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Page 2 The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time October 6, 2013
RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY
The following is a statement from Cardinal Seán O’Malley, Chairman of the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Pro-Life Activities:
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
As adopted daughters and sons of God, each October we begin the activities
of Respect Life Month with the observance of Respect Life Sunday, cele-
brated on October 6th this year. Today thousands of parishes across the
country begin a year-long educational and prayer campaign in support of
life. As chair of the bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, it is my pleas-
ure to introduce this year's theme, which echoes Pope Francis' call for all
people to "Open your hearts to life!"
We live in a society of unbelief, where the unborn, the sick, and the elderly
are often unwanted and endangered by acts of violence or neglect. Earlier
this year, we marked the 40th anniversary of the tragic U.S. Supreme Court
rulings Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Without grounding in the Constitu-
tion, natural law, or our nation's human rights traditions, these decisions
made it legal to end the life of an unborn child in the United States for any
reason and at almost any stage of development. Since then, over fifty-five
million unborn children's lives have been taken, leaving many millions of
mothers, fathers, and family members wounded and grieving their loss. Phy-
sician-assisted suicide is now legal in three states, allowing doctors to help
end patients' lives rather than provide much-needed comfort in times of pain
and distress. These laws pave the way for euthanasia by undermining true
respect and care for people with serious illness.
Despite these challenges, Pope Francis reminds us that we always have
hope in Christ. The Holy Father speaks not only of physical life, but spiritual
life as well -- our life in Christ that has the power to transform us. By opening
our hearts to his love and mercy, we let Christ dwell in us and we see more
deeply the intricate and unique beauty of each person.
What does it mean to open our hearts to life? It means to search our souls
and acknowledge our deepest longing for Christ's love. Though we are capa-
ble of sins against human life such as abortion, assisted suicide and euthana-
sia, we are not beyond Christ's mercy. It is important for us to know and
share with others that Christ's forgiveness is offered even to those who have
taken another person's life, if they are truly repentant of that act.
We must respond to Pope Francis' call with great urgency. Opening our
hearts to life in Christ empowers us for loving, merciful action toward oth-
ers. We must give witness to the Gospel of Life and evangelize through our
lives. We must personally engage others and share the truth about human
life. We must continue to show love and mercy, especially with those who
have been involved in abortion. All members of the Church can bring healing
to the world by upholding the beauty of human life and God's unfailing mercy.
Only a tender, compassionate love that seeks to serve those most in need,
whatever the personal cost, is strong enough to overcome a culture of death
and to build a civilization of love. Let us open our hearts and reflect on how
God might be calling each of us to witness the sacredness of human life and
assist in pro-life efforts. We may be called to help parents welcome their un-
born child as a miracle of God's creation, to visit the elderly or aid those who
are sick and suffering, to pray and fast for life, to advocate to our elected offi-
cials, or to assist educational efforts in our parishes.
We entrust all these efforts to the intercession of Mary, the Mother of God,
and her husband St. Joseph. They are models of virtue and holiness who
gave everything to welcome Jesus into their lives despite the hardships. With
their assistance, may each of us have the courage to open our hearts to life.
The Unites States Conference of Catholic
Bishops offer lots of information on life
issues and other topics on their website:
http://www.usccb.org.
Rosaries for
Peace Next Weekend
On the second week-
end each October every parish in the
Diocese of San Diego participates in the
special observance of Rosaries for Peace.
We gather to pray for peace in our
families, our communities, our country
and our world. Here at St. Didacus we
will offer the following opportunities to
gather to pray the rosary:
Saturday, October 12th
at 4:30pm in the Church (English)
Sunday, October 13th
at 8:00am in the Church (English)
and at 12:30pm in the Church
(Spanish)
Please join us as we gather
to offer up our prayers for peace.
By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to a certain devotion. The month of October is dedicated to the holy rosary, one of the best known of all Catholic devotions. October includes the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). The best way to celebrate the month is, of course, to pray the rosary! Join us next weekend to the pray the rosary for peace.
