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need to know Christmas Day Mass: St. Catherine of Siena Church, 1310 Bayswater Ave., Burlingame, traditional Latin High Mass with professional cantor and Gregorian chant, Sunday, Dec. 25, 5:30 p.m. Missalettes for Latin Mass provided.

Rosary in Latin, 5 p.m. preceding Mass, chaplet of Divine Mercy following Mass. Latin words provided.

ARCHBISHOP Wester Talk: Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester, ordained a priest and later bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, speaks on the vocation and mission of the laity, Jan. 6, 7 p.m., Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael. All are welcome. Evening includes light refreshments and Archbishop time for your questions. Bishop John Wester Wester is a former president of Marin Catholic High School and former pastor of St. Stephen Parish, San Francisco. RSVP CommunityRelations@sanrafaelop.org.Visit www.sanrafaelop.org, call (415) 453-8303.

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Christmas CONCERTS: Advent meditations in candlelight Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m., as well as a baroque Christmas concert featuring Handel Messiah, Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church. Steiner and Bush streets, San Francisco. Parking available. Contact Simon Berry, music director, (314) 567-7824; simon@stdominics.org.

Simbang Gabi commissioning Mass The ninth annual commissioning Mass for the Advent novena of Simbang Gabi, a Filipino tradition of early morning Masses now celebrated in more than 45 parishes throughout the archdiocese, was held Dec. 6 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, with Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice as principal celebrant.

Parishioners in participating parishes processed with colorful parols – star-shaped lanterns illuminated to herald the season of waiting for the birth of Christ. The tradition of an early morning Mass followed by refreshments originated in the Philippines with the Spanish missionaries in the 17th century but today extends to non-Filipino neighbors and parishioners in the United States. On Dec. 16, the first day of the Dec. 16-24 novena, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will be the main celebrant at St. Stephen Parish on the 20th anniversary of the first Simbang Gabi Mass in the archdiocese.

Dear Readers: Thank you for your support during 2016, the 17th year of Catholic San Francisco as the official newspaper of the archdiocese. We begin a twice-monthly print schedule in 2017, with our first issue on Jan. 12.

Archbishop Cordileone’s schedule Dec. 18: Cathedral Mass, 9 a.m.

Dec. 21: Chancery meetings Dec. 22: Chancery meetings Dec. 25: Christmas Mass, cathedral, midnight Dec. 25: Christmas Mass, cathedral, 9 a.m.

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Catholic Charities Advent stories: Believe in self-sufficiency This is the third of three Advent stories focusing on clients and volunteers served by Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

“It takes so long to get an approval for housing, because they want this and they want that, and when you don’t have an address to provide, it makes it look even worse,” said former Catholic Charities client Juliette. “Well, I’ve been homeless, so how can I provide you with an address when I don’t have one?”

Juliette and her son came to Catholic Charities Star community in July after months of staying on friends’ couches and moving in and out of different shelters. She was about to give up hope of ever finding permanent housing when she received a call from Catholic Charities telling her there was room for her at Star.

“As soon as we got to Star, I felt safe,” Juliette said. “There was this warmth and you could tell that they care. The staff actually cares about the residents.”

In just three short months, with the help of her Catholic Charities case manager, Juliette found a job, secured day care for her son and moved into an apartment she and her son can call home.

“It’s so important to donate for these causes like Catholic Charities, because even a small contribution can be that little bit that can make such a difference to a family who’s in need,” she said. “At Star, you’re able to close your door, and you sleep at night knowing that you’re okay. It’s a pretty amazing feeling knowing that you and your child are safe.”

“We believe that if we provide homeless single mothers and their children with 24-hour shelter,

Parish ‘green teams’ grew in 2016 Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

Only eight months after the Archdiocese of San Francisco launched a major “Laudato Si’” initiative on April 23 at the urging of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, several parishes have taken steps to heed what Pope Francis called in his encyclical “the cry of the earth, the cry of the poor.”

“We are beginning to find local actions that respond to Pope Francis’ call,” said Stephen Miller, chair of the St. Teresa of Avila Parish “green team” and a member of the archdiocese’s Care for Creation Council.

Catholic San Francisco reached out to members of each parish “green team” with a letter on Dec. 1 asking for detailed reports of their progress this year. Following is a summary of the efforts available to the paper as we went to press on Dec. 12.

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Catholic Charities Star Community Home assists families citywide who but for this assistance would become homeless.

food and intensive case management services, then they will break the cycle of homelessness by improving their income, finding stable housing and increasing self-sufficiency,” said Jeff Bialik, Catholic Charities executive director. “Thank you to everyone in the archdiocese whose gifts to time, talent and treasure have made our work possible.”

Learn more about how you can volunteer or make a gift at CatholicCharitiesSF.org.

Team members are Maureen Bennett; Margy Sheehy; Cathy Cunningham; Mo Dear; Niall Durkin; Jim Farley; Daly Schreck, Hasan Sume; Father Jose Shaji, pastor.

The involvement of Father Jose Shaji, pastor, as part of the green team seems to have accelerated the progress at St. Anselm, which held a “Care for Creation Mass” with school participation in October, conducted a lighting audit of all parish buildings, formed a task force of conservation-savvy parishioners and school parents, introduced the use of reusable and/or compostable cups, dishes and utensils at parish events and sold copies of see ‘green teams’, page 9

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‘Encounter, accompany’ the poor, San Mateo SVdP director says Tom Burke catholic San Francisco

“Every person’s story is totally unique,” Lorraine Moriarty, executive director of the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County told me in an email about the people SVdP serves. “Many are victims of neglect from an early age, and have never had appropriate support systems to move out of poverty, while others because of Lorraine different circumstances, often Moriarty addictions, mental or physical health issues, lack of opportunities to secure full time employment at a livable wage.”

Lorraine describes the job as “trying daily to be a fully alive child of God - who just happens to have a title of executive director.” She has been in the saddle at SVdP for 24 years.

The greatest needs of those SVdP serves? “To be loved unconditionally, because this honors each person’s dignity as a child of God created in God’s image,” Lorraine said. The work, she told me, is “a grace filled opportunity to build up the kingdom of God here and now, but not fully realized yet.”

Beyond food and housing “a listening heart and hugs” are on the wish list of the poor, Lorraine said. “Often they are just looking for acceptance to overcome fears of being alone, despised or neglected. Sometimes it is difficult to articulate a need!”

Who are they? “My brothers and sisters in Christ who cross my path on a daily basis,” Lorraine said. “We are all part of the family of God.” How old are the people helped? “Newborns - who need formula, diapers and clothing to survive,” Lorraine said as well as seniors, one more than 80 years old. “‘Gladyse’ who dumpster dove for food and would offer it to us to feed others when she was in such desperate need herself of major support services. Seeing Seniors in SVdP’s three homeless help center lines is not unusual nor are requests for homeless prevention services for housed seniors, or gas to keep cars running for those living in their vehicles.”

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The St. Vincent de Paul Society through its parish conferences serves the poor face-to-face: Outreach includes its Peninsula Family Resource Center where food and gifts will be distributed through home visits; three SVdP Homeless Help Centers where meals and gift cards will be given out; Restorative Justice Ministry where the incarcerated will be ministered to with Mass and Communion services; SVdP’s Catherine Center for women recently released from incarceration; and five SVdP Stores. Visit the St. Vincent de Paul website www.svdpsm.org for ways to volunteer and donate.

ONBOARD: Oct. 20 found eight Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as guests on the USS Potomac, a presidential yacht known as Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “floating White House” and moored off Jack London Square in Oakland. Ray O’Brien, a devoted friend of late Presentation Sister Cleta Herold, and a docent on the yacht, made the arrangements for the sisters on the two-hour cruise. Pictured, from left, on the yacht are Sister Rosemary Campi, PBVM, Sister Christina Pizzorno, PBVM, and Sister Margaret Webster, PBVM. “God gave us the perfect day!” Sister Christina said in a report on the trip filed by Sister Rita Jovick, PBVM who also sailed. Also enjoying the trip were Sister Bernice Gotelli, PBVM, Sister Janet Harris, PBVM, Sister Joanne O’Shea, PBVM, and Sister Joan Riordan, PBVM.

‘AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!’ All of us at Catholic San Francisco wish you a happy, holy Christmas and New Year! It is our pleasure to serve and as we begin our 17th year of the paper please accept our thanks, and know that we look forward to continuing as a medium you can rely on. I’ve not said it in a while but “On the Street Where You Live” is an empty page without you.

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Archbishop’s Circle is a chance to help in a special way Valerie Schmalz Catholic San Francisco

Marcia Jervis is a member of the Archbishop’s Circle “to support the archbishop.”

“I like everything he’s doing,” Jervis said of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who recently hosted an Advent day of recollection and dinner for the 14 individuals and 14 couples who have joined the Circle, which is comprised of those who have donated funds to be used at the discretion of Archbishop Cordileone for projects and initiatives of his choosing.

“So much is needed in helping people learn about church teaching,” Jervis said. “We have to get back to basics.”

Director of Development Father Anthony Giampietro stressed that funds donated are not given at the expense of the Annual Appeal or at the expense of parish tithing by the donors.

“Those who have joined the Circle are deeply committed to their parishes and to the archdiocese as a whole. They represent a real unity within the diversity of our local church,” Father Giampietro said.

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Parishes honor Catholic ‘Women of the Year’ assists the priest at the monthly Mass at Westborough Royale, a senior living facility, is a eucharistic minister and lector and brings Holy Communion to the homebound,” he said.

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Fourteen women from parishes in all three counties of the Archdiocese of San Francisco were recognized by their pastors and by the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women for their significant contributions to parish life in the 2016 Women of the Year Awards.

The ACCW is the local chapter of the National Council of Catholic women which supports, empowers and educates all Catholic Women in spirituality, leadership and service, according to its website. Its programs respond with Gospel values to the needs of the church and society in the modern world.

Local council president Cathy Milbach of Holy Name of Jesus Parish told Catholic San Francisco on Nov. 30 that the organization sent a letter to nearly 300 priests and parish organizations earlier this year asking them to nominate outstanding Catholic women in their parishes. The 14 nominations received were honored as ‘Catholic Women: Instruments of Mercy’ at the council’s fall conference in October.

Following are the winners with a brief excerpt from their pastor’s nomination.

Nancy Clarkin Our Lady of the Pillar Parish, Half Moon Bay

“Nancy is the backbone of our St. Vincent de Paul Society. She runs the food pantry three days a week and coordinates other annual activities,” said Father Joseph Previtali, administrator. She is a frequent communicant, attends adult education classes

Lorna Feria Star of the Sea Parish, San Francisco

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Beth Livoti of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Novato pictured on Dec. 1 while decorating the parish hall for the annual parish Christmas party. Livoti is one of 14 Catholic women recognized by their parish in the “Women of the Year Awards” hosted by the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. and serves the parish in many ways, he said, and takes the Blessed Mother as her inspiration. “She is a holy wife to her husband, Thomas, and a spiritual mother to many.”

Teadora de la Cruz Holy Name of Jesus Parish, San Francisco

“Teodora epitomizes the strong and valiant women of the Bible,” said Father Arnold Zamora, pastor. Since retiring from a career in social work, she has spent her retirement years in the service of parishioners, he said.

She is active in the Hospitality ministry, organizing jubilee celebrations and receptions after Mass for the sick and homebound and for Filipino-

American events. She provides breakfast for volunteer church housecleaners every Saturday morning. “Every Tuesday since 1991, after the 7:30 a.m.

Mass she takes the bus to help out at St. Anthony’s dining room.

Carmella Da San Marino St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco

“Even at 89 years-old, Carmella is on the grounds almost daily,” said Father Charles Puthota, pastor. She is one of three parish sacristans, who rotate assisting with weekday Masses, funerals and other events, takes care of the parish flowers and plants and runs the weekly after-Mass hospitality with her husband. “Carmella also

“Overcome with sadness over many children’s lack of knowing Christ, Lorna has taken a very active leadership role in the Children’s Religious Education program at the parish, according to Father Joseph Illo, parish administrator. She is a member of the parish council and leads one of San Francisco’s largest Filipino parish groups. “Within her active roles, she has shown many children how to serve Christ in the poorest of the poor with the help of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity,” he said

Rosario Lapuz Church of the Epiphany, San Francisco

The Lapuz family are long-time parishioners of the Church of the Epiphany and Rosario has served in multiple volunteer capacities according to Father Eugene Tungol, pastor.

