holy Week and Easter Triduum Schedule 2019 THE CHRISM MASS Thursday, April 11 • 5:30 pm Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant Annual Archdiocesan Celebration of Renewal of Priestly Ministry by the Clergy, Blessing of Oils of Catechumens, Sick and Sacred Chrism by the Archbishop
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14 Regular Weekend Schedule of Masses Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am (Gregorian chant), 11:00 a.m. Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant (Cathedral Choir), 1:00 pm (en Español) 4:00 pm Palm Sunday Concert Featuring: Thomas Mellan, Organ
THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Thursday, April 18 Lent ends at Sundown on Holy Thursday and the Celebration of The Paschal Triduum begins (NO Confessions and NO 7:30 a.m. or 12:10 p.m. Masses Today) 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of Feet, followed by Vigil and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Francis Hall (Lower Level) until 11:45 p.m. 11:45 p.m. Night Prayer in St. Francis Hall
FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (GOOD FRIDAY) Friday, April 19 Stations of the Cross 1st Friday ONLY (7:15am) English. Every Friday after the 8:00am Mass (English) and 7:30pm (Spanish)
Passion (Palm Sunday) Saturday and Sunday, April 13th & April 14th: Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:30pm Sunday, Masses: at 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am (Spanish), 1:00pm & 5:30pm.
Parish Mission- Monday, April 15th thru Wednesday, April 17th: Each evening at 7:00pm Confession on Tuesday, April16th at 10:00am-11:00am & 5:30pm-6:30pm.
Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord’s Supper): Thursday, April 18th: Mass at 7:30pm. On Holy Thursday, there will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from the conclusion of the Holy Thursday Mass until 12:00 am.
Good Friday (Celebration of the Lord’s Passion: Friday, April 19th: Stations of the Cross at 12:00pm Children’s Liturgy from at 12:00pm The Seven Last Words at 1:00pm Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet 2:00 pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 3:00 pm Celebración de las Pasión del Señor 7:30pm
Holy Saturday, (Easter Vigil Mass): Saturday, April 20th: Mass at 8:00pm
Easter (Resurrection Sunday) Sunday, April 21st: Masses at 5:00am (Salubong), 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am (Spanish) and 1:00pm (NO 5:30PM MASS)
If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office 415.333.7630
We continue to keep vigil (NO 7:30 am or 12:10 pm Masses Today) 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross Led by students from St. Brigid’s School 2:00 pm – Music in the Cathedral 2:00-3:00 pm – Confession 3:00 pm – Liturgy of the Passion and Death of the Lord Archbishop Cordileone, Celebrant Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion 7:00 pm – Via Crucis/Stations of the Cross en Español
HOLY SATURDAY Saturday, April 20 Our Paschal Vigil continues throughout the day and night. (NO Confessions and NO 8:00 am or 5:30 pm Masses Today) 9:00 pm – The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant Blessing of the New fire and Paschal Candle, Liturgy of the Word and Celebration of the Eucharist.
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Sunday,April 21 Regular Sunday Schedule of Masses 7:30 am (Cantor and Organ), 9:00 am (Gregorian Chant), 11:00 am Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant (Cathedral Choir, St. Brigid’s School Choir and Brass), 1:00 pm (en Español) 4:00 pm – Easter Concert; Featuring: Jeanette Wilkin Tietze, Piano 4:45 pm – Evening Prayer and conclusion of the Paschal Triduum
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Jesuit: Without the Amazon, ‘we all go under’ of finding a path forward on issues affecting the resource-rich South American region, home to a rainforest that, with its greenery, absorbs global emissions of carbon dioxide. Fighting for the Amazon is an ethical matter, not just of defending God’s creation, as well as of defending “the least of these,” but what’s happening in the Amazon affects immigration patterns, hunger, poverty, medicine, political systems, not to mention the irreversible damage to a planet that humanity calls home and one that can’t be replaced, said Father Jaramillo. “Sooner or later, this won’t just affect the indigenous people (of the Amazon), because natural resources are not infinite,” said Father Jaramillo. “This will affect the rich countries obsessed with consuming. They, too, will suffer the same consequences.” The model of endless resources some countries tout is built on a lie, said Father Jaramillo, and it’s best to look at the finality of those resources to figure out how to act going forward. One way to do that is to change the mindset of people, he believes. At Georgetown meeting bishops, activists, and members of indigenous communities from all continents discussed the science of environmental destruction; its socio-economic effects; the spiritual, economic and social connections made by indigenous communities and nature and what others can learn from it; the role of women in the fight of the environment; and possible ways the church and its members can help. “I urge Catholic institutions to continue divesting from companies that focus on fossil fuels,” said Luxembourg Archbishop Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union.
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WASHINGTON – At the start of a mid-March gathering at Georgetown University, organizers asked church leaders, activists and members of indigenous communities to think of a person they knew who had worked in defense of the environment and to call out his or her name. One called out “Berta Caceres,” a well-known Honduran environmental activist killed in March 2016. The soft-spoken Bishop Guy Charbonneau of Choluteca, Honduras, called out “Juan Lopez,” the name of a parishioner from the Church of San Isidro de Tocoa, a “delegate of the Word,” a Catholic Honduran jailed and, and like Caceres, threatened for speaking out against mining industries. The Catholic Church in Honduras, as well as in the Amazon and elsewhere, supports those like Lopez because of the situations and consequences caused by the exploitation of natural resources and destruction of the environment. These situations include poverty, unemployment and insecurity, Bishop Charbonneau told Catholic News Service March 19. Bishop Charbonneau was one of some 200 church leaders, activists and members of indigenous communities present for a historic three-day international gathering March 19-21 at the Jesuit university in Washington. Some of those who gathered there also will attend the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon in October, a gathering that Pope Francis has called for at the Vatican to discuss environmental issues, how they affect the region’s indigenous communities and what its environmental degradation means for humanity.
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A young member of an indigenous group from the Amazon region listens during a meeting with Pope Francis Jan. 19, 2018, at Madre de Dios stadium in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. The president of the Latin America Jesuit Conference said without the Amazon, “we all go under.” “Without the Amazon, Latin American goes under and, without (the benefits of) the Amazon for the planet, we all go under,” Jesuit Father Roberto Jaramillo Bernal, president of the Latin American Jesuit Conference, told CNS March 20 about the importance
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Holy Thursday, April 18
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Good Friday, April 19
07:30 a.m. Tenebrae 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross 12:45 - 3:00 p.m. Confessions 12:45 p.m. The Seven Last Words of Christ 01:45 p.m. The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (simple with choral music) 07:30 p.m. The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (chanted Passion Gospel &choral music)
Holy Saturday, April 20
08:00 a.m. Tenebrae; 8:30 p.m. Easter Vigil No confessions this day.
Easter Sunday, April 21 EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST
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CHAPUT: LOOK TOWARD CHURCH’S FUTURE WITH OPTIMISM, NOT SENSE OF DEFEAT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that although people have good reason to feel anger toward the Catholic Church and fear for its future, those emotions can be viewed as signs of hope, depending on how the church responds to them. “If our Christian faith really grounds and organizes our lives, then we have no reason to fear and Archbishop we have every reason to hope,” he Charles J. said in an evening address March 27 Chaput at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus. “Hope depends on faith. It can’t survive without a foundation of passionate belief in something or someone higher and greater than ourselves. “Without faith, ‘hope’ is just another word for the cheap and cheesy optimism the modern world uses to paper over its own, and our own, brokenness.” The archbishop delivered the seminary’s annual Cardinal Pio Laghi memorial lecture. Cardinal Laghi, who died in 2009, was a former prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and apostolic nuncio to several nations. He said he titled his talk “Facing the Future With Hope and Joy” because “it sounds better than facing the future with confusion and anxiety – and anger, for that matter, because I’m tempted to feel all three of those things a couple of times a week.” “There are days when everyone in the church seems angry,” Archbishop Chaput said. “Laypeople and priests are angry with their bishops for the abuse scandal, which never seems to end. Bishops are angry with SEE CHAPUT, PAGE 17
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MARYLAND SENATE’S TIE VOTE LEADS TO DEFEAT FOR ASSISTED SUICIDE MEASURE
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A 23-23 tie vote in the Maryland Senate March 27 led to a defeat for a bill that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide. “Because of your calls, emails and efforts, physician-assisted suicide will not be legalized in Maryland this year,” the Maryland Catholic Conference told the state’s Catholics in a message posted on its website March 28. The conference is the public policy arm of the state’s bishops. “This wouldn’t have been possible without all of your voices and prayers,” it added. “Thank you for making a difference in the fight against physician-assisted suicide!” The bill would have allowed doctors to prescribe lethal medication in pill form to patients diagnosed as terminally ill and deemed mentally capable. Patients would have received the prescription to take home and not have been required to take the pills in the presence of a medical professional or family member – or to take them at all. Jennifer Briemann, the Catholic conference’s executive director, called the “End-of-Life Option Act” a “dangerously flawed bill.”
