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Second Sunday of Lent
Sacrifice
In the First Reading, Abraham offers his
beloved son as a sacrifice to God. The
Gospel Reading identifies Jesus as God’s
beloved Son. The two readings together
remind us that God offers his beloved Son as
our sacrifice to God. Christ, our Passover
lamb, is sacrificed for us. (I Cor. 5:7).
And so the First Reading and the Gospel
invite us to reflect on sacrifice. What is a
sacrifice? And why would God want one,
from Abraham, or from us through Christ?
The first thing to see is that a sacrifice is a peculiar kind of gift.
In the case of ordinary gifts, which aren’t sacrifices, the person
who gets the gift is the one who benefits from the gift-giving. That
person has the thing given; and if that thing was good enough to
give, it is a good thing to get too. So the gift-receiver is the
primary beneficiary of ordinary gift-giving.
But a sacrifice is a different kind of gift. When one person gives
something as a sacrifice, however great his gift is, in the giving of
it he himself receives something of very great value. The giftgiver is the primary beneficiary of gift-giving in sacrifice.
To see this point, consider Maximilian Kolbe,
who sacrificed his life for Franciszek
Gajowniczek at Auschwitz.
The Nazis had randomly selected 10 prisoners
to die, and Franciszek Gajowniczek was one
of them. When he was picked, he cried out,
“Oh, my poor wife! My poor children! I will
never see them again!” But Maximilian Kolbe
stepped forward and offered to take Franciszek’s place. Kolbe
knew that the selected prisoners would be slowly starved to death
in a dark and airless bunker. But Kolbe offered his life for that of
his fellow prisoner anyway. Witnesses reported afterwards that
Kolbe prayed and sang hymns until the end when his voice failed.
In his sacrifice, Kolbe became a person in whom the beauty of
love shone so brightly that his story now illumines all who hear
about it. He gave his life to give life to Franciszek, but he himself
received far more than he gave. Who would not want to be as
lovely a soul as Kolbe was?
And so God, who lacks for nothing, is glad to have the gift of our
sacrifices, not because he gets something great from them, but
because we do.
—Eleonore Stump, Professor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University
March 1, 2015
How Long is
Lent...REALLY?
Our period of Lent is, in
fact, not 40 days.
What’s up? Well, 40
days is a traditional
number used in the
past. Our numbering emphasizes two
important intentions. The first was emphasized by the ancients as well: to celebrate
all Sundays—the day of the Lord’s resurrection—as feast days, even during the
penitential season of Lent and, therefore,
not counted as part of the 40 days. For this
reason, fasting and penance may be suspended on Sundays if the person chooses.
The second intention is to mark the time
between Palm Sunday and the sacred
Triduum as a distinct, more intense, period
of preparation for Easter.
So why do we still hear about the 40 days
of Lent? Because the phrase has great
spiritual significance in the Bible. 40 days
signifies a period of penance, worship and
preparation to receive God’s blessing.
Moses stayed on the mountain 40 days
and received the Ten Commandments.
Elijah walked 40 days to Mount Horeb
where he experienced God’s presence in
the susurration of the wind. There are
many other examples, but the exemplar
par excellence is Jesus’ 40 days in the
desert, praying and fasting before starting
his public ministry (a blessing for all of us).
—Our Sunday Visitor
Called to Be Merciful
2015 Annual Appeal
Update
Thank you to everyone who has
pledged to the 2015 Annual Catholic
Appeal. Our campaign is still underway and we have a long way to go to
reach our goal. Please be generous!
Parish Goal:
$24,000
Total pledges paid to date:
Number of Parish Contributors:
$12,257
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Second Sunday of Lent
Mass Intentions
Saturday………….........February 28
5:00PM………………….†Julian Olmscheid
Sunday………….....…...March 1
8:30AM……...…....….…St. Didacus Altar Society
10:00AM………………..†Julian Olmscheid
11:30AM……...….……..People of St. Didacus
Monday………………...March 2
7:30AM…….…………...†Patrick Heidmiller
Tuesday………..…..….March 3
6:00PM……………...….†Michael Stevenson
Wednesday……......….March 4
8:30AM……….………...†Orvia Sinor
Thursday………...…….March 5
7:30AM………….……...†An Bui
Friday…………...……...March 6
7:30AM…...…...……....…Sebastian Larson, Spec. Int.
