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Second Sunday of Advent
Called to Conversion
As the journey of Advent continues, as
we prepare to celebrate the nativity of
Christ, John the Baptist's call to
conversion sounds out in our
communities. It is a pressing invitation
to open our hearts and to welcome the
Son of God who comes among us to
make divine judgement manifest. The
Father, writes St. John the Evangelist,
does not judge anyone, but has
entrusted the power of judgement to the Son, because He
is the Son of man.
And it is today, in the present, that we decide our future
destiny. It is with our concrete everyday behavior in this
life that we determine our eternal fate. At the end of our
days on earth, at the moment of death, we will be evaluated on the basis of our likeness or otherwise to the Baby
who is about to be born in the poor grotto of Bethlehem,
because He is the measure God has given humanity.
Through the Gospel, John the Baptist continues to speak
down the centuries to each generation. His hard clear
words bring health to us, the men and women of this day
in which even the experience and perception of Christmas
often, unfortunately, reflects materialist attitudes. The
'voice' of the great prophet asks us to prepare the way for
the coming Lord in the deserts of today, internal and
external deserts, thirsting for the water of life which is
Christ.
—www.catholicculture.org
Collection for the
Retirement Fund for
Religious is
Next Weekend
Aging religious need your
help. Thousands of senior
sisters, brothers, and
religious order priests spent years working in
Catholic schools, hospitals, and agencies—often
for little pay. Their sacrifices leave their religious
communities without adequate savings for
retirement and eldercare. Your gift to the
Retirement Fund for Religious collection helps
provide prescription medications, nursing care,
and more. Please give to those who have given a
lifetime.
There are special envelopes in the pews for
this collection. Please take one home today
and return it next week.
December 4, 2016
Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday, December 8th
Mass times: 8:30am and 6:00pm
Please note that we will not have our regular 7:30am Mass
On Thursday, December 8th
we celebrate the Patronal
Feastday of the United States
of America and the
Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, a Holyday of
Obligation. Although the
Gospel reading of that day
narrates the story of Jesus’
conception, this solemnity
celebrates the Immaculate
Conception of Mary, as she
was conceived in her
mother’s womb. Prepared by God from the very
first moment of her life to receive Jesus Christ,
God’s grace preserved Mary from sin from the
womb to the end of her life, because of her role in
the mystery of salvation as the mother of God.
This solemnity praises God for the hope and
possibility that Mary embodies, as we turn to our
Blessed Mother to learn from the first and most
important relationship Jesus Christ experienced
among us.
Mary’s freedom from the sin of Adam and Eve is
shown in her response to the angel. She shows her
willingness to place herself fully in God’s hands,
even when it promises to be difficult and requires
great faith and trust. Let us follow her example
this Advent season and faithfully place ourselves
in God’s hands.
Next weekend is the
Altar Society’s Christmas Sale
Friday, December 9th
Saturday, December 10th
Sunday, December 11th
Do your Christmas shopping with us!
Mark your calendars now!
Christmas Mass Schedule
Saturday, December 24th
4:00pm Family Mass
Sunday, December 25th
8:30am Mass
10:00am Mass
11:30am Mass in Spanish
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2016
Stewardship—Building up the Community of God
Thank you for using your envelopes!
Our GOAL this year:
ALL parishioners tithing each week using their envelopes!
The Joy of Giving
Amount we need each week to cover parish operating costs:
General Collection, November 27, 2016:
Deficit for the week of November 27, 2016:
$7,155.00
$4,656.00
— $2,499.00
Building Fund—November 27, 2016:
$ 230.00
Do you bear good fruit for Christ? Or, do you spend your time, talent and treasure constantly acquiring more toys, clutter and
junk. Our time, our talent and our treasure are gifts that God has given us. What we do with them is our gift back to God.
What gifts are you planning to give to the Lord during this Advent season?
Mass Intentions
Saturday………….........December 3
5:00PM………...…...…..Watson Family, Spec. Int.
Sunday………….....…...December 4
8:30AM...…...……….….Members of the Altar Society
10:00AM………....……..People of St. Didacus
11:30AM.….…………...Oscar & Anahi Rodriguez, Spec. Int.
