Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary Church

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1 Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary Church Italian National Catholic Parish 1668 State. St., San Diego, Phone (619) March 5, 2017 Pastor Fr. Joseph M. Tabigue, C.R.S.P. Associate Pastors Fr. Louis Solcia, C.R.S.P. Fr. Albino Vecina, C.R.S.P. Deacon Stephen O Riordan Mass Times Daily (Monday Saturday) 7:30 am & 12:00 pm Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm Italian Mass First Sunday 12:00 pm Holy Days 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm 2nd Sunday Gregorian Chant La n Mass 4:00 pm First Sunday of Lent Our Lady of the Rosary Mission Statement We, the Parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, are a pilgrim church. Under the mantle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we grow as a people of God following Jesus, celebrating the Eucharist, living apostolic service, continuing faith formation and Marian devotions. We strive to bring the joy of the gospel and imitate Jesus through compassion, mercy and love, especially for the poor and marginalized. We seek to be faithful stewards providing a heart and home for all.

2 Page 2 We Welcome All Visitors to Our Celebration While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Catholics, for our non-catholic guests you are welcome to join the line to walk towards the priest or deacon to receive a special blessing: Simply cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing. Masses for the Week of March 5, 2017 Date for Mass request Requested by Saturday March 4 7:30 am Perpetual Membership 7:30 am Tom Ackerman Jean Ryan 12:00 pm Societa del Santo Rosario The Society 5:30 pm Giuseppa Mercurio Territo Family Sunday March 5 7:30 am Josephine Ann Pecoraro Rosanne and Nicky Battaglia 9:00 am Vito DeMaria Wife, Rosalia and Family 9:00 am People of the Parish 10:30 am Vincenzo Crisci Wife and Children 12:00 pm Madonna Del Lume the Society Monday March 6 7:30 am Thomas Louis Gibaldi Angela Sanfilippo 12:00 pm Grace Sanchez Evelyn Grimm 12:00 pm Salvatore Iole Mr. & Mrs. Grazia Sanfilippo Tuesday March 7 7:30 am Joe Tarantino Wife 12:00 pm Francesco Crivello Rosalia Crivello 12:00 pm Lydia Siqueiros Anonymous Wednesday March 8 7:30 am Sociedad Santo Rosario The Society 12:00 pm Antoinette Guidi Frank & Anna Crivello 12:00 pm Louis Guidi Frank & Anna Crivello Thursday March 9 7:30 am Joann Pecoraro Theresa Cutri 12:00 pm Josephine Tarantino Barbara Rasmussen 12:00 pm Lucy Laudate OLR Guild Friday March 10 7:30 am Robert Koslow Maribeth Koslow 12:00 pm Henry DelaBarrera Nino & Rosalie LaLicata 12:00 pm Eduardo X. Genato Paul Genato Saturday March 11 7:30 am Perpetual Membership 12:00 pm Antonio Farace Tina Farace 12:00 pm Vito DeMaria Petrina Amatuzzo Sunday March 12 7:30 am Josephine Pecoraro Anna Marie Buscemi 9:00 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Josephine Tarantino Mr. & Mrs. Giovanni Busalacchi 10:30 am Albert & Virginia Alimonti Joe & Angela Brunetto 12:00 pm Giuseppa Mercurio Mario D Amato & Family 4:00 pm Brian Verhoeks Evelyn Grimm Pastor s Corner Last Sunday s readings reminded us that God s will, is for us to live in holiness like Him, and to be perfect like Him. This Sunday we are reminded again by God through Isaiah that he never forgets anyone. He especially never forgets human beings whom he invited to be holy and perfect like him. Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you (Is. 49:15). God does not forget us, we are more important than (Mt. 6: 26b) the rest of the creatures; we are the ones who forget him by committing sins against his divine love and holy will. OLR Parish Lenten Retreat Saturday, April 1st 10am - 4:45pm Fr. Louis Solcia Hosts Bishop Fulton J. Sheen s Lenten Reflections about Divine Intimacy Bring lunch and a friend and prepare to learn. Prayer Intentions Remember the following in your prayers: Carole Quinn, Tom Higgins Thomas Duplessie, Donna Rey Locsin, Philomena Stendardo, Amelia Adel Buono

