DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY April 3, 2016

OUR LADY OF LORETTO CATHOLIC CHURCH

1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, CA 94947 415-897-2171

Please pray for our parishioners who are sick and suffering that they may know the embrace of Christ’s healing love.

Adita Claire, Lucy Dal Porto, Jesse Fuette, Fr. Dustin Gorell, Pete Hanley, Jean Holt, Sharon Kielty, Tom Martinez, Julia Matos, Sal Miceli, Wanda Mower, Dalton O’Sulli-

van, Niloo Vahid

We are updating our prayer list and have removed names which have been on the list for some time. Please call the Rectory to have someone

included on the Prayer List.

May all our deceased Parishioners rest in the

loving arms of God.

Patricia Dower Jim Lang

Mass Intentions April 2 to April 10

Day Time Intentions

Priest

Saturday 4/2 8pm Doris Magnin + Peggy and Dennis Oost (L) Rafael Gonzales +

BC BC ME

Sunday 4/3 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Sally Costello (L) Mike Doolittle + OLL Parishioners

BC NH ME

Monday 4/4 9:00am Jerica Alaine Harris + BC

Tuesday 4/5 9:00am Drago Dolar + NH

Wednesday 4/6

9:00am

Jim and Eileen Costello + BC

Thursday 4/7 9:00am Joe Duenas + NH

Friday 4/8 9:00am Vassar and Reich Families (L) and + NH

Saturday 4/9 9:00am 5:00pm 7:00pm

Msgr. James P. Keane + Dorothy Youngerman + Special Intention

NH NH KW

Sunday 4/10 8:00am 10:00am 12 Noon

Carolyn Asserto + John Balestrieri + OLL Parishioners

NH NH KW

BC: Fr. Brian Costello ME: Fr. Manuel Estrada NH: Fr. Neil Healy KW: Fr. Kevin White

Rev. Brian Costello frbrian@ollnovato.org Ext.227

Pastor

Rev. J. Manuel Estrada frmanuel@ollnovato.org EXT 230

Parochial Vicar

Rev. Neil Healy In Residence EXT 233

Rev. Mr. Alex Madero, Deacon

Patrick Reeder EXT. 234

Parish Manager

Office Staff Erin Troy EXT. 222

Allen Shirley EXT. 236

Our Lady of Loretto School Mrs. Kathleen Kraft, Principal

415-892-8621

Parish Religious Education

Amy Bjorklund Reeder, Dir. Grades 1-6 Kathleen Pitti

415-897-6714

Sandro Garcia Grades 1-3 en Espanol

415-897-2171

Annie Troy, Dir. Youth Ministry and Confirmation

415-897-2171 ext.277

PRIEST EMERGENCY NUMBER 415-301-0514

Mass Times

Monday—Friday 9:00 am

Saturday 9:00am 5:00 pm (Vigil Mass)

7:00 pm (Spanish Vigil Mass)

Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12 Noon Spanish Mass

Eucharistic Adoration

Every Friday 9:30am-5:00 pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday3:00pm-4:00pm

Rosary Monday—Thursday after 9am Mass and 5:30pm

Friday after 9am Mass and at 5pm Sunday at 3:00pm

Baptisms

Please contact the Rectory- Catechesis Required

Marriages

Please contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance

Our Lady of Loretto

St. Vincent de Paul Society 415-497-5090

Visit us on the Web www.ollnovato.org

E-mail us: church@ollnovato.org

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The apostles perform many signs and wonders among the people. Many are added to their numbers (Acts 5:12-16). Psalm — Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting (Psalm 118). Second Reading — John, caught up in the spirit, envisions the glorified Lord, the first and the last, the one who lives (Revelation 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19). Gospel — The risen Christ comes to his disciples with peace and the Spirit. The absent Thomas doubts (John 20:19-31).

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Easter (or of Divine Mercy) Monday: The Annunciation of the Lord Tuesday: St. Vincent Ferrer Thursday: St. John Baptist de la Salle

TRUE TEACHERS Believe one who has tried, you shall find a fuller sat-isfaction in the woods than in books. The trees and the rocks will teach you that which you cannot hear from the masters. —St. Bernard of Clairvaux

HELPING YOUR NEIGHBOR If you truly want to help the soul of your neighbor, you should approach God first with all your heart. Ask God simply to fill you with charity . . . with it you can accomplish what you desire. —St. Vincent Ferrer

Youth Ministry Golf Tournament Mark your calendars for Our Lady of Loretto’s 12th Annual Youth Min-istry Golf Tournament to be held Thursday, June 23rd, at Indian Valley Golf Club. We

hope each and every parishioner will support this very im-portant fund raiser by being a sponsor, playing a round of golf, purchasing a raffle ticket, and/or attending the delicious dinner in the church hall following the tournament. With your gener-ous support, we continue to provide much-needed funds for Youth Ministry, an ever-expanding program for the teens and young adults of our parish. Thank you! 12th Annual Golf Committee

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, May 1, 2016, 12th An-nual Picnic and Bocce Tournament benefiting the Society of St. Vincent de Paul St. Raphael and St. Isabella Conferences. Please join us for a day of fun, including a great BBQ lunch with all of the fixings’. Most important-ly you will be helping a worthy cause with 100% of the proceeds supporting the St. Vincent de Paul char-ity activities. Entrance forms are available. Thank you for your continued support. For more infor-mation, please contact Dean DiGiovanni @ 415 585 3855 or Joe Martino @ 415 479 8477

Schedule Change The second collection for Catholic Relief Services will be taken up the weekend of April 9th and 10th.