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GIFTS OF OUR TREASURY
THE WEEK OF September 29, 2013
Collection for September 29, 2013 $3,495.00 Restricted Funds for September 29, 2013 $ 117.00 Total Income: $3,612.00
Saturday…………........October 5 5:00PM………………....†Cora Darnell Sunday………….....…..October 6 8:30AM…………...…….†Steve Shaw 10:00AM………….…….People of St. Didacus 11:30AM………………..†Maria del Socorro Vasquez Monday………………...October 7 7:30AM…………..the protection of unborn human persons Tuesday………..…..….October 8 6:00PM……………........†Fred Dueber Wednesday……......….October 9 8:30AM………………….†Sr. Damien Peters, FDC Thursday………...…….October 10 7:30AM…………………..†Gloria S. Becerra
Friday…………...……...October 11 7:30AM………………….†Margarita Fielding
Saturday…………........October 12 5:00PM………………....†Clara Geschwender
Mass Intentions
Please Pray For
Weekly Events at St. Didacus
Sunday, October 6, 2013 Location Monday, October 7, 2013 Location Small Faith V 7:00pm Winona Tuesday, October 8, 2013 Location Small Faith III 8:30am Hall Youth Ministry 6:30pm Hall Small Faith I & II 6:30pm Hall Small Faith IV 7:00pm Hawley Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Location Eucharistic Adoration 7:30-8:30am Church Religious Ed 5:30pm School Choir 7:00pm Church Thursday, October 10, 2013 Location Spanish Choir 6:30pm Church RCIA 7:00pm Hall Friday, October 11, 2013 Location Boy Scouts 3:00-5:00pm Hall Saturday, October 12, 2013 Location Rosary for Peace 4:30pm Church
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 Martha Becerra Rita Bonnell Norm Boyer Herminia Brignoni Ibeth Brignoni Lee Burnett Ruben Campos Marie Cavanaugh Terry Davidson MaryLou De Luca Juanita Diaz Cecelia Dueber Maria Fielding
Susan Guenzel Rosie Kinninger Marcella Halweg Bernie Kober Marilyn Kober Virginia Lantry Juanita Lopez Maria Lopez Dolores Mediano Esteban Mediano Segunda Ordona Sylvia Paiz Dominick Palestini Diane Porter Dolores Robertson Atina Rodriguez Aaron Rodriguez Alette Rodriguez Gladys Palestini
Jeff Salazar Patricia Seay Christine Segura Alice Sergi Michael Smith Raymond Sparks Mary Sutton Angel Tapia Pedro Tapia Therese Tucker Carol Verdon Catarina Zizzo Rose Zaragoza Adalina Zarate
Josephine
REST IN PEACE
† Joseph Moser
Readings for the Week of October 6, 2013 Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/ Lk 17:5-10 Monday: Jon 1:1--2:2, 11/Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10/Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11/Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b/Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2/Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21/Lk 11:27-28 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17/2 Tm 2:8-13/Lk 17:11-19
REST IN PEACE
† Maria Koter
“Jesus is happy to come with us, as
truth is happy to be spoken, as life to
be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to
be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to
be spread.” —St. Francis of Assisi
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4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116 284-8730
To report suspected sexual misconduct or child abuse at any
parish or Catholic school in the Diocese of San Diego please
contact the Diocesan Victims Assistance Coordinator,
Monsignor Steven Callahan at 858-490-8310.
Mark your calendars for the
Altar Society’s
Fall Sale
Saturday, October 19th
8am-7pm
Sunday, October 20th
8am-1:30pm
We’ll have a nice assortment of
boutique items, fall items for
Halloween and Thanksgiving,
crafty items for Christmas,
holiday books and media and
more! We’ll have lots of goodies
at great prices! Your purchases always go toward
parish projects and expenses so SHOP TILL YOU
DROP! See you then!
