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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN – Catholics facing difficult political choices must study the issues, pray about the election and then vote according to their consciences, Pope Francis said. Flying back to Rome from Azerbaijan Oct. 2, the pope was asked by a reporter what U.S. Catholics should do in a presidential election where both candidates hold some positions contrary to church teaching. Although he was in a relaxed mood and welcomed reporters’ questions for almost an hour, Pope Francis said he would never comment on a specific electoral campaign. “The people are sovereign,” he said. “Study the see pope, page 11 (Photo by Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco)

With his own sheepdog Timo at his side, St. Mary’s Cathedral rector Father Arturo Albano said that animals are blessings to human beings. They can soothe our anger and sadness and bring out the best in us. See Page 3 for more photos of the annual Blessing of the Animals marking the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

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A parade of beloved dogs, cats, birds, horses, rabbits and even hamsters with their human companions gathered in the plaza in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral on Oct. 1 to receive a blessing during the annual Blessing of the Animals. The popular event observed in many parishes coincides with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 4. “It is but fitting that we praise God and thank him for blessing us with our pets,” said cathedral rector Father Arturo Albano in a ceremony on the steps of the cathedral that included readings from Deacon Christoph Sandoval, music from the St. Mary’s children’s choir and a symphony of barks, chirps and meows. With his own sheepdog Timo at his side, Father Albano said that animals are blessings to human

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beings. They can soothe our anger and sadness and bring out the best in us. “Animals bring out what is good in us, what is good and beautiful,” he said, showing us what we are capable of. “They bring out our human-ness and the humane feelings we have for one another in how we treat each other.” The Knights of St. Francis, co-sponsors of the event, brought each pet owner and pet forward to Father Albano and Deacon Sandoval for their individual blessing. Shirley Costello, a resident of one of the apartment towers across from the cathedral brought Cubby Cat Costello, a mellow tabby, after seeing a flyer in the lobby. None of the neighbors she came with are Catholic, she said, but they didn’t think that mattered.

Anti-death-penalty activist and actor Mike Farrell opened up the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Reentry Conference and Resource Fair on Oct. 1, telling his audience why he considers the death penalty “the ultimate insult to human dignity.” “I’ve come to see the death penalty as the lid on the garbage can of the criminal justice system,” he said. “Once we take that lid off Mike Farrell people will have to look into this rotten, stinking, maggot-infested mess that is this system and do something about it.” The one-day conference hosted by the archdiocese’s restorative justice office included a series

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‘Amoris Laetitia’ IV: Christian marriage and divorce

Need to know FILMS AT STAR: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” kicks off a new film series Oct. 14 at Star of the Sea Parish, Eighth Avenue at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 7 p.m. “Hitchcock might be little scary for younger ones, but always welcome,” Claire Herrick, parish director of evangelization and catechesis, told Catholic San Francisco. “We will be rotating between the Vatican 45 list and other films that display Catholic meaning and Catholic filmmakers,” Herrick said. “Some may not know Alfred Hitchcock is a renowned Catholic movie director.” Stephen Cordova who teaches at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park “will be at every showing to talk about the meaning of the film,” Herrick said. Herrick said it is “still being debated” but it looks like “The Lavender Hill Mob,” as the next film Nov. 12. There will popcorn, hot dogs and drinks. Admission is free. Visit starparish.com; call (415) 751-0450, ext. 22. Faithful citizenship: “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,’ the U.S. bishops’ teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics, is available to download at www. usccb.org/issues-and-action/ faithful-citizenship/index.cfm. The statement represents the bishops’ guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their rights and duties as participants in our democracy. “We urge our pastors, lay and religious faithful, and all people of good will to use this statement to help form their consciences; to teach those entrusted to their care; to contribute to civil and respectful public dialogue; and to shape political choices in the coming election in light of Catholic teaching,” the bishops state on their Forming Consciences For Faithful Citizenship web page. St. Mary Star talk: “All About Angels” is the topic Oct. 12, 6:30 p.m., at St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito, with Dominican Father Michael Hurley, pastor of St. Dominic Church, presenting. Appetizers and wine will be served before the talk. Dick DeNezza, (415) 435-5028. St. Dunstan festival: 1133 Broadway Ave. Millbrae, Oct. 14, 5-10 p.m.; Oct. 15, noon-10 p.m.; Oct. 16, noon-6 p.m. with rides, games and bingo. www.saintdunstanchurch.org/. CATHOLIC WOMEN: Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Mass and lunch, Oct. 15, 11 a.m., St. Cecilia Church, 17th Avenue at Vicente, San Francisco. Call (415) 753-0234.

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This is the fourth in a series of six articles by Archbishop Cordileone on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” (the Joy of Love).

ope Francis in “Amoris Laetitia,” as well as in both of the recent Synods on the Family, discussed at length a difficult reality of modern life: divorce and remarriage. Since Catholics frequently have misunderstandings about Church teaching on these issues, I think it important to address them here, to the extent that this brief format will allow. Pope Francis notes that “Christ’s teaching on marriage is inserted in a dispute about divorce,” contrasting God’s design for marriage with our fallen nature. In keeping with Archbishop our Lord’s teaching, a consumSalvatore J. mated sacramental marriage Cordileone is indissoluble “by any human power” (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, n. 2382). Consequently, civil divorce has no bearing on the consideration of the bond of marriage itself; a couple who has obtained a civil divorce is still presumed to be validly married. However, the Church recognizes that there may be situations in which it is justifiable for a couple to no longer live together, and so civil divorce is not necessarily in and of itself a sin. Thus, one who is divorced but lives in a way that respects the bond of marriage to which they are bound is not prevented from receiving the sacraments, including the Eucharist. If either divorced party wishes to again seek marriage in the Church, they may petition the tribunal of their diocese for an investigation and judgment as to whether their marriage – presumed to be valid and therefore “until death” – was in fact a valid marriage. Since it is the couple’s exchange of consent (vows) that puts the bond of marriage into place, the investigation seeks to determine if any of the elements necessary for the consent to be valid were missing when the couple exchanged vows: if both bride and groom had

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the right intentions (as discussed previously – fidelity, permanence, and openness to new life), if they had sufficient psychological capacity to understand and fulfill the essential obligations of marriage, if they had sufficient freedom and knowledge, and so forth. If any such necessary element is determined to be missing, the tribunal will issue a declaration of nullity (sometimes called an annulment) recognizing that the marriage was invalid for that reason. In this case, both parties are then free to marry (provided that the circumstance that made the previous marriage invalid no longer applies). Pope Francis has spoken strongly about the need for the process for the declaration of nullity of marriage to be streamlined and more readily accessible to the faithful, and to this end he has recently legislated reforms to the process. Having been myself involved in tribunal ministry earlier in my life as a priest I know what a great amount of work this entails, which is hidden to the vast majority of our people. I wish, then, to express my gratitude to our very competent and dedicated Tribunal staff here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, who work hard to keep our Tribunal readily available to those who seek its services. Anyone in such a situation should speak to their pastor about initiating a process to engage the services of our Tribunal. Pope Francis states emphatically that Christians who are “divorced and civilly remarried need to be more fully integrated into Christian communities” (AL, n. 299). Indeed, in his reform of the process for the declaration of nullity of marriage he instituted the “pre-judicial” phase of the process, which is designed not only to assist the one seeking to initiate the process with the necessary initial canonical assistance, but also to place this within the context of the broader special pastoral care they need at this point in their life (Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus, “The way of proceeding in cases regarding the declaration of the nullity of a marriage”). May all those in this difficult situation know the embrace, welcome and support of the Christian community so that, together, the Spirit may guide us “toward the entire truth (cf. Jn 16:13), until he leads us fully into the mystery of Christ and enables us to see all things as he does” (AL, n. 3).

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Blessing: ‘Animals bring out what is good in us’

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Deacon Christoph Sandoval blesses a hamster, the pet of two girls in the St. Mary’s Cathedral Children’s Choir. Below, one of three doves, all named Angel, blessed at the event landed on Deacon Sandoval’s head after being sprinkled with holy water.

St. Mary’s Cathedral rector Father Arturo Albano sprinkled three horses and officers from the San Francisco Police Mounted Unit with holy water and blessed them at a Blessing for the Animals Oct. 1. Below, St. Mary’s Cathedral parishioner Angelita Santos, brought her pug Grommet to the blessing. He means “everything” to Santos and her husband now that their grown children are out of the house. An affectionate pup only has eyes for its owner.