Presently she is the Grief Ministry Coordinator for the large Excelsior District parish, which averages two to three funerals a week. “She and her committee try to alleviate as much turmoil as possible associated with the grieving period,” he said. She serves as lector, eucharistic minister, altar server and instructs visiting clergy and assists funeral attendants. see ‘women of the year’, page 7

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“She also follows up with grieving families after the funeral.”

Beth Livoti St. Anthony of Padua, Novato

Beth is a truly active member of the St. Anthony parish community according to Father Felix Lim, pastor. She has chaired the rummage sale for 10 years, is involved in the Faith Formation program, the Community Life Council and served as the chairperson for the first annual Christmas Gala. “She is active in the Safeway Shopping Program, bringing groceries to elders who cannot leave their homes,” he said. She and her husband, Lou, were instrumental in the creation of the Marin Villages Program which helps seniors with services that allow them to remain in their homes.

Rita Mazzei St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco

Rita has been a parishioner for 30 years, volunteering as eucharistic minister and church sacristan for daily Mass as well as for funerals.

“I have been impressed with Rita’s ability to show tender caring for our grieving families,” said Msgr. Michael D. Harriman, pastor. It’s not only that she prepares everything for the funeral Mass, he said, she also gives guidance to altar servers before, during and after the funeral Mass. “She has been a blessing to our parish in our ministry to those who have lost their loved ones.”

Vilma joined the parish in 1976, served on the first parish council and headed the first parish festival. “After realizing the many ministries that make up a parish community, she joined the Altar Society and her crew have enhanced the church environment for many years,” said Father William McCain, pastor. Vilma was a leader in the Renew Movement and started a weekly Bible study called “Jesus Esta Vivo.” She is involved with Project Rachel, helping victims of abortion toward reconciliation.

Carmen Ochoa St. Francis of Assisi Parish, East Palo Alto

Carmen has been a longtime sacristan and has assisted with marriage preparation. “Her principal value to our parish has been her excellent leadership, mainly by example, in the successful charismatic movement at St. Francis with many noteworthy results,” said Father Lawrence Goode, pastor. She is an extremely prayerful person, he said, and she helps at social events and is a master at arranging and re-arranging flowers.

“She is a great mother of a fine family as well.”

Marian Previtali St. Sebastian Parish, Greenbrae

Marian has served her family, parish and the Catholic Church for many years. “Now as head of the parish council, she continues to assist St. Sebastian’s by planning pilgrimages for parishioners to visit special sites

in the archdiocese,” said Father Mark Taheny, pastor. “She continues to guide the young children and their parents in preparation for their first confession and first Holy Communion,” he said. Her son Joseph, is a priest of the archdiocese.

Lety Simpliciano Tomas St. John the Evangelist Parish, San Francisco

Lety has been involved in parish life for many years,” said Father Agnel de Heredia, pastor. She has taught baptism preparation for new parents and godparents and has been a facilitator of a Renew Faith sharing group, a lector, a eucharistic minister and PTG president and treasurer. The certified master catechist teaches first Communion and confirmation classes and finds time to distribute food for the needy as a volunteer at the Mission YMCA.

Dolores Tulkoff St. Ignatius Parish, San Francisco

“Across two and a half decades, Dolores has become one of the pillars of the parish community,” said Jesuit Father Greg Bonfiglio, pastor. She has sponsored several new parishioners in the RCIA process and is deeply involved in the liturgy and worship serving as lector, acolyte, eucharistic minister and Mass lead. She is on the Worship Commission, the Liturgy Planning and Environment Committee and co-coordinates the annual Novena of Grace. “We are beneficiaries of Dolores’ optimism, joyfulness and generosity, fruits of her vibrant relationship with the Lord,” he said.

Flora Sinajon St. Brendan Parish, San Francisco

“Flora has made unparalleled contributions to the life of St. Brendan’s,” said Father Roger Gustafson, pastor. She has worked in the parish office for 15 years and as parish operations manager, has worked tirelessly to ensure parish operations run smoothly. She works with families to schedule weddings and funerals and ensures that all financial operations are transparent and well managed.

“She prepares the bulletins week after week to make sure all parishioners are well informed about the many events at the parish,” he said, and works diligently behind the scenes.

Catherine Steinbach St. Anne of the Sunset Parish, San Francisco

Catherine has been active at both the church and school for more than 15 years in addition to her “real job” as a geriatric nurse specialist, according to Father Daniel Nacimento, pastor. She has served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the St. Anne’s Parent Association and has served the school Endowment Fund Board. She has organized alumni and other events including the Crab Bash Fundraiser, has coached girls and boys baseball and is a member of the church finance committee.

For information on how to join the San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, contact Cathy Mibach at dcmibach@aol.com or call (415) 7530234. Membership is $10.

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HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL, COLMA: Students, parents, and faculty attended an evening of arts celebration at Daly City’s City Hall on Nov. 19. Students received recognition for their artwork from Mayor Sal Torres, pictured with group in tie and jacket.

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St. Finn Barr Parish, San Francisco: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone visited the church and school the weekend of Dec. 3-5. He is shown here behind the altar servers and with pastor Father William McCain as they prepared to process up the aisle to the altar for the school Mass Dec. 5.

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NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL, BELMONT: The school hosted its inaugural Scholarship Luncheon Oct. 24 with more than 165 supporters in attendance raising more than $71,000 for tuition assistance. Keynote speaker was Cisco executive Rebecca Jacoby who “spoke of the importance of being a life-long learner; of giving people hope and of the need to empower young women,” the school said. Pictured with Jacoby, third from left, are alumna Jacquie Mellott Marques, sophomore 10:26:47 AM Marques and alumna Bernie Kendall Arriulou Mellott.

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‘Green Teams’: Parish efforts inspired by pope’s encyclical grew in 2016 St. Teresa of Avila Green Team, San Francisco

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“Laudato Si’” after Mass. Liturgies now include creation-conscious intercessory prayer intentions and the bulletin includes tips to help parishioners make more environmentally sustainable decisions in their daily lives. Families are encouraged to walk together to Mass or ride bikes and recently installed a bike rack for that purpose. A water-use audit was conducted in early December and an investigation into converting to solar power will follow.

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Burlingame

Team members are Margit Caulfield; Irene Donner; Silvia Chiesa; Claire Pape; Marlin Ang; Susan Dirksen.

“It seemed like the beginning was awkward and slow,” said Caulfield, “but I think we’ve accomplished a lot in a few months.” The parish began by registering their team with the Catholic Climate Covenant, which offers resources and how-to materials for registered Creation Care Teams that help them put their plans into action. Some of those actions include members attending CCC seminars, starting a weekly column in the Sunday bulletin and measuring parish energy consumption and waste generation to uncover areas to work on. Some members have joined local organizations and programs such as the Burlingame Citizens Environmental Council and the San Mateo County Household Hazardous Waste Program in order to report back to the team with information they can share.

St. Rita Parish Green Team, Fairfax

Team members are Father Ken Weare, pastor; Dolores Stoll; Sara Steck; Rose Milani; Yvette Armendariz, Elva McGuinness.

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Pope asks Catholic farmers to preserve, respect rhythms of nature

VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging the uncertainty faced by many farmers, Pope Francis encouraged members of the International Catholic Rural Association to maintain as much as possible their traditional rhythms of work, family life and respect for the environment.

“In your efforts to work the land and to ensure its fruitfulness year in and year out, you also encounter difficulties resulting from climate change, a reality which is unfortunately aggravated by human neglect,” the pope told association members Dec. 10.

Family farmers, he said, live the biblical ideal of working the land and making it produce sustenance while respecting creation and preserving it for future generations.

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Carmelite Father Michael Kwiecien and Erica Kudyba, members of the St. Teresa of Avila Parish “green team,” are pictured next to the solar power inverter which displays the power coming from the parish’s solar power system and that is converted it to AC power. The parish went solar on Nov. 30.

Team members are Stephen Miller; Gail Kendall, Father Michael Kwiecien; Deacon Charles Allen; Erica Kudyba; John Van Hagen; Father Michael Greenwell.

Team members Gail Kendall and Stephen Miller, who each have profesSional expertise in sustainability projects, have provided invaluable leadership on the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s “Laudato Si’” effort as they and their team made great strides this year at St. Teresa.

The parish went solar on Nov. 30. The priory (the building housing the parish offices and the residence of the two Carmelite priests who staff the parish) was outfitted with solar panels.

After reviewing the parish’s electric bill over the past three years, the parish green team made the case to the pastor, parish council and finance committee that going solar would save money, as well as be helpful ecologically. Various companies were contacted and proposals came in and advice was also sought from the archdiocese.

The accepted contract promised an estimated savings of $244 per month, or about $3,000 per year.

Sungevity was chosen and the project began in June. The 25 solar panels “float” on the rooftop and are held down by heavy brick blocks.

The cost for the project was $25,000, which will be paid in four installments and can be recouped after about eight years.

“It was helpful to have one person, in this case Deacon Chuck Allen, monitor the project from start to finish,” team member John Van Hagen said. He coordinated the scheduling of inspections and kept the staff aware of the progress.

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Venerating Our Lady of Guadalupe Left, the Guadalupe Society of Mission Dolores Basilica Parish sponsored its annual “Mañanitas” Mass venerating Our Lady of Guadalupe, on Dec. 12 at 4:45 a.m. The congregation assembled in the school auditorium and proceeded to the basilica door with mariachi singers, the Knights of Columbus Color Corps and early risers. Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice celebrated Mass, with pastor Father Francis Garbo and visiting priests.Right, Alberto Rodríguez of Oakland is pictured in the parking lot of Holy Angels Parish in Colma, holding a statue of Our Lady Guadalupe as he joins thousands of other pilgrims taking part in the annual Guadalupana pilgrimage from All Souls Church in South San Francisco to St. Mary’s Cathedral on Dec. 10.

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The Archdiocese’s Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass heralds the beginning of Simbang Gabi Masses celebrated in The Archdiocese’s Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass heralds the beginning of Simbang Gabi Masses celebrated in its various parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Below are the 2016 schedules of masses submitted. Please its various parishes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Below are the 2016 schedules of masses submitted. Please double check the times of the mass, and check the schedule of your local church if it is not listed below: double check the times of the mass, and check the schedule of your local church if it is not listed below: SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY: Church of the Epiphany Church of the Epiphany

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Dec 18 7:00pm Dec 18 7:00pm St. Augustine Dec 15-­‐23 7:30pm St. Augustine Dec 15‐23 7:30pm St. Bruno Dec 16-­‐21 6:00pm St. Bruno Dec 16‐21 6:00pm

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Dec 18 4:00pm Dec 15, 21 7:00pm  St. Charles Deanery 11 Joint Celebration:

Dec 16 7:00pm  St. Raymond Dec 15, 21 7:00pm St. Charles Dec 17 5:00pm •Our Lady of Mount Carmel Dec 1 6 7:00pm • St. R aymond Dec 18 5:00pm  St. Charles Dec 17 5:00pm Our Lady of Mount Carmel Dec 19 7:00pm •Church of the Nativity Dec 18 5:00pm St. Charles Dec 20, 23 7:00pm •St. Pius Dec 19 7:00pm Church of the Nativity Dec 22 7:00pm •St. Matthias 7:00pm Dec 20, 23 • St. Pius MARIN COUNTY: Dec 22 7:00pm • St. Matthias St. Isabella Dec 16‐20 7:00pm

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Dec 16-­‐20 St. Isabella 7:00pm

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(1) Joint celebration with Star of the Sea, St. Thomas Apostle (3) Joint celebration with St. Bartholomew, St. Catherine, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Luke, St. Mark, St. Matthew, and (2) Joint celebration with St. Brendan, St. Cecilia, St. Finn Barr, St. Gabriel, and Star of the Sea Our Lady of Angels.

(3) Joint celebration with St. Bartholomew, St. Catherine, Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Luke, St. Mark, St. Matthew, and Our Lady of Angels.

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Oakland Catholics offer prayers, support for fire victims Catholic News Service

OAKLAND – The local Catholic community in Oakland – parishioners, priests, school students and Catholic Charities’ workers – have been offering prayers and support for victims of the Dec. 2 fire that erupted in an Oakland warehouse, killing 36.

