OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CATHOLIC CHURCH Iglesia Católica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

400 Church Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 726-4674

Office Hours: Open Monday—Friday 9:00am– 4:30pm

Email: office@ourladyofthepillar.org

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 22th, 2017

Rev. Joseph Previtali Administrator

jprevitali@gmail.com

Rev. Gabriel Wankar Parochial Vicar

Rev. Charles Onubogu

In Residence

Religious Education (650) 726-5587 K-6th Grade

Claudia Miramontes Ext. 210 Youth Confirmation

Elizabeth Neapolitan Ext. 209

Encargada de Ensayo para Bodas: Juana Ruano

RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation: Rev. Joseph Previtali (English)

Educación/ Sacramentos para Adultos Carlos y Celina Rivera (Español)

Parish Secretary: Paula Martinez Fax: (650) 726-0980

Mass Schedule Monday through Friday: 8:00 am

Saturday:

8:00 am - 5:00 pm - 8:00pm (Español) Sunday:

8:00 am - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (Español) 6:00 pm

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Every Friday after 8:00 am Mass- Benediction 12:00 pm First Friday of the Month

after 8:00 am Mass - Benediction 6:30pm

St. Anthony's — Pescadero 696 North Street, Pescadero, CA 94060

Saturday: 6:00 pm (Español) Sunday: 9:00 am

Our Lady of Refuge — La Honda 146 Sears Ranch Road, La Honda, CA 94020

Sunday: 10:30 am

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Wednesday is the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, while Friday is the traditional feast of St. John Chrysostom. January 29 is the tradi-tional feast of St. Francis de Sales, and January 31 is the feast of St. John Bosco. These four feast days warm our hearts with grace during the cold winter days of January. We are still in Bethlehem with the Holy Family, even if the Liturgy remains quiet in this re-gard. During these days we meditate on the power of the grace flowing from the Sacred Humanity of the Divine Babe. In the Conversion of St. Paul we see the power of grace and the freedom it brings as it commands and rules us. Only God, the Author of freedom, can command in a way that brings more freedom. In taking hold of the life of St. Paul as he traveled on the road to Damascus, the Lord Jesus, Who is God from God, sovereignly commanded Paul’s entire will freely to choose to serve Him. By a singular grace, He not only converted him, but even endowed him with the grace of being a true Apostle, witnessing the Resurrection even after Jesus had ascended into Heaven. In the Conversion of Paul we learn that grace does not limit or restrain our freedom, but rather that grace sets us free because God is the Creator of our freedom. St. John Chrysostom testifies to the power and beauty of grace especially in his love for the moral sense of Sacred Scripture. Chrysostom is the great moralizer of the Bible, commenting again and again on that spiritual sense of God’s Word whereby we learn what we must do to grow in holiness and be saved. St. John teaches us that the fullest reading of the Gospel always includes putting the truths we encounter there into practice in our lives. St. Francis de Sales teaches us the ways of grace by directing and guiding us in the pursuit of personal holiness. The famous author of the Introduction to the Devout Life is our teacher in the way of prayer and discipleship, teaching us the sweetness of the life of grace and the ease of the yoke of Christ. St. Francis shows us that the grace flowing into our hearts from the Christ Child is sanctifying and liberat-ing, making us to be like Him in all things, Who became like us in all things save sin. St. John Bosco, who named his religious congregation (the Salesians) after Francis de Sales, shows us by his own joyful following of the grace of Christ that the divine life flowing from the Infant Savior means that we put His teachings into concrete action by loving our neigh-bor. St. John made it his life’s work to give spiritual and material care to the orphans of Turin in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. He shows us that grace is real, and that it really transforms minds and hearts and lives by making us to live in a new way in Christ. These four saints, whom we celebrate this week, succeeded each other in history, living in different periods of time. They have in common their deep love for the saving grace of Jesus Christ, which is revealed still in these Epiphany days as we await His Presentation in the Temple and the Purification of His Most Pure Mother. Through their intercession, may we never spend a single moment of our lives out-side of the grace of Jesus Christ, which is so necessary for salvation. Pray for me, Father Joseph Previtali