MARYLAND DAY MARKS SPECIAL HOMECOMING FOR 17TH-CENTURY IRON CROSS
ST. CLEMENT’S ISLAND, Md. – On their fourmonth ocean voyage from England to the new Maryland colony nearly 400 years ago, the approximately 150 men and women on board boats named the Ark and the Dove endured stormy seas and the risk of being ambushed by pirates. And when their ships sailed through the Potomac River and made landfall March 25, 1634, on an island they named after St. Clement, the patron saint of mariners, they came ashore offering prayers of thanksgiving
TEXAS LOOKING INTO CITY VOTE TO BAR RESTAURANT CHAIN OVER MARRIAGE VIEWS
SAN ANTONIO – The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. In a March 27 statement, he said he has been asked what he thinks of the San Antonio City Council’s 6-4 vote March 21 “to exclude Chick-fil-A from the list of concessionaires that could operate at San Antonio International Airport” because the company is known for its support of traditional marriage. “It is best in this circumstance that elected officials not restrict a restaurant chain’s right to conduct business,” Archbishop Garcia-Siller said. “Let the marketplace decide, and consumers will select which businesses to support – or not support – with their dollars, as they always do.” CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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Palm Sunday Masses (April 14): English: Saturday 5:00PM, Sunday 7:30 & 8:45AM, 1:00 & 5:00PM. Cantonese: 10:15AM. Italian: 11:45AM. Masses on Mon., Tues., Wed. of Holy Week: 7:00 & 9:00AM.
Holy Thursday, April 18
Holy Thursday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM (No morning Masses). Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:30PM.
7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel ending with Night Prayer at 10:55 p.m.)
Good Friday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM (No morning Masses). Stations of the Cross: Italian: 12:00 noon; English: 1:00PM. Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross and Communion: English: 2:00PM. Cantonese: 7:00PM.
Good Friday, April 19
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Stations of the Cross 1:15 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
as Jesuit Father Andrew White celebrated the first Mass in the English-speaking colonies. Lord Baltimore, who was Catholic, established the Maryland colony as a haven for religious toleration, and historians now regard Maryland as the birthplace of religious freedom in the United States. That heritage was celebrated in a special way this March 25 on the annual Maryland Day, as a treasured artifact of early U.S. Catholic history – a 17th-century iron cross believed to have been hammered together by a blacksmith on board either the Ark or the Dove – returned to St. Clement’s Island in Southern Maryland. “It’s the first cross brought to our part of the New World,” said Jesuit Father G. Ronald Murphy, who brought the cross with him from Georgetown University and displayed it outside the St. Clement’s Island Museum as he gave the keynote address at a special Maryland Day gathering there.
Holy Saturday, April 20
Holy Saturday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM (No morning Masses). Solemn Easter Vigil: 8:30PM.
Easter Sunday, April 21
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SUNDAY READINGS
Fifth Sunday of Lent ISAIAH 43:16-21 Thus says the Lord, who opens a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters, who leads out chariots and horsemen, a powerful army, till they lie prostrate together, never to rise, snuffed out and quenched like a wick. Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago consider not; see, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? In the desert I make a way, in the wasteland, rivers. Wild beasts honor me, jackals and ostriches, for I put water in the desert and rivers in the wasteland for my chosen people to drink, the people whom I formed for myself, that they might announce my praise. PSALM 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad indeed. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown, they shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy. PHILLIPPIANS 3:8-14 Brothers and sisters: I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have accepted the loss of all things and I consider them so much rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having any righteousness of my own based on the law but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God, depending on faith to know him and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by being conformed to his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. It is not that I have already taken hold of it or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ Jesus. Brothers and sisters, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting
what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God’s upward calling, in Christ Jesus. JOHN 8:1-11 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. They said to him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” They said this to test him, so that they could have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with his finger. But when they continued asking him, he straightened up and said to them,“Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he bent down and wrote on the ground. And in response, they went away one by one, beginning with the elders. So he was left alone with the woman before him. Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” She replied, “No one, sir.” Then Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.
The agony of Jesus and revival of Lazarus
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he account of Lazarus’ revival from the tomb includes John’s version of Jesus’ fear of his own death. In the synoptic Gospels this terror is described as the agony in the garden, on the eve of his arrest, crucifixion and death. In John, Jesus seems magisterial, calm and authoritative. But this passage, where he calls Lazarus out of the tomb, shows the humanity of Jesus and his fear for his own life. Jesus is torn by two emotional extremes. He’s gotten an urgent message from Martha and Mary that their brother, a dear friend of Jesus, is seriously ill. Lazarus, also unmarried, feels like a brother. When Jesus gets the desperate message–Come!–Jesus has SISTER ELOISE out of fear, withROSENBLATT, RSM already, drawn two days’ journey from Judea, the area around Jerusalem. Why? What drove Jesus away? The synoptic Gospels place the disturbance Jesus created in the Temple late in his ministry, implying that his angry meltdown and mayhem in the Temple accelerated his passion and death. John, by contrast, locates Jesus’ “cleansing of the Temple” early in his ministry, implying that animus and hostility toward Jesus started early and was con-
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tinuous during his ministry. For Temple religious authorities, the rabbi from Galilee was a dangerous heretic, and disturber of public order. At some point, Jesus had certainly burned the profits for a whole group of sellers who depended for their livelihood on the fragile Temple economy of moneychanging and seasonal liturgical traffic for goats, sheep and pigeons to sacrifice. A district attorney today would have accused Jesus, and any of his followers crazy enough to collaborate, of incitement to riot, terrorist conspiracy to destroy the Temple, assault, battery, grand larceny, theft, vandalism, mayhem, threat of bodily harm, public mischief, criminal negligence, disturbing the peace, and cruelty to animals. Despite the report that Lazarus is deathly ill, Jesus is so conflicted, so afraid for his own life that he hesitates to leave his “safe house” and travel south to Bethany, where he would certainly be recognized and arrested. What does that terror feel like, when you feel hunted, targeted, in the crosshairs of an anonymous but lethal hostility, a murderous intent, an unstoppable drive to run you down? Gripped by fear that someone wants to kill you and has the power to do it, how can you protect yourself ? You can’t stop the hate, that visceral anger. It’s started and you can’t stop it until it’s finished. Panic makes time stop. You feel that heavy sick weight and sinking anxiety in your stomach, the dread and nausea of terror, the dry sweat of awareness in your gut that this is it, your time is up, you are going to die.
This is what it is like to die, the air around you gone thin, your breath drying up in your throat, shallow breaths, shaking, tremors, lightheadedness, feeling you will faint and pass out. My domestic violence clients who are in the middle of a beating by their abusive spouse experience this terror. I could die right now. I’m going down. John’s Gospel does not say how Jesus endured an agony like this. What is apparent in this Gospel is the terrible conflict, the agony Jesus endured, for those two days between hearing the appeal from the two sisters, and actually deciding to return to Bethany. If an angel came to strengthen him, as in Luke, there’s no comforting report here. A better translation is, “But (not “so”) when he heard that he was ill, he remained for two days in the place where he was.” His love for Lazarus and his compassion for Martha and Mary somehow overcame the terror he felt to protect his own life. “Let us go back to Judea” he finally says. His disciples are not convinced this is prudent. They feel the danger for Jesus, but also for themselves. Thomas speaks for all the disciples, “Rabbi, the Jews (Judeans) were just trying to stone you, and you want to go back there?” What we encounter in the decision of Jesus to return to Bethany is the truth of the resurrection: Love is stronger than death – and the fear of death.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Optional Memorial of St. Martin I. Ez 37:2128. JER 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13. Ez 18:31. Jn 11:4556.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18: Holy Thursday - Chrism Mass. Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9. Ps 89:21-22, 25 and 27. Rv 1:5-8. Is 61:1 (cited in Lk 4:18). Lk 4:16-21.
MERCY SISTER ELOISE ROSENBLATT is a Ph.D. theologian and attorney in private practice in family law. She lives in San Jose.
LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, APRIL 8: Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62 or Dn 13:41c62. Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. Ez 33:11. Jn 8:12-20. TUESDAY, APRIL 9: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Nm 21:4-9. Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21. Jn 8:2130. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95. Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56. See Lk 8:15. Jn 8:31-42.