The fire started during a dance party at a warehouse that had been converted to artists’ studios and illegal living spaces, dubbed the “Ghost Ship.” The cause of the fire, reported to be the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade, has not been determined.

Among the Catholic groups to offer prayers for the fire victims were participants in an annual pilgrimage in Oakland honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Early in the morning of Dec. 3, Hector Medina, coordinator for Latino ministries, learned that the planned route would have to be modified in the aftermath of the fire. The pilgrimage, with the good weather, was larger than expected, with more dance groups and floats than usual.

Once the pilgrimage reached the Cathedral of Christ the Light, prayers for those lost in the fire – at that time, the number was unknown – were offered during Mass.

Each Mass at the Cathedral of Christ the Light the weekend of Dec. 3 and 4 began with a moment of silence for the victims of the fire, said Father James Matthews, the cathedral’s rector.

After the fire, Father Jayson Landeza, pastor of St. Benedict Parish in Oakland and chaplain to the Oakland Police and Fire departments, was assisting family members. He was seen in numerous news television clips walking into the family assistance center the city set up for those awaiting word on their loved ones.

In a Facebook post three days later, Father Landeza acknowledged the work of his fellow chaplains “whose ministry it has been to walk closely with the families and friends of the fire victims here in Oakland.”

On Dec. 5, hundreds attended a vigil at Oakland’s Lake Merritt for those who died in the fire. Just before the vigil, a few handfuls of people – alone or in small groups – came to the Cathedral of Christ the Light for quiet prayer.

Once the recovery efforts at the fire site have been completed, the cathedral will host an interfaith prayer service for the victims and first-responders, Father Matthews said.

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Saturday, December 10, 2016 9:00 AM - Gregorian Chant Mass with Cathedral Schola Cantorum 6:00 AM Pilgrimage from All Souls Church, S.S.F. Archbishop Salvatoredeparture Cordileone, Principal Celebrant 2:00 PM - Solemn Mass in the Cathedral 11:00 AM - Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir

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7:00 PM - Concert and dessert reception $20/person ($10 children seniors) Newand Year’s EveTickets: 567-2020 Ex. 233 Saturday, December 31, 2016 Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

8:00 AMDecember Morning Mass Monday, 12, 2016 5:30 PM Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

4:00 AM - Mañanitas (Mariachi Serenading of the Blessed Mother) 6:00 AMNew - Spanish MassDay ; Reception to follow Year’s 7:30 AM - English Mass, 12:10 PMof- English Solemnity of Mary, Mother God Mass Sunday, 1, 2017 7:00 PM Bilingual Mass;January Reception to follow, featuring Mariachi band and complimentary specialties Mass Schedule: 7:30 AM, 9:00Mexican AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM (Spanish) The Cathedral will close after the1:00 PM Mass

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Sunday, December 18, 2016 The Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Sunday,tradition January reenacting 8, 2017 Mexican/Latin American Mary and Joseph’s Saturday, January 7 - for Vigillodging - 5:30 PM journey to Bethlehem in search before Jesus’ birth Sunday - 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM (Español) 5:00 PM-8:00 PM, starts in the Cathedral 4:00 PM - Epiphany Lessons and Carols for the End of the Reception in Season Patrons Hall. Join us forGate tamales and pan Christmas featuring the Golden Boys Choir and dulce.

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Catholic san francisco | December 15, 2016

Supreme Court tackles major issues this year, loses key member of bench Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court not only tackled a number of issues this year including immigration, abortion, the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care Act and the death penalty, but the Justice Scalia justices weighed in on those cases with one less vote after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death in February.

Scalia, who had been one of six Catholic members of the court, was often described as its most conservative voice and known for his strict interpretation of the Constitution’s intent. His death left a void that led to some predicted 4-4 decisions and an opening for an appointment to the bench by President-elect Donald Trump.

On the campaign trail, Trump promised to pick a conservative justice and he issued a list of 21 potential nominees not only to replace Scalia but to fill any other seats that become vacant.

A month after Scalia’s death, President Barack Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court nominee, but Senate Republicans vowed not to give Garland, who is chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, or any nominee a hearing until the next president takes office.

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As the court wrapped up its term this summer and prepared for the new term this fall, legal experts continually noted that the absence of the ninth justice left the court at a loss.

The court is in “unchartered territory,” said Kristen Clarke, president of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, during an overview of the new term where she noted that the longtime absence of a justice has not happened in more than five decades.

“I’m concerned about the integrity of the Supreme Court,” she said, noting that it is in a “state of paralysis” without the ninth vote.

But the court continued its work all the same. The last term, which ended in late June, wrapped up with a number of high-profile cases Catholics were watching and only one, the Texas abortion case, was decided definitively with a 5-3 vote.

In that case, the justices struck down restrictions on Texas abortion clinics that required them to comply with standards of ambulatory surgical centers and required their doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. Opponents of the law claimed the requirements were aimed at closing abortion clinics. But the state and many pro-life advocates maintained that the law protected women’s health.

The court issued a tie vote in its June 23 immigration decision, which blocked the Obama administration’s plan to temporarily protect more than 4 million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. The court’s 4-4 vote

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left in place a lower court injunction blocking the administration’s immigration policy with a one-page opinion stating: “The judgment is affirmed by an equally divided court.”

Legal experts called the ruling an ambiguous and confusing political and legal decision that left many in a state of limbo. It also put attention on the vacant Supreme Court seat that could determine how the case is decided in an appeal. Religious leaders were quick to denounce the court’s action as a setback for immigrant families and stressed the urgency of comprehensive immigration reform.

Another big case before the court that drew reaction from both sides was the challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers cover contraceptives in their employee health plans even if they are morally opposed to such coverage.

The Little Sisters of the Poor was just one of several Catholic groups involved in the case, but the religious order became synonymous with Zubik v. Burwell case. Other plaintiffs include Priests for Life, the Pennsylvania dioceses of Pittsburgh and Erie, the Archdiocese of Washington and other religious employers who do not fit the government’s narrow exemption to the contraceptive mandate given to churches.

In mid-May, the Supreme Court sent these cases back to the lower courts. This action cleared the slate from previous court rulings when five appeals courts had ruled in favor of the contraceptive mandate and one ruled against it.

The justices expressed hope that both sides might be able to work out

Feast of the Immaculate Conception Fiesta de la Inmaculada Concepción Masses: 7:30, 9 a.m., 7 p.m. (bi-lingual)

Saturday/Sabado Retíro de Adviento [Español] Mission Mission Dolores Dolores Basilica Basilica 10 Dec 2016 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Auditorio

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3:30 - Basilica - 4:30 - Basilica 3, 10 & 17 Dec 3, 10 & 172016 Dec 2016 11:30 p.m. Christmas Carol Sing - Basilica Choirs 12:00 Midnight Solemn Mass / Misa Solemne (bilingüe) Basilica Choir Basilica 25thChoir Annual 25th Candlelight Annual Candlelight Christmas Concert Christmas Concert Sunday / Domingo Sunday / Domingo Concierto Navideño Concierto del Navideño Coro de del la Coro Basilica de la Basilica 18 Dec 2016 18 Dec 2016 Christmas Day / Día de Navidad Sunday / Domingo 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

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Mass in English 25 Dec 2016 12:00 noon Misa en Español Las Posadas Las Posadas Fri./ViernesFri./Viernes - Fri./Viernes - Fri./Viernes 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

16 Dec - 2316 Dec Dec 2016 - 23 Dec 2016 New Year’s Day Mass: Feast of Mary the Mother of God Sunday / Domingo Misa del Año Nuevo: Fiesta de la Madre de Dios 1 Jan 2017 Christmas Eve Christmas / Víspera Evede / Víspera Navidad de Navidad Saturday/Sabado Saturday/Sabado 5:00 pm.

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Vigil Mass (Sat. Vigil 31 Mass Dec.) (Sat. 31 Dec.) 8:00 a.m. &8:00 10:00 a.m. a.m. & 10:00 Mass a.m. in English Mass in English 12:00 12:00 Misa en Español Misa en Español

a compromise, which hasn’t happened. With the cases now back at the federal appeals court level – in eight separate courts – lawyers for both sides have applied for extended deadlines to negotiate a compromise. Both sides also are waiting to see what happens with the regulations with a new White House administration.

In the court’s new term, which began Oct. 3, the justices heard oral arguments in two death penalty cases from Texas: One involves potential racial bias that may have swayed the jury to impose the death penalty and the other examining standards used in evaluating mental abilities determining if someone can be executed.

The court will take up one religious liberty case this term about a church being excluded from a state’s grant program. The case, which hasn’t been given a date yet for oral arguments, is Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Pauley, about a religious preschool that was rejected from a Missouri program that provides reimbursement grants for the purchase of tire scraps used at the base of playgrounds.

At a Supreme Court briefing, a legal expert said the case raises religious liberty questions but is “less contentious” than the challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement for employers.

The church says its exclusion violates the Constitution because it discriminates against religious institutions because the grant they applied for had nothing to do with religion; opponents insist the state should not be providing any financial support to religious institutions.

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After divisive elections, bishops urge Catholics to build bridges Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – Bishops across the country are encouraging parishioners to put aside their differences and work for the common good as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepared for his Jan. 20 inauguration.

The postelection messages that have emerged serve as both spiritual guide and practical response in an effort to overcome polarization and divisiveness that prevents the country from unifying.

The election saw Trump, the Republican candidate, win the Electoral College count, 306-232, even though he was out-polled by Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 2.6 million in the popular vote. Several bishops lamented the negative tone of the nearly two-yearlong campaign.

“Faced with two unpopular candidates, voters in record numbers decided to hold their noses and vote for the candidate they saw as the least worst option,” opined Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski in a column posted online Nov. 10.

“Both Clinton and Trump were flawed candidates – neither succeeded in winning approval from more than half the country. But Trump’s negatives perhaps were seen as evidence that he was a ‘sinner,’ whereas Clinton’s negatives hinted at real corruption,” Archbishop Wenski wrote.

The archbishop’s assessment seemed spot on, at least among Catholic voters, who overall preferred Trump 52 percent to 48 percent margin, accord-

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Shannon Kelly, a protester demonstrating against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, shakes hands with Trump supporter Ben Kilgore after a long discussion about the billionaire’s qualifications at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. ing to a preliminary analysis by the Pew Research Center. Among white Catholics, Trump’s margin stood at 60 percent to 37 percent while Hispanic voters preferred Clinton, 67 percent to 26 percent.

Despite Trumps threats on immigration, Catholic Hispanic support for the billionaire was stronger than for Republican Mitt Romney in 2012. Pew found that 26 percent of Catholic Hispanics

supported Trump while 21 percent voted for Romney.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship,” its quadrennial statement on political responsibility.

The document, revised by the bishops

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Christmas Masses:

Christmas Eve (Saturday, December 24) 4:00 p.m.

Christmas Vigil Mass 6:00 p.m.

Christmas Family Mass 12 Midnight Christmas Midnight Mass 11:30 p.m. - Christmas Concert

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Dec. 7PM Advent Penance Service Dec. 22 22 Peter 7PMand Advent Penance Service Saints Paul Church Dec. 17 – 23 5PM Christmas Novena Dec. 17 – 23 5PM Christmas Novena

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Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church 660 Filbert Street 2016 Christmas Schedule

Christmas Eve, Saturday Dec. 24th 4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. (Children’s Mass) and 10 p.m. Candlelight (No Mass at Midnight) Christmas Day, Sunday Dec. 25th 8:00, 10:00 and 12 noon New Year’s Day Masses Vigil Mass Saturday, Dec. 31-5:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 1, 2017 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

The Capuchin Franciscans & Parish Staff wish our Parishioners and Friends Peace, Love and Hope for Christmas and the New Year.

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7PM Advent Penance Service Christmas Christmas Eve Eve 5PM Christmas Novena 4:00 4:00 PM PM Confessions Confessions

1:00 PM In English No 5:00 PM Mass on Christmas Day

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in at their fall meeting in November 2015, garnered discussion in some parishes, but previous surveys by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University found that fewer than 20 percent of Catholics recalled reading the document and about 5 percent considered it a major influence in their political choices.

In the end with a new resident in the White House, the USCCB and several individual bishops echoed the call for unity voiced by Trump and Clinton in the hours after the election and pledged to continue to assist immigrants and refugees who make their way to the U.S. no matter their immigration status.

