Page 2 The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 27, 2013 Join us for Mass for this Holy Day of Obligation The Solemnity of All Saints Day Thursday, October 31st Bilingual Vigil Mass at 6:00pm Followed by our special presentation on Padre Pio at 7pm in the Parish Hall Or Friday, November 1st Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am followed by All Saints Day Mass at 9:00am Please note: There will be no 7:30am Mass this day. On this solemnity we celebrate the saints. Saints are people who seem to have transcended our world, even in their lifetimes. Stories of their miracles, ascetic practices, and martyrdoms abound. Because of these extraordinary details, it is easy to put our saints in heaven in some category other than our day-to-day experience. But it would be a mistake to do so. In the Gospel for All Saint s Day we hear the Beatitudes: Jesus descriptions about a holy, saintly life. Meekness, faithfulness, righteousness, peacefulness, and cleanliness of heart are virtues we can all strive for in our lives, and we honor our saints for having done so in theirs. Each honored saint in heaven lived a life like you and I, but through God s grace lived it to the fullest. May they show us the way to the everyday holiness that will lead us into their company in heaven. Living a Life of Humility In today s Gospel, the parable of Jesus addresses attitude in prayer. In contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the tax collector, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in humility before God. Jesus again surprises his listeners by showing the tax collector as the example of faith, rather than the Pharisee. Remember that Pharisees were members of a sect of Judaism active in Jesus' time. They taught an oral interpretation of the Law of Moses as the basis for Jewish piety. If anyone would be a model for prayer, a Pharisee was a likely candidate. In contrast, Jesus offers the tax collector as a model for prayer. Tax collectors were collaborators with the Roman authorities in a system that allowed the tax collectors to line their own pockets by charging in excess of the defined taxes. Yet, in this parable, Jesus offers the humility of the tax collector as a model for the prayer of a disciple. The parable reminds us that when we pray, we must remember our need for God in our lives. If we are too full of ourselves, there is too little room for God's grace to work in us. Loyola Press Culture of Life Family Services Baby Bottle Drive Today at Mass, a representative from COLFS will be here to explain what their organization does and how we can help them reach out to those in need through our donations to their baby bottle fundraiser drive. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS / DAY OF THE DEAD This is a very important feast in the life of Hispanics, especially those of Mexican heritage. It is born out of the popular Christian religious traditions and reveals the role that death plays in life and life plays in death. The Religious Education Program will be hosting Día de los Muertos, and will create a Community Altar in honor of our deceased loved ones. It is customary to leave those who have preceded us in death small gifts of items they would have enjoyed during their lifetime, thus nurturing the memory of their lives and letting them know that they remain a part of our lives today. We invite you to bring pictures and other mementos of your deceased family members to place on the altar by Wednesday, October 30th. The Community Altar will be on display in the Parish Hall after all the Masses next weekend. For more information, please call Elena Platas 619-284-3472.
Page 3 The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 27, 2013 Mass Intentions Saturday...October 26 5:00PM...All Souls Novena Sunday.....October 27 8:30AM.... Mary Asaro 10:00AM..People of St. Didacus 11:30AM..All Souls Novena Monday...October 28 7:30AM...All Souls Novena Tuesday.....October 29 6:00PM...All Souls Novena Wednesday....October 30 8:30AM.All Souls Novena Thursday....October 31 7:30AM..All Souls Novena 6:00PM..Mary Grace Davis, Spec. Int. Friday......November 1 9:00AM.All Souls Novena Saturday...November 2 9:00AM. Maria Koter Dominelli 5:00PM...All Souls Novena Readings for the Week of October 27, 2013 Sunday: Sir 35:12-14, 16-18/2 Tm 4:6-8, 16-18/ Lk 18:9-14 Monday: Eph 2:19-22/Lk 6:12-16 Tuesday: Rom 8:18-25/Lk 13:18-21 Wednesday: Rom 8:26-30/Lk 13:22-30 Thursday: Rom 8:31b-39/Lk 13:31-35 Friday: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14/1 Jn 3:1-3/Mt 5:1-12a Saturday: Wis 3:1-9/Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9/Jn 6:37-40 Next Sunday: Wis 11:22--12:2/2 Thes 1:11--2:2/Lk 19:1-10 Everyone is Welcome to Attend the Anointing of the Sick Mass Saturday, November 2nd 9am Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. James 5:14 Welcome to St. Didacus Parish! Masses Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am English 11:30am in Spanish Daily Mass Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am Wednesday 8:30am & Tues. 