SUNDAY, APRIL 14: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. Lk 19:28-40. Is 50:4-7. Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24. Phil 2:6-11. Phil 2:8-9. Lk 22:14—23:56. MONDAY, APRIL 15: Monday of Holy Week. Is 42:17. Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14. Jn 12:1-11.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Memorial of St. Stanislaus, bishop & martyr. Gn 17:3-9. Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9. Ps 95:8. Jn 8:51-59.
TUESDAY, APRIL 16: Tuesday of Holy Week. Is 49:16. Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17. Jn 13:21-33, 36-38.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12: Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Jer 20:10-13. Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7. See Jn 6:63c, 68c. Jn 10:31-42.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17: Wednesday of Holy Week. Is 50:4-9a. Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34. Mt 26:14-25.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. Is 52:13—53:12. Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25. Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9. Phil 2:8-9. Jn 18:1—19:42. SATURDAY, APRIL 20: Easter Sunday – The Resurrection of the Lord. At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. Gn 1:1—2:2 or Gn 1:1, 26-31a. Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 or Ps 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20 and 22. Gn 22:1-18 or Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 1013, 15-18. Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11. Ex 14:15—15:1. Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18. Is 54:5-14. Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13. Is 55:1-11. Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6. Bar 3:9-15, 32C4:4. Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11. Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28. Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19. Rom 6:3-11. Lk 24:1-12.
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Our struggle for proper celebration
e don’t know how to celebrate things as they’re meant to be celebratd. We want to, but mostly we don’t know how. Generally we celebrate badly. How do we normally celebrate? By overdoing things; by taking a lot of the things we ordinarily do, drinking, eating, talking, singing, and FATHER RON humoring, and ROLHEISER bringing them to excess. For most of us, celebration means eating too much, drinking too much, singing too loudly, telling one joke too many, and hoping that somewhere in all that excess we will find the secret to make this occasion extraordinary. We have this odd idea that we can find special joy and delight by pushing things beyond their normal limits. But there’s precious little real delight in this. Heightened enjoyment is found in connecting with others more deeply, in feeling our lives expanded, and in experiencing love and playfulness in a special way. But that doesn’t happen in a frenzy. Hence our celebrations are mostly followed by a hangover, physical and emotional.
Why? Why is genuine celebration so hard to do? Perhaps the main reason is that we struggle congenitally to simply enjoy things, to simply take life, pleasure, love, and enjoyment as gracious and free gifts from God, pure and simple. It’s not that we lack this capacity for this. God has given us this gift. More at issue is the fact that our capacity to enjoy is often mixed with inchoate feelings of guilt about experiencing pleasure (and the greater the pleasure, the deeper our feeling of guilt). Among other things, because of this, we often struggle to enjoy what’s legitimately given us by God because, consciously or unconsciously, we feel that our experience of pleasure is somehow “stealing from God.” This is an uneasiness that particularly afflicts sensitive and moral souls. Somehow, in the name of God, we struggle to give ourselves full permission to enjoy, and this leaves us prone to excess (which is invariably a substitute for genuine enjoyment). Whatever the reasons, we struggle with this and thus many of us go through life deprived of a healthy capacity to enjoy and, since nature will still have its way, we end up alternating between rebellious enjoyment (“pleasure we steal from God”, but feel guilty about) and dutiful discipline (which we do without a lot of delight). But we’re rarely able to genuinely celebrate. We rarely find
the genuine delight we are looking for in life and this pushes us into pseudocelebration, namely, excess. Put simply, because we struggle or give ourselves permission to enjoy, ironically we tend to pursue enjoyment too much and often not in the right ways. We confuse pleasure with delight, excess with ecstasy, and the obliteration of consciousness with heightened awareness. Because we cannot simply enjoy, we go to excess, burst our normal limits, and hope that obliterating our awareness will heighten it. And yet, celebrate we must. We have an innate need to celebrate because certain moments and events of our lives (e.g. a birthday, a wedding, a graduation, a commitment, an achievement, or even a funeral) simply demand it. They demand to be surrounded with rituals which heighten and intensify their meaning and they demand that they be shared in a special, highlighted way with others. What we cease to celebrate we will soon cease to cherish. The same is true of some of our deeper loving, playful, and creative moments. They too demand to be celebrated: highlighted, widened, and shared with others. We have an irrepressible need to celebrate, that’s good. Indeed the need for ecstasy is hardwired into our very DNA. But ecstasy is heightened awareness, not obliterated consciousness. Celebration is meant to intensify our awareness, not deaden it. The object of celebration is to highlight
certain events and feelings so as to share them with others in an extraordinary way. But, given our misunderstandings about celebration, we mostly make pseudo-celebration, that is, we overdo things to a point where we take our own awareness and our awareness of the occasion out of the equation. We have a lot to overcome in our struggle to come to genuine celebration. We still need to learn that heightened enjoyment is not found in excess, deeper community is not found in mindless intimacy, and heightened awareness is not found in a frenzied deadening of our consciousness. Until we learn that lesson we will still mostly trudge home hungover, more empty, more tired, and more alone than before the party. A hangover is a sure sign that, somewhere back down the road, we missed a sign post. We struggle to know how to celebrate, but we must continue to try. Jesus came and declared a wedding feast, a celebration, at the center of life. They crucified him not for being too ascetical, but because he told us we should actually enjoy our lives, assuring us that God and life will give us more goodness and enjoyment than we can stand, if we can learn to receive them with the proper reverence and without undue fear.
your newspaper. We now need to see it in all our Catholic Church bulletins every Sunday. On Oct. 17, 2018, I sat in one of the listening sessions and heard some very sad, life-changing, heartbreaking stories. Where is that hotline in our archdiocese? Recently, I saw this in the church bulletin at St. Joseph Husband of Mary Parish in Las Vegas: PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN: If you believe you are a victim of sexual abuse, please call our hotline …. I called and found out that this appears in every church bulletin in the Diocese of Las Vegas. Tell me, why is it not in our archdiocese’s bulletins? What is taking so long? Where is our leadership? Where is our promise to protect and pledge to heal? Mary Beaudry South San Francisco
disorders that result in sexual crimes than heterosexuals. Sexual orientation by itself is not a risk factor for crime. … “Many pedophiles are indeed sexually attracted to pre-pubescent children but 80 percent of clergy sexual offenders violated a post pubescent teen and are not pedophiles at all (but are described as ephebophiles). Many report that teens are not the object of their desire but what was available to them at the time. … “Certainly some homosexual priests did in fact abuse boys. But so did heterosexual priests as well as priests who were unclear about their sexual orientation and desires. I have evaluated or treated about 60 of these men during the past several decades and have found this to be true clinically as well as true based on research findings. Sexual crimes against children are much more complicated than merely an issue of sexual orientation. …” In summary, Dr. Plante states that “tragically, those with a homosexual orientation have a long-standing history of being scapegoated and victimized in our culture and in many other cultures for centuries. Sadly this group is being victimized in the clergy abuse crisis ….” Jim McCrea Piedmont
the March 28 edition, “Anti-gun violence group working to change culture of “disposable life,” reviews an Elizabeth Moore (of Moms Demand Action) talk at St. Dominic’s on the subject. Her basic point is that the culture leads to more gun purchases, and recent statistics include the fact that 100 Americans (on average) are killed every day for years. As she noted, this leads to the “culture of death” referred to by (Pope) St. John Paul II in 1995. But really, this culture started in 1973 in the U.S. with the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. Abortion kills about thirty times as many deaths with doctor’s instruments as are killed with guns. St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta said it best when she visited the U.S. and spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., in effect saying, “If you can’t tell a woman not to kill her own child, you can’t tell anyone not to kill anybody else.” In another article in the same issue, “Bishops: Death penalty moratorium welcome pause for civil dialogue,” Gov. Newsom is praised for stopping the death penalty in California. I imagine, this was a political maneuver. If he had any real basic principles or common decency, he would also pardoned the tens upon tens of thousands of innocent children executed each year in the abortion clinics of California. G.P. Heckert San Mateo
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LETTERS Praise at Mass, not pedagogy
It’s no wonder that there is in an ever-increasing exodus from Mass. The major cause? Boredom – the long sermons after the Gospel, which attempt to teach Bible study. Recently, the priest gave a 25-minute commentary on the Gospel. Many parishioners were squirming in their seats, while others looked for an escape hatch. After Mass, the priest claimed, in answer to protests, “Parishioners need to be taught.” Bible study needs to occur during special Bible classes in Catholic schools up through the years or afterschool Bible classes for those who don’t attend Catholic schools. They can also be taught in RCIA classes and adult Bible study classes. Many priests seem to assume that most people know zero about the Bible and try to educate them during the Mass. However, to attempt to do it during the Mass is totally impractical because it’s not weekly developmental or interactive. It takes away from the solemnity of the Mass. The Mass is to praise and honor Jesus – as we listen to his word during the Gospel and become gradually transformed by Jesus through the beginning confession, leading to the reception of Communion – becoming one mind and body – God’s hands on earth to complete the work he has begun. It’s not a time for Bible study. Bring people back to the church by not underestimating their Bible knowledge or by encouraging personal ongoing Bible study and limiting Gospel commentary to 10 minutes of “on target” support of the Gospel. Mary Pecci San Francisco