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Putting on a full-court press Oct. 21 as point guards, centers and forwards will be more than a dozen priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and about an equal number of seminarians from St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park. The game is a first here and proceeds will benefit the Office of Vocations in its constant mission to promote vocations. “Father Mark Ruburiano will captain the priest team,” Father David Schunk, director of vocations, told me. He said referees will be in place to call the game and he is looking to CYO for recommendations. Knights of Columbus will have snack bars at the ready with refreshments for purchase. In a recent note to us chancery grunts promoting the game and drawing a good natured laugh heard around the building, Father Schunk asked us to “Pray the priests don’t injure themselves.” I asked Father Schunk if the priests had any ringers among them. “The priests all have basketball experience but we don’t want to disclose our ability to our opponents,” was his sly reply. Transitional Deacons Alvin Yu and Michael Liliedahl who will be ordained priests in the spring will play for the seminarians. Questioned about any exceptional talent among the seminarians, Father Schunk said Deacon Yu was voted MVP in last year’s annual priest and seminarian match for the Diocese of San Jose. The game in San Jose has become quite a success and Father Schunk hopes the same can happen here. He said there is plenty of room in the Riordan gym and if you can make time for the game it is a guaranteed fun night out. “Thank you for supporting our seminarians and

GETTING READY: Practicing in advance of basketball game pitting priests against seminarians Oct. 21 are, from left: Father Larry Goode, pastor, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, East Palo Alto; and Father Mark Reburiano, pastor, St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael. Game starts 7 p.m., Archbishop Riordan High School gym. Visit www.sfarch.org/basketball for ticket information. HOME AGAIN: San Domenico Upper School is proud to welcome alumna Rhiannon Salter, pictured here with freshman Ryan Samway, to its history faculty. Rhiannon holds an undergraduate degree in political science and media studies from UC Berkeley, and a graduate degree in education from the University of San Francisco. “Inspired by her love for current events, Rhiannon works to engage a new generation of citizens in the historical process through integrating the world around us with themes of social justice,” the school said. Rhiannon has also taught at Mercy High School, San Francisco and Convent of the Sacred Heart. priests, as well as future vocations,” Father Schunk said. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students; under age 5 admitted

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St. Jude is the patron of hopeless and desperate cases and the Dominican preacher set to lead the annual St. Jude Novena at St. Dominic Church in San Francisco Oct. 20-28 sees the church as one of them. “Looked at from almost any angle, it seems possible to argue that the Catholic Church herself is a hopeless and desperate case,” said Dominican Father Robert Christian, master of students for the Dominican Friars of the Western Dominican Province and adjunct professor of theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology in Berkeley. The church is in “institutional de-

cline,” said Father Christian, and “not considered a credible institution.” Its leadership and body is divided and its “self-confidence in a multicultural world attacked” as faithful Catholics despair of a decline in Catholic marriages, baptisms and Mass attendance even within their own families. Father Robert Father Christian, Christian, OP a native San Franciscan, is consultor to the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity and a member of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission. He was invited to guest preach at this year’s novena which

takes place at St. Dominic over nine consecutive days, concluding on the feast of Sts. Simon and Jude on Oct. 28. The Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus, a ministry of the Western Dominican Province, is domiciled within St. Dominic and has devotees around the world according to administrator Stedman Matthew. Thousands of pilgrims will travel from all parts of California for the novena and prayer intentions will come in from around the world. The week includes

a pilgrimage from the Shrine of St. Francis in North Beach to the Shrine of St. Jude at St. Dominic Oct. 22. In an interview with Catholic San Francisco from his residence at St. Albert’s Priory in Oakland, Father Christian said the theme of the novena is hope for the church, “the hope that our Lord promises.” During twice-daily Masses, Father Christian said he will describe see st. jude, page 26

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Visit a special section of Cross Catholic Outreach’s website (www. CrossCatholic.org/Jubilee) and you will ﬁnd several special opportunities to bless the poor during these last months of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. One of these outreaches is a program to educate poor children (see stories above and on opposite page).

Pope Francis recently met with Cross Catholic Outreach’s president, Jim Cavnar.

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“When Catholics focus their compassion on meeting a speciﬁc need, amazing things can be accomplished.” — Jim Cavnar, president of Cross Catholic Outreach you can’t buy oﬀ a shelf, but they come with this outreach.” How many scholarships does Cross Catholic Outreach hope to launch this year? The program’s initial goal is to educate 5,000 needy youngsters who are currently “on the outside, looking in” — and some children are literally in that position, according to Cavnar. They stand outside schools and watch longingly as others enter. “When you travel to places like Haiti, Kenya, Zambia or the Philippines, you encounter the terrible hardships of the poor and you see how hungry they are for hope,” Cavnar said. “In some of the countries where we serve, children stand outside schools praying to get in. These kids are illiterate, but they’re wise enough to know an education provides new opportunities and a way out of the slums. They pray the school door will someday open for them — but most realize that is only going to happen if their families get help. Their

parents are too poor to aﬀord even the few, meager expenses of their children’s schooling.” The new Cross Catholic Outreach scholarship program meets this need. It serves as a “golden ticket” — opening the door to a quality education — which is amazing, considering the scholarships can be provided for just $110 per year. And despite the low cost, the quality of the education is high. “In establishing this scholarship program, we started by choosing quality institutions that could qualify as Crossaccredited Catholic Schools,” Cavnar said. “These schools are also monitored to ensure they continue to meet our standards. We insist each school has a strong Catholic identity, hires a capable staﬀ of teachers, includes spiritual teachings within the curriculum and provides students with a broad, practical education. It’s important that our

scholarship students end up with a solid education — one that gives them greater opportunities in their communities.” Some may wonder about the low cost of establishing a scholarship. Most of us are only familiar with U.S. college scholarships, which are typically valued in the thousands of dollars. The difference, Cavnar admitted, is startling but true. “Who among us can deny the value and impact of this program? The Catholic schools overseas are extremely efficient. The teachers who work there are also sacrificing. Many work for a few dollars a day in order to ensure these children get an education. When a donor contributes his or her portion by funding a scholarship, amazing things are being accomplished,” he said. “So my hope is that many will step forward. If just a few dozen of this newspaper’s readers make that decision, the impact will be profound. It’s a simple fact. When Catholics focus their compassion on meeting a specific need, amazing things can be accomplished. I’ve seen it happen again and again and again.” This optimistic view of Catholic charity flavors everything Cross Catholic Outreach does. Cross Catholic was founded more than 10 years ago to

create a stronger link between American Catholics and Catholic mission work being done overseas, and its eﬀorts have produced impressive results. Catholic priests and nuns working “in the trenches” have been empowered by Cross Catholic Outreach and its

U.S. benefactors to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, provide safe water to the thirsty, house the homeless, protect the orphaned and — as this case demonstrates — educate the poor. The ministry has accomplished these outreaches in more than 40 countries worldwide, and it does its work in an extremely cost-effective way. Less than 6 percent of its resources are used for administrative or fundraising expenses — nearly 95 percent are spent on program services to benefit the poor. “Of all the work we do, we consider educational outreaches among our most important and effective,” Cavnar said. “Why? Because a Catholic education has three critical benefits to the poor. It elevates the poor out of illiteracy. It opens doors of opportunity that help create self-reliance — teaching a man to fish, as the saying goes. And just as important, it communicates Catholic truths that transform lives from the inside out. That is why we encourage donors to establish these scholarships. They are one of the most valuable gifts a person can give.”

How to Help: To fund Cross Catholic Outreach scholarships for the poor, use the postage-paid brochure inserted in this newspaper or mail your gift to Cross Catholic Outreach, Dept. AC01284, PO Box 97168, Washington DC 200907168. Write “SCHOLARSHIP” in the comment line of the brochure to ensure your gift is routed properly. If you identify an aid project, 100% of the proceeds will be restricted to be used forr that specific project. However, if more is raised for the project than needed, funds will be redirected to other urgent needs in the ministry.