Monday………………...December 5
7:30AM……………...….†Modesta & Ignacio Encarnacion
Tuesday………..…..…..December 6
6:00PM…….….…….….†Eileen Connolly
Wednesday…….......….December 7
8:30AM……...……....….†Sebastian Encarnacion
Thursday………...…….December 8
8:30AM……...……....….†Jerry Lenzi
6:00PM………………….†Bea Colburn
Friday…………...……...December 9
7:30AM...…………. …...†John Cozad
Saturday………….........December 10
5:00PM………...…...…..†Lucille Mary Rodarte
Welcome to St. Didacus Parish!
Sunday Masses
Saturday 5:00pm, Sunday 8:30am & 10:00am
11:30am in Spanish
Daily Mass
Mon., Thurs., Fri. 7:30am /Tues. 6:00pm/ Wed. 8:30am
Eucharistic Adoration
Wed. 7:30am—8:30am / Saturday 3:30pm—5:00pm
First Fridays 8:00am—9:00am
Confessions—Saturdays 3:30pm or by appt.
Baptisms: 1st Saturday of each month. Arrangements must
be made 3 months in advance. Contact the Parish Office
for information.
Weddings: Arrangements must be made at least 9 months
in advance. Please contact the Parish Office.
Mental Health Ministry Direct Line: For emergencies call
911. For non-emergencies please call 619-940-6193.
Pastor, Rev. Michael J. Sinor
The Parish Office is open 8am-noon, 1-5pm M-F
619-284-3472
Weekly Events at St. Didacus
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Location
Knights Christmas Card Sale
after Masses
Order your Tamales today for delivery on Sunday, December 18th
Monday, December 5, 2016
Location
School Advent Reflection
8:30am-11:00am Hall
Teen Leadership Meeting
6:00pm
Hall
Pastorela Practice
6:30pm
Hall
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Location
Youth Night
6:30pm
Hall
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Location
Eucharistic Adoration
7:30am-8:30am Church
Altar Society
noon-2:00pm
Hall
Religious Education
5:30pm
School
Men’s Prayer Group
7:00pm
Hall
Choir
7:00pm
Church
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Location
Small Faith I & II
6:30pm
Hall
Mental Health Ministry
7:00pm
Hall
Friday, December 9, 2016
Location
Altar Society Sale
8:00am-5:00pm Hall
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Location
Altar Society Sale
8:00am-6:30pm Hall
Eucharistic Adoration
3:30pm-5:00pm Church
Rosalba Alarcon
Maria Luz Arrellano
Diann Bauer
Dan Bauer
Herbert Baxter
Robert Bayles
Martha Becerra
Bob Bellesi
Norm Boyer
Herminia Brignoni
Ibeth Brignoni
Ruben Campos
Gail Cedercrans
Joana Cisneros
Cecil Crews
Aaron Damishia
Irene Davis
MaryLou De Luca
Pauline Dease
Bob Demers
Cecelia Dueber
Mary Farrell
Santiago Fontes
Jerry Goodwin
Susan Guenzel
Dolores Hansel
Carol Keppel
Marilyn Kober
Elizabeth La Costa
Virginia Lantry
Juanita Lopez
Maria Lopez
David Lujan
Marlene S. Magers
Anthony Martinez
Rosalie Martinez
Claire Meighan
Terrence McCabe
Trish McCutcheon
Emma McPherson
Dolores Mediano
Vernon Meyers
Peter Napolitano
Dominick Palestini
Gladys Palestini
Lupita Plascencia
Diane Porter
Matthew Rau
Antonia Raya
Dolores Robertson
Atina Rodriguez
Aaron Rodriguez
Alette Rodriguez
Jeff Salazar
Christine Segura
Mark Silke
Michael Smith
Gerri Strachan
Angel Tapia
Pedro Tapia
Merida Tirado
Therese Tucker
Carol Verdon
The Webb Family
Jason Williamson
Joan Williamson
Adalina Zarate
Josephine
And the special intentions
in our Book of Needs
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2016
Second Collection
4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116
284-8730
Mark your calendars
for the school’s
Christmas Program
Tuesday, December 13th
9am or 7pm
We will be back one more time
before Christmas to help you with
all your last minute gift giving. Make
out your gift card list and let us help
you finish your shopping!
Gift Card Sale — Next Weekend!
Sunday, December 11th —After the Masses
Many thanks from the Culture of
Life Family Services to our par ish
for the $1,314 raised from their Baby
Bottle Drive in October. The money
raised will help their organization provide resources and
care to families in need.