Saturday………….........March 7
9:00AM…..†Rev. Fr. Anacleto Eduardo Encarnacion
5:00PM………………….Sharon Ihle, Spec. Int.
Readings for the Week of March 1, 2015
Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Next Sunday:
Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/
Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38
Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12
Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28
Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31
Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/
Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or
4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42
Anointing of the Sick Mass
Saturday, March 7th at 9am. All are welcome.
Weekly Events at St. Didacus
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Mexican Food Sale
Confirmation II Class
Spanish Choir
Monday, March 2, 2015
Leadership Meeting
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Youth Night
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Eucharistic Adoration
Altar Society
Religious Education
Men’s Prayer Group
Choir
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy
RCIA
Friday, March 6, 2015
Soup provided by Spanish Comm.
Peter: the Reconciled Disciple
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Anointing of the Sick Mass
School’s Auction Gala
after Masses
10:00am
10:00am
5:30pm
6:30pm
7:30-8:30am
noon-2:00pm
5:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
7:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
9:00am
6:00pm
Location
Hall
School
Hall
Location
Office
Location
Hall
Location
Church
Hall
School
Hall
Hall
Location
Hall
Church
Hall
Location
Hall
Hall
Location
Church
SW Yacht Club
GIFTS OF
OUR TREASURY
THE WEEK OF February 22, 2015
General Collection for February 22, 2015
Building Fund for February 22, 2015
Total Income:
$5,238.00
$ 161.00
$5,399.00
Please Pray For
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.
Baptisms: 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.
Pastor, Fr. Michael J. Sinor
Parish Office 619-284-3472
March 1, 2015
Rosalba Alarcon
Maria Luz Arrellano
Diann Bauer
Dan Bauer
Herbert Baxter
Martha Becerra
Rita Bonnell
Norm Boyer
Herminia Brignoni
Ibeth Brignoni
Ruben Campos
Marie Cavanaugh
Eileen Connolly
Irene Davis
MaryLou De Luca
Cecelia Dueber
Mary Farrell
Santiago Fontes
Susan Guenzel
Sharon Ihle
Bernie Kober
Marilyn Kober
Virginia Lantry
Juanita Lopez
Maria Lopez
Anthony Martinez
Rosalie Martinez
Dolores Mediano
Esteban Mediano
Sylvia Paiz
Dominick Palestini
Gladys Palestini
Diane Porter
Antonia Raya
Dolores Robertson
Atina Rodriguez
Aaron Rodriguez
Alette Rodriguez
Jeff Salazar
Christine Segura
Alice Sergi
Mark Silke
Michael Smith
Raymond Sparks
Mary Sutton
Angel Tapia
Pedro Tapia
Therese Tucker
Carol Verdon
Adalina Zarate
Josephine
And the special
intentions in our Book of Needs
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Second Sunday of Lent
March 1, 2015
Daylight savings
begins next Sunday.
Don’t forget to
SPRING AHEAD!
4630 34th Street, San Diego CA 92116
284-8730
The Gala is next
Saturday!
Don’t forget to turn in your raffle
tickets for your chance to be the big
winner of the 1st Prize of $1,000,
2nd Prize of $350 or 3rd Prize of $250! Bring your
tickets to the Parish Office by Friday!
Lent Soup Supper & Discipleship!
Friday, March 6th
6:00pm Soup dinner provided by the
Spanish Community
7:00pm Peter: the Reconciled
Disciple When we look at the life of
Peter we see someone who was the first
to be called by Jesus, the one Jesus
named the “rock” on which Jesus will
build his church. Yet, surprisingly we
also see the negative side of Peter.