Confessions Schedule Monday (Lunes) 6:00- 7:00 pm 8:45- 9:30 pm Tuesday (Martes) 7:00- 7:45 am

Wednesday (Miércoles) 7:00– 7:50am Thursday (Jueves) 7:00– 7:50 am 5:30- 6:30 pm Friday (Viernes) 6:00- 7:00 pm

9:00- 10:00 pm Saturday (Sábado)4:00– 5:00pm

Parish Announcements

Sick Relatives & Friends/ Parientes y Amigos Enfermos

Pray that God’s, healing power will fill them with strength and hope. Glenn Gonzales, Joe Ashe, Virginia Shea, Raul Batista, Manuel Arca, Terry R. Fenwick, Geral-dine Medigan, Javier Ramos, Marina Williamson, Mickey Williamson, Alteamor Espejo, Abby Franco, Rachel Thein, John Romero, Pedro Bautista, Donald Thierry, Shiela Santos, Shannon Perez, Don Wright, Harvey Koepf, Jena Losch, Sam Reynal, Duncan Harter, Loretta Duran, Tammy Endsley, Kathy Repetto, Raquel Corona, Rich Perez, Marie Caloca, Claire Simonich, Diana Marcheschi, Greg Miller.

Pray for Our Parishioners Who are Sick

Our Lady of the Pillar Monday Nights Adult Catechism with Father Joe 7:30pm—8:30pm @ New Hall Third Tuesday of the Month Knights of Columbus Meeting Old Hall—7:00pm Tuesday Nights Bible Study 5:30pm– 7:00pm @ Conference Room Miércoles por la Noche Estudio de la Biblia 7:00pm en el Salón Viejo (Old Hall) Saturday Morning Legion of Mary Meeting Conference Room 9:00am– 11:00am Second Sunday of the Month Hospitality after 8:00am Mass Old Hall Clases de Bautizo Para Padres y Padrinos El cuarto Viernes del Mes 7:00pm en el Old Hall ( Salon Viejo)

Epiphany house blessings Epiphanytide (January 6-February 2) is the traditional time of the liturgical year for house blessings. Please call the parish office to schedule your special Epiphany house blessing.

La bendición de nuestra casa en Epifanía El Tiempo de Epifanía (6 de enero-febrero 2) es el tiempo tradi-cional del año litúrgico para la bendición de sus casas. Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para hacer una cita para su especial Bendición de sus casas en Epifanía.

Priesthood Discernment Retreat Friday through Sunday, January 27-29 St. Patrick’s Seminary 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park Fr. David Schunk, Director of Vocations 415-614-5684 vocations@sfarch.org

St. Patrick’s Seminary is hosting its annual discernment retreat for men who are interested in exploring the vocation to the priesthood. The retreat includes time to meet men already studying to be priests, listen to the experience of their call to the priesthood, and see what life is like at the seminary. The retreat is open to young men over 18 years of age, and is free. For more information or to register for the retreat, please contact the Director of Vocations, Fr. David Schunk, see above.

GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL’S ANNUAL

OPEN HOUSE The annual open house will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2016 from 11:30AM to 1:30PM You are invited to come visit our school and meet our fami-

lies and staff. Good Shepherd School has been provid-ing quality Catholic education for over forty years. As the only Catholic elementary school on the San Mateo Coast we serve students from the coastal communities of Pacifica, Montara, Moss Beach, El Granada and Half Moon Bay as well as families from San Francisco, San Bruno, South San Francisco and Daly City. To re-quest an application or additional information about the school, please contact the school office at (650)359-4544. Financial aid information is also available. Good Shepherd School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or ethnic origin in administration of its education-al policies, scholarships and athletic and school- admin-istered programs.

Managing Behaviors With Dementia Patients Free Presentation by Catholic Charities Adult Day Services San Mateo County Saturday, Feb 4, 2017, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm San Mateo Senior Center, 2645 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo A diagnosis of dementia can be devastating and very few of us are prepared for the challenges. Catholic Charities Aging Support Services Division Director, Patty Clement-Cihak, and Program Manager, Carmen Santoni, will cover effective communication, managing challenging behaviors, stress reduction techniques, and where to find information and assistance. (This course is not for professional caregivers.) To register vis-it www.erecreg.com (Course #142033). For help with registration call 650 522 7490. For more information call Catholic Charities at 650 592 9325 or visit CatholicCharitiesSF.org/our-programs/adult-day-services-san-mat/.