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Daughters of St. Paul moving to Menlo Park The Daughters of St. Paul, who have had a communications ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco for almost 50 years, have announced they will establish a resident convent and bookstore facility in Menlo Park over the coming months. The sisters are calling the developing project their “Miracle on Middlefield” and if all goes as planned look to move in not far into 2017. “We really need help,” said Pauline Sister Irene, who entered the congregation after graduating high school in 1969. “The building needs a lot of work and we are hoping for a few or more guardian angels who will help us with the expense.” Six Pauline sisters here share the work of the bookstore as well as regular weekend evangelization outreach at parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and beyond. Some half dozen volunteers assist. Sister Irene said the new facility has the room the sisters need as well as the opportunity for the sisters to live onsite. “After a hard day it will be so good to only go upstairs,” she said. Since the foundation of the Daughters of St. Paul in 1915, methods and

spiritual reading, pastoral ministry, books for their children, or a good word of encouragement and prayers. From the center, the sisters reach out to the entire Bay Area and beyond,” the sisters said in an announcement. “People who have visited the Pauline Books and Media Center, or have established a relationship with them over the years, know that the Paulines are more than a bookstore. In a Pauline center there is an atmosphere of serenity, peace and joy. There are thousands of books and other media inviting one to life, inspiration, and faith-filled growth through the ageless wisdom of the church.”

“Miracle on Middlefield”

A celebration of the Daughters of St. Paul’s pending new home in Menlo Park, which the sisters call their “Miracle on Middlefield,” will take place on the campus of Sacred Heart Schools, 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, Oct. 9, 4 p.m., Mass with Father Raymund Reyes, archdiocesan vicar for clergy, principal celebrant and homilist, Sacred Heart School Chapel followed by reception and presentation of the new facility, 5 p.m. Sacred Heart Otto Library; RSVP to Sister Irene, (617) 483-0338. The complete renovation of the new building, formerly a restaurant and which will include the retail facility on the first floor and the sisters’ residence on the second floor, is a massive undertaking. means of communication have expanded and developed to ways undreamed of in the past. The congregation began by printing diocesan newspapers in Northern Italy and soon expanded to writing, printing and distributing books, magazines and literature worldwide. For the past century the sisters have been part of a worldwide network of Paulines committed to evangelization in the church, using all forms of media. Today, the sisters are fully immersed in social media – producing iPhone apps, digital magazines, e-books, online retreats, Facebook pages, Twitter feeds and Instagram accounts. For the past 50 years and most

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Moved by Mercy’ is theme of Respect Life Month, yearlong observance Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – All human life must be “cherished and protected,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. He made the comments in a Sept. 28 statement launching the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ yearlong Respect Life Program. Each year, October is designated as Respect Life Month by the USCCB and this year’s theme is “Moved by Mercy.”

Departure of Middle East’ Christians called ‘memoricide’

SILVER SPRING, Md. – The dwindling presence of Christians in the Middle East amounts to “memoricide,” according to Elizabeth Prodromou, a senior fellow in national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress. The difference, Prodromou said at a Sept. 23 forum on the topic, is between “survive and thrive” and Middle East Christians “being erased from their homelands, probably in all of our lifetimes.” Prodromou made her remarks at a Knights of Columbus-sponsored presentation during the Religion Newswriters Association’s meeting in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring. The State Department this past spring called Islamic State’s actions against Christians and other groups a genocide. “The condition of Christians is a bellwether to the

It draws on a quote from Pope Francis when he called for the Jubilee Year of Mercy: “We are called to show mercy because mercy has been shown to us.” Oct. 2 was Respect Life Sunday, kicking off what is a yearlong pro-life program for the U.S. Catholic Church. The USCCB’s Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities has prepared a packet for the 2016-2017 program containing materials and resources that can be downloaded in English and Spanish at www.usccb.org/respectlife. “When we let our hearts be moved by God’s mercy, it shapes everything,” said Cardinal Dolan, who

emphasized the need to protect human life at every stage. “From each tiny child waiting to be born, to individuals nearing death, all are precious and deserve our care and protection. “Women and men suffering after abortion, individuals tempted to end their lives, couples longing to conceive a child, people pushed to the margins of society by a ‘throwaway culture,’ expectant mothers facing challenging pregnancies, and every other person – each ‘has a place in God’s heart from all eternity’,” he said, citing the pope’s 2016 apostolic exhortation, “Amoris Laetitia” (“The Joy of Love”).

safety and security of other marginalized groups,” including the Yezidis, she said, but it does not mean that helping one group means that other religious minorities in the Middle East should be ignored. The phenomenon had spread to Egypt, where “a clear pattern is at work,” Prodromou said, “to set up Christians as separate and unequal before the state,” with a “Christian designation” on Egyptian identification cards. “Whether we’re talking about a slow bleed or an emergency situation,” she added, it is clear that “a systematic elimination of a footprint” is at work in the region, a “’memoricide’ that makes it easier for people to forget.

But just minutes after the liturgy ended, a surprise Japanese attack was underway, and Father Schmitt would lose his life while helping save the lives of 12 others, becoming the first U.S. chaplain to die during World War II. Nearly 75 years after his death, the remains of Father Schmitt, a native of St. Lucas and graduate of Loras College, have been identified and are coming home to the Archdiocese of Dubuque. Father Schmitt’s remains were to be flown from Hawaii and will be flown to Iowa at the beginning of October. His flag-draped casket will arrive at his home parish, St. Luke’s at St. Lucas, for an evening memorial Mass Oct. 5. His remains will then be transported to Christ the King Chapel at Loras College in Dubuque, where a vigil will be held Oct. 7. A memorial Mass will be celebrated for Father Schmitt there the next morning, with Dubuque Archbishop Michael O. Jackels as the main celebrant and homilist.

WWII chaplain’s remains returned to Iowa

DUBUQUE, Iowa – There was nothing yet infamous about Dec. 7, 1941, when Father Aloysius Schmitt woke up aboard the battleship the USS Oklahoma to celebrate Mass that Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor.

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Pope Francis responds to a reporter’s question about the U.S. presidential election aboard his flight from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Rome Oct. 2. Also pictured is Greg Burke, the new Vatican spokesman.

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nite, he said. He intends to go May 13 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Also on the calendar, the pope said, is a trip to India and Bangladesh and another trip to Africa, although the specific nation or nations has not been decided. Asked about his promise to visit Colombia after peace was established in the country, Pope Francis said the peace agreement signed in September between the government and rebels was important, but the people of Colombia still have to vote to ratify the agreement and begin the real work of living in peace. In addition, Pope Francis confirmed that he had spoken with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, about setting aside the usual fiveyear waiting period to allow the collection of eyewitness testimony regarding the murder in July of French Father Jacques Hamel as he celebrated Mass. “It is very important not to lose the testimonies,” the pope said. “With time, someone may die, another forgets something.”

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Pope sees ‘global war’ against marriage Cindy Wooden

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TBILISI, Georgia – Pope Francis said a global war against marriage is underway and Catholics must respond by helping couples stay strong and by providing pastoral care to those experiencing difficulty. “Today there is a global war to destroy marriage,” the pope said Oct. 1 during a meeting in Tbilisi with priests, religious, seminarians and laypeople active in parish life. “Today you do not destroy with weapons, you destroy with ideas,” the pope said. “It is ideological colonization that destroys.” The only way to defend marriage against the onslaught, he said, is to help couples “make peace as soon as possible, before the day ends, and don’t forget the three words: ‘May I?’ ‘Thank you’ and ‘Forgive me.’” “Marriage is the most beautiful thing that God has created,” Pope Francis said. In marriage, man and woman become one flesh, “the image of God.” “When you divorce one flesh you sully the God’s image,” he said. A woman named Irina, who with her husband, Zurab, minister to other families and teach natural family planning, had told Pope Francis that Georgian families are experiencing new challenges brought by “globalization, which does not take into account local values, new views on sexuality like gender theory and the marginalization of the Christian vision of life.” Gender theory usually refers to the idea that what constitute male and female characteristics are largely social and cultural constructs rather than being determined by biology. Responding to Irina, Pope Francis said, “You mentioned a great enemy of marriage: gender theory,” but he did not elaborate. Instead, he insisted Catholic clergy and faithful must do everything possible to assist couples experiencing difficulty. “Welcome, accompany, discern, integrate,” he said. “The Catholic community must help to save marriages.”