Nevertheless, Peter became a great
model of discipleship because he
learned from his failures and accepted
the forgiveness that Jesus offered him.
Lenten Taize Prayer Service
Tuesday, March 3rd at 6:30pm following Mass. The Choir will lead this peaceful, meditative service. Take this opportunity to slow down and reflect on what
God wants for you during Lent.
The Divine Mercy Group will be selling
Mexican food after all the Sunday
Masses this weekend. Have a delicious
meal and support the parish!
Abortion can produce troubling emotions. You are not
alone. AbortionChangesYou.com is an anonymous place
to:
Participate in healing exercises
Read the stories of others touched by abortion
Connect with local support resources such as Rachel’s Hope
Altar Society Meeting
Wednesday, March 4th
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.
Learning about the Priesthood
On Saturday, March 21st, the
Diocese of San Diego is hosting an Explorer Day for those
men who are interested in exploring a possible vocation to
the priesthood. The day will be
held at the St. Francis Center
on the campus of the University of San Diego from 8:30am to 3:00pm. If living a
life of service for Christ and the people of God is
attractive to you, take advantage of the opportunity
to attend this upcoming Explorer Day. Pick up an
application at the Parish Office or call Fr. Pedro
Rivera at St. Francis Center at 619-291-7446.
Catholic Charities
Foster Grandparent
Program
Catholic Charities would like
to welcome Seniors who are
on a fixed income to enroll in
the Foster Grandparent Program. As a volunteer, you will
tutor and mentor children who
need additional support at local schools. The program provides a modest tax deferred
stipend, reimbursed transportation, training and more.
Must be 55 or older to qualify.
Please call Catholic Charities at 619231-2828 and ask for Isabel Butler,
extension 312 for more information.
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Second Sunday of Lent
March—the Month of St. Joseph
By tradition, the Catholic
Church dedicates each
month of the year to a
certain devotion. In
March, it is Saint Joseph,
husband of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and the
foster father of Jesus.
Fathers, in particular,
should cultivate devotion
to Saint Joseph, whom
God Himself chose to
care for His Son.
March 1, 2015
On Our Cover…
Last Sunday those
enrolled in our RCIA
program attended the
Diocese’s Rite of
Election. They are
making the final
preparations to receive
their sacraments at the Easter Vigil Mass. Please keep
them in your prayers.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the Hearts
of your faithful; and kindle in them the
fire of your love. Amen.
St. Joseph, God chose you to watch over the
Holy Family and care for Jesus, please pray
for our families.
Kid’s Corner
The mountain has often
been the meeting place
between God and the
people. Moses received
the Ten Commandments
on the mountain; on the
mountain Elijah found
God in the gentle
breeze. Now Jesus
brings Peter, James and John to the mountain.
There he is transformed; his clothes become a
brilliant white. There he speaks with Moses
and Elijah. From an overshadowing cloud, God’s
voice speaks: “This is my Son, the Beloved;
listen to him.”
The awe and wonder of the three apostles soon changed to confusion as Jesus asked
them not to speak of the experience until the
Son of Man was raised from the dead. How can
a Messiah suffer? Why would he freely choose
to suffer? Like the apostles, we do not understand. But we, too, try to hold and remember
this glimpse of the fullness of God’s life in
Jesus as we travel together the road from
slavery to freedom, from death to new life.
—Celebrating the Gospels
“And Jesus was transfigured before them;
his face shone like the sun.”
So far there’s only been one Transfiguration in Christianity:
the kind with a capital T. But there have been plenty of other
transformations: like Paul of Tarsus, Christian hunter, who
became the Apostle of the Gentiles. Or take Augustine, orator
and playboy of the fourth century, who
became the bishop of Hippo and a
doctor of the Church. Ignatius of
Loyola, self-indulgent soldier of fortune,
marched into history as the founder of
the Jesuits. Spoiled little Thérèse
became the saint of
the “Little Way.”