Calendar Reminders from Parish Religious Education Gr. 1-6:

April 5: 4-5pm Practice receiving for Religious Ed First Communicants (School Library) April 11 & 12: Spring Break (NUSD) April 19: 3:30-5:00pm Mandatory Practice for May 7 First Communion (1 of 2) April 26: 3:30-5:00pm Mandatory Practice for May 7 First Communion (2 of 2) May 16: 4pm Closing Mass and Ice Cream Social (THANK YOU KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR HOSTING!)

THIS WEEK IN CONFIRMATON & YOUTH MINISTRY: Monday, April 4: Middle school classes resume in con-vent, 7-8:30. Thursday, April 7: Lots going on tonight – please find which part of the schedule applies to you: 7pm – Confirmation classes meet in convent until 8:30 7:30 – YM Core team music ministry & trivia planners meet in YM office 7:30 – Final parent & Sponsor meeting for 2016 Con-firmandi. All of this year’s candidates must be represented. Thank you! There will be no classes or YM events during the NUSD Spring Break, April 11-15. Middle School Famlies – Mark Your Calendars: This is a reminder that the 8th grade retreat will take place on Saturday, April 23 from 9am-2pm in the convent. This retreat is Mandatory.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION We return to our reflections on the rites of marriage with a brief consideration of reforms from the Council of Trent. When the Protestant Reformation took hold, the fairly recent achieve-ments of the Church in regard to the sacrament of marriage were reviewed with a critical, reforming eye. In general, Protestants returned to an earlier view that marriage was a civil matter, although some said that the civil society had to be in har-mony with Christian teaching. In the Catholic Church, the Council of Trent took the question up in 1563, and decided to shore up its teaching on the sacramentality of marriage. They identi-fied many threats to this, including secret mar-riages and easy divorce. So they enacted laws that still govern our practice today: to be valid, marriage consent must be exchanged in the pres-ence of a priest and two witnesses. Ever since Trent, marriages must also be announced three weeks in advance to the community, and record-ed in a register. In some places in the world, the “banns” are still posted in the public square. In the United States, parishes sometimes publish the “banns” in the bulletin. Anyone who has ever watched a soap opera has seen the standard scene of a minister an-nouncing gravely, “If there is anyone here pre-sent who sees any reason why these two should not be married . . .” This bit of drama has no place in the Catholic liturgy, but survives among Protestants who broke with us before Trent edit-ed this cliff-hanger out of our public prayer.

Sunday of Divine Mercy 2016 Dear Friends, It is early Sunday morning and the two Mary’s, after resting on the Sab-

bath, are back at the tomb. In Matthew’s Gospel, they do not bring oils to anoint the body of Jesus, for the

tomb is guarded and sealed. They have simply come “to see the tomb” - just as I might visit the grave of someone I love.

What they see is not what they expected. An angel comes down from heaven and causes an earthquake. Then the angel

rolls back the stone, despite it having been sealed, and sits on it. The tomb is empty. This place of death has become the cradle of life, not only for Jesus, but for all of us.

Jesus truly is the resurrection and the life. If we believe in him, even though we

die, we will live and never die. Do we really believe this? This is what our faith is all about! Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!!

The Resurrection of Jesus.1a After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning,* Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.2* b And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.3c His ap-pearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow.4The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men.5Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the cruci-fied.6* He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.7d Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”8Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce* this to his disciples.

MT 28:1-8

This Week at OLL April 3—April 10

Sun. Divine Mercy Sunday Mon. SVDP—Library—7pm Tue. Helping Hands Prayer Group—1pm—Church Al-Anon—Convent – 7:15pm Wed. Our Lady’s Prayer Group—Church—7:30pm K of C—Hall—7:30pm Thurs. Choir—Church—6:30pm Fri. Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5:00pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Sun. Third Sunday of Easter

Esta semana en OLL 3 Abril — 10 Abril

Domingo: Domingo de la Divina Misericordia Lunes: Martes: Helping Hands Grupo de Oración por la Iglesia-1pm JPC Discipulados—Capilla del Convento –7pm Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro- Chapel-6pm Al-Anon-Convento - 7:15 pm Miércoles: Miércoles de Ceniza Nuestra Señora Grupo de Oración- Capilla– 7:30pm Ensavo del Coro-Espanol—Iglesia—7pm Jueves: Jueves Santo Viernes: Adoration—Chapel—9:30pm to 5pm Sat. Cenacle—Chapel—9:30am Domingo: Tercer Domingo de Pasqua