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Michael Bergez’s letter (“Omissions and Misrepresentations”) in the March 24 issue references cardinals Burke and Brandmuller who made a sleight-of-hand connection between gay priests “and other evidence of a more general questioning of traditional Catholic morality .…” He and they attempt to create an invalid connection in the context of directing the reader of an article on the recent Vatican abuse summit and insisting that the object of the summit was homosexuality and not pedophilia or priestly sexual abuse. This is an extension of an older falsehood that has been disabused by many, including Thomas Plante, PhD, of the Stanford University School of Medicine, in a 2010 article in Psychology Today. Some of Dr. Plante’s findings (in summary form) were: “First, no research suggests that homosexuals are at higher risk of being sex offenders, committing sexual crimes or having impulse control
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It’s not just about frozen embryos
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remember a conversation I had with a married Catholic couple a few years ago. They were feeling lost and desperate over their inability to conceive a child. They were casting about for options. They understood there were moral concerns with doing in vitro fertilization, though they weren’t sure about the specifics, so they asked: “Would it be OK for us to do IVF as long as we don’t FATHER TADEUSZ make any PACHOLCZYK extra embryos and we’re careful to implant all the ones we make?” The thinking behind their question was understandable and they clearly recognized it would be wrong to produce and then store their embryonic sons and daughters in the deep freeze. It’s important to note, however, that the possibility of “spare” embryos ending up in “frozen orphanages” would not be the only reason, or even the main reason, that IVF is morally unacceptable. The immorality of IVF is primarily due to the fact that the process turns human procreation into a method of production in
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The domain of procreation is a delicate arena, one in which our human vulnerability is uniquely laid bare. We have a particular responsibility to safeguard our own sexuality and the origins of our children from damaging forces in this arena. which children are made, not begotten. Embryos certainly face grave risks whenever they are cryopreserved, and a significant percentage of them do not survive the steps of freezing and thawing. The cryostorage of embryos is a form of “collateral damage” that routinely occurs when IVF is done. Ethically speaking, doing IVF and making extra embryos would be more offensive than doing IVF without making extra embryos, in the same way that stealing jewels out of the bank vault and shooting the guards on the way out would be more objectionable than stealing the jewels nonviolently. Yet the action of absconding with the jewels remains seriously wrong in either case, apart from any considerations about whether the guards are harmed. Similarly, IVF does not become morally acceptable merely by eliminating the collateral damage associated with the process, whether it’s the freezing of embryos, the “selective reductions” of twins and triplets, or any of the other objectionable practices that tend to be part of the process. The heart of the IVF process itself, the practice of joining sperm and egg together in the fertility
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clinic, remains an intrinsic evil, flowing from the decision to allow our offspring to be “manufactured.” The domain of procreation is a delicate arena, one in which our human vulnerability is uniquely laid bare. We have a particular responsibility to safeguard our own sexuality and the origins of our children from damaging forces in this arena, which implies a duty to respect the marital act as the unique locus and setting for the engendering of new human life. IVF is not really a “treatment” for infertility, given that the couple remains as infertile after doing IVF as they were before they started the process, with the underlying cause of their sterility remaining unaddressed and unresolved. The procedure offers little more than a workaround to completely bypass the marital act – an expensive, complex, unwieldy substitute, not a genuine therapy. Through IVF, husband and wife use their own (or even another person’s) sex cells to become “donors,” while constructing their own offspring through a kind of programmed project, with the marital act no longer a part of the equation. In the final analysis, however, only when the bodies of our children arise as the immediate fruit of our own bodily and spousal self-surrender can we say they have been freely and unconditionally received as gifts, rather than coerced
into being as the result of human willfulness, financial planning, and scripted biological technologies. Only then can we say that we have not dominated the process of procreation nor preponderated over the origins of our offspring. By yielding to the project of fabricating our children in the cold, clinical, and commercial venture that is in vitro fertilization, we act against the human dignity of our offspring by sanctioning inequality and setting up a subclass of those who originate in petri dishes and test tubes rather than in the intimacy of the mutual spousal donation that receives life within the protective maternal hearth. These various explanations of the wrongness of IVF can seem distant and hard for infertile couples to accept. They yearn intensely for a child. The infertility industry appeals to their desire to be in control in an arena where control has been elusive, and part of the allure is also the carefully choreographed assembling of babies who have been planned, screened, and quality controlled. It is a tragic step when spouses opt for the production of their own offspring in glassware, because they move forward and violate the deepest meaning of their marital union, rather than holding firmly to the truth that their one-flesh communion is the unique and privileged interpersonal sanctuary in which a new and unrepeatable person appears by a power and a will that is not their own. FATHER TADEUSZ PACHOLCZYK is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and serves at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
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Roman Catholic grade school in Kansas this year denied enrollment to a kindergartner who is the child of a same sex couple. The name of the couple, their child, and marital status have remained anonymous. A statement by the school superintendent stated, “The church teaches that individuals with same sex attraction should be treated with dignity. However, the challenge regarding same sex couples and our Catholic schools is that same sex parents cannot model behaviors and attitudes regarding marriage and sexual morality consistent with FATHER GERALD essential components of the D. COLEMAN, PSS church’s teachings.” The statement of the Archdiocese of Kansas City was similar: “We do not feel it is respectful of such individuals, nor is it fair, loving or compassionate to place their children in an education environment where the values of the parents and the core principles of the school conflict … Our schools exist to pass on the Catholic faith (and) it is important for children to experience consistency between what they are taught in school and what they see lived at home… Same sex parents cannot model behaviors and attitudes regarding marriage and sexual morality consistent with essential components of the church’s teachings.” In a letter sent to the parents of St. Ann School children, the pastor also reasoned that a “conflict is created” for this child between what is taught in school and what is experienced at home. A petition asking church leaders to reconsider has been signed by more than 1,500 parents whose children attend St. Ann, as well as local Catholic schools. The petition adds that the school already accepts students who experience a conflict between school and home citing examples such as parents who are non-Catholic, divorced parents, those living in illicit marriages inconsistent with church teaching. This petition “respectfully” adds that “to deny a child of God access to such a wonderful community and education … lacks the compassion and mercy of Christ’s message.” It suggests that church officials should welcome the opportunity to impart Catholic beliefs to the child. Concerns have been voiced about whether or not the archdiocese and its Catholic school system require a moral inventory of all parents to see if their behavior is consistent and in alignment with Catholic teaching, e.g., their use of birth control,
their marital fidelity, their belief about abortion, their attendance at Mass on a regular basis. The Kansas City dilemma is not an isolated event. In 2010 the Archdiocese of Denver reached the same conclusion: “Our schools are meant to be ‘partners in faith’ with parents. If parents don’t respect the beliefs of the church, or live in a manner that openly rejects those beliefs, then partnering with those parents becomes very difficult if not impossible. It also places unfair stress on the children, who find themselves caught in the middle.” In 2011 the Archdiocese of Boston came to a different conclusion: “The archdiocese does not prohibit children of same sex parents from attending Catholic schools. We believe that every parent who wishes to send their child to a Catholic school should have the opportunity to pursue that dream. Our schools welcome children based on their parent’s understanding that the teachings of the church are an important component of the curriculum and are part of the student’s educational experience.” I would like to suggest a modest proposal on how to address this issue by employing Catholic moral teaching on cooperation. Formal cooperation exists when the cooperator intends the object of the wrongdoer’s activity. In this case, by accepting the student, the Catholic School intends, desires or approves of same sex relationships or marriage. This level of cooperation is forbidden. On the other hand, material cooperation means that the cooperator does not share the intention of the wrongdoer and the object of the cooperator’s action remains distinguishable from the wrongdoer’s activity. In this case, the Catholic school does not approve of same sex relationships or marriage but wishes to offer a child a Catholic educational experience. This level of cooperation is acceptable. This principle enables a Catholic institution to discern the extent to which it can be involved with a situation deemed morally unacceptable. Without this principle, it would be virtually impossible to maintain a distinctive moral contribution in a pluralistic society that increasingly permits and promotes unacceptable practices. Cooperation necessitates that scandal is avoided. Scandal arises when there is public confusion about Catholic teaching or identity. In this case, by admitting a child of gay parents, the school must make clear that this acceptance is not equivalent to approving gay partnerships or marriage. The Catholic school has the responsibility to correct public misperceptions by demonstrating its acceptance of the child does not constitute formal cooperation.
