Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 4, 2018 BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH 4540 El Cerrito Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Parish Office: 619-582-5722 MASSES: Saturday: 8:00AM; 5:00 PM (Vigil) Sunday: 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM,4:00 PM (Spanish Mass); 6:00 PM Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 8:00 AM (Mondays: 8:00 AM Communion Service) Holy Days & Special Services: see bulletin RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 4:00 PM PERPETUAL HELP NOVENA: Tuesdays 8:30 AM MARRIAGES: Those wishing to be married must contact the priest at least 9 months before date of marriage. Parish Website: www.blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Parish E-Mail: jyin@blessedsacrament-sandiego.org Fr. Jon P. Kirby, SVD: Pastor Tony Albers: Deacon Herb Kelsey: Deacon Parish ID # for United Way Contributions....9753 BAPTISM INFORMATION 619-582-5722 RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).619-582-5722 FAITH FORMATION, grade 1-8....619-582-5722, ext. 124 Kerwin Molina, Coordinator CONFIRMATION, Teens...619-582-5722 Justine Coliflores BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH SCHOOL 619-582-3862 Anne Egan, Principal School Website: www.bsps-sd.org
From The Pastor Resentment (Adapted from article by Fr Jeffrey F. Kirby in Crux, Jan 28, 2018) Occasionally it is important to review some of those out-of-the-way sins the ones that get missed, dropped out along the way. A big one is resentment. We all know that Christians are called to the most excellent way of love. We recall that this is neatly summarized by Saint Paul in the epistle used at most marriages (1 Cor 13:3 ff): Love is patient and kind. It is not envious, boastful, proud, self-seeking, and does not dishonor others. It is not easily angered and does not keep a record of wrongs. It does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres. Love never fails. Going over this list, it is easy enough to see that every sin is, in some neglectful way, a sin against love! The call to love is noble but a stretch for us humans. We are often more comfortable with duplicity and denial values related to love are easily manipulated and can be perverted, especially by resentment, which leads us to displace energies away from true virtue and authentic love. The German Catholic philosopher, Max Scheler, called resentment a self-poisoning of the mind that forms a lasting mental attitude. It is caused by the repression of certain emotions and affects which leads to a constant tendency to indulge in value delusions and judgments which induce revenge, hatred, malice, envy, the impulse to detract, and spite. The experience of resentment goes like this: A person recognizes a true value and is being called to accept it, e.g., I should help my neighbor who is in need. But the call is denied and repressed, or done but without true love: I m not going to help. I m too busy and I don t like that person, or, I don t like that I had to help that person. Nurtured in this way, resentment grows until a person finds him/herself resentful toward others who are kind and charitable. Here, it takes on the illusion of virtue: She shouldn t be helping him. He needs to take care of himself. Why are they so happy? How will that person ever get on their feet with all this hand-holding? Scheler writes that resentment is filled with envy, the impulse to detract, malice, and secret vindictiveness. These affects become fixed attitudes, detached from all determinate objects. Independently of a person s will, his/her attention will then be instinctively drawn by all events which can set these affects in motion. The resentful attitude even plays a role in the formation of perceptions, expectations, and memories. It automatically selects those aspects of experience which can justify the factual application of this pattern of feeling. In the end, resentment corrodes the soul making the person miserable and wanting others to be miserable. Resentment is the most dishonest sin because it disguises itself as virtue and good will. And so, we can only discover resentment in ourselves through sincere repentance and active prayer. And in others by dialogue and listening to the reasons others give for doing some act. Resentment turns love upside down. It implodes the heart, turns marriages into battlefields, rips families apart, makes workplaces arenas of passive aggression, and allows societies to dismiss the sick, the unborn, the migrant, and others in need. In navigating the issues and concerns of our day, we need to be aware of resentment and turn it around a truly fitting resolution for this Lenten season, don t you think? SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Agatha Tuesday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Thursday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking Saturday: St. Scholastica Welcome New Parishioners Registration Forms are available in the church office or by email. Home Masses We continue to have Home Masses. please contact the office if you wish to host a Mass.
