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1 Third Sunday in Lent March 8, Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA Conducted by the Fathers of the Institute of the Incarnate Word Website: RECTORY Rev. Gustavo Nieto, IVE, Pastor (408) Rev. Samuel Leonard, IVE, Associate Pastor Rev. Joseph LoJacono, IVE, Associate Pastor Rev. Thomas Steinke, IVE, Associate Pastor CONVENT Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara (408) Mother Maria Regina Pacis, SSVM, Superior OFFICE HOURS Rectory: Mon. 9am-4:30pm (closed 12-1); Tue. - Fri. 9am-7pm (closed 12-1pm); (408) Sat. 9am-1pm; Closed Sunday Catechism: Tues. & Thu. 9-11:30am & 5:30-8pm; Wed. 9-11:30am & 3-6pm; (408) Sat. 9am-1pm Adult Religious Ed: Tue. - Fri. 2 to 7pm; Sat. 9am-1pm (408) x1113 Library: Sun.-Tue. 9am-5pm, Wed. 1pm-3pm, Fri 9am-5pm (408) x1214 (Located in the Family Learning Center Room 1214) Music Ministry Contact Bernadette Arnold at barnold@dsj.org MASSES Sunday Vigil: Sat. 5pm & 7:30pm Sunday: 7:30am, 9:00am,10:30am, 12noon, 2pm & 5pm, 6:30pm (Spanish) & 8pm Holy Days: Please see our website or call the Rectory Office Weekdays: 8am, 12noon, 5:15pm; also 7:30pm Wed. & 8am Sat. First Friday: 8am, 12noon, 5:15pm, 7:30pm CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 3:30pm - 5pm Other times: During all Sat & Sun Masses Mon. during the 12noon & 5:15pm Masse Tue - Fri. During the 8am, 12noon; 5:15pm Masses GIFT SHOP (408) St. Vincent de Paul 1-(800) BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES & FUNERALS: Please contact the Rectory Office for more information. (For Marriages please contact the office before setting the date.) Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine Mission Statement Our Lady of Peace is a church and shrine dedicated to the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls. It is a place of prayer & pilgrimage with: Perpetual adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Frequent celebration of the Sacraments, particularly the Eucharist and Reconciliation Integrated formation of the person (spiritual, moral, intellectual and emotional)

2 Page 2 Our Lady of Peace March 8, 2015 FROM OUR PASTOR Dear Parishioners, We proclaim Christ crucified, says St. Paul in today s Second Reading. To give us an idea of what Jesus Christ suffered in his life, and still more in his death, we must consider what the same Apostle says in his letter to the Romans: God sending His own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh. (Rom 8:3) Jesus Christ being sent by the Father to redeem us, clothed Himself with that which was infected with sin. And though He was exactly like us except sin, He took upon Himself our miseries and offered Himself to the Father for the remission of our sins. Hence, our Savior was laden with all the blasphemies, all the sacrileges, trespasses, thefts, cruelties, and abominable deeds which men have committed and will commit until the end of time. Behold Him, in a word, says St. Alphonsus of Liguori, the object of all the divine curses which men have deserved through their sins: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. St. Thomas Aquinas, this great Doctor of the Church, writes that both the internal and outward pains of Jesus Christ exceeded all the pains which can be endured in this life. And it was for this purpose that our Lord received from the Father as He himself said, a body you prepared for me. (Ps 40:7-9) St. Thomas remarks that our Lord suffered pains and torments in all his senses: He suffered in his sense of touch, because all his flesh was torn; He suffered in his taste, with gall and vinegar; He suffered in his hearing, through the blasphemies and mockeries that were offered to Him; He suffered in his sight, at beholding His Mother, who was present at his death. He suffered also in all his members: his Head was tortured with thorns, His hands and feet with nails, His face with buffeting and spitting, and all His Body with scourging, in the way that was foretold by Isaiah: He had no majestic bearing to catch our eye, no beauty to draw us to him. He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain, like one from whom you turn your face, spurned, and we held him in no esteem. (Is 53:2-3) St. Isidore says that other men, when their pains are great and last long, through the very severity of the pain, lose all power of feeling it. But in Jesus Christ it was not so; his last sufferings were as bitter as his first, and the first stripes