September 2, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor Rev. Brian Dinkel, IVE

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1 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor Rev. Brian Dinkel, IVE Associate Pastors Rev. Thomas Steinke, IVE Rev. Jonathan Dumlao, IVE Rev. Wilian Montalvo, IVE Convent Superior Mother Marie Bon Secours, SSVM Servants of the Lord and Virgin of Matara Weekend Masses Sunday Vigil: 5 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am,10:30 am, 12 Noon, 2 pm & 5 pm, 6:30 pm (Spanish) & 8 pm Weekday Masses 6:30am, 8 am, 12 pm, 5:15 pm; also 7:30 pm Wednesday & 8am Saturday First Friday: 8 am, 12 pm, 5:15 pm & 7:30 pm Holy Day Masses Please see our website or contact the Rectory Office Confessions Sat: 3:30 pm - 5 pm Other Times: During all Saturday & Sunday Masses Mondays: During 12 Noon & 5:15 pm Masses Tues Fri: During 8 am, 12 Noon, 5:15 pm Masses September 2, Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, CA (408) (More Offices & Ministries: Pg.7) Social Our Lady of Peace Catholic 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 September 2, 2018 Dear Friends, Perhaps it is not quite accurate to say that this next forgotten virtue is really forgotten as much as it just simply is not understood or much less practiced. One of the most countercultural virtues to speak of, in our world today, would be chastity. The sexual revolution has greatly affected the culture at large, families, and sadly within the Church. By and large, there has been a lowering of standards and permissiveness of unchaste behavior. Frankly, we are facing a crisis of chastity. There are many subsets of this problem that, although not all equal in their gravity, all contribute and accomplices to this very real and very serious epidemic of un-chastity that impregnates virtually every facet of human society. Evidence of this keeps surfacing at seemingly every turn, from the grievous sacrileges committed by the Church s ministers against chastity, to the casual hook-up culture that young people are adopting, to the incomprehensible pervasiveness of pornography and suggestive material throughout the web, to the contraceptive culture and abortion that help facilitate and procure complete liberality regarding sexual engagement. Even if the common practice says otherwise, the divine precept of the sixth commandment tells us that chastity is a universal call to all people and for the good of all people. The commandments help us to true freedom, which as St. John Paul II says, is to do what we ought and not want we simply we like. (St. John Paul II, Baltimore, Sunday, 8 October 1995) Moreover, when it comes to the commandments of God, it is not really a question of whether it is hard or easy, pleasing or displeasing, but right or wrong, true or false, bad or good. It is good, respectful and full of love to refrain from sexual acts outside of a valid sacramental marriage. Is it difficult to be chaste in our age? Undoubtedly. Difficult, however, does not mean impossible; it only means it is something that we must work at, refine, and commit to. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. (Mt 5,8) To St. Rose of Lima our Lord said: Rose of my soul, give me your heart, your chaste love. The virtue of chastity, by the lordship granted to the soul over the body, to the spiritual over the carnal, has a non-negotiable place in the process of spiritual life and access to union with God. Lust blinds us, we cannot see God. And when we are blind to God that same blindness prevents us from truly seeing our neighbor. Blindness to God and neighbor will ultimately result in the inability to see my very own self. So, I begin to see myself not according to the truth of who I am, but according to how I feel. Sadly, amongst our youth that defining feeling is one of despair and sadness, rather than the youthful virtues of joy and free-spiritedness. Chastity is not repression, rather it is something wholly positive, it is a total gift of self to the beloved. Chastity is loving the whole person rightly and entirely (past, present, future; forever and for always). An unchaste love is partial and self-centered, where the individual is in some degree taken as an object for possession. Let us propose, therefore, something bold and truly beautiful. If we are facing a crisis of chastity, the solution is simple, each and every individual according to their state in life must make a courageous decision to be chaste. It is that simple. Chastity is not easy, but it is that simple. So many beautiful virtues are incorporated with a chaste life, while on the contrary, so many ugly vices are assumed with an unchaste life (it s called the culture of death), it is what we are living. Chastity is not simply prohibition or abstaining. Chastity is dominion of oneself, it is sexuality integrated to the whole person, it is capacity to direct our interior desires to something great lifelong love, it is an attitude, and it is for everyone. Mary, Our Lady of Peace, pray for us, Fr. Brian Announcements We joyfully welcome all visitors to the Shrine This week s 2nd collection: Facilities Maintenance Fund Next week s 2nd collection: Catholic Education Pancake Breakfast The Knights of Columbus invite you to their monthly pancake breakfast sale n the gym after all morning Masses. Parish Office Closed The parish office will be closed Monday, Sept. 3rd for Labor Day. The Mass & confession schedule will remain the same. Church Maintenance The church will be closed for preventive maintenance between Masses on Sept. 6th Adoration will be moved into the old hall from 9am until 5pm. Thank you in advance for your patience. Women s Spiritual Exercises Retreat Last call for registrations for the women s silent retreat! Please see page 4 for details. Have you signed up for the Consecration to Jesus through Mary? Volunteers are available after Mass at tables to answer questions and assist you with registration. Please see page 5 for more info. - Last Chance to Submit Petitions to be placed in the Heart of Mary on Sunday, Sept. 9th. Please send your page of petitions to the parish office by Thurs., Sept. 6th at the latest.