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BAKU, Azerbaijan – As the spiritual leader of a tiny religious minority in Azerbaijan, Pope Francis told the leaders of the country’s other religious communities that they share a responsibility to help people grow in faith, but also in tolerance for the faith of others. “The blood of far too many people cries out to God from the earth, our common home,” the pope said Oct. 2 during a meeting with religious leaders hosted by Sheik Allahshukur Pashazade, the region’s chief imam, in Baku’s Heydar Aliyev Mosque. At a time when the world seems to be dwelling in a “night of conflict,” Pope Francis expressed his prayer that religions would prepare the way for “a dawn of peace, seeds of rebirth amid the devastation of death, echoes of dialogue resounding unceasingly, paths to encounter and reconciliation reaching even those places where official mediation efforts seem not to have borne fruit.” Pashazade told the pope that as “head of Vatican state and of the world’s Catholics, your activity is of great interest to us.” The sheik praised the pope’s defense of immigrants and particularly “your protest of connecting the name of Islam to terrorism, while harshly condemning the real causes of terrorism and your incisive speeches against xenophobia.” In addition to leaders of the country’s majority Shiite Muslim community, representatives of the Jewish community, the Russian Orthodox Church and the Lutheran Church attended the gathering. In the country of more than 9.4 million people, there are only about 570 Catholics, and most of them are foreigners. Still, the pope said, the Catholic Church has found a place in the nation, which proves that “it is not opposition, but cooperation that helps to build better and more peaceful societies.” In every religion, he said, there are people who oppose tolerance toward and any sign of collaboration with people of other faiths.

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Catholics warn against new rules on religion in China Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service

WARSAW, Poland – Catholic experts warned that new rules on religion in China could severely hamper the church’s work by curbing its foreign contacts and imposing heavy penalties for unauthorized activity. “Compared with previous drafts, these regulations are more restrictive, since they include references to national security,” said Anthony Lam, executive secretary of the Holy Spirit Study Centre of Hong Kong’s Catholic diocese. “They may not make a great difference for China’s underground Catholic church, since it’s illegal anyway. But they’ll have a great impact on the church’s open community, which has to report everything to the government.” China’s government was set to approve the draft regulations and implement them Oct. 7. The 74-article text, published Sept. 8 by China’s State Council for Legislative Affairs, tightens control over foreign clergy and religious material on the internet and imposes fines of up to 200,000 yuan ($30,000) for “illegal religious activities,” such as unauthorized pilgrim-

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D I S T I N C T I V E L Y Gay, transgender people deserve pastoral care, pope says

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM AZERBAIJAN – Catholics who are homosexual, confused about their sexuality or convinced they were born in the wrong body deserve the same attentive pastoral care as anyone else, Pope Francis said. Flying back to Rome Oct. 2 after a visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan, the pope was asked, given his criticism Oct. 1 of “gender theory” and of what he describes as “ideological colonization,” how he would provide pastoral care to a person who felt his or her sexuality did not correspond to his or her biology. Pope Francis began responding to the reporter’s question by saying that as a

China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs to “enlarge its power over religions.” He said the new regulations contradicted progress in recent talks between the Chinese government and Vatican representatives. Reuters reported Aug. 27 that Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, was heralding a “new season” in “hoped-for good relations.” However, the cardinal noted: “One has to be realistic and accept that there are a number of problems that need resolving between the Holy See and China and that often, because of their complexity, they can generate different points of view.” Father Paul Han Qingping, director of the Catholic Church’s Jinde Charities, said the Chinese government was “upgrading its religious policy” because of “international and domestic challenges, such as religion-related terrorism.” He said the restrictions would alarm Catholic communities, despite accompanying pledges to “protect citizens’ religious freedom.” I S“The T new I rules N Ccould T be I good V Ein clearly L Y stating U the N I do’s and don’ts and placing everyone on the same page,” said Father Han, “but they could also be bad by making religious communities nervous as to how far their freedom will now be hampered.”

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priest, a bishop and even as pope he has “accompanied people with homosexual tendencies and even homosexual activity. I accompanied them; I helped them draw closer to the Lord, although some couldn’t. But I never abandoned them.” “People must be accompanied like Jesus would accompany them,” he said. “When a person who has this situation arrives before Jesus, Jesus certainly will not say, ‘Go away because you are homosexual.’ No.” Pope Francis said what he was condemning was “indoctrination of gender theory,” teaching small children that no matter their biological sex, they can choose their gender. “It is one thing for a person to have this tendency, this option and even to

have a sex change, but it is another thing to teach this in schools in order to change mentalities. This I call ideological colonization,” the pope said. Welcome the person, study the situation, accompany the person and integrate him or her into the life of the community, the pope said. “This is what Jesus would do today.” “Please,” the pope told reporters,

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The struggle to not make God our own tribal deity

was blessed to grow up in a very sheltered and safe environment. My childhood was lived inside of a virtual cocoon. In the remote, rural, first-generation, immigrant community I grew up in, we all knew each other, all went to the same church, all belonged to the same political party, all were white, all came from the same ethnic background, all shared the same accent when we spoke English, all had a similar slant on how we understood morality, all shared similar hopes and fears about the outside world, and all worshipped God quite FATHER ron confidently from inside that rolheiser cocoon. We knew we were special in God’s eyes. There’s a wonderful strength in that, but also a pejorative underside. When there are no real strangers in your life, when everyone looks like you do, believes what you do, and speaks like you do, when your world is made up of only your own kind, it’s going to take some painful subsequent

more real to particularly apposite race, country and us. Too many of us live with the notion that God has blessed our race and country more than God has blessed other races and countries and that we are special in God’s eyes. That’s a dangerously false and unchristian notion, directly contrary to the Judeo-Christian Scriptures. God doesn’t value some races and some countries more than others. Where might we go with all of this, given that it’s hard to see how everyone else’s life is as real and precious as our own? How do we bring out hearts to existentially accept a truth that we espouse with our lips, namely, that God loves everyone equally, with no exceptions? We might begin by admitting the problem, by admitting that our natural narcissism and propensity for tribalism do block us from seeing others’ lives as being as real and precious as our own. Very particularly, I suggest, we need to look at our false patriotism. We aren’t special as a nation, at least no more special than any other nation. Our dreams, our heartaches, our headaches, our joys, our pains, our deaths, do not count more before God than see rolheiser, page 24

A vote for dignity

s Catholics, we are called to bring Christ’s love to our neighbors and to bear witness to the dignity of all human life. In 1996, the U.S. Catholic bishops’ statement “A Catholic Framework for Economic Life” called Catholics to “work for greater economic justice in the face of persistent poverty.” The bishops wrote that “all people have a right to life and a right to secure the basic necessities of life,” and that, “society has a moral obligation, including governmental action where jeff bialik necessary, to ensure opportunity, to meet basic human needs, and to pursue justice in economic life.” At Catholic Charities, we are working every day on your behalf to ensure that economic justice extends across all generations, especially for children and seniors. This upcoming election, we have the opportunity to exercise our moral obligation and make a positive difference in the lives of the men, women and children that need our help. Catholic Charities rarely endorsees ballot initiatives;

stretching, at some very deep parts of your soul, to accept, existentially accept, and be comfortable with the fact, that people who are very different from you, who have different skin colors, speak different languages, live in different countries, have different religions, and have a different way of understanding things are just as real and precious to God as you are. Of course not everyone has a background like mine, but I suspect most everyone also struggles to accept, beyond our too-easy espousal of how open we are, that all lives in the world are equally as precious to God as is our own. It is hard for us to believe that we, and our own kind, are not specially blessed and are not of more value than others. There are lots of reasons for that. First, there’s our innate narcissism: Simply put, we cannot not feel that our own reality is more real and more precious than that of others; after all, as Rene Descartes put it, classically and forever, the only thing we can know for sure is that we are real, that our joys and pains are real. We may be dreaming everything else. Beyond that natural narcissism, other things begin play in: Blood, language, country, and religion are thicker than water. Consequently our own kind always seem

however this year, our board of directors felt it was imperative that we use our voice to advocate for the most vulnerable and needy among us.

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Proposition I, the Dignity Fund, is critical for our seniors and adults with disabilities. By 2030, 30 percent of San Franciscans will be senior citizens. The Dignity Fund, on the November 2016 ballot for the City and County of San Francisco, does not increase taxes, and would allocate existing taxes to stabilize funding in support of services for seniors, veterans, adults with disabilities and adults living with chronic and life-threatening health conditions. The Dignity Fund will grow with the city’s discretionary revenues, and any unspent funds will roll over to the next year. More than 1,000 seniors age with dignity each year through Catholic Charities Aging Support Services. Proposition I will ensure our city remains a welcoming home for aging adults, caregivers and the agencies providing much needed services in San Francisco.

