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Pope preaches hope to jobless, immigrants, prisoners CINDY WOODEN
150-plus children sing in sacred music festival at cathedral
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VATICAN CITY – Hope is the first act of resistance to evil, Pope Francis told the people of Naples as he pleaded for respect for the dignity of immigrants, jobs for the unemployed and the conversion of the city’s notorious mafia families. “The Gospel teaches that the truly blessed are the poor in spirit, the nonviolent, the meek, those who work for peace and justice. This is the force that will change the world,” the pope said March 21 as he celebrated Mass in Naples’ iconic Piazza del Plebiscito. “Dear Neapolitans,” he said in his homily, “don’t let anyone steal your hope! Don’t give in to the lure of easy money or dishonest income. ... React firmly against organizations that exploit and corrupt the young, the poor and the weak with the cynical sale of drugs and other crimes. Don’t let anyone steal your hope!” Pope Francis’ 10-hour visit began with a brief stop for prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii and included a visit to a notoriously rough “periphery” neighborhood, Mass in the center of town, lunch at a local prison, a meeting with priests and religious, a visit with the sick and a seaside gathering with young people and the elderly. As he was being driven along the waterfront at the SEE POPE, PAGE 13
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More than 150 children from as far as Los Angeles and Monterey joined with children from St. Mary’s Cathedral choirs for a daylong Pueri Cantores music festival March 14, continuing a Vatican music tradition begun in 1944. The day of intensive music training led by a professional choir director culminated in a 5:30 p.m. Mass celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. Archbishop Cordileone praised the singers, choir directors, parents and festival organizers for “instilling right worship of God.” “They are looking to do their very best and to bring their gifts to God during the course of the Mass,” said Richard Robbins, the choral director who led the Pueri Cantores rehearsals and conducted the children singing during the Mass. “We have the kids for one day. We work really hard.” “I like singing,” said Sophie, 9, who came to the festival with the San Carlos Cathedral Children’s Choir of Monterey. “We get to sing different songs and we get to sing verses.” Pueri Cantores or children singers in English
People attend Pope Francis’ celebration of Mass in Piazza Plebiscito in Naples, Italy, March 21.
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Not just pretty pictures: Church art is catechetical storybook of faith CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY– Having so much world-famous art housed in Rome’s churches and chapels has risked turning the city’s sacred spaces into sightseer circuses. A hushed prayerful atmosphere for the faithful is often broken by clicking cameras and tourists exchanging guidebook details. But one Rome attraction has managed to hold on to its spiritual side, according to the rector of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs. Located across a busy street from the Basilica of St. John Lateran, the sanctuary remains “a place of prayer” even as thousands of people stream through its doors every day, Passionist Father Francesco Guerra told Catholic News Service. “It is felt to be a sacred place” not just by Catholics and Orthodox Christians, but even people of
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A statue of Jesus with a tear in his eye is seen as restoration progresses at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome March 10.
other faiths like Hindus and Buddhists as they are drawn to the sanctuary’s spiritual atmosphere, he said in early March. “Our job is to keep the Holy Stairs a holy place,” he whispered as he pointed to what he saw as a sign of success: two tourists quietly and respectfully walking through a chapel while a dozen faithful were seated or standing in prayer. The Gospel story of Jesus driving the moneychangers out of the temple is a kind of mandate about the importance of keeping these spaces focused on the sacred, he said. “Even if it’s a place of great art, a church is always a place of prayer,” Father Guerra said. The Holy Stairs, according to tradition, are the ones Jesus climbed when Pontius Pilate brought him before the crowd and handed him over to be crucified. The 28 marble steps, some spattered with SEE CHURCH ART, PAGE 16
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Sacred Heart Cathedral makes prom possible for low-income girls CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Students at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory opened their closets and their hearts to girls whose families cannot afford a pricey prom dress. More than 20 formal gowns or dresses were donated and delivered by students to The Princess Project, a San Francisco nonprofit that works to provide free prom dresses and accessories to high school girls who cannot otherwise afford them. Sacred Heart Cathedral delivered the dresses to the organization on Feb. 28. Every year, The Princess Project seeks and receives thousands of beautiful new or nearly new dresses and accessories in excellent condition from local students, corporations and other donors. A giveaway event is held in early spring for individual high school teens. Since 2002 when The Princess
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Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory sophomores, from left, Vanessa Quintano, Vita SolorioFielder, Tatania Barquero and Audrey Hand hold one of 20 prom dresses the school collected to give to low-income students.
Project started, it has made prom a reality for over 20,000 local teens. A survey of 1,000 families around the country by Visa in 2012 suggested that many girls might find themselves priced out of prom. The showed the average family spent $1,078. The dress is only one part of prom expenses which can also include the bid, or ticket, transportation, flowers, photography and dinner. “High school is stressful enough without having to worry about a prom dress,” said 10th grader Vita Solorio-Fielder who headed up the Sacred Heart Cathedral effort under Julia Rinaldi, who helps coordinate volunteer opportunities for students. Solorio-Fielder said she was happy to give away the formal dress that she only wore once to The Princess Project. “Our Vincentian tradition is ‘enter to learn, leave to serve,’” she said.
MHR Lenten prayer series centered on social justice issues CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Delicate white candles were the only illumination in the darkened sanctuary of Most Holy Redeemer church on March 18 when two dozen or so parishioners gathered in solidarity to pray, sing and reflect on the devastation of the natural environment and its disproportional impact on the poorest people on the planet. The contemplative evening event was the last of four Lenten prayer services the parish organized on Wednesday evenings to “rekindle our hunger and thirst for social justice.” Participants were welcomed to the church during Lent to reflect on four major issues that affect women, men and children worldwide. The “Reflect and Renew” series started on Feb. 25 with a prayer service to end racial injustice. It continued on March 4 with prayers for peace and an end to conflict, violence and war, and on March 11 with prayer for the victims and perpetrators of human trafficking, forced labor and prostitu-
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The three traditional pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. tion. The series ended on March 18 with a service calling for “an end to ecological destruction and the will to reverse the damage humans have done to the environment.” “Human dominion over the earth does not mean the right to greedily acquire and destroy its resources,” said Social Justice Ministry member Mercy Sister Marilyn Morgan, who presided
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Respect Life Essay Contest liturgy, awards ceremony draws hundreds The 26th annual archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest liturgy and awards ceremony was held March 1 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Winning students and their families, friends, teachers and principals gathered for Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral, where Bishop William J. Justice congratulated them on their essays and challenged them to continue to use their talents. An awards reception followed in St. Francis Hall, where Jesuit Father John Piderit, moderator of the curia and vicar of administration, presented the awards. Each year students in grades one through 12 from the archdiocesan schools, home schools and parish schools of religion participate in a classroom activity that involves answering life and dignity centered questions submitted to teachers by the archdiocesan Respect Life Program. “The students’ views and their sensitivity to the plight of the unborn, the elderly, the weak and the vulnerable are truly heartwarming – and original,” said Vicki Evans, coordinator of the archdiocesan Respect Life office.
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Grades 5-6
GRAND PRIZE: Anthony Tolosa, Our Lady of the Visitacion; 1st prize San Francisco: Nicoli Panelo, St. Thomas More; 1st prize San Mateo: Audrey Sanguinetti, St. Matthew; 1st prize Marin County: Anthony Ratto, St. Isabella. Honorable mentions: Saila Helsman, Star of the Sea; Mia Lee, St. Monica; Michelle Tan, St. Mary; Anthony Tan, St. Thomas the Apostle; Kristina House, St. Catherine of Siena; Saron Asfaw, Mission Dolores Academy; Neil Philpott, St. Robert; Cyna Shiri, St. Pius; Ali Lewis, St.Pius; Eduardo Lactaoen, Holy Angels; Kevin Nguyen, St. Raphael; Claire Yacoboski, Our Lady of Loretto; Katrina Quinn, Our Lady of Loretto; Arabella Garcia Hollmann, St. Hilary.
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Here are this year’s contest winners:
Grades 1-2
GRAND PRIZE: Peter Nascimento, Kolbe Academy Homeschool; 1st prize San Francisco: Madison Lee, Holy Name School; 1st prize San Mateo: Chloe Laddaran, St. Catherine of Siena; 1st prize Marin County: Christian Dorn, St. Hilary. Honorable mentions: Tate Oyler, St. Monica; Zara Girsh, St. Monica; Sarah Ng, St. Mary; Sulema Ananda, Mission Dolores Academy; Isabel Padia, St. Robert; Dani Pardini, Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Ben Horton, Our Lady of Angels; Esteban Velasquez, Holy Angels; Arthur Coelho, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Evan Blinn, Blinn Homeschool; Ford Furtney, St. Anselm; Savannah Browne, St. Isabella; Eva Hellmold, St. Isabella.
Grades 3-4
GRAND PRIZE: Mary Blinn, Blinn Homeschool; 1st prize San Francisco: Aimee Ubas, Mission Dolores
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Veronika Roble of Immaculate Conception Academy holds her certificate as grand prize winner for grades nine-12 in the archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest. With her is Dominican Sister Mary Ybarra, moderator of the Respect Life Club at ICA. Academy; 1st prize San Mateo: Aidan Gilmartin, St. Catherine of Siena; 1st prize Marin County: Samantha Carter, St. Anthony of Padua Religious Education Program. Honorable mentions: Emmanuel Nascimento, Kolbe Academy Homeschool; Cristi Martinez, Our Lady of the Visitacion; Paco Xiao, St. Mary; Jeslyn Oum, Holy Name School; Xander Hung, St. Thomas the Apostle; Alexander Robinson, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Giuli Sapienza, St. Catherine of Siena; Kiana Dacanay, All Souls; Hillary Jimenea, Holy Angels; Lydia Whitfield, St. Dunstan; Mariano Gonza-
GRAND PRIZE: Devin Kaya, All Souls; 1st prize San Francisco: Tiffany Yuen , St. Thomas the Apostle; 1st prize San Mateo: Hannah Meek, St. Matthew; 1st prize Marin County: Anya Cutter, St. Anselm. Honorable mentions: Sophie Li, St. Mary; Sofia Maysenhalder, School of the Epiphany; Ashley Alvarez, Mission Dolores Academy; Florence Pun, St. Thomas the Apostle; Ari Kim, St. Monica; Nicco Mao, St. Monica; Jeremy Cawthon, St. Monica; Jenny Liu, Our Lady of the Visitacion, Ryan Keiper, St. Veronica; Mariann Lactaoen, Holy Angels; Maddie Hain, St. Dunstan; Madison Eshoff, Our Lady of Loretto; Madeleine Bruce, St. Isabella.
Grades 9-12
GRAND PRIZE: Veronika Roble, Immaculate Conception Academy; 1st prize San Francisco: Juliette Liu, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; 1st prize San Mateo: Nicole Bryant, Notre Dame High School. Honorable mentions: Natalie Jacobson, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; Liam Campbell, Stuart Hall High School.
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“From the first minute I started student teaching I knew this was the job for me,” Anne Hahn told me via email. “I loved the children, the faculty and found the job to be very rewarding and worthwhile.” Anne is a graduate of San Francisco’s St. Rose Academy and San Francisco College for Women now part of USF. She has been teaching for 33 years, the last 22 as first grade teacher at St. Dunstan Anne Hahn School in Millbrae. “I truly enjoyed going to school when I was in high school and college,” she said. “My aunt was a teacher and my mother was a secretary in the SF Unified School District. I grew up around the teaching profession.” Anne taught kindergarten in San Francisco public school for 11 years then stayed home to raise her two children. She then went back in the classroom as a substitute teacher at Our Lady of Angels School in Burlingame. “I felt very comfortable in the environment and admired the way the school was run. It was like a family. Everyone worked, prayed and socialized together,” Anne said noting “including Christ in all daily activities” was a central theme to the goings on. “Catholic schools are the best,” Anne said. “The students want to learn, they are well behaved, they treat each other with respect; they are friends.” Anne loves getting up in the morning and greeting her students. “First grade is a wonderful grade to teach as the children are so receptive creative, eager to learn and most of all love their teacher,” Anne said with a smile I could see even over email. “Kids are fun. We have a good time in class. We work hard but there is always a reward for hard work, a note, movie, extra play time, a special treat, or a good time ticket to choose something special from the treasure box.” Those considering the profession should like kids. “You are with them all day. You need to know that you will teach in the classroom but there are many other things you need to do, yard duty,
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GO GIRLS: Immaculate Conception Academy’s Celebrating Women in Business lunch raised more than $30,000 for programs at the girls Cristo Rey School Feb. 26. The Cristo Rey program lets ICA students split their time between the classroom and jobs on the frontlines of industry and commerce. Among companies offering opportunities to the young women is Brown & Toland Health Services. Richard Fish accepted a co-educator Award from ICA on the firm’s behalf. ICA seniors, from left, Trezuer Butler, Jemm Magaling and Shamonie Beasley were among student greeters at the event and also shared a “day at ICA” talk with the guests. tutoring after school for those in need, planning extracurricular activities, give advice, be a friend as well as a teacher.” Anne’s first graders favorite subjects are science, PE, computer, mystery sharing, and field trips related to class material taught and celebrations. Anne is a loyal Giants fan and brings the fun to the classroom. “When baseball season is about to open I have the students make Giants pennants to decorate our room,” Anne said. The project expanded through the years and now they all attend a Giants game together. They all board the train for AT&T Park. “We notice the sights along the way, talk about how San Francisco is different from the Peninsula where we live. The kids love the seats as we always sit right in front of the slide so we are able to have fun and also have a good view of the field.”
