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HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH San Francisco, California
September 20, 2009
SPIRITUAL, LIFE-LONG LEARNERS, SELF-AWARE,
SOCIALLY-DEVELOPED, PROBLEM SOLVERS
WELCOME HOLY NAME PANTHERS 2009-2010
FLANAGAN CENTER (415) 564-2632
HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, California 94122
Phone: (415) 664-8590 Fax: (415)759-4293
VISIT OUR WEBSITES: www.HolyName-SF.org www.holynamesf.com
PASTOR
Rev. Arnold Zamora
PAROCHIAL VICAR
Rev. Nicasio Paloso
AUXILIARY BISHOP EMERITUS /IN RESIDENCE
Most Rev. Ignatius Wang, JCD
PAROCHIAL ASSOCIATE
Rev. Mr. Michael Doherty, Deacon
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE
Sr. Stella Negri, FdCC
PASTORAL OUTREACH MINISTER Sr. Herminia Cosico, FdCC
SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR CHINESE MINISTRY D.R.E., HOLY NAME SCHOOL
Sr. Esther Ling, FdCC
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Mr. Tony Eiras
PARISH SECRETARY
Miss Colleen A. Durkin
PARISH MANAGER CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC DIRECTOR
Mrs. Jackie C. Alcaraz
YOUTH MINISTRY COORDINATOR
Mr. Leoul Samson
VOLUNTEER WEBMASTER
Dr. Joe Nicolas
PARISH NURSE PROGRAM Carol, R.N. (415) 664-8590 ext. 109
HOLY NAME SCHOOL 1560 40th Ave. SF, CA 94122 (415) 731-4077
Mrs. Judy Cosmos Miss Linda McCausland PRINCIPAL VICE PRINCIPAL
RECTORY 3240 Lawton St. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 759-4294
HOLY NAME PARISH SPORTS PROGRAM: Mr. Ron Alcaraz, BOYS’ ATHLETIC/GYM DIRECTOR Mr. Vince de Lucca, GIRLS’ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
“HOLY NAME OF JESUS—WHERE NO ONE IS A STRANGER”
SCHEDULE OF MASSES Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM (Family Mass), 11:30 AM, 5:15 PM (Vietnamese) Saturday 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM (Chinese), 5:00 PM (Vigil) Weekdays 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM Holy Days 7:30 AM, 9:00AM, and 7:30 PM Confessions 15 minutes before 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses on Sunday & 4:30 - 5:00 PM Saturday or by appointment Perpetual Help Devotions Friday following the 9:00 AM Mass
Baptisms Baptisms by appointment Baptismal Preparation—Fourth Thursday of the month in the Pastoral Center - 7:30 PM Marriages Contact Pastoral Center 6 months in advance. Religious Education (for Children) Kindergarten to 9th Saturday 10 AM—12 Noon RCIA for youth Monday 5:00-6:30 PM Youth Program Junior High - Every Monday, 7:00-8:30pm; High School - Every Saturday, 1:00-2:30pm Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (R.C.I.A.) Every Wednesday—Pastoral Center—7:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Every Wednesday—9:30 AM—7:30 PM
HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Private lessons are offered in piano, voice, guitar and violin.
Registration information is available in our website
(www.HolyName-sf.org) or you may contact Jackie at 664-8590
ext 114.
MAGDALEN OF CANOSSA CONVENT:(Canossian Sisters) 1858 38th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 753-6685
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The wicked say: With revilement and torture let us put the just one to the test (Wisdom 2:12, 17-20). Psalm — The Lord upholds my life (Psalm 54). Second Reading — The wisdom from above is full of mercy and good fruits (James 3:16 — 4:3). Gospel — Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me (Mark 9:30-37).