The Divine Mercy Group is selling
tamales on Sunday, December 18th to
raise money for the upcoming Confirmation retreat. Zeke will be outside after
Mass this Sunday taking pre-orders.
Make sure to get your order in because
there will be a limited quantity available on the 18th.
Christmas Novena of Masses
Don’t have time to shop for a friend or loved one?
Remember them at Christmas time by
enrolling them in our Christmas
Novena of Masses-December 16th
through December 24th.
Each novena envelope contains a
Christmas card that you can send to
friends and loved ones letting them know that you’re thinking
about them and that they are being prayed for at our Novena
of Masses.
Envelopes are available at the entrance of the Church. Fill out
the envelope and place it in the Sunday collection or drop it
off at the Parish Office.
Today we’re taking up a
second collection for our
Building Improvement
Fund. Thank you for your
generous donations!
Altar Society Meeting
Wednesday, December 7th
12:00-2:00pm in the Hall
All women of the parish are invited to attend
this luncheon meeting. Any questions? Call
Martha Crawford at 619-294-9102.
During Advent we will support the
Trinitarians of Mary
Blanket & Adult Jacket Drive
For the poor of Mexico
This year instead of
collecting toys we will
be collecting NEW
blankets—any size—for
the Trinitarians of Mary
who work with the poor
in Tecate, Mexico.
They also need new or
like-new jackets for
young adults and
adults.
Please bring your
donations to the Parish
Office by Friday, December 16th.
Readings for the Week of December 4, 2016
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Is 11:1-10/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12
Is 35:1-10/Lk 5:17-26
Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14
Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30
Gen 3:9-15,20/Eph 1:3-6,11-12/Lk 1:26-38
Is 48:17-19/Mt 11:16-19
Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13
Is 35:1-6a, 10/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11
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Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2016
Preparing the Way
In this week's and next week’s Gospel, our Advent preparation for Christmas invites us to consider John the
Baptist and his relationship to Jesus. Matthew describes the work and preaching of John the Baptist. John
appears in the tradition of the great prophets of Israel, preaching repentance and reform to the people of
Israel. In fact, the description of John found in this reading is reminiscent of the description of the prophet
Elijah in 2 Kings 1:8. John the Baptist directs a particularly pointed call to repentance to the Pharisees and
Sadducees, parties within the Jewish community of the first century.
John marks the conversion of those who seek him out with a baptism of repentance. In today’s Gospel, John makes very clear that
his relationship to the Messiah yet to come (Jesus) is one of service and subservience: “. . . the one who is coming after me is
mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals” (Matthew 3:11). In the context of Matthew's Gospel, today's passage is followed
by Jesus' baptism by John, an event that is attested to in all four of the Gospels and appears to have been the start of Jesus' public
ministry.
John's preaching of the coming of the Lord is a key theme of the Advent season. As John's message prepared the way for Jesus in
the first century, we, too, are called to prepare ourselves for Jesus' coming. We respond to John's message by our repentance and
reform of our lives. We are also called to be prophets of Christ, who announce by our lives, as John did, the coming of the Lord.
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Kid’s Corner
Immaculate Conception
Word-Find
Many thanks to parishioner, Jim
Croff, and his crew for reseating the
railing on the handicap ramp on the
south side of the Church and for
doing some cement repair on the steps. We appreciate
their donation of time and talent to our parish!
Dear Lord,
Through the darkness,
I look for your wisdom.
I want my heart to be open to you.
But sometimes in these days,
it seems that
so many things come between us.
Help me to be awake and aware
of the radiance you bring to my life.
Help me to be grateful each day for the blessings of family and
friends. Let me be a peacemaker in my own life, and in the
world. Let me pray especially for this difficult world
and those who are so in need of an end to violence.
