Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary Church Italian National Catholic Parish 1668 State St., San Diego, 92101 Phone (619) 234-4820 www.olrsd.org parish@olrsd.org November 26, 2017 Pastor Fr. Joseph M. Tabigue, C.R.S.P. Associate Pastors Fr. Louis M. Solcia, C.R.S.P. Fr. Albino M. 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 Holy Days 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm 1st Sunday Italian Mass 12:00 pm 2nd Sunday Gregorian Chant Latin Mass 4:00 pm Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe 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.
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 2 Little Italy, San Diego, CA 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 November 26 Date for Mass request Requested by Saturday November 25 5:30 pm Carmela & Giuseppe Balestrieri Angie DeCaro & Sons Sunday November 26 7:30 am Vincent DeBellis Kathy Dinwirth 9:00 am People of the Parish 10:30 am Antonino and Margarita Dcn Stephen & SanFilippo Vickie O Riordan 12:00 pm Madonna del Paradiso Monday November 27 7:30 am Michael Navarra Peter & Rosalie Tarantino 12:00 pm Madeline Tarantino Rosalie DeMaria & Family 12:00 pm Aldred Mario Rotondoro The Cobb Family Tuesday November 28 7:30 am Antoinette Vitrano Steve & Rosalie Balistreri 12:00 pm Joann Pecoraro Mary McIlwee 12:00 pm Julie & Mike Jacob Family Wednesday November 29 7:30 am Joseph Scafidi Rey Fischer 12:00 pm Antoinette Guidi Imelda Hava 12:00 pm Oswaldo Minguillan Dr. TJ McAvin Thursday November 30 7:30 am Richard Salmon Peter & Rosalie Tarantino 12:00 pm San Antonio San Antonio Prayer Group 12:00 pm Alba Valentino Tina Farace Friday December 1 7:30 am Ignazio Sanfilippo Sal & Maria Zizzo 12:00 pm Walter Orsatti Tom Broderick 12:00 pm Giuseppina Vanella Rosa Crivello Saturday December 2 7:30 am Perpetual Membership 12:00 pm Maria Antonetta Vitrano Jerry & Joanne Andersen 5:30 pm Frank & Sharon Asaro Family Sunday December 3 7:30 am Antoinette Guidi Family 9:00 am Andrew DeMaria Ann DeMaria 9:00 am People of the Parish 10:30 am Michael Navarra Josie Vella 12:00 pm Franco Race Cristina Busalacchi Pastor s Corner C-ourageously endure the suffering you have. H-umbly accept the trials that come to your life. R-emember God is always with you. I-ntimacy with God makes you holy and strong against temptation. S-alvation will be your reward in heaven. T-rust God and you won t be disappointed. T-ake away all the sins you have. H-ear God s voice is calling you to repent. E-ternal life is your goal to achieve. K-now that you re invited for it. I-gnite the faith of the others through your living witness of faith as a baptized believer. N-ever give up your faith. G-ate of the kingdom of God where Jesus reigns is open for you if you are willing to possess it. Let Jesus Christ our King reign in our heart. Amen Marriage Banns Andrew Handrop & Nuria Bonilla Joey Giacalone & Kelly Adams Joseph Easley & Alexandra Evens Prayers for the sick 7:30 am Mass - Shanon & Bradly Frandrich, Frank Mulligan, Ted Matranga, Tina Simone, Betty Heilig-Vilella, Mickey Consilio. 12:00 pm Mass - Jason Williamson, Diane House, Charlie Ross, Josephine D Acquisto, Gloria Marcela Orozco.
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 3 Little Italy, San Diego, CA Happy Thanksgiving CCD Thanksgiving Food Drive Our Lady of the Rosary Office will be closed Thursday - Sunday for Thanksgiving weekend. The office reopens on Monday, November 27th. Happy Thanksgiving to all our parish family. May God continue to bless you and grant you an abundant life. Sunday School Children will be bringing food staples to share with those less fortunate. The following is a list of food suggestions: grocery store gift cards of $20-$25, canned pumpkin, yams, corn, green beans, instant mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing & cranberry sauce. Also welcome are monetary donations. Non-perishable items only. Please, no glass containers. Donations will be accepted at the Pastoral Center as well during normal operating hours. Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion in Church Every Tuesday at 7:30 pm St. Joseph Academy High School OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, Nov 29, 6:30pm-8:30pm join St. Joseph Academy in San Marcos for their High School Open House. Find out more about their outstanding classical, Catholic education--unique in San Diego County--which is producing some of the best SAT scores. Academic Excellence, Traditional Catholic Values, C.I.F. Sports, Affordable Tuition with scholarships available. Come and discover the best kept secret in North County! For more information visit saintjosephacademy.org or call (760) 305-8505. Fr. Louis Class on the Life of Christ Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm What can a study on the life of Jesus do for you? Come to Fr. Louis class and find out! Becoming disciples takes ongoing formation. Wherever you are on that road, taking this class is sure to be beneficial.