3 Page 3 Padre Pio Devotions Monday, March 6 th The Padre Pio Group will meet at 6:35 pm in the Church for Recitation of the Rosary with Mass at 7:00 pm followed by Prayers & Benediction. Anyone is welcome to join us in Padre Pio Devotions on the First Monday of the month. Our Lady s Gifts will be open in the evening for this event. Feast of St. Joseph Sunday March 19, 2017 *** Starting at 8:00 AM, Everyone is invited to the Parish Hall to Enjoy Traditional Sicilian Favorites: Homemade Baked Goods, Sicilian Pizza & Arancinis Cannoli ~ Cookies ~ St. Joseph Sfingi 8 AM - 2 PM Guest donations will be given to the poor. Raffle Tickets ~ Donation $1 *** Wednesday & Thursday, March 15 &16, 7:00 PM, Friday, March 17, 6:30 PM Special Prayers in honor of St. Joseph and Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament Sunday, March 19, 10:30 AM St. Joseph Mass Our Lady of the Rosary Church State & Date Streets Sunday March 5 10:30 am RCIA sending in church. Monday March 6 5:00 pm Padre Pio devotion in church. Tuesday March 7 8:30 am LIA meeting in Lower Hall. 7:00 pm RCIA in Lower Hall. Thursday March 9 6:30 pm Baptism class in the Pastoral Center. Friday March 10 5:00 pm till 7:30 pm Supper and Stations of the Cross. Monday March 13 6:30 pm PPC meeting in Lower Hall Tuesday March 14 7:00 pm RCIA in Lower Hall Wednesday March 15 7:00 pm St. Joseph Novena in Church Thursday March 16 7:00 pm St. Joseph Novena in Church Friday March 17 7:00 pm St. Joseph Novena in Church 5:00 pm till 7:30 pm Supper and Stations of the Cross Sunday March 19 10:30 am Feast of St. Joseph in Church Sacrificial Giving for February 26th Weekly amount required to meet our budget: $12,700

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5 Page 5 Background of the Liturgy First Sunday of Lent If a Catholic were asked about Lent, he or she would probably reply that Lent is a period of forty days in preparation for Easter; that we "give up things" or do penance during Lent in order to prepare for Easter joy. The forty days commemorate Jesus' forty days of fasting in the desert after his baptism. Not bad, but not a good, complete description of what Lent was and should be. First, Lent is not exactly forty days. It is an even longer period in the Eastern Churches. By the way, many of the Eastern liturgical traditions once celebrated baptisms on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The penitential period in preparation for baptism eventually influenced the Roman West and the development of the season of Advent prior to the cele-bration of Christmas. In our own Roman Rite calendar, there is no way to calculate forty days for the season of Lent. Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Thursday evening with the beginning of the Sacred Triduum. Whether one subtracts Sundays from the season (which makes no sense and lacks any justification in liturgical law) or adds them, we cannot come up with the e act number forty! The number "forty" is figurative, in the biblical sense. The number "forty" connotes the long periods of preparation at significant moments in salvation history: the forty years of wandering in the desert after the Exodus and before entering the Promised Land; Jesus' own period of forty days of " preparation" in the desert for his public ministry, etc. Baptisms at Rome were ministered at the Cathedral. This basilica is now commonly called by a misnomer. Its real name is the "Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior, the Mother and Head of All the Churches in the World." Next to and separate from the basilica is a large octagonal building, the baptistery. The baptistery was titled after St. John the Baptist. Furthermore, the basilica property was confiscated by Emperor Constantine from the Laterani family. Hence, the misnomer: "St. John Lateran." In the seventh century, the catechumenate declined as the number of infant baptisms far exceeded the number of adult converts to the faith. Additionally, barbarian tribes were sometimes baptized en masse if the king or chief was baptized! About this time, too, a severe and austere penitential discipline developed. Public sinners were excluded from the Church ("excommunicated" i.e. barred from the Eucharist) and made to do penance in sackcloth and ashes for a period of time until they were publically reconciled and forgiven on Holy Thursday. As time went by, even good people asked for the ashes as a sign of their devotional penitence. And, of course, there is in our observance today an emphasis on the suffering of the Lord and his death during the last days of Lent. Lent, thus, is a seasonal mixture of themes regarding baptism, renewal of baptism, penance and self-denial, and celebrating the Lord's passion, death and resurrection. Lent has developed and changed its orientation through the centuries. The earliest stratum of Lent and the one the Church today emphasizes the most is as a period of preparation for the reception of baptism. Somewhat later, well after the Peace of Constantine, the Church added the element of the renewal of baptism. In the earliest centuries, the number