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Low-income women get career makeovers for International Women’s Day
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She used to have a job with gourmet grocery retailer Mollie Stone’s, but Elizabeth Missamore of San Francisco, a butcher by trade, hasn’t worked since 2008. After getting a free haircut, an armful of career attire and some professional resume and interview skill advice on March 12 at St. Anthony Foundation, she’s feeling more confident about reentering the job market. “I feel like a different person,” said Missamore, who admired the new look volunteer beautician Jamie Lockhart gave her in a makeshift salon set up inside the foundation’s former dining room. Missamore was among 20 unemployed, underemployed, low-income or homeless women who are looking at themselves and their job prospects in a whole new light after participating in the foundation’s first “From One Closet to Another” event offered in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8. St. Anthony’s serves nearly 4,500 women each year, 40 percent of whom are unemployed and seeking services for themselves and their families. Nearly all of the women attending the women’s day event live in nearby shelters or low-income housing. The half-day event featured a presentation on dressing for success followed by a free “shopping” trip in a roomful of gently-used blazers, skirts, slacks, shoes, bags and belts. Visibly uplifted
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Nina Johnson, an unemployed customer service manager, was all smiles looking through the racks of free business attire at St. Anthony’s “From One Closet to Another” event on March 12. Johnson said she’s been living in a nearby shelter “longer than I’d like” and hopes to find a job soon. after receiving free haircuts offered by two volunteer hair stylists, the women then met in with volunteers from the foundation’s Tenderloin Technology Lab – including one Google executive – to discuss resume building and interview tips. Dolores Gould, St. Anthony’s manager of corporate relations and a former executive with Career Closet, a nonprofit that helps unemployed women return to work, began the day with a 30-minute presentation on the importance of image to prospective job-seekers. “People can’t hear who we are if SEE WOMEN’S DAY, PAGE 6
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Society of the Sacred Heart known for exceptional schools Catholic San Francisco is featuring one religious congregation from the archdiocese in each installment of this periodic column marking the Vatican’s Year of Consecrated Life. THERESE FINK MEYERHOFF DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART
As around the world, in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, the Society of the Sacred Heart is best known for education. The society has two exceptional schools in this archdiocese: Schools of the Sacred Heart San Francisco WAKE UP THE WORLD ! in (established on 2015 Year of Consecrated Life Bush Street in 1887, now on Broadway) and Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton (established in 1898 in Menlo Park). Both educate boys and girls, from the very young through high school. In addition, in 1930, the Society of the Sacred Heart founded the San Francisco College for Women as an outreach of the Academy in San Francisco. In 1970, the school became known as Lone Mountain College; it is now part of the University of San Francisco. Theresa Moser, RSCJ, served as assistant dean at USF and now serves at St. Ignatius Parish on campus, continuing the society’s relationship with the university. The Society’s newest community, Sophia House, is a welcoming place for young adults in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Located in Berkeley, it is home to five Religious of the Sacred Heart (commonly referred to by their initials, RSCJ) and a gathering place for prayer, retreats,
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Convent of the Sacred Heart, known as “The Boyd House,” on Washington Avenue in San Francisco. discernment weekends and cultural celebrations. The community at Sophia House emphasizes simplicity of life, care for the environment, contemplation and community. Regardless of the setting, all that RSCJ do they do with the heart of an educator. In 2009, the Society committed to taking action against human trafficking. Since then several RSCJ in the Bay Area have immersed themselves in fighting slavery – beginning with efforts to educate others. Sister Fran Tobin is actively engaged with STOP SLAVERY: Northern California Coalition of Catholic Sisters against Human Trafficking, which works with faith-based communities, civic organizations and government agencies to educate, advocate for legislation and take specific actions against human trafficking. Retired Sophia University professor and psychologist Sister Virginia Dennehy counsels
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St. Mary’s Cathedral has removed a sprinkler system installed over side doorways “as a safety, security and cleanliness measure.” The system, which periodically showered water from openings over four sheltered, rear entry alcoves to the cathedral on the plaza level at Geary Boulevard and Gough Street, was the subject of a KCBS Radio report March 18 saying that homeless people and their belongings had been drenched by the sprinklers. Work to remove the system’s roof piping was begun and completed the same day. “This sprinkler system in alcoves near our back doorways was installed approximately two years ago, after learning from city resources that this kind of system was being commonly used in the Financial District, as a safety, security and cleanliness measure to avoid the situation where needles, feces and other dangerous items were regularly being left in these hidden doorways,” the archdiocese said in a statement. “The problem was particularly dangerous because students and elderly people regularly pass these locations on their way to school and Mass every day. “When the system was installed, after other ideas were tried and failed, the people who were regularly sleeping
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in those doorways were informed in advance that the sprinklers were being installed,” the statement continued. “The idea was not to remove those persons, but to encourage them to relocate to other areas of the cathedral, which are protected and safer. The purpose was to make the cathedral grounds as well as the homeless people who happen to be on those grounds safer.” The archdiocese emphasized the historic role of local Catholic organizations and in particular the cathedral in aiding the homeless. “The Archdiocese of San Francisco is, along with the Catholic St. Vincent de Paul Society, is the largest supporter of services for the homeless in San Francisco,” the statement said. “Every year, it helps many thousands of people through food, housing, shelter programs for people at risk including homeless mothers and families, and in countless other ways. “St. Mary’s Cathedral is a huge part of that program, and does more than any other Catholic church. The cathedral itself serves hundreds of homeless people giving them food and shelter, as an integral part of the San Francisco Interfaith Council’s efforts in that regard, for example, opening its doors for shelter and food for five weeks over the holidays.” CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
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It took Teresia Hinga three hours to make the 65-mile drive from Santa Clara University to St. Rita Church in Fairfax where she made a presentation on March 17 called, “From African Cry to Gospel Joy: Reading Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ with African Eyes.” When she finally arrived, technical complications in the parish hall nixed her multimedia presentation. With a smile, Hinga told the parish audience that she heard Pope Francis reminding her that joy does not depend upon how smoothly life goes. “C’mon, you can’t talk about joy and not practice it!” she said she heard a little voice say. Hinga, an associate professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University, was one of five featured speakers for the this year’s St. Rita Lenten Lecture Series, “We are the Church,” celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Guadium et Spes,” the conciliar Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World. Pope Francis’ 2013 apostolic
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Teresia Hinga is pictured with St. Rita parishioners March 17 at the Fairfax church, where she gave a Lenten talk called “From African Cry to Gospel Joy: Reading Pope Francis’ ‘Evangelii Gaudium’ with African Eyes.” exhortation “Evangelii Guadium” (“Joy of the Gospel,”) has special meaning to many Africans, whose lives of poverty, starvation, oppression and violence appear to hold little joy, Hinga said. “Pope Francis reminds us that these challenges should be an opportunity to rethink our Christian mission so that Christianity equals justice and joy instead of misery,” she said.
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Potential buyer of Catholic hospitals backs out of deal CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
LOS ANGELES – Prime Healthcare Services, a California-based hospital management company, backed out of a proposed $843 million deal to buy six not-for-profit Daughters of Charity Health System hospitals in the state because it said it found the terms of the sale “burdensome and restrictive.” The Daughters of Charity hospitals involved in the sale negotiations include O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy, Seton Medical Center in Daly City, Seton Coastside in Moss Beach, St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles and St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood. In a Feb. 20 ruling, state Attorney General Kamala Harris had approved the sale while imposing specific conditions, primarily that Prime Healthcare operate five of the hospitals for at least 10 years. Additional provisions included maintaining current insurance contracts – including participation in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, and Medicare; investing at least $150 million in capital improvements; and honoring all pension obligations for the system’s 17,000 current and retired employees. Prime Healthcare, which wanted to make only a five-year commitment, abandoned the acquisition deal March 10 because it deemed the sale stipulations “so burdensome and restrictive that it would be impossible for Prime Healthcare – or any buyer – to make the changes needed to operate and save these hospitals,” Dr. Prem Reddy, founder and chairman of Prime Healthcare, said in a statement. The Daughters of Charity Health System, which specializes in providing health care to the poor, has been losing $10 million a month. In 2013, its board decided that selling the hospitals was the best way to avoid filing for bankruptcy. “In true Daughters of Charity spirit, we remain adaptable and committed to our high standard of criteria that will lead us to a new buyer that will carry on our rich legacy,” Robert Issai, president and CEO of the Catholic health care system, said in a statement, adding that they are currently considering various options “while we continue to serve our patients and communities.”
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Paschal Triduum Friday March 27 Reconciliation Service for Parish start at 6:00pm Live Stations of Cross 7:00 pm Palm Sunday, March 29 Regular Sunday Mass Schedule with procession of palms Holy Thursday, April 2nd “Caena Domini” Washing of the Feet 7:00 PM English, 9:00 PM Arabic Good Friday, April 3rd 12:00 Noon: Live Stations of the Cross (Outdoors) 1:00 PM: Passion of Christ, in English 9:00 PM Passion of Christ, in Arabic Holy Saturday, April 4th 8:00 PM Ceremony of the LIGHT & Mass of the Resurrection, in English 10:30 PM Ceremony of the LIGHT & Mass of the Resurrection, in Arabic April 5th; Easter Masses 8:00 AM: Brazilian 10:00 AM: English (Followed by Egg Hunt after Mass*) *Parents must accompany their children.
NO ARABIC MASS 8:00 PM English Mass with Salubong
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Holy Week and Easter Triduum Schedule 2015 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29 Regular Weekend Schedule of Masses Saturday 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am (Gregorian chant), 11:00 a.m. Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant (Cathedral Choir), 1:00 pm (en Español)
THURSDAY OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Thursday, April 2 7:30 pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of Feet, followed by Vigiling and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Francis Hall (Lower Level) until 11:45 pm 11:45 pm – Night Prayer (NO Confessions and NO 6:45 am, 8:00 am or 12:10 pm Masses Today)
FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (GOOD FRIDAY) Friday, April 3 We continue to keep vigil 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross Led by students from St. Brigid’s School 2:00 pm – Music in the Cathedral 2:00-3:00 pm – Confession 3:00 pm – Liturgy of the Passion and Death of the Lord Archbishop Cordileone, Celebrant Liturgy of the Word, the Adoration of the Cross and Holy Communion 7:00 pm – Via Crucis/Stations of the Cross en Español Confessions will be heard following the service (NO 6:45 am, 8:00 am or 12:10 pm Masses Today)
HOLY SATURDAY Saturday, April 4 Our Paschal Vigil continues throughout the day and night 9:00 pm – The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant Blessing of the New fire and Paschal Candle, Liturgy of the Word, The Celebration of the Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist and the First Communion of our Elect. (NO Confessions and NO 6:45 am, 8:00 am or 12:10 pm Masses Today)
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Sunday, April 5 Regular Sunday Schedule of Masses 7:30 am (Cantor and Organ), 9:00 am Archbishop Cordileone, Principal Celebrant (Gregorian Chant), 11:00 am (Cathedral Choir), 1:00 pm (en Español) 4:45 pm – Evening Prayer and conclusion of the Paschal Triduum
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CARDINAL: POPE ‘TELLS IT LIKE IT IS,’ IS CLEAR ABOUT CHURCH’S MESSAGE
NEW YORK – The church is transforming itself with Pope Francis leading the way by placing new emphasis on familiar tenets of the faith, according to one of his “classmates” from the February 2001 consistory of the College of Cardinals. “This Holy Father has been and will be faithful to the doctrine and teaching of the church,” said Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Cardinal retired archbishop of Washington. McCarrick “He says it clearly and I guess there are some people who don’t like clarity. ... He’s not an obfuscator. He tells it like it is, because he wants people to hear it as it truly is.” Cardinal McCarrick reflected on the first two years of this papacy March 19 at the American Bible Society headquarters in New York. “The phrase, ‘What you see is what you get’ is so true,” he said. Yet, “it is so difficult to describe him. He’s very simple, yet tremendously complex, a man of great depth and great ability, and enormous personal goodness,” the cardinal said. Cardinal McCarrick said there is “a certain sense
of self-definition” in the pope’s words in the apostolic exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel”: “My mission of being in the heart of the people is not just a part of my life or a badge I can take off; it is not an ‘extra’ or just another moment in life. Instead, it is something I cannot uproot from my being without destroying my very self. I am a mission on this earth; that is the reason why I am here in this world.”
DESPITE LOW CATHOLIC MARRIAGE NUMBERS, SOME SEE TREND TURNING AROUND
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WASHINGTON – The number of Catholic marriages in the United States is at its lowest point since 1965. Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate keeps records of Catholic Church statistics going back to 1965, tracking such things as the total number of priests, the Catholic population of the United States, and the number of baptisms and marriages per year. The statistics show that while there were over 420,000 Catholic marriages in 1970, that number has dwindled to just over 154,000 for the year 2014. “There’s no definitive answer” for this trend, according to Mark Gray, a senior research associate and poll director at the center. “We’re seeing an increase in cohabitation,” he said, which can “create a hurdle to receiving the sacrament of marriage, depending on the parish or diocese’s policies,” Gray said in an interview with Catholic News Service. “There’s also the notion of a
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2015 Holy Week Schedule April 2, Thursday HOLY THURSDAY 9:00 am – 4:00 pm "P A B A S A" (Passion) 8:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30-11:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Chapel) April 3, Friday GOOD FRIDAY 10:00 am – 12:00 noon "P A B A S A" (Passion) 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross
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ARCHBISHOP URGES YOUTH AT CONGRESS TO DO DEEDS OF LOVE, MERCY EVERY DAY
ANAHEIM – Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez advised young Catholics to do three things: talk to Jesus, read the Gospels, and do deeds of love and mercy every day. “The work of Jesus’ words continues through you and though me,” the archbishop said in a March 12 homily. “So in the same way, just be normal. Have fun, enjoy life. ... Because Jesus wants to be your friend.” Archbishop Gomez was the main celebrant and homilist March 12 at Mass with more than 15,000 young Catholics in attendance on Youth Day, the first day of the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.