3 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 3 Bishop McGrath s Statement on Pennsylvania Grand Jury Findings August 15, 2018 Statement of Bishop Patrick J. McGrath Diocese of San Jose The news this week of the historic sexual abuse of minors in six Pennsylvania dioceses is truly horrific. Trust was first betrayed by these attacks on the innocent; however, the systematic cover-up and reassigning of these priests by their bishops and superiors is just as unforgivable. As I have stated on many occasions, we the Church and its ministers must abide by a higher standard. We are called to protect and keep safe children, the young and all vulnerable persons. There can be no short-cuts, nothing that can excuse immoral and sinful acts. The Diocese of San Jose remains committed to protecting God s children and to fostering the safest of environments in which to worship, learn and live. I echo the bishops in Pennsylvania who have asked for forgiveness. Yet we know that forgiveness does not absolve perpetrators of the consequences of these grave transgressions against the defenseless. Finally, I ask you to pray for the victims and their families. I would also request that you pray for the vast majority of priests present and past who have been faithful in their ministry. They, too, grieve for the terrible stain of this sin that has harmed so many. May God bless you all. Bishop McGrath s Statement on his retirement living situation August 27, 2018 Statement of Bishop Patrick J. McGrath Diocese of San Jose When I began plans to retire, and considered where I would live, I had wanted to remain in the Diocese of San Jose. This has been my home for nearly 20 years. At first, I had hoped to live in a diocesan-owned house that is located on cemetery property, but necessary retrofitting proved to be too costly. This made it necessary to look for another house. The Diocesan Finance Council and the College of Consultors approved the purchase of the home in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose. I agreed with them that in economic terms the purchase of the home made sense in terms of financial return on investment. It was bought primarily with funds that had been designated for this sole purpose, funds that had accrued from the sale of Bishop DuMaine s condominium, when he was no longer able to live in it due to failing health. However, I erred in judgment in the purchase of a 5-bedroom home for $2.3 million. I failed to consider adequately the housing crisis in this valley and the struggles of so many families and communities in light of that crisis. I have heard from many on this topic and I have decided that I will not move into this house. The Diocese will put it up for sale as soon as possible; if there is any profit to the Diocese from that sale, those funds will be donated to Charities Housing, a division of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County. I assume full responsibility for this decision and I believe that the sale of the house is the appropriate action. I thank those who have advised me. When I retire, I now intend to live in a rectory at one of our parishes.

4 Page 4 Our Lady of Peace September 2, 2018 Women s Spiritual Exercises Silent Retreat September 7th, 8th, 9th Starting 9am on September 7th Camp St. Francis of Assisi 2320 Sumner Ave. Aptos, CA An artistic exhibit of statues and images of Our Blessed Mother from around the world Cost: $125 Exhibit Schedule Sept. 7 Sept. 8 & 9 Sept pm - 8pm 10am - 8pm 10am - 6pm Our Lady of Peace Family Learning Center Rooms This silent retreat is a condensed version of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, preached in English and Spanish separately by an IVE priest. The weekend will include: meditations, talks, Mass, and adoration, as well as an opportunity for Confession and spiritual advice. For an application, please go to and look on the events calendar. Turn the completed form in to the parish office or to an SSVM sister. If you need more information or transportation to the place, please call (650) or c.ourladyofpeace@servidoras.org Our Lady of Vailankanni Feast Celebration Thursday, September 6th Mass at 7pm Rosary Procession and Fellowship to follow All are invited! Diocesan Seminarian Appeal After years of declining numbers of priestly vocations, a growing number of men are answering the call of Jesus to serve as priests in the Diocese. The blessing of these many vocations presents one particular challenge: the cost of one year of priestly formation averages $50,000 for tuition, room and board and a monthly stipend. With 12 men in priestly studies, that total is approximately $600,000. While the Annual Diocesan Appeal covers some of this cost, the Diocese still needs to raise an additional $300,000. As a result, the Bishop is inviting all parishioners to take part in our Seminarian Appeal. Letters will be mailed to all parishioners during the week of September 4th.