Archbishop Wenski, in his column, credited both candidates for setting a “hopeful tone.”

“Let’s hope that tone of civility endures,” he wrote. “Because we won’t make America great by making America mean.”

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia, writing in a column on CatholicPhilly.com in mid-November, said American Catholics themselves can decide how best to respond in the wake of an acrimonious election season.

“As Catholics, we now get to choose whether we’re Christians first and consistently, or just the latest version of political animals in religious clothing,” he wrote. “We need to help the president-elect do what’s right, support him when he does and resist him – respectfully but firmly – when he doesn’t.”

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Mass Schedule For Christmas and New Year Confessions Saturday, December 24, 2016 10:30 am to12:00 pm and 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm Christmas’ Eve & Day Masses Saturday, December 24, 2016 6:00 pm Bi-lingual Children’s Mass Followed by Pastorela Midnight Bi-lingual Mass

Sunday, December 25, 2016 7:30 am English 9:30 am Spanish 11:30 am English 1:30 pm Spanish New Year’s Eve & Day Masses Saturday, December 31, 2016 6:00 pm Spanish Mass Midnight Bi-lingual Mass Sunday, January 1, 2017 7:30 am English 9:30 am Spanish 11:30 am English 1:30 pm Spanish

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Catholic san francisco | December 15, 2016

Ohio lawmakers send governor two bills restricting abortion

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Legislature has sent two abortion bills to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.

On Dec. 8, lawmakers passed a measure to ban abortions in the state after 20 weeks, or five months of pregnancy.

On Dec. 6, they approved legislation that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually at about the sixth week of pregnancy.

Current law bans abortions after a fetus has begun its 20th week of gestation, unless a doctor determines that the fetus isn’t viable outside the womb.

The latest measure, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, or S.B. 127 – would eliminate the viability test and simply ban abortions past 20 weeks. The current exception for the woman’s health would still apply.

“The bold pro-life action taken by the Ohio Legislature is reflective of the message the voters sent on Election Day, and that is a rejection of the status quo,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Washington-based Susan B. Anthony List.

“Americans reject the status quo of abortion on-demand, especially painful late-term abortions,” she said in a Dec. 8 statement. “Instead, voters and lawmakers are recognizing the humanity of the unborn child: its heartbeat around six weeks and the pain the child can feel at 20 weeks.”

Once the bills reach Kasich’s desk, he will have 10 days to decide whether to sign or veto them. If he vetoes them, three-fifths of the state House and

Senate would have to vote to override the veto.

The American Civil Liberties and the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio objected to the measures “For the second time in a week, the Ohio Legislature has inserted itself into women’s private and personal health care decisions,” said Iris E. Harvey, Planned Parenthood’s president and CEO. “These bans are a deliberate attempt to make abortion illegal in the state of Ohio.”

Dannenfelser said: “Both the heartbeat bill and the Pain-Capable bill aim to humanize our law. Should either of these bills land in the courts, the courts should take the opportunity to catch our laws up with public opinion, science and basic human decency.”

Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood affiliates in Missouri filed a federal lawsuit Nov. 30, asking the court to stop state laws that require abortion providers to have admitting privileges at local hospitals and upgrade their facilities to meet the standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Similar lawsuits were filed in Alaska and North Carolina.

The lawsuits followed a U.S. Supreme Court 5-3 decision in June that struck down similar abortion laws in Texas, but pro-life advocates in Missouri believe their state’s laws will be upheld as constitutional.

Arizona man executed after Supreme Court denied stay

WASHINGTON – Ronald Smith, 45, was executed by lethal injection in Alabama late Dec. 8 after a night of

temporary stays by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court ultimately denied his request to delay the execution.

Smith was convicted of murdering Casey Wilson, a convenience store clerk in Huntsville, Alabama, during a failed robbery in 1994. He is the second inmate to be executed this Ronald Smith year in Alabama and the 20th person to be executed in the country, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

The Supreme Court did not offer an explanation for any of the orders it issued in his case. In November, it granted a last-minute hold to stop another Alabama man’s death sentence but gave no reason there either.

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph and longtime opponent of capital punishment, tweeted during the back and forth decisions about Smith: “Four justices would hear Ron Smith’s case, but it takes five to grant a stay. A single vote means life or death. Arbitrary, cruel, unusual.”

She also noted, in a tweet, that if Alabama “had a constitutional sentencing system, then Ron Smith would not be facing execution. Jury voted for life, judge overrode for death.”

His case drew particular attention because the jury that convicted Smith recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole but the trial judge overrode that sentence, as allowed by state law, and imposed

“Blessed is he, who comes in the name of the Lord”

MERRY CHRISTMAS Saturday, December 24th No Confessions Family Mass 4:30 pm, 8:00 pm, and Midnight Mass

St. Charles Parish, 713 S. Van Ness at 18th st.

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NEW YEAR’S DAY Sunday, January 1, 2017

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ST. LEO, Fla. – A new poll shows that Pope Francis’ favorability dipped slightly among U.S. adults in general but has risen among adult Catholics to just above what it was a year ago.

The poll, by St. Leo University Polling Institute in Florida, asked 1,001 respondents if their opinion of the pope was strongly favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or not at all favorable.

The pope’s popularity dipped slightly from 65.5 percent in September to 62.6 percent in November. Among Catholic adults, his 85.8 percent favorability was up from the 84.2 percent two months before but down from the 87.5 percent rating he was given in June.

Marc Pugliese, an assistant professor of theology and religion at St. Leo University, said the bump might be from the attention to the pope as the Year of Mercy was coming to a close.

The pope’s highest favorability rating, from this polling group, was at 75.8 percent in September 2015 just after his visit to the United States.

The surveys were conducted online from Nov. 27-30 and the survey has margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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Poll: Pope has high favorability among US Catholics

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Sunday, December 25th 7:30 am, 9:30 am & 11:30 am No Evening Mass

the death penalty. In January, the Supreme Court ruled that a similar death penalty law in Florida gave judges too much leeway.

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Dec 16-23 6am (in support of St. Charles School)

Feast of the Epiphany

Saturday, January 7, 2017 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 8, 2017 7:30 a.m., 9:30 am 11:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

- Posadas Dec. 16-23 6pm - Christmas Eve Confessions 4pm-5:30pm - Christmas Eve Children’s Mass 6pm - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass (carols at 11:30pm) - Christmas Day

8am (sp) 9:30am (eng) 11 am (sp) 12:30pm (sp) 5:30pm(sp) St. Charles School Open House and Alumni Reception Sunday January 29th 12 noon to 2pm.

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4th Sunday of Advent Regular Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday 3:30pm Confessions 4:30pm (Sunday Vigil) Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30am, 6:45pm 12/24

Christmas Eve 11am-Noon Confession 4:30pm Family Mass 10:00pm Vigil Mass of the Lord’s Nativity (Prelude music 9:30pm) 12/25

Christmas Day 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30am Mass of the Lord’s Nativity No evening Mass on Christmas Day 01/01

Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God Saturday 3:30pm Confessions 4:30pm (Sunday Vigil) Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:30am No evening Mass on New Year’s Day

Eucalyptus Drive @ 23rd Avenue (near Stonestown Mall) 415.681.2444 www.SaintStephenSF.org

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Canada bishops address pastoral issues linked to assisted dying

QUEBEC CITY – In a pastoral letter addressing medical aid in dying, the Atlantic Episcopal Assembly says that “the pastoral care of souls cannot be reduced to norms for the reception of the sacraments or the celebration of funeral rites.”

The four-page letter, issued in late November, offers a “pastoral reflection” on the challenges the assisted-dying law, passed in June, poses to the Canadian church.

“In the pastoral care of those who are contemplating medical assistance in dying, we must remember that the purpose of pastoral care is to communicate the compassion of Christ, his healing love and his mercy,” wrote the 10 Catholic bishops from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland.

“As people of faith, and ministers of God’s grace, we are called to entrust everyone, whatever their decisions may be, to the mercy of God. To one and all we wish to say that the pastoral care of souls cannot be reduced to norms for the reception of the sacraments or the celebration of funeral rites,” added the bishops. “Persons, and their families, who may be considering euthanasia or assisted suicide and who request the ministry of the church, need to be accompanied with dialogue and compassionate prayerful support. The fruit of such a pastoral encounter will shed light on complex pastoral situations and will indicate the most proper action to be taken including whether or not the celebration of sacraments is appropriate.”

“Pope Francis expressed again his appeal to President Bashar al-Assad and to the international community for an end to the to the violence” and for a “peaceful resolution of hostilities, condemning all forms of extremism and terrorism from whatever quarter they may come.”

Pope says ‘Amoris Laetitia’ is result of listening, discernment

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Vatican Nativity scene

The Nativity scene is pictured in St. Peter’s Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Vatican Dec. 9. The Christmas tree and Nativity scene are symbols of God’s love and hope, reminding us to contemplate the beauty of creation and welcome the marginalized, Pope Francis said.

However, the letter stresses that the church does not support medical aid in dying, but encourages the development and support of palliative care.

Pope writes to Syrian president, pleading for peace

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect civilians and to ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver emergency aid to the people.

Syria’s SANA news agency reported Assad met Dec. 12 with new Cardinal Mario Zenari, the papal nuncio to

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Handel’s Messiah, part one & a selection of carols for all to sing.

St. Dominic’s Schola Cantorum, soloists & orchestra.

Syria, and that the cardinal delivered a letter from the pope.

The Vatican confirmed the news a few hours later, saying in a statement that “in naming Archbishop Mario Zenari to the College of Cardinals, the Holy Father sought to show a particular sign of affection for the beloved Syrian people, so sorely tried in recent years.”

“In a letter sent through the new cardinal,” the Vatican statement said,

Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24

8:00 a.m. Advent Mass 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Family Masses 11:15 p.m. Carol service followed by 12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass Solemn Mass with Choral Music, strings and brass. No confessions today.

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Christmas Masses Saturday, December 24

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Family Vigil Mass with Children’s choir Vigil Mass with choir and trumpet Solemn Vigil with choir and strings Prelude begins at 11:30 pm

Sunday, December 25

Advent Reconciliation Services, Tuesday, December 20 With individual confessions available 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

VATICAN CITY – Everything in “Amoris Laetitia,” Pope Francis’ exhortation on the family, sprang from consultations with Catholics around the world and was thoroughly discussed by the bishops at the 2014 and 2015 synods on the family, Pope Francis said.

“Either you have a pyramidal church where everything Peter says is done or you have a synodal church where Peter is Peter, but he accompanies the church, lets it grow, listens. What is more, he learns from this reality and sees how to harmonize it,” the pope told the Belgian Catholic weekly newspaper Tertio.

Pope Francis said the “richest experience” of the church operating in a way that is not strictly “top down” came from the two meetings of the Synod of Bishops on the family. In preparation for the meetings, every bishop in the world, every diocese and Catholic organizations were asked for their input.

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5:30 p.m. (12/31) Vigil Mass 10:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve Prayer Vigil 8:30 a.m. Parish Mass with Carols 11:00 a.m. Solemn Mass with Choral Music 1:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish No Masses at 5:30 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. today.

Solemnity of The Epiphany, Sunday, January 8, 2017 Our Regular Mass Schedule.

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Pope: Mary shows what good comes from wholehearted ‘yes’ to God Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Although she was just a humble young woman from a small town, Mary’s total “yes” to God was “the most important ‘yes’ of history” and overturned Adam and Eve’s prideful “no,” which unleashed sin into the world, Pope Francis said.

“With generosity and trust like Mary, may each of us say this personal ‘yes’ to God today,” Pope Francis prayed Dec. 8 as he recited the Angelus prayer with visitors in St. Peter’s Square on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Even when they do not say “no” to God, human beings can be experts in saying, “yes, but ...” to God, the pope said.

“To avoid saying ‘no’ outright to God, we say, ‘Sorry, but I can’t,’ ‘Not today, but maybe tomorrow,’ ‘Tomorrow I will be better, tomorrow I will pray, I’ll do good tomorrow,’” he said. But in responding that way, “we close the door to what is good and evil profits.”

(CNS photo/Paul Haring)

A firefighter salutes after placing a wreath on a statue of Mary overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Rome’s firefighters have observed the tradition every year since 1857.