St. Didacus School’s
Fall Festival
Saturday, October 26th
9am-9pm
All the things you love are
back! Games, prizes, food
and more! We’ve got new games planned: An-
gry Bird Fling, Pumpkin Bowling, Ghost
Knockout & Pumpkin Ring Toss! We’ll have an
inflatable for the younger kids and a giant
slide for the big kids! Our food booths will be
open early for breakfast, we’ll great food all
day and dinner starts at 5:30pm. We have a
craft sale and lots of great entertainment
lined up throughout the day and we’ll cap it
all off with our Family Dance from 7-9pm.
Plan on spending the whole day!
A big part of our Fall Festival is your chance
to win a large cash prize! Our Fall Festival Op-
portunity Drawing is underway—you should
have received your tickets in the mail for your
chance to win:
1st Prize: $1000
2nd Prize: $300
3rd Prize: $100
Don’t forget to return your tickets to the
school or Parish Office!
Raffle Items Needed Before your fall calendar fills up, make a note that we’ll celebrate our Parish Feast Day on Sunday, November 10th with a potluck at 5pm in the Hall. One of the favor-ite parts of this celebration is our raffle. We are collecting new and “like-new” items that could be used for raffle prizes. If you’d like to make a donation, please bring your items to the Parish Office.
Save Your Box Tops!
We are collecting Box Tops
for Education again this
year. Please save your box
tops for us! Send them to the
school or drop them off at
the Parish Office. Thank you!
Diocese of San Diego Eucharistic Minister Workshop
We are in need of Eucharistic Minis-ters for all the Masses. The Diocese has a training workshop coming up. If you’ve thought about becoming part of this important ministry, contact the Parish Office to learn how to sign up for this upcoming class.
Eucharistic Ministry Workshop: —Saturday, November 9th — 9:00-11:30am
At the Diocesan Pastoral Center 3888 Paducah Drive
San Diego CA
Don’t forget our Second Collection today for
our Building Improvement Fund! Thank You!
Celebrating Mass is
central to our lives as
Catholics. It is the
celebration of our union
with Jesus Christ and
with one another. We
celebrate that union best as a family when we
create time for one another. On Sunday morn-
ing, try to eliminate the ordinary distractions.
Keep the TV set, video games and headphones
off. Do some things differently, such as walking
to church instead of driving. Arrange to have a
special meal. Set aside some time for rest time,
in which you have no plans and specific work to
do except to just “be” and to see what happens
next. Building family unity at home strengthens
your union with Jesus.
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Understanding the Parts of the Mass As Catholics, our worship
centers on the Mass. The Mass has a number of parts, each of which is
a call to deepen our faith:
Part II —The Liturgy of the Eucharist: Holy Communion
Healing comes in Holy Communion, when the faithful receive the Body and Blood of Christ. The rite today is an exact image of the early Church’s. As St. Ambrose in the fourth century wrote, “The priest says to you ‘The Body of Christ’ and you say, ‘Amen.’” Communion may be received by all Catho-lics in good standing with the Church, who are not in a state of mortal sin and who have fasted for at least one hour. It may be received on the tongue or in the hand, standing or kneeling, and with a solemn bow or genuflection preceding reception. Communion is frequently offered under both species, Body and Blood, but the faithful need only receive under one kind to receive the fullness of both. After all have received Communion, the priest cleanses the Communion vessels, and offers a brief prayer. —Our Sunday Visitor
God Gives So Many Gifts! Jesus often uses dramatic language to make a point, as he does today: “We are unprofitable servants…” Servants! But we are God’s children! Yes, blessed and gifted, but also given responsi-bilities and held accountable. We must use well the gifts we have received. The Lord will want to know what we have done to build up God’s kingdom. We do what we have to do: follow our Master. We use our gifts as they should be used—for our Master’s business. Think about the image in the first reading. In a time of violence and injustice, Habakkuk is told to make a sign that shows God’s will, a sign that can be seen by a runner passing by. No doubt many runners pass by our churches. Are we a sign to them? What about those who take time from the busy running of their lives to come inside? What signs do we present to one another? Do we show forth God’s kingdom in our midst? We are gifted with so much from God—all so that we can build up the kingdom. We are called to feed the hungry, respond to those in need, take a stand against injustice. Are the signs visible that we are doing these things? Let us notice and give thanks for the signs of the kingdom in our midst—and let us nurture them. —Dinah Simmons, Living with Christ
Family Corner
What is faith?