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April 2, Holy Thursday Only one Mass today – at 5:15 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 5:15 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration until 10:00 pm 9:00-10:00 pm Parish Family Holy Hour
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April 3, Good Friday No Masses today 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 12:00 pm-1:45 pm Seven Last Words Confessions 12-12:45 & 1-1:45 pm 2:00 pm Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Saturday Evening Vigil - 5pm (March 28) Sunday - 8am, 9am (Cantonese) 10:30am (Choir) (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses)
Holy Thursday, April 2
Mass of the Lord’s Supper; Procession and stripping of the Altars - 7:30pm (Veneration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10pm)
(Around the Neighborhood)
3:00 pm
destination wedding trumping the traditional notion of getting married within the church.” And there has been “no increase in Catholics marrying non-Catholics that might lead us to believe that they’re marrying in other churches,” he said. “Some things have changed culturally. ... The church just isn’t seen as important” to many young Catholics, her said. But Gray remains optimistic about the future of the sacrament of matrimony. With regard to young people in the church, he said that “millennials are a little more traditional, a little more romantic and more interested in marrying in the church. They’re looking for their soulmate ... so we’re starting to see that sort of a cultural shift among the youngest generation of Catholics.”
Good Friday, April 3
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion - 12 noon Confessions - 1:30pm to 3pm
(Inside the Main Church)
April 4, Saturday HOLY SATURDAY 8:30 pm EASTER VIGIL MASS April 5, Sunday EASTER SUNDAY 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am & 12:30 pm MASSES After all Masses Easter Egg Hunt
Good Friday Collection
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Holy Saturday, April 4 No 8:30am or 5pm Mass Easter Vigil Mass - 8pm
Easter Sunday, April 5 Sunday - 8am, 9am (Cantonese) 10:30am (Choir) No Evening Mass
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April 4, Holy Saturday • 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer • 8:30 pm Easter Vigil Mass (vigil candles will be provided) • Salubong immediately follows the Liturgy
April 5, Easter Sunday • 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am (Latin) & 12:15 pm (no Mass at 5:15 pm) No Tagalog Mass at 2 pm
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: (650) 322-2152; FAX (650) 322-7319 Email: sfofassisi@sbcglobal.net
Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015
Christians around the world are united in a special way during Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Our hearts, minds and prayers are also especially aware of the Holy Land. Our parish, once a year on Good Friday, is called on to support Christians in the Holy Land. Many Christians in the Holy Land depend on the collection for their lives.
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Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00PM Bi-Lingual Adoration until 12:00 MidnightGood
Friday, April 3,2015 12:00 to 2:00PM Three Hours English 2:00PM Solemn Liturgy English 5:00PM The Way of the Cross re-enacted on University Ave. in East Palo Alto 7:00PM Solemn Liturgy Spanish
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Holy Saturday, April 4, 2015 Confessions 10:30AM to 12:00PM and 3:30 to 5:00PM 8:30PM Easter Vigil, Bilingual
Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 7:30AM English 9:30AM Spanish 12:30PM Bi-Lingual followed by Easter egg hunt.
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Top US prelate: ‘Witness of marriage’ can inspire a troubled world DENNIS SADOWSKI
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday, March 30 – 7:30 pm
HOLY THURSDAY - APRIL 2
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A groom and bride hold hands on their wedding day. Catholic marriages in the United States are at their lowest point since 1965. As USCCB president, Archbishop Kurtz is part of the contingent representing the U.S. church at both gatherings. The archbishop said he focused on three points in addressing the synod: – The beauty of the teachings of Jesus, especially the beauty of marriage. – People want to be inspired today and the “lived witness” of marriage can provide that inspiration. – The church must be able to walk with people who are hurting, especially divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. “The church has always been at her best when we SEE MARRIAGE, PAGE 12
St. Matthew Catholic Church One Notre Dame Avenue San Mateo, CA (650) 344-7622 HOLY THURSDAY - April 2 Masses: 12:05 p.m. 7:00 p.m.Tri-Lingual Mass of the Last Supper Procession to the Altar of Repose Adoration until Midnight GOOD FRIDAY - April 3 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. “Reflections on The Passion” 1:30 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday (English) 3:00 p.m. Chinese Liturgy (Chapel) 6:00 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday (Spanish) HOLY SATURDAY - April 4 8:00 p.m. Bilingual Celebration of Easter Vigil EASTER SUNDAY - April 5 5:00 a.m. In front of Church, Salubong: Meeting of Jesus and Mary Masses: 7:00, 8:45 (Spanish), 10:45 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Cantonese Mass (chapel)
Holy Week Schedule Easter 2015 Saint Robert’s Church 1380 Crystal Springs Road San Bruno, CA 94066 (650) 589-2800
ST. ROBERT’S PARISH Easter 2015 Palm Sunday - March 29 (Palms will be distributed at all Masses) Saturday evening Vigil Mass, 4:30 p.m. 7:30 am., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Holy Thursday - April 2 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 pm
Good Friday - April 3 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. Confessions 1:30 pm - 3 p.m. Youth Passion Play, 7:30 p.m.
Holy Saturday - April 4 No Morning Mass Confessions 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 pm
Easter Sunday - April 5 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. 5 pm Mass
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WASHINGTON – The family is an instrument of evangelization and it can influence others more than people realize, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said at The Catholic University of America. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, said families deserve to be held up and supported in their daily lives and that last fall’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family in Rome was designed to ensure that families remain an integral part of church life. “I think (evangelization and family life) goes hand in hand certainly, this whole idea that the family is not simply an object of our care. The family is what influences neighbors,” he said during a March 16 program tying together last October’s extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family and the upcoming synod on the family with the new evangelization. “Families have a powerful impact even on people who don’t belong to their family. I think the family is being called to be an instrument of the evangelization to participate in that work,” he added. In a 75-minute discussion with John Grabowski, associate professor of moral theology and ethics at the university and a member of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Archbishop Kurtz offered his insight into last fall’s synod and outlined the core principles that will be part of the synod Oct. 4-25 at the Vatican.
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Celebrating 100 Years 1915-2015
6:30 PM PARISH SOUP SUPPER - BEDFORD HALL 8:00 PM MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the School Library until 10:00 P.M.)
GOOD FRIDAY - APRIL 3 NOON - 12:30 PM Stations of the Cross (Presented by St. Gabriel School Students) 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM - Prayerful Reflections & Chant 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7:30 PM - 8:45 PM - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
HOLY SATURDAY - APRIL 4 3:30 PM - SACRAMENT OF PENANCE 8:00 PM - CELEBRATON OF THE EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY - APRIL 5 EASTER SUNDAY MASSES 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, 10:05 AM - (BEDFORD HALL) 12 Noon NOTE: THERE WILL NOT BE A 5:30 PM EVENING MASS ON EASTER SUNDAY.
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CATHOLICS URGED TO MAKE NEEDS OF POOR A PRIORITY, HELP REDUCE POVERTY
INDIANAPOLIS – The ďŹ ve Catholic bishops of Indiana have issued a pastoral letter on poverty that invites and challenges people in the state to make the needs of the poor a priority and to take action to reduce the effects of poverty. Titled “Poverty at the Crossroads: The Church’s Response to Poverty in Indiana,â€? the letter is signed by Archbishop Joseph W. Tobin of Indianapolis and Bishops Timothy L. Doherty of Lafayette, Donald J. Hying of Gary, Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend and Charles C. Thompson of Evansville. The bishops noted in the introduction to the pastoral letter that they are called to carry on Christ’s work in service to all people, but that they have a particular obligation to care for the most vulnerable members of God’s family, especially the poor. “All disciples of Jesus Christ are called to love the poor as he did. As people of faith, we are invited to see the poor, to allow the word of God to illuminate the reality of poverty, and to respond with transformed hearts,â€? they said. “Using the simple formula of see, judge, act, we invite and challenge everyone, beginning with ourselves, to be more attentive to the poor in our communities, to identify the systemic issues that keep individuals and families poor, and to take concrete steps to reduce the long-term impact of poverty in our state, even as we reach out and help those who, here and now, suffer from its devastating effects,â€? the bishops wrote.
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walk with people, (being) the presence of Jesus to those who are hurting,â€? he said. The bishops’ conference president said he hopes that the upcoming synod will inspire families to overcome their fear that they have nothing to offer others. “Let’s face it, every family is imperfect,â€? he said. “But every family has an opportunity to witness to the faith. ... We have so much. We sometimes don’t give time to people who are the most important in our lives,â€? he said. “The most important things are the relationships that we have and so we need to put a priority on the gift of marriage and family.â€? As for any reported disagreements that surfaced during the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Kurtz described the discussions as frank and open, as Pope Francis had suggested in addressing the synod. “The Holy Spirit works through zeal and passion,â€? he said. Archbishop Kurtz noted that honest debates have been occurring within the church since the Council of Jerusalem. The council met around 50 A.D. and Acts of the Apostles and St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians suggest that it was called to debate whether male Gentiles converting to become followers of Jesus were required to get circumcised. Archbishop Kurtz noted by the end of the Synod of Bishops that each one of the 62 paragraphs that constituted the ďŹ nal “relatio,â€? or report, of the two-week
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7:30 p.m. Mass of Lord’s Supper Adoration until Midnight
Good Friday
12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word 1:45 p.m. Veneration of the Cross Communion Service 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
Easter Vigil Easter Sunday Masses
8:00 p.m. 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m, 10:00 a.m. & 12 noon
Palm Sunday Holy Week Reconciliation, Saturday 3:30-4:30pm Vigil Mass (Saturday) 4:30pm 8:00, 9:30, 11:30am & 6:45pm Holy Week Masses (Mon., Tue., Wed.) 8:00am Holy Thursday (No morning Mass) Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:30pm Most Blessed Sacrament Adoration until 10pm Good Friday (No morning Mass) Stations of the Cross, 12:00pm Spiritual Reflections, 12:30pm Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord, 1:30pm The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (No morning Mass or Reconciliation) Vigil Mass, 8:00pm Easter Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 am (No 6:45pm Mass) Easter Egg Hunt following 9:30am Mass
synod met with majority approval – all but three of the paragraphs met with approval by at least two-thirds of those voting. The other three received majority approval, he said. The ďŹ nal relatio is important because it serves as the “lineamenta,â€? or outline, for the upcoming synod that will continue the work of last fall’s gathering. “We wanted to leave that synod with the best document possible that was going to serve the church,â€? Archbishop Kurtz said. Dioceses across the country have been seeking comment on the lineamenta in recent weeks in preparation for this fall’s Synod of Bishops. Most have had online questionnaires or surveys, inviting interested parishioners, clergy and men and women religious comment. Others have convened diocesan-wide listening sessions. Local bishops have sought comments on how well people understand church teaching on marriage and family, same-sex relationships, contraception, the annulment process and the church’s response to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. The results from dioceses were due at the USCCB March 20, while the Vatican has asked bishops’ conferences to submit their reports by April 15. The archbishop said that one discussion about the ďŹ nal document revolved around the annulment process and the consensus was that it needed to be streamlined. The relatio also recognizes that the church must respond in a pastoral manner to people experiencing same-sex attraction, Archbishop Kurtz said.
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end of the day, the crowd lining the road made way for a pizza maker. Although the popemobile did not stop, it slowed down enough for the flour-covered artisan to hand his pie to the pope. The Vatican did not release information on the pizza’s final fate. During his morning meeting with residents of the city’s Scampia neighborhood, an area of poverty and degradation, an immigrant woman from the Philippines asked the pope to please remind people that immigrants are children of God. “Have we reached the point where that’s necessary?” the pope asked the crowd. “Are migrants second-class humans?” “They are like us, children of God,” he said. What is more, they are reminders that this world is not the permanent home of anyone and that “we are all migrants (moving) toward another homeland.” “We are all children of God,” he said, “beloved children, desired children, saved children. Think about that!” The pope also insisted, loudly and repeatedly, that high unemployment rates – especially among youths – were a detriment to society and a failure of the current economic system and public policies. The problem is not simply the poverty joblessness creates, he said, but the way it robs people of
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Nuns greet Pope Francis during his meeting with religious at the cathedral in Naples, Italy, March 21. dignity and of hope for the future. “When one is unable to earn his daily bread, he loses his dignity,” the pope said. “Tell me,” the pope told the crowd in Scampia, “if we close the door on migrants, if we take away the jobs and dignity of people,” what will happen? Corruption “is a temptation, it’s a slide,” he said. Everyone has within them the possibility of being
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Reconciliation Service / Servicios de Reconciliación Saturdays / Sabados 3:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday 30 minutes before each mass / Domingo 30 minutos antes de cada misa Palm Sunday / Domingo de Palmas Blessing of Palms at all masses Bendición de Palmas en todas las misas HOLY TRIDUUM Holy Thursday, April 2nd 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual) / Misa de la Ultima Cena del Señor (Bilingüe) 9:00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament / Adoración del Sagrado Sacramento 11:45pm Benediction / Benedicción Good Friday, April 3rd 1:00pm Stations of the Cross (courtyard) 2:30pm Liturgy of the Passion and Death 5:00pm Viacrucis (Patio) 6:00pm Liturgia de la Pasion del Señor Holy Saturday, April 4th 8:00pm VIGIL MASS OF EASTER / VIGILIA PASCUAL (Bilingual / Bilingüe) Assembly at couryard Asamblea en el Patio Easter Potluck Dinner follows Easter Sunday, April 5th 8am, 10am (Español), 12pm & 6pm Sprinkling of Holy Water at all mass Roseo de agua bendita en todas las misa Newly-blessed water in 2oz. bottle available Agua bendita en botella está disponible
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corrupted, of paying someone under the table or looking for easy cash, he said. “Corruption stinks” like a decaying animal corpse, he said. “A corrupt society stinks. A Christian who allows corruption is not a Christian. He stinks, understand?” Later, addressing mafia members and other criminals during his homily at Mass, the pope said: “Humbly, as a brother, I repeat: Convert to love and justice. Let yourself be found by God’s mercy.” “The tears of the mothers of Naples, mixed with those of Mary our heavenly mother,” also are pleading for the corrupt to change their ways, he said. “These tears can melt the hardness of your hearts and lead everyone back to the path of goodness.” After Mass, Pope Francis went to a local prison, where he had lunch with about 100 prisoners, who had been chosen by lottery. They reportedly included 10 people from a prison block set aside for inmates who are homosexual, transgender or HIVpositive.