St. Dunstan Church 1133 Broadway Millbrae, CA 94030 (650) 697-4730

One of the pleasures of the Christmas Season is the opportunity to send our thoughts and prayers to those whose friendship and goodwill we value so highly.

The priests and staff of St. Dunstan Parish join in wishing you a very blessed Christmas. May the gift of faith, the blessing of hope, and the peace of God’s love be with you and yours throughout the New Year.

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CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES 4:30 pm Children’s Mass with Pageant 11:00 pm Christmas Carols 11:30 pm Christmas Mass

MISA DE GALLO (DAWN MASSES) December 16-24, 2016 at 5:30 AM in Flanagan Center

Christmas Day Masses 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:00 am, and 11:30 am

PARISH ADVENT DAY OF RECOLLECTION Saturday, December 17, 2016 9:30 AM-12:30 PM

NO 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Day

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Advent / Christmas / Epiphany Celebrations Parish Celebrations 2016/17

Sunday, December 18

Fourth Sunday of Advent – Regular Schedule

Saturday, December 24

Christmas Vigil Mass – 4:00 pm

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CHRISTMAS LITURGY SCHEDULE 2016 December 15-23, 2016 SIMBANG GABI ADVENT MASSES

Sunday, December 25

Weekday Masses at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Mass (Dec. 17) at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass (Dec. 18) at 4:00 p.m.

Dec. 23 Celebrant - Bishop Ignatius Wang

Sunday, January 1, 2017

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2016 CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES

Christmas Midnight Mass – 12:00 midnight Christmas Day Mass – 10:00 am Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God and Octave of Christmas – Regular Schedule

Saturday, January 7, 2017 Anointing of the Sick Mass (no 8:00 am Mass) 10:00 am

Sunday, January 8, 2017

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7:00, 8:30, 10:00, & 11:30 a.m.

1:30 p.m. (Spanish)

Monday, January 9, 2017

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2016

Feast of the Lord’s Baptism – Regular Schedule

Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Ordinary Time begins.

Regular Schedule means: 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses on Sunday

Nevertheless, Pope Francis said, God keeps trying to reach out and save us. And through the “yes” of Mary, he became human, “exactly like us except for one thing, that ‘no,’ that sin. This is why he chose Mary, the only creature without sin, immaculate.”

In the late afternoon, the pope made his traditional visit to a statue of Mary erected in the center of Rome, near the Spanish Steps, to celebrate the official church recognition that Mary was conceived without sin.

Pope Francis composed a prayer to Mary for the occasion and read it, standing under the statue’s watchful eyes.

He offered special prayers for children who have been abandoned and are exposed to exploitation, for all families who give life and contribute to society, often in hidden ways, and especially for those who are underemployed or unemployed.

“We need your immaculate gaze,” he told Mary, in order to “rediscover the ability to look at people and things with respect and recognition and without selfish interests and hypocrisy.”

“We need your immaculate heart to love unconditionally, without any aim besides the good of the other, with simplicity and sincerity, renouncing masks and ploys,” he said.

“We need your immaculate hands to caress with tenderness, to touch the flesh of Jesus in our brothers and sisters who are poor, sick, despised, to help up those who have fallen and steady those who waver.”

“We need your immaculate feet to set out to meet those who cannot take the first step, to walk along the paths of those who are lost, to go and find those who are alone,” he prayed.

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Hark the herald angels: How sacred music evangelizes, lifts up hearts and promote new forms of artistic expression appropriate to the present culture and people.

The tendency toward inclusion is a unique characteristic of the Latin-rite Catholic Church, said the monsignor, who is an expert in the pipe organ and Gregorian chant, and has degrees in sacred theology and modern literature.

Roman Catholicism was heavily influenced by “the ancient Roman mentality,” he said, which saw that expanding into new territories and spreading its influence meant including and assimilating all that was good and useful from the local cultures.

This history of inclusion “is the secret of the development of music” and all arts, he said.

The Latin-rite Catholic Church “never chose one style. It never said ‘no’” to new developments and allowing instruments, which “for around 1,000 years were never used in (Christian) worship because they stunk of paganism.”

Instruments first used by pagan Greece and Rome – like the organ, flute, trumpet and string instruments – are today considered by many to be uniquely sacred instruments, the priest said.

“In her wisdom,” he said, the church embraces appealing local traditions and elevates them, finds a way to fold them into the sacred.

That’s why the institute is so important, he said, because the desire for inclusion was never about “wanting to lower the level” of standards, but to skillfully elevate the music of the people to a higher plane.

“Here then is the reason for our school, to create

Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – ‘Tis the season for a huge assortment of holiday concerts and carols to choose from, making Advent and Christmas a unique period for reminding people of the evergreen beauty of sacred music.

And music can be that gentle lure that helps welcome and embrace those who have become distant from the church, said one liturgy and music expert.

Like weddings and baptisms, “Christmas is a great time” to reach out and offer people an experience that encourages them to return to church more regularly, said Paul Inwood, a British composer and former director of liturgy and music for the Diocese of Portsmouth.

“When it comes to Christmas, I’m always very aware of the people who perhaps come just once or twice a year” to church, he told Catholic News Service by phone in early December.

For that reason, he said, the music that parishes program should be “beautiful and magnificent,” but also “hospitable” and “accessible” to everyone.

Because “you can’t find anything more religious and more joyful in sacred celebrations than the whole congregation expressing its faith and devotion in song,” Inwood said.

Msgr. Vincenzo De Gregorio, who heads the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome, told CNS that accessibility means respectfully matching the complexity of the music to the abilities of the congregation so that everyone can participate and feel elevated by the music.

Inwood said before the Second Vatican Council, liturgical music was performed by choirs and the people in the pews were spectators.

“After Vatican II, the kind of liturgy that we had changed its nature and went back to the traditions of the earlier church when participation in the liturgy was the norm,” he said.

Music was now seen “as a ministry, rather than a performance, and it serves the people and helps them lift up their voices and praise to God,” said the composer.

This push for musical reform was already well underway before the Second Vatican Council, Msgr. De Gregorio said, which is why the pontifical institute was founded in 1911 by St. Pius X. The institute was established to respond to the growing belief that “the people must sing,” he said.

(CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Msgr. Vincenzo De Gregorio, director of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, is pictured at an organ at the institute in Rome Dec. 6. Msgr. De Gregorio said the Catholic Church tries to make music accessible to the congregation so everyone can participate.

The institute teaches religious and laypeople from all over the world about liturgical music as well as giving them the practical skills to include

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and form people who can make music of the highest level,” he said.

He said he thinks the debate over “folk” versus “traditional” forms of music stems from an “ignorance” about music in general.

Fears that “the church has abandoned its great music” find fertile ground “where there is no widespread musical culture” in schools and parishes, and people lack basic skills in reading or understanding music, he said.

Problems and polemics occurred, he said, where the reform of liturgi-

cal song was “introduced without the necessary preparation.”

The answer, then, isn’t “creating an aristocracy” of experts, but of increasing awareness and preparation for everyone so they can hold onto, develop and appreciate musical traditions.

Education and formation, he and Inwood said, have to tackle both fronts: the risk that clergy don’t understand music and its proper expression, and the risk that musicians don’t know enough about liturgy.

Inwood said “there’s a lot of goodwill” on both sides to do the right thing, but people need to understand

how music is “integral to the rite and not just an optional stuck on top of it, which is how it sometimes comes across.”

“The music needs to fit the ritual like a glove,” which requires people understand not just music, but also “what liturgical action is doing so they can tailor the music to what is going on,” a skill not unlike what composers do when fitting musical scores to action unfolding on film or the stage.

Being respectful of the ritual and sensitive to the congregation mean sacred music can shine anywhere – whether it’s a parish in a poor shan-

tytown or in a monumental cathedral, the two men said.

It doesn’t depend solely on resources like a pipe organ or a professional choir, Inwood said, it’s about “authenticity.”

“You can do wonderful things with what you have,” even just a cantor and assembly, he said. “The music isn’t inferior in any way, it’s just different and reflects who the community is at that particular point” and aims to draw them together in praise.

“It’s much better to do (music) you can manage and do it well than try very hard to do things you can’t achieve,” he added.

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St. Augustine Church

3700 Callan Blvd.

S. San Francisco, CA 94080

Christmas 2016

Novena of masses (Simbang Gabi) December 15-23 – 7:30 P.M.

Church of the Epiphany 827 Vienna Street. San Francisco 94112

Christmas Vigil: Saturday, December 24

2016 Christmas Mass Schechule 2015 CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE

4:30 P.M. Vigil Mass 7:30 P.M. Children’s Caroling 8 P.M. Children’s Mass 11:00 P.M. Caroling 12 A.M. Midnight Mass (Church & Hall)

Church of the Epiphany 827 Vienna Street. San Francisco 94112 Parish Novena Masses: December 15th-23rd at 7:00pm, with Confessions on Dec. 22nd at 10:00am & 6:00pm

2015 CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, December 24th—Christmas Eve:

Christmas Day: December 25

5:30pm (Children’s Mass), 9:00pm & 12:00 Midnight (11:30pm Caroling) Parish Novena Masses :

7:45 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11 A.M., 12:30 P.M. There is no 5:30 P.M. Mass on Christmas Day.

December 15th-23rd at 7:00pm, with Confessions on Dec. 22nd at 10:00am & 6:00pm Sunday, December 25th—Christmas Day: 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am (Spanish), &Eve: 1:00pm Saturday, December 24th—Christmas

Solemnity of Mary, January 1, 2017

5:30pm (Children’s Mass), 9:00pm & of 12:00 Midnight (11:30pm Caroling) Sunday, January 1st—Solemnity Mary (Holy Day of Obligation): 6:30am, 8:00am, 11:30am,25th—Christmas Spanish 1:00pm & Day: 5:30pm Sunday, December

Schedule of Masses: 7:45 A.M., 9:30 A.M., 11:00 A.M., 12:30 A.M.

6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am of (Spanish), & 1:00pm Saturday, January 7nd—Feast the Epiphany: 5:30pm Mass followed by a reception in the Cafeteria.

Merry Christmas!

Sunday, January 1st—Solemnity of Mary (Holy Day of Obligation):

January 8th—Feast of the “Every good giftSunday, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down Epiphany from

6:30am, 8:00am, 11:30am, Spanish 1:00pm & 5:30pm 6:30am, 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am (Spanish), 1:00pm & 5:30pm

January 7nd—Feast of the Epiphany: the FatherSaturday, of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning” —James 1:17

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There will be a public Nativity display at the front entry to the Shrine church from the afternoon of Sunday, December 18 through Saturday, January 7, 2017 Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve: Christmas Vigil Mass at 7:00 PM Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day: Mass at 11:00 AM Monday, December 26: The shrine church, chapel, and office will be closed.

There will be no Mass or Confession.

Saturday, December 31, New Year’s Eve: Confessions from 6 PM to 7 PM Mass at 7:15 PM 8:00 PM to 12:30 AM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Sunday, January 1, 2017 New Year’s Day the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God: Mass at 11:00 AM

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Christmas Eve Masses

9am Daily Mass 5pm – Children’s Mass 7pm English 9pm Spanish

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Violence fixes nothing; world needs politics of peace, pope says Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Calling for a new style of politics built on peace and nonviolence, Pope Francis also called for disarmament, the eradication of nuclear weapons and an end to domestic violence and abuse against women and children.

“Violence is not the cure for our broken world,” he said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1.

“It is a challenge to build up society, communities and businesses by acting as peacemakers. It is to show mercy by refusing to discard people, harm the environment or seek to win at any cost,” he added.

The message, released by the Vatican Dec. 12, said building a world of peace requires a “willingness to face conflict head on, to resolve it” and to make it part of a new process of choosing solidarity and building friendships.

“Active nonviolence is a way of showing that unity is truly more powerful and more fruitful than conflict,” the pope said. While differences will sometimes lead to difficulties, “let us face them constructively and nonviolently,” so that tension and opposition can turn into “diversified and life-giving unity,” preserving “what is valid and useful on both sides.”

His message, which the Vatican sends to heads of state around the world, invited everyone “to banish violence from our hearts, words and deeds, and to becoming nonviolent people and to build nonviolent communities that care for our common home.”

Building a new politics of nonviolence starts in the human heart and the home, he said.