of adult baptisms far exceeded the number of infant baptism. It was conferred only once a year, during the Easter Vigil, and only after catechumens had been in the formation process for one or two years (or even more). Since the SecondVatican Council, the Church would like us to see Lent most of all in the dimension of baptism and baptismal renewal: It would be good for every parish priest to review once again (and perhaps with those who assist him with planning the parish liturgies) the Circular Letter from the Congregation for Divine Worship on the preparation and celebration of the Easter Feasts promulgated in The Easter Vigil is once again the proper time established for the baptism of adults. The catechumenate has been fully restored. On this First Sunday of Lent, the cate-

6 Page 6 Our Lady of the Rosary Church chumens are called to be "the Elect." On the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent, we celebrate with them the "Scrutinies." In ancient times the Scrutinies were ritual examinations and minor exorcisms to test if the Elect was ready to approach baptism on Holy Saturday. Nowadays they are simply prayers of the Church for the Elect(but still in the form, technically, of minor exorcisms). Thus, to appreciate fully the selection of readings for the Masses of this season, it is important to remember their liturgical context: that we are accompanying catechumens and candidates for the Sacraments of Initiation, and we are preparing ourselves with a penitential spirit to celebrate the Easter Feasts. And by one man, the man-god Jesus, all will be made to live again because of his resurrection. We are heirs of Adam by nature; we are heirs of Christ by being conformed to his image in baptism. One ancient mode of baptism reflected in the Pauline tradition was that of immersion; when a person went down under the water, it looked like a burial. When he came up from the waters, it looked and felt like a resurrection. What was signified externally was actualized internally:. We died to sin and rose to share Christ's risen life. (The other ancient mode, that of infusion or the pouring of water, is manifested in the Johannine tradition and emphasizes the dimension of rebirth in the Holy Spirit in baptism.) The first reading today is the story of the creation and the Fall. God breathed his own life-breath into man and wanted our first parents to share his life forever, partaking of the fruit of the tree of life. In each of the three cycles of Sunday readings, the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent is always the temptation of Christ. The temptation of Christ took place after his baptism and after his fast of forty days. Instead, with the help of a sinister creature, they doubted God's goodness, forgot their inherent dignity, turned a sullen and distrusting eye toward him, and deliberately ate the forbidden fruit. This evil "knowledge" (making one-self god by determining what is good and bad) did not bring fulfillment but utter alienation, misery, and death. Stained by original sin, they lost for themselves and for all their descendants the condition to be born in God's grace. All evil, sickness, suffering, and death result from that original sin. Because of original sin, we have a tendency to rationalize, to seek the easy way out, to evade responsibility, and to find it easy to slide into sin. We need God's grace. That grace comes to us because of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It comes to us through the sacrament of baptism. The temptations are briefly mentioned in Mark but are given a fuller treatment in Matthew and Luke. First, use your power for yourself; command that stones become bread. Second, avoid the cross; just throw yourself down and save yourself at the last minute. In other words, do the spectacular to compel belief. The cross would then be unnecessary. The third temptation is to compromise: Go along with Satan, and you'll have everything. At the beginning of Lent, the Church calls us to realize the meaning of our baptism. We are called to remember our baptism and to resist the easy way of sin. We must struggle daily to rise and share Christ's life and most often to go against what this world wants. During these days, let us constantly reflect on our baptismal call to become more and more like Christ in thought, word and deed. The second reading shows the causal relationship between original sin and death. It also teaches the relationship between the resurrection of Christ and our redemption. By one man, sin entered the world and through sin, death.