5 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 5 Annual Celebration of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary You and your loved ones are cordially invited to join us for the Annual Placing of Prayer Petitions into the Heart of Mary outside at the Shrine on: Sunday, September 9th after the 12pm Sunday Mass Cake reception to follow. Late petition submissions will still be accepted until Thursday, September 4th. You may send in an 8.5x11 page of petitions (one-sided, unstapled, unfolded, and untaped preferred). Please return this to the parish office via collection basket, mail, or in person). Donation/petition forms can also be found on our website. REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN for new enrollees and for those renewing their consecration Program begins on Saturday, October 20th The Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary Program is based on St. Louis de Montfort s book True Devotion to Mary. This program consists of 33 days of prayer and exercises which help purify souls to prepare one for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary. The Total Consecration According to St. Louis-Marie Grignon de Montfort olop@consecrationgroup.org The first period includes 12 days of exercises for casting off the spirit of the world. The second period consists of 3 weeks devoted to the Knowledge of Ourselves, the Knowledge of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Jesus Christ. The program also includes going to Confession prior to Consecration and Holy Communion on consecration day with the intention of giving oneself to Jesus Christ through Mary. Consecration Day Sunday, November 25th The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, during 2pm Mass

6 Page 6 Our Lady of Peace September 2, 2018 Parish Activities Calendar Sunday September 2 Monday September 3 Tuesday September 4 Wednesday September 5 Thursday September 6 Friday September 7 Saturday September 8 Young Adults Group Work of Mercy 5am Labor Day Rectory Closed Santo Niño Novena Mass 7pm Fingerprinting 6:30pm-7:30pm SAFE Environment Certification 7pm-8:30pm Preventive Church Maintenance 9am-11:45am, 1pm-5pm Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni 7pm Novena 7:30pm Mass First Friday Marian Exhibit 1pm-8pm Marriage Prep Part 1 Marian Exhibit 10am-8pm Marriage Prep Part II Volunteer Fingerprinting Requirements All those who or volunteer at Our Lady of Peace Church MUST fingerprinted. In order to make the process work efficiently and avoid confusion, anyone who is approved to be a volunteer to be fingerprinted needs to take a Verify Group Live Scan. Volunteers with out the form signed by a Supervisor or Coordinator will not be fingerprinted. The fingerprints are taken once and are good forever as long as you are volunteering or working with in the Diocese of San Jose. Everyone needs to do the SAFE Environment online training at on the course titled Protecting God s Children. If you have contact with elderly or other vulnerable adults, also do the Vulnerable Adults training. Print the certificates at the end of each training and turn it in to your supervisor or coordinator. The certificates expire every 3 years and the training has to be done again. The required Volunteer Activities Waiver form will be available for anyone who hasn t completed the form yet. We have scheduled SAFE Environment Training and Fingerprinting as follows: When: Tuesday, September 4, 2018 Time: Fingerprinting from 6:30pm to 7:15pm SAFE Environment Training starts at 7:15pm Where: Family Learning Center Gym Please RSVP to Clorie Lopez at clopez@dsj.org. If you have any questions, you can either Clorie or call her during office hours 9am 12pm, 1pm 5pm Monday to Wednesday at (408) First Week Devotions September 1, 2018 First Saturday Eucharistic Procession & Benediction at 4:30am Holy Mass at 5am September 3, 2018 Santo Niño Novena Mass 7pm September 6, 2018 Feast of Our Lady of Vailankanni Novena at 7pm, Holy Mass at 7:30pm Rosary Procession & Fellowship to follow September 7, 2018 First Friday Mass at 7:30pm & All Night Vigil Lost and Found Due to limited space, lost and found items turned in to the parish office are kept for only one month. Adult Sacrament Prep Adults seeking classes for First Communion and Confirmation, please send an to Mother Bon Secours at adult.edu@olop-shrine.org. Interested in joining the Catholic Church? Inquire today! Send an to Mother Bon Secours at adult.edu@olop-shrine.org. Classes begin in September. Marriage Encounter Weekend The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is November 9-11, 2018 in San Jose. For more information visit our website at: sanjosewwme.org or contact Ken & Claranne at applications@sanjosewwme.org or call Safety Precautions Due to the risk of break-ins, please do not keep valuables in plain sight your car. Do not leave purses or phones unattended, even in the pews.

