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Jesus takes us by the hand

What were some of Jesus’

first words as he emerged

from his tomb? “Peace be

with you,” he announced—a

message repeated again and

again in the Gospels. What is this “peace”—a

word that is time-worn in our day—that carries

such an extraordinary meaning in today’s Gospel?

John’s Gospel tells of a deep personal peace that

comes when we are freed from fear and confusion.

Jesus indicates this freedom as he asks doubting

Thomas to feel his wounds, dissolving Thomas’

fear and distrust by letting himself be touched so

intimately.

Here we witness a major point in today’s story:

Jesus does not merely suggest we come to peace;

he takes us by the hand and initiates the way for us

to do so. Friends don’t merely cajole a fearful

friend; they reach out and touch that person in a

real and peace-filled way.

Jesus shows us the way, providing us with not only

first words but also first actions—after emerging

from the tomb. In this way, he instructs us to go

and do the same. —Living with Christ

All are invited to our “Catholicism” DVD Presentation of

Episode 7: “Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Mystery of the Liturgy and the Eucharist” Thursday, April 11th at 7pm in the Parish Hall

Father Barron explores the ancient practices of the Church’s worship that endure to this very

day, and the notion that “all value is summed up in the liturgy, the supreme act by which we commune with

God.” Considered by the Catholic Faith to be “the source and summit” of its identity and mission, the

Eucharist is the central practice of the Church’s culture. Father Barron describes all the parts of the Mass, and

shows how the Sacred Liturgy embodies the whole of the Faith in diverse places as Jerusalem, Rome,

Chicago, Orvieto and Mexico City.

Mercy in the midst of tragedy

The news is filled with illustrations of mercy—or the need for mercy—in our world. One of the most moving stories came to us on October 6, 2006, when an armed man entered an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. He chased out the little boys and lined up the 10 little girls in front of the blackboard. He shot all of them and then killed himself. Five of the girls died. After the medics and police left, the families of the fallen came and carried their slain children home. They removed their bloody clothes and washed the bodies. In each home they emptied a room of furniture except for a table and chairs. They sat for a time and mourned their beloved children.

After a while they walked to the home of the man who killed their children. They told his widow they forgave her husband for what he had done, and they consoled her for the loss of her spouse. They buried their anger before they buried their children.

On the wall of the local firehouse is a watercolor of the schoolyard painted by a local artist, Elsie Beiler. Its title is “Happier Days,” and it depicts the Amish children playing without a care before the shooting. Five birds, which some say represent the dead girls, circle the blue sky above.

Amish Christians teach us that forgiveness is central. They believe in a real sense that God’s forgiveness depends on their extending forgiveness to other people. That’s what the mercy of God is all about. That mercy is why we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. —Rev. Alfred McBride, O.Praem, americancatholic.org

In this Easter season of our joy, we celebrate the gift of new life and the hope it brings each day. Help us, Lord, to use every hour purposefully for your glory. May the joy of what we believe shine out from us, in good circumstances and in difficult ones, so that others may be attracted to the risen Lord. Amen. Alleluia.

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GIFTS OF OUR TREASURY

Holy Thursday Collection for the Poor $ 972.00 Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land $ 1,151.00 Easter Collection $10,705.00 Restricted Funds for March 31, 2013 $ 638.00

Saturday...……………..April 6 5:00PM………………...†Mary Pacheco Sunday……………..…..April 7 8:30AM…………….......†Helen Treat 10:00AM…...….……….People of St. Didacus 11:30AM…………….....†Elsa Davila Monday………………...April 8 7:30AM…….……….….Matranga Family, Spec. Int. Tuesday………..…..….April 9 6:00PM…………..….....†Eduardo & Guadalupe Hijar Wednesday………..….April 10 8:30AM………………….†Madeleine Boucher Ali Thursday………...…….April 11 7:30AM………………...†Richard Neely Friday…………....……..April 12 7:30AM………………...†Andre Roques Saturday...……………..April 13 5:00PM………………...†Agnes Danna

Mass Intentions

Please Pray For

Weekly Events at St. Didacus

Sunday, April 7, 2013 Location Confirmation 10:00am School Altar Society Committee Mtg. 1:30pm Hall Monday, April 8, 2013 Location Small Faith V 7:00pm Winona Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Location Small Faith III 8:30am Hall Small Faith IV 7:00pm Hawley Youth Group 6:30pm Hall Wednesday, April 10, 2013 Location Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am Church Religious Education 5:30pm School Youth Retreat Mtg. 5:30-7:00pm Office Choir 7:00pm Church Thursday, April 11, 2013 Location Small Faith I & II 6:30pm Hall Spanish Choir 6:30pm Church Adult Ed/RCIA 7:00pm Hall Friday, April 12, 2013 Location Cub Scouts/Webelos I noon-2:00pm Hall Encuentro Matrimonial 7:30-9:00pm Hall Saturday, April 13, 2013 Location Altar Society Committee Mtg. 3:30pm Hall

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

And the special

intentions in our

Book of Needs

Maria Luz Arrellano Katherine Artale Jim Barnes Diann Bauer Dan Bauer Herbert Baxter Rita Bonnell Norm Boyer Herminia Brignoni Ibeth Brignoni Lee Burnett Ruben Campos Marie Cavanaugh Terry Davidson MaryLou De Luca Bart Diaz Juanita Diaz Fred Dueber Clyde Elkins

Maria Fielding Susan Guenzel Rosie Kinninger Marcella Halweg Bernie Kober Marilyn Kober Maria Koter Juanita Lopez Maria Lopez Dolores Mediano Esteban Mediano Joe Moser Segunda Ordona Sylvia Paiz Dominick Palestini Diane Porter Dolores Robertson Atina Rodriguez Aaron Rodriguez

Alette Rodriguez Gladys Palestini Jeff Salazar Patricia Seay Christine Segura Michael Smith Raymond Sparks Angel Tapia Pedro Tapia Therese Tucker Carol Verdon Catarina Zizzo Rose Zaragoza Adalina Zarate

Josephine

The Annunciation of the Lord

April 8

May we imitate Mary’s generous

and trusting commitment when she

gave herself fully to God’s

mysterious ways.