in his scourging were as torturing as the last; for the Passion of our Redeemer was not the work of man, but of the justice of God, who thought fit to chastise his Son with all the severity which the sins of all mankind deserved. Our Divine Savior truly suffered for us, more than all the penitents, all the anchorites, all that the martyrs have suffered, because God laid upon Him the weight of a rigorous satisfaction to the divine justice for all the sins of men: The Lord laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Is 53:6) St. Thomas also says that Jesus Christ, in redeeming us, not only accomplished the virtue and infinite merit which belonged to his sufferings, but chose to suffer a depth of pain which might be sufficient to satisfy abundantly and rigorously for all the sins of the human race. And St. Bonaventure writes: He chose to suffer as much pain as if He Himself had committed all our sins. Only by contemplating the suffering humanity of Jesus can we become meek, humble, and tender as He is. There is no other way. We must make an effort during this third week of Lent to find Jesus; to dwell on his passion, on how much He suffered; to think of his meek silence. (Cf. Pope Francis, 09/12/13) I d like to leave you with a quote from the diary of St. Paul of the Cross: The holy sufferings of Jesus is a sea of sorrows, but it is also a sea of love. Ask the Lord to teach you to fish in this sea. Immerse yourself in it, and, no matter how deeply you go, you will never reach the bottom. Allow yourself to be penetrated with love and sorrow. In this way you will make the sufferings of the gentle Jesus your own. Fish for the pearls of the virtues of Jesus. This holy fishing is done without words. (04/08/ 1758) May God bless you all! Fr. Gustavo Nieto, IVE Announcements We joyfully welcome all visitors to the Shrine! Knights of Columbus Invite you to buy some donuts & coffee after all the morning masses. This Week s Second Collection: Aid to Church in Eastern & Central Europe Next Week s Second Collection: Catholic Relief Services Annual Diocesan Appeal As of Week 6 of the ADA, a total of 490 pledges have been turned in to the amount of $241,139 towards our $251,000 goal. Thank you for your con nued support of the ADA & our parish. Liturgical Adapta ons during the Flu Season s ll in effect. Mass Inten on Book for April, May, & June Will open on Tuesday, March 10 in the Rectory Office from 9-AM to 4:30-PM (6-PM on Thursdays) during the week. We are closed for lunch from 12-1-PM Monday- Friday. Inten ons are not taken on the weekends. Holy Week & Easter Schedule Posted in the Old Hall & Ves bule. Sta ons of the Cross Fridays of Lent at 7pm During the season of Lent we ask no flowers be taken into the Church. Thank you. This is Your Story Do you have a story to tell about Msgr. Sweeny or about this parish? See page 7 for details. New Carpet Coming Next Week See page 8. Don t panic! The loca on of the Confessions are moving, Details will follow in the coming weeks.

3 Third Sunday in Lent Page 3 Sacred Music & Liturgy Third Sunday of Lent Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 pm mass Organist: Lauren Cantor: Sophie 7:30 pm mass Organist: Margaret Cantor: Irene Sunday Mass: 7:30 am mass Organist: Akiko Cantor: Tom 9:00 am mass Organist: Akiko Cantor: Maya 10:30 am mass Organist: Katrina/Bernadette Cantor: Jeannette 12 noon mass Organist: Katrina/Bernadette Cantor: Bernadette 2 pm mass Organist: Katrina Cantor: Katrina 5 pm mass Organist: Shawna Cantor: Shawna 6:30 pm mass Organist: Shawna Cantor: Coro 8 pm mass Organist: Katrina Cantor: Katrina Bernadette Arnold ~ Director of Music Ministry MASS PROPERS & READINGS: Pew Missal page 104 Entrance Antiphon [Introit]: My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare. Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor. (Cf. Ps 25 (24): 15-16) Processional Hymn: Christ is Made the Sure Foundation #100 Liturgy of the Word First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17 [God spoke all these words. /v.1] Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 19:8 / 9 / 10 / 11 [R. Lord, you have the words of everlasting life. /Jn 6:68c] Second Reading: I Corinthians 1:22-25 [We preach Christ crucified. / v.23] Gospel Verse: Jn 3:16 [God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.] Gospel Reading: John 2:13-25 [Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. /v.19] Liturgy of the Eucharist Offertory Antiphon: The ordinances of the