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Measure A, also known as Marin Strong Start, will secure a stable source of funding to ensure

access to preschool, quality health and wellness services, affordable children’s and after-school academic support to meet the needs of children in Marin County. We know firsthand how important this funding is for all children in Marin. A full two-thirds of the kids Catholic Charities serves at our Canal Family Support Kids Club in San Rafael are not reading at grade level. We, as the Catholic community, must come together to vote in favor of this vital funding that will truly make a difference in the lives of the children we serve. I ask you to prayerfully consider voting “yes” on Proposition I in San Francisco and Measure A in Marin. Please continue to pray for the work we do at Catholic Charities for aging adults, adults with disabilities and children from low-income families. On behalf of the Catholic Charities board of directors and our clients and staff, thank you for your prayers and consideration. The deadline to register to vote in California is Oct. 24. For more information, visit CatholicCharitiesSF.org; SFDignityFund.org; MarinStrongStart.org. Bialik is executive director of Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

A peaceful Ethiopia under threat

write this article to share the gathering danger that might slide the regional security crisis to the worst level in the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia has been mentioned in the Bible many times and is historically known as one of the oldest Christian countries. This can be seen through festivals like Meskel (Cross), where Ethiopia is the only country where Coptic Orthodox and Catholic communities celebrate the discovery of the true cross on a national level. In 613 AD, Ethiopia gave refuge to the Muslim Prophet Muhambelete mad’s followers. To this day, gebrewold Ethiopia is one of the few countries where Christians and Muslims continue to live side-by-side, as brothers and sisters. Despite the deep-rooted peaceful culture, Ethiopia has come to a crossroads where Christianity is threatened under the current governance of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front. The present government emerged in May of 1991 after the crumbling of the Derg regime, a communist military junta that ruled the country for 17 years. While under the microscope of many international organizations and the U.S government, the new government’s ruling TPLF party promised

to work toward democratic governance in which it would enable freedom of speech and uphold human rights under the constitution of Ethiopia. After the transition, the U.S. State Department clearly communicated to the ruling leadership that no democracy would mean no cooperation from the U.S. Nevertheless, after a short time it became clear that the transitional government was not structured democratically but rather was dominated by the ruling party and was suppressing dissent and open debate. Ethnic groups were pitted against one another. The government went as far as requiring ethnic identification cards for all citizens, an action deliberately done to poison the atmosphere and divert attention from democracy, freedom of speech, a free press, free and fair elections, and other reforms. The government, rather than listening to the concerns of elders, religious leaders, scholars, labor leaders and citizens, acted aggressively to silence the people’s voice. In the recent months, the gathering frustration of the Ethiopian people has led to peaceful protests and civil disobedience throughout the country. Peaceful demonstrations have repeatedly been answered by government force. Furthermore, the government is forcing the Ethiopian Somalis of Eastern Ethiopia to demonstrate at gunpoint against these fast-spreading anti-government demonstrations. It’s not hard to see how the persecution the government is undertaking can destabilize a region that already borders the unstable Horn of Africa.

For 25 years, the ruling government has claimed it that it has kept strong relations with U.S. administrations because of its partnership with the U.S. “war on terror.” There have been many efforts by Ethiopians to get the U.S. to show how the government is capitalizing on both sides in the name of fighting terror. We can’t ignore or underestimate situations that might contribute to creating an unstable ground that could breed another ISIS/al-Shabab territory threatening to Coptics/Catholics, Protestants and Muslims who have co-existed for generations in peace. This reminds me of the homily I heard last Sept. 25. The priest mentioned how we are called to be holy about threats to Catholics and Christians around the world. To be honest, I don’t think it requires a person to be holy to not turn a blind eye to what is going on in Ethiopia. The greatest threat to Christians is to do nothing when we see injustice; “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” (Edmund Burke). With that, I ask you, for the Ethiopian people and for the values of Christianity and human dignity, not to turn a blind eye to what is going on in Ethiopia. Gebrewold has been active in events related to Ethiopia and Africa in the Archdiocese of San Francisco since 2003. He organized a petition drive for Ethiopian human rights in 2006 in various parishes in San Francisco. His email is agueray@gmail.com.

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2 KINGS 5:14-17 Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of Elisha, the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean of his leprosy. Naaman returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before Elisha and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.” Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives whom I serve, I will not take it;” and despite Naaman’s urging, he still refused. Naaman said: “If you will not accept, please let me, your servant, have two muleloads of earth, for I will no longer offer holocaust or sacrifice to any other god except to the Lord.” PSALM 98:1, 2-3, 3-4 The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm.

The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. The Lord has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. Sing joyfully to the Lord, all you lands: break into song; sing praise. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. 2 TIMOTHY 2:8-13 Beloved: Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David: such is my Gospel, for which I am suffering, even to the point of chains, like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. Therefore, I bear with everything for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, together with

eternal glory. This saying is trustworthy: If we have died with him we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him. But if we deny him he will deny us. If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself. LUKE 17:11-19 As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

The necessity of gratitude

esus often declares that faith has saved those whom He heals. This is His beautiful word of Mercy in our gospel this Sunday to the Samaritan leper, who alone returns to thank Him after being cured of his leprosy. The saving faith of this Samaritan is manifest to us specifically in his obedience and in his gratitude. Obedience and gratitude and faith also go together in our prophetic reading this Sunday about the healing of Naaman the Syrian in the Jordan River. Naaman knows that on the commonsense level the waters of the Jordan are not more powerful to cleanse him than his best pools at home. Yet, trusting in the word of the prophet EliFather Joseph sha, he obeys the command Previtali to wash in the Jordan and, because of his obedience, he experiences healing. His faith in God’s Power working through the prophet led him to obey the word of the prophet. But he doesn’t stop there. He then returns to the prophet, full of humility and gratitude, offering gifts to Elisha. Our Gospel teaches us that obedience alone doesn’t guarantee our saving faith; gratitude is also

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necessary to live a fruitful life of faith. All ten lepers obey the command of Jesus to go show themselves to the priests. All of them were healed of their leprosy. Only the Samaritan leper’s faith is praised because he alone returned to offer gratitude. This teaches us that obedience is not enough; we must return to the One to Whom we are obedient with joyful gratitude. St. Augustine interprets the ten lepers as an allegory of our spiritual life in the Church. The lepers all begin sick with their disease, stuck in false doctrine and heresy. Calling Jesus “Master,” the lepers come to the true faith and accept His teaching by receiving the authority of the Church. They receive their healing, then, by going to the priests of the Church to receive the sacraments, especially in the healing power of confession. Notice, however, that this is not enough yet to be saved. For salvation, gratitude is necessary following conversion. “Whoever then follows true and sound doctrine in the fellowship of the Church,” Augustine writes, “proclaiming himself to be free from the confusion of lies, as it were a leprosy, yet still ungrateful to his Cleanser does not prostrate himself with pious humility of thanksgiving, is like to those of whom the Apostle says, that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, nor were thankful.” It’s not enough just to obey the teachings of the Church and to receive the sacraments. Indeed, this is quite necessary, and yet there remains the joyful duty to render humble and profound gratitude to God for the gift of

Liturgical calendar, daily Mass readings Monday, October 10: Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Gal 4:22-24, 26-27, 31–5:1. Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7. Ps 95:8. Lk 11:29-32. Tuesday, October 11: Tuesday of the Twentyeighth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. John XXIII, pope. Gal 5:1-6. Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48. Heb 4:12. Lk 11:37-41. Wednesday, October 12: Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Gal 5:18-25. Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6. Jn 10:27. Lk 11:42-46. Thursday, October 13: Thursday of the Twentyeighth Week in Ordinary Time. Eph 1:1-10. Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6. Jn 14:6. Lk 11:47-54. Friday, October 14: Friday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Callistus I, pope and martyr. Eph 1:11-14. Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13. Ps 33:22. Lk 12:1-7. Saturday, October 15: Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor of the Church. Eph 1:15-23. Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7. Jn 15:26b, 27a. Lk 12:8-12. Sunday, October 16: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ex 17:8-13. Ps 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6,

salvation. This is how faith becomes living unto final perseverance in us. “He fell upon his face, because he blushes with shame when he remembers the evils he had committed,” writes St. Bede the Venerable. “And he is commended to rise and walk, because he who, knowing his own weakness, lies lowly on the ground, is led to advance by the consolation of the divine word to mighty deeds.” Jesus here is teaching us a way of life, in which our faith in Him leads us to trust Him unto obedience and joyful gratitude. This happens above all in our life of prayer. This is yet another way in which a daily prayer life is necessary for our salvation. “But if faith made him whole, who hurried himself back to give thanks, therefore does unbelief destroy those who have neglected to give glory to God for mercies received,” St. Bede continues. “Wherefore that we ought to increase our faith by humility, as it is declared in the former parable, so in this is it exemplified in the actions themselves.” We reveal our faith in God finally through our humble gratitude. The nine lepers began by trusting Jesus but they lost their faith when they refused to give thanks. In our gratitude, we profess our faith fully in God’s Goodness and Love. This reality allows St. Paul to command us: “In all circumstances, give thanks.” If we wish to live with joy and peace, if we wish to be saved, we will give thanks to God for everything. Father Previtali is administrator of Our Lady of the Pillar Parish, Half Moon Bay.