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Jesus suffered for our sins
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here are two kinds of sin: sins of weakness and sins of malice. Be very careful not to imitate the fallen angels who committed sins of malice. They claimed the right to offend Almighty God, similar to those who claim the right to murder their own child. Jesus taught us the golden rule, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Thank God your mother obeyed the law. Jesus always told the complete truth, “Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you.” FATHER JOHN Jesus said, “I have come to CATOIR bring joy.” Pope John Paul II added, “Christ came to bring joy … joy to friends and families, joy to the sick and elderly; indeed, he came to bring joy to all people. Go therefore and become messengers of divine joy.” But doesn’t the cross dominate Christianity? How do we reconcile joy with the cross of Christ? For many, joy is very elusive. However, for many others joy is easily attainable. Millions of people are able to find joy in the sadness of their disability. Robert Mueller was the former executive assistant to five secretary generals of the United Nations. He made this brilliant statement, “A vagabond in a ditch or an invalid in a bed, can be a thousand times more joyful than an insatiable neurotic millionaire in his skyscraper.” I was privileged to be a friend of Robert Mueller for many years. We did two nationally syndicated TV shows together, as well as many radio shows. He was a gifted man, admired at the UN, and an inspiration to many world leaders. His words were
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always based on the wisdom of Jesus Christ. Witnesses abound among both saints and sinners who have attained joy, overcoming many forms of suffering and sorrow. Joy consists of an inner gladness that comes from the knowledge of God’s love. If you choose to live in the joy of Jesus, make his joy a part of your life, and it will abide with you in all circumstances. Here is more of Mueller’s thinking: “Decide to be cheerful. Render others cheerful. Praise the entire world with your cheer. Be a rock against sadness. Be optimistic and hopeful. Turn on your cheerful buttons, and be grateful always.” There is a level of spirituality above our ordinary day-to-day existence, which is rooted in the joy of Jesus. Jesus said, “Faith can move mountains.” Either you believe him or not. But why not? Who
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Holy Week and Easter Services 2019 APRIL 13 – PALM SUNDAY VIGIL MASSES 4:00p.m. & 5:30p.m. - Blessing of Palms/Mass (with procession) APRIL 14 – PALM SUNDAY 7:30a.m., 9:00a.m., 10:30a.m., & 12:00p.m. Blessing of Palms/Mass (with procession) APRIL 18 – HOLY THURSDAY 9:00a.m. - Morning Payer 7:30p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Presentation of the Oils, Washing of the feet, Procession to Altar of Repose & Vigil up to 11:00p.m. APRIL 19 – GOOD FRIDAY 9:00a.m. - Morning Prayer 2:00p.m. - Stations of the Cross 3:00p.m. - Good Friday Liturgy: Word, Veneration of the Cross, Communion 4:30p.m. - Confessions 7:30p.m. - Evening Good Friday Liturgy APRIL 20 – HOLY SATURDAY 9:00a.m. - Morning Prayer 2:30p.m. - Confessions 8:00p.m. - Mass: Blessing of Fire, Paschal Candle, Procession, Exultet, Sacraments of Initiation. APRIL 21 – EASTER SUNDAY 5:30a.m. - Easter Sunrise / Salubong with Mass @ 6:00a.m. Then Regular Sunday Mass schedule follows: 7:30a.m. / 9:00a.m. / 10:30a.m. (Children’s Choir) 12 Noon (Parish Choir)
SAINT ROBERT’S PARISH 1380 Crystal Springs Road San Bruno, CA 94066 (650) 589-2800
HAPPY EASTER Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday - April 14 (Palms will be distributed at all Masses) Saturday evening Vigil Mass, 4:30 pm Sunday Masses 7:30 am, 9:30 am 11:30 am and 5 pm Holy Thursday - April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 pm Good Friday - April 19 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 12 noon – 1:30 pm Confessions 1:30 pm - 3 pm Evening Service 7 pm Holy Saturday - April 20 No Morning or 4:30 pm Masses Confessions 3:00 - 4:30 pm Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 pm Easter Sunday - April 21 7:30 am, 9:30 am 11:30 am and 5 pm Mass
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 4, 2019
Adventure by Catholic terms: ‘You were made for greatness’
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ll afternoon I had been hunkered over my MacBook, perched above a frozen lake and watching the sun cast pink into the clouds. I was thinking about what lie dormant and all the possibility below, waiting to thaw. My task at hand: Editing a cover story about three Catholic famiCHRISTINA lies who had CAPECCHI taken radical leaps of faith. One couple moved to Costa Rica with their baby to do mission work. One man felt called to head up a floundering radio station. Another family set aside their jobs and rented out their home to embark on a yearlong cross-country RV trip, prodded by a sensation many of us recognize. “Life was starting to rule us, not the other way around,” the 40-yearold mom said she had realized one Wednesday evening during her son’s karate class. “We felt we were losing time.” Their travel is reshaping them. Worshipping at tiny desert churches
and ancient cathedrals has made them appreciate the universal church. And the time together in tiny quarters, the experience of truly putting family first has been restorative. When the year is over, they’re determined to apply their lessons from the road. They plan to do a homeschool hybrid – two days at a local charter school and three days at home – rather than the traditional school their son had attended. They vow to camp monthly to continue the intense family bonding begun in their RV. And they pledge not to overcommit, to never agree to something on the spot but rather say, “That sounds great; let me get back to you after talking to my spouse.” As I kicked around cover lines for the story, I considered phrases like “leap of faith” and “bold journey.” But one word felt most apt, dulling in any paraphrase: adventure. Somehow it contains both courage and motion, stretching long like an open highway and propelled by the v. Webster’s defines it as “an exciting or remarkable experience” and “an undertaking usually involving danger.” It originates from the colloquial Latin word adventūra, “what must happen,” which conjures a sense of destiny – the thing with
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burning urgency that can no longer be delayed or denied. That evening my friend Stephen came over to discuss the epic road trip he was about to begin: Driving from Minnesota down to the bottom of South America to take in Patagonia. He’d just been at a party where they were swapping definitions of adventure, Stephen told me. For him, it involved the new, “going into the unknown.” I’ll be following his travels through Instagram while staying put. Days after he hits the road, I’ll be going into labor. A sense of peace washed over me as I listened to Stephen. I know my next adventure ordained by God is about to begin, and though mine centers on a rocking chair and a dimmed nursery, it is no less thrilling. What greater adventure could there be than raising a child?
I felt happy for both of us, thinking in that space beyond comparison, where you see how unique and worthy each path is and would never hold them up together. That night I Googled quotes on adventure for the back of the magazine, circling around words from Helen Keller and the ever-quotable G.K. Chesterton. Suddenly the answer flashed in my mind: a statement from Pope Benedict XVI. “The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” That’s the true meaning of adventure, whether you’re in Patagonia or in pajamas at home: The times you push beyond comfort to achieve your greatness designed by God. CHRISTINA CAPECCHI is a freelance writer from Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
St. Augustine Church
3700 Callan Blvd. S. San Francisco, CA 94080
2019 EASTER WEEK SCHEDULE
Reconciliation Service: Communal Penance, April 8th at 7:00 p.m. SACRED TRIDUUM Holy Thursday Morning Prayer – 8:40 a.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight Good Friday Morning Prayer – 8:40 a.m. Liturgical Services – 12 noon to 3p.m. Evening Service – 7 p.m.