Lord are right, bringing joy to all hearts, sweeter than honey or the honeycomb. Therefore your servant will observe them. Offertory Hymn: Tis Good Lord, To Be Here #241 Prayer over the Offerings Eucharistic Prayer Communion Antiphon: The sparrows finds a home, the swallow a nest for her young, by your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they who dwell in your house, forever singing your praise. Cf. Psalm 84 (83): 4-5 Communion Hymns / Motet: Ave Verum Corpus ~ Mozart (10:30 am) East This Bread (#117) Jesus, Lover of My Soul (Adoremus Hymnal #604) Hymn to BVM: Ave Maria AH #531 Final Blessing and Dismissal Recessional Hymn: Lord, Who throughout These Forty Days #177 MASS ORDINARY: Pew Missal Mass Setting Kyrie Lord Have Mercy page 6, #4 Sanctus Holy Holy page 11, # 8 Memorial Acclamation page 13, # 9 Agnus Dei Lamb of God page 18, # 13 LITURGY & Church Music The liturgy is inherently linked to beauty: it is veritatis splendor.... Beauty, then, is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God himself and his revelation. ~Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis (35) SINGERS NEEDED OLOP is still accepting new members to join our Adult and Children s Choirs. We rehearse on Thursdays Children at 5:15-6:15 pm and Adults at 6:45-8:45 pm, room 1104 in the Family Learning Center. For more information and registration, please the Director of Music Ministry, Bernadette Arnold barnold@dsj.org

4 Page 4 Our Lady of Peace March 8, 2015 Children and Youth Religious Education Program News The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us. John 1:14 The Family as First School of Human Virtues # 17 Let us now continue discussing the virtue of obedience, in which children need to be trained since their early years. Let us now discuss about how parents should approach some of the more common faults in the way their children obey which we listed in our last Sunday s page. What parents should do Obedience is made easier if parents are consistent in the way they elicit it. If they act now one way, now another, depending on their mood, so that one day they demand one thing and the next day something different, it is quite likely that their children will not develop the virtue of obedience. The important thing is to make a real effort oneself to live those values which one regards as important and to make sure that the children recognize these values very clearly. This means, in practice, that you have to elicit obedience in fewer things than one might expect. If we want our children to obey so that they grow in quality and avoid what is evil, we should not waste time in looking for superfluous obedience of obedience in areas where really the child runs no great risk: that is, we should not look for obedience in regard to things which annoy us, because we don t like the way children do them but which are really a matter of opinion. To be continued... (from Character Building, by David Isaacs, p.182) IMPORTANT DATES March 8: First Scrutiny at the noon Mass March 14: Second Scrutiny at the 5:00 pm Mass Faith leads us to employ our God-given talents in God s service. Our Lady s Juggler, Chapter 7 By Anatole France Being a witness of this emulation in praise and the glorious harvest of their (the monks ) labors, Barnaby mourned his own ignorance and simplicity. Alas!" he sighed, as he took his solitary walk in the little shelterless garden of the monastery, "wretched wight that I am, to be unable, like my brothers, worthily to praise the Holy Mother of God, to whom I have vowed my whole heart's affection. Alas! Alas! I am but a rough man and uskilled in the arts, and I can render you in service, blessed Lady, neither edifying sermons, nor treatises set out in order according to the rule, nor ingenious paintings, nor statues truthfully scupltured, nor verses whose march is measured to the beat of feet. No gift have I, alas!"... To be continued (from The Book of Virtues for Young People, by William Bennet, p. 355) Catechism Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday: 9:00 am to 11:30 am and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Office phone number: (408) olopccdoffice@servidoras.org Website: If you are willing to follow God s call to be a Catechist or an assistant, this is what you do: 1) Contact Sr. Angeles via at olopccd@servidoras.org for an interview during office hours. 2) Then Sr. Angeles will assist you with the Safe Environment procedure required by the Diocese of San Jose.