Pope Francis 7-8. 2 Tm 3:14-4:2. Heb 4:12. Lk 18:1-8. Monday, October 17: Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr. Eph 2:1-10. Ps 100:1b2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5. Mt 5:3. Lk 12:13-21. Tuesday, October 18: Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist. 2 Tm 4:10-17b. Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18. See Jn 15:16. Lk 10:1-9. Wednesday, October 19: Memorial of Sts. Isaac Jogues and John de Brebeuf, priests and martyrs and companions, martyrs. Eph 3:2-12. Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6. Mt 24:42a, 44. Lk 12:39-48. Thursday, October 20: Thursday of the Twentyninth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, priest. Eph 3:14-21. Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19. Phil 3:8-9. Lk 12:49-53. Friday, October 21: Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time. Eph 4:1-6. Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6. See Mt 11:25. Lk 12:54-59. Saturday, October 22: Saturday of the Twentyninth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. John Paul II. Eph 4:7-16. Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5. Ez 33:11. Lk 13:1-9.

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VATICAN CITY – The church is not just for people who are good, who think they’re good or pretend to be good, it is for everyone, especially the bad because the church is mercy, Pope Francis said. No one is excluded from God’s forgiveness, even the worst sinners, who only must draw near to Jesus with a repentant heart “and the desire to be embraced,” he said Sept. 28 at his weekly general audience. In his continuing series of talks on mercy, the pope focused on St. Luke’s Gospel account of the crucifixion and its story of the “good thief.” Jesus was nailed to a cross between two criminals, was jeered at by the crowds, and still he begged God to forgive them because “they know not what they do.” Not many understood how the Messiah could allow himself to be nailed to the cross and do nothing to try to save himself, the pope said. But “Jesus saved us by remaining on the cross. And all of us know that it is not easy to remain on the cross, our little everyday crosses.” Catholic News Service

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Sister Romona Nowak, OP, 50 years, served as chaplain at Seton Medical Center, Daly City, and at St. Patrick Seminary & University in Menlo Park as associate director of field education. She now lives and serves in Detroit.

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The congregation celebrated with family and friends July 23 with Mass at St. Raphael Church and a reception at the Dominican Sisters Center. Sister Catherine Browne, OP, 75 years, community volunteer. Sister Bernadette Wombacher, OP, 70 years, community volunteer. Sister Gene McNally, OP, 60 years, administrator and educator, Colonia Esperanza, Tijuana. Sister Carla Kovack, OP, 50 years, congregational leadership.

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Saturday, October 15, 2016 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. All are welcome to drop in to learn about the Secular Franciscans at Our Lady of Angels Fraternity in Burlingame. Come and see how Secular Franciscans live joyfully in the world and celebrate God’s creation in the spirit of peace, humility, and simplicity – all signs of contradiction in today’s world. Our Lady of Angels Church, Lower Hall, 1335 Cortez Ave., Burlingame Contact Diane Creedon, OFS (650 678 6449)

Pictured standing from left: Sister Carla Kovack, OP; Sister Patricia Dougherty, OP; Sister Barbara Green, OP; Sister Catherine Murray, OP; Sister Bernadette Wombacher, OP; Sister Cathryn deBack, OP; Sister Gene McNally, OP; seated is Sister Catherine Browne, OP. Sister Patricia Dougherty, OP, 50 years, professor of history, Dominican University of California. Sister Barbara Green, OP, 50 years, professor of biblical studies, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate Theological Union. Sister Cathryn deBack, OP, 50 years, resident

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Sister Mary Anita Iddings ministered in nursing service, nursing education, and care of the aging and helped establish licensed vocational schools at St. Mary’s Hospital and San Quentin Prison. She is currently in a ministry of presence and prayer at Marian Oaks Life Center in Burlingame. Sister Mary Elise Triglia ministered as a nurse for more than 30 years at hospitals in San Francisco, Bakersfield, Oxnard, and San Diego.

Back from left: Sister Corita Burnham, RSM, Sister Marian Clare Valenteen, RSM, Sister Marian Joseph Kelly, RSM, Sister Marian Rose Power, RSM; front from left: Sister Terese Marie Perry, RSM, Sister Anita Iddings, RSM, Sister Celine Zetah, RSM. Unavailable for the photo was Sister Elise Triglia, RSM. In 1979 she traveled to a refugee camp in Thailand as part of a medical team sponsored by Catholic bishops. She currently resides at Mercy Retirement and Care Center in Oakland. Sister Celine Zetah taught primary grades for almost 25 years. Inspired by the Charismatic Renewal Movement, she ministered at the Chatsworth House of Prayer in California and became a massage therapist. Her current ministry is one of prayer.

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Sister Corita Burnham ministered in elementary schools as teacher, principal, and community education director in the archdioceses of San Francisco and Los Angeles. She said, “In Jubilee, I reflect with joy and gratitude on the blessings of my Mercy Community, family, friends and all those to whom I have ministered and they to me.” Sister Marian Joseph Kelly

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Life Matters: The Death Penalty

Proposition 62 is an initiative that, if approved by the voters, would repeal the death penalty for persons found guilty of murder and would replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The Bishops of California have agreed to support Proposition 62 and oppose Proposition 66 (which would speed up death penalty appeals). Since the current death penalty was enacted in California in 1978, over 900 individuals have received a death sentence. As of October 2015, 15 have been executed, 102 have died prior to being executed, 747 are in state prison with death sentences, and the remainder have had their sentences reduced by the courts. Most of the offenders who are in prison with death sentences are at various stages of the direct appeal or habeas corpus review process. Under existing state law, death penalty verdicts are automatically appealed to the California Supreme Court. In these “direct appeals,” the defendants’ attorneys argue that violations of state law or federal constitutional law took place during the trial, such as evidence improperly being included or excluded from the trial. If the California Supreme Court confirms the conviction and death sentence, the defendant can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision. In addition to direct appeals, death penalty cases ordinarily involve extensive legal challenges in both state and federal courts. These challenges involve factors of the case different from those considered in direct appeals (such as the claim that the defendant’s counsel was ineffective) and are commonly referred to as “habeas corpus” petitions. Finally, inmates who have received a sentence of death may also request that the Governor reduce their

sentence. Currently, the proceedings that follow a death sentence can take a couple of decades to complete in California. Proposition 62 would repeal the death penalty for persons found guilty of murder and would replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Proposition 62 would apply retroactively to persons already sentenced to death. In addition, Proposition 62 would require that persons found guilty of murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole must work while in prison and increases to 60 percent the portion of wages earned that may be applied to any victim restitution orders or other orders against the inmate. Fiscal Impact: According to the Legislative Analyst Office (LAO), Proposition 62 would reduce net state and local costs associated with murder trials, appellate litigation, and prisons by around $150 million annually within a few years. This reduction in costs could be higher or lower by tens of millions of dollars, depending on various factors including how the proposition is implemented and the rate of death sentences and executions that would take place in the future in the absence of the measure. The Justice That Works Initiative (Prop 62) will:

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California Bishops Announce Support for Prop 62 to End the Use of the Death Penalty July 14, 2016 California Bishops Statements | All Life Is Sacred – Innocent or Flawed | Bishops Also Oppose Prop 66 to Speed up Executions SACRAMENTO, CA - During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we, the Catholic Bishops of California support Proposition 62 which would end the use of the death penalty in California. Our commitment to halt the practice of capital punishment is rooted both in the Catholic faith and our pastoral experience. All life is sacred – innocent or flawed – just as Jesus Christ taught us and demonstrated repeatedly throughout His ministry. This focus on the preciousness of human life is fundamental to Christianity and most eloquently expressed in the two great commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart … love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mk. 12.30-31) Jesus makes clear that to love God we must love our neighbor. Each of us holds an inherent worth derived from being created in God’s own image. Each of us has a duty to love this divine image imprinted on every person. “Whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” (I Jn. 4.20) Our support to end the use of the death penalty is also rooted in our unshakeable resolve to accompany and support all victims of crime. They suffer the very painful consequences of criminal acts. With the violent loss of a loved one, a sword has pierced their heart. Their enduring anguish is not addressed by the state-sanctioned perpetuation of the culture of death. As we pray with them and mourn with them we must also stress that the current use of the death penalty does not promote healing. It only brings more violence to a world that has too much violence already. We will continue to promote responsibility, rehabilitation and restoration for everyone impacted by the criminal justice system. Only through their healing will the entire community be healed. The Bishops of the United States have long opposed the use of capital punishment. In the past, it was sometimes morally justified in order to protect society, but those times have passed. Proposition 62 provides voters with the opportunity to end this practice in California, just as 19 other states have already done.