JOB OPENING St. Anthony of Padua Parish‐Novato is seeking a Director of Faith Forma on and Evangeliza on to oversee cate‐che cal programs. Applicants must be prac cing Catho‐lics with religious educa on experience and passion for forma on & evangeliza on. Send resume or ques ons to Father Felix Lim at felix_lim@yahoo.com. Or call 415‐883‐2177

Sunday Collection Report July 1, 2015—February 29, 2016

Budgeted Collection: $410,000 Actual: $410,897 Surplus/<deficit> $897 Thank you for your continued generosity and support of

Our Lady of Loretto.

JOINING THE COMPANY OF BELIEVERS What will help you to believe? Today’s scripture readings tell of faith and doubt. They offer stories “recorded to help you be-lieve,” as the passage from John’s Gospel (20:31) re-

marks today. There is an urgency about this. On this Second Sunday of Easter we are challenged to join the company of believers—countless men and wom-en who witnessed the power of the apostles’ faith. There is no doubt that this power comes from Jesus Christ. The second reading, from the book of Revelation, reports John’s mystical vision of the Son of Man, who proclaims, “Once I was dead, but now I live” (Revelation 1:18). The Gospel gathers everyone but Thomas to see the Risen Jesus and re-ceive the Holy Spirit from him. Like Thomas, we who have come along later must have faith so that we can have life.

UNIRSE A LA COMUNIDAD DE CREYENTES ¿Qué te ayu-dará a tener fe? Las lecturas bíblicas de hoy hablan de la fe y de la duda. Se “escribieron… para que ustedes crean”,

como nos dice hoy el pasaje del Evangelio de san Juan (20:31). Tiene esto una cierta urgencia. En este Segundo Domingo de Pascua se nos lanza un desafío a unirnos a la comunidad de creyentes –un sinnúme-ro de hombres y mujeres que dan testimonio del po-der de la fe de los Apóstoles. No hay duda que este poder viene de Jesucristo. La segunda lectura, del libro del Apocalipsis, relata la visión mística de Juan sobre el Hijo del Hombre, el cual proclama: “Estuve muerto y de nuevo soy el que vive” (Apocalipsis 1:18). El Evangelio reúne a todos excepto a Tomás para ver a Jesús resucitado y recibir de él el Espíritu Santo. Al igual que Tomás, los que hemos llegado más tarde debemos tener fe para poder tener vida.

AYUDAR AL PRÓJIMO Si de veras quieres ayudar el alma de tu prójimo, de-bes primero acercarte a Dios con todo tu corazón. Sim-plemente pide a Dios que te llene de caridad. . . con ella podrás lograr lo que deseas. —San Vicente Ferrer

VERDADEROS MAESTROS Cree en alguien que ha intentado, y encontrarás ma-yor satisfacción en los bosques que en los libros. Los ár-boles y las rocas te enseñarán lo que no puedes oír de boca de los maestros.

Domingo de la Divina Misericordia 2016 Queridos amigos, Es domingo por la mañana y las dos de María,

después de descansar en el Sábado, están de vuelta en la tumba. En el Evangelio de Mateo, no traen los aceites pa-

ra ungir el cuerpo de Jesús, de la tumba está custodiada y sellada. Ellos simple-mente han venido "para ver la tumba" - al igual que yo podría visitar la tumba de alguien que amo.

Lo que ven no es lo que esperaban. Un ángel baja del cielo y provoca un terremoto.

Entonces el ángel deshace la piedra, a pesar de haber sido sellada, y se sienta en ella. La tumba está vacía. Este lugar de la muerte se ha convertido en la cuna de la vida, no sólo por Jesús, sino para todos nosotros.

Jesús realmente es la resurrección y la vida. Si

creemos en él, a pesar de que morimos, viviremos y nunca morir. ¿Creemos realmente esto? Esto es lo que nuestra fe es todo! Feliz Domingo de la Misericordia !!

LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Los apóstoles hacen muchas señales y maravillas entre la gente. (Hch 5:12-16). Salmo — La misericordia del Señor es eterna. Ale-luya (Salmo 118 [117]). Segunda lectura — Juan, contagiado por el Espíri-tu, tiene una visión del Señor glorificado (Apocalipsis 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19). Evangelio — Jesús resucitado visita a los discípulos con su paz y con el Espíritu. Tomás, ausente, duda de la aparición de Jesús (Juan 20:19-31). Salmo responsorial: Leccionario I © 1976, Comisión Episcopal de Pastoral Litúrgica de la Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano. Usado con permiso. Todos los derechos reserva-dos.

LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Segundo Domingo de Pascua; (Domingo de la Divina Misericordia) Lunes: La Anunciación del Señor Martes: San Vicente Ferrer Jueves: San Juan Bautista de la Salle