7 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 7 MASS INTENTIONS Weekend Collection Totals: August 18th & 19th Saturday, September 1st Sat. 5:00pm $1, Sun. 12 Noon $2, Sat. 7:30pm $1, Sun. 2:00pm $1, pm +Richard Grijalva Sun. 7:30am $1, Sun. 5:00pm $2, :30 pm +Perfecta O. Fang, Special Intentions Sun. 9:00am $2, Sun. 6:30pm $1, Sunday, September 2nd Sun. 10:30am $3, Sun. 8:00pm $2, :30 am Fernando Uribe Loy, Special Intentions Offering Total: $21, am Steven Scott Gille, Health Collection for Hawaii Lava Recovery Total: 10:30 am Glenda Laciste, Birthday $4, Noon Ricardo Paco Covarrubias, Birthday 2 pm Chandra & Charlene Duque, Special Intentions 5 pm Ruby Ibanga, Special Intentions 6:30 pm Por la Gente Weekend Collection Totals: August 25th & 26th 8 pm +Genaro Siazon, Death Anniversary Sat. 5:00pm $1, Sun. 12 Noon $2, Monday, September 3rd Sat. 7:30pm $1, Sun. 2:00pm $1, Sun. 7:30am $1, Sun. 5:00pm $3, Noon +Carlos Gasmin Dajano, Special Intentions Sun. 9:00am $2, Sun. 6:30pm $1, :15 pm Matthew Levin, Birthday Sun. 10:30am $4, Sun. 8:00pm $2, Tuesday, September 4th Offering Total: $23, Noon Imelda & Angel Devera, Health 5:15 pm +Agapito Pinlac, Death Anniversary Wednesday, September 5th Offices and Ministries Rectory (408) Noon Regina Pacis Homeschoolers, Special Intentions Monday: 9am - 4:30pm (closed 12pm - 1pm) 5:15 pm +Maria Paz, Special Intentions Tue. Fri.: 9am - 7pm (closed 12pm - 1pm); Sat.: 9am - 1pm; Closed Sunday 7:30 pm Garivalde Dominguez, Special Intentions Catechism Thursday, September 6th Closed for Summer (408) Adult Religious Edu. Noon Thanh Family, Thanksgiving Tue, Thurs, Fri: 5:30pm - 8:30pm (408) x1113 5:15 pm Eugenia Heylen, Birthday Sat.: 9am - 1pm Friday, September 7th Library (408) x1214 Sun. - Tue.: 9am - 5pm, Noon Rogelio Esguerra, Birthday Wed.: 1pm - 3pm, Fri 9am - 5pm 5:15 pm +Florentino Teano Gift Shop (408) pm Rosel Jarvis, Special Intentions St. Vincent de Paul 1-(800) Saturday, September 8th Baptisms, Marriages, and Funerals Please contact the Rectory Office for more information. 5 pm +Nora Hickey, Death Anniversary 7:30 pm Joseph Anthony Gillick, Special Intentions

8 September 2, 2018 Our Lady of Peace Page 8 Monday Biblical Study Occurring weekly from October 1st to November 29th 8 Sessions Dr. Edward Sri Early Registration (before Sept. 16th): $25 Late Registration (after Sept. 16th): $50 For more information, please contact Mother Bon Secours at adult.edu@olop-shrine.org or call (408) ext. 3. Learn more and register at RELICS OF SAINT PIO TO VISIT OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, AM TO 7PM OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH & SHRINE 2800 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD. SANTA CLARA, CA Public veneration will be in the Family Learning Center. A Mass in honor of Saint Padre Pio will be celebrated at 7:30pm by Rev. Brian Dinkel. For more information, please call (408) , check out the event page on our website or send an to: info@olop-shrine.org Sponsored by the