2018 Annual Catholic Appeal Next Weekend - February 10-111 (in Pew Pledge) We are invited to participate in the Annual Catholic Appeal an opportunity to support essential ministries and services which benefit our Local Church. Catholic Schools and Tuition Assistance Formation in the Faith Catholic Charities Prison Ministry Young Adult Ministry Seminarian Support Retired Priests BSP goal this year $27,000. Your participation makes a difference. Any amount over our Goal will return to our Parish. Your generosity will bring joy to all who will benefit from your Sharing God s gifts. Please use the combo brochure/response card and make a Pledge! Make checks payable to: Diocese of San Diego You may also go to www.giving.sdcatholic.org for more information or to make a secure online pledge or donation. Catholic Charities Food Collection This weekend is our monthly food collection. All non-perishable food items will be given to Catholic Charities College Center. Please bring your bags to the altar after the Bread and Wine are presented. Thank you for your continued support. No February Coin Collection Vietnamese Mass at BSP! February 4 at 1:00 pm I am very happy to announce that Blessed Sacrament will be offering a Vietnamese Mass the 1st Sunday of February. Everyone is welcome. World Marriage Day Sunday, February 11 Blessing for Married Couples This is an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting & promoting marriage and the family. FINANCIAL UPDATE 2018 January 28 weekend $4,993.50 Thank you for your continued support. Bibliodrama Monday, February 5 at 6:30pm in PHL Weekly Mass Intentions Sat. Sun. Mon. Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 5:00pm Dimitri Senoff Parishioners 10:00am Baldassare & Caterina Ferrara 6:00pm Mary Zizzo Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Fr. Jerry Hamperzonian Women s Club Members Muriel Haine
Parish Events Feb. 4 - Vietnamese Mass 1pm CH Feb. 5 - Cares for Kids Mtg. 6pm-7pm PH Feb. 5 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL Feb. 7 - Knights of Columbus Mtg. 7pm PH Feb. 8 - Women s Club Mtg. 9am PH Feb.11 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm Feb. 10-11 Annual Catholic Appeal Weekend Feb. 13 - Soup & Salad 5pm-7pm PH Feb. 14 - Ash Wednesday Mass 8am & 6pm CH Feb. 16 - Stations of the Cross 7pm every Friday CH Feb. 26 - Bibliodrama 6:30pm PHL March.11 - Diocesan African Mass & Gathering 1pm March 28 - Seder w/mass and Soup &Salad 5pm PH April 28 - Women s Club Card Party April 28 - BSPS Spring Fundraiser 5:30pm at school PARISH MINISTRIES & GROUPS Interested in joining a ministry group? Contact the person listed below or church office. (area codes are (619) except were listed) Adoration Chapel..582-5722 Altar Servers: Judy Cromwell..582-5722 Cares For Kids-Blessed Sacrament Teresa Markey..582-2141 Contemporary Choir: (10:00 am & 6 pm Masses).582-5722 Culture of Life: Margie Morrison 582-8651 Eucharistic Ministers: Church Office 582-5722 Knights of Columbus: John Agoh........278-8405 Lectors: Cynthia Gonzales.218-8155 BSPS Parent-Teacher Group (PTG): Kristen Crisostomo (President)..klhbones@aol.com Traditional Choir: Patti Burch (8 am Mass).735-6330 Tuesday Fun Club: Peggy Raynoha 582-3657 Ushers: Church Office....582-5722 Vocations Committee: Dick Reid...583-1081 Women s Club: Pat Luebbers. 262-8522 Youth Ministry (High School Students): Parish Office.....582-5722 Landscaping Project Our landscaping looks great but we still need your help to pay for it. Thus Far we have received donations of $17,799.30. Still $5,200.70 to go. God Bless You! - Fr Jon Bible Garden Progress Update Take a short stroll outside the Church towards the alley entrance and check out the newly planted Bible Garden additions---a Range of Light Aloe; Crown of Thorns; Cardboard Palm, Dwarf, Fruitless "Litttle Ollie" Olive Tree; Ponytail Palm; Rainbow Maiden Flax; Dwarf, Mounding Juniper; and Windmill Palm. The specially-ordered dwarf pomegranate trees are due to arrive and be planted this coming week. Thanks for your continuing donations to the Bible Garden and for your language recommendations for the Scripture Pole Message by dropping your recommendations into the wooden box on the Bulletin Board ledge. Soup & Salad Tuesday DATE CHANGE Soup & Salad Mardi Gras (FAT TUESDAY) Feb. 13; 5:00-7:00pm; Parish Hall Because February 14 is Ash Wednesday and Valentine Day Soup, Salad, Bread, Dessert & Beverage $6.00 per person $3.00 Children 5yrs. - 10 yrs. Free for Children under 5 yrs. old Come celebrate before Lent begins. SAVE THE DATE Wednesday, March 28 Seder Celebration with Mass followed by Soup & Salad in Parish Hall beginning at 5:00pm More information to come. (NO Soup & Salad Wed. March 14)