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Saturday EVENING January 21, 2016 5:00pm Manuel & Maria Ferreira + & Parents Anne Minoletti & Family (Int.) 8:00pm Donald Thompson + Sunday January 22, 2017 8:00 am Michael Santiago + 10:00 am Bobby Hutcherson + 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Vincent Cozzolino + Monday January 23, 2017 8:00 am Frank Vaz Jr. + & family Joe Sousa + & Parents Tuesday January 24, 2017 8:00am Francisco & Idalina Costa + & Family Wednesday January 25, 2017 8:00 am Bill Murphy + Thursday January 26, 2017 8:00 am Jim Burnham + Friday January 27, 2017 8:00 am Angelo Giannini + Saturday January 28, 2017 8:00 am Manuel & Maria Ferreira + and Parents 5:00pm Joe Lopes, Parents + & Diana Lopes + 8:00pm Daniel Corona Jr y Daniel Corona Sr. + Sunday January 29, 2017 8:00 am Jim Cozzolino + 10:00 am Francisco & Idalina Costa + And Family 12:00 pm Por la Parroquia 6:00pm Justiniano Panambo + St. Anthony’s 6:00pm January 21 Graciela Barrios + 9:00am January 22 Graham Sommers + 6:00pm January 28 9:00am January 29 Claudina Barcelos Our Lady of Refuge 10:30am January 22 Dorothy Wylie + 10:30am January 29 Tom & Rosemary Clarkin +

1st Collection 2nd Collection Our Lady of the Pillar $ 4,500 $ 1,275 Our Lady of Refuge $ 381 $ 166 St Anthony’s $ 258 $ 112 Second Collection this week: St. Patrick’s Seminary January 29: St. Vincent de Paul February 5: Building Fund February 12: Annual Appeal February 19: Religious Education

WEDDINGS/ BODAS Couples planning to be married must contact a priest well in advance of the wedding date. They must also receive personal preparation for entering marriage. If either party has previ-ously gone through any form of civil or reli-gious marriage with another person, the priest is not permitted to set a date for the wedding until the Archbishop’s office has been consulted. It should be noted that Catholics, in order to marry validly, must marry be-fore the parish priest or his delegate and two witnesses. A civil marriage or a marriage before a non-Catholic minister is not a valid marriage. Couples in such “marriages” should contact a priest to have the situation rectified. Las parejas que estén planeando casarse tienen que ponerse en contacto con un sacerdote antes de planear la boda. Las parejas también necesitan recibir preparación personal durante la prepa-ración del Matrimonio. Si cualquier persona de la pareja a estado casado/a anteriormente con otra persona el Sacerdote no puede poner la fecha del matrimonio hasta que la oficina de la Arqui-diócesis lo apruebe. Tienen que tener en cuenta que para que el matrimonio sea valido los Católicos, necesitan casarse frente a el Sacerdote de su Parroquia y dos testigos. Un matrimonio civil ante una persona que no es Católica no es valido para la Iglesia Católica. Parejas que estén en esta situación deben contactar a un Sacerdote para que su situación se arregle.

THE SOCIETY OF THE PATRICIANS Established in 1955 as a work of the Legion of Mary to build up the religious knowledge of the people, to teach them how to explain themselves and to encourage them to apostleship. Please join us for our next meeting to discuss “Is the Bible Catholic?” Wednesday, February 1st 7:00pm-9:00pm Our Lady of the Pillar, Rectory Conference Room We welcome all adult Catholics to this parish series. To-gether we will learn from one another’s spiritual experi-ence and perspective. The goal is to explore aspects of being a Catholic, leading each of us to develop a deeper understanding of our faith. Our gathering will begin with a brief, informative talk by a fellow parishioner, fol-lowed by a meaningful and open group dia-logue with insight from our Spiritual Direc-tor, Fr. Joe Previtali. RSVP to Alba Ortiz - azitro2011@gmail.com or Janet Wyer – janet.wyer@gmail.com. Light refreshments will be served.