MASS INTENTIONS WEEK of September 20, 2009
Sun 20 7:30 AM Mass for the People 9:30 AM Adriana Rosario† & Adriana Choy† 11:30 AM Gladine Frost† Mon 21 7:30 AM Felix Sunga† 9:00 AM Gabriela Tactaquin† Tue 22 7:30 AM Consortia Galarosa† 9:00 AM Special Intentions of Margaret Costello Wed 23 7:30 AM Souls in Purgatory
9:00 AM Marguerite Costello† Thu 24 7:30 AM Mercedes Mamak† 9:00 AM Primo Cassinero† Fri 25 7:30 AM Michael Darcy† 9:00 AM Davies, Johnson, Murtagh Families† Sat 26 7:30 AM Nicholas Kuhn† 9:00 AM Kun Chat Chiang† & Wai Chun Lau† 5:00 PM Stephen Lam†
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2009 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who cultivate peace.
— James 3:18
We pray for the Sick ...that they may experience God’s Love and Healing. Lorenzo Aguirre, Vita Briones, Dalmacio Briones, Jr., Joseph Fiumara, Mary Leung, Sonia Coote, Deogracias Cusi, Lily Dee, Jose Dominguez, Lowel Lu, Erick Ongsitco, Mee Yee, Joyce Furman, Marion Kunst, Kevin Lomarde, Evangeline Agbunag, Gene Relampagos, Mario L. Guillermo, Mani Glanz, Lito Coloma, Sampaguita Dizon, Leilani Buccat, Kathleen Carroll.
PRIESTS RETIREMENT FUND For more than 156 years, priests of the Archdio-cese of San Francisco have served the Catholic faithful gen-erously and well in the counties of San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo. Our priests commit their lives to bringing Christ to us. Throughout our lives...from baptism to death, through good times and difficult times, our priests have been there to celebrate, counsel, encourage, and bear wit-ness to the power of God’s love. Sharing in the priesthood of Christ, our priests are a part of every Christian family. As priests for life, they remain part of our family for life. We hope you will consider a gift to the Priests Retirement Fund. Our priests have selflessly given much to us, now we can return this gift through our support. Your generous gift to the Priests Retirement Fund in today’s Second Collection will be a tremendous blessing for our retired Archdiocesan priests—current and future.
HOLY NAME SCHOOL’S SPIRIT MASS
WELCOME BACK Our warmest welcome to the students, parents, Faculty and Staff of Holy Name School for the school year
2009-2010. We would especially like to welcome our new families—thanks for choosing Holy Name. The Inter-national Food Fair follows immediately in the gym.
PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS—IN CONCERT Tickets are now on sale for "A Night of Chorale Harmony" featuring the Philippine Madrigal Singers (known as MADZ). The concert will be held at Holy Name Church on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm. This concert is open to the public, so don't miss out on this event. Get your tickets before they're sold out! To purchase tickets, call Carmen Palarca at (415) 564-0323 or send an email request (Subject: MADZ Con-cert) to [email protected]. Admission is $25.00 per person - make your checks payable to Holy Name Church.
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CATECHISM CORNER #50 by Jerry Back This week continues our understanding of what the Cate-chism calls the "battle of prayer." As mentioned previously, we learn that to "overcome these obstacles, we must battle to gain humility, trust, and perseverance." This week's col-umn is about perseverance. Question: How often should we pray? Answer from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2742 "Pray constantly . . . always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father." St. Paul adds, "Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. Against our dullness and lazi-ness, the battle of prayer is that of humble, trusting, and persevering love. This love opens our hearts to three enlightening and life-giving facts of faith about prayer: 2743 It is always possible to pray: The time of the Christian is that of the risen Christ who is with us always, no matter what tempests may arise. Our time is in the hands of God: It is possible to offer fervent prayer even while walk-ing in public or strolling alone, or seated in your shop, . . . while buying or selling, . . . or even while cooking. 2744 Prayer is a vital necessity. Proof from the contrary is no less convincing: if we do not allow the Spirit to lead us, we fall back into the slavery of sin. How can the Holy Spirit be our life if our heart is far from him? Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is dif-ficult, easy. . . . For it is impossible, utterly impossible, for the man who prays eagerly and invokes God ceaselessly ever to sin. Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned.