AROUND TOWN Feb. 5, 6 & 7-2018 Diocesan Revival at St. Rita s Parish, at 7pm each night; theme is Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord, preached by Rev. Chester Smith, SVD from the Bowman Frances Ministry team in Indianapolis. Come worship and sing along with the Gospel Choirs from St. Rita & Christ the King parishes. Free refreshments each evening. Feb 7 2018 - Natural Family Planning Moral, healthy and 99.6% effective. Next Set of 4 Classes begins Wednesday, February 7, 2018, Classes 2, 3 & 4 are 2/21, 3/21 and 4/25 6:30 9:00 PM. Contact Dave & Cheryl for more information at davidandcherylross@gmail.com or (619)-279-3735 Feb 9&10, 2018 - Revolution of the Hearth 9am- 5pm at USD. This workshop will offer a unique perspective on Counter Cultural Spirituality. For more information please email USD at ccs@sandiego.edu Feb 10, 2018 - Love Our Priest Mass 10:00 am Come celebrate a special Mass for Fr. Rich Pagano at Ascension Catholic Church. Potluck following the Mass. Feb. 23-25 After-Abortion Healing Retreat, For information/registration call Rosemary Benefield (858) 581-3022 Feb. 16, St. Therese Parish Fish Fry, 5:30-6:30pm Social Center; Cod, Calamari & Shrimp $9; Preorder Baked Salmon $10 - Call Mo (619) 994-9818 Whispering Winds Family Camp Priority registration by Feb. 21 for camp dates July 13-15. For more information, contact Matt and Brianne Kojis at mattkojis@gmail.com or 619-964-6174. A Cultural & Spiritual Journey to Italy 14-Days Join Fr. Bruce Orsborn on a wonderful tour all over Italy. The dates will be from October 7-20, 2018. For a brochure and registration form, please contact Alicia Policarpio at 619-575-2240 x104 Blessed Sacrament Parish School (Transitional Kindergarten - Grade 8) Contact: admissions@bsps-sd.org (619) 582-3862 www.bsps-sd.org Repor ng Sexual Abuse Complaints about sexual abuse by a Diocese employee or volunteer can be made by contacting Lisa Petronis, 858-490-8353 or at www.sdcatholic.org. Daily Prayer for Our Priests O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests; for your unfaithful & tepid priests; for your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for your tempted priests; for your lonely & desolate priests; for your young priests; for your dying priests; for the souls of your priests in Purgatory. But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me, the priests who absolved me from my sins, the priests at whose Masses I assisted & who gave me Your body & blood in Communion, the priests to whom I am indebted any other way especially (name.) O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them abundantly in time & in eternity. Amen. --St. Therese of Lisieux Readings for the Week Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46;Mk 1:40-45 February 4 - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Vocation View: Proclaiming the gospel is our Christian mission. Jesus proclaimed the Good News and healed because he was rooted in prayer. Take Jesus lead - pray! DIVINE WORD MISSIONARIES and SISTER SERVANTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 800-553-3321 Sunday Hospitality Schedule After 8am & 10am Masses 1st: Women s Club group 2nd: Vietnamese group 3rd: Knights of Columbus 4th: Spanish group 5th: Spanish group Monday ~ February 5 Bishop Gilbert Chavez Tuesday ~ February 6 Rev. Michael Ortiz Wednesday ~ February 7 Rev. Msgr. Jeremiah O Sullivan Thursday ~ February 8 Rev. Ronald Pachence Friday ~ February 9 Rev. Richard Pagano Saturday ~ February 10 Rev. Msgr. Francis Pattison Sunday ~ February 11 Rev. Stephanos Pedrano, OSB
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