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Holy Saturday, April 4 8:00 p.m.
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HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES 2014 March 28th - Palm Sunday Vigil Masses 4:00p.m. & 5:30 p.m. - Blessing of Palms/Mass
March 29th - Palm Sunday 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., & 12:00 p.m. Blessings of Palms/Mass
April 2, 2015 - HOLY THURSDAY 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 7:30 PM - Mass of the Last Supper, Presentation of the Oils, Washing of the feet, Procession to Altar Repose & Vigil up to 11:00 PM
PALM SUNDAY MASSES in the Church: Vigil Mass: Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 5:00 PM Sunday, March 29, 2015 7:30, 9:30 AM (with procession from the One Body Statue) and 11:30 AM MONDAY, March 30 & TUESDAY, March 31, 2015 7:30 AM & 9:00 AM Masses in the Chapel WEDNESDAY, April 1, 2015 7:30 AM & 9:00 AM Masses in the Chapel, AdoraƟon of the Blessed Sacrament aŌer the 9:00 AM Mass unƟl the 12:00 Noon Solemn BenedicƟon & ReposiƟon HOLY THURSDAY, April 2, 2015 (No morning Masses) Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:30 PM in the Church
April 3, 2015 - GOOD FRIDAY
GOOD FRIDAY, April 3, 2015 in the Church
9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 2:00 PM - Stations of the Cross 3:00 PM - Good Friday Liturgy: Word, Veneration and Communion 7:30 PM - Evening Good Friday Liturgy
StaƟons of the Cross with Holy Name School students at 1:00 PM MeditaƟon on the Seven Last Words at 2:00 PM Good Friday Service at 3:00 PM
April 4, 2015 - HOLY SATURDAY 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 8:30 PM - Mass : Blessing of Fire, Paschal Candle, Procession, Exultet.
April 5, 2015 EASTER SUNDAY 5:30 AM - Easter Sunrise Service / Salubong with Mass @ 6:00 AM. Then Regular Sunday Mass schedule follows: 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 10:30 AM (Children’s Choir) 12 Noon (Parish Choir)
Keeping Company with Our Lady of Sorrows in the Flanagan Center, Overnight Vigil from 5:00 PM on Good Friday to 11:00 AM on Holy Saturday CONFESSIONS, HOLY SATURDAY, April 4, 2015 4:00—5:00 PM EASTER VIGIL, Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 8:00 PM in the Church EASTER SUNDAY MASSES, April 5, 2015 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (with Easter Egg Hunt) & 11:30 AM in the Church
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Pope criticizes rigid judges, says mercy needed for justice CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY – Those who are corrupt, hypocritical and rigidly follow the letter of the law do not know what mercy is, and there can be no justice without mercy, Pope Francis said at a morning Mass. “Corruption distanced them from understanding mercy, from being merciful. And the Bible tells us that the right judgment is precisely in mercy,” he said at the Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae March 23. The pope’s homily looked at the day’s lengthy reading from the Book of Daniel in which two judges falsely accused the pious woman, Susanna, of infidelity after she refused to give in to their lustful desires.
“They were depraved judges, they were corrupted by vice, in this case lust,” the pope said. The day’s Gospel reading from John offered another account of leaders casting judgment, this time against a woman guilty of adultery. However, the pope said, she was accused by scribes and Pharisees whose hearts were corrupted by being too rigid in observing “the letter of the law.” The pope said there is another passage in the Bible in which a widow turned to a judge who “did not fear God and took care of no one: he cared about nothing, he only cared about himself,” he said, referring to Luke’s parable of the persistent widow. This judge, he added, was “corrupted by money, by prestige.” All of the corrupted judges – the businessman, the depraved and the rigid – “do not know one word – they
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2015 HOLY WEEK & EASTER SCHEDULE Palm Sunday – March 29, 2015 Vigil – Saturday at 5:00 pm Masses at 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am Palms distributed at each Mass Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 7:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm in the Hall
Holy Saturday – April 4, 2015 Blessing of Easter Eggs and Food – 12:00 noon Confessions – 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Easter Vigil – 8:30 pm
Easter Sunday – April 5, 2015 Masses at 7:00 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am 9:00 am and 11:00 am Masses in the Hall also. Easter Egg Hunt for children following the 9:00 am Mass
Good Friday – April 3, 2015
Divine Mercy Sunday April 12, 2015
Confessions – 10:00 am to 11:00 am Youth Group Stations of the Cross – 12:00 noon Good Friday Service – 1:15 pm Stations of the Cross – 7:00 pm
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm – Confessions 3:00 pm – Recitation of the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:30 pm – Veneration and Benediction
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Thursday, April 2 • HOLY THURSDAY Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the Church 7:00 p.m. Vigiling in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament Until 10:00 p.m. Friday, April 3 • GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION Morning Prayer 8:00 a.m. Quiet Prayer in Church 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. Liturgical Service 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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did not know what mercy was,” the pope said. All three women – “a saint, a sinner and one in need, allegorical figures of the church – suffer judgment without mercy, both civil and ecclesial. And where there is no mercy, there is no justice,” he said. “When the people of God voluntarily approach to ask for pardon, to be judged, how many times, how many times, they find one of these” corrupt judges, he said. Those who are filled with vice “are capable of trying to exploit” others, he said. Those who only think about making deals “do not give oxygen to that soul, they don’t give hope,” and those who rigidly adhere to the law “punish in the penitent that which they are hiding in their own soul.” All of them lack mercy, which is one of the most beautiful words found in the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE 2015 CONFESSIONS
GOOD FRIDAY
Holy Wednesday 6:30-7:30 pm Good Friday 3:00-4:00 pm Holy Saturday 3:15-4:15 pm
Noon Stations of the Cross 1:30 pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Stations of the Cross – 6:30 pm Our Lady’s Way of the Cross
PALM SUNDAY March 29th Saturday 4:30 pm; Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 am; 1:30 pm (1 pm moves to 1:30 pm)
HOLY THURSDAY 7:30 pm Mass of the Lord's Supper followed by exposition of Eucharist in chapel until 10:00 pm
HOLY SATURDAY 8:30 pm Easter Vigil with Adult Baptisms (There will be no 4:30 pm Mass)
EASTER SUNDAY 8, 9:30, 11 am; 1:00 pm
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Novena Starts April 3rd -Good Friday through April 11th -Easter Saturday Time: 3pm Place: Star of the Sea Church 4420 Geary Blvd, SF, CA 94118
Divine Mercy Sunday April 12th we will have Holy Hour at 3pm - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Divine Mercy Devotional Services - Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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Live Church Broadcast: www.stcecilia.com Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, March 29th Saturday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Masses - 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (Solemn Procession at the 11:30 a.m. Mass) Palms will be blessed at the beginning of every Mass. Holy Thursday, April 2nd 7:30 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Mandatum and Eucharistic Exposition until 10:00 pm with Msgr. Michael Harriman Good Friday, April 3rd 12:00 -1:30 p.m. - Children’s Stations of the Cross in the Lower Church with Andrew Aquino 12:00 -1:30 p.m. - Reflections on “The Seven Last Words of Christ” by Fr. Felix Lim with our Adult Choir 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. - Solemn Liturgy - (The eighth graders will act out the chanted Passion; General Intercessions; Holy Communion and Veneration of the Cross) - Msgr. Michael Harriman Holy Saturday, April 4th 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Mass - Msgr. Michael Harriman with the Choir and Orchestra Easter Sunday, April 5th 7:30 a.m. - Msgr. Michael Harriman with music by Christopher & Matthew Jereza 9:30 a.m. - Fr. Felix Lim Family Mass with Holy Spirit Music Ministry 11:30 a.m. - Fr. Felix Lim with the Choir & Orchestra
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Welcome children, learn from them, pope says at audience “Smile and cry – those are two things that we big people often block,” he said. “Many times our smile is a cardboard smile, something without life, artificial like a clown’s. Children smile spontaneously and they cry spontaneously. It’s a matter of heart, and adult hearts can be blocked and lose the ability to smile and to cry. But children can teach us to smile and cry again.” Despite the fact that sometimes they can be naughty, the pope said, children “constantly remind us of the condition necessary to enter the kingdom of God: that of not considering ourselves self-sufficient, but needing help, love and forgiveness.” They remind Christians that they are children of God, dependent on him for their lives and salvation, he said. “Children remind us of another beautiful thing as well: We are always sons and daughters. Even when one is an adult or elderly, even when you become parents or have a position of responsibility, you are still a son or daughter,” he said. “This brings us back to the fact that we did not give ourselves life, but we received the gift of life. It’s the first gift we ever received.” Those who act as if they are the creators and lords of their lives, he said, will never understand what it means to be a child of God and to trust him.
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VATICAN CITY – Children are a blessing for humanity and for the church, bringing new life and energy to families and society, Pope Francis said. Unfortunately, he said, too often children are society’s “great rejected ones, because they aren’t even allowed to be born!” Continuing a series of general audience talks about the family March 18, Pope Francis said it was troubling that so many European countries have a birthrate so low that their populations are declining or would without immigration. “Children bring life, happiness, hope – and even troubles, but that’s life,” he said. “Obviously they cause worries and sometimes problems, but a society with those worries and problems is always better than a society that is sad and gray because it has no children.” Pope Francis, who spent more than half an hour kissing and blessing babies and children in St. Peter’s Square before the audience, said little ones are not diplomats and have not yet learned “the science of duplicity.” And they let people know exactly what they are thinking, sometimes to their parents chagrin. “With their interior simplicity, they have the ability to give and to receive tenderness,” the pope said. “Children are able to smile and to cry. Some, when I reach out to embrace them, smile. Others, seeing me dressed in white, think I’m a doctor who’s come to vaccinate them and they cry. It’s spontaneous. Kids are like that.”
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A woman in a wheelchair cries as she meets Pope Francis during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 18.
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2015 Holy Week Schedule
HOLY WEEK 2015
Palm Sunday, March 29 5:00 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 8:00 a.m., 9:15 a.m.(Bilngual) & 11:15 a.m.
PALM SUNDAY 5:00 p.m. Saturday Palm Sunday Masses: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Blessing of palms at all masses.
HOLY THURSDAY 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 7:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper with washing of feet. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
Morning Prayer Stations of the Cross Seven Last Words Solemn Liturgy and Holy Communion with dramatization of the Passion by our eighth grade students. 4:00-5:00 p.m. Confessions CONCLUSION OF ALL COMMUNAL LITURGIES
HOLY SATURDAY 8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 3:30-5:00 p.m. Confessions
EASTER VIGIL 8:30 p.m.
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Mass.
Holy Thursday, April 2 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 12:05 p.m. Communal Reconciliation Service with the Most Reverend William Justice Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco 6:15 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8:00 p.m. Evening Prayer Good Friday, April 3 7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer 12:00-1:30 p.m. Seven Last Words 1:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 6:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion in Chinese
- Holy Thursday 7am (spanish/english) - Good Friday 12pm to 3pm (english/spanish) 5:30pm to 8:30pm (spanish/english) - Holy Saturday Confessions 4pm to 6pm - Easter Vigil 8pm (spanish/english) - Easter Sunday 8am (sp) 9:30am (eng) 11 am, 12:30pm, 5:30pm(sp)
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Easter Sunday, April 5 8:00 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Bilingual Mass (English-Chinese) followed by Easter Cake in the Auditorium
Vigil Mass: Saturday, March 28 at 5 p.m. Sunday Masses at 8 a.m.,10 a.m., & 12pm Palms will be blessed at all the Masses (Procession with palms to commemorate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, will take place from the school lobby to the church at the 5:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 Noon Masses.)
Holy Thursday - April 2nd
6:30 p.m. - Seder Supper (tickets required - $10/5) 8:00 p.m. - Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper [Bilingual] followed by procession and adoration until 11 p.m.
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion - April 3rd
Rev. Arturo Albano, Pastor Rev. Manuel Curso, Parochial Vicar Jerome Lenk, Director of Music & Liturgy Maria Rosales Uribe, Director of Religious Ed.
