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 6, 2016 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 Italian Mass First Sunday 12:00 pm Holy Days 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, 7:00 pm 2nd Sunday Gregorian Chant Latin Mass 4:00 pm Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 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 6, 2016 Date for Mass request Requested by Saturday November 5 5:30 pm Societa del Santo Rosario Sunday November 6 7:30 am Frank Crivello Frank & Anna Zizzo 9:00 am People of the Parish 10:30 am Jennie & Dom Chagas Daughters 12:00 pm Madonna del Paradiso Monday November 7 7:30 am Clara Vattuone Jerry & Julie Giacalone 12:00 pm Terri DeBellis The Office 12:00 pm Nicola LoCoco Crivello & LoCoco Family Tuesday November 8 7:30 am Delores Lau OLR Guild 12:00 pm Francesco Crivello Nick & Angela LoCoco 12:00 pm Mary Adamo Family Wednesday November 9 7:30 am Joe Brecka ICF 230 12:00 pm Cathy Silva OLR Guild 12:00 pm Gloria Piconi Piconi Family Thursday November 10 7:30 am Laurie Massa Bob & Kathy Gaddi 12:00 pm Angelo Scardina Caterina Russo 12:00 pm George Hogan Bob & Kathy Gaddi Friday November 11 7:30 am Francesco Crivello Suli Crivello & Family 12:00 pm Angelo Scardina Vita & Vitu Ferrantello 12:00 pm Eldon Anderson Luke Vinci Saturday November 12 7:30 am Perpetual Membership 12:00 pm Pete DiSalvo Jack Pecoraro 5:30 pm Peter LoCoco Wife & Sons Sunday November 13 7:30 am People of the Parish 9:00 am Pietro & Jenny Tarantino Granddaughter & Family MaryAnn & Family 10:30 am Andrew DeMaria Rosalie & Peter Tarantino 12:00 pm Vincenzo Crisci Wife & Children 4:00 pm Katherine Carr The Latin Schola Pastor s Corner When we hear the word persecuted, the first thought that comes to our mind is the believers who are risking their lives and suffered from the hands of their persecutors because of their faith and religion. They are tortured and killed if they don t abandon it. Persecutors usually want to impose or introduce their own belief, culture, and religion to be embraced by the persecuted. The story of a family i.e. the seven brothers and their mother in our first reading this Sunday is a concrete example of faithful believers who were persecuted because of their persistence in following the commandment of God. They were forced by the ruler of the empire to embrace the Greek culture and religion. The family preferred to die rather than transgress the laws (Mc. 7:2) of God and abandon their religion. The reason why they held firm in their belief and their faith was that it gave them hope for eternal life. They believed in the resurrection from the dead and eternal life. Eternal life in the resurrection was their goal and they didn t want to miss it. So even in their suffering from violent persecution they counted it nothing compared to the glory of eternal life that awaited them in heaven. Their goal and hope will come true because there is truly a resurrection and eternal life as Jesus says in our gospel and it applies to them that those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead. They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise (Lk.20:35-36). Have courage in the midst of sufferings and persecutions because of our faith in God who we worship, and eternal life will be ours in heaven because our God is not God of the dead but of the living, for to him all are alive (Lk.20:38). Amen
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 3 Little Italy, San Diego, CA Our Lady of the Rosary DVD Series Date: Starting 10/16/16 Know...Grow...Sow Our Faith Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am W ISDOM O F THE W ORD! Maria SS Madonna del Paradiso Society Festa 2016 Join us to rediscover, renew, and re-inspire our faith during this award-winning 10-part DVD series, Catholicism. Journey around the world with bishop, author, speaker, and theologian Robert Barron for an illumination of the beauty, goodness, and truth of our Catholic faith. To be held in the Parish Hall during the CCD-hour and thus a great opportunity for parents. Everyone is welcome. Questions? Need more info? Contact: John Sgalio: johnsgalio@yahoo.com Karina Sgalio: karinasellsrealestate@gmail.com Socializers! Next brunch will be at the Admiral Baker Club for $22. Call Sherry for more information at (619) 804-9365 Prayer Intentions We are listing the names of those who are sick, and need prayers. Remember in your prayers Philomena Stendardo, Maria Tollefson, Amelia Adel Buono, Diane House, Jason Williamson, Gina Zawis 56th Annual Mass and Celebration Sunday, November 13th Lunch refreshments and fundraising raffle for the church following noon Mass in the downstairs church hall. Will YOU run Father Joe s Villages Thanksgiving Day 5K? Take the Challenge with fellow parishioners in a Good Neighbor Team! Compete for the Team Challenge Trophy in 5 categories: team name, # of team members, spreading the word about the 5K, costumes and RAISING MONEY for our neighbors in need! More information about the challenge can be found at thanksgivingrun.org It s a family & pet friendly fun way to start your Thanksgiving holiday AND all proceeds provide meals, housing, medical, dental and therapeutic childcare services at the Villages. SIGN UP TODAY - thanksgivingrun.org