….continued Of the Baptizing od Christ Art. 3: Whether Christ was baptized at a fitting time? OBJ 1: It would seem that Christ was baptized at an unfitting time. For Christ was baptized in order that He might lead others to baptism by His example. But it is commendable that the faithful of Christ should be baptized, not merely before their thirtieth year, but even in infancy. Therefore it seems that Christ should not have been baptized at the age of thirty. OBJ 2: Further, we do not read that Christ taught or worked miracles before being baptized. But it would have been more profitable to the world if He had taught for a longer time, beginning at the age of twenty, or even before. Therefore it seems that Christ, who came for man’s profit, should have been baptized before His thirtieth year. OBJ 3: Further, the sign of wisdom infused by God should have been especially manifest in Christ. But in the case of Daniel this was manifested at the time of his boyhood; ac-cording to Dan. 13:45: “The Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose name was Daniel.” Much more, there-fore, should Christ have been baptized or have taught in His boyhood. continue next page...

….continued OBJ 4: Further, John’s baptism was ordered to that of Christ as to its end. But “the end is first in intention and last in execution.” Therefore He should have been baptized by John either before all the others, or after them. On the contrary, It is written (Lk. 3:21): “It came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying;” and further on (Lk. 3:23): “And Jesus Himself was beginning about the age of thirty years.” I answer that, Christ was fittingly baptized in His thirtieth year. First, because Christ was baptized as though for the reason that He was about forthwith to begin to teach and preach: for which purpose perfect age is required, such as is the age of thirty. Thus we read (Gn. 41:46) that “Joseph was thirty” years old when he undertook the government of Egypt. In like manner we read (2 Kgs. 5:4) that “David was thirty years old when he began to reign.” Again, Ezequiel began to prophesy in “his thirtieth year,” as we read Ezech. 1:1. Secondly, because, as Chrysostom says (Hom. x in Matth.), “the law was about to pass away after Christ’s baptism: wherefore Christ came to be baptized at this age which admits of all sins; in order that by His observing the law, no one might say that because He Himself could not fulfil it, He did away with it.” Thirdly, because by Christ’s being baptized at the perfect age, we are given to understand that baptism brings forth perfect men, according to Eph. 4:13: “Until we all meet into the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ.” Hence the very property of the number seems to point to this. For thirty is product of three and ten: and by the number three is implied faith in the Trinity, while ten signifies the fulfil-ment of the commandments of the Law: in which two things the perfec-tion of Christian life consists. Reply OBJ 1: As Gregory Nazianzen says (Orat. xl), Christ was bap-tized, not “as though He needed to be cleansed, or as though some peril threatened Him if He delayed to be baptized. But no small danger besets any other man who departs from this life without being clothed with the garment of incorruptibility”---namely, grace. And though it be a good thing to remain clean after baptism, “yet is it still better,” as he says, “to be slightly sullied now and then than to be altogether deprived of grace.” Reply OBJ 2: The profit which accrues to men from Christ is chiefly through faith and humility: to both of which He conduced by beginning to teach not in His boyhood or youth, but at the perfect age. To faith, because in this manner His human nature is shown to be real, by its making bodily progress with the advance of time; and lest this progress should be deemed imaginary, He did not wish to show His wisdom and power before His body had reached the perfect age: to humility, lest anyone should presume to govern or teach others before attaining to perfect age. Reply OBJ 3: Christ was set before men as an example to all. Wherefore it behooved that to be shown forth in Him, which is becoming to all according to the common law---namely, that He should teach after reaching the perfect age. But, as Gregory Nazianzen says (Orat. xxxix), that which seldom occurs is not the law of the Church; as “neither does one swallow make the spring.” For by special dispensation, in accord-ance with the ruling of Divine wisdom, it has been granted to some, contrary to the common law, to exercise the functions of governing or teaching. such as Solomon, Daniel, and Jeremias. Reply OBJ 4: It was not fitting that Christ should be baptized by John either before or after all others. Because, as Chrysostom says (Hom. iv in Matth. [*From the supposititious Opus Imperfectum]), for this was Christ baptized, “that He might confirm the preaching and the baptism of John, and that John might bear witness to Him.” Now, men would not have had faith in John’s testimony except after many had been baptized by him. Consequently it was not fitting that John should baptize Him before baptizing anyone else. In like manner, neither was it fitting that he should baptize Him last. For as he (Chrysostom) says in the same passage: “As the light of the sun does not wait for the setting of the morning star, but comes forth while the latter is still above the horizon, and by its brilliance dims its shining: so Christ did not wait till John had run his course, but appeared while he was yet teaching and baptizing.” Continued next week.