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8 Reconciliation (Confession) Saturdays 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Weekdays 11:30 am to 12:00 pm 30 minutes prior to each Mass (approach the altar and ask the priest). Devotions Sacred Heart Devotion 1 st Friday at 7:30 am Blessed Mother Devotion 1 st Saturday at 7:30 am Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion Tuesday at 7:30 pm Goretti Mass & Devotion 1 st Friday at 6:30 pm St. Padre Pio Devotion 1 st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm Baptism For registered parishioners. Parents and Godparents must attend a Baptism class, held on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month, 6;30 pm to 8:00 pm. Baptisms are held on the first Sunday of the month. Register online. Matrimony Notice is required nine months in advance and before any other arrangements are made (i.e. hall rental, invitation printing, etc). Contact Deacon Stephen. Eucharist for the Homebound/Sick Contact the office or Deirdre Oakley at (619) to schedule receipt of Eucharist at home. CCD/Children s Faith Formation K - 7 th Grade Classes are held Sundays, 9 11 AM. First Holy Communion is 1 st and 2 nd grades. Confirmation is 8 th and 9 th grades. R.C.I.A (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Instructions for Adults desiring to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist meet Tuesdays at 7:00 pm in the Downstairs Hall from September to Pentecost. Page 8 Readings for the Week of March 5th SUNDAY GN 2:7-9, 3:1-7; ROM 5:12-19; MT 4:1-11 MONDAY LV 19:1-2, 11-18; MT 25:31-46 TUESDAY IS 55:10-11; MT 6:7-15 WEDNESDAY JON 3:1-10; LK 11:29-32 THURSDAY EST C 12, 14-16, 23-25; MT 7:7-12 FRIDAY EZ 18:21-28; MT 5:20-26 SATURDAY DT 26:16-19; MT 5:43-48 Parish Office: 1629 Columbia St., San Diego Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Phone: (619) ~ Fax: (619) Gift Shop : Pastor Fr. Joseph M. Tabigue, C.R.S.P. Josephcrsp@olrsd.org Associate Pastors Fr. Louis M. Solcia, C.R.S.P. Fr. Albino M. Vecina, C.R.S.P. p a d r e a o l r s d. o r g Deacon Stephen O Riordan deaconstephen@olrsd.org Business Manager Bill Smirniotis william@olrsd.org Administrative Assistant Chris Morales chris@olrsd.org Gift Shop, Manager Mary Elizabeth Novell me@olrsd.org Gift Shop, Assistant Manager Veronica Chong Gift Shop, Retail Associate Morgan Balke Facilities and Maintenance Roger Dacumos Contact the parish office for bulletin announcements, accounting, Mass requests, funerals, or general information: or parish@olrsd.org. Please, Come to Church Dressed Appropriately! To be modestly and tastefully dressed is a sign of respect for God, for our selves, and for others. It s a false assumption that God does not care how we dress. Jesus told us, Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, you do it to me. If our attire is indecently provocative (short shorts, strapless, backless, spaghetti strap dresses/tops, or displaying cleavage), displaying unwholesome graphics (skulls, advertisements, scantly clad people) or tattered, it becomes offensive to our brothers and sisters who are worshipping the Lord and therefore offensive to God s Majesty. Ask this question: Would you dress this way before God? You are! He sees everything and you are in His house.