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HOLY WEEK / EASTER 2015
Masses: 5 p.m. (Sat. Vig.), 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon (Span.) Blessing of Palms and Procession from Auditorium to Basilica at 10 a.m. & 12 noon Masses 6:00 p.m. - Movie and reflection and light potluck
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2015 Holy Week at St. Charles Borromeo Church
307 Willow Avenue, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion - March 29th
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Holy Saturday, April 4 8:00 p.m. The Great Easter Vigil
2015 Easter Week Liturgies
Mission Dolores Basilica
EASTER LITURGIES
12:00 noon - Stations of the Cross and Private Prayer 6:30 p.m. - Liturgy of Good Friday [Bilingual] followed by Santo Entierro Procession
Holy Saturday - April 4th
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Liturgy [Bilingual]
Easter Sunday - April 5th
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April 3, Good Friday: Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Jesus by Rev. John J. Piderit, S.J., from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross at 1:30 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 2:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 7:30 p.m.
April 4, Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass at 8:30 p.m.
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April 12, Divine Mercy Sunday: Masses at 8:00 a.m.; 10:00 a.m. & 12:00 Noon Prayers at Pieta Garden ~ Following the 12:00 Mass Reconciliation ~ 2:00 to 2:50 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Prayers ~ 2:00 p.m. Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at 3:00 p.m.
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CHURCH ART: Catechetical storybook of faith FROM PAGE 1
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Passionist Father Francesco Guerra talks about artwork above the Holy Stairs as people pray on their knees at the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome March 10. Tradition maintains that Jesus climbed the stairs when Pilate brought him before the crowd. It’s believed that Constantine’s mother, St. Helen, brought the stairs to Rome from Jerusalem in 326.
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droplets of blood, are covered with thick wood panels, now worn smooth from centuries of human traffic. It’s said that Constantine’s mother, St. Helen, brought the stairs to Rome from Jerusalem in 326 A.D. From the moment people walk into the sanctuary, they are surrounded by images and symbols associated with the Passion. Overhead in the atrium, frescoed angels carry the cross, ladder, nails, spear, sponge and chalice, and, standing at each stairwell are life-sized marble statues: Jesus weeping in the Garden of Gethsemane; Judas conďŹ dently pulling a pensive Jesus close for a kiss; Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus bound and crowned with thorns to the people; and Jesus tied to a column for agellation. With the statues’ pedestals at shoulder-level, people kiss or touch Jesus’ feet. “People need this concretenessâ€? as
‘Today we read the Gospel and reflect on the Gospel, but in the Middle Ages, people didn’t read, they went to church, they saw the images and prayed. Now there is much emphasis on study and reason, but before it was all about participation.’ PASSIONIST FATHER FRANCESCO GUERRA part of entering into a deeper form of self-examination and meditation, Father Guerra said. SEE CHURCH ART, PAGE 17
Saints Peter and Paul Church 2015 Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday Masses (March 29): English: Saturday Vigil 5:00PM, Sunday 7:30 & 8:45AM, 1 & 5:00PM. Cantonese: 10:15AM. Italian: 11:45AM. Masses on Mon., Tues., Wed. Of Holy Week: 7:30 AM, 9:00AM & 12:15PM. Holy Thursday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM; Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:30PM. Good Friday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM. Stations of the Cross: In Italian: 12:00 noon; In English: 1:00PM. Liturgy of the Word & Communion: In English: 2:00PM In Cantonese: 6:30PM. Holy Saturday: Morning Prayer: 8:00AM; Solemn Easter Vigil: 8:30PM. Easter Sunday Masses (April 5): In English: 7:30AM, 8:45AM, & 1:00PM. In Cantonese: 10:15AM In Italian: 11:45AM. NO 5:00PM Mass.
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CHURCH ART: Catechetical storybook of faith myself, aren’t aware of the church or are too busy visiting other sites – a real shame,” he wrote. Father Guerra, who studied art history in Florence, said Western culture has lost touch with the theological and religious inspiration of Europe’s Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art and literature. Today’s guidebooks and even education “removes art from its roots, which is faith, spirituality and humanity,” he said. “My dream is that the faithful can come here and they can absorb, breathe in the spirituality that this art expresses.”
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The Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs is like a catechetical storybook, whose wall-to-ceiling frescoes take pilgrims on a visual journey of Christ’s passage from the Last Supper to his passion, death, resurrection and ascension into heaven. A unique feature of the sanctuary is that pilgrims climb the Holy Stairs on their knees in silent prayer. Advancing up the relic on one’s knees and seeing the images around them “help the pilgrims enter into the spirituality of those events” and focus on Jesus’ passion, he said. “They physically take on a condition that is outside the norm, they’re not walking, but laboring, sacrificing to get up the stairs, which helps the spirit” engage in the penitential and sacrificial aspects of the Passion, he said. “We don’t just have minds, we also have bodies, which here become part of the act of prayer,” he said. “Today we read the Gospel and reflect on the Gospel, but in the Middle Ages, people didn’t read, they went to church, they saw the images and prayed,” Father Guerra said. “Now there is much emphasis on study and reason, but before it was all about participation,” he said. Lent and Holy Week often offered very powerful experiences for the laity as the processions, especially the Way of the Cross, and other devotional practices gave people the opportunity to “re-live events” in the Bible and church tradition, he said. It was more than acting in or watching a scene, “but was identifying oneself with” Christ, following in his footsteps and “incarnating” his journey, he said. With the help of private donors and the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, the Vatican Museums have been overseeing a decade-long piecemeal restoration of the sanctuary, starting with the chapel dedicated to St. Sylvester and a chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence.
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Pontius Pilate introduces Jesus in this statue at the base of the Holy Stairs in Rome in this March 10, 2014, file photo. Tradition maintains that Jesus climbed the stairs when Pilate brought him before the crowd. It’s believed that Constantine’s mother, St. Helen, brought the stairs to Rome from Jerusalem in 326. John Gildea from Connecticut underwrote the restoration of 14 framed paintings from the 18thcentury of the Stations of the Cross in the Chapel of the Crucifix. “The beauty and the state of the stations were so moving that I was so honored to be able to assist in a small way,” he told CNS in an email. He said he only discovered the sanctuary after being brought there by a U.S. art gallery curator who is coordinating the Holy Stairs project. “Unfortunately, many Americans, including
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Agony in life-threatening illness Second of two parts
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person enters the agony of life-threatening illness when doctors announce these serious diagnoses as well as news that loved ones are faced with serious disease or injuries. Devastating distress can be an outcome. Jesus experiences the same dread of death and distress. He tells us “My soul is sorrowful even to death” and says, “Remain here and keep watch with me.” Our Lord asks us to remain in communion with our ailing loved ones as strength for the journey. DEACON Catastrophic illness stimCHRISTOPH ulates a spiritual search for God, which contributes SANDOVAL to an improved quality of life, and many times better medical outcomes. People with life threatening illness often remind us that illness is meant to teach us something. In one of his great literary works Victor Frankl insightfully remarks “Man
TOP 10 LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES Heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, influenza-pneumonia, liver disease, hypertension/renal disease, kidney disease, Parkinson’s, blood poisoning is not destroyed by suffering; he is destroyed by suffering without meaning.” This insight addresses the key to human suffering in the midst of life threatening illness. An abundance of research demonstrates that illness is more than a bodily dysfunction. It is part of an individual’s life and personhood. Life threatening illness breaks open a conversation with the Father of all mankind, which can be as simple as a call for help or a discourse for the first time with the God who lives within the deepest depths of our souls. Everything we are going through has the opportunity to bring us close to God the Father. Jesus in his agony in the garden teaches us to pray to our loving Father source of strength for the journey. Prayer is food, comfort and spiritual intensive care for those of us overwhelmed with fear and the sense of being burdensome and alone. Intercessory prayer by family, friends and care-
givers possesses a compassionate intention for the well-being of a patient. Jesus overcomes death itself. In essence he becomes the bridge from our dying into our rising. We are called to stay awake to the plight of people in the garden of life-threatening illness. Since the time of Jesus, Christians have seen care for the sick as one of the signs of the kingdom of God. In the parable of the good Samaritan we find a reminder that compassion for those in need is at the heart of the Christian mission. The word compassion means, “to suffer with.” Compassionate care calls us to walk with people in the midst of their suffering. Spiritual care is compassion in action. The spiritual care giver is the medium, the message and the messenger for the delivery of compassion. Jesus teaches us two important life lessons fundamental to the Gospel: Love is always the question and love is always the answer. DEACON SANDOVAL is facilitator of the drop-in Cathedral Grief Support Group. Open to all parishes, the group meets on third Wednesdays of each month, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Msgr. Bowe Room at the cathedral. Contact Sister Esther, (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. For a list of parish grief support groups please see www.sfarchdiocese.org/home/ministries/grief-consolation.
LETTERS Laity and the catechism I recently submitted an essay entitled “What’s a Catholic to Do,” which concluded: Look to the Catechism of the Catholic Church for church doctrine to guide your behavior with today’ complex issues. But you, sir, “tend to demur on catechism commentary by the laity.” So what’s your answer? “What’s a Catholic to do?” What is the point of the CCC if the laity cannot use it to guide their decisions? Pope St. John XXIII intended the catechism to “guard and present better the precious deposit of Christian Doctrine in order to make it more accessible to the Christian faithful and to all people of good will.” Pope St. John Paul II authorized the finished version in 1994. not just a reference text, but “also offered to all the faithful who wish to deepen their knowledge of spiritual life.” You and I and your readers, and all of the clergy and all of the laity are the Christian faithful. Two popes, both saints of the church, want us to read and be guided by the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Your “tendency” to demur on catechism commentary by the laity seems odd. Opinion based on official church teaching is good, right? You’re the editor – you can’t trust yourself to evaluate the content? In the meantime, “What’s a Catholic to Do?” A lot of us want to know. Jean Doten Palo Alto
Correcting the record I’m the director of communications for Defense One. I just wanted to make one small correction to Tony Magliano’s reply to “US strategy against ISIS” in your letters section (March 20). Defense One is not a military think tank, it is a national security news and analysis publication – all journalism. Sarah Flocken Washington, D.C.
Employee contracts and the HHS mandate With regard to the controversial moral language that has been added to the San Francisco archdiocesan school teachers contracts it should be kept in mind that most American Catholic bishops are implementing similar morality clauses in their diocesan employee contracts. They are doing so because the Catholic Church is involved in lawsuits all over the country against the federal government. This is due to the fact that the Obama administration’s HHS mandate requires that abortion, contraception, and sterilization services be provided by the church to their employees through health care plans. One of the Obama administrations strongest arguments is that the Catholic Church is not the same morally in all its manifestations and therefore some of her institutions, such as schools should not be entitled to the same First Amendment protections that other church entities are enjoy.
In response to this argument, American bishops are busy modifying existing employee contracts so they are in compliance with Catholic moral and social teaching across the board. This is a good thing! So, I wish Archbishop Cordileone and the archdiocese’s Catholic school teachers all the best in their combined efforts to work out the necessary and important moral language so teachers’ rights are protected while the church’s moral teaching is upheld. Thomas P. Greerty Martinez
Limits of pacifism In response to Tony Magliano’s March 6 column “Beating swords into plowshares,” I often wonder if Mr. Magliano is living on the same planet as the rest of us. No sane person wants war. I certainly don’t. But sometimes military action is necessary in order to defeat a greater evil and that action can result in a greater good. It was the American Revolution, a war, which brought the United States into existence. The American Civil War ended slavery and the Second World War stopped and eventually rolled back Nazi and fascist tyranny and stopped the slaughter of the concentration camps that would have sent millions more men, woman and children to their deaths. The outcome of the Korean War has allowed the people of South Korea to live in freedom and prosperity for the past 60 years in contrast to their countrymen in North Korea who have known only tyranny and deprivation. In the final paragraph of his column, Mr. Magliano blames “poverty and insecurity” for terrorism. Perhaps he was unaware that Osama bin Laden and all the 9/11 hijackers came from wealthy Saudi families. Terrorism is not driven by poverty or insecurity but by a fanatical ideology which like the Nazis seeks to impose its will on others by any means necessary. Perhaps Mr. Magliano will someday realize that pacifism in the face of brutal aggression does not bring peace but instead brings enslavement. Edward Sullivan San Francisco
Man, church and climate change Mr. Firenze’s comments about climate change – “much worse than being a fraud, it is heresy” (letters, March 20) defies reasonable logic and discussion. I would, however, like to know how he learns anything or develops any thought with his head
buried so deep in the sand. His ideas remind me of Sen. James Inhofe (a major science denier) who brought a snowball onto the Senate floor to deny that climate change is even a reality. This from the chair of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology. God help us all. Mr. Firenze seems to ignore that over 98 percent of credible scientists agree that climate change is real, and point to man as a major contributing factor. Yes, man is the solution, but man is also the problem. I fail to understand why such reality and scientific fact is heresy, or a threat to the church; but I know that Mr Firenze’s worldview, and his idea of church, are far more akin to fiddling while Rome burns than any moral high ground. Peter Mandell San Francisco
Witness to melting ice About “Climate change is a fraud”: I was not there but I do believe that it was colder during the last Ice Age than it is now. I was there, 60 years ago, standing on the Columbia Icefield (Canadian Rockies) on about 150 feet of ice. I returned last summer and stood in the same place, except that the ice has totally receded from that spot. Thus, I am personal witness that even in the short term the ice is melting and climate is warmer now. 22,000-year cycles of ice ages and warm periods are etched in the earth’s record for at least 200,000 years. Our human ancestors had adapted to, and survived at least three such cycles. What we do not exactly know is when it will naturally turn colder again, but it will happen in the next 2,000 years. We do know that the next ice age will be delayed because of human activity. Hence, we may survive, and adapt to the next cold cycle, but what follows may best compare to the flames of hell, even at the poles. We should praise our bishops for accepting the predictions of science and for having the long term view for survival of the human race. Scripture tells us that we humans are masters of all we survey. Being masters gives us opportunity to do many beneficial things. Being masters also gives us responsibility to preserve our gifts from God. Ignoring our responsibility will bring the desert sands that surround the Holy Land to every part of the globe. Ignoring our responsibility is like putting our heads in those sands, even before they are formed. Alex M. Saunders, MD San Carlos The writer is a member of St. Charles Parish, San Carlos.