Readings for the Week of April 7, 2013 Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/ Jn 20:19-31 Monday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10/Heb 10:4-10/Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42/Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Jn 6:16-21 Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Rv 5:11-14/ Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

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4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116 284-8730

Thank you to everyone for your support of our school’s Annual Auction! Your support through donations, raffle ticket purchases and attendance helped to make our event a huge success! We appreciate all you do for our school!

Second Collection Today we’re taking up a second collection for our Building Improvement Fund. Thank you for your generous donations!

It’s that time of year again!

The Altar Society’s

Annual Thrift Sale

Friday April 19th Saturday, April 20th

8am-5pm Sunday, April 21st

After Masses

Spring cleaning and wanting to rid yourself of the clutter or things you no

longer use or have any need of? Donate your items to us! For

information about dropping your donations off at the Church, contact

the Parish Office.

Thank you to the Choir for

all the beautiful

music during Holy Week! Our parish is

blessed to have such a talented and

dedicated choir!

Thanks to parishioner,

Greg Wynne, for taking all of

our great Holy Week photos!

Take a trip to the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park to see the museum’s newest acquisition—a statue of St. Didacus. It is a beautiful mid-17th century sculpture by Spanish artist, Pedro de Mena. You may even learn something new about our diocesan and parish patron saint!

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We welcome those who joined the

Church at the Easter Vigil! May their lives be blessed as they continue to

open themselves to God’s goodness.

Pagina 6 Domingo de la Misericordia 7 de abril 2013

Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia

Se utiliza un rosario común de cinco decenas. 1. Comenzar con un Padre Nuestro, Avemaría, y

Credo. 2. Al comenzar cada decena (cuentas grandes

del Padre Nuestro) decir: "Padre Eterno, te ofrezco el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el Alma y la Divi-nidad de Tu Amadísimo Hijo, Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, para el perdón de nuestros pecados y los del mundo entero."

3. En las cuentas pequeñas del Ave María: "Por Su dolorosa Pasión, ten misericordia de noso-tros y del mundo entero."

4. Al finalizar las cinco decenas de la coronilla se repite tres veces: "Santo Dios, Santo Fuerte, Santo Inmortal, ten piedad de nosotros y del mundo entero." Expiraste, Jesús, pero la fuente de vida brotó inmensamente para las almas, y el oc-éano de Misericordia se abrió por todo el mundo. O fuente de Vida, Oh Misericordia Infinita, envuelve todo el mundo y desocú-pate sobre nosotros. Oh Sangre y Agua que brotaste del Santísimo Corazón de Jesús como fuente de misericordia para nosotros en ti confío ".

Misericordia para los escépticos

Lecturas del día: Hechos 5:12–16;

Apocalipsis 1:9–11a. 12–13, 17–

19; Juan 20:19–31. Este relato es

tan bello como apropiado para re-

nacer en primavera. ¿De verdad

creemos que Jesús resucitó de entre

los muertos? Quizá nosotros que-

demos descritos en esa frase de los

que “van a creer”. En su misericordia, Jesús reconoce

que la fe puede desarrollarse lentamente, en un proceso

lento de estancamientos y desvíos, sacudidas y evasio-

nes. Quizá nunca quede perfecta y brillantemente termi-

nada, pues se realiza al caminar con pequeños pasos.

Nuestra gran esperanza es que Jesús nos tratará con

tanta compasión como trató a Tomás. El “Incrédulo”

resulta honesto cuando admite que él no se traga la his-

toria porque se la cuentan los demás. Él tiene la entere-

za para discrepar de ellos, incluso si eso complica los

asuntos de la comunidad. Exige pruebas visibles y tan-

gibles. A Jesús no parece preocuparle tal exigencia, an-

tes bien, invita a Tomás a “probar” sus heridas. Lo raro

es que no se registre si Tomás las comprobó. Al parecer,

bastan la disposición del Señor resucitado a resolver las

dudas y su invitación a la intimidad. Tomás no toca a

Jesús; es Jesús quien “toca” a Tomás. Entonces, Tomás

se expresa mostrando que está lleno del Espíritu Santo,

aunque no estuvo cuando Jesús sopló sobre su grupo de

amigos.

El evangelio da esperanza a todos nosotros: a los

dudosos, los retrasados, los espontáneos, los que exigen

pruebas, los analfabetos, e incluso a los que “perdieron

el avión”. Esta es la misericordia que celebramos.

KERMES 2013

Queremos invitarlos a participar en la primera kermes de nuestra parro-quia, nos reuniremos después de mi-

sa para ver los detalles, todos están invitados a esta reunión. La reunión será el día 28 de abril del 2013 en el salón parroquial, después de la misa de español. Por favor no falte, si Ud. participa quiere decir que tendremos un puesto más para nuestra kermes.