Capital punishment has repeatedly been shown to be severely and irrevocably flawed in its application. In the long – but absolutely necessary – process of ensuring an innocent person is not put to death, we have seen many accused persons being exonerated as new forms of forensic investigation have enabled us to better scrutinize evidence. The high cost of implementing the death penalty has diverted resources from more constructive and beneficial programs both for rehabilitation and restoration of victims and offenders. Finally, repeated research has demonstrated that the death penalty is applied inconsistently along racial, economic and geographical lines. For all of these reasons, we must also oppose Proposition 66 which will expedite executions in California. The search for a fair and humane execution process and protocol has failed for decades. Any rush to streamline that process will inevitably result in the execution of more innocent people. Neither the proponents nor the opponents of the death penalty wish this result. As Catholic Bishops we are heartened by the growth of Catholic lay movements aimed at ending the use of the death penalty. The faithful have heard the words of St. Pope John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis to stop this practice around the world. As Pope Francis has stated: A spreading opposition to the death penalty, even as an instrument of legitimate social defense, has developed in public opinion, and this is a sign of hope. In fact, modern societies have the ability to effectively control crime without definitively taking away a criminal’s chance to redeem himself. The issue lies in the context of a perspective on a criminal justice system that is ever more conformed to the dignity of man and God’s design for man and for society. And also a criminal justice system open to the hope of reintegration in society. The commandment “thou shall not kill” has absolute value and pertains to the innocent as well as the guilty. (2/21/16 – Angelus)

In November – the concluding month of the Year of Mercy – Californians have the opportunity to embrace both justice and mercy (cf. Ps. 85.11) in their voting. We strongly urge all voters to prayerfully consider support for Proposition 62 and opposition to Proposition 66. If you would like to volunteer in the campaign to abolish the Death Penalty, please contact Julio Escobar at 415 614-5572 CSF 9.15.16 issue – Full Page

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Mercy Volunteer Corps: The energy of giving Liz Dossa

Mercy Volunteer Corps members are bringing fresh energy for Catholic social justice to the San Francisco Bay Area. Guadalupe Avila, Nicole Fusco, Francisco Gonzales, and Marissa Baca Gonzales, all in their 20s, are part of the one-year program sponsored by Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. This year 44 Mercy Volunteer Corps members are serving throughout the U.S. and South America. (Courtesy photo) Nicole’s tasks at From left, Francisco Gonzales, Faithful Fools Street Marissa Baca Gonzales, Nicole Ministry in San Fusco and Guadalupe Avila just Francisco’s Tenderarrived in San Francisco for their loin vary daily. The yearlong roles of service at Bay nonprofit welcomes Area nonprofits. people from the neighborhood with healing art, Tai Chi, meditation, and creative writing. “I go where they need me. I have facilitated the 12-step program and like today, welcomed people at the front door,” she said. Nicole, recently graduated from the Jesuits’ Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, where she went to major in chemistry and where Campus Ministry Immersion changed her. “After CMI, I realized I was passionate about chemistry but also passionate about working with others,” she said, her eyes sparkling behind her black rimmed glasses. Marissa Gonzales’ assignment is the third grade classroom of Cindy Gonzales, a 40-year veteran teacher at St. Peter School, San Francisco. “Cindy is a wonderful mentor,” Marissa said. “I’ve taken on phonics and do lots of administrative work in the classroom. I’m learning classroom management.” She eyes the 33 active, squirmy but polite kids at their desks, all in full uniform. Finishing her degree in elementary education and special education, Marissa learned about Mercy Volunteer Corps at New Mexico Highlands College where she balanced multiple volunteer roles: president of the Newman Club, volunteer at Samaritan House, and mentor for students with disabilities.

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One factor made her hesitate: She and Francisco Gonzales were to be married in June. Fortunately, he was eager to apply as well, and MVC found spots for both of them in the San Francisco Bay Area. Francisco begins his work at 7:15 a.m. at Mercy Retirement and Care Center in Oakland on trucks with pallets of food to be delivered to low income seniors in Alameda County. He helps the volunteers at each site organize and pack food that adds up to 1 million pounds in a year. Afternoons he does activities with facility residents. Mercy Sister Judy Carle, one of his mentors, says, “He does not speak Spanish or Chinese, but he finds a gentle way to communicate with the residents. He is very creative in his approach.” Francisco’s favorite task is leading yoga. He’s not really a certified yoga instructor, but he uses his experience with stretching in sports. “I ask them for suggestions. They really like that,” he says. Guadalupe Avila, called Lupita by everyone, has slipped easily into her roles at St. Peter School. She

assists in science lab, with CYO sports and campus ministry. She found MVC at Mercy- sponsored St. Xavier University in Chicago where she was studying for her degree in speech pathology. Like the other three, she loves the Catholic setting and loves volunteering. “I wanted a year to give my time, to give help that I can.” Living on small stipends, the four nourish each other through community living in rooms across from St Mary’s Medical Center originally designed to house nurses. Nicole describes their community as “close-knit.” At meals, cellphones are not allowed. “We have dinner together every week night and breakfast on the weekends. We actually talk face-to-face.” They have movie nights, spirituality nights and a “bucket list” of things to see and do in the area. “It feels like we were meant to be here. It is like home already,” said Marissa. Dossa is manager of communications, Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community.

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Rolheiser: The struggle to not make God our own tribal deity FROM PAGE 16

those of persons in other places in the world, perhaps even less, since God has a preferential option for the poor. The lives of the hundreds of thousands of present-day refugees, so easy to lump into one mass of anonymity to which we can accord abstract sympathy, are just as precious as those of our own children; perhaps more so, given the truth of our Scriptures about God taking flesh in the excluded ones. Today they may be the people of manifest destiny, the ones carrying God’s special blessing.

As well, and importantly, we must also correct our bad theologies. The God whom Jesus revealed and incarnated may never be turned into a God of our own, a God who considers us more precious and gifted than other peoples, a God who blesses us specially above others. Sadly, we are perennially prone to turn God into our own tribal deity, in the name of family, blood, church, and country. God too easily becomes our God. But true faith doesn’t allow for that. Rather a healthy and orthodox Christian theology teaches that God is especially present in the other, in the poor and in the

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Location: Walk starts at 10:00 am from the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, 610 Vallejo St., San Francisco; and ends at 1:00 pm approx. at St. Dominic’s Church (Home of the Shrine of Saint Jude), 2390 Bush St., San Francisco. Transportation: Buses will be running from St. Dominic’s Church to the National Shrine of St. Francis from 7:00 am to 9:00 am only. Parking: Available at St. Dominic’s Church. Route: Exiting the National Shrine of St. Francis, start walking on Vallejo St., after crossing Columbus Ave. turn left on Mason St., right on Pacific Ave; left on Van Ness Ave., right on Pine St. and left on Steiner St. (Approx. 2.2 miles)

stranger. God’s revelation comes to us most clearly through the outsider, through what’s foreign to us, through what stretches us beyond our comfort zone and our expectations, particularly our expectations regarding God. God is everyone’s God equally, not especially ours, and God is too great to be reduced to serving the interests of family, ethnicity, church, and patriotism. Oblate Father Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

Blessing: ‘Animals bring out what is good in us’ FROM PAGE 1

“There’s even a nice Jewish dog here,” she said, pointing to a fluffy white dog in the arms of a friend. Three horses from the San Francisco Police Mounted Unit appeared confused by the holy water sprinkled on them by Deacon Sandoval, to the amusement of the crowd. Richard Hernandez of St. Dominic Parish brought his three white doves, all named Angel. He said he shares them with the grieving at cemeteries around the Bay Area “The only time they smile is when they see Angel,” he said. “The tears just dry up like magic.” Hernandez said his doves were an unexpected gift. “If you are nice to animals, God will be good to you,” he said.