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6 Page 6 Our Lady of Peace March 8, 2015 SATURDAY, March 7 8:00 AM +Joseph Tran Trong Hoa 5:00 PM +Mgsr. Sweeny & +Larry Navarro, Death Anniversaries 7:30 PM Bernardo & Eva Aguas Family, Spec. Int. SUNDAY, March 8 7:30 AM For the People 9:00 AM +Arturo Ruiz 10:30 AM Perla C. Bautista, Birthday 12 NOON +Miguel Lopez, Death Anniversary 2:00 PM +Dominic Catalano 5:00 PM Catherine Vinson, Health 6:30 PM +Felipe de Jesus Flores & +Marcos Flores 8:00 PM +Arsenia Mariano MONDAY, March 9 8:00 AM +Dan McQuillan & +Lowell Johnson, Death Anniversary 12 NOON +Mr. N.P. George 5:15 PM Roberto Rios & Hannah Geohegan, Thanksgiving TUESDAY, March 10 8:00 AM Milagros Dela Concha, Birthday & St. Michael, Thanksgiving 12 NOON Marth Koh, Health 5:15 PM Divya & Raman Kumar, Wedding Anniversary WEDNESDAY, March 11 8:00 AM +Alfredo Agloro & +Consolasion Santillan 12 NOON +Joe Baumann 5:15 PM +Manuel C. Atilig & +Bernardino Cruz 7:30 PM +Nicanor Eclarino THURSDAY, March 12 8:00 AM Rudy Lopez & +Clara Aguilar, Spec. Intentions 12 NOON +Maria Guevara 5:00 PM +Barbara Villamor, Death Anniversary FRIDAY, March 13 8:00 AM +Le Thi Thanh-Ha & Minh-Tri Pham, Spec. Int. 12 NOON +Le Thi Thanh-Ha & Minh-Qui Pham 5:15 PM Moses Garren Melendez & Tsehai Melendez, Birthday Thank you! May God reward you a hundredfold! Weekend totals for February 28 & March 1, 2015: Sat. 5:00 pm $1, Sun. 7:30 pm $ Sun. 7:30 am $1, Sun. 9:00 am $3, Sun. 10:30 am $3, Second Collection Total: $5,153 Sun. 12 Noon $2, Sun. 2:00 pm $2, Sun. 5:00 pm $1, Sun. 6:30 pm $1, Sun. 8:00 pm $3, Offering Total: $21, Easter Lilies Please donate to buy Easter Lilies for the Church. Include the name(s) of your deceased loved ones on the offering envelope, which will be placed on the Altar during the Easter Season. Drop envelopes in collection basket or at the Rectory during office hours. Thank you! (Please make checks payable to Our Lady of Peace Altar Society). ADA Pledge Update (Goal: $251,000) Week 1: Received $26, in Pledges Week 2: Received $83, in Pledges Week 3: Received $27, in Pledges Week 4: Received $29, in Pledges Week 5: Received $27, in Pledges Week 6: Received $23, in Pledges SATURDAY, March 14 8:00 AM +Isabel Heal 5:00 PM +Valenta Mangahas, Death Anniversary 7:30 PM For Persecuted Christians Total Received to Date: 490 Pledges = $

7 Third Sunday in Lent Page 7 Interviews can be done in person (visually and/or audio recorded) or over the phone. Not all stories may be featured in our project, but they will be kept for the archives. If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to schedule an interview, please contact Grace Laxamana x2104 or archives@olop-shrine.org.

8 Page 8 Our Lady of Peace March 8, 2015 Good news! As announced last week, three families have generously donated the funds to replace our well-worn church carpet. The replacement will take place this coming week, starting on Monday, March 9. The church will remained closed until the removal and installation work is completed, which is expected to take four days. All masses, confessions, and adoration will be moved to the old hall during this period. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience, and again ask you to join us in prayer of thanksgiving for this selfless Easter gift. Pilgrimage to Poland with Fr. Noel Sanvicente Pilgrimage to Poland: Tracing the footsteps of Saint John Paul II and Saint Faus na It also includes a visit to Prague, the Magnificent capital of Central Europe, and the home of the Shrine of the Infant Jesus, from September 7-18, For details and bookings please call Patricia of Top Notch Gateways or Father Noel at nsanvicente@stsimon.org. 40 DAYS FOR LIFE Please join fellow parishioners in supporting the spring 40 Days for Life Campaign, a very worthwhile, peaceful, and prayerful effort to end abortion. Parish groups are especially encouraged to sign up. Our Lady of Peace is committed to cover all Tuesdays over the campaign, so please try to help us meet our goal. Who: All parishioners, parish groups, priests and sisters What: Praying outside the Mar Monte Planned Parenthood clinic When: Tuesdays, from February 24 to March 24, any time between 7 am and 7 pm Where: Planned Parenthood on the corner of Naglee and the Alameda in San Jose If you are interested in participating, please sign up with Joe Mastroieni at Guidelines, signs, and prayer booklets are available. Further information may be found at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Sick & Homebound Ministry Extraordinary Eucharis c Ministers to the Sick and Homebound Thank you for all those that filled out the forms to become Extraordinary