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo, El miércoles es la fiesta de la conversión de San Pablo, mientras que el viernes es la fiesta tradicional de San Juan Crisóstomo, 29 de enero es la fiesta tradicional de San Francisco de Sales, y el 31 de enero es la fiesta de San Juan Bosco. Estas cuatro fiestas calientan nuestros corazones con la gracia durante los días del invierno frío de enero. Estamos todavía en Belén con la Sagrada Familia, aunque la liturgia sigue siendo tranquila en este sentido. Durante estos días, meditamos sobre el poder de la gracia que fluye de la Humanidad Sagrada del Divino Niño. En la Conversión de San Pablo, vemos el poder de gracia y la libertad que trae como nos ordena y gobierna. Sólo Dios, el autor de la libertad puede mandar de una manera que trae más libertad. En apoderándose de la vida de San Pablo mientras viajaba en el camino de Damasco, el Señor Jesús, que es Dios de Dios, soberanamente ordenó que la voluntad entera de Pablo libremente decidiera servirle. Por una gracia singular, no sólo le convirtió, pero hasta le dotó de la gracia de ser un Apóstol verdadero, testigo de la resurrección hasta después de que Jesús había ascendido al cielo. En la Conversión de Pablo, aprendemos que la gracia no limita o retiene nuestra libertad, pero mejor dicho que la gracia nos libera porque Dios es el Creador de nuestra libertad. San Juan Crisóstomo pone de manifiesto el poder y la belleza de la gracia sobre todo en su amor por el sentido moral de la Sagrada Escritu-ra. Crisóstomo es el gran moralizador de la Biblia, comentando una y otra vez ese sentido espiritual de la palabra de Dios por el que aprende-mos lo que debemos hacer para crecer en la santidad y ser salvos. San Juan nos enseña que la mayor lectura del Evangelio siempre incluye po-ner las verdades que encontramos allí en práctica en nuestras vidas. San Francisco de Sales nos enseña los caminos de la gracia, orientándo-nos y guiándonos en la búsqueda de la santidad personal. El autor famoso de la Introducción a la Vida Devota es nuestro profesor en el camino de rezo y aprendizaje, enseñándonos el dulzor de la vida de gracia y la faci-lidad del yugo de Cristo. San Francisco nos muestra que la gracia que fluye en nuestros corazones del niño dios santifica y libera, que nos hace ser como él en todas las cosas, que él se hizo como nosotros en todo pe-cado. San Juan Bosco, quien nombró a su congregación religiosa (los Salesia-nos) después de San Francisco de Sales, nos muestra que, por su segui-miento alegre de la gracia de Cristo, que la vida divina que fluye desde el Salvador niño significa que ponemos sus enseñanzas en acción concreta de amar a nuestro prójimo. San Juan hizo su trabajo para dar atención espiritual y material a los huérfanos de Turín a raíz de la Revolución Industrial. Él nos muestra que la gracia es verdadera y que realmente transforma las mentes y los corazones y vidas por hacernos vivir de una manera nueva en Cristo. Estos cuatro santos, que celebramos esta semana, sucedieron el uno al otro en la historia, viviendo en diferentes periodos de tiempo. Lo que tienen en común es su profundo amor por la gracia salvadora de Jesucris-to, que se revela en estos días de la Epifanía mientras esperamos su pre-sentación en el templo y la purificación de su Purísima Madre. A través de sus intercesiones nosotros nunca pasaremos ni un solo momento de nuestras vidas fuera de la gracia de Jesucristo, que es tan necesaria para la salvación. Oren por mi, Padre José Previtali