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Mercy Burlingame, St. Peter School students join for Mercy Day Students from both schools joined together Sept. 23 for a Mercy Day celebration including prayer, lunch and a commemoration of the Sisters of Mercy beginnings in Ireland in 1827. Both Mercy High School and St. Peter School were founded by the Sisters of Mercy. Capuchin Father Michael Mahoney, pastor of Our Lady of Angels Church, Burlingame, welcomed the group of more than 600 for Mass to start the day. Students later moved to the high school campus just blocks away. “Students joined forces to create decorative placemats for the residents of Mercy Retirement Center in Oakland,” said Sandy Flaherty, Mercy’s director of mission integration. “Students also created cards for Park Rangers who work with endangered species.” Students then enjoyed a skit prepared by student body officers from both schools. “The skit recounted the story of Mercy foundress Catherine McAuley and the sisters’ journey to San Francisco from Kinsale, Ireland in 1854,” Flaherty said. “The day concluded with the Mercy students encircling the St. Peter’s students and singing Mercy High School’s alma mater.”

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THURSDAY, OCT. 6 KNIGHTS’ B’DAY: Celebration of the Knights of St. Francis and the Porziuncola Nuova at Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus, San Francisco, 6 p.m., with cocktails, dinner and entertainment, Alan Wong, master of ceremonies; tickets call (415) 434-8700; www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com.

MONDAY, OCT. 10 DIVORCE SUPPORT: Separated and Divorced Catholics, 7:30 p.m., Aquinas Room at St Dominic’s Church, Bush and Steiner street, San Francisco, Diana Wild (415) 340-3355; dianamwild@ gmail.com. Meetings continue on second and fourth Mondays of the month.

TUESDAY, OCT 11 ‘KNIGHT OF CHAMPIONS’: Silver Chalice Awards Dinner Honoring Dr. Robert J. Stein, Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California, St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, Oct. 11, 6 p.m., tickets $200 and up, available at www. orderofmaltaclinic.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12 LUNCHEON: St. Vincent de Paul Society North Marin Auxiliary fashion show and luncheon, Marin Country Club, Novato, doors open 11 a.m., no host bar, lunch at noon, $35; Gwen Johnson, (415) 883-3055. MINDFULNESS: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose Center for Education & Spirituality, 10:30 a.m.-noon. 43326 Mission Circle, Fremont, includes spiritual focus and practice; registration http://bit.ly/CESMindfulness2; (510) 933-6360.

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ROSARY RALLY: The Rosary Rally begins with Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco with Archbishop Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Cordileone principal celebrant. A rosary procession from the cathedral to U.N. Plaza 11:15 a.m. accompanied by the National Pilgrim Virgin Statue from World Apostolate of Fatima where Our Lady of Fatima appeared in 1917. The rally begins at noon with the rosary and a keynote address from the archbishop commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions to be celebrated in 2017. The day concludes with Benediction: Visit www.RosaryRallySF.com; call (415) 272-5837.

VOCATION DAY: If you’re a single, Catholic woman between the ages of 18-38, we invite you to spend a day of discernment with the Dominican Contemplative Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park. Catch a glimpse of the same hidden life of love that has been lived at the heart of the church and the Dominican Order since St. Dominic founded the first community of Dominican nuns in 1206. For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Dominican Sister Joseph Marie, vocations@nunsmenlo. org, or visit http://nunsmenlo.org/discernment-days/. There is no cost to attend. SECULAR FRANCISCANS: Learn about the Secular Franciscans at Our Lady of Angels Fraternity, Burlingame, 9-10 a.m., Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Drive, Burlingame, lower hall on Cortez Avenue. See how Secular Franciscans live joyfully in the world and celebrate God’s creation in the spirit of peace, humility, and simplicity; Diane Creedon (650) 678-6449; dianecreedon@sbcglobal.net.

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REUNION: Class of 1951, 65th class reunion, San Francisco College for Women, Lone Mountain, contact class secretaries Anstell Daini Ricossa (415) 921-8846; Toni Hines Buckley (415) 681-5789. PRO-LIFE LUNCHEON: United for Life, Irish Cultural Center, 45th Avenue at Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. gathering with lunch at 1:30 p.m., speakers are Victoria Evans, respect life of San I coordinator O Nfor Archdiocese S Francisco on California’s new assisted suicide law, and David Daleidan will update the recent Planned Parenthood undercover video project in which he was a principal; tickets $25, (415) 567-2293.

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Catholic san francisco | Ocotber 6, 2016

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of September HOLY CROSS, COLMA

Gloria P. Adams Richard Adams Leon Aldon Douglas Q. Almeida Richard John Andrews John Anthony Arellano Catalina Fran Aspiras James P. Balovich Mary Irene Barbero Perucca Lourdes Sonza Barrairo Xavier O. Barrios, M.D. Elvira Bernardini Mafalda C. Bertuccio Mary Bingham Juliet Bondaruk Alfred V. Budzeleski Ron Cairns Ben C. Calica Laurence R. Castro Ricardo M. Catahan Carl F. Cawaling Elias Chaghouri Blanca Rosalia Barahona Chavarria Martin Chiramberro Joseph A. Cordero Segundina R. Costiniano Maria Cousart Father Patrick J. Coyle Rose Teresa De Alba Alfred H. Delclaux Evelyn Gertrude Desmond Anne Marie Dreith Michael Allan Dreith Larry Durnin Madeline Maderas Esquivel Mary E. Faber Charles Farrugia Nohemy “Mimi” Fewer Clorinda Fontana Michael Frantin Nicholas Frantin Patricia Frost Lefiu Fua Virginia Gamble Rosa Garcia

Eleanor Garibaldi Jesus Gomez Cecilia Goodwin Virginia Monica Grady Cosgrove Chieko Hattori Sr. Cleta Herold, PBVM Martha A. Hodges Diane L. Johnson William J. Johnson Arsenia A. Jose Teresa Kaplan Helen L. Karas I. Marie Kenny Renzo Carlo Lavezzo Delia M. Lee Joseph Yiwen Li Mercedes Llanillo Margaretha Lowrey Carlos Marquez IV Armando Marriott Ilze H. Maunupau Peter Mc Entee Marilyn L. McCarthy John McKenna Patricia Joan McKenna Adelina Valencia Mendoza William P. Menniti George William Mitchell Rodolfo Morales Antonio M. Moreno Rev. Albert D. Moser, CSP Noreen Farley Murphy Gerald Francis Murphy, MD Louis M. Muschi Alejandro Gonzalez Navarro Dennis Newhoff Giuseppa Noe Remedios O. Olivar Benita Ramil Queja Lucila M. Rabago Alicia Cardona Ramirez Eva M. Regan Jane T. Reilly Teresa Riccomini

Mt. olivet, san rafael

Haydee Paulette Rogers Orlando Rosales, Jr. Marian Saisi Mary T. Sanchez Gladys Marie Shaw Kevin M. Shea Thomas Martin Snyder Horalia C. Sobalvarro Rita Stark Cynthia L. Sutton Deacon Frederick H. Swanson Kathleen W. Tyrrell Rose Vallerga Lidia M. Viñal Josefa Hidalgo Warit Anna (Gracie) Webb Helen Winter Shing Shu Wong Esther Young

John A. Bacigalupi Julia Becker Elinor P Franchetti Philip Gordon Reniea E. Haverluck Beatrice (Bea) Horan Santamonica Magana Nicholas G. Mayer Molly E. McDermott Patricia A. Pasisz Charles A. Peri Elizabeth J. Redor Florence G. Sabur Virginia Boyd Williams

HOLY CROSS, menlo Park

Edward S. Dikun Maryana A. Greer Antonette “Lil” Kavanaugh John C. Siri Mildred “Millie” Washington

Our Lady of the PIllar Phillip D. Gilly Deacon John M. McGhee

St. Mary magdalene Karl Jagers

HOLY CROSS Catholic Cemetery, Colma Todos Los Santos - All Saints Day Mass Saturday, October 29, 2016 Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Rev. Raymund M. Reyes, Celebrant Vicar for Clergy, Archdiocese of San Francisco Holy Spirit Music Ministry Refreshments and fellowship following Mass

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Santa Cruz Ave. @Avy Ave., Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 415-479-9020

Tomales Catholic Cemetery 1400 Dillon Beach Road, Tomales, CA 415-479-9021

St. Anthony Cemetery Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 650-712-1675

Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1679

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