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays 7:30am 8:30am First Fridays 8:00am 9:00am Confessions Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt. Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor Parish Office 619-284-3472 Weekly Events at St. Didacus Sunday, October 27, 2013 COLF s Baby Bottle Drive after Masses Church Monday, October 28, 2013 Tiger Scouts 3:45-5:15pm Hall Pastorela Practice 6:30-8:30pm Hall Small Faith V 7:00pm Winona Tuesday, October 29, 2013 Small Faith III 8:30am Hall Youth Ministry 6:30pm Hall Small Faith I & II 6:30pm Hall Small Faith IV 7:00pm Hawley Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am Church Religious Ed 5:30pm Hall Choir 7:00pm Church Thursday, October 31, 2013 Divine Mercy 4:00-5:00pm Hall Spanish Choir 6:30pm Church Padre Pio Presentation 7:00pm Hall Friday, November 1, 2013 All Saints Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am Church Saturday, November 2, 2013 Anointing of the Sick Mass 9:00am Church GIFTS OF OUR TREASURY THE WEEK OF October 20, 2013 Collection for October 20, 2013 $4,380.00 Restricted Funds for October 20, 2013 $ 265.00 Total Income: $4,645.00 Maria Luz Arrellano Katherine Artale Jim Barnes Diann Bauer Dan Bauer Herbert Baxter Martha Becerra Rita Bonnell Norm Boyer Herminia Brignoni Ibeth Brignoni Lee Burnett Ruben Campos Marie Cavanaugh Terry Davidson MaryLou De Luca Juanita Diaz Cecelia Dueber Maria Fielding Please Pray For Susan Guenzel Rosie Kinninger Marcella Halweg Bernie Kober Marilyn Kober Virginia Lantry Juanita Lopez Maria Lopez Dolores Mediano Esteban Mediano Segunda Ordona Sylvia Paiz Dominick Palestini Diane Porter Dolores Robertson Atina Rodriguez Aaron Rodriguez Alette Rodriguez Gladys Palestini REST IN PEACE OLGA SAXOD Jeff Salazar Patricia Seay Christine Segura Alice Sergi Michael Smith Raymond Sparks Mary Sutton Angel Tapia Pedro Tapia Therese Tucker Carol Verdon Catarina Zizzo Rose Zaragoza Adalina Zarate Josephine And the special intentions in our Book of Needs
Page 4 The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 27, 2013 4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116 284-8730 Saturday Mass goers: Join us for dinner at the Fall Festival after Mass! It s not too late to have a great meal or chat with friends at the Beer Garden. Sunday Mass goers: Stop by the school after Mass to see if they need help tearing down and cleaning up after the Fall Festival. See today s insert regarding our upcoming Barnes and Noble Book Fair. Mark your calendars so you don t miss Father Mike reading some special books at Barnes and Noble on Wednesday, November 6th from 6:30-7:00pm. Join us for All Saints Day Mass with the school on Friday, November 1st at 9am. We re offering some great Adult Education opportunities in the coming months. We had such a positive response to the DVD series Catholicism by Fr. Robert Barron that we will be sharing another DVD series by Fr. Barron called Untold Blessing, Three Paths to Holiness. Join us for part 1 of this three part series on Thursday, November 7th at 7pm in the Parish Hall. Thanks to everyone who shopped at the Altar Society s Fall Sale last weekend! Because of your generous support of this sale we were able to raise $2500 that will be put toward the needs of the parish. Many thanks from Youth Ministry for your tamale purchases last weekend. They raised $430 that will go into their program for supplies and activities. St. Didacus Parish Feast Day Celebration and our 87th Anniversary! Potluck Dinner Sunday, November 10th 5:00pm in the Parish Hall Please bring a dish to share from the categories listed by your last name: A-G Side Dish H-R Main Dish We still need raffle prizes! Bring your donations to the Parish Office! In celebration of our Parish Feast Day, join us for a special Morning Prayer on Sunday, November 10th at 8:00am preceding Mass at 8:30am. S-Z Salad Daylight Savings Time ends next weekend! Don t forget to fall back one hour on Sunday, November 3rd! Thank you for putting faith and action together by responding generously to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith on World Mission Sunday. Your generosity will help children at risk in India, and reach also the many priests, religious and lay leaders around the world who offer practical, emotional and spiritual care to communities, children and families in desperate need. It s not too late to turn in your envelope for this special collection. Please drop them off at the Parish Office as soon as possible.