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Our Lady of the Rosary Page 5 Little Italy, San Diego, CA Sanctuary Candle Memorial Sanctuary Candle In Honor of St. John Paul the Great For The Week of November26th Requested by Claudia Bailey Readings for the Week of November 26 Sunday EZ 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 COR 15:20-26, 28; MT 25:31-46 Monday DN 1:1-6, 8-20; LK 21:1-4 Tuesday DN 2:31-45; LK 21:5-11 Wednesday DN 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; LK 21:12-19 Thursday ROM 10:9-18; MT 4:18-22 Friday DN 7:2-14; LK 21:29-33 Saturday DN 7:15-27; LK 21:34-36 Next Sunday IS 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7; 1 COR 1:3-9; MK 13:33-37 Saturday November 25 2:00 pm Wedding in Church Sunday November 26 9:00 am CCD Mass in Church 10:00 am CCD in Pastoral Center and Upper Hall Monday November 27 9:30 am Shakespeare in Upper Hall 3:00 pm Spiritual Counseling in Youth Room 7:00 pm KofC General Meeting in Upper Hall Tuesday November 28 7:00 pm RCIA in Lower Hall 7:30 pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Church Wednesday November 29 10:00 am Shakespeare in Upper Hall 7:00 pm Life of Christ class in Lower Hall Thursday November 30 6:30 pm Choir practice in Choir Loft Friday December 1 4:00 pm Wedding rehearsal in Church 5:30 pm The Goretti Group Mass, Upper Hall and Youth Room Saturday December 2 8:00 am Altar Society Advent set-up in Church 8:00 am St. Thomas Aquinas Society in Upper & Lower Hall 2:30 pm Wedding renewal in Church Sunday December 3 9:00 am CCD Mass in Church 10:00 am CCD in Pastoral Center Background to the Liturgy Solemnity of Christ the King Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King in 1925. At that time, the celebration was on the last Sunday of October, the Sunday nearest All Saints Day. It is now placed as the last Sunday of the Church Year. The symbolism is obvious: Christ is the beginning and the end, of all things. In his The Church s Year of Grace Pius Parsch remarks that the feast of Christ the King was instituted to counteract several phenomena at that time. One was the totalitarianism of Communism, Nazism, and Socialism the attitude that the supreme value of all things was the state. Another attitude was quietism, a tendency toward pietism and sentimentalism: the attitude that prayer and prayer alone would save the world from catastrophe. In our times, king is not a very relevant term. But in the context of salvation history, the honoring of Christ as King means that he is the entire meaning of our lives. He sums up the theology of king in the Old Testament: The king was to bring the people to God; he was to rule in the name of the Lord; he was to deliver the people from all dangers and to provide for all their needs. In the Scriptures, there are many distinct theologies of Jesus. The old Jerome Biblical Commentary has an excellent article on the titles of Jesus in #78: 1-61. Each of these titles gives a new meaning or theology of the person of Jesus. Sad to say, we moderns use words without any thought about their meaning. Thus when we use Christ or
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 6 Little Italy, San Diego, CA Background to the Liturgy Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe Messiah or Lord or Son of God Or. Son of Man or Lamb of God or Good Shepherd or any of the other titles, we just don t think of the meaning. Yet each title has a profound and well-developed theology of Jesus. Honoring Jesus as Christ and King should help us to realize that he is more, than just a nice friend or emotional crutch. He, the Lord of glory who is ruler of the universe will come to judge the living and the dead. He must be the heart, center, and ruler of our lives. Our first reading (Ezekiel 34: 11-12, 15-17) is one of the earliest passages in the Bible which uses the metaphor of the Lord as the Shepherd. Ezekiel describes what a shepherd does for his sheep: He cares for them, protects them, feeds them, heals them and judges them. In biblical times, «shepherd» always had overtones of kingship. David was the shepherd-king. As he had tended his flocks, so he was called to tend the flock of Israel. The Messiah, the Son of David, was also called to be the shepherd of his people Israel, to be the king. The second reading (1 Corinthians 15: 20-26, 28) is the famous chapter on the resurrection. Recall that the Corinthians were denying the resurrection of the body (i.e. the general resurrection) although they probably believed in the resurrection of Christ. For St. Paul, this attitude was a contradiction: The Christian is joined to Christ in one