It is in the family that people can learn how to communicate, be generous and caring, and resolve conflicts “not by force but by dialogue, respect, concern for the good of the other, mercy and forgiveness.”

From within the family, “the joy of love spills out into the world and radiates to the whole of society,” he said.

This “ethics of fraternity and peaceful coexistence” can never be “based on the logic of fear, violence and closed-mindedness, but on responsibility, respect and sincere dialogue.”

“Hence, I plead for disarmament and for the prohibition and abolition of nuclear weapons: nuclear deterrence and the threat of mutually assured destruction are incapable of grounding such an ethics,” he said.

“I plead with equal urgency for an end to domestic violence and to the abuse of women and children.”

The church contributes by seeking to limit the use of force by applying moral norms, and many Christians contribute by drafting legislation.

“To be true followers of Jesus today also includes em-

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Thursday, December 15, to Friday Dec. 23: 7:00pm Rosary and Confession (except Saturday, 2:30pm) 7:30pm Simbang Gabi Masses (except Saturday, 5:30pm), followed by a Reception downstairs in our Church Hall.

Saturday, December 24: 4:00pm Christmas Eve Mass with our Children’s Choir.

5:30pm Christmas Eve Mass 11:30pm Sing-Along Christmas Carols with our Parish Choir.

12:00am Midnight Mass with our Choir

Sunday, December 25: Christmas Day Masses at 7:30am and 9:00am 10:30am with our Children’s Choir 12:00pm with our Parish Choir

Saturday, December 31: 9:00am and 4:00pm 5:30pm Vigil Mass for New Year - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Sunday, January 1, 2017 - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am 12:00pm

(CNS photo/Ahmed Jallanzo, EPA)

Members of Women in Peacebuilding Network attend a Dec. 10 event in Monrovia, Liberia, to mark the conclusion of a campaign against gender-based violence. bracing his teaching about nonviolence,” he said, and follow his practice of tackling evil with love and truth.

In fact, an important “manual” for peacemaking, he said, is Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, where he presented the Beatitudes.

Applying the Beatitudes, which outlines how to be blessed, good and authentic, “is also a program and a challenge for political and religious leaders, the heads of international institutions, and business and media executives,” the pope said.

The “politics of nonviolence,” he said, also begins with each individual, who will never miss an opportunity to offer a kind word, smile or simple gesture that “sows peace and friendship.”

“I ask God to help all of us to cultivate nonviolence in our most personal thoughts and values. May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other as individuals, within society and in international life.”

When victims of violence resist the temptation to retaliate, “they become the most credible promotors of nonviolent peacemaking” in the tradition of those who struggled actively and nonviolently for change such as St. Teresa of Kolkata, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and the thousands of women in Liberia who helped end their nation’s civil war, Pope Francis wrote.

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Many religious traditions contribute by promoting compassion and nonviolence and protecting victims of injustice, he said. For that reason, “I emphatically reaffirm that ‘no religion is terrorist’” and the name of God can never be “used to justify violence. Peace alone is holy. Peace alone is holy, not war!”

LET GRATEFUL HEARTS NOW SING, A SONG OF JOY AND HOLY PRAISE TO CHRIST, THE NEWBORN KING.

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St. Thomas Apostle Catholic Church

3835 Balboa Street San Francisco, CA 94121 415-387-5545

Christmas Eve, December 24 4:00 p.m. Children's Mass 8:30 p.m. Carols 9:00 p.m. Midnight Mass

Christmas Day, December 25 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Masses 6:00 pm Vietnamese Mass

New Year's Day, January 1, 2017 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Masses 6:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass

Christmas Schedule 2016 Saturday, December 17

Confessions 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. * Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 18

Masses: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Cantonese) 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve Saturday, december 24

5:00 p.m. Family Christmas Eve Mass with Saint Monica Honors Choir and Nativity Play 8:00 p.m. Vietnamese Mass 11:30 p.m. The Saint Monica Choir will present festive music of the season 12:00 a.m. Solemn Midnight Mass

Christmas Day Sunday, december 25

Masses: 8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. with Choir 9 a.m. (Cantonese). No evening Mass

New Year’s Eve Saturday, december 31

Masses: 8:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day Sunday, January 1, 2017

Masses: 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. (Cantonese) and 10:30 a.m.

Feast of the Epiphany sunday, january 8, 2017

Masses: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. (Cantonese) 10:30 a.m. with Choir

St. Bartholomew

Parish Community Corner of Alameda & Crystal Springs Rd. San Mateo, CA 94402 (650) 347-0701 stbarts@barts.org CHRISTMAS LITURGIES Christmas Eve, December 24th Children’s Mass 4:00 & 6:00 pm Caroling at 11:15 pm followed by Midnight Mass 12:00 am Christmas Day December 25th 8:00, 9:30 & 11:15 am no evening Mass.

New Year's Eve, December 31st 5:00 pm New Year's Day, January 1st 8:00 am, 9:30 am, 11:15 am no evening Mass.

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Our churches as sanctuaries

Letters Cassock considerations, continued

My friend Denis Nolan (“Cassock considerations,” Dec. 8) expressed his distress about young seminarians and priests wearing the black cassock, seeing it as a sign of royalty that distances the priest from the people. His letter prompted me to do some research, in which I found that in the early centuries of the church, the cassock “reflected a stress on modesty. From the sixth century onward, many local synods passed regulations forbidding clerics from wearing richly styled clothing, tight or skimpy clothing, bright colors, and extravagant ornaments and jewelry” (CatholicStraightAnswers. com). This article reminded me of other religious cultures (e.g., the Amish, the Jews, the Muslims) who often have a dress code meant to promote modesty.

Too, in the past few years I’ve been blessed to work with newly ordained priests here in Tiburon, and of course their formation was different than mine was in the 1980s. We often talk about our experiences and differences, and while I haven’t worn a cassock since seminary, I see these men choosing it as part of the uniform at times (much to the delight of many parishioners), but then blue jeans when they are helping set up tables in the hall.

For me, the major thing is the person’s soul, rather than the clothing they wear. There was a priest during my seminary days who used an earthenware chalice for Mass, always wore old jeans, sneakers, and a T-shirt, but drove around in a brand-new luxury car that must have cost a fortune. His clothing might have suggested “solidarity with the poor”’ or something, but his car made a statement much louder than any cassock or religious habit.

Father William E. Brown Pastor, St. Hilary Parish Tiburon

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henever we have been at our best, as Christians, we have opened our churches as sanctuaries to the poor and the endangered. We have a long, proud history wherein refugees, homeless persons, immigrants facing deportation, and others who are endangered, take shelter inside our churches.

If we believe what Jesus tells us about the Last Judgment in the 25th chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, this should serve us well when we stand before God at the end.

Unfortunately our churches have not always provided that same kind FATHER ron of sanctuary (safety and rolheiser shelter) to those who are refugees, immigrants, and homeless in their relationship to God and our churches. There are millions of persons, today perhaps the majority within our nation, who are looking for a safe harbor in terms of sorting out their faith and their relationship to the church. Sadly, too often our rigid paradigms of orthodoxy, ecclesiology, ecumenism, liturgy, sacramental practice, and canon law, however well-intentioned, have made our churches places where no such sanctuary is offered and where the wide embrace practiced by Jesus is not mirrored.

Instead, our churches are often harbors only for persons who are already safe, already comforted, already church-observing, already solid ecclesial citizens.

That was hardly the situation within Jesus’ own ministry. He was a safe sanctuary for everyone, reli-

Poetic license questionable

Poetic license indeed! With her poem “Thoughts on November 8,” (Dec. 8), Carolyn Daniel errs in three respects: (1) identifying the outcome of the recent national presidential election as a “wounding”; (2) likening the wounding to that which was inflicted on the country on 9/11 (i.e., 2001 Twin Towers tragedy, etc.); and (3) saying that the election outcome was sinful thus requiring the forgiveness of the Father.

I am surprised that CSF printed the poem. It seems in this case that the newspaper owes a mea culpa for “issuing Ms. Daniel’s license.”

John Collins San Rafael

Defying the culture of death

The Dec. 1 front-page article on the “post-election animus” certainly shows the U.S. bishops in a poor light. It appears that they are all in an uproar now that the socialists’ gravy train may be slowed and the taxpayers (workers) may have some relief from the burden of an increasingly hostile economy and culture. While the article stated that “Trump said some things that proved hurtful and worrisome to groups of Latinos and black Catholics,” what should be pointed out is that the current administration and the one that the bishops hoped for – a continuation of the Clintonian struggle for socialism and abortion – has been supporting every avenue to promote abortion, even promoting the placement of abortion “clinics” in minority neighborhoods.

What will it take to wake up American clergy that the greatest danger to our country is the death of the faith and the worship of the culture of death?

Laurette Elsberry Sacramento

Focus on charity, not sexuality

I found it hypocritical for the U.S. bishops to say “keep calm and follow Jesus” after the election. The message from the U.S. church before the election was to be negative toward the Democratic candidates because they were for the continuing of the Roe v. Wade decision of the Supreme Court. Also, the church does not recognize that the vast majority of adult Catholics use artificial birth control for family planning. The church is overwhelmingly controlled by elderly males who have no concept of the pressures on family life today.

The continued focus by the church on matters of sexuality, instead of promoting charity, is driving the people away from the Mass. It will take more than telling people that they are obligated to attend Mass to actually see the numbers increase in attendance.

Elizabeth Travers Palo Alto

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gious and nonreligious alike. While he didn’t ignore the committed religious persons around him, the scribes and Pharisees, his ministry always reached out and included those whose religious practice was weak or nonexistent. Moreover, he reached out especially to those whose moral lives were not in formal harmony with the religious practices of the time, those deemed as sinners. Significantly too he did not ask for repentance from those deemed as sinners before he sat down at table with them.

He set out no moral or ecclesial conditions as a prerequisite to meet or dine with him. Many repented after meeting and dining with him, but that repentance was never a precondition. In his person and in his ministry, Jesus did not discriminate. He offered a safe sanctuary for everyone.

We need today in our churches to challenge ourselves on this. From pastors, to parish councils, to pastoral teams, to diocesan regulators, to bishops’ conferences, to those responsible for applying canon and church law, to our own personal attitudes, we all need to ask: Are our churches places of sanctuary for those who are refugees, homeless, and poor ecclesially? Do our pastoral practices mirror Jesus? Is our embrace as wide as that of Jesus?

These are not fanciful ideals. This is the gospel which we can easily lose sight of, for seemingly all the right reasons. I remember a diocesan synod within which I participated some 20 years ago. At one stage in the process we were divided in small groups and each group was given the question: What, before all else, should the church be saying to the world today?

The groups returned with their answers and everyone, every single group, proposed as its first see rolheiser, page 22

The church in Cuba today

lmost immediately following the announcement of the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, every shade of political pundit on social and mainstream media speculated on Cuba’s future. Some ventured to proclaim “the church will be free again,” assuming a current repressive state of affairs. On church-state relations, however, history reveals a very different and very significant but seemingly unreported story.

Ever since the 1959 revolution which brought Fidel Castro to power, Cuba, a father largely Catholic nation, has kenneth weare maintained active formal diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

For the last 35 years particularly the attitude of the political leadership, including Fidel Castro himself, has evolved progressively and favorably toward the church. Back in 1982, for example, within a two-week period, Cuba welcomed a delegation of U.S. Catholic clergy and laypeople, including a representative of the U.S. Catholic bishops. Also welcomed was noted Catholic liberation theologian Father Leonardo Boff of Rio de Janeiro and Catholic sociologist-theologian Father Francois Houtart of the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium.

The Cuban people continued to be free to openly practice their religious faith. The churches were packed. The government was even assisting in the renovation of the archbishop’s residence.

In July 1982, Archbishop Jaime Lucas Ortega stated: “Basically I think we can live as Christians while collaborating and working together as Catholics and Marxists, mutually respecting the Christian view and the Marxist view, trying to reach a common way of thinking”.

The self-sacrifice which is characteristic of the Christian tradition was evidenced during the 1980s by the Catholic martyrs of Latin America, especially in El Salvador by the blood of Archbishop Oscar Romero and nearly 40,000 Christians, mostly civilians and campesinos. Such martyrdom did not escape the attention of Fidel Castro. He invited various liberation theologians to Havana to discuss with government leaders a variety of issues particularly liberation theology and Catholic social teaching.