Page 5 The Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 27, 2013 Kid s Corner The Saints Club "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting!" - The Apostles' Creed One of the most important actions we can take to reach the goal of 'life everlasting' is to join a group of great people, a very special club if you like, called "The Communion of Saints." This club is the largest and most exciting association we can belong to, not just on earth but anywhere in the entire universe and all other universes beyond. This club includes the most amazing variety of members; it includes those living on earth, those waiting in purgatory and those who have already lived here! Those who have already lived seem to have a bit more time to help us in our living. Who are they? There are some who quietly keep the club running and their names are not often known, except perhaps to immediate family. Then there are others who have done the most unbelievable things: some were so good at aiming at eternal life while on earth that they just simply slipped into it, without leaving even their bodies behind, one such fellow is Enoch "the friend of God" whom we read about in the Book of Genesis; then there is Mary of Nazareth - she did such a good job of it that we know that she was taken to heaven body and soul. There are countless others like Padre Pio, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Therese of Lisieux who are members of this club. Now, this great club of saints is the one to which we get full membership when we are Confirmed in the Church. All these saints - and there are hundreds and hundreds more - are all at our disposal. We need to make friends with them. We need to know who they are, where they come from, what their particular talents are and so on. After all, we are normally not too keen to tell strangers about our troubles. Once we know who these people are, then it is much easier to trust them with out friendship and our worries. Have an adventure exploring the interesting lives of the saints and brushing up on the family history of the Catholic Church. Then, with all the help that the great "Communion of Saints" can give you, enjoy becoming full members of the greatest club ever. www.holyspiritinteractive.net All Soul s Day Saturday, November 2nd The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, or All Soul s Day, is a moment in the Church s calendar to recognize God s enduring love that binds us all together. As we learn from Saint Paul in the First Letter to the Corinthians, love is eternal: it endures when all else passes away. This eternal love compels us to keep our beloved dead in mind on this day. Out of love, we recall and pray for our beloved dead, hoping and trusting in God s mercy to welcome them into the glory of heaven. May all of God s people, past and present, continue to share in God s love now and forever. The Wisdom of Saints on Prayer The most consistent theme of saints utterances on prayer is simplicity and striving toward loving union with God in spite of all the complications and distractions that inevitably rise. This is as true of the active worldly saints as of those whose primary vocation is prayer and contemplation. The saints give a wealth of sometimes conflicting advice on how to pray, reflecting different needs, temperaments, and vocations. The contemplatives, like John of the Cross and the anonymous author of the Cloud of Unknowing, are more concerned with the nuances of the soul s movement through different stages on the journey toward union with God than are God s soldiers in the world, like Ignatius of Loyola or Anthony Mary Caret, who just give us the best advice they can on how to stay close to God in the midst of tumult and distraction, based on their own amazing experience. Look to the saints to help you find the prayer style that best suits you. For me, prayer means launching out of the heart towards God; it means lifting one s eyes, quite simply, to Heaven, a cry of grateful love from the crest of joy or the trough of despair; it s a vast, supernatural force which opens out my heart, and binds me closer to Jesus. St. Therese of Lisieux I don t say anything to God. I just sit and look at him and let him look at me. Old Peasant of Ars
Pagina 6 XXX Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 27 de octubre 2013 Celebraremos nuestra fiesta patronal y el 87 Aniversario de nuestra parroquia, con una cena para compartir El domingo 10 de Nov. a las 5:00 pm en el Salón Parroquial Favor de traer un platillo para compartir de la siguientes categorías por su apellido: A-G arroz o frijoles, etc. H-R Plato principal S-Z Ensalada Para celebrar el día de nuestra fiesta parroquial, acompáñanos a la oración de la mañana Laudes el domingo 10 noviembre a las 8:00 AM antes de la misa de 8:30 AM. La oración será en ingles. El horario de verano termina el próximo fin de semana. No se olvide de adelantar una hora su reloj, domingo 3 de noviembre. Acampánenos a la misa de la Solemnidad de Todos los Santos, el jueves, 31 de octubre a las 6:00 pm Seguido por una presentación especial sobre la vida del P. Pio a las 7:00 PM en el Salón parroquial O El viernes 1 de noviembre, Adoración Eucarística 7:30-8:30 am seguido por la misa a las 9:00 am Tenga en cuenta: No habrá misa de 7:30 am Misa de Unción de los Enfermos Sábado 2 de noviembre 9 AM Muchas Gracias a todos los que ayudaron con el Festival de Otoño de la Escuela de St. Didacus. Para la revisión de vida Analicemos : cómo es mi manera de tratar con Dios? Cómo hago oración? Me creo mejor que los demás? Tengo conciencia de mi ser pecador? Soy humilde ante Dios y ante los hermanos? Abro mi corazón al amor gratuito de Dios? DIA DE LOS MUERTOS El grupo de papas y maestros del catecismo organizaremos la festividad del día de los muertos, para recordar a nuestros seres difuntos que ya no están con nosotros. Los invitamos a traer las fotografías e sus seres queridos fallecidos para colocarlas en el altar el miércoles 30 de octubre. El Altar estará en el salón parroquial todo el fin de semana. Para más información, puede llamar al 619-284-3472 Elena Platas.