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CHURCH 60 Wellington Ave., Daly City, CA 94014 2019 Easter Week Schedule
Holy Saturday Morning Prayer – 8:40 a.m. Easter Vigil Mass – 8 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses: 5 a.m. (Salubong) Sunrise Mass, 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m NO 5:30 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday
St. Patrick’s St. Patrick’s Church Church
Lenten Confessions: Tuesday, April 9, 2019, 7 – 8pm
Mission San Francisco,CA CA 94103 94103 • (415) 421-3730 756 Mission756St., SanSt.,Francisco, • (415) 421-3730
Lenten Recollection: Friday, April 12, 2019, 7 – 8pm
Holy Week Liturgical Services
Holy Week Liturgical Services
April 14 – April 21, 2019 Paschal Triduum April 14 – April 21, 2019 Holy Thursday: April 18, 2019, 7:30pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper; 9pm – midnight: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. April 14, Palm Sunday Good Friday: April 19, 2019, 12 – 3pm: Seven Last Words; 5:15 pm (Vigil), 7:30 am, 9:30 am 3:00pm: Liturgy of the Word; 5:00pm: procession; 12:00 pm, 5:15 pm Masses 7:30pm: Spanish service April 14, Palm Sunday April 15, Holy Monday Holy Saturday: April 20, 2019, 7:30am Stations of the Cross; 7:30 am & 12:10 Masses 5:15 pm (Vigil),7:30 am, 9:30pmam 8:10pm Easter Vigil Liturgy 5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross Easter Sunday Mass times: April 21, 2019, 5:30am “Salubong” and Mass; 8:30am; 12:00 pm, 5:15 pm Masses April 16, Holy Tuesday 10:00am; 11:30am; 1:00pm (Spanish)
April 15, Holy Monday † Perpetual Help Devotion only after 12:10 pm Mass † 7:30 am & 12:10 pm Masses 7:30 am & 12:10 5:15 pm pm Masses Mass followed by Stations of the Cross 5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross April 17, Holy Wednesday
Holy Week at saint Cecilia
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 14th Saturday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses - 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Solemn Procession at the 11:30 a.m. Mass) Palms will be blessed at the beginning of every Mass. Monday, April 15th 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Penance Holy Thursday, April 18th 7:30 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Mandatum and Eucharistic Exposition until 10:00 p.m.
7:30 am & 12:10 pm Masses April 16, Holy Tuesday 5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross † Perpetual Help Agape/Seder DevotionSupper only –after pmpmMass † Parish12:10 Hall at 6:30 7:30 am & 12:10 April pm Masses 18, Holy Thursday † Only one Mass today - at 5:15 pm † 5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 5:15 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper April 17, Holy Wednesday Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament 7:30 am & 12:10 Adoration pm Masses until 10:00 pm 9:00-10:00 pmStations Parish Family Hour 5:15 pm Mass followed by of Holy the Cross April 19, Good Friday Agape/Seder Supper – Parish Hall at 6:30 pm † No Masses today †
9:00 am Community Morning Prayer April 18, Holy Thursday 12:00 pm-1:45 pm Seven Last Words † Only one Mass Confessions today - at12-12:45 5:15 pm † & 1-1:45 Good Friday, April 19th 2:00 pm Stations ofPrayer the Cross Noon to 12:45 p.m. – Passion Play by 8th Grade 9:00 am Community Morning 3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 12:50-1:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Word (Readings, Meditation and General Intercessions) 5:15 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 1:40 – 3:00 p.m. - Veneration of the Cross, Communion Service, EndingPrayer April 20, Holy Saturday Transfer of the Blessed 9:00 am Sacrament Community Morning Prayer Holy Saturday, April 20th 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass (vigil candles will be provided) Adoration until 10:00 pm 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Mass Salubong immediately follows the Liturgy 9:00-10:00 pm Parish Family Holy Hour
Easter Sunday, April 21st 7:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
April 21, Easter Sunday
7:30, 9:30, 12:00 pm April 19, Good Friday (NO Charismatic Mass at 2:00pm and NO Mass at 5:15 pm) † No Masses today † 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 12:00 pm-1:45 pm Seven Last Words Confessions 12-12:45 & 1-1:45
Alleluia! A Blessed and Happy Easter to All! The Priests and Rectory Staff St. Patrick Church
Alleluia! A Blessed and Happy Easter to All!
20 OPINION
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 4, 2019
Bell at consecration?/Children and same-sex marriage
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I was in a liturgy committee meeting at my parish, and I suggested that we have the altar server ring the bell at the consecration during the Mass on Easter Sunday. (We don’t normally use altar bells at our parish.) One of the committee members said that the use of altar bells has been banned by the church since the Second Vatican Council. Is this true? (Owings Mills, Maryland) The committee member was wrong. The use of altar bells during Mass is neither mandated by the church nor forbidden; it is an option but not an obligation, left to the discretion of the pastor. Here’s what the General FATHER Instruction of the Roman KENNETH DOYLE Missal says: “A little before the consecration, if appropriate, a minister rings a small bell as a signal to the faithful. The minister also rings the small bell at each elevation by the priest, according to local custom” (No. 150). The ringing of bells during the consecration has a long history in the church, beginning about the 13th century. In those days, churches were large, the priest faced the altar and Mass was offered in Latin; churches often had raised platforms in front of the altar for the choir, the result being that some
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After the liturgical reforms of Vatican II – with the priest now facing the people and the language in the vernacular – many parishes decided to discontinue the use of altar bells. worshippers could not see the altar. The ringing of bells served to draw the attention of the congregation to the fact that the sacred act of transubstantiation was taking place. After the liturgical reforms of Vatican II – with the priest now facing the people and the language in the vernacular – many parishes decided to discontinue the use of altar bells. Bells do, though, add reverence and solemnity to a celebration. (Note that bells are rung at the Gloria during the Easter Vigil Mass to express the joy of the Resurrection.) Altar bells are commonly used in the basilicas of Rome and, interestingly, in 1972 when asked the question “Is a bell to be rung at Mass?” the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments gave this reply: “From a long and attentive catechesis and education in liturgy, a particular liturgical assembly may be able to take part in the Mass with such attention and awareness that it has no need of this signal at the central part of the Mass. This may easily be the case, for example, with religious communities or with particular or small groups. The opposite may
Mission Dolores Basilica – 2019 Easter Week Liturgies Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion - April 14th
Masses: 5 p.m. (Sat. Vig.), 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon (Span.) Blessing of Palms and Procession at 10 a.m. & 12 noon Masses
Holy Thursday - April 18th
6:00 p.m. - Seder Supper (tickets required) 8:00 p.m. - Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper [Bilingual] followed by procession and adoration until 11 p.m. 12:00 noon - Stations of the Cross and Passion Play 6:30 p.m. - Liturgy of Good Friday [Bilingual] followed by Santo Entierro Procession 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Liturgy [Bilingual]
4420 Geary Blvd San Francisco, CA 94118 (415)751-0450 | www.starparish.com
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www.missiondolores.org
8:00 a.m. Mass [cantor and organ] 10:00 a.m. - Mass [Basilica Choir – brass and organ] 12:00 noon - Mass [Spanish – Coro y organo]
A Catholic Stewardship Parish
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16th & Dolores St., San Francisco / 415-621-8203
Easter Sunday - April 21st
STAR of the SEA
Q.
As a new Catholic (I received my first Communion last August on the feast of the Assumption), “Question Corner” has been a real blessing for me. You address sometimesuncomfortable topics with honesty and clarity, and I am grateful for the role you’ve played in helping me grow in my faith. So I would like to ask you a question: For the second time in recent weeks, my 5-year-old son said to me the other day, “Boys can marry boys and girls can marry girls.” He was clearly looking to me for insight, but what he got was stunned silence. He said something counter to my faith but, at the same time, I don’t want him to judge, hate or fear homosexuals. Do you have any advice for parents on how to have a constructive, faith-filled discussion with their children about gay marriage? (Pennsylvania) I am not a master of pedagogy – particularly when it comes to 5-year-olds! You would have a much better read on what your son can understand. But I think that you might say something like this: “Some people do think that boys can marry boys and girls can marry girls. But your mom and I – and the religion we belong to – don’t think so. We think that the way God set things up was best: that mommies and daddies can have babies together and help their children to grow up. The luckiest children in the world are the ones who have both a mommy and a daddy.” You might even add, “Up until just a few years ago, almost the whole world agreed with us, and that’s what your mom and I still think.” As for guiding your son not to “judge, hate or fear homosexuals,” you are right on target. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that men and women with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies ... must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided” (No. 2358). FATHER KENNETH DOYLE writes the Catholic News Service column “Question Corner.” He is based in Albany, N.Y. Questions may be sent to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 30 Columbia Circle Drive, Albany, New York 12203.
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion - April 19th
Holy Saturday - April 20th
be presumed in a parish or a public church, where there is a different level of liturgical and religious education and where people who are visitors or are not regular churchgoers take part.”
Rev. Francis Mark P. Garbo, Pastor Dcn. Vicente Cervantes, Deacon Dcn. Mario Zuniga, Deacon Jerome Lenk, Director of Music & Liturgy Maria Rosales Uribe, Director of Religious Ed.