body. ( We are buried with him in baptism and arise in newness of life. Paul also saw the Eucharist as making the Body of Christ: If we all receive of the Body and Blood of the Lord, we become that one Body.) Since we are joined with Christ, what happens to him must happen to us: We die in imitation of and participation with Christ; we must also rise because of him. It is a matter of cause and effect. Christ is the cause, and the effect must follow. Today s reading shows the primacy of Christ in the resurrection: He is first-fruits (first of which others flow as effects). All sovereignty and authority are his because of this. On the last day, he will destroy even death, and will present his kingdom to the Father. The Gospel (Matthew 25: 31-46) is the beautiful and fearful scene of the Last Judgment. This is one of the rare places in the synoptic Gospels where Jesus pictures himself as Lord and Judge. In John s Gospel, the titles of Jesus are superlatives from the very first chapter. But in the synoptic Gospels, we rarely find such a proclamation. In this scene Jesus says, when the Son of Man comes in his glory... Elsewhere, when Jesus uses Son of Man, it may mean simply a humble person, such as the expression is in Jeremiah. Jesus may have used the expression of himself because it was ambiguous. It could refer to his humble humanity, but it could also refer to the Son of Man of Daniel 7:14, a triumphant figure standing between heaven and earth. In apocalyptic literature, Son of Man has those cosmic overtones. Quite obviously here, Son of Man means Jesus who is in glory at the Last Judgment. The Father has handed judgment over to him. The Son of Man sits on his royal throne. The expression king is then used for the Son of Man. ( The king will say to those on his right... ) The crucial point of judgment is the identification of Jesus and his followers. What a person does to the least of Jesus followers, he does to Jesus for good or for ill. A lot of modern people would like to avoid the thought of judgment. In recent years, we have tried to emphasize the loving kindness of God. We must always do this. But the emphasis on God s mercy and love must never obscure the fact of judgment. We shall be judged on the basis of what we do. We cannot make excuses or rationalize our way out of the Last Judgment. We cannot say that we didn t know or that we didn t realize for Jesus has told us that our actions toward others are actions toward him. There will be punishment for the goats just as there will be reward for the sheep. Not everyone will be on the king s right hand. As we preach love, so we must preach justice. God must punish evil, or he cannot truly reward good. Let us be loyal to Christ, our King, the Alpha and the Omega, the judge of all, before whom we shall all appear to render an account of our lives.
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 3rd Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Baptisms are held on the first Sunday of the month. Register online. Contact Deacon Stephen. 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 or Mari Cragun. Eucharist for the Homebound/Sick Contact the office or Deirdre Oakley at (619) 750-5494 to schedule receipt of Eucharist at home. CCD/Children s Faith Formation K - 7th Grade Classes are held Sundays, 9 11AM. First Holy Communion is 1st and 2nd grades. Confirmation is 8th and 9th grades. Contact Vi Huscher (619) 787-5861. 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. Contact Deirdre Oakley (619) 750-5494. Music Ministry Contact Linda Colletti (858) 349-0862 or Ernie Grimm, Cantor - Choir Director (619) 252-4129 Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Office: 1629 Columbia St., San Diego 92101 Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Phone: (619) 234-4820 ~ Fax: (619) 234-3559 Gift Shop : 619-234-0162 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. padreal@olrsd.org Deacon Stephen O Riordan deaconstephen@olrsd.org Office Manager Annie Korn anniek@olrsd.org Administrative Assistant Chris Morales chris@olrsd.org Wedding/Funeral Coordinator Mari Cragun mcragun@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 Facilities and Maintenance Jessie Morgan Contact the parish office for bulletin announcements, accounting, Mass requests, funerals, or general information: 619-234-4820 or parish@olrsd.org. Our Lady s Gifts Located in the Pastoral Center building. Enter from parking lot. Monday - Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm (619) 234-0162 ~ shop@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, scantily 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.