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Euthanasia and physician-assisted death
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aissa Maritain, the philosopher and spiritual writer, died some months after suffering a stroke. During those months she lay in a hospital bed, unable to speak. After her death, her husband, the renowned philosopher, Jacques Maritain, in preparing her journals for publication, wrote these words: “At a moment when everything collapsed for both of us, and which as followed by four agonizing months, Raissa was walled in herself by a sudden attack of aphasia. Whatever FATHER RON progress she made during ROLHEISER several weeks by sheer force of intelligence and will, all deep communication remained cut off. And subsequently, after a relapse, she could barely articulate words. In the supreme battle in which she was engaged, no one on earth could help her, myself no more than anyone else. She preserved the peace of her soul, her full lucidity, her humor, her concern for her friends, the fear of being a trouble to others, and her marvelous smile and the extraordinary light of her wonderful eyes. To everyone who came near her, she invariably gave (and with what astonishing silent generosity during her last two days, when she could only breathe out her love) some sort of impalpable gift which emanated from the mystery in which she was enclosed.” The emphasis on the last sentence is my own and I highlight it because, I believe, it has something important to say in an age where, more and more, we are coming to believe that euthanasia and various forms of physician-assisted suicide are the humane and compassionate answer to terminal illness. The case for euthanasia generally revolves around these premises: Suffering devalues hu-
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man life and euthanasia alleviates that suffering and the ravages of the body and mind that come with that suffering so as to provide a terminally ill person “death with dignity” and death with less suffering. As well, it is argued, that once an illness has so debilitated a person so as to leave him or her in a virtual vegetative state, what is the logic for keeping such a person alive? Once dignity and usefulness are gone, why continue to live? What’s to be said in response to this? The logic for euthanasia, compassionate in so far as it goes, doesn’t go far enough to consider a number of deeper issues. Dignity and usefulness are huge terms with more dimensions than first meet the eye. In a recent article in America magazine, Jessica Keating highlights some of those deeper issues as she argues against the logic of those who have lauded Brittany Maynard’s (the young woman who captured national attention last year by choosing assisted suicide in the face of a terminal illness) decision to take her own life as “courageous,” “sensible” and “admirable.” Keating concedes that, had she not made that decision, Maynard would no doubt have suffered greatly and would in all likelihood eventually been rendered unproductive and unattractive. But, Keating argues: “She would have been present in a web of relationships. Even if she had fallen unconscious, she likely would have been read to, washed, dressed and kissed. She would have been gently caressed, held and
wept over. She would simply have been loved to the end.” That’s half the argument against euthanasia. The other half reads this way: Not only would she have been loved to the end, but, perhaps more important, she would have been actively emitting love until the end. From her ravaged, silent, mostly unconscious body would have emanated an intangible, but particularly powerful, nurture and love, akin to the powerful life-giving grace that emanated from Jesus broken, naked body on the cross. We too seldom make this important distinction: We believe that Jesus saved us through his life and through his death, as if these were the same thing. But they are very different: Jesus gave his life for us through his activity, his usefulness, through what he could actively do for us. But he gave his death for us through his passivity, through his helplessness, through the humiliation of his body in death. Jesus gave us his greatest gift precisely during those hours when he couldn’t do anything active for us. And this isn’t something simply metaphorical and intangible. Anyone of us who have sat at the bedside of a dying loved one have experienced that in that person’s helplessness and pain he or she is giving us something that he or she couldn’t give us during his or her active life. From that person’s helplessness and pain emanates a power to draw us together as family, a power to intuit and understand deeper things, a deeper appreciation of life, and especially a much deeper recognition of that person’s life and spirit. And this, impalpable gift, as Maritain says, emanates from the mystery of pain, non-utility and dying in which he or she is enclosed. In our dying bodies we can give our loved ones something we cannot fully give them when we are healthy and active. Euthanasia is partially blind to the mystery of how love is given. FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.
Undoing a chemical abortion
n 1978, Charles E. Rice, a former professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, made this prediction in his book “Beyond Abortion: The Theory and Practice”: “The abortion of the future will be by pill, suppository, or some other do-it-yourself method. At that point the killing of a baby will be wholly elective and private. We have, finally, caught up with the pagan Romans who endowed the father, the pater familias, with the right to kill his child at his discretion. We give that right to the mother. But it is all the same to the victim.” His prediction was prescient, given that “chemical abortions” are now widely available in the form of FATHER TADEUSZ the French abortion pill, PACHOLCZYK RU-486. The abortion pill has been available in the U.S. since 2000. By 2008, approximately 25 percent of abortions prior to nine weeks relied on RU-486, also known as mifepristone. A 2010 scientific review on RU-486 noted that chemical abortion “has been used successfully in the medical termination of pregnancy for over 25 years, and the method is registered in 35 countries.” In recent years, there has been a small but important glimmer of light piercing through this dark backdrop of widespread RU-486 utilization, namely, that it is sometimes possible to reverse a chemical abortion if a woman comes to regret her decision soon after taking the abortion pill. Carrying out a chemical abortion actually requires two different pills to be taken sequentially. RU-486 is administered prior to reaching
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In our dying bodies we can give our loved ones something we cannot fully give them when we are healthy and active. Euthanasia is partially blind to the mystery of how love is given.
Time is clearly of the essence: The longer a woman waits after taking RU-486 before attempting a reversal, the lower the likelihood of success. the 10th week of pregnancy, and about two days later, a hormone called misoprostol is given that causes contractions and expels the unborn child. Reversal may be possible when the second pill has not yet been taken. RU-486 itself is often described as a “progesterone antagonist” or as an “antiprogesterone.” These names indicate the extent of its hostility toward the vital hormone, progesterone. What this means is that RU-486 blocks progesterone, a hormone needed to build and maintain the uterine wall during pregnancy. Thus, RU-486 can either prevent a developing human embryo from implanting in the uterus, or it can kill an implanted embryo by essentially starving her or him to death. The reversal technique relies on using progesterone itself to counteract the effects of the abortion pill. In a study published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy in December 2012, successful reversal was reported for four of six women who took RU-486; these women were able to carry their pregnancies to term after receiving an intramuscular injection of progesterone. Since 2012, dozens of other women have successfully reversed their chemical abortions. Thus far, no side effects or complications associated with reversal of the abortion pill have been reported. On the other hand, the abortion pill itself has notable side effects and risks associated with its use. Common side effects include: uterine cramps, high blood pressure, bleeding not related to the menstrual period, overgrowth of the uterine lining, stomach cramps, dizziness,
reduced blood potassium, and nausea. Some women also experience fever, chills and infection. Among the more serious possible side effects would be death of both mother and child arising from endomyometritis (infection of the uterine lining) and septic shock. A December 2005 article in the New England Journal of Medicine indicated that women are about 10 times more likely to die from RU-486 abortions than surgical abortions in early pregnancy, partly because of the risk of infection. Another complication of using RU-486 is incomplete abortion, with embryonic/fetal parts remaining. In the first six years of RU486 availability in Australia, for example, there were 792 reports of adverse effects, 579 of which pertained to parts of the embryo/fetus remaining, and 126 of these required follow-up surgical abortion. Time is clearly of the essence: The longer a woman waits after taking RU-486 before attempting a reversal, the lower the likelihood of success. Health care professionals should become informed about the possibility of using progesterone to reverse the effects of RU-486 in women who have begun the chemical abortion process and then changed their minds. The website for the Abortion Pill Reversal Program, a national effort to encourage and support abortion pill reversal, can be found at: http:// abortionpillreversal.com/. It states “The Abortion Pill Reversal Program has a network of over 200 physicians worldwide that assist the women that call our hot line. This hotline is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week by registered nurses ... if you’ve taken the abortion pill, it may not be too late. Call (877) 558-0333 right away.” FATHER PACHOLCZYK is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and serves at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. www. ncbcenter.org.
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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion At the Procession with Palms MARK 11:1-10 When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone should say to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ reply, ‘The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.’” So they went off and found a colt tethered at a gate outside on the street, and they untied it. Some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They answered them just as Jesus had told them to, and they permitted them to do it. So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!” ISAIAH 50:4-7 The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them. Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear; and I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting. The Lord God is my help, therefore I am not disgraced; I have set my face like flint, knowing that I shall not be put to shame. PSALM 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? All who see me scoff at me; they mock me with parted lips, they wag their heads: “He relied on the Lord; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, if he loves him.” My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Indeed, many dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers closes in upon me; They have pierced my hands and my feet; I can count all my bones. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? They divide my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots. But you, O Lord, be not far from me; O my help, hasten to aid me. My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? I will proclaim your name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise you: “You who fear the Lord, praise him; all you descendants of Jacob, give glory to him; revere him, all you descendants of Israel!” My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? PHILIPPIANS 2:6-11 Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. MARK 14:1—15:47 The Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread were to take place in two days’ time. So the chief priests and the scribes were seeking a way to arrest him by treachery and put him to death. They said, “Not during the festival, for fear that there may be a riot among the people.” When he was in Bethany reclining at table in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of perfumed oil, costly genuine spikenard. She broke the alabaster jar and poured it on his head. There were some who were indignant. “Why has there been this waste of
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Mary holds the body of Jesus in this stained-glass window at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Greenlawn, N.Y. perfumed oil? It could have been sold for more than three hundred days’ wages and the money given to the poor.” They were infuriated with her. Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you make trouble for her? She has done a good thing for me. The poor you will always have with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them, but you will not always have me. She has done what she could. She has anticipated anointing my body for burial. Amen, I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed to the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went off to the chief priests to hand him over to them. When they heard him they were pleased and promised to pay him money. Then he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city and a man will meet you, carrying a jar of water. Follow him. Wherever he enters, say to the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says, “Where is my guest room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?”’Then he will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” The disciples then went off, entered the city, and found it just as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he came with the Twelve. And as they reclined at table and were eating, Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.” They began to be distressed and to say to him, one by one, “Surely it is not I?” He said to them, “One of the Twelve, the one who dips with me into the dish. For the Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.” While they were eating, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, and they all drank from it. He said to them, “This is my
blood of the covenant, which will be shed for many. Amen, I say to you, I shall not drink again the fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.” Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will have your faith shaken, for it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be dispersed. But after I have been raised up, I shall go before you to Galilee.” Peter said to him, “Even though all should have their faith shaken, mine will not be.” Then Jesus said to him, “Amen, I say to you, this very night before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times.” But he vehemently replied, “Even though I should have to die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all spoke similarly. Then they came to a place named Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be troubled and distressed. Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death. Remain here and keep watch.” He advanced a little and fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass by him; he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible to you. Take this cup away from me, but not what I will but what you will.” When he returned he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Withdrawing again, he prayed, saying the same thing. Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open and did not know what to answer him. He returned a third time and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? It is enough. The hour has come. Behold, the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners. Get up, let us go. See, my betrayer is at hand.” Then, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs who had come from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. His betrayer had arranged a signal with them, saying, “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him and lead him away securely.” He came and immediately went over to him and said, “Rabbi.” And he kissed him. At this they laid hands on him and arrested him. One of the bystanders drew his sword, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his ear. Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to seize me? Day after day I was with you teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest me; but that the Scriptures may be fulfilled.” And they all left him and fled. Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth behind and ran off naked. They led Jesus away to the high priest, and all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes came together. Peter followed him at a distance into the high priest’s courtyard and was seated with the guards, warming himself at the fire. The chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin kept trying to obtain testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death, but they found none. Many gave false witness against him, but their testimony did not agree. Some took the stand and testified falsely against him, alleging, “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.’” Even so their testimony did not agree. The high priest rose before the assembly and questioned Jesus, saying, “Have you no answer? What are these men testifying against you?” But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, “Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed One?” Then Jesus answered, “I am; and ‘you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Power and coming with the clouds of heaven.’” At that the high priest tore his garments and said, “What further need have we of witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy. What do you think?” They all condemned him as deserving to die. Some began to spit on him. They blindfolded him and struck him and said to him, “Prophesy!” And the guards greeted him with blows. While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the high priest’s maids came along. Seeing Peter warming himself, she looked intently at him and said, “You too were with the NazSEE READINGS, PAGE 21
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arene, Jesus.” But he denied it saying, “I neither know nor understand what you are talking about.” So he went out into the outer court. Then the cock crowed. The maid saw him and began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is one of them.” Once again he denied it. A little later the bystanders said to Peter once more, “Surely you are one of them; for you too are a Galilean.” He began to curse and to swear, “I do not know this man about whom you are talking.” And immediately a cock crowed a second time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the cock crows twice you will deny me three times.” He broke down and wept. As soon as morning came, the chief priests with the elders and the scribes, that is, the whole Sanhedrin held a council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.” The chief priests accused him of many things. Again Pilate questioned him, “Have you no answer? See how many things they accuse you of.” Jesus gave him no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed. Now on the occasion of the feast he used to release to them one prisoner whom they requested. A man called Barabbas was then in prison along with the rebels who had committed murder in a rebellion. The crowd came forward and began to ask him to do for them as he was accustomed. Pilate answered, “Do you want me to release to you the king of the Jews?” For he knew that it was out of envy that the chief priests had handed him over. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. Pilate again said to them in reply, “Then what do you
want me to do with the man you call the king of the Jews?” They shouted again, “Crucify him.” Pilate said to them, “Why? What evil has he done?” They only shouted the louder, “Crucify him.” So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them and, after he had Jesus scourged, handed him over to be crucified. The soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is, the praetorium, and assembled the whole cohort. They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him. They began to salute him with, All Hail, King of the Jews!” and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him. They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. They brought him to the place of Golgotha — which is translated Place of the Skull — They gave him wine drugged with myrrh, but he did not take it. Then they crucified him and divided his garments by casting lots for them to see what each should take. It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” With him they crucified two revolutionaries, one on his right and one on his left. Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself by coming down from the cross.” Likewise the chief priests, with the scribes, mocked him among themselves and said, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified
with him also kept abusing him. At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.” One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.” Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. Here all kneel and pause for a short time. The veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. When the centurion who stood facing him saw how he breathed his last he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” There were also women looking on from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of the younger James and of Joses, and Salome. These women had followed him when he was in Galilee and ministered to him. There were also many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem. When it was already evening, since it was the day of preparation, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a distinguished member of the council, who was himself awaiting the kingdom of God, came and courageously went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was amazed that he was already dead. He summoned the centurion and asked him if Jesus had already died. And when he learned of it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. Having bought a linen cloth, he took him down, wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses watched where he was laid.