St. Francis of Assisi Church 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: (650) 322-2152; FAX (650) 322-7319 Email: sfofassisi@sbcglobal.net
Holy Thursday, April 18, 2019
Holy Week and Easter Liturgy
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00PM Bi-Lingual Adoration until 12:00 MidnightGood
Palm Sunday (April 14)
Blessing of Palms before all Masses: Saturday 4:30pm; Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Latin), 7:30pm
Holy Thursday (April 18)
7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday (April 19)
12noon Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 1:30pm-3:00pm The Seven Last Words 3:00pm Divine Mercy Novena 6:30pm Stations of the Cross
Holy Saturday (April 20) 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday (April 21)
8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Latin)
Divine Mercy Sunday (April 28) 3:00pm Mass and Sung Chaplet
Confessions
Every Tuesday of Lent 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Good Friday, April 19, 2019 12:00 to 2:00PM Three Hours English 2:00PM Solemn Liturgy English 5:00PM The Way of the Cross re-enacted from Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto 7:00PM Solemn Liturgy Spanish
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Holy Saturday, April 20, 2019 Confessions 10:30AM to 12:00PM and 3:30 to 5:00PM 8:30PM Easter Vigil, Bilingual
Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 7:30AM English 9:30AM Spanish 12:30PM Bi-Lingual followed by Easter egg hunt.
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 4, 2019
CANADIAN NUN, SEXOLOGIST: CATHOLICS MUST INCREASE THEIR SEXUAL MATURITY
QUEBEC CITY – A Canadian nun with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology said the sex abuse crisis in the church does not mean “the end of faith” but rather “the end of a lack of formation and the end of deviance,” and a call to return to Jesus’ message of Immaculate love. Conception Immaculate Sister MarieConception Sister Paul Ross Marie-Paul Ross told the French-language Canadian news agency Presence info that the faithful must accept that ecclesial structures might need to change. “If we really want to save the faith, the spiritual experience of the people, the depth of Christianity, and focus on evangelical values, we have no choice but to let go of the structures and build with the inspired heart. We must listen to the Word of God and the Holy Spirit,” said Sister Ross, who now lives in New Brunswick, a province the sex abuse scandal has hit hard these last years. Among the often-heard options for change, she said, she does not think that simply allowing priests to marry and ordaining women will make sexual problems go away. “I’ve always said this to religious and priests who felt stuck in their vocation, under the pretext that celibacy is not livable: The problem isn’t your celibacy, it’s your immaturity.” Similarly, she says a couple “isn’t a bunch of immature people.” “It takes a lot of maturity to form a couple and move on. Now, it’s this immaturity that I saw with my own eyes,
up close, in our church structure,” said the sexologist. Recently, she said, she has been interested in the abuse of nuns. She said she sees a lot of “naivete” among them. “I told superiors: You don’t form women that stand up. You form little girls looking for their father, and who fall for every man who gives them a wink and tells them a pleasant word, who tells them that she’s beautiful,” said Sister Ross. “I say that there is a lack of formation, of knowledge. When you try to name these realities, they exclude you.” Over the years, Sister Ross has been criticized publicly by representatives of church authority, who accuse her of portraying religious life too grimly. She said she feels stuck between a rock and a hard place, as she is criticized for her outspokenness about sexuality in the church, while society criticizes her for her choice of to continue as a nun. The sexologist said she believes that the prevention of abuse necessarily requires formation that leads candidates to religious life to “treat deep anxieties,” including traumas from their childhood. “Sexuality is a power. Life and love pass through sexuality. We are beings of love and life,” she said, adding that the church is now “faced today with a humanitarian mess.” Above all, she said, the crisis of sexual abuse occurs in a context where “society encourages pedophilia and sexual deviance,” mainly because of pornography. “Sexual deviance is created by repression and pornography. These are the two extremes. And often, the sexual formation of priests is made of both. There is a lot of repression and, in their solitude, with the internet, pornography,” she said, claiming to have seen
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many cases over her decades of practice as a nurse and a sexologist.
BISHOP WANTS INVESTIGATION INTO POLICE KILLING OF 14 FARMERS
MANILA, Philippines -- A Catholic bishop has demanded an investigation into the killings of 14 farmers during three police operations in the central Philippine province of Negros Oriental March 30. Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos said the victims lived within the boundaries of one of the diocese’s mission stations. Ucanews.com reported they included a lay leader on the outskirts of the city of Canlaon, where eight men were killed. “The parish administrator ... can vouch for (the victim’s) moral character,” said the bishop said, adding that he received information that the police did not even show arrest warrants. “We demand a quick investigation
into this and appeal to the authorities to restore peace and order,” said Bishop Alminaza. “What’s happening? Are we still observing law and order?” Ucanews.com reported the victims were killed during what authorities described as an “anti-criminality campaign” in Negros Oriental province, specifically in Canlaon City and the towns of Manjuyod and Santa Catalina. Raul Tacaca, provincial police director, said the victims were communist urban fighters linked to foiled assassination plots against state forces. He said the victims were killed after firing at police officers. But witnesses, mostly relatives of the victims, including children, told the human rights group Karapatan that the victims were executed. Two of those killed in the town of Manjuyod were elected village leaders. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
HOLY TRIDUUM AND EASTER AT ST. ANTHONY Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper 7:00 pm Good Friday Living Stations 12:00 pm Good Friday Service 3:00 pm Easter Vigil 8:00 pm Easter Sunday Masses at 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Easter Egg Hunt after the 9:00 Mass ALL ARE WELCOME! 1000 Cambridge St, Novato, CA www.stanthonynovato.org (415)883-2177
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Holy Week and Triduum Schedule Palm Sunday, April 14—Holy Mass: 11:00 am Blessing & distribution of palms Holy Thursday, April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: 8:00 pm—10:00 pm Altar of repose in the Porziuncola Nuova chapel
Good Friday, April 19 Confession: 11:00 am—11:45 am Stations of the Cross: 12:00 pm
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion: 3:00 pm Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Holy Cross, Holy Communion Confession: 6:00 pm—8:00 pm
Church hours: 10:00 am—8:00 pm
Holy Saturday, April 20—No Easter Vigil Mass
The historic church and Porziuncola chapel will be CLOSED
Easter Sunday, April 21 Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord: 11:00 am Church hours: 10:00 am—1:00 pm The Porziuncola chapel will be CLOSED
Easter Monday, April 22 The historic church, Porziuncola & office will be CLOSED
NATIONAL SHRINE OF
Easter and Holy Week Schedule April 14th—April 21st , 2019 April 14th Palm Sunday Masses are: Sat. 5:00 PM Sun. 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM April 18th -Holy Thursday 6:30 PM - Mass of The Lord’s Supper Procession of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration April 19th -Good Friday 12:00 PM - Stations of the Cross 1:00 PM - Guest Speaker 2:00 PM - Liturgy of the Word Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion April 20th -Holy Saturday 8:00 PM - Easter Vigil Mass April 21st -Easter Sunday Masses are: 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM
Alleluia! Alleluia!
St. Mary Star of the Sea Church 180 Harrison Avenue Sausalito, CA 94965
22 FROM THE FRONT
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | APRIL 4, 2019
‘The more you ask for forgiveness, the more you become a forgiving person.’
‘Being honest in naming our sins allows us to really let them go.’ FATHER FELIX LIM
Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Novato
FATHER MIKE QUINN
Pastor, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito
CONFESSORS: The ‘life-changing beauty’ of reconciliation FROM PAGE 1
“I saw things slowly turn around when I started going more frequently to confession and being more honest there,” he said. “That’s why I have a desire to talk about it and pass it on to people.” Father Faller said the “healing” aspect of confession sometimes gets lost or confused by people. “It’s not just like I’m a wicked person and I’ve got these terrible sins that I need a dictator God to give me pardon for,” he said. “I’m a human being who struggles to do the right thing or to see things correctly or to have the right heart in certain situations. I need God’s healing mercy not just to forgive my sins but to make me a better person.” Father Faller said going to confession, which he said is what makes for a good confessor, has been “like God opening up the shades of my soul and letting the light in more clearly.” Sin blinds us, he said, but confession can “slowly remove the blinds so we can see ourselves and our relationships more clearly.” Father Faller said that he didn’t have the “amazing confession moment” some people have and calls the sacrament a “slow-working process.” “I think that one of the things that Catholics struggle with today is the desire for instant gratification in a spiritual experience,” he said. God does sometimes give us a profound spiritual experience, Father Faller said, but it doesn’t mean the sacrament isn’t having an effect if you don’t have one. “It’s not a one-shot experience,” he said. “I’ve seen the beauty of confession, but it’s been over time in my life.”