Ramon Castro, brother of Fidel, told a visiting delegation that there were at least three events that were occurring in the Catholic Church of Latin America which had so strongly impacted Fidel Castro that his perspective toward the church was advancing significantly. He had developed a more open, positive attitude. He viewed the church far more seriously. He broadened his respect not only for grassroots Christians but for many Catholic leaders including priests and bishops, as well as theologians.

The three interrelated events that influenced Fidel Castro so profoundly were the church’s unequivocal commitment to the poor; the advent and development of liberation theology; the church’s participation in revolution.

The starting point for Fidel Castro was the 1968 Medellin CELAM, an organization of bishops in Latin America, Conference. At that meeting the Latin American bishops announced they were on the threshold of a new epoch in the history of Latin America, a time “of zeal for full emancipation, of liberation from every form of servitude, of personal maturity, and of collective integration.” They opted for a “theology of liberation.” Jesus, they declared, came to liberate all of humanity from the slavery to which sin had subjected them: hunger, misery, oppression, ignorance, justice, and hatred. They further identified institutional violence, and recognized the consequent temptation to violence surfacing in Latin America as a response to injustice. This commitment to the poor and oppressed dramatically shifted the direction of the church, as well as the very thinking and attitude of Fidel Castro.

Ever since the 1980s, and right up until today, Fidel Castro was deeply impressed by the church’s commitment to the poor and by the advance of liberation theology. He was especially impressed by the participation of avowed Catholics in revolution. The presence of Catholics actively supporting efforts to bring liberation and justice to the oppressed peoples convinced Castro that the church is serious about justice. He looked upon those Christians who struggled in the cause of the poor and oppressed as models for his fellow communists. Those Christians were evidence for him and for all Cubans that the church is truly present in the struggles for justice in Latin America.

Father Weare, pastor, St. Rita Parish, Fairfax, served on delegations to Cuba in 1982 and 2004.

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Sunday readings

Fourth Sunday of Advent ISAIAH 7:10-14 The Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the netherworld, or high as the sky! But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!” Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary people, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.

PSALM 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

The Lord’s are the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. For he founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.

Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

Who can ascend the mountain of the Lord? or who may stand in his holy place? One whose hands are sinless, whose heart is clean, who desires not what is vain.

Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, a reward from God his savior. Such is the race that seeks for him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.

Let the Lord enter; he is king of glory.

ROMANS 1:1-7 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the Gospel of God, which he promised previously through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, the Gospel about his Son, descended from David according to the flesh, but established as Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness through resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him we have received the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith, for the sake of his name, among all the Gentiles, among whom are you also, who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

MATTHEW 1:18-24 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.

When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.”

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.

Emmanuel, the God who is with us

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cherishes us in ways we human beings can finally understand and accept.

Our God is Emmanuel, the God who is with us.

This incarnational mystery is proclaimed by the word of God this Sunday before Christmas – in anticipation of the moving narratives of the birth of Jesus Christ, savior of the world, next weekend.

Paul in Romans summarizes salvation history using an ancient Christian creed. He gives us a glimpse into Jesus from two perspectives. One is that he “descended from David according to the flesh.” This is foretold in the most messianic of the prophesies from Isaiah in the first reading. The other perspective is that Jesus was “established as son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness .…” These two strands of Christology affirm the truth that Jesus is the son of Man and son of God. He is Emmanuel, God who descended to become man. He also descended in the line of David and ascended to be “Jesus Christ our Lord.”

This Christology is again affirmed in the Gospel narrative. On the one hand, Jesus descended from David through Joseph and on the other, he was conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the perfect God-man, absolutely capable of dwelling with us and lifting us up to the heavenly realms. He speaks our language and understands us completely. He is the only one who can save us.

The name of Jesus itself means savior “because

he will save his people from their sins.” Looking forward to Christmas, we are invited to deepen our understanding of what the birth of Jesus Christ is meant to accomplish. Jesus was born to save us, which he accomplished over 2,000 years ago through his death and resurrection. However, he is born all over again in our lives and in the world of today in order to continue his saving activity.

Jesus’ saving activity will “bring about the obedience of faith” which means we can hear God’s word and keep it; love God’s word and live it. Jesus is God’s word. He can speak our human word as well.

When we can hear Jesus speak in the depths of our lives prompting us to say yes to his call of love, we receive in abundance “grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

One of the most existential ways in which Jesus acts is to save us from ourselves. We are shackled by all kinds of loneliness and hopelessness, obsessions and angsts, our bitterness and biases. These may acutely be exacerbated by disease, decline, and death. We are powerless to free ourselves. We need Jesus now desperately to save us and bring us forgiveness of sins and fullness of life. This is how the birth of Jesus Christ can come about.

Monday, December 19: Monday of the Fourth Week in Advent. Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a. Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17. Lk 1:5-25.

Monday, December 26: Feast of St. Stephen, first martyr. Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59. Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17. Ps 118:26a, 27a. Mt 10:17-22.

God. Nm 6:22-27. Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8. Gal 4:4-7. Heb 1:1-2. Lk 2:16-21.

Tuesday, December 20: Tuesday of the Fourth Week in Advent. Is 7:10-14. Ps 24:1-2, 3-4ab, 5-6.

Lk 1:26-38.

Tuesday, December 27: Feast of St. John, apostle and evangelist. 1 Jn 1:1-4. Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12. Jn 20:1a and 2-8.

Monday, January 2: Memorials of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors. 1 Jn 2:22-28. PS 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4. Heb 1:1-2.

Jn 1:19-28.

Wednesday, December 21: Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Advent. Optional Memorial of St. Peter Canisius, priest and doctor. Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a. Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21. Lk 1:39-45.

Wednesday, December 28: Feast of the Holy Innocents, martyrs. 1 Jn 1:5–2:2. Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8. Mt 2:13-18.

Tuesday, January 3: Christmas Weekday. Optional Memorial of the Most Holy Name of Jesus. 1 Jn 2:29– 3:6. PS 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6. Jn 1:14a, 12a. Jn 1:29-34.

Thursday, December 29: Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas. Optional Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr. 1 Jn 2:3-11. Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6. Lk 2:32. Lk 2:22-35.

Wednesday, January 4: Memorial of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious. 1 Jn 3:7-10. PS 98:1, 7-8, 9. Heb 1:1-2. Jn 1:35-42.

ne Christmas Eve a man, sitting in his living room, suddenly heard the sound of geese.

At the door he saw several geese wandering about in the snow. They were hungry, cold, and dazed. The man went out and tried to get the geese to go into his barn, but they were too frightened to understand.

Then he thought to himself, “If only I could be a goose for a moment and mingle with them and speak their language. Then I could tell them not to be afraid. I could show them a safe way to the barn and save them.

But I would have to be one of them so they could see and hear and understand.”

Suddenly it dawned on father charles him.

That was what Christputhota mas was all about. It was, as Cyril Eagan would say, God making a five-sense breakthrough to humanity. It was about God in Jesus speaking our language, taking on our nature, and sharing our “joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties.” Christmas means that God loves and

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Father Puthota is pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco, and director of Pastoral Ministry for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Liturgical calendar, daily Mass readings

Thursday, December 22: Thursday of the Fourth Week in Advent. 1 Sm 1:24-28. 1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd. Lk 1:46-56.

Friday, December 23: Friday of the Fourth Week in Advent. Optional Memorial of St. John of Kanty, priest. Ml 3:1-4, 23-24. Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14. Lk 1:57-66.

Saturday, December 24: Saturday of the Fourth Week in Advent - Mass in the Morning. Christmas Eve. 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16. 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16. Lk 1:67-79.

Sunday, December 25: The Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) - Mass During the Day. Is 52:7-10. Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6. Heb 1:1-6. Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14.

Friday, December 30: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Col 3:12-21 or Col 3:12-17. Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. Col 3:15a, 16a. Mt 2:13-15, 19-23.

Saturday, December 31: The Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas. Optional Memorial of St. Sylvester I, pope. 1 Jn 2:18-21. Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13.

Jn 1:14a, 12a. Jn 1:1-18.

Sunday, January 1: The Octave Day of Christmas.

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of

Thursday, January 5: Memorial of St. John Neumann, bishop. 1 Jn 3:11-21. PS 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5.

Jn 1:43-51.

Friday, January 6: Christmas Weekday. Optional Memorial of St. Andre Bessette, religious; Epiphany. 1 Jn 5:5-13. PS 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20. MK 9:6. Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 or 3:23, 31-34, 36, 38.

Saturday, January 7: Christmas Weekday.

Optional Memorial of St. Raymond of Penafort, priest; St. Andre Bessette, religious. 1 Jn 5:14-21. Ps 149:12, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b. Lk 7:16. Jn 2:1-11.

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The tradition of Annunciation

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hen we think of the Annunciation we are inclined to think Gabriel’s visit to Mary. Are we aware, however, that stories of divine or angelic announcement of the impending birth of a great figure are found throughout the Scriptures? In the Old Testament, for example, three visitors announce to father william Abraham the future birth of nicholas Isaac (Genesis 18:10). In the Book of Judges, an angel announces to Manoah and his wife that they will have a son, whom they name Samson (Judges13:1-25).

This tradition continues in the Gospel infancy narratives, where there are no less than five annunciations connected to Christ’s birth. The first Annunciation, found in Matthew’s

Gospel is not to Mary, but to Joseph (Matthew 1:20-23). In the opening chapter of the entire New Testament the Annunciation to Joseph is received in a dream when an unidentified angel reveals that Mary’s child is conceived through the Holy Spirit. Included is the angel’s quotation of Isaiah’s prophecy regarding the virgin birth of Emmanuel. This Annunciation is read annually during the Christmas Vigil Mass and every three years on the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

At the beginning of Luke’s Gospel, an angel, at first unidentified, announces not the impending birth of Christ, but of John the Baptist – the Annunciation to Zechariah (Luke 1:8-22). When Zechariah expresses his skepticism the angel dramatically identifies himself – “I am Gabriel, who stand in attendance before God.” Gabriel, now identified, then pays a visit to the Virgin Mary, in the story that has developed in our tradition as the Annunciation above all annunciations (Luke 1:26-38). This passage is read in our Mass each year within the

octave before Christmas, and every third year on the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B). While it is the most familiar, this is by no means the last of the annunciations in the Gospel of Luke.

The Annunciation to the shepherds occurs at the birth of Jesus; a Gospel story read at every Christmas Midnight Mass. An angel appears to them as they tend their sheep outside Bethlehem to announce the birth of the savior (Luke 2:8-14). He offers the sign of the swaddling clothes and the manger and inspires the shepherds to seek the child out.

Finally, there is an annunciation of sorts spoken of as Luke writes of the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The Annunciation to Simeon, however, is not given by an angel, but by the Holy Spirit. While we do not read of this event firsthand, it is still told in hindsight – “It was revealed to [Simeon] by the Holy Spirit that he would not experience death until he had seen the anointed of the Lord” (Luke 2:26). After this annunciation, Simeon is on the lookout for the

Christ and rejoices when he finally lays eyes on him (Luke 2:28-29).

Annunciations are by no means limited to Christ’s birth. What reflection on Annunciation would be complete without including perhaps the most important, even if not the most widely regarded, of all angelic annunciations? Found in all three Synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, this angelic annunciation is found, not at the beginning, but at the very end. Given to the women who discover the empty tomb, this angelic message has echoed down the centuries as the very center of the good news of Jesus Christ – “He is risen!”

For the Fourth Sunday of Advent, however, we are graced again with the annunciation story of the angelic visit, not to a virgin, but to a “good and upright” carpenter, in the small, seemingly insignificant town of Nazareth.

Father Nicholas is a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco currently serving at St. Bruno Parish, Whittier. Visit www. frbillnicholas.com.

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priority apposite what the church should be saying to the world some moral or ecclesial challenge: We need to challenge the world in terms of justice! We need to challenge people to pray more! We need to speak again of sin! We need to challenge people about the importance of going to church! We need to stop the evil of abortion! All of these suggestions are good and important. But none of the groups dared say: We need to comfort the world!

Handel’s Messiah begins with that

wonderful line from Isaiah 40: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” That, I believe, is first task of religion. Challenge follows after that, but may not precede it. A mother first comforts her child by assuring it of her love and stilling its chaos. Only after that, in the safe shelter produced by that comfort, can she begin to offer it some hard challenges to grow beyond its own instinctual struggles.