Entering the mystery of Jesus’ suffering and death
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n his influential book “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Viktor Frankl speaks about an older doctor who approached him on account of his depression. His wife had died, and he was inconsolable. Struggling to find a way to help him, Frankl asked him: “What would have happened, doctor, if you had died first, and your wife would have had to survive you?” “Oh,” he said, “for her it would have been terrible; how she would have suffered!” Frankl replied, “You see, doctor, such a suffering has been spared her, and it was you who have spared her this suffering – to be sure, at the price that now you have to survive and mourn her.” The grieving doctor left without saying a word. Frankl felt that FATHER CHARLES in some way suffering ceases PUTHOTA to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning, such as the meaning of a sacrifice. Sparing humanity all the suffering and sadness, Jesus takes on himself the excruciating burdens of our sin, guilt and evil. His purpose cannot be fulfilled
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
POPE FRANCIS THE CHURCH MUST ALWAYS BE OPEN
The church “is the house of Jesus,” and Christians must welcome everyone, even bringing those unable to make their own way, the pope said at morning Mass March 17 at his residence in Vatican City. People who are sad or “sick in their soul” or who have “made many mistakes in their lives” may, at a certain point, feel the Holy Spirit inspire them to go to church but will often find unwelcoming and judgmental Christian communities with their “doors closed” to them, he said.
without anguish, uncertainty, humiliation, vulnerability, and even a sense of being abandoned by his Father. Yet, he knows that he has to go through this sacrifice not because his Father is a sadist demanding his suffering and death but because our human condition chooses the cross for him. To free us from our sinful condition, Jesus is ready to do anything, even to throw his life away, a sacrifice based on absolute and unconditional love. As we begin Holy Week this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we enter the mystery of Jesus’ suffering and death. A hush of sadness descends on us as we process with palms and contemplate Mark’s passion narrative. Through ritual and remembrance, symbolism and paradox, we are led into the sanctuary of Jesus’ passion. Our hearts are heavy. In a mystical way, deep within us we can sense Jesus going through the agony. We are in utter amazement of what the divine love is willing to do for us. This is the desirable frame of mind and heart for us as we are drawn into contemplating Jesus’ life-giving events. Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem ends the Messianic secret of Mark’s Gospel. Jesus is now out in public as the Messiah people have been waiting for. His messiahship will be revealed fully now in his suffering, death and resurrection. Riding a donkey signifies humility, not subjugation. His power lies not in control but in self-sacrifice. He is Isaiah’s suffering
servant. As Paul says, Jesus empties himself and becomes “obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Mark’s Passion narrative confronts us with the brutality and humiliation that Jesus experiences as he faces his execution. Unlike the Gospel of John which portrays Jesus as majestic and in full control, Mark’s Gospel captures vividly Jesus’ humanity and vulnerability, his despair and abandonment. The spirituality of Holy Week will connect us intimately – and redemptively – with these gracegiving events. We are not outsiders or spectators but participants in and sharers of these divine mysteries. On Holy Thursday, the Lord will wash the feet, institute the Eucharist, give the love commandment, and establish priesthood (both universal and ministerial). The Good Friday ceremonies will place us at the foot of the cross and at the heart of love and ask us “Were you there when they crucified my Lord?” Holy Saturday will take us, uncertain and anguished, into the cave of waiting in hope of new life. For many, life might seem one long Holy Saturday. When Easter comes, we will be suffused with indescribable joy and light, as Hopkins captures it: “Let him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimsoncresseted east.” FATHER PUTHOTA is pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco.
LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, MARCH 30: Monday of Holy Week. IS 42:1-7. PS 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14. JN 12:1-11. TUESDAY, MARCH 31: Tuesday of Holy Week. IS 49:1-6. PS 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17. JN 13:21-33, 36-38. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1: Wednesday of Holy Week. IS 50:4-9a. PS 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and 33-34. MT 26:14-25. THURSDAY, APRIL 2: Holy Thursday - Chrism Mass. IS 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9. PS 89:21-22, 25 and 27. RV 1:58. IS 61:1 (cited in LK 4:18). Lk 4:16-21.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion. IS 52:13—53:12. PS 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25. HEB 4:14-16; 5:7-9. PHIL 2:8-9. JN 18:1—19:42. SATURDAY, APRIL 4: Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter. GN 1:1—2:2 or GN 1:1, 2631a. PS 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 or PS 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20 and 22. GN 22:1-18 or GN 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18. PS 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11. EX 14:15—15:1. EX 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18. IS 54:5-14. PS 30:2, 4, 5-6, 1112, 13. IS 55:1-11. IS 12:2-3, 4, 5-6. BAR 3:9-15, 32C4:4. PS 19:8, 9, 10, 11. EZ 36:16-17a, 18-28. PS 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4. IS 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or PS 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19. ROM 6:3-11. PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23. MK 16:1-7.
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is the official student choral organization of the Catholic Church, said Jan Schmidt, executive director of the American Federation Pueri Cantores which organized the March 14 event. Pueri Cantores is designed to instill a love of God and of sacred liturgical music, Gregorian chant and modern liturgical music, Schmidt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A desire to sing is the only requirement!â&#x20AC;? the website, pcchoir.org, states. Plainchant, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, and Modern liturgical music set within the rich tradition of the Catholic Church are part of the repertoire, according to its website. Young people of all faiths and beliefs are welcomed. The students are invited to participate in a papal Mass Jan. 1, 2016 with Pope Francis where thousands Pueri Cantores students are expected to sing, she said. Robbins, who is director of choral activities at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, leads two festivals a year for the American Federation Pueri Cantores. About 10 festivals, which include a day of rehearsals and a Mass with childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choirs who come together for the ďŹ rst time that day, are held throughout the United States annually. The students arrive already familiar with the music and prepared by their choir directors, and they have only three one-hour sessions in which to rehearse together, Robbins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They put together all the music for the Mass and all of the music for the preludes. It is really an amazing task,â&#x20AC;? Robbins
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Performers at the 2015 Northern California Pueri Cantores choral festival included, above, the Christ the King Pueri Cantores from Los Angeles and, right, the St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Choir. said. Most of the participants this year were from grades 5-8, but a few were younger and a handful of high school students also participated. The American Federation Pueri Cantores Northern California Choral Festival and Mass included three choirs associated with St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral, as well as the Trinity Prep Choir from Napa, and choirs from Monterey, Santa Cruz, Stockton, the East Bay and even Los Angeles. Local participating choirs were the San Francisco Archdiocesan Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir and the Saint Brigid School Honor Choir, directed by Dr. Christoph Tietze, which are based at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral
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and the Golden Gate Boys Choir, directed by Steve Meyer. The Golden Gate Boys Choir is officially headquartered in Hayward but rehearses every Monday evening at the cathedral and frequently sings there. In the last 10 years, the festival has alternated between St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral, Mission Dolores Basilica, St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral in San Jose, and the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, Tietze said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pueri Cantores chooses good music for its festivals. The music is well suited to the liturgy, beautiful, and always challenging,â&#x20AC;? said Tietze, who noted another beneďŹ t is the children have a chance to meet children from other choirs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The directors chosen for the festivals are nationally known artists who work well with children. My singers, and I also, always learn something new at these festivals.â&#x20AC;? This year the participating choirs, in addition to the ones associated with St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral, were: Christ the King Pueri Cantores, Los Angeles; Holy Cross Church Youth Choirs, Santa Cruz; Immaculate Heart of Mary Youth Choir, Brentwood; St. George School Choir, Stockton; and San Carlos Cathedral Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choir, Monterey. For more information, pcchoirs.org.
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(PHOTO COURTESY SCHOOL OF THE EPIPHANY)
(PHOTO COURTESY PATRICK GEE)
Archbishop at Epiphany, Sts. Peter and Paul Left, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is pictured with first graders during his visit to the School of the Epiphany March 6 as part of his ongoing plan to visit every parish in the archdiocese. He celebrated Mass for the 440 students and their teachers, visited the classrooms and ate lunch with staff and teachers. Center and right, the archbishop made a three-day pastoral visit to Sts. Peter and Paul Parish and school in San Francisco March 21-23, beginning with the confirmations of Elisa Francis Caccia, Alexander Anthony Campbell, Nicholas Nicholas Chan, Declan Phillip Elias, Madison Elizabeth Gunn, Christopher Luke Jang, Darren Gregory, Jerome Lam, Lucas John Paul Laughlin, Kelekolio Francis Xavier Mateo, Kylie Mary Domenica Mazzarelo Shea, Max Milles Maximillian Venenciano, Christina Sze-Yin and Christina Wong. The archbishop celebrated a special Sunday Mass for the parish at 10:30 a.m. Parishioners had an opportunity to meet the archbishop at a reception that followed. On Monday, March 23, the archbishop celebrated a 9 a.m. school Mass, then made classroom visits and had lunch with faculty and staff.
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REQUIREMENTS ►Complete 2 day-training (2 Saturdays required).
►Must be 18 years old. ►Visit incarcerated youth 12 to 18 years old. ►Bilingual English & Spanish speaker preferable but not required. ►Attend mandatory monthly meetings. ►Mentor youth released from jail, in probation or parole. (optional)
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CONSECRATED: Society of Sacred Heart FROM PAGE 7
Fails, which has developed curricula for grades seven-12. For many years, San Francisco native Irma Dillard, RSCJ, served at St. Boniface Parish SOCIETY OF THE in the heart of the SACRED HEART OF JESUS city, working with programs designed to assist people dealFULL NAME: Society ing with poverty and of the Sacred Heart of homelessness. She Jesus, United Statesrecently moved to Canada Province Most Holy Redeemer FOUNDING: Paris, France, Parish in the Castro District where she 1800, by Saint Madeleine serves as director Sophie Barat of mission, working to develop strong DATE OF ARRIVAL IN pastoral leadership, ARCHDIOCESE OF further evangelizaSAN FRANCISCO: 1887 tion efforts and plan for the future. ORIGINAL MINISThe San Francisco TRY: Education, spearchdiocese is also cifically boarding and day home to Oakwood, schools, elementary and the society’s retiresecondary ment community in Atherton. With 52 CURRENT MINISTRIES: residents, it is the Varied, including Sophia House, a welcoming com- largest community in the province and munity in Berkeley the last on a Sacred Heart school campus. NUMBER OF RSCJ IN Several of the OakARCHDIOCESE OF wood RSCJ volunteer SAN FRANCISCO: 76 at SHS-Atherton and various other organizations in the wider community. Other RSCJ teach at Sacred Heart and parish schools and the Franciscan School of Theology. Several RSCJ work in nursing and psychotherapy; two in hospice care. There’s even an iconographer! After 127 years, the Society of the Sacred Heart remains vibrant and committed to revealing God’s love in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
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NOVENAS Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. POC
Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. POC
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Organist/pianist St Denis church in Menlo Park and Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Portola Valley are seeking part time Organist/Pianist. The position is Part-time and Non-exempt. To Apply: quali ied applicants should e-mail resume and cover letter to: Joseshaji.62@gmail.com Rev. Jose Shaji, Pastor St Denis Parish 2250 Avy Ave Menlo Park, CA, 94025 The position of DRE/Youth Minister at St. Denis Parish St Denis Parish is seeking a Director of Religious Education/Youth Minister. This is a full time position and is classi ied Exempt. The DRE/Youth Minister must have strong leadership and administrative skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills, good computer skills, ability to work with diverse groups, and experience in working with children and parents. The DRE/Youth Minister is responsible for recruiting and training Catechists and Aides, coordinating the Religious Education and Youth Ministry Schedule, organizing effective sacramental preparation for First Communion and Con irmation, and supporting strong Catholic families. The Youth Minister will direct and coordinate youth activities for High School age students in St. Denis Parish.