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FATHER MIKE QUINN, Pastor, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Sausalito
What new priests fear even more than making a mistake during Mass is not being a good confessor, Father Mike Quinn said. “It’s because there are no ‘do-overs,’” he said. “You will either be the mouthpiece of God or you will cause the person in the confessional to go away, perhaps forever.” He said a good confessor “remains true to laws of the church” but not at the expense of a “pastoral sensibility.” He acknowledged that a “bad priest experience” with a confessor who was overly harsh and punitive, disengaged or on “auto pilot” has turned some away from the exceptional “beauty of the sacrament.” He recalled a childhood priest who absently prescribed the same three Hail Mary’s penance for whatever sin he and his brothers confessed. “There was always a long line outside his confessional,” he laughed. At his Marin County parish, Father Quinn normally hears confessions two days a week from 3-5 p.m. He said the clergy sex abuses crises over last 20 years have likely only added to other factors that keep Catholics away from the confessional. Father Quinn said Catholics who don’t make confession a regular part of their faith life are “denying themselves the spiritual refreshment” of the sacrament. “The more you ask for forgiveness, the more you become a forgiving person,” he said. God’s forgiveness is “an awesome realization to think about,” he said, a “gift” that depends upon a person’s sincere contrition, not upon their “worthiness.” He recalled the deathbed confession of a person who had committed a “grave mortal sin” earlier in life, had already confessed it and done penance for it but felt the need to confess it again at the end of life. “I came to the realization that one thing we need
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to do a little better perhaps, is impart the knowledge that if God forgives you, let it go,” Father Quinn said. “Once you’re forgiven, you’re forgiven.” A guilty conscience is like “carrying a big bag of rocks,” he said. “Forgiveness unbinds us from the past so that we live fully in the present and to anticipate with joy the future.”
FATHER FELIX LIM Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Novato
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“The problem is not when we are few in number,” the pope said, “but when we are insignificant, salt that has lost the flavor of the Gospel or lamps that no longer shed light.” In Morocco, where almost everyone is Muslim, the pope said Christians are called to be “a living sacrament of the dialogue that God wants to initiate and with each man and woman.” Sister Mary Elizabeth Donlon, regional superior of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, told Pope Francis that “in a spirit of faith, we pursue a dialogue of life through active collaboration with our Muslim brothers and sisters in teaching, public health, serving the disabled, single mothers and the many migrants that cross this country.” The religious, all foreigners, have been given the grace “to forge bonds of friendship and affection in deep respect with this people, despite the challenge of our diverse cultures,” she said. Before going to the cathedral, Pope Francis made a short trip out to SEE MISSION, PAGE 26
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20 Catholic schools join in annual choral festival Singers from 20 Catholic schools of the archdiocese took the stage March 21 at Archbishop Riordan High School’s Lindland Theatre for the annual choral festival now in its 31stt year. “Close to 800 students participated -- we had a morning session and an afternoon session,” Gustavo Torres of the Department of Catholic Schools, told Catholic San Francisco. The concert is held in March as part of Music in Our Schools Month and this year celebrated the 334th birthday of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. “This is a noncompetitive opportunity for everyone to hear each other sing,” Torres said. Schools represented at the festival included Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires, Holy Angels, St. Robert, St.
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Pictured taking part in the annual archdiocesan Catholic schools’ choral festival at Archbishop Riordan High School March 21 are students from Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Belmont, left, and from Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Daly City. Patrick, St. Cecilia, St. Gabriel, St. Brigid, St. Isabella, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Thomas the Apostle,
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CONFESSORS: The ‘life-changing beauty’ of reconciliation FROM PAGE 22
have not withheld any sins,” he said. “We are now a new creation, we are washed clean and so we’ve got to move on.” If you find yourself tripping into some of those same sins, he said, go back to the sacrament. “Make it a habit.”
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FATHER LARRY GOODE Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, East Palo Alto
In a letter to Catholic San Francisco, Father Goode wrote that “for many Catholics, there are only six sacraments.” “They receive Communion every week without even thinking about confession – not even Easter duty once a year or even for many years,” he said. “I encourage people to confess frequently, at least once a month, because after a month you begin to forget, to get used to, and to do the same thing over and over.” Father Goode said we tend to offend most with our sins the people that we love most, “which doesn’t make any sense.” Father Goode relies on his own
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to know my dominant faults, things that keep coming up because it’s who I am,” he said. In the morning he resolves not to repeat the failures of the day before. “I may have to outsmart myself in order to get the best of my dominant faults,” he said. “They don’t just go away.” He also relies on what he calls the
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MISSION: Success not measured by numbers, pope says in Morocco FROM PAGE 23
Temara, on the outskirts of Rabat, to visit a social service center run by the Daughters of Charity. The sisters assist people with physical disabilities, offer meals to poor children, train women in tailoring and run a nursery and primary school. All of the students and most of the staff are Muslim. Speaking later in the cathedral,
Pope Francis said that dialogue is not a “fashion” or “strategy,” but a way of imitating Jesus, who, moved by love, sought out everyone and began a dialogue with them. Christians must not hide who they are or what they believe, but they must share their faith with respect for the faith of others, the pope said. For Christians in Morocco, especially Catholic priests and religious, taking
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SATURDAY, APRIL 6 CONCERT: The Passion of Jesus Christ, composed and directed by Tony Eiras. 7:30 p.m., St. Pius Church 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City. Tickets available online at stpius. eventsmart.com. $20 preferred seating, $15 general, $10 senior and student. For more information cathy@pius.org. FIRST SATURDAY MASS: First Saturday Mass with healing service, 11 a.m., Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, Holy Cross Mausoleum, Father Vito Perrone, Contemplatives of St. Joseph, principal celebrant, homilist. The Benedict XVI Institute Schola will lead song. Monica Williams, (650) 756-2060; mjwilliams@holycrosscemeteries.com; holycrosscemeteries.com. PEACE MASS: St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., San Francisco, 10 a.m., Father William McCain, pastor, principal celebrant. (650) 580-7123; zoniafasquelle@ gmail.com.
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ACCW RETREAT: Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women’s Day of Recollection, Holy Name of Jesus convent chapel, 1555 39th Ave., San Francisco, starting with Mass at 1 p.m. followed by luncheon and talk by Father Arnold Zamora. $25 per person. (650) 438-0773.
MONDAY, APRIL 8 LOOK AT CLASSICAL PARISH: Father Joseph Illo, pastor, Star of the Sea Parish, San Francisco describes how retooling his parish with classic Catholic traditions has brought about increased ministry and worship, St. Patrick Parihs, Healy Hall, 114 King St., Larkspur. 7:30-9 p.m. $8 (cash/check only) one friend free.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough Street, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213, Visit SMCSF.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
‘LADIES’ TEA’: St. Robert Parish, San Bruno “Ladies Tea” in Hennessy Hall, an afternoon of fun, and friendship. $20 adults, children under 10, $8. (650) 589-2800, PPCC5@SaintRoberts.org.
HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch, both in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Please RSVP by contacting Diane Prell, activities coordinator, (415) 452-3500; www.Handicapables.com. Dates are subject to change.
‘SHELTER WALK’: WinterFaith Shelter Walk benefiting Interfaith Winter Shelter, 1:30 p.m., Lake Merced, meet at parking circle at Sunset Boulevard and Lake Merced Boulevard, San Francisco, Cynthia Zamboukos (415) 474-1321, cynthiaz@sfinterfaithcouncil. org. To register and/or donate http:// winterfaithshelterwalk.dojiggy.com/.
RIBS AND CHILI: Rib and chili competition, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Pius Church 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City. More than 30 teams competing. Enjoy competi-
OL OF MANAOAG: Mass, St. Augustine Church, 3700 Callan Blvd., South San Francisco, preceded by rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 1:30 p.m., with Father Reyes refreshments after Mass. Father Raymund Reyes, pastor, principal celebrant. JR Ronquillo, (650) 9528238; Elvie Niz (650) 703-1252; Nelly Sarmiento, (415) 939-3678.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 14 ST. JOHN REUNION: St. John Ursuline High school all class reunion begins with Mass at St. John the Evangelist Church, then lunch at Patio Espanol and Golden Diplomas to alumnae Class of 1969. Reservations can be made online, www. sjualumnae.com. For more information, Theresa Keane, San Francisco alumnae president, (415) 867-3575. CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough Street, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213. Visit SMCSF.org.
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