Dorothy Day,
bohemian and
quasi-socialist, morphed into the convert
founder of the Catholic Worker. Which
leaves the rest of us: believers who accept
the package of Christianity but are not sure
we want our lives transfigured by it.
Which saint, in the Church’s canon or beyond it, speaks
to you most powerfully? How might your life be transformed if you surrendered to the holy influence?
—Exploring the Sunday Readings
“God loves you, but even more,
God longs for you. God misses you
when you don’t come close. God
thirsts for you. God loves you
always, even when you don’t feel
worthy.”
—Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Pagina 6
Segundo Domingo de Cuaresma
Para la revisión de vida…
¿Necesito yo un
alto en el camino -como
el que proporcionó
Jesús a sus tres discípulos en el monte Tabor- para verle transfigurado
y transfigurar así también mi vida? ¿Me ayuda
la fe a ver las dimensiones profundas de la realidad? ¿Me ayuda a transfigurarla?
Acompáñenos a las Sopas
y El tema del discipulado
Viernes 6 de marzo a las 6 PM
Nos toca a nosotros, a comunidad
hispana, traer las sopas, ensaladas, y pan para
compartir, con toda la comunidad de San Didacus.
7:00PM El tema que vemos
esta noche es: Somos discípulos llamados a anunciar la
Buena nueva de la misericordia, los esperamos.
Oración Taize Bilingüe
Acompáñenos a orar
juntos como comunidad
la oración de Taize. Este martes 3 de marzo.
Iniciaremos inmediatamente después de la
misa de 6 PM en la iglesia, por favor participe, los jóvenes de confirmación y el coro de
ingles estarán dirigiendo esta oración.
GRUPO DEL SENOR DE LA
MISERCIODIA PEREGRINO
Y MARIA DE GUADALUPE
Por favor apóyenos y pase al
salón parroquial y disfruten de
la rica comida mexicana que esta a la venta para ayudar en las necesidades económicas de nuestra parroquia.
No se olvide de entregar sus boletos
de la rifa para tener la oportunidad de
ganar el primer premio, $1000, el segundo es de $350 y el tercer es de
$250 dólares.
1° de marzo de 2015
Llamados a ser misericordiosos
Actualización de la Campaña Anual
Diocesana 2015
Gracias a todos los que se ha comprometido en la Campaña Católica Anual 2015.
Nuestra campaña está todavía en marcha
y tenemos un largo camino por recorrer
para llegar a nuestra meta. Por favor si
todavía no participa, hágalo, todo cuenta:
Meta Parroquial:
$ 24.000
Promesas totales pagados a la fecha: $12,257
Número de parroquianos comprometidos: 118
¿Qué se necesita para ser
verdadero devoto del Señor
de la Misericordia?
El grupo de la Divina Misericordia
te invita a conocer la devoción del
Señor de la Misericordia y caminar
juntos para aprender lo que el Señor le pido a Sor Faustina que ella
nos enseñara, son cosas muy sencillas que todos
podemos hacer:
 Que confiemos totalmente en Él, que acudamos a
Él en nuestros problemas.
 Que seamos misericordiosos con las personas
que nos rodean.
 Que hagamos al menos una obra de misericordia
al día.
 Que se venere su imagen de Misericordia.
 Que oremos a las 3 de la tarde, hora de la Misericordia, hora en que Él expiró en la Cruz;
 Que recemos el Vía Crucis en esa hora si podemos, o si no podemos aunque sea una pequeña
oración.
 Que recemos la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia, para consolar a Dios por tantos pecados que
se hacen en todo el mundo.
 Que celebremos la Fiesta de la Misericordia, el
primer domingo después del domingo de resurrección. Y Él prometió que las personas que se confiesen y comulguen en ese día reciben la absolución total de sus pecados.
Los esperamos todos los jueves a las 5 PM, en la
iglesia a rezar la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia. Atentamente El Grupo de la Divina Misericordia.