Academic Quali ication, Work Experience and Skills MA in Theology/Religious studies or related ield or experience is preferred. To Apply: quali ied applicants should e-mail resume and cover letter to: Joseshaji.62@gmail.com Rev. Jose Shaji, Pastor St Denis Parish 2250 Avy Ave Menlo Park, CA, 94025
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FRIDAY, MARCH 27 EVENING PRAYER: Sisters of Mercy invite women to four Fridays of evening prayer and conversations about vocation, 7:30 p.m., Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, Mercy Chapel: March 27, “Remaining with Jesus”; April 24, “Walking Joyfully in the Spirit.” RSVP to Mercy Sister Jean Evans (650) 373-4508; Jevans@mercywmw.org. LENTEN SERIES: Father Joe Bradley on the triduum, St. Gregory Parish, Vanos gym, Hacienda at 28th Avenue, San Mateo, with meal at 6 p.m. and talk at 7 p.m.; (650) 345-8506. MASS AND TALK: Catholic Marin Breakfast Club beginning with Mass at 7 a.m. at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard and Bon Air Road, Greenbrae followed by breakfast and talk from Jesuit Father Ed Harris, president, St. Ignatius College Preparatory; members breakfast $8, vistors $10; (415) 461-0704, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sugaremy@aol.com. FOOD FUNDRAISER: A part of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael’s Gather@Grand series this Cooking for a Cause food festival, 4:406:30 p.m.,will help support students traveling to do service in Uganda in 2016. Enjoy tastes of internationally inspired food prepared by Dominican University professors and learn about a variety of projects earlier trips have put in place including water filtration, e-readers and a maternity wing for the local clinic; $10 at the door; (415) 453-8303; CommunityRelations@ sanrafaelop.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 HANDICAPABLES MASS: The 50 years of this good work continues to be celebrated throughout 2015 with noon Mass, Bishop William J. Justice principal Bishop William celebrant and J. Justice homilist, followed by lunch, in lower halls of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people and their caregivers are invited. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in this cherished tradition. Joanne Borodin, (415) 239-4865.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4 CEMETERY REFLECTION: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Holy Saturday reflection and prayer service led by Mercy Sister Toni Lynn Gallagher, 11 a.m., All Sister Toni Lynn Saints MausoGallagher leum Chapel. (650) 756-2060.
SATURDAY, MARCH 28 ROSARY: Knights of St. Francis Holy Rosary Sodality meets Saturdays for the rosary at 2:30 p.m. in the Porziuncola Nuova, Vallejo Street at Columbus Avenue, San Francisco. Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed at 3 p.m. All are welcome; www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29 TV MASSES: EWTN airs Mass daily at 5 a.m., 9 a.m., 9 p.m. and at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. EWTN is carried on Comcast 229, AT&T 562, Astound 80, San Bruno Cable 143, DISH Satellite 261 and Direct TV 370. In Half Moon Bay EWTN airs on Comcast 70 and on Comcast 74 in southern San Mateo County. CATHOLIC TV MASS: A TV Mass is broadcast Sundays at 6 a.m. on the Bay Area’s KTSF Channel 26 and KOFY Channel 20, and in the Sacramento area at 5:30 a.m. on KXTL Channel 40. It is produced for viewing by the homebound and others unable to go to Mass by God Squad Productions with Msgr. Harry Schlitt, celebrant. Catholic TV Mass, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109, (415) 614-5643, janschachern@aol.com.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 SHRINE MASSES: Wednesdays during Lent Mass will be celebrated at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, Vallejo at Columbus in North Beach at 12:15 and 6:30 p.m. with confession available 11-noon and 5-6:15 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4 ‘LOOKING EAST’: Come to Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, 5920 Geary Blvd. at 23rd Avenue, San Francisco for Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.; luncheon at noon and a talk by Father Kevin Kennedy, pastor, at 1 p.m. and vespers at 4 p.m. All are welcome throughout the day. Series continues first Saturdays of the month. Parking is in St. Monica Church lot. Visit www. byzantinecatholic.org; call (415) 7522052; email OLFatimaSF@gmail.com.
THURSDAY, APRIL 9 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo. New Members welcome. Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@yahoo.com.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10 DIVORCE SUPPORT: Healing the Wounds, a divorced and separated Catholics support group, second Friday of the month, Tarantino Hall, St. Hilary Parish, Tiburon, 6:30-8 p.m., professional childcare available at $10 per child. Karen Beale, (415) 250-2597, Amy Nelis, (916) 212-6120. Father Roger Gustafson, (415) 435-1122.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10 MARRIAGE HELP: Retrouvaille has helped thousands of couples at all stages of disillusionment or misery in their marriage. Program consists of a weekend and post sessions. For confidential inquiry or register for the weekend. (415) 893 1005; SF@Retrouvaille.org; www.Retrouvaille.org.
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 REUNION: San Francisco Notre Dame de Namur Alumnae Mass and luncheon at Mission Dolores Basilica, 10:30 a.m. honoring classes of 1935, 1945, 1955, 1965, and 1975 with lunch following at the Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd. “Never Stopped Believing!” is theme so Giants attire is welcome. Tickets are $40; Katie O’Leary nuttydames@aol.com; (415) 282-6588.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12 DIVINE MERCY: St. Catherine Church, 1310 Bayswater, Burlingame, beginning at 2:30 p.m. with opportunity for confession and chaplet of Divine Mercy prayer; 3 p.m. Mass; 4 p.m. veneration and Benediction. Judy Miller at (650) 342–1988.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 ‘JOY OF GOSPEL’: Pray, read and discuss Pope Francis’ teaching during presentations on Pope Francis’ new document, 7 p.m., Apr. 15, May 6; Dominican Sisters of MSJ Motherhouse 43326 Mission Blvd. entrance on Mission Tierra Place, Fremont. Dominican Sisters Ingrid Clemmensen and Marcia Krause facilitate. www.msjdominicans.org. PASTA LUNCH: Immaculate Conception Church, Folsom at Cesar Chavez, San
THURSDAY, APRIL 16
SATURDAY, APRIL 11 ‘GOD SQUAD’ BOCCE: Father Harry’s God Squad Bocce Ball Tournament and Picnic, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Marin Bocce Federation Albert Park, 550 B St., San Msgr. Harry Rafael. Contact Schlitt Jan Schachern (415) 244-0771; janschachern@gmail.com. Breakfast, snacks, beverages included with paid registration. Players must be 18 years of age or older.
SATURDAY, JUNE 13 HANDICAPABLES MASS: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist at Mass commemorating 50 year anniversary of the Handicapables at noon, Archbishop in lower halls of Salvatore J. St. Mary’s CaCordileone thedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance with lunch following the liturgy. All disabled people and their caregivers are invited. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in this cherished tradition, Joanne Borodin, (415) 239-4865.
Francisco, noon, with meal of all you can eat pasta, meatballs, $10. Beverages available for purchase. A tradition of the local church for more than 50 years.
PANEL: Panel on Advance Directives, 6 p.m., St. Mary’s Medical Center, Morrissey Hall, 2250 Hayes St., San Francisco with representatives from the medical, ethics and faith communities, light refreshments will be served. To reserve a space or additional information, call (415) 7505790 or email stmarysfoundation@ dignityhealth.org. One in four elderly will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care. Researchers have concluded that advance directives are important tools for providing care in keeping with patients’ wishes.
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YOUTH FOOD FAST: Archdiocesan Food Fast hosted by the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry and Catholic Relief Services, 10 a.m.6 p.m., St. Peter Church, Pacifica. The event is free, although there is a suggested donation of $10 for CRS. The day will end with Mass at 5 p.m. and families and community members are invited. Registration for the Food Fast is available at www.sforeym.org/ node/303 along with permission form that can be downloaded.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 18 CONSOLATION HELP: Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, ministry of consolation training; tonilyng@aol.com; (415) 681-6153. For new ministers or those who wish a refresher; 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., bring lunch. Requested donation $10. IHM DINNER: “A Heavenly Affair,” themes Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish auction and dinner dance, 5:30 p.m., San Mateo Marriott Hotel, with dinner, wine and dancing until midnight, reservations required: (650) 5936157 and ask for Gail; reserve online auction.ihmbelmont.org. Proceeds benefit parish and school. FASHION SHOW: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” fashion show and lunch benefiting St. Stephen School, San Francisco, Olympic Club, Lakeside; Tina Gullotta, breakfastattif@hotmail. com. REUNION: St. Stephen School class of ‘65, Mass, St. Stephen Church, 4:30 p.m., tours and refreshments until 6:15 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., Gold Mirror Restaurant, 18th Avenue and Taraval, San Francisco, Katherine Moser, devel-
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‘TIME FOR TEA’: St. Robert Parish, 345 Oak Ave., San Bruno, 1:30-4:00 p.m., $ 20 adults, children 10 and under $ 8, reservations required, (650) 589-2800 by April 13. REUNION: St John Ursuline Alumnae Luncheon and Golden Diploma Presentation honoring 1965 graduates, 9:30 a.m. Mass, St John Evangelist Church, San Francisco followed by a luncheon at the Irish Cultural Center, 45th Avenue at Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco. (415) 661-2700; 1965 graduates contact Margie Van Dyke Silva ricsil@prodigy.net.
MONDAY, APRIL 20 GRIEF SUPPORT: St. Pius Grief Ministry is offering a facilitated nine-week support group session through April 20, 7 p.m., St. Pius Parish Center, 1100 Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City. If you are in the early stages of your loss, or have not previously attended a grief support group, this program may benefit you. (650) 3610655; griefministry@pius.org. Walk-ins are welcome.
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MARCH 27, 2015
In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of February
HOLY CROSS COLMA Spiro I. Abouata Alicia Acido William B. Allen Nadine S. Allen Saul Alvarenga Patricia J. Alvarez Marilyn Ancelj Felisa G. Andrade Ruth Antuna Emerita T. Aquino Rafael M. Arradaza Irene Arruda Maria Bacigalupo David Bacigalupo Walter H. Bailey Deona Mae Banks Barbara Barbagelata Doris A. Barriere Octavio S. Bernal John D. Bernie Joan Bisbee Lonnie J. Breaux Paul J. Buchner John A. Burke Barbara Butler John J. Candido, Sr. Frederick T. Caracciolo Otto R. Cartagena Jose Maria Castellanos Sister Doris Cavanaugh, PBVM Edwin Church Rena Church Rosaly B. Cipparrone Angelina Clark Maria P. Collaco Rodolfo A. Concepcion Brian Coughlan
Mary K. Cusack Frieda R. Cuznar Bev D’Angelo Trung Dai Angelina A. Dayao Pablo F. Dee, Jr. Robert F. Devincenzi Adoracion R. Dominguez Emma Ratto Finerty Thomas Finnigan Jeana Antoinette Flores Antoinette F. Francini Jean M. Galea Pauline Gallagher Raymond H. Gallaway La Mae June Glenn Katherine M. Griffin Edward H. Guglielmetti Therese M. Guilfoy Mauricio Guzman Juana Alfaro Hernandez Teresa Hurley Michael Joseph Iannone Dolores Rosie Jones Catherine Z. Jordan Bronislawa Karwowski James Joseph Kehoe Tevaite Emily Kehoe William A. Kelly Lucille Meagher Krow Lucille A. Lacey Miguel U. Lara Angeline Alvary Rivera Larin Jacinta Leon Jovita Lujan Amparo Martin Emilio J. Maschio Anna M. Mc Garvey Daniel G. Mc Gill Mary June Mc Neil Sr. Audrey McGreevy
Michael J. Meisenbach Leo A. Michelini Charles Knights Miller Charles Parker Miller Mel Modesti Peter Mora Connie T. Morris Herminigildo P. Moscardon Timothy J. Mulcahy Bernadette Murphy Rose Marie Novich Hulda O’Brien Vera O’Donnell Edna Olson Remelde C. Orque Cristeta G. Panelo Mary M. Paulic Pilar Parangan Peregrino Domenico Podesta Marie B. Powell Alice R. Quigley Elizabeth Ramos Jose Parra Raygoza Pedro P. Reyes Ramona Freytes Rivera Itzelle Imelda Rojas Lara Marie L. Rouse Joanie M. Rushing Luis Carlos Pulido Ruvalcaba Guillermo Sandoval Ruvalcaba Frank Sabella Sheila M. Sacks Gregoria “Goring” Sansano Patsy L. Sasselli Vanda G. Schenone Erwin A. Schoenstein, Jr. Christian A. Serrano Alton Sneler Louis J. Sozzi Mary Colleen St. Clair Leland F. Stanfel
Marie L. Stanfel Evelyn Swett Dorothy Sypal Maurice S. Tolliver Gene Genaro H. Tongson Leonora Valmonte Juan A. Velasquez Socorro Villareal Deacon Ricardo T. Viray Lisa Vitali-Kilmartin John Hung Wong Mariano Ybona, Sr.
HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Charles H. Accurso Marie W. Graycar Margaret M. Johnston Petelo Malelei Latu Luis Salinas
MT. OLIVET, SAN RAFAEL Mario Alioto Barbara Ann (Flynn) Diez William Weston Dodson Walter B. Hall Sister Mary of the Assumption Leahy, C.S.N. Dolores M. Lydon Evelyn Dina Mazza Lorraine Niven Emma Maria Pariani Robert M. Rowden, M.D. Janie P. Schoenberger Alfred C. Silveira
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA HOLY SATURDAY REFLECTION AND PRAYER SERVICE APRIL 4, 2015 – 11:00 AM, ALL SAINTS MAUSOLEUM CHAPEL As we come to the end of our Lenten journey, please join us for a morning of prayer and reflection on our own grief journey and our hope in the promise of Easter. Led by Sr. Toni Lynn Gallagher, RSM.
As First Saturday falls on Holy Saturday, Mass will not be offered.
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 Ranchos 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.