9 Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Page 9 Meet under the palm tree after the 10:30am Mass. We will be going to Puesto on Augustine Drive. Please let us know if you are interested in coming so we can get a headcount! You can reach us at olopyoungadults@gmail.com

10 Page 10 Our Lady of Peace September 2, 2018 Devo on Schedule 15-Decade Rosary Santo Niño Novena Mass Rosario en Español Men of the Sacred Heart Holy Hour & Benedic on St. Anthony Novena with Mass Rosary in Vietnamese Mother of Perpetual Help Novena & Mass St Joseph the Worker Weds. - Mon. 6 PM - 7 PM First Monday 7 PM Mondays 8 PM Tuesdays 12 AM - 1 AM Tuesdays 11 AM Tuesdays 6 PM Tuesdays 8 PM Wednesdays Novena 7 PM Mass 7:30 PM Thursdays 7PM On-Going Parish Activities Every Thursday Rosary of Protection at 10:45 am At the Mountain View Planned Parenthood (intersection of California & San Antonio) 1st Thursdays Our Lady of Vailankanni Novena & Holy Mass The novena will be at 7 pm followed by the Holy Mass at 7:30 pm Saturday Morning Roster for Altar Workers (September 8th) Carmen Moyoli, Clair Baided, Eden Esguerra, Rosario Vital, Tinu Thomas Every Saturday Rosary Making Classes at 9:30 am Held in the Old Hall from 9:30 am to 11 am for adults & children (materials provided) 2nd Saturdays Rosary at the Shrine at 8 am Rosary at the Shrine after 8am Mass for the beatification of Fr. Patrick Peyton, CSC Last Saturday of the Month Rosary at 9:15 am Come pray the rosary in front of the Planned Parenthood at 1691 The Alameda (Taylor & Naglee), San Jose. Other pro-life activists have been picketing and providing help to future mothers at this site for several decades. Call Maria Christine at nd Sundays Lay Carmelite meeting. Please contact Donna Rae Smith for further information: donareyesmusic@gmail.com Every 13th of the Month from May to October Fatima Mass & Procession 7:30 pm Holy Mass to be followed by a procession (if it is a Sunday the Holy Mass will be at 8 pm) Every 3rd Sunday - Altar Society Bake Sale after all morning masses - Cenacle Holy Hour to pray for Priests, Seminarians & Vocations at 3 pm Our Lady of Peace Gi Shop Open 7 Days a Week September 2018: Month of Our Lady of Sorrows Gi Shop Hours Mon.: 11am 5:30pm Tues./Thurs.: 8:45am 7pm Wed./Fri.: 8:45am 8pm Sat./Sun.: 9am 7pm New from Catholic Answers: Feeding Faith Book Club Featured Title: (20% off) Self-Gi : Essays on Humanae Vitae & the Thought of John Paul II by Janet E. Smith (reg $39.95) Janet Smith is one of the most significant and one of the ablest defenders of Humanae vitae in the Englishspeaking world. This book is mely, not only because of the fi y-year anniversary of the document, but because the need for a defense that penetrates to the profound anthropological vision at its heart has never been greater. D.C. Schindler, Pon fical John Paul II Ins tute for Studies on Marriage & Family, Catholic University of America Why Humanae Vitae is S ll Right By Janet Smith ($19.95) 50th Anniversary edi ons from Our Sunday Visitor & the USCCB: ($4.95) ($9.95) Inseparable: Five Perspec- ves on Sex, Life, and Love in Defense of Humanae Vitae by Raymond Cardinal Burke ($14.95) Like the prophets of old, in Humanae Vitae Pope Paul VI spoke the saving word of truth to a society not inclined to listen. Inseparable helps us to understand this great encyclical more fully and to appreciate its relevance to our current situa on. - Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto

11 Bulletin #: Our Lady of Peace Santa Clara, CA Contact: Elizabeth Nguyen (408) or (408) Backup Contact: Karen Ruiz (408) ext. 2125