2745 Prayer and Christian life are inseparable, for they concern the same love and the same renunciation, proceeding from love; the same filial and loving conformity with the Father's plan of love; the same transforming union in the Holy Spirit who conforms us more and more to Christ Jesus; the same love for all men, the love with which Jesus has loved us. "Whatever you ask the Father in my name, he [will] give it to you. This I command you, to love one another."
He "prays without ceasing" who unites prayer to works and good works to prayer. Only in this way can we consider as realizable the principle of pray-ing without ceasing.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM A reminder to engaged couples who are planning to get married in 2009 – 2010 to send in your registration form for one of the programs offered for the fall or spring. The five evenings must be attended, in order to receive the certificate.
Fall Session: October 20th 27th, November 3rd, 10th, & 17th 2009 Spring Session: April 20th, 27th, May 4th, 11th, & 18th, 2010
Forms for registration are at the back of the Church. Classes will be from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Flanagan Center.
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH If you are interested in knowing more about the Catechism of the Catholic Church, you are invited to attend six classes. You will learn about the History of Catechesis, the Second Vatican Council, and how the Catechism of the Catholic Church came about. Come and grow your faith with others. Classes will be offered on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM in the Flanagan Center, starting September 21 through Octo-ber 26. Can you give a few hours a week to learn more about your beliefs?
The Catholic Journey through R.C.I.A The Catholic Journey through RCIA are held Wednes-day nights from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. This class is open to any Catholic or non Catholic that wants to know and learn more about our Catholic Faith. Hope to see you there, to share your faith and to make the evening an interesting one. If you want to know more, flyers are at the back of the Church.
COMING UP FOR MOVIE NIGHT: September 24th Fire Proof October 22nd Brother Sun and Sister Moon November 26th The Miracle Worker
From the desk of the Parish Nurse: Order of Malta Parish Nurse Program Mass (in the Church) and Luncheon (in the Flanagan Center) on October 14, 2009 at 11:00 AM Please RSVP with Carol, RN (415) 664-8590 or (415) 681-7262 Please note that a response is necessary for a seat at the luncheon.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL’S 150th ANNIVERSARY MASS at St. Mary’s Cathedral
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 at 3:30 PM Archbishop George Niederauer
Main Celebrant RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
St. Vincent de Paul Society San Francisco’s WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
A 4.5 mile morning walk on Saturday, September 26, 2009 around beautiful Lake Merced to benefit San Francisco’s poor and homeless will begin right after a concelebrated
Mass at 8 AM at the Circle of Lake Merced Blvd.
SEPTEMBER 24th MOVIE NIGHT Featuring: FIRE PROOF
Couples who have not yet seen this movie are encouraged to watch it!
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AAA 2009 Won’t you please make your pledges or send in your donation at this time so that we can complete our assessment for the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2009. Fr. Arnold
September 20, 2009
Dear Padre What does the Church teach about organ transplants? Are organ transplants permitted by the Catholic Church? Zach Dear Zach, Basically, the answer to this question is yes, under certain conditions. The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms that “Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks to the donor are proportionate to the good that is sought for the recipient” (2296). Organ transplants from a dead person to a living person must fulfill two additional criteria: 1) The donor must give free and informed consent prior to death, or those who legitimately speak on the donor’s behalf must do so at the time of death; and 2) the donor must be dead be-fore the tissue can be harvested—in other words, the donor must not be declared dead prematurely, nor may the do-nor’s death be hastened just to use the organs. The CCC adds, “Organ donation after death is a noble and meritori-ous act and is to be encouraged as an expression of gener-ous solidarity.” The transplantation of organs from a living donor must fulfill two additional criteria: 1) the removal of the organ must not seriously impair the donor’s health or bodily function; and 2) the donor must make an informed and free decision recognizing the potential risks involved. David Louch, C.Ss.R. © 2009 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A. Imprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, Archdiocese of St. Louis. No part of this work may be used without the prior written permission of Liguori Publications. Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
AN INVITATION The Fil-Am Club invites you to a Mass to celebrate the feast day of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, patron saint of the Philippines, on Friday, September 25, 2009. The Mass will be at 6:00 PM at Holy Name Church and a potluck reception will follow in the Flanagan Center. San Lorenzo Ruiz is the first Filipino saint venerated in the Catholic Church. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians in Japan in the 16th century. Lorenzo was beatified in Manila on Feb-ruary 18, 1981 by Pope John Paul II, the first beatification held out-side the Vatican. San Lorenzo was elevated to Sainthood and canon-ized by Pope John Paul II in the Vatican City, Rome on October 18, 1987, making him the first Filipino saint and the first Filipino martyr.
Cathedral Festival of Flowers: The International Year
www.cathedralflowers.org Acclaimed flower designers and arrangers from Europe and throughout the Bay Area will come together at St. Mary’s Cathedral this upcoming October 1-4 to create breathtaking displays of floral design. Come also for the Little Flower
Festival: Rooted in Culture, Flowering in Faith, a showing of floral arrangements by parish liturgical art & environment ministers from throughout the Archdiocese.
Festival hours are: Thu, Oct. 1, 6-9pm (Opening Gala)
Fri, Oct. 2, 8:30am-8:30pm Sat, Oct. 3, 9am-7pm Sun, Oct. 4, 8:30am-5pm.
FREE admission Friday thru Sunday. For more infor-mation on Opening Gala tickets and Mass times, when the exhibit will not be accessible, please call 415-567-2020.
www.cathedralflowers.org
ATTENTION LECTORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
You are requested to attend a meeting with Fr. Arnold Zamora on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:30 PM in the Pastoral Center.
HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Registrations for Fall 2009 are still being accepted!
Registration packets can be downloaded from our website (www.HolyName-SF.org). For more information please call or e-mail Jackie Alcaraz at 415-664-8590/ [email protected]
HOLY NAME SCHOOL Dear Holy Name Families, It was so nice to see so many of you at Back to School Night. We hope you enjoyed meeting your child’s teacher and visiting with friends. We also hope you had the opportunity to see the new Technology Center. The Smart Board arrived today and will be installed this Friday. The Spirit Mass will be this Sunday, September 20th, at 9:30. The faculty and staff, Student Government members and Class Representatives and Parent Guild board members will be commissioned by Father Arnold Zamora. Mass will be followed by the very popular International Food Fair. Delicious food from 11 countries, beverage and dessert is all inclusive for a very reasonable price. This is a great opportunity for the Holy Name Community to enjoy each other’s company as you savor food from around the world. Additional reservation forms are outside of the school office. God bless you and your families. Sincerely, Mrs. Judy Cosmos Principal
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Mt 9:9-13 Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Ezr 9:5-9; Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Hg 1:1-8; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Hg 2:1-9; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Nm 11:25-29; Ps 19; Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43, 45, 47-48
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SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Catechetical Sunday Monday: St. Matthew; Eid al-Fit’r (Islamic feast of the conclusion of Ramadan) celebrated this week Tuesday: Autumn begins Wednesday: St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) Saturday: St. Cosmas and St. Damian; Blessed Virgin Mary
September 20 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today Jesus tells us, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” These words are unsettling, but we all know that we definitely need to hear them. So much about our society pushes us to be the best and to get ahead. There is nothing inherently wrong with being the best or getting ahead. Today’s reminder to be humble can be a welcome one, though, especially when, in our striving to be the best, we lose sight of the things that really matter. How can you find a way to balance the need to be the best—to get ahead-with the Gospel summons to be humble of heart?
HOLY NAME INTERNATIONAL
FOOD FAIR
This Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 11:00am – 1:00pm
immediately following 9:30 AM Spirit Mass Ryan Hall (Gym)
Food from Around the World � Italian � Irish � Japanese � Korean � Middle Eastern � Burmese � Ethiopian � European � Filipino � Hispanic � Asian
Meal includes beverage and dessert Tickets at the Door: $12 Adults $5 Seniors $5 Children ages 5-14 Free – Children 4 & under