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 4 Little Italy, San Diego, CA Monday November 7 - Padre Pio Devotion Begins at 6:35 pm in the church. See this page s advertisement for more information about the event. Tuesday November 8 - Shakspeare Club Meets in the upper hall at 10:00 am. Tuesday November 8 - RCIA Meets in the lower hall at 7:00 pm. Wednesday November 9 - ICF Board Meeting Meets in the Padre Pio room at 7:00 pm. Wednesday November 9 - Bible Study Bible class studying the Life of Christ lead by Fr. Louis Solcia meets in the lower church hall at 7:00 pm. Thursday November 10 - St. Thomas More Society Meets in the lower church hall at 11:30 am. Thursday November 10 - Baptism Class The Baptism class meets at 6:30 pm in the Pastoral Center and is conducted by Deacon Stephen O Riordan. Thursday November 10 - Marriage Encounter Meets in the upper church hall at 7:00 pm. Friday November 11 - Mazara Club Meets in the lower church hall at 6:00 pm. Sunday November 13 - Madonna del Paradiso Festa happens all day in the lower church hall. Stop! Don t Leave! Before leaving home join us at the hospitality patio behind the church every Sunday from 8:30am until we sell out! (Free will offerings gratefully accepted.) Padre Pio Devotions Monday, November 7 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. Sacrificial Giving for October 30 Weekly amount required to meet our budget: $12,700 Plate $ 2,628 Envelopes $ 3,655 Online $ 897 Total Sunday Collection $ 7,180 Weekly Shortfall: $5,520 All Souls $637 Building Fund $1,750 First Friday with the Gorettis November 4th, Adoration and Confession at 5:30 PM, followed by Mass at 6:30 and some Praise and Worship. 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
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 5 Little Italy, San Diego, CA THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME BACKGROUND OF THE LITURGY There are actually four Books of Maccabees, but only two of them are part of the inspired word of God. These two books are deutero-canonical. They are not accepted as inspired by most Protestants and by Jews. The two books are not written by the same author; they tell the story of the persecution of Jews under Antiochus IV, Epiphanes around 168-165 B.C. Alexander the Great had conquered the world in 333 B.C. Fortunately, he died young before he could put into effect all of his plans. His empire was split among his four generals. One of them, Ptolemy, got Egypt and environs; another, Seleucus, got Syria and environs. The Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasties fought constantly over the Holy Land until finally a marriage of convenience attempted to solve the situation. The Seleucid king Antiochus IV attempted to put into effect the full policies of Alexander: He wanted one culture for his kingdom (Greek of Hellenism); he wanted one language (Greek), and he wanted one religion (the Greek pantheon). Greek culture included Greek philosophy which was plagued with skepticism; this was completely contrary to the Jewish belief that we could know God s truth for certain. Greek culture included the Greek dramas, which were really liturgies celebrated in honor of pagan gods and goddesses. To attend a Greek play would, therefore, be a denial of Jewish faith and an affirmation of belief in pagan gods and goddesses. Greek culture included the games and the gymnasium; the games and exercises were in the nude, and these were offensive to Jewish morals. Antiochus erected a gymnasium and a theater in the holy city of Jerusalem! This was blasphemy. But worst of all, he erected a statue of Olympian Zeus in the Temple itself, the ultimate desecration. (This is the abomination of desolation of the desolating sin referred to in Daniel 8:13 and again in the gospels.) Antiochus forbade the practice of Judaism. He forbade circumcision. He forbade the observance of the dietary laws. He forbade anything which would seem to set the Jews apart from others. This is the background of the first reading. The brothers are forced to eat pork; they refuse; one by one they are martyred. Unfortunately, today s reading does not give the rest of the story. After six had been killed, the authorities tried to induce the mother to persuade her youngest son to apostatize and eat the pork. Instead of persuading him to sin she urged him to be strong and to put faith in God and die like a man! Such was the faith of the mother and of the brothers. The hope, of course, was in the glory of the resurrection to come. This is reflected in the Responsorial Psalm. The gospel is a strange contrast to the first reading. The Sadducees propose a story of seven brothers who died. The levirate marriage (of a brother to the widow of his brother in order to rise up progeny for him) is described. The Sadducees use this as an objection to the resurrection. Whose wife will she be? Jesus says that there is no marriage in the resurrection. He does not completely answer the question, but he does proclaim that God is the God of the living. There will be judgment; there will be the resurrection of the dead. The epistles to the Thessalonians are thought to be the earliest books of the New Testament. 1 Thessalonians is dated around 51 A.D. Many scholars think that 2 Thessalonians is not really written by Paul; their reasons, however, are not completely convincing. The problem in these epistles concerns the glorious Second Coming of Christ. In 1 Thessalonians, the question was the order of precedence in the Parousia: Would the dead rise first and then the living be glorified, or would it happen vice-versa? In 2 Thessalonians, the people seem to have lost hope that Christ would come in glory. The most important proclamation of the primitive Church (next to the death and resurrection of Jesus) was the glorious Coming of Christ and the end of the world. The apostles preached that Jesus had gone to prepare