Eucharis c Ministers to the Sick & Homebound of our parish. We have received your informa on and will be contac ng all of you in the next month or so for screening and training. If you have any ques ons or concerns, please contact Grace Laxamana via at glaxamana@dsj.org THE GREAT CANON OF ST. ANDREW OF CRETE Lent is a time of repentance, and time for renewal. In the 8th Century, Saint Andrew of Crete composed a rich service of prayer expressing repentance for sin and recommitment to pursuing God. In this great prayer we are presented with many illustrations of repentance from the Old and New Testaments. There is also a reading of the Life of the penitent St. Mary of Egypt. This is a lengthy service so feel free to attend all or part of the holy service.wednesday, March 18, at 7:15pm: at St. Basil the Great Byzantine Catholic Church, Mulberry Drive, Los Gatos, CA. For more info: call Father Anthony Hernandez: (408) Bay Area Women of St. Joseph Promesa Organization Invites you and your family to their 37th Annual Celebration Celebrant: Fr. Samuel Leonard, IVE When: Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1-PM Novena, Procession & Mass (Reception to follow) Where: Our Lady of Peace Church Contact: Maria Quinata (408)

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10 Page 10 Our Lady of Peace Third Sunday in Lent SCHEDULE OF CHURCH DEVOTIONS Full 15-Decade Rosary Santo Niño Novena Rosario en Español Men of the Sacred Heart Holy Hour St. Anthony Novena with Mass Rosary in Vietnamese Mother of Perpetual Help Novena & Mass St Joseph the Worker s - Hour Weds-Mon 6-7 PM Mondays 7:00PM Mondays 8:00 PM Tuesdays 12AM-1AM Tuesdays 11AM Tuesdays 6 PM Tuesdays 8 PM Wednesdays 7 PM Thursdays 7PM Main/Special Events Coming Up at Our Lady of Peace On-Going Parish Ac vi es Thursday 10:45 A.M. Pray the Rosary for the protec on of the unborn and born babies at star ng at 10:45 a.m. at the Mountain View Planned Parenthood (intersec on of California & San Antonio). Saturday Morning Roster for Altar Workers (March 14): Carmen Moyoli, Mila dela Concha, Clair Baided, Eden Esguerra 9:30 A.M. Rosary Making Classes held in the Old Hall, 9:30 to 11 a.m. for adults & children (materials provided). Every 2nd Saturday Rosary at the Shrine a er 8am Mass for the bea fica on of Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC 4:30pm. Please contact Frank Cirimele for further informa on: Every 2nd Sunday Lay Carmelite mee ngs in Room 1214 in the Family Learning Center from 1pm- Last Saturday of the 9:15 AM Come pray the rosary in front of the Planned Parenthood abortuary at 1691 The Alameda (Taylor & Naglee), San Jose. Other pro-life ac vists have been picke ng and providing help to future mothers at this site for several decades. Call Clark Beck at Every 3rd Sunday Altar Society Bake Sale a er all morning masses. Cenacle Holy Hour to pray for Priests, Seminarians & Voca ons at 3PM Sat., March 7: Msgr. John J. Sweeny s Death Anniversary Msgr. John J. Sweeny Museum Open 9am-8pm (located in old hall) Memorial Mass 5pm, followed by finger food potluck in old hall. - Join us for a special presentation in appreciation of Msgr. Sweeny s vision for OLOP. No RSVP required, please bring finger-food items to share. Thurs. March 19: Solemnity of St. Joseph. Come celebrate this special feast day with: IVE Sisters on the anniversary of their founding Fr. Samuel Leonard, IVE who celebrates his anniversary of ordination The St. Joseph the Worker Group Members, St. Joseph Academy Families Everyone with a special devotion to St. Joseph.5:15pm Mass, Followed by Vespers, and Potluck Dinner in the Family Learning Center Seating is First Come, First Served. Additional Seating Available on the Bleachers Dioceses throughout the world have been asked to provide input for the Synod on the Family. The Diocese of San Jose has developed a survey to assist in this effort. This is a significant opportunity to express the issues and challenges that confront contemporary Catholic families. Please take some time this week to complete the survey. The survey can be accessed through the diocesan website in English, Spanish and Vietnamese until March 12, Information from the survey will be compiled and forwarded to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The survey is anonymous and no identifying information will be gathered. The results of the survey will not be published; it will be used only to inform participants of the synod and assist us as we continue develop pastoral ministry and evangelical efforts here in Santa Clara County.

11 Bulletin #: Our Lady of Peace Santa Clara, CA (408) or Contact: Grace Laxamana ext Back-up Contact: Karen Ruiz