People are swayed a lot by the perception they have of things. Within our churches today we can protest that we are being perceived unfairly by our

culture, that is, as narrow, judgmental, hypocritical, and hateful. No doubt this is unfair, but we must have the courage to ask ourselves why this perception abounds, in the academy, in the media, and in the popular culture. Why aren’t we being perceived more as “a field hospital” for the wounded, as is the ideal of Pope Francis?

Why are we not flinging our churches’ doors open much more widely?

What lies at the root of our reticence?

Fear of being too generous with God’s grace? Fear of contamination? Of scandal?

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‘I’ll Never Tell’: Memoir of a ‘rock & roll’ priest Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

“I’ll Never Tell: Odyssey of a Rock & Roll Priest” is a new memoir from Sand Hill Review Press by retired Archdiocese of San Francisco priest Msgr. Harry G. Schlitt, a self-described small town boy from Missouri whose vocation as a “radio priest” was shaped by his formation in Rome during the Second Vatican Council and led to an international communications Msgr. Schlitt ministry going on 50 years.

But Msgr. Schlitt, or “Father Harry” as he is often called, does tell. He tells us

in an easy conversational style that sounds very much like a real conversation with the 77-year-old raconteur, about his simple beginnings, his family, his early dreams of priesthood, his mentors, his methods and his mistakes.

Central to the story of his life is the impact of Vatican II. Father Schlitt was ordained in Rome in 1964 in the middle of the Vatican II years of 19621965 and was an enthralled, behind-the-scenes witness to a changing church.

“The Second Vatican Council was that breath of fresh air that we all needed for the church,” Father Schlitt writes in the prologue of his 317-page book.

“For years the church was all very vertical. The new definition of ‘church’ coming out of Vatican II was ‘the people of God,’ a horizontal understanding of church.”

Msgr. Schlitt is well known in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, where he was incardinated in 1974.

He served as pastor of St. Gabriel Parish in San Francisco before completing a 12-year term as vicar for administration and moderator of the curia in 2010. His religious nonprofit God Squad Productions, produces a weekly Mass televised locally and nationally. Proceeds from the book will benefit the television Mass.

Father Schlitt said the book’s title comes from the name of a radio show he started as a young priest in see Memoir, page 25

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1968Conwhile teaching Latin to high school fornia Travel boys and marriage preparation to high was theological or religious.’ d by the California AIR TRANSPORTATION: Round trip San Francisco/Tel Aviv ble to fileschool a claim girls in Springfield, Missouri. and “I’ll Tel Aviv/San Francisco on economy class jet via‘That’ El Alsor s default. However, Father Schlitt’s program, how I reached across or tour deposits at any other Never Tell,” was an unexpected hit IATA member. Based on 6-day minimum/21-day maximum advanced purchase fare, subject to participation of to so many people.’ with young listeners who tuned in to the board ten persons on entire flight itinerary.

If cancellation is effected the Top 40 music station to hear the xchange rates in by passenger Msgr. Schlitt also was a popular weave together lyrics from the after 11/30/2016, or after air tickets are written, ut noticepriest should whichever by pas- in San Francisco. He is a music of the day – Crosby Stills & comes first, 100% of airfare will be forfeitedbroadcaster of tour. The tour sengertoinname addition to the penalties mentioned above. All airfaresof the Bay Area Radio Hall member Nash, be Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Should there are subject to government approval and change without notice.

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“I’ll Never Tell” is available at Barnes and Noble bookstores for $19.95 and for the same price online at Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com. Personally autographed copies are available through Father Schlitt for $20. “My signature is worth a nickel!” he said.

Order by contacting Jan Schachern at janschachern@gmail.com or (415) of Fame, which features a sample of just a few – into an upbeat, nonde614-5698. one of his 1978 KFRC-AM broadcasts nominational homily of sorts.

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The effective date of coverage will be the Fatima (100th Anniversary), Lourdes, St. “That’s the only where fullhow I reached across date that the insurance premium is paid and not the date of the James, Montserrat, Northern Spain board to so many people.

It was not beverage not ininitial deposit. advertising campaign. For a million April 20 - May 4, 2017 just a Catholic talking to Catholics.” invites in nvi v te es you you tto o jjoin oin oin oi dollars he would visit high school Radio proved to be at once a public Sicily and Maltainvi RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY: arrangements includand college campusesLand dispensing and personal channel for callers who May 24 - June 8, 2017 g on hotel and ing surface transportation: Pentecost Inc., and the particibottles of Pepsi and hisTours, trademark asked Father Harry questions or adall governmenHoly Land and Jordan pating the land tours offered under this advice operate and wisdom. vice they were not prepared toTour bringOperators t fees, departure September 2 - 15, 2017 program only as agents the said railroads, car rental Father of Harry he prayed about contractors, a parent, teacher or even a friend.

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: More than 40 classmates from the St. Vincent De Paul School class of 1966 celebrated their 50 year reunion on Nov. 5.

ST. ANNE SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Junior High students sponsored an SFFD Toy Drive just after Thanksgiving. “Congratulations are in order for a job well done,” said Tom White, principal.

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SATURDAY, DEC. 17 YOUNG ADULTS: Advent Morning Get-away with God! 9-noon, Dominican Sisters main parlor, 43326 Mission Circle, Fremont, Father Anthony Huong Le, presenter, 9 a.m. registration and light breakfast; www.msjdominicans.org; www. saintjosephmsj.org; (510) 502-5797, Sister Marcia.

200TH ANNIVERSARY: Mission San Rafael, 1104 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, 5 p.m., opening Mass for site’s yearlong bicentennial anniversary.

Founded Archbishop Dec. 14 1817, Cordileone Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist for the milestone liturgy; (415) 302-4938; www.saintraphael.com.

TURKEYS/HAMS: St. Emydius Church, DeMontfort and Jules avenues, San Francisco, 9 a.m.-noon; bring turkeys and hams to the drop off site; all collected donations will be brought to the St. Anthony’s to feed the hungry; Pierre Smit sfpierre@aol.com; www.SFTurkeyDrive. com.

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CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213, www.stmarycathedralsf.org.

‘LESSONS AND CAROLS’: St. Cecilia Church, 18th Avenue at Vicente, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring the parish choir; (415) 664-8481.

LIVE NATIVITY: Celebrate a sacred tradition, the Knights of St. Francis present a live re-enactment of the birth of our Lord on Piazza St. Francis Poet’s Plaza, Vallejo at Columbus, San Francisco, 6-9 p.m., three shows; free of charge; www.knightsofsaintfrancis. org; knightsofsaintfrancis@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JAN. 7 PEACE MASS: Immaculate Conception Chapel, 3255 Folsom St., San Francisco, 9 a.m., Franciscan Father Guglielmo Lauriola, pastor, principal celebrant and homilist, (650) 5807123; zoniafasquelle@gmail.com.

CONCERT: Mission Dolores Basilica Choir Candlelight Christmas Concert, Jerome Lenk, conductor; Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th and Dolores, San Jerome Lenk Francisco, 5 p.m., free parking; tickets $30 reserved, $20 general admission, (415) 621-8203; www. missiondolores.org.

THURSDAY, JAN. 12 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo, new members welcome; Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@ yahoo.com.

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HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Volunteers welcome, Joanne Borodin, (415) 2394865; www.Handicapables.com.

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PATRICK MADRID: An evening with the I Immaculate O N Heart SRadio host, 7 p.m., St. Timothy School gym 1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo, $25, https:// sttimothypatrickmadrid.eventbrite.com.

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SUNDAY, FEB. 26 ORGAN RECITAL: St. Cecilia Church, 18th Avenue at Vicente, San Francisco, 4 p.m., Katya Kolensnikova performs, (415) 664-8481.

SUNDAY, MARCH 19 IRISH MUSIC: St. Cecilia Church, 18th Avenue at Vicente, San Francisco, 4 p.m.; (415) 664-8481.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo, new members welcome; Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@ yahoo.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 23 CHAMBER MUSIC: St. Cecilia Church, 18th Avenue at Vicente, San Francisco, 4 p.m., (415) 664-8481.

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SATURDAY, JAN. 21

7:30 p.m., St. Stephen Parish O’Reilly Center, 23rd Avenue at Eucalyptus, San Francisco, Separated and Divorced Catholic Ministry in the archdiocese, drop-in support group.

Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf (415) 4226698, grosskopf@usfca.edu.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21

DIVORCE SUPPORT: Meeting takes place first and third Wednesdays,

FRIDAY, DEC. 23

SUNDAY, DEC. 18

CONCERT: Choral Singers of Marin, Veterans Memorial Auditorium; 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, 4 p.m., a warm holiday tradition, $40, $35, $25, students/children half price; (415) 473-6800.

ADVENT SERIES: St. Patrick Church, 114 King St., Larkspur, 7 p.m., Dominican Sister Patricia Bruno; candlelit meditative prayer time from 6:30 p.m.; wine and cheese reception follows the one hour talks; (415) 924-0600.

Sandoval leads, Sister Elaine at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218.

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Catholic san francisco | December 15, 2016

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

Susana E. Macadaeg Herman Francis Machan Victor Sainez Macias Josephina M. Maddock James M. Maddock Gloria Maffei Estelita A. Magsaysay Julia Marriott Juanita Martinez Mary R. McCarthy Frances Cecelia McNamara William R. Medeghini Eileen Marie Miles Hugh James Miles Isabel N. Miranda Lydia M. Monce Gail Mullikin Ernestine Murray Louis A. Musante Luz M. Nalam Joseph R. Natoli Diva B. O’Connor Anna May O’Connor Estelle L. O’Donnell Kevin Joseph O’Malley Pierre Ourtiague Alejandro Marilles Padilla Yeoung Park Giovanni Pedroncini Berta Persik Pepe Pola Julia Rafferty Ann Theresa Riordan Wendy Rodriguez Irma L. Rojas Adam Romero Richard Powell Russell Gloria Sandoval Doris Santos Frank Edwin Seydel, Jr. Ann M. Shea Florence Rose Sullivan Tressa Lima Sullivan Neftali Tinoco Austin A. Tully, Jr. Jerold DeHaro Valencia Ray Venegas Barbara Maria Vierhaus Arsenio P. Villena Leona Wright Robert B. Xavier

Evelyn C. Allan Frank M. Allegrini Nancy W. Altieri Marina C. Andaya Wilma S. Antonio Felix C. Aquino Anastasia P. “Jessie” Arias Dolores Baclig Ruth Bride Bannon Araceli Baraan Virginia E. Braun Rosemary Denise Cadden James “Seamus” Carolan Frank M. Carolla Veronica Carrillo Karen Carrillo-Palengat Lee Ann Kekuewa Certeza Robert R. Coleman James F. Collins Frank A. Corey Marcus F. Cortez Marie E. Corville Norma T. Crosetti Lulu Lago Cuesta Aliya Rose Cullinane Rita Dal Poggetto Kathleen Mary Daly Jacques DeLa Cruz Catherine Dillon Charles L. Dittero, Sr. Patricio Garcia Ergina Leonard Fitzpatrick Martina Flores Stella I. Flowers Ray Flowers, Jr. James R. Flynn Evelyn R. Franco Marlene Ann Gerrans Anthony Romero Go Jose De Jesus Gonzalez Marie Grodt Pilar D. Guevarra Evelia Guillermo Enrique Gutierrez Celedonia Hernandez Thomas M. Hooker Norene Joy Hurley Lisa Patricia Hyland Emmanuel E. Jacinto Widad Jadallah Our Lady Patricia Rose Berney Lauderdale of the PIllar Eileen A. Looney Mary G. Marsh Lorraine Janet Lynch

HOLY CROSS, menlo Park Eve V. Bielecki Hugh Teegarden Jones Guadalupe Urena Jose A. Zendejas

Mt. olivet, san rafael Louise Weiss Alberty Jeanne Ann Grubb Mary Anne Krabbe John Krabbe Walter W. Lee Margaret Bettega Smith Genevieve Mary Tyler

St. Anthony

Joseph Henry Dean Peterson

HOLY CROSS Catholic Cemetery, Colma First Saturday Mass Saturday, January 7, 2017 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Rev. Teodoro P. Magpayo, St. Pius Parish

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

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.