Our Lady of the Rosary Page 6 Little Italy, San Diego, CA a place for us, but would come again very soon. The world would end and the Lord would come in glory to judge all. The general resurrection of the dead would take place when the Lord came. But he did not come immediately; he still has not come. The Thessalonians lost heart. Paul urges them and us not to lose heart. We must not yield to discouragement. We must be confident, and we must continue to persevere in good works until the Lord comes. The end of the season of Ordinary Time is devoted to the Last Things. This world will end. None of us is going to get out of this alive; all will die. But death is not the end! None of us can escape what follows death, namely God s judgment. The Sadducees did not believe in life after death; they did not believe in the resurrection. They did not believe in judgment. If we believe that we shall one day stand before God in judgment, then how must we act in this world? We are responsible for our own lives, and we shall be judged on how we have tried to serve the Lord. We should therefore be willing; to make any sacrifice to avoid what will displease God. Our old catechisms said that we should be willing to suffer any misfortune, including death, rather than commit sin. The seven brothers in the first reading were willing to suffer death rather than to deny their faith. We who have the fullness of revelation should do no less. We should review our belief in the Last Things. Death is an obvious certainty. Although the New Testament does not touch on the particular judgment we believe that immediately after death we shall be judged. If we have died in a state of grace, we are destined for heaven. If we have cut ourselves off from God by mortal sin, we have sentenced ourselves to eternal punishment; At the end of the world, Christ will assemble all people who have ever lived. All will rise in their bodies. The just will rise to eternal life; the damned to eternal punishment. We cannot answer every question about the end. We do not know when the end will come. All of the signs have taken place centuries ago. We must simply pray and prepare and watch. We don t know the details of the resurrection. Scientifically, many are concerned about the oxygen and nitrogen cycles. Over the course of centuries, the same elements and molecules may be part of many different human bodies. We know that our glorified bodies will be physical and that they will be our very own bodies, and they will be like Jesus body after his resurrection. The point of today s Mass is that we should have a healthy regard for the end which is coming. We must watch and pray. Death is not the end; therefore it is not an escape. Judgment comes after death, and we should live each day in the context of judgement: Live as if each day is to be our last day on earth, and we shall be ready when the Lord comes The saints tell us to remember our last end and we would never sin. And if we never sinned, we would never need to fear or worry about death, Judgment Day, or any of the Last Things. This past week, we celebrated All Saints Day and All Souls Day. These days assure us that there is life beyond the grave. What would happen if today were to be the last day of our life? What happens when we appear before the Judgment Seat of Almighty God? The time for contrition and penance has ended. As we live, so shall we die; and so shall we spend eternity. Have we been courageous in our lives, like the seven Maccabee brothers? Have we refused to give in even to an appearance of sin? Or have we, conversely, gone along with the crowd, given in to sin because everyone is doing it? We can try to conveniently forget the times, when we have turned our backs on God. It would be much better for us if we would humbly acknowledge our failures, confess our sins, and repent before it is too late. The modern world does not want to hear about judgment or death or punishment. But these are realities. Christ is savior and redeemer of the world; but he can be our savior and redeemer only if we let him! We must desire to follow him; we must want to change our lives; we must take the steps necessary to avoid sin and to do good. The old saying is very true: Consider your last end, and you will never sin. Think of yourself before God on Judgment Day, and act accordingly. God is love; don t turn your back on him.
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 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays of the Month, 6:30-8:00 pm. Baptisms are done on the 1 st 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 the office. Eucharist for the Homebound/Sick Contact the office or Deirdre Oakley at (619) 670-5114 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. (Please consult Pastor about special circumstances.) 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. 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 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 Business Manager Bill Smirniotis william@olrsd.org For bulletin announcements, accounting, Mass requests, funerals, or general information: Call the office or email parish@olrsd.org To Register as a Parishioner The easiest way is to go to our website and fill out the form found in the New to OLR tab. You may also copy the form and mail it to the office at 1629 Columbia St., San Diego 92101. Readings for the Week of November 6, 2016 Sunday: 2 MC 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 THES 2:16--3:5; LK 20:27-39 or 20:27, 34-38 Monday: TI 1:1-9; LK 17:1-6 Tuesday: TI 2:1-8, 11-14; LK 17:7-10 Wednesday: EZ 47:1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 COR 3:9c-11, 16-17, JN 2:13-22 Thursday: PHLM 7-20; LK 17:20-25 Friday: 2 JN 4-9; LK 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 JN 5-8; LK 18:1-8 Next Sunday: MAL 3:19-20a; 2 THES 3:7-12; LK 21:5-19 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.