My heart begs for this as my Advent prayer today. Amen
Upcoming Penance Services at Other Parishes
Wednesday, December 6th 7pm St. Joseph Cathedral
Wednesday, December 9th
7pm St. Vincent de Paul
Friday, December 9th
7pm Christ the King
Friday, December 9th
7pm Our Lady of the Angels
Tuesday, December 15th
7pm Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Tuesday, December 20th
7pm Blessed Sacrament
Wed., December 21st
6:30pm Our Lady of the Rosary
Saturday, December 24th 11am St. Patrick (Confessions only)
Pagina 6
II Domingo de Adviento
Llamados a la esperanza y conversión
Los profetas, Isaías en el caso de la lectura
de hoy, describe el sueño que le anima: un
mundo en armonía incluso con la naturaleza... Esta descripción tomo el nombre
reinado de Dios del profeta Isaías: cuando
Dios reina el mundo se transforma, la injusticia deja lugar a la justicia, el pecado al perdón, el
odio al amor... las relaciones humanas descompuestas
se recomponen en una red de amor y solidaridad. El
salmo 71 de la misa de hoy lo dice magistralmente:
Tu Reino es Vida, tu Reino es Verdad, tu Reino es
Justicia, tu Reino es Paz, tu Reino es Gracia, tu
Reino es Amor. Donde Dios está pr esente y reina,
es decir, donde se hacen las cosas como Dios manda,
allí hay Vida, Verdad, Justicia, Paz, Gracia y Amor.
Por eso hay que cantar y decir con el estribillo cantado de ese salmo: Venga a nosotros tu Reino, Señor.
El adviento es el tiempo de la esperanza. Y la esperanza es la fuerza que crea en nosotros esperar contra
toda esperanza. El evangelio de Mateo nos presenta
a Juan Bautista pidiendo a sus contemporáneos la
conversión, porque el reino de Dios está cerca, aunque es exactamente al revés: el Reino de Dios puede
estar cerca en la medida en que decidimos cambiar
nosotros (convertirnos), y es con ello es como cambiamos este mundo... La esperanza es esa actitud que
consiste en desear ardientemente una realidad tratando de hacerla vida en el lugar y en el tiempo, aquí y
ahora, en la Tierra, no en el cielo futuro, hagamos lo
que este en nuestras manos para hacer realidad el
reino de Dios entre nosotros.
Pastorela de Navidad
La pastorela
de este año
2016 será el
domingo 18
de diciembre
a las 1:00 PM, en el salón
parroquial, dirigida y producida por Oscar Rodríguez y nuestros actores son
miembros de nuestra comunidad. Habrá venta de
tamales, si quiere pedir sus tamales para llevar
puede hacer su pedido hoy domingo con Ezequiel.
POSADA COMUNITARIA
Celebraremos nuestras tradicional
Posada el viernes 16 de diciembre a
las 7 PM.
4 de diciembre, 2016
Solemnidad de la
Inmaculada
Concepción de María
Jueves, 8 de diciembre
Horario de misas:
8:30AM en ingles
6:00PM bilingüe
Marque su calendario
Venta de Navidad de la
Sociedad del Altar
Viernes, 9 de diciembre
Sábado, 10 de diciembre
Domingo, 11 de diciembre
Horario de las Misas de Navidad
Sábado 24 de diciembre
4:00 PM Misa Familiar en ingles
Domingo 25 de diciembre:
Como todos los domingos
Misa de 8:30 AM
Misa de 10:00 AM
Misa en español 11:30AM
Celebración de la
Virgen de Guadalupe
El lunes 12 de diciembre a las 7 PM
tendremos nuestra tradicional serenata a la Virgen y las tradicionales
Apariciones de la Virgen de Guadalupe este año
será actuado por un grupo de adultos de nuestra comunidad. Habrá venta de tamales, champurrado a la salida de la misa para que se vengan preparados para ayudar a la iglesia.
Cobijas para las
Trinitarias de María
El viernes 16 de diciembre, es la fecha limite para traer una cobija nueva para apoyar a las Trinitarias.
Don’t Miss the Altar Society’s
Christmas Boutique Sale!
Friday, December 9th
8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday, December 10th
8:00am-6:30pm
Sunday, December 11th
8:00am-1:00pm
Shop for Christmas and holiday decor and gift items.
We’ll have baked goods
available on Saturday and Sunday.
As always, your purchases go toward parish needs.
We welcome your donations of
baked goods for the sale.
No se pierda la Venta de
la Sociedad del Altar
Venta de Navideña y Repostería
Viernes, 9 de diciembre
8:00am-5:00pm
Sábado, 10 de diciembre
8:00am-6:30pm
domingo, 11 de diciembre
8:00am-1:00pm
Haga sus compras para sus decoraciones
y regalos Navideños
Habrá venta de pastelitos y galletas: el sábado y el domingo.
Como siempre, sus compras ayudan a las
necesidades de la parroquia.
Les agradecemos sus donaciones de galletas y pasteles.
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