Faith is first and foremost a gift of
God. We cannot acquire it on our
own, through our own efforts or
through any human power. "Faith is a
gift of God, a supernatural virtue infused by
him" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 153).
Faith is also a human act, in that it requires a response
on our part. "In faith, the human intellect and will
cooperate with divine grace" (CCC, no. 155). The
apostles, who had already been given the gift of faith,
recognized its limit within themselves and asked the
Lord for the grace to respond more generously to His
invitation to believe.
Pagina 6 XXVII Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario 6 de octubre 2013
Festival de Otoño
Sábado, 26 de octubre
10 AM-9 PM
Todo lo que te gusta es-
tará aquí: habrá juegos,
premios, comida y mucha diversión.
Nuestros puestos de comida se abren
temprano para el desayuno, vamos a te-
ner comida todo el día y la cena comienza
a las 5:30 PM. Tenemos entretenimiento
durante todo el día y terminaremos con
nuestra Cena-baile familiar de 7:00 a 9:00
PM. Los esperamos con toda su familia y
amigos.
Para la revisión de vida
¿Es la fe el principio que realmente orienta mi vida?
¿Tengo simplicidad de corazón, o necesito continuamente
estar recibiendo alabanzas o gratitud de los demás?
HOY ES EL DOMINGO POR EL REPETO A LA VIDA
La Conferencia de Obispos Cató-licos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB), nos invita a celebrar
hoy domingo 6 de octubre el "Domingo por el respeto a la vida" y rechazar las amenazas a la vida como el aborto y la pena de muerte. El programa por el Respeto a la Vida es una iniciativa eclesial que promueve la defensa de la vida en los Estados Unidos desde hace ya 41 años.
El próximo fin de semana rezaremos el Rosario por
la Paz
El segundo fin de semana del mes de octubre todas las parroquias de la Dióce-sis de San Diego participa en la celebración espe-cial del Rosario por la Paz.
Nos reunimos para rezar por la paz en nuestras familias, nuestras comunidades, nuestro país y nuestro mundo. Aquí en San Didacus ofre-ceremos las siguientes oportunidades para rezar el Rosario:
El sábado 12 de octubre a las 4:30 PM en (inglés) domingo 13 de octubre a las 8:00 AM en (inglés) y a las 12:30 PM, en (español) después de misa.
Por favor, acompáñenos a orar por la paz.
Marque su calendario:
La Sociedad del Altar Venta de Otoño
sábado 19 de octubre de 8 am-7 pm
domingo 20 de octubre de 8 -1: 30 pm
Vamos a tener un buen surtido de otoño para Halloween y Acción de Gracias y artículos de Navidad, libros, y CD, películas y mucho más. Habrá boutique ropa de clase, y marca y mu-chas cosas a precios excelentes. Sus com-pras siempre ayudan a proyectos y gastos de la parroquia. !Los esperamos!
Acabamos de iniciar el mes de octubre, mes dedicado a nuestra Santísima Madre y al rezo
del Santo Rosario. El rosario es una oración reflexiva que nos ayuda a poder meditar la
vida de Jesús, desde el corazón de aquella que estuvo cercana al Señor. Algunas pro-
puestas: • Que en este mes todos los días de forma personal o en comunidad, recemos el
Santo Rosario como un hábito y alimento que fortalece nuestra vida espiritual.
• Que enseñemos a nuestros niños esta hermosa devoción, rezándolo especialmente en
familia. • Que oremos por la paz en nuestro mundo, donde mas lo necesitan.
Votos Perpetuos del P. Rubén Arceo SJ
Aparte esta fecha, domingo 24 de Noviem-
bre, celebraremos los votos